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Gilpin observer., 1918-12-26
The Old Year
and the New

The Old Year sat beside the hearth.
In thoughtful mood; the hour was late:
And ere he vanished from tho earth.
The past he fain would contemplate.
II brought a wealth of 10Y for those
Who had o'erburdened been with grief."
He said, "and for unnumbered woes
Furnished the cordial Of relief.
ITO some I gave a gardens bloom,
Sweet pansies and forget-me.nots:
To some the cypress and the tomb.
The barrenness of desert spots.
With love tarried for a while
Breathing the sweet Elysian air:
And bidding Hope serenely smile
Across the threshold Of Despair.
II entered on my natai hour
Burdened alike with bliss and bane.
Commissioned by my Lord to dover
Some hearts with ease, and some with
pain.
Where happiness had rich increase:
shall be honored long. know;
But those l robbed Of Joy and peace
They will be glad to have go!
1--WE followed many bridal train:
Have watched by many lonely bier:
With birth and death. with loss and gain.
Made up the record of the year.
And now beside December's gate
Where hangs the years alarum bell.
I pause to scan the past and wait
The sound Of my own funeral knell.
''One!-How the hours have slipped away!
Two!-Some will weep with sore re-
greet:
Three!-Could I still on earth delay
Four!-Some good I might accomplish
yet.
Five!-An angelic song awoke!
Six!-Surely are the fetters riven.
Seven!-Soon I shall hear the final stroke
Eight!-Chime sweetly with the clock of
heaven!
Nine!-I am nearer to my goal!
Ten!-Time must eternity begin!
Eleven!-AwAke, immortal soul!
Twelve!-Farewell! and let the New Year
I'M"
ST come the Old Years debts to pay!
I come his promises to keep;
To walk upon the worlds highway.
And deck the grave where dear ones
sleep.
Where he gave smiles I may give tears.
Life's path with good or i'll bestrew;
For unto him who views the years
The new is old. the old Is new!"
Josephine Pollard.
Gilpin observer., 1918-12-26
Only Today Ia Ours.

The opening Of the year is every.
'ody's birthday. God has let us share
his work. God has gifts for days to.
come. We may send our thoughts back
through the ways of.memory; we must
lend them forth through opening paths
u faith and hope. The past will come
no more. but today is ours and tomor.
.ow Is In the hands of everybody's
nrthday. then, bring Joy and couragei
Nay Gods spirit help us. each and ev-
,ryone. to walk with God and spend a
Joyful year in the service of his King.
iom.
Gilpin observer., 1918-12-26
LUKE MeLukE SAYS

man can't have good time unless
he spends lot of money. But 1t Is
different with a woman.
Once in a while you will find an en-
gagged man who is as henpecked as II
he was married.
A man can't understand why his ex-
cuses do not sound as logical to others
as they do to himself.
No matter how slender Princess
may be today. the betting is that when
she is as old as her mother she will be
as big around the beam as her mother.
AS Christmas present a wife will
give her husband a pipe with enough
brass trimmings on it to start a foun-
dry And then she will get mad If her
husband doesn't swear off smoking on
Newly day just because the man
next door has decided to swear off.
What on earth has become of all the
Algebra that 1t took you five years to
cram into your knowledge box?
In winter every reporter would like
to be an exchange editor and stay in
doors where it is nice and warm. And
in summer every exchange editor would
like to be reporter and get out and
get the air.
1t is hard to make a woman UNDER
stand that hat that was designed for
16-year-old face won't make a 60-year
old face look that much younger.
There Is always trouble in the home
In which he thinks that the owner of
his pet Kaif needs the money more
than the owner of her pet department
store.
Once upon time there was man
who had no secrets from his wife. He
was a bachelor.
Executive ability is what enables a
man to make $4,000 year with his
own head and somebody else's hands.
1t may seem paradoxical. But a wom-
an will paint her own face before she
will let an artist paint it.
The girl man thinks most of is
the girl he is most afraid of. And yet
we wonder why husbands are henpecked
Isn't it strange how a girl can be so
proud of her big hat and SO ashamed OF
her big shoes?
Gilpin observer., 1918-12-26

In looking back over the past year
we realize how changed from normal
have been conditions in the mining in
dustry. says the Mining & Financial
Record. The COPPER producers have been
most favored in the matter of prices
for their product and as n result have
been able to pay better wages to min
ers than have the precious metal pro-
ducers. There appears to be u lean
period just ahead for the producers OF
red metal Until conditions are read
justed to allow for heavy exports of cop
per and a readjustment OF wages and
prices. the copper miner Will share the
fate that has been that of the gold pro-
ducer during the past few years. Now
the fortunes of the gold miner are in
the ascendency. Our brave soldier boys
are returning home. with the result that
sufficient labor will soon be at hand.
The cost of supplies. now that the war
demand is at an end. will be lower.
The world needs more gold and the
thousands of mines throughout the
Rocky Mountain country will be called
upon to produce increasing amounts of
the yellow metal.
Gilpin observer., 1918-12-26

An article from the editorial columns
of the Journal of the American Medical
Association says. There are no spec
ific cures for the so-called Spanish in
fluenza. Most of the "cures" recon-
mended are not only ridiculous but are
actually harmful. Hyper enthusiasm ap-
piled to moral and esthetic ideals is n
praiseworthy emotion, but as related to
medical science is usually delusion
and snare. The L. $. Public Health
Service, having been besieged with in
0uiries regarding this and that method
of treatment, has Issued special bulle-
tin in which 1t is emphasized that there
Is no specific cure for influenza yet
known and that the chief reliance must
be placed upon good hygiene. good nurs-
Ing. and symptomatic treatment First
of all employ a physician"
Gilpin observer., 1918-12-26

Market manipulatons in tungsten, ef-
fected with shipment of Chinese tung-
stem which ultimately proved inferior be-
cause OF its tin content. has come to a
climax and the market is fairly steady
at about SIS per unit. Many of the
richer mines will prosper at this rate IL
1t is maintained, but that is exactly
what the spectators In tungsten will
not permit. and unhappily they win use.
as they have done. the government or
ganizations to disturb that market when
ever they wish. Tungsten mining is in
the hands of the steel manufacturers,
who make a million In steel where they
lose n hundred In their tungsten in
vestments That is what is the matter
with tungsten. and In that Colorado gets
taste OF that influence which the
steel interests are well known to have
in congress Boulder Miner.
Gilpin observer., 1918-12-26

tillery at the front somewhere in
France"
"Oh, brought in a captive" was his
careless reply. 'Ran into the skulker,
marched him into camp and left him in
the guard house. Any letters?"
"Nary letter. They say the mail
packs here are four days overdue, but
they're rushing holiday stuff to the
camps"
Dale Webster sighed and his face
grew wlstful. "I've been expecting one
letter particularly. You're my friend.
Roy?"
after your carrying me on your
back half dead across the worst part
OF No Mans Land, with the Boches
plugging away for keeps. guess so !"
"And you remember Winnie Trask 2"
'As memory sweet and fragrant
us field of daisies!'
'Well, one night in n dugout I Just
couldn't help but write her way back
home there what ought to have said
to her before We left. Three months,
and no word. l fancy I was too pre-
sumptuous. If knew that Winnie was
caring for me, thinking of me, Mt home,
I'd never get lonesome. I'd fight double
to get this mix-up over and back to
her-bless her!"
Don't lose hope" encouraged Roy
Barley. zone of the fellows just got
letter written by his sweetheart last
September. 1t has been chasing him
all over the frontier. About your pris-
oner-make you any trouble?"
mot bit Of It," declared Dale in a
spirited way. "The bear"
"The bear!" repeated Roy in won.
derment.
"Oh, l forgot to tell you that my
catch was bear" spoke Dale. 81
came across him curled up I'm a nit, a
performing bear, strayed from some
mountcbnnk master In one of the bonn.
barded villages. Soon rs he saw me
he acted frightened and humble, and
when I pnttcd him uttered n Jolly
growl. turned somersault and stood
on his hend."
"You don't mean I'll"
Come. I'll show you."
Dale led the wny to the guapyhouee.
Outside OF II was gathered a noisy
Gilpin observer., 1918-12-26


He shifted again, uttered satisfied
grunt, and, seizing it in his powerful
jaws, shook it.
"Whoop! n fruit cake" yelled o
watchful soldier, and grasped it as II
rolled to the ground. 'Hurrah !"
Some knitted socks and dozen lit.
tie packages tied up with ribbon fell
out of the shattered receptacle. Dale
uttered n sharp gasp. Among them
was letter. He snatched it up and
afiush and quivering, secreted it in his
pocket quickly.
But not for long. When he had d.
vided the cake among his importunate
comrades and gathered up the num-
berless mementoes from home, he got
to his tent speedily. He opened the
precious missive. his eyes sparkled, he
kissed 1t fervently and his face fairly
shone.
What wild, riotous. fun-producing
New Years dayl Old BruIn did him
self proud, and Dale never sang the
patriotic songs apportioned him on the
program so thrillingly.
II say" observed Roy quizzically as
the day waned, "you've acted like some
wild schoolboyI"
"Reason to!" cried Dale fervently.
and his heart beat faster against the
cherished missive lying next to it
the letter from Winnie saying: II have
always loved you, and. though hall
the world separates us, love you now
more than everw
Gilpin observer., 1918-12-26
THE DEATH OF THE OLD YEAR.

fun knee-deep lies the winter snow,
And the winter winds are wearily sigh
ing:
Toll ye the church bell sad and slow.
And tread softly. and speak low,
FOR the Old Year lies a-dying
Old Year. you must not die;
You came to US SO readily.
You lived with us so steadily.
Old Year. you shall not die.
HIS race Is growing sharp and thin,
Aiack! our friend Is gone. sl
Close up his eyes: tie up his chin;
Step from the corpse. and let him in
That standeth there alone,
And waiteth at the door,
friend,
And a new face at the door. my friend,
A new De at the door.
Alfred Tennyson,
Gilpin observer., 1918-12-26

Twenty-three attorneys have combin-
ed to put the Denver Post out of busi-
ness. but we bet the paper with n
heart and soul, and an abiding place
for Justice. win be doing business at
the same old stand long after major
ityity OF the twenty-three lawyers have
passed into obscurity. In looking over
the list OF men who would purge Dem
ver> OF Objectionable journalism we can
readily understand why some OF them
want to muzzle the press. The Post
may sometimes 20 too far In Its criti-
cism or abuse OF men In the public eye,
but in the main II is better for the peo-
pie that the paper 20 to extremes in
that direction than to be too timid and
mild, and afraid to follow n strenuous
course In It's editorial policy. The Post
Is our big brother and whenever u ski
doc number Of lawyers elect to gang II.
II behooves the rest OF the family to
join forces against the common enemy.
Gilpin observer., 1918-12-26

Partial rehabilitation of the Food
Administration and the withdrawal of
many of its rules and regulations have
given the impression in some quarters
that all its activities have ceased or
are shortly to cease. This is not the
case. The Food Control Act imposes
on the Food Administration certain OBJ
legations which continue until presiden-
tial proclamation releases 1t from the
act-and particularly the obligation to
curb profiteering and speculation in Ii
censed food products. This function
must continue to be performed and there
is no intention of relaxing in this dir
ection.
Gilpin observer., 1918-12-26

group. Half way up the flagpole was
great shaggy monster who cleverly
reverted himself, slid to earth, turned
dozen graceful somersaults and
walked around On his hind feet.
"Oh. we'll put him ON our vaude-
Vile. program as the one leading at
traction tomorrow voted dozen OBJ
servers. "What's the rowv", as cheer
ing echoed from the other end of the
encampment. From a dust-covered,
battered automobile two men were
throwing off packages.
"Belated mail," announced the
driver. "Section A. Throw off the
plunder, men. and you hungry fellows
grab and distribute"
Boxes, packages, tied-up bundles Of
newspapers and letters passed from
hand to hand. Roy BARLEY was most
active in the work of sorting out the
heterogeneous mass.
"Something for you, Dale" he called,
poising square box before hurting 1t.
II say" inspecting the marks on the
box" It's been up and down the whole
battle linei"
"See If there isn't letter." directed
Dale, placing the box beside a tent.
and his eyes were eager and hopeful.
Doubtless the box held remembrances
from some home group, but his soul
was hungry for something more priced.
Nothing for you," called out Roy.
running over the letters In his hand.
"Hey! look out for your box!"
Roy spoke just in time. Old Bruin,
unnotieed, had been shifting Intrusive
-ly at the box. Then he had paved it,
his claws piercing the frail pasteboard.
Gilpin observer., 1918-12-26

paper. But the results will be just as
public If you fail and men who read
between the lines know the facts. So
II you're concerned about the future
you will respect the verdict and hon
estly set out to avoid the foolish things
done in 1918. You will make your
directions at once. If you continue
In error you will damage your work.
Ing ability. not to speak Of your repu-
tation and character. It isn't busi-
ness to toy with things costly. You
can better afford to down a foolish
self-pride than be dOwned by tasks
too big for you. If you make the cc's
rections to your life at once even the
balance of this year will profit by
the stock taking and you will start the
year with a little practice. /.
The best assxrance of success is found
~ taking stock ofNthe means of ottoin-.
inq it.
Many worthy projects are blasted by
over-zeal. Faith does wonders, but it's
q healthy process to mix considerable
good judgment with 1t. Promises to
pay are of no value without the abil-i
lty to redeem them. You must count
the cost before beginning the new en-
terprise. Scan your personal fitness
before undertaking new ventures. II
you stand the test you are bound to
win. You have no reason to expect
that simply because you attempt some.
thing beyond you some mysterious
power is going to pull you through.
The New Year will be full of chal-
lenges and for that reason 1 want you
to take stock and be ready for the test
Ing when 1t comes. q
THERE'S nothing like knosttng .vhat yox
dare expect of yourself.
It's just as foolish to attempt Jobs
too big for you as it is to be afraid
of what you can do easily. There are
some organizations that put on CAM
paigns these days to help people find
themselves. If ycu want the same
results without the publicity go after
your own case and don't be too easy
with the subject. The coming year
will be full of great opportunities and
yen won't know what to do when they
come unless you take stock in advance.
To be sure some lucky turn of for
tune's wheel may put you in q high
place, but you are far more likely to
stay at the top If you rise by merit.
Yon oqCe yourself and your friends
your best record for the coming year.
1t should be matter of satisfaction
to know that you have the ability to
do big things. It's equally important
to know your weakness If you should
be confronted with big things. In any
case failure does not add to your
credit. Many Of life's failures could
be avoided II men would only take
stock. This is business, and you
should not shirk 1t If you want to sue
ceed. Rise to power and criticism
go together. You will escape most Of
the latter If you take time to find
yourself and fit yourself for being
your best. Take stock before others
lake 1t for you and corrections are
too late,
Gilpin observer., 1918-12-26

Many are inclined to declare the wide
ly heralded discovery of uranium ores
in the Jimtown section of Boulder coun-
ty fake. If promoters want uranium
ores Gilpin county is the place for
them to come. The deposits of this
rare metal in the mines on Quartz hill
have been proven and much of the ore
has been mined and brought high and
profitable returns.
Gilpin observer., 1918-12-26

VIM. Haninan, nephew of Mrs. AL.
Henley, who was in the service of I'm
Gle Sam, died on the seas while home
ward bound. Peritonitis was the cause
of death. He was born In Central and
was 10 years of age. The body will be
side.
Gilpin observer., 1918-12-26

Friends of Mr.. and Mrs. Albert S.
Gundy regret to hear of the sad loss
they suffer in the death of the 10-year-
old daughter, Genevieve, who died in
Denver yesterday of small pox. Mrs.
Gundy and the other six children are all
sick ard under quarantine with the
same disease.
Gilpin observer., 1918-12-26

The next Legislature will be asked to
enact into law three or four measures
which are vitally necessary to greater
road building in this state. Chief among
these are the bill to allow the people to
vote on bond issue. the transfer of
the Inheritance tax to the highway fund
and changes in the present automobile
law.
Gilpin observer., 1918-12-26

o. yes, following a custom that has
prevailed in newspaper offices since the
time almost that Adam induced Eve to
don the obscuring fig leaf. until the
present day, the Observer wishes all a
happy and prosperous New Year.
Gilpin observer., 1918-12-26

Guy U. Hardy drops a word Of cheer
to the newspaper boys when he says in
come tax will be high this year but it
has reached its peak and will gradually
be reduced.
Gilpin observer., 1918-12-26

II Gilpin county is to be represented
at the state meeting of the Metal Min
ers association. 1t is about time the To-
cal Chapter was called together to name
delegates. The state meeting is to be
held in Denver January srd. 4th and
9Th.
Gilpin observer., 1918-12-26

: 1t is neither an easy or pleasant
task to step aside from the Christmas
festivities and get out newspaper.
One is too full (of food) for thought or
expression.
Gilpin observer., 1918-12-26

The State Highway Commission has
made an allotment of $500 for Gilpin
county road building during 1919. A
large part of the money will be used in
reducing the grade up Spring street.
Gilpin observer., 1918-12-26
MEMBER COLORADO EDITORIAL ASSOCIATION

The Kaiser cooked his turkey Christ
mas. He cooked his goose some time
ago.
Gilpin observer., 1918-12-26

Statement Of the ownersh ip,, Manage.
ment, ETC., Required by the Act Of
August "a, 1912, Of the GiIpin OBJ
server, published weekly at Gen.
trai City, Colo, for october I, 1918:
Name CT editor, managing editor.
business manager. publisher and ow-
ner, w. J. Stull, Central City. Colo.
known bondhoMers, mortgages.
and other security holders. holding 1
per cent. CIR mere OF total amount OF
bonds. mortgages, or other securities.
None.
w. j. STULL.
Sworn to and subscribed before me
this 26th day OF December. 1918.
FRANK @. MOODY.
County Clerk of Gilpin County. Colo.
Gilpin observer., 1918-12-26

Boots, shoes and mems furnish
inss Of all kinds At the c. O. Rich.
ards Co.
Gilpin observer., 1918-12-26
New Years at
the Front
BY
Saidee Estelle Balcom

ELL, what have you
done for your country
today?"
1t was the eve of
the new year and Dale
Webster, hailed by a
companion soldie e r,
threw his knapsack
within their tent just
behind the heavy ar
Gilpin observer., 1918-12-26

OW'S the time for personal
stock taking. The habit is
in the air around Christmas.
The kiddie lives a miserable
The Prescott daily news., 1918-02-22
TAX COLLECTORS NOTICE

Beginning Monday, February 11th 1918, l will meet the property owners of Nevada county at the various plac es below noted for the purpose ei collecting taxes for the year 1917. Al tax payers are requested to brine their last tax receipt:
 Mt. Moriah, Caney Twp. Thursday February 21, p. m.
 Gale, Caney Twp, Friday, Febru ary 22.
 Morris, Georgia Twp, Saturday February 23, a. m.
 Brisbane, Parker Twp. Monday February 25, a. m.
 Whites Chapel, Parker Twp, Mon. day, February 25, P. M.
 Nichols School House, Alabama Twp, Tuesday, February 26, a. m.
 Falcon, Alabama Twp, Tuesday February 26, p. m.
 Falcon, Alabama Twp, Wednesday February 27.
 Fuller's Store, Parker Twp, Thurs. day, February 2S, a. m.
 Bodcaw, Parker Twp, Thursday February 28. p. m.
 Bodcaw, Parker Twp, Friday, Mch I.
 Emmet, Emmet Twp, Tuesday March 5.
 Boughton. Boughton Twp, Wed nesday, March 6.
 Sutton, Albany Twp, Saturday March 2.
 Laneburg, Albany Twp, Monday
 Prescott, Missouri Twp, Thursday March ' to Saturday, April 13.
 After April 18th the books will positively be closed. All tax payer: who do not pay their taxes on or be fore the above date will be compelled to pay the penalty as prescribed by law. SAM E. MUNN,
The Prescott daily news., 1918-02-22
POTASH ALWAYS IN DEMAND
Hard to Obtain Sufficient Quantity of Thls Most Important of |
 Fertilizers.

Potash Is perhaps the most impor- tant of fertilizers. Although potas- sium, in Its combinations. is one of the most widely distributed of the ele- ments, it is found massed in bulk in only few places. The Saxon deposits at Stassfurt, and the beds in Alsace, are the worlds chief sources of sup ply.
 Elsewhere, potash Is to be had only by the treatment of great quantities of material, with small resultant yield. The case is not as bad as that of radium, where a ton of ore may give only fraction of grain of the pre- cious metal; but 1t is bad enough to make its extraction an extremely cost ly process. The farmers wife has al- ways known how to leach potash from wood ashes in sufficient quantity to make the soft soap for the family washing. but this method does not pay commercially.
The Prescott daily news., 1918-02-22

minimum. City and county peace officers have been most energetic and efficient in enforcing the law and they have had the backing of the people in their work. The recent de- cision of the Supreme Court gave rise to fear that the good work of the past several months would be largely nullified and that there was ground for this fear is shown by the state ment that the price of bootleg liouor in some parts of Arkansas has drop- ped from $10 quart to as low as $4 per quart.
 With the federal officers handling the interstate end of the city and county officers handling the state end of the matter a bountiful crop of thorns will soon grow up in the path of the bootlegger.-Arkansas Ga zette.
The Prescott daily news., 1918-02-22
Horses Jumping Powers.

If the reader will carefully measure out 39 feet an idea of a horses capac- ity in this direction will be gathered. Such a distance steeplechase horse called Old Chandler is reported to have covered at Warwick many years ago; and there Is more than one apparently authentic record of horse clearing over seven feet in height. The scene of such an exploit was at the Phoenix park, Dublin, and the horse was called Turnip. The animal belonged to Sir F. Crofton, and the duke of Richmond, then lord lieutenant of Ireland, wa gered f500 that this height could not be cleared. A wall of the requisite di
 mensions was built, and when finished Turnip was ridden at it. He did what was asked of him in perfect style, but 1t happened that his grace, not know ing that the feat was ready for per, formance, was not looking when the jump was made, and Turnip was there fore ridden over it again, not only sue cessfully, but easily.-London Tit-Bits.