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Cheyenne record., 1917-07-12
Never Knows What He wants.

The nuisance for the man who has
acquired great financial resources usu-
ally is that he doesn't know what he
wants. Possessing the resources ard
Feeling the normal necessity to have
recourse to them, he looks about Tor
something to want, and he selects the
most costly Il :ug. The acquisition of
this most costly thing always involves,
in practice, tile separation of the rich
nan from society. Thus,-he will ac-
quire a large estate, or several large
estates, and cut himself off from the
world by gates, doors, miles of drive,
lodge keepers, menials, and secreta.
ries. Or he will acquire 2,OOO-ton
yacht and cross the Atlantic privately,
though less quickly, less comfortably,
and even less privately than on great
liner. Or he will keep u private or
chestra, instead Of being seen ut con-
certs. AL which, though magnificent,
Is cntisocial and silly, and is secretly
felt to be so by the rich man when he
happens to wake up in the middle Of
the night and can't go to sleep again.-
Woman's Home Companion.
Cheyenne record., 1917-07-12
FIRST PRINCIPLES OF SAVING
Men Must Look to the Future II There
10 to Be Any Progress Made
by the World.

Socialists claim that the world woult
be better off IL every man received and
consumed all that he produced so that
nobody could accumulate wealth or be-
come more prosperous than his neigh
Dor. II oil men were equally strong,
intelligent, honest and Industrious,
such state might be possible; but the
superman must come first.
If small group Of men living by
themselves save nothing and do no
work to improve their future, they
will not progress. They would have to
build and otherwise create real wealth
for future use. or they would remain
barbarians. The aborisines of Amer
len, Australia and most of Africa lived
from hand to mouth for ages. Ameri-
can Indians were practical socialists,
and they made no progress, though
they were physically strong and intel
lectualiy bright. They remained barba-
rfans because they gave no thought to
the future.
II a few men, beginning with moth
ing more than means of bare susie
nance, put aside every year tokens of
value, such as gold, acceptable to them
selves, or build houses, make tools,
cloth and other things of value that
can be :-ept for future use they will
improve their condition in life and
grow rich in'proportion to their indus
dustry and thrift. The accumulation of
gold or other money is q secondary
matter. Real wealth can be accumu.
lated In other ways, but money is a
convenience that standardizes values
and has become Indispensable to our
form Of civilization.
When wealth has been accumulated
the community is benefited by its exist.
ence. As 1t grows, roads can be built,
pure water can be brought into the
towns. etc. Such progress is impos-
sible II there is no store of wealth
from which to draw to pay or sustain
the men who do the work before it be-
comes productive. It may be said that
other members Of the community could
give part Of the wealth they produce
while public works are being construct
ed. That is true, but 1t would be the
exact accumulation Of wealth to which
reference Is made, and its outward
and visible sign would be the roads
and the waterworks. By giving part
of their earnings or products for such
a purpose they put aside something of
value for future use, in this cuse roads
and water system.
Someone has to save If any progress
is to be made, and the more that save
the faster will be the rate of progress
and the greater the prosperity of the
community. What the masses lacl, is
correct understanding of their common
fnterest.-Ncw York Commercial.
Cheyenne record., 1917-07-12
ARTIFICIAL EYES OF RUBBER
Experiments Recently Made In France
Show That They Are Superior
to Glass Ones.

Glass eyes are always more or less
uncomfortable, and frequently unsight-
ly, and 1t is interesting, therefore,
when the deformitles of war nre SO.
serious subject of consideration. to
learn that two French workers, NM.
Lemnitre and Teuillieres, have evolved
an etirely new method of replacing a
lost eye. They aimed at producing a
substance Of sufficient elasticity AMI
sOftness to respond to the changes in
the eye-socket, and ut the same time of
sufficient hardness to present a smooth,
natural effect between the eyelids.
Experiment led them to take careful
casts of the socket in plaster and to
make from these casts the body of Gn
artificial eye which should exactly fit
the socket. They solved the difficulty
of consistcnce by making the front OF
the new eye Of hard rubber, vulcaniaetl
and enameled to represent the natural
appearance, and the back Of the eye OF
soft rubber, followed out in the form
Of ball and filed with air.
These hollow eyes have been founl
to answer the purpose very We'll They
are soft and elastic; they respond IN
Il remarkable manner to the ocular
movements; they do not irritate tho
socket, and they have the great adtli-
tional advantage Of being urbreakablc.
Cheyenne record., 1917-07-12
Generous Mani

A Scotch comedian whose frugality
is us notorious rs he himself Is famous,
had m engagement in Glasgow some
years ago, and us he had friend who
could put him up for the week, no ho-
tel was going to get free advertising
through his residence within its walls.
His host had just become the proud
possessor of son and heir, but his
pride in the kid did not prevent him
from giving the star all the attention
the most exacting guest could expect.
The Saturday night brought taxi
to the door, ard while the host was
carrying down the luggage the come
dian, after bidding his hostess good
by. pulled u handful of silver out of
his pocket and said: do We ken,
Mrs. Whitewood, If had a copper /
wad leave 1t for the bairn saturday
Evening Post.
Cheyenne record., 1917-07-12
the ratio of SIPS per capita.
There was about 10000 individ-
ual contributions in this state.

Last fall while campaining fer
state auditor up in the northern
and mountainous part of Colorado
Charles H. Leckenby ran into
some rough and early winter
weather. He was compelled to
abandon his automobile to the
gentle but months-long mercies
of a garage. All winter and thru
the spring the auditors boat stay
ed in that mountain harbor, but,
on July 1st. having heard definit
ly that genuine spring thaws had
set in and that the roads were in
fair condition, Leckenby made
the trip by rail to the garage and
once more became the full. fledg-
ed skipper Of his craft, plotting
it safely into Denver. Now he
may be seen most any evening
gas-bucking over capitals boule-
ward and through her parks. caus
ing vast terror to parents, child
rem, other automobiles and the
makers of traffic laws.
Cheyenne record., 1917-07-12
Measuring Natural Gas.

Errors in the measurement OF nat
ural gases from the application Of
Boyle's law have been found by the
United States bureau of mines to
rcach as high as 10 per cent. The
volume Of gas Is stated by this old
law Of physics to vary inversely rs
the pressure applied to 1t, but this
proves to hold good only for prcssures
nenr thnt of the atmosphere. Billions
of cubic feet Of natural gus yearly nre
measured Mt pressures up to 3O0
pounds or more per square inch. The
tests show that ut 100 pounds the err
ror often rises to 3 per cent; Mt 200
pounds, Q per cent; ut 3T5 pounds, IL
per cent, ind at so pounds, Is per
cent. Natural gas Is more compressi-
bic than perfect gns.
Cheyenne record., 1917-07-12
FIRST VIEW NEWS

S. N. Hull was a county seat
visitors Saturday.
Nels Ellis is visiting at the Fry
home this week.
Two Mexican families will oc-
cupy the new bunk house.
Quite a number from this vi
cinity celebrated at Arapahoe.
Mrs. Hamilton and son Harry y
spent Saturday at Woodrows.
The Flemings and Frys trans
acted business at Cheyenne Wells
Friday.
The Seibert. O'Brine, and Fem
ing families spent the Fourth at
the Sandy.
]. B. Hassmon took the Jitney
for 9 business trip to Cheyenne
Wells Saturday.
Everyone had such good time
at the dance AZ Fiemings the 4th
Cheyenne record., 1917-07-12
NORTH VIEW

Miss Leila Hill returned home
last week.
Miss National of Denver is here
visiting her niece, Mrs. Harry
Hill.
Mr.. Clarence Brannon is look
ing after the Wells jackson ranch
during their absence.
: Read the ad of H. E. Miller.
the painter, in this issue. and if
in need of anything in that line
see him.
Mr., Bacon and family will
move to town in the near future.
Their home place will be occupi-
ed by Arville Baber.
A large crowd attended the
Bacdon sale. The things sold.
brought fair prices. the day was
ideal and a most generous lunch
served to those present.
Mrs. A. A. Alexander came
down from Castle Rock last week
with her brother Harry Hill, and
will remain until the latter part
of the week visiting her parents
and other relatives.
Cheyenne record., 1917-07-12
FLYING FISH HARD TO "Bse''
Shooting From Fast-Moving Boat, It
Takes Expert Workmanship to
Bring Them Down.

'I could stand here and shoot flying
fish If tho ship was sinking" said ]. c.
Duggins, musical Instrument riagnate
of Chicago, according to nn Avalon
(Santa Catalina island) correspondent
of the Fresno Herald.
Diggins is crack rifle shot, and un-
tloubtedly the best marksman among
the millionaire sportsmen who come
to Catalina every season to hunt and
fish. He has bagged as many as Al
flying fish in a single day. and has
shot three straight without single
miss.
These strange creatures Of the deep,
which both swim and fly. average IA
inches in length. It is said the mono.
plane is patterned after the flying fisl
They are hunted from the specifies
kind of motor craft, most famous o.
which is the huge Catalan Filler, skip
pered by Capt. Joe McAfee, veteran
sea hunter on the Catalina banks. I
Captain McAfee's boat is equipped
with 1O0-horse power motor, and
makes speed Of 20 knots in the open
sea. He takes many millionaire
sportsmen out, some of whom come
from the far corners of the earth espe-
cially to shoot fish.
With the boat pitching in heavins
sea and the fish springing out of the
water ut most unexpected places, any
man may well be proud of his marks
manship who tallies dozen hits out
of u box of cartridges. A small-caliber
rifle is used in this sport, and q man
must shoot with open sights.
Cheyenne record., 1917-07-12
sun RISE ITEMS.

Sam Snyder went to Denver,
last week on business.
Fay Shaffer spent the week
with the Misses Tarasshers.
A. e. Howell had a fine horse
killed by lightning one night last
week.
Everybody from this vicinity
attended the celebration of the
Fourth at Arapahoe.
Another nice rain passed over
this section of country Sunday
night, which will shurly make
the crops grow.
Cheyenne record., 1917-07-12
Book by Mark Twain.

'"The Mysterious Stranger" new
book by Mark Twain, recently brought
to light, will soon be published. 1t is
n story Of the supernatural. Against
the Gothic background of u small AUS
trian village, at the end Of the six
teenth centu.y-with q halo Of the
towns benefactor-stands the Mys-
terious Stranger, one CT the most ex.
traordinary figures Mark Twain ever
drew.
He makes friends with three boys
and shows them many marvels. AT
times he Is invisible, but his presence,
seen or unseen, always brings to those
about Grickened feeling. and his
magic cnuses lives to run into new
and unexpected channels.
Cheyenne record., 1917-07-12

There are still a few "booze
permits" being issued in Colo.
but through the working of the
law passed by tbe Twenty-iirst
General Assembly and the new
Reed federal law. it is necessary
for the one seeking the permit to
make a&davit-a "a real, genuine,
dyed-in-the-woo and blown-in-
the bottle affidavit that said
booze is for one of four purposes
medical. sacramenta!, scientific
or mechanical, Result. Booze
shipments have fallen off so
much that even the Denver in
soection system has been aband-
ed. Verify, Colorado is becom-
ing a Sahara in which is to be
found few. wofnll few GASES.
Cheyenne record., 1917-07-12
Ordinance No. 49

An ordinance relative to the breaking
open or inj ring of the City Pound of the
Town Of Cheyenne Wells, Colo.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF TRus-
TEES OF THE TOWN OF CHEYENNE WELLS
C. LORADO.
Section !. It Is hereby made unlawful for any
person or persona. to interfere with. break open.
or destroy or In any manner injure. any enclosure
or pound erected createtl or established under or
by virtue Of any ordinance Of the town of Chcy-
enne Wells relating to the running at large Of an
imal. in the town Of Cheyenne Wells n the inn
pount ing Of the same: to set at liberty any an
inais or animal impounded therein.
Section 2. Any person 70 offending. may upon
conviction of such offense. be fined therefor by
any Justice Of the Peace having jurisdiction. in
my sum not exceeding fifty dollars and the costs
of prosecution: be imprisoned In the County
Jail of Cheyenne county. Colorado. not exceeding
twenty days both. at the discretion Of the
Court in which such conviction is hnd. until such
fine and costa shall he fully paid. PROVIDED.
that no such imprisonment shall exceed ninety
days for any one o.Tenss: and provided further.
every person con, icted and committed. shall be
required to work for the said town of Cheyenne
Wells. at such labor his or her strength will
permit within without said County Jail.
place of confinement. not exceeding ten hours
each working d,y. and for such work the person
employ shall be allowed. exclusive of his
her board. two dollars day for each days work
account of such fine and costs
In the eopinion of the Board of Trustees of said
town of Cheyenne Wells Colorado an emergency
exists and that this ordinance shall take effect
and be in force Immediately upon the passage
hereof and that final publication be made upon
July Eth 1917.
Read. passed. adopted and approved this second
day of July. \. D. 1917.
Attest A. W. JONES' Mayor.
CHAS c. TURNER.
tSelD Town Clerk
Cheyenne record., 1917-07-12

in a West Virginia coal company
and their books show that during
the last two years they have re-
ceivel dividends more than doub-
le the amount paid for the stock.
From Kentucky comes the
story Of a man who invested So.
900 in stock of a coal company
operating in the Guyan valley in
that state. His dividends amount
to $3.50 a month or 300 per cent
a year on the purchase price of
the stock.
These are only isolated instan-
ces. 1t is estimated that 600,
coo, GOO tons of coal are Consumed
in this country yearly. Every
ti5e the price goes up a dollar
six hundred millions are added to
the dividends of the coal operat :
ors.
In an attempt to placa.e the
government, 400 operators met
in this city and agreed to fix a
maximum price of S3,O0a ton for
coal at the mine, with further re-
duction of fifty cents ton to the
government. Secretary of War
Baker and Secretary of the Navy
Daniels promptly announced that
they would have pothing to do
with this arrangement as they
considered the figures entirely
too high. In peace times the coal
OF the mine for from 80 cents to
81. SO ton.
TWO DOLLARS A FAIR PRICE
There is no question in the
world that a maximum price af
$500 a ton for bituminous coal.
fob mine-would enable the
companies to pay handsome divi-
dends.
Congress expects to solve the
problem by giving the president
power to fix the price. We have
the right to do this as a war
measure. and I am confident if
Mr.. Wilson is vested with the
necessary authority he will rot
hesitate to exercise it.
The coal barons have overplay-
ed their hands and in their blind
greed have probably killed the
goose which properly cared for
might have laid many golden
eggs.
Cheyenne record., 1917-07-12

OF those who were called to the
Colors, and responded last Mon
day night:
Lucien Hudson
Vesper Goodnight
John Gahagen
Jake Hollander
Earl Slotterback
A banquet was given in honor
OF these young men last Monday
night at the Royal Cafe. There
are still four other young men
here who expect the call most
any day, they are:
Austin Counts
Ebert Plessinger
Donald Kitch
Robert B. McCrumb
Several of our citizens made
brief speeches. and gave the boys
some good advice, which we are
sure was appreciated and needed
by the most of them. We were
sorry indeed, to hear of their
having to go, but were proud to
see that they were willing to
fight for the right. and their
country, and we hope they will
be able to return to their .homes
again, with honor and glory at
tached to their names.
On Wednesday evening the fol
lowing persons who enlisted have
received orders to present them
selves at once. They left on the
evening passenger. They are:
Elbert Plessinger, Donald Kitch
and Austin Counts. We know
that these boys will make good
obedient soldiers and prove an
honor to their parents and coun-
try.
Cheyenne record., 1917-07-12

Colorado ranks third in the
average per capita contributions
to the National Red Cross fund.
The $.00. 900. 600 fixed upon as
the nations first contribution to
this great necessary humanit-
arian organization was based on
about 81 apiece from every man
woran and child in the country
Instead of This. Colorado gave ut
Cheyenne record., 1917-07-12
PrIsoner. Married bx Proxy.

Four French prisoners Of war in
Germany. now in the camp ut Stendal,
were married recently to their respec-
tive finncees in France. The arrange-
ments We're completed through the
Spanish embassy in Berlin. Exnctiy
at the time ut which the wedding cere-
mony, with the brides absent, was per-
Ing performed In the prisoners camp
Mt Stendal. another cerer1oEy. with the
bridegroons absent. was performed In
France.
Cheyenne record., 1917-07-12
Spreading Germ

1t seems too horrid to be true,
but the Thompson Review states
that man went through the vii
lage of Prophetstown delivering
free packages of what seemed to
be harmless materials but later
proved to be leprosy germs.
Similar reports come from other
sections of the country. People
will de safer to keep their hands
off anything not known to be safe
Shy clear of packages.
Cheyenne record., 1917-07-12

Hereafter the Government will
not permit publicity as to the
landing of American troops
abroad.
Cheyenne record., 1917-07-12
that we are going to repete it the
night of the 14th.

The Crane and Hays families
are high in their praise Of Eads
hospitablities at the barbecue the
Fourth. Enough and to- spare
for. every one to eat.
Cheyenne record., 1917-07-12
Washington Letter
.Bw Edward Keating

.1CY ISoWdIa IACothAS
Congressman iron the third Colorado
district agH
Last week I quoted rather free
ly from letter written BY John
Shelton Williams, comptroller of
the currency, to show the stag
gering profits which were being
made out Of coal and steel The
ordinary citizen may veiw with
indifference an advance in steel,
but we are all vitality concerned
about the price of coal. 1t is one
of the prime necessar:es of life.
Since the publication of Mr..
Williams letter a. mass of evil
dence has developed to prove that
his statements, particularly as TO
coal, were extremely conserva-
tive.
Testifying before a committee
of the Senate, coal operators said
they had been satisfied with net
profit of ten cents ton in peace
times: Now they were making
from thirty to fifty times that
amount.
PLEAD HUMAN ELEMENT.
When pressed for a reason for
this attempt to hold-up the pub
lie, one of the operators said he
thought it was the Human ele-
ment". and a senator suggested
that it might be necessary to call
in the experts of tn. Public
Health Service to prescribe a
remedy for the dreadful malady
which caused patriotic" men to
rob their fellow citizens while the
nation was in the midst of a
great war.
Senator Pomerepe of Ohio
pointed out that the city of Cleve-
land coos1mel about 6. ODD, 0o0
ton of coal a year. An increase
of one dollar a ton was equiva-
lent to the levying of tax of
six million dollars! AS a matter
of fact, the average advance was
not less than three dollars ton,
and the resultant profit to the
coal pirates in the neigh5o:aool
of eighteen million dollars year
Some of the coal men pleaded
that lack of railroad cars was
responsible for all the trouble,
but they did not get very far
with that plea. 1t was shown
that one Ohio coal company had
held q large number of cars of
coal on side tracks awaiting an
advance in price. An officer of
this concern boasted that the rail
road had charged his company
$500 = week demurrage for the
use of the cars but that his pro-
fits had been increased 81, 600 a
~week.
LOO CARS ON SIDETRACK.
Senator Hoke Smith of Georgia
Y told The following interesting
: story.
The Judge of the circuit court
= of the county next to the one in
which live. six miles from At
.lanta, was in Washington this
week. From him learned hat
:. during the latter part of last
winter l, 200 carloads of coal were
kept upoa a sidetrack between
the cities of Atlanta and Decatur
for over two weeks. while the
people of both places were short
of coal When the Judge brought
the case to the attention of The
grand jury and a committee went
one afternoon to begin their in-
vestigstion the coal was gone.
It vas perfectly evident that
the /, 900 carloads of coal were
being kept on sidetrack to pro-
duced coal famine and force up
the price.
Cheyenne record., 1917-07-12
Worse pomestIe Ones.

'T suppose Binks Is now experi-
cncing some Of the worst horrors Of
var"
Hardly. He enlisted to get away
from them"
Cheyenne record., 1917-07-12
hal the Resfaurant.

THAT man yonder Is from ZOO"
''Eow do you known
IT heard him order a pony Of
brandy. pousse-cafc and Doue hcss
dcEs."
Arizona republican., 1917-01-12
For Sale - Miscellaneous

FIRST CLASS BALED HAY FOR
SALE-From / hale to 40 tons. Phone
1863. Vaughn Bros bn
Arizona republican., 1917-01-12

FOR SALE-40 acres in alfalfa. 4
miles north, good house and out build
ings, well and orchard; fenced and
cross-fenced by owner. Box 1916 Re
publican II
Arizona republican., 1917-01-12

FOR SALE-One IL III. =. Fairbanks
Morse oil engine. cheap for cash. Ari-
iona Hardware Supply Co. Bird Ave e.
Jackson St II
Arizona republican., 1917-01-12
WATCH THIS SPACE
Auctions


r. 3. Baptist x Co, 13S No. LIST Ave,
viii auction their entire stock. begin
ming Friday. January 18th. 1917, , TO )
p. m. at 7S0 to p m. Friday and
Saturday: Hand painted china. statu-
airy. candle stands, various novelties,
large stock stationery, cards. menu
books, blank books, novels, poems,
combs. brushes. mirrors. bibles. prayer
books. paper nut cups, plates. napkins.
etc. place cards. tally cards. valentines
and Easter goods, inks. papers, waste
paper baskets. pens and etc.
3. W. GETSINGER. Auctioneer bg
Arizona republican., 1917-01-12
For Sale Live Stock

. WANTED TO LEASE a ranch
equipped for dairying. about so acres
and will buy 81 To 40 Al Holstein
cows. Call 907 w. Washington st. or
Phone 1889. bG
Arizona republican., 1917-01-12
For Sale Real Estate

WATCH OUR BARGAINS
10 Acres. house, barn, chicken yards,
well, gasoline pump. fruit. north, close
in. near good school Auto service. 20
acres alfalfa, close in, north, 5room
gray pressed brick. gas. bath, electric
ity, built-in china closet, book case.
shade, fruit, northeast, near car line.
Jordan &, Grace. 1918 West Adams
HI
Arizona republican., 1917-01-12

90 ii. +. 4 CYL "AUETMAN-TAY-
LOR" gas tractor, 10--l4-inch gang
pillow, and 3S-inch separator. An ex-
ceptional opportunity for anyone want
ing Il blowing and threshing outfit. j.
c. Raum, Tempe. Arz., Phone Chand-
Ter 1913. mile north and miles west
of Chandler If
Arizona republican., 1917-01-12

100 TONS OF HAY, 40 tons baled
balance in stack in good shape; 81
acres of good feed, privilege of pasture
until March 18th. Act quick. Nc
Dowell Realty Co, 10 n. First Ave.
Arizona republican., 1917-01-12
For Sale-AutomoblIes

AT 4 SACRIFICE. a raceabout. leav-
ing town. Apply Geo. Bruegger Busy
Drug Store bp
Arizona republican., 1917-01-12
Wanted - Situation, Male

WANTED-By healthy young man,
light work on ranch. satisfied with
room and board and small wages Box
1886 Republican. blk
EFFICIENCY ENGINEER and bust
ness doctor with broad and varied ex-
perience in commercial. manufactur-
ing and mining lines experienced ac-
countant and mechanical engineer:
work taken on a monthly fee basis;
references. address Box "a. Phoenix.
Arizona. blk
Arizona republican., 1917-01-12

FOR SALE-F'urniture of rooms.
also Of two rooms. $4,000; three blocks
from p. o.; both houses on same lot.
Place for lease. Income $4,000 per
month; need no reply unless mean
business or have cash. Box 1911 Re-
publican blk