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Gilpin observer., 1913-01-23
LET GOOD CHANCE GO BY
Buffers Had Perfect Right to Be Mad,
Considering the Extremely Un-
fortunate circumstances.

Buffers bounced into the club,
jammed his hat down on a table with
a fierce. resounding bang, and flung
himself into an easy chair.
whats wrong today, Buffers?
You look bad"
I'll never forgive myself. l kicked
a man out Of my house last night"
"Humph! I've kicked out many a
one. Young fellow. I suppose?"
mo; past middle age"
well, these old codgers have no
business to be coming round counting
young girls. would have kicked him
out myself"
"Yes, but I have found out since
that this man wasn't counting my
daughter. He was after my mother
in-law."
Gilpin observer., 1913-01-23
TOCUT APPROPRIATIONS
HOUSE MEMBERS TO FIGHT IN.
s. CREASE OF STATE EMPLoYEs.
Driven from One County to
Another.
western Newspaper Union News Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service
Denver.-Intimating that a deter
mined fight will be made on each and
every attempt to Increase appropria-
tions for state departments or to in
crease the number of employees of any
department, members of the House Of
Representatives began a determined
attack upon an amendment to the act
establishing the bureau of labor statis-
tics.
The amendment, which was intro
duced by Representative c. ]. Left
wich of Pueblo, calls for the appoint
ment of an assistant deputy labor COM
missioner to assist in arbitrating and
meditating labor troubles. The in
creased appropriation sought is $1,000
year.
Gates and Old opposed the measure.
and the author of the amendment fin
ally, just before adjournment, asked
further consideration of the matter to
go over.
A bill making it necessary for every
employer of labor to report to the bu-
reau of labor statistics each accident
resulting in injury or death Of an en-
ploye. under penalty of not more than
$4,000 fine, was passed on second read
Ing.
Representative Leftwich's bill for an
additional $1,000 in the state free en-
ployment agency appropriation was
passed on second reading after pro-
longed argument and after it had been
amended and reamended several
times.
A bill introduced by Representative
Old provides for the taxation of all
cattle driven from one county into
pasturage in another county and which
heretofore have escaped taxation by
this method.
Chairman Wright of the judiciary
committee introduced two bills deter
mined upon at conference of the
House and Senate judiciary commit
tees with the executive committee of
the State Bar Association. One pro-
vides that the Supreme Court may al
ter and promulgate rules of procedure
for all courts of record in order to ia
cilitate court trials. The other pro.
vides that no reversal of judgment
shall be made on mere technicalities
unless the rights of party to suit
have been materially affected.
Gilpin observer., 1913-01-23
Legislative Notes.

A bill to recodify the laws Of Colo
RADIO relating to the protection OF
women and children has been intro
duced by Representative Pearl Gates.
The Democratic majority Of the
House of Representatives, Nineteenth
General Assembly. have agreed upon
a program OF caucus meetings to be
held not less than twice a week, for
the purpose of pushing platform
pledges and other important bills
through the House.
Governor Ammons has signed the
short appropriation bill. carrying with
1t appropriations totaling $467,549 to
pay the regular running expenses Of
the state until the regular appropri.
alton bill is passed. as well as sew.
eral items OF expense contracted In
1912. such as $115.0OO for the pub
lication Of initiative and referendum
measures. The short appropriation
bill also carries with 1t $4,000 to be
used in protecting Colorado's water
rights in suits brought by Wyoming
and other states.
Gilpin observer., 1913-01-23
ABOUT HIGH MEAT PRICES.
Government Report Says Livestock
Alone Shows Advance In 1912,

AoHe SHOWS ADVANCE In 1912.
Washington.-The farmer was shar.
ing the profits OF the Increased cost
of living as far as the prices paid for
meats on Dec. 15 last, compared with
those OF year ago, according to fig
ures announced by tho Department Of
Agriculture. At the same time he was
receiving less for his staple crops than
he did a year previous.
Average prices received by produc-
ers on Dec. Is last showed hogs selling
at $6.Ss hundred pounds, an increase
OF $1.17 over the same time In 1911;
beef cattle. at $5.33. was SO cents high.
er; veal calves, at $6.Ss, was 80 cents
higher; sheep. at $4.21, was so cents
higher, and lambs. at $50. was IT
cents higher. Hogs. veal calves and
sheep were lower than In 1910.
Prices paid to farmers for staple
crops on Jan. averaged about 17.2 per
cent. lower than at the same time last
year. 6.6 per cent. lower than in 1911,
17.S per cent. lower than in 1910. SO
per cent. lower than In 1909,' and TT
por cent. lower than In 1908.
Corn at 4s.s cents bushel was IL
cents lower; wheat. At 76.2 cents, was
IL cents lower; oats. at S2.2. was IS
cents lower; barley. ut 4s.s. was 81
cents lower; rye, at cas-, was 10 cents
lower; buckwheat. at Co.'S cents. was
cents lower; flaxsoed, at S1.0s. was
81 cents lower; potatoes. at 500. were
"a cents lower; hay. at $11.s6 a ton.
was SO lower; eggs. at 26.s cents a
dozen' were cents lower; butter. at
2S.4, was 3 cents higher; chickens. at
lo.7 cents pound. were cent higher,
and wool. at 1876. was cents higher.
Gilpin observer., 1913-01-23
Denver oets stoekmen's Meeting.

Phoenix. Ariz.-H. A. Jastro OF Bak-
ersfield, CAL, was reelected president
Of the American National Live Stock
Association at the sixteenth annual
convention. Denver won over El Paso
in the contest for the next convention.
Resolutions were adopted indorsing
the Lever bill, for federal supervision
of the open range: protesting against
the reduction Of the tariff on cattle,
meat products, wool, sheep and hides,
and declaring for a physical valuation
Of railroads as the basis for transpo,.
tation rates.
Gilpin observer., 1913-01-23
United states zinc cos magnetic-sep-

United States Zinc Co.'S magnetic-sep-
aration plant at Pueblo, operating
chiefly on Leadville ores, both treated
increased quantities OF stock ore. The
Western Chemical Co.'s wet-concen-
tration and magnetic-separation plant
at Denver treated an increased ton
mage OF zinc-lead sulphide ore. The
buildings OF the Rho magnetic-separa-
ton plant at Leadville (closed in July.
1910, were purchased late in 1912 by
the Sutton, Steele & Steele Co., for
the treatment Of sulphide and siliceous
ores Of Leadville.
The San Juan region Of Dolores, La
Plata, ouray, San Juan and San Miguel
counties, showed decrease of $1,000
600 in output Of gold, but an increase
Of 100000 ounces Of silver, $500, 900
pounds of lead. and 100000 pounds Of
copper. The yield of zinc was 300. 900
pounds less than in 1911. The decrease
In the yield Of gold was caused chiefly
by the decline in operations Of the
Camp Bird mine, which was to be
closed July, 1917. but which, owing to
the discovery Of some new ore bodies,
is still being operated.
The decrease in gold production
from Ouray county was 100000 in mill
bullion, and 100000 in contents of ore
and concentrates shipped, total of
100000. San Miguel county's gold
output from both bullion and smelling
matericl showed a decrease OF $780,
600 for the year. San Juan county
showed an increase in output Of all
metals, including one Of $175,000 in
gold. ouray county showed an in
crease for silver but decreases for lead
and copper. La Plata county's gold
yield fell off 100000. San Miguel
for silver and lead but small decreases
for copper and zinc. Dolores county
showed notable increases in all the
metals, owing to the reopening OF
mines at Rico.
The yield of gold bullion from Boul-
der county decreased appreciably, as
did the shipments Of ore, there being a
decrease for all the metals except lead
Clear Creek county's output showed a
small decrease for all the metals. In
Gilpin county not only was there an in
crease Of gold bullion produced, but
the contents Of all the metals in Gre
and concentrates showed appreciable
gains.
The Pitkin county (Aspen) yield
showed an appreciable increase in sill
yer output, but decrease in lead.
Several cars of zinc carbonate (ths
first ore of this class from this camp)
and several cars of zinc sulphide con-
centrates were shipped. The shipment
OF ore and concentrates from Creede
showed a decrease for all the metals
except silver which increased about
100000 ounces. A larger tonnage of
ore was shipped from Hinsdale county.
The dredge output of gold in Summit
county increased s150,000; the zinc
yield from Breckenridge equaled that
Of 1911, but smaller shipments Of zinc
concentrates from Kokomo resulted
in a. decreased yield of zinc for the
county. Eagle county's output of zinc
showed very little change. Park coun-
tvs placer output OF gold showed a
small decrease, but there was a con-
siderable increase in the gold contents
| of crude ore shipped, while the con-
| tents Of lead and silver decreased ap-
precaibly. The dredge in CostiIla coun.
ty was not operated.
Gilpin observer., 1913-01-23
NEARLY 100000 DIVORCES.
More Than 10000 Children Deprived Of
Parents by Divorce Past Year.

Parents by Divorce Past Year.
New York.-More than 10000 child.
rem. mostly under the age Of nine
years. wer deprived Of one or both pa
rents by divorce in this country dur.
ingthe past year. according to figures
with which the Rev. Francis N. Moody
stirred members of the New York
State Marriage and Divorce Commis-
sion at its meeting.
"The Pacific coast" he said, "has
been the greatest divorce center Of the
entire world. In the year 1912 alone
there were granted IN the United
States over 100000 divorces. In forty
years 100000 adults were separated
by divorces. and more than 5000, 900
persons affected by these cases.
Gilpin observer., 1913-01-23
COLORADO
DoIN G s
wsstsrn Newspaper Union News Service.
MILEAGE BILLS INTRODUCED.
Proposed Measures Fix Passenger
Fares by Dividing State Into
Divisions.

Divisions.
Denver.-Two bills to establish q
mileage charge for passenger rates
on railroads, a bill for a constitution
al amendment allowing school districts
at their discretion to establish separ-
ate schools for colored children, bill
licensing and placing under bond all
commission merchants handling farm,
dairy. orchard or garden produce,
wares or merchandise, and several
bills to protect the health of children
were introduced In the House of Rep
resentatives.
The bill for the segregation of col
ored children in schools was intro
duced by Representative Warren M.
Persons of Colorado Springs. There
are many people from Texas, Okla
homa and other southern states who
spend good part Of, or even the en-
tire year, at Colorado Springs. Many
prominent men there favor such q
law. Some of the colored people
themselves are urging 1t, as they
claim that their children are discrim-
mated against under present condi-
tons.
Representative Young is author Of
bill which establishes an eastern and
western division of the state for pur-
poses of regulating passenger rates on
trains. An arbitrary line from north
to south running through Fort Collins.
Boulder, Denver, Colorado Springs,
Pueblo and Trinidad is established. In
all territory east of this line the fare
IL to be cents mile; in all terri
tory west Of 1t. or the mountainous
region, the fare is to be cents q
mile.
Representative Sweets bill estab-
fishes the same geographical line and
places the mileage in the eastern zone
at cents per mile. In the mountain
GUS regions the mileage is based upon
the earning capacity of the railroads
per mile. In no place shall the mile
age charge be more than 4 cents,
where the earnings are less than ST.
600 per mile. The minimum charge
for mountain roads will be cents per
mile. For roads which are mixed and
which do not segregate their earnings,
the charge will be 3h cents a mile
where the earnings are under $1,2O0
per mile, and 3 cents per mile where
the earnings are over $1,000 per mile.
Gilpin observer., 1913-01-23
oh, Fudge.

"He Is regular kleptomaniac."
"And still you intend marrying
him?"
Sure. He steals nothing but
Kisses"
Gilpin observer., 1913-01-23

Mrs. winsiow's Soothing Syrup for Chiidrs.
tssthing, softens the gums, reduces innAnma,
ton. alays pain. cures wind collie. 15c bottle ~
Gilpin observer., 1913-01-23

Anyway, the man who contradicts
himself may be right.
Gilpin observer., 1913-01-23

Its Pace.
80 time runs It's racer"
Eyes, in the laps Of years"
Gilpin observer., 1913-01-23

It is easier to write history than It
II to manufacture It.
Gilpin observer., 1913-01-23

Ten smiles for a nickel. Always buy Red
Gross Bag Blue; have beautiful clear white
clothes. Adv.
Gilpin observer., 1913-01-23

Taste.
(which has the best taste. you or
your wife?"
II am sure my wife has"
THAT is very generous OF you"
IT could not well deny 1t, in view
Of the person each OF us married"
Gilpin observer., 1913-01-23
SCHOOL LAND SALES DOUBLE.
Receipts for 1et1.1s12 Period Were st..
635,332; Board Issues Report.

Denver.-Sales of state lands. pro-
ceeds Of which go into the state school
fund for the biennial period ending
with November 80, were double the
sales made during the 1907-1907 period.
They showed an increase Of $250.000
over the 1909-1910 period. The re-
coipts for tho thre periods were $s37,.
11o.ss. $1.42s.7sZs2. $1.e35,3s2.s6.
The following table shows the work
Of the State Land Board for the past
year:
Gilpin observer., 1913-01-23
Rather Formal.

Rather Formal.
Are you on friendly terms with
your neighbor in the apartments?"
We'll, no. She's rather formal.
Always sends her card when she
wishes to borrow flour. and II she
wants both -four and sugar she sends
two cards."
Gilpin observer., 1913-01-23

About the only time the average
married man has any peace In his
home is when his wife has her mouth
full of hairpins.
Gilpin observer., 1913-01-23

CHARACTER. 1o11-li.
Total cash receipts ,..:..e1.s3s.322.ss
partment ............... 2os.Ss4.s4
Land acreage sold ....... 7s.63s.33
Total amount of sales 49,. o26,36s17
Average price per acre -. 1888
Land acreage leased ..... a.1s7.8a1.9S
leases annually ........ 117,S3b.9S
Amount of permanent re-
ceipts, being sales and
certificates of purchase 76f,5oB.25
Amount of income receipts,
being interest. rentals
and royalties ........... s09,76o.2t
praisers ................. 1.ass.so5.ss
Applications filed ..:..... 2.1So.o0
written} ................ 3asa1.oo
Gilpin observer., 1913-01-23

DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets regulate and
invigorate stomach, liver and bowels. Sugar.
coated, tiny granules, easy to take. Do mot
gripe. ADV.
Gilpin observer., 1913-01-23
BROOM CORN
oroWers Shipping Broom Corn


Az the growers of broom corn are great
" dissatisfied with the price offered at
home for their broom corn. many of them
are now shipping direct to Coyne Broth
ers. Chicago. who are large handlers of
broom corn on commission. This firm re-
port their receipts SO far this season
about $50 cars. most of which have been
sold and returned for. Their financial
responsibility exceeds is1eo Ooo) one hun
dred thousand dollars. They are O safe
and reliable firm. They offer as refer
ence Farmers. State Bank. Texhoma
Woodward. Okla. Other reference fur
nished on application. Coyne Bros. 16c
w. South Water St.. Chicago. Ill. Adv
Certainly.
Miss Gusher-Tell. me Mr.. Boerd.
do you believe In big weddings or lit
tie ones?
Mr.. B.-Well-er-er-as for that,
my dear lady. should say that the
former were quite essential to the lat
ter.-Dartmouth Jack o. Lanterns.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-09-19
SUGAR FEET INDUSTRY.
Waaes and Prices OK Seets Much High
err In the United States.

The difference between the c0ndl-
lions under which ucet sugar is produc-
ed in the United %tateS and Europe is
strikingly shown ~ Il report ;us' pub
lished as United stats senate doe
ument. Summari linz III reports from
various European countries. t1.N docu-
ment shows that -: cents Il ~. Wal
the highest rate earned by Zen work
ing ia tie European beet ie.ls. white
46 cents was the average rae. IN al
the European countries. however. tbc
greater OF tie field labor is done
by women and children III tva-yes rang
ing from 10 cents Il day for children
in Russia to 30 cents IL day fot women
in Denmark 70 these poor laborers
the s. 80 day. Which represents the
average earnings of field workers in
the United States. must appear a
princCly income.
Among the factory workers engaged
in beet sugar production the difference
is equally striking. The men working
in the factories OF the great European
sugar making countries. France and
Germany. receive III average daily
wage Of 81 cents. according to official
figures published by their own govern
ments. The average American wage
for employees in the beet sugar facto-
ries. $3.50 a Cay. is more than three
times as great.
Likewise the farmers who grow the
beets in Europe receive only 81 To
$50 ton for their crops. although
they pay four 10 five times as much
rent for their land rs the American
farper does
While these figures serve to show
why it is that Europe can produce sug.
ar cheaper than the United States, IL
is an interesting fact that the only
/ important country of Europe where
, the people are able 10 buy sugar
cheaper than in the United States Is
England Even i'm England. the price
paid for the sugar most generally used
/ is as high as the prices paid here. Or
/ the whole. the lot of an American sugar
beet grower or worker must be cOnsid
cred preferable to that OF his Euro
pean competitor.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-09-19
Would Save S1OO,OOO,OOO
Yearly, Says SeCTetaTyWiIsOn
SUGAR BEETS THE REMEDY.
We Could Raise Enough of Them In
One State, Declares the Secretary of
Agriculture, to Supply the Needs of
the Whole Nation.
BY JAMES WILSON,
Secretary of Agriculture.

One would think that we had enough
sunshine and wind and rain in this
country for all our needs, but at pres
ent we are paying out to foreign ma
tons the good round sum of 100000
900 each year for these things. This
amount slips away from us for our an
nual impOrtations of sugar, which
comes simply from the carbon dioXide
of the atmosphere There is no reason
why we should not save this amount
for our own people, our farmers and
laborers, and so on. We could grow
enough sugar beets in n single state to
supply the needs of the entire nation.
hope some day we shall grow all the
sugar we need right here at home. But
at present we are paying this enormous
sum each year to the cane producer in
the tropics, employing the cheapest Ia
Dor under a foreign flag.
When l first entered the cabinet as
Secretary of Agriculture under Presi-
dent Mckinley in 1897 had been con-
nected with the Iowa State Agricul-
tural college for six years, and out
there we had made experiments which
I taught us the great value of the sugar
beet not only for it's sugar, but as an
aid to the other crops and in its by
products as food for the stock.
We made experiments with all sorts
Of root crops-potatoes, sugar beets,
turnips, and so Onto ascertain which
would be the most profitable for the
Iowa farmers and dairymen. We had
large herd of dairy cows, and we
tested these different vegetables on
the COWS to learn their effect in the
production Of milk and butter. We
found that we could not get good re-
suits from turnips, potatoes ana ss6-
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-09-19
GOOD CROP FOR INDIANA.
Farmers Find Preht In Sugar Beets
and Increased Yield Of Other Crops.

Farmers Find prcht In Sugar Beets
and increased Yield of Other Crops.
How su.a.' beet growing i'm Indiana
has worked oct Inns FAR in actual prac-
tice r1sy he seen 10y "a few instances
OF indians ...incfs who have planted
the new croii ami have kept record
of -. :...i ,.foi;t i Iia.gard of Mon
ros pit tNcnty arres into sugar beets.
DE gathercA hfteea tons per acre. q
little above tie average crop. and
made prpat ~ $50. or so an acre
John Hyesly 81 lSifton got crop OF
nineteen tons &, tie arre from field
of thirteen ceres lis profit after d.,
Quoting aIi expense, N:.S Sl;2 an acre
This, he said. was lie biggest prudt Il,
had ever made OH farming land.
Fred Isca Of Bun';on kept "a careful
account Of his different cr,fss. iii.
corn Melted him Il p.ifit Of s., an are
his oats SIS. and WE'VE AMI :. haif acre.
of sugar beets gave hilI - al acr,
above expenses. fnis. Le said. prove
to bis satisfaction mat 'bcet CROWN,
is a money maker for the f..rn.cg. asld,
from the vast amount of good his la,lo
derives from beet; and the lcyso ssSii
scienti..c farming fley teach IA J,
Fifteen :; ie,i III l.sar l4cets A.s,e
yield OF c.e.en toa.. ~ ;h,. Il -. eli g..
farm Of =. -. i.asay Of sionroe Mr.
Bushy &c. l"sel :. ~ VAS well pleas
ed with tie ya.eu.4e of bis fra sense,
With t'io ..op
We had an unusna raiufall here
abouts," he said, (which injured q.
our crops. and feel sure that witt
the usual weather | corid almost don,
bic my tonnage per acre ~ It vas. !
made a profit of about 81 per acre
and, althou. have not had any per
sOnal experience of the rood the land
receives from cultivas,lg bccts. have
seen other farmers Who have almost
doubled their oGt crop by rotation with
beetS.'
William Caesar OF Prebe had raised
beets in Michigan for seven years be-
fore coming to Indiana. He said that
the rainy season of last year did not
give q fair test of the Indiana soil. vet
he found his new land better fitted for
the crop than the farm he had left in
Michigan. Even with last years rainy
weather he averaged thirteen tons OF
beets to the acre and looked for from
fifteen to twenty in the coming season
He planted fourteen acres last year
and this spring Will plant forty.
81 know from actual experience" he
said, chat farmer can harvest from
| twenty-five To thirty bushels more oats
| per acre on the l9ndGhe has sown tC
beets than he coulfSbefore growing
| them"
L. 4. Thomas Of Monroe. who was
growing beot; for the second time last
year, sad that his beet crop had drop
ped from twenty tons TO the acre tC
eleven on acco,!nt % tho unfavOrabit
weathev. BIZ that be felt he had made
| q big prGi.i notwithstanding. The oats
which he ,'l.,llted on his former bee
land Yielded double the amount he bad
been accustomed tn harvest because 81
| the added fertility Of the soil produced
by beet cultivation
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-09-19
Root Crop Every Fourth Year.

Few persons realize that large por-
-tion of Germany is but sandy plain
and her enormous crop yields due to
the fact that for each three acres OF
cereals grown her farmers raise one
acre OF hoed crops. thus producing q
root crop on each field every fourth
year. They grow sugar beets wher
ever possible and are the greatest pro
ducers of this vegetable In the world
In sections where there are no. fac
tories TO which they can sell their sugar
beets they grow beets or other roo,
crops aud feed them IL stock.