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ian to work over sorrowfuIly and gen.
orally unsucceSSfully.
That was our game in crick SWIM
min, and it was about the same with
river swimmin'. No gradual sloping
out for us. We wanted to hop in at
points where the river was wide. and
the current just ragged and swirled and
sucked big logs down and tossed EN-
up again-that for us,
And, when 1t comes to thai. what do
the fellers that think they go in swim
min" at the public baths of the cities
what do they know about such up
knots in the clothes of the weakest and
mildest members of the party, and MAX
ing the victims spend miserable. fear
haunted hours in untying the knots:
fear-haunted because We. the knot-tyers.
would take our departure for home along
toward shutdown, and leave the knot
chewers sitting at the waters edge.
gnawing away at the hard knots. and
they'd be overwhelmed by the dread OF
getting home so late they'd be given
away for sure for having been in swim
min: and they knew-knew with a GER
tain poignancy-of the woodshed posi-
bllities of that sort OF thing.
Oh. there's no use In talking at all.
these Cut-anO-urled VISITS Oh the Si'S
tykes to the public baths are not goin'
in swimmin' at all-nOthing whatever
like the real thing.
But somehow or another. come to
glance back at II, the real-thing "goin'
in swimmin' - that US fellers used to do
always did plant the saucers Of deep
and ineradicable worriment under the
eyes Of the little old mothers OF the
members of our gang OF fellers.
But did that part of 1t ever occur to
us when we started off to go in swim
MINI?
Even a foolish question deserves an
answer: 1t did not.
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The Languages of Paradise.

From the Youths Companion.
Every language has its admirers; in
Lucille" the author, owen Meredith.
maintained that when he heard French
spoken as he approved he found him
self quietly falling i Move Edward
Hutton is another instance of this lin
quail fascination. In stating his pref
erence in his enchanting Cities of
SPAIN he recalls an interesting medi-
eval legend. He says: And as l lis
tened to the splendid syllables of the
Castilian tongue that rang eioquently
through the twilight l remembered the
saying of that old Spanish doctor of
whom James Howell tells US in his In
structions for lorraine Travell.' to wit,
that Spanish, Italian and French. these
three daughters of the Latin language,
were spoken in Paradise: that God AL
mighty created the world in Spanish.
the Tempter persuaded Eve in Italian
and Adam begged pardon in French
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in one of the New York public baths
They called the stunt of repairing to
a public bath "goin' in sWimmln. Ana
when they put it that way, sort or
lump Of sympathy came into my throat
for that pair of young 'uns. for all other
cityfied youngsters, for that matter. that
have got the pathetic idea. knowing no
better that visiting public bath really
constitutes or ever could constitute. the
thing us kids used to know as "goin' in
swimmin'."
In New York. or Chicago, or any other
big city, in fact, ''goin' in swimmin >
has come to be just about as meaning
less a phrase as going to Coventry or
taking the Chiltern Hundreds" It's
only phrase. The thing itself doesn't
exist.
The city kid of today. when he goes to
a public BATH is under the eye OF grown
up folks all the time. He goes into q
boarded place and takes off his duds and
puts on pair Of trunks. and then he
paddles around in the water for bit
In water where he hasn't the least de-
lightful. tittivating chance on earth or
being drowned-and when he gets through
with that. kind of piffling splashing. why,
he comes out Of the water and enters
the boarded-up place again, and-Worse
than all,-he actually dries himself
with a sure-enough towel before he puts
on his toys!
All Of which, OF course. isn't the real
thing at ALL The poor little chap COMES
away from the public bath and, tells the
fellers he meets that he's been IN SWIM
min and had bully time at 1t.
But he hasn't. aforetimeishly speak 'ng.
been in swimmin' at all. He only mag
ines In the simplicity Of his inexperienced
heart, that that's what he's been doing.
There never was such deliberation about
the real business of goin' in swimmtn'
since the scheme of fooling around in the
water by a boy was invented. Coin In
swimmin' really ought to be. and used to
be with another generation of kidlets. a
spontaneous performance.
Some tyke that you were pals with
would come around in the lot next the
little old shack in which one grew up.
and he'd give the perfectly understood
signal between his teeth. When Id
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Sure Thing.
From Puck.

FROM fuck
Brown-Jonesy, old man. what in the
world makes you want to run for mayor
SO much?
Jones-Oh, you see Brown. ! just
want my family history looked up. and
1 thought that to get on the ticket
would be the quickest way.
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The outfit formed. we'd proceed to the
most dangerous swimmin' place that pos
sibly could be picked out.
There was always, Of course, plenty Of
the safest kind of swimmin' to be found
but, naturally, we scorned the safe SWIM
min.
We had no use for the swimmin' place
that didn't have eddies and suck-holes
and cross currents and quicksands and
water snakes and all that sort of stuff.
If we went what was called hole
swimmin that is. in the crick. instead
of the river-we had the most Intense and
abnormal dislike for those nice spots
where the current was easy and mild. and
where the pebbly shadows gradually cas-
ed out to about eight feet of water.
None Of that for US. Our idea of hole
swtmmin :" in the crick was to pick out
some weird, uncannily dark spot, with
tall trees overarching 1t and giving 1t
sinister aspect, and where. when a Teller
jumped in from the exposed roots of
big tree. burned II he wouldn't go almost
to China before he'd even think Of COM
ing to the surface again; and where the
water always was so blamed cold. from
being constantly in the shadow, that
there was a glorious chance for a boy
to get q cramp as soon as he got in and
going down like q log and then being
brought home on a board or a barn door
for his NAV and paw and the veterinar-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-17

That ere dawg's dripping wet. Dawg's
amt allowed in the water.
Small Boy-That amt water. guv'nor;
that's perspiration.-Lon Opinion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-17

Stella-Did your father pay your bills!
Bella-Yes! merely said he would veto
them next time.-New York Sun.
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SUMMER RESORTS.
HOTEL SOTHEPN.

Fifth Season Under Same Liberal Management
Within 80 feet OF the Boardwalk and Steel
Iier. homelike and excellent table; private
baths: elevator Moderate rates and courteous
service. Il. l.. CAKE.
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And you know, also. that. while he
raves about folks eating their home
meals while clad merely in their pa
jamas or their nighties. that you don't
consider that desideratum at all;
that, in fact, you don't regard such a
thing as particularly nice or cunnin'
at all; that you'd heap rather endure
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-17
HOW THE CITY KIDS
go IN SWIMMIN''

FEW days ago, in New York.
overheard pair OF tykes-
shavers Of ten or twelve-talk-
ing with a whole heap of de-
light about going in swimming
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OCEAN CITY, n. J..
OCEAN CITY, NJ j..

One Of Americas most healthful and healthy
seash0re resorts. Bav and bathing SAIL
ing; fishing grabbing: 3-mile boardwalk. piers,
Cottages. bungalows. apartments to let. Write
for Illustrated booklet. hotel lists, etc PUB
LICITY BUREAU my27-f Su M W BOT 10
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quickly appear at door or window. he'd
show me the two forked fingers neld up
ward-a symbol for goin' swimmin' older
than the Assyrians, by the way-and
there'd be an inquiring look on his
freckled face. The forked upheld fingers
and the interrogatory chart of course
meant. Did I want to go in swimmin?
Or I'd mooch around to his home, per-
haps, with three or four tagging-on bud
dies, and give him the whistle. and show
him the forked fingers. and he'd be wise
the same as I'd been. And then the
bunch of us would hike off together, CIV
ing the whistle and the two-fnger SYM
bolical signal to the rest of the gang as
we went, and that's the way the swimntn'
party would be organized
We always knew just what kids were
allowed by their folks to go in swimmin'.
and we behaved accordingly. We had
other ways and means, too deep and
adroit and detailed to be dwelt upon, for
notifying the kids whose folks wouldn' t
let 'em so in swimmin' that a swimmin'
gang was forming and that they'd be
counted in If they could make the sneak
and get out without being corralled in
the act
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HOTEL IROOUOHS

vate baths; elevator: music: white
CANT table Special rate, $3.50 up
and up daily. Booklet. W.
ir1pSu pt l.
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SUMMER RESORTS.
ATLANTIC CITY, n. J.
AL. R IL MI A r l. e.

Virginia ave. near Beach Atlantic Citys most
modern. homelikc and leading moderate-rate
hotel: new throughout 100 cool front rooms;
brass enameled beds: absolute cleanliness; pri-
waite baths: elevators: 1000 feet wide, cool
porchcs music: own farms and dairy excellent
table: attentive white service. Superior accom-
modations at SPECIAL RATES DURING JULY,
AND TO FAMILIES. IS. SO. $500 SO W
WEEKLY. 81 Up DAILY: SAT. TO MON,
S.. -. Illustrated booklet mailed. Tenth season.
iylISC4 j. l.. COPE.
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NEW DUNLOP

Kentucky and Pacific
Near the beach and center Of all attractions;
one Of the best of the newer hotels. American
plan. $3.50 and up daily: special weekly: Euro
pean plan. 81 90 and up daily. Booklet.
RORFRT DIM
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Hotel Mount Vernon,

Pacific and Ohio ayes, same block Marlboro
BIenheim: near Beach and Younss Million
dollar Pier. Improved. Iefurnished. New man
agement. Capacity 200. Elevator Electric
lights gas Private baths. White service. All
OUTSIDE rooms Porches Music. Cuisine
famed for excellence. Rates, 81 per day up.
xl2 weekly up. Special rates. Il. l. SMITH.
fplT-tf
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-17

Most modern and leading moderate rate hotel
Abemae, S virginia ay 9e. sl 9sa loo
cool. front rooms: excellent table and superior
accommodations at special rate July and to
families. of IS. $40. $3.50 weekly: 81 up daily;
Sat to Mon. $3.50: elevators. private baths
every convenience; own farms and dairy. white
service Booklet. J. Z. COPE.
ri
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Hotel Albion.

Most modern hotel ocean front; elevator:
booklet. f. d. TOWNSEND. Owner and Prop.
je5-Su.tu th, CATS
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HOTEL OSTEND.

Whue block ocean front: new throughout. en-
largcd and rcmodeled: capacity. 800; hot aud
cold wafer baths: spacious porches overlook
ocean and Boardwalk: orchestra: table and serv
ice of highest standard. 81 daily and up. Amer
lean plan: special weekly. Booklet. Electric
coach meets trains II. Il. RA1lTER.
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HOTEL JACKSON,
STANDARD GUIDE FREE.
MTT MMTNC CNTW

NdiOininC Boardwalk aud Steel Pier. American
and European plans. Superior accommodations.
IvIG-Hnf.4
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The Sumner Getaway
Season Is With Us

VIS about now. if. indeed. II
wasn't little before now,
that the city-dwelling man
who makes it a practice to
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HOTEL WINDSOR.

Directly on the ocean front. American and Euro
pean plans. Salt water In all baths. Newly rem
ovaied and refurnished. $. s. PUOEBUS, Mgr
jy14-3nt.5
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1910-09-29
THANKS TO RAILROAD
MEN

The manager of the Flathead
Fair Association desires to express
his Indebtedness to the railroad men
OF Whitefish for the courtesy with
whic'.aChey treated Mr.. Geo. w.
Milleson in placing posters for the
fair. They rendered a great deal
of assistance in getting Mr.. Mile
son over the road and he vas per-
mitted to make great many quick
jumps which ordinarily were not
allowed.
The railroad men have shown
their interest in the development
of the country, as this is the object
of holding a fair, and we are very
glad indeed to express our gratifi-
cation OF their attitude in the mat.
ter" says Secretary Rhodes.
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1910-09-29
WILL CONDUCT VIGOR=
Gus CAMPAIGN

The Republican state central COM
mittee is planning vigorous polit-
cal campaign for the next few weeks
preceding election. Senator Thos.
H. Carter, who is candidate for re-
election, will make statewide
tour.
Congressman Chas. N. Pray, who
has been renominated, will speak
in many cities and towns.
Senator Joseph M. Dixon has a
big itenerary to cover, and there
will be many other prominent
speakers on the stump.
Reports come in from the vari-
Gus counties that the Republic as
this year have picked unusually
strong legislative tickets. These
tickets add greatly to the strength
Of the state ticket, and presage a
statewide victory in November.
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1910-09-29
BEATEN
BY Thugs

An Austrian, with an unpro-
nouncable name, was held up in
the ice house near the roundhouse
at 4 a. M, Tuesday morning, and
beaten SO badly over his head and
body with club by two thugs that
he is in a very serious condition.
He lay there all day till evening
when he came to, and managed to
get over to the round house where
he received assistance. Officer
Metcalf was called who took him to
the city Jail where a doctor was
called to give him medical attention.
Yesterday morning he was able
to tell Metcalf how it happened
He states he was planning to go to
Spokane and fell in with two other
men, who said they were bound
for the same place and suggested
that he join them. They went
down the yards to wait for an out
going freight in the ice house.
Here they grappled with him and
beat him to Inconsistencies with a
club. took $45 in money and stole
his shoes.
His head was cut open in a num-
Der OF places and his face was near
ly beaten to pulp. One hand and
rm is badly bruised. The offend.
ers made good their escape and
have not as yet been apprehended
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1910-09-29

Red" Conner, we'll known in
police circles, as an all-around bad
man, put in his appearance in
Whitefish Sunday night after Just
finishing up sixty day Jail sent
ence in Kalispell and tried to bully
Bill Murphy, the night watchman,
when he tried to get him to go off
some place and sleep off his dru nix
Murphy is not in the habit of be-
ing bullied and proceeded to close
Conners up, and a scrap ensued,
in which Murphy trimmed him
up in fine style and landed him in
the lock up. The next morning he
was given a foater out of town and
warned to stay out. He made
tracks for Spokane. and it is
not thought that he will have any
desire to return very soon.
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1910-09-29
FAMOUS SUMNER RE-
SORT SOLD

Another important real estate
deal took place last week when A.
J. Walker of Butte disposed of a
large bulk Of his property here.
The transaction includes the Lake
veiw hotel and all the boats and
launches connected with it, the
Point of Pines and the log cabin
on the river near the school house
This was all transferred to Walter
Stuart, also of Butte. 1t is under
stood that Mr.. Stuart will take hold
of the proposition with renewed
vigor next spring and continue the
famous lake resort on larger and
more extensive scale, that has be-
come SO popular with outing parties
during the past few seasons.
Mr.. Leubben, who had the place
leased this summer has discontin-
ued his connection, and as soon as
he can get his affairs settled up will
go to Vancouver, B. G.
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1910-09-29
1T MIGHT COME this
WAY

The daily papers have been de-
voting much space during the past
week to a new railroad known as
the Hudson Bay & Pacific, which
is to build from Spokane to Hudson
Bay in Canada, and then south to
the states and connect with the
Great Northern at Pacific Junction
just west of Havre, which will
make the branch to Great Falls,
Helena and Butte a part of the
main line of the new road.
Perhaps if pressure is brought to
bear on the proper authorities we
could get this road to come down
into the Flathead. We need few
more railroad stories here to make
good reading in the Flathead pa
pers.
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1910-09-29
EDITORS ON JOY RIDE
WITH |. W. HILL

Today the Montana Booster spec
ial arrived in Montana from St.
Paul and is carrying a large dele
cation, representing all the
newspapers along the Great
Northern, and number of other
boosters, to Helena, where they
will attend the state fair Friday
and Saturday. From there they
will come directly to .Kalispell
where they will arrive Sunday
afternoon to spend few hours in
that city, and will later depart for
Spokane for the opening of the In
terstate Fair and Dry Farming
congress Monday.
President L. w. Hill of the
Great Northern is host on this trip
and is showing the editors the
time of their life. That there will
be plenty to eat and drink goes
with out saying. He proved a
a jolly good fellow on similar
excursion to the Dry Farming
Congress in Billings year ago, and
this trip promises to eclipse that.
F. R. Tallman, the senior mem
Der OF the Pilot staff, is this week
partaking of Mr.. Hill's elaborate
hospitalities, while the rest of us
are struggling along short handed
to get this weeks edition out on
time. Don't kick if every thing is
not just right.
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1910-09-29
HALFMOON WILL BUILD
SCHOOL EDlFICE

The Halfmoon school district will
be better off than ever now since
their old school burned down-good
riddance to old rubbish.
They will now have a new
school building and better one
than ever. The district will bond
itself for $500, and having secured
$500 insurance on the old building,
together with this sum they expect
to put up a rather pretentious coun-
try school house, one that will be
large enough to accommodate all
the pupils in the district. The new
structure will be erected upon the
site to which the old one was being
moved when it burned.
Then another streak of good luck
fell to them. The petition to have
portion of the Valentine district
transferred to the Halfmoon district
was not opposed, and the transfer
was made, increasing the valuation
of Halfmoon to about $4,000,
which will give them ample funds
to conduct their school properly.
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1910-09-29

going to work it to finish, to find
out what it really contains. II
1t pans out as good as we
think it will. you can expect to
see a little mining camp spring up
in the near future.''
This was Mr.. Singers first trip
into Montana, and he was very
much pleased with the town, its
surroundings and the little outing
that he had. He stated 1t is one
OF the best CANDLES 1 ever saw. Oh
course we don't know any more
than you do what that mountain
contains, but the indications are
such that we are going to spend
considerable money up there to
find out if it is paying PROPOSE
ton or not. If they had the show
ing like that in mining town
everyone would go after it like hot
cakes"
They went back to Couer d'Alene
Friday night and took back with
them grip full of specimens that
they will have assayed.
They both regretted that their
business would not permit them to
remain here longer, so that they
could take a hunting and fishing
trip, but said that they would re-
turn again a little later on.
The party considered Mr.. Singer
in the light of tenderfoot. as this
was his first trip on an expedition
Of this kind, and they had consid-
erable amusement at his expense
especially the night they spent in
the cabin at the mines, which is
infested with mountain rats. Every
one was rolled up in their blankets
and were we'll on their way to
slumber land, when the whole
bunch were terror stricken to see
Mr.. Singer jump up and let yell
out of him like a Commanche In
dian. He had fallen asleep and
his hat had fallen over his face. and
he thought it was a mountain rat
crawling over him. The rest OF
the party had hard time to con-
vince him to the contrary.
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1910-09-29
GOLD FIELD
NO MYTH

Two weeks ago we printed an ar
ticle under the caption Swift
Creek Mysteries" giving an ac-
count of the mysterious doings of
two mining men who came down
from that country and ordered
big grub stake which they packed
up the creek themselves and would
give out no information in regards
to what they were going to do up
there. 1t was surmised that they
had found gold from what could be
gathered by those who had dealing
with them. This story was regard
ed more or less as a joke by the
majority of our readers, but this
week we have more substantial ev-
idence regarding the matter and
and if any one is interested lough
to look into the matter, will find
that within the past two weeks a
small settlement has sprung up in
the wilderness, and as many as
eighty claims have been staked out,
we are told by party who has four
of them staked out for himself.
The location of this treasure is
twelve miles above Whitefsh lake
on small creek that empties into
Swift creek, in what is called
Rough gulch. The first parties
who discovered the mineral and
tried to guard the secret So eau
tiously have been doing considerable
placer mining in the creek and have
made good wages at it, but this is
not the object sought for. There is
a quartz formation there that has a
very good showing and it is on this
that the claims are being staked
out.
There has been quite a rush to
that region by the old time pros
pectors in this vicinity, and tie
trail leading up f'om the head of
the lake has been kept hot with
pack horses carrying up supplies
and men travelling back and forth.
A piece of quartz was brought in
last week by Joe Busch and those
who examined it say it has the
color. Joe has staked out twelve
claims, Alex Taylor, Ammel Des-
terman and George Hoffman have
all staked out several claims, and
7. E. Leubben has gone up there
to look over the country and If it
looks as favorable as has been re-
ported he thinks he will probably
be smitten with the gold fever also.
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1910-09-29
Grand Lodge at Helena.

Masonic week ended in Helena
last Friday night with a grand ball
under the auspices Of the grand
chapter of the Eastern Star, and
the delegates have returned home
and report having had one grand
round of pleasure during their stay
in the capital city. Next year the
grand lodge will meet at Missoula
and the date has been set for the
third Wednesday in September,
1911. This will be the first meet
ing of the grand lodge outside of
Butte or Helena in the last ten
years. E. M. Hutchinson was
honored with the Office of w.
Grand Sword Bearer in the Grand
Lodge of A. F. and A. NJ. and Mrs.
Isabel Ferguson was elected Grand
Chaplain of the Order of the Eastern
Star.
The others who attended were
Mayor and Mrs. H. T. Mayfeld,
Mr.. and Mrs. Percy F. Dodds, Mrs.
w. R. Smith and Mrs. j. c. Bal
ley.
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1910-09-29

R. E. Borden and P. E. Clelend
representing the Northwestern
Trust Company of Portland went to
Rexford Yesterday to close. a deal
for some of their Portland real
estate. Mr.. Borden has the Mon
tana territory and will soon move
here and make his headquarters in
Whitefish while he works the sur
rounding territory. He expects
Mrs. Borden over in short time.