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The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1915-04-09
IMPORTANT NEWS FROM THE
CAPITAL
IN OUR WEEKLY LETTER FROM WASHINGTON, D. c.

ing the new annex from the main
plant. The Comptroller of the Treas
ury holds that public funds cannot
be used for laying such a conduit, so
the government has a building on it's
hands with no means of lighting it
until the next congress meets and
makes a special appropriation for that
purpose.
Secretary Lane of the Interior De-
partment has recommended to the Pre-
sident the restoration to entry of Ill.,
O84 acres of land in Colorado. This
land lies in the western part of the
state in the Grand Mesa and West Elk
Mountain coal fields.
In reply to a request of President
Wilson for information as to the
source from which most Of the enlist
ed of our navy come, Secretary DAN
iels has issued a statement showing
that most of the young enlisted men
of the navy come from the interior
towns, and villages, and from sea
board cities, as most people believed
An order has gone forth from the
Department of Agriculture which will
have a depressing effect upon the feel
ings of the small boy and also on the
Golfers of the circus man. Because o.
the fact that elephants and giraffes
carry foot and mouth disease, circus
es are forbidden for the time being
at least, to move from their present
locations.
1t is stated on good authority tina
American bankers have arranged t.
establish a credit of $50, OOO, 900 in thi.
country for the benefit of France. Ne
gotiations are also under way to es
tahlish a credit Of $100,000,00O TO
Great Britain. These credits will b.
drawn against in purchasing supple:
in this country.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1915-04-09
April 2, 1916.

April 2, 1910.
The President enjoyed a short va
cation during the past week, going
to Annapolis where he was a guest
of the Argentina Ambassador, DIR.
Romulo s. Nacn, at a luncheon given
on board the new Argentina Dread
naught Moreno. The President broke
all presidents by leaving American
soil and boarding the Moreno and
lunching under the Argentina flag.
During the course Of his address at
the luncheon, President Wilson pre-
dicted a day when the Americas would
be united by mutual ideals and ideas.
The sinking of the British steamer
Falaba by a German submarine, by
which an American citizen, Leon c.
Thrasher, lost his life, may lead to a
very unpleasant situation between this
country and Germany. The admins
tration is proceeding with the utmost
caution in the matter and will take no
steps until all the facts are in hand
and thoroughly digested and verified
A plan is on foot which, it is claim
ed, will save the government thous-
ands of dollars. It is to have the gov
eminent equip to manufacture and
repair all furniture used in govern
ment departments. A bill with this
object in view will be introduced in the
next congress and will have the back
ing of the administration.
Because of the crowded condition
of the State Department, a branch OF
that department was established BY
renting property lei the department
building. Under the terms of thu
lease the owner of the property was
to furnish heat but the government
contemplated lighting its new quar-
tiers by running a main from tn
State Department building and light
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1915-04-09

4. The average yield of turkey red
in AZ tests on % demonstration farms,
during the years 19O7-1913, was 25.6
bushels per acre.
5. The average of a five years test
Fergus county substation showed the
Kharbov to outyield the turkey red
"a bushels per acre. The Kharbov
yield averaged 35.2 and the turkey red
1928 bushels per acre.
6. In the understanding tests on
the demonstration farms and at the
Fergus county substation, three to
four pecks gave the best yield.
7. With average turkey red wheat,
there are 1854 kernels to the pound,
or 752, Gao to the bushel. This would
be 17.2 kernels to the square foot
when the seeding is at the rate of "
bushel to the acre.
8. The Understanding tests show
that August and early September seed"
ing gives better results than seeding
i later.
8. Narrowing winter wheat in the
spring reduced the yield in nearly ev-
cry case. Rolling in the spring in
creased the yield in the tests conduct
ed.
10. Spring narrowing of winter
wheat reduced the stand 1914 per cent
when compared with the wheat not
narrowed. The unharrowed wheat
pl oduced an average of AS heads per
plant and the narrowed wheat 43
heads per plant.
II. Wheat drilled in between the
rows of stading corn gave a fair yield
and it is probable that this method OF
seeding will be very generally adopted
as the area devoted to c~orn-grow-
ing increases.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1915-04-09
WINTER WHEAT

The Montana experiment station at
Bozeman has published a bulletin up
on winter wheat ir when the results
If several years Of exie. mental WORK
and observation are g''en. The pun
LEGATION is known as Bulletin No. 100,
and may be obtained free upon appli-
cation to F. B. Linfield, director or
the experiment station.
The bulletin describes the different
varieties of winter wheat that have
been the subject of experimental tests
in Montana, and the yields, that were
obtained under different methods and
conditions, a summary of the conclu-
sions reached by the agricultural ex-
perts being given as follows:
1. Winter wheat production is rap
idly increasing in Montana. In 1913
{. 2S8, 900 bushels were produced
This is more than double the produc-
ton reported five years earlier.
2. The average yield per acre OF
winter wheat in Montana for the five
wear 1909 to 1918 inclusive, was 27.s
bushels. This is 81 per cent above the
average for the United States, whlcs
is Is bushels.
3. The varieties most commonly
grown are turkey red and Kharbov
These were both imported from Rus
STA.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1915-04-09
BIRD PROTECTION LAW
STILL EFFECTIVE
Department of Agriculture Continues
to Prosecute Illegal Killing of
Migratory Game.

Washington, D. c. April MANY
of the press comments on the decision
of the United States District Court,
rendered March 20, at Topeka, Kans-
as, holding that the Federal Migra-
tory Bird Law is unconstitutional, &C
cording to the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture, are erroneous
and are apt to mislead the public
concerning the real situation in this
matter. ..
The Kansas decision, like a former
decision to the same effect in the
Eastern District of Arkansas, is limit
ed in it's operation solely to the dis
trict in which it was rendered. Meth
err decision settles or nullifies the law,
and the exact contrary has been held
by the United States District Court
for South Dakota. The Arkansas
case has been appealed to, and is now
pending in, the United States Supreme
| Court. The Act of Congress protect
ing migratory birds stands effective
until the Supreme Court finally de-
cides the question of its constitution
atty. In the meantime, it is incum-
bent on every law-abiding citizen to
observe it's provisions and the regula-
tons. 1t is the duty of the Depart
ment of Agriculture to enforce this
law and the officials in charge will
endeavor to do so as long as it is in
force. Reports of violations will be
.arefully Investigated and when sui
ficient evidence is secured they viii
be reported for prosecution. In this
connection it should not be forgotten
that an offender against this, as Ii
the case of other United States laws
is subject to prosecution any TIM
within three years from the date tn
offense is committed.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1915-04-09
BIG GUNS BURN MONEY

According to Il writer in 1.-The wall
Budget" it would cost the Queen Ell
izabeth, Britain's new s~uperdread-
naught, which has been working hay
oc among the forts of the Dardanelles,
S1,25O,0O 0 if she were to fight all her
guns to capacity for n hour. The
Lion, flagship of Admiral Beatty, used
up cordite and shell to the value OF
about 1915 every time she emptied
one of her 1876 inch guns at the Blu
cher.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1915-04-09
WORTHLESS TUBER-
CULOSIS "REMEDIES'
No Real Cure Possible From Any oil
the Patent Preparations.

Washington, D. c., April 7.-After
Investigating under the Food and
Drugs Act, a large number of prepar-
ations advertised as consumption
cures, the Department of Agriculture
has not been able to discover any that
can in any sense be regarded as
"cures" for tuberculosis. Some con
tain drugs that may at times afford
some temporary relief from the dis
tressing symptoms of the disease, but
this is all. Since the passage of fed
eral legislation prohibiting the ship
ment in interstate of me-
dicinal preparations for which false
and fraudulent claims are made, there
has been a marked tendency to label
| these preparations remedies" instead
of "cures" or "infallible cures" as
they used to be called. In many cases
| however, they can not even be regard
ed as remedies.
A "cherry balsam", for example, for
the "cure" of Consumption" and
"hemorrhage of the lungs" which it
was represented would "strike at the
very root of the disease" was found
on analysis to be nothing but a solu-
ton in water and alcohol of opium,
sugar, b~enzaldehyde, inorganic salts
and coloring matter. 1t contained no
cherry bark extract or balsam.
A more elaborate "cure" consisted
Of five different preparations which
the credulous patient was to take Sc
parately. These were first, the medi-
cine proper, the essential ingredients
of which were found to be morphine.
cinnamic acid and arsenic-not a very
safe mixture to take habitually; sec
end, a tonic which was supposed to
contain iron but did not; third, a
"cough mixture" made up of alcohol
cnloroform, and codeinc which is i
~dcrivative of opium or morphine;
fourth, a mixture which contained
some %quinine, and a solution of water
chloroform, and codeine which is q
Even the strongest constitution coult
hardly stand a prolonged course o
such a treatment.
In the marketing of such prepare
tions considerable ingenuity is fire
quently shown. One of the main ob
? jects is to persuade the patient tina
) he is receiving, at a comparatively low
| price, the individual attention OF
trained specialist. For this purpose
l symptom blanks are employed. Thes'
contain a number of questions abou
the patients symptoms, the numbe
varying from a dozen or so to a
many as 70 or 80. The patient i
: led to believe that the information
t which he furnishes in reply to thes
questions, will be carefully considere
9 before any medicine is prescribed TO
him, though every physician know
n that an accurate diagnosis cannot pos
sibly be made in this way. AS a mat
e ter of fact none is attempted and tn
e degree of attention which these ind
n vidual reports receive al be measu1
ed by the fact that cases have com
n under the observation of the depar'
ment in which mail order concern
doing q business Of this kind have N
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1915-04-09

Farm For Rent-Wanted to rent 80
acres of land, broken two years ago
and farmed for two seasons, now
needing stubble blowing. Write
Mrs. F.. r. Pierson, Chinook, Mon
atna. 45tf
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1915-04-09
Classified Business Locals

Rate one cent per word for each
insertion. Count six words to the
line. Minimum charge for one inser-
ton 20 cents. Telephone Courier want
ads to No. "A before Friday DON of
each week, and same will have care
full. attention. If notice is sent by
mail be sure to specify the number of
insertions desired.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1915-04-09

Lost-Red Steer from Frank Miller
ranch 8 miles west of Glasgow, 3
years old, branded (Sprague
Bros. Brandy Notify Wells *
Bros. or Alfred Dunifer,
Glasgow, Montana. 4Stf
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1915-04-09

Horses for Sale-Six young teams,
all broke. Weight from 1900 to
1900 pounds. On my ranch, seven
miles north of Nashua. Peter A.
West, Glasgow, Montana. Aft
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1915-04-09
For Sale-A Missouri Jack, seven
years old, weight 1000 pounds. Paul
Kunde, Glasgow, Mont. 45t4

Wanted-District Manager for life, ac-
cident and health insurance, old line
company. Liberal contract, write
Herbert w. Post, Great Falls, Mon
tana. 46t4
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1915-04-09

Wanted-A good live waitress. In
quire at Bank Cafe. Phone 154.
48tf
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1915-04-09

For Sale-Team, wagon and harness,
Cehap. Inquire of DR.. D. F. Miller,
Baylor, Mont. Aft
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1915-04-09

For Sale-White Wyandotte Matching
eggs, $1.25 for Is. j. Gibson, 1913
First ST., Glasgow. 47t3pd
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1915-04-09

Virgins patent cards with cases for
sale by the Courier. The card ideal
for the business man. We will be
pleased to show you samples. If
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1915-04-09

Lost Strayed or Stolen-Four mares
and n colt, n gray mare weigh
ing 1400 lbs, one bay, bald faced
mare weighing 1900 and a colt, all
branded on right shoulder;
two roam mares weighing
from 1000 to 100 lbs, brand
ed on left thigh. Finder
please hold and notify Charl-
es N. Pratt, Glasgow. Mon
tana, for reward. 47t3pd
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For Rent-Part Of store or desk room.
Singer Store, End Ave: South.

For Sale Cheap-Sewing machine, on
ly slightly used. Singer Store.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1915-04-09

For Sale-Three burner and oven gas
oline range. Mrs. George F. Burke.
46tf
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1915-04-09

If You Want to Sell Anything
See
ShobrOOk and Cauifmann.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1915-04-09

For Sale-16x24 shack. Inquire Of
Roy Hart or Imperial Lumber Co.,
Glasgow, Mont. 48t3pd
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1915-04-09

For Sale-Six good mares. C. A..
Collins, five miles northwest of Glas-
gov. 47t2pd
The Spectator. (Ozark, Ark.) 1911-1916, 1915-09-21
Copyright, 1s16. by Otis +. WOODY
SYNOPSIS.

Sanford Quest, master criminologist Of
the world. finds that in bringing to justice
Macdougal the murderer of Lord Ash
leigh's daughter, he has but just begun
. ife-and-death struggle with a mysteri-
Gus master criminal In a hidden hut in
Professor Ashleigh's garden he has seen
an ape skeleton and a living creature.
half monkey, half man, destroyed by fire.
In his rooms have appeared black boxes
containing notes, signed by a pair Of
armless hands. Laura and Lenora, his as
servant. of a double murder. The black
boxes continue to appear in uncanny
fashion. Craig. captured, escapes to Port
Said. Quest and his party follow. and be-
yond into the desert. They are captured
by Mongars, escape with Craig as their
captive, and turn him over to Inspector
French in San Francisco. He escapes in
. train wreck, outgenerals his pursuers.
and goes back to New York. where he
dies while Quest is attempting to hypno-
tie him into confession.
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uro Of Stone.
Craig has kept locked up all these
years?"
We have all read it." Quest re-
Piled.
1T was forged" the professor de-
clared. firmly. forged by Craig. All
the years since he has blackmailed
me. l have been his servant and his
tool. have been afraid to speak. At
last I am free Of him. Thank Cod"
Craig. after ALL" French muttered.
Lenora stood little apart with
faint frown upon her forehead.
She touched Quest on the shoulder.
"Mr. Quest" she murmured. "he is
lying"
Quest turned his head. His lips
scarcely moved.
What do you mean?" he whispered.
''He is lying." Lenora insisted. Il
tell you there's another creature
there. something We don't understand.
Let me bring the electro-thought
transference apparatus: let US read
his mind. II l am wrong. l will go
down on my knees aud beg for for
giveness."
Quest nodded. Leuora fastened to
the farther end of the room, snatched
the cloth from the instrument and
wheeled down the little mirror with
The Spectator. (Ozark, Ark.) 1911-1916, 1915-09-21

agree with me there. don't you, Len.
ora?"
"Yes!" she admitted, little family.
The secretary entered the room.
helped Quest on with his coat and
handed him his hat.
IF you are quite ready. Lenora."
Ready" she exclaimed. "Whers
are we going?"
Quest sighed.
Fancy having to explain all these
things!" he said, taking her arm. II
just want you to understand, Lenora.
that I've waited-quite long enough.
Parkins." he added. turning to his
secretary. III anyone calls. just say
that my wife and will be back early
in the afternoon. And you'd better
step upstairs to the laboratory and
give my compliments to Inspector
French. and say that hope he and
Miss Laura will Join us at Delmou-
ico's for luncheon at one o'clock"
Z Very good. sir" the man replied.
Lenoras face was suddenly trans.
formed. She passed her arm through
Quests. He stopped and kissed her
as he led her Dor.
You undare( mt your
AZ whisps 1 At her.
a th1pl QR a y N with Z
ltttls ttsh n
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| Quest held up the paper. They sn
read. The professors letters were
carefully formed. his handwriting per
fectly legible:
You have been . clever opponent,
Sanford Quest, but even now you are
to be cheated. The wisdom OF the ages
outreaches yours, outreaches It and
triumphs.
Quest looked up quickly.
What the devil does he mean?" no
muttered.
The professors arms shot sudden
ly above his head. Again that strange
animal look convulsed his features.
He burst into loud, unnatural laugh.
Mean, you fool?" he cried, holding
out his wrist, which was slowly turn
ing black. Poisoned. That is what
it means!"
They all stared at him. Quest
seized the ink bottle, revealed the
false top and laid it down again with
little exclamation Then, before
they could realize it the end came.
The professor lay, crumpled-up
heap, upon the floor.
Quest swung round in his chair as
French entered the room and held out
his left hand.
"Glad to see you, French. Help
yourself to cigar"
81 don't know as l want to smoke
this morning just at present, thank
YOU" French replied.
Nothing wrong, eh?"
THE fact of it is" French explained.
Il should like few words with Miss
Laura"
Quest laughed shortly.
why on earth couldn't you say
so?" he observed. Never knew you
bashful before inspector. She's up In
the laboratory. I'll ring for someone
to show you the way
Quest touched the bell and his new
secretary entered almost at once.
Take Inspector French up into the
laboratory" Quest directed. See you
later, French"
"Yes-perhaps-I hope So" the in
spector replied nervously.
Quest watched him disappear with
a puzzled smile. Then he sat down
at his desk, drew a sheet of paper to
wards him and began to write:
My Dear Inspector:
am taking this opportunity Of let.
ting you know that out Of difference to
the wishes Of the woman ! hope soon
to marry, ! am abandoning the haz-
ardous and nerve-rackino profession
Of criminoIogy for safer and happier
career. You will have, therefore, to
find help elsewhere in the future.
With best wishes. Yours,
SANFORD QUEST.
He left the sheet of paper upon the
| desk and, ringing the bell, sent for
Lenora. She appeared in a few mo-
ments and came over to his side.
What Is it, Mr. Quest?" she asked.
He gave her the letter without re-
mark. She read it through and, turn
ing slowly around. looked at him ex-
pectantly.
"How's that seem to your" he
asked, reaching out his hand for .
cigar
Very sensible, indeed" she replied.
Its no sort of life, this, for a mar
ried man." Quest declared 'You
The Spectator. (Ozark, Ark.) 1911-1916, 1915-09-21
Yards. There's no sign Of the probes

wards. There's no sign Of the probes
sor."
Quest pocketed the diary.
You're perfectly certain that he
is not in this house or anywhere upon
the PREMISES"
Certain sure!" French replied.
Quest shrugged his shoulders.
We'll, we'd better get back he
said.
They were on the point of starting,
the chauffeur with his hand upon the
starting handle, French with the
steering wheel Of the police car al
ready in his hand. And then the little
party seemed suddenly turned to
stone. For few breathless seconds
not one of them moved. Out into the
clammy night air came the echoes of
a hideous, inhuman, blood-curdling
scream. Quest was the first to re-
cover himsea. He leaped from his
seat and rushed back across the emp
ty hall into the study. followed lit
tie way behind by French and the
others. An unsupported panel door
which led into the garden stood slight
ly ajar. The professor, with his hand
on the back of chair, was staring
at the fireplace, shaking as though
with some horrible ague, his face dis
torted, his body curiously hunched
up. He seemed suddenly to have
dropped his humanity. to have fallen
back into the world of some strange
creatures. He heard their footsteps,
but he did not turn his head. His
hands were stretched out in front
of him as though to keep away from
his sight some hateful object.
Stop him!" he cried. Take him
away! It's Craig-his spirit! He
came to me in the garage, he followed
me through the grounds, he Knocked
at me when l hid in the tree. He's
there now. kneeling before the fire.
place. Why can't l kill him! He
is coming! Stop him. someone!"
No one spoke or moved; no one. in
deed, had the power. Then at last
Quest found words.
There is no one in the room, pro-
fessor," he said, except u.s."
The sound Of human voice seemed
to produce q strange effect. The pro-
lessor Strengthened himself. shook his
head, his hands dropped to his side.
CHASTITY pale. but his smile was once
more the smile Of the amiable natu-
ralist.
fvin dc ho
am very old. and the events Of these
last few hours have unnerved me.
Forgive me-"
He CROPPED for q moment and sank
into a chair. Quest fetched decan-
ter and = glass from tho sideboard,
his lips. The professor drank 1t Gag.
erly.
"My dear friend" he exclaimed.
you have saved me. have some
thing to tell you. something must tell
you at once, but not here. ! ioathe
this place. Let mo come with you
to your rooms"
LAS you please" Quest answered,
calmly.
He gripped Quests arm. In silence
they passed from the room, in silence
they took their places once more
in the automobiles, in silence they
drove without q pause to Quests
rooms. The professor made his way
at once to his favorite easy chair.
threw OF his overcoat and leaned
back.
Quest" he pronounced. you are
the best friend l have in my life! 1t
is you who have rid me OF my great
burden. Tell me-help me a little
with my story-have you read that
page from the Medical Journal which
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Tie BLACK BOX
By T.. PHILLIPS OPPENHEIM

Noveli.ed from the motion picture drama Of the
came name produced by the Universal Film
Manufacturing Company. Illustrated with pho
tographs from the motion picture production.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1915-09-11
Gou. Fielder On
The Small Board

Governor Fielder, in his office in
Jersey City, Friday, expressed his
satisfaction over the outcome of the
fight of the citizens of Bergen county
to secure a small Board of Free
holders, and has heartily congratulate
ed them on the decision of Supreme
Court Justice Swayze UNFOLDING the
small Board act. He said:
81 have always believed in the eff
ficacy of small Board of Freehold
ers against a cumbersome board of
thirty-two or more members. While
member of the State Senate was
happy to have part in securing for
Hudson county the small Board act
of 1912 that Hudson adopted at ar
election that year. If | had my way
l would make a small Board of Free
holders mandatory for every county
in the state. No county that has the
small Board would think Of going
back to the large Board plan.
81 am glad that the decision OF
the court opens the way for Bergen
county to install a small Board OF
seven members on January l next
The citizens who have labored tc
bring about this result deserve to be
congratulated.