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Gilpin observer., 1919-01-23
PARADISE FOR THE POETS.
World Surely Would Bs Pleasant
Dwelling Place II All Sweet sing
ere Were Endowed.

A contemporary suggests that poets
and pOetry-be endowed.
Should such great and holy reform
will at last be undammed.. The singer
will break his chains. The world may
finally slake its burning thirst In linn
pid pools of truth. The Tyre will be
heard in every town and hamlet. Men
will read poetry at meals, then imprO-
wise It in their sleep. Newspapers and
magazines will TEEN with 1t. There
will be swarms Of poets. like mosqui-
toes, catching inspiration from every
twig and leaf-and fat government
subsidies.
Nor is this all. The poet will become
a sort of public utility, like the fire
department. His job will be to kindle
fire. not extinguish 1t. He will he
rushed to the scene Of action in mu-
nicipal. auto. there fittingly to COM
memorate great deeds. A poet will be
available by night or day for all Oc-
casiOns-public as well as private.
But how shall poet qualify? How
become officially endowed? By length
of servitude or quantity and quality OF
product? What the remuneration
Shall we form poets zoo, each with
his own cage and yard and trough?
All, here we become lost in a maze of
difficulties. Who will administer the
fund? Think. how Parnassus might,
be corrupted! f
Yet it's worth the experiment. Gay
ETY. will be all the worlds portion
when the poet, jealous of his monetary
grant. is found training his muse to
jump and bark at pleasure Of poll
1 tics.-ToledO Blade.
Gilpin observer., 1919-01-23
LUKE MeLUkE SAYS

Many an indugent husband is that
way only when he has his foot on the
rail in front of bar.
If the knee-high skirts haven't done
a lot of family skeletons.
When the Suffs get a majority in
congress they may pass a law compell
ing the men to wear the bows on the
top of their hats.
When a man tells you that he isn't
afraid of his wife you should not be-
lieve any of the other lies he tries to
tell you.
We sure would like to have the kind
to sleep every night before she would
let us crawl into the hay.
| Any married woman can tell you that
she kept her word when she said that
she wouldn't marry the best man in the
world
| Isn't IT funny that the kind of man
VIM NouiuH pay d uiihe " see tie
creation of the world will cheerfully con
tribute thousand dollars to prevent
his neighbors from getting a drink.
d Why is 1t that man is not ashamed
to do things that he would be ashamed
to be caught doing?
Children are too smart nowadays
They know that the Easter rabbit and
Santa Claus are fakes and they are be-
ginning to have their doubts about tn,
stork
There wouldn't be many divorces If &
man was as patient about other things
as he is about fishing.
one liar who will go to heaven is the
fellow who tells you how fine You ar,
looking when he knows your case is
hopeless
The reason man brags about "sup.
porting" his wife is because his wifi,
woy1ts sixteen hours day, seven days
a week. for her board and clothes.
Gilpin observer., 1919-01-23
Monareh,s Hobby D. Botany.

King Ferdinand of Bulgaria is said
to have one redeeming virtue. He is
considered the best botanist in eastern
Europe. At his summer residence
just under Musalla, the highest peak
of the Rhodope range. he has, or used
to have, a, wonderful rock-garden
where not only Alpine and sub-Alpine
plants. are grown, but even representa-
tive specimens from England. as well
as many rare native Bulgarian noun
tain plants. These last have peculiar
scientific interest. for, while some of
them are mere varieties of Carpathian
or Alpine types, others correspond
closely to those of the Caucasus and
Asiatic highlands-thus dating from
a period before the two continents
were divided by the Dardanelles-
while few others, like the lovely Bull
garian gentian, are indigenous flowers
not found elsewhere. But summer
succeeds so quickly to the time of
melting SHOWS that the full glory of
spring flowers on the Rhodope range
is seldom seen except by the shep-
herds Of the mountain pastures.
Gilpin observer., 1919-01-23
Found q Way Out.

Several times had the priest remon.
strated with Pat against his wnsteful
habit Of treating when attending mar
ket and made him promise to keep his
change in his pocket until he reached
home and then hand 1t over to his
wife. short time afterward the
priest. passing through the market
place. noticed Pat ana some compan-
ions leaving a public house. "Now.
Pat" he said. "whnt Gid you promise
mel" "Och, sure OF cddn't h!lp It yer
rivirince." answered Pat. "Sure O,
jist foun' hole In inc trousers pocket.
an wuz afeerd Ord lose the change
afore ORD got home l,.--London Taller.
Gilpin observer., 1919-01-23
PLANT DESERVING OF PRAISE
Witch Hazel Has Many Qualities
Which Entitle It to Commenda-
tion-vaIuable In Medicine.

In an article ION Natures Trail"
in Boys Life. DR.. Edward S. Bigelow
writes Of the last flower of the sea-
son, the witch hazel. as follows:
"If we should look at the witch
hazel as the last flower of the season,
to 1t we would award the BOBBY prize.
But II we consider it in connection
with its Drawing of the cold weather
in an effort to beautify the woods.
we would give 1t the first prize. No
other flower Of the year so bravely
withstands the cold weather. 1t be-
gins to bloom in November or even
little earlier. and clings persistently
to its twigs until the first of January
or even later. sprinkling the shades Of
the woods with its feathery,, dainty
golden bloom. 1t is said also that II
has valuable medicinal qualities. 1t
now Is one of the ingredients of vari.
Gus well-known extracts of witch
hazel. There Is also curious old
time superstition in regard to its un-
canny ability as diyining rod. 1t is
said to be able to point out under
ground deposits of water and of
precious ores. That myth probably
originated from misunderstanding or
misconstruing of its name. This is
not primarily witch but wych. which
had some relation to salt spring or
dairy house. and was sometimes spell.
ed wick"
Gilpin observer., 1919-01-23
Great Poets Pretty Idea.

Among other delightful little
glimpses Of Longfellow. Mrs. James
7. Fields In her book, Authors and
Friends" gives this bit from a letter
Of hiss
II have been kept home this eve
ming by a little dancing party. write
this arrayed in my dress coat with a
rose In my buttonhole. circumstance
think worth mentioning. 1t reminds
me Of Button. who used to array him
self In his full dress for writing Nat
ural History Why should we not al
ways do It when we write lettersf We
should. no doubt. be more courtly and
polite. and perhaps say handsome
things to each other. II was said
Of Vlllemain that when he spoke to
lady he seemed to Representing her
bouquet. Allow me to present you
this postscript in the same polite man.
ner. to make good my theory Of the
rose In the buttonhole."
Gilpin observer., 1919-01-23
"Olc kino Cole"

The first reference to "Old King
Cole" the "merry old soul" of the fa-
nous nursery rhyme. was made in
book written by DR.. William King,
who was born in 1888. 1t is probable
that the song was composed in the
seventeenth century. although some
Investigators think 1t much older
Halliwell Identifies the merry mon.
arch with Cole or Coel. semi
mythical king of Britain who is sup
posed to have reigned In the third
century. The Scots also have an "Old
King Coul." said to have lived In the
fifth century. Freeman and other
historians say King Cole ruled Brit
ain In the sixth century. There are
many who assert that the reference to
the pipe Indicates that Old King Cole
lived at period after Raleigh had In
troduced tobacco into Europe. but this
does not necessarily follow, as n
pipe might mean musical instru-
ment.
Gilpin observer., 1919-01-23
READ "ADs" TO KEEP POSTED
Manufacturers and Dealers Have Much
to Tell the Public, Through tho
Newspaper columns..

Keep posted-for conditions are
changing from day to day and the
past is unlike the present.
Save time-for time, your time, the
clerks time, the Dealers time, the
manufacturers time, is the nations
most important asset.
Manufacturers will necessarily have
to curtall their statesmen on the road,
and the only substitute for statesmen
Is "silent salesmanship," 1. e., printed
advertising. Therefore retailers will
be asked to send their orders for mer-
chandise by mail, and the best way
for manufacturers to make thousands
of calls on retailers without employ.
ing statesmen is through printed ad-
sertising.
Advertising. too, must be used to
tell you why you cannot buy certain
goods, and to continue the good will
and trademark value of such manu-
facturers in the minds of the con-
sumner and the dealer so that, nfter
we win the war, the sale of such prod
ucts can be increased and multiplied.
During the past four years no auto
mobiles have been sold or offered for
sale in Great Britain, yet the manu-
facturers Of automobiles have con-
tinued their advertising unabated
with the full approval of the govern
ment, and their good will and stand
ing with the buyers will be 100 per
cent after the war, rather than, say,
10 per cent If they had discontinued
their advertising.
So read advertisements to keep
posted as to what to buy and also to
be informed why you cannot buy GER
tain brands of goods because their
manufacturers are devoting all of
their time to building war products to
help win the war, and keep a warm
spot in your heart for the goods no
longer available on the dealers
shelves, because they, too, like our
boys overseas, will "come back" after
the war and renew old friendships,
and we want to be ready with our vic
tory celebration and say "Welcome
home again, advertised product-your
company did good work for Uncle
Sam and we are going to show on.
appreciation by buying even more of
such products than before the war"
In that way the advertisers good
will will be maintained and he will
draw dividends in increased sales
after the war to make up for the loss
Of trade during the war.
Gilpin observer., 1919-01-23
NEW ENGLAND PLAGUE SPOT
Riffraf, Until Wiped Out by
Captain Standish.

An interesting chapter on "The
Tares" in the New England Canaan
in Roland G. Usher's book, 1.-The Pill
grims and Their History" pays spe-
cial attention to Merrymunt, which
other writer's on New England have
always noticed at length, and which
gave Hawthorne material for q story.
Morton, who founded 1t, arrived in
Massachusetts only five years after the
Pilgrims had landed, and being a gen.
tleman of .choicely cultivated vices,
disliked the atmosphere of the place.
He was sort of Junior partner or
helper to one Captain Wollaston. who
had number of indentured servants
with him; WollastOn went to Virginia
and wrote Morton to bring on these
servants to the same place. where they
could be sold at an advantageous fig
ure. But with an eye to the main
chance, Morton proposed that instead
the servants go with him into the
wilderness, and found "A settlement
where they could be (under his loose
authority their own masters. They
did so, and this settlement of Merry
mount became sort of gamblinghell
and drunkards resort for all the riff
raft Of the region. Morton, captain Of
a crew of desperate white sailors and
settlers. rogues, runaway servants, and
even dissolute Indian women, held
high sway for time-till Captain
Standish appeared on the scene.
Gilpin observer., 1919-01-23
superstitIons About Shoes.

Many superstitions are connected
with shoes. 1t is thought unlucky to
put either shoe on the wrong foot. Be-
cnuse Augustus Caesar was nearly as
sassinated by mutineer one day when
he put on his left shoe first. saying
has arisen that the right shoe must
be put on first unless Its owner wishes
to court misfortune. Pythagoras. the
old Greek sage. told his disciples to
put their left foot into their baths first
In Anglo-Saxon, marriages the father!
ln-law gave the brides shoe to the
bridegroom. who. touched her on the
head with It to denote his lordly au-
thority.
At one time-in the fourteenth or
fifteenth century-people wore the
points or benks of their SHOES so long
that they tumbled over them when
they walked. and were forced to tie
them to their knees by nces or chains
Gilpin observer., 1919-01-23

Our great army of nearly 1000. 900
men is rapidly being demobolized and
the men must have jobs. II work is
not available for these men who find
themselves unemployed upon being dis
charged from the service. then 1t is up
to the people In every line OF manufac-
ture and production to increase and ex-
Jard their Industries to make place
for these men. At present there are not
enough openings available for the re-
turning soldiers and sailors. Through
out the country. they are being placed
In employment at the rate OF 100000 a
week. but the nupber OF applicants for
Jobs reaches 10000 n week. At this
rate. 1t can readily be seen how rapid
Iy the army of unemployed Will increase
within two or three months unless the
demand for labor IL stimulated through
a speedy revival OF all the dormant In
dustries.
Gilpin observer., 1919-01-23
unM7 PROPER SENSE OF
IN F" SMELL NAY BE

SMELL AlAY BE
RESTORED TO HUMANITY.
AT Etretat. noted French port,
1t is the custom for each herring
boat to take on bonrd man
whose sense of smell Is so acute
that he can detect the presence
of shoal of herrings by ;ts
means, and can even, so Cup
tain Irwin tells us in Fish
ing Gazette, discriminate be-
tween herrings and dOgfish!
Such nose would be simply in
valuable to entOmolOglsts, Gu
gagged in investigating insect
scents, work in which keen,
discriminating nose Is absolute
ly essential. The eXperimenter
first lightly breathes on the but
terfiy or other insect, or else
strokes 1t with camel-hair pen
ell. Then he holds it with open
wings close to his n0strils, and
inhales gently, but Is careful not
to sniff. A bewildering number
Of scents has thus been de-
tected.
Naturally the power of smell
varies much in different people,
and would appear to be particu-
larly developed in the Chinese,
to whom Europeans are said to
smell like sheep. Efforts are
beginning to be made to train
the sense of smell In little chill
dren by making them guess the
names Of flowers, etc.,tfrom the
scent alone, and it will be inter-
esting to see how far it is pos
sible to educate this faculty,
which through neglect we have
permitted to deteriorate. Wheth-
er a highly developed nose will
prove an unmixed blessing must
be left to the coming generation
to decide.
Gilpin observer., 1919-01-23
Curious.

You would perhaps not notice this
cOwlike face and fur collar unless you
should use pocket lens, which every
scout should have. Then you will find
the Mohammus, or sawyer beetle, ex-'
tremely interesting. says Edward F.
BigelOw. scout naturalist, discussing
this curious insect In Boys Life.
These beautiful brown and gray
beetles are. including the antennae,
about an inch and quarter long.
The antennae or feelers are as long
as the body In the case Of the female.
and twice as long in the male.
Where shall you look for these Gu
rious beetles? Search among the
needle-like leaves Of the pine and fir.
The larvae nre found In the sound
wood Of these trees. Sometimes the
mature beetles occur In such numbers
as to do real injury to the trees, but
ordinarily they are not very plentiful,
and most scouts are not familiar with
them. even where they are fairly abun.
dant.
Gilpin observer., 1919-01-23

The basis of T. n. T. Is toluol, a
light oil produced as by-product in the
destructive distillation of bituminous
coal. By treating toIuol with mixture
of nitric and sulphuric acids, trinitro-
fields of the United States we possess
therefore greater potential sources of
this essential high explosive than any
other nation, Vet we are recovering a
relatively small percentage of the toluol
evolved in the coking of this coal. and
up to the time of our entrance into the
war little attempt was made to separate
this important compound from the illum.
mating gas supplied to our large cities.
Gilpin observer., 1919-01-23
Airpjans cameras.

The airplane camera is fixed either
to the side Of the machine or below II.
It must be and is Of signal reliability.
Plates add weight to the cargo Of an
airplane, and there must be no vast.
age through inefficiency in the camera.
Aerial photographers are the detec.
tives of the air. A mark appearing at
spot where no mark was visible In
a previous photograph Of the same
place may indicate some Important
change in the enemy's organization,
and extreme care is taken to insure
that the mark is not the result Of
fortuitous finger print Thumb marks
are the deadly sin in the royal air
force Photographic. service.
Gilpin observer., 1919-01-23
More Diversified Farming.

In the census report of 8,361.5 500
farms In the United States In 1910. no
ones mental picture of n typical farm
Is verified by general facts. Only one
crop, Indian corn, was produced on
more than three-fourths of the farms.
the precise percentage being 1871.
Only two corps were produced on one
half Of the farms or more. and these
were hay. with 53.5 per cent and po-
tntoes. with so per cent. Apples. with
46.9 per cent, nearly reached this
class. On more than one-fourth of the
farms only three other crops were pro
drced--oats. 84.2 per cent; peachc'
% per cent; and cotton. 200 per CO.
Gilpin observer., 1919-01-23
SEVEN "MIsTREssEs OF SEA"
Including Tyre, Only That Number Of
Nations Have Right to Title Of
HiQh Honor.

Mark Sullivan, writing In Golfers
on "America's Part in the New World
The Heritage of Tyre" quotes an
other writer as follows. referring TO
nations that have held the position Of
the Mistress of the Sens:"
"Since the day that man first strnd-
died floating log and started humui,-
ity adventuring by sea, the Intervening
centuries have seen ony seven nations
possessed Of sufficient genius to domi-
nate the earth's deep waters. During
2,24S years Tyre has had but seven
true heirs. Tyre. in her time. was
the inspiration Of all commerce. IRE
spective Of nationality. all who traf-
ficked by sea were called merchants
of Tyre and all vessels Of burden
ships of Tyre Dynasties lived by
grace Of Tyres credit. and died nt the
calling of her loans. With the passing
of Tyre. the position went to Carthage; !;
after Carthage to the Italian cities,
Venice. Genoa, Florence and Naples.
Italy held her dominance for 700 years,
until the Hanseatc League of. Cities
took the crown of commerce to the
Baltic sea. Then Portugal forced her.
self to the front. That was preceding
the discovery Of America by Spain.
With the aggressiyeness Of which that
discovery was Characteristic, Spain
took the leadership away from Portu-
gal. Spain held 1t 200 years and lost
1t to Holland. Holland held It for
some generations and lost it to Great
Britain"
Gilpin observer., 1919-01-23

The situation as to common labor has
materially changed since last week in
many sections, announces the Depart
ment of Labor. Twelve states report a
surplus of this class against seven
states last week. The twelve states are
California. Colorado. Idaho, Illinois, In
diana. Iowa, Missouri, Montana. Neb
raska, North Dakota, Oregon, Utah. In
nearly all the southern states there is
shortage in all trades. the surpuses
reported being In few special trades
The country's surpluses seem to follow
II belt across country from Connecticut
TO Minneapolis. South OF that line are
general shortages. Weather conditions
as affecting lake navigation are said. In
measure to be responsible for this.
Gilpin observer., 1919-01-23
Stopped Too Soon.

The fat, goc'-natured. cross-eyed
barher was In the middle of my hair
cut when our conversation drifted into
goat"os. "fd railc- take whipping
he said, "thnn shave man with a
goatee. Just when you begin to get
down where the shavin's good. you
have to stop."-ChicugO Tribune.
Gilpin observer., 1919-01-23
Crowd Them Out.

II we wish to overcome evil Mt all.
we must overcome 1t with good; there
Is no other way. Even In our OWE
hearts. the easiest way to cast out
wrong and unkind thoughts is BY
so crowding them out with generous
purposes and pleasant memories that
there Is no room for them.
Gilpin observer., 1919-01-23
Pas Subterfuue.

"Say. pa." called the well-known
and oft-heard voice.
"What can I do for you. my SOM"
asked pm.
rs the chairman Of n standing COM
mittee sitting position. er-er?"
Here Is a quarter" interrupted pa.
'SSo out and buy yourself q stick Of
candy"
Gilpin observer., 1919-01-23

The acme of thrift will have been
reached when man hollers as much
about the dollar that goes into the jack
pot as he does about the dollar that
goes into the soup pot.
Gilpin observer., 1919-01-23

Who said the new measure reducing
the length of time for the Introduction
fewer bills? More than 1000 bills We're
introduced. which makes us feel that the
time should be cut down to about two
days instead of fifteen.
Gilpin observer., 1919-01-23

The punch of capitalists in Denver
get together every once in a while and
line of the Moffat road wind route.
This appears to appease George Kim
ball and Charlie Leckenby if it doesn't
satisfy them.
Gilpin observer., 1919-01-23

a bill has been introduced in the leg
islature providing for the short ballot
and authorizing the governor to appoint
all the state officials. This bill has
enthusiastic support
Gilpin observer., 1919-01-23

Wonder why 1t is that the old time
interest shown in editorial meetings has
been lacking in late years? If newspap-
er men were given to drink, we would
ditions.
Gilpin observer., 1919-01-23

Billy Adams is al. astute politician
He was sick in bed but could put one
him being elected president pro TEN OF
the senate. You have got to get up to
beat Billy, but he can beat you you
while in bed.
Gilpin observer., 1919-01-23

Alvin Clark has taken a lease on the
Dump lode, near the o'Nei. This has
always been regarded as very good
property and is located in a section that
has produced enormously.
Gilpin observer., 1919-01-23
MEMBER COLORADO Editorial ASSOCIATION

Wheat flour has gone up so much In
price, women now include 1t In theii'
cosmetics.
Gilpin observer., 1919-01-23

If some men waited until they had
something to say before they spoke. we
know of one or two around here who
would be taken for dummies.
Gilpin observer., 1919-01-23
COMMISSIONERS PROCEEDINGS

The Board of County Commissioners
met for the month of January and
allowed the following bills:
Gilpin observer., 1919-01-23

Boots, shoes and mems furnish
inss of all kinds at the C. O. Rich
ards Co. ~
Gilpin observer., 1919-01-23
Grand Total .....

""" otai '''.s.... J6ob. 80
FRANK G. MOODY,
County Clerk
Gilpin observer., 1919-01-23
Contingent Fund:

McFarlane II Co., repairs JAIL. 1900
w. NJ. Kirk, quarantine officer. 800
Gilpin observer., 1919-01-23
UNITED STATES
FOOD ADMINISTRATION

Administrator weekly report on fair
prices for Gilpin county for week end
ing Eehrllnrx lsf 1919.
Gilpin observer., 1919-01-23

Is. II. THOMAS,
Chairman Fair Price Committee.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-02-08
VACCINATION A.
IS5NOsLONGER
COMPULSORY
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CONTINUED troms Page One.)
amendments Was voted down. Rep
Paul Johnson OF Pembina was Id the
chair while the house was In com
mittee Of the whole, and the session
proved a very lively one.
l,awty Ter, Bill Approved.
The house In committee of the
whole r{cOmemnded the passage of
House Bill 1O3 as amended. This
measure transfers from the supreme
court to the governor the power Of
appointing members of the state
board Of bar examiners, which board
is given enhanced powers with regard
to disbarment. Rep. Burtness vigor-
ously opposed the bill, declaring mem.
bers of the supreme court better quail
fled than the governor to act In such
matters. Patterson of Donnybrook
defended the bill, declaring that con.
troll of the lawyers should be imposed
in the. people, and that this could
be done only by having a state bar
board appointed by and directly re-
sponsive to the governor.