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The Elk Mountain pilot., 1912-09-05
THE LATEST IMPORTANT DIG
PATCHES PUT INTO SHORT,
CRISP PARAGRAPHS.
STORY OF The week
SHOWING THE PROGRESS OF
EVENTS IN OUR OWN AND
FOREIGN LANDS.
Western Newspaper Union News service.
WESTERN.

A pet kitten saved twelve-year-old
Olive Henderson of Venice, California,
from probable death.
Threshing is being done by electrici-
ty at Palisade. Neb., for the first time
in the history of the state.
Clarence Darrow must go to trial at
Los Angeles, October 31st on an IN
dictment charging jury bribery.
The body of an unidentified man,
bearing evidence of murder, was found
in ditch near Thistle. Utah.
Augustus Heinze of Butte and New
York, was sued for 100000 for libel
by Edward ]. Carter of Spokane.
A petition for the recall of Cover
nor Hiram w. Johnson has been put
in circulation at San Francisco by
Alva Udell, an attorney.
Supposedly DUNG of tuberculosis. E.
F. Baldes, a business man Of Salt Lake
City, has coughed up tooth and Is
now on the high road to recovery.
The famous Rose carnivals of Port
land and Pasadena have rival In
Bozeman's sweet pea carnival, which
cious conditions.
William Reed of New York. after
months OF idleness. killed himself
when he learned that he had posi-
tion and would be given funds to out
fit himself for it.
Huge haiistones driven by a heavy
wind swept fields and orchards for
thirty miles around Logan, Utah,
stripping trees. razing corn and clear
ing sugar beet fields.
After three days of hard work rang
ers and volunteers gained control OF
the fores. fires which threatened the
valuable Devils canon aud Bear creek
watershed, near Pasadena, Cal.
Delegates to the twenty-third annual
session of the Transmississippi Com
mercial Congress were welcomed to
Salt Lake and to Utah at reception
by Governor .spry and Mayor Park.
Declaring that he had been haunted
by the ghost of a pawnbroker whom
he murdered in Topeka. Kansas, last
December, man giving the name OF
Steve Israel, surrendered himself to
the police at Salt Lake.
Americans will be killed by rebels
after September Is, according to the
declaration brougt to Douglas, Ariz.,
from Colonel Emilio P. Campo. lead
er OF Orozco's rebel army, who with
500 men is operating along the South
ern Pacific of Mexico below Nogales,
Ariz.
The motion OF Clarence s. Darrow's
attorneys to dismiss the indictment
charging the former chief counsel of
the McNamaras with the bribery of
Robert Balm, the first juror chosen to
try James b. Mcnamara, was denied
by Judge Wills of the Superior Court
at Los Angeles.
Amendments to the interstate COM
merce law, which would divorce abso-
lutely common carriers on land from
those on the water, by prohibiting
common ownership and putting water
carriers under the Jurisdiction Of the
Interstate Commerce Commission,
were recommended in one of the reso-
lutions offered at the trans Mississippi
congress at Salt Lake.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1912-09-05
WONDERFUL DISCOVERY,

In this age Of research and e1 per al nature
pines sof man. Science has indeed made giant ..cs
h the past century, and among the-by no means
rher.pon which has been used with great In
French Hosp and that IL is worthy tho attention
pf thoss who surer from kidney, bladder, nervous
plies &c there is 20 doubt IN fsct 1t evident
from the big stir created amongst specialists that
those Questionable remedies that were formerly tho
lole reliance of medical 1t is of course mpos-
Iible tell sufferers all should like tell them
IN this short article, but those who would like TO
nany.we might almost oay. mirasnlons cures
Or. I.e Clerc Med Co. Hayerstock Road Hampstead,
kondSn Eng and 1seias f9s tee%seye rsetheE e. ths
Pr No 1. gh.. they seauire and nsys been .seaing
and unhappinsss Therapion Is sold by dIugSis s II
mail si.1 solgora Co.. " Beekman 81. Mo- Irk.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1912-09-05
THIRTEEN YEARS
Unlucky Number for Dakota Woman.

The question whether the number
"13" is really more unlucky than any
other number has never been entirely
settled.
A So. Oak. woman, after thirteen
years Of misery from drinking coffee.
found a way to break the "unlucky
SPELL" Tea is Just as injurious as cof-
fee because 1t contains caffeine. the
drug in coffee. She writes:
For thirteen years l have been a
nervous wreck from drinking coffee.
My liver. stomach, heart-in fact. my
whole system Icing actually poisoned
by 1t.
Last year I was confined to my bed
for six months. Finally 1t dawned on
me that coffee caused the trouble.
Then 1 began using Postum instead Of
coffee, but with little faith. as my
mind was in such a condition that l
hardly knew what to do next.
Extreme nervousness and falling
eyesight caused me to lose all courage.
In about two weeks after I quit coffee
and began to use Postum l was able
to read and my head felt clear. l am
improving all the time and / will be a
strong, we'll woman yet.
II have fooled more than one person
with delicious cup of Postum. Mrs.
8. wanted to know where bought my
fine coffee. told her my grocer had
1t and when she found out 1t was Pos
tum she has used 1t ever since, and
her nerves are building up fine.
MY brain is strong. my nerves
steady. my appetite good. and best Of
all, enjoy such sound. pleasant Sleep"
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich. Get the little book in
pkgs., THE Road to Wellville."
There's a reason"
Ever read the above lettert A new
one appears from time to tine. They
interest.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1912-09-05
True Worth.

Visitor: Il came all the way from
the city to consult your lawyer Jones
here. He's good man, isn't he?'
Uncle Eben Nope; We don't con-
slider him one, two, three. with Smith.
Why Smiths been intrusted with the
local agency of the Knott Knitting
Needle, the dispensing OF Daggett's
Drugless dope, and the demonstrating
of Fasset's Fireless Cooker. That not
only shows that he's got the conf
dence OF such big fellows as them, but
he don't have to depend on his law
hardly at all to make living. Lip
pincotts Magazine.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1912-09-05
Another Brand.

He suddenly put his hand in his
waistcoat pocket and drew out three
broken cigars.
Then he looked at his best girl with
a forgivipg smile.
Flor de King Alfonsos," he airly
said. Fifty cents hundred. But
who cares?"
Let me see them" said the girl
She inspected the fragments closely.
. Yes" she quietly announced that's
the kind papa always buys when he's
running for office. | know the odor.
Five dollars a thousand. Somebody
has fooled you, George"
She was a wise girl and she did not
smile.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1912-09-05
Good Friday.

John d. Rockefeller. Jr., discussing
with his bible class the folly of marry
ing on an inadequate income, told
an Easter story.
mo young wife" he said, can be
truly happy IL she is overwhelmed
with house work-with the washing Of
clothes. the scrubbing OF front steps,
Mr.. Rockefeller smiled an added:
Il once said to a little boy:
What do you know about Good
Friday
HE was the feller what done
Robinson Cruso's housework.' the lit.
tie boy replied"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1912-09-05
Doubly Punished,

At an English court session a man
was fined forty shillings and cost
for assaulting a policeman. Consider
ing himself much injured man, on
reaching the door he began abusing
the magistrate in very violent Ian
guage.
The magistrate sent an officer after
him, and the delinquent found himself
once more in the dock and fined again
for contempt of court.
MY man. if you had been more
chaste and refined in your lang uage."
said the magistrate, you would nat
have been chased and refined"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1912-09-05
Keeping Water Cold.

If you are In the habit of taking a
pitcher OF Iced water to your room on
retiring. try this: Procure square
pasteboard box with lid, sufficiently
large to hold your pitcher. and give 1t
two or three coats of varnish on the
outside, allowing each coat to dry
thoroughly. Place your pitcher Of wa
ter in this box on retiring, putting the
lid on tightly. and you are sure Of
having cold drinking water any hour
of the night.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1912-09-05
What Started II.

The late General F. d. Grant, apro-
pos Of the uselessness of arbitration
as exemplified in the case OF the Tur-
ko-Italian war. said in New York:
1T reminds me OF a story. Accord
ing to this story, war was going on.
and ore day the papers being full Of
the grim details of a bloody battle. a
woman said to her husband:
"'This slaughter is shocking; it's
fiendish. Can nothing be done to stop
it?'
I'm afraid not her husband an
swered.
why don't both sides come to-
gether and arbitrator she cried.
"'They did, he said. They did-'way
back in June. That's how the gol-
burned thing started"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1912-09-05
To Operate Canal by Electricity.

The Panama canal will be operated
almost exclusively by electric power
Approximately seven per cent. of the
minimum water supply will be di'
verted for hydro-efectric development
and this will be the excess which is
not required for lockages, evaporation
and leakage. The hydro-electric sta.
ton will be located adjacent to the
north wall of the Gatun spillway and
the plant will have a capacity of g..
900 kilowatts. The average hydraulic
head throughout the year will be
about rs feet
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1912-09-05
This Rapid AGE.

rs mammals good little boy ready to
have his bath now?"
"Oh, NAV. cut out the goody, gooay
spell! When a chaps six years old ITS
time to take him out of the kindergar-
ten class. I'll take my splash in the
tub when I've had smoke"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1912-09-05

Stanley in the Arabian Nights.
Morgiana poured oil on the forty
thieves.
They will be worth more after
they are dissolved" she cried.-New
York Sun.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1912-09-05
The Cause.

Madam, l am just out of the hos
pital and"
Don't tell me any such story as
that! Your are the same man ! gave
a piece of pie to not two weeks ago"
"Yes'm. dat WAS just fore / went to
de hospital"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1912-09-05
Riqid.

What's the trouble. inquired thu
judge.
This lady lawyer wants to make ;
notion" explained the clerk. "bu
her gown is too tight"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1912-09-05
The Chinese Angels, OF Course.

Msbel-Mamma. are the angels in
heaven dressed in white?
Her Mother-We are told so, dear.
Mabel--Well, who does all the laun-
dry work?
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1912-09-05
DENVER a RIO GRANDE-wEsTERN

DENVER a RIO GRANDE-WESTERN
PACIFIC
THE Royal Gorge-Feather River
Canon Route"
Taken together form the most beauti-
ful line OF continuous travel Denver.
Salt Lake. city. San Francisco.
The marvellous scenic attractions of
the Rockies, the Great Salt Beds of
Utah and the wonders of the Sierras
can be seen from the car Windows
without extra expense for side trips.
SUPERB DINING CAR SERVICE.
For illustrated descriptive matter
write Frank A. Wadleigh, General
Passenger Agent, Denver & Rio Grande
Railroad. Denver. Colo.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1912-09-05
Pa Knows,

Willie-Paw, what does discretion
mean?
Paw-Picking out a small man
when you are looking FOR trouble.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1912-09-05
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Denver, Colo will send free. useful pres
ent and valuable book. How to Become
hoet successful" to all who write this week.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-08-10

In the Worlds Work. Mr.. Stewart
Edward White writes:
"The wildebeest is the Jekill and
Hyde Of. the animal kingdom. His
usual and familiar habit is that of
heavy. sluggish animal. like our ven-
lshed bison. He stands solid and In
ert, his head down; he plods slowly
forward in single file. his horns swing.
Ing. each foot planted deliberately.
In short he 10 the personifcation of
dignity. solid respectability, gravity OF
demeanor. But then all Of sudden,
rt any small interruption. he becomes
the giddiest Of created beings. Up
goes his hend and tail; he buck jumps.
cavorts. gambols. kicks up his heels,
bounds stiff-legged, and generally per
forms like an irresponsible infant. To
see whole herd ut once OF these
grave and reverend seigneurs sudden.
iy blow up into such light-headed ca.
pers goes far to destroy ones faith
in the stability OF institutions"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-08-10
PREMIUM LIST is OUT
Vermont State Fair Commission
Issue Handsome Book of
Information.

The Vermont State Fair columis-
sion has just issued handsome pre-
MUM list book, setting forth the
many attractive features of the Ver-
mont State Fair, to be held ON the
State fair grounds at White River
Junction. Sept. II. 18. 10 and 20.
The cover design shows pIoducts of
the farm and the drawn letter effect
is very pleasing.
A strong feature Of this years fair
will be the track events Ten trotting
races have been arranged, including
five pacing event, four trotting
events and free-for-all with a
$1,000 purse, Eve horses to start.
Entries are being made in large
numbers and the largest starting of
trotters ever seen ON the State fair
ground track is sure to appear in the
several races The large number of
entries is made possible from the
fact that the races will be held in
conjunction with the International
circuit of Vermont and Eestern Cam
ada, and the Green Mountain circnit.
Every effort will be made to take
care of the,1arge crowds sure to at
tend the State fair this year. With
three large hotels and practically
every house in White River Junction
open for the accommodation of visit
ors there is no reason why all should
not be accommodated. The White
River Junction Board Of Trade will
have residence accommodation well
in hand, and these may be secured
in advance. by writing the secretary,
or upon arrival
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-08-10
GREAT POWER OF THE LION
Only When Seen In the Wilderness
Can Ono Realize What a Great
Beaet He 10.

"a very large lion killed stood
three feet and nine inches at the
withers and of course carried his
head higher than that" writes Stewart
Edward White in the American Maga-
zine "The top of the table ut which
I sit 10 only two feet three inches
from the floor. Coming through the
door at my back that lions shoulder
would stand over foot higher than
halfway up. Look. at your own writ
Ing desk; your own door. Further
moro. he was nine feet and eleven
inches In straight line from nose to
end Of tail. or over seven feet along
the contour Of the back. II he were
to rise on his hind feet to strike a
man down he would stand somewhere
between seven and eight feet tall, de.
pending ON how nearly he straight
sned UP.
"He weighed Just under 600 pounds
or as much as four well-grown speci-
mems Of our own mountain lion.' I
tell you this that you may realize, as
I did not, the size to which wild lion
grows. Either menagerie specimens
are stunted In growth or their position
and surroundings tend to belittle
them. for certainly until a man sees
old Leo in the wilderness he. has not
understood what fine chap he 10.
This tremendous weight 10 sheer
strength. A lions CARCASS when the
skin Is removed 10 really beautiful
sight. Tho great muscles lie IN ropes
and bands; the forearm thicker than
a mans leg, the 1.-THE barrel banded
with Drawn; the tanks overlaid by
the long. thick muscles.
"And this power is instinct with the
nervous force OF q highly organized
being. The lion 10 quick and intelli.
gent and purposeful; so that he brings
to his intenser activities the concen.
tration OF vivid passion-whether of
anger, OF hunger or OF desire."
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-08-10

assist that growth wnarsoevor is
moro than this in It, cometh Of evil.
The school ought to be. and must be
made, the wholesomest and health.
lest place In the world for the child.
The old education concerned itself
solely with the mind of the child, and
the only part of his body that 1t took
into account at all was the brain-bufb
at the upper end Of him. The new edu.
cation considers the whole child. and
proposes to develop all his powers
bodily, mental and moral A healthy,
happy. well-taught childhood for ev-
cry child born into the community ia
Its aim--nothing more. nothing less!
No country which is contented with
less can call itself civilized. The
child is our best crop; the one for
which, in fact. all others are raised;
and no money. no time. no energy. in.
telligently spent upon its cultivation.
can be wasted.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-08-10
REINDEER QUEEN OF ALASKA
Woman Successfully Compefcs With
Men In Breeding AnlmaIs-She
speaks Eight Languages.

Nome, Alaska.--When woman In
an enlightened country makes her
way to a front rank In the industrial
world, the fact soon becomes known
and people are eager to learn some
thing of the conditions that brought ut
about and Of the character Of the ONE
who accomplished It. That a woman
with a brown skin should also success
fully compete with the men Of her
race is less generally understood. Ous
Of the 260 Eskimos who own reindeer
in Alaska, two are women. One OF
these. Mary Arisarlook Andrewnk, has
received the title of Reindeer
Queen of Alaska"
Queen Mary, owns a herd OF 1908
deer, which she manages with judg-
ment and intelligence. According to
the usual contract made with the gov
ernment she Is required to train three
apprentices and to give to each the
customary number of deer. she has
done better than this. She has train
ed and rewarded eight or ten appren-
tices. and at the present time has an
other under her care. She long since
discarded the igloo. or native hut, half
underground. in which she was born,
and is now comfortably housed near
Nome. in cabin of logs. She speaks
seven or eight Indian languages, and
this has enabled her to be of consid.
erable service as an Interpreter.
Queen Mary has brought UP num-
Der OF helpless children, and hav-
Ing none of her own, has not only
cared for them physically, but has also
given them a place in her heart. Sure
ly, according to her light, "she hath
done her part" f.i{
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-08-10

see Jacobs ladder let down from
heaven, with the angels walking up
and down, and Geronimo with his
harp in the middle, still 1 would not
believe that he was Christian"
When asked to explain the intensity
Of her feelings, she said: when /
was young girl I lived at Tomb.
stone, Ariz., In rooms over the under.
takers establishment, and from time
to time had to go down to help pre-
pare the mutilated and desecrated
bodies of Apache victims, and you
needn't talk about Geronimo being a
Christian" This Is the sentiment OF
most Of the old-hmers-so much se,
Indeed, that the war department never
thought 1t SAFE even In his later years.
for tire old man to return to Arizona
Let US then be fair and admit the un-
told and unreliable miseries inflicted
by him and his band in those dreadful
days Of raid and massacre.
However, did the space OF this ar.
ticle allow, we might tell of brilliant
generalship. dauntless courage and In.
credible endurance on the part of
the leader and his band, that forced
the United States army and their Mex.
ican and Indian allies into one of the
most difficult campaigns in the history
of Indian warfare-a campaign that
tested to the utmost men like Crook,
Miles, Wood, Lawton and Chaffee. and
that came to an end only when, ex-
hausted by famine, thirst and continu-
GUS marching through mountains and
deserts, the bedraggled fragments of
the worn-out band rf men, women and
children came In and surrendered No
man who fought in that campaign will
sneer at the Apache as a soldier.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-08-10
U. S. STILL HOLDS APAcHEs
Only Six OF Tribe Ever Fought Cow;
ernment, but All Hold In Bit
ter Captivity.

Phoenix. Ariz.--In the early SOS
Colorado-Magnus. Victoria, and Co
chic had made the very name Apache
a synonym of terror, and then came
Geronimo. the superlative savage.
Neither sentiment nor friendly feel
Ing can minimize the shocking cruel
ties OF his career, which history has
recorded as the high-water mark Of
bloodthirsty brutality. The extreme
hatred and fear felt toward him In
the southwest may be guessed from
the following incident:
Some years ago the writer was a
member Of little group gathered at
a ranch in the desert near Phoenix,
Aris.. when the conversation turned
to Geronimo and his recent CONVEX
sion to the Christian faith. A lady
Of the party. the wife OF a prominent
citizen. Immediately flushed with an
ger and burst out hotly: 'Tf should
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-08-10
New w. r. C. Officers.

The executive council of the De-
partment Of Vermont. Woman's Re-
lief Corps has elected Mrs. Hattie
Shipman. of Hardwick, president of
the department. to succeed the late
Mrs. Ida E. Goodenough, of Brattle-
boro Eta X Martin of Burlington
was elected senior vice president and
Mrs. Emily A. Marsden Of Bennine-
ton. junior vice president,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-08-10
SOUTH POMFRET

There will be social dance at
South Ponf,et, August i6. Sher-
wins orchestra will play. Coffee
free. Basket lunch. Dancing, rs
cents. There will be a Wilson grand
march and several novelties will be
introduced during the evening. A
cordial invitation to all. At 7 p. m.
there will be a political rally onthe
lawn near Grange hall. Proceeds
ior the benefit Of Teago Grange.
d. BuRBANK,
Promoter.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-08-10
TaIIors as Literary Men.

Ono does not look for literary men
among tailors. but none the less the
trade can claim some illustrioua
names. John Stow. the antiquary and
author OF the Survey of London" for
instance. began life as tailor. and an.
other famous tailoring antiquary was
John Speed. one Of our early map
makers and member OF the Society OF
Antiquaries. And then there was Rob
ert Hill, the learned tailor" OF Bil>
mingham, who contrived to teach him
self Greek and Hebrew and became
famoun as writer OF theological
treatises. And George Meredith was
born over tho ta,,or's shop.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-08-10
To Commercial Travellers.

DO you know what Landlord Saw
cry of the Brandon Inn has pur-
chased and rejuvenated the Hyde
Park Inn : New paint, new paper,
new plumbing and a progressive
landlord. Terms reasonable, cui-
sine good, with a hearty welcome
by one who, from long experience,
knows what the commercial man
wants. s