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Gilpin observer., 1920-09-23
Wood Fibers.

A new conception Of wood fibers Is
given by the great number OF measure
ments that the forest products labOra-
tory in. Wisconsin has made. Thp
length OF the fibers, instead of being
uniform and characteristic in each
species, has been found to vary more
In single Tree than In the average
for different species. One Douglas Ar
had fbers ranging from 0.S to 7.65 mil
limeters in length, though several
thousand measurements showed the
average for the Douglas fir to be
AL millimeters and for the longleaf
pine 3.67 inillimeters-a difference in
the average for two species of less
than one millimeter, or one-twenty-
nth Of an inch. In early growth, up
to 20 to 80 years. the fiber length In
creased strlkingly from the center out
ward, but nfter the maximum has been
reached the variation Is small even
though the tree live to 400 years or
more. There Is also some increase
In fiber length from the butt OF
the tree upward for about two-thirds
OF the distance to the top. Each an
nual ring shows variation In itself,
the wood Of early spring having
longer fibers than that formed last
summer. :
Gilpin observer., 1920-09-23
FRANCE.

The lightsome touch that made life seem
AS If a holiday a dream,
With song and dance;
The bouevards and fashions gay,
The windows of the Rue de la Paix,
The Champs Elysees golden way
That was not France!
Chateau. cathedral, legends told
OF bygone glory; armor old
And rusted lance;
Kings. cavaliers, and ladies fair,
With manners grand and debonair.
Jewels. and lace, and powdered hair
That was not France!
The mood that set final seal
To nothing-changing with the wheel
OF circumstance:
The coup d'etat so quickly made:
The sans-culottes. the red parade,
The murders of the barricade-
That was not France!
But when the great world-peril came,
There rose a mighty soul of flame
As from a trance;
II faced the monster whose foul blow
Would all life's noblest things oerthrow,
And stayed him with thunderous Mo-
And that was France!
When hope was faltering. and distress
Seized honest hearts lest righteousness
Had scarce a chance,
We heard a voice cry: IAN is well!
I'm dying. but no tongue shall tell
/ flinched before the hordes of HE'LL"
And that was France!
When Moloch fell at last whose breath
Had swept with suffering and with death
The lands expanse,
figure stood. face toward the goal,
With bleeding heart, but honor whole
Sublime in aim and self-control-
And that was France!
Samuel Valentine Cole in New York
Times.
Gilpin observer., 1920-09-23
NEW YORK GOAL OF PILGRIMS
Their Original Intention Was to Found
a Colony There, but Plans
Were Frustrated,

The Pilgrim Fathers might have
founded New York If 1t had not been
for the bribing of the Mayfiower skip
per by the Dutch. who persuaded him
to keep the Pilgrims from the mouth
of the great river. which they planned
to settle with colony of their own.
The ancient charter of the Pilgrims
gave them land which probably in
cluaed New York. The patent was
granted to them after they fled from
the Virginia company. This grant was
not exactly the Instrument the Pill
grims wanted. because Of its religious
provisions The Pilgrims wished to
get patent that would permit them
tie fullest liberty of worship. but the
king refused to give them charter in
which de3Dlte stipulation of relig.
ious freedom was contained So they
were forced to content themselves
with the Virginia patent. 1t being sug-
gested by ttei- sympathizers that in
the wilderness they would probably
not be disturbed.
Gilpin observer., 1920-09-23
SHOWS ToLsToI VERY HUMAN
Gorky's "reminiscences Of the Grand
Old Man Of Russia Make Inter
estino Reading.

1 must have scaled mountains of
literature about Tolstoi, but never did
/ get such a vision of him as in
Gorkys "Reminiscences" which l be-
lieve Mr.. Lansbury brought over from
Russia and of which Mr.. Koteliansky
and Mr.. Wolff have made precious
translation. writes "Wayfarer," in the
London Nation. They made an as
tonishing physical portraiture and yet
that is as nothing compared with the
exhibition of Tolstoi's soul suppose
some people will find 1t horrible to
discover that TolstOi was a man, not
god, and possessed of good stock of
some primitive human (and Russian,
characteristic. The book did not hor-
rify me; it held me breathless. much
as If had been given peep through
some prehistoric glade of the gambol-
ing of Colossus. Yet there is moth
ing new to students of Tolstoi. Sem
sitive himself. Gorky italiciZes Tolls
tors extreme sensibility, showing him
at one moment weeping at his remem-
brance of how Il drunken woman in
"""No" 'ooNeu' anu Ut tie next roar
ing with laughter at broad story Che
approved 1t apparently, because 1t fed
his hatred of wOman), mercilessly
probing at other peoples souls (in-
Guiding poor Tchehov's, whom he
loved), and hiding away his own. only
to give 1t away little later Gorky
confesses himself swept off his feet,
and possessed now by love and now
by fear and hatred of the tremendous
and implacable old hero.
Gilpin observer., 1920-09-23
STILL A DEMAND FOR HOPS
Despite Prohibition, the Production 10
Heavy and Officials Cannot
Account for II.

One of the most puzzling phenom-
enOn of prohibition in the United
States is continuing demand for
hops, which are the source of the bit
ter" principle characteristic of beer
developed by American brew masters,
says a Washington dispatch to the
New York World.
The production of hops now is as
heavy as In 1917, year before war
time prohibition became effective
The breweries which used the bulk of
the crop have stopped beer making.
officials are unable to account for the
prevailing strong demand.
In 1917. with breweries In operation,
this country had 29,900 acres planted
in hops and II production of 29,3SS. 600
pounds. Exports amounted to 4,11S,-
600 pounds. In 1918 production was
81. .4S1 900 pounds. Last year, 1919,
production was 29,346,OOO pounds. It
is estimated that about 2o,0OO,OOO
pounds will he produced this year,
showing steady climb back toward
the preprohibition use.
Unless exports jump greatly in ex-
cess of last years, which totaled T.
466,952 pounds. about three-fourths of
the American crop will remain here.
Gilpin observer., 1920-09-23
TOOK TIME TO DO THINGS
In "ox-cart Days" Men Of Genius Did
Their Literary Work Leisurely
and Well.

How did they do It. those old fel.
lows? Take a novel by Thackeray. for
example. 1t Is monumental. Looks as
If one Of them would be life work.
The mere penning Of II appals mod
ern man. Yet Thackeray turned out
volume after volume as If time and
energy were interminable. And his
work was practically perfect. No
slovenliness, no carelessness, no haste,
no guess-this-w will-do-ness. Today we
have every accessory to speed. every
time-saving device. all knowledge
classified and compendiumed and
stored in convenient libraries. But
where are the Thackerays2 Or the
Goethes. Dickenses. Hugos and Bal
zacs?
Men Of their day were compelled to
waste time. A journey of few miles
took all day, or several days. A din
ner involved sitting up all night and
drinking ones self under the table. A
message to a friend was not a ten
word telegram, but beautifully
penned and excellently expressed es-
say. Such letters were preserved and
handed down. Later they were put In
to print. How many letters have you
written which will be handed down?
And how would you like to have the
best letter you ever wrote put into
print? Chances are that If you write
more than two pages you apologize.
And you sign 1t. yours hastily"
The men of the ox-cart days did
things thoroughly and well. In the
days of the wireless. we "have no
me."-Lynn (Mass.) Item.
Gilpin observer., 1920-09-23
Freak Newspapers.

that has nothing In II but stories abou,
rheumatism. People having this trou.
Bile write In their experiences. doctors
tell new ways to get rid OF 1t and II
seems TINT everybody there having
rheumatism suhscribes to this queer
newspaper. Some years ago Rus.
slnn editor started postcard.slze
newspaper, the print Of which was 80
small that he furnished II magnifyinp
glass to each Of his regular subscrib
ers. Somehow the idcn didn't take. as
he o,Ny printed n few numbers before
hnuing out that the people didn't ap-
preciate the idea. even though the
magnifying glass was furnished free
Gilpin observer., 1920-09-23
Modern Cereals Superior.

The wheat and barley Of today are
much larger and finer grains than the
wheat and barley which have beeS
found In ancient Egyptian tombs and
In the buried cities of Greece. As
for rice. which feeds more than one,
third of the human race. there are
now number of varieties developed
chiefly by the Japanese) which are
far superior to any that were known
even half century ago.
All OF our grnins, excepting maize
seem to have originated In southern
Asia. Consumption OF rice. the great
Aslatic cereal. Is now growing rapidly
In the United States. most of our peo.
Pile having learned on;y recently to ap
preciafe II, and how TO prepare II foi
the table.
Gilpin observer., 1920-09-23
Little Known Of FROGS.

Along the rivers and streams in
some parts of Texas. and around the
margins Of ponds and lakes. we NEE,
with great beds Of the water hya.
cinths. says the American Forestry
Magazine. Their delicate white flow.
ers and dark green leaves present q
picture of toral luxuriance not very
easily forgotten. Where they grow
one should be on the lookout for va.
rious species Of reptiles or batra.
chians. and their habits and appear.
ances In nature carefully observed
We know very little about some OF
the forms. and science will welcome
any new facts in regard to them
Some of the frogs and toads. for ey.
ample. are not only very rare In COLES
tions. bat we are practically lacking
In any field notes upon their exact
distribution and habits.
Gilpin observer., 1920-09-23
INSTILLED VALUE OF THRIFT
Occasion When A. T. Stewart I'm
pressed on His Clerks the Ne
cessity Of Saving.

A. Il. Stewart was one OF the older
generation OF American business men
the men who laid the foundation for
the business structure of today. On
visit to New York in 1859 A. B. Far
quhar, then lad and today head of A.
B. Farquhar company. called on Mr..
Stewart. and in the first of series
of articles, In System, telling his mem
oirs over his "a years In active busi-
ness, Mr.. Farquhar relates this Incl
dent.
"As we were passing one of the
aisles. n man was sweeping up and
Mr.. Stewarts eye caught some rags
among the litter. Rags were much
more valuable then than today because
that was before wood pulp was used
In paper making. Immediately he
stopped. walked over to the sweeper,
and In very loud and imperious
voice reprimanded him for his waste
fulness. Then he went on into the
office and at once l asked:
Did II not use up more OF your
time to speak to that sweeping man
than the rags were worth?
"'That's fine.' he answered. hut you
will notice that I spoke so loudly that
everyone In that room heard what I
said. I meant that they should. so
as to give them n lesson In saving. for
money is made by saving-saving and
investing. You get your profit out of
the leaks that you STOP"
Gilpin observer., 1920-09-23
"BLAzED" TRAILS IN WOODS
Guides for Travellers and Marking
Bounds Of Lot or Town Lasted
for Many Years.

In earlier days, when large portions
OF the country were covered with for
ests and there were few roads, travel
was often possible only by way of
paths "blazed" through the woods. To
blaze, as every woodsman knows, Is
TO strike of chip from the sides Of
trees, SO that the line Of marks shall
indicate the direction Of the trail.
In blazing for a path small trees
were marked, but In blazing for the
bounds Of lot or town or for
farm line larger trees were usually
selected. the blaze being made about
breast high. When, however, as was
often the cnse. the blazing was done
In winter on deep snow by men travel
Ing on snowshoes. the mark was .pec-
Gilpin observer., 1920-09-23
A Sun Volcano.

Not long ago, at the Yerkcs obscrv-
atory. an eruption was observed (and
photogrnphed) on the rim of the sun
which threw up material to height
OF one-half million miles. One cloud
Of 1t. which appeared as If floating de-
tached. was reckoned To have some
thousands Of times the volume of the
earth.
We are accustomed to regard great
volcanic explosions ON the earth ms the
most appalling of natural phenomena.
hut they are feeble and trlflne dis
turhances compared with the ou,bursts
which are continually taking place all
over the body OF the sun
Gilpin observer., 1920-09-23
The Wonders Of Nature.

Among the wonders of the back yard
garden which are coming to light with
the approach Of the canning season is
n carrot belonging to Virgel f. Herms-
dorfer. 73T Bosart avenue. This car
rot is exactly like thousands OF other
cnrrots which will go to make the
bright bits Of color in boarding house
soups this winter except that II wears
n bone necklace. The carrot acquired
this necklace when Its sprouts shot
through the center Of circular bit Of
bone about the size Of 5O-cent piece.
The carrot continued to grow through
the bone and on up into daylight and
notoriety.-Indianapolls NewG
Gilpin observer., 1920-09-23
Change In Turkish Rulers.

Philip Marshall Brown, professor Of
international law at Princeton uni
versity, met Mohammet vi in the Pal.
ace Of Yildiz. where ten years ago he
had met md talked with Abdul
Hamld.
"Sultan Mohammed Sixth" says Mr..
Brown. writing In Asia, "ls man with
n scholarly stoop to his shoulders. He
wears gray mustache and pair Of
gold-rimmed eyeglasses, which height
en- the resemblance to u benevolent
college professor" And In the palace
where previously reigned dark suspi.
cion, insane fear and hideous cruelty"
the visitor found an atmosphere Of
kindllness and serenity"
Gilpin observer., 1920-09-23

essarlly higher up. When such a line
after some years, during which the
trees have grown, the marks are some
times found high up on the trunks and
are likely to escape the eye of the in
experienced. AS many Of them will
also be partially Overgrown the task
of the surveyor who goes over one of
these old lines is not always easy.
II the boundary line passes to the
left of tree selected for blazing the
cut is made upon the right side. If
the line goes to the right the tree is
blazed upon the left side.
In running a boundary at a corner.
where two lines come together. either
n monument" Is erected-a stake sup
ported by four boulders-or a tree Is
blazed on all four sides to Indicate as
nearly as possible the turning point
Of the line.
The wound Of blazed tree heals
over, but never SO completely that the
scar may not be readily recognized by
the experienced wOodsman; hence it
follows that so long as the blazed tree
escapes fire and the ak Of the lumber
man so long it remains faithful rec
ord of the line as surveyed.
BlaZed trees also fix dates almost as
accurately as they preserve boun-
daries. The outer shell which has
grown over the scar is cut away. and
the rings in the wood beneath the
bark testify to the number OF years
which have elapsed since the blaze
was made.
Gilpin observer., 1920-09-23
- The
Scrap Book
MON ENTs.

II we could save our moments. store
them deep
In cellars of the mind to choose at
will.
Not as the dream that browns into a
sleep.
But as the taste of wine. laid cool and
still;
Could cropping fingers hold the grains of
ore
And set the scattered Jewels in a
crown,
Comb out the beach of time and from the
shore
Net all the tangled treasure floating
down.
Then living SO with heaven at our hand
We'd fly at death. like laden bees. to
bear
That heaven captive to the heaven
therei
Longer than any bronze these would
abide.
These. that are now as writing on the
sand
Beneath the wave of each oncoming tide.
Herbert Asquith.
Gilpin observer., 1920-09-23
At friends = "Mind waiting an

At friends = "Mind waiting an
hour longer for the turkey to cook ?
Not at all Hadn't realized it was after
the hour you mentioned. Dare say
there will be some later train / can
CATCH"
At home-"Say, what in Sam Hill
s'matter with dinner? Expect me to
wait all night? Never saw such a
place! Why, here 1t is five minutes
after the regular time right now 7"
The Country Gentleman.
Gilpin observer., 1920-09-23
Cure for Ivy Poisoning.

While the doctors discuss remedies
for ivy poisoning. many experienced
campers have their own cures, which
they have found to work perfectly.
One man writes that rubbing damp
table salt does the trick. Another says
that every boy scout knows that the
leaves of the common jewel-weed ap-
piled to the sore spots will at least
remove the pain.
Gilpin observer., 1920-09-23
Brazil.

Brazil has total area Of 3.2oO.431
square miles. and so is 263.642 square
miles larger than the United States
0f America. exclusive Of Alaska. The
population is considerably more than
'25000.000. The republic is made up
Of 20 states. one federal district and
one territory. Brazil produces ~ per
cent OF the worlds coffee and 20 per
,fent Of the worlds rubber.
Gilpin observer., 1920-09-23
Needn't Worry Abou. That

what am to talk to my lady part
ner aboutf" asked II young man about
to 20 TO his first party. OF AN elderly
friend.
Surely you'll talk about the most
pleasing question OF all-her beauty"
But II she doesn't happen to be
beautiful3"
"No matter. she'll take your word
for IT, .
Gilpin observer., 1920-09-23
look Him Down.

"What is the matter with that war
hero who made such splurge on his
record for daredevil bravery? He is
so meek now he doesn't dare evidently
to say his soul is his own"
"Oh, he married lion-tamer from
the circus"
Gilpin observer., 1920-09-23
Physicians and OueIs.

A French court has Just decided
that a physician may not sue for fees
for attendance at a duei. for since
a duel is an Illegal act II cannot be
the subject OF a legal action.
Gilpin observer., 1920-09-23
The hungry Man.

At the restnurunt-"I say, waiter.
can't you speed things up bit In the
kitchen? Tell the chef I'm starving.
I've waited half nn hour for my din
ner.'
Gilpin observer., 1920-09-23
THE REASON

The Wife: Dear ! Jes' bought .
bottle Of another kind Of hair tonic.
Try this.
The Lesser Half: Nav, I've tried
that kind and Il aIn't no good.
The Wife: Wazzamatter with It7
The Lesser Half: Why It's got an
awful flavor.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1920-03-25

1t requires courage, foresight and
broadmindedness to keep a small but
growing city on the progressive road.
There are always a few who hesitate
and doubt, and thus stand in the way
of those who have faith, and who can
look a few years ahead.
The question of an adequate wa
ter supply for this city is coming up
for settlement April 10th. The Her
aid believes that an ample water sup
ply is the most important of our
municipal needs and has reviewed
the reasons in previous issues. 1t
believes that if the taxpayers are
wise they will carefully investigate
and weigh the matter before they
cast their vote and that they will
come out and help discuss the mat
ter at the general meeting of the
commercial club Friday evening.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1920-03-25
A LIVE STOCK LESSON.

Here is a little story that is a pow
erful argument in favor of ranchers
and stock men working into pure
bred, or at least high grade live
stock, particularly cattle. At the
big stock sale held by the breeders
association at Williston recently
Lowe and Powers, whose fine stock
farm is located between Culbertson
and Bainville in this county, sold II
head of pedigreed cattle at an aver
age price of S755 per head, or alto
tai of $9065. One heifer sold for
$1255, the highest price brought by
any animal at the sale.
What Lowe and Powers are doing
on a big scale, others can do on a
lesser scale by putting pure bred
sires on their farms. Well bred stock
costs no more to raise than scrubs.
They eat no more, but what they eat
is converted into more pounds of
beef and milk. The time for high
grade livestock has arrived in this
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1920-03-25
INSTITUTE
COMPLETE SUCCESS
THIRD ANNUAL INSTITUTE AT
POPLAR, BENEFICIAL AND
WELL ATTENDED

(From March Barn Bureau News)
A large number of farmers and
their wives ATTENDED the two-days
farmers institute at Poplar on Feb
ruary 10th and 21st. Prominent
speakers were: DR.. E. H. Riley of
Bozeman, A. D. Anderson, formerly
county agent of Richland county, r.
l.. Smith, poultry specialist of Mon
tana State College, James Griffin of
] Chinook, National Farm Loan Asso-
citation, Mignon Quaw and Mrs.
George c.. Roosevelt, department of
home economics of Bozeman, Sena-
tor Henry Lowe, AND others.
DR.. Riley spoke on the improve
ment of livestock, and livestock dis
eases, stating that farmers should
give greater emphasis to better sires
and better feeding and that all farm
ers should know something about
livestock diseases.
A D. Anderson, who is well ac-
quainted with feed crops adapted to
this region, explained in detail the
different forage crops which produce
good feed in this county. Corn, sum
flowers, sudan grass, Kursk millet,
early amber cane all make good hay
and fodder crops, while western rye
grass, slender wheat grass, bromus
inermus, alfalfa and sweet clover
make good pasture OF hay crops.
r. L. Smith believes in thoroughly
and demonstrated the culling out of
the boarding hens. Every farmer
having any hens at all should know
how to sort the non-laying hens from
those which are good producers, also
know how to feed the hens for the
greatest profit, and protect them
from lice, mites and diseases.
James Griffin of Chinook, an old
time farmer and rancher of this state
and long a leader of farmers organ
izations, spoke briefly of the benefits
of a National Farm Loan Association
and how it is organized. More of
these should be organized throughout
Roosevelt county.
Miss Quaw spoke briefly of the
benefits of a Farm Bureau organiza-
ton for farm The ladies al
so had a session for women only, and
as no men attended this session it is
hard to say just what was discussed,
but we know that with a confident
instructor present, very interesting
subjects were studied, such as sew
and textiles.
Senator Lowe dwelt briefly on the
Importance of good sires in any live
stock community and also spoke of
the kinds of cattle adapted to this
The institute at Poplar could be
considered a success in that the
speakers not only talked but gave
actual demonstrations of the points
that they were trying to bring out.
If our Institutes in the future can be
and more along the demonstra-
5ional lines they will be more BEN
eicial to the farmers in attendance.
1t is hoped that we can increase the
number of these schools throughout
the county the coming year.