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Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1919-02-20
WHY
Music Is Essential Feature of
Soldiers Life

The association Of musical sounds
and colors is usually rated thing for
people whose hyper-aestheticism
ranges toward the elevation Of crank
dom. This, we discover. is n grave err
ror. Color music finds champions In
not merely the healthy but in the very
Keepers Of health. the men Of medl.
cine. We have the following from the
editorial typewriter Of the Medical
Record:
During the war. the psychological
Importance Of music has been demon
strated. and It Is now recognized as
an essential feature In the soldiers
life. 1t is therefore of particular In
terest just now to note what may be
termed new departure in music;
though the Idea may not be new, II
has never been put to any extensive
practical use, and color music Is still
more or less an unknown quantity.
Ceases are cited of pianists who had
been unable to memOrize and who
therefore could not appear in public.
but who by means of color music COM
mitted to memory and played most ad-
vanced and difficult compositions after
a few hours study of the manuscript.
An interesting story is recorded Of n
young girl who. naturally associated
music and color and when asking for
particular piece would say that
pink tune or that red tune
ut is thought that children with
their receptive minds will be able cas-
lily to assimilate this new teaching ba-
sis. 1t might even prove means of
elevating the race by increasing the
perception and love of music"
Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1919-02-20
Why Pullman. A.. Pu. Ahead.

A Encouragement Of the order Of the
passenger coaches on through trains
passing through Statesville has been
noticed. The Pnllmans are carried
next to the engine with day coaches,
followed by the "Jim crow" car and
baggage and express cars. This re-
.versed order has become a law with
through trains. being adopted rs a
safety measure, that the steel cars may
be next the engine. It has been OBJ
served In railway wrecks that steel
cars In the rear Of the train have
caught and crushed lighter coaches
next Ae engine, causing great loss Of
life and property. The carrying of the
neavy steel cars next the engine is
deemed safer.-Statesville IN. c. Rec
ord.
Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1919-02-20
FORGET ALL CARES
Pearl Divers Have No Thought for
the Morrow.
During the Brief Fishing Season They
Make Much Money and Spend Il
With the Most Reckless
Prodloaiity.

The PaumOtu islands-s0metlmes
called gold mines" of the eastern Pa
ciac-present weird and picturesque
scene during the season for pearl fish.
ing. From August on come the ma
tives from the surrounding islands to
dive for pearls In the calm waters Of
the lagoon thrown open for the pur-
pose. Within the narrow strip of
sand which surrounds the fishing
ground are huddled 5000 or more, In
a mushroom city, sheltered beneath
corrugated iron or matched huts. 1t
is motley company.
There are Paumotu divers, bronzed
sea gods-who. with their ancestors
have been for ages masters of the
deep and conquerors Of the shark in
his own native element The diver Is the
center of solicitude for the buyer and
trader. He is the Indispensable object
Of the moving picture man who has
hastily built his theater of corrugated
iron where he dispenses amusement at
metropolitan prices. II Is the diver
who spends his earnings riding in the
wheezy motOrcar which the owner OPP
crates along half-mile Of sandy
beach. 1t is his earnings which at
tract host of others.
In his habits of spending his earnt
ings the Paumotu diver is much like
the American prospector and miner
Of the days of gold strikes and boom
mining camps. In the days Of his
prosperity nothing Is too good for him.
He buys the choicest Of foods and tin
ned goods. He is proud Of the
appearance Of his women folk and
lavishes on them silks, satins, laces
Chinese shawls, high-heeled shoes. pic
ture hats and corsets. the last re-
cent discovery. All of these things
the trader thoughtfully has provided.
Sunday is an Easter parade, and a
performance at the picture theater
like an evening at the opera. In no
golden horseshoe" in the world are
more observant or critical eyes, and
woe betide the Paumotu belle who
fancies she can attend two Of these
functions clad in the same costume
without being subject to scornful COM
ment.
A good diver during the season will
bring up several tons of shells which
recompense him well. The diver takes
no thought for the morrow. He and
his wife bask in affiuence and en-
joyment. He spends as fast as he
earns. When December comes and
the fishing season is over they return
to their little atoll and the simple life
with nothing remaining for his months
Of toll but some soiled finery, the MEM
DRY Of a good time and the anticipa-
ton of repetition Of their pleasure
the next year.
Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1919-02-20
GIFT THAT AvERTED STRIFE
How Doll, Presented to Papoose, In.
fiuenced Redskins to Return Peace
fully to Reservation.

A band Of Apache Indians were once
induced to go back to their reservation
by the gift of doll to papoose. The
incident was as follows:
General Crook had been trying to
put these Apaches back on the re-
serve. but could not catch them with
out killing them-an action that did
not appeal to him. One day his forces
captured u papOOse and took her to
the fort. She was. quiet all day; but
her black eyes watched everything
When night came the child broke down
and sObbed.
The fort was In despair, until Major
Burke, the generals aidde-camp. bor-
rOwed from the adjutant's wife doll
that had been sent to her little girl the
previous Christmas. When the young
Apache understood that 1t was hers to
keep her sObs censed and she fell
asleep. When morning came the doll
was still clasped tightly In her arms.
She played, with 1t all day, and SEEM
ingly had given up all thought of ever
getting back to the tribe.
Several days passed with no sign
being made by the tribe. and finally
In despair the papoose. with the doll
still In her possession, was sent back.
When the child reached the tribe with
the prize grasped in her chubby hands
II created sensation among the In
dams, and her mother later went to
the post with 1t. She was received In
u hospitabfe manner and kindly treat
ed, and the effect of her visit was such
that through her Overtures were made,
with the result that soon afterward
the entire band moved back to the re-
serve,
Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1919-02-20
FEWER HEROES NAMEsAKEs
One Popular Custom Seems to Have
Virtually Ended With cIeve.
lands Administration.

Americans are abandoning the old
custom of naming their children after
the hero of the hour, according to the
New York Sun. At the time of the
Civil war and Immediately thereafter
thousands Of children were named
Abraham Lincoln.
This custom continued about thirty
years after the war. The last Ameri-
can president to be hOnored In this
way by any large number Of persons
was Grover Cleveland. The American
army today is damned with Grover
Clevelands, as boys born during the
great democratic administration are
just now of the finest fighting age. The
slump began during McKinley's term
and has continued ever since.
There are comparatively few Will
liam McKinleys. and even Theodore
Roosevelt, with all his immense popu-
larity, gained but few namesakes. Pres
ident Taft had only a small number of
babies named after him. In time of
war, such as has sexisted for the last
two years, 1t would be imagined that
the custom would revive, but there has
been only a slight increase.
Out of 1900 births recorded in
Philadelphia In 1918 there were only q
Woodrow Wilson's and only John
Pershings, according to the records Of
the bureau Of vital statistics.
Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1919-02-20
Days Of the "Dandy" Over ~
and Cause Is Ascribed to
Degeneration of Costume:

1t deplorable fact, but the reig,
OF the dandy is over. He died with
Barbe d'Aurevilly, who had other In
terests and occupations than his cra-
watts and laces, and was rather an UNI
ateur than practitioner In the art
writes Arthur Symans, In New Repub-
lie. The cause, or n large part of 1t,
is the degeneration of costume. A
man can be well dressed. in the AFTER
noon II not In the evening. when the
mode leaves an inch of choice here
and there between one curve or an
other. But variety and elegance have
gone wholly out of the best-cut coat,
the more carefully calculated trousers.
With knee-breeches and silk stockings
and buckle shoes went every incite-
ment to dress personally and to out
do others In what was not fixed
fashion. What form or substance, OF
things could dandy, in these days,
find to work upon? The tying of a
white linen tie is no longer an art /;
the stock, with its dignity. has given
place to the high, hideOus, shining and
uncomfortable starched collar. And
the dullness of the things that men
wear-the shapeless black funnel with
its inch of irrelevant brim which we
cram discomfortably on our heads :!
What dandy dare make himself con-
spicuous by even the extension of u
brim, or the loosening of those band
ages of cloth which wrap our body
with q graceless rigidity?
Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1919-02-20
Why Wooden Tie Must Go.

The increasing size and weight Of
rolling stock and the advancing cost
OF material and labor make 1t patent
that a substitute must be found for
the wooden tie. Both steel and con.
crete ties have been advocated for
years. but the fact remains that they
have not come into general use. Two
steel and concrete ties Of different
types. showing the trend Of inventors
ut present, are described and illustrat-
ed in Popular Mechanics Magazine.
Each Of these ties has been given try
outs on sections Of different railways
where the traffic Is heavy.
Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1919-02-20
Any Duty. Mr.. HUM

The Boche customs officer-or rath-
er the former Boche customs officer
at Metz probably will remember one
Of the final declarations" he accepted.
1t was from the correspondent Of n
Paris paper, who reached Metz ahead
of the French troops. The Germans
still were In the town they had held
since 1870, but In view of the armi-
stice made no attempt to stop the cor
respondent from entering the city.
Writing to his paper of his expert
ence the correspondent told how no
one but the customs officer stopped
him. and continued:
1.-THE officer asked II had anything
to declare. to which responded that
what had to declare was;
60 Vive la France ="
Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1919-02-20
How Explorer Jared in Arctic.

Another cherished Illusion Is dis
PEELED and relegated to the junk heap
of vivid misconceptions that have sud
denly faded. Explorer Vilhialmur
Stefansson. who has returned from Il
five-years' cruise in the regions around
the North pole, tells us that the
weather up there Is by no means the
frigid terror we have pictured In our
minds. 1t Is much cooler In central
Siberia than ut Herschel island. Even
near the geographical pole the climate
never gets really bad, although the mer-
curry occasionally runs down to go be-
low zero! Indeed, II was so mild and
compatible with physical comfort that
he usually disrobed on the porch of
his igloo and passed the evening In his
underwear, resting Mt night in his
sleeping bag. His underwear, by the
way. was of reindeer's skin with the
fur side inside. He has explored some
100000 square miles amid all kinds OF
weather. and claims to have suffered
no hardships until his return to civili-
zation. ;,
Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1919-02-20
How TO Clean Barrels.

Cleaning cider barrels and kegs to
be used for other purposes can be eff
fectively done with steam. Place the
barrel on stand and under 1t an iron
kettle with fiat wooden cover AMI
a three-quarter-inch. pipe leading
through It into the bunghole OF the
barrel. A fire Is built under the ket-
tie, and the steam penetrntes into
every corner Of the barrel. The con-
densed steam flows back through the
same pipe, depesiting all dirt In the
kettle, from which 1t can easily be
cleared. If the cover is bolted TO the
kettle finnge with paper gasket be-
tween, higher pressure can be gen.
Grated. doing the Job quicker and bet
ter, but care must no taken that the
pressure does moi become high enough
10 injure the barrel.
Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1919-02-20
Birds Steal Rides.

Birds are fast taking the place Of
hobOes on the brnkebeams Of trains.
according to John f. Sexton. presi-
dent OF the Eureka Nevada Railroad
company Of Palisade. New.
Sexton says birds. especially spar
rows and iinnets. are extremely lazy
this year, and instead of flying from
the East to the West are riding the
brakebeams.
Citing an instance. Sexton said that
about 300 birds riding on Southern
Pacific train passing through Nevada
from the east recently flew from their
perches between the coaches when
the train passed over rough crossing.
Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1919-02-20
Cutting Down Work .Hours.

Charles W. RunyOn, clerk Of the
Martin circuit court. who attended the
meeting Of county clerks and who is
said to be the youngest clerk In the
state. has daughter. Alice. just start.
ing to school.
Alice was at little desk Santa Claus
had brought her. She had apparently
been In deep study for some time
when she suddenly looked up and
said:
Mother. I have made q new resOlu.
tion." "What resolution have you
made. my DEAR" replied Mrs. Runyon.
swell. mother" said Alice. "Tm not
going to work SO hard next year as
did this."-IndianapOl News.
Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1919-02-20
POWER OF MIND OVER BODY
Why Ending Of War Had Such Good
Effect on Soldiers Suffering
From Shell Shock.

The fact as stated by Surgeon Cen
eral Ireland that more than 1000
American soldiers in France suffering
from shell shock were cured by news
of the signing of the armistice" is an
interesting contribution to the pathol-
ogy of nervous disease. These war
hospital patients were not suffering
from an imaginary silment; the phys
ical manifestations of their affliction
were apparent, amounting In some
cases to bodily Disagreement. - Yet
their cure seems to have been entirely
due to the influence Of the imagina-
ton, being instantly effected by their
realization that they would not again
be subjected to the same experience.
This evidence of the minds power
over the body will afford great satls-
faction to believers in the efficacy of
mental or spiritual methods of heal
Ing. What have the materialists to
say about 1t? Psychiatrists will allege
the capacity of their art to cure dis
ease Of this nature, and according to
statement from the surgeon gener-
ais office Improved methods of COM
batting the aiiilction" in army hospitals
have materially reduced it.
Yet the fact remains of natures
dramatic and immediate cure by the
simple means of removing apprehen-
sion. Medical practice has still some
way to go before equaing this demon
stration of the great possibilities Ia
mental healing.
Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1919-02-20
Rebuilding saIonIkl.

An ambitious plan for rebuilding Sa.
loniki was outlined recently by Mr..
Thomas H. Mawson at Kings college.
London. Saloniki, he said. hnd been
devastated by great fire, and 1t had
been decided to rebuild It on such
scale rs to make 1t one Of the most
important cities In the East. M. Ven
izelos had determined to make II n
more beautiful city. The city was for.
tunately situated In regard to parks.
for 1t had at Its disposal tracts of land
which would be made into some of the
finest parks in the world without
penny Of purchase money being paid
oveR.
Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1919-02-20
INVENTION GOT GOOD TRYouT
Exploit Nan Elderly French Aviator.
With Particular Hobby, Has Be-
como Legendary.

Another French officer, recently pro-
NOTED to very high position in avia-
ton. Is genuine charactersa numero.
as they shy here. He recently spent
many hours In perfecting trick opti-
cal sight, guaranteed to down Boche
at any range, angle or speed. He
adOred his invention. which. he admit
ted. would probably end the war when
fully perfected. and grew quite 'testy
when his friends told him the thing
was far too complicated for anything
but laboratory use.
A last, though he had reached nom
flying rank and had not flown for
months. he installed the optical wonder
on single-seater and went out over
the lines to try 1t out. As luck would
have It he fell in with patrol Of eight
Albatrosses and the fight that followed
has become legendary. Boche after
Boche dove on him. Kidding his plane
with bullets. while the inventor. In q
scientific ecstasy, peered this way and
that through his sight. adjusting set
screws and making hasty mental notes.
By miracle he was not brought down.
and in the end French patrol came
to his rescue. He had not fired shot
At lunch the other day someone ask.
ed what sort Of a chap this inventor
was, and thes answer was so exceed.
ingly French that l will reproduce It
word for word: HE detests women
and dogs; he has a wife he adores and
a dog he can't let out of his sight" A
priceless Characterization. think, of
a testy yet amiable old martinez
Charles Bernard Nordhoff In the At
lantic Monthly.
Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1919-02-20
HOW BUT NECESSARY (;


NEEDLE is MANUFACTURED.
Needles go through many op.
eratiOns In the course of their
manufacture. They are first cut
In suitable lengths from coils OF
: steel wire. After u bath Of such
bits as have been cut out, they
are placed In u furnace. then
rolled until perfectly straight.
Next, the needle-pointer takes
up dozen or 50 Of the wires
and rolls them between his
thumb and finger. with their ends
on a turning grindstone. first one
and then the other being ground.
The little steel bobbins are next
fed into machine. which Hat
tens and cutters the heads. after
which the eyes are punched.
They are now complete needles.
but rough and easily bent. Care
full heating and sudden cooling
give them the necessary temper.
and nothing remains but to give
them their final polish. On
coarse cloth needles are spread
to the number of 10000 or 60.
600. Emery dust is spread over
them. oil is sprinkled on, and
soft soap daubed over the cloth.
which rolled tightly. is thrown
into pot with others. where II
rolls about for twelve-hours or
more. When taken from this
friction bath the needles require 4
only a rinsing in clean hot wa
ter. when they are ready to be
sorted and packed.
Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1919-02-20
why City Men Make Good Farmers.

Use of city men as farm workers
In emergency seasons has demonstrate
ed not only that many men employed
In cities and towns were reared on
farms and are skilled In harvest la
Dor. but also that city men can stand
the heat and exertion of the harvest
field. and attack their tasks with will
ingness and patriotic enthus assn.
This was reported by the federal farm
help specialist In Kentucky ut the de-
partment .agrlculture's recent labor
conference In Birmingham, Ala.
Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1919-02-20
Banana Charlotte Russo.

Cut One-half banana in slices,
squeeze over 1t a little lemon Juice
and set aside to chill. Scrape the
coarse threads from two bananas and
the half and press them through a
ricer. There shonld be one cupful Of
the PURGE. Scald the PURGE with the
rest Of the lemon Juice over hot water,
add one tablespoonful OF gelatin soft.
ered In one-fourth Of a cupful of cold
water. Put three-fourths of cupful
Of corn strip and one-fourth OF cup
full OF sugar In double boiler with
the whites of two eggs. Beat and cook
the mixture seven minutes. Spread
half Of this frosting on paper In the
form of lady fingers. have the paper
fastened to board. dredge with sugar
and bake in moderate oven until
slightly cOlored. About half IN hour
will be needed. Beat the rest OF the
frosting into the banana mixture, stir
over Ice water until 1t begins to thick
en-. then fold in cupful OF cream
beaten very light. When quite firm
put It into mold lined with the
sliced bananas and the meringue lady
fingers.
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Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1919-02-20
One Eco Cake.

Beat one-fourth of a cupful of short
ening to cream and gradually beat
in one-fourth Of a cupful of sugar and
one-fOurth Of cupful Of honey, add
one egg beaten well. the grated rlnd
Of lemon. half a cupful of milk and
one cupful Of wheat flour, one-fourth
of a cupful Of rice flour and two tea
spoOnfuls Of baking powder sifted
with the -four. Bake In sheet.
Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1919-02-20
Chicago Mullins.

Sift together one cupful of wheat
flour. two cupfuls Of cornmeal, two
tnblespoOnfuls Of sugar and half tea
spoonful Of salt. with six teaspoonfuls
Of baking powder; add three table
spOonfuls Of corn oil and three cupfuls
Of milk. Beat well and pour into hot
muffin pans and bake 10 minutes.
Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1919-02-20
Cause. Of Commercial Growth.

The chief causes Of the growth Of
international commerce from less than
$1,000, 100000 in 1918 to approximate
~ $4,000 100000 in 1918 are growth
In population. cheapening In tr.nspor,,
tation and q division Of labor among
groups Of men the world over.
Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1919-02-20
onions With Peanut Butter Sauce.

Peel and cook enough onions to
serve six. Make one cupful of cream
sauce, beat into It One-fourth of Il cup
full of peanut butter and pour over the
onions. Open each onion little ut
the side, that the flavor of the sauce
may penetrate 1t more thoroughly.
Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1919-02-20
Food for the Family.

If one can by change Of seasoning
or n bit of garnish change an ordinary
dish into something worth noticing,
the housewife has something to her
credit.
Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1919-02-20
Mothers Cook Book

We know not what God holds In store.
Nor what his will for each may be.
AS pass we through another door
or life's untraversed mystery.
The Tomahawk., 1919-08-07

systems working through the munich
palities. 1t markets the bonds put out
by the municipalities for development
work and thus secures lower rates of
interest for, them.
The province of Ontario has thus con-
clusively demonstrated that the pub
lie can save money for itself through
owning and operating a great utility.
1t has done more than save money,
however. It has brought electric cur.
rent, with its great Advantages In
lighting and household work, in work
shop power and in farm power within
the reach of large numbers of people
who could not have used it IL the
higher rates charged by private
monopoly had been in force.
The Tomahawk., 1919-08-07
Delicate Mechanism

Despite its scope Swift &
Company is a business of in
finite details, requiring infinite
attention. ~<
Experienced men must know
livestock buying with a know+
edge of weight price, the amount
and quality of meat the Live
animals will yield.
Each manufacturing operation must
be done with expert skill and scientific
precision. A highly perishable product
must be handled with speed and care
to avoid loss.
Chemists, engineers, accountants,
and other specialists are required to
take care of our intricate problems.
Alert wisdom and judgment must
be used in getting stocks Of goods into
the open channels of demand through
our four hundred branch houses.
Branch house organizations must
show activity and energy to sell at the
market in the face of acute competi-
ton from other large packers, and
hundreds of small ones.
All these requirements ofintenigence,
loyalty, devotion to the task, are met
in the personnel of Swift & Company.
Yet the profit IS only a fraction Of cent
per pound with costs at minimum.
How can the workings of this deli.
cate human mechanism be improved
upon7 '..5 ..
Do you believe that Government
direction would add to our efficiency
or improve the service rendered the
producer and consumer