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The Teton peak. [volume] (St. Anthony, Idaho) 1899-1904, 1903-12-10
QUEER DoINGs OF RIFLE BALL
Writer Tells of Extraordinary Shot Ho
Once Made.

l myself made the most eXtraord.
mary shot at an antelope that | ever
heard of, which, however, has nothing
to do with good shooting, but rather
with the erratic course that rifle
ball may take. With several scouts.
white men and Indians, | rode over
hill, to see three or four buck ante
lope spring to their feet, run short
distance and then stop to look. l
made quick shot at one which
dropped, and on going to him found
him not dead, though desperately
wounded. The animal had been stand
ing broadside on his face toward my
left. The ball had struck the left
elbow, splintering the olecranon, pass
ed through the brisket, broken the
right humerus, turned at right angles
and gone back, cutting several ribs,
broken the right femur, then turned
again at right angles and came out
through the inside of the leg, and
struck the left hook joint, which it dis
located and twisted off, SO that it hung
by a very narrow string of hide.
never again expect to see so extraord-
mary a course for rife ball.-Out-
ing
The Teton peak. [volume] (St. Anthony, Idaho) 1899-1904, 1903-12-10
is FREAK OF MEMORY.
Explanation of the Powers of al ioht.
ninq CaIculators"


Arithmetical prodigies. often spoke;,
OF as lightning calculators." have an
unusual capacity for combining mum.
bers. The wonderful feats of these
prodigies have been pronounced genu-
Inc by competent judges. although
their psychological pecularities. how.
ever, seem characteristic Of most of
the known cases; an extraordinary
memory for numerical combinations.
and unusual methods for grouping
numbers. That their ability is not
entirely the result Of special training
is attested by the early age at which
the power is manifested. Thus, at
the age of 6, T. II. Stafford computed
mentally the number t617.76 of bar
ley-cornS in l,040 rods, and could ex-
tract the cube roots of numbers of 9
and 10 figures. Buxton solved the
problem, to find the product of doub-
ling farthlng 1879 times. the result,
expressed in pounds, being a number
OF 80 figures. Zerah Colburn at 9
years OF age, gave at sight the factors
OF 1894 1861 ,297, and in 20 seconds
found mentally the number of hours
IN l,S1l years Raising 991 to the
fifth power in thirteen operations, and
giving the product of any pair of two
figure numbers in IL seconds, are
feats accomplished by Arthur Griffith
who also memorized the squares of all
numbers up to 100 and the cubes up
to 100.
The Teton peak. [volume] (St. Anthony, Idaho) 1899-1904, 1903-12-10
Briqht's Disease Cured.

Whitehall, H., Dec. IA case has
been recorded in this place recently,
which upsets the theory of many ply.
sicians that Bright's Disease is incur
able. 1t is the case of Mr.. Lon Marley,
whom the doctors told that he could
never recover. Mr.. Manley tells the
story of his case and how he was
cured in this way:
Il began using Dodd's Kidney Pills
after the doctors had given me up.
For four or five years | had Kidney,
Stomach and Liver Troubles; I was a
general wreck and at times I would
get down with my back so bad that l
could not turn myself in bed for three
or four days at time.
Il had several doctors and at last
they told me | had Bright's Disease,
and that I could never get well.
commenced to use Dodd's Kidney Pills
and | am now able 10 do all my work
and am all right. | most heartily
recommend Dodd's Kidney Pills and
am very thankful for the cure they
worked in my case. They saved my
life after the doctors had given me
vp
The Teton peak. [volume] (St. Anthony, Idaho) 1899-1904, 1903-12-10
Birds That Blush.

An observer finds that some birds
blush. He writes 1--WE have a very
fine specimen of the blue and yellow
macaw which displays this trait-not
often, for he is remarkably good-tem-
pered-and the blush is an invari-
able sign of anger; SO much so, that
we warn all friends that while his
cheeks remain white all attacks are
feigned and in play and can be disre-
garded, yet if the danger signal
red-shows, to look out and keep out
Of reach" The owner of a blue and
orange macaw says that it's white
parchment-like face becomes bright
pink, especially above the beak, when.
ever it is angry or excited
The Teton peak. [volume] (St. Anthony, Idaho) 1899-1904, 1903-12-10
1N TesE
S6 iAAIGsGNgNt REGION F6l()N
o. ALASKA
Especial Correspondence1

The hardy inhabitants of Skagway
and neighborins towns have now
nailed the Stars and Stripes to the
mast. They have always said that
they were Americans. and now that
the Alaskan boundary commission has
decided that this once disputed re-
gion belongs to the United states and
not 10 Canada there has been many
an iwpusive ALASKAN who has cello
orated' in the most approved Western
style.
Any one who has visited the part of
ALASKA that has been in dispute has
soon discovered that il was character
istically American. Here he found
only another form of the same Ameri-
canism which penetrated the wilder
ness of the prairie Of the United
States half century ago and built
cities where the buffalo roamed
In Skagway, at the head of the
Lynn canal, and now the metropolis
The Teton peak. [volume] (St. Anthony, Idaho) 1899-1904, 1903-12-10

of this district, there are even tokens
Of the civilization OF far-away New
York. There is another Broadway
and although not walled up with sky
scraping Office buildings nor perfor
ated with a subway, yet in Skagway,
as in Manhattan, Broadway is Broad
way.
When the thick gold streaks of the
Atlin district were discovered, just
over the border line, the wideawake
citizens of Skagway were the first to
pounce down on them. They hustled
across White Pass and staked out the
best claim. After a time came the
Canadian officials, with the demand
that the American miners should be-
come Canadian citizens. There was
hardly man who did not refuse.
The flag is better than gold" was
a saying which was heard on every
hand. So most Of the miners went
back to Skagway and sought to make
their fortunes in various lines of trade
and manufacture. But soon there was
another bit of news which frightened
the more timorous.
Canada is After Skagway" was the
headline of one weekly newspapers
article, and it went on to say that the
Dominion had revived its old claim
to this territory. The sister town Of
Dyea also took alarm, for it, too, was
within the disputed territory. A few
emigrated to where the Stars and
Stripes floated without danger of be-
ing supplanted by the Union Jack. But
the majority simply waited for some
thing to turn up
For a time, indeed, things looked
ominous. The rougher element said
there would be a fight A squad of
mounted Canadian police moved their
headquarters to White Pass. within
the disputed territory. and raised the
British flag. AS soon as the news
| reached Skagway a crowd of meg
| gathered as rapidly as they do in
| Kentucky when the law is 'too slow, y
| and as soon as their horses could
reach White Pass the British flag was
| torn down and the Stars and Stripes
| foated in it's place. Then the police
The Teton peak. [volume] (St. Anthony, Idaho) 1899-1904, 1903-12-10
Partisan Dog Cemeteries.

Paris has a dog cemetery on an
island in the Seine. A plain grave
without headstone may be had for
81 and the body is removed on a
little wagon for similar sum. The
graves are leased, not sold. The
charge for five years lease is S. for
ten $40, for twenty SIS and for thirty
$40 Very stringent rules forbid the
use of ceremonies or decorations such
as are used at funerals No cross may
be erected over an animal or a bird,
for all pets may be inferred here The
Inscriptions are of a curious and ex-
aggerated sentimentality. lola Do
The Teton peak. [volume] (St. Anthony, Idaho) 1899-1904, 1903-12-10
ABOUT FEAR
Often Comes From Lack Of Rt0he
Food,

Often Comes From Lack Of Rlghs
Food.
Napoleon said that the best fed
soldiers were his best soldiers, for
fear and nervousness come quickly
when the stomach is not nourished.
Nervous fear is a sure sign that the
body is not supplied with the right
food.
A Connecticut lady says: For
many years | had been a sufferer from
1 DIGESTION and heart trouble and in
almost constant fear of sudden death.
the most acute suffering possible.
Dieting brought on weakness, emaciar
ton and nervous exhaustion and ]
was a complete wreck physically and
almost wreck mentally.
81 tried many foods, but could not
avoid the terrible nausea followed by
vomiting that came after eating until
| tried Grape-Nuts. This food agreed
with my palate and stomach from the
start This was about year ago.
Steadily and surely a change from
sickness to health came until now !
have no symptoms of dyspepsia and
can walk 10 miles day without being
greatly fatigued. | have not taken q
drop of medicine since | began the
use of Grape Nuts and people say I
look many years younger than
really am.
MY poor old sick body has been
made over and | feel as though my
head had been too. Life is worth liv-
ing now and l expect to enjoy it for
many years to come If | can keep
away from bad foods and have Grape
Nuts" Name given by Postum Co..
Battle Creek, Mich.
There's a reason.
Look in each package for copy oi
the famous little book, The Road to
n ellYille"
The Teton peak. [volume] (St. Anthony, Idaho) 1899-1904, 1903-12-10

cattleman or the Montana miner. A
Canadian would not think of such an
advertisement for example, as that
of the South Dough Hotel" Among
some of the inducements to patrons
of this hosiery are the following:
Crap. chucG luck stud poker ana
black Jack games run by the manage
mcat' SPECIAL rates for ministers
AND tAe g'mbling perfesh" "Every
known fluid. water excepted, sold
here" Dogs bought and sold" In
seet powder tor sale at the bar" In
dians and nisters charged double /"
Board s. q square foot Meals ex-
"a. Spiked boots must be removed
7t night" ANY one troubled with
nightmare viii find a halter hitched to
the bed post. "lf the room gets too
warm just open the window and let
the fire escape "All ballists desir-
ing practice will find pitcher on the
stand" This hotel is convenient to
The Teton peak. [volume] (St. Anthony, Idaho) 1899-1904, 1903-12-10

all cemeteries" IF the lamp goes
out take feather from the pillow and
that will be light enough" IF you
are fond of athletics lift up the mat
tress and watch the bed spring"
Another hosiery built up large
and fourishing business by issuing
circulars which bore this legend:
The mountaineers saloon; finest.
largest and quickest line Of liquors in
the American possessions. It's where
the jolly good fellows hang out. Come
here if you want to meet the boys
A steam laundry which was estab-
lished while the city was still rooted
with canvas put out a sign which
read
All kinds of washing done while
you wait. Clothes guaranteed to fit
after washing. Don't come if you
want to kill anything"
Although there is block on the
East Side which possessed a city full
of people. but never bathtub tho
towns within the disputed Alaskan
territory have long been used to such
luxurious inventions. There was q
plumber of Dyea in it's palmiest days
who made a small fortune in the
plumbing business and whose cards
read:
will fix you out with a porcelain
lined tub for the most reasonable
rates. A bath in one of my tubs is
better than a whole winter without
one"
The Teton peak. [volume] (St. Anthony, Idaho) 1899-1904, 1903-12-10
Dread Tale of a Letter.

A man in Hiawatha, Kan, recently
received a letter addressed to him,
but instead of the name of the town
was a bar or so of music. The post
office officials had passed the letter
along until one was found who could
sing. and he sang the music and found
it to be a part of the song which has
driven so many to the brink OF an
early grave. The letter was then
sent at once to the man in the Kan
sas town.-New York Tribune.
The Teton peak. [volume] (St. Anthony, Idaho) 1899-1904, 1903-12-10
HIGH HONOR FOR WOMAN
"''SS V'olet Oakley to Decorate New
pennsylvania CapitoI


for the first time in the history Of
american art a woman is to he intr,,st
ed with the mural decorations of =
go pupilc building. When the new
espI'oi at Harrisburg, Pa. is finish.
60 one OF the most interesting sights
NE guides will have to show visitors
VIII be a great frieze entitled The
sst &c of the Founding of the
violet Oakley is to be the creator of
TINS work. She returned from Eurone
prepared TO settle down to her task.
anu IN the quaint building at the Red
Rose Inn, in Villanova, Pa, where she
mas established her studio, is now pre-
parlng the designs for the panels.
me room in the capitol which Miss
The Teton peak. [volume] (St. Anthony, Idaho) 1899-1904, 1903-12-10
Baths for School Children,

All new schools in Switzerland have
a portion of the ground floor appro-
priated for baths. Each class bathes
about once fortnight, summer and
winter Soap is used, and warm
bath is followed by cooler one. Sick
children and those having skin dis
cases are excluded
The Teton peak. [volume] (St. Anthony, Idaho) 1899-1904, 1903-12-10
EQUATOR Not a Perfect Circle.

A startling fact which has recently
been demonstrated is that the equator
is not perfect circle. If you could
drop a plumbline from Ireland
through to New Zealand, it would be
somewhat longer than another which
cut the earth at right angles to it.
The difference has not yet been as
certained with absolute accuracy.
The Teton peak. [volume] (St. Anthony, Idaho) 1899-1904, 1903-12-10

II Is said that the moose with which
the Adirondack woods we're stocked
are working their way north into Can
ada. Maybe they couldn't endure see
Ing so many hunters shot by mistake.
The Teton peak. [volume] (St. Anthony, Idaho) 1899-1904, 1903-12-10
For Human Wrecks.

This gospel lighthouse is at Coney
Island. In the midst Of the hurly-bur-
~ Of roller coasters, ry-go-rounds,
ments, is this church. little different
in architecture from the structures
which surround it, The lighthouse"
The Teton peak. [volume] (St. Anthony, Idaho) 1899-1904, 1903-12-10

monument has been erected in
England to the msmory of the 100000
horses killed and wounded in the Boer
war. The gallant and serviceable
american mule appears to have a
Kick coming.
The Teton peak. [volume] (St. Anthony, Idaho) 1899-1904, 1903-12-10
Had a Prosperous Season.

The fishing steamer Leander Will
cox arrived at Mystic, Conn.,, few
days ago with 10000 menhaden. This
is the largest catch ever brought in
at one time and was taken at two sets
of the big seine. This makes 16,2OO,-
900 fish brought in by this steamer
this season.
The Teton peak. [volume] (St. Anthony, Idaho) 1899-1904, 1903-12-10
Shoe Polish Explodes.

box of shoe polish exploded In
the home of Mrs. John H. Thomas at
Wilkesbarre, Pa, and she was severe
" burned. while the house was set on
fire. She was polishing her shoes
near the cook stove and the heat
caused the explosion.
The Teton peak. [volume] (St. Anthony, Idaho) 1899-1904, 1903-12-10
Watch of Historic Interest.

Horace A. Moody of Cornwall, Vt,
has a Swiss watch which was once
the property of his grandfather,
Joshua Stockwell, one of the pioneers
of Cornwall, who died in 1910. The
watch was carried in the Harrison
campaign of 1910 and again in the
Harrison campaign of 1888.
The Teton peak. [volume] (St. Anthony, Idaho) 1899-1904, 1903-12-10
cauoht immense smelt.

CYRUS W. Oliver of East Saugus.
Mass caught from the raft belonging
m the boat club the biggest smelt OF
the season. 1t weighed after it was
dressed 1012 ounces and measured
113s inches.
The Teton peak. [volume] (St. Anthony, Idaho) 1899-1904, 1903-12-10

The American trotting association
will not accept the alleged record of a
mile in 1897 trotted by Cresceus at
wichita, but the record of 1889
made by Lou Dillon will be printed in
red Ink.
The Teton peak. [volume] (St. Anthony, Idaho) 1899-1904, 1903-12-10

adioins the church and is a skeleton
tower rising to a height of siXty-fve
feet above the sandy beach. The Ian
tern at the summit of the tower is an
electric transparency on the four sides
of which are emblazoned nightly the
words "Jesus Saves"
The Teton peak. [volume] (St. Anthony, Idaho) 1899-1904, 1903-12-10
Polecat in Hard Luck.

A novel scene was recently seen at
Rockland, Mass.-that of polecat
running along the street with his
head in an old tin can which he could
not shake off The boys chased,
without any desire to capture him,
and he escaped, can and all, into an
old stone wall.
The Teton peak. [volume] (St. Anthony, Idaho) 1899-1904, 1903-12-10

The report that J. Pierpont Morgan
is to retire is denied both at his Wall
street and London offices. Accepting
me denial as true. the best thing
Ior the public will be to keep its
Aands on it's pocketbook.
The Teton peak. [volume] (St. Anthony, Idaho) 1899-1904, 1903-12-10

There's one trust we don't want to
bust II it wasn't for the grocer's
trust, we should have to go hungry
except when we happened to have
the ready cash.
The Teton peak. [volume] (St. Anthony, Idaho) 1899-1904, 1903-12-10

If they We're younger, and therefore
inclined to indulge in baby talk. one
might expect Mrs. Plat to say to her
husband as he left the house: And
where will | meet oo?"
The Teton peak. [volume] (St. Anthony, Idaho) 1899-1904, 1903-12-10

A New York doctor has found a
paste that will do the work of razor.
1t will not be popular with BARRIERS
and women who use their. husbands
Tazors for ripping seams.
The Teton peak. [volume] (St. Anthony, Idaho) 1899-1904, 1903-12-10

An Arkansas man who weighed 6l9
pounds died the other day from IN
mandatory rheumatism. 1t must
nave been terrible to have infamma-
Tory rheumatism that was bad enough
10 work it's way through GIG pounds
The Teton peak. [volume] (St. Anthony, Idaho) 1899-1904, 1903-12-10

If May Goelet, with $30,000,O00, may
marry duke, the young daughter Of
the Rockefellers, with billion, might
marry car; but we'd never let Rus
sla run our kerosene business.
The Teton peak. [volume] (St. Anthony, Idaho) 1899-1904, 1903-12-10
woman a Successful Hunter.

Mrs. Edith Heath of Center Sand
witch has killed three coons. one
skunk. one hedgehog, three cartridges
one deer and one crow this fall.
The Teton peak. [volume] (St. Anthony, Idaho) 1899-1904, 1903-12-10

AS radium will exhaust itself in
$4,000 years, economical persons will
be cautious about investing in it until
the price falls below $4,000 an ounce.
The Teton peak. [volume] (St. Anthony, Idaho) 1899-1904, 1903-12-10

Patti is to receive over 100000 for
singing about 800 songs during her
present farewell tour Yet some of
the critics say her high notes do not
come easily.
The Teton peak. [volume] (St. Anthony, Idaho) 1899-1904, 1903-12-10

The RedHeaded Philosopher de-
hard worker and the easy-going work
sr IS not more than two cents, but he
may be prejudiced
The Teton peak. [volume] (St. Anthony, Idaho) 1899-1904, 1903-12-10

The women's congress at Hamburg
resolved that the corsets are barbar-
GUS, in the face of the fact that only
women who are supposed to be civil
lied ever wear them
The Teton peak. [volume] (St. Anthony, Idaho) 1899-1904, 1903-12-10
Walked Many Thousand Miles.

An English postman died recently
leaving an authenticated record of hav
ing walked 211 900 miles in the forty
two years he was employed in the
DOstOffice
The Teton peak. [volume] (St. Anthony, Idaho) 1899-1904, 1903-12-10

ExPostmaster General James is 60
ing to marry an English girl But he
can't spite the American heiresses by
doing that. There's no title to be
won
The Teton peak. [volume] (St. Anthony, Idaho) 1899-1904, 1903-12-10

That loss of $3,5OO,00O in a burning
Russian mail car looks like the story
might have gathered a few globules
of air coming under the ocean.
The Teton peak. [volume] (St. Anthony, Idaho) 1899-1904, 1903-12-10
The Smallest Typewriter.

The smallest typewriter ever manu-
featured was made in America four
teen years ago. 1t was four inches by
three inches and weighed four and a
half ounces.
The Teton peak. [volume] (St. Anthony, Idaho) 1899-1904, 1903-12-10

The next American heiress who
marries a duke might make a good
thing out of it by hiring a hall and
charging admission.
The Teton peak. [volume] (St. Anthony, Idaho) 1899-1904, 1903-12-10

New York city is suffering from
what the papers vaguely speak of as
A pie war. Have the consumers struck
for shorter crusts?
The Teton peak. [volume] (St. Anthony, Idaho) 1899-1904, 1903-12-10

John Strange Winter says that 90
per cent of London society women
wear wigs. which, of course, keeps
them out of the front row.
The Teton peak. [volume] (St. Anthony, Idaho) 1899-1904, 1903-12-10

The bank teller who is accused of
ambezzling $4,000 and has been locked
up should have made it $4,000 and
taken d foreign trip for his health.
The Teton peak. [volume] (St. Anthony, Idaho) 1899-1904, 1903-12-10

As Daniel Webster might have re
marked, Dartmouth may be small but
there are those who say she can play
football.
The Teton peak. [volume] (St. Anthony, Idaho) 1899-1904, 1903-12-10

Some people have no idea of the
value of money. A Pennsylvania man
was murdered for an insurance of
$3.50,
The Teton peak. [volume] (St. Anthony, Idaho) 1899-1904, 1903-12-10

The sweet simplicity of girlhood
mas often been commented upon, but
never had more forceful illustra-
aoa than in the girl student who con-
iessed to raising one dollar bills to Ks,
saying that it never occurred to her
y vas wrong to do so, and she needed
The money
The Teton peak. [volume] (St. Anthony, Idaho) 1899-1904, 1903-12-10

hoisted another British flag, and again
a posse of Skagway citizens started
out to pail it down There might have
been blood spilled had not prominent
Americans interfered AT last the
Skagwayans went to higher peak
and unfurled a still larger American
flag. The two emblems of empire
foated there all summer undisturbed.
Another evidence that the disputed
land must always be American, al
though the point was not brought out
before tine arbitration tribunal, is the
rough and ready humor which char
acterizes its Inhabitants. 1t has the
same ring as the jokes Of the Texas
The Teton peak. [volume] (St. Anthony, Idaho) 1899-1904, 1903-12-10
English Hunting.

The money spent on hunting in Eng
land would be represented by gold
coin fourteen feet high and one foot
thick. This would equal in weight
box containing $500 foxes.
The Teton peak. [volume] (St. Anthony, Idaho) 1899-1904, 1903-12-10
Peter |. Is Intellectual.

Peter OF servia is credited with
hoino the most intellectual monarch
that country ever had.
The Teton peak. [volume] (St. Anthony, Idaho) 1899-1904, 1903-12-10

woman in Southern town adver-
tsed for a lost sheep Is her name
Bo Peep or is she an evangelist?
The Teton peak. [volume] (St. Anthony, Idaho) 1899-1904, 1903-12-10

Panama has set South America a
.oiliet and inexpensive revolution
The Teton peak. [volume] (St. Anthony, Idaho) 1899-1904, 1903-12-10

At any rate, Ann wasn't so old as
some Of the other problems and puz-
71es that have followed her into print
The Teton peak. [volume] (St. Anthony, Idaho) 1899-1904, 1903-12-10

Man proposes, woman disposes and
the rest Of the world says II told you
So"
The Teton peak. [volume] (St. Anthony, Idaho) 1899-1904, 1903-12-10

The Chinese empress wishes she
could handle the car as easily as she
nan an unruly editor.
The Teton peak. [volume] (St. Anthony, Idaho) 1899-1904, 1903-12-10

About the only establishment that
makes money without advertising Is
the mint.
The Teton peak. [volume] (St. Anthony, Idaho) 1899-1904, 1903-12-10

rian, the author says on her pets
tombstone that if she cannot accom-.
pany the dear and noble animals she
does not wish for heaven" and on
"Follettes" grave a mourner has plac-
ed these words. My dear Toilette,
thou vert always faithful and ntelli-
gent. We regret thee much. repode in
peace" Near the entrance to the
cemetery stands row of battered
stones from graves the leases OF
which have expired.
The Teton peak. [volume] (St. Anthony, Idaho) 1899-1904, 1903-12-10
The Pity of 1t.

1t wouldn't be so bad if. when
The whole worlds going wrong, We
might
Have some one near to blame, to throw
Down seven flights of stairs, and so
Get things once more to running right
The Teton peak. [volume] (St. Anthony, Idaho) 1899-1904, 1903-12-10
SUPPLEMENT TO
THE TETON PEAK

ST. Anthony, Idaho, Dec. 10. 1908.