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Gilpin observer., 1900-11-08
Man 6G>bo Stole ,S7OO,OOO.

shlrt front, he wore no jewelry. He
has blue eyes, bright skin, and gray
mustache and hair. His favorite pas
times were faro, roulette, betting on
horse races, and speculation in stocks.
He pretended to be most deyout
church member. A curious fact in
connection with Alvord is that his ia
ther, whose name he bears in full,
stole 100000 from the Salt Springs
bank of Syracuse forty-one years ago.
lie lost the money 1t is said, in the
slave trade, and was never prosecuted.
Vice President Hne of the First Ma
tional bank explains some incidents
leading up to the discovery of AL
words crime. In the first place. Mr..
Hine said Alvord had worked stead
lily and without suspicion until the
afternoon of Oct. is. BY the merest
accident clerk saw him make GER
tain ensures in the Clearing House
sheet, and. while he thought this un-
usual, said nothing about IL to any
body until shortly after o'clock. BY
that time Alvord had gone. but 1t was
expected that he would return, as hs
had some work to finish.
When Alvord failed to return tho
clerk who had seen him make the
erasures made casual mention of the
matter to Assistant Cashier Backus.
The latter, without suspecting that
anything was wrong. looked over AL
words balance and soon found sew
eral discrepancies. He was on the
point of leaving matters for Alvord's
adjustment when he decided to make
further examination, and soon saw
that many items had been deliberately
falsihed.
Gilpin observer., 1900-11-08
ZOOh/fVG NORTH

week in the month. the stars will be
visible in their respective positions
between the hours of $50 and 8 p. m.
During the second week. they will
occupy the same position, between 8
and $50 p. M. During the third week,
between 7:3O and 8 p. m. During the
last week between and 7:3O p. m.
To be still more exact, we will ex-
plain that, owing to the annual mo-
ton of the earth, each star comes to
any chosen point in the heavens near
ly -four minutes earlier" every day,
making difference of nearly half an
hour in a week, and two hours in a
month.
And now this informal half-hour of
lesson begins.
Immediately above our head, at the
Zenith point. shines the Constellation
"Cassiopeia' Che Seated Lady, in the
shape of large NJ composed of five
remarkably fine stars of the third
magnitude. 1t displays it's splendor to
the right of the Pole STAR at the
same distance from it as the great
Dipper; only the latter constellation
is situated to the left of the Pole Star
One of the Cassiopeia stars is really
double and exhibits, to the naked eye.
on very clear nights, the beautiful
combination Of large white star and
a smaller one of a rich ruddy purple.
In 1872, the famous Danish astron-
omer. Tycho- -Brahe, discovered anoth-
er star in Cassiopeia, that almost
equaled the planet Venus in bright
ness. Two years later it vanished. and
mas never been observed since.
This month, the constellation
"Cepheus" is found directly under
'Cassiopeia"; Alderamin of the third
magnitude is the most remarkable of
is stars; | told, in my preceding arti-
lie. the poetic legend of King Cepheus.
King of Ethiopia, and of his Queen
Cassiopeia's beauty-the cause of a
terrible family disaster. Now. gazing
down toward the horizon our eyes
meet successfully THE Little Dipper."
including the Pole Star just about /
degree and 10 minutes to the right OF
the true North; still lower down, the
chariot and horses of the Great Dip
per- stretch almost along the line of
The horizon the dazzling radiance of
their seven stars. Looking upward
again, in an easternly direction, this
time, we admire "Perseus'' the deliy-
erer of poor Andromeda in the fable
Gilpin observer., 1900-11-08
EXTINCT ANIMALS.
SOME OF WHICH ARE WORTH
THEIR WEIGHT IN GOLD.
Would BE Worth a Fortune to Those
Lucky Enough to Possess Them
EGGS That Arc Worth Ono Thousand
Five Hundred Dollars Apiece.
(Boston letter.

There are some animals, living or
dead, that would be worth their weight
in gold to any person fortunate enough
to possess them, says writer in
Everybody's Magazine.
A living specimen OF Dodo, for in
stance, that weird, flightless bird,
about tie size of a swan, which at one
time made the islands of Madagascar,
Reunion and Rodriguez its home, and
of which nothing but few skulls, still
bearing the strong hooked beak, and
some Zones in our museums now re-
main, would fetch any price in reason.
So would the Great AUX. which only
fifty years ago was SO common in the
North Atlantic that it is said they
were killed on Funk island, off the
Newfoundland coast, in tens of thou
sands at time, for the sake of their
feathers, but whose eggs sell today
close on 81 500 apiece. and stuffed skins
at $1,250 each, with steady demand
for more.
Both the Dodo and the Great AUX
have become extinct within compare
lively recent years. like the Moas OF
New Zealand. enormous ostrich-like
running birds, which are known to
have existed up to the end of the last
century. Some o. them exceeded
twelve feet in height and over twenty
different species are known to scien-
fists. Rumors occasionally arrive from
that far-off land of living Moas; but
year after year passes, and the price
less bird is not discovered in the flesh.
only its bones, feathers and egg shells
reaching us, all being quickly bought
up for private or public collections.
The living ApteryX or Kiwi is very
near the Moa in type, although but a
pigmy beside the huge giant, for the
largest does not exceed three feet IN
Gilpin observer., 1900-11-08
ANCIENT ELEVATORS.
First Elevator Was Constructed In Louis
NIys Days.

First Elevator Was Constructed In Louis
XIvs Days.
Elevators are by no means the re-
cent inventions generally supposed.
An amusing account of what was
probably the first attempt at an ele-
vator is told by st. Simon, and ac-
cording to him it was from a NJ. vii
layer that the idea of a flying chair"
first emanated. This ingenious person
set up a passable prototype of the
modern elevator in his house in Paris,
working it up and down between the
walls. The daughter of Louis XIV. was
so delighted with the novelty that she
had one put up in her own apartments
at Versailles. The honor was, how
ever, the undoing of poor NJ. Villagers
machine. The chair suddenly stopped
moving while the princess was be-
tween two landings. and she had to
remain blocked up for three hours un-
til the workmen broke hole through
the thick wall The king was so an
noyed at this that he forbade any
further experiments in the same line.
Another invention of NJ. Villagers was
a clock which he placed near his bed.
In this each hour was marked by
pocket of different spice. When the
owner wished to know the time he
merely smelt the spice. whereby he
knew what O'Clock 1t was without
striking a light.
Gilpin observer., 1900-11-08

a lighthouse lamp. flashing out every
few seconds a dazzling ray of lumin-
GUS beauty.
Allowing our eyes to travel down
ward, always along the eastern direc-
tion, we recognize the Constellation
"Auriga" (the Waggoner or Char
ioteer) with the superb "Capella" (the
She-GoaD shining down on us. Men
kalinan,' another beauty, is a worthy
mate of Capella. Three smaller stars
in this constellation are known as the
Kids
From Auriga to the Pole Star. the
small constellation "Camelopard" (the
Giraffe)-not marked on this map
stretches its line of five stars of the
fourth magnitude.
The foot of Auriga is placed upon
the extremity of the upper horn of the
Zodiacal constellation Taurus" (the
lations-imperfectly visible in October.
Gilpin observer., 1900-11-08
4 Cents Per ton Per Mile

Is what II would cost you to move ore
with system of aerial wire rope
tramway. What is 1t costing you now?
Gilpin observer., 1900-11-08

we alluded to above. If you draw an
imaginary line between the star "a"
Of Perseus (called Algenib) and the
star marked ID" in Cassiopeia, and if
you look intently for few moments,
you will notice a splendid cluster of
small stars forming what is called
"nebula;" it is really worth the
trouble. The star in Perseus, marked
3D." has the curious property of
changing from star of the second
magnitude to one of the fourth mag
nitude: the transformation takes place
in three and a half hours: then the
star, in the same space of time, re-
turns to its pristine splendor, Just like
Gilpin observer., 1900-11-08

comparative proximity to the Sun
will appear early in the night toward
the west; after the 5th it will be so
near the Sun as to become invisible.
Beautiful Venus" will illumine the
skies toward the east during the last
of the night-hours. The ruddy light
of Mars" will be visible during the
second half of the night. Jupiter"
VIII shine in the west. until the 18th
shortly after sunset. Finally Saturn"
will light up the west during the early
dark hours
Gilpin observer., 1900-11-08

Bulb. The cluster of seven stars
called "the Pleiades," in the neck of
Taurus-so conspicuous throughout
the winter nights. facilitate greatly the
discovery of this constellation.
1t contains likewise another beau
tiful cluster-not marked on the map
as we were afraid of crowdlng it
called The Hyades" The superb AL
debaran (first magnitude) of red
dish hue, is often called The Bulls
Eye"
This month. several of the Constei-
Gilpin observer., 1900-11-08
The STARS IN *
* NOVEMBER.

Copyright. 1900 by C. de Saint Germany
This month, the true North" is just
a little to the left of the Pole Star.
Having thus secured your bearings,
you begin comparing the heavens with
the stars marked on the first map for
November labelled, Looking north
ward. When you have located ev-
cry Constellation on the map, you
turn about face" and compare the
state of the armament with the sec
ond map labeled, Looking southwark.
Our second statement refers to
AS to the time of night to be chosen
for our study; in November darkness
sets in quite early. During the first
Gilpin observer., 1900-11-08
THE KTWI,

existence, but becoming daily
more rare.
height, and it differs from the Moa in
having an exceedingly long beak, with
which it probes the soft earth at night
time in search OF worms. Some of the
Kiwis are valuable birds, too, since
the rarest living specimens are said to
be worth s75o apiece in this quarter
of the globe, for they are very difficult
to bring here alive from such dis
tant place as New Zealand.
From this list of rare birds We must
not omit the other one for which Mada-
gascar was so famous. the Aepyornis.
a monster bigger even than the Moa,
the eggs OF which, still constantly dis
covered by the natives. are worth at
least $500 apiece. They measure three
feet in circumference, with liquid
carrying capacity of no less than two
gallons.
Some few Of tie Iarer living birds
of today are worth large sums, the
King Penguin being valued at $500
or more. We might mention also a
pair of sober. tinted ducks, which the
curator of the 200 at Rotterdam as
sured the writer he would not willing
ly exchange for $4,000 rhinoceros, as
they were the last OF the race.
Among the beasts. what would not
the huge mammoth be worth?-that
strange, elephant-like creature whose
body was covered with long, reddish
hair to protect 1t from the bitter cold
OF Siberia, where its remains are still
often found. with the hair yet on the
body, fast frozen into its icy grave;
whose enormous tusks, far exceeding
in size those of the elephant, are still
collected :or the sake of their ivory,
n shipload having teen actually sold
not long ago. Mammoths must have
been exceedingly numerous at one
time, fer from the quantity of tusks
collected in Siberia alone it is esti-
mated that quite 5000 carcasses were
discovered there in twenty years.
There is an African animal the
quagga. that would bring good price.
As recently at 1899 these animals ex-
listed in vast herds even SO far south
as Cape Colony. but owing to their
pace, they fell "A prey .irst to the lions,
then to the natives, and finally to the
white men. who coveted their flesh and
hides. Not a single specimen has been
seen for n.nt.y twenty years. although
there still Jrmalus the slight chance
OF coming across n few survivors in
the German and Portuguese territory
In Southwest AIrica.
Two more of the African mammalla
are becoming extremely rare. the ele-
phnut and the hipporotamus. Prob
ably the only 6frlcan elephant in En-
rope is now in the collection at Re
gents park. London. and would sell
Mt auction for more than 81. 600, wai'e
to prove tho scnrcit: OF the hippos. no
less than $500 was raid for an infant
male born In the geological gardens at
Antwerp about three Years ago Even
twenty years ago SIC 600 was paid for
the monster African elephant Jumbo.
who was killed IN 1856 by an express,
train In Cunada.
Tho giraifes, too. arc scarce, ana one
CT them will bring $4,000 today.
Among domestic snimalS some
Gilpin observer., 1900-11-08

tring fabulous :Ins. Cats have sold
for 5000 each, dogs at $500. while at
least one horse has brought as high
as 100000.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-10-21
NEW CORPORATIONS.
New Missouri Corporations.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Jefferson City, Mo, Oct. 2o-The follow
ing articles of Incorporation were filed to-
day in the office of Secretary OF State Lee
eueur:
The Crown Prince Mining Company. Joplin: cap
William C. Logan. J. II. CTipDen. Percy A. Lana
ant others.
The International Motor Company. St. LOUIS:
capital. $4,000. Incorporators-GeorSs h Laker,
Ben + Poster, VIII Bramans and others.
The Sunlight Manufacturing and Supply Com
pany. st. Joseph; capital, $500 DO. tncorporators-
John W. Gregory. Peter J. Csrolus. NJ NJ Riggs.
ST. Joseph: H 5. Gregory, Pratr, Kaa
New Illinois Corporations.
SPECIAL.
Springfield, Ill, Oct. a6.-Articies OF In
corporation were filed to-day with Secre-
tary of State Rose as follows:
The American Cement and on Company. Ch-
csgo; capital, SO. 90. manufacturing cenents.
oils. lubricants, etc lnoorposaLo:s-JaInes -.
Sascoinge. Louis B. Flower and John c. Heu-
CHARLES p. Fink g. Co. Oak Park: capital.
81. 600; general mercantile. Incorporators-Wil-
lam s. Cameron. A. P. {. Natson and e, {.
Ronbaugh.
The Domination Coal Mining COMPANY. Dan
Vile: caDital. $50. 90, mining and milling. In
ccrporators-Frank o. Lory. Max 7. Beaver and
Tie Austro-Hungarian Benevolent Association.
Chicago; benevolence. Ru-
bens, Frank weiter and John r. Snulski.
Oesterreich Gaiicien AnShe Swardl ConSrega-
ton. Chicago; religious. Incorporators-W. Seis-
Ter. w. Wsisman and j. Finder.
Philadelphia. with a capital stock Of Ssi.t?y; Is
licensed to transact business in Illlpois with a
State capital Of sl9A.
J. a, Wilmore y CO. OF Newark. y. J.. with
si.E9.
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Burial Permits,


easel Butler. 90 years. Poo-house: s.nility.
William Crisa. ~ years. Poorhouse; Iocomotor
ataxia.
Frank l. Eutson, IS years. len Hogan: smpy-
ems.
Fred Jennings. Fl years, CITY Hospitals: typhoid>
William Jones'. 50 years, asii Carr; dropsy.
Baby Purnell, ! day. 3s9 Rutger, debility.
Matthew krdl!eks. "a years. 1855 Papin; menin-
gifts.
Katie Pauison. q years. 100 North Tenth; ty-
phoid.
Baby Eitnun. / dSy, 4s29 North Broadway;
cyanosis.
Lena BrumInei. IL years. 4224 News.ead: aipi,-
liberia
Flora Wahibrinh. /: years. 2Sa South SECOND:
enteritis.
Mary Lynch. 6 years, Baptist sanitariuIn: can
Ger.
Joseph Deinoysky. : year. 1l2s North Eighth:
pneumonia.
Alexander Gohnson, Co years. POorhouSs; gan
creme.
Joseph Mu;hall. "a years, Normandy. No.; can
Ger.
Charles Rc6er. 81 years. City Hospital; leu
cocythlemia.
Mile Bushnan c. years. city Hospital: urae-
Fred Ruby. IS years. City Hospital: typhoid.
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BIRTHS, MARRIAGES
AND I
Record of Births.

Record of Births.
william and Lena Burkanlp. 1875 North Broad
way: girl.
Twelfth: girl.
john F.. and Mabel Sweeney. 2li2 o-Fallon:
girl.
Charles .. and Anna u. smith. 4iliA AIco;
boy.
girl.
Jacob and Bertha Golds,en. 4.9a Cook: girl.
GeCfga and Ain0ie Gross. 300 Belleyiew: girl.
william and sophie Eye-kuss. 3e5 Vista; girl.
Maurice ard Lizzie Byfne, 81, 81 Louis: boy.
u. ard II. MOyser, ei&J Spring: boy.
Joseph and Julia MoiN. lts Kentucky; boy
Richard snd Mary Sullivan ss South Sarah:
boy.
w. z. end Emelia Judy. ss5T Manchester: girl
Louis ard Laura Friche. 4I+S Licledo; girl.
Mike and Della McDoIT;lent, 1908 North Eighth:
girl.
Peter J. ard Annie Griffin; giri.
John ). and Lillian Boos 500 North Twen-
teth: hoy.
Henri and Katie Parker. 4J4 Mafitt: boy.
Manuel and MacioIla Moore. 1916 Poplar: girl.
John L. and Clara Miller. r01 Eebert: boy
Robert N. and Mamie Whitaker. Z&s Pope:
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Three Lines for Five Cents.
Each Adaitional Line Five Cnnts EXtra.

BUSINESS, SHORTHAND and
HOO CENTURY BUILDING, cor. oLlNh
and NINTH SITS, il the largest. best eIuiplti
and most successful school " the kind in the
city. Open day and night.
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ITEM De Honey's receptions every Tues,
cay evening ana sunday afternoon: ladies. 10
certS: gentlemen. % cents. Academy. Eighteenth
and Olive. finest and largest. best music.
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MAN y - Young man to learn litho-
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school. ID Market -.
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T.popERS WANTED-IaboreEs for sewer
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FEEDT;R WANTED-an ! No. l
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IN h o1ist building. Ninth and Pine
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IsnaErnS WhNTED-F1fIy coiored iabore.s
AZ S,Nu. and o'FalIon N the morning and Mon
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JATIToES W.,NTED-Middle-ased man ana
Vie. ebls and willing. no children; educetohhs
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S~ALESMEN-To sell line OF up TO date printed
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Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-11-23

While the Kaiser was driving
through the Gartenstrasse, Breslau, al
noon Friday a well-clad woman threw
an ak at the royal carriage. The
weapon struck the back of the We
hicle and the Kaiser escaped untouch-
ed. The woman was arrested. A
provisional medical examination OF
the woman was made, and she was
pronounced insane. The woman has
been known locally as a crank, but
hitherto she has not been regarded as
mad enough to be placed in an asylum.
The physicians have decided that she
is suffering under the delusion that she
is being prosecuted. The ieda that
her act was in any way connected
with anarchism has been finally aban-
doned.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-11-23
Noted Filibuster Ia Dead

Captain John D. Hart Of Cuban
ilibustering fame and formerly owner
Of the famous steamship Bermuda,
died at Philadelphia of anoplexy. Prior
to the Cuban revolution Captain Hart
was little known outside Of shipping
circles, but then began his career as
a filibuster AS a director of these
expeditions he was one Of the bold
est and most successful. Not only did
Harris Bermuda attract worldwide
fame as a blockade runner. but his
Laurada became equally famous. Dur
ing the whole Of the year 1896 the
Laurada plowed its way to the Cuban
coast at regular intervals laden with
arms and ammunition for the Cubans.
When the Spanish representatives fin
ally succeeded in placing the indis-
putable evidence before the United
States authorities the Laurada's use
fitness ceased.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-11-23

The annual meeting of the general
missionary committee of the Metho-
dist Episcopal church is in session at
the st. Paul NJ. Z. church in New York
The purpose of the meeting is for the
appropriation of money for missionary
work for the ensuing year. The COM
mittee appropriated $1,200,000 for the
fund for the foreign and home mis-
sions. A special committee will be
appointed to devise ways and means
to raise 81 1000, 600 for missionary work.
this sum to be known as the twentieth
century Offering. Bishop ThOburn in
India will be the chairman of the com
mittee.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-11-23
Suicide of }. f. Kitson.

James f. Kitson, formerly one OF the
proprietors of the Kitson stock farm
near Chestnut Hill, Pa, and a son Of
Commodore Wilson of st. Paul, COM
mitted suicide by shooting himself with
a Winchester rife. Kitson did not
make his appearance at breakfast, and
when search was made his body was
found in his bedroom. III health is
believed to have prompted him to take
his life. Commodore Kitson in 1882
purchased from Aristides WEIGH the
Erdenheim stock farm at Chestnut
Hill, one Of the most noted establish
ments OF its kind in the world. In
1888 the commodore died, and five
years later his heirs sold the property
and it was divided into building lots.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-11-23
LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS..

Spring whsat--No 1 northern. 0&1etc;
No. 3. ss@72s: No.. 574Sscs Winter
No. 4, 6OQ69c; No. hard, 6s1s01hc Corn
No. 2, 3s14G3s9sc; No. yellow, SEQ
39%sc; No. .. 37l4c for new, 3s15QSsAc Tor
old: No. white. new, S72tc, old. SS4c;
No. yellow, 31i4c for new, old at SS%c;
No. l. new, 36s4 az a.. old CSC; no grade.
rev, 3S12c. Oats-No. 3 white. 2Sc; No. 2.
Z2U22l4c.
Cattie-Native steers, s4S0a5.5O; stockers
and feeders, $S.2oQ4.25 butcher cows and
heifers. s3q440; Gamers, s2;5oqS; fed
westerns. s3.75q415; wintered Texans.
$S-506t3.65; grass Texans, SS.15GS 10; calves,
mixed. aSca4S5: light, s4.SO@4s0; pigs.
s4.50Q4.75. Sheep-Lambs, S4.7545.35; NUT
tons. So 5Oa4.25; stockers and feeders, 1925
al; culls, s275QS.25. Horses-Drafters,
$15G225: Loggers, $70d140: Chunks, 1.100 to
100 lbs, $6o5D125; Drivers, $554350.
POtatOes-Burbanks, 7qSc; Peerless, %
Q35c; Hebrons, 29Q35c; rose. 9q3oc;
mixed, 25G33c; sweet. sl.25Q3.25 per brl.
Poultry-Iced stock: Turkeys. s12q10c:
chickens, hens, 7q7Ac; springs, SQS12c.
ROSTERS. sc; geese, 7GSc; ducks. SQ9c-
Green F'ruits-Apples bril-, poor TO fair,
5OcQ$l.25; good to choice. S15OaS.25. But
ter-Creamery. extra. 23i.Q2 &c; diaries,
choice, 1Sc; packing. 1212c. Cheese-Full
cream, diaries. 10ql0l5c; Young America,
new, 10Q1012c: twins, choice. 9l2dl0c.
Eggs-Fresh, pc at mark, cases returned,
l5Q20c, as to quality.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-11-23
Guilty of Sending a Bomb.

At Waterloo, Ia, the case of the state
vs. Jerome w. Hoot, who has been on
trial on a charge of trying to kill his
wife by sending her a dynamite bomb,
was given to the jury and verdict
was reached finding the prisoner guilty
Of assault. with intent to commit muir
der. The case was stubbornly fought,
but the evidence was largely against
the prisoner. The question OF the fur
isdiction OF the Iowa court was para
mount in the motion to direct YER
dict for the defendant, but the motion
was overruled after an all-day argu-
ment