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Gilpin observer., 1911-02-02
$4,000 FOR MISSING HEIR.

Missing twenty-three years and last
head Of in Denver, William James
Thomas, Cornishman. is being
sought in this city by English rela'
tives, in order that he may inherit
$25 900 estate left by his father.
This information was received here
today. in letter. by the postoffice
authorities from Mrs. Scaddor Kins
mar. 10 Glebe street. Lancashire. En-
gland. The letter is in part as fol
lows:
Gould you kindly give me any in
formation Of a man by the name OF
William James Thomas. better known
as Jimmy Dancer. The last place that
l heard Of him was Black Hawk, Gil
pin county. From there he went tc
Denver. where ] missed him.
HE is about &C years old. He mar
ried in America woman named Car
oline Grible. She came from a place
called Lanner, in Cornwall, England
II any Cornish miners heard OF him
l should be glad, as l believe he was
mining.
ut Is twenty-three years since
heard Of him last. II you could learr
whether he is living or dead. woult
be pleased to know. His father died
There is money left to him and
should like him to have his share
$25. .O00."
Tho letter also states Thomas wa.
born in Penzance. Cornwall. England
The writer's address is 10 Globe
street. HOLLYWOOD. N. Oldham. Ian
cashire England. = Tuesdays Denve
Times.
Gilpin observer., 1911-02-02
OLD SILVER PROPERTY
TO BE WORKED.

Stroehle & Son have received the
contract to place equipment on the
Coaley property up Silver gulch. A
60 h. p. boiler was delivered to the
mine this week and 6x8 double
geared hoist is to be installed. Grad
ing has been under way for the erec-
tion OF largo shaft house.
The Coaley is to be operated by
the Coaley Mining company, financed
by eastern capitalists. The property
is an old one, the shaft being 800
feet. 1t has been years since it has
been worked. 1t is a silver PROPOSE
tion and the yield in the white metal
is extremely heavy. Eugene Pearley
will have charge Of operations.
Gilpin observer., 1911-02-02
wooDmEN HAVE BIG TIME.

Last evening about so members OF
and sweethearts of most OF the bach
elors, attended the dance and par
took Of the delightful supper at the
X. P. hall, which had been prepared
by a committee Of the lodge. The
regular order OF lodge business was
first attended to and then the good
time was started. Several classy sell
ections were rendered by the Black
Hawk Mandolin club, which were
highly appreciated by those present.
Dancing was then resumed and con-
tinued until o'clock, when all de-
parted for their homes. Jack Mccall
lister furnished the music for dane
ing, and had to come through" with
several encores for each dance.
The occasion was on the order of a
"house-warming," as this was the
first meeting of the Woodmen in
their new quarters-the X. P. hall.
1t has been decided by the members
that the lodge meet every Wednes-
day evening, instead of semi-monthly
as heretofore. One meeting night
each month will be devoted to social
entertainment for members and their
families. which undoubtedly will be
as we'll attended as the one last
night.
At the regular session last even
ing three new applications were re-
ceived. and 1t is expected that at
least that many. will be received each
week from the young men Of the
town, who wish to link themselves
with the mysteries of Woodcraft. The
Central City camp Of Woodmen en-
Joy the second largest membership Of
any fraternal organization in the
county. The w. o. W.-the Giant Of
the VESTS enjoying big increases
in its membership all over the coun-
try. and Central City camp is not go
ing to miss a. chance to build up
with lots Of new imber. There can
be only one reason for the remark
able growth of the w. o. w. in the
past few years-good. safe and sound
life insurance at reasonable cost.
Gilpin observer., 1911-02-02

Those attending the picture show
in the opera house Sunday evening
were treated to something unusually
rare in the entertainment line. Cap
tain Thomas Pearce. of Nevadaville,
who rivals the famous Caruso as a
singer. sang several old melodies in
a manner SO highly pleasing to the
large audience, the enchores were so
numerous and pronounced as to pre-
vent continuance Of the pictures.
Gilpin observer., 1911-02-02

Miss Clara Mosher, Of Denver de-
livered two very instructive lectures
in the opera house Tuesday evening
and Wednesday afternoon on tho pre-
vention Of disease. Miss Mosher is
with the Viavi people. who have ac-
complished wonderful cures and be-
ing the picture OF health herself. is
q living example and convincing
testimonial of the efficacy OF the
Viavi system Of treatment.
Gilpin observer., 1911-02-02
HOW 1T WILL WORK OUT.

Tho mine owner feels that he is
being neglected due to no fault OF
his. II he has noticed he must be
aware that realty and the invest.
ment in city improvements in pro-
gressiye towns are receiving the
, most attention from capital now.
Most investors know that they can
get no such returns from any busi-
ness equal to the income from a big
mine. Why they have lost interest
is not apparent. Speaking of this to
mining man, he was of the, opin-
ion that capital in large amounts
was still to be had where the offer
ing was really a good one That If
there has been any falling off in in
terest 1t Is not from those who can
procure large sums for investment,
but the small investor. 1t is he who
has withdrawn his support from the
mining industry. Not realizing as
quickly as hoped and a further trial,
may be in another district, without
result, he has pocketed his stock
awaiting developments.
With the experimental companies
thus Withdrawing from the field.
leaves choice lot Of properties to
be picked up by individuals. A great
deal Of this has been done since the
first of the year. A half dozen prac-
tical miners taking over any one Of
these can thus keep a mining district
more active than in the old way.
These men knowing how best to get
at the ore will do it economically
and see to it that they get the best
returns from it's sale. II many would
only realize what present conditions
mean they could no doubt make many
advantageous terms in securing most
any of the suspended stock company
mines to work
This paper had little, story last
week that told very interesting con-
dition relating to mining. A number
Of practical miners had secured pos
session Of a promising property.
They knew it had record for produc
ing free gold ore. They prospected
considerably, but were unrewarded,
at least not to any appreciable ex-
tent This discouraged the most OF
them. One with more faith than the
others persisted and in short time
after his partners deserted he found
a good streak of free gold ore
which r5hould 1t hold out for ANY
considerable length OF time, is like
ly to make him rich man.
1t is well known that a great deal
OF work is being done by parties who
have resumed work on properties
long idle though known to possess
great possibilities. If only half of
these make anything like reasonable
returns they will not only be encour-
aged but lend incentive to others.
Il this condition continues there is
likely to be more mines in operation
this year than for years past. 1t is
a very good sign where residents pin
their faith on the properties in the
section in which they have resided
for years. No one can know the
mines better than they. 1t will con-
vince outsiders that where home cap
ital is not afraid to embark there
must be certainty as to the profit
able outcome.
Gilpin observer., 1911-02-02
NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS.

Notice is hereby given that the
first one-half Of the taxes assessed
Tor the year 1910 are now due. under
the following conditions:
THE first one-half Of taxes are due
and payable before the last day of
February. after which they are sub
ject to penalty of one per cent per
month, or fractional part thereof un-
til August 1st"
CHARLES Z. WILEY,
Treasurer Of Gilpin County.
Gilpin observer., 1911-02-02
sTANpPATTERs CAN
REAP THE REWARD

IL ID Clhlmcu Luc mining TOWN.
have lost a great number of people
in the past few years. OF course
there has been a reason for this
Principally, those who have gone tc
other places were the miners who
found work slack. Work was slack
because there were fewer mines op
Grating. The mines became inactive
for lack of capital to continue. Less
capital was to be had owing to the
failure Of the mines to produce up
to expectations. The properties in
question may have lacked merit or
the company was overcapitalized. All
OF these were causes for a let up
in the prosecution Of what, on the
surface, looked like good things.
1t would have been barefaced
swindle to put on the market prop
erty without a showing. There may
have been such and many no doubt
were mere prospects. That they fail
ed was not due to any fault Of the
promoters. Those that have had a
great deal Of money expended on
them may yet prove veritable bon
anzas with further development
OF course, this is mere conjecture.
The argument is that there was lit
tie or no intent at fraud. Nineteen
this Of them were really promising
and the indications warranted the
outlay. However, the properties re-
main and are open to inspection by
those mining inclined.
With such conditions prevailing a
pick may be had Of the best. that
are idle. No doubt many can now be
had for a fraction OF that at which
they had previously been held. If
one only knew how to make choice
Of the best. A few good properties
in a district are of greater value
than a hundred doubtful prospects.
In a place like Gilpin there is now
little room for the experimental.
The ground in the proven section is
pretty well taken. Most of them are
in company hands and might entail
considerable effort to gain possess
ion either directly or by lease and
bond. Most Of them can no doubt be
had on satisfactory terms.
With the let up OF interest has
made better demand for ore. Met
al prices are stiffening. so that these
factors act as an inducement. The
really big properties are doing we'll.
Most have reached depths where the
ore is more abundant. A property
with q good surface showing invar-
iably turns out well with depth un-
less by faulting the veins and ore
bodies are too badly crushed and
the mineral lost in the debris.
A cause, too. in the let up Of min
ing is the great expense in working
property preparatory to its be-
coming a great producer. The invest
or thinks matters have been slow.
He becomes impatient and refuses
further contributions. OF course, it
every prospect were a bonanza. There
is considerable risk but not more
so than in any other calling. But
there is no business as good as that
of a mine putting out its thousands
a month. A successful mine will
make quicker returns than any bank
or business. II you know Of good
mine proposition you are losing mon
ey not to explore 1t.
Gilpin observer., 1911-02-02

The Ladies' Aid society of the NJ.
+. church will have an educational
health lecture, given by Miss Clara
Mosher Of Denver, at the church par
lors Wednesday afternoon of next
week. at 2:30. This lecture will be
to mothers and daughters. All ladies
OF the city and vicinity are invited.
Admission free.
Gilpin observer., 1911-02-02

A few things to remember-February
22nd. Armory hall. Firemen's dance.
admission $1.00. music by Satriano's
six piecc orchestra, supper by the
st. Ann society, and first-class
time guaranteed.
Gilpin observer., 1911-02-02

The Hawley Mdse. company pride
themselves that they carry the very
best OF everything in the grocery
line. II you doubt this. ask your
neighbor who Is steady patron Of
this store.
Gilpin observer., 1911-02-02

Motion pictures and illustrated
songs at the opera house Wednesday
Saturday and Sunday nights. Doora
open 1880. curtain 8 o'clock. Admis-
ison 10 cents, children half price.
Gilpin observer., 1911-02-02

The Tuesday Reading club will
meet on the 7th inst, with Mrs. E.
F. Warren.
Gilpin observer., 1911-02-02

Trade at Hawley's and get your
moneys worth.
Gilpin observer., 1911-02-02

Only sa.oo per y..r-sh. Observer.
Gilpin observer., 1911-02-02

Anderson's for Household goods.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-11-24
TOLSTOY PLAY
MEETS SUCCESS

ST. PETERSBURG, October 26.-
Great success attended the produc-
ton in Moscow of Leo Tolstoys post
humous drama, THE Living Corpse"
The plot, which is laid in Russian
provincial town, tells how Fiodor
Protassoff, the son of wealthy st.
Petersburg parents, has married Lisa,
a simple country girl, who has borne
him a child. The marriage is not a
happy one in consequence of Fjodor's
constant yearning for the gay society
of the capital and Lisas mother con-
tinually urges her to obtain a divorce.
This, however, the unhappy wife can
not bring herself to do.
In the same house with the little
family lives Victor Karenin, who has
loved Lisa since her childhood, and
in the first act she sends him to St.
Petersburg to bring her husband
home and assure him that his UNI
faithfulness is forgiven. Kareuin
finds Fjodor in a fashionable restau-
rant and delivers his message, but
the husband refuses to go back. After
this a divorce is unavoidable.
Left to themselves, Karenin and
Lisa become more and more intimate.
Karenin wishes to marry his old
sweetheart, but his mother is opposed
to his union with divorced woman.
The way seems clear, however, when
Fjodor's clothing is found on the
banks of the River Niva, where it
is presumed he has committed sui
eide, and the two become welded.
They are wholly unaware that Fiodor
is still alive, having been induced TO
play the suicide" by a woman named
Masha, who has him totally enslavad
to her charms. In the company of
this woman Fjodor, the living
corpse sinks deeper and deeper.
At length Fiodo discloses the story
of his deception to a friend, who sug-
gests that they should blackmail Lisa.
In a sudden frenzy of anger Fjodor
knocks the man down, and they are
both arrested. The whole affair then
comes to light, and Karenin and Lisa
are arrested for conspiring to leave
Fiodor free to marry again sensa-
tional court scene eliminates in the
actual suicide of Fjodor, who on
learning that the three of them will
be sent to Siberia promptly shoots
himself and leaves the others to their
fate.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-11-24
MAETERLINCK MAKES ELOQUENT
PLEA AGAINST EXTENDING LIFE

LONDON, October 2S.-In a very
beautiful new essay NJ. Maeterlinck
writes of death, and in the course Of
it he enters an eloquent plea against
efforts to extend life beyond its mat
ural term"
"As science progresses he says, cit
prolongs the agony which is the most
dreadful moment and the sharpest
peak of human pain and horror-for
the witnesses, at least. All the doe
tors consider it their first duty to pro.
tract as long as possible even the
most eXcruciating commissions. Who
has not at a bedside twenty times
wished to throw himself at their feet
and implore them to show mcrcy2'
One day NJ Maeterlinck believes,
this prejudice will strike us as bar
barian, as a relic of the times when
humanity was convinced that any
known torture was preferable to those
awaiting us in the unknown, Doctors
defend by pleading that there Is
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-11-24
HONGKONG ENGLISH JOURNAL
DISCUSSES THE REVOLUTION

ment is corrupt, oppressive, and use
less; it must be cleared away-but
what is to be put in its place? The
naturalization of railways is objected
to, but no other railway policy is
limited at, and the only reason given
for obiecting to the naturalization is
that it was never debated i'm NE nebu-
lOus Parliament. And this is typical
of the whole of the revolution. ny move
ment, and it is on this rock that it
will ultimately be broken. The ManChu
dynasty is to be overthrow, but what
is to be substituted Chinese dynas-
ty or a republic? If the former, where
is the ruling House to be found, and
for how long will it retain the suf-
frages of any considerable portion of
the empire? If the latter, what tie of
union will there be between the heter-
ogeneous provinces and dominios that
now form the Chinese Empire? No
revolution can succeed so long as it
has such underlined aims. The average
Chinese is canny individual and
values his skin too highly to risk it
for the sake of seeing each province
it's own railways, or of
making Sun Vat Sen Cwhom he has no
more reason for trusting than he has
the present EMPEROR President of a
Chinese Republic; still less would he
do so could he be brought to realize
that success for the revolution would
mean the disintegration Of China, and,
possibly, his ultimate subsection to a
yoke more alien to him than that of
the present Manc-u dynasty. In the
first flush of enthusiasm, the rebels
may gain (as they appear to havel
temporary successes, but, in a body
having no central purpose, dissension
and discomfort are bound to be produc-
ed whether success or failure be en-
countered. Previous successful rebel
some predominant and central person
atty, or of some strong religious or
fanatical motive, but no one can ex-
pect the personality of Sun Vat Sen,
or the negative programme he offers,
to play the part that Hung Hsiu
Ch'uan and his doctrines did for the
Taipings, or Islam for the Panthay re-
bellion.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-11-24
HOW WI TING FANG SATURATED"
SOME OF HIS AMERICAN FRIENDS

glasses full OF what | afterwards
learned were cocktails, and there was
an extra glass for me and | drank it,
and it was so delicious, said: If il
will give me a good appetite, l would
like my wife to try some. Have you
another glass; After drinking my
glass | took the extra glass to my
wife in the cabin, and we all liked il,
and from that time we had it because
it gave us an appetite and had a very
pleasant taste.
During my ministry in Washington
| used to entertain and | was very
fond of champagne. / remember on
one occasion | had a great gathering
and some of my American friends
wanted to saturate me. But instead
of their saturating me, | saturated
Them and it ended by many of them
being carried downstairs, so you will
see | have been a very good drinker.
Then on one occasion | went to
summer resort where there was
great hotel and a lady presented me
with a bottle of whiskey. 1t was call
ed Kentucky whiskey It was very
good; took it home and used to
drink it and it was very nice. But
the result of all this is, although |
found that strong drink, champagne,
cocktails and whiskey very pleasant
to the taste, | found it was not
healthy, but that it was injurious to
the health. So some years ago, after
my return to China, | was converted
to what you may call a vegetarian but
call sanitarian. | am not strictly
vegetarian, because | take milk and
eggs which vegetarians do not; it is
a non-tesh diet. | used to be a mod
CONTINUED on page twelve)
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-11-24

with yearly income of SlO0OO,OOO:
to provide an additional university in
each state, twenty-five high schools for
each state, five normal schools for
each state, five technical schools for
each state, twenty agricultural schools
for each state, and an additional ST.
100000 income for each state for the
public school fund
The only hope for the future of the
nation, he declared, lies in the educa-
ton Of the masses.
Other speakers were DR.. Thomas
Nelson Page, Dr. William Davidson,
superintendent of public schols; Di-
rector John Barrett of the Pan-Amer-
lean Union, O. p. Austin, chief of the
bureau of statistics, Department Of
Commerce and Labor; William Know
les Cooper, general secretary of the
Y. NJ. c, A.; DR.. Benjamin f. True,
blood. secretary OF the American
Peace Society, and Rev. Or, Samuel
II. Woodrow, pastor Of the First Con.
Eregational Church, where the mass
meeting was held,
Means Of Solving Difficulty.
Dr. Page advocated the diffusion of
knowledge as the solution Of the diff
iculty. "Our contribution to civiliza-
ton, he said, "wm be the creation OF
a spirit of peace"
1T is upon the boys OF the natior
that the brunt Of filling the ranks OF
the army and navy in time of wal
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-11-24
SIR WILLIAM OSLER IGNORES
THEORY ABOUT MEN Of SIXTY

LONDON October 2S.-Many a sly
jest is being passed round the col
leges at Oxford about the appoint
ment of Sir William Osler reglus
professor of medicine, to the Sillimdn
lectureship at Yale for 1912.
For Sir William Osler has pro-
nounced in favor of compulsory re-
tirement for men-he excludes w0m-
en-; they are always wa7thy Of thoir
place in life-at the age of sixty.
And Sir William Osler himself is
siXty-two, though neither his appear
ance nor his daily work suggests it.
A correspondent called on him at
his house in Oxford 1t is not at all
the house of a man about to retire
from active life. The piles of books
and papers on the numerous desks
suggest rather that the owner is a
man in the height of a busy career.
And so he is.
"The appointment" he explained,
as he laid down a book with the page
carefully marked, does not of course,
necessitate my leaving oxford. 1t is
merely a lectureship which is often
held by people on this side of the
water. | believe Professor Thompson
of Cambridge has it this year. 1t sim
ply means that | shall go over. prob.
ably at the end of next summer, and
deliver course of six lectures"
And what aboue retiring at sixty?'
was asked. rs not this rather siren
uous for one who has passed the age
when all men ought to retire."
Says He Is Misguided.
Sir William Osler made a serious
protest
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-11-24

Half the people who are continually
bringing up my views on the retiring
age" he said, entirely misquote me-"
He explained that the theory that
a man who was too old for work at
forty and should be chloroformed at
sixty was never adopted by him.
The real fact is that in his memor.
able farewell speech to the John Hop
kins men when he left for oxford be
merely referred to a theory which
had been propounded by Anthony
TrollOpe, whom he quoted. Indeed
seeing that he was, even then, fair
ly near the chlorofrom line, and was
about to enter perhaps his most i'm
portant sphere of work, it would
have been rather like giving Oxford
a WORKOUT man if he had said he
agreed with the theory.
He confessed, however, that he had
propounded the theory that a man
should retire from active work az
sixty. And wiser men than | shall
ever hope to be have said so, he de-
clared You will find it all in Mon
taigne. It is enforced in the army
and navy and civil service.
But even when did say it--aad
it was really a joke at the expense
Of university professors in general,
we are most of us near the border
line of sixty, or beyond it made a
specific exception of myself. A man
can think out lots of general rules
that need not apply to himself"
SO Sir William Osler intends IN
blushingly to return to the land
where, most of all, the "chlorofrom
at sixty" tradition clings to his name
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-11-24

is hopeless But in the majority Of
cases delay can but give a few days
or at the utmost a few months of life
that will not be the real life, but much
rather an extended death
On one point the doctors are begin
ming to yield They are slowly con.
senting, when there is no hope left, il
not to deaden at least to lull the last
agonies" But still many of them hest
tate, and, like misers, measure out
drop by drop the clemency and peace
which they ought to lavish" All our
knowledge therefore only helps us
to die in greater pain than the ami
mails that know nothing"
But day win come NJ. Maeter-
lnck predicts, when science will no
longer hesitate to shorten our misfor-
tunes, when life, grown wiser will
depart silently at its hour knowing
that It has reached it's term even as
Iit withdraws every evening while we
sIaan Enaurina that t.e s~,.i- 4...i- a.