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The Elk Mountain pilot., 1914-02-26
Order Spring
Garden Seeds
House OF Representatives,
Editor Pilot;

House OF Representatives,
Editor Pilot;
I would be pleased to
have you mention to your readers
that my annual distribution of
Government seeds is now ready,
and that I will be pleased to send
an assortment of either vegetable
or flower seeds or both, to any and
allpersons residing in the Fourth
/, Congressional District who write
me for them.
My official address is Room
No. 265 House Office Building,
Washington, ID. c.
Yours very respectfully.
Edward r. Taylor,a
Congressman, Fourth District.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1914-02-26
Mountain States Co.
Advoctes Commission

Denver, Colo; Feb. 1O.-Great
interest was manifested today in
the announcement by President
Field of The Mountain State Tcle-
phone & Telegraph Company, that
he is in hearty accord with the plan
for the control Of the company he
represents by State Utilities Com
missions elected by the people. The
company, which operates in the
seven mountain states, is one OF the
biggest public serving corporations,
shows "a broad, 'far-sighted policy
that is doing much toward bring
ing about spirit of confidence in
the company and its operations.
The annual report to the three
thousand stockholders gives the
conlpany's balance sheet and shows
the growth OF the telephone bus
iness in the territory. 1t contains
much of public interest and shows
the healthy condition of the com
pany and its affairs,
The report in part say: "On
December 81, 1913, we bad in our
territory 80 exchanges, furnishing
service to 200,016 exchange sta
tions; there are %, 500 stations con-
nectcd with our system on the lines
of connecting companies, making a
totolof 322 .572 subscribers, station
in service on December 81, 1913,
an increase of 10, ,5l5 during the
the year. The total miles of en-
change and toll lines, as of Deccm-
Der 81, 1913, were 5SS, ,666.09, an
increase of 32,047. 16 miles for the
year. Total,milcs Of exchange; and
toll wire underground on iDecem-
ber 81, 1913. were 1876, ,1fS. 53.
Total miles of toll line on the same
date were 76,9Sl.56. Our COM
pany furnished as well to minor
companies toll rcrvice over S,019
miles Of connecting toll line. There
are in the territory of the Noun
tain States system sol Joint tele-
phone and telegraph offices, afford
ing facilities to the public much
better than they formerly enjoyed
Two thousand three hundred sixty
five male and 2,704 female en-
ployes made possible the handling
of !, ,0S5, 443 exchange messages per
day.and S,307 outgoing toll mes
saees' per day, and were paid for
their services the sum Of So, ,921 :
1S2 during the. year.
To close this report withoutrier-
ences to the loyalty and hearty CO.
operation of our 6,069 employees
would be unfair, both to them and
to the stock holders, whose interest
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1914-02-26
Jacks Cabin Notes

Regular Correspondence.
James Hayes and his mother went to
Gunnison Friday.
There is to be night cap dance at
the school house Saturday night.
A. o. Mcdonald, assisted by s. E.
Ogden, is hauling hey from the Rogers
ranch.
The School Board met last Wedncs-
day elected Mrs. A. o. Mcdonald as
teacher for the following year.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1914-02-26

The dance Given by the St. Marys
Society last Saturday and the Wash
ington's Birthday dance under The
auspices of Miners Union Monday
night were both well attended and
everyone had good time.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1914-02-26

All Ladies be sure and bring a good
Box Lunch so that all the men present
will be well provided for.
This will be your first opportunity to
hear Crested Butte's new Concert Band
and to observe the rapid progress that
has been made in only two months, so
everybody should come out and enjoy
themselves.
Admission Is Cents
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1914-02-26

Sheriff Pat Hanlon was here first
sof the weeksatteuding To affairs con-
l,cc,ed with his Office.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1914-02-26
u. c. Church Notice

GLENN STEWART, MINISTER.
Sunday School at 10 O'Clock.
Morning Service at IL o clock.
Christian Endeavor, 700 to 7:45 p. m.
Evening Service, 7:3o O'Clock.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1914-02-26
Catholic Church Services

REV. WILLIAM KIPP, RECTOR.
Holy masses every End and 9Th Sun
day of the month at s and 10 O'Clock
A, M.
Sunday School every Sunday ut 2
% closk-P. M.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1914-02-26

f. G. Gladstone and wife went down
to Gunnison Monday to visit week or
so with the Doig family.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1914-02-26

JN. McClennthan returned Sun
,~iay.from a ten-days trip to Denver
on, business.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1914-02-26

John kochevar and Joe Short are
takinTn lay-oif from the Company
store these days.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1914-02-26

Atrs.-U. S. Bailey went to Gunni-
.sou Sunday and returned home
Tuesday.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1914-02-26

.Aonton Danni was up from
-.JacK,,s. Cabin first Of the week.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1914-02-26
Local News

AOCS1l NEWS
-Aonton Danni was up from
Jacks Cabin first Of the week.
Atrs.-U. S. Bailey went to Gunni-
.sou Sunday and returned home
Tuesday.
J.N. McClenathan returned sun
,%iay.from ten-days trip to Denver
on business.
Sheriff Pat Hanlon was here first
sof the week,atteudine TO affairs con-
rccted with his Office.
John kochevar and Joe Short are
stakirTn lay-oif from the Company
store these days.
john Rozman came up from Gun
hison last week and remained over
Sunday and Monday visiting, re-
turning Tuesday.
rAliirew Nor,lQuist, Ed. Reynolds
ard Alexander Strumbcck, of Aspen,
-,yefe in town Wednesday and have
couc out TO the Star INinc TO work.
Edgar Wilson came in Thursday
and will remain a day or two at
tending to his duties connccred
with the c. +. Il |. office here.
Mrs. :. G. Bottentield went down
to Lack 'sGshin last Friday to visit
Sthc families If Geo. EIlsbury and
Mart G orman, she returned Sun
day.
T.. L. Bottcniicld snowshocd
over from lis Farris creek ranch
Wednesday to get the mail, an
issue or two of the Pilot and few
other necessities.
Frank Presslcr was in town from
Baldwin Tuesday, having brought n
team into the valley to be used on
On the Star mine ore-haul, which he
so!dito .. +. Thomas.
E.B. Smith is again on duty as
shost|er mt the Rio -Grantle yards
ihere and Russell Kurrey, who vas
temporarily in his place has re-
turned to Gunnison.
We note from the Marble Booster
thatiW.tJ. Fine will now be the
western coast representative of the
Colorado Yule Marble company and
isprohablc headquarters will be at
Portland, Oregon.
Charles McWilliams was down
from the Lead King mine several
days this week attending to his
candidacy for postmaster. Hugh
Reinecke will be his assistat should
he be successful. Marble Booster
&C. Fridiey expects to take his
wife, who has been suffering from
rheumatism for some time, and the
children over to Canon City about
Monday, in hopes that the change
may prove benefit to Mrs. Frid-
ley. lie will return soon, however,
and resume his position with the
1.:ttell mines.
0-Je. C-~:-
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1914-02-26

john Roman came up from Gun
tison last week and remained over
Sunday and Monday visiting, re-
turning Tuesday.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1914-02-26

Charles McWilliams was down
from the Lead King mine several
days this week attending to his
candidacy for postmaster. Hugh
Reinecke will be his assistat should
he be successful. Marble Booster
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1914-02-26

We note from the Marble Booster
thatiW.tJ. Fine will now be the
western coast representative of the
Colorado Yule Marble company and
his probable headquarters will be at
Portland, Oregon.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1914-02-26

cAlidrew NortlQuist, Ed. Reynolds
ard Alexander Strumbeck, of Aspen,
-,yefe in town Wednesday and have
couc out to the Star rninc 10 work.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1914-02-26

E.B. Smith is again on duty as
host}er mt the Rio -Grante yards
7here and Russell Kurrey, who vas
temporarily in his place has re-
turned to Gunnison.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1914-02-26

Edgar Wilson came in Thursday
-and' will remain day or two at
tending to his duties connccred
with the c. +. Il l. office here.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1914-02-26

L. L. Bottcnficld snowshocd
over from lis Farris creek ranch
Wednesday to get the mail, an
issue or two of the Pilot and a few
other necessities.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1914-02-26

Frank Presslcr was in town from
Baldwin Tuesday, having brought n
team into the valley to be used on
on the Star mine ore-haul, which he
so!dito o. +. Thomas.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1914-02-26

Mrs. :. G.. Bottenticld went down
to lack Cabin last Friday to visit
the families uf Geo. Eilsbury and
Mart G Gorman, she returned Sun
day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-25

an, and the weeks slip by so fast hope l may be able to help some of the maga- zine lovers to good reading
 M MRS. l.. NJ. A
 These suggestions are excellent, and the offer of magazines is most alluring. The Idea that some club in country town would be enough interested in securing a stock of good magazines to be willing to pay charges on the transportation of . number of periodicals and make money by loaning them for small fee is worth consideration, and shall hope to hear fur ther about it from club women interested in putting the suggestion into practical effect. The chief difficulty always about forwarding the heavy magazines is the cost for postage or freight, and if this could be defrayed there are many women who would be delighted to send their magazines where they were sure of ap- preciation. To any one who wishes to take advantage of the offer of help in learning shorthand I will send this cor respondents address. I hope Mrs L. M. A. will some time find leisure to send us the recipes to which she refers. Judging
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-25

grows with every year. The time was, and not so long ago, when no one thought or more than one bathroom for even a large house. Now it is nothing unusual to have two or three, and I know of houses whore there is bathroom to nearly every bedroom or suite of bed rooms Showers. plunges. hot and cold water. in abundance are demanded in up to date residences, whether these be whole houses or apartments, and it may safely be questioned whether or not there Is another country in the world where persons of moderate means have the fla cilities for bathing which are enjoyed by Americans.
 Yet while the plunge bath is undoubt- edly a delightful luxury, it is not essen tial to cleanliness. You can get as clean with hot water and basin as with a large tub. Sometimes I think you can even get cleaner, since the entire person must be rubbed by the wash cloth in stead of only dipped into the water, as in the plunge. l may say, by the way, that for those whom circumstances oblige to rely upon the so-called sponge bath that few articles are more insanitary than the bath sponge. pleasant as this may be for use. Germs accumulate in it's recessee It cannot be scrubbed and boiled The air cannot get at it's inner cells Those who have genuine sanitary conscience should banish the sponge from their bathrooms and rely upon wash cloths.
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 My own preference in this line Is for the cloth knit of white cotton. I like the little roughness of the surface and the fact that the cloth can be soaped and scrubbed clean or boiled when it needs it. Such cloths I knit myself, yet there are so many of these to be found now that it is easy to select variety which will prove satisfactory The bather who is not blessed with tub would do well to buy the bath mittens which simplify
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-25

the business of soaking and scrubbing the body and enable one to do the work in less time and more easily and thor
 oughly than with the ordinary cloth. Such mitt may be devised by running up two sides of the cloth and converting 1t into a sort of bag to slip on the band.
 In going from place to place at differ ent times I have been astonished to per eeive how lacking are many bathrooms in articles which to me seem almost es- sential. Towels, washcloths, soap appear 10 be taken as matter of course. but the bath mat is by no means inevitable and neither are Turkish towels. When one considers how inexpensive are tbesea It seems odd that every housekeepers should not supply herself with a sufi- cient stock of them. Bath salts which perfume the bath as we'll as give it a tonic quality are not especially cheap. but the sea salt. which comes by the bag, costs only trifle and is great help to those who feel the need of gaining strength as well as cleanliness from the bath. If thex water IS hard box of borax may be at ' hand and little of this will soften the water and make it more cleansing.
 A friend told me not long ago of the benefit she had derived from using what she called a salt towel for friction This was nothing more than an ordinary Turk ish towel dipped into a strong brine and hung out to dry without hard wringinQ. The salt dried In it and after the bather had removed the moisture from her skin with the usual towel she rubbed herself hard with the friction towel and had the benefit of the salt application It is worth trying.
 At this stage of sanitary civilization 1t may seem superhuous to dwell upon the necessity of each member of the fam fly using his own towels and no others Yet I have known families where there was a cheerful difference on this point; where husband and wife or two sisters or brothers would use the same towels and the heedlessness of children upon this de- tail is taken as matter of course. Quite apart from the question of the unpeas- antness of using towel another person has employed the health consideration is to be regarded and from the first a child. should have impressed upon him the \ sacredness of the individual towel, wash cloth, and nail brush. If he can have his own bath mat, so much the better
 It is little trouble to teach child which are the nails or hooks which belong especially to him, to instruct him to use the articles which hang there, and tkose alone. I am afraid you will find it easier in some cases to impress this upon him than upon some of his seniors. Begin with the young and give them the habit of this form of exclusiveness as well as of the daily and thorough bath--in hot water. The custom is one that will be a benefit and comfort all through life and it cannot be learned too soon or too posi- lively.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-25
Kerosene Best Remedy.

In this climate where insect life is rife, being blest CD with thin skin have tried all sorts of remedies and have finally settled upon kerosene for both pre- vention and cure. It must be used thor oughly and frequently. It has the merit of becoming less offensive with use, while all other oils and prescriptions seem to me to become more unpleasant with time. I would gladly give my modus operandi to any one wishing for it Since reading of your success in locating songs and poems for others have wondered if you could find book for mo. The Glens, written by J. l.. Mcconnell, published by Charles Scribner in 1851, was presented to me by the author, but later was stolen from me. I have applied to second hand book stores for 1t, but have received only their catalogues and cannot find the book. Do you suppose you could secure a copy of 1t for me through the Corner2
 HIM"
 stranger things have happened than the discovery of out of print volumes through the Corner. Have amy of our readers the book for which H. M asks? If so I shall trust to hear from them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-25

l am delighted to hear that this reader has magazines to give, and I am sure that there will be early and eager applica- tons for them. I am obliged to him for hls suggestion as to the way of getting such periodicals, and I regret that it is not feasible to put it into effect Unfor- tunately we have no central depot to which magazines can be sent and stored until needed, and, as I have said often before, it is not practicable to print the actual addresses of those who wish read ing matter or other help. Hardly a day passes that there is not a request for something printed in our Corner, and those who read these applications can readily drop me a line asking to be put into touch with the applicants-request which I am always glad to answer promptly. l understand all the disad- vantages as well as the merits of or ganized charity" but thus far it seems the best method devised. for getting at the wants of the worthy and discovering impostors who would get the help needed by others. I hope the letter of J. IT. w
 may attract the attention of some of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-25

L@ l HAT do you think of cold
 Al plunge baths in the morn
 w lngY l have a friend who
 takes them and is always at
 me to do the same. She says sooo cold plunge. the colder the better puts her in a glow for the day. I stood out against her for 6 long while. but final " she persuaded me into trying if. I paieu the idea, but hated the thing itself worse. really believe 1t would not haya required more resolution to mount tha scaffold than it did for me to get into that DIE tub or cold water, and when I think of II even now it makes me shudder. I sb;v- cred all the time l was in the water and shivered harder when I got out didn f get warm for a half a day afterward Now my friend tells me I am only preiu- diced and that if 1 would form the habif 1t would brace me and strengthen me more than anything else. Do you agree with her? l am used to washing in cold water-that is, a sponge bath-but when it comes to a plunge, excuse me. But of course if it is really fine for the health suppose l ought to keep on with it. Only before l start on my torture l would like
 
 of cold baths NJ N Vn
 You have come to the right quarter if you wish to be reinforced in your stand against cold plunge baths. For myself I abhor them. More than that, think they should be taken with great caution unless under the advice of physician who un- derstands the constitution of the patient and even then they may be a mistake.
 Perhaps I am hardly fair authority on the value of cold water baths of any sort because have such strong faith in the efficacy of hot water for almost every thing I count my hot plunge bath each morning one of the most potent agencies Tor keeping me in health and strength, following it. as do, with vigorous fric- ton with a rough towel and an alcohol rub. More than this, 1 add sea salt to the water of the bath and find this most help ful in every way.
 Other members of my mily who take the hot tubs follow 1t by cold shower and claim that this gives them the glow . which your friend declares is the sequence of a cold plunge. It may be. As MT. Lin coin remarked: If any one likes that sort of thing that is probably the sort of thing he likes.'
 Those whose circulation and heart ac- ton are in a condition which brings the rapid reaction after the shock of the cold water may be benefited by 1t. but have known many who were. like yourself. chilled for hours after such an experience, and have heard numbers of persons who l am confident received positive injury from the cold plunges which they were in the habit of taking. It sounds Spartan and heroic to talk of breaking the ice on the tub before the plunge into 1t on aris- ing from a warm bed in the morning, but.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-25
No Replies to Her Request.

have sent in request for silk pieces several times and saw that you put in mv application some time ago. I have re- ceived no pieces as yet and have begun to be little discouraged. As I have said berore, l prefer good sized new pieces if l can get them, and I have seen notices in the Corner of others who have been sup- piled. l also asked for embroidery pat terms that had been taken from the news- papers. If any one has such patterns T would be most glad to receive them. Per haps soms day may be able to do more for the Corner than just wish rood l,,ck to 1t and to all of its members.
 "e. M. w"
 am sorry that the Cornerites. who are usually 70 prompt in their response to such appeals. have been unable to com ply with your request as yet. am sure they will give heed to this second plea and look through thsir ecrap baRs and baskets for such good sized new pieces as you wish. At this time of year, when frocks are in the making. there ought to bs fragments loft over which would meet your wishes. and shall hops for applica-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-25
C N

"A live quite distance from the - A meat market l find it rather
 ~ hard as well as expensive 10
 get meat. l have discovered
 that a good nut bread takes the place of meat to some extent. Here is my recipe for such bread: One well beaten egg, half a cup of either white or brown sugar, one and a half cups of ground walnut meats. three teaspoons of baking powder, one teaspoon of salt, four cups of flour. one and a half cups of sweet milk Mix all together, put the dough into well greased pans, using enough to make the tins about half full. and let stand thirty min utes before baking Bake from thirty 10 forty-five minutes according to the size of the loaves. Do any of the Cor nerites know the exact formula for dough beads? If so. would like it very much.
 "H. NJ. O."
 am glad to get this recipe for the nut bread. as it is rather different from those I have hitherto received In those the nuts were broken or chopped into pieces, not ground. This season of year when the fresh nuts are coming in is a good chance for trying how far nuts can be made to take the place of meat. They do not agree with every one, but have had friends who would eat few good nuts instead of meat at lunch or dinner and declare themselves as well satisfied as with steak or chops A little salt eaten with the nuts generally aids in their digestion and served thus as a des- sert or with raisins they may take the place of other sweets. Are dough beads the same as salt beads or oornstarch beads? We have already given numerous recipes for these and I am afraid can hardly allow space to repeat them un- less the dough beads are of q different variety.
 While on the subject of beads it does not come amiss to print the following, which came to me by the same mail as the above request:
 Let me give a tip to makers of the pretty allspice beads. Be sure to damp en them before stringing them. I have . sensitive nose and after working all day over a plate of dry whole allspices had to go to . doctor for relief to my distressed nasal passages and throat, but Of course such tenderness may be un- usual My rose beads are made of really, truly rose petals. not dried, but ground daily through food chopper and allowed to lie between grindings in an iron pot, which turns the pulp black, making the addition of iron for coloring unneces- sary. The little old lady who made them knsadsd in just a drop or two of rose perfume and then rolled the beads per fectly' smooth and round. after which each bead was grooved with the eye of . big darning needle. pierced for thread ing. and permitted to dry The result is . strand of shapely beads, apparently carved. with a suggestion of perfume that Is noticeable only when the beads have been shut up tight in a case for few days. These beads are now four years old. H. H" My rose beads are more than four years old and still deliciously fragrant. but I lo not think there was any perfume put ~'tt them when they were made. The
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-25
Ofers Tocal Lessons.

am young vocal teacher with some experience. I desire to give lessons to some refined young woman who has tal- ent for this work but cannot afford to pay for lessons. If you will print this offer perhaps some one will be made glad
 "N RJ" There is little doubt that some one will be rejoiced, and I only hope several may not be disappointed because of their in- ability to avail themselvs of the generous offer. I will. send the address to appli- cants writing for it and inclosng stamp for reply.