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Gilpin observer., 1912-01-11
An Unusual Benefit.

Henry e. Dixey was talking at
Sherry's in New York about benefits.
''In the old-fashioned benefit" he
said, "you were responsible for all
bills and tickets. Thus, at times,
your benefit actually cost you money.
Some poor chaps have been strapped
for months while paying off heavy
benefit losses.
II heard of queer benefit in Nola
Chucky the other day. A visiting
company announced harvest home
performance for the benefit of the
poor-tickets reduced to nickel
well, Nola Chucky turned out in
force to that harvest home benefit,
and the next DAY a divine called on
the manager to find out what was to
be done with the money.
whats to be done with the bene-
fit money! the manager said indig.
nantly. Why, sir. that question as
tonishes me-
But said the divine, didn't you
advertise the performance as for the
benefit of the poor?'
"'And,' shouted the manager, didnt
We reduce the tickets to nickel SO
that all the poor could conner"
Gilpin observer., 1912-01-11
W. N. u, DENVER, NO. 2-,s12.
NOT so VERY PREcoCI0Us
Simple Explanation Of Facts That Had
Made Young Father Green
With Jealousy.

1t was a wet day. and in conse-
quence the guests had to stay indoors.
The young couple started to talk OF
their baby.
my baby has just cut his first
TOOTH" said the father proudly.
"Indeed?" said the other. We'll.
mine cut his long ago."
Our baby" said the first. 'is just
beginning to talk
"Ours," said the second. cannot
only talk. but read"
Knows his letters already, does
her" said the first. with a note Of
jealousy in his voice.
"Oh, yes. indeed" said the other.
"And can figure like an expert ac-
countant."
"Really?" said the first. Then he
must be older than mine. How old is
your baby?"
Mother" said the second, address
ing his wife. how old is Willie?"
Nineteen" said mother.-Judge.
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r E E

I want every person
who is bilious, consti-
pated or has any stom-
ach or liver ailment to
send for a free package
Of my Pnw-Paw Pills.
! want to prove that
they positively cure In
digestion, Sour Stom-
ach, Belching, Wind,
Hea dac he, Nervous-
ness, Sleeplessness and
are an infAllible cure
Gilpin observer., 1912-01-11
Art and ! sausage King.

Robert Henri, the eminent New
York painter. was talking about those
millionaires who buy merely to show
off, doubtful "old masters" of fabulous
prices.
"Their knowledge of art" Mr.. Henri
said, "is about equal to that of. the
Chicago sausage manufacturer who
said to Whistler:
"'What would you charge to do me
in oil?'
"'Ten thousand said Whistler
promptly.
"'But suppose furnished the oil?"
said the millionaire"
Gilpin observer., 1912-01-11

Comanches were kicking up row. there to do a
little surgery for the soldiers
"A contract doctors pay was $500 year,
and Burnham concluded that he and certain
young woman down could live comfortably
enough on that amount until he chose to quit
Uncle Sans service and pick up practice worth
$4,000 year or thereabouts Burnham san
guine
THE new doctor recruit reached the canton.
ment about o'clock In the morning Outside
the troops quarters big Kiowa encamp
ment Burnham had seen an Indian be-
fore. barring few broken-sprited Oneidas
New York reservation. He hadn't been In camp
an hour before an Indian sneaked in and asked
for the surgeon. 1t happened that the regular
army surgeon had gone shooting for the morn
ing and the Kiowa buck was turned over to
Burnham He had sneaked' into the camp be-
cause he did not want his fellow braves to know
that he a messenger after the doctor. The
Kowas believed implicitly in their own medicine
man. and especially IN one, ugyfaced old
chap named Blue Dog
"Burnham told half In signs and half In
words that Kiowa buck sick. He
along with the Indian until they reached the
edge of the reds camp There the Kiowa pointed
out a tepee the place where the sick man lay,
and then disappeared. Burnham went to the
lodge and entered He was met with growls and
a frightful odor On the ground lay a Kiowa
warrior unconscious. and round him was dancing
and chanting the most hideous-looking creature
that Burnham had ever looked
THE dancer was old Blue Dog. In addition to
the dancing he burning sort of Indian
Incense. which worse than asafetida He
trying to drive the devil Of sickness out OF the
PROSTATE warrior
"Burnham saw In instant that the buck
the ground suffering from epilepsy He
swung his medicine round and began to
take out some walls Old Blue Dog gave yell.
and three bucks entered and told the doctor in
pretty tough English that he couldn't try his
medicine till Blue Dog got through. Blue Dog
got through In ten minutes The dancing had
exhausted him. and his unconscious patient had
not as much trembled eyelid
"Then Burnham went at him He had the
buck on his feet inside Of Ave minutes, and with
the stimulation OF the brandy that the doctor
had given literally the Kiowa acted though
he had never seen a sick day in his life.
"Blue Dog looked amazed. but he told his fel
brought the buck around. but that It a little
slow In acting. that was all.
Three weeks after this Burnham routed
out Of bed night by pounding the win
dow frame of his long shack He rose and found
old Bug Dog without Blue Dog had pretty
fair smattering OF English
Little one sick. he said. Come, same tepee.
"Burnham followed the old medicine man. who
disappeared Just the other Kowa had done
before reaching the lodge The doctor found a
child of Blue Dog suffering from fever tossing
and moaning In derium. Blue Dog came in.
People mustn't know" he said, or they'd kill
me-
"Burnham tended the child surreptitiously for
Gilpin observer., 1912-01-11
SCIENTIFIC MISCELLANY.

The Diesel oil engine, now well
known where large oil engines can be
used, differs from other internal com.
pustion motors in having no vaporizer.
no ignition devices, and in operating
stroke the engine draws in air only;
the next stroke congresses it to 500
pounds per square inch, raising the
temperature to about 1000 degrees
then jet of oil is forced in by air
at still higher pressure, and the air in
the cylinder Is hot enough to cause
1t to burn at once. In place of the
sudden explosion Of gas there is sim
ply the steady burning of the oil as
long as it is injected. The engine
was designed for running on cheap
oils, and quite recently, since the Ger
man patents expired, even tar-oil has
been employed. One of the tar-oil en-.
gines is of 4,000-horsepower. In the
last year or two the German expert
menters have gone still further and
bave tried raw tar with such success
that early extensive use of tar as a
motor fuel is predicted. The tests have
been made with a 100-horsepower en-
CINE. using both thin gas-retort tar and
thick coke-oven tar A small amount
of light oil has been used to aid igni
tion, but the engine has run on Tar
alone, of widely different quality.
There was no fouling or interruption.
The tar fuel is said to cost IS per
cent less than tar-oil. and less than
palf as much as paraffin or kerosene
oil.
Gilpin observer., 1912-01-11

this an willing to give millions Of free pack
ages. take all tho risk. Sold by druggists
for 26 cents vial. For free package address,
Prof. Munyon, 63rd jefferson Sts.. Philadelphia. Pa.
Gilpin observer., 1912-01-11

cantonment.
THE Kiowas jumped from their Platte encamp
ment the night before and went on the warpath
Old Blue Dog went with them. somewhat to the
amazement of the soldiers. He had always been
fairly friendly to the whites. Well. there were
fights and skirmishes and finally the Kiowas
were pretty thoroughly smashed. The stage in
which Helen Truxton had been a passenger to the
Platte found. The driver and four men pas
sengers dead and scalped There was no
trace of the girl.
"Those who know something Of Indian
fare and savage methods can imagine the feeling
that was in Ralph Burnham's heart Four weeks
had gone by and all hope Of rescuing Miss Trux-
ton alive had been given over. One morning.
Blue Dog with his wives and children showed
up on the site OF the old Kowa encampment
There he pitched his tepee. The old fellow told
the commanding officer that he had been forced
to go out and that he had come back to his
friends the whites as soon as he could. The
colonel knew something Of Blue Dog and be-
lieved him.
AT that same day the old medicine man
went to Burnham's quarters. Your medicine is
strong he said show you mine is stronger.
You raise up Kiowa brave who was dead You
cure sick papoose. but ! have stronger medicine
than that You come see.
"Burnham went along with the old fellow. not
realizing what he driving at. He reached
the tepee. which was big double affair. with the
skins falling like curtain and dividing 1t into
two parts. Blue Dog squatted on the ground and
began burning incense and chanting. Then he
drew circles and danced in them. Finally he let
out a terrific shrek. and raising his arm. he
said to Burnham Kiowa medicine man make
dead alive
Blue Dog jumped backward. and IN instant
the curtain OF skins fell. and Burnham. with
staggered mind and blurring eyes, knew that
Helen Truxton in the tepee beyond surround
ed by the wives Of Blue Dog.
Safe and unharmed she was. and saved by
Blue Dog
"Blue Dog turned to Burnham. There
curious expression In his eye. It much
like twinkle could find a place In the eye
Of an Indian. My medicine he said. raise dead.
and some Indians say cure for this. but
nnd IT, and the chief drew In the dirt heart
broken through its center"
sergeant with the sleeve Of his blouse well
covered with enlistment stripes told the other day
this tale of the service:
what's that you say?" said Sergeant Toole.
he sat down at the barracks table around which
were seated a dozen comrades you say there
any good in deserter? Well. you've
missed It by Just one. and have made a four
instead .of a bullseye. Didn't you ever hear tell
Of Jim Benson Of Troop Of the Twelfth? Jim
was deserter. Washington people said but
Jim loved the flag
What made him desert? Well. what should
make an old soldier desert but a woman?
'Jim was in the service twenty-five years before
he struck his flag to petticoat. Like all those
fellows when he got his he hit SO bad that
Gilpin observer., 1912-01-11
IN MATcHToWN.
Fortunately no Faith Was Required,
For She Had None.

"I had no faith whatever. but on the
advice of a hale, hearty old gentleman
who spoke from experience, began to
use Grape-Nuts about 2 years ago."
writes an Ohio woman, who says she
is 40, 10 known to be fair. and admits
that she is growing plump on the new
diet.
81 shall not try to tell you how suf-
fered for years from deranged stom-
ach that rejected almost all sorts Of
food, and digested what little was fore
ed upon 1t only at the cost Of great
distress and pain.
II was treated by many different
doctors and they gave me many differ
ent medicines, and l even spent sever.
al years in exile from my home, think
ing change Of scene might do me good.
You may Judge of the gravity of my
condition when tell you was some
times compelled to use morphine for
weeks at time.
For two years ! have eaten Grape
Nuts food at least twice day and
can now say that have perfect
health. I have taken no medicine in
that time-Grape-Nuts has done 1t all.
I can eat absolutely anything wish,
without stomach distress.
II am q business woman and can
walk my or miles day and feel
better for doing so. l have to use
brains in my work. and 1t is remark
able how quick. alert and tireless my
mental powers have become" Name
given by Postum Co.. Battle Creek.
Mich.
There's a reason" and 1t is explain
cd in the little book. "The Road to
Wellville." in pkgs.
Ever read the above 1etteRS A new
|, enc appears iron time 70 tine. They
are genuine, trues and faii 81 huAan
interest
Gilpin observer., 1912-01-11

went out and rafded western Kansas,
and Nebraska. 1t was one of the worst
years for the settlers and the troops
known to Indian warfare. Things had
been quiet about the cantonment on the
Platte till late in August. The garrison
was ignorant that the Indians were
thinking of mischief. Burnham had re-
ceived word from the east that the
young woman who was to be Mrs. Burn
ham. Helen Truxton by name, was. In
response to his earnest letters. to come
to the cantonment on the Platte and let
the chaplain have something to do in
the marrying line. Helen Truxton was
an orphan and school teacher. At her
lovers solicitation she left civilization
behind and started for the Platte. The
stage in which she was to make the last
part of the Journey never reached the
Gilpin observer., 1912-01-11
excURsi ION
- RATES TO TEXAS AND NEW
MEXICO POINTS DUR.
ING 1911.

On the first and third Tuesdays Of
each month during the entire yea
The Colorado and Southern Rail.
way will sell round trip homeseekers'
excursion tickets to q great many
points in New Mexico and Texas at
greatly reduced rates. Final limit
rs days allowing liberal stop-over
privileges. For detailed information,
rates, ETC.. call on your nearest Colo.
rado and Southern agent or address T.
q. Fisher. General Passenger Agent,
Denver, Colo.
Gilpin observer., 1912-01-11

The important subject of nutrition
mas received much attention. but it is
a new suggestion that, besides correct
amounts of protein, carbohydrate and
fat the diet must contain a minute
proportion of some mysterious sub
stance not yet understood. This idea
mas been taken up by Professor Stepp
Of Giessen, in study of the food Of
mice. On a dried mixture of rice and
new milk the mice grew and flour
Ished. but after certain portions had
been dissolved out by alcohol and
ether, this food became 80 unsuitable
that animals fed on 1t soon died. Some
thing essential to life had been ex-
tracted. The extract included fats.
but no improvement. and the addition
of mineral salts had no effect in pre-
serving life. 1t was concluded that
the essential substance must be H.
poid present in milk but absent from
butter. The lipoids exist In the outer
protoplasmic layer OF cells. resemble
fats In solubility in alcohol. and usu-
ally contain phosphorus and nitrogen.
The theory was confirmed by adding
an extract of dried buttermilk to the
treated food, the mice fed on the mix.
ture being in good condition at the end
Of six weeks. Some lipoids have been
isolated and tested. but the particular
one necessary to existence has not
been found.
Gilpin observer., 1912-01-11

h week. She recovered,
and the next day Burn
ham found at his door
as handsome a blanket
as ever a Navajo
made. Blue Dog gave
the blanket.
THAT was the sum-
mer that the Kiowas
and the Comanches
Gilpin observer., 1912-01-11

Visitor Examining picture in dining
foom)-Is that picture one Of the old
masters?
Hostess-Yes; that's a picture of
our cook.
Gilpin observer., 1912-01-11

The new imitation marble Of a Ber.
lin engineer, claimed to have extra.
ordinary hardness. is made in half an
hour from cylinders with binding ma.
terial and coloring matter.
Gilpin observer., 1912-01-11

CO ORT MYER is in Virginia
!: 5: :: : ; : !; :: 8: : : :
- on bluff overlooking the
N Potomac river and the
INAAN Capital City of the coun-
IN NV try. The fort always is
S&D garrisoned by some pick
w ed troopers of Uncle
Sans army. Gen. Leon
ard Wood, the ranking
officer of the service on
the active list and chief of
the general staff, lives at Fort Myer
Other officers of high rank have quar-
tiers there, and many an old plains
man trooper who in the old days
fought the Indians. and who later
fought the Filipinos, finds in the Vir-
ginia post an ideal garrison in which
to round out his service.
The old soldiers at Fort Myer are
as great story tellers as are the old
sailors of wooden ship days who meet
together occasionally at Annapolis.
Stories Of army life are not told alone
in the enlisted mems barracks. In
the officers clubs one occasionally
gets a story of the frontier days.
Neither officers nor enlisted men are
given to talking of their own expert.
ence, but If tale of courage or of
hardship well endured concerns an
other. the soldier is not slow to speak.
Here is a story as told by an old
officer of regulars, who is Just about
to leave the active service for the
camp of the retired list. He called
his story "Old Blue Dogs Medicine"
and 1t ran like this:
Ralph Burnham, government con.
tractor doctor, joined the cantonment
On the Platte river the first of July.
Burnham was IN ambitious young fel-
low, who knew his profession and he
thought 1t was a good experience for
him to go out where the Kiowas and
Evening star., 1912-09-14
CHOSEN TO HEAD C. A. R.
Judge Beers Elected Com
mander -Chief-His AS
Sociate Officers.

LOS ANGELES. Cal. September IA
Judge Alfred B. Beers of Bridgeport.
Conn.,, was elected commander-in-ch chief OF
the Grand Army Of the Republic at the
closing session OF the encampment here
yesterday. Selection Of the next meeting
place Of the veterans was left to the ex-
ecutive council. Other officers chosen
were:
Senior vice commander, Henry r. Os-
born. Los Angeles: junior vice command
er. Americus Wheadon. Louisville, KY:
chaplain. George Edward Lovejoy, Law
renee. Mass: medical director, DIR. w. +.
Whitaker. Dallas. Tex: quartermaster
general. Col. A. d. Stowftz, Buffalo, n.
Y; adjutant general. Henry j. Seeley,
Hartford, Conn.,
Auxiliary Elections.
Mrs. Geralding e. Frisbie OF San Mateo.
CAL. was named president of the
Woman's Relief Corps. while Mrs. Ella
S. Jones Of Pittsburgh was chosen presi-
dent Of the Ladies' OF the G. A. r. The
Daughters OF Veterans elected Miss Nina
Littlefield OF Cambridge. Mass, president.
The National Association OF Army Nursea
retained its officers for another year
Evening star., 1912-09-14
FUNERAL RITES PRIVATE
Services for Mrs. John R. Nc.
Lean at Family Residence
in This City.

Funeral services for Mrs. John r. Nc.
Lean We're held at II o'clock this morn
ing at the Mclean town house 18th and
[ streets northwest. The services. which
were strictly private, We're attended by
only members of the immediate family
and intimate friends Rev. G. Livingston
Bayard, chaplain in the United States
Navy, conducted the services. Chaplain
Bayard is temporarily in charge at st
Johns Episcopal Church, in the absence
of the rector, Rev Roland Cotton Smith
Mrs. Mclean having been communicant
of st. Johns
The body was placed in the Mclean
mausoleum in Rock Creek cemetery.
Floral Tributes Numerous.
Floral tributes, which were sent from
all parts of the country were beautiful
and numerous. Among the handsomest
Of the pieces were those from employees
of the Washington Post the staff of the
Cincinnati Enquirer and the Washington
fire department to the pension fund OF
which department Mr. Mclean has been
a regular and generous contributor.
Among those who attended the funeral
from out of the city were Mrs. Grant
widow of Gen. Frederick Dent Grant
Mrs. Gordon Crawford, Miss Janet Fish
and Miss Lota Robinson of New York.
Evening star., 1912-09-14
KELLEY MADE CHAIRMAN
Chosen by the "Newman"
Democratic Central
Committee.

J. Fred Kelley was elected chairman
and William NICK. Clayton was elected
secretary OF the Newman" democratic
central committee of the District Of CO.
lumbia, at meeting held in Lewis Hall.
1902 18th street northwest, last night To
make the election of these prominent and
old-time democrats possible in the New
man organization George C. Montgomery
and Frederick l.. Siddons withdrew, from
the Newman organization as members OF
the committee. Hugh r. Harvey. former
chairman Of the committee. resigned that
office; and William J. Neale, who has
been secretary since the strenuous pre-
convention days. relinquished the office.
That left the decks clear for the nomina-
ton and election Of the two democratic
warhorses, who have been connected with
local politics for many years.
William j. Neale announced that he had
been in conference with Mr.. Kelley and
members Of the national committee at
headquarters in New York concerning tho
disposition OF the funds now held by MIR.
Kelley. The attempted solution probably
will be that a finance committee be FORM
ed in the District with members from
plan J. Fred Kelley's funds will eventu-
ally be turned over to the national demo-
cratic campaign.
The members OF the committee are Dr.
Thomas d. Mudd, William NICK. Clayton,
John Ready, p. F. Carr. p. Thomas Nj
land Hugh F. Harvey. DR.. Samuel E.
Lewis, William C. Mercer. DR.. Wade II.
Atkinson. James NJ Wood, Bernard q.
Grove. William S. PLACER. J. Fred Kelley,
John G. Campbell. William J. Neale.
Thomas II. Holden, James o. Gorrell DR..
Ernest A. Sellhausen. Leo A Rover. Ly-
man e. Burdine. D. ]. Walter MacDon-
aid and Walter I. Palen.
Evening star., 1912-09-14
BOAT LINES MUST TIE UP
Unable to Provide the Life
Saving Equipment at
Date Required.

NEW YORK, September 14-The final
decision Of the government officials that
steamboats, operating on New York har-
Dor and Long Island sound must have
100 per cent life-saving equipment by
September 15 will result in the discon-
tinuance on that date of several lines OF
boats running between New York city and
suburban shore resorts. AS result
thousands of New Workers who are spend
ing vacations in New Jersey and along
the sound will have to return by round
about rail routes. The new ruhng VIII
prove a particular hardship to Wall street
business men who have summer homes
on the Jersey coast and who go back
and forth daily between their off1ces ano
these points.
The new steamboat inspection rules al
low for q 10 per cent Hfe-saving equip
ment during the summer months, pu'
this must be increased to a 1ull eluip-
ment after September 10. RepresentatlV
of the New York companies asked Tor al
extension of this date to OCTOBER l, anu
were surprised to learn that secretary
NageI had vetoed the request. Inc oniy
possible course left to them, 1t was de-
clared today, was to suspend their SuDur-
ban service forthwith.
THE action of the government officials
will work a considerable hardship on
fully 100000 people on the New jersey
coast" declared H. d. Joyce. manager OF
the marine department of the Jersey Cen
trail railroad. 1T is a physical inn
possibility for us to comply with the law.
If we put lifeboats to accommodate every
passenger on our boats there would De
no room left for the passengers.
Evening star., 1912-09-14
INSTANTLY KILLED BY TRAIN.
Angelo Cipollini Run Down This
Morning Near Muirkirk, Md.

Angelo Cipollini eighteen years old, was
struck by an incoming passenger train
near Muirkirk, Nd, this morning and
killed. One leg was cut off and his head
was crushed
Cipollini resided at o19 1st street south
west and was employed by a railroad
contractor on the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad near the scene of the accident.
1t is thought that he got in the way of
the train without first looking ahead to
see II there was danger. His body was
brought to the city on an accommodation
passenger train and sent to the morgue.
Coroner hewitt will not hold an inquest,
the accident having happened in Mary
land. The Prince Georges county authori-
ties may hold an inquest at Muirkirk.
Relatives had an undertaken prepare
the body for burial.
Evening star., 1912-09-14
VICTOR ALLEN ACQUITTED
Jury Brings in ''Not Guilty.
Verdict After De|iberatinq
Thirteen Minutes.

WYTHEVIL.LE, Va, September IA
After being out thirteen minutes the
jury in the Victor Allen case brought in a
verdict of not guilty.
In closing for the state, Special Prose-
cutor Wysor told the jury that he did not
seek the life of the prisoner, but asked
the jurors in their verdict to uphold the
law to show mercy.
Some women clapped their hands when
the verdict was announced, and Judge
Staples threatened to have them removed
from the courtroom.
Before the trial the prosecution offered
a compromise Of ten years in the peni-
tentiary, but the accused declined. For
lack Of evidence the state all along has
doubted its ability to convict Victor.
Aliens two little children sat with him.
1t is supposed that he will return to his
home in Carroll county.
This disposes of the cases of the Aliens,
who were arrested for shooting up the
court at Hillsville. Floyd and his son
Claude will be electrocuted. Friel Allen
got eighteen years and Sidna Edwards
fifteen years in prison on compromise
yerdists. Sidna Allen and his nephew,
Wesley Edwards. have never been cap
tured.
Victor Allen always insisted that he
took no part in shooting up the Hillsville
court March IA