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Gilpin observer., 1906-08-30
HAVE JUST BEGUN TO GROW.
Three Vermont Children Of 6, IL and
13 Years Weigh 4s7 Pounds.

Simonsville, Vt-Three children Of
Mr.. and Mrs. c. S. Leonard. of this
place, have a combined weight of 497
pounds. Annie L.. IL years old, tips
the scales at 203; Laura c., 13 years
Of age, has a 192-pound weight, and
Ralph E., 6 IL years old. weighs 102
pounds.
Laura is an excellent scholar and is
nearly ready to enter the high school.
She is also a good cook and very cap
allie in all the duties of the house.
Annie is a good scholar. but takes
more to farming. There is pair of
last sping calves on the place that she
has trained to the yoke, and she can
make them go through various tricks
Master Ralph takes to school life
and country sports and is very much
interested in nature. He is also a
good worker on the farm for one of
his years.
Mr.. Leonard. the father, is 40 years
o'd and weighs about 140. while the
mother. aged SO. is of 120 pounds
weight. The parents were born in
Andover and have always lived on a
farm.
Gilpin observer., 1906-08-30
Automatic Checking Device for Letters.

happened to be there. The check al.
ways leaves its mark, no matter how
fast the letters are distributed The
great advantage of 1t is that it does
not in the least impede the distribu.
tion of mail into the cases. However
the check is only used upon letters.
Although the device is comparative.
ly simple. 1t required ten years to de,
velop 1t. Mr.. Connor originally ex.
perimented with a check attached to
the thumb of the left hand. This
marked the letters effectively, but as
the thumb is much used in distrib.
uting mail. check of that character
Gilpin observer., 1906-08-30

Omaha has the only post Office in
the country that can trace errors in
the distribution of mail in such way
that the clerk who makes the mis-
take can be identified. This is done
through device invented by J. p.
Connor, an Omaha man. who has been
a mail clerk in the local office for 10
years.
1t is an implement which will prob
ably be used by the post Office depart
ment throughout the country exactly
as 1t is used in Omaha at the present
time. As soon as the patent papers
Gilpin observer., 1906-08-30
TRAMPs FROM NEW YORK TO
FRISCO DURING VACATION.
TELLS OF HIS EXPERIENCES.
Travels from Coast to Coast and
Back to Omaha Without Paying
Cent of Fare-Partner 10
Shanqhaied.

Milwaukee, Wis.-With face bronzed
by exposure in the open air, aud
hands roughened by hard work in tie
Union college, New York, is on his
way back east after being q tramp
for two months.
YES" said Mr.. Aschman, in an in-
terview, Il have been a hobo for the
last two months, and I must say
have had enough of 1t. 1t was my
| first experience of the kind and it
ought to be my last, and yet I'm
afraid that next year the fever will be
on me to try it again. This is not
the only time have been in Milwau-
kee. 1 passed through here about
June 20 on my way west. For OBJ
voius reasons / did not stop at hotel
or go sightseeing very much. l came
in at IL o'clock midnight on freight,
and went out on another freight 20
, minutes afterward.
THE people generally don't kno "
anything about that travelling that
goes on in this country by men who
don't pay their railroad fare. When
left ] thought, of course, that
should be obliged to take the passen-
ger trains in some places. But here
l am after a trip from Batavia, N. Y,
to San Francisco and back again to
Omaha, and l never paid a cent for
riding on train.
AT Omaha, where have some rela-
tives, l ripped some bills out of my
vest, bought some clothes, and have
Travelled the rest of the way in style.
"All through the west l found plen-
ty of work lying around for anyone
who wanted it. At Butte common
laborer is paid three dollars a day.
in proportion. l worked week
there pushing a cement car in new
building Then l quit and made hike
south to some of the ranches. The
work there is hard. They pay you
well, but you are on your feet in hay
ing time from five o'clock in the morn
ing till late at night. / had all
wanted at that game in a few days.
In Missoula formed a partnership
with hobo who had been hitting the
trail since the year one. He was a
have worked at about every trade un-
der the sun, and he carried a nice,
bright revolver in his hip pocket. We
didn't loaf any on our trip, you can
bet. There wasn't freight train
in the schedule from the time we left
Soula to the morning We plunked
down in Seattle. Most of the way
we rode passengers How? Well, 1t
wasn't on the cushions, but we got
there just the same.
IF you ever noticed a passenger
car, you'd remember the sort of a
broad inverted trough that runs along
the top. Well, you fiatten out on that
about nine o'clock at night when it's
nice and dusky and there you are.
At stations you climb down to the
OF side and hide. and when the train
starts up you get on top again.
''At Seattle We separated. and by
slowing away in lumber boat
Gilpin observer., 1906-08-30
Young Woman Attempts
To Ride Buggy Wheel

penitent. but refused to give her right
name. She said she was married, and
her husband, who lived in California.
would leave her If he heard of her
escapade. When arrested she claimed
to be the wife OF A p. Tone Wilson, a
Topeka lawyer. The police knew she
was prevaricating. and paid no at.
tention to her claim. She has been
ARRESTED several times during the
last year. and is evidently a cocaine
fiend. She has on each occasion given
fictitious name.
Gilpin observer., 1906-08-30
Blood Of kentuekian Turned White.

Louisville. Ky.-After being tor
tured for two weeks. George w. An.
dres died at the home OF his father,
william J. Andres. Jeffersonville. Of
purpura hemorrhage. a disease that
is considered rare, but is by no
means unknown by the medical fra.
ternity, and Is often cured. The dis.
ease is accompanied by the greatest
pain at times. and its action is pecul-
lar. Purple spots form at any part
OF the body. and are followed by in.
flammation that causes the pain. The
blood becomes whitish color, and be.
gins to ooze to the surface, In time
1apring the life out OF the patient.
Gilpin observer., 1906-08-30

An unusual accident occurred at
Ft. William, Ontario, when the man
moth elevator. 100 feet high and
filled with over half a million bushels
OF grain. slid into the river. The
elevator Is of the modern steel tank
and steel frame construction, which
prevented its total collapse and en-.
abled the saving OF a considerable
part OF the contents. The Grain
Dealers Journal says:
Gilpin observer., 1906-08-30
Stylishly Dressed Female Creates a
Sensation on Streets Of To-
peka, Kan.

Topeka, Kan.-Because she thought
she could use a buggy wheel as BIZ
cycle and tried to ride 1t without di-
vided skirts at high noon the other
day, woman who gives the nom de
plume of Clara Wilson was fined IS
in police court for being drunk. This
Gilpin observer., 1906-08-30
ASIA CIGARS.
VIM not make you nervous. Ash your dealer Or ~
n. Hyman Cigar Co.. $40 18th Street. Dsnvse

"Why is It," asked the Frenchman,
that you have no duels such as we
have in France?" I'VE are all such
good Shots" answered the American,
that we would be sure to hit each
other. That's why"
Gilpin observer., 1906-08-30

Dredging of the river bed and the
wash of the stream in front of the
elevator weakened the piling at that
point, depriving the concrete of its
support, and the house being loaded
to full capacity. the sliding into the
liver was natural result. The build.
ing slid 40 feet towards the river. and
stands in 30 feet OF water. 1t will
have to be torn down for reconstruc.
ton. The loss is $5OO,OOO.
Gilpin observer., 1906-08-30

Write lbr cloth samples of my 1000 Hand
Tailored Suits, made by l. Rude the little tailor,
18th and Curtis St., Denver.
Gilpin observer., 1906-08-30

An actor seldom retires until he fs
played out.
Gilpin observer., 1906-08-30
WANTED AGENTS

To 'e our ! ne OF Flavoring Extracts and Proprie-
tary Drugs. vaseline. Machine Oh. Wild Cherry
Phosphate. etc. Biz money to hu-tlen. Write to-
day for our plan. BON-TON NTRAGT Co,
11i6 Lnrimer Street, Denver. Colo.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-01-22
Where Fads Are, Useful.

One of the professors in the University
OF Nebraska claims that the. American
He says they are wearing themselves out
either chasing latter physical culture
golf, tennis, autenobiling massage diet.
as fads. The person gets interested in
one or more of them and spends great
deal of time and energy pursuing them
No doubt q person can run thing Into
the ground and make 1t harmful, even
though OF Itself i Be 1894 th 1hag v slt
person pei aies should nd have at least one side
Issue or TAD from his regular vocation.
After one gives. SO much time every day
to the routine OF work to turn aside for
physical culture, or other outdoor sport.
Is restful and beneficial. True. some
R ReaftS 90 salu n Diet Sshins. athelitio
sports, ETC., but any one OF these ptr-
sued in moderation, with common sense,
pecially to the person confined In an office
all day. 1t brings into play muscles that
are unused and it drives from MS mind
Of thought going. Reasonable attention
70 diet and bathing Is also sure to i'm
heath The tb woman Who = Is - cG fha
day with ho!uework will md golf or
tennis or an hour spent IN physical cui-
turs relief to tirsd mn Us nr ana a Rer rou
tine Is necessary to our Well-pelnG. NO
matter what our regular vocation may
Simply! sin = gong through "a treadmll Of duty
always try 10 bring into each day some ON,
II is not a wise thing to get into GER
tain groove and just SIMPLY wear ones
life away. MonStony KITS gu, sucker tnan
our energy and enthusiasm Into IL, ana
do it with all our might. Then. when
of activity or rest
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-01-22

When u fish loses any of its scales, by
a wound or other means. they are never
renewed. The largest moth known is
the giant atlas found IN China. the wings
OF which measure nine inches across.
The wasp has been observed to wGylay
and rob bees while the latter. laden
with honey, were returning to tine hive.
Civilization does not tend to the horses
longevity. In the Wild state he lives 10
be thirty-six or forty years old. while
the domestic horse is old ut the age OF
twenty-five years.
ION behalf OF the BEARS the Berne
municipality has accepted II Legacy of
500 left by u man for. the inmates OF
the well known pits in the Swiss capital.
Among insects the most intelligent are
those OF the ant tribe, while next to
them rank wasps. Bees come some way
lower down the scale. Beetles are hope
lessly stupid. but even they are not as
bad as butterflies and moths.
In West Australia some farmers send
their cattle for about six weeks holiday
to the seaside each YEAR. The change
of air and food is said TO be extremely
beneficial to them. The grass on the coast
is impregnated with saline and has the
efretc OF a tonic on the animals.
Arabian horses show remarkable cour-
age In battle. 1t is said that when
horse OF this breed finds himself wound
ed, and knows instlncttvely that he Will
not be able to carry his rider much long
er, he quickly retlres bearing his master
to place OF safety while he has yet
sufficient strength. But II. on the other
hand. the rider Is wounded and falls to
the ground, the faithful animal remains
beside him. unmindful of danger. neigh
ing until assistance Is brought.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-01-22
Diving for sponges On Florida
Coast

The practicability OF the method now
being employed extensively in the sponge
industry in procuring this product Is no,
longer in doubt, and q large percentage
OF the Tarpon Springs vessels are chang
ing from the old method OF bxxSxing to
the new ono of diving. In order sue
cessfully to accomplish desired results
with the diving method 1t was thought
necessary to employ Greeks who are 40
customed to the work as 1t seemed doubt
full whether many of those who hsWe
followed the hooking process would care
to don tho helmet and Ieaden shoes and
pull sponge with from thirty to sixty
feet of water overhead. But recent ex-
per!ments by u few have demonstrated
that q little practice and confidence. to-
gether with good physical condition, are
all that arc needed to become diver.
Already number of our native spongers
have become proficient In this line, aud
the probabilities are that In the near
future large percentage of the catch
Will be otained in this manner-Tarpon,
Springs News.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-01-22
HORSE EVOLUTION is
NOW COMPLETED
American Museum of Natural
History at Last Successful
in Its Scare.

AT last the chain OF equine evolution
is complete. After years OF search, and
Just when all hope of success had been
abandoned, the American Museum OF Nat
ural History, New York. has been reward
ed by the discovery OF remains OF the
"mountnin horse" or Crohippus. This
discovery nlis in the Lust gap in the
record which science has long endeaVored
to make perfect.
The museum began Its explorations in
1901 under tho direction OF Professor Hen
ry +. Osborne, cgrntor o. the Department
OF Vertebrate Peleonto!oeY With Il trip
oining. The expenses were betrayed from
fund contributed by the late William G.
Whitney AT his death these special ex-
plorations had to cease, the hunt tor fos-
ton with that for other foSsil animals.
until some equally public-spirited horse
loved comes forward to continue 1t dis
tinctively.
cming was carefully searched for fos-
sils. but particularly for the mountain
horse" fragments of which had been
found and named by Professor Marsh in
Museum visited this region in 1898 und
1856 and from 1903 TO 1905, but in spite OF
the most interchangeable efforts the Oro-
hippus eluded the searchers.
tempt 10 locate his skeleton would have
to be given. UP as hopeless, when one the
very last DAY OF the final expedition OF
lHo jti8t when the party was about TO
return, the long looked for remains were
unearthed. These consisted OF the skull,
achbone, limbs and other parts of the
skeleton OF the very stage wanted
The find has not been publicly an
nounced heretofore, and it Will be some
time before the museum has ready It's
exhibit. showing every stage or horge evo-
luton. beginning when the ancestors OF
the horse OF to-day was about the size OF
an Irish terrier. The museum has already
cIa5Slned the FOSSILS OF the horse e.
viously found in various localities in the
western part OF the United States, and
Will thus be able now 10 place before the
public a complete ocular record OF equine
evolution from the early days OF The
Eocene period. estimated at three million
years ago down to the present time.
The museums latest discovery ia OF the
greatest Importance, not only because il
viii make these records more complete,
but also because II may lead 10 the veri-
ftcation of the theory that the horse
originated in this country. Prof. osborn
t W.. ',aKe ,a tnoTougn IN s4nfnatuon OF
awaited with great deal OF interest.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-01-22
GROWTH IN SOUTH
IN TON MILEAGE
Advance in Twenty-Five Years
Has Been Phenome-
nal.
THE MILEAGE OF THE WORLD
United States Possesses Nearly
AS Much AS the Rest Of the
World Combined.

According to Baltimore authority,
the growth OF the South is probably
in no way better illustrated than by
statistics of the railroad business OF that
section. Taking the ton-mieage of tho
United states for period of years, we
huye the following:
United Atlanuc Mississippi
states. States. Val. States.
isss.. ae.a0z,lyo,2l9 i.l5z.2sl,5SS ssl lsl.3s2
1880. i9ls2, 1919 2l.IiS,lbI 3,6ls- 2s8Su
800. 1912, io,tl3 l0,5ss 1862 5,los w ss
1904 13,G1376z,l30 1886. 81 b73 1926 75.l59
Comparing the total OF the South dur
ing these years with the rest OF the
United States. the figures are as follows:
United States.
not including
Southern States South.
Years. Tons. Tons.
.ssg ........... 700. 1880 3i,255,76a. 2sg
Lsoo................ 75D.oncSi Tl,652.s,s. Gsl
1al1............. l6,@JS,i0l09 l2l.S3.ty, 3is
1904 ........ q $50. sG2 T32 49,, ~, $50 1898
IN iSs2 the South had less than one
eighteenth as much as the rest OF the
country, IN 1850 a traction over one, one
teenth. in 1900 little less than one-elghth
and in 1904 nearly oae-seventh. These
figures show that while the total mile
tons of the railroads OF the United States
of 1894 was about four and half times
as great as in 1852, the mle-tons OF the
South In 1904 was more than 10 times
as great as In 1882
The United States leads the world both
In the present, mileage and the recent
growth OF ts railways OF the total
railway mileage OF the world aggregat-
ing 5st0n mites for 1slt 21f.074 miles
were in the United States, 1923 miles
In Eurontsf ltpsslii. az.s5i miles IN Ger
many. 2S,i02 mics in France, $3.50 miles
in india. 2i,I20 miles in Austria Hungary,
2263t miles in the United Kingdom. 1851
miles in Canada. 1850 miles in Africa.
ii,ll3 miles In Australia. li.55s miles in
Argentina. lo.35s miles In Mexico. 1851
miles n Italy. 1855 miles In Brazil. 1857
miles In Sweden. 1892 miles in Siberia.
ManchuriT. mud othev Asiauc posses
sons of Russia. 4.4s5 niles in Japan. and
LIS niles in China.
Railroad officials of Ohio and Indiana
state that II the Legislatures OF these
States pass 2-cent q mile rate for pas
sengers and the bill becomes a law the
any excursion trains or give any excur-
sion rates during the summer seasons
The full report OF the Alabama Car Az
ISOLATION for the past year shows that
there were 7J2.aS2 cars handled against
1850 the previous year. an Increase OF
800. The new year started off brlskly
and IL IS believed as good n showing wifi
be made in 1896.
The Louisville and Nashville has an
nounced The following appointments: II
=. stewart. general agent at Jacksonville
Fla, vice o. II. Bartlett. transferred; H
+. Salter. general agent at Admission Ala:
O. p. Bartlett, general agent at New Or
leans. vice II. p. Salter, transferred;
Willis Galloway. travelling agent at Jack
sonvil!e, Fla, vice II. p Stewart. pro-
NOTED: d. Linehan. travelling passenger
ngen, at Montgomery. Ala.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-01-22
STUDY CATTLE MARKETS..
Too Many Feeders Do Not Look
Far Enough Ahead.

Possibly more loss is sustained through
a failure to study the markets and the
best conditions OF the cattle trade six
months hence-the selling tme-thnn
from other cause. In number of in
stances last winter men who had under
taken the feeding OF cattle. failed &c
cording to the observation OF the writer,
because OF failure to map out def
mite plan before they commenced feed
ins. One man. for example. started to
feed number OF cattle for the Christ
mas market. He had had very little
experience. and not knowing how long
1t took to finish an animal. found them
unit for the market when Christmas
arrived. He had fooishly commenced
feeding them a heavy grain ration from
the start. thinking that by so doing he
would finish them rapidly, and thus he
found his grain supply pretty well ex
hausted before his cattle were half fin
ished. He had also fed them about twice
as much grain as WAS necessary to Sc
cure @ good gain. and hence with half
finished cattle on his hands used to a
heavy grain ration, he could not let down
ON the amount OF meal feed
There WIS no recourse but to Increase
the supply OF meal and continue to feed
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-01-22

for several months in order to get rid
of the cattle at fair price. The expert
ment so far as he WAS concerned, was
financial failure. though men in the
vicinity where this happened fed cat
tie at profit
The other instances referred tc. while
different in detail. We're similar in re-
suits, and the cause was almost the
same The inference to be drawn is
that one who proposes to feed cattle
must know what no is trying to do. and
then proceed in an intelligent way IL ne
hopes to succeed.
Formulating the plan is therefore the
first essential. and might appropriately
form feeders motto. True, plan, no
matter how we'll prepared, cannot always
be adhered to, but 1t is easier to NEE:
contingencies with one in mind than
when going at hnphazard gait After
the cattle are secured msny persons make
the mistake of putting them on feed at
once. Animals brought of, the grass will
not readily take to fodder and grain
ration. They must be given several days
in which to become accustomed to tho
changed food and surroundings. This Is
appropriately termed the preliminary
feeding period, and should cover from
seven to fourteen days. the longer period
being preferable. During this time very
little grain need be fed; just enough to
accustom them to Its use and to get
them TO relish 1t. Give them good corn
fodder or silage, but do not feed lavtshly.
The attempt should be rather to teach
them to acquire liking for the new
food.
Animals will sometimes not take readily
to new kinds of foods for several days.
Examples of which are sometimes seen
in the case of slags and cottonseed meal.
After they once acquire taste. however,
they eat these foods ravenously. The
putting on feed" process should there
fore be sloY and deliberate. "A violent
change OF foodstuffs requires new ad-
tustment OF the digestive system, and
many people make the mistake of trying
to rush cattle on heavy grain ration
IN the beginning, with the result that
the appetite soon becomes cloyed and the
animals go ''off feed something little
short OF q disaster to the feeder. With
new foods and forced feeding from tho
beginning, the digestion of the animals
is likely to be upset, 30 the cloying Of
the appetite and getting off feed" Is
often not a simple matter. but something
whose effects may be felt for several
months.
How About Green Food?
II your ISie are u turlVe tliiS WiHtot,
green food is essential. and cabbages,
mangels. or something OF that nature
should be provided for the birds. 1t is
snfe to feed all they will eat OF green
food grit and oyster shells. and they
will consume considerable II 1t is within
ensy access of the flock. Keep the grit
in boxes made for that purpose, and feed
the mangels the first thing In the morn
ing. Have large nails driven into the
walls of their houses and impale tho
mansels on them, whore they keep up out
of the dirt until nearly consumed by
the fowls. Well-cured clover hay is
relished by fowls and they will eat con-
siderable OF It in the dry state. Clover
chaff or cut clover steamed and mixed
in the mash food is excellent,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-01-22
THE BEST MIXER FOR VIRGINIA.

can be Imagined. Lastly. scald thor
oughly with boiling water. Steam is
best II you have the appliances, IL not,
boiling water Is effective.
Then place the utensils where they will
be thoroughly aired and dried. Never
put the cover on ma churn except when
you are churning.
The churn and all articles. before using.
should be frat thoroughly acalded and
then we'll rinsed and cooled with cold
wafer
II the butter sticks to the butter-worker.
scald again and scour with salt and cold
water. Repeat this until 1t is in proper
condition.
Some dairymen recommend rinsing uten-
sls occasionally in lime water.
Remember that no amount OF straining
or separating can take the soluble filth
out OF milk.
Keep dirt out II you value your reputa-
ton as the maker Of gilt-edged butter
II you make a success of the dairy
business, you must not put pound OF
better on tho market that is not OF the
finest ality--perfect.
Let your stamp be glrara ntee OF excel
lence.
Let ono person take charge OF the milk
and attend to the butter-making,: and let
this be his or her first duty.
The delicate aroma which oil welI-made
butter on the market that is not OF the
exposed to the air IL soon lost, especially
when 1t Is put up, in prints or small pack
ages.