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Gilpin observer., 1915-05-27

an interval, for the figure only stood
staring in a dazed way at the sentry.
At the second cry the guard came
tumblsng cut of the. picket tent. seized
Jasper. and led him to the officer In
command.
"A spy?"
HE won't speak, sir. Don't know
who he is."
'I-don't know-who-I am" NUT
tered the man in the gray. A stupid
look was on his face, and his head
was mass of clotted blood from the
wound. He looked vacantly at his
interrogators, and his mind searched
along all the avenues of memory and
found nothing. His clouded brain re-
fused to yield to the effort.
Put him in the barn." said the Of.
ficer. He's shamming stupid. He'll
be shot at sunrise"
They hustled Jasper into the barn
around which the company was
grouped. If he had come back to his
own comrades it would have gone still
more hardly with him, for the uni
form would have been proof positive
of treachery. The officers threat of
death was merely a maneuver in or
der to extort the truth from him. But
Jasper hardly understood even that
he was to die And what did it mat
ter to him, when he did not know
who he was or why he was alive?
Crouching in the barn he began
striving desperately to remember. An
oak tree-an oak tree! 1t symbolized
something, all that life meant to him.
But how he happened to be there he
had no idea, nor what was the mean
ing of the muttering musketry that
sounded nearer and ever nearer, and
the rumble of the distant guns that
grew until 1t was like thunder over.
head.
THE Confederates were making an
attack at dawn, and all about him
ragged one of the most bitterly con
tested battles of the war. And Jas
per blinking and muttering stupidly
crouched in the barn, and waited for
he knew not what.
Outside he heard the shouts of the
combatants, the cries of triumph, the
groans of wounded men. In fitful
bursts the confused medley of war re
sounded in his ears. Then, above the
sporadic cries, there came loud, ter
rible yell which was to become his
Gilpin observer., 1915-05-27

confidence, show them the dress and
ask them to see that some student in
search of girl for the dance be in
troduced to her.
But when Clara had decked herself
out in the pink satin and spangles, and
her cousins had heard her request,
the heavens Of their wrath descended
upon her. They were Mortified and
shocked. They called for their father
who was doing over his paper in the
sitting room below. and for their moth
er, who was putting the last stitches on
their own party dresses, and Clara
was revealed in all her pink and
spangled effrontery
That was the beginning OF the end.
In a moment of wrath old Mr.. Car
rick declared that he would give his
niece a home no longer. He neither
wished nor expected her to take him
seriously. for he knew well that she
was most valuable in his business, and
that she knew as much as he did.
Clara, however. took him at his
word. She had just passed her eight
eenth birthday. She was of age. she
aus ," Si GU ~ ihiy' anu BIG Nouiu bO lu6
next morning. never to return to be
burden to him Still the old man did
not believe she meant 1t. and it was
only when she had actually packed
up her little belongings and left the
house that he realized how great was
his loss.
Opened Shop Of Her Own
Clara Carrick now faced the world
with the best possible equipment for
n young womon of spirit-a thorough
business training habit of long and
hard work and the ability to live on
very little. Her Uncle Carrick, IN
spite of himself, had given her the
best possible opportunities. Even the
fact that she was very angry when
she left the home of the Carricks
contributed to her success, for in that
spirit OF anger she dared TO do things
Gilpin observer., 1915-05-27
Cement Coating for Steel.

From tests made to determine the
degree of protection against the ac'
ton OF sea water given to steel by
coating it with cement, 1t has been
found that the life of steel structures
immersed in sea water can be consid'
erably prolonged by such coatings
from u inch to u inch thick, but
that the protection is not great enough
TO dispel all apprehensions as to their
permanency under such conditions
Popular Mechanics.
Gilpin observer., 1915-05-27

that otherwise she would never nayo
ventured to do.
With the little money that Clara nau
not expended on the pink satin and
spangles she went to the next town
new suburb which was bound to
grow within the next few years Clara
remembered that her uncle had once
said that there was good opportunity
to make money as a florist in that
community, and for that reason she
went in that direction.
She first made tour of the place
and visited each florists shop on the
pretext of buying flowers. She then
went to a real estate agent and, still
dressed in her shabby black serge,
told him she wanted to rent store
suitable for florists shop. Before
the day was over she had chosen the
most promising location in town for
her venture Then, having arranged
for weeks sojourn with poor wom-
an near by, she wrote to her uncle, de-
manding that he send her by return
post the small patrimony-a few hun
dred dollars-which was laid away for
her
The following day, while she was
waiting for the money. she made out
a list of what she would buy with her
few hundred dollars. The list includ-
ed small new wardrobe first of all
she felt hopelessly handicapped in the
old black serge-the payment OF her
first months rent, the purchase of the
simplest sort of fixtures for her store,
a small outlay for announcements and
the purchase of stock of flowers and
supplies.
All this happened some twelve years
ago Today anyone who lives in the
suburban town where Clara Carrick
still does business as florist knows
that she has achieved success. other
women have gone into the florist busi-
ness and have failed, but they have
not served an apprenticeship like that
served by Miss Carrick
Gilpin observer., 1915-05-27
Post Office In Two Countries.

Beebe Plain. Que. has what is said
to be the only double post Office In
the world. The office is half in Can
ada and half in the States, with
Beebe, Quebec, on one side. and
Beebe, Vermont, ON the other. An iron
post in the middle of the front porch
marks the International boundary line.
Aside from its location the building
Is of interest on account of the ma
terial from which it is built, which is
granite, native to the locality. and on
account of its age. which is about a
century. The two prosperous commu.
mites, which 1t serves, and which
are practically one village, have a
population of about 1000, and are said
to own more automobiles than any
other village of this size in Canada.
Gilpin observer., 1915-05-27
Damage by Rogue Elephants.

Rogue elephants are very active
again in Assam and Rs. 100 reward
is offered for the destruction of a
big tusker that has killed boy and
seriously injured a man in Bandura
village. Kampur, and also killed an
other man in the Guimarr village
Rs. so is also offered for the de-
struction of a gunda elephant which
has appeared in North Lakhimpur
and has been damaging crops. He
chases anyone who attempts to drive
him away. Height about eight cuDits,
Gilpin observer., 1915-05-27
Like to See Home. In "Movie,.-

In different parts Of the country
some of the wealthy owners of stately
homes and beautiful grounds have be-
come so enthusiastic over motion pic
lures that they have. figuratively
speaking, given the key OF their places
to certain film companies with per.
mission to use them when needed
They take n pride in seeing their
homes exhibited on the screen, and
naturally, to the moving picture pro
ducer the estates of the wealthy are
desirable for several reasons. They
lend perfect atmosphere-no wooden
steps, no tin fountains, no plaster
cast statuary. The ornamental trees,
lawns, and shrubs, the private lake
with its water lilies and graceful
swans. and the substantial, majestic,
marble terrace. cannot fail to satisfy
even the most exacting critic.
Gilpin observer., 1915-05-27
Poor Kind Of Reformation.

Il hates to see a man braggin' bout
how he has reformed" said Uncle
Eben, simply because de doctor told
him he's goneter die eff he don't quit
drinkin.
Gilpin observer., 1915-05-27
Sport Of Queens.

Mrs. Styles-This paper speaks OF
the sport of kings. Is there not a.
sport Of queens7
Mrs. Styles-Sure thing-croquet-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-20

Washington. Aug 20 Speeding
up" systems are sufficient 10 upset the
mind Of an ordinary individual and
produce insanity.
Ias is Haa5 tga solicitor Of the
EMtel States department of labor
thinks 1t the stop watch method of
Production.
-aa department has sustained this
view. "allA Is included i'm an opinion
aT a legal advisor thar "a worker in
iura5 because ol "a strain from work
Ing under a speeding up" system is
eaa--e. TO relief under The federal
#arhueus compensation act.
Ela decision was made i'm the case
aI p. ~ Manning sailmaker at the
Mare Island navy yard California. who
worked for 20 years without losing a
dag -rl@ illness. f time card system
was Introduced and. i'm his plea for
compensation. Manning brought out
these points.
-Luaer the time card system you
bad to give an account Of every min
u-e sou we're On d job. ana We were
given to understand that the men who
did the most work would hold their
Jobs the longest Later the Halsey
stem was introduced Under this
plan time man. equipped with tablet,
lead pencil and stop watch, sat in
front of the worker TO md out how
long ii takes to do d certain piece Of
work. ILa report 70 headquarters was
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-20
INSANITY FRUIT OF SPEEDING UP"
SYSTEM USED IN MANUFACTURING

{ work under the Halsev system" Ply
. sicians reported that he would be dis
abled for life and that he was "suf-
fering from iDcurable heart condi-
.ion.
The attending physician reported
that Manning was IAN unusually Wig
orous man, as well as an energetic
worker"
In endorsing the statement Of claim
ant that he was entitled To c0mpensa-
rion. the solicitor of she. department
of labor declared that the treatment
accorded Manning was enough TO pro
duce insanity The official said
Here was q strong hearty. hard
working employee who. for about
20 years. had been regularly employed
by the government. and whose rating
was first class After putting in all
those years Of service and retaining
mis- health, strength and vtgor, q new
system was installed in the govern
ment establishment by which the en-
ploye was kept under the highest
nerve racking tension by reason Of
the fact that a man sat watching his
every movement during every minute
Of an eight-hour day In addition to
this il viii be observed from claim
ants letter, above quoted, that the
work he was performing was one of
the heaviest and hardest kind to be
performed in his occupation. Under
such circumstances II is not a matter
Of surprise that his health should be
injured and shattered, for it certainly
seems that such treatment of a man
engaged in heavy manual labor. neces-
stating also the use of the intellect.
would be sufficient to upset the mind
OF an ordinary Individual and produce
insanity"
The ruling Of the department eff
labor is in line with the views Of the
last congress, which adopted the Del
trick amendment to the army appro-
bill which was supported by
Clyde Fl. Taveuner Of IL
linois outIawing ali forms Of speed
ing up in government arsena}s and +
navy yards. Opponents of the bill in /
sisted that these speeding up" sys-
TENS really benefited the empIove. who
was thereby paid according to his
worth"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-20
THE SAN DIEGO PLOT

The plan OF san Diego. which it is
believed is the origin Of the present
trouble in the Rio Grande valley couu-
ties Of Texas was executed AT the viii
lage Of San Diego. Texas, January 6,
1915, the father Of the plan, which con
templated the seizure OF Texas, Arizo-
na, and New Mexico and other states
from the United States. and the estab-
hshment Of negro republic and a
Mexican republic, being Basilio Ramos.
a Mexican.
Ramos was arrested on a charge of
conspiracy against the United States
and held IL jail IN san Antonio until
his bond was reduced on the plea that
he was insane He gave bond and was
released. His present whereabouts is
Unknown, although his case is en- the
9cket for The next term OF the federal
court in the Brownsville county.
Those signing the plan" pledged
their lives 10 try 10 effect its provs-
sions, among which was a rising in
arms against the government of the
United States at . o'clock in the morn
ing Of February 20. 1915.
The arrest Of Ramos aud others evil
IDENTIFY frustrated this move, The oh
}ect Of the uprising was stated as the
liberation Of the black race, and the
segregation OF the states bordering on
the Mexican nation: Texas, New Afexi-
co, Arizona, Colorado. and Upper Cali {
fornia, of which states the Republic of
Mexico was robbed in 8 most per6djous
manner by North American imperial, /.
ism"
1t provided for army corps to be IN /
der leaders 10 be named by the "su-
preme revolutionary congress Of san .
Diego, Texas" the army 10 be known i
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-20

their number; with the fullness Of the
life OF the child rather than with the
mere economy Of time Power TO think
and DO, a tendency TO assume right at
titudes toward life, and ability to work
and play happily swith ones fellows
these are the results OF training based
upon The belief in education by de-
veIopment"
An investigation about to be under
taken by the International Kindergar-
ten union in this field, Miss Winchester
points out, will involve q new study in
several different cities Of one set of
children who entered kindergarten i've
years ago and another. set in the same
school who did not attend kindergar-
ten. The records Of these children
VIII be examined with reference TO
their interests, attitude. spirit toward
one another, and with reference TO
their proficiency in school studies. The
quality and spirit of the teachers Of
these children as well as the quality
and spirit Of the homes from which
the children come viii be taken into
consideration.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-20
GALVEsToN.s PLIGHT.

Galveston is % sarelF stricken city,
Though The loss oil ula 4ara in r8a
recent storm was not Staggering.
the water and wind did damage which
millions VITA be- needed TO rapair.
Where it is to get those millions is
the citys prob5em.
f. is possible for g town TO rise
above, outgrow and forget a single
great catastrophe bat when within
Is years it experiences two Of them
from the same cause and one entirely
beyond the control Of man. ii cannot
be expected TO hold its place iu The
race for municipal greatness. Its psa-
pie may be willing to continue 10 e.sl,
their lives within it's borders. but IT.
cen scarcely hope TO pc longer con-
sideTad an inviting field for permanent
Investments of capital.
The setback has been "a severe aaa.
not only to Galveston, bdt 10 tle en-
tire Texas coast country.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-20

Naturally doctor doesn't like to
experiment. This is not a typographi-
eal error He really doesn't like to
10 il. Bat patients do love TO be ex-
paGlusGte4 on. The doctor who re-
fuses to experiment on his patients
soon becomes unpopular, He earns the
reputation of being q crank. 81. people
sag he magnIdes your little troubles
into big ones,
Fer instance you have a very ordi-
nary case of stomach trouble. Hav-
ing tried half a dozen OF the hundreds
Of sure cures sold fer this simple
complaint. you finally decide to see
the doctor. you c0nfde that vour
stomach is hothertng you g little. and
you want something TO help you as
simulate your food That is the uni
versal desire Of civilized high Iivers
something 10 assimilate the food.
The doctor puts you on his table
and proceeds TO paw you over, plainly
iucFe3ul5us, Tie seems to have de-
signs on your appendix. your galI-sao
or something; evidently he isn't sure
your kidneys are in the place where
they belong. and he even doubts the
condition Of your heart and lungs.
TITS right here in my stomach, all
the pain is right in the pit of my
stomach" you insist. But still ne
imagiues you are trying to deceive
him. Suddenly he tells you he wishes
TO feed YOU test breakfast and then
take it away from you with the stom-
ach pump after you have toyed with
il an hour or SO. Remember, he is no
specialist; just a plain family doctor.
DO you swallow the stomach tubet
Not for anything. All you want is
something to assimilate your food.
Can't the doctor fix you up some med
icine2 Well yes, perhaps, But why
not ind out exactly what is the mat
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-20
The Daily Story
Colonel Bunker-By M. Quad.

You have asked me, sub" began
4 Colonel Bunker, which was the stran-
gest duel I ever fought. OF the fifteen
or twenty ! think that two might come
under the head of strange.
"Majah Blazer and I were friends
/ and neighbors and had been for years.
/ Not a word of discord had ever passed
f between US. He had a cat and I had a
dog, and they were also friends.
One morning the maiah came into
my office and called out;
Colonel, tell your dawg that if he
will come over he may have a look at
them
What is &c, majah?'
'fOur old cat has kittens.
"Tou don't say! How many Of
them
Just y. sub
You counted them yourself, did
you?
Colonel. do you question my state
meut%
Not at all. major: but q kittens
in a litter is certainly a wonderful
thing
1t may be, sub, and good morning,
subj
And, sub. it wasn't an hour before
he sent q friend TO me to arrange
duel had seemed to doubt his verac-
itcy. and he must clear his honah.
agree with you that it was silly, but
men We're mighty peppery in those.
n + So =
begged that I refuse the challenge, but
at the same time she couldn't show
nae how I could do it and maintain nay
honab I asked her the number of kit
tens and was not at all surprised to
learn that the number was only four.
The explanation was that the ma
jah.s wife had been canning strawber-
rIas, and In speaking of it to him she
gave the number of the cans as q.
Well sub. the choice Of weapons
lay with me. and chose swords. A
week before that while out for walk
I crossed the dueIing ground, and OBJ
served that close by a fence corner /
was bumblebees' nest. We were 70 /
meet at sunrise, which is q very uu- 1
comfortable hour, by the bye. and the /
night before I had a confidential talk /
with a cOlored brother.
The night passed, and the morning
came was first on the ground, aud II
had time to see that the co1ored broth /
ef was up in the part he was to play +
On nay word. the maiah knew nc mo
about sword play than a Laplander +
could have had him cut in one minute
but ] did not want that I gave the
e0lored brother the nod, and he stirred
up the bees through the fence with a
pole. They came out of the grass by
he hundred, and I alone saw them in
lime to get away.
But the bees. suh-the bees. Those
men left behind were a sight to see
when the insects got through with
hem All of ehem had to be led home. /,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-20

as the hberatlng army Tor races and
peoples i provided that leaders
taxing cities must name municipal of
GERS and preserve order, but that It is
strictly forbidden 70 bold prisoners, on
ly to demand leans q them ana whsrh-
81 these demands are successful OF not
thay shall be named lately shot without
any preEe1t."
Il provided that any stranger found
armed who coaid not prove his rigGt
20 be armed, should be shot regardless
Of race OF nationality. and that every
North American over IS years Of age
should be shot. only aged meu or w9-
men or children 20 be respected
L vas proposed 70 form Of the six
states designated 3 republic. and pos
sibly at some future time consider an
nexau0n by Mexico. This republic ea-
;abitsae9. tine ravolution.sts were
pledged % assist the negroes fl OBJ
tanning possession 0E SIX states which
bordered upon those already deslgaaC-
ed mot named) and enable them TO
there create a negro republic and per
nit them 10 select flag for them
selves.
Recruits TO the cause were limited
10 ths Latin, negro and japanese races.
but provision was made shat srbe
Apaches Of Arizona. SIS we'll as the IN
dams fred skius} oE the territories.
should be given every guarantee and
their lands returned To them and that
they be allowed to assist ia the cause
Of the plan Of San Diego"
The plan concludes with tae state
ment that DO moral or Bacunlary aid
would be accepted from the govern
ment of Mexico and that il need not
consider itself under amy obligation ia
the movement
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-20

land not one of them got out of the
house for fortnight As for the ma
jah, when he could get out he came N
the Office to say:
Colonel. have bad news for your
dawg
What is it?'
Every kitten is dead
Sho, That's too bad
And the shelf fell down and broke
all the fruit jars.
Too bad, too bad
And you take notice sub, we 5fdB4
get the kittens and the Jars mixed
up"
At this juncture Colonel Bunker re-
marked that he would tell the story OF
another duel
Captain Seaton was my good friend
and had been for years. One evening
as we sat on the veranda of his house.
smoking our pipes and saying little. be
carelessiy observed:
a. It's q wonder those grasshoppars
can keep that noise up the way they
do
You mean orickets, captain, 7 cor.
rected.
'' I mean what mean" he snapped.
We'll, there We were, said the colo
neI-"there we were It made no diff
ference whatever to either one OF us
whether it was a cricket, a grasshoppar
or an owl singing, but there are times
when the best of men are attacked by
what may be called a fool perversitv
We sulked for FIVE minutes. and then I
said:
Captain, the songs Of those crick-
cts are not so unpleasant after ALL
You mean the songs of those grass
hoppers, subj he replied
'Cricketsl'
'Grasshoppers,'
Colonel Bunker my friend viii
wait on you and arrange.
The sooner the better, sub"
And within an hour his friend
came, and duel was arranged for
sunrise.
You may say we were a couple Of
Idiots sub, but in those days q mans
aonah was held to be a sacred thing II
was out walking with a gentleman
and remarked that there was a ring
around the moon and he replied that ne
couldn't see it, honah required that /
send him a challenge.
And, sub. perhaps there was neither
noon nor ring showiugl
We were on the field and the dis
ance was being paced off when a bull
log got after a drove Of mules out at
pasture and the mules got after us. An
lands were driven up trees, and as we
'oosted Is feet high one of the seconds
allied out:
Gentlemen, I don't think it was
ither crickets or grasshoppe
Then what?'
Tree toadst
And We descended and shook hands.
nd the duel was off, 5uh-aud the
uel was off"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-20
Aug. AZ "a nlSl0ry.

l59l-R0bert Heuick. English poet
chiefly noted as successor OF Shakes
peare. born
ls61-The great comet appeared; the
war had just begun and the comet
was considered bad omen.
I866-Presideut johnson proclaimed q
state Of peace, ana this is judiciaAy
taken as the end Of the war.
l814-Pope Plus y. Giuseppe Sartoi
died in the Vatican, Rome born
1885. Carranza entered the Next.
can capital as provisional president.
AusTians won a victory at Kras-
mix, Poland, capturing Lubliu, but
were defeated before Lembers by
Russian attack.