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Gilpin observer., 1901-07-18
A Fossil Nine.

The state of Wyoming is a geological
wonderland, for. geologically speaking.
it is the newest land on the continent.
the state, the remains varying in size
from little invertebrates to the giant
dinosaurs. In the richest portion there
has been established a fossil quarry,
situated in the extreme southwestern
part of Wyoming, near the town OF
Kemmerer. at the summit of noun
tain $500 feet above the sea level. The
geological formation Is known as the
Green River Tertiary" The shate
here is laminated and carboniferous
and some streaks are bituminous, car
rying parafiin and oil in large quanti-
ties.
The quarry Is worked exclusively by
hand and there are no blasting opera
tions. The shale is split into slabs.
broken with sledge hammers and
thrown over the bank by hand. From
the top Of the quarry to the floor" a
few feet below, the shale contains fos-
sils. When the slabs containing the
specimens are cut and taken out they
are very moist and are dried out to
about third Of their original weight
before the cleaning process begins. II
is difficult to clean the fossils when
the shale is too dry. for it requires the
utmost skill and care to clean the more
delicate specimens. Knives and saws
made especially for the purpose are
used.
A hut or cabin is situated at the foot
of the mountain, more than a mile
from the quarry, and the workmen
bring the slabs to this place to prepare
them. The specimens when they are
properly cleaned are exceedingly beau
tiful, the fishes with all their homes
outlined being especially interesting.
The Green river fishes are considered
the finest specimens of fossil fishes.
Gilpin observer., 1901-07-18

The Empress OF Japan is Just about
year older than the emperor, al
though she seoms younger. She Is
rather fine looking from japanese
standpoint, being short and petite. Shc
now dresses in European style. al
though when first married she wore
japanese clothes and blacked her teeth,
as did all good japanese wives thirty
years ago. Today her teeth are as
white as those of any American
beauty and her clothes are OF the lat
est Paris fashion.
Gilpin observer., 1901-07-18

Constant, never-ending demands
upon him for money are said to have
caused the mine-owner to decide on
a change of residence from Colorado
Springs to Denver, where he hopes to
White decided TO plan a structure
which, upon examination by prominent
members of the congregation, met their
hearty approval. 1t is undoubtedly the
only building of itn kind yet completed
in the United States for religious SER
vics. The lower portion is severely
plain in appearance, having none OF
the ornamentation so frequently seen
Gilpin observer., 1901-07-18

King Victor Emmanuel III. has the
largest and most valuable collection of
italian coins in the world. It com
prises over 10000 specimens. However.
the Pope is not allowing the Rlng to
pick up all the coin collections In the
Italian market. Six thousand pieces
containing many rare papal coins
which were collected by Cardinal Ran.
di. have been bought by Pope Leo and
added to the fine collection in the Vat
lean.
Gilpin observer., 1901-07-18

the windows can be opened like doors,
and they are so large that the space
inside gives ample ventilation. During
the warm weather, services are con-
Quoted above, the windows being
thrown open to allow the air and sun
shine to reach all portions of the apart
ment. The roof is also provided with
large skylights, which can be thrown
Gilpin observer., 1901-07-18
Current Topics
French Canadian Aids Britain.

French Canadian Aids Britain.
Edouard Girouard has left South
Africa, and is now in England for rest
and change. He is one of Kitchener's
young men," and has had charge of
all the South African railways during
Kitchener's campaign. Sir Edouard is
a French-Canadian, and accompanied
Lord Kitchener to the Soudan in the
sos as subaltern in the Engineers.
He is now a colonel and X. c. NJ. C..
Gilpin observer., 1901-07-18

Secretary Hitchcock announces that
he is preparing to organize a forestry
bureau in the Interior Department to
carry out an extensive plan OF refor-
estization. somewhat on the plan sue
cessfully pursued in Germany.
Gilpin observer., 1901-07-18

Tho Marquis OF Rlpon, who recently
celebrated his golden wedding. has
been dairyman for years. In and
about the picturesque town of Ripon.
Yorkshire. may be seen milk wagons
bearing his formal title, "Thc most
noble the Marquis of Ripon." He also
has n milk store In London, where
country dairy products are sold.
Gilpin observer., 1901-07-18

Robert Waddell the horse which
won the American derby and is Just
now the idol of the crowds which go
to the Washington Park racetrack,
was named after lad who lives in
Greenville, a part Of Jersey City. N. ].
Master Robert Waldell Is Q years o'd
having been born en- May 30. 1892. His
father. Seahro0k Waddell. is manager
OF Smith & McNell's hotel in New York
City and is an intimate friend of II.
Bradley. the owner of the derby win
ner. The latter promised Mr.. Waddell
that II ever he got real good colt and
good filly he would name them after
Mr.. Waddells little boy and little girl,
the latter being named Julia. There is
now at the Washington Park track In
the stall adjoining that of Robert Wad-
dell n 2-year-od full sister to the
derby colt,and her name Is Julia Wad-
dell. She has never faced the starter
Gilpin observer., 1901-07-18

Sir Martin Conway, the great moua-
taineer, who has been elected Slade
professor of fine arts at Cambridge
University made his first mountain as
cent, that of Snowdon, when he was
Z years old. He was 16 before he
climbed a snow mountain.
Gilpin observer., 1901-07-18

The will of the late Mary Eastman
Davis Brownell of Detroit leaves 6,0O(
to Alma college, Michigan, and a sim
liar amount to the Michigan female
seminary at KALAMAZOO.
Gilpin observer., 1901-07-18

be less conspicuous. Being made the
victim of many frauds has. it is said.
changed him from a liberal giver to a
confirmed misanthrope. Prior to 1899
he had given away 100000.
Gilpin observer., 1901-07-18

During the terriblc heat in New
York Mrs. Evelyn w. Murray, a
wealthy woman, adopted new method
u kindness to horses. She would give
Gilpin observer., 1901-07-18
A Princess' Carrier.

The first-born of the king and queen
Of Italy will take her outings in an
Gilpin observer., 1901-07-18
FISHERMEN YOU CAN'T LOSE

spHt bainooo roo win extra up ncxel click reel,
% yards oil SILK line. dozen HES three leaders for
sl.75 THE BDSTWICK GUN AND SPORrIN9i
GO IDS Co. 1881 Ara ahoe Street, Opposite
Postofice, Denver
Gilpin observer., 1901-07-18
Second Hand MaChiner'

Pulleys, shnft!ng Betting. Boxes, Boilers Eng nos.
Holsters. etamp Nil $, Rails Cable, etc. all but
lit eused Write for prices. r..S. MACHINERY
CO., 9Th and Market Streets, Denver,
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-05-26

wildernesses and across seas and CONT
nents After thesa kings Of production
and consumption, there come, as factors
in governing transportation, nature 8
powers OF soil and heat and wind and
moisture which govern production, the
meridian circles and ocean currents
which govern ocear trade routes, the
elevations and general geography of the
earths surface in determining track
grades and distance and thereby cost
and speed of transportation, and above
ALL thu great population movements Of
the race and the public intere SITS of this
population as expressed in trade de-
mands and customs and laws
In other words, the magnate is only
such in proportion to his ability to ses
ard obey the laws of nature, trade and
the public. He is not an original and in,
dependent monarch, but a far-seeing ami
hard-toiiiug servant He rules only ac-
cording to his capacity to serve. He has
power only as ne is able to discover
work to do that the race demands to
be done. He is circumscribed by a vast
environment and subServes the great
tyrant of all, the public will and need.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-05-26

is used to help further intoxicate their
hopefuls with the wine of their own i'm
portance from the constant imbibing of
which they are already half drunk
The graduation exercises of our public
schools has developed into a custom that
would be honored more in the breach
than in the observance
Yes, yes, 1t Is a pretty ceremony. There
are many pretty ceremonies True It
will leave a pleasant impression upon
the plastic minds of the young who par
ticipate, and fill with envy the hearts
Of those who for reasons of poverty or
misfortune have been barred But it's
tendency is to weaken and not to
strengthen. There is too much soft Ro-
man indulgence creeping into the lives
Of American youths. The steel-like fiber
of the Spartan has disappeared. While
the young man tells his hearers that
there is no royal road to knowledge. ne
has consciousness that he himself has
Travelled it and has arrived at the end
A few commencement exercises devot ed
to holding the mirror up to nature and
giving the youths of America a few dis
agreeable facts about themselves would
be an innovation in the right dire G
ton
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-05-26
STORIES OF MEN AND WOMEN.

Two ladies contended for precedence In
the court of Charles the Fifth They ap-
pealed to the monarch. who. like Solo
mon. awarded Let the eldest go first !"
Such dispute was never known after
ward
Henry J. Byron, one of the wtttiest Of
English playwrights of a score of years
ago, remarked on one occasion: "A play
is like a cigar If it's good, everybody
wants box. If it's bad. all the pulling
in the world won't make it go"
On one occasion the late Chief Justice
Russell went into the English provinces
to help the Liberals in a certain cam
paign. He began his speech of set pur-
pose with some very badly pronounced
Scotch After the confusion caused by his
apparent blunder had subsidized, Sir
Charles Russell (as he then was) said:
Gentlemen, I do not speak Scotch. but
1 vote Scotch" Tremendous applause fol-
lowed, whereUpon Sir Charles proceeded,
and 1 sometimes drink Scotch" With
this his hold on the audience was secured.
The youngest daughter Of Mrs Walter
Damrosch was about finishing her pray
ers the other night when she abruptly
asked her mother to please leave the
room" as there was something for
which she wished to give extra and spe-
cial thanks. Her mother wanted to
know what 1t was. but the child let II
be understood that 1t was OF too per-
sonal and private a nature for even a
mother to know about. Her mother &C
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-05-26
GRADUATION ToMFooIERx

n u
The time is drawing near when the
public high schools and the colleges and
universities will give to the world thou
sands Of young men and younger women
who are supposed to be equipped with all
the necessary appliances, in an intel
lectual way, to do wonders in the "bat-
tie Of life" We use the term s.battle
of life" because It will be heard at least
10000 times within the next month from
the lips or the pen of the young things
who stand upon the threshold Of the fu
ture with eager, expectant eyes. This
battle Of life" of which the dainty ap
partition in white speaks so bravelv. often
becomes the s'battle for life" before the
end of the chapter The sturdy young
male who, dressed in the latest style with
collar of wondrous construction de-
claims on the Oriental problem ,"
purity in politics" or the elements Of
success has no doubt Of his ability to
endure all things and conquer all things
Ing those things which will best euuin
them to withstand the buffets in the an
ticipated battle of life?' Has there been
a foundation laid that will sustain :
superstructure of success? Has the boy
who so glibly talks of problems of state
and of social conditions actually learned
to think? Has the young dream in Apffv
muslin learned to fill the station for
which Eve was created in the Garden Of
Eden?
We very much fear that the personal
and business wrecks that are strewn
along the social beach can trace Their
disaster to some grievous faults in
their construction. They were built to
carry too much canvas for the ballast.
They were constructed for fair weather
and no clews were provided to reef the
sails. 3 =
What is the object of all this cere,
mony attending the completion of a pre-
scribed course of mental training? Is
it to impress the parents and the friends
with the vast accumulation of learning
which has been pumped into the child
during his term of tuition? Is it to i'm
press the child with his greatness that
he may enter "the battle of life" with
condolences Of victory. No matter what is
the object, it has but one tendency. and
that is to. give both the public and the
newly-fledged citizen of the world a false
idea of the entire situation.
The day of graduation is made a day
of triumph. Flowers and books and
congratulations are heaped upon the
youngsters in way to impress them
with the idea that they have really ac-
complished something that deserves the
appreciation of the entire world Money
which parents can i'll afford to spend
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-05-26

cordingly withdrew; but the next night.
when the same request was made. she
insisted upon knowing just what IT
meant We'll" said the little girl, after
much persuasion, II Just wanted to
give tanks for bein' lowed to steal some
sugar the other day.
John Lawrence Toole, the most popular
low comedian Of his day, once gave a
supper to eighty Of his friends and wrote
note to each of them privately be-
forehand, asking him whether ne would
be so good as to say grace, as no clergy
man would be present. II Is said that the
faces Of those eighty men as they rose
in a body when TooIe tapped on the
table. as a signal for grace. was a sight
which will never be forgotten.
In the days when Barnum's museum
was in the height OF It's popularity in
New York, it was the custom OF many
people TO bring their wives children,
and lunch baskets and make a day Of
it. This was not in accordance with
Barnums view Of a profitable way to
conduct a museum. One Saturday, wh,n
the army OF picnlckers were over
crowding the show and keeping others
out, brilliant Idea occurred to Bar
mum. On a hHge canvas he painted the
word "Egress' In immense letters OF
green. This he placed over a door
way, and Immediately attracted the at
tention of the crowd. which was lust
about to settle down for lunch. ''Egress.
egress" cried the visitors; "faithl that's
an animal we haven't SEEN They
found that animal" said Barnum, tell
ing the story. "out in the street.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-05-26
AROUND THE HOTELS.

At the Merchants. J. Madden Mil
WaIkee, Charles T. Peterson, MUwau-
kee; Charles Doyle. Milford. Wis; J. q.
Pope. Mora; +. NJ March. Zurnbrota.
z. 4: Green, CrOokstOn; Marguerite Cass
St Cloud; e. Z. Cooper and wife. Grand
w. Oberman, Frazee; O. M. o. AutObo-
lee, Two Harbors; julius Pleth, p. H.
Iiackut. L. NJ ROggenburk, St. Hnaire;
G. J. Ray Seattle; r. c. keenan,. NIL
waukee; John Cooper, st. Cloud; T. A.
Carey and wife. Missoula J. e More
house, Owatonna; II. G.. wise. st. Cloud
John Anderson, Superior; D. J. Arnold
Helena.
At the Ryan,. II Haslam. Winnipeg:
W. P. Hanley Sioux CITY; c. e. Wright
Sioux City; William Gordon, Sioux City;
W. L. Stevenson, Sioux City; w. 8.
Wright, Lewiston, Mont; William Kimp-
son, West Union, 10; b. F. Fasmier
Spring Valley; s. Z. Staples and wife
Thief River Falls; Miss Amanda Erlck-
son. St Peter; Matt J. Johnson, West
At the Clarendon-Mr. and Mrs. John
Henry, Springfield; Fl. l. SterHg, Brock
enridge; M. z. Phillips. GAINESVILLE;
John w. Hunt, Pine city; H Gcig r
Libby, Mont; w. II. Norway. LakOta,
a. y RetallOck. Jackson. Mich: J A.
Nichols, Little Falls; P. L. Jason, West
Superior.
At the Windsor-W. A Parth. Burling-
ton, To-; G. D. Allen. Spring Valley; !.
u. James and wife, Hudson; Charles D.
Ian, To-; JEFF Lagasse and wife. Blu -
City; a. l.. Hutter, Detroit; Mrs FIech-
CT, Faribault; Mrs. Davit II. Syme and
sister. Glenwood Wis; w. D. Barker
Sank Center; F. J. Cary. WATERFOWL, g.
D.; f. L. Bauer, Brainerd.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-05-26

THE LIMITATIONS OF MAGNATEs
This is the great era of the worlds
history in the number and power of COM
mercial magnates. From the current re-
ports and comment, one would infer that
the commercial, financial and industrial
destiny of nations lay in the hands Of
perhaps a score of the kings of COM
merce. If this power We're absolute and
arbitrary, if these industrial and fnan-
cial captains We're perfectly independent
of the rest of humanity and beyond con-
troll Of the public will and interest, the
world today would be under the sway of
the most ominous and gigantic monarchy
of human annals. The question of I'M
portance, therefore. is-are these So
called magnates in possession of absolute,
arbitrary, Independent and unrestrainaple
power? Have they the control they are
often credited with possessing?
AS throwing light upon the limitations
of the magnate and his forced supser-
vience to public interest and the laws
of nature and trade the recent inter-
view of James ]. Hill in the Minneapolis
Journal is interesting. Mr.. Hill in s.
cuss.ng the alleged power of the railway
manager in directing the line over wncn
freight snail travel, called attention TO
the fact. that the shipper and not the
railway manager was the man who nam
ed the road and the route for the carry
ing of the freight, and then added:
After All is said. we railway managers
are largely automatons in the shuttle
We must move as nature and commerce
d'C4ate We succeed only as we obey the
great natural laws and the public in
terest. AS between roads and magnates.
II Is case of survival of the httest
Who is the fittest; which road what
route? That which geography grav-
ltation, climate, production, population,
commerce and progress select, control
and support. The others must pass from
view
The plain fact of the situation als re-
CARDS the power of the magnate is this
and it raises a grave doubt VIII her
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-05-26
TALKS WITH THE TRAVELLERS

Hotel registers show a large influx Of
millinery statesmen from various portions
of the country. They are arriving for
their annual pro-summer campaign Of
the Northwest and from indications they
are counting on reaping large harvest
this year
E. r. Solomon, of Dayton, o., VINO was
registered yesterday at the Merchants
hotel, believes it would be quite as in
congruous to consider seriously the idea
of President, MCKINLEY running for the
third time as TO give credence TO the
talk Of Mark Hanna's becoming the Re
publican candidate for the presidency
Mr.. Solomon says Ohio people have a
great deal of confidence in the business
qualifications Of Hanna and indeed the
senator, he states, is very popular in his
state, but to say that he has ever been
thought Df in connection with the presl-
dency, is absurd
Il do not believe that Ohio will have
a nominee on either the Democratic or
Republican ticket next time" said Mr.
Solomon. This prefaced his answer in
the negative to the question, If he
thought Tom Johnson or J. L. McLaln
would either be nominated by the Demo
Gratis. Mr.. Solomon. who is an old line
Democrat, believes Secretary Olney VIII
be the standard bearer for the Democracy
in 1904
Representative c. D. Allen, better
known among the boys" as Cap" was
in the city yesterday from Spring Valley
He put in a quiet day at the Windsor and
said he was letting politics take care Of
itself these days, while the captain goes
about his daily routine Of work
l.. D. Abner, of Des Moincs, was at the
Ryan last night He said, in talking Of
the political situation in Iowa, that he
believed the boom that was started be-
fore the return Of Minister Ginger to
land that gentleman on the Republican
ticket for governor had collapsed, and
that Cummins would secure the uomina-
ton. A stubborn fight is being waged
against Cummins in many portions Of
the state, but his friends have met W tn
good results in many Of the doubtful
counties, and believe they have grounds
sufficient to warrant the defeat Of Con-
ger. Conger has a host of personal friends
and is supported by an excellent or
ganization. It is great surprise to many
of the outsiders, those not in the front
row of politics, to learn Of the active
opposition to Conger. 1t was thought
that the minister to China would have no
trouble in landing the nomination Of his
party for governor.
J. H. Haslam, a prominent banker OF
Winnipeg, was at the Ryan yesterday.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-05-26
IT MUST BE FULLY PROBED

The Glob has waited patiently to
see some decisive action taken in any
direction regarding the very questionable
conduct Of the county auditors office
under the management of its present in
cumbent. It has waited, too, to observe
just what course would be taken on the
subject of those tax certificates by those
two aggressive adherents of official
purity and local reform our cont en-
poraries, the Dispatch and Pioneer Press.
We have avoided all possibility of pre-
judging the case of Auditor johnson, and
have thus maintained silence when, per-
haps, in the interest OF upright and re-
spOnsible official conduct we should have
spoken out strongly and continued t. ad-
wise the public of the shameful viola
lions of law which have been in progress
land Of the facts which establish concIu-
sively at least the grossest official neg
Ngence.
The continued silence of this paper may
give sanction to the desperate effort
which is now in progress to cover up
these transactions through resort to
party political agencies. Neither of the
two Republican sheets in this city has
word Of condemnation to express OF
what has already been revealed. The
one of them which is prepared at all
hazards to defend the transaction. if nee
- essary in. the interest of the local and
state Republican machine-the Pioneer
Press-has had great deal to say about
the desperate deeds of the police commits
sion in appointing D, mocrats to the
police force. The other and more re-
sponsible of these two papers in matters
of local political concern-the Dispatch
finds its energies too profoundly engaged
in revealing the enormities of a recent
purchase of soap to bother itself over
this transaction
There viii be no VIII 'tewashfng onera-
ton carried on here through the agency
Of Republican rclilcians, local or state.
If the Clio be can prevent.
What is clearly a criminal conspiracy
has prevailed here. 1t could never have
been successful without the positive CO.
operation Of the county auditor. It does
not matter whether that cooperation
has been assured through his neglect Of
\ his official duties or through his or his
! deputies criminal participation in that
conspiracy. He is morally, and should
, be held legally, responsible in any event
He cannot shirk his responsibility, lie,
him pull as many strings as he may on
the governor. Nor can he escape it
through the governors report.
This is matter for the present grand
jury to consider. That body cannot take
1t up too early. They cannot bestow too
much time or thought on it. 1t is not a
matter of politics. 1t is a matter which
Affects the public life of tine community,
and which if properly investigated. will
reveal the grossest frauds perpetrated
on the individual and on the public alike.
State Examiner Pope has discharged his
duties in the premises fully and fear
lessiy. His action must be followed In
by the exposure and punishment of all
who had act and part in any of the
transactions which have been revealed.