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Gilpin observer., 1916-02-24

large and small, and robed and trou-
sered, centered toward the city Of
strong men. and, one by one. presented
themselves, in turn. to a grave and
silent, kinky-haired old darky by the
name of Ephraim.
One motive alone had dragged them
over sterile plains and snowy noun.
tains and bounding seas; the magic
whisper of Money!
Through Ephraim they came to the
stocky. square-standing. square-faced
chess player who was called Allison
They found him pleasant, agreeable,
but herdly OF their class. He was so
forceful as to be necessarily more or
less crude. and he had an unpleasant
fashion of waving aside all the decent
little pretenses about money. That
was the fault OF this whole rude coun.
try. where luxury had been brought to
the greatest refinement ever known In
the history of the world; It was so
devoted to money. and the cultured
gentlemen did their best to get all
they could.
To Ivan Strolesky Allison was frank
and friendly. for there was something
In the big Russian which was different
from these others. so he hastened to
have business out OF the way
Here are your lipes," he said.
spreading down a map which had been
brought up to date by hand. The
ones want are checked In blue The
others do not care for"
The grand duke looked them over
with a keen eye.
II am rather disappointed" he con
fessed In excellent English. 81 had
understood that you wished to control
our entire railway system"
Il do." assented Allison; but don't
wish TO pay out money for them all.
II | can acquire the lines | have
marked. the others will be controlled
quite easily from the fact that sbal,
| have the only outlet"
Gilpin observer., 1916-02-24

pile, with separate Jerks. He 1erksd
,ut q cigarette. he jerked out match.
and jerkily lit the former with the
latter.
II am here" he said.
Il am able to give you some impor-
tant diplomatic news" Allison advised
him. "Your country 10 about to have
war with your ancient enemy to the
east. It will be declared within =
MONTH"
"It will be finished in . week. :"
prophesied the neat-waisted caller. his
active eyes lighting with pleasure
Possibly" admitted Allison. Il un-
derstand that your country is not In
the best of financial conditions to un-
dertake war. particularly with that
ancient enemy"
"The banking system Of my country
is patriotic" returned the caller. Its
only important banks are controlled
under one system am the head OF
that system. am patriot" and he
tapped himself upon the breast with
deep and sincere feeling.
How much revenue does your po-
sition yield you personality"
A shade of sadness crossed the
brow Of the neat-waisted caller.
st does not yield you this much"
and Allison pushed toward him lit
tie slip Of paper on which were in
scribed some figures.
The callers eyes widened as they
read the sum. He smiled He shrugged
his shoulders He pushed back the
slip of paper.
IF your banking system found 1t
impossible to be patriotic. your gov
ernment would be compelled to raise
money through other means. 1t would
not withdraw from the war;"
"Never!" and the neat-waister caller
once more touched himself on the
breast.
1T would be compelled to negotiate
loan. II other governments. through
some understanding among their
bankers. found it difficult to provide
this loan. your government would lind
1t necessary to release its ownership.
or at least its control of its most valu-
able commercial possession"
The caller. who had followed AL
lison's progressive statement with in
terest. gave a quick little nod of his
head
THAT most valuable commercial
possession" went on Allison. rs the
state railways. You were convinced by
my agent that there is new and
powerful force in the world. or you
would not be here. Suppose I point
out that 1t is possible to 30 cramp
your banking system that you could
not help your country. II you would;
suppose I show you that. in the end.
your ancient enemy will lose his iden-
tity. while your country remains in
tact; suppose show you that the
course l have proposed Is the only
way open which will save your coun-
try from annihilation? What then?"
(TO BE CONTINUEDJ
Gilpin observer., 1916-02-24
ATTILA, "scouReE OF GOD"
Mighty Leader Of the Huns - HI
Has Been Pictured BY Eminent
French Historian.

The great French historian, Niche
let. has graphically described Attila.
the mighty Hun. who in the fifth cen
progress and threw him and his horde
back to eastern Europe. His true ORR
entail name. a name which is retained
unchanged in the German tongue. was
Etzel. which signified vast and
mighty thing. a mountain. a river. par.
ticularly that immense river. the Vol.
ga. Priscus. an author Of the fifth
century. who saw Attila face to face.
describes him. says Micheelt, as
stern and grave. short, thick set and
strongly built. flat-nosed. his broad
face pierced with two fiery holes.
Continuing he says: After all. what
would this Tartar have gained by con.
quering the Roman empire? He would
have felt himself stifled in those
walled cities and palaces of marble.
Far better he loved his wooden viii
lage. all painted and tapestried. with
its thousand kiosks Of many colors and
all around 1t the green meadows of the
Danube. Though an enemy to Ger.
many he made use of 1t. His ally was
the enemy of the Germans. Genseric.
the Wend. who was settled In Africa
He called Attila into Gaul against the
Goths Of Toulouse. Attila's passage
was marked by the ruin Of Metz and
Of great number of towns. The mul.
titude OF legends relating to this per-
iod may afford some idea OF the i'm.
preston which that terrible event left
on the memory OF nations"
Gilpin observer., 1916-02-24
HAVE ROSY CHEEKS
AND FEEL FRESH AS
A DAISY-TRY THIS!
Says glass Of hot water with
phosphate before breakfast
washes out poisons.

To see the tinge of healthy bloom
in your face, to see your skin get
clearer and clearer, to wake up with
out q headache, backache. coated
tongue or a nasty breath. in fact to
feel your best. day in and day out, Just
try inside-bathing every morning for
one week.
Before breakfast each day. drink q
glass of real hot water with q tea
spoonful of limestone phosphate In It
as harmless means of washing from
the stomach. liver. kidneys and bowels
the previous days indigestible waste,
sour bile and toxins; thus cleansing.
sweetening and purifying the entire
alimentary canal before putting more
food into the stomach. The action of
hot water and limestone phosphate ON
an empty stomach is wonderfully in
vigorating. It cleans out all the sour
fermentations. gases and acidity and
gives one a splendid appetite for
breakfast.
A quarter pound of limestone phos-
phate will cost very little at your drug
gist or general store, but is sufficient
to demonstrate that just as soap and
hot water cleanses, sweetens and
freshens the skin, so hot water and
limestone phosphate act on the blood
and internal organs. Those who are
subject to constipation, bilious attacks.
acid stomach. rheumatic twinges, also
those whose skin is sallow and COM
plexion pallid, are assured that one,
week of inside-bathing will have them
both looking and feeling better In ev-
cry way.-Adv.
Gilpin observer., 1916-02-24
CHAPTER XIX.
The Maker Of Maps.

The Maker OF Maps.
There began to be strange new
STRINGS in the world. Money! From
the land which was its home and place
of abode 1t leaned over across the
wide seas, and made potent whisper.
ings in the ears Of the countries where
money Is despised and held vulgar
They all listened. The particular DO
tency lay in the fact that the money
was so big, which took away tremen.
dously from its despicableness and its
vulgarity.
A black-bearded grand duke. from
the wide land Of the frozen seas hum.
bled himself to plain Ivan Strolesky
at the sound of that whisper. and hur.
ried westward. A high dignitary OF an
empire upon which the sun never sets
hid his title under q plebeian nom de
plume. and stalked stolidly away west.
ward to that whisper Of despised
American money. From the land of
fashion, from the land of toys, from
the land of art and music from the
land of cherry blossoms. from the land
of the browsing drug. from the land of
the flashing Jewels. from the lands Of
the burning sands and the lands of the
midnight sun, there came the highest
of power; and they all. light and
swarth. and bearded and smooth. and
Gilpin observer., 1916-02-24
"CASCARETS' FOR
LIVER, BOWELS
For sick headache, bad BREATH
Sour Stomach and
constipation.
Get q 10.cent box now.

Get a 10-cent box now.
No odds how bad your liver, stomach
or bowels; how much your head
aches, how miserable and uncomfort-
able you are from constipation, indiges-
tion, biliousness and sluggish bowels
you always get the desired results
with Cascarets.
Don't let your stomach, liver and
bowels make you miserable. Take
Cascarets tonight; put an end to the
headache. biliousness, dizziness, nerv-
BUSINESS, sick. sour. gassy stomach,
backache and all other distress;
cleanse your inside organs Of all the
bile, gases and constipated matter
which is producing the misery.
A 10-cent box means health, happi-
ness and a clear head for months.
No more days of gloom and distress
II you will take Cascaret now and
then. All stores sell Cascarets. Don't
forget the children-their little IN
sides need cleansing. too. Adv.
Gilpin observer., 1916-02-24
Rabies No. Limited to Any Season.

RABIES Not Limited TO Any season.
According to DR.. o. Mcdaniel. Dog
Days" do not influence the occurrence
Of rabies. The important point. how.
ever. is that anyone bitten by a dog
suspected Of being rabid. regardless
OF the season of the year, should re-
ceive proper attention.
The suspected dog should be kept
under observation for at least two
weeks. II 1t remains we'll. rabies Ia
excluded. II It becomes sick or dies.
the head should be examined by the
Pasteur Department of the State
Board Of Health. and the individuals
bitten should report at the depart
ment for treatment.
Rabies is usually fatal to dogs in
from three to ave days after the first
symptoms are observed. individuals
bitten by rabid dogs. unless under
treatment. become sick in from nve
to nine weeks. The popular belief
that individuals may develop symp-
toms several months or years later
Is as false as the belief that Dog Days
cause mad dogs.
Gilpin observer., 1916-02-24

There is an excellent market for
saws in Russia, as that great country
does not manufacture them.
Gilpin observer., 1916-02-24

In Sumatra the horn Of the rhi.
hoceros is esteemed as cure for
poison, and for that reason is made
into drinking cups.
Gilpin observer., 1916-02-24

The re-export coffee trade leapod
this year from almost nothing up tc
81. .491, ,003 pounds.
Gilpin observer., 1916-02-24
Frequently Il, rhat way.

"Woman's place Is at home. Al ]
was telling my wife" by the way.
Bill. what's your wife doin' now p
"Workin' in the cannery."-Buffalo
Courier.
Gilpin observer., 1916-02-24

Use Murine after Exposure In Colo,
Refreshes and Promotes Eye Health
Good for all Eyes that Need Care
Murine Eye Remedy Co., Chicago
Sends Eye Book on request.
Gilpin observer., 1916-02-24

Palm fiber material is being sub
stituted for cedar in the making Of
cigar boxes.
Gilpin observer., 1916-02-24

said Allison easily. Il have made
money by my prophecy. l have more
money at my command at the present
time than any man In the world. than
any government; wealth beyond han.
ding In mere currency. II can only be
conveyed by means Of checks. Let me
show how easy It is to write them -
and. drawing a blank book to him he
wrote check. and signed his name,
and filed out the stub, and tore It out,
and handed 1t to the visitor for inspec.
ton. The visitor was properly pleased
with Allison's ease In penmanship. =
II see," was the comment. and the
check was handed back. He drew his
straight.crowned derby towards him
IL have made q mistake" said ALI
son. IL have left OF cipher" and
correcting this omission with a new
check. he tore up the first one.
~ see." commented the visitor. and
nut the second check in his pocket
That had required considerable out.
lay. but when Allison was alone. he
went over to his globe and made an.
other long. red mark. 4.
A neat-waisted man. with n goatee
OF carefully selected hairs and lux.
uriant black mustache. called on ALI
son, and laid down his hat and his
stick and his gloves. In neat little
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1916-09-08
GRAND OPERA At UNIVERSITY
Department Of Music in University Of
Utah Anxious to PopuIarize
Musical knowledge.

Mr.. Thomas Giles, professor of mu-
sic in the University of Utah, has
some big departmental plans for the
coming school year. Besides bringing
up the band and orchestra to points
of size and efficiency not attained
before, Professor Giles will put on an
other grand opera, and will conduct
classes in musical history and har-
mony which will be great financial
saving to students of music.
Professor Giles announces that as
soon as the University orchestra for
1867 attains a membership of 80
he will personally defray it's expenses
ON trips to Ogden and Provo for con-
cert purposes. The band also will be
given its usual trips TO Logan and
Provo.
These organizations are fostered Of
fcially by the student body. They
are open to any student who plays
an instrument and desires to be-
come more proficient Three hours of
college credit, besides the student
awards, are granted for participation
In either or both organizations.
The band membership last year
was 80 and that Of the orchestra, %.
The former made Is official appear
ances. The latter appeared 40 times,
including it's work In the grand opera,
Aida" which was pronounced by tine
press to be far and away in advance
of any production heretofore attempt
ed by local talent"
This year both "Tannhauser" and
"ManOn" have been suggested to Pro
fessor Giles, but he has not yet def
nitely decided what to present. He
would like very much to cooperate
with the best musical talent in Utah
and make the thing a strictly local
| production. He is also DESTROYS of
| presenting it at time when people
from outside the city can hear 1t,
probably during the spring confer
/ ence.
Professor Giles states that the de
partment of music in the University
of Utah is anxious to serve all the
people of the state; anxious to popu
larize musical knowledge. He de
clares that no extra fees will be
charged for the work in harmony OF
musical history, but that these will be
open to all who pay the regular uni
versity tuition charges. This means
that work which costs $50 to learn bJ
correspondence and from $50 to $10(
to learn in private will be taught II
the state university classes free o.
charge to college students and opeI
to all others who care to enter this
university for this special work.
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DIAMOND
NOTES

Ray Caldwell's work has shown a
big Improvement OF late.
The Central league is in the best
financial condition 1t has ever been In.
Pitcher Barnes of the Braves has
as much speed as Alexander or Wal
ter johnson.
Joe Judge, first baseman of Wash
ington, may never be able to play
baseball again.
Ray Schalk, star catcher OF the
White Sox, still outclasses all of the
big league backstops.
Luther Cook. the former New York
outfielder, has been benched by the
Oakland club for poor hitting.
Next to Grover Cleveland Alexander,
Ed Pfeffer of the Robins has no equal
in President Tener's circuit just now.
Del Howard, former manager of the
San Francisco club, is In with Orvie
Overall on the purchase of the Oak
land club.
In spite of the fact that Tillie Walk,
per is hitting and fielding well. 1t is
impossible for the Boston fans to for
get iris Speaker.
Comiskey paid $1,000 for Eddie
Murphy to Mack and 5000 for Memo
Leibold to the Clevelands. Both are
bench warmers now.
| Colonel Ebbets declares that IL RubV
MarQuard can hold his own in future
the pennant chance of the Brooklyn
team win be increased % per cent.
John McGraw, the Giants boss, EN-
ploys an effective though heartlesi
method to make his FASTENERS behave
He threatens to trade 'em to st. Louis
John McGraw says he has put owe
some very important deals in his life
but he never put one over that mean
as much for him as the one ne jus
made for Herzog.
With so many OF our very best toss
ers drawing suspensions for rougl
stuff during the cool days it is to b
hoped that the not weather win Ia.
OF Cor the remainder OF the season.
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SOME OF THE STARS INcAPAcTATED THIS SEASON.

More star ball players have been in
jured this year than in any previous
season In a decade and the fans
throughout the country are mystihed.
They cannot understand why these ac-
cidents to stars should occur so regu-
larly. The answer is that baseball is
a different game this season. For sew
eral years the players have been reap
ing a harvest. The natural advance
ment of the game and the increase of
the profits OF the magnates caused the
salaries Of players to mount rapidly,
and then came the war between or
ganized ball and the Feds.
The players took advantage of the
conditions and held the magnates up
for salaries all out of proportion to
their value, with the result that the
majority of the clubs lost money In
1914 and 1915. There was nothing
left for organized ball to do but make
peace with the Federal league, and
the retrenchment policy was adopted
by the magnates. Almost every star
player of the two Major leagues was
tied up to two or three-year contracts,
the majority of which expire at the
close of the present season, and the
players now are hustling. In recent
years the players refused to take any
unnecessary chances. They were aon-
tent to draw their salaries and pre-
ferred to take no chances on injuries,
realizing that a serious accident would
hurt their earning capacity.
When the magnates announced that
there would be a general cut In sal
aries after the long term, wartime con-
tracts mad expired, the players real
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1916-09-08

was signed by the Giants, having pre-
viously played with Providence and
Pawtucket. New York soon turned
him over to Pittsburgh, where he re.
NAMED until 1898. After a short ex.
perience with Louisville, Davis quit
the game and went to work for rail-
way company. When Connie Mack
invaded Philadelphia in 1901 he called
Davis from his retirement and made
him captain and first baseman of the
Athletics. He remained with Connie
until 1912, when he had a brief expe-
rience as pilot of the Cleveland club,
but soon returned to the Athletics.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1916-09-08
SPEEDIER THAN AMOS RUSIE
Hugh Jennings Pays Unusual Tribute
to Walter johnson, Star of the
Washington Team.

Manager Jennings of the Detroit Tt
gers recently paid an unusual tribute
to the pitching of Walter Johnson.
The Detroit manager. unlike most Of
the stars of the old school, believes
that the Washington twirler has bet
ter fast ball than Amos Rusie of the
New York Giants had In his prime.
81 never batted against Johnson, but
have batted against Rusie," said
Jennings. - used to let myself get hit
by Rusie's fast one. do not believe.
however, that would take chance
on showing my body into JohnsOn's
shoot. hardly believe that johnson
throws a speedier ball than Rusie. but
he sends up heavier ball. It hurts
more"
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1916-09-08
THOUGHT HIM DOWN AND OUT
Old Friends Meant Well, But Really
AHenry Brown" Was In Mo Need
of Assistance.

A wealthy and mlddle-aged bustneSH
man who requests that his name be
not used in connection with this story,
likes to do his own automobile repair
ing. His garage is some distance from
his house, temporarily; that is, he iG
renting a garage about block away
from home. And one Sunday morning
he put on his working clothes and went
over to do some tinkering on his MAJ
chine.
When he had finished putterinG
about, he was pretty dirty. His clothes
were mess, but that didn't make any
difference, for they were regular work.
Ing clothes. His hands were black
and he was sadly In need of a shave
SO he hurried home to clean up. And
on the sidewalk, a few doors from
his home, he met a man whom he
hadn't seen for 20 years.
''Why. isn't this Henry BrownT%
asked the other man.
"Yes, it is" answered our friend
sand guess you're Jim Jones. Glad
to see you. What are you doing I'm
Cleveland?'
"Just staying with friends for a : WI
days." answered the old friend, looking
our hero over with a puzzled express
sion. do you live In Cleveland-buf
Of course. you do"
eyes, I've lived here for 20 years, n
answered Mr.. Brown, who was totally
unconscious of his appearance, and
wondered at the plying and puzzled
expression on the others face. 81 sup
pose I'm settled here for life-don't
see any chance to get out of the ever
lasting grind I'm up against"
"Oh, cheer up" said Jones, cIappinM
him ON the shoulder. Things are new
er too late to mend. think I know
an opening for a man who Is sober
and industrlous-it would be better
than the work you seem to be doing
now. Here's my card-Tl be at the
hotel for three days. You come around
tomorrow at your noon hour and I'll
see what can do for old times sake"
Brown stood staring at him as hs
hurried away. Then he Rrinned and
entered his house.-Cleveland Plain
| Dealer.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1916-09-08

One hears a great deal about the
rising cost Of living In Germany, re-
sulting from the British blockade. bua
comparatively little apout the priva-
tons of the allies. remarks the Wall
Street Journal. The following letter
from an American engineer In Paris
tells something of the hardshIps Of
the City OF Light:
"Cold boiled ham costs 95 cents q
pound. and each thin slice comes to
10 cents. Butter is UNBEATABLE at less
than "a cents a pound, and every
thing is In proportion. Gasoline is
20 cents a quart. Alcohol is out OF
the question, as it is now 4S cents
a quart. as compared to Il before th@
war. Sugar is Ia cents a pound.
II believe the war won't be over
before next year. so we settle down
to 1t as a fact to be borne. It hits
everyone except a few. am COM
Portable. have enough to eat and q
good bed. but living is 'juste' (nar-
row.; just about come out even
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lied that they would have to get ou
and hustle or they would be cut even
more than they expect. As a result,
they are making plays and taking des-
perate chances which We're unknown
in the last two seasons.
There is no question about the hust.
ling of the players this season. They
are working harder than ever, realiz.
ing that their new contracts will be
based entirely upon what they show
this season and not on past reputation
as was the case when the Feds were
in the field. Perhaps many fans have
noticed how much faster the games
are this year,
Almost every club in two major
leagues has been handicapped by in.
juries to star players, with the Ath.
letics, Yankees and Indians the chief
sufferers. One list places the num-
Der of crippled players at 81, but this
includes many of the usual ailments,
such as sore arms and lame shoulders,
which are in no way due to the re-
yival of the fighting spirit of the play
ers.
Nineteen members of the Athletics
and Yankees have been out of the
game, each for a week or longer, and
six broken bones are included in the
list of injuries. Other players who
have sustained broken bones are Lo-
bert Of the Giants, broken leg; Chap
man of Cleveland, broken leg; Adams
of the Phillies, broken finger; Cady
of Boston, broken finger; Magee of
Boston, broken wrist; Fletcher of the
Giants, broken finger, and Archer of
the Cubs, broken finger.