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Gilpin observer., 1903-01-01
LOSING AND FINDING
PEOPLE WHO FIND LOST PARCELS

Practice Of Looking for vaIuables
Dropped by shoppers-some ArtI-
Gle Lost by Eight Out Of Every One
Hundred Women Who Go Shop
ping.
THAT is parcel hunter" said a
floor walker in one of the big stores.
He nodded his head toward woman
wedging her way along the crowded
aisle, scanning the floor assiduously>as
she went.
They are an odd class" he ex-
planned. with the advent of the gift
buying season, which has already set
in, come small army of people who
make an annual practice of searching
the big stores and streets for parcels
and money that are dropped by shop
pers. Pedestrians also have hobby
Of looking for things, and motormen
have long followed the practice in the
business districts.
You would hardly believe it, but
eight out Of every hundred women who
go shopping lose something in the
way of money or valuables before they
get home. The average of carelessness
in men is about one-half of one per
advantages of numerous pockets and
the inherent masculine aversion to
carrying things in their hands. When
you consider the thousands that invade
the big stores each day you can realize
that hundreds of articles are lost
Some one finds them
"a number of the parcels turn up at
the lost and found counters of the
h11f 10 m
of things dropped are never account
ed for. The things picked up range
from a kid glove to a well-filled
pockctbook. Oftentimes costly pack
ages of silks and furs are found.
'The motorman is also often reward
ed by profitable finds. He knows by
experience that women getting on and
off cars with packages in their hands
are more or less agitated. That's when
they drop things. At this season of
the year, every day at the bar barns.
you can hear the motormen talk of
their finds as they come in from their
trips"
A talk with a motorman at the
Ridve Avenue car barn revealed the
truth of the floor <-alker's assertion.
He said: There are even more things
found in the street than on the side
walk. Money and parcels dropped in
the street are likely to remain undis-
turbed longer than if dropped on the
sidewalk. So the motormen has the
field practically to himself The big
gest find l ever made was pocket
book containing SIS. The owners s
name was in it, and when returned it
he gave me so cents. Another time l
found a diamond breastpin at Tenth
and Arch streets, which l sold for $12. "
philadelphia Press.
Gilpin observer., 1903-01-01
HER REvERIES.

To listen to another woman's con-
versation frequently teaches you what
not to say.
Few men are sufficiently grateful
for the love good woman.
After a woman has Strengthened up
a mans bureau drawer he. can't find
what he wants until it is all mussed
up again.
1t is remarkably graceful woman
who looks well running for a car with
an umbrella in one hand and hat.
box in the othev.
To the one-adjective woman,
grand" is as applicable in. describing
an autur{{nal landscape as in extolling
piece of pumpkin pie.
/. Now, wouldn't this be a hard world
II we were obliged to do all the things
We tell other people we would do If
we were in their placer
p. A girl doesn't have to be out of
school long before she discovers that
to dress to make heruelf look pretty
to some man is of more Importance
than n knowledge Of how to solve the
'binominal theorem.
Gilpin observer., 1903-01-01
BY THE BACHELOR GIRL.

II all men were wise all women
would seem sensible.
II man is a. failure he is sure 1t is
some woman's fault.
Women value dress because men
value it SO much more.
Women don't idealize men, for they
never have chance to.
Men are not nearly SO wise as wom-
en- let them think they are.
1t is surprising how much most
men don't know about babies.
The average man meets more than
his match with the average woman.
A woman never learns to catch a
ball because men are SO much easier.
More women would be angels II
more men cared anything about
heaven.
Most men look at pretty girl as II
she had been born especially on their
account.
man generally reforms on account
Of some woman, and then takes all the
credit to himself
Most men divide women into two
classes-their mothers and sisters and
all other women.
Some men are so stupid that they
think women careless for not keep
ing their shoe laces tied.
A woman can seldom stop to look
in corset shop window because there
are so many men around.
Does it follow that woman can't
pound a nail just because she never
does when man is about?
Mems consistency permits him to
take beer in winter to keep him warm
and in summer to keep him cool.
Many men in a restaurant give the
impression that they are there not
so much to eat as to talk to the wait
ress.
A man can earn $4,000 year, and
yet he has to marry some little wom-
an with 81 week spending money
just to make himself comfortable.
Men will never concede that wOm-
an knows anything. yet some men
spend all their time fussing because
some women don't know more than
they do.
Gilpin observer., 1903-01-01
APHoRlsMs.

He who wishes to secure the good
of others. has already secured his own
-Confucius.
1t is difficult to say who do you the
most mischief, enemies with the
worst intentions or friends with the
best.-Bulwer
Negligence is the rust Of the soul.
that corrodes through all her best re-.
solves.-Feltham.
The one who will be found In trial
capable OF great acts OF love Is ever
the one who is always doing consider
ate small ones.-Robertson.
Everyone complains of the badness
Of his memory. but nobody OF his
.-Rochfoucnuld.
Great men lose somewhat OF their
greatness by being near us; ordinary
men gain much.--Landor.
He who has no inclination to learn
more will be very apt to think that
he knows enough.-Powell.
Most people would succeed In small
things II they were not troubled with
great NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Few people disparage . distinguish.
"a ancestry except those Who have
none Of their own.-J. Hawes.
Gilpin observer., 1903-01-01
FENIAN FLAG A RELIC.
Buffalo Possesses That Was by Troops During
Invasion Of Canada
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A faded green silk flag, with one
corner torn into ribbons. has been
pIasea IN the collection of the Buffalo
Historical society. 1t is a relic of the
Fenian invaders who crossed into Can
ada from Buffalo on the night of May
81. 1896, and who had to come back a
few days later. after having thrown
Canada into spasm of terror. This
flag went through what is known as
the battle of Ridgeway, which village
is new more familiar to Buffalonians
as tke town back of Crystal Beach.
The nag was formerly presented to
the Historical society by James McEl-
roS. In whose family it had been for a
long time, and by d. E. Mahoney. The
exercises were held in the society's
leotsye room. About 200 persons were
present. President Andrew Langdon.
in response to a few remarks made
by ~. Aahoney, said he was reminded
of an incident that came under his
observation while in the Office of the
president of large New York bank.
1T was during political campaign.
and one of the other officers coming
ints the room hung up the portrait of
one Of the candidates." he said. THE
presiasnt Immediately said, Take that
doWn. We have no politics here It's
the same way with us. We accept
relies whether we approve of them or
not, and we accept this flag for its
historical interest"
Tie nag. which was carried by the
BuAalsnians who took part in the In
vasisa, Is nine feet long and six feet
wiae. In the upper left-hand corner
Gilpin observer., 1903-01-01
CAREFULLY THOUGHT OUT.

OF course an empty pepperbox is
out of season.
No, Cordelia, horses are not found
cred at a foundry.
Presents occasionally make the
heart grow fonder.
The man who talks like book
isn't SO easily shut up.
The ague doesn't leave a man when
i. gives him the shake.
1t isn't case of true love if the
girl doesn't lose her appetite.
Laughter is no more a sign of be-
ing amused than fat is of health.
A good many people would say
more If they didn't talk SO much.
A lazy man looking for work is a
good illustration of mingled hope and
fear.
Men who wink at the soda clerk get
what they want in the twinkling of
an eye.
Hard drinkers soon go broke-prob-
ably because whisky is such a strain
on the system. Z.
Love may make the world go round,
but it isn't always able to make the
girls father come round.
An old bachelor says there is moth
ing dearer to man than a good wife
or at least more expensive.
Though man may not understand
a girl during courtship, after mar
riage she never let's up until he does
While the camera always tells the
truth about woman, the photogra-
pher has to do lot of retouching in
order to sell her the picture.
Gilpin observer., 1903-01-01
SOME PosTscRIPTs.

Beets yield ~ to 13 per cent of their
weight in sugar.
The number of lepers in the Philip
pine Islands is estimated at about 12..
600.
At Budapest the municipality has
opened registry ONCE for domestic
servants.
Windsor Castle has been used as q
royal residence for 7s4 years.
Springfield. Mass. has Just cele.
brated her fftieth anniversary as a
municipality.
In Swedish towns the average
marrying age Of males Is 30h years
and OF females 27%.
Last year 5000 London school
children obtained certificates for com.
potency in swimming.
In Sydney. Australia. It has been
shown that only 20 per cent Of the ".
phoid cases come from houses that
have approved sanitary Attinss
Gilpin observer., 1903-01-01
WAS 1T your

There was somebody who borrowed
book and kept it for months. Was
it you?
There was somebody who said an
unkind word which hurt somebody
else. Was it you?
There was somebody who harshly
criticised the actions of somebody
else. Was it you?
There was somebody who found
nothing but fault in the belongings of
friend. Was 1t you?
There was somebody who was
thoughtless and selfish in manner and
mode of living. Was it you?
There was somebody who never
stopped to think who was hurt by the
sarcastic word. Was it you?
There was somebody who day in
and out never did anything to make
anybody else happy. Was it you?
Gilpin observer., 1903-01-01
MADE RICH BY STORM.
Bolt Lightning Uncovers Vein Which
Had Vainly Sought for Months
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1t wiz not be an easy task for one
to convince Larry O'Donnell and
Frank Ingersoll, two prospectors of
Sunset canyon, that nature did not
get W the electrical storm which vis-
ites that locality this week especially
for their benefit, writes the Los An
ge1es correspondent of the Chicago
Inter Ocean. Be it known that thun-
derstogms are extremely rare in Cal
ifoSu1a. Indeed there are plenty Of
pefeenD here whose hair shows gray
who have never heard the voice of
thunaer. In the mountain sections OF
the state thunderstorms do at rare
intervals occur, but it has been a num-
ber sf years since Sunset canyon
echoed to the reverberations of the
thtndR's voice until the recent
storm.
Boz number of years prospectors
have suspected that a considerable
ve4a af iron ore lay concealed some
wheso Il the mountains in the vicinity
OF - canyon, and much prospecting
has baen done in the endeayor to To-
cate y. Float bearing traces of iron
is peHtifully scattered over a large
section OF country, and the two pros
peoeUss above mentioned followed the
lenA to Sunset canyon, and there in
what seemed to be promising spot,
thdk began sinking shaft hoping to
cross sut the mineral lode Patiently
and persistently the men worked all
thrUugA the summer and they had a
hole some thirty feet deep with NO
lateral tunnels running several feet
Gilpin observer., 1903-01-01
Water Power in South Africa.

1t is reported that the Industrial
conditions in South Africa demand the
development of a large amount of
power, and. as matter Of course, wa
ter power is preferred. This will de-
velop electrical power which can be
transmitted to any point within the
range of possibilities. There are num-
erous large waterfalls on all the large
streams of Africa, particularly on the
Congo and its affluents and on the
Zambesi river. On the latter stream
the Victoria Falls is the largest in the
wQyld-larger than Niagara. It is
about a mile wide and 420 feet high.
Even in dry seasons the water is from
two to three fee deep at the crestof
the fall.
Gilpin observer., 1903-01-01
WIT AND WISDOM.

Dead roosters never crow.
A matrimonial exhibit is often
sorry spectacle.
The only way to keep out of mis-
chief is to hustle.
Every one hates liar, yet can you
plead mot guilty?"
think prefer a very bad woman
to very good man..
Should a lovers tete-a-tete bench
be called a spoon-holder?
Some people give you cold plunge
every time they look at you.
Never ask the cost of gift. There
are other ways of finding out
Is widow the survival of the ft-
test? Gentlemen, don't all speak at
once,
The real pleasure of life is in antici-
patton. Realization means disappoint-
ment.
baby and nursing bottle make
romantic girl long for home and
mother.
Some people remind one of the
missing monkey of a stray organ
grinder.
Too much money is sorry Attic
ton, yet many are sorry not to have
the affliction.
When love-making progresses under
the glare of the chandelier can it be
a parlor match?
Love is like a spinning wheel; it
does lots of whirling around before
striking q lucky number.
When man begins to look old
he tries to look important A wo-
man tries to look skittish.
The wedding of our friends may be
gay, hilarious farce. our own a
tragedy.-Kate Thyson Mari in Mil
waukee Sentinel
Gilpin observer., 1903-01-01
THE WORLD IS IMPROVING.
Commercial Bonds Have Knit Closely Strongest
Great Nations Of the Earth
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easily believe that their own era is
new era in the world. But men with
historical knowledge now see interna-
tional conditions that are radically
different and radically better for peace
than any of the battered centuries be-
hind us knew. The interfering of the
dominant race of men by free institu-
tions to free opportunity on the most
fruitful continent. and the industrial
rise of the Republic. fortifying its po-
litical power. have put all nations in
a new relation to one another and in
new relation to civilization. This
revolutionary fact has become palmer
this year than 1t ever was before. It's
far reaching Significance we do not
yet see: but 1t looks like "a great
force that will work for the steadying
OF governments and for the sane ci-
rection OF. endeavor for centuries to
come. For II Is the natural result of
great law of human development
and not an advantage won by the
strength of armies or by the skill OF
diplomatists or by any other power
that may change with change OF rul-
ers and of generations. The Industrial
man becomes stronger. the political
man weaker; and economic force 10
beginning to rule the world as mill
tary force once ruled 1t.
Gilpin observer., 1903-01-01

into the mountain to show for their
summers labor. Unfortunately this
was all they did have to show for i. ).
for no trace of the mineral they
sought had been found, and their
means had played out.
On the day of the storm they COL
cluded to abandon the search, and
they had taken the tools from the hole
and were packing their camp outfit
when the storm came up. The fall of
the rain was accompanied by bril-
liant electrical display and loud claps
Of thunder. Suddenly there came
most terrific clap of thunder, accom-
panying binding flash of lightning,
and 1t seemed to the watching men as
though the mountain was being torn
asunder. A moment later another
equally severe crash followed and
third clap came little later. The
lightning bolts seemed to be directed
at the shaft they had SO recently
abandoned, and when the storm had
cleared and they investigated they
been scanned and shattered by the
electrical bolts. They descended to
ascertain the results of the bolts and
found the wall Of the shaft opposite
to the lateral tunnels had been rivcn
and several tons of rock had been
scaled off and had fallen to the bottom
OF the shaft, but, what was of more
interest and Importance to the pros
pectors. the vein of ore which they
had SO persistently sought had been
laid bare.
Gilpin observer., 1903-01-01
FIGS AND THIsrLEs.

Religion is mans relation to God.
Seeds of love may need storms OF
sorrow.
Better be good servant than q
bad son.
Conceit is not an ingredient of con-
secration
Preaching for wages never won
the world.
The will of God to-day waits on the
will of man.
silent idiot is wiser than q bab-
bling simpleton.
Stolen thunder will not bring show
ers Of blessing.
The losses of childhood are the
gains of manhood.
There can be no communion where
there is no union.
Everything comes to the man who
waits-and keeps on walking.
The prayers that, like Jacobs lad
der, rise from hard pillows, may reach
q blessed peace.
The man who says there is no truth
in the world has mistaken a mirror
for the universe.
1t is easier to preach patience in
the church than it is to practice it
with our children.
When you can honorably do SO the
best. way to conquer your enemy is
to concur with him.
1t will be time enough to indict
others when we have finished the in
ventory of our own faults.
1t takes less of FOOLS brain energy
to doubt all things than it does for
a wise man to accept one fact.
1t will not help your husband to
heaven to leave him at home with
cold victuals while you go to warm
your heart at the prayer meeting.
The Gospel would soon reach all
men If we were as anxious to tell the
virtues of Christ as we are to publish
the faults of others-Ram's Horn.
Gilpin observer., 1903-01-01

At the end of the year, says the
W0pld's Work. we may congratulate
oursalves that it will leave the world
in nseh better plight than it found 1t.
When II began there was war in South
Afyssa and there were troublesome
hos4uities in the Philippines. Now
pease 10 broken, II broken at all. only
by the unrest in Venezuela and Co
lombia and In Hayti. that follows their
revasutions. and In Africa. where the
"MaA Muliah" has attacked the Brit
ish. And not only is the world at
peauD. bat the great nations are more
sesuRsly linked together. perhaps, than
thcy ever were before. New forces for
peasu ore at work. especially two OF
the stsengest possible world influ-
ensse: an organized and closely knit
cosnnspse, which none can AFFORD to
distwb for fear of a lasting loss of
trada, and In particular, the over
whe1laiag commercial power OF the
unitsA States. which would gain a
stfu surer lead by the suspension Of
induStrial activity in any important
country. The little periodical adjust
msnts Of power and Of privilege that
the nations used to make by special
treaties were crude and weak guaran-
ties Of peace in comparison with the
compelling power OF modern COM
mQvse and all that 1t implies. The
mesa recent wars were really only
frsBt5sr wars.
Msn without historical knowledge
Gilpin observer., 1903-01-01

golden sunburst was once painted
on the background of green silk, but
its outlines were destroyed by Cana
dian ball that tore through the flag
at the battle of Ridgeway. That por-
ton of the flag is merely collection
of tatters now. Running in line
slanting upward and that begins be-
meath the sunburst are the following
words in golden letters: Buffalo, Sew
enth Regiment. Irish Army of Liberia
ton" Beneath this is the following
inscription placed on the flag after
the Fenians had returned from Can
ada: "Ridgeway and Fort Erie. June
2, 1866 Occupying the center of the
right-hand half of the flag is the fol-
lowing. also in golden letters: Pre-
sented by the Fenian Sisterhood of
Buffalo. May 6, 1866" Part of this
lettering is torn, the result of bull
let
The flag was carried to Fort Erie,
Ontario. with the 900 Fenians who
took part in the invasion. After hav-
ing driven the Canadian militia near
Ridgeway to retreat. and then having
to retreat themselves before body of
Canadian regulars. the Fenians hur-
ried back to Fort Erie While trying
to cross the river the Fenians were
arrested by American forces. Later
they were released. The United States
government authorities returned the
torn flag to the local Fenian organiza-
tion.-Buffalo Express.
Gilpin observer., 1903-01-01

ear and tongue. listening and giving
advice to men with troubles.
His duties range from the settle.
ment Of domestic disputes to the dis
pensation OF advice concerning the
merits OF the various brands of liquors.
Men with hard-luck tales are never
turned down by him.
III man wants loan he Is sent to
the trouble man." Has . man been
locked out Of home by his wife? Tho
trouble man will tell him what to do.
Has 4 man an "incurable" case Of
rheumatism? The trouble man will
tell him how to cure II.
Gilpin observer., 1903-01-01
They Know a Good Thing.

The number OF new settlers going
into the Sunny San Luis valley this
fall is remarkable. II you want to
get some of our choice lands. with
gilt-edged water rights, you will need
to be about it.
For particulars write to Zeph. Chas.
Felt, 614-616 Majestic Building. Den
yer, Colorado.
Gilpin observer., 1903-01-01
ocr'Es OF a TROUBLE MAN.
spss,as,y Employed to Listen to Hard
Luck Stories.

spssDasly Employed to Listen to Hard
Luck Stories.
Annoyed by the constant tales OF
people with troubles to tell. the pro-
prietors Of saloon at Matthews. Ind,
have hired a man to remain In their
place, whose sole business It Is to
llsbcn 10 the troubles OF others. ac-
cos6ing to the indianapolis News.
m front Of the saloon they have
crested platform and have fenced 1t
~ BY IN iron railing. It II upon this
plst1orm that the trouble man" sits
and sympathixes With his evsrgrowing
clientsls. Almost any time day the
'tssseD naa" may b aeen vth rsAdy
Gilpin observer., 1903-01-01
now.e Thisr

We Offer Ono Hundred Dollars reward for any
case Of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Halls
CAtArTh Cure.
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Props. Toledo, q
We. the undersigned, have known r. J.
perfectly honorable In alI business transnc tious
and financially able TO carry out any obiiga-
tions made by their nrm
West d Trusx, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo,
O.; WaldinE.. Kinnan 4 Marvin, Wholesale
Druggists. Toledo, Ohio
Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken internally, act-
ing directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces
Of the system. testimonials sent free Price
NC per bottle. Sold by all druggists
Halls Family Pills arc the best
Gilpin observer., 1903-01-01
Many School Children Are siekIy.

Many School ChIIdren Are sickIy.
Mother Gray Sweet Powders for Children.
used by Mother Gray. nurse in Children s
Home. New York. break up Colds in "a hours
cure Feverishness. Headache. Stomach
Troubles. Teething Disorders and Destroy
Worms. At all druggists. 25c. Sample mailed
free. Address Allen S. Olmsted, lie RoyyN. Y.
Gilpin observer., 1903-01-01

IF there is anything in man trav-
ell will bring it out" Yes, discovered
that when l crossed the ocean"
Gilpin observer., 1903-01-01
In Vgister Use Aliens Foot.Ease.

In WiSter Use Aliens Foot-Ease.
A powder. Your feet feel uncom-
Portable, nervous and often cold and
damp. II you have sweating. sore feet
or tight shoes, try Aliens Foot-Ease.
Sold by all druggists and shoe stores.
rs cents. Sample rent free. Address
Allen s. Olmsted, lie Roy, N. Y.
Gilpin observer., 1903-01-01

II you don't get the biggest and best
it's your own fault. DEFIANCE Starch
is for sale everywhere and there is pos
itively nothing to equal it in quality or
quantity. y
Gilpin observer., 1903-01-01

asked: DO you ever think OF getting
married?' "Thinkk she answeredss with
asperity. II worry" a
Gilpin observer., 1903-01-01

F1ubdubbe-Do you suppose that girl
Bilkins In to marry is as rich as she is
said to be? Pinhedde-No question about
It'll know Bilkins.
Gilpin observer., 1903-01-01

what were you about to remark2' she
asked. "Oh, it's of no consequence" he
returned. II know that" she reforted
but what was it?'
Gilpin observer., 1903-01-01
II you are coughing take DR.. Au-
gust Koenig's Hamburg Breast Tea

The man who "smiles and smiles" II
liable to see snakes If he doesn't quit.
Gilpin observer., 1903-01-01

Defiance Starch is put up 1G ounces
In package, 10 cents. One-third more
starch for same money
Gilpin observer., 1903-01-01

What do you know about this
case?" asked the lawyer. Nothing"
replied the witness. I'm the expert"
Gilpin observer., 1903-01-01

The wise man makes men first weep
and then laugh. The fool makes men
first laugh. and then weep.
Gilpin observer., 1903-01-01

It's because Of their true merit that
20 many smokers prefer Baxters Bull
head scent cigar.
Gilpin observer., 1903-01-01

Even the engaged telephone s:rl will
ring Oh on the slightest provrcation.