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The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1915-05-15
AN ANCZE1yT NLl<4X WZAG%

The broad valley soon narrowed, the naked rocks
closed in. and fairly in the canyon OF
the Rio Rimac. Twelve miles out of Chosica an
elevation of 5000 feet reached at San Bar
tolome Here is the first switchback Meiggs
original device, which enables a train to zgzag
up the face of canyon wall without resortng
to abnormay heavy grades and rack and cog
systems
At Matucana ZOO feet above the sea- the hand
car, which to be our means Of descending
trailed behind Our Indian cook now
brought in coffee, prepared in the Peruvian style,
which was very acceptable, the air quite
chill. Then the climb continued spider-wet
bridges. switchbacks, and numerous tun-
nels, the tunnels Of the Infernillo little He'll
opening at either end of bridge spanning
chasm thousand feet deep. AS the train
wound and creaked along the forehead of the
mountain one could look down on the roofs of
villages miles below ant people and ant donkey
trains and the multitudinous little fields fenced
in with thick mud walls, which made the valley
floor a gigantic waffle iron. Above them. on
level with ones eyes, and up and up, seemingly
to the very top of some of the mountains,
the old terraced fields of the ancient Incas.
grown with the turf Of centuries. The old
terraces mostly in disuse now. but the fields
and groves of the lower levels still use some Of
the old irrigation troughs. They were cut in the
rocks by people who knew neither cement
iron pipe but they follow the contours as
though plotted with transit Sometimes. as the
creep along canyon wall half way to the
W,
for miles along the face of the yellow rock
More bridges. more switchbacks and ever the
air grows clearer and thinner and colder The
fields and gardens are gone now. the bleak table
land country appears, and people whose hearts
or nerves are bothersome would begin to have
soroche Below crawled burros and llama trains
CARRYING silver and copper At Casapalca,
10 500 feet, is the big smeter of this neighbor-
hood Here mud corral full of llamas.
those absurdooking animals, seemingly cross
m md n Uh
viewed the noisy industry with their looks of
timorous disdain.
Fourteen thousand-the chimneys of Casapalca's
smelters were pins stuck in the carpet of the
valley miles below-15 100000 more, and the
train climbed up and over. and rested on the
top of the cold wind-swept, Andean roof All
about were peaks and blankets of snow. One
rose painstakingly and -ralked with Fifteen
thousand feet is good bit of jump to take be-
fore breakfast Behind the station Mount
Meggs climbs up another 1000 feet whence.
through air so crystalline that one might fancy
one could walk to the summit in half an hour. It
The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1915-05-15
NzWW ZE AlyzSS A0l7YE91YS

looks down on both sides of the divide To TIN
west is the long descent, to the east the chill,
plateaus and snow valleys of the Andean treasure
land
1t was now noon, and, in spite of the unac-
customed altitude ate hearty Peruvian
breakfast, consisting OF soup, salad several meat
courses, vegetables wine, and fresh strawber-
ries and cream Leaving the general managers
car to be brought back by the next down train,
we transferred to the hand car and pushed off
The experiences of the next four hours too
Kaleidoscope for accurate detailed description
We started amid snow and ice bundled up in
sweaters, overcoats, and blankets, and landed
in lemon and orange groves four hours later
Continuously before unroled grand piano.
rama, ever changing and ever more wonderful
Where our train had painfully toiled upward
foot by foot, we now seemed to rush down
mile at swoop. But two stops made in
the 106 miles, once for a section gang repairing
track in tunnel and again to let the uppas
senger train by. Going at breakneck speed, our
hand car rushed out of one black tunnel across
a swaying bridge strung the chasm OF the
Rio Rimac, and into the darkness of another
tunnel cut out of the sheer face of the cliff. AS
we careened across the infernillo bridge. one Of
party aptly described his Impressions as
flash of daylight accompanied by sinking of
the heart"
In all we rushed through Al tunnels, crossed
a dozen fimsy looking bridges and slowed down
for eight switchbacks. The fastest kilometer
made in Sc seconds tabout 40 miles per hour,
and the fastest single stretch of 81 kilometers
in 20 minutes tabout 35 miles per hour When
one considers the steep grades and the sharp
curves necessary to get railroad through such
a canyon. the fact that our light hand car. travel
ing at such speed and controlled only by
hand brake, stayed the rails is the best evil
dence in the world of the excellent construction
Of the line and Of the vigilance of the mante-
nance force. During our tour of South America
we had many strange and interesting expert
ences but none for novelty, thrill and mag
nifcence to compare with the hand-car coast
down the Oroya railway
The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1915-05-15
BABY LOVES HIS BATH
With Cuticura Soap Because So Sooth.
Ing When His Skin Is Hot.

These fragrant supercreamy emol-
lients are a comfort to children. The
Soap to cleanse and purify. the Oint
ment to soothe and heal rashes, itch
ings, chafings, etc. Nothing more eff
fective. May be used from the hour
4 birth, with absolute confidence
Sample each free by mail with Book.
ADDRESS postcard Cuticura. Dept KY.
}Ostcn ADV
The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1915-05-15
after SUFFERING
TWO LONG YEARS
Mrs. Aselin Was Restored to
Health by Lydia e. Pink
hams Vegetable
Compound.
Minneapolis, Minn.-"After my little
one was born was sick with pains in

my Sues winch INC
doctors said W ere
caused by inf1amma-
ton. 1 suffered .
great deal every
month and grew very
thin. l was under the
Doctors care for two
long years without
any benefit. Finally
after repeated sug-
gestions to try it We
got Lydia E. Pink
The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1915-05-15
NOT HE ROiC.
Dancing men

Its harm to dance, father. Dancing men
great demand these days"
What you say is quite true, my but you
devote too much time to it. Have you seen
a monument that erected to anybody simply
because he was light on his feet?'
The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1915-05-15

hams Vegetable Compound. After TAX
ing the third bottle of the Compound I
was able to do my Homework and today
l am strong and healthy again. will
answer letters if anyone wishes to know
about my case. Mrs. JOSEPH AsELN,
COS Fourth Avenue, Minneapolis, MINI.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound, made from native roots and
herbs, contains no narcotics or harmful
drugs, and today holds the record Of
being the most successful remedy we
know for woman's ills. If you need such
. medicine why don't you try it?
If you have the slightest doubt
that Lydia r. Pinkham's Vegeta-
BILE Compound will help you,write
to Lydia E.Pinkham MedicineC0.
(confidentiaD Lynn, Mass, for adj
vice. Your letter will be opened.
read and answered by a woman.
and held in strict confidence.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1915-05-15
Publication Of Warning Discontinued

Washington.-The German embassy
notified by letter and telegraph news
papers in all of the larger cities Of
t. United States to discontinue the
publication of it's advertisement warn
ing Americans against transatlantic
travel on belligerent ships.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1915-05-15
lESSENING DELIGHT.

I'll never forget the thrill that given me
by my first velocipede." said the man of millions.
only exceeded, dare say, by the thrill given
by your first BICYCLE" remarked his friend.
Quite so. ] wish | could have got half as
much pleasure out of my first automobile"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1915-05-15
Heir, Not a Gale.

The guide suddenly halted the party
of Americans.
"Ah, there comes the heir to the
throne" he said, removing his hat as
Q royal equipage appeared.
The little boy of the party nudged
his mother and whispered:
did he take off his hat for fear the
air would blow 1t off,"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1915-05-15
Natural Inference.

please, sir, I'd like this afternoon
on to go to my cousins funeral"
your cousin? Oh see, You are
saving up your grandmother for the
championship games"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1915-05-15
FORMER PRES EMIT THINKS
TlONAL COURT OF JUSTICE.
PLAN PROVED FEASIBLE
ASKS CITIZENS OF COUNTRY TO
STAND BY WILSON IN PHILA-
DElPHIA ADDRESS.

| Western Newspaper Union News service.
Cleveland, Ohio-Former President
William Howard Taft, speaking at
the Worlds Court Congress Wednes-
| day outlined his plan for the estab-
| lishment of League of Peace and
| Arbitration Court with the object of
settling by arbitration differences be-
tween the nations of the world and
preventing further wars.
| AT time when nearly all of Eu-
rope is at war and our own country
is uncomfortably near to the disturb
ance, the launching of plan for an
international court of justice seems
propitious," he said
! Such league should include all
the great nations, Mr. Taft explained,
with an agreement that should any
signatory power begin war against
another member without first sub
hitting its grievance to the court all
| the other signatories would be bound
to join in a forcible defense of mem
| bers thus rrematureiy attacked.
Il am aware that membership in
this league would involve on the part
of the United States an obligation to
take part in European and Asiatic
wars" he said land that in this re
spect it would be a departure from
the traditional policy of the United
States in avoiding entangling alli
ances with European or Asiatic coun-
tries.
BUT | conceive that the interest Of
the United States in the close rela-
lions it has of business and social
character with the other countries of
the world, much closer now than ever
before, would justify it in running the
risk that there might be of such war.
ITO constitute an effective league
of peace, we do not need all the ma
tons. Such an agreement between
eight or nine of the great powers of
! Europe, Asia and America would fur
nish a useful restraint upon possible
war The successful establishment Of
a peace league between the great
| powers would draw into it very
quickly the less powerful nations
| Philadelphia, Pa - Former Presi-
and calmness in the present interna-
tional situation. and called upon the
citizens of the country to stand by
President Wilson, in an address at
the Union League here.
Referring to the sinking of the
Lustania Prof. Taft said the ''inhu-
mainly of the circumstances in the
case presses us on, but in the heat OF
even just Indignation is not the best
time to act, when action involves
such momentous consequences and
| means untold loss of life and treas
ure.
There are things worse than war"
Mr. Taft declared, but delay due to
calm deliberation cannot change the
| situation or minimize the effect Of
what we finally conclude to do.
But we must bear in mind that il
we have war it is the people who
must pay, with lives and money, the
cost of it, and, therefore, they should
not be hurried into the sacrifice until
it is clear that they wish it and know
what they are doing when they
| wish it.
| "A demand for war that cannot sur
yive the passion of the first days of
| public Indignation and will not en-
dure the test of delay and delibera-
ton by all the people is not one that
should be yielded to-"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1915-05-15
JUST so.

I'm in the cigar business, so I'm trying
to familiarize myself with the various brands"
Learning the ropes. to speak,
The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1915-05-15
THE BARGAIN COUNTER.

The Butcher have some fine canvasbacks to
day maam.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1915-05-15

Be happy. Use Red Cross Bag Blue;
much better than liquid blue. Delights
the laundress. All grocers. Adv.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1915-05-15

An engagement ring is a girls idea
OF round of pleasure.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1915-05-15

HlNk OF a continuous, thrilling, ter
rlfying swoop of 100 miles in a
hand car from the top of a snow
clad mountain, over three miles
high. to the shore of a tropical
sea. Such an experience causes
one years afterwards, merely upon
thinking about it. to catch ones
breath and ones heart to miss
beat or two, writes James Gordon
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-08-02
WHITMAN AND THE BECKER CASE.

WHITMAN AND THE BECKER CASE.
Those who insisted that Governor
Whitman of New York should commute
the death sentence Of Charles Becker to
imprisonment for life actually desired
that the executive branch of our demo
cratic form of government should AFRO
gate to itself the duties and privileges Of
the judicial branch of that government,
and that, too, after the judicial branch
had given the defense every opportunity
to prove the innocence of the accused.
Governor Whitman would have over
thrown all judicial procedure had he
committed the sentence; he would have,
bv one stroke. as it were, wiped out the
judicial branch of the government by
multiplying its work. The prestige of the
judicial branch would have suffered i'm
measurably when, as matter Of fact,
the executive and judicial branches, as
well as the legislative, were intended to
DE hiHilhtb ueP"A NhNhNo VI eNfNiNNASHf
each with its separate duties and priv
ileges. There is too much danger Of the
executive branch overriding the judicial
and legislative branches, as it is.
Moreover, in the case at hand, there
was no doubt that the accused had been
given full and fair trial, not only once
but twice before juries and again and
then again by jurists on high courts.
There was no question of illegal means
brought to bear in the conduct of the
trials. As district attorney, Charles s.
Whitman was well within the rights of
the prosecuting officer, and later, as gov
ernor. he maintained position well with
in the Interpretation of the rights of
the chief executive Of the state Of New
York. There naturally is rsncor among
some friends of the executed man; but
when the excitement subsidies and calmer
reason prevails il would be found that
Whitman did his duty as governor, un.
der the prevailing laws Of the common.
wealth.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-08-02
Belated. But Still Right.

President Wilson IL preparing 70 deal
firmly with Mexico, where conditions, u
Il conceded. are almost indescribabl bly,
bad. The president will not % accused
Of haste IN reaching bic decision 20 take
another step. and Il i indeed probable
that. were L not for the dsiicacy Of our
international relations, the admiuistra
ton would have been forced BY its oPPo-
nents long ago into something more posi-
tive concerning the state q anarchy for
months prevailing in Mexico than 4 has
yet undertaken.
TRis i demonstrated b the fact that
before the European war began The presi-
dent was hfing more generally and saw
areiv critiozei lor bis uatchful wait
ne policy than be has been since. the
necessity for standing b. the president,
under present conditions. having teen
made a. cover Msxico a. ven as Boz
rpps.
ne rresiaert has determinsa. Il is
sid. vhst his neat move un 10 ard
r includes i IL addei. 81 embargo IN
arms VIA an due dsisrfncs 20 TIE
president. the embargo shoHia havE beer
Declared rn0aths ago and rnHirtnirra
without Fisar irinstiDn ~ ffelererns. ft
uouif No tsrs solved the problem. PER
haus hus i vorif hsvs faa1s re- fusi
srlutir- far isst diFe1t. Nai eFen the
r1nkrTs If HwIurrit i1n erssit hsFf nhfrf
"a a. tlfF seFm 81 hsFf aasiaftrt tfea
tirrfr unes ~ twicf uFowe tts nllies sst
their r'isrts e. bnurirr and thsir stocks
- snsrirG
Shrt - ~ ttf Tsrear hsnfits ~
rrrsisss - sartiur ard leaserstir FROM
So sourrs ~ ftai4 srrrsiss ~ asrssfat-
M q lHns ard asstFrsira - r,snf.ls
This HsuFss Tir Fnurrai tas wfEet nuH
sissrrf1r a.8 e rsiaigs - ~ rrfsidsFt
st iast rs assdss 81 ss ss r.atn tutF
nrruF aaarraI
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-08-02
SUGGESTIONS AS TO THE CARE
OF MILK.
How to Avoid Sour and Contaminated
Milk

The delivery of milk in cans from
which il is dipped by peddlers should be
prohibited by law, for milk so handled
lis a menace to health. That this anti
quated custom is fast disappearing is
! fortunate, and il might be well to add
that those who keep alive this custom
by patronizing sellers Of dipped milk
deserve to suffer all the ills so often con-
tracted from its use.
Milk is a natural culture medium for
bacteria, and under conditions made ia
yorable by neglect, they multiply with
astonishing rapidity. 1t has been shown,
for example. that if Tablespoonful
Of milk containing ten bacteria is kept
at 6s degrees temperature for "a hours,
the bacteria will have multiplied into
about 81 600. In the same milk, how
ever, held at so degrees, the growth Of
bacteria would be as low as 40 in "a
hours.
The aim of the best dairymen is TO
keep the bacteria in their milk as low
as possible, by the introduction Of mod
ern sanitary conditions, and, as Il costs
more money 10 produce milk under these
circumstance, the price of clean, whole
some milk is naturally higher than il
used TO be. In fact il may be safely
assumed that, where the price Of milk is
very low, the conditions under which
Il is produced are not sanitary or OF
the best.
Keep the Milk and Cream Cool.
No milk should be allowed 10 stand on
warm piazza or in the sun, for bacteria
vii lbegin TO multiply at once; flies are
also attracted and crawl over the lip OF
the bottles with their gcrm-laden feet.
If Il il not convenient 60 take the milk
in az once when delivered, some arrange
ment should be made for a later deliv.
cry or way provided for the driver to
set the bottle IN an ice box. The care
Of empty bottles i also important they
should be first rinsed In cold, then IN
boiling water. snd set upside down 20
drain. Where there IL typhoid or scar
let fever, etc, IN the family, the bottles
should never be returned 70 the milk
man without the permission Of tho ply
sician or local board Of health.
Il also frequently happens that the
housewife has trouble making the cream
WHIP AMf ffNNaAlE AtN-"H RAAAN AAah ~
isn't cold enough Cream in order %
whip vel should BE- thoroughly chilled
and contain At least 30 per cent. Of but
tef fat
II would ~ vel II the use of paper
non-returuabie bottles could be sEitated,
for IL i really the only sanitary way
81 delivering milk. Moreover. ~ TIE
most convenient way. as there arc Then
~ bottles 20 wash. and 10 danger q
any contamination from returned bot
tiles. FINALLY. every householder Should
delegate ono memter Of the family tol
visit the dairy where The MIX comes
from. In many esses there world -
sad awakening. fur in srItf 81 laws Eof
sFrir.r tss rars 81 cattle Hua dairy bars, Z
there arr fisaussris Of dairvnen Whose
harms ana rrwa ere q rnHnner e. hHalfh. Z
lcs-Tarht. 1s,E. - n ~ rafkarsu. an /
=srfa r--rrss
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-08-02
THE REPORTED GERMAN LOSSES.

THE REPORTED GERMAN LOSSES.
II remains to be seen just how much
Of the element Of truth is contained in
the assertions concerning the tremendous
losses sustained by the Germans in their
great sweep into Poland II has been
stated through London advices that the
Germans lost half q million men in a
campaign OF q few weeks - they ad.
sanc-d victoriously toward Warsaw but
due allowance must b. made that the
statement came from German enemy
and that information concerning the 9th.
a. side Of the battle must BE- conjecture
largely. However, II Il i true that the
more powerful Of the reutonie allies has
lost half q million men already and with
the conquest d Poland not yet com.
pleted. a i evident that the Hcentrhl
empiresr hsse been crippled - a con
siderable extent for that movement on
the other side which az students Of the
xar eonhdenfif expire 10 tfanspirs. To.
- sure. haH e million men make bat
minor fraction of their vast armies iSst
Il must b. herne in mind that whiis tht
Germans and Austrians have bean iefiur
tbess nor il fhs terrific ousiau1tt in ths
easi ths Frenet and nriiish arniss hnrs
ben tnressine ~ to hunfFrss ~
flsousau1s r. ths western argna Oar
ne fhs irtsrssi ~ comparative luH o.
tlr eastern Ens tho BFitlsh base bssn
sfngina lafrf rtiufufrrnfEts e. recruits
uta 80 eaafautrt rn8 tssse rsruits
hats - 8oets takes Their prstions ~
fhr nus fsnir wtH eguirpsa fm ~
si.osk ~ ~ assauit ~ - Teufnrss
srf 81 fhs sus tin1t 81 fsentt hsrs
trer rnufr2 ut thrr Fsrus ans "
rarnr tsem FRI So sHne irrrnatis
stat Tgs sHss hrst iost aamra-ntfrs-
b. - urr b ~ u-st is-suss tis o.
fat+is tErs iset rrrr ifrass ans tssT
vE - il Fs sisrs a. nwf go srsnf
a. tH uszsa1 faetEes taes hsr g..
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-08-02

A fine point in the operation OF the
LIQUOR law in Vermont is likely to DC
developed in the city Of Rutland as the
result Of the claim that the Licensees
paid into the city treasurer an amount
equal to the difference between the mini
mum charge for licenses this year ana
the charge of the year previous, the to-
tai fees having been reduced meanwhile
by $3.50. The state of Vermont, which,
under the amended law, is the beneficiary
of the liquor license fees rather than the
cities and towns, may sue the city OF
Rutland for the $2,750 balance that Is
said to have been turned into the city
treasury by the licensees. In the event
of such suit being brought, the defense
of the city is not, OF course, apparent,
but the newspaper dispatches state that
the city may assert that the $3.50 was
In the nature of a voluntary contribu-
ton over and above the minimum
amount which the licensees were com
PEELED to pay to the state for the priv
ilege of selling liquor. Therein lies the
nicely of the point at issue. Do "volun-
tarv contributions" from licensees to the
cities and towns come within the mean
ing of license fees, or are they entirely
separate, constituting distinct transae-
tions Incidentally, should the practice
gain establishment in the administra-
ton of the present liquor law in Yer
month
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-08-02
Saved His Dos.

lord Rosebery is a great lover a an
finals. and on one occasion be actually
went so far as TO risk bis life for a
favorite dog. His lordship was on
board a steamer when suddenly his
dog fen overheard. Much distressed.
Lord Rosebery asked the captain 30
stop the sbip-a request which was re-
fused.
IF Il were a man overheard" said
the captain. why. then. 81 course
-Oh." said Lord Rosebery. that can
be easily managed and. 10 the cap
taiu's nstouishment. be lespt overheard
after the dog himself
Naturally, the steamer was promptly
stopped. a boat was lowered With all
speed. and both eoa and master were
rescued. none the worae Tor their expe-
hence. LONDON TIf-Bits.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-08-02

Once up0n q time De Wolf HoTwer
vas Required 20 play Falstan IN 3 spe
oial performance r. The Merrr Wives
~ wln6sor~ He sought the hep ~
william M. crane. q famous Fsistaf
twenty Eve Vesrs aeo. Il VIII helI
you. NJ. crane sid 4 vii lend 30
M via. NJ beara. ny costume ana
M rsa. and ] wtm 81 PAGE ~ rage
through ths tsrt with yOu- psirtlrr
out as % Sust wbe-s ne lsughs are
nat- s-Indlsnapoiis Nsvs