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The Glenwood post., 1918-01-05

County Agent Alfred is planning 70
leave the latter part of next week for
Fort Collins where he will attend +be
colorado Farmers congress and he will
then go to the stock show at Denver
and will spend the week there assist
ing the committee from this county IA
the purchase of bulls. In February
MIR. Alfred plans on making a trip to
Wisconsin for the purchase of a ship.
ment of dairy cows which several Gar.
field county ranchmen have ordered
through the county agent. Mr.. Alfred
says our first shipment of dairy stock
from Wisconsin was so satisfactory
that the people are now ready for some
more of the same kind.
- - =
Instead of leaving Thursday for
Steamboat Springs to hold the regular
term OF court, Judge Sbdmate has post.
poned his visit to that winter resort to
e later date, not definitely fixed. Thi,
action was taken because all the law.
yers Of Steamboat were just flooded
with QUESTIONABLE business and hence
had not had time to prepare their
cases, and they requested that the term
be postponed until this soldier rush wss
over and they could have time to make
some preparation for their court cases
Judge shumate was informed that there
was no urgent reason why any Of the
cases should be tried at once, and ss
he considered Uncle Sans work Of su.
preme importance he was glad to &C.
eede to an indefinite postponment Of
the court term.
The Glenwood post., 1918-01-05

at is boy!" These are the words
that came over the line from the sani.
tarium at five O'Clock Thursday after.
noon, and the son Of Mr.. and Mrs. W.
H. Farnum was then just twenty min,
utes old. Mr.. Farnum was 80 excited
he forgot the day Of the week. All he
could think Of was that DR.. Hopkins
said 1t was about eleven pounds and all
were doing as we'll as could be expected.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-06-18
TOOK PHOTOGRAPHS OF CAR
Movie Operation Was Privileged to
Get "CIose-Up" Views of the I'm.
prisoned Former Russian Ruler.

In donald Thompson in Russian"
the movie photographer tells how he
succeeded in getting a picture of the
car after the revolution had begun.
He went out to Tzarskoye Selo, the
palace near Petrograd where the royal
family were confined, and from dis
lance saw the car and his son walk
ing In the yard. 1.-THE servants must
have told him." writes Mr.. Thompson,
''for the car sent word to me to come
saying that he would allow me to make
picture as close as / wished. l told
him that I had met him before in 1915,
and had made pictures of him then at
the front and at Lemberg, He remem-
bered and Immediately spoke of Mouse,
the English photographer. While
was making pictures and the camera
was being reloaded so that / could
soldiers came up close. while the car
was watching how the camera was
loaded. They were smoking. One of
them elbowed the czar away and at the
same time blew smoke directly in his
face. But the car didn't show that he
was annoyed by this. After had made
some motion picture films of him and
his son, and also some still photo
graphs, 1 saluted and said 'good-by.'
He answered 'good-by.' While walk
ing away L glrnced around. He was
still looking after me and talking to
his SON"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-06-18
The Sap OF Snrinn.

When the sap of spring is bursting
the letters of winter the general hui
man heart beats high. A few of us
philosophers receive amid the rich but
sober ttnts of autumn a happiness that
we would not exchange for any other
season, but we are a minority, and
small. The head of one of the most
important departments at Washington,
who thinks about the processes of man.
kind, has theory that makes regu-
lar curve of the relation of the seasons
to the appetite for war AS the buds
open, every nation thinks it Is on the
edge of victory. This curve rises for a
while, begins to decline In the summer
and gets well down in the autumn.
The period therefore, when statesmen,
If they had decided to make peace.
could do It most easily, is from the
days of goldenrod and autumn browns
to Just before the greening of the
buds. The story of coal, a tragic
story to the poor. helps this curve. but
there is in 1t much of sheer poetry, in
dependent of more solid thiugs.-Nor-
man Hapgood in Leslie's.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-06-18
(TO BE CONTINUED1
BLIND MAN ENJOYS FLIGHT
Appreciated the Thrill of Intricate
Aerial Maneuvers Performed by
Experienced Pilot.

Thomas D. Schall the blind con-
gresham from the Tenth Minnesota
district, made flights with Col Charles
Lee of the British royal flying corps
In Washington recently. 1t was the
first time he had been up in an air.
plane.
Congressman Schall was not salts
fed with the plain "joy ride" Colonel
Lee had given him. When they re-
turned to earth after circling over the
city at an attitude of about two thou
sand feet, the blind representative
asked for more thrills.
"Fine! Fine" he exclaimed, as the
machine came to halt. But, Colonel
Lee, if you wouldn't think me a null
sance, I would like to go back up and
turn over"
The biplane was wheeled into posi-
ton again, and off it shot on trip Of
real sensations. Climbing rapidly to
about two thousand feet. Colonel Lee
started the machine into a series of
dips and dives, spirals and other aerial
antics calculated to make ones hair
stand on edge. To complete the thrills,
the airplane was made to roll over
sideways and then drop into a beauti-
full nose spin.
The passengers sightless eyes were
blinking with delight when his wife
ran onto the field to assist him from
the machine.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-06-18

A Japanese is the inventor Of a
street sprinkler that distributes wa
ter so as to form advertisements on
smooth pavements.
Water valves II feet in diameter
and so constructed that they will close
automatically in event of a break in
the pipe line, have been built for a
hydroelectric plant in Utah.
A gold palladium alloy which makes
an acceptable substitute for the more
expensive platinum iridium alloy used
in chemists utensils has been deyel-
oped by metallurgists In California.
A change in the style Of English rife
bullets is said to be responsible for the
increased price Of aluminium. Preyj-
Gus to the war English bullets were
round-nosed- Experimenting proved
that a little aluminium cone at the end
of the cartridge jacket afforded the
proper balance.
a cattle trail IS to be built in Brit
ish Guiana by the government. II
will lead from the Annai Savanna on
the Rupununi river to the Yawakurf
Savanna, distance of 40 miles. Thou
sal9s of cattle will then be available
for export. Colonization of interior
districts will also be made easier.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-06-18
FIRST TO USE "CAMOUFLAGE"
American Indians Early Recognized
the Value of Simple Devices
for Misleading an Enemy. al

That the art of camouflage as now
practiced in Europe is an American
institution and originated by the Amer
lean Indians, was recently proved to
the driver of a touring car which
crossed the country.
A Squaw, reported to be over q
hundred years old and to have lived
in the days when the white man was
a common enemy, through an Indian
interpreter explained how the Indian
children were taught to place flowers
in their hair as well as twigs, leaves
and other bits of foliage, and were
able to move along the ground in
such stealthy manner that they were
not discernible to the rest Of the tribe.
Before young buck could become
qualified as a warrior he had to make
his approach to the Indian camp al
most in the midst of the assembled
warriors without being detected. The
real origin of paint on their faces, as
well as on their wigwams and horses,
as claimed by authority, was for the
purpose of making them blend in with
rocks, trees and dirt, so that they could
approach their prey or remain hidden
without detection.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-06-18
MUCH IN LITTLE.

Peru was the first country to add
instruction in aviation to its public
school curriculum.
In kite frame patented by a Wis.
consin man, ribs radate from a GEN.
trial disk of metal.
According to a Paris physician pre-
mature badness Is due to some trOu-
BILE with the teeth.
Enough matches to light all its con-
tents are attached to a recently in
vented cigarette box.
The best kind of ebony is yielded
by the diospyrOs ebonum. This tree
grows in Ceylon and southern India.
There is no doubt that this wood was
imported from these places by Phoe-
nician traders.
Boat davits for seagoing vessels that
an Alabama man has invented resem-
bles long cranes that lower boats into
the sea at a safe distance from a YES
sci or from one listed to the opposite
side.
Millions of tons of coal actually in
sight have been found by American ex-
perts investigating the fields Of south
.rn China.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-06-18

great many. Some few escaped into
the high ravines, but Miss varona was
not one of them Out of regard for
Esteban l made careful search, but
could find no trace of her"
And yet you don't know what hap
pened?" O'Reilly ventured. you're
not sure?'
NO, but l tell you again Cobo's men
take no prisoners. When l heard about
that raid l gave up looking for her."
"This-Cobo, the Americans voice
shook in spite of his effort to hold it
steady-"I shall hope to meet him
some time"
The sudden fury that fille} Colonel
Lopez face was almost hidden by the
gloom. eyes. Oh, yes!" he cried.
quickly, "and you are but one of hum
dred; am another. In my command
there is standing order to spare nei-
ther Cobo nor any of his assassins;
they neither expect nor receive quar-
ter from US. Now, companero"-th
Cuban dropped hand on O'Reilly's
bowed head-'T am sorry that 1 had to
bring you such evil tidings, but we are
men-and this Is war"
mo, no! It isn't war-it's merciless
savageryl To murder children and to.
outrage women-why, that violates all
the ethics of warfare"
"Ethicsi" the colonel cried harshly.
Ethics? He'll is without ethics. Why
look for ethics in war? Violence.
injustice 49, insanity - chaos - that Is
war. 1t is mans agony-woman's de-
spair. 1t is defiance of God. War
is without mercy, without law; 1T Is
well, it Is the absence of all law, all
good"
It was some time before O'Reilly
spoke; then he said, quietly: II am
not going back. / am going to stay
here and look for Rosa"
"So!" exclaimed the colonel. swell,
why not? So long as we do not know
precisely what has happened to her,
we can at least hope. But, if 1 were
you, l would rather think Of her as
dead than as prisoner in some con-
centration camp. You don't know
what those camps are like, my friend.
but do. Now shall leave you. One
needs to be alone &c such an hour
eh?" With pressure of his hand,
Colonel Lopez walked away into the
darkness.
Judson and his adventurous country
man did not see O'Reilly that night,
nor, in fact, did anyone. But the next
morning he appeared before General
Gomez. He was haggard, sick, list
less. The old Porto Rican had heard
from Lopez in the meantime; he was
sympathetic.
Il am sorry you came all the way
to hear such bad news" he said.
"War is a sad, hopeless business"
"But I haven't given up hope"
O'Reilly said. 81 want to stay here
and-and fight"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-06-18
Precious OPPORTUNITIES.

Arnold Bennett, In his little book,
How TO Live on Twenty-Four Hours
a Day." declares that every man
should spend certain amount of time
in thought. Not in idling over paper
or magazine, not in foolish fancy, but
in concentrated thought on some given
subject, in order that he may learn
concentration. For my part, I think
there is nothing that gives greater zest
to life than a few foolish fancies now
and then, but concentrated thought is
good, too. And the woman who washes
her own dishes and launders her own
dish towels, has an opportunity of won.
derful value if she only realized ".
Look upon your task as one of your
opportunities, for that is what it win
be if you will only let it. Thinking IS
what really makes life worth living
New York Evening Telegram.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-06-18
No Water

At certain nth rate boarding house
a transient entered the dining room
late for dinner. He was unsteady on
his feet and the boarders realized at
once that he had been imbibing freely.
His first act, after seating himself, was
to pick up his glass Of water and throw
it out of the window His neighbor
asked:
whats the matter with the wa
ter, my friend?"
81 won't drink It,"
"Why"
81 won't ever drink water again
while I live. And you oughtnt to
drink 1t, either"
"But, my dear boy, why not?"
"'Why! Whyp you ask mew he
said, vehemently. 'Tll tell you why.
Water rots the soles of your shoes.
What do you think 1t does to your
stomachT"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-06-18
CHAPTER XII-Continued.

-lU-
Evening came, then night, and still
the party was jerked along at the tail
of the train without a hint as to its
destination. About midnight those
who were not doing noted that they
had stopped at an obscure pine-woOds
Junction, and that when the train got
under way once more their own car
did not move. The ruse was now ap-
parent; owing to the lateness Of the
hour, 1t was doubtful If anyone in the
forward coaches was aware that the
train was lighter by one car.
There was a brief delay; then a To-
connective crept out from a siding,
coupled w to the standing car, and
drew it off upon another track. Soon
the excursion party" was being rushed
swiftly toward the coast, some twenty
miles away.
Major Ramos came down the aisle,
laughing and spoke to his American
prOteges.
"Well, what do you think of that, eh?
Imagine the feelings of those good
deputy marshals when they wake up.
/ bet they'll rub their eyes"
Miss Evans bounded excitedly in her
seat she clapped her hands.
"You must have friends in high
places" O'Reilly grinned, and the Gu
ban agreed.
''Yes, l purpOsely drew attention to
US in Charleston, while our ship was
loading. She's ready and waiting for
us now; and by daylight we ought to
be safely out to sea. Meanwhile the
Dauntless has weighed anchor and is
steaming north, followed, 1 hope, by
all the revenue cutters hereabouts."
1t was the darkest time of the night
when the special train came to stop
at a bridge spanning one of the deep
Southern rivers. In the stream below
dlmly outlined in the gloom, lay the
Fair Play, a small tramp steamer; her
crew were up and awake. The new ar
rivals were hurried aboard, and within
a half-aOur she was feeling her way
seward.
With daylight, caution gave way to
haste, and the rusty little tramp be-
gan to drive forward for all she was
worth. She cleared the three-mile
limit safely and then turned south. Not
a craft was in sight; not smudge Of
smoke discOlored the skyline.
1t had been a trying night for the
fiIibusters, and when the low coastline
was dropped astern they began to
think of sleep. Breakfast of a sort
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-06-18

the two parties met. 1 have never
learned all the details Of the affair, and
the stories of that fight which came to
me are too preposterous for belief
Still, Esteban and his men must have
fought like demons, for they killed
some incredible number. But they
were human-they could not defeat a
regiment. It seems that only one or
two of them escaped"
"Esteban? Did he"
Colonel Lopez nodded; then he said
gravely: "CobO takes no prisoners. l
was in the Rubi hills at the time, fight
ing hard, and it was six weeks before
1 got back into Matanzas. Naturally.
when heard what happened, I tried
to find the girl, but Weyler was con-
centrating the pacificos by the time,
and there was nobody left in the Yu-
muri it was a desert"
''Then you don't know positively that
she that She"
wait. There is no doubt that the
boy was killed, but of Rosa's fate 1
can only form my own opinion. How
ever, one of Esteban's men Joined nv
troops later, and l not only learned
something about the girl, but also why
Esteban had been so relentlessly pur-
sued. 1t was all Cobo's doings. You
have heard of the fellow? No? Well,
you will" The speakers tone was elo-
quent of hatred. "He is worse than
the worst of them-a monster! He
had seen Miss Varona. She was a
beautiful girl.
$50 ont" whispered the lover.
II discovered that she didn't at first
obey Weyler's edict. She and the two
negroes-they were former slaves of
her father, 1 believe-took refuge In
the Pan de Matanzas. Later on, Co.
bo's men made a raid and-killed a
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-06-18

on every side, and / didn't dare take
the girl-no woman could have en-
dured the hardships we suffered. So
l convinced him that his first duty was
to her, rather than to his country, and
he agreed. He was a fine boyl He
had spirit. He bought some stolen
rifles and armed band of his own
which wasn't a bad idea. 1 used to
hear about him. Nobody cared to
modest him, can tell you, until finally
he killed some of the regular troops.
Then of course they went after him.
Meanwhile he managed to destroy his
own plantations, which Cueto had
robbed him Of. You know Cueto2"
eyes,"
swell. Esteban put an end to him
after a while; rode right up to La
Joya one night, broke In the door, and
macheted the scoundrel in his bed. But
there was a mistake of some sort. 1t
seems that body of Cobo's volun-
teers were somewhere close by, and
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-06-18
An Alarnnikf

Billy, eight-year-old son of Carl
Youngblood Of Boonville, Ind, ran to
his mother the other day, carrying In
his hand one of those tiny objects
which hens sometimes perpetrate on
US as a sort Of warning they're back
IN the game.
"Look'y, mamma" said he. 81 scared
the old hen so bad he didn't have time
to lay a bigger One."-Indianapolis
News
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-06-18
0RElLLY BACK IN CUBA AT LAST, HEARS BAD NEWS
ABOUT ROSA AND ESTEBAN

synopss-Don Eseban Varona rich planter his
jewels
and the only other knows killed Isabel
mother of the twinsEsean
years for the hidden ORey loves
and loved by Rosa Donna Isabel falls well
while walking Cuban
discovered OReiy
in New York business peril
and
estates betrays Eban and Rosa leading Colonel Cobo notorious
Spanish guerrilla hiding
just
less he Spanish
with Spanish soldiers Estebn badly wounded
and half unable
faithful
of
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-06-18

was served on deck. after which those
favored ones who had berths sought
them, while their less fortunate COM
panions stretched out wherever they
could find place.
Johnnie O'Reilly was elated. Al
ready he could see the hills of Cuba
doing behind their purple wells; in
fancy he felt the fierce white heat from
close-walled streets, and scented the
odors of ''mangly" swamps. He heard
the ceaseless signing of the royal
palms. How he had hungered for it
all: how he had ragged at his delays /!
1t had seemed so small a matter to
return; it had seemed SO easy to seek
out Rosa and to save herl Yet the
days had grown into weeks; the weeks
had aged into months. Well, he had
done his best; he had never rested
from the moment of RoSa's first ap-
peal. Her enemies had foiled him
once, but there would be no turning
back this time-rather 81 firing squad
or dungeon in Cabanas than that.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-06-18
Some Elrancier

'erhe fair defendant has been ac-
quilted"
$50 l hear"
is she thinking Of going on the
stage?
Not yet. She's TOO smart for that.
She's going TO marry her lawyer, and
save corking big fee"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-06-18
CHAPTER KIN.

The City Among the Leaves and the
City of 5eggars.
The night was moonless and warm.
An impalpable haze dimmed the star
glow, only the diffused illumination Of
the open sea enabled the passengers
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-06-18

On more than one occasion Senator
Borab has taken exception to allu-
sions to 'leaders of the Republican
party in the senate" In doing so the
Idaho senator disclaims any title or
right TO be considered "leader," but
he objects to any body of self-consti-
tuted leaders" speaking for the Re-
publicans IF the senate. The last oc-
casion when he adverted to this sub
ject was at the time Of the appoint
ment of Charles E. Hughes as an in
vestigator of the aircraft imbroglio.
Now, il is a fact that some Repub-
licaus felt the selection of Mr.. Hughes
was a shrewd move on the part of
President Wilson that would tend to
shut off any possible partisan criti-
ciSm that could be made in regard to
aircraft production. especially if the
findings should be that there had
been no misuse of money or crimi-
nal action. Some newspapers pub
lished stories to that effect and attrib-
uted the comments to Republican
Headers"
Senator Borah repudiated the idea
that there was any Republican objec-
ton to the selection of Mr.. Hughes.
A little later Senator Smoot remarked
that Mr.. Hughes selection "was as
remarkable as it was admirable"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-06-18

Political expediency and personal
comfort figured largely in the pros
and cons as to whether an ad-
ditional revenue measure should be
considered before the present session
of congress adjOurns. AS to the poll
tics of it, the Democratic leaders ar
gued that to pass a revenue bill now
would mean defeat of the Democratic
party in the congressional elections,
for the reason that everybody would
be agitated over the proposed new
taxes. There were a very few-and
very sagacious politicians, tOO-who
asserted it would be better to have the
revenue bill out of the way and I'M
derstoOd, rather than to have the I'M
known hanging over the whole people.
President Wilson has never been
much impressed with the political ef-
feet of legislation which he considers
necessary. Four years ago the con-
diti0n OF the revenues made it neces-
sary to pass another revenue bill. 1t
was the first bill to be called war
revenue measure, and was given that
name because the war in Europe was
alleged to have been the main cause
of the falling off of treasury receipts.
Politicians in congress argued against
passing any such bill before the cleo
tons, but President Wilson insisted
that 1t was necessary and therefore
the people would not be dissatisfied;
and it may also be recalled that the
Democrats won the elections in 1914.
The personal reasons for avoiding
revenue legislation are greater than
the political reasons. Members Of
congress do Tot want to stay in Wash
ingtOn any longer than they are
obliged to. Their salaries and the sal
aries Gf their employees go along just
the same whether congress is in ses-
sion o. not, and 1t is natural that they
should prefer to be at home. mingling
with their people. especially those
members who are seeking reelection,
rather than TO stay in Washington,
Which is mighty warm place during
the months of June, July, August and
September.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-06-18


30 ! can do my house work without any
difficulty. / advise any woman who is
afflicted with female troubles to give
Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound trial and it will do as much for
them. Mrs. MARIE BOYD. 142l 9Th
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Sometimes there are serious condi-
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only alternative, but on the other hand
so many women have been cured by this
famous root and herb remedy, Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, after
doctors have said that an operation was
necessary - every woman who wants
to avoid an operation should give it .
fair trial before submitting to such .
trying ordeal.
If complications exist, write to Lydia
p. Pinkhsm Medicine Co., Lynn, Mass,
for advice. The result of many years
experience is at your service.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-06-18
An Obstacle.

You can make big success from q
small beginning, but it's mighty diff,
cult to accomplish anything worth
while in this big world If you start
out with the big head.-DetrOit Free
Press.