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Gilpin observer., 1906-01-25
IN THE oR1Noco WILDERNESS

II. is doubtful If the Orinoco coun-
try will be properly opened up during
the present generation unless radi-
cal change of administration takes
plae1," writes a South American trav-
eler Its population to-day is believ-
ed 10 be actually less than it was
nearly four centuries ago. The In
dian stands in such fear of the Vene-
zuelan and his government that he
frequently prefers to follow the small
er waterways of the Guiana region or
take overland trips through the virgin
forest rather than use the broad high
way that is his rightful heritage from
countless ancestors. This disappear
ance of the Indian has greatly imped-
ed the gathering of rubber, tonka
beans and other natural products. and
since immigration is not encoura ged
and continuous revolutions have scat
tered or killed the settlers of Euro
pean and mixed descent it would
seem that the country is steadily ret
regarding There is a project on
foot at present to establish colony
of Beers upon the Ilanos and Gen
Castro is said greatly to favor it, but
the Venezuelans assert that this is
because he sees chance to augment
his army with tried fighters, not be-
causs he favors foreign colonization.
Il sailed 200 leagues down this
giant waterway and was amazed at
the primeval condition of the country.
Gilpin observer., 1906-01-25
WILLING TO SHARE WITH GOD
Simple Faith and Gratitude of a Little
Child.

Child.
The simple faith of a little child,
Whether applied to parents, friend or
to God, found an illustration in story
recently told by DR.. Levi G. Broughton
of Atlanta, Ga, when he was in Bos-
ton. 1t was related to him by friend
in the railroad service as follows:
MY little girl came to me little
while before Christmas and said:
Papa, I want you to pray to God and
ask him to have Santa Claus bring me
dolly for Christmas l promised,
and on Christmas morning she found
her doll, and called me to see it. AS
she looked it over examining the face,
the eyes, the hair, and the clothes. she
said, Papa, haint God good? He's
gooder than thought he was. Do you
think he sent little brother anything?'
Il told her she might go over to her
grandma's, where brother was visiting,
and find out. Presently she returned.
with her face all covered with happy
smiles, and exclaimed. %, papa! God
sent brother beautiful great big hob.
by-horse'
Breakfast came soon after and as
we sat down at the table she climbed
upon my knee, and putting her arms
around my neck she said again. 'Haint
God good? and he was gooder to broth
er than he was to me, wasn't he?'
81 replied, Yes, he is good, and now
what are you going to do for God.
dear?'
80. I'm going to let God play with
my dolly all he wants to: and Pm 60
ing to ask brother to let God ride his
hobby-horse, too '"-Boston Post.
Gilpin observer., 1906-01-25

A remarkable pamphlet on the sub
feet of retrogression of memory or
thinking backward has just been pub
lished by Col. Rochas, former d.
rector of the Polytechnic the French
Woolwich), who Is endeavorlng to
prove the truth of the theory of incar-
nation. He has hypnotized number
of persons and made them believe
they were ten, thirty and even fifty
ye..rs younger than their actual ages.
Some remarkable experiments were
made with n woman Of 80, who was
hypnotized, and to whom 1t was sug-
gested that her age was gradually
diminishing. While in the hypnotic
state she described incidents In her
life that occurred when she was 90.
She told of her confirmation Mt the
age of IA. ard described her theft of
balf.penny from her grandfather.
Gilpin observer., 1906-01-25

time were: Commodore. Charles
Stewart; lieutenants, James R. Cald-
WELL Michael B. Carroll and Joshua |.
Maxwell; midshipman. Clement Bid
die, and sailing master, Alexander C.
Harrison. The name of DR.. Samuel
R. Marshall also appears.
The book is an example of old
fashioned thoroughness. 1t is hand
ruled in red ink with the precision of
a lithograph. The entries are in bold.
clear script, as legible as if they had
been written yesterday.
In contrast with the luxurious cir
cumstances of an officer of a modern
man-o-war is the entry against Lieut..
Caldwell. He evidently had recourse
to the slopchest, from which at the
present day the ordinary seaman only
is fitted out with clothing and other
necessities. Under the heading of
Advance of Slops,' Lieut.. Caldwell
is charged on the dates Jan. 81, and
July 81, 1904, with eighty cents and
$113
II had been Mr.. Murphey's intention
to present the old records to some ap-
propriate historical society. In view
of the fact that Old Ironsides will
probably become itself a national mu-
scum. he now thinks that their most
appropriate resting place will be on
the old vessel.
Gilpin observer., 1906-01-25
RinetaiI Wildcat Caught.

A ringtail wildcat, an animal decid-
edly rare in northern Michigan, has
been caught by Herman Thiele, Ne
gaunee man, in trap set at Goose
lake. The animal has fine silky gray
fur. Though there are some black
stripes down. the back, the most strik-
ing characteristic is a series of black
stripes around the bushy tail. In this
appendage it differs radically from the
ordinary wildcat. The wildcat, like
the lynx, is possessed of a bobtail
while the ringtail cat has tail over a
foot in length and very bushy.
Gilpin observer., 1906-01-25

Some people question the statements
that coffee hurts the delicate nerves
of the body. Personal experience with
thousands proves the general state
ment true and physicians have records
of great numbers Of cases that add to
the testimony.
The following is from the Rockford,
ILL.,. Register-Gazette:
DIR. William Langhorst Of Aurora
has been treating one of the queerest
cases of lost eyesight ever In history.
The patient is o. A. Leach OF Beach
county. and in the last four months he
had doctored with all OF the specialists
about the country and has at last re-
turned home with the fact impressed
on his mind that his case is incur .,ble.
A portion Of the optic ner.e has
been ruined, rendering HI, sight SO
limited that he Is ur' lie to see any
thing before him. r he can see plain
II anything a! - side Of him. There
Gilpin observer., 1906-01-25

Let 1t be remembered that the eyes
may be attacked in one case and the
stomach in another, while in others 1t
may be kidneys, heart, bowels or gen.
eral nervous prostration. The remedy
is obvious and should be adopted be-
fore too late.
Quit coffee, II you show incipient
disease.
1t is easy II one can have WE'LL
boiled Postum Food Coffee to serve for
the hot morning beverage. The
withdrawal of the old kind OF coffee
that Is doing the harm and the sup
ply Of the elements in the Postum
which Nature uses to rebuild the
broken down nerve cells. insures a
quick return to the old Joy of strength
and health, and It's well worth while
to be able again to "do things" and
feel well. There's u reason for
Gilpin observer., 1906-01-25
THE GAME OF LIFE

This life is but a game of cards
Which mortals have to learn
Each shufiies. cuts and deals the pack'
And each "A trump doth turn.
Some bring a high card to the top.
And others bring low.
Some hold "A hand quite flush or trumps'
While others none can SHOW
Some shuttle with a practiced hand,
And pack the cards with care
So they know they are dealt
Where all the leaders are
Thus fools are made the dupcs Of roGucs,
While rogues each other cheat,
And he Is very wise Indeed
Who never meets defeat.
When PLAYING some throw out tho ace,
The counting cards to save,
Some play the deuce and some the ten,
But many play the knaVe.
Some play for money-somc play for fun
And some for worldly fame.
But not until the game played out
Can they count upon their gain.
When hearts are trumps we play for love,
And pleasure rules the hour,
No thoughts OF sorrow check our JOY
In beauty's rosy bower.
Gilpin observer., 1906-01-25

Between San Fernando and Ciudad
Bolivar, which are about the same
distance apart as are Minneapolis and
st. Louis, it is estimated that there
are fewer than 1000 permanent set
tiers, apart from the inhabitants of
Caicara and one or two other small
villages. Most Of these settlers,
surroundings that one wonders that
they find life endurable. The only
evidence of modern progress that I
witnessed during the entire trip was
windmill and of the various craft
we sighted not one was propelled by
steam.
Yet the natural wealth and fertil-
ity oi this region are boundless. The
cattle of the Ilanos, as is well known,
yield the finest hides that the shoe
manufacturer can procure, and with
cheap river freights the traffic in
hides from San Fernando alone
should employ a fleet of steamers.
During my visit to that town, how
ever. the cattle industry was so de-
pressed that animals on the hoof
brought only So. The rubber forests
of the upper Orinoco are as yet al
most untouched, except on the mar
gins of the streams, and the valuable
balata rubber, which is comparatively
new to commerce, is found at various
points from the delta to the Rio
Negro
Gilpin observer., 1906-01-25
DRY DOCK AT SEA.
Four Vessels Towing Big Structure to
the Philippines.

The huge floating drydock Dewey
now on her way from the PatuNent
river to the Philippines, is proving her.
self thoroughly seaworthy craft. Dis
patches from Norfolk, Virginia, an
nounce that mails received from the
naval fleet which is towing the dry
dock tell of her satisfactory behavior
in storm off Cape Hatteras, and any
ship or drydock or other object built
to float which can weather Cape Hat
teras storm deserves to be marked o..
X. without further inquiry.
There certainly never was stranger
thing seen on the waters than the
Dewey as she will appear to passing
vessels. A big red box of Steel 500
feet long, 134 feet wide, and towering
forty-two feet above the water with
straight sides and square corners,
toWed by three or four vessels with
gigantic cables so long that there ap-
pears to be no connection between the
tugs and the dock-that's the way the
Dewey will look to the ships that en-
counter her on the high seas. In the
construction of this strange craft H.
900 tons of steel, 100000 rivets and
$50 tons of paint were used. The cost
was 1880, 900, and she is not only the
biggest floating drydock in the world,
but SO big that the largest and heav-
lest warship in existence could be
placed ir her and lifted high and dry
above the water. The capacity of the
Dewey is 10000 tons. but the largest
warship yet projected is only $4,000
tons.
f'this drydock makes the voyage to
Manila in safety the United States
will then be prepared for any contin-
gency which may arise in time of war.
Under present conditions our warships
in the far East dock at Hong Kong or
Shanghai, but if war should arise be-
tween America and any other nation
those ports would be closed to Ameri-
can ships. 1t was to guard against the
dangers to which we would thus be ex-
posed that the government ordered the
construction of the Dewey. The dis
tance, $4,000 miles, is much longer
than floating drydock has ever be-
fore been towed, but the immense size
of the thing is an element of safety,
and naval officials consider that there
is less risk in the undertaking than
would appear at first thought.-Colo-
rado Springs Gazette.
Gilpin observer., 1906-01-25

we sing. we dance. sweet verses make,
Our cards at random play.
And while one trump remains at top
Our games holiday.
Whe.. diamonds chance to crown tho top
The players stake their gold
And heavy sums are bet and won
By gamblers young and old.
Intent on winning. each his game
Doth watch with eager eye.
How he may see his neighbor's cards,
And beat them on the sly
When clubs are trumps. look out for war
On ocean and on land
For bloody horrors always come
When clubs are held In hand.
Then lives are staked. instead of gold.
The dogs of war are freed
In our dear country. and we see
That clubs have rot the lead
Last game of AL. is when the spade
Is turned by hand of Time.
He always deals the closing game
In every age and cline.
No matter how much each man wins
or how much each man saves.
The spade will finish up the game
And dig the ~ambers' grave.
New Orleans Times Democrat
Gilpin observer., 1906-01-25
Busy American Women.

The American woman is going
ahead. The census returns show that
100000 and more women are en-
pioyed in the nations industrial life.
There are now three times as many
women stenographers as there were
ten years ago, while the number of
women bookkeepers and accountants
hns doubled. The percentage of
saleswomen also shows a correspond
ing increase. Women have risen to
be treasurers of street railways. presi-
dents of national and savings banks,
secretaries Of fnanciers or salaries
Of $4,000 and s12,500, executive
leads of building and contracting
firms, buyers for large stores, etc.
They are to be met with in hundred
responsible capacities, all of them
outside the once circumscribed field
of female occupations. and in nj, of
which talent for figures is a prime
requisite of success.
Gilpin observer., 1906-01-25
LOST EYESICHT
Through Coffee Drinking

have been but few cases of its kind
before, and they have been caused by
whisky or tobacco. Leach has never
used either, but has been a great cof-
fee drlnker, and the specialists have
decided that the case has been caused
by this. Leach stated himself that
for several years he had drank three
cups of coffee for breakfast, two at
noon and one at night. According to
the records of the specialists of this
country this is the first case ever
caused by the use Of coffee.
The nerve is ruined beyond aid and
his case is incurable. The fact that
makes the case a queer one Is that the
sight forward has been lost and the
side sight has been retained. Accord
ing to the doctors statement. the
young man will have to give up cos-
fee or the rest Of his sight will fol-
low and the entire nerve be ruined
Register -Gdsettc.
Gilpin observer., 1906-01-25
EXTINCTION OF ANIMALS.
Buffalo, Elephant, Lion, Giraffe and
Others Passing Away.

Recently published translations from
the German writings of c. b. Schill-
ings, the noted African traveller and
animal photographer. have been inter
esting good many people in this
country, says the Indianapolis News
Mr.. Schillings has an enthusiasm for
this sort of scientific investigation that
has carried him to daring lengths in
the achievement of his purpose. He
realizes that the larger animals of AT
rica-the elephant, the lion. the giraffe.
etc.-are rapidly becoming extinct
that in few more generations the
world will know them only as it now
knows the dodo: and for this reason
he has undertaken to make an accur-
ate and scientific record of their exist
ence in their native habitat. To do
this he has gone into the widest parts
of the dark continent and photo
sraphed these animals in their wild
state, both at night by means of flash
light and in daytime with such sun
exposures as he has been able to OBJ
tain. His work has been excellently
done, and the record is interesting to
us. and will be even more SO to those
who come after us.
With its economic usefulness it is
likely that the elephant will, in the
course of time, take the status of the
camel in the Orient and never become
extinct. But the others are doomed
The graffes are almost gone. the rhi
noceros and the river horse" are be-
coming rare, and lions grow scarcer
year by year. And this is largely be-
cause of killing for sport" Some of
these animals, to be sure, are danger
Gus, but Africa is a large place. I'm
der fair and undisturbed conditions
they live to themselves and injure no
one: man goes into their territory,
slaughter-bent, good deal oftener
than the wild animals come to him.
Gilpin observer., 1906-01-25
An Eyer.Present Foe.

The soldier and the sailor are es-
pecially subject to catarrh. In the
barracks and on the field, Peruna is
found equally efficacious to overcome
this physical enemy. If taken in time
it will prevent colds from developing
into catarrh. Even after a cold has
settled in some organ of the body.
Peruna can be relied upon as an eff
cacious remedy to promptly overcome
it.
Peruna will relieve catarrh. whether
acute or chronic. but few doses OF
it taken in the first stages of the dis
ease will be more effective than when
the disease has become established.
Gilpin observer., 1906-01-25
Will Fly to Washington.

F. M. Mahan of Chicago, who is one
of the many inventors of flying ma
chimes that have lately sprung up in all
parts of the country, announces that he
has perfected a machine in which he
expects to fly to Washington on April
23rd, his eightieth birthday, and deliver
message from the mayor of Chicago
to President Roosevelt.
Gilpin observer., 1906-01-25

Nodd-Why did you have your tele-
phone changed from direct wire to a
party line? Todd-My wife complained
she couldn't hear thing the neighbors
said.
Gilpin observer., 1906-01-25

'Is he behind with his tailor?" mo,
/ think he's at least two suits ahead"
Gilpin observer., 1906-01-25

"Affer the use of Peruna for a short
period, 1 can now cheerfuIy recon,-
mend your valuable remedy to any
one who Is in need of an invigorafing
tonic. "-Phiip Hicl1born.
Gilpin observer., 1906-01-25
AdmiraI's Words Garry Weight.

Rear-Admiral Hichborn is one of the
best-known officers of our navy. His
statements concerning Peruna will
have much weight as they go out in
the world. What he says is echoed by
many other officers of high standing.
Gilpin observer., 1906-01-25
What the Admiral Saws

Philip Hichborn. Rear-Admiral oi
the q. S. Navy, Washington, d. c..
writes.
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1905-1906, 1906-02-13
ExTRACTSP|ECE0F
PIN FROM HAND
LoGANsPoRT WOMAN PASSES
THROUGH A PAINFUL AND
PECULIAR EXPERIENCE.
while At WORK LAST YEAR
A Pin Entered Her Palm and Was
Broken, Leaving Part of It
In Her Hand.
while At WORK LAST YEAR

The Logansport Pharos prints the
following:
Mrs. James Slower, of No. 6O2
Burlington avenue, yesterday had the
remarkable experience Of extracting
from the back of her hand sharp
pin point which last summer entered
the palm of the hand and had ever
since been imbedded in the flesh. The
operation, strange to say, was al
most painless and the indications are
that the wound will heal without diff
ficulty.
cit appears that one day last Ju-
ly Mrs. Slower was washing a shirt
waist and having neglected to remove
from the waist a black steel pin, the
point of the pin entered the palm
of her hand while she was engaged
in rubbing the garment and before
she could release it the pin broke off
and left a piece about an inch long
in the flesh. The point, which was
sharp as a needle entered the thick
part of the hand and all efforts to re-
move it proved futile.
'Nothing further was thought of
it until yesterday, when Mrs. Slower
noticed a gathering on the back of
her hand. Passing her other hand
over the infamed portion she felt
something sharp protruding from the
flesh, and going to the house of Mr..
and Mrs. James Updegraff, adjoining,
asked them to examine her hand. Mr..
Updegraff likewise notices the sharp
point protruding from the flesh and
procuring pair of nail clippers
made several attempts to pull the
point out and eventually succeeded.
1t proved to be the pin point which
had entered Mrs. Stover's hand last
July.
"The inflammation was relieved By
the application of poultices and Mrs.
Slower expects no serious results
from the affair. The pin point was
of blue black steel and had not rust
ed. If it had, no doubt blood pois-
oning would have set in and tie in
Jury might have proved dangerous. -
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1905-1906, 1906-02-13
BY EASTER TIME, SUCH LOOKS
TO BE CASE AT PRES
EMIT TINE.
MARKET IS ovERSToCkED
Eggs Have Been More Plentiful This
Winter Than For Many Years
Prices Now Breaking.

The warm weather has been so ia
vorable for the production Of eggs
that groceries are overstocked and
large supplies are being brought to
the cities every day. In Richmond,
the retail price Of 20 cents dozen
seems to be breaking, and some gro
GERS think that two or three cents
will be dropped from it within the
next few days, unless there is a
greater demand.
Eggs have been more plentiful this
winter than ever before, and at no
time have been more than twenty-six
cents per dozen. During the coolest
weather, the price remained firm at
twenty cents and by Easter, eggs, at
the present rate, will be worth about
eight cents dozen.
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1905-1906, 1906-02-13
"BOUNCING" WAS OMITTED.
Elks at Elwood Had an Initiate Who
Was Much Too Heavy for the
Horse Play

Elwood, Ind, Feb. 12.-Friday ev-
ening the Elwood Elk lodge confer
red the degrees on Chauncey Morlan,
supposed to be the heaviest Elk in
the world. Morlan, who has exhib-
tied with all the leading circuses and
at museums, and who made a trans
continental trip with the Barnum &
Bailey shows, weighs on the bills over
600 pounds. He is a half-brother
to Charles Herring, a leading furni-
ture dealer of this city, and has been
making his home here for some time.
Morlan will accompany the Elwood
Elks lodge to Denver and 36S will
claim the prize for having the heav-
lest Elk at the national meeting.
Morlan's home has lately been at In
dianapolis. and he is known to the
circus and vaudeville profession all
over the country. 1t is said that
the bouncing proceeding was en-
tirely omitted from the initiation
ceremonies this evening.
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1905-1906, 1906-02-13
TAGGART OUT OF SENTINEL.
A. @. Jones, the New President, De
clines to Say who Bought His
Predecessor Stock.

Indianapolis, Feb. 12.-''I am out
of the Indianapolis Sentinel; you will
have to see A. Q. Jones for the infor-
mation.'
This statement was made by Thorn
as Taggart yesterday, when asked
about changes that it was understood
were being made on the indianapolis
Sentinel.
"Mr. Taggart statement tells the
story,' said A. Q. Jones, land that
is about all there is to it. The paper
will be conducted by the same men
that have been in charge of it for
some time and there will be no chang
es in policy or anything else.'
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1905-1906, 1906-02-13
HE LIKED THE BRAND.
Wanted Same kind of Tobacco as
Miss Lacy Chewed-
Rough Method.

Bonneville, Ind, Feb. 12.-"I
want piece of tobacco of the kind
you chew" said Thomas Condit, a
farmer, to Miss Grace Lacy yesterday
clerk in a Jacksonville store. Grab
bling up a coal s1svel she pummeled
Condit with so much vigor that ,le
was knocked completely off his feet.
Condit ran ont of the store and came
TO Bonneville, where be swore out a
warrant 70, Miss Lacy s arrest cnarg-
ing assault and battery. She was
arrested and fined ..