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The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1913-11-15
A Dramatic Suicide.

Despite strenuous efforts to earn
n honest living. an old woman of Lis
5on. Portugal, and her three dauxh
ers were unable to pay their rent and
% decided to commit suicide They
hose a spot near Estoril. where a
great perpendicular rock stands high
above the ocean. forming a terrible
abyss called "Helfs Mouth" The -four
Women kissed one another gnodbve
and placed themselves in Indian file
n the edge OF the precipice Making
he sign of the cross. the mother
!unged first. Then the two elder
daughters followed The youngest
rowever, seeing her mother ana SIS
rFs wildly struggling in the wave
ID hearing their scream s o, agony
ssftstCd As ste lifted her hand in
payer for courage she was seer BY
shernen fhey rushed to the .po'
3 %crc n time to sieze Ter by the
rs ard Leus &c save her II Is
rod that she has become insane
-c three girls xere all good locking
" olr Eesr osirg remarlably beauti
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1913-11-15
RoYAL ARCH MAsoNs

ROYAL AND SELECT MASTERS
Tsnan Council. No. II. Meets second "Wednesday
in each month. Annual ELECTION second weines-
day In Dfcember
George K. KiInbs Thrice MS Master
p. p Barb our, Recoi der.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1913-11-15

Look here" roared the angry man
ahc had bought lot OF suburban real
estate, that ground YOU sold me is
u.der water, and there are actually
little fish swimming about
oh. I'll fix that all right" assured
the oil-tongued agent
Then you'll give me another lot or
return the money!
Not exactly that. but I'll send you
ou, some fishing tackle to catch the
Hsh"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1913-11-15
City
OFFICES

Fire Department
Meets the First Montsy in each mouth
Franz Horseh .--.----- chief of Fire Department
%, @ CuFrBsy 4 ssistant 4 b
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1913-11-15
The Rubber Plantation Fakr

One Of our consuls in Mexico es.
mates that while American sn,.
holders In rubber plantation scs.,, :.
in that country have invested nor ,e
than S10.0O0.000. a twentieth of ~
sum would represent the money @.
2loyed in actual rubber tree rior,e
and cultivation.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1913-11-15

Mrs Justwed You must not expect
me to give up my girlhood ways all st
once.
MIR Justwed-Thats all right, go
r.2ht on taking an allowance from
our father Just as if nothing had hap
,ened
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1913-11-15
Aaeo English Gardenen

Charles Frat; of Ryde. England I..
ust celebrated his ~hnntlr4 dar ?
'rst birthday. Hr was born az as..,
!.ledon. Hampshire. He is still fu,l r
bodily vigor. and at times may BE- So.
busy with the spade in his gard
His mental faculties remain mn
paired.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1913-11-15

Stop coughing you rack the
lungs and worry the body. BAL
I.ARD'S HOREHOUND SYRUP
checks irritation, heals the lungs
and restores comfortable breath
ing. Price 25c, SOC and 81 90 per
bottle. Sold by J. J. Sherwin.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1913-11-15
DIRECTORY

Notice to Lodges. Churches ano Clubs.
Wishing to keep the directory ac-
cur4te We ask you to report to US any
changes of officers or conditions as
promptly as possible: also to give Us
complete report of the election of Off
GERS for publication in our local column
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1913-11-15

Rub sore throat with BAL
LARD'S SNOW LINIMENT.
One or two applications will cure
it completely. Price 25c, soc and
Sl.oo per bottle. Sold by ]. }.
Sherwin.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-04-19
AUTO RACES ON
The JUlREZ TRACK
Some Interesting Sport is
Promised Sunday-The
Entries and Officials.
UToMoBILE records will be es-

A UTOMOBILE records will be es-
tabltshed at the Juarez race
track SUNDAY when the first
races of this kind ever held there viii
be run. The weather, according to
present Indications, VIII be fair, and
manager Frank Hiltman feels sure
there viii be a large attendance as in
terest in automobiles is increasing
rapidly in FL PasO.
The first event is to be a motorcycle
race of nve and hye-eighths miles and
the entries are: Geo. H SchleiCher, Of
Boston Mass, on an Indian; j. H
Shinn, OF Denver, Colo, on a Dayton;
Abe Aguilar, of Los Angeles, Calf, on
a Harley Davidson; L J. wager, Of New
Jersey, on a Indian; E TOler, Of FL
Paso on an Excelsior, and ". a. Clark,
of Evansville, Ind, on an Indian.
Event No. ? viii be a 90 mile free
for all automobile race and the entries
Will be; Studebaker go" driven by
Billy AdOlph; Hupmobile, driven by
H Stevens; Ford 20" driven by E Z.
Wiseman. Buick, driven by Charles
SWitZer; Regal, driven by c. E. MOnyer;
Apperson Jack-Rabbit4 driven by NJ R
Raymond; American, driven by BOyce
Conner; Simplex, driven by R Williams;
Ford 90" driven by Larkin Smith.
Owners will drive their own cars in
the 10 mile race which comes as the
third feature on the program John L
Andreas viii drive his American, R. 3.
OrndOrm VIII try to win in his Stude-
baker J. D. Bukey trusts that his
Kissel Kar will break the tape first,
". AnSbury thinks there is nothing
like his Chalmers "36," C.. ". Switzer
will make the race in his Buick, NJ. J.
ROsebOrO has picked his Studebaker to
win. Larkin Smith thinks he can run
away from the field in his Ford, and
G. P. Senim thinks his Hupmobile will
stick so close to the ground that he viii
max the 10 miles in 100 seconds
The fourth event is to be a test that
is novel J.. Miller will try to run 500
yards faster than the horse "Evran"
can run five and One-half furlOngs and
a Simplex automobile can be driven one
mile.
AS the last event, h harness race
will attract the horse overs. Local
owners have entered their thorough
breds and local drivers will drive them.
The entrants are: Miss Joe, owned n
driven by Sam Gatlin; Tempest owned
and driven by J. z. Anderson; Teddy
Y, owned and driven by DR.. R. A Hig-
gins; Sully, owned and driven by Fred
A Hewitt; Lady B., owned and driven
by ran Black; WaXahachie Boy,
owned and driven by r. J. Peterson;
Doc. c, owned and driven by DR.. G. z.
Cameron; Dick, owned by A. Z. Bart
lett and driven by J.. c. ROus, and
Ignite, owned by Fred Schwenkler, for
whom the driver has not been an
nounced.
The judges will be: c P. Henry. R
W. Reed, W. ". Bridgers, r. B. Orn-
dorf. J.. F. Coles, The Eggers, n A
J. Schultz. The starters are to be Geo.
Wallace and NJ. Z Burkhead- j. F.
Dawson viii be official timer.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-04-19

The Herald wants to print all the
automobile information It can get.
hence it asks all FL Paso automo-
btlists who make country runs. to
ring up this ofice or the home of
h auto editor, phone 1913, and give
the details OF their trips, for the
benefit OF other automobilists. If
they VIII note road conditions and
report them, The Herald will be
glad to publish them for the guild
ance Of others. A call on the tele-
phone from every person who makes
an out OF town run will be appre-
clated- Let The Herald tell the
public about it. Get the interest
aroused Then the good roads will
come.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-04-19
TOOL LEFT IN GEAR BOX.

A. P. Warner. of Shakespeare, n. NJ,
had a nOvel experience with his new
Packard motor a While in New
York he had the manufacturers go over
the machine thoroughly before ship
ping ii to his home. However. while
he was out driving since arriving
home, the gear was broken and upon
making an investigation, he found
that someone in the mandatory a
left a steel punch in the machine and
&c got meshed In with the gears.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1913-02-27
The World Up to Date.

Development is so rapid in America
that enterprises which in former times
would have been numbered among the
worlds wonders, the marvel of genera
tions, follow one another so rapidly we
fail to appreciate their magnitude. The
$2O,OOO,OO0 Union Station and yards at
Washington were soon exceeded BY the
immense Pennsylvania depot at New
York, which is in turn exceeded by the
colossal New York Central terminal, in
which a whole city of skyscrapers is be-
ing erected in connection with railway
station.
For ten years an army OF tunnel diggers
and laborers in steel, stone and concrete
have been at work, and in few weeks
the new Grand Terminal will be formally
opened for traffic. But traffic has never
stopped, the immense undertaking being
built without interruptiug the trains rush.
ing in and out day and night-SO0 every
"a hours, rrying $1,000 TO 100000 pas
sengerS.
The main concourse is 275 feet long,
120 teet wide and l25 feet from floor to
ceiling, finished in Botticino marble and
buff tinted stone. Numerous waiting
rooms, large and small, are provided,
with maids for women, Wallets for men,
telephones, shoe polishers and hair
dressers. Eighty private rooms are to
be rented for Is cents each, where pas
sengers Can change clothes for banquet
or threatre, with bathrooms adjoining
and places where clothes are pressed and
cleaned. Stores will provide haber-
dashery, millinery, hats, shoes and toilet
articles. Dinners, luncheon and tea par
ties may be given in restaurants and
cafes.
But the distinguishing feature will be
the series of large hotels, apartment
houses, stores, lofts and office buildings
erected from the station proper along the
right of way owned by the company.
One OF these hotels is 20 stores high and
will furnish rooms at 81 day. AS the
trains are run by electricity, the smoke
nuisance is done away with, making all
this valuable property available for buSi-
ness or residence. The railroad COM
pany owns all the buildings, which re-
present total investment OF $lS0,OO0,-
600.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1913-02-27
A Lesson In Breathing.

No piece of advice that the physician
can give will bear more frequent repet-
ton than the pithy sentence breathe
deeply" II is perfectly simple rule Of
health, yet is constantly broken. There
is no reason why our lungs should not
have all the fresh air they need for their
work; the supply is unlimited. But in
our folly we refuse TO give them their
fair share OF it, because we are to lazy
to remember 10 breathe deeply.
We go on from day 10 day drawing in
little, inadequate puffs OF air, living from
hand to mouth, as il were; and then we
wonder why we feel tired and nervous,
why our skin is sallow and our eyes dull,
why we catch cold easily and digest our
food badly. When things have come to
this pass, there is nothing for il except TO
put ourselves to school, and learn pa
tiently to do what we were meant TO do
unconsciouSly.
There are two ways TO learn TO breathe.
II our powers Of self-discipline are poor,
as is the case with most insufficient
breathers, it is good plan 10 join a
gymnasium or caIisthenic class. and
learn 10 use the lungs as baby learns TO
use its feet and hands. But remember
that lessons in breathing will do no good
if the scholar thinks he is absolved from
his task except when he is in the class.
A simpler method, for those who nave
not time or opportunity for the gymna-
SUM, is to turn lfe's daily routine into a
continuous discipline in breathing. 1.-THE
poor breather takes the trouble TO watch
himself carefully, he will find that when
he is engaged upon any work that calls
for lose attention, he does not even
breathe as deeply as usual he almost
invariably holds his breath. Thus the
blood current is vitisted when il ought to
be cleansed and the worker exhausts
himself, not so much by his labors as by
his neglect.
Learn to make breathing lesson OF
dressing in the morning, Of going up and
down stairs, of your duties in household.
office or shop, Of your walks, your games
and your rest. Draw in deep drafts Of
air every time you take a breath, and
every little while stop everything else
and fill your lungs few times with
breaths that test their capacity. You will
be surprised TO see the improvement that
If will make in your general condition.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1913-02-27
Burglar Helps to Save Baby.

A burglar who went 10 rob Mrs. Fred
Morris in Los Angeles, CAL, remained to
save her baby's life, according TO areport
she made to the police.
Mrs. Morris said that her baby was
stricken with Group. Just as she went
out her front door for physician she met
an armed masked man, who ordered her
to keep quiet at the risk OF her life. She
screamed "My baby is dying; | am 60
ing for doctor"
LET me help you," said the robber,
dropping his revolver into his pocket.
Mrs. Morris, frightened, led him back
into The house. He asked for vinegar,
sugar and water, and concocted mixture
which he forced down the Infants throat
Then he rubbed olive oil on the child's
chest and worked for an hour before he
told the mother it was out of danger.
"You must have baby yourself" re-
marked Mrs. Morris.
"Ihave five" replied the man. "Thats
why came here"
Then he left and Mrs. Morris refused TO
give the police description OF him.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1913-02-27
Is 1t Your Kidneys? {?
Don't Mistake the Cause of Your Troub-
les. A Shepherdstown Citizen
Gives a Valuable Hint.

Many people never suspect their kid
neyS. II suffering from lame, weak or
aching back they think that it is only a
muscular weakness when urinary trouble
sets in they think if will soon correct IT.
self. And so il is with all the other
symptoms OF kidney disorders. That is
where danger often lies. You should
realize that these troubles often lead TO
dropsy or Bright's disease. An effective
remedy for weak or diseased kidneys is
Doan'S Kidneys Pills. Read the exper-
fence OF resident OF Shepherdstown who
has tested Doan'S.
Mrs. Carrie Muck, Shepherdstown, w.
Va, says: my back ached intensely and
often became dizzy and nervous. had
other symptoms OF kidney complaint and
] finally decided 10 try Doan's Kidney
Pills, procuring supply at Hills Phar-
macy. They gave me prompt and last
ing relief"
For sale by all dealers. Price 80 cents.
FoSter-Milburn Co., Buffalo, New York,
sole agents for the United States.
Remember the name-Doan's-andtske
no other.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1913-02-27
67A Per Cent. Digested

AT a Chicago Fourth OF July dinner Gen.
Ramsay Potts contributed this example
of patriotic zeal, says the Washington
Star.
al like to hold as patriotic example
young 81 Hoskins," said the general.
Isl decided to enlist. He burned with
a desire to serve his country. So he ap-
piled at a recruiting Office, and was duly
punched and prodded, trotted up and
down, jumped over chairs and tables, and
so forth.
Then came question-time. All sorts
OF questions were fired al 81, and he an
swered most OF them satisfactorily. Then
came the stern inquiry:
"Have you ever served Jail SEN
tence 2"
"N-no, SIR 81 stammered; but, he
added, hastily, I'D be willing to serve a
short one If it's necessary.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1913-02-27
New Building About Ready.

Two thousand workmen are engaged
day and night in putting the finishing
touches upon the Woodwork Building in
New York, which is TO be completed
within a week or two and the completion
OF which is TO be celebrated at big BAN
quet TO be given next month. The build
ing now almost completed holds the rec
ord for height among all buildings ever
erected by man. 1t is true, the Eittel
Tower in Paris is 234 feet higher, but it
is mere steel skeleton and cannot be
claSsed as a building in the sense accept
ed for that term.
The building proper, which occupies
an area of 30,0O0 square feet, is 3S4 feet
high and is surmounted by tower SO by
80 feet, rising 300 feet above the main
part Of the building.
Twenty-four thousand tons OF steel
went into the making OF the building and
the total weight ofthe structure is eStimat-
ed at $50, 900 tons.
The building has 55 floors, Is OF which
are in the tower, and the aggregate floor
space is about 80 acres. The building
and tower together contain about 1000
offices, with 5000 windows and as many
doors. To enable the occupants OF the
building to reach their respective floors
there are thirty-four elevators.
The total cost OF the building is estmat-
ed at about $l3, 100000, of which amount
4,5O0,00 was paid for the ground. The
building was erected for F. W. Wool
worth, who was born poor at Rodman,
N. Y, April l3, 80, went through public
school and a business college and in 1879
opened the first Five Cent Store" at
Utica, N. Y. The rent roll OF the build
ing is expected 10 be about $500, 600 a
year.
The thirteen tallest structures man has
raised are Colossus OF Rhodes, lO5 #. ;
Pantheon, Rome, 80 f.. ST. lsaac's, St.
Petersburg, 365 IT,; Statue OF Liberty
highest statue), 3O5 it.; Great Pyramid
of Cheops, 450 IT,; ST. Peters, Rome, 400
#; Rouen Cathedral, 400 it,; Cologne Ca
thedral, 5l6 f.; Washington Monument,
555 5 l-8 it.; Singer building, 6l2 IT,;
Metropolitan tower, 100 IT.; Woolworh
Building, $50 IT,; Eiffel Tower IA frame
Skeleton), 984 #.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1913-02-27
Shepherdstown Jefferson County, Virginia Thursday February 27 1913
The First Aerial Fleet.

Just after sunrise on morning in late
September, the French minister OF war,
Monsieur Millerand, held the first review
OF war fleet of aeroplanes that the world
has ever seen, at Villacoublay, near YER
sailles. There was no pomp or display,
but to observers of imagination, the oc-
casion was as dramatically effective as it
was historically important. The London
Times thus describes it.
Neither the early hour at which il was
necessary to leave Paris, nor the bitter
cold of the autumn morning, nor the fact
that only those with special permits were
allowed on the ground, sufficed to damp
en- the general enthusiasm over the re-
markable exploits the corps OF military
airmen had accomplished during the army
manouvers in the west. Every one OF
the pilots who were on parade had flown
at least six hundred miles during those
maneuvers, and the total distance cover
ed by all the machines is over fory-three
thousand miles.
A surprising number Of men, women
and children went 10 Villacoublay by
train, motor-car, or bicycle and on toot,
and lined the fence dividing the aerodrome
from the road. Three special services OF
motor omnibuses left Paris for the ground
about five o'clock, and every omnibus
was crowded with passengers who had
taken tickets the previous day.
Monsieur MiIerand's inspection was OF
necessity informal. To right and left OF
the entrance TO the flying-ground, which
was kept by eight hundred troops, were
drawn up the heavy wagons that carried
field-repairing outfits, spare parts, and
everything necessary for the efficiency OF
the aerial service on campaign. No few
er than seventy-two machines were
drawn up in a semicircle-biplaneS and
monoplanes, cleaning white NieuportS,
plum colored Reps, BeriotS. Breguets,
FarmanS and many other well-known
makes.
In some cases the pilot had attached to
his machine his own particular mascot, a
white gull, Teddy bear, or, III one case,
a notice, taken from railway carriage,
al est dangereux de Sc pencher en- de-
horS" Ut is dangerous TO lean out OF the
window. Some aeroplanes were still
packed on their drays. with their long
snouts, shrouded in canvas, peering out
OF the tilt like a gun.
Monsieur Milerand merely walked
along the imposing line OF machines.
Before each squadron he stopped and ad-
dressed few words TO the crews. The
inspection over, no time was lost in get
ing the machines away. The roar OF the
engines was to be heard all over the
field.
The pilots got into their heavy coats
and adjusted their helmets, climbed into
their places, and machine after machine
rose into the air, circled once or twice
round the aerodrome, and disappeared in
the direction of Etampes. BY nine O'Clock
twenty aeroplaneS had left. The whole
affair passed off with precision. II was
hard TO believe that only seven years ago
the Wright brothers were still testing
gliders, and that no heavier -than-air ma
chine had ever flown in Europe.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1913-02-27
OWENS & MILLER'S SUCCESS
Great Popularity of Plan TO Sell Med
icine at Half-Price and Guar
antee a Cure.

Owens & Miller, the eDterprising drug
gists rather than await the ordinary meth
ods OF introduction, urged the DR.. Howard
Co. TO secure quick sale Tor their cele-
braied specific for the cure Of constipa-
ton and dyspepsia by offering the regu-
lar SOC bottle at half-price.
In addition to selling a SOC bottle OF
DR.. Howard'S specific for 25c, Owens &
Miller have so much faith in the Remedy
that they will refund the money TO any
one whom il does not cure.
When your head aches, your stomach
does not digest food easily and naturally,
when there is constipation, ,specks before
the eyes, tired feeling. giddiness, bad
taste in The mouth, coated tongue, heart
burn. sour stomach, roaring or ringing in
the ears, melancholy and liver troubles,
DIR. howard'S specific will cure you. II
II does not, il will not cost you a cent.
This latest achievement OF science is
of great value in curing sick headache.
Thousands OF women are TO day free from
that painful disease solely through the
use OF this specific.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1913-02-27
Spiders Aid To Science.

When surveyors prepare to plot OF
sections of land into squares, circles.
parallelogramS and irregular areas they
lind It necessary to place something IN
their instruments whereby point may be
fixed definitely, precisely and within a
fraction of an inch, even though the point
at which the instrument is directed be a
mile distant. If one observe the theod-
oliteS employed by surveyors he will see
across The round field of vision two or
more lines running from one side 10 the
other OF the field OF view.
Now these lines do not "look large"
even in the theodolte. A careful exam
ination OF the diaphragm will show that
these "cross wires" are nothing more nor
less than spiders threads.
II has been said that but for the pres
ence Of these fine filamentS Of the insect
the surveyors instrument would be worth
little more than scrap metal, so far as its
utility in surveying is concerned. Thus
does the spider aid the work OF man.
The quantity OF thread Of the finest sort
which spider can produce at one SPIN
ming is most extraordinary 1t is of rec
ord that more than 400 feet has been
spun by one spider in its patient endeav-
ors to reach the ground from the frame on
which it had been placed by the dealer.
When the web has been taken from the
spider it is wound on frame and kept
for the use Of the instrument maker. 1t
is said that the filamentS OF the brown
spider are the finest and most uniform OF
all. This thread shows no kinks, such as
may be readily discovered in the thread
OF the larger spiders and the silkworm.
Spiders webs have been used for in
struments OF precision for great many
generations, and no one has ever diScov-
cred another filament so we'll adapted 10
this purpose. Platinum wire may be
drawn out to the requisite fineneSs, but II
is too easily affected by heat or cold.
In the past makers OF instruments OF
the sort mentioned have endeavored to
rule fine lines on the surface of the lens
with a diamond point. Ii is said that
about once in 100 trials they would be
able 10 procure sharp point OF diamond
sufficiently fine for the purpose, but that
when the lines were cut across the face
Of the lens it was found that they were
ragged and uneven. Even the best grade
of glass will flake little in front of the
point, and these irregularities become
greatly magnified by the powerful lens.
Sharpness OF location with such an in
Strument therefore becomes impossible.
The spider filaments are about one
hundred -and-twenty- OF an inch
in diameter. The best threads are those
from which the spider builds its nest.
Less than an inch of the fine opaque thread
is needed to fit up considerable number
OF instruments. The fitting OF an inStru-
ment is delicate task, since it is not
sufficient that the lines be got approx
mately in the right positions-they must
be true to the smallest fraction of an inch.
Machines capable of marking space TO
the lifty -thousandth part of an inch are
employed to place the fimentS so that
the surveyor may not 90 wrong.