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Gilpin observer., 1902-09-11
A HospitabIe Heathen.

1t was high noon. and Monday.
Worse yet. 1t was the thirteenth day
OF the month. A knock was heard at
the kitchen door of the Burns man.
sion. The Chinese servant opened the
door. A tramp of long and varied ex-
perience accosted him.
I've been travelling. and have play
ed in mighty hard luck" observed the
tramp. Il lost all of my money in an
attempt to corner oats. and now I'm
hungry: very, very hungry. Can't you
please give me little bite of some
thing to eat?'
The Chinaman comprehended the
situation at once. A benevolent, pla-
c.. smile spread itself over his entire
countenance.
You likee fish," he asked OF the
tramp.
Yes. I like fish first rate. That
will do as well as anything"
Come Fliday." said the hospitaple
heathen.-New York Times.
Gilpin observer., 1902-09-11
Indian Carrie Nation.

A Comanche Indian named Ne-te-ya-
ka has started a sort of Mrs. Carrie
Nation crusade in southwest Okla
homa. Until recently he has been a
common. every day Indian. but about
month ago he developed into a tenn
perance refcrmer. and his exhortation
to the men and women of his tribe has
caused great stir. He has shadowed
bibulous Indians in Lawton, and has
long list of names of men who sold
liquor to them. which he has sent to
United States Attorney horace Speed.
He has already caused the arrest of
c. l.. Estes. who runs a saloon at
Cache, and has sufficient evidence
against him to convict. The penalty
for selling liquor to Indians is very
severe.
Gilpin observer., 1902-09-11

store in the kitchen, and his eldest
daughter was nowhere to be seen.
Where's your sister?" he demanded
of the busy children, great fear tug
ging at his heart.
'The's done dwivin' wifi Mithter
Dexter. papa" replied the largest in
FAINT. THE told me to tell you the'd
done to town an to tell you dood-bye.
Don't you wanth to buy thomethin'.
papa?"
But T.nsley was tearing open the
drawers in his daughters room. 1t
was plain that she had gone. What
he had feared for SO long had come to
pass. Nettie had run away with
young Dexter. and it was plain from
the depletion Of her scanty wardrobe
that she did not contemplate speedy
return.
Something In Tinsley's head seemed
to break. He was no longer a slouch-
Gilpin observer., 1902-09-11
Training German Soldiers.

Workmanship for men of the Ger
man infantry, beginning with prelimi-
nary instruction, comprises range fir
ing and lastly field or combat firing.
BY ingenious methods the advance of
reinforcements or the thinning of
line OF infantry or the advance of
column of soldiers is simulated. Bal
loon targets are used to represent
lines OF sharpshooters lying in a
trench. Imitation keeps them erect
and when punctured by bullet they
soon collapse, showing the firing line
that another enemy has fallen. The
agility of sharpshooters is represented
by variety Of targets which can be
made to pop up and down out of
trenches and behind embankments at
will. Other movable targets are at
tached TO sleds and drawn over the
surface of the ground by steam power
or by horses.
Gilpin observer., 1902-09-11
TO GET RID OF MOSQUITOES.
Amusing Circular Issued by New York
Board of Health.

Amusing Circular Issued by New York
Board Of Health.
The New York board of health has
issued circular in which all cases of
malaria are laid to the bite of mos
quitoes. Before going to bed," this
circular says, lone should kill all the
mosquitoes resting on the bedroom
walls, in the closets or uader articles
of furniture" But how? The nights
are now short. Possibly an athletic
man might run down mos
quito and tie the critter till
its tongue hangs out and its
legs wabble. Then a single well
directed blow on the point of the
mosquitoes jaw would settle it's hash.
But some of us are not athletes. The
insects already in the room are apt
to give the most trouble" the circular
says naively. True! Too true! In
fact, the mosquitoes which are in the
bald-headed mans fat, three flights
up, never trouble us in the least.
Gilpin observer., 1902-09-11
TEACHING A SHEPHERD DOG.
How He Is Trained by the Natives Of
New Mexico.


New Mexico.
The natives of New Mexico seem to
have an original way of training shep-
herd dogs. A pup is taken from its
mother as soon after. birth as possible
1.-THE breed Of dog Is immateriaD. The
young of sheep or goat is taken
away, and the pup is substituted.
After the first few days the pup is
never fed except just before the flock
goes to pasture in the morning, and
just after the sheep are brought in at
night
AS soon as he can walk he goes out
with the flock and stays with it all
day. Whenever he begins to antici-
pate supper by trying to drive the
flock in before sundown he gets pun
ished.
After he is about year old he takes
a flock out, guards them from other
dogs and coyotes during the day, and
brings them in at the proper time at
night without supervision. All kinds
OF temptations can be tried on any dog
that is encountered in the hills with
his flock, but in spite of all he will
remain faithful to his duty, driving his
flock to safe distance before ven
turing to make the acquaintance of
any other dog.
Gilpin observer., 1902-09-11

And. say. Tinsley. do you ever"
ing stoop-shouldered. shiftless toll
gate keeper. but a man whose child
was in danger.
His shoulders Strengthened. his face
hardened into lines of resolution. and
the top Of his throat closed with a
vicious jerk.
Snatching his long. black revolver
from the mantel shelf, he burst
through the kitchen. leaving the door
ajar and the children wailing in af-
fright.
Throwing a saddle upon the huge
roam horse In the box stall, he whirled
the excited animal into the pike and
disappeared over the hill with a fur
ry of gray dust and cracking of
hoofs.
Meanwhile the red-wheeled buggy
behind big sorrel colt was whirling
along several miles ahead, bearing q
square-jawed young man in slouch
hat and frightened girl, whose glor-
ious hair. broken loose from its fas-
tenings. streamed behind her like a
burst Of fame.
"Oh. WILL" she exclaimed, clinging
to his arm. I'm SO afraid. Suppose
your father sees us. What will he
say?"
Hell say good DEAL" he replied.
grimly. HE always does. But don't
be worried, Nettie girl. Well get to
DR.. Williams before they ever dream
of looking for us and then"
He bent over and kissed her cold.
white cheek.
Just at this moment. around a sharp
bend in the road. appeared a vision
calculated to make even stout heart
quail, and VIII Dexter's face grew
white as that Of the girl beside him.
Swiftly approaching was the judge
himself. The broad Panama hat. and
the fringe OF gray whiskers behind the
bobbing ears OF the famous Criterion
mare were unmistakable.
"Where are you going?" demanded
the judge blocking the road squarely
by refining his buggy diagonally across
1t. And who the devil may this be
with your"
Young Dexter placed his arm about
the shrinking girl.
| Aicobc uc CutcAut VI youI iuh6uu6ci
SIR" he said. eying his father steadily.
This Is the girl ! am to marry. We
are on the way now"
The face Of the Judge turned from
crimson to an apoplectic purple.
! "The devil you are!" he sputtered
furiously. Turn that horse around
and 60 home!"
II will not Get out Of the road"
The Judge came near dying. Wai
this his son who was speaking to him
did you hear me7" he demanded
with look his son had never before
seen. Turn that horse around ol
! With spasm Of pain. yet with rigid
Spartan determination the Judge drew
from hts pocket cleaning revolver.
-Tusa that hor1e back
Gilpin observer., 1902-09-11
J.ekson's injunction Business.

A Pittsburg business man who hap
pened to be in Parkersburg one day
this week met Judge Jackson at the
state encampment of the West Viz
ginfa national guard. The Judge.
whose recent injunctions have caused
much discussion. spoke freely on the
subject and expressed great amuse-
ment at the letters received from
different parts of the country.
Why" he said. people seem to
thlr'k am conducting a wholesale
and retail business in injunctions of
all kinds. A man in Chicago wrote to
get an Injunction to restrain his neigh.
boris big tom cat from annoying
him!"-Pittsburg Dispatch.
Gilpin observer., 1902-09-11
On the Turnpike.
BY H. B. MARINER.

Copyright 1902. by Daily Story Pub Coz
Tinsley, the tollgate keeper. leaned
his long frame heavily upon the top
rail Of the worm fence and watched
the efforts OF young man in the bot
tom pasture across the road to cap
ture large sorrel colt which did not
court capture.
The young man, Tinsley noted with
an inward chuckle, had about reached
that stage of desperation wherein man
meditates the capture of horse with
some convenient brick.
Tinsley did not like the young man
who desired the horse. On general
principles he disliked every young
man who owned horse, and it might
be further stated that his dislike ex-
tended to every young man in the
vicinity of the tollgate, whether he
possessed horse or not. though from
the nature of his profession Tinsley
was more familiar with the former
class.
1t wasn't Nettie Tinsley's fault ex-
actly. this attitude of her parents. al
though ever since his advent into Ken
lucky. Tinsley had watched with grow
ing concern and perplexity the devel-
opment of his eldest daughter from a
red-headed, sun-tanned East Tennes-
see child into a young woman Of un-
deniable beauty, who sat on the porch
of the dollhouse in the evenings and
played softly upon an old guitar left
in the stable by some unknown pos
SCISSOR.
10 - - Il - T.
hitching rack had grown steadily
through the summer. and Tinsley was
more than ever involved in the diff
ficult solution OF the problem. He
wished even more fervently than he
had ever wished that his wife had
lived to see her eldest daughter grow
into q woman.
Incivility to the visitors was, of
course. In a Tennesseean. absolutely
out OF the question.
Argument with Nettie, Tinsley felt,
with . world Of bitter experience to
back his view, would be worse than
useless. and might. probably would.
precipitate what he feared most.
Altogether Tinsley was In what he
termed a fix"
The row OF horses which ordinarily
fought and paved about the old hitch
ing rack had gradually grown less in
number as the year progressed. and
with the first frosts which sweetened
the wild grapes and crowded the bit
terness from the soft pink-brown per.
simmons there was but one horse
which spent much of its time at the
rack-a big sorrel colt. which Tinsley
had begun to look upon with hatred.
This change did not. however. i'm
lpress Tinsley with especial Joy. BE
did not look upon 1t as indicative 2f
growing unpopularity of his daughter.
He wished 1t was.
Tinsley greeted VIII Dexter on the
road much as he might anyone else.
He staid away from home as much as
possible and despised himself for 1t.
when Judge Dexter passed in Lis bug
gy driving the long-legged and much.
coveted Criterion mare. which was his
especial favorite, Tinsley would reflect
bitterly upon social conditions. and
Gilpin observer., 1902-09-11
Persian Tea Seller.

The tea seller Is a very common
eight In the streets of most Persian
towns. He holds In his hands two
large brass teapots. Tho larger il
full Of plain hot water. the smaller
is full Of tea. The teacups are ar
ranged in a narrow tray. which has
the look Of wide. deep double belt.
This tea 10 prepared with odorous
herbs and has q very pleasant frag-
rance. The seller advertisss his tea
loudly BY crying In singing voice in
Tie streets: Hot tea. swe0l ia: tea
g cr1mson colorl"
Gilpin observer., 1902-09-11
Pictures as Educating Influences.

There are the unimaginative. une-
motional. matter-of-fact children, by
no means lacking in intelligence, to
whom pictures are simply more or less
comprehensive limitations OF objects
which they never see. but about which
they hear. says Municipal Affairs
Pictures increase the wealth Of their
minds by adding to them new mental
Images Of things which were before
represented only by meaningless
words. A child's horizon widens when
he can conceive. even indistinctly. OF
the bodily appearance of q waterfall.
farming scene. an historical char.
acter or an ancient costume or city.
Gilpin observer., 1902-09-11
New rype Of steam.hIp.

Consul ]. c. Freeman writes from
Copenhagen: "A company has been
formed in this city for the construc-
tion of trial steamship of new type
The inventor is Capt. II. c. Ishoy,
who has taken out patents In the
principal countries. In this new form
Of steamer the screw is placed under
the bottom instead Of aft. The hull
Is materially changed In form, being
fiatter. and the ships draft thereby
considerably lessened. 1t is claimed
that q saving In the consumption Of
coal of about 20 per cent will be
effected. The inventor believes that
with the same amount Of fuel the
speed viii be greatly increased. and
finally that this form Of craft will be
much steadier and more seaworthy."
Gilpin observer., 1902-09-11
PETROLEUM AS A BEVERAGE.
Medical Society Of Paris Sends Out
Warninu.


Warning.
The Medical Society of Paris has
expressed the opinion that it is neces-
sary to adopt some measures against
the alarming spread of petroleum
drinking. At first 1t was thought that
this habit had sprung up from the in
creased taxation on alcohol imposed
by the French government, but an in
vestigation showed that this was not
the case; the habit had been preva-
lent some time previously in certain
districts and had spread with great
rapidity. The victim of the petroleum
habit does not become brutal, only
morose. Opinions differ among physi-
clans as regards the effects of petro-
leum drinking on the human system,
but all agree on the harmfulness of
this new vice.
Gilpin observer., 1902-09-11
Made q Alt with Him.

"Yes. 1 saw Miss Rushmore last
evening. and she struck me As"
"Oh. yes. a. being more beautiful
than ever?"
mo. She struck me a. was try.
ing to cross Fifth avenue In front Of
that big tonneaued car she scorchea
around In. but can't say that Il VA
her beauty that made the most I'm
pfesslon On me when W meas
Gilpin observer., 1902-09-11
Honest Ancestry.

A New York paper has been inves-
tigating the Four Hundred and prints
a number of receipted bills of the last
century showing that Stuyvesant
sold handkerchiefs; a Depeyster.
beans; Rhinelander. hats; BrevOort,
pewter spoons; a Beekman, molasses,
and Roosevelt. lampblack.
Gilpin observer., 1902-09-11
Do Thing. better in cers..

A curious custom prevails in Corea.
II q man meets his wife In the street
he ignores her presence and passes
hcr as II she were q stranger. In this
country . man would sometimes like
to, but can't escape her eye.
Gilpin observer., 1902-09-11
shoss o. Ancient rIme..

During the reign Of Queen Eliza-
beth English dudes wore shoes three
feet IN length. the toe pointed and
fastened up to the garter with golden
chains. 70 which little belk were -
Gilpin observer., 1902-09-11

Papa-Always remember. my boy. that
tomorrow never comes Little Fred
And to-morrow's my birthday. Now.
suppose / won't have any.
Gilpin observer., 1902-09-11

"Now good digestion waits on appetite,
and health on both"
IL it dosen't, try Burdock Blood Bitters.
Gilpin observer., 1902-09-11
THOSE WHO HAVE TRIED IT

will use no other. Defiance Cold Water
Starch has no equal In Quantity or Quail
ity-16 OF. for 10 cents. Other brands
contain only II OF.
Gilpin observer., 1902-09-11

worn fencc.
would momentarlly resolve to break
up tho dangerous friendship between
his daughter and the son Of the
Judge. even II he had to kill somebody.
The weeks and months drifted on,
until one eventful day In September.
and when Tinsley. sore In body and
wearied in mind. numbered into the
stable yard on his rattling pole wag.
on. there was no one on duty at the
snts.
The three children were playing
Gilpin observer., 1902-09-11

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup.
For children teethng, softens the gums, reduces In
naumaton, allays pain, cures wind collie sc bott
Gilpin observer., 1902-09-11

A boy wouldn't be happy in heaven un-
less he could run the risk of breaking his
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-01-04
MAINE FRATERNlTlES.

Modern woodmen of America Camp
No. 1899, was organized. Tuesday eve
ming. Dec. 81, at South Paris by District
Deputy II. G. Reed. The following off
GERS were elected and installed: C. l..
Beck. venerable consul; c. r. Newer,
worthy adviser; f. J. Swan. clerk; r. r.
KimbaIl, excellent banker; w. o. RECORD
escort; j. G. Littlefeld, physician; l.. w
Winslow, Waterman; r. e. Bridgham,
sentry; w. p Maxim, manager Tor one
year; n. G. Elder. two years, L. L. far-
lin, three years.
The knights of Columbus. enjoyed 2
rare evening at their hall in Lewiston on
Monday in the beautiful and impressive
work of the third degree ou 30 candiuates
The occasion was made memorable py IN
fact that the work was done by a degree
team from Lynn. Mass, under the dlrec-
ton of District Deputy Kelley ana STAR
and by the additional fact that the worR
was undoubtedly the finest ever seen ~
Maine A great company of visltins
knights from ali over Maine attended
and after the work the degree team
which brought it's own choir, sang selec-
tons of SURPRISING beauty ana gave reci'
tations to the delight of all. the ENJOY
ment of the evening was filled out Win l
luncheon served at the hail. and, an ~
all. it was a memorably happy episode II
the history of the Knights.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-01-04

at Cape GriZneZ have been fined GO for
poaching, by spreading nets to catch
the birds attracted by the ref1ectors Of
the lantern. 1t was stated during the
hearing of the case that no fewer than
5914 birds We're captured between
October 10 and IA, the majority being
lerks, thrushes and corncrakes.
1t is announced that two universities
for women will be opened next year,
one at Toxic, Japan, and the other at
Moscow. The Russian university for
women has been endowed by a wealthy
merchant. NJ. Astraknoff, with 5000, 900
rubles. 1t will contain for the present
only three academical faculties-medi-
cal, mathematical and physical science.
The Russian minister of education
whose sympathy has been gained,
cannot see his way as yet to the con-
cession of a legal faculty.
The city of Dallas, Tex, is said to be
the largest depot of farm implement
supplies in the world. Every big whole
sale house in the United States which
engages in the business of manufac-
turing tools for the farmer has it's
branch at Dallas. There are % nine story
buildings devoted to this trade. Dallas
lies in the very heart of the choicest
farming region of Texas. 1t is the
trading point of the great black land
belt of the northern and central coun-
ties. which contain two-thirds of the
people and three-fourths of the wealth
of the state.
More than half of the jewelry made
in this country is manufactured in the
Attleboros of Massachusetts. Practi-
cally all of the jewelry made in the
United States is turned out in New
England in the city of Providence, the
Attleboros and the town of Mansfield.
Nearly fifty thousand people are di-
rectly and indirectly interested in the
manufacture of jewelry. Altogether
trere are something over two hundred
and fifty factories for the making of
jewelry in these four communities, the
output of which runs into the millions
OF dollars in value annually.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-01-04
MAINE INDUSTRIES.

The new creamery plant at Perry. to be
built by j. Humpheries and w Is. Sell
wood and to be rented by the Winterport
their large Winterport business. is well
under way; the piping sewerage and
large icehouse already completed. An eX-
cellent supply of water is obtained from
a spring which, it is said will supply
5000 gallons per day.
James Oak of Blaine. who has the con-
tract to haul the manufactured lumber
from Burlcigh d Cushing's steam mill at
= Plantation to the railroad station, is
having troubles Of his own. First TIL,
big snowstorms blocked the road. then
the rains came and flooded his road, then
another rain that left the road about
bare. and work was suspended. He has
% pairs of horses and is anxiously wait
ing for snow.
7 The transaction by which the land AMI
mill property owned by the heirs Of +. w.
Allen Of DennysviIle viii pass into the
hands OF Fl. r. Dowst and Joseph p. Bass
of Bangor have been practically con-
cluded. The transfer carries. beside the
mill property known as Great Works in
the town of Edmunds. about 1900 acres
of land, of which 12,t0o are green land,
located in the towns of Edmunds, Marion
and Cooper, and i'm Plantation No. a..
Washington county. The mill is on the
Cathance river. and is fitted with gang
lath and shingle saws. improvements
and additions Will be made to the mill
equipment and an active business carried
on.
Lincoln is well provided with lumber
firms, there being five at the present
time in activity. Harry Reed has a crew
cutting lumber for his mill at North
Lincoln; Elbridge Keene has n camp on
the Lee road and is cutting lumber for
the Lincoln steam mill; Dan Clifford is
at the head of Folsom pond cutting poplar
and lumber for the steam mill: Isaac
Beatham has a camp at Mattanawcook
pond and is cutting logs for the steam
mill; Asa Clay at the narrows in Trans
Alpine is saving spool bars. This gives
employment to many men this winter.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-01-04

Land abounds in game to a degree
that is surprising in so far northern a
region. in Ellsmere Land also the doc
tor discovered a deposit of alum, which
he says is practically inexhaustible. He
also found. numerous beds of granite.
A complete vocabulary of the dialect
of the Cape York Eskimo was compiled
and number of songs and popular
myths learned and written down.
The manner in which DIR. Stein re-
turned to civilization is worth relating.
1--WE reached Ellsmere Land in April.
1899" he said, ''our plans being to re-
main a year, and to- return on the
Windward, another of Peary's ships.
when she came up in May, 1900. Early
in the fall of 1899 we got letter from
Peary, at his station at Etah, Green
land, by an Eskimo, stating that he
had changed his plans and, instead Of
returning, the Windward would re-
main when she came up in April or
May, 1900.
"On receiving this information we
set out for Upernavik, Greenland,
where we knew we could catch
vessel the next spring, bring
ing supplies to the Danish mission
aries. We ran short of dog food, how
ever, on reaching Cape York, where
we were forced to winter with the
Eskimo. On June 0, 1900, a Scotch
whaling vessel arrived, on which Pro-
lessor Kann returned to Europe,
Warmbath and myself going to Cape
Sabine, where we found the Windward
unloading Peary's supplies. Before
the Windward could unload she was
frozen in, and did not get out until
July 8. this year. We then went to
Northumberland Island, where Warm
bath and myself remained. while the
Windward went walruS hunting
When she got through she came back
ard took us on board, carrying us to
Newfoundland. where we were once
more in civilization"
DR.. Stein says that Peary, after an
unsuccessful attempt to reach the pole
| in May of 1900, has spent most of his
time in hunting and storing the pro-
visions which he thus has collected at
Cane Heckler, the most northern point
in Greenland. Last August he had
gathered there $50 walrus carcasses for
| dog food and a. large amount of other
stores Ellsmere Land and Grinnell
Land are reported by DR.. Stein to
form one big island as large as the
state of Georgia. They are uninhab-
| tied. the Eskimo living across the
| Kennedy Channel and Smith Sound in
Greenland. He found however, I'M
doubted evidences of the country once
having been populated. The polar
regions are said by DR.. Stein to be ex-
ceedingly rich in all sorts of minerals,
and the conditions of life there are not
as hard. he thinks, as is generally
| suppOsed.