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Gilpin observer., 1915-06-10

been sung of in song, or praised in
story, and has had hard struggle to
hold her own-the heart pledged to her
to have and to hold while life lasted
If a beautiful, unscrupulous woman
sought to wrest her prize from her,
and the heart she clung to was of the
stretchable kind.
While all of this reasoning holds
more than grain of truth, homely
women are apt to look over few facts
which should be of much service in
building hope in their breasts. Most
men do admire women of striking
beauty; they are pleased to escort
them hither and thither, flattered at
the admiration they create and the
envy they engender in the hearts of
other men. But when it comes to look
ing about for wife. ten men out of
dozen will not offer either their heart
or hand to the royal beauties, but will
search out plain women to propose
marriage to.
The beautiful woman might make
quite as good a wife, but such men
will argue she could not bring them
the peace of mind that the plain wom-
an would insure them. The man who
enjoyed the sensation the beautiful,
exquisitely gowned woman created
whom he took to theater or a fash.
ionable restaurant would soon become
annoyed If men turned to stare at the
woman he had wedded-boldly, impu-
IDENTIFY.
The average man wants a wife whose
light will shine for him alone. In we'd
lock he must have heart ease, peace of
mind. the feeling that no one else is
craving the sweet, modest violet he
has gathered. and to whom he, and he
only. is sun god for all time to come.
What greater happiness, comfort and
supreme satisfaction than for a man
to know that he is the first and only
one who has kindled loves beautiful
flame in one noble, honest, woman's
bosom? That this one woman loves
him as she will never love any other
man. and will be faithful to him to her
latest breath? In youth, middle age,
and old age he will be her anchor, her
guiding star, through good or through
i'll.
With the close companionship of
welded life. the husband who has wed.
ded woman for her sweet womanli-
ness, her genial nature and her purity
will, in time, see so much beauty in
her which has escaped other eyes that
he will never cease thanking heaven
for giving him the treasure ne discov.
cred and will shield her all the more
carefully, loyalty and lovingly from the
worlds snares and pitfalls.
There are men who would not wed a
lovely woman for all the gold the
world might hold. Only plain woman
she who is even homely of face,
could win him for husband. II is
well balanced that the men who adore
beauty should win the hearts of the
beauteous maid, and those who appre.
ciate the great heart that accompa.
nies lack of it should fnd favor with
palmer women. If women could only
realize how manageable men seek
homely wives they would surely take
heart Of grace.
Gilpin observer., 1915-06-10

dWTy WIN them
because they were
born plain of face.
They will even
tell you love fights
shy of them, for
it is beauty which
c a t C h e 8 men s
eyes, holds them
c a p t i've, a n d
W a rm 8 h e i +
hearts.
The b | t t n est
combats men ever
engaged in were
fought over a fair
W o m a n s favor.
They have been
powers behind the
throne. The plain
woman has NOT
Gilpin observer., 1915-06-10
MIRACLE OF MOONLIGHT

From his youth up greed had been
an inherent quality Of The Man. The
son Of parents in moderate circum-
stances, he made up his mind early in
life that the only thing worth while
was money. and occupied his thoughts
with the time when he should become
a man and begin acquiring it.
When he began his adult life the de-
termination to attain great wealth had
become SO strong that it dominated
The Mans life. He was energetic
and honest, and life returned him a
just reward, but he was neither salts
fed nor happy.
When he had begun his business life
he took a certain very rich man for
his standard. and made up his mind
that life should yield him just as
handsome returns, so that the COM
fort which his hard work had earned
for him and for his family seemed OF
such small consequence that 1t never
occurred to him as being worth a
word of thanks to the God who had
given him health of body and mind to
hdhC Ills oWh way WIFI
ease in the world.
AS the years went on, and he was
still very far from being man of
wealth, he looked upon the rich as liv-
ing in charmed circle, and there
came to accompany the envy and greed
which had always lived in his heart
a feeling also of bitterness.
Hn 1oplornd hot ~
having could be obtained only with
money, and SO completely did he ig-
more the returns which accrued to him
from his own hard work that 1t came
about that he considered them no re-
turns at all and a greater bitterness
yet took possession of him.
One day a clear-eyed friend who saw
the way The Man was going pointed
out to him that he was making fool
OF himself.
"You are so obsessed with the idea
OF wealth that you are blind to your
blessings, man." said the friend.
Seek ye first the kingdom OF God
and his righteousness" quoted the
friend.
The Man looked at him in disgust.
THE kingdom OF God" he smiled.
BAH"
But when he was alone the memory
Of the words haunted him. He had
heard them In his childhood days, but
they had been tucked away in some
remote corner of his brain for 10, these
many years. And now one Of the few
friends who seemed to understand
him, in these, his money-mad days
threw them into his teeth.
The next day he wheeled suddenly
around in front of his friend.
Where. when, and how is the king
dom of God?" he demanded to know.
Here, now" answered the clear.
eyed friend. 'As to the how, every
man must work that out in his own
soul"
II was evening. The Man was 30
restless that he could not stay indoors.
All day he had been evolving schemes
in his mind for making money. Tell.
Ing his wife that he wanted to think
out some business matters in quiet
and did not want to be disturbed. he
pulled comfortable chair to the far
Gilpin observer., 1915-06-10

rounded three sides of his suburban
home; the end which commanded a
view Of the little valley which lay
between the house and the woods be.
yond. Not that The Man cared about
the view. He had no time for views.
He propped his feet comfortably on
the railing which runs around the
edge Of the porch, and sat for an hour
thinking of his scheme. The moon
peeped up over the edge of the distant
trees, but The Man did no. notice.
Little by little 1t climbed the heavens
clear, and round and full. Its light
clung to the valley which lay between
The Man and the woods-a veil Of
silver white, and the trees beyond
projected fantastic shadows out upon
its soft and wondrous beauty.
1t was like a prayer of quiet praise
to the God Of The Man, and of the
world in which he lives. Gradually it
touched the consciousness of The Man
himself, sitting alone on the porch
scheming how he might become the
possessor of wealth.
1t invaded his soul. and The Man
was not pleased at the invasion. He
wanted to think and scheme. and here,
where he had thought to be able to
best concentrate his thoughts, he
found them driven from his mind by a
silly thing like moonlight which
wrapped the little valley in its mystic
light.
II so impressed itself upon The Man
that he forgot that for which he had
asked to be left undisturbed. Gradual.
ly 1t was borne in upon him that It
was something more than moonlight
this thing which clung in such won.
drous beauty to the little valley-and
he was quickened in his spiritual be.
ing into the rebirth without which we
cannot enter the kingdom of God.
"The kingdom of God is here and
now, and the how every man must
work out in his own soul" he said, re.
iterating the words OF the clear-eyed
friend which had sounded like so much
nonsense to him the day before
He was suddenly filled with a sense
OF strength; sense of the love of his
wife and children of which he had
hitherto taken SO little time to think
sense OF personal possession in all
there is of beauty in the whole wide
world; the peace and holiness of the
moonlight by night the radiance OF
the sunlight by day: the blue Of the
skies; the refreshment OF rain: the
loveliness and fragrance of flowers;
the possession of everything there is
in the world worth single human
thought-his without price and price
less.
Prayer-the first word of gratitude
that had ever gone from him to his
God-went out from the heart of The
Man and mingled with the Spirit In
the moonlight, and as 1t went, ali
there was of greed, of envy, of hatred
and of bitterness slipped away from
him like weighted MANTLE and peace
as infinite as that which held the val
ley in its thrall entered his soul fol
all time.
And when those who had known
him heretofore could not. upon occa
sion, suppress all they felt of wonder
concerning his transformation, The
Man explained with some such phrase
as miracle of moonlight" which OF
course they did not understand in the
least
Gilpin observer., 1915-06-10
La1ra6e7aEbbey,s
: TVlN0(N =
[1[APUpI(S
NHY HOMELY WOMEN
SOUGHT FOR WIVES.
vouZ nvs sy mr. 1oZAeF ns.yesexR J,nae4zf

let my voice thrill out beneath and above
The whole world through:
'Oh, my love and life; Oh, my life and
my love,
Thank God for you!
There are women who cry out bit
terly to heaven that life is sure to go
Gilpin observer., 1915-06-10

II was evening. The Man was 30
restless that he could not stay indoors.
All day he had been evolving schemes
in his mind for making money. Tell.
ing his wife that he wanted to think
out some business matters in quiet
and did not want to be disturbed he
pulled comfortable chair to the far
end of the large porch which sur.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-07-30
SIALEY'S COLTS look
BOTH GAMES At SODA

staley's Colts returned from Soda
Springs Sunday night with two more
victories to their credit. having de-
featad the Flxz Water team on Sat-
uFday BY score of o to and on Sun
day by = score 10 to 9.
MuIlea shot The spher5 for Mont
pelleF Saturday and sehoper wsa ~
the receiving end, while Wilson Of
Poeatsll0 aud Dorien Of soda ocea-
pied the respective positions for the
Fizz Water taAm. Ferguson Of Ban
croft, ofIielaEsd as umpire. and while
some Of his dsclslon appeared raw
he favored neither team. He called
every one - half that did not 90
squArely over plate. This made II
T. ard for both MuIiea and Wilson,
and the game kas largely > pitcher
battle. the forI neT famed IS msn and
the latter Il. The CelEs All adrnli
that Wilson ID ihe hardest pitcher
they had gone up against lhis season
but they got hits on hlm. Will
Soda got but OF Muiie@-
Tho battsFias for Sundays gAml
we're, smith and Kavanagh f0s Mont
PellsF, and aoFton and DOElen fo
SOdA. The game was not ae inter
esting - Eha enc the day beloEe
| Al the beginning Of ths nInth lnuinl
Montpelier bad the Iced b. eigh
scores. but errors ON th@ part Of Ou
boys gave Soda four scores, the 81
rors being attributed largely 10 %
diamond, witch wAa In very poo
conditlea-
Manager StAiey requests the Ex
amIner 10 stale that he i well pleas
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-07-30
0. S. |. PREPARING
FOR Big BUSINESS

The Oregon Short Line railroad
has begun preparations for the TAX
ing off Of the white lead" which Is
on seventy-five engines at Pocatello,
and announces that II business con-
ditions are normal on August ! all
Of the locomotives will be put TO
work moving crops, says the Salt
Lake Herald Republican. There Is
a heavy business to the northwest at
this time, and the moving crops Of
Utah, Idaho and 0oregon win re-
quire additional motive power. The
placing Of sevent-fve locomotives In
service by the railroad will mean
that more than 400 engineers, fire.
men, brakemen and conductors IN
pocatello, Glenn's Ferry, Salt Lake
and Huntington will be given en-
ployment at full time. A number
of the locomotives have been tied up
ct the shops for almost two years.
The threshing Of grain in Idaho
already has begun and the railroad
operating department has placed o
large number of box cars ct all diYi.
sion points for the quick handling oi
the crop movement. With the
seventy-five engines back IN the ser
vice, the Oregon Short Line officiall
are looking for one Of the busiest
seasons since 1910. The shipment
of war munitions TO Pacific north
west ports in the last six months hai
caused the railroad earnings TO b.
almost up to normal. according q
the number Of engines. cars ant
men employed. The grain move
ment, together with the moving o
the fruit crop Of Idaho has causes
the Oregon Short Line To releas
five engines at Huntington already
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-07-30
HUNDREDS OF AUTOS ARE
WAITING TO ENTER The PARK

AS of the avaIlabis camping plaesa
near Yellowstone, Montana. aud
nearby points Rre oceapIed by aute-
mobiles and auto tourists parties
waiting for the official opening day.
August !. when ears will be admit
tod 20 the park.
An estimate made - 70 the NUM-
ber of ears which will enter the park
on opening day IL loo and ths auth
oFItIss " the park are making plans
for handling this unaeeuatOmed tfAf-
fle. The rules governing the park
IonEs say that cars must Fp1 100 feet
apart and maintain y pace Of from II
10 70 mllsa An hoar. UnIeas Tho
roads are kapt wei apvinkIed and
oiled tho travelling vii b far from
pleasant. ~ the roads leading 20 the
park are heavy With dust
Care are parked along tire north
fork O The river from Warm Rlsss
Canyon 10 ahe park sntrance, many
heine at aAek,s, y Big Springs,
udensa ard ether camping pAme@a
waiting for opening DAY.
Touring parties rapFesantAaa eeeEy
section Of The eouutFy ere thefe'
The FDaIa from Idaho Hmlim ~ %
park satFnnee ere in goss9 co1aissoa
for motoring, pmFtaoa4@fAy ahFua@h
the forest reserve where Ne 'hzzA
esntaEsa hAvs been ne aawm EAAeha
aud stnmps taken cat % the rorzE =
Esgahe Fall Register.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-07-30
NO MORE BOOZE ON
SHORT LINE TRAINS

Aside from cutting of the seduc.
tive cocktails and cooling amber. In
sofar as diners are concerned on the
Short Line, the company has taken
another step ard finally found that
the observation proved q most at
tractive carrier after wet goods
were taken from the diner.
General orders have been issued
by the Short Line prohibiting the
sale Of alcoholic or other intoxieat.
ing liyuors on the buffet or observa-
tion cars, and this will become ef.
fectiye on August list. 80 that there
Is to be a considerable dry zone
over the entire system.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-07-30
VALUABLE RELICS
OF PIONEER DAYS
AT Pioneer Day Celebration in Logan Ritter Bros.
Drug Co. Displayed Number Of Rare Rel
ics Which Attracted Much Attention.

In the small load that Levi r. Ritter
brought TO Utah on his pack horse.
The old baking pan suspended
from a tripod came across the plains
in ls47. From Nauvoo TO Winter
Quarters and thence TO Salt Lake
City. From this crude old contriv-
ance. hanging over a Are Of buffalo
chips. bread for the pioneers was
baked.
The old copper kettle was
brought across the plains BY Serge
L. Balif In 1854. II was made in
Switzerland probably 100 years agO.
and contains enough copper for two
or three kettles made after tho order
and pattern or today,
The old brass kettle was brought
TO this country by Christian Jensen.
II was made In Denmark about 1854.
The Colts revolver and pack sad
die were the property Of Samuel W.
Ritter. the Mormon soldier. II was
used by Samuel W. Ritter In the Lot
Smith expedition against the Indians
In 1882 and tells d story Of patriot
Iam uneQualled In the annals Of his
tory. Utah 1t that time was q ter
ritory and not liable for military
duty. President Abraham Lincoln
made a requlsition upon Brigham
Young for some men TO run down
the Indians. Although the requiai-
ton waA illegal II was honored. and
Mr.. Ritter was one Of the soldiers
who did military duty. He was
later penaloned by the United States
government.
The laAt relic Is q stand made of
native pine. one Of the first pieces
of furniture made In Salt Lake City.
II was made In l84s or is49 and
altho crude possesses aome marks OF
clever workmanship. There waa No
paint IN those days. but the pIoneers
were never outdone and could NJ
ways furnish a substitute. Some
Sumac bark was gathered from
which . stain was prepared that
made the stand look like it had Just
emerged from the paint shop. The
parlor furniture Of Mr.. B. +. RiteE's
! parents consisted Of four chairs. one
+ round center table. and this stand.
. The stand came TO Mr.. Ritter n the
distribution Of tho furniture. OF
! course he appreciates Il and prizes
8 Il very highly.
n The window Of relics should b
3 seen by every man. woman and child
4 In Logan today Nesting silently
on real pioneer carpet Of RAGS and
carpet warp and beneath the folds
Of the stars and strips they tel ths
d story Of q people whose motives
d were 20 pure and genuine and whoss
! determination 10 unwmveFing thai
3 they could not fail. "
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-07-30

One Of the most unique features
Of the Pioneer Day celebration at
Logan last Saturday was the display
of relics In the window Of Ritter Bros.
drug store. an account Of which Is
thus given by the Logan Republican;
With great care Manager B. +.
Ritter has assembled a collection Of
relics, which though old. time worn,
and battle Scared, are so valuable
that money could not buy them. and
though mute and speechless they tell
of toll, and struggle. and courage.
and privation, such As Is not COM
mon In our great country today.
Chief among the relics Is can
die snuffer and q small tray that
went around Capa Horn In ls46 IN
the ship Brooklyn. This ship sailed
from New York on February 4.
1886 with 235 saints on board.
Church chronology says they were
well supplied with implements Of
hushandry. and the necessary tools
for establishing 4 new settlement.
They also took with them printing
press and materials, which after.
a
wards were used In publishing the
first newspaper IN California. II
was not all smooth sailing on the
way. The ship was only q sailing
vessel. and encountered many choppy
and stormy seas. The ship sprung
q leak which necessitRted stop at
Honolulu, Hawaii. This place was
reached on June rs. with the ship In
bad shape. II was leaking badly,
the goods were damaged, and !
great many of the passengers suffer
ling. terribly from scurvy. The old
craft was quickly patched up and
started out for California and Of
July 20. 1s46 she managed to linn
into Yerba Buena, now San Francis
co, Cal.
"0n June 80. 1s47 Samuel Bran
nan on his way from California me-
the pioneers at Green River viii
news from the saints who went GU
in the ship Brooklyn the year previ
ous. Mr.. Brannan tried 10 get Brig
ham Young to continue on TO Call
fornia, President YOanR while III
had not decided At that time late
made II known that this was tn
place
! Levi p. Rite was at New Yor
when the ship WINS loaded. He cam
/ overland 10 Utah In t847 and |
: ls4s rode on horseback 10 Californi
3 to meet the saints. and bring wha
0 implements and tools they had /
D Utah. Upon Mis- arrival he foun
the large stock they had on han
: when they started had dwindle
: down 10 practically nothing and th
little candle snnfKer and tray wei
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-07-30
CHAUTAUQUA WAS
FAILURE FINANCIALLY

The Chautauxua, which was held
at Fish Haven last Thursday, Friday
and Saturday, was a failure so far
as the attendance at the various ses-
sions were concerned. AS result
the citizens of Montpelier and Paris,
who guaranteed the expenses Of
those who took part in the Chan-
taugua, will have to pundle up $5
or more each.
There are several reasons why the
sessions were not more largely at
tended. In the first place, chau-
tauxua was an entirely new thing to
large majority Of the people of
this county, and they did not realize
the amusement and instruction they
would really derive from II. Even
but few of the people who were
camping at Fish Haven, and there
were several hundred of them, at
tended any of the sessions. They
apparently were not seeking know
ledge, and it is evident that they
were not seeking the class of amuse.
ment offered. Lounging on the
beach. boating. bathing and the
merry-go-round were attractions
that the chautauqua could not over
come.
Saturday, with probably the Iarg
est crowd that had ever gathered al
Fish Hayen, the attendance at The
morning and afternoon session wa
very light. In fact It was almos
impossible to get enough people int
; Stocks hall at II o'clock to warran
! Heber @. Hale Of Boise. delivering
; his Pioneer Day address. The sam
was true in the afternoon. and Sen
ator Davis of American Falls. deliv
: cred his address upon the Match
! less Opportunities of Idaho" TO
! mere handful of people. However
those who heard 1t were well repai
! as Senator Davis presented som
j thoughts regarding conditions
Idaho, and the way to remedy then
that were well worth hearing.
The concert Saturday evening va
little better attended than tn
morning and afternoon sessions. an
the entertainment was well wort
! hearing.
, Had the chautauqua people a
ranged series of dances during II
20 three days, there is no question b.
= what the affair would have been
IN great financial success. judging fro
4. the crowd which packed Stocks hs
~ after the close OF the concert. III
A. heat. which was one Of the excus
u the people bad for not attending d
N morning and afternoon meeting
a had no terrors for the young peopI
y and some of the older ones, wi
10 went through the motions Of tryiI
10 dance for two hours in q han tn
- wasn't large enough to properly q
= commOdate half the number vi
were on the floor. But they foni
enjoyment there-at least they III
they did. and that was all that w
10 necessary.
In view Of tie experience Of tho