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Gunnison news-champion., 1917-08-24
STATE
FAIR ASSOCIATION

Although planning an elaborate
amusement program for the 1917
State Fair at Pueblo, September 18th
to 22nd, the directors will make the
gathering of representative horti-
cultural, agricultural and live stock
display the chief object of the fair.
Special representatives of the fair
are combing the state for the biggest
pumpkin, the fattest sheep, the big
gest beef steer. the finest specimens of
dairy stock, hogs, poultry and every
thing that comes from the farm.
The cold storage houses in Pueblo
will take care of any state fair dis
play sent to them without cost until
it is ready to be placed in the exhibi-
tion buildings. Already hundreds Of
displays are in cold storage here and
new entries are arriving daily.
Fremont County's fruit crop this
year is said to contain some of the
finest fruit ever pulled from tree
and Fremont will be a strong con-
tender for the horticultural prizes.
Montezuma County and all the coun-
ties of the Western Slope will also
show unusually fine displays from the
orchards of the greatest fruit belt in
the world.
The County Medical Society has Sc
lected Mrs. A. L. Fugard, A. T. King
and Miss Josephine N. Dunlop to have
charge of the baby show. There will
be separate classes for rural and city
babies and separate classes for boys
and girls, as it is welf-inown fact
that when it comes to Judging by
beef, girl babies are no match for
boy babies, and as yet the science Of
baby judging has not attained place
where babies brains can be accurately
measured. If such was the case the
girls might be able to compete with
the boys.
Last year the fair management had
to construct special poultry tent to
take care of the overflow poultry dis
plays from the poultry building which
proved too small to house all the en-
tries. This year the advance entry
list is far greater than last year. The
famous 1873 poultry farm will send
two carloads this year which will be
equal to the carload sent last year in
which were included the prize winning
birds from London, New. York and
Chicago shows. r. w. Carlson, Sec
retary of the Pueblo Poultry Associa-
ton, will be superintendent of the
poultry show this year.
Gunnison news-champion., 1917-08-24
MERCENARIES

Partisan Leader:
History tells US about the old-time
~. rccnary armies. You remember
a50ut them-men served with the ar
rls that paid them the best, regard
less Of right or principal. England
hired German meiccnaries 20 igh;
,ha American reyolutionists, although
Germany had no quarrel with the
american colonies. Most of the wars
in Italy in the Middle Ages were
fought by mercenaries-the father
hired out as a soldier to one army,
his son to the general on the other
-.de. Sometimes a rival general
would ofTes higher wages rnan the
enemy soliisrs were getting an |
they would so over in body 10 his
side This was approved war strategy
DO those days.
Did you ever stop "a {, ink th1' the
war profiter Of today--tf- fellow who
rlaking money out of war; !;
"uercena-,"? lie is not a patriot
for principal but for r-ofit. He does
no, care who he sells wai muni'Ior5 or
food supplies to, so long as thsrc IS
money in it. He happens to be selling
them to the United States and her al
lies now, and he is satisfied to wave
the Alag and cheer for Uncle Sam.
He's for war-you bet-and for the
good old U. S. A, if you slip him a
round profit for it. He's against an
excess war profit tax.
Governments are still cruel in man.
ways, but long ago they abolished the
merccnary soldier. Let's abolish. also,
the modern "mercenary'-the fellow
who makes money out OF war. Wars
will be fever then.
Gunnison news-champion., 1917-08-24
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cough handling" hat ,o amounts 90
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JAS ,hry nou'l ro' be- lO.'urhrd- II
they ar. violating ans .aa 'h,y -houLd
b. fru's -upr,.--.d Srnr Of rh.m
,,,-r orn,. ar-..-'.I and gwen "A jail
sentence. and rH" Tr.-nt,n, pardon"d
them. F'hrr f- F,.', that ,h'y Were.
unu-tly sentenced or h." took the
" rung cuure,. IN 7"ttIug aid" tn" law.
Pardonirg them out Of jail and wink
ing a, tho act Of .a~I"-s mob- throw
ing cgg- a, them and pc"Ilug of
their clothes 10 no, seem to harmon
iz.. In 'hr absence Of husbands and
fathcr. 30 hav" sense enough 10 TAX"
their militant wives and daughters
home and Car"-s their rear elevation
with n barrel stayr till they know how
to bohay" themselves, the officers Of
the law should promptly arrest and
c0nfno peace dlsturbcrs. But We
shall contlnu" to feel that outraging
dcc"ncy either by th" milltants or tn"
populacc is not tn" way to treat tn"
suffrage question or its advocates.
The gentle farmers Of the fruit belt
have declined without any special
thanks tn" advances Of the stat" la
Dor commission to furnish them help
for harvest. They object to paying
living wages a. usual. Two and a
half cents per box for packing peaches
does not attract people in these days
The dry farmers down in eastern
Colorado paid from four to six dol
lars day and board for hands.
Republican papers are preening
themselves on having been able TO help
Governor Gunter out of hole on his
legislative program and are calling
vocifcrous attention to their virtue
in SO doing. 1t calls to our mind an
incident Of long ago. We We're run
ming paper in Nebraska in partner
ship with a hard-headed old Demo-
crat. One day we wrote an editorial
and printed it in the old mans alb
sence. 1t was copied and favorably
commented on by the State Journal
and we felt tickled to death and
showed the comment to our partner
Casper read it carefully and then
said, "You know Charley, when the
Republicans start to soldering over
me that way get the idea that l am
wrong" My old partners words have
kept me from doing a whole lot OF
things that would have put me in
good with the enemy in the pas,
thirty years and we feel like passing
his wisdom along to Governor Gunter
and one or two other governors who
have had honor in all except their owr
party. The class of Republicans who
are boosting Gov. Gunter are not the
sort that a Democrat wants in his
political household. They are the
Gunnison news-champion., 1917-08-24

.ur. hat e., our Governors ,p appoint
Mullins. Hcrring,ors and Mooys on
a food rons~rr alton commission. And.
r ,hr -ame breath w- NIGH. mention.
,aa. the Republicans have always at
-~rp'-d. and orra-.ora.'y succeeded,
% -.Iurrug Democratic governors
S,s~aI AZ or exchanges -rrm 70
.uak ,Nr tarr.ry ~ a canp'd Iah"~
a,.'ato~ demand. .v.-r explanation
.na arorugy. Ifag az. too d"hcat' by
r4If Tho p,.or. aho produced the
a-.a--.ra,.or Of Frank Ll,,le are the
same brand a. ,h"-, who secured The
r.lr1.r Of 'lo "omrn and children at
Lud,oa lr rh.- st-ts. It is merely
rup.a" p.o,a-, against control
Every f.H day We catch the sen
r,rcr .u one. " n" war pap"rs who's"
editor like Art.mu- Ward Is willing
lo -acrlncr all ms wifc's relations to
the triumph Of our arms" that mo
goat reform va ever accomplished
without the shedding Of blood and
treasure" W. want TO remind 4 few
haIf-baked editorial writers that with
in the memory Of most Of them. Bra
I'll srt her slaves at liberty and de
posed an emperor without shedding
q drop Of blood or wasting dollar Of
,rcazurr. At the time many Of Us
thought the good example would be
1 ~
reforms, but 1t seems that shedding
blood particularly tn" other fellows
bIood-is still popular with many
otherwise intelligent peoples. This
editor is not worried over the fact
that many pcopl" are being killed, for
it seems to b" Gods own plan for re-
ducing surplus population, but We do
wish the editors would quit feeding
the old gag NO good thing without
bIoodshcd' to US.
We observe with suspicion that Den
Yer is boosting smoke suppression
campaign and also that the good NOR
al people are again agitating the mat
ter of moving the fallen women
around to some other location. When
ever Denver starts campaign to sup
press the smoke nuisance or the social
evil it is a sure bet that some gang of
highwaymen are preparing to slip ov-
er franchise steal, rob the City Hall
safe or do some other crime against
the people, and are agitating reform
for the purpose of attracting the at
/ tention Of people away from the place
where they are drilling holes in the
cash box. They have chased those
poor girls all the way from Market
street to the top of Capitol Hill and
swiped the City Government once, q
civic center graft that runs into mil.
lions and more boulevards and other
real estate steals than we can remem.
Der while the people We're gazing with
dilated optics on the tremendous eff.
forts put forth to suppress the oldest
business in history. This time it may
be the Broadway extension or it may
be new water franchise, but you car
bet your last sesterce that there is &
steal coming up. 1t may be U. s
Senatorship.
i We observe with deep regret thai
Jesse Welborn, 1--WE are always in
clined to write that name JESSE
James,) thinks that the President ha.
fixed the price of coal too cheap il
Colorado. He is deeply concerned be
cause the small mine owner will hav,
to close down, thus throwing the bur
den of production on the big mines
Gunnison news-champion., 1917-08-24
IL u a

Miss Margaret Sanford is the in
-spiration Of = social afternoon to be
given by Mrs. Reid Mcneil Saturday
afternoon. Sixteen guests are invited
to enjoy Five Hundred and an elabor-
ate luncheon.
Gunnison news-champion., 1917-08-24
QUICK WORK
London Mail:

London Mail:
Two insurance men were Dragging
of the promptness with which their
respective companies paid up. Said
one Of them, "The man died and l
handed the check to his family within
IN hour of his death"
That's nothing" said the other
scornfully. "Why, q man fell from an
upper story Of one Of our buildings.
and handed him the check as he went
past my window"
Gunnison news-champion., 1917-08-24

.ur. ,ta, -, our Governors 20 appoint
Mullins. Hcrring;ors and Mp0g- on
3. food rons~rr alton commission. And.
r 'a. -ame b-"ara wr NIGH. mention.
,aa. the Republicans have always at
tempted and orra-.ura|'g -arr""d"i.
.n -.Iurrug Democratic governors
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1917-10-05

BILE at the rate of 40 cents on each
500 OF assessed value for State
purposes only, and are exempt from
local taxation. Where they run
over five years there is in addition
a registration fee Of 20 cents on each
500 payable once only at date of
record.
Notes and accounts are taxable at
the rate of 40 cents ON each 500
for State purposes only, and are ex-
empt from local taxation.
Money on hand or outside banks
or trust companies, is subject to State
taxation only at the rate of 40 cents
on each 500. Money in banks and
trust companies at 10 cents on each
100.
Farm implements and machinery
owned and in use by persons engag-
cd in farming are taxable for State.
purposes at the rate OF 40 cents on
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1917-10-05
IL KERENSKY FIGURE OF
TOLSTOY'S PROPHECY

Count Leo Tolstoy the great Rus
sian writer, foresaw the conhagra-
ton that is sweeping Europe. Four
years before the outbreak of the war
he prOphesied the war, and in this
connection predicted that the war
would develop a new Napoleon. This
vision Tolstoy had of this Napoleon
Immediately suggests Kerensky. Toll
stoy saw "a strange figure from the
north" enter the stage of the bloody
drama, and described him: "He is
a man Of little militaristic training,
a writer or a journalist, but in his
grip most of Europe will remain till
1926"
The revelation of Tolstoy, dictat-
ed TO his niece, read, in part, as fol-
lows:
This is a revelation of events of a
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1917-10-05

each 500 and are exempt from To-
cal taxation.
Live stock is subject to a State tax
OF 10 cents on each 500 and also
TO local taxation as at present.
Real estate, comprising land and
improvements and city and town lots
and improvements, is taxable for
state purposes at 40 cents ON each
SlOO instead of 55 cents as at pres
ent' and for local taxation at the
rates fixed by the localities. No
change in real estate except the re-
duction of the State tax rate.
Farmers are benefited by the new
laws as taxes in farming lands and
improvements, now fairly assessed.
are reduced S7ls per cent for State
purposes
Inc taxpayers of Ohio county can
greatly aid the assessors by giving
their lists readily, and completely.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1917-10-05
United States Of America.

The assumption OF the title 1.-The
United States Of America" first APP
pears in JeffersOn's draft of the Dec
laration of Independence, and In this
particular the first draft was not al
tered by the congress in ordaining the
Declaration. The words are found In
the final paragraph and thus appear
in the official copy on file: I'VE there
fore, the representatives Of the Unit
ed States of America. in general con
gress assembled On Sept. o, 1916,
the congress first officially designated
the new nation by the title and style
of the United States of America.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1917-10-05

he detailed the young soldier to the
kitchen for a rest. Probably when
he returns to the squad" said the Of
ficer, "he will be able to hold that
step down a bit"
In addition the recruit will be
taught to march in single file. by
two's and fours, and in a whole line.
He will turn the corners just so and
he will halt at a certain order while
the others in line march on, and then
they halt while he marches.
II is conceded that the recruit is
making a great sacrifice. Great sac
rifces are common in the army. TAX
ing the medical profession, which
has contributed its share OF doctors
to the cause, as an example, it is seen
that they have given up valuable
practices which can never be re-
claimed.
A physicians rank compared with
other officers is usually low. and the
pay is poor. A physician the other
day said that three days before he
was a practicing physician in Cleve-
land, O., and that he Just locked the
door Of his Office and placed a sign
"for rent" on it. and that day he was
commencing q service where he re-
ceives s1so a month, out of which ne
must keep himself He said he had
gotten more than that for a minor
operation in civil life.
Another instance is cited in one
of the training battalions. Here is q
young man who was an expert ac-
countant, and who was drawing
a salary of $4,000 a year. and was
employed by large auditing firm.
His commanding officer learned
that he was good at figures and or
dered him to assist with the clerical
work of the company. The young
man. who was one Of the selected
men. pleaded with his captain, say
ing that he had given up good posi-
ton on the inside, and now that he
is in the army he wanted to fight
and asked the captain to please not
keep him in the Office. His request
was granted, and he was sent back
to the line of his company.
This is only one of many that have
been selected for the National Army
who want to be placed on the first
line. where they can see real service.
OF course, the army has it's chicken
hearted men. those who want to find
a soft snap of a job that will keep
them far from the sound of booming
guns.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1917-10-05
WHAT DOES DEATH MEAN7
An Artist Called u "ths Chance to Ex.
plore the Infinite"

PNs'0 WV ffNNfNNts
A new definition of death Is that by
a French artist, who has now tested
the truth OF his own words. Death"
said he. "is the chance to explore the
infinite" The definition Is in the same
mood as that OF the late Charles Froh.
man as he went down on the Lusita.
mia. 1t is bit more definite. however.
than death il life's most beautiful
adventure" IL expresses the nature
of the adventure.
This French artist. It seems, was en-.
amored Of tue space idea. He was
ever viewing the world as a vessel voy.
aging He endcavored with artist vi.
sion to visualize the world as rushing
through infnltude by other worlds or
In stream OF comets, planets, aster-
iods. suns. And his dream was OF
lights across the CUFFS to Mars. to
Venus. outside the solar system. to
Sirius and the greater suns. With
paint he strove to render what Goethe
expresses In the song OF the archan-
gels In the opening Of Faust"
All the kinds of us pass over. willing.
ly. reluctantly. We have no choice.
and there are no exemptions. Proba.
bly, we have no choice concerning what
death is to be. Whether 1t means ex-
tlnction or confers immortality. wheth-
er 1t is a glorious adventure or ushers
us into another sordid existence bound
ed by another death, we have no pow
or to determine We await its coming
and its solution. both. We are its vie
tins or its bcnciiciaries. but we have
no power to change its destiny. The
bold dreamer welcomes it as oppor-
tunity The tired spirit is rcconcilcd
10 IL as rest Perhaps it will bring to
every man his different hope. Let Us
50 Minneapolis Journal.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1917-10-05

For Infants and Children
In Use For Over 30 Years
Always bears ~ ---
signature 5as of &<MzZz7sU
NEW TAN LAW
PUZZLES FARMERS

The new tax law, the first assess
mont under which is being taken,
is puzzling the farmers and we sub
nit the following summary:
Changes and Benefits.
The principle. changes in the tax
laws may be summed up as fol-
lows:
The State tax rate on bank depos-
it's and live stock has been reduced
from SIS cents to 10 cents on each
$500.
The State tax rate on all other
classes of property has been reduced
from 55 cents to 40 cents on each
500.
Bonds, stocks, mortgages, notes,
accounts, and cash, not deposited in
banks, are exempted from local
that is-County, District, City and
Town taxation.
Agricultural implements, manu-
featuring machinery, raw material
and products in course of manufac-
ture are exempted from local taxa
ton. Farm products grown within
the year are exempt from all taxa
tion.
Rates of Taxation.
Mortgages Of all kinds are taxa
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1917-10-05

The Republican policy of prepared
ness has been indicated by the ire
sistible march of events. The COM
polling necessity of war made its
adoption by the administration ines
capable. In course of time the war
will end. The stern march of events
will again and Immediately vindicate
the Republican party. The need of
Tariff of Protection will be in
stantly felt. But, no matter how
great the necessity. can the Demo-
cratic party be imagined accepting
the policy of the Protective Tariff?
The nation should begin to prepare
in time. The first step is to elect
as many Protective Tariff representa-
tives and senators as possible in
Steubenville (O.) Herald.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1917-10-05

change. later took Lydia Z. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound and soon
felt change for the better | took it
until was in good healthy condition.
l recommend the Pinkham remedies TO
all women as have used them with such
good results. Mrs. MILFORD T. CUM
MINGs, S22 Harmony St., PENIS Grove,
N. J.
Such testimony should be accepted by
all women as convincing evidence Of
the excellence Of Lydia f. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound as a remedy for
the distressing ills Of women such %
displacements, Inflammation, liberation,
backache, painful periods, nervousness
and kindred ailments.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1917-10-05
Sprains And Strains Relieved.

Sloan's Liniment quickly takes the
pain out of strains, sprains, bruises
and all muscle soreness. A clean,
clear liz Id easily applied. it quick
ly penetrates without rubbing. Sloan's
Liniment does not stain the skin or
clog the pores like mussy plasters or
ointments. For chronic rheumatic
aches and pains, neuralgia, govt and
lumbago have this well-known rem
edy handy. For the pains of grippe
and following strenuous work,it gives
quick relief. Al all druggists, %
cents. z
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1917-10-05
FIT TIE MAN TO THE JOB.
Square Pegs Are Not Made to Go Into
Found Holes.

iASAAlA iNSlNS'
In the American Magazine Is an ar
ticle entitled Are You a Square Peg
In a Round Holet" by Herman Schuei.
der, dean of the school of engineering
Of the University Of Cincinnati. Dean
Schneider has devoted his life to max.
ing successes out Of failures and 10
finding the right job for the right man.
He believes that failure is seldom more
than an indication Of the right path to
success. Among other things he says:
Every individual has certain gem
eral traits; every kind of work has
certain general characteristics. The
problem is to interpret the traits Of
the individual. classify the character
istics of the Job and then guide the
individual into the job for which he Is
ployment problem.
There are very many human char
acteristics. but there are few broad
and general ones which frequently
make for success or failure.
There is a type Of a man who wants
to get on the same car every morning.
get off at the same corner. go 10 the
same shop. ring up at the same clock.
stow his lunch In the same locker. go
to the same machine and do the same
class Of work day after day. Another
type OF man would 20 crazy under this
routine. He wants TO move about. meet
new people. see and do things. The
first is settled: the second is rowing
The first might make good man for
a shop manufacturing n standard prod
uct; the second might make good
railroad man or Il good outdoor car
penter. A failure in one line OF work
may prove big success in another"