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THE ATLANTIC LA$D AND IMPROVE.
MENT COMPANY.

Notice is hereby given that the regular
annual inccunE OF atockholGcts OF the At
ihntic Land aud Improvement Company wiN
he h, held ~ the office OF the company. At
BYRD street Station. In the city .! RICh-
mond, Va. on TUESDAY. the list dag o.,
Mayi 1918; at $50 o'clock j., 81 for the
election Of directors. tn consider Il certain
contract with the Pres Idcut OF tho United
States relating to operation. compensation
aud othc: matters connected with grow
NE out OF tac taking over by the rrcsid.u mt
OF parts OF this company's property u>cd
pcrta,ion az the Atlantic Coast Line RAN
road Company. ana. 10 deemed "Npedien;. n
authorize or rat!fy the execution OF sGca
contract. aud tor tho transaction o. .ucn
other business as may come before tne
meeting
II. T. BORDEN. Secretary.
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CLERK Wanted. young man TO run sod
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CEFICE OF THE COMMIssICNER n G.
nr"n6l - Viii h.. r.caeiWrc, III.
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curling. Suvs !icat!Yns and form %! pro
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District Building LOUIS HROWSlCW
joins G. y. E*IGIlT. ". CWYNE CAH-
DINER Commissioners. u. c.
THE annual meeting Of the Mutual As~ur-
ance Society OF Virginia Will be bel! a.,
the socieiy's Office on MONDAY MAY ~
1918. ! o'clock r. NJ
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LABOR MEN-Wantcd. Appl,
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AUTOMOBILES ron SALE.

Fok sale. The following cars: REQ i-ras-
S"hEcr. Ss'~. Ford touring car. Church
Ilill Motor Go. rw"miN- siN,h and RroAh.
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on stone, and. faster than one can
count, a Topographic map is printed,
and YOU can use it for any purpose,
for any out-of-door planning.
IN order to give the officers and
soldiers who constitute the rank and
file or the great new Army some idea
OF the Importance of careful study Of
military mapping, the geological sur
v"y Is preparing special maps of prac-
tically all the National Army and Ma
tional Guard camps and environments.
Maps of Camp Upton, Long Island,
n y, and Camp Sherman, Ohio. have
already appeared. and work on the
others is being rushed to completion.
The two maps. just published. show,
in addition to Topographic features
culture. drainage and relief-the
boundaries of the camps themselves,
and they bear text, interesting and
valuable for the layman as well as
the scientist, describing the historic
and geologic events that have &C.
Cured In the region.
The author Of the Camp sherman
text tells us In simple terms the story
of tho imprints of rude civilization,
now represented by earthen mounds
and walled Enclosures of the found
ing of Chillicothe, one Of the Oldest
towns In Ohio, and its capital at in
tervals between 1903 and 1916; of the
original lay of the country and the
changes brought about by the
and vegetation Of the region about
the camp.
The Camp Upton map offers a sup-
gestion az to the nature Of tho coun-
try whose picturesque hills have been
utilized as building sites by wealthy
New Workers. The description in
Guides Interesting details Of Long
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Map Makers of Uncle Sans Big Army in France

Island, which is likened to gigantic
whale aground In the shallow waten
off the coast of Connecticut, It's tail
at the east end of Long Island sound.
Catching the snrges that roll from
the broad Atlantic
Rockaway inlet, NIontauk point,
Hampstead, and other places familiar.
to fasteners find their way into the
story in which the reader is in fancy
carried back through the ages and
introduced to the natural processeS~
that have made the hills and plains
those products of the colossal glaciers
of the ice age and the sand dunes and
the shore features. and is then led
forward to the realities of present.
day civilization and progress. y
AS they are accurate pictures OF
the areas covered, these maps will be
of special significance and value to
the soldier. knowledge OF the
landscape adds to the pleasure and
intellectual development of the tour
list, but to the soldier this knowledge
is of far more vital Importance, for
nature. and not man, chooses the line
Of march and the field of battle.
successful spectacular campaigns
have been made possible only through
a most intimate knowledge Of the
topography of the country, for armies
reckon not only with artificial OBJ
structions. but with fortifications of
nature as well. Trench warfare be-
comes almost impossible in the noun
tam country where the rock would
have to be laboriously dynamited for
excavations.
In view of the fact that all military
operations are more or less depend
emit upon the conformation of the sur
face of the earth--that is, whether IT
ID sandy, swampy or rOcky-it Is
highly important that even the pri-
yate soldier should give some atten-
ton to the country round about him
while he Is undergoing training in the
United States. Especially will this be
valuable in training his Topographic
eve,' for almost every sector Of the
French front has its counterpart in
the areas surrounding one or more OF
our Army cantonments.
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best of all, remember what he sees
on a topographic map, has the enemy
at serious disadvantage If he can
not do the same thing.
A topographic map of the world Is
almost as all embracing as geography
out, lis simply the worlds general
term for maps" Such a map does
not show climate or people. but both
may be indicated thereon A topo-
graphic map is a sketch of given
area which shows all things on the
earth's surface in their true relation
one to the other. 1t could show peo-
pie or troops, too, but it would be use
less as they would probably be gone
the next day.
In war, if neither side has a map of
a given area, some objective in which
both are striving to reach, it is large
1y matter of luck which gets there
Importance In conducting military
maneuvers, but never moro SO than
today. The development of aviation
and the science of photography have
brought out a new sort of map-a
photograph Of the field of operations.
X j.
Just what mapping and map reading
means in the war game may be gath
cred from what Gen. Kuropatkin,
commander of the Russian forces in
the usso-Japanese war, says: "a
regimental commander could not, as a
rule, read map himself, much less
teach those under him to do so. This
was especially so at the beginning
of the war, and had a considerable in
f1uence on the conduct of operations,
as regiments often arrived late at
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that can be promptly and safely exc
Cuted
This is not only true in the game of
war, but also in the peaceful out of
doors occupations that count in war,
such as building, railroad construction,
reclamation, travel or farming. where
> Enoh topographic map in the hand Of
one who can read and understand it
means better and more intelligent work,
more wisely planned and better food,
rest and access to friends when the
days work is done"
How do you make a Topographic
map, and why a topographic map and
what is it all about. anyway" These
questions were asked Col. Marshall.
Ills reply was that in these busy days
a man hasn't time to tell about his
lfe'S work.
The writer did learn, however, that
it takes months and years to make "a
good topographer, because a map. to
be of any value, must be correct, ac-
cording to scale, and when one con-
sidcrs that an inch on many maps
represents a mile on the ground he
can readily see that one must be care
1ul not to put on too much, yet must
not leave off anything that is really
important.
The real skill in this connection
comes in being able to see the imagi-
nary line on the uneven surface of
the land and to keep 1t level in its
Gated, both horizontally and verti-
cally. 1t is very simple II one knows
how. and 1t is impossible If you don't
know how.
Among the many short cuts en-
Dloycd by the map maker " DIRK ing on
plane table are sighting a pradu-
ai"d rod held several hundred wards
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their rendezvous or went to points
where they We're not wanted"
AS a basis for accurate and prompt
solution of all military problems, a
conscientious study of maps is of
great importance for the Individual
soldier - well as the general officer.
Every officer and non-cummission
officer must know how TO read maps
before he can intelligently begin the
study of tactics. lie must be able to
read and interpret everything he sees
on the map as readily as one reads
book. Notwithstanding these facts
the general public, and in some cases
school men, have been discussing
whether it would not be advisable in
the study Of geography in favor of
something more warlike. On this sub
ject Col. Marshall has the following
to say:
'"The study of geography-which is
simply the worlds general term for
maps--is today classed among the
most important duties confronting
the world. Geographic teaching must
be constantly kept in mind by those
who shall sit at the peace table, in
order that the proposed new bound
AIRY lines may be properly adjusted to
insure permanent peace.
"The best possible illustration to
assist the instructor in teaching
about any particular section Of the
world is a topographic map, because
such maps speak for themselves and
in universal language.
"a topographic map may be term
ed not only an adjunct but an essen
tial part of geography. 1t Is indis-
pensable to the fullest study or plan
ming for any outdoor building or con-
s,iuriion work. The man who can
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read and. best Of all, remember a
topographic map Is master of the
conditions existing in the area under
study, for he can use it in the dark
as we'll as In the light, and thus al
ways picture 1T to himself with every
thing in its true relation to all the
rest.
X X
'Iong before the present war began
both Germany and France had pretty
complete maps of enemy as we'll as home
country, on which tentative campaigns
had already been planned, but with the
advent of armies from other countries
each newcomer had to study his envi-
ronment thoroughly in all it's geographic
phases.
For such study the chief value of
the topographic map is that it repro
duces in miniature and on any desired
scale the entire surface of the theater
of operations The long army fronts
dcpots, plants, hospitals and lines of
communication back as far as points of
Decentralization can be plotted in exact
positions on base maps. which then be-
come the working war maps.
Certainly if each soldier had been so
trained as to be thoroughly competent
to read map in detail and carry it into
battle with him, his efficiency and abil-
ity to carry out his orders would be
greatly increased. Other factors being
equal, obviously those commanding gem
erals and subordinates who best under
stand how to read and use maps will be
the quickest to form an adequate esti-
mate of the force necessary to overcome
known resistance at known distances
and will be best prepared to give orders
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away and reading" through the
telescope the distance without any
ground measuring. taking sights from
mountains and hilltops and locating
other points without going to them.
and also obtaining their difference in
elevation without running a line:
drawing in contour lines (Which diff
ferentiate the entire form of the
ground) by means of little more than
q trained eye versed in land forms so
that their representation on paper be-
comes q very essential artistic adj
junct in the training: setting up the
plane table at an unknown location
on the map and by means of relative
sights to known locations determine
the instrumental position on the map
at once and with no locations what
ever.
In this wise the whole method is
made more or less mechanical and
obviates almost entirely the keeping
OF notes and of writing up the results
in the office at night. for, as above
stated, the map is made out of doors
and with the country to be mapped
that it is made to represent the
ground while the area to be mapped
is still spread out before him.
After the map is finished in the field
it is taken to Washington. and the
craftsmen ink in contour lines in
brown, in black the roads, houses, etc,
and IN blue the water courses: then
it Is sent to the engraver and the
copper plates are cut. one for con-
tours. one for roads, houses and so on,
and one for the water courses. Trans
fers from these three plates are put
Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1918-08-15
Watch Your Stomach
In Hot Weather
A Cool Sweet, Strong Stomach Your Best Safo-
guard Against Summer Sickness

Keep your stomach In good work.
ing order during the hot summer
months and you will have little to fear
In the way Of sickness" the advice
many physicians give a. hot weather
approaches.
Good, sound, common sense advice,
top. For very frequently, and especial
ly In hot weather, these common stom-
ach disorders which so many people
seem to regard as ofminor Importance,
do open the way for serious illness.
So keep your stomach sweet, cool
and comfortable all summer long The
extra war work-change of dietSpoi-
sons that come with hot weather-all
hit Us In the stomach. The strongest
stomach will need help this summer as
never before. =
The one easy vsy II you have the
right remedy Is to rid the stomach of
TOO much acid. Because it's superscid-
tty that interferes with digestion and
assimilation, and this causes about
81 those stomach miseries you are %
familiar with-heartburn, food repeat
Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1918-08-15
CAVALRY PLAYS
A BIG PART NOW


men backed up the infantry at a
critical moment. the officer waving a
pistol In one hand ana shovel in
the other as he led the dash which re-
stored the situation. ser
Defend compeIgne.
A few days later the same cavalry,
after another long ride. met the en-
envy advance against villers- Cotterets
woods In the Aisne sector, where the
fighting today is waging fiercely. and
where the horsemen again are en-
gagged. When the Germans drove for
ward in their effort to get around the
forest to Compeigne, the horsemen
blocked the road between the wooded
region and the River Ourcq. sc
In view Of this record for swift and
dashing attack afoot. the cavalry ap-
pears to have established a new place
for itself In modern warfare. They
Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1918-08-15
MUSTARD GAS WORST
md severe coughing and vomiting en-

and severe coughing and vomiting en-
sue.
Direct contact with the spray causes
blistering Of the skin, and the vapor
penetrates through the clothing. Gas
masks, of course, do not protect
against this. The symptoms are similar
to pneumonia = high fever, heavy
breathing and often stupor.
The damage done BY mustard gas is
a slow and insidious development. The
breaking down Of the affected tissues
u slow. the height being reached from
i've to ten days after the burn is re-
ceived. The painlessness is also a
marked characteristic. Healing Is
slow.
Mustard gas besides being used in
direct attack. Is also used for ''neutra-
lixation." For instance, where supplies
and ammunition are being brought up.
q few mustard gas shells will result
In dangerous confusion and delay. A
part Of the infantry 10 ''neutralixed"
By having food and ammunition cut
Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1918-08-15

ing, indigestion, sour, gassy stomach
and that miserable, blosted, puffed-u
condition after eating.
Now here is good news. An easy.
sure relief has been found to get nd 81
the harmful acidity and gases In the
stomach. It is called EATONIC, .
good tasting compound that you eat
Just like candy. A tablet or two Of
EATONIO after meals will work won
ders. You can have no idea Of what
sure, quick comfort EATONIC brings
until you do try It. Use EATONfO
after your meals, enjoy q good appetite
and get full strength from fhe food You
eat. At the same time protect your
self from summer stomach and bowel
miseries.
Get q big box of EATONIC from
your druggist today. He will tell you
that people who have used EATONIC
say that they never dreamed that any.
thing could give such quick and won
derful results. It costs only 600 Q box
and If It fails in any way, your drug
gist, who you know and trust, will re-
turn your money.
Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1918-08-15
DEFECTS SPELL
DEATHIN FLYING

OF the skull. 1t is much more impor-
tant that man should have both
arms intact than both legs. A clever
pilot who was killed on the western
front was Lord Lucas. who had an
artificial leg.
Considerable Importance is attached
to the respiratory system. In addition
to good, healthy lungs and vital capac-
ity. the would-be pilot must pass q
breath-holding test. This gives an in
dication Of his capacity to stand the
strain of flying at high attitudes.
where the air is rarefled and breath
ing is difficult. No man with weak
heart can hope to pass the tests.
Self-balancing is another test. The
candidate has to stand on one leg with
his eyes shut and his hands on his
hips. There is also the old test for
sobriety-walking a straight line heel
to toe with eyes open and then turn
ing round and walking back without
losing balance. The Importance of
this test can be understood, seeing
that an aviator flying In a dark cloud
or In fog becomes unconscious of his
position and sometimes the machine
Is actually upside down. It is essen
tial that he should not lose a second
In recovering his balance.
The throat, nose and ear are care
fully examined, for any defects might
seriously handicap a man during the
great strain that all flying imposes.
With regard to the eyes, 1t is consid-
cred that pilots should have perfect
color vision. In order to pick out the
color or marking of hostile machines,
and in recognizing signal lights and in
Judging the nature Of landing grounds.
Air Sickness Rare.
A candidate who suffers from sea-
sickness or train sickness would not
be rejected on those grounds alone.
Air sickness, caused by the rolling and
pitching of the airplane, is a very rare
complaint, and sickness usually occurs
Immediately after landing.
An unstable nervous system suggest
ed by fidgety movements Of the hands.
feet or face. or biting the nails L. .
poor recommendation.
Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1918-08-15
GOODBYE BACKACHE, KIDNEY
AND BLADDER TROUBLES

For centuries al over tho world
GOLD MEDAL HARLEM OIL has af-
eorded relief in thousands upon thou
sands Of cases Of lame back, lumbago.
sciatica, rheumatism, gallstones. grav-
81 and all other affections of the kid
neys, liver, stomach. bladder and al
lied organs. It acts quickly. 1t does
the work. 1t cleanses your kidneys
and purifies the blood. It makes a
new man. a new woman, Of you. 1t
frequently wards or attacks Of the
dread and fatal diseases Of the kid
neys. It often completely cures the
distressing diseases Of the organs Of
the body allied with the bladder and
kidneys. Bloody or cloudy urine, sed-
lment, or 'brickdust" indicate an un-
healthy condition.
Do not delay q minute II your back
aches or you are sore across the loins
or have difficulty when urinating. Go
70 your druggist at once and get
Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1918-08-15

New York.-Considerab concern
has been expressed at the large num-
Der Of fatal accidents reported from
our American military and naval avia-
ton training camps. Considering the
risks the novice necessarily takes and
the very special physiological and psy-
Geological factors that enter into the
science Of flying, these fatal accidents
are few in proportion to the number
Of men undergoing training. and they
are not more numerous than those on
the training fields of Great Britain,
France and Italy.
A perfect knowledge Of all the rules
Of the game Of flying will not save
man who lacks confidence in himself
and is inclined to hesitate. A half
second Of indecision may be fatal. In
itiative, the sporting instinct and
certain irresponsibllity. qualities In
herent In American youth, have been
found Of far greater value in the air
than the logical. scientific. severely
disciplined character Of the Germans,
and account for the superiority of the
allied aviators In general.
The most eminent Of British scien-
fists have devoted special study to the
psychological and physiological as
poets Of flying.
One authority says that good eye
sight, normal hearing. good muscle
sense" and equilibration are indispen-
sable qualifications. But most impor-
tant of all Is the right temperament
not an easy thing for a medical board
to examine. OF the types-the imagi-
native and the unimaginative-the
Imaginative youth is said to make the
better pilot II he can keep his imagi-
nation under control.
Surgical Operations No Bar.
In the British air service previous
history of wounds and disease is thor
oughly investigated. Persistent head
aches, vertigo and easily induced ia
tigue are serious defects. But some
times even a serious surgical opera.
ton Is not regarded as important.
Thus a doctor recently passed as At
for flying man who had quite large
piece missing from the frontal region
Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1918-08-15

box Of imported GOLD MEDAL Haar.
lem OIL Capsules. They are pleasant
and easy to take. Each capsule con-
tains about one dose Of Eve drops.
Take them Just like you would any
pill. Take q small swallow Of water
II you want to. They dissolve in the
stomach, and the kidneys soak up the
oil like a sponge does water. They
thoroughly cleanse and wash out the
bladder and kidneys and throw OF the
Inflammation which is the cause Of
the trouble. They will quickly relieve
those stiffened Joints. that backache.
rheumatism. .lumbago. sciatica, gall
stones, gravel. ''br1ckdust," etc. They
are an effective remedy for all dis
eases Of the bladder. kidney, liver.
stomach and allied organs. Your
druggist will cheerfully refund your
money II you are not satisfied after q
few days use. Accept only the pure,
original GOLD MEDAL HARLEM OIL
Capsules. None other genuine.-Adv.
Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1918-08-15
BY Absent Treatment.

Miss Skreecher was giving a concert
all by herself and had succeeded In
puncturing the roof In several places.
The man with heavy shock of bald
head started for the door. Keeling as
he went. A friend met him at the
door.
whats the matter. old top7" asked
his friend, in stage whisper"
"Oh, I'll be all right as soon as get
out of hearing distance. Just an at
tack Of high-C sickness"
Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1918-08-15
Most Horrible Invention Huns
Use IN War.
lt Brings Tear and Causes Painful
skln Diseases Among
soldiers.

Washington.-The most dangerous
kind Of poison gas used by the Ger
mans is mustard gas" or dichloro-
diethysulphide.
Mustard gas has q distinctive but
not altogether unpleasant smell. more
like garlic than mustard. II II heavy
and oily - liquid. II boils at PIT de-
grees centigrade. and thus has proper
ties whereby 1t can be distributed In
the form Of spray on the impact Of .
shell.
Mustard gas u . powerful producer
Of tears. After several hours the eyes
begin to swell and blister. causing in
0nss pain. The nose DISCHARGES ffesly.