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The Washington herald., 1915-02-14

| reference had been made to nearly every
| body in the room and each sentence was
punctuated with laughter.
Seeking Chautauqua Talent.
During the evening a member of the
club, attired as a bellboy, entered the
hall calling loudly for Speaker Clark.
| asked by whom they were wanted. he re-
piled that a large and handsomely
dressed man. wearing diamonds ana
| representing himself as Chautauquu
manager. was down stairs and anxious
to see some public men at once. The
messenger was informed that the gentle
men whom he was seeking were not
present but that Vice President Marshall
sent word that he would be very glad to
meet the manager at his office on Mon
| day.
Several times during the course of the
dinner an ancient. deCrepit and long
whskered person labelled Bryan Resic-
nation RumOr'' appeared in the hall.
No matter what was said or done the
old RumOr reappcarrd Not a word was
spoken. hut the frequent entrance of the
RumOr always occasioned laughter, in
which Mr.. Bryan heartily Joined. Another
stunt was the report OF the Federal
Trade Commission. the majority mem
bers asserting that the business Condi-
tiOns were never better and the minority
declaring that the country was going to
the dCmnition bow-wOws. At another
interval Messrs. Shonts. Wallace ana
Stevens. Of Panama Canal fame to-
gether with admiral Clark. were calico
upon to stand up and BE- seen. while
President Willard. of the Baltimore ana
Ohio Railroad. was distinguished in like
manner II will thus bc evident that
there was not dun minute from the
time the dinner bell rang at S O'Clock
until the farewell song was sung at mid
night.
Speakers introduced with Songs.
Each speaker was introduced with a
topical song. to which personal and ap-
prOprIate words had been adapted. Mr..
Depew was reminded of the ancient
stories which he had imposed upon the
club in former days. while Mr. Borah
was suggested as a Presidential Candi-
date whose boom ought to be started
Immediately If it ever was to get any
where. The song for Bryan referred to
his efforts to find places for deserving
Democrats" and ended with a refrain
which asserted 81 am sure to get a job
from Bryan" As a compliment to the
Vice President. the chorus of his favor
ite college song. Dear Old Wabash. "
was sung. and then he was welcomed
with another college melody. the last
verse of which was as follows:
He'd like to speak both night and day
But wont let him do it.
Wen let him have a little say,
So let him now go to it.
For tonight well merry. merry he.
For tonight well merry. merry be.
For tonight well merry. merry bc.
We're going to hear Tom Marshall
The songs served as texts for the
speeches. and Mr. Bryans ailusinu I"
lame ducks "ccasioned much laughter.
There were more speeches than usual
at GridirOn dinner, but they
were intcrsp"rscd through the program
and were all brief and thoroughly en-
iOyable In fact tn" dinner was un-
douhtedly one Of the hest ever given by
the club. and every one regretted when
tn" four hours entertainment came at
midnight to a close. TIL" flowers wer"
allowed to remain in tn" room in order
that they may he distributed today
among IN" city hospitals.
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Winnipeg is soon to begin the build
ing of a S760.OOO athletic club home
twelve stories or more high.
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|
! prohibition pirate sang this song:
Hail. or nail, the water wagon,
| FIJI, or NIL. the crystal glass.
We're resolved the merry nagon.
| To our lips shall never pass.
We have Joined the Sheppard union.
| In good standing. one and all;
! No more will we hold communion
With the devilish high-ball.
At this point the pirates joined in
| gleefully with a rousinS chorus:
/ Don't you think that We had ouGht'er
! Always quenCh our thirst with water?
This song" said the pirate chief
touches my heart. Mr. President. will
you kindly order all the glasses removed
! from the table,"
Not on your life" shouted the chorus,
, with tremendous emphasis.
Candidate Song Makes n Hit.
The progressive pirate who wore a
J khaki uniform and a Rough Rider hat.
made a hit with n song which was Il
! parody on the pirate kings song in the
opera. The first verse was as follows:
| Oh better far to live and die
| Under the spotlght's glaring eye.
Than play a simple. quiet part
With modest mien and a shrinking
heart.
! Out of the country 7 may go.
To find where doubtful rivers flow.
But ! return, I'm free to state.
To live and die candidate.
For | am candidate.
And I never. never hesitate,
To be a candidate.
The chorus came in strong on the re-
frain. "Hurrah for the candidate and
burst of applause repaid the soloist
and the singers for their efforts.
The SunraEette Also Sings.
The suffragcttc pirate. beCOmingly at
tired in what the society reporters call
fetching gown warbled sweetly L de-
sire to vote. as follows:
7 want to vote.
Give me the ballot soon.
Then will l find.
True peace of mind,
.. grant me this one boon.
Then from the chorus came these en-
COuraging lines:
Take heart patient and true
Some day twill come To YOU.
In response to which the suTragette
pirate sweetly sang:
YES. yes. I'd have Won know,
Soon to the polls I'll 20.
4 Ballot Box Paradox.
Another number t" score a big success
WAS a trio. which followed the SuGEcs-
tion thar if women really wanted to vote
th"y ought to he allowed to stuff the bal
lot boxes. 81 am sure" one Of the
pirates remarked. no gentleman would
object to that" Here are the verses Of
the song:
When women are allowed TO vote.
And thus enact reforming laws,
We'd like to have them make a not"
Of one good way to help their cause
They can secure their victory
II the will stuff tho ballot box
Although We know that this would hc
An awful paradox.
lis such an easy thing to do
With ballots that ar thin enough.
For those experienced persons who
ManpulatH the powder puff
For We suggest a hotter thing
Than mCndinE shirts of daruinC socks.
T" their attention now w bring
This clever paradox.
\ paradox. a paradox.
\ really clever paradox.
The votes will come to them i'm hpCkS.
When'"r they stuff the ballot box.
\ paradox. a paradox.
\ really clever paradox.
Ia. ha. ha. ha. ha, ha. ha ha.
This paradox.
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FRESH WORKERS FOR Y. NJ. c. A.

New Members Assigned to Various
Branches of Activity.
The second important stage of the Y.
NJ c. 4. campaign was entered upon yes
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= Triumphant Finale.

Then ther,. was humorous song about
the cnterprisinS statesman being, busy,
after which the OId-Time pirate. in
deep bass voice. to the accompaniment
Of a ta-ran-ta-ra chorus, sang these ex-
pressive lines:
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On Red-hOt GridirOn
NOtabLeS Are Roasted

CONTINUED FROM PAGE oNE-Mafn News,
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Another number l." score a big success
WAS a trio. which followed the SugE"s-
tion thar If women really wanted to vote
thcy ought to he allowed to stuff the bal
lot boxes. - am sure" one Of the
pirates remarked. no gentleman would
object to that" Here are the verses Of
the song:
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1915-02-25
Reaches Spring. with Prisoner.

Colorado Springs.-Mrs. Betty Kiss
ell Davis. leader of the exclusive
smart set. returned from st. Louis
bringing with her Mrs. Edna Cox, the
former Colorado Springs girl who was
arrested in st. Louis Oh the eve OF
her expected marriage 10 widely
known man of that city. Mrs. Cox is
wanted here on a charge of embez-
zling from store where she was EN-
ployed as cashier before going to St.
Louis. The charge Is brought by n
bonding company. True to her agree
ment Mrs Davis did not manacle her
prisoner nor was she armed herself
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1915-02-25
Colorado.

The Wellington Mines Company's
property is keeping both of Its con
centration mills running full time.
of the Helen mine. on Niger hill. near
Australian gulch, are working the
property steadily.
At the Atlas mine, In the Sneffles
range. Ouray district. the reported sue
cessful results of oil flotation for the
mixed ores have aroused interest In
the availability OF this special treat
ment for other mines in the locality
having similar ores.
A. w. Richardson returned to Ouray
and Immediately made arrangements
to work the lower level of the Iowa
Chief tunnel, of the Calliope group.
The Leadville contingent leasing on
both the North and South London
mine, Park county, has started ship
ping ore with an average value of $S5
per ton.
The Small Hopes owners, working
the Emmett shaft at Leadville, are now
shipping in the neighborhood of sew
that nets $40 per ton.
Plans have been formulated for tho
Inauguration at an early date OF an en-
larged campaign of development on
the Gold Bond property. situated on
Gold Hill, Cripple Creek.
The Stars Consolidated Company
has completed a contract with the Pu-
eblo Steel Works to take 100 tons
daily of manganese to average 20 per
cent. Shipping has started.
The Cumbre Mining Company.
Denver promotion. which is operating
the Juaniatta property on Niger hill
near breckenridge. is sinking its
shaft another lift" from the 20O-foot
level
Guy Wolcott has three machines
breaking ore on his lease on the lsa-
bella and hopes to make a production
If a carload per day. The ore is test
ing over 800 to the ton and II ship
ments are kept up for months. as now
,eems sure, the production from his
lease alone will aggregate a million
iollars in year.
Fred ]. de Haven. manager of the
Lackawanna Belle Mining Company at
Leadville, reports the property In good
,hysical condition with the ore bodies
strong and the values holding up to
the standard.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1915-02-25
WIFE SHOOTS HUSBAND
AT GOLDFiELD IN PRESENCE OF
THREE CHILDREN.
Bartender Asks Police Not to Arrest
Woman, So That She Can Care
for Their Babies.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Victor, Colo.-In the presence OF hei
three small children, Mrs. Fred l.
Trott, age thirty, shot her husband, II
bartender, through the body at their
home in Goldfield Trott was oper-
ated upon at the Red Cross hospital
in this city Immediately after the
shooting, but physicians cannot state
whether he will live. Self-defense is
the motive given by Mrs, Trott.
After the shooting Trott requested
that his wife be taken in charge by
the city marshal and not placed under
arrest so that she might care for the
three children His request was
granted Trott is Il bartender at the
Corner" saloon, in Goldfield.
From all the facts that can be gath
cred at this time, it appears that Troti
had been in the habit of beating his
wife furiously on various occasions
and that the woman. in order to pro-
lect herself. was compelled to resort
to the use of revolver for defense.
Sentiment in Goldfield strongly favors
the case of Mrs. Trott. sympathy in
her behalf is outspoken by almost
everybody
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1915-02-25
INDIGESTION, GAS
OR SICK STOMACH
Time it! Pape's Diapepsin ends
all Stomach misery in five
minutes.

Do some foods you eat hit back
taste good, but work badly; ferment
into stubborn Jumps and cause sick.
sour. gassy stomach? Now, Mr.. or
Mrs. Dyspeptic, jot this down: Pape's
Diapepsin digests everything. leaving
nothing to sour and upset you. There
never was anything so safely quick, so
certainly effective. No difference how
badly your stomach is disordered you
will get happy relief in five minutes.
but what pleases you most is that it
strengthens and regulates your stom-
ach so you can eat your favorite foods
without fear.
You feel different as soon as "Pape's
Diapepsin" comes in contact with the
stomach-distress just vanishes-your
stomach gets sweet. no gases, no belch-
ing. no eructatioIs of undigested food.
Go now, make the best investment
you ever made by getting large fifty
cent case of Pape's Diapepsin from any
store. You realize in five minutes how
needless it is to suffer from indiges-
tion. dyspepsia or bad stomach. Adv.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1915-02-25
DIDN'T WANT TO MEET HIM
coIored Parsons Description Of His
Satanic Majesty Brought Converts
to Mourners' Bench.

The late celebrated Peter Vinegar.
who in days gone by used to make
periodical visits to Danville, says the
Advocate. for the purpose of deliver.
ing his sermons, remarkable on nc.
count of their startling texts. on one
occasion spoke to a large assemblage
of the colored population and a few
whites at the old colored Methodist
church on Walnut street. He arose.
raised his spectacles from his eyes.
and said:
My beloved brederen and sisteren,
l take my tex dis evenin' in dat por-
ton NV de Scriptur' whar de 'Postle
Paul pints his pistol at de 'Phesians.
an whar it says. Whar de hen
scratches dar's de worm. 'cetpin' de
case whar sum previus hen hav bin
dar.'" He then proceeded to tell his
hearers what a horrible personal ap-
pearance the devil presented, with the
following description: His eyes look
like two balls NV fire. his teef like two
skinned saplins. his ears hang down
like 'baccer leaf an his bref smoke
like tar kittle." That night Peter
made many converts.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1915-02-25
Wyoming.

Work has started at Sunrise on the
High Line and Lone Jack mines.
Wyoming's oil output was nearly
doubled in 1914, as compared with
the production of the previous year.
and amounted to 4,6o0, 900 barrels.
G. X. King of Douglas has leased
500 acres OF oil land in the vicinity
of Thermopolis and expects to have a
drilling outfit at work within a short
time. The prospects for both oil and
gas are very good.
1t is learned that the corporation
formed for the building of refinery
and pipe lines in the Big Horn basin
has been Incorporated under the laws
OF the state of New Jersey for $20.-
100000. and 1t is expected that the
incorporation papers will be filed in
Wyoming within short time.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1915-02-25
GRANDMA USED SAGE TEA
TO OARKEN HER GRAY HAIR
She Made Up Mixture Of Sage Tea
and Sulphur to Bring Back Color,
Gloss, Thickness.

Almost everyone knows that Sage
Tea and Sulphur. properly compound
ed. brings back the natural color and
lustre to the hair when faded. streaked
or gray: also ends dandruff. itching
scalp and stops falling hair. Years
ago the only way to get this mixture
was to make 1t at home, which is
mussy and troublesome. Nowadays.
by asking at any store for "Wyeth's
Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy" you
will get large bottle of the famous
old recipe for about so cents.
Don't stay gray! Try it! No one
can possibly tell that you darkened
your hair. as it does 1t so naturally
and evenly. You dampen sponge or
soft brush with it and draw this
through your hair. taking one small
strand at a time. by morning the gray
hair disappears, and after another ap-
plication or two, your hair becomes
beautifully dark. thick and glossy
Adv.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1915-02-25
eeekeepers Elect Officers.

Denver--Officers were elected by
delegates to the annual convention oi
the National Beekeepers' Association.
The following We're chosen: Presi-
dent, DR.. Burton N. Gates, Amherst.
Mass: vice president. Frank C. Pei.
lett. Atlantic. Ia; secretary and treas
urer, Wesley Forster. Boulder. Colo. /;
The following delegates We're elected
to serve on the executive committee;
f. ID. Townsend, North Star. Mich. 4:
f. j. Baxter. Nauvoo. ILL.,. and J. ii
Stoneman. Blackfoot, Ida.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1915-02-25
THE DOCTORS WIFE
Agrees With Him About Food.

A trained nurse says: I'm the prac-
tice Of my profession I have found so
many points in favor Of Grape-Nuts
food that l unhesitatinsly recommend
1t to all my patients.
1T is delicate and pleasing to the
palate (an essential in food for the
sick) and can be adapted to all ages.
being softened with milk or cream for
babies or the aged when deficiency Of
teeth renders mastication impossible.
For fever patients or those on liquid
diet ! find Grape-Nuts and albumen
water very nourishing and refreshing.
This recipe is my own idea and is
made as follows: Soak q teaspoonful
of Grape-Nuts in a glass Of water for
an hour. strain and serve with the
beaten white of an egg and spoonful
of fruit Juice for flavouring. This az
fords great deal of nourishment that
even the weakest stomach can assimi-
late without any distress.
my husband is physician and he
uses Grape-Nuts himself and orders 1t
many times for his patients.
Personally regard a dish Of Grape
Nuts with fresh or stewed fruit as the
ideal breakfast for anyone-well or
sick"
In stomach trouble. nervous prostra.
ton. ETC.. Today trial of Grape-Nuts
will usually work wonders toward
/ 'nourishing and rebuilding and in this
way end the trouble. Mime given by
Postum Co.. Battle Creek. Mich.
Look in pkgs. for the famous little
book. THE Road to Wellville."
Ever read the above letterY A new
enc appears from time to time. TAeY
are genuine, true, ana full of hunnaa
interest.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1915-02-25
Arizona,

Ore shipments from the Letson
lease of the Higgins property at Bis
bee have been resumed
Another $4,000 bar of bullion was
brought in from Gold Road mill near
Kingman by Treasure Messenger G.
b. Ayers and shipped to the San Fran
cisco mint
Mines, copper and mining stock.
from Bisbee standpoint, are main
tanning their own. Development and
production is going forward in most
of the shafts of that district with
gradual increases to be noted nearly
all along the line.
The production of copper in the Su-
perior district is, perhaps, the most
notable feature of the producing end.
In the case of the Copper Range
mines, the Baltic, Trimountain and
Champion are now on twenty-six-
day-per-month output.
Encouraged by the rise in the price
of copper and improving business
condition. the owners of the Cochise
mining property, Incorporated not
long ago under the name of the
Southwestern Copper Co." propose
starting work on that promising group
of eighteen claims, situated twenty
six miles south of San Simon and
four miles from Paradise.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1915-02-25
MEAT CLOGS KIDNEYS
THEN YOUR BACK HURTS
Take Glass of Salts to Flush Kid
neys II Bladder Bothers YOU
Drink Lots Of Water.

No man or woman who eats meat
regularly can make mistake by flush
ing the kidneys occasionally, says a
well-known authority. Meat forms
uric acid which excites the kidneys,
they become overworked from the
strain, get sluggish and fail to filter
the waste and poisons from the blood,
then we get sick. Nearly all rheu-
matism, headaches. liver trouble. ner-
vousness, dizziness, sleeplessness and
urinary disorders come from sluggish
kidneys.
The moment you feel dull ache in
the kidneys or your back hurts or II
the urine Is cloudy. offensive. full of
sediment. irregular of passage or at
tended by n sensation OF scalding. stop
eating meat and get about four ounces
of Jad Salts from any pharmacy; take
a tablespoonful in glass of water
before breakfast and in few days
your kidneys will act fine. This IA
nous salts is made from the acid of
grapes and lemon juice. combined
with lithia. and has been used for
generations to flush and stimulate the
kidneys, also to neutralize the acids
in urine so 1t no longer causes irrita-
ton. thus ending bladder weakness.
Jad Salts is inexpensive and cannot
injure; makes delightful efferves-
cent lithia-water drink which everyone
should take now and then to keep the
kidneys clean and active and the blood
pure. thereby avoiding serious kidney
compile eations.-Adv.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1915-02-25
81. Troopers Plead Not Guilty.

Denver.-Despite the fact that the
federal officials announced that each
OF the six members of Troop +, Fifth
cavalry, arrested on the charge of rob
b;ng the Walsenburg postofficc of two
packages of currency totaling $4,000.
had made confessions. they entered
pleas of not guilty when arraiSned be
fore Judge X. f. Lewis. on the advice
o. their attorney. The six soldiers
tuve been in the county jail for sew
eral weeks. They appeared in court
in full uniform.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1915-02-25
Ignorance Wa. Bliss.

A raid had been made on a negro
gambling house and a dozen inmates
arrested. In police court the next
morning each of the accused was
heard in turn. The last in the row
was large. scared-looking negro.
Well asked the judge, what do
you know about this case?"
who? Me?" asked the negro.
Yes, you"
We'll, | just tell yo'. All knows
about dis case is dat l was dar!"-
Green Bag.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1915-02-25
Arrest 1870 Priests in Mexico City.

Washington.-All the native Roman
Catholic clergy in Mexico City were
arrested Saturday and are being held
for s50o,000 ransom. official advices
from diplomats in the Mexican capital
received here say. The only priests
exempted are those of foreign nation
ality, who have been ordered to leave
the country. Secretary Bryan in
structed Consul Canada at Vera Cruz
to intervene with General Carranza
and seek the release of 1870 priests un-
der arrest.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1915-02-25
100000 VISIT PANAMA FAIR.
Immense Crowd Thrills at Scenes Of
Frisco Exposition and Words
Of Secrotarv lane

San Francisco.-All records for ex.
position first-day attendance were
broken at the opening of the Panama
Pacific International Exposition. BY
O'Clock Saturday afternoon the turn
stiles had clicked off 225.OO0 admis.
sions.
AS the Presidents personal envoy.
Secretary Lane was heard with the
closest attention. In the more solemn
passages Of his compact. highly
wrought oration. the vibrations of his
voice stirred the audience in sympa-
thy.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1915-02-25
New Mexico.

The Rodeo nitrate beds are said
to average % per cent, which makes
them workable.
The La Luz Copper Company has
Incorporated with capitalization of
s250,000. Mining and smelling of ores
will be its principal object.
1t was stated at Artesia that Den
yer capitalists are to put up the $780,
900 to prospect for oil in the Pecos
valley on the lines laid down by
Biologists Fischer and Arnold.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1915-02-25

London. - A German submarine
made its appearance in the Irish sea
Saturday morning and torpedoed
without notice. the British coastine
steamer Cambank OF 1890 tons regis.
ter. Three of the crew were killed
and a fourth was drowned while the
men were taking to the boats.
This incident was the only one con.
nected with the German submarine
blockade of the British Isles reported
Saturday. 1t came about the same
time that the Anglo-French fleets
were bombarding the Dardanelles
forts and while the Russians. accord
ing to telegram received from Petro
grad, We're administering a defeat &c
the Germans at Ossowetz. and driving
back to the frontier the troops which
had attacked that fortress.
In the meantime the battles on the
Continent continue. with ever-increas-
ing intensity. The offensive. which
the allies took early last week, has
brought about renewed activity all
along the line. and attacks and coun.
ter-attacks have become much more
numerous.
Both the British and the French
seemingly made considerable progress
at the outset of the offensive opera
tions. and this made it imperative for
the Germans to deliver counter attacks
to regain the ground which they had
lost.
Cettinje has been again visited by
an Austrian aeroplane, which dropped
bombs. and. according to the Monte
negrin report. killing two women.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1915-02-25
Poses for Photo; Dead Hour Later

Denver.-Jim Sanoff. twenty-five.
Bulgarian miner from Louisville, posed
for his photograph in studio with
his hand firmly clasped in that OF n
friend. An hour later he lay dead on
the floor of rooming house at 1923
Lawrence street with bullet wound
through his brain. letter supposed
to hove been written by Sanoff was
signed by n name other than that by
which he was known in Denver.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1915-02-25
Rich Ranehman Let Out Of Jail.

Canon City.-After spending six
months in the Fremont county jail for
refusing to satisfy judgment against
him for $25,000, William ii. Smith. a
prominent and wealthy cattleman OF
South Canon, was released from Gus
.ody because OF a reversal of his case
by the Supreme Court Of Colorado.