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Gilpin observer., 1916-05-04
To Enforce 1911 Flat Tax Law.

Many thousands of dollars will be
collected from foreign corporations do
ing business in Colorado as the re-
suit of a campaign which has been
started by the secretary of states de-
partment to enforce a law passed In
1911 which has been a dead letter up
to the present time. Under this law
foreign corporations when coming in
to Colorado are permitted when they
make filing in the flat tax department
Of the secretary of states office to
make an affidavit showing the
amount Of corporate capital, property
and assets employed in this state
Upon this statement the filing fee of
$50 for the first $50,000 and 80 cents
a thousand for each additional thou.
sand is based The law further pro
vides that whenever the annual re-
por< of such corporation shows sub
sequently that the amount of capita
employed in this state has been in
creased, that the corporation must
pay the state an additional 80 cents
for each additional thousand dollars
on its filing fee. Clerks have been
set to work under the direction of
w. B. Slife, fiat tax clerk, checking
the books of the department to en-
force this section Of the law. Many
large concerns, according to Slife.
have increased their capital in this
state since making their original I'll.
ing.
Gilpin observer., 1916-05-04

benefit to man. The food is OF the
same general nature as that of tho
upland plover. but is more varied. The
killdeer feeds upon beetles. grasshop-
pers. caterpillars. ants. bugs. caddis
flies. dragonfiies. centipedes. spiders.
ticks. oyster worms. earthworms.
snails. crabs and other crustacea.
Among the beetles consumed are such
pests as the alfalfa weevil. cotton-boll
weevil. clover-root weevil, clover-leaf
weevil. pine weevil. billbugs, white
grubs. wireworms. and leaf beetles.
The bird also devours. cotton worms.
cotton cutworms. horsefiies, mosqui-
toes. cattle ticks, and crawfish. One
stomach contained hundreds OF larvae
Of the saltmarsh mosquito. one of the
most troublesome species. The kill
deer preys extensively upon Insects
that are annoying to man and injuri-
GUS to his stock and crops. and this
should be enough to remove II from
the list of game birds and insure it's
protection.
Gilpin observer., 1916-05-04
Alaska Rich In Eurs.

Alaska is the great fur-bearing sec.
tion of the United States. 1t pro-
6uces about $1,OOO.OOO worth of furs
annually. These include all varieties,
from squirrel pelts of an average
value of s cents each to black fox pelts
at from $3.50 to $3.50 each. The fur
output in 1918 included $500 bear
skins valued at over $4,000 at from
50 for brown bear skins to $40 for the
grizzly or polar bear. The greatest
fur market Of the United States is at
st. Louis. but Of the world is at Lon.
don. The war In Europe has cut the
price of Alaska furs about so per cent
this year. Some fox pelts bring very
high prices and are much sought after
-Leslie's.
Gilpin observer., 1916-05-04
KIDNEY TROUBLE
WEARS YOU OUT

had Kidney and Stomach trouble for
several years and lost over 40 pounds in
weight; tried every remedy that ! could
and got no relief until I took Swamp
Root. It gave me quicker relief than
anything that I ever used. I now weigh
ls5 pounds and am singing the praises
Of DR.. Kilmer's Swamp-Root and recon-
mending its use to all who have stomach
and kidney troubles.
Respectfully yours,
E. G. MENDENHALL,
Mcneil, Arkansas.
Subscribed and sworn to before me, .
Notary Public. this 27th day Of March.
1915. j. w. RHEA,
Notary Public.
Prove What Swamp-Root win Do For Yos
Send ten cents to DR.. Kilmer 4 Co.,
Binghamton, N. Y, for a sample size bot
tie. It will convince anyone. You will
also receive a booklet of valuable infor.
nation, telling about the kidneys and blad.
der. When writing. be sure and mention
this paper. Regular fifty-cent and one
dollar size bottles for sale at all drug
storss.-Adv.
Gilpin observer., 1916-05-04
BEGIN HOT WAITER
DRINKING TF YOU
DON'T FEEL RIGHT
Says glass Of hot water with
phosphate before breakfast
washes out poisona

II you wake up with q bad taste, bad
breath and tongue is coated: II your
head is dull or aching; If what you eat
sours and forms gas and acid in stom
ach, or you are bilious, constipated
nervous, sallow and can't get feeling
Just right, begin drinking phosphated
hot water. Drink before breakfast, .
glass Of real hot water with a tea,
spoonful Of limestone phosphate In 1t.
This will flush the poisons and toxins
from stomach. liver. kidneys and bow.
els and cleanse, sweeten and purify
tho entire alimentary tract. Do your
Inside bathing Immediately upon Aris-
ing in the morning to wash out of the
system all the previous days poison.
Gus waste, gases and sour bile before
putting more food into the stomach.
To feel like young folks feel; like
you felt before your blood, nerves and
muscles became loaded with body i'm.
purities. get from your druggist or
storekeeper a quarter pound Of lime
stone phosphate which is inexpensive
and almost tasteless, except for o
sourish tinge which is not unpleasant.
Just as soap and hot water act on
the skin. cleansing. sweetening and
freshening, SO hot water and lime
stone phosphate act on the stomach,
liver. kidneys and bowels. Men and
women who are usually constipated.
bilious, headachy or have any stomach
disorder should begin this inside bath.
ing before breakfast. They are as.
sured they will become real cranks ON
the subject shortly.-Adv.
Gilpin observer., 1916-05-04

We will say that you discover full
grown fly in the house on the first
warm day in April. You get out your
trusty swatter and plaster your enemy.
Suppose now that this victim is an old
female which has lived through the
winter and has just wandered into the
kitchen hunting for food after laying
120 eggs in the manure pile in your
back yard-a fly lays 120 eggs at set
ting. .-
Five days later these eggs hatch 12O
maggots. Fourteen days from the time
Of the original laying 120 new flies
are on the job, ready to mate and null
tiply-and multiply they do. BY the
middle of July, with reasonable fly
luck. there will be on hand to poster
you and carry disease into your home
more than 25,000.000 great-great grand.
children of the one you killed. Science
says SO.
The sensible thing to do is 60 after
the manure pile-the favorite hy-nest-
ing spot. Remove manure oftener
than once week. II that is impos-
sible treat it with chemicals to kill the
fly maggots. According to the Interna-
tional Harvester company's bulletin,
this mixture will destroy maggots:
Spray pounds of sugar sulphate OF
iron in gallon Of water ON every Is
pounds of manure. The cost of this
treatment is cents a day for each
horse. Cheaper than doctor bills!
Gilpin observer., 1916-05-04
KiIldeer
(oxyechus vociferus)

Length. ten inches. Distinguished
by Its piercing and oft-repeated cry
kildee.
Range; Breeds throughout the Unit
ed States and most of Canada; win
ters from central United. States to
South America.
Habits and economic status: The
killdeer is one of the best known of
the shorebird family. II often visits
the farmyard and commonly nests in
pastures or corniields. II is rather
suspicious, however, and on being ap-
preached takes flight with loud cries.
1t is noisy and restless, but fortunate
lv most of its activities result in
Gilpin observer., 1916-05-04

Initiative powers, the mocking bird is
the most renowned singer Of the west
ern hemisphere. Even in confinement
1t is mastery performer, and former
ly thousands were trapped and sold
for cage birds. but this reprehensible
practice has been largely stopped by
protective laws 1t 10 not surprising.
therefore. that the mocking bird
should receive protection principally
because of it's ability as songster
and its preference for the vicinity Of
dwellings. Its place in the affections
of the South is similar to that occu
pied by the robin in the North. 1t is
well that this is true. for the bird ap-
pears not to earn protection from a
strictly economic standpoint. About
half of its diet consists of fruit. and
many cultivated varieties are at
tackled. such as oranges. grapes. figs.
Strawberries. blackberries. and rasp.
berries Somewhat less than fourth
Of the food is animal matter, and
grasshoppers are the largest single ele-
ment The bird is fond of cotton
worms. and is known to feed also on
the chinch bug. rice weevil. and boil
worm. 1t is unfortunate that 1t does
not feed on injurious insects to an ex-
tent sufficient to offset its depreda
tions on fruit.
Gilpin observer., 1916-05-04
STAT'ECAPITOL
NEWS
Western Newspaper Union News Service.
WOLVES TAKE BIG STOCK TOLL
Greater Part Of Cattle Losses on
Ranges Charged to Predatory
Animals.

Animals.
Denver.-Predatory animals exact
the largest toll of livestock grazing
on the national forests of the West,
while disease causes the smallest pro-
portion of animal losses, according to
figures for 1915 compiled by John H..
Hatton, assistant district forester in
the Denver Federal building. Wolves
were responsible for the greater part
of the cattle losses last year. Bears
were second in Importance. Coyotes
killed three-fourths of the sheep,
while bears, lynxes and wildcats were
responsible for the remainder of the
sheep losses.
The total of animal losses for 1915
in national forests in Western states
was more than 100000, the report
states. The losses represent less than
l per cent of total of 1897 $40 cat
tie and horses and S,732,210 sheep
and goats. The loss of horses was
only about 10 per cent of the cattle
| losses.
Cattle losses from disease last sum.
mer on the national forest ranges in
Colorado were S42 head; from preda-
tory animals, 327 head. Predatory
animals exacted toll of 1889 sheep,
Nineteen horses were killed and for
ty-seven horses lost through disease.
Poisonous plants took toll of L.
$50 cattle and LOCI sheep. Concerted
effort to clear the forest ranges of
larkspur and other deadly plants will
be made this spring under the direc-
tion of L. H. Douglas, forest examiner
in the office of Mr. Hatton.
Larkspur was responsible for the
loss of S5 per cent of the cattle
poisoned. Loco weed principally is
blamed for the poisoning of horses.
OF the diseases resulting in the
death of cattle, blackleg is one Of the
most important which the forest serv-
ice has to combat.
War on predatory animals is being
waged by the United States Biological
Survey, assisted by the forest service,
livestock associations and cattlemen.
Congress appropriated $125,000 for the
destruction of predatory animals dur
ing the year beginning July 1, 1915.
Gilpin observer., 1916-05-04

Is
learn how many bacteria the average
ly carried away from the slop bar
rel, the hog pen, the COW stable and
the house. The investigation was
thorough and nothing was left to guess
work.
This is the report: Each slop-barrel
fly carried an average Of more than
100000 germs; the hog-pen fly car
ried little less than one million; the
constable fly carried only about 420,-
900; the housefiy carried about twice
that number, or $4,000.
II you must have a slop barrel on the
premises, keep It carefully screened,
else it may spread disease. II you
have a garbage can at the kitchen
door, keep the can covered. Burn all
garbage " you can do SO practically.
Otherwise drain 1t and wrap it in pa
per before putting 1t in the can.
Some day we shall come to look on
the fly in the same light we now look
on bedbugs and body lice. The fly is
filthier than these other vermin. He
is born in filth, lives in 1t, feeds on it.
carries 1t and spreads it on our food.
Don't take any chances. Screen
your house carefully. Destroy all ex-
cretory and kitchen waste matter.
Keep your premises clean.
Teach your children the dangers Of
flies and make crusaders Of them. II
your neighbor is a ''pull-back" and
dirty, report him.
Gilpin observer., 1916-05-04

with wholly whitish underparts that
lacks a light line over the eye.
Range: Breeds throughout the Unit
ed States (except the South Atlantic
and Gulf SIates) and southern Can
ada: winters in the southern United
States and Mexico.
Habits and economic status: The
rich. bubbling song OF the familiar
little house wren is one of the sweet
est associations connected with coun.
try and suburban life. Its tiny body,
long bill, sharp eyes. and strong feet
peculiarly adapt It for creeping into
all sorts Of nooks and crannies where
lurk the insects 1t feeds on. A cavity
in fence post a hole in tree, or a
box will be welcomed alike by this
blsybody as a nesting site; but since
the advent of the quarrelsome Eng
.'sh sparrow such domiciles are at a
premium and the wrens eggs and
family are safe only in cavities having
entrances too small to admit the spar
Gilpin observer., 1916-05-04

row. Hence it behooves the farmers
boy to provide boxes the entrances
to which are about an inch In diameter.
mailing these under gables of barns
and outhouses or in orchard trees.
In this way the numbers of this useful
bird can be increased. greatly to the
advantage of the farmer, Grasshop-
pers, beetles. caterpillars. bugs. and
| spiders are the principal elements of
its food. Cutworms. weevils, ticks. and
plant lice are among the injurious
forms eaten. The nestlings of house
wrens consume great quantities of in.
sects.
Gilpin observer., 1916-05-04
Prove What Swamp.Root win Do For You
Improved.

We're getting better service on
this line than we used to-" remarked
the commuter. This train has been
on time every day for nearly a month
Before that she was always from twen-
ty to thirty minutes late"
"Yes," answered the conductor
That was when the engineer was
courting that pretty girl at the lunch
counter up the line. They're married
now, and it doesn't take him SO long
to say good-by as it used to-
Gilpin observer., 1916-05-04
utIIItIe, Board Makes Report.

The report Of decisions Of the
State Public Utilities Commission
from December, 1914, to January, 1916,
has been issued The report, bound
In leather, gives list OF the rules OF
practice and procedure governing the
commission. general orders issued
and accident reports made by the
various members. and reprints the
public utilities act A total of forty.
eight cases are reported. while thirty
four cases are cited. Repor.s on four
accidents are made.
Gilpin observer., 1916-05-04
Signs Complaint Against Leddy.

State Auditor Mulnix signed com.
plant in suit against former State
Treasurer M. A. Leddy and his bonds
men to recover $9,S6S.50 that was
found missing from the state funds
shortly after julius Clarke. a book.
keeper in the office committed sui.
eide.
Gilpin observer., 1916-05-04

the worst scourses of the fruit grower
in fact. the prevalence OF the latter
has almost risen to the magnitude of
a national peril. 1t is these small and
seemingly insignificant birds that most
successfully attack and hold in check
these insidtous foes of horticulture.
The vegetable food consists of seeds OF
poison Ivy. or poison oak. few weed
seeds. and few small fruits. mostly
elderberries.
Gilpin observer., 1916-05-04
To Defend State. Water Rights.

Action looking to n concerted de
Tense by nearly fifty litigants involved
in suit respecting priority of water
rights along the South Platte river in
Colorado. filed in the United States
District Court by Nebraska ranchers
drawing irrigation waters from the
same river, was begun at a meeting
In the state house called by Attorney
General Fred Farrar
Gilpin observer., 1916-05-04
Mocking Bird
(Mimus polyslottos)

Length. ten inches. Most easily dis
tinguished from the similarly colored
loggerhead shrike by the absence of a
conspicuous black stripe through the
eye.
Range: Resident from southern
Mexico north to California. Wyoming
Iowa. Ohio and Maryland: casual far
ther north.
Habits and economic status: Be
cause OF its Incompatible medleys and
Gilpin observer., 1916-05-04
BAD COMPLEXION MADE GOOD
When All Else Falls, by CutIeura soap
and Ointment. Trial Free.

II you are troubled with ,pimples.
blackheads. redness, roughness, itching
and burning. which disfigure your COM
plexion and skin. Cuticura Soap and
Ointment will do much to help you.
The Soap to cleanse and purify, the
Ointment to soothe and heal.
Free sample each by mail with Book.
Address postcard, Cuticura. Dept. L
Boston. Sold everywhere-Adv.
Gilpin observer., 1916-05-04
Don't Worry.

"Oh. Mr.. Robinson, somebody has
stolen your car"
That's all right. The thief will
bring 1t back when he finds out how
much gasoline 1t takes to run It."
Gilpin observer., 1916-05-04
MANURE-PILE DANGER
SWATTlNG FLIES NOT EFFECTIVE
DETERMINATION METHOD.
Eggs Of One Insect Produce Millions
to Poster and Menace You In
Seven or Eight Weeks.

v A T T NG IT,
fly doesn't do
much good after
the first of April.
You have only
the personal sat
| 8 I q C t ION OF I
W r 9 a X ng ven
geance on one In
sect which per.
b q ps awakened
you about s a. m.
and worried you
out OF an hour OF
two of sleep last
Sunday morning
and you de-
stroy Just one fly.
Gilpin observer., 1916-05-04
Suitable

81 want to sweep the cobwebs from
my brain"
why not use q vacuum cleaner"
Gilpin observer., 1916-05-04

XIII the Files Now and Prevent
disease. A DAISY FLY KILLER will do II.
Kills Thousands. Lasts all season. All dealers
Or Gig sent express paid for 81; 3. sOMERs,
i60 De Kalb Ave-, Brooklyn, N. 7. Adv.
Gilpin observer., 1916-05-04
TO Ask Industrial Boards to Denver.

determined effort to have the
meeting of the Industrial commission.
ers Of the country held in Denver next
year will be made by members of the
Colorado Industrial Commission.
Gilpin observer., 1916-05-04
FLY FlLTHIEST INSECT
SOME PRECAUTIONS YOU SHOULD
TAKE TO BE RID OF PEST.
Get Habit Of Keeping Premises Clean
and You viii Not Have Much
Trouble Fighting Them.

LIES do not waste
their time loafng
ar o u n d CT 9 q n
premises. They
demand filth for
su 8 t enance. So
W h Q r ev er you
see flies you can
be sure there's
filth close by.
During tn Q
course of q state
W d Q campaign
last year, t n g
Connecticut ex-
pertinent station
conducted an in
yestig alton to
Gilpin observer., 1916-05-04
WlIllnu 70 Try.

Bix-Can l trust your
Dix-Actions speak founder than
words. Try me with go.
Gilpin observer., 1916-05-04

Red Cross Bag Blue makes the laundres
happy. makes clothes whittier than snow
all good grocers. Adv.
Gilpin observer., 1916-05-04
House Wren
(TroQiodytes aedonl

Length, four and threefourths
inches The only one of our wrens
Gilpin observer., 1916-05-04
Record Crop Of Oats.

Canada last year raised ASS. .OOO. 900
bushels OF oats on 11.365.000 acres of
land.
New Britain herald., 1916-02-28
SPEEDS IN VAIN
 TO DYING MOTHER
Mrs. Mary M. Mellon Passes Away Before Her Son Gets Home

Speeding on the fastest trains from his home in Holland Patent in the northern part of New York state in order that he might arrive in this city in time to see his mother, Mrs. Mary M. Mellon, before she should breath her last. George P. Mellon was thwarted ill his purpose by bad train connections when but thirty miles from his goal.
 Mrs. Mellon, wh ose home was at 5 Park Terrace. was seen to be in a dying condition Saturday and a tele- gram was sent to her son in New York state at g o'clock Saturday night He started at once and arrived Tn Springfield at 5 o'clock yesterday morning. Here he was held up by poor train connections and at { o'clock he telephoned to his mothers home here He was informed that although she was sinking rapidly, she was stii conscious and he might yet arrive lr time. Ten minutes later she was dead.
 Mrs. Mellon was the widow of the late Warren J. Mellon and was 6e years of age. She was born in Den mark. Lewis county, N. Y., but for the past nineteen years had made he1 home in this city and during all tha time had been a membe and cOnStan' attendant at the First Baptist church She is survived by her son, George r. and two daughters, Mrs Charles Lud- vigson and Mrs. Raymond D. Norton both of this city. Mrs. Amelia Earle of Appleton, Wis, is a sister. The fun eral will be held tomorrow aftern DOT at 2 o'clock from her late nome. Rev pr. Earle B. Cross will Officiate ant 1 interment will be in FairvieW ceme tery.
New Britain herald., 1916-02-28
Play Patriotism, Not Politics.
(HartfCrd POst.)

With the presidents position in ref erence to the German dispute so strong that it has the support or republicans of the most extreme par tisan type it is a pity that members of the presidents own party are so lacking in patriotic impulse as 5o adopt the policy of interference in for eign affairs
 There should be not the slightest doubt about the hands of the president being strongly uph eld Opposition in the legislative branch whether or not it is effective in changing the course of our negotiations serves only to weaken our position at Berlin and to retard rather than to help any settle ment.
 If Berlin believes that delay will re- suit from American uthorities- en- gazing in a dispute over the course to be followed, she will realize that such a dispute cannot work but to her ad- vantage and she will endeavor to pro- long the argument to foment such a condition. But let Berlin understand that the United States has decided up- on is course and that the representa- tives of the people are behind the ex- ecutive in his demands and we shall reach settlement more quickly.
 A congressman with any grasp of the fundamentals of statesmanship and diplomacy sh ould recognize these facts and govern his conduct accord ingly.
New Britain herald., 1916-02-28
ORATOR MOVES HIS
 AUDIENCE A TO TEARS
Joseph Barandess Speaks Eloquent, On Suffering of the Jews
 In Europe.

A mass meeting, held at the local svnogogue last evening and arranged bv the Jewish War Relief committee, brought forth most interesting and en- couraging results from the work or the
 local inhabitants towards the ala or
 Jewish war sufferers in Europe, par ticularlv Russia and Poland. After a
 few introductory remarks py the
 chairman, M. D. Sake, and reading Of
 inc reports regarding the collection
 and distributions of the money gath-
 cred in for this purpose, the 1nalh
 sneaker of the evening. Joseph Bafan- dess of New York, was introduced.
 M, Barandess spoke, first, of the
 three great Catastrophes the Jew nao
 previously suffered, namely: the ue- struction of the first Temple, the ue- strrction of the second, ana the eA' Dulsion of the Jews from Spalh' nresent suffering in the history oA their long and tireless struggle TOT eA- is+ance Thousands are dying daily either of sta rvation or from wholesale
 ,nassacres of helpless women and chill dren. while practically over million | of the Jews are in the ranks Of all tho warning nations. fighting for a 1 cause which is bringing havoc and de- l struction against themselves.
 The vivid description of their sui 1 fering and the heartfelt plea for thelr aid has never moved local audience, l as did the words of Joseph Barandess
 who is himself in i'll health and In no l condition to participate in this most | exhaustive task. Men and women Tn l the audience were moved to tears py 1 the speakers words.
 l Donations were called for ana all l tbose present contributed freely 1 Within twenty minutes a total of l s355.5O was collected
New Britain herald., 1916-02-28
NIIITERN BIG HIT.

Through the courtesy of Manager Ben F. Jackson of Fox's theater party of local friends of John Sheehan known on the stage as John Miltern, who recently made his debut In the silent drama and who will ap- rear on the screen at Fox's theater tonight and tomorrow were enter tained at the theater with a perform ence. At the close of the exhibition the local people were unanimous in their opinion that MT. Miltern will make a pronounced success in the pictures. The play is a production entitled New York; and supporting g Mir Mi1tern is Miss Reed, one of the most talented actresses in the moving picture world.