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The Elk Mountain pilot., 1923-03-15

For Sale-Two pairs snow shoes.
Inquire of Pilot.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1923-03-15

Pete Ruggera, patient at the D.
& R. G. w. hospital, Salida, was re-
ported to be very low again the first
of the week.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1923-03-15

Da Wayne Roberts, brother of
Ruben came in Thursday from Texas
and will remain here for the present
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1923-03-15

Mrs. Watt departed Tuesday for
her new home at Buffalo, Wyoming.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1923-03-15

Mr.. and Mrs. P. j. Morgan and
children arrived home Saturday from
Salida where they have spent the
past few months. 81
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1923-03-15

Thos. Mcneil went over to Salida
Monday to see James Blakemore, who
is not feeling so we'll as usual.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1923-03-15

The first registration day will be
on Tuesday, March 81, at the Council
room. See that you are registered.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1923-03-15

X 1. want q s.1tA'-s q, :. ~
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1923-03-15

For Sale-One lot and 4-room
house; also lot and small barn.
BARNEY SERAFINI.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1923-03-15

Attorney M. J. Kochevar was il
|our city the first of the week attend
ling to business matters.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1923-03-15

Mrs, J. S. Afford left Tuesday fol
st. Louis, to visit her mother. Shs
had been delayed in starting on ac
count of the illness of her two little
|sons.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1923-03-15

Apples for sale, free of worms. JON
athan, Rome Beauty, &c; Ben Davis,
21ac, pound Postage Paid.
WILL COWLEY. Crawford, Colo.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1923-03-15

Miss Watson has been enjoying a
visit from her mother. who arrived
Sunday. srrv H. $50 81. t,-7|
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1923-03-15

Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Hutterman
will occupy the Fitzpatrick cottage
while Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Arnott will
have the Voss cottage vacated by the
|Huttermans.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1923-03-15

Misses Stephenson and Miller, Mrs
|Pacheco and Mr.. Hatch spent last
weekend in Gunnison. t
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-07-04

long extending coastal plains to the
east. The appearance is of one story
and entering the hall one Is still de-
ceiyed, for Jefferson disliked stair
cases to such an extent that he shut
them all up in closets. The hall
shows only a gallery on which the
bedrooms open. In the dome itself
Jefferson planned a billiard room, but
a law vas passed by the state before
it was completed, %forbidding the game
and so it was left in an unfinished
state. The wings of the house end in
0ctagonal projections; the northern
n containing the dining room, tea
room and two guest rooms, the south
ern forming Jefferson's private suite,
sitting room. library and bedroom.
Under the dome on the west is the
great drawing room, famous for its
p%arquette flooring of native woods and
It's pillared portico. There were 552
acres in the estate.
More notable of the architectural
features of the house is the hiding
away Of all signs of kitchen, laundry,
/ oA1bAE ~ nv ian WI hElioPo Z
essary on a plantation Of that period
when almost every article in daily
use was manufactured on the estate
by servants and slaves. The sharp
declivity of the mountain made it pos
sible to have these offices all at a
/ lower level thar the house. A tunnel
from the basement leads right and
left to one-story p%avilions, used by
the slaves. BY this contrivance dish
| washers. cooks, buffers, maids, troops
of slaves with wood for fires, cans of
ashes, pals of hot or cold water did
their work without disturbing the
tranquility of the family and their
guests. An oddly contriyed by Jeffer-
son is a dumb-walter for hosting
wine from the cellar, with a capacity
of but n bottle.
Monticello, undoubtedly the finest
mansion in that section of Virginia,
cost its owner. according to his ac-
count books. about 1920. The orna-
mental stone was brought from Phil
adelphia to Richmond by water and
hauled from Richmond in carts.
When Jefferson in 1909 completed
his second term rs President. he has
tened To Monticello; there he hoped
to find privacy, freedom and leisure.
In a measure, perhaps, he realized
them. He enjoyed society, but he did
not relish the intrusion of idle, curl
Gus fellow countrymen who came TO
stare and finger.
Capt. Edmund Baker, for 20 years
Jefferscn's oyerseer and man of busi-
ness, said that Jefferson's visitors late
him out of house and home" Any
way, on Jefferson's death the estate
was so impoV erished that his heirs
were compelled to part with Month
cello.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-07-04

Monticello is peculiarly fitted TO be
a Jefferson shrine because he himself
planned and built the mansion. Its
location is about three miles from
Charlotte, the seat of the University
of Virginia, which Jefferson founded.
On every side from the spot which
Jefferson selected as the site of his
home stretch great reaches Of some
Of the most beautiful country in the
United States.
The site of Jefferson's birthplace.
Shadwell. is only a short distance
away. He himself selected the site
for his mountain home, drew the de-
signs and plans for the house, select
ed the stone and timber used in the
structure, looked after the construc-
ton of the brick and he nails made
by his W servants. devised advanced
and ingenious c~ontriyances for com
fort and convenience. designed the
decoration of the interior and per-
sonally selected the furnis hings Ind
ornaments. and not only planned but
gave personal supervision % the lay
ing out of the various buildings on
the estate. the gardens, the walks and
the roadways. Work was begun on
the house in 1864.
When ShadWell was destroyed by
fire in ITO. Monticello was far enough
completed for the family to move in.
Two years later he brought his bride.
Martha Wayles Shelton, there, al
though a greater part of the house
was still unfinished. Indeed. through
out his life. Monticello continued in
minor ways. as his biographer Raynor
puts it, % be in a state Of almost
constant edlicatlon and re e~dlication.
In 1903, there were still rooms to be
plastered. in 1903 the main house II
self might he said TO be completed.
but long after that he experimental
with garden temples and other small
or buildings.
Though architecture was only a
hobby with Jefferson, today he is ac-
claimed a great architect. Anyway
Monticello is not the only example of
his work he IS responsible for the
structure of several other plantation
houses In the neighborhood and took
great delight during his last years in
planning the buildings of the Uniyer-
sity Of Virginia and overseeing their
construction.
The exterior Of Monticello-"Little
Mountain"-is in the Doric order of
architecture. The interior is in the
Ionic style. \ portico, the full height
Of the house, with stone pillars and
steps projects p feet. It is a brick
mansion 100 by 100 feet, with white
pillars, cornices and balustrades sur.
mounted by a dome, standing in the
midst of a lawn overlooking river
woodlands and fertile valley, with a
. view of mountains 10 the west and of
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-07-04

celery finely cut, n cupful of fine
diced pineapple-the fresh is best.
Mix well and marinate with one-half
cupful of French dressing and allow
to stand for an hour or two, then
serve on lettuce with a plain boiled
dressing. as a m%ayonnaise is too rich
with pork.
Salmon Salad.-Take one can of
salmon, drain we'll, shred and mix
with one cupful of finely shredded,
crisp, tender cabbage; add one-half
cupful of grated coconut if the des-
located coconut is used soak it in milk
for an hour to remove the sugar, then
add to the salmon. Mix with enough
highly seasoned salad dressing of the
boiled variety to moisten. Serve on
crisp leaves of lettuce or in head-let-
tuce cups
Prunes and Cheese-Take one-half
pound of large prunes, soak and cook
until tender, remove the pits and fill
with cream cheese, dip in a highly sea-
soned French dressing. roll in chopped
pecan meats and serve with q ripe
olive ring 'on each. Slice the olives
and use the center slices for garnish-
ing. Arrange on lettuce hearts and
pipe roses of mayonnaise on the salad.
Stuffed Celery.-Fill the hollows of
the short stalks with res cheese,
chopped nuts and a bit of ~mayonnaise
to moisten. If the stalks are filled
carefully they may be eaten from the
fingers as one does plain celery.
Fruit sandwiches.-Finely chop a
mixture of candied cherries, pineap-
pie. figs and plums. Moisten with
lemon juice end spread on very thin
slices of buttered bread cover with
another buttered slice.
Whey Sherbet.-Take one quart of
whey, the juice of a lemon, n table
spoonful of gelatin, one-fourth of a
cupful Of cold water, One and one
fourth cupfuls of sugar, n cupful of
crushed pineapple, peaches, cherries
or orange juice. Soak the gelatin in
cold water, and dissolve over hot
water. Mix all the ingredients except
the fruit. Pack and freeze. When
the mixture begins to thicken add the
fruit and finish freezing.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-07-04

81 said to myself that I'd thought OF
a new trick" said Sammy.
But I heard you say it," said
Brother Bacon.
81 know you did" said Sammy Sau-
sage, land for that l am sorry"
Il heard you say it, too said
Grandfather Porky Pig.
"Grunt, grunt, l heard YOU"
II know you did, too" said Sammy
too.
II didn't mean either of you to heal
me. didn't mean any one to hear
me. I didn't intend to share so much
as my secret with anyone"
"Squeal, squeal," said Brother Ba-
con, how the pig nature will come
out. It's splendid TO see it,"
Splendid" said Grandfather Porky
Pig, but I'd like to know the trick. If
he didn't mean us to hear him when he
was granting happily to himself it
must be a very nice greedy secret that
he has.
at certainly must be" he repeated.
ltH, Alitll . d. Soid
Sammy Sausage grinned and
~squealed delightedly. But you won't
be told" he grunted.
ooh, just tell me- said Grandfather
Porky. l promise l won't tell a sim
gle creature"
ooh. just tell me-" said Brother
Bacon. 81 promise I'll not tell any
one"
"Of course neither of you would
tell any one else for you wouldn't
share so much as a secret" said
Sammy Sausage.
"What did I tell you" exclaimed
Grandfather Porky. 81 knew it was
a greedy secret"
"Oh, Just tell me-" said Brother
Bacon.
Just tell me-" urged Grandfather
Porky.
But Sammy would tell neither of
them. In a little while the farmer
came along with the food for the pigs.
1t was then that Sammy rushed as
hard as ever he could and as he
reached the feeding trough just a Sec
ond ahead of the others he put both
feet in it as well as his snout 50 that
others would not get so much to eat
and so he could have more room. This
was the trick he had thought of, but
the other pigs soon put a stop to this
idea by all trying the same thing, and
finally having to go back to the old
way of simply putting their shouts in
and getting as much as they could In
the good old way.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-07-04

eagles home is like an ancestral man.
sion. It stands year after year, en-
during for a longer time than many
a man lives, cared for and kept In re-
pair by the winged architects who
build it and who seem to have a n
inc affection for it. On a plantation
neal the coast there is a nest in a
pine 112 feet above the ground. For
more than 30 years the same pair of
eagles have inhabited this nest, and
ii is possible thar they will still be
living there when houses that men are
building today, ont of the kind of lum-
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-07-04

SAMMY SAUsAGE's TRICK

"Grunt, grunt," said Sammy Sausage
to himself, I've thought of a new
trick
Lets hear it," said Brother Bacon.
"S0ueal, Squeal, let's hear it,"
"Grunt, grunt, l would like to hear
about the new trick" said Grand
father Perky Pig. Tell your grand
father what the new trick is. Is it
some way of getting under the fence
and wandering where there is more
food? Is it a trick of that sort?'
mo, Grandfather" said Sammy
Sausage But | cannot tell you my
trick
Grant. grunt,' said Grandfather
Porky, why can't you tell me? l sup.
pose it has something t o do with food
and so you are keeping the secret all
to yourself"
WAS there ever a pig who was not
greedy" asked Sammy Sausage as he
twisted his tail.
Never" said Grandfather Porky.
"And let me never live to see the day
when n pig is found to be generous.
I'D rather be thought sweet and
clean than be thought generous"
you needn't worry said Sammy
Sausage, you will never be thought
any of those things. You will have
those wishes granted you. In fact they
have been granted to you long before
you made them"
"But you're not telling us your
trick said Brother Bacon.
81 said it to myself" said Sammy
Sausage.
Said what to yourself?" asked
Grandfather POrky.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-07-04
Eagle Nests Endure

Describing the bald eagles which
make their nests on the desolate is.
lands off South Carolina, Herbert Ra-
Yenel Sass writes in Harper's There
is something characteristic Of the
great bird itself. and something attrac-
tive TO the mind, in the performance
of the eagles home. Most birds
nests are ephemeral things. After a
few weeks Or months they are gone.
and not only gone but forgotten. The
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-07-04

CuplulS VI uSaf. Simmer gently 'U
an hour. adding if desired the last nj
teen minutes of cooking Il quarter Oh
a pound of b%lanched and shredded al
moDds. Pour into glasses and cover
with parafiin when cool. Keep TINS
lie you can find ii when the water
melons come.
Watermelon Marbles.-Use a French
potato cutter to scoop out the marDles
from the pink ripe part of the melon
LIE stand over night in a weak alum
a gallon of water. Pour off the wafer
In the morning and weigh the fruit
Add three-fourths as much sugar as
fruit, one thinly-sliced lemon n a
bit of preserved ginger, if liked. fut
into a kettle, adding just enough wafer
to dissolve the sugar. If too much
sirup remove the fruit and boil down
the sirup until thick. Cook until the
fruit is clear. This keeps well IL care
fully put up and sealed while hot III
sterile jars. The marbles may be used
as a garniSh for frozen dishes as they
keep their pretty color.
Concordia Bar-le-Duc.-Use three
fourths rs much sugar as eurrants.
Wash the currants carefully and place
in a saucepan with just enough water
TO cover the bottom of the pan. Bring
to a boil and add one-half of the sugar,
boil ten minutes and add the rest of
the sugar, then continue boiling for a
half hour. Pour into hot half-pint jars
and allow to set before covering with
paratfin. This preserve is delicious
served with cream cheese and lettuce
salad.
Pineapple Marmalade.-Pare and
CRATE the pineapple. Weigh the pulp
and place it in a preserving kettle and
simmer for 20 minutes. Add three
quarters of a pound of sugar for each
pound of fruit. Boil sever minutes
and put into Jars.
Ripe gooseberries seeded with a
large needle and prepared as above
make another delightful preserve.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-07-04
Fearful TO c~ontemplate.

According to a contemporary Zulu
land camels became ranic-strieken at
1he scent of a white man. Imagine
what viii happen to the poor beasts
81 ever they get a noseful Of the white
women who immense themselves in
that three-gallOns-fOr-a-dOlla perfume
that is so much in vogue for street
car riding and the mOvies.-Buffalo
Express.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-07-04
Clay Trampinq.

In the manufacture Of glass, the clay
for the pots in which the ingredients
are melted must be kneaded by human
feet. No mechanical means has been
found entirely satisfactory in produc-
ing the proper consistency. As might
be imagined, this is tiresome work for
the tramper, and he often suffers great
ly from sore feet as a result of this
kind Of work.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-07-04

hDhbat1
serve. - Combine
three cupfuls OF
chopped rhubarh,
one large pineap-
pie chopped, the
Juice and rind of
one lemon ana
orange and five
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-07-04
He Saved Trouble.

Teacher-Robert, in your compost
ton on George Washington you say he
II down a cherry tree with a saw.
Don't you know he chopped it down
with a Ratchet?
Robert-Yes'm; but l didn't know
how to spell Ratchet.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-07-04
Christ

In what way do we confess Christ?
BY doing what He says. and not dis
obeying His commandments, and hon
oring Him moi only with our lips, but
with all our heart and all our mind"
Second Epistle of st. Clement to the
COrinthians.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-07-04
Discussion Settles Error

The great enemy # knowledge is not
error, but inertness. All that we want
IS discussion, and then we are sure to
do We'll, no matter what our blunders
may be, One error conflicts with an
other, each destroys its opponent, and
truth is eyolved.-Buckle.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-07-04
A Habit Broken.

Small Boy Con arrival at country
cottage)-AIummy, where is the bath
room?
Mother-There isn't any bathroom,
dear.
Small Boy-Good. This is going to
be a real holiday.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-07-04

from Wordsworth's "Tintern Abbey
Whose dwelling is the light of setting
suns Tennyson once said that this
was almost the grandest in the Eng
fish language, giving the sense of the
abiding in the transient"
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-07-04
Vehicle With One Wheel.

"A vehicle with three wheels Is
called a tricycle. and one with two
wheels is a bicycle" said the teacher.
"Now. Edgar, what would you call a
vehicle with one wheel?"
"a wheelbarrow,'' promptly an
swered the little fellow.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-07-04

America he re-
ferred to one of
his African con-
verts and preach
ers, who inter-
preted the words
in Revelation ID:
1919 in an origi-
nal and most in
teresting way. The
Interpretation was
submitted by Mr..
Crawford to an
English / h o p
and received his
hearty approval.
The passage re-
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-07-04

Big HOUSE. c Cleaning" Job.

~ 'SNS~S'So'H'S ~
One Of the biggest cleaning jobs
ever undertaken was the busting and
%renovating of the British Museum H.
brary. Two hundred and fifty men
were kept busy for IA month. Re-
great reading-rootn took 100000 leaves
of beaten gold.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-07-04

luncheon for an average
appetite. The following
are sufficiently nourlsh-
ing to satisfy a hungry
man:
Lunc heon Salad
Take two cupfuls of
roast pork cut fine in
dice, one-half of a green
pepper, also fl II e | y
minced, two stalks of
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-07-04

Family and dimly David saw that
which for us is so %blessedly revealed
in all the life of the Lord Jesus-that
God is not against us, but for us and
against u sins.-Mark Guy Pearse.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-07-04
Want Never Fully Supplied.

Hazel came to spend the day with
me, and as she did no. eat much for
her dinner l asked her in the after
noon if she wanted anything, to which
she answered, "Oh, yes, I've got an
awful want for eandy."-Exchange.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-07-04
Belonoed to Floaters.

Sunday School Teacher-"Can any
one tell me where Noah lived?" Pupil
II don't think he had a regular home.
I guess he and his family belonged to
the floating population"
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-07-04

The Finest Line in English Poetry.
An English critic thinks that the
finest line in English poetry Is
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-07-04
Thnnnht for the DaN

e some people cannot get what
lies Want they make it most uncom-
Portable for the person who does
scl IL.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-07-04

virginia nome as Il per
nianent memorial have been overcome.
jefferson N. Levy. present owner of
Monticello. whose family has held title
TO the property since his uncle. Com
inodore Uriah p. Levy of the United
ttateS navy. bought il in 1888, seven
Years after JefferSon's death. has al
ways been an ardent admirer of the
author of the Declaration of Independ-
enee and was loath to part with Mon
tlcello. Patriotic motives finally in
fuenced him to enter into an agree
ment with the Memorial Foundation.
Monticello was JefTerson's home
from ITO till his death, July +, 1926,
and therefore famous. But with its
passage out of the possession of the
jefferson family a little more than a
century ago. it was all but forgotten
by the public; not completely, how
ever because in 1863 the legality of
the will of Commodore Uriah Phillips
Levy. leaving the estate to the federal
~ to the state government for use as
an agricultural college, or to Hebrew
sAAAAAs VI 51nALlAADAA1f q tohttolIu
in the courts by his family. In 1912 a
bill was introduced in congress by
Representative Martin W. Littleton
providing for the purchase of Month
cello by the nation. Although the
time was propitious because the Dem
ocratic party had just returned to
power, the bill was not passed, nor
WIS it in 1917 when it was revived.
Jefferson, az every good American
knows or should know, was third Pres
ident Of the United States. 1S01-09.
He vas born in Virginia April 10. 1743.
He was graduated from William and
Mary college in 1862 and admitted to
the bar in 1867. He was member of
tie Continental congress. 1775-1T76;
ntpmber of the committee-Jefferson
Adams, sherman, Franklin and Liv-
ingston-to draft the Declaration OF
Independence; one of the slgners: a
leading member Of the Virginia legis-
lstare. 1776; governor of Virginia,
1T79; member of congress. 1873: min
lister to France. 17S4-1789: secretary
Of state. 179o-1794. unde~ Washington;
vice president, 1797-1s01 in the ad-
ministratiOn of John Adams; founder
of the University of Virginia mar
ried, 1772. Martha Wales SHELTON
died july 4. 1926. at Monticello; left
n son and five daughters.
While President, jefferson pursued a
vigorous policy Of economy hence
the phrase aJeffersonian Simplicity
He made many political removals from
office. tAe beginning of the "spoils
system Of Jackson's time. The prin-
ripal events of mis- administration
were these The war against Trip5li.
because OF piracy against American
vessels tile Louisiana purchase from
France the passage of the twelfth
amendment r. the Constitutions the
duel between Hamilton and Burr and
Burr'S trial for treason the Lewis
and Clark expedition; Pixies expedi-
ZION 10 the Rocky mountains: Eng
lands assertion Of the right TO search
American vessels for British desert
ers the embargo act Fulton's Cler-
mont in regular service between New
York and Albany an act prohibiting
the slave trade.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-07-04

Those who get Indigestion or who
become intoxicated, know neither
how to eat nor how to drink.-Bril-
lat SaVarin.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-07-04

Der with which one must now be con
tent, have fallen into ruin"
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-07-04

A woman never pretends to be
young until she begins to feel old.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-07-04
SALAD DAYS

A good salad with bread and butter
and a cup of hot tea. cocoa, milk or
coffee make a satisfying
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-07-04
The KITCHEN
CABINET
t9. 1928. Western Newspaper Union.)
Neither fish. nor flesh nor gooo
red herring.
JAMS. JELLIEs AND coNsERvEs

While the rhubarb is still tenCer
and good. try the following recipe: