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The Monte Vista journal., 1915-02-06

UUO,UUU month to the lnterna-
tional shipping trust in the form
of excessive ocean freight rates!
The trust will continue to hold
up its American victims until the
European war ends unless Presi-
dent Wilson's ship-purchasing bill
is passed and Uncle Sam smashes
the shipping combine by carrying
American goods to the four quar-
ters of the globe in government
owned ships.
When you read IN your daily
paper that Senators Root and Bur
ton and Weeks and Gallinger and
all the other stalwart standpatters
in the upper house are persisting
in their filibuster to defeat the
hip-purchasing bill, just remem-
Der the facts stated above.
Every day that the passage of
this bill may be postponed means
$500, 900 to the twentieth century
pirates who control the shipping
interests of the world. Who says
that "silence is golden?" The
standpat filibusterers are demon
strating that talk may be coined
into dividends for monopoly!
Wilson's Second Battle
This is the second time Presi-
dent Wilson has clashed with the
shipping trust, and each contest
has been prolonged and intensely
bitter. The first battle was pre-
cipitated by the presidents de-
mand that the monopoly pay tolls
on its vessels when passing through
the Panama canal. He had his
way, but it required months of the
hardest kind of fighting.
The stake in that contest was
comparatively small-perhaps 49,
OOO,OO year-a sum which seems
trivial when placed beside the $16,-
100000 month graft which the
combine is endeavoring to perpet-
uate.
AS in the Panama tolls fight,
the friends of the monopoly do not
dare to come out in the open and
face the issue. They are endeav-
oring to throw dust in the eyes of
the people.
eff we give the president S4O,-
100000 with which to buy ships
he will purchase the German ships
now interned in American ports,
and that will be an unneutral act
and will involve US in war with
England and her allies"
That's the favorite argument of
the defenders of monopoly.
Misrepresentation Answered
1t is easy to demonstrate its alb
surdity. In the first place, Presi-
dent Wilson has shown that he
would be about the last man in
public life to embroil this country
in war with England or Mexico OF
any other nation,
Men in close touch with the sit.
uation do not believe that the allies
would offer serious objection to
the purchase of the German ships
but if they did there are Other
ships which could be procured.
The president is not shooting in
the dark. He knows exactly what
he can do and he knows just how
much will be required to do it.
He estimates that with u capita
of S40,0000O0 enough ships can b'
placed in the ocean-carrying trade
to compel the trust to come tc
terms and carry freight at the ole
rates.
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The Monte Vista journal., 1915-02-06
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AUTO FOR SALE OR TRADE
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w. M. VASTINE,
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The Monte Vista journal., 1915-02-06

Brick houses close in for rent or sale
on easy terms. w. S. NASH
The sun., 1915-06-27
NEWEST SCENIC RAILWAY CONQUERS

vale of the same name and from now
on mp TO Gletsch the district is know n
AZ the Cons valley.
The inhabitants Of this section are
OF the sturdy peasant type, consArva-
tive and obstinate I'm the highest de-
gree. In the history Of their canton
they played an important role during
the time of the Reformation and again
in 1893, when their natural seclusion
enabled them To ward off the French
invasion. Cardinal Matthew Schinner.
the famous Count Bishop Of Sion. was
born in this district.
Visitors 10 the Rhone Valley are
generally Interested in the remark
able water couduits, or "hisees." as
they are called by the natives, which
are found IN nearly every side valley
and by which water Is conveyed from
considerable distance 20 the villages
and pastures. BY means Of these ir-
rigation channels the fields are kept
green even in the hottest summer
weather. The Ceaseless care ind even
peril which their construction and re-
The sun., 1915-06-27
Humanity at Its Funniest Frequents
1t in the Rosy Glow Tor Is 1t the
Dull Gray y of Dawn

papers their faces tense and innocent
of beautys aids. For the once they
have forgotten fashion, being con-
tent with a suit of several seasons
gone by and hat Of the same vint-
age
This early morning search for a
complexion and the correct weight il
a serious business. Watch the femi-
nine searchers and you will see Just
how serious IL IT,
our old friend the reveller often
manages to make the park by morn
ing. You will see him there doing a
corkscrew curve into the promised
land OF park benches and cool breezes
The only fault he has TO find with the
place II IL hasn't bar otherwise il
is an Ideal spot to spend the SOLDERING
mp hours.
After a rough passage. during which
the reveller has been tossed about in
a sea OF malt and other extracts. the
park is certainly a happy port in a
storm. OF course there are disad-
vantages-as for example the blue and
brass dragons who issue forth just
when YOU are doing of into dream
and. beat on the soles OF your shoes
with clubs. and order YOU TO resume
The sun., 1915-06-27

cation. There remained one other
Alpine pass, the Furka, which had no
train service. The Furka post road.
forty-two and one-half miles long,
runs from Brig 10 Andermatt. at the
foot Of the Oberalp Pass. From
Andermatt the Oberalp Pass. practi-
cally a continuation OF the Furka
road. leads TO Disentis, an ancient
monastic village with recently discov-
cred radioactive mineral springs, a
distance OF eighteen miles.
To cover this entire distance OF
sixty and one-half miles requires a
diligent journey Of one day between
Brig and Andermatt and four and one
half hours between Andermatt and
Disentis, a fascinating drive for the
tourist who IL fortunate enough To be
able TO travel with leisure, but often
out OF the question FOR those who are
somewhat pressed for time. The con-
struction OF railway to form the
connecting link between Brig and
Disentis came up for discussion a
number of years ago and the construc-
The sun., 1915-06-27

pair entail have been most graphically
described by the Swiss writer J. G.
Heer In his book by the Sacred
Springs"
Delightful woods fringe the extern
sive pastures, which are covered with
soft. velvety grass on which nature
has lavish.y strewn the prett!est OF
Alpine blossoms. But the natives of
Cons have no time for sentimental
flower study, and men. women nd
children toll hard in summer 70 gather
their not oVerabundant crop OF hay.
The dairy ana cheese Industries are
cultivated with great care, and certain
varieties Of Cons cheese are con-
Sidered "A special dellcacy by connois-
seurs. In the Binnen and Fle,c cher
va.leys-two small side valleys in this
d!str,ct-lt used TO be the custom to
keep cheeses of this kind for many
years as sort Of family heirloom
Specimens Of them, some dating back
10 the seventeenth century. are st.ll
shown in the city Hall of Fi"sch
Conditions have, however changed
The sun., 1915-06-27
WHAT THE CLOCK NEEDED

their clocks fail to keep good IN.
after a while. or why they wear out
so quickly.
The best practical way Tor a per-
son who Is not an expert to pG A
clock is TO open the front door ard
place inside the clock small IL
can. such as IL used for oiI.ug u-
cycles or sewing machines, fiG =
oil. The part OF the can containing
the spout should not b. connected
with the barrel, but with the spout -
the can should be tucked inside the
clock in a corner where :, Wi not
interfere with the mechanism. I've
open can must be permitted 20 roma n
in that position for about week
when II may be removed.
During the time that the can 10
in the clock the works. particularly
II they are dry, will absorb the OIL
The beauty OF this scheme IS that
all parts Of the clock are uniformly
oiled. And there is no danger OF
dripping oil running the clocks :ace"
The sun., 1915-06-27

OF the Furka and Gr;msel pos- roads
The Grimsel. leading 70 Meiringen. vii
in years 70 come also nave its rat
way. but at present the diligence .-.'.
travels twice a day IN each direction
through that magnificent Alpine pass
Gletsch. as It's name implies. is nea-
the Glacier Of the Rhone. IN fact. 'he
terminal face of this ice cascade . M
half an hours walk from The -ai.wa"
station. the path following the milk"
stream all along right up - .'s source
hewn in the purest Of crystal,
The continuation OF the 'ourrev -
Andermatt and D.sentls wH.,G 1as
of course, TO be- made by i!NEeG,.
until the railroad is completed, touches
many spots which have classic -epH'
for their beauty as We'll as for .1e.-
historic associations. Reaip Hnspe0
thai Andermatt and further o" OBJ.
quaint GrisoRs hamlcts r,gn, 20 o.
Sentis all have some charm ~ 'h".
own which will help 'u wane OIL.
Furka Railway known as ONE ut 'r
finest scenic railways n Sw.'2o nd
The sun., 1915-06-27
CENTRAL PARK IN THE EARLY
MORN AFREEF ALL COMEDY

representing one-quarter of the entire
circle and slips IL reverently onto
his patrons plate.
After demolishing IL completely Mr..
Fat Man finishes his third cup of
coffee and has feeling Of fulness that
necessitates moving his belt buckle
from the third to the first hole.
Grim remorse stands by mis- side
and places her hand on his cushiony
shoulder. His morning agony in the
park was for naught. He is at least
three pounds further from his goal
than when he started.
But the family---weii. he foolef
them all right. and that Simon Legree
~ a trainer who laid out the torture
route TO thinness. Tomorrow morn
ing he will begin training all over
again--and finish the same way.
Who In here? Ny word. II ii isn't
Mr. Thin Man. What is his reason
for beating IL" so merrily around the
park? Why. he Is in search OF embon-
point, avoirdupois pounds
See how he swings along. drawing In
deep drinks OF ozone and trying to
expand like toy balloon. Every
little while he waves his arms in the
air. rolls his head. works his legs like
pendulums.
Somebody told him that by eating
Ave pounds OF rare beefsteak a day.
drinking matted milk every fifteen
minutes and exercising an hour in the
open he will AL out the hollows in his
shoulders He believed It, Thus IL is
the thin man who goes to the park to
The sun., 1915-06-27

for the uncertain equilibrium OF a man
who has had lot Of revelling to do
and who has stuck to the post until
the post fell out from under him.
81 hear there is brave little band
Of sun risers who call themselves the
Reservoir club" said a man who by
dint of desperate effort manages to
drag himself from his pillows IN the
neighborhood Of 10 o'clock. We were
driving past that g.enming body Of
water in the park known as the reser-
voir.
i've heard OF the club too" | re-
sponded. THE Idea .s for each mem
her to see how many times he or she
can circle the lake without leaving an
ambulance call"
The water looked cool and inviting
through a lacework of green leaves.
Yes. and I'll bet many a man who
wanders in here in the early morning
feels as II he could drink that reser-
voir dry and never bat an eyelash,"
said the late riser. suspect from the
earnestness OF the remark the man
knows the feeling full well. There
was almost pathos IN his voice as he
spoke.
Perhaps you never knew that Cen
The sun., 1915-06-27

There you will find draught OF
Adams ambrosia distilled in the heart
Of the rocks. Hard by is booth
where the waters of the world are
kept in bottles and sold for song.
All kinds and conditions OF men.
women and children come here TO
drink while and walk a while. When
il comes TO health resorts there is
none finer.
The cool the brow party is always
prevalent in the park at daybreak. IL
has various phases. this party. Some
times 1t is full Of Joy and sometimes
il is tasting the ashes OF pleasure,
making wry faces over the flavor.
Sometimes it Is shouting and laughing,
and again il is holding its burning
brow in its hot hands and groaning.
When the last drink has been drunk,
when the scrambled eggs and bacon
have been tucked away, when the
walters in the all night restaurants
are ostentatiously brushing on the
tables and the scrubwoman threatens
with her mop and bucket. the park is
the last resort.
JuSl u SHUT SPIN Ah' p"' ~
before we call it a night" cry the
party as they climb into friendly au-
tomobile.
And away they whizz. They meet
the man with the tin dinner pail hur-
rylng 10 his days labor.
Gee" says some one. Look at
that. There goes a man full OF am
bition. healthy. strong, ready fol
The sun., 1915-06-27
The theorists.

its lnHt the fat man seeks the haven
OF his home breakfast room. The
family have foregathered to greet
father and to congratulate him upon
his fortitude. He responds with all
the graciousness Of a grizzly bear with
a burr in his ear.
He gazes at the breakfast board.
whereon dishes of sliced bananas
fianked by pitchers Of double cream
repose in mute invitation. For some
inexpllcable reason his morning paper
suddenly loses interest. He glances
at his watch. remarks that he is late
for business. hurls in tho raw egg pre-
scribed by his trainer. drinks his thin
glass of water and departs In hot
haste.
The siren song Of sliced bananas
and cream Is sounding in his ears.
He tries TO drown it in flood of de-
termination. He makes vain attempts
to anchor his thoughts to the business
OF the day. Then he passes his favorite
food palace. The faintest odor OF
fried bacon IL borne TO his quivering
nostrils. Before his vision floats a
tantalizing picture Of delicately
Drowned potatoes. Oh, for a cup Of
golden coffee,
He hesitates-is lost. The waiter
who seems to understand him as no
other waiter has ever understood him.
seats him with a welcoming smile.
Were II not for the bonds Of a cold
conventionality he would embrace that
waiter He orders:
Bananas and cream-plenty OF
cream. Charlie; a set OF chops, hashed
brown potatoes. and be sure they're
well Drowned. double rasher Of
bacon and a pot OF coffee. Show some
speed. now; I'm hungry as a wolf"
Just as Mr.. Fat Man Is finishing
the last crumb OF the aforesaid order
a willy chef places a large, juicy
cocoanut pie in plain sight on the
buffet. The pie Is still hot from the
oven.
Now II there 10 one dish our hero
adores above all others II is cocoanut
pie. He signals Charlie. Charlie cap
lures the pie. He cuts a segment
The sun., 1915-06-27

Gletsch. as il traverses a part OF the
country which may b. termed I'M
known Switzerland.
on leaving Brig, situated at an al
titude Of 2,2l5 feet, the Furka Rail
way first crosses a bridge ever the
Rhone and almost Immediately reaches
the picturesque village OF Matters, a
considerable part OF which is at pres
ent occupied by Italian tunnel work
ers. on one bank of the river runs the
Furka line and on the other the Sim
plon line. which presently enters into
the worlds longest tunnel G2L miles,.
The first stopping place for ex-
press trains Is Morel, a typical noun
tain village with an attractive church
ana weather beaten chalets whose nut
brown color Is relieved by the brilliant
red Of fuchsias, seraniums and carna-
tions which bloom on every window
ledge. The River Rhune has already
assumed all the characteristics 4 a
rushing glacier torrent. A little higher
up il receives the tempestuous Binna,
which rushes down through a solitary
The sun., 1915-06-27

ton OF the line was started in 1911.
on June 80, 1914. the Inauguration OF
the first section between Brig and
Gletsch took place. but four weeks
later, when the railroad was actually
ready for regular traffic, the European
war broke out and in view Of the new
conditions II was decided that the line
should only be opened for the summer
season of 1915.
The railway has steam traction. II
is a narrow gauge line with rack and
pinion sections and Possesses an
extraordinary number Of interesting
features from an engineering point Of
view. There are over fifty viaducts,
bridges and galleries, seven tunnels
and Ave loop tunnels. The total
length OF the rack and pinion sections
Is nineteen and one-half miles. 1t is
estimated that the cost OF construc-
tiOn was over s7,60O,00O
Those who take "A delight in eyplor-
ing districts situated off the beaten
path will he particularly pleased with
the trip along the Rhone from Brig TO
The sun., 1915-06-27

THE French clock stood on the
maHtelpiece useless because
something had happened TO the
delicate mechanism which prevented
II from performing the work for whicn
IL was intended.
The man Of the house after cast
ing his inexpert eye over the dis
abled timepiece decided that II would
be too delicate an operation for him
20 perform and probably 700 expensive
in the end. so on his way to business
he stopped in the store Of. reliable
cloCkmaker and asked him to step
around 10 the house and see what
allied the clock.
When the clockmaker arrived a
superficial examination revealed 10 his
expert eye that there was nothing
vitally wrong with the works. but
that they needed cleaning and oiling.
To do this properly II was necessary
70 take the clock TO his SHOP.
After a short period he returned
with the clock once again in good
working order.
Now you see, II is working again.
he said to the lady OF the house:
u WAS very u'IlE anu He'ueu o''hs
badly. Lack OF oil was the principal
reason for the entire trouble. So
/ many persons are delinquent in OIL
| ing their clocks. probably because
they do not know OF a practical way
10 oil them. No one would expect q
piece OF ordinary machinery to rur
long time without oiling. Yet mos'
persons imagine that a clock Will rur
for months and months without re-
quiring a drop OF oil. Then these per
sons are az a loss 10 understand VIII,
The sun., 1915-06-27

considerably with the arrival OF sum-
mer guests along the Furka road.
Several OF the villages have become
summer resorts. and the majority Of
the young people Of CONS work no
longer on their parental farms. but IN
Swiss hotels.
A few innovations have thus pene-
,rated this rural region, but they have
N no way affected the home life Of tho
natives. Tiny chapels, churches and
wav'ia" Shr!ncs are dotted along the
road everywhere. for the devout peo-
PIE ~ Cons have no greater interest
IN their lives than their religious
duties
At an altitude of 49, feet the re-
sort of Gherwald is reached. II is the
turthest point 20 which the Furka
Railway vii. run IN winter II is ex.
pected that Dhcrwald Will later Join
the circle Of Swiss winter resorts. as
It's opportunities sor skiing are par
tCuarly favorable
GIetsch .s the present terminus of
he Furka Railway and the junction
The sun., 1915-06-27
ny JANE DIXON.

w YHEN in search OF a laugh try
N/ Central Park any morning
" between the hours Of and
Z o'clock
Truth Is often funnier than fiction.
Which is why. II you have sense Of
humor. Central Park in the dull gray
dawn or the rosy glov-dccording to
how you have spent the preceding
hours-is funnier than Al Jolson null
more laughs to he found there in a
minute than you could find in Frank
Tinney. All scoffers are invited 10
get up in the middle Of the night say
about ) o'clock A. NJ, HE themselves
10 the park and prepare TO inspect the
early worms that gather there.
First you will meet the fat man
with with two ambitions in life-to
make nine million dollars and to re-
gain his waist line.
He is garbed in pair Of winter
weight trousers. large roomy shoes,
a golf cap and a sweater. The sweater
Is OF the sort formerly affected by
college freshmen. three ply thick, with
high rolling collar buttoned we'll up
across the chin and extending, above
the ears. This sweater Is to the fat
man what the baseburner was TO the
old fashioned "settin'" room. It's
mission is TO produce warmth. and .he
fat man will tell you II is some little
missionary.
Along he trundles at a considerable
clip. beads of perspiration gathering
on his ample brow and rolling un-
needed down to somewhere beneath
his double chin. He has the do or die
air Of q soldier about TO charge the
IRE trench Of the enemy.
He looks neither to the left nor TO
The right. His face Is the color Of a
ripe. red beet. and ne pants like an
ancient B. q o. engine taking a steep
grade. Around and around he cir
Giles until his knees wabble, his head
swtms and conditions inside the
sweater outturk a Turkish bath.
When human endurance has reached
The sun., 1915-06-27
NETHERLANDS newest scenic

NETHERLANDS newest scenic
~ railway opens for traffic this
summer. II runs from Brig
along the line OF the Furka post
road and traverses a little known re-
gton Of the Alps.
When the simplon line was opened
IN 1906 there was probably no other
city in the Rhone Valley which gained
moro through this achievement than
Brig. a delightfully."- quaint community
at the junction Of the Simplon and
Furka post routes. few years later,
In the summer OF 1913 the completion
Of the celebrated Lotschberg Railway
added further to the Importance Of the
town.
The Simplon Railway forms the In
ternational highway between the Lake
OF Geneva and the Rhone Valley and
Italy, and the Lotschberg line. con-
Meeting with the Simplon at Brig, has
brought the Rhone Valley and the
Bernese Oberland in direct communi-
The sun., 1915-06-27
SERBIAS LACK OF NURSES.

CERBIA is said to be tho one
y country In the civilized world
IN which there are no women
over 90 years Of age unmarried. Th.s
is given az the reason why ,hNrA
is such a lack of nurses for tho Red
Cross work Of the Serbian army. No,
only are the women all married and
engaged in caring for their families
hut me large majority Of them 'ivs
IN small farms and are busy producing
food for the nation as well az ,or
the army.
The sun., 1915-06-27

get fat meets the fat man who goes to
the park 10 get thin.
Which Of them is right? Both.
This exercising to put flesh on and
of is not confined to the men. BY
no means. The women folk are there
too. their hair scarce out OF curl
The sun., 1915-06-27

your weary, winding way.
Again you are always in danger Of
being run down by some promising
young athlete dressed like a chorus
by Flo Ziegfeld. Be careful going
around the curves. These twelve miles
a morning sprinters have no regard
The sun., 1915-06-27

" yHEN in search OF a laugh try
AA/ Central Park any morning
Wv between the hours Of and
. o'ClOck
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-04-21
QUICKLY STOPS HEAD
COLDS AND SNUFFLES
Catarrhal Germs Cause of Most Colds.
New Germicidal Air Treatment
Best Remedy For These
Common Ailments

Reliable authorities say that upwards
of so per cent. of the so-called colds in
the head and throat are in reality dan
gerous indications of the presence of
acute catarrh. When you hear a per-
son sneeze or cough it's almost certain
they are throwing catarrh germs into
the air for some other person to brea fhe
breathing these germs will soon have
catarrh or a catarrhal cold The time
to make these germs harmless and drive
out your catarrhal cold is the very in
slant you feel a desire to sneeze or
cough. or start to snuffie and wine YOUR
nose every few minutes
The quickest and surest way to stop
head cold and drive catarrh germs
out of your system is to pour a few
drops of the oil of Hyomei ipronounced
High -o-mel into one of the Hyomei in
haling devices which comes with each
large package and place the inhaler be-
tween your lips and breathe the germi-
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your nose, throat and lungs. This air
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quickly opens the closed air passages
stuffed up head, cleans out your throat
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