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Gilpin observer., 1916-07-20
RETAIN THE PRESENT
NATIONAL ADMINS STRATION

| A political campaign, more espec-
tally one OF national importance, to
be waged successfully must have GER
tain paramount issues that appeal
direct to the voter.
Unfortunately for the Republican
party, they have no issue to pres
ent this year that has not been fully
covered by the present administra-
ton. The Democratic standard bear
er Of today is the same as that of
four years ago, and his regime, as
we'll as that of Democratic congress,
has been so pleas ing and prosper
Gus to the country, that thousands Of
heretofore staunch Republicans hesi-
tate and exclaim, Let we'll enough
alone, signifying in the American
language, we have found it.
President Wilson, the present head
of national affairs, and the candi-
date for reelection, has successful
ly steered the nation through peace
full waters when there were breakers
on every hand. On account of a
world war, he has been called upon
to decide great international ques-
tions heretofore without a parallel
in history, and he has accomplished
this, with such tact and firm decision
that neither discord or confusion has
been allowed to disturb the tranquil
ity of the nation.
AS regards to minor difficulties
with the republic to the south of us,
brought about and fostered by foreign
corporations. he has been just to
his own land, and fair and lenient
to the less informed and weaker ma
ton, and the great majority of un-
biased American thought upholds his
acts.
His administration has caused the
wheels of industry to revolve as
never before, and prosperity is en-
joyed on every hand, and a content
ed and prosperous people are loath
to entrust it to other hands.
Gilpin observer., 1916-07-20
FIND JOY IN BEING ALONE
Experience Which Is Nothing Short
Of Delight Is Recommended by
Lover Of the Woods.

The art of being alone is worth cul
tivating. Unless you have really tried
it. you have no idea how unusual and
refreshing it is. City life, and even
modern country life are not conducive
to its practice. 1t is very different
from being lonesome and quite an
other matter from being ill. 1t is
found at it's full flower only in the
woods, and it's best development re
quires some adjustment and hracticc.
The first experience is apt to leave
one somewhat baffled, If not fright
ened. We live so much with other
men and with the evidences of their
activity that we hardly know how
much is ourselves and how much
someone else. In the woods-and it
need not be the remote wilderness
we can divest ourselves of all that is
not really part of us. We can learn
how small-Or perhaps how large-we
are. We can soak up impressions with
time to taste them and consider them.
We can learn the true value of wind
and clouds and sun and shade. If we
feel like it, we can talk out loud to
ourselves, and there will be no one to
| think US crazy. We can sing and no
one will tell us we are off the tune.
In short. we can be natural for once
in our lives-free from the warping
effect of what other people think.
That is surely an experience worth
while.-Outing.
Gilpin observer., 1916-07-20
sEEREss ON WHITE MOUNTAIN
How an Old Yankee Woman Presaeed
to Perfection the Coming OF
q Storm.

once knew an old woman who
lived under the shadow of the White
mountains, and whose instinct for
weather changes was almost uncanny.
She did not have barometrical bones,
either, as so many people maintain
they have. Her deductions were all
based on observation.
Once, recall, she was taking in
some clothes from the line at ten
o'clock at night-a still, starlit night
without a cloud. I saw. her shadow
bobbing about huge and fantastic on
the barn wall, thrown from the lantern
she carried in her left hand, and wen.
out to ask her why she took the
clothes in.
"There want cloud in the sky all
day." she said, "and tonight the noun
tain's talkin'"
l listened carefully, and, sure
enough, in the silence 1 could hear,
three thousand feet above us, the
steady rush of wind through the stunt
ed spruce forest ut timber line. Up
there the wind was roaring, then!
thought of Martineau's words, that
the noisy hurricane rushes silently
through the upper spaces where there
is nothing to oppose it-that force by
itself is silent. There seemed to me
something almost Celtic, too, in this
old Yankee woman's imagery. And
her prediction proved correct; the
next day came deluge.-Walter
Pritchard Eaton in Harper's Magazine.
Gilpin observer., 1916-07-20
Peril in Cleanlineas.

With sobs in his voice, the applicant
for meal and some old clothes had
told his story, and the kind-hearted
woman had helped him.
Now he sat eating hunk of bread
and cheese and she thought 1t wise
to get In little good advice. So she
began:
Don't you think that-er-it would
be better for yourself II you used soar
and water occasionally"
The tramp sighed dolefully.
II would, miami would" he an
swered engerly, "but the truth is tina,
there's so many different kinds oi
s"ap. and It's 80 hard to know which
In Injurious to the skin, that I'm afraid
to take any risks"
Gilpin observer., 1916-07-20
RURAL HEALTH-AMER-
ICA'S FIRST DUTY

Washington, d. c., July 14.-"The
estimated economic loss which our
nation suffers each year from typhoid
fever and malaria alone aggregates
S92S, ,234,S $50, leav ng out Of entire ac-
count the sorrow, the unhapplness,
the misery, and the inefficiency
which follow in their train" SEN
ator Joseph E. Ransden of Louisiana
today addressed the senate on the
subject of Rural Health-America'
First Duty" "The greatest asset
which our country can have" said
Senator Ransdell, sis the healthy Am.
erican citizen, and valuable as 1t
may be to incres Sc the health of
livestock and vegetation. it is of far
greater importance that we throw
every possible af6guard about the
health of the man who Is responsible
for that livestock vegetation. Over
800 million dollars lost every year!
= sum which Is sufficient to put our
country into q state OF preparedness
equal to that of any nation in the
world, enough money to give us the
largest navy afloat and the most eff
cient army which the world las ever
seen, Is annually offered UP as a
sacrifice to two diseases which are
entirely preventable. Enough money
to pay the annual expenses of every
college student in the United States
is absolutely thrown away every
year" Senator Ransdell estimates
the grand total loss from typhoid
fever at s271,932 $50 per annum. and
the loss frcm malaria at 1894 .9O4. $50
per year; the tctal per capita loss
from these two diseases beirg $9.46.
By comparative estimates 1t was
shown that the United States Gov.
ernment appropriated $5,016.175 for
tho Investigation and prevention of
tho diseases of animal and plant life
and only s1.9l7,566 for the investiga.
ton and prevention Of the disease es
OF man.
Gilpin observer., 1916-07-20
LUKE MeLUkE SAYS

Every man considers himself com
mittee of one to look into the low
necked waist problem.
The old-fashioned woman who used
to think it disgrace if she didn't
beat the ne:ghbors to getting her
wash out on the line on Monday
morning, now has daughter who
tells the laundry man to come back
on Tuesday for tie wash because she
is too lazy to get it ready on Mon
day.
the modern ballroom dances, he is
ashamed to tell where he used to see
them before society gave them its
o. X.
The difference between Courtship
and Marriage is the difference be-
tween being able to go and see a
girl when you want to and being
compelled TO go and see girl when
You don't want to.
a man knows Il at red means dan
ger unless it happens to be on a
girls cheeks.
This would be a wonderful country
il people could get up steam as cas-.
lily as they can generate hot abr.
When girl has pretty ankles she
never gets the bottom of her skirt
muddy
Every woman is two-faced. She
wouldn't ttink of wearing the same
face on the street that size wears
around the house.
Other women are as old as they
look. but chorus girl is always
older
The old-fashioned woman who uset
to walk all around the house hunting
match scratcher. now has daugh
ter who strikes her matches on The
seat of her skirt.
1t is stylish for girl to have hel
elbow-length gloves wrinkle half wa,
up. But Il is different with her stock
ings.
A girl doesn't worry II she hasn'
a high forehead as long as she has
a high bust
IL 1t costs a dollar, q woman won
buy 1t, because dc1lNT is lot o
money. But II II costs 9s cents sh'
will spend a dime car fare to go ant
purchase 1t.
Gilpin observer., 1916-07-20
THURSDAY, JULY goth, 1916.
A COMPARISON

For nearly the entire time since
the Civil war, has this government
been in Republican hands, until the
election of Democratic president
and congress four years ago.
The history of the former party is
easily cited, and its acts are mat
ter of history that should be closely
studied by the voter from now until
November 18th.
We have seen this party deviate
from the tenets laid down by the
immortal Lincoln, and gradually re-
solve itself into party for the class
es, as against the masses. We have
seen them promulgate laws that en-
abled the wealthy to further enrich
their holdings at the expense of the
masses, by allowing the formation of
gigantic combinat ons that set a
price on all commodities necessary to
the promotion of life and comfort
We have seen them enact such
laws, as have arrayed labor against
capital, and brought about hundreds
OF labor strikes that have impoverish
the industry of the country to large
extent. And above all, we have seen
them through their arrogance and
greed, bereft of their political power
l., Al, hol
pressed.
The history of the Democratic EAR
ty. who were given government con-
troll four years ago, is also written
upon our historical pages, and note
the result. The pail of financial ruin
that has hung over the country and
its people for 10 these many years,
has been lifted. by the enactment of
q law that prevents combined wealth
from rlunging the country into finan-
cial distress without moments
warning.
The tariff laws have been so re-
vised that the producer shares in
the profits heretofore granted solely
to the manufacturer. The contention
between capital and labor has been
so amehorated, that arbitration has
taken the place of wanton strikes,
and the country relieved from this
destructive influence.
And above all, when the whole
world is either at, or upon the verge
of war. this party with its wise coun-
celor, has so far preserved the coun-
try from the cruel and devastating
hand of war, and convinced the ma
fons of the old world, that we are
a powerful though peaceful nation
and merit the confidence they will
repose in us when the great European
struggle is brought to a final close.
Tie record of the Democratic par.
ty for the past three years Is now
before the country. Their achieve.
ments are an open book of realities
and not promised reforms, and upon
these issues that cannct be gainsaid
or denied, they go before the intelli
gent electors of the nation at the
coming election.
Gilpin observer., 1916-07-20
SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS

l hereby announce my candidacy
sor the designation and nomination
of county superintendent CT schools,
subject to the will of the Democratic
assembly and primary.
LOTTIE HAFER.
Gilpin observer., 1916-07-20

In Adams day the world was
Thought to be flat. Calico proved
1t to be round at the beginning of
the 10th century and in the Goth CEN
tury, after observing the acts of an
Oyster Pay professor we are inclined
to believe 1t is crooked.
Gilpin observer., 1916-07-20

Darrow Mabee, who was injured
about the head July 4. wien he dived
from the top CT a 75-foot tower into
a tank of water. is improving rapidly
and will be able to go to work again
soon, according to his physicians. Re-
ports that he is dead are greatly
exaggerated" he says. - Nederland
Tungsten Light.
Gilpin observer., 1916-07-20
DEMOCRATIC CALL FOR
PRIMARIES AND ASSEMBLY

Pursuant to the official call of the
Democratic State Central Committee
and by the authority of the Democrat
ic County Central Committee ct GIL
ic County Central Committee of Gil.
voters OF Gilp:n County are hereby
requested to meet in their respective
precincts throughout the County on
Tuesday the list day OF August, A. ID.
1916 at 1880 O'Clock p. M, for the
purpose of electing delegates to at.
tend the Democratic County Assem-.
bly,, which is hereby called to NEST
at the District Court Room, at Cen
treG City in said County, ON Satur-
day, August 5th, 1916, at 2 O'Clock
p. m.
Said Assembly IS called for the
following purpose:
To select seven delegates to at
tend the Democratic State Assem-
bly,, which convenes at the Auditor
ium in Denver, Colorado, on Tuesday
August sth, to nominate six candi-
dates for presidential electors; and
designate state ticket to be voted
for in the primar es to be held on
Tuesday, September 18th, 1916. To
select seven delegates to attend a
Democratic Assembly to be held at
the Auditorium in Denver, Colo, on
Tuesday, August Sth, 1916, to desig-
nate candidates for Congressman of
the Third Congress. ss.onal district.
Also to designate candidates for a
full county ticket to be voted for
at the primary election, and to at
tend to any other business which
may properly come before this assem-.
bly,.
The several precincts of the coun-
ty are entitled to delegates in the
county assembly as follows:
Precinct No. l, Central City, 6.
Precinct No. 2, Central City, 8.
Precinct No. 8, Central City, 4.
Precinct No. 4, Nevadaville, 5.
Precinct No. 5, Russell Gulch, 6.
Precinct No. 6, Black Hawk, 10.
Precinct No. Z, Rollinsville, 3.
Precinct No. 8, Apex 2.
Precinct No. 8, Tolland, 2.
Total 46.
TIE prime RES N the various pre-
cinc's will be he'd at the following
named places:
Precinct No. 1, County Treasurer's
office, Eureka ST., Central City.
Precinct No. 2. Observer office,
Gregory ST., Central City.
Precinct No. 3, Kimbalrs office,
Lawrence ST., Central City.
Precinct No. 4. Nevadaville, City
Hall, Rald Mountain.
Precinct No. 3, Russell Gulch, CEel-
LEWIS office.
Precinct No. 6, Back Hawk, City
Hall.
Precinct No Z, Roll.nsville, Rollins
viIe Hotel.
Precinct No. s, Apex, Town Hall.
Precinct No. 8, Tol and, Pavilion.
The Committeeman of each precinct
will take notice CT the foregoing call
and are requested to Jake such steps
in the premises as are necessary.
and it is particularly desired that
each precinct be- fully represented at
the County Assembly.
Nj. ]. LEAHY, Chairman.
w. j. STULL, Secretary.
Gilpin observer., 1916-07-20

The Social Highwayman." featur-
ing Edwin August and Ormi Hawley.
will be the scene attraction present
ed by the World Film at the opera
house Wednesday, July 26th.
Gilpin observer., 1916-07-20

BY all means let us have national
prohibition by 1920. The brewers and
dstillers need tie money. In the
last year seven states have gone
dry but tie putdic consumed 1900 ,OOO
more barrels of booze than ever be.
fore.
Gilpin observer., 1916-07-20

A certain assessor who owns Ford
machine. was brought before the
court for exceeding the speed limit
The Judge, Ruled that he was rush
ing the can, contrary to ordinance.
Gilpin observer., 1916-07-20

The Democratic state assembly will
be held at Denver August Sth. and
the Republican assembly at Puet'o,
August 10th. We should Judge Pueblo
to be fit.irG place for that party
to meet. es 1t spells the downfall Of
the man from the north.
Gilpin observer., 1916-07-20

TIE Williams Maxwell car is kept
busy these days transporting passen-
gers to and from Nederland.
Gilpin observer., 1916-07-20

Tenth episode Of the Iron Claw
will be shown at opera house Satur-
day night next
Gilpin observer., 1916-07-20

Judge Flor. As'hbaugh and family
were up from Little;on, Sunday.
Gilpin observer., 1916-07-20

II 1t costs a dollar, a woman won't
buy 1t. because a dcdlG is lot OF
money But II Il costs 9s cents she
will spend dime car fare to go and
purchase 1t.
Gilpin observer., 1916-07-20

A girl doesn't worry II she hasn'
a high forehead as long as she ha,
a high bust
Gilpin observer., 1916-07-20

Every man considers himself com
mittee of one to look into the low
necked waist problem.
Gilpin observer., 1916-07-20

1t is stylish for girl to have her
elbow-length gloves wrinkle half way
up. But Il Is different with her stock
ings.
The Seward gateway., 1916-08-23
MORE CHANGES COME
 IN LAT0UCHE MINE

Several changes have come in the management of the mines at Latouche since F. R. Van Campen quit over there. At that time Seagrave was made manager and w. E. Dunkle was made assistant manager but both are now out and Stannard, the mill ex- pert, who has been with the Guggen- helms for ten years or so is in charge. Dunkle is known here as the man who went to examine the Broad Pass prospects. Van Camper has recently been offered the management of a large mining property in California and he is now in New York consider ing whether to accept the offer or not. The causes of the recent changes are not told. Mir. Seagrave passed through on the Mariposa last evening.
The Seward gateway., 1916-08-23
Great System of
 Roads for Alaska
Big Plans to Flank Government k. R.
 With Wagon Ways.

To flank the government railroad on both sides with big trunk systems of wagon roads that will tap the richest camps between the Yukon river and the southwest coast of the territory is the plan of the Alaska Road Commis- sion whose chairman, Colonel Wilds P. Richardson, arrived on the Mari posa in Seward last evening. The Colonel came to inspect conditions around here and on other parts of the coast. He stated today that the trunk road from Valdez to Fairbanks will be built with the special fund secured this year. 1t will cost about $4OOO 7 mile and will be a perfect highway. The other great road will be west of the government railroad but the funds are not yet available. This western trunk road will tap the railroad at this end and will run into the interior through the Innoko, Poorman, Long creek and Ruby districts. A branch road will connect it with Iditarod and then will come a vast system of lateral roads which will be developed as the requirements are recognized Other work will be done this year in Ruby, Willow creek and various other sections. Examinations of the con- ditions in the Iiamna district and others in this part or Alaska will also be made. The colonel will be here some days and will take a look at the roads in this district with Superin- tendent Anton Eide.
The Seward gateway., 1916-08-23
PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP
 COMPANY RESUMES ITS
 ORIENTAL PASSENGER TRADE

Special to Gateway by United Press)
 SAN FRANCISCO, August 1S.- The Pacific Mail Steamship Company will resume it's Oriental passenger service tomorrow when the oil burn ing, 10000 ton steamer "Eduador" gets under way from here for Homo lulu, Yokohama, Kobe, Shanghar, Manila and Hong Kong.
 The Pacific Mail company quit che trans-Pacifc trade when the seamer's law became effective, on the th')ry that the law imposed too many hard ships on the steamship companies for the trade to be a paying proposition. But with freight bringing $2O a ton because of the war shortage of shipa the company was soon reorganized.
 AS the new ships are oil burners they do away with the picturesque but uncomfortable process of taking on coal at Oriental ports. Travellers probably will be glad to change the romance of this spectacle for the more prosaic act of taking in oil. Oil is taken in much as water. A long pro- cession of orientals used to load the ships with coal from handbaskets, al- so loading the passengers eyes, ears, noses, throats and luggage with lot of coal dust.
The Seward gateway., 1916-08-23
ALL NATIONS IN ATTACK

LONDON, August 23.-The great battle of the na- tons with the troops of nearly every European beiger ent nation engaged is gradually developing in the Balkans as the fighting along hundred and fifty mile front in ceaSeS in fury. The allied nations have decided to drive the TeuonS and their allies u0rJhWard if possible and So cut off communication between Germany and Turkey Military experts express the opinion that this is the vital point of the Teutonic line cutting off Turkey would leave that country and Bulgaria at the mercy of the allies and would result in Soatng the central powers even more eectuay than would the driving of the Germans back on their borders in the north The AusJans are being re- quested by their allies to send forces to this front from which they had withdrawn. Forces of Bugarians Germans and Turks are meeting the onslaught on the Greek border so that the coming of the AuStanS would complete the representation of the central allies in the struggle at that point The French, British, Russians Italians, Montenegns and Ser0ans are all to be repre- sened the other side and this will make the battle the record one for the number of nations involved.
The Seward gateway., 1916-08-23
May Get Permits to
 Mine in Big Fields

The Commissioner of the Land Of- flee has informed the Land Depart ment of the Engineering Commission that henceforth people may obtain free use permits" to mine in the AIatanuska and Boring River fields in the parts of those fields which have not been set aside for leasing purposes. The old regulations were construed to mean that such permits could not be obtained in the two fields named and several were refused them but the new construction placed or the regulations changes all this. The free use permits" are different from leases and, as suggested by their name are more easily secured
The Seward gateway., 1916-08-23
F. K. LANE HEADS
 MEXICO COMMISSION
Secretary of the Interior Will Help
 To Make International Peace.

WASHINGTON, August 23.-Sec- retary of State Lansing announced that the American members of the joint commission that will settle the differences with Mexico are Franklin K. Lane, Secretary of the Interior Judge George Gray, of Wilmington, Delaware, and Dr. John R. Mott.
 Gray was born at Newcastle, Della ware, in 1S4O, is a graduate of Prince ton and studied law at Harvard. He was a member of the United States senate, of the Peace Commission at Paris in 1898, and member of the International Court of Arbitration aJ The Hague.
 Mott was born at Livingston Manor, \. r., in 1865 and has been a high Y. NJ. c. A. official and also an ofici1 of similar organizations. He gradu- ated from Cornell, is a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and an author of many works on religious and reform subjects.
The Seward gateway., 1916-08-23
BIC BEN" NEWMAN, THE MILLIONAIRE TRAMP"
 DYING IN MILWAUKEE

Special to Gateway by United Pressl
 MILWAUKEE, August 12-Wil- liam Newman, "the millionaire tramp is dying in the National Sol diers' home here today. A few years age he was one of the most widely known and most romantic figures in American trampdom.
 Big Ben," as he was called, was born in Denmark and graduated from the University of Copenhagen. He came to the United States when IS and travelled about the country, mak- ing his expenses by lecturing on re- form ideas.
 He visited nearly every city on the face of the earth and paid only SIPS railroad fare. He was arrested eos times.
 He lectured on child labor, prison reform and abolition of white slavery In 1913 he was instrumental in hay ing 25O children removed from sweat shops in Joliet, III. For three years he was the companion of Jack London
 q have done by best to make the world see it's evils and to correct them," said Newman. 1 have fought the good fight and I am near the end of my race. 1 cant win against the white plague"
 Big Ben's life is going out very rapidly It is believed he can survive only a few weeks. One of the most romantic character stories in Ameri- can life will be written to its end when he dies.
The Seward gateway., 1916-08-23
Less Babies Died
 In N. Y. This Year

NEW YORK, August g. - Fewer babies died in New York this year than last year notwithstanding the in fantile paralysis epidemic which has claimed over sixteen hundred victims, the health authorities declared today. They say that the decrease in the of deaths is probably due to the fact that the mothers took greater care of the children because of me fear of the epidemic.