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The Elk Mountain pilot., 1912-02-15
What the Copy Boy Wrote.

Representative Dan Anthony OF
Kansas, publisher of the Leavenworth
Times, once had an office boy who
yearued to know how to use type
writer-which accomplishment, the
boy figured, would make him regular
reporter.
Anthony turned an old broken-down
machine over to him. says the Wash
ington Herald, and bade him learn to
run 1t.
''Whatll write?" the boy asked.
"Oh, Just take some sentence, any
sentence at ALL" Anthony told him,
land see how long it will take you to
fill page with it,
The boy set to work. An hour or
two later Anthony CHANGED to notice
the page on which the lad had been
working From top to bottom OF the
sheet, and from margin to margin. the
boy had written one sentence over and
over again until there was scarcely a
white spot visible on the paper. The
sentence the boy had selected to prac'
tice with was: who the - invent
ed SCHOOL,"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1912-02-15
True Pacifis.

That incessant joker. NJ. Tristan
Bernard, was chatting about the
peace movement with some friends
the other evening. and somebody re-
marked to him that peace at any price
was quite an impossibility.
n Fer. instance" he said, "if an
APACHE cornered1 you in the street
Enc dark night. hurt you. and took
your watch and chain away?"
II don't think l would ever talk
to him again." said Tristan Bernard
quietly.
And day or two back, as we were
driving up the Champs Elysees to-
gether in an open, horse-drawn cab. a
taxicab bumped into us from behind.
Tristan turned slowly around.
my friend" he said to the chauf-
feur. eff you want to get in and drive
with us. get in by all means, but 1
warn you beforehand that we haven't
got room for your car"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1912-02-15

tired from the sights they had seen
and the hard floor they had tramped.
They sank down into our comfortable
floor. and just listened. Then when the
lights were lowered and the beautiful
ly colored stereopticon pictures were
thrown on the screen, their eyes were
rested by the soft colors OF the fow-
ers, the waving grain and the hand
some homes shown them. In the mo-
ton pictures they were shown the
methods of farming, the scenic won
ders OF our lines. and the many cit
les which we reach. Altogether. be-
lieve that we reached the people In
this way better than we could in any
other"
Thousands Get Literature.
As the throngs passed from the tho
aters after each lecture they were sent
out through the front of the rooms,
into a wide hallway between the audi
toriums. On one side OF this hallway
was a long counter where literature
descriptive of the Union-Southern Pa
cific territory was handed them and
tens Of thousands also registered their
names and addresses. These will be
turned over to the communities in the
railroads territory for their benefit in
order that they may get into direct
touch with persons seeking new
homes.
The cost Of space, fitting up and op-
Grating the two theaters was heavy
one. and at the end of the 20 days of
the exposition the men behind the ex-
hibit discovered that their little for
tune of 10000 had been spent.
With the close Of the land show
workmen tore out all the handsome
paintings, and the chairs and other
comfortable fittings. and within few
hours nothing was left except that
which the railroad men wanted-the
memory, planted deep in tho minds OF
tens of thousands of persons, of their
part Of the West and tts opportunt
ties.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1912-02-15
SPENDING A FORTUNE TO TELL
OTHERS HOW TO GAIN WEALTH

given in the two theaters in the 20
days the Land Show was opener an
average of 90 lectures q day. Thirty
different men and women from diner-
ent parts of the country sent out the
call for their particular sections; each
presenting in his or her own way the
advantages to be derived from resid-
ing there.
Governors day at tho Land Show
was November 2S. and on that day
the Union-Southern Pacific companies
threw open their theaters to the gov
ernors Of ten western states. wslcom-
ed them there. and 1t was there that
the messages of these states were told
to Chicago. Other distinguished visit
ors were invited. and they also talk
ed to thousands. On the special days
Of the states represented at the expo
sition the programs were given, as q
usual thing, In ono Of these theaters.
Men stood at each door Of the two
theaters all day long with counters
in their hands. and every person that
entered was ticked on on the little
watch-like machines they held. At the
end Of each day the total was taken
from each and they were set back to
zero again ready for the next day.
In this way accurate count was kept
of the $4,000 men. women and chill
dren who were told the message Of
the west.
Message Straight TO Hearts.
I'VE found that we sent our mes
sage straight into the hearts of the
land hungry" said an official OF the
railroads who was present during the
land show. "They came into our lit
tie theaters with their eyes and feet
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1912-02-15
HE WAS SOMEWHAT PEEvEo
Attendant at SpIritualistic Seance
Considered Himself Aggrieved
and Said So.

Charles NJ. Cross of Indianapolis
thinks variety adds spice to life, so he
went to spiritualistic service.
1t was a lively AFFAIR with sepulchral
voices sounding through trumpets,
tambourines playing mysteriously in
mid air, and cold, clammy hands OF
partially materialized men and women
making free In the dusky room with
those who were in the flesh. In the
midst of 1t something dealt Mr. Cross
a. vicious whack on the nose and he
called for lights in tone not to be
disobeyed. With the light the circle
as disclosed was all natural and hui
man again. The most human member
of 1t was Mr.. Cross, with a bloody
nose. spelling for a fight and all the
"madder" because he did not know
whom to fight.
who did that?" he demanded OF
the medium.
The medium said the gay spirit was
that of st. Peter.
But even this explanation did not
satisfy Mr.. Cross.
"Well, all / ask of st. Peter he
said, "is to materialize for just one
minute and If / don't make vacancy
for new gatekeeper l won't ask to
get Indianapolis News.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1912-02-15
Turnlnq the Tables.

Having done his best, by every fair
and unfair means. during the last cleo
ton to catch the candidate tripping,
the heckler grew extensively personal.
rs 1t true that your mother
washes" he began, but before he
could add the word clothes" the wit
ty candidate called out smartly:
"Of course she does. Why, don't
you?"
This raised loud laugh at the heck
ler's expense; but. still undaunted, he
returned to the attack.
You can't deny" be said, that your
father was a rag-and-bone man.
bought some clothes Of him thirty
years ago."
and see you're still wearing
them!" was the candidates lightning
retort.
There was no more heckling that
night.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1912-02-15

ing picture architect-a specialist in
the designing and building Of motion
picture houses-and he was told to go
ahead and build two of the best ones
he ever planned.
The result more than repaid the plan
ners. When the theaters were turned
over to the railroads they were fully
up ia expectations. The entrances to
foyer of the two was from the main
body of the Coliseum and the two wide
doorways were brilliantly lighted with
electric signs. The foyer ran tho full
length of the Coliseum Annex and was
wide. Under foot was a soft carpet,
and on the walls were scenes Of farm
and home life In the west.
Theators Arc Resting Place.
Tho theaters themselves also were
reached by two broad doorways each.
Inside they were carpeted and fitted
with comfortable wide armed opera
chairs that furnished the grateful rest
ing place to the thousands that had
been looking around" in the big Coli
scum and standing about on the con-
crete hoors until their feet ached. The
walls of the theaters also were cov-
cred with paintings Of western scenes.
In addition to the farm scenes were
views OF several Of the immense irri-
CATION projects, and a number Of the
scenic wonders Of the world.
The cages" for the moving picture
operators were freproof. so that in
case Of accident no fame could reach
out into the body Of the house. The
ceilings Of the two halls were beamed
and paneled and the interior decora-
uons were equal to those Of any thea
ter in Chicago. In the front Of each
room was the platform on which the
lecturers stood, and to the left Of this
was the screen on which the pictures
were thrown. This was one huge sheet
without seam to mark or mar It. and
the reflections cast were as clear as 1t
was possible to make them.
Five Hundred Lectures Given.
Five hundred and six lectures were
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1912-02-15

This Is a story OF how comfortable
little fortune was spent in three weeks:
1t wasn't squandered. and in its way
that fortune put potential wealth into
the hands OF more than 155, 900 per
sons in Chicago.
To begin at the beginning: When
the third Chicago Land Show was be-
ing planned the Union and Southern
Pacific railroad companies began to
plan also how they could attract their
share of the hundreds Of Thousands
that would visit the show. to their ter
ritory. Many things were discussed
the nrst being the idea Of booths in
which to display the products grown
along the lines of the RAILROADS.
That won't do." said Gerritt Fort
and Charles 8. Fee. passenger trafnc
managers of the Union and Southern
Pacific railroads. "We've got to have
something different this year. Last
year we showed what our farmers
can do. This year we want to show
what all of us can do"
Plan to Spend a Fortune.
And right there began the plans
for spending this fortune. After doz-
On different suggestions had been
thrashed out there was evolved the
one used, that of having two moving
picture palaces built into the Coliseum
at Chicago and there showing stereop-
ticon and moving pictures not only of
farm life but OF town and city life
along the Union and Southern Pacific
lines.
Twenty thousand dollars was the
sum decided upon as necessary to
make the display. The space at the
Coliseum that was allotted to the rail-
roads was put in the hands of NOV
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1912-02-15
Better Keen Her.

Edgar, who had in his prisons been
making nightly appeals for a little
brother, was sent a few evenings ago
to visit his grandparents. When he
returned home on the following morn
ing he was informed that the stork
had brought him sister. Edgar was
sadly disappointed and disposed to
hastily conclude that prayer was fu-
tile. After some delay, however. he
consented to permit the nurse to lead
him to the basket in which his little
sister lay. He looked at her long
and earnestly. and then. as if great
weight had been lifted from his mind,
said:
We'll, she looks intelligent, any
how
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1912-02-15
Had BE There,

Lee Harrison says he was standing
Mt Forty-third street and Broadway
when a young man wearing one OF
thbse Poughkeepsie looks approached
him and said:
Excuse me, but l want to find my
cousin, who lives in New York"
Very WELL" replied Lee. 1T Will
be all right this time. What's your
COUSINS name?"
Cohen"
Say" said Lee. grabbing him by
the arm, come out here in the mid
die of the street and yell Cohen
You'll probably be able to find him in
the crowd that answers"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1912-02-15
Enete Briton.

Booth Harrington, the American
playwright and novelist, is very early
riser, and, when the English play
wright and novelist. Arnold Bennett.
visited him at his charming residence
in Indianapolis, Mr.. Harrington said.
the first evening at dinner:
II believe in the simple life. l get
up with the sun. VIII you take ten
mile walk with me at six o'clock to-
morrow morning."
Thank you, Mr.. Harrington" the
Englishman answered but l don't
walk in my Sleep"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1912-02-15
Good Marksmen.

A Yankee entered hotel In the
Highlands when he o<erheard a party
of gentlemen speaking about shoot,
ing.
Gentlemen" he said, Il guess l
have seen some good shooting In my
time. l have seen a fly killed on a
fiagpole at 300 yards"
An Irishman, who was one OF the
party, said: "Begorra, it's purity good,
but l believe I've seen better. When
/ was in the army the major used to
roll an empty beer barrel down the
hill and every time the bunghole
turned up we put bullet In. Any
man who couldn't do 1t was dismissed.
1 was in that corps for fifteen years
and never saw a man dismissed"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1912-02-15
Kaiser az Writer.

The German emperor. had he been
born a commoner and chosen news
paper work as a profession, would
without doubt have become one of
the most famous journalists Of the
day. He has written a great deal
which has never seen the light. but
which will doubtless be published in
the future. Recently the emperor as
sisted in the preparation of an article
entitled How the Kaiser Works." for
the Strand Magazine. the proof sheets
which he read and corrected himself.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1912-02-15
GETTING 1t Riaht.

The motto above the great editors
desk read: Accuracy, Accuracy, Ac-
curacy."
Therefore. the story turned in by
the cub reported contained, this state
ment:
Three thousand, nine hundred and
ninety-nine eyes were fixed upon the
speaker"
What means this fool statement?"
asked the great editor, as he prepared
to affix the can.
"One man was blind in one eye."
exr;arAed the cub.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1912-02-15
Another DUTY.

You are my wife's social secre-
tary?" he asks Of the beauteous crea-
ture who is seated at the small desk
in the study. Yes, SIR she smiles.
Il am supposed to take Mrs. Blirrup's
place in as many social details as pos
sible"
"Well-er-she doesn't seem to be
coming downstairs this morning, and
1t has always been her custom to kiss
me good-by when / start for the Of
fice."-Judge.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1912-02-15
Happy Future.

Apropos of the marriage at Reigate
of Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt and Mrs.
Hollis McKim. New York man said
on the Olympic: Il met Vanderbilt
at the Metropole at Brighton a few
days after the ceremony, and l said
to him, by way of joke:
We'll, is the course of true love 60
ing to run smooth
Smooth and straight said he,
There are banks on both sides, you
know"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1912-02-15
Officer, He's in Again.

The Emperor folded his wife in his
arms and kissed her fondly.
Just then the door opened and
servant entered.
Get out of here" said Josephine.
"Didr't tell you that should never
be disturbed when 1 am enjoying my
Nap?"
And Just for that the allied armies
entered the city.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1912-02-15
seIf-sacrificlng Essential.

you don't claim to be a party
leader?"
No." replied the quiet citizen.
Everybody wants to be the leader of
the party. 1t strikes me that some
body ought to be willing to be the
party"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1912-02-15
Cotton Stalks for Papermakins.

"In the use of cotton stalks for the
manufacture of paper. great trouble is
caused by the difficulty Of separating
the brown bark, the retention OF
which discolors the resulting pulp,
and so limits the use of the stalks in
papermaking," says Paper, but
brown paper from the stalks, bark
and all. has been successfully manu-.
factu ed, it is asserted. in Southern
paper mill"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1912-02-15
Musical Economy.

whats all that racket about in the
parloi?" asked the father.
why, that's Mary and Jane play
ing duet on the piano" explained
mother.
Both of 'em playing at once?"
Yes; it's duet"
well, can't they wear out the piano
fast enough playing one at time?"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1912-02-15
Certainly.

Guide-No one has ever been able
to find out what the Sphinx stands for
whom it represents!
American Tourist-That's nothing.
We've got lot of congressman home
the same wayi-Puck
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1912-02-15
Consolation.

Father Ito his daughters suitor)-I
have sad news for you. l am ruined!
/ have lost everything!
Suitor-Console yourself, dear sir,
with the thought that you are now in
NO danger of losing your daughter.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1912-02-15

Let love make you strong, pure. Sc
we're. Let 1t prevent your sacrificing
the least portion of your souls life
Carmen Sylvia.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1912-02-15

Work is the very salt OF life; not
only preserving 1t from decay. but
giving it tone and favor.-Hugt
Black.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1912-02-15

Constipation causes many serious dis
eases. It is thoroughly cured by Docto
Pierce's Pleasant Pellets. One a laxative
three for cathartic.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1912-02-15

Helen-No; shall never marry. l
have borne too long with the SORROWS
and trials Of life alone to add to my
burden by
Ethel-Beg pardon; you mean
you've been born too long. don't you?
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1912-02-15

The evils and sorrows that afflSct
mankind are of mankind's own max
ing.-Marie Corelli.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1912-02-15

me q well woman aItef
suffering three years.
= Mrs. MARY BoGARr,
Reedville, Oregon.
New Orleans, La -
"When passing through
the Change of Life l was
troubled with hot flashes,
weak and dizzy spells and
backache. Twas not fit for
anything until I took Ly-
dia E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound which
proved worth its weight
In gold to me. Mrs. GAS
TON BLoNDEAU, 1541 Po-
lynnia St, New Orleans.
Mishawaka, Ind. Wo-
men passing through the
Change of Life can take
nothing Detter Cnan LyQl8
E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound. ! am recon-
mendingittoallmy friends
because Of what it has
done for me. Mrs. CHAs-
BAUER, 523 E. Marion St,
Mishawaka, Ind.
Alton Station, Ky.-''For
months / suffered from
troubles in consequence Of
my age and thought l
could not live. Lydia E.
Pinkham's Veg e ia BILE
Compound made me well
and 1 want other suffering
women to know about it. "
Mrs. EMMA BAILEY, Alton
Station, KY.
Oak. 81 was passing
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1912-02-15
TESTIMONY
Of five WOMEN
Proves That Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Com
pound Is Reliable.

Reedville, Ore.-"I can truly recon-
mend Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound to all women who are passing
through the Change of Life, as it made
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1912-02-15

Red Cross Bag Blue. much better. goc
farther than liquid blue. Get from an.
grocer.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1912-02-15

Whoever serves his country well has
no need of ancestors.-Voltaire
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1912-02-15

Deisem, No. OAK: II was passing
bad, I could not sleep and was very
nervous. Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound restored me to perfect health
and would not be without 1t. Mrs.
F. M. THORN, Deisem, No. Oak.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1912-02-15
No More Income Needed.

Uncle Joe. do you believe in votes
for women?"
mo, sab, l don't Manda's got all
de money dat's good fer her now"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1912-02-15

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
Take LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine Tnblcts
DruRRist SITS fund money II IT. falls to euro. h. W.
GROVES signature Is on each box. 2Sc.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1912-02-15
The Rest Of It.

The Rest Of 1t.
She-I have bill for you on hand.
Howell?
She-Toot 1t.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-05-02
Call for Republican Convention

The Republicans of Darke county
are hereby called to meet in delegate
convention at the City Hall in Green.
vile, Ohio, on Saturday, May %,
1912, at 10 o'clock am, for the pur.
pose of selecting eight delegates and
eight alternates to the Republican
State Convention, to be held in Col
umbus, Ohio, on June 3 and 4, 1912,
and eight delegates and eight altern-
ates to the Circuit Judicial Conven-
ton of the Second Judicial Circuit. to
be held in the city of Dayton, Ohio,
on the End day of July, 1912, and
eight delegates and eight alternates to
the Common Pleas Judicial Conyen.
ton of the Second Subdivision of the
Common Pleas District, to be held in
the city of Troy, Ohio, on the 18th
day Of June, 1912, also to select such
number of delegates and alternates as
may be hereafter determined by the
Senatorial Committee of the Twelfth
Senatorial District of Ohio, to the
Senatorial Convention to be held al
such time and place as such Senator
ial Committee shall fix and determine
The basis of representation in such
county convention shall be one dele
gate and one alternate for each TWEEN
tyfve (25) votes cast for Warren G
Harding, at the November election
1910, and one delegate and one alter
nate for each fraction of twentyfy,
(25) votes over twelve Q2) so cast.
Such delegates and alternates tt
such county convention shall be elect
ed by Republican electors of the sew
eral wards and precincts of the coun
ty at the primary on the 2 day 1st 0
May, 1912, and the selection thereo
shall be subject to and in the manne,
as prescribed by law governing pri
mary elections.
The following shall be the appor
tionments of delegates and alternate
of the several wards, precincts anc
townships of such county, viz:
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-05-02
Don't Garry a Burden i
You Can Set it Down.

An aged, weary-looking wom-
an, with a heavy basket upon
her arm, entered the train at one
of the way stations. Carrying
her burden with some difficulty
down the aisle, she found an
empty seat of which she took
possession. Instead of placing
her burden upon the floor or up
on the seat beside her, she con-
tinued to hold it, shifting its
weight now and then from one
knee to the other. A working
man across the aisle watched her
for some time in silence, but at
last when he could stand it no
longer he reached over and tou-
ched the woman upon the arm.
Madam" he said, IF you will
set your basket down, the train
viii carry both it and you"
How much of human nature
there is in this little incident!
Some people never try to lease
the burden" which circumstance
has decreed to be theirs. They
insist on carrying it even when
they might temporarily lay it
down and ease their breaking
backs Farm and Fireside.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-05-02
Children CRY
FOR FLETCHER'S
Q a ST OR IA

The Ladies' World for May is
unusually rich in fiction of a most
entertaining kind, besides hav-
ing some special articles that are
timely, well-written and inter-
esting. The chief stories are :
A Golden Wedding, by Maude
Sutton, with illustrations by
ofeifer; A Reflected Halo, by
Bess Hafer, illustrated by Ashe
Before the Journey, by Lillian
Nicholson, illustrated by En-
rich, and The Little Girl Next
Door, by Weymer Mills, illustrat-
ed by Cyrus Kingsblry. The
Land of Content, the serial, is
dra wing to an end, but with the
aid of the excellent synopsis, the
part already told can be readily
understood. Anna Steese Rich
ardson writes a second admirable
paper on The Young Girl in the
City. Louise D. Mitchell con-
cludes the series of Studies in
Married Life, by urging that con-
sideration take the place of love,
should love ever die. The House
hold and Fashion departments
stand out as exceptionally good,
but the others are always prac-
tical and furnish the housewife
with much that she wants tc
know about her house, her fami.
ly and herself-[New York; Fiji.
ty cents a year.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-05-02

the place forced the common
council to choke me off by means
of an ordinance which gave me
the alternative of quitting or ia
king out costly license. They
sang the familiar song: the re-
taller paid taxes in the city and
the farmer didn't, so why should
the farmer be allowed to COM
pete?
The grocers could muster a
pretty formidable delegation to
90 before the aldermen, and there
wasn't a voice raised against the
ordinance except by one lone,
long-haired Socialist. But he
put it to 'em about right.
when the farmer comes to
my door direct with his truck, p"
says he, 1T saves me five dollars
month, not to mention the ad-
vantage of getting the provis-
ions fresh. You ought to entitle
your ordinance an ordinance to
empower my grocer to rob me of
five dollars a month and besides
make me eat embalmed goods.
You favor him because, forsooth,
he pays taxes. Good Lord. don't
| pay taxes, too? Just because
he pays taxes are you going to
make my taxes five dollars a
month greater? That's exactly
what it amounts to. "
Of course, they laughed him
down. Socialists hadn't so many
votes in those days as they have
now.
I wonder if legislation like that
ordinance hasn't had something
to do with making Socialists so
numerous?-Farm and Fireside.