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OF PUBLICATION

ORDER OF PUBLICATION
STATE OF MISSOURI,
COUNTY OF LAFAYETTE
In the Circuit Court of Laff
County, Missouri, June Term, l9
Lexington. In vacation Februar,
1919.
Addie Briggs Pl'
vs..
Buford Briggs Defe
Now as this day comes the
tiff herein by her Attorney and
her petition and affidavit, allegi
mong other things, that defe,
Buford Briggs is a nonresident {
State of Missouri: Whereupon,
ordered by the Clerk of said COZ
vacation as follows: To the sal
PENDANT, Buford Briggs you are
by notified that the plaintiff has
menced a suit against you in
court, the object and general n
Of which is to obtain a divorce
the defendant on the ground tina
PENDANT has offered TO plaintiff
indignities as to render her conc
intOlerable in this that defendant
ed and abused plaintiff and comm
adultery and refused to live Il
with plaintiff, and that unless
Buford Briggs be and appear at
court, at the next term thereo
be begun and holden at the
house in the City Of Lexingto'
said county, on the 9Th day of
next, and on or before the SAID
day answer or plead to the pet
in said cause, the same will be t
as confessed, and judgment wi
rendered accordingly.
And it is further ordered, tn
copy hereof be published, accol
to aw in the Lexington lntellige
a newspaper published in said &C
Of Lafayette, designated by the p
tiff and her attorney of record
four weeks successfully, publsht
least once a week, the last inse
to be at least fifteen days before
first day Of said next June ter.
this court.
W. T. TUT,
Circuit Gle
TELIN G. YOUNG,
Deputy Gle
4 true copy from the record.
Witness my hand, and seal o
Circuit Court of Lafayette c,
this 18th day of February, 1919.
W. Il. TUT,
Circuit Gle
FEIIX G. YOUNG,
Deputy Gle
(SEAL) 2-l
Gilpin observer., 1919-08-28
LAB0R'S own DAY
First Monday in September Is
Legal Holiday in Almost
Every State Now.

~HE American Federation of La
Dor held an annual convention
at Columbus, o.. December S-12,
1886. At this session the officers re-
ported the following:
"At the fourth session of the fedora
ton n resolution was adopted making
the first Monday in September Of each
year labor's national holiday and rec
ommending its observance by wage
workers generally throughout the
country. This met with response that
exceeded the most sanguine eXpecta-
tions. In our great manufacturing and
distributing centers thousands of
workingmen marched in procession
and participated in the festivities of
the picnic grounds, where the most
skilled mechanics and workers in pro-
fessions and laborers united in COM
mon celebration, exchanging friendly
fraternal greetings while they listened
to the champions of labor discussing
the economic and political questions of
the day. The good effects of this are
so well understood that we recommend
its more general observance still until
1t shall be as uncommon for a man to
work on that day as on Independence
day."
Nearly all Of the states in the Union
now have statutes making the first
Monday In September legal holiday.
thus obeerving Labor day.
In order that there be no misunder-
tttx
of congress in enacting legislation
upon this subject it Is well to state
that the law passed by congress June
%, 1894, described above, as making
Labor day national holiday only pro-
vided that Labor day should be OBJ
served in the District of Columbia, as
well as the then territories.
Labor day was established in the
various states and In the order and on
the dates named below: 1887, February
81, Oregon; 1887, March Is, Colorado /;
1887, April 8, New Jersey; 1887, May 6.
New York; 1887, May II, Massachu-
sets; 1889, March 20, Connecticut /;
1889, March 30, Nebraska: 1889, April
25, Pennsylvania 1890, April 2S, Ohio ;
1891, February 10, Maine; 1891, Feb
ruary "a, Washington; 1891, March 4,
Montana; 1891, March 4, Kansas; 1891,
March 8, Indiana 1891, March IL, Ten
nessee; 1891, March 81, New Hamp-
shire; 1891, June II, Illinois; 1891, Oc-
tober 16, Georgia; 1891, December %,
South Carolina; 1892, February 5, Vir-
ginia; 1892, February %, Utah; 1892,
July Z, Louisiana; 1892, December u,
Alabama; 1893. February IL, Texas /;
1893, February ii, Delaware; 1893,
March %, California; 1893, April IS,
Minnesota; 1893. April 10, Wisconsin /;
1892, April 30, Florida; 1893. May %,
Rhode Island; 1894, June 2s, District
of Columbia and territories; 1895,
April 8, Missouri.
Gilpin observer., 1919-08-28

may say. They consist chiefly of phai-
lie emblems. and may be seen by thou
sands In the streets and markets or
Naples especially.
What the Germans Wear.
II have Il number of examples OF
German charms, some of which We're
taken from German prisoners, while
others We're collected by myself In Ger
many about u years ago. They are
of character you might expect from
such a people, and consist largely OF
pigs, many of which, l regret to say.
are grossly vulgar and offensive. An
other German charm is small model OF
fungus. which Is of natural blood-red
color. This is really phailic emblem.
A third kind is teetotum. the mean
ing of which is chance On the other
hand, in the German navy, or what re-
mains of it, they have rather pretty
charm. 1t consists Of small, cheap
medal, bearing the figure of Christ
stilling the tempest, with the motto
Safety in storms I gathered from
several of my friends that the charms
in common use by the Germans were
generally small objects, such as l have
mentioned, which had been presented
to the wearers by their mothers or sis
ters, but in few cases had the charm
any definite logical meaning.
Gilpin observer., 1919-08-28
ST. THOMAS PICKS UP

heretofore overlooked the facilities of
the harbor of St. Thomas for provid-
ing coal. fuel oil. and other stores.
While few American steamers have
been calling nt st. Thomas for sup
plies. muny have called at the neigh
boring British islands. where facilities
are not considered as good as here.
The price of coal is cheaper at st.
Thomas than at the British islands.
To bring this matter before the ship
ping board and to obtain all the help
possible from the American people and
congress, meeting Of the inhabitants
of the Virgin island was held here.
Resolutions were adopted calling the
attention of the shipping board to the
facilities of the port. such as pier
5000 feet long with thirty-one feet of
water alongside and all up-to-date ap-
pliances for the quick dispatch Of YES
sells wanting coal, water. fuel oil and
other stores.
The resolution was carried to WASH
ington by Darwin o. Curry, collector
Gilpin observer., 1919-08-28
Economic Ruin and Epidemics
Have Fallen to Their Lot
in Balkans.
BULGARIAN OUTLOOK BETTER
Investigator Urges Shipments Of Food
and Clothing to Roumania-Fund
of $35, 100000 Being Sought
in United States.

New York.-Reports of the condi-
ton of Jews in the Balkan countries,
as made to the American Jewish Re
lief committee by it's investigators
abroad show that economic ruin. cpl
denies of typhus, tuberculosis, and
other diseases have fallen to the lot of
Balkan Jews to an extent equal to that
suffered by their co-religionists in
other war-torn countries, but that po-
litical and religious repressive meas
ures have been lacking.
The first detailed account of the sit
uation in Serbia in many months Is
from DR.. Isaac Alcalay, chief rabbi of
Serbia. with headquarters in Bel
gIade. He said Belgrade was still
without regular communication with
the provinces, because the railroads
and bridges destroyed by the Austrians
have not been restored.
During the war" he wrote, Jews
ir Belgrade suffered proportionately
more than the rest of the population.
Most of their habitatiOns were exposed
to gunfire throughout the IS months
that the city was under bombardment.
Almost all homes are destroyed. The
Gilpin observer., 1919-08-28
British War Museum Official Digs
Up Some Interesting
Information.
NEARLY ALL WEAR AMULETs
One Officer Carrying Charm Refuses to
Reveal Its Nature for Fear Of
y Bad luck-Another Carries
Piece of Coal.

LondOn.-Certain interesting super
stitions prevalent among British colo
nial troops at the front are described by
Edward Lovett, an official of the I'M
perial War museum at London, in the
Morning Post. He says:
MANY of the superstitions held by
British soldiers are also held by our
troops from overseas and by men of
the allied forces. One day l happened
to meet an Australian soldier who wore
the figure 8 on the collar of his tunic
This is known on the continent as
the Pentad. and in Belgium the Fifth
regiment is considered to be the lucky
, regiment. The logic of the Pentad is
as follows: Figure ] stands for God,
absolutely alone. Figure 2 is the mind
of God in operation as shown by the
works of nature. Figure 3 represents
man as the highest work of God. TAX
ing. therefore. figure l as being unique,
the figures 2 and 3, that is. Gods work
In the hands of man. equal 5, and this
is said to represent everything. In
this country we do not fully appreciate
the meaning of the figure 3.
Lucky RuStTdlian rive.
''To come back to our Australian SOL
dier. He told me that he knew nothing
of the Pentad, and he was rather in
clined to sneer at luck in general. But
he told me that his company, which
was the Fifth. was very lucky. and day
after day the men had many narrow
escapes from death or wounds. The
to- fn hnJ
out of $50. while the Second company
had lost n much larger proportion. He
also told me that the No. 13 was con-
sidered by them lucky number. and
most of the men in the Fifth company.
curiously enough. had 13 in their regi-
mental numbers, his own number be-
ing 1897.
"On one occasion, after lecturing to
some men from New Zealand and Aus
.-hralia, l was entertained for the night
and put up in an officers hut. Before
turning in l chatted over the subject
of folklore and soldiers mascots with
four officers. One of the officers told
me that he carried charm, and said
/ would like to know what II was. It
turned out to be simply Swastika
which was apparently new to him. and
he was glad to hear more about it.
The second officer took from his pocket
small cross of grotesque form, which,
he informed me, was his mascot. The
third officer laughingly added. "Well. l
Gilpin observer., 1919-08-28
American Port Regains Former
Marine Standing
improvements Slow During the War.
but Ships Are Now Calling
Regularly.

at. Thomas, Virgin tslands.-This
American port is beginning to regain
some of its former maritime impor-
tance. Owing to the war. Improve
ments IN this direction have been slow
since the Virgin islands were pur-
chased from Denmark, but now after
considerable agitation by business men
Of ST. Thomas, American steamers are
beginning to call here. This is the
result OF representations which have
been made to Washington In behalf Of
the Inhabitants of the islands.
The islanders feel that American
steamship owners. and especially the
shipping board at Washington. have
Gilpin observer., 1919-08-28
SOLDIERS ARE
SUPERSTITIOUS

need not show you mine, because 1t is
only piece of coal, wrapped in a little
bag which l brought over from Aus
tralia." The fourth (and this to my
astonishment. being the highest pos
sible") said, II also have a mascot, but
l regret to say that l don't intend to
show 1t to you. l won't even tell you
what 1t is. because it would spoil my
luck" Nothing / could say would in
duce him to alter his decision. His was
the most superstitious case of all.
"The commonest charms among the
soldiers of France and Belgium are
made of aluminium and copper frag-
ments of German shells. 1t is consid-
cred that If you wear piece of an
enemy's projectile it inoculates you
against future danger from such
sources. In Italy the men wore the
kinds of charms and amulcts which
have been common in that country for
many generations-even centuries, I
Gilpin observer., 1919-08-28

"HE "member of the union" Is the
man that pays only when he Is
forced to. Usually comes to the
meetings only when he has an AK to
be ground. He is the man that will
always say that the union has never
given him anything, as he would get
good wages If there never was union
in existence. And he cannot see what
the officers nre doing with all the
money.
The "union man" is II very different
person. He attends his meetings reg
ularly, takes part in the debate that
Is In the interest of the union, never
Gilpin observer., 1919-08-28

OF customs, who laid It before the shin.
ping board. Mr.. Curry has since re.
turned and reports that that board.
members of congress. and American
business men have promised to do all
they can for the island.
Another oil depot Is being erected
here to meet increased demands. The
people of st. Thomas believe ii nos.
sesses far better facilities than most
other West India islands, and are de.
termined to make known Its avaIlabilI.
ty as port of call for supplying
steamers.
Gilpin observer., 1919-08-28

days labor of the workman commits
a crime against good morals, and in
such degree strikes blow at the
foundation of peaceful society.
Suppose the laboring classes should
demand and undertake by force to
compel the payment of sum for their
services which all men would agree to
be twice its value, what would hap
pen?
Immediately the cry would go up
that anarchy was in the land, and the
strong arm of the government, civil
and military, would be called out to
prevent the confiscation of the money
of the employer, and properly so-but
why? Because labor had demanded too
much. But who is the anarchist when
the laborer gets too little? 1t is poor
rule that will not work both ways.
Gilpin observer., 1919-08-28

He who is happy is forgetful.
Gilpin observer., 1919-08-28

call wealth in the world, and 1t is alb
solutely nothing without labor to make
it productive.
On the other hand, put labor naked
on the earth, and soon it will do again
what it has done in the past-produce
the food, cut forests, drain the marsh
es, build the houses and build civili-
Zation.
But the laborer of any kind who re-
joices in his strength and who feels
conceit proves his smallness, whether
he be laborer with pick and shovel,
or laborer working at great scien-
tific problem.
The thing for us to do Is to remem-
ber our littleness, our shortcomings,
and try by giving full credit to others,
to deserve credit for Ourselves.-Ex-
change.
Gilpin observer., 1919-08-28
Marine Good Walker.

Richmond, va.-Ralph Walter Slater
ambled over from his home at Mount
Tell. w. Va, to Charleston. a distance
of 26 miles. to join the marine corps
Having successfully pnssed the exami.
nation he strOlled over home-another
20 miles, to tell his folks good-by.
Completing his farewell he made his
way ever the West Virginia mountains
back to the recruiting office. In all.
Slater walked 7S miles to become a
marine.
Gilpin observer., 1919-08-28

IN mans birthday he should
think seriously about himself,
and especially about his weak
nesses. Let his friends praise him and
congratulate him; let him question
and criticize himself.
1t is intelligent study, criticism of
ourselves that brings progress, wheth-
er to the individual or to great class
or to that which labor is-an over
whelming majority.
Everything that you see is the re-
suit of labor-from the skyscraper
with its steel skeleton to the copper
wire that carries your messages or
the food that keeps you alive.
To compare the value Of labor and
capital Is childish. There is no COM
parison possible.
Take all the gold, all that which we
Gilpin observer., 1919-08-28
JEWS in SERBIA
IN BAD PLIGHT

Jewish population of the city, formerly
5000, now numbers no more than 4,5oO.
The number is being increased daily
by returning refugees. Many men are
still with the colors.
Economically, the Serbian Jews
have suffered terribly. Because of
the uncertain political situation, all
regular commerce is impossible, and 1t
is difficult for Jewish citizens to i'm
prove their condition.
Have Suffered Terribly.
"Such situation Is unfortunate, for
the war has brought us new duties.
The Jews of old Serbia took very
active part in the Balkan wars and
il the world war. The years of fight
ing have deprived more than 400 fam
lilies of their bread winners. These
people have to be helped.
In Bulgaria, according to report
from Miss Hetty Goldman of this city,
| the condition of the Jews is some
what better than in Serbia. Poverty
is not, so widespread. nor are health
conditions so bad.
Bulgarian Jews are able to meet
the needs of their own poor. but they
have recently been confronted with
new responsibility. Roumanian Jews
are seeking refuge In Bulgaria, and
their Bulgarian cO-religionists are at n
loss to know what to do with them.
There Is no work. even for skilled ar
tisans.
"A soup kitchen is being run for
these people of Sophia. but many are
desperate. An allotment from our
American Jewish relief fund must be
made to care for them"
| In Roumania there is need of cloth
ing and staple foods. It was Miss
tGoldman who made the investigation
In this country also.
Clothing Greatest Need.
"The people needed clothing above
everything else" her report reads.
almost everybody is shabby. and a
large percentage of the poor are prnc-
tically without clothing went into
many homes where the inmates had on
mere rags or were huddled in torn
blankets of sacking.
"The second greatest need Is for
staple foods. such as dry beans, pens
rice, vegetables. fats and the like
Such supplies as are to be had are sold
at exorbitant prices.
81 was painfully impressed by the
number of sick in Roumania. In Bu
charest, out of a Jewish population of
$4,000 there was an average of eight
funerals day last winter. A large
percentage of typhus cases in Bucha.
rest and Jassy have been among Jews
Machinery for the effective distribu.
ton of relief in the Balkan countries
is in operation. More than 5000. .OOC
worth of supplies. including several
tons of kosher meat was sent from
New York late in July to Constanza
Roumania. The American Jewish re
lief. committee, under the chairman.
ship of Louis Marshall. plans to con.
tinue regular shipments of this kind
to the Balkans and to Poland Galicia
Czecho- -Slovakia. and the other coun
tries.
Far this purpose fund OF $35, 900,
OOU is being sought in the United
States this year.
Gilpin observer., 1919-08-28
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permits himself to be suspended, al.
ways ready to extend friendly hand
or act to any brother that may be in
distress. You can find him In union
shop because he is a union man at
heart. And today the great labor
movement is carried ON by the union
men and not by the so-called members
Of n union.
The union man crltlclzes when crit
lclsm is justified and fights for what
he thinks is right. The so-cnlled men,
Der of n union kicks at all things, but
never fights for anything.-Elevator
Constructor.
Gilpin observer., 1919-08-28
ABOR left unrestricted and unre-
. strained will produce and fix its
own reward

own reward.
Labor should have its reward. When
labor fails to receive its just reward,
confiscation has happened.
When man is deprived Of his prop
erty without due process Of law, the
law says that is confiscation and will
not be allowed. AS labor is the work
ingman's property. and in most cases
all the property that he has, the only
commodity which he has to sell-it
must therefore follow that it Is as
much the duty of the government to
prevent the confiscation Of labor 1t
is to prevent the confiscation of any
other kind Of property, asserts the
Washington Star. The man who takes
more than reasonable profit on the
The Holly chieftain., 1919-06-19
I.amar a.ll Pleyer in Paris.

There is . possibility that Lamar
may be represented in the final game
to determine the base ball cham
pi0nship of the American Expedi-
tionary Forces, and incidentally the
championship OF Europe A recent
letter from Leslie Beavers, who is q
member of the signal corps with gen.
eral headquarters at Paris, states
that he is q member of one OF the
teams In the Paris league. Leslie has
been playing at short and has i'm
proved his batting eye, as he has
hit the ball at q 500 gait in ten
games played. His club has won all
the games played thus far and
stands good show to compete with
the champions of the army of occu-
patton in the pOst-seasOn series that
will determine the championship of
the army Leslie hopes that he will
be sailing toward the Statue Of Ii
berty some time in August.-Lamar
Sparks.
The Holly chieftain., 1919-06-19
County's New Motor Trucks.

The two new motor trucks recent
ly ordered by the county were
brought in by Miller Brothers yes
terday. The trucks are massive af-
fairs and attracted much attention
So many heavy trucks OF battleship
dimensions are coming into use that
permanent roads will soon have to
be built or else restrictions will have
to be imposed on heavy vehicles.
The new trucks have already been
placed In service graveling the San
ia Fe Trail between Lamar and Hol-
ly, and as soon as that work is fin
ished they will be transferred to La
mar-Springfield highway. A third
truck OF the same make is expected
tomorrow Lamar Sparks.
The Holly chieftain., 1919-06-19
:. COUNTY SEAT CUTTINGS.
Cleaned From the Lamar Daily
News, Sparks and Register.

T. j. Sayler and son, Jay, returned
to Lamar on Monday after stay of
two weeks at Excelsior Springs.
Miss Irene Williams, daughter of
Commissioner Fred Williams of Wi
ley,returned on Friday from COlora-
do Springs, where she has been at
tending college.
Alfred Todd was in Denver on
Saturday attending the state con-
ference of democrats which was
called to meet National Chairman
Homer s. Cummings.
Miss Francis Leonard and Miss
Gladys Mclean, who have been at
tending Ward-Belmont College at
Nashville, Tennessee, arrived In La
mar on Friday for the summer vaca-
tion.
Walter E. Fisher of Denver, who
was reading clerk of the last state
senate, is now associated with Lig-
gett & Cole of Lamar, under the
firm name of Liggett, Cole & Fisher.
He will look after the legal end in
the absence of Mr.. Cole in Denver.
Mrs. A. L. Beavers and daughter,
Miss Gladys, returned to Lamar on
Monday from Cedar Falls, Iowa,
d" AASAS AsAASoso ASSsSN0AS 8 W1G1k
high honors from the state normal
school. She specialized in music, art
and physical culture.
S. G. Vanscoyoc of Brush, visited
Lamar this week and was so favOra-
bly, impressed with the city that he
decided to locate here. Mr.. Vans
c0yOe has secured lease on C. M.
Lees building on south Main street,
where Albin's flower store is now 10
Gated, and will open UP about July
first with complete line of dry
goods, clothing and shoes.
Mrs. A. NJ. Slaughter has sold the
Lamar Candy Kitchen to B. T. Card
and sister, Mrs. Margaret Dalrimple,
who recently came to Colorado from
MuskOgee, Okla, and selected this
part of the Arkansas Valley as the
most desirable business location in
the state The new prOprietors took
charge OF the store yesterday. Mrs.
Slaughter came here from Pueblo
nearly two years ago and has built
up a fine trade.
The Holly chieftain., 1919-06-19
wiley May Have Another Bank

Parties have been here this week
from Missouri, looking over the sit
uation regarding the establishment
of another bank. They have been
favorably impressed with the town
and surrounding country and the
Journal Is informed, expect to com
plete arrangements for opening a
National bank as soon as stock can
be placed and suitble quarters Sc
cured Wiley journal.
The Holly chieftain., 1919-06-19
County Seat News
Throughout County
Clipped from 0ountsy Ezshansss.

ly drowned. He sustained q broken
right leg. when the machine tipped
over rs he was crossing an irrigation
ditch; he has concluded that q
tractor Is not necessarily a tank. :
Lamar Daily News.
The Holly chieftain., 1919-06-19
7. R. Youne,a Son naad.

Friends of J. r.. Young, who was
formerly well known resident of
Lamar, will be panied to learn OF
the death OF Mr.. YOung's only son,
which occurred at San Francisco on
June 4. The YOungs are now living
in Los Angeles. Lamar Sparks.