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Gilpin observer., 1920-05-13
Janitor Rang cIas. eono.

New York university has just come
into possession of an original photo
graph of the first janitor Of that insti-
tuition. equipped with the gong and
stick with which he called the stu
dents to classes, says the New York
Evening Sun.
When the university was founded.
January 8, 1880. and students met in
the original building back of the city
hall, there was, Of course, no electric
bell ringing system. The responsible
ity Of attendance at recitation was
shunted onto the janitOr.
Promptly on the hour he would pro-
ceed through the corridors armed with
huge metal gong in one hand and the
gong stick In the other. Pausing out
side the clnssrooms, he would beat his
tattoo until the professor ceased his
lecture and the students moved on to
the next room on their program.
Gilpin observer., 1920-05-13
Alrman,s Record Glide.

Whnt Is believed to he worlds rec
ord for gliding with n dead motor was
accomplished nj Ithaca, N. Y, in n
rhomas-Morse two-seater bipane.
Says the Scientific American. This
machine flew to the head Of Cayuga
lake. n distance of 30 miles, and hav.
ing attained n height Of 1880 feet.
the pilot glided TO Ithaca. at which
point he still had 5000 altitude. II his
glide had been continued II Is esti-
mated that an additional 10 miles
could have been covered. making n to-
tai OF 80 miles without the use of his
motor The longest glide previously
recorded was that of Captain Rayn-
ham. according to Aeronautlcs. when
he glded from Brooklands to Hendoa.
a distance Of % miles.
Gilpin observer., 1920-05-13
BIGGEST OF EARTH's VALLEYS
Giant Crack In Surface Extends over
one-sIxth Of the circumfersnes
Of the World.

The Great Rift valley, as 1t is called
by Prof. J. w. Gregory, extends over
one-sixth Of the circumference Of the
earth, remarks the London Times.
1t begins in Lebanon, follows the
canyon Of the Jordan and the Dead
sea and crosses high "divide" to be-
come the deep fjord of the Gulf Of
Akaba between the highland of Edom
and Sinai. The Red sea, great
trough 1000 feet deep, measured
from the summit of its rocky wall to
the sea bottom, continues 1t between
the high deserts of Nubia and Arabia
to the narrow neck of Babel -Mandeb.
1t strikes across Abyssinia to Lake
Rudolph. runs almost due south
through British East Africa and
traverses range 1900 feet high to
Lake Natron, in what was German
East Africa. Where it crosses the
Uganda railway its walls are so steep
that the trains used to be hauled up
or lowered by cables. 1t is continued
by the rift which holds Lake Nyasa,
an inland ocean, whose surface is 1000
feet above sea level, with depth of
100 feet below sea level.
From Nyasa 1t runs down the Shir
valley, crosses the Zambesi and ends
in the Indian ocean at the Sabi river
In Gazaland. A minor branch forms the
lower end and gigantic arm stretches
from the upper end Of Nyasa through
Tanganyika, the second deepest lake
In the world, its bottom 1,600 feet be-
low sea level, to the upper Nile.
We are accustomed to think of val
leys as having been formed by erosion,
but the Rift valley is clearly the result
of some more catastrophe agency.
There have been differences of opinion
as to the mode of its formation within
the historical period. But the discov-
cry of fossil mammals, of types long
extinct makes it impossible to regard
the fOundering of the Dead sea as CO.
incident with the destruction of Sod
ON and GOmorrah.
Gilpin observer., 1920-05-13
Catch Your Beef a. You Need II.

Columbia must be an Elysium of
cheap living. Senior Ernesto Ponce de
Leon, reputed a lineal descendant of a
great Spanish adventurer, has large
ranch interests in the young republic.
He has just given some envious par
ticulars of its social life at this hour.
from which we learn that there is n
craze for cattle-raising among all
classes of the community. I'VE have
Savannahs." he states. capable of sup
porting 20O,0OO,OOO head of cattle. En-
cellent sirlon steak is retailed at IA
cents pound. Wild cattle roam the
Savannahs by hundreds of thousands.
The custom Is for cowmen to go after
them. perhaps taking three days jour
ney on horseback. and bring back sew
eral hundred at time for fattenlng
in the grazing fields of cattle estates.
The vaqueros use leather rope which
they are very expert at throwing and
rope the bulls and drive them and the
cows to some central point, whence
The whole lot are driven into the es.
tate"
Gilpin observer., 1920-05-13
KNOW NOTHING OF DYSPEPSIA
EskImes Apparently Able to Digest
Anything In the Form Of Food,
Without Cooking Il.

There Is at least one native race of
America that Is little troubled with
dyspepsia. The Eskimo seems to defy
all laws In this relation and to thrive.
He eats until he Is satisfied, and 1t
takes much to satisfy him, If, indeed,
he ever is satisfied. He eats as long
as there is shred of the feast before
him. His capacity Is limited only by
the supply.
The Eskimo. 1t further appears, can
make no mistake in the manner of
cooking his food for the very simple
reason that he does not cook 1t. Nor
so far as the blubber or fat of the Arc
tic Is concerned, Is he worried about
his manner of eating it. Indeed, he
may be said not to eat it at all. He
cuts 1t into long strips an inch wide
and an inch thick and then lowers the
strip down his throat as one might
lower rope into well. Notwith-
standing all this, the Eskimo does not
suffer from indigestion. He can make
a good meal off the flesh and skin of
the walrus, provision so hard and grit
ty that in cutting up the animal the
knife must be continually sharpened.
The teeth of little Eskimo child
will, 1t is said by those who know,
meet in bit of walrus skin as the
teeth of one of our own children would
meet in the flesh of an apple, although
the hide of the walrus is from half an
inch to an inch in thickness and bears
considerable resemblance to the hide
of an elephant. The child of the Arc
tic will bite it and digest it and never
know what dyspepsia means.
Gilpin observer., 1920-05-13
HOMES IN HEAVEN
Said to Depend on Materials One
Has Sent Before.
Therefore, the oeeupier Of q Mansion
on Earth VIII Not Necessarily BE
sumptuousIy Lodged Hereafter
Story That Points Moral.

There were stories told at the an.
nual meeting of the Travellers Aid
meeting at the Princess theater the 9th
er day that were too good to be lost
One by President S. l. Cox of the SILK
Travellers association is specially In.
teresting In these days when every one
seems to be thinking more or less of
the life hereafter. Some one had gone
to the pastor of Mr.. Cox's church to
ask his idea of heaven and In answer
he related dream told him by an.
other member Of the church, a man of
prominence and high financial stand.
ing. This gentleman In his dream had
died, reached the gates of heaven, was
admitted and cOurteOusly taken on a
personally conducted tour through the
pearly street of the country now to be
his home. A number of houses were
in process of construction, and large
one was pointed out as being the fu-
ture home of the man who on earth
had been the new arrivals gardener.
"For my gardener'' exclaimed the
gentleman In surprise. "Why, on earth
he lived in such a small house! He
needn't have done so, Of course, but he
never had anything, he gave everything
away. He lived in the little lodge at
the entrance to my grounds"
The guide assented to the truth of
this statement and the personally con-
Quoted tour was continued until they
came to another house In process of
erection, so small that the new arrival
asked curiously for whom it was in
tended, and was amazed upon being
told that that was to be his own home
II am to live In that little place.
when on earth l had such great
house" he exclaimed.
"Yes," said the guide, "but you see
here we have to use the materials we
have on hand, and when you were on
earth you sent very little over"
Another story was told by Miss
Eleanor Perry. young woman who is
one of the Travellers Aid workers at
the railroad stations and goes to show
which tends to the longevity of its in
habitants and enables them to retain
qualities of alertness to an advanced
age.
Miss Perry was on duty at the sta
tion one night when the matron
brought to her nice old lady of eighty
who had come from South Dakota and
wished to go to Brooklyn to see
daughter who was seriously III in
hospital, but she did not know the
way. Miss Perry undertook to act as
guide, found her companion very alert.
much interested in the subway. which
she saw for the first time in her life,
and learned the short notice upon
which she had undertaken her trip
from the West.
Gilpin observer., 1920-05-13
Notice of Forfeiture

To A. S. Tucker, his heirs, admin
istrators, and to all whom it
may concern:
You are hereby notified that |
have expended one hundred dol
lars in labor and improvements
during the year 1916 and also one
hundred dollars in labor and i'm
provements during the year 1917
on each one of the following
claims, to-wit:
The Shabona and the Wautauga
Lode Mining Claims, location GER
hficates thereof being recorded IN
book S5, pages 293 and 294, of the
records of the County Clerk and
Recorder of Gilpin County, and
said claims being situate in Lake
and Enterprise Mining Districts,
Gilpin County, State of Colorado,
IN order to hold said claims under
the provisions of Section 1924 of
the revised statutes of the United
States, and the amendment there
to. approved January %, 1880,
concerning annual labor on min
ing claims, being the amount re-
CURED to hold said claims for the
periods ending December 31st.
1916, and December 31st, 1917.
And if within ninety days after
the publication hereof, you fail
or refuse to contribute your pro-
portionate share of such expendi-
tnre as co-owner your interests
in the claims will become the
property of the subscriber by the
terms of said section.
GEORGE f. FRITZ.
Black Hawk, Colo, March 10, 1920
First Pub. Mch. II, 1920.
Last Pub. June 10, 1920.
Gilpin observer., 1920-05-13
Frlendshlp.

The capacity for making friends, the
ability to win others to us. to fasten
them to our souls with hooks Of steel,
TO surround ourselves with those who
are loyal and true, is wonderful
power. Some possess II in a marvel
GUS degree; they make friends without
effort. But although comparatively
Few are thus gifted 1t Is possible for
every one to develop the power In
greater or less degree.
, "Only be admonished," as Emerson
says. mot to strike leagues of friend.
ship with cheap persons where no
friendships can be. Our impatience
betrays US into rash and foolish ALI.
ances."-Orison SWEET Mnrden, in Chi
cago Daily News
Gilpin observer., 1920-05-13
History.

How far history is to be trusted is
n question. Victor Hugo says all his
tory is an epic. Epics always are EN-.
belllshed. Shelly calls Herodatus' en-
bellishments the living images which
a poet has the right to employ. They
make his verse breathe, and history
must breathe, too, we suppose. Mod
ern historians. unless they are mere
copyists Of archives or dismal statis-
ticIans. must give us ''touches" here
and there. They call It anecdote or H.
lustration. but we suspect It Is the
Herodotus method toned down q little
for q less credulous age.
Gilpin observer., 1920-05-13
Chinese Studying In America.

According to the Chinese students
directory. published by the Chinese
Students Alliance Of America. there
nre 1,124 Chinese students now study.
ing In various colleges In the United
States. or chiefly professional
studies, medicine comes first. with Is
students; mechanical engineering a
close second. with 81 students; phar
macy claims II, dentistry nine, bac
teriology three and sanitary engineer
ing two students.
Gilpin observer., 1920-05-13
Mining Application No. O2664s
Mineral Survey No, 1896
u. s. Land Office


At Denver, Colorado, Mar. 5, 1920.
Notice is hereby given that in
pursuance of the Act of Congress,
approved May 10, 1872, The Jum-
bo Mountain Mining Company, by
Preston H. Barker, its agent,
whose postoffice is Denver, Colo
RADIO, has made application for
patent for 1900 linear feet on each
of the Arlington Extension, Jum-
bo Extension and independence
Extension No. 2 Lodes, bearing
gold and silver, with surface
ground on each 300 feet in width,
situate in Pine Mining District
Gilpin County, State of Colorado,
and described in the plat and
field notes on file in this Office, as
follows, viz:
- Arlington Extension Lode.
f64 feet N. &C. % E.-836 feet S.
Sc 90 w. from discovery cut.
Beginning at Cor. No. whence
the N. u Cor. Sec. 8, T. S., R.
73 w. 9Th P. M. bears N. CO. 39'
e. 1885 feet; thence S. "a E. 800
feet to Cor. No. Q; thence N. &C.
28' E. 1900 feet to Cor. No. 3;
thence N. "a w. 300 feet to Cor.
No. a; thence S. &C. 28' w. 1900
feet to Cor. No. /, the place of be-
ginning.
Jumbo Extension Lode.
100 feet N. &C. 90 E.-1400 feet
S. &C. 28' w. from discovery shaft.
Beginning at Cor. No. l whence
the N. Il Cor. Sec. 8, T. 2 S., R. 70
W. 9Th P. M. bears N. O. 49, E.
342 feet; thence S. "a E. 300 feet
to Cor. No. 2; thence N. &C. 90 E.
1900 feet to Cor. No. 3; thence N.
"a w. 800 feet to Cor. No. a;
thence S. &C. 90 w. 1900 feet to
Cor. No. 1, the place of beginning.
independence Extension No. 2
Lode.
20 feet N. &C. 90 E.-148O feet S.
&C. 2S' w. from discovery shaft.
Beginning at Cor. No. l whence
the N. "a Cor Sec. 8, T. S., R. 73
". 9th P. M. bears N. So G. w.
634.4 feet; thence S. "a E. 800
feet to Cor. No. 2; thence N. &c
90 E. 1900 feet to Cor. No. 3;
thence N. "a w. 800 feet to Cor.
No. A; thence S. 66' 90 w. 1900
feet to Cor. No. l, the place of be-
ginning.
Containing 21.877 acres, ex-
pressly excepting and excluding
all conflict with surveys Nos.
16950A, Independence lode, 1924,
Pearl, Adelpha and Little Bonan-
La lodes, 1886, Arlington and
Jumbo lodes and 19595B Jackson
millsite, and forming a portion of
the N. ~ Sec. 8 and S. E. "a of
Sec. a, Twp. 2 S., Range 73 w. of
the 9th principal meridian. Said
location being recorded in vol. II
page - of the Records of Gilpin
County, State of Colorado.
Adjoining claimants herein and
the unknown owners of Sur. No.
1924, Pearl, Adelpha and Little
Bonanza lodes.
MARY WOLFE DARGIN,
Register.
First pub. March l1th, 1920.
Last pub. Nav 18th 1920
Gilpin observer., 1920-05-13
Glad Of II.

"Aren't the mails dreadfully slow -
"Yes, but that's an advantage some
times"
"Why, this morning received the
Dulmores' card for yesterdays recep.
ton"
$50 did l. II gave me really de-
cent excuse for not going"
Gilpin observer., 1920-05-13
Overheard.

Mrs. Green trelating experienced
"It hurt something awful. The dentist
wnnted TO give me gas. but my husband
wouldn't hear Of II. Yon see. he'd been
ynsscd hissclf In France"
Gilpin observer., 1920-05-13
instead Of Clothes.

The Grocer-Yes'm. the high price
Of mustard is due to tho scarcity Of
fuel. You see. people are buying m
mustard and are keeping themselves
warm with poultices.-Melbourne
Punch.
Gilpin observer., 1920-05-13

Morris hams at Parteli's only
30 cents a pound. The choicest
bacon, canned goods, fruits, etc.
Gi ocerics cheaper than elsewhere.
Gilpin observer., 1920-05-13

For Sale-Mine maps of Gilpin
county. H. e. Hazard.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-07-23
Applications for Passports

Since the removal Of restrictions on
foreign travel, applications for pass
ports have become more numerous
Although a large percentage OF North
Carolinians wishing to go abroad,
make applications for passports di'
rectly to the State Department IN
Washington, six applications have
been handled at the office OF the
Clerk OF the Raleigh Division Of the
United States District Court within
the past four davis.
Those who have applied for pass
ports are: H. HMcMillian. OF Max.
ton; Rev. l.. B. Olive and Mrs. Olive
Of Apex; Albert Howard of Raleigh,
and Rev. G P Bostc and Mrs. Bos-
tick, OF Shelby.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-07-23
Air Mail a Time Saver

Saving of approximately sleven
hours in mail between Raleigh and
New York and of six hours and thirty
minutes between Raleigh and Wash
ington will be effected by the air mail
service to be inaugurated November
Is. according to an announcement
made by the Postoffice Department.
The schedule announced by the de-
partment provides for only three
stops between New York and Atlanta,
landings being made at Washington
Raleigh and Columbia.
Comparison Of the proposed air
mail schedule with existing railroad
schedules shows that the principal
benefit to be derived by local busi-
ness men will be in mail to and from
Washington and mail from New York
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-07-23
MaSy Mobile Schools.

/
There will be held simultaneously
July 1923 % Mobile schools in al
many different sections of Norti
Caroline These schools are project
ed under the auspices of the Baptist
state board of missions, of which DR.
Walter N. Johnson, Of Raleigh, Is
secretary and they will be under the
direct supervision of DR.. w. R. Gull
lom, of Raleigh, and Miss Elizabeth N.
Briggs, the w. NJ. U. director, Ra-
leigh.
The object Of these schools is to
make a serious effort to train lead
ers in each Of the 2,19S local Baptist
churches in the state who will help
to bring their churches to function
in a vital way in winning lost
world to the Savior. Evangelism will
be the keynote in all OF these
schools this year, and each local
community where school will Do
held will furnish ample opportunity
for evangelistic effort These schools
are planned with view to preparing
the way for the evangelistic cam
paign that will follow In most OF the
churches throughout the state
This is the third year these schools
have been held, and at the end OF the
present session a diploma of contact
will be given all who have attended
these schools the three years in sue
oession.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-07-23
some F|RSTS IN
NORTH CAROLINA
STATE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
ISSUES AND DISTRIBUTES
INTERESTING BULLETIN
Denim MILLS OF GREENSBORO
Durham Has Largest Hosiery Mill In
the World and is Also the Second
Tobacco Manufacturing City
Raleigh.

Some "frsts" among North Caro-
ma cities are set forth in the first is
gue of the North Carolina State
chamber OF Commerce Bulletin,
which has been prepared and distri'
Auted by the Fayetteville chamber Oh
,snInmerce.
The following are some OF the
Atirsts:"
Winston. Salem is the largest toDa-
60 and mems underwear manufactur'
ng city in the world
Greensboro has the largest denim
nlfiis In the world.
Durham has the largest hosiery
willis In the world, and is the second
largest tobacco manufacturing city In
tho world.
Wilson is the largest bright tobac-
20 market In the world.
Kannapolis is the worlds largest
towel manufacturing city.
Castor has the largest number OF
cotton mills of any county in the
ERited States.
Radin has one Of Americas largest
aluminium plants.
High Point is the worlds second
greatest furniture city.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-07-23
JOHNSON LAUDS GOOD ROADS
California Statesman Says improved
Highways Have Helped to De-
velop His State.

Senator Hiram Johnson Of Califor-
MIA, In speaking of the necessity N
improved highways in the United
States recently said:
1--WE have had a great object les
son of the Yalhe Of good roads In the
paved highways a my own state
California. They have been a great
factor In the development Of the state,
opening up regions which hitherto
were inaccessible and adding to the
prosperity Of all. The Improvement
of the nations highways will be Of
great economic value to the country
as whole, relieving the congestion
which now exists on other transporta-
ton facilities and making distribution
Of the nations commodities easier and
cheaper. The good roads movement
meets with my warmest approval"
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-07-23
Want Railroad Lease Broken

Washington, (SpeciaD A bill will
be introduced in the North Carolina
5ggislature when II meets next month
asking for an investigation by spe-
Gal committee of the lease Of the At
skutie and North Carolina Railroad
With a view of having the lease brok-
on and the road put in the hands Of
die state. II will be charged that
one iessees have violated all provi-
SONS Of the lease, property being run
eSown and the condition Of roadbed
xsd equipment such that 1t Is a men
Rrs 70 public welfare.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-07-23
BIG PROGRAM IN MINNESOTA
Construction Plans Call for Expendi-
ture Of s11,127 ,ss6-Trucks Sold
to Farmers.

Minnesota has road building pro-
gram calling for the expenditure of
11,127,9S6. AS an Illustration Of
what the farmers Of that state think
Of the motortruck a statement recent
ly issued by bank in Minneapolis
might be ciSed, In which 1t Is said that
trucks In large numbers, intended for
immediate use In marketing grains,
are being sold to farmers" Elevator
scales in many places are being remod-
eled to accommodate the growing fleet
Of farmers trucks.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-07-23

Gov. Perclval W. Clement of Yer
mont has at last clarified his position
In regard TO the woman suffrage
amendment, by refusing to call spe-
clal session of the legislature to con-
slider or ratify the act; in spite Of re-
ports that he had been urged to do
Sc by Senator Harding, Republican
presidential candidate. Inferentially.
the governor takes rap at the Su-
preme court Of the United States and
also charges that there Is too much
lobbying in connection with constltu-
ticnal amendments and other impor-
tant legislation. As reason for re-
fuslng to call special session, the
governor states that the present legis-
lature was elected before the question
Of ratlfying the suffrage amendment
had arisen and the people Of the state
have had no opportunity to express
themselves on the issue He proposes
that the matter be taken up by the
next legislature and that candidates
for election be required to declare
themselves on woman suffrage. He
alludes to the recent decision on pro-
hibltion by saying that the Constitu-
tlon "as It is interpreted by the Su-
preme court today threatens the foun-
dalton Of free popular government
Governor Clement declares: 1.-THE
sixteenth amendment to the Constitu-
ton ION federal income taxi had been
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-07-23

ment. The engagement referred to In
the report. however, was not for pro-
hibiting the departure of so-caIled pic
ture brides after the end of Febru-
airy, but for stopping issuance Of pass
ports for that purpose after that date.
The passports, once issued, being good
for six months, 1t is to be expected
there may be some picture brides get
ting to America as late as the latter
part Of August.
"That point was made sufficiently
clear of the American government
Sacramento, Cal.--Assertions by v.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-07-23
BETTER
HIGHWAYS
WAR 1T. N. T." AIDS HIGHWAYS
High Explosive Allotted Bureau OF
Public Roads for Use In Road
Construction.

Trinitrotoluene Is Its proper scien-
tific name, but the human tongue has
Its limitations, and so this much
talked-of explosive is generally known
by Its abbreviation, 1T. n. t." 1t Is a
pale yellow crystalline substance much
used In the late war to furnish the
explosive element for shells, bombs,
and the depth bombs, which did so
much to check the submarine activ-
tiles.
The sudden collapse Of the German
resistance found the United States
government with large supply Of T.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-07-23
Governor Much Gratified

The governor wired Solicitor S. NJ.
Gsttis an expression of qualification
nj the steps he has already taken to
rpprehend the members OF the Rox'
Soru lynching party which took the
Hfe of Ed Roach negro. later said by
us employer, a Durham contractor,
20 have been innocent of the crime
T criminal assault on young white
rirl he was alleged to have attacked
Through the governor, the state Of
sers q reward of $500 for each mem
Der OF the lynching party.