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The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-12-20

"Are you going out. dear?". asked
Mrs. Bowser.
II am going out to look for my lost
memory" he replied, and two seconds
later he slammed the door behind
him and was walking down to the
gate.
There was only one pedestrian In
sight. 1t was an old man with a
cane coming along with bad limp
on him. Mr.. Bowser stepped outside
the gate and waited for him. When
the old man came limping up, he was
caught by the lapels of his coat and
backed up to the fence, and Mr..
Bowser yelled at him:
"Did you ever lover"
"Police! POlicei" shouted the old
man, who thought he was being held
up for his money.
"Did you ever make fool Of your
self" was shouted at him.
''Fire! Fire! Help! Helpw
"Did your wife preserve your love
letters and bring them up forty years
later to insult and humiliate you'll
Tell me, you old sinner, or I will
shake you out Of your coatl"
Murder! Help"
Then some men came running and
Mr.. Bowser walked away. He walked
for two blocks and then leaned up
against a shade tree to mutter to him
self:
"BOwser, you are the darndest old
d0Dkov in EurOno A ala ond Amor1cC
Yes, sir, you are the biggest dom
key, and I don't blame Mrs. Bowser
one little bitl
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-12-20

You have often admitted that you are
a very careless man."
II never admitted it-never in my
lifei You may test my memory back
to my babyhood, and you'll find that
and question me-"
every well, Mr.. Bowser. What
happened to you when you were three
years old7"
81 fell into the cistern and was
nearly drowned"
ayes, your mother told me so. And
what happened when you were five
years old7"
"a horse kicked me and broke two
of my ribs"
"And at ten years old, Mr.. Bow
serT'
II went out Into the woods to get
hickory nuts and got lost and they
did not flnd me until the next day."
swell, we'll say at fifteen2 Did
anything happen on your fifteenth
birthday"
"Not a thing" replied Mr.. Bowser.
after some thought.
"Are you sure?"
"As sure as deaMi"
"And didn't come to your birth
day party, along with other girls and
boys. and didn't you fall in love with
meT
Never; You have got things all
mixed upw
"Didn't you and I go out into the
orchard, and didn't you try to steal
kiss from me? You said was the
hlndsomest girl in the whole state.
Don't you remember 1t nowT
"Woman. what are you driving at ~
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-12-20

shouted Mr.. Bowser. do you mean
to say that I was a perfect donkey at
flfteenW
1--WE will let that pass" replied
Mrs. Bowser, 'and go on to your
eighteenth year. You were not quite
eighteen when you wanted me to elope
with you. We were to go to some
island In the sad, South Seas and live
forever more. You had n dollar and
half to go on. should think you
would remember that?"
by George! By George!" growled
Mr.. Bowser as he got up and walked
to and fro. 'Insulted in my own
house and by my own wife!"
mo one has insulted you. You
asked me to test you and 1 am do
ing so. Shortly after the elOpement,
which didn't come off, you began to
write me love letters. You called me
your dove,' your angel your popsy-
wopsy' and lots of other names. I
have got some of your old love let
ters to show that you did"
"I never, never wrote any such
darned stuff as thatw howled Mr..
Bowser, as he fiourished his arms
about.
"You often wrote me as many as
three times a day, and hired a cross
eyed boy for two cents a letter to
bring them over to me. II you could
sit down with that cross-eyed boy
for three minutes he would bring
your memory back better than any
book"
More insults More insultsw r. gasp
ed Mr.. Bowser.
81 was reading one of your old
letters today" continued Mrs. Bow
ser. "You must have written 1t by
candlelight, for there are three or
four spots of grease on every page,
and there are just sixteen pages. In
it you said that If I died you would
go out and drown yourself, for this
world would be nothing to you If 1 left
it."
"Mr. Bowser couldn't say a word.
He just stood with his mouth open and
his fingers clenched and looked ut
Mrs. Bowser as If he longed to toma-
hawk her on the spot.
"Mrs. Bowser, I command you not
to say another word" said Mr.. Bow
ser, in low, tense voice.
aust word and I am through,
Mr.. Bowser. You were so grateful
to me for saving your life that you
sent the cross-eyed boy over two or
three hours later with half-pound
box of candy. 1t was glorious candy.
1t must have cost you all Of ten cents.
My heart went out to you as
munched that candy. realized that
I was about to marry a big-hearted,
noble young man. and mother said
you would always dote on me. Can't
you possibly remember these things,
Mr.. Bowser? If you can't, you
should try and find that man and buy
his book on memory"
Mr.. Bowser made no reply to this.
He simply gasped in his throat and
turned and went down the hall to
the hat rack and put on his hat
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-12-20
HOSTAGES SEIZED
AND THREATENED.

This proclamation was posted at
Brussels and elsewhere, October 3.
1914:
"September 25th, in the evening the
railroad track and telegraph were de-
stroyed on the line LovenjOul-vertryck
Thereafter the villages situated
nearest the spot where such events
lake place-it Is of no consequence
whether they are guilty or not-will
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-12-20

Woman Becomes Navy Radio Operator.
Miss Abby P. Morrison of New York
city Is the first woman in the United
States to become a naval wireless op-
orator. She had passed the tests max
ing her first-class electrician of the
radio bureau of navigation.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-12-20

impudence! Why. the confounded
loafer wanted to sell me book that
tells how to get your memory back
If you have lost it!'
II believe there are books which
tell you," carelessly replied Mrs.
Bowser.
"Why, can remember back to when
swallowed a spool Of thread, and 1
wasn't twenty months old at that
time. Mrs. Bowser, do you think
am losing my memoryT"
II have sometimes puzzled over It,"
was the reply.
puzzled! What in the Old Harry
is there to puzzle about!"
r-.Well. we might call 1t carelessness.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-12-20

Paid So for Auto Glasses for Bulldog.
To prevent the flow Of tears in her
bulldogs eyes when he went motor
ing. Chicago woman recently had
him fitted for automobile goggles. The
oculist who fitted the goggles to the
bulldog charged So.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-12-20
DON'T WORRY ABOUT PIMPLES
Because cuticura Quickly Removes
Them-Trial Free.

On rising and retiring gently smear
the face with Cuticurn Ointment. Wash
of the Ointment in five minutes with
Cuticura Soap and hot water, using
plenty of Soap. Keep your skin clear
by making Cuticura your everyday
toilet preparations.
Free sample each by mail with Book.
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. l..
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-12-20
GREEN'S AUGUST FLOWER

Has been used for all ailments that
are caused by disordered stomach
and inactive liver, such as sick head
ache, constipation, sour stomach.
nervous Indigestion, fermentation of
food, palpitation of the heart caused by
gases in the stomach. August Flower
is gentle laxative, regulates digestion
both in stomach and intestines, cleans
and sweetens the stomach and alimen-
tary canal, stimulates the liver to Sc
crete the bile and impurities from the
blood. Sold in all civilized countries.
30 and 80 cent bottles.-Adv.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-12-20
sesseesssesees.s.sse.eeese
Mr.. Bowser's
Memory-He
Finds That He
Has Forgotten
Many Things
zee . Q 9 10 Q . Q . .
Copyright, 1917. by the Mcclure Newspa-
per Syndicate.)

The Bowser family were resting in
contentment. Mr.. Bowser had smoked
his cigar and read the evening paper
and was half asleep in his rocking
chair. Then there came a sudden in
terrupticn. The front-doOr bell rang
as If a fireman had pressed a button.
Good Lord. but what is that" ex-
claimed Mr.. BOwser as he jumped up
and went down the hall.
"Tn bet that fellow won't come
here again!" he exclaimed as he re-
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-12-20
GERMAN ATROCITIES
PART OF Deliberate
SCHEME OF WARFARE
Murder, fiIIage, and Arson Result
of Orders Given by Officers
in High Command.
FACTS TOLD BY COMMITTEE ON
PUBLIC INFORMATION.

Responsibility for eestial Acts Which
Have Had No Parallel In Warfare
for Centuries Cannot Be Evaded-
Official Proeiamations That Speak
Volumes.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-12-20

Gold dissolved In a woman's tears
is said to make an excellent cement
for mending broken heart.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-12-20

The Common Debt.
What fellow owes you is often too
small to mention. but too large to pay.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-12-20

It's II mighty poor man who can't
do something to help his country.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-03-07
To Have Celebration.

I w 6 n & y fiv s.
Cents "a Day spent
for the right kind of food
will keep q man in good
health, fit for any task. Two
Shredded Wheat Biscuits.
served with hot milk, make
a complete, perfect meal
at q cost of four or five
Cents-a meal that supplies
in digesGbie form every ele-
uent needed 20 build new
tissue and furnish heat and
energy for the human body
AT twenty-five cents q day
for three meals there Is a
margin of ten cents for fruit
or green vegetables. Such
a diet means a clean ztom-
ach, healthy liver. active
bowels. For breakfast with
milk or cream. Made at
Niagara Falls, N. v.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-06-23
RIGHT SHOULDER ARMS.

practice for agility and control is to stand erect, with feet together, points open about one foot, elbows to the rear and hands, palms inward, resting on the hips.
 Various movements may be made from this pose to exercise the back shoulders and hips, but 1t Is especially important for the infantryman's train ing to take 1t and, while holding shoul- ders firmly back, rise up high on the toes and repeat 1t again and again. The strain here Is on the feet, and one can get further results by hclding to 6 strap or rope suspended overhead just within reach while on the toes and swaying back and forth and sidewise,
 Practice marches are good training for infantry. The long march is un-
 Ike the parade ground march in that the gait Is natural. one the soldier falls into to be comfortable and get over the ground. On parade the rife may be carried in various positions, as ordered, but on the march at shoulder arms" either right or left Is the rule from choice.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-06-23

Sec. l. Be it ordained by the City Of Skagway, by it's Common Council, that an emergency now ex- is.s on account of the war and the high cost of all kinds of grain, hay and feed, to such an extent that the owners of milch COWS residing within the tax-paying precinct Of the City of Skagway are unable to meet the expenditures for the feed ing of such milch cows unless they have permission to graz9 such milch cows upon the public streets and alleys of the City of skagway.
 Sec. 2. Therefore permission is granted to such owners to graze such milch COWS for g period to be determined by the Common Council under the restrictions as is set forth in the following section.
 Sec. 8. That any person or per sons who are the owners of mhch COWS desiring to graze them upon the public streets and alleys of the City of Skagway must have 8 relia- ble herder in charge of such milch COWS who shall be in constant at tendance whila grazing on such pub lie streets and alleys of the City of Skagway.
 Sec. 4. That the owners of such mlch COWS, before proceeding to exercise tue privilege as is set forth in Section 2 of this ordinance, must give to the City of Skagway a good and substanial bond with two sureties in the sum of One Hundred Dollars that they will pay all damages that may be incurred by reason of such milch cows tres passing upon the lands of another in the City of skagway; and that such damages, if any, shall be de- termined by three disinterested per sons, residents of the City of Skag- way, one of whom shall be selected by the owner of the milch COWS, one by the City of skagway, and one by the two persons first select ed; that the owner of such milch COWS shall pay to such persons so selected the sum Of five dollars each for such services rendered
 Passed on suspension of rules, af'er second reading, this eight eentb day of June, 1917, and ap- proved the same day.
 II. ASHLEY,
 Mayor
 Attest: P. II. McClelIand,
 City Clerk.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-06-23
A STITCH IN TIME
Alaska People Should not Negleot
 Their Kidneys

No kidney trouble is unimportant' Don't overlook the sIightest back ache or urinary irregularity. Nature may be warning you of approach ing drcpsy, gravel or Bright's dis ease. Kidney disease seldom is ia tai if treated in time, but neglect may pave the way. Don't neglect a lame or aching back another day. Don't ignore dizzy spells, irregular or tiscolored urine, headaches, weariness or depression. If you fe you need kidney help begin using tks reliable, time-tried remedy, Doan Kidney Pills. For 50 years, Doan's have been found effective Endorsed by grateful people.
 Mrs. $. O. Turner, 60Sh Tenth St, Sacramento, California, says: q underwent three operations and this severe strain, together with colds, affected my kidneys. had pain through my back and could hardly stoop over for if l tried to, pains caught me. My back and limbs were so stiff l couldn's move My kidneys acted too often. Doan's Kidney Pills have promptly relieV- ed me of every attack of kidney suf fering."
 Price soc, at all dealers. Don't simply ask for a kidney remedy get Deans Kidney Pills-the same that Mrs. Turner had. Foster Milburn Co.,, Props, Buffalo, N. Y. -AdYertIsement,
The daily Alaskan., 1917-06-23
Late Vegetable Crops
 For the Homo Garden

Replant the ground devoted to rad ishes and lettuce, is the suggestion of the gardening and canning committee, Kansas Council of Defense.
 Tn harvesting these crops plan to se- cure open spaces for other and longer season crops. Beans, cabbage, toma- toes and sweet corn are some of the vegetables that may be used. A much larger space Is occupied by radishes and lettuce in the average garden than the value of these crops warrants Both vegetables are low in food con tent and are used mostly as a relish in early spring and summer.
 AS soon as radishes become pithy and lettuce too tough for use vegeta- bles of greater food value which may be canned or stored for winter use should occupy the space. If more radishes and lettuce have been planted than can proftably be used other vege- tables should be started between the rows at once.
 Tomato and cabbage plants set at regular intervals in radish or lettuce rows will do splendldly without great ly reducing the yield of the early vege- tables. The radishes and lettuce will be ready for pulling before the tomato and cabbage plants have reached sufh- cient size to need the entire space.
 Sweet corn and beans may be started in lettuce or radlsh beds with as much success as if the seed were planted in unoccupied ground. If the beds have been kept free from weeds very little extra cultivation will be necessary un- tl the lettuce or radish plants are ready for removal
 Watering when needed and clean culture are two essentials in intercrop- ping. Two crops will need more moisture than one, and if weeds are allowed to grow the yield of both crops will be greatly reduced.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-06-23
ORDINANCE No. 184

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION No. 1 OF ORDINANCE No. 99, WHICH ORDINANCE PRE- VENTS CERTAIN ANIMALS RUN MING AT LARGE WITHIN THE CT " OF SKAGWAY.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-06-23
Daily History CIaSS-June 23.

21T B. C.-Battle of ThrasimenuA Hannibal, the Carthaginian, almost destroyed the Roman army. LS65-Samuel Francis Dupont, admiral in the United States navy, dlstin- guished in the civil war, died; born 1903. Blockade of Confederate sea- ports by United States navy was ended by proclamation.
 5-AustrO-G German armies In east GaliCia were checked on Dniester river and suffered heavy loss. le16-Germans captured Fort Thiau- mont, Verdun. National guard or Iered to the border.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-06-23

Will the beautiful nihilist," Olga or Vera, or whatever her name, vanish from Russian romance now that cEar, ism has vanished from the land of the bear7 Nihilism In some form will no doubt find an excuse for being, wheth- CT democracy or autocracy has the top place in the Russian scheme. And 1t will have it's female stars, whatever name the fiction scribe may give them.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-06-23
Catarrh Cannot Be Cured

with. LOCAL APPLICATIONS. as they cannot reach, tlIe seat of tie disease. Ca tarrh is a. blood or constitutional disease, and in order to cure i. you must take in- ternal remedies. Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally. and acts directly upon the blood and mucous surface; HalEs Catarrh Cure is not quack medicine. It was prescribed by one O. he best phy- sicians in this country fOl years and is a regular prescription. It is composed of the pest toniCs known, combined with the best blood purifiers. acting directly on the mucous surfaces. The perfect cemblna- tlon of the two ingredients is That pro- dIces such wondei full results in curing .nsarrh.. Send fvr eStN1onjels. free. g. j. CHENEY & CC Props, Toledo, O. Sold by Druggists. prize 7Gc.
 Take Ealfs Family Pills for constipation
 Advertisement,
The daily Alaskan., 1917-06-23
Daily History CIass-June 2G.

Newfoundland discovered by Ca bot, an English explorer. 1S59-Battle of Solferino, lasting six teen hours; loss in killed and wound ed, 10000 Austrians and 18,ooO French and Sardianian allies. I915-The United States renewed It's demands on Germany that the ". P. Frye case be settled under exist ing treaty.
 1916-French recaptured at Thiaumonf and Fleury ground captured by Germans on the 2Sd.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-06-23

A trihe may have vast results. Do nestle canning oS roodstuffs cannot be called a triae in the average thrifty household. hut relative to all the proc
 eSScs of economy Ev,.-.s 2. +bs and thrift 1t stands Preserving Kettle out us of minimum
 May Give importance. T Q Points 10 Novioes dry product would
 on "4ow"- serve the same pur-
 pose as the canned. but not SD acceptably Canning and preserving have descended in the main from mother to daughter. Improved methods have crcpt in slowly. In spite of progress. there remain much of drudEer- and uncertainty to discour- age the busy kitchen forces. Fortu nately the scientists have not over looked this important branch of dOmes- tic activity. Schools are equipped for teaching and demonstrating, and. be sides the corps Of teachers on duIyr there is a vast reserve of graduates capable of teaching and demonstrating. Canning and preserving are not con- fined to rural districts. In the season fruits and vegetables are in sharp de mand In the popuIous cities for storing uD. So it is a national work. and the sensible suggestion has been made that experts and novincs mobilize for n training tour on how to preserve both fruit and vegetables in the easiest, sim plest, cheapest and, what Is of supreme importance, the safest way.
 The supcly of 1917 almanacs was not based on the craze for planting and growing weather" tips.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-06-23

THERE IS A SAN-TOX REMEDY for every ordinary household afl- ment. There is room for san Tox Remedies in your medicine chest. Get @ San-Tox Blue Book at Keller Bros, The San-Tox Drug Store. ..i.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-06-23
To Cham White Falt.

4 white felt hat can be readily cleaned with piece of fine sandpaper. If this is not available mix cornmeal and salt together, using two-thirds of meal Rub in thoroughly and allow to stand overnight before brushing out,
The daily Alaskan., 1917-06-23
SELF TRAINING FOR
 THE IHFANTRYMAH,
By CAPTAIN GEORGE. L. KlLMER.

HN CAF AIN SESNAN-- -
 The infantry arm is the main feature of military force on a large scale. Civilians see more foot soldiers than horseback fighters and cannoneers' No special previous training is neces- sary to make a fair infantry recruit ont of a civilian. The infantryman is all the better for good stature, from five feet six inches well on toward six feet four, and weight 125 pounds to 1T5-
 4 mans force of bodily impact may serve a good purpose in infantry. Eye and nerve help in the shooting proc ess, but the man behind the bayonet should be as well set up as a pugihst, as firm on bis feet and powerful and skillful with arms and hands. Good
The daily Alaskan., 1917-06-23
AsrRoNoMIcAL EVENTS.

Fomalhaut, brightest star in southern summer sky, seen rising at midnight Sun on the meridian of Washington 2 minutes s seconds after F o'clock.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-06-23
ASTRONOMICAL EVENTS.

High up and crossing the meridian, constellation BOOtes presents a well de- fined figure in the evening.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-06-23
MOBHIZING THE COOKS

A tride may have vast results. Do nestle canning oS ro0dstufs cannot be called a triae in the average thrifty household. hut relative to all the proc
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-10-19

l was covered with saddle sores and
was In agony the whole time. Al
though II requires nine months train
ing 10 turn a full fedged cavalry
man, l decided TO try TO go with the
regiment somehow, and l didn't care
how l went. Anything to get out OF
that riding school. So l went TO a
captain and told him the whole story,
and / begged him to take me. He
was certainly mighty nice about It.
and In the end he attached me TO his
personal stan and too me that way.
Up TO this time | hadn't thought
much about what was going 70 happen
when we reached tie front. but what
we got just before we sailed certainly
made me do some tall thinking. We
were issued identity disks first. These
are hung around the neck, and on them
are stamped the soldiers name, regi-
mental number and his religion. Then
we were given our pay books and told
TO make our wills in the back Of them.
The chaplain next addressed US and
prayed owe US.
When this was all over l was so
scared l was beginning TO think that
the riding school might have its ad-
vantages. and all the way over on
the transport l was feeling mighty
blue, and I was certain that l was
never going TO see England again, let
alone the old L. S. A.
Crossing the channel, we landed at
Ostend at 4 o'clock In the morning on
the eighth day Of October, 1914. We
had had nothing but bullybeef and
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-10-19
Copyright, little, Brown & Co.

words, we had to pass the bareback
test before we even felt a saddle-
There were no long explanations as to
how a thing should be done. We were
told once and in as few words as pos-
sible. Then we had to do it.
After we had mastered the art Of
vaulting on a horses back we got the
walk march," then the "trot march"
Then we had to drop the reins and ride
with folded arms, and so 1t went until
y o'clock, when we got an hours rest.
1t was the same thing In the after
noon.
All one could hear was the rid
ing master singing his commands:
Walk, march. Trot, march. Halt!'
And every once In awhile he'd yell:
Hollow your backs. Hollow your
backsl You're not driving a cab now.
That's a horse you're on. He's got a