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The Elk Mountain pilot., 1915-12-11
UNIVERSITY
OF COLORADO
GRADUATION EXERCISES AT KEY
STONE OF STATES SCHOOL
SYSTEM.
B0ULDER'S BIG DAY
DEGREE GRANTED TO ONE HUN
DRED AND FORTY-Slx
GRADUATES.

Boulder. Colo.-Commenceme was
finished at the University of Colorado
Wednesday night with the reception
rendered to graduates, faculty and
alumni, at the home of Pres. James H.
Baker. "Wednesday morning the
graduation exercises were held in the
chautauqua auditorium and degrees
conferred upon LAG graduates. Sixteen
of these were higher degrees and
eighty bachelors of arts.
The parade formed on the university
campus, behind Lohmann's band, and
led by Senior Marshal Herman Weil-
berger and Harry Curtis the president
of the class, marched around the cam
pus. The faculty brought up the rear.
their colored hoods and robes lending
a festive air to the occasion. The party
was carried to the chautauqua in tai
lyhos, and the procession reformed.
The degrees were conferred upon the
various schools by their respective
deans. and Pres. James Fl. Baker. The
Rev. Harry Noble Wilson, pastor oil
the Central Presbyterian church at st.
Paul. Minnesota. received the degree
of doctor of divinity. He was a grad
uate of the university in the class of
1891, and is the first graduate of Colo
rado to have returned and delivered
the commencement Grafton. After the
commencement exercises the annual
banquet of the Alumni association was
held in the dining hall.
Before the ovation President Baker
awarded the two governors prizes of
S25 each, given by Gov. Henry Bucn-
tel, to Edward A. Nafe and Miss Jett
Condit, as the two students in the lib
eral arts most deserving of recognition
-. -. -
Walter Clyde Hawes of Loveland,
freshman. was announced as the win
ner of the Bennett prize. the income
on sum of si00 left to the university
by the late Philo G. Bennett for the
best essay on the principles of free
government. His subject was "lmmi
grafton and Democracy" Miss Anna
Elizabeth Elwell and Lawrence Henry
Serry received honorable mention.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1915-12-11
KNEW WHAT THE JOB MEANT.
Angry Citizen Put Ordeal UP to Street
Car Company.

Not long ago there entered the office
of the superintendent OF trolley line
in Detroit an angry citizen, demand
Ing Justice" in no uncertain terms.
In response to the officials gentle
inquiry touching the cause of the de-
mand, the angry citizen explained
that on the day previous as his wife
was boarding one OF the company's
cars, the conductor thereof had
stepped on his spouse's dress, tearing
from 1t more than yard of material.
'T can't see that we are to blame
for that" protested the superintendent
What do you expect US to do, get her
a new dress?"
No sir. l do not" rejoined the
angry citizen. brandishing piece OF
cloth. What l propose is that you
people shall match this material" -
Harper's Weekly.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1915-12-11
DREYFUS SHOT
AT z0LA'S TOMB
MILITARY WRITER FIRES THE
BULLET IN THE PANTHEON
DURING SERVICES.
WOUND NOT SERIOUS
WOULD-BE ASSASSIN SEIZED AND
BEATEN BY ANGRY
MOB.

Paris-Just at the close OF
the ceremonies attending the canoniza
ton of Emile Zoa, in the Pantheon
Thursday, when the President OF
France, the premier and host of min
| listers of state were taking their de
parture. Louis Anthene Gregori, a mil
itary writer of note. drew a revolver
and fired two shots point blank at Ma
jor Alfred Dreyfus, for whose liberty
Zola fought and won.
Men distinguished in all walks of life
filed the. Pantheon, and when the
shots rang out there was intense ex-
citemcnt itf FEAR that the President
| had been .Rssassinated, but even
the attempt of the life OF Ma
| jor Dreyfus created a profound i'm
pressioi. Soldiers speedily surround
ed Gregori and he was taken to jail,
bruised and bleeding, with his clothes
almost torn from his back.
Major Dreyfus was not seriously In
jured A bullet entered his forearm,
but did not iniure the bone.
The affair has created a tremendous
sensation in Paris. and the motive OF
the would-be assassin is the cause OF
much mvstification. for GreGori, III
stead of being an ordinary fanatic such
as is carried away by the political pas
sions of the moment, is n man OF ma
ture age, having been born in 1874, and
was highly esteemed in the circles
where he was known. Although born OF
Italian parents, he has been an ardent
Frenchman for years, and has written
authoritatiyely on military subjects
enjoying close relations with many
high French officers. He was one
of the correspondents who followed
the big French and German
maneuvers, obtaining data for tech
nical papers. His friends are at
loss to understand what induced him
to commit such foolhardy act, and
many are disposed to question his
statement that he simply shot as an
individual protest against participa-
tion of the army in the ceremonies in
the Pantheon.
Some do not hesitate to express the
opinion that he may have been the
tool of a little clan of royalists. who,
under the name of L'Action Franchise,
have never ceased to insist that the
court of cessation illegally prevented
an appeal of the Dreyfus case, nor
abandoned hope Of seeing a revision IA
vorable to the contention of the Ma
tionalists.
Some color is lent to this theory by
n series of remarkable articles that APP
peared in this mornings L'Action
Franchise from the pens of Charles
Maurras and Leon Daudet son of
poet. who are the leading spirits among
the Royalists supporters of the resto-
ration of Philippe Of Orleans.
The articles apparently anticipated
today's event that of Maurras declar-
ing that "'there may be rumbling be-
fore the revolution"
Daudet wrote:
1.-THE real hero will be Dreyfus, and
Dreyfus may ask himself whether this
nocturnal glorification of modern
crime will not conjure up terrible
dawn. He has already heard the
stroke of midnight"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1915-12-11
Civil Enoineers' Convention.

Denver.-Four hundred of the fore
most engineers of the world Will at
tend the annual convention of the
American Society of Civil Engineers
which opens in Denver June 23rd. The
program for the international event
has been issued and two special trains
from Chicago will bring the delegates
to this city June 22nd. The conven-
ton this year will be the first meeting
of the society In Denver since 1886,
The membership extends to nearly
every country in the world. although
the American members alone number
nearly 1000 The sessions will be
held in the Senate chamber at the
state CapitOl.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1915-12-11
Faith Cure Teachina.

Denver.-Mrs. Charles B. Kountze.
wife of the millionaire president of
the Colorado National Bank, has ac-
cepted the new faith cure teachings of
the Rev. w. w. Macarthur and has
made arrangements for d small num-
Der of her friends to hear the new doc
trine propounded by its founder in her
palatial home at 1915 Grant street,
each Monday and Thursday morning.
The Rev. Mr. McArthur's doctrine,
briefly stated, is that Christ is the re-
demption of the body as well as of the
soul, and that one who is i'll has only
to have faith in the redeeming power
of Christ to be made well.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1915-12-11
Beef Trust Affects England.

London.-The American beef trust
and its alleged control of the British
meat market came up in the House of
Commons. Charles w. Bowerman
drew attention TO the recent increases
in the price of meat. declaring they
had been engineered by the trust. He
asked Winston Churchill, president of
the board of trade, to follow the eX-
ample of the American Congress and
appoint a commission to inquire into
the operations of the trust in this
country and devise relief for the Brit
ish consumer from its increasing ex-
actions
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1915-12-11

much pleasant light upon the musty.
old traditions of the ancient land.
| Strabo. now; he's the worlds
earliest geographer and historian, or
one of 'em. and l suppose We are
bound to believe him, even when he
says (he must have said 1t, for I've
never seen any of his handwriting
| lying around) that IA centuries before
the Christian era chats an awful long
time. Strabo; but I'll not dispute the
word of a gentleman) Seti cut canal
81 miles long from Bubasts near the
present town of Zigzag-I mean Zaga-
zig to Heroopolis, at the head OF the
Bitter lakes, then forming the north
ern extremity of the Suez gulf
Herodotus-another old-timer who
juRxles with centuries as the circus
ci-~n juggles with his old hat-says
that 500 years later Necho the Persian
tried little canal building, keeping
at it till the mere tritie of a hundred
and twenty thousand lives had been
sacrificed in the job, and only e.an-
doning it when the great oracle of that
day (whom he consulted) prophesied
that the most dire results would fol-
low the completion of the work, and
the entire land OF Egypt be given over
to the stranger and the barbarian.
Then, successfully. the Roman en-
perors Trajan and Hadrian; the
Arabian conaueror Amron; the great
/ Napoleon. who held the hollow of the
Heavens in his usurping hand; Me
| hemet Ali, who had butchered 400
| Mamelukes before supper, but had not
the daring to brave the ancient
prophecy; French engineers, English
engineers. Austrian engineers, each
and all. tried their hand, but to no
definite end. They disagreed as to the
level OF the two seas. Napoleon's en-
gineers estimated that the Mediter
ranean was 30 feet below the level of
the Red sea. calling for scheme of
sluices and locks. Waghorn, an Eng
lshman. declared that the level of the
two waters was identical.
Meanwhile, a young Frenchman was
dreaming dreams; he was eloquent;
he was convincing: and he finally
convinced Said Pasha that the future
was lettered big with the name of
Ferdinand de Lesseps, and If con-
cession were given TO him. he would
make Egypt and France both immor-
tai He got the concession. Said
cared nothing for the ancient oracle
that had frightened his grandfather
Mehemet. and so Fate swept on with
her relentless broom and Said was
gathered to his fathers; lsmail the
magnificent. the eXtravagant, a prince
of immense fortune, succeeded his
uncle and also succeeded in plunging
his unhappy country up to the neck
in bonds and mortgages galore; Eu-
rope stepped in: England became the
purchaser of Ismails personal hold
ing (only s2O,OO0,O0O saved from the
wreck of sS5, 1000. .O00) which he sur
rendered to his creditors a short time
before his dethronement and Danish
ment to Naples.
Ismail not only incurred, in his brief
rule of l6 years, debt of over $780,
900 900. but he mortgaged the souls of
generations of Egyptians yet unborn.
And thus did the prophecy come
true, The ancient oracle spake not in
vain The land of the Pharoahs and
+ the Ptolemies, of Alexander and Cleo
patra, has passed into the hands of
the stranger.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1915-12-11
"HsIpfu, HInt.- Tha. Hinder.

Many Of the helpful hints" followed
by our mothers are now proved utterly
useless, II not more harmful than
helpful. For instance. no one now
uses moist tea leaves to clean a carpet
or rug. because of the inevitable stain
ing. And salt used on carpet col
lects dampness and rusts the tacks.
Newspapers. dampened and torn. an
swer the purpose much more satisfac-
torily. Rugs should be shaken from
the sides. for the strain of the weight
on the end is very apt to loosen the
weft
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1915-12-11
THE FIRST TASTE
Learned to Drink Coffee When q
Baby.

II parents realized the fact that cof-
fee contains -caffeine-which
is especially harmful to children, they
would doubtless hesitate before CIV
ing the babies coffee to drink.
When / was child in my mothers
arms and first began to nibble things
at the table. mother used to give me
sips Of coffee. AS my parents used
coffee exclusively at meals l never
knew there was anything to drink but
coffee and water.
And so l contracted the coffee habit
early. l remember when quite young,
the continual use of coffee SO affected
my parents that they tried roasting
wheat and barley. then ground 1t in the
coffee-mill, as substitute for coffee.
But 1t did not taste right and they
went back to coffee again. That was
long before Postum was ever heard OF.
continued to use coffee until was p.
and when ! got into office work, be
gan to have nervous spells. Especially
after breakfast l was SO nervous l
could scarcely attend to my corre-
spondence.
AT night, after having coffee for
supper, could hardly sleep, and on
rising in the morning would feel weak
and nervous.
"A friend persuaded me to try Post
um. My wife and l did not like IL
at first, but later when boiled good
and strong it was fine. Now we
would not give up Postum for the
best coffee we ever tasted.
Il can now get good sleep, am free
from nervousness and headaches. l
recommend Postum to all coffee drink
ere.
There's Reason"
Name given by Postum Co.. Battle
Creek, Mich. Read THE Road to Well
VILE" in pkgs.
Ever read the above letter7 A ne"
ono appears from time to time. They
are genuine, true, and full OF human
! Interest.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1915-12-11

The canals varied and almost tragic
history lent an added interest to the
dull and monotonous aspect that it
presents. the fiat sandy banks melting
out into the desert. unbroken save for
the occasional government stations, a
steamer tied to the bank waiting for
| ours to pass, or collection of nut
| houses belonging to Arabs, whose
| camels and donkeys were tethered
nearby.
At times, small boys would race
along the banks, easily keeping pace
with the slowly moving steamer, cry
ing for "Backsheelsh." to which the
passengers and crew responded by
| tossing fruit and packages of food and
money to them.
Great stream dredgers were fire.
quently passed working constantly to
keep the canal passable for steamers
as sand and silt are continually filling
it up.
Port Said is a town of some impor-
tance, very much larger than Suez. but
in the flying glimpse we caught of it
in the course of a wild, early-morning
ride to catch the train for Cairo, we
were impressed by its dirt and noise
more than by anything else.
The ride to Cairo was tiresome for
many reasons, chiefly because of the
dust and flies, and a family who
shared the compartment with us, to-
gether with mountain of luggage.
The changing interest of the land
scape, however. made us forget the
annoyances, for were not the scenes
of the Bible spread out before us like
an open book. The shepherd with his
flock, the camels either resting or
marching slowly. the mud houses sur.
rounded by palms, the women carry.
ing water jars on their heads, walking
splendidly, swinging lightly from their
hips. A family working among the
fertile fields; little girls tending goats
and winding wool on a distaff as they
watched, or else venerable old man
in floating draperies riding diminu.
tive donkey.
During the ride we were much edi-
us saying as we passed a station:
There's fine engine. a splendid en-
gine. by Jovei"
That's an American engine" said
the other man. adding, before we had
lost our little glow of patriotic pride
but we don't care for them out here
they burn such lot of coal and are so
very dirty" To our humble sugges-
tion that perhaps they made up for
this defect by being fast, he assented
condescendingly that they We're fast
"but so dirty Won know"
The great barrage. near Cairo, con
structed to hold back the surplus
waters and thus irrigate larger area.
was begun in 1897 from plans made
by Mongel Bey a Frenchman. The
English tourist never let's slip
chance to boast of his country's SUI
periority in the matter of the reincar
nation of Egypt under British 'occu-
patton" and a good story Is told by
trotters who was inspecting, with
proud air, the great barrage.
Yes. it's a great work, and these
foreigners ought to better appreciate
what we are doing for their good. This
thing has put them on their feet.
financially, sure enough, but l don't
see that they show any gratitude for
our having built IT."
Il beg your pardon said the en-
was designed and built by French en-
gineers."
"I didn't know that" replied the
tourist. somewhat subdued. but any
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1915-12-11
Hon. ]. w. McCreery of Greeley

Hon. ]. w. McCreery of Greeley
president of the State Bar Association,
has Just finished a course of eight
lectures before the seniors of the law
school of the State University on ir-
rigation law. A similar series will be
given by him next year.
The skeletons of the two prospec-
tors found in Death Valley some weeks
ago are now believed at Trinidad to be
those of J. w. Swain and his father,
as it is known that they entered Death
Valley on prospecting tour about a
year ago. j. w. Swain was former
resident of trinidad
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1915-12-11
Meeting the Unusual.

Mr.. Sinic-Do you see those three
people walking together down theref
Mrs. Getup-Yes: who are they?
Mr.. Sinic-One is a somnambulist,
one is a kleptomaniac and one is =
plagiarist."
Mr.. Sinic.Law sakes! never
dreamed we were going to meet -
many brainy people in . bunch
Baltimore American.
The Ocala evening star., 1915-02-13
STOMACH TROUBLES
Mr.. Ragland Writes Interesting
Letter on This Subject.

Madison Heights. Va.-Mr. chas. A.
RagIand, Of this place, writes: 81 have
been taking Thedford's Black -Draught
for indigestion, and other stomach troub-
les, also colds, and find ii TO be tl1e very
best medicine ! have ever used.
After taking Black Draught for a few
days, always feel like a new man"
Nervousness, nausea, heartburn, pain
In pit Of stomach, and a feeling Of full
ness alter eating, are sure symptoms oil
stomach trouble, and should be given the
proper treatment, as your strength ard
health depend very largely upon your
food and its digestion.
To get quick and permanent relief
from these ailments, you should take
medicine OF known curative merit.
It's IS years Of splendid success, in the
treatment Of just such troubles. proves
The real merit Of Thedford's Black
Dranght. Safe, pleasant, gentle I'M action,
and without bad after-effects, Il is sure
10 benefit both young and old. For sale
everywhere. Price &c. Nclu
The Ocala evening star., 1915-02-13

UNITED STATES post office,
Ocala, Fla. Office of Custodian Feb. II,
1915. Sealed proposals will be received
at this building until o'clock p. m.
March 2, 1915, and then opened, for
furnishing electric current, gas, water,
ice and miscellaneous supplies, and
washing towels during the fiscal year
ending June 80, 1916. Sealed pro-
posals will also be received until 2
o'clock p. M, April IA, 1915, and then
opened, for Is tons bituminous coal
The right to reject any and all bids is
reserved by the treasury department
Rob't. F. Rogers, custodian. 2-13-20d
The Ocala evening star., 1915-02-13


Considerable eensure is being hand
ed to the police on account of the
epidemic of robbery now prevailing.
Critics of the police, however, should
remember that it is an easy matter
for a bunch of eviidoers to dodge a
size. They have large contract to
watch the business center, and when
two or more robbers work together,
one can keep the police located while
the other or others do the stealing.
Marshal Adams is on duty night and
day, and if he doesn't catch the
toughs it is not because he doesn't
try. It is the opinion of most people
that the breaking in and stealing is
being done by a bunch Of loafers,
some of them white men or boys, and
that they are working in organized
gangs. The first citizen that shoots
one of them will be elected alderman
from his ward and given birthday
cake from the entire city. It would
be mighty good idea for the indus
trious and honest citizens of the town
to get together and run the loafers
out. They are pretty well all known,
and they have no right to existence
as long as they try to live on the
earnings of >other people. A good
dose Of hickory bark tea before they
left town would help them on their
way.
The Ocala evening star., 1915-02-13
BACK FROM THE FIRING LINE
First Aid TO the Wounded


Paris, Feb. 13-At almost every
station on the railroads wou will see
men shattered and wrecked for life,
men who must face the future hor-
ribly mutilated, and yet they accept
their fate without a murmur of COM
plant or bitterness. 1t is the same In
England, in France and, / suppose, in
Russia, that all soldiers are bearing
their sufferings with the greatest of
fortitude.
The best aid these men have is
within themselves. The human body
viii best resist infection from bullets
when it is healthy, strong, active and
with all of its functions fully alive and
working. The best aid to this condi-
ton is vegetable tonic and altera-
tive that will first put the stomach
and blood right, for these are depend
ent on one another. Good stomach
means good blood, and likewise good
| blood means good stomach.
| DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Dis
covery helps the stomach to do its
work naturally .and properly, stimu-
! lates the liver. The blood is purified.
/ Every organ is rejuvenated. This
Medical Discovery" of DIR. Pierce, is
| free from alcohol or narcotics 1t is
1made from the roots and barks of
/ American forest plants with triple re-
fined glycerine, and is the best blood
purifier, because it banishes from the
I blood all poison and impure matter
| tt dissolves impure deposits and car
ries them out, as it does all impuri-
] ties through the bowels, kidneys and
skin If you have indigestion, slug
gish liver, catarrh, unsteady nerves
I 0r q ElITnHlv skin oaf I9T PfpTPnsS
] Golden Medical Discovery today and
start at once to replace your impure
blood with the kind that puts energy
and ambition into you and brings
back youth and vigor.-Adv. 9
i Buy your drugs from Gerig's
Ocala's best drug store. 9-tf
The Ocala evening star., 1915-02-13
State of Ohio, City, of Toledo,
Lucas County,

Frank ]. Cheney makes oath that
he is senior partner of the firm of F.
J. Cheney & Co., doing business in the
city of Toledo, county and state afore-
said, and that said firm will pay the
sum of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS
for each and every case of Catarrh
that cannot be cured by the use of
HALLS CATARRH CURE.
Frank j. Cheney.
Sworn to before me and subscribed
in my presence, this 9Th day of De-
cember, A D. 1886.
(Seal) A. w. Gleason,
Y Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken inter-
nally and acts directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system.
Send for testimonials free.
f. j. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio.
Sod by all druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills for consti-
patton. Ad.
The Ocala evening star., 1915-02-13

You'll have some explaining to do
when you get home. won't your"
Ne" replied the member OF congress.
I'm not going to explain. I'm going
to let my constituents argue matters
out among themselves and then take
the side that seems to have the most
advocates. w Washington Star
The Ocala evening star., 1915-02-13

Carl Pedrick was arrested this af-
ternoon on a charge of assault with
intent to murder. The arrest grew
out of the disturbance Monday night
in the western part of the city, in
which Jean Scott was wounded. Ped
rick gave bond for his appearance
before Judge Ferguson's court.
The Ocala evening star., 1915-02-13

MR.. NJ. r. Williams is home from
the Orlando fair. He says it was a
pretty good fair and after the first
day was largely attended. He says
the racing was good but there were
not as many horses as there should
have been.
The Ocala evening star., 1915-02-13

Mr.. Percy Perkins is in an Atlanta
hospital, and was to have undergone
an operation today. His many friends
here hope it will be entirely successful
and that he will be restored to his
.oldtime health.
The Ocala evening star., 1915-02-13
washino China.

When washing ornaments Of glass
or fine china, If a turkish towel is
placed ia the bottom OF the bowl it
prevents the article from getting
Clipped.
The Ocala evening star., 1915-02-13
RICH LAND FOR RENT

Mrs. Bittinger wishes to rent six
acres of hammock land at Belleview.
Land is good, under fence and has
been in cultivation. Apply to Mrs. C.
L. Bittinger at her home in Ocala.
The Ocala evening star., 1915-02-13

Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Malever have
returned from attendance on the Or
lando fair. They say the fair was a
good one and they had a pleasant.
time. Mr.. Malever, says, however,
that for real fair nothing can quite
come up to the one made by Marion
county people.