The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1913-04-27

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tank, accustomed to the bubbles, won
ders what its owner drank; and the
owners sip it daintily, though quite.
against their will, pretending that they
like it, these guests of Grape-Juice
Bill; and, facing four long years of
this, each decorated sport, longing for
a transfer, sends home a quick report;
each seeks another post to try his Dip
lomatic Skill: he doesn't dare to be
again the guest of Grape-Juice Bill;
Bills gone to California and may be
away for weeks; the bibulous am
bassador immediate transfer seeks;
Zach begs his government to send him
Wheresoe'er it will, he wants to go
before the train brings homeWard
Grape-Juice Bill; and Texas joins with
Old kaintuck, while Georgians re-
mark: TT wouldn't have been this
away, if we'd elected Clark Missouri
queries Tennessee. while V%irginny, sab,
looks i'll: "What-for democracy is
his that gives us Grape-Juice Bills'
Next week will be. observed the nation
over as cleanup week." occasion
for raking and burn
START ing of the winters rub
EARLY bish and for prepara-
ton for a clean sum
mer. These are the perfect days of
the year. The. evenings are warm, yet
u~ndisturbed by flies n mosquitoes,
d~isagreeable concomitants of summer.
The flaWlessness of days such as these
should teach the man who enjoys
resting on his back porch to prevent
mid-season disturbances, yet they seem
rather to lull him into a sense of false
security. If every householder will OBJ
serve 'clean-up week as he should, flies
and mosquitoes will not be so plentiful
in July. Rubbish and refuse III back
yards and alleys should be burned and
all pools of water should be drained.
If a yard is made scrupulously clean
this month and all stagnant water is
drained away or treated with crude
oil. the pest population will be greatly
diminished. Easements and warm
sheds where there are likely to be in
sect Eggs should be fumigated. Mos
quitoes are still alternating in base
ments, barrels, plant jars and other
places whittier they have been at
tracted by the moisture If they are
not molested they will start laying
eggs as soon as real warm weather
comes. Fumigation now will d%iscour-
age them and drive them away. This
is about the easiest way to get rid of
them, and while absolute extermina-
ton is probably out of the question,
prompt action will lessen the pest to
| such an extent that living will be
much more enjoyable during the sum
mer.
1t takes a pretty good hypnotizer to
buck up against John Barleycorn. The
moral having come
HEAVY first, the illustrative
SLEEP tale will follow. Gil
Heyfron, in search OF
some new stunt for the advertisement
of the Elks' minstrels. arranged for
an hypnotic act with a Well-knoWr
%corpulent coon in the role of the
sleeping beauty. The colored Stun.
berer promised that he would lear
against a lamp-post on Higgins
avenu all afternoon in simulated
sleep which nothing but the magic
words of the charmer would break. Ir
order to make this stunt easier he
took a few shots of red-eye before
going on the job. In his enthusiasm
he oVerstepped the mark: extra drinks
and the warm sun put him soundly tc
sleep as soon as he reached his con-
crete cot, All afternoon he lay there
0bliVious to the activities of a crew
of young boys who placed a sunbonnet
on his head and a sign on his back
SO genuine was his slumber that ar
enormous Grove had gathered before
Gil, stepping high as behooved a
magician, arrived to perform the final
stunt. "Hocus, Pocus," said Gil, snap
ping his finger in front OF the Eth
opian nose. An odorous sigh was the
only response. "Hocus, pocus.' Gil
shouted the magic phrase this time,
but not a wink did it arouse Get up,
YOU fool: that's the signal" shrieked
the minstrel king, accompanying his
Grafton with a kick. He might just
as well have kicked the curb. John
Ra%rleycorn had put a timelock on the
sleeping stun There was a roar of
laughter from the crowd and Gil
slipped away. He sent a lumber wagon
after his unconscious subject, who was
carried home in deep disgrace and a
pink s~unbonnet. No doubt his colored
consort will wake him this morning,
She probably knows hat a broomstick
is a better eye-opener than q mystic
phrase.
a good many Missoula people took
advantage of the warm weather and
the meet in Victor by
w I7e motoring or driving ur
VALLEY, the valley yesterday. All
morning automobiles
loaded with Missoula people left the
city for the Bitter Root, few of them
returning until all of the Festivities
in Victor had ended. A dance at the
Bitter Root Inn attracted a good many
of the joy-riders; all spent a pleasant
day on the valley roads. The weather
mai was unusually considerable. The
sun was bright all day and there
wasn't a breath of wind until lone
after the last party must have
reached Victor. Uncle Bick treated us
to a ride to the ball park (for a nickel)
yesterday, so We know the motorists
must nave enjoyed themselves. Espe.
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