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The Arvada enterprise., 1913-12-18
Griffith Items.

Robert Card from Bermuda,
visited John Gibson on Monday.
The Griffith card club has in
crsased its membership by two
since their last meeting.
= The stork brought a girl to
Mr.. and Mrs. Musser and a boy
to Mr.. and Mrs. Compton.
A wagon belonging to H. J.
Juchem of Arvada is marooned
here. We have no knowledge
of the horse.
We have seen several tub
races as men were hurrying
through the less travelled streets
to the wet wash wagon.
The schools of Dry Creek and
Semper were presented with
silk class room flags by Annie
S. Mills, patriotic instructor from
the w. R. G. department of
Colorado and Wyoming, on Dec.
The Arvada enterprise., 1913-12-18

3rd. Each school had fine pat
riotic exercises. &.
The Griffith card club met with
Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. Naff Saturday
evening, Dec. 18th. Mr.. Comp
ton won the gents first prize,
and Mrs. Chas. Davis the ladies.
Miss Jessie Griffith did not
reach her home in over a week
during the recent storm. The
father having no fatted calf to
kill on her return, killed chick
ems instead.
DR.. and Mrs. Cochran from
Portland, Oregon, reported en-
joying lively trip to a country
of green trees and some flowers.
We want to congratulate them
on their few days of sunshine,
and report all sunshine here
every day since storm.
christmas Messages" will be
the subject of the discourse at
The Arvada enterprise., 1913-12-18

the Presbyterian church on Sun
day morning at II o'clock. Spec
ial music for the occasion. Sun
day school at 10 o'clock. Meet
ing of Christian Endeavor at 6:45
p. M, at residence of J. Graham
Orr.
The Christian Spirit will be
the sermon topic at each service
at the M. E. church, Sunday,
Dec. 21st.
Sunday school 10 a. m. Ep-
worth League $50. Good sing
ing at each service.
The Sunday school program
and treat for the children Tues
day evening.
The Arvada enterprise., 1913-12-18
Strayed--- Reward

One brown pony mare weight
about $50 pounds. Face and
hind feet are white. Branded
S c on left hip. Notify Frank
West.
ArYada Colo.
The Arvada enterprise., 1913-12-18
Our Business
Your Business

have 'Foreword
business and
When our,
the
the Rocky Mountain 1S9 666 telephones
wtchbod
ments(the s with which make servce) $32 7 355
which
properties these tos') s29 693, have
physical
and we stock issued
service based actual
put
IN smaller
In other words the benefit service three million dollars
for which nothing
The telephone service the the Gnmen
and other employees in salaries and
supplies material dividends
and other necessities
to plant
swichbords, exchanges Long Distance Lines
The for these things from the people who their
n business
We them for the Of their
You'll admit that this only fair their
in
We realize that a accountant
We don't believe would read lot of figures printed them
We have though
ion Of the Interstate Commerce Commission
They are ready for inspection time
Well hemand
Each of advertisements will
to but enough the truth of statements
he Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Co.
The sea coast echo., 1913-11-29
eREENBAcKs IN FLIGHT.

At the height of the July storm a
man in the bureau of engraving and
printing dropped 500 5000 bills on his
desk and tugged at a window to close
it. He succeeded all right, but the
aforesaid 500 bills went sailing across
the room and through another win
dow.
The greenbacks could be seen aero
planning in all directions. As soon as
the fury of the storm spent itself a
searching party was instituted to re-
cover as many of the bills as possi-
ble
Most of them were : found, some
near the Potomac river. The rest were
given up as lost, but spread OF the
tale that $1,000 had been strewn along
the mall and river front soon brought
crowds of messenger boys and not a
few tramps searching for the golden
harvest Many more were recovered
in this manner, but failed to reach
the bureau again.
When the messengers and tramps
tried to spend their wealth they found
that the bills were worthless. They
did not bear TIP signature of the
treasurer of the united States and
the register of the treasury. The Sc
rial numbers were also lacking.
The sea coast echo., 1913-11-29
SAVED HIS BACON.

A very funny thing happened In
the United States senate the other
day. The vice-president was not able
to be present, and knowing this, had
informed Senator Clark of Arkansas
that he had appointed him president
pro tenn. of the senate. and that he
would have to preside. Senator Clark
forgot all about this, and, needing q
shave, went into the barber shop to
get 1t. His face was well lathered and
one side shaven when the Arkansas
senator happened to remember his
commission to preside. The clock be-
gan to strike the noon hour just as
he thought about it. With a bound
he was out Of the barber's chair and
had rubbed the lather off his face with
the towel that was about his neck. He
rushed up the stairs switout waiting
for the elevator, and got in just in
time to whack the little ivory cube
and call the senate to order at the
last stroke of L. which one might
call "a close shave" In all probable
fly, the glass medallion roof Of the
United States senate chamber would
have fallen in if the Il strokes had
echoed through that cavern Of brains
and the ivory cube had not battered
the call to order. Such thing never
has happened, SO, of course, there lis
no precedent by which one might go
into the matter, but Senator Clark
saved his bacon just the same.
The sea coast echo., 1913-11-29
U. S. LEADS THE WORLD.

There are now according to inter
state commerce commission experts,
over $4,000 miles of railway on the
globe, of which 1000 miles are op-
Grated by private companies and the
rest by states or nations.
The mileage, by leading countries,
is: United States, 241,000; Germany,
$4,000; Russia. in Europe, $4,000; Brit
ish India, $4,000; France, 100000; Aus
tria-Hungary, $4,000; Great Britain,
$4,000; Canada, $4,000; Mexico, $4,000:
Brazil. $4,000.
The total by continents is: North
and South America, $4,000; Europe,
207,000; Asia, $4,000; Africa. $4,000;
Australasia, 10000. OF the European
total 100000 miles are state-owned. In
athe Americas 10000 miles are state
owned, of which 1,700 are in Canada,
the balance in South America. In Asia
the state-owned roads total $4,000
miles; in Africa, 10000 miles; in Aus
tralasia, $4,000 miles.
In France in less than so years the
concessions to the companies will ex-
pire and the great railway systems
will become state property. The Mex
lean government is said to hold a
controlling interest in the 5000 miles
Of the National railways of Mexico.
The sea coast echo., 1913-11-29

meet large bills which will become
due in one months time. Under these
circumstances SO men out of every
100 paralyze themselves by worry.
But what earthly good does the worry
accomplish. Without the worry, by
letting go all thought of the future
and living in the present, ten times
more work could be accomplished in
the same length of time. You could
get a clear view of the situation and
work intelligently and with an econ
omy of force If you would quit worry
ing. The undeveloped, unframed mind
finds 1t very hard to give up the habit
Of worrying under adverse conditions.
Time and practice will accomplish it,
however. Let go thousand times a
day OF everything that has a tendency
to worry you. Your worrying cannot
possibly do any good, and it does ac
complish much harm. Nautilus.
The sea coast echo., 1913-11-29
WILL PREcANcEL STAMPS.

Precanceled stamps are to be sold
to the public, an order to this effect
having been signed by Postmaster
General Burleson BY the operation
of this order it is expected that a
saving of approximately 100000 per
year can be effected in the operating
expense Of the post Office depart
ment
Precanceled stamps are those which
bear the name Of the post office at
which matter bearing them is mailed.
The name appears between two heavy
black lines The canceling is done
by means OF special machine, and
by the use of such stamps 1t becomes
unnecessary to pass each piece of
mail through the canceling machines.
To cancel the number of stamps
now used each year In this manner,
1t Is stated will cost about $4,000,
while Ii the stamps are not Acanceled
until placed on the matter to be mail
ed the cost would approximate
$250,0
The sea coast echo., 1913-11-29
Farmers Educational
m and Coz Operative
III Union of America

Most unconfirmed rumors are start
ed by confirmed liars
crouch and bad health nearly al
ways travel together.
The man who talks TO please him
self soon has the audience well
pleased with itself.
Concentration of effort is needed to
help US in putting distinctive charac-
teristics upon our herds.
We are often surprised to find that
trouble rights itself in a short time
If we only stop thinking about it.
Fresh milk unless derated viii not
only retain the animal heat but such
odors as are caused by noxious foods.
Too often hired hands have no re-
gard for their employers interests in
keeping the dairy in sanitary condi-
ton.
The average girf treats a new ac-
uuaintance better than she does an old
friend-so the old friend thinks.-C.
NJ. s.
If you want to drive the birds away,
keep a lot of cats around the place
but remember that the cats do not eat
many insects
II you watch the thistles carefully
and do not let them go to seed for
two or three years, you will rejoice in
their absence
A mans work lives after him. The
man who ends his career on a farm
that he has improved In productivity
and appearance leaves a suitable mon
ument
No use for the politician to let his
whiskers grow, wear old clothes and
leave his auto at home when he goes
out electioneering among the farmers
these times. Whiskerless farmers who
wear good clothes and own autos arc
very much In evidence.
If you want TO raise a good crop of
mice and insects that will damage the
orchard trees, let the weeds and grass
lie thick on the ground Fence cor
ners full of dead weeds make fine hi
bernating places for all kinds of bugs
which will get busy with your crops
next spring.
The sea coast echo., 1913-11-29
Cod. Italian STYLE.

Put medium-sized fish into sauce
pan with a Glove Of garlic, a bay leaf,
one or two sprigs of thyme a small
lump of butter, two or three cloves
and salt and pepper. Dredge In a
little -four and cover the fish with
milk. Boil gently until the fish Is
cooked, then remove and drain. Put
in with the cooking stock a few boil
ed button onions and boil quickly for
ten minutes. Sprinkle some grated
cheese on the bottom of a deep dish
put the cod on it, place the onions
and some fried sippets of bread around
1t and strain the sauce over. Cover
the top with grated cheese and bake
for 15 minutes in brick oven. Serve
on the same dish.
The sea coast echo., 1913-11-29

the Indians living their own
natural way, and it is hard to believe
that they live practically on the ground
day and night unless one sees them in
their homes.
Our party, seated In a four-horse
rig, rode 25 miles the first afternoon,
staying that night at an Indian school
named "Tohatchi" (meaning Scratch
for water"). Here we found nice COM
Portable buildings, and the teachers
of the Indians treated us to the best
they had, and we felt quite at home.
The next day we covered As miles,
stopping at trading post long enough
to eat luncheon. That night we put
up at another Indian school, named
"Toadalena" (meaning running wa
teri. This place is 1000 feet above
sea level, and the scenery is very pret-
ty. The people here gave us good
meals and a nice place in which TO
sleep. The third and last day we made
so miles without any stop, but ate our
luncheons as we rode along. AS we
travelled we were fortunate enough to
miss the awful sandstorms SO common
at this season. The sun shone about
IL hours each day, and we were trav-
cling early enough In the spring to
miss the heat
Very Little Clothing.
The Navajos live in hogans and te-
pees, built low and small, with no
floors and very little ventilation. They
usually have a rough door, or hole In
the top. One of these small houses
seldom has more than one room.
which accommodates a family of al
most any size These Indians sleep
on sheepskins, and cover themselves
with the blankets they make. Very
little clothing is worn by them, and
very seldom hat Most of the men
have kerchiefs around their heads, to
keep the long hair out of their faces,
and the women usually have blankets
over their shoulders, and their hair is
tied in a knot back of their heads.
The jewelry worn by the Indians
consists principally of silver rings and
bracelets, made by them, set with tur-
quoise, and worn chiefly by the wom-
en-.
Anyone travelling In the desert would
never think it SO thickly populated,
but If an Indian should be shot, there
would be several hundred at the scene
of the shooting in less than half day,
as they have rejecting mirrors to use
in signaling their distress calls.
The Navajo rugs are noted for their
beauty and durability; but one would
be surprised to see how some Of them
are made. They have frame set up
in the outside of their hogans, and
here they sit in the sun, taking days
and sometimes weeks, In making a
single rug. The average price they re-
ceive for their rugs is about SIS each.
The genuine Navajo rug is made from
their own sleeps WOOL
Dislike Paper Money.
On an average of one every twenty
The sea coast echo., 1913-11-29

The precanceled stamps are to Be
valued for postage for any point only
when matter bearing them is mailed
at the office OF precancellation; that
is, stamps precanceled at Washington
win not be good on any matter mailed
outside the delivery limits of Wash
ington.
Formerly the use Of such stamps
was not permitted unless at least 1000
were sold at one time. to be used on
pieces of mail identical in size and
class Postmaster General Burleson's
order removes these restrictions, and
is considered another great step for
ward toward making the postal serv~
Ice thoroughly efficient
The sea coast echo., 1913-11-29
GAMBLE IN COTTON FUTURES
There Is Always Present Element of
Chance in Whole Problem of Life
Bad Comparison.

Some days ago there appeared in
the newspapers a very shrewdly
worded item, under a New York date
line, an argument against taxing cot
ton future gambling" said former
cotton man to a Birmingham Age
Herald reporter, "ande the logic was
clever, but the basic point of reason
ing was false and misleading.
The argument for cotton future
gambling was that the farmer in plant
ing is gambling on the weather, soil
and his own labors. Well, if that isn't
stretching the blanket what is. If we
take the whole problem of life and
mans endeavors we shall find that
there is always present the element Of
chance, although the fatalists do not
concede this in the concrete.
In matrimony there is a chance of
mismating; in insurance there is the
gamble with the company that you will
live; in real estate ventures there is
the chance taken, often Of rapid ad-
vances, in a speculative sense. In mer-
chandizing there is the reasonable risk
taken. In buying styles of raiment and
selling them before the caprice of the
ladies rush to some new fad or fancy.
All these things involve Judgment
and knowledge, and mathematics of
economic or scientific bearing Not SO
as to cotton future gambling for 1t
has become distinctly a manipulating
sharp practice game. Even stock gamb-
ling Is more to be respected, for there
is something transferred in the sales
and behind each share are values
based upon real property or intangible
assets
In the morning news service we
read: The market opened 26 points
up on August and six to seven points
up In the new months. For a time
the squeeze in August attracted some
attention, but there was not enough
trading in that position to make it a
leading factor in the days business.
The new crop went ten to eleven
points up $50 cents per bale) but after
ward lost all the advance on profit
taking by shorts
Mote the words squeeze and shorts
which means that there was some
feint made of calling for real cotton
on August contacts, when there Is, as
yet, but little of the new crop in sight,
and settling day is at hand. OF course,
nobody wanted real cotton. or expect
ed to have to deliver it. but the max
ing of market was duly accomplished
and the little gamblers lost their mar
gins-probably both ways-as 26
points will wipe the board of the 81
per bale margin.
by comparison craps shooting Is a
clean game with cotton crop gamb-
ling.
Eyes, the farmer does gamble. but
ne puts his labor and his capital into
partnership with nature; the cotton fu-
ture speculator puts his into game
where the partner tolls not. neither
does he spin cotton: but he wears fine
linen, drinks fine wines and has q
wash day six days in the week-that
is. makes wash sales to fiim-f1am the
little gamblers all over these United
States on the bet of what the board
will be Marked
The sea coast echo., 1913-11-29

| five miles along the roads on the Nav
ajo Indian reservation, white men
have stores, or trading posts. Here
the Indians bring their rugs, wool and
SO forth, and trade for the necessities
of life. The trader ships to the differ
ent parts of the United States the
things he buys from the Indians. II.
in the course of business, the Nava-
jos get any paper money, they have it
changed into coin before buying any
thing. as they do not understand the
value Of currency.
When a Navajo becomes sick, the
, medicine man, or woman, of the tribe
is sent for to drive away the "evil
spirit" For this service CD the man
or the woman is given ten sheep or
goats. If the Navajos think one of
their people is going to die, he or she
! is carried hundred yards or more
! from the hogan, for the reason that
when one dies in hogan the hogan is
burned, as none of the tribe will live
in it afterward
The Indian school at Shiprock, In
San Juan county, New Mexico, is one
is only ten years old. There are
about 100 students in attendance, in
ages ranging from six to twenty years.
Most Of the children are bright, and
want to learn, but their capacity for
learning does not go far beyond the
sixth grade The Navajo children's
singing and reciting would do credit to
that heard In most white schools, and
they can answer more Bible questions
and repeat more Scripture than the
average grown white person. These
little Indians are taught to do all
kinds of work, such as sewing, tailor
ing, kitchen and dining room work.
carpentering, farming. and, in fact.
everything that an American should
know. Many of the girls take posi-
tions with white families, and prove
themselves very capable in doing their
work properly.
Uncle Sam has spent several thou
sand dollars in constructing comfort
able buildings and In beautifying the
grounds in thfs part of the Navajo
country. These Indians have fine
greenhouse, Ice plant, laundry, acety-
lene light plant, hospital, and every
other up-to-date convenience. The
school grounds contain about 800
acres and are quite level. The San
Juan river runs near by, and supplies
ample water for irrigating. This land
produces large crops Of alfalfa, grains,
fruits, melons, and other agricultural
products. The school has for its use
and study fine cows, horses. sheep,
hogs, and, in fact, everything of the
best that one could wish for, and
naturally the Indians appreciate all
that Uncle Sam is doing for them.
Every fall, to encourage the Indians
in their work, big fair is held at Ship
rock, and the Navajos take much pride
in bringing In for exhibition the best
of everything. This is a time of great
rejoicing among the natives, and many
white people come from ear and near
to see the wonderful things made by
the Indians.
The sea coast echo., 1913-11-29
WANTS JoB.As DlAfIcEFF.

What is a diaticeff? A man down
in Rockmart. Ga, says he wants a
Job as one of them in the government
service. The post office department
received this letter from him:
Postmaster General-Der Sir, I
want a job. with you all Say / want
a job of diaticeff. You writ soon to
me. l sure wont me job with you
ALL My age is 271z years old. Your
kind friend"
The name of the postmaster gen.
erals kind friend is suppressed. One
guess at the department is that "dia-
ticeff'' is Rockmart for detective.
The sea coast echo., 1913-11-29
SteWed Reana

One pint of kidney beans Cor any
colored beansl, soak beans over night.
In the morning put in fresh water
with one-fourth teaspoon soda and
boil until skins crack open; then pour
off water and add two quarts boiling
water and one-fourth pound salt
pork. then cook at least four hours.
Just before removing from fire, thick
en- with one heaping tablespoon OF
flour mixed smooth In cold water.
The sea coast echo., 1913-11-29
Pruning Rliahted Trees.

Blight is very common this year in
the apple orchards. The tips of the
twigs appear to be burned and dry
up These twigs should be cut off six
to ten inches below the diseased part
at once, writes LIE Roy Cady, horticul-
turist, Minneapolis university farm
Dip the pruning tools in corrosive sub
water, after each twig is cut or wipe
the tool with cloth wet with the
solution.
The sea coast echo., 1913-11-29
Strips Of Veal Breaded.

Cut lean veal into pieces the size
of large oysters. Make seasoning
of pepper, salt and a little mace, and
rub over each piece. Dip each piece
In beaten egg. then in cracker crumbs
four times instead of twice. Let them
stand and dry well. after dipping them
twice. before dipping them the last
time. Fry carefully in hot butter and
lard. Take up on hot platter and
squeeze little lemon juice over all.
The sea coast echo., 1913-11-29
Eiohtino Stock Lice.

When treating cattle or other domes-
tic animals for lice, bear in mind that
1t is just as necessary to clean up and
disinfect the stables as to treat the
affected animals For lice on cattle,
dust insect powder over the backs
and rumps; or brush the necks and
backs daily, using little kerosene on
a stiff brush-not enough kerosene to
wet the hair or injure the skin.
The sea coast echo., 1913-11-29
Horses for Deep PIowlnq.

Deep plowing is essential to good
farming to increase fertility and mois.
ture for better crops. Heavy draft
horses are the first essential for deep
plowing and big loads. Deep and
shallow pIowing have had long con
tropersy and the deep plowing has won
the victory for better farming Farm
ers who have good draft horse teams
plow too deep. and the. farmers with
light scrub teams must skim along
and put up with light crops until they
can get the heavy draft teams that
can pull big pioW down to the beam
The sea coast echo., 1913-11-29
Futilitv Of Fret and Worry

Much is being said and written
nowadays about the foolishness of
worry. and hope the agitation will
be kept up until everyone is interest
ed In dispelling this arch deceiver
from the human consciousness. Did
you ever think of the utter useless
ness of fretting and worry? We will
suppose that you are in severe finan-
ciaI straits, that you do not know
where you are to get the money to
The sea coast echo., 1913-11-29
A DEcEIvER.

"You say the defendant made ardent
love to your
Yes, your honor"
did you not know that he had q
wife living?"
mo. your honor; he gave me dis
tinctly to understand that she was
not .
He testified that he told you she
was living"
"He led me to believe the exact OPP
posite, your honor"
What were his words, to the best
OF your recollection"
He told me his wife was an angel"
The sea coast echo., 1913-11-29
Simple ORANGE PuddIno.

Cut two oranges into small pieces
and put over them two-thirds cup of
sugar, bring pint of milk to boiling
point and add three even tablespoons
cornstarch wet In little milk and
yolks of two eggs: pour this over the
oranges and when cold frost with
beaten whites of eggs sweetened:
brown In the oven.
The sea coast echo., 1913-11-29
Arguments for Early Plowino

II there is no other reason for
early fall plowing than that of getting
it out Of the way SO that other farm
work can be attended to, would be
sufficient to justify it. Added to this
is the further fact that when the soil
is turned over early all kinds of weeds
are disposed of and kept from matur
ing seed.