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The Franchise Tax.

The trouble about the Franchise taxation
begins In the law itself. The law estab-
fishes a central board OF Tax Commis-
sioners whose duty IL is To estimate the
value Of all and each Of the franchises
In every town and city Of the State,
This imposes too great a labor upon
the Commissioners, invests them with
too great power, and can only result in
friction, injustice and interminable litlga-
ton. II would have been much better to
levy in a general act al underwriting tax
in the shape OF q certain percentage OF
the gross financial receipts Of the corpora
tions affected.
Such a percentage should at first De
small, II must be remembered that most
of the corporations in question perform
public services at small cost. Peopl"
have invested their money in these prop
critics relying upon the policy OF the State
regarding taxation which has been estab-
lished in the past. A change in this policy
ought at first to be slight and future
changes should be gradual.
We have not the slightest doubt that tho
proposed new taxes upon the Metropolitan
Traction Company and our other local
corporations, as given in yesterdays news
papers. will never be collected. They
amount to confscation, which ought to be
and will b. ~strenuously resisted.
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TuR AssxST MINDED NATION.

(Bp KARA" uHh Sincere A polooi,s 10 M Efptfno
More than 81 600 has been raised In America for
the relief Of Tommy Atkins'S widows and orphans
Mrs 4. j. Cassatt and a committee Of Philadelphia
ladies have started a fund for the relief Of the widows
and orphans Of the Aperican soldiers
Now ives shouted for old Enpiand, and we've passed
around the hat,
And we've given each according to his meana
Let us stop The blooming nonssnss-ssy iua long
enough TO chat
OF the soldier In the bloody Philippines
We're an absent minded nation. and we're somevha,
short u Nghi
And we've got this Aneiomania to the bone
Bu, when I, comes 10 bleeding and a-dying In the
night,
Why not spare a hi, OF pity for our own
No Dukes son. no sir nor son N a hundred kings,
Forty thousand rank and Ale gone to Manila Bay,
Though Atkinsfalls at Spion Kop- a Filipino stinss-
50. start . fund on ON own account -p~y' pay pay!
There's a lot Of Mrs. So and Sos a patroness,ng nov
Por ATKINS. and the things he lef, behind In pawn
But they haven't go, a notion as to Just exactly hox
The wal with Aguinaldo's getting on
We're an absent minded nation, and our hearing.
very had,
But, when Johnny's working hard We shouldnr
fout him
And while chasing Aguinaldo. he may take u ra,ber
sad,
That we've gone and clean forgotten all abou, him
No Dukes son. nor Earl's son, but sonso Of the country
wide
dDemocrss, Republican, It's all the same today.
And Tommy Atkins's wife Is not the only wife who's
cried
So. start a fund on our own account and pay, payl
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An Episcopal GrestinS.
From IN TGhkA

NJ; fhomss Arnold tells good story Of tAs
Bishop Of Jerusalem al JANA Tbe Greeks on
the shore. .whoes language IL the Hn0ua Fyoana
Of dsbased Italian commonly. spoken IN Syria
duly impressed by the episcopal shOvolha and
covol vescovoP' (Bishopt. Mrs. Alexander FOL.
loved. The Greeks were puxxled, but being
informed that she was the Bishops wife rose
to the occasion with = shout OF "Ves,oval YES
covar' This mad the next step easier. so that
when n !ntt' g proees' lion ~ four or five children
followed their mother up the beach. the Greeks
threw MP their hands In wonder and delight
and screamed out "Vescovlnil Vescovinil'
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Gen. jim WEAVER Of Iowa, once a can.
didate for President. and still a Populist OF
fame. Is Justly grieved because he has been
represented as urging Col. BRYAN to abandon
aud "hetray" silver. Il had supposed" he says
plaintively, that no one would have accused
me Of abandoning the principles for which I
have stood during the last quarter OF a
century" No good and true man would have
accused him 20. No well-informed student OF
the life and public services OF Gen. JIM
WEAVER would have believed him guilty OF an
attempt TO "deviate into sense"
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Vent Yer Dubs.
From ,he Nn,srFie Banner

Col. Doas's point on the BaHre- Is well taken, but
he himself don't seem 10 know why. lie says that
''vcnse dubS, - as the Bdrrer uses II. "l>'ataliy wrong
bu, h, says nothing about the other cgtcgious error
the B1nRsr falls into In venture dlbs. Both ~
these are pureSt. idiociSms. The boy intends 10 say
81 prevent your duhs, " a. he has A right to do under
the rules regulating dubs. fudg". kicks, eyers tor
'roundanrr, and not "rounduns," as thS Bdnnr
again prrs,. ups, tr0Cktnce. &c. II was q tongue
race, and the glihbest, quickest boy With his mouth
won, and hence u va, boiled down uutl II b.c,ne
went YOU and then "'Vrntvrr.' rau move This
by every boy nox In Lincoln county. including. Also
all those cate red w and down the earth ghu we're
raised there. ana have seen several hundred thou
sand Nights over who said II hrSt,
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seassor Hears Lstest Joke.

WASHINGTON. March N.-Ssoator Hoafs
Comment on Senator PetttSrews %prcruncia-
OF the brightest hits OF the seasoo., Mr.. Petit
grew. who Is q ~tireless tAlkor. iDsiseed 90
using the phrase 'sd innnitum." with great
an accent on the second syllable. Finally one
OF his associates corrected him. saying: "Gto
II the long |. senator" which Nj. Hoar oves-
hearing. promptly remarked: The senator
time OF the Senate"
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To THE EDITOR or THE uN-SV Saip a 90,
Ia Democratic politician living In Lyttlcton. Col
Can you hnd room Tor him
JAMES r. MULLINS. City Audltsr's once.
DENVER, March "a.
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Pressure on BRYAN that NAV induce Linn 10
attend the National Convention 81 Louis ~, ublf.
Pressure" Is good. Probably his speech OF
acceptance and dellrium il already in hot
storage
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To II EDITOR OF THs SuS-sh, Apropos
Of the editorial In this mornings edition Of your
PAPER. headed "For our Own" In which you men
lion Ms Cassau's org aniIAiOu. the following
clipped from the Philadelphia Press may b. Of Inter
est H. L X.
\Pu yoRE March 40
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n our friends rho fdror Us r"H ""~Sse''rs y"
publication wtsh TO hare rstse'ed articles '@u'"sd' INV
must IN all eases send stamps Tor that purpo"'
Gilpin observer., 1900-11-15
Theory of the Limon Murder.

Denver, Colo, Nov. 12.-The Denver
detectives seem to hold the following
theory in regard to the murder of lit
tie Louise Frost
The crime was committed by some
man who was acquainted with Louise
Frost. He knew the time she passed
along the lonely road on her way from
school and the postoflice. He waited
for her. She knew him. When she
came along Thursday evening he stop
ped her. Perhaps he had done so be-
fore. They talked for few moments
and upon some reasonable preteXt he
coaxed her out of the buggy. She
wrapped the lines around the whip and
threw the laprobe forward across the
dashboard. When driving she had her
mail upon the seat by her side. When
she left the buggy she naturally picked
up the mail and holding it in her
hands climbed out of the buggy and
went to her death unsuspecungly. 1t
is possible that as soon as the man had
coaxed her away from the buggy he
struck her down and that falling she
dropped the mail. Then he caught her
up in his arms and carried her into the
tall weeds that border the roadside.
hat she struggled to save herself is
shown by the trampled condition of
the weeds After the commission of
the crime he beat and stabbed her to
death, for she knew him and he knew
that he would not be safe from de-
lection and retribution as long as she
lived. Near the point is a deep gulch
in which the murderer doubtless took
refuge after the deed was done. He
could follow it for mile without de-
lection from anyone passing in the
lonely road. In the gulch he could re-
y,iv nd ttnIar tho
of darkness make his escape. The
horse, waiting for its driver, becoming
tired, walked slowly home, with the
line still wrapped around the whip and
the laprobe across the dashboard, just
as the girl had left them.
Gilpin observer., 1900-11-15
N 0 CABINET
CHANGES EXPECTED

Washington, ID. c., Nov. 12.-(Chica-
go Record Specially .)-The first meeting
of the Cabinet since the election was
the most important of the year. for it
was determined that there should be
no department from the previous pol
icy of the administration in any partic-
ular in any department OF the govern
ment. 1t was assumed that the people
of the United States tacitly indorsed
the conduct of the President and his
advisers in both foreign and domes-
tic affairs, and east n vote of conf
dence. 1t was also assumed that any
departure from their previous policy
would be not only impolitic, but I'M
proper. There will be no changes in
the Cabinet as far as human wishes
can control human events. The pres
ent members of the Cabinet are salts
fled with their positions and relations
and are willing TO stay and the Presi-
dent will be glad to have them. This
is the most harmonious Cabinet we
have had in Washington for years. In
previous administrations and earlier in
this there have been disturbing ele-
ments and uncongenial dispositions.
At present, however. there are no jeal-
ousies, no dissatisfaction, and the
team" work is even and effective.
The recommendations to Congress in
the message and the reports of the
executive departments will be on the
same lines as those of last year. Sew
cral of the Presidents recommended
tlons Were adopted. The currency
question Is out of the way, but many
important matters proposed and urged
by the present administration remain
unactcd upon and several new propo-
sltions, including permanent reorgan-
iZatlon of the army, will be urged.
one of the first viii be the Nicaragua
Dill. The bill. which has already
passed the House and Is now pending
In the Senate, viii not be acted upon
until the lIay-Pnuncefotc treaty has
been ratified. by some politicians that
treaty was considered one of the most
serious offcnsos committed by the ad-
minlstrntion against public sentiment,
and the Republican senators refused to
approve IL for fear of alternating
the Irish vote. That apprehension no
longer exists, and II Is now In order to
dispose of the treaty and thus. having
fulfilled our obligations TO Great Brit
ain to enter into negotiations with Mic
aragua for n right of way across the
isthmus. Then II will be eXpedlent to
pass the canal bill.
The President will ioin the Secretary
Of the Treasury In recommending n
moval of taxes and dulles imposed by
the war revenue act. but the details
have not yet received consideration.
Gilpin observer., 1900-11-15
rroposcd ,ncr.a.. OF IN. ARMY.

Warrington. Nov. Ex-senator Proc
tor of the Senate committee on military
affairs and Adjutant General Corbin
held an Informal conference with the
President saturday. relative to leglsla-
ton TO be asked of Congress In conncc-
ton with the proposed increase OF the
regular army.
Under the existing law" said Sen
ator Proctor, at the conclusion of the
conference, ''thc present strength of
the g-my, G5.o00 regulars and $4,000
voluLseers. will be reduced on the first
day OF next July TO 2T.OOO regulars.
This Is an absurdly small number, and
Congress will he asked by the Presi-
dent To rcorganizc the army upon n
larger baS II VIII he impossible to
keep any troops in the Philippines un-
less the army is increased. To say moth
ing of the garrlsons for the forts I'm
this country.
MY own judgment Is that Congress
Will provide n regular army of about
$4,000 or G0.OoO men. with discretion TO
the President to raise the total TO 1OO.-
900 If he finds the larger number nee
cssary. | have no doubt That this leg
islation Will bc enacted at the coming
session"
Gilpin observer., 1900-11-15
JOHN PORTER MAY
BE THE MURDERER

Denver, Colo, Nov. 13.-John Porter,
who with his father. Preston Porter,
and his brother, Allen Porter, was ar
rested on Sunday, the 11th instant, on
suspicion of being connected with the
murder of little Louise Frost at LimOn,
Is still in custody with circumStantial
evidence rapidly accumulating against
him. The evidence that seems to in
dicate his guilt is summed up as fol-
lows:
On the afternoon of the murder he
was alone in the bunk house near the
scene of the murder. He can furnish
no proof of his whereabouts from l
O'Clock in the afternoon until o'clock
in the evening. Footprints were found
leading from the cabin which Porter
occupied to the scene of the crime.
When going toward the place where
the murder occurred the man who
made the footprints seemed to have
been walking, but the footprints made
on the return trip indicated that he
was running.
These footprints were peculiar in that
they We're made by shoes which had
four nails sticking out of the heels in
such n manner as to leave n distant
impression at every step. Shoes which
exactly fit these footprints and which
have the four nails sticking out of the
heels We're found in the bunk house in
which Porter lived An attempt had
been made to burn them. Porter adj
mits that they belong to him.
The hat which Porter was wearing
when arrested was stained, and DIR. n.
A. BOwles, Il chemist, said that in his
opinion the stains We're made by hu-
man blood An examination of the hat
oh i,1,-
made 10 wash out the stains.
knife. which John Porter says be-
longs to him. was found in his fathers
pocket. The smallest blade was stain
ed with blood.
John Porter and his brother, Allen
Porter Were recently released from the
Kansas reformatory. where they had
served sentences on charges of assault
A girl named Fox of Lawrence, Kan
sas, positively identified them as her
assailants.
An examination made by three ply
sicians, DIR. w. II. Thenpley. DIR. S. w.
Miller and DIR. John Bass. disclosed the
fact that Porter had been injured in Il
manner which points strongly towards
his guilt. In the opinion of the three
physicians it would be practically i'm
possible for him to sustain these in
juries except in an encounter similar
to that in which Louise Frost was
killed.
All this evidence is purely circum-
stantial, but it is strong enough to
convince those most interested in cap
turing the murderer of Porter's guilt,
and they have no hesitation in pro-
claiming their belief. There is one
point, however, which weakens all the
evidence and that is the absolutely
Straightforward story which John Por-
ter tells. He has been cross-questioned,
menaced. bullied-every effort has been
made to break him down, but thus far
no one has been able to detect the
slightest discrepancy in the story which
he tells.
Gilpin observer., 1900-11-15
CABINET DISCUSSION
OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS

Washington, Nov 12.-At the meet
ing of the Cabinet, two of the three
hours that the session lasted were oc-
cupieG in a discussion of foreign af-
fairs, necessitated in part by the fact
that the President intends to exhaust
lively treat this subject in his forthcom'
ing message to Congress. reference
was made to the expressions in por-
tions of the European press that the
United States policy regarding China
would undergo marked changes imme.
diately after the election.
1t is authoritatively announced that
after a most exhaustive review of ev
cry step of the Chinese difficulty, from
it's inception up to the present moment,
delivered by Secretary Hay, the Cabl-
net ratified every detail, and, more
over, unanimously expressed its judg-
ment that the policy so far pursued
should be continued without change to
it's logical conclusion. Accordingly, the
present legation guard at Pekin will
be maintained, and such troops as yet
remain to be withdrawn, according to
the original program, will be shipped
to Manila.
With this addition to his force, Gen
eral Macarthur is expected to renew
the campaign against the rebellious
Eilpinos with the greatest energy. Adj
ministration officials here think that a1
soon as the result of the election be
comes known throughout the Philip
pines the resistance to the authority
of the United States will be easily
overcome.
Gilpin observer., 1900-11-15
President McKinl.y.s Reply.

Washington, Nov 0.-Prcsidcnt Nc.
Klnley to-day answered Mr.. Bryans
message of congratulation in the fol.
lowing dispatch:
Hon. William j. Bryan, Lincoln, Neb.
II acknowledge with cordial thanks
your message of congratulation and
extend to you my good wishes.
WILLIAM MCKINLEY"
Mr.. Bryan's message to the Prcsl-
dent reached Canton after Mr.. McKn.
ley had started for Washington and
was forwarded to him here.
Gilpin observer., 1900-11-15
Klsked LII. for Hat.

Charles Rosenberger, young mold
sr. while accompanying fire com
pany's excursion. stepped out on the
platform of train which was travel
ing close to mile n minute. His hat
blew OFF and Iiosenberger jumped after
II. The train was backed up and the
foolhardy young man was carried on
board In nm unconscious condition. In
half an hour he recovered and It was
found that he had sustained only
few trifling scratches. Rosenberger
says he did not want to mar the ap-
pearance OF the fire company by
marching In any other than the regu-
lation hat.
Gilpin observer., 1900-11-15
washing tho HnIr

III you are liable to take cold after
washing your head, try rubbing a little
eau-de-cologne or other spirit well into
the scalp after drying. Some people
object to soap for the hair. A good
shampoo mixture that cleanses the
head and leaves the hair beautifully
soft is made by dlssolving half level
teaspoonful of borax in hot water and
mixing 1t with the strained juice OF
one lemon and the well-bcaten yolk
OF an egg. Rub this well into the scalp
and rinse in several lots OF water.
Rain water is best for washing the
hair. and II you use ordinary water It
should be boiled first.
Gilpin observer., 1900-11-15
THE THANKSGIVING
PROCLAMATION

Denver, Colo, Nov. 10.-Governor
Thomas has issued the following
proclamation naming Thursday, No
vember 10Th, as day of thanksgiving.
1t reads:
with the strife and bitterness of n
great political contest behind us, with
universal acquiesence in the lawfully
registered majority, with our faces
toward the future and with gratitude
for the manifold blessings of the year.
we devoutly approach the day of
thanksgiving.
"The nation has enjoyed season
of material prosperity and progress.
Harvests have been abundant and COM
merce has flourished apnce. Pestilence
and famine have avoided our shores.
The arts and industries of the people
have moved forward, and enterprise
has been crowned with reward.
1--WE have drifted pcriously near
shoals and reefs in the political sea,
hong since chartcd and located by the
fathers. and have not yet grounded
upon them. We have raised armies
and navies for conquest, but the or.
ganic law of the Republic is still shel
tered in the hearts and consciences of
our people. The war of dominion over
ulSluut lulluS has Dct1 continued, Dut
our soldiers ana sailors have been pre-
served from undue casualty and dis
ease. For these things let us give
praise.
''In obedience. therefore, to custom
and the law, and in compliance with
the proclamation of the President of
the United States, |, Charles s. Thorn
as, governor of the state of Colorado,
pursuant to the authority In me vest
ed, do hereby recommend and appoint
Thursday, the 29th day of November,
as II day of public and general thanks
giving. and | hereby enJoin upon and
recommend to the the people of the
state due observance thereof as n
public holiday; that they refrain from
their usual secular pursuits and, as
sembllng In their usual places of wor-
ship and elsewhere, render due ac-
acknowledgement and grateful thanks to
the Universal Father for the manifold
blessings vouchsafed unto us.
81 also recommend that no higher
or better testimonial of gratitude to
the Giver of all Good can be offered
than n bountlful ana substantial con
siderntion Of the poor, and sympathy
with those who suffer and SORROW
"ln testimony whereof l have here
unto set my hand and caused to be nf-
fixed the great seal of the state. Done
mt Denver this Sth day OF November,
In the yenr of our Lord 1900.
"By the governor,
"CHARLES s. THOMAS"
Gilpin observer., 1900-11-15
A DANGEROUS WALK.
Thrilling Experience of Young Man ON
10 Trestle,

TrestIe.
A high trestle bridge, a quarter OF n
mile long. supports the single track of
the Nickel Plate railway across the
valley of Grand river, Ohio. Recently
a young man crossed this bridge under
thrilling circumstances. A Cleveland
exchange tells the story. He was half
way across when fast train rounded
the curve behind him. There was not
moment to lose, and he quickened
MS pace, not an easy task on the ties
As he neared the end the train was
close behind him. and he had Just time
TO swing himself over the side of the
bridge as the locomotive thundered nv
The ends of the ties were slippery
with grease, and his foot slipped as
1t left the track. His right hand
stretched out blindly. touched an iron
brace. and he clutched it. Then for
a moment he swung in space. and
in another his left hand found a place
beside his right and his feet touched
a welcome beam below. With bleed-
ing fingers clutching the slender iron
bar that bent and vibrated. moments
seemed hours; but at length the train
passed, and the young man was able
TO climb slowly to the track above. and
crawl over the ties to firm ground.
Gilpin observer., 1900-11-15
TO IMPROVE CONVERSATION.
The More We Think the More Language
We Command.

- -
We Command.
A good vocabulary is acquired by
reading good books, as well as by
hearing the talk of those who express
themselves in the speech of educated
people. Thought lies back of speech,
and the more subjects interest us, the
more command OF language we shall
have in which to describe them. They
who read scientific books will have a
grasp of scientific terms. They who
discriminate nicely and use the very
best word to say what they have in
their minds will consult a dictionary
and see what are the similarities or
the contrasts of certain words; will
choose as among gems, the flawless
ruby or crystal will not be satisfied
except with the exact word which can
express precisely the meaning they
wish to convey. The reading of good
authors lifts our vocabulary from
meanness and meagerness to nobility
and splendor, enriches our speech with
words which are like a beautiful en-
broidery on the garment of daily life,
and furnishes us with illusions, quota
tions and phrases which are pictur-
esque, opposite or convenient for illus
tration. knowledge of the Bible will
refine, enlarge and elevate the vocab-
ulary of any one, and the girl who
studies her Bible daily and reads
Shakespeare, Scott, Macaulay and Rus
kin will be a better talker than she
who limits her reading to the daily
newspaper, or the latest agreeable
book. Dickens, Thackeray, William
Black, Blackmore, Barrie, Crockett
Mrs. Oliphant and George Eliot are all
helpful to those who would be good,
bright, varied and entertaining talk
ers, because in all these authors you
continually find wholesome thoughts
expressed in forceful and strenuous
English, and bit by bit you receive of
the wealth which these masters of
English SO carefully bestowed upon
their work. | would have the girl
who desires to talk well spend an occa-
slonal hour with the poets, from Chau-
Ger to Kipling, for the music of il.
learning by heart a fine lyric. or for
the thrill of it, reading aloud a noble
ballad. In her ordinary conversation
she will talk better for this knowledge
OF poetry which is wonderfully remu-
nerative and pays a large interest on
every investment. But here let me
give you caution borrowed from Au-
rora Leigh: DO not be ungenerous
even to book. Lose yourself in the
gladness of reading. Let the book
warm you as the golden sunshine. let
1t refresh you as the silver dripping of
the rain. Keep a common blank book
and copy now a fine sentiment, now a
bit of description, now a stanza or a
criticism. These will insensibly assist
you SO that in your ordinary talk you
Will have weapons and tools ready to
your hand.-Mrs. Margaret Sangster in
the Ladies Home Journal.