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Gilpin observer., 1918-03-28
RECALLED DAYS OF YOUTH
Mlddle-Aged New Yorker Succumbed
to the Almost Forgotten Faseina-
tIon Of Coastlnq.

Riverside drive on winter day with
snow everywhere aplenty.
Between the drive and the river
there are many places that make good
coasting; there are short, gentle in
clines that are nice for small children,
and then there are longer, sleeper,
more varied slides that suit the bigger
boys better.
At slide of the latter description
halted father and mother with their
six-yearold son, who had his sled
along.
"There's good place." said father.
"Too steep, isn't it?" said son.
mo. I'll show you"
"And with that, his boyhood days
coming back to him as he saw the
boys sliding, father seated himself on
the sled and moment later away he
went.
Presently he was back again at the
top Of the hill ready for the next slide
and from now on carrying his son.
ut seems to be as much fun for
you as it Is for John" the smiling
mother said.
'It is. I am going to buy sled for
myself tomorrow" said father.-New
York Times.
Gilpin observer., 1918-03-28

calendar was reformed under julius
Caesar, the year was made to begin on
the first day Of January. After the
adoption of Christianity in Europe, the
date Of the beginning Of the year was
changed to March in most countries, so
that Easter became recognized as a
New Years day. The reform of the
calendar by Pope Gregory, in 1852,
again changed the day on which the
year began, although in England it
continued to begin on the 25th of
March until the adoption Of the ''new
style" there in 1852.
Christianity found Spring festivals
already in vogue in heather Europe,
and to these oldtime festivals many of
the customs and superstitious rites still
connected with Easter are clearly
traceable. The name Easter, given to
the day by the Teutonic nations-the
Roman nations have retained the old
Hebrew name, pascha, under modified
French-is derived by Bede from Eos
ter or Ostara, the name Of an old
Anglo-Saxon goddess, in whose honor
Spring festival was celebrated.
Grimm was unable to find any mention
Of deity of this name among the an
clent Germans, but from the fact that
the month of April still bears the name
ostermonat Tin Old High German os-
tarmanoth), he did not doubt that such
goddess, probably "the divinity of
the radiant dawn" had been known
among them. The old Oster festival
was clearly of solar character, eel
ebration in honor of the birth or the
rejuvenation of the sun Of the new
year. This is made evident, aside from
the known character of similar fesu-
walls in other parts of the world, by
Gilpin observer., 1918-03-28
IN THE SPRING

will be the great test of life and death
struggle on the Western front. In TIA
everyday walks Of life, it is the sprin I
time that brings i'll health. One OF tn
chief reasons why the rundown mar
finds himself in bad state of health b
March or April, is because he has spen
nearly all his hours for the past four OF
OF house, factory or Office. II is the rea-
son for our diminished resistance-that
is, lack of outdoor life, coupled with
perhaps over-eating, lack of good exer-
else, insufficient sleep. and constipation.
In other words, we keep feeding the
the "clinkers," and our fire does not burn
brightly. Always keep the liver active.
There is nothing better for health than
taking an occasional mild laxative, per-
haps once week; such a one as you
can get at any drug store, made up Of
ny'apple. jalap,, aloes, ,(sugar-coated.
Dr. Picrce's Pleasant Pleas at Peiiets. But fSr
the Spring Fever" the general rundown
condition, the lack of ambition, the
"blues," one should take course Of
treatment every spring; such a standard
tonic tonic as DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Dis
sixty;;cent walls. Watch the people 90
plodding along. the street. There's no
spring, no vitality. A vitalizing tonic such
ss a,d this Soy vegetable get extract OF Or. Pieree's
action. The brain responds to the he new new
blood in circulation. and thus you're ready
to make fight against stagnation which
waiti Today se is the day S TO begin. BE- aD GAIN G :
little pep" and laugh and live. Vim and
vitality are the natural out-pouring OF Q
healthy body ". It does not spring up in
the courage that comes with good health
Gilpin observer., 1918-03-28
Wyoming.

The new laboratory at the Standard
refinery at Casper has been COM
pleted.
The Millfken Company has brought
in an important new well in the
Blackwell field Of the Mid.Continent.
A drilling rig and complete string
OF tools for the Horseshoe Oil and Gas
Company are on the way to Rawlins.
The One Hundred OIL Company,
drilling five miles. south of Douglas.
struck water at depth OF about 1850
feet.
Gilpin observer., 1918-03-28
Colorado.

Dana's System of Mineralogy" de-
scribes more than a hundred mineral
species containing manganese.
Sections of Summit county in which
outcrops and traces of molybdenite
are found are at Montezuma, Uneva
lake, Hoosier pass and in the Breck-
enridge district.
A new and rich flat vein has been
cut at the 9OO-foot level of the w. P.
H. mine by the w. p. H. Leasing Com
pany, Operating the mine under lease
from the United Gold Mines Company.
the owning corporation, says a Grip
pie Creek report.
Lessees at the Nisi Prius property
in Iowa gulch, Leadville, have secured
an extension on the period Of their
lease and are preparing to undertake
important development work expected
to uncover the largest and richest
body of manganese yet found in the
district.
The production of molly lybdenite con-
centrates upon a commercial scale in
Summit county is now fact. The big
250ton capacity concentration mill Of
the American Metal Company, Limit
ed, of New York, commenced its cam
paign a few days ago at the company s
large holdings near Climax station on
the South Park railway.
Flagler OIL and Gas Company we'll,
drilling one-half mile west of Flagler.
which has been shut down for the
last thirty days waiting for q car Of
ten-inch casing to arrive, has now re-
sumed operations and the casing Is
being put in the hole. The well Is
down $50 feet and showing of oil,
its officers say, has been encountered.
From Cortez. Montezuma county,
comes report concerning hallerite.
mineral not yet admitted to a place
in "Danas Mineralogy." This discov-
cry, which was exhibited in Denver
last year, is expected to revolutionize
the making of iron castings. 1t was.
in 1916, discovered in the Ute noun
tains, eighteen miles from Cortez, in
the southwest corner of Colorado.
Gilpin observer., 1918-03-28

many Of the observances which 1t be
queathed to Easter. Thus it was for
merly custom all through the north
of Germany, on the night Of Easter
Sunday or the third night following, to
kindle bonfires on all the heights, af-
fording magnificent spectacle, when
these fires were to be seen here and
there over miles of country. This Gus
tom had become simply mode of
merrymaking, but 1t is held with plaus-
ibility that originally the bonfire was
| symbolical of the new fire that was to
warm the earth and quicken it into re-
| newed life after the cold embrace of
winter.
Ancient Popular Belief.
Another indication Of the ancient
solar character Of this festival is an
old popular belief, said to survive still
in Brandenburg and Saxony, that the
| sun at the moment Of rising on the
morning of Easter gives three joyous
leaps, that he dances with youthful
JOY. This curious belief was not con-
fined to Germany. In the middle dis
tricts Of Ireland, according to Brand,
~ Wuo , ulleI SpeuUluS ILuSt-
er eve in merrymaking and carous-
ing-watching the pot boil, the con-
tents of which were to break the long
Lenten fast, yet must not be touched
before the growing Of the cock-for
the whole company of revelers to go
| out just at daybreak to see the rising
sun take his three Easter leaps. Sir
Thomas Browne, writing of popular
errors, mentions thus quantity the ex-
istence Of this belief in England: 1--WE
shall not, hope, disparage the resur-
rection Of our Redeemer, If we say that
the sun doth not dance on Easter day;
and though I would willingly assent
unto any sympathetic exultation, yet
we cannot conceive therein more than
a tropical (figurative) expression"
Perhaps there is no more striking Illus
tration than this of the power Of an
inherited belief to live on in spite of
the testimony of all experience against
1t. In some places, apparently as an
alternative for giving up the belief
wholly, 1t was held that In order to
witness these three leaps one must
look, not ut fhe sun itself, but at the
reflection of 1t in pool Of clear water
AS last resort, to save the belief, the
sun might be made to dance. Brand
could recall that when he was boy
he had seen "a vessel full of water set
in the open air. in which the reflected
sun seemed to dance, from the tremu-
lous motion of the water" If the
mountain will not come to Mahomet,
then Mahomet must go to the noun
tain.
Among the customs handed down
through long ages and accepted by the
Church were those Of Easter eggs and
the Easter tale which the preacher told
from the pulpit, in lieu Of sermon,
connecting 1t with Christian reminis-
cences. Later still there were in Ger
many dramatic shows, named Oster-
spiele, executed by twelve performers,
one Of whom, apparently, was the
leader, and represented Summer beat
ing Winter out Of the land. The danceg
and sports prevalent ut this season In
Germany among the youths and maid
ems appear sometimes to have been
marked with something Of the loose
ness characteristic Of the floral games
In Italy.
Gilpin observer., 1918-03-28
Bows Wanted to Be Sure.

"I'll give one Of you boys dime to
carry my bag to the station" said a
crOss-eyed man. pausing before three
ragged little fellows.
(Which one, mister?' piped the boys
In chorus.
"You," said the cross-eyed man.
(which oneT"
"You."
There was pause Finally one lit
the fellow said: Fair do, mister; close
one eye and look at the kid you want,
will your"
Gilpin observer., 1918-03-28

There are several versions Of the
connection Of the hare with Easter,
but the hare custom 10 exclusively pa
gan In origin and has nothing to do
with the Christian festival. In the East,
the hare played q part In the mythical
life and adventures Of Buddha. In
fact, several hare myths como out Of
india, the great reservoir Of religious
symbolism.
Gilpin observer., 1918-03-28
Montana.

Dividend action by Anaconda Cop
per Company March &c and Inspira-
tion Copper Company on March 2S.
Copper exports to allied countries
in 1917 increased AZ per cent over
1916. The December increase over
1916 was 6S per cent.
Gilpin observer., 1918-03-28
A Minor Role,

Were you ever patroness at soci
ETY. AFFAIR." mo; Pm always one OF
the patronized.
Gilpin observer., 1918-03-28
Strength Gave Out
Mrs. Schmitt Was Miserable From
Kidney Trouble Until Doan's Came
to Her Assistance. Now Well.

my kidneys gave out during the
change Of life," says Mrs Margaretha
Schmitt, 63 Alabama Ave-, Brook
lp, N. Y. my back ached and panied
as if it were broken. When / moved in
bed, sharp, darting pains caught me
Gilpin observer., 1918-03-28
Arizona.

Gila county miners have struck rich
ore in the Mineral creek district.
The Silver King mine at Superior
is sacking some high-grade copper
ore.
Copper smelter at Douglas makes
new record, January production being
21,700 pounds.
Oatman district scene of three great
mineral strikes, ore assaying up to
$400 per ton.
More naturalization is showing in
the bottom of the Gadsden shaft, now
down about S65 feet.
Actual stopping of ore for shipment
to the mill is now under way at the
Gold Ore at Jerome.
Gilpin observer., 1918-03-28

Too many men are incapable of do
Ing their own thinking.
Gilpin observer., 1918-03-28
WESTERN
MINING AND OIL
NEWS

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Prices for Metals.
New York.-Lead, $7.25@7.50.
Copper-$2S.12h.
Bar Silver-S97sc.
London.-Bar Silver AND per
ounce.
st. Louis.-Spelter@$7
Boulder.-Tungsten concentrates.
60 per cent, s2O.O0@22.50 per unit.
Crude ores, 60 per cent, $22.00@25.00;
20 per cent, $12.0O@12.5O; 10 per cent
s9.40Q12.20.
Gilpin observer., 1918-03-28

A prophet is person who expects
The unexpected.
Gilpin observer., 1918-03-28

dCrUBB my DHCK anu I
couldn't turn. Mornings
I was stiff and sore and
1t felt as il heavy
weights were tied to me,
l was so worn-out. |
often came near fall
ing from dizziness and
flashes of fire would
come before my eyes,
binding me.
Gilpin observer., 1918-03-28
w. N. U., DENVER, NO. 1a--1s1e.
Yet Il Bored.

First Editor-The preachers sermon
had no point to 1t.
Second Editor-And yet though 1t
had no point it greatly bored me.
Gilpin observer., 1918-03-28
The Kind.

The Kind.
"What plants do you think suitable
to beautify cat cemetery"
"Why not try pussy-willowsT
Gilpin observer., 1918-03-28


we're headaches and my kidneys didn't
act regularly. The secretions passed
too often and caused much distress.
l was hardly able to do my housework
and just to walk upstairs took all my
strength.
"As soon as l began taking Dodn's
Kidney Pills. improved and six
boxes put me in better health than l
had enjoyed for years"
Mrs. Schmitt gave the foregoing
statement in 1916 and on April 8,
1917, she said: MY cure has been
permanent. | keep Dodn's on hand,
however, and take few doses occa-
sionally."
Get Doan's Il Any Store. e0c Boz
|DOAN'S KID I!,, NJ Er
FoSTER.MnBURN CO.. BUFFALO. N. Y.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-03-15
SALT PRESERVES SOFT CORN
Successful Treatment Reported From
Frcphetstown, lIl.-0ood venti-
Iatlon Needed.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment OF A~gffculture.)
Some farmers In the corn belt are
having success In preventing soft or in
sufficiently cured corn from spelling by
applying eight to ten quarts Of salt to
each wagonload as It Is being cribbed.
Farmers about Prophetstown, ILL.,.
where this plan was practieed rather
generally in 1915 and during last fall
and the present winter, report that the
sailed O keeps well, while similar
corn without salt spoils. They report
that the salt draws water from the
ears and prevents heating, souring or
rotting where there Is sufficient venti-
lation to carry away the moisture.
Although observations and investiga-
ton along this l:ne by the office OF
orr Investigations United States de-
partment of agriculture, have not
progressed far enough to give definite
results, means Of saving mature corn
Of unusually high moisture content are
so urgent and tests Of the preserving
power of salt IRE 20 promising Of
economic results as to warrant q trial
by farmers who find 1t advisable or
necessary to crib corn containing %
per cent or more Of moisture. The
cost Of the salt will be less than one
cent per bushel OF corn. Even with
the aid Of salt, good ventilation Is nee
eSSary.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-03-15
IMPROVE SEED BY CLEANING
BY Running Through Tanning Mill
Weeds, chaff and Shrunken ker.
neis Are Removed.

prepared by the United States Depart.
ment of Agriculture.)
One Of the best ways to utilize spare
time in winter before the spring rush
Of farm work begins Il to clean and
grade the small grains that are to be
used for seed.
Wheat, oats, barley and fax for
seeding can oil be improved by rum
ming the seed through the tanning
mill ut least once to remove the weed
seeds, chaff, broken straws and light,
shrunken kernels. The cleaned grain
will run through the drill or other
seeding machinery more evenly and
thus insure a more uniform stand than
can be obtained from unclaimed grain.
Cleaning grain also eliminates most OF
the weak and diseased kernels, many
Of which may not grow at oil. or II
they do grow are likely to produce
small, weak plants. Uniformly large,
plump kernels terminate more evenly,
produce stronger plants and yield more
than ungraded grain containing small.
weak kernels.
Cleaning the grain also removes q
large part Of the weed seeds It con-
tains. The preparation Of the land for
seeding destroys many seeds that are
In the soil and thus helps to keep
weeds In check, but the value Of this
work Is largely lost II foul seed Is
| sown. Weed seeds sown with the grain
have the best Of conditions for germi-
nation and growth, and the plants pro.
| duced from them compete strongly
with the grain plants throughout the
season.
Although the seed may seem to be
Of excellent quality 1t is we'll worth
while to run the grain through the
tanning mill at least once. This Is no
| time to take any chances. The demand
for Increased crop production necessi-
tates, among other things, that the
very best seed available be used In
sowing the 1913 crop.
Increases In yield Of from two to
Ave bushels or more to the acre are
| often obtained from sowing clean. large
seed, but a gain Of even q bushel to
the acre will mean big wages for the
winter days spent in getting seed ready
for sowing.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-03-15
GOOD corn CROP
very IMPORTANT
Scarcity Of Suitable Seed in
Many Producing States.
WARNING SENT TO FARMERS
etill Possible 60 Find Some Bound Ears
Suitable for seed-Ready Market
for All That 10 Not Wanted
Tor Planting.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment Of Agriculture.)
A good crop of corn cannot be
grown without good seed, yet in many
Of the principal corn-producing states
there Is q scarcity Of suitable seed for
planting the 1918 crop. Unless every
corn grower saves, and saves carefully,
a good supply from which to select the
best cars for Planting, this scarcity will
not be averted. The seed-corn scarcity
will not take care of itself; the only
choice Is between making sure now or
causing q scarcity In the planting sea-
son.
A warning Is being sent out by the
United States department OF agricul-
ture to the farmers Of q number OF
states for which a serious scarcity Of
seed corn for spring planting In 1918
has been noted. These states include,
In whole Or part, New York, Pennsyl-
vania. Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Hi.
nois. Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Ne
braska, North Dakota and South Da.
kota.
Not Toe Late to Select Seed Ears.
Little cor Of the 1916 crop is avail.
able and adapted seed cannot be had
from other sections. In this emergency
the seed stocks committee Of the Unit.
ed States department Of agriculture
| urges farmers not to overlook any pos.
sible source Of supply. It points out
that on many farms In the states where
seed corr is scarce, 1t Is still possible
to find some sound ears which should
be saved for seed. In some cases
however, this sound corr Is being fed
because the owners do not realize Its
value mol the need for It. They have
been accustomed to planting much bet
ter corr and have not stopped to con.
slider that every bushel Of seed corr
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-03-15

him violently to the floor. leaping upon
his breast as he fell. From the bed
the ape growled and struggled with
his bonds.
The boy did not cry out-a trait In
herited from his savage sire, who dur.
Ing years In the jungle following tho
death Of his foster mother, Kala, the
great ape, had learned that there was
none to come to the succor Of the
fallen.
Paulvitch's fingers sought the lads
throat. He grinned down horribly into
the face OF his victim.
"Your father ruined me-" he mum
bled. "This will pay him. He will
think that the ape did 1t. l will tell
him that the ape did Il; that / left
him alone for q few minutes and that
You sneaked in and the ape killed you.
l will throw your body upon the bed
after l have choked the life out of you,
and when l bring your father he will
see the ape squatting over It," and the
twisted 1end cackled In gloating laugh
ter.
His fingers closed upon the boys
throat.
Behind them the growing Of the
maddened beast reverberated against
the walls of the little room. The boy
paled, but no other sign Of fear or
panic showed upon his countenance.
He was the son Of Tarxan. The fingers
frightened their grip upon his throat. It
was with difficulty that he breathed-
gaspingly.
The ape lunged against the stout
cord that held him. Turning, be
wrapped the cord about his hands, az
q man might have done, and surged
heavily backward. The great muscles
| stood out beneath his shaggy hide.
There was a rending AZ Of splintered
wood-the cord held, but q portion OF
the footboard OF the bed came away.
At the sound Paulvitch looked up,
| His hideous face went white In terror
the ape was free!
With q single bound the creature
| was upon him. The man shrieked.
The brute wrenched him from the body
Of the boy. Great fingers sank into
his flesh. Yellow fangs gasped close
to his throat-he struggled futilely-
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-03-15
SPREAD MANURE ON FIELDS
important TO Have Work Done Soon
~ Possible After Made-Food 10
Badly Needed.

Too much cannot well be said about
the Importance Of having manure thin
" and evenly spread OF the fields at
the earliest possible date after being
made. It ID just a. important to con-
serve the things food n made Of % the
food itself for next year and FOR IN
told numbers Of years We will need
food % badly a now, and perhaps
more 10.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-03-15
INCREASE IN WESTERN
CANADA ACREAGE
viii Prove a Big Factor in Win.
ming the War.

Reports to hand indicate that West.
ern Canada has a vastly increased
acreage ready for crop this year over
last year. The splendid open fall Of
1917. gave a better opportunity for fall
blowing than for some years. Work
In the fields was almost continuous
until the end Of November. In fact, In
the neighborhood Of Pincher Creek.
Alberta, there was sufficient mild
weather in January Of this year to
permit farmers to pillow, and many
took advantage of it. A great many
Americans owning land in Canada
moved up last year, and this has also
helped to increase the acreage. They
came into possession Of the land ut
prices varying from $500 to $1,000
an acre, and with the proven yields
OF wheat running from twenty and as
high as fifty bushels per acre. with a
set price Of 1921 a bushel, they could
join production and patriotism to-
gether with a big margin Of profit.
The Post 1ntelligencer Of Seattle,
Wash, gives a very conservative state,
ment Of the agricultural development
and opportunities in Western Canada.
In its issue of December IA, 1917, It
Eays:-
"Since the beginning Of the year
American emigration into Canada has
been greatly stimulated according to
the reports Of the Dominion authors
tinS nrA hno hmm n1v,n~ck n~%4~oy~, ~.oA~
up Of farmers attracted by the fertile
and comparatively cheap wheat lands.
Whatever may be said Of wheat
culture as a profitable a%vocation in
ordinary years. since the beginning Of
the "A 1t has offered advantages
quite beyond the usual opportunities.
War has doomed the price Of wheat
until the farmer now receives around
81 for his product at his granary.
Average crops, according to the adap-
tatfon Of soil and climate are from
IL to Is bushels to the acre. Even
the minimum crop, at 50 per bushel.
brings In these war, times a reasonable
profit. Before the var wheat culture
was fast being abandoned by farmers
who worked intelligently for results
on the right side Of the ledger. It has,
been the popular crop for new coun-
tries, but when the pioneers settled
down to business it was generally
corn. hogs, cattle and diversified farm.
Ing that brought the profits. Iowa and
the Dakotas In turn. as their prairies.
became settled. mortgaged the land on
wheat culture and afterwards paid of
the mortgages with corn and hogs.
"War Is thus bringing a temporary
encouragement to wheat farming.
Many Of the ranchers Of Manitoba, Sns-
katchewan and Alberta laid away,
10000 to $4,000 in the banks last fall.
It may be pointed out, however. that
the growing of wheat Is not the only
inducement which is leading settle
ment to Canadian lands. Low taxation,
favorable agricultural climate. and
profitable prices not only for grain but
for hogs, cattle and all forms Of farm
produce all contribute their share
toward the rapid settlement Of the fer
tile lands Of Western Canada."-Ad-
~vertisement.