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Gilpin observer., 1917-09-27
WELL TO START At BorTom
Reasons Why Lowest Rung Of the
Ladder 10 Frequently Better
Than the Middle One.

There Is plenty of room at the bot
tom. 1t is better to start there and
climb to the top than to start half
way up and stick.
$50 many boys and young men are
getting the wrong start" says mer-
chant in the New York Times. 1.-THE
salaries paid by most of the Wall
street houses are high. believe, be-
cause, first Of all, the business just
now can afford them; and, secondly,
there must be some premium for the
lack of opportunity. In other words.
the boy is paid high wages to start,
because he can't get much higher from
the position he fills"
In the mercantile field, says the
writer-who himself has several posi-
tions open which he has been unable
to flll-there Is unlimited chance for
the young man who wants to make
something out of himself. For, once
he has learned a business from the
bottom up, he has training that will
pay better in the end than the job
with the high salary at the start.
at is more profitable to start low
and have your salary grow every year.
than to stick around the same mark
or lose ground as time goes on. As
far as hours go, we have long day.
But If the work is congenial and the
employee knows he is getting ahead.
hours don't count. We generally turn
down the applicant whose first ques-
tion is, What hours do I have to
work pm
Gilpin observer., 1917-09-27
FEW GIVE LUCID TESTIMONY
Average Person Seems to Get Badly
Flustered When Talking to
Lawyer or Detective.

"And after the choking" prompted
the lawyer. who represented the
plaintiff in a recent trial for assault.
"Oh, there wasn't any choking that
saw" said the witness.
"No choking7 But didn't you tell
the officer that the accused sprang
upon his victim from behind and
seized him by the throat7"
Eyes, sir, surely. But there wasn't
any choking. He just squeezed him
till he couldn't breathe"
swell. wasn't that choking, I'd like
to know"
"When body chokes, he coughs till
he spits 1t out" explained the witness.
"but the old man didn't have any
thing in his mouth. and he didn't
cough, SO he didn't choke. He was
squeezed till the life was most squoze
out of him. that's ALL"
II the court was not enlightened by
such a finely Disseminated point,
neither was the truth beclouded. But
William ]. Burns, the famous detec-
tive, declares that 1t is nearly impos-
sible for the average person to give
simple, lucid information to lawyer
or detective. He gives as an EXAM
pie the Office boy who was asked, did
Mr.. Jones or his partner usually reach
the office first?"
'Well," said the boy eagerly. blush
ing and stammering with excitement,
"Mr. Jones at first was always last.
but later he began to get earlier, till
at last he was first, although before
he had always been behind. He soon
got later again. although Of late he
has been sooner, and at last he got
behind as before. But guess he'll be
getting earlier sooner or later."-
Youths Companion.
Gilpin observer., 1917-09-27

If Central City wishes to increase
it's trade and population let the bus
iness men grubstake the prospector
and send him forth in search of lead
and silver in the big silver-lead belt
that stretches the entire length of
the county but few miles north
west of the city. With silver and
lead mines opened up in this belt,
our population would increase and III g
business men would have a. larger
selling field fer their wares. Let
them get busy at once and spend
seine of their boarded dollars i'm
prospecting. that will not only bene-
fit themselves but the county at
large.
Gilpin observer., 1917-09-27

Sunshine is the true morning glory
and Vt blooms the year around.
There is little use fer the Kaiser
to block the wheels of destiny.
There are many people in this
world who think with their stcma chs.
A grain Of common sense is always
at par In the market of the world.
The recrle who have money TO
burn are not the ores who kindle the
fires.
Natures ccrcsrn Is not for indiv.
iduals. but for a race-she never
turns aside for the good who get In
her way.
Gilpin observer., 1917-09-27

1t pains us to learn that scme of
Cclcrado's women, after enjoying
nearly quarter of century CT equal
suffrage. should SO far disregard the
laws OF propriety, as we'll as those
of the United Sta es, as to go to
Washington and picket the presi
dents home and carry disrepu.able
and insulting banners that cast re-
Election upon cur chief executive.
They not cnly show disloyalty to the
government i'm time of war, but level
themselves to the l. w. w. and Ger
man propogandists' standard Their
acts are setting the question of un-
iversal equal suffrage back many
years, if not forever.
Gilpin observer., 1917-09-27

If The smelter takes eff a certain
per cent for moisture in cur cres
why should not the manufacturer oi
flour take off CT the farmers whea
crop a certain per cent for their new
ly threshed and moist wheat. If the
smelter only pays you $19 per ounce
for your gold (one thousand fine)
when the U. S. mint will pay you
$EO-67 per ounce, why cannot the
miller without any excuse deduct 1C
Fer cent from the market price foI
wheat? If The smelter can take from
one to two per cent from your cop
per withou. amy apparent reason, why
cannot the miller with equal justice
demand am additional per cent
from the farmers wheat. These, are
questions the investigating commit
tee should ask of the smelter mer
that we may get at the nigger in the
wood pile.
Gilpin observer., 1917-09-27

There is a certain tourist trade
which is conLinTous throughout the
year to which our Commercial Asso-
citation has raid no heed, says the
Boulder County Miner. The Denver
mountain PARKS are visited by hum
dreds of automobile parties every fail
day of The winter as wall as in sum-
mer. If the Boulder canon highway
were connected with the Mountain
Park system of reads by a crossroad
frcm Nederland Through Central City
and Idaho Strings, the great loop
Through this magnificent mountain
country would have continuous travel
the year around. Parties out of DEN.
yer would go by way Of Lookout
mountain and return by Boulder can
on and Boulder. II would be an un.
surpassed hundred mile mountain
trip. 1t would be advertised by Den
YER and made attractive by the push
ing enterprise Of the tourist bu
reaus Of that city. 1t would he nc
less an advantage to Boulder than tc
Denver in its relation TO the tourtsl
travel and in other business relation.
would bring great returns to the city
Now that the Estes Park season 1,
ended and the Commercial Associa
ton released from its arducus ga
ttons in that direction. 1t would b,
fine II It might take up this propo
q
completion Of this connecting link O
read from Nederlamd to Idah'
Springs.
Gilpin observer., 1917-09-27
SOME PROBLEM

An editor who was asked by his
son to help with some Of the prob
lens assigned as might work, says he
can't see how a boy is goirg to
learn anything when his teacher
sends him home with such problems
as the following:
If 1t takes a fourmonths-cdd weed
pecker with a rubber bill mine month:
and thirteen days to peck a hole
through a cypress log that is large
enough to make III shingles and
takes 165 shingles to make bundle
worth 90 CENTS, how long will it take
a cross-eyed grasshoprer with a cork
leg to kick all the seeds out cf a
dill rickle?"
Gilpin observer., 1917-09-27
xlnobIrd !. chIvaIreus Fighter.

The scientists call the kingbird Ty.
rannus tyrannus, doubling up on the
tyrannical Significance Of the thing be-
cause this bird Of ours tyrannizes
over other birds, but 1t is grateful to
say that his pecking pugnacity re.
strains itself In the cases Of birds
smaller than himself.
There are some good friends Of the
kingbird who will tell you that the
tyrannus Of his name is used in its
extremely ancient Significance, which
was that Of ruler rather than tyrant.
but the kingbird is a tyrnnt, neverthe-
less. as one can find out by asking
any crow or hawk which flaps or sails
within the domain Of this guardian of
the fields.
Gilpin observer., 1917-09-27
NOT THAT KIND OF CASE.

AS rule there is more than one way
of overcoming difficulty. Not all of
us, however, are as ingenious in solu-
ton as the corporal of famous Irish
regiment who recently went to the
front.
While on march in a very remote
part the pioneer corporal went to the
quartermaster to borrow a horse to
carry provisions to another tent. The
quartermaster refused, saying:
II have only the cart and this spare
horse I am keeping for a case Of emer-
gency."
"Well." reflected the corporal, "can't
you put the case of emergency on the
cart, sir. and let me have the horse?"
Gilpin observer., 1917-09-27

One must Of necessity read the
Republican papers TO learn of any
split i'm the Democratic party. View
ing lhe situation from within the
ranks. everything is passively har-
monious- To be sure, mean things
are being said in Denver by those
out Of office against those who are
enjoying the plums. but 1T was ever
thus. The only satisfied politician Is
the enc who Is up to the trough.
Gilpin observer., 1917-09-27
LUKE McLukE SAYS

What has become OF the old-fash-
ioned wife who used to fix her hMs-
band a big dose of asafetida when he
came home feeling badly?
It is hard to get a. man to believe
that he could earn $40 with half the
energy he uses up trying to borrow
IS.
It takes more courage to admit that
you are wrong than 1t does to insist
that you are right.
One way to become as popular as
smallpox is to take more interest In
other peoples affairs than they do
themselves.
A woman wants plenty cf closets In
house SO she cam spend lot of
time looking in them for burglars.
go
The man who says he profits by
hlis mi stakes is as big a liar as the
man who says he never makes amy.
An old married woman doesn't care
how wise she looks. But 1t keeps a
young widow busy trying to look in
nocent
1t Is easy to gain a mans friend
ship. Find out what his hobby is and
then ACT as though you wanted to
know all about it.
You may have noticed the man
who always plays thsm as if he had
them is always buying chips.
A man wi h a. fine head of hair
takes his hat off to woman as if
he enjoyed the process. But bald
headed man tips his lid slowly and
grudgingly.
1t certainly makes a woman happy
when she discovers that her husband
is Jealous OF her.
The reason why we like to see a
man pushing a baby buggy contain
ing his baby along the street is be-
cause we know That he isn't acting
as nursemaid to his wifeis poodle.
This is queer world. We all urge
the practice of economy, and we all
hate a stingy man.
A man sees SO many V-necked
waists that you would think he would
get tired Of what they reveal. But
he doesn't
Gilpin observer., 1917-09-27

John Mccormick, retired farmer
of Ber. houd, visited his niece, Mrs.
w. J. Stull, this week. He was in
Gilrin county some 40 years ago,
mining in Black Hawk. Upon leaving
Black Hawk he tcck a contract to
build portion of the old Colorado
Central between Idaho Springs and
Georgetown, now the Colorado &
Southern.
Gilpin observer., 1917-09-27
II Was a Bio NIoht.

"Some Of Jlpson's bachelor friends
gave him a farewell dinner on the eve
of his marriage"
II presume he'll remember that a
long time"
HE remembered it for two days at
any rate. His headache lasted that
long,"
Gilpin observer., 1917-09-27
They Fooled EN-.

ibid anyone discover that you were
q bride and groom on your honeymoon
trip"
"No; we fooled everyone. Instead Of
calling each other by our first names,
called Jim Mr.. Black and he called
me Miss Klnkly, Just as we did before
we were even engaged. We were just
as formal with each other as strangers
should be."-Detroit Free Press.
Gilpin observer., 1917-09-27

Some of cur United States sena.
they are to be consig gned to the poll
teal scrap heap, are exerting every
energy to die as martyrs to Kaiser
Bir. Were Uncle Sam to do the
right thing for the country's welfare,
he would place them on the toboggau
and slide them into the sulrhurous
waves.
Gilpin observer., 1917-09-27

Elk. Slough, of Chicago, one of the
directors of the American Metals
Producing company of Black Hawk
and Lake City, paid the Observer of.
nee a visit yesterday. on his way
TO the San Juan country.
Gilpin observer., 1917-09-27

While the German propogandists
are busy in this country trying to
blow up ammunition factories, why
not hire Bin Haywood and his gang
to blow up Gum Shoe BINS and La
Follettes seditiCn factories?
Gilpin observer., 1917-09-27

When we read from time to time
the government revelations concern
ing the activity Of Prussianism in
this country while yet We were a
neutral nation, we begin to realize
CUR position had ME und Gott" not
been checked by Joffre ait the Marine.
Gilpin observer., 1917-09-27

Criticism and disparagement OF
Senator Thomas comes Wi h mighty
poor grace from newspaper that
commended the senatorial record OF
Simon Guggenheim. Say what you
will about Senator Thomas, he
stands as monument of colossal
ability and achievement beside Sim.
pie Simon.
Gilpin observer., 1917-09-27

Rev. L. w. Coffman arrived Tues
day evening from Victor to pack his
household goods for shipment to
Swink. Colo. He was assigned by
the NJ. e. Conference to Victor but
the altitude was too high for him and
he was transferred to Swink.
Gilpin observer., 1917-09-27
True.

True.
'There's one thing I will say for
our national anthem"
"What's that2"
ats good thing the tune isn't as
hard to remember as the words are"
Gilpin observer., 1917-09-27

MIR. and Mrs r. r. Demeter and
Cliff. Hughes returned Friday evening
from ten days "trip to Walden,
Colo., They had grand outing, and
brought back washtub fun of fish
and sackful of ducks. The OBJ
server man got on the outside of
cne of the ducks.
Gilpin observer., 1917-09-27

DIR. Theodore Ahlenfeld, of Denver,
one of the directors bf the Maple
Leaf Mining company, was in the
cfty Tuesday on business connected
with the placing CT suitable build
tmgs at the mine.
Gilpin observer., 1917-09-27
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1917

Friend Noxem, of the Boulder Min
er, is all cut CT sorts and assumes
the attitude of Sis Hopkins Aint
going to do nothin' fer nobody what
never done nothin' for me.
Gilpin observer., 1917-09-27
Tho Trouble,

Eggs are high"
'You don't have to buy eggs all the
time. There are nourishing cereals
Oatmeals and SUCH"
II do have to buy eggs. Trouble is
my wife doesn't know how to cook
anything else."
Gilpin observer., 1917-09-27
Apprehension.

II hope your son is marrying into
good family"
'"That's what I'm afraid Of"
"Afraid Oft"
"Yes, that he's marrying the fam
ily."
Gilpin observer., 1917-09-27

"Wouldn't yous like to own ricl
gold miner"
"An have to dig de gold out an
take care Of It'll Nav. Gimme mic,
sedentary snap where folks'll come an
hand It to me-"
Gilpin observer., 1917-09-27
Natural History.

Freddie-It's always In damp places
where mushrooms grow, isn't 1t, papa
Papa-Yes, my boy.
Freddie-Is that the reason they
look like umbrellas. papa.
Gilpin observer., 1917-09-27

1t is said that Berlin made holt-
day to celebrate the flight of the
Russians from Riga. Paris should
shortly prepare for holiday to eel.
ebrate the flight of the Huns from
western France.
Gilpin observer., 1917-09-27
Seeking information.

Frank-Could you learn to love met
Mazie-I don't know; what is your
particular system of Instruction.
Gilpin observer., 1917-09-27
undertakino Too Much.

"What's your objection to that A
glOphObiac?"
Hes too Industrious in his ideas,
replied Senator Sorghum. "He want
simultaneously to quarrel with on
country and fight with another
Gilpin observer., 1917-09-27

1t is said that a man knows all
about woman until he parries a
slffragette. then he begins to realize
that heaven is a mere safe place to
dwell than home.
Gilpin observer., 1917-09-27
Brioht Idea

'The circus elephant got loose in the
station and started foraging."
"What did they do?'
"Just sent for the baggage master,
and he checked the elephants trunk"
Gilpin observer., 1917-09-27
The Prevailing Trouble.

Mother-My dear, what is the ma
ter with the horse? Isn't he walkin.
lame?
Small Boy-I know what's the mat.
ter, pop. One of his hind tires has
come off.
Gilpin observer., 1917-09-27

The dance at K. of P. hall Satur
day night was grand success. The
music was furnished by Daly's CIR
cheStra.
Gilpin observer., 1917-09-27
RA In,

Little drops OF water.
Failing with n thud,
Take the blowing landscape,
And turn 1t into mud.
Gilpin observer., 1917-09-27
RUGS, CARPETS, LIMO
LEUMS, COUCH COVERS

Delivered at your very door. Fine pat
terms to select from. The c. o. Rich.
ards Co.
Gilpin observer., 1917-09-27
Poetry Of Motion.

Unto the dance we don't allow
Its former lofty place.
A motion to adjourn is now
The highest form of grace.
Gilpin observer., 1917-09-27

Job printing At the Observer.
Gilpin observer., 1917-09-27

A man sees SO many V-necked
waists that you would think he woult
get tired of what they reveal. But
he doesn't.
Gilpin observer., 1917-09-27

This is queer world. We all urge
the practice cf economy, and we al
hate stingy man.
Gilpin observer., 1917-09-27

1t certainly makes woman haIpp!
when she discovers that her husband
is Jealous OF her.
Gilpin observer., 1917-09-27

The reason why we like to see a
man pushing baby buggy contain
ing his baby along the street is be-
cause we know That he isn't acting
as nursemaid to his wife's poodle.
New Britain herald., 1917-12-12
FORD ON BANKERS
AS RAILROAD men
They Beg Too Much for Higher
Rates, He Asserts

New York, Dec. 12.-Discussing the
problems confronting the railroads of
the country, Henry Ford said yester-
day that their predicament is due to
the heaviness of the equipment and
that steel Of great strength but much
less weight can be used on freight
and passenger cars and cut down the
cost OF operation.
THE United States needs one uni
fed railroad system tying together all
parts of the country he said.
Through the proxy system, control
of our railroads has passed largely to
bankers living in New York and other
large cities. These bankers were
busy in their offices with stocks,
bonds, commissions and syndicate ar
rangements-but whoever saw them
go to a point of congestion or rail-
road trouble to see what was the mat
| ter with their railroad?
For the last decade railroad pres
! idents and even operating officials
| have been talking like their banker
managers, about increases in freight
rates and security values, instead of
| devoting their thought and energies
| to eliminating waste and improving
equipment.
( "Four-fifths of a railroads work to-
! day is hauling the lightweight of its
! own wastefully heavy engines and
| cars. This is why railroad presidents
| have sues a hard time to figure out
! freight and passenger rates high
| enough. Constantly appealing for II
| per cent increases to protect stock:
| and bonds does not solve our trans
portation problem.
High freight rates are a barrier te
standardized industries producing TO,
a wide market. BY a wrong rate pol
icy railroads have helped conges
population in great terminal cities
This may pay big dividends, but bank
ing men and industries in great cite:
do not make a healthy nation.
| Bookkeeping cannot solve Thu
problem. A management with a ma
tional policy that knows what i
! wants, that can make steel run en-
gines dig tunnels, that can keep TIL
peoples interests before local or per
sonal interests, is what we need. Sucl
| railroad leadership must be protected
against politics and wire-pulling."
New Britain herald., 1917-12-12
HALIFAX DESTITUTE
Being CARED FOR
CONTINUED From First Page).

will be found that the majority of the
dead are little innocent children who
had just gone to school.
I'VE saw many dead people,. but
the first live one We came to after
the explosion was young girl of
about eighteen or twenty
"She was clinging to a wall and
cropping, or. rather, dragging herself
along MY acquaintance and I went
to her assistance and put our arms
around her. We saw as soon as We
approached that her throat was cut.
We did our best to keep her from
bleeding to death by holding the
edges of her wound together with our
fingers, but she died in our arms
Il was in the intercolonial freight
yards when the shock came. We sud-
denly heard the noise of terrific ex-
plosion. The sky at the same time
became black as ink. We were all
hurled to the ground. L was dncon-
scious for some minutes. When I
came to my senses again I saw a big
piece of iron Or steel strike the top
of the intercolonial railway elevator
and bound off backward, landing in
the midst of dozen workingmen.
All but two were killed. OF all the
st. John and 1 were the only ones
uninjured
"Soon afterward soldiers on horse
back came dashing through the
streets, warning all to flee. They said
another explosion might occur.
I'VE joined the weeping, moaning
crowds. A woman named Mrs. Gold
berg held a. child under each arm
and cried for three who were missing.
She left the children with US and
went into the burning district to hunt
the Others
Doctors and nurses worked as if
their lives depended on it, but dozens
upon dozens were dying before our
eyes in the streets. We saw the new
market with it's roof fallen in and
scores of dead beneath it. We tried
to enter railway station, but it was
crowded with corpses. We reached
Perryville by automobile. The first
trainload of refugees arrived soon
after. Many died en- route. Many
others were naked and all were
wounded, both grown-up people and
children"
New Britain herald., 1917-12-12
BERLIN MUST PAY
FOR Using F|REMEN
New Britain to Receive $50 Per
Fire, Commissioners Decide

That the board of fire commission
ers and the chief of the fire depart
ment have been imposed upon by the
town of Berlin was the undivided
sentiment at the postponed meeting
of the board held last evening.
A recommendation was made to
charge the town of Berlin $50 for
every call for assistance from the
New Britain Fire department and
$50 for every hour after the first hour.
The members and Chief Dame were
very much in favor and Frank Cor.-
Ion, speaking for Frank Moran, said
that the latter was also in favor OF
the project.
When the meeting was first called
to order it took the form of session
of the Firemen's Pension board,
Chairman A. E. Magnet of the fire
board presiding in the absenc- Of
Mayor George Quigley. The appli-
cation of Richard Hartnett for retire.
ment on g. pension was read.
The petition Of the permanent fire.
men asking for a 20 per cent. in
crease in salaries was tabled.
New Britain herald., 1917-12-12
AMBASSADORS TOLD
To LEAVE RUSSIA


member of the French chamber from
Landes, who, with Joseph Caillaux,
the former premier, is the subject Of
requests for authorization of pro-
ceedings, it is said, is charged with
having relations with the enemy For
mer Premier Caillaux presided yes
terday at a lecture in the theater at
Manners by the general commanding
the district on the subject of the ORR
gin of the war. NJ. CaillauN is re-
ported to have been received warmly
in Manners. which he represents in
the chamber.
In the Air.
London. Dec. 12.-There was great
activity in the air on Monday, es-
pecially in the Cambria region ac-
cording to the official statement is
sued last midnight. British airplanes
dropped bombs on enemy villages and
the Germans bombed the British area.
Five German planes were brought
down and three British machines are
missing. On Tuesday British avia-
tors dropped bombs on a large rail-
way junction northeast of Pirmasens,
in the Bavarian palatinate about 100
miles east of Verdun.
House of Commons.
London, Dec. 1.-THE on-Ferrous
metal bill was passed on the second
reading by the house of commons to-
night. The bill gives the governm ent
control of all dealings in non-Ferrous
metal and is intended to destroy Ger
man monopoly in these metals. :
job Dillon in the course of the de-
bate, expressed the belief that when
peace conference comes, President
Wilson on behalf of the United States
would require that the bill be made
ineffective.