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The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-04-18

gard them as OF little use, IL not
actual enemies. A little study will
reveal some Of the things that trees
do. Animals grow and become larger.
This Is due to the food they eat
Trees also grow, but they use differ
ent food. and take 1t in quite diff
ferent way. They live upon mineral
matter-that is, air, water and soil,
which they change into their own
substance. BY gradual addition of new
material. trees become larger and
larger each year. for growth is simply
the increase of living thing in size
and substance.
Trees help to keep the air pure for
man and the lower animals. How do
they do this? The element of the air
that makes It fit for breathing is gas
called oxygen. About one-fifth of the
volume of the air is oxygen, and at
every breath animals take in some of
acid gas. In other words, the oxygen
Is breathed in, combines with the car
bon in the blood and this makes car
bonic gas. which is breathed out into
the air in place Of the oxygen taken in.
There is a small amount of carbonic
acid gas in the air everywhere, and at
all times: the usual amount is about
one part in every $500 parts of air.
This carbonic acid is unfit for the
breathing of animals, and wherever it
increases in the air, even to slight
animals cannot live. Trees and other
plants prevent the carbonic acid from
accumulating in dangerous quantities
in ordinary air. They do this by abb
sorbing this gas through their leaves.
1t is their principal food. 1t makes
trees grow. for a little more than one
half Of the trunks and branches OF
every tree is carbon, and this all comes
from the carbonic acid from the air.
Trees supply a large part Of all the
fuel in the world. The real wood OF
trees is Of little or no use as food.
but it does largely serve to cook food
and serve as a protection against cold.
Even the coal dug from the earth, as
we'll as the coal and gas now SO gen
orally used for fuel, come from the
vegetable matter and are largely the
remains of trees in forests that -four
ished before man existed on earth.
Trees give US wood. and wood fur
nishes building material, furniture.
implements, utensils, tools and other
useful things in great variety. Wood
is one of the necessities of life. We
are rocked In cradles made Of wood;
when we sit down. it is in chairs or
benches of wood; every day we eat
from wooden tables; the papers and
books that We read and study are
printed on paper made from wood;
whenever we ride out 1t is in wagon.
carriage or car made largely Of wood.
More than one-half OF the houses in
the world are built OF wood and the
other half use wood for doors, floors
and other interior parts; nearly all
barns are made Of wood. We ship our
fruits, vegetables and many other
products in baskets, barrels and crates
made Of wood: We pack our butter
and pork. and buy our nails and salt in
llrkins. kegs or barrels made Of wood.
Wood II indispensable to our comfort.
convenience and happiness.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-04-18
Mine MANAGER Shoots Himself.

Pueblo, Colo.-After indicating in
letters which he left that he was bad
ly behind in his accounts, Ernest Nc
Gill. superintendent of the Victor
American Fuel Company's interests at
Maitland, shot himself through the
heart in a Pueblo hotel Saturday aft
ernoon. He probably died instantly
but the suicide was not known until
$3.50 o'clock At that hour his mother
who resides here. received a letter
telling of his act, and she notified the
police.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-04-18

You can obtain DR.. Caldwells Syrup
Pepsin at any drug store for fifty cents
or one dollar, the latter size being
bought by heads of families already
familiar with its merits. Results are
always guaranteed or money Will be
refunded.
When you use Syrup Pepsin you will
see the fallacy of chewing mints and
tablets or of taking cathartics. salts,
pills and similar drastic medicines. I'm
like these, Syrup Pepsin does not lose
its good effect, and by automatically
training the stomach and bowel mus
cles to do their work, soon restores
these organs to normal.
Families wishing to try free sam
pie bottle can obtain it postpaid by ad-
dressing DR.. w. b. Caldwell. 203 Wash
ington ST, Monticello, Ill. A postal
card with your name and address on it
will do
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-04-18
Troops Paid Off at Trinidad.

Trinidad. ad.-Preparatory to leaving
the district of southern Colorado for
good the members Of the state troops
received pay for the month of Janu-
airy. The paying off of the troops in
the Trinidad district was marked by
Il good deal of ceremony, and the war
rants were given the soldiers, who
congregated at the headquarters of
the Chamber of Commerce here, which
was used for the purpose by General
Chase. About 80 men received their
January pay
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-04-18
Reformer Rebuffed.

The nervous lady was calling on the
calm and collected mother of six.
DO look at the baby" shrieked
the caller.
What's the matter with the baby?'
smiled the mother.
Hes playing with a big carving
knife."
Il see he is. But don't you worry
It's an old carving knife, and even il
he did dull 1t a little, we have a lovely
machine in the kitchen that will
sharpen 1t again a iiffy. You were
saying"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-04-18
WHAT DO WE PLANT?

What do we plant when We
plant the tree?
We plant the ship which will
cross the sea,
We plant the masts to carry the
sails,
We plant the plank to withstand
the gales,
The keel, keelson and beam and
knee,
We plant the ship when we
plant the tree.
What do we plant when we
plant the tree?
We plant the houses for you
and me,
We plant the rafters. the shin
giles, the floor.
We plant the studding, the
laths. the door,
The beams and sidings, all parts
that be.
We plant the house when we
plant the tree.
What do we plant when we
plant the tree?
A thousand things that we daily
see.
We plant the spire that out
towers the crag,
We plant the staff for our coun-
try's flag,
We plant the shade. from the
hot sun free,
We plant all these when we
plant the tree.
Henry Abbey.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-04-18
Good Cheer Aids
Digestion OF Food
Dpspepfics Can Make the Rest Of
the Family Happy BY Using
a Lasotive- Tonic.

The temper of the family and the
good cheer around the table depend SO
much on the good digestion of each
individual present that the experiences
Of some former dyspeptics who over
came their trouble should be of inter
est to those now suffering in this
way.
The best advice one can glve-but It
Is advice that is seldom heeded-is to
eat slowly and masticate each mouth
full carefully. However, if slow eating
and careful mastication fail the next
aid is one close to nature, DR.. Cald-
wells Syrup Pepsin. This remedy is
an excellent digestant, and In addition
to helping in the digestion of the food,
acts gently on the liver and bowels,
ridding them of the accumulation of
waste that should long ago have been
passed off. 1t is safe, reliable, pleas
anttasting. and results are guaran-
teed.
Maj. S. Martin, Of Joplin, Mo, now
II, thinks DR.. Caldwel's Syrup Pepsin
has helped him to longer and hap
pier life. He has not felt SO good in
years as he has since taking this ex-
cellent medicine. and in spite OF his
II years he says he feels like boy.
1t is the ideal remedy for indiges-
ton, no matter how severe: constipa-
ton, no matter how chronic, bilious
ness, headaches, gas on the stomach,
drowsiness after eating and similar
oppoyapooc
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-04-18

REEFS are among
the most common
things in nature.
They either cover
or have covered a
large part of the
9 art his surface
that is suitable
for human life.
They are the nat
ural friends of
man. yet we often
treat them with
8 c q n t courtesy,
and sometimes re-
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-04-18
Veteran Brakeman Killed.

Leadville.-E,. J. Hawkins of Grand
junction, the oldest brakeman in the
employ Of the Colorado Midland rail
road, was crushed between two pas
senger coaches here and received in
iuries from which he did a few hours
later. He had been with the road ever
since it began operations.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-04-18
Fire Alarm Joke Is Costly.

Colorado Springs Foster Thomp-
son and George Brown each about
eighteen years of age, were sentenced
to ninety days in the county Jail by
Judge w. p. Kinney in the County
Court, en- conviction of having turned
in a false fire alarm. Later the court
RENTED sixty days of the sentence.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-04-18
Ex-Deputy Sheriff Held as Abducter

Denver.-Robert H. Owen, former
den,,tv sheriff, was arrested on an in
formation from the district attorneys
office charging him with taking part
in the abduction OF the Rev. Otis l..
Spurgeon from his room on the night
of April 5.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-04-18
The Easiest Way.

Il wish | could make enough money
sit down and write play so good that
1t would make the country talk about
1t for ten years to come
That's easily done. Write bad
play first"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-04-18
Miner Blinded by Explosion Is Dead

Cripple Creek-John Jost, thirty, a
miner. who was blinded and otherwise
injured by drilling into a missed shot
at the Ophir mine on March u, Died
at the Sisters hospital in this city.
.Jost was a member of Odd Fellows
lodge at Ouray.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-04-18
Sprinas Street Car Strike Ends.

Colorado gs-Settlement Of
the lockout and a strike on the Colo
RADIO Springs e lnterurban Railway
Company's lines was affected and the
cars began running.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-04-18
waffIes Sale Brinos $50.

Boulder.-The Woman's League of
the university realized $50 from the
sale of waffles at its annual breakfast
in the Woman's building.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-04-18

Ten smiles for a nickel Always buy Red
Cross Bag Blue; have beautiful clear
white clothes. Adv.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-04-18

No argument can discount genuine
happiness.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-04-18

Some men couldn't generate person
al magnetism with a high-power dy-
namo.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-04-18
important to Mothers
Very Different.

Were the fish biting on your last
country trip?"
NO, but the dogs were"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-04-18

Putnam Fadeless Dyes will last un-
til the goods wear out. Adv.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-04-18
BENEFITS Of TREES|
Natural Friends of Man Treated
With Scant Courtesy.
They Furnish Building Materials, Fur
nlture, implements, Utensils, Tools
and Other Things In tho
Greatest Variety.

Come forth into the light of things:
Let nature be your teacher.
Wordsworth.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-04-18

The barking dog seldom bites the
cautious man.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-04-18

The setting hen may be loafer, but
she delivers the goods.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-10-31

TRAIN DERAILED-TWO DEAD. :
Binghamton, N. Y, Oct. 31.-Two
passengers killed, according to rail-
road officials, and from Is to 20 in
jured in deTailment of Laekawanna
train No. 80, one mile west of Afford,
Pa, early today. The train carry
ing commuters from this city to
Scranton, Pa, Went,ooVer an en-
bankment, owing to a defective rail
Omaha daily bee., 1914-01-26
Socialists Against
the Recall of the
City Commissioners

/ The city commissioned are not to be
recalled. at least not by the socialists Of
Omaha. At a mass meeting Of Omaha
socialists yesterday afternoon at socialist
headquarters the proposal. TO institute a
recall was voted down by a large ma
jority. The meeting was expressly called
for consideration of the proposed recall.
Some forty members of the socialist
party were present. The meeting was
called by the city central committee of
the party. This committee last wednes-
day night discussed possible recall and
voted to call the mass meeting to con-
slider the advisability Of beginning the
circulation of recall petitions.
The discussion lasted for over an hour
and some warm debate was INDUCED in.
The leaders OF the fight for the recall
were f. d. Miller, f. 1. Morrow and Pc
ter Mehrns. The principal leaders Of the
opposition were J. NJ. Carter. Sor Jor-
genson and a number Of others.
At the regular meeting next Wednesday
evening II Is planned to issue a formal
statement, informing the public as to
just why the recall was considered and
just why II was deemed not advisable to
go ahead with 1t.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-01-26
Syrup of Figs" For
Constipated Child
Delicious Fruit Laxative" can't
harm tender little stomach,
liver and bowels.

Every mother realizes. after giving her
children california Syrup OF Figs," that
this is their ideal laxative, because they
love It's pleasant taste and It thoroughly
oleanses the tender little stomach, liver
and bowels without gripping.
When cross. irritable, fevesish or
breath is bad. stomach sour. look at the
tongue, motherl II coated. give q tea
spoonful Of this harmless fruit laxa-
tive" and in few hours all the foul,
constipated waste sour bile and undi-
gested food passes out OF the bowels, and
you have a well, playful child again.
When its little system Is fun of cold.
throat sore, has stomach-ache, diarrhoea.
Indigestion, colic-remember. a good in
side cleansing should always be the
first treatment given.
Millions OF mothers keep California
Syrup OF Figs" handy; they know a tea
spoonful today saves a sick child to-
morrow Ask your druggist for 90
cent bottle OF california Syrup Of Figs. 4"
which has directions for babies, children
Of all ages and grown-ups printed on the
bottle. Beware OF counterfeits sold here.
so don't be fooled. Get the genuine, made
by california Fig Syrup Company
Advertisement.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-01-26
HUSBAND AND WIFE ARE
REUNITED AFTER LAPSE
tFrom a staff correspondent.)

LINCOLN, Jan. 2b.-(speciai.) = The
story of a divided and reunited Council
Bluffs home was told In justice court
In Lucoln yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Laurel Gibler Of Council
Bluffs lived happily in their little home
until the man came. Mr.. Gibler had
good sob, but the pretty young wife
wanted 70 help lift the mortgage from
the home ana took in boarders. Every
thing went all right until william Tay-
Ior, a plasterer. came 10 the home to
board. He filled the head OF the young
wife with ideas OF more pleasant sur
roundings and a life OF ease II she would
20 with him. and 30 she deserted her
husband and two little daughters, and
s years OF age. and they came to Lincoln
last Friday. The letter from Taylor 70
Mrs Glbler was found and the husband
came to Lincoln and, with Deputy Sheriff
Antics. found the couple in q roomins
house
Both were arrested and the wife broke
down and made affidavit as to her re-
lations with Taylor and the means used
to get her to leave home. In the court
room Mrs. Gibier gave way TO her grief
and after clasping her husband about the
neck begged him 70 forgive her and take
her back. Ho seemed TO be glad to do
no and with the woman and two daugh-
ters returned to Council Bluffs
Taylor was committed to jail on failure
to secure = bond.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-01-26
Notes from Beatrice
and Gage County

BEATRICE. Neb., Jan. @.--(speciai.)--
County Attorney Cobbey Friday filed a
complaint against Guy H. Bezler. a
ohlropractor OF Wymore, charging him
with practiclng medicine without state
certificate. Five counts are cited in the
information.
A mass meeting will be held at the
Commercial club rooms Tuesday evening,
at which ID, r. MacGregor. secretary ana
auditor OF the Midwest Hotel company.
will present and discuss the local hotel
situation with Beatrice citizens. Beatrice
has been without first-class hotel since
last spring.
Two wolves were killed in the big
circle hunt near Holmesville Friday.
They we're auctioned off and were bid In
by the two young men who killed them,
J. II. McPheron and Edgar Bievins. for
81. 80 each. About 900 farmers partici-
pated in the hunt.
william Neimann, who has hsd charge
OF the order department for the Dempster
company here for some time, has been
transferred to Sioux Falls, s. D.. where
he will have charge OF the shipping and
stock department.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-01-26
Maggi Returns
From Iowa Trip
tFrom a staff Correspondent,

LINCOLN. Jan. 2s.-Cspccial)-E. q.
Magei. q member Of the Nebraska state
board Of pardons returned from Iowa
yesterday where he had accepted an In
vitation to meet with the Iowa board at
several hearings before them last wek.
The Iowa board which issued the invita-
ton to Mr.. Maggi is composed OF w. II.
Barry. an attorney, J. e. Howe. physi-
clan. and d. C Mott.
The Iowa law. according to Mr.. Maggi
Is somewhat different than that OF Ne
braska, In that all crimes are parolabie
and any person sentenced TO the re-
formatory OF that state may make ap-
plIcation for parole the next day. The
Indeterminate law is also somewhat DIFF
ferent from that Of this state in that II
rxes no minimum and all the Judge can
do is to sentence the prisoner TO the
stated time fixed by statute.
THE Iowa law seems 20 be giving
satisfaction in that state" said Mr..
Maggi, the results being about the same
as in Nebraska. about 70 per cent OF the
men paroied making good. The location
OF the institution at Anamosa is ideal.
The warden. Charles McClaughry, is a
son Of ex-warden McIAughry OF the
federal penitentiary at Leavenworth and
Is a man well fitted for the place"
Omaha daily bee., 1914-01-26
STEPHENS ASKS FOR PRIMARY
Requests Ex-senator Allen to Take
Charge at Madison.
RULES SAME AS USED BEFORE
Requested to Form Committee oi
seven 60 Take Charge of Elec-
tion 60 Choose Postmaster
at Early Date.

MADISON, Neb., Jan. 25.-(special.)-
Congressman Dan. v. Stephens has re-
auested former Senator w. V. Allen TO
form a committee to take charge OF the
postoffice situation here and TO hold
primary election for the purpose Of
recommending n candidate for postmaster
at Madison. The rules prescribed are
substantially the same as heretofore pro-
mulgated by him.
Acting on his suggestion Mr.. Allen ad-
dressed the known candidates letter OF
which the following is copy:
Hon. Dan. v. Stephens. congressman
OF the Third Nebraska district, has re-
quested me TO form committee Of seven.
OF which am designated as a member,
20 take charge OF the primary election
to be held in Madison at a time and place
TO be fixed by the committee, for the
purpose Of recommending to him a demo-
cratic candidate for postmaster sat this
place.
I'm accordance with his suggestion.
am writing each known candidate to
furnish me a list In writing. to be signed
by him, OF from three to five names Of
reliable and competent democrats from
VIZ AAAoHu Va WhObA Huiu tOiillnllltt VIII
be chosen. After the committee shall
have been chosen they will have full
management OF the affair. Notio5 will
be given each candidate OF the time and
place, when and where he can file a
written statement of his candidacy and
the committee will fix the amount of the
filing fee, which will collect for the pur-
pose OF paying the expenses of the cleo
| tion.
III any amount remains in the hands
OF the committee after the expenses OF
the election are paid, Il will be prorated
among the candidates and returned to
them with an itemized statement OF the
costs and expenses of the election.
After the candidates have filed the
committee will give public notice Of the
time and place of holding the election
and will be charged with conducting the
same substantially along the lines re.
quired by the statutes for general elec-
] tions.
Every effort will be made to safe.
guard the rights OF the candidates and
20 give the people an opportunity freely
and fully to express their choice.
BE kind enough to furnish me your
list OF names In writing and signed by
you not later than o'clock D. m. or
Wednesday, January q. 1914 I have the
honor to be, Very respectfully yours,
| WILLIAM v. ALLEN"
Out OF the number OF names TO b,
thus furnished by the candidates, a com
mittee OF seven representative democrats
will be organized and will have the full
management and control Of the election.
1 The known candidates are Fred II
Davis. mayor OF Madison; A. X. Dono
van. editor Of the Star Mail; vivian
Bates. ex-county Judge; w. s. Tannery
police Judge. and II. c. Haslins.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-01-26
WOMAN CUTS HER THROAT
ON NEWS HUSBAND COMING

GRAND ISLAND. Neb. Jan. 25.-(spe-
oial Telegram)-M A. wilkes. aged so,
the mother OF eight children. took her
own life this morning by cutting her
throat with a razor. She had been in
poor health for over a year. Her hus-
hand Is farming.
This morning she telephoned to ascer-
tain II he was coming to town and was
told that he was. She seemed to be in
ordinary spirits, but left the house. II
was presumed by the children. to go over
to the home Of sister near by.
One OF the olderi daughters in passing
an open barn door saw the mother lying
inside.
A physician was at once called, as the
woman was yet breathing when found
but life was extinct when he arrived.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-01-26

NORTH PLATTE. Neh. Jan. @.--Cspe-
cial. 1.-THE attendance OF the public
schools OF North Platte is now at its
greatest point In the history Of the city
tho total enrolled being 1881 pupils This
Is iih per cent greater than the number
enrolled just a year ago. new school
building was completed and occupied last
fail. but all the buildings are now 80 well
filled that the indications are that an
other school building will have TO be
built within another year.
The Union Pacific 10 proceeding rapidly
NTH its harvest OF Ice. About 100 men
are employed at the Union Pacific lake
east OF this city and about $50 at the ice
houses. The Ice is OF splendid quality
and about fourteen inches thick.
Members of the Chamber of commerce
OF this city will meet next Thursday
evening In the parlors OF the Presby-
tersan church. where supper will b
served, and after this some OF the pub
lie questions OF interest here will be dis
cuBsei.
At the city election 10 be held next
spring the question OF voting franchias
20 the North Platte Electric company
VIII be presented. A few days ago this
stock Of this corporation was purchased
by Willis Todd and ]. w. Parrish Of
Omaha and they have requested +.
fwenty-five~year franchise for an electric
light plant and also for gas plant
They offer to furnish bond conditioned
that they viii put in a gas plant.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-01-26
ARTHUR PELKY KNOCKED
OUT BY "KlD" KENNETH

BAKERSFIELD. Cal. Jan. 25.--"Kid"
Kenneth knocked out Arthur Pelky in the
sixth round OF a scheduled twenty-round
fight at Taft last night. They are heavy
weights.
The Knockout blow was a left hook to
the head, following a right uppercut,
which sent Pelky to the floor for the
count Of six. Kenneth had every round
except the first. He was not injured.