Glacier National Park V
Newly Revealed Wonderland
This region of majestic, glacier-capped mountains—t he climax of the
rugged grandeur of the Rockies—is reached by the Great Northern Railway
froin Glacier Park Station, at which point the Railway Company ban con
structed a hundred-thousand dollar hotel. An automobile road has been
built from tiiis station to the interior of the Park. A detour of from one to
four days can ne made at the very moderate cost of from $10 to $2o, including'
hotels, automobiles, launches and coaches, covering distances from forty to
one hundred and fifty miles.
As all hotel and transportation arrangements in the Park are undtr tb
supervision of the Great Northern Railway Company, the comfort and eDjoy
» ment. of tourists is assured In making a tour of the Pacific Court, a detour
into Glacier P;vp& will provide to be one of its most interesting features.
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" Blackbird Items. ,
Ruth and Axel Borg called1 at
Foxs’ last Sunday.
Albert Erb called at fid.
Larson’s last Sunday.
William Buttolph is busy cut
ting grain in this locality.
Ray Hatch called at R. D.
Spindler’s Monday night
Elmer Madison called, at E. H.
Rouse’s Sunday evening.
Addie Hicks spent Sunday
and Monday at Geo. Bowden’s.
Sammie Beaver look supper at
A. L. Rouse’s last Sunday even
ing.
A large crowd attended the
big show at Meek, Monday even
ing.
A large crowd attended the
big ball game at Meek last Satur
day.
Axel Borg has been cultivating
for E. D. Harrison the pttst
week.
The Ladies Aid met at C>. B.
Hatch’s Wednesday. Their next
mee.ing will be held at W. F.
Kat'.or’s on July 30th.
Mr- and Mrs. S. E. Hicks
visited at E. M. Hubby’s last
Sun lay.,
Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Johnson
visited at Andrew Joffnson’s last
Sun lay.
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Lamb
m
spent Sunday at Levi Good
fellow’s.
Mary and Dorothy Hoyer from
Lyncll, are spendiijg a few weeks
at S. E. Hicks.
\ / Allen Moler of Wayne, Neb.,
is here -visiting with friends and
relatives.
Bert Shove and Harold Hatch
were seen riding, around the
country last Sunday.
Horace Rouse and Edward
Hubby were fishing Sunday.
They had great success.
A few days ago while Will
Harvey was shocking grain he
was'badly bitten by a snake.
James Hoyer who has been
sick the past month, was taken to
Hot Springs, South Dakota,
Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Thomson
and family, and Maude and Her
bert Rouse, visited at F. H.
Griffith’s last Sunday.
1 Billy McManus and Johnie Mc
Clellan attended the dance at
Calmer Simonson’s Saturday
night, and they reported a fine
time.
Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Manson,
who have been spending the
summer in Iowa, returned home
ljist week. We are glad to see
them back.
BROTHERS were
rivau candidates.
Alf Taylor and His Brother, Bob, Con
tested for Gubernatorial Honors
in Tennessee.
It was back In '86 that Alfred A.
Taylor and his brother, Robert, were
rival candidates for the governorship
of the good old state of Tennessee,
the former as a Republican, the latter
as a Democrat. It was at this time
that Robert Taylor made his famous
Qddling campaign, and earned the
nickname of "Fiddling Bob.”
In those days a Republican stood
about as much show of election to of
fice in Tennessee ad a balloon has of
sailing to Mars, so the Democratic
brother and his Hddle were victorious
in the race.
Alfred’s defeat was as glorious as
'was Bob’s victory, however, for he
ALFRED A TAYLOR.
was now free to accept the greater
honors that were coming his way. In
spite of the supposed preponderance
of Democratic sentiment, he was
twice elected to represent his state in,
the national congress, and was ac
corded other high honors at the^hapds
of his admiring countrymen.
Their political contests being over,
the brothers toured the country to
gether in the roles of "Yankee Doodle”
and “Dixie,” presenting a patriotic
program, the like of which, for grand
eur, sublimity, eloquence and pathos,
has never been known before or since.
It is"well known that one of the broth
ers was a southern sympathizer, while
the other favored the north; but, as
one admirer put it, after listening to
their program: “One is forced to ad
mit that the bloody chasm which we
have been taught to believe exists be
tween the north and the south is only
a little brook after all.”
Alfred A. Taylor is one of the most
interesting characters in our national
histoid and will bring to our Chau
tauquit goers an inspiring message in
his lecture, “Passing of the Sword.’
Ocean Musician*.
Apart from the ordinary risks of sea
travel, one of the most comfortable po
sitions on a big ocean liner is that of
a member of the orchestra. True, the
pay is not high, but it is considerably
Increased in Various ways. Four and
a half'hours’ work dally is all that is
required by these makers of melody;
but, of course, they have rehearsals
and sometimes learn several new pieces
In the course of a voyage. The play
ers are booked as passengers on every
trip and take their meals in the sa
loon. On the first two days'of a voy
age they are not very popular, but on
the third day, when seasickness ef
fects are wearing off, there is general
ly a lot of appreciation for the band.—
London Answers.
Matthew Arnold and the Girls.
Of Matthew Arnold as a school ex
aminer a tale is told by a'fellow in
spector of a class of girl pupil teachers
that be asked Arnold to examine for
him. Arnold gave them all the excel
lent mark.
.. "But," said the other Inspector,
"surely they are not all as good as they
can be. Some must be batter than otb
era.”
"Perhaps that is so,” replied Arnold
"But then, you see, they are all such
very nice girls."
Professionally Considered.
“The Declaration of Independence is
a wonderful document,” said the patri
otic citizen.
"Yes,” seplled the legal expert “It’s
one of the ablest documents I ever saw.
And the most remarkable thing is that
With all the ability It represents, no
body appears to have received a cent
for drawing it up.”—Washington Star.
Present Troubles.
“Ah, pretty lady,” said the fortune
teller, "you wish to' be told about your
future husband?”
"Not much,” replied Mrs. Galley.
“I've come to learn where my present
husband Is when he’s Absent.”—Phil*
dinTnoTon SHIPBOARD."
Different* Now From What It Waa
When Dickons Visited Us.
When Dickens came over to America
some seventy odd years ago there was
one large table in the dining room for
the passengers. The first officer sat at
the head, carving the turkey with all
the grace'he could command between
lurches of the good ship, trusting to
Providence that the gravy would not
slop over. The passengers bent their
plates along the line and waited for ;
their helpings.
Today the dining room of a large
ship looks like the dining room of a
fine hotel. It is Just as exquisitely ap
pointed and has every good thing to
eat that can be found on land. In
fact, one of the new ships has a res
taurant named after a famous one in
New York, and the two keep in touch
by wireless so that the menus, day by
day, are the same. Think of having
your dinner arranged by wireless—
your macaroni by Marconi!
The dining room is divided up Into
a number of small tables, so that you
can have your own partyr'With only
half a dozen of you, with your own
waiter, Instead of sitting at a long ta
ble and passing your plate, as Dickens
did.
The development of the wonders of
cold storage has done more than any
other one thing to make life on the
ocean wave one long round of Joy.
Cold storage gives you the best in the
world to eat and every day of the
year. A world traveler was telling me
the other day that he had eaten grape
fruit every morning all around the
world.- The ship on uiiicb he sailed
put in a large amount of ice cream
made in New York, and 110 days later,
when he arrived in San Francisco, he
was still eating New York ice cream.—
Harold Christie in Leslie’s.
ROBING THE BRIDE.
Early 8axon Customs and the Advent
of the Flowing Veil.
In the old days, as now, the bride
generally dressed In white. From early
Saxcn times down to the eighteenth
century a bride of the poorer classes
came to the wedding arrayed In a plain
white robe nB a public warning that
since she brought nothing to the mar
riage her husband was not responsible
for her debts. -»
Brides soon began to add some little
touch of color. Blue was for constan
cy and green for youth, but In ySome
places these might not be used be
cause of feuds btetween families having
these tints In their liveries. Yellow
might not be worn, as It stood for
Jealousy; golden might not. i as It
meant avarice.
The Anglo-Saxon bride went to the
wedding with her hair hanglrfg loose
as a sign of freedom, but upon reach
ing her new house immediately bound
it up as a sign of submission. In the
days of Shakespeare the veil began to
take the place of the flowing tresses,
but this, however, was not original
with the British, for centuries earlier
the Roman and Hebrew brides had
worn yellow veils, while the early
Christians of southern Europe bad en
yeloped both man and wife in one
large cloth.
Whatever was lacking, however, in
gorgeousness of dress was compensat
ed among all the nations by the pro
fusion of flowers chosen for their sig
nificance.—Uncle Remus’ Magazine.
Heroulaneum and Pompeii.
Pompeii was burled in ashes or light
scoria, while Herculaneum was en
tombed In lava, which, after cooling,
hardened Into a material of the con
sistency of marble, and we thus have
the explanation of the fact that while
the first city has long been unearthed
the latter is still largely covered with
Its ancient lava shroud. Excavations
are constantly going on at Herculane
um, and the work will In all probabil
ity continue to the finish, but it is not
likely that any especially important re
sults will accrue, since the life of the
two cities was practically the same.—
New York American.
Rational Love.
"The rational rather than the ro
mantic view of marriage la the one
most In fasor with the young people
of the twentieth century,” said a well
known eugenics expert in an address
.In Cleveland.
“The rational view will make for hap
pier marriages. And this rational view
Is beautifully Illustrated In two ques
tions—a little dialogue—running thus:
•“Will you always love me?*
“'Will you always be lovable?*"—
New York Tribune.
Antiquity of the Census.
The Idea of the census Is almost as
old as history Itself. King Amasls of
Egypt took a census of his people 600
years before Christ The Athenian s6
lon established a census for the pur
pose of facilitating taxation. We learn
that about 44S B. 0. Servius Julius
took a census of Rome. During the
chaos of the dark ages the census
dropped into oblivion, but was re
vived again about the beginning of the
eighteenth century.
DIsoretion.
"Now, Mike, you must forgive your
enemies.”
"Ughl”
"Do you object to that?”
"Not altogether. There’s some of
'em I might as well forgive. I ain’t
big enough to lick ’em.”—Louisville
Courier-Journal.
The Usual Way.
Dorcas—Won’t your meeting be very
late if all the members are going to
take part In the debate? Mrs. Dorcas
—Why, no, dear! We’ll all speak at
once^-Judga.
^PERFORATED COINS '' **
Unols 8am Triad Them Several Times,
but Without Success.
Perforated coins were never In fa
vor in the United States, though vari
ous efforts were made to popularize
them. Me first United States coin
with a perforated center was a gold
dollar issued in 1849, which had a
square hole in the middle of the
plancheh It was the forerunner of the
gold dollar Issued by the United States
mint In 1849. The coin was engraved,
not struck from dies.
The next United States coin with a
perforated center was issued from the
Philadelphia mint In 1850 and was of
the denomination of 1 cent It was
about the size of the bronze cent now
in use. At that time the large, old
fashioned copper cent was In general
circulation, and the perforated coin re
ceived the name of “ring cent" The
designer reasoned that by means of
the perforation the cent could* be dis
tinguished by touch from tbp dime.
Another perforated cent issued the
same year showed two rings In the
field with the words, “Cent One-tenth
Silver." The reverse showed an olive
wreath around the perforatloi nd the
words, “United States of America."
The mint authorities undertook to
design a coin that would answer all
requirements, and the pieces were
struck with both pierced and perfect
centers in silver, copper, nickel and
composition metal, six varieties in all,
without counting the various metals,
but none of the designs was favored
by the government authorities, and
consequently they were never put in
general circulation.
The only gold half dollar ever pro
duced at the United States mint was
struck In 1852. It had a perforation
In the center, and the obverse showed
a wavy circle around th6 perforation,
with the inscription. “United States of
America." around the border. The re
verse was blfmk. The coin wus ex
actly half the weight of the dollar.
Regardless of the generally accepted
idea the gold fifty cent pieces with
which the public Is familiar Were not
an issue of the United States, but were
manufactured by California jewelers.
There has not been any attempt to in
troduce the perforated coin In the
United States since 1884. In that year
two pieces of the denominations of 1
and 5 cents were Issued at the Phila
delphia mint—Harper’s Weekly.
Turkish Names.
On our visiting list are Mrs. Hya
cinth, Mrs. Tulip.'THrs. Appletree and
Mrs. Nightingale. 1 am also happy
enoagji to possess the acquaintance of
Mrs. Sweetmeat. Mrs. Diamond. Mrs.
Air—though some know her as Mother
Eve—Miss May-She-Laugh and Master
He-Walted. This last appellation
seemed to me so curious that I inquir
ed into it andmarned that my young
gentleman waited to be born. These
are not surnames, you understand,
for no Turk owns such a thing. To
tell one Mistress Hyacinth from anoth
er you add the name of her man. And
in bis case all you can do is to tuck on
his father’’—you could hardly say
Christian—name.—H. G. Dwight In At
lantic.
Wild Schemas of Dinooratea.
The most remarkable proposal ever
made about Mount Atbos was that of
the architect Dlnocrntes. His plan
was to cut It Into the shape of a gi
gantic statue of Alexander the Great,
holding In tluvight hand a city, In the
left a tnnk that was to receive all the
waters of the region. .Alexander was
much taken with the scheme. But it
was eventually rejected on the ground
that the neighboring country was not
fertile enough to feed the Inhabitants
of the projected city. A nother of Dinoc
rates’ plans was n temple to the wife
of King Ptolemy pf Egypt, with a roof
of loadstones that would keep an iron
statue of her floating in the air.
Ths Earth’s Shadow.
The earth has a shadow, but very
few ever see >lt, except in eclipses of
the moon, or else few recognize it
when they see It Nevertheless many
of us have noticed on fine, cloudless
evenings in summer shortly before
sunset a rosy pink arc on the horizon
opposite the sun, with a bluish gray
segment under it As the sun sinks
the arc rl?es until it attains the zenith
and even passes It This is the shadow
of the earth.
Premonition.
He whb brought to Bellevue hospital
with same Injury to the skull, and a sur
geon. having examined the wound, de
termined to keep the man in the wand
for a day or two.
• ”Oh, doctor," cried the patient, “do
you think that I’ll lose my head?”—
New York Times.
Too 8low.
“Why has your daughter droppedher
hospital work so soon?”
“She found she'd have to nurse poor
patients for two years before they in
trusted her with any millionaires. So
she’s going on the stage in a musical
comedy.”—Kansas City Journal.
Utility.
“Of what use is a fly, anyway?" asks
an exchange.
Well, if there is only one out and it
happens to be a long one it will score
a man from third.—Detroit Free Press.
Usual Result.
Silllcus—Do you believe that two
can live as cheaply as one? Cynlcus—
Well, after they get married I suppose
they generally find they have to.—
Philadelphia Record.
If a thing is proper and possible <0
man, deem it attainable by thee*—Man
cos Aurelius.
But Wily Resehid Pa«h*.i.Fooled"i
Lady and the Monarch.
A certain Countess of Londonderry, t
wanted to meet the Sultan Mahmud
II., to whom no European lady ba<V
been presented, but Lord Ponsonby,
the British ambassador, refused to
trifle with precedent Lady London
derry then had a talk \^lth Heschld
Pasha, the Turkish minister for for
eign affairs. The wily Reschid, desir
ing to do his best for her ladyship,
made known to the sultan that a per
son bad arrived at Constantinople with
a wonderful collection of most valu
able Jewelry for sale and ventured
humbly to suggest that his Imperial
majesty might* like to see the gems.
The sultan was Interested, and an in
terview was arranged, but Reschid
merely told Lady* Londonderry that she
would be presented and that the sul
tan, having heard of the fame of her
Jewelry, had particularly requested
that she would put it all on when she
came. The gratified lady did so.
On her arrival at the palace Reschid
Pasha conducted Lady Londonderry
Into the presence of the sultan. ~Her t
dress glittered with diamonds, pearls,
turquoises and other precious stones.
“P^kkel!” ("Qoodl”) said the sultan
as Lady Londonderry courtesled. “She
has magnificent Jewels.”
Reschid (to the lady)—His majesty
graciously bids you welcome.
Lady Londonderry bowed and ex
pressed her thanks in French, the lan
guage used by Reschid.
Reschid (Interpreting)—She says she
has other Jewelry, but could not put
on all.
Sultan—Ask her what Is the price of
that diamond necklace.
Reschid—His majesty inquires wheth
er this Is your first visit to Constanti
nople?
Lady Londonderry—This is my first
visit, and I am delighted.
Reschid (to sultan)—She asks a mil
lion of plasters.
Sultan—That Is too much.
Reschid (to Lady Londonderry)—HIb
majesty asks whether you have seen
the mosques. If not, he offers you a
firmaa
Lady Londonderry expressed her
thanks.'
Sultan—What price does she put on
that set of turquoises?
Reschid (to Lady Londonderry)—His
majesty says that perhaps you would
like to take a walk In the gardea
Lady Londonderry expressed her
thanks and said she would like to see
the imperial gardea
Reschid (to sultan)—She says 400,000
plasters.
Sultan—Take her away. I shall not
give such prices.
Reschid (to Lady Londonderry)—His
majesty graciously expresses satisfac
tion at having made your acquaint
ance.
Lady Londonderry courtesled low and
withdrew from his majesty’s presence
to visit the garden with the amiable
and courteous Reschid, and afterward
she had a delightful story to tell to her
friends of the kindness with which the
saltan had received her.
Long Drawn Out Elections. \
No complaint with regard to undue
limitation of polling time was possible
In the old parliamentary days. The
danger was that polling might be pro
longed for a fortnight or a month.
Drastic action to' bring the poll to a
close once provoked a riot In the West
minster division of London. At the
general election that began on April
25, 1741, the two Westminster minis
terial candidates were on" the fifth day
of polling well ahead, but an opposi
tion party of electors approaching the
hustings In great force, the high bailiff
(who favored the ministerialists) de
clared that he feared a riot and closed
the poll. The baffled voters rioted and
the military were called out. The high
bailiff had afterward to apologize on
his knees to the speaker and pay a
heavy fln&
An Early Postal Experiment.
As long ago as the seventeenth cen
tury the attempt was made to prepay
letters by using stamps. In 16S3 Paris
tried a system that even provided pil
lar boxes for the letters, which were
to have a billet, price 1 sol, attached to
the letter or parcel. The. experiment
met the usual experience of the pio
neer—ridicule. Mice were dropped Into
the letter boxes, and when the letters
came to be collected it was found that
the animals had made a hearty meal of*
them. As nobody could be sure of the
fate of the parcels, the experiment
came to a sudden end.
i no -u«vir» -
A cemetery known as the “Devil’s
Graveyard,” on top of a rocky hill
overlooking Sion, Switzerland, where
for centuries were burled sorcerelB
and sorceresses, Is being blasted away
to make room for public Improvements.
From the tenth century to the early
seventeenth those supposed to be In
traffic with the evil one were tortured,
executed and burled there. The exca
vators have’found bones estimated to
bp those of many hundreds of persons..
Still Ha Had It.
A certain physician told some of his
patients that as long as they kept their
feet and legs dry they would be safe
from an attack of the grip. One day
he was surprised to receive a letter
from a patient in which the latter said
that he had two wooden legs and yet
he had had the grip for five consecu
tive years.—Philadelphia Ledger.
Explaining It.
Jones (just Introduced) — I suppose
-you don’t remember me, but I was
once a witness against your side In a
certain trial, and I remember that you
cross examined me with the greatest
courtesy. The Lawyer—Is that sot
Perhaps your testimony was not ma
terial.—Puck __ __.
