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Portfolios. Schmidt, 1922 18th st.
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Dead Fed to Dogs,

Mongolia is one Of the most interest
ing and most primitive countries in the
world today. Mongols look on the dead
In different light from the Chinese and
their dead are taken just outside the
town and left on the ground. The dogs,
sometimes those from their own tent,
soon make short work Of them; in a
couple of hours nothing is left The
natives believe that the quicker this
happens, the better chance the spirit of
the departed has in reaching paradise.
The Mongol is great meat eater. 1t
is not uncommon for him to consume
ten pounds Of mutton at one sitting. He
puts mutton fat in his tea, Of which
thirty cups a day is not an uncommon
amount for an adult to drink. There
are no regular hours for eating; the
natives eat when opportunity offers.
This was the first time that closed
car had ever been driven across any
desert country. No tire changes were
made in the entire distance: leather
treads protected the back tires: the front
ones ran bare: there was not even a
puncture. Four months after our return
from Urga we heard directly that the
car was running and giving good salts
faction"
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Journey Across Desert.

The car eventually arrived in Tientsin
and was shipped by rail to Kalgan the
point nearest the Cobb desert, over which
it was necessary to pass to reach Urga.
Leaving the city behind US, we now be-
gan the climb up the pass, the river bed
serving US as road for about twenty
miles. The grade was so steep and the
road so poor that we were forced to use
low gear most of the way, and darkness
overlook us before we had gone six
miles"
The next day five bullocks were added
70 the equipment to supplement the
horsepower of the machine in threadine
its way through the almost impossible
pass. A run was made for the last river
TO be crossed before the desert was
reached. but the3nachine stuck in the
center OF the stream and had to be
rescued with the aid of a block and
tackle. Ten days, were consumed in max
ing the trip.
About week after our arrival the
car was delivered to the god who en-
tertained US at lunch" continues Mr..
lIeMunyon. After the business of turn
ing over the car had been completed. the
god presented me with a bolt of Inn
perial yellow brocaded silk He Is about
forty years of age. has bull neck and
hard-iookinS face and seems more like
cut-throat than a holy pontiff He is
alr>ost blind. He is said to be very sus-
cept1ble to feminine charms
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his own terms. II vas carefully
packed. 40 that no one could guess
what It's covering case contained.
and arrangements were made so that
no hitch would be caused by Gus
tom House examinations. And so
the coffin was dispatched 20 America
on board the Titanic' 10 now rests
miles deep IN the Atlantic. The ques-
ton being discussed IS whether the
collins reputeu diabolic power hurled
the leviathan 20 IFS DOOM
However basclesg. irrational and
credulous their attitude may appear.
many persons undoubtedly believe
that the mummy case really had a
mysterious connection with this and
other tragedies. The fact that so
many persons have been affected By
terror of This i1auimato object II IN
Itself a subject 81 serious interest.
The mummy case s. that Of the
Princess Ucfarc. daughter OF the
Pharaoh Amen H0fop IT. OF the
eighteenth dynasty. one Of the great
est Kings o. ancient Egypt. The
Princes was a p%ricstcss Of the
Temple ~ Amen-Ra. and lived about
5000 years ago.
. .-."....N N|H|NN NMI HELMN ILEI
from the case many years ago and
lost. This is an important part OF
the tragic history ~ Tho relic. 4
mummy case 's really moro interest.
iuE than fho mummy lfsclf. When
the case is % fnc quality a. bears
a striking likeness ~ tho deceased.
n richly decorated and is in every
way an object Of high arr. Tho case
IN question ia a splendid specimen.
The mummy itself iq but an IN
slightly bundle OF vIfhnrcd flesh.
bones and d'nTy vrarq.rge
The Princess Hnflrn deserted no
Temple ~ Aweu-H1 zoo order 20 aid
her h1lf brother. who was frhfing
Tor tue throne The curse o. the god
has rested upon hor over since.
Thus began Tho story which was pub
lIshcd when her evil influence fret
attracted notice History tolls va
that She was murdered HF n dev1fos
of Amcn.Ba. but was buried with
ROYAL h0uora
Forty years ago fHo mummy and
case were hnTs. Hs 20 party ~ Eng.
liehmor iu Egypt ON tho way back
up fIn \.'U 'rr mummy WIS mvaferf-
oueIF Loot. uG. Che party raacheS
ENGLAND with tho Uaan soon after.
ward ono uf fHam was arHf. another
lost H's r.E.f arm r rn accident and
n Third was ruined The sister OF the
deceased 0Hrr- gave enc mummy
case '0 fhH British Nl-r.m.
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The World Famous "HOOdOO" Mumny
Secret Passenger on the Titanic?

sively read by those interested in
psychic research and various forms
OF mysticism and alleged super
natural phenomena. Here is It's &C
count:
Every one has heard OF the
malign Egyptian mummy case which
was brought 20 the British Museum
some years ago. and whose presence
dealt death and disaster 10 attend
ants and others who looked upon 10.
a story Is now being told IN we'll
informed circles which is said to
have emanated from one OF the
authorities. From this 70
would appear that several OF the
attendants. convinced that
they were in danger OF their lives.
presented an ulti alum that the
cOfin-lid must be removed from their
vicinity or they would resign.
Their demand was considered BY
the c%urators. and. in view Of the
catalogue OF calamities that some
how seemed connected with the
mummy case. their demand was con.
sidered reasonable. a replica vas
accordingly made and painted In
exact fac-simile. and this was ox.
hibited 20 the public as the real
thing. no outsider being any tho
wiser or the worse. The coffin itself
was deposited IN an obscure cellar
in the vaultssof the museum. Then
all stories as 20 the evil influence Of
the Egyptian coffin ceased
THE attendants exhibited the rep
lca with calm minds and stol'd in-
sc~rutability. The public who Fazod
upon u suffered no Ul.pfects. By
and bye. however. an American
Egyptologis' Inspected the coffin
and ascertained that 90 was certainly
not genuine r. was a faithful COPY.
but hil expert eye discovered if f1 boz
a fraud' To drop ou Tho British
Museum exhibiting a fake was an
event o. drstci1ss importance. and
an exposure that would have brought
worldwide ridicu'e upon Che veneer.
able British repository OF antiquarian
art and treasure seemed imminent.
THE cu%raf0rs. therefore took the
American visitor into their conf.
dence and explained what had been
done. Moreover. they took him TO-
The collar and showed him tho
original coffin. aud De declared that
he was satisfied
But look here. no said q
guess tn'a Emo mummy case i'm NOT "a
biz % good f1 r1u I1 your cellars
7 want that coffin Tor America ia
make FnU "a bid Tor H'
Gle 90. and 30 aas sold t0 him on
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Shall She Give Up Being Adopted
Daughter of the Worlds Richest
Playwright to Let Him Marry Naughty Ladv
Scott, the Antarctic Hero's Widow?
And Who'll Be Pretty Polly's
Papa Then? Everybody Wonders

THESE are the characters In n
real life drama OF today that
has more psychological and
sentimental complexities than any
Ibsen or Pinero play:
Sir James Matthew Barrie. author
OF The Little Minister" Peter
Pan" etc. etc.
Lady Scott. widow Of England's
Antarctic hero. sculptress, woman
OF stern idealism.
Polly Chase. once a Pink Pajama
Girl" in the Uuited States. now
adopted daughter 81 Barrie and an
actress Of universally recognized
charm and talent.
A report has been current in very
well Informed quarters in London
that Barrie was about 10 marry
Lady Scott Undoubtedly they are
very Intimate friends. and the
author considers himself responsible
FOR the future OF the widows little
son. Peter. It has even been stated
that the pair had been secretly mar.
ried. This statement was promptly
denied. but no information about
future plans could be obtained. Bar.
RE himself made this rather puz
Ehng statement.
There is no reason why Lady
Scott should o remarry. And
equally there IS no reason why. II
she decides 20 remarry. she should
keep the matter secret.
Nov. according 20 those who have
studied the ~intricacies OF this sit.
uation the real obstacle 10 the mar.
rage Of Barrie and Lady Scott Is
simply Polly Chase. Barrie adopted
Polly some years ago. when he was
stu living with his FIRST wife. i IS
understood that he then made her
the principal heir 20 his fortune.
which &C. estimated az t2.500.OOO. al
most entirely derived from his enor
mously successful plays. 70 BE- said
that The Little Minister aIoro
yielded him $4,000. America has
contributed hundreds OF thousands
~ dollars 70 the playwright %
fers. lie received the title OF ba-o.
net In 1918. which make him S.r
James Matthew Barrie.
Lady Scott. 70 is affirmed. could
not endure as st~epdauEhtar poTy
Chase. the actress and former "Pf1k
Iajama Girl Lady Scott. you GOO
ives most % the time on the hoirHfa
OF P~arnassus. devoted % fine art. tho
memories ~ n heroic husband and
NE idealistlc education Of her chu
dren.
Disovn Polly Chase or you can
not marry me- is in effect Lad,
scott 9 Last word % Barrie.
VIII Polly ~relinquish her pleasant
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When the late Captain Robert 2.
Scott went away on his last voyage
10 the south polar regions he left
mis- wife and family in a sense in the
care OF Barrie. lie knew Barria's
generous and tender nature. his love
for children and his ~unselhsh devo.
tion to women
Barrie is extremely fond OF chill.
dren and naturally enough he lever
had any OF his own. He has written
much about children and he has
shown a strong propensity for
adopting other children besides
Polly Chase.
When the Captain and his com
panions died heroically I'm the polar
wastes. one OF his last messages
was addressed TO Barrie and related
to his son Peter.
Give the boy a chance. n the
state won't do f. lie ought TO have
good stun in him." the Captain
wrote.
This solemn message made the
scott widow a sacred trust to the
large hearted playwright lie r..
CARDS Captain SCOTS children as his
own. The Captains message re-
terred 10 his four.year-old son.
refer, but there "a another boy. born
while the explorer was away. whom
he never saw.
Lady Scott Is a sculptress Of
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position as adopted daughter Of the
most successful and wealthy play.
wright Of the day? II seems a great
deal TO expect OF her. VIII Barrie
disinherit her? That is TOO cruel an
act TO expect from a man Of his
amiablc character.
Barrie's original course In ADOPT
Ing a charming and welI-grown
young woman OF the stage will ap-
pea rather puzzling 90 many simn'e
minded people. II can only be I'M
derstood by those who have made
a thorough study OF all the authors
writings. To those who have mas
tered b extraordinary psychology
revealed by such books as "Senti-
mental Tommy" and Tommy and
Grizel.' no sentimental action by
Barrie need appear surprising. It
may safely be said that there Is
nothing Of the r~ed-blooded primitive
man, the mans man" Of American
fiction, about Barrie. He is gentle
and subtle.
Five years ago Barrie obtained a
divorced from his hrst wife. formerly
Mary Ansell. a very handsome Ems.
ltsh actress. He obtained 30 on the
ground Of her relations with Gilbert
tannau. a rising young critic. Who
ln the intervals OF calling on Mrs.
Barrie was trying TO improve the
Stage censorship. The evidence
showed that he had repeatedly
abused Barrios hospitality. Barrie
offered TO forgive his wife Dr. she
would express c0utrition. but she
wouldn't. lie Wept when he went
into court. Then he gave "a house
ln London. a house in the country
o a handsome income for lie 10
his divorced wife.
The frat Mrs. Barrie was not alto
gether pleased with Polly Chase as
on adopted daughter. The seDfi
mental Barrie discovered that poiIy
Wa tho Ideal child Uf bis dream4
from the FIRST time he ae, ewes on
her. Originally she had made hor
success bro musical shows. in which
shapeiy limbs we're the great aftrac
tlon. She vent 20 London from
America and after Tome other d.
~peIie1oes obtained au engagement
a. one Of rho children lr the f-s+
production of "Po'or Pan
10 was then that slc pleased Bar
so much. Iu the next production
or Peter Pan ebo PLAYED .Ht f.tIa
pari aud made on immena, surr.ss
7.' proved Chat ahr possessed talent
OF a serious order
Nature has marked barrie ri,
mon to Do blessed with MANY ro-,@
friends With so much rarfI-
ana 70 much mouay be- Was s,r-
oe favored i1 tHlf wrg.
They include m4-g
types ~ ~fem.r.rffr ana
lm0ng them ono ~ fIe 4
mos distinguished
.hdy Scott. -
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and that e. Is wicked to ask her 10
sacrifice herself 20 the memory Of a
dead husband. however heroic. Can
tain Scott. these people argue. would
not have asked her 90 remain IN.
married on his own account. but
would %unselashly have wished her
10 do the best thinE she could for
herself and the children.
Nevertheless those who think sb.
ought 10 remain unmarried are in
iuential in her immediate surround
ings. Il is believed that she might
defy them. but she could only do II
II Miss Polly Chase would relinquish
her position as Barrie's adopted
daughter. Some OF the puritans
would perhaps be unkiud enough to
speak OF the clever young actress
as Polly. the Pink PaJama Girl"
They would groan and roll up their
eyes at the thought that she was
helping 10 bring up Captain SCOTS
little boys. They would say that the
British nation had lavished its gen
erosity on Lady Scott in vain.
II seem then certain hat Sir
James Matthew Barrie cannot win
the hero's widow unless pretty
Polly Chase VIII extinguish herself
and that is asking too much. IL Is
a -predicament as puzzling and cruel
as any In which Sentimental
Tommy ever found himself.
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London, June /
HE notorious haunted mummy
case in the British Museum
Is credited by the super
stitious with having caused an even
greater tragedy than any yet re-
corded In It's 1900 years Of tragic
history.
This time Il Is the dreadful Titanic
disaster that Is associated with the
deadly mummy case. According 10 a
story which IS being widely circu-
lated here the beautifully painted
and gilded mummy case. which is an
object OF remarkable interest. was
secured by an American millionaire
from the museum. where a. had been
placed IN the cellar 20 save the at
PENDANTS and visitors from the bale.
ful effects OF its exhibition IN the
public rooms' The American shipped
II on he Titanic. and the great shin
went down IN the manner everybody
Is familiar with.
The story OF this latest
episode IL published bv
he i-nternatinal Psvchir
Gazette. a Journal e1ten
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title which would have been given
to her husband had he lived was
given to her. Her husbands full pay
as a naval captain on active service,
amounting 10 $4,000 a year. was be
slowed on her. Out OF the public
subscription raised for the families
OF SCOTS party. $42.5OO was given
10 her and sl7.5OO 10 her son. Peter.
The King offered her apartments
in Hampton Court Palace. but she
declined this on the ground that she
could not carry on her sculptu-s
there.
In view OF all this many fervent
patriots think Lady Scott would be
ungrateful and u~ndignihed II she &C
cepted the name md protection OF
another husband. On the other
hand there is not lacking many good
people who warmly assert that any
young widow has a right TO remarry
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beauty. in every way worthy OF his
heroic father. He never wears
shoes or any covering upon his
legs. His unconventional costume
was remarked at the memorial ser
vices in honor OF his father. He is
allowed to see only what Is beauti-
full and uplifting in art and nature.
Yet another element enters into
this complicated situation. That is
the public attitude in England con
corning Lady SCOTS proposed re-
marriage. Many persons think that
as the widow Of a national hero she
should keep herself apart In sacred
and u~nsullied loneliness. This theory
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would make her a sort
OF public monument
They point out that
the nation has done
much for her. The
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talent and an ideallst In
many ways. She Is try
ing TO make her son
Peter a perfect specimen
Of manly sfrenrfh and
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-05-28
Amused the Old LADY,.

There was worried look on the gro
GERS face as he rushed hatless down the
street and ran up the steps of Acacia
Villa.
Pm sorry to say there's been a
slight mistake, Mrs. Grumble," he pant
ed. 'You ordered two pounds of oat-
meal yesterday, and by mistake my APP
prentice put up some sawdust that our
grapes came packed I'M"
"o!," replied the lady. "Then I reck-
on my 'usban' must ave got through
about arr a pound o. wood for break
fus'."
you don't mean to say that he ate
it?" gasped the man in the apron.
"Course e did" was the reply.
oval. that's right down funny" she
observed, with a laugh.
FUNNY" queried the grocer.
"Yus, funnyl Ere we've been mar
ried IS years come first of April, and
Charles as never paid me compliment
till this mornin' at breakfas', when blest
if e didn't pass lis plate for another go
O. that sawdust, an told me it reminded
i'm o. the porridge lis mother used to
make! New York Times.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-05-28
ONLY ONE STRIKE.
And That a Short One in New Mexico
Coal Mining Industry.

The production of coal in New Mexico
in 1918 was 3,70s, 800 short tons, with a
value at the mines of S5,40l ,260, accord
ing to e. w. Parker, of the United
States Geological Survey, who compiled
the figures in cooperation with the
state geological survey.
In 1918, as in 1912, New Mexico out
stripped all previous records in the pro-
duction of coal. The output in 1912 was
3,536,s24 short tons, valued at $5,036,s24,
compared with which that of 1918
showed an increase of l71,9S2 tons in
quantity and of $364,209 in value. The
average price per ton in 1913 was Sl.33.
Colfax county in 1913 produced 2,749,765
short tons out of the total of 3,T0s,806
tons for the state.
The number of men employed in the
eoal mines of New Mexico increased from
1928 in 1912 to 1920 in 1913. The aver
age production per man decreased from
200 tons in 1912 to s57 tons in 1913
This decrease was not due to any fall
ing off in efficiency, but was one of the
minor effects of an appalling disaster
which occurred at mine No. 2 of the
Stag Canon Fuel Co., at Dawson, in
October, 1918. This accident, one of the
most disastrous of the year in coal min
ing and the worst in the history of the
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-05-28
A Thousand
Chances to Save

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Wouldn't you like to see bargains which
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shall be in accordance with the best for.
estry practices. so that there is not only
no danger of forest destruction but pro-
vision is made for natural restocking
which should be an improvement on the
present stand. The area contains i'm
provements in the form of buildings,
roads, and trails, which viii greatly help
in the administration of the forest by
the government.
Members of the commission look upon
this as the best purchase which has yet
been authorized, because the forest is in
the finest possible condition and less
than three.tenths of one per cent can be
classed as burned over land. The price
too is lower than the average paid for
all lands which have been acquired here
tofore.
With this purchase, and with others
Just approved, the total area approved
for purchase under the Weeks law in
the eastern mountains is l,077,000 acres.
The officers of the commission are the
secretaries of war, agriculture, and the
interior, Senators Gallinger of New
and Smith of Maryland, and
Congressman Lee of Georgia and Hawley
of Oregon.
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GOVT. TO SECURE
VANDERBILT FOREST
Has Just Approved Purchase at Average
Price of Five Dollars Per
Acre

The national forest reservation com
mission has just approved the purchas,
of the Pisgah forest from the estate Of
the late George w. Vanderbilt, at ar
average price of SIS an acre. The tracl
consists of s6,T00 acres and the tota
cost is therefore s433,500. The pric,
paid is less than the average for other
tracts already acquired although the Pts.
gah forest has been developed by its for.
mer owner into one of the best forest
properties In the country.
This is the second time that the com.
mission has had the purchase of this
tract under consideration. Once before
during Mr.. Vanderbilt's lifetime, the
question of its purchase was taken up
but the commission did not deem it ad-
visable to purchase II at that time.
The tract includes portions of Tran
sylvania, Henderson, B,incombe and Hay-
ward counties in North Carolina. It
covers the entire eastern slope and por-
tions of the northern and western slopes
of the Pisgah range, one of the most
prominent of the southern Appalaohians.
its forests influence for the most part
tributaries of the French Broad river.
which unites with the Holstein river at
Knoxville, Tenn, to form the Tennessee
river.
Mrs. Vanderbilt Makes Offer.
Mrs. Vanderbilt offered the tract at a
much lower figure than that at which
il was held by her husband, and her let
ter TO the secretary of agriculture, one
of the members of the commission. gives
her reasons for making the tender of the
Pisgab forest to the government. Mrs.
letter follows:
May |. 1914.
The Honorable, the Secretary Of Agri-
culture, Washington, d. c.
Sir:-I now confront the question of
what disposal I shall make of Piseah
forest, which, under the terms of nv
late husbands will, has passed TO me
without qualification or condition. This
letter constitutes my formal offer for
the sale of Pisgah forest to the govern
ment for national forest purposes.
Should the government fail to acquire il,
| must dispose of Pisgah forest in some
other way. hope earnestly that. in
view of the terms Of my offer. no such
may arise.
MFR. Vanderbilt was the first of the
large forest owners in America to adopt
the practice of forestry. He has CON
served Pisgah forest from the time he