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Bisbee daily review., 1914-07-08

Owing to the youth Of the star wit- ness for the defence. there was some fireworks of oratory about allowing him to testify The judge settled an argument by asking the boy: "DO you know the nature of an oath9' With grieved surprise he replied.
 Why. Judge, ] should say l did Aint your caddie?"
Bisbee daily review., 1914-07-08

The master plumber had become rich and was going abroad for his health On the voyage a school of whales was sighted, and the plumber was seen to rub his hands in ectasies.
 Why is he SO happy?" asked a curious passenger
 He can't help it' whispered the captain. He imagines each spout is burst waterpipe, to be repaired by him at his old rates"
Bisbee daily review., 1914-07-08

A party of auJomobiists broke down in front of a swede's home
 Hey Y0n," said one of them have you a monkey wronch?'
 The Swode shook his head NO, said he Ay haave no monkey wranch Ay never haad no monkey Wranch"
 "Well," said the automobilist, who has got a monkey wrench around here?"
 "y don't know" said the swede 'Youson, he haave a sheep ranch. and Yones he haave a onion ranch. But dere bane no damn fool about here what haaye a monkey ranch"
Bisbee daily review., 1914-07-08
& % S R s % % % %
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 "Do you know the parables, my boy2" said a bishop once
 "Yes. sir" he replied.
 And which of the parables do you like best2"
 "I like the one." he answered after a moments thought where some body and fishes"
Gilpin observer., 1914-02-12
MOTHER! LOOK At
CH|LD'S TONGUE
II cross, feverish, constipated,
give california Syrup
Of Figs"

A laxative today saves a sick child
tomorrow. Children simply will not
take the time from play to empty their
bowels. which become clogged up with
waste. liver gets sluggish; stomach
sour.
Look at the tongue. mother! II coat
ed, OF your child is listless. cross. fev.
erish, breath bad, restless, doesn't eat
heartily. full of cold or has sore throat
or any other children's ailment. give .
teaspoonful of California Syrup Of
Figs" then don't worry, because 1t 10
perfectly harmless, and in few hours
all this constipation poison. sour bile
and fermenting waste will gently
move out Of the bowels, and(you have
q well, playful child again. A thor
ough inside cleansing" is oftimes all
that Is necessary. 1t should be the
FIRST treatment given in any sickness
Beware Of counterfeit fig syrups.
Ask at the store for 50-cent bottle Of
California Syrup of Figs" which has
full directions for babies. children Of
all ages and for grown-ups plainly
printed on the bottle. Adv.
Gilpin observer., 1914-02-12

III did," said standish. II would
be politically dead. You know that"
You're politically dead, anyway"
insisted Mark. III this story will beat
you tonight 1t will beat you 20 years
from today. Particularly II this Wom-
an proves to be-what shall We call
it?-a trifie OF colorf"
''Robertsonl"
"Ah! That hurts, does it, Then
it's probably true. II the Woman is
the kind that-that would not do you
credit, you can understand how much
more effective It will be-"
You are wrong!' denied Standish.
She is OF good family. She"
"She may have been good woman
when you found her." said Mark. But
there must have been bad streak in
her. somewhere. You left her to sink
as low as expect to find her and"
Drop that, Mark" burst out Tom
Blake. Jumping from his seat and con-
fronting his brother-in-law. Don't! I
can't listen to it any longer. Standish
is right. What you men are doing is
vile. II you've got scrap of man.
hood left in the whole bunch Of you.
you won't drag this Woman into your
dirty schemes. L"
"Oh," drawled Blake with the air of
a sleepy man bothered by ny, "for
the love of Mike, don't you butt in!
Gilpin observer., 1914-02-12

It has now been six months since took
any medicine at all. hope my little
note will assist you in helping other wo-
men. l now feel perfectly well and in
the best of health" = Mrs. AUGUST
w. KoNDNER, 1882 Hollins Street, Bal
timore, Md.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound. made from native roots and
herbs, contains no narcotic or harmful
drugs, and to-day holds the record Of
being the most successful remedy for
female ills we know of, and thousands
of voluntary testimonials on file in the
Pinkham laboratory at Lynn. Mass.,
seem to prove this fact.
For thirty years it has been the stand
ard remedy for female ills, and has re-
stored the health Of thousands Of women
who have been troubled with such all
ments as displacements, inflammation.
liberation, tumors, Irregularities, etc.
II you want special advice
write to Lydia f. Pinkham Med
icine Co., (confidential) Lynn,
Mass. Your letter will be opened,
read and answered by q woman
and hold in strict confidence.
Gilpin observer., 1914-02-12
SYNOPSIS.

Congressman standish and the Woman.
believing themselves in love-. spend a
trial week as ~ man and wife in hotel
names. The Woman awakens to the fact
that she does not love standish and calls
undying devotion. Wanda Kelly, tele
phone girl at the Hotel Keswick, Wash
lngton, is loved by Tom Blake. son of the
marriage and is refused. She gives as
one of her reasons her determination to
father, Congressman Frank. e. Kelly.
Congressman Standish, turned insurgent.
Is fighting the Mullins bill. a measure in
the interests of the railroads. The ma
chine is seeking means to discredit. Stand,
ish in the hope of pushing the bill
through. Robertson, son-in-law. Of Jim
Blake. and the latter's candidate for
speaker of the house tries to win Stand
ish over, and failing. threatens to dig
the episdde i1S p of 'i5 five Years i back at the
northern New York hotel. He secures all
the facts except the name of the Woman
to force Standish to allow the Mullins bill
to pass. Tom Blake and his father have a
family row over the fathers political the
the name of the Woman. He tells Miss
Kelly that he is going to have a talk with
to warn the Woman. He offers Miss Kelly
500 for that number, At the conclusion
gets a New York wire and calls Plaza
I001. few minutes later Robertson tells
Miss Kelly to call Plaza 1901 and get his
wife or enc of the servants on the phone.
Miss Kelly refuses to give Jim Blake the
number called by Standish. Blake has a
story of the. Standish episode prepared
ready to send out as soon as the Wom-
ans name Is learned. Tom Blake tells
his father of his love for Wanda Kelly.
and family row ensues. Blake's daugh
ter Grace arrives with her husband. Gov
ernor Robertson. Miss Kelly calls on
Grace to warn her that her good name is
threatened by impending exposure of
Standish and IL insulted for her pains.
Grace appeals to Standish to give up the
fight In order to protect her name. He
refuses. Grace sends for Miss Kelly,
apologies for her rudeness and begs
Wanda's assistance. Wanda declares she
will never betray the Woman.
Gilpin observer., 1914-02-12

The situations punk enough as 1t is,
without your laying your trophies of
idiocy at its feet"
"Idiocy?" hared Tom. Perhaps
common decency's better term. Or
perhaps in your vocabulary tho two
mean the same thing. You men are
known as political leaders. The pub
lie looks to you for examples. And
yet you stoop to = currish trick like
this! Isn't there enough whiteness in
the whole lot Of you for single voice
ans name? You've Just been told
she's Of good family. That she has a
name to lose. And you answer: 'Po-
litical necessity You know this story
will destroy at least two lives. Prob
ably several more. And again you an
swer: Political necessity You have
the power to ruin these lives. II you
use that power. l tell you now, one
and all-my father as well as the rest
FIN ashamed to have breathed the
same air with you!"
Good night, Tom," drawled Rlake,
no. SO much as troubling to glance in
his irate sons direction.
NO." corrected Tom, "good-by."
TITS up to you." yawned Blake.
"Good-by." reiterated Tom, stamp
ing from the room and slamming the
outer door of the suite behind him.
The others stared after him in dull
wonder. But an exclamation from their
host suddenly shifted their attention.
"Grace" cried Mark In surprised
disapproval.
She had come. unnoticed, from her
hiding place behind the inner door
and was standing among them before
they were aware Of her presence.
Mark" she painted. II heard
what Tom said. And he was right.
You must not"
please keep out of this. Grace" re-
quested her husband in dire embar-
rassment. You don't know anything
about it. You couldn't possibly"
Gilpin observer., 1914-02-12

great general is not an ordinary man.
Military genius is gift from heaven.
but the most essential quality for a
commander-in-chief Is firmness of
character and the resolution to win
at all COSTS
Next to the Qualities of the com.
mander. whose surest way OF win
ming was. he thought. Ito exaggerate
ones own forces and minimize those
Of the enemy" Napoleon considered
. strong artillery the prime factor in
success.
"If had had 10000 more rounds on
the evening Of Leipzig. l should today
be master Of the world"
In speaking Of . national army. Of
which he was, Of course strongly in
favor. Napoleon insisted that all
Frenchmen should consider the laws
Of conscription necessary and sacred,
II they do not wish to see their homes
devastated"
Gilpin observer., 1914-02-12
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Perhaps" she retorted desperately,
II may understand 1t far better than
you do. You say there's a woman con-
cerned in 1t. This scandal will pillory
her and"
That type of woman belongs in the
pillory."
You are cruel!" she cried You
yourself admit that there Is a chance
the Woman may have repented. Are
you going to refuse her the benefit of
that chance?"
"The chance is too small to be con-
sidered. Don't let's talk of it. You
can't"
Then" she continued, upheeding,
There's something else you don't con-
slider. Sc may have married. She
may be the wife of some honorable
man who loves her and thinks she is
perfect. All his heart and all his
ideals may be bound up in her. Are
you going to ruin his life, too?"
Dear" sneered Mark, "the sort OF
fool who marries women of that kind
Qike the man who teaches his wife
to be dead game SPORTY deserves
what he gets. And generally he gets
1t. Though. in both cases. he doesn't
always find 1t out. Don't waste sym
pathy on him. If he married her he
probably knew what she was. If he
didn't know, it's time he learned. No
sane man should want to live in a
FOOLS paradise"
But her family Her parents? Her
brothers or sisters? Surely they aren't
to blame. And they will be disgraced,
too"
Such things are rather apt to run
in families. Cankered flowers don't
grow from clean roots. You're vast
ing lot of sympathy over a woman
and a man who are unworthy to speak
your dear name. There are your ia
ther and the rest. getting out of the
elevator now. Go to bed. dear girl,
and try to get a good rest. Don't sit
up for me. I'll probably be up all night
on this Standish affair. Good night.
sweetheart
AS he bent to kiss her, her arms
clung to his neck like a frightened
childs She tried to speak, 'faltered.
and hurried from the room.
Gilpin observer., 1914-02-12
NAPOLEON WROTE OF DEEDS
Great Soldier Told How He Used to
Play on the Feelings Of His
Soldiers.

Great interest has been aroused
among military students and histo-
rians through the publication ~ Col.
Ernest Picard Of selection from
hitherto unknown military maxims
and precents dictated by Napoleon
during his Imprisonment at st. Hell
ena.
The emperor attached great weight
to tact and skill In the treatment
of soldiers.
when ! used to say" he wrote. "as
l rode through tho lines in the heat
OF battle. 'Unfurl your flags: the mo-
ment has come the French soldier
simply shook with eagerness.
"At such a moment nothing seemed
impossible to me. The Thirty-second
demibrigade would have died to .
man for me, because after Tomato
wrote. The Thirtysecond was there.
and was at ease The power Of
words ON men 10 astonishing"
The following il Napoleon's idea
of . general:
I'm time Of war men are nothing.
II - one usu who II everything. 4
Gilpin observer., 1914-02-12
CHAPTER XVI.

. Sixty Seconds Leeway.
In they trooped, Jim Blake at their
head-Van Dyke. Neligan. Gregg, and
(sulkily bringing up the rear) Tom.
Grace had quilted the library at her
husbands order. Now, starkly un-
ashamed Of the eavesdropper's role,
she was standing tense. expectant. her
ear to the closed door leading to the
inner rooms. Through the thin panel
she could hear every syllable from
the library. Her own name was the
first word she caught.
Grace turned in?" Jim Blake was
asking; and Robertson replied:
Yes She's all tired out. We can
talk freely here. No one will inter-
Gilpin observer., 1914-02-12
CHAPTER XIV.
A Wasted Plea.


Grace started guiltily at her hus-
bands troubled question. He took
her face between his hands and raised
1t to the light
You're I'LL" he exclaimed in quicF
dread. You look actually CHASTITY.
Shall send for doctor?"
What nonsense!" she laughed I'm
all right. Just little tired. A good
nights sleep will put me on my feet
again"
I've buried myself SO deep in poll
tics" he frowned self-accusingly. that
] hadn't sense enough to remember
that you might be worn out and might
want to go to bed. But didn't notice
that you looked badly at the station.
1t wasn't till just now when the light
happened to strike your face Oh, but
I'm glad to see you here again, sweet
heart"
"Really?" she asked almost timidly;
drinking in her husbands words as a
condemned man might gaze on his last
sunset.
'Glad?" he cried. Indeed am.
I'm afraid I'll never get past the honey
moon stage. You don't want me to. do
your"
Il wonder" she faltered. III you'd
never met me-if you d."
I'D never have known what miss
ed. That's where nature is kind. Peo-
pie who miss the real love never
know. We only know when we've
found IT.
But" she pursued, when people
nnd out too late-afterward- That's
the bitterest thing in life. should
think. 1t isn't easy to Judge people
women, especially-who find out too
late-and-and who try then to get
their birthright OF happiness in spite
of everything"
Such people have lost their birth
right" he answered. They've sold
1t for mess of pottage. That's one
of the problems OF the ages, Grace.
And man has made laws to govern 1t.
Laws that are wise and"
And often bitterly cruel"
Laws are for the many. Not for
the few. And the few must obey them
for the good OF the many. But didn't
give the rest OF the crowd the slip.
Just to bore you by discussing ethics
Was 1t foolish of me to run away.
simply to have few extra minutes
with your I've been fighting 80
hard"
And fighting fairly. too, know.
Dear. you'd never take an unfair ad-
vantage Of"
Politics" answered Mark. "is war.
And war is the science OF finding the
weakest point In your enemy's armor
and hammering away at It till he
yields. For instance. we've Just found
the weakest sort of spot in Standish's 9
armor and"
You have? What is IT."
There are only two weak spots In
most mems armor. One is money
crookedness. The other is women.
In Standishs case II was woman
An affair he got tangled up In Ave
years ago"
And you'll stoop to use such q
weapon as that" she cried indignant
b.
why not? He'd use the same sort
Of weapon against us. fast enough;
II he had it,
But that isn't fair fighting, Mark.
It's disgusting scandal"
That's his lookout, not ours. II
he CHANGED to know something dam
aging In my private life. he'd use It
In . minute"
But II l asked you--if begged
v0u-"
Don't ask me, dear. This is one Of
~ things yov don't understand. You'll
DaVv n Lava n IN ma
Gilpin observer., 1914-02-12
MIlllona spsnt for aoda,

Authorities in the drug business -
innate the number of soda fountains
In use in the United States at not less
than $4,000 and they are said to rep
resent an Investment Of $4,000. 900.
The annual receipts Of these sup
plies ot soft Arints nay total Wa
Gilpin observer., 1914-02-12

rupt. Sit down. The cigars are over
there. And here's the Scotch"
Has Standish been around YETI"
queried Van Dyke.
"Oh. he'll be here all right" vouch-
safed Blake, before Mark could an
swer. "He knows we've got him In a
hole. He'll"
But have we?" argued Van Dyke.
AS far as can see. It's still the other
way around"
TITS bad enough to be delayed by
anything" fumed Mark. But it's ten
times worse when we're blocked by q
damned littls-by the person who got
this information" he corrected him
self. catching warning CLINT from
Blake's half-shut eyes.
Whatever the price is." suggested
Gregg. II say LAY It! Pay It and
save TINA"
Gilpin observer., 1914-02-12
Says Electricity Aids Digestion.

Professor Bergonie of Bordeaux and
Professor Arsonval of Paris announce
that currents of electricity Of three
amperes and from 1000 to 1900 volts
passed through the body of a man
enable him to digest 70 per cent. Of
the food which ordinarily passes away
undigested.
Gilpin observer., 1914-02-12

vckcVoOlo OOm-
pound did for me.
/ suffered dreadful
pains and was very
irregular. / became
alarmed and sent for
Lydia E. Pinkham's
v table Com
pound. I took it reg
ularly until l was
without a cramp or
pain and felt like
another person. and
Gilpin observer., 1914-02-12

II you wish beautiful. clear whits
clothes. use Red Cross Bag Blue. At all
good grocers. Adv.
Gilpin observer., 1914-02-12

The only similarity between patriot
ism and politics is that they both be
gin with p.
Gilpin observer., 1914-02-12

DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets regulate
and invigorate stomach, liver and bowela.
Sugar-coated, tiny granules. Easy to take
as candy. Adv.
Gilpin observer., 1914-02-12

Brood over your troubles, IL you
want to hatch out more.
Gilpin observer., 1914-02-12

Only Ono "BROMO QUININE"
the signature Of n w GROVE Curcs . Cold In Ons
Day. Cures Grip In Two Days. 2Sc
Gilpin observer., 1914-02-12
THIS W0MAN'S
SICKNESS
Quickly Yielded To Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound.

Baltimore, Md. -"I am more than
glad to tell what Lydia E. Pinkham's
Gilpin observer., 1914-02-12
Accommodating. A

Drink to me only with thine eyes.
"All right: here's looking at you'll
Baltimore American.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-11-02
THE NEW HAzING.
(Boston Globe.1


The freshmen receptions which are
everywhere becoming the program in
the larger institutions are a vast i'm
provement on the freshman re-
ceptons, old style with the ducking
pond and the cart-tail run. There
was just enough reason in the argu-
ment that the youngsters needed to be
taught their proper place to give the
practice countenance long after its
abuses had condemned 1t. Today II
fingers chiefly in smaller institutions.
recent hazing fatality in Mary
land had caused the judge to insist on
grand jury investigations for a charge
of murder. The excuse offered was.
Of course, that I'VE didn't know il
was loaded"
The real trouble with hazing is that
1t sets one youth at the mercy of sew
eral. This may be good for the vic
tim, but is bad for hazers, who are
doing what towards do--taking ad-
vantage of superior numbers.
Friendly receptions are better in
school as well as in college. If there
are fresh" men it can easily be init
mated to them that they mind their
manners. without physical violence.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-11-02
WAR NEWS IN KANSAS.
tAtchison Globe,)

The battle at Short jerks home
! continues undated. At o'clock this
morning Mrs. jerks made the follow
ing official announcement: with a
brilliant charge about breakfast time
l flanked my husband with my stall
wart foot and he doubled up and then
retreated In haste 1t was almost a
rout." At | o'clock this morning Mr..
jerks officially announced: 1.-THE
situation remains unchanged. There
have been attacks and counter-at-
lacks on both sides. with no decision;
! am now well entrenched and conf
dent behind tub in the cellar. be-
lieve will ultimately triumph. The
enemy is making many claims, and
making those things is the easiest
thing In the world TO do. III she had
a cannon that was as rapid as her
mouth ! would be compelled to ad-
NIT that my position is serious. As II
is. | concede nothing. l will conserve
my strength and forces. with the view
of getting out Of the cellar and con-
sulting lawyer. | urge American
newspapers to Judge not until the real
situation is known. History will vim
dictate me and declare that | did
not start hostilities. My sister in law
urged my wife to start them. My
wife didn't need great deal of urg-
ing"
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-11-02
A SIMPLE WAY TO
REMOVE DANDRUFF
Prevent Falling Hair and End Itch
ing Scalp.

There Is one sure way that has never
failed to remove dandruff at once, anc
that is to dissolve it. then you destroy
| Il, entirely. To do this. just get abou;
four ounces of plain, common liquid
arvon from any drug store tthis is all
lyou Will need, apply 1t at night when
retiring: use enough to moisten the
scalp and rub it in gently with the fin
Iger tips.
BY morning most, II not all, of your
ldandruff viii be gone, and three or
four more applications will completely
dissolve and entirely destroy, every
single sign and trace of it. no matter
how much dandrlff you may have.
s You will find all itching and digging
|of the scalp will stop instantly and
your hair will be fluffy, lustrous.
glossy, silky and soft, and look and
feel a hundred times better.
III you value your hair. you should
get rid Of dandruff at once. for moth
ing destroys the hair SO quickly. II
not only starves the hair and makes it
fall out hut II makes II stringy. stray
ely. du !, dry, brittle and lifeless. and
every ~ notices 1t.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-11-02
THE Duty OF THE VOTER.

There IL no good reason why any
man in New Mexico should vote
agnlnst the return OF Hon. Harvey
u. Persuasion TO represent this state
In congress. There are hundreds OF
good reasons why he should be voted
Tor unanimously.
!. Mr.. Ferguson has long been
recognized rs ane Of the ablest men
~ the southwest Against his public
OF private life there never has been n
breath Of criticism regarding his In
tegriiy.
?. Since the civil war no more
critical condition ever has confronted
the nation, President Wilson has con-
Quoted the affairs Of government with
q skillful and patriotic hand. Had
the two senators from New Mexico.
who now are lighting the election of
Mr. FERGUSON. had their way. we
would now be engaged In war With
Mexico. We might be at war with
Japan.
,. Daily questions are arising thai
require the most delicate handling. II
the people Of the United states wish
10 preserve this country from disas-
ter, there must be congress in har-
mony with the views Of the admlnis-
tration.
4. II Is now practically certain
that lighting on savage scale IL soon
60 be resumed Ia Mexico and the war
viii surge close TO our borders This
country now knows that Ii wants
peace maintained There ~ war
enough IN Europe TO suit the taste Of
the most bloodthirsty. But when the
war In Mexico IL resumed. senator
Albert Bacon Fall viii begin his agi-
istion FOR Intervention.
8. II the people want peace, Let