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Gilpin observer., 1906-05-17

turned from trip to Denver Tuesday
accompanied by his family. They will
locate in the city.
w. G. Loomis and family, OF Denver
were arrivals in the city Tuesday with
the intention Of remaining. Mr.. Loomis
is working the st. Anthony mine.
MIR. L. Sternberger, the mining man
who has large and valuable interests in
Gilpin and Clear Creek counties, was in
the city Wednesday on business.
r. A. Hall, OF the Hall Construction
company, who has been in Iowa and
other central states the past six weeks
on business in connection with the Gil
pin & Clear Creek District railway, ar.
rived home yesterday. Mr.. Hall is now
will enable him to push the road through
to early completion. BY next week he
will be able to give out some important
Information regarding the project he is
promoting which will be published.
G. Whitney Adams, of the Celura
Mining & Milling company, was visitor
to Boulder last week. While there he
saw VIM. Tippett, formerly of this city
who in partnership with /. N. Rogers OF
Denver, is remoaeling a building and
putting it in shape for modern under.
taking parlor.
G. w. Schneider, State Deputy Mine
Inspector, was in the city yesterday look
ing over the Galena property and col
lecting data for people in the e'east. 1t is
very likely that this noted property will
be in operation before great time.
Gilpin observer., 1906-05-17

The old frame building in Mountain
City, near the Buell. mill, known as the
Iowa house, caught fire Saturday evening
about II 80 o'clock, but was saved from
more than slight damage by the active
work OF the fire department which re-
sponded promptly to the alarm. How
the fire originated is mystery, it being
almost certainty, though, that it was
OF incendiary origin as the blaze was on
the outside Of the building. The house
has not been occupied by steady ten
ant for two years or more. Harry Mitch
ell has been living in the lower portion,
acting as watchman. He was in bed at
the time the fire was discovered. The
damage was covered by insura nee. but
as it is 80 slight, Charles E. Philips, the
owner of the building, thinks it hardly
worth while to put in claim.
Gilpin observer., 1906-05-17

This evening is the opening right of
the Elkss fair which is to be held in the
Armory hall the remainder of the week.
A concert is to be held each evening at 8
o'clock which is to be the opening event
of a well selected list of specialties.
Among the features to be introduced will
be the Famous Art Gallery, Judge More
Gains Court, Madam Telyuall Noted
Gard Reader and many other attractions
too numerous to mention. The admis-
sion to the fair, or concert rather, is ten
cents, and this entities the holder OF
each ticket to chance on 5000 Sing
er sewing machine. What money
is cleared on this entertainment will go
towards advertising Gilpin county at the
grand reunion Of Elks to be held in
Denver in July, and it behooves all
citizens to attend and thus lend their
assistance. Everyone attending the fair
is assured their moneys worth
Gilpin observer., 1906-05-17

The charter OF the Rock Mountain Ma
tional bank which was recently renewed
by the comptroller OF the currency in
Washington, arrived Saturday. 1t au-
thorizes the institution to do business
until May u, 1926. This is the second
time the charter has been renewed and
the number Of the extension is 951. The
Rocky Mountain bank OF this city was
organized on the same day as the Colo.
RADIO National Of Denver, May l2, 1866,
which practically makes it the second
Oldest bank in the state OF Colorado, the
First National OF Denver being the old
est.
Gilpin observer., 1906-05-17

This Office has on hand handsome
line Of Elks cards, embracing fourteen
different styles. These caros are uitable
for the grand lodge meeting in Denver
and any one wishing to see the sample
line can do 30 by calling at this office.
Gilpin observer., 1906-05-17
Get a CHEAP Home.

Only s27.25 from Denver, Colorado
Springs or Pueblo to Twin Falls, Ida
and return via
UNION PACIFIC
through Salt Lake City is desired, Apr
14th, limit 81 days, liberal stopovers.
Account public sale Of school lands.
j. G. FERGUSON,
General Agent, Denver, Colo.
Gilpin observer., 1906-05-17

We are in receipt of the Colorado
School Journal and note with pleasure
that the paper given by Superintendent
Barker at the superintendent's and prin-
cipal's Round Table in Denver is printed
in full The subject is: "Should weak
and strong pupils be classed together on
entering the High school?" Mr. Barker
takes the decided Affirmative and proves
his point.
Gilpin observer., 1906-05-17

The Moffat road has published very
neat booklet of points along It's line.
Much space is given to Gilpin county,
not only the northern part traversed by
the road, but Central City and vicinity.
The write-up of the county is replete
with half tone cuts of views around Roll
insville and Boulder park.
Gilpin observer., 1906-05-17

James A. Gilmour relinquished tho
postoilice Tuesday evening and Robert
Wilkinson, the new appontee, took
charge. Mr.. Gilmour will devote his
time to his mining interests at which
vocation he not only hopes to "keep the
wolf from the door," but will prevent the
hungry animal coming any closer than
the front gate.
Gilpin observer., 1906-05-17

A very artistic sign, painted by Geo.
Henderson, has been placed on the trans
former house Of the Gilpin County Light,
Heat & Power Co. 1t is illuminated by
incandescent lights and attracts consid-
erable attention.
Gilpin observer., 1906-05-17

A peddler was IN the city Monday
evening stationed at the head of Main
street where he tried to sell cheap jew
elry to the citizens. They refused to
bite and consequently the vendor packed
his wares before the curfew tolled.
Gilpin observer., 1906-05-17

The c. w. Knox Machinery Company
received last Saturday three car loads OF
machinery and supplies for their branch
house, in this city.
Gilpin observer., 1906-05-17

The Workmen social committee have
selected Friday, June 22d, as the night
on which they would rattle off the Work
men piano. The dance will take place at
the Armory hall. This will be an event
Of great interest to the people who have
been buying tickets and attending the
dances given by the committee. The
tickets for this dance will be sl00, and
in addition to the dance the Ladies' OF
the Degree OF Honor will serve refresh
ments. Further particulars Of the railing
OF the piano will be given later. Save
your tickets and attend the dance on the
22nd OF June. You may win the piano.
Gilpin observer., 1906-05-17
Sewing machine supplies at Rapin's.

just receieved one OF the largest as
sortment OF harmonious, violin, guitar
and mandolin strings. also mandolin
strings, at Rapin's.
Gilpin observer., 1906-05-17

For Sale Chcap-A good milch COW
and calf and good whim. A. D. Drake
Lake Gulch. Ii
Gilpin observer., 1906-05-17

Do it now! WhatY Install electric
lights in your residence. The price per
month is very reasonable. Ask Mana
ger Stout about it.
Gilpin observer., 1906-05-17

Married by Judge Ashbaugh, May 18th
at p. M, B. T. Moyle to Mrs. Mary j
Meyn, OF Havillah street.
Gilpin observer., 1906-05-17

James Flynn received a deep cut in the
head Monday while repairing the bell
line in the Colorado Carr mine. He was
in the bucket, down the shaft about 200
feet. working with the wire, when lever
attached to same became unfastened
from above and fell. Mr.. Flynn was struck
in the forehead and rendered uncon.
scious. VIM. johnson was in the bucket
with him but was not hurt.
Gilpin observer., 1906-05-17
Married by Justice Matthews, May
11th, Ben Atkinson to Mary Jane Jewell.

The board of county commissioners
were out yesterday inspecting the roads
and bridges.
Gilpin observer., 1906-05-17

Wanted-Girl for general housework.
Apply Of Mrs. John G. Jenkins.
Gilpin observer., 1906-05-17

Mexican chile con carne at Hawley's.
Something new, include it in your next
order for groceries.
Gilpin observer., 1906-05-17

Fancy Club House goods, including
oat meal and hominy at Hawley's.
Gilpin observer., 1906-05-17

Don't purchase chinaware or glass.
vase until you have inspected the large
assortment carried by tho Hawley Mdse
Co.
Gilpin observer., 1906-05-17

All kinds of flower seeds at Hawley's
Gilpin observer., 1906-05-17

The best silver polish on the market
can be had at Rapins.
Gilpin observer., 1906-05-17

Wanted-Three or four furnished
rooms. Apply at this Office.
Gilpin observer., 1906-05-17
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS

Oranges and bananas at Hawley's.
Watch out for Rapin's fishing tackle
and sporting goods.
A. Rapin is having telephone install
led in his jewelry shop to day.
The broad ax., 1906-11-17
CHOICE MISCELLANY
Wa. Paia $1,000 a Word.


At the Franklin Inn, a literary club
OF Philadelphia, a young poet, licking
his lips, said that Conan Doyle was
paid 81 a word.
That is nothing" said a railroad ad-
vertising man. Il know OF a case
where a man was paid $1,000 a word.
Our line used to have at its grade cross
ings a very long and complicated sign
that began, Beware OF the Engine and
Cars and then this sign went on with
q lot Of injunctions and warnings that
would have taken FIVE minutes to read.
''In q number OF a@ident cases the
claimants for damages declared that
our long signs were not clear warnings.
Therefore the line decided at last to
get a new grade crossing sign, and
Judge Paxson was engaged to write
one.
THE sign that Judge PaxSon wrote
cost $1,000 a word, but It was classic.
1t remains a classic. 1t has been copied
everywhere. II Is as well known
among us as Father, l cannot tell a
Iie,' or England expects every man to
do his duty
"The sign that cost $1,000 n word, or
$1,000 in all. was the famous Railroad
Crossing-Stop. Look and Listen -
New York Press.
The broad ax., 1906-11-17
EDITORIAL FILINGS.

Boston is 276 years old and has an
undoubted right to wear spectacles, eat
soft food and be cranky-Chicago Trib-
une
A spiritualistic medium who aspires
to do something striking should get
into communication with the shade Of
Noah Observation-Disclosures Democrat.
Pittsburg Is to have a new $4,000
600 union station. but from the stories
we have been hearing about her she Is
more in need of an addition TO her jail
Washington Post.
A dog has succeeded in swimming
across the English channel Some dis
appointment will be felt that IL was
not a man that did It. But the benefits
TO accrue to the world from the fact
will be Just as great in the case OF the
dog as the man-Pittsburg Dispatch.
The broad ax., 1906-11-17
A Modern Convenience.

Almost every large hotel in New
York now has a makeup ROOM" The
women call EN- dressing rooms, be-
cause that name does not SAVIOR OF cos
metics. paste and the like. The absO-
solute candor which women put on
while making up before each other in
the hotel dressing rooms Is amazing"
said hotel clerk. Three out Of every
four women who come in after a walk
or ride or before entering the cafe dab
their faces plentifuIly with powder,
touch up their lips, then ask the maid
to bring a box Of rouge kept in the
dressing table with cork tipped ciga-
rettes for those whose nerves demand
a soothing pun or two OF tobacco after
dinner" OF course the hotels guaran-
tee all the grease and powder. The
maid shows the uninitiated woman
who wants a wholesome complexion
how to apply the coloring matter and
declares that it is harmless and not the
kind which wicked cosmetic makers
ere accused Of selling and which doc
tors say cause physical breakdown
Pittsburg Dispatch.
The broad ax., 1906-11-17
Coins OF GIIded Glass.

Forty members Of a large coiners
syndicate have been arrested in Paris.
Hotel clerks have been their special
prey. Dressed as well to do foreign
ers, they sometimes walked boldly into
a hotel, rendered spurious gold for ex-
change and not infrequently complain
ell Of the rates of exchange. 1t was
the practice of the gang to offer gen.
uine French gold with the spurious,
three or four counterfeits being mixed
up in a handful Of genuine coin. The
spurious pieces are mostly 1856 and
1857 ten franc pieces, with the efHgy
of Napoleon Ill, and also the latest
type Of 1906 Republican twenty franc
coins. These are admirably made. In
fact. never before have spurious coins
been produced TO such perfection. They
are made of crystal. heated to 800 de-
grees and cast in molds. Then by Q
galvano-plastic process they have been
covered with n thin coating OF real
gold. They have the appearance, finish,
weight and sound of real coins II
thrown on wood or marble. The fraud
can be detected If the coin is sounded
on Il brass or metal counter.
The broad ax., 1906-11-17
SHORT STORIES.

1t is said that 100 husbands desert
ed their wives in the city Of New York
last year.
The earliest creatures which were
furnished with eyes were the trilobites.
The sense Of hearing did not exist for
ages afterward-
With face lathered on one side and
the other neatly shaved, the driver OF a
New York hook and ladder wagon was
observed racing his equipage through
the streets. He was only half shaved
when the alarm came.
The following announcement to the
hungry was posted one day in the
front of a restaurant conducted by q
Greek In the Horseshoe section OF Jer-
sey City: "Kornut beefe and garbage
In fin stile To-day" The proprietor
said he made the sign all by himself.
President Benjamin Ide Wheeler Of
the University Of California suggests
for language reform that an interna-
tional academy might be founded to
have authority in the matters of Ian
guage changes, just as the French
academy and the Spanish academy
have done.
The broad ax., 1906-11-17
GERMAN GLEANlNGS.

In Germany more than 500 out OF
every thousand women reach the age
of fifty years. while only Alb men live
so long.
Every month about 800 articles are
left in the Berlin street cars by their
owners. about COO Of them being WON
ems purses.
Experiments made in Germany show
that butter keeps best II mixed with
3 to 5 per cent Of salt. II the percent
age of salt is over 9. the result is less
satisfactory.
The empress Of Germany has contrib
uted a large sum Of money to aid In
the formation Of an institution to be
devoted to the saving Of infant life
the mortality Of infants in Germany
being surpassed in Europe only by thai
Of Austria and Russia
The broad ax., 1906-11-17
A Novel Postal Strike,

Because the postal administration
has imposed a duty of 8 pfennigs in
stead of 2 on postal cards intended for
urban delivery the citizens Of Hanover
have inaugurated singular strike
against the postal authorities. Instead
Of writing postal cards they all write
letters, and. not satisfied with sending
their illusions I'm an envelope. they fill
Ii with newspaper so as TO bring the
weight of the letter to the maximum
of $50 grams. As the envelopes they
now use are Of the maximum size toll
Grated, it is easy TO Obstruct letter
box with only n dozen of such mis-
sives. The postal authorities are alarm
ed at this obstruction Of the postal
service. and it is probable that the for
mer tariff of pfennigs on postal cards
will have to be re-established.
The broad ax., 1906-11-17
A Pleasant Prospect.

Superintendent l.. G. Brennan Of the
volunteer life saving corps said Of a
freakish invention for life saving:
The man who tried TO save life with
that thing would have a pleasant pros
pect before him. Every minute or two
a cord would be bound to snap or pull
ley would be bound to break. The poor
life saver wOCld have as unpleasant
an experience ahead of him as friend
of mine had last spring on trout fish
ing trip.
MY friend went trout fishing in Pike
county. He got board at 50 a day at a
small wooden farmhouse near a good
stream.
Arriving late at night, his first meal
at this farmhouse was breakfast, and
when my friend came downstairs the
next morning breakfast was spread on
the kitchen table.
'Tt was a splendid April morning.
The sun had just risen behind the
mountain tops. The dew sparkled on
the grass. Birds sang. The air was
sharp and sweet
my friend was tremendously nun
CRY. but he could not help smiling
, when he saw six boiled eggs ranged In
a row beside his plate.
"'Come, come, madam he said to
the farmers wife. L admit I've a good
appetite. but you really shouldn't have
boiled all those eggs. Two should have
been enough
WAL said the woman, 'ye mout
as well try them six fust, an II there
haIn't no good ones among 'em III boil
| We half q dozen more New York
Tribune.
The broad ax., 1906-11-17
PLAYS AND PLAYERS.

Miss Amelia Bingham is the --latest
actress to be mentioned as a future
star under the Shubert management.
Sir Charles wyndham and Mary
Moore win be seen in Captain Drew
on Leave when they come to Amer.
lea
When Ethel Barrymore completes
her tour In "AIice Sit-by-the- Fire" she
will be seen In a new comedy. "Kath
leen," written by II. Y. Esmohde.
Miss Lillian Russell says that her
favorite operate role was the heroine
In The Grand Duchess" Her favor.
lite dramatic role is yet to be written.
George Edwardes, the London pro
ducing manager, Is responsible for the
statement that the speculation Of the
theatrical trust In that city last year
involved them In a loss OF $330.OOO.
Liebler & Co. will produce u musical
version OF Mrs. Wigs" 1t will be q
novelty in that II will be the first time
musical production has been shabbily
costumed by intention. There will be
no chorus.
The Sweet Girl" an English version
Of 'Das Suesse Maedel," an operetta
popular for the past few seasons In
Germany, has recently been produced
In Nottingham, England. The Piece
has been often promised, but has new
er yet received an American Presenta
tion
The broad ax., 1906-11-17
SELECTIONA
@St
LONDON MUSIC HALLS.
W. T. stead Calls the Performance
sDrIvel For the DreEs."

W. T. stead Calls the Performances
ssDrIvel For the DreEs."
eff had to sum up the whole per.
Torrance in a single phrase l should
say, 'Drivel for the dregs'-only that
and nothing mors."
In this terse sentence W. I. Stead,
writing In the Review OF Reviews
cOndenses his impressions after Wit
Messing a full performance at a Lon
don music hall.
MY first impression" he says, was
one Of unutterable boredom. For three
and a half solid hours l sat patiently
listening to the most insufferable ba-
nality and imbecility that ever fell up
on human ears.
MY second impression, which natu-
rally followed upon the boredom, was
one Of wrathful indignation. 1t seemed
intolerable that In Ammo Dominl 1909
the heirs Of a thousand years Of civil
Zation and the product Of thirty 1--WE
years Of the education act should relish
this Inane driveL
"It was not the immortality Of the
thing that reused me so much as Ine
imbecility Of it all Unlettered rustics
at country fairs used to find 1t anus,
ing to grin at each other through
horses collars. 1t would be more APP
propriate II the audience Of last night
had been fitted with the headgear Of q
lumber and less intelligent congener
of the horse.
my third impression was the abb
sence, with one or two exceptions, OF
anything beautiful or melOdiOus. There
was not a haunting melody or a SIM
pie air in the whole jingle-jangle Of
vain sounds. And always, with one
great exception and two small ones,
there was a positive reveling in phys
ical ugliness and ungraceful motion
and poses. 1t is not funny. 1t is sim
ply disgusting"
The broad ax., 1906-11-17

Ben's own property rested on a shelf
over the desk. They were exclusive
ly on astronomy, geometry, algebra,
and kindred subjects. Surveying was
enc of them. Astronomy was his pas
soin and he made drawing and calcu-
lations in an admirable style. His
skill as an ornamental book binder
enabled him to draw his delineations
of the ephemerides on charts and to
express these situations, times and
all the phenomena of the planetary
worlds on maps very attractive indeed
as works of art. The elegance and
marvellous beauty of some of these
were most attractive. At that time
and even up to about as near to our
day as 1910 the annual almanac was
looked for, anticipated with great
earnestness and anxiety. The trifiing
pamphlets issued by patent medicine
vendors and given away, as now is the
case, had not yet appeared. Then
there was a great competition among
publishers as to who could get up the
most taking and attractive annual al
manac. The competition was confined
to the few most distinguished and en-
terprising publishing houses. Doctor
Franklin issued his Poor Richard. La
ter there issued two or three comic
Almanacs that reached at national rep
utation among the more famous of
these were Davy Crocket's and Elton's
grotesque and hideous pictures de-
formed the pages Of these and the
rough humor OF the back wood, spec
ches, jokes, ETC., Of style percluding
Mark Twain, Phoenix, Doesticks, ETC.,
filed all vacant spaces. Then came
the present day almanac, The day
of the more pretentious annual has
passed away. In the labors connect
ed with the getting up of such works
Ben's ability was soon recognized and
his local reputation made him looked
on as a kind of prodigy, among those
| in the business, of book publishing;
and of such there were not many al
, that time in America.
( Ito be Continue1)
The broad ax., 1906-11-17

Mrs. r. B. Sims and Mrs. Jennie
Jackson, 51O6 Dearborn street have
gone to Minneapolis, Mimi, where
they will reside in the future.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nathan Ennals 661S
Vernon ave-, returned Thursday from
Detroit, Mich, whittier they went to
bury Mr.. ]. Brown father Of Mrs. En-
nails.
WheA-you dance at the Armory
Thanksgiving night your pleasure VIII
be two fold. for while you dance you
give aid to The Old Folks Home a
worthy institution Of our own.
Carter H. Harrison continues to
shine forth as the one man who can
unite all factions of the fighting Dem
ocrats and win the mayoralty contest
in the spring Of 1907.
Mrs r. L. Dunn of Windsor, Can
ada. is visiting her niece. Mrs. Ross
a4ss Dearborn st. while here Mrs.
Dunn will learn chiropody and facial
massage and upon her return home
engage in the work.
Lucien H. Palmer, is the first Afro
American to be elected to the legisla-
lure of Wisconsin from the 9Th district
IN Milwaukee, defeating Thomas F.
Ramsey a white Democrat by 81 ma
jority.
little pin-headed Ed Wilson, who
has in the past delighted to train with
Col Pony Moore thinks he has brains
enough TO succeed F. L. Barnett, As
Assistant States Attorney, nit!
Hon. John Coughlin. and Roger e.
Sullivan must have forked over big
wad of money to the outfit running
The chicago Tribune. in order to get
that high moral sheet to indorse on
,ts front and editorial pages. John r.
clare ana Francis J. Sullivan Tor
Judges Of the Municipal Court
Prof w Kemper Harreld. continues
A ulay the dude among the young
girls and boys around town, but ne
has failee 10 dig up that i've spot bin
for the writer.
The broad ax., 1906-11-17
The MAGNETIC Needle.

That Columbus was not, as is pOpu-
larry supposed, the first to note the dec
lination Of the magnetic needle has
recently been graphically demonstrated
by the discovery Of the sun dlals, dat
Ing from a time anterior to Columbus
first voyage and bearing on the COM
passes accompanying them lines indl-
eating the declinatiOn Of the needle.
One Of these, found at Innsbruck, was
constructed at Nuremberg in 1451. Not
only has it an engraved line indicating
the declination at the time OF Its con-
struction, but other lines showing the
changes Of direction undergone by the
needle in subsequent years. Who first
noted the declinatiOn OF the needle Is
still an unsettled question - Youths
Companion.
The broad ax., 1906-11-17
Chinese Paper Fans.

The almost universal use of fans In
many parts Of China gives rise to an
important industry. In Marking some
10000 or 10000 people are employed In
the work of making paper fans. Hard
ly any machinery except that Of the
simplest kind is used at present. but
enterprising foreigners are Investigate
ing the possibility of suppIanting hand
work by machinery. Doubtless ma
chimes would reduce the demand for
lawmakers to less hundreds than there
are now thousands employed in Nan
king, but what would happen to the
displaced thousands? That is the burn
ing question In China.-San Francisco
Chronicle