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Gilpin observer., 1903-06-11
RUSSELL GULCH.

School closes to day. The scholars and
teachers win enjoy a picnic as long as
the weather permits.
Word was received here Sunday an
nouncing that o. r.. Jaynes OF this place
had died very suddenly at Ashland, Ne
braska, the day previous. Mr.. Jaynes
had left here but last week, being sum.
moned as witness before court. The
cause of his death is not known here as
yet. Mrs. Jaynes and daughter left Sun.
day for that place, where interment will
be made. He was brother.in. law OF II.
+. Nelson Of the Saratoga, and of A. D.
Gibson of this place. He leaves wife
and 4-year old daughter, who have the
sympathy of the entire community.
Miss Lizzie Jones returned from Den
yer Tuesday evening.
On the 10th tho Miners Union will
give grand ball. Don't forget this.
The benefit given last evening for the
family OF Richard Batten was very sue.
cessful and neat sum of money was re-.
allied
Mr.. Kirk was q passenger to Denver
Sunday.
w. w. Williams returned from Denver
Saturday.
Gilpin observer., 1903-06-11

Cuts, Bruises and Burns Quickly Healed
Chamberlins Pain Calm is an antisep.
tic liniment, and when applied to cuts,
bruises and burns, causes them to heal
without maturation and much more
quickly than by the usual treatment.
For sale by all druggists.
Gilpin observer., 1903-06-11
For keht,

A six room house with cellar and all
modern improveme ents on East High st
Inquire of V. Vallero Central Cityl
Colorado.
Gilpin observer., 1903-06-11

Sauer McShane have the largest and
best line of garden seeds in the city.
Gilpin observer., 1903-06-11

Fireworks, Flags and Bunting
Gilpin observer., 1903-06-11
Fishing Tackle,

or every description to be had at Hynd:.
mans book store, Central.
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A Heaven on Earth.
From the Manchester Eng.l Guardian.

From the Manchester Eng) Guardian.
The ancient Mogul buildings in the palace
of the kings Of Delhi are being prepared to
play their part In the Durbar. Two Of
these-the Diwan-i-am. or hall OF public
audience and the Diwan-i-khas or hall OF
private audience-are to be used for the
state ball and the Chapter Of Indian Orders.
Both were built by the Emperor Shah ia
han about two and half centuries ago.
when the Mogul style of architecture had
reached its most decorative period. The
smaller of the two-the Diwan-i-khas-is IA
nous for its jewel-like finish, and it Is
round the walls of this apartment that the
Persian inscription runs: of there is
heaven on earth, II is this" The larger
hall contains the great Mogul throne, and
it has just been discovered that some parts
of the lapis lazuli, cornelian and agate
were looted, probably in the mutiny. Both
buildings are Of marble inlaid with designs
In these precious stones. Lord Curzon is
careful that all restoration is in character
with the original design. The walls of the
larger hall are being prepared for frescoes,
which, at the vlceroy's wish, will be a re-
production from the famous Tai at Agra.
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Chinese Waterways.
From the Shanghai Mercury

Iou tue ouduSudl
After railways, waterways are the next
important means of communication in a
country, and China may be stated to pos
sess. or to have possessed, vast system
Of waterways, some natural and some ar
tificial. The Grand canal is the largest ar
tif1cial waterway in the world. If we search
the ancient books of China we find that
China, as she energies from the mists of
antiquity. appears to be suffering from too
much water. Thereupon the Great Yu arose.
and by labors equal to the labors of Her
cules or old opened up canals which drained
the refractory elements off the land so that
the miserable inhabitants found themselves
once more upon dry land. But the Great Yu
has few imitators. Six hundred years ago,
1t Is stated, the emperor spent much upon
the making of artificial canals, which, to-
gether with the rivers, were useful both for
navigation and irrigation. But, alas, now
we see nothing but banks falling In for
want Of bunding and canals sited up for
want of dredging. Lord Charles Beresford.
when he visited China some years ago.
had his attention drawn to the Grand canal
at Chinkiang. and saw there was no water
In it; pigs were disporting themselves in
the bed. which was actually dry; it was
silted up where 1t should join the Yangtse.
simply for want OF care. This, he adds, is
only one of the many thousand cases where
the civil engineer Is wanted In China.
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Manhattan Island, not the least OF which y
the amount of hard work they have to do
over here In civilian employment as com.
pared with the ease of the existences which
most of them enjoyed before they became
ambitious and left the government em-
ploy. Few of them seem to have got ahead
as fast as they imagined they would, and
all OF them certainly have to work harder
than they ever expected they would havs
to. And the length of their hours of work
Is matter that sticks IN the craws Of
most of them, for there Is always a wall
at these meetings about the good old .
TO game" that they used to know down
In Washington.
Well" means one or other of the men
Of the Washington exiles (yet to be on
cially organizedD. after long evening OF
comparisons between New York and WASH
ington life, what are we here for, anyway?
Let's all go right back to Washington.
right now!" and that's the signal for tho
breaking up Of the evening
They don't go back to Washington. OF
course: but It's certain. from the hungry.
longing look in their eyes, that they only
wish they could. C. l.. c.
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CHAPTER XII.
A Dinner and a Discussion.

Although dinner was served at Annandale
House a little after 8 o'clock IN the after
noon, in accordance with the invaraable
southern custom. the shutters were closed.
the blinds were drawn beneath the heavy
lambriquins and the darkened dining room
was lighted by numbers OF wax candles In
old-fashioned gilt candeiabra. from whose
branching arms depended many glass
pr!sms. which tinkled softly in the vibra-
ton caused by the serving Of the dinner.
The table was loaded with massive plate
which had come down from colonial days
and even antecedent years In older coun-
tries. and 1t groaned with that profusion Of
y.ands characteristic OF southern hospitali-
ty.
On the right hand of her father. as being
the guest of honor. to celebrate whose
birthday the dinner was given. sat his
daughter. Her slender neck and shoulders
rose from perfect b!llow of founces of
exquisite point lace, which covered the airy
tulle fabric OF her corsage. the ivory tints
OF her skin making sweet contrast with the
dead whiteness OF her dress. She had
strlven to control her rebellous curls. and
a. attempt had been made to part her
hair In the middle and draw II down
smoothly around her brows and over her
ears gathering ii at the back In a handful
Of curls in which she had thrust a single
DEBATED red rose fut me wave tndt was
in her hair would show itself. and the thick
brown locks resisting control. rippled soft
" across her temples. She wore no Jewels
although her mothers casket In the cham
Der above was filled with beautiful gems
Opposite Mary was her friend and COM
rarlon, Pinkie Peyton. Next to Mary
BOYD Peyton was lucky enough to find him
self. and opposite him. next his sister. sat
barrow On either side of Mrs. Peyton at
the other end. sat Mr.. Andrew Barry
Moore. governor of Alabama and Col.
Jones Withers, the mayor of Mobile The
governor. who was an old friend OF Judge
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Amman. had come especially from Mont
gomery, the state capital, to honor his
included Col. Peyton, the Rev. Dr.. George
Bampney. the rector of Grace Church; DR..
Lucien Venosste, a retired physician who
owned large cotton plantations up the
state although he lived most of his tim
in Mobile; Senior Francisco Mendoza, a
shipowner. an exporter Of tobacco and cot
ton: Mr.. Owen Hudson. a leading lawyer of
the city and state. and various other friends
OF consideration, together with their wives
Were suitably placed about the table.
Though they were gathered together in
feStal guise and to do honor to the daughter
OF the house the one subject that would OBJ
trude itself was the one paramount in every
heart. By universal consent the discussion
| which waxed warm and persistent as the
meal was dispatched, irreeistbly turned
upon the predominant question of secession
and It's concomitant, slavery.
Gentlemen" said the governor large
stout, well built. rubicund, blue eyed man
you know my sentiments of course.
telegraphed to the governor of South Caro-
| lima when the ordinance was being consid-
ered on my own account, in my own be-
half, of course, Tell the Carolina conven-
| ton to listen to no compromise or delay"
I'VE indorse everything that you said
governor said Colonel Peyton. quickly.
The state is with you." added Senior
Mendoza.
Our cause IS righteous one, and 1t will
prevail" remarked the Rev. DR.. Bampney
Yes, your exceilency," said the mayor. a
wiry, slender, nervous man, graduate Of
West Point, who was to see hard and bril-
liant service later in the war; Secession
will sweep the convention on the It'll n the
spirit of our Mobile people Is any criterion.
do not believe there will be a dozen votes
cast against IT,
lone of that dozen will be mine" firmly
interrupted Judge Amman.
what, judge!' cried the governor In sur
prise. You are not one of Abe Lincoln 3
men. are you?
mo, your excellency, by no means but
do not yet see the necessity for secession.
Abraham Lincoln, much as I dislike the
man." said the aristocratic. distinguished
gentleman. who was one of the very few in
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his son where he sat next to Mary AMMAN.
The toast was drunk with enthusiasm by
every one present except young Pe5ton,
who brushed his lips to his glass after some
hesitation with very moody countenance.
In the ordinary course Of events, with the
termination of the dinner proper the ladies
would have retired to the drawing room,
while the gentlemen fingered over their
WINE, but the subject under discussion was
OF such burning CONSEQUENCE to them all
that Mrs. Peyton, who had assumed the
role Of hostess for the occasion, sat still
and gave no signal The conversation tnat
men had q body Of feminine auditors SO In
tensely Interested that 1t was with difficulty
that they kept silent.
II knew, of course" said the governor
snavely. as Colonel Peyton sat down: that
We could count upon you, and. indeed.
judge, I think you are wrong. I am sure
that an attempt will be made to dispossess
us OF our slaves summarily and to force
upon us without time for preparation the
very choice which we now make. or wul
make shortly"
IAN frreconcilable difference Of economic
systems will inevitably produce an ire
pressible conflict. which will not cease until
one or the other system triumphs. What
Lincoln said is true. The country cannot
exist half slave, half free. They will resist
secession in the north.q The conflict Is In
evitable, said Hudsons slowly and care
fully delivering his weighty words. which
made profound impression upon all by
their gravity and accuracy!ni
agree with the governor on the one
nand. said DR.. Venosste. q thoughtful old
man, beloved by every one IN the town be-
cause of his kindly, charitable life, land
agree with my friend the Judge and Lawyer
Hudson on the othersniI ado not regard
slavery, with all Difference. sosyou, reverend
sir, as divine institutisp.r AZ an economic
system 1t seems to maho he extravagant
ana III adapted to the nseds Nf community
IKE ours, although anBsa slave owner, as
nay FAMILY mas been for generations. was
porn and reared amid 1thed Substitution of
slavery. I first learned Ito rwhirl the top
and bounce the ball WaHh,Stha young Afri-
can. Everything l. own, yep earth is the re-
suit of slave labor: the Agasdethat feeds my
Wife and children Is prodIoe1 by the labor
OF slaves. They live on nay plantations with
every feeling of kindness as between mas
ter and slave. love, them. they love me-
Yet frankly, would rather see them free
l should be ready to join and cooperate
with any move whatsoever looking to that
end. To free them myself out of hand and
without general cooperation among other
Shareholders would be to plunge them into
poverty and disaster, but 1t has been my
nope That some means might be devised
whereby slave labor could be supplanted
might cease to be In the south So the s.ir-
reconcilable difference Mr., Hudson speaks
OF might be-shall say harmonized?'
Gentlemen, said the governor, reading
from newspaper clipping which he took
from his pocket. yesterday In Mentgom-
cry at the session OF the Alabama confer
ence Of the Methodist Church South It was
resolved that the conference believed .Afri-
can slavery as 1t exists IN the south to be a
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EMPTY HOUSE "JuMpERs.n
Take Possession and Hold the Premises
Against All Corners.

From Tit-Bits.
As property agent in London, let me say
that the public can never form any concep-
ton OF the number OF empty house Jump
ers" who exist in the metropolis. and who,
seeing house empty and apparently neg
lected. boldly break in and take possession.
and continue to hold the premises against
all corners. even when they are discovered.
The jumper usually chooses his house
with great elaboration. As an instance
there Is In South London a gentleman.
property owner. who viii keep his houses
empty for years rather than let them at
anything below the rent he has himself
set. The jumper sees such a house as one
OF these referred to. and he notes that It
Is seldom visited by any one. He Is soon
inside. and then no one thinks Of dispos-
sessing him. till the owner happens to
come round. Even then a legal process
mas to be gone through. I could give you
an instance at Brixton where the jumper
never even heard OF an inquiry for two
years. In this case the house was a fur
nished one. and the owner. an official in
India, was absent At the same time, too,
the jumper was filing the house with
dodgers. and doing very well out of the
anair; three months were expended in legal
processes before repossession was obtained.
Often enough. strange to say. the jump
er Is woman. Of the otherwise quite
respectable and Tone. 'lorn female" kind.
In such places. near London, as -Brigh-
ton there are great many houses that
are only occasionally occupied, and these
the Jumper selects. I know cases where
Jumpers have squatted and never paid rent
for years.
The most dangerous class Of Jumper is
one similar to those who were convicted
not long ago. In this case the jumper had
taken possession Of the houses-places
neglected and belonging to absentee own
ers-and had boldly sold every scrap OF
the building material and no one had ever
thought OF Questioning his right, though
the houses demolished were In well fire.
Quented street. and every stick and stone
was removed. But small house property
is the usual mark Of the jumper.
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Old Theaters.
From the London Chronicle.

From the London Chronicle.
How is 1t that, with new thsaters con-
stantly arising. no one seems to think of
reviving the names Of playhouses long
passed away. which in many cases were
very graceful names indeed. For instance,
there was the Curtain (still commemorated
in Curtain road. Shoreditch). which -four
ished in the sixteenth and seventeenth Gen.
turtles. Then there was the Fortune Ut
stood In Playhouse yard Golden lane), which
was demolished by Puritan soldiery in 16a9
Passing to the Surrey side Of the river We
find the Rose. and-a truly appropriate
name for new venture-the Hope which
nave long ceased to exist. We leave out Of
consideration the Globe, associated with
Shakespeare's memory, though this title
also seems likely to disappear. What does
sir Charles Wyndham intend to call his new
house, to be opened next month?
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wise, humane and righteous institution, ap-
pointed by God and calculated to promote
in the highest possible degree the welfare
of the slave; that the election Of a sectional
president Of the United States was evidence
of the hostility of the majority of the peo-
pie to the south, and which in fact II not in
form dissolves the compact of union be-
tween the states and drives the aggrieved
party to assert Its independence And they
said further, Our hearts are with the south,
and should there be need we shall not be
found wanting in the hour of danger
"A ringing declaration. that said Dr..
Bampney, who was an Episcopalian. from
our Methodist brethren. Pity that men of
such clear insight ever left the fold Of the
true church."
Its a question Of property again Al
most all political or even moral questions
have q material basis. The northern states,
In defiance Of the constitution, have denied
that slaves are property. have refused to
protect slave owners. despite the fusi-
tive slave law, In their title to their slaves,
and will refuse" said the lawyer, again
clearly stating the case and with his fine
legal mind going to the core Of the prob
i lem in a way that awakened everybody's
admiration.
The right to govern. rests in a small mi
nority. said the aristocratio Mendiota, not
having shaken of the ideas Of his Spanish
ancestry. the most persistent blood in Uu-
rope. the duty to obey is inherent in the
great mass Of mankind The real ciyiliza-
ton OF a country is in it's aristocracy. We
edH nave no Ar1Stocracy In the south with
out slave labor. and If we cannot have
slaves without secession let us secede'
Gentlemen. said the Judge, IT think
Dr. Venosste is right. I have held similar
Opinions, and yet one circumstance has con-
WINGED me at least OF the futilitv Of anv
present hope of a peaceable. orderly abrora.
tlon or slavery. 1t has not impaired INV
conclusions or blinded my Judgment
trus1 but l am aware that It has done
more TO deter men who think as DR. Voro
osste and myself-and there are MANY ~ n.
from any concerted action than anvthinr
else that could have been done.
What was that. judge?" asked Colonel
The conduct Of the north with regard to
the John Brown raid" 70
Yes. yes" cried the colonel. ..wbat i1,a
the northern sympathizers think of that
here was bloodthirsty fanatic who struck
against the sovereign state Of Virginia and
through her against the United States" he
continued, hercely, with singular perver
SION OF the importance OF the sovereign
podies. Here was a man who levied war
upon constitutional commonwealth and
upon confederation Of COMMONWEALTH
who seized a government arsenal. shnt ,,r
imprisoned unoffending citizens. ana iid n
all with the avowed purpose Of excftinr a
servtle instruction: who Cherished fha
monstrous design OF arming the slaves. of
letting them loose upon our wivea and
chiidren-think Of Il, In the presence Of Ahe
grace and beauty around this board rantJa..
men-of turning these men into fiends With.
his impractical dreams of liberty and free
dom, and precipitating upon the country
horrors unspeaiable"
Yes" said the Judge, more calmly. 'syou'
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the south who gave the President his full
Christian name. land loath as am to think
that the President of the United States is
of such common stock and ordinary breed
ing, has been legally elected in a constitu-
tional way. do not apprehend any inter-
ference with the rights Of the south from
him.
But" said DIR. venosste, "he has stated
that the country cannot exist half slave
and half free"
That doesn't make 1t fact, DOCTOR"
said the judge. Alabama existed half
slave and half free"
1.-The subsection of the black to the white
was so intended. ordained of DID," comment
ed the venerable clergyman, slipping his
wine.
LAS to the question Of secession" here
1nterpOSed Mr.. Hudson, whatever the will
of the President might be he is restrained
by our constitutional checks from any overt
action"
True. gentlemen" said the Judge. land
believe me; the liberties Of the south are
not jeopardized by his election. The action
Of South Carolina was hasty, unnecessary.
tmpoltic. In the last degree"
This announcement was received IN dead
silence. There was but one heart that beat
responsive to 1t around that table. young
Peyton's. The face OF the judges daughter
was filled with pain and shame. The ex-
preston on most of the others was surprise
Colonel Peyton with difficulty restrained
himself from an explosion.
What would you advise then. judge?'
asked the governor, one Of the most dete-
mined advocates OF secession in the south,
what would you have us do? Submit
tamely?'
do nothing, sir. Pursue the even tenor of
our way. Let any overt action, If there Is
to be one, come from-shall I say the
enemy7 Let the north show it's hand first
I. for one, should deplore the dissolution of
this great Union"
Judge" said the mayor incisively, you
are right In the last phrase. When South
thereby Immediately dissolved"
'"Tis fact accomplished" said the cler-
gyman.
Il fear so. Indeed. indeed, / fear so,'
said the judge thoughtfully. "But my con-
victiens are as stated"
But your course, Judge?" asked Colonel
Peyton.
Gentlemen said Judge Amman, 'I trust
that my patriotism Is above proof. What
Alabama does I do. I am a citizen Of the
United States, but first and foremost I am
citizenEof Alabama. If she goes out Of
the Union, which God forbid go with her.
II 1t breaks my heart, I must go with my
state"
"Oh, father" whispered his daughter, "I
love you for thatr'-
Boyd Peyton's heart sank into the depths
once more.
Gentlemen said Colonel Peyton, "if my
old friend viii permit me. give you a
heath-the health OF man who subordi-
mates his private convictions, his Individual
opinions, to the allegiance due to the state
in which he was born God bless her that
she has produced such sons. and may all
here do likewise!'
As he spoke he shot meaning glance at