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The Elk Mountain pilot., 1910-12-15
1e YEARS OF SKIN DISEASE

For sixteen long years have been
suffering with a bad case Of skin dis
ease. While a child there broke out a
red sore on the legs just in back Of
my knees. It waXed from bad to worse.
and at last saw l had a bad skin
disease. l tried many widely known
doctors in different cities but to no
satisfactory result The plague both
cred me more In warm weather thaa
in winter and being on my leg joints
It made 1t impossible for me to walk.
and l was forced to stay indoors in tho
warmest weather. My hopes Of recov-
cry were by this time spent. Sleepiess
nights and restless days made life an
unbearable burden. At last l was
advised to try the Cuticura remedies
tCutcura Soap. Ointment and Pillsl
and did not need more than . trial
to convince me that was on the road
OF success this time. bought two
sets Of the Cuticura Remedies and
after these were gone I was 4 differ
ent man entirely. l am now the hap
piest man that there is at least ono
true care for skin diseases. Leonard
A. Hawtof. IL Nostrand Ave. Brook
lyn. N Y. July 80 and Aug. 8. o.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1910-12-15
-AMERlcAN APPLE CONGRESS-

The meeting Of the American Apple
Congress. to be held in Denver on
December 15th-17th IL the first
step toward the organization Of .
great congress Of American apple
growers and dealers. This will be
the only national organization OF its
kind ever proposed and Is destined to
become Of much Importance to grow.
ers and dealers In all parts Of the
country.
The initial meeting for the orsan.xa
ton Of this has been officially called
by Governor John F. Shafroth. who
has also sent Invitations to. governors
OF other apple producing states, ask
ing that they send delegates.
Colorado. as the leading apple grow.
ing state In the union. is the logical
state to take the initiative In organic.
ing this important congress.
The Denver 4 Rio Grande railroad
takes pleasure in announcing a rate
OF one fare for the round trip to Den.
yer. Tickets will be on sale from all
stations In Colorado on December
18th. except from points west Of
Bfanco and south OF Vance Junction.
when selling date will be December
18th. Tickets will carry a final re-
turn limit Of December is. 1870.
Any Rio Grande agent. or Frank
A. Wadleigh. general passenger agent,
will be pleased to give information az
to rates. etc. upon request.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1910-12-15
NOT PAGE FROM A ROMANCE
Conversation, However, Reads Z
Whole Lot More liks a Scene
In Real Life.

"And SO your father refuses to con-
sent to our union?"
He does Rodolphus."
The sad youth swallowed sob.
'Is there nothing left for us. then,
but an elopement?" said he.
Nothing"
DO you think, Clementine. that you
could abandon this luxurious home.
forget all the enjoyments OF great
wealth. Danish yourself forever from
your devoted parents hearts. and go
west with a poor young man to enter
= home Of lifelong poverty and self
denial?"
Il could. Rodolphus."
The sad youth rose wearily and
reached for his hat.
Then" said he. you are far from
being the practical girl have all
along taken you to be-"
And with one last look around on
the sumptuousness that some day he
had hoped to share. he sobbed and
said notwithstanding Magazine.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1910-12-15
RED CROSS SEAL IN HISTORY
First Used During the American Civil
War-Now an Aid In Fight
Ing TubsrcuIosIs.

Red Cross Christmas seals date
back In their origin to charity
stamps" hrst used for the soldiers
relief funds in Boston in 1862. during
tho Civil war. After the war. this
method Of raising money was discon-
tinued In this country for . genera
ton. although It found vogue In Po.
tuEal. Switzerland. Australia. France.
Spain. Denmark. Norway. Russia.
Sweden and other European coun-
tries. There are now several hun
drsd different types Of charity stamps
used in all parts Of the world.
Stamps or seals were frst used to
get money for the anti.tubsrculosis
crusade in Norway and Sweden In
1904. After being used in these coun.
tries for three years. a. . direct re-
suit of the interest Of Jacob Riis in
tuberculosis association. headed by
this movement, the Delaware Anti.
Miss Emily p. Bissell. and the Red
Cross society Of Delaware combined
in issuing . tuberculosis stamp. So
successful was this campaign that
nearly 5000 was realized, and the
next year. in 1908. the American Red
Cross was induced to issue \ national
Red Cross tuberculosis stamp. From
this sale. 3l35.0oo was realized. that
amount being almost doubled in 1909.
This year. for the nrst time. the sale
10 organized on = comprehensive
basis. taking in all parts of the
United States. A million for tuber-
culosis work IL confidently expected.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1910-12-15
More Money for Colorado.

Washington.-Includ in the esti-
mates for appropriations submitted To
Congress by the secretary of the treas
ury are the following items: Public
Buildings: For continuing work on
Denver public building. $1.0O0.000; for
site and commencement of public
building at La Junta. 10000: site and
completion Of building for Fort Col
Inns, 100000. Salaries officers of Den
yer mint, $4s.100, an increase Of 5000
over the present year; wages Of work
men, $4,000. q decrease of $4,000:
contingent expnsese. 100000. de-
crease Of 10000.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1910-12-15
Insurance on suicide. Payable.

Denver.-That suicide Is no defense
against the payment of an insurance
policy unless there has been fraud in
the procurement Of the policy, is one
of the important findings of the State
Supreme Court in a number Of decis-
ions handed down. What is COM
monty known as the Suicide statute"
l.assed by the Legislature in 1904 is
held by the Supreme Court as being
constitutional. because the Legisla-
trre had perfect right to enact such
= measure
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1910-12-15
THEY GROW
Good Humer and chssrfuIness From
Right Food and Drink.

Anything that interferss with good
health IL apt to keep cheerfulness and
good humor in the background. A
Washington lady found that letting
coffee alone made things bright for
her. She writes:
-Four years ago I was practically
given up by my doctor and was not ex-
pected to live long. My nervous syA-
tenn was in . bad condition.
But 1 was young and did not want
to die 70 began to look about for the
cause Of my chronic trouble. used to
have nervous spells which would ex.
haust me and after each spell It would
take me days before could sit up In .
chair.
II became convinced my trouble was
caused BY coffee. decided to stop II
and bought some Postum.
THE hrst cup. which made accord
ing to directions. had . soothing q.
feet on my nerves and liked the tasta
For q time I nearly lived on Postum
and ate little food besides. Am today
. healthy woman.
my family and relatives wonder u
I am the same person was four ysars
ago. whom l could do NO work ON 40
count Of nervousness. Now I am do
ing my own homework. take care Of
two babies-ons twenty the other two
months old. I am 30 busy that hard
ly get time to write . letter. yet I do
It all with the cheerfulness and good
humor that comes from enjoying good
health.
II tell my friends It IL to Postum
owe my life today"
Read The Road to Wellvills." In
pkgs. There's Reason"
Ever read the ab0vo IetteRt A n9W
0as apDsaEa fESR tine te ttnse. Thsy
are gsauloos t1uas an1 f01 ~ ADDeA1
Atoeoo2
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1910-12-15
BUY YOUR PIANO
DIRECT
THE kNiGHT-cAMPeELl FAC.
TORY TO-HOME-PlAN-
VES-YOU-MONEY.

II will surprise some readers of this
to know that in some cases the mid.
dleman's profit on a single piano deal
runs as high as $50. This money you
pay simply for the privilege Of doing
business with that particular dealer.
Doesn't bring q penny's worth Ct
quality. Sounds improbable. but Its
. fact nevertheless.
Buy a piano of US direct and save
this $50. Our new mail-order plan
tells you how. You pay cash or
monthly or quarterly payments. Are
you interested enough to send a pos.
tai to-day for full details? Address
Dept. A.. The Knight Campbell Music
Company, Denver, Colo.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1910-12-15
Great Irrigation JOB Completed

Greeley.-According to L. L. Slim
son, chief construction engineer for the
project. the great North Sterling irri-
cation system. by which 10000 acres
will be brought under cultivation at a
cost of 100000. is practically COM
pleted. Engineer Stimson will now
begin construction Of the Sedgwick
reservoir. in Sedgwick county. to irri-
gate 10000 acres and cost 100000. In
stead Of the water decreasing In the
Platte river. in the northeastern part
OF the state, because Of the drain on
1t from reservoirs and bitches near its
source. its flow here has greatly in
creased during the last few years be-
cause of seepage from the vast irrigat-
ed tracts.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1910-12-15
Limo Not Abandoned.

Fort Collins.-Although the Union
Pacific has not been working on It's
extension into this city for week..
and many persons have wondered.
there is no indication that the line
has been abandoned. Assurances that
II will be built came when the right
ct-way agent met the water commit
tee and made a contract for water for
its shops near the city.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1910-12-15
Old Psts's Little joke.

Foolish questions and funny an.
swers were under discussion in the
Trenton avenue and Dauphin street
police station the other day. and after
listening for q while to some amusing
instances. Sergeant McCay told the
following:
"Old Pete Flood was the attendant
fn the Franklin cemetery some years
ago. and It became the custom to ask
him how business was. Just to hear
his reply. It came in = heavy bass
voice:
"'Aint buried a living soul today.
-Philadelphia Times.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1910-12-15
Sues Minister for Flowing.

Gree!ey.-Rev. C. l.. Baxter. presid-
ing elder OF the Methodist church for
the Council Bluffs. Iowa. district. Is
volving an alleged breach OF contract
for $3.50. claimed by C. w. Cline. plain
tiff. as due him from the minister for
plowing n large tract OF defendants
land near Dover.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1910-12-15
PASSING Of Pioneer.

Glenwood Springs.-Robert NJ. Had
den. aged so. one of few survivors Of
the Old New York City volunteer fire
department. is dead here from asthma
He failed as stock broker in 1863.
For tea years thereafter he was audi
tor OF the New York department OF
charities and corrections. He came
10 Colorado In 1887.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1910-12-15
Perfect "raIk" Organization.

Clifton.-Claiming that the rates
which are charged by the Colorado
Telephone Company are exorbitant
and that the service is not what 1t
should be a number Of ranchers re-
siding in the vicinity OF Clifton will
meet at the Clifton school house for
the purpose of taking the preliminary
steps toward perfecting talk" or
ganizatiOn.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1910-12-15
Cannot See Tax Books.

Denver.-A Treasury Department or
der received by the local internal rev.
enue office announces that the re-
turns made by corporations in compli-
law will not be open to public inspec-
tion but may be examined under GER
tain conditions on the order Of the
secretary OF the treasury.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1910-12-15
Not Proved.

He was a Russo-Jewish exile. and
after being driven from city to pale
and then from pillar to post. he ar
rived in America. Shortly after his
arrival in the land of freedom he met
one OF those large-hearted mission
aries who rejoice in the conversion Of
the sons OF Judah.
MY friend" remarked the clerical
gentleman enthusiastically. you
ought to be very proud OF being one
OF the chosen people-and this in
spite of your sufferings."
The exile thought a while, and then.
with a CLEAN OF vindictive intelli.
gence. he murmured:
"Oh. wish you fellows were the
chosen race for Just two weeks"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1910-12-15
Jap Gets Lie Sentence.

Denver Genkyo Mitsunaga, the
Japanese. was convicted of murder In
the first degree and his punishment
fixed at Imprisonment for life. by a
Jury in the Criminal Court. The YER
dict was agreed upon three hours
after the jury retired.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1910-12-15
Completing Electric Loop.

Greeley.-With increased crews Of
workmen. building the big electric
loop by which the Northern Colorado
Power Company will encircle northern
Colorado. the entire work will prob
ably be completed within a few weeks.
as only the gap between Millikin and
Evans remains to be closed.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1910-12-15
City Gets Beauty Doctor.

Colorado Springs-The City Council
dc cidcd to make Charles Mulford Rob
inson of New York City beauty doc
tor" for Colorado Springs and in flu
ture all plans for parking or street
improvements will be submitted to
him before being finally adopted.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1910-12-15
Sorry He Spoke.

Mr.. Snapp-What a spectacle that
Mrs. De Coltay was sitting there in
the box without a thing on her should
ers.
Mrs. Snapp-Nothing on her shoul.
ders? Why. John Snapp. your eyes
weren't off them five minutes while
we were in the theater.-Boston
Transcript.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1910-12-15
YOUR STOMACH FEELS FINE.
Dyspepsia. Indigestion, sournsss, Gas
and All Stomach Misery Ended
In Five Minutes.

This harmless preparation will
promptly digest anything you eat and
overcome . sick. sour, gassy or out-of-
order stomach within nve minutes.
II your meals don't At comfortably.
or what you eat lies like = lump Of
lead in your stomach. or II you have
heartburn. that II \ sign Of Indigestion.
Get from any drug store hero in
town . 50-cent case of Pape's Diapep-
sin and take = dose Just as soon A.
you can. There will be no sour ris-
ings. no belching Of undigested food
mixed with acid. NO stomach gas or
heartburn. fullness or heavy feeling
In the stomach. Nausea. Debilitating
Headaches. Dizziness or Intestinal
gripping. This will all 60. and. besides.
there will be NO sour iood ieii over
in the stomach to poison your breath
with nauseous odors.
Pape's Diapepsin is = certain regula-
tor for out-of-order stomachs. and be-
sides 1t takes hold Of your food and
digests It Just the same a. II your
stomach wasn't there.
These large 60-cent cases contain
more than sumcient to thoroughly
cure any case of Dyspepsia. Indises-
ton or any other stomach disorder.
Remember. II your stomach feels
out Of order and uncomfortable now.
you can get relief in i've minutes BY
taking . little Diapepsin. ..--
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1910-12-15
COLORADO
STATE NEWS
no Extermlnate IhlstIe.

Greeley.-Farmers here want to dis
cuss means of exterminating the Rus
sian thistle at the meeting here in jan
uary to consider ways to rid the coun-
try OF grasshoppers.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1910-12-15
Getting Around II.

"Well little girl" said the druggist.
what can do for your"
Il want" said the juvenile GUS
TONER two teeth brushes-no.
guess that isn't right-two tooth
brush-no, that doesn't sound right.
tooth brush"
"All right. little girl; what else?"
Now I'll have another one Just like
it."-Chicago Tribune.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1910-12-15

Thousands Of country people know that
in time Of sudden mishap or accident
Hamlins Wizard Oil in the best substi-
tuts for the family doctor That is why
it il 70 often found upon the shelf.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1910-12-15

Hope is a good tonic. but it only
sharpens the appetite for square
meal and doesn't provide 1t.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1910-12-15
$s IN GOLD FREE

For the name OF any person you
send US to whom We sell piano be-
tween now and January 1st. Address
Dept. A. The Knight-Campbell Music
Co.. Denver. Colo.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1910-12-15
HOWARD {. BURTON, ,AssAYER 1 CHEMIST
LEADVILLE, COLORAI

LEADvILLE. COLORADO.
Specimen prices: Gold. silver. lead. 81; gold
silver, 75c: gold. soc: zinc or copper 81.
Mailing envelopes and full price list sent on
application. Control and umpire work
iicited. References: Carbonate National Bank
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1910-12-15

LAndlady-Dear me! What = Pc
culiar odor! It smells like . piece Of
burning rubber.
Sarcastic Boarder-Perhaps. Tho
cook has dropped . piece Of the steak
ON the stove.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1910-12-15

It's easy making money and hard
Il.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1910-12-15

A short memory serveth a gooa wit
ness.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1910-12-15
Some Consolation.

Mrs. Gramercy-My husband 10
anxious to get rid of mo.
Mrs. Park-Don't cry. dear. In that
case he won't haggls over the all
mony.-Smart Set
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1910-12-15

saHma wanSAA for sale rent; alsdhown los
Gouue WouuvU and homss. Clisnts prepared
to buy :, Send particulars and lowest phess. Fer
guson Satoaal Realty Go. ~ t1fth Ave, New YORK.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-04-08
ELECTRIC LINE
WILL BUILD To
M'MINNYILLE

The electric line is coming to Nc
Minnville, and that right soon; at
least, if every indication points
true and are word of the right-of-
way man is to be accepted. That
gentleman was in the city the early
part of the week and while he was
not very communicative, he did say
that the new line is to be completed
to this place before the end of the
present year.
Just which of the different routes
surveyed is to be followed is not yet
assured so far as the public is con-
cerned, and possibly is not fully de
cided upon by the company itself.
at least, in all it's details. 1t seems
quite certain, however, that after
the line leaves Newberg, it will ira
verse the famous Chehalem valley.
There are several reasons for this,
perhaps the most important being
the fact, as is state, that several
concerned in the line have made
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-04-08

There hundred houses built seon
Siveron
Siyeron in
public Schools and a population thousand
The Seon employs
dred at the mill and in woods
valleys
SilVertOn.
There is live with
live
Three churches
make SlvertOn their trad
Slyerton
and electric lights
the
leading into the Capital City of
But SilvertOn will a the
world
Slverton line
Oregon City into the Waldo Hills
But Sverton should
Woodbun did and Woodburhas
electric connection
The Falls City and go out
to Siveron
little their is
ca
to at
stock
Sverton getting creamery plan
stock
Slverton has
and has big local
There
lodges and good fishing Silver
and ali property is advancing
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-04-08
HEARD IN HOTEL LOBBIES

Employing the language of ma
tive Oregonians, we have what is
termed exceptional weather today
sarcastically remarked CONNER
cial traveller last evening as he sat
in the lobby Of the Salem Hotel,
gazing out through the window at
the pouring rain outside.
"Af.er awhile" he continued,
maybe tomorrow, the sun VIII be
shining again, he birds singing and
all nature be in tune again, and
then we will have what is called by
these same CregOnians "a typical
Oregon day. A typical Orego. d.
-tE1. is the expression, and when
l was Portland last Sunday it was
on the lips of everybody the
columns of the newspapers-aE it.
certainly was a fine day; there is 10
discounting that.
Then there is the expression,
exceptional and it is always APP
piled to unpleasant weather. I
learned over and over again this
winter that it had been full to the
brim with exceptional weather.
learned it just as l had been told
and learned the same thing for about
four winters past. Now, as a mat.
ter of fact, there was nothing eX-
ceptiOnal about the weather during
the winter just past, when compared
with former winters, but the native
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-04-08

eat finished meal for a twenty five
cent piece. In those good old days
it made no difference whether you
passed your plate for steak twice,
drank half a gallon of coffee, ate
six potatoes, one dozen biscuits,
pint OF gravy, four dishes of prunes,
and then topped of on beans, rice,
corn, tomatoes, pie, cake and pud
ding, the price was all the same and
the hotel man got rich just the
same. But times have changed, say
the hotel men. 1t is a fact, that
when some husky wood-chopper,
buckaroo or prospector, who has
been picking on short grass for ten
days sticks his feet under the pine
banquet board and commences to
get even with the lean past he will
stow away six bits worth OF raw ma
terial and for the same pays the
price of 35 cents, leaving the hotel
man so per cent loser.-Baker City
Democrat,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-04-08
THIS CITY SHOULD NOT EXPERIMENT WITH PAVING

BY strong North Winter
sreetw defeated
That badly
He'd streets n
will again along
Property houses
streettf paved
Portland going buthic
enough of it there would be
toub getting price here
10 blocks the maintaining
a
block limit,
areh holding back the city
advertise Salem
business than all other influences together
mi Of would advance millions.
dollars would bring fifty hundred thousand
n a generous ard unstinted
have done lis o
cities, paving would put into the list of great
all the bitulthc
who has it would have it taken why change
Where where
to do
lot of explaining if badly
Aldermen who buhc
property owners not kicking aud the whole city
Commercial should the
that hill and with a heavy traffic the
This should quit
sleeping powder methods of delaying development
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-04-08
FIXING THE
BOILERS AND
The BLAME

Mare Island Navy Yard, Cal, Apr.
Following a series of fatal ex.
plosions in the engine rooms of war
ships of the Pacific fleet, orders were
issued here today to lay on a force
Of 1000 workmen to engage in the
work or overhauling the engines and
| fre-room equipment of the armored
cruisers Maryland, California and
West Virginia.
The repairs are estimated to cost
more than 100000. Six hundred
| Of the mechanics will be engaged in
| San Francisco, while the remaining
lour hundred will be recruited from
surrounding bay cities
The latest explosion, that of three
boiler tubes on the cruiser Maryland.
resulted in the death of Coal Passer
Anderson and the injury of two
otner coal passers.
Both injured men are aboard the
Maryland, which will not proceed to
the yard until / o'clock this after.
noon. The officers of the Maryland
which lay off Tiburon coaling sta
ton at California City this morn.
ing, refused to reveal the names of
the injured men or discuss the ac-
cident.
Comment at the yard, however.
was not so reticent. The continued
explosions aboard vessels of the navy
on the Pacific coast station is re
garded here as a result of a conflict
between officers of the engineering
force and those of the line.
officers and men below decks" |
on the Maryland recently protested |
against the cruiser going to sea with |
weakened boiler tubes. Admiral !
Harber ordered an inspection of the |
machinery and ruled against the |
protest, ordering the Maryland on !
cruise. The explosion occurred !
while the Maryland was proceeding
up the coast from Santa Barbara
channel to Monterey bay. The Mary
land proceeded from Monterey bay
to San Francisco with boiler tubes
temporarily patched by the men of
the fre-rOom.
It is freely predicted here that an
official investigation of the explosion
and the events preceding it will be
made.