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the guests were finishing breakfast.
He dismounted, walked in, saluted the
landlord in his usual loud tones and
declared in a boisterous torrent of
words that he was so cold he could
hardly talk.
Just then a ervo traveller who
was present stepped up to the landlord.
and, taking him by the coat. said.
"Mr. L.. have my horse brought as
soon as possible"
"What is the matter, my dear STRIP
inquired the anxious landlord. Has
anything happened"
Nothing, nothing! Only l want to
get away from here before that man
thaWs."-Boston Herald.
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He Didn't cca-o.

A plan was formed to scare a certain
Tim Casey. living in a village neal
Belfast, on his returning from market
by night past the churchyard. AS he
went by the usual turnip, white sheet,
and lanthorn of the conventional
ghost were submitted to his gaze, with
the customary weird bowls. Tim, how
ever. simply looked fixedly at the ap-
partition for Il moment and remarked:
"Arrah. now and is it a general resur-
rection, or are We just taking a walk
by yerself?"
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Su1-ftr =
A little gold amid the gray:
That's sunshine.
A little brightness on the way;
That's sunshine.
A little glimpsing Of the blue,
A little widening of the view,
A little heaven breaking through;
That's sunshine.
A little looking for the light:
That's sunshine.
A little patience through the night;
That's sunshine.
A little bowling Of the will,
A little resting on the hill.
A little standing very still:
That's sunshine.
A little smiling through the tears;
That's sunshine.
A little faith behind the fears;
That's sunshine.
A little folding Of the hand,
A little yielding of demand,
A little grace to understand;
That's sunshine.
Stuart Maclean.
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He Got His.

The tired. patient wife had finally
hushed her ailing infant to sleep and
had tenderly laid it in its little bed.
The head of the house was at home,
peevish and faultlnding. At length
he became uncomfortable.
you've done nothing but make mis-
takes tonight" he growled.
EYES," she answered meekly; 81 be-
gan by putting the wrong baby to
bed"
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Feared a Ereshat.

In the upper end" Of Pike county,
Pa, there is a man who is so noted
for his conversational abilities that his
acquaintance avoid giving him unnec-
essary opportunities to talk.
One cold morning this man rode up
to a hotel in the neighborhood just as
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-02-14

1901, it 10 alleged.
GREAT FALLS, Feb. 9-Whether q
native of Japan who claims to be q
naturalized citizen of the United States
can be allowed to register and vote in
Cascade county is q question which il
now confronting County Clerk and
Recorder Lee Dennis, and the latter
has referred the matter to John Speed
Smith, chiefinaturslizstio examiner
at Seattle, for solution. Today a
certificate from the justice of the peace
at Neihart was received showing that
Charles H. Kono had made afid avil
before him for registr alton.
MIssoULA. Feb. &C. J. johnson,
q youth OF 10 years, who was gradu.
ated from the Great Falls high school
last June and who entered the Univer,
sity Of Montana in Missoula last Sep
TENDER, was arrested last night BY
Deputy Sheriff Lou Kommers, o
Great Falls, and placed in the Mis-
soula county jail on q charge OF hav
ing b%urglarized the ]. E. c. Barke,
residence ia Great Falls, on the nigh
OF March 81, 1911 when %, 000,worth O
jewelry was stolen. Johnson, aftel
being severely cross-examined. con
fessed to sheriff Kommers, and turned
over q large part of the iewelry which
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-02-14
8 3 s8g
SPRING S AMPLES

W. have just received a very
complete line of Domestic and
Imported Woolens from the
Globe Tailoring Company, of
Milwaukee. The line contains
all the novelties and a complete
line of staples, while the Fights
are better than in former years.
Make your selections now for
Spring delivery. Prices for
these made-to-measure suits
range from $4,000 to $4,000.
We guarantee to please you
in fit and style.
Gilpin observer., 1912-11-14
A Queer Case of Thrift.

The native thrift of the vermonters
was under discussion and a story was
told that was held to illustrate it per-
fectly.
There was man in one of the inter-
ior Vermont towns who had an old
horse ringboned, spawned, with the
heaves and every other horse ailment
"a mere shadow of horse. He used
to drive the horse to town every day
and was jeered by the neighbors for
using such miserable beast
One day he walked into the store
at the corner. Where's your horse,
Jfm?" friend asked.
sold him."
sold him, How much did you
get?"
Got hundred dollars,"
who in thunder did you sell that
horse to for hundred dollars?"
Why" replied the Vermonter, as
he exhibited roll ofw bills sold
him to mother"
Gilpin observer., 1912-11-14

Billings stared at me with popping
eyes for an instant. Then he lifted
my chin and looked at me anxiously.
Are you quite well, old man?" he
asked. Headache. or anything like
that? By George. it's from sitting out
In the sun without hat. Marry my
sister," He wagged his head lugu-
briously. ''What-Elizabeth? Oh,
good heavens!"
"No-Frances." l explained anx-
iously.
He stared. "Francisy Then his
arm led me out. Come along, old
chap" he said with an air OF concern.
We'll get a little Ice
There was a hustle near the hall
entrance. and | heard a commanding
voice l recognized as that OF Judge
Billings:
Come right in, Colonel, and we will
try to make you forget that little ex-
asperation-do you know l Just can't
get over the idea that I've seen you
somewhere and recently Hello,
Jack! Colonel Kirkland, my eldest
boy, Jack-named after his mother,
Johanna. Look here, Jack, has every
body on the blithering police force
gone crazy about pajamas? Most In
fernal outrage-pardon me, Colonel
Kirkland-three policemen wanted to
arrest him on description-dragnet
order. they said-for stealing a pair
Of silk pa1amas. Even hear the like
of that?"
Billings voice murmured something,
and then l was DULY conscious OF my
name being passed and OF the fact
that | was Imply shaking a hand
But don't remember uttering a word
couldn't, by Jove, for my jolly
tongue was paralyzed. Didn't know
what to do; didn't know what to say.
you know, for there before my eyes,
recognizable and unmistakable, de-
spite frock coat and white choker tie,
was the figure OF Foxy Grandpa"
The beefy face, white mutton chop
whiskers and bald head were as in.
delibly imprinted on my memory as
the sunburn line that fenced his fiery
face.
And this was the frump's father,
and 1t was for him she was scheming
to make home!
Gilpin observer., 1912-11-14
Room. for Ono More.

A local preacher tells this one TO
the Cleveland Plain Dealer:
I'D join the church If 1t wasn't 10
full of hvpocrites."
Whenever this clergyman urges a
man to cast his lot on the side of the
right he gets that old stall. The 9TH
er day he thought of comeback.
Come into the fold!" he urged
"I'd do 1t If there weren't so many
hypocrites!" was the whine.
Never mind" said the parson, slap
ping him on the shoulder, there is al
ways room for one more!"
Gilpin observer., 1912-11-14
CHAPTER XXX.
Tho Club.

didn't go in to luncheon.
Instead. I lay down up In my room,
wondering what Jenkins would think
when he saw Foxy Grandpa a guest
with me under this roof. and wonder.
Ing also what l ought to do. or II [
should do anything. came to the
conclusion finally that wouldn't say
anything for the present. for l had
about all the complications | could
carry.
Presently went down to the living.
room. where they were all assembled,
and my heart leaped as thought |
detected Frightening In Frances
face as entered
Billings was waving the trump away
with his fat hand. Take II away" he
said. II hate bugs
But. Jacky," said the trump plead.
ingly. 81 think it's phusiotus glori.
osa."
II don't care II It's a giraffe" said
Billings rudely.
But the professor was already
across the room to the rescue.
"Hai not a gloriosa." he said ami.
matedly. as he snooped over the little
greenish thing in the frump's hand.
Observe the shortened prothorax
and mssothorax an0--
Gilpin observer., 1912-11-14
No STRANGERS Allowed.

Frank H. Hitchcock, the postmaster
general of the United States, takes the
deepest interest in even the smallest
details of the postal service One eve
ming he was at the Union station in
Washington. when he decided to go
into one of the railway mail-service
into one of the railway mail-service
cars to see how the mail matter was
being handled. Being a tall man and
very athletic, he easily swung himself
from the platform into the car, but he
did not find 1t an easy matter to stay
put. A burly postal clerk grabbed
him by the shoulders, propelled him
toward the side door, and practi-
cally elected him to the platform be-
low.
What do you mean by that?" ask
ed Hitchcock Indignantly.
Il mean to keep you out of this
car" replied the clerk roughly. THAT
fellow Hitchcock has given us strict
orders to keep all strangers out of
these cars."-Popular Magazine.
Gilpin observer., 1912-11-14
OTHERS KNOW US TOO WELL
Easy to Deceive Ourselves, but tho
Rest Of the World 10 Generally
Too Wise.

Senator Pomerene has happy
knack of driving home a statement
with an epigram.
At a luncheon Senator Pomerene
described would-be litterateur.
Thanks to whisky and strong
cigars" he said. "the poor fellow has
failed to make good. He earns pre-
carious living by newspaper work.
but, though he is 80 now, none OF the
wondrous novels and thrilling stories
that he used to prate about have ap-
peared.
And yet, in his shabby apartment,
over bottle Of cheap liquor and a
box Of cheap cigars, he will boast by
the hour-poor, gray. wrinkled duffer
of his unfinished MSS. oh, they
will appear yet! Yes, he will yet H.
lumine the world with the light OF his
genius"
Senator Pomerene sighed and con-
cluded:
"Ah. IL we could deceive others as
easily as We deceive ourselves, what
regulations we'd all have, to be sure!"
Gilpin observer., 1912-11-14
A CLIMATE woRsHIPER.
by jaime. Barton Adams.

mountains? Well, l guess
There ain.t any other answer to your
An II wouldn't be a-stretchin' O. the
honest truth to say
That ! wuship It, an tell it SO q dozen
Lissen to my wife a,.singin'. voice a.
clear as any bell,
See the spring that's in her action,
Sec them h,ou,n Youngsters playin' yonder an
Then switch round yer eyes a trifle till
you focus 'em on me-
Jes' two years ago to-morrer. II my
memrys got no flaw
Since we clum into the wagon fur to
leave oil Arkansaw:
Faces all about the color O. the yaller-
An the ager havin' shaken all the flesh
off of our bones.
Sea 'cely looked like human beins, more
like skeletons we were,
Wfe a-hackin with CONSUMPTION that
a-worryin' till-well.
pinch o. salt in hell!
Tux ranch ntanohers here n ,n this valley ard
Mightn't some day be our graveyard as
a wind-up O. the game;
slep' with doors and winders open fur
to let the climate in.
An We observed that somethin' was
a-paddin' out our skin.
Wife got skittish In her action: kids be-
gun TO romp and play.
Stead o mopin' round an cryin' an
complainin' all the day;
As fur me. quit my frettin' an begun
to take on meat,
An ia make lean hog Jealous fur to
see the way I eat.
Do I like the climate. stranger? Likin'
ain't no proper word
Fur wushup It, by lingo! mex to wush-
ippin' the Lord
Fur it's rid the hull caboodle o. the
freezing breakbone chills
An the Arkansaw attachments shape o.
country doctors bills
An the lungs my wife's a-usin: well,
tes lissen to her sing:
They're sound ns ary dollar in their
clear an siv'ry ring
An there amt n man a-livin' in this
hull long mountain stretch
That kin flop me in n rassle nny hoit
they want to ketchl
Gilpin observer., 1912-11-14
Enterprisinq.

In a section of Washington, says
Harper's Magazine, where there are
number of restaurants, one enter
prising concern has displayed in great
Illuminated letters, "Open All Night
Next to 1t was restaurant bearing
with equal prominence the legend:
I'VE Never Close"
Third in order was a Chinese laun-
dry, in a little, low-framed, tumble
down hovel, and upon the front of this
building was the sign. in great,
scrawling letters:
ME Wakee, Too"
Gilpin observer., 1912-11-14
SYNOPSIS.

Richard LiEhtnut. an American with an
Effected an. ted English accent receiyes a pres.
proves to be pair Of pa1amas. 4 letter
hints Of surprises to the wearer. Lightnut
UP for a smoke. His servant. Jenkins.
nut. attempts to put him out. Thinking
clothes intending to summon help. When
he reappears Jenkins falls on his neck
Wath 5Gy confirming tEhtpIsss n. belief ef
the enc -unter he had with hideous
Chinaman dressed in .pa1amas; In
nsstnat lIo% IS ASKED t'na to pat a't up
for the night on his way homo from col;
legs. Later Lightnut finds beautiful
smoking and slapgy talk. She tells hin, him
Sn si . Hrns' Ss4 oSs nd for neI s%
room-mate. room t'y named IN %'f Frances. s So Next morn
ing the girl is missing and Lightnut hur-
costed by by husky College boy. who calls
sirI. Jack billings calls & to spend sa.oss: tn:
priceless rubes hidden in the buttons OF
the paJamas. Billings dons the pa1amas
ton-chop whiskers and wearing pa1amas
Jenkins calls the police, who declare the
Grandpa" The intruder declares he is
Lghtnut's guest and appeals to the iat-
In the morning Lightnut Is astonisned 70
hnd Billings gone. and more astonisneo
when he gets message from the iatteri
demanding his clothes. Lghtnut; bound
Frances" the girl OF the pa1amas.. on
the train. Lghtnut speaks to her ana az
ludes to the night before. She declares
Indignantly that Lightnut never saw her
in black pajamas At Tarrytown Frances
is met by husky college youth, VINO
halls Lghtnut as %Dicky The aa,aes latter 's q
thrash him for offending Frances. Light
nut takes the next train home biihngs
s,o5mf sna fisntnut SseT @ discover mysterious Chi
nese Characters on the pa1amas Profes.
sor Doozenberry is called In to interpre.
cal,. c,I the lost silk of si-Ling-Chi. The
writing declares that a person wearing
the will take on The The ern9assos
borrows the pajamas for experiment;
.Biiiings' dressed In pajamas Is found In
in an automobile with Frances and a wo-
man Lightnut calls the trump. Light
nut is snsered by ,hs f!umPni PRiilinss ssn@ei !.
taken 10 his room A servant tells Light
nut that a message has Just been re-
ceiyed stating that binss ssains Was sei. Of
black pajamas. Judge Biiiinss . as.ohasnes lines
Lghtnut with a tale OF Francis a- esca-
10 :'Frances." The Judge declares that
not another IyinE perss93n s3s ioS %oSia oceaees
the ;sn 'o9 shs aSe beantifuI % Frances. is greatly
mystined. Policeman o'keefe returns the
black pajamas and I.iEhtnut sends them
TO billings room. Lightnut has an inter
.sting hour with Frances. He tells or the
things the fudge has been saying about
.'Frances." much to Frances . amuse-
ment Judge Billings refuses to inter-
cede for q man under arrest claiming to
be his son Jack. The Judge promises
Jack to wear the paJamas that night
Next morning jenkins tells Iightnut he
saw him 0ightnut) fighting with a youth
in the library during the night. Jack
Billings tells Ilghtnut the Judge Is going
to send Frances to a reformatory. Light
nut is attacked by a man he takes for
the chauffeur. who objects to his attsA-
tions to Frances.
Gilpin observer., 1912-11-14
NO MEDICINE
But Change Of Food Gave Final Relief.

Most diseases start in the alimen-
tary canal-stomach and bowels.
A great deal Of our stomach and
bowel troubles come from eating too
much starchy and greasy food.
The stomach does not digest any
Of the starchy food we eat-white
bread. pastry, potatoes. oats. ETC.
these things are digested in the small
intestines. and If we eat too much, as
most of US do. the organs that should
digest this kind Of food are overcome
by excess Of work, SO that fermenta.
ton, indigestion, and long train Of
ails result.
Too much fat also is hard to digest
and this is changed into acids, sour
stomach. belching gas, and a bloated.
heavy feeling.
In these conditions a change from
indigestible foods to Grape-Nuts will
work wonders In not only relieving
the distress but in building up q
strong digestion. clear brain and
steady nerves. A Wash. woman
writes:
About five years ago I suffered
with bad stomach-dyspepsia. tndiges-
ton. constipation-caused. know
now. from overeating starchy and
greasy food.
II doctored for two years without
any benefit. The doctor told me there
was no cure for me. l could not eat
anything without suffering severe
pain in my back and sides. and be-
came discouraged.
"A friend recommended Grapefruit
and began to use 1t. In less than
two weeks began to feel better and
inside Of two months l was a we'll
woman and have been ever since.
II can eat anything I wish with
pleasure. We eat Grape-Nuts and
cream for breakfast and are very
fond OF It." Name given by Postum
Co., Battle Creek, Mich.
Read the little book, "The Road
to Wellville." In pkgs. There's q
reason"
Ever read the above letterf A new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine. true, and fall OF human
interest. Adv.
Gilpin observer., 1912-11-14

the form OF introductions, chuckling
fdiotically the while. But the profes-
sor scarcely noticed any one but the
trump.
Don't wait, Wilkes" Billings d.
rected. His nod beckoned me aside.
Gentleman sulking in his tent over
here | want you to meet" he said.
And followed him to the library. A
figure pacing the floor turned sharply.
BY Jove. 1t was the chauffeur. and
how he did scowI at me,
Now. young man." said Billings
sternly. perhaps you'll have the nerve
to tell me before Mr.. Lightnut himself
that you were his guest on your way
home from Harvard"
Il certainly was!" He made the
statement. chin up and eyes blazing.
Il was his guest at the Kahoka We'd
nesday night. and he knows tt
Billings looked at me and shrugged
his shoulders.
Don't bother denying it. old man."
he said. Its all right"
"Oh, but say-it isn't!" l ex-
claimed In disgusted amaze. Dashed
this fellow before the morning at the
-er-boat. and day before yesterday
when l." ] halted. remembering.
But the fellow was shaking his
finger at me.
'A-a-ai" he jeered like school
boy. Why don't you finish? Bet you
don't know, Jack. that this paragon
friend OF yours was up here on the
train day before yesterday" Billings
stared, for he did not know.
The chap grew more impudent.
Yah. see him turn red!"
by Jove!" l exclaimed, warming
up, you know. Say, Billings. who
the devil is this fellow" And ad-
vanced angrily-dashed annoyed, you
know.
Billings interposed. My brother"
he said quietly.
Yes. his brother" almost shouted
the other. Then he lowered mis- voice
at Billings command: And say,
YOU didn't tell Jack you were on the
train yesterday. posing as Mr..
Smith, and that you insulted Fran
ces" He shook OF his brothers hand
angrily. "Oh. yes he did-sister told
me about It! knew 1t was you when
/ got to thinking about 1t this morn
ing!" He painted for breath. Il can't
call you a liar. Lightnut. when you
say | wasn't at your rooms. because
you're a quicker hitter than l am.
and" He looked around and shrug-
ged. And because We are In this
house. But you're an Internal hypo-
critic, and want Jack to know It."
He laughed mockingly and faced his
brother. ASK your friend, Mr.. Light
nut. about that girl in black pajamas
in his rooms!"
And he flung himself from the room
with Parthian shot: ASK him to
tell you about her as he did me. Ask
him who It was!"
Billings seemed to groan. More
black paJamasl" he muttered.
I faced him eagerly. II never told
him about her-tll swear l didn't"
I pleaded miserably. You know all
there is to know. Jack. wouldn't
tell anybody in tho world q thing like
that I-Iove her too well. Much less
would 80 and tell her own brother"
"Wha.a-a-atr Billings tat body al
most leaped into the air. What the
dsvil-say. old chap. what are you
talking aboutf"
And. besides. she's forgiven me-"
persisted gloomily. And love her
and-and we're going 70 be married
or I hope 90. dash I'll"
Gilpin observer., 1912-11-14
Scotch Query.

A bluff, consequential gentleman
from the south. with more beef on his
bones than brain in his head, riding
along the Hamilton road, near to
Blantyre. asked a herdboy on the
roadside, In tone and manner EVIL
IDENTIFY meant to quiz, If he were half
way to Hamilton?" Man." replied the
boy, 81 wad need to ken whar We hae
come frae, afore l could answer your
question. Exchange
Gilpin observer., 1912-11-14
CHAPTER xxx-(continued).

CHAPTER xxx-(Continued).
'Td-rd have got 'em to you SOIL
or" faltered, swallowing. But
they've been lost a day or two-tksf
stole them from my rooms. you kysCw." p"
How on earth did you eve: get
hold of them? l never expecsed to
see those pajamas again. on. Sou
must tell me all about how yer man.
aged it!"-and we moved a~ay-"I
Just wish father we're here!"
didn't! Dash It. It made me sQuirm
to think of his return.
Az we left the pergola behind.
looked backward through its arch. and
there was the chauffeur. standing In
the shadows, looking after us. And
long after. as We turned from the
straight avenue leading through the
pergola, ! deserted his figure. still
looking after US. unchanged. i'm
movable.
It was rum!
But l had other things to think OF
as we sat out in the ioggia-chiefiy
Of her. herself; withal. wondering
gloomily what her father would say
when he found had disobeyed his in.
junction about not speaking to her.
Presently tho summons to luncheon
came, and We went in.
From upstairs came sounds indicat-
ing great hilarity on Billings part.
In fact. we could hear him slapping
his knee and screaming. The trump
looked at me anxiousiy.
Why. l understood he was all right
again." she said aside
shook my head obviously. had
seen in the past day or two how rapid.
ly Billings moods shifted. Twenty
minutes since he had looked enraged.
"Oh. this is too good-but keep It
mum!" we heard Come on. Pro-
fessor!"
Professor" Tho trump looked at
Frances. then at Wilkes inQuiringly.
Il didn't know. MISS" he murmured
contritely. - why I didn't mention
It,"
We were crossing the great hall in
the direction OF the beautiful dining
room Observation-Disclosures think
Frances said It was We all paused
expectantly as Billings rolled down
the stairs In his usual jolly. slephan-
tine way. And then on the landing ap-
peared an apparition-not only an ap-
partition. but. by Jove. a scarecrow. A.
we'll!
Professor Doozenb cry. blandly smiI.
ing-his rail-like figure shrouded fiab-
billy in ono Of Billings largest and
AsssAsst suitsi Dtllinss weat through
Gilpin observer., 1912-11-14
An Underworld.

You say you saw New York's un-
derworld?" said the Mortified relative.
"Oh, yes" replied Mrs. McGudley.
And l consider it very neat and in
teresting. l think every large city
ought to have subway system"
Gilpin observer., 1912-11-14
Some Heat Required.

Kitty-My brother Cornelius has
been calling on Miss Chilleigh for
over year.
Marie-Is he going to marry her?
K1tty-I don't know. I'm afraid
she's rather too cold to make Corn
pop.
Gilpin observer., 1912-11-14
DENVER q RIO GRANDE-NEsTrn y
PACIFIC
"Ths Royal Gorge -Feather pi,.r

Ths Royal Gorge- Feather River
Canon Route"
Ieker together form the most beauti
ful line of continuous travel Denver
salt Lake, City. San Francisco,
The marvellous scenic attractions of
tne Rockies. the Great Salt Beds Of
Utah ana the wonders OF tho sierra.
can be seen from tho car windows.
without extra expense for side trips
sUPEHB D1N1No CAR SERVICE.
yrite Frank A. wadleigh. General
Saeesngsr Agent. Dppvsr q Rio GranIe
Railroad. Denver. Oelo.
Gilpin observer., 1912-11-14
tTo BE coNTINuEp.)
Making Recovery an object.

The Eskimo gives his doctor a fee
rs soon as he comes. II the patient
recovers. 10 kept: II not It U 70
turned.