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Gilpin observer., 1912-12-05
Chinese Women Want Ballot.

Miss Margaret Chung, young Chi
nese woman, is at the head of the
movement which proposes to form an
organization Of American women for
the purpose Of assisting and encourag.
Ing the women Of China In making the
best use Of their newly acquired right
to the ballot. She Is the secretary OF
the Woman's Auxiliary Of the Chinese
American League Of Justice at Los
Angeles, Cal, and a member of the
Chinese Protective association and OF
the Chinese Women's Reform club.
without the assistance of their
Caucasian sisters the Chinese women
may never reap the full benefit of the
franchise" Miss Chung declared when
talking about the proposed organiza
ton. when the new republic OF
China granted the franchise to women
1t was the most significant step that
could have been taken in the interest
Of progress. Only a Chinese woman
can fully understand what is meant by
giving Chinese girls an equal chance
with the boys. 1t heralds the dawn Of
a golden epoch, more than even the
men Of China realize. More and bet
ter missionary work can be done for
China by instructing and encouraging
the women In the use Of the ballot
than In any other way"
Gilpin observer., 1912-12-05
American "Aristocracy.D

II gilt were only gold, or sugar
candy common sense, what a fine
Thing our society would be! If to
hvish money upon objects de vertu,
10 wear the most costly dresses and
always to have them cut in the height
of fashion; to build houses 80 feet
broad as If they were palaces; to fur
nish them with all the luxurious de-
vices OF Persian genius; to give su-
perb banquets at which your guests
laugh and which make you miserable;
TO drive fine carriage and ape Eu-
Iopean liveries and crests and coats
or arms; to resent the friendly ad-
vances OF your bakers wife and the
lady of your butcher (you being your
self a cobbler's daughter; to talk
much Of the "old families" and of your
lristocratic foreign friends; to despise
labor; to prate of good society,"" to
'sravesty and parody, in every con.
-seivable way. a society which we
know only in books and by the super
.ncial observation Of foreign travel.
which arises out of a social organiza.
sion entirely unknown to US, and
which is opposed to our fundamental
and essential principles; II all these
we're fine. what prodigiously fine So
eiety would ours be!-George William
Curtis.
Gilpin observer., 1912-12-05
PLAN SIBERIAN SEA ROUTES
Russian Authorities Seek to Establish
Communication From lts
Pacific Ports.

Contrary to previous reports, 1t now
appears that the plans Of the English
captain, Webster, to establish regular
steamship communication between Eu-
ropean ports and northwestern Siberia,
by way of the Arctic ocean and Kara
sea have been disapproved by the Rus
sian government, obviously for the rea-
son that this bold undertaking, which
appeared to be entirely feasible, would
have diverted considerable traffic from
the Trans-Siberian railway. On the
other hand, the Russian authorities are
furthering in every way the establish
ment Of communication by sea between
Pacific ports and northwestern Siberia
via Bering strait, says writer In the
Scientific American. A surveying party.
under Captain Grunfeld, has proceed
ed from Yakutsk to Nishni Kolymsk.
at the mouth of the Koyma river, to
make a thorough investigation Of that
port. and the geologist, ]. P. Tolmat-
schew, will study the conditions OF
navigation between the mouths of the
Kolyma and the Lena, including an
examination of the Lena delta, with
view to establishing sea route to the
latter region. The icebreakers
Taimyr and Waigatsch were to leave
vladivostok in May for q surveying
expedition along the coast Of Kam-
tchatka, after which they will proceed
via Boring strait to the arctic coast
Of Siberia for a cruise at least as far
west as the Lena. II ice conditions
crov> fav0rahIo <hn~A vopaela will at.
tempt to pass Cape Chelyuskin and
accomplish the northeast passage to
he European port Of Archangel.
Gilpin observer., 1912-12-05
Exp.rlm.ntIna with p...h.

There are few men. perhaps. who
have not . hundred times In the
course Of life, felt curiosity to
know what their sensations would be
II they were compelled to lay life
down. Tho very impossibility. in or.
dinary cases. Of obtaining any ap.
proach to this knowledge, is an inces-
SAINT spur pressing on the fancy in
its endeavors to arrive at 1t. Thus
poets and painters have ever made
the estate Of man condemned to die
one OF their themes Of comment or
description. Footboys and 'prentices
hang themselves every other day. con.
clusively-missing their arrangement
for slipping the knot half way-out Of
a seeming instinct to try the secrets
Of that fate. which-less in Jest than
earnest-they feel an inward moni.
tion may become their own. And
thousands Of men. in early life, are
uneasy until they have mounted q
breach or fought Q duel merely be
cause they wish - know, experiment.
ally. that their Degves are capable of
carrying them through that peculiar
ordeal.-From "Le Revenant."
Gilpin observer., 1912-12-05
And Meat So Dear.

At I o'clock he stood in front OF q
bulletin board and read the fragmen
tary news from the convention. Under
his arm he carried bundle. "It'i
liver for dinner tonight" he explained
Il ought to be getting homo with II
before 1t spoils in this heat" His cal
came along Just then, but q new bulle
tin went up, 30 he stayed.
At I o'clock he was seen watching
for his car with one eye. and reading
new bulletin with the other. The bun
die under his arm looked moist and
worn. II really must take the next
car" he declared. The folks n
Kearny expected me homo At noon
I'll tust wait till get the result Of this
ballot and then III break away"
At Z O'Clock he turned from the
board with . sigh Of disappointment
II hoped the nomination was coming
that time. sure" said he. Still watch
ing the bulletins. As started for his
car.
On the way 70 the corner Ae tossed
his bundle into . wastspapsr oan4-
Newark Nswa
Gilpin observer., 1912-12-05
Drunken Monkeys.

! According to q recent letter from
the Congo region on the west coast of
Africa, the monkeys there are inor-
dinately fond Of kind OF beer made
by the natives. who use the beverage
10 capture their poor relations.
Having placed quantities OF the beer
where the monkeys can get II, the ma
lives wait until their victims are in
various degrees of inebrlation, and
when they then mingle with them the
poor creatures are too much fuddled
10 recognize the difference between
negro and ape.
When negro takes the hand OF one
Of them to lead him of, some other
fond creature clings to the hand of
the latter one, and another one to his
hand; thus a single negro may some-
times be seen carrying Off Il string of
staggering monkeys.
When secured the beer Is admin
lstered in decreasing quantities. SO
that they may only gradually awaken
10 the sad results OF their spree.
Gilpin observer., 1912-12-05
SCENE IN THE NEAR FUTURE
He Dsasts hs VIII, hls Mastery
q ths Air.

T1s cid village postmastsr lfmped
uut Of his once and slbovsd his way
through the crowd of saping rustics.
sauintsd ct tie Asavsns through .
1sesfoot tsiSscops.
"Anythin' In slSht, Unols Johar In
quirsd the village Intersection mark.
The postmaster did net reply. He
caught sight Of . moving spsek low
lown In the SKY. fAs spsck AROSE. IL
gaiAsd In bulk. It eans nearer. The
postnastsr closed hts u tslsseop&
-Hsrs she u. bossi" shouted the
Village out-un.
The areoplans svsvsA down The
letters, ~. O. NJ" were plainly Wis
lble.
"Lookoutbelowthsrsi called . faint
voice, and down came . isathera mail
bag. It struck the village smarty
squarely ON the head and knocked
him into the horse trough.
Tho old postmaster shook his tele-
scope at the aerial carriers.
you're three minutes late. boys"
he yelled.
But the big bird was soaring away
across the valley.
Gilpin observer., 1912-12-05
How the Picture Animals Talk.


A Partisan novelty is picture
book Of animals, and each animal ut
ters its own characteristic cry. The
pictures represent the most familiar
domestic animals, and each animal
speaks its own language. To cause
It to break silence nothing is neces
sary but to pull little string at the
edge Of the book.
In the books are to be seen .
rooster, a cow, lamb, little birds IN
their nest, a donkey. a cuckoo. a goat
On the last page are children who are
welcoming their parents. By pulling
the string at the right page the cry
Of any particular creature Is elected.
The listener hears the donkey heehaw
and the rooster crow. The Growing IL
well initiated. The string Is pulled
again and the lamb bleats, the birds
twitter. the cuckoo sings. the COW
moos, or the little children call out
papa" and mamma"
These interesting results are OBJ
tanned simply by the aid Of small bel.
lows placed In . box hidden in the
book. When tho string IL pulled the
air enters the corresponding bellows
and is thence expelled by q spring.
The air makes it, exit through q sps
cial tube appropriate for each cry,
and At the same time tho bellows
meets with obstacles placed on .
wire.
Gilpin observer., 1912-12-05
9adly plslllualoned.

A certain young man of tender heart
has lost his faith in mankind. Some
years ago he did favor for . friend,
who. to show his appreciation. present
Cd him with q pips Of meerschaum
persuasion. wonderfully and marvel
ously wrought and bearing date Of q
hundred years before. The young man
treasured this pipe. which was to him
Q masterpiece. And whenever the blue
smoke curled upward from its bowl
his heart swelled with the thought
Of the generosity and goodness Of the
human race, for he had been told
when the pipe was handed to him that
pawnbroker would advance three
dollars on It thus proving It to be
worth at least . ten1pot. Doing "a
vors, he thought, surely furnished REQ
ompsnss. And then one day be broke
the stem. He took II to . tobacco
mist with whom he was we'll acquaint-
Cd and asxed to have It mended. "It's
such treasure" he explained. "Notice
the work on II and the date" Tho To-
bacconist smiled. my boy" he re-
marked. ''thsy turn these out BY the
barrel and sell them for ten cents"
Gilpin observer., 1912-12-05
NEED OF CARPETS FOR ROADS
English Expert Recommends Use Of
an "ElastIo Skin" on tho
Highways.

A lecture was recently delivered by
member Of the board before the
Royal Institute Of London on 1.-THE
Road-Past, Present and Future" ac-
cording to Consular and Trade Re-
ports. The lecturer said the problem
was to find the best mode by which a
road should be constructed so that its
surface would not be broken by traf-
fic, 80 that the transit might be easier
for both passengers and goods, a road
which would form neither puddle
holes nor exude mud from vehicles
and create no dust when the weather
was dry.
One thing was universally recog-
nized, that the road Of the future
should be truly bound road In which,
whatever kind Of stone was used, the
stone should be held together so that
1t would form q crust. The lecturer
pet or an elastic skin should be adopt
ed as the covering.
The carpet, he thought, should be
made OF bituminous material mixed
with sand and placed on the roads in
various thicknesses, according to the
nature of the trafic. 1t should 60 on
in liquid form, solidifying quickly, but
always remaining resilient and COM
pressible. and SO migrating with the
crust Of the surface below.
The advantage Of such a carpet, It
was said. would be to permanently
protect the crust, and. Just as carpet
on the floor softens the step. SO would
this carpet for the roads silence the
noise and reduce the shock Of rolling
vehicles. II was admitted that the or
iginal cost Of q road SO laid would be
moro than that Of a mud bound road.
but spreading the cost over series
Of years it would probably not be 90
great, since the crust Of the road IT.
self would not have to be renewed.
Gilpin observer., 1912-12-05
THOUGHT TOO MUCH OF SHOW
FlnIcky Action of Wife Of English
Fireman Duplicated in Our Own
Country.

Before a justice, In a small English
town Of the south coast. there ap-
peared, not long ago, wife who ac-
cused her husband of assault and bat.
terry. The man admitted that he had
seized her and thrown her down, per-
haps roughly, yet not without making
sure she would fall upon soft place.
But he had done SO, he declared, in de-
fense Of his person and his honor. He
was a fireman, and she had tried to
keep him from going properly appar-
eled and equipped to a fire.
The fire company of his village, he
explained, was composed chiefly of vol.
unteers, whose uniforms were kept in
their homes and kept in repair by
their wives, a task that no wife per.
formed more faithfully than his own;
In fact, she was too careful of it.
When a night alarm was given for a
FIRE in the quarter between the glue
factory and the wharves, and he
jumped up to dress, she had positively
refused to allow him to put it on, de-
claring that smoke and cinders were
bad enough, but when 1t came to salt
and glue and fish-scales as well, 1t was
beyond all reason; his Oldest trousers
and a pea jacket were plenty good
enough. He had demonstrated and
she had vituperated.
But I didn't lay a finger on her.
your honor not till she 'eaved a kittle
at me ed when grabbed for me
boots" he protested, "and then It
come to me twas no less than r. pub
lie juty to chuck 'er on 'er bed where
she couldn't hinterfere; and what ]
sees to be my juty, ups and does. So
I chucked 'er."
Were ducking still the accepted pun.
lshment FOR vixenish wives, she might
have been awarded poetic Justice at
the nozzle Of hose. As It was, the
case ended, amid general laughter, in
the discharge Of the aggrieved hus.
band. and a reprimand to the too
careful wife.
In our own country, and in q com.
munity by no means rustic. . little in.
cident but few days ago proved that
It is not only the better halves of fire-
men who can be too finicky. The flre-
wagon. responding to . still alarm for
\ chimney fire, was met by the son of
the house. who eagerly snatched an
sxtinguisher, while the fremen were
unreeling the hose. But the eagle eye
Of the chief was upon him.
Here, here!" he cried. authorita.
lively. Don't NEEDLE with that extin.
guisher, young man. Why. it's only
lust been polished!"-Youth's Compan-
lon,
Gilpin observer., 1912-12-05
PENGUIN Oil INDUSTRY
BIRDS ARE CAPTURED AND BRED
FOR PROFIT.
Maequarie Island, Between Tasmania
and the Antarctic Continent, 10
the Center of Promising
Commercial Enterprise.

What is probably the most southerly
Industry of the world is being carried
on at Macquarie island, about halfway
between Tasmania and the Antarctic
continent, in capture Of penguins for
their oil. Macquarie island belongs
to the state of Tasmania, and has an
area of about 5000 acres being about
twenty-five miles long and five miles
wide. The island Is leased by the
Tasmania government to Joseph
Hatch, who has established penguin
oil industry there. Recently meeting
Mr.. Hatch, l obtained the following
particulars from him:
There are probably SO,0OO,OOO pen-
gums on the island, SO that the stock
TO be drawn from seems almost limit
less. There are also large number
Of sea elephants about the shores of
this island. The oil is obtained from
the penguins by boiling the carcasses
In digesters capable OF dealing with
300 birds at time. The tops of the
digesters are fastened down and steam
applied until about twenty-five pounds
pressure is ATTAINED. The steam is
then turned of and water pumped into
the bottoms Of the digesters, this
causing the oil to rise, when 1t is
takken off the top by a tap.
The oil is placed in barrels and sold
to binder twine makers in Australia
and New Zealand. There Is a good
market for all the oil that is produced
here, but the industry has met with
several severe losses through wreck
Of ships attempting to visit the island
There is no harbor about the island,
30 that vessels have to lie about half
q mile of the rocky coast, and all
material has to be conveyed to and
from the shore on RATS formed of
casks. Owing to the roughness of
the open roadstead, 1t is impossible to
obtain insurance for vessels trading
there.
Macquarie island is about 750 miles
southeast of Hobart. The island is
barren, being covered only with tus.
socky grass. Whaling ships visiting
there introduced rabbits and Maori
hens, which are now qui.e prolific.
The Mawson Antarctic expedition
from Australia has established wire
less station there, and daily messages
are now being received at Hobart. 1t
was the intention of this expedition to
use Macquarie island as means of
sending messages all tka way from
their base at Adele land to Hobart,
but unfortunately the wi eless station
established at Adele l,.1d has been
enable to communicate with Mac
Guarie island, owing, it is supposed,
10 being too near the magnetic dis
furbances caused by the proximity
of the south magnetic pole. The
station at Macquarie island, however,
has already proved of considerable
value to shipping in Australian waters
by giving warning Of storms coming
rp from the south.-Consul Henry d.
Baker, Hobart, Tasmania.
Gilpin observer., 1912-12-05
psvv.rs the p,s.a rls~sn

Scientists setting out to solve the
mystery Of the mammoth statues oi
Easter island have been cautioned
more or less humorously-to steel
clear Of El BanosT. another island Of
the Pacific. One Of the early English
explorers. Hugh Arkwrisht. who sailed
the Pacific in 1881. warns travelers
against visiting Fl Banosr-ths home
Of the death flower. This flower. he
says. 10 30 large that man can stant
upright inside one Of its blossoms
But II he does % he will surely fan
asleep. lulled by the strange frag
rance It distiils. Then the flower foldi
its petals and sunocates him. "Ant
20 he passes into death through splsn
did dreams and gives his body TO the
death flower for food"
Gilpin observer., 1912-12-05
MoDEsTY IS A MALE VIRTUE
With Women It Is no More Than an
Artificial Protective Device,
Says Writer.

And In this same connection 1t Is
time that we revised our ideas of
feminine modesty. What a lot we
have written about it and how much
we have enthused over it! Some of
us have even tried to find in it an in
spiration, and women have listened to
our praises and our esctasies for all
these years and never once have they
divulged the secret that they had not
the slightest idea what We were talk.
Ing about. They have known that we
were crediting them with some virtue
that they did not possess, but the only
way in which they could learn of that
virtue was by an observation of our.
selves.
For modesty is a male, not a female,
virtue, and If men do not get the
credit due to them 1t Is only because
they have lost the power to blush.
What is called feminine modesty is
no more than an artificial protective
device, something that is assumed for
purpose, like revolver. 1t has no
basis in consciousness. But male
modesty has basis in consciousness
and is unassumed. No power on earth
could persuade a man to enter draw
Ing room stripped to the sixtieth de-
gree of latitude. He would be quite
shy about 1t If only men were present.
but women will do this in the pres
ence Of both sexes, and many Of them
would go lower still but for the con-
ventions.
Now a woman who had to walk
down the street in decollete dress
would probably blush. She would say
that her modesty was offended, but
actually 1t is her sense OF the appro-
priate that would be offended, for she
has not the least objection to bath
ing in public-that is to say, playing
about on the sands-in q costume far
more explosive than the decollete
gown. In short, a woman's sense of
modesty is one-half protective pose
and one-half a sense Of the appropri-
ate. II you want a natural and un-
spoiled modesty you have to go to
men for 1.-THE Argonaut
Gilpin observer., 1912-12-05
FLED BEFORE FLAMES
RUSSIAN PEASANTS SUFFERERS
FROM PRAIRIE FIRES.
Huge Areas Devastated and Human
Lives, as We'll as Live Stock,
Sacriflced-Whole Settle.
ments Wiped Out.

Midsummer in Russia has been ush
cred in by a great epidemic of fires
on the steppes.
The intense dryness of the season
has spread the fires over a huge area,
One of the most dreadful fires that
the Russian steppes have ever seen
ragged few days ago in the Province
Of Turgai, on the other side of the
Ural mountains, and to the northeast
Of the Caspian. On these steppes vast
seas of grass stretch to the horizon,
raised only by shrubs. of the wild
cherry and dwarf almond on the hill
sides or by clumps of wormwood when
the soil is clayey. Herds of cattle
and horses Craze on the plains.
1t was early in the morning when
mighty clouds Of smoke suddenly rose
up from the steppe. a sure sign to the
Inhabitants that fre was in progress.
So appalling was the speed with
which the fire rolled over the dry and
yellow grass that the peasants had
quickly to concert measures for saw.
Ing just their own lives from destruc.
ton. Feverish activity prevailed in
all the villages until the tongues Of
flame which came on nearer and near.
er with uncanny swiftness appeared
on the horizon.
Swept forward by the rushing wind,
sparks from the confagration kindled
In advance another fire. which in a
short time enveloped 10000 acres Of
grazing ground. Swifter and swifter
before the wind dashed on the wall OF
hery waves. Enormous pillars OF
flame shot up into the air. Tho sue
ton was 10 strong that slabs Of turf
and burning branches were hurled up
Into the air and thrown far away.
Men and cattle were hard put to II
to save themselves. Their least dan.
ger was Of being scorched by the fiery
breath which swept on ahead Of the
furnace. Women and children who
sank helpless to the ground were
dragged along by the other villagers.
for only hasty flight was now Of any
avail. But even this would not have
saved them had not = lake lain in
their path. into which they all rushed,
wading in as far ~ they could with
out drowning.
Imagine. then, hundreds Of persons
standing in the waters up to their
shoulders. while all round them
masses Of flame ran along tho banks
and sent out Pickering tongues over
the water in their direction, baffied In
their thirst for victims.
Some Of the Inhabitants Of the vii.
lagos on the steppes directly they saw
the fire advancing set to work to burn
large areas, and on these oases they
collected all their cattle and household
goods. At last a heavy shower came
and extinguished the prairie fire
Many perished in the flames or were
stihed by the smoke, five in one vii.
lage, three in another, and SO on. Be
sides this there was great destruction
of livestock. large and small.-Ham
burger Nachrichten.
Gilpin observer., 1912-12-05
his HOME ON FLOATING FARM
Institution Common on the Rivers Of
China Has Been Copied BY an
American.

Jens soeby's floating farm" - one
Of the famous sights on the Columbia
river, writes contributor to the Wide
World Magazine. All the buildings
are supported by three RATS made Of
huge pine logs. Soeby. . veteran Of
the Spanish-American war. got the
idea OF floating houseboat when trav.
cling in China and Japan, and when
he returned homo after the war b
built three RATS on the Cumberland
river, and on these he erected . house
and warehouse to keep nests and
boats, chicken pens. and 80 on; he also
made garden in which he raised
enough vegetables for the use Of his
family. Soeby's farm and Inn, float
ing serenely ON the waters, soon be-
came a favorite headquarters for fsh-
ing parties. Here they were housed
and fed. and at night Soeby would play
his old violin for their entertainment.
He also gave music lessons. The
farm was moored in front OF the
property of G. E. de Long, who
al. When Soeby did not pay his rent
for two years De Long secured judg-
ment and q writ of ejectment from
the Judge of the superior court. but
when the sheriff attempted to en-
force the order the water was too low
to move the RATS. Recently, after
a freshet, the water rose. and George
Johnson, deputy sheriff. was sent to
remove Soeby's property. He hired
river steamer and crew of half a dozen
men. pulled up the anchors of the RATS.
and towed this unique floating habita-
tion half a mile down tho stream.
whore 1t was anchored. and whore
Jens and his wife still live.