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Gilpin observer., 1912-05-16
He Knew.

In one of New York's public schools
the other day this sentence appeared
in the reading lesson:
"The king and his escort passed
by"
NOW" said the teacher, who can
tell me what is meant by an escort p :"
A small, freckle-faced boy raised his
hand and in the vernacular of the
East side said:
'It's a feller what's got girl and
he takes her out walking"
Gilpin observer., 1912-05-16

Good progress, about five feet a
day, is being made in driving the
Newhouse tunnel lateral on the
Phoenix-Burroughs vein, under the
management Of Robert Sayre, who
has offices in Idaho Springs. Last
week a strong stream of water was
encountered, sufficient to push pow.
der out of the drill holes. The crew
ice is 22 feet wide. Good ore has
been encountered in the driving OF
the lateral. hive feet in width, and
the prospects for the undertaking
being successful financially are good.
Idaho Springs Miner.
Gilpin observer., 1912-05-16
RUSSELL GULcH CHURCHES.

The pastor will preach here Sun
day evening, at seven o'clock. The
meeting of the Epworth League will
begin at half past six. Tie public is
Notwithstanding the bad weather
Mothers Day. was observed here
last Sunday, and nearly every mother
in town was present. All praise to
our mothers. Sometime in the near
future we will observe Fathers
Day." Will the attendance be as
large? We hope it may be even larg-
er.
Gilpin observer., 1912-05-16
In the VernacuIar.

Mildred" said her mother, lie
Grand Fordyce-Yancey, the young gen.
tleman who called her last evening, is
related, on his mothers side, to the
Tuscaloosa Rhetts. If mistake not !;
while on his fathers side he is di.
rect descendant Of the Yanceys of
Ogeechee. He has an independent for.
tune. is literally educated, has trav.
eled abroad a great deal, and is only
thirty-two. Am I correct?"
Yep" answered the beautiful
heiress; you've got the dope on Yank
all right, all right, mommer"
Gilpin observer., 1912-05-16
Tragedies Told In Headlines.

Bouncing Twins Born to Society
Leader"
"Toothless Burglar Steals Frozen
Mince Pie; Bits on More Than He
Can Chew"
Dancing Master Tries to Whip His
Wife; She Waltzes Him to Police Sta
Vion"
Recipient of Comic Valentine Rec
ognizes Handwriting of Sender, Who
Is Now in Hospital"
Gilpin observer., 1912-05-16
Willing to Make tho Effort.

: 'My dear. there's no reason why
we shouldn't save part of my salary.
I've just been reading about Chicago
man who is able to support a family
of a dozen children on $12 week"
We'll" his wife replied. you find
out how much he spends daily for his
lunch and cigars and then I'll see
what I can do about getting along on
what his wife has for household ex.
penses."
Gilpin observer., 1912-05-16
His Hobby.
The baseball fan.
Whate'er his age,
Delights to scan
The sporting page.
Just the 1hinu,

Just the Thing.
A politician came into a local rail-
road office with a constituent in tow
and requesting a job.
But your man can't speak English"
objected the railroad official upon
starting an examination.
That's true"
What can he do on a railroad?"
"Give him a job calling trains"
Gilpin observer., 1912-05-16
A Reminder.
Lest you regret.
Once more we cry,
oh. don't forget
To swat the fy!
Convenlences.

She-It Is a shame for the man to
have his boat in that dilapidated con.
dition.
He-Maybe the man can't afford to
keep ii fixed up.
She-Nonsense! Haven't often
heard you and your nautical friends
talk about the painter they always
keep on board?
Gilpin observer., 1912-05-16
A Dire Thouoht.

Paul Revere had finished his IA
nous ride and given the alarm which
sounded the downfall Of British pow
er in this country.
Hal" he said. with the prophetic
instinct Of all great men, where
would this country have been II / had
been arrested for exceeding the speed
limit?"
Gilpin observer., 1912-05-16
Between LAWYERS,

IT won't defend q man whom I be.
lieve to be guilty"
Nov. my boy" said the older law.
yer, you mustn't set your judgment
up against that Of the majority.
have defended plenty Of men whom
I believed to be guilty, but the jury
decided otherwise"
Gilpin observer., 1912-05-16
NOTICE TO FIREMEN.

The semi-annual inspection of the
Central City fire department will be
held on Saturday, May 18th, 1912.
All members are requested to meet
at headquarters of the Alert Hose
Co., at 1: 80 sharp for this purpose.
JOHN JORDAN, Chief
Gilpin observer., 1912-05-16
A Costly Quarrel,

II understand that your wife and
Mrs. Exc are not on speaking terms"
ITS SO. confound It! And 1t is
going to cost me money"
Indeed! In what way?"
"Oh, my wife now proposes to give
big dinner party so that she can
snub Mrs. Exc by not inviting her."
Gilpin observer., 1912-05-16
No Demand for the under.tudv.

"I'm afraid" whispered the sou.
brette, 'T'll not be able to appear to-
night. You better get my understudy
to prepare to go on in my place. You
see how hoarse I am
"Understudy nothin'." replied the
manager. you amt goin' to have to
wrap red flannel around your legs. are
your"
Gilpin observer., 1912-05-16
A Ruslnsss Prospect.

"If." said the moralist. impressive
ly. you keep on at this rate there
will be h to pay"
YES" said one Of his auditors. dis
mally, "snd they are raising the dre
rates."
Gilpin observer., 1912-05-16
NOTICE.

Until further notice the moving pic.
lures at the opera house will be
shown on Saturday and Sunday
nights only.
Gilpin observer., 1912-05-16
A Mean SUGGESTION

He-Miss Belle has such high
color.
she-Well, you know, its price has
gone up with everything else.
Gilpin observer., 1912-05-16
Naturally.

There Is one class Of men who
when they once start, certainly go
downhill fast"
"Who are they?"
Coasters"
Gilpin observer., 1912-05-16

Wanted-A girl for general house
work, at once. Apply Mrs. George w.
Mabee, Sr. 1t.
Gilpin observer., 1912-05-16

Cook-Yes, I'm going to the ball. !
understand the beautiful Miss Sweet
Is to be there.
Hook-Well. you don't expect her to
speak to you. do you?
cook-why not7 Is she 80 very
bashful?
Gilpin observer., 1912-05-16

Ruyter's Kramp-I shouldn't think
he could sell any OF his stories, he's
such a bad speller.
Scribble A. Lott know, but the
editors think he writes dialect stories.
Gilpin observer., 1912-05-16

Hawley carries the freshest line Of
fruits In town.
Gilpin observer., 1912-05-16

Wanted-A bundle of clean rags at
this office.
Gilpin observer., 1912-05-16
A Match

"The big prizes in life are very few" "
80 are big winners.'
Gilpin observer., 1912-05-16
Chsery.

with this old world no fault be found.
And here's the reason why:
Though oft in sorrows fetters bound.
He had no time to sigh.
Gilpin observer., 1912-05-16

Hawley's is the place to trade.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-12-03
WILSON HIS OWN MASTER
Democratic President Elect Will Prob
ably Hold His Own.

Democratic President-Elect VIII Prop-
ably Hold His Own.
The impression Is strong in Wash
ington that Wilson will be his own
master, and will ask the Democratic
leaders that they will follow him when
once he makes up his mind. tact
full president, like William McKin-
ley, can juggle with all kinds Of lead
ers and still have his way, and peo-
pie who know Woodrow Wilson say he
is one of that kind. The remarkable
personal devotion to Wilson Of men
like Cyrus H. Mccormick, Cleveland
H. Hodges, William F. McCombs, Will
lard Salisbury, Henry Morgenthan
and others give a quality to Wilson as
president which some men in the
White House have lacked. and insure
him a certain class Of supporters who
will make his cause their own.
Material for trouble is plenty
enough in both house and senate, yet
the question Of prime concern to the
Wilson administration is not whether
it can get along smoothly with con-
gress, but whether, in the final Vot-
ing, the president has votes enough
tG carry his promises through. In
the management Of men to this end,
Mckinley was a marvel through his
quiet tactfulness, which never was
allowed. however, to blunt his per-
sistency. Roosevelt achieved his ends
by more strenuous methods, but usu-
ally won, and surrendered gracefully
when he was beaten. Taft never has
essayed the arts Of personal manipu-
lation, nor, with all his geniality, has
he ever had a crowd Of rooters who
would shout personally for him. eth
er in congress or throughout the coun-
try A man of larger ability than Nc
Kinley. a constructive statesman where
Roosevelt was only an agitator, TAFT
yet has been an easy boss" and has
failed politically. partly through lack
of driving power That history will
do him justice in his aspect as a
statesmanlike president is beside the
immediate question. The point just
now is that Wilson is supposed to
have both the brains and the tenn
permanent to handle congress grace
Washington correspondence to
the Boston Transcript.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-12-03
Lure of the Clouds

1t was at Manchester. Aeroplanes
were sweeping the skies in the circuit
of Britain race. Vedrines had landed,
and, impatient at the rules that made
him wait ten minutes before taking
up the race, went about jabbering in
French. One of the officials asked
him what kind Of a trip he had.
Vedrine's answer was to hold up his
hands expressively,
He was quiet for many seconds,
then he said;
II was blanketed in clouds so that
I could not see ten meters before me.
Below me was nothing but rolling
mist that gradually took on all fanciful
shapes and colors. l caught myself
wanted to descend, to drop suddenly
into it and see what 1t was like. To es-
cape this feeling flew higher and high
er until, venturing to look down again,
I saw wonderful lights and shadows
that never before had been revealed to
me from the sky. I saw a dreamy
city, a wonderful mirage, and 1 be-
lieve 1 would have forgotten every
thing but those exquisite colorings,
released my levers, and" tile
laughed.) But I was fortunate, for
1 became sick, as sick as a dog, away
up in the clouds. Then the reality
the hard tenseness Of 1t all, returned
to me. In terror gripped those levers
until my hands hurt and so managed
to retain control until landed here"
Vedrines was fortunate-he escap-
ed. Arch Hoxsey, however, was killed.
He, too, must have suffered from the
explanation Of which
medical men cannot agree upon
when he bolted to his death at Los
Angeles. His biplane, clearly visible
from the ground, was seen to over
turn slowly, as If Hoxsey had released
his hold on the levers. Then IT dashed
down. After the accident a score of
contradictory reports appeared in the
newspapers. The reporters could only
guess. But man who was with Hox-
sey that December afternoon two years
ago told me that the death Of John B.
Moisant had produced profound ef-
feet on Hoxsey, Molsant had fallen
the same morning at New Orleans.
How easily could the thought of Moi
SAINT, peaceful in death, be conjured
up to Hoxsey when. weak with fight
ing the wind. he looked down and saw
the earth thousands Of feet below
him-soft, mystic, an aureole Of Won
derful color and tenderness, calling
him down!-Edward Lyell Fox in
Harper's Weekly.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-12-03

Millions Tied in BundIe.-A package
one foot long, ten inches deep and
eight inches wide rests on one of the
shelves in vault in the treasury
building, says the Washington Star. Its
wrapping Is Of ordinary brown paper.
the ends of which are held together by
two dabs Of red scaling wax. 1t con-
tains 1000 $4,000 gold certificates
$40, 900, 900. 1t has remained undisturb-
ed for six months, save when an es-
pecially fortunate sightseer who is a
personal friend Of some high treasury
official is permitted to view the inside
Of the vault and allowed to lift the
package It weighs about twenty
pounds.
A thief would have hard time with
that $40,0O0,OOO, even If he did manage
to get away with it. He'd have lot
Of trouble trying to buy Bronx"
cocktail with one of those bills, and
mighty few haberdasheries would give
him $9,999.75 in change for a 25-cent
collar button. The first appearance of
one of those yellow certificates would
bring every secret service man in the
United States into immediate proximf-
ty. Incidentally there's a little secret
treasury officials impart in regard to
keeping the package intact In the vault
for so long time. It really Increases
in value-that Is, 1t Is better money
now than when 1t arrived. 1t takes
this long, they say, for the ink to set
and for the chemical reaction to take
place. The bills are just about ripe"
now. The package will shortly be brok-
en- and distribution will be made as the
demands warrant to the various sub
treasures throughout the country,
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-12-03
CHAPTER II.
The Outcast's Daughter.

Her foot was now upon her native
heath. She turned a foul, noisy
corner, and entered a dram-shop. A
frowsy, dirty woman stood behind the
bar.
"Halloo!" she cried carelessly; "are
you back again, Moll?"
Yes" answered the Dill woman
advancing with deprecatory air;
give me a drink; I'm choking to
death for want of it.
Where's your money!" demanded
the sovereign of the bar.
II haven't any-not cent" whin-
ed Moll Dill; but I'll be sure to
get some from my girl-that is, if she
amt dead. ! s'pose you don't know
whether she is or not, do you?"
Not I. Your girl don't take to
never heard a word about her since
you went away. No, your money
first, Moll; no drinks on credit here;
we don't do business in that fashion.
Moll turned sullenly on her heel
and plunged again in the darkness OF
the night.
Her next stopping place was before
the entrance of a reeling, tumble
down North End tenement house,
warped, bleached, rickety building
jammed in betwixt two low drinking
places. from whence the sound Of fid-
dies and riotous talk and shrill laugh
ter rolled out upon the air. In the
door an old, swarthy organ grinder
minus leg, and with a greasy red
handkerchief twisted round his head
in place OF hat, stood leaning on q
pair OF crutches. listening to the
ncIghboring fiddles.
Joseph" called Moll Dill, sharp
ly. "is my girl here?"
The man started. and stared hard
at the unkempt figure and fierce
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-12-03

Personal lnstruetion.-An old wo-
man walked into a bank in Inverness,
threw down her deposit book and said
she wished to draw all her money.
Having got II she retired to a corner
Of the room and counted it. She then
marched up to the teller and exclaim-
ed: "Ay. thatll do, ma man; jist pit
1t back again. / only wanted to see If
1t was a richt."-Dunda News,
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-12-03

&T Some people never know what they
want until somebody else gets it!
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-02-28
OBJECT LESSON ROADS.

During the past eight years nearly
10000 miles of approved highways
have been built in this country The
bureau of roads at Washington is do
ing all it can to improve the roads and
with as little expense to the general
government as is possible.
Usually a mile of the type Of road
ty-two object lesson roads built with
local money where a community want
ed to improve it's highway system. In
such cases as these the bureau OF
roads sends an expert to the locality
and he tells the authorities what kind
of road they can build with the
money available.
Usually mile fthe type of road
selected is built under the direction
of the bureaus expert and the local
authorities complete the work These
| fifty-two Sample" roads constructed
last year represented an outlay of
$4,000, while the Governments part
of the cost amounted only to 100000.
! 1t has been found that local com
munities lose more proportionately
over bridge construction than over
road work, says Harper's Weekly. This
is a specialized type Of construction
about which town councils and county
commissioners know but little, and
many contractors are in the habit of
putting in any sort of bridge and at
as low a cost as possible.
The result has been to force the
road officers into the study of bridge
building, and there is now in the bu
reau of roads a department to dea
with this problem, From this depart
ment there have recently been mad,
nearly two hundred assignments Of ex
perts to give advice, their services be
ing distributed over some twent!
states.
The model road system is anothe
+ form of help which has been given Il
4 local communities. This involves tn
= study of local conditions and the draw
/ ing up of comprehensive schemes TO
, present and future road improvement
The road mileage of the United States
d exclusive of Alaska and the islands
l. is 2,2lO,S57. OF this only fractio
IS over eight per cent is improved.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-02-28

standard Of government employees ia
very high, and nearly everyone IS
working conscientiously for the wei.
fare OF the Philippines and the Fill.
Pine. There is a general recognition
Of the fact that the development OF
Philippine agriculture is the only
thing that will make the islands pros
porous.
Since leaving the Philippines FRO.
fessor Piper has travelled for four
months in Java and India, investigat.
ing various agricultural problems.
During his trip he collected a very
large assortment of seeds, especially
of grasses and legumes, many of
which, it is hoped, will prove valuable
in the Southern states.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-02-28

Dr. Minett says that 1t appears that
the improvement made is the same in
untreated cases as in those under
treatment and there is no doubt that
leprosy is a disease of exceptional
obstinacy and that it's clinical and
meteorological conditions vary greatly
from time to time independently Of
any treatment. The small amount V
improvement is ascribed to the gen
eral tendency of the disease toward
a natural recovery.
The conclusions drawn are that
nastin has apparently very little bene-
fetal effect, that a solution of benz
oyl chloride in oil shows a slightly
higher percentage of improvement
than nastin; that anaesthetic cases of
leprosy run a definite course after
which the disease seems to die out,
leaving the patient no longer infect
i've; that this is a natural process
taking place without any treatment
whatever; that benzoyl chloride in
petroleum oil is extremely valuable
as a nasal spray or a paint for ulcer
ating surfaces, and its regular use
for such purposes is strongly recon-
mended.
The acting governor, transmitting
the report, remarks: 1T is much to
be regretted that the treatment from
which such high hopes were enter
tanned should have had this disap
pointing result"
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-02-28
LEPRosY REMEDIES FAIL.

LONDON, January 30.-A Parlia-
mentary paper issued tonight contains
the report of DR.. Minett, assistant
government bacteriologist, on the
nastin and benzoyl chloride treat
ments for leprosy investigated at the
Mahaica Leper Asylum, British Gui.
ana.
Comparison is made between TWEEN
ty-four cases treated with nastin
seventy-one cases treated with benz
oyl and eight cases that received no
treatment beyond removal to better
conditions. The comparison is as fol-
lows:
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-02-28
WOmanly Strength and Beauty

The who is really who we'll
angd nervous style Of beauty
longer In Of
heartily and sleeps well and IN
No medicine is better adapted %
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-02-28
GROUP

II your children are subject to at
tacks of Group, watch for the first
symptom, hoarseness. Give Chamber
lains Cough Remedy as soon as the
child becomes hoarse and the attack
may be warded off. For sale by all
dealers. Benson, Smith & Co. agents
for Hawaii.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-02-28
Stearns' Wine of Cod Liver Extract

appeals at once TO the palate the
tempting It's
the bodily health by stimulating
ench the blood by introducing
for besides being the best speedily
coughs and other bronchial troubles
druggists genuine STEARNs.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-01-18

afternoon, at the home of Mrs. II. X.
Pierpont, on Western avenue, and the
officers elected for the ensuing year
were: President, Mrs. Sadie Church
i'll; first vice president, Mrs. Annie
Hilton; second vice president. Mrs.
Addie Frederic secretary and treas
urer. Mrs. Della Gray, chaplain, Mrs.
Eva Spear The next meeting will be
held in two weeks, at the residence of
Mrs. Walter Hilton on Main street in
Arson.
Miss Clara Hunnewell. who is a
teacher in the kindergarten depart
ment of the Augusta city schools. ar
rived in Madison, Friday night. for
short visit with Mrs. Elizabeth
Hunnewell.
Mrs. II. r. league, who was called
to South Paris, two weeks ago. by
the illness of her mother. arrived
home. Friday night.
Indian Spring Lodge, |. o. o. F.,
installed the following officers, Fri
day evening, for the ensuing year
Noble grand John c. Williams; vice
grand, Albion G. Hilton secretary, J.
Frank Withee; treasurer, Samuel E.
Remick; warden, Chauncey c. Chand-
Ter; conductor, Alonzo A. Otis; r. S.
n. c., Herbert w Laid; L. S. \. G.,
Fred L. Gray; r. S. V. G., Douglas
c. Warman; l.. S. V. G., Melzar Rose;
r. s s., Frank Howard; L. S. s..
Benjamin Rogers; |. G., Frank Moore;
o. G.. Zebina c. Gilman; past grand
NJ f. Jillson The installing officers
were District Deputy Grand Master A.
c. Bussey and District Deputy Grand
70 &C ha1 0naTnDa,ob hnt Of
hogan They were assisted by Past
Grands F. l.. Harding, C. F. Dunlap
ID. NJ. Nichols, S. NJ. Greenleaf and H.
w. Ladd Refreshments of fruit and
confectionery were served in the ante
room after the installation. There
will be a special meeting of the lodge,
Monday evening, for the purpose of
comforting the first degree.
Many parents in the town of An
son are much stirred up over the
fact that the town schools were OBJ
liged to close, Friday, after school
year of rs weeks, owing to lack of
funds. The school officials say there
will be no more school until after the
annual March meeting.
Rev. f. IL. Means. who has been at
tending the Men and Religion Move
ment Conference in Portland, for the
past week. returned home, Saturday
forenoon.
A party of 20 women, members of
Marcellus S Perkins, G. A. r. circle
went, Saturday forenoon to North
Arson to attend the installation cere-
monies of the North Arson G. A r.
circle. A baked bean dinner was
served and very enjoyable time is
reported.
Mrs. Alice Morrison of Hartland ar
rived in town, Saturday forenoon, be-
ing called here by the illness of her
mother, Mrs. James Perkins
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-01-18
New England Petitions for the Arbi-
tratiOn Treaties.

Through James L. Tryon, the New
England Secretary of the American
Peace Society. The Maine Peace So
ciety has transmitted petitions to
Senators Charles J. Johnson and
Obadiah Gardner, requesting the rati-
fication of the arbitration treaties.
One of the petitions is from Bruins
wick, and bears the names of Presi-
dent William Dewitt Hyde and more
than sixty undergraduate students of
Bowdoin College. Another filled with
signatures from Portland and vicinity
is headed by Rev. Charles NJ. Wood
man, pastor of the Friends church.
Both of the Maine senators have
written appreciative letters to the
New England secretary in reply, and
declare their intention of studying the
treaties in fair minded way in the
light of the best interests OF the
country.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-01-18
CATHOLIC ORDER Of FORESTERS
Resolutions of Coincidence.

WHEREAS, We learn with deep
sorrow of the death of Joseph Forth
a member of st. Antoine de Padoue
Court, No. S67 G. O.; F. be it
RESOLVED, That we extend to his
family our sincere sympathy, and join
with them in praying for the repose
of his soul, that he may enjoy that
infinite happiness to which we firmly
believe his honesty, charity and de-
votlon to our holy religion, and con-
sistent discharge of his whole duty
in all the relations of his life entitle
him.
RESOLVED, That these resolutions
be spread upon the Records of this
court, and copy of the same be sent
to his family and published in the
lndependent-Rep
WILLIE ]. BRETON,
JOS. CHABOT,
JOSEPH II. NORM,
Committee.
JOS. F. A .BILODEAU, Rec. Sec.
JOSEPH LETOURNEAU,
Chief Ranger