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The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-10-21

Andrew Carnegie has suhscsiesA
yi0o, 900 to NcGin Univsrsity at Mont
real. - . part Of the general funA OF
e3.0o0. 900 which friends OF the univsr-
sity are trying to raiss.
The New York Tribune says that
Edwin r. Hawley. B. r. Yoakum.
chairman Of the executive committee
Of the Rock-Island-Frisco systems.
and James 0pers. the Nsr York
banker, have obtained control OF the
Missouri. Kansas 4 Texas railway.
James n. Barrie. the English nov
elist and playwright has been granted
q divorce on the grounds Of his wife Q
misconduct with Gilbert Cannan. .
young author. The suit was not de-
Tended. Mrs. Barrie was formerly
Mary AnseIl. an actress.
Il can only say that the actual, liv.
ing. human witnesses Of my journey to
the pole will themselves be able to dis.
prove the distorted declaration put
into their mouths In the statement is
sued by Commander Peary." said DR..
Frederick A. Cook in an interview at
Buffalo.
1t is said that the mother Of young
Lieut.. James N. Sutton. Jr.. OF Oregon.
who met his death At the Annapolis
naval academy during . fight with
brother officers. will soon lay charges
against certain of the marine officers
before the federal grand jury At Balti-
more.
Lady Constance Lytton and Mrs. II.
NJ. Brailsford. who were sentenced to
a months Imprisonment At New Castle
England. for taking part in = suffra-
gette demonstration against David
Lloyd George. have been liberated on
\ government order. owing to their
weak condition.
The London Times states that the
government has been considering
whether In event OF the house OF
Lords rejecting the budget, II should
not ascertain the opinion OF the coun-
try by referendum instead of . gen.
erai election. Such . course. however.
would necessitate the passing OF .
special bill through parliament.
The permanent International Peace
Bureau 1t its session in Brussels Bat
urday adopted . resolution suggest
ing that the various governments Of
the world Join in the creation OF an
international fund for the relief Of
sufferers in the event Of the occur
rsace OF great disasters in any part
Of the world. A motion was also
adopted favoring the interdictiou Of
the throwing OF explosives from air.
ships In time Of war.
Abbott Lawrence Lowell took his
place ~ president OF Harvard Univer-
sity on the 9Th inst. In outlining his
policies. President Lowell declared
himself in favor OF men learning one
thing we'll. and something OF every
thing. He placed himself ON the side
Of intercollegiate sports N the only
striking occasion for the display oil
college solidarity. He also stated his
belief in the segregation OF the Srssh.
men and OF the drawing togetheg<ol
the ties among upper classmsn.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-10-21
rHg AMERICAN NATIONAL LIVE
STOCK AssocIATioN TO
MEET IN DENVER.
SET FOR next JANUARY
TARIFF ON HIDES, RAILWAY GER.
VICE AND FOREST POLICY
WILL COME UP.

Denver.-Tariff on hides will pro =
ably. oe the all-absorbing topic befoI e
the Thirteenth Annual convention u
the American National Live Stock las
ISOLATION to be held at the Broadway
theatre January 1lth. 18th and 18th Of
1910.
In the call for the convention Just
issued by Pres. H. A. Jastro and Sec.
r. W. Tomlinson this grievance II
placed at the head Of all matters to bs
considered.
The stockmen of the country have
always considered the duty on hides
and other live stock products very
moderate-only fifteen per cent The
call states that this Is unjust dis
crimination against the West In gen
eral and the live stock producers the
country over. by the manufacturing
East and . few party leaders who
wished to make some change in the
tariff Just to show that they had done
something. It IL pointed out that the
tariff on wool 10 not changed. The re-
moval Of the hide tariff il . blow to
the live stock industry. says the call.
and . strong opposition must be or
ganised at the coming convention to
have hides again placed upon the duty
list, or the leather and shoe manufac-
turers will have everything In their
hands.
Another law for increased railroad
service ID the matter Of stock cars.
and . law to prevent rates being
raised BY interstate carriers without
tie approval Of the Interstate Com
merce Commission. IL urged.
The forest service In regard to gras-
ing lands IL supported in the call and
another fight may be expected on that
- Of old. All stockmen are urged tc
do all in their power to help the gov
ernment census takers secure correct
data In regard to the live stock indus
try. The Beef Producers' Association
OF America. . new organization. will
hold its initial meeting in Denver dur.
ing the convention. The association
will present its aims and objects to
the live stock men. The big National
Western Stock Show will hold Its reg
ular show
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-10-21
VIII Seek the South Pole.

A. Henry Savage Landor. the Eng.
iish explorer. who viii soon mako an
attempt to reach the south pole. II Of
the opinion that Lieut.. Shackleton
failed through having = cumbersome
and unnecessarily large expedition.
MIR. Landor's theory 10 that . small
caravan OF trusted and hardy men.
lightly equipped ~ In his expeditions
through Asia and Africa. 10 best. Mr..
Landor's activity in aeronautic inves-
legations gives color to the rumor that
an airship will be used BY him in his
expedition.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-10-21
TOTAL LOSS OF HAIR.
Seemed mmInsnt-eealp Was Ven
seaIy and Hair Came owt BY Hand
SuIs-Soalp Now Clear and
New Hair Grown BY cvsIeura.

About two years ago was troubled
with my head being scaiy. Shortly
after that I had an attack OF typhoid
fever and I was out Of tho hospital
possibly two months when hrst NO
ticed the loss Of hair. my scalp being
still scaly. I started to use dandru6
cures to NO effect whatever. had
actually lost hope Of saving any hair
at all. I could brush II on my coat
By the handful. was afraid to comb
II. But after using two cakes Of Cuti.
cura Soap and nearly box Of Cuti.
eura Ointment. the change was sur
prising. Ny scalp II now clear and
healthy ~ could b and my hair thick.
Or than ever. whereas had my mind
made up to be bald. W. +. steese. ts12
Broad st.. Pittsburg. Penn. May and
II. 1908"
Rsasss Dr,s = CO. ossp. Sole PsoSA. AsasA.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-10-21
Poverty and consumpsIon,

That poverty IL friend to consump
tion IL demonstrated by some recent
German statistics. which show that OF
10000 well-to-do persons 20 annually
die Of consumption: OF the same num-
ber only moderately well-to-do. 66: Of
the same number OF really poor. ~:
and Of paupers. 81. According to John
Burns. the famous English labor lead
er, 90 per cent OF the consumptives In
London receive charitable relief !.
their homes.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-10-21
Fremont County Apple Crop.

Denver.-A Canon City special to
The Denver News Tuesday night says:
More moderate weather today and last
night. gives assurance that the apple
crop Of Fremont county will not be
damaged by the cold. In spite OF the
easing up in the weather. every per-
son able to do 30. was out picking ap-
pies today. Business men. women and
children picked apples all day and the
schools remained closed. BY niEhtfall
the orchardists announced that they
were now safe and that they would
get all their apples in without losing
any Of them.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-10-21
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.

According to Its revised schedule.
the Senate irrigation committee win
reassemble At Denver October 3lst.
and 60 direct to Montrose to inspect
the Gunnison tunnel. All OF Eovem-
ber 1st will be spent At Montrose and
vicinity. November End will be spent
At Grand Junction. and the following
day at Thistle. Utah.
Crop conditions In the United States
are slightly more favorable than the
average conditions for the last ten
years existing during September. 40
cording to reports compiled by the DE-
partment of Agriculture. The yield
per acre compared with the ten-year
average in yields was: Winter wheat.
l1s.5: spring wheat. 111S: oats. 103.1;
barley. s7.s; rye. lol.3; hay. ss.s:
hops. 92.s.
The National Geographical Society.
in response to . proposal from the
Peary Arctic Club. adopted . resolu-
ton agreeing to Join the American
Geographical Society and the Amer
ican Museum Of National History. IN
requesting Dr.. Ira 'Rensen. president
OF the National Academy Of Sciences.
to appoint q commission to examine Q
report on the Arctic records. observe
tions and data Of Commander Robert
e. Peary and DIR. Frederick A. Cook.
Although Attorney General Wicker.
sham has refused to state his views
on the dismissal Of the removal pro.
ceedings in the Panama libel cases u
f~A -
department Of Justice that the action
on the removal proceedings affecta
only the question ~ to the defendants
in that proceeding being brought to
Washington, and that the government
can go ahead with other phases of the
Panama case.
Sustaining . mans right to board
with his own wife and discountinG
fashionable hotels as boarding places
the comptroller Of the treasury has
approved Reimbursement of DR.. c. c.
Nutting Of the fisheries bureau for 81
q day for board and lodging with his
wife last July. The commissioner oil
fisheries explained that Doctor Nut
ting was directed to do certain off
cial work at San Diego. Cal. Under
the limited appropriation Doctor Nut
ing found even the third rate hotel
prices prohibitive and his wife offered
to rent a $50 a month cottage and
board him for 81 day.
Failing to secure a reasonable bid
on the enlargement of thirteen miles
OF the Montrose & Delta canal. I'm
compahgre Valley project. Colorado
the secretary of the interior has au
thorized the reclamation service t.
perform the work.
Brigade General Amos s. KimbaIl
U. 8. A.. retired, who saw forty years
service In the army. and was retire<
at his own request in 1902, died or
the 11th inst. at the age Of sixty-nine
from heart failure. He was buried
with military honors in ArlingtoE
! cemetery
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-10-21
Joking on the Pole.

Said She-Did you notice how frisid
Miss Uppson and Miss De Style were
toward each other At the reception to-
night?
Said He-Yes: one would imagine
they were rival discoverers q the
North pole.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-10-21
How's ThisP

Ws o1R Oas Hnarsd Do,l.s Hsvse ~ ~
n0 cf Catasfh tAas eAnsos - sass9 ~ haAs
FL. CHENEY CO.. ro,seo O.
We, IL uadegs1gne1. havs kngUo y. J. C1eoey
N sHs ~ is years. aAd beisvs ~ peffectiy noe-
erahls \ aA bss,nea trAnsAestoas aod naenehIU
~ - eAfTy out aay ohliBaiua1 DA1e ~ ~ nfn-
WAiDuso. .kInnAH MARVIN
Whoss1Als DFuGkBeA Toaedn. o.
Haup CAsasFA Cue b tAksu Internally. acting
1heesiy upon shs blood I'D muscsD surfaces Of tne
0Sssa- fsttnoahs ssae ffse- Prtcs ~ ssnts -
Sostis. Hosd By Al pguaubeA
TNks HANS rAa1y PIN ioe eeaseaoatas4
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-10-21
Definite Location.

Every visitor at the new capitol at
Harrisburg. Pa. who gets M far As
the registration room. 10 expected to
write his name In big book. together
With his birthplace and present resi-
dence, says the Troy Times. Not
long ago. when \ crowd Of excursion
lists visited the grounds and buildings.
. stout girl started to register.
She paused. pen poised In air. and
called out to an elderly lady. COM
fortably seated In big chair. Mon.
we're vas borned atf"
"vat you want to know dat for?"
"Dis man wants to put 1t In der big
book"
"Ach," answered the mother. you
know veil enough-in der old stone
house."
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-10-21
whalssals and Retail

wholesale and Retail.
What business did you Say Aisa
Gaddie was int"
"Oh. she's In everybody's business.
Wholesale. eh?"
Yes, except when II comes TO BIZ
Of scandal. She retails that"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-10-21
Inferred.

visitor-And do you find this pom
and-ink sketching . profitable pur
sultf
Tho Comic Artist-Oh. vel. II just
keeps the pot boiling.
visitor-So. Do you light tho hrs
With them, then?
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-10-21
RsaehIna LIfe,s coal.

II you want to be somebody in this
world you must assert your individ-
uality and assert It in the right direc-
ton, 90 that It may lead to u goal Of
honor for yourself and be an example
for others. Find out what you ought
to do. say to yourself: II must do it,
then begin right away with Il will do
it." and keep at 1t until It is done.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-10-21
Mapex rMesaAe.

Mn. NsweA-How 1oss tAs oeseA
.Ast suit yoa. larlingf
Newsd-Its just right eweetAee!e
Il nv b rather plebsia1. bNe 5uee ehe
oaue IN aWful1y fouA q eaee hvss.
Mr., NeWod-0o an l. 4ooreee
Don't you think Il would ~ - y
keep . caRf Thsn We coaA nave
eaif's liver every morning for break
east.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-10-21

~Ths man you had playing Hanaets
ghost did not suggest the supernse
ufal."
"No," answered Mr.. stormingtoa
Barnes, frankly. "He suggested the
Natural super"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-10-21

Young man. beware of tho peach
who is the apple Of your eye She may
prove to be q lemon.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-10-21
A Rsrs Good rhlns.

"Am using Aliens Foot Ease. and can
truly say would not have been without
II 20 long. had known the relief Il would
rive my aching feet think It . rare Good
Mr.. Matilda Holtwert, Prov1dence, r.
l." Sold by all Druggists, &c. AK to-day.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-10-21
NastN1,

~Jchnny, did you have . GOOD vaee
don At that little lake roeortfN
mo, cir. Nav wouldn't let Ne -
swimmin'. and she made me take
cold hath every mornin. n.-CAacAgo
Tribune.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-10-21

~TAere's the devil 70 ~ - ~
house."
.Bsttsr 70 to church. than-" /.
well. there's the preacher - ~.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-10-21

Mrs. Winsasv's DssehtA9 Syrup.
Yoy shfidrsn sssshfng, sofssas Tie gsras reaDess -
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-10-21

Instant Relief for All Eyss,
that are irritated from dust, heat, sun o.
wind, PETTIT'S EYE SALVE, 25c. All
druggists OF Howard Bros, Buffalo, N. Y.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-10-21

Some people assume that hearing Il
just as good a. seeing.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-10-21
LATER REALIZATION

II don't see why you make such
fuss over every little bill run up. Be-
fore we were married you told me
you were we'll on"
$50 l was. But I didn't know it,"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-10-21

HAVE YOU CHILBLAINs?..
n ep VOC will welcorno Perry Davis PaInkiler, With
its sTshn9 henlng enect Hqually good for !heu-
nun lnbaGo frost bites. In 3bc, H. 20 bostles
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-10-21

After breaking 4 IS bill the pieces
are soon lost.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1909-12-24

There were half-visible footsteps in
the white carpet on the ground, but
the big flakes had blurred them, the
children did not notice. An hour be-
fore man had hurried along the
road from town, powerful man,
walking fast. AS he walked he spoke
to himself in a low tone.
"The note about Pat O'Hara's bro
ken leg ought to take him three miles
out Of his way-it ought to delay him
an hour. Lucky l remembered where
the horse and trap would be kept"
He passed stream, tinkling sill
verify in the stiffness under it's roof
Of ice and snow. He halted and
stared down.
II took my first trout in that hole"
he murmured, and swung on
But the ghost of boy had caught
his arm and clung to him and went
with him down the road. He could
not shake the ghost-boy loose.
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one of them and I've nothing-worse
than nothing. l ought to be as rich
as he-it's a drop in the bucket to
what | ought to have"
Whose fault is it that you haven't
it?" the insistent whisper came. you
threw away your chance"
Il know it-I was a fool couldn't
years ago If my father had lived
my uncle wouldn't have turned me
out 1t was Sidney who was down
on me-reliable, satisfactory Sidney
who never had temptation-never
made a mistake-never threw away
He's gone from success to success
without an effort" The man groaned
81 hate him!" he muttered. I'm his
flesh and blood, and he never throws
a thought to me. We had our Christ
mas trees together, and played with
our rocking horses on the rug before
the fire. He was kind as big broth
er to me then. But now, the ends of
the earth are no farther apart than
he and Carl Maxwell, my chances
all gone, failure, a pauper." He
shuddered. "This night a thief. Ah!"
The syllable snapped sharply and he
threw out his powerful arms. mo,
my chances are not all gone-there's
one left" He struck his breast with
his hand where the letter lay inside.
MY one chance of beginning new is
this night. I'll get that money which
ought to be mine, and tomorrow I'll
be off for China, and take up Bill Ba-
cons offer, and be an honest man,
by Heaven, successful one this time!
I've got it in me, and I've learned my
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The sOphistry which has soothed

The sophistry which has soothed
many conscienceS was good enough
for this desperate one. Something
which felt like self-respect, the unused
sensation of hope, sent him spring
ing over the two miles from the rail
road town to Fairfield and through
dim, well-remembered lanes to Fair
held parsonage.
He found his way readily down the
Shadowy drive to the stable, and the
door, left unlocked for the master,
opened at a touch. The horse stamped
IN his stall in the dark, and Maxwell
went to him and spoke quietly. and
he was still.
There was an empty stall next,
where would be put the other horse
arriving with Dr. Harding, and here
the man slowed himself. When the
clergyman led the animal to the open
ing, then, while his hands were busy,
would be the time. He might have to
struggle, to knock him down perhaps
he set his teeth and drew in
breath. 1t was not pleasant to knock
down such friend, but it had to be
done, and he would be careful not to
injure him. A trained boxer knows
how.
He sat drawn together, in the thick
straw, waiting. Niger in the stall
close by, stamped uneasily and put his
black nose through the opening above
and shifted and blew He could see
the horses eyes cleaning in the dark.
ness, and feel his warm breath. So
settled was his mind on the deed to
come that he dropped into a sleep.
comfortably wrapped in the straw.
Yet his nerves were alert, and he sat
up quickly, on guard at a light sound
from the outside. What was it? Even
allowing for the snow-covered road it
was not the sound of wheels-and,
while he wondered, the side door of
the building, which faced him as he
sat hidden, opened. A late moon had
risen, making the landscape outside
as clear as day, and against the white
ground he saw, astonished, the figures
Of two children sharply silhouetted.
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and stared into the fire "Nigger's out
in the barn" she reflected. Father
took Mr.. Jarvis horse because Mig
gers foot was lame. Benny" she
began excitedly and stopped.
Benny gave an enormous yaWn and
turned his heavy yellow head.
"Whu-ut?' he inquired.
Don't go to sleep, Benny-listen!"
the girl begged I've got an idea
something lovely, really. Why can't
we 90 to the stable tonight-it's
Christmas Eve-and listen to Niger
talking. like Hans listened to FriedeI
and Minna? And maybe he'll know
about some treasure and We could get
lots of money, and give it to father to
go south with. Mother would be glad"
The boys sleepy eyes opened and
gazed at her. Wouldn't it be
naughty"
AS happened once before in gar
den, the woman tempted him." Ben
ny was swept out on the tide of his
sisters adventurous spirit, and while
the fire steamed and purred an un.
dertone they made their plans. Very
nearly were the plans shipwrecked by
Nature, however. for, as they waited
till the night should be older, the
clock ticked, the fire sang lullaby.
and the children fell asleep.
But at half-past eleven log
dropped noisily, the light of it blazed
up and the adventurer-in-chief, the
deed to be done in her veins, awak-
ened. 1t needed all her energy to
persuade the boy, numb with sleep,
that sleep was not the one possibility
in a midnight world. But there was
persistent spirit in her, and in ten
minutes two muffled little figures crept
through the shadowy house and out
over the white lawn, misty with still
falling snow, and up the slope to the
door of the stable
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(CONTINUED.)

Lying awake, the boy could not bear
to think that the dear horse and COW
stood hungry in the barn, on their last
night of life; how he stole into the
kitchen and found the coarse bread
and the milk that were saved for his
own breakfast, and carried them out
to the stable; how, as he came to the
door, he heard strange hoarse voices
speaking low, and listened and found
that 1t was F'riedel and Minna talking
together; how then he remembered
that once a year, at midnight on
Christmas Eve, dumb beasts may find
speech in memory of the night when
the Christ-child lay among beasts, in
the manger; how little Hans listened
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Is Prayer GeoqraphicaI2

Not long ago, in an important coun-
ty in Ohio, the women and others
prayed that it would go dry" and it
did. A few days later, the people in
Nassau and Suffolk counties, Long Is
land, prayed that these counties would
become desiccated and a count of
the votes showed that there was moth
ing doing. In both cases only those
people prayed who We're accustomed
to that form of weapon. Accordingly
there is a strong suggestion that
prayer, like the tariff is a local issue.
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He'll have to-" The muscles OF his
bent arm tightened. The cinging
ghost-boy clutched closer.
You couldn't hurt him! You could
not do it in this place, where the good
years OF your life were passed. You
know every foot OF this ground-eyery
foot of it has a happy association.
You've played hide-and-seek in that
barn OF Hardings, and gone to sleep
in the hay-loft. Can you go there and
take money from him."
The mans hand flew out. Its not
his money! wouldn't rob him. It's
money that ought TO be mine-it be-
longs to Sidney Maxwell, my cousin,
and it's Maxwell money-family mon
ey. They make millions a year-I'm
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Stamps of German Domestics.

little blank book that every servant
girl in Germany must possess a post
age stamp to the value of about five
cents
This stamp is a donation, compul-
sorry under the German law, which the
mistress must afford the servant.
Should the girl fall i'll, the stamps are
redeemed by the government, or the
servant may retain the stamps indefl-
nitely until, when she has attained
ripe old age, the government pays her
premium for them.-The Sunday
Magazine.