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The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-05-23
BOY AND GIRL BECEARS
OF DUBLIN

From out of the troubled scene of strikes and
lockouts, riots and baton charges, stands the
quaint and pathetic figure OF the child beggar
of Dublin
There thousands OF these child beggars.
They come from crowded rooms Of squalid tene-
ments that the splendid homes OF
wealth and fashion. Persistent flies, sprightly
a kittens. the Dublin street children have
tenacious hold life Born in small stufy
rooms. enduring all the prvations that increase
infantile mortality. these children OF poverty
survive the horrors of home and the cruelty OF
the streets. And they learn to beg at their moth
er's knee.
When Dublin street child socits aims he
combines recitation OF beatiudes with a be-
stowa OF compliments. He latters, wheedles,
impores and invokes the saints in breath.
Silence stimulates him. rebukes encourage him,
anger dismays him not. Running like dog at
heel. he whimpers and whnes, his pattering feet
keeping time with his monologue Of woe. AS
well try to shake OF the grip OF bull terrier as
to escape the Dublin beggar child when his keen
intuition has detected signs of weakness. He
provokes smiles. irritation, resentment, and
above all. a great pity.
Truly. they subjects OF pity these little
boys and girls of Dublin. with their miserable
rags, their old faces marked with the wisdom of
the streets. their grubby, tiny hands held out
for coppers, and their childish voices murmuring
the discord of the beggars whine. Late at night
with the public houses closing and the cold rain
sending pedestrians scurrying homeward l have
little girls OF six years dancing on
the glistening pavement. They have been dane
cling all the evening-not for joy but for charity
Now they tired, and their faces are drawn
They try to smile but the smile Is a queer twist
OF pain. Their wet. ragged skirts cling round
their thin limbs. But still they dance the Irish
jigs. facing each other and circling and
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-05-23
WHAT DRIVES PAPA WILD.

No matter how smart and intelligent
your little boy is, he is sure to drive
you mad some evening with the fol-
lowing sort OF thing:
Papa"
Well, what on earth do you want
now"
Papa, didn't Adam have more than
one name?"
'Of course. he didn't have more
than one name. Now, please don't
bother ME any more. I'm reading
One more silly question. and you'll
go TO bed Do you understand that"
Yes, OF course. But cant | ask
you something about the same ques-
tom"
Yes; what is it?''
Was Adam his first name or his
last name ?"-Cleveland Plain Dealer
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-05-23

measuring the bole. and with taking photographs
of the tree from the roof of the city hall He
also observed a wooden tablet which Humboldt
loo years before. had nailed to the tree the un-
impaired vitality OF which, for all its so centu-
ries of age, had been shown BY a growth which
hait covered the tablet. Upon it, however was
still legible the autograph of the famous German
naturalist
Though repulsed at the first trial Dr. Won
Schrenks ardor to be the first to obtain accu-
rate data by which estimate the trees age
was only kindled the more. He determined that
at the first opportunity he would return to Santa
Maria del Tule for a second attempt when he
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Wouldn't Work Twice.

Hello. Just the man l wanted to
see, was Just telling my friends
or trying to tell them, that story you
told me last week. but | could not be
gin to make it as excruciatingly funny
them"
Il cannot tell that story again un-
til"
Until what"
Until you have repaid the IS you
borrowed from me the last time you
laughed at it."
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chaneed the face OF the BOT, aS H1s
caprices have dictated some trees ia,o. =.
for,una have escaped destruction for at ieast Que
~ ,ro tbousand years: while in other, and par
ticn,arrv in some tropical countries either on
oa,nt n, a more favorable climate, or because
they have been more respected, or haply moro
neglected. by the inhabitants ie" may W..
period. and. perhaps almost to that epoch wnfcn
tho monuments both OF history and OF geology
seem to indicate as that OF the last great revo-
luton OF the earths surface
After making every reasonable allowance fof
errors of ohseryatton and too sanguine inference
and assuming in the more extraordinary cases
those estimates which give minimum results we
must still regard some Of these trees, not only as
the Oldest Inhabitants OF the globe. out as more
ancient than any human monuments exhibit
ing a living antiquity, compared with which the
moldering relics OF the earliest Egyptian civilizar
ton. the pyramids themselves. are but structures
OF yesterday.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-05-23
The RroMnina Club

Il want you to join our Browning
club"
Really, I'm not cultured enough for
that highbrow stun"
oh. all We do is to dance the tango
and go to musical comedies once in a
while"
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curtsytng with a natural grace that defes even
exhaustion
They have learned the dance. maybe. on tho
bare boards of a single room where they live.
sleep and eat and to that room they will return
when the last OF the crowd has gone Wet. tired
and hungry they will sleep heaven knows how
or where and their chance Of supper depends
upon the success Of their dancing This is Sack
vile street the finest thoroughfare in Ireland
London Mail.
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CK9RdT a oGztz4 NAeA DEL ZzZk~

hopes to find mayor OF more scientific sympathy.
He is awaiting cessation OF revolutionary
troubles in Oaxaca
Prof. Alphonse de Candolle. iilustrious botan-
ist. calculated that the Santa Maria del Tule cy-
press might be 5000 years old. Prof Asa Gray.
be 5.l24 years old. and named 1t the Nestor OF
the cypress race. II not OF the whole vegetable
kingdom"
Both these computations would make the Mexf-
can cypress older by from 1000 to 1000 years
than the giant sequoia tree OF California in the
bole of which John Muir, the famous geologist and
archeologst, counted more than 1000 rings The
sequoias however, being trees of more rapid
growth greatly surpass the cypress In height
In Louisiana according to DR.. Won Schrenk, are
cypress trees which were 500 years old when Jesus
was born at Bethlehem. Some OF these are In the
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-05-23
In Front Of the House.

Foote Lighte-I understand he has
given up the stage and has become
a ticket speculator.
Miss Sue Brette-I always said he
would get to the front some day.
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hiuh Cost Of lIvino.

Clerk-Here's a book Just out:
How to See Europe on Two Dollars
a Day"
Married Man-Huh: What want Is
a book on How to Exist at Home
on Two Dollars a Day"
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The lndlvjduajlatic View.

Il suppose you hope for universal
peace?"
Yes" replied the vindictive man.
But l don't want it to happen until
have settled one or two old scores that
! have had In mind for some time"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-05-23
From Bad to Worse

"Oh. my poor friend. All my
sympathy. What misfortune to find,
one fine morning. that your wife is
gone"
Yes: but how much worse it is to
see her return three days later,"-La
Rire tParisD
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Not Patriotic.

Bacon-I see it is stated that the
public debt of this country per capita
at its last calculation was $1074.
Egbert-Well, some men don't con-
slider they owe even that much to their
country.
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Misunderstood.

I've come" said the woman poll.
tician, to ask you to support me"
I'm sorry, miss replied the man.
but you're too late. I've been mar
ried for years"
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Too Risky.

Bill-Go in an tell de bartender dat
II he don't give yer a drink you'll
drop dead
Red dasn't. II he did l would
New York Globe.
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Not Alarmlno.

Il received some blackmail this
morning"
Good heavens! Who : as it FROM"
Uncle James widow. She usss
mourning stationery"
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Striving to BE Cheerful.

Striving to BE Cheerful.
Il understand you were crippled In
Wall street"
Quite the contrary" replied the
man who Jokes about serious matters.
When l went into Wall street had
a hunch. l got rid Of It."
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Some New Disease.

Doctor-And, now, what do you
think is the matter with you?
Nould-Be Fashionable Patient i
hardly know. What is new?-London
Opinion.
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Ancestors Burned.

Bacon-He says his ancestors were
all cremated.
Egbert-Why. l thought cremation
was a method Of recent years?
1T Is. His picture gallery was
burned up only a month ago."
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-05-23
Slow Proures0.

BILL see a Philadelphia scientist
Is on his way to the Hawaiian is
lands to spend three months studying
the habits. evolution and variations of
tree snails.
Jill-Oh. we'll. they'll wait for him"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-05-23
Soft lob,

What are you doing now, Bin?"
I'm collecting"
Collecting what?"
MY thoughts"
Gosh! you always were lucky In
striking an easy job"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-05-23
The Real Wonder.

Edison says we sleep too much
Hes the man who invented these
pesky graphophones that our neigh
bors operate. It's a wonder that we
sleep at ALL"
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Inspiration.

is the doctor taking the proper in
terest in your case?"
Il think he is doing his best
told him there was nobody to pay un.
less | got we'll"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-05-23
Concentrated Effort.

Cynicus-It seems very hard for q
woman to make up her mind
Witticus-It might be easier II she
did not spend most of her making up
efforts on her face.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-05-23

She-I never would have married
you II I'd known you were a poor
man.
He-I notice all my friends say
poor man" whenever they see me
now I'm married to you
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-05-23
Foiled.

The early bird got up one morn
And then bewailed his luckless fate,
Which left him hungry and forlorn-
The worm. 1t seems. was sleeping late
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-05-23
All Scratched Up.

The busy nan comes down the pike.
Persuades your fence to yield,
And makes your garden plot look like
A Turkish battlefield.
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Faithful in AdverDity.

James twho is broke)-I have one
faithful friend left.
Hulks talso brokel-Who is It?
James-My pipe. l can still draw
on that-Stray Stories.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-05-23

Mr.. Jinks tmeaning gossiping) i
never run down people behind their
backs
Mr.. Winks-No; your auto is such
a rattle-trap that nobody ever need be
unaware of your coming.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-05-23
A Natural Obstacle

Your honor. it is physical impos-
sibility for my client to have uttered
these forged notes.
Why so?''
He can't utter anything He's
dumb"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-05-23
led Up.

Size waited at the church in vain.
Where could the bridegroom be7
II fear this wedding will go of
Without hitch,'' said she.
Columbia Jester.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-05-23

CGipDEdttO III 40
Winn parish. The monarch OF
the brake is a tree which lumber
men estimate would scale 23.ooo
feet OF lumber.
The only trees which can ven
ture to rival the Santa Maria Gel
TuIe cypress, according TO SCI
entists. are certain baobao, or
monkey-bread. trees of Senegal
and the Cape de Verde lslanos'
and the famous Dragon tree OF the
CITY of Orotava, in Tenerlne- Nef
ther of these trees, however. Is
believed to be as much as o'ooo
wears old, although their antiquity
ia estimated to be so great TINT
only that of the Mexican cypress
surpasses It.
Upon the whole" writes Pro
fessor Gray in his "Scientlhc IA
pers," we cannot resist the con-
clusion that many trees nave fal
survived what we are accustomed
to consider their habitual duration !;
that even In Europe, where man
has SO often and extensively
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-05-23
N2O L5z2J AGo

thing he pos
sessed was at the
disposition of the
distin & II | 3 h e d
United States Of
fetal. But touch
I h g tre g h =
should not
5 o Dr.. Y on
s C h re n k " a S
compelled to con.
tent himself with
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-05-23

y THE firing line in central Mexico.
in peril from cannon fire and mus
kerry. stands the oldest living thing
in the world-the famous cypress in
the churchyard OF the village OF
Santa Maria del Tule. in the intend
ancy OF Oaxaca. two and half
leagues east OF that city The dis
turbances in Mexico have postponed
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-11-06
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(By Clug.)

(by CluS.)
Those who do not see tomorrow 8
football game between Washburn and
K. U. will miss the greatest chance
ever offered to witness an exhibition
of the king sport of amateur athletics
as played by the princes of Kansas
young manhood.
Don't forget that the game starts
at 2:3O and don't fail to take yourself
out to the big treat. There will be a
plenty Of sport and amusement for
everyone who attends.
The Haskell Indians have "steered'
themselves up against the Texas eleven
that handed Oklahoma a lemon, but
the Redskins expect to give a good ac-
count of themselves.
The Notre Dame defeat put more
pep in the Indians and also gave
them good bit Of experience. They
will probably clean up everything that
remains on their schedule.
Coach -iargiss' Emporia Teachers
have filled in their open date tomorrow
with the Tarkio (Mo.) team. 1t looks
feat unnecessarily, because Hargiss
sure has some husky Teachers.
Lawrence. Kan, Nov. Coach
Uhrlaub put his Lawrence high school
team through a final practice Thurs
day afternoon in preparation for the
game with Topeka high school which
will be played this afternoon on Nc
Cook field.
With the exception of Heller, who
is out of the game for the remainder
of the season with a broken shoulder,
the Lawrence team will be intact to-
morrow. Randall and Laslett will be
able to play after a weeks rest on ac-
count Of injuries and DECKER will take
Heller's place at halfback.
Baldwin. Nov. 6.-Although expect
ing an easy game Coach Gallager is
Southwestern contest here Saturday.
The team has practiced hard this
week. 1t is expected that the regular
lineup will start. Kinzer, who has
been on the sidelines during the last
two games, is able to play There is
a question whether Taylor will be
used. The heavy lineman has a bad
ankle since the Paramount game.
The Kansas CITY Times says: I'm
Fullback Haucke the Kansas Aggies
have a player of the finest type. He
plays the game all the time, has foot
ball head and never fails in the pinch
Yes and in Captain Agnew they
nave another player whose head and
toe are above the average. Also, in
Coach Lowman they have a mentor
whose ability and football genius is
much greater than is shown by this
seasons scores. Luvman hasn't had a
horseshow with him in a single game
this season, and he has bucked one
heavy team after another. Everything
considered. he has made a remarkable
showing and is laying a solid founda-
ton for future honors. Just watch
him.
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TAKES The COUNT
Boxing Profession Gets Knock
out Blow in California.
New Law Will Prohibit All
Professional Matches.

San Francisco, Cal, Nov, 6,-The con-
stitutional amendment prohibiting prize
fighting in California. appears to have
! carried by a substantial majority.
Though returns from all sections Of the
state are coming in very slowly it Is
very evident from the figures at hand
that supporters of the game have little
cause for hope.
OF 474 complete precincts. a number
Of them from San Francisco where the
amendment was largely voted against,
10, 203 favored the measure and 9.0S1
were against it. With the country dis
tricts, which are strongly supporting
the amendment, yet to be heard. there
is very little chance to overcome this
lead.
II finally passed it will be several
weeks and possibly a month before the
anti-prize fight measure will go into
effect. Under the law, initiative meas
ures do not become laws until five days
after the secretary of state has certf-
fed to the vote. This means that the
registrar Of votes in such counties as
San Francisco and Los Angeles, and
the county clerks or election boards in
other counties must certify to the sec
rotary of state their several results.
Then, in turn. the secretary of state
must certify to the vote in California.
Five days following such action will
witness the successful bills becoming a
law and in full force in California.
Under present conditions. it is as
sumed that the anti-prize fight meas
ure will be certified to not later than
the first of December when the profess
in the state.
A Complete Knockout.
The measure is prohibitive of any,
thing save amateur bouts of not more
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-11-06
WITH THE BOXERS.
Chip and Clabby, Middleweight Con-
tenders VIII Mix IT. Tonight.

Chip and Clabby, Middleweight Con-
tenders VIII Mix IT. Tonight.
San Francisco, Nov. 6.-George Chip
and Jimmy Clabby have wound up
preliminary work for their 2O-round
battle at Promoter Coffroth's DAILY City
arena tonight. Both men declare that
they are fit to the minute and each is
confident of WANING undisputed pos
session Of the middleweight crown
which has been sc promiscuously toss
ed about since the demise OF the late
Stanley Ketchel.
s'The rest is easy" declared Chip.
81 will be well under the 158 pound
mark at weighing in time and Will be
in condition to flgh. the battle OF my
life. 1 realize that Clabby is clever
ever met-but am confident I can
get to him before the 20 rounds are
over I am going into the fight know
ing / will have to win with a knockout
punch. for if it goes the limit. do not
expect to Outpoint Clabby.
Clabby looks upon the encounter in
pretty much the same light as his OPP
ponent. He gives Chip credit for hav-
ing the hardest punch of any middle
weight in the. ring and admits that II
the Newcastle lad connects in the right
spot it is liable to go hard with him
tonight.
But" adds Clabby. IT think can
prevent him from landing in the right
spot I expect TO outpoint Chip easily
and hope to wear him down suffi-
GENTLY in the early rounds to win by a
knockout later on.
Betting on the fight has been rather
brisk with even money as the ruling
quotation. Ns
Gibbons Wants Winner.
New York, Nov. 6.-Mike Gibbons.
the st. Paul fighter. is hot on the trail
Of George Chip and Jimmy Clabby. He
will challenge the winner of the Chip
Clabby fight at Sar Francisco tonight
He is willing to post forfeit of IS. 900
provided a match is arranged for 20
rounds or more. This money is to go
as q side bet.
Gibbons was tire accepted 145 pound
champion of america two years ago.
Since then he has outgrown the weight
and is now in the middlewieght class.
He believes that Chip and Clabby are
the best men in that division, barring
possibly young Nike Donovan Glib
bOnS believes that q bout with either
Of those men will settle the question
of the mfddleweigsit title Clabby and
Chip have heretofore side-stepped Glib
bons but he says that he will force
them into a bout before the winter
ends.
A New Hope Out.
New York, Nov. 6--Tommy McCar-
ty, cousin Of the late Luther McCarty,
made his debut pere this week and
defeated Jim Savage in a fast 10
round bout at Browns gymnasium.
McCarty earned She honors in nearly
every round. Twice he sent his ad-
versary to the floor with crushing
blows.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-11-06

than four rounds duration. 1t is pro-
vided that any person who within this
state instigates or does any act to en-
courage a pugilistic contest or fight
taking place. either within or without
the state. is liable to arrest, and upon
conviction can be fined from 500 to
81 900. and imprisoned from 80 days to
one year in the county Jail.
The EXCEPTIONS that amateur bouts
of not more than four three minute
rounds may be held. Contestants weigh
ing over 145 pounds must wear eight
ounce gloves and csntesta4ts under that
weight can wsst Eioyss weighing six
Under the laws of California an initi-
alive measure passed bA the sovereign
people cannot beFfepealed by the legis-
lature. In other words, If the support
ers of boxing desire a law such as in
New York, where ten round. no decision
bouts are allowed, they will have to
submit such a measure to the people
for a vote.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-11-06

never fails. That's Why millions Of
people ire using .-GETS-IT' today
and throwing away their fusSy plas-
tiers. sticky tape. toe-eating salves.
and wrapping outfits" that make a
bundle around the toe and choke 1t
into pain by pressing either on or
around the corn. There is nothing
to stick to your stocking, nothing to
cause inflammation or rawness, nothing
razors. scissors or files, with their
blood poison dangers. Try "GETS-IT''
for that corn cal1us, wart or bunion.
GETS 1T" is sold by druggists
Everywhere. 25c bottle. or sent di-
Adv. n
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-11-06
On to Ann Arbor.

Detroit, Mich, Nov. 6.-The Uni
versity of Pennsylvania eleven arrived
here today en- route to Ann Arbor for
the game with Michigan tomorrow.
The players were reported in good
condition and ready to avenge' the 13
to 0 defeat inflicted by the Wolverines
last year.
We'll give Michigan the surprise
of its life," was Coach Brookes' only
prediction
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-11-06
Did You Ever
Stop to Think

Why ''The Mems Little
Shop" is making such a
success.
There's a reason. We
carry the best. standard
makes on the market and
can afford to sell for less.
Cheney silk Ties -
prettiest and most ser
able.
Everwear Guaranteed
Hosiery-A new pair if
they don't wear. 2
Arrow Shirts and Col
lars-Can you beat them
Haiisen's and Stetson's
Gl0ves-Nothing- better
for the money.
The Star and LOngley
: Hats-All the new ones
all the time. J,
Ferguson. & Mckinney
Shirts and Underwear. :
A. guarantee wit h
each garment. y
=.
THE NEW g
ss 5
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-11-06
Use 'tGets-It," Corns
Shrivel, Vanish!
lfs The New Way, and You'll Fsryet
You Ever Had Corns.

- drops put on in seconds. corn
shrivels, comes clean on" That's
the marvellous story of "GETS-IT." the
new-plan corn cure. Nothing can be
simpler for the cure OF corns-and Il
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-11-06

The Queen of Holland has ordered
considerable reductions in the cost o.
upkeep Of the court and royal house
hold with a view to relieving condi.
lions brought on by the European
war.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-11-06
PRINEErgN TEAM WINS.

Columbia Loses. Cross Country Race
by. Score of 10 to A..
Princeton. NJ. J.. Nov. e.-Prince-
ton easily won the cross country race
against Columbia here Thursday by
the score OF - to a. Captain Nor
rison Of Princeton finished $50 yards
ahead Of the field. running the nix
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-11-06

"Are the running expenses OF an auto :
mobile very hfgh?' mot ii the motor
cycle cop fails to get your number
Baltimore American.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-11-06

mile course in thirty-two minutes
~ 3-5 seconds. Princeton had five
out OF the first six men to finish.