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Gilpin observer., 1912-07-18
npEAn C nRFN OF WAR OtcE cR E fAsNE Rso~ H AND

She visits us in unemployment and adversely.
She drags out her over the years The
crust may not be wanting; but the horrible waste
and charge of the armaments. upon the western
world withhold from the mouths Of countless
thousands the nourishing food to which their hard
toll entities them. Famine the child of war.
means for the untold billions that are
squandered on battleships which in few years
are Junk to the robbery of legitimate industry.
Hatred between peoples, fratrcidal enmity, fs
another child OF war. This ugly sister Of pesti-
lence and famine have had with many
years In America. Even to this day, after half
a century she waves her bloody shirt in the halls
of congress. Then there Is arrogance, which Is
wars legitimate offspring; and deceit. for all IL
fair in war, and the student in the military
academy is taught first OF all to fool the enemy
with all manner Of lies. the baser the better
And arson and plllage-are they not the children
of war that survive to this day? Last Of ALL
the ultimate breeding power Of war has been
well expressed by one who said: War Is the
father of more wars" Never there war
that did not leave its offspring in hatreds that
had somehow to be worked out. The world is
full today of wars that are merely awaiting their
declaration. The state OF Europe is more like
war than It is like peace. Every dreadnought
every added regiment of the mighty armaments
is a war child Of the monsters that Napoleon and
Bismarck let loose upon Europe
Gilpin observer., 1912-07-18

War has had many children since the world
began the new York Mail remarks Some OF
them are dead now, but others are alive. wars
first born slavery. The savage who con-
quered his neighbor in the forest killed him as
matter of course but he made captives OF his
family and his dependents, and these captives
were slaves BY and by 1t became so prohtapie
to hold slaves that conquered men were not
killed. but spard for fate worse than death.
And in the measure that war drove and spread and
became vaster and more dreadful, slavery spread
and fourished too 1t was but yesterday that
we ended 1t in America; and It Is not yet gone
from the earth. Wars next child was pestilence
She was hideous! But not SO hideous as slavery.
She follows like a shadow. With the wings
of the vulture, she hovers over the camp Born
on the battle field. she flies over all the world for
that point OF vantage and her victims vastly out
number those Of itself. She is so closely as
ISOLATED with her blood stained parent that 1t is
probable that II were no more on the earth
there would be no more pestence as long as the
world endures. Then famine. This sister came
later than pestilence and her ravages have been
more dreadful In this age and quarter OF the
world we do not have famine in the same guise
as that In which she visited the middle ages and
still visits Asia Our people do not die and rot
upon the streets. in Lucknow or Nankng.
But famine stays longer with us when she comes
Gilpin observer., 1912-07-18

buffalo of the island of Celebes; 1t Is the small
est of all the wild cattle, and is about the same
size as the dwarf giani domestcated bumped cat
tie of India. 1t stands only three feet three
inches at the shoulder though 1t is rather nigher
at the loins Despite its slender build, as COM
pared with larger cattle, its small. neat ears and
upwardly directed horns which incline upwards
and outwards in the plane OF the face without
any distinct curvature, the anoa is essentially
buffalo whose afinities are with the Indian spe-
cies" says Mr.. Lydekker.
Although the remains of the bovdae are slight,
comparatively speaking. we have evidence that
they formed the quarry of the men OF the Stone
Age because at Cambridge the skeleton of an
aurochs wild OK, is preserved which was killed
by stone weapon, and many other skeletons
have been found which show that the animal was
slain in the chase. There is prehistoric draw
Ing of an extinct buffalo which was found in
North Africa but as a rule the artists of the pre-
historic ages showed very little enthusiasm FOR
the OK as a subject to sketch, In spite OF their
obviously keen interest In him as an addition to
the larder; their pictures chiefly concerned
with horses men and dogs. Somewhat after the
Gilpin observer., 1912-07-18
STATES AMAZING TO DANGER
Additional Hospital Beds for the
Treatment Of tuberculosis
Are BeIng Established.

Nearly 1000 additional hospital beds
'or consumptives in 29 states were
provided during the year ending June
L. according to a statement issued by
the National Association for the Study
and prevention of tuberculosis. This
makes a total of over 10000 beds, but
only about one for every ten INDECENT
tuberculosis patients in this country.
In the last five years. the hospital
provision for consumptives has in
creased from 14,42S in 1907, to over
10000 in 1912, or over 100 per cent
New York state leads in the number
of beds, having $3.50 on June /; Mas
sachusetts comes next with $500; and
Pennsylvania. a close third. with 2,700
Alabama showed the greatest percent
age of increase in the last year by add
ing 81 new beds to its AZ a year ago
Georgia comes next with 100 beds add
ed to 240 year ago. New York has
the greatest numerical increase, hav-
Ing provided over 1900 additional beds
In the year.
Gilpin observer., 1912-07-18
She Was a Duster.

Mrs. Sutton advertised for woman
to do general housework, and in an
swer colored girl called. announcing
that she had come for the position,
Are you a good cook?" asked Mrs.
Sutton.
NO, indeed. don't cook" was the
reply.
Are you good laundress?"
Il wouldn't do washin and ironin': I:
It's too hard on the hands
Can you sweep" asked Mrs. SUIT
ton.
NO" was the positive answer, I'm
not strong enough
Well" said the lady Of the house,
quite exasperated, may / ask what
you can do?''
Il dusts." came the placid reply
Everybody's.
Gilpin observer., 1912-07-18
SALLOW FACES
Often Caused by Tea and Coffee
Drinking.

How many persons realize that tea
and coffee SO disturb digestion that
they produce a muddy, yellow COM
plexion?
A ten days trial of Postum has
proven a means, In thousands of cases.
of clearing up bad complexion.
A Washn young lady tells her ex-
perience:
"All of us-father, mother, sister and
brother-had used tea and coffee for
many years until finally we all had
stomach troubles, more or less.
I'VE all were sallow and troubled
with pimples, bad breath, disagreeable
taste in the mouth, and all OF us simply
80 many bundles Of nerves.
I'VE didn't realize that tea and cof.
fee caused the trouble until one day
we ran out of coffee and went to Dor.
row some from a neighbor She gave
us some Postum and told US to try
that.
Although we started to make IT,
we all felt sure that we would be sick
II we missed our strong coffee, but we
tried Postum and were surprised to
find It delicious.
I'VE read the statements on the pkg.
got more and In month and a hall
you wouldn't have known us. We all
were able to digest our food without
any trouble, each ones skin became
clear, tongues cleared off, and nervei
In fine condition. We never use any
thing now but Postum. There is moth
ing like It," Name given by Postum
Co., Battle Creek, Mich.
There's a reason" and 1t Is ex
planned in the little book. "The Road
to Wellville." in pkgs.
Ever read the above letterf A new
one appears from time TO time. Thcy
are genuine, true, and full Of human
interest.
Gilpin observer., 1912-07-18
Twas a Pretty Thing.

The young man produced a small
square box from his pocket.
Il have present for you," he began
Il don't know whether 1t will fit your
finger or not, but"
"Oh, George!" she broke in. this is
SO sudden. Why, | never dreamed"
But just then George produced the
gift-a silver thimble-and it got sud
denly cooler in the room.-Ladies'
Home Journal.
Gilpin observer., 1912-07-18
Her Ruling Passion.

The woman who had chased dust
and dirt all her life finally reached St
Peter
Come in, you poor, tired woman"
he said, and held the gate ajar.
But the woman hesitated.
Tell me first" she said. how often.
you clean house?"
The saint smiled.
You can't shake of the ruling pas.
sion, can you?" he said. "Oh, well. step
inside and they'll give you a broom
and dustpan instead of a harp
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Gilpin observer., 1912-07-18
Making Cheese In oIden o.v..

Cheese was made by the old.time
farmers in the summer on the COOP
erative plan by which four cattle own.
ers owning say IA milch COWS, received
all the milk night and morning, ao-
cording to the daily yield OF their
little herd. Thus given two families
having five cows each. one with three
and one with one. supposing that the
average yield per COW was the same,
In two weeks, two owners would make
hve cheeses each: one would press
three, and one only one cheese, but
this one would be as good and as large
as any Of the rest.-"Nobllity OF tho
Trades-The Farmer" Charles Wins
low Hall, In National Magazine
Gilpin observer., 1912-07-18
Deliberatinq.

The Rev. James Hamilton. minister
OF Liverpool, while on holiday in Scot
land. had narrow escape from
drowning. Accompanied by a boy, Mr..
Hamilton was fishing for sea trout
when he slipped on stone. lost his.
balance. and being encumbered with
heavy wading boots. had great din.
Guilty in keeping his head above water.
Finally he managed to get back to the
shore. although in very exhausted
state, and said to the boy: 81 noticed
that you never tried to help me-"
ma" was the deliberate response,
but / was thinkin' OF"
Gilpin observer., 1912-07-18
Important TO Mothers
Simple Exclamation,

To illustrate point that he was
making-that his was the race with a
future and not race with a past
Booker T. Washington told this little
story the other day.
He was standing by his door one
morning when old Aunt Caroline went
by.
Good morning, Aunt Caroline" he
said Where are you going this morn
ing?"
"Lawzee, Mista' Wash'ton," she
replied. Use done been whar Use
gwine. kansas City Star.
Gilpin observer., 1912-07-18

better thing than tooth powder to
cleanse and whiten the teeth, remove
tartar and prevent decay is prepara-
tion called Paxtine Antiseptic. At
druggists, 25c box or sent postpaid
on receipt of price by The Paxton
Toilet Co., Boston, Mass.
Gilpin observer., 1912-07-18
H1ZHLzA4Ze Al1xAL0

quaintness to
the artist. Even
m ore strange
are the Kathia-
war buffaloes of
II ort h western
India, with their
pathetic express
sion caused by
[ h e ir curling
ram-like horns;
an ungainly, i'll
made beast but
powerful. | t
stands fully five
feet high at the
shoulder. At the
other end of the
scale comes the
anoa, or plgmy
Gilpin observer., 1912-07-18

fashion of their modern brethren,
save, perhaps, Mr.. Arnesby Brown
and some few others who achieve
their greatest triumphs with these
subjects. Though Mr.. Arnesby Brown,
be 1t noted. seems to prefer the lat
ter portions of his models for por-
traiture.
From the point of view of the geolo-
gist the OK tribe are a modern group,
and only date back to the early part
of the Pliocene, or upper division of
the Tertiary epoch. They are related
to the antelopes, and may own cousin
ship with the gnus of Africa; but
their direct ancestors are still un-
known. The earliest representatives
of the group are very similar to buffa-
loes, which constitute, in some re-
spects, the most primitive of the liv-
ing forms, and are those whose horns
come nearest in shape to those of
gnus.
The group is of old-world origin, and
the bisons were the only section
which reached America They trav-
eled by way of Behring Strait, and at
one time reached as far south as
Texas and California, but never pene-
trated into South America. Seven
species of American bison have been
identified.
The extinct wild cattle of Europe
and Western Asia are called aurochs
(Bos taurns primigenius); they were
represented in Algeria and Tunis by
local race (B. t. mauritanicus) A
nearly-allied species is the great ex-
tinct OK (B. namadicus) of the super
fetal or Pleisfncene rrauals of tho
Gilpin observer., 1912-07-18
Might Make Money.

Father daughter is being courted by
poet
rs that so, mother? I'll kick him out
Not fast. Investigate first and find out
whether he works for a magazine for a break
fast-food factory"
Gilpin observer., 1912-07-18

1t Is not easy to be widow; one
must resume all the modesty of girl
hood without being allowed even to
feign ignorance.-Mme. De Girardin.
Gilpin observer., 1912-07-18
Couldn't Fool Jimmie.

Teacher-Away back in 1875, Washington was
the nations champion.
Jimmie-Aw! Whatchu givin' us? The Wash.
ngton team never the champeenship!-
Judge.
Gilpin observer., 1912-07-18

valley of the Narbada in Central India.
In Northern India. in the wellknown Tertiary
deposits of the Siwaliks Hills and other low
ranges at the foot of the Himalaya, remains of
several kinds of cattle met with and these
Siwalik strata are at least early Pliocene, their
fossil cattle are the Oldest known members OF
the group The largest and most remarkable OF
these Siwalik forms of typical is the one
for which Mr. Lydekker proposed the name b.
acutfrons From the aurochs and its Yelatives
this Siwalik OK is distinguished by the sharp
longitudinal ridge down the middle of the fore
head. More or less perfect skulls of very re-
markable type of OK have been obtained from
the alluvial upper Pliocene deposits of the Val
d'Arno in Tuscany and corresponding formations
in Southern France This extinct Etruscan OK
CB. elatus or b. etruscus) represents distinct
subgenus known Leptobos, and is character
lied by the absence of horns in the cows and by
those of the bulls arising each side of the
skull from point nearly midway between the
occiput and the socket of the eye: the skull it.
self is also remarkable for its shortness
Another interesting progenitor of the OK is the
great extinct bison (B. prscus) of the caverns
and gravels Of England and the superficial forma
tons of Europe. This animal differed from the
living species in the enormous size of Its horns
Gilpin observer., 1912-07-18
Nothin' In IL

Teacher OF Infant Geography Glass
John Mace may tell us what strait
1t.
John Mace-It's JUS tn plain stun,
'thout nothin' in it,
Gilpin observer., 1912-07-18

1t makes a girl awfully ashamed to
let a man kiss her without first put
ting up some sort of bluff.
Gilpin observer., 1912-07-18

Mrs winslow's Soothing Syrup for Children
teething. softens the gums, reduces infammR
tion, alays pain. cures wind cole, 25c n bottle.
Gilpin observer., 1912-07-18

A woman never thinks her husband
so unreasonable as when he expects
her to be reasonable.
Gilpin observer., 1912-07-18

Red Gross Bag Blue makes the laundress
happy, makes clothes winter than snow.
All good grocers.
Gilpin observer., 1912-07-18

Garfield Tea Is fine laxative being COM
posed wholly of pure, health giving herbs
Gilpin observer., 1912-07-18

searchings of heart among the pious
of that day, and instead of looking
upon them as the most wonderful
entries in natures ledger, some good
people regarded them as the mali
cious inventions of the devil, intend
ed to lead astray the over-curious.
In his book, THE Ok and Its Kin
dred" (Methuen), Mr.. Lydekker tells
us the story Of our domestic cattle
as it is revealed by the examination
of the various species, living wild
and in captivity, and by the fossil
remains of their progenitors. AL
though there are very large num-
Der of species belonging to the sub
order Artiodactyla (the Greek word
artios, meaning equal, and dactuios
toe), which comprises the OK and
the other remuninants q. e., animals
that have the power of regurgitating
and remasticating their food), their
history is not SO well displayed by
their fossil remains as that of the
Perissodactyla or odd-toed, hoofed
animals, which have only the horse
and some half-dozen other represen-
tatives.
Both families consist, of course, of
hoofed animals; but the OK group
differs widely from the horse and
Its relations through the special de-
velopment of the stomach, required
by ruminants, instead of the simple
and almost imperceptible divisions
into cardiac and pylovic portions
common to man and most other ami
mails. The stomach of the OK has
five chambers, two of which consti-
tute the rumen, or paunch; in this
the grass is first stored after it is
cut by the incisors acting against
the pad which takes their place in
Gilpin observer., 1912-07-18

When man is down and out his
friends are soon up and away.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-03-22
LIMIT 0~FF|CEH0LDER
DECISION AS TO TIME or OFFICE
is HANDED DOWN sY DAKO.
IA ATTORNEY GENERAL.
OTHER ITEMS Of INTEREST
From the Capitol City, the Various
State institutions and From
Many Different Parts Of
the Sunshine State.

Pierre.-Full four years and no
more is the allotted time to South
Dakota o~fficeholders under the con-
stitution, as construed by the depart
ment of the attorney general. The
question zones up from Minnehaha
county, where the present holder of
the office of register of deeds was ap-
pointed to serve a part Of a term by
appointment, and then was elected,
and it was asked IL he was eligible to
a second elective term" 1t appears
that the officer in question served one
year and four months by appointment,
and is holding two years by election
and his rights as a possible candidate
In the next campaign are at issue. 1t
Is held that there is nothing to pre-
vent his becoming a candidate or quail
flying if elected, but that at the end
Of eight months the office will become
vacant by constitutional limitation,
and that any official act attempted to
be performed by such individual from
and after that time will be void and
without legal standing. This is based
on the constitutional provision which
makes the limitation four years, and
does not in any way mention terms"
of office.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-03-22
Athletic Meet.

Brookings.-The South Dakota State
college extends a most cordial invita-
ton to the high schools of the state to
attend and participate in the annual
high school athletic meet and declama-
tory contest to be held at this college
on Friday, May 10. This invitation is
given now to allow ample time for
preparation and to avoid conflicting
dates with other events. The state
college is determined to do everything
in its power to make this meet and
contest a most pleasureable success.
All athletes and speakers will be pro-
vided with entertainment while in the
city. Valuable gold, silver and bronze
medals will be awarded athletes win
ming first, second and third places, re-
~spectively, and a beautiful silver tro-
ply cup will be awarded to the high
school winning first honors for three
consecutive years. The orators will
also be awarded beautiful medals.
The athletic council and the ora
tory and debate council of the state
college will be pleased to give any
information desired. May this be the
largest and most successful high
school meet ever held in South Da-
kota.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-03-22

Petitions soon will be circulated
asking the board Of education Of Bone
steel to call a special election and sub
nit to the voters the proposition Of
issuing bonds in the sum Of $4,000 or
S20.00U for the construction Of a new
school building, which is badly needed.
At a special election to be held at
Lake Preston Wednesday, March 81,
the proposition of issuing bonds in the
sun of $4,000 for the extension and
improvement of the municipal water
works system will be submitted TO tho
voters.
Ranchers who live in the valleys in
the Black Hills, near Custer Peak, an.
ticipate a very prosperous season, so
far as crops are concerned. The
ground was thoroughly soaked last
fall and at the present time about six
feet of snow covers the ground. When
this melts it will add greatly to the
supply of water already in the ground.
The voters Of Morristown at a spe
cial election will be asked to authorize
the issuance OF bonds for the ccnstrue.
ton OF a mnicipal system Of watsr.
works.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-03-22
CHILDREN BURN
PARENTS ARE FORCED TO LISTEN
TO THEIR SCREAMS.
Frightened Mother Fell and Cut OF
Hope for the Chiidren-Every-
thing but Night Clothes a
Total Loss.

Mitchell.-A fire with terrible fatali-
ties occurred at an early hour at the
farm house Of j.. c. Jacques, in which
the four children Of the family were
burned to death.
Mr.. Jacques, whose home is about
IL miles northeast of the city, near
the p~Ostoffice of Farwell, got up about
G o'clock and started the fire, and then
went back up stairs to remain while
the fire got to burning well. A short
time after he and his wife smelled the
smoke coming up the stairway, and
Mr.. Jacques again got up to see what
was the cause of the smoke. When he
got half way down the stairway 1t gave
way with him and he fell to the floor
below. The fire had got started and
burned beneath the stairs until there
was hardly anything left Of them.
Realizing the great danger he ran
out Of the house and called to his wife
to raise the window and throw the
children into his arms. Mrs. jacques.
laboring under great excitement,
raised the window, and with the rush
Of the cold air, she tainted away inn
mediately. She fell through the win
dow and to the ground below, sustain
ing some sever bruises. The four
children were left in the house and
their agoni@ed cries reached the ars
OF the parents through the roar of the
flames and the dense cloud of smoke,
hut they were powerless to help them,
except that they would yield up their
own lives. The house was burned to
the ground, and the bodies of the four
little children, burned to a crisp, were
revealed. The parents were unable to
save anything whatever in the house
and they were left homeless and with.
out anything to W their bodies ex-
cept their night garments.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-03-22
In The Banana Belt.

Brookings.-The large banana plant
at the state college is now unfolding
its first blossoms since transplanting
two years ago. The blossom is now
something over two feet across and
still growing. The flower is not par
ticularly handsome, being greenish
with long, tassel like stamens arranged
around the central core. The plant
is the center Of attraction at Brook,
ings Just now for it blossoms but once
in two years and after fruitage is cut
down to repeat the operation again
for another period of two years. The
florist is Obliged to cut off the top of
the plant from time to time to prevent
its growing through the roof of the
greenhouse. 1t will soon be necessary
to provide a sunken garden to enable
1t 10 branch out satisfactorily.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-03-22
PHYSICIAN SAID ECZEMA
CAME FROM TEETHING

when my little girl was about eight
months old, she was taken with a very
Irritating breaking out, which came on
her face, neck and back. When she
first came down with it, 1t came In
little watery-like testers under her
eyes, and on her chin. then after a few
days 1t would dry down In scaly, white
scabs. In the daytime she was quite
worrysome and would dig and scratch
her face nearly all the time.
:" consulted our physician and
found she was suffering from eczema,
which he said came from her teething.
I used the ointment he gave me and
without any relief at all. Then I
wrote for a book on Cuticura, and pur-
chased some Cuticura Soap and ONT
ment at the drug store. l did as I
found directions In the Cuticura Book
let, and when she was one year old.
she vas entirely cured. Now she Is
three years and four months, and she
has never been troubled with eczema
since she was cured by the CUT
cura Soap and Cuticura Ointment.
(Signed) Mrs. Freeman Craver, 311
Lewis ST.. Syracuse, N. Y. May 6,
1911. Although Cuticura Soap and
Ointment are sold everywhere, a sam
pie Of each, with 32-page book. will
be mailed free on application to CUT
cura." Dept. L, Boston.