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Gilpin observer., 1915-06-03

seen what is locally called La Casa
de Colon" the house of Columbus.
This. however, was not built by Chris
topher Columbus. but by Diego Colon.
son Of the great admiral, some short
time after a marriage had been con-
tracted between Diego and Maria de
Toledo, a niece of the duke of Alva.
In consequence of this marriage Fer
dinand of Spain returned to Diego the
full powers and titles at one time pos
sessed by his illustrious father. Diego
Colon went to Hispaniola IN 1909 with
all the powers and prerogatives of u
viceroy and built for his court large
fortified palace, the ruins Of which
even today give one an idea Of the
pomp and circumstance affected by the
conQuerors.
Famous Cottonwood Tree.
No visitor to Santo Domingo city Is
allowed to depart without having been
shown the cottonwood tree to which
vels when he entered the mouth Of the
Ozama. Whether or not this tree real
ly served this purpose in the admiral's
time would be a hard matter to prove
or to disprove. Local legend has 1t 20.
and a storm of Indignation would
break over the head of the doubter or
the scoffer. At any rate, the tree
looks old enough to make one inclined
to believe the story and has been pre-
served from further decay with ce-
ment and tin roof covering the af-
fected parts Santo Domingo is a
walled city. and the greater portion Of
these walls still stand. almost as
strong as when they were originally
built. Massive gates at different
points allow access to the city, and
one IL struck by the small sentry
boxes surmounting the battlements.
To the seeker after memories OF the
great Genoese one might advise. first.
q visit to the cathedral Fronting the
cathedral, on the plaza where biweek-
ly the excellent little band OF the Oxa-
ma battalion Of the Dominican army
gives concert, can be seen statue
Of Columbus In the symbolic attitude
OF pointing to the west. as II perpetu-
ally reminding one OF his discoveries.
He is standing by capstan upon
which lies chart. and he holds q
pair Of compasses In his right hand.
Unlike the usual run OF states the
observer is impressed by the noble At
utude Of the subject.
Gilpin observer., 1915-06-03
THE NICK OF Time
BY MILDRED CAROLINE GOOD
RIDGE.

Copyright, 1915, by W. G.. Chapman)
1.-TWO hours longer-oh, how can
endure this fearful ORDEAL"
The cup of sorrow was filled to over
flowing for the speaker-a young
woman fair. as a wild spring flower,
but as one crushed and dying in
fierce, wintry blast.
She was Alice Lloyd. By her side
in cradle slept her child, cherub-
faced infant, scarcely six months old.
Opposite to her sat man whose
einewy frame and bronzed face sug-
gested a person of coarser mold, but
his eyes redeemed the presentment.
ELOQUENT anguish Pickering in their
depths, showed sterling soul of sym
pathy and rare human interest be-
hind the mask of grimness.
His lips set as though in the case of
this woman he faced an ordeal that
could not be evaded. He glanced at
the clock. A spasm of frightful mental
torment appeared to almost crush him.
His face grew deadly white
II would give my life ten times
over to save your husband" spoke
Richard Doyle, huskily.
Dear friend" aswered the woman,
brokenly, do l not know it? How
you have stood by us in all this ter
rible trouble!"
Your husband, John Lloyd, and my
self are like brothers. He saved my
life once. Oh, that / could aid him!
Oh, that could lessen your burden!"
One-two - -three-four-five- six
seven - eight = nine = ten!-the JAM
Cling, worn-out clock raspingly tolled
out the hour. The woman shivered
and her fair head fell over into her
outspread arms as she burst into a
torrent of tears.
Richard Doyle, her husbands sturdy
friend and her own, her boarder
whose weekly payments alone saved
Mrs. Lloyd and her little child from
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''Aye!" The deed was done because
he unjustly discharged me from his
employ. It has haunted me, an as
sassin, in all my rovings. I read in
the papers of the unjust accusation
of John Lloyd. dragged myself hith-
er. A dying man, l wish to confess
the truth"
"Fly!" cried Doyle to the woman,
in wild ferment of excitement. THE
Judge! He is in the town. Tell him
what this man says"
Can they stop the execution"
quavered Mrs Lloyd.
"They must! Do not delay, beg
of you"
An hour went by, and Mrs. Lloyd
was speeding on her urgent mission,
while Doyle sat by the bedside of the
helpless invalid, gaining from him full
details of the crime, keeping alive the
Pickering spark Of life with stimu-
lants. Another half hour-the woman
had not returned. Doyle glanced at
the clock Thirty minutes more John
Lloyd would be led to the electric
chair!
Fifteen minutes to midnight" he
uttered hoarsely at length. as he
paced to and fro anxiously, awaiting
the return of his messenger. All, a
thought At any risk the execution
must be delayed!
A grim expression came into the
face Of the sturdy artisan. He
glanced again at the clock. Then he
hurried to his room. When he came
thence again he had on his tool belt
and his insulated gloves. He dashed
from the house at the top of his speed.
He reached the stretch of poles and
lines connecting the prison with the
the electric light plant, three miles
distant.
Up a pole he climbed, was astride
the top stringer. Out came his wire
clipper The big cable snapped in
two, one end coiling like writhing
snake till it reached the ground.
Glancing in the direction of the prison
he saw that every light in the grim
pile of masonry on the hill had gone
out Richard Doyle had cut the cable
that supplied the electricity from the
power house. The electric chair held
no menace until the severed cable
was repaired!
He ran back to the cottage. Mrs.
Lloyd and the Judge had just arrived.
The latter was humane and impressed.
After five minutes talk with the in
valid, he was as excited and interested
as the others. Doyle told him what
he. had done with the electric wires.
II shall get to the telegraph" said
the judge, "and wire the governor for
stay of sentence"
"Oh, will he grant it?" cried Mrs.
Lloyd .7
"On my statement of new evidence"
said the judge, II am certain of it.
Hold the fort, Doyle, till return"
Richard Doyle took up his post at
the point where he had cut the wires.
A repairer from the plant arrived half
an hour later to trace the break.
''I'll brain you if you try to restore
that current until the judge reports!"
menaced Doyle, grimly, after he had
explained the situation.
You are relieved" spoke the Judge
in person, appearing an hour later. Il
got the governor. Word has been sent
to the penitentiary. shall take the
deposition of the real murderer and
John Lloyd will soon be free mani"
The real murderer died two days
later. Misguided unfortunate that he
was, Mrs. Lloyd attended his funeral,
| and by her side, free man, was her
husband saved from a hideous death
| Just in the nick of time.
Gilpin observer., 1915-06-03

1 CduuoI agree Will LuOSo WHO D0lleNe,
or say they believe. that all the good
fortune which comes to one is the re-
suit of luck, for have seen SO many
girls who sit and wait idly for luck to
come to them brushed aside by the
girls who had ambition and pushed.
One girl takes pains to make herself
as attractive to the eye as her limita-
tions Of dress will permit. 1t costs
nothing to do her hair up in curl pa
pers at night, brush her street hat
and cloak ere she hangs them up; sew
a rent in her dress or patch her gloves.
Another young woman will fling down
her hat and coat, trusting to find them
somewhere in her mad rush to locate
them on the morrow. She doesn't
bother with her hair. mo one sees.
No one cares. What's the use?" she
philosophers.
There she is in error. The manager
sees and notes her slipshod appear
ance. Customers are not attracted to
her. She looks what she is-despond
ent-as she steps out on the street.
She has nothing to wear, SO she does
not go out of an evening. A little in
genuity might transform her extra
but little cost, If her fingers were
nimble. She will not make the at
tempt She's tired enough without
sewing, she declares. She sits lost in
day dreams, hugging to her bosom the
notion that If luck is to be hers it will
come to her somehow, sometime, and
II a lover is for her he will walk right
up to her door on some business, she
does not know what.
One girl has the ambition to dress
herself tastefully and go out to visit
her woman friends of an evening
banishing from her mind how hard she
has worked during the day. She is not
on the sharp lookout for loves ap-
proach, believing that love and mar
riage are the aim of every woman's
hopes. II she meets nice men while
out in company she treats them we'll,
but doesn't lose her beauty sleep in
allowing her mind to dwell upon those
who have shown no particular prefer
ence for her.
But when Mr.. Right comes along.
she recognizes his congeniality, and is
pleased to accept what the gods have
provided-and she has helped to dis
cover-by visiting at her friends
home, looking SO sweet. dainty and
lovable. Their meeting was not luck,
but resulted from the fact she helped
to G.as1s ether girls evenings bright
and CHEEKY by visiting ,5em, regard
less Of whom she might meet by SO
doing
Half of the worlds mischief and sor-
rows are caused by young women
awaiting luck to come to them. to lift
them out Of their dark, sordid sur
roundings into the sunshine Of pros
perity, and last, but no means least.
matrimony, giving themselves up, body
and soul, as 1t were, to this mistaken
notion. 1t is well enough for artists
to dream OF their art and students to
coddle their theories. Their day
dreaming may be of wonderful benefit
to mankind. The girl who is an idle
dreamer OF love has no such good rea-
son to offer for the wasting Of her
time
In every line of endeavor all achieve
ments are worked out through endeav-
or, earnest, hard work and push. Luck
has no hand In It, Luck is a reed
which no one can lean upon with
safety
Gilpin observer., 1915-06-03

oh. why should love get in a stew,
Conclude with Cupid's curse!
They that do change old love for new
Pray gods they change for worse. .
II you were to ask a goodly num-
ber of the wives Of business men
what they would be, could they but
be touched by some good fairy's wand
and turned into what they would, it
is not a queen of fashion they would
yearn to become, nor yet a glorious
star in the theatrical armament. or
silver-throated songstress' laurels
would they crave.
II their one aspiration could be
realized. it would be to become a ste
nographer in hubby's Office. He pays
twenty per week to "the other arm in
his Office" WHEY would gladly as
sumo the same duties for half that
amount-or he need pay her only
what he had q mind to IL business
was dull.
The average wife wonders why hus-
bands would not Jump at such an Of
fer from their heartmates. She could
hang family pictures around and
duOut Tie OHCcs Hdhih6 IL ioOh ioi oh
the world like home. He would have
someone to conf1de in when perplexed
and needing advice, such as only an
Interested woman could give; hold
his head when It ached dreadfully.
and whisper CHEEKY consolation when
he was most in need Of II. II would
do away with the necessity of his
having to explain at home why he
remained In his office SO late, and al
lowed his soft heart to be touched by
Mrs. Tom, Dick and Harry. who wan
dered into his office according to his
story to collect money for distant
heather, this, that and the other
thing to which he could not well help
contributing.
And then his business affairs. The
majority of wives are usually at sea
and in a fog concerning that which Is
of such vital concern to them. II
they were but his stenographers, they
could keep bead on his income and
what the outgo was for. He wouldn't
have to send out for Ice cream and
cake for luncheon for his wife-a
sandwich and cup of tea would suf.
fee her.
And then wouldn't II be delightful
to have wife coming and going with
him? Hubby then could have the
backbone to resent Indignantly the
ogling and smiles cast his way on
street and in car by designing fe.
males He'd save temper, money.
and honor. perhaps, by such an ar
rangement.
OF course she'd have to run home
now and then to see II the baby in
nurse girls charge was all right. and
an hour or SO on the day the Dun.
cans or somebody else were to call.
She couldn't miss the Wednesday
matinee, and then the marketing
she'd have to slip away from the Of.
fee awhile every morning to attend
to that.
One week in hubby's Office would
teach the average wife that there's
no place like dear, old. sweet home
for her.
Gilpin observer., 1915-06-03

foot, as 1t were,
dependent upon
luck to better her
fortunes - bring
her love and mar
riage-or with
hold from her all
that makes life
worth living and
g e t t l n 6 W h i ] 9,
youth and good
looks are hers ?"
his is the
query which two
women, one two
and-twenty, t h e
other thirty-eight
both workers in
a d 9 p a r t m e n t
store-ask me to
help them solve.
Gilpin observer., 1915-06-03
Explained.

He-I wonder how they came tc
call wifes personal allowance pin
money.
She-I guess it's because her hus-
band generally sticks her on It.
Gilpin observer., 1915-06-03
Specification.

what a naughty carriage that cav
airy officer dismounted in the parade
had!"
Yes; horselsss carriage, SO r.
speak
Gilpin observer., 1915-06-03
.LaurA9a6Rbpys
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A WORKING GIRLS LUCK.

Happy, happier far than t.iou
With the laurel on thy brow;
She that makes the humblest hearth
Lovely to but one on earth. -
Gilpin observer., 1915-06-03

"Can a working girl shape her future
as she will, or is she bound hand and
Gilpin observer., 1915-06-03
WHY YOUR WIFE WOULD LIKE
TO BE YOUR sTENoGRAPHER.

oh. why should love get in a stew.
Conclude with Cupids curse!
They that do change old love for new
Pray gods they change for worse.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1915-09-09
INCREASE IN COST OF ARMY
AND NAVY

Extract from Congressional
Record from remarks of Clyde H
Tavenner.
The increase in the cost of oar
Army and Navy in The last 20
years is enough to stagger the
imagination and bewilder the
senses. The cost of our Army and
Navy is greater i'm proportion to
its size than that of any other ma
ton on earth. The increase in
cost is absolutely abnormal when
considered in proportion to the
increase in our population, or the
increase in wealth, or when con-
sidered with the increased cost of
preparation for war in other
countries in time Of peace. In
this connection it is legitimate to
ask to what extent the awful in
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act to the finale the clever conc-
dlsns kept the audience in splen-
Cid humor, everything went with
la snap and there did not seer,
to be a dull moment during the
entertainment. Kelly .Kneelaud
nave surrounded themselves with
very capable company who SCI, =
to- know what the pa'l ons o, this
falibre of an attraction war:. The
chorus is we'll trained and show
sAl!lful management on the part
OF the stage director. T'e,; are
Sood singers and splendid dane
crs and are really pretty Tho
costumes We're bright, ci.:iI end
sparkling AMI added much to the
success of the performance.
Frank Kelly is typical Irishman
direct from The sod and had a
very little trouble in finding a
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crease in cost is due to the sys-
tematic agitating of the possibil-
ity of war by those who profit fl
financially from the ever-increas-
ing expenditures Of the military
branches Of our Government.
In the last 80 years our popu
lation has increased IS per cent.
our wealth 1875 per cent, and our
expenditures 400 per cent.
During the Is years prior to
the Spanish-American War our
annual appropriations for the
Navy ranged from sl4,OOO,OOO to
100000, 900. and for the Army
less than s25,OOO,0OO, averaging
for both less than $5O,OOO,OOO.
In 1883 our appropriation for
the Navy was sl4. 9O3.559; in 1890
approximately S2O,OOO,OOO; in
1914 SIlO.0O0.OOO. Our appro-
priations for the Army and Navy
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combined for thd ensuing year
will be in the neighborhood of
$2i0,0OO,OOO.

combined for thd ensuing year
will be in the neighborhood of
s2i0,0OO,oOO.
During the year 1912 our en-
tire revenue, not including postal
receipts, amounted to $7O2, OOO,-
600. OF this we expended $685.
0OO. 900, to defray the entire ex-
pense Of the Government; s444,-
100000 or 67.8S per cent was
paid out for war and on account
of war. Just before the outbreak
OF the present European war Ger
many was spending SIS per cent
OF her revenues for war and on
account of war Japan is per cent
Great Britain, 81 per cent; and
France 35 per cent.
Our Army contained 9l,4l6
men; Navy, 52,757 men. German
Army during the year indicated
$4,000 men; navy 66,783 men.
Japan: army 100000 men; navy
81 ,054 men, with reserve naval
force of 11l.O0O men. Great Brit
ain: army 25i,5OO men; navy 49,.
500 men. France: army 100000
men; navy 6O,62I men.
Great Britain's revenue was
greater than ours by nearly $500.
600, 900, but our expenses for war
ana on account Of war was more
than s100,000,OOO greater than
hers. Yet the aggregate of her ar
my and navy was nearly four
times as great as ours.
Germany's revenue exceeded
ours by S60,OOO,OOO, but our ex-
penditures for war and on ac-
count Of wars exceeds hers by
more than S5O,OOO,O0O, yet her
army is more than eight times as
large as ours.
The revenue of France is more
than S233,00O,OOO greater than
ours, but our expenses for war
and on account of wars is nearly
$50, 100000 more than hers,
Notwithstanding her army is eight
times as large as ours and her
navy excels ours by 10000 men.
Although our revenue is nearlvj
two and one-half times that OIL
japan, yet her army is nearly 3
times as large as ours with nav
al force nearly four times the
size Of ours, yet our expenses forl
war and on account of wars is |
more than three and one-halfl
times that Of hers.
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warm welcome in the hearts of his
admirers. Grace Kneeland put
over several musical numbers in
which she received repeated en-
cores. George Roberts is a good
running mate for Mr.. Kelly and
is very clever German comedian
Harry Macy, as Doctor Quack.
makes a splendid feeder for the
comedian and kept the audience
in an uproar with his 'sbunco
methods to the comedians. The
entire performance is absolutely
clean, wholesome comedy. The
kelly-Kneeland engagement is for
eight days and they will no doubt
play to capacity business during
their engagement. At the the
Wahpeton Opera House, Thurs
day Friday and Saturday, Sept.
10th, 18th and 18th.
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HUMAN CURIOSITY.
An Evil and a Bore at Times, but on
the Whole, a Grand Quality.

Ito VvnOi0S 0Fano 0u0tISy,
Humanity has never been able to sat
isfy itself as to whether curiosity be a
virtue OF vice. When inconvenient It
Is labeled as vice; when it leads to
discovery or adds to knowledge It ia
applauded as virtue of the highest
order. Certainly it is an instinct deeply
ingrained in human nature. On it the
whole Of the progressive steps of child
hoods career are based. The first intel
ligent expression Of the infant is won
der; this quickly develops into active
curiosity, until life becomes an enthrall-
Ing and breathless voyage of discovery.
Its possession is the great distinction
between youth and the purlieus of age.
Youth Is passed when the sensation of
adventure is ended, when, instead of
boundless expectation and of curiosity
that penetrates into all the corners of
existence, man Is content to take
things as they are, when eagerness
gives way to complacency and cues.
tioning to the cynicism Of experience.
Human curiosity may be stifed, but
mercifully It never can be killed. In its
best form It raises man above the level
Of the rest Of creation; 1t becomes the
desire to know, to penetrate to the root
Of things, to ascend to the stars and
wrest from them their secrets, to solve
the problems Of the past, the present
and the future. At its worst 1t NAV be
low and vulgar. unworthy prying into
matters which concern us not, the de.
sire to apprehend evil as well as good
curiosity that is morbid and unwhole.
some; but, taking it all in all, it is an
excellent stimulant to Progression.
don Academy. /,
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AalUsEMEnTs
3on 70 ospacltv Audience

The following was taken from.
the st. Cloud Press of Aug. 3Otl.
Kelly-Kneeland and their clev-
er company of singers, dancers
and comedians opened their en-
gagement at the Davidson las:
night TO an audience that tested
capacity Of the theatre. From the
time the curtain on the opening
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1915-09-09
peubi, Feature.

Movie Operator-What shall I do
with this 6lm7 There u tear in Il
that cuts right through the hero's
nosei
Clever Aapager-Ha, inst the thinel
Bill i % feature in two parts.-sun
Dial. ii, ~.
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She Know. Her Worth

From his better half Benedict got
this advice early in the course of mat
rimony, when in doubt listen to me:
when not in doubt listen to me any
way."-Atlanta Journal.
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Self Help.

Voice-ls this the weather bureau1
How about shower tonight? Prophet
Don't ask me. II you need one take
it.-Chaparral.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-07-15
WHAT OUR NE|GHBORs say
Farming in Vermont and Vicinity
Has Great Advantage over the
West Now,
tFrom the Rutland News

For one-half the expense one-half
the toll, with scarce any of the hard
ships which must be endured in the irri-
gated regions left open to settlement in
the west, men and women can come into
New Hampshire and mako home and
wrest better living from the soil. Z
this is true, why are men and women
by the thousands going into the west
TO find a home, the while countless thou
sands of arces in New Hampshire 20 UNI
titled? The answer Is simple, The people
of the western states are keenly alive to
the advantage Of growth ami develop
ment They, with the railroads and the
land companies who have built irrigating
projects, are constantly advertising their
attractions they are looking for prospec-
tive settlers"
The foregoing are the words of Major
Frank Knox, president and editor of the
Manchester, n. H., Union and Leader.
They are the outcome Of several weeks
trip through Utah and Colorado, where
Major Knox made hrst-hand study OF
the untoward conditions Of farming.
The deduction is in line with what The
News has contended times without num-
Der. If the farmers OF Vermont and other
states in New England We're willing to
endure half of the hardships that the
J'"naers Of the west and northwest en-