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Metropolis weekly gazette., 1915-02-05

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stomach is better and nay pains have ell
left me. You can use my name II you
Ike. am proud of what your RENE
dies have done for me. = Mrs. MARY
GAuTHER. q Ridge St, Montpelier. VI
An Honest Dependable Medicine
II must be admitted by every fair
minded, intelligent person, that medi-
cine could not live and grow In popularity
for nearly forty years, and to-day hold
record for thousands upon thousands
of actual cures. as has Lydia f. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound, without
possessing great virtue and actual
worth. Such medicines must be looked
upon and termed both standard and
dependable by every thinking person
II you have the slightest doubt
that Lydia l.. Pinkham's Vegcta-
BILE Compound will help you,
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fconfidentiaD Lynn, Mass. for ad-
vice. Your letter viii be opened.
read and answered by n woman
and held In strict confidence.
Metropolis weekly gazette., 1915-02-05

Few people realize 10 what an ex-
tent the nation is indebted TO the edu-
Gated colored man for the mainte-
nance OF peace between the races
While many race wars have been pre-
dicted. no serious and prolonged ra-
cial conflict has taken place. kn re
cent years In the South. II haE been
In very large degree the influence
OF the educated Negro who has couE-
seled patience. forbearance and sym.
pathetic cooperation between the two
races that has prevented disgraeeful
outbreaks and has resulted In secur-
ing and maintaining a large degree of
peace and harmony between the races
The people of this nation should
remember that the Negro is not
beggar so far as his personal needs
are concerned. He supports himself
in clothes and shelter. and has done
so for 45 years. The only call that he
has made upon the public has been
for aid in the direction OF education,
moral and religious training"-B. T.
Washington.
Metropolis weekly gazette., 1915-02-05

In December work began on the
bridge over the Juan Diaz river about
nine miles from Panama II IS a re-
enforced concrete arch OF something
over one hundredfoot span. which will
be the longest span arch on the 18TH
mus. A number of REINFORCED con-
crete culverts with spans ranging
from six TO thirty feet have also been
constructed throughout the country.
Metropolis weekly gazette., 1915-02-05
No chanae.

He became run down from his
overworking himself at agricultural
pursuits, and the doctor advised a
change of occupation, which Is why
he came back to town and SET up as
a fashionable dentist"
That's no change Of occupation
He's still cultivating achers."
Metropolis weekly gazette., 1915-02-05

One OF the few funds, II not the only
one, left for charity by president OF
the United States. is used in Lancas-
ter, Pa. for buying coal for the poor
at Christmas and for other good uses.
The fund was left by President Blu
chanan. who was a resident OF Ian
caster. and the income now amounts
to about $4,000 year
Metropolis weekly gazette., 1915-02-05

The wealth OF the United Kingdom
In 1914 was computed at about sl2,-
500.000.00o. while a conservative esti
mate would place II now at about 1885,
000,000,00o. an increase OF $50 per
cent. while population has grown 1870
per cent The income OF the British
people in this period has increased
700 per cent--form $1,000 0O0.0 to
$4,000. 900. 900.
Metropolis weekly gazette., 1915-02-05
TENDER SENSITIVE SKINS
Quickly soothed by cuticura- Moth
Ing Better. Trial Free.

Especially when preceded by hot
bath with cutioura Soap. Many COM
forting things these fragrant supar-
creamy emolllenfa may do for the
akin. scalp. hair and hands and DO IL
quickly. effectively and economically.
Also for tho toilet, tAth and nursery.
Sample each free ,y mall with Book.
Address postcard. cnticura. Dept. KY
Boston. Sold everywhere ADV.
Metropolis weekly gazette., 1915-02-05
Powerful Russian Statesman.

Michael ID. Tchellshen. the man re-
sponsibie for the present government
al ban on vodka. the demoralizing
Russian drink. II peasant By birth
and originally house painter. Then
he became mayor Of the city OF sa-
mara. and Is now millionaire. Phys.
ically he is giant. standing over sir
feet four inches in his stocking feet
and Of powerful build
Metropolis weekly gazette., 1915-02-05

There are in the Il university towns
of Germany 3,43s enrolled women stu
dents and 1887 not enrolled. The fac
ulty OF medicine attracts most
women.
Metropolis weekly gazette., 1915-02-05
WOMAN IN
BAD CONDITION
Restored To Health by Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegeta-
bic Compound.
Montpelier, Vt = I'VE have great
faith in your remedies. ] was very ir-

regular and W as
tired and sleepy all
the time, would have
cold chills, and my
hands and feetwould
bloat- My stomach
bothered me, / had
pain In my side and
= rad headache most
Of the time. Lydia
E. PinKham's Vege-
table Compound has
done me lots Of good
Metropolis weekly gazette., 1915-02-05

II is reported in the newspapers Of
Transbaikal that new. exceedingly
rich gold fields were discovered on
lands belonging 10 the car IN the re.
gion OF Station ZIloyo. of the Trans
baikal railroad on the Bolshoi urium
river system.
Metropolis weekly gazette., 1915-02-05

Georgia has 2,s24 Baptist churches.
with total membership OF 2s7, 7,07e and
property valued at s6.t27.ie7.
Metropolis weekly gazette., 1915-02-05
London Crisis.

Waiter! Vienna steak, pleased"
'Ush, sir, we calls 'em Petrograd
patties now, siri"
Metropolis weekly gazette., 1915-02-05

New factory laws IL Switzerland
have established the 59-hour-week--
that is. ten hours daily for Eve days
and nine hours on Saturday, as the
maximum working time. ..< =.
Metropolis weekly gazette., 1915-02-05

In 1856 IL took 274 minutes of labor
to care for and raise bushel Of corn.
In the year 1894 the average time re-
quired had been brought down to
about Il minutes.
Metropolis weekly gazette., 1915-02-05

Upton, near Peterboro. one OF the
smallest parishes in England. pos
sesses a mysterious tombstone OF
black marble which emits a damp
ooze In patches whenever rain is about
TO fall. The stone IL regarded IN the
village as an lnfallible barometer.
Metropolis weekly gazette., 1915-02-05

The classification of the stellar spec
ira as being carried ON by Harvard
university, is vast one. entailing the
Investigation and recording OF 200.-
900 stars.
Metropolis weekly gazette., 1915-02-05

OF about 100000 pounds of caviar
obtained each year by the Astrakhan
fisheries, approximately rs per cent is
exported.
Metropolis weekly gazette., 1915-02-05

The American Bible society last
year circulated 5,25l,l7e Bibles.
breaking al records.
Metropolis weekly gazette., 1915-02-05

What you do counts for a great deaf
more than what you say.
Metropolis weekly gazette., 1915-02-05

II is estimated that there are 4.25s.-
100000 tons of iron ore nnmined in
the United States.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1915-01-30
Cr'tloizes Won,en's Clothes,

LIT nag Ferguson In lecture at
ne edinburgh Royal infirmary the
otEer day had some severe things 10
say about the c.o,hing OF the adui-
woman. 1t was hampered by fashion
and superstition and nothing could be
greater tribute to the strong nerves
and powerful muscles OF women than
the fact that their health had survived
for centuries their habits OF clothing.
woman s-clothing was the despair of
the hygienist Chi and girls we're
more sensbly clad. Lut when girls
grew up they were often clothed in d
way which made them unable to walk,
run or breathe. Weghty skirts. low
necked gowns. pneumonia blouses." :"
the modern hat. the hig-heeled shoe
with Its pointed toe, were all CON
demned. Rut then women will have II
so, and so it will remain.-Westmin
ster Gazette.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1915-01-30
The Periscope.

Permit me to introduce myself to
the public generally, Modest and re-
firing, both by nature and occupation.
I have hitherto refrained from obtrud-
ing myself upon the attention of the
multitude.
My name Is Periscope. My principal
object in life is to rise to every neces-
sary occasion. When this demands
my more or less immediate presence,
/ occupy myself by holding up the
mirror, not to Nature. but to the enc
my. Like an occasional idea which
renders superfluous old systems of
philosophy, / have come to render
superfluous an entire cycle of inven-
tions. I am the last triumph of mind
over matter. / reflect, and thousand
men go down to their fate. Within
the blue zone of my horizon. subject
to my orders, fits the angel Of death.
! am the naval eye that put the
naught in dreadnaught.-Life.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1915-01-30
oreno, Mans Insect Catcher.

In the country all sors of homelv
devices are used to catch the bugs
and kill them. and an Oregon man,
who probably ha his aprle orchard
overrun by some destructive species,
patented trap for the rests A bar
rel has pieces cut out of the upper
portion and is half filled with rotten
or bruised apples or some other odor.
ferrous fruit. On top of the barrel is
place pan partially filed with wa.
ter. oil or some poisonous liquid From
tho apex of tripod that keeps the
basin from falling off the barrel hangs
lantern. In the daytime the insects
will be attracted by the odor of the
fruit. and in flying up to feast many
of them are likely to fly into the wa
ter. At night the lantern is lighted
and bugs will come from af1- to flur
ter against 1t and meet their death in
the liquid below.-Chicago Tribune
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1915-01-30
Canadians Teach English.

Canadian troops arriving at Salts
bury Plain, England. carry an en-
trenching tool that is novel to the
Englishman. It is capable Of being
used as shield and is slung across
their shoulder in leather case. The
tool is a spade weighing about four
pounds. and consequently can be car
ried at all times. The spade has an
oval hole in the center Of 1t through
which a gunbarrel can be thrust. The
tool thus serves both as q rifle rest
and a shield to the soldier in the
trenches. All the spades have been
subjected to heavy fire and the metal
in them IL practically bulletproof. At
q distance Of 200 yards heavy ammuni-
tion only cracks tho shields and does
not penetrate them.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1915-01-30
THIS HACKMAlI WAS THRIFTY
NotWithetandnqI Iis Lack Of Memory
He Ms,-n-> n Collect
"Haf" Fare.

A Newark man went to Newtowr.
Conn, the other dav. in quest of an
interview with Doctor Hadley. presi-
dent of Yale. At the railway station
he learned that the Hadley home was
several miles distant An elderly
hackman. driving a spawned horse
and a rickety carriage. waited CON
veniently near. and the reporter hired
him for the trip.
Out through the country they drove
for three or four miles. Suddenly the
hackman slapped his knee and
shouted:
whoa"
Whats the matter now?" asked
the reporter ~
by crickety." said the hackman,
"ff that feller Hadley didn't leave town
on the train this morning. and clean
forgot all about it,"
Its a wonder you didn't remem-
Der before you brought me away out
here" the reporter explained.
"Oh, WELL" replied the hackman. 81
won't charge you but half-fare. I
won't charge you but q couple Of dol
lars"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1915-01-30
KiTCHENERS KNOWN
FAME
English Military Leader Is the Third
Of His Name to Have Won
Distinction.

Kitchener of Khartum is not known
first but the third Kitchener known
to fame. The first was Dr. William
Kitchiner-the variation in the second
vowel counts for nothing-a London
literary man who died at the age of
fifty-one. in 1927. He inherited a for
tune of s350.0o0, was noted epicure,
and even wrote a book entitled THE
Cooks Oracle in which culinary in
structions are given with such entic-
ing pleasantrv and clever anecdote as
To win the dullest reader. The second
Kitchener was noted jockey. who
rode in the year 1874 the horse Red
Deer for the Chester cup and won.
says an exchange. He had weighed
in at two stone twelve pounds (forty
pounds), and four years before he
went to scale at Ascot weighing only
two stone seven pounds. Having
snent many years in France, he came
back to England in 1854 and won the
Northam mptonshire stakes on q horse
named Dollar While the great Kitch-
ener Is row a central figure in the
European conflict 1t was the Franco
German war of 1870 that proved the
urdoing of the great little Kitchener.
That war drove him back to England.
where he died in 1872 at the age ct
fcr'y-three wears Johnny Reiff, the
little American jockey who achieved
glory on the English racecourse on his
first appearance. weighed four stone
two pounds. and was eighteen pounds
heavier than his diminutive predeces.
sor.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1915-01-30
American Trade With Territories.

Trade of the United States with its
non-continguous territories for the
fiscal year just ended aggregated about
90.000,000. according to statistics OF
the department of commerce and la
Dor. The department contrasts this
with the record of 1897. when the
trade with non-contiguous territories
aggregated only s33,000,000 The
largest percentage of gain during the
past year was in the Philippines, to
which the recent tariff act extended
the privilege of interchange of mar
chandise free of duty Imports from
the Philippines in the II months end
ing with May. 1910. were vaned at
81 5.8S7.4lS and exports at $l5.li0.445
on his hands and no money to REIN
burse him.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1915-01-30
Should Use larqe Mirror.

Perhaps one trouble with the rank
and file of persons whom one sees
wearing unbecoming styles in the
streets is that they dress before sma II
mirrors instead of taking in their own
figures before long glasses. A woman
who had been travelling and had been
confined to the usual hotel dressing
table mirror said the other day: 81
had no idea how unbecoming this
gown was to me until | happened to
look at myself in mirror in the cor.
ridor of the ho-el | was simply hor.
rified Think of my walking in the
street in skirt that kicks out at the
back at every step"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1915-01-30
SNAKE CAUSES GOLF PROBLEM
Reptile Knocked eeli into Cup. and
Player Was Perplexed az to
What to Do.

At this season of the year the
greens on the golf courses are gen
orally wet ard the tender grass is
much liked by the green garter snakes
found in this section of the country.
They probably use 1t as a breakfast
salad.
DIR. Gates, a charter member of the
Ravenswood Golf club, is an early
morning player. Several DAYS ago he
made a~short pitch to the third green.
his ball stopping close to the hole.
He had visions of a par four. On an.
preaching the hole he found a snake
close to the ball The reptile. fearing
the good doctor was about to operate
on him, started to retreat, but In its
haste knocked the ball Into the hole.
The doctor wants to know ii he
should claim three or take It for
granted he would have holed the putt
and claim a four. This question has
created quite a controversy around
the nineteenth hole and the members
are seeking an official ruling.
A look into the rule book reveals
that he should have replaced the ball
and tried for tfe putt. which, how
ever, he did not do Chicago Tribune
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1915-01-30
Needed Here, Yesi

There is country where babies
never hear harsh words. Strangely
enough, it Is country where mission
aries feel there is 1ty of work for
them to do. 1t is province in south
ern Africa. and the people who never
quarrel In the presence of their chill
dren are the Ekoi. 2. A. Talbot told
recently Of the customs of this odd
race. The Ekoi," said he, ARE de-
voted parents. One superstition fe--
bids all quarreling In the house whe. Z
there are little children. The children
they say, love kind looks and gentle
voices, and If these are mol to be
found they will close their eyes and
forsake the earth until they get a
chance to be reincarnated In less
Quarrelsome surroundings"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1915-01-30
Cross-Bred Indian Names.

Minnehaha. laughing water-what
prettier name, in sound and IL sense,
could there be? But the saddest
thing about American nomenclature
10 the way In which languages have
been cross-bred. with deplorable re-
suits. All these Indian Minnie"
names are delightful when left alone;
and the white man did well in naming
the state of Minnesota after the river,
which, being interpreted. is ''sky-tint-
ed water" But then he must go and
contrive Minneapolis for its chiet
town-a shocking mixture of Indian
and Greek. What lovely names they
must have missed when they imported
their Jacksonvilles to dispossess the
red mans language!-London Chron.
icle.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1915-01-30
RATTLESNAKE IS AUTO-PR0OF
Reptile Continued in Fight Mood
After Being Repeatedly
Run Over.

William Burguson of the Charleston
Motor Sales company. while driving
through North Charleston in an auto
mobile. effected the capture of large
rattlesnai5e. which he brought to
Charleston. s. c.. alive The reptile
is between five and six feet in length,
with six rattlas and button. and is
OF the deadly dis mond back variety.
ne caTture was made By the skill
1ul use Of a lasso which was hastily
! mace from a bah Of twine. When
~ SIshtad the snake was vigorously
futire tAe rieh- IF wav with Mr..
VSureuscn's automobile. and it Vas the
buzzing of the snakes rattles which
first attracted his attention. TIE rat
tier was stretched across the road.
and Sfr. Burenson Intending to kill it.
drove the car directly over its body.
1.-THE snake coied. and made several
vicious strikes ct the auto apparently
mono the worse f0- aving had its
body passed over bv several hundred
weight. The driver backed the car
Iahd again ran ovnr the rentile, but
with no apparent effect. except to nut
the rattler in worse humor. for the
latter repeatedly struck at the wheels
of the car Mr. Burguson ther aliSht-
ed end attacked the husky specimen
with large stick. and the snake re-
treated to the bushes On the side of
the road. After an exciting chase the
reptile was f~ally stunned and las
soed Mr.. Pprguson brought it to the
city in box. 1t is the intention of
MIR. Rurguson to give the snake to
Professor Rea of the museum. alive.
as the reptile seemed to recover com
nletely from its rough handling with
in few horrs after its capture, and
showed fight every time any one took
u peep at II in its temporary prison.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1915-01-30
The Pipes.

1t was at a seaside resort. and
along the board walk came marching
a band OF Highland bagpipers in full
costume. They were tremendous rel
lows, but their music. to my untutcred
ears, was like the squealings of forty
stuck pigs Yet | have never heard
strains TO compare with theirs for
arousing desire to die for ones coun-
try. ! think the bagpipe music must
have been fashioned back in the old
days by some demon Of perversity out
of the whistle of arrows. the clash of
claymores, the neighing of war-steeds.
and the shrieils of the dying. When
hear it think of the wheel of for
tune, the Car of Juggernaut. the mills
of the gods. and the inquisitorial rack
and screw. 1t whirls along with
clyclonic rhythm that sets the feet
to tramping and the blood to boiling.
Robert M. Gay In Atlantic.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1915-01-30
Favorite Yonkers Fire Horse.

In fonkers one of the fire compa
MES in the outskirts has horse
which is great favorite not only with
the firemen. but with the neighbors
He roams at will In the vacan, lots for
blocks from the house. but he is or
the job at the first tap of the bell. and
never seems to be behind the less
privileged animals which have to stay
in the house. This steed gets his reg
ular meals at home. but he is vel.
come guest at all the nearby houses
where there are children. and receives
a good many dainties to eke out the
bill OF fare provided by the munich.
pality.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1915-01-30
ChiIdren's Food.

Certain little suggestions are al
ways to be followed when planning
the diet of the little ones To keep
healthy little stonachs In the nursery
never serve hot stewed fruit to the
children Plenty Of stewed fruit and
baked apples they should eat. but they
must be Invariably cooked the day be
fore and dished up cold The nurs-
cry potatoes ough. always to be baked
or boiled in their jackets, Stewed
and fried potatoes. or potatoes boiled
without their skins. supply starch with
a loss OF all the wholesome potash
salts that the skin gives during the
process Of cooking into the white part
Of the vegetable.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1915-01-30
Boy Tattooed by Lightning.


Forest Hopes, eight years old. was
permanently marked on his arms and
back when he was struck by lightning
detected from a tree on the lawn of
the Madison County Orphans home.
The boy was playing near the tree
when a sudden storm came. The tree
was struck by lightning. which
seemed to glance In the direction of
the boy. Hopes did not suffer Sc
riously. He screamed with pain and
on examination It was found that his
arms, back and one hip were slightly
burned by electricity. On one arm
was almost perfect reproduction of
fern leaf, and on his back was the
imprint Of a leaf from the tree. The
line OF the burns inflicted was almost
the same as that Of a branch torn
from tree. The boy was not burned
about the fsce.-Indianapolis News.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1915-01-30
To Keep Elowera.

To preserve freshly-cut flowers,
place them in vase filed with fresh
water in which little charcoal has
teen eere3 or a small Piece of cam
phor Dissolved The vase should be
@eJ rVcu r'ate or dish and covered
with 2 bei-shaped ass Around the
dig e -.ie = ass a little water should
be roayet SO that all will be excluded
ID II fresh cut flowers need reviving
nace ID" STEMS into boiling water, and
~ he tio72 the water is cold the aow-
crs viii have revived Cut the ends
uf the STE 5 afrcsh and place in fresh
cold water
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1915-01-30
Slaves Of the Word "ls."

Grover Cleveland once declared that
he was an optimist. but not an "if-ist. =
IAN fist" said Mr.. Cleveland, is a
person who is slave to the little word
IT, whereas an optimist hopes for the
best In a sane manner. The if-ist Ia
never quite sane. I once knew an lf.
lst who was lost In Maine woods with
q companion on hunting expedition.
A. night came on they made camp,
but. although they we're hungry. they
had shot no game and had nothing to
eat. With perfectly serious face this
fellow looked at his companion and
saad: II we only had some ham. we'd
have ham and eggs. If We only had
some eggs!"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1915-01-30
A Poor s,esoee,

Tho trainer flashed for an instant
his dark lantern on the long line Of
elephants.
They are asleep" he sald. I'm cap
tivity elephants always sleep stand.
ing"
why 10 thatT the visitor asked.
They lie down to sleep In the jun
gle"
+Yes.- said the trainer 'T don't
know why 1t 10. But you'll never see
captive elephant sleep lying down.
Some people say captive elephant
never really sleeps-sleeps sound. l
mean--at all. He never has complete
confidence, you know. He grieves.
He longs to be free. Why. ~ q mat.
ter of fact. Bis; Light. standing sleep
of his only last about three hours at
that. Ali the rest Of the night he
rocks from s;6e % side N the dark"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1915-01-30
N.th.n eedford -Forrest,

It Is not true that General Forrest
was AN ignorant man. never to his
dying day able to read or write" as
has been sstd. On Ahe other hand, he
was a man Of eatrHDKafnary natural
ability and the possessor Of a great
deal Of solid wisdom. Tho poverty OF
his parents prevented him from obtain
ing an early education. but in mature
life he learned to read and write. The
best life Of Forrest is that Of DR.. John
A. Wyeth.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1915-01-30
Mixes vlork fer Girls.

Telephones, says Tie United States
department Of labor and commerce.
furnish employ Ment for almost as
many women as any other business in
the country The growth OF the sys-
TEN throughout the country has
orened more ard more opportunities.
for girls who live at hume and whu
wish to earn from IS to $40 week.
The business has become so great