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The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1917-01-12

The famous tarantula, reported to be one OF the
terrors of the arid parts of the Southwestern
states and northern Mexico. and which bulks so
large in the Imagination and the fears OF those
persons who have friends the border. is really
not the tarantua Of history and of fable.
One of the numerous students of spders-and
the tarantula is a spider-says OF that terrifying
insect that 1t is the Lycosa tarantula. kind OF
spider found in some Of the warmer parts OF Italy
and Spain When full grown 1t Is about the size
Of a chestnut and of brown color Its bite was
at one time supposed to be dangerous" says this
authority "and to cause kind Of dancing dis
ease' but 1t Is now known not to be worse than
the sting of a common wasp"
It is very likely that when the early Spanish
explorers upon the great spider Of the South
west and seeing a good deal OF resemblance to
the tarantula of the old world-those explorers
not having been scientific entomologists-
called the new spider a tarantula, and the name
has stuck.
There is no doubt that the big spider OF Ari-
zona. New Mexico California, old Mexico and
of Spain and Italy and in color disposition and In
the matter of his hairy legs layman might easily
mistake him for the tarantula. But perhaps there
ia not much in a name far spiders go, and
II ia 1ust as well avoid If possible that particu
lar spider which so many Americans call the taran
tula. though it is quite certain that the mean
ness of his disposition has been exaggerated.
T. Fl. Emerton, one OF the spider experts Of the
world writes after years Of intimate study Of
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became lame but the soreness soon passed
away.
The Mygale Ia one the best-known Of the large
and heavy spiders. 1t Is a native OF tropical and
subtropical America. 1t is said that 1t catches
and kills small birds with its poisonous bite and
then sucks the blood of its victims. The body
of this spider Is pitch black and Is covered with
long reddsh-brown hair. It has eight eyes placed
close together in the front Of It's head 1t is
close klnsman to the so-called bird spider Of
Surinam.
The official name Of that American spider called
the tarantua Is Cteniza California;, and 1t is one
Of the trapdoor spiders. It Is common in New
Mexico Arizona. and California. According to
John Sterling Kingsley. this spider digs its hole
In fine soil which when dry is nearly as hard as
brick. These spider holes are sometimes nearly
an inch in diameter and vary in depth from two
and three inches to nearly foot. The mouth OF
the hole is enlarged and then closed by a thick
cover which fits 1t tightly That fits into
the mouth Of the hole very much cork does
in the neck Of a bottle. The cover is made Of dirt
fastened together with threads and like the hole
is lined with silk and is fastened by thick hinge
made Of spiders silk When the cover Is closed
II looks exactly like the ground around 1t.
This. like many other species of spider, is
nocturnal in It's habits raising its trapdoor Mt
chief food being insects.
There is SO much diversity Of opinion as to the
effect of the bite Of these spiders that in living
where they man should practice safety first
and take chances with them.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1917-01-12

plant distrust and contempt with fellowship and
cooperation. And it works-Ladies and gentle
men, 1t works beautifully!
The enterprising citizens Of jamestown, N. T.,
and the farm people who live in the counties sur
rounding the city (Which have population Of
about 100000 Joined heads, hearts and hands this
last autumn In great Farm and City Get-To-
gether Festival" and the affair was such huge
success that permanent organization
formed and the festival will be held annually here
after.
Here ia an illustration OF how misunderstanding
Is bred and why 1t persists sometimes:
James Mason. city dry-goods merchant. drove
out In the country one pleasant Sunday afternoon
in October and was astonished at the number
of apples he saw on the ground in orchards along
the roadside. Il cannot buy good apples at the
grocery next my store" he complained, "unless I
pay Alaska prices for them. cents each. Yet
here they are rotting on the ground"
Mason jumped to the conclusion that the farm
ers did not try save the apples or to help the
city and his family get food "They are
both selfish and lazy" he asserted when he told
of the experience.
Simon Newcomb lived farm where
Mason drove that Sunday He had been Ill town
Saturday afternoon with load of apples The
groceryman looked them over, and offered New
comb so cents bushe. Newcomb had read in
his farm paper that apples were scarce, and he
thought he ought to have dollar bushel.
But your apples not sorted. There
eral kinds in the crate, and many of them
inferior in size, and some badly worm eaten,"
objected the grocer You leave them with me
for so cents a bushel or else take them some
where else"
Newcomb looked at his watch and 1t
nearly chore time, and he sold them. But when
he got home he told his wife the grocer took ad
vantage Of him and was little better than rob-
ber
But both men wrong. The orchard owner
was not lazy nor selfish He had other problems
worse to handle and more necessary to him than
picking up and saving few bushels OF apples
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little priced $50
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The idea having painted often the likeness the
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wear Of the hats Miss Stevens
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hat
smoreth than
IS
his
study of ypwring and snography Hope had
in of
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dontc cate disease.
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opportunity. IL mas an elastic sched-
ule Of hours which will conform to the
time that the seeker after knowledge
and efficiency can devote to the oppor-
or night. The teachers declare it IL
re-educational in the best sense of the
word and If young or old have missed
the master stroke of life's pursuit it
will give either new trade or ambl-
tion and with that, new hope.
Even If a person has new system
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1917-01-12

:une, With ten hats or so to season,
you order ten headrests painted after
gour own image, and stand them up
With the hats atop, on shelf wherever
here is room enough to accommodate
them. Pupae, they call the hatrests,
which are really glorified dummies.
And even If you think the sight of
row of heads on your closet shelf
would remind you unpleasantly of
Sluebeard, you can't escape seeing
hem, for they are becoming quite the
mart and necessary bit of window fit
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dTe wives OF fnlladelpnla business men
who live in the suburbs. The apiary
takes the place of the garden as .
money-making diversion. Others are
wives of farmers for whom beekeeping
is becoming more important as side
line.
Women usually make a success of
keeping bees, experts say, because
they give more diligent attention to
details. You can't turn swarm Of
bees loose on farm or suburban es-
tate and expect them to return profits
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1917-01-12

about as rare specimen in and about
this city as the great aux and the man
ufacturers of wooden nutmegs.
There are two most excellent rea-
sons for this pleasing change One
of these is that the system of policing
the larger stores of the city has been
reduced almost to science, and the
other is that laws which went into eff
feet few months ago made it pos
sible for the courts to infiict very
severe sentences. The detective de-
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of
the who o hefs.
detective who has in
larger of this city had
dollars worth goods
shall
the old
usually
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This is an article obouf
the Farm, and City Get
To{efber FesfiuaI at
Jamesfot0n, N. w., e0bere
some enferprisin6 dream,
erS turned their talents
TO practical purposes i: :
i purposes i:

n TOO many cases country peo-
people and town and city people
misunderstood one another, and
both lose. AS a consequence
urban dwellers buy Oregon ap-
rural folk buy their furniture.
farm machinery and supplies
from Chicago mail-order houses.
Here and there, however, some
of the more far-sighted men and
women of both groups are max
ing determined efforts to sup
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1917-01-12
School Of Opportunity an Innovation in Denver

n ENvER Coo"f don't what
- School
being made Of it, enyetes
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1917-01-12
Women Of Gotham Now Hang Their Hats on Dummies

NEW YoRK1f don't keep hats
hung the bust Of Schiller the paror
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1917-01-12
Bees Work for Women Of Phiadephias Suburbs

credit for putting the bees sububA
hem
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1917-01-12
ShopIifting Business Is Declining in New York

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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-07
MCCORMACK Chosen Favore Of the Concert World Sing Richmond
THE STORY OF A CAREER UNIQUE
IN MUSICAL HISTORY

In the town Of Athlone. Ireland
commanding view of what now re-
mains of the historic bridge. which
spans the lordly Shannon. and short
distance from the birthplace of Oliver
Goldsmith, who immortalized Sweet
Auburn, Loveliest Village of the
Plain" was born on the fourteenth
day of June, 1884. a child. who was
destined to uphold the highest tradi-
lions Of 1.-The land of song" The child
was named John Francis Mccormack.
Today, in the prime of virile manhood
he Is known as John Mccormack. the
most successful concert singer in the
world.
Young Mccormack received his pri-
mary education In the Marist Brothers
Schools of his native town: later he
entered Summer Hill College, Sligo,
remaining there six years. leading his
class In almost every department. and
winning prizes and scholarship sutfl-
cient to pay his own way for five years
OF the six-year term. He was a mem
Der of a church choir in Athlone. as
a boy, and later organized a Glee
Club at Summer Hill.
Lover OF Sports.
He took an active part In college
athletics. excelling in handball and
football. His love for all branches of
healthy, outdoor sport is just as keen
today as it was when he was youth
of sixteen. He plays an excellent game
of tennis and is passionately attached
to the courts. He Is an expert and
powerful swimmer. fond of horse
racing and baseball. and makes no Sc
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-07

cret of the fact that he enjoys a good
clean exhibition of boxing.
During the last seven years, or since
his American debut. Mr.. Mccormack
has had most strenuous career. APP
proximately six hundred engagements.
operate and concert. have been filled
In America, Europe, Australia and
elsewhere. He has sung to almost two
million people-not considering the
millions who have heard him through
the Nictrola. He has been twice
around the globe. has encountered
many sudden climatic changes. has
had TO contend with many long and
wearisome railroad Journeys, and in
all that time has missed barely half
a dozen engagements. This seems al
most incredible, in view of the fact
that the vocal cords are about the
most delicate parts of the human
mechanism.
The explanation is. that Mr. Nc
Cormack, in addition to being gifted
with one of the really great voices of
the age, has been blessed with a
robust physique and as he has Guilt
waited the one with assiduous care. so
by his rigid adherence to the rules
Of simple living. he has consistently
conserved and safeguarded the other.
His First Step to Fame.
John Mccormack first step on the
road to artistic fame was when he
won the gold medal at the Dublin
Feis Cecil tMusic F'estivaD in 1908.
Subsequently he studied for two years
under Senior Sabattni in Milan.
Thanks to the familiarity with Greek
and Latin, which he acquired at col
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-07
Over. 100000 Victor Records Of HI.
Voice Were Sold Last Year in
the United States.

lege, he mastered the Italian tongue
in three months. while long before
the first anniversary of his arrival his
enunciation, no less than his remark
able proficiency as an exponent of bel
canto, so dear to the average son of
Italy, was the envy Of many a native
singer During his two years So
journ in Italy he acquired a roper
toire of fourteen Italian operas, and
appeared In forty operate perform
ances.
operate Debut.
He made his debut in Covent Gar
den, London. October is, 1907, at the
age of twenty-three. and continued a
member of the organization until the
opera house closed its doors at the
outbreak of the war.
He made his American debut No
vember Z, 1909. as a member Of Os-
car Hammerstein's Manhattan Opera
Company. He subsequently became
member Of both the Philadelphia
Chicago and the Boston Opera Com
panies. and appeared as guest" al
the Metropolitan Opera House, New
York. on various occasions
He sang. In Australia as principal
tenor of the company organized by
Nine. Melba, and has also appeared
IN number OF special performances
In Paris. 1t was in that city. fol-
lowing performance of Rossini's
Barber of Seville" that one of the
best-known Partisan critics wrote:
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-07

Mccormack has one Of the m0ss
beautiful voices OF the present day.
and without doubt his technique 10
the most perfect we have heard sincS
the. days of Mario" &
In the Antipodes. 79
His popularity In Australia b -
pronounced as 1t is in America. Fffty
concerts show total attendance "A
one hundred and thirty-five thousana
in four of the principal cities. all given
within a period of four months
record never approached In the nsatA
steal history of the Island Continents
He possesses a lyric tenor yotCe
of unusual loveliress: a diction that
makes the so-called unmusica1 Eng
lish language sound as beautiful -
the liquid Italian. a sense of rhythm
that utiIizes his every phase: an if%
stinct for the nicettes of nuance that
is quite extraordinary and an emo
tional warmth that lis reinforced by
an admirable vocal mechanism--thA
most complete, without exception tll&t
/ have ever observed Indeed, 's6cf
canto," in its truest sense, finds n
John Mccormack most distinguished
exemplar. s
The great tenor's appearances here
is under the local direction OF w. ~
Belts To facilitate handling the
enormous crowd attending the Nc.
Cormack concert, patrons are request.
ed to leave their homes not later thaq
7:30 P NJ
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-07
Choose as Freely From This List Of
Mccormack Records as You
Wish---Charge Them

The convenient payment plan offered at the Rounreei
Cherry store enables you to keep Record Library al
ways up-todae Drop in and get acquainted with big
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buying of bonds will enable many Of
them to have few dollars when mus
tered out. Should many of them get
killed on the firing line they will not
be out of anything. The money will go
to their people. That money being In
the hands of the government multi
plies, and that given to bootleggers
and Vivacious viciousness in many
cases muliplies into perennial body
diseases, which in turn renders men
worthless to enter nuptials.
Regardless of an individual or indi.
vidual's opinions, the government is in
the game, and it must wage, and it is
the duty of every citizen and subject
of the United tSates to respond
promptly to calls. The citizens and
soldiers of the nation under all exist.
ing conditions should use the compass
of economy. There are many ways to
economic. Therefore the time is too
precious to carry hatracks. -
All of us from the Atlantic to the
Hawaiian islands claim to have a lib.
eral education, and if We are telling
the truth, in the words of DR.. Eliot,
I'VE should produce a liberal posture
toward life, mind free from preju
dice, capable of looking freshly and
honestly on all questions" Sincerely
yours, i @.
PRVT. WELLINGTON H. LAMPLEY,
Machine Gun Company, 25th Regi.
ment, U. S. A.. III
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ONE GERMANS OPINION.

German criticism of German "denseness" by a
German in the German army makes interesting
reding at this time Doctor 81. Stuermer, who saw
service with the Huns at the opening of the conflict
and was early retired through sickness became cor
respondent for Die Kolnische Zeitung, one of Ger
manys influential newspapers. Doctor Stuermer
was given detail at Constantinople to report the
Dardaneles campaign. :---.@.
Obtaining, as he did, vivid insight into the al
legged atrocities against the Armenians, and the
cowardy and dastardly crimes by the troops of the
kaiser which he did not see but which were brought
to his ears by authorities not to be questioned he
was fully convinced of Germany's shame.
In the midst Of all this frightfulness the doctor
writes: what is the matter with Germany?" OF
that countrys lack of sense he has much to say He
writes ,t T.. ~ "=F-
'sWe Germans have never been able to think
straight politically .......-,
THE average typical German has never been able
to understand Englishmen neither before nor dur.
ing the war; he cannot grasp their colonial policies
which, according to German opinion, are calculated
to rob us of 'our place in the sun; nor their con-
ception of freedom and civilization, which has
driven them to such great sacrifices on the side of
the entente. We did not understand them at the
very moment when We trampled Belgium's neutral
ity underfoot and believed that England would not
Interfere nor in the course of those parliamentary
debates when every German, from the top down, be-
leyed that revolution in England would result from
any attempt to enforce universal service" =.
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THE AMERICANS DUTY

Schofield Barracks, Honolulu, H. T.,
.,..... Oct. %, 1917.
Editor Honolulu Star-Bulletin.
Sir: Parading the streets looks
beautiful-eloquent speeches favored
with high,grade rhetoric sound good
but neither Is capable to carry on the
war. To prosecute this awful war un-
til 1t terminates one way or the other
means billions OF dollars and thou.
sands upon thousands Of men. Every
time call for men thunders from the
Atlantic to the Pacific it means that
many a field. factory, shop and mine
Is deprived Of its strong male forces.
1t means more strain placed upon the
beloved mothers, wives and sisters. It
means perhaps that many a father will
never again kiss his loving wife and
precious children in sweet home; IL
means that many fathers will never
behold the product Of the latent
powers stored away in the little ones
that now grasp their neck. However,
It will all be taken well, for it is for
humanity. -..
The American casus belli is simply
to uphold the stately ideals of democ.
racy, and the soldiers thus far Wednes.
day showed themselves to be devoted
citizens and brave heroes in the army
Ey buying Liberty Bonds to enable
the commander-in-chief to carry on
this war. The citizens of Hawaii and
Che staten have proven that they are
willing to cary their part of the bur.
den, short or long.
AS class soldiers throw away the
greater part Of their money. and the
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ANOTHER GERMANIAC.

Count Won Luxburg, the German minister to Ar.
gentina, seems to be in class with Zimmerman
and others in his ability to make fool of himself
and to involve his country by clumsy mistakes Of
diplomacy He seems to be also quite as little ham
pered by moral perceptions as his former superior
in the foreign Office. German Diplomacy has i'll
served the Teuton cause particularly since the
United States secret service began to turn up
of the hidden workings Of German diplomats. Even
the supposedly astute Won Bernstorf made woeful
blunders, and it is now wellknown how an eastern
newspaper planted. reporter in Won Bernstorffz
office and learned many of his official secrets de.
ceiving the ambassador completely.
Won Luxburg is the sort of representative whose
actions when exposed greatly help the cause of those
sighting Germany.
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EDITOR
Publicity and the Second
Liberty Loan

Eight million. sixty thousand and eight hundred
dollars, by 19,161 subscribers is Hawaii's record
for the Second Liberty Loan.
1t 10 huge total for Hawaii and becomes more
significant still because it is much larger than
most Of the committeeman in charge had dared to
predict
Before the campaign opened, many well-informed
businessmen felt that Hawaii would do we'll If 500
individual subscribers came forward. The publicity
committees however, set their mark at not less than
3000-and went to it."
The three-milion quota was passed with a rush i;
more than five millions over that mark has been
raised and the number of subscribers is six times
the total originally set by the committees.
What is responsible for this remarkable showing?
How was it accomplished?
Many factors combined to achieve the result Co
operation of forces proved the driving power of
united action. And perhaps the greatest single fac
tor was organized and intelligent publicity.
Hawaii might have raised it's quota of millions
or even exceeded that quota without special pub
licity, for the large firms and wealthy individuals
of the territory would have come forward in a
pinch. But the tremendous popular response evi.
denced in the subscriptions of 19161 subscribers is
the direct and unmistakable result of the publicity
campaign.
mat campaign reacneQ into the highways and by.
ways of the territory and sent home the lesson of
the Liberty Loan. 1t embraced every nationality
and made special appeal to each nationality. 1t
aroused and stimulated patriotic fervor, concen.
trated effort and gave concrete direction to public
enthusiasm.
Using many channels and many methods, the pub.
Lefty appeal caught the eye and held the attention
OF all Hawaii. 1t was short, sharp, vigorous cam.
paign. And, as every intelligent publicity campaign
will do, it delivered the goods"
OF course it is obvious that publicity without
wideawake and intelligent follow.up methods could
not have achieved the result The publicity of the
second Liberty Loan was directed and made use of
by businessmen who knew how to work together
and who willingly put aside their private affairs to
follow and supplement the publicity campaign with
an intensive canvass that cinched the victory.
The campaign was great educational force and
will have permanent effects. AS the war goes on
there will be other patriotic campaigns. In the one
Just closed there is striking example of good gen.
eraship backed to the limit by the united response
of 'the men in the ranks" rs
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YANckEY.pUpLE"

Editor Star.Bulletin.
Sir: On this day (19th OCTOBER ,
1871, occurred the capitulation of
Yorktown.
1t closed the war.
Passing between the two armies,
the English showed much disdain for
the Americans, who, so far as dress
and appearance went, represented the
seanly side, many of those poor boys
being robed In linen vestes, torn,
soiled, number among them being al
most shoeless. The English had given
them the nickname Of Yanckey.
Dudue." -.
What does it matter the man of
sense will think; they are the more to
be praised and show the greater
yalor, fighting as they do now so badly
equippedm Rocheambeau writes in his
memoirs.
This justice must be rendered to
the Americans, that they behaved with
a zeal, a courage, an emulation
which left them in no case behind"
Yankee Doodle, keep it up!
....-.... E. S. GOoDHUE.
Oct. 10, 1917. !