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The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1912-09-19
THE TURNING
POINT
o., NJ NIIAn
BY M. QUAD
Copyright, 1912. by Associated Lit
erary Press.

Are we much of town." repeated
Uncle Jed as he removed his hat and
scratched the back Of his head and
looked up and down Swan Creeks only
business street.
mo, stranger. I can't stay as we are,
but there's a good reason for it. This
burg was jest a-booming when
preacher headed it for its downfall
and thought he was doing wondrous
good thing.
1T was twenty years ago and there
were more liars to the square foot in
Swan Creek than in any other town in
America, when one of the churches
changed its pastors and got high
stopper One day as l met him on the
street he stops me to ask:
"'Brother Hopkins. can you tell me
why it is that about thirty of our lead
Ing citizens gather at the poStotfice
every week day evening of the year?'
".Well, it is the Liars club. 1t
meets there every evening except Sun
day ard would meet then if the post
Office was kept Oren
Let me understand this thing says
the good man. DO you mean that these
citizens knowingly falsifyT
Certainly
"'But why?'
$50 as to be at the head Of the class.
There's Uncle Hezekiah Davis. He
was once chased by rattlesnake.
There was only one snake when he
first told Of it, but now he has got the
number up to thirteen and Is still gain
ing. There's Deacon Spooner. He had
a brother
but you don't mean that Deacon
Spooner lies?'
"'You may judge for yourself. He
had brother who went west and was
chased by Indians. After telling the
story three or four times week for
ten years the deacon has got it that he
was run for seven miles and shot
through the calf Of the leg.
"'Can't you come down tonight" l
asked. Josiah Flintheart is due to
tell his. He always tells his lie Tues
day night. His hired man found
tramp in the barn years ago. but Jo-
Sldu IudhcS OuL tuuI ~ Was ue WuO
found two robbers under the bed in the
house and captured both of them. Our
Liars club is going over to Dobbs
Ferry some day soon to hold lying
match with the liars Of that place.
THE good man went away with
stern look on his face, and it was not
long before we heard from him. He
called US up one by one and said that
the club had to be broken up forthwith.
and two evenings later Deacon Spooner
announced the solemn fact from the
postoffice steps. Two days later Ebene
ger Jackson came back to town after a
visit to Troy. He heard Of the calam-
ity at once. and he stood upon a barrel
and said:
lin the name Of Liberty protest. I
have just returned from Troy with a
new lot of lies about Troy laundries,
and propose to get them off or perish
in the attempt. l respect ministers Of
the gospel rs much as the next man,
but they can't gag me. Let the club
meet as usual tonight and hear my
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1912-09-19
Tho Tally Stick.

An old time way Of proving ones
right to the payment of money loaned
was by tally sticks. A plain stick was
used, and when a man loaned sum a
stick was broken, and the creditor and
debtor each took part. When the
time for payment came the man who
had the stick. which fitted exactly to
the stick held by the debtor, received
the money. Two sticks never break
IN exactly the same shape, so there
was never any dispute about who had
right to the money.
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1912-09-19
Our First Coins.
ovorcrowded.

She-1 was reading in some paper tho
other day that pint of milk contains
simply millions Of germs. He-By
Jove! Well. everything is so jolly over
crowded nowadays, isn't it?-London
Taller.
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1912-09-19
Vaults Of Epernay,

Epernay, France, is undermined with
miles Of vaults hewn out Of the solid
chalk. on which the city is built. These
vaults are used chiefly for the storage
Of wine. One wine house has vaults
covering an area Of $4,000 acres.
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1912-09-19

Energy.
Strong impulses are but another
name for energy. Energy may he
turned to bad uses. but more good may
always be made of an energetic ma
ture than Of an indolent and impassive
one.-John Stuart Mill.
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1912-09-19

new stock or lies.
But the club didn't The eX-memberS
wouldn't even listen to Ebenezer as in
dividuals.
"Ebenezer had a wife and three chill
dren. In about week. without saying
word to anybody, the house was shut
up and the family We're gone. They
were away for Il week. When they re-
turned they moved about among other
families more than ever before, and
four or five days later there was Il
scare. Ebenezer came down with the
measles. His wife had some sort of
epiZootic, one Of the children had
whooping cough another had chicken
pox and the third had the itch.
"'Uncle Jed knew where these things
could be picked up replied Ebenezer
when charged with bringing them back
to town on purpose. and so thought
l would make old Swan Creek lively
for little while. When fellow can't
go down to the postotfice of an evening
and swap few gentle lies with other
liars he must find amusement in some
other direction
NO one living in Swan Creek that
summer will ever forget it, The dis
ease took hold OF old and young, and
we had to send for extra doctors and
nurses. No one died. but for month
the place was like a graveyard. Ac-
cording to the doctors. the minister
who was responsible for this state Of
affairs had measles. epiZootic and
whooping cough all at once, and it WAS
when he was the sickest that he sent
for Deacon Spooner. who could just
crawl around. and suggested that the
club be resurrected. but the suggestion
could not be carried out for lack Of
liars. All the rest Of them were on
their backs.
I'm time everybody got we'll ana bust
ness picked up again. but the club was
never re-established. and the town has
never fully recovered from the blow
Of its dissolution. Nearly all the male
Inhabitants come down to the post
Office Of an evening to get their mail,
aid they sit around and white and
look at one another in a longing way.
Sometimes tin peddler or a parlOr
organ man staying in the town over
night and not posted on it's past history
will start out to tell a whooping lie to
interest others. but there is never any
comment or applause: His story falls
6at. and he rises up. brushes the dust
and WRITINGS off and saunters away
saying to himself:
"Well. by thunder. If this isn't the
durndest town l ever struck in all my
travelsv"
Our First Coins.
The first coins really deserving the
name of United States coinage were
struck off as pattern pieces" by Ben
jamin Dudley ut the instigation of Rob
ert Norris and We're laid before con-
gress in 1883 as specimens Of what
the coinage should be. They We're a
mark" and "quint" and are thus
described: The manufacturers; an
eye. the center Of glory. thirteen |
points cross equidistant u circle Of as
many stars. The "quint" is similar in
design. the value on reverse being
noted.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-09-02
Must Act Without Delay

through the boulevard the ms
~ fitting sacrificed
= life strongly
through
possible fitting est
impulse falling walls
The original boulevard developed somewhat by the addition
H NJ Mundy west OF the city as part
boulevard the addition OF the proposed
joining with the new high school
playground
whole opportunities Tor wonderful
development United Experts
anywhere for the unique cOnbn
land with the lovely of
valley hand presenting the contrast of
ancient with the civilization
of small
present generations
question feasible that possibly
ground for the
every 1itoious and mus be cOnsummated
nay perfect the
possibilities of intensive development
nevertheless the first cost will be exceedingly
years development
development
resented andp popular consideration
without further delay, opportunity will
be
reasonable
this magnificent project be allowed to fail
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-09-02
What the Producer Gets


public market
percent oranges
percent
selling
celery potatoes,
investigation
selling
the retail selling percent
disposn
the retail selling with
selling
marketing by
make
producer larger percentage
producer
andst storage facIid
problem producers
be in marketing
tariff Queer the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-09-02
All the Neighbors Invited

UsNEsS nehbOng of Texas New Mexico Arizona
r. the invitation the GAcquan
Arizona
for mil tour
already capacity signed,
particularly participation
promote
bo1ya
effective cooperation in all effort
responded
jObber brokers'
familiar through frequent demonstration
profitable directly indirectly all
bettermn
great
cultivated valleys smelter
fttngy
the Arizona the
previous
Of trade the o
and
signature
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-09-02

TT was three hundred and forty-nine
year ago-August Is, 1563-that
\ the Araucanians. IN bloody battle
near Valparaiso. killed the great Span
ish- commander. Valdivia. scattered his
army to the winds, and brought to a
disastrous close the initial attempt OF
Spain upon the ancient liberties Of
Chilli.
a wonderful people are the Arau-
the Iroquois or Six Nations as having
been the greatest of all Indians of the
Western Hemisphere. but but the honor
belongs to the Araucanians, of Chilli.
and not to the Iroquois. of North
America The. Iroquois, great as they
were among Red Men. were finally
made to pass under the yoke. but the
Araucanians were never conquered, and
are today the same freemen that they
have always been
When the Spaniards went to Peru in
1882, the Araucanians occupied a strip
of territory on the western slope of the
Andes, in Chile. between the 37th and
S9th parallels We learned that they
were of ordinary stature but power
fully built; brave. hardy, hoSpitable.
faithful to their word, generous to a
fallen enemy, and enthusiastic lovers Of
liberty"
1t has been shown that the original
Mexicans and Peruvians were the most
advanced of all the aborigines of the
New World and the Araucanians were.
in many ways. ahead even of the
Mexicans and Peruvians. BY natural
disposition they were far less cruel and
bloodthirsty than the other native
American races and in rain-pOwer
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-09-02
THE ARAUCANIANS
By REV. THOMAS B. GREGORY.

they were head and shoulders above
them all
Upon the coming of the white man
they were soon learned the inefficiency
of their old arms as opposed to muskets
and cannOns, and forthwith they laid
aside their bows and arrows and
armed themselves with spears, swords
and other weapons fitted for close
quarters
With their new arms they advanced
rapidly within such q distance Of the
time to reload after firing, and after
receiving the volley, rushed forward in
close column, fighting the enemy
hand to hand.
When the Spaniards, after conquer
ing Peru. set out under. Pedro de
Valdivia to try their hand in Chilli
they soon found themselves up
against" the AraucanianS. and it did
not take them long to find out that
they had TO reckon with different
breed of men from the PeruvianS.
These viliant Indians maintained
defense which for herOiSm is without
a duplicate in the history in warfare.
and had the other native races been
equal to the Araucanians, the dons
would never have gained a footing in
Chilli Even as it was. ValdiviasS
army was broken to pieces and he
himself was slain
Well and truly has il been said that
nowhere does history afford a more
people. animated by the love Of liberty,
can accomplish After resisting the. best
troops and the best generals Of Spain
for two hundred years. rney at last
compelled their proud adverSarieS to
acknowledge their independence
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-09-02
The Herald's Daily
Short StOry

tied. Tomorrows the last day"
I'll tell him." I said, profoundly
thankful to perceive he INTENDED 10 De
part without making himself noisy
and unpleasant.
joined my guests. with the ex-
PLANTATION on my lips, "A man on bus
mess" but what met my eye stranSIeo
the words.
Close by the end at which had
entered were seated Danvers and
Sheila in her white dress 1t was
their attitude that startled me. Their
voices were lOW-pitched and con1lden
tial AS 1 passed, two hands, that hao
been clasped. were hastily and furtlve-
" snatched apart.
That evening, after Sir Hugh and
Sheila had retired, my stunned brain
recalled CrOsbie's visit
That drunken scOundrel Crosole
was here tonight, Danvers. 1 said,
asking for you I didn't know you
and he were friendly"
I glanced UP. Ny companions face
had gone very white
He SAYS he must have payment of
an o L he holds against you, to-
morrow, at latest" 1 continued. He
did rot attempt to say word in self
defence.
l did not sleep well that night. Be
tween two and three my wakeful ear
detected a stealthy step in the COM
pound. I got up, seized my rifle, and
light, but 1 could see no one. L crept
along to Danver's room. to ascertain
whether he had been disturbed. A
moonbeam lay across the floor. By its
light I could see that the bed had not
been slept in
In a moment I had a flashing blind
ing revelation. He had gone to the
goddess to steal jewels with which
to pay his debt.
I stood where I was, paralyzed,
rooted to the ground. while thrill Of
horror ran through my veins The
next moment I had made a dash for
the stables.
The question that arose insistently
in my mind was, would 1 be in time ?
I goaded my painting steed to a su-
preme effort. as I clattered up to the
entrance of the HindoO Temple. Then
I flung myself to the ground. and half
ran. half stumbled up the stone steps
that leo to the porch.
Here a sound struck on my ear, the
horror of which froze the blood in
my veins. It changed out on the still
air of the place. the clash and jangle
of many chains seeming to crescendo
and climax in a terrific crash The
very air seemed to shudder as the
sound smote it. This was succeeded
by human groan-the cry of a strong
man in his agony. With a hoarse
ejaculation of Great Heavens!" I fell
back
1 do not know how long I lay on
the floor of the temple-till the cold
stone flags had chilled me to the bone
With a struggling daylight I came to
myself Rent between fascination and
recOil l approac hed the goddess, my
reluctant gaze riveted on the
CHASTITY spectacle of young Danvers
literally impaired on its breast His
rash hand had stretched forth to
snatch a necklace. and swift and
avenging had flashed from behind the
armless stumps two gigantic steel
prongs. and had gripped him in a
deathly embrace. One had stabbed him
through the heart
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-09-02
THE INSIDE OF A WEEK
LL- RY to come for the inside Of
week.-G. Seymour"

By james Mcclure.

GL- RY to come for the inside of a
week.-G. Seymour"
i / dispatched this insistent
telegram to my godfather, Sir Hugh
Beal, and his daughter Sheila, from my
bungalow in Chautapore.
In due course the BealS arrived.
had not seen Sheila for a couple of
years. In the first moment perceived
she was more beautiful than ever. Sir
Hugh was in excellent spirits; and
everything promised to be a success.
Il want to do the sights" Shelia
announced, in her pretty, imperious
way, next morning. Il warn you, l
am an indefatigable be-trotter."
You have still to do our show
place" 1 said. The Hindoo Temple"
Take me there today" she COM
manded. Pressure of business obliged
ME to depute Danvers, a handsome
young chap who had just come down
to act as my assistant. He assented
eagerly. The trio made the expedition
in the afternoon.
That evening. as we sat in the
veranda, the talk turned on the Temple
and the famous Hindoo goddess en-
shrined therein.
"A grotesque and hideous monster"
commented young Danvers.
But, Gerald said Sheila. turning
to me. what jewelsl Diamonds,
pearls, sapphires, The image literally
They hold it in the profoundest
reverence-the people about" 1 said.
You can imagine the fabulous sums
they have spent on it,
What amazes me-" observed Sheila,
lis the casual way which the place is
left open day and night. 1 should
have thought it would have a perfect
bodyguard. Suppose, for instance, Nj
Danvers took it into his head to rob
the goddess of her pearl necklace
h. IT, -
up?"
Her silvery laugh rang out at her
own light hypothesis.
"Oh, the novices, the Hindoos, ven
crate it too deeply for it to be in any
danger" I said, not needing her dis
Eyes, but people of other castes?"
she put in.
Little to fear from them either,
aware of the dreadful penalty"
The penalty she and Danvers
echoed simultaneously. No sooner had
the words left my lips than my bearer
appeared to. say that gentleman
would like to speak with Sahib Sey-
mour.
In the drawing room I found Her
bert Crosbie, who had come down with
young Danvers His peculiar appear
ance struck rue instantly. His eyes
were puffy and bloodshot. His head
dropped on his chest, and he lurched in
his gait. He was very tipsy. I re-
coiled in disgust
4 hold an I from that young
cub. Danvers," he announced thickly.
Z don't know what he means by his
internal putting-off I must see him"
Mr.. Crosbie.'' I said frigidly. Il
have friends stopping with me at pres
ent. and you cannot possibly see Dan
vers. But If you leave a message, I
will make sure that he gets it"
He looked a trifle cowed by the de-
cision of my tone
'Confound him. he clustered Then
tell him 1 must have this debt set
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-09-02
By FREDERIC ]. aASKIA.

Geological conference held at Sagamore
bav AT which several hundred students
of sociology, representing all ranks OF
life were in attendance There were
trade unionists, factory workers, col
lege professors, bishops and other cler-
ey in addition to several hundred men
and women who are interested IN try
ing to establish better social conditions
and were taking every opportunity to
Improve their qualifications for doing
so The program was made up of in
teresting discussions OF timely interest
such as the LawTencevllle strike, wom-
an suffrage, child labor, provision by
the state for providing for minor chill
dren in their own homes and various
was the address of Prof. Amos Wells on
How the Church Should Lead in So
ciaI Life" which possessed so many
practical suggestions taat 1t was pub
lished in full by the organs OF seEeral
denominations and will form the basis
OF work in many churches during TINS
The Roman Catholics have estab-
Hshed an interesting summer school
Oh the shore of Lake Champlain. New
York 1t is to be known as the Cham
plain assembly and one of the inter
cSting features this summer was the
dedication of a statue to the famous
priest-explorer who founded the set
Element there. At this school especial
attention has been given to the Cath
lie missions in foreign lands and lee
lures have been given regarding the
work in China, Japan. India and other
parts of the world. There have been
lecture courses upon subjects other
than religious, including literature, art
history and music, while of course the
work in Latin, in church history and
doctrine and in religious biography
have been popular with the thousands
of visitors from different parts OF me
country who have been in attendance
for all or part of. the season
Ton.orrOw-EggS
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-09-02

Mississippi to take charge OF the work
of the Christian church.
Carver Brown has gone to Alabama,
where he vii visit. before going to
Chicago to study dentistry.
The home Of Mr. and Mrs NJ Wen,
south Of Juarez burned last night
while the family were away from
home
Lieut. ]. D. Read, Of the cavalry
regiment at the post, has resigned and
will return to his business at Fort
Admiral Cervera, Of the Spanish
fleet, is preparing to return to Spain
after he is paroled by the United States
government
At the meeting of the council last
night plans for the new city hall and
jail were considered No decision was
reached as all Of the architects were
not present
The McGinty band will give a con-
cert in the park this evening Patri-
otto music will be played, including
an army descriptive selection. and
stars and Stripes Forever"
A party Of capitalists accompanied
president C. B Eddy, of the North
Eastern, to FL Paso today and are
and other places of interest
Capt Max Luna, OF the Rough rid
ers, was here yesterday. and was en-
tertained at the fort with a dinner
Capt Luna was shortly thereafter
drowned in the PhilippinesO
Supt- W R Martin, Of the G. H 4
s. A, left in his private car this
morning for New Orleans. where he
will meet the official inspection party
and will accompany it to FL Paso-
regular soldier of the Sixth cav
airy. who fought before Santiago, ar
rived in FL Paso on the Texas and
Pacific train this morning. He came
to FL Paso for the benefit OF his
health
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-09-02
LITTLE Boobies PA
BY WILLIAM F. KIRK.

~ calm hoam last mite & toald Ma
~ that he was at a meeting of the
= Citizens to reform the con-
dishuns that was existing. He sed
that the meeting witch he had attended
was at Cooper Union Down with the
sistem. sed Pa, when he calm into the
house.
Let me understand you correckly.
sed Ma Bobbie, pretend tina. you are
a court Reporter. Get a piece of
paper & pencil & talk down yure
fathers testimony. 1t must be took
Grand Jury may need it later Oh.
What Grand Jury? sed Pa Ne, sed
Ma, am the Grand Jury
Well. sed Pa. the Jacks in the case
are these: Early in the evening 1 was
on my way up town to play a gain of
pinokel with two honest. thrifty
German trends of mine, & along CAIN
Mister Whitman. Mister Whitman was
plainly tired out, sed Pa Any time
you find a big Lacquer like him, sed
entire poleece department, you will
find a man that is high strung. His
face was pale & care worn, sed Pa
Ny heart went out to him.
1t did? sed Ma
Yes, sed Pa, it did. I am not the
& see a reel hero wanting for a luten-
nant So 1 sed to Mister Whitman
sed I, Mister Whitman. feel of the
mussels of this arm. Look into my
quickly shifting eye. Do you want me
for a aide2
Then Pa went on to tell Ma how
Mister Whitman insisted on his going
to the Cooper Union meeting, & how
he had made a speech at the meeting
that was cheered louder than any
speech of the eevning, not excepting
the cheering of the Districk Attorneys
speech.
Ma began to look at Pa kind OF
hard. 1t is singular. she sed, that 1 did
ent see a singel account of yure De-
mosthe-nees effort in any of the paip-
ers. What do I care about the paipers?
sed Pa. Me & Mister Gaynor has the
doap about the paipers. sed Pa. The
editors is a lot of rabbel. Nobody
ought to dine with them. They eat too
much
Now. husband. sed Ma, I am going to
bring this thing to a head. In the
first place. Ma sed. you were not at
Cooper Union. You are at the end of
yure rope the minnit you start to stall
with me. sed Ma Then Ma grabbed a
rose out OF Pas buttonhole, & held il
up for me to see it. & sed:
Bobbie, what does il say on the stem
of this rose?
I hated to tell on Pa beekaus I got
other quarter from him yesterday, but
my Ma is pretty close to me, too, so
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-09-02
IA Years Ago To-
From The Herald OF 40-
This Date 1893 Uoy

Metal markets; silver, so IA.
A dance will be held at the Mesa
gardens this evening.
St Josephs academy will open for
the fall term on Sept ..
The famous Dreyfus case in France
is TO be reheard and Dreyfus may be
pardoned.
Arrangements are being made in
Juarez for a series Of fiestas on sept
Is ind 16-
n. c. Tenton, one Of the turquoise
kings of the Jarillas, has returned to
Las Cruces.
Bob Cole, who has been visiting
friends in Atlanta, Ga, has returned
to FL Paso-
The G. H. pay car is in town and
all OF the employees Of the road are
being paid here.
]. J.. H. stein. of the Vendome no.
tel. has returned from a two months
trip through the west
Rev. R. D. Shuts has arrived from