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Gilpin observer., 1915-11-04
Distress in Palestine.

Letters from Palestine report great
destitution in Jerusalem and other
parts of the land. There have been
no imports for year. The internal
resources have been taxed to supply
the army. Food is both scarce and
exceedingly dear. The tourist trade,
which gave employment to many, and
brought much money to the country,
is cut off. and with it the manufac-
ture of fancy articles. souvenirs and
trinkets which was the chief indus
try. Agriculture is hampered by the
absence Of the able-bodied men in the
army. Banking has been suspended
for many months. Three women mis-
sionaries of the Christian and Mission
airy alliance are carrying on the school
and other work of that society in
Jerusalem, and the Syrian staff are
said to be doing their part nobly. Mis-
sionaries both at home and still on
the field believe that the end Of the
war will bring unparalleled opportu.
mites in Palestine.
Gilpin observer., 1915-11-04
RoUsED sAILoR's IRE
CAPTAIN RATHER RESENTED UN.
MERITED REsUkE.
Forced to Tighten Ship In Hurry, It
Was Case Of Heaving Overheard
the First Cargo Reached, as
He Could Prove.

Seventy or eighty years ago the only
regular passenger vessels from Lon
don to New York were the American
Black x liners. Capt. Josiah Joshua
Champion was the Oldest and best
known man on the line He did not
believe in hurricanes or cyclones, and
when he heard of ships being dis
masted in them, always attributed
such disasters to rotten rigging or
spars.
Fire was the one thing which the
captain rather dreaded, and at sea,
according to him, ''it had one point in
its favor over fire ashore, namely. that
water in general way was plenty
and handy"
But the captain always added,
my carpenter is a smart man, and
spends most Of his spare time between
decks among the steerage people. And
no mistake about it, the yarns he
spins down there about his escapes
from ships afire are not calculated to
make them careless about lights"
When young man, the captain was
once popped" in running too long be-
fore a heavy gale, when something
started about the stern-post, and he
was forced to jettison some of the
cargo in order to tighten his ship aft
and get at the leak.
He was loaded with flour, cheeses,
apples, and American clocks. The
clocks unfortunately were the first
things that could be got at. In con-
sequence over two hundred cases of
clocks went to the bottom before the
cheese boxes were reached
He lightened his ship nearly hun
dred tons aft in twelve hours, some
of the steerage passengers keeping
the pumps going while the crew hand
ed up clocks and cheeses.
mo, SIR said Captain Champion, II
guess l didn't have to coax them pas
sengers any. l just told 'em they'd
got to pump or drown! But when
got home again in New York, and my
owners asked, How was it, Mr Cham
pion, that it did not occur to you to
select something of less value than
them timepieces? l felt pretty small.
l only said:
We'll, gentlemen, I rather wish
you had been there yourselves, to pick
and choose that night
Yes. sir, that riled me. specially as
my wife was with me that voyage, and
her own private pianny was one of
I the first things that went overheard
Gilpin observer., 1915-11-04
Prehistoric CameIs.

A partially restored skeleton OF a
small ancestral camel, Stenomylus
hitchcock, from the lower Miocene of
Nebraska, has just been added to the
exhibited collection i'll the geological
department Of the British museum.
The specimen was obtained from Prof.
F. B. Loomis Of Amherst college,
Mass. who discovered the remains of
a herd Of these small animals which
had been suddenly destroyed and bur-
led by some local accident. AS a
camel, Stenomylus is remarkable for,
its extremely slender build, which
would render it as agile as a gazelle.
II also has molar teeth with unusual
ly deep crowns, so that II would be
able to feed on hard and dry grasses.
1t was therefore more completely
adapted for life on open plains and
uplands than the other camels which
abouEded in North America in Oligo.
Gene and Miocene times.
Gilpin observer., 1915-11-04
LET HIS OPPORTUNITY GO
Now New York Lawyer 10 Regrettin1
His Lack Of Foresight That
Cost Fortune.

I suppose every man who has lived
very long among the men who do
things looks back with some degree
OF regret upon not exactly what he
has lost. but what he might have had
If his foresight had been as good as
his hindsight,' said New York law
yer. Il am one Of these, and it didn't
happen a great while ago, either
An inventive friend of mine who
had given me his legal business to at
tend to came around one day with a
new thing in doing something or other
to rubber and told me if cared to go
In half with him could do so by put
ting up certain amount of money
The amount was small enough, but |
hadn't any to spare and less to lose
and told him was satisfied with the
legal part of my connection, and
didn't care to risk any of my hard.
earned savings. He wasn't broke by
whole lot, and told me he wasn't
Offering the chance to anybody else,
and I'd better take it, but / wouldn't
be persuaded. He gave me gentle
laugh of scorn and went his way.
Not long after he went abroad
with his invention and was gone three
or four months, letting me hear from
him occasionally, and saying all was
going well. Next l had cablegram
telling me when he was sailing, and
to meet him the following week Tues
day at a certain dock. I was there
when the ship came in, and he was
feeling SO good that he fairly yelled
at me as he came down the gang
way. And he had reason to yell and
l had reason to kick myself, for he
had sold his process or invention for
$735,O00 in cash and $2,250,000 in the
stock Of the new corporation. You
see would have been a millionaire
that very minute if my foresight had
been worth anything and l had taken
his offer when l had the chance. OF
course it meant some luck to me, for
the fees grew. and / got 100000 or
more out of 1t, but $4,000 doesn't
make millionaire, does it?"
Gilpin observer., 1915-11-04
China Awakjno.

The Chinese business men OF Hang.
chow. in the Shanghai district. have
organized the United Association for
Advising the Nation to Use Native
Goods. At the initial meeting six
means OF advancing the usefulness Of
the association were pointed out En-.
list the sympathies Of all schools and
colleges throughout the country. print
short notices in the daily press. ern.
ploy men to go around and give public
addresses to the people. distribute
handbills giving names and short de-
scriptions Of native goods. keep in
touch by letter and otherwise with the
chamber Of commerce and dealers in
foreign goods, and call upon the nation
to use native goods.
Gilpin observer., 1915-11-04
Everything Changed.

A Cleveland party went out auto.
mobiling the other night and had an
unpleasant mishap. 1t occurred on
the Euclid road not far from Willough-
by. A four-footed creature OF intensi.
fed odor got in the way of the car.
Nobody in the auto noticed the ira-
pact. but everybody noticed the appal.
ling result.
The man who drove the car told
a friend about II the next day.
Terrible" the friend agreed. Il
suppose you all had to change your
clothes?"
Change our clothes'" snorted the
chief victim. Why. we even had To
change our tires!"-Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
Gilpin observer., 1915-11-04
Well-Oressed Farmer.

Apparently the best-dressed farmers
In the country live in California. In
a questionable 566 farmers gave the
cost Of their clothes. or these, 116
paid from $40 to SIS each for their
suits; 14S from SIS to $50; 142. from
$2O to $25; 26 from $50 to $40, and
three from $40 to $50. Two OF the
three In the last named class were
from California. and 10 of the 26 who
paid from $40 to $40 were also from
the same state. the next greatest mum.
oer from any one state In this class
being six from Texas.
Gilpin observer., 1915-11-04
ANCIENT SERBIAN CITY
SEMENDRlA HAS LONG BEEN
KNOWN IN HISTORY.
its Trade, Chiefly With Vienna and
Budapest, Has speciaIties That
Have Made It Noted-At One
Time Strongly Fortified.

"Semendria, where the shells from
Austro-Gcrman batteries fell in prep
aration for the Teutonic drive toward
the Golden Horn, is one of the first
commercial towns OF Serbia says
war primer issued by the National
Geographic society. Serbia is an
agricultural country. Pigs and grains
are its ranking exports, and the
greater part of the Serbian export in
pigs, and almost all of it's export in
cereals, passed through Semendria in
peace times. Its trade has been done
chiefly with Vienna and Budapest.
Among its exports are a superior
white grape and a delicious wine.
There is an interesting tradition
connected with the grapes of Semen
dria. 1t is told that the Serbian
Prince George Brankovich brought
cuttings of the grape vines of Sc
mendria and planted them upon his
sunny estates in Hungary, when he
became the lord of Tokay there. This
transplanting of the Serbian grapes
took place in the fifteenth century,
that Hungary's famous, spicy white
wine, Tokay, came. This, the little
Serbian city is the great ancestor of
the Magyars' best-known product, the
fiery, aromatic glass from Hungary
which is priced by connoisseurs the
world around.
"Semendria lies upon the Danube,
between Belgrade and the Iron Gates.
1t is distant about 80 miles southeast
from the Serbian capital. 1t is said
to stand upon the site of the Roman
town Mons Aureus, and legend has it
that its famous grape vines were
. planted by the Roman Emperor Pro-
bus. Therefore, it may be seen that
the royal wine had an imperial be-
ginning, and the perfect product of
today can boast long and glorious
past.
AT one time a powerful fortress
guarded the approach to the city. 1t
was thick-walled, triangular struc-
ture, said to have been built in 1870,
and for a long time it was the dis
tinguishing feature of the small place
and the river crossing which it guard
ed. Semendria has been under attack
several times in the course of its his
tory, and one battle of great impor-
tance took place here in 1411, when
the Turks forced passage into Hun
gary through Danube choked with
the bodies of the heroic Magyar de-
tenders.
''Senendria has often been a IA
vorei residcncesof the Serbian ruler
and from 1870 to 1859 it was the capi-
tai of the state. The town has a
picturesque setting upon the broad
river. here narrowing for it's passage
of the Iron Gates just below it, The
country around it is broken and
wooded. The population is about 1900,
and, despite thriving wine produc-
ton and an expanding commerce,
this population has remained about
the same through the last score of
years. The port has branch line
connecting it with the Belgrade-Nish
railway. the main products artery in
the country. Its rugged old trian-
gular fortress still stands, the most
interesting architectural feature in
the city, and its "a square towers
are sentinels of Semendria today as
in the days of George Brankovich.
father Of Tokay wine, who builded
them. The fort&ss was built on the
model of the Constantinople walls"
Gilpin observer., 1915-11-04
Easily DISPOSED or.

Il understand you got several wed
ding gifts"
I'VE did. At first thought I'd have
to hire safe deposit vault. but aftef.
going over the stun we simply stored
am in q barrel In the cellar"
Gilpin observer., 1915-11-04
Era Of Pure Food,

Shall l serve the dish sir?" asked
the waiter.
Yes, you may serve It."
And how about the chemical an.
aiysis. sir? Shall l make 1t, or will
you. sir?'-Louisville Courier-Journal.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1915-02-25
WAUCOMA LODGE OBJ
SERVES ANNIVERSARY

Members of Waucoma Lodge, X. of
p, observed the 25th anniversary OF
the organization of the lodge here and
the 5lst anniversary of the founding Of
the original lodge of Pythians at the
lodge hall Tuesday evening, when de-
lightful program was rendered. No
meeting of the Knights and their
friends has ever been more enjoyable.
twenty-five year membership jewels
were presented 10 Martin Nickelsen,
Geo. I. Prather and Frank II. Stanton.
The. program rendered was as follows:
F.W. Blagdon, opening address: Mrs.
T. ID. Waldie and Mrs Arthur Howell,
piano duet; Mrs. F. n. MorlaD, read
ing; Jasper Wickham. paper on "Pyth.
itnism;" Oliver Wall. vocal solo; Mrs.
Susie Lynn. reading; W. A. lsenberg.
biographical sketch of early members
of Waucoma lodge and presentation Of
jewels; Mrs. T. ID. Waldie, piano solo:
Mrs. H. Garrabrant, reading, L. 5.
Isenberg. reading. At intervals during
the rendition of the program delightful
numbers we're given by an orchestra
composed of Fred Vogel, Mrs. Oliver
Wall, Nelson Emry and E. A. Kincaid.
The pleasant occasion was concluded
with luncheon and social hour.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1915-02-25
OVERLAND CARS TO
BE HANDLED HERE

C. F. Gilbert and Harry 7. Dewitt
have taken the local agency for the
Overland automobiles. They will soon
have one of the handsome machines
here for demonstration purposes.
Overland cars are owned by the fol-
lowing Hood River people at the pres
ent time: Geo. W. Thomson. j. ].
Knapp, A. G. Staten, DR.. j. F. Watt.
Judge Stanton and E. T. Folts,
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1915-02-25
Big Wheat Crop Promised

Ii is stated that in the Willamette
valley many farmers are blowing up
clover fields. and even clearing up
brush lands, for the purpose of increas-
ing their wheat acreage, indicatingIthat
the coming season will see the biggest
grain crop ever turned out in Western
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1915-02-25
Little Guy Merrill Dead

Little Guy Merrill. the five year old
son of MIR. and Mrs. G. E. Merrill, died
at the home of his parents Monday
night. Funeral services we're conduct
ed yesterday afternoon at the Bartmess
chapel by Rev. w. B. Young, inter-
ment following at ldlewilde cemetery.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1915-02-25
EXCHANGE Will Distribute 5000

Kenneth Mckay, manager of the
Fruit Growers Exchange, is busy work.
ing on his books preparatory to closing
up the selling ageney's pools as soon as
possible. The Exchange will distribute
among its affiliated growers in the near
future about Sc, 900.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-17
DR.. D. R. BOSTON
DIES IN ALbEMARLE
AT ONE TIME MEMBER OF Lee
fSI4ATURE AND WAS WIDE
LY KNOWN,

Dr. Dudley Il. Boston. one OF the
most prominent citizens OF Fiuvanna
County. and former member Of the
General Assembly of Virginia, died
Friday night at his home Red Hills
about twenty miles from Charlottes
VILE His funeral wilt take place a,
Red Hills" this afternoon at 2
o'clock
kilograms announcing the death
Of Or. Boston were received here yes
terday and oecasioned both surprise
and deep sorrow among the family
connections and friends Of this typical
Virginia gentleman. DIR. Boston had
a severe fall Il year or two ago from
which he had never fully recovered,
although able To go ahou. reasona bly,
well and his general health was very
good
DIR. Boston was native OF Flnvan-
ma, and a member OF one OF the most
prominent families Of that county and
had passed four score years. He was
educated AT the University OF Virginia.
and qualified himself for the practice
of medicine but only practiced for
short time. He always took a deep
interest in public affairs and had de-
voted himself to agricultural pursuits
He was an active and jealous Dem
ocrat and represented his county in
the House of Delegates some years
ago.
Dr. Boston was one Of three broth
ers. The oldest brother. Colonel Reu-
ben Boston. was brilliant soldier and
won distinctions In the Confederate
service: hts youngest brother. Foun-
tain. who was man OF brilliant at
tainments. died when suite young
There was only one sister, Mrs w
Ronald Cooke. who, since the death
OF her husband many years ago, had
made her home with Dr. Boston
at Red Hills"
Few men in Virginia In private life
enjoyed wider acquaintance or more
general popularity than DIR. Boston.
His home had always been the scene
OF general and generous hospitality
He was delightful company and with
his sister and the latters large family
OF attractive daughters entertained a
great number of visitors. He was
open hearted IN his generosity and
never withheld aid where he believed
Il was really needed. In the
latter years OF his life he
had taken an active and very
earnest Interest In the Baptist
Church in the community. of which
he was a member, and which In long
years before had been attended by his
mother.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-17
VIRGINIA WOMAN
GETS DIVORCE
MRS. PHYLLIS Ian GHORNE r.
BROOKS SAILS FOR ENGLAND
TO VISIT SISTER

Especial to The Richmond virginian.
Charlottesville, Va. Jan. 16.-Mrs
Phyllis Langhorne Brooks, who sailed
this week for London to visit her sis
ter. Mrs. William Waldorf Aston, and
incidentally to assist in nursing the
wounded English soldiers. was granted
partial divorce from her husband,
Reginald Brooks. millionaire club
man OF New York, less than three
weeks ago. but the fact only leaked
out today.
Mrs. Brooks has spent much of her
time In the past year or two at the
old Langhorne home. "Mirador," near
Greenwood, this county. which estate
she purchased several years ago from
her father, Colonel Chisweii d, Lang
horne
Like her sisters. she lis an enthusi-
astic horsewoman and owns a string OF
hunters. a member OF ALTERNATE
County hunt. she frequently follows
the hounds and donates cups to be
contested for at race meets and horse
shows given by the hunt
Last summer she made q flying trip
to London.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-17
KANSAS TOWN
HAS BATTLE WITH
BAND Of BANDITS
Three Yeggmen Captured Az
ter a Fight In Which Three
Hundred Shots Were Fired

Andale. Kansas. Jan, is.-ThreA
yegsmen We're captured near Wichita
and the fourth escaped early TO-DAY
after two hours battle with the
$50 citizens of Andale Three hundred
shots were poured into thu State Bank
of Andale. where the robbers wers
vafnly attempting to blow tho vaults.
Clara Dressed. nineteen years old telc-
phone operator. WAS the heroine OF the
day. driving the bandits away with
revolver shot. when they tried to
break into the Exchange and destroy
communication. She shared honors
with City Marshall Helder. who rang
the Are bell half an hour while buI~
cts were splintering wood about him.
Not a citizen was wounded, but one
yegg, who gave the name OF John
Smith. had his leg broken by = bull
let from policemaTs revolver. In
the second battle between the yegxs
and the Wichita police, Policeman
Hay was shot In the face and Po-
liceman Merrill shot through tia
body.
A binding snow storm aided the
bandits. The robbers. after exhaust
ing ali of their explosives, aacap@d
in an. automobile half hidden BY the
curtain OF snow through which they
chine broke down and they were
forced to take to the railroad tracks
where the police. from Wichita m1e1
them. A fight ensued which resulted
In the wounding Of the two poIteo-
men and the capture of the three
robbers. They arc Tom OtannntlA
Jack Homer and John Smith = fhG3
gave their names. A pOono q 49,
tnG the fourth man. 5S a.s
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-17
GOVERNOR ElLYSON
HEARS FROM ARTIST
ENGAGED TO DECORATE RATTLE
ABBEY WALLS, NOW IN FIELD
FOR COUNTRY.

Lieutenant Governor Ellysou has
recently received postcard from the
trenches Of the allies only zoo yards
from those OF the German forces In
France. The card was written in
December and conveys Christmas
greetings to the Governor and his
family On one side OF the card In a
picture Of tho. cathedral at RHEIMS,
while the card is dated at Rouen.
Contrary to the custom of the French
eensors. the name or rne town was
not erased IN this instance.
The card was written by French
man. an artist named TIofbrauer, who
was engaged by the Confederate Me-
mortal Association. OF which Cover
nor Ellyson is president, to decorate
the walls OF the Battle Abbey. Earlv
In August the artist left for a short
vacation In the Berkshire hills. leav-
ing all his materials. brushes, paints
and even clothes. scattere about his
work room. Within a week letter
inc from the artist to the Governor,
stating that he had been called to the
colors an was leaving at once for
Paris. The card recently received
states that the writer has many in
terestipk things to tell. The artist is
: member OF the 274th Infantry.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-17
FORMER BROKER IS
JAILED IN BRISTOL
EASTON. MARYLAND MAN
CHARGED WITH VICTTMIZING
KENTUOkIAN.

Especial TO The Richmond Nirginian.)
Bristol, Va, Jan. l6.-Georse
Salisbury, thirty-fve years old and q
former New York cotton broker. was
arrested here today by Postoffice In
spectors. charged with using the
United States malls to defraud. He
was lodged in jail here and will be
arraigned before United States
Commissioner Monday.
Salisburys home is at Easton. Md.
where he has a family. The warrant
was sworn out by r. u. Robinson. a
school man of Bowling Green. XIV.
who claims to have been yictimized.
says that as president
OF the "fnez Manufacturing Company
of Delaware, he sold Robertson
$4,000 worth of stock in that COM
pany.
He said the company had a cipitai
OF two and a half million dollars and
that he was forming 1t TO manufac.
ture palm beach cloth. Salisbury has
been here and at Johnson City. Tenn.
endeayorIng to locate a large shirt
factory. He has family at Easton,
Nd.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-17
PHILIPPINE BILL
WON'T Be PASSED
SENATE COMMITTEE, HOWEVER.
AT WORK ON JONES INDIE
PENDENCE MEASURE.

Washington, y. c.. Jan. lc.--frhe
Senate Committee on the Philippines
has agreed on several amendments to
the Jones bill. They realize. however
that it cannot pass at this session and
on March the measure will die
Among the amendments are the fol-
lowing:
Reducing the age limit of Senators
from thirty to twenty-five years. that
younger eucated Filipinos may get
into the upper branch of the Assem-
bly,.
Reducing the terms OF members Of
the lower house Of the Assembly from
three to two years and OF the upper
branch from six to four ears.
Providing that no legislation respect
Ing immigration shall be effective un-
til approved by the President OF the
United States.
The Senate committee struck out
the House provision against the inn
position of export duties.
Authority was given to the central
governments OF Manila to take over the
bonds of the municipalities for i'm
provements and to issue government
bonds in lieu Of them.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-17
]. P. MORGAN ( CO,
BRITISH AGENTS
PAYMENTS FOR ppI.IFS
BOUGHT HERE WILL BE
MADE THROUGH FIRM

New York. Jan. i'll. =. Morgan
d Co. Grenfel Il Co. the London
branch of the New York house. have
been appointed by the British Govern
ment as fiscal and commercial agents
In the United States. The appoint
ment is stated to have been taken
with view TO affording the various
departments means of negotiating in
America such contracts and purch-
asses as they may need TO make in
this country.
The British Government Is buying
large quantities of supplies. ammuni-
ton. sfftaAcfess powder and parts of
small arms in this country, as we'll as
shoes and saddles. The purchases
are made for delivery in the United
States and the payments Will he made
through the Morgan house in future.
A member of the Arm said: YES,
we have received word from London
that some arrangement has been con-
ciuded between the Government de-
partments and Morgan. Grenfei &
Co. under which we may be asked
here to render service along various
commercial lines"