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Gilpin observer., 1902-01-02
INDIANS AS POLITICIANS.
Electionesr,ns Among tho Tribes O
Rather Unique Plan.

EiectiOneeriDB among tho TriboD On
Rather Unique Plan.
The campaigns of the, Indians are q
story Of sharp moves and deep laid.
plans. and, as among themselves they
cannot all be bosses. the game Of poll
tics often becomes swift and exceed
ingly dangerous. Electioneering is
carried on ip a rather unique manner.
They give big picnfcs in the back
woods. Here the candidates meet and
debate on certain subjects. II their
temper gets the better of them, and
1t generally does. they fight it out.
At a picnic given by the Cherokeesl
some five years ago three men were
killed because Of, the accusation by
one that the. other two were guilty
OF ntoaling horses. Big feasts are
held at these gatherings, the ex
penses being borne by the candidate
who is elected. The; bills are never
paid until after election; then the
winner takes them all into his Office
and gives vouchers on the government.
So it Is generally understood tia. tho
expenses of the campaign are borne
out of the public funds. There is no
such thing as taxation among tie In
dians, all of their money coming :rcm
invested funds in the treasury at
Washington. 1t is the aim of the whole
Indian populace not to keep this money
there. but to. get hold of as much of
it as possible. With that aim in view
they are apt to elect men who lay
stress on their ability as diplomats at
Washington. An attorney in Table
quah won 100000 fee for securing a
Dig sum of money as an appropria-
ZION to the lndians.-Detroit Free
Press
Gilpin observer., 1902-01-02
Royal Family Secrets.

A few months ago the Empress Fred,
eriok caused her journals and her cor
respondence to be destroyed, including
an immense collection of letters writ
ten by Queen Victoria, most of which
were, Of course, of strictly confiden-
tial nature. The late Empress was no
doubt anxious to prevent any possi-
bility Of repetition of the vexatious
traeasseries which arose about the pa
pers Of Emperor Frederick and caused
so much trouble during the summer
OF 1883. until they were safely de-
posted among the Hohenzollern family
archives at Berlin. 1t is believed that
the famous diary, about which there
were such floods of gossip. was burnt
shortly after this removal. 1t is we'll
known that Queen Victoria had a great
deal Of trouble and anxiety about the
Prince Consort's confidential corre-
spondence with his brother, the late
Duke Ernest of e-Coburg- Gotha.
Prince Albert wrote most openly to his
brother and his weekly letters were full
OF private family affairs and Of social
and political secret history. Ultimately
Duke Ernest handed over the Princes
letters to the Queen, who also re-
covered her husbands correspondence
with his cousin. the late king of Portu-
gal.-London Truth.
Gilpin observer., 1902-01-02

creased purchasing power Of the pub
lie in late years
"From the standpoint of the present
estimates the .clearings this year will
exceed the highest records Of preced-
Ing years by one-fourth. Gross railway
earnings have increased twelve per
cent, and net returns have gained six
teen per cent over the best preceding
year.. Pig, iron production will be not
far from oneseventh larger than the
heaviest ever before recorded. Shoe
production and shipments and there
fore, presumably leather production,
show almost as large n gain.
Iron production and shipments were
never before equalled; certainly lake
shipments were never so large. An
thracite coal production, will be fully
ten per cent larger than last year and
five per cent. heavier than the record.
The bituminous production promises as
heavy gain over past records. Wool
en- manufacturing has been helped by
low cost of material and good demand
for clothing. All the returns are not so
favorable. There has been less money
in cotton for the South this year, and
the margin Of profit in, manufacture
has occasioned complaint there and in
new and old England.
"The agricultural interest has been
favored by heavy advances in farm
products, which have done much to
counterhalance reductions in yield. Ex-
port trade has shown signs of hesita-
ton after years.of steady advance and
imports have increased but mainly in
materials intended for domestic manu-
facture. and the margin in favor of ex-
ports Is still enormously heavy"
The bank clearings are estimated Mt
$11S,O0O,O 100000. gain of thirty-eight
per cent. over last year and twenty six
per cent. over the record of 1899.
Gilpin observer., 1902-01-02
DENVER TIMES SEIZED
BY TRUST COMPANY

Denver, Dec. % The International
Trust Company took formal possession
of the plant, office furniture, fixtures
and all. appurtenantes of the Denver
Times last night under power con-
tained In the mortgage for $125 600 1t
holds against the newspaper.
The action was preclpitated" by
lien served on the printing press earlier
IN the day by United States Marshal
Dewey G. Bailey to satisfy an execu-
ton against the company for SIT 900.
The Judgment on which this execution
was made Is held by Ii. II. Kelly. In
addition to the lien on the press, gar
Ashment notices were yesterday
Iserved on nearly 100 merchants and
others who have accounts with the pa
per.
The dispute between two rival forces
which Is disclosed by the actions of
yesterday Is said to mark the begin
ming Of an attempt Of outside parties
Fbo have not yet disclosed themselves,
ID gain control of the paper. The In
ternational~ Trust Company has held
the mortgage against the paper for sew
eral years, but the mortgage Is really
owned by d. II. Moffat 1t Is under
stood that the paper has defaulted,
and, according to the terms Of the trust
deed under which the mortgage was
executed the holder OF the mortgage
can take possession Immediately.
The claim under which the lien and
garnishments were issued was nm old
Judgment for 81 600 held by the, Union
National Bank against the paper. This
judgment was secured by John w.
Schodeld, receiver of the bank, in 1895.
About two yenrs ago the judgment was
sold by Mr.. Schoheld, under order Of
the United States court, FOR dbout $3,-
900, the. purchaser being a resident of
Omaha, and said to be a relative or
Earl B. Coe. Later the judgment was
again transferred and II. =. Kelly of
this city came into possession of it..
At the Times office 1t was said last
night that no immediate. change will
be made either In the policy or man.
agement Of the paper. According to
the statute there is n limit Of ten days
allowed on the return ofAthe garnish-
ment and lien.
Gilpin observer., 1902-01-02
TEACHERS ASSOCIATION PAYS
EULOGY TO DIR. HORACE M. HALE

Denver, Dec. 29.-With eulogies of
the late Horace NJ. Hale, founder of
the association. author of the Colorado
school law and. inspirer Of the consti-
tutional section relating to schools,
the Colorado State Teachers Associa-
ton yesterday afternoon adjourned its
twenty seventh annual session.
The principal business of the day
was the election of officers, at the
morning session. The elections were
in all cases unanimous. Those chosen
are: President, John Dietrich, superin-
tendent of the Colorado Springs
schools; director, three-years' term,
Charles +. Chadsey, superintendent of
auditor. +. ]. Browncombe, Durango.
The present treasurer, Ii. W. Zirkle,
and secretary, ]. B. Ragan Of Denver,
hold over. '--'
Aaron Cove, who was superintendent
OF the Denver schools when Horace NJ.
Hale was endeavoring to get the terri
torial Legislature to pass a school law
adapted to the needs of a growing
state, opened the series Of tributes to
the dead educators memory. He told
>how Professor Hale. framed the law,
aid summoned the first meeting Of the
Colorado Teachers Association, which
went over the proposed law paragraph
by paragraph and line by line and rec
commended 1t to the Legislature which
finally enacted it into law. Mr.. Cove
spoke also OF the regret OF Professor
Hale's friends that his picture was not
Gilpin observer., 1902-01-02
Fitting Of fba Barber.
BY CHARLES 'HENsfEY.
downright. 19b1 hy Dairy SforJ pub ~

III - -
En- de barber, he des. lafs, en- when
he done wuck up de lather en- spread
hit oyer my face, he sez ter me, My
seq he, 4 bin tinkin rom what I"yeres
dat I Boun' ter use my razor on you
fer sumpfn else beside ter scrape yo'
chin: Not sez he, dat / got puthin
agin you, kase Amt. but fer; aller dat
IRE en- fury dat I yeres about you. hit
lookilike bleedzed ter. dofhit des ter
take. keer er my own hide >. Barber
seq I, people yeres, a heap er ting dat
dey ain't no call fer 'em ter yere, en-
heap er ting dat neber wuz spoke
got nuthin' agin you sez de bar
Der, to be sho', eff wanted dat oman
RI bad, dat Mandy. des would have
her ef had ter skin you fus' to git
her. But don" wan her, des
dom. l. got mo- wives RI
ow'den 1 got.enny use fer. + got two
er 'em in dis yere town, en-. dey hxin'
| ter 81 me trubble dis. ve'y minute,
kase dey done foun' out dat 1 got mon
one. don wan no mo- er de 'omans
ri now. But is got dis much agin
you sez he, dat you bin talkin'
mighty big, en- bin tellin yo', tales er
what you gwine. do wild me- .,,
Barber; sez I. don you let dat
razor slip; fer fom what you tell me
you is got. all de trubble you needs RI
now. Fer after he tell me dat he got
mo- wives on his hands den he got
emmy. use fer, I wuz feelin'' all RI, en-
l. wHzen scared er him no mo-
no l. % 49, H.
time en- wuzen Already in trubble. dey
amt nuthfn T like better sez he. den
des tep take you in hans en- cook yo'
goose. But at de time presen',' sez he,
'dey is two lady Already quarlin' over
me. en- my time is all tuck up. All l..
got ter do.' sez he. lis ter pull my foot
Gilpin observer., 1902-01-02
Not Groaninr-sinrinr.

The following story was related the
other day in the Liverpool (England)
Post. Seated in third class carriage
of south bound express were eight
people. Seven Of the number were
quietly reading. when suddenly the
eight broke into deep and blood
curdling groans. Horror-stricken the
rest gazed at him for moment, and
then one Of them. with great presence
OF mind, produced brandy flask.
and. pouring out copious draught,
forced 1t on the sufferer. II was
quickly disposed Of. How do you feel
now" inquired one OF the company.
"Prime" was the reply. what was
the matter with your" was the next
query. Matter with me? Nothlng!"
was the indignant retort. what In
the name OF thunder did you groan
like that for, them" cried the owner
Of the brandy. "Groan. sir-groan ="
said the astonished man. Why. was
singing"
Gilpin observer., 1902-01-02


Barber" sez I, when do you leave?''
outer dis yere town. en- got ter do
dat quick
Barber sez I. 'whar you gwine
fom yere?
az is gwine a long way sez he. I
Is gwine up North
Barber sez 1. when you gwine?
"T wuz studyin'.' sez he, ter start
termorrer evenin'.'
Barber sez I. you start dis
evenin'. I gi' you f. dollah,' sez I. f.
good dollah ef you do
".All ri'.' sez he, T do hit; go dis
ye'y evenin'.
But how does I know, sez I, ef
I rays you my good money. dat you
keep yo' wo'd en- gor
"'You kin come down ter de rail-
inter part er my ticket. en- den. ef you
likes, you kin see me of on de train
''En so dat evenin' after de ticket wuz
bought I see him onter de cyars, en- des
es de cyars wuz pullin' out he holler
outer de winder, you gi' my love ter
de lady En- sez twix' my teef. You
misubble scound'el. I des suttinly
will -'s.
Dat same evenin' knock at Man
dy's do. got Free, TO- piece er dis yere
pink stickin' plarster stickin' ter my
chin en- acrosst my cheek.
my sez Mandy when she open de
do ter let me in. what you. bin doin'
wild yo' face; who bin meddlin' wild
you? yea. ~
"'Dat some er yo' barber's doins.'
sez I. ....... ~.
"'En what you done wild dat bar
ber?' sez she.
II sez.nuthin. but des looks at her ri
stiddy. What you done wild dat bar
ber?' sez she again.
Oman. sez 1. 'dey amt no barber
no mo-, an wild dat she gun ter whim-
per an ter cry.
."'Dey amt no use er cryin' fer dat
barber seq I. you seen de las dat
barber on topper er dis yeth.'
I don keer fer de barber sez she,
'en nebber did keer a bit fer him. /
des wuz tinkin' er you; I dom wan
you ter have de blood er no man on
yo' hans 'Dar, dat des hit. honey
sez I, 'en dat des what save dat bar
ber's life. De fus' time he git down on
his knee en- beg fer his life. shuck my
head. De second time he des beg an
he pray, but shuck my head. But
de las time sez ter him. Barber sez
l, 'ef l dom po' out yo' blood dis time.
hit des kase er q lady dat don like dis
yere KILN en- ,spillins ,er blood Take
yo' misubble life. sez I. 'en tank de
lady fer hit
"'My.' SEE Mandy. I diden tink you
could done de barber dat way; you
suttinly is man.
"'En now. oman sez I. mighty SOL
emn, let dis be warnin' ter you;
you des take yo' cautions f'om dis, en-
ef emmy er desc yere triHin' scoun-
d'els, ef dey wuz BARRIERS or des what
dey wuz, come foolin' roun' wild you,
you des tu'n 'em loose en- tell 'em ter
go dey ways. Eff dey dom. des po'
out dey blood all over de yeth. Fer
rom dis times ON. f'our dis ve'y day
dey amt no mo- pity or mussy in dis
bus'm.'"
Gilpin observer., 1902-01-02
waterspout In Morocco.

.Tangier. Morocco. Dec. pa water
spout has burst over the town Of
Saffe, Morocco. 1t inundated the low
er part of the town for the space of
twelve hours, sweeping everything into
the sea. Two hundred persons are re-
ported to have been drowned. There
are no Europeans among the dead
The damage to Safe Is enormous.
Safe Is fortified seaport town Of
Morocco. 1t has population of 12,OOO
Including about 5000 Jews. 1t is en-
closed by massive walls and has n
palace and small fort,
Gilpin observer., 1902-01-02

diden know what de bes' fer me ter do.
At de las tuck nickel outer my
pocket en- th'ow hit up In de ar, ter
see which way got ter go dat day.
Well. sub. ef dat nickel diden pint r.
straight ter de shop er dat barber.
pick hit up en- th'ow hit again en- hit
come de ve'y same way. Den see.
come good luck. come bad luck. I des
got ter 60 ter dat barber shop. En-
widout taken emmy mo- time ter tink
I des goes. When J come ter de shop
I des walks in en- hangs up my coat en-
my hatl des like hit belong ter me. en-
den sits down in de barber cheer en-
I see: Barber sss !. 'gi' me shave
Gilpin observer., 1902-01-02
Roosevelt. canno. Preside.

Washington, Dec. 20.-In a commu-
nication to Baron Coubertin, president
of the Olympic games, to be held In
Chicago In 1904, President Roosevelt
has Indicated that it will not be possi-
BILE for him to preside on that occasion,
as 1t has been hoped he would. The
President takes the keenest interest In
the contests which are to be the feat
,ures. Of the games, and SO expresses
himself to Baron Coubertln, but regret
be impracticahle for him TO preside.
Gilpin observer., 1902-01-02
Ovation to Admiral sohiey.

Washington, Dec. 27.-AdmIral
Schley and ex-Secretary of the Navy
Herbert occupied a box ut the New
National theater tonight to witness
James X. Hackett and company in
don Caesars Return" 1t was the
first time the admiral had been in
a public place here slnce the verdict Of
the court Of inquiry. The house was
crowded and when the admiral ap-
peared he was given an ovation, the
applause lasting several minutes.
Gilpin observer., 1902-01-02
Pro-Bosr Meeting in Topeka.

%ropeka, Kan, Dec. 20.-Two thou
hand people attended pro-Boer meet
ing hero to-day and resolutions urging
England to invite the President Of the
United States and the ruler Of Den
mark to act a. arbitrators In the set
tiement Of the war we're adopted. The
resolutions were cabled to London. Ad-
dresses were made by David Over
myer, General J. X. Hudson and 9TH
erS.
Gilpin observer., 1902-01-02

Henrietta-"How was the club meet
ing. Hortense?" Hortense-"Oh, the
literary papers were all right. but the
coffee and sandwiches were way bslov
par"
Gilpin observer., 1902-01-02

placed in the dome of the capitol, since
of all the founders of the state, he said,
Mr.. Hale played the most important
and perhaps the most lasting part OF
all.
DIR. J. A. Sewell spoke of the services
TO education done by Professor Hale
and paid tribute to his personal char
acter, and Dean J. G. Shattuck of the
University of Denver added more tes-
timony of the services done the COM
monwealth when lit needed all good
advice which it could get.
Horace NJ. Hale said Dean Shat
tuck, passed the last great moral ex-
animation. He had learned the great
unselfish lesson that Il must decrease
that someone else may increase When
the State University had reached a
standing under his care, where there
seemed to be prospect of easier times,
and Of more rapid advancement, he
voluntarily withdrew that stronger
hands might carry on the work. He re-
tired to private life and there with ad-
vancing years his character was such
that when he died he was ready to en-
ter the kingdom where none may 60
except their minds are as those Of lit
tie children"
In pronouncing the session .ad.
journed, c. s.. Palmer of Boulder
thanked the members for their kind.
ness and courtesyato him. The session
closed with 6S3 names upon the, roll
and that many dollars in ithe treasury,
augmented by eight SO life member
ships.
Gilpin observer., 1902-01-02
Pnn-American Congress.

Mexico City. Dec 3O.-I'he Pan.
American conference last Friday ap-
proved n recommendation to the sew
ernl governments on behalf of the
Olympian games to be held in Chicago,
as well as the reports of the commit
tees on resources and statistics and on
commerce and edprocity.s- "A. new
clause WAS added at the suggestion of
Pablo Macedo of Mexico. whereby the
various governments will within six
months send their ratifications of the
commerce and reciprocity resolutions
to the bureau of American republics.
President Raigosa announced the fol-
lowing appointments made by him for
a committee to reside at Washington
and to interest itself in pushing the
Pan-American railway project: Sen
ator II. c.. Davis, Manuel de Aspuroz,
Mexican ambassador; Andrew Carne-
gle. Manuel Alvarez Calderon. Peru
Wan minister, and Antonio Lazo Arri-
ga, minister of Guatemala.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-06-26
Destroying the Weeds.

One Of the best methods Of reducing
the labor required In the destruction Of
weeds is to destroy them when they are
just appearing above the ground. For
a large field the weeder is the best i'm
plement, but for a garden there is no
tool superior to the old time garden
rake. If the surface Of the soil is given
a good raking after each rain there
will be no weeds, as the rake keeps the
top soil loose A rake allows Of perform
ing considerable work between rows
compared with using hoe, and when
the weeds are high enough to demand
hOeing the work is more difficult and
tedious. The principal injury done by
weeds is that they rob the growing crop
of moisture and plant foods. Weeds re
gross feeders AND they soon take posses
sion Of the soil. The rake will keep
them down with the least labor and ex-
penSe
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-06-26
Trials OF a New Husband.

He was a very new husband and he
was Boosting with ill-concealed pride
of piece of good fortune that had
befallen his bride. Oddly enough, she
ddn't seem to share his enthusiasm
but eyed him nervously Finally. when
he paused for sheer want of breath
she called him to an adjoining room
on pretense of troublesome gas jet
Once there she led him swiftly to the
table.
"Rap on it," she commanded
Rap on it?' he repeated stupidity
But why. dear? This is not a seance
Il never said it was; rap on it,
please, before our absence becomes
noticeable"
"IIow often must | rap?'
"Three times" replied his wife.
SO he gave three solemn raps, saying
II hope don't look as foolish as
feel"
You would have felt foolish IT, after
all your boasting, my good luck depart
ed, wouldn't you?" she asked. THAT'S
why made you rap on wood. Always
after one brags, he must rap on wood
or he will acquire a hoodoo. Now come
back to the parlor.".
AS the husband sat down he asked
himself softly If he was mistaken in
supposing this to be the twentieth cerr
tury.-New York Evening Star.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-06-26
Watch the Hogs Carefully.

A hog that does not care for it's corn
Is an object of suspicion. 1t should
at once be separated from the herd.
Both the sick pig and the herd, which
are as yet apparently well. should be
thoroughly disinfected - themselves
and their yards. nests and feeding
troughs-and put on laxative, cool
ing diet. On failure Of the off-its-
feed pig to recover at once, or the ap-
pearance Of further disorders in the
herd. resort Immediately to stringent
measures to cure hog chOlera-for the
chances are that your herd has this
fatal disease.
We are convinced that every farm
on which swine are kept should be
provided with a dipping tank for
swine in order to keep the stock free
from lice and skin disease by an occa-
sional dipping, and especially to dis
infect the hogs in case of n threatened
outbreak of cholera. The dipping tank
is comparatively cheap appliance
Nebraska Farmer.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-06-26
Pure Bred Cattle in Iowa.

Iowa not only has the reputation of
being the greatest agricultural State
in the Union but that it leads as we'll
in the production Of fine cattle. In the
breeding Of shOrthOrns it stands first,
and the sale of these cattle clearly
shows that the business is on good
paying basis. The average of the sales
Of Iowa shorthorns the last year has
been from 5000 to 1925 head, with the
majority Of sales ranging from $500
to $500 a head. The breeders of Here
ford cattle in Iowa enjoy a good
healthy trade in their favOrites. breed
ing about one-tenth of all the Hereford
sented by over three hundred breeders.
two hundred of whom are members Of
the association. Thus Iowa stands
fourth in the production and sale Of
Hereford cattle, and the prices obtained
at the public sales averaged from 5000
to $500 a head. Although there are
ten times as many shorthOrns in the
United States, and three times as many
Herefords as Aberdeen-Angus, yet the
farmers and breeders Of Iowa are
reaching out for the latter kind. and
Iowa stands first in the breeding of
Angus cattle. having nearly three hun
bred breeders raising one-thrd of all
the Angus cattle in the United States,
showing a growth and increase within
the State Of 800 per cent in the last Ten
years.-Agricultural Epitomist.