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Newport daily independent., 1913-10-24

Stallings; Tuckerman, Roberts
and Rice. Struck out, by Wise,
6: Roberts, 1. Three base hit,
Marion; four base hits Bevans'
Stallings 2, Childers, Mcdonald
Umsted, A. Coe.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-07

from ice. The route before us was all
ice and snow and / accepted Zumtaug-
walds estimate that the slope was in
clined at 70 degrees.
"rhe mountain is in bad condition." con-
tinued Zuintaugwald, 'and very much
more difficult than 1t would be later in
the season..
Continued to Advance
BY cutting steps In the ice, however, and
by crossing one at a time continued
ID advance. 1t was clear however, that
we were progressing slowly and the
whole project was in peril. Good Al
plnism is climbing a mountain and COM
ing back safely, not climbing up and
falling back, as so many amateurs do.
In other words what good would 1t do IL
we reached the summit too late to return
before dark, and rislSed being killed by
crossing these same ice slopes without
lights by night?
For the moment my heart sank, for l
was determined to cinematograph the
Matterhorn If 1t was humanity possible
to do SO. Making light of the difficult
ties we pushed on towards the shoulder,
a long, steep, smith ince slope. Several
beautiful einematographic effects showing
the great difficulties were abandoned to
gain time-which confirmed my previous
conviction that it is impossible to cinema
tograph such a mountain during one
climb--so I concentrated on getting a few
great effects and let the others go.
Arriving at the shoulder we found
wind in violence amounting to a gale.
From the expression the faces of the
guides | could see they thought the game
was up. So strong was the air current
that we were in imminent danger of be-
ing blown off the mountain and used
every precaution known to monntaineers
to prevent such an accident taking place.
The air was filed with means and parti-
cles of granulated ice cut our skin until
ii was raw. 1t had been our intention
to rest a quarter of an hour here, but the
wind ruined our plall-.
Make for the rocks above" shouted
Zumtaugwald, I'VE may find there a shell
tered position"
1t was too cold to remain still, so |
prepared to cinematograph the ascent of
the shoulder. keeping one guide with me
and sending the others before the camera.
To do this | was roped in safety be-
hind a projecting rock. The guide help
ing me. placed himself below, where he
could brace the tripod and hold me by the
knees 1t was a delicate thing to re-
main poised such slope and take q
picture, where a slip would have precipi-
tated us both some $500 feet below. The
extreme concentration needed to get the
picture L wanted prevented me from
thinking of the abyss at my feet. In
slightly changing my position to follow the
climbers better with my cinema camera
my feet started the snow moving and it
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-07

She Is fond of telling of how once, when
cycling down a rather steep hill near Mar
Ledge, she lost control of her bicycle and
dashed into the local postman, who was
ascending the hill, much to his surprise
and discontinue.
Prince Arthur of Connaught. then, is
fortunate. indeed In his BRIDE to b e.
No less lucky is the latter, for IL one ex-
cepts the King and Queen and Queen
Alexandra, 1t is difficult to name an
other member of the royal family. not
even, perhaps. his distinguished father.
whose good qualities have earned a
greater measure of public approval
than the royal handyman," as the
handsome young prince has come to be
known. This soubriquet has been con-
ferred, OF course, as a result of the
frequency with which Prince Arthur
has been called upon to represent first
the late King Edward and latterly, the
present King, his travels as under
study to the sovereign having taken
MIN to almost every part of the world
The tact with which the young Prince
has performed these vastly delicate
missions has become proverbial and
Prince Arthurs known keenncss as a
soldier the wit he has displayed at
many a public gathering, and his un-
failing good humor and complete ab-
sence of side" all have helped to endear
him to the man in the street Now
rumor has 1t that his majesty pro-
poses to make the Prince a Guke and
that he will go out to Canada. accom- :
panied, of course. by his young bride.
as governor general in succession To
his famous father
Born at Windsor Castle on January
10, the prince takes his name Of Ar
thur Frederick Patrick Albert from
one or the greatest military men I'm
English history. the Duke of w Cling
ton. Tall slight and handsome. the
prince suffers from a slight Iameness
In his left foot, but this has not pre-
vented him from becoming skiilful
horseman, keen all round sportsman,
and one of the best dancers in the king
dom. Educated first at Eton. Prince
Arthur's first ambition was of d lowly
character-at eight he desired. keenlv
to be a clockmaker
The Duke of Connaught, whose love
of joke is swell known determined
to show his son the error of his choice.
and pretended to take the matter quite
seriously. "A certain clockmaker used
to attend the dukes residence every
week for the purpose of winding the
clocks. and one morning his royal
highness brought Prince Arthur to him
as he was engaged at his work and
said:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-07

ONDON, September 6.-(Special.)-It
is difficult to think of any an
- nouncement that could have given
more general satisfaction to the public in
this country than has that of the betrothal
of Prince Arthur of Connaught, the good
looking young soldier, sportsman and en-
voy extraordinary, and the youthful and
comey Duchess of Fife, who are to be
married at the Chapel Royal at st. James
Palace on October 10.
Each of the royal lovers has a definite
place In the affections of dwellers in these
islands. The Duke of Connaught's heir
Is admired as keen soldier who never
has made his exalted rank an excuse
for avoiding even the most irksome mill
tary duty, for his tireess activity as 'un-
derstudy," first of the late King Edward
and then of the present King, and last
but by no means least, because of the
loyalty to country that has led him in
spite of all temptations, to remain an
Erglishman." His prospective bride is
no less esteemed as representative of the
highest type of English girlhood, and it
is not forgotten that. in a moment OF
extreme peril she showed that she pos
sesses real grit.
Surprising indeed are the vicissltudes of
title and position that have befallen the
young Duchess of Fife, who, it Is said,
from being Highness, will now be made
Royal Highness and who already is
one of the wealthiest women in the king
dow. For three years after her birth,
1t may be recalled. Princess Alexandra,
then Lady Alexandra Duff, occupied an
important position in the succession to
the. throne, four lives ony--those OF Queen
Victoria, the then Prince of Wales her
mother. the Duchess of Fife and the then
Duke OF York. being between her and the
crown of Britain With the birth of an
heir to the present King however the
duchess became merely a dukes daughter,
with no right of succession even to the
dukedom, and liable to be cut out in for
tune by the birth of brother, or possi-
bly, a half-brother, who would inherit
dukedom and fortune.
In 1900. however. Queen Victoria con-
ferred on the Duke of Fife a second duke
dom of Fife, with a special remainder
In default of sons by the dowager duch-
ess, to Lady Alexandra Duff and thus
that young lady became practically cer-
tain of becoming a duchess in her own
right and on the death Of her father,
did become SO. This was unique cir
cumstance in the history of the peerage.
Meanwhile King Edward. shortly after
his accession, raised his granddaughter
to the rank OF highness with the title OF
Princess.
The property which the duchess inherit
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-07
At last! Three of m
Matt rhorn

nerve and the fate that was in store
for us.
We We're late in getting started in tho
morning. The cabine keeper did not
call US as arranged and it was Zumtaug-
wald who aroused the household In
stead of getting away at 1870 q. M, as
planned, 1t was an hour later before we
finished our fpetit dejeuner" and were
ready for the big climb. We paid dearly
later for this lost hour. The wind had
died down. which was in our favor, and
the stars were shining brightly. 1t was
very cold.
Without losing a moments time we
roped up, lit our lanterns and struck out
for the crags. The first 100 yards was
easy going. which gave us time to get ac-
customed to walking by lantern light. The
slope. however, soon grew much sleeper
until we found ourselves ascending
tongue. or gully, so ',rapide" that cutting
of steps was necessary. Immediately aft
erward we were in the rocks of the Mat
terhorn. Being accustomed to night
climbing, these first sensations were not
extraordinary.
One may imagine us, however as
cending steep granite ridge with
precipices on either side falling almost
sheer to the glaciers below. In the
gloom the crevassed ice appeared dull
grey beneath while above the noun
tain itself now and then blotted out
the stars. In one place while paying
close attention to footholds ] nearly
cracked my skull on an overhanging
ledge above. This acted as a warming
moreover, / had no desire to repeat the
maneuver. We Were climbing very fast
too rapidly the guide said afterward
and while we soon grew warm from
the violent physical eXertion | lost my
breath which / never quite regained
during the whole performance. The
guides were blowing as well as I and
no wonder when one considers what
was being carried
On Mont Blanc for instance, baggage
is limited by regulation to 10 kilos per
person. Here we were at night ascend
Ing mountain infinitely more difficult
with cinema camera weighing Is
kilos, an unwieldy tripod weighing 10
kilos, 1900 feet of film in boxes. extra
rope and clothing, seven litres of light
white wine, for there is nothing found
TO drink anywhere during the climb.
food for five and I personally carried
some extra clothing, a half plate cam
era and two dozen films. The truth is,
we We're overloaded and should have
had two extra porters.
Hut Filled With Snow
AT dawn we reached the abandoned
club hut on the Matterhorn, which was
completely filed with snow. This hut
is scarcely bigger than a large box
and is placed in the one position on the
mountain large and flat enough to sup
port 1t. Being forced to remain outside
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-07
BY CHAS. OGDENS

cation. She has a mass of brown hair.
expressive eyes and rather a pale face.
that always has refusel to tan, even at
Brighton. where much of her plainly
dressed little girlhood was passed, or in
the course of endless tramps bicycle rides
and fishing excursions in the region round
about Mar Lodge, the Scotch seat in Aber-
deenshire, formerly her fathers and now
her own seat.
Shy by temperament. like her mother,
the social whirl has little charm for. her,
though, since her debut at Lady Farqu-
har's derby night ball in 1909, she has been
present at most important functions. If,
however, the duchess would infinitely
rather be revelling in the outdoor life that
she loves than "small-talking'' in draw
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-07

ed upon the death of her father, repre-
sents over 100000 acres, while her private
fortune is large enough to indulge to the
full charitable prediction on which. in
the past, the Princess Royal found ii high
ly necessary to keep watchful check, the
young girls generops impulses frequently
out-running her purse.
Born at East Sheen Lodge Surrey, on
May II, 1884,, Princess Alexandra Victoria
Alberta Edwina Louise. to give her all of
her names, is to day %, or eight years
younger than her royal fiance Rather
above the middle height, the duchess is
slender and graceful--a natural ease of
carriage having been developed .by the
Fencing lessons which were a part of her
and her sisters eminently practical edu-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-07

of our food, this being the least es-
sential to the success of the expedition.
| stuffed some dried prunes into my
pocket to eat occasionally when my
mouth became dry and we started
again. We had little time to watch the
sunrise and mediate on the extreme
grandeur of the scene before us. a pan
Drama extending from the Dent Blanche
past the Gabelhorn to the Michabel-
horner. and from the Monte Rosa, the
highest mountain in Switzerland to the
Lyskamm' and the Breithorn. On the
south we could see across the Iheodule
Pass into italy and to the north the
bottom of the Rhone valley was choked
with thick cotton looking clouds while
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-07
Approaching the rocks Of the Mrhon
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there was scarcely room anywhere to
sit down. While eating an extremely
light second breakfast we remained
roped together and recall bracing my
feet on a projecting rock and sitting
down hard two or three times in the
snow to get a place flat enough to sit
With the handle of my ice ak laid
across the indenture I sat eating and
wondering how such "a steep mountain
ever got here. All had to do was
to stir the snow with my feet to see
1t slide down rapidly out of sight be-
low.
Our baggage was so heavy and op-
pressive that. before going forward it
was decided to leave behind nearly all
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-07

ing rooms, it is not because she lacks
social accomplishments, for she speaks
both French and German fuently, and is
a capable musician She has a sympa-
thetic. IL not powerful, mezzo-soprano
Voice of good compass, and sings charm
ingly the old Scotch ballads which were
such favorites both with her father and
Queen Victoria.
Next to angling, love for which she
inherited from her mother the duchess
places cycling as her favorite recreation,
though she rarely INDUCES in 1t now
adays. She was, In fact, the first of the
English princesses to be allowed to own
a bicycle, the donor of her first machine
being King Edward, who had her taught
to ride in the grounds Of Sandringham.
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the heights above the river were bathed
by the light of the glorious sunrise.
Immediately on leaving the aban-
doned hut all our attention was con-
centrated on passing a steep ice slope
covered with loose snow. Imagine be ne-
on very steep ascending ridge bor-
dered on either side by tremendous pre-
cipices and then becoming confronted
straight ahead with a gendarme, OF
high impossible stone pinnacle which
bars further progress. To continue one
must go over to the left on the face of
the precipice.
When the mountain is in good condi-
tion, say in August after fine spell
of weather, these slopes are fairly free
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-07

Copyright 1918, by Curtis Brown.)
IN ARIS. September 6.-(Special.) 1.-THE
- Matterhorn is one of the Alpine
4 giants that is treated with great
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-12
RED HAIR TRADITIONS
Prejudice Against Scarlet Locks
Dates from Biblical Times.

salute no red-haired man nearer than
lnirty feet off" runs an old French
pro'erp' and even So hold three stones
IN the fist wherewith to defend myself"
Widespread and enduring is the prejudice
against red hair; prejudice all the more
curious because, In other connections. red
is Dy no means an unpopular color-the
Teutons held IL to be symbolical Of vic
tory, and the Chinese believed that evil
spirits would not venture near red flags
or decorations.
In England, says "The London Globe, "
apothecaries for many years were firm
believers in the efficacy of the color red
as a combatant OF disease patients. espe-
cialIy those suffering from rheumatism,
were frequently wrapped in red blankets
and dressed in red clothes Let your
mghtcap be Of scarlet" recommended
Andrew Borden in his discourse on sleep,
and petycote OF scarlet also" while a
physician in the sixteenth century advised
that the face be washed once week and
then wiped with red cloth. Upon this
latter item OF the prescription great
stress was laid-no doubt the color Of the
cloth was intended TO act as an antidote
against the chill OF such frequent ablu-
tons.
Belief In the healing power of red also
was characteristic Of far earlier age.
Against woman's chatter" runs an
ancient leechdom, taste at night, fast
ing, root Of the red radish-that night
the chatter cannot harm thee" Yet al
though red as a color may be held in
almost universal favor, North, South. East
and West-from Biblical times TO the pres
ent day-can be traced the prejudice
against red. Never lodge at ed-haired
peoples houses" runs a precept In the
fifteenth century "Boke Of Curtasye,
"for these be folke that are to drede."
According TO one tradition, this dis
trust OF red-haired people dates from the
time OF Judas, who, himself red-haired.
caused treachery 10 be ever afterward
connected with hair of that color. Shake
speare alludes TO this belief in a well
known passage. Says Rosalind. complain
ing of her lover. His very hair is of the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-12

assembling color" whereupon Celia an
swers her: Something browner than
Judass." Marston. too, in THE Insatiate
Countess" makes one Of his characters
remark. Il ever thought by his red beard
he would prove a Judas"
In Sweden prejudice against red hair
was very strong; here its connection with
treachery was twofold, for the traitor
Asbjorn, who betrayed Canute, possessed
red hair In Germany also, red hair met
with scant regard. THE short in stat
ure," says a German proverb, ARE
naturally proud. and the red-hared I'M
Trustworthy" Nor is this latter belief
by any means extinct at the present
time. Red hair, however unjustly is still
associated with deceit, and, in Ireland
and Scotland, with i'll luck as well.
In the Highlands he who meets a red
haired woman when starting on a jour-
ney will be well advised, say the wise
acres. to return home and start the jour-
ney afresh; and in Ireland red-haired
people are supposed to exercise the same
baleful influence upon any undertaking.
The writer. staying in Western Come
mara not long ago for brown trout fish
ing, complained one day that sport
had been unusually poor. The landlord
smoothed his chin, pondered for some lit
tie time upon the reason for this lack OF
fish. Then, suddenly, his face lightened-
the lakes. after all, it seemed, were not
in fault Sure he said. yen have met
Red Maggie Murphy on the way TO the
lake? Twas herself that passed by the
minute after
There seemed, at first. little connec-
ton between Red Maggie Murphy-bare-
foot smiling, with hair OF the true car
rot" shade peeping out from beneath her
shawl-and the far distant lake where
fish had proved unaccountably shy, but
the landlord eager for the honor OF his
lake. proceeded to unravel the mystery.
Ii appeared that the same Maggie Mur-
ply was known to exercise unwilling,
and yet exceedingly baneful. influence
upon the angling fraternity Even men,
hers of the ConstabuIary-ardent fisher
men all-held themselves undone should
Maggie Murphy cross their path on the
way 10 the lakes. With shrug OF the
shoulders. and a sigh for the lost day.
they would turn home and find pale con-
ISOLATION in tending the potato patch'
knowing full well that fish would never
rise I'm either great or little lake, uhti
tho evil influence Of Maggie Murphy and
her red hair had been subdued by tlme.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-12

stallation of oil-burning locomotives,
clearing Of rights Of way. and co-opera-
uon IN patrols, Is one of the most graft
lying results of this movement.
The Lamar register., 1913-03-26
Wind Storm
Secretary.

On Sunday afternoon one OF the
strongest wind storms ever known
III this section visited Lamar. As
mere was no snow or rain with 1t
very little damage was done except
in town, and even here it consist
ed mostly in blowing down sheds
and stables. The Register-Sparks ole
time hail ventilated awning went
down. but nobody seems to be
shedding any tears about it. Every
body in town spent the next day
shoveling sand out of their houses
When the reports from other points
came in and we found how lucky
We got off there was no more
complaints.
The Lamar register., 1913-03-26
At Kalsas City Market

The following items from Kansas
City paperss about local feeders
are of interest.
81 think it would be safe to say
that IS per cent of the sheep are
now out of the Arkansas valley"
said Ed Leatherman of Lamar, Col
orado. by the first of April we
will not have more than Is per
cent back. They are moving now
very freely.
my first attempt at sheep feed
ing, and also my first feeding ex-
perience of any kind in the Arkan-
sas valley was carried on this win
ter in feeding 1900 lambs" A.
Gorham of Lamar, Colo, made this
statement this week as he brought
in his first lamb shipment. Mr.. Cor
ham went there from Pender. Neb..
little more than a year ago.
The Lamar register., 1913-03-26

One of the most beautiful lunch
cons of the season was given by
Mrs. ]. w. Bent on Monday. The
table was a delight to the eye with
its beautiful snowy linen, cut glass
and silver, and the center piece of
yellow and white spring flowers,
around which was seated twelve
ladies. The afternoon was spent
in playing bridge whist. This was
one of those affairs which was
delight and pleasure from beginning
to end, and the guests We're reluc-
tant to leave such a charming pic
ture.
The Lamar register., 1913-03-26

Lads will be received up to noon,
april 18th, 1913, by the Fort Bent
Itch Company at the office OIL
.ne Secre.aiy Tor the construction
VI Two ConcrSCe fleis and the re-
pair Oh an aputment wall at Tue
vIay creek tlume oil the Fort Bent
DIIcn Company. Plans and speci-
iicatlons can De seen ut the oiIlce
uI the secretary. BIDS must be
accompanied ny certified check
Ior sYOV.VV payable to the For.
.1enI DiIcn Company. The Board OIL
directors reserves the right to re-
ject any and all bids.
e. c. GOODALE,
It Secretary.
The Lamar register., 1913-03-26
Ctizerss Party Wins

An attempt was made last week
through the courts to prevent the
Citizens Ticket at Holly from be-
ing placed on the ticket. and a le-
gal battle developed that lasted sew
eral days and covered several hun
dred miles. Attorneys w. e. Fee.
J. G. Northcutt and z. P. Costigan
represented the plaintiff and At
torneys Merrill G M'Carty and w.
B. Gordon the Citizens ticket. The
latter won at Trinidad on Monday
before the district court and again
at Denver before the supreme court
on Wednesday.
The Lamar register., 1913-03-26

On last Sunday evening the large
Methodist church was filled to over
flowing to hear the Easter Cantata
given by some Of the best musical
telen' of Lamar. All the sellec-
tons were rendered in the most
beautiful manner. and all the per-
formers were at their best and re-
Elected great credit on themselves.
1t was. pronounced.b all fortunate
enough to hear it as one OF the best
mucical treats ever given in Lamar
The Lamar register., 1913-03-26
Storms Everywhere,

The United States has been Wis
tied the past week by a series OF
disasters, storms and floods un.
equaled in its history. We have
had single misfortunes equal to
any one of those happening this
week, but nothing approaching their
total. 1t started with a furious cy-
clone in eastern Nebraska on Sun
day which wiped out a large sec
ton of Omaha and a number OF
neighboring cities. and was follow
ed ON the two succeeding days by
cyclones in Illinois and floods in
Ohio, Indiana, Missouri and ILL
nois, which are simply appalling.
The worst was at Dayton, Ohio.
where the city suddenly found it.
self under about forty feet of wa
ter, causing the death of thous-
ands and the loss of millions in
property. With the water still too
high for help to reach them fire
broke out driving the doomed In
habitants from roof to roof until
The Lamar register., 1913-03-26
Teachers Association

The Prowers County Teachers AS.
ISOLATION held its annual session in
Lamar last Saturday at the high
school auditorium. and it was large
ly attended by the teachers of the
county and others interested. The
sessions were marked by very inter.
esting programs. In the evening
the annual banquet was served In
the /. o. o. Temple and was an oc-
casion long to be remembered by
all who were present.