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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-12-18

ber.washer between the hub Of a
wheel and the linch-pin.
Presently he found himself at the
notion counter, swept there by the
tide of customers. He wondered at
the confidence of the storekeepers.
who took no trouble to protect their
wares set forth in little compartments.
Now he was backed into little
case of tooth-brlshes. He felt his fin
gers close on something; mechanical
ly he placed the thing in his pocket.
and then let himself drift along with
the crowd.
He had stolen something! Was it a
cake Of soap-perhaps; but with a
sickening sensation Of impotence he
remembered that one cake Of soap
might not unlock the iron gate Of
the pen"
Mulcahy sighed. Now he was in
the jewelry department. 1t yielded
vast possibilities as far as valaubles
fully protected by glass cases. True,
there were some little trays of gold
filled pins and bracelets scarcely
worth the effort of attainment. And
yet handful of these trifes, fragrant
ly distracted, might attract the at
tention Of detective.
Perhaps there were no detectives,
after all. This thought smote to him in
the act of reaching out trembling
hand toward a delicate gold-flled
bangle. Then he paused, and in that
moment of hesitation he felt a twitch
at his coat, and, turning to face what
he felt must be authority either in
plain or blue clothes, he perceived at
his side very pretty little girl.
She was we'll dressed; and after the
first shock he felt on looking into
her clear blue eyes, Mulcahy saw a
beautiful locket and chain clasped
around her neck.
In the mean time she has possessed
herself Of his coat-pocket as if it were
his hand, and chung to him as she
asked:
Have you seen my mama?" Her
voice was smothered by the crowd
that pressed around her, and Mulcahy
had to lift her up in his arms to make
himself heard. r.
NO." he replied, his face close to
her pretty neck and ear. Shall we
60 and look for herr" he added,
touched by the sudden moisture that
blurred her eyes.
As he spoke he carried her to the
revolving-door. Once out in the street,
she told him that she had been shop
ping with her mother and had got
lost. She lived. she said on Fiftieth
street. between Madison and Fifth
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-12-18

could 60 back to the "pen' and beg
them to take him in. No, he couldn't
do that He squared his ragged
shoulders as if trying to rise superior
to the thought, for there was a rem
nant of pride in Mulcahy, albeit time
and a desperate struggle to keep his
feet on the globe had frayed its
edges.
No, he determined to 60 back there
honorably, as he had left. He might
get job shoveling snow-but alas! it
was one Of those cheerless Christ
masses, and nature had not even sup
piled the people out Of work with
snow to shovel.
Mulcahy had worked all his life.
He was fifty now, and, as he unrolled
the long catalogue of calamity which
other people might have called his
career he found that the only year
of his life that had been a happy one
was his last in Jail. 1t had started
merrily even, for, after his outraged
pride had revolted at the idea Of be-
ing arrested for his slight connection
with the robbery, comfort came swift
ly with the thought that he was being
punished for omission rather than
commission.
These thoughts and the haunting
smell Of hops brought Mulcahy to
Fouth avenue and a saloon. It was
twelve o'clock, and corned beef and
cabbage-leaf being slated for lunch on
a blackboard under a Satyrish-loUk-
ing book and life-sized schooner"
determined the man, and he stepped
inside.
The story will move much more
rapidly If we do not follow Mulcahy
and wait for him to eat his corned
beef and philander with spirit more
of his iIk than any he has met for
the last year. a spirit that seemed al
most fabulous when dreamed of in
the "pen''-to-wit, the bartender.
But look where Mulcahy emerges
half an hour later, the inner man
lulled by the succulent cabbage and
beef, but melancholy gnawing at the
outer man, whose clothes are slight
protection against the increasing
wind.
AS the day drew her portals slowly
together he fell to trembling again.
How was he going to face the night?
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-12-18
Boosted to Jerry, the Spike.

over the men engaged in breaking
stone remarked casually to a fellow
keeper: ....- H.
Il see Mulcahy is back on The job"
"Yes," the other replied; "he was
liberated week ago, and now he's
back again. tell you this place is q
cinch for hose fellows. They're do
ing life on the installment plant. II
you dumped the whole caboodle into
the East river and told them to swim
+ to New York, they'd all turn like lot
Of rats and squeak to come back to
the pen. :"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-12-18

the range of civilization that fight
ing is a wasteful, senseless, incon-
elusive method of adjusting differ
ences. and that righteousness and
justice can be maintained by other
means.
Over nineteen hundred years have
passed since Christ was born, bring
ing the message of peace on earth
and good will to men. Before his
time the world knew no such doc
trine. There was the law of might,
and might prevailed. There were
rights, but rights were dependent up
on the strength Of arms and often suf-
fered. The strong arm governed in
the affairs of men. The doctrine that
ment, an appeal to the reason, ad-
dressed to the higher self of man.
That Christianity spread so rapidly
after the first struggling start is
proof that men were eager for such
a teaching, and that they longed for
the opportunity to live their lives
placidly and honestly in a spirit Of
brotherhood. i
Those who are discouraged by the
occasional outbreaks of strife between
nations should take comfort in the
thought that there is a steadily in
creasing sentiment for pacific adjust.
ments, that the essential spirit Of
Christianity is at work throughout
the world to bring men into more
reasonable relations, and that in the
international as we'll as the private
conditions Of life the doctrines that
were first preached in Judea nineteen
hundred years ago are becoming
steadily more dominant.
Christmas day naturally causes a
reflection upon the state of humanity
as affected by the teachings of him
whose birth is celebrated. Men are
unquestionably kinder and more
thoughtful toward one another now
than ever before. There is more
charity in the world, and more JUS
tice, and more earnest disposition to
bring humanity up to a higher level.
There is more widespread education
as result Of this spirit of helpful
ness. and there is less suffering.
Men are devoting themselves and
their lives to the study of the needs
of the less fortunate and to the
amelioration of their condition. In
all lands practical Christianity is
working to the end literally of bring
ing peace on earth and good will to
men. M.l
The observances Of Christmas are
mere tokens of the essential spirit of
the day, which is more than the mere
twenty-four hours Of this particular
calendar time, and extends through
out the year. No matter how elabor-
ate or costly the gifts that are ex-
changed, how beautiful and impress.
sfve the services in the churches,
how extensive the decorations, Christ
mas is no more sincerely commemo-
rated than by him who on this day
pauses to remember what it means,
who pays tribute in his soul to the
glorious example of Christ's life and
resolves to conduct his own as nearly
as possible in imitation of it. 1t is
the personal Christmas celebration
that counts. the individual effort to
apply to everyday life that which UNI
derlies the occasion, that which began
&c bethlehem over nineteen centuries
an saTstps II;
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-12-18

avenue. She didn't know the number,
but there were green trees at the
door, and it was white house.
The man assured her that they
would find it together.
You mustn't think that this esca-
pade diverted Mulcahy from his origi.
al scheme. Only he wanted to be of
use to the child, and he also saw a
much better way of obtaining his ar.
rest and entrance to prison.
The locket and chain he knew
would serve his purpose, for he in.
tended stealing them as soon as he
had found her home. There we're
four dollars and ninety cents left
from the pens" muniticence, but he
spent enough of it in a candy-store
to have provided for himself for two
days.
Over congenial glass of ice cream
soda the little girl gave him her name
Violet Van Twiller. The telephone
book did the rest in the matter of 10.
eating the Van Twiller mansion,
whittier Violet was escorted by her
ragged friend.
Afterward, when Mulcahy left her
standing at the door of her home
waving at him and smiling in her
sweet, frank way, he wondered how
he had found it in his heart to steal
the necklace; but there it was in
his hand, still warm from contact with
her throat.
Then he darted away from the
street, and, clasping the locket tightly,
flew to the first, police station and
gave himself up.
The judge did not conceal his dis
gust when he learned that Mulcahy
had robbed a child; and when he
uttered sternly, six months on the
island for him." he marveled at the
brutality of man who could smile at
the sentence.
Meantime, Violet Van Twiller had
been received with the tears and re-
joicings of hysterical and loving fam
lily and diligently Intercepted con-
corning the events Of the evening.
ONCI oAu ONcA d6d1A SAS ACpCoLCu
the story of the kind, ragged gentle
man" who had bought her candy and
soda and had found her home for her.
Later, Mr.. Van Twiller discovered
that Violet had mysteriously lost her
locket; but, though he suspected her
strange friend, he was so grateful to
the ragged gentleman" that the next
day he advertised in all the papers
that he wished to reward the person
who had restored his daughter to her
family.
But Malcahy never learned of this
golden opportunity which might have
given him q new start in life, though
he gave the officer who accompanied
him to the island the name and ad-
dress Of the little owner of the neck
lace, and it was sent to her.
The next day saw Mulcahy safely
aboard the Fidelity and headed for the
"pen."
At the end Of the week he was sit
ting at the Christmas dinner which
had seemed a fantom on that dread
full day he was set at liberty.
Between mouthfuls of fat turkey
and cranberry sauce he boosted to
Jerry the Spike, Hank, and Bottles Of
how he had hoodwinked justice.
When he reported fer work, a few
days later, the keeper who presided
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-12-18

A THE boat pointed it's nose to-
~ ward the city, the solitary man
~ at the PROV turned his back
= n on freedom and gazed longing.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-12-18

a The boat pointed It's nose to
~ ward the city, the solitary man
~ at the Prov turned his back
on freedom and gazed longing
ly at the graystone penitentiary
which seemed to be slipping away
arom him and growing smaller and
sozier as distance lent the enchant.
nent of perspective to his loneliness.
For Mulcahy, dazzled by liberty,
was very lonely indeed. Every mo.
nent that the water widened between
Aim and the prison it lessened the
distance from the city, and in two
minutes more the man knew that the
metropolis, bristling with antogonism,
cold and strange and busy with it's
holiday season, would be upon him,
and it filled his heart with a name
Rss dread.
But, after all, he had only himself
10 blame for his liberty. Good be-
Aayior"-that was the thing that had
turned him loose from a comfortable
hGsE1e. three square meals a day, and
his companions of the quarry.
If he had only transgressed a few
laws, broken simple rule or two, all
might have been we'll. He might
aave eaten Christmas dinner with
Jerry the Spike, Bottles, Hank and the
whole .,appy crew who had contrived
10 spend another Christmas in the
~gasn' through tritling indiscretions
committed in defiance of the keepers
int Tod
BY the sharp teeth of the wind snap
ping at his legs through the thin
trousers and the threadbare coat
He shivered as the boat locked, and
then took a long breath as he walked
ln the gangplank and out into-was
sssaa freedom striking terror to his
arEi2 Why was he trembling? He
Was free at last, but free to do what?
Free to kill himself before he starved
30 death, free to wander the uncom-
Fashionable streets and gaze upon the
H2ppinsss that showed itself in the
noes of fugitive passers-by.
He was only free to go anywhere;
hut these people had their homes
10 60 to, each his separate 'peniten-
1iary,'' where there were warmth and
Iood and human things to talk to.
He shut his eyes for an instant and
started bravely up the billy street that
aed to First avenue. Then suddenly
IA. strange thing happened. He forgot
Iasa misery and his wretched home.
aAraEess. At first he couldn't realize
what the influence was, then he rec
Ggsns2gsd the soothing and thirst-inspir-
IRE small of hops that poured over
MIN, Ike hot breath from the brew
cry on the next street. This prompted
. thought which was Immediately fol-
lowed by sharp movement.
Mulcahy minded him of the faded
ate-dollar bill he had in his pocket,
the laa. bounty of the good home
ACROSS the river. He pulled it out and
5toked at it.
1t represented two weeks and half
Of life; that is, he calculated that
while he was looking for job it
1o,sld provide food and shelter for him.
u he couldn't find job-but that
thought ended with a look toward the
river; and again he saw the "pen,"
and another thought occurred to him.
Y Il he didn't and anything to do, he
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-12-18
A YEAR OF PLENTY,

The Christmas trees nod in the breze:
The candy from them drops.
And folks declare they'll surely bear
The heaviest Of crops.
-philadelphia Bulletin.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-12-18

Romances are built about it. Wars
based upon it.
Love Is the dream Of the poet, the
puzzle of the philosopher, the theme
Of the novelist and the song Of the
minstrel.
Love links all the human race. Its
note of victory is heard in the royal
court and in the PEASANTS cottage.
The song of love Is on the lips of the
proudest queen and Of her humblest
subject.
1t is the stimulus of parental affeo-
ton in the home and Of patriotism In
the nation. Brave men die for it and
noble women perish that they may
bear it's sweet incense with them to
the grave.
How sweet and tender is this splen-
did attribute of mankind! In its smil-
ing presence, anger, bitterness and
strife melt away. How much more
has the world to hope for from love
than from envy, malice and hatred!
In this period of worldwide dis
trust, of resentment against econo-
mic conditions, of protest against au-
thority, human and divine, and wide
spread defiance Of law, can we not
turn aside at this Christmas season
for a moment and learn anew the les
son of love?
When we shall have learned that
lesson, we shall also know the better
and fuller meaning of obedience, con-
tentment and peace.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-12-18
Gazed LongingIy at the eraystone Pen.

All alone in one of those ten-cent
beds which promise so much to a
weary body that soon discovers the
egg-shell substance of the promise?
He shuddered and hurried down a
side street of American basement
houses, with their dainty Boston ferns
and yews, pretty windows with costly
curtains that sealed happy homes
from the profane eyes Of the public
And this atmosphere gave Mulcahy
hope. The inspiration born Of des-
pair took root
He intended to abandon all thoughts
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1913-09-20
Forfeiture Notice

Idaho Springs, Colo, June q, 1913
To John A Johnson.
You are hereby notified that we have
expended during the year 1912 $500 hun
dred dollars in labor 800 on each
claim and Improvement upon tn G
Little Maggie, Prosperity and Economy
iodes, situate IN Lower Union
Mining District, County of c ear Greek.
State OF Colorado, of which the certifi
Gates of location are found of record in
Book Isl and Page LIS, in the office of
the Recorder of said county. In order
TO hold said claims under the provision
of secti 1924 of the revised statute of
the United States and the amendment
approved January q, 1880, concerning
annual labor upon mining claims, having
the amount required to old said claims,
for the period ending on the 3ist day of
December, l9l2, and if Within ninety
days from the personal service of this
notice, orwithin ninety days after the
publication thereof, you fail or refuse
to contribute your proportion of such
expenditure as co-owner, your interest
in the claim will become the property
of the subscribers, your co-owners, who
have made the required expenditure b,
terms of saidsection.
N. C. JOHNSON,
| C. K. NIELSEN,
N. P. NIELSEN,
Owners.
First pub. June 81, 1913.
Last Pub. September az, 1913.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1913-09-20
FOURTH CLASS POSTMASTER EX-
ANIMATION
Sa.u. day, October II, 1918.

The United States Civil Service Com
mission announces that on the date
named above an examination will be
held at Alice, Col1. AS result of which
It is expected to make eertifcation 20
fill contemplated vacancy in the posi-
ton of fourth class postmaster at Alice
Colo. and other vacancies as they may
occur at that office. unless it shall be
decided in the interests of the service
to fill the vacancy by reinstatement
The compensation of the pos master at
this Office was S242. 00 for the last fiscal
year.
Age limit, q years and over on the
date Of the examination, with the ex-
ception that iu State where women
are declared by statute TO be of full age
for all purposes at eighteen years, wo-
men Is years of age on the date of the
examination will be admitted. Appli-
cants must reside within the territory
supplied by the post Office for which
the examination is announced. The ex-
animation is open to all citizens of the
United States who can comply with the
requirements.
Application forms and fnll informa-
ton concerning the requirements of the
examination can be secured from the
postmaster at Alice and the local secre-
tary at Idaho Springs, or from the U.
is. Civil Service Commission, Washing
ton, D. C.
Applications should be properly exc
cuted and filed with the Commission at
Washington within days before the
date of the examination, otherwise it
may be impracticable to examine the
applicar Is.
U. S. CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1913-09-20
Mother of Eighteen Child

II am the mother of eighteen child
rem and have the praise of doing more
work than any young woman in my
town" writes Mrs. G. J. Martin,
Boon Mill, Va. Il suffered for five
years with stomach trouble and could
not eat as much as biscuit without
suffering | have taken thr bottles
of Chamberlain 8 Tablets and am now a
we'll woman and weigh l6Ss.pounds
can eat anything | want to and as
much as / want to and feel better than
l have at any time in ten years. re-
fer to any one in Boone Mill or vicinity
and they will vouch for what | say
Cha N ,rl inns Tablets are for sale b
j. J. Sherwin.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1913-09-20

V. I. Hutchison, head man of
the U. S. Forest service for the
Pike. National Forest, accom-
panied by w. B. Kelso, Forest
Ranger for this section, were
pleasant callers at this office on
Tuesday afternoon. The Pike
National Forest extends from Ell.
dora on the North to Cripple
Creek on the South and from the
crest of the continent to the Foot
hills, embracing 1923, 900 square
miles of territory.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1913-09-20

Robert Marshall and wife left
for their home in Cincinnati, Ohio,
on Wednesday,. He had been
here for several DAYS in consulta-
ton with John Hun, manager of
the Idaho Springs Gold Pronucing
company, of which Mr., Marshall
i president. As result Of this
conference work has been resumed
in the Torpedo tunnel The work
at present IS in cleaning out the
tunnel where there has been some
caving and which extends along
the tunnel for a number Of feet.
When this work is completed it is
the intention to start up the drills
The property consists Of about
tiiteen claims located up Spring
Gulch and in which gulch the por-
tai o. the tunnel IS located. There
is fine plant of machinery and
good buildings.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1913-09-20
Caught a Bad Cold

Last winter my son caught a very
bad cold and the way he coughed was
something dreadful. writes Mrs.
Sarah f. Duncan. Of Upton, Iowa
"We thought sure he was going into
consumption. We bought just one
bottle of Chamberlain Cough Remedy
and that one bottle stopped his cough
and cured mis- cyld completely" For
sale by j. J. Sherwn
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1913-09-20

Some of our subscribers failed
to get their papers last Saturday.
This was our fault through an
oversight. A. that issue contain
ed the first chapter of the excel
lent serial story entitled The
Daughter of David Kerr" and as
the families of these subscribers
will no doubt be interested in
reading the story, anyone not re-
cs.sing last Saturdays paper can
have the same by calling at this
office or dropping postal card adj
dressed to the Siftings-NeWs.
This omission in few cases is a
matter of regret but one that can
be adjusted BY calling or letting
us know of your failure 10 get the
paper
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1913-09-20

DR. H. o. Alien is now a member Of
the batch" association. Mrs. Allen
and daughter left Wednesday for two
months visit in Iowa and Illinois.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1913-09-20

Mothers who spend the night with q
sick baby appreciate the help they get
from McGEES'S BABY ELIXIR
especially in hot weather. l. quiets
fever and irritation, soothes the stom-
ach, checks the bowels and helps both
mother and child to obtain sleep and
rest. Price 25c and Soc per bottle.
Sold by j. ]. Sherwin,
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1913-09-20

George Mellas left on Tuesday for
Dener and other points He has bsen
connected with the Hot Springs Inn as
menager for the prst five months. Roy
Rogers Of Steamboat Springs succeeds
him.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1913-09-20

Yellow complexion, pimples and di-
figuring blemishes on the face or body
can be gotten rid of by doctoring the
liver. which is torrid. HERBINE is a
powerful liver correctant. 1t purifies
the system. stimulates the vital organs
and puts the body in a fine vigorous
condition. Price Soc. Sold BY ]. J..
Sherwin
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1913-09-20
FOR SALE

1918 Model, Motor Cycles and Mote r
Boats at bargain prices, all makes,
brand new machines, on easy monthly
payment plan. Get out proposition be-
fore buying or you will regret it, also
bargains in used Motor Cycles. Write
US today. Enclose stamp for reply.
Address Lock Box II Trenton. Mich
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1913-09-20
- FOR SALE =

FOK SALE =
JIM. Burk has for sale
a buckskin saddle horse.
1t is five years old, weighs
900 pounds and is In good
condition. His telephone
number is Idaho 156 -l>3
rings or he can be reached
by mail, Rural No. 1,
Evergreen, Colorado.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1913-09-20

When the bowels feel uncomfortable.
and you miss the exhilaratinp fea,;ro-
that always follows copious mornino
operation, dose of HERBINE VIII
set you right in couple of :hours. If
taken at bedtime you get its beneficial
enect after breakfast next day. Price
SOC. Sold by ]. ]. Sherwin.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1913-09-20

For rent room furnished d
house, Z room molern cottage an d
room furnished apartment
for rent reasonable to g1oi par
ties. Right close to school, Call
at this OH &c.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1913-09-20

Charley Smith was called to
Denver this week on account of
the sickness of his mother. Dur
ing his absence, Ed Smythe wa
doing the honors at the White
House.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1913-09-20

The winter train schedule is the same
as last winter namely trair 50 leaves 1T
733 A. n. and reaches Denver at 9. 45:
No 81 leaves at 26 P. 81 and arrives
in Denver at J.35. Train 81 leaves Den
yer st 3 10 A NJ. and arrives here at
1887 aud train 81 leaves Denvea at
500 p. 81 arriving here at 5,4l.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1913-09-20

Mrs. S, c. McGinnis was taken criti-
cally i'll the first of the week tnd for .
time she was considered in a very dam
gerous condition. Her friends will be
pleased to learn that she is improving.