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Gilpin observer., 1917-05-03

Hastings, Colo, Arpil 30.-Virtually
all hope of saving any of the 12O men
entombed in the Hastings mine Of the
victorAmerican Fuel Company here
Friday morning has been abandoned.
James Dalrymple. state coal mine
inspector, who came from the mine.
gave it as his opinion that there was
no one left alive in the mine. Rescue
men who have been in the mine ex-
pressed themselves similarly.
g. B. Bartlett. president Of the COM
pany, however, declared the work of
rescue would 60 on until there is no
hope that any of the entombed men
are alive.
"In my opinion there was no fire in
the mine." Dalrymple said. In this
view he is Joined by practically all
employers and rescue men here. AS
to the cause of the disaster he said:
1--WE cannot tell until We reach the
initial point Of the explosion. We are
working the north side of the air
course and>coming back on the south.
searching every entry in which there
were men working"
Rescue men, old miners, and old res
idents in this section put the present
disaster down as the worst that ever
occurred in the southern Colorado coal
fields. The same men united in shak-
ing their heads and saying, 81 don't
know" when asked about the cause
of the explosion.
Hastings, Colo, April 30.-Three
men-Thomas Manville, mine worker;
d. H. Reese, mine inspector, and Phil
King, electrician-may be alive in an
air pocket 1000 feet underground in
the Hastings mine, wrecked by an ex-
plosion and swept by fire at 9 o'clock
Friday morning. But the theory is
discounted for company officials.
Poisonous gases fill the passages
fighting through the deadly damp, he'll
meted crews of rescue men are work
ing frantically in an effort to reach
the entombed miners.
Here is the basis for the belief that
Manville, Reese and King are still
alive: Twenty-one bodies have been
brought from the mine. and ninety-six
others have been located by the he'll
met men, who have explored practical
ly every foot of the mine except the
main heading, 1900 feet further than
the last cross entry. AS 120 men were
known to have been in the mine at the
time Of the explosion. this leaves
three unaccounted for.
Gilpin observer., 1917-05-03
Cheyenne Man Shot bx HoIdups.

Cheyenne.-Resisting two unmasked
holdup men who accosted him on a
downtown street, Thomas Maher, 81,
a laborer, was shot and mortally
wounded by one of the highwaymen.
The two assailants escaped.
Gilpin observer., 1917-05-03

1t lessons the pains and burdens, ana
ensures healthy, vigorous offspring.
You will escape many ills and clear
up the coated tongue, the sallow COM
plexion, the dull headache. the lazy liver,
II you will take pleasant laxative made
OF aloes, root Of 1alap. and called 1Pleas.
ant Pellets" You can obtain at almost
any drug store In this country these
vegetable pellets in vfals for twenty five
GENTS - simply ask for Doctor Pierce's
Pleasant Pellets. Sold for fifty yearA
Gilpin observer., 1917-05-03
Juror Drops Dead.

Salt Lake City.-Alexander Scott,
one of the Jurors in the trial Of How.
ard Deweese, on charge Of Staying
his wife, dropped dead of heart dis
ease as the jury was sitting down to
dinner at q local cafe.
Gilpin observer., 1917-05-03

Mr.. Cooper is firm believer In prac-
teal philanthropy and his relief work
is familiar to charity workers over the
country. His Southern representa-
tive while In Houston, Texas, few
weeks ago distributed, under the per
Donal direction Of leading charity
workers, one thousand dresses Of excel
lent quality to the poor women and
children. In San Antonio the fol-
lowing week. he donated another thou
sand dresses to the poor Of that city
and a few days later four hundred of
the garments were provided by him
for the poor women and children of
Galveston. Ladies' prominent in social
life and many prominent citizens of
these places assisted and co-operated
with Mr.. Cooper's representatives in
this worthy cause.
Olives $1,000 Loaves Of Bread.
Similar service was also performed
by Mr.. Cooper in Memphis, Birming-
ham, Atlanta, Little Rock. Shreveport.
Vicksburg, jackson, Nashville, Knox
Vile, Chattanooga, Macon, Savannah,
Montgomery, Mobile and Augusta. and
his establishment of the famous free
bread line at Louisville, where he dis
tributed fifty thousand loaves of bread
absolutely free and without question to
those in want, proved revelation to
charity workers there. In fact, in prac-
tically every city Mr.. Cooper has visit
ed he has always shown his great SYM
pathy for the poor and unfortunate by
performing some unique act Of charity.
Mr.. Cooper contends that nine-tenths
Of the diseases and Ill health Of the
present day American is due to faulty
digestion and improper assimilation of
the food, which finally produces a
stuffed up condition of the vital organs.
It has been said that Tanlac, his
celebrated medicine which is now ac-
complishing such remarkable results
throughout the country, not only quick
ly overcomes all catarrhal infiamma-
tons Of the mucous membrane, but
acts directly in the correction Of stom-
ach, liver, kidney and intestinal dis
orders.
Tanlac has been so convincingly
proven by the thousands upon thou
sands who have indorsed it, is also n
reconstructive tonic Of great power,
Gilpin observer., 1917-05-03

U. S. Turns Over Two Ships to Allies.
Washington.-Th Hamburg -Ameri-
can liners, Portonia and Clara Mennig,
at New York, have been turned over
by the American government for use
of the entente allies One ship will
go to France and the other to Italy.
Gilpin observer., 1917-05-03
NOTED Phil LANTHR0PIST
TO VISIT THIS SECTION
L. T. Cooper, Millionaire Manufacturer, Gives Large
Part of Income to Charity Sprang Into Fame
Through His New Health Theories Based on
What Is Known AS the Tanlac Treatment.

MOT recent perhaps has the coming of public character
aroused such widespread interest has the proposed visit Denver
and other Western cities of L. T. Cooper the Millionaire Phlanhrops
Mr. described Of Americas foremost leaders
advanced thought fame and fortune through his
health the Tanc He
with the infinite variety of his knowledge and its
absolute correctness and oughness In several the larger
especially throughout the South and Weshe has done great deal Of
relief the
Gilpin observer., 1917-05-03
carranza Takes Oath of office

Mexico City.-Venustiano Carranza
took the oath Of office as the first
constitutional president of Mexico
since the assassination of Francisco
Madero on Feb. %, 1918.
Gilpin observer., 1917-05-03

The Hague.-The Telegraaf Of Am
sterdam states that the bombs which
we're dropped on Zierikzee did such
extensive damage that the village Is
in ruins, more than 100 houses being
smashed or damaged. A terrible panic
prevailed in the town, says the news
paper, intensified by the play Of the
searchlights operated by the airmen.
The Hague, Netherlands, May g.
DR.. Won Bethmann-Hollweg, the Ger
man imperial chancellor, will make
another peace offer in the Reichstag
today, according to an announcement
made by the Berliner Tageblatt.
London.-The Peninsular and Orien-
tai line steamship Ballarat of 11.120
gross tons, which was used as a troop
ship, was sunk by a German subma-
rine. All the troops were saved.
Walkout of the munitions makers in
the Krupp factory at Essen and other
observances of the general strike
we're features of the German celebra-
ton Of May day. Berlin claims that
there was no disorder and maintains
rigid censorship.
Activities on the western front are
less violent. although the French re-
port heavy artillery duels and the re-
pulse Of a German attack in their Sec
tor of the battle. The British claim
hn nj, Nf I'd
Heavy gunfiring is reported on the
Russian front. From Rome comes
word of renewed activities on the
Austrian front.
A Bulgar attack on the British in
the eastern zone was repulsed, Lon
don says.
San Antonio, Tex.-Army headquar-
ters has received information said to
be unofficial, but authentic, that Maj
Gen. ]. j. Pershing, commanding the
southern department, has been select
ed to command the American army to
be sent to France.
Amsterdam.-The Weser Zeitung of
Bremen reports that Berlin is filled
with rumors of a crisis in high gov
ernment quarters. The newspaper
says that demands are being made
that strong man be placed at the
helm of state.
Washington.-The amount of the
first loans to France and Italy, Secre-
tary McAdoo announced will be $780,
100000 each.
Gilpin observer., 1917-05-03
Good Prospect.

"Some say the authorities are up in
the air in the defense preparedness"
II suppose the aviation department
authorities must be-"
Gilpin observer., 1917-05-03
Its Style.

Its Style.
81 heard you had new suit with
big check in it."
"You heard right. 1t was breach
of promise suit, and the check was
was big one."
Gilpin observer., 1917-05-03

Red Cross Bag Blue makes the laundress
happy, makes clothes winter than snow.
All good grocers. Adv.
Gilpin observer., 1917-05-03

PAS Fun.
"What is your fathers favorite
amusement?"
"JOshing ma, I guess"
Gilpin observer., 1917-05-03

II you wish beautiful, clear whit,
clothes, use Red Gross Bag Blue. At al
good grocers. Adv.
Gilpin observer., 1917-05-03

The pork packer has n queer way Of
doing business. After killing hog he
cures 1t.
Gilpin observer., 1917-05-03
AS A SUPPORT for exhausted, nervous

u cAnduSbeu, hcA SolA6v
overworked women,
nothing can do as
much as DR.. Pierce's
Favorite Prescrip-
tion. 1t regulates
and assists all the
natural functions,
never conflicts with
them, and 1t strength
ems and builds up
the female system In
O way Of its own.
Nursing mothers
and women generally,
will find 1t exactly
fitted to their needs.
Gilpin observer., 1917-05-03
Moro or Iess

More or Less.
City Man-How many servants do
you keep?
Suburbanite About one out Of
twelve.
Gilpin observer., 1917-05-03
The Only Benefit.

"What did you gain In your deal
with Smith,"
"An unbounded respect for Smiths
business ability"
Gilpin observer., 1917-05-03
THREE KILLED AND HUNDRED
HOMES DAMAGED BY Ex-
PLoslvEs OF AIRMEN.
FRANCE TO GET TROOPS
DR.. Won HoLLWEG TO MAKE AN.
OTHER PEACE MovE-FRANcE
AND ITALY GET 100000, 900.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
London, May 3.-Bombs were
dropped by an airplane Sunday night
on Zierikzee, in tn Dutch province OF
iceland, says Reuter- dispatch from
The Hague under Mondays date.
Three persons were killed and much
material damage was done, the mes
sage states.
Gilpin observer., 1917-05-03
F
Now L. the Time to Get Rid Of Thsss
UGly SDOta

Now L. the Time to Get Rid Of These
Ugly Spots.
There's no longer the slightest need Of
teeling ashamed OF your freckles, the
prescription othine - double strength = 10
guaranteed to remove these homely spots.
Simply get an ounce of othine-double
strength-irom your druggist. and apply .
little of 1t night and morning and you
should soon see that even the worst freckles
ones have vanished entirely. It 10 seldom
that more than one ounce 10 needed to COM
clear complexion.
Be sure to ask for the double strength
othine. a. this 10 sold under guarantee of
money back II It fails to remove freckies.-
Gilpin observer., 1917-05-03

much evil comes from bad COM
pany," as the man said who found him
self on the gallows by the side Of the
hangman.
Gilpin observer., 1917-05-03
The Resemblance.

'Who is the young fellow over there
playing cards?"
"He is the clubs card champions
son and chip of the old block
II see-a poker chip"
Gilpin observer., 1917-05-03
EXPLOSION IN
HASTINGS Mine
TWENTY-oNE BODIES TAKEN
FROM DEPTHS OF VICTOR
AMERICAN MINE.
12o LOST IN DISASTER
ONLY THREE BODIES MISSING
ONLY THREE BODIES MISSING
OUT OF 1870 CAUGHT IN THE
HASTINGS HORROR.
FACTS IN HASTINGS HORROR.

Western Newspaper Union New. Service.
Gilpin observer., 1917-05-03

A well-bred dog goes out when he
sees that he Is to be kicked out.
Gilpin observer., 1917-05-03

Washington.-The amount of tn
first loans to France and Italy, Secre
tary McAdoo announced will be 800
100000 each.
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were troubled. Why had Mrs. Thompson
deserted her? People looked at them,
first inquiringly and then with amuse-
ment. The face Of the Mirage" match
ed her own in redness and his blue
gray eyes showed the agony he was in.
His Adams apple worked up and down
as he roared from dry throat that
felt as parched as the desert he had
ridden over during the day. He was
late in his arrival at the dance because
his horse had cast shoe. He wished
now that the animal had broken Its leg.
The girls high-pitched voice was
plainly heard above the noisy chatter
as she replied to some question direct
ed to her in the loud, roaring tones OF
the man. People smiled broadly and
many countenances showed grimaces
resembling those of Chinese idols as
they endeavored to control their laugh.
| ter.
1t was too much. "Sate" was obliged
to make for the smoking room, where
he dropped into large armchair, his
sides shaking with mirth. Numerous
friends crowded around him and asked
the reason for his strange behavior.
Tears rolled down his fat cheeks and
he choked as he endeavored to explain
his poke on the Mirage"
LET me at him! Let me at hint"
1t was the Mirage" who entered,
brushing the crowd to one side. With
howl of rage he grasped Safe" by
the collar, jerked him up and slammed
him back in the chair.
The tall man shook his fist in the
others face. why don't you say
something, so 1 can hammer you out
flat?"
The Fat man did. He choked back
his laughter long enough to say, TRY
her on deaf and dumb signs"
The wrath Of the Mirage" descend
ed. He seized "Sate" by the collar
and with a tremendous swing sent him
spinning across the floor, where he
landed against the wall, still laughing
in his high-pitched tenor.
Friends hurriedly interceded, and
Safe" regained his feet as they led his
struggling partner away.
Some hostile, wasn't he, boys? So
long fellows. It's my dance with her,
and il she's as hostile as the Mirage
I'm saying goodbye for keeps"
Presently he returned to the smok-
ing room, and snorted. shes sizzling
mad clear through. So is Mrs. Thomp;
son and everybody else. l got peek
at Miss Seaboldt's dance card, and
what do you know about it? My name
has been crossed off and in its place
is that of the 'Mirage!' Say, wasn't it
funny, though" he squealed. ITS a
cinch Ill have to join the bunch of
stays at supper"
His last statement was entirely cor
rect. She with the laughing brown
eyes sat beside the Mirage" at the
table and a year later walked beside
him in the main church aisle, while
Safe" and Mrs. Thompson followed
close behind.
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| Mr. Haight, but he will be here short.

Mr.. Haight, but he will be here short.
ly."
At this Miss Seaboldts escort smiled,
as he thought of the joke he had fran.
ed up on his business partner and the
Young lady by his side. This joke was
intended us retaliation for several
others played on himself, which had
been planned over the phone by the
Mirage" and Alice. They had not met
rs yet for the Mirage" had been kept
away from town by his work; but they
had talked together ever the phone and
SO had planned their jokes. Any one
but the roly.poly man would have been
decidedly angry; but he only laughed
and bided his time.
The Mirage" appeared, his tall fig.
ure easily overlapping the few men
standing near the smoking-room door.
His tanned face was radiant as he ad.
dressed bystander. I'm glad came.
Fifty miles over the desert on horse.
back isn't exactly a picnic, but this is
worth it,"
He is here! See that tall man over
there = that's the Mirage" Safe"
eagerly remarked. Too bad he's so
deaf II Will be necessary for you to
speak loudly You will not forget this
when you meet him?"
No, she would not forget. Her father
was also little hard of hearing. She
understood.
When the grand march" was fin.
ished, Safe" hurried to greet his part
ner with a hearty handshake.
atIIIsa 7
moments ago." asked the Mirage"
THE young lady wrote to you about
staying over at the Thompsons'. She's
the best that has come this way in a
long time. Sure, you're going to meet
her. You'll have to speak loudly to her
HEARINGS not very good. Too bad,
too, for she's pippin."
Hooking an arm into his partners
Safe" conducted him to the girl and
shouted a cordial introduction. He
then became very attentive to Mrs.
Thompson and managed between their
small talk furtively to watch the
Mirage" and Alice.
His big blue eyes filled with tears as
he noticed the expression on the faces
of the man and girl. His face grew
purple as he succeeded in suppressing
his laughter with difficulty.
Miss Seaboldt's pretty face flushed
scarlet and her laughing brown eyes
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she must associate with the other
sex.
please do not let me give you
the idea that men are all raging beasts,
going about seeking whom they may
devour, for they are not. There are
plenty good men. splendid men, in
this world, but there is always g
sprinkl!ng Of cads IN every walk OF
ltfe-enough to make the path Of a
girl who must work beside them any,
thing but bed OF roses.
Personally I think the members OF
the newspaper profession the cleanest
Of all men as class, but you have only
to ask Alma for some of her expert
ences to know that even a newspaper
office is not exempt from a scound
rel or two.
You, my dear Paula, are on the
way to great success on the stage
OF this, l am sure, since l have seen
you give splendid performances night
after night of the role Of young girl
who loves a man devotedly, while ]
know personally you hate that man
with all your heart
Il let Tom talk on. Margie. but the
more he talked the more determined
l was to do something else.
II told this to Alma after Tom left
US and she said, Wait a while any
way before you decide
"Margie, l sometimes wonder II we
really decide anything for ourselves
in this world. I think We are pushed
dragged or thrown into all our most
important affairs. Circumstances pull
strings for ALL" 81
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:: CONFESSIONS OF A WIFE

at was happy time" said Paula.
to get away from the vittated atmos.
.phere Of The One He Chose into the
real, clean realm Of thought in which
Alma and Tom lived. Both these young
people were rather sophisticated, using
the word In the sense OF one who
knows, but the sights and sordidness
that their profession brought to their
eyes seemed only to emphasize the
wholesome way they LOGGED upon life.
"Margie, have heard much about
communicating the young through the
lso-called realistic writings and plays,
land have come to the conclusion. that
no young person was ever made any
1.-THE worse by seeing such pictures OF
life and hardships as are set forth In
many Of our realistic plays. The av.
erage young mind does not understand
half the illusions that sometimes make
the undercurrent of these plays dis.
tasteful to the more mature.
To me today after l have passed
through many experiences which have
completely opened the blind eyes OF
OF grilhood, think the most insidious
OF all temptations is the covering OF
alluring romance which modern writ.
ers and dramatists throw around real.
tty.
'"The musical comedy with us 1Ild.
ing of the most vicious OF vices is to
me a most horrible example of this,
and the young man or woman who fire..
quents such shows cannot remain pure.
minded. This may sound prudish, Mar.
gle, but l want to tell you l would
gladly take my girl to see Mrs. War.
ren's Profession or The Easiest Way,
but would hate to havo my daughter
see one of the so-called pretty girl
shows that have been current on Broad
way for the last few years.
why, Margie, really believe we
have seen so much OF this sort of thing
some Of US cannot distinguish that
which purely appeals to the senses
from that which means decency of de.
meanor and purity of mind.
81 found both these with Alma and
Tom and I have thanked the good
God every day of my life that they
were thrown early in my path. They
were both much surprised when I
told them was going to leave the
stage.
"T would not do IT II were you,
Paula, said Tom. There are many
reasons why woman who must earn
her bread should adopt that profes.
sion. In the first place, # takes you
into the realm Of art; you are able
to do creative work, and where you
create you become one with God.
Secondly, the actors profession
is the only one in which women are
paid more than men for the,same work,
II you succeed you win the plaudits
OF the world while you are alive, some.
thing few other artists do. Ny dear
Paula, the sordid phase of the word
which you have Just passed through
may come to you or any other girl
p any other work thst takes bar where
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THE DAILY
SHORT STORY
The Miracle.
BY JOSEPH T. KEscEL.
Copyright, 1917. by the Mcclure
NeWspaner Syndicate


nut In the mining camps of the
NJ Southwest Frank Reed was
NC known as Satan" or for short.
e: snort and stout. with roly.
Poly ngure' bright blue eyes and honest
countenance, he did not in the least
resemble the picture of his Satanic
MAJESTY. His business partner Harry
naient' known among the camps as the
MlFsge, was extremely tall and very
thin. Hes like mirage, cause YOU
am dead sure whether it's something
real or not an old prospector had apt.
ly expressed It.
Iheir occupation was the same
that or mining engineer--but outside
OF working hours they devoted most
OF their time to thinking up practical
pokes TO play upon each other.
safe" was in the office alone. plan.
ming a new map of the mining district.
while the Mirage" was doing some
work away from town. The tinkle of
the telephone bell caused the roly.poly
man to reach for the receiver. His face
frightened at the WORDS, is that you,
'Sate%"
"Yes.s-s! oh, yes, Mrs. Thompson.
l didn't recognize your voice at first"
hechuckled into the transmitter. Your
niece, Alice, coming on the morning
train? Hubby busy? Want me to 20
with you to meet her? Certainly, with
f. pleasure, no trouble at all III call for
you thirty minutes before train time In
the automobile. Good.by"
Even above the grinding brakes and
release of air coud be heard a woman's
clear voice from an open car window
calling, Here am, auntie - over
here. The train came to a fun stop,
the vestibules were opened and dain.
" foot trtpped lightly down the steps
TO the platform. TWO flying figures en-.
braced each other. Aunt Mollyl"
"Alice!" "oh, you dear, it is so good to
see you"
"oh. excuse me, Alice" broke out
Mrs. Thompson suddenly. 81 want YOU
to meet my friend, Safe. 1 beg your
pardon" she rippled on. noting the
girls questioning look, I've call him
'Sate.' but his right name is MIR. Reed.
The mans two blue eyes faltered as
he gazed into the girls laughing brown
ones, glowing with pleasure as she
acknowledged the Introduction. Mo.
mentarily confused, Safe" stammered,
Your checks, ALICE mean Miss Sea.
boldt I'll attend to your baggage"
Bending over the wheel as the ma.
chine sped toward Mrs. Thompson's
he heard ripping laughter from the
tonneau. Didn't think there were any
like that left back East" he thought to
himself. She's darlin' and looks
better than bonanza ore to me-"
The annual ball of the Golden Queen
Mining company was the social event
of the year. The main camp hall was
ablaze with light and its freshly waxed
floor shone like polished mahogany.
The large building was thronged with
smiling, happy people, all eager for the
festivities Of the evening, Good.na.
tured, Joking men, who had thrown the
cares Of business momentarily aside
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Eczema Is Conquered

Greasy saves and ointmcuts should
not be applied if good clear skin i.
wanted. From any druggist for 25c OF
500 for extra large size, get bottle
Of zemo. When applied as directed, i
effectively removes eczema, quickly
stops itching, and heals skin troubles
also sores, burns, wounds and clafng
1t penetra:es, cleanscs and soothes
Zemo is a clean, dependable and mex
pensive, penetrating, antisGptic liquid
Try it, as We believe nothing you hav,
ever used j; IS effective and satisfying
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