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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-16

@ISTUR EDDITUR: The progress that has \ M been maid with the forses who air battling ksgEaEx against the deemun chalanges the ad- &2z9 mirasion of the world King Alcohol only
 few yeers ago supreem; his vassels weer concentrated in evvery stronghold earth
 no mattur whethur it empire republick kingdum, King Alcohol the most potent figger in its nurnel affairs. He had intrenched himself in the homes the affecsions and the appetites of his sub 5ects in evvery land; he deed opposison and in tissipason of the day when theere would be organ ized insurrectsion against his dommnison he insid usly worked his into evvery phase of all peepus lives Deturmined to keep his hold, he wurmed into the verry food eat; sugar potatoes and prac tically all of the sustaining substnces of life contain a sertain posions of the deemun in the form of alkohol nuthing seems to have escaped his slimy tuch and fngurs; the debutanee whisks by you upon the ballroom floor shedding aromer pleasing to the sensibiilities; it suggests vioets lilies mnguled with perspirasion but bewar if you don't beware you'll regret it. and it is wise to beware while theere is yet tme-it contains alkohol You
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-16
Always Popular

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
 Secretary McAdoo allows the statement to be printed that he believes the new silver coins will be popular. It would be an unprecedented angle if they weren't.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-16

Domestic animals get along very well in the winter. The cows and horses are kept in warm stables. The horses are not used when the thermometer is 50 degrees below zero. At that temperature
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-16

Dawson. Yukon Territory.
 vRITE of Dawson. the capital of northwestern Canada, the metropolis of the Klondike mining region, and for years the richest mining camp of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-16

Washington, D. c.
The Glasgow courier., 1916-10-13
DOWN AND CUTTERS PROVE
METTLE BY RETURN OF MONEY

Men in need are honest. Figures
compiled at the Helping Hand Insti-
tute of Kansas City over period of
five years and revealed recently show
that nearly all helped tried to repay
and that II per cent repaid in full.
When an out-of-work, out-of-home
man applies to the Helping Fund for
aid he is given room and board until
he can find job. In some cases mon
ey is given. A very few nave made
off, scorning "the hand that fed"
Others paid back in part and Il out
of every hundred "Paid in Full" Some
IN their return to good fortune made
donations to the hand with which to
help along other down and cutters.
The Glasgow courier., 1916-10-13
He Felt an Arm Beneath His Head, and
Water-Water!

cover of the cantccn absorbed the drip
which cvaporatcd. When he arrived
at the water hole that was dry. His
cantecn felt strangely light. He could
not remember having used so much
water lie changed his plan. He
struck straight from the hills toward
the railroad He knew that. eventually
he would. as he journeyed west, cross
it. perhaps near water tank
Toward the binding afternoon OF
that day he saw strange lakes and
pools spread out upon the distant sand
and inverted mountain ranges stretch,
sng to the horizon.
Fate crept closer to his heels, waiting
with the dumb patience of the desert
TO claim the struggling. impotent pup
pet whose little day was all but spent
He stumbled across the blazing bars
OF steel that marked the railroad. His
empty canteen clattered on the ties M
he fell. He got to his knees and drag
ged himself from the track. He lauch.
ed. for he had thwarted Fate this once.
He would not he run over by the train.
lie lay limp. wasted. scarcely breath.
ing
Sereneiy Fate crOuched near him, pa.
The Glasgow courier., 1916-10-13
GREAT BIG POTATOES
SCARCE THIS SEASON
(To be continued)

With a small supply of great big
potatoes in prospect as a result Of
the mediocre crop this year Hazen
J. Titus, superintendent of the North
ern Pacific dining car department, is
casting about for this food in suf-
ticient quantities to serve atrons un-
Ill another season produces more boun-
tifuly. His prestige as the discover
er Of the great big baked potato is
at stake, he says.
Mr.. Titus Will soon. starat on a
search of the Northwest for tubers
each to weigh one and half pounds
or more. He already has received
several otfers from producers and ship
pers to supply his needs but says he
would be glad to have any others who
have this vegetable in sizes required
by the Northern Pacific standard write
him. He expects to contract for large
quantities during the next few weeks.
The Glasgow courier., 1916-10-13
COMMISSIONERS
PROCEEDINGS

past. County Attorney stated as his
best knowledge that cost has been
S2,O50O0 and that it has always been
customary to give the County Attor
ney legal assistance when in the judg-
ment of himself and the County Com
mssioners it was to the best interest
of the County.
Mr.. Geo. Ruffcorn was asked if he
considered himself in position to try
cases coming up for trial at next term
of court, and replied that he is not,
and that he believes that additional
counsel is necessary under existing
circumstances.
Following reports were examined
and approved:
Sheriff's report, Jail boarders.
Superintendent poor farm, monthly
report.
! G. w. Rapp, justice of the peace
Glasgow township.
At 5 o'clock p. M, board adjourned
until 10 o'clock a. m. October 3rd,
1916.
PETER A. WEST.
Attest: Chairman
w. B. SHOEMAKER,
Clerk.
Continued on last page.)
or noto Crd
1916, Board of County Commissioners
of Valley County, Montana, resumed,
all members and the Clerk present.
Matter of engaging additional as
sistance f>r county attorney in prose
cutting cases now pending was taken
up:
On motior the follow rg resolution
was unanimously adopted:
Whereas, the County Attorney has
stated that he is not in position to
prosecute the cases now pending with
out legal assistance, under existing
circumstances, and the Board from
past experience, feeling that said coun-
ty attorney is not competent to handle
these cases without such legal assist
! ance be it therefore
Resolved, That the action of the
Chairman in retaining the services of
Norris, Hurd & Mckellar in prosecut-
, ing said cases, is hereby approved, all
, members voting aye.
The Glasgow courier., 1916-10-13
'tient, impa sSive.

tient, impasSive.
He heard a man speak and another
answer. He felt an arm beneath his
head. and water-water.
He drank. and all at once his
strength famed up. 1t was not water
they gave him; it was merely taste
of it-a mockery. He wanted more
all.
He lurched to his feet struggling
with a bearded giant that held him
from his deSire-to drink until he
could drink no more-to die drinking
the water they had taken from him
even as they gave it. He fought blind
ly. Fate. disdaining further patience,
arose and flung itself about his feet.
He stumbled. \ flash wiped all things
from his vision. and the long night
came swiftly.
(To be continued)
The Glasgow courier., 1916-10-13
Overland
Red
CONTINUED from page 81

the companys safe last trip. Daugh-
erty says It's worth mebby five hun
tlred. He says the rats goin' to bring
i'm some more DO come in?'
you're on said the rider "Now.
see here. boys we got to find out If
he's filed on it yet and what his name
is. and them
"Mebby we'd better find out where
it is first" suggested one.
"And then jump him?" queried the
rider over his glass.
"And then jump him." chorused the
group Hes out there alone. It's
easy" And each poured himself a
drink, for which, strangely enough, no
one offered to pay, and for which the
bartender evidently forgot to collect.
Meanwhile the prospector toiled
through the drought of that summer
boarding the little yellow flakes that
he washed from the gravel in the can
yOn
All round him for miles each way
fhe water holes had gone dry. The
little canyon stream still wound down
its shaded course. disappearing in
patch of sand at the canyons mouth,
so the prospector felt secure. None
had ridden out to look for him through
shat furnace of burning sand that
stretched between the hills and the
desert town.
The stream dwindled slowly, imper-
ceptibly
J,n ftn ~ ~ tI,4pt
it ana Immediately explored the creek
TO it's source. a spurt of water spring
ing from the roof Of grOttO In the
cliff. Such supply, evidently from
the rocky heart of the range itself,
would be ineXhaustible.
A week later he awoke to find the
creek bed dry save in few depres-
sions among the rocks, He again Wis
tied the grotto. The place was damp
and cool, glistening with beads Of
moisture, but the flow from the roof
screvice had ceased Still he thought
there must be plenty of water be-
meath the rocks of the stream bed. He
would dig for it.
Another week and he became un-
easy. The stream had disappeared as
though poured into colossal crevice.
A few feet below the gravel L. struck
solid rock. He tried dynamite unsuc.
cessfully. Then he boarded the drip
pings from the grotto crevice till he
had filed his canteen. Carefully he
slowed his gold in a chamois pouch
and prepared to leave the canyon. His
burro had strayed during the week of
drought twas probably dead beside
some dry water hole
The proSpector set out to cross the
range in the light of the stars.
Fearful that he might be seen panic
warped his reasoning. He planned t
journey south along the foothills TN
til opposite the desert town and thel
cross over to it. If he approached
from such a direction no one would
guess his original starting place. FL,
knew of an unfaiing water hole two
days Journey from the canyon. This
water hole was far out of his way
but his casteen supply would NOR,
than last till he reached it.
Then fate, the fate that had doggc(
his every step since first I've vcnturc(
1nro the solitudcs. closed up and crep
at his heels. He became more mOroS,
and strangely fearful His vision, re
tined 10y the wasting of his body. Great
ed shadows that lay about his feet lik,
stagnant pools, shadows where II,
shadows should be
Ominous was his fail as he crossed
an arroyo. The cantccn. slung owe
his shoulder, struck a sharp point o
rock that started one of the seams
The Glasgow courier., 1916-10-13
II TIN a. w TS L,
Attest: Chairman
w. B. SHOEMAKER,
Clerk.

At o'clock p. m. October End, 1916
Board of County Commissioners Of
Valley County, Montana, resumed, all
members and the clerk present.
On motion J. F. Hoffman is here
by appointed Justice of the Peace of
Thoeny township.
The hour for receiving bids for sup
plying fuel for county for ensuing
year, having arrived. bids were call
ed for
The Clerk reported that no bids
have been filed with him.
County Attorney was called in and
consulted regarding legality of hiring
legal assistance in prosecuting cases
now pending and asked in regard to
cost of extra legal assistance in the
The Glasgow courier., 1916-10-13

The following bills were presented
and examined and acted on as noted:
Golden Rule Store supplies, al
lowed ...........$ 3.21
H. T. Ratchford, special deputy
sheriff, salary and expense,
allowed 1900
T. j. Hooking, election sup
plies and stationery y........,..... 68.77
Hans Hopstad, sprinkling
slaughtered horses ............ 5000
T. ]. Hooking, stationery and
election supplies ........... 10025
The Glasgow courier., 1916-10-13

At 10 o'clock a. M, October End,
1916, Board of County Commissioners
Of Valley County, Montana, met pur
suant to law: Peter A. West Carl
j. Anderson and Peter Peterson, Com
missioners, and w. B. Shoemaker,
Clerk, present.
Minutes of September meeting were
read and approved.
On motion a polling place is hereby
established in Glasgow North Precinct
No. at Rose Hill Hall same to be
composed of townships 80 and 80,
range 40 and the following judges and
clerks of election are appointed:
A. NJ. Behner, Gustav Dahl, w. B.
Robinson, judges; c. W. Combs, Frank
A. P Kunde, clerks.
On motion Henry J. Toftness is
hereby appointed Judge for Hinsdale
Precinct No. 4, Polling Place /. Thos.
E. Snead, resigned.
Following bills were examined and
allowed:
w. II. Mann, surveyor per
diem ................, ............... $175.OO
Ora F. Mcintyre, clerk ,,...... $500
Grace Weber, clerk k.-............- $500
Ira C. Wolfe, window strips
and labor Observation-Disclosures. 96.4O
At II o'clock noon on motion board
took recess until 2 O'Clock p. m. of
even date.
( PETER A. WEST,
] Nh,,
The Glasgow courier., 1916-10-13

Hugh Cole, posting notices, al
lowed ...................................... TOO
Alfred N. Smith, medical ex-
animation allowed d 500
T. ]. Hooking, Office supplies
and stationery ........,......... 1928
j. W.. Barr, night Waterman
fair grounds ..........,................. 1900
H. w. Baalke, judge of cleo
tion and posting notices, al
lowed 11.oe
Clarence Hall, deputy sheriff
Continued on page S.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-24
Robert Edeson Getting Busy.

Beginning tomorrow morning Robert
Edeson, for years one Of the foremost
Of American actors, will become a stage
director as we'll and take up the task
of producing a list Of plays TO be pre-
scented within the next few months by
the newly formed firm Of Rush 4
Andrews. The first Of these will be
His Brothers Keeper" four-act
drama by Robert Porter, in which Mr..
Edeson will create the leading role.
Next he will stage SLEEPY Theodore"
a farce with music, which enjoyed a
one-year run in Berlin in 1914, but
which has never been seen IN this
country. This production, it is planned,
will be used 20 open the new theatre
which Mr. Rush expects TO build on
West Forty-eighth Street. "Mockery,"
rehearsals Of which were begun three
weeks ago, but were halted until the
script has been revised. will come next.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-24

Have Known as also in STATIONS
Life and Work Of Niccolo Paganini."
the viol.nist IS everywhere represented,
both in portrait and in caricature, as
lean % face and lank OF figure.
Moseheles said Of the London Paganini:
I'VE had leisure 20 study those olive
tinted, sharply defined features, the
glowing eyes. the seanty but long black
hair, and the thin, gaunt figure upon
which the clothes hung loosely, the
deep sunkcn-cheeks and those long,
thin fingers"
The late George Augustus Ssla
wrote: 81 can see with the eye OF
memory the whole man before me now
his gaunt, angular form; his black
elf.like locks falling in weird con-
fusion over his neck and shoulders;
his esdaverous face and shaggy bro~s;
IL 1~~~ b~4,. Landa- Nth VANS stAnd-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-24

"a CORNER IN coLLEENS' will be
y the feature picture at the Rial.o
this week. and Bessie Barriscale will
have a chance to see herself as others
sec her for the first time IN her home
town. Miss Barriscalc never has been
East when a picture Of hers was shown.
Shammic. short for Shamrock, is the
tomboy in family Of pretty girls, and
her love of excitement leads her into
an sorts of trouble. from which she IS
rescued by Charles Ray, fascinating
hero. Those who saw Miss Barriscalo
ss Plain Jane VIII welcome her as the
little Irish colleen.
+. H. Sothern viii make bis screen
debut at the Strand Theatre this week
i'm "The Chattel," Vitagraph picture
by Paul West. The character which
Mr.. Sothcrn portrays is a disagreeable
one. and no one but this magnificent
actor could make him plausible. Miss
Peggy Hyland plays opposite Mr..
Sothern.
"The Quest Of Life" with Maurice
and Florence Walton, VIII he another
important feature. Ashley Miller, who
directed the production. adapted the
story from the play ELLEN Young.
Miss Walton will play the title role
The story tells of a poor girl who is
more interested in her work than she IS
in lovers, so that promises a novelty.
Elaine Hammerstein IS going back
TO nature, but why did she wait until
so late in the season? It will be
chilly, Elaine, these nights and morn
ings in the Adirondack. with only the
skins Of animals to clothe you. And
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-24

twenty-five actors and actresses who
will be members Of the new Theatre
Francois company here have sailed on
the Rochambeau. They include Messrs.
Cassin, Gauthier, Chothin, Cerny, Lo-
mon, Sauiieu, Tourneur, Moch, Bellou
and st. Marc and Rosseet, and Miles.
Noizeux, Mirval, Dione, Role, Beau
lieu, Diska, Dagairy and Duccllier.
Many Of these people will be seen prior
TO the Theatre Francois season in ale
Poilu,' to be presented early in Octo-
Der at the Garrick.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-24
THE POUNDAGE OF PACANINI

ing out like cordage; his neck dispro-
portionately long, scraggy and CORFU
gated"
The essence Of caricature rs, Of
course, the accentuation of existing
pecularities Of form or feature, The
remarkable caricatures Of Paganini are
eloquent Of such peculiarities. on this
evidence Mr. Arliss's physical make
up would seem to mirror the physical
Paganini.
II Mr.. Arliss he Judged TO err in
over-accentuating the eccentricity Of
Paganini, STATIONS account OF the
man is replete with instances OF the
virtuosos freakish actions and bizarre
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-24
Loew' s American Theatre.

Ned Finlay, moving picture actor,
will make his debut in vaudeville at
Loew's American Theatre and Roof to-
morrow, presenting "Blackmail," by
Richard Harding Davis. Also on the
bill during the early part Of the week
will be an the Trenches" a musical
comedy; Bart Baker; Archer and Bel
ford, in The New Janitor"; Herbert
and Dennis, and others. During the
weeks second half the programme will
include "The Telephone Tangle,"
"Songland,' Marie and Dan Solomine
and Lucille's cockatoos.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-24
The Majestic TO Open.

Tho Majestic Theatre, Brooklyn, has
been overhaulcd during thc IDLE
months, and will reopen next Saturday
evening. The first attraction VIII
he Eugene Walters play Just a
Woman" seen last season at the Forty
eighth Street Theatre, and attractions
10 follow will be "Tho Blue Paradise
THE Fear Market" and Marie Tenn
pest in "A Lady's Name in the order
named
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-24

condemrirg tho American copyright
law. which ncrmlts American publish hers
10 steal the work of foreign authors
unless at ruinous expense the latter
nr.rt their work here, says The De
troit Free Press
They get bad name" he said,
these publishers who steal foreigners
writings
"A publisher took me home to dinner
at his fiat the other evening. In the
library the children were making a
furious racket
"'What are you doing?" the pub
Usher asked
"'We're playing pirates said the old
est boy.
PIRATES said. But there's no
sea here. How can you be pirates with
out sea-
"'Oh. We don't need and sea-. said the
boy. We're literary pirates, like you,
pa, amt we 90
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-24
LITERARY PIRATES.

The late George W. Peck, creator Of
the popular "Peck's Bad Boy" was once
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-24

conduct, and his eccentricity IS con-
frmed in Lions | Have Known So
essentially eccentric was the man that
the present stage delineation Of that
quality would appear to fall well
within the bounds Of the original Of 1t.
Mobs arc said to have everywhere fol-
lowed Paganini along the streets, not
because Of his musicianly genius, but
because Of his eccentricity of appear
ance and action and habits.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-24
Newman in China.

T.. ". Newman, IL turns out, has been
over in China this summer, which is
the reason he has been so silent Pres
entity he will return, however, and dur
ing the winter you can gather all about
the Orient from his justly celebrated
trayelogues.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-24
Standard Thcatre.

Jane Cowl will be the attraction al
the Standard Theatre this week, which
means that Common Clay will also
be present. Others prominent in the
ca, will be Orme Csldara and Henry
Stephenson.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-24


pledged 70 offer no assistance.
The attraction at the Broadway tins
week will be the Paramount picture
canton the Terrible" with Theodore
Roberts and Anita King playing the
leads. The story Of this thrilling
drama Of Russian political intrigue
was written by Jules Eckert Goodman
from Thomas II. Uzell's story. Mr..
Roberts is cast as Anton Kazof, a Ger
man spy, who is chief Of the Russian
Secret Service Anita King is Vera
Stanovitch, who, to save her lover,
traps Anton the Terrible and confronts
him with his guilt.
Theda Bara's long deferred visit to
the Academy in "Her Double Life" is
promised for the first four days Of the
week. It is said that Miss Bara will
play both a siren role and sympa
thetic one in this play. One SIZE loves
TO do; the other the public loves to
have her do.
Thomas H. Ince's Civilization" is
still running at the Park Theatre. Its
engagement is indefinite.
One hundred million dollars in stage
money and Mrs. Vernon Castle to boot
were carelessly thrown into Lake Erie
last week in the filming Of Patricia
IN which the beautiful Irene 10 star
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-24
ELAINE HAMMERSTEIN.

what if you do not trap any? Miss
Hammerstein will be accompanied by
Joe Knowles, the famous nature man.
She will also have her mother with her.
but only as chaperon. She is
pledged 70 offer no assistance.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-24
LILLIAN WALKER.

picked her up she was shaking the
gravel out Of her dimples. The first
thing she said was ooh, what won
derful picture that would have made"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-24

Thomas II. Ince's Civilization" is
still running at the Park Theatre. Its
engagement is indefinite.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-04-18
OLD DEPUTIES TO ORGANIZE
Old U. S. Men to Form Organization
at Muskoeee.

Old U. S. Men to Form Organization
at Muskogee.
Muskogee, Okla, April 1S.-All the
old-time deputy United States mar
shalS of Indian Territory, who saw
service prior to 1895, have been
called to meet at the Turner hotel
in Muskogee, April %, for the pur-
pose of forming an organization. A
call has been issued by Deputy Mar
shall John S. O'Brien of Bartlesville
and City Marshal Frank Jones of
Checotah.
II is said that many of the old boys
who. in the early days. wore boots
and guns, and risked their lives in
running down the outlaws, will attend
the meeting.
The former deputies are going TO
organize for the purpose of having
themselves included in a bill intro
duced in congress by Congressman
Wingo of Arkansas. granting pen
sion Of $50 a month to all deputies
who served during the days of the
court at Fort Smith and who hunted