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Gilpin observer., 1904-11-24

1t is beginning to look as though it
would be impossible to bridge the cave.
in on the switch-b back Of the G. & s.
Last week workmen attempted TO find
firm ground upon which to erect a
foundation but il was failure. There
is some talk now Of cutting away part Of
the hill in the vicinity OF the East Bost.
on mine to the place where the road bed
is unsafe and placing the track there.
This seems to be the only solution OF
the problem.
Gilpin observer., 1904-11-24

Mrs. Henry Altvater and daughter.
Elsie, left for Denver yesterday after.
noon whore they will remain a month or
more. The trip is taken with the hope Of
benefitine the little girls health.
Peter MrFarlane returned to Denver
yesterday Afternoon after having spent a
week 10 tho city looking after his foun
dry.
Miss Msrcella sNachtman Of the local
corps OF teachers left for Denver yester-
day to be present at the Thanksgiving
game football.
Gilpin observer., 1904-11-24

There is to be change of manage
ment OF the j. R. Qulgley Lu umber yard
OF this city. Mr.. Quigley is dontemplat-
ing trip to the southern part of Ore
gon and will leave about the hrst Of the
month. He will bs away until spring
During his absence B. c. Clifton will
act in capacity Of manager. Wm. Ire
bilcock will have charge of th1 mill on
Jenny creek. IN
Gilpin observer., 1904-11-24

The track OF the c. & S. southeas Of
Black Hawk, is to be extended abou,
15O feet leading up to the switch b sck
SO it is claimed upon reliable author y
This will enable the company to run
longer trains into Central At present
only an engine and four or five cars car
be accommodated on the piece Of track
extending beyond the switch. The con
tract for building the additional road
bed and the laying Of the track was &c
have been let Tuesday.
Gilpin observer., 1904-11-24

Mike Downs this week trapsfcrred to
John Hugh 6 of Little Mammoth
O'Shannon and Jessie lodes in Pine dis
trict and the undivided A Of Hogan
lode 10 Russell district for eonsidera-
tion OF 81 400.
Gilpin observer., 1904-11-24

A thief in preparation OF a Thanks
giving feast last Friday night broke one
OF the large front windows Of Henry
Dennis meat market on Gregory street
and helped himself to about dozen
chickens and one large and juicy turkey.
Through forgetfulness the table on
which the fowls were being displayed
was not pulled back from the window as
is customary in closing the shop for the
night, and remained invitingly close for
anyone who preferred stealing to com
plying with the usual formality OF pay
ing money for something desired.
Gilpin observer., 1904-11-24

The funeral of Chas. Roberts who died
in Nevadaville of Miners cdneumption
last Thursday morning was held from
the NJ. E. church of Bald Mountain Fri
day. Interment was in Bald Mountain
cemetery.
Gilpin observer., 1904-11-24

A number OF gentlemen, to the extent
OF about fifteen, met Tuesday evening
for the purpose OF organizing dancing
club. A permanent society was effected
and the name OF Eagle Social Club"
was selected. The object Of the organi.
zation is to give dances during the win
ter months at such time the members
see fit. The local orchestra will be en-.
gagged to furnish music TO- all the func
tions. The general public will be ex.
tended an invitation to attend the dan.
ces or become part Of the society. AL.
most membership Of twenty Ave has
been enrolled.
Gilpin observer., 1904-11-24

School WAS dismissed yesterday after
noon in observance Of Thanksgiving and
the scholars will not be called upon te
resume their studies until next Monday
Gilpin observer., 1904-11-24

A party OF young people went to
Mertz's pond Sunday to enjoy little
skating. The ice was smooth and afford
ed much pleasure for those who we're
there. This is the first skating OF the
winter in this locality.
Gilpin observer., 1904-11-24

The dance given by the A. o. U. w
Saturday night at the Armory hall wal
slimly attended. A very enjoyable time
was had by those present, nevertheless
Gilpin observer., 1904-11-24
Brevines

James Fullerton has moved his fam |
lily from End High tothe Morgan house
on Spring street.
Gilpin observer., 1904-11-24

OThe Owls ordered through this Office
for their grand Thanksgiving ball COM
plete set of hoor committeeman badges.
They are very neat and tasty and will
serve the purpose to a nicely.
Gilpin observer., 1904-11-24

A party of young people will meet at
the M. E. church Friday night at 7:3O
o'clock with the intention df going to
Black Hawk to attend the social at the
Methodist church. A large attendance
is requested.
Gilpin observer., 1904-11-24

The tax sale OF delinquent property
which occurred on Monday, the 14th.
was the largest held in years according
to the treasurer, Christopher Trezise.
Gilpin observer., 1904-11-24

Paperhangers and painters will com
mence tomorrow to improving the in
terror of the Observer Office The walls
will be repapered and the front painted
and such repairs made as are necessary.
The landlord, Mr.. VIM. Harvey, evident
ly has been struck by q wave OF pros
perlty as he has consented to have the
work done with little or no solicitation
on the part of the Observer manage.
ment.
Gilpin observer., 1904-11-24

Miss Ida Kruse took suddenly i'll the
fore part Of the week and the services Of
physician we're necessary. She is bet
ter today.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-04-30

The basin covers I.4e0 acres and
as Engineer Reed has said, It forms
an Ideal natural reservoir. Surround.
Ell on every side BY the hills, only
an aperture 500 yards across re.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-04-30
MEXICAN CENTRAL
WON'T CROSS LINE

cided that II was much better to stop
the train on the Mexican side than
% have Il subjected to inspection
before crossing the border.
Passengers coming from all points
In the republic will be required to
have health certificates signed BY q
Texas state health officer or United
States Marine hospital official. stating
that they have been away from the
infected districts of the 1908 epidemic
for five days.
The new terminal means more than
appears on the face Of the decision,
as It Ii not probable that after once
making Juarez the end or the line,
that El Paso will again be used In
that capacity As consequence the
Mexican Central will escape from the
decision Of any United States courts
and viii become purely q Mexican in.
dustry.
- u
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-04-30
one 81 the Great ones.

Rose Coghlan will soon appear here
in .The Greatest Thing In the
World The action of this play Is
subdued. lts characters belong TO
high society The central motive II
the sacrifice made By tendency 20
choholic dissipation. II Is 4 matter for
#congratulatiun that Miss Coghlan has
finally decided 10 place upon the shelf
the Stephanies, the Camilles. the Mrs.
Tanqueray's the Magdas and others
Of their class who have fought behind
the footiights their battle for social
redemption. All Of them lack the
quality Of humor. and Rose Coghlan's
Is delicious IN comedy AZ exemplliled
in her Indy Teazle. Peg Wellington
and Lady Gay Spanker, and local play.
goers will be glad To welcome Rose
coghlan In play which has for It's
dominating theme The Greatest Thing
In the World-maternal love.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-04-30

The Mexican Central will not cross
INTO the United States from Mexico
after the first of May, according to .
dispatch received In this city today
says Thursdays FL paso News.
The action Is due TO the new quar-.
antine law Of the state or Texas which
was made as consequence Of the yel.
low fever epedemic OF 1903.
The stopping Of the road In Juarez
will mean ultimately the cessation Of
all damage suits against the Mexi.
can Central IN Texas and the saving
70 that company of many thousands Of
dollars In that way.
The decision was arrived at after
d considerable time spent In discus.
sion as to whether or not it was pos.
sible with the quarantine law to &C
commodate the passengers BY placing
them in ri Paso. II was finally de.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-04-30
tcontInued on Page Two.l
Mora Court Adjourrs.

Tlie Mora county court adjourned
this afternoon. the majority Of cases
going over 70 the next term. Paul
Mascarenas. who was indicted ana
placed under $4,000 bonds. charged
with the murder Of a boy al Wagon
Mound has not been able 10 raisa
the bond. and will probably remain
in jail until the next term OF court,
An indictment has been returned
AGAINST Edward Hale. recently of tho
st. vrain Mercantile company, and
deputy collector and treasurer, on tha
charge Of embezzlement OF countN
funds. He has been unable 10 raise
bonds and Is Id jail. His case WIZ
come up next term. Eleven indict.
ments were returned yesterday, nears
~ all cases being continued,
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-04-30

that the continuity of American his.
tory Is In the life and purpose Of God
as revealed In the progress Of man.
and that In Thee we have the future
as IN Thee we had the past. For this
we adore Thy great and holy name.
and make mention Of Thy goodness
and power. We remember gratefully
the days Of old We thank Thee Tor
those silences and solitudes, well nigh
eternal and infinite, In which God
wrought In natural manners here
creating . measureless opportunity
and advantage In soil and sky. river
and rock, forest and climate--A chal.
lenge for the hands and hearts which
should meet the master the nascent
energies and build commonwealth IN
these new realms for the glory 0f God
and the good OF man. But Thou hast
often taught us how poor are re-.
sources apparently inexhaustible, how
worthless are flashing ores and hidden
streams without man. The servant ana
child. viceregent Of Thyself made
kingly by Thy providence and grace
TO subdue and transform according
TO Thy plan. So we thank Thee Ton
our fathers and our mothers who. IN
Thy good. spirit. wrought righteous.
ness. while they stopped the mouths
Of Wild beasts, Quenched the yiolemca
Of even prairie fre, rocked their chlld~
rem to sleep with the wolrs howl sAly.
ering the quiet night, overcame the
savage and the pestiience, conquered
poverty, turned wilderness into kards
ems. and transformed hot deserts into
fields where bloom the rose and corn.
flower and where ripen apples OF gold
fn pictures Of silver. The little one
has become thousand and the small
one q strong nation. Tho wilderness
and the solitary place have indeed
been glad for them. Verify, the Lord
hath fastened 1t In His time. Make
us worthier of such fatherhooa ana
motherhood, md because We shall
henceforth serve more deyoutly their
God whosIs also our God. We Hit M
our eyes, on This day at least. to tho
hills whence eometh our help. Glad
y our thanksgiving. fervent our
praise. but quick and tender on this
exultant day Is the consciousness of
our shortcomings and our inIquities.
by the same might with which Thou
hast led and protected. spare lis and
pardon. From our greed and foolish
pride, from our fear OF men and our
faithfulness 70 Thee. we appeal 10
Thee through Him who suffered Tor alf
our sins. May no splendid events Of
our history hide from lis THY right
eousness revealed betimes In flame
and thunder Clouds and darkness
have indeed been round Thee. Al times
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-04-30

g. w. Medler. OF Albuquerque, rep
resenting the Washington Life Insur.
ance company, Ii doing the southern
counties and meeting with good sue.
cess in writing policies.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-04-30
BAT Tie ON
THE YALU
Reported Engagementin in Which
Japanese Are Said To Have
Been lictors
Maneilurian Report Has Ii That
Big Battle Is still Raging
With Loss 10 Russians

48 +
WASHINGTON, d. G. April so.---
Reports have reached the state de-
partnent. the sources Of which the Of
ticials do not care to diyulge, to the
effect that great battle has been
fought on the Yalu river resulting
IN complete victory for the Japan
#ese, Details are unobtainable.
Battle Still Raging.
kAUPANG TSEE, Manchuria, April
80. 10 q. m.--The first battle OF the
war is persistently reported to have
occurred on the Yalu river, 10000
japanese having the stream Thurs
day and attacked 10000 Russians who
We're strongly fortified, Ii Is rumor-
ed this morning that the Japanese
were reinforced and that the battle
continues. The Japanese sharpshoot-.
.ers killed many Russian officers.
whose uniforms were conspicuous.
Torpedo Scraps.
TOXIC. April 3O.---6 D, Admiral
Hosoya, commanding the third squad
ron, reports that on the morning Of
April 20 his gunboats fired on the
enemy at the mouth Of the Yalu riv-
er but the Russians did not reply.
Later q ilotilla or small ships armed
with cannon opened fire on $50 OF the
enemy at Sandoroto, who later re-
treated to the mountains, leaving
many wounded. The Japanese had
no casualties.
No Official News.
LONDON, April 30.--12:S5 y. M
The Japanese legAr1Sn up to the pres
ent has received no confirmation Of q
reported engagement btween Japan
Sc and Russian troops on the Yalu
but the officials think II quite prob
able. The main body OF the Japan
ese army is believed to have trayersed
the mountain passes and crossed the
Yalu river hundred miles from the
sea with the object of taking the
Russian forces near the mouth OF the
river The legation il of the opinion
that the japanese operations III the
mouth Of the Yalu were merely Iii
the nature of feint.
No Foreigners Wanted
ST. PETERSBURG. April aO.--An
official announcement Is gazetted to-
day explaining that the emperor ii re-
iusing all applications of foreigners
for permission % serve as volunteers
in the far east because be considers
that the life and strength 81 the In.
.diyidual belongs above all 70 hts na
tive country.
Suhstantiation.
SHAN PAL kWAN, April 30.--7 y.
m.-The reports Of big battle on
the Yalu river have been given con
siderable substantlation BY the infor-
nation brought In BY four Danish mis-
sionaries who have Just arrived At
New Chwang When these mission.
aries left Tntung ten days ago. the
Russians In that vicinity numbered
10000 and occupied strongly fortified
positions between the Antung and AL
rivers.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-04-30

The Romero Shoe company win res
move from the store they now occups
under The law offices OF veeder ~
veeder, 70 the new Barber building
now nearing completion. The move
will be made about the fifteenth ii
May.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-04-30

Tho Normal Band boys are neglect.
ing nothing that viii add 10 the pleas.
ure of the dance at Rosenthal hall
next Tuesday evening. 4.l2s
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-04-30
CHURCH ANNOUNCEMENTS.

FIRST METHODIST EPISCOPAL
CHURCH: The subject Of the pas
tors sermon at the II o'clock service
will be, "A New Departure Ait tht
evening service. o'clock, an illus
trated address on the Turkish empire
A set OF eighty-four colored stere
opticon views will be used. The choir
has prepared attractive music. Sill
yer offering will be received, A cor
dial invitation Is extended To the pub
lie.
ST. PAuL'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH
Rev. Charles ]. French, Rector: Holy
Communion and sermon at II d, M.
Sunday school 10 4. nj, evening
prayer and sermon at 7:a0 d. m. The
rector will preach at both services.
\ BAPTIST CHURCH; All the reg.
ular services will be held. The sub,
ject 81 the morning sermon at II d, nj.
win be. The Ieadings Of Faith, The
evening service will be held at 7:45
p. m, and the sermon subject will be,
The Pearl OF Great Price. with to-
morrow's services the pastorate Of Mr..
Ward will terminate, All the mem
bers of the church are requested To
be present at the morning service.
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. !
Rev Norman Skinner, pastor. Morn.
Ing worship al II o'clock: sermon by
the pastor Evening worship, song
and sermon at o'clock; Sunday
school at 9:45 a m, Society Of
Christian Endeavor At I d. III. a
very cordial welcome to all people.
CHURCH OF THE IMMACULATE
CONCEPTION: The first mass Will
be said al 4 q. M; the second al 10
q. m. Rev. Fr. Griffin Of Chicago.
will preach. The devotion Of the
forty hours will start at the 10 D.,
clock service. The blessed Sacra.
ment will be exposed up to 7:30 p
M. when the usual evening service
will be held The choir, under the
direction Of Prot. Vaeth. tenor, will
render selections from Bollman's first
and Leonard's mass In b-flat. Misses
G. Murray. Lizzie and Susie Watrous
and Mrs. Morris. will sing soprano;
Mrs. R.Kastler. alto, and Mr.. Kinkel.
bass; Miss 4. Dillon will preside at
the organ. The blessed Sacrament
will be exposed on Monday morning
at the 8 o'clock mass and returned to
the tabernacle at 7.30 b. m. On
Tuesday morning at a. m. the bless
ed sacrament Will be exposed and the
devotions Will close with the o'clock
mass. Henry G. Pouget pastor.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-04-30

FOR SALE.--old papers ~ The Optic
office. 10 cents Z bundle Of 50 ~
pers. or bundles for rs cents. \
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-08-19
Precious Stones In This Country

'It is little strange" said Irving
L. Russell, that the United States
so far ahead in national resources OF
every other part of the globe in all
essential things, should be so deficient
as a producer of precious stones. ]
am OF the opinion that there will be
a big discovery some day of the most
valued gems. probably in some out.
of-the-way corner OF the land.
Il do not mean to intimate that we
are exactly destitute of fine stones.
but that those found are mostly of in.
ferior quality as compared with the
output of the old mines. In North Car
DINA good many emeralds and ru-
bies and sapphires are to be had, but
they are not of sufficient value to
warrant cutting. Some very fine pearls
have been taken out of the shells
picked up in the streams of Arkansas,
and at one time the search for them
down there amounted to a craze.
Pearls, by the way, have gone up in
price from 200 to 800 per cent in re-
cent years.
"A great many semi-precious stones
are mined in California, the turquoise
found out there being especially beau
tiful, but lacking in hardness. Tour
malines also come from California in
abundance. Washington Post.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-08-19
Secular SUNDAY school

In England and America the term
"Sunday-school' has a definite mean
ing, and is exclusively used to denote
q place of religious teaching N Ger
many, however, the race for CONNER
cial supremacy has led to the estab-
lishment of Sunday at which
mechanics are given practical instruc-
ton in their trades. There is, for ex-
ample, a school for masons, at which
the students, many of them mechanics
who work during the week, spend sew
eral hours on Sunday morning in learn
ing the higher branches of their craft
Similarly there are Sunday-schools
for tailors, ironmongers, boolbinders,
and followers of other trades-eyen
BARRIERS and blacksmiths.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-08-19
woman Carries Animal Names.

A story is told by the Kansas City
Journal of a Cherokee woman who has
married six times, and has never got
ten out of the animal line When she
was a girl she was known as Miss
Mollie Panther She married an Indi-
an named Coon, and when that gesl-
tleman was transferred to the happy
hunting grounds she soon became Mrs.
Fox. The Fox did not last always,
and when he entered the last chase
the widow married a mild, placid man
named Mule, who never had any kick
coming till he harnessed up to draw
his load across the Great Divide. At
ter period of mourning the widow
again entered the realms of matrimon-
ial bliss and became Mrs. Wolf, and
when his scalp went to the Great
Father, along with his corporal re-
mains, she became the wife of man
named Tiger, and when Mr.. Tiger
changed his stripes for pretty white
robes in the Great Beyond she select
ed another husband by the name CT
Rabbit.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-08-19
willing Self Consciousness.

First we must be willing to accept
the effects of self-consciousness The
more we resist these effects the more
they force themselves Upon us, and
the more we suffer from them. We
must be willing to blush, be wiling
to realize that we have talked too
much, and perhaps made ourselves
ridiculous. We must be willing to feel
the discomf0rts o. self-consciousness
in whatever form they may appear.
Central point of alive must know
and understand, and not dodge in the
very least the truth that the root of
self-consciousness is selfishly caring
what other people think of us-and
wanting to appear well before them
We should be willing that any one
should think anything of us, so long
as we have the strength of a good
conscience. We should be willing to
appear in any light If that appearance
will enhance our use. or is a necessity
OF growth.-Annie Payson Call. in Les.
Hes Monthly.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-08-19
IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTION.
Comparisons That Give an Idea Of It's
Magnitude.

-
Magnitude.
To realize the magnitude of the
production of iron aid steel In this
country during one year, one has to
employ much larger standards of com
parison than pounds and tons. For
Instance blast furnace large enough
TO receive at one charge all the metal
tnat passes through all the blast fur
naces OF the country in one year
would have to be built to contain
2,oo0,000,000 cubic feet. Or to use
the slightly more conceivable compar-
ison, 1t would have to be twenty-four
times as large as the great pyramid of
Cneops. The coke used in the process
OF manufacture would, if piled up In
column 400 feet square, reach $500
Feet up into the skies, and the iron
ore from which all the products are
made, would. if piled up in a column
onefou-th Of the bulk of that coke,
reach just as high as the former
some 34,636,121 tons. If all the car
rails were rolled into one huge rail,
the dimension would be l Is miles
long, 81 feet high, 81 feet across the
Dase. and 43 feet across at the top,
being wide enough to accommodate a
locomotive and it's tender. One huge
wire nail containing the metal an
nuauy drawn into such O form would
make column 1000 feet high and "a
leet square, overlapping the renowned
EiTel Tower at Paris. The cut nails
would reach to the heights of the
Washington monument, and would far
overtop the Park Row building, the
highest in the world.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-08-19
Caught Alligator With a FishIIne.

While deer, duck and quail shooting
have been better this season in the
neighborhood Of Titusville than in
several years, Rockledge, Stuart and
a few other places seem to have the
expert fishermen. But it takes Mer-
rift fisherman to catch alligators. We
are told that few days ago a seven
foot alligator was caught with a fish
line. The line was set and baited with
mullet, for trout. The alligator took
the bait and the hook fastened itself
in his throat Had the line been a
rope or chain it would have been
twisted apart or the hook torn out.
The alligator tired himself out and
was easily taken by slipping a rope
over his nose, securing his f1ippers,
and towing him ashore, where he was
killed with an axe.-East Coast Advo-
cate (Titusyille, Fla).