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The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1916-12-15
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universal you will hear the bayng of the hounds
and the cheering of the mounted hunters they
pursue the crafty fox through fields and woods on
a Christmas morning
The Christmas dinner Is more less a formal
function and 1t Is likely that the family and the
guests will be in place when the blessing is asked
by the host Even the allurements of the hunt will
not make the men overlook the tme-honored GUS
tom of being In place when the stuffed gobbler Is
served.
The Country Dance.
In the evening all join in the oldtime country
dance. The very name suggests quadriiles, lam
GERS, two-steps. waltzes and eyen perhaps the
schottsh These delightful recreatons still OBJ
served, come from the mother country" and have
fourished In east Virginia for three centuries.
Nothing Is more Joyous than Christmas dance
on Virginia plantation where observance OF the
season Is inherited where the servants are ne
groes. the fddlers are negroes and thoroughly IA
miliar with the dear old dance music so fondy re-
membered by those of ante bellum days. Invita-
tions have brought out the countryside, whose
social position deserves the courtesy. The great
house" Is decorated with all the evergreens Of the
season. Bright fires are burning and the servants
on hand to wait on the 'wite foxes"
The night is n starry one, and rime Of frost
has settled the landscape. Outside there is
rumble of vehicles the slightly frozen road
leading to the house, buggies, carriages perhaps a
fourmule wagon, with its gay crowd of young
people the black jehu guiding his team and com
ing in a rapid trot. There may be or two au-
tomobiles.
The big front door Is thrown open, n blaze Of
genial light welcomes the incoming guests, who
shake hands with the host and hostess standing
within the portals. Upstairs go the "gyrs' to the
ladies room' while the gentlemen go to the room
assigned them All is hustle and happy prepara-
ton for the coming dance.
Nine o'clock chimes from the timepece on the
paror mantel. The lively bevy of madens are
trooping down the broad stairs. What visions of
loveliness these highbred Virginia girls and
they charge the very atmosphere with coquetry.
Young gentlemen offer hurried requests for the
dance. Then the real revelry begins with the
fddler's call of Choose yo pahdnahs fo' de fus'
quaddril"
Turkey In the Straw"
There Is Il graceful sweep of skirts across the
wewaxed floor, a clasp of hands the couples
fall in place. The scraping Of violins to the tune
of Turkey in the Straw" and the head fiddler
calls "fohwud fo'." One dance follows another
with short intermission. until supper Is announced
at II o'clock. Then the musicians play a march
for the couples they make their way to the
big dining room.
Around the heightened mahogany table is
spread feast fit for the gods. Cold turkey, tur-
key salad, picked oysters, cold ham, celery
olives beaten biscuit, thin waters, fruits cake and
black coffee. At l 80 dancing il resumed There
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1916-12-15

have been qup and Jest around the hospitable
board Love affairs begun, and harmless jealousy
be easily discerned. The dancers" Is the next
figure. couple steals of after the set Is over.
secluded lounge in the hall offers opportunity for
the sweet nothings," maybe true love called
forth by the propitious time and place.
The negro servants stand around the hall door
and watch with fascinated gaze the many couples
they go through the dances. Happiness fairly
CLEANS their dark faces
The night Is waning. already the roosters have
crowed for three o'clock" From now on until de
brek er day" the dancing keeps up, and when the
first red streak appears on the horizon the vlons
play Home Sweet Home 1t seems that the fld-
dlers fairly excel themselves they draw their
bows for this, the last waltz. The dancers swing
to the steady rhythm of the music. The music
ceases. The dance is over and one more od-tme
Virginia Christmas gathering is memory. The host
and hostess speed the parting guests, and pres
emily the great house" Is quiet
The Customs Inherited.
The customs inherited from English ancestors
will never be forgotten in this section Of "Ole
Virginny," where the plantation owner was a very
king, where the smaller farmers had their own
peculiar pleasures, and where even the negroes
following the example of 'de wife fokes') have
always made merry in the Yuletde season, fol-
lowing the time-honored customs which have ex-
listed long that like the common law, "the mem
ory of man runneth not TO the contrary"
Changes have taken place in this favored sec.
ton many of the oldest families have sold their
ancestral homes and moved to the cities. The
numerous well-known estates have passed into the
hands of wealthy persons from the North and
West but in spite of changes the spirit of Christ
mas animates the natives of all classes and is
caught by the strangers within the gates" for
the Northern and Western folks that have settled
and made their homes with in nearly every
case enter into the social life of the communities
in which they reside, and during the holiday sea
son Join hands with the natives-all in humor fol-
the week Of frolicking.
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Colorado.

The Weller mill, up Bear Creek
gulch, is dropping ten stamps on ore
from the Ballard mines.
The Gold Anchor group, located at
the head of Horse gulch, Rico, recent
ly made its first shipment OF ore.
William Swinhart is preparing to
open the Block coal mine on Deep
creek, Routt county, and operate 1t all
winter.
At Telluride the Liberty Bell Gold
Mining Company is putting on men
and now has about $50 men at the
mines.
Paul Tulare, representing Denver
interests, has purchased the Lennox
coal mine, situated opposite the town
of Miner, Routt county.
In Silverton district, at the Kitti-
mac property, work has been carried
on steadily and many important i'm
provements have been made.
Placerville is livened up by the
teams from the carnotite district
which come in there in large numbers
every day with rich concentrates.
The Emma property, which is eight
miles northwest of Rico, is undergo
ing extensive development by the
Tonopah- Belmont Mining Company.
Ore shipments are being made from
the Giant Eclipse mine on Monarch
hill in the Salida district which run
from $500 to $500 per car The ore
getting richer with depth, and
ere are over. $4,000 tons in sight
now.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1916-12-15

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Berlin, Dec 13.-Following is the
text OF the note addressed by Ger
many and her allies to the hostile gov
ernments:
ITO His Excellency. the Ambassador
OF the United States of America to
the German Empire:
"The most terrific war ever expe-
rienced in history has been raging for
the last two years and half over
large part of the world-a catastrophe
which thousands of years Of common
civilization was unable to prevent and
which injuries the most precious
achievements of humanity.
"Our aims are not to shatter nor
annihilate our adversaries. In spite OF
our consciousness of our military and
economic strength and our readiness
to continue the war (Which has been
forced upon us) until the bitter end,
if necessary; at the same time,
prompted by the desire to avoid fur
ther bloodshed and make an end to
the atrocities of war, the four allied
powers propose to enter forthwith
into peace negotiations.
"The propositions which they bring
forward for such negotiations and
which have for their object a guaran-
tee of the existence of the honor and
liberty of evolution for their nations
are, according to their firm belief. an
appropriate basis for the establish
ment of a lasting peace.
"The four allied powers have been
obliged to take up arms to defend JUS
tice and the liberty of national evolu-
ton The glorious deeds Of our armies
have in no way altered their purpose.
We always maintained the firm belief
that our own rights and justified
claims in no way control the rights
of these nations.
"The spiritual and material progress
which were the pride of Europe at
the beginning of the twentieth CEN
tury are threatened with ruin. Ger
many and her allies, Austria-Hungary,
Bulgaria and Turkey, gave proof of
their unconquerable strength in this
struggle. They gained gigantic advan-
tage over adversaries superior in
number and war material. Our lines
stand unshaken against ever-repeated
attempts made by armies.
THE last attack in the Balkans has
been rapidly and VIGOROUSLY over
come. The most recent events have
demonstrated that further continuance
OF the war will not result in breaking
the resistance of our forces and the
whole situation with regard to our
troops justifies our expectation Of fur,
ther successes.
III, in spite Of this offer Of peace
and reconciliation, the struggle should
go on, the four allied powers are re-
solved to continue to a victorious end.
but they disclaim responsibility for
this before humanity and history. The
imperial government, through the
good offices OF your excellency. asks
the government Of the United States
to bring this communication to the
knowledge of the governments of
France, Great Britain, Russia, Bel.
GUM, Japan, Serbia and Rumania.
"HoLLwEG."
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Specific Terms Not Named.

Washington, Dec. 13-The absence
of any specific terms for peace in the
German note or in the German chan
disappointment to those who expected
some concrete expression Of basis
on which negotiations might begin.
Advfces from Berlin to the German
embassy indicate, however, that Ger
many's peace terms, in general meas
ure, propose the restoration Of the
status quo before the war, with the
exception Of the establishment Of in
dependent kingdoms of Poland and
LIthuania.
They are understood to propose the
complete restoration OF the occupied
portions of Belgium and France in re-
turn for Germany's captured colonies
and to dispose Of the Balkan situation,
because of it's extremely complicated
nature, in the peace conference.
In the note the four allied (central)
powers propose to enter forthwith on
peace negotiations. The propositions
which they bring for such negotiations
are, dCCOI ulHS 70 luelI llTH D0lloI, Ap
propriate for the establishment Of a
lasting peace.
"The governments at Vienna, Con.
stantinople and Sofia transmitted
Identical notes and also communicate
ed with the holy see and all neutral
powers"
The German peace offer was almost
the sole topic of discussion at the din.
ner to the Cabinet given by President
and Mrs. Wilson.
Eight On" Kaiser Orders Armies.
London.-A Central News dispatch
from Amsterdam says it is announced
officially in Berlin that Emperor Will
liam has notified his commanding gen.
erals of Germany's peace offer and has
informed them it is still uncertain
whether the offer will be accepted.
Until that uncertainty is ended, the
message says, they are to fight on.
Germany's move for peace comes
Just two years and 1873 days after she
declared war on Russia and two years
and 1923 days after England declared
war on Germany.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1916-12-15
FISHERMEN SAVED MOOSE.

bull moose was seen lately, pursued by a bear,
close to the town of Pinedale in the state Of
wyoming. Two men, fishing in Fayette lake early
one morning. were greatly astonished to see him
emerge from the timber at high rate of speed
and rush toward the water. few seconds later,
however, they were able to grasp the reason for
this singular conduct, as a large black bear came
into view at the same spot. but behodng the
men he at once took fright and made into the
woods After spashing round in the lake for
some time the moose came out, blew the water
from his nostrils and stood only few yards away
from the fishermen. eyng them serenely He was
of unusual size and had magnificent set of
horns He skirted the shore Of the lake at a leis
urely gait for about a mile and then darted into
the woods
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Arizona.

Lead-silvef ore was brought in from
the Verde Monster at Jerome.
The samplins works and reduction
plant at Wickenburg are reported
going up with q rush.
Horseshoe, the sidetrack on the U.
V. & p, three miles northwest Of Je-
rome, has become center of mining
activity.
Inspiration Consolidated Copper
Company will have a cash surplus OF
about $4,000, 600 at the end of the
current year.
Ore carrying native copper and big
gold values was opened up near the
surface on the Wonderful claim OF
the Copper Chief property in the Je-
rome district.
For $1,000 Mrs. Eliza DeLuce OF
Castle Dome has sold the silver-lead
properties formerly operated by DR..
A. G. Hull to the Castle Mountain
Mining Company.
Fifteen claims of the May group.
adjoining the Verde Monster on the
south and east at Jerome, have been
purchased from A. e. May and ]. ].
Fearis by w. F. Littel.
With a sackful of rich copper ore
from a group of claims taken over
by the Tule Creek Tungsten Com
pany, f. E. Brooks, secretary of that
concern, has returned to Jerome.
Five dollars day is now the base
wage for miners in the Verde district.
Copper averaged above 80 cents
pound the first two weeks in Novem-
ber, so everybody gets raise OF %
cents.
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now.
New Mexico.

Ten or twelve miles south of Stems
Is the famous November mine, which
is a steady producer of silver.lead
ore.
The Oaks Company is arranging for
another shipment of ore obtained
from development work on the Clifton
mine, part Of the Mother Lode group
at Mogollon.
The Pacific aerial tramway of the
Socorro mill has been placed in regu-
lar commission. The dump of lower
grade ore, accumulated the past few
years, is now being disposed of by
tram.
The new shaft on johnson mine,
Mogollon district, is down about 27O
feet, with sinking still in progress.
Most of this work has yielded mill
ore which is awaiting burros for pack
ing to custom mill.
The Cleveland mining camp, north
Of Silver City, is assuming extensive
proportions. An additional mill is
nearing completion which will use the
notation process for handling ores,
while a new unit is being added to
the large power plant.
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GERMAN PEACE NOTE
TEXT OF MESSAGE WHICH v. .
WILL PRESENT TO ALLIED
POWERS.

Governments At Vienna. CONSTANT
nople and Sofia Transmitted Notes
Making Similar Proposals, Which
Wers Communicated TO Neu.
tral Powers.
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Boulder.-Tungsten concentrates. 90
per cent. SIS to VT per unit. Cruoe
ores. GO per cent. SIS; rs per cent.
Ss.4o to $12: 10 per cent. 500 to so
per unit.
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Wyoming.

Wyoming.
The La Barge oil fields, near KEN.
merer, are to be developed.
Another well was brought in
Thanksgiving day in the Big MUDDY
field.
Oil exploration work in the Lander
fields has been practically closed for
the winter.
The Elkhorn Company, one of the
first oil companies to be organized in
the Big Muddy field, is reported to
have sold its holdings to the Midwest
for 100000.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1916-12-15
WESTERN
MINING AND OH.
NEWS
wss,sr, Newspaper Union News Services.
Metal Market Prices.
silver. 75h cents.

Bar silver. 754s cents.
6pelter. per 100 pounds, st. Louis'
Sl267h.
Lead, per 100 pounds, New York.
$3.50.
Copper, casting, $32.12h.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1916-03-04
OPPOSED TO BONDS
Democratic Party Displays Its
Usual Stupidity.
Leaders Differ Over Matter Which
Seems TO Admit OF No DIsputs-
United States TarIfs . Help
TO Foreign Commerce.

The Democratic obsession against
the issue OF bonds In times OF peace
continues. Il IL strikingly illustrated
in the attitude Of Secretary McAdoo
and Democratic Floor Leader Kitchin
Of North Carolina. They are opposed
on the question OF defense, but as to
the great wickedness Of employing this
well-known financial device they seem
perfectly agreed.
Mr.. Kitchin finds that the treasury
condition is not good and that there is
not enough money In sight to defray
the ordinary expenses of the govern.
ment, to say nothing Of paying for bet.
ter national defense. The idea that
this Is an extraordinary situation and
that a measure not resorted to under
ordinary circumstances Is justified
does not seem to occur to him. Or II
the idea occurs It Is rejected with
classic Democratic horror as an In
vention of the powers Of darkness be-
cause 1t involves a bond issue.
On the other hand, we have Secre-
tary McAdoo strongly In favor OF
large outlays for preparedness but In
sisting on meeting them out Of the cur.
rent income. He ls just as confident
that all the funds needed for ordinary
and extraordinary purposes will be
realized by his taxation scheme as he
was that the income tax receipts
would be vastly greater than they
were. The fact that bond issue has
a satisfactory certainty does not even
begin to outweigh, in Mr.. McAdoo's
mind, the iniquity of small increase
of our relatively small national debt.
Back of this obsession Is the old
idea OF the unpopularity Of bond is
sue among the people. 1t is not i'm.
probable, however, that the public
opinion In that regard has changed
much faster than the Democratic opin-
ion. 1t Is quite possible that an in.
crease, In the extraordinary taxation
and the extension of the income tax
may wake displeasure even among
those who are supposed to regard a
bond issue as the certain sign Of the
nations collapse.-New York World.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1916-03-04
Prosperity; Let Us Keep Il.

When the European war developed
in the midsummer of 1914 as q con-
fiagration that could not be stopped
It was at once apparent that an i'm
mediate effect would be to stimulate
all forms of industrialism in this
country. This actually happened. The
wheat yield of the United States for
1914 was record-breaker, but the
price of the bread cereal and of all
other farm products rose enormous
ly. There was call upon q large
and varied schedule for materials to
equip the great armies. European In.
dustrialism was completely demoral.
States decreased immensely; the
American manufacturer before the
end of the first year Of the war found
that he had his home market, the
most important market in the whole
world, practically to himself. says Bal.
timore American. No protective tar
iff, no matter how high the rate sched.
ules may have been arranged, could
have been 80 effective in protecting
the American producer and the Amer.
lean wage Garner against the low-wage
competition Of Europe as the war.
The war has done exactly what It was
expected to do; 1t has started won
derful prosperity wave in this coun.
try. 1t has created a market abroad
without interference with the home
market.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1916-03-04
Tariff Helps Germany.

Recently the New York Evening Tel.
egram chronicled the fact that as Q
result of the war America had gained
a new industry. quartz glass;" hith-
erto imported from Germany. although
made from sand found only in Ne
braska, being now manufactured in
New York city.
Taking up this matter. the Ameri-
can Economist wants to know whether
the new industry can survive. It does
not cost much to transport quartz
sand from Nebraska to Germany. After
the sand reaches Germany II costs
about one-third as much to convert it
into quartz glass as 1t costs in the
United States. The trainers OF the
Underwood tariff evidently intended
that Germany should keep on making
quartz glass for this country. II not.
why should they have reduced the
tariff from 45 to 30 per cent? The
war has acted thus far as D prohibit.
tive tariff. When the war ends the
rate will 60 back to 80 per cent. It re.
mains to be seen how this new Amer.
ican industry will get along under q
free trade tariff unmitigated by wal
conditions.
Framing our tariff to protect a loi
Of infant industries for other nations
Is something that needs looking after
The L'Anse sentinel., 1916-03-04
'"ANURICr'
NEWEST IN CHEMISTRY

This IL recent discovery of Doctor
Pierce, head of the Invalids' Hotel,
Buffalo. N. Y. Experiments for sew.
eral years proved that there is no.
other eliminator of uric acid compar
rable. For those easily recognized
ache. scalding urine and frequent uri.
nation. ~ well as sediment in the.
urine. or II uric acid in the blood has
caused rheumatism, "Anuric" acts
quickly. In rheumatism of the joints.
I'm gravel and gout, invariably tho
pains and stiffness which so frequently
and persistently accompany the dis
ease rapidly disappear.
Send DR.. Pierce 10c for large triat
package. Full treatment 50c. An
Idruggists.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1916-03-04
shipping Pigs In Baskets.

The lot of domestic animals In the
East is not enviable, particularly when
enduring transport from one place to
another. Fowls are always sent to
market with their legs tied. 80 that II
IN impossible for them to move. Live
pigs are transported in the Straits
Settlements by steamer or barge
shipped smgly in wicker work baskets
just large enough to take a single pig
In this cramped and uncomfortable DO
sition, for the. animals legs are tied
making It nothing more than q living
log, It is often shipped long distances
Water is thrown over the animals and
occasionally they are allowed to drink
but nothing is given them to eat
Popular Science Monthly.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1916-03-04
AILINC WOMEN
NEED THIS FAMOUS
DOCTORS PRESCRIPTION

Thousands Of women who arc nov
blessed with robust health cannot un-
derstand why thousands Of other WON
en- continue to worry and suffer from
ailments peculiar to women when they
can obtain for trifling sum Dr..
Pierce's Favorite Prescription which
will surely and quickly Danish al
pain, distress and misery and restore
the womanly functions to health.
This prescription Of DR.. Pierco's en-
tracted from roots and herbs u tam
perance remedy.
To get rid of irregularities. q q
tarrhal condition, to avoid pain at cor
tain times, to overcome irritabtlify
and weakness, waste no time, but 81
DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescriptioa b
liquid or tablet form this very day
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Affected by "War Business-" !"

The population Of Bridgeport, Conn.
Is estimated to have increased during
tie present year by about $1,000
growing from $4,000 to 10000. Twen-
ty thousand persons are said to be en-
ployed in Bridgeport by one concern.
In three shifts Of eight hours each.
This phenomenal activity Is the result
of war business"
The L'Anse sentinel., 1916-03-04

Dust 4 svsryWhsrs. but the, worst
kind of dust = That Which 4 confined
within ne cour V1lIo q room. The
dust = aly6yo o6rErl a6en, because u
= infoCted W1tA (Gr1o matter thrown
eR py'hunsn beeiss
The L'Anse sentinel., 1916-03-04
March g, 1915.

Russians attacked In center Of
eastern line and gained In North
Poland.
Austrians gave ground in East
GailcIa.
British warships battered Oar.
|. danelIes forts, destroying one.
Asia Minor ports shelled by al
IIes, Smyrna forts being silsneed.
Allies landing party on Oar
danelles suffered severely.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1916-03-04
Too Familiar.

Mother. may 60 out with Harvey
ON his bobsledf"
Yes, Eddie, but please, dear, do NOT
be 90 familiar. Remember. do not say
bobsled. Say Robert sled. like good
little boy"
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How to Feel Wen During Middle
Life Told By Three Women Who
Learned from Experience.

The Change Of Life is most critical period Of q
womans existence and neglect Of health at this time invites
disease and pain Women everywhere should remember
so successfully carry women through this trying period
Lydia E. Pinkhams Vegetable Compound, made from
native roots and herbs. Read these letters:-
The L'Anse sentinel., 1916-03-04

Philadelphi, PAT started the Change Of Lito
five years ago ] always had headache and back
ache with bearing down pains and would have
heat flashes very bad at times with dizzy spells and
nervous feelingh After taking Lydia E. Pinkhams
Vegetable Compound feel Like new person and
am in better health and no moro troubled with
the aches and pains had before took your won
derfpl remedy. recommend 1t to my friends for !
cannot praise Il cnough.r-Mrs. MARaARET Grass
NAN, 7tS N. Ringgod st, Philadelphia, Pa.
Beverly, MasA-sI took Lydia E Pinkham's
ound, for nervousness and dyspepsia, when was
ken of e 10 other women who suffer as I did and