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Gilpin observer., 1913-05-01
Expensive Boat Raes.

A writer in Bailey's Magazine Of
England has been figuring ON the cost
Of the annual boat race between Ok
ford and Cambridge. and says the ex-
pense to each crew may be approx
mately estimated at 5000 for each.
He then says that As the contest rare
ly takes mere than twenty minutes.
the cost works out at about $500 per
minute. or about Is every time the
oars dip into the water. The cost Of
the boats Is placed at $3.50. and the
oars at $40. the rest Of the money go
ing for preparation from October up>
til the day Of the race. The writer
seems to think that 5000 10 . good
deal Of money to spend on q college
crew observes the New York Eve
ming Post). It would be interesting
to know what he would think Of many
times that amount spent upon the
American college crews for the an
nual races.
Gilpin observer., 1913-05-01
NOTICE OF PUBLIC
TRUSTEES SALE

Whereas, default has been made in
payment of balance OF two hundred
dollars on that note for six hund-
red dollars from Isaac Hall to Will
liam c. Matthews. trustee, dated Ap-
riI 10, 1906, secured by. deed of trust
OF that date recorded in the records
OF Gilpin County, Colorado, in book
159 at page 2SS, there being now
due on said note two hundred dol
lars with interest from April 10, 1906
at eight per cent per annum: Wag-
ner & Askew being now the owners
thereof and
Whereas, default has been made
in the payment of that note and the
interest thereon for $62S.65 from
Isaac Hall to Wagner & Askew and
dated August IA, 1906, secured by a
deed of trust OF that date recorded
I'm the records of Gilpin County, Colo
RADIO, In book 15S. page 232, there
being now due on said note six
hundred twenty eight and 65-100 dol
lars with interest from August 18th
1906 at 10 per cent per annum, and
Whereas, default has been made
In the payment of that note and the
interest thereon for three hundred
dollars from Isaac Hall to Wagner
& Askew dated May 1907. secured
by deed Of trust Of that date record
ed dn the records of Gilpin County,
Colorado, in book 159. page 251, there
being now due on said note three
hundred dollars with interest from
May 8, 1907 at ten per cent per an
mum.
Now, therefore, the holders Of said
notes having declared the same due,
at their written request, l, the I'M
dersigned, public trustee In and for
said Gilpin County, Colorado. will sell
at the hour OF eleven o'clock in the
forenoon OF Monday, the 26th day
OF May, A. d. 1918, at the front door
OF the County Court House in the
City of Central in said. County and
State, for the highest and best price
the same will bring I'm cash the prop
erty described IN said deeds Of crust.
viz The Hall mining claim, U. S.
Mineral Survey, Lot No. 1925. with
all buildings. improvements. fixtures,
come ctions, appliances and machin-
cry thereon or used IN connection
herewith; and the New Discovery
lode mining claim, the location GER
tificate whereof Is of record in bool;
164, page 1872. Gdlpin County records,
and all improvements thereon, both
situate In Russell Mining District, Gil
pin County. Colorado, and all the
right, title and interest Of the said
Isaac Hall, his heirs and assigns
therein, for the purpose Of paying
sadd notes with interest. taxes. costs
and expenses OF executing this trust,
and will deliver to the purchaser q
certificate OF sale as provided by law
HENRY p. ALTvATER,
Public Trustee, In and fer the County
] Of Gilpin. Colorado.
First pub. April "a, last May 22, '13
Gilpin observer., 1913-05-01
VARIED LENGTH OF INFANCY
Period Of HelpIessness Seems to Colin.
eide with the Size Of the
Animal.

It Is often remarked that the infancy
OF human beings today ia longer than
1t formerly was. This seems to be in
evitable. owing to the higher state of
society. In general way the more
highly developed an animal Is the
| longer an apprenticeship 1t will have
to serve before 1t is ready to cut loose
from parental and other restraints and
shift for itself.
Two interesting books have recently
been brought out, which treat of this
matter in infancy as applied to the va
rious animals. The period of infancy
varies very widely. Mice have prac-
tically no infancy, but at six weeks are
parents of more mice. Human beings
are helpless at birth and for years
after. The horse is grown up" at
three years, while the elephant re-
quires seven or eight times that length
of time to develop fully. Thus the
elephant Is Just entering upon life
when the horse is ready to die of old
age.
In a general way, says the Path
finder. the length of infancy tends to
run parallel with the relative bulk of
the animal-the larger animals re-
quiring more time to grow and devel-
op their full vigor. In some cases low
er animals attain maturity only by a
succession of curious stages. The shell
Of crab when once hardened cannot
grow and the crab is forced to molt or
cast off his outgrown shell from time
to time and grow a new one a little
larger.
A crab when growing this new shell
is known as soft shell or soft" crab,
and at such times he is, of course, es-
pecially subject to attack from his
enemies, as the shell, which is the nat
ural armor. is wanting. In museums
there are exhibits of as many as four
teen CASTOR shells of a single crab, be-
ginning with a very tiny one and each
one just size larger than the last.
Shellfish have their skeletons out
side them in the form of their shells
instead of inside them. But what a
waste Of material is involved in sys-
tenn which requires them to manufac-
ture new skeleton every new moon
or at other short intervals, only to be
thrown away as soon as it is finished
The state of development of ami
mails when born depends a great deal
on the conditions that are to surround
them during infancy. Young rabbits
which are born in An underground
burrow, are blind, naked and helpless
at birth: the young hare, which is own
cousin to the rabbit, is born with its
eyes open and covered with fur. and
this because it is born above ground
where it is exposed both to the in
clemency Of the weather and predatory
foes. Thus in a measure each is suit
ed to its surroundings.
Gilpin observer., 1913-05-01
TRAINED TO MURDER
AssAssINs ONCE FORMED A VERY
INFLUENTIAL SECT.
Had Their Origin In the East and
Spread Their Deadly Work Over
Almost All Countries Of
the World.

The assassination of King George Of
Greece recalls the fact that the word
itself is derived from a regular or
pecially the life of ruler.
The assassin sect was an offshoot
of the Shah form of Mohammedan-
ism, but its tenets comprised frag-
ments of magianism (or sorcery), Ju-
daism and Christianity, as we'll as of
the teachings of the Koran. It was
In some respects not unlike the Druses
of Mount Lebanon, with whose out
breaks the name Of Lord Dufferin was
honorably connected long before he
became governor general Of Canada.
was Hassan Ben Sabah, chief of the
famous mountain fortress of Alamoot
in Persia, about 1890. He gathered
about him body of fearless young
men. pledged to obey him and highly
trained in various methods Of mur-
der. These were dispatched, generally
singly, to end wars by killing kings
or generals, or to destroy rivals or
personal enemies.
In order to give them courage for
their villainous work, they were taught
to make use of haschish, the drug
called chang in India, derived from
the leaves of the common hemp plant.
which is terribly intoxicating. In Ara
bic they were called haschischin from
this fact.
These men followed their instruc-
tions in every country, as is shown by
the fact that all the European nations
have the word in their languages, as
sassinen in German, assassin in
French, aesino in Spanish, assassino
in Portuguese and Italian, etc. But
they flourished especially in the east,
where they also used the terror of
their name for blackmailing purposes.
The Knight Templars in the time of
Richard Coeur de Lion, fought them
openly, the leaders Of the crusades-
having suffered seriously from their
designs, and also spread the knowl-
edge of them and of their leader.
known to them as the "Old Man of the
Mountains" throughout christendom.
The Mongols massacred the Persian
branch of the order in 1856, and the
oultdh lIlCu " pdlt tu0
Syrian branch in 1870. Neither attack
was thoroughly successful, however.
and the order is believed to exist to
this day in Persia, and to be not with
out influence in some eastern affairs.
Not even Persia had more horrible
assassinations than had France at the
time of the revolution, and there was
| awful rightfulnesS in the words in
which the tyrant Robespierre ad
dressed the national convention, when
he was refused permission to make a
defense against the fate to which he
had consigned SO many, and which
now threatened him: President of AS.
sassins," said the deposed rufflan, "for
the last time ask liberty to speak.
for by assassins nowadays we mean
not members of the sect of that name
but a murderer who spills life blood
for any other than purely peSonal
| reason.
Gilpin observer., 1913-05-01
KEEP The MIND ALERT
LACK OF MENTAL OCCUPATION
ALWAYS A MENACE.
No One Should Leave His Mind the
Sport and Prey Of Evil infiu-
enees Through Lack Of
Occupation.

In q somewhat unsavory divorce
case famous expert testified that the
woman was suffering from mental
vacuum" When, on leaving the stand
he was asked what he meant, he said
in persons mind by lack Of some oc
cupation or condition of environment
which would naturally fill it."
That there can be such thing as
at least, partial mental vacuum
will hardly be denied. But many will
doubt whether, as was argued in this
case, vacuum can be created in the
mind of one person by the action OF
another. Those who are familiar with
their New Testament will recall the
story OF the soul from which the evi
spirits had been driven out. Here i,
is: when the unclean spirit is gone
out of man, he walketh through dry
places, seeking rest; and finding none
he saith, will return unto my house
whence l came out. And when he
cometh, he findeth it swept and gar
nished. Then goeth he, and takerh to
him seven other spirits more wretched
than himself; and they enter in, and
dwell there; and the last state OF that
man is worse than the first"
Here was soul vacuum" created
by the expulsion Of evil. And evil re-
turned with greatly reinforced
strength. It is precisely 60 with a
mental vacuum" 1t can be filled. and
must be filled II ruin is to be avoided.
No one need leave his mind the sport
and prey Of evil influences. But the
only way to exclude those influences
is to keep the mind filed with noble
thoughts and sound learning. 1t is
the emptiness that invites and prac.
tically insures invasion. And the emp
tiness is the result. not Of the activity
Of another. but OF ones own neglect
Men are very largely what they are
because Of what they think. This was
/ recognized by the apostle, and his
words are true, whether applied to the
intellectual or the spiritual life. II
character IL nodded by thought the
thought must be lofty II the character
is to be lofty. So we have this advice
from the apostle: Whatsoever things
are true. whatsoever things are hon.
est. whatsoever things are just what.
soever things are pure. whatsoever
things are lovely. whatsoever things
are Of good report; II there be any vir
tue, and II there be any praise, think
on these things"
We doubt whether there can be such
q thing as an absolute mental vac
uum." that is. wholly tenantless
mind. 30 empty as to be widely open to
evil. 1t must be filled, and with things
that are true. lovely and OF good re
port. Otherwise 1t will become the
slave Of other influences. It is not
enough to cease to do evil"-meu
must learn to do we'll" Virtue con
sists. not in the absence Of evil. but
In the presence Of good. That is the
teaching both Of Christianity and Of
the non-Christian philosophers
annapolis News.
Gilpin observer., 1913-05-01

If an editor makes a mistake, he
has to apologize fer it, but 1t doc
tor makes one he buries 1t. If the
editor makes one there is a lawsuit,
swearing and smell of sulphur, but
If the doctor makes one, there is a
funeral cut flowers and a smell of
varnish. The ioctor can use word
yard long without knowing what
it means, but IL the editor uses it.
he has to spell 1T. If a doctor goes
to see another mans Wife, he charges
for the visit, but If the editor goes
to see another mans wife he gets a
charge of buckshot. Any old medical
college can make a doctor. but can't
make an editor. he has to be born.
When a doctor gets drunk it's a case
of overcome by heat. if he dies. it
is a case of heart failure. When
the editor gets drunk it's case of
delirium tremens--Ex.
And If he stays sober, he's a won
der.
Gilpin observer., 1913-05-01

The Ladies' of the Degree Of Honor
met in the old Workman's hall ON
Tuesday night. At the close of the
regular exercises, cards and guess
ing games were in order with the
result that Mrs. VIM. Glanville won
the prize for the best guessing.
Gilpin observer., 1913-05-01
TO THE PUBLIC.

Henceforth and during the winter
shown at the opera house on Sat
urday and Sunday evenings Of each
week. Admission 10 cents.
Gilpin observer., 1913-05-01

The entertainment and social CIV
en- by the Cheerful Workers was a
grand success and was enjoyed by
everyone that attended The Cheer
full Workers wish to extend their
thanks to the public for their patron
age and generosity.
Gilpin observer., 1913-05-01
EPISCOPAL CHURCH NOTES

Rev. Edgar Jones, Rector.
Sunday, May 4. Evensong and SER
mon at p. m. Subject: Great
Penitents in History: Archbishop Gran
mer'. You are invited.
Gilpin observer., 1913-05-01
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH NOTES

The usual services next Sunday.
Sunday school at 10 a. M, subject:
Joseph interprets dreams, Gen. 40:
9-23. Preaching at II a. m.
Young peoples meeting Thursday
evening at 7:30. Choir practice Sat
urday evening at O'Clock sharp.
Gilpin observer., 1913-05-01

Hams. bacontand all kinds of smok-
ed meats at Hawley's.
Gilpin observer., 1913-05-01

Hawley carries the freshest line Of
fruits in town.
Gilpin observer., 1913-05-01

Green vegetables arriving daily at
the store of the Philipps Mer Co.
Gilpin observer., 1913-05-01

Hawley's is the place to trade.
Gilpin observer., 1913-05-01

! saw letter from Colorado bust
ness man the other day In which he
told Of the efforts OF certain gentle
men to secure cheaper sugar for the
people OF the state. These men were
anxious to establish extensive pack
Ding and preserving plants in Denver
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1913-03-07
HINT AT PoLoNAISE EFFECT
Ne" Sowns Show Signs of Revival Of
o'd Fashion That May Again
Become Popular,

A few OF the new gowns 20 hack n
the remote epoch of the polonaise.
l ne coats Of the last season. with
lheir deep round pointed backs and
lohg curved fronts, have paved the
way SO that the transition to the mol
ohalse does not seem surprising
whether or not it will be more than
tentative experiment remains to he
seen But at any rate the experiment
is being made.
me saying, Other times, other
manners" is nowhere more sure Of
Its application than in the realms of
fashions, So 1t is quite to be expect-
ed that these Twentieth Century Of.
lerlngs In the polonaise should have
their own distinguishing features In
one case where the polonaise ia of
oeep pink panne velvet worn over a
Whlle charmeuse slip 1t is extended In
the back to form a pointed train. A
glrdle of silver gauze crosses outside
me velvet In the back, but is drawn
through openings several inches from
the front edges of the polonaise and
lnen continued In soft folds across
the Dust, forming the front of the cor.
sage This polonaise and that of fiftv
years ago are decidedly not the same
thlng, but their common origin Ia nm.
mistakable.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1913-03-07
AMERICANS EASY TO IDENTIFY
Marks Caused by Collisions With the
Deadly Rocker Put Nationality
Beyond Dispute.

Scars ON the ankles identify as
American those found dead abroad"
said coroner's physician. yes, our
ankle scars identify us over there as
lnfallibly as our gold teeth.
You see. we are the only people
whose. ankles get SCARED by banging
into tAe sharp points of rockers in
the dark.
'Four-legged chairs don't hurt in the
dark in this way. Bang into them 9
dozen times a night, and they merely
lmpart a slight bruise to the knee.
But bedroom rocker, when you
go prowling in your bare feet about a
coal black bedroom, is more danger
GUS than man-trap. How many times,
In the dead blackness of the night,
have you been impaled by the ankles
or nearly impaled by the ankles
on the sharp, outstanding points of a
bedroom rocker? Just look at your
ankles when you undress this evening.
You may not be aware of it, but I'll
guarantee you'll find on each ankle
five or six scars. the marks of ter
rible, midnight collisions with the
deadly rocker.
And that's how 1t is that they iden-
tify Americans abroad by the rocking
chair scars with criss-cross the bony,
stiff ankles of the male and the round
and supple ankles of the female Amer.
lean"
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1913-03-07
Charming Border peaInn.-

Beautiful border designs are shown
IN the new summer materials and
Ioulards. voiles, dimities, lawns and
swisses all have taken unto them.
serves porders-wide or narrow. AS .
RUE these borders are charming. al
though 1t is not always easy for the
uninspired dressmaker to usa tbem
successfully. Radium foulards have
improved until, at their best, their
texture is marvelously light, supple
ana lustrous. and yet they are more
practlcal than ever, uncrushable. spot
proof and serviceable. The prettiest
Things shown in this class of silks are
the fancy designs-quaint floral eft.
fects in old-fashioned colors.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1913-03-07
HUSBAND
TIRED OF SEEING
her SUFFER
Procured Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound,
which made His Wife
a Well Woman.

MiddIetown, PAT had headache,
backache and such awful bearing down
pains that / could not be on my feet at
times and had organic Inflammation so
badly that / was not able to do my work.
could not get good meal for my hus-
band and one child. My neighbors said
they thought my suffering was terrible.
"My husband got tired Of seeing me
suffer and one night went to the drug
store and got me a bottle Of Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and
told me must take it. can't tell you
all suffered and can't tell you all that
your medicine has done for me. / was
greatly benefited from the first and it
has made me we'll woman. / can do
all my homework and even helped some
of my friends as well. / think it is q
wonderful help to all suffering women.
have got several to take it after see
ing what it has done for me. Mrs.
EMMA EsPENsHADE, 219 East Main St.,
Middletown, Pa.
The Pinkham record is proud andhon-
orable one. 1t is a record of constant
victory over the obstinate ills of woman
ills that deal out despair. 1t is an es-
tablished fact that Lydia E. Pinkham' s
Vegetable Compound has restored
health to thousands of such suffering
women. Why don't you try it If You
need such medicine?
II you want special advice write to
Lydia Il. Pinkham Medicine Co. (cOnfl-
dentiaD Lynn, Mass Your letter will
be opened, read and answered by @
woman and held in strict confidence
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1913-03-07
Scale Of Tips is Fixed
by Uncle Sam
BY C. P. STEWART

specifying the tips that its employees may include in their travelling
while trancng public business Some may be inclined to
accept the governments scale of tips they accept the governments
weights and measures, establishing the standard
The treasury department of national administration that has tried
make speciality efficiency economy prpa employee
York Chicago the persons who bring his meals him
than 80 cents day He spend like for this service
of Of other cities Of considerable the which
specified For the of eepngar pos may spend 25 cents
day and of chair-car porters Is cents day.
he the Atlantic he may $40 for stewards
going from Hawaii he give the stewards $5 going
Panama Porto R So He not allowed baggagemen
wharves, railroad stations and such places.
Tipping many resources
Not few persons wish they had the federal treasury behind
stand the expense of tips when they travel.
comfort them somewhat know that the treasury itself par
cells out the tips with considerable degree of prudence
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1913-03-07
Cord lnstsad.of Ru44ou.

Some of the designers tired of but
tons are attempting to substitute lac
ings Of cord to be used on the skirts.
as well as on the Jackets These lac
ings have been used extensively for
some time instead OF buttons on negli-
gees and house gowns adding a deco
rative finish that owed much of its
charm to the fact that 1t was some
thing different" but the idea of
adapting them for jackets and skirts
is innovation. Yet the effect is good,
as was conclusively demonstrated by a
costume worn recently.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1913-03-07
Good DRESSING.

To understand the art of good dress
Ing does not show vanity but wisdom.
And for a woman to contribute to
the charm and beauty Of life by under
standing the underlying principles of
good dressing and practice them in
the making OF her clothes is to benefit
the world and her own self at the
same time
Good dressing does not necessitate
any uncomfortable compromise with
reform In dress.
More often than not the so-calIed
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1913-03-07

lower part is of the silk. SO il the
side of foot of skirt.
The collar Is of lace with q frill
and bow arranged below in front;
net forms the little vest, also the un-
der-sleeves, and bands of silk trim
the sleeves.
Materials required: 3A yards cloth
II inches wide. yard silk 20 inches
vide, about dozen buttons, one-half
yard net Is inches wide.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1913-03-07

~ HAPES of
belongs little things
these hats children distinctly
from that the millinery
ribbons tied childish
poyed but made up in special designs fitted chd
rails Beautiful models French
Brms
edge highly
or heseh - - ~ oN"
Chidens bannv
light fragile;
the Of
signers $500 - 4UA''
n a
liking fabrics
sparingly them than in hats ~
JULIA 5oTToMLEY.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1913-03-07
Officers Will Avoid
Excess in Drinking
By E. W. RICHARD. Washington, DC.

duty they will forfeit their pay for the period during which they
paetated This the substance Of order General
staff pursuant provision the appropriation inserted
the request of authorities The order applies
drugs and to diseases due to misconduct
Heretofore in the enlisted have fined bv
mary courtmara for disabled them for duty In
aggravated officers have been brought have
suffered loss of rank dismissal from the service
Where public scandal has been attached where the onss
have not been public fragrant punishment followed
An officer disabled from duty through any his vices has been
treated in the military hospitals and his absence from duty
a matter of
BY the regulation the army will be brought nearly
situation which prevails in civil life
Modern standards roadg example, are approaching the
point where harmful ndgnces either duty regarded
for dismissal
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1913-03-07
jockey Rlouses.

The jockey blouse is going to be the
fad of the early spring. Already the
fashion is being tried out a little in
Paris and seems to be taking" we
are told.
The jockey blouse suggests nothing
SO definitely as the straight front.
rather close fitting blouse of the
Jockey, Its distinguishing Character
lstic is found in the sleeves, which are
Of a different color than the body of
the blouse.
Vivid contrasts and almost diseords
are favored for the jockey effect.