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Gilpin observer., 1917-03-01
Ten Year-0Id Girl Original
Of Indian Head on Pennies
Used for Nearly a Century

In 1895 the government of the
United States, made an offer of 81 600
for the most acceptable design to be
to be issued. Some Indian chiefs
Travelled from the Northwest to
Washington to visit the Great Father.
Andrew jackson occupied the execu-
tive chair and Martin Van Buren was
vice president. These Indians jour-
neyed to Philadelphia to inspect the
mint, whose chief engraver was James
Barton Longacre, who invited them to
his house, where, to celebrate the
event, distinguished company was as
sembled to welcome them.
The engraver's daughter. Sarah,
aged ten, greatly enjoyed the visit or
her fathers guests, and during the
evening, to please her, one of the
chiefs took his feathered helmet and
war-bonnet and placed 1t on her head.
In the company was an artist. who
Immediately sketched her and handed
the picture to her father. Mr.. Long
acre, knowing Of the competition for
a likeness to go upon the cent
projected, under the inspiration of
the hour, resolved to contend for the
prize offered by the government. To
his delight the officials accepted II.
and the face Of his daughter appeared
upon the coin, which was circulated
about the nation for nearly century.
1t is said that there were more than
100 competitors for the prize.
Savage and civilized life was thus
intermingled in the American face and
the Indian headgear. The face Of
Sarah Longacre has gone into more
hands, more pockets, more homes, more
stores, more banks, more schools; yes,
more churches than any other coin In
the United States, II not In the world.
Gilpin observer., 1917-03-01

lovely girl In question had been ad-
miring the young man, declaring him
to be the noblest looking man she
had met. She declared roguishly
that If she ever married she hoped her
husband would be man of that type.
The attraction seemed mutual.
After few calls, the young man
left the city abruptly, writing ther that
she would never see him again, for the
reason that he was beginning to care
for her. The same mail bag brought
me a letter from the young man, in
which he poured out his lifes story
He said he had fallen deeply in love
with the girl to whom had intro
duced him. But as marriage was out
Of the question with him, it was best
that they should part. He wrote me
Of sweetheart whom he had had iI
his early youth. The girl had taken
a severe cold, because he had kept hei
too long at the gate saying good night
They were betrothed. Their marriage
was soon to take place. On hel
deathbed she had enacted IL promise OF
him that he would never marry. The
pledge was given under the intense ex
citement Of the moment. 1t gripped
him with its hold during all his after
life. He feared blight would fall
upon him If he broke his promise. He
had had no warning that be was tc
meet and love another in the after
years.
A promise where there is no tie is
better broken than kept when 1t is o,
the kind cited. People should be care
full as to the promises they make
And they should think them over, first
judiciously.
Copyright. 1917
Gilpin observer., 1917-03-01
Lot of Professor Is Hard,
College Survey Oiscloses.

One Of the more prominent eastern
colleges has been conducting survey
OF itself. 1t finds the students living
In magnificent dormitories and palntial
fraternity houses, some Of which are
heavily endowed, going to classes In
their own automobiles and possessing
more changes Of raiment than Samson
lost by his ill-advised bet to the Phil
istine youths.
The survey was pleasant until 1t
looked into the homes Of the professors.
There 1t found scholars Of Greek and
Latin, profound teachers of physics,
cranking up clothes wringers and put
ting bluing in the family washtubs.
The average pay Of professors in
this particular college Is considered
high, but 1t is less than a good bar
tender can command. The unctuous
head waiter at q fashionable restau.
rant makes considerably more.
The professor 10 another 'man with
white collar"
Gilpin observer., 1917-03-01
sheep.Rai.Ino In the East.

II the abandoned farms could he
utilized for sheep-raising, it will be a
hong way togard reducing the cost of
living in this country. The sheep in
dustry was originally started on the
Atlantic seaboard, of course; but IL
has worked Its way westward until
now there are only n few sheep breed
ers In the East. That the industry
can be brought back to the East is a
sure thing. Sheep, 1t is well known,
are the most economical domestic ami
Hials produced. They can live on al
most nothing. 1t has been estimated
that every sheep in the United States
produces profit Of $40 annually. If
We Gun bring back the industry to the
eastern states and use the abandoned
farms for grazing, we shall very soon
make dent In the high cost of liv-
mg.-Boston Globe.
Gilpin observer., 1917-03-01
CLEANSING the Mind.

There are kinds Of illness that clear
the system, and there are kinds that
spread through the system subtle
infection. There are wounds that
heal from the outside and that Tester
within. In the mind and the spirit
there may be conditions precisely sim
Iar. Now, everything depends on the
treatment, apon getting ut the deepest
causes, sometimes SO far away as to
BE- almost beyond detection. When we
trace the causes we are almost GER
tain to find them associated with some
defect of character. II is this defect
that must be treated. The wound may
be only the clamoring OF health. under
the circumstances a blessing In dis
Suise. bringing warnings and incen-
tives.-John ID. Barry, in New York
Evening Telegram.
Gilpin observer., 1917-03-01

The movirg pictures being shown
at the Methodist church on Monday
evenings Of each week are CT an ed
ucational character and the attend.
ance should he much larger than It
Is, particularly so considering the
fact that no admission is charged or
collection taken. Six reels were
shown last Monday evening. consist
ing Ct views OF the Panama canal,
the wide uses Of electricity, modern
methods u farming and the great
manufac cturing plant Of the Reming-
ton Arms company, which were not
only instructive but afforded a clean
class Of entertainment. These pic.
lures are beneficial to the old and
are a great aid to the young in guid.
ing the intellect. SO that the scope
Of the great commercial. industrial,
manufacturing and her pursuits of
the country can be comprehended.
The pictures offer the old and yoang
. splendid sehcolirg as more general
knowledge Of the worlds achieve.
ments is gained in one night than
In reading volumes Of books.
Gilpin observer., 1917-03-01

The members of the Tuesday Read.
ing club entertained their husbands
Tuesday evening with a O'Clock din
rer at the spacious home of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. U. s. Parsons. Mrs. F.
w. Bertagnolli gave a toast to the
gentlemen, which was responded to
by R. c. johnson. Forty ladies and
gentlemen were present and spent
the evening in music, song, games
and delightful conversation.
Gilpin observer., 1917-03-01
Poultry Pointers
ssssssssssssessssssssssss

Poultry love the out-of-doors. Turn
them loose when the weather is nice
and they will gain in vigOr.
Some fowls are more thrifty than
others, and it pays to sort out, pick
over and work up the flock.
The mistake is too often made of
wintering more hens than the quarters
warrant. Nothing on the farm Is more
profitable than hens. provided their
house is large enough to accommodate
them without crowding.
Success is a thing Of many details.
Not one Of these small matters can be
left out or neglected and the fowls not
suffer for 1t.
Feed according to age. Young birds
use the food given them in making
flesh and size Of body. Grown-up hens
take 1t for egg production; while old
ones are more apt to turn everything
to fat.
Alfalfa meal helps fill the. winter
eggbasket; 1t takes the place Of green
food to large extent, and Is very rich
in protein.
Vigor and excess of flesh do not go
together with poultry. We want good,
strong. thrifty chicks later; these come
only from breeding stock not too fat.
There are egg breeds and meat
breeds, but none that excel in both.
While the beginner need not neces-
sarily be an expert. he must be more or
less expert to succeed
Have system. Having everything
convenient is saving of labor and a
preventive of discouragements.
Gilpin observer., 1917-03-01

the one grand passion of mans life
has come to him. But as to marriage,
that is denied him, because he is bound
by an old promise not to wed.
Some men consider promises to be
like glass, easily broken. Other men
believed them to be sacred. An in
stance of this kind made great i'm
preston upon my mind. A young man
whom l knew asked me for an intro
duction to beautiful girl friend. /
was secretly delighted because the
Gilpin observer., 1917-03-01
SOME EXCELLENT PROVISIONS
. OF THE SCHOOL CODE

Taxation-A mush heavier state
tax Is to be levied and the county
and district tax is to be lightened.
This will grove a. great boon to the
mining counties which have been hav-
ing hard times for several years and
will be much fairer for all because it
will eq6aMze the burden.
Consolidation-Under the county
school beard, consolidation of the one
room 81 heels into ore well equipped
graded g. hool will be made easy. No
longer will it be necessary for schools
to be maintained for one, two or
dozen children at such obvious high
cost but children will be transported
in wagons or automobiles, dry and
warm, to some central place to a
new, modern, sanitary consolidated
school building where most, If not
all, the advantages Of the city child
will be at the rural child's disposal.
Enough will tie saved by such con-
solidation to pay the cost of the ad-
ditional advantages. The success Of
the Gilpin county union high school
proves the entire practicability of the
scheme for Gilpin county.
Certifit atitn of Teae aehers-An ex-
manuscripts for teachers
certificates are to te sent to the
state superintendent office fer grad.
aticn instead Of being graded by the
county superintendent.
Quahficatiohs of Teachers and SAL
ary-The qualifications Of teachers
are to be raised SO that in order to
teach am apple ant must first be
high school graduate or it's equiva-
lent and have had six weeks train
ing of a protest. i6ral nature. In or
der to teach in a high school an ap-
plieant must be high school grad
uate and graduate of four years
college course in a standard college.
The minimum salary is raised from
$4,000 to $4,000 per month and the
length of the school term is made
nine months instead of seven months.
Gilpin observer., 1917-03-01
ARE Y0UEFFIcIENT?
HERE IS A TEST WHICH MAY BIZ
OF INTEREST.
anyway It's One Which Very Few
Persons Find II Easy to Master,
So Don't BE Distressed II You
Should Fail.

Are you efficient? The awful query
refuses to down. The clocks tick 1t,
the fiat wheels In the subway thump
1t, the ungreased curves Of the ele-
waited screech 1t. II you are an old
business fogy, the question burns in
the eye of every plying employee.
You find your wife measuring the
distance from the range to the kitch-
EN- cabinet and your son computing the
power necessary to prOpel football
in the lowest arc. The telephone COM
pany advises you to give your name
instead of saying "Hello."
Blessed be the concrete of thought,
If. not of heed. Concreteness enables
you to see just what the efficiency
master mean. One of them, William
Fretz Kemble, tells in Industrial
Management "How to Test Your EN-
ployees." OF course, every man who
reads it will first test his most i'm
portant employee, his fathers son.
Watch with pad and pencil are all
that is needed to acquaint yourself
with your virtues and faults. In 30
seconds answer as many Of these ques-
tiOns as you can:
Give the name of a vegetable, a
metal, an insect, reptile, fish,
man, q woman, an ocean, lake,
town.
you have written only "beet, gold,
flea, adder" you are pretty poor. If
you have also put down trout,
Hughes, Pickford, Atlantic" you are
up to human average of eight an
swers. If you feel that you can so
beyond ten answers, you may describe
the color of water, teih beer, ivory,
the sky, grass, milk. chalk. coal and
skin. But men who go beyond 10
answers in 80 seconds are rare; they
should have secretaries, limousines and
big black cigars.
Next try to answer five difficult"
questions in 20 seconds.
1. Who Is the greatest living gen.
eral?
Lucky for you If you are pro-ally.
-Joffre" or "Haig" is written so much
more quickly than "Hindenburg" or
-Mackensen."
2. What is the most powerful force
in the world7
Perhaps love isn't, but it's q shorter
word than militarism.
3. What is the greatest modern dis
eovery7
Quick, man! Radium will do.
4. What is the greatest necessity Of
commerce?
Secretary Redfcld probably would
not answer that in less than 1880
words. You perhaps will write "ships"
or railroads" and pass on to the
last:
8. What is the cheapest food for the
human racer
Bread, unless you are a fiend for
lenti1s or employed by the makers of
auted oat-corn. But you ought to an
swer three Of these questions in 20 sec
onds, says Mr.. Kemble. II you answer
fewer. 1t indicates "slowness or de-
liberation In thought"
Gilpin observer., 1917-03-01
Facts in Figures.

Yale university has 1876 liv-
ing graduates.
Congressional library, Wash
ington, contains 2,451,974 vol
umes.
Pennsylvania has 1904, ,794 pu-
pills and 42,S27 teachers in pub
lie schools.
Minnesota mines employ 49,
600 persons and pay in wages
$12,OOO.OO0 yearly.
White pine valued at $500, ,OOO.-
600 is being destroyed in the
United States by rust.
American manufacturers since
outbreak Of European war have
built 80 branch plants in Canada
at a cost of $15,OOO.OOO.
Gilpin observer., 1917-03-01

A. s. Gundy has purchased the
equipment, stock and good will of the
Central Bottling Works and will con-
duct the business in the future, hav-
ing decided not to remove to Den
yer. A. Baleria, who has owned and
operated the botthng works for years,
has gene to Arvada to recover from
his recent sick SPELL before deciding
upon anything for the future.
Gilpin observer., 1917-03-01

w. u. s. Parsons returned last
night frcm HALEY, Ida, where he had
spent several weeks experimenting
the operation of a mill at the North
Star mine. He was wtrl irg for the
company whose mine buildings were
swept away Sunday in a snowslide.
Many men were caught in the ava.
lanohe. ten or fifteen of whom we're
killed and fifteen injured, some ser.
iously. Mr.. Parsons had left few
days before the disaster.
Gilpin observer., 1917-03-01

rides away, she
shouldn't allow
the conviction to
settle in her mind
that she possesses
no attraction for
him. 1t may be
that she has too
much attraction
and the man fees
for safety lest he
should in a mo-
ment of enthusi-
asm ask her to be
his wife. If he
is q man of honor,
he knows love and
marriage should
be the outcome Of
all courtship. He
NAV realize that
Gilpin observer., 1917-03-01
Wasted Eneruy.

"what terrible crush J" exclaimed
one lady to another in an overcrowded
ear.
at islindeed," said the other. "An
sncb waste Of energy, too"
"waste Of energyT" echoed lady
No. /.
"Yes." explained the other. mo
bargain counter near. Seer
Gilpin observer., 1917-03-01

The next meeting of the Tuesday
Reading club will be held at the
home of Mrs. Joserh Floyd on March
9Th. Roll Call: Helps fer House
Cleaning" Topic: Influence Of the
Movies for Good CT Evil" by Mrs.
George Adams.
Gilpin observer., 1917-03-01

Hugh Holland from the Yankee hill
district was in town Sunday and re.
ports preparations are being made
for great mining activity in that dis
trict the coming spring.
Gilpin observer., 1917-03-01
Lo.. bv Flood. IN unI..A s..,..

Loss by Floods In United States.
During the year 1915 the losses due
to food waters throughout the United
States aggregated nearly twenty-one
million dollars. OF this amount more
than half was sustained by the agri.
cultural interests Of the country.
Gilpin observer., 1917-03-01
PREssvTERIAh CHURCH NOTES

Sunday school at 10 a. M; preach
irg service at II a. M, and at Z p.
m. my Rev. j. Mort Travis Of Den
yer. Christian Endeavor society meets
at els p. m.
Gilpin observer., 1917-03-01
Promises That May Be Broken
By LAURA JEAN ElBBEY

I know that the grass. the leaves. will not
tell;
I'm sure the wind, precious rover.
VIII carry his secret 80 safely and well
That no being shall ever discover
One little word of the many that fell
From the eager lips of my lover.
Because a man suns himself In a
woman's presence, then smiles and
Gilpin observer., 1917-03-01
Gould II Be Pleasanti

Redd-I hear your brother spent the
autumn In his airplane?
Greene-Yes. he did.
''well, / hope he had q pleasant
fnll."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-08-25

The last Chaplin release for she
Mutual is well under way. ana #
the comedian does not SUFFER from
change Of mind before the picture IS
finished he will play many parts Ia
It, At present it is the intention 70
lmpersonate himself and next be
seen tn beach subject &o name
has been selected for this Chaplin
picture bur at the studio ii is est
mated fl wtB he finished and the
negative Shipped within two weeks.
by which tine Chaplin wiz complete
his contract with the Mutual
while no lease mas been signed on
contracts made, It is understood if IS
MI Chapiins intention Of remaining ~
work al the studio he is now using
and that all members of his present
organic tion will continue with nina
N the making OF releases for the First
National Exhibitors associa}i1u5s
afEbt pictures. SD Chaplin. who
acted as representative for MS
brother in the making ri a contract.
i= noa on his way 70 the coast from
the east and will be the general mas
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-08-25

and ideas that give equally strong
parts and at the same time more
wOmanly.
i certainly do not want to PLAY
the namby -pamby 5ngeuue roles that
are so coIorless, but I want TO play
parts that viii be more pleasing TO
my friends throughout the country
In addition TO this statement Miss
Young said that letters from fIm
fans we're the real cause for the
change in her policy Her first play
VIII. nevertheless be > typical Clara
EimbaI Young picture
1T is SuudermaHnt Mazda or p
very different nature is Shirley
Kaye which viii be one of her
forthcoming productions.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-08-25

The east selected hg George S-r--
maurice. the famous motion picture die
rector. 10 support AIo5Ila King IN
Blind Mans Luck the Psrhe feature
Ia which she is to be seen tomorrow
at the Black Hawk theatre includes
Earle Fox William RILEY Hatch. Zef-
ne Tiburv. Helene Chadwick ana
Frances Byrra Blind Mans Luck
is said tie show ample evidence Of
George FltzuaGG5ae' careful and able
workmanship. He IS tre director Of
Via Wireless cal Bay" "New York.
Arms and the Woman "kics-In.'
The Hunting of She daa * and other
big Pathe successes. Blind Man
Luck" briefly IS the story of "a girl
born into q family Of somewhat shady
connections SHE hates the aruCs-
phere of 5lleEalry and fear ~ the Pc
lice, In which She lives. Though in
u8laut she is sought 1T the police as
an acconpHca in a crime To escape
Thcm she is forced hE strange chain
Of circumstances 5Eto marriage with
wealthy young man who .oa7 been
spending his time and money 5l folly.
This lis really the beginning of her AIDE
ventures. and not fine end
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-08-25
IIiSS!hh!eatre

spruce Up" sac also Guys new
party dress and starts oat To Henize
the nelghbUrs Skinner sees his bank
roll fling away and deots deep
cnssm yawuiDs before him. lie has
abbed, though and mast stiHe his pro-
tests. Nr SINNERS dress suit brings
tue Of his front he meets rich geo-
pie and IS enabled accidentally - put
over q big business deal for hts firm.
He fashes into tae Office evith his ire
mendOus order and demands n0t only
raise bat partnership lu the firm.
and he gels both The moral might
be that dress suit Is tae path TO
fortune. There are plenty Of skim
uerE in this world who iaa5 only q
dress suit 10 win fame and fortune.
Il is this true-ro-i-re feature - 154
picture which makes tt So delightful
70 view
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-08-25

"a Ilz +.ar sounds the HI call 0E
ga--..-an The Stacker. starring
tla brilliant actress Emily Stevens.
WILL be sHova Fl the Spencer Square
r-a- TH-rsdaH. Friday and Saturday.
Descendants be aIf nations are repre-
scented I'm This patriotic phctadrama.
has been written and directed
that wizard Of the screen. william
Ear-=rs Eansnne Iu turn are shown
E-5reamen. Italians. EnELlshren, Fou-
maintains. Chinese. Japanese. eta. ard
.lar these. maGael together dissolve
--ta enc huge American 6ag flying
tra=-fHe True melting pot of the M
-.r= The same universal spirit of
ret-501lEm rs illustrated in the story
.. the production Native born An7T-
..ar5 hasten 70 enlist jn army and
ra.u and do their bis" A Cbinanan.
.rrn here OFFERS his life 70 the cgun-
.r- b German lad. horn abroad. de-
-Laz 40 east his lot With the land Of
E.a adoption En one scene 5000 SOL
l.ars with rTed b=woHets, advance ia
Eorwidaa ls mass to answer the cali
Columbia The production IS one OF
taa few E3E ones Of the year.
Saturday and Sunday Will be two
aavs of FUN. "irh Fatty Arhucsle in
His Wedding Night" Fatty has never
scored a bigger hit than me has in his
latest production Also there will be
Jn those days Bliss Vivian Martin in
the PaEas-Farauca production. "A
Kiss fer Susie supported by q cast of
unusual excellence diss Martin re-
Gently made great success in her
Paramount productions The Wax
Model" The Spirit OF Romance"
Giving Becky a Chance as c0-star
with Jack P5ckford IN THE Girl at
Home" and Ia Forbidden Paths" tn
watch she was supported by Sessue
Hayakawa. In "A Kiss for Susie"
bliss Martin is seen as the daughter Of
orICkIayer who suddenly becomes
wealthy and induces her father to
lose his money So that they can go
back 10 their tenement home and be
.spuE
Tonight viii be seen The Masque
.s Life" a hlm sensation In seven reels
that has startled New York during
successful and Ions run. The thing
thar most people talk about iu the pic
.1rs r. the work of Pete" MontebeIo,
-ae monkey star who provides so much
excitement.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-08-25

aEer Of Chaplin business, John Cas-
per viii remain as business manager
and CARLYLE Robinson as publicity
writer
Marguerite Clark has accomplished
with great success the scene IN
which she upsets a milk wagon by
running an auto into IL This IS for
the FIRST adaptations of Mary Rob
erts Rlnehart's sub-Deb stories. 10
be called 'Bah's Burglar,
Alice Bradvss forthcoming World
picture is called The Refugee and
is nearly completed. The director is
GEORGE ArChaInDaud AS the heroine
Of this photoplay Miss Brady has act
ing to do which is considerably more
strenuous tuau anything in her recent
repertoire. The story IS exceedingly
narrowing at times
IF you want 10 train for motion pic
lures. JOIN a musical comedy chorus
This Is the startling advice OF olive
Thomas. who has Joined the Triangle
forces. and new declares that no ex-
uerienee on earth is as valuable for
the silent drama as that of the chorus
girl.
Danny" sullivan knew two zpresi-
dents Danny" i'm his youth vas on
speaking terms with Grover Cleveland
and William Mckinley. He knew them
as many other Youngsters knew them.
He sold them uewspa pers when they
visited New York.
Hank Mann says he IS so famous he
can call all the crowned heads by their
E-| Ha. Fys
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-21

Berchie Hardman. Konawa; Charley
Martin. Valintine, Tex Eunist L.
Edgeman, Elmore City; Roy Zook, OK.
lahoma City; Albert +. Hall. Ada !;
Harry f. Ormun, Oklahoma City;
Ralph Cruise. Alex; Wilbert A. Dorm,
Pitcher; Clay Brooks, Oklahoma City;
Henry h, Miller Bentley; Hugh C.
Abercombie, Oklahoma City; Charles
f Bridges, Collinsvillc; Charles L.
GilbeA, WGnette; Frank Gillian, Ron
ham, Tex; ORGY c, Ewing, Jennings ;
I'd J. Slahan, Guthrie; Homer Poe.
Sulphur; Alya NJ Stansell Duncan f.,
Marvin +. billiard, Stouewall; Henry
S. Wilson, Pawnee; Don Worth Finley,
Duncan; Ralph Greer WaurckS (;
George p Sampson, Checotah Paul NJ,
Rohrbaugh, Boynton, aud Jason l. FL
der, Pond Greek.