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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-30

the assistance of four tried and
true friends he has taken his faith
er's machine from the acreage and
in it hats floated gracefully away.
Every light has been shrouded and
the airship moves, invisibly, silent
ly, swiftly, until it is finally an
chored at one of the Bogley towers.
Never had the lights cleaned SO
brightly; never had the happy hum
of conversation has cen so loud;
never had an orchestra dispensed
such sweet music as at this grand
fete of Bogley's. That plutocrat
smoked fat cigar, slipped wine and
viewed with complacency his own
success and the discontinue of his
enemies
Beware, Bogley! Love with it's
magic wand, light as feather is
causing thy buttressed wall Of dol
lars to fall!
This is more than mere meta
phor. Indeed, while the gaiety was
at it's height, Algernon was leading
Millicent along the aeroplane plat
forms. He led her, not to his own
machine, but to that of Bogley,
fleetest in the world
The orchestra in the banquet hall
had just crashed into new tri-
umph of symphony when Bogley
Suddenly awoke to the fact that his
daughter was missing. She had
been the center of oil the gaiety.
Now he could see her nowhere.
Search failed to discover her.
A terrible thought crossed Bog
leys mind. AS a matter of fact, he
was next"
But l will overtake them yeti"
he cried, as he sprang for the aero
plane towers.
1t was the identical expression
used by fathers through many cen.
turtles of clipping children.
Accompanied by his friends, the
frenzied Millionaire rushed to the
towers.
my machine can do 246 miles
an hour!' he shrieked.
1t is unnecessary to depict the
rage, the impotent rage of Bogley
when he discovered that Algernon
links had outwitted him. The air.
ship was a mere speck Of light in
the west and in an instant it dis
appeared from sight.
One of Algernon's four fellow
voyagers was a young minister, and
he tied the hymeneal knot while
the airship sped westward.
| Bogley never forgave his daugh-
ter. But Algernon's father was so
highly pleased with the marriage
his son had made, and Millicent
was such charming daughter in
law, that he left his entire fortune,
amounting to 567,S9O.123 and some
odd cents, to them when he died.
On this they lived simply but very
happily ever afterward.
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AlgernOn links, son of links, the
millionaire, loved Millicent Bogley.
This was in the year 1910. Miss
Bogley's father objected to Mr..
links suit for the simple and valid
reason that Bogley possessed
goods and chattels valued at
$1,000, 100000 while links had but a
beggarly 100000.
Had Algernon and Millicent lived
and loved in primitive times Alger-
non would have waited behind a
boulder with club and, when the
father of his beloved appeared,
would have smashed his skull with
neatness and dispatch and then
proceeded to annex Millicent to his
cave. Had they lived in medieval
days he would have carried her off
upon his good steed as did young
Lockinvar. Had their earthly span
occurred at the opening of the
twentieth century he would have
kidnapped her, in an automobile.
But in the year of grace, 1910,
the airship had come into general
use, and therefore Algernon looked
to it as means of gaining the
object of it's desires.
Now, Bogley was the owner of
the fleetest airship in America. 1t
was a floating palace, fitted with
all conYeniences, CARRYING a large
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crew and travelling 200 miles an
hour.
Algernons father. being but, a
poor man, had smaller and less
fleet machine. Dies
Algernon and Millicent talked
over the matter of clipping just as
lovers have talked over such mat
tiers ever since cruel parents at
tempted to strew thorns upon the
rosy path of love.
Dads machine can only go $50
miles an hour" said Algernon sadly
one day.
Fathers is capable of 200 and
has done 246." Millicent replied.
Clearly, old Bogley held the
whip hand. Hi
But love found a way, for at that
very moment Algernon had an
idea.
1t is the evening of the grand
ball at the Bogley mansion. On the
aeroplane towers the flying ma
chimes of the most prominent bill
lionaires are floating at anchor.
links, of course, is not one of
this select circle, because, forsooth,
he is a poor man and has been con-
tent with a competency of half a
billion. He sits quietly at his-fire-
side.
Algernon, his son, however, has
never been so busy in his life. With
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-30

A certain mighty man, a power
full Boss in politics, a roaring Lion
In society and Captain of
millions, minded to ride out in state
and show forth to the folk the won
der of his magnificence. So he
babe his Wallets attire him in the
richest of raiment. with all manner
q Jewels. and commanded his
lackeys to mount him on a steed
Of the finest breed. whose trappings
would ransom the empire of a
Caesar. Then set he forth, MAX
ing his horse prance. and glorying
In his pride and magnificence. And
such was his arrogance and conceit
that he would not vouchsafe a
glance 10 any.
Presently. there came up to him
. man clad In rags and saluted
him, but he returned not his greet
Ing, whereupon the stranger laid
hold Of the horses bride.
Lift thy hand said the great
man, thou knowest not whose
bride rein II 10 whereof thou
takest hold"
"Nay." said the stranger. Il am
the Angel OF Death. and ! propose
% take thy soul"
ThcYempon the great man turned
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pale, trembled and began to sup
plicate. Il have" said he, great
power and consequence, and the
world cannot well spare me-"
mot So" replied Death, and the
man fell off his horse dead, and
he took nothing of power or wealth
with him, and leaving behind him a
record for oppression and greed,
he was missed for three days.
This story, with some very slight
variations. was first told some 100
or 1900 years ago. 1t is almost
as good az tomorrow's story about
THE Oil King"
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fOSTANYTHING

may know that the stenog is get
ting rid of ballast.
School Trustee-Now. my little
man, If l sold two dozen rolls for
IL cents, what would each be?
Bakers Son-Stale, sir.
Talk about Roosevelt luck! ENe
prosperity wave comes back in ms
administration.
Says Taft: "In selecting a Sec
rotary of state, l wanted first a
great lawyer and second a man
who will fill the public eye." Hope
Philander G. Knox won't stir up
too much dust.
To the victors belong the fun Of
revising the tariff.
Despite his recently divorced
wife's statement, 1t Is hard to i'm
agine John l.. Sullivan a molly
coddle.
They say Taft Is not a light
sleeper. Of course not; he weighs
230 pounds.
"Hellow, Jimmie, where'd yuh
get tn false face?"
Jaw, go on, faint false face,
it's humps"
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comes the intelligence that Tom
Monroe, his partner, was lost in a
snowslide that covered them both.
Neitzling managed to extricate
himself For several hours after
he had liberated himself he worked
to save his partner, but without
success.
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Ladies' and gentlemen. with your
kind attention we will now tell you
about Owl Creek coal.
1t has very little ash.
1t ia a lasting coal.
It contains wonderful heat.
1t is a clean coal.
And numerous other good quail
ties which we will explain to you
IL you will call Main sos. Standard
Fuel & Ice Co, zee
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DIES WHILE RUNNING

BUTTE, Mont, Dec. 30.-With
the fermoeal artery of his leg cut
with rifle ball, Lawrence Verdon,
the burglar who was killed, ran a
distance of $50 yards and leaped
several fences before falling. Yer,
don actually bled to death on the
run.
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shirt sleeves and smear up per-
fectly useful paper with five cent
pen, and have cuspidor instead of
Moorish tabouret by their side.
The other girls in the packing room
put me wise to this. guess this
one thought he was slick, signing
himself Linseed Oil, but / tumbled
right away.
Another reply | got was from a
woman artist She gave me a pan
ming and warned me not to iscribble
on any more paper, or she would
squeal on me to the firm. y
The nerve of her! !.
fContinued.)
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A WORD FROM JOSH WISE.

The human skull contains 30
bones.
Ware your stomach or it will
get you.
II doubt If any mayor ever sent
such as message to the most cor
rupt city council" is Senator
Bailey's agonized comment upon
the presidents Diff at congress. 1t
is, however, not too late for may
ors to emulate.
A girl likes to have rosy cheeks
except when she returns from
the conservatory with. him.
ROosevelt's greatest danger in
Africa, experts tell him. is that he
may be stung by certain bugs. APP
pearances indicate that the mighty
hunter will be so used to the feel
ing before he leaves this country
that he won't notice 1t.
Better extend the pure food law
to the Philippines, when native
booze kills II soldiers out of one
regiment.
The woman who advertises:
| How to become suffraget" and
i at the same time How to dress be
cOmingly" is novelty in London.
| It's new fad for balloonists tC
take along a stenographer to tran
scribe their impressions of the as
cension. If COB of chewing gum
falls tt your feet from the sky, you
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INTRODUCING AN ADEPT.

my dear brethre1," said the pas
tor. " we have with us today Evan
gelist Tumbler. Once he was fallen
from grace, but he recovered him.
self. and now has fallen from dis
grace. Before he addresses you on
the Spiritual Law of Gravity we
will Sing Dropping, Dropping,
Dropping!"
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Will they ever stop?

Will they ever stop?
More artists are making me suf-
fer for my foolish fad for putting
my name and address on Tintoretto
Paper Co. cardboard One sent in
a picture of himself with his wife's
portrait turned toward the wall. /
know he's a fourflusher, because it
showed him painting masterpieces
in oil. whereas artists who use
bristol board don't wear velveteen
jackets and Tam o. Shanters. and
don't pose before an easel. They
bunch up to a rickety table in their
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DEATH IN SNOWDRIFT

WHITEFISH, Mont, Dec. 30
With the arrival of F. Neitzling,
a trapper, from the vicinity of the
north fork of the Flathead river
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Don't worry about your looks.
You will always look good to your
friends.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-03-18
Which Are You?

In this world there are two kinds
Of men-those who look upon the
bright side Of things and those who
walk In the shadow and see nothing
but Encouragement ahead.
The cheerful man when he sees work
accumulate attacks it heartily aud soon
clears 1t away, regarding his work as
fun. The other looks and looks, his
face growing longer each minute, and
then says to himself: How much
work do they expect me to do on my
pay? 1 can't possibly get through all
this today"
Then presently when he settles down
to work he finds that the cheerful man
has nearly finished and envies him
his light job.
He never thinks that the optlmist
gets through by working steadily,
without lettering to growl at what he
has to do. The thought that he might
work too hard never occurs to the
cheerful man.
Again. the discontinued one ina gines
that his employer does not notice his
merits or the reverse and loses inter
est In his work This Is wrong, for
every employer knows when a young
fellow Is doing his duty well. He may
not have time to give praise personal
ly, but he knows just the same.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-03-18
Just Like a Woman.

A well known Judge had habit Of
slipping his watch under his pillow
when he went to bed One night.
somehow, il slipped down, and as the
Judge was restless it worked its way
to the foot OF the bed.
After bit he awoke. and his foot
touched it, 1t felt very cold. and he
was scared and jumped from his bed
and shouted: MY gracious, Maria!
There's toad or something under the
covers, / touched it with my FOOT"
His wife gave loud scream and
was on the door in moment.
"Now, don't go waking the neighbors
up" said the judge. You get broom
or something, and well fix it quick"
The broom was given him.
Now turn down the covers slowly
while bang 1t. Put bucket OF wa
ter alongside the bed, so as we can
shove it ia and drown it,"
Maria fixed the bucket and removed
the covers. After three or four good
bangs they pushed Ii in the bucket,
and then they took it to the light to
Investigate.
When the judge saw it was his
watch he said. Il might have known.
1t is just like you women to go
screeching and fussing about nothing.
It's utterly ruined now" = London
Mail.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-03-18

The common or mute swan Ghe lat
ter is the correct Nance is really an
English bird, though ii is better known,
less rare and less expensive than the
three American breeds, the whistling
swan, the trumpeter and the whoOp-
Ing swan, named obviously for the pc
cuiiar note each sounds. American
swans are less common than the mutes
because OF the fact that they will not
breed ia captivity and also because
they are being killed in great numbers
by hunters, especially by the Eskimos
during the breeding season, when the
birds fy far north The swans mott
early, before the newly Matched birds
are able To take care OF themselves,
and it Is popularity OF the mott that
all or the wing feathers drop OF al
most at tie same time, leaving the
birds helpless While the swans are
Ia this condition the Eskim0s slay
them with clubs. and the destruction
Of one pair of adult birds of course
means the death OF nestfui of little
ones.--St Louis Republic.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-03-18
where win We Land7"

The first warm days of spring bring
with them desire to get outl and
enjoy the exhilirating air and sun
shine. Children that have been
housed up all winter are brought ont
and you wonder where they all came
from. The heavy winter clothing is
thrown aside and many shed their
fiannels. Then cold wave comes and
people say that grip is epidemic.
Colds at this SEASON are even more
dangerous than in mid-winter. as
there is much more danger of pneu-
monia. Take Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy, however, and you will have
nothing to fear. 1t always cures. and
we have never known cold to result
in pneumonia when it was used. It
is pleasant and safe to take. Child
rem like it. For sale by Engbertson's
Pharmscy. E In N8zM
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-03-18

ed a position that was open 10 me
and came here In the country to bs
Kitty's goyerness That's all. There
was nothing secret about It. / thought
II you cared very much that you could
easily find me-" the girl said bitterly,
thinking OF the long months she had
waited first hopelessly, then despond
emily.
Bradley seized her hands eagerly.
But. Katharine. you forgot that
your brother and his wife have given
up their fat-they are not In the d.
rectory-and l had absolutely no means
of getting your address. l didn't
know a soul who knew you except the
people at Aunt Ems, and Aunt En-
only knew your brothers address be-
fore he gave up the fat on Harvard
street"
She gazed at him wonderingly. 81
never thought Of that" she said slow
ly, "but you seemed to like Miss Hind
ly."
Bradley laughed boyishly.
my dear girl, Miss Kindly was en-
gagged to my brother. 1t had not been
announced at the time, but he asked
me to be nice to my future sister-in-
law and get acquainted with her"
Katharine leaned forward impul-
sively.
~Then you didn't like her a bity'
she demanded.
A. Iii -. f~x
a sister in-law," he conceded.
"Ohr' she breathed contentedly.
"Ohr' he mimicked happily, draw
ing her head to his shoulder.
ooh" said Kitty, awakening sud
denly and gazing sleepily at the couple
by the fireside, she isn't bit of an
ogre. He's more like hero in my
story book that says, AN they lived
happy ever afterward'
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-03-18
Bloodhound Tracking.

The bloodhound does not necessarily
follow blood. He hunts what is. tech
nically termed 1.-The clean boot''--that
is, the hound follows the trail Of the
hunted person without any ADVENT
tious aid aud it is the possession aud
gradual development or this particu
Lar quality which makes him 80 inter
esting q possession to the sportsman
and, renders bloodhound tracking 4
sport In which large parties can en-
gage with all the pleasure of the
chase, Fry's Magazine.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-03-18
Chamberiain's Cough Remedy is Both
Agreeable and Elective.

Cough Remedy has
no superior for coughs. colds and
Group, and the fact that it is pleasant
to take and contains nothing in any
way injurious has made it favorite
with mothers. Mr.. w. s. Pelham. a
merchant of Kirksville, Iowa. says |:
For more than twenty years Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy has been my
leading remedy for all throat troubles.
II is especially successful in cases of
Group. Children Like it and my GUS
toners who have used it will not take
any other.' For sale by Engbertson S
Pharmacy. I'm
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-03-18
By TROY ALLISON


Copy righted, l3to. BY +. Z. EASEMENT. =
s.*.*-**-*-ss-. observation-disclosures
Kittie Truesdell chung to her govern
.ss' hand and told the story with ire
nors of delight.
HE lives up there all alone, Miss
Jarvis" she said in her shrill, childish
voice. land nobody knows-just what
-he-eatsr' She peered closely at Miss
Jarvis face to see If 1t were covered
by an appreciative pallor or other sign
of overweight nerves.
''Now, Kittie. some one has been fill
ing your little head with fairy tales"
Katharine Jarvis said indulgently. 1t
had not been long since she herself be-
lieved in fairy tales, and even at TWEEN
ty-four she could enjoy game Of
make believe"
''Oh. but Jimmie Darnell said he saw
just an awful looking man there. jim
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1908-04-09

The Republican County Con
vention will be held Mt the Mason
ic Hall in Gunnison, Colorado, on
Monday the 9th. day of April
1908. at l. o'clock in the forenoon
for the purpose of selecting seven
delegates o the Republican State
Convention to be held in Pueblo,
April 2S, where seven delegates will
be selected to the Republican Con-
gressional Convention, of the Sec
ond Congressional District Of
Colorado, on April 2Sih., and for
the transaction of such other busi-
ness as may properly come before.
the Convention.
The several precincts of Gunni-
son County are requested to select
delegates to said Convention and
each precinct will be entitled 10 SO
many delegates. E. r. Harper, is
the chairman of the Central COM
mlttee and Ira Brown the Secre-
tary.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1908-04-09

son. One reason Of this prediction
is seen in the fact that there is .
great demand by the snelters for
sulphide orc where but few years
since they charged penalty 70.
treating these ores. Heretofore the
stnel.ers were accustomed 10 Pay n
bonus on oxidisei iron ores Oh each
pcr cent above O certain percentage
contained in II. sam. called excess
while m additional penalty charge
OF two dollars wos Nod. on sui
phide ores. This extra treatment
charge icing removed will be con-
dusive - the handling OF many
thousand .ons of low grade pyritic
ores which have for many years
lain useless IN .he lower workings
Of all the big mines III the great
carbonate camp. 1t will also affect
in similar manner all Of the min
es in other camps in th4 state AMI
among which are those of Gnnni-
son county wiiich will be mater
inlly benefited. as it may be truth
fully said that nearly all of the
mines OF this county contain purly
sulphide ores, even in their sur
face workings.
1t is reported that Leadville mine
owners are considering the feast
bility of combining forces and put
ting in an Independent reduction
plant rs Is being done in many of
the large ore producing camps of
the Pacific states. The newly or
gunized Leadville citizens, Mining
d Improvement Co, are making
an effort to brily the closed plant
OF Salt Lake to Lcadville where it
is to be operated independent of
the smelter trust and in the inter
est of the mine owners.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1908-04-09

4 hundred acres of patented
mines including nillsitr. Plenty
Of water on the ground for milling
purposes. Also fine mining plant
consisting of two boilers, compress
or, hoist, mine pumps, etc.
A good milling proposition where
there is a hundred thousand tons
of concentrating ore on the dumps
and in sight in the mines. Only n
mill is necessary to render the
property profitable to operate.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1908-04-09

Manager }. 4. Bennet, OF the
Elk Nit. NJ. and NJ. Co, came in
Saturday and states that work is to
be resumed on the companys prop
erty at the earliest moment posi-.
BILE. The company have planned to
push the tunnel forward with the
new compressor plant until the
vein contact is reached. when the
vein will be dritted upon in both
directions from the point where
mineral IS first encounterd. The
company have the property we'll
equipped with machinery hnd build
ings and also have the machinery
for II mill in reserve in case they
think it advisable to build mill in
treating the ores which the present
work will develope. The machinery
is that which the company bought
last year in the old Elku mill. The
power and crushing portion of any
mill repre- sent the greater share of
expense us the concentrator may
be added at small expenditure at
anytime.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1908-04-09

The old Montezuma properties
which are about half way between
Aspen ami Crested Butte near the
devide, are already planning for
big operations. The company own
ing this property built a large mill
last season and the same is now in
commission, There are great
many very promising propositions
located along the mineral zone,
following the higher portion of the
range here aud extending toward
the southwest in which may be
found the italian mountain mines,
and on to the old Doctor mine at
the head of Spring creek which is
to resume production this summer
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1908-04-09

Supt. Cal Haines came in from
the Augusta Monday. IT is not
known when operations will be re-
sumed on this property, but work
on the mill will commence soon.