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Gilpin observer., 1900-11-29
Courtesy Pays.

Mr.. John Boyd for many years was
the special representative in Washing
ton of the late Coils P. Huntington,
the railroad magnate. To Washing
ton reporter he recently told the story
of his introduction to Mr.. Huntington
as follows:
Il was fixed for life by simply do
ing an act of kindness for stranger.
Many time l have thanked my lucky
stars that l was courteous and oblig-
ing on that occasion.
Il came here from Pella, Iowa, and
was one of the doorkeepers OF the
house of representatives in the '70s.
One ofternoon a very large, fine-look-
ing gentleman came to the main door
and asked one of the doorkeepers If
he could find Senator Sargent of Cali
fornia. The doorkeeper brusquely re-
piled that he might be found at the
other end of the capitol building. The
visitor said that he had been unable
to find Senator Sargent at the senate
end Of the capitol; but the doorkeep-
er refused to look for him.
Just then l came out of the house
duu ONeTHedTu WHdl Tie 6SheiS
man was saying. 1t struck me that he
must be business man from Califor-
MIA, and l offered him my chair. tell
ing him that Senator Sargent was
friend of mine, and that if he could
be found in the capitol l would lind
him. The visitor thanked me and took
my chair as departed in quest of the
senator
1T took me about fifteen minutes to
locate him, but l finally found him in
a committee room with one of the rep
resentatives from California. When
described the stranger who was seek
ing him, he instantly arose, thanked
me for my efforts, and fastened to
the main door of the house, while
followed him leisurely. When l
reached the door they were together
and the big man said: L have been
waiting for you to return. Here 10 my
at the Arlington hotel before o'clock.
i want to see you and make your ae-
quaintance.'
II promised to call. and after he
had departed with the senator looked
at the card and read thereon the name
of Coils p. Huntington. l knew him
by reputation, OF course. and l was
at the Arlington hotel at Z o'clock
that evening. AS soon as l entered
the room that man of business began
talking business. He wanted to know
my salary, and l told him that it was
$1,000 per annum. He replied: 1 will
give you 300 per annum, and your
duties will be very light. / want you
to obtain such information for me as
1 shall require by letter or telegram.
You are well posted. as l have ascer-
tanned, and you are perfectly capable.
Whenever l find man who is willing
to work and to be obliging l want him
in my employment, because such men
are exceedingly rare
II accepted the position at once, and
1 went to bed very proud as well as
a very happy man. From that day un-
til the day of his death Coils P. Hunt
ington was my warm friend. and / was
devoted to him. He was always kind
and considerate. not only with me,
but with all who held his confidence,
and every one who has ever been en-
ployed by him will mourn the loss of
friend"
Gilpin observer., 1900-11-29
Hog ON til. Dnirx FArm.

II 1t is true that the hog Is one Of the
most important sources OF profit in
the raising of beef. 1t is also true that
the hog is one Of the most important
sources OF profit on the dairy farm.
There are many waste products on the
dairy farm that can be utilized by the
pigs. Among these products are skim
milk. roots and surplus feed of all
kinds. Buttermilk that cannot be dis
posed of would have to be thrown away
were It not for the pigs. Whether the
dairy be for the production of milk or
OF butter the necessity for having the
hogs is about the same. unless where
the man has n contract with city
man to take all the milk no will pro
ducc
Gilpin observer., 1900-11-29

gem pebbles are the common ame-
thysts ranging through every possi-
BILE shade Of purple and violet. Gar
nets appear as deep-red. transparent
crystals. stuck in the rock. and look
ing at first sight like the heads Of
rusty nails
Gilpin observer., 1900-11-29

A man writes to an editor for 81
because he is so terribly short" and
gets In reply the heartless response:
DO as | do-stand up on n chair"
Gilpin observer., 1900-11-29

II is said that no fewer than $50 900
books for tho blind are borrowed an
nually from tho FREQ libraries In this
country.
Gilpin observer., 1900-11-29

Love to woman is thrill; to a
man II 10 n throb.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-02-08

''At the next breathing spell the
sergeant was hit. He held on grand
for upward Of half mile; but soon
he turned to wabbling, and gripping
to the saddle, and grunting softly. II
was enough to turn man sick to see
the poor fellow fightin' that way when
there wasn't any use, for we all knew
what he was comm to, and so did he.
'Then all at once his lantern
sweeped downward to the ground,
and my horse jumped him. None OF
us looked back-we knew enough not
to-but VIC rode like fury to get out
of earshot before they found him.
"That was the first of 'em.
The bullets kept a-whizzing by with.
out bit of let-up. The gang was
strainin' crazy mad to catch US. 1t
had come down to solid business now
Each man was riding for himself. So
all through the night we tore on down
the vast stretch of desert, with the
rush of the niggers behind us, and
nothing but the blackness ahead.
And the lanterns were always swaying
and bobbing up and down, with the
light circles dancing OH the sand.
If they had only yelled now and then
'twould have been easier. But they
didn't, and we listened to the hard
breath of the horses and the singing
slugs. There wasn't any talking.
We were staring before us, straight in
front, trying to raise the town beyond
the skyline, and waiting always for
fo SEQ who'd catch IL next
"Then we began to feel that the
horses were playing out beneath us,
and with the breathing spells grow
ing longer and more often, the niggers
gained. The next man was shot dead,
and we didn't have to shut our teeth
for him. But over and over again it
happened just the same; the soft
grunting, the swaying in the saddle,
that horrible choking thud as he
struck the ground, and the rest jab-
bing our horses like wild men to get
as far away from him as we could. We
had set out, you see, to carry the
papers through-w had to do it-and
by the time we lifted the town lights
over the horizon there were three of
US, riding abreast. Then the last
man dropped. Twas his lantern
that caught me in the face. Things
got funny after that. The colonel
said was talking silly when we got
in. Well, scarcely think the com
pany is paying me to stand round here
idling and spinning yarns like this.
I'll see you again sometime.
And the officer passed forward
along the deck to disappear in the
thick darkness that had settled down
over the ship.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-02-08
Care of Costly China.

Washing the costly china which
wealthy people use at grand dinners
is almost fine art. Such china is Of
ten hand-painted by celebrated ar
lists, and single piece not infre-
quently costs from $25 tc $1O0 or
more.
The contents of the china closets of
some of our multi-millionaires are
worth moderate fortune, and their
care is intrusted only to experts, who
charge high prices for their services.
Some of the dishwashers employed by
fashionable caterers receive salaries
which far exceed those of the average
bookkeeper or clerk.
In the first place, the pieces are
never allowed to touch each other, but
are brought to the table and removed
one at time.
When not in use they are kept in
padded cases, with thick layers of
folded tissue paper over each piece.
Nor are they ever put into dishpan,
even for dip into water. Instead,
each piece is tenderly sponged with
The soft silk sponge known as sur
geon's sponge, from it's use in wash
ing wounds before the days of medi-
Gated cotton.
Not even with this is it rubbed,
ouly brushed as lightly as raw
wound might be, until it is perfectly
clean. After which it is as tenderly
dried with old, soft linen or with an
Indian silk handkerchief.
Less expensive china, which is still
''too costly for working days, ;" is kept
in piles with either tissue paper or
double-faced canton flannel between
the plates, ITO prevent any possible
rubbing of the hand-paintings, which,
though unsigned, are artistic and beau
tiful. ul.-Philadelphia Press.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-02-08
THE SILENT MARCH.

When the march begins in the morning
And the heart and foot are light,
When the flags are all a-futter
Aud the world Is gay and bright
When the bugles lead the column
And the drums are proud in the van,
it's shoulder to shoulder. forward, march!
An let him lag who can
For it's easy to march to music
With your comrades all in line,
And you don't get tired, YOU feel inspired,
And life is a draught divine.
When the march drags on at evening
And the color-bearer's gone,
When the merry strains are silent
That piped so brave in the dawn.
When you miss the dear old fellows
Who started out with you,
When it's stubborn and sturdy, forward,
march!
Though the ragged lines are few.
Then it's hard to march in silence,
And the road has lonesome grown,
And life is Il bitter cup to drink,
But the soldier must not moan.
And this is the task before US,
task we may never shirk,
In the gay time and the sorrowful time
We must march and do our work.
We must march when the music cheers US,
March when the strains are dumb,
Pluck and valiant forward march,
And smile whatever may come.
For, whether life's hard or easy,
The strong man keeps the space,
For the desolate march and the silent
The strong soul finds the grace.
Margaret E. Sangster, In Chicago Interior.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-02-08
Horse Sickness.

Horse sickness is complaint
known only in certain parts of South
Africa, but science has, SO far, been
baffled as to its causes, although its
effects are only too patent. When the
first frost comes it seems to disappear
as if by magic, but imme diately the
hot weather sets in then this ravaging
complaint makes its temperance.
But if the British authorities are
ignorant as to the cause of the trouble
experience is teaching them how to
guard against it. The correspondent
of the Globe who signed himself
'Transvaaler" may rest assured that
the military authorities are taking
every precaution against what he de-
scribes as "another enemy besides
the Boer." And the precautions
adopted are on the lines he has sug-
gested, although, as has been pointed
out, 1t is impossible when an army is
on the march to adopt the only safe
course, and stable animals every
night. London Globe.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-02-08
acts
For Sick
we,zsaen

EIrsf-flse medicine that
holds the record for the
largest number of ahso-
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IS Lyassa e. Pfnkhan,'s
Vegetable Compound.
Seo0nd-M7rs. Plrsklsas,s
can show by her letter
files i'm lynn that a mill
lion women have been
restored to health by her
medicine and advice.
Thlrd-ANIeffess to Mrs.
Pjnkhaxn are receivedy
opened read and an
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This fact IS certified to by
the mayor essd p0sfsssas-
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Mrs. PissItlsasss's own city.
Write for free book com
tanning <h0Se certificates.
Every ailzng woman Is
Invited to write to Mrs.
Pinlflsas,s and get her ad.
Woe free Of 0lsarges
Lydia z. piakhsm Ned. Co., Lynn, kssa
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-02-08
The Burial of Flags.

In connection with the story of the
British flag said to be buried in Pre-
toria, it is perhaps worth mentioning
that in the middle of the last century
it was no unusual occurrence for the
tattered OF wounded" colors, as
they were quantity styled, to be in
TERED. In North country paper of
May 81. 1903, there is the following
passage: ''The old colors of the
Twenty-ifth regiment Of foot, Lord
George Lennox's NOW the Kings Own
Borderers) quartered at Newcastle
upon-Tyne, being much wounded in
Germany, particularly at the glorious
and ever memorable battle of Minden,
were buried with military honors. -
London Chronicle.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-02-08
The Mars Flash Light Nuisance.
I Extract from an Editorial in the Sta,

ava A""os
1t is now but little more than q
year since we received the first signal
from Mars. What a sensation il
made, to be sure! The question tina,
had vexed centuries was solven at last.
Mars had inhabitants. The earlier
lights were somewhat dim, and nc
one imagined that the messages that
were flashed by their means through
millions of miles of ether would in
time assume the proportions of q
public nuisance.
But night after night the light
waxed stronger, and what were at
first serious questions concerning oui
world, propounded by scientist, de.
generated into remarks not more
volatile than they were impairment.
Last night promptly at nine o'clock
the binding flashes were turned on
the earth, and those of our citizens
who had assembled in the aerial park
to witness the passage of the beautiful
air ship Light of the West on her
nightly encircling of the globe were
forced to devote all their energies to
dodging the annoying glare.
1t is only fair to suppose that it is
some Office boy who in the absence
OF the astronomer indulges love for
mischief. The fact that he is beyond
the reach of human agencies makes
his conduct all the more distressing,
and as his signalings are of very ques-
tionable taste, we can only hope that
death comes to the inhabitants of
Mars. aud that this unquiet freak may
soon fill grave (if graves are filled in
the planets) of the proper dimensions.
A fortune awaits the man who in
vents means to rid the earth 1--WE had
almost said to rid the universe) of this
destroyer Of the optic nerves. And
until then we would advise people to
stay indoors during the half hour that
ne devotes to his unseemly flashes of
llleged wit. = Harper's Bazaar.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-02-08
Curious Facts About Calendars.

There are some curious facts about
our calendars. No century can begin
on Wednesday, Friday or Sunday.
The same calendars can be used every
twenty years. October always begins
on the same day of the week as Janu-
ary, April or July; September as De.
cember. February, March and No.
vember begin on the same days. May,
June and August always begin on
different days from each other, and
every other month in the year. The
first and last days of the year are al
ways the same. These rules do not
apply to leap year, when comparison
is made between days before and afte,
February 20.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-02-08
Lord Wolseley's Steps.

No other living British soldier has
gained promotion more rapidly than
Lord Wolseley. The following are
his various steps, with dates: Ensign,
1852; captain, 1855; major, 1858;
lieutenant-colonel, 1859; colonel, 1865;
deputy quartermaster- general, 1867;
assistant acknowledgement, 1871; ma
jor-general, 1878; quartermaster-
eral, 1880; Acknowledgement, 1892
general, 1883. He received twenty
five thousand pounds for his services
in Ashanti, aud twenty thousand
pounds for his conduct of the Egyp-
tian campaign. He was the youngest
captain in the army, having reached
that rank sitter only three years SER
vice.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-02-08
Grimm and the Doubling Child.

One day well-dressed child, about
eight years old, called at the house of
Professor William Grimm, the man
who wrote the delightful fairy tales,
and asked to see him. Looking at
the professor, the child asked: SIS it
thou who hast written those fine fairy
tales?"
eyes, my DEAR" replied the pro.
lessor; "my brother and myself have
written the tales"
"Then thou last also written the
fale of the little tailor-the one where
Ii says at the end that whoever will
not believe the tale must pay dollar?"
"Yes, have written that, too"
''Well, then, do not believe the
hale, said the little one, "and so,
suppose, have to pay dollar; but ]
have not so much money now and can
only give you part on account. 1 will
give thee seven cents now and pay the
lest by and by."-Chicago Record.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-02-08
lHOW's Thisl

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for
any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by
Halls Catarrh Cure
f. j. CHENEY & Co., Toledo. @.
We, the undersigned, ha known f. J. Che
ney for the last Is years, and believe him per-
fectly honorable in all business transactions
and financially able to carry out any obliga-
ton made by their firm.
WEST & TRUAx, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo,
Ohio.
Druggists, Toledo, Ohio.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally, act
ing directly upon the blood and mucous sur
faces of the system. Testimonials sent free.
Price, 75c. per bottle Sold by all Druggists
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-02-08
STOOD BESIDE HIS OWN GRAVE.
Read the Inscription, but Doesn't Know
who Is Buried There.

Read the Inscription, but Doesn't Know
who Is Buried There.
DR.. John W. Sage. who was buried
recently at Hartford City, Ind, saw
his grave and headstone while he was
yet living, but the grave had been dug
and the stone had been carved with
out the authority and knowledge of
himself or friends. DR.. Sage was a
member of one of the Indiana regi-
ments that fought in the battle Of
Chickamauga, and he was wounded
there. When he came out of the
hospital he was transferred to the re-
the end of the war.
A year ago the doctor, in company
with a party of excursionists, visited
the southern battlefields over which
he once marched. He saw the old
tree under which he slept after days
terrific engagement, in which he was
badly wounded. 1t was on this night
that he threw away his knapsack and
lay down to die alone.
While making tour of the battle
field of Chickamauga he came upon
what purported to be his own grave.
There could be no mistake, as the epi-
taph on the tombstone read "John
w. Sage, Company F, Seventy fifth
Regiment, Indiana Volunteers.
1t gave him quite shock when he
saw it there. He never learned the
correct name of the soldier buried
there, although he made a thorough
Investigation.
The doctor received communica-
tion from DR.. G. S. Arthur of Port
land, Ind, who during the war was
on duty in hospital. Arthur writes
that on Saturday, Sept. 10, 1863. Sage
came to the hospital for treatment,
after which he returned to his regi-
ment. On the following Sunday after
noon man was brought to Arthur's
hospital, near Crawford Springs, Ga.
mortally wounded. The dying man
resembled Sage so closely that he was
given the name of Sage of Company
f, Seventy fifth regiment, Indiana
volunteers.
The man was attired in a cavalry
mans uniform, but nothing was
thought of this, as some of the
members of the Seventy fifth were
compelled to care for themselves as
best they could, and Arthur naturally
concluded that Sage had appropriated
dead cavalryman's clothes. He
thereby made a mistake, which after
ward proved very embarrassing to
Sage and his relatives.
Arthur afterward met Sage in Win
chester, Ind, where, after explana-
tions were made, Sage told Arthur
that on going into battle on that Sat-
urday he laid aside his knapsack, in
which were testament, diary and some
letters from Winchester, Ind. The
knapsack was taken by the cavalry
man resembling him, and thus became
the cause of further complications.
The supposed J ohm w. Sage was buried
by DIR. Arthur, DR.. John McCurdy and
DIR. G. W. Fowler of Youngstown,
Ohio; DR.. Frank Morris of the Thirty
fifth Ohio Volunteer infantry, A. H.
Shatfer of Huntington, Ind, and o. /.
Herrick of the Thirty Illinois
Volunteer infantry.
DR.. Sage left his tombstone on the
battlefield of Chickamauga unmo-
Tested.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-02-08
Dom Paul's Pennanship.

Dom Paul can handle rife much
better than he can pen. His sigma
ture is cramped and scarcely legible.
He signs himself rs. J. P. Kruger, +"
his full name being Stephanus Johan-
nes Paulus Kruger.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-02-08

An electric band has been patented
or use in giving treatment to patients,
comprising two semi-circular pieces
f metal, one being zinc and the other
copper, hinged together at the back.
With an adjustable fastening at the
ront which grips the band around the
waist
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-02-08
what DO the ChiIdrcn Drink,

Don't give them tea or coffee. Have
you tried the new food drink called
GRAIN-O? 1t is delicious and nourishing,
and takes the place OF coffee. The more
GRAIN-O you give the children the more
health you distribute through their sys-
TENS. GRAIN-O is made of pure grains,
and when properly prepared tastes like
the choice grades Of coffee, but costs about
d as much. All grocers sell it. 15c. and 25c.
The trip by motor car from Cairo to the
pyramids Is made In fourteen minutes.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-02-08

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup FOR children
teething, softens the gums, reduces stnfamma-
ton. allays pain. cures wind collie. 25c. bottle.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-02-08

You can buy tea in China for one ard @
quarter cents per pound.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-02-08

can recommend Piso's Cure for Consump-
tion to sufferers from Asthma.-E. ID. Town
SEND, FIT. Howard, Wis. May 4, 1894.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-02-08

Three s'cures'' for tuberculosis are
at present competing for professional
favor in Italy-two of them, that OF
Cervello of Palermo-and that OF
Ruata of Perugia, consisting of medi.
Gated inhalations, and the oldest OF
them, that of Maragliano of Genoa,
proceeding by sero-therapy.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-02-08
Most People DO.

Some people make a life study OF
things that are of no earthly use
Chicago Daily News.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-02-08

Cleveland, Ohio, ram ks as the sreatest
iron ore market In the world.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-02-08

1t is said that successful trials of a
telephone apparatus without wire
have been had in Italy. The instru.
ments were installed on moving trains.
The details of the experiments and
apparatus are very meagre.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-02-08

In Sendai, Japan, Bibles are on sale n
ave of the leading book stores.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-02-08

Emile Camis has exhibited before
the Paris academy of medicine an ap.
pliance to obviate the danger of pre-
mature burials; it consists of lever
and spring, by which any movement
or struggle by the buried person sets
a signal and starts an automatic alarm.
bell ringing,
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-02-08
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-06-13
Adjourned by Reporters.

"Well, that bumps me" said the colo
mel. II know that the cheek of those
newspaper reporters is always in full
flower. but l didn't know that they as
sumed to legislate for the state"
"AIl know is" asserted the judge
again. that two newspaper reporters
once adjourned a session of the Illinois
senate"
How'd they do it-choke the speak
er with copy paper"
mo; they were very civilized about
it. 1t was one day when everybody ex-
pected a dull session, and only two of
us senators put in an appearance,
counting Dave Littler, who was in the
chair.
81 want to get an interview with
Littler when this :hips's over said one
newspaper man.
$50 do l. said the other. Il move
that we adjourn" he shouted at Littler.
81 second the notion said the first
reporter.
LIT is moved and seconded that we
now adjourn said Littler solemnly.
Those in favor will signify it in the
usual manner
"'Ayer shouted both of the report
ers.
"'Carriedr said Littler."- Chicago In
ter Ocean.