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The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-03-21

Mrs j. E. Bard entertained num-
Der of ladies at her home on E.
Second street this afternoon. The
invitations requested the guests to
a Millinery Opening, the hours be-
ing from two-thirty to five. The oc-
casion proved to be very novel one
and was highly pleasing to all pre-
sent. Mrs Bard was assisted by her
daughter in serving an excellent
luncheon.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-03-21

Seats for Senator SaFollette's lee
ture can be secured at Collins drug
store.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-03-21

Come out at noon Wednesday,
March q and hear the street band
with Uncle Toms Cabin Co.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-03-21

Masury's liquid house paints made
in strict conformity with N. Oak.
laws are absolutely pure. For sale by
l4t4s Hanson HdS. Co.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-03-21

Another enjoyable event of the
week was that of Tuesday evening at
the home of DR.. and Mrs E. H.
Wilson, with Mr. and Mrs. Collins
and, Mr. and Mrs Wilson as the joint
hosts. The evening was pleasantly
spent with the various amusements
including an excellent luncheon.
There were about thirty invited
guests.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-03-21

vitations for them to celebrate st.
Patrick's eve with her At the home
of her parents. The hours were
happily spent playing games of var
ious kinds, after which Mrs Hurst
served the guests to an excellent sup
per.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-03-21

On Monday evening st. Patrick
was again honored, this time by DIR.
and Mrs E. H. Wilson and Mr. and
Mrs E. H. Davis at the home of the
former. The invited guests num-
bered thirty-two, thus making eight
tables in the progressive five hun
dred contest. The tally cards and
prizes were in keeping with the oc-
casion, the former being decorated
with clover leaf, and.the latter be-
ing in the shape of potatoes and
frogs. The hostesses carried out
this scheme still farther in delight
full luncheon which was suggestive
of Ireland and her patron saint.
Mr. Murray, of Aberdeen. was an
out of town guest.
Miss Bessie Hurst made glad the
hearts Of some fourteen of her
schoolmates Saturday evening BY IN
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-03-21

Mr. and Mrs c. M. Dwyer very de-
lightfully entertained at their home
on E. Third street both Saturday and
Wednesday evenings. The invitation
list for the first occasion included
nine married couples of the younger
crowd. The event was in the nature
of an observance of st. Patrick S
Day, and the souvenirs were in keep
ing with that day. The guests were
entertained at progressive cards,
after which a dainty three course
luncheon was served.
Wednesday evening the same num-
Der were invited and entertained as
before. The novel'little souvenirs of
this occasion were a heart and club
combined.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-03-21
The Week in Society

An exchange gives this report of
"a doins":
There was a hen party at Mrs
Harry Sweeten's on the 23rd. They
called it a "skidoo" party because
they skidooed the men off the perch.
They ''set" around awhile "cluck-
ing" and then shed their feathers
and "layed" out to have good time
and managed to hatch" little
amusement. The hen fruit was cake
and salad. They all went home to
roost at last and "cackled"
all the next day over what pleasant
evening they had spent without the
aid of the old "roosters". The next
one will be ''pullet' party as they
will serve molasses candy for re-
freshments.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-03-21

skirts go at 6S and 0S
Gilpin observer., 1907-07-25
GREEN SUN OF EGYPT.
Curious Phenomenon to Be Seen Only
in That Land.

Perhaps 1t is the sun, and not the
The appearance of green light at
sunset, like many other phenomena
supposed to have only recently at
tracted attention, was noticed and
commented upon by the ancient Egyp.
tian, and more particularly SO because
in the clear air of Egypt the tints OF
sunset are peculiarly distinct.
AS the sun there descends nearer
and nearer the horizon, and is I'M
mensely enlarged and flaming, it sud
denly becomes, for an instant, bril-
liantly green color and Immediately a
series of green rays suffuses the sky
in many directions, well nigh to the
zenith. The same phenomenon ap-
pears at sunrise, but to smaller ex-
tent. Sometimes. just as the last part
of the suns disk vanishes, its color
changes from green to blue, and SO
also after 1t had disappeared the sky
near the horizon often is green, while
toward the zenith it Is blue.
This was alluded to in Egyptian
writings. Day was the emblem of life,
anu ulSHI tHdt Vi uedlH, anu tuc uoC-
turnal sun, being identified with
Osiris, thus rendered Osiris king of
the dead. The setting sun was green,
therefore Osiris. as the nocturnal
deity of the dead, was painted green.
The splendid collins of the high priests
of Ammon frequently depict the green
sun and the funeral deities are all col
ored green.
There are innumerable instances in
the Egyptian relics Of representations
relative to death being colored green.
The practice undoubtedly arose from
the green tints of sunrise and sunset.
The green sun disk is referred to 5000
years ago in Egypt. This is the earliest
known human record Of an astronomi-
cal phenomenon.
Gilpin observer., 1907-07-25
ONE OF womeN,s CHARMS.
Sense Of Reserve Said to Add Much
to Attractveness.

A woman, especially. to be attractive,
must preserve sense of reserve; she
must, 80 to speak, keep up certain
amount of mystery about herself
There is folklore tale of a woman
who. finding her married life unhappy,
went to white witch for a charm
against the trouble. She received a
flask filled with a colorless liquid,
which she was directed to take and
hold in her mouth whenever she was
disposed to quarrel with her husband
She obeyed directions. and, delighted
with the effect Of the charm, went
back to the witch for fresh supply
when that was exhausted. 1.-THE liquid
was merely water" said the wise
woman. THE virtue of the remedy
consists simply in holding your tongue
in keeping back angry answers" To
adopt the rule, says Woman's Life,
once given to gushing girl by
friend who knew the world, Never
speak of yourself, and never say any
thing which is uncalled for" would at
first seem likely to make Trappists Of
all the world; yet it is to be ques-
toned whether, after all, the advice
was not wise. There always are peo-
pie who like to talk, whose favor is to
be won by interested listening, and
good listeners are rare.
Gilpin observer., 1907-07-25
Protection for French Wives.

In France no woman may work
more than ten hours day, but wom-
an of Marseilles. the mother of seven
children and the assistant of her hus-
band In his vineyard, complained to
the magistrate that her husband COM
PEELED her to work from IS to 20
hours a day. The magistrate ruled
that the joint earnings or production
of husband and wife are, uzder law,
not wages, but something for the COM
mon good of a family. Yet the state
does not contemplate that where a
wife both rears a family and aids in
her husbands affairs she shall have
less protection both as to her income
and strength than an employs. AS a
matter of reason she should have
more protection. Without having spe-
Gifted support of the law for his ruling,
he held that the wife cannot be CON-
PEELED to work more than ten hours a
day, and that she must have a full
Sunday of rest. The husband appealed
the case, but the decision of the Mar
seilles magistrate was sustained.
Gilpin observer., 1907-07-25
CHANCE FOR A HoME-RUN.
schooIboy's Comment on Absence Of
Attraction Of Gravitation.

A clever teacher who has the power
Of calling out originality in her pupils,
says that she would have no use for
text books if she took time to answer
all the startling questions asked in
the classroom. One day the attrac-
ton of gravitation was under discus
sion, when one of the boys said that
he didn't see any need of it, anyway.
1T seems to me-" said he, there's no
particular use in having the earth
attract things. Now, when the apple
fell, and made Newton think out the
reason for it, that apple might just as
well have stayed where it was until
somebody gathered it." You play
ball, don't you?" asked the teacher.
We'll, suppose you knock the ball
very high. what happens?" ''It falls"
But If there were no attraction to-
wards the earth, 1t wouldn't fall
Don't you think that might prove in
convenient" MY" cried the boy;
what bully chance for a home
rum"
Gilpin observer., 1907-07-25
A Woman's Health

Is heritage too sacred to be expert
mented with. For her peculiar and deli
cate ailments only medicines of known
composition and which contain no alco-
hol, narcotics, or other harmful or habit
forming drugs should be employed. Such
medicine is DIR. Pierce's Favorite Pre-
scription-a remedy with record of over
forty years of cures to recommend it,
remedy, the makers of which print its
formula on every bottlewrapper and at
test its completeness and correctness
under oath; remedy devised and adapted
to woman's delicate constitution by an
) educated physician--an experienced spe-
cialist in wOman's diseases; remedy.
every ingredient of which has received
the written endorsement of the most emf
nent medical writers of all the several
schools of practice FOR the cure of woman's
peculiar diseases; remedy which has
more bona tide cures to its credit than
any other sold by druggists for woman's
special requirements. 1t is not given
away in the form OF ~trial bottles y to be
experimental with, but is sold at fair
price by all dealers in medicines.
If woman has bearing down, or drag
ging pains, low down in the abdomen, or
pelvis, backache, frequent headaches,
dizzy or fainting spells, is nervous and
easily startled, has gnawing feeling in
stomach, sees imaginary floating specks,
or spots before her eyes, has melancholia,
or blues or a weakening disagreeable
drain from pelvic organs, she can make
no mistake by resorting to the use of DIR.
Pierce's Favorite Prescription. 1t will
invigorate and tone up the whole system
and especially the pelvic organs.
No woman suffering from any Of the
above symptoms can afford to accept any
secret nostrum or medicine of unknown
composition, as a substitute for a medi-
cine like DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescrip-
ton, which is OF KNOWN COMPOSITION and
has a record of over forty years and sells
more largely to-day than ever before. Its
makers withhold no secrets from their
patients, believing open publicity to be
the very best guaranty of merit.
DIR. Pierce invites all suffering women
to consult him by letter free of charge.
All letters Of consultation are held as
sacredly confidential and an answer is re-
turned in plain sealed envelope. Address:
DR.. R.V. Pierce, Inyalids' Hotel and Sur
Rical Institute, Buffalo, N. Y.
Gilpin observer., 1907-07-25
Eating Stew Through straws.

Doing as my Indian friends did,
seized in my turn chunk of mutton
from the kettle and proceeded to eat
1t. How l was to get my share of the
stew, however. l could not conceive,
as licking ones fingers is slow pro-
cess and inadequately nourishing. On
the floor table, however, was pile Of
what looked like dark blue lead PEN
ellis. The governor took one. stuck it
into the kettle and peacefully sucked
until he was satisfied. 1t was simply
sucking-not lemonade-but mutton
stew, through straw. Then he care
fully proceeded to eat the straw. Suck
ing the stew through 1t had softened
and favored it for eating. l mastered
the game at the first trial, writes Fred
erick Monsen in the Craftsman, and
from that time was devoted adher.
ent to piki bread. as we'll as to many
other dishes and customs Of my good
friends, the Hopi.
Gilpin observer., 1907-07-25
The True Phonetic SpeIIer.

The child is the true phonetic
speller. Mr.. Roosevelt, as Kipling
might say, is bloomin' amateur be-
side him-or her. Little Eslie had
been staying in quiet woodland
place-the Cockney grille was con-
valescent from severe illness. Her
letters home were full of the joys
of country life, and reckless spelling.
THE lanes and meddoes (she wrote to
a girl friend in London) is crammed
wiv luvly flours. | got bofe hands
full. Bootiful Star Annie Means.
Prim Roses, Daiseys and Butter Cups
and Jhon Quills-o my!" And the
adult into whose hands the artless
letter fell wondered If spelling were
not a vastly over-rated accomplish
ment!
Gilpin observer., 1907-07-25
"PLANT STONES" OF VALUE,
Germs That Are Occasionally Founc
in Certain Vegetable Growths.

Among the many strange things to
be found in the Philippine islands are
the so-called plant stones" encoun-
tered now and again in certain vegeta-
BILE growths.
The bamboo, for instance, according
to Kultur and Natur, contains a stone
very similar to the opal, but on ac-
count of the rarity with which it is
found. much more costly than the opal.
In many thousand cane stalks cut
down and carefully examined there
may perhaps be one in which this
beautiful greenish-pink scintillating
stone has been formed from the minute
PARTICLES of silicious deposit that i'm
parts it's intense hardness to the outer
covering of the cane. The bamboo
cane stone is known as Tabashirs.
In the interior of some cocoanuts a
stone-like secretion is found that is not
inferior in brilliancy to the most beau
tiful genuine pearl.
Gilpin observer., 1907-07-25
BLACK HAWK NEWS I'm RUSSELL GULGH

Mrs. Lutz, a:niece of Mr.. and Mrs
Matt Edwards, of Victor, arrived here
the latter part of last week and will re
main for several weeks on visit.
M. N. Ames, who has been up from
Denver looking after his mining anc
other interests, returned to his home
Wednesday.
j. B. Wood and daughter, Miss Geor-
gia, left Tuesday, the former to go to
Denver and the latter to Georgetown,
where she will visit short time before
returning home.
Alex McRay expects his family to ar
rive any day from Nova Scotia, where
they formerly resided. He has been
here for sometime working in one of
the mines.
C. A. Wagner and party of his WIS.,
itors took trip to Georgetown Monday
to see the many sights and become ia
miliar with the mountain scenery.
Born-to Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Tucker.
Monday morning, baby girl, DR.. Fouts
in attendance.
Amos Goddard and family arrived
Tuesday from Salina, and are visiting
friends.
The baseball calender for next Sun
day is filed up well. In the morning
the Red Men of the Gulch will play the
Elks. This is to be strictly Russell
Gulch affair AMI no other ball players
will be allowed on the diamond. In the
afternoon the Russell team will play
the Silver Plume team on the local
grounds.
Bob Griffiths, who is ranching near
Arvada, arrived here the first part of
the week on visit to his many friends
and acquaintances.
There will be dance at Zancanella
hall Sunday evening. A large crowd is
expected and everyone will be shown a
good time, so Louis Cattani says.
Miss Mary Saraphine is reported very
sick and is confined to her bed
A phone message was received from
Frank Paxton in Denver stating that
he expects to come up here within the
next week or so. Mr.. Paxton has been
mining in Goldfeld, Nevada, for the
past several months.
Gilpin observer., 1907-07-25
Palace Smoking Room.

A quite small chamber was the one
room in all Windsor castle where the
late queen permitted smoking.
A self-colored blue gray paper was
on the walls, and the single billiard
table was lighted by six oil lamps
until quite the last years of Queen
Victoria's reign.
1t was indeed a homely apartment,
says the Throne, but II the walls
could speak they could tell strange
stories of emperors and kings, princes.
commoners, ministers of state, poets,
bishops and the endless procession of
great and important people who
passed an hour there to smoke last
cigar.
Gilpin observer., 1907-07-25
The Chameleon eoshawk.

know no bird which passes through
so many changes of plumage and color
of eyes as the goshawk. A young one
which l have mounted is about the
size of small hen and is covered
with white down; his eyes are pale
blue. l colored the eyes exactly from
life. When fully grown, the first plum
age is dark brown above, and the
eyes are pale yellow. No one would
be likely to suspect this being a
goshawk who had seen only adult
birds. Later 1t changes to the dark
slaty blue of the adult, and the eye,
after passing through all the interme-
diate changes in color from stray
yellow. orange yellow and pink. finally
assumes the deep rich red of the
adult. l know no other hawk (adds
Manly Hardy, writing in Forest and
Stream) so handsome as the gos.
hawk.
Gilpin observer., 1907-07-25
Rules Governing Hotels.

1t might be advisable to adopt the
following rules in conducting Central's
leading hotel. These rules have been
followed in the conduct of other hostel
ries in the country and have made the
business a success. At least trial
could do no harm and the experiment
might prove profitable. @
l. There are three departments up
stairs, downstairs and outdoors. Out
doors is the cheapest.
2. If the bell in your room is br oxen
ring the towel.
3. THE proprietor absolutely refuses
to furnish alarm clocks. They might go
off without settling up.
4. If you get thirsty during the night
take drink out of the spring under
the mattress.
5. If the sun shines in your room too
feverishly notify the clerk and he will
remove the sun to the other side of he
house.
In case of fire jump out of the
window, turn to the left and go three
blocks north.
z. The imitation ice in the water
pitcher is copyrighted and must not be
removed from the premises.
8. Breakfast from z to s, dinner
from hand to mouth, and supper if
there is anything left. Guests will
have to leave the table because it has
| , ho ,.,l,,,onJ G,,;sb ,nJ 20 NOT J;rast;hla
9. If your room gets too warm open
the window and you will see the fire
escape.
10. If your room gets too dark take
a feather out of a pillow. That ought
to be light enough.
| IL. Guests who would invite the
proprietor to have drink with them
are reminded that he drinks bu,
three times day-before meals, afte,
meals and between meals.
IL. Don't worry about paying YOU
bill; this house is supported by tn,
foundation.
13. Children will be welcomed will
delight and are requested to bring hoopi
and wagons and dogs, to bang furnitur,
and run through the halls, fall dowl
stairs, carry away desert in their pock
cts and make themselves as disagree
able as the fondest mother could desire
ID. Don't tip the porter. He's tip
sy enough.
Is. Guests afflicted with hay fevel
will please not sneeze when passing
grass widows.
Gilpin observer., 1907-07-25
Joined the Dead at Their Meal.

In the medical press is story of a
man who believed that he was dead
and who for that reason refused to
take any nourishment. How can the
dead eat and drink" he asked, when
food was pressed upon him. 1t was
obvious that unless something were
done to bring him to his senses the
delus;on must soon become actuality;
he would die of starvation. The
strangest ruse was tried. Half dozen
attendants, draped in ghostly white,
crept silently. in single file into the
room adjoining his, and, with the door
open, sat down where he could see
them to a hearty meal. Here, who
are these people?" inquired the pa
tient. Dead men," answered the doc
tor. What" said the other. do
dead men eat?" ITO be sure they do,
as you see for yourself" was the an
swer. Well" said the corpse, "if
that is so, I'll join them, for I'm starv-
ing" The spell was broken, and he
sat down and ate like 40 famished
men.
Gilpin observer., 1907-07-25
Her Fathers Child.

A lawyer well known for his ready
wit in adapting himself to circum-
stances and circumstances to his case
has young daughter who bids fair
to be his match. Lucy was told she
should have no more candy, and the
dish was placed on high shelf. out
of the child's reach. Left alone in
the room. Lucy pushed chair to the
shelf and climbed upon the chair. Just
as she touched the dish her father
entered.
"Why, what is papa's little girl do
ing?" he exclaimed.
Getting candy for papa" ex
planned Lucy, promptly.-Lippincott'i
Magazine.
Gilpin observer., 1907-07-25
SIZED HIM UP WRONG.
Fistie Encounter Did Not Turn Out as
II Was Planned.

ut was this way, you see," said the
young man with the black eye and
skinned nose, and a gap in his mouth
wnere two front teeth used to be. Il
was oltowed by feller on a street
car and we had some words. l deter
mined to lick that man or die.
could have hit him with a stone or
club or hired some ruffian to waylay
him, bit l wanted to polish him off
scientifically. l wanted to daily with
him-to jab and uppercut him and
straight punch until l made a pulp OF
him"
And so you took boxing lessons?"
was queried.
That's what / did-24 of them
When l had finished my instructor
said l could knock out any man twice
my weight in America. / had kept
AN eye on the elbow man and when
got good and ready l threw myself
In his way. He gave me the elbow
again. / called him a ruffian and a
coward and invited him to step off
the car"
And the buffer didn't dare do it,
of course?'
But he did dare. Yes, sir, he got
down lively. l squared off at him
and let go with my right. 1t missed.
Then l let go with my left 1t missed.
Then l swung on him. He wanst
there. Then-then-"
Then you caught him an awful wal.
lop and killed him stone dead?"
Not quite. Something came boom
ing along and hit me over the face
and l went down and awoke in an am
bulance."
But you had taken "a lessons in
boxing"
Il had, but as | afterward found out
the other feller had taken 49,"
Gilpin observer., 1907-07-25

Here is method OF preserving
small fruits such as strawberries,
raspberries. ETC.. which has been prac-
ticed by a housekeeper with success
for years. She says: The fruit must
be fresh and in perfect condition. and
all utensils used must be absolutely
clean and the Jars or glasses steril-
ized by scalding. Mash together with
silver fork equal quantities Of fruit
and sugar and let II stand until the
sugar is thoroughly dissolved. Then
put into jelly glasses or pint jars,
filling them to the brim, and leave un-
covered and exposed to the sun for
two days, putting them In cool. dry
place over night. Seal and keep In
cool, dark place. The flavor Of the
berries Is like fresh ones, and the
jam is rich and delicious.
Gilpin observer., 1907-07-25
What More Could Be AskedY 2

"On the way down here from up
home l saw your advertisement in the
paper" said "Ozzy" Hitchcock. as he
entered the Office OF the New Notion
company in his Sunday suit. his boots
creaking at every STEP I'm here in
the city to get work." 4 hardly think
you're Just the man we need now" and
the clerk In charge surveyed his caller
with an unfiattering gaze You spoke
Of wanting young man with good
address," said "Ozzy." in his loud,
clear, district-school voice. Il guess
Laneville, N. H.. is as good as any you
could find, and father has the only
store In the place. Com
punion.
Gilpin observer., 1907-07-25
Quality Of rru..worthlns,..

People would try harder for trust.
worthiness II they knew how lovable a
quality 1t is. When you know you can
rely upon anyone. that whatever they
undertake to do will be done, that you
can really pass over a share OF your
load to them, you cannot help liking
them. On the other hand, It does not
matter how amiable men be. II they
are forgetful. II they are unpunctual,
II they habitunlly neglect. they be.
come sources Of such annoyance that
ones liking is apt TO die out.--W. Il.
Nicoll,
Gilpin observer., 1907-07-25
Italy Ahead Of ENGLAND.

what strikes me as PECULIAR" said
the globe trotter, lis the fact that in
nearly all the small Italian towns you
see 80 many sowing machines. up-to-
date American ones, too. You see
them in every little hovel in Naples.
on the road to Pompeii and else.
where; but in London they are us.
ing either the little foolish machines
you turn with one hand and try to
guide with the other. or stitching by
land. .-,-...