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The Elk Mountain pilot. [volume] (Irwin, (Ruby Camp), Gunnison County, Colo.) 1880-19??, 1919-05-29
Il You Need 4 Medicine
You Should Have tho Best

Have you ever stopped to reason why
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tensively advertised, all at once drop out
Of sight and are soon forgotten? The
reason u plain-the article did not ful6ll
the promises Of the manufacturer. This
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A medicinal preparation that has real
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No other kidney remedy has 20 larys .
als."
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Yoa may receive = sample bottle Of
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tor sale at all drug stores.-Adv. -
The Elk Mountain pilot. [volume] (Irwin, (Ruby Camp), Gunnison County, Colo.) 1880-19??, 1919-05-29

They Didn't Pay Any Attention to the
his dog. but he never noticed the two
bugs.
"rve been on my back 4 long time, !"
said the FIRST bug.
you've been on your back no long
or a time than I have BEEN" said the
second bug.
But Just then a little boy walked
along. a little boy they had never seen
before. though, for that matter. all
little boys looked about the same to
the bugs. And the little boy noticed
them.
You poor bugs" he said, you are
both on your backs and you want to
get over 80 you can crawl"
And the little boy turned them over
20 they crawled away happily.
II don't know when I found any.
thing 80 hard to do as to turn over"
said the FIRST bug.
you didn't do It," said the second
bug.
"Oh, well. neither did you" answered
the 6rst bug. I'VE both had to be
turned over this time and helped. But
NO matter. we are no longer on OUT
backsi"
The Elk Mountain pilot. [volume] (Irwin, (Ruby Camp), Gunnison County, Colo.) 1880-19??, 1919-05-29
DkDDYJEVENINlH
FAIRY TALE IN
Wtsary trahaynn .. s 4gs!!!s a
THE suos.
ssah1yn R .gl!,!E.


II can't get up" said the nrst bug.
II can't get up" said the second
Dug. -,
"whatever will I dol" said the frs,
bug.
whatever will dor" asked the
second bug.
I'm on my back. and I can't get
over and crawl" said the first bug. ut
Is sad. 1t Is very. very sad"
''Tm on my back. too, and can't
get over and crawl. either" said the
second bug. my case is even sadder.
It il very. very much sadder."
'You copy everything say" said
the first bug. Your case II not any
more sad than mine. We're both on
our backs and We can't get over 10
we can crawl. Wen probably be able
to work ourselves over after . while,
but 1t does seem hard for us to do"
"Here come some creatures taking
. walk, perhaps they viii do some
thing for u.s." said the second bug.
Perhaps" said the nrst bug. But
am not sure"
"Tm not sure myself" said the sec
ond bug. II only said that they might
do something for us"
And Just then some ducks which
belonged to little boy at a neighbor.
Ing farmhouse came waddling by. and
little puppy was trotting along by
their side. They didn't pay any at
tenti0n to the bugs. and the bugs were
just As glad.
II didn't notice them when I spoke
first." said the second bug. II saw
some people. thought"
1.-THE people turned down another
way" said the FIRST bug. "These bot.
rible animals are coming our way"
II do hope they don't see u.s." said
the second bug.
II hope SO, too" said the first bug.
'4They might want to eat u.s."
"They might care to snap US Up and
swallow us. It Is true" said the sec
ond bug. zone cannot be too sure"
"One cannot be too sure. especially
II one Is a bug" said the first bug.
Creatures treat bugs queerly. We're
never loved SO very much" said the
second bug.
Except as food for creatures. like
frogs. and Others" said the frst bug.
"You have horrible thoughts and
your speech and the words you say
are still worse" said the second bug.
But the ducks waddled by and 30 did
the puppy trOtting along with them.
for they were going to have adven.
lures Of their own. They were walk
ing along. with their heads moving
from side to side and their bodies
moving still more. paying attention to
no one.
"Quack. quack." they said as they
talked to each other. and the dog
barked q little every few minutes and
wagged his tail.
The ducks and the dog went on to
ward the school where the little boy
went. They walked right Into the class
room and had 4 nne time amusing all
the children while the teacher told
the little boy to take them home. She
had to laugh herself when she saw all
the ducks waddling In just a. though
they had been expected.
And the two bugs, still lying on their
backs on the roadside saw the little
boy coming back with hla ducka and
The Elk Mountain pilot. [volume] (Irwin, (Ruby Camp), Gunnison County, Colo.) 1880-19??, 1919-05-29
Atmospheric Injustice.

But. my friend. you must remem-
Der that the rain falls on the just and
the unjust alike" remarked the chron-
ic quoter.
Wrong again." returned the man
with the furrowed brow as he gave up
the hunt. 1.-THE unjust are usually found
carrying the umbrellas which belong
to the just"
The Elk Mountain pilot. [volume] (Irwin, (Ruby Camp), Gunnison County, Colo.) 1880-19??, 1919-05-29

DUY sh AcRE OIL LEASE, right In the
Ts.ss. ron TWENTY FIVE DoLLARE
0eeiogists say this will BE- the siggsst OIL
Field known. Az new wells como In. vaiuo
Of acreage increases tremendously. Texas
oil lsases bought less than year ago for
FIVE DOLLARS per acre now selling for
Thousands Of dollars psr acre. Millions being
made ever night in Tex. OIL. Act Immediately.
Wire or mail order to Texas Annals amated
OIL Co. 1esh N. Houston st.. TT. Worth. Tex.
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A Ajah EIvar

Bankrupt. is he7 Why, 1 thought
he had n fixed income of $4,000 a
year."
$50 he had. but his wife fixed that
In three months after their marriage,
Boston Transcript.
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Definition Of Fur.

Teacher-Tommy. can you spell
s.fur"f
Thomas-Yes, SIR. FUR.
Teacher-That's right. Now can yos
tell me what fur isf
Thomas-Yes. ar. Eur Il IN swfa
long way.
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The housewife smiles with satisfac.
eion as she looks at the basket Of
clear. white clothes and thanks Red
Cross Bag Blue. At grocers, &c.
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Writing is feeble way Of borrow.
lag money. Personal presence is more
persuasive. \ 4
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The parents were cOnversing with
animation about the <eulogies which
had been bestowed on NJ. Clemenceau
ut the peace conference by President
Wilson and Lloyd George. The young
one. who was listening attentively, then
put iE a question.
"Tell me, papa, is 1t true Clemen-
ceau is the savior Of FranceT
"Why. certainly. my little one"
"Just as joan Of Arc saved France?",
Eyes, as Joan Of Arc"
"Then why don't they burn hiuA
toor'-Le Cn de Paris.
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II can't get up.r said the iirst bug.
II can't get up" said the second
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"Our new merchant ships, which
have In some quarters been feared as
destructive rivals. may prove helpful
rivals. rather, and common servants
very much needed and welcome. Our
great shipyards. new and old. will be
so opened to the use of the world
that they will prove immensely serv-
iceable to every maritime people in re-
storing, much moro rapidly than
would otherwise have been possible,
the tonnage wantonly destroyed in the
war. have only to suggest that there
are many points at which We can
facilitate American enterprise in for
eign trade BY opportune Legislation
and make 1t easy for American meF-
chant ships whore they will be vel
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Nevertheless, there are parts Of our
tariff system which need prompt at
tention. The experiences of the war
have made 1t plain that In some cases
too great reliance on foreign supply is
dangerous. and that in determining
certain parts Of our tariff policy do
nestle considerations must be borne
in mind which are political a. well as
economic. Among the industries to
which special consideration should be
given IL that of the manufacture Of
dyestufYs and related chemicals. Our
complete dependence upon German
supplies before the war made the In
terruption Of trade q cause Of excep-
tional economic disturbance. The
close relation between the manufac-
turer Of idyestulfs. on the one hand,
and Of explosives and poisoaeus sasss.
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which communication by such instru-
mentalities could be rendered more
thorough and satisfactory has not been
made full use Of.
1.-THE rehabilitation of the military
forces of the country has progressed
to such a point that it seems to me en-
tirely safe now to remove the ban up
on the manufacture and sale Of wine
and beers. but am advised that with
out further legislation have not the
legal authority to remove the present
restrictions. therefore recommend
that the act approved November n.
1918. entitled IAN act to enable the
secretary Of agriculture to carry out
during the fiscal year ending June 30.
1919, the purpose OF the act entitled
IAN act to provide further for the ma
tional security and defense by stimu-
iating agriculture and facilitating the
distribution Of agricultural pproducts. !"
and for other purposes be amended or
repealed In 20 faE NJ 1t applies to
wines and beers.
81 sincerely trust that I shall very
soon be at my post in Washington
again to report upon ssc matters
which made my presence at the peace
table apparently imperative. and to
mt myself At the service Of the con-
rress in every matter of administra-
tion or counsel that may seem to de-
uand executive action or advice.
WOODROW WILSON"
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at is so; but what them"
"This-that whatever she may say, she
loves him; unless, indeed, it is you whom
she loves" and he looked at me shrewdly.
when woman has prince, and such
a prince to her hand, would she trouble
herself 10 set snares to catch a scribe?'
| asked, with some bitterness.
"Oho'" he said, with one of his great
laughs, so things stand thus, do they?
Well, l thought it, but, FRIEND Ana, be
warned in time. Do not try to conjure
down the Moon to be your household
lamp lest she should set, and the Sun, her
lord should grow wroth and burn you up.
Well. she loves him, and therefore soon
or late she will make him love her, being
what she is"
How. Bakenkhonsu?"
with most men, Ana, it would be sim
pie sigh, some half-hidden tears at the
right moment and the thing is done, as |
have known it done thousand times. But
this prince being what he is, it may be
otherwise. She may show him that her
name is gone for him; that because of him
she is hated by her people and rejected
by her god and thus stir up his pity, which
is loves own sister Or mayhap, being
also, as l am told, wise, she will give him
counsel as to all these matters Of the
Israelites, and thus creep into his heart
under the guise of friendship, and then
her sweetness and her beauty will do the
rest in natures way"
''If so, what of it? 1t is the custom of
kings of Egypt to have more wives than
one"
"This, Ana: Seti, think, is a man who
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in truth will have but one, and that one
will be this Hebrew. Yes. Hebrew wo-
man viii rule Egypt and turn him to the
worship of her god, for never will she
worship ours. Indeed, when they see that
she is lost to them, her people will use
her thus. Or perchance her god himself
will use her to fulfil his purpose, as al
ready he may have used her."
"And afterward, Bakenkhonsu?"
"Afterward-who knows? 1 am not a
magician, at least not one Of any account;
ask it of XII. But am very, very old, and
l have watched the world. and l tell you
that these things will happen, unless
Userti is bolder than l. think, and kills her
first, or better still, procures some Hebrew
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to kill her-say, that cast-off lover of hers.
If you would be friend to Pharaoh and
to Egypt you might whisper it in her ear,
Ana"
Never" l answered. angrily.
81 did not think you would. Ana, who
also struggle in this net of moOnbeams.
Well. nor will l, who in my age love to
watch such human sport and, being so
near to them, fear to thwart the schemes
of gods. Let this scroll unroll itself as it
will, and when it is open read it, Ana, and
remember what said to you this day. 1t
will be a pretty tale, written at the end
with blood for ink"
The Prince also visited me every day,
and even before l left my bed began to
dictate to me his report to Pharaoh, since
he would employ no other scribe. The
substance of it was what he had fore
shadowed, namely that the people Of
Israel, having suffered much for genera
lions at the hands of the Egyptians, should
now be allowed to depart as their prophets
demanded, and go whittier they would un-
harmed. The last words of the report
were:
Remember, o Pharaoh, | pray thee
that Anon, god of the Egyptians, and
Jahveh, the god of the Israelites, cannot
rule together in the same land. If both
abide in Egypt there will be war of the
gods wherein mOrtals may be ground to
dust. Therefore, pray thee let Israel go"
After | had risen and was recovered,
copied out this report in my fairest writ
ing, refusing to tell any Of its purport al
though all asked. among them the Vizier
Nehesi, who offered me bribe to disclose
its secret. This came to the ears of Seti,
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my promise to her and guarded the Prince.
Moreover, she brought me a gift of gold
from Pharaoh, and other gifts of fine raj
ment from herself She questioned me
closely about Merapi, of whom l could see
she was already Jealous, and was glad
when she learned that she was affianced
to Hebrew. Old Bakenkhonsu came, too,
and asked me many things about the
Prince, the Hebrews and especially Merapi,
Of whose deeds, he said, all Egypt was
talking.
Here we have that woman of whom Ki
told u.s." he said, "she who shall bring so
much joy and so much sorrow to the
Prince Of Egypt"
"Why so?'' asked. HE has not taken
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the people. they we're received with
shouts of welcome.
"See," said the old councillor Bakenk-
honsu, who was my companion in second
chariot, Egypt is proud and glad. 1t
thought that it's Prince was but dreamer
of dreams But now it mas heard the tale
of the ambush in the pass and learned that
he is a man of war, warrior who can
fight with the best. Therefore it loves
him and rejoices."
We entered the palace and were led
through the great hall to a smaller cham
Der where Pharaoh, who did not wear his
robes of state, awaited us, seated in
cedar chair Glancing at him ] saw that
his face was stern and troubled; also it
seemed to me that he had grown older.
When the doors had been shut Pharaoh
said:
u have read your report, Son Seti, con-
cerning your visit to the lsraelites, and all
that chanced to you; and also the reports
OF you, nephew Amenmeses. and OF you,
. officers. who accompanied the Prince Of
Egypt Before | speak of them, let the
Scribe Ana. who was the chariot compan-
ion of his Highness when the Hebrews at.
tackled him. stand forward and tell me all
that passed"
Sc I advanced, and with bowed head re-
peated that tale, only leaving out so far
as was possible any mention Of myself.
When | had finished, Pharaoh said:
"He who speaks but half the truth is
something more mischievous than liar.
Did you then sit in the chariot, scribe,
doing nothing while the Prince battled for
his life? Or did you run away? Speak,
Seti"
Then the Prince told Of my share in the
fight, with words that brought the blood
TO my brow. He told also how that it
was | who, taking the risk Of his wrath,
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Continued from Page 81

Prince to his feet again before another
followed. The two guards also, sturdy
fighters both of them, killed or mortally
wounded their men. But others were
pressing behind so thick and fast that l
could keep no count of all that happened
afterward.
Presently l saw one Of the guards fall,
slain by Laban, A stab on the breast sent
me reeling backward; had it not been for
that mail 1 was sped. The other guard
killed him who would have killed me, and
then himself was killed by two who came
on him at once.
Now, only the Prince and l were left,
fighting back to back. He closed with one
man, very great fellow, and wounded him
on the hand, so that he dropped his sword.
This man gripped him round the middle
and they rolled together on the ground.
Laban appeared and stabbed the Prince
in the back, but the curved knife he was
using snapped on the Syrian mail.
struck at Laban and wounded him on the
head, dazing him so that he staggered
DdCh anu bCCulOu W lhll ONCI luO SAcI lOIs
Then others rushed at me, and but for
Userti's armor three times at least must
have died. Fighting madly, 1 staggered
against the rock, and while waiting for a
new onset saw that Seti, hurt by Laban's
thrust, was now beneath the great Hebrew
who had him by the throat and was chok-
ing the life out of him.
saw something else also-a woman
holding sword with both hands and stab
bing downward, after which the grip Of
the Hebrew loosened from Sets throat.
'Traitress!" cried one. and struck at
her, so that she reeled back hurt Then
when all seemed finished, and beneath
the rain of blows my senses were falling
l heard the thunder of horses hoofs and
the shout of Egypt! Egypt" from the,
throats of soldiers. The fash Of bronze
caught my dazed eyes, and with the roar
of battle in my ears seemed to fall asleep
just as the light of day departed
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ANewRomance fAodem Egypt sass Prosecuted Hebrew.

know not how, and he was much pleased
with me about the matter. saying be re-
Ioiced to find that there was one scribe in
Egypt who could not be bought Userti
also questioned me. and when refused to
answer, strange to say, was not angry.
At last the roll was finished and sealed.
and the Prince with his own hand, but
without speaking laid 1t on the knees Of
Pharaoh at a public Court, for this he
would trust no one else to do. Amenmeses
also brought Up his report, as did Nehesi
the vizier, and the Captain Of the guard
which saved US from death. Eight days
later the Prince was summoned to a great
Council Of State, as we're all others Of the
royal House, together with the high OH.
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CHAPTER VIII.
Seti Counsels Pharaoh.

- REAM upon dream. Dreams Of
voices, dreams Of faces, dreams Of
sunlight and of moonlight and of
myself being borne forward, always for
ward; dreams of shouting crowds, and;
above all, dreams Of Merapi's eyes looking
down on me like two watching stars from
heaven. Then at last the awakening.
At first thought that was dead and
lying in tomb. Then by degrees saw
that was in no tomb, but in darkened
room that was familiar to me- my own
room in Sets palace at Tanis. tried to
lift my left hand but could not, and
looking down saw that the arm was ban
daged like to that Of a mummy.
Soon / heard voices. One of them
seemed to be that of a physician, who said,
Eyes, he will live and ere long recover.
The blow upon the head which has made
him senseless for so many days was the
worst of his wounds, but the bone was but
bruised, not shattered or driven in upon
the brain"
81 am glad, physician" answered voice
that knew to be that of Userti, "since
without doubt, had it not been for Ana, his
Highness would have perished. 1t is
strange that one whom l thought to be
nothing but dreaming scribe should have
shown himself so brave a warrior. The
Prince says that this Ana killed three of
those dogs with his own hands"
"It was we'll done, your Highness," an
swered the physician, but still better was
his forethought in providing a rear-guard
and in despatching the charioteer to call
it up. 1t seems to have been the Hebrew
lady who really saved the life of his
Highness, when, forgetting her sex, she
stabbed the murderer who had him by the
throat"
THAT is the Princes tale, or so I under
stand" she answered coldly. "Yet it
seems strange that a weak and worn-out
girl could have pierced a giant through
from back to breast"
Then they went away, still talking, and
l lay quiet, filled with thankfuIness and
wonder.
while later, as lay with my eyes still
shut, for even that low light seemed to
hurt them, l became aware Of a woman's
soft step stealing round my bed and of a
fragrance such as comes from a woman's
robes and hair. looked and saw Merapi's
staT-like eyes gazing down on me.
Greeting, Moon of Israel" l said.
OH" she whispered, "are you awake
at last? 1 thank God, Scribe Ana, who
thought that you must die"
Had it not been for you, lady, surely l
should have died. and another Now
/: seems that all three Of US will live"
Would that had died" she answered,
sighing heavily.
"Why?"
Cannot you guess? Because l am an
outcast VINO have betrayed my people.
Because their blood flows between me and
them. For killed that man, and he was
my own kinsman for the sake Of an Egyp-
tian-I mean, Egyptians. Therefore the
curse Of JahEeh is on me, and as my kins-
man died doubtless / shall die in a day to
come, and afterward-What?"
"Afterward peace and great reward, If
IN
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her into his house, nor do I
think that he means to do So"
"Yet he will, Ana, whether
he means it OF not. For his
sake she betrayed her people,
which among the Israelites is
a deadly crime. Twice she
saved his life-Once by warn
ing him of the ambush and
again by stabbing with her
own hands one of her kins-
men who was numbering him.
Is it not so?"
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.ers. ], tOO,' received q sum
mons.
The Prince, accompanied by
the Princess, drove to the
palace in Pharaoh's golden
chariot, drawn by two milk
white horses Of the blood Of
those famous steeds that had
saved the life Of the great
Mameses in the Syrian war.
All down the streets. that
were filed with thousands Of
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"The next instant roar Of rage
rent the air and knives flashed
in the gloom, The Egyptian
defiles the tabernacle!' shouted one.
Drag him out and kill him!'
screamed another"