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Gilpin observer., 1903-11-12
Professional Adviee.

DR.. George M. Shrady of New York.
met one OF his fashionable patients, .
woman who belives she is always all.
ing, in Fifth avenue. Immediately she
began to pour out her troubles. "Oh,
Dr. Shrady," she exclaimed, I'm com
pletely exhausted. can hardly walk.
what shall take? "Take?" said
the doctor suavely, as she waited
breathlessly for prescription, you
might take a cab"
Gilpin observer., 1903-11-12
Plato and Dioo.r..

Plato entertained some of his
friends at dinner and had in the cham
Der q couch with costly furnishings.
Diogenes came in and got up on the
couch and trampled 1t. saying, Il
trample upon the pride of Plato" I"
Plato mildly answered. But with
greater pride, Diogenes."
Gilpin observer., 1903-11-12
Motor Cycle. for British Soldier

Motor Cycles for British Soldiers.
The British war ONCE has under
consideration proposal for forty of
the Los privates of the Motor volun-
teer corps. extensively used in the re-
cent army maneuvers, to be motor-bi-
cyclists, with an allowance of $s.75
. day when employed instead of the
$3.50 paid to motor car owners.
Gilpin observer., 1903-11-12
Sea Level.

Sea level is level only in the
imagination. For instance, the water
In the bay Of Bengal is 300 feet high
er than the surface of the Indian
ocean, and along the Pacific coast of
South America the sea Is often 200
feet higher than its lowest surface
The differences result from the at
tractive powers of great mountain
ranges.
Gilpin observer., 1903-11-12
interesting to MaIdens.

Mrs. Straytlace-I am certainly sur
prised to hear you girls discussing
students" in that unmaidenly fashion.
and on Sunday. too. May Breezy
oh, but they're theological students,
you know.-Philadelphia Press.
Gilpin observer., 1903-11-12
Good Turn Of Fortune.

A young man in Morgantown, W.
Va. wanted to get married lat he did
not have money to buy q license
Thinks looked dark for him, but final
ly he decided to make bold dash for
fortune. He tried poker and won 500.
The next day was his wedding day.
Gilpin observer., 1903-11-12
lahor.saxina Machine.

A cotton-picker machine has been
invented which. 1t is claimed. will save
one-third Of the crop and the wages
Of twenty-eight men,. In the cotton
zone 25.000.000 acres are devoted to
cotton-growing. and the average yield
is l0.S27 900 bales of 500 pounds each.
worth $425, 100000.
Gilpin observer., 1903-11-12
Would Have 1t In the sprIna.

Dock" Squires was a queer old
"yarb' doctor Of decidedly limited ed
ucation, who fourished in New Eng
land good many years ago. One
day some one said to him: "See here.
Dock, have you any diploma?" well,
no; ! Amt got none on hand Just now.
but I'm going to dig some soon as the
ground thraws out in the spring.
October Lippincott's.
Gilpin observer., 1903-11-12
Cranberry Culture.

Cranberry culture Is the greatest
gamble In the entire fruit industry. In
a successful year good bog often
nets the grower 20 !er cent ON his in.
vestment. But the very next season
he may lose his entire crop.
Gilpin observer., 1903-11-12
Hair Csed for Wlas.

Most Of the bl--ck hair used in wigs
and switches" comes from the Italian
and Spanish converts. and most of
the blonde hair from the heads of
Swedish, Danish. Russian and German
peasant girls.
Gilpin observer., 1903-11-12
A Aioh.Priced .Ioh

Pistol Pete-How much to marry us.
parson? Rev. Bill Blood docking
them over)-Oh! 1 reckon so cents
will-er-say. do you want all the
frills throwed in-kissin' the bride an
all that? Pistol Pete-Sure! Rev.
Bill Blood-Ten dollars,
Gilpin observer., 1903-11-12
FIrst Use OF N.tural an,

First Use Of Natural Gas.
Natural gas was first used in the
iron furnaces Of Pittsburg in 1884. 1t
soon took the place of thousands of
tons Of coal or coke daily, but In ten
years its use was practically discon-
tinued for this purpose although it
still remained IN use along other lines.
Gilpin observer., 1903-11-12
White Men Gather cotton.

White farm labor Is producing an
increasing proportion OF cotton, and
the dictum that the negro is absolutely
Indispensable for cotton culture is fast
becoming q wornout tradition,
Gilpin observer., 1903-11-12
HIa exnsn.s Aeen,...

In a tailor shop window in Brooklyn
is legend. reading: confined Wool.
lens" This may go with the story
OF the solicitor OF Newark insurance
company who rendered bill for trav.
cling expenses as follows: Self. wife
and birth en- route. 49,"
Gilpin observer., 1903-11-12
Carry Heavy Burdens.

In Mexico the cargador. or carrier,
transports bundles SO weighty that or
dinary men could not even lift them.
1t is not unusual for him to carry q
load Of 400 pounds ON his head or
shoulders.
Gilpin observer., 1903-11-12
RsIIaIon. Of the Earth.

OF every 1000 inhabitants Of the
globe 346 are Christians, seven Jews.
ia Mohammedans, and 533 heathens.
The Christian religion is spreading
more quickly than any other.
Gilpin observer., 1903-11-12
Woman Pastor

Miss Stafford. who recently resigned
the pastorate Of Unitarian church In
Sioux City, held 1t fourteen years. her
congregation being the largest Of that
denomination in Iowa.
Gilpin observer., 1903-11-12
Consumption Attseks heoro.,

Consumption occurred rarely If 1t
all among the negroes in slavery. but
now, after a little more than a quar-
ter OF century Of freedom, causes
more deaths among them than all the
other contagious diseases combined.
The negro death rate from consump-
ton is more than three times that Of
the whites.
Gilpin observer., 1903-11-12
Botanical Note.

A fern In Jardiniere and two little
sprouts in tin cans II put in q window
are suflclent to give the woman who
owns them the right to use the word
"fernery."- Globe.
Gilpin observer., 1903-11-12

J Mr.. Jacob Fleig writes from a Sumner
avenue. Brooklyn. N. Y:
81 an now . new man sf the age Of
seventy-ffve years, thanks to your
wonderful remedy Peruna. Jacob
EleiG.
Catarrhal Inflammation Of the mucous
lining OF the kidneys. also called "Bright's
disease" may be either acute or chronic.
The acute form produces symptoms of such
prominence that the serious nature of the
Gilpin observer., 1903-11-12
Koreans Are Poor.

In Korea the inhabitants are desper-
Ately poor. and wages are lower than
in any part of the world that has any
pretense to civilization.
Gilpin observer., 1903-11-12

No Newspapers In Morocco.
The empire Of Morocco Il the most
important state without . newspaper.
Gilpin observer., 1903-11-12

sheep Farmer and Author.
Haddon Chambers was sheen
farmer In Australia before trying his
fortunes In London.
Gilpin observer., 1903-11-12

Victims Of erlehts Disease.
Only sixteen to one hundred victims.
Of Brights disease arc under 46 years
Of age.
Gilpin observer., 1903-11-12
Patches Put On.

A sign on a building in Hasieton.
Pa, says: Clothes repaired In the
rear"
Gilpin observer., 1903-11-12
Millions Of "sIeeper," u,.a.

A million acres OF forest are cut
down every year to supply European
railway companies with sleepers ON
which the rails are laid.
Gilpin observer., 1903-11-12

Millions Spent for Tobacco.
About $7o,000,000. 1t Is estimated. IL
annually spent on tobacco and pipes
In the United Kingdom.
Gilpin observer., 1903-11-12

Hon John sheahaa who has been Marshall Field
the following 1888 Indiana Flat Six Chicago
Peruna Medicfne Co... Columbus, Ono
Oentiemen-"Lasf caught cold which
my kidneys badly. . couple
remedies largely! advertised but they did
Of told mo Of great help he had received IN using
Peruns Ia . similar and At procured
at indeed q blessing large part
the trouble such had affected
saLary."-JOHN 7. ShRAHAM
Gilpin observer., 1903-11-12

disease is at once suspected. but the chronic
variety may come on so gradually and in
sidiously that its presence is not suspected
until after il has fastened itself thoroughly
upon its victim.
At the appearance of tho first symptom
Peruna should be taken. This remedy
strikes At once at the very root of the dis
ease.
A book on catarrh sent FREQ by Tho
Peruna Medicine Co.. Columbus. o.
Gilpin observer., 1903-11-12
Texas Cattle.

II is said that Texas alone markets
go. 100000 worth Of cattle annually.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-05-16
MERRILL CAUGHT AT LAST.
Has Long Been Wanted for Embezzle'
ment in Boston.

New York. n. Y.--Ten years ago
Moody Merrill, n promin nj corporation
lawyer and al one time candidate for
mayor in Boston, dropped ont of sight,
with an indictment for embo2&ling n
$4,000 trust fund from Il Boston wom-
an hanging over him.
From that day until this week he
covered his tracLs as completed" as If
he had be. n swallowed by the earth.
Then, by the mereSt chance, lie was
recognized as the long -sought-for fugi-
tive, and as he was leaving his home
he was placed und5 arrest. He was
completely unneryed when detective
placed his hands ON his shoulder and
told him he was prisoner.
The old charge apparently flashed
into his mind when hS was about 10
ask for an explanation, for he ex-
claimed:
There is a Judas somewhere in the
case. thought everything was settled
long ago"
In court in this city, he gave the
name OF John Brown He refused his
home address, but SAID he is in bust
ness as lawyer. The police say that
he has practiccd in this city for several
years and that during the time he
has been a fugitive he has been known
under his own name and that of
Charles j. Grayson.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-05-16
WOODSTOCK WHOLE

Reliance demonstrates that she Is
not nearly so stiff as reported.
Gen. Miles wants to know who gave
out his report and all about 1t, asks
Root.
aborer falls down an elevator well
20 feet in the Old South building and
escapes injury.
w. II. Lincoln, president Of the Bos-
ton chamber of commerce, says muni-
cipal government in the United States
has been failure.
William Mcdonald attempts to kill
himself at Quincy.
Liberty bell may not go to Boston
June II, as mayor of Philadelphia Is
thinking of interpOsing veto.
Gen. Bancroft has accepted the ten
der of grand marshal of the Hooker
parade.
Authorities at I.orain, o., take bar
tender Noah Spradling into custody as
witness in Reichin murder case.
Convention of the Protestant Episco-
pal diocese of Massachusetts over
whelmingly votes against a change OF
the name of the church.
Mr.. and Mrs. Reginald c. Wander
bilt in Boston, preparatory to sailing
for Europ5.
President has another busy day at
San Francisco
Submarine torpedo boat Adder passes
satisfactory trial off Newport.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-05-16
BEST MAN BEST.
So Young Woman Married
Him.
Miss Hynes Of Brookline, Mass, Mar.
ries Man Who Was to Have Been
Best Man at Formerly Arranged
Wedding-She Waited Long Time
for Former Fiance With Bridal Par.
ty, but He has Not Appeared Yet
-lnterrupted Romance Ended.

Boston, Mass.-The interrupted ro-
have been married April % to Malachi
Cunning at the church of the Assump-
tion, Brookline, was continued at that
church. when the nuptials were cele-
brated by Fr McManus, Mr.. Cunning,
however, was not the fortunate and
happy bridegroom, for nothing has
been heard of him since he failed to ap-
pear at the time set for his wedding.
The bridal party waited and waited,
first with impatience, then with anX-
iety, and finally with disgust. But Mr..
Cunning had evidently got cold feet
on the wedding proposition and he
came not.
In the bridal party was Francis
Flemming, who had long been an ar
dent admirer of Miss Hynes. but whose
suit had not been successful. She had
told him gently but firmly, that she
loved Cunning and she INTENDED TO
marry him. Flemming was not only an
ardent, but n generous lover, and so
he assured Miss Hynes that he cared
only to see her happy, even at the
cost of his own happiness. He met Gun
ming. and they became good friends.
Flemming was to have been best man
at their wedding, ana he was at the
church on the evening of April %, ap
parently as happy as if he were to be
the groom.
After Cunning failed to keep his ap-
suit, with the result that he and Miss
Hynes have been married.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-05-16
UNCONSCIOUS IN DOORWAY.
Connecticut Girl Believed to Be Vic.
tim of Negro.

Waterbury, Conn.-This city is
greatly excited over the third attempt
to assault women on the city's streets,
which has occurred within two weeks.
AS a result of this third attempt Miss
Mary Crane, %, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Crane well-known residents
of this city, lies unconscious at the
hospital with concussion of the brain.
Her condition is critical.
The police have no clew to her as
salant, neither have they any clew
to the assailants of the other women.
1t is believed, however, that all three
assaults are the work of a negro.
Miss Crane, who is prominent in the
work of societies connected with the
Catholic church, left her home in the
evening to attend meeting in St. Pat
rick's hall. The next morning. minus
her skirt and hat, she was found bleed
ing from a cut on her cheek and NUT
tering incoherently in the doorway of
a School strest tenement -
She was taken to the police station
and afterward to the hospital, where it
was found that she was suffering from
conclusion of the brain, caused, in the
opinion of doctors, by blow on the
head with some blunt instrument. The
physicians also fear that she was Grim
inally assaulted
At the hospital 1t was said that she
had chance of recovery. The only in
tellgible words she has yet uttered are
"Union street" and "Scoville street"
The streets of the outlying districts
are no longer considered safe for wom-
en- after dark. A few nights ago the
wife of a resident of Mornngsde,
suburb, was attacked by a burly negro
within a few rods of her doorway. Her
screams for aid brought assistance, but
the negro escaped.
Three nights later young woman
residing at Highland park, near where
the assaults on the trolley nonunion-
lists were committed found herself
suddenly confronted by colored man,
whose appearance cOrresponded to that
of the Morningside assalant.
This young woman did not scream
however. She pulled a revolver from
the bosom of her dress and blazed
away. The black man ran in terror.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-05-16
"Orders" the One Thing Wanted
I"Old Goreon Graham" Gives His Son Perrepont Few
Pointers on the Duties of Drummer; When the
Latter Starts Out on the Road for the First Time.

Dear Pierrepont: When | saw you
start off yesterday was just little
uneasy; for you looked so blamed i'm.
portant and choSty that am inclined
to think You will tell the first custom
er who says he doesn't like our sau.
sage that he knows what he can do
about it. Repartee makes reading
lively, but business dull. And what
the house particularly needs is more
orders.
Sausage is the one subject OF all
others that n fellow in the packing
business ought to treat solemnly.
Half the people in the world take Il
joke seriously from the start. and the
other half if you repeat it often
enough. Only last week the head of
our sausage department started to
put out tin-tag brand of frankfurts
but | made him take it eff the mar
ket quicker than lightning. because
[ knew that the first fool who saw the
tin-tag would ask if that was the IL
cense. And, though people would
grin little at first, they'd begin to
look serious after while; and when.
ever the butcher tried to sell them
our brand they'd imagine they heard
the bark, and ask for that real coun-
try sausage" at twice as much
pound.
A real salesman Is ono-part talk
and nine.parts judgment; and he uses
the nine-parts of judgment to tell
when to use the onc.part of talk,
Goods ain't sold under Marques of
Queensberry rules any more, and
you'll find that knowing how many
rounds the Old I'm can last against
the Boiler Maker won't really help
you to load up the Junior partner with
our Corn-fed brand hams.
A good many statesmen have an idea
that buyers are only interested in
baseball, funny stories, and Tom
Upton, and that business Is a side
line with them. but as a matter of fact
mighty few men work up to the posi-
lion of buyer through giving up their
office hours to listening to anecdotes.
never saw one that liked drummers
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-05-16
Body of Lawyer Found.

Seattle, Wash.-The body OF J. S.
Mulyey, lawyer. said to be memb +
of a Boston family, has been found on
the mud flats of the bay. He was
smeared with tar, his right arm broi-
en-. and his face pushed down into the
mud. The coroner investigated the
case and reports that he does not see
how Mulvey could have fallen into the
bay under ordinary circumstances. He
is inclined to the suicidal theory al
though some people think there is
deep mystery. Mulvey, II is sad, is
graduate of Boston university, and
practced law in his native city for a
number of years.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-05-16
Henry Nichols, Eortitude.

New York. N. Y.-Henry Nichols of
Jersey City had his right leg amputat-
ed in the Christ hospital recently. Dur
ing the operation Nichols displayed
much fortitude. He declined to take
anesthetics and watched with great
interest every move made by DR.. Cor
don l.. Dickinson. Not once did Mich
OILS lose consciousness. He talked with
Or. Dickinson while the leg was be-
ing removed and when the operation
was over he congratulated the physi-
sian. Mr.. Nichols had suffered from
soreness in his leg. Blood poisoning
set in, and it was decided by the ply
sicians that amputation was necessa-
ry to save Mr.. Nichols life. The ap-
Grafton was entirely successful.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-05-16

New York, n. Y.-John O'COnnor of
Van Nest. has been lCckSd up on the
charge of trying TO shoot his wife with
shotgun. O'ConnOr chased his wife
and her mother out of the house and
fired at them twice. Some of the shot
struck his wife's dress. The womsn ran
the house, locking the door. He refused
to come out and Policeman Gerrity
who lives near by, telephonSd for the
reserves. Then the house was sur
rounded and the police broke in the
door. O'Connor was crouched in cor
ner, and the gun was found in a closet.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-05-16
MONDAY,
May II. 1902.

Union Boat cl ID to organize an
eight-oarci crew Of Harvard men to
send to Henley.
Mother and son dead as result of
explosion near Hartford, Conn.
Two Thousand people in Ottawa
made homeless by fire which de.
stroyed 100000 worth of lumber and
all the houses within large area.
President Roosevelt spends Sunday
at Hotel del Monte, Cal.
Mrs. Margaret T.. Kountz shot by
her husband at Pittsburg, Pa.
Rev. DR.. Parkhurst tells Atlanta au.
dience that mistake was made in ad-
mitting negro to citizenship.
Mystery of presence of box of dyra.
mite on Cunard pier in New York not
yet solved.
Gas explosion wrecks North Collins,
N. Y. house and kills two people.
Booth Harrington, the author, i'll
with typhoid fever.
Henry Griffin accidentally shot and
killed by his brother at Indian Orchard.
Jett, the alleged slaycrof Marcum in
Kentucky, arrested without bloodshed.
lnsurrection in Lake Lanao country,
Philippines. suppressed
Mrs. Angelica Post will try again to
secure pardon for August Langncr,
convicted of murder in 1891.
Hartman and Hanna avert strikes
on Southern Pacific and Onion Pacific
roads.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-05-16

White Plains. N. Y.-There is much
curiosity here as to the identity of ii
girls who have been tramping through
upper Westchester county. They car
ry knapsacks on their backs and sleep
in blankets under trees at night. AL
though they refuse to tell the farmers
anything about themselves. it is said
that they are students at some semi
nary in Connecticut and that they are
tramping through the country to study
nature. They go throngh woods and
stop frequently to pluck flowers or
gather birds eggs. They have been
reported crossing the Westchester line
near Putnam county, evidently on their
way to Connecticut. 1t is said that the
girls stop at farm houses to get milk
and water and that they cook their
own meals at campiires.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-05-16

Jokes more than an eighth OF cent
Il pound on tierCe of lard. What
the house really sends you out for is
orders.
or course, you want to be nice and
mellow with the trade, but always re-
member that mollowncss carried too
far becomes rottenneSs. You can buy
some fellows with cheap cigar and
some with a cheap compliment, but
there's no objection to giving u man
what he likes, though | never knew
smoking to do anything good except
ham, or tlattery to help any one ex.
ccpt to make a fool of himself.
Real buyers amt interested in much
besides your goods and your prices.
Never run down your competitors
brand to them. and never let them
run down yours. Don't get on your
knees for business, but don't hold
your nose so high in the air that an
order can travel under it without your
seeing it. ioull meet good many
people on the road that you won't
like, but the house needs their bust
ness.
For your own satisfaction will say
right here that you may know you are
in fair way of becoming good
drummer by three things:
First-Whon you send us O.'ders.
Second-More Orders.
Third-Big Orders.
If you do this you won't have q
great deal of time to write long let
ters. and we won't have great deal
of time to read them, for we will be
very, very busy here making and ship
ping the goods. We aren't specially
interested in orders that the other
fellow gets, or in knowing how 1t hap
pcned after it has happened. If you
like life on the road you simply won't
let it happen. So just send us your
address every day and your orders.
They will tell us all that we want to
know about the stuation."-From
Il etters from a Self-Made Merchant
to His Son." by George Horace Lori
mer BY permission of Small, May
nard & Co., Publishers, Boston, Mass.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-05-16
jacksonville Flooded,

Jacksonville. Fla.-A heavy north
easter has been blowing for the past
few days, accompanied by driving
rains Reports from the state say that
much damage has been done to turpen-
tine camps and phosphate plants. Big
tides and heavy rains have flooded the
lower portions of Jacksonville and
boats are being used on several streets.
The terminal station and all approaches
are three to five feet under water. In
the railroad yards the waters are
rushing through at six miles speed. Re-
ports from other parts Of the state say
all railroads are much hampered by the
flooding of tracks. The storm is the
worst in years. Many houses in the
negro section were washed away.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-05-16
SATURDAY.,
May 9. 1908.

SR OnDNf' way y '1oo'
Medford, Mass. police working along
line that may possibly lead to the le-
covery of the bag taken from James
S. Sturtevant by the murderer of his
daughter.
Massachusetts house committee re-
ports bill to consolidate Boston gas
companies; governors vetoes sus-
tanned.
French in Algiers in trouble; tribes
men capture baggage train, Kill 30
and wound Is, in the Figuig district.
Payne removes Machen, and puts his
spector.
Munroc. Conn, man forsakes wealth
and family by marrying fathers cook.
Convention of the Amalgamated
street railway employees charges viola
tions of the postal laws to the railway
companies of New Orleans and San
Francisco.
First annual ceremonies commem
orative of the dedication of the actors
home.
Life insurance companies will LAY
the T.. Nj. Thayer policies without con-
tests.
Mrs. Elroy s. Pratt's wedding pres
ents seized to satisfy judgment in favor
of her father-in-law.
Marlboro, Mass, tircmans dog
brings help to injured master.
Daniel J. Sully stands to win $1,000
600 on his May cotton.
London underground underwriting
syndicate to offer C5,000,O00 in 5-year
profit sharing notes
I.ebaudy Bros airship has a success
full trial at Paris: Santos-Dumont
makes an ascent in his new airship.
Harvard cooperative store robbed of
$llO0 worth of goods.
Frederick Corrado. aged IS, stabs
John Lynch, aged IL who torments
him.
Boston life underwriters association
observes its Goth anniversary.
George AIDE joins the ranks of the
homicides'' at Chicago.
Two farmers to be whipped at Dover,
Del. for stealing chicken.
Five of the crew of the schooner
Cressey bring a libel for $1,000 damages
and wages.