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Gilpin observer., 1916-08-10
ORKNEY ISLANDS IN HISTORY
Christian Of Denmark Put Them Up
for Security Of Dowry When His
Daughter Married James I'LL.

No other territory in the British en-
pire has more tragic significance to
Englishmen today than the Orkney Is
lands, off whose shores the most dis
tinguished victim Of the world war,
Earl Kitchener, lost his life when the
cruiser Hampshire was sunk.
These islands, 80 in number, of
which only 80 are inhabited, are sep
arated from the mainland of Scotland
by the Pentland Firth, from six and
half to eight miles wide. They were
selected as England's North sea naval
base not only on account of their
proximity to the field of operations,
but on account of their semi-isOlation
and the advantage of the superb har-
Dor of Stromness, in the largest island
of the group, Pomona, which has an
area of 200 square miles.
While the original inhabitants of
the islands were Picts, whose round
towers and chambered mounds are
among the interesting ruins of this re-
gion, the Morse pirates secured
foothold here during the early centuries
of the Christian era, and carried on
their depredations against all naviga-
tors of the North sea. In the last
quarter of the ninth century Harold
Haarfagr put an end to the rule of
the pirates, and added both the Ork-
,neys and the Shetland islands to Nor
ways domain. In 146S the Orkneys
came under the sway Of the Scottish
crown, Christian Of Denmark giving
them as security for his daughters
,dowry when she became the bride
of james III. AS the dowry was never
paid the islands have remained part
of Scotlands domain ever since.
The Orkneys, which are the Orcades
of classic literature, furnished the set
ting for many of the episodes in Sir
Walter Scott's novel, "The Pirate" the
character of that romance being John
Cow, the notorious freebooter born In
Stromness and captured off the is
lands in 1925. Another literary as
ISOLATION of the Orkneys and one of
especial interest to Americans centers
in Shapinshay, the birthplace of Will
liam Irving, father of Washington 1rv-
ing.
Gilpin observer., 1916-08-10
portland Eastern Argus)

friend arrived from Iowa, Satur-
day on a visit with relatives and
friends. They made the trip in their
automobile.
Dr.. C. NJ. Froid left for Denver
Saturday afternoon in his car, return
ing again Tuesday morning accompan-
led by his wife and daughter who
have been visiting in Denver cou-
pie of weeks.
Mrs. Sue Powers and Miss Elsie
Stevens arrived from Kansas Mon
day evening to visit with Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Fleiss.
Mr.. John Eatwel1 returned from
Longmont on Sunday evenings train
where he spent several days visiting
with his parents.
Henry Eatwell left on Monday
mornings train for the City of Lights
| on a visit. i
Gilpin observer., 1916-08-10
The Worm That Turned.

Just by looking ut him as he sat In
he witness chair in the courtroom, one
could tell that he was harmless, but II
close inspection would also have re-
vealed that there lurkcd behind his
narrowed and apologize orbs, II latent
ire Indicative of past when his life
had been his own-a past now long
distant. His general air was that of
one having been detected by the min
lster while hoeing his garden ON Sun
day.
Counsel for the plaintiff in the case
proceeded to ask him the usual ques-
tons:
"Please state your name to the
Jury"
John Jones"
"Your agc?'
"Fifty-cight."
"Married?"
Then 1t was that John slid lower
into his chair as Il flash of determine
ton came into his eye, and he an
swered in voice that could be heard
distinctly, "Yes, very"
In the rear of the room woman OF
250 pounds glared mt the timid little
witness rs he was seen trying to con
ceal a half-worried smile beneath his
struggling mustache.
Gilpin observer., 1916-08-10

F. A. Bower, Of Denver, has been
in our city for the past week covering
several of our wornout and leaky tin
roofs with a new elastic paint. war
ranted to prevent the intake OF all
waters and other deleterious ele-
ments. He has covered the Bachar-
ach block, as we'll as the county
court house, where the constant hot
air from our brilliant barristers was
eternally eating away the life in the
metal.
Gilpin observer., 1916-08-10

Prof. Jessup, of our high school,
accompanied by Mrs. Jessup, return
ed from a six weeks stay at Boul-
der Saturday. While there the pro-
fessor took a six weeks course at
the University. in order that he
may the more successfully teach
the young ideas of Central City and
adjoining towns, how to shoot the
germs Of common sense. that is so
essential to the wellbeing of their
future career.
Gilpin observer., 1916-08-10

Two Irishmen with a gun were
hunting. The one carrying the gun
saw bird in bush and carefully
took aim.
For the love of Heaven, Mike"
shouted the other hunter, don't
shoot! The gun amt loaded"
"Ive got to-" yelled Mike, "the bird
won't Ideal Power.
Gilpin observer., 1916-08-10
WHERE TO BUY GROCERIES

The Hawley Mdse. Co., can supply
your wants from complete stock Of
fancy and staple groceries. The
freshest of vegetables and fruits in
the market. Hay and grain in any
quantity.
Gilpin observer., 1916-08-10

Cherries, raspberries, peaches,
pears. plums and all kinds of fresh
fruits for table uses and preserving
at Hawley's. Place your orders ear
ly while these fruits are in the mar
ket.
Gilpin observer., 1916-08-10

You may laugh, but / can truth
fully say that my wife and have moi
had a single disagreement since we
were married"
''That's a good deal for any mar
ried couple to say. When were you
married?"
"Yesterday."-E American.
Gilpin observer., 1916-08-10

The Golden ball team came to
Central last Sunday to cross bats
with the Gilpin Mines. The Mines
team won, the score being to 1. 1t
was good game.
Gilpin observer., 1916-08-10

Delbert Hambly and family have re
turned from Nederland and will make
Central City their future home.
Gilpin observer., 1916-08-10
ST. pAvL,s EPISCOPAL CHURCH

Services next Sunday at II a. m,
with celebration of the Holy Com
muniop.
Rev. A. G. HARRISON,
Rector.
Gilpin observer., 1916-08-10

The Ladies' Aid gave the M. e.
church a renovation from top to bot
tom Wednesday.
Gilpin observer., 1916-08-10
Dressed Hogs

SHIPPER PIGS, 1890 lbs, head on,
leaf lard. In, per ID. - - 12C
SHIPPER HOGS, 1oo-15o lbs, head
on, leaf lard In, per lb. - - 12C
SHIPPER HOGS, 175-250 lbs, head
on, leaf lard In, per ib. - --12HC
PACKER HOGS, 125.175 lbs, head
Off, leaf lard out, per lb. - 12HG
PACKER HOGS, 175-25o lbs, head
off, leaf lard out, per lb. - 12HC
Gilpin observer., 1916-08-10

Fer delicious ice cream and soft
drinks go to Teats' bakery.
Gilpin observer., 1916-08-10

Plain and fancy screen doors. The
c. o. Richards Furniture Co.
Gilpin observer., 1916-08-10
MEATS
AT WHOLESALE PRICES
FOR CASH
Prices Include Express

SKINNED HAMS, 1916, Ib I'D
BELLIES, per lib from 14f to 17G
HOG HEADS, per lb Sc
PIGS FEET (fresh) per lib ----6<
NECK BONES, per lib. 70
LEAN PORK TRIMMINGS, Ito make
homemade sausass) per Ib 13c
Fresh Reef Cute
Gilpin observer., 1916-08-10
Fresh Pork Cuts

loINs, Short, per Ib. --------2Oc
SHOULDERS, Regular, per ib. 14c
I" Skinned, per ID. $50 15C
HAMS, $40 ave., per lb. - - 1SC
HAMS, 1916 ave., per Ib. - 1Sc
HAMS, 1920 ave., per lb. --- 1Sc
SPARE RIBS, per lb. - - 14C
LEAF LARD, per Ib. - - - 14C
Sau
LiNk-pork, per ib-----------15t
BOILED HAMS, skin lifted, surplus
Morris tribune., 1916-10-13
GOOD SEED WHEAT
MAY Be SCARCITY
State Agricultural College Dean
Says Low Quality Threatens
Crop Next Year

According to the government fig
ures Minnesota's spring wheat crop is
estimated at 80 million bushels, a
loss of "a million bushels from last
year when 70 million bushels were
raised. 1t is estimated that there are
TIA, 900 bushels of winter wheat in
the state, against 1,17O,OOO last
year.
Crop conditions are similar over the
wheat states of the northwest and
grain men feel uneasy over prospects
next year. To avoid crop calamity
that it is declared may easily occur
in 1917 throughout the northwest,
Dean Albert Woods of the agricultural
college at the Minnesota University,
h as issued warning to farmers to
save out some of their best wheat
for seed despite the temptations of
the present high prices which he
thinks may 60 still higher before time
for seeding. "The great quantity of
shriveled wheat produced this year
had sent prices for wheat of good
grade so high that farmers are gener-
ally selling most of their good wheat
and retaining the poor grain for
seed" said Dean Woods in an inter-
view to Minneapolis newspapers last
week. "Unless crop conditions are
unusually favorable next year this
low quality wheat will not produce a
crop at all or it will be an extremely
light and poor one. -
Dean Woods said that the men who
wanted the wheat and therefore were
encouraging the farmers to sell were
somewhat responsible also for the
daily decreasing supply of good seed
Morris tribune., 1916-10-13

friends and former neighbors in the
Frog Lake district. Mr.. Holmen
mo ed way from Stevens county sew
eral years ago after buying a rundown
farm near Barrett which he has made
into a model stock farm. He had not
seen Morris for three years and stated
he saw many substantial improvements
made here during this time
81 have Abandoned wheat raising
almost entirely" said Mr.. Holmen.
"This year | have one of the finest
crops of corn. oats and barley that
has been raised in Grant county and
as far as I am concerned this has been
a prosperous year. My neighbors
who went in for wheat have been
hard hit and l think many of them
will do next year just what l did
this year. Wheat raising is too much
of an experiment and cannot be
raised proftably on high-priced land.
I have done we'll since I got the farm
l am now on. 1t is located on a sunny
slope of the Pomme de Terre river,
and is we'll drained" Mr.. Holmen
came to Morris in his new touring car.
Morris tribune., 1916-10-13

wheat in the country. He said that
no help in the seed wheat situation
can be expected from Canada, as the
crop there, except in certain locali-
ties, was poor.
"Unless the farmers stave off the
attraction of the immediate dollar,
and hold their good grade wheat for
seed, there will in all likelihood be a
real wheat famine next year." said
the dean.
"The farmers will profit by holding
out. The farmer who sows good
wheat will have a crop; the farmer
who sows shriveled wheat may have
none. Wheat will be high next year,
also, it is probable.
"Our tests and tests generally
have shown that the shriveled wheat
will terminate, but that it will pro-
duce a weak plant. A long, cold
spring, like this year, or hot, dry
spell, previous to heading time, such
as occurred this year, or even less
unfavorable conditions, will kill this
weak plant. With quite unfavorable
weather, the weak plant terminated
from shriveled wheat will not produce
"a head -
Morris tribune., 1916-10-13
FIRES TWO SHOTS
AT FLEEING THIEF
Lively Squawking in Poultry
Coop Late at Night Prevents
Chokio Chicken Raid

The would-be thief got away
minus his chickens but it is very pro-
ba5le that he has two loads of bird
shot concealed in his anatomy. The
party who did the shooting was Mr..
Carlson who lives at Chokio and
owns a fine flock of turkeys which
somebody attempted to raid one
night last week. Mr.. Carlson had
his gun handy and if he had been a
little quicker his neighbors would have
had chance to see what a turkey
thief looks like "dressed." The
Chokio Reviews tells about Mr.. Carl
sons experience as follows:
"Last Thursday night thief was
discovered trying to steal turkeys
from Fred Carlson's nice large flock
of about hundred. Mr.. Carlson had
retired for the night and had noticed
that the turkeys were being disturbed
and that the dog was barking but
thought nothing about a thief being
on his premises until Mrs. Carlson
asked him to Investigate the trouble.
At about the same time the prowler
after the turkeys threw a missile at
the dog to quiet him and it was
then that Mr.. Carlson discovered
someone on top of the hog shed at
ter his turkeys. Mr.. Carlson Sc
cured his shot gun and fired two
loads as the thief was heard making
his escape through the grove. Nc
clue as to the identity of the THE:
could be found, but, says Mr.. Carl
son, the shot gun is going to be KEEP
in a handy place until those turkeys
are marketed
Morris tribune., 1916-10-13
CTCARET SMOKERS
HOODOO CANDIDATE
Loss of Four Shirts May Prevent
PresentabIe Appearance of
Home Man at Capitol

The election of new congressman
from the Seventh Minnesota district
may hinge on the carelessness of Gig
arctic smokers at Donnelly. A Gig
arctic smoker last week carelessly
Tipped burning match into a pack
age of laundry resting on restaurant
table and four boiled shirts were sa-
crifced to the insatiate god of smoke.
The boiled shirts were the property
of Editor Irve Townsend and were not
insured. Townsend is a candidate for
congress whose fate is to be decided
in the election a month hence. The
destruction of his immaculate white
fronts is not only financial loss to
him as an editor of a country news
paper but it may also prevent his
presentable appearance among con-
gressmen, diplomats and statesmen
with whom he will be expected to
hobnob at Washington in order to
lend a social and political prestige
to which the great Seventh Mime
sofa congressional district is entitled.
Friends of Mr.. Townsend fear that
when his loss becomes known among
the voters they may decide to select
some other candidate possessed of
sufficient necessary raiment to re-
present them at the nations capitol.
Both Mr.. Volstead and Mr.. Lobeck
who are Townsend's rivals in the cam
paign are known to be guilty of having
trunks full of shirts of various
descriptions and patterns, and they
may have the first chance under pre-
sent conditions. Mr.. Townsend con-
fesses the loss of his boiled shirts
leaves him only one notch removed
from September Morn. Still, that
shirt fire may give him the election,
who knows A democratic September
Morn, short fat and smiling, would
have an immense advantage as an at
traction to fill Frank Eddy's shoes
In the following pathetic "woids''
Congressional Candidate Townsend
tells of his handicap. They are plain
but contain a world of agonizing pos
sibilities to contemplate:
"Wright's restaurant had narrow
escape from fire last Friday. Some.
one, it is not just certain who, evil
diently threw lighted match care
lessly and it fell among some packages
of laundry lying on the table. For
tunateIy the fire was discovered be-
fore it got very far and the only loss
was four shirts belonging to the edi-
tor of the Star. This may seem to
most of you like a trifing matter,
but When a country editor loses four
shirts all at one time it leaves him
just about one notch removed from
September Morn.'
Morris tribune., 1916-10-13

Young men and women are
wanted for positions in banks. Dur
ing the month of July the Minneapolis
Business College had several bank
positions it could not fill. Over 200
of its graduates are now in banks. A
training at that school will prepare
one for O htgh-grade position.-Adv.
Morris tribune., 1916-10-13

A. W. Hoffman is preparing to
ship car of his choice hogs to the
South St. Paul stock market. After
shipping the car he will still have
about sixty head in his pens. Mr..
Hoffman is one of the enterprising
stock raisers near Morris who is a
happy wheatless farmer. A few years
Morris tribune., 1916-10-13

ago cholera reduced his herd of hogs
but he wasn't discouraged. He has
two milking machines in operation on
his farm and is meeting with success
in the use of the machines. His cat
tie are all Guernseys and the checks
he receives for milk and cream far
surpass those received by the neigh
bors who are sticking to grain.
Morris tribune., 1916-10-13
Barrett Farmer Raps Wheat

Peter Holmen and family came over
from Barrett last Sunday to visit Mr..
Holmen's brother, Knute and family
and to pay a visit to some of his
Morris tribune., 1916-10-13

DR.. Jeffries who is we'll known in
Morris has decided to leave his dental
practice at Glenwood where he has
been located for many years, and will
go to Lowry.
Morris tribune., 1916-10-13

Mrs. A. Lee has moved into her
new home on Park avenue and is
getting settled as rapidly as posi-
BILE.
Morris tribune., 1916-10-13

Little Pullers with Big Power
1t takes just little Tribune want
ads to let people know what you have
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-06-22

established by scientists concerning
the inadequate food value of impov-
erished carbohydrates, such as deger-
minated corn meal and polished rice.
We have studied the one-sidedness
OF the products of starch regardless
of its origin. We know that the seven
largest refining companies in the
United States annually grind upward
or $4,000, 900 bushels of corn, the
starch of which is separated and con-
Verted into glucose for the candy
manufacturer or sold as a bread filler
to bakers.
We know that these manufacturers
of corn starch or corn flour are them
selves on record with the following
statement:
The philosophy of the present
mixed flour law is that the mixing of
wheat with other cereals of the prod
uctS thereof is vicious practice but
that upon the payment of certain
taxes the miller who is sufficiently
constituencies to do so can make al
most any sort of mixture.
"As a matter of detail it should be
borne in mind that the wholesome
ness of mixed flour is not at present
protected by the law OF 1898, but
rather the more recent food and drugs
act 19O6). Consequently the removal
of the taxing provision could by no
stretch of the Imagination have any
ERECT whatever upon the important
point of wholesomeness."
The manufacturers of corn starch
declare that technical research in
this country and practical experience
abroad have shown that the protein
of wheat is sufficiently strong easily
to carry through the process of
bread making 20 per cent added
starch, be the source of that starch
rice, potato, or corn"
1t is therefore, perfectly legitimate,
they argue, to still further tamper
with the staff of life as now made of
demineralized white wheat flour by a
cheapening process that requires the
addition of a still larger percentage of
starch.
Let us examine the philosophy of
the corn starch manufacturer who
describes his product as "a yeast food
Hour | have a signed statement in
my possession, dated March 10, 1915,
addressed to the bakers of the country
by one of these corn products manu-
facturers. Because it tells Just why
corn starch is used and throws inside
light upon the subject 1 quote it in
full as follows:
IF there ever was a time when in
justice to your business you should
use special yeast food -four it is
right now When you can buy special
yeast food flour at about the same
price as wheat flour or probably a
little less and when you consider that
special yeast food flour will give
you a net profit of at least SO per
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-06-22
CHAPTER rs

The MIXED Flour" Evil Is Becoming
Norse-In This Department of Food
Fraud, Which Is Rapidly Growing to
an Extent That Now Spreads
throughout the Entire Country,
Refined Flour Is Diluted, Adulterat-
ed, and Extended With Corn Starch,
Rich Starch, and Potato Starch to a
Degree That Still Further Denim
eralizes Its Already Denatured Vir-
tues-The Facts Revealed Here,
Although Generally Unsuspected by
the Public, Are Peculiarly Alarming.
There is still another white flour
evil that is not related to the unsound
or bleached -four evil. Most people,
despite the extent to which it is car
ried on, have never heard of 1t.
1t was. known in the trade long be-
fore the outbreak of the Spanish war
that millions of pounds of adulterated
white flour were annually sold to
bakers. 1t was the custom of the
trade to cheaper the so-caled patent
flour manufactured by the millers of
wheat by adding varying percentages
of corn starch or rice starch or potato
starch, all of which in bulk are pur-
chasable at price at least one
third less than the price of wheat
flour.
During the years from 1910 to 1915,
for instance, wheat at the large CEN
ters ranged in price from TN cents to
$1.31 per bushel, the average price
being about 81 per bushel.
During the same period the price
of corn in the same markets ranged
from 45 cents to SO cents per bushel.
the average price being SO cents per
bushei.
Congress, seeking new revenues
during the Spanish war and knowing
the trickery of the wholesale bakery
supply houses, included in the Span
ish war revenue act of 1898 a pro-
vision fixing a tax of cents a barrel
on mixed -four" together with an
occupation tax of S12 per annum and
providing that the manufacture and
sale of mixed -four shall be conducted
under the control of the Department
of Internal Revenue.
The Spanish war revenue measure
did not concern itself about fraud or
public health. 1t was a money-rais-
ing proposition. 1t was, however, an
eloquent index of a situation the
very existence of which had never
been suspected by the people
Whether it is known or not, nearly
all bakers are to-day producing their
five and ten-cent loaves with the as
sistance of corn starch; rich starch,
sorbing ingredients.
We have already seen the extent
to which white -four is robbed of the
most indispensable food elements of
the wheat. We have studied the data
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-06-22
Harrisburg Telegraph
Will Give
$500 Away Each Week
In Prizes
Will Give
In Prizes

Beginning to-day, the Harrisburg Telegraph
will publish once week on Thursday, for twenty
six weeks, Pure Food Page made up of the an
nouncements of a number of local dealers and
manufacturers of food stuffs
To encourage the reading of these announce
ments from week to week, and thus acquaint
Telegraph readers with various food products
offered by these various dealers, the Harrisburg
Telegraph will offer each week five prizes of $1OO
each for the five best letters ON the various pro-
ducts advertised on this page.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-06-22

Letters will be judged according to the manner
in which the subject is covered, spelling, gram
matical construction, and neatness. Contestants
may write as many letters as they choose, but not
more than one product may be covered by any
one letter. Communications should preferably be
within two hundred words, and written one
side of the paper only
All letters must be addressed to the Pure Food
Editor, Harrisburg Telegraph, and reach this Of
fee, or be postmarked not later than midnight
Monday, June 10th, 1916. The names of the win
ners and the prize-wnning letters will be pub
lished on this page next Thursday.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-07-20
MEXICAN BANDIT
ARMY GROWING
Funston Hears Villas Power Is
Increasing in Northern
Mexico-Patrol Is
Strengthened.

san Antonio. Texas. July 16.--Ac-
counts of increased numbers of ban
dts in northern Mexico, south of the
Biz behd district, and rcpetitions of
reports of Villas growing strength
were the outstanding features in off,
clal and unofficial information that
reached General Funston to-day.
Under his direction the strengthening
OF tho border patrol, especially in the
sig Bond country, was continued.
pennsylvania troops to-day had taken
stations along the Rio Grande south
OF Marathon and squadron of Texas
cavalry reached Maria, from where 1t
VIII he sent to the border line.
General Pershing reported that
from Mexican sources he had been in
formed that among the recaptured
Carranza prisoners there were II
whose right ears had been cut off by
Villas men. Reports from Big Bend
We're that ut various places not far
south of the border small groups of
bandits were operating, although
there was no evidence any of them
were planning an early raid into
American territory.