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Gilpin observer., 1910-11-10
Or. WiIey's Foraetfulness.

If the public does not know that DR..
Harvey w. Wiley, the pure-food expert,
is one of the most absent-minded men
in the world. all doubt of the fact will
vanish after this story has been read.
The doctor takes his lunch In the
cafe of the National Press club, and
when he lunches he misses no bets,
overlooks no food. He has fine ap.
petite-a remarkable appetite. consid'
ering all the unpleasant and terrify'
ing things he knows about foodstuns.
One afternoon he finished his meal,
walked into the cloakroom and put
on his hat AS he was going out he
was accosted by friend, who invited
him to lunch with him.
DR.. Wiley hesitated.
ITO tell you the truth" he said
whimsically, Il don't know whether
I've Just had lunch or not"
He thought deeply for several mo
ments.
Just to make sure" he concluded
seriously. "Tll go in and have an
other"
And he ate as much the second time
as he had the first-Popular Maya
zine.
Gilpin observer., 1910-11-10
Why the Tiger Has Stripes.

II is not a mere matter of chance
that the tigers coat is marked with its
beautiful stripes of black and yellow
and that the lion Is ct a uniform sandy
hue.
The former lives in the grassy jun
giles Of Asia, where the giant blades OF
grass, as many feet long as they are
inches in this country, and the light
and shade Of the forest are admirably
matched by the skin OF the animal in
question. Hence It is able to approach
Its prey unperceived.
Lions. the big cats OF Africa. on the
other hand. are for the most part
dwellers in the wilderness and roam
the outskirts Of the desert In search OF
food. Their color in these surround.
lngs Is equally protective.
These are countless examples OF
this protective coloration among AMI
mails. Sometimes. as in the cases Just
cited. the effect is to enable them the
more easily to obtain their food. But
It also acts in another way by AFFORD
ing concealment to weak and timid
creatures from their carnivorous enc.
mies-American Boy.
Gilpin observer., 1910-11-10
HATS OF GREAT IMPORTANCE
Miliiona!re's Wife Pays, Without Cues
tlon, Fabulous Prices for Artis-
tic Headgear.

The millionaire wife pays anywhere
from $25 to 5000 for a hat, and she
buys half dozen hats or SO every
season. The days are past when the
hat plays second fiddle, so to speak.
to the gown. The hat and the gown
are of equal Importance now. u
How Is 1t possible to put such a
price on a hat?" The question has
been asked thousand times by aston
ished husbands who pay the bills, and
even by the women themselves who
buy.
Well. in the first place. the
plain hat itself is imported from Paris.
and costs the ,1illlner from $40 to
$25, as against 81 to $40 only ten
years ago. This hat, though 1t fol-
lows the prevailing fashion. and
though this fashion may be ridicu-
lous in the extreme, is nevertheless,
artistic in lines and general form.
Perhaps 1t is desired that the hat
should be green. The artist mil
liner has In her employ a French
man whose business 1t is to color
hats to any shade or tint that may
be wished. He brings his dyes from
Paris the pale, soft colors he uses
are to be had only in that city-and
has himself received his training
there. No American can do this
work.
The trimmings and materials for
this hat are, of course, imported
also. A SIS imported feather may be
the body of the trimming. Perhaps
on the green ground it is decided that
pink and blue roses will harmonic
best with the rest of the wearer's
outfit. 1t is in deciding such things
as these that the art of the milliner
is called into play.
It is a French woman, too, who
does the work on small hats and
toqes. She has been a worker fer
one of the famous firms in Paris
for Charlotte. possibly, or Georgette,
or Camille Rogers. If her specially
Is sailor hats, she has probably been
with Marie Louise.
A woman of wealth buys all her
hats between September and July.
During the hot months the milliner
may At out doNen theatrical COM
panies II she chooses, but she cannot
do this in the winter time, for the
two elements, the social set and
the theatrical profession. must come to
the milliner's parlors at different
times.
Four sets of hats become a peces-
sity to the woman of unlimited means
as follows: O city hats, (2) coun
try hats and seashore hats. (S) hats
for February and March in the south
"a hats for European travel.
Gilpin observer., 1910-11-10
THE lNBoRN TALENT DEFINED
Il 10 Something Entirely Distinct from
tho Material Of Our Ex.
perlence.

Tho Unborn talent Is something dis.
tinct from the material Of our expert
ence and the technical use we make OF
that material Just what 1t is proves
rather battling to define But at least
It includes several different elements:
First, the art OF really seeing-the
artists eye. which looks through and
beyond the mere outward material
aspect and sees the vision OF sore
great, unpafnted picture. Secondly.
dne instinct for the value OF words
gift that Is something quite different
from mere richness OF vocabulary on
the one hand. and the possession Of
style on the other Vocabulary may
be increased at will by patiently
memorizing a dictionary. and style Is
matter Of cadence and sound se-
quence-it is quite possible to write
rather sad trash in an impeccable
style. But a senee of the value OF
words. an instinct for finding within
the limits of our spoken language. the
precise word and phrase that will as
nearly as possible convey thought
that is perhaps bigger or subtler than
any spoken words-this indeed stamps
the possessor as having the Unborn tai
ent. And lastly, 1t includes the pos.
session Of Ideas. as distinct from
knowledge. You may know vast
number of useful facts-such as that
a straight line is the shortest distance
between two points-but such knowl-
edge no more constitutes the inborn
talen. than such definition consti-
tutes literature. But ideas-big vital
ideas-of the compelling sort that
force themselves into written words.
in the face Of obstacles and disap-
pointments and the inertia of public
Indifference. are the very essence Of
the creative spirit. the golden hall
mark Of the inborn talent.-The Book
man.
Gilpin observer., 1910-11-10
EASILY MADE BATH SEAT
Great Convenience in Many Ways
and Well Worth the Trouble
of Making.

A seat to place across the bath tub
is a great convenience IN many ways.
The one shown in our illustration is
we'll worth the little trouble that will
be entailed in its making.
Wood of about an inch in thickness
and about ten or twelve inches in
width should be used. and the seat
should be made of sufficient length
to extend two or three inches on
either end. two blocks of wood are
fastened with screws to prevent the
possibility Of the seat from slipping
out Of place. and glance at the
sketch will explain this.
The seat can. of course. be placed
on or removed from the bath in a
Gilpin observer., 1910-11-10
NO<MiStake
After All
BY Gerald Prime
Copyright. l,ao. by Associated Literary rr...,

Copyright, is1o. by Associated Literary Prssa)
Three months after she had prom
ised to marry Dick Hathaway, Molly
Alternately was convinced that she
had made mistake. In little less
than that time 1t was made clear to
Dick Hathaway that 1t would be
criminal on his part to marry Molly
Abernathy.
And that was not at all because
Molly had become less attractive or
Dick less than the perfect upright
fellow he always had been. After an
almost uninterrupted companionship
of considerably longer than the pc
riod Of their engagement, each was
as willing as ever to bear testimony
to the superlatively good qualities Of
the other and would have been high
ly indignant over any suggestion to
the contrary. Molly still regarded
Dick as the dearest fellow in the
world" and Dick had no desire to re-
call his estimate Of Molly as "the
sweetest girl on the footstool" Moth
ing whatever had occurred to con-
vict either Of these thoroughly con-
eCieutiouS young perSOnS oI mcoH-
stancy, but
The but" in the case of Molly Alb
ernathy was young man of SIN
gularly unattractive personal equip
ment and name that offered no
recompense for his lack of good looks.
AS life burden H. Darlington Hop
per was serious enough, but 1t would
have been crushed with the initial
II expanded to its full. Hooker.
Clearly there was no fault to be found
with the victim of such baptismal
combination because he had contract
ed into decent euphoniousness.
In point OF fact, there was no fault
to be found with H. Darlington Hop
per on any account. He was as right
minded a young man as ever hung out
Gilpin observer., 1910-11-10

WIN FICTnS WIN
his shingle as a lawyer, and he had
scarcely captured his first client be-
fore practically all OF the very nice
girls in town were interested In him.
The speed with which he became a
social favorite In Eureka was phe-
nomenal. He was 80 genial. SO alive
to the expectations OF others, SO un-
failing In his efforts to establish n
frank understanding with everybody,
that he won recognition Immediately
as an A No. l fellow among the men
and-the women.
Ignoring his plainness of face and
awkwardness Of figure and movement.
the Eureka young women OF all
ages had become greatly interested
in the sayings and, even more espe.
cially, in the doings Of H. Darlington
Hopper. And that, of course, In
cluded Molly Abernathy, who for
some reason unrevealed to her was
led by this interest to doubt the CO.
operation Of heaven In her choice Of
Dick Ms life companion.
BY most amazing coincidence
there was also but" In the case of
Dick Hathaway. A certain young
woman named Helen Ware had come
to town to visit her uncle, the rector
Of st. Jarlath's. Before she had been
at the rectory fortnight all the
young men in the parish, and a host
OF those who were outside Of It, woke
up to the fact that she was an un-
usually attractive young person, and
Dick was one OF the young men Of
the parish. He did not precisely un.
derstand how II was. but whenever he
stood In the presence Of Helen Ware
he found himself wishing-well-he
found himself wishing.
Both Dick and Molly were mem
bers Of the mixed choir Mt St Jar
lath's. Dick sang tenor when ne did
not forget and relapse into baritone
and Molly was possessed OF an ex-
cellent contralto voice. but she was
an Indifferent reader. That was why
1t was necessary for H. Earlipgon
Hopper. who had been made choir
master on account Of his musical
ability. to coach Molly privately
whenever an alto solo was to be
sung. Hopper believed that he had
discovered great possibilities in Mol.
ly's voice. and after awhile alto
solos were frequent at st. Jarlath's.
About that time the organist sue.
.cumbed to the infrmities of old age,
and Miss Ware consented to substi-
tute temporarily. She did not pro
fsss to be mistress Of the noble In
strumsnt. but she agred that II some
one would come to her assistance
Nsit beside her ON the bench 1t re-
Gilpin observer., 1910-11-10
Food for Children.

Certain suggestions should always
be followed when planning food for
the little ones. To keep healthy the
tiny stomachs in the nursery. one
should never serve hot stewed fruit.
Nothing is better than stewed fruit
and baked apples, but they should be
cooked the day before, and served up
cold. The nursery potatoes should
be baked or boiled in their jackets.
Stewed and fried potatoes. also those
boiled without their jackets. supply
starch. and yet have lost in the
pairing the wholesale potash salts
which are In the skin. and which
during the process of cooking boil
through the potato and render 1t di.
gestible and nutritive.
Gilpin observer., 1910-11-10
Would Not stray Far.

A travelling clergyman was holding
services at the church in little town
in Maine situated up near the Cana
dian line. At the close Of his sermon
he offered to pray for any relatives Of
those present who might be In dis.
tant lands. and a lean, lanky lumber.
man rose in the rear Of the church and
requested prayer for his brother wEs
had been missing for over two weeks.
IT don't know just where my broth
er is. parson," he saited. but I don't
believe that it's worth while to pray
any further south than Bangor"
Gilpin observer., 1910-11-10
Made Him Mad.

Life" said Dorothy Donnelly.
gloomily, 'aint much-not in this
weather! Since we are all so miser-
able, weep with me over the sorrows
Of little Elmer. Elmer had arranged
to go to Sunday school picnic.
jumping out OF bed early. he ran to
1he window to see what the weather
WAS Ike, and found the rain coming
down In torrents. Stamping his foot
angrily. he exclaimed. I'm going to
be heather after this!--Young's
Magazine.
Gilpin observer., 1910-11-10
MIIe,oe Of Blood Circulation.

The mileage Of the blood circulation
reveals some astonishing facts. It has
Just been calculated for instance that
assuming the heart to beat sixty-nins
times q minute at ordinary pressure
the blood goes at the rate Of 206 yards
in a minute. or nine miles an hour, 227
miles day and $4,000 miles year.
II . man 81 years old could have
but one single blood corpuscle floating
In his blood al! his life. II would have
travelled In that time nearly 100000
miles. f
Gilpin observer., 1910-11-10
Delightful Bath Bars.

Delicious and refreshing for the
bath are bags filled with two-thirds
of bran or oatmeal. with bits OF soap
and orris root. Let this soak In the
bath before using. and when applied
10 the body It will give a splendid
lather. II this is used only twice a
week, It makes the skin beautifully
soft and smooth. but each bag should
be thrown away after It Is used
twice, as It soon sours. and then does
more harm than good.
Gilpin observer., 1910-11-10
How Dream Differ. From peIlrlum,

II every dreamer, dreaming. had
power Of the tongue to describe his
dream experiences as he slept. the
story Of the dream in detail naturally
would suggest insanity In the sleeper.
But the difference between the sleep
ing dream and the delirium Of fever,
for instance. is that at least fragments
Of the haxiest dreams may be recalled.
while nothing Of delirium remains in
the mind. ,lF
Gilpin observer., 1910-11-10

moment, and will take up very little
space when not required If rested up
against the wall.
Across the center of the seat, and
fastened on underneath with tacks,
Is a piece OF carpet, and remnant OF
stair-carpet will be found most suit
able for this purpose. and half-yard
will be quite sufficient
Gilpin observer., 1910-11-10
A Compromise.

sir" began Lord Brokeleigh. pomp.
ously, i've called to request your
daughters hand In marriage"
That's out Of the question, my
man." replied old Roxy. However,
don't want to seem altogether un.
charitable, so here's five dollars for
you."-Catholio Standard and Times.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-03
WILL BE GIVEN OLD PLACES.
Strikers Will Go to Work This Morn
ing on Portland Division.

Portland, Me. Aug 1.-THE news of
the settlement of the Grand Trunk
strike was received here tonight by
Trainmaster J. J. Connolly of the COM
pany and by E. F. Gibson, who repre-
sents the Order of Railway Conduc-
tors, and j. J. Mackay who represents
the Brotherhood of Trainmen. Mr..
Mackay said tonight that all the men
who had gone out on strike would be
given their old places Immediately. He
said that notice had been sent to all
of them and those who can be reached
will go to work in the morning The
others will return to work as soon as
they can be notified.
About so men have been on strike in
this city. The strike has probably af-
fected the Portland and Montreal d.
vision the least of any part of the sys-
tenn. The passenger service has been
maintained from the first and the
freight trains have been kept running
fairly we'll Of course the strike came
at the dullest time of the year for the
road jim Portland. which made it much
easier to keep things moving.
Trainmaster J. j. Connolly said
when shown the statement by Mr..
Mckay that the strikers were to re-
turn at once: Il shall not take the
men back if they report for duty this
morning. Our road is running on this
division with competent men in charge
of the trains"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-03

The statement was reiterated. however,
that President Taft would not SO much
as lift his little finger if by doing so he
could secure the retirement of Sec Bal
linger as the head of the interior depart
ment"
In addition to the letters he has receiv-
ed, the President has heard verbally from
a number of the party leaders regarding
the sentiment toward Secretary Balm
ger. They have talked frankly with Mr.
Taft on the subject it is said, and while
they have agreed with the President ap-
parently in his position that nothing has
been proved against Sec Baliinger they
have put the matter purely on party
basis and have said that the campaign
would be much easier with the Ballinger
issue eliminated. The leaders have de-
clared that the fight is going to be a,
hard one at best, and while they feel sor-
ry for Sec. Ballinger, they regard his
presence in the cabinet as handicap.
President Taft was frankly told few
days ago that the movement behind
James A. Garfield in Ohio and the votes
cast for him in the state convention were
protest against Sec. Ballinger. The
Ohio leaders recognized the strength of
the movement by making many platform
concessions to the Garfield wing of the
party.
Ihere was no disposition in Beverly
today to treat the meeting of Senator
crane and Sec. Ballinger in Minneapolis
yesterday as accidental" 1t was clearly
intimated. however. that whatever move
was being made against Sec. Ballinger
mad its inception and being with the ac-
tive party leaders and not with President
Iaft. The President, it can be positively
stated. will never ask Mr. Ballinger to
resign If the secretary should feel call
ed upon to resign. however. there Is said
to be little doubt that the resignation
would be accepted
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-03
ACCUSES DEL VAL.
Spanish Foreign Minister Says He Has
Adopted Dilatory Tactics.

San Sebastian. Spain. Aug. 3
Garcia Prieto. the minister for foreign
affairs. in an interview today in which
he recfted the history Of the negotia-
lions between Spain and the Vatican.
denied that the Holy See had adopted
q conciliatory attitude. He added:
THE government asked only two
things: First, suppression of the con
vents and monasteries illegally
founded, and second, that the Pope
should authorize the bishops to sup
press or transform the establishments
unnecessary to the aid OF the priests
in their ministrations.
The government offered a year for
the transformation, which was desir-
ed by the secular clergy whose eX-
istence is gravely compromised by the
monks"
Senior Prieto declared that Cardinal
Merry del Val, the Papal secretary of
state, had adopted dlatory tactices
from the first, alleging that the speech
from the throne contained points
against the Catholic religion.
We protested our good faith and
desire to reach an agreement SAID
the minister, when we enforced the
decree of 1902. against which neither
the church nor the Episcopate had
protested. Cardinal Merry del Val de-
manded that the decree remain dead
letter although the Vatican has since
that date granted numerous authorize
tions without the sanction OF the
Spanish government
Discus sing the chronology of the
dispute. Senior Prieto said that the
Spanish note to the Vatican, May 2"
had insisted upon reply to the gen
eral demand of the Spanish govern
ment contained in it, but the Vatican
remained silent until June II. On that
date, Cardinal Merry Del Val. tn"
Papal secretary of state notified them
that the reply of the Vatican had beer
SUSPENDED on account of the declara
ton Of religious policy made in the
sreeCh from the throne. A note glvins
reasons for further delays was deliV-
cred upon June 20. Finally. on July
;. Cardinal Merry Del Val stated that
the Vatican would reply to the Span
ish note of May 2s. provided that tn"
Spanish government took no steps to
enforce its program
TO this the Spanish answered with
Il
the note of May IS Now. said the
minister, Cardinal Merry Del Val of
fers as a reason for declining further
negotiations the general attitude of the
government and the Introduction OF
the bill allowing non Catholic organ
izations to display outwardly the amh-
lens OF public worship; this TOO IN
spite of the fact that when the Mar
uuis De Ojeda explained to Cardinal
Merry Del Val the purport of the bii'
and the expressions in the speech
from the throne referring to II. tho
later accepted the explanation ana
through Marquis De Ojeda expressed
regret for the attitude of the Roman
Catholic press. Now. continued senior
Prieto. he alleges that the bill and IN"
project are divergent. which is I'M
true. .tu
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-03
SENATOR CRANES MISSION
Said to Be to Sound West on the Bal.
linger Situation.

Beverly, Mass. Aug. 2.-There were in
creasing evidences here today that the
recent bombardment of the President
with letters from Republican leaders in
all parts of the country protesting that
secretary of the Interior Ballinger was
proving an embarrassment in the laying
or plans for the coming Congressional
campaign is beginning to have an effect
II not upon the President himself. at least
upon the advisers who are closest tn him
NO attempt was made today to deny the
reports that Senator Crane at the very
outset of his political pilgrimage in the
west had probably suggested to Sec. Bal
lnger at Minneapolis yesterday that his
DUTY to the party might require that he
sacrihce his place in the cabinet. All
that Sec. Norton would say after having
considered the matter nearly all day was
Crane
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-03
K. of P.'s Parade
At Milwaukee.

Milwaukee, Wis. Aug 2-Twenty
brigades of Knights of Pythias re-
plendent in the natty uniforms of their
rank, today paraded the principal
streets flanked on either side by dense
crowds of cheering people. This was
the feature Of the second day of the
Grand Encampment. The lines reach
ed from the extreme western part of
the city well up into the east side.
whence the marchers turned back and
disbanded at the Auditorium.
The morning program opened with
the public ceremonies of welcome to
the supreme representatives of the
convention, when Major Seidel deliv-
cred an address in the Auditorium
The convention went into secret ses-
sion
The Pythian Sisters convened in the
Plankiton hotel with welcoming cere-
monies.
A monster Pythian reception for the
Supreme Lodge, Supreme Temple of
Pythian Sisters and all members was
given tonight at Whiteflsh.