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Gilpin observer., 1919-06-05
GAVE TITLE TO RED CROSS
Indianapolis Man Found Pleasure In
Putting His Contribution on
Business Basis.

He was little old man. clad in the
garb of workingman. He stood back
from the canteen information booth at
the Union station and waited until the
Red Cross women. had checked the
baggage of group of men just back
from overseas. Then he eased up to
the desk and thrusting his arm quickly
forward, laid a $50 bill in the hand Of
one of the attendants.
"Take $169O out of that" the old
man said in a whisper.
What fOr?" the canteener asked.
"It's my tithe," he answered. Take
$1,000 out Of it. l must be going"
May l ask you who you are and
why you give your money in this
way?"
1T doesn't matter who I am. am
just me. The money I'm giving is my
tithe to the Red Cross and 1t makes
me happy to give it. 1t really is $16.93,
hQt you won't want to bother with
pennies"
The canteener gave him his change
and placed the money in the donation
box under the counter. He disappeared
in the crowd in the Union station.
few minutes later another canteener
arrived. She was told of the incident.
"Yes, he comes regularly each month
and leaves his tithe," she said, ''but
he won't tell who he is. He seems to
enjoy giving to the Red Cross in this
quiet way and always wears a smile
of satisfaction after he has done 1t. He
seems so happy when he turns to walk
away."-IndianapOli News.
Gilpin observer., 1919-06-05
"Father Of the shor. Story"

The father Of the short story was
Giovanni BOccacciO. an Italian novel;
ist and poet. who died at Certaldo 543
years ago. His "DecamerOn." col
lection Of short tales. each complete
in itself, practically marked the be-
ginning of the short story. Boccac-
clio was born about 1913, and his words
reflect the immoral-or immoral
spirit OF the times in which he lived.
and a majority of his tales are of n
character which would now land the
author in Jail. II he could find pub
Usher to offer his works for sale. De-
spite their immorality-pOssibly be-
cause of 1.-THE "DecamerOn" has
been translated into nearly every Ian
guage and is still widely read. Lit
erary critics ranked the work as n
masterpiece. Balzac and many other
modern authors have found inspira-
ton in the works of the celebrated
Italian. His faults were those OF his
time-and for the matter Of that. Of
a much later time. for as recently as
a century ago stories were told In
mixed company which would now
scarcely be tolerated by "stag
party"
Gilpin observer., 1919-06-05
FACTS OF MOST IMPORTANCE
Those Which Tell Best About Past
and Future States Of Object,
Asserts Ruskin.

It ought further to be observed re-
specting truths In general. that those
are always most valuable which are
most about the pust and future states
of the object to which they belong.
In tree, for instance. 1t is more i'm
portant to give the appearance of en-.
ergy and elasticity in the limbs which
is indicative of growth and life. thnn
any particular character of leaf or tex
ture of bough. 1t is more important
that We should feel that the upper
most sprays are creeping higher and
higher into the sky. and be impressed
with <he current of life and motion
which is animating every fibre than
that we should know the exact pitch
of relief with which those fibres are
thrown out against the sky. For the
first truths tell us tales about the
tree, about what 1t has been. and will
be. while the last are characteristic
of 1t only in Its present state. and
are In no way talkative about them
selves. Talkative facts are always
more interesting and more important
than silent ones. So. again, the lines
In a crag which mark its stratifica.
tion. and how 1t has been washed and
rounded by water. or twisted and
drawn out in fire. are more important.
because they tell more than the stains
OF the lichens. which change year by
year. and the accidental fissures Of
front or decomposition; not but that
both OF these are historical. but his
t,orical In less distinct manner, and
for shorter perioas.-Ruskin.
Gilpin observer., 1919-06-05
JEWS NOT EASILY CONVERTED
Sermon to Which They Were Annually
Forced to Listen Failed Of its
Purpose.

In John Evelyn's diary Of January
z, 1645, there is a notation Of pecu-
liar ceremony which seems to have
been Of annual occurrence at Rome.
1t was sermon preached to COM
pulsory congregation Of Jews, with
view to their conversion. Mr.. Evelyn
says ''they are constrained to sit till
the hour is done. but 1t is with so
much malice in their countenances,
splitting. humming, coughing and mo-
ton. that 1t is almost impossible they
should hear word from the preacher.
A conversion is very rare"
The Zionist movement, which has
gone on for years and received new
impetus by the changes made in mid
die Europe as result Of the world
war, was outlined in a poem written
by Robert Browning during his resi-
dence in Italy, probably about the mid
die Of the nineteenth century. He
calls it "Holy Cross Day."
Gilpin observer., 1919-06-05
Generous Royal Gambler.

One of the most romantic gambling
stories rs told by Mr.. Thiselton-Dyer
of plainly dressed stranger who once
took his seat at faro table. and after
nm extraordinary run of luck succeed
ed In breaking the bank Heavens 20
g, claimed an old, lnfirm Austrian Off
Ger who sat next to the stranger. "The
twentieth part of your gains would
make me the happiest man in the.
world!"
"You shall have It, them" answered
the stranger as he left the room. A
servant speedily returned and pre-
sented the o;iics, with the twentieth
part Of the bank. adding: "My mas
ter, sir, requires no answer" The
successful stranger was soon discov-
cred to be no other than the king of
Prussia in disguise.
Gilpin observer., 1919-06-05
Duty.

It has been asked what is at the
present day the Duty Of which we
have spoken so much? A complete re-
ply would require a volume, but may
suggest II in a few words. Duty con-
sists of that love Of God and man
which renders the life of the individ-
ual the representation and expression
of all that he believes to be the truth.
absolute or relative. Duty is progress
sive, as the evolution OF truth; 1t Is
modified and enlarged with the ages ;
It changes its manifestations accord
ing to the requirement of tines and
circumstances. One period claims
the pen Of the sage. another requires
the sword Of the hero. But here. and
everywhere, the source Of this Is God
and his law-its object. humanity
its guarantee. the mutual responsible
ity of men-its measure. the intellect
Of the individual and the demands Of
the period-its limits, pOwer.-Maz-
zini.
Gilpin observer., 1919-06-05
Wrought Iron From Ore.

Wrought iron is not commonly pro-
duced direct from the ore, but Cali
fornia metallurgist, using petroleum
as fuel, claims to avoid the usual trou-
bles and to obtain pure iron mt n much
reduced cost. The ore. after grinding
to pass through sixteen mesh sieve.
is mixed with some heavy oil. such as,
asphaltum. The mixture Is made into
cylinders, each OF a size to yield about
100 pounds of reduced iron, and these
cylinders are placed In the furnace
and gradually heated to the welding
point OF the iron, then taken out and
compressed into blooms. A little sill.
cate rock Is added to give Stag enough
to hold the semifuid mass together.
To avoid reoxidation-thc great diff
Guilty ir previous processes-a reduc-
ing atmosphere Is maintained in the
furnace. and the bloom is compressed
befG~r sOtirely removing from the fur
mace The time required for heating
through and reducing is given us four
or i've hours.
Gilpin observer., 1919-06-05
japanese Trade with Panama.

A japanese consulate has been es-
tablished in Panama city. This is the
outcome Of growing commercial rela-
tions between japan and the republic
OF Panama. Although there are few
japanese residents In Panama. the
prospects for trade between the two
countries are excellent. Japan is now
exporting canned goods. boxes, furni-
ture, skins, willow baskets, figured
mats, grass goods, earthen wares, silk
and cotton goods and many other
things to that country, the total value
of which amounted to $13,6S4,O0O in
the year 1917, but there were practi-
cally no imports.
Gilpin observer., 1919-06-05
COIN TOOK FANCY OF ARABS
Austrian Maria Theresa Dollar Has.
Long Been the Principal Money
Of That Region.

The only coin In general circulation
In Abyssina is the Austrian Maria
Theresa dollar, of silver 1t is also
the principal money in Arabia. AMI
the story of its introduction in those
regions and all the neighborhood of
the Red sea is quite interesting.
More than n century ago trading
Arabs got hold of some of these dol
lars and found the efiigy of the queen
(Which they bore on one side, the re-
verse showing the Austrian double
eagle) so attractive that they sought
to obtain more of them, for sale as
jewelry. Later on they became highly
popular as medium of exchange i'm
mercantile transactions in Arabia {;
and when Mt intervals the Turkish
government prohibited their importa
tion large and profitable business
was done I'm smuggling them through
Alden and other seaports.
They are all dated 1880, being even
now minted from replicas of the orig
inal die, which is of rather crude
workmanship. Any change would not
be understood by the Arabs and
Abyssinians and would render them
less acceptable.
Bankers and merchants in the Red
sea region import thu Maria Theresa
dollars in bulk from Trieste, selling
them at good profit or exchanging
them for native merchandise. They
are somewhat larger than our silver
dollars, but weigh less than an ounce
and are only u little over four-fifths
silver.
Gilpin observer., 1919-06-05
APEX HAPPENINGS

c. R. Baer received postal
card from w. G. Marks dated A.
24-19, Trieste, Austria, aboard u.
S. S. Lake Pfortoria, Alpine war
zone; weather cold; conditions
strict; living high; am we'll.
The weather was fine for the
month of May, except the last day
which was cold, raw, and some
snow. June 1st six inches of
snow fell. Hard freezing Satur-
day and Sunday night.
Walter R. Petro was over from
the Mammoth on Monday, stating
that his water pipes were frozen
so hard that they bursted. Snow
is not an unusual thing at this
altitude in June but such hard
freezing is a record breaker.
j. A. McGrau, postal clerk in
the U. S. post office, Denver, came
up last week, accompanied by
Master William McGrau, to spend
few days at Elk park with their
friends, c. A. Mcneil and Geo. B.
McClennan and Mr.. Laughlin, re-
turning to Denver Saturday.
w. S. Barrick and VIM. Krell
were outgoing passengers on Mon
day to Denver, where they will
transact business in connection
with the Saco De Orc Mines Co.
c. A. Mcneil left Monday for
Central to interview the county
commissioners in reference to
having some Improvement made
on the State road, so as to be able
to haul Routt county coal from
Tolland.
Geo. B. Laughlin left Saturday
for Denver on business, returning
Tuesday.
Jake Fleitle was Central City
visitor Monday.
The huckleberries which were
in bloom before the freeze suf-
fered much damage. The Aspen
leaves are also black.
Shad Reid returned from the
valley Monday morning. He left
Arvada too early to learn how
much damage the frost did, but
the Strawberries being in bloom.
no doubt suffered a great deal.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Wright came
up from Denver Friday, return
, ing Sunday. Mr.. Wright is man.
ager of the National tunnel of the
Penn.-Colo. Co.
Chas. Shaner left for Bonne-
terre, Mo-, during the week and
, will remain there.
Gilpin observer., 1919-06-05
FAMOUS ROCK OF GIBRALTAR
Great Britain tias Go Strongly Fortl.
fled II That It 10 Rightly Con.
sidered impreonab,e.

Since the day, more than 200 years
ago, when the flag of Great Britain was
flung out over Gibraltar. the strong
est fortress in the world. that country
has won many triumphs In commerce
and has become mistress of the seas.
The rock Of Gibraltar is 1,4O0 feet
high and across the narrow bay may
be seen the coast of Africa only nine
miles away. The rock is nearly three
miles long and about half a mile
broad. On the eastern side the cliff Is
so steep that nothing but monkey
can scale 1t, and there is a colony
Of monkeys living there. the only an
imals Of their kind living wild in
Europe.
The only possible approach to the
rock Is by land from the north. or
from the sea on the western side. As
viewed from the ocean the Rock of
Gibraltar is impressive. strong. gloomy
and forbidding. But flowers grow about
the steep walls. The great Victoria
batteries, occasionally fred, are
screened and sheltered by acacia
blossoms. Here are concealed 10O-ton
guns sinister. threatening. The north
and northwest sides are honeycombed
by fOrtifications. There is town and
harbor on the west, protected by bat
teries and forts rising from the base
to the summit of the rock. Modern
guns Of the most formidable pattern
frown from the heights. The town is
inhabited by British colony Of about
25,OOO people. Everything Is under
strict military regulation.
Gilpin observer., 1919-06-05
ROW SAILORS LAY unuo 5"
Men Of the Sea Give Short shrift to
Matter-of-Fact Spooks That
Annoy Them.

The first lieutenant had just been
relieved, writes 81. S. t." in the Lon
Hon Mail. and was vending his way
from the destroyer's bridge to his
cabin. 1t was fairly cain, but very
dark, and there was little to be seen
but n line of waves on each side and
the dim form of II second destroyer
in station astern. Even for this NO.
I" had no eyes, for he had had n
weary middle watch and bed was his
only interest. But he did notice a
weird figure, apparently human,
crawling about ncar the 'bandstand"
of the after gun.
He went to investigate and found
chamois leather overall suit. in which
he had been sleeping on the ward
room couch below-for every one
must sleep more or less clad, ready to
turn out at II moments notice. He
was feeling about in the dark, ap-
parently in search of something.
"What on earth are you doing
Doc| he asked, and got the brief an
swer, Laying ghost" The first
lieutenant grunted and disappeared
below, leaving the doctor to insert
paper wedge between n loose rattling
shell and the side of the stand in
which 1t was placed.
A ghost in naval language, is
noise which cannot be accounted for.
In destroyer one becomes con-
nOisseur in noises.
The steering gear clanks heavily at
intervals and the rhythmic beat of the
engines is always there, changing only
when the speed is altered. In heavy
weather the washing and beating of
the water makes n hundred noises.
But ghosts are extra noises and
should be avoidable. Some misplaced
or ill-fitting article or n loose screw
may cause the noise, and with the
ships vibration II will knock or rattle
with regular persistency that viii
drive the most placid mind nearly to
frenzy, and sleep will rarely be the
victims portion until he has left his
warm bunk and found the cause of
the trouble and the ghost is laid.
Gilpin observer., 1919-06-05
A weekly fishing bulletin will

A weekly fishing bulletin will
be issued by the U. S. Forestry
service, commencing May 20. 1t
will be the most complete fishing
bulletin ever issued in Colorado.
including many streams in the
Colorado forests that never be-
fore have been bulletined. The
weekly national forest fishing an
nouncement, which will be COM
piled from the reports of forest
rangers thruout the state, will
give weather conditions, condi-
tion of the various streams, rec
ord of the preceding weeks catch.
and the type of fly which is prov
ing most attractive.
Dick Fraser was taken to st.
Anthony's hospital in Denver
Saturday, suffering with a COM
plication of ailments.
Gilpin observer., 1919-06-05
Notice For Publication
(The Gilpin Observer.)

(The Gilpin Observer)
Department of the Interior,
U. S. Land Office at Denver, Colo
rado, May 8, 1919.
Notice is hereby given that
John S. Fagrelius, of Pine Cliff.
Colorado, who, on May 5, 1914,
made homestead entry, No. 019S49
for the w. " Sc. "a, Lot 2 and
SW. "a NE.A, Section 5, Town
ship 2 s., Range 72 w. 9Th P. Mer-
idian, has filed notice of intention
to make three year Proof, to es-
tablish claim to the land above
described, before the Register or
Receiver, U. S. Land Office, at
Denver, Colorado, on the 17th day
of July, 1919.
Claimant names as witnesses:
Nels Thompson, of Black Hawk.
Colorado.
Peter Johnson, of Pine Cliff,
Colorado.
Henry Vinegar, of Pine Cliff.
Colorado.
Albert Mills, Of Pine Cliff, Col
orado.
MARY WOLFE DARGIN,
Register.
1st pub. May Is; last, June 1919.
Gilpin observer., 1919-06-05
A New Star.

Martha, the 5-year-old daughter Of
w. NJ. Hedrick, court reporter under
Judge Louis B. Ewbank, of the Marion
Circuit court, listened attentively to
her older sisters argument to be taken
to see the second instalment OF "The
Cannlbals," and also GATHERINGS EN-.
phaslzing of the fact that Douglas
Fairbanks was an additional attrac-
tion. After slight pause, Martha
pleaded: "And papa, won't you please
take me to see Judge Ewbanks, too?"
Indianapolis News.
Gilpin observer., 1919-06-05
Enormous sea.eolno Raft.

While log RATS are by no means
new. the huge raft recently con-
structed ut Haparanda, Sweden, and
used to ship large number of logs
to Copenhagen, Denmark, is worthy
of passing mention.
The great raft measures 3S7 feet
long. 55a feet wide. 10 feet above the
waterline and 16h feet below.
The raft took six months to build
and contains as much wood as four
big steamers. 1t is held together by
an ingenious system Of steel cables
and wires, and is capable of carrying
a large amount of material. The crew
consists Of seven men.
Gilpin observer., 1919-06-05
LIFE HOLDS NOTHING BETTER
Man That Has contentment In His
Heart Need Seek No Further
for Happiness.

Discomfort with his lot in life is
the great curse of the man of ordinary
estate in this world. To have the
things that are beyond his reach con.
sumes him with a ceaseless fire. Such
men, as a rule, have enough and to
spare, but this does not seem to sat
isfy them. If they would only deter
mine to be content with what they
have they would be happy.
The consequence Is that they make
dismal failure of life that could
easily have been a great success as
far as their happiness is involved.
And. without happiness 1t were better
that u man had not lived at all.
Then we have the man who has all
the wealth and power and maybe all
the glory that he Graves, but who is
in constant fear that it will be taken
away from him; that he will lose his
worldly possessions or that somebody
will rob him of the limelight.
Contentment never sleeps under the
roof of such man. Wherefore, of
what good to him is all that he has?
Now, If the man who wants that
which is beyond his reach could school
himself to be like Paul, content in
whatsoever state" he found himself,
he would get things out of life that
he never dreamed of. He would sleep
soundly and awake in gladness. And
If the man who has all the wealth he
had craved could school himself to
feel that it wouldn't matter If he
were to lose 1t all, he would also sleep
soundly and awake in gladness.
Who among us that would wish to
go through life and miss the biggest
thing there is in life? Well, the least
man on earth can have that big thing
for his very own simply BY motion
of the mind that God gave him when
he was born.
The big thing in life--its name Is
Contentment. 1t lies at your feet.
Take it up and let it warm you.-
Utica Globe.
Gilpin observer., 1919-06-05
Notice of Application
For U. S. Patent
Survey No. 1870.
Ty @ an ~

Survey No. 1870.
U. S. Land Office, Denver, Colo.
May 20, 1919.
Notice is hereby given that in
pursuance of the Act of Congress.
approved May 10, 1872, Peter
Brown and Carrie L. Ingle of
Greeley, Colo, and Walter R. Her.
rod whose postoffice is Ft. Collins.
Colo, have made application for
a patent for about 1850 linear feet
along Jenny Lind Creek, Elmer
Placer, bearing gold, situate in
Pine Mining District, Gilpin
County, State of Colorado, and
described by the official plat, and
by the field notes on file in the Of
flee of the Register of the U. S.
Land Office at Denver, Colorado.
as follows, viz:
Beginning at Cor. No. L, identi-
cal with Cor. Sur. 1695OB whence
the S. "a Cor. Sec. q T. 2 S. R. 73
w. bears N. 79' 27' 40" E. 279.68
feet. Thence N. 6S' 81 w. $50 #.
Thence N. 21' O3' E. 229.46 ft.
Thence N. 43' So w. 146.72 ft.
Thence N. 46' "a E. $50 #.
Thence S. 49, So E. 1852 ft. Thence
N. 21' O3' E. 3S9.6S #. Thence N.
At 40 w. 456.O6 #. Thence N. 42'
2S' E. $50 ft. Thence North 246.O5
ft. Thence West 277.22 #. Thence
S. O. As w. 1532.46 ft. Thence N.
81 25' E. 366.35 ft. to place of
beginning, containing 1881 acres
and forming a portion of the S.
w. "a Sec. and the N. w. "a
Section 8 in Township 2 S., Range
73 w. of the 9Th Principal Meri-
dian.
The names of adjoining and
conflicting claims as shown by
the plat of survey are Sur. 1880
B. Independence Mill Site, 1924
Melrose, Little Bonanza, Mari
posa, Adelphia lodes and the Vir-
ginia and Helen Placers.
MARY WOLFE DARGIN,
Register.
LIST pub. May %; last July "a, 10.
Gilpin observer., 1919-06-05

E. ]. Desavla, of New York, in
terested with the Fuller-MacCul-
loch company, visited the mines
today. He has extensive mining
and oil interests in various parts
of the country but thinks so we'll
of the prospects of making money
in Gilpin county he will increase
his holdings.
Gilpin observer., 1919-06-05
Jerusalem Free From Mosquitoes.

Jerusalem has been freed from the
mosquito pest, 1t is announced by the
Zionist organization, through the ef-
forts Of an American sanitarian, Louis
Cantor, who is n member of the Amer
lean Zionist medical unit which is now
operating In Palestine. The city Is
now practically rid Of these carriers OF
typhoid and malaria. During Mr.. Cam
tors campaign $50 cisterns were pc
trollzed and put In sanitary condition.
Gilpin observer., 1919-06-05

Mrs Bertha Lynn left this after
noon for Denver to receive her
diploma in Dramatic Art and Ex-
preston from the Colorado Wom-
ems College. Mrs. Lynn will re-
main in Denver, but will return
in a month or two with a number
of friends to spend the remain
der of the summer.
Gilpin observer., 1919-06-05

Strawberries are coming into
the market and can be had at
Hawley's.
Gilpin observer., 1919-06-05

E. l.. Klein was over from Tab
ernash for Decoration day.
Gilpin observer., 1919-06-05

Send the Observer east.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-02-11
WHAT BECOMES OF
THE COW?

A great deal of undertaking has
been done among the meat packers
and while much that has been said
and published was probably over
drawn and unjust, yet there is no
doubt that great deal of good has
been done by telling the public just
how they conducted their work of
dressing carcasses.
A matter is just now receiving at
tention, that one would think is so
noticeable that the whole public
should have thought OF it and de-
manding an accounting for long ago.
All buyers OF beetrefuse to pay as
much for cows for slaughter as for
steers, assigning the reason that
there is more loss in the dressing
and the further and more common
reason that COW meat is not so good
Is the other.
But when the consumer goes into
to store to buy timed beef, he never
knows whether he Is getting the one
kind or the other. Certain it is that
he never gets can at q reduced
price because 1t is COW meat. It all
sells at the same price, and now it is
proposed that the government shall
make them pay the right price for
cows or pack the meat separately and
sell it at the lower price.
OF course our local butchers are
not to blame for any such practices.
They pay all a COW is worth, and
sell COW meat-well, we rather guess
they sell it right.