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The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1913-03-29
A CLEAN TICKET
A Sound Platform

Mr.. George E. McClelland, the
nominee of the Citizens party for
Mayor, needs neither introduction
nor eueomium for he is thoroug b
ly known III this city. He has re-
sided here for a third of a cen
tury and his history is an open
book. He has always been a
stalwart advocate of Idaho Springs
and its resources and a Jealous
supporter of all its material and
other interests. He Is familiar
with the needs of the city and
it will be his highest aim to
subserve its best interests. AS a
former mayor of this city he ad-
yocated aud carried out many lm-
provements of the most substan-
tial and appropriate nature HIS
efficiency in the Office of mayor
was unquestionable and he VIII
foster the same prudent pro-
pressive administration. Being
endowed with the strongest splri'
of perseverance coupled with ma
ture judgement, aggressiveness
tempered by we'll directed energy
executive ability linked with pro-
per circumspect,on, his admins
tration cannot and will not be
otherwise than a genuine sue
cess and the people will always
find him equal 70 duty and
never above 1t. He will serve
the people economically but moi
parsimoniously. There Will oe
no grand stand pla Us but straight
forward business system carried
out. A vote for Mr.. McClelland
is a vote for the best interests o.
the city.
As mayor we believe he Will
conduct the affairs of the city fol
the benefit of the entire commun'
ity without prejudice, fear and ia
yor and conducive to harmony,
progress good government and
get-together spirit
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1913-03-29

Boxing Matches
Albert Straub vs.. Erwin Evans
Three two minute rounds:
Dick Cain - p~A D--s
The Washington times., 1913-08-23
Bank for Liberia Planned.

PHILADELPHIA. Aug. 22-The es-
tablishment of a bank in Liberia and
the appointment of a national bank
organizer to assist in the formation OF
more negro banks in this country
were favored at a meeting here Of the
National Negro Bankers Association
The association is affiliated with the
National Negro Business League.
The Washington times., 1913-08-23
LIEUT.. SCHMIDT HAS
HIGH SHOOTING MARK
Leads District Contestants in
Camp Perry Match, Nine
Points Behind cavaIryman.

With the 1.0o0-yard stage still re-
naming, Capt. William H. Clopton,
of the United States Cavalry, leads
in the Presidents match for the
country's rifle championship at
Camp Perry. Ohio. His mark is 1874.
Lieut.. A. G. Schmidt heads the six
teen District contestants, with a
mark only nine points behind Clop-
ton. Schmidt made A at surprise fire
and 4S at 600 yards, but Capt. H. e.
Earnshaw led the skirmish run Of
the District. men with a mark Of 81.
Second pace in the District contest
in the Presidents match is held by
Lieut. Thomas Brown. with 1s1; third
by Lieut.. J. c. Marten. at 1s1; fourth by
Lieut.. F. Il. McFayden. 1S0; sixth
by Capt. r. w. Holt ia, and seventh
by Private r. Clouser. 173. For eighth
place, Sergt. Z. II. Gerber and Sergt.
J. d Schrivcr are tied in each range.
Surprise and aggregate scores follow:
The Washington times., 1913-08-23

SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAPTERS
The story opens la the trying days OF
81, when the North and South were ar
rayed In deadlyrcondict and family ues
were torn asunder over the grave Ques-
tions which split the nation in twain
While at Harvard Philip Grafton. young
VirginIan,, becomes the afnAnced husband
Of Kathleen kirkwood. whose sympatnies
are all with the North. When Grafton
announces his Intention to bear arms for
the Confederacy q stormy scene ensues.
and results In Philip being sent sway
with no hope Of ever claiming the Noftn-
ern girl as his bride. WI,
Heavy hearted Philip goes back TO Nir-
rfnia and enlists In an infantry regiment.
With a secret hope that there. perhaps.
he may soon fnd surcease for his sorron
IN a speedy bullet from the ensnHs
guns. Before joining his regiment Pninp
yi,Its his olct home and finds his guardian.
Judge Lewis, IN u deplorable state OF
health The Judge has bad attack, Ano
BELIEVING that he is about to die. gisee
his granddaughter Ariadne Into fntips
care. with the request that he become nef
husband .s
Aithoush Philip Is unable to eoiiterste
the .memory OF Kathleen kirkHood: ne
consents 10 marriage with Artadne. and the
ceremony In performed At the oedsioe OF
Judge Lewis just q few minutes octore ne
Phiiip places his young bride In the care
Of an old friend in Richmond AND 1oins
his regiment on the field Of battle.
Philip falls into the hands OF Major hu3
Kirkvood and George Manning. two old
friends fghting in the Northern Army.
and they plan to send him to the XIX
wood home where he may receive the
rnfnistrations o. Kathleen.
The Washington times., 1913-08-23
THREE ORCHESTRAS
At SILVER SPRING
Celebrities Invited to Attend
Program Of Speaking and
Dancing Tonight.

With the Forest Glen Band, a harp
orchestra and the "Old Fiddlers" Or
chestra to furnish the music 1t is ex-
pected that the dancing at the jubilee
celebration at Silver Spring tonight will
be continuous performance. A pro-
gram of fancy dances will be inter-
spersed with the old fashioned square
dances, giving young and old a chance.
Vice President Marshall has been in
vited to attend the celebration. Senator
Blair Lee and a large number of the
Montgomery county candidates will be
present to address the crowds before
the dancing program opens.
Two others on the speaking program
whose addresses will be heard with in
terest will be County Commissioner
Cashel and John A. Garrett, attorney
for the commissioners, who will give
their views on the project of construct
ing a sewerage and water system at
Silver SPRING for which the citizens OF
the suburb have been working for three
years.
The speaking and dancing programs
will be held on the veranda of the new
Silver Spring Hotel. Free refreshments
will be served to the crowds. Prepara-
tions are being made to cars for sew
eral thousand people from the lower
part of Montgomery county and from
Washington. Extra car service has
been furnished and cars will be run on
fifteen minute headway from 7:o5 to
$40
The Washington times., 1913-08-23
THE TIMES DAHL
THE PATRIOTS
The Story of Lee and the Lost Hope

| Miss 'Adny. bless de Lord! Oh! Miss
'Adny, Miss 'Adny!"
In wild excitement the girl sprang to
her feet, finding a sudden renewal OF
vigor frcm what, source she could not
tell. There on his knees before her
clutching her dress. kissing her hands,
sleek, prosperous, weil:fed black Of the
plantation days, but Jeff, thin, dirty:
hungry, barefoot, ragged! He would
know.
"Jefr." cried the girl, tell me- whore
,"oh. Miss .Adny. Use 50 glad to see
yoa. I des ben a, prayin' fer de sight
Tell me. tell met"
He's up yander, Miss Andy, In dat
ar big house on de hill. Dey put him In
dar; dey wouldn't lef me stay wild him.
Dey druv me on. When Marse Phil
cha'ge up dat hill at dem Yankees an
he didn't come back no mo. L didn't
wait fer to git back wild Marse Rob't.
oned dey mought be er fotchin, MIN
heah. an I fin out dat Marse Phil Is
bruns to dat big house, am ..-
rs he dead?"
No but I spec he moughty nigh it:
He's des a-pinin' and a-pinin, fer You"
the fatigues of the past dropping from
her like a cast-off garment. In few
moments she followed the ragged nesro
through a large yard shaded with great
not from weakness: but excitement, SO
that she could hardly strike the knocker
against the plate upon the door under
meath the white-piliared porch.
. He asked for me. you say, JeffT
jeff. Nobody amt tole me so. but
des knows dat he's des cryin' fer you.
Many time done see him tex a look
at ySo' picture in dat iocket by de camp
what locket?' asked Ariadne. but
she had no time to pursue an investiga-
ton. for the door opened.
A tall. beautiful women stood before
her She was as different from Ahiadne
as II was possible for woman to be.
4 splendid, glorious creature. blue-eyed.
days had gloried with color. although
now the pallid brush Of trouble had
washed them white.
Madam" said a low, pleasant voice,
dier called Grafton-a confederate SOL
dier. Is he here7'"
He is.''
is he alive?''
Yes"
Thank Godi Where Is her
In that room yonder."
Ariadne started forward. The wom-
an iIlNcipOSSu Hdn0 anu Woulu nave
que estioned her further Her eyes were
bright with an emotion of some kind;
what II was Ariadne did not know or
care.
II have come from Richmond to see
him" she cried, and brushed aside the
woman without a moments hesitation.
Followed by Jeff. she entered the room.
At last there. indeed. lay Philip Graf
ton. He was burning with fever, his
eyes were like stars. He was moving
his head. One of his wasted hands lay
on the coverlid. He was deathly white
and terribly thin. Arindne stopped. ap-
palled. She clasped her hands. A long
silence followed. Her bosom rose and
fell. her body shook. JEFF flung him.
self upon the floor at his masters feet.
"Oh. Marse Phil!' he sobbed, "doan
you know me? Gawd Almighty, heh's
Miss 'Adny come fer you, Msrse Phil"
The woman who had admitted these
two had followed them and stood in
the doorway of the room watching. She
ddi not understand who this strange
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period happy In mind, destined 10 an
ticipate woman's greatest happiness as
nature intended she should.
The action OF Mothers Friend makes
The muscles plant and responsive to ex-
pansion. Thus all strain and tension
upon the nerves and lIgaments Is
avoided. and. In place OF a period Of
discomfort and consequent dread II is a
season Of calm repose and joyful ex-
pectation.
There Is no nausea. no morning sick
ness. no nervous twitching. none OF that
constant strain known to so many
women.
This splendid remedy can be had Of
any druggist at 800 a bottle. Write to
Bradheld Regulator Co, 20 Lamar
Bldg. Atlanta. Ga. for their book TO
eSpectant mothers-Adyt
The Washington times., 1913-08-23
Crowds Every Evening
At Chevy Chase Lake

Chevy Chase Lake has not waned in
popularity with the coming Of late
summer. Every evening crowds go to
the lake TO enjoy the Marine Band con-
certs and other amusement features
about the lake shores. -...
Many new varieties of the one-steps
and other dances that have been popu-
lar at seaside and mounain resorts
during the summer are being intro
duced at the lake by returning vaca-
TONERS.
The Washington times., 1913-08-23
Today Marks Birth
Of Two Congressman

Congressman Joseph J. Russell Of the
Fourteenth Missouri district is observ-
ing today his nfty-ninth birthday. Con-
gresham Samuel W. Smith Of the Sixth
Michigan district is sixty-one years old
today.
Other persons In public life with an
nlversaries on this date are: Barrett
Wendell, well known in literary and ped
agogic' circles, hfty-eight years old Sem
ator Perkins OF California, Jseventy-four
years old Bishop Warren A Gambler,
of the M. z. Church South, ffty-six
years old.
The Washington times., 1913-08-23
MI. Jones May Be Aide
To Secretary of Navy

Lieutenant Commander Needham L.
Jones. on special duty at the Navy De-
partment, vii probably be selected TO
succeed Lieutenant Commander Leigh
c. Palmer as naval aide to the Secre-
tary of the Navy. Lieutenant Com
mander Palmer was relieved Of the post
yesterday, and. as soon as the vessel IS
completed. will be assigned to COM
mand the new destroyer Alywin. He
has been aide since 1912, before that
time having acted as naval aide TO
President Taft, -
The Washington times., 1913-08-23
Ida TarbeII in Airboat.

NEW YORK, Aug. 3.-Ida NJ. TarbeIl,
the author. is a convert to the Joys of
aviation. She said that she might take
up the sport as the result of a ride she
had With J. A. d. McCurdy In his air
boat. the Babette. a hydroaeroplane
MISS Taroell said: 1T was simply won-
deFruL MY sensation was an emotion.
] wasn't a bit afraid. We few, I know.
Just as bird flies. and It gave me the
same JOY"
The Washington times., 1913-08-23

In the list Of forty leaders in six Ma
tional Rife Association matches for the
eight places on the International Palma
team. 10 be picked next week. Capt
Ralph Alderman. of the District, held
fortieth rank. with $50. High candidate Is
Chesiey. OF Connecticut. with 3f.
In the Presidents match District COM
petitors rank as follows in the 200, who
take the Anal stage: Lieutenant Schmidt,
2S: Sergeant McFayden. 81: Private
Clouser, 127: Captain Holt, 15i: Sergeant
Gerber. l62: Sergeant Schriver. 10
The Washington times., 1913-08-23
ConvictS Earn Liberty.

JEFFERSON CITY. Mo-. Aug. D.
Governor Major has released from the
state penitentiary twenty-five con-
yicts who worked on the road wednes-
day and Thursday. The commuta-
tions were in accordance with the
Governors promise to take fifteen DAYS
OF the sentence OF every man for each
day worked.
The Washington times., 1913-08-23
Mothers Advice
To Her Daughter
A Real Live Doll to FondIe Is Wom.
ans Greatest Happiness.

She Is wisdom Itself who knows of or
learns Of that famous remedy, Mothers
The Washington times., 1913-08-23
S E RIAL ST Y
By CYRUS TOWNSEND BRADY
Author Of
sThe southerners,1 "A Little Traitor to the SOUTH,
my Lady's slipper,' Etc.
tcepyrisht isaa. yrsnk A. Munsey comeaay.,

girl could be, but her heart sank with
a sudden premonition OF disaster.
Miss 'Adny?" she asked inquirinsly.
stei ping forward. You are a friend, a
relation, Of this gentleman. perfaps?'
MADAM, gasped Ariadne, brokenly,
Il am his wife!" -
4 Continuation Of This Story VIII
BE Found In Tomorrow's
Issue Of The TfmeH.
The Washington times., 1913-08-23

rnend. II Is an
external application
for the abdominal
m uscles a n d
breasts. II has a
wonderful inhu-
ence. allays all
fear, banishes all
pain. Is a grateful
encouragement T.
the expectant motl.-
er, and permits her
The Washington times., 1913-08-23
Family and $4,000 for Stamps.

PARIS. Aug. 3.-Murza Hadi, Persian
stamp collector. gave his wife her lib
erty. 1900 and their two children in
return for the restoration Of his stamps
which she had stolen.
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DON'T EXCITE THEM.

" TTH Mrs. Emmeline Pankhun mpendng-lke what the
w weather harps call "a cyclonc disturbance moving west
Wharf.-The Ants they like to be termed, the Ma
tena Association Opposed Woman Suffrage shaking stern
finger warning the sus and reminding them that already
occasions he cause" has disclosed symptoms Of rowdym
By kissing the Of the President Of the United States
The first time at public meeting in Washington in 1910
when Kissed the Of President Taft because he did not
indosse suffrage Again. few dsys at convention at
Spring Lake. discussion Of possible champion Of the cause called
forth cheers @ Roosevelt Kisses President Wilson,
When sugss refuse to respect tho high office OF President
Of the United States" declare the Ants "when they hiss its
pants nsme when they the Government the
country it time ask whether they have not gone beyond the
bounds Of all They beginning substitute
for and making violence vice."
We fear aack and alas that suffrags
and again better than they ought be- but while the Panku
hanging about makes to the Ants pitching
them and stirring them up Kissing the President pretty low
down business but isn't quite had banging him the head
with umbrellas and rolling him the which what the Pank-
hurst pupils taught TO do to their Prime Minister.
Until dangerous has got her visit with and
homo beg everybody herebou to sit tight breathe through the
and let the uifrags alone Watch them pray for them
but don't bulyrsg them
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a n II. JARR cssne home early a. he
M had been hidden. and the fra
AVA Grancs OF broiled steak pervAtSing
the hallway on the third floor gave him
olfactory Information that company had
arrived before him.
In these days Of high prices. when
beefsteak 10 sold by the carat, q broiled
steak ~ rare-even when well done-!n
the average middle-class family.
But little did Mr.. Jarr suppose he was
to share that broiled steak with new
species Of tho genus homo-a Ph'iadel-
phla sport.
And of all the sports that sport there
Is none ~ sporty AN this sort OF sport.
'Mr. and Mrs. BlodEer are here" said
Mrs. Jarr. opening the door, Il never
saw anything 10 tough IN my hfs!"
The steak or Mr.. Blodger?" asked
Mr.. Jarr. smiling the smoky fragrance In
the crack In the wall that is called 1.-The
private hail. In Harlem Mats.
Both" snapped Mrs. Jarr. But the
steak will he all right. for Gertrude has
given it q good pounding. and this mar
Blodger would be all tho better for the
same thing, How could Mrs. Cackel
berry have married such = MANI"
He must have asked her." suggested
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- - %&Eg$$o1o5 Q~

Mr.. Jarr. Mrs. Jar did not reply to
this. but ushered Inn In and introduced
him TO Mr and Mrs. Biodger Of Phiia.
delphia.
Ars. Hodger was . pailid fat woman
with q whining voice. Training up two
dissatisfied daughters In the way they
wouldn't gothic Miss Cackelberrys-and
wedding . Philadelphia sport had been
too much for the mature bride. She had
bees . woman and . widow Of spirit In
her day. but her attitude at present Wa
one Of unconditional surrender.
She was sitting on tho soto gianclns
sppsaIngly At her new husband. Mr.
Blodger. heavily built young man witk
massive shoulders and hands likt
punches Of bananas and feet IKE hams
arose from the piano stool to greet Mr.
Jarr. He had scratched the footboard
or lower part Of the piano. an uprigh
one. shamsfully with his sreat. hsavI
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Great Civic Disasters
That Proved Bles sines
- RF,AT confagrations and d'sas-

RDAT confagratiors and d'sas-
tiers, terrible as they seem At the
~ time Of their occurrence, are not
always wholly evil. The great Chicago
nre aroused the II VIII" spirit which
has made the city powerful and pros
porous. A better. safer and cleaner San
Francisco has arisen from the ruin that
encompassed It only a few short years
ago. Yet the greatest blessing ever IN.
nlcted by fire was the destruction OF
London BY . oonfisgrat!on 2<7 years ago.
which began Sept. : and ragged with
fury for several days. leaving 10000
people homeless.
The Monument OF London. long the
Hottest structure Of its kind In the
world, was built In 1911 to commemorate
the Great Fire" which came as .
blessing in disguise For years the I'd
Of September was celebrated In London
As tho day Of deliverance from the
"0reat Plague" which had threatened
the determination Of the whole popula.
tion Of the city until the cleansing
flames put an end to it, ravages.
This - the last OF London!" the hor'
rined people cried ~ they fed before
the great waves OF IRE which spread
on the wings Of q derce wind over
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city already stricken TO death.
Tho plague. beginning late IN 1eA
claimed nearly, a hundred thousand Vie
tins before the infection was DESTROYED
by fire. The pestilence was favored By
the vnsan!tary conditions which then
prevailed In London. a. IN all cities q
that time. Dirt and filth. the allies 81
disease, prevailed in the mansions of
the rich 40 we'll as In the novels oe Tire
poor. The air was filled with bactse1Ss
and the pestilence was the natural -
suit. Death became 80 common - 90
excite no comment.
The fire began In q bakers house IN
Pudding lane. and in the course Of -four
days Il destroyed 80 houses. eighty
nine churches. the city gates. the RoyA
Exchange. Guildhall and the Custom
House. About So.oOc people encasnosa
in Isington and Hlghgate fields. Com
Ing after the desOlation from the plaSuS.
the distress was extreme. A year
passed before London recovered from
the shock. and realized that the con,
flagration had been a blessing. TIE
city was much improved In rebuilding.
particularly by the use OF stone And
BRICK n place Of wood as building ms-
| terisls. s.i
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A Prince of Spendthrifts.

DARIS Is now In fhe throes OF the
greatest financial crash 1t has
known since the notorious Hum
bert case. NJ, Deperduasin. silk mer-
chant. aeroplane. builder and the owner
Of four theatres. secured large advances
Of money on supposed enormous stocks
OF silk. and his total Indebtedness. chief
~ to Paris bankers. amounts to 100000
He twned an aeroplans factory in Paris,
owned newspapers. owned hying grounds
At Etampes and Vtllacourblay. work.
shops for building motor-boats and n.y.
droaeroplanes. and three magnificent
country seats. Before he launched out
In his silk schemes he was . traveller
for q chocolate frm In Belgium. ana In
leeS no was earning his living ~ caba.
ret Ginger. says the Indianapolis News.
According TO the Paris Temps. wAsn he
became wealthy he was wont 70 make
UP merry parties Of four or dvs youas
women and have them Ct dinner. When
they unfohsd their napkins each Of che
girls would Ind Q thousand.fraAo mote
-ooo-in her aapigta. ~ Dspsrdussln u
n DgtoeA
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Mr.. Jarr Arrives Home Early
TO Meet Mr.. and Mrs. Bio dyer

shoes. for. as he had explained. he was
used to playing the pianola.
Mr.. Blodger OF Philadelphia was
what 10 known as "a good mixer" He
wore fraternA society emblems all over
him. on his scarfpin, on his watch
chain. on his sleeve links and In his
lapel.
"iiss, brother, are you a Snake?" he
asked. 'Jt 80, 'writhe and rattle" "
asked BlodGer. grasping the hand OF
Mr.. Jar. II would seem that this aues-
ton was an inquiry a. to whether Mr..
Jarr Mad become initiated into the now
order OF the Secret Society OF Sasacious
and Splendid Snakes. and the suggestion
that Mr.. Jarr 'wrthe and rattie!" was
tho greeting ~ password.
Mr.. Blodser also gave Mr.. Jarr the
COLI or grip. and IN SO doing had nearly
bruised OF the hnEe-s adjacent to the
] seal ring Mr.. Jar wore.
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n - Editor Of Ihs Evening World;
oh. you city Jays! Oh. you urban yaps
Every one Of you fell tor It. public and
newspaper alike. all OF you. Every one
spoke Of Oaynor's SHOVEL" Shovel.
forsooth. II was no more = shovel than
u an IN ignorant Nanhattanette. Any
day laborer should have known better.
and any country man or country girl
would have known better. So folks call
the thing Gaynor uses a. his emblem \
SHOVEL. DO they? Excuse a smile, ]
waS N New York and ! stood IA the
crowd IN front OF City Hall steps the
day he accepted the nomination. I saw
him fse,Ay WELD the utensil they put
Into his hands. II was referred 20 az a
shovel. and nobody laughed. Why. city
chaps, that was SPADE, not a shovel.
A shovel Is no more like u spade than
milk 10 like chalk water. 4 shovel Is the
thing you put In coal with. 4 spade is
the iong-haadled thing you dig earth
with. And the Gaynor shovel is a spade
Lets call a SPADE q spade. no, 4 shovel
FARMERS DAUGHTER.
Ts Avert Sec Disasters.
NOtnD Editor VI Tie Evening World;
II view OF the recent hre on board
~ lmperator and the loss Of the tt
49, It seems strange that the de-
$3.50 Of thsss vsssslA fatlsd " In
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tanning a friend and tho other daughter
was at q little so:iai gathering nearby.
demonstrated with the woman for
working st night and not tskins enough
needed recreation.
II cannot stop" she answered. II
Want 10 make this extra money. You
see when one has srowing girls. there
Is so much to do for the cake Of ap.
pearances. They are constantly want
Ing things that the other glrl's have
and 80 We all three have to work to DO
II.
Now that the fall " oomAng they'll
both need new suits: for their other
ones have an old-fashioned appearance
and they naturally want the new styles.
Many times. Il 10 very hard to get them
the little things they want and some.
times they think TIM UNREASONABLE
IN refusing them. but being young the
natural desire 10 to b dressed Ike the
other 'Girls.' ana there you are"
~ ~ nothsr went - y tell ssss'