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Gilpin observer., 1914-07-02
ActiNitiea af Womcn.

Archduchess Maria Josepha of Aus
tria recently wen S1,o00.000 on the Vi
eDna bourse.
In the United States women attor-
reys, notaries ard patent agents mum.
her about 10000.
Pennsylvania State college has 65
female students learning the methods
Of producing nourishing dishes
A majority Of the widows in Paris
are remarked within IS months OF
their first bereavement.
Mrs. Katherine Todd Appleton is at
tempting to form a philanthropic or.
ganization which will care for starving
artists of ell nationalities.
Mrs. Katherine b. Davis, recently ap.
pointed commissioner of corrections In
New York, has over 600 employees con-
nected with her department.
Testing a life vest. Miss Tiny Broad
wick, an eighteen-yearold parachute
Jumper, recently dropped 1000 feet
from biplane and landed with ease.
Gilpin observer., 1914-07-02
Some Aces of Trees.

Observations and records as to the
general age of trees have shown that
the pine tree attains 700 years as a
maximum length of life; 425 years
is regarded as the allotted span of
the silver fir; the larch lives, as a
rule. about 275 years; the red beech.
245; the aspen, 210; the birch, 200;
the ash, 40; the elder. 145; the elm,
130. The heart of the oak begins to
rot at about the age of 300 years. OF
the holly 1t is said that there is 4
specimen 410 years old near Aschaf-
fenburg, Germany. A count of the
annular rings in a gigantic California
redwood tree showed that it began to
grow in A. d. $50. It was $50 feet
high. with base circumference Of
80 feet.
Gilpin observer., 1914-07-02
GREAT GAINS FROM CANAL

The principal address at tie clos
ing session OF the Maryland Bank
er's Association recently held at Cape
May, n. j., was made by o. p. Austin,
former government statistician under
the administrations of Mckinley, Taft
and Roosevelt, who told of the tre-
mendous advantages to be derived
by this country from the construction
of the Panama canal. He showed
is, that the exports OF all nations
was twenty billion dollars and the
imports, of course, of a Ike amount,
and that one-half of this moves on
demonstrated that by using the canal
from the seaports of New York, Phil
adelphia and Baltimore we would
save in miles: To Yokohama, 6,400
miles; to Shanghai, 1000 miles; to
Hongkong, $50 miles; to the Philip
pines, 500 miles; to Melbourne, $500
miles; to Wellington, New Zealand.
6 900 miles, and that American cities
were nearer them than London. even
by the use of the Suez canal.
That the total annual worlds trade
was forty billion dollars year, that
the western coast of South America
was from 5000 to 5000 miles nearer
than London. which would give us
great trade advantage. but he sug-
gested that drummers must go after
the business and 1t will mean two
billion more business year for the
United States. He said that in coal
alone we now export sl0o,Oo0.OOO
worth a year, while we bring back
the amount in value of raw silks from
japan.
Gilpin observer., 1914-07-02
SHOULD WORK FOR A HOME
That Is Probably the Reason Why a
Hotel ls Always Strange
to Us.

If were confronted with the alter
native of achieving a sense of home
through leisure and no work or through
work and no leisure, l should choose
the second. l believe that you can
give a child, and get for yourself, more
of the feeling Of home by going out
with him and picking up wood for the
fire, and coming in and making 1t.
and sweeping up the floor afterwards,
and then, perhaps, having only five
minutes left in which to sit down by
it and read him story. than you will
by sitting down with him in a dust
less room before a steam radiator
heated, with no trouble to you, from
a central plant and having a whole
hour Of leisure in which to read him
stories. And even If in the first case
you had to use up all your time, SO
that you had to tell the child his story
while you lugged in the wood, and
even if you and the child were both
very tired when all was done, whereas
before the steam radiator you would
both have felt quite fresh-even so,
I still believe the sense of home would
be stronger and would be worth hav-
ing at the price. That is one of the
reasons why l do not think we need
to pity our ndmothers.-Eliza-
beth Woodbridge in the Atlantic.
Gilpin observer., 1914-07-02
Sailors Yarn.

A number of blubber hunters were
together the other day spinning yarns,
when one of them "a shore-whaleman,
who does his whaling on land, and is
of but little account at sea- was ex.
patiating largely on his skill. and re-
lated among the wonderful exploits he
had performed last season up North"
that he struck whale and killed him
with the first iron, which, on being
tried out, made 400 barrels.
An old skipper, who had sat quietly
by during the whole of the blowing" ="
jumped toll his feet, took long breath,
and exclaimed. There, gentlemen,
that will do for you, but just see here:
Fourteen years ago. when l was in the
old John Adams of New Bedford, we
got a 'sparm' whale OF Peru that
turned us out 45O barrels of oil. and
200 gallons of 'turpentine,. and when
we histed his head in we got 100
pounds of white lead out of it, with
which we painted ship on the passage
home and had fair stock left for the
next voyage. THE blower" left
Honolulu Commercial Advertiser.
Gilpin observer., 1914-07-02
Career of George p. Putnam.

George p. Putnam. one of the COUP
try's aplest and most influential pub
fishers, was born 100 years ago In
Brunswick, Me. He was grand
nephew of Gen. Israel Putnam of Rev.
olutionary fame. AS young man he
went to New York and became clerk
In a book store. In 1S4S he estab-
lished the publishing and book-selling
house which bore his name. He pub
lished the first books of James Feni-
more Cooper and William Cullen Bry-
ant and was the publisher of the works
of Washington Irving, Edgar Allen
Poe. James Russell Lowell, Bayard
Taylor and many other noted Ameri.
can authors. Throughout his career
Mr.. Putnam was a leader in the move
ment to establish an international
copyright. His death occurred In New
York city December 20. 1872.
Gilpin observer., 1914-07-02
METHODIST CHURCH NOTES

Sunday, July 5th. Ten a. m, class
meeting. Help somebody today. You
can help yourself and others great
deal by coming to class meeting.
Think of what Christ has done for
you. Come to class meeting and be
a witness for Him. IL a. m. The
Rev. Frank Williams, who has been
a missionary to Korea for seven
years, and, in a few weeks will sail
for that country again. will preach.
Do not fail to hear this, our Colora-
do missionary.
2:45 p. M, Sunday school, We are
planning a surprise for our Sunday
school. Come and see what it is.
p. m. Epworth League. II Mr.. and
Mrs. Williams are here this will be
most interesting meeting. You will
enjoy hearing and seeing some real,
live missionaries.
Z p. m. We are hoping to have
stereoptican trip through Korea, full
of entertainment, instruction and in
struction and inspiration. Tell ev-
erybody you see and come yourself
to these services. We extend an
earnest and most cordial invitation
to all.
Gilpin observer., 1914-07-02
HAD LICENSE TO KILL
PRIMITIVE FORM OF JUSTICE IN
THE AUSTRALIAN BUSH.
Survivor of Murdered Family Was
Actually Allowed to SIay at Will
Any Black Man He Hap
pened to Meet.

Near by this town, long ago, saw
age tribe had murdered family of
settlers in the night, save one, lad.
who escaped death by opportunely
tumbling to the floor between the
bed and the wall himself wounded,
unconscious, and left for dead. What
the provocation was nobody knows. It
is probable that there was no specific
provocation. 1t had doubtless been a
wanton thing-a childish mischief
undertaken upon savage impulse and
accomplished for nothing more than
the momentary pleasure of dealing
death to some living creature. This
was the inspiration of many similar
deeds-neither vengeance nor spoil.
but the swift, bestial, wanton blood
lust, indulged. celebrated, laughed
= over for the time, and forgotten; and
therein lies a sufficient explanation of
the terrible character Of the retalia-
ton. Whatever the case, the boy,
having thus narrowly survived, made
his way to Brisbane, where he related
his story to the authorities, and to
such good purpose, as it turned out,
that he was given rife and free
leave to return to his district and
shoot as many black fellows as he
could manage, being heartily assured
that the law would not molest him.
You see," said our fellow traveller,
"he was regularly licensed"
by the department Of game and
fisheries?" I scoffed
"Ah, come now!" he replied. IT am
not Joking. do not mean to say" he
went on, that the authorities gave
this boy an engraved license, suitable
for framing, but do assert that they
commissioned him to kill black fell
lows, and that his commission was
not altogether singular, but one of a
good many. And he did kill black
fellows-hundreds of them, possibly.
He killed them where he could find
them, running the bush or employed
on the stations, not even hesitating in
the presence of their white masters.
And by and by the thing became a
station-owners to have their black
boys disposed of in this way. There
were complaints. I recall that one
station-owner had his best black serv-
ant shot from the saddle on the road.
He was very angry; but the boy -four
ished his commission and the station
owner could do nothing about it,
Norman Duncan, in Harper's Maga-
zine.
Gilpin observer., 1914-07-02
The Old nchrrnhuarde,.r "

They smoked churchwarden pipes
at the Cheshire Cheese's mermaid
evening"" but-since Tennyson died
f'as anyone else smoked the yard of
-clay?" One recalls G. A. Sala's lament,
and that was 60 years back: There is
no such thing as pipe of tobacco
nowadays, sir. see English gentle
men go about smoking black abomina-
tions like Irish apple-women. hear of
Milo's, Burns Guilty pipes, narGbiles.
'chiboucks, meerschaums, hookahs, wa
ter pipes, straw pipes, and a host of
other inventions for emitting the
fumes of tobacco.
But where, sir, is the old original
alderman pipe. the churchwarden's
pine. the unauthorized yard of
Slay?' A man was wont to moisten the
stem carefully with beer ere he put it
TO his lips; when once it was aliGht It
Kept alight; man could sit behind
that pipe; but can a man sit behind the
ridiculous flgments they cali pipes
now? The yard OF clay is departed"
Like the yard OF tin" perchance, II
belonged to the old coaching days, and
went with the sanded parlors of the
old coaching inns.-London Chronicle.
Gilpin observer., 1914-07-02

The farmers in Morgan and Yuma
counties in this state, have such i'm
mense crops this year of winter
wheat, corn, oats ETC., they are CO.
ing to build railroads at their own
expense to move their prolific crops.
a committee of farmers is now In
Denver. negotiating with the Burling'
ton Il. r.. to furnish ties and rails,
and they, the farmers, agree to do
the grading and lay the rails, and un'
doubtedly the railroad will comply
with their suggestion.
Gilpin observer., 1914-07-02
CENTENARY OF THE CIGAR
Soothing Effects of the Weed Wers
First Enjoyed in France Just One
Hundred Years Ago.

1t is just 100 years ago since the
cigar was brought into France and
smoked by Spanish officers who had
attached themselves to the fortunes of
Joseph Bonaparte. One of them was
fated to lose nearly half his face and
an eye in the defense OF Paris against
the allied armies-namely, the Comte
de Montijo, father of the Empress Eu-
genie. The winter had been severe,
the suffering great from want of sugar.
coffee and other small luxuries to
which Parisians had been accustomed
Women piled the razors on mems faces
in the BARRIERS shops. They unloaded
barges in the Seine and drove wagons
to the markets.
The soothing effects of the Count
.Montijo's and his friends cigars were
observed in high places, and the gov
ernment instructed the tobacco state
monopoly to manufacture them ad lib
itum after model purchased in Spain.
The police saw to the distribution of
the new comforter, and cigar smoking
became a feature Of Paris life before
the disaster of Leipzig The aides-de.
camp salon at the Tuilieries reeked
with cigar smoke. There was then
no prejudice against the cigar. There
was against the pipe, which the fine
gentlemen-all snuff-takers-left tc
the common people.
Gilpin observer., 1914-07-02
BLACK HAWK news PERSONAL MENTION IN RUSSELL GULCH

| c. l.. Gage and wife went to Dem
yer Saturday morning, Mr.. Gage re-
turning Sunday evening. Mrs. Gage
remained in Denver for several days.
E. l.. Harris, who was up from Den
yer while Coroner Hamllik attend
ed the Williams trial in Golden, re-
turned home Saturday.
Mrs. c. A. Schroeder after visit
of several days with her parents,
returned Saturday evening to her
home in Denver.
Robt. Sayre has been in Denver
since Saturday, visiting with his wife.
| Frank Owen and wife left Sunday
, morning for Denver, where they will.
make their home in the future.
James DAILY, the successful lessee
on the Senator mine, went to Den
Yer Sunday to get rid OF part of his
surplus cash.
Richard Trevithick came up from
Denver Saturday evening to spend
Sunday with relatives.
John Ross and wife, of Golden were
Central visitors the latter part of
the week.
A. L. Anderson and wife, former
residents of Central, now of Mon
trose, Colo, spent several days in
town during the week. Mr.. Ander-
son is engaged in the hardware bust
ness in Montrose and is doing WELL
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred McFarlane were
up from Denver Sunday to see how
rapidly the old town is disappear
! ing.
Mrs. G. D. Henderson and daugh-
ter returned Monday from a visit
in Denver.
Sheriff A. S. Gundy and Attorney
Chase Withrow and L. j. Williams
were in Golden yesterday when Dan
Williams was sentenced by Judge
Glass.
] B. Merritt and wife. of Ft. Nor
gan, Colo, former residents of Cen
tral, were arrivals to attend the Will
liams-Avers wedding.
1 VIM. Flick and wife left yesterday
afternoon for the valley. Mr.. Flick
closed his blacksmith shop in Cen
trail this week and will remove to
Golden to work in a shop there.
! Mr.. and Mrs. H. P. Lowe went to
Denver yesterday afternoon.
| Peter McFarlane was a passenger
: to Denver this morning.
| w. P. Day, of Peoria, ILL.,, visited
, two or three days with his brother
| a. H. Day. He just returned from a
trip to California and is now on
his way home.
James Gilmour, Jr., an old time
Central boy, was in town this week.
, He is thinking OF trying out some
new dry process on the dumps of
! the county. Mr.. Gilmour visited sew
. eral of the mining camps in the past
few weeks and says Central is as
prosperous as any.
! A. Rapin left this morning fer Oak
Creek, Colo, to look over the town
and see what the opportunities are
! in business way
Gilpin observer., 1914-07-02

John Jones returned from Denver
Monday.
Miss Annie Wagner, who has been
visiting her sister, Mrs. C. A. Wag
ner, returned to Cheyenne, Wyoming
this morning.
Mrs. Thos. Ellis and children are
going to Golden to reside. Mr.. Ellis
has position there.
Prof. G. F. Steinsultz, Of Rouse
Colorado, has been engaged as prin.
! cipal in the Russell Gulch schools
Miss Hazel Stribley has been engag
ed to teach the intermediate and in
case primary teacher is deemed
necessary, Miss Ella LeProwse has
| been chosen for the position. Prof
essor Steinsultz comes highly recon.
mended to the board.
Mrs. Nat Lewis moved to Denver
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Westcott re-
| turned from Denver Sunday, after a
months visit with relatives and
friends.
Miss Ella LeProwse, after few
days spent in Idaho Springs visiting
with friends, returned Sunday.
Morris Pascoe went to Denver on
Tuesday.
William Richards and Bob Trebil
cock came in from Lawson Saturday
returning Sunday evening.
Mrs. l.. ID. Blooms sister and fam.
lily, of Iowa, are visiting the Bloom
family.
The Seaman sisters are visiting
Mrs. Joe Wood and family
Clara Leverton left yesterday for
Victor, Col, to spend two weeks, visit
ing her brother, Will Leverton and
wife.
The Sunday school will meet July
9TH at 10 a. m; preaching by the pas
tor at p. m. Mr.. and Miss Scheifer
will sing. All are invited.
Gilpin observer., 1914-07-02
Xassar Daisy Chain.

The Vassar authorities do not like
the prominence that is given to the
Daisy Chain" The girls selected to
carry the chain at commencement
time are "a of the prettiest girls. Of
course. but the general idea is that
this constitutes the whole of the class
day exercises, which 1t is declared, is
only an incidental part of what the
authorities consider the much more
important program.
Gilpin observer., 1914-07-02

A record corn crop is in sight. This
fact alone spells the finish of the
fake efforts of the Republican parti-
sans to spread a feeling of panic
through the commerce of the land.
The big crop means fat cattle and
hcgs, and fat cattle and hogs mean
millions in cash in the pockets of
tie farmers. Ample cash in the pock-
cts of the farmers means liberal buy
ing from the merchants. Liberal buy
ing of the merchants means heavy or
deripg by the merchants from the
jobbing houses. Heavy ordering from
the jobbing houses means big con-
tracts placed with the manufacturers
by the jobbing houses. Big contracts
placed with the manufacturers means
full-time plant operation. Banks, rail
ways, labor, builders and the profes-
slons share. Nothing can stop the
logical results of good corn crop.
Gilpin observer., 1914-07-02
Help No Longer Needed.

Fouryear-old Helen wished to get
into the playroom, but the gate (Which
had been put at the door to keep her
baby brother in) was locked. She
tried again and again to climb over
It. when at last her mother heard her
say, Dear God. please help me get
over this gate" Just then she tum.
bled over and said. Never mind;
got over myself. Magazine.
Gilpin observer., 1914-07-02

Phil Rohling was visitor to the
valley Monday morning.
Frances Dollahan left Sunday af-
ternoon for Denver.
There will be a dance given at
Wilson's place at Smith Hill Satur-
day night, July 4th. Tickets $1OO a
couple, including supper.
Chas. Darby left Tuesday for the
valley to spend part of the big re-
turns received from a shipment Of
ore sent from his lease in the Bob
tail tunnel.
The firemen will hold their regular
monthly meeting this evening and
will decide If they are to have a
team to compete in the tug of war
contest in Golden on the Fourth.
E. Shoush is expected to arrive this
week from Macon, Mo. 1t is said
that he has completed arrangements
for the erection of a mill at the
Pine Comb mine in Wideawake
w. A. Miller, of Denver, was up
yesterday to visit the Gilpin-Orion
mine. This property is looking very
good.
Mrs. Geo. E. Fritz and son are ex-
pected home this week from Ed
wardsville, ILL., Mr.. Fritz will drive
to Denver in his machine and meet
them.
Mrs. j. P. Richards returned on
Tuesday morning from an extended
visit in Monroeville, Ohio. Friends
will be pleased to learn that her
health has improved greatly. Mr..
Richards met his wife in Denver and
accompanied her home.
Miss Amelia Nordlien returned on
Sunday evening from Denver, where
she had been enjoying a visit with
her sister, Mrs. Dave Brennin.
Thomas Dunstone returned Sunday
from a visit to Denver.
Miss Laura Hill, who had been Wis
iting for some time with her sister
in Victor, returned home Tuesday
evening.
Miss Eva Sorenson and Miss Flor
ence Crook returned Friday from Col,
den, where they had been attending
the teachers institute.
Miss Edna Beatty is up from Den
yer, visiting the Crook family.
Mrs. Esther Rule was initiated into
| the Women of Woodcraft Tuesday
evening. The lodge enjoyed ice cream
and cake after the initiation.
Lincoln Hill, Raymond and George
Tomlinson left yesterday for Boulder
par., on an outing.
w. G. Kriley, Thor. kofford and
Lou Meyers leave for a point above
: Nederland on the Sd, to, fish.
The Arapahoe NJ. and N. Co., mill
in the old Rocky Mountain concen-
traitor, is running on ore from the
Little Kingdom mine.
John .Toots and Willie Boellert left
this morning for Jim Peak and Echo
lakes to spend the Fourth.
A. G. Grutzmacher went to Twelve
Mile Tuesday morning to repair the
boiler on the London mine.
The Sunday school will meet July
9Th, 1914. at 10 a. M, preaching at II
a. m. There will be special music
/ by the choir. Mrs. E. Rule will con-
duct the League in tie evening at
+ 80 o'clock. All are invited.
Gilpin observer., 1914-07-02

w. o. jenkins, who has lately re-
turned from San Francisco, Cal, says
that it is one of the most beautiful
as well as busiest cities in the I'm
tied States, and one Of the easiest
cities for stranger to understand,
as all street cars for any part Of
the city start from Market ST., the
principal business street.
Gilpin observer., 1914-07-02
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH NOTES

All services as usual next Sunday.
Mr.. Bigelow will preach on the sub
ject, Remember Jesus Christ. Spec
ial music. Young Peoples meeting at
6 p. m. Topic. Twelve Great Verses
The Friendship Verse;. Prov. 27:9.
Miss Maud Some will lead the meet
ing.
Gilpin observer., 1914-07-02
Disbursements

Balnace on hand.
June Both. 1914, s s 81
WILLIAM c. MATTHEW'S.
Secretary Union High School, Dis
trict, No. l..
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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1914-07-03
coLEeRoV E-HELM.

The marriage of Mr.. Herman c.
Colegrove, of this city, to Miss
Mamie Helm, took place at the home
Of the brides father, Senator W. P.
Helm, in Ellsworth, On Tuesday even
ing, June 30, at 8 O'Clock. The cou-
pie immediately left for a trip thru
the western states. and on Sunday
the 18th, will sail from San Francisco
on a wedding trip to Honolulu, in
the Hawaiin Islands.
Mr.. Colegrove has been connected
with the firm of Dawson & Zu avern
in this city for many years and is
one of the towns progressive and
most highly respected business men
His bride has been one CT the most
popular Of the instructors in the
city schools here for the past three
years, and is a young woman who is
admired and esteemed by all who
know her. They will be gone a5otf
a month or six weeks on their honey
moon trip, after which they will he
at home to their many friends in this
city. With the hosts of other friends
of this estimable couple, the Demo
crat joins in extending congratula.
lions and best wishes.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1914-07-03
BASEBALL DOPE.

The Great Bend Mixers have been
in about the same condition as the
Irish section bosS's hand-car for the
past week. It has been a case OF
"Off again, on again, gone again,
Flanagan" in that they have been
playing fast bali some days and On
the same order as raw amateurs on
others. Nest Of the games they
shave lost have been by close scores,
and the indications are still good that
they may yet lose their deadly grip
on the cellar championship before
the close of the season. There are
only eighteen more games to be play
ed at home, the next home series
starting on Sunday, July 5, with
Hutchinson, and the same teams will
tangle again on Monday and Tuesday.
On Wednesday, Thursday and Friday,
Emporia will play here, and the Sa-
lima bunch will then come for a three
game series. Thursday, the 9Th, will
be Pennant Raising Day and big
double header will be pulled off that
day, the first game being called at
2:l5. The Sunday games will be
called at 800, and the other week
day games at $3.50. After these nine
games the team will leave for a nine
day trip around the circuit and will
then return for nine more games, the
last Of the season at home. Remem.
Der, the first home game is on Sun.
day, the 9TH. Try and make it a
point to get out and see all these
games and boost for the Miners. Il
will help EN- climb.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1914-07-03

Fred Richardson, who has been in
a very serious condition for the past
ten days on account Of am liberation
Of wisdom tooth, is now recovering
nicely and the indications are that be
will be all right again in a short
time. Blood poison resulted from
the infection and for several days his
life was despaired of and 1t viii be
good news to his many friends to
know that he is now getting along
nicely.