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The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1915-11-19

presiding over the trial of the man
Scoville feigued sickness. only to
realize that my place would be taken
by Judge Grosvenor. a VIGOROUSLY
pretudiced man. If he sat. il would go
hard with the prisoner, and l wanted
the prisoner acquitted had no
grudge against John Scoville OF
course | wanted to save him. and II
the only help could now give him
was to sit as judge upon his case. then
would sit as Judge whatever mental
torture 1t involved.
Sending for Mr., Black. | asked him
point blank whether in face of the
circumstance that the victim ~ this
murder was my best friend he would
not prefer to plead his case before
Judge Grosvenor. He answered no:
that he had more confidence in my
equity even under these circum stances
than in that OF my able. but head
strong colleague. and prayed me to get
well. He did not say that he expected
me on this very account to show even
more favor toward his client than |
might otherwise have done but | am
sure that he meant II: and. taking his
attitude as an omen. | obeyed his
injunction and was soon well enough
to take my seat upon the bench,
What men saw facing them from
the bench was an automaton wound up
to do so much work each day. The
real Ostrander was not there. but
stood. an unseen presence at the bar
undergoing trial side by side with
John Scoville. for a crime to make
angels weep and humanity hide its
head: hypocrisy!
But the days went by and the mex
orable hour drew nigh for the accused
mans release or condemnation. Cir
cumstances were against him-so was
his bearing. which | alone understood
II, as all felt. 1t was that of guilty
man. 1t was so because he had been
guilty in intent If not in fact. He had
meant to attack Algernon Etheridge.
He had run down the ravine for that
purpose. knowing my old. friends
whistle and envying him his watch.
Or why his foolish story OF having
left his stick behind him? But the
sound of my approaching steps higher
up on the path had stopped him In
midcareer and sent him rushing up
the slope ahead OF me. When he came
back after short circuit of the fields
beyond, 1t was to find his crime fore
stalled and by the very weapon he
had thrown into the Hollow as he
went scurrying by. He had meant to
attack Etheridge. 1t was the shock
of the discovery of the body height
ened by the use he made of 1t to Sc
cure the booty thus thrown in his
way without crime. which gave him
The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1915-11-19
SOLDIERS FIGHT UNDER FIRE
Men Have High Old Times With
the Gloves After Coming Out Of
Trenches-Disresard Shells.

Lance Corporal Keyworth of the
Twenty-fourth County Queens" of
London. who was decorated with the
Victoria cross for bravery in throwing
bombs at German position for two
hours while exposed to rife fire, tells
this story of boxing among the sol.
diers:
after coming out of the trenches,
the men have high old time with the
gloves. Shortly after the engagement
at Givenchy we went to a picture pal.
ace, only three miles behind the firing
line, and saw some fine boxing. It was
like this, The building where the
scrapping was held had been banged
up by shells, and it was easy to imag-
inc it falling in a heap.
1T was, nevertheless, packed with
fellows who, not being able to box
themselves, let things go on the mouth
organ. Boxing gloves and mouth or.
gans are ever SO popular. ! don't know
what we should do without them.
But the boxing-every contest went
to the bitter end. There was no vic
tory on points. 1t was all a long, glo-
rious slug, and all the time the slug
ging was going on shells were continu-
ally dropping around and about But
no one bothered the least little bit"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1915-11-19
The tikeIlest Ono.

The late Admiral Mahan, at the be-
ginning of the war. was arguing with
a lady at a luncheon about the British
navy,
But my dear madam" said the ad,
miral, 1T is hard to argue with you
because you are so-er, pardon me
so ignorant
You remind we of the young wife
who said to her brother about her
volunteer husband
isn't Jack just wonderful?
Think-he's already been promoted to
field marshal
From private to field marshal in
two months? impossible said the
brother.
Ibid say field marshall muir
INJURED the young wife. Well, per
haps It's court-martial. know it's
one or the other New York Trib-
une.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1915-11-19

previous to this moment. 1 found my
self upon the brink Of this new gulf
before the dizziness Of my escape from
the other had fully passed. Do you
wonder that recoiled, sought to gain
time. put of delivering the sentence
from day 10 day? had sinned-sinned
irredeemably-but there are depths of
infamy beyond which man cannot
go. had reached that point
What saved me? A new discovery
and the loving sympathy Of my son
Ol1ver One night-a momentous one
TO me-he came to my room and, clos
ing the door behind him, stood with
his back to it, contemplating me In a
way that startled me
What had happened? What lay be
hind this new and penetrating look
this ANXIOUS and yet persistent man
ner? dared not think | dared not
yield to the terror which must follow
thought Terror blanches the cheek
and my cheek must never blanch un.
der anybody's scrutiny. Never, never.
SO long as | lived
Father the tone quieted me. for |
knew from its gentleness that he was
hesitatine to speak more on his own
account than on mine-'you are not
looking well; this thing worries you
| hate to see YOU like this. Is it just
the loss OF your old friend, or-or-
He faltered, not knowing how to pro
coed.
Sometimes | think" he recon-
menced, that YOU don't feel quite sure
Of this man Scovilles guilt. Is that
so? Tell me- father"
did not know what to make of him
There was no shrinking from me; no
conscious or unconscious accusation
In voice or look, but there was a de
sire to know, and certain latent re-
solve behind il all that marked the
line between obedent boyhood ana
thinking, determining man. With all
my dread-a dread so great felt the
first grasp of age upon my heart
strings at that moment recognized
no other course than to meet this In
quiry of his with the truth-that is,
with Just so much of the truth as was
needed. No more, not one jot more,
I therefore answered. and with show
of self-possession at which now won
der:
You are not far from right, oliver
| have had moments of doubt The
evidence, as you must have noticed. is
purely circumstantial."
What evidence would satisfy you?
What would you consider conclusive
proof of guilt"
told him in the set phrases OF
my profession.
Then" he declared as finished
you may rest easy as to this mans
right to receive sentence of death.
| could not trust my ears.
II know from personal observation,
he proceeded, approaching me with a
! firm step, that he is not only capable
Of the crime for which he has been
| convicted, but that he has actually
! committed one under similar circum
stances and possibly for the same
| end"
! And he told me the story OF that
| night of storm and bloodshed-a story
which will be found lying near this
In my alcove of shame and contrition
(TO BE CONTINUED)
The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1915-11-19
ABE COUNTED HOUSE;
THEN FOUGHT MORAN

Abe was fighting Owen Mo
ran, a former protege of Char
ley Harvey of San Francisco.
Moran was tearing into him like
mailman, with Attell ducking
and blocking languidly as he
looked around the house. Sud
denly Abe grappled Moran and
wrestled him over to the corner
where Monte Attell, Abes
brother, was sitting.
Monte" said Abe sadly over
the struggling Moran's Shout
der, II tell you that there
isn't cent more than three
thousand dollars in the house.
| counted the 'bleachers and the
boxes myself Only three-dol-
lar people came in after the
first round"
Then Abe settled down to the
less important business of box
ing Moran.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1915-11-19

shot. These tiny little pushes prob
ably looked to Marston as hard as
hitting a dime with rifle from thou.
sand yards, for Gardner won the hole
and took the extra one, and so quail
fed to play Anderson.
In his final match the Chicago man
showed the same skill, and, after a
close and very exciting battle, finally
vanquished the last man that stood be-
tween him and the championship.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1915-11-19
Switch Baseball and Football.

Every spring the baseball players
kick because 1t is too cold for base
ball; every fall the football players
kick because it is too hot. Why not
have the representative of these two
sports get together and arrange to
swap seasons? A 1880 April tenn
perature is better for football than
an 8O-10O September temperature, and
the converse is equally true.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1915-11-19
Johnny Evers' Bio Salary

Second Baseman John Evers Of the
Boston Braves receives 100000 year
salary and is under contract for 1916
and 1917. In addition to his salary his
contract calls for an additional $4,000
II Boston wins the pennant; $500 II
the team finishes second; $1,000 II 1t
gains third placs. and $500 for fourth
plAcA
The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1915-11-19
NEW CHAMPION GOLF PLAYER
Robert Gardner, Young Yale Graduate,
Recently Walked Of With Title
at Detroit Tournament.

Another new champion has arrived
with the victories of Robert Gardner
Of Chicago, the young Yale graduate,
who recently walked off with the
crown of the United States Golf as
ISOLATION, at Detroit, Mich. Gardner
qualified to play j. G. Anderson, the
Eastern player. by defeating Marston
in a game that hinged on an 18-inch
The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1915-11-19
Daily Thought

seek no thorns. and l catch the
small joys. II the door is low l stoop
down. II can remove the stone out
of my way do SO. II 1t be too heavy
go around It, And thus ever day
find something which gladdens me-
Goethe,
The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1915-11-19
Sox Train at Macon.

The Chicago White Sox will do
their spring training in Macon, Ca.
next year, If the persuasive powers OF
Macons mayor and city council count
for anything. An invite has been sent
Charles Comiskey.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1915-11-19
Johnny Farrell Receivers.

Johnny Farrell, the Whales second
sacker. who was forced to quit during
the summer because Of illness, hopes
to be back in the lineup next spring.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1915-11-19
ACES Of varIous Trees,

The ivy lives 200 Year,. the elm
300 to $50 years, the linden 500 to
1000 years, the locust tree and the
oak 400 years. and the NJ 100 to 1900
years.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1915-08-14

That the juice of currants, blackber-
ries, black raspberries. sour cherries
and peaches may be prepared and kept
as successfully as grape juice and by
the same methods has now been
demonstrated in the course of a series
of Investigations which the United
States Department of Agriculture is
conducting into the whole complicated
question of fruit juices. The juices of
the fruits mentioned, it has been
found, retain their characteristic color
and flavor after being sterilized and
stored away and can, therefore, be
made available for use throughout the
year in households and at soda foun-
tains, etc In this way it is thought
much fruit that has hitherto been al
lowed to go to waste may be utilized
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1915-08-14

Agriculture in a section of the South
west has shown that unusually hot,
dry weather last year was leading to
a loss from spoilage of over 80 per
cent of eggs in one county. This
meant that for want of a little extra
care the farmers of the county were
throwing away fully $1,000, the
price of an automobile, every week.
A bulletin prepared by M. E. Pennine-
ton, H. c. Pierce and H. L. Shrader
OF the Bureau OF Chemistry of the De
partment of Agriculture, offers prac-
teal hints as to methods that may be
employed to check this loss. The
bulletin is in part follows:
The importance of the loss of eggs
which has occurred by the time the
product reaches even the country ship
ping centers can be seen from the
reports OF twenty prominent shippers
in a single egg collecting point. These
men reported that one year the per-
centage of eggs which arrived in a
state SO bad that they were an
absolute loss rose to 8.33 per cent in
year OF 40 per cent for the 32,73O
dozen eggs, or over 1000 cases, which
were specially examined. The loss in
eggs between the time the hen lays
a fresh egg and the time when that
egg is traded or sold to the country
merchant may be judged also from the
fact that special inquiry conducted
among country storekeepers in Octo-
Der showed that only 25 per cent of
the eggs they secured from the
farmers would rank as "hrsts' and
that 90 per cent were seconds,' due
to long holding on the farm; that 5
per cent were cracked; and that a per
cent were rotten or stuck to the shell.
Some of the farmers, it was found,
had held eggs for four weeks before
turning them in at the village store.
These two inquiries indicate clear
ly the cause OF the huge number of
eggs which merely add to the crema-
tory and dump-heap bills of our great
cities or reach the markets in a condi-
ton in which they can be endured
only by unusually strong palates, or
used for tanning leather. This vast
quantity of spoiled eggs is an I'M
pleasant monument to needless Amer
lean waste of good food in the face
of increasing population and lowered
food production.
Farmer Should Start Conservation.
Eggs do not stay good as long as
they are in the country and suddenly
become bad when they come to town.
An egg is full of original sin from the
moment it is laid and asks only for a
little leisure in a warm place to in
dulge in all its proclivities for wicked
ness The egg that is laid by the hen
who steals her nest in the field, and is
allowed to stay out in the heat for two
or three days. until the hens hiding
place is discovered or it happens to
be convenient to gather the eggs, has
begun to spoil before it reaches the
house. Similarly the morning laying,
if left all day in the heat or in hot
henhouse over night, will begin to
fresh eggs put in basket and stored
in the hot kitchen for a day or two
may reach town in such condition that
they must be used at once to be
available for food. A basket of per-
fect1y fresh eggs left in the back of
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1915-08-14
Starve Out HHessiam FLY

The Hessian fly, being in the flax
seed stage in wheat stubble and in
unharvested wheat from June till
September, or even October in the
South, can be destroyed by carrying
out the following methods of control:
1. Burn, where possible and safe,
all stubb1e and ruined wheat.
2 Disk all stubble and ruined
wheat Immediately after harvest,
where burning is impracticab1e.
3. Pillow under deeply all stubble
and ruined wheat fields before August
IS, harrow the ground. and roll if
necessary.
4. Harrow, disk, pasture, or other
wise effectual1y destroy all volunteer
wheat.
5. As measure preparatory to
sowing, pillow as early and deeply as
existing conditions will permit; disk,
harrow, and roll until a thoroughly
pu1verized, compact seed bed is OBJ
tanned.
6. Do not sow wheat until after fly
free date.
z. Rotate your crops If possible.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1915-08-14

A safe and effective weapon against
the typhoid or house fly has been
found in powdered hellebore by
scientists of the Department of Agri-
culture Flies lay their eggs chiefly
in stable manure. Powdered helle-
bore mixed with water and sprinkled
over the manure, will destroy the
larvae which are Matched from the
eggs. Since powdered hellebore is
readily obtainab1e, this puts in the
hands of everyone a remedy for one
of the pests that has been found
dangerous as we'll as troublesome
Powdered he11ebore. however, will not
kill adult flies. which must be swatted
or trapped.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-07-03
Motor Car Penetrates
Death Valley Deserts

Back from a 1,000-mile tour through
California and Nevada desert lands,
o. X. Parker. a well-known engineer
of Los Angeles. reports the discovery
of valuable ore deposits in the heart of
Death Valley.
Mr.. Parker and a single companion
crossed Death Valley in a Dodge
Brothers touring car on a day when
the temperature ran up to 10 degrees.
The trip was made on the anniversary
OF the death of Peter Bush, a pros
pector who lost his life on May 80.
1914. while trying TO cross Death VAL
ley from Skidoo to Rhyolite. Bush
used a motor car. but the machine had
been given such hard usage in the
mountains that it failed him in tho
heart OF the desert.
Parker's car crossed the Panamint
range of mountains at a point where
the summit reaches an elevation of
$3.50 feet. From here the road drops
down to point below sea level on the
floor of Death Valley.
The Death Valley Dodge" as
Parker christened his car, made s67
miles on the seven days trip over the
roughest kind of mountain roads and
deep desert sand.
Eight miles of sand dunes were
traversed on the valley floor and six
teen miles OF rough malapai rocks had
to be covered on the slopes of Funeral
Range into Nevada.
The car obtained grand average
AF a.
line, varying from 26 miles on the
roads to less than IL in the heart of
Death Valley. Just two and one-half
gallons of lubricating oil were con-
sumed, an average of 400 miles to the
gallon.
Engineer Parker reports that the
Dodge car climbed eight mountain
ranges on the trip. The route led up
to Cajon Pass. S.916 feet above sea
level. then down to Mojave Sink, 1910
feet; then up to Blue Green Summit,
MoJave Range, S,622 feet; again down
TO Coolgardie Basin, 1856 feet, and
up TO Granite Well Summit. at Pilot
scended to Ballarat Sink, LOIS feet.
and up Wild Rose Canyon to Skidoo
Summit, to $3.50 feet elevation.
From Skidoo Summit the route was
down Emigrant Canyon to ESQ feet
below sea level in the valley. This
program of strenuous climbing was
duplicated on the way out, the highest
point reached being Searchlight sum
NIT. at an elevation of $500 feet
The trip was undoubtedly the most
severe test that any motor car could
undertake" said Mr.. Parker at the
conclusion of the trip. 1T resembled
a continuous ride on a gigantic roller
coaster, except that we had every tenn
perature on the thermometer. The
car came through in splendid shape
and deserves a world OF credit"
On the trip Parker and his COM
panion secured specimens of valuable
ores, including molybdenite, a new
metal, which has unusual qualities OF
strength and lightness. It is probable
that capital will be obtained to develop
the new projects
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-07-03
PROMOTED TO SUPERINTENDENT

The Chalmers Motor Company has
announced the promotion of c. Sny-
der to the position of superintendent
of manufa cturing.
Mr.. Snyder has been connected with
the Chalmers company for six years.
and associated with Hugh Chalmers
for fourteen years. Previous to his
coming to Detroit, Mr.. Snyder was
efficiency man for the National Cash
Register Company, Of Dayton, Ohio.
His work with the Chalmers Motor
Company prior TO his new appoint
In his new capacity. Mr.. SNYDER
will have complete charge Of the
of all parts from the
rough stock to the finished car.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1915-10-14
STATES POLICY, AS NEAR AS POS.
St6lE, Is TO SELL. TO
ACTUAL SETTLERS.
MANY Of LANDS NEAR MARKET
Sell on an Average Of Between 81 and
$9 Per Acre, The Minimum Ap-
prafsenent on Any Parcel Be-
ing S Per Acre.
BY J. A. O. Preus,
State Auditor.

The State OF Minnesota still has
more than 100000 acres of land for
sale. IT'S policy is as nearly as pos
sible to sen lands to actual settlers.
The Legislature has determined that
monthly sales must be held in nine dif-
ferent counties in Northern Minnesota
at the Court Houses. 800 acres can
be sold to any individual and all lands
are sold at public auction. Fifteen
per cent cash must be paid down and
the balance may be paid any time
within forty years at four per cent
interest. The lands are largely cut
over lands and some of them are
swamp lands. Many Of these lands
are at a reasonable proximity to mar
kets. schools and churches. Legal des-
criptions Of the lands for sale may be
obtained from J.. A. o. Preus, State
Auditor
The lands this year have sold on an
arce. The minimum appraisement on
any parcel is $500 per acre. Mime
sofa has 10000 farmers and the av-
erage size Of each farm is $50 acres
and its average value about $4,000.
Minnesota has larger school fund than
any state in the Union. The proceeds
from all school lands and swamp lands
80 into the Permanent School Fund.
The trust funds are at the present
time as follows:
Permanent School Fund .$25,162,12395
Permanent University Fund 1927, 60662
Internal Improvement Land
Swamp Land Fund .... 4,792,O0S 20
In addition to it's agricultural wealth,
Minnesota has three large cities, Min
neapolis has an approximate popula-
ton Of $4,000, st. Paul, 275,000 and
Duluth 100000.
Minnesota is not only an agricultural
State. 1t produces more iron ore than
any other State in the Union and in
fact more than 63 per cent of the iron
ore of the entire nation each year, or
nearly one-fourth of all the iron ore
In the world. The assessed valuation
of Minneseta's mining properties so
far discovered is $1,46S,00O,000 which
then is o0e-half of it's actual value.
OF this the State of Minnesota owns
approximately ten per cent which is
leased to Mining companies at rs cents
per ton. The proceeds from these
mines go into the States Permanent
Trust Funds. Only their accumula-
lions can be expended by the State
Legislature and these only in the man
nor nroccr!hn6 in tho 1awc roo11a tinp
our Trusts Funds.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1915-10-14
ADVANTAGES OF MINNESOTA,

Minnesota has 100000 acres of
timber.
The primary horsepower used in
Minnesota factories is 297,670.
The estimated value of Minnesota
standing timber is 81 per thousand.
The value of the annual timber pro-
duction of Minnesota is $25,991,104
The cost of material used annually
in Minnesota factories is 1921, 622, 900.
The annual production of Mime
sofa factories is valued at $4O9,420,-
900.
Minnesota building stone is beauti-
full, durable and adaptable to every
purpose.
Minnesota ranks thirteenth among
the states in the value Of ito manu-
factures. H..