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The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-12-31

Denver, Dec. 27.-The twenty-sev-
enth annual convention of the Colorado
State Teachers Association was called
to order in the East Denver High
School yesterday morning, with Presi-
dent c. S. Palmer in the chair There
We're 1856 teachers present from differ
ent parts of the state and among them
We're numbered the most prominent ed
ucators in Colorado. The opening seS-
sion of the convention was held in the
main auditorium of the high school and
it was said that it was expected tnat
before the sessions We're concluded at
least 45O teachers would be enrolled.
All the proceedings of the convention
We're very serious and the teachers evil
IDENTIFY realized that the result of their
deliberations might have very i'm
portant effect upon the coming general
tion. After the opening exercises, in
which Mr.. Palmer made n general adj
dress of welcome. the different divi-
sions of the organization were announc-
ed, together with their meeting places
and the subjects which We're to be dis
cussed.
The greatest interest was manifested
In the talk given by Dr. Il. /. Lancaster
of Colorado College, who spoke before
the kindergarten section sthe high
school auditorium. The subject of DR..
Lancaster'S talk was Nervous and De-
fective Children" and in his address
he developed some novel ideas which
We're listened to by the teachers with
polite surprise. DIR. Lancaster stated
that the first cause of nervousness in
children was the solicitude of parents,
who gave too much heed to their ba-
bies.
Most nervous children are simply
spoiled children" said DIR. Lancaster
THE training Of n child must COM
mence soon after its birth If 1t is to be
effective. If the child is petted, placed
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-12-31
"SYRIAN LAMB FLEECE"
A Philadelphian's Experience With
GuiiefuI Orienta

A certain young member of the Rit-
tenhouse Club, who has just returned
from jaunt through Syria, says the
Philadelphia Record, freely admits to
his friends his conclusion that he has
more money than brains. 1t seems
that, while travelling through the inter-
ior of that country. he was prevailed
upon by one of the sons of the prophet
to buy at an exceedingly high price a
great deal of what was described to
him as Syrian lamb fleece" When
he returned to Philadelphia he sent
this to his tailor with Instructions to use
II for lining heavy ulster he was hav-
Ing made. A week or so later he called
ut the tailor's to try on the overcoat.
You didn't send us quite enough ma
terial, Mr.. Blank" remarked the pro-
prietor of, the store, 80 l had to send
out to get some more to line the sleeves
with"
But that's impossible" cried the
traveller. You can't get the fleece any
where in America. It's TO be had nly
in Syrian
'I iink you're mistaken" replied the
tailor; 'in this country we call it rab-
bit skim
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-12-31
America Leads the World.

LONDON, Dec. 27.-The Nev-- in an
editorial discussing William T. ads
pamphlet on '',rhe Americaniza uOn of
the World admits that Mr.. Glad
stones prophecy that the United States
would replace Great Britain as the pre-
mier nation, has been, on the whole
realized but it declared it to be utter
ly impossible that Great Britain, as
Mr.. Stead eXtravagantly suggests,
should ever enter an American union
except after n series of disasters rem
dering separate existence impossible.
The paper considers any kind of an
Anglo-American federation equally un-
likely, owing to the Briton's insati-
able love of cast. which led Golden to
insist that Englishmen We're aristo-
Gratis rather than democrats. For the
rest, it confesses the enormous infiu-
ence which the United States wields
over British colonies and that a major
ity of Irishmen would vote for fedora
tion with the United States.
The article further says it would be
interesting to see what might happen
il the United States should drop their
protectionist policy and should offer to
Jamaica, Canada or even Australasia
the immense bribe of admission on re-
ciprocal terms 10 their vast, eyer-ex-
tending markets
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-12-31
Paris to New York BY Land.

A Paris dispatch says: Harry De
Windt, the explorer who is to attempt
an overland trip from Paris to New
York, has completed the preparations
for his expedition, and will start for
Siberia, Decernber 10Th. The Russiau
government is actively assisting him,
and has telegral. he'd to the remote set
Elements in North Siberia to have rein
deer and dogs in readiness for the use
of the explorer.
Mr.. De Windts companions on tn
journey will be Vicomte De lNhamp
and Mr.. George Harding.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-12-31
Good Advice for Athletes.

In his forthcoming book on physiQT
culture, Robert FitZsimmons. the d
champion pugilist. says: zone thi
that / want to particularly impr
upon the young athlete is the pricel
value of a good home and pleas Y
home surroundings. Some boys N
young men have an idea that an ath
lete must be tough. This is all wrong
and 1t has been proved time and again
that the athlete, whether a runner
wrestler, boxer or anything else, can
best fit himself for manly sports if he
leads clean. wholesome, good life.I
And this can best be found amid pleas
ant surroundings"
baker in Bombay solicits English
patronage on the grounds that he is al
''first-class British loafer."
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-12-31
TELEPHONES ATLUNCH.
Chicago People Can zip Their Tea and Talk
With Denver.

Telephone service while you eat is
the latest innovation in Chicago res
taurants. You don't have to leave the
table to enjoy this luxury. waiter,
bring me telephone" is the only or
der necessary to have fully equipped
long-distance phone at your elbow.
This service has been recently installed
in a number of Chicago restaurants
and the proprietors are enthusiastic
over the results.
By simply ordering n telephone
guest may be placed in communication
with New York or Denver or any othel
city served by the Chicago Telephony
Company, without moving from the til
bic at which dinner or luncheon is bel
Ing served.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-12-31
Denies Russia's Claims.

London Dec. 2T.-The Times this
morning publishes an editorial article
on the pretensions of continental news
papers that it was Russia not Eng
land, that prevented European inter
vention in the Hispano-American war
The Times thinks that the moment
has arrived for the production of doc
umentary evidence regarding the atti-
tude of Great Britain on that occasion,
''in order to nip in the bud the growth
of an ingenious legend of n kind from
which we have suffered before now"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-12-31

The noble earl who urged his heredi-
tsry right to act as carver at the grand
banquet TO follow King Edwards coro-
uation ceremonies made the egregious
mistake of admitting that he knew
nothing whatever about carving. His
claim was promptly disallowed. The
royal stomach will be safeguarded nt
any cost. even If the royal carving
utensils must be entrusted to plebeian
but skilled hands.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-12-31
Death of Governor Fsogcrs.

Olympia. Wash. Dee. Ex-Governor
John II. Rogers died mt o'clock last
night. after brief illness from pneu-
monia. His successor will be Henry
q. Mcbride. Governor Rogers was Il
Populist and was elected on the fusion
ticket Mcbride was the Republican
candidate for lieutenant governor and
was elected.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-12-31

Styles Of poetry are subject to the
changes OF time, the same as every
thing else. The number of visitors to
the cottage in which Robert Burns
was born shows a tremendous decrease
this year
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-12-31

1t will be generally acceptable, per-
haps, II arrangements for moving the
anarchists can be completed by May
l, 1902.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-12-31

The sultan's order excluding all
comic papers from Turkey is expected
to have a depressing effect on the pa
irons OF Turkish barber shops and Tur-
kish baths.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-12-31

1t is reported that the live stock
show brought 100000 visitors to Chi
cago, and they all stopped to do their
Christmas shopping.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-12-31

Sir Henry Irving has the right idea
as to what to do with the old men,"
He will not let them consider them
selves as old men till they are over 70.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-12-31

Mrs. Nation has unshcathed her
hatchet again, provoked this time by
an invitation to contribute to the fund
for erecting statue to the memory of
Sir Walter Raleigh, the tobacconist.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-12-31

advancing the price of its product.
could manage to render the cost Of
jags prohibitive its good work would
be generally applauded.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-12-31

Mr.. Tesla's prolonged and unusual
silence may perhaps be accounted for
on the theory that he has discovered
something the announcement of which
he is afraid might challenge our credu-
Lty.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-12-31

II the Germans take as kindly as the
English to American shoes, then the
three great nations of the world will
soon be on a common footing.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-12-31

Relic hunters are invading the expo
sition grounds at Buffalo, and it is
feared that somebody will make way
with the white elephant.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-12-31

Russia must be anticipating day
Of uncommon dampness. The czar is
said to be have boarded away sur
plus of four billions in gold.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-12-31

The fgurehead of the battleship Mis-
souri, ought, perhaps, to be suggestive
of Missouri. What have Missourians
to suggest?
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-12-31

There will be chance for somebody
to get rich by obtaining the fireworks
concession for that anarchist island.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-12-31

Chinas feverish preparations for
war prove that she does not propose
to be dismembered without making a
vigorous kick.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-12-31

The glad season draws nigh when
the lessons learned by observation at
the football field will stand the strenu-
Gus patron of the bargain counter in
good stead.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-12-31

which is correct-"bread and butter is"
or bread and butter are" They are
both correct when a man is out of a
Job.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-12-31

The American shoe IL now pinchins
the German foot.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-12-31

Queen Wilhelmina's husband re-
minds us of Queen Victoria's prince
consort He's SO different.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-12-31

II we are to believe the Paris Rap
pei. Rlzz;o. whom the world has all
along believed to have been a high
class Italian adventurer. was really "a
priest who disguised himself as mu-
sician fer the purpose Of giving re-
ligious consolation to Mary Queen of
Scots" Priest or musician. he was evil
IDENTIFY not a success. All the historians
combined have not done as much to
win sympathy for the luckless. beauti-
full Mary Stuart as the man who paint
ed the familiar picture of her walking
grandfg to the block.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-12-31

There is certainly a pleasant way
OF getting around this corset Ques-
ton.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-12-31

Great wisdom is shown in some Of
the measures proposed that seek to go
to the root of anarchy. Power ought
to be given to punish anarchistic ut
terances, to break up anarchistic
meetings, to deny the right of asylum
to anarchists, to deport others that
are here. to prevent others from COM
ing All civilization ought to unite in
hunting out and driving out these
men. But we should take care even
In such measures that in seeking an
object so lGudable we do not infringe
the fundamentals of liberty and hurt
ourselves more than we hurt the an
archists. We may not lightly part
with the right ofree speech and a free
press. We should be well advised that
measures we adopt for discouraging
anarchy really reach their purpose.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1901-06-07

ened Mt the sight Of the wallet. and ap-
the tenderest sympathy in his case, and
assured him that Bill Smith was a ras-
cally thief. and that the town was full
of such sharks.
Rube grew nervous under the repeat
ed filings at his friend Bill Smith, and
in his excitement pulled his money and
swore he would bet every dollar of it
on Smiths honesty.
WELL" said the Memphis shark, 'In
just bet you $50 that Smith don't show
up with your money"
Reuben took the bet and. with trem-
bling fingers, pulled out the fifty. and
the stakes were put in the hands Of the
clerk.
After this RUDE grew silent and nerv-
ously paced up and down the lobby.
Presently. as Rube was standing some
distance from the desk, pensively roll
ing his quid and gazing through the
skylight. smartly dressed man walk
ed briskly through the door and up to
the clerks desk. cycling the bystanders
Officially as uC pdcctu. otlLluE pells
he rapidly wrote on the register,
William ]. Smith, Hushpuckana,
Miss"
AS he was writing Rube had once
more advanced toward the desk, and.
seeing the form at the counter, he
strobe eagerly forward, peered into the
face of the newcomer, and, slapping
him on the back, exclaimed: "By gosh,
if it amt Bill Smith at lastr'
The rest Of the story was simple
Smith recognized Rube, thanked him
for the loan, and Immediately pulled
out his purse and paid over the promis-
ed fifty he had borrowed
The Memphis shark turned pale as
Rube claimed the wager. but it had to
60 Later the Memphis shark got lit
tie note advising him that Rube thank
ed him for the little donation, and ad-
vised him TO try the trick on some Of
his fellow sharks and play for even.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1901-06-07
YANKEE IN UPPER BURMAH.
Telegraph Operator Reached His Post
After Dangerous Trim,

After dangerous Trip.
There is not a remote corner of the
world in which one may not run across
a wandering Yankee. Americans are a
pervasive lot. From away up in Shan
States, in North Burmah, comes
letter from a government telegraph
operator to his brother, which says:
when l wrote you last from Ran
goon a few months ago, thought that
in all probability it would be the last
you would hear from me- was then
about to leave with the boundary COM
mission on a tour of 600 miles
through the Shan States to the
Chinese frontier-on horseback, on
muleback, and on foot. OF the
seven who composed the party three
were killed in a fight we had with the
Wahs. one died of fever in the Chin
hills, two returned to Mandalay, while
remain here in the government tele-
graph Office.
Gould have induced any one to ac-
company me l should have pushed on
into China and taken pot-luck in the
crusade against the Boxers. Kentung
was as far as got, however, and on re-
turning to this village the option of re-
naming here or returning to Rangoon
was offered to me. So much for my re-
cent experiences, which, though doubt
less of no interest to you, recount for
the information of the folks at home, to
whom I trust you will be good enough
to send this letter in the hope of NOV
ing them to send a letter of cheer to a
wandering brother.
IF all goes well l shall remain here
two or three years. Living is expen-
sive. but the pay is good, and the people.
though wild and uncouth, are of a
happy and peaceful tribe. The handful
ow white men which we have here are
all gentlemanly chaps. My address is
Taunggyi, Shan States, Upper Bur-
NAH
What a story this little letter outlines
for Kipling!
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BILL SMITH CAME ON TIME.
Two : harpers Get the Better of Third
in a Confidence Game.

Two harpers Get the Better of Third
in a Confidence Game.
The best confidence man that ever
perambulated down the pike was in
Memphis last week and did some
smooth business Of the bunko variety,
according to the Commercial-Appeal.
The victim in the case was a king-bee
Memphis confidence man who thinks he
is more than two or three and who
happened to be out looking for hay
seeds.
The confidence man dropped into a
certain hotel in Memphis to lay for
prey. and had gotten himself up to pass
for a commercial traveller. Pretty soon
a hayseed Rube Of the most harmless
looking type came into the hotel lobby
and glared through his spectacles at the
men sitting around. Failing to see the
face he was looking for the old Rube
stood a moment in the center Of the
floor and then walked over TO the
clerks desk. He took a long-range
chance at the cuspidor and missed, and
then, addressing the clerk. asked: Has
Bill Smith been here looking for me?"
The clerk looked up and, seeing a
chance for some fun, began to humor
the old man.
The Memphis shark grew interested
and drew near. Soon the whole hotel
knew the old mans story. Bill Smith
was a stranger he had met in the morn
ing who had borrowed $50 from him to
pay a freight bill, promising to meet
Rube at the hotel and pay 1t back.
Rube was certain he would be in soon,
because it was now past the appointed
time.
The old mans apparent innocence
amused the crowd and he was advised
to go on and forget Bill Smith, as he
would never see Bill any more. The
old man replied good humoredly that he
guessed he would wait a while for Bill,
and, winking at the crowd. he pulled
out a well-filled wallet with the remark
that he had plenty left if Bill should go
back on his word.
The eyes Of the Memphis shark glist-
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1901-06-07
A Wind THAT Blew.

"You call this a stiff March wind"
remarked my friend, Dan Weyrich, the
other evening. "Why, this is nothing.
This is a southern spring zephyr COM
pared with what we used to get when I
was a boy. We were living then over
on the farm. Our house was set in
a very exposed place on a small hill.
When the March wind blew she rocked
that house like a small skiff in a gale
at sea. l slept then in a bed on rollers.
Many a night in March was awaken
ed by the rolling Of the bed all round
the room. 1t would bang against all
four walls, making such a noise that
sleep was well nigh impossible"
what did you do thenT 1 ventured
to ask.
what could l do" said Dan, "but
sleep on the floor and hang on to the
bed to keep it from rolling. 1t was
sleeping under difficulties, I'll admit.
but then we didn't have many nights
like that."-Albany Journal.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1901-06-07
oYPsIEs ARE A NUISANCE.
Austro- Hungary Has Adopted Meas
for Their Suppression.


for Their Suppression.
In every part of Europe bands of
Hungarian gypsies are to be encounter
ed. AS a rule they travel in families.
numbering from twenty-five to 100
souls and more, carrying along with
them all their various and strange para
phernalia and domestic necessities. In
most countries of Europe laws have
been passed according to which these
vagabonds are allowed to stay only
couple of days or a couple of hours in
certain provinces or provincial districts,
when they are escorted by gems
darmes" over the border. Their princi-
pal business transactions consist of for
tune-telling. begging and stealing. They
are especially clever in the latter branch
Of business and take everything from
a pin and needle to horse and car
riage.
The gypsies have been a real nuis-
ance for Europe for centuries and the
Austro- Hungarian government is now
considering a plan to force this most
peculiar vagabOnd race into settlement
somewhere in the vast plains Of Hun
gary. Most characteristic Of the gyp-
sizes is the fact that they never work.
This is one of their first principles. For
more than 600 years they have been
roaming over Europe. and the up-to-
date gypsy is by all means the cleverest
thief in the world. Where no cat gets
through the little brown gypsy boy
finds his way. They have no religion.
no morals, no honor or no fatherland.
But he is prouder, perhaps than Span
ish grandee. He lies to perfection and
is the greatest story-teller in the world.
Many other efforts have been made
from time to time to confne the gyp-
sizes to certain territories in Hungary,
but always without any success.
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The fastest of the thousands Of
clouds whose speeds were measured
by Prof. Bigelow was darting through
the upper air at the enormous velocity
of 1913 miles an hour. This was a cir
rocumulus cloud-one of the mackerel-
sky class-observed in December.
The spider shields itself in winter
by a weather-proof covering Of silk,
but some kinds come out for an airing
occasionally, and even take a scamper
across the snow. The trap door spider
passes the entire season deep in the
ground in his winter house Of spun
silk.
Wearers Of eyeglasses are frequently
annoyed in cold weather by the deposit
of moisture that forms on the glass
upon entering a warm room. According
to a German technical journal, a sim
pie preventive of this annoyance is the
rubbing of the glasses with soft potash
soap every morning After the soap is
applied the glasses can be polished
bright the invisible film that remains
sufticing to prevent the deposit Of
moisture.
Some attempts have been made to
/ boom liquid air commercially, but
without encouragement from scientific
periodicals. A London paper says:
zone Of the greatest difficulties to be
/ contended with in the practical appli-
cations of liquid air is that of keeping
it for a length Of time. According to
Mr.. Carl Linde, small quantities may
be preserved in well-exhausted and sill
vered double-walled glass vessels for
a relatively long time.
Diamonds have been found in con-
siderable numbers and of very fine
quality in the interior of British
Guiana. on the Mazaruni River 25C
miles above its junction with the Esse-
quibO. Mr.. Moulton. our consul al
Demerara, says that the London deal
ers to whom the stones have been for
warded consider them superior tC
South African diamonds and equal in
quality to those of Brazil. The present
diggings are situated in a tropica
jungle five miles from the river, anC
the region is not easily reached. TIL,
matriX from which the gems have be
come scattered is now the object Of
search.
The sea has flowers as the land has
but the most brilliant of the sea-how
ers bloom not upon plants but upoI
animals. The living corals Of tropica
seas present a display of floral beaut.
e which in richness and vividness o
color and variety and grace Of form
rivals the splendor Of a garden o
flowers. The resemblance to vegeta
blossoms is so complete that some per
sons find it difficult to believe that tn
brilliant display contains no elemen
of plant life, but Is wholly animal il
its organization. Among the sea ami
mails which bloom as if they wer
plants are included, besides corals, tn
sea-anemone and the sea-cucumbel
DR.. c. NJ. Blackboard, Jr., remarks tina
among the coral gardens the birds an
butterflies of the upper world are It
placed by fishes of curious forms an
flashing cOlOrs, which dart abou
; among the animal flowers.