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Gilpin observer., 1904-04-07
IN THE HILLS or JApAE.
Panorama One of the Most Beautiful
In the World.


On every side of us, from our feet to
the golden distance far away, the
world-stretched mountains, peak upon
peak, as thick as junks in Chinese
harbor, and range beyond range in
exhaustible; no sounds of mortal life
came up inside the rock, while the
river, gentian blue, wound silent in
transparent pools below. The pano-
rama in Japan on a splendid summer
day Is impossible to describe to an
English reader who has not been in
the East, for such one will read be-
tween the lines the local color in
which he was bred, instead of the
wholly different atmosphere that
heightens the charm of the picture
there-the brilliant. luminous air
which invest our eye with telescope
power and brings the whole landscape
to our feet; while soft suspicion of
silky haze seems to float halo round
each foliage-hidden hill. Switzerland,
too, is a mountain world, but small
compared with this; the entire cen
tent from Innsbruck to Geneva only
one-fourth the length of this single
island of Japan-a thousand miles of
continuous romance. And the quality
of the sunshine is what separates, by
very wide gulf, summers day in
these latitudes from one in more
northerly Europe.-Cornhill Magazine.
Gilpin observer., 1904-04-07
In the Sprinu.


Lowndes, Mo-, April 4th.-Mrs. H.
c. Harty Of this place, says:
For years was in very baC health.
Every spring l would get so low that
| was unable to do my own work.
seemed to be worse in the spring than
any other time of the year. I was
very weak and miserable and had
much pain in my back and head.
saw Dodd's Kidney Pills advertised
last spring and began treatment of
them and they have certainly done me
more good than anything have ever
used.
Il was all right last spring and felt
better than l have for over ten years.
I am fifty years of age and am strong
e~ to-day than l have been for many
years and l give Dodd's Kidney Pills
credit for the wonderful improve
ment."
The statement of Mrs. Harty is only
ore of, great many where Dodd'
Kidney Pills have proven themselves
to be the very best spring medicine.
They are unsurpassed as tonic and
are the only medicine used in thou.
sands Of families. A4
Gilpin observer., 1904-04-07
Maine Mountain Disappears.

According to Caribou. Maine. dis.
patch. woodsmen recently brought
news that Bald mountain. small,
steep hill in the Tiboque valley, only
a few miles from the New Brunswick
line, has disappeared. In its place q
small lake now exists. 1t Is believed
the mountain dropped out of sight dur
ing the earthquake of March 21st and
that the tremor which then shook New
England really had its birth in the
Maine woods.
Bald mountain was an odd-shaped
cone with extremely steep sides and
was seldom explored. The general be-
lief is that it was the crater OF an
extinct volcano. Around the base OF
the mountain small hot springs once
existed and the rock formation in the
neighborhood bears evidence of vol
canic origin.
Gilpin observer., 1904-04-07
For e1.an Money Order.

The John A. Salzer Seed Co.. La
Crosse. Wis, mail postpaid Is trees,
consisting of Apricots. Apples, Crabs,
Cherries. Plums. Peaches and Pears,
just the thing for city or country
garden. including the great Bismark
Apple, all hardy Wisconsin stock. are
sent you free upon receipt of $1.65.
AND FOR 16c AND THIS NOTICE.
you get sufficient seed of Celery. Car
rot, Cabbage, Onion. Lettuce. Radisb
and Flower Seeds to furnish bushels
of choice flowers and lots of vegetables
for a big family, together with our
great plant and seed catalog. CIV. N. w.
Gilpin observer., 1904-04-07
Marketable Snake Venom.

For risky and exciting and profit
able-if you survive-mode of earning
livelihood. new Australian induG-
try can be confidently recommended.
It is the collection of snake venom. a
substance, that, like radium. is valued
by the grain. A pound of 1t is said to
be worth $4,000. 1t is in active de-
mand by chemists. 1t is obtained
from three species-the death adder,
the brown adder and the tiger snake.
The reptiles must be caught unin-
jured. and it goes without saying that
knowledge and skill in capture" ;"
Tiger snakes are the best, for they
carry most venom. Snakes are still
numerous in the Australian bush.
Gilpin observer., 1904-04-07
Every housekesper should know


Every housekeeper should know
that If they will buy Defiance Cold
Water Starch for laundry use they
will save not only time. because It
never sticks to the iron, but because
each package contains 16 oz.-one full
pound-while all other Cold Water
Starches arc 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 a
12-oz. package 1t is because he has
a stock on hand which he wishes to
dispose Of before he puts in Denance.
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., 1904-04-07
cosT or LIVING IN ASIA.
Modern improvements Have Imposed
Burden on Natives.

6uroen on NATIVES.
During recent tour in Asia of near
ly sixteen months, from February,
1901, to June. 1902, in which visited
Japan, Korea, China, the Philippines,
Cochin China, Siam and Laos, the
Straits Settlements, Burmah, India,
Syria and Palestine, l found every
where d deep interest in the changing
economic conditions The common
people in Asia care little for politics,
but the price of food and raiment
touches every man, woman and child
at sensitive roint
Almost everywhere the old days Of
cheap living are passing away Steam
ers, railways, telegraphs, newspapers.
labor-saving machinery and the intro.
duction of Western ideas are slowly
but surely revolutionizing the Orient.
Shantung wheat, which formerly had
no market beyond radius Of few
dozen miles from the wheat field, can
now be shipped by railway and steam
ship to any part of the world, and in
consequence every Chinese buyer has
to pay more for it. In like manner
new facilities for export have doubled.
trebled, and in some places quad
rupled the price of rice in China, Siam
and Japan.-Century Magazine.
Gilpin observer., 1904-04-07
Old British Warships.

What is done with those warships
which, becoming obsolete have to be
disposed of at alarming sacrifices" is
one of those questions few ordinary
persons could answer. says London
Tit-Bits. OF course the most profita.
bic way would be to sell them to for'
eign countries, such as the South
American republics. and Turkey Spain,
and China might even be occasional
customers.
But for obvious political reasons
such thing is never done; indeed. SO
stern is the governments determine.
tion not to run the risk of our navy's
ineffective" ships falling into foreign
hands that in every case it is stipu-
lated that they shall be broken up in
British waters.
Gilpin observer., 1904-04-07
Butted In Acain,

Where have you been all this
time" asked Mr.. Makinbrakes. shak-
ing him cordially by the hand.
Been serving on jury" replied the
other man.
Il can sympathize with you," said
Mr.. Makinbrakes. 1T must have been
good deal of bore. Isn't it curious
by the way. that they always seem to
want ignoramuses on a jury nova
days? They never take anybody that
-tnat. of course-I mean, as a general
thing-for they do once in a while get
man of intelligence-Im not speak
ing of you. of course-I don't know
whether you get exactly what l am
driving at or not-but-the fact isl
-I-that's mighty fine stick-pin
you're wearing, old chap. Where did
you get it?"-Chicago Tribune.
Gilpin observer., 1904-04-07
Dccadent.

A lecturer who has very fine lee.
ture on 'The Decadence OF Pure Eng
lish" gave this address before WON.
ans club. At the close of the talk a
very much overdressed woman Of the
fuss and feathers" type came up to
him, and said, II did enjoy your talk
ever. and ever 80 much, and agree
with you that the English language is
decading awfully. Hardly no one talks
proper nowadays, and the land only
knows what the next generation will
talk like II nothing amt done about
Woman's Home Companion.
Gilpin observer., 1904-04-07
How cossaeks Catch Fish.

The Cossacks on some Of the rivers
in Russia have singular method Of
catching the flnny tribe in winter.
They cut long trench across river
when frozen and run net from one
bank to the other; then riding several
miles up the stream they form line
across the frozen surface and gallop
their horses down towards the nets.
The fish. hearing the noise and clatter
of hoofs become frightened. dart in
the opposite direction and are thus
entangled in the net.
Gilpin observer., 1904-04-07
Medicine as "Wlne."

Col. Anstruther Thomson. an aged
Englishman. says in volume of remI.
niscerces that ut school which he
attended as a boy the students were
regularly dosed twice a year. I'VE
were marched up to Carmalt's desk
two and two. Two glasses Of hor-
rid compound Of bark were on the
desk, and an usher stood on each side.
We had to drink the dose, turn to the
usher and put out our tongues to show
that we had swallowed Il! This was
charged in our account. Wine. shil.
iings."
Gilpin observer., 1904-04-07
Niqht Mush,

In garden deeps a mandola is singing,
Come to the old bench which the
mosses hide,
Come with soft kisses and with touch
of springtide.
To the deepest garden come, and with
eyes of morning.
In garden deeps a mandola Is singing.
In garden deeps throbs the guitar In
pleading
Come before Eros. where the leaves are
greenest.
Swear that thou lowest me- All. to-
day thou gleanest
The flower, OF my heart. and my heart is
trembling!
In garden deeps throbs the guitar in
pleading.
In garden deeps the violins are crying.
The faun is mocking. peering through
the trees.
The chilly moon has tinged the marble
frieZe,
All things are mortal! Hark to the hours
a-nyinS.
In garden deeps the violins are crying.
From the French of Charles Berard.
Gilpin observer., 1904-04-07
MADE PET OF WILD DOVE.
English clergyman's Kindness Tanned
Woodland Creature.

The rector of Woolstone, Mr.. Gill
bert Coventry. has just told me of a
wild rock dove which one of his stable
boys had reared from the nest. 1t
slept in the open, however, and had
full liberty. Soon the good things on
the rector's table attracted it. and it
would appear through the open win
dow at meal times. take hot soup with
much zest, and even sip sherry from
the wineglass. AT night it often slip
ped in and slept in the rector's bed.
on its back. under the coverlet. One
Sunday morning during the reading
of the lesson, the dove flew swiftly
through an open window into the
church and settled on the rectors
head. Broad smiles spread over the
faces of the elders, and audible filters
came from the youngsters. A gentle
touch sent the bird down to the edge
of the clerks desk below. where it sat
undisturbed.-Pall Mall Gazette.
Gilpin observer., 1904-04-07
Mot Rersonal.

Speaking of preachers Dean Pigou,
after deprecating personal illusions
from the pulpit, quotes as an example
the story Of Scotch parson who
preached q sermon against the sin of
intemperance in the course OF which
he said: II don't mean, brethren, to
be personal-it is a great mistake to
be personal in the pulpit-but II there
should happen to be an old bald-head-
ed gentleman. late in her majesty's
service. sitting in the northwest gal.
lery Of this church, let him so!emnly
TAX it to himself"
Gilpin observer., 1904-04-07
Two Arrogant Nations.

Japanese call their country Nip
pon," or suns origin. indicating it's
position in the extreme east. But
when they speak of the whole empire
they call it "Dai Nippon" which
means Great Nippon" 1t is not un-
interesting reflection that off the east
ern and western boundaries OF the
greatest mass of land in the world
there exists an insignificant group OF
islands, inhabited in each case by a
people of very mixed origin and very
marked characters, each of which ex-
presses its defiance of that geograph-
ical insigniflcance by the same means
-"Dai Nippon" and Great Britain"
Gilpin observer., 1904-04-07
To Rid Premises of Rats and Mice

Here is farmers mode for Kidding
his premises of rats and mice: III
you will sprinkle sulphur on your barn
floor and through your corn IS you
gather it there will not be a rat or
mouse bother. | have done this for
several years and have never been
bothered with rats or mice. I have
some old corn in my crib now and
not rat or mouse can be found. In
stacking hay or oats, sprinkle on the
ground and little through each load !:
and my word for 1t, rats or mice can't
stay there. A pound of sulphur will
be sufficient to preserve a large barn
of corn. and 1t is good for stock and
will not hurt the corn for bread
Tennessee Tomahawk.
Gilpin observer., 1904-04-07
AMERICAN TRACT SOCIETY.
Work Reported at the Annual Meeting
in Washinqton.


The annual meeting of the American
Tract Society was held in the Church
the Covenant at Washington, March,
9th. Justice Brewer presided and
iade brief address setting forth the
eneral work CT the Tract Society.
eth in the home and foreign field. He
mphasized the necessity of this work
-s well as showing that there was no
,ther agency SO we'll equipped to fur
nish Christian literature in the many
language and dialects.
Rev. Judson Swift reported the
ears work, and William H. Taft, sec
.etary of war, delivered an address
which gave an account of the progress
in the Philippines. relating particular
ly to education and Christianity.
The secretary of the society said
that eighty nine new publications had
been added to the list during the year.
These were in English, Polish, Bohe-
mian, German. Hungarian, Spanish,
Swedish and Italian, and the total
number of distinct periodicals added
was $50, making the grand total Of
publications issued since the organiza-
ton of the society, including volumes,
tracts and periodicals. 749,315,572.
The tract society furnishes all or
nearly all cf the Christian literature in
the Spanish language and during the
year has distributed in the American
colonies upward of 100000 pages and
the total for the year in the Spanish
speaking countries is $4,000 pages.
Six colporteurs are laboring in Cuba.
The work among the Mormons in
Utah is Of intense interest. The dis
tribution of Christian literature by
colporteur wagons and colporteurs
reaches thousands of homes, placing
wholesale reading in the hands of the
youth.
The society has expended a total Of
three-fourths of million dollars in
creating and circulating Christian ver-
nacular literature at the foreign mis-
sion stations. The great need of the
foreign field at the present is large
increase of Christian literature. Many
of the missionaries state that the edu-
cation of the youth at the mission
schools will be largely in vain unless
p sufficient amount of Christian and
wholesome literature is provided for
them upon their graduation. This is
particularly true of India and Japan.
Gilpin observer., 1904-04-07
RusklN's KINDNESS OF HEART
lmpuIeive Generosity Characteristic of
Great Writer.

lmpuleive Generosity Characteristic of
Great Writer.
One day, walking near Radley, his
attention was caught by a group of
little girls playing in the road and he
went and talked to them. One of them
specially attracted his attention. He
asked her why she was playing in the
dust. Had she no garden at home?
Did she love flowers? What was her
name? And she replied modestly with
wonder in her eyes. On reaching
home he gave orders to his solicitor
to look out for and buy cottage with
a garden in Radley and have deed of
gift made out in the little girls name,
which was done accordingly. and she
full of wonder. with her astonished
parents, entered at once into posses
sion of it.-kuskin in Oxford.
Gilpin observer., 1904-04-07

One-way second-class colonist tick
cts at the following low rates will be
on sale daily from March l to April
80. inclusive. via Union Pacific r. r.:
To San Francisco. Los Angeles.
San Diego. and many other Cali
To Everett. Fairhaven. Whatcom.
Vancouver and Victoria. via Hunt
ington and Spokane :. ............ $500
To Tacoma and Seattle. via Hunt
ington and Portland. or via Hunt
ington and Spokane ............ $500
To Portland and to Astoria. Ash
land. Roseburg. Eugene Albany
and Salem. including branch lines
in Oregon. via Portland ......... $500
To Spokane. all intermediate main
and branch lines on o. r. Il N. Co.
also to Wenatchee and interme-
diate points -.....::.:......-.-. 22:50
To Butte Anaconda. Helena. and all
intermediate main line points,. 1000
Very liberal stop-overs allowed in
Nevada. California. and at and west Of
Pocatello. Idaho.
For full information call on your To-
cal agent. or address.
Gen'l Agent. u. p. r. r..
9il 18th ST.. Denver.
Gilpin observer., 1904-04-07
Fish Can Hear.

A Spanish naturalist. Mr.. Ribera.
has proved that fish can hear ard dis
tingulsh sounds and words. Conceal
the carp in a pond to come to the
surface for food every time he spoke
certain sentence. To other words.
not associated with feeding. they paid
no attention.
Gilpin observer., 1904-04-07

No chromos or cheap premiums.
but a better quality and one-third
more of Defiance Starch for the same
price of other starches.
Gilpin observer., 1904-04-07

Colorado farmers who want to own land
where they can make much money
raising potatoes and field peas as on a
Greeley farm. should find out this
in the San Luis Valley. Coneios County
Land & Investment Company. Zeph.
Chas. Felt. president. 6l6 Majestic build
ing, Denver. Colorado.
Gilpin observer., 1904-04-07

what sort of a tool does a fellow
cut his eye teeth WITH" Il suppose
that he might use an icicle"
Gilpin observer., 1904-04-07
Cheap Rates Again via Union Pacific

Money talks. but 1t is also true that ST.
lence is golden.
Gilpin observer., 1904-04-07
Mineral Paint. ground in pure lii

The man who married his typewriter
found that he couldn't dictate to his wife.
Gilpin observer., 1904-04-07
As Good As Greeley,

Many a man who claims to be self-made
Is in reality father-in-law made
Gilpin observer., 1904-04-07

Miss Hapg0Od tells how she
escaped an awful operation by
using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound.
"DEAR MRS. PINKHAM 81 suffered
for four years with what the doctors
called Salpingitis Inflammation of the
fallopian tubes and ovaritis), which Is
a most distressing and painful ailment,
affecting all the surrounding parts,
undermining the constitution, and sap
ping the life forces. If you had seen
me year ago. before ! began taking
Lydia e. Pinlham's Vegetable
Compound, and had noticed the
sunl1en eyes, sallow complexion, and
general emaciated condition, and COM
pared that person with me as am to-
day, robust, hearty and we'll, you
would not wonder that feel thankful
to you and your wonderful medicine,
which restored me to new life and
health in five months, and saved me
from an awful operation."- MISS IRENE
HAPGooD, 1929 Sandwich st. Windsor,
Ont $4,000 forfeit # original Of abOos letter
proving genuineness cannot DC produced.
Ovaritis or inflammation of the
ovarics or fallopian tubes which adjoin
the ovaries may result from sudden
stopping of the monthly flow, from
inflammation of the womb, and many
other causes. The slightest indication
Of trouble with the ovaries, indicated
by dull throbbing pain in the side, ac-
companied by heat and shooting pains,
should claim your instant attention.
1t will not cure itself, and n hospital
operation, with all it's terrors, may
eaSilv result from NEGLECT,
Gilpin observer., 1904-04-07

seed oil. for barns. fences and rough sur
faces. Ask your dealer or write US. The
Humphrey-Jones Mer. Co.. 1921 Arapahoe
St, Denver. Colo.
Gilpin observer., 1904-04-07

rs your wife entertaining this winter?'
mot very
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-01
THIS WOMAN WITNESS
is NOT TO BE FOUND
Federal Authorities Seek Miss Hall in
the SIoeum inquiry


NEW YORK, June 30.-The federal
grand jury today began its investiga-
ton of the General Slocum disaster.
One Of the grand jurys subpoenas, it
was learned, was served on James K
Atkinson, secretary of the Knieker-
booker Steamboat company, who is
one of the, board of directors and
transportation and traffic manager of
the company. According to the evil
dence given at the coroner's inquest
Atkinson made personal inspection
of the General Slocum twice after she
was put in commission for this season.
Atkinson's counsel said he would obey.
but that he will refuse to testify I'M
less under stipulation that he will not
be indicted
1t was said that the federal authors
ties have made determined effort to
find Miss Hall, the bookkeeper Of the
Knickerbocker company, but have been
unable to find or summon her as a wit
ness before the grand jury. All the di-
rectors of the Knickerbocker Steam
boat company except one have gone to
the coroner's office and been admitted
to bail in $1,000.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-01
SAYS HIS BROTHER TOM
FORCED HIM TO SELL
e. C. shevlin Testifies in His sultsAeainst
Thomas n. Shevin

E. c. Sheylin, the plaintiff in the suit
against his brother, Thomas III. Shevlin.
on trial before Judge Simpson, was on the
stand all day yesterday. Mr.. Sheylin fes-
titled that I. III. Shevlin had coerced him
to sell his Crookston and ST. Hilaire lum-
Der stock for 100000 less than it was
worth on the market. The defendant;s
counsel viii subject the plaintiff to cross
examination today
He described the manner in which the
stock was obtained from him, saying that
he was virtual wreck from the ex-
cesslve use of liquor. In telling the story
of the transfer L. CSsShevlin said:
L had some talk with my brother about
transferring the stock to him and came
to Minneapolis in the fall Of 1901 had
been drinking very heavily and was
ashamed to call at the Shevlin home so
went to a hotel to sober up During the
afternoon of the day on which l arrived
1 had lapse Of memory and knew of
nothing more until Monday morning when
my brother came into my room, sent my
wife out and said2ttNow want you to
let me have 9Crookston and st.
Hilaire stock. I am mot going to let you
squander it in drink and you must sell
it to me-
81 told him 1 could not sauander the
stock and that wouldn't sell. He then
became frantic and threatened to freeze
us all out of the company, and swore he
would starye my wife and me If we didn't
sell out to him. [ tried to get him to
wait until I was well, but he would not
listen and frightened me so that finally
consented to sell.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-01
SALTWATER


James Barron had an experience
With his family cow-that he will never
forget. He turned it out in lot near
his house and 1t Immediately attacked
his young child, knocking it down and
attempting to trample it. The child
had its face scratched by the hoof of
the beast. Mr.. Barron beat the animal
with halter. when it turned upon
him, knocked him down and paved his
body, doing serious injury.
Mayor Armson is working with coun-
ty officials in an attempt to secure
back taxes from the estate of the late
Fayette Marsh, who during his life
fought suits to enter judgments against
his estate. The case involves technical
questions that may go to the supreme
court for adjustment. There are SINH
lar disputes over delinquent taxes.
Joseph Hessler gave bail for his ap-
pearance at the fall session of the dis
trict court and the five men alleged to
be implicated with him in shooting
Bennett Stenlin, peddler, several
weeks ago, near st. Paul, entered into
recogniZance to appear at the same
time. The accused men all reside in St.
Paul. The. injured man still carries his
arm ina sling 49,
Carrot e. Lamb, of Clinton, Iowa,
the owner of the steamer Ghaperon and
houseboat Summer Girl, went up the
ST. Croix YESTERDAY With party. of a
dozen. "A