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Legal Notices.

OFFICIAL STATEMENT Of the FINANCIAL
CoDlTICN OF the Bank of Crested Butte,
Metzler Brothers. Bankers, Crested Butte, State
of Colorado, at the close OF business ON the 18th
hnN Il .Inlx
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1908-07-30

Res ources Liabilities
Ls8 Dis's 81, Gel, Os c Stock Z Is, 600
Overdrnfts, 5e5 20 Fund .s2p53
Fur. a Fixtures, 500 TCofD. .le, ,I93 -
c 4 Items, 5s5.Il
Cash, and in Individual Dep.
other Banks, t0,aJ5.a3 a2.5sI 81
DCoiD 5,o95.ei
Total. s,,5os.es Total, si.Ioe 9s
State OF Colorado,
County OF Gnnnison> I,v We. Mctzler.
Cashier Of the abo,e.namcd Bank, do solemnly y
swear that the above statement is true to the
best Of my knowledge and belief
V. +. MErzLEn, Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 2oth'
day Of July, ieos,
tsEALl II. c. LAWRENCE, Notary Public
Ny commission expires July q, 1910
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1908-07-30

IL you don't take The Pilot, you had
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county, local and mining news.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1908-07-30
w A n T T. y

A representative in this county by a
large real estate corporation. Special
inducements to those who wish to be-
come financially Interested.
THE REAL ESTATE SECURITY CO
ort Dearborn Iuitirg, Chicago Ill.
The Washington herald., 1908-01-05

yard. A good trick worth putting into
practice with lost mark is to drop your
hat as near the place as you can deter
mine. then, taking that as center,
search the ground in widening circles.
This will find many an otherwise hope
lessly lost bird, and is a stunt that can
be used in every kind OF small game
shooting
Lastly, when you are through. before
starting for home, take your birds-if you
have any-out of your pockets and put
them in shape to show. Smooth them all
out, for they will be sadly rumpied after
your f1ounderlngs in the mud. and one Of
the prettiest punches of game you ever
saw is a string Of snipe, all nice and
smooth and clean.
And when your cook prepares them for
the table, for heavens sake don't let her
fry them in lard. Tell her to broil them
just TO a turn and serve with a drawn
butter dressing on toast, and you can sit
down to a fitting sequel to day In the
mud
The Washington herald., 1908-01-05
4 ChIId.r Dictionnrr.

Prom tho B0stOE HQrald
The late Frederick r. Coudert, the
noted lawyer and wit. had a great fond
ness for children. He collected indefatig-
ably the quaint sayings of children, and
one of the treasures Of his library was
small manuscript volume. called "A
Childs Dictionary" and these are some
of the definitions that Mr.. COudert would
read from it:
"Dust-Mud with the juice squeezed out
Of it."
Snoring Letting off sleep"
"Apples-Thc bubbles that apple trees
blow
"BackbIter-A mosquito"
'Fan-A thing TO brush the warm OF
with"
'-Ice-water that went to sleep in the
cold.
The Washington herald., 1908-01-05
MARKETING IN new ORLEANS
Visitors to City Retain Pleasant
RecollectiOns of Market Place.
Fried BreRd served with Black COf-
fee One of the Attractions that
Tempts a Second Call,

Visitors 10 New orleans never fail to
retain the most pleasant recollections of
the hours spent at the Old French Mar
ket. and among these memories few are
recalled with more genuine delight tnan
those which bring back the scene cf some
quaint old coffee STALL with its great,
thick cups Of strong black coffee and
its invariable accompaniment, a plate
heaped high with that greatest Of all at
fractions, fried bread.
Il is rather strange in view of the fact
that fried bread is eaten with such gusto
in New Orleans, that it does not appear
more frequently upon the breakfast ia
bles in the North. Comparatively eaEy
to make and most delectable change
from the ordinary round OF rolls, toast,
and biscuits, it would appear as though
the energetic housewife who Is always
on the lookout for novelties Of culinary
character should be only too glad TO
take advantage of this opportunity 10
break the mOnotOny Of her morning
menu.
And if you don't believe that il is good
this fried bread of the French market
coffee stalls-just try il some morning
when you have mixed bread and still
have some dough on hand. That is to
say instead of molding this dough into
the form Of biscuits. TO be baked in the
oven. shape it into obloug pieces about
the shape of the regulation French roll
and then drop them into deep fat, 70 fry
20 that attractive brown tint that is rec
ognized as the proper hue for doughnuts.
Served with coffee and plenty Of fragrant
butter they viii prove a delight to the
heart of the most morose of pessimists
until life to him viii seem actually worth
living
Still another delectable breakfast bread
is the "oyald8," or fried bread, that is so
invariable a part of every mornings re-
past in Cuba. To make this bread mix
two cupfuls Of flour with the well-beaten
yolks of two eggs and a generous table
spoonful of lard. Salt the mixture little
and stir the ingredients together thor
oughly.
When we'll mixed add enough water to
make a dough, but keep working 1t over
and over until it shows by its texture
that 1t is extremely light When this re-
suit has been secured roll the dough very
thin. and, having cut it into small cakes,
either round. square, or oblong In shape.
fry them in deep fat Serve them as hot
as possible, sprinkling them, if desired,
with powdered sugar.
The Washington herald., 1908-01-05
TRACED BY SLENDER CLEWS
Criminals Run Down by Detectives
Selling on Trivial Incidents.
Cigar Holder Found in Room Where
Banker Was Slain Leads to
SIHyer's Arrest.

The eye of the law is remarkably keen
nowadays A few weeks back a man
found himself in the dock mainly through
a cobwcb. A detective had been attracted
to pay him peculiar attention by the fact
that, fashionably attired, he was walking
down the street with d mass Of cobwebs
on the elbow. OF his frock coat, says a
writer in Stray Stories.
The news received later that a robbery
had been effected at wine merchants
Office in the neighborhood suggested the
question whether there were in the Gel
lars. where the thief might have conceal
ed himself. cobwehs Of the same deseTip-
ton.
There we're, and the Immediately
dressed man will in future probably take
a clothes brush with him when engaged
in like pursuits. He viii not need one,
however. for over two years.
1T is the little thing that catches the
criminal, declared NJ. Mace. the great
head Of the Paris police. He caught a
criminal named Ayenet by scent the
offender used.
The crime was q terrible one-the MUIR
der Of a lady for her jewels and certain
bonds IN her possession. The lady was
discovered lying upon the floor of her
room dead. She had been strangled. Ne
one had been seen going in or departing
from her rooms. There appeared no clew.
A handkerchief-a lady's-was on the
floor beside her 1t was at once assumed
that the handkerchief was madams. and
that it had fallen from her hand. But it
was scented. and no one had ever known
madam to use that peculiar scent.
Mace came 10 the conclusion that il be
longed TO the murderer. and that the as
sassin was a man Of effeminate and
dandyish habits. Within four days Mace
had found his man II was the scent that
led to his head falling into NJ. Deibler's
basket.
The mystery surrounding the death of
a great Continental banker was cleared
by means OF a cigar holder found in the
room with the body No one could iden-
tify the holder. No one had ever seen the
banker using it, But in the holder was d
small piece Of unconsumed cigar end.
Experts pronounced IL q cigar of the
finest quality-one which only d person of
wealth could afford to purchase This
evidence appeared 10 confirm the notion
that the cigar holder had belonged 20 the
dead plutocrat. He had cigars in the
house. too of the same brand.
One of the detectives, however. engaged
in the case was not satisfied. The cigar
holder was peculiarly worn in two places.
Its owner had evidently been accustomed
10 bite il hard. Two teeth had almost
bitten It through The detective inserted
the holder in the mouth of Ore dead man,
but his teeth would not fit these hoiOws.
The holder had evidently belonged to
the murderer. He was discovered al last
in the person Of the bankers cook, whose
teeth cOrresponded 10 the worn places.
He had been accustomed TO help himself
TO his masters choice cigars
The Washington herald., 1908-01-05
GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH.

Not p. II. Barnum's, Nor Those Seen
on the Fashionable Walks.
Prom the Travel Magazine.
A question which travellers often ask
each other in various parts Of the world
is; What is really the greatest natural
wonder on earth?" Il is easy TO answer
now. since the stupendous falls of the
Zambesi River have been discovered. Da-
vid Livingston called the main fall the
most wonderful sight I had visited In
Africa" And when one imagnes the
spectacle of one of the worlds mightiest
rivers. two miles wide. falling sheer 420
feet, it is not hard 10 agree with one OF
the greatest travellers and missionaries
that ever lived.
our own Niagara is only half mile
wide and 15s feet high. so that It figures
as a mere cascade in comparison.
The Washington herald., 1908-01-05
FIRE COMES FROM ICE.
Kansas Swain Explains Miracle of
the Frozen Lake.

Cold? Then weE set are to some ice
and warm ourselves.
The speaker made. with the heel of his
skate, a hole in the ice. He applied a
match TO the hole. The ice blazed I'D
instantly with hot, bright flame. says
the Philadelphia Bulletin.
"Oh! how good it feels" said the young
girl She removed her gloves to warm her
slim hands the better. But isn't it rather
odG," she said, TO warm ones hands g
a fire Of ice?''
You are a stranger to Atchison." said
the young Kansan, "Or you wouldn't find
it odd. We are used to IT here. Always,
when We skate on Lake Doniphan, We set
the ice afire if we are col" "
She watched her own little FIRE
What is the explanation of this mir
acIe?" she said.
"A very simple cne,' said the young
man. This lake is full of natural gases.
When it freezes over, gas IN the form of
bubbles impTegnates the ice. You have
only to burst open a bubble and put a
match to it, and up shoots a magical
flame"
The Washington herald., 1908-01-05

does not, on that account, go to the ex-
treme Of condemning the system.
THE faculty of credit" he explains,
enables those who obtain it to embark
in other speeulations, foreign to their
business; for credit thus becomes extra
capital which they do not know how to
employ Such has been the case in the
present instance: but this is no reason
for the credit system not being continued.
These occasional explosions act as warn
ings, and, for the time. people are more
cautious; they stop for while to repair
damages. and recover from their conster-
nation: and when they go ahead again
it is not quite so fast.
''The loss is severely felt, because peo-
pie are not prepared TO meet II; but II
all the profits of the years Of healthy
credit were added up. and the balance
struck between that and the loss at the
explosion. the advantage gained by the
credit system would still be found to be
great The advancement of America de-
pends wholly upon it, II is by credit
alone that she has made such rapid
strides. and il is by credit alone that
she can continue to flourish, at the same
time that she enriches those who trade
with her.
IN this latter crisis there was more
blame TO be attached 10 the English
houses. who forced their credit upon the
Americans, than 10 the Americans, who,
having such unlimited credit, thought
that they might advantageously speculate
with the capital Of others.
"One Of the most singular affections OF
the human mind is a proneness to exces-
sive speculation, and it may here be no.
ticed that the disease flor such II may be
termed) is peculiarly English and Ameri-
can. Men. in their race for gain. appear
like horses that have run away, TO have
been blinded by the rapidity of their own
motion. ] almost amounts 10 an cpl
demic, and is infectious-the wise and the
foolish being equally liable to the
Tf9nr
The Washington herald., 1908-01-05
vienaa's Crown of Green.

The city Of Vienna has recently IN
dertaken. at an estimated expense of $10.-
00O00o, TO surround itself with a belt of for
ests, says the Youths Companion. The ex-
isting forests near the city are to pre-
served. and others. together with broad.
green meadows. are to be established in
such a way as completely to encircle the
city, Land is being reserved for the new
plantations. which are to be connected
with the celebrated Prater, which already
forms a green border for the Austrian
capital on the east. This idea is enthu-
siastically urged fer the beautifying OF
the suburbs of other cities. which are
now, in many cases, not only unattrac-
tive, but hdeous.
The Washington herald., 1908-01-05
THEIR SECOND MARRIAGES.
Reflections of n ParsOn Regarding
widows Who Wed Again,

There's a curious thing. said 81 minis
ter that I've noticed about second mar
riages. II is this: Widowers rarely marry
women whom they knew either before or
during their first period OF married life.
while with widows the case, as a rule, is
just reversed
How do I explain it? Well / don't; !
just mention the fact. But ! suppose my
guess is az good as another's OF course,
to begin with. a man has more freedom
of choice: that is. his activities are apt to
,give him a larger circle of acquaintances
than "a woman.
"A woman. If her first marriage has
been happy, longs for a continuation Of
that happiness; II IL has not been wholly
so, she is still searching for a satisfaction
of ideals. She is more likely to regard
with favor a suitor whom she has known
for some time than recent acquaintance
Women, you must remember, are natural
~ more conservative than men. and q
woman is much more disposed TO be care
ful about a second marriage than a first
"Of course these are only theories that
I'm indulging IN. But the facts regarding
the tendencies in second marriages are as
/ have stated. Any one can confirm them
by running over the second marriages of
his or her friends"
The Washington herald., 1908-01-05
DOGGONE MARK TWAIN.
1t Looks That Way in His Latest
Story.

story.
Mark Twain had a new dog story at the
weekly banquet Of the Pleiades Club last
evening. His theme was How 1t Pays to
Be Honest-When 1t Doesn't Hurt Your
self" He said he was starving with d
chap named Davis In Washington in the
latter sixties, and Davis told Twain TO
go out and Tummage for IS for Scotch
whisky, while he'd stay home and pray.
says the New York American
Twain said he walked into a hotel and
came on the prettiest dog he had ever
seen Ia the lobby.
Gen. Nelson A. Miles came ia with
three months salary. Miles saw Twain
fondling the dog. and offered Twain SO
for the animal
Il haven't any right TO sell this dog
for So" answered the humorist, but
III you II give me 50 you can take the pup
away"
Miles paid the s.. and took it away.
The real owner rushed IN.
IN find your dog for S. said Twain.
The owner agreed Twain walked up
stairs told Miles the situation. and got
the dog back by paying g. then re-
ceiyed 50 for restoring it to the owner.
He took three quarts back home TO
Davis. who drank it all and ignored
Twain.
The Washington herald., 1908-01-05
4 Too Strenuous Descent.

From Judge.
The housewife was showing her new
chambermaid through the upstairs, when
finally they came to a staircase leading
down into the rear yard.
Mary, said she, stepping out on the
landing, whenever you wish to pass
down to the back yard go down this
Way."
just then the speaker slipped and was
precipitated with a great Gathering TO
the bottom.
Are yez hurt. num- cried the
affrighted chambermaid, staring down
from above
No; it's nothing" came the return as
th's disheveled mistress rose TO her feet
in proof
''fhin we've got it down fOine mum;
but tn jobs too shtrenuous fer me"
The Washington herald., 1908-01-05

Of the estate of Walt Whitman. when In
formed of the loss of the brain. said:
! Il cannot understand it. The fact that
such an institution should permit the
care Of such precious property to an
attendant who probably had no idea OF
the value of what he was handling, is bad
enough ="
The Washington herald., 1908-01-05
Low Comedy.

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer
''Dey say dat meat iss going down"
Sure I put some down myselluf,"
NO. no. Dey are going to give dt
price-list few chops
Veil it's stew high. aindt it?"
Truly. iss it. 1 never sausage prices.
1T makes me want to gif my butcher &
roast"
"ae. too. Goodpy. hope We soon meal
again.
The Washington herald., 1908-01-05
A CHAMPION LINGUIST.

Cardinal MeZEOfanti spoke More
Than Fifty Languages.
Cardinal Mezzofanti, who died in 1913
at the age OF seventy-five years. knew
and could speak more than fifty Ian
gaages. And he knew them thoroughly.
He could entertain his English friends
with specimens Of Yorkshire dialect and
his French or German visitors with the
patois of their respective countries. What
versal interpreter should he have lived
in the time Of the Tower of Babelr' was
one OF Lord Byrons caustic remarks.
The Washington herald., 1908-01-05

From the Harvard LamUoon
They say that he married her for her
money"
And what did he do when she lost
her wealth.
HE lost his reason
The Washington herald., 1908-01-05
The Card House.

from TUCK.
His Father-Whats that you're build
ing. soma castle?
Little Charley Course not, pop; it's a
trust company
The Washington herald., 1908-01-05
His Fancy.

From PICK Ne Up.
Maud-IIave you backed your fancy.
jim?
Jaues-My darling. the boolsie doesn't
live who would lay odds against you.
The Washington herald., 1908-01-05

From the Beg,audcT
Papa, what is the difference between
the quick and the dead?"
The quick. my child, are those who
hop cut Of the road in time"
The Washington herald., 1908-01-05
ARMY TERM SETTLED
France Presents a New
Scheme to the Senate.
INDIA EXPECTS BIG CROP
Much Rain Has Fallen Recently
fn Famine-strieken Disfriet-ftaIy
Proposes to spend 100000 for
Dante Momument-MOney BOunti-
fuI In Manchuria.

London. Jan. 4-As the result OF the
last OF many conferences with the milf
tary authorities, the French government
has prepared scheme to lay before the
Senate during the discussion OF the army
budget which, it is hoped. may satisfac-
torily settle the yexed question Of the
reseTvists' terms Of service with the coli
ors The scheme provides for a tram
STORY enactment, under which men who
have only accomplished one year Of serv-
ice viii in 1903 serve for the original term
of twenty-eight days for the first period
instead Of twenty-one. as voted by the
chamber; in all other respects the scheme
provides the definite enactment Of the re-
duced terms as voted by the chamber
There is strong probability Of this
compromise being accepted by both
chambers
a clause was also inserted abolishing
in great measure the present license to
grant permits for abstentiOn. the abuse
of which had grown TO such proportions
that at the last muster nearly One-thiTd
Of the enrolled Teservist strength was
absent from training by permission. Con-
siderable traffic in political favors has
been based on this system Of officially
sanctioned evasion, and its suppression. II
decided on. viii cause IIuch discomfort
and heartburning During a recent dis
cussion in the chamber on the subject a
minister exclaimed. 1T is the ConserVa-
tives who are always asking for these
fayors. Yes" replied some one on the
Right "and It is our opponents VINO al
ways get them
The Washington herald., 1908-01-05
HARD TINES OF PAST
Very Little Specie in Presi-
dent JacksOn'S Day.
MARRYAT's POCKET PICKED

Genial Captain Found Unpreeedent-
ed Conditions In New YOrIs-Oysters
Street -"shin PIasters" Followed
Less of Confidence in business Men.
The Washington herald., 1908-01-05

The Russian Ambassador at Constanti-
norle has summoned a meeting of his
diplomatic colleagues for January >. TO dis
cuss the Porte 5 lates; proposals and the
instructions which they have received
from their governments In regard to Judi
cial reforms in Macedonia.
The Washington herald., 1908-01-05


For the first time in many months en-
couTaging reports regarding the crop out
look have been received from India. The
dispatch, sent from Calcutta. is lacking
in details regarding the conditions of the
people who were only so recently famine
stricken, but the very absence Of out
right bad news is considered good news.
The report which has come to the Office
Of secretary of state for India reads as
follows:
Good rain has fallen again in South
ern India, and moderate rain ia central
provinces. Central India and HypeFabad
has benefited spring crops. There has
been light rain in parts OF Bengal East
ern Bengal, Assam, Puniab and Bonn
bay. Prospects are unchanged except
that rain has somewhat improved the
situation In the central provinces and
Central India, and will enable spring SOW
ings to be extended. More rain is wanted.
however. in all the affected area. COndi-
tion OF the people remains generally sat
isfaCt0Ty Employment is srlIl available,
and few signs Of distress are yet apparent.
Fodder is becoming scarce in part OF
Northern India. but arrangements are
being made 10 stimulate transport by re-
duction of railway rates. Supplies from
government forests viii also De made
available.
six thousand people are now employed
on test works in FIVE districts OF United
Provinces. and 1.30 people in two OF Cen
tral India States. Test works viii be
opened shortly in part of Bombay ana
Central Provinces. Prices continue gligh,
with tendency to rise in places. but are
stationary on the whole.
The Washington herald., 1908-01-05
DiSsoIves Old Theory.

In a few words Or. Spitzka smashed the
theory maintained by the Lombroso School
that criminality may be due to some de-
feet in the brain. He says:
Every attempt TO prove crime to be
1ue to a constitutional peculiar to crimi-
nails has failed signally It is because
criminals are drawn from the ranks Of
the low, the degraded, the outeast that
Investigators were ever deceived into at
tempting TO set up a type of criminal
In criminals demonstrably sane in life,
have failed to find any cerebral charac-
teristie escribable to the alleged criminal
constitution, and ] am confident that as
heretofore. the classification Of criminals
must rest upon the observation Of eacn
individual criminal. together with his an
tecedent history, and his mental and ply
steal makeup.
Horace i. Traubel, one OF the executors
The Washington herald., 1908-01-05

Especially is this true in shooting over
the Patuxent tundras, where every
square yard looks like every other square