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Gilpin observer., 1914-01-15
PROGRESS OF SEA ARMAMENT
Launching Of Latest British 6attieshlp
Brings to Mind Memories OF
the Past.

With traditional ceremony and amid
the general acclaim Of the spectators
the Queen Elizabeth, first of all the
complete oil fuel battleships. was put
overheard at Portsmouth dockyard.
the great naval station Of the British
empire. Supplementing as this does
the recent launching of the light cruis-
er Aurora-the first intended as an oil
burner in her class-the two dates
mark the advent Of oil not only as q
fuel, but as the promised protagonists
Of internal combustion engines as the
main producers of speed.
Even in these dull and ditch watery
seasons, the pulse must beat faster
with the recollections Of the progress
made since the spacious days of Queen
Elizabeth-and the Imagination must
respond to the quickened memories OF
the seaworthies Of her great time. I'm.
der her blossomed and burgeoned the
deeds of the great sailors that roamed
the unknown seas, singed the beard OF
the king OF Spain and In the remote
and mystical countries of that age laid
the foundations of England's world
around empire.
There were Drake. Howard and
Hawkins. Raleigh and Humphrey Gil
bert, Grenville. who fought the famous.
fight Of the Revenge, and forgotten
save to pious sea souls; Willoughby
Davis and the captains Of the Muscovy
company. who carried the queens flag
into polar seas. These. and above all
the virgin ruler. are names to conjure
with in ancient maritime history-and
the bridal of yesterdays ship and tide
holds therefore a Significance that
touches the heart Of many sacred ira.
ditions and appeals to every lover OF
sailors and the sea.
Gilpin observer., 1914-01-15
DRUG FIENDs USING HERON
Poison Is More Deadly Than Nor
phIne or Cocaine, and Physicians
Give Warning.

The abuse OF heroin began about
three years ago. It soon became the
most dangerous recourse of the slaves
of cocaine. morphine and opium. The
use of heroin was not confined to the
underworld. The drug spread its ten.
tacles until they were fastened upon
all walks OF life. Users of the drug
"sniff it" and the effect is as rapid as
cocaine. The natural form of the drug
is, pure white crystals, but it is fire.
Quently sold in tablet and powder
form.
Chemically, It is known as heroin'
hydrochloride. 1t is the hydrochloride
ester Of morphine. An ester is a Who'll
ly organic compound produced by the
action Of various acids. It's crystals
resemble those Of sugar rather than
those Of chalk. In medicine it is used
to produce sleep. It has frequently
beens prescribed as a sedative suitable
for people constitutionally untitled for
morphine.
Like morphine, heroin first excites
and in a measure exhilarates. That
stage Is succeeded by one of sleep and
then by profound depression. There
Is always a danger of an overdose.
Morphine users can increase the dose
as their system Graves the drug Users
OF cocaine can saturate their systems
with cocaine. Not so with heroin.
There is always danger that If the
dose is increased day by day. death
will follow quickly.
In its outward effect on the victim.
heroin has much the same effect as
its mother. morphine. The face of the
user becomes drawn and sallow and
the pupils of the eyes are reduced to
the size Of pinheads. Cocaine. on the
contrary. fushes the face and gives
the eyes a CLASSY effect.
Heroin sets about the wrecking of
the mind and body with fiendish per-
sistenee and cruelty. The character
and will power of the user is broken;
the Imagination becomes distorted and
the victim is soon ripe for any crime.
The bodily tissues waste away and
vitality sinks to a low ebb. The crav-
ing for the drug soon becomes more
powerful and insistent than the crav.
ing for morphine. cocaine or opium.
Gilpin observer., 1914-01-15
Naming a Japanese Baby.

Often the naming of q japanese
baby is simple matter. the father or
grandfather speaking before the COM
pany the name Of some famous man.
II the child is q boy. or of some IA
vorite flower. II It is q girl. For girls,
Hama, flower; Yuki, snow, Al, love,
are the favorites Of parents with q
poetical strain.
The sterner country folk choose for
their daughters, Matsu. pine; Take,
bamboo (the bamboo joints are exact;
hence the exactness Of virtue); Ume,
plum. since the plum bears both cold
and snow bravely. For boys. Ichiro.
first boy; Toshio, smart; Iwao, strong,
and Isamu, brave. are very popular.
Where belief II strong in the power
Of . name. the family. in holiday dress.
often assemblies in . large room. Each
writes = name upon q slip of paper and
lays It reverently before the house
shrine. From the group . very young
child u chosen and led before this
shrine. and the fate Of the name IL de-
cided by the small hand which reaches
out for . slip. Though It IL q festive
occasion, the selection OF q name II
made with . seriousness worthy the
election Of bishop. Many believe de-
voutly that this rite influences the
baby's entire future, and therefore the
one whose slip u chosen incurs from
the moment Of choice great RESPONSE
bility for the chtld's welfare.
Gilpin observer., 1914-01-15
FIND THEIR REWARD SMALL
Shabby Treatment Accorded to Men
Who Have Contributed to A.
vancement Of Age.

In what we proudly cali an age Of
Science" the world still treats scient-
lists like dogs. An appalling array of
recent news notes Is at hand to fur
nish the counts Of this Indictment
Poor l have lived. poor die!"
were the last words Of Charles Teller.
who, half starved and in agany. died
the other day in a, shabby room in
Paris. His experiments Of half life
time made refrigeration systems pos
sible. One Of the many corporations
that he had helped to enrich offered
him in his last hours gift Of $4,000.
Teller scornfully rejected it. He &C.
cepted a ribbon from the Legion Of
Honor. but spurned aims.
]. H. Fabre. the French poet-ento-
mologist, called "The Insects Homer"
at last has attained deserved honors
but he had to live until ninety to
get them.
"A little longer" he quantity OBJ
serves. "and the violins would have
come too late"
Yet France Is no more ungrateful
than other lands. The Wright broth
ers found quicker recognition there
than in America.
That Germany may live in q glass
house. too. might be guessed from
reading the story of Doctor Diesel.
His work may prove epoch-making.
but he died bankrupt and possibly q
suicide.
England rewards Marconi, the
scientist life-saver whose invention
has rescued hundreds at sea. by con-
Meeting his name with financial scan
dal. and France has given shabby
treatment to Nine. Curie.-Collier's
Weekly.
Gilpin observer., 1914-01-15

Swift and company, the great pack
ers, say that business improved 30
per cent in the last quarter of 1913.
This coming form such large busi-
ness concern surely is very encourag-
ing.
Gilpin observer., 1914-01-15

We see that ex-President Taft has
lost so pounds of flesh since he left
the White House. Can 1t be that he
has lost this amount of flesh worry
ing over the new tariff and financial
laws recently enacted by Congress?
Gilpin observer., 1914-01-15

When the federal Mexican troops
evacuated the town OF Monclova, Mex
leo, they poisoned the towns supply
of drinking water. and as a result,
four hundred of its inhabitants died.
and still you hear some people say
Mexico is not a barberous country.
Gilpin observer., 1914-01-15

Cattle rustling is again In full
swing on the western slope and the
stockmen have offered a reward OF
H3,500 for the arrest of the rustlers.
Gilpin observer., 1914-01-15

Bob Terrill, the popular fireman
of the c. & S. passenger train, has
been transferred to the fast freight
and Fred Richards has taken his
place.
Gilpin observer., 1914-01-15

Popular sheet music, one cent
sheet at Hyndman's.
Gilpin observer., 1914-01-15

F'ranco-Swiss chocolates and bon
bons at Hyndman's.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-29

Swanson found that he resented the
aid. lie resented the manner in which
he specdod the parting guests. Even If
there We're matters of Importance he
was anxious To cummun iCate TO his chief
he need not make it plain to the women
folk that they We're in the way.
When, a month before, he had been
adju'aut. in a like situation he would
have shown more self-command. He
d sdppruVed of the aid entirely. lie
resented the fact that he was as young
as himself that he was in uniform,
that he was an aid. Swanson certainly
hoped that when he was in uniform
he had not looked so much the con-
quering hero, 50 se.f-sa'isfed. SO super
C.iious. With a smile u" wond, red why,
AT such a moment, man hc had never
seen before. ar'i never would SEE again,
should 80 dis urb him.
In rs heart he know. Tn" aid was
going forward Just where h." was .cdV-
ing Off. The ribbons on the ;unic OF
the aid, the straps on his shuu dcrs
told swanson that they had served IN
the same campaigns that they We're ~
the same relative rank. and that when
he himself. had he remained in the
service, would have been hrigadcr-
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general the aid would command It bat
tlcship.
The possible future Of the young sailor
filled swanson with honorable envy and
bitter regret. With all his soul he en-
wed him the right to look his fellow man
in the eye, his right to Ill. for his coun-
try. to give his life should it be required
of him, for 1000 900 people, for a flag.
Swanson saw the two officers dm,y.
with eyes of bitter seif-pity. He was
dying. bu. he was not dying Gloriously
for flag. H. had lost the right 20 die
for it, and he was dying because he had
lost that right
The sun had sunk and the evening
had grown chill. At the wharf where
the steamer lay on which hc had ar
rived. but on which he was not to
d,par., TIL electric cargo lights We're
already burning. But for what swan
son had to do there Still was hEht
enough. From his breast pocket hc took
the card ON which u" had written his
message To his brother officers. read and
rcr"ad it, and replaced it,
Save for the Admira. and his AID at
III" steps Of the cottage, and a bare
headed bluejarkct, who was report NJ
To them, and the Adm.ra"s orderly. VIII,
was walking toward swanson, no one
VAS in sight. Still seated upon tho
S,r.nEp.cce of the wharf. Swanson So
moved that his back was toward thu
fur m n. The moment So, med propi-
.nus, almost as though II had been pre-
arranged. For with such an aud,cur,
for his taking If no other person could
hc blamed. There would hc ~ uu"s-
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Bv RICHARD HARDING DAVIS


against the hawser post with n hole
through his heart. To his dsordered
brain his decision appeared quite sane
lie was sure he never had been more
calm And as he prepared himself for
death he assured himself that for one
of his standard no other choice was
possible Thoughts of the active past
or of what distress in the future his
act would bring to others did not dis
turb him. The thing had to be, no one
lost more heavily than himself and re-
grets were cowardly.
He counted the money he had on
his person and was pleased to find
there was enough to pay for what SER
vices others soon must render him. In
his pockets were letters. cards. a cigar
cite case, each Of which would tell his
identity. He had no wish to conceal
it. for of what he was about to do he
was not ashamed. 1t was not his act.
He would not have died "by his own
hand.
To his unbalanced brain the officers
of the courtmartial were responsible.
Ii was they who had killed him. As
he saw it, they had made his death
as inevitable as though they had sem
fenced him to be shot at sunrise.
A line from "Tho Drums of the Fore
! and Aft" came back to him. often he
! had quoted IL when some one in the
service had suffered through the fault
of others. 1t was the death cry of the
! boy officer Dcvln. The knives of the
/ Ghazi had cut him down. but it was
| his own peoples abandoning him in
terror that had killed lin And So
with sob, he flung the lire at the
4 4
You've killed me, you towards
Swanson. nursing his anger, repeated
/ this saVage,y. lie wished he could
/ bring il home To those men Of the
court-martial lie ". he'd he could
make them know that his death lay at
t4cir door. He determined that they
should know. ON one of his visiting
cards II" pcncihed:
"To the Officers of my Court Mar
tial: You've killed me- you towards "
He placed the card in the pocket. of
his waistcoat. They would find it Just
above the place where the bullet would
burn the cloth.
The band was playing "Auf We'd
erschen." and the waltz carried with
it the sadness that had made people
call the man who wrote il tn" walt
King. Swanson listened gratefully. II"
was glad that before he went out his
last mood had been Of regret and
gentleness.
The sting Of his anger had departed,
the music soothcd and sohered him. II
had been a very good world. Until he
had broken the spine Of things 1t had
treated him well. far better he admitted,
than he deserved. There We're many in
ii who had been kind to whom he was
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Leading up to the main structure OF
the "Founta!n of the Earth" 10y Robert
Aiken, in the Court of AhundanC" at
the Panama Pacific International Expo
sition at san Francisco. is a group Of
ten CrouChing figures, a symbull2od Dcs-
tiny in the shape of two enormous arms
and hands, giving life with the one and
taking ii with the other ON tho left
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-29

SIDE are arranged figures suggesting
the Dawn of Life. and on the right are
men and women, depicting the fulness
of ,Nist-nce and the end. Here Is
shown first a figure Of Greed looking
back on the earth, holding in his hands
a mass suggestive of his futile and uu-
saVory worldly possessions, the unworthy
haublc for which h. has s,riNcn, Back of
The Washington herald., 1914-04-06
No Need to Delay Rat. Deeision.

Though it will be fully month before the Inter-
state Commerce Commission will hand down IT'S de-
cs,on whether not to permit the Eastern railroads
to advance their freight rates per cent the verdict
might just as well be rendered tcdsy. Members OF
the commission can hardly have failed to make up
their minds the merits of the case, while listen
ing to the plain recital of facts and figures by presi-
dents OF the roads, showing that not only they
Unable obtain new capital but that they cannot earn
fair return the money already invested, princi-
pally because of enormous increases in operating ex-
penses, due to heavy advances in wages and taxes.
The commission however, having nearly concluded
the taking of testimony designated April 27 for the
presentation of testimony 1t might have saved time by
avang itself of the suggestion of George F. Brownel
OF the Erie who declared that the carriers would be
willing to submit their case without argument and
without brief. ], is indeed difficult to imagine how
any formal arguments can add force to the plain
statements made by the railway officials
The commission knows if it mas been performing
its duties. whether the statements true not.
The commission knows, if has been performing its
duties, whether is true stated by railway presi-
dents, in official reports and in the newspapers
That over 100000 men have been discharged from
their employment the Eastern railway lines
That hundreds of trains have been discontinued.
dends, amounting to over and half million dol
lars; that others reduced their dividends to the ex-
tent of million, and half dollars.
That operating expenses have increased enormous
ly and that the roads unable to earn reasonable
profits.
That there is urgent need for Improvements and
that the roads are unable to obtain the necessary
capital
1t is the duty of the commission TO know whether
such conditions exist not and if they do, any ar
gent by counsel for the roads is superuous 1t has
been insnuated in quarters that the companies
discharged 10000 men and discontinued hundreds OF
trains. disrupting their whole organizations tor the
purpose of impreSsing the commission. Childish as
such suggestion IS it is the duty of the commIs
to know whether it is true, and they probably do
know.
With the truth already in possession OF the COM
mission it is depforable to contemplate another
months delay that may so tremendously affect the
nations industrial well being The people through
out the country alive TO the situation What was
once cry for the life blood has now become almost
a public clamor for square deal for the railroads.
A verdict in their favor would be worth many
millions more than decision month later.
The Washington herald., 1914-04-06
Time for Burns to Act.

In prison in Atlanta Ga, is a man condemned to
be put to death April II for the murder of girl
William ]. Burns, detective, says he knows the man
is innocent and that he knows who committed the
crime. He has said in statements issued at inter
walls during the past two three weeks. Meantime
no finger has been lifted free the innocent from
the death cell or 70 the real murderer. The de-
tective seems to content himself with the alleged
knowledge that the murderer does not dream that he
is suspected; that "he probably would be the most
surprised person TO know that the crime has been
fastened upon him." Then he adds:
l will say that in my opinion Frank will not hang
on April u for the murder OF Mary Phagan be-
levc the Supreme Court cannot ignore the evidence
we have gathered
Is not Mr. Burns assuming a grave responsibility
where an innocent life is at stake Are not his meth
ods suggestive of the dime novel or the resourcefu
press agent? He knows Frank is innocent, he knows
the murderer and yet he .compacently expresses the
opinion only that the condemned but innocent man
will not be hanged on April II.
Weeks ago Burns announced he had located the
murderer. Why was he not instantly arrested and
Frank released? 1t is to be hoped that Burns has
seen to it that the murderer who does not dream he
suspected is watched night and day for Burns logic
is certainly at fault. Unless the murderer of Mary
Phagan killed her while he in trance he is aware
of his own guilt and when Burns proclams through
the newspapers everywhere that he has fastened the
guilt where il belongs and 'lay hands him at
any moment l so desire he conveys the infor
nation to the murderer that he does to the public at
large, unless indeed the guilty man, in fancied Sc
curty, SCOTS at Burns public warning as they
times do in the penny dreadful"
AT all events, Detective Burns by his public utter
ances has, in the public mind, made himself respon
sible for the vindicaton of Frank and the capture
and conviction of Mary Phagans slayer, and it is
high time for him to act.
The Washington herald., 1914-04-06
ODD FELLOWS TO HEAR BRYAN.
Mt. NebO Encampmeat No. VIII
Honor 7. W. Fowler Tomorrow.

Mount Nebo Encampment. No ), I.
o. o. r. is working hard TO make the
celebration tomorrow night in honor of
Thomas W. Fowler. who is serving his
one hundredth term as scribe OF the en-
campment. thorough success The gen.
eral committee. headed by Patriarch W
7. Galliher. is arranging for an enter
tainment
Secretary OF State Bryan is expected
to deliver the principal address and
speakers representing the various Odd
Fellow bodies of which Patriarch FOw-
Ter is a member will be as follows: Grand
Lodge. George Gerberich, Grand En-
campment. James II. Crew: Patriarchs
Militant. W. W. MILAN; Columbia Lodge
No. 10, William f. Andrews; Mount NebO
EnCampment, No s. J. T. Petty: Naomi
Rebekah Lodge. No. !, Mrs. Alice :.
Thomas. Patriarch W. T. Galliher will
preside and will speak on behalf of the
general committee. The choir Of Wesley
NJ. l.. Church. OF which Patriarch Fowler
is member. will sing. and reception
to Patriarch and Mrs. Fowler will fol-
low the program, after which there will
be dancing.
The Washington herald., 1914-04-06
PREFEERED sTuCKs.
Rate Of Yd.. Based on Mkt Quot 'ns.
Railroad industrial

The net income yields of all groups.
except the industrial. were higher in
1918 than in 1903. The rise in yield in
the panic years, 1875 and 1905. was due
to temporary conditions, but since 1909
the depreciation has been confined main
ly to those classes of securities which
are generally termed high grade and
cannot. says Mr.. Williams, be said to
be due to business depression.
The causes underlying the recent in
crease in the net income rate on the
highest grade investments-State and
municipal bonds-can be readily cN-
planned, he observes. A general rise in
interest rates would cause the securities
giving the smallest return to he eX
changed for those affording a higher re-
turn. This causes a large amount of
these securities to change hands, and. as
the number Of buyers willing TO pur-
chase them at their former low income
yield has become greatly reduced. they
can find a market only when offered at
much lower prices. Another potent cause
of the decline in value Is the immense in
crease In the amount of these securities
put out within the Last decade.
The Washington herald., 1914-04-06
Nav for the Grape Juice Navy.

Public sentiment may possibly sustain Secretary
Daniels action in aboshng the wine mess on
United States naval vessels but there is be
complaint and lament from many of the officers
al the removal of this time -honored privilege priv
lege which it would seem is at times almost
sity, according to Surg Gen. Braisted, who recon-
mended the order and who comedies that international
courtesy may render it advisable at times to tenn
porarily modify it to avoid the possible appearance
OF criticsing the and regulations of other
countries. The surgeon general is quite right I'm
agine the embarrassment of gallant commanders
it, on some foreign cruise, when entertaining German
French, British admirals aboard Dreadnought
all hands should be compelled to drink the health
OF Kaiser, President, or King in grape juice! And
by the way what would become of all the punch
bowls and wine services presented by the proud people
of the States and cities that have been honored by
having warships named after them?
However, if it is possible to strictly enforce the
order the captain and the Jackie" will suffer COM
mon thirst while sea, at least As for the penalty
we suppose any midshpman ensign caught with the
goods will be forthwith sent upstairs
The Washington herald., 1914-04-06
Goernnrent owner.hip.

Six years ago France took charge ~
the Westero Railway. In three wears il
has added 500 names to the pay ral'. ~
these extra employees only I@"n Vc-r r,-
quired 10 operate trans and work vt'"n
the tracks
The other 400 went into Offices
Here is an example of what neaFsla
when A -vernmcnt goes into h.>.lr>>-
il requires many more people O." dn a
given amount Of work. tn" f'-s.,n >'1t"-
owned railroads pay more va-..~ ru the
aggregate than the othe- rarIways-!'.c
not higher wages as a RI" ONE sta~s
on the state road halr n".n "lu'urii"d
by two and sOnetir.'~ lH--"-aL SIM
cures.
The craze for poI.ti ~ ,,ts Is i,.~t as
great in the United safes a. il : in
France. Thus. IL the T,.r -'lvanIa w"r.'
put under political maItc, u"nt at WASH
ington, We should VN0- +. 10y the French
rule. to see an addt' on Of at least 1000
men 10 the paw rolls.
Are you willing Il pay that price
Philadelphia Ledger.