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Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1918-02-07
old BLOCK PRINTS
Invention Is Credited to the Chi
nese in Year 592.
Books Not In Competition With Manu-
scripts Until the Middle Of the
Tenth Century.

Printing from blocks is said to have
been invented In China in 500 A. D.,
during the enlightened reign of Yank
Chen, the founder of the progressive
but shOrt-lived Sui dynasty. Printed
books however, asserts a writer in the
Oriental News and Comment, did not
compete with manuscripts until the
middle of the tenth century. From that
time block printing developed very rap
idly, resulting In great cheapening
and wide diffusion of books and the
consequent rapid decline of the copy
lists trade. No doubt the rapid dis
semination of learning this entailed
had much to do with the great intel
lectual progress made in China during
the Sung dynasty, from 960 to 1880 A.
D., which has been called the 'pro-
tracted Augustan age of Chinese litera-
ture."
Disregarding the manuscript works
of the great Tang dynasty (61S-9O7 A.
d., which were doubtless tenfOld more
numerous and more important than the
contemperaneous literary works of the
whole western world. the printed books
of the Ming dynasties up to the middle
Of the fifteenth century have no coun-
terpart at all in Europe. They existed
in countless thousands of volumes. In
1406 the Imperial Ming library con-
tanned printed works to the extent of
more than 100000 chuan (books) and
more than twice as many manuscripts,
and already many printed works of the
Sung dynasty had been lost during the
disorders incident to the protracted
wars with the Mongols. Undoubtedly
more books were printed in China than
in all the rest of the world up to the
middle of the seventeenth or the be-
ginning of the eighteenth century.
The great bulk of Chinese works,
aside from the COnfucian classics, is
historical or literary, the latter being
mostly essays, short poems, or cri-
tiques. There exists also vast Bud
dhistic literature and very many Tao
ist works.
Novels are not even classed as lit
erature. although famous ones exist
and some of them have been translated
into European languages. There are
also many famous dramas, some dating
from the Yuan dynasty, but these, too,
are excluded from literature proper by
Chinese photographers. The historical
records of the Chinese are of vast bulk
and represent a conscientious and
painstalling record of the political and
sociological experiences of the oldest
civilized nation on earth. In close con-
nection with these records proper we
should consider the vast number of
geographic treatises and especially the
So-called gaZetteers. These latter are
official publications issued by the en-
pire, province, district, or even town
ship. and treat not only geography and
topography proper but also the an
Equities, natural and manufactured
products, and even the biographies of
famous men, population, taxes, astrol-
ogy, marvellous happenings, etc.
Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1918-02-07
Smart BOYS,

The schoolmaster was giving the
boys lecture on thrift and pointed
out how squirrels stored up nuts for
the winter. Then he asked for an.
other Illustration Of thrift In animals,
and one boy cried out:
"A dog"
"a dog! In what way does n dog
practice economy"
'Please, sir, when he runs after his
tail he makes both ends meet"
The master laughed. and another
boy said:
"A bear"
"Well. what does the bear dof"
ale makes one coat last him LIE
dme."
Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1918-02-07
Why Times Are Different.

Country people used to wonder why
city residents were so formal and dis
tant," says the Thinker magazine.
"Why. whenever n peddler, insurance
man or book agent stopped at the
farm. father would kill a chicken and
the visitor would be compelled to stay
for dinner. Nowadays the farmhouse
sees as many callers as the average.
city home and visitor isn't break
In the dull monotony any more. They're
still hospitable In the country. of
course. since the automobile has les
sened distance. but many u book agent
longs for the old days."
Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1918-02-07
SERVICES ON THE
BLACK HAWK CIRCUIT

Services for Sunday, Feb. 10th:
Black Hawk
Sunday school 10 a. M; preaching
service 1880 p. m.
Russell GuIch-
Sunday school 10 a. m; preaching
service II a. m.
The auto race started off promptly
at 10 a. m. last Sunday. Both cars
drove right thru Denver and Colorado
Springs without stopping. A cop
with a motorcycle hailed the Pierce
Arrow, which is the Black Hawk car,
to stop because they were exceeding
the speed limit in Colorado Springs.
The folks called back that they
couldn't stop because Russell was
was running even with them on the
next street. The cop gave chase but
couldn't get near them. The last
we heard of them was that both cars
were in the fog and we don't know
which is in the lead.
There is talk of a program and
social at Russell Saturday evening,
Feb. 10Th.
NORMAN l.. LAMB,
Pastor.
Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1918-02-07
WIN IT is ASSERTED
= MINING OF GOLD
SHOULD CEASE RING

Will MINING OF GOLD
) SHOULD CEASE DURING
WAR.-H. ]. Parke Charming,
one of the country's leading
mining engineers, writing in the
current issue of the Engineering
and Mining Journal, suggests
that cessation of gold mining
operations for the duration Of
the war would be desirable, ow-
ing to the need of labor for the
production of other things. He
says:
II understand that there is
movement afoOt to ask gov
eminent officials and congress
to adjust the war tax so as to
stimulate gold production in the
United States. l ask, Is this ac-
ton wise? Do we really need
to produce gold to help win the
war? Is 1t not coal. iron, cop
per. lead. spelter and possibly
silver, that we need? Is it not
better that our gold miners, for
the duration of the war at least,
engage in mining those things
that we really need?
Il observe that the president
of the Dome Mines, Ltd, has is
sued notice to the stockholders
and the public stating that, on
account Of the high cost Of sup
plies and the difficulty of secur-
ing labor, their mines will cease
producing for the present.
ut may be quoted in objection
to my point that Great Britain is
doing all she can to stimulate
gold production in the Rand.
am quite willing TO admit the
sentimental or even the CONNER
cial value of increasing the gold
reserves of Great Britain. but !
doubt If she would encourage
the production of that metal in
Great Britain itself. 1t is very
different in South Africa, where
there is an organization engaged
in producing gold which has no
other industry on which it can
fall back, but in the United
States and Canada 1t does not
seem to me that these conditions
exist"
Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1918-02-07

The number of women employed
In munition factories has increased
from $500 in 1910 to more than lO0.-
600 in 1917, according to report
made to the National League of
Wemen's service. and 1.266 900 wom-
en- are engaged in industrial work
which is directly or indirectly neces-
sary to carry on the war.
Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1918-02-07

Louis Carter, who arrived last week
from Oatman, Ariz., says w. F. Gray
who managed the Couer de Alene
mine on Academy hill, is now in
Denver in the oil business. Mr.. Gray
went from here to Arizona, where he
made stake in mining but let it
slip through his fingers.
Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1918-02-07

certain tonsorial artist in the
city has a revolving barber pole
the motive power of which grinds
out such familiar songs as Meet
Me BY Moonlight Alone Hot
Time in Old Town Tonight etc, to
his patrons while they wait. A novel
way TO draw custom without solicit
ing.
Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1918-02-07

Central City and Black Hawk Py-
THAN Sisters. having consolidated.
Will hold their first meeting in the
Pythian hall, Central City, Feb. 18th,
Tor the purpose of electing and in
stalling officers. All members kind
ly requested to attend.
NJ. E. c., Fannie Wilkinson.
Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1918-02-07

''The Matrimonial" featuring Doug
las Fairbanks. will be the picture at
the opera house Saturday evening,
Feb. 9th, and Olive Thomas will be
the feature in ''Madcap Madge," Sun
day, Feb. 10th.
Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1918-02-07

Died-At Washington, January 81 l.,
19lS, stillborn political ambition.
Our chief Baker will see that the
spirit reaches its destination with one
wing clipped.
Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1918-02-07

Goldman and Berkman have gone
to their dens to hibernate the re-
mainder of the war. Why not send
some of our native sons to keep
them company?
Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1918-02-07

The wise man of the east has been
travelling again. but his star of Beth.
lehem set before he was even per-
mitted to assist in the borning of a
new savior for the country.
Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1918-02-07

Some of the Republican papers of
the state are wondering how Secre-
tary of State holland and Auditor
Leckenhy 1.-TWO Democrats) can be SO
economical with state money. This
is easily accounted for when we re.
call that they were both newspaper
men. class who are never known
to have over two bucks at one time
and therefore have to practice that
rigid economy that has become a
second nature with them.
Dick Champion has been appointed
chief chauffeur Of the Williams line
OF automobiles.
Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1918-02-07

We must give It to Mayor Speer
Tor being one of the most far-reach-
Ing men of the state. lie made n
speech in Denver recently in which
he referred to the "red-ink fiction. /"
and now he is getting many columns
of free advertising from q paper
whose circulation extends from Ar.
tics ice-hound shores to Africa's
burning sands. Wise man that Bob.
Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1918-02-07

For Sale Cheap-Household furni-
ture, consisting of Davenport, four
rocking chairs, library table, bed
stead. mattress, springs, chiffonier,
two kitchen tables. specimen case,
clocks. ETC., in whole or part Apply
to John Mack at court house.
Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1918-02-07

We are no sooner relieved from
the perils of John Barleycorn, than
John Barkhausen takes his place in
the reigning world. But John No.
Us reign will be of much shorter dur.
alton.
Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1918-02-07

Phillip Rolling, Sr., has bought the
Titus residence on Twelfth street.
and will move his family here from
Black Hawk in about two weeks
Golden Globe.
Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1918-02-07

Some papers are strong on camou-
flage. They attempt grand show
of patriotism by the printing of sew
eral' flags, but when called to the
colors. claim exemption.
Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1918-02-07

The report is again current that
the Fifty properties are likely to
start. 1t is encouraging to talk
about, anyway.
Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1918-02-07

Born-In Central City Feb. 7th to
Mr.. and Mrs. j. B. Barbee, son.
Jim's brother, Theodore has been
drafted into the army and the young
man is to take his place in the
blacksmith shop.
Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1918-02-07

If reports from the battle front are
half way correct, ME und Colt" is
having tough shedding this winter
along the castled Rhine.
Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1918-02-07

The track of 2x4 statesman is
bombast along the avenues of time,
but the sterile seed seldom takes
root.
Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1918-02-07

The Hibernians are planning to
give their annual dance on Saturday,
March 10th.
Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1918-02-07

The report of the smelter investi-
beer. Has everything but the kick.
Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1918-02-07

The Elks will give an invitational
dance at their hall tomorrow evening
Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1918-02-07

Toby Zanella is shipping his house
hold goods to Denver this week.
Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1918-02-07

observer-the family paper-s2.oo
Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1918-02-07

NORMAN l.. LAMB,
Pastor
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1918-01-01

citation, the forestry department
and the state of Idaho in fighting
fires in this district during the
past summer.
This sum, although large in
the aggregate, only amounted to
about five cents per acre for the
territory protected. The reports
also showed that although the
fires were very numerous and
dangerous they we're kept under
very good control and compar-
atively very little green timber
was destroyed, the total amount
being about ten million feet.
The relatively small amount of
damage done was due to the eff
fective system in use for fight
ing fires, to the trails and tele-
hone lines which had been built
through the woods making COM
municatiOn from one place to an
other comparatively easy and to
the excellent patrol system by
which a fire was reported as soon
as started, making it COMPARE
lively easy TO get it under control.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1918-01-01
RECORD FORCE HAS
- STRENUOUS TIME
=

- ne Record has had consider
able difficulty in getting out this
issue and even as it is we are
somewhat late. The flood cutting
off the light and power plant put
Us completely out of business for
the time being as all our machin-
cry was run by electric motors.
BY considerable skirmishing
a46und we found gasoline
motor which the owner kindly
loaned us to help us over our
difficulty. We finally succeeded
in getting it in and set up but our
troubles had only started, as our
machinery had all been run by
individual motors and we had no
shafting and there was none to
be found in the city.
After hunting all over town we
finally succeeded, by borrowing a
piece here and there and getting
a pulley in one place and another
in some other place to get the
Mergenthaler and one Of the
presses connected up but we
could not find any shafting long
enough to reach the big news
paper press and therefor are
obliged to get out this issue in
the present abbreviated form.
We wish at this time to extend
our sincere thanks to the many
friends who kindly assisted us in
getting out this edition by their
loans of engine, shafting, pull
legs, etc. and to assure them that
we sincerely appreciate their eff
forts in our behalf.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1918-01-01
ORDER

In the District Court Of the
Eighth Judicial District of the
State of Idaho.
IN THE MATTER OF FIXING
REGULAR TERMS OF SAID
COURT FOR THE YEAR 1918.
1t is hereby ordered that the
regular terms of the District
Court in the several counties of
this judicial district for the year
1913 be and the same are hereby
fixed and established to begin as
follows:
At Occur d'Alene, in Kootenai
county. January % and Septem-
Der 9, 1913.
At Standpoint, in Bonner coun-
ty, January % and September 9,
1918.
At st. Maries, in Benewah
county, March and October Z,
1918.
At Boomers Ferry, i'm Boundary
county, March and October 7,
1918.
Done at Occur d'Aene, Idaho,
this DIST day of December, 1913.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1918-01-01
AMERICAS Army
is BIGGEST EVER

The sneering remarks of Ger
man war lords and the press of
the central empires of Uncle
Sans "inconsequential army
are officially answered by the
war and navy department records
of the number of men actually
under arms, the largest number
at the colors, not excepting civil
war figures.
The United States today has
more than 100000 men under
arms. Daily enlistment i'm the
army, navy and marine corps are
mounting the figures materially,
and the second draft call, which
may come at any time, will in
crease the total over 100000.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1918-01-01
WAsHouTS MAKE TROUBLE
FOR MILWAUKEE RAILROAD

The. through trains on the Mil
-Wankee railroad have been tied up
since Friday by washouts in the
mountains east Of here. The
tracks have been repaired and
trains went through in both di-
rections today for the first time
since the tieup There was but
very little trouble between here
and Spokane and on the branch
line and these trains were run as
usual Monday.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1918-01-01
BY WAY OF ILLUSTRATION

The following Associated Press
dispatch from the American
hea duuarters in France is not al
together without interest in view
of what is going ON i'm Was ing
ton by way of investigating the
conduct of the war:
WITH THE AMERICAN
ARMY IN FRANCE, Dec. i9.
The German soldiers armor
will not withstand the hard
hitting American bullet, it
has been shown. The heavy
breastplate removed from
German prisoner for a test
was literally chewed to pieces
by machine gun fire after a
rifle bullet fred at a good
range had torn a hole i'm the
armor as big as a silver dol
leg.
Whatever complaints against
the ordnance department by mu-
milton manufacturers who have
testified before the senate COM
mittee all of them agree that the
new machine gun which the
United States has adopted is
superior to any other machine
gun in the world, that our rifle
ammunition is far better thar
the rifle ammunition used by The
British and French. and tina
without the notifications which
were made i'm The Enfield riff
this ammunition could not hav
been used.
Tn other words, the delay
which have been so hystericall
denounced were not aimless an
purposeless. Is it not barely pos
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1918-01-01

sible, after all, that the United
States army is not completely in
the hands of fools and knaves,
and that the men who are re-
sponsible for its fighting effect
iveness may know something
about their business New York
World.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1918-01-01
NOTICE

The Public Schools will resume
work Wednesday, January second
as planned. There has been some
talk of postponing the opening of
school until electric service in
town is resumed. However, ar
engagements will be made so that
no Inconvenience will result from
the lack of power. School will
open at $3.50 i'm the morning in
stead of at 500 and viii dismiss
earlier in the evening, until fur
Their notice is given. The opening
time for Wednesday, however,
will be 900 o'clock as usual.
F. F. LUKENS,
superintendent of Schools.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1918-01-01
PAY LARGE SUM FOR
FIGHTING FOREST FIRES

From reports made at the
meeting of the Occur d'Alene
Timber Protective Association
held in Spokane last week it APP
pears that in the neighbOrhOod of
one hundred and fifty thousand
dollars were spent by the asso-
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1918-01-01

4 business meeting of the st.
Mary's Guild Will be held at the
Guild Hall Friday afternoon, Jan
uary 4, 1913.
Mrs. Levette, Sec.
Grand Forks herald., 1918-09-13
MARKET
BREAKS TODAY

New York, Sept. 13.-The stock
market continued to break during the
active first hour, the decline coincid-
ing with rumors that banks were call
ing loans. Shorts also availed them
selves Of the opportunity to depress
dustrial Alcohol, distillers, general
motors and specialties sustained ex-
tremel losSesaof 2 to 6 points. There
were heavy offerings also of St. Paul
common and preferred New Haven at
reversals Of to 2 points. Supporting
orders resulted in rallies Of to 2 ,1.2
points in the more moderate Dealings
of the second hour, United States steel
and few other leaders making full
recoveries
Resumption of trading on the
Stock Exc change after the holiday was
marked by irregular price changes. a
few leaders displaying moderate
strength while speculative issues ex-
tended their losses Of the midweek.
Reactionary tendencies became more
pronounced before the end of the first
hour. |
The first half hour, marine prefer
red forfeiting almost three points as
a result Of its unfavorable annual re-
port while United States steel and
some of the active rails yielded / to
2 points. More prominent. specialties
also developed recurrent heaviness.
notably tobaccos, distilling issues and
OILS. m
The pause in the. selling movement
during the mfd-session invited some
buying for the long account as we'll
as short covering among certain
leaders. notably steel and Investment
rails In the special group notewor-
thy features included advances Of
7-O n 4i>,<, i>>
and American writing paper prefer
, red, sl $50
Grand Forks herald., 1918-09-13
CORN DEVELOPS
STRENGTH TODAY

Chicago, Sept 13..-Corn developed
strength today owing largely to the
fact that stock on hapd In public ele-
vators here had dwindled to nearly
the vanishing point for the kind that
can be delivered on September con-
tracts. Buying. for Omaha interests
became Of considerable volume. Of
ferings were light. Opening prices
which ranged from 1-s cents off to "a
and November $1.51 to 1-2, were fol-
lowed by decided gains. Oats ad-
vanced with corn. Export inquiry was
also a bullish factor. After opening
1-8 cent lower to 1-2@5-8 cents gain
with October II 1-2 to 72, the market
scored moderate general upturn.
Firmness in the hog market tended
to strengthen provisions.
Need of higher temperatures and
sunshine in nearly all corn states
counted later as an additional stim-
ulus toward higher prices. The close
was unsettled 1873 to ass. cents
net higher with October 1.54 5-8 to
20; and November 1852 s-4 to
The fact that hog prices had
reached 2O.S5. record breaking
high level, kept the provision market
Corn, No 2. yellow $1.62@1.69; No.
3 yellow $1.62@1.65: No a yellow
$1.54 @1.5s.
Oats No. 8 white 70 1-4@71 Ia:
standard 70 3-4@71 3-4.
Rye, No. 2, $1.64.
Barley s3@1.o3; timothy $1,000
1000.
Glover and pork nominal; lard
$27.67; ribs $22.82@23.50.
Grand Forks herald., 1918-09-13
DULUTH GRAIN.

Duluth, Mimi, Sept. 13.-Elevator
receipts of domestic grain: Wheat
$4,000 bushels, last year 168.5O0;
corn LOO bushels; oats 1900; barley
$500 bushels, last year 128,200; rye
1920 bushels, last year 159,eoo; flax
1000 bushels, last year 15,6O0.
Shipments: Wheat 10000.
Duluth car inspection: Wheat Nos.
/ and Q northern 2sS; No. 3, s.;
smutty spring 81: other spring 18;
Nos. l and 2 durum 48; smutty dur
um 6; other durum 2: Nos. / and 2
hard winter 15; snutty winter g.:
other winter 4; mixed As; smutty
mixed IS: total wheat 511, last year
%; flax 2, year ago s; oats TO-, year
year ago a.. Total all grains 5s9,
year ago 1872: on track I'll.
| Strength in the spot article led to
advances in flaxseed prices today.
Efforts to cover after the !ong-ex-
pected downturn found the market
bare of offerings. The close was
strong. September closed 8 cents up;
Oats closed l cent up for spot. Spot
rye closed 1 to 1-2 cents up and
barley 2 to cents off for on track
Closing:
No. northern wheat on track and
to arrive 2.22 1-2 No. 2 northern on
track 2.19 1-2; No. northern on
track 2.15 1-2.
Linseed on track and to arrive
Alb; September Alb IBID; October
S.s6 IL bid; November 3.9s bid; De-
tcember 3.S9 1-2 bid.
Oats on track 6S IA to 20 IA; ar
rive 68 Ia to So Ia.
Rye on track 1.61 IL to 1852; ar
rive 1.61 1-2; September 1853 1-2; Oc-
tober 1.61 1-2.
Barley on track s3 to s5' cents
Grand Forks herald., 1918-09-13
Big Ten Will,
AWAIT DETAILS
Football Schedules Will not
be Abandoned Until Off
cials Make Ruling.


Chicago. Sept. 13.-tFootball au-
thorities at Big Ten universities were
disposed today to await further infor-
nation from Washington before aban-
doning fall gridiron schedules in ac-
cordance with the request Of the war
department. 1t was said that slight
modification of the request might
make it possible to continue the sport
through change in schedules which
would eliminate all long trips.
While the football schedules OF
nearly all of the principal universities
and colleges in the middle west have
been arranged. 1T was said the wishes
Of the war department would be ad-
hered to strictly although a meeting
Of representatives Of a number Of in
stitutions has been called for early
next week to discuss the question OF
submitting some sort of a proposition
to the war department for a modifica-
ton Of the request