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Gilpin observer., 1917-08-23
SHE HAD MAYNARD DAUGHTER
Nelghbor Was Surprised When She
Found Cause Of Severe Rebuke
Administered by Mother.

A lady living in a large apartment
house relates the following:
"I had occasion one day to visit the
apartment of neighbor. Such grave
and earnest tones of remonstrance
reached my ears, as / approached my
friends room. that hesitated about
intruding. found her winsome young
daughter with her. and the mother had
evidently been rebuking her, for the
girls face was flushed, and there were
tears in her eyes.
"Come in" said my friend. 81 have
finished what / was saying to Jenny,
and hope she will remember my
wishes"
"Ah, these children - these chill.
dren !" thought / to myself.
~ have just been telling her." con.
tinued my friend, that she must not
wear her evening gloves when she goes
shopping in the morning. In the first
place, 1t is not genteel; and In the
second place. It 10 extravagant,."
Her evening gloves! And yet, / as
sure you, her tone and expression, and
the impression made on the child
would have befitted serious wrong
doing--one that had issues In time
and eternity.
Gilpin observer., 1917-08-23
UNCLE JoE's TRUE VERSION
Veteran Congressman Retells Green
Corn Story Which He Declares
Is Thirty Years Old.

Uncle Joe." said new member of
the house to Representative Cannon of
Illinois, II heard good story about
syou and green corn"
Great guns, man, that story is
thirty years DID," said Mr.. Cannon.
well, am new congressman and
I fell for It,"
IF you are going to tell 1t again"
went on Mr.. Cannon, "let me tell 1t
to you right. I have seen more YER
sions of 1t than there are silk threads
In Il corn tassel. It's true, all right.
ut happened at the old Willard ho-
tel when 1t used to be run on the
American plan, with three meals a
day. 1 am light eater. but am pow
erfully fond of green corn. One day
1 had a neighbor on from Danville,
who took dinner with me. I had
three orders Of green corn.
"'Joe,' says he to me. how much
board do you pay at this tavernf'
told him. He looked at the stack OF
cOrncobs. ruminated moment, and
then remarked: Don't you think II
would be cheaper for you to board at
livery stabler"
Gilpin observer., 1917-08-23
A Reasonable Supposition.

The farmer alleged freight train
of the defendant company had hit one
of his mules.
"Now, Mr.. Jones'" said the attor.
ney for the corporation to the ag-
grieved party, who occupied the wit
ness stand, "wlll you kindly tell the
court whether or not your mule was
on the track, the property of the de-
fendant, when hit by the train?"
"Well, sir" replied Mr.. Jones, 81
didn't witness the occurrence, but /
suppose things must have been about
us you say. This was pretty bright
mule and I reckon II that train had
took out after him in the woods which
fringe the track there where he was
killed he would have got behind n
tree."-Macon Telegraph.
Gilpin observer., 1917-08-23
Buy outright, Is War Plan.

MISUNDERSTANDING Of Com.
merce Redfeld announced that the
conference representing all interested
departments of this government has
completed its study Of war contracts.
Where conditions Of manufacture
are particularly involved the confer
ence recommends contract In which
a specified sum is awarded as the
profit on each article, instead Of max.
ing the profit a percentage Of the cost.
This recommendation will do away
with the tendency to increase costs to
Increase profits.
Gilpin observer., 1917-08-23
GIVES SECRET OF SUCCESS
Every Day as II It We're to Be
the Only One.

my own method has been to live
every day as though 1t was the only
day had to live, and to crowd every.
thing possible into that day. Pay no
attention to the clock or what you
are paid, but work and live for all
that is in it-just as you play foot.
ball-and everything else will take
care Of ITSELF" said George w. Per.
kins.
'The head of the table is the place
where there is most room. 1t is the
tree that grows and grows until II
overtops the others that gets the most
air and sunshine. The thing for the
young man to do is to strive with all
the energy he possesses to excel in
actual ability.
"Pull is not necessary. Nor should
young man bother too much about
his wages. l never asked an increase
in my life. You can command sooner
or later what you are entitled to-if
you pre-eminently deserve 1t.
''But you have got to be ultra-prof-
cient in some particular thing. You
must stand out and do It better than
the fellows around you whether you
are an Office boy, stenographer or an
executive. You must use your head
as well as your hands. Don't be afraid
to do extra work lest It interfere with
your theater going. I don't 60 to the
theater half dozen times during the
winter, not that I don't like 1t, but
there are other things more worth do
ing."-Leslie's Weekly.
Gilpin observer., 1917-08-23
WORTH $1,000 TO
HIM,EDWARDSSAYS
Exposure From Trip in Bad
Weather Brought Serious
Results He Says.
GAINED q POUNDS
"lf You Had Seen Me the Day Began
Taking Tanlae You Wouldn't
Recognize Me as Same
Man." He Says.

Il have gained twenty-one pounds
and II you had seen me the day began
taking Tanlac you wouldn't recognize
me as the same man now," said Ed
Edwards, 800 23rd street. Denver.
Colo, a few days ago.
LAST fall" he continued, II took q
trip up in the country ON a big truck.
then had to walk nearly thirty miles
in the rain and mud. From this con-
tracted grippe and was confined to my
bed for forty days. I had to cut out
eating entirely and for q month I lived
on nothing but milk. hardly knew
what sleep was and more than half
the time / had to prop myself up In
bed 80 could get my breath. had
awful headaches and such q terrible
cough that began to think my lungs
were affected. No kind Of medicine
did me any good.
Il have taken four bottles Of Tanlac
and have never felt better in my life
than do right now and I wouldn't
take thousand dollars for the good
these four bottles have done me. My
appetite is fine and can eat and
digest Just anything want. sleep
like a rock every night and my
strength has increased until can do
any kind Of work that comes to hand.
I know several people taking 1t now
on account Of what 1t has done for
me-" ~
There Is a Tanlac dealer In your
town.
Gilpin observer., 1917-08-23
Quick Retort.

A lady while going downstairs to
dinner had the misfortune to step
slightly on the dress Of lady in front
Of her. The man on whose arm the
former was leaning rudely said aloud
so that the couple In front might hear !:
always getting in the way like
Balaam's asst"
Upon which the lady whose gown
mad been trodden on, turning round,
replied with n sweet smile:
"Pardon me, 1t was the angel who
stood In the way and the ass which
spoke"
Gilpin observer., 1917-08-23
coIoradoans in Lists Of Officers.


Many Colorado men have received
commissions from various officers
training camps outside Of Fort Riley.
Besides those announced the follow
ing Colorado men have received COM
missions:
Coast artillery, Fortress Monroe.
Va, captain. Ellsworth L. Guy, Red
vale; first lieutenant, coast artillery
officers reserve corps, Benjamin G.
Tandy, Boulder; second lieutenants.
coast artillery. officers reserve
corps, Sidney S. Small, Littleton;
John H. Stratton, Boulder; Charles
v. X. Saxton, Pueblo. Provisional
second lieutenant, coast artillery
corps, Milton w. Pollock, Colorado
Springs; Arthur H. Warner, Carr;
Alvah E. Moody, Golden; Cranston B.
RAIDER, Denver; Nyal L. Adams, Fort
Collins; Carl Wood, Denver.
Edward Clifton Monahan of Denver
received a commission of second lieu
tenant at the Fort Smelling training
camp in Minnesota and Augustine w.
Fogler of Colorado Springs received
a commission of captain at Fort Ogle-
thorpe, Ga.
Warren #. Fifer, son of the Rev. o.
w. Fifer, pastor of Warren Memorial
Methodist Church, has earned a sec
end lieutenant's commission at Fort
Sheridan, Ill.
John Sanderson of Denver has
been awarded commission as sec
ond lieutenant at the Leon Springs
officers reserve camp in Texas.
Four Colorado men have been COM
missioned lieutenants in the army
from the tenth provisional training
camp at Fort Sheridan, ILL.,, Stillman
o. Horn and Leroy e. Radike Of
Denver, and Keith S. McHugh of
Fort Collins being named first lieu
tenants, and Harry w. Rhone of
Grand Junction, second lieutenant.
Gilpin observer., 1917-08-23
Something Lacking.

For the first time Louis was hearing
the cherry-tree-and-hatchet story. 1t
was very dramatically related by a
patriotic aunt, but Louis was not 20
deeply impressed as he might have
been. When the climax was reached
and George Washington said, Il can
not tell ne," Louis displayed his first
glimmer Of enthusiasm.
couldn't he2" he asked "What was
the matter with himT'-Philadelphia
Star.
Gilpin observer., 1917-08-23
Eoreatry Man Commissioned Captain

c. M. Granger, Denver branch man.
ager Of the United States forestry
service, is to be commissioned captain
in the Tenth regiment of Forest Engi-
neers, and left for Washington to re-
ceive his commission. The regiment
1t is said, is scheduled to leave for
France soon. His place in Denver
will be filled by w. NJ. Thompson, who
has been assistant manager.
Gilpin observer., 1917-08-23
Thick.

A teacher asked her class to write
an essay on London She was sur
prised to read the following In one
attempt:
"The people Of London are noted
for their stupidity"
The young author was asked how
he got that Ideal"
"Please, MISS" was the reply, at
says in the textbooks the population
of London is very dense."-New York
Globe.
Test mans professions by his prac-
tice
Gilpin observer., 1917-08-23
STATECAPITOL
NEWS
Western Newspaper Union News Service.
ExPEND $4,000 ON HIGHWAYS,
State Commission Appropriates One
Half the Amount.

State Commission Appropriates One
Half the Amount.
Denver.-Ninety thousand dollars Is
to be spent within the next few
months by the State Highway Com
mission and the various counties of
the state in the improvement of roads.
construction of bridges and the build
ing of new automobile highways
through the state.
The Highway Commission has ap-
propriated $4,000 for these purposes
and the counties which received the
money are to contribute like amounts
for the work.
The Limon road in Elbert and
Adams counties will be improved at
an expense of $18,000-the Highway
Commission giving half the amount
and the two counties the other half.
Sixteen teams arc now at work. and
the money appropriated will enable
the work to progress. In addition.
the Highway Commission gave $500
to the town of Aurora for the i'm
provement Of its main thoroughfare.
which Is . portion of the Limon high
way, and contracts for three cement
bridges. costing $7.1oO. have already
been let.
This is the largest appropriation OF
highway funds made by the commits
sion. The next in size goes to Doug
las county, which received $1,000.
which, with like amount to be
given by the county. will be used in
the improvement of the Denver-Colo-
RADIO Springs road in Douglas county.
Other appropriations made are: In
dependence Pass road, between Twin
Lakes and Aspen, $1,000; Lake coun-
ty, $1,000; Wolf Creek pass. Mineral
county, $1,500; Custer county. $1,000;
Larimer county, $R,500; Coal Creek
road, Denver-Rollinsville, $4,000; Del
ia county, $1,000; Las Animas county.
$4,000; Prowers county, $4,000; Gun
nison county. $2,5O0; Montrose coun-
ty, $2,500; Lyons-Estes Park road.
Boulder county, $4,000. The commits
sion also appropriated $500 for =
bridge at Limon.
Gilpin observer., 1917-08-23
SKIN ToRTUREs
That Itch, Burn and Scale Quickly Re-
lleved by CutIeura-Trlal Free.

1t takes about ten minutes to prove
that a hot bath with Cuticura Soap
followed BY gentle applications Of
Outcura Ointment will afford relief
and point to speedy healment Of
eczemas. itchings and irritations. They
are ideal for all toilet purposes.
Free sample each by mail with Book.
Address postcard. Cuticura. Dept L.
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
Gilpin observer., 1917-08-23

Hard work Is beneficial" says u
physician. OF course 1t is-provided
the other fellow doesn't charge too
much for doing It,
Gilpin observer., 1917-08-23
Interesting to Housewives.

The Colorado Office Of Markets is
cooperating with the Agricultural
and Live Stock Bureau of the Denver
Civic and Commercial Association in
featuring various fruits, eacn for q
week, during the harvesting season.
The first fruit featured will be
peaches.
Gilpin observer., 1917-08-23
All Busy.

"One notices in the hospital the
nurses between times and all the visi-
tors sit making sweaters and socks
for the soldiers"
Eyes. even in the surgical ward you
can observe the broken bones knit
ting"
Gilpin observer., 1917-08-23
Nal. LazelI Given Saddle Horse.

Friends of Maj. G. w. Lazell OF tho
Colorado National Guard have raised
collection and bought n fine saddle
horse, which the major will take with
him when he leaves Denver for Cali
fornia.
Gilpin observer., 1917-08-23

1t pays better to be a dentist than
an oculist. A man has 80 teeth and
only two eyes.
Gilpin observer., 1917-08-23

He is 'happiest, be he king or peas
ant, who finds peace in his home.
Gilpin observer., 1917-08-23

Drev!ty in eating may yet become
thu soul Of patriotism.
Gilpin observer., 1917-08-23

II you wish beautiful, clear whit,
clothes. use Red Cross Bag Blue. At al
good grocers. Adv.
Gilpin observer., 1917-08-23

Never before has the American race
known so much about its chest meas
urements.
Gilpin observer., 1917-08-23

Colorado Has e2,se5 Licensed Autos.
Colorado has 62,365 licensed auto
mobiles, according to a statement H.
sued by the secretary Of state.
Gilpin observer., 1917-08-23

Red Cross Bag Blue makes the laundress
happy, makes clothes. winter than mow.
All good grocers. Adv.
Gilpin observer., 1917-08-23
When Your Eyes Need Care
Try Murine Eye Remedy

81 nail VIZ o%fG Sp Ts. e.. S:1s Sso
HU8INE EVE RBHEDY co.. CHICAGO
Gilpin observer., 1917-08-23
Commissioners Second Lieutenant

commissioned second Lieutenant.
Henry w. Rhone of Grand Junction.
a student at the officers training
camp at Fort Sheridan, ILL.,, was com.
missioned second lieutenant.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-04
ULSTER

TO the Editor Of the Evening Ledger:
Sir-Mr. A. j. Borden, who writes in to-
days EVENING LEDGER, is scarcely fair 10
Mr. Clare Gerald Fenerty. whose letter on
the Irish question was published Nav 1S.
Mr.. Borden says that Mr. Fenerty referred
TO the Protestants of Ulster as 'the noisy
orange minority" He said nothing of the
kind; in fact. the word Protestant" was
not once mentioned in his letter.
What Mr. Fenerty did say was. chat
noisy minority Of minorities-the Orange
faction in Ulster" Whether they are noisy
or not Is matter Of opinion but that thev
are "a minority OF minorities" is absoluteIv
true The great bulk of the Protestants Of
Ulster are not Orangemen by any means
On the contrary they have no sympathv
Whatever with the antics of Orangeism. and
on more than one occasion I have heard
protestant friends Of mine say, in Belfast on
l2th OF July that the excesses of the
orange mob were disgrace to Ulster
The Protestants of Ulster are as fine and
as tolerant body of men as can he found
IN all Ireland; the Orange faction. as NJ
Fenerty properly calls it. is exactly tha
reverse Tor o,angeism lives and thrives on
ana mas Its bS'ng from the most detestabIe
things on all Gods earth-religious hisotr',
and intolerance. ''S
RED HAND OF ULSTER
west chester, Pa, June l.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-04
THE PHILADELPHIA DYNAMO

TT Is neither local pride nor the appeal
1 of high.sounding phrases that essen
TALLY justify calling Philadelphia the
workshop of the war. Facts are the
prime warranty of this title, facts so
tremendous, so manifold. so impressively
convincing, that here the splendor Of
truth far transcends the flights of ro-
nance.
In Europe's highly developed industrial
organization, manufacturing centers have
long been specialized. There are, for in.
stance. textile towns steel and iron towns,
shipbullding towns, railroad equipment
towns, munition towns, each distinctly
typical, throughout France and England.
Locomotives hail from Creusot, arms
from st. Etienne, textiles from Manches-
ter, ships from Newcastle and Glasgow.
Consider merely this random list and you
will find that Philadelphia is Creusot. a
st. Etienne, a Manchester, a Newcastle
and a Glasgow rolled into one mighty
dynamo.
Stupendous as an instrument in peace
times, this drive Of Philadelphia's energy
is still more terrific in war. Expansion
OF our great potentality was, of course,
inevitable. But It is doubtful IL even the
unchecked Imagination could have fore.
seen the full extent OF this development.
The Delaware is now not only the "Ameri.
can Clyde" II Ia the World Clyde" In
this Philadelphia district half a hundred
shipways hum with the fast.maturlng
hopes OF a vast new merchant marine and
a mightier navy that must nullify the
submarine piracy.
Russia and France call for and are
receiving our railway engines and equip.
ment. Our gigantic munition plants gird
civilization In the fray for liberty. Cloth.
ing and tools, farm implements, prepared
foods, machinery, iron and steel construc.
tion are but a few OF the almost be.
wiIdering array Of products from Phila.
delphia's dynamo.
This is an excellent time for pesslmists
to scurry TO cover. AS Industrial Phlla,
delphia wakes greater, greater, too, will
be her material rewards. The fact that
this prosperity is augmented by situa-
tlons arising from the war need raise
no moral doubts about welcoming it.
Good times can never be more justified
than when they are born OF a patriotic
celebrity and efficiency in flling the ma
tons needs.
The Federal Government, moreover,
is prompt TO recognize Philadelphias ex
oeptional position. Uncle Sam will directly
contribute his share TO this exhaustless
Philadelphia. At League Island alone new
work involving an expenditure OF
SIS 900 900 is planned.
The line OF our industrial. war-strength
ening activities is capable OF almost in
finite expansion. "Will the line stretch
out TO the crack OF doom?" asks Mac
beth IN a famous scene foreshadowing the
tragedy OF his kingshlD. We feel tusti
Ged n pelleving that ours WI ana q the
doom Y our imperial uermao foA
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-04
PREBLEs ATTACK ON TRIPOLI
American Commodores Exploit Against the Barbary Pirates
Decatur in Small Boat Darted Into
the Enemys Lines
BY HENRY JAMES BUXTON
Pirates.

Selecting eleven Of his best men, Decatur
boarded a small boat and darted "i'Di'
the enemy's line. Running alongslue '"e
offending boat, he and his eleven men leap
ed over the gunwale and then followed one
Of the most desperate hand-to.hand con-
licts recorded in naval history Nothihs
could stay the fury OF Decatur, anu he
fought like a madman. II was through
mist Of red that he saw the Turk commahu-
ing the ship. The Moslem was OF immense
size and was arrayed In a gorgeous uni
form. with his eyes blazing demoniacal
fury Decatur literally hacked his way
through a group Of Turks until he reached
the side OF the commander
you dog you low. cowardly. treacher-
Gus cur" hlssed Decatur. I'm going to
send you to the devil where you belong.
The Turk and the American then came
together in a fight to the death The Turk
had pike and Decatur cutlass. The
former inflicted a slight wound on Decaturs
breast. and in parrying the stroke the
Americans sword broke off at the hilt,
Throwing aside the useless weapon, Decatur
sprang like a bulldog at his opponent. The
two crashed to the deck, Decatur under and
fat on his back. The Turk still retained
his pike and he made a desperate attempt
to drive 1t into the breast Of the American.
But Decatur flung his legs over the back
Of his antagonist and with one arm held
the Turk so tightly he could not use his
arm Then Decatur with his free arm
drew a pistol from his belt, reached over
the back of the Turk and fired down.
ward The chances were great that the
bullet would pass through both their bodies,
but luckily it lodged against the backbone
of the Turk, and the huge barbarian rolled
off dead to the deck Just as this fierce
struggle was finished by tho death of the
Turk another Turk fought his war forward
a cutlass Reuben Jones, a terribly wound
ed American sailor, flung himself between
the Turk and his captain and received the
blow on his head, which was fractured
Decatur succeeded in Withdrawing with both
prizes and was honored with the highest
commentator in general orders from Com
modore Preble These thrilling incidents
have recited were but a few of the notable
exploits Of the intrepid Decatur. His spirit
still lives in the American navy, as we
shall soon witness with our fleet in the
enemy's waters in the North Sea- Germany
will soon feel the influence Of the work
established by Stephen Decatur more than
100 years ago.
(Copyrlght)
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THE GREAT DAY

| THERE have been numerous sugges-
l. tions about tomorrow from patriotic
folk, who would make It the Great Day
| In our history, ever memorable as a day
of rededication to American ideals Some
cities will have patriotic exercises. IL
is hardly a day for rejoicing; II is too
solemn an occasion for much OF that.
But deep in the hearts OF patriotic citi.
zens there must bo n sense OF gratifca.
ton that everywhere there is so much
willingness and eagerness among the
young men to help the Government in
It's enormous days work. so lftle shirk.
ing, so little indifference.
Nothing could show so well how popu.
lar the selective principle has become as
the smalness Of the movement to oppose
II. When II is considered how much pa.
cifst feeling there was several months
ago, It is amazing to find the spirit OF re-
volt now producing microscopic results.
After all the noisy propaganda Of the last
few weeks. there are only about forty per
sons in the whole United States worth
the trouble Of arresting! 1t Is astounding
how the art of printing has made 1t pos.
sibe for handful OF madmen to gain the
worlds attention. Allied nations read
with gloom the other day that "Anarch.
lists paraded in Petrograd" in such num-
bers that the police had TO let them have
their way. Later 1t appeared that few
score Anarchists paraded and that the
police didn't take the trouble to arrest
them.
But our antidraft agitators should be
punished with severity. The Govern.
ment does we'll to hunt them down. II
is no time to question whether would
be traitor is a college boy seeking no.
toriety among his fellows or a German
spy. There never was law so clearly
and widely explained, with proclaimed
warnings concerning the penalties Of in
fraction, as this one. Leniency toward
these criminals would play right into the
hands OF German agents in this country
for what better disguise could an agita.
tor. paid by Germany. have than that
Of an intellectual" attaching himself to
cultured circles, counting on their pro.
lection Of his "pacifst fad" TO save him
self from Jail or the gallows? These agi.
tators are small In number.
There is not the slightest sign OF such
disaffection In the army itself. Every.
where there is eagerness to answer the
call Of duty as evidenced by the spon.
taneous rejoicing in the four Pennsylva'
MIA regiments yesterday when 1t was
learned that they were to be mobllized
for foreign service next month. These
guardsmen are as At as any regulars,
having been hardened to service on the
border.
There Is no difference between these
men and those who are to be drafted.
Men who have never held gun in their
hands have the same cheerful desire to
serve. 1t is just as well that the in.
sanity Of the few abnormals displayed
itself so promptly, for It's noisy weakness
how overwhelming is the
patriotic fervor with which the nation
awaits the Great Day.