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New Britain herald., 1916-02-19

Nothing silly about presenting that sort or a situation. of course: there are plentN such. But in the movies me Wlfe not only we'll exceeds the speed limit for a S5,O0O a year man that would put a crmp in the bank roll of millionaire Did you ever yet see bill that priced single gown even at SO bcggarly figure as A3O or $75? Not much. The bills
New Britain herald., 1916-02-19

FHvered by carrier to any part of the city TOT To Gents Week. 65 Cents a Month |pscrlptions for paper to be sent by mail payable in advance SO Cents a
 Month s7.00 a year.
New Britain herald., 1916-02-19

More than 1, 300 students are now studying the Turkish language in thir- tN cities of Germany. The Germans still set the pace in preparedness New York World.
New Britain herald., 1916-02-19

struggling young real estate op- orator, for instance, or junior part ner in small brokerage business, or a salarled accountant-who strikes you as being fairly lucky to be living in S',OOO house and to own a thou sand dollar automobile, whose wife runs her house with perhaps one and certainly not more than two servants the Kind of a chap that anyone can see is sklnning along on the short side Of So,ooo year and figuring close to Keep up front; whose social affilia tons are with set of similar people -thls chaps wife spends more money than they can afford on clothes.
New Britain herald., 1916-02-19
FEW BRYAN HERALD
HERALD PUBLISHING COMPANY, 1t T Pfoprietors.

4sued daily Sunday excepted) at 4:15 D. at Herald Building, ST Church St.
New Britain herald., 1916-02-19

itered at the Rsst Office at New Britain
 as Second Class Mail Matter
New Britain herald., 1916-02-19

TELEPHONE CALLS
 FslnNss oHlcS. a25
Gilpin observer., 1916-03-09
MACKINAW is LIFE SAVER
Spreads Out Like Parachute on Wa
ter and Prevents Man
Drowning.

Chicago.-The chances are Ludwig
Georgevski will never know whether
it was blue garter snake or bottle
headed cobra or a turkey with bon
net on that made him jump into the
river.
The bartender at 60 East Kinzie
street said Ludwig has been spelling
a lot of grog lately, and his landlady,
Mrs. Lizzie Rasch, thought it was
snakes. She said he was paid up. but
he'd have to go before he decided to
commit suicide and mess up his room.
Ludwig was standing on the Rush
street bridge at five o'clock. Then he
jumped. There were no snakes on
the bridge after he jumped. Maybe
they went with him. But he was in
luck, as his mackinaw coat filled like
parachute and held him above the
water until Policeman ONeill and
Connolly pulled him out.
The police thought the cold plunge
might be invigorating to one who
seemed SO well stewed.
Ludwig shook himself and went his
way.
Gilpin observer., 1916-03-09
Arizona.

Development on the Gilt Edge
property at Oatman is advancing rap
idly.
High grade ore has been found on
the 200-foot level of the Mascot mine
near Wilcox.
Boston parties have bought a con-
trolling interest in the Oatman
Pioneer Mine for $25O,0OO.
Almost every claim and pocket In
the southern part of the state that
shows any promise of some day be-
coming a mine is being worked to its
capacity.
The Tennessee mine, at Chloride,
which was taken over several years
ago by the United States Smelling.
Refining and Mining Company, and
which at the time was practically an
abandoned property, has entered one
of the greatest bodies of lead-znc ore
ever opened in the state.
Gilpin observer., 1916-03-09
Wyoming.

Oil drilling operations are about to
be begun a mile or two to the east
of Burlington in the Greybull Valley.
The North Laramie Peak Mining
Company is about to begin active de-
velopment of its property. located
twenty-six miles south of Douglas.
During the year ended December
last, the Midwest Oil Company made
net earnings of $17S,77O.1O, according
to the annual statement of the COM
pany.
The Gold Dust Milling Company
with capitalization of $25O,OOO, has
been organized at Wheatland for the
purpose of working recent placer dis
coveries on Bluegrass Creek near
that place.
The Big Horn Oil and Gas Com
pany's properties were taken over by
the Midwest Company and are being
operated under the name of the Grey
bull Refining Company. with a capt..
alization of $12.o00,OOO.
Gilpin observer., 1916-03-09

feast. In the earliest ages none but
the kings, noblemen of rank and mu-
sicians were allowed to possess harps
For nobleman to be without such q
symbol of rank usually meant that his
position had been forfeited AS time
went on the growing popularity of the
harp and the genius of the poor people
in performing upon the instrument
made it possible for all freemen to
one of the three things distinguishing
n freeman from slave. How much
those in bondage suffered from the re-
striction that slaves should not even
touch these instruments cannot be
easily imagined. Gradually the harp
became more and more common in
Erin's isle until in the fifth century
there was scarcely a peasants hut
without one.
Religion, romance and valor were
still in the music, but after a while
songs Of everyday life crept into the
soul of the harp. The breezes of sum-
mer, the chirping of birds, the whirr
OF the spinning wheel, the singing OF
the teakettle and the grooming of the
baby were all echoed by the bards.
Few persons realize when looking Mt
1reland's flag that the same musical
emblem was suggested as part of our
national seal. On the Fourth of July,
when the Declaration of Independence
announced that the thirteen American
colonies had formed themselves into
new nation, congress saw the neces-
sity for a national seal. On that day
John Hancock appointed Doctor Frank
lin, John Adams and Thomas Jefferson
as committee to prepare suitable
design for the seal of the new nation.
About month later Thomas Jeffer-
son submitted design for each side
of the seal. The plan for one side dis
played a shield supported by the God
dess of Liberty, holding a spear and
Gilpin observer., 1916-03-09
Me- M Mexlco.

Activity Is reported in the Black
Hawk district, and new machinery is
being sent in.
One of the interesting reports ls
that of the incorporation OF the
Pintado Mining Company for the pur-
pose Of exploiting what is reported to
be rich copper mine sixteen. miles
west of Santa Rosa. -. ia.
The production OF the Chino Cop.
per Company, of Grant county, is
running close to 75,0O0,00O pounds OF
copper per annum, the cost being not
over z cents per pound. The com
pany therefore has an earning ca
pacity with copper for q year at 25
cents per pound of $12T50,OOO per
annum.F THIS figures out better than
SIS per share on the $4,000 shares.
Gilpin observer., 1916-03-09
Qeasdnt5 -
[r%C Chindz .,&!9} z.':''.!:!s 1.

Day after day she is forced to work.
and very often the burdens she is
forced to carry are disgracefully
heavy for q woman. But what else
is there for her to do? She has no
housework to perform. She cannst
read. She is not educated, and she
has not been taught to think. II the
right to work in the fields were denied
her she would be the most miserable
creature alive. These things must be
viewed from the Chinese and not from
the western point of view.
Every writer on Chinese matters
makes mention of the filial respect dis
played by Chinese young people. Yet
it simply does not exist. They are
misled by the fact that ancestors are
worshiped and old people revered. It
has to be said of the Chinese peasant
that he never allows his old father or
his old mother to starve so long as he
has handful of rice to share. There
are no poorhouses for old people in
China. They are not needed. But be-
tween child and parent there is no
sign Of respect. Men and women in
China are not respected until they are
either dead or approaching death.
They they become tremendously i'm
portant. A woman is regarded as a
fool and tool while she is still young
and vigorous. She is venerated and
her opinion gravely regarded when
she is in her dotage. But no chill
dren on earth, perhaps, talk to their
parents as do Chinese children; and
the manner of their back-chat, bad as
it is, is as nothing to the nature of 1t.
You have to understand that swear
ing in China is an art. grant you
that you have some professors" in
Dundee; l have heard them, and ap-
Gilpin observer., 1916-03-09
MARRIED TWICE IN A DAY
okIahoman With Supposed Bride at
Depot When Word Is Sent Of
the Mistake.

Muskogee Okla.-Lee Lamb OF this
city and Miss Bertha Robinson Of
Checotah were married twice In one
day, ard at least one was q binding
ceremony
Lamb obtained license here, and a
ceremony by a magistrate followed at
the home OF the bride, in an adjoining
county. While at the Checotah depot
with his supposed bride, waiting for q
train for this city, Lamb was attracted
by a horseman riding furiously and
waving his hat. The rider shouted:
Them license amt no good. Mr.. JUS
tice of the Peace Grimes told me to
stop you all and tell you"
Then "Mr Justice of the Peace
Crimes" hove in sight, on a small
beast. at breakneck speed. He ex-
planned that when he started to make
his report Of the wedding he discov-
cred the license had been issued in an
other county, hence was not good at
Checotah.
Lamb and Miss Robinson were mar
ried again on their arrival here.
Gilpin observer., 1916-03-09
Colorado.

A second big tungsten strike has
been made near Silverton.
Rich ore was recently encountered
In the Ella w. when well defined
vein was exposed carrying ore run.
ming as high as 81 a pound.
The central Colorado mining camps,
included in Pitkin, Eagle, Summit
Park. Lake, Chaffee and Gunnison
counties, where the white metal is at
home, will be interested to learn
through the Mining Magazine of Lo
don that the royal British mint re.
ports that during 1915 the number
Of silver coins issued was 5,231, ,415
as compared with 92,455,S43 in 1914
and 32.296,b27 in 1918.
In the c. o. d. property in Cripple
Creek district, five sets of lessees
are at work shipping ore worth $40
to $50 per ton.
Gilpin observer., 1916-03-09

"HIS is being written in China,
where, at the moment of writ
ing, there is much talk of dis
covering and following the
will Of the people on the question Of
monarchy or republic. Those who
best know China can only smile. There
is something amusing in the idea Of
discovering the will of China's mil
lions of peasants on subject Of ma
tional moment, says a writer in the
Dundee Courier.
The patient Chinese husbandman
knows nothing and cares less whether
he is ruled by a president or an en-
peror. His opinion on any matter Of
national Importance will not be dis
covered within the next 100 years. He
has to discover it himself before 9TH
ers can do so. At present it does not
exist. His one idea of good govern
rnent is to be left alone in peace with
out being too greatly robbed by Off
cials. If his crops are good he leaves
politics, whether local or national, to
those who are interested in them. For
his part, he has less than no interest.
The Chinese peasant is man al
most entirely without ambition. He
has two ruling passions Of life, and
these are SO closely allied that they
may be described as one, The acqui-
sition Of wealth is out of the question
for him. To him a Mexican dollar
which is worth about 1 shilling 9
pence is a vast sum, and twenty of
them constitute fortune. II he earns
the equivalent of two pence day he
is doing famously, but you cannot
save much off two pence day. Since
he cannot amass wealth, therefore, he
sets himself to amass family, If one
may SO phrase 1t. The strongest am
Gilpin observer., 1916-03-09
5uRY,No A PLAGUE Mcnr

bition of his life-perhaps passion
to get married and to rear a large
family. preferably Of boys. Second
only to that is his desire, having
reared his family, to have the men,
bers of it married as well. And be-
cause marriage is the beginning and
end Of the existence of a Chinese peas
ant the matter is taken with quite
tremendous seriousness. He marries
young. Rather. he is married young,
for the contracting parties are not the
two most Immediately concerned, but
their parents.
The contract is drawn up long be-
fore the young people are of a mar
riageable age, and past it the young
people cannot go II they wish. But
they seldom wish. The young man is
content with the choice made by his
mother. One girl is as good as anoth-
er to him, SO always she can rear a
family. What women think in China
matters nothing to any one; among
the peasant class, that is to say. Yet
for all his passion to get married, the
young man seldom dreams of provid-
ing O home for his bride. He is con-
tent to take her to his fathers house.
and to rear his children there. The
time will come. of course, when the
little home will become too small, but
It serves him for q. very long time
first.
Everyone q Worker. .
From this custom of two or three
generations living together springs the
fact that everyone, from the young
est to the Oldest. does. some kind of
work to help. A little tot of three may
be seen gathering bits Of stick; the
tottering old grandmother is generally
found trying to weave or spin. Chi
nese youngsters appear to have no real
childhood. They do not laugh as do
our children. or as do the children.
say, Of our Japanese allies. In point
of fact, one has to visit Japan to find
children who appear to make the most
of life. They laugh all day and every
day, and they never seem to find any
thing worth crying over. Yet It must
not be supposed that, because the
Chinese child works at an age when
our children can do little more than
toddle, life for them is one OF gloom.
In their own way, they are perfectly
happy while they are working. and
one doubts whether they would be
anything like so contented II they
were set to play as we know play. The
same holds Of the wife OF the peasant.
Gilpin observer., 1916-03-09
SERMON IS HALTED
BY PIN IN SHIRT
On Resuming Pulpit, Pastor Ad-
viSes Men to Inspect Laun-
dry Carefully.

Des Moines, Ia.-"Look your laundry
over carefully" was the unusual ad-
vice given from the pulpit by Rev. FL
mer q. Higley Of Grace Methodist Epis-
copal church to the male portion of his
congregation. The pastors remarks
followed a trying experience during
his sermon, in which he was forced to
excuse himself and retire to the choir
room to extract stray pin that had
been tagging him in the back.
Soon after the minister had begun
his discourse members of the congre-
Gilpin observer., 1916-03-09

preciate their proficiency. But they
have to hide their diminished heads in
front of Chinese-even a Chinese
youngster.
Man Without Sympathy.
One characteristic of the Chinese
peasant is his indifference to pain. He
may be badly smashed up, yet he will
cling to life with q tenacity that pulls
him through where a European would
go under. l saw a man the other day
who fell thirty feet down the hold of
a ship. One side Of his face was ter
ribly battered. Two of his ribs were
aged. A European would have been
carried instantly to hospital. His one
anxiety was to be allowed to return to
work and his description of those who
would not allow him to do SO lacked
nothing in point and directness and
was sufficiently comprehensive to In
clude their ancestors, existing rela-
tions and heirs forever. He simply
could not understand what all the
bother was about.
From this Indifference to pain,
again, springs want OF sympathy
with another sufferer. A man may die
on the roadside without the slightest
notice being taken OF him. Let his
relatives take care of him. II he 10
dying. why trouble with him? It 10
the business OF the authorities to cart
away the corpse. Why should anyone
worry over him? For the matter of
that, of course, II the case is. one of
plague, say In Hongkong (where the
laboring class is only a little better
than the peasant class in China), h
dying man will be taken into the
street and left there. II that cannot
be managed the body will later be
slipped out quietly and left some dis
tance away. II It is kept in the house
the authorities will come round with
brushes and pals and disinfectants
and other foolish things, and clean the
house and fumigate II, and generally
annoy the inmates. The idea Of an.
noying living people because Of q man
who IL dead IL ridiculous!
He has one strong saving grace.
however. II he has not come too much
In contact with foreigners, and so be.
come contaminated, he is an honest
business man. Order rice or tea from
one Of the more important peasant
farmers and get q sample, and he will
send rice or tea exactly to sample
Therein he differs from the Japanese.
who has no sense Of honor in business,
and II seven kinds Of . rogue.
Gilpin observer., 1916-03-09
OLD STORY ALL OVER AGAIN
Man Visits Gypsy Fortune Teller ane
Later Misses Watch and
Money.

Chicago.-George Sylvester OF Chis-
holm. Mimi, being q little in doubt
about his future, dropped in, with two
friends, to visit Anna Lee, gypsy" for.
tune teller.
He crossed the seeress' palm with
silver, in keeping with the rules in
such cases. and then placed his watch.
$36. and other valuables in handker
chief. SO as to shoe away the evil In.
fluences.
He was two blocks down the street
before he found wad Of paper in his
handkerchief instead Of the valuables
Anna was arrestsd.
Gilpin observer., 1916-03-09

First Design for an American seal-lt
Contained an Irish Harp. and Was
Sketched by Doctor Simitiere-
Sketch Was Never Adopted, But
Was Later Found In the Jeffersoa
Papers.
cap, and by an American rifleman.
Above was the allseeing eye of Provi
dence and below the motto "E Pluri.
bus Unum." The shield, which was
the design Of Du Simitiere, n West In.
dia Frenchman. the friend of Adams
and Jefferson. gave recognition to the
various nations which had peopled the
new republic.
In the six quarters of the shield
were the rose for Engl nd, the thistle
for Scotland, the harp for Ireland,
flower de luce of France, the imperial
eagle Of Germany and the Belgic lion
OF Holland. Although this seal was
not adopted, 1t showed the high regard
in which many prominent persons held
the old world countries.
The harp was probably in recogni
tion of the thousands of Irish who mi
grated to the new world before the
Revolutionary war. Later a design for
seal was submitted, which showed q
harp OF thirteen strings representing
the thirteen original states. With thiG
there was the motto "Majora minoro
bus consonant," meaning that all play
together in harmony. Although this
design was not the one finally accept.
ed. It indicated that the early Irish in
fuence in the new nation bore consid.
cradle weight. The music-loving peo-
pie brought their happy characters
tics across the water with them; their
tuneful melodies were sung not only
in the time Of peace, but in the din OF
battle. At least one of their folk
songs has lived as one of the most in
spring national tunes we have today,
for 1t is said on good authority that
our Yankee Doodle" of revolutionary
fame is the air to which the Irish saus
their "All the Way to Galway"
Gilpin observer., 1916-03-09
WESTERN
MINING AND OIL
NEWS
Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Prices Quoted for Metals.
Lead, New York, $6.45.
Bar silver, 56Hc.
Spelter, st. Louis, $1,000.
Copper, casting, $26.621a.
February, Cripple Creek Output
$1,121.614.

February, Cripple Creek Output
$1,121.614.
Cripple Creek, Colo.-The output OF
the Cripple Creek district for the
month of February totaled 1850
tons, with a gross bullion value of
H,121,614. The average of all ore
treated was $14.45 a ton. AS COM
pared with January, the production
for the short month was but about
1000 tons less and about $S5,0O0
lower in valuation. The figures
given out by the several treatment
plants follow:
Average Gross
PLANT Tons Value Value
and Pueblo :. 400 $500 $ 225.5o0
Golden Cycle,
Colorado City 2s.5oo 1900 56o,5oo
rado Springs 12,5oo 21.oo 2s2,soo
Portland Victor 1880 2.s4 ll,isl
Portland, Inde-
Isabella -. 1850 260 1865
Totals -. 1850 s14,45 s1.121,614
The following dividends of record
were paid by Cripple Creek mining
companies in February: Portland
Gold Mining Company, 100000, a
quarterly dividend of 5 cents a share;
Vindicator Consolidated Gold Mining
Company, $4,000, quarterly dividend
of cents; Golden Cycle Mining and
Reduction Company, 100000, monthly
dividend OF 2 cents share The
dividends of the close corporations
are not made public.
Gilpin observer., 1916-03-09
Fumbled ImpatientIy at Spot In Middle
Of His Back.

cation noticed him reach around sew
eral times and tumble impatiently at
a spot in the middle of his back. FL
nally when Doctor Higley announced
his trouble his hearers howled with
laughter.
Later he declared that was one SER
mon with a point to 1t.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-11-08
GRE[,EE.LEY..

Miss Nellie Odell spent two days OF
last week at the Will Odell hons.
Ole Laasteune OF Elbow Lake, Min
nesota, is in Greeley this week. 4
Herman Kuhlman has purchased a
new Ford touring car.
a. G. Marcham was III Strawberry
Point Monday.
Hugh Parker and Lawrence Lille
bridge were Manchester visitors on
Saturday. y
Mrs. August Luense spent Sunday
at the home Of her son, Sam
Will Connell was in Manchester on
Monday.
Armstrong & Griffith received a
carload Of Fords Saturday.
Charles Thomas and Miss Esther
PECK spent Sunday at the ALI Tib-
bett home.
The friends of Mr.. and Mrs. E
Sherman gave them a surprise on
October 2Srd. Many useful presents
we're given the young people and all
wished for them prosperous and,
happy married life.
Grin Lillibridge and family spent
Sunday at the Art Hindal home.
Mrs. Noble and Mrs Reckwith are
in Manchester for a few days. 81 III
Herman Kuhlman has taken the
agency for Ford cars at Colesburg
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DELAWARE.

y ~
Charles Stone OF Delhi was in
town Wednesday.
Mrs. E. .P. Coats and Mrs. L. G.
Raster visited friends and relatives
in Manchester Friday. i
Mr., and Mrs. Olaf Person and
son Of Dundee spent Sunday with
the formers parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Peter Person.
A. w. Sackett attended the Man
chester Greeley foot ball game at
Greeley Saturday afternoon.
Mrs. Matte Williams is caring for
Miss Emma Brayton.s
Poles have been set for the street
electric lights.
Miss Florence Beebe went to Ar
lington Friday evening to spend
Sunday with friends and relatives.
e Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Reed of the
county seat visited in the L. G..
Raster home Thursday evening.
Tony Yelden of Earlville was in.
town Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Johan Yelden at
tended the 43rd wedding annivee-
sary of Mr.. and Mrs. Will Maurer at
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"
ONEIDA.

q 4 z. Il . u ! y x il .
Miss Maude Glew, who has been
caring for Edith Legg returned to
her home Tuesday evening.
Miss Clara and Rose Mosier Of the
Point are visiting at the Jake Mosier
home
Mrs. Frank Kramer went to Far
ley Tuesday evening to attend q par
ty.
The young people Of the M. 3.
choir held a Halloween party in the
rooms over the department store on
Tuesday evening. A highly enjoyable
evening was had by all present.
Mr., and Mrs. Frank Kramer have
moved to Dubuque.
Fred Carver, H. ]. Coon, Wayne
Bushnell and F. H. Durham attend
ed /. O. O. F. lodge at Earlville Sat
urday evening.
Mrs. Ferris and Mrs. Patty were in
Manchester Monday.
o vbgkqj vbgkqj archaeological t
Mr.. and Mrs. w. J. Dodge and chill
dren Of Oelwein visited relatives in
Oneida Sunday.
4 The Fayette Football team was In
town Saturday evening, en- route to
their home from Dubuque.
The young men OF the choir gave
an oyster super at the church Fri
day evening. "
Martha Dralle spent Sunday with
home folks at Lamont.
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3 2 u ! V taf rtt
their home at Manchester Thursday
Mrs. Will Gienapp and son VIM.
spent q few days last week with her
daughter. Miss Agnes, who is teach
ing school near Garrison. la. IS
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Manson and
Miss Mary Yelden autoed to Dyer,
vile Thursday.
Carl zirtzman, Mrs, Harry Guth-
ornson and children and Mrs p.
Mortinson and Miss Leola !.nda
were Dubuque visitors Saturday.
Roy Harvey and Calvin Carr VS.
tied at Plum Creek Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Reed Baldwin and
A. w. Sackett autoed to Dyers-
vile Friday.
The Manchester High school Jun-
Tors drove to the country home Of
Miss Roberta Davis near Delaware
Friday evening and enjoyed fine
entertainment. Refreshments were
served at II p. M, after which all
departed for their homes, voting the
hostess. a royal entertainer.