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Gilpin observer., 1904-04-21
Petroleum Production.

The worlds production Of petrole-
um in 1902 amounted to 185,151, Os9
barrels. OF this the United States and
Russia produced 91.44 per cent. For
years Russia has led in point Of pro-
duction, but an increase of 19,377,722
barrels in the production of the Unit
ed States in 1902 and a decrease
amounting to 4,62s,515 barrels in the
production of Russia caused these two
countries to change places and put the
United States at the head of the list.
Our country has, however, still more
important advantage over it's foremost
petroleum rival. More than double
the quantity of the higher grades Of
refined products is obtained from the
average crude petroleum produced in
the United States than is obtained
from Russian oil. The United States
produced nearly 2.6 barrels of refined
products in 1902 for every barrel pro.
duced by the rest Of the world.
Gilpin observer., 1904-04-21

Of the first day brought the travellers
well within view of timber line, but
the rough country along the stream
was not yet reached when they were
forced to quit the trail and make their
rough bivouac for the night.
There was a curious feeling of GER
taiaty in Franklin's mind. as they
again took saddle for the journey. that
the end of the quest was not far dis
tant. and that its nature was prede-
termined. Neither he nor Curly ex-
pected to find the ranchman alive.
though neither could have given letter
and line for this belief. AS for Juan.
his face was expressionless as ever.
"Que Gamma = onde. amigo"
asked Curly in cowboy patois. Which
way?"
The Mexican pointed up the stream
with carelessness and they turned
thither. AS they resumed the march.
now along the level floor of the wind
ing little valley, Franklin was revolv-
ing a certain impression in his mind.
In the mud at the bank where they
had stopped he had seen the imprint
of a naked foot-a foot very large and
with an upturned toe, widely spread
Ing apart from its fellows, and 1t
seemed to him that this track was not
so fresh as the ones he had just seen
made before his eyes. Troubled, he
said nothing. but gave start as Cur.
ly, without introduction, remarked, as
though reading his thoughts:
Gap, I seen 1t, too"
His footprint at the bank?"
"Yep. He's shore been here afore."
Neither man said more. but both
grew grave, and both looked unccn-
sciously to their weapons. The Mex.
lean plunged ahead as confidently as
before, and In the tangled going his
speed was greater than that OF the
horses. "Cuidado!" (carefuD "Juan."
cried Curly warningly. and the latter
turned backed q face inscrutable as
ever.
The turned an angle of the valley.
and came out upon little fat among
the trees. Toward this open space
the Mexican sprang with horse, ex.
cited cries. The horses plunged back.
snorting. Yet in the little glade all
was silence. solitude. Swiftly Frank
lin and Curly dismounted and made
fast their horses, and than followed
up the Mexican. their weapons now
both drawn.
This glade. now empty. had once
held man. or men. Here was trod.
dan place where q horse had been
tied to tree. Here was the broken
end OF lariat. Here had been little
bivouac. . bed scraped up Of the
scsnty fallen leaves and punches Of
lAlier grass. Here were broken bushes
Gilpin observer., 1904-04-21
So Much-So Little!

$50 much to do. so little done!"
Cecil Rhodes.
Is there no debt that thou dost owe
To tighten others care and woe?
Is there no comfort thou canst give
To help another creature live?
Hast thou no peace thou canst bestoW
And let a sadder being know2
Oh, Fellow Pilgrim, stop a while
To give a helpful loving smile.
Thy life Is not thine own to live.
AS thou hast gained so much thou gfvel
But give not only OF thy wealth,
Give. too. a little-of thyself.
Oh, do not answer thus to me
I've greater cares that first must be-
Thou canst not live this way, for, Friend,
What will confront thee at the end.
Since there Is little comfort stored
For those who live to merely-hoard.
oh. Soul so stultifed and mean.
What bit of love canst thou then gleant
With not one voice to intercede
And help thee in thy pressing need?
Look then to 1t. Ay, count the cost
OF precious. helpful moments-lost.
p
So much to do-so little done!
1t Is not strange the Worlds unwon,
So little done by ycu and me,
So little love with Charity.
Gilpin observer., 1904-04-21
End Of World Predicted.

The end of the world in ninety
years has been predicted by DR.. John
Robertson at the evangelistic services
at the First Presbyterian Church in
Austin, a suburb of Chicago.
"The day of Judgment Is at hand"
he said. Roughly speaking. about
1000 years have elapsed between each
coming of the Lord. After he created
man it was 1000 years until he ap-
peared again, and 1000 more until the
coming Of Christ.
Reasoning by, inductive analogy
the end of the world and the coming
of the Lord are not far distant He is
about due for the fourth time. and this
time he will come as a judge"
Gilpin observer., 1904-04-21
SPELLING ORIENTAL NAMES.
Rules Adopted by United States GEO.
logical Survey.


logical Survey.
Mr.. Henry Gannett, geographer OF
the United States Geological Survey,
has recently received numerous letters
of inquiry regarding the proper SPELL
ing of the place names in Korea and
Manchuria that have become promi-
nent in the news columns of the day
since the outbreak of hostilities
between Russia and Japan. The varia-
ton in spelling observed In the usage
of different newspapers and different
map makers is confusing to the COM
mon mind. Mr.. Gannett suggests that
the matter would be much simplified II
1t were generally known that a system
OF transliteration of such names has
been adopted by most European ma
tions, by Canada. and by this country.
This plan Is published in the second
report of the United States Board on
Geographic Names"
The confusion arises from the fact
that these geographic names are writ
ten in their native tongues in charac-
ters unlike those we employ. Different
persons transliterate them into Roman
characters in different ways. The value
Of a set of rules that would reduce the
variations in spelling to a minimum is
apparent.
The rules adopted by the Board on
Geographic Names provide that the
yowels shall have the sounds that are
common to the vowels in the language
OF southern Europe 1t follows, there
fore, that u has the sound of 90 in boot
and that Manchuria is therefore pre-
terred to Manchooria, Chefu to Chefoo,
Amur to Amoor. 1t has been ruled that
al has the sound of in ice; au the
sound of ow in how (ao-a very fire.
quent combination in the East, heard
in named like Mindanao and Nonao-
is slightly different from the preced-
ing); Ell, as in Beirut, has the sound of
the two Italian vowels, but Is frequent
ly slurred. when it is scarcedly distin-
guishable from ey in the English word
they.
In accordance with the rules, c Is
always soft" having the sound Of 8.
Hard" is represented by k, and 1t
therefore follows that Korea is the
accepted form, and not Corea. Other
rules are that ch is always soft" as
in church, is sounded as in English
and ph should not be used to repre-
sent this sound; g is always hard"
as in get; h is always pronounced; ]
and k have the English sound; kh has
the sound Of the oriental cultural; gh
IS another cultural; ng represents in
different words different sounds-two
sounds, as in finger, and one, as in
singer; q should never be employed
for the sound of gu. which is repre-
sented by XIV, as in Kwantung; y is
always a consonant, as in yard, and
should not be used for the sound OF
the vowel /, as 1t is in very or rely.
These rules are recommended as
simple and easy of application. Their
general acceptance would undoubtedly
be appreciated by the average reader.
Gilpin observer., 1904-04-21

ing to his horse, he loosened the long
lariat.
"Arriba, Juan" he said quietly.
Get up. and the giant obeyed as
meekly as a child. Curly tied his
hands behind his back, took away his
knife, and bound him fast to a tree.
Juan offered no resistance whatever,
but looked at Curly with wondering
dumb protest in his eyes, as of an
animal unjustly punished. Curly
turned again to the fire.
Its him, all right" said he; that's
CAL" Franklin nodded.
Curly picked up bit of stick and
began to stir among the ashes, but as
he did SO both he and Franklin ut
tered an exclamation of surprise. BY
accident he had touched one of the
limbs. The stick passed through it,
leaving behind but a crumpled, form
less heap of ashes. Curly essayed in
vestigation upon the other side Of the
fire. A touch, and the whole CHASTITY
figure was gone! There remained
no trace Of what had lain there. The
shallow, incrusting shell of the tickle
ash broke in and fell, all the thin en-
terror covering dropping into the cav
ern which 1t had inclosed. Before
them lay not charred and dismem-
bered remains, but simply fat table
of ashes, midway along 1t slightly
higher ridge, at which the wind. hith-
erto not conspiring. now toyed. flick.
ing away items here and there. car
rying them. spreading them. returning
them unto the dust. Cal Greathouse
had made his charge. and left 1t with
the Frontier to cast the reckoning.
Gilpin observer., 1904-04-21
story Of a Great Tree.

A history of one, of the sequoias Of
California, as shown when it was cut
for lumber, is given by a United
States senator. 1t was but fifteen
feet in diameter, while many Of them
are twice that size. In 245 A. D., when
1t was SIG years of age, forest hre
burned on its trunk a scar three feet
in width. After 1.196 years of placid
life, in another fire. in 1441 A. D.,
the tree, aged LIP, received another
injury. Another scar followed In 1880
and was not covered with new tissue
for fifty-six years.
The worst attack Of all was in 1887,
when the tree, then 2.068 years OF age,
was attacked by fire which left a
scar eighteen feet wide, reduced by
1890, in 103 years, to fourteen feet
Only ten isolated groves of these trees
remain and only one grove is protect
ed by government ownership.
Gilpin observer., 1904-04-21
cARNEGIE's HERO FUND.
Five Million Dollars for Injured He.
roes and Dependents.

Pittsburg, April 16.-Andrew Car
negie has created fund of $1,000 600
for the benefit of the dependents OF
those losing their lives in heroic ef-
fort to save their fellow men, or for
the heroes themselves il injured only.
Provision is also made for medals to
be given in commemoration of heroic
acts.
The endowment is to be known as
the hero fund.-" and consists of $5,-
100000 of first collateral five per cent.
bonds of tbs United States Steel Cor
poration. The trust is placed in the
hands of a commission of twenty.
The commission held it's first meet
ing here yesterday and made known
the project The scheme was conceived
by Mr.. Carnegie Immediately after the
Harwick mine disaster, when he sum-
n.oned to New York Charles L. Taylor,
chairman, and F. M. Wilmot. manager
of the Andrew Carnegie relief fund, to
discuss with them plans for the relief
of the sufferers from this catastrophe.
1t is provided that no grant is to be
continued unless it be soberly and
properly used and the recipients remain
respectable, well behaved members of
the community.
A medal shall be given to the hero's
widow or next in kin, which shall re-
cite the heroic deed it commentaries.
The medal shall be given for the he
roic act. even If the doer be unin-
.iured. and also sum of money. should
the commission deem such gift desir-
able.
Mr. Carnegie warns the commission
against the danger of interference or
conflict with the pension funds for mu-
nicipal employees that exist in many
cities, and urges it to act in harmony
with such funds. This, as is the case
with all the details of the funds ad-
ministration, is left to the commission.
Gilpin observer., 1904-04-21
CHAPTER XXI.
The Trial.


Your honor" said Franklin to the
Court. II appear to defend this man."
The opening sentence OF the young
advocate might have been uttered in
burlesque. To call this a court OF
justice might have seemed sheer libel
There was not the first suggestion Of
the dignity and solemnity of the law.
Ellisville had no hall OF justice, and
the court sat at one place or another.
ms convenience dictated. This being
an important case, and one In which
all the populace was interested, Judge
Bristol had selected the largest avail.
able assembly room, which happened
to be the central hall Of Sam Pres.
tons livery barn. The Judge sat be-
hind a large upturned box, which sup
ported q few battered books. At his
right the red-nosed prosecuting attor-
ney shuffled his papers. Along the
sides Of the open hallway, through
whose open doors At each end the
wind passed freely. sat Jury and audi
Gilpin observer., 1904-04-21
History OF COTTON THREAD.
Napoleon's Seizure Of Hamburg Dl.
rectly Forced Its Use,

Napoleon's Seizure Of Hamburg Dl.
rectIy Forced Its Use.
Ex-Provost Clark of Paisley, Eng
land, has been relating the origin of
cotton sewing thread. which was first
used in that town in the weaving of
"heddles" as substitute for silk,
which was stopped by Napoleon in
1903, when he seized Hamburg. Mr..
Clark's grandfather and his brother
then bethought them of cotton, which
worked so smoothly that Mr.. Clarks
father. then a youth, took to reco
mending 1t to women instead OF linen,
then mostly used.
Originally it was sold in hanks or
skeins. These the women had to
wind into little balls, as they do a
cut Of wool at the present day. Wish
ing to convenience them. young Clark
on selling a skein of thread would sit
down at pirn wheel and wind the
thread on bobbin, for which he
charged halfpenny. This halfpenny
was refunded when the empty bobbin
was returned. Such was the begin.
ming Of cotton thread.
Gilpin observer., 1904-04-21
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broken, how? There was the fire.
now sunken into a heap Of ashes. q
long, large, white heap, very large for
a cowman's camp fire. And there
And there was it! There was some
Thing. There lay the object of their
search. In a flash the revolvers COW
cred the covering figure Of the giant,
who, prone upon his knees, was now
raving, gibbering, praying. calling up
on long-forgotten saints to save him
from this sight. 20 Santa Maria! o
Purissima! o Madre de Dios!" he
moaned. wringing his hands and shiv-
ering as though stricken with an ague.
He writhed among the leaves, his eyes
fixed upon that ghastly shape which
lay before him.
There, in the ashes Of the dead fire.
as though embalmed, as though alive,
as though lingering to accuse and to
convict, ley the body Of Greathouse.
the missing man. Not merely q
charred, incinerated mass, the figure
lay in the full appearance Of life, a
cast of the actual man, nodded with
fineness from the white ashes of the
fire! Not feature, not limb, not
fragment Of clothing was left unde-
stroyed! yet none the less here, stretch
ed across the bed OF the burned-out
fire, with face upturned, with one arm
doubled beneath the head and the
other with clinched hand outfiung.
lay the image, the counterpart, nay,
the identity of the man they sought!
1t was death mask, wrought by the
pity Of the destroying flames. These
winds, this sky, the air, the rain, all
had spared and left 1t here in accusa-
ton most terrible, in evidence unpar-
alleled. incredibly yet irresistibly
true.
Franklin felt his heart stop as he
looked upon this sight, and Curly's
face grew pale beneath its tan. They
gazed for a moment quickly, then
Curly sighed and stepped back. Keep
him covered. Cap" he said. and, 60
Gilpin observer., 1904-04-21
That Acid Trouble.

Colusa, CAL, April 1Sth.-Much has
been said and written recently about
URIC Acid in the system; what causes
It and how to get rid of it. 1t is
known to be the first cause of Rheu-
matism and many other diseases and
has therefore received a great deal
of attention from medical men.
Mr.. L. F.. Moulton of this place
claims that he has solved the prob
lem of how to get this acid out of the
oystem. He says:
II had this acid trouble myself for
years. At times the Kidney secre-
tions would be very profuse and at
other times scant, but the acid was
always my greatest trouble. Medicine
failed to cure me till at last heard
of a remedy called Dodd's Kidney
Pills and after taking a box seemed
to be entirely cured. However, It
came back on me and this time l took
several boxes. with the result that
was completely and permanently
cured. This was three years ago and
I have not had a single symptom Of
the acid trouble since. l am rs years
of age and am well as ever l was"
Gilpin observer., 1904-04-21

Every housekeeper should know
that II they will buy Defiance Cold
Water Starch for laundry use they
will save not only time. because 1t
never sticks to the iron. but because
each package contains 16 Ozone full
pound-while all other Cold Water
Starches are put up in N-pound pack
ages. and the price is the same. 10
cents. Then again because Defiance
Starch Is free from all injurious chem
icals. II your grocer tries to sell you
12-oz. package it is because he has
a stock on hand which he wishes to
dispose of before he puts in Defiance.
He knows that Defiance Starch has
printed on every package in large let
ters and figures "16 ozs." Demand
Defiance and save much time ana
money and the annoyance of the Iron
sticking. Defiance never sticks.
Gilpin observer., 1904-04-21
SCHOOL ESSAY ON DUCKS.
Boys Writing Showed He Had Deeply
Studied the Subject.

A schoolboy in Jewel City. Kan.
was assigned to prepare an essay ON
the subject of Ducks" and this 10
what he wrote: THE duck is low.
heavy-set girl, composed mostly Of
meat and feathers. He is a mighty
poor singer, having a hoarse voice
caused by getting two many frogs in
his neck. He likes the water and
carries a toy balloon in his stomach
to keep him from sinking. The duck
has only two legs and they are set
so far back on his running gears by
nature that she came purity near miss
ing his body. Some ducks when they
get big have curls on their tails and
are called brakes. brakes don't have
to set or hatch, but just loaf. go
swimming and eat. If 1 was duck
I'd rather be drake every time"
Gilpin observer., 1904-04-21
slur on Montana.

Henry II. Rogers, the Copper and
Standard Oil magnate, was visited re-
Gently by one of his friends who has
been under the weather for months.
Mr.. Rogers inquired kindly after the
health OF his caller.
II have been staying down at Lake.
wood, N. j.. for six months" was the
reply, "and I've been pretty low. In
fact never was In 30 bad state be-
fore"
Mr.. Rogers smiled and asked ssiet.
~:
you've never been In Montana.
have you?'-New York TineA
Gilpin observer., 1904-04-21
CHAPTER xIx-contInued.

The left arm Of the sheriff dropped.
The whole body Of Ike Anderson, shot
low through the trunk, as was the
sheriff's invariable custom, melted
down and sank into sitting posture,
leaning against the edge Of the stoop.
The sheriff with leap sprang behind
the fallen man, not firing again. Ike
Anderson, with black film now come
upon his eyes, raised his revolver and
fred once, twice. three times, four
times. five times. tapping the space in
front of him regularly and carefully
with his fire. Then he sank back
wearily into the sheriff's arms.
"All right, mammy!" remarked Ike
Anderson, somewhat irrelevantly.
Gilpin observer., 1904-04-21
Owner Of Many Cattle.

Mrs. Charles King of Corpus Christi.
Texas. owns more land than any other
woman in the world. Her husband
was a famous cattle breeder and he
left her 1900 acres in Nueces. HI
dalgo, Starr and Cameron counties and
there are now about $1,000 cattle on
her ranges. The vast estate must be
kept intact until her eldest grandchild
comes OF age.
Gilpin observer., 1904-04-21
The lively Little Jap.

"a Japanese associates three ideas
in the time a Russian takes clearly
to formulate one. have sat in class
rooms beside BOTH" says a writer in
the Pail Mall Gazette, land the great
er length of the Russian thigh-bone,
the greater weight of the Russian mus
culature, go for just precisely nothing
at all. Nowadays men battle. not with
Drawn. but brains"
Gilpin observer., 1904-04-21
Tho Feeble Live Longest.

According to Professor Mosso, we
are able to live longer the more our
nerves are enfeebled. The less robust
n person is, he points out. the more
able he is to resist the ravages of time
and disease.
Gilpin observer., 1904-04-21

Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children.
Successfully used by Mother Gray. nurse
In the Children's Home in New York, cure
Constipation. Feverishness. Bad Stomach,
Teething Disorders. move and regulate the
Bowels and Destroy Worms. Over 80. 900
testimonials. At all druggists. 25c Sample
FREE. Address A. S. Olmsted, Le Roy. N. Y.
Gilpin observer., 1904-04-21

When a mine promoter let's you in on
the ground floor"-well. you're pretty
likely to be fioored.
Gilpin observer., 1904-04-21

"Will you marry me. darling?" asked
the young man in the parlor scene. Sir"
rejoined his fair companion. this Is leap
year and you should know that in mat
ters of this kind gentleman should wait
until he Is asked"
Gilpin observer., 1904-04-21
4. Y. L. Lead.

Professor-The word petroleum means
rock oil. Student-I thought 1t meant
Rockefeller.
Gilpin observer., 1904-04-21

Always n little better than any other
lead on the market Ask your dealer or
write us. The Humphrey-Jones Mer. Co..
1G2l Arapahoe St. Denver, Colo.
Gilpin observer., 1904-04-21

those doughnuts?" "Well-ah-you mIEht
make the hole in the doughnut the whole
of the doughnut."
Gilpin observer., 1904-04-21
The Best Results In starehIno

can be obtained only by using Defiance
Starch, besides getting OF. more for same
moncy-no cooking required.
Gilpin observer., 1904-04-21

Some women are not half SO bad az
they are painted.
Gilpin observer., 1904-04-21
As Good As Greeley.

Colorado farmers who want to own land
where they can make as much money
raising potatoes and field peas as on .
Greeley farm. should find out this
spring about Romeo. the new settlement
In the San Luis Valley. Conejos County
Land A. Investment Company. Zeph.
Chas. Felt. president GIG Majestic build
Ing. Denver. Colorado.
Gilpin observer., 1904-04-21

Does Dudeleigh part his hair in the
middle?" Yes: but he always parts II
Gilpin observer., 1904-04-21

cccnc All iinds, send for seed catalogue.
Se6S0 ls2S-ibSl Vance b.. Denver.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-04-13
The Spring

of the year is the most appropriate
time TO thoroughly cleanse your sys-
TEN. You should partake Of easily
digested food, such that will aid your
stomach TO work upon the entire sys-
TEN. Dispense with coffee for while
and use MONOGRAM instead. IL Is
positively the most wholesome and
nutritious beverage Cn the market,
especially for weak stomachs and
children, 1t has rich and nutty
flavor aud will suit your taste. If
your grocer does not keep ii call AT
the Cache Valley Tea Co. packages
for 81 90.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-04-13
The Markets.

Chicago April II, l904:-The mar.
ket for provisions has been very irreg-
ular, but it is clearly indicative that
bottom prices have been reached
The leading Trade journals have pre-
pared tabulated statement showing
that with live hogs costing So. 20 to S.. 40
pork should swing around from sl4.37
to $500. Advantage should be taken
of the present low prices to make pur.
chases as the position of provisions is
very strong
CUMMINGS COMMISSION Co.