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Gilpin observer., 1912-07-18
Lose. Cuff Links 81, Year. NJ.

Chicago.-A pair of link cuff but.
tons, oil years old. were lost by
Charles II. Hill at moving picture
show. They were made In Scotland,
and brought to America before the
Revolution. For II generations they
were handed down from father to SON.
Gilpin observer., 1912-07-18
At 90 10 a Stole.

Seattle, Wash.-Thomas A. Wardall,
IS years OF age. refused TO be placed
under an anaesthetic at local hos
pital when doctors were. ready to pro-
coed with an operation for internal
trouble. 81 don't need It, I'm still young
enough to stand the operation" the
brave nonogenarian told the surgeons.
Gilpin observer., 1912-07-18

they lived in Bisbee. Ariz., Mrs Eber-
hardt was bitten by a rattlesnake.
She received immediate treatment
and all the poison was drawn from
her system. The fright she expert
enced from her encounter with the
snake. however affected her so that
she died in few weeks.
Gilpin observer., 1912-07-18
True to His Trust.

Father" asked the beautiful girl.
did you bring home that material
for my new skirt"
Yes"
Where is it?"
Let me see. Wait now. Don't be
impatient! | didn't forget it. I'm
sure I've got it in one of my pockets.
somewhere"
Gilpin observer., 1912-07-18
Hoof on End Of Lamb, Tall.

Mesa, Colo.-H. b. Woods, n promi.
nent sheepman. is exhibiting a lamb
with perfectly shaped hoof on the
end OF Its tail. Its mother gave birth
to twins. both perfect with the excep.
tion OF the extra heof.
Gilpin observer., 1912-07-18
Punctuallty Costs Her Life.

New York.-Jumping into rapidly
rising elevator In order to get to her
desk on time. Miss Mary Foreth. a
cashier, fell forward. her body being
caught and crushed beneath the edge
Of the floor and the top OF the eleva-
tor door. When the operator reversed
the lever the lifeless body crashed 25
feet to the basement.
Gilpin observer., 1912-07-18
Their Need,

Seedy Applicant can bring tears
to the eyes of the audience.
Theatrical Manager-Huh! We
want somebody who can bring the au-
jience.-Puck.
Gilpin observer., 1912-07-18
She Knew Ii.

Stella-This is the presidential year.
Bella-I know. The farmer we
board with keeps eight bull moose
that chase you every time you go out.
Gilpin observer., 1912-07-18

Lest you forget when next In need of q
A trial Will convince you of Its merits.
Gilpin observer., 1912-07-18

When you are offered anything free
look for the string.
Gilpin observer., 1912-07-18
Midsummer Convention Colorado
StockqroWers' Association,

Farmers and stockmen from all
parts of the state will meet in Glen
wood Springs July 1924. for a big ag-
ricultural convention and for the mid.
summer convention of the Colorado
Stockgrowers' Association and dis.
trict convention of the Farmers
Union.
A rate of one fare for the round trip
to Glenwood Springs has been made
by way of the Denver & Rio Grande
railroad. Tickets will be on sale July
21 and 22 from all points Salida and
west ard July 20 and 21 from all
points east of Salida.
Full particulars regarding fares,
etc, will be cheerfully furnished on
application to local Rio Grande agent,
or Frank A. Wadleigh. General Pas
senger Agent, Denver, Colo.
Salt Lake City. Utah, will entertain
a great many national conventions dur
ing the year 1912, and in the interest
or the delegates and tourists who will
visit the Convention City by Americas
Dead Sea. the Denver & Rio Grande
Railroad has Just issued handsome.
ly illustrated folder, descriptive of the
noted scenic points along its lines be-
tween Denver and Salt Lake City, to-
gether with list of hotels, cafes,
theaters. clubs and points of interest
In and around THE City of Zion" In
the center of the folder is a map show.
Ing the street arrangement and giving
the location OF principal buildings,
railroad offices. etc. The cover de-
sign is very neat three-color effect,
looking through the giant portals OF
Castle Gate with Salt Lake City by
Great Salt Lake in the background.
Gilpin observer., 1912-07-18

Janitor-Stop playing that from
bone; the man in the next room says
ae can't read.
Dinkheimer-Ach, vot ignorance
ness! l could read ven / vas fife
years oldt!
Gilpin observer., 1912-07-18
WESTERN
MINING NEWS
IN REF
IN 3 r I E r

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
copper 1915 I
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-08
"NAo11 oE 1,uE 1sI.ANn.

NAOMI OF THE ISLAND By Lucy Thurston Abbott. With frontis- piece in full color from painting by William Bunting. l.. c. Page & Com pany, Boston.
 When story combines atmosphere,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-08
FhEBOOK SHELF
Fly THE BIBLIOPHILE

1.-THE CITY OF SWETT-DO-NOTH-
 ING"
 Dy an American Girl. The Alice Harri- man Company, New York.
 '"rhe City of Sweet-Do- Nothing" writ ten by An American Girl" IS one of the books of the hour.
 Begin 1t, you cannot lay 1t down; 50 grlshly bouyant, so fascinating it's tone You yourself live for the nonce in that enchanting Siren City. where the sun is ever pure gold and the sky of the blue the Robbia loved for altar pieces, dwell ing among the picturesque people of the picturesque streets no less than among the dark-eyed nobili whose men ever have such attraction for American girls" one of the descriptions of the book runs 1t Is whispered there Is much charming International romance of prominence run ming throughout the book. which has the honor of being affectionately dedicated tc His Eminence, Cardinal Farley, and may through its dedication help solve the mystery. But the romance is said to be altogether concealed beneath the girlish- 1y fascinating letters which are given to the eyes of the world and the fact thae The continuation of the romance is to be guessed at as well as the identity of the author no doubt makes the book all the more mysteriousy charming, as charm ing perhaps as the Tennessee belle at
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-08

OTHER BOOKS RECEIVED. CRE-
 VIEWS LATER.) 'THFs SHADOW OF POWER" By Paul Bertram. The John Lane Company, New York.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-08
1 and act likc living people in whose veins 1 the blood of life Is flowing.

and act liko living people in whose veins the blood of life Is flowing
 And if there is writer in America who knows life, 1t Is MT. Whitlock. As re- porter he saw 1t as only the wideawake reporters of the big cities can see it. Not once, but every day, he was brought in forth in the situations, which, when set forth 1 nthe pages of book, seem like the dreams of the romanticist. It was his to know the sins and vices of men. as well as to learn their nobility and self sacrifice Altruism and greed, tragedy and comedy the heartaches of wives and mothers, and the joyous laughter of low ers-all have mingled in his days worK, while good men, bad men, indifferent men, have passed in long procession be- neath his keen-eyed scrutiny.
 These are the elements that have gone into the making of ''The Fall Guy" The author has torn away the curtain, the makeshift drapery, with which man is wont to clothe his real self. and he has .revealed him as he Is. But there Is no pessimism here, for Brand Whitlock ap- preciates human nature too well to be a pessimist Neither has he sought to idealize nor heroize the criminal, though he believes in giving every man his just due.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-08
Good Grounds for Defense
pm the Kansas City Journal.

From the Kansas City Journal.
 Floyd Jacobs, assistant prosecuting at. torney, tells this story upon a not alto gether obscure member of the Jackson county bar:
 "The lawyer in question had been re tained to defend a man charged with as sault to kill," said MT. Jacobs. "I lookey Into the facts carefully and, being con vinced that the man was guilty ano could easily be convinced, I suggested to the lawyer that he plead guilty, throw Himself upon the mercy of the court ana save the state the expense of prosecuting Jim.
 T couldn't think of it-couldn't thinl of 1t at all-quite absurd preposterous- monstrous of the states attorney to sug gest such a thing exploded the attorney for the defense.
 Y our case hasn't leg to stand on hasn't the shadow of a defense,' I pro tested
 "'we have two excellent grounds, sir two excellent defenses, either one O. which will acqut my client.'
 "'What are theyl'
 "'An albi and self-defense, sir
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-08
THE FALL GUY" By Brand Whitlock The Rohhs MerI

By BrdnQ WnltlOCk. The l5ODDS, Merrlll
 Company, Indianapolis.
 Brand Whitlock. mayor of Toledo, needs no introduction to the reading public Long since he established his reputation es a writer of power, elevating himself as an apostle of realism to the samo plane as that occupied by William Dean Howells. It will be. remembered that The 18th District was generally &C., cepted as the strongest novel of American politics ever written, and that '"rhe Turn of the Balance" created genuine furore among men and women of all classes "The Gold Brick" won thousands of ad- mirers because of Its literary excellence, and now MT. Whitlock offers 'The Fall Guy" book which combines all of ths good clements of his previous offerings with other qualities which ure just as strong. and at the same time show the author in a new light
 MT. Whitlocs is nothing r. not versa tile. His experience as a newspaper man, as a lawyer and politician has given him broad grasp on human life, and 1t is only necessary for him to draw on his vast store of knowledge in order to ere ate characters andS situations which are Intensely interesting, and, above all things, real. When an author has mate rial of this kind at his disposal, and when he is possessed of the unusual literary genius with which Brand Whitlock has been so richly endowed, his books must naturally achieve a distinction far above the ordinary.
 Such have been all of Mir Whitlock's contributions to American letters, and such book is "The Fall Guy He never writes word that is not vitally impor. tant. a sentence that Is not teeming with interest. With short. delft strokes he sketches his characters, and they become not men of straw nor images of wood but humans of flesh and blood, who talk
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-08

NANCY PoRTER's OPPORTUNITY, ;,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-08
THE CONTRALTO."
Ply Roger M. Carew. Richard Badger. krha Gnrha11a Prass Rnafnn

Ply Roger M. Carew. Richard Badger.
 The Gorham Press. Boston.
 Decidedly clever in point of conception, unique in every respect, bright interest ing and thoroughly entertaining are the terms that may be truthfully applied to Roger M Carew's story, 'Ths Contralto."
 In the little village of Robertsburg we are introduced to a number of the natives standing about whiting sticks. as 1t were, and gossiping.
 The village Is described as
 "Robertsburg' pretty place, not far from the mountain;
 Most of it's along one street, and in tho Squares the fountain subject of conversation being the ar rangement of baseball team, and the young professor, who is the clever hero of the story, Is consulted on the subject. In fact, the young professor is ths whole story, you might say. and he is as entirely different from the general run of heroes as could possibly be imagined. There are old lady gossips who start a lot of things and there are situations ga- lore, which make excellent material for love story and when "The Contralto' ! andthe professor meet the reader feels instinctvely that theirs Is going to be . love story of no small account. Marion Diebold, "The Contralto,' has a beautiful voice and the young profes- sor becomes greatly interested in her. He arranges some private theatricals in which she takes part. and the night she sings she sings her heart to him.
 She goes to New York to have her voice cultivated and makes all her plans to go on the stage, but in the meantime the young professor still has his weather eye out and is following her with his heart as well.
 He finally tells her the whole truth about himself-how hes been wild and reckless and withal a neer do well-but in spite of that tho two agree that the stage is no place for Marion and when the conversation in the end makes them sweethearts for ever more and turns upon what they are giving up for each other, Marion sweetly says to her fiance.
 You are giving up great deal for me, Harry"
 To which he replies:
 But what of your voiceT
 That was never meant for anyone but you I carried out your suggestion in going to New York merely to help you. I would not adopt the stage were I guar anteed immediate and lasting success; some women can resist nattery'
 You. too are giving up much."
 'Life's game is a series of compro- mises.''
 And compensations," he adds.
 And then they rode away into the lit- tie village, and there was light on their faces which comes but once to the sons and daughters of men.
 NAOMI OF THE ISLAND" By Lucy Thurston Abbott. With frontis-
 piece in full color from painting by
 William Bunting l.. C. Page & Com
 pany, Boston.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-08
"rHE aIrr or ARou HAssAN."


 By Francis Perry Elliott. Little, Brown & Company, Boston.
 Francis Perry Elliott, author of '"The literary skill is inherited from his father, quite lad Much of MT. Elliotts life was engaged successfully in magazine work.
 In his new novel, 'The Gift of Abou Hassan," MT. Elliott has scored a sue cess, second only to his great success, '"rho Haunted Pajamas"
 He has written an Arabian Nights tale, up-to-date ip modern New York-a rapid, rollicking romance of love and laughter, fun and absurdity, all told in the most delightfully."- whimsical manner imagin able.
 A young club man. whose distinguishing characteristic is the possession of un- bushing audacity and nerve, sees a pret- ty girl outside the antique shop of a Persian dealer, to which the girls aunt has come in quest of a wonderful rug and then tho fun begins and never stops. For Abou Hassons shop holds rug more wonderful than the world has known in many centuries; magic rug-put foot upon it and one can't be seen or heard. The heros love-making, his masquer ade as another man, the complications for which Abou Hassan's magic rug is responsible. these make steady stream of comedy that brings laughter to your lips and tears to your eyes while you are held entranced by the mirtnful medley of mysterious events that follow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-08

that were overlooked by his superiors in age. Sam saw vast deal that has been recorded by himself alone.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-08

By Marion Ames Taggart. Illustrated b., Harriet O'Brien. L. C. Page & Company I Boston.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-08

whose feet gossip lays the authorship of the clever book
 'The City of weet-Do-Nothing'' is by no means merely love story alone. -t is an art-travel volume of simplicity and charm-a book which no one who has ever caught glimpse of Italy In reality or in dreams can afford to miss.
 As full of important information con corning Naples and It's enchanting sur roundings Gas well as Italy in general as Baedecker himself. and much more interesting. As charming and irresistible in style as Hopkinson Smith In "Gondola Days"
 FLOWER OF THE NORTH" By James Oliver Curwood. Harper
 Brothers, New York.
 Not in many years has q moro vital and stirring novel been written than 'F'lower of the North,'' by James Oliver Curwood, author of Philip Steele" and '"The Danger Trail" two excellent novels
 The scenes are laid in the Hudson Bay country, where everything is pictured in its primitive state.
 The lust of men for gold, and their plots and schemes and final developments along these lines, form a struggle grim and gray which the author has told with a master mind. depicting their situations
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-08

THE STOWAWAY'S INHERI- TANCE." By Margaret Carter. The Cookery. New York.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-08

THE DRAGON OF THE CROSs.'
 By Ralph D. Paine. Illustrated by
 George Varian. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-08

IT'S HOT, BUT OH YOU wrightsville Beach. Seaboard will con tinue to sell 10 day tickets at s15 on Sep tember 5. 12 and 19. Finest surf on At lantic coast.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-08

color, love and pathos, 1t Is safe to say that the telling of 1t will be interesting.
 In Naomi of the Island' this is true, and Lucy Thufston Abbott, its, clever author, has done as pretty piece of word painting as anybody could desire.
 Love-" the most potent of all factors in life and the generous denial of self, with humor as delicate as the brush Of butterfys wing permeating the story from beginning to end, forms the nucleus in which the author has interwoven in her recital of New England folk, @. won- derful character study and the touches of sympathy for humanity and its foibles and fancies, has been brought out clear ly and concisely.
 There is simplicity about Naomi or the Island' that Is very appealing and TO more readable book has been pub lished within the past year-if one likes book that is pure and beautiful and ab- solutely wholesome.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1912-02-01
Saturday, February 10, 1912

buggy with pole; 3 sets of good heavy
work harness; saddle; Deering bind
er, 7 foot cut with tongue truck, only
cut about 60 acres; Superior disk drill;
Deering mower; sulky rake; bull
rake; Black Hawk corn planter, edge
drop with check rope; Kingman corn
planter, hill drop with check rowe;
set of disk furrow openers; Moline
disk harrow; IL foot harrow; Aliner
gang pillow, IL in; Kenton sulky high
lift 16 in. pillow; ID in. walking plow;
2 riding cultivators; 2 walking cult
vators; feed mill; corn shelter; log
chain; 2 scoop boards; cross-cut saw;
grind-stone; Is gal. kettle; wire crib;
round tank; holds about 3 barrel;
some feed troughs; post maui; wire
stretchers and other things too num-
erous to mention. About Is tons hay
in stack; about 1000 blu. corn in crib;
some kaffir corn in head; 10 bu. fine
seed corn. Hot blast heater; range,
only been used 6 months; parlor or
gan; some bed-steads, springs, mat
resses; Sunshine washer and wiring
er; sewing machine; kitchen cabinet;
dresser; dining table; chairs and num-
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1912-02-01
Public Sale.

Having sold my lease will sell at
public auction at my, residence 8 miles
west, 3-4 miles north of Butler or 2
miles east and "a miles north of Vir-
ginia on
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1912
the following described property:
Head of Horses and 2 Mules:-1
horse 8 years old, weight 1900 lbs; l
horse 8 years old, weight 1900 lbs;
/ good all purpose horse; l brown
horse, weight 1,400; l 3-year-o)d
black percheron horse; 3 mares, two 6
years old, weight 1900 lbs, gray
mare, weight 1906 lbs; 2 mule colts.
IL Head of Cattle:-3 good mich
COWS one with calf by side and strip
er, / be fresh March "a; bull coming
yearling; 7 calves; 3 heifers; a steers.
SO Head Of Hogs:-12 sows to far
row March ID; boar, Duroc-Jersey l
year old; so head of shoats.
Farm Implements, Grain, Furni-
ture, etc., wagons; low wheeled
wagon; Mitchell wagon, good as new;
16 foot hay-rack; Sayers & Scovill
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1912-02-01
WOOdmen Increase Rates.

Chicago, ILL.,, Jan. 27.-The head
camp of the Modern Woodmen of
America adopted the proposed read
justment plan, increasing the life in
surance rates of the society and closed
the adjourned regular meeting here
today. The measure was carried by
a vote of 400 to 2O7.
The plan adopted, which will be in
force after one year old, will increase
rates of members under 81 years by
from so to 100 per cent. Members
over 81 may not be assessed more
than SO each assessment each for
ST 900, and not more than IL asses
ments and one special assessment
may be made each year. If the So is
more than the member can pay, he
may pay 81 and the other dollar will
be deducted from the face of his
policy.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1912-02-01

for all who may attend and take this
examination, in fact it is not right that
they should.
! The county graduation exercises
will be held in Butler May 18th. We
are going to ask the pupils to furnish
the program this year. This is the
most pleasing part of the program
and we shall ask them to do this for
US. No one will be required to take
part but we shall depend on the pupils
and teachers to look after this.
The Reading Circle is moving very
nicely and teachers feel that they are
getting something worth while out of
the wrok.
Supt. j. o. Henderson of Butler in
sending in his last report of the work
under his supervision had this to
say: CAN enjoyed the last chapter.
We feel that we have read a good
book and that we have been bene-
fitted" Supt. Henderson's report,
have all been encouraging and am
sure many other teachers feel as do
the teachers of Butler.
Miss Myrtle Randall chairman of
Shawnee township, reports good
work and closes by saying, 1--WE like
the second book fine" Several
teachers are more favorably impressed
with the second book than the first
but | hardly think this will be true of
a majority of the teachers, though one
high school teacher remarked to me
not long since that they did not know
how much a high school teacher could
do on reading until after reading this
book.
Miss Myrtle Randall, Of Harmony
school, reports the following pupils as
spelling all the words in two weeks
contest: Maggie Mcclure, Ora Ken
drick, Lena Slower, Sadie Niggley;
Juanita Moore, Ola Mcclure, Ear
leene Allen, Parzada Shelton; Lee
Deerwester and Alva Randall.
Miss Emily Woodfin, of Green
Ridge, reports: Harry Shaw, Hubert
Dunn, Earl Conley, Mildred Thomp-
son, Frances Shaw, Esther Conley
and Samuel Dunn.
Miss Sylvia Goodrum, of New Home
school, reports Myra Cole as averag-
ing 80, Aurel Shannon SO 3-4 and
Clyde Sivis SO IA on spelling the first
half of school,
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1912-02-01
Duma Bill Bars u. S. Jews.

St. Petersburg, Russia, Jan. 90
The Nationalist introduced in the
Duma to-day bill prohibiting the adj
mission into Russia of Jewish citizens
of the United States.
The bill also provides for an in,
crease in the general customs tariff
with special duties against American
goods.