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The Winslow mail., 1908-02-15
From The Argus.
A Snipe Hunt at Which
Otto is the Guest of Hon.
or and is Provided with
Two Candles While the
Others Have But One
Each, Which They At
tend by Proxy.

The night was dark and gloo-
my, and the hour was nine OF one
night last week when Cross,
Allen, Grigsby. Meyerhof, Scorse
and Donabue were a sportively
inclined sextet who conducted
their young German friend, Otto,
to the Snipelng grounds just
north of town and in the vicinity
of the graveyard. Otto is apink
checked young German lad, with
"Hoch de Kaiser" still ringing in
his ears, having only recently bid
den a fond farewell to a haxen
haired trauline, and with a last
hasty glance at the picture ofthe
Kaiser with mingled feelings of
relief and apprehension he brave
ly stepped aboard a German liner
bound for America, where he now
finds himself after the lapse OF a
few eventful months clerking in
the store of the Holbrook Mer-
camille Co., of which his uncle,
Mr.. Witzel is the senior member.
Otto is fast becoming on speak
ing terms with the language of
this, to him, strange country and
being something of sport HIM
self is anxious to get next to all
of the pastimes and diversions
participated in his newly formed
friends. So, nothing loath, the
aforesaid self-appointed commit
tee volunteered to initiate him in
to the mysteries of bagging snipe
on a dark night with candles and
bags and without the aid of fire
The Winslow mail., 1908-02-15

arms. And now as the party ST.
lently wend their way to the
grounds" explaining in hushed
but earnest tones to Otto the
modus operandi he must pursue
in order to return with his sack
full of snipe. 1t was with some
misgivings that he at last settled
himself at his station which hap
pened to be at the mouth of a
small cavern formed by a huge
overhanging rock, with a lighted
candle on either side ofhim, where
he was instructed to remain,
holding the sack wide open, into
which the snipe would presently
become entrapped being attrac-
ted by the lights and lured by an
occasional whistle to initiate the
note of a snipe, and in which he
had been previously drilled until
he became so proficient that he
could make a snipe feel ashamed
of himself. No sooner had he
settled himself in position, than
a large owl, disturbed by the in
truders, darted out with great
noise and Tapping of wings from
beneath, the projecting rock by
which the now frightened but
gritty Otto was holding forth
"Achs one schnipe it alretty yet
iss." Not being familiar with
the personal appearance of the
Arizona snlpe, he evidently took
it for granted the owl was one of
the birds of which he was in
quest he resolutely readjusted
the bag and whistled forth into
the surrounding darkness notes
of german silvery clearness that
should have induced the whole
snipe family to come in and be
sacked up. Slowly each hour
dragged by with not a feather in
the sack and Otto must have
surely deserted his post had he
not been reassured by the sight
of the six signal lights, each one
of which he supposed marked the
The Winslow mail., 1908-02-15

station of one of his companions,
for he distinctly remembered that
each of them were provided with
a candle and he had been told
that the lights would indicate to
him the positions of the other six
of the party. He did not notice,
however, that the candles carried
by the others were only about
half the length of his own. Pa
tiently Otto held the sack through
the dismal watches of the night
until, one by one, the other six
lights f1ickered and finally all
went out together leaving only
his own to little Pickering jets OF
flame that only served to accen-
tuate the surrounding gloom.
BY this time Otto had lost all in
terest in the "hunt" and resolved
to either find his way back to
town. 1t is needless to say that
he did not find the others of the
party, as they had basely deser-
ted their posts after carefully
placing their candles is that Otto
could see their lights, and hied
themselves to more comfortable
quarters at a rendezvous in town
where they intended to await the
return of their young friend. AT
ter cropping about for awhile III
the darkness the twinkl1ng lights
of the town became visible to him
and he struck a "bee line" tor
home, his steps being accelerated
by the yelping of several millions
of coyotes which suddenly pierc.
ed the stillnes of the night. Wher
Otto reached home, tired and
disgusted; he was Immediately
joined by his fellow "hunters'
who exhibited, to his utter as
tonishment and amazement, bags
generously filled with "snipe'
which they brazenly avowed they
had captured in the ''hunt" and
laughed at his i'll luck. Otto will
probably discover later on, that
rhese "snipe"' were tame pigeons
that had been caught early in the
evening for the purpose Of carry.
ing out the delusion. Otto took
it all good naturedly though, but
is still marveling at the queer
manner in which snipe are cap.
tured in this country. RI
The Winslow mail., 1908-02-15

B. Schuster came down from
St. Johns during the week and
after delaying one day continued
on to Los Angeles where he ex-
poets to spend some weeks on
pleasure and business, returning
home via Phoenix where his
sheep interests will occupy his
attention for sometime. Mr..
Schuster, in common with all
other stockmen in this territory,
is greatly elated at the recent
heavy rains in the southern por-
tion of the territory as we'll as
the good showers and snowfall
in the northern part.
The Winslow mail., 1908-02-15
Death of j. p. Burdette.

News reached here during the
week of the death of Pink Bur
dette at Morenci. Ariz., on the
Sd inst, caused by an accidental
gun-shot wound. 1t seems he
and some others were scuff1ing in
a playful manner for the the pos
session of a Colts revolver, when
it was accidentally discharged
mortally wounding Burdette in
the abdomen.
]. P. or Pink Burdette was
well known in this SECTION as he
lived for several years in Navajo
County and at one time conduct
ed saloon here. He was en-
ploYed by cattle company near
Morenci at the time OF the unfor-
tunate accident. g. !"
The Winslow mail., 1908-02-15

Mrs. Steve Hensler, nee Mary
Willis, the wife of Sergt. Hensler,
now stationed at FIT. DuChesne,
Utah, passed through here Sat-
urday en- route to that post after
having spent several weeks visit
ing with relatives at Snowflake
and Taylor. Mrs. Hensler in
formed us that a letter recently
received from her husband stated
that Andrew Kapri had died
suddenly of heart failure at Dra-
gon, Colo, on the 18th of last
December. The body was inter
red with military honors at Fort
Duchesne. 1t will be remembered
that the deceased was stationed
here for a long period as quar-
termaster's agent, being succeed
ed by Thorwald Larson.
The Winslow mail., 1908-02-15

Mrs. R. c. Smith of this place
has been quite i'll during this week
and is under the efficient care of
DR.. Hathaway. 1t is to be hoped
that her recovery will be speedy
and permanent.
The Winslow mail., 1908-02-15

Owing to the prompt and rigid
quarantine measures adopted at
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-02-13
SECONDS" OR "oFFn GOODS.
How They Are Disposed OF by Bio
Manufacturing Concerns.

Manufacturers who put out their
goods under brands are watchful as to
keeping their output up to the stand
ard. Big concerns whose goods are
widely advertised and are known for
their excellency will not allow defec-
tive articles to go from their factories.
Everything is inspected. and 1t must
be perfect before the brand is allowed
to be marked upon it.
In the large cutlery factories, the
silverware manufacturing plants, the
collar and shirt factories. and the like,
regardless of what care is exercised,
defects Will be found in a certain per
centage of the work turned out. In
cutlery the temper of blade may be
uneven; the handle may be marred,
the lining may be imperfect and all
such defects cause the knife to be
discarded, that is, thrown out and not
marked with the brand, If the maker
has reputation to maintain. In shirt
factories the defective shirts are
placed aside just the same, and SO It
is with hundreds of manufactured
articles. All these articles are dead
loss to the manufacturer unless they
be cremodeled. or disposed OF at a cost
covering the expense OF the raw mate.
rial and the time of employers used
in their making. Thus manufacturers
welcome a means of playing even" I"
of disposing of this damaged stock SO
as to prevent loss.
In many cases the damaged goods
are sold to "job-lot" men who auction
them of to small jobbers. But the
majority of these goods are sold by
contract to large houses located in the
big cities, and 1t may be said that
fully so per cent. of the goods that
these houses handle are either OF the
damaged class known as seconds" or
prison made or contract goods. cheap
ly turned out in sweat houses.
number of concerns have con
tracts with these houses for all the
on" goods made. These goods are
wrapped up in such a way as to cover
their defects. The concern buys them
for about 30 to 40 per cent below
prices at which perfect goods can be
had in the markets. Thus 1t can be
seen how some concerns can make low
prices on goods that look about as
well as regular dealers carry. but
which are far inferior.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-02-13

those VINO reside within It. but OF
those In the surrounding country. ANY
system that robs the home town of
TINS trade Is contrary to highest eco
nomi' ia" Such system retards
progress and works against all within
the community. Dependent upon the
prosperity OF the home town are the
degrees of efficiency of the schools.
the classes of churches, the libraries.
the public halls. Improvement Of
streeS and public conveniences of
every class and kind. In accordance
with the increase of wealth new indus
tries come into existence to give en-
pioyment TO greater number of peo-
pie. and thus carrying on an upbuild-
ing process.
IN summing up conditions as they
relate to the community and the home
toWn' II is patent to the man of intelli-
gence that the patronizing OF every
home enterprise best subserves his in
terests, as well as the interests of all
OF the community The patriotic man
VINO would be a model citizen will
make It his rule to put forth every
enort to build up the local community.
This effort should be directed to the
patronizing of every home industry !;
to Keep within the community as far
as possible all the earnings OF the peo-
pie' TO invest surplus capital in home
enterprises; to improve the schools,
the churches, the roads. develop every
resource of the place; and with in
creased Prosperity of the town more
happiness more contentment and
more wealth results to all the worthy
ones comprising the community.
ID. Nj. CARR
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-02-13
BRAIN POW Err
Increased by Proper Feeding.

A lady writer who not only has done
good literary work. but reared a fam
ily, found in GrapeNuts the ideal food
for brain work and to develop healthy
children. She writes:
Il am an enthusiastic proclaimer of
Grape-Nuts as a regular diet for
merly had no appetite in the morning
and for s years while nursing my four
children. had insufficient nourishment
for them.
Unable to eat breakfast felt faint
later. and would go to the pantry and
eat cold chops. sausage, cookies.
doughnuts or anything happened to
find. Being a writer. at times my
head felt heavy and my brain asleep.
When read of Grape-Nuts began
eating 1t every morning. also gave 1t
to the children. including my 10
months old baby, who soon grew as
fat as a little pig. good natured and
contented.
Il wrote evenings and feeling the
need of sustained brain power, began
eating a small saucer OF Grape-Nuts
with milk, instead of my usual indi-
gestible hot pudding, pie. or cake for
dessert at night
II grew plump, nerves strong, and
when | wrote my brain was active and
clear; indeed. the dull head pain never
returned"
POSTUM CEREAL CO., Ltd.
Battle Creek, Mich.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-02-13
PURE FOOD.
No Food Commissioner of Any State
Has Ever Attacked the Absolute
Purity of Grape-Nuts.

Every analysis undertaken shows
this food TO be made strictly of Wheat
and Barley. treated by our processes
to partially transform the starch
parts into a form of Sugar, and there
fore much easier to digest
Our claim that it is a "Food for
Brain and Nerve Centres is based
upon the fact that certain parts of
Wheat and Barley (which we usel con
tain Natures brain and nerve-bullding
ingredients. viz: Phosphate of Pot
ash, and the way We prepare the food
makes it easy to digest and assimilate.
DR.. Geo. w. Carey in his book on
The Biochemic System of Medicine"
says:
When the medical profession fully
understands the nature and range of
the phosphate of potassium. insane
asylums will no longer be needed.
The gray matter of the brain is
controlled entirely by the inorganic
cell-salt, potassium phosphate.
This salt unites with albumen, and
by the addition of oxygen creates nerve
fluid, or the gray matter of the brain.
"Of course, there is trace of other
salts and other organic matter in
nerve-huid, but potassium phosphate
is the chief factor. and has the power
within itself to attract, by its own law
of affinity. all things needed TO manu-
facture the elixir of life. Therefore,
when nervous symptoms arise, due to
the fact that the nerve-huid has been
exhausted from any cause, the phos-
phate of potassium is the only true
remedy, because nothing else can
possibly supply the deficiency.
/ The ills arising from too rapidly
consuming the gray matter of the
brain cannot be overestimated.
Phosphate OF Potash. is to my
mind, the most wonderful curative
agent ever discovered by man. and
the blessings II has already conferred
on the race are many But what
shall the harvest be when physicians
everywhere fully understand the part
this wonderful salt plays in the
processes OF life? 1t will do as much
as can be done through physiology to
make a heaven on earth.
Let the overworked business man
take II and go home good-tempered
Let the weary wife. nerves unstrung
from attending to sick children or en-
tertaining company. take it and note
how quickly the equilibrium will be
restored and calm and reason assert
her throne. No 'provings' are required
here. We find this potassium salt
largely predominates in nerve-nuid,
and that deficiency produces we'll
defined symptoms. The beginning and
end of the matter is to supply the
lacking principle. and in molecular
form, exactly as nature furnishes 1t in
vegetables, fruits and grain. To sup
ply deficiencies-this is the only law
of cure
Please observe that Phosphate of
Potash is not properly of the drug
shop variety but is best prepared by
"Old Mother Nature" and stored in
the grains ready for use by mankind.
Those who have been helped to better
health by the use of Grape-Nuts are
legion.
There's a Reason"
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-02-13
As YET UNKNOWN TO FAME.
Can Any One Place This Quotation
from Philosopher

Louis Jones of the Grand opera
house had the blues. His brother,
colored man, usually in good humor,
had 'em. too. Neither knew just why
he had 'em, but they had 'em just the
same. They talked OF the weather.
the times and dozen other gloomy
subjects. There was nothing sunny
in the soul OF a patron or barber.
Finally both sighed in concert and
silence fell over the shop-yes. over
barber shop. The colored man was
the first to speak. After several mo-
ments of silence he gave vent TO an
other sigh and said:
We'll. as de old philosopah says:
Eff yo' amt got nothin.' now's yo'
time"
Jones is still wondering who the
philosopher was.-Indianapolis News.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-02-13
Commercial Travellers Interested


There are more than 100000 com
mercial travellers in the United
States. These men are trade mis-
sionaries. They are a very necessary
cog in the commercial wheel While
there are some who take the view
that they are not producers, they are
nevertheless important in the system
OF distribution of that which Is pro-
duced. The successful travelling man
is a close student of human nature.
His vocation is such as calls for
high class of intelligence. particularly
as to trade conditions and the Lines
which he represents. His keen OBJ
seryation of the trend of affairs has
made him a pronounced home-trader.
He realizes that his interest lies in
protecting the business Of the small
city and town. Were trade in mer-
camille lines concentrated in the
large cities, the field for the traveller
would be narrowed. Thus we find
him a strong combatant of systems
that mean concentration. Circum-
stances have made him as equally in
terested in protection of local trade
OF merchants as the merchants them
selves, and he is also interested on
this account in the welfare of the peo-
pie who are the customers of the
merchants. The force and power of
the great army of travellers in the
United States is not to be considered
lightly. Their influence is wide
spread. They will be found quite
willing to work most harmoniously
with the townspeople and the resi-
dents of rural districts in the matter
Of home protection.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-02-13

Clifford Pinchot, head of the forest
service, is diligently working to the
end OF having forestry taught in the
public schools, believing that by this
means interest In the great subject OF
conservation of the forests can be pro-
NOTED and that it will not be long, IL
children are taught to protect the tim
her supply, until revolution In senti-
ment has been wrought and the re-
suits be manifest
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-02-13
$500 in Gold. Free

Send rs the names of your friends
vino want n piano. and II we secure an
order as "A result we will give you IS
In gold for your trouble. Send all the
details you can and write plainly. The
knieht-Campbell Music Co., l625-3l
California st. Denver. Colo.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-02-13

Last year the British postoffce tele-
graph was operated at a loss of over
f1,0O0,000, although the receipts for
the year We're the largest ever known,
reaching total of s20.57s. $50. A re-
view covering thirty-segen years is in
cluded in the return. and shows that
the total less on the service during
that period has amounted to S71 .359,-
1856.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-02-13
Sure Enouob.

Patience-I see It is said that the
renting Of wedding outfits is a large
industry In France. frequently hap
pens that everything used Is hired for
the occasion.
Patrice-Wonder what they have to
pay for hiring the rice and OLD shoes
Yonkers Statesman.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-02-13

Though the British automobile trade
is prosperous beyond precedent this
year, the bicycle trade has been un-
usually depressed. chiefly because of
the wet summer, and partly because
the new Australian .ariff amounts 10
prohibition of exports to that colony.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-02-13

The new immigration plan in the
state of Sac Paulo, and more or less
In Brazil In general, is to found col
onies OF people of one nationality.
Hence the secretary of agriculture at
Sac Paulo is making arrangements to
establish several German colonies at
once. At present the 100000 Italians
constitute the dominant nationality.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-02-13

The British board of agriculture has
recently published some statistics
which show that England's foreign
food bill has doubled in amount during
the last twenty years. In 1886 It was
approximately 100000. 900. In 1906
the amount had grown to 81 900, ,o0o,-
600.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-02-13

Joseph II. Choate. former ambas-
sador to Great Britain. will deliver
the oration at the University of Penn
sylvania annual celebration Of Wash
ington's birthday. Mr.. Choate, who is
now practicing law in New York, has
not announced his subject. but II is
presumed that he will speak on some
important national subject.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-02-13

Marengo, the famous war charger of
Napoleon. is said to have been the
greatest morse known to modern his
tory. The emperor rode Marengo for
the last time in the battle of Mt st.
Jean, where the horse received his sew
enth wound The steed died at tho
age of thirtY.siX
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-02-13

Friend-Your little wife is a bril-.
liantly handsome woman. | should
think you'd be jealous of her Host
tconfidentially)-To tell the truth.
Simkins. 1 am. | never invite anybody
here that any sane woman would take
fancy to.-London Illustrated Bits.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-02-13

Richard T. Crane the millionaire
philanthropist. has presented property
valued at $4,000 to the Hull House,
Chicago, as tribute to his first wife,
the mother OF his seven children. II
will be known as the Mary Crane
Memorial day nursery
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-02-13
His Difficulty.

You wrong me-" said Plodding Pete.
when you say | amt willin' to work
I'm just dyin' to work.
Then what's the trouble?"
I'm too conscientious. Whenever I
git n job I'm so anxious to I'LL It well
dat | gifts stage fright"
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-02-13

The nourishment in three baked
bananas. weighing one pound, Is equal
to that of twenty-six pounds of bread
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-02-13

Remember that trusts and combina-
tions are never builded up in the
small towns. They find their origin
and flourish in the large cities.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-02-13

1t may be blessed fortune for
Socrates that Xantippe didn't keep a
diary to be published 1000 years after
her death.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-02-13

Punctuation marks were first used
In 1890.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-02-13

A light of one candlepower is plainly
visible at one mile. and a light OF three
candiepower at two miles.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-02-13

That town which has not sufficient
industries to employ its people is sure
to go backward.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-02-13

Postoaces were first established in
1864.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-02-13

We're there only large cities, how
poorly would fare the farmers and
the others who toll for a livelihood.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-02-13

Scours in horses is very annoying
and units them for hard work. If
change of diet and short rations do
not correct the disorder try giving
four drains powdered sulphate iron,
one-half ounce ground gentian, one
half ounce ground ginger and one
ounce powdered charcoal in feed
three times day. If you can arrange
to feed cut fodder and ground grain
% will give better results.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-02-13

Saving the chilled lamb is one of
the tasks of the early spring Take
1t in where it is warm, rubbing thor.
oughfy to restore circulation and then
feed little hot milk from a bottle To
which is attached rubber nipple.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-02-13
Clean your seed before sowing.

Don't waste the manure, 1t is the
most valuable asset on the farm.