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Gilpin observer., 1906-09-20
DAY OF LARGE FEES.
Eminent Lawyers and Surgeons Re.
ceive Magnificent Sums.

This is an age of great fees in law,
in surgery, in science and even in
| diplomacy. These fees are not always
| paid by corporations or Indian tribes.
says the Baltimore Sun. A few years
ago Ct was widely published at the
| time) a gentleman who was among
| the leaders of the New York bar re-
ceived a fee of 100000 for a legal
opinion which he was able to give al
| most offhand. A question involving
the status of great enterprise was
submitted to him in the form OF a
memorandum. He wrote his opinion
in one word and 1t was sustained in
the courts. This seems 10 be an alb
surdly large sum to pay for one word
of legal advice. In another aspect.
| however. it was not excessive. for II
| enabled this company to establish it.
self in an impregnable position in the
legal point of view and to continue its
operations with the assurance that II
could not be attacked successfully. At
tie close of the war between China
! and Japan eleven years ago the Chi
| Nose government needed the services
o; an able and experienced diplomatist
t. cope with the capable and up-to-
| date Japanese diplomats. 1t therefore
| c. gagged Mr.. John w. Foster. a former
| sacretary of state of the United States,
to assist in the preparation of the
treaty of peace. II is understood that
the fee which Mr.. Foster received
f,rm China was s150,000. n large sum,
To- be sure. but not out of proper, ion
IT, the services he rendered. China
wps at the mercy of Japan. which was
abe to enforce Its demands, both as
regards territory and indemnity. by
p"rsuading the Japanese to modify
their demands Mr.. Foster was in po.
s't'on to save China territory and
treasure. 1t was business mat .er
throughout, and the Chinese govern.
ment seems to have been thorCdgaly
satisfied with the work of its Amrri.
cut agent.
Gilpin observer., 1906-09-20
Larceny of linaerie.

Breaking and entering finely fur.
nished residences of Toledo, o., with
diamonds and jewels of great value
easily accessible Emil Tauchard dis.
dained to touch the valuable. but in.
stead stole all the lingerie in sight.
Chemises, corset covers with fine
laces. muslins and hosiery of every
kind and class fell prey to his mania,
while gold and sparkling gems were
unmolested This has been going on
for months. and detectives finally
traced part of the stolen stun to Tau
chard. who has confessed. He says
he is the victim of man with a
spiked beard who has hypnotized him.
Gilpin observer., 1906-09-20
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LIeHTNINe's FREAK.
Curious Accident to Water Pipe Dur
Ing Thunderstorm.

AS matter of interest and instruc-
tive value to your many readers. | am
reporting an unusual and significant
incident that occurred at the branch
office of the Scientific American at
Washington, d. c., during thunder
storm on the 18th day of July, 1906,
writes correspondent Of that jour-
nal.
During the progress Of the storm,
lightning struck the electric wires
that supply the office with light and
power. The fuses of the various lights
and fans were instantly burned out,
and simultaneously Herewith a tor
rent of water poured from the floor
Of the building where the wires en-
tered, evidently flowing from the
water pipe supplying the various
radiators of the water-heating system
which, as is usual. had not been cut
Off for the summer months, since 1t
is not generally considered neces-
sary or even desirable to do SO.
Careful inspection disclosed the
fact that the electric wiring was close
enough to the water circulation pipe
to permit electricity of high voltage
to jump to the fine ground connection
which the water pipe afforded, and
In doing SO it burned hole fully
Gilpin observer., 1906-09-20
Customers.

he knows the customers and they
likewise know him.
Rex really does the principal part
of the travelling. and his master. Miles
M. Goodwin, sells the goods. The
master is blind, but with the travelling
ability of Rex he is able to cover his
territory as he did before he lost his
sight. Rex is his masters eyes.
Goodwin lives at New Castle, near
here, and the story of his affliction is
a pathetic one. He was a handsome,
well-built young man and popular
everywhere he went. He made friends
and was a successful salesman. For
eleven years he sold clothing on the
road for an eastern firm. Then blind
ness came upon him. A few years ago
he was stricken with atrophy of the
optic nerve and he lost his sight. He
spent years and large sums of money
in trying to regain his vision, but it
had gone.
Gilpin observer., 1906-09-20
Apparatus for Passing Discharges
Through Air for Bleaching Flour.

"As to the rationale of this process
whittier color"
With the largest size, about 30
sacks of flour can be treated per
hour. In the type of machine shown
in the illustration double-acting
pump draws air through chamber in
which there is an electric arc. AS
the air flows through, the upper elec-
trode rises. grad ually lengthening the
arc until it goes out, when the opera
ton is repeated. The bleaching ac-
ton is thus explained:
it is to be remarked that in this Ease
arc discharges are employed so chat
probably compounds of nitrogen and
oxygen are formed in the air and the
bleaching effect is due to these COM
pounds. Essentially different from
this method are those processes .pro-
posed by others in which ozore Is
used as bleaching agent and is pro
duced by the silent electric discharge
through air. S. Letham claims that
the best results are obtained by
treating the air successfully frs. by
the silent electric discharge and then
by an arc discharge. Methods OF
this kind for whitening flour are re-
ported to be in commercial use 10
some extent in the middle west and
south, but no exact informatis,1 is
available"
Gilpin observer., 1906-09-20
This Dog is a
Cigar Salesman.

Then Goodwin went into business
at his home town. starting cigar
jobbing house under the firm of Good
win & Ollie. Goodwin longed to be
on the road again for his own house ,and
one day he had an inspiration as he
observed the intelligence displayed
by his dog Rex, then pup. The ex-
pertinent was tried and it proved sue
cessful, but Rex was quick to learn,
and it was not long before he under
stood that it was to be his work to
guide his master from place to place.
Since he started he has never failed
for single day to do his duty. When
he first made his trips with the dog
Goodwin had to inquire his way to
the places he wished to visit, but
when once there he introduced Rex,
and Rex never forgot.
He now knows :"all the trade" in
the various towns the pair make"
and the customers always have a cor
dial welcome for the interesting sales
man.
| Rex never makes any mistakes. He
takes his master directly to where he
wishes to go and loses no time in do
ing so. When they are through with
a town he leads the way to the proper
railway station.
Mr.. Goodwin holds him by a strap
that is fastened to the dogs collar, and
a code of signals has come to be un-
| derstood by them, so that each knows
the meaning of every movement of the
other. Goodwin can tell when he is at
| a street crossing by the manner in
which Rex ducks his head, giving the
strap a slight jerk.
Rex guides his master across the
street safely, no matter how crowded
it may be, and steers him clear of
street cars, automobiles and buggjes.
Master and dog have never yet met
with an accident.
In violation of all rules Rex rides in
the coaches of all trains and inter-
urban cars in Indiana, for he is known
to all the railroad folk, and all con-
ductors have strict orders to carry the
dog.
Rex is Gordon setter and is a
handsome animal. Even though he has
the intelligence of a man and devotes
the most of his time to doing a mans
work he is still dog, and when the
occasion offers delights in doing some
of the things that it is peculiarly and
particularly proper for a dog to do,
such as running" a rabbit.
One day recently Mr.. Goodwin was
waiting to change cars at a little COM
try station. He took advantage of the
opportunity to give Rex a short out
ing, and, releasing the dog from his
strap, Rex was soon having the time of
his life in field some distance away.
AS time for the train to arrive ap-
preached Rex was still busy, and
finally Goodwin had to send some men
after him. and the travelling salesdog
barely returned to his master in time
to catch the train.
Gilpin observer., 1906-09-20
Pennsylvania Educational Novelty.

State Zoologist Surface is prepar.
ing to send to each county in the
state collection of snakes found in
Pennsylvania. with chart showing
the food of the various serpents. the
qualifications of the snake family and
the geographical situation of the va.
rious species.
The snakes will be used for educa-
tional purposes. so that the teachers
and pupils may be able to recognize
the vSrleties from their appearance
and know whether they are poisonous
or not.-Philadelohia Record.
Gilpin observer., 1906-09-20
LEADS WORLD IN FiAnAcE.
France Succeeds England as a ReovIt
of South African War.

A writer in the Review of Reviews
says that France is now playing the
| role of the worlds banker. England
| lost her claim to the title when she
went to war in South Africa. A gen.
Grafton ago one had to SO to London
to feel the pulse of the international
money market. Today one makes a
better diagnosis in Paris.
The strides toward financial su-
premacy which France is making have
been most rapid in the last five years.
In that time French investors have
taken up many milliard francs of
foreign obligations. They furnished
Great Britain with much of the cap
ital that went to finance the boer
war; they loaned enormous amounts
to Russia, practically supplying the
money needed in the struggle against
Japan; they provided Germany with
000,000,000 marks in 1904-5 to carry
on her tremendous industrial enter
prises; they took liberal amount of
the last Japanese loan, more than
half of the Russian loan of last April
and finally they supplied borrowers
100000 during the tight money period
of last winter and are now financing
the bond and note issues of some of
our greatest corporations.
There is great reservoir of free
capital in France which is being
tapped by the other thirsty nations
and which in spite of the drain on
it keeps well filed and shows no sign
of exhaustion. The Bank of France,
the largest hoarder of gold next to
the United States treasury, has in its
vaults today nearly $600OOO,OOO of
the precious metal; two years ago
it had $450,0000OO and in 1900, when
Paris began slowly to forge ahead of
London as the center of largest
money supply, the institution held
only s375,000,000.
How has France. a nation indus
trially inferior to Germany and with
commerce much below that of
Great Britainn, gained such a power
in world finance? The answer is,
through her domestic economy. For
frugality, thrift, intense application to
the work in hand and the commend
able ambition to carve from life's
labors enough to make bright the
inevitable rainy day and to cheer old
age the Frenchman has no peer To
save is an inherited desire.
The poorest peasant in the least
productive parish of the republic man.
ages to put aside little each year
for a competency and the fishermen
down on the Brittany coast would
have starved few winters ago, when
the catch was almost nothing, had
they not been able to draw from the
savings of more fruitful years. Tens
of thousands of small shopkeepers.
innkeepers. scantily paid government
employees are investors, and their
combined savings have provided the
funds to finance many a nation and
carry it through lean period.
The population of France Is about
40,0OO.O00 people. the wealth of
France is nearly s45,000.O00, 900. This
wealth is evenly distributed. The num-
ber of estates administered in 1904
was 1884, ,7s7 and of these one-half
were for values ranging from less
than 10000 to a little under 500, 900.
Only three were over s10,O00,000.
Gilpin observer., 1906-09-20
WARNS OF FIRE.
ingenious Fire Alarm Device for Grain
Elevators.

A choke in the elevator head which
stops the belt while the head pulley
keeps revolving is frequently the
cause of fires in grain elevators. says
the Grain Dealers Journal. The pull
ley rubbing against the belt soon gen.
crates sufficient heat to start blaze
An alarm to warn the operator when
the elevator head is becoming over
heated has been devised. A round
hole is bored in the middle of the strut
board for the insertion of the device,
which consists of a metal plug, shown
in Fig. l. The upper stopper OF the
plug fits loosely and rests against the
pulley. The lower electrode, II, is
Gilpin observer., 1906-09-20
Presence Of Mind.

%. Charley, dear" exclaimed yorng
Mrs. Spendlt, as they sat together at
til" table. where is the locket gave
YOU before we were marrled?"
fnd Charley with guilty conscious.
nefs OF the pawn ticket in his vest
po' ket answered glibly: well. dear
1t IS just us well to keep on the right
sids of these rich relatives. so I lest
1t As a pledge OF affection with my
in:le just now."-Baltimore American.
Gilpin observer., 1906-09-20
AN ELECTRIC eLEAcHER.
Apparatus by Which Flour Is Whitsnea
as It Passes Through Chamber.

A form of apparatus for whitening
flour by means of products of ths
electric discharge is described in
Electrochemical and Metallurgical In
dustry. Says the writer:
A current of air Is passed through
chamber containing long, high,
voltage continuous current arc, and
this air is then used for treating -four
in an agitator. The result of this
treatment is that the flour emerge 8
Gilpin observer., 1906-09-20

add to his terrors, terrific thunder.
storm came up during the night. and
the wayfarer was exposed to its full
force.
Lancaster was found the next day
by negro on a mule, who was one
of party of thirty engaged in the
search for the missing hunter. The
rewarded.
Gilpin observer., 1906-09-20
Chicken Gold Mine.

Mrs. Spencer Morris. OF Atlantic
Highlands, N. j.. was dressing chick.
en- one day last week. when she dis.
covered that It had been of miserly
disposition and had been boarding up
gold In It's crop. There were three
small pieces Of gold there. the largest
resembling tooth. Mrs. Morris. In
buying the chicken, did not pay TOR It
BY troy weight.
Gilpin observer., 1906-09-20
REX ACTS AS GUIDE FOR HIS
BLIND MASTER.
KNOWS "ALL THE TRADE"
Bet of Signals Enables Canine and
Master to Understand One An
other - Animal Rides on
Trains Like Passengers.

Indianapolis, Ind.-Dogs have been
taught to perform many kinds of labor,
but so far as Is known there is only
one dog that acts in the capacity of
q travelling salesman.
Yet this is exactly what Rex does
nearly every working day of his life.
and he does it well. He knows every
town where there are customers. and
Gilpin observer., 1906-09-20

to be a most formidable feline, par
ticularly after dark
The lost man took to a tree. He
confesses that he heard some blood
curdling scream that Immediately
brought his decision to climb to a
head. Into an old willow tree he
quickly climbed, and there spent the
night in considerable trepidation. To
Gilpin observer., 1906-09-20
Electrical Domestic Appliances

With the object OF popularizing elec.
trical appliances intended for domestic
uses, All exhibition is taking place at
Lyons nn Ter the auspices OF the local
Agriculti al and Scientih. association,
Gilpin observer., 1906-09-20
Alarm for Grain Elevator Head.

irmly set while the upper electrode.
o. is drawn up by cord, J, held In
place by wax. Overhecting of tho
alarm melts the wax. releases the
cord. permitting the coil spring to
draw the upper electrode down into
contact with the electrode. II. The
closing of the circuit rings a bell
placed In any convenient location.
Fig shows the head with alarm in
place. and Fig. 3 a clamp Tor holdir &
the device In position.
Mower County transcript., 1906-10-10
Removes to Austin.

O. G. Meyer who has been buying
hogs at Spring Valley for the past
seven months for the HORNED Packing
Co. of Austin will leave this even
ing to take up the duties of of his new
position. Mrs. Meyer will not be able
to move to Austin at present owing to
the illness of their little son, Clayton,
who has been quite sick for the past
two weeks. We sincerely regret the
departure of Mr.. Meyer and family
from among us, for during their stay
here they made many friends, while
Mr.. Meyer at once gained and held a
prominent place in the business life Of
our village. He is man we'll worthy
of the confidence reposed in him by the
HORNED Co.
Mower County transcript., 1906-10-10

THE American Newspaper Publish
ers Association has filed an exhaustive
brief with the congressional committee
proving conclusively that the trans
portation of legitimate newspapers at
the present rates is not responsible for
the postal deficits and urging the con-
tinuance of this rate. It will be very
easy to make the mail service self sup
porting by cutting out congressmen's
free service and readjusting the rates on
magazines and fake periodicals.
Mower County transcript., 1906-10-10

/ OwAToNNA has the lid on tight. No
more selling tobacco to minors, no
more curtains to hide the saloons in
terror, strict enforcement of the curfew
law, tightly closed saloons on Sundays
and after eleven O'Clock at night, etc.
This looks like business and we hope is
more than spasm of virtue. The
laws and ordinances Of every municip-
ality, large and small, should be strictly
and constantly enforced.
Mower County transcript., 1906-10-10
STATE LIBRARY ASSOC.
To Meet in AUSTIN October 25.27.

To Meet in AUSTIN October 25.27.
The fourteenth annual meeting of the
Minnesota Library Association will be
held at Austi I, October 25-27.
The first session, Thursday evening,
will open with the Presidents address
on the Social side of the librarians
life, Followed by trustees round table
for the discussion of their duties and
opportunities. The program will be
short, leaving the remainder OF the eve
ming for an informal reception.
Friday morning will be devoted to a
discussion of Everyday problems, {"
including, Loaning mere than one book
at time, Loaning reference books, Re
newals, Transfers, Seven day books and
Fines, Foreign books for the small lib
rary, Sunday opening, Library house
keeping.
In the afternoon, Travelling hb-
rary round table" will be conducted by
Miss Gratia Countryman, Librarian of
the Minneapolis Public Library.
After four o'clockithe association will
bs in tho hands of the local entertain
ment committee who have promised
picnic if tho weather permits. In the
evening public meeting will be held
with an address by Mr.. G w. Ames.
Trustee of the st. Paul Public Library.
His subject will be ''Materialism and
the Public Library"
On Saturday morning the subject of
the Public School and Public Library
will be discussed, considering the I'M
portance of corporation between
school library ald public library. Sup
erintendent Kunzesof Red Wing will
speak from the stand point Of the school
aud Mrs Conner of Austin from the
stand point of the library.
The question box and business meet
ing will occupy the remainder of the
session, and the meeting will adjourn
at noon. Z. ss.@zzs. > .ss% =. sszs
There are in Minnesota about 100 lib.
raries. including free and association
libraries, college and normal school
libraries. OF the entire number ~ have
been represented at meetings Of the
As ,ociation.
The itinerary pictures purchased by
the libraries Of Rochester,, Red Wing
and Saltwater will be on exhihit,on and
possibly other collections Of pictures
suitable for children's rooms. The Lib
rary Commission will also exhibit it's
collectieno picture books and few
picture bulletins. The McD Wilson
Bargain Book Shop Of New York will
sends sample collection Of books listed
IL the A. L.7 7A. Catalog, which are Of
Ifered at low prices.
Mower County transcript., 1906-10-10

CONGRESSMAN TAwNEY now has the
opportunity of his life to please the
business sentiment of this city by ap-
pointing for the next postmaster some
one besides a professional, political
carpetbagger. ,:.., = =: -.z>,.>.. '.-,.-
Mower County transcript., 1906-10-10

Some one sends us copy Of the New
York Sun containing an article taken
from the TRANSCRIPT and duly credit
ed. The editors are evidently appre-
ciatiye of good literature.
Mower County transcript., 1906-10-10

The railroads of Minnesota have de-
cided to accept the cut in merchandise
freight rates ordered by the state some
weeks ago, without protest. The
general impression is that the railroads
can make substantial reductions in
rates without impairing their ability
to earn large dividends.
Mower County transcript., 1906-10-10

OUT of ten thousand rebels in Cuba
orly one thousand have laid down their
arms. The United States may have
harder task to pacify the island than
has been anticipated.
Mower County transcript., 1906-10-10

PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT will recon-
mend to the next congress that a law
be passed imposing national tax up
on ,nheritances. The people will cor
daily agree with the recommendation.
Mower County transcript., 1906-10-10

SENATOR LaFoAette is a great re-
former and has done q great deal of
good but he must not think that every
public man who dees not exactly agree
with his measures and plans is neces-
sarily untrue to the peoples interests.
He is as liable to make mistakes of
Judgment as others. His criticisms on
senator Knute Ne lsonr are puerile.
Mower County transcript., 1906-10-10

GOVERNOR JELKINs of Alabama ad-
vises the negroes to outlaw the loafer
and the thief and be particularly prompt
in helping to hunt down the rapist.
He tells the negroes to ostracise these
in their societies and consign them
to eternal damnation in their pulpits.
This would certainly help matters.
Mower County transcript., 1906-10-10

WE are glad that the Long Island
automobile race for the Vanderbilt
cup is over. It was regular killer.
The winning car made lo7 miles in 206
minutes. How many accidents and
killings were in connection with the
race and preparation for it are net
Mower County transcript., 1906-10-10

The same reports come from all
places where Hon. A. l.. Cole, republl-
can candidate for governor, visits.
The more people see of him and know
him the better they like him and the
more enthusiastic they become for his
election. He is the man who does
something.
Mower County transcript., 1906-10-10
computed but there were several This
ought to satisfy the most blood thirsty.

To exercise q constantly increasing
and constantly more efficient super
vision and control over the great COM
mon carriers Of the country prevents.
all necessity for seriously considering
such a project as the government
ownership Of railroads "a policy which
would be evil in it's results from every
standpoint President Roosevelt. ..
Mower County transcript., 1906-10-10

WE do not believe that the desper-
ate efforts made to induce Jacob F.
Jacobson to enter the race for United
States senator against Knute Nelson
will succeed. Jacobson is in line for
high preferment but he is too wise to
encourage a movement to defeat the
will of the people as expressed ut che
Duluth convention. s... r. d.
Mower County transcript., 1906-10-10

CUBA may we'll keep in friendly re-
lations with the United States. Dur
ing the last year this country took S6
per cent of all her exports. When you
hit the pocketbook you touch the most
sensitive part.
Mower County transcript., 1906-10-10

The Southern Pacific will make Is
per cent reduction in it's tariff on COM
modities shipped under refrigeration
thus enabling California fruits to be
bought at a much cheaper price in
eastern states. This is one of the
tangible results of abotishing the illegal
private car lines.
Mower County transcript., 1906-10-10

MCCLEARY refuses to debate the
immediate revision of tariff" with his
opponent in the second district. What
is he afraid Of?
Mower County transcript., 1906-10-10

THIRTY thousand pounds of decom
posed poultry was condemned Wednes-
day at two cold storage warehouses in
Chicago. Why not sell the stuff to the
rich gormands for choice game? They
like it.
Mower County transcript., 1906-10-10

HUNDREDS of silly men have been
worked by St. Paul woman who ad
vertised to make the acquaintance of
an honorable gentleman with matri-
mony as the object. She gotta pile of
their money before she was exposed.
All of which proves the value of adver-
Using,