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Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1902-08-21
OUR POPULATION IN 1910

An interview with Census Commits
sIoner Merriam In which he predicted
10O.000.00O as the total population of
the United States in 1910 has been
commented upon in some quarters as
extravagant and as probably wide of
the mark.
The official count of two years ago
gave the population at that time as
76.303.300. and it showed that these
usvS'bAen the percentages of increase
between censuses since 1870, not TAX
ing into account Alaska, Hawaii, In
dian Territory or the Indian reserva-
ti0ns: From 1870 to 1880, 80 per cent;
from 1880 to 1890. "a per cent; from
1890 to 1900. 20 per cent.
1t issa well established rule in the
computation OF population that as the
number OF inhabitants increases, the
percentage OF gain declines. and should
the population OF the states and terri
tories of the United States increase in
the present decade in no greater ratio
than Is per cent. which Is abnormally
small and below the record of any pre-
viOus decade In the country's history,
there would be q gain of 10,25O, 900 in
population. which. with the addition
OF 10000 for Alaska. Hawaii and In
Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1902-08-21

dian Territory. would bring up the
total to more than 8S,O0O,OOO, without
making any account of the increase in
population Of the American islands in
the Pacific or an increase in the popu.
lation of Alaska
There are now 100000 inhabitants
in the Philippine Islands and $50, 900
In Porto Rico, and even without any
allowance for gain in either, the total
population of the United States and
the countries under it's sovereignty
would be 9S,5S3,0OO
Under these circumstances. an esti-
mate of 100,OOO.OOO Americans under
the Stars and Stripes eight years
hence. SO far from being extravagant,
Is really quite modest and conserva-
tive, and there does not appear to be
any reason why the total population Of
the country in 1900 should not consid-
erably exceed, as 1t probably will. that
figure.
II the present rate of immigration
continues, the rate of increase in pop
ulation will be much beyond the 10
per cent.
Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1902-08-21
TRIBE OF AFRICAN PleMles.
Race of Men WIN Never Exceed Four
and Half Feet in Height.

Male members of the Akkas, tribe
of pigmies in Africa. never exceed
four and a half feet in height. These
little men live chiefly by the chase,
using bows. arrows and lances with
great dexterity and Staying such large
animals as elephants, buffaloes and
chimpanzees with comparative ease.
They are much esteemed as soldiers
by the negro tribes among whom they
dwell and whom they frequently serve
as ,mercenaries. They are in the hab-
1t Of exchanging the products of the
chase with their negro neighbors for
arrows and lances, but use no other
implements, sharp arrow fulfilling
the purpose of knife. They possess
no vessels of any description, drink
ling water from the streams in the hol.
low of the hand. Although they will
eat almost any animal substance, in.
elusive of locusts and white ants, they
have the saving virtue that they are
not cannibals, and they never use salt.
Their only method of capturing fish is
by damming off some portion of a
stream or pool and then laboriously
bailing out the water until the fish
are left in the mud.
Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1902-08-21
SEQUENCE OF CALAMlTlES

"Mfsfortunes never come singly," is
a proverb well known in every Ian
guage and devoutly believed by the
people of every nation. There seems
something fatalistic in the prompti-
tude with which calamities tread on
one anothers heels. One of the
earliest sacred books of the Jewish
canon furnishes an illustration in
point, for in single day the oxen
and sheep. the camels and other
beasts of burden of the patriarch of
Uz were swept away, his servants
were slain. his children destroyed, the
messengers following each other so
quickly that hardly was there time for
one dismal narrative to end ere an
other began. But we do not need to
go as far back as the days of Job
to find examples of the rapid Sc
quence of misfortunes, according to
the st. Louis Globe-Democrat Every
one knows that one accident or dis
aster is certain to be followed by an
other. sometimes of similar character,
and having a visible connection with
it's predecessor, sometimes entirely
dissociated. so far as appearances go,
from everything that has preceded.
The clustering of accidents is well
known among men in particular lines
of business.
Every railroad superintendent
knows perfectly well that an accident
involving considerable loss of life
Will within few days be followed
by another so similar in it's leading
Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1902-08-21
IRONING A SHIRT WAIST

Not infrequently . young woman
finds it necessary to launder q shirt
waist at home for some emergency
when the laundryman or the home SER
want cannot do 1t. Hence these direc-
tons for ironing the waist: To iron
summer shirt waists SO that they will
look like new 1t is needful to have
them starched evenly with Defiance
starch, then made perfectly smooth
and rolled tight in damp cloth. to be
Mid away two or three hours. When
ironing have q bowl Of water and a
clean piece Of muslin beside the IRON
ing board. Have your iron hot. but
not sufficiently SO to scorch. and abso-
lutely clean. Begin by ironing the
back. then the front, sides and the
sleeves. followed by the neckband and
the cuffs. When wrinkles appear ap-
ply the damp cloth and remove them.
Always iron from the top of the waist
to the bottom. II there are plaits in
the front iron them downward. after
nrst raising each one with q blunt
knife. and with the edge Of the iron
follow every line ofstitching to give It
distinctness. After the shirt waist 10
ironed 1t should be we'll aired by the
IRE or in the sun before It is folded
and put away. says the Philadelphia
Inquirer.
Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1902-08-21
His Idea Of . Library.

The late Lord Acton. whose remark.
able range Of scholarship was little
known to the public until attention
was called to 1t IN his obituaries, had
in his London house q collection Of
some 10000 books. many Of them
old and rare. Joseph Chamberlain at
one time rented the house by the sea.
son, and when he left to go into .
house Of his own someone said to him
that he must miss that fine library.
Library" replied the member from
Brummagem, don't call that . II.
brary. 1t doesn't contain q single book
of reference"
Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1902-08-21

features as to make it seem as though
pared on the details and after the
plan of the first. All fire departments
understand that great conflagration
is usually followed by a second and
often by a third within a few days;
insurance men have noticed that a
fire occurring in building devoted
to an unusual occupation is also fol-
lowed at a short interval by second
fire in similar line, and that the
rule also applies to buildings devoted
to a particular, often common, kind of
business. For month or two it
sometimes seems to the insurance
men that all the hat stores in the
country are devoted to destruction;
then for a long time the hat stores
will have immunity. while the shoe
stores, dry-goods stores and groceries
are burning. The principle even APP
plies to smaller accidents and mis-
fortunes.
A surgeon in large manufacture
ing plant bears testimony to the queer
feet that whenever mechanic comes
in with an injured thumb, necessitat-
ing amputation, another accident Of
identical character will occur within
three days. No explanation is fur
nished, perhaps in our present state
of knowledge no explanation is pos
sible, but the fact that one accident
follows another without visible con-
nection is too well known to be
dnuhtnd
Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1902-08-21
SHADOWING A TELLER

Il have had all sorts of experiences"
said Pinkerton detective whom met
at luncheon in Broadway restaurant
Friday noon, but last night l had an
entirely new one. Two days ago the
president of Wall street banking
house sent for me and said that he
feared there was something wrong
with his assistant teller, who appeared
to be labOring under some excitement,
and who showed. signs of late hours
and dissipation. was asked to shadow
him and to look out for evidence of ir-
regularities.
1T was then noon and | started at
once by following my man to cheap
restaurant in Ann street. l supposed
that he was going to his luncheon, but
he went into a, telephone booth and
closed the door. 1t was impossible for
me to hear with whom he was talking,
SO 1 went to the proprietor of the place
and made some inquiries, and learned
that my man telepnoned every day at
that time and seldom bought more
than a sandwich.
That day he paid the telephone toll
but bought nothing. AS l followed
him into the street made up my mind
that he was in communication with a
stock broker. and that financial trouble
in Wall street was the cause of his
strange actions. That was nothing new
in my experience.
when he left the bank that after
Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1902-08-21
HANDY BOOK OF INSULTS.
Thousands Of Fighting Epithets Put
Into Dictionary,

Herr Schuch, German author, has
compiled dictionary of $500 insult
ing expressions, carefully tabulated,
indexed and classified. The work, on
which Herr Schuch has spent years of
labor, is called the Schimpfworter Lex
ikon and is divided into five general
heads-insults for men, insults for
women, insults for either sex, insults
for children and collective insults for
syndicates, groups and corporations.
Herr Schuch, with that minute discern
ment Of the searching German, has sub
divifed these classes into smaller ones,
so chat when one wishes to call his
friend or enemy a name it needs but a
short consultation with the book to
find the exact epithet or phrase which
will fit the case. This work would
have been invaluable to Mississippi
river pilots in the old days, and even
now the teamster may regard it as u
welcome addition to his library
Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1902-08-21
o,Nov. Low.suILr LONDON.
Described as Workshop, a Sales
room and Sleeping Apartment.


London Is not beautiful city. II
has dingy. though comfortable look
Paris Is grand garden of glory
London is workshop. salesroom
and sleeping apartment. The Eng.
lish metropolis is blessed with null
titude Of parks, which afford the
breathing place for the enormous pom
ulntipn. but the parks are largely open
meadows unspotted with statues and
unadorned with art galleries and mu-
scums. There are no sky-scraping
structures In London. They are not
allowed. Valuable as land is-in the
city proper II sells at $5,000.000 an
acre!--the use OF the sky for building
sites is not permitted. and there are
few structures over Ave or six stories
in height. More thar this--there are
open courts and srnss plots In the
very midst of the most Intense life
and space set apart in this way is not
thought wasted Tho American buys
4 10. Of ground lfo by IS feet In a city
lsr building purposes and builds OF
Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1902-08-21
English Oil Well.

For some time past it has been be-
lieved that large subterranean pc.
troleum lake exists at Heathfield, near
Tunbridge Wells, and it is now an
nounced that an American syndicate
has been formed for the purpose Of
working it. Eight shafts are to be
sunk, and of these three are already
made. while a fourth is in progress.
and depth of $50 feet has been reach
ed with encouraging results, though
the shafts will probably have to be
sunk another 200 feet. But 1t seems
rather extraordinary that it should
have been left to American enterprise
to work this large and possibly very
lucrative field.-Pearson's Weekly.
Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1902-08-21
MEANING Of a Red sunset.

red sunset is hailed with delight
by people who are going to take .
holiday the next day. But the reason
why a red sunset should indicate fine
weather the next day is probably con-
sidered by few. 1t Is very simple.
Watery vapor in the air affects the
refraction of the light. and where
there is a large amount present 1t
largely cuts on the red rays. When,
therefore, the red rays ara freely
transmitted the amount of moisture
does not approach the rain point. and
therefore the chances are strong that
the weather will be fine during the
next twenty-four hours.
Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1902-08-21
Dr.. TaImaqe sIleneed L.wver.

The late DR.. Talmage once called
on his lawyer and found two of his
parishioners there on legal business
of a private nature. "Ah. doctor!"
called the lawyer In greeting. Good
morning! Here are two of your flock.
May ask without impertinence II
you regard them as black sheep or
white Il don't know as yet." replied
Talmage dryly, whether they're black
n white. but I'm very certain that II
Ney remain here long they'll be
'cccad."
Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1902-08-21
RothsehiIds' Business. Methods.

1t is great mistake to suppose that
the Rothschild family or European
financiers has risen to Its present
great eminence through mere trans.
mission Of the money-making instinct
AS a matter of fact. when a Roths.
child reaches the age :or entering
business he is put through a thorough
apprenticeship. II he shows no talent
for finance. he is pensioned on-paid
to keep out of the business, one might
say. On the other, hand, he is ad-
vanced in even proportion to whatever
ability he may show. Rigid observ.
ance Of this system has Kept the
Rothschild wealth and strength unim.
paired to this day.
Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1902-08-21
81 SUFFERED TERRIBLY
WITH FEMALE WEAKNESS"
SAYS MRS. ESTHER n. mILmEa.
II had the Headache Con-
tinually---CouId Not Do Ny
work---Pe-ru-na Cured, /"

Mrs. Esther NJ. Miner, DeGraff,
Ohio; writes:
~ was terrible sufferer from
female weakness and had the (
headache continually. was
not able to do my h0useWOrk for
my husband and myself iwr0te
you and described my condition
- near as possible. You recon-.
nended Peruna. If00k four bot.
ties and was completely cured.
! think Peruna q wonderful med.
icfne and have recommended II
to my friends with best results"
.--Mrs. e. M. Milner
Miss Mamie Groth, Platteville, :
Wis, writes: accept a CRATE +
full girls thanks for the won
derful help have received through I
use Of Peruna. Although 1 looked W
and strong have for several years g.
fered with frequent backache .
would for several days have splitti
headaches. 1 did not wish to All ]
system with poisonous drugs, and
when several of my friends advised !
to take Peruna, asked my physici
what he thought Of it. He reco
mended it and so took it and am I
tirely without pain Of any kind NOV
Miss Mamie Groth.
DR.. s. B. Hartman, President Of 7
Hartman Sanitarium, has had o,
fifty years experience in the treatme
Of female catarrhal diseases. He =,
Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1902-08-21
chinese WAY with Actors.

The empress dowager OF China IL
a great supporter Of the stage, says
the London Express. Since her re-.
turn to Pekin she has been the round
of the theaters and Is disappointed
at the talent, so has sent to Shanghai
for Hsiao Chiao-tine. the celestial Sir
Henry Irving. II he succeeds in pleas.
ing her majesty he is to be given q
peacocks feather; II he fails he will
be accorded public funeral.
Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1902-08-21
What We May Come To

1t Is not at all uncommon to see
Hollanders smoking in church. A sim
liar practice prevails to a moderate
degree in South America. In Wales
smoking in church was INDUCED in as
late as 1850 In one church the COM
munion table stood In the aisle. and
the farmers were In the habit of put
ting their hats upon 1t and when the
service began they lighted their pipes
and smoked without any thought Of
irreyerence In the act
Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1902-08-21
PRELATE READY WITH REPLY

Archbishop Ryan Credited With Piece
Of Clever Repartee.
At dinner at which ex-Attorney
General Wayne MacVeagh and Arch
bishop Ryan were present, Mr.. Mac
Veagh discussed the great convenience
of railroad passes.
Il never enjoyed one." said the
archbishop.
Il shall be glad to use my influence, 81
said Mr.. MacVeagh, ito secure one
for. you on the Pennsylvania road If
you will secure one for me on the
road in which you are interested"
The archbishop smiled.
you will never ha occasion to
use ticket on the read in which l am
Interested" he answered.
Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1902-08-21

rangement write him . description OF
your symptoms and he will give you
the benefit of his experience in the
treatment of women's diseases.
If you do not derive prompt and salts
factory results from the use of Peruna,
write at once to DR.. Hartman, giving .
full statement of your case, and he will
be pleased to give you his valuable adj
vice gratis.
Address DR.. Hartman, President of
Tho Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus.
Ohio.
Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1902-08-21

A wonderful beard Is worn by Jean
Conon, of Montlucon, France. 1t is
ten feet, ten and One-half inches In
length, and nearly five feet Of 1t, when
he stands erect, rests on the floor. The
ends Of his mustache hang below his
waist.
Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1902-08-21

Landlady-Beef Is dreadfully expen-
sive now. Boarder-Yes, 1t is; but then
you must admit that 1t Is extremely
durable. I've been saving away at
this steak for five minutes, and ]
haven't made a mark on 1t.
Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1902-08-21

noon he was in great hurry. and
followed him toward his home, in St.
Nicholas avenue. in the car behind the
one he was in: but by some means he
gave me the slip, for he didn't get off
at the corner nearest his home or
for several blocks afterward, as far as
| saw. l went to his apartment to wait
for him, and meeting little girl just
entering the street door, l inquired
if she knew him.
He is my papa she answered, and
will be home in few minutes. He
always stops to see the doctor after
he leaves the bank, because mamma is
very i'll and we are afraid she will die.
The doctor comes every noon and tel
ephones to papa. and then he stops
there on his way home. If you will
come in you won't have long to wait,
or you can call again, for he never
leaves mamma after he comes home
and sits up all night with her.
II said that l might call again, but
instead l went to the home of the
bank president and made my report
This morning that teller got letter
from the bank granting him two
weeks vacation and telling him that
his salary was increased $50 a month.
New York Herald.
Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1902-08-21

Summer Boarder-Great Scott, man!
How do you expect people to sleep. with
all those horns blowing? Jersey Farmer
Them amt horns; thems mosquitoes.
mister.
Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1902-08-21

He-Do you believe In long engage
ments? She-NO; when I've been en-
gagged to man for two weeks think
it's time to give some one else a
chance.
No chrome or cheap premiums, but
a better quality and one-third more Of
Defiance Starch for the same price Of
other starches.
Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1902-08-21
Future Of Senator ?Iatt.

There is still some talk that Senator
Thomas G. Plat may retire at the
close of his present term. 1t is re.
called, In connection with this rumor.
that since Thurlow Weeds day every
leader Of the Republican party In New
York state has been United States
senator-William II. Seward. Reuben
e. Fenton. Roscoe Conkling and
Thomas Collier Platt. 1t is said that
though Senator Plat Is certain Of
election he would not. even in that
event. serve another full term.
Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1902-08-21
Try One Package.

II Defiance Starch does not please
you, return 1t to your dealer. II 1t does
you get One-third more for the same
money. 1t will give you satisfaction,
and will not stick to the iron.
Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1902-08-21

INVALID understand 1t is quite dry gu
here? Broncho William-Dry? Why
stranger. it's so dry. here that the rain Il
wet only on one side.
Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1902-08-21

Piso's Cure is the best medicine No ever used
for all affections OF the throat and lunes.-WA
o. ENpsL.Y. vanhureu. Ind. Feb. 10. 1904
Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1902-08-21

every inch of 1t. The Englishman
saves at least third for court yard
or q grass plot.-Columbia Herald.
Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1902-08-21

DO YOUR CLOTHES LOOK YELLOws
Then use Defiance Starch. 1t will keep
them white-16 c.. for 10 cents.
Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1902-08-21

Mrs. Winsl0w's Soothing syrup.
For children teething softens the gums, reduces q
aayumati0n, alays pain. cures wind collie - oosl
Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1902-08-21

his proposal? He-Well 1 understand
there wasn't any government contract
business about 1t.
Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1902-08-21

Sammy Snaggs." said the Sunday
school teacher. what did the psalmist
mean when he said all flesh Is grass?'
He meant to call everybody hayseeds
I suppose" replied Sammy.
Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1902-08-21

Stella-Yes. my age is in the family BIZ
BILE. Bella-Then. l presume. II must be
in Revelations.
Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1902-08-21

IRIS Perma Cured. Nonts nervousness astss
hrst day use OF DR.. khuss Great Nerve Rsstorsr.
send for FREE $500 trial bottle and treat,ss-
Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1902-08-21

Jack-Years ago there used to be a
law In New England against kissing
ON Sunday. Naude-Yes, / know; I'm
sure the Law isn't u force now.
Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1902-08-21
Gift Of Emperor Of Japan.

The Emperor of Japan has sent TO
the British and Foreign Sailors So.
ciety. through Sir Claude Mcdonald,
the British minister at Toxic. a por.
trait OF himself for the Passmore Ed
wards Sailors palace, which Is the
society's new Headquarters In London.
The portrait Will he hung beside those
OF the English. German, Dutch aud
russian rulers.
Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1902-08-21

Nov. children said the teacher I'VE
will sing Little Drops of Water and
mind you put some spirit in it.''
Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1902-08-21

Stops the Cough and
Works on the Cold
Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. Price 25c.
Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1902-08-21

misunderstanding the paper)-What
fools some men will make OF themselves
Wife-Now. Henry. dear. what have you
done this time?
Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1902-08-21
MORE FLEXIBLE AND LASTING.

A close man keeps all his needy &C
quaintances at distance.
Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1902-08-21

Mountain dew has caused torrents
of trouble.
Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1902-08-21

won't shake out or blow out: by usin1
Defiance starch You obtain better RESULT
than possible with any other brand Anc
one-third more for same money.
Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1902-08-21

1t is the vaulting ambition of the
acrobat that enables him to achieve
success.