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The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1917-06-29
New Mexico.

The Socorro Mines Co. cleaned up
1900 pounds OF bullion for the last
half of May, making nearly two tons
of gold-silver for the month.
Il never in my experience saw .
plant start off SO nicely" said w. H.
seamon. manager Of the Empire
Smelling and Refining Co. smelter.
which blew in" at Dsming.
Work has been completed ON the
main silver City road over the noun
tain to the Mogollon mines A good
covering of crushed rock has been
used, this being brought from the
mines by truck.
The Oaks Company at Mogollons
continued to increase operations. More
burros have been secured for Maud 9
ore shipments and ore is steadily b.
ing shipped to custom mill. New
ground Is being opened up which u
proving very satisfactory to the opss-
ators. the grade being well above the
camp average. Work on the tailinss
flume is being pushed 40 fast as lum.
ber can be had. Development work
on the Trilby group in the Mogollon
district il being carried on by the
owners.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1917-06-29
KEEPING EGGS FOR HATcHINc
Basement 10 Satisfactory Place Pro-
vided Il 10 Dry and Free From
Injurious odors.

Eggs held for Matching purposes
ought to be kept in a cool place. Such
d place as the basement is very satis-
factory provided it is dry and free
from bad odors. They should be turn
ed every day to prevent the yolk from
adhering to the membrane. They
should be set as soon as possible and
never should be held longer than ten
days
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1917-06-29
Colorado.

Six foot vein OF coal found in San
Luis region.
In the Silverton district the Zang
group. near Gladstone. will be oper-
ated upon large scale this summer.
The Mineral Park Milling and Re.
duction Company has been incorpor-
ated to build a mill in Boulder county.
In Park county the HockhockinS
mine and mill have been closed since
Feb. l. but will resume operations
within few weeks.
A report from Silver Plume states
that the Wasatch- Colorado Mining
Company is working through three
tunnels and is shipping about eighty
tons Of mineral per day.
A Westcliffe report states that bet
ter weather has given more opportun-
ity for ore handling and mill building.
with actual tonnage and values show.
ing more satisfactorily.
Rico reports that at the New Year
mine on Newman hill there has been
taken out during the desultory opera.
tions of the winter months a pile OF
ore that is surprising in quantity and
value.
In spite Of the scarcity OF labor -
many of the younger men having raj.
lied to the olorstdevelopment is &C.
tive at Cripple Creek, with a prospect
for several fresh shippers as the sea
son advances.
Ore shipments from Telluride sta.
tion for May reached 105 cars of con.
centrates. At nineteen tons into one
this means 49.s75 tons Of crude ore.
allowing twenty-five tons of concen-
trates to the car
With higher prices and a brisk de
mand for all the tungsten ores in
sight, resumption OF work is general In
Boulder county. and in that portion Of
Gilpin adjacent to the mill at Rollins
vile, near the Boulder line.
The Standard Chemical Company,
which has been for some years mining
carnotite ores in the western end of
San Miguel and Montrose counties.
has, through purchase. added fifty
eight new claims to its already large
holdings.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1917-06-29
Wyoming.

The Douglas-WyOming Oil Company
is putting In new casing in its wen In
the Brenning basin field.
The Big Bear Oil Company, operat-
ing in the Big Muddy fields. has
reached a depth Of over 500 feet In it,
initial well.
The Blackmore Oil Company. . Cas-
per concern, has declared . dividend
Of 20 per cent cash and 100 per cent
stock to be paid stockholders Of REQ
ord of noon July 4.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1917-06-29
MAKE GEESE LAY MORE EGGS
Toulouse and White and Brown chinaa
Are Considered Good Breeders-
Do Well on Pasture,

There has been very little done
along the line Of increasing egg pro-
duction in geese, says a writer In an
exchange.
There are some varieties such as
the Toulouse and the white and brown
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1917-06-29
s,649,s38 REGISTERED
OFFICIAL FIGURES, ~ STATES,
ON MEN ENROLLED FOR 81.
LEcTivE SERVICE.
Almost One-half Of Total Number List.
ed Claim Exemption for various
Causes-lnciuded In Total
Are 5000 Indians.

Western Newspaper Union News Service
Washington.-Following is the COM
plete official registration by states ~
given out by the War Department
June %. The figures show that al
most one-half the total Of 9,649.93S
men claim exemption for various
causes:
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1917-06-29
Arrese Two suffraaIste.

washington. - The police quickly
blocked another attempt by suffr&
giets to display . banner In froot Of
the White House gAtos.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1917-06-29
WESTERN
MINING AND OIL
NEWS
Metal Market Prices.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.

" " Ns"tpApSr Union NeWS SerHic0.
Metal Market Prices.
New York.-Lead-11NQ Q12hc.
Bar Silver-7Sc.
Copper-Castings. $30.12la.
st. Louis.-Spelter-$9
Boulder.-Tungsten concentrates,
90 per cent. $17.0O per unit. Crude
ores. 60 per cent. $500; 25 per cent.
$s.4oQ 1900; 10 per cent, $S.7091O.O0
per unit.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1917-06-29

There have been several instances
of sleeps lasting 20 years
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1917-06-29

Kentucky and Wyoming exemption
claims not yet officially reported.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-06
TALAAT BEY STRONG BOSS

1916 Talaat Bey held three or four port
 portfolio of war. He is now grand vtzier.
 Neither his predecessor in the viziership
 nor the Sultan were of any importance
 in the Turkish government at that time,
 and then as now Talaat Bey was the ab-
 solute dictator of Turkey. I had two in
 terviews with him.
 Talaat Bey looks strong and powerful. He is like great American political
 boss, only if he were an American boss
 he would be the king of bosses. He sits simplicity and decision. His bearing is genial and large. He is born master executive.
 No other ruler of today possesses his absolutely authority. The life liberty,
 and property of every inhabitant of Fur key are in his hands asked him why
 the Armenians were removed with such cruelties. He replied that some of the
 officials were not angels, and that 15,oO0 or 10000 Armenians had been killed; but
 that he had sent out commissions to in. vestigate those cruelties and that he would punish the guilty officials. The fate of the Armenians has been in his hands for more than two, years. ! After seeing the leading men of the cen tral powers, I should say that Talaat Bey Is the strongest man between Berlin and Hell.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-06
INSURANCE MANS RISE

ter term and to Barre (vt.) academy for ono spring term. Dr. J. s. Spaulding, head of the academy was very noted man, and under his guidance became determined not to quit school, as had been intended, but to work my way through both academy and college.
 Between terms I worked as day la borer in the fields, swinging scythe all day or tiling the fields. got through the academy before I was 20, and with out knowing where the money was te come from, I went to the University of Vermont, at Burlington, and took the en- trance examination. This was in the spring.
 During the summer I saved $45 work ing on a farm. and the farmer agreed to
 lend me additional money to go to col lege if could give him security in case died-he was not afraid of his money if l lived Dr. Spaulding was an ar- dent believer in life insurance and used to impress upon his students the many advantages of a good policy. emphasizing among other things, that it could be used on occasion as security. took out 5000 iE the Metropolitan Life, although the cost. 80 8 year, was 9 tremendous drain upon my resources. I handed the policy to my farmer benefactor. This incident. doubtless was responsible for my being president of the New York Life Insurance
 company today.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-06
TN OLD QUERE T ARC, MEXICO

Queretaro with the history of the United States
 "In Queretaro." says native chroni- cler, twas signed the treaty of peace with the United States in 1s4S. Queretaro, at the call of one of her native sons, re-es- tablshed the general government. over- throwing Santa Ana. It is the only place which has energetically opposed Pro- testantism. It Is the only place which possesses an aqueduct comparable to the work of the Romans. Queretaro, after memorable siege of three months, was the tomb of the empire in 1S67." In addi- ton to all this. and much more, the au- thor cites poet who calls Queretaro place of hospitality, sincerity and patriot ism
 The old Spanish writers have a story that Queretaro was founded in 1446 and that the monarch, Montezuma, made it one of the northern fortified outposts of the Aztec empire. The place was evil dently well known prior to the conquest.
 History really began for Queretaro on Sunday, June 25, 1531 the calendar day of St. James. or Santiago, in Spanish.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-06
From the Publishers Notes.

From the Publishers Notes.
 N VIVID picture of Constantnople in A\ war time and of Talaat 'Bey, the S S dictator of Turkey and the man responsible for the Armenian massacres,
 Is given by MT. s. s. Mcclure, who has recently returned from Europe, in his forthcoming book, Obstacles to Peace Houghton Mifflin Company.
 Friday evening we reached Constanti- nople. A great crowd of people welcomed the train, the arrival of which twice weekly is an event even in this great city.
 I found a Constantinople new in many ways No dogs, paved streets, electric street cars, fine new bridge over the Golden Horn, electric lights, telephones. and vivacity and activity on the streets excelling those of any city I had seen in all my recent travels In Europe. Here was the genuine mingling of the races of men. Every costume of the desert, and of the dwellers in the orient was here, and many, many soldiers, sailors and off, cers, Turks, Germans, and Austrians. A city of million afd a half, in the most beautiful situation of any city in the world, picturesque, with the splendor and color of the east and an infusion of the energy and sprinkling of the architec- dawn of a new era-such is Constantino- pie to the eye.
 When I was in Constantinople in March,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-06
LUKE M'LUKE SAYS

We once knew man who belonged to so many mutual aid associations that his family starved to death while he was paying his dues.
 The reason why your husband signs for the coffee his mother used to make is be- cause his father did the same thing after he married your husbands mother
 It takes a philosopher to realize that the joys of life are as numerous as it's sorrows.
 A farmer can understand why he should get a record price for his wheat. But he can't understand why he should have to pay record price for his flour.
 We learn from women who are members of gab clubs and who do not get home it time to fix supper that any man can cook when he has to- Considering the amount of advice that we are willing to hand out free of charge, lot of people seem to get along very poorly.
 It is the other fellows pig pen that smells No man can smell his own pis pen.
 One reason why father has a right tc get mad when he finds his necktie tan
 gled up in mothers spare hair is because mother has no right to kick when she finds her hairpins gummed up with nico. tine from fathers pipe. The hand holders union may not know
 much about physics. But the members do know that the closer two bodies arc together the less heat it takes to keer them warm. | Why do we say that a man marries ( widow when we all know that the widow marries him?
 For couple of thousand years mer | have been trying to go Jonahs fish story
 one better. But Jonah still holds the rec. | ord.
 my time woman announces that al
 men are alike she isn't handing any bou
 uuets to the male sex.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-06
E. c. Forbes. in Leslie's.

E. c. Forbes in Leslie's.
 E1HE speaker in this instance is Dar-
 win P. Kingsley, president Of the
 4 New York Life Insurance com- pany with s25O0, ,ooo,o 900 insurance in force and assets of ssoo,oo0,ooo. figure not ap- p,oached by any other insurance com pany in the world:
 "At Alburg, where I was born, there were not then Qs57) enough houses to form even a hamlet. In the summer at- tended the old 'deestrict' school, primt- tive affair, innocent of any suggestion oe higher education. In our home were very few books. Life there was clean through and through, self-respecting, and full of moral and religious discipline. But it was extremely narrow, unlnspiring ana unimaginative There was little or noth- ing to fire a boy with ambition or en- thusiasm or to acquairt him with the world that lay beyond his 'cabined. crlbbed, and confined sphere. l had no larger vision than any Of the other folks there.
 "But one day something happened. It was only a little talk with our family doctor vet 1t changed the whole course of nv life. He said to me. You ought to % to school told him I was going to school. He said. oh. yes; but l mean you ought to go on and study Latin.
 asked him, What is Latin?' He told me.
 You cannot understand your own lan- guage unless you know Latin. What does subtraction mean? What does it come fromr I told him 1t meant just sub-
 traction. Then he explained to me that the word come from two Latin words,
 sub meaning from and traho meaning ] to draw'-to draw from under.
 "A whole new world flashed into my vision at that instant. There was a
 world. realized. that had known noth. ing about. The glimpse of it made me resolve there and then that I would
 study hard and learn all about 1t. Be fore was 12 I had finished Greenleaf's Common School Arithmetic. but thought | the little school had nothing much be- yond that to offer 1 continued to work
 on the farm in summer and to go te school in winter until was IT. I was
 sent to swanton academy for one win.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-06
HOTEL LOBBTEs
aIIc Ain,t Nh Kin,


 I've seen a lot of funny things happen during church services" said pr. J. M. Broadly, but one of the funniest things ever witnessed happened once when I was conducting a childrens service It was following the Sunday school. We were just in the midst of the service when small boy came screaming into the church, and yelled his way up the aisle and onto the platform. I asked him what was the matter, and finally learned that his little sister had lost her bonnet at Sunday school, and he had been sent back to find 1t, with the ad- monition that unless he did find it, he would get a licking when he got home. While he continued to yell, I asked all the congregation to look and see if they could find the bonnet, but it wasn't to be found. Finally, having exhausted all the resources at hand, I asked if there was any person in the congregation who was kin to the youngster that he please come forward and try to quiet him. I looked up and there stood boy in front of me about 12 years old. He looked at me and said, MT. Broadly, he ain't no kin of mine, but I'll get him out And he did, while the congregation roared"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-06

From "Old Mexico and New in Quere-
 taro.' by John R. silliman, United States Consul in the April scribner.
 6HlIE average American traveller knows Queretaro as the place
 S where opals are offered at the trains and, possibly, as the place where Maximilan was executed. Very few for eign passengers, as such, ever see the lonely Hill of the Bells or the silent, sol- emn brownstone chapel which marks the spot where, on a June morning 50 years ago, a fateful tragedy was enacted. It is in plain view from the trains of both trunk lines which pass the city. Tourists bound south find more to attract their attention here than at any stop they have made since leaving the border. One of the best known guide books gives a carefully prepared description of Queretaro which fills nearly 10 closely printed pages. Noth- ing is said, however, of a most interest ing anl important international incident which occurred here in the month of May, 1s4S, and which directly connects
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-06
Another Escape

The latest chapter in the noted case of Henry Grady Webb, as published by The Age-Herald yesterday morning, tell ing of his escape through the car window of passenger train No. 37 during two- minute stop in Charlotte, N. C., strikes my mind in an unusually forceful way,' said Assistant City Attorney G. L. Bailes last night
 Tt is not the uncanny fact of the pro- fessional train robbers having the name of the immortal Henry w. Grady. former editor of the Atlanta Constitution, the new south's most eloquent apostle and the preceptor of Clark Howell and Ned Brace; or is 1t the fact that he made his getaway yesterday in the town of my boyhood home and struck a bee-line for the bottom land of old Sugar creek, where I have spent many day shooting mud snpe and gigging bullfrogs.
 The idea which has impressed me so strongly is that the fact of Webb's escape will give good old Sheriff Batson's critics and enemies something, perhaps, to cause them pause.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-06
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES
QUITE HELPLESS.

rt QUITE HELPLESS.
 Tt is shameful for you to come home in this condition" said Mrs. Jagsby. you're right, m dear" answered Mir. Jagsby. But tn fellers I wush with acted more shamefully still.'
 Impossible"
 ''Yesh they did, m dear. They tele- phoned their wives to come an get 'em'
 ANYTHING FOR AN ARGUMENT. "since you don't care to argue about the war what do you think of the I weather" asked the contentious man. "It suits me all right" answered the cheerful citizen.
 well, I don't think much of it, and if you consider this a fine day I'm prepared to show you where you are wrong.
 SKEPTICAL TIMES.
 According to a new authority, there were no apples in the. Garden of Eden" "This is an iconoclastic age"
 Indeed it is. I wouldn't be at all sur prised if some savant were to declare that the pillars in the temple pulled down by Sampson were not stone. but papier- mache." PAUL COOK
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-06

From the Kansas City Star
 The proposition of whether Kansas uni versity freshmen should be disciplined by Friday morning with referendum. The students decided by 800 to 4S that fresh men should wear caps distinguishing them as first year men, and 6S2 of the majority held that they should be pad dled if they didn't wear the caps. The freshmen themselves agreed they ought to be padded by vote of 173 to 27
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-06
REAL ARTISTS

From the Fit Lauderdale (Fla.) Sentinel.
 In Mrs. Marshall and Mime. Hall, Fit. Lauderdale has two of the greatest ar lists in this republic. The singing by Mrs. Marshall was the best we have ever heard, and we have heard all the grand opera singers who received a thousand or more dollars night, and not one or them that we have heard could equal the matchless voice of Mrs. Marshall If she would sing in the grand opera her fame and fortune is assured. and she would rank with the best singers in history
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-06
Universal I'raiming
 SemGimneHaG Strong

WHEN great nation like the
 w United States goes to war with formidable adversaries recruit ing for army and navy is speeded nightly. Presently our recruiting of fees in all cities will be kept open day and night.
 The present situation brings senti- ment strongly to bear in favor of uni versal military training and service. This country will need in it's war with Germany not less than 500,000 addi- tional soldiers almost at the start. A million would be better, but half as many is all that can be efficiently trained at the beginning.
 The United States is much like Eng land was two and half years ago millions of able-bodied men but no army worth considering. The late Lord Kitchener, who was placed in charge of the British military establishment, said he would have great army trained in year or more; that the war would last several years and that before it was over he would have sev. eral millions of trained men in the field.
 One of the problems that will tax the ingenuity of the United States war department experts will be just
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-06
THE MELTING POT
From Leslie's.

From Leslie's.
 There is trouble still in Mexico.
 According to recent report there are 50.0O0,0O0 eggs in cold storage in New York state.
 An Indianapolis police chief and other public officials have been arrested in an election scandal.
 One seventh of the adult population of the state of Washington holds some sort of political office. An old Bible in his vest pocket saved the life of Philadelphia man when he was stabbed by his roommate. Construction of the two battleships au- thorzed by the navy bill March g. 1915. and four battle cruisers authorized by the bill of August, 1916, has not begun. Professor Pupin of Columbia, who came to this country a poor boy and worked as a laborer, was recently given ban quet in honor of his distinguished public service.
 Alton B. Parker, former democratic can- didate for the presidency says shoddy politicians are making capital out of the nations danger in leaving us unprepared 1 for the emergencies of war. i Rear Admiral Ffske says General Grant would be shocked to see the differ ence in manner and carriage between the young men of today and the young mer who marched behind him 50 years ago. | The I. W. w. have circulated book of hymns. One verse reads as follows;
 Onward Christian Soldier! Rip and teal and smite!
 Let the gentle Jesus bless your dynamite Splinter skulls with shrapnel, fertilize ths l sod,
 Folks who do not speak your tongue de l serve the course of God.
 Smash the doors of every home, pretty l maiden seize;
 Use your might and sacred right to trea her as you please | The Anaconda Standard sarcarstically 1 suggests the introduction of the follow ing bills in the Montana legislature: 1 House bill 4390, by Gosh, regulating th'
 length of hatpins. coupling pins. safet, pins. rolling pins and ten pins.
 House bill 4321, by Gum, regulating thu size of bank rolls.
 House bill 4322, by Gee, amending thu
 law of gravitation.
 House bill 1923, by Heck, repeating thu moral law.
 House bill 4327, by Cad, amending th' law of supply and demand. House bill 4s2S, by Crickey, repeating tn first law of nature
 Let the people rule!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-06
Hlgh-CIasS Sport

"I am glad to see that Brown Parks. who is going to stage wrestling matches in Birmingham in the fu- ture, will bring the best men in the game here" said Cecil c. Washburn. "one of the real reAsons why wrest. ling never did take any better here tofore was because cheap men were offered
 High class wrest1ers are interest ing. I can imagine nothing more thrilling than to see two men of giant built graphing with each other. I have heard number of other men ex- press the same opinion and l believe MT Parks will have the support of the sporting public if he has nothins but the best men.
 Cutler is fine wrestler and I. am glad to see him being brought here for bout. I saw him wrestle in Chi : cago recently and he's a worker. He goes at his man from the start and consequently has the crowd with him. Martinson works in the same manner, am told, and the match Monday night should prove a thriller"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-06
REaUIEscAT

REQ UIESCAV By Oscar Wild. Tread lightly. she Is near, Under the snow; Speak gently. she can hear The daisies grow. All her bright golden hair Tarnished with rust. She that was young and fair Fallen to dust. Lily-like. white as snow, She hardly knew She was woman. so Sweetly she grew. Coffin-board. heavy stone, Lie on her breast; I vex my heart alone, She is at rest. Peace, peace: she cannot hear Tyre or sonnet; All my life's buried here Heap earth upon 1t. |