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The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1917-12-28
HomeIiko.

There Is something charmingly
homelike to Americans In at least one
passage Of recent alleged interview
between a newspaper correspondent
and the Russian revolutionary Foreign
Minister, Mr.. Trotzky. Said the Rus
sian official, as the correspondent re-
ports him: "A few Of our intellectuals
who held ministerial posts got cold
feet recently and resigned" Gold feeti
What is Russian for cold feet2-Chr1s-
iian Science Monitor.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1917-12-28
eoIshevik EmIssary Seeks Peace.

London.-Gen. Antonoff, the mill
tary commandant of the Petrograd
district, has gone to Kiev, says a Pet
rograd dispatch to the Times, with
instructions to negotiate with the
Ukranian rada in an effort to settle
the differences between 1t and the
Bolshevik government. It Is reported
that the authorities of the new Ukrai-
nian government are ready to accept
proposals looking toward a peaceful
arrangement.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1917-12-28
Higher Prices Allowed Coal Men.
WOODROW WILSON.
NEWTON d. BAKER,
Secretary of War.

Washington.-War demands for b.
luminous coal have been greater than
mines could meet. although the In
crease Of production this year has
been normal, Fuel Administrator Gar
field testified at the Senate coal in
vestigatfon. In an effort to alleviate
conditions, he said, the fuel admins
tration was laying emphasis on stim-
ulating production.
When the operators complain that
prices fixed by the president are too
low, we are inclined to give them the
benefit Of the doubt" DR.. Garfield
said
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1917-12-28
eoystrous and GirIstrous.

Mary's mother objected to her asso-
ciating with little girl in the neigh.
borhood and thought that she ought tc
be contented In playing with Tommy
her small brother.
She once said to Mary, II don't like
you to play with that little girl. she I.
too boisterous.
Mary replied, "You won't let m
play with her because she is too boy
strous and l won't play with Tommy
because he is a sissy-he Is too girl
strous."
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1917-12-28
In Sporting Terms.

Friend-Why did you bring back
that regiment Of boxers you took
abroad? Weren't they brave enough
to flght7
Captain-They were brave enough
all right, but they wanted to name
their own referee, have the Germans
put up side bet Of $10,0O0,OO0 and
stage the fight in New York or MI
waukee-Puck
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1917-12-28
An ult1matum.

Henry, we must raise the salary o3
our house girl"
"Why, she's the worst we've evs1
had"
'"That doesn't make any difference.
The Glithersbys next door pay their
girl 90 cents a week more than we pay
ours, and I'm not going to have my 30
cial standing In this community jeo-
pardized for q paltry half dollar"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1917-12-28
Agree on Silver Price Around 81.

Washington-A price to be paid by
the government for silver In agree
ment with western producers has
been agreed upon and will be an.
nounced soon. 1t is said to be salts.
factory to the producers and will be
about one dollar an ounce.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1917-12-28
Some Plcturea

Bill-You know motion picture
films showing the entire process Of
honey-making by bees have been made
by a United States government expert.
Jill-Is that dghtf
"Sure, and they are said to be %
lifelike that the day after they wers
frst produced an epidemic Of hives
broke out among the population"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1917-12-28

6ulgarians eaIk at Peace Terms,
Geneva-Bulgaria has baked at the
peace terms of the Bolsheviki, pro
testing to the clause providing for mo
annexation"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1917-12-28
Uncertain About Tibet.

We are glad that Tibet is ready te
Join the allies, even though we never
can remember whether the llama is
the ruler Of that country or the sheep
which are herded by the Lassa, as
shown in the geography.-Kansas City
Times.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1917-12-28

The Ouisiss Thae Dsss Not Effect Hesd
Because Of its tonic and laxative effect, LaIaHvq
Bromo Quinine can be taken BY anyone without
causing nervousness or rngin IN the head: TheN
10 only one "Bromo Quinine." . W. 6ROV0O
signAtuYe 10 on box. 00c.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1917-12-28
Catarrhal Deafness Cannot Be Curee

BY local applications az they cann0t reach
only one way to cure Catarrhal Deafness,
and that is by e constitutional remedy.
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE acta
Of the System. Catarrhal Deafness 10
caused by an innamed condition Of the
mucous lining Of the Eustachian Tube.
rumbiing sound or imperfect hearing. and
whom It IL entirely closed. Deafness 10 the
result. Unless the Inflammation can be re-
mai condition, hearing may b destroyed
forever Many cases Of .Deafnese arg
caused BY Catarrh. which e an innamsd
ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for any
case Of Catarrhal Deafness that cannot
a sgrsd BY HALLS cATAHR1
I'M Dru9Rists nc. Circulars free.
r, ]. Cheney 4 Co., Toledo. Ohio.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1917-12-28

Red Cross Bag Blue. much better. eose
farther than liquid blue. Get from a13
grocer. Adv.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1917-12-28

The man who thinks he knows 1t all
II the personif1cation Of ignorance.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1917-12-28

Gen. Cipriano Castro has become Z
sugar cane farmer In Venezuela.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1917-12-28

rass .LAxATivs sso81 S1 = a'oIGffsIRY r.sl.ss
DruSsiets fefund money II II fails 70 curs. =. "
GROVES signature 10 on each bog. No.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1917-12-28
Quantity.

Quantity.
you prefer beans to porkr
Eyes. Pork shrinks in cook1ne.
Beans SWELL"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1917-12-28

important to Moth0vo
Examine carefully every bottle Of
CASTORIA, that famous old remedy
for infants and children, and see that It
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1917-12-28
BY William q. McAdoo.

1t is hereby directed that the pos
session, control, operation and utiliza-
tion of such transportation systems
hereby by me undertaken shall be ex-
ercised by and through William g. Nc.
Adoo, who Is hereby appointed and
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1917-12-28

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Grand Forks herald., 1917-01-25
Rise Of Nonpartisan
League Feature of the
Politics of the Year

mercial. but neither industrial nor po-
litical. The ideas Of it's members ex-
panded until instead of seeking to
promote the creation of buying and
selling agencies among themselves
and on their own responsibility, they
demanded that these agencies be Gre
ated and operated for their benefit by
the government state or national and
there was added to the original pro-
!, loaning agencies and government
manufacturing establishments of va
rious kinds
The movement became avowedly
political, and out of the alliance grew
new political party under the name
| of the Peoples party, and more fa-
miliarly known as the Populist party.
This party sprang into immediate
prominence in practically all the great
agricultural states of the west and
south. It's program was the program
of the things closely affecting the
business Of farming. 1t demanded gov
ernment elevators and storage houses
for the storage Of farm products, gov
ernment ownership and operation of
all railroads, government factories Of
! many kinds, government distribution
to take the place of the ordinary
mercantile establishments, the free
and unlimited coinage of silver, and
the loaning of government funds to
farmers on the security of their pro-
ducts. The demands varied with the
locality, but these are among those
which were the most general.
The Populist party secured direct
control of the governments of several
states. BY cooperating with the mi
nority party in several other states,
usually Democratic in the west and
Republican in the south, it was able
to win partial control in others. In
North Dakota it affiliated with the
Democrats, and the combination cap
tured the state government. This oc-
Cured in 1892. and during the next
two or three years Populism was at
the height of it's influence in North
Dakota.
Populism began as protest by
very earnest men against many con-
ditions which We're undoubtedly bad,
and which it's members believed could
be remedied by the methods which
they proposed. In it's early days its
Grand Forks herald., 1917-01-25
aunication. lPage 272)

munication. page 272).
The community to operate next for
the community's good all the coal
mines. page 272).
THE community to operate for the
community's good all the packing and
slaughter houses. (page 273).
The community to operate for the
comnunily's good all the shoe fac
tories page 27S).
The community to operate for the
community's good all the oil wells
and oil retineries. page 274).
"To these ends the community will:
own the land and use il for the COM
mon good. Page 275).
And four hours OF manual labor
will be the limit for each man. page
275)."
The means by which it has been
proposed to enact the leagues pro-
gram into law consist. first in the
amendment of the constitution of the
state, and second, in the enactment
of such statutes as are deemed neces-
sary after the constitution has been
changed. The struggle over this is
now in progress in the general assem-
bly,, and it is Il matter of comment
from day to day. resolution provid-
ing for the submission to the people
OF q revised constitution. in evasion
OF the letter of the constitution re-
lating to amendments, and in direct
violation of it's spirit. is before the
house, and will be presented to the
senate. The prospects, that the SEN
ate will not adopt it. In order to
secure the necessary unity Of action
on this subject and on separate bills
in the house the members of that
body have been and are subjected to
n system of herding. espionage and
dictation OF a character such as has
never before been endured by white
men in the history OF American gov
ernment. The secret caucus and the
instructed vote are the things that
govern every action taken. and.
knowingly or otherwise, the members
who are submitting to the methods
Of handling which have been adopted
are giving q conspicuous demonstra-
ton of the socialist doctrine in opera
ton. with the individuality Of the man
merged in the mass, and there is af-
forted another demonstration of the
manner in which the mass. whose
components have permitted their in
dividuality to be lost and their indie
nendence destroyed, may be mantpu-
lated by "A man who is keen and re-
sourceful, and who chooses to use
his talents in that manner.
Grand Forks herald., 1917-01-25
(By W. p. Davies.)

2 movement which, within a little
more than a year from it's inception.
has entirely changed the complexion
of the government of great state.
and which, were it not for the acct
dent that one-half of the members of
the state senate We're elected prior to
this movement would, within this
brief time have actually put into on
Grafton in connection with that gov
ernment the most extreme theories of
state socialism, is entitled to be num-
bered among the noteworthy deyelop-
ments of the period. Such a movement
challenges the attention of every oh
server and merits the candid investi-
cation of the student. the citizen, the
taxpayer, as to it's causes, remote and
immediate. the direction and measure
or It's progress, and the probable char
acter of its results. The Farmers Nom
partisan Political League of North
Dakota has had this sudden and
amazing influence in the political life
OF this state. and it is for the purpose
OF indicating in rough outline some of
It's salient features that this article is
written.
Without emulating the speaker
who said that in order to lay the prop
er foundation for his discussion 1t
would be necessary for him to go back
to the beginning Of creation. it may
he assumed that the history of the
Nonpartisan league did not begin
some two years ago. when the first
farmer was induced to pay a few dol
lars for membership in a society
which he believed would aid him in
securing his political and economic
rights. We must at least glance back
quarter Of a century, for there was
then sweeping over the country a
wave which at one time seemed likely
to change the entire character of our
government, which did influence our
public affairs most profoundly, which
expressed itself in demands quite sim
liar to those which are being made
today, and which, in the personnel of
its following and the character OF it's
demands, bore a strong resemblance
to the Nonpartisan league Of today.
The Farmers Alliance Of those ear
lier days was organized as a; coop
erative association of farmers for the
purpose of aiding them in their buy
ing and selling. 1t was, at first, COM
Grand Forks herald., 1917-01-25
NEGRO THRIFT.

In the Atlanta hospitals negro
trained nurses care for negro pa
TENTS: the wife of a leading white
physician told me that her husband
said that these nurses were quite as
capable as white nurses. In the same
city AlonZo f. Herndon is success
full colored business man enjoying the
respect Of citizens of both races He
owns large brick house upon hill
rather a better house than many
prosperous self-made white men
build themselves-which Is said to be
the hest home owned by colored
man in the south.
All through the southern states
are to be found other negroes of this
stamp. Every large community has
them and many Of them own con-
siderable fortunes. Several negroes
who died in the south last year left
estates ranging from $4,000 upward
to nearly 100000, and one, who left
a house valued at $4,000, left also a
library valued at $4,000. Ne
groes operate many banks throughout
the south and control various other
corporations including several insur-
ance companies.-From THE Negro"
by Julian Street, in Golfers for jan
uary 81.
Grand Forks herald., 1917-01-25

Enough hydro-electric energy is
running to waste to equal the daily
labor OF 1,s0O 100000 men or 80
times our adult population, according
to Secretary of Interior Franklin X.
Lane.
10 per cent of the incandescent
lamps sold are MaZdas.
Grand Forks herald., 1917-01-25


to the managem"nt Of the society az
a whole. The executive committee,
which was chosen by Mr.. Townley,
who chose himself to be president,
decided all questions, forms all poll
cies, handles all funds. and is un:sr
no regular responsibility to the gen
eral membership This has been the
practice from the beginning.
1916, approa ched. the league began
its public political activities. The
plan, as 1t had been outlined with
care, was for the organization to act
as a non-partisan body, made up of
members Of all political parties, and
to endorse for legislative positions and
state offices such candidates of any
Of the regular parties as were thought
most likely to aid in carrying out the
league program Of legislation, Of
which more will he said later Can
didates for these positions were en-
| dorsed, for the legislature at local
| gatherings, and for state offices at
what was called delegate convention,
| but whose proceedings were dominat-
ed by Mr.. Townley in the manner
with which those accustomed to him
have grown familiar. Most Of the
legislative candidates and all Of those
| for state offices were nominated at the
| primary, and most Of the former and
all but one of the latter were elected
in November. AS the result of a
Campaign of q little more than a year
this organization has brought about
the election, as the candidates of its
choice, Of the governor of the state,
three members Of the supreme court.
all the state officers except the treas
urer. three-fourths OF the members
of the house of representatives, and a
majority Of the newly elected men,
bers of the state senate.
| The program to which the league
was committed, while 1t has been
varied in form from time to time, is
| not stated to be the state ownership
! and operation of terminal elevators,
flour mills and packing plants, COM
| pulsory state hall insurance. rural
Of like character. 1t is interesting to
note in this connection the similarity
between this program and that set
forth by Charles Edward Russell, edi-
tor Of Pearson's magazine. and So
cialist candidate for governor of New
York in 1910 and again in 1912. In
his book, "Why I Am Socialist, ("
Russell enunciates his policy as fol
lows:
"The socialist ideal requires the
community to own and operate for the
common good the production and dis
tribution Of all the things that all men
must have (Page 274.
1.-THE community should take over
all the banks and the money sup
plies operating banks, not for in
diyidual profits, but for the welfare
and convenience of the public. (Pagc
272).
'The community should operate for
the common community's good all the
supplies Of transportation and COM
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-05-05
Plant For a Hanuinu Basket.

Indoor gardeners will be interested
In watching this plant grow. 1t fol-
lows the plan of the rawberry In
sending out runners and starting new
growths at the end Of the stem. The
strawberry. however, has the earth to
establish its new growths. This in
door plant sends out the runners crop
ing for earth where there is none. It's
called the saXifrage-
1t is a favorite plant for hanging bas-
kets. A small tuft of leaves develops
at the end of each vine. From this
tuft other runners are sent out, and
these in turn develop more tufts. By
this method the saxifrage keeps on ex-
panding until the basket is covered
with a network Of vines and a blanket
of leaves.
The leaves. shaped like those Of the
geranium. are a reddish olive color.
veined in white. 1t requires ordinary
soil and moderate amount Of water
and shade.-Phiadelphia North Amer
lean.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-05-05
Real Democracy.

l;efore Denmark consented to sell
The Danish West Indies to the United
States plebiscite was held, and the
electorate voted upon the question.
The people of the United States, how
ever, were never consulted as to wheth-
er they desired to make the purchase.
The people Of England vote directly
on national questions whenever parlia-
ment is dissolved, and the government
goes to the country" on nearly every
matter of really vital import
Many Americans fondly imagine that
the United States is the only real de-
mocracy in the world. AS a matter Of
fact. in Switzerland, Australia and
New Zealand government is more d.
rectly responsible to the people than in
the United States: Canada's govern
ment is at least equally representative
as ours. while England, although nomi-
nally a constitutional monarchy, prob
ably is more democratic than the Unit
ed States.-St. Paul Dispatch.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-05-05
How a Bullet Falls.

In order to solve the problem a spe-
cial stand was erected in Germany.
and experiments were carried on along
the shores of a lake the surface of
which was frozen. The ice was COW
cred with strong planks. 1t was shown
that an infantry bullet shot upward in
a vertical direction passes downward
in the same position in which it pass
ed upward. In other words. it came
back to the earth with its bottom first
Why was it not upset at its culmina-
ton point? The answer is that the
propelling force ceases to act at the
elimination point, but the twist has as
yet not stopped, and therefore it starts
its fall with a twist. Even on impact
the twist has not stopped. as was in
dicated by the warping Of the wood
ibers in the planking on the ice.-Pop-
ular Science Monthly, ,~e =;
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-05-05
Whit nRarraaa Eire, M.

An interesting feature Of artillery
nre Is the curtain" or "barrage" fire
This means simply keeping up such q
terrific fire on a certain area that an
enemy cannot or will not cross 1t.
When an infantry attack Is launched
q barrage on the ground beyond the
enemy's front line prevents his re-en-
forcements coming up while the at
lacking infantry are having it out with
the defenders of the trench. If the
attack carries beyond the first line the
artillery Of the defense promptly in
terposes barrage to prevent its reach
ing the second line. If the attack on
the first line fails the defending ar
tillery puts barrage behind the at
tacker's line to prevent requirements
coming up to it and to enable the VIC
torious defenders to counterattack and
destroy the enemy In his own trenches.
1t Is merely a wholesale development
of a long established method Of sup
porting the infantry.-Major E. D.
Scott In National Service Magazine.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-05-05
Tragedy of Being Dull.

In the Woman's Home Companion
Arnold Bennett describes the tragedy
Of being dull:
The man lacking imagination is the
utterly matter Of fact man. He is nee
essarily the man who never has and
cannot have any point Of view except
his own. He is the Wordsworthian
man to whom a primrose by the rivers
brim was strictly a yellow primrose
instead of being a miracle. He is i'm
prisoned in what to him is the actual.
and he IS always the exact center of
the prison, which is of thickest iron.
His tragedy is that he does not sus-
pect and is incapable of suspecting
that he is in prison at all and that the
prison walls and floor and roof entirely
prevent him from really getting at
any other human being whatsoever.
He is always in his own place. This
is the deep meaning of dullness. and
this is the dull mans Door,
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-05-05
The Transformation.

After the hero Of seventeen looks at
the heroine Of fifteen she is different
person. Before he looks at her she
likes the fine brick houses In the neigh
borhood. In fact, she sees many ele-
CANT houses In town that she thinks
would make ideal homes. Unlike her
mother, she even likes the house In
which the family lives. But after the
hero looks at her you couldn't give her
q big brick house. To her such places
look cold, and she hardly would take
one Of them as a gift. But she just
worships every little four and five room
cottage she sees. They look so cute
and neat and dear and sweet and cozy
and snug. Oh, If she could just have
a house like that and hero like him
he Is the only one there Is Of his kind
she would be just too happy for any
thingI And she would make fudge
and have regular home, only it would
be far happier than other homes
Claude Callan In Fort Worth Star
Telegram.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-05-05
Dream, May Be ov.rtIm. Work.

Dreams are a good test Of the need
Of sleep and many times answer the
question Of overwork or idleness, &C
cording to DR.. Percy G. Stiles. who
lectured at the Harvard medical school
on Sleep"
1T Is possible to Judge by ones
dreams whether one needs Sleep" he
said. "If the dreams are Of a ram
bling variety. the kind that seem to
pop from nowhere or anywhere, 1t Is
pretty good sign that you are not
overtired. On the other hand, If the
dreams are a continuation Of the days
worries the chances are that you are
overtired. Dreams remote from the
days work are a vacation, but dreams
connected with the days work are
overtime.
ITO go to sleep get the body and
mind comfortable. The body Is easier
to make comfortable than the mind.
A rundown, a bath and a little bit to
eat help bring that about. To compose
the mind read some familiar book or
poetry. That soothes the mind, for no
exertion is necessary to read it"-Bos-
ton Journal