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by cOmrade whose implacable en-
nifty he had incurred in some way I'M
known even to himself He was, how
ever, unable to explain the presence
of the pocketbook in his bunk, and
was sent to the guard-house for pun
ishment for the theft This was a
terrible blow to the spirited and SEN
sitive young man, and after a few
days Imprisonment he determined on
escape at all hazaru, and flight from
a service in which the hope of an hon
orable career seemed denied him at
the very start.
The guard-house in which the pris-
oners were held was an old tumble
down affair, so that a squad of four
men-one on each side of the build
ing-was kept on duty day and night
Huson and his fellow prisoners made
sup ten dollars among them for the
purpose of bribing one of these guards
to let them escape some dark night
On one side of the building what had
up on the inside, SO that, the guard
removed by bride or otherwise, il
would require the exertion of but lit
tie strength to effect an escape
Everything had been arranged; the
guard had been bribed and the darl
night had come. During the day the
prisoners had carefully loosened one
of the planks covering the old door
SO they could easily remove it and
escape one at time without making
any noise. The nigu. was very darl
and it had been arranged that the
guard was to stop at the upper END
of his beat few moments while they
got away. Huson was leader of the
escape, as the keenness of his suf
ferfngs from having been so grossly
wronged made him the most desperate
and determined. At the hour appoint
ed the lights were out and the board
slowly and carefully removed, and
Huson and two others squeezed out
when the guard called "Halti" The,
supposed the guard was only acting
his part, and started on, when the sol
der promptly fred a ball through HUI
sons bowels. The other prisoner
astonished at the turn of affairs, ra1
back into the guard-house, while tn,
wounded man was brought at once t.
my ward. but few rods away. TIL
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PATENTS S. :: 8:
MILO 5!,i 2 i sT M:.,I.S,s. 6 &C. PENSIONS
Rranches al Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit
She Got the Wrong Garment.

ooh, it was awful-awful, said the
girl with the bright brown eyes. AT
the same time it was screamingly fun
ny-any yet 1 want to shed tears OF
modification every time l think about
it.
ct happened at the Van Atlas at
fair the other night. The Van Atlas
are rather exclusive people, you
know, and fairly thrilled with delight
when 1 read their invitation. The
night of the affair I spent hours gett-
ing ready. 1 put on my prettiest gown
OF course, and prinked and preened
as I had never done before. When
everything was at last complete
surveyed myself in the mirror. And
if 1 do say it myself, 1 was radiant
The excitement of anticipation had
given my cheeks a glow and my eyes
a sparkle that l felts would fetch the
first man that saw me.
GAS l entered the crowded reception
room in the big mansion that night
drew from my shoulders little white
silk scarf 1 had snatched up from q
corner as I left my room, and handed
it out to the maid. I saw a young
man standing near the doorway look
at the scarf and then at me with q
rather queer expression in his eyes
At the same time 1 noticed that the
face of the girl he was talking to
was frozen with horror. In surprise
glanced at the scarf as the maid step
ped up to take it, and -Oh-oh-oh
what do you suppose 1 was holding
out by the one sleeve? A gauze under
yesti"-New York Press.
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build a CRATE in the parlor, and this
is good thing to have in any house.
A CRATE is valuable for ventilation
alone, that is if the CRATE has fire
in it, because the heated air passing
up the chimney creates draft that
ventilates the whole house if the doors
are left open. 1t is difficult to venti-
late a dwelling, and this is subject
that should receive a great deal more
consideration than it does. Much sick
ness is caused by breathing foul air.
The ordinary dwelling house is shut
up six months of the year to keep out
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extracted, and carbonic acid gas from
the system is injected into the air
with each discarded breath. Nature
has provided a purifying process
through circulation Polluted air is
heavier than clean air and naturally
settles to the floor. Because an open
fire creates a draft from low down
in the room this contaminated atmos-
phere is drawn into the chimney and
sent out.
Too often when CRATES are built into
a house they are regarded merely as
ornaments There is some dust scat
tered about when they are used and
the dust is visible; the contaminated
air cannot be seen. Dust from a CRATE
is clean dirt 1t really does very little
harm. If a housewife does not like
to see it few minutes work with a
feather buster will remove it from
conspicuous places. But something
more than individual effort is neces-
sary to keep the air in house pure
and wholesome. Some automatic sys-
tenn must be provided or the members
of the household will suffer expect
the time will come when this subject
will be better understood Then i'm
provements such as open fires and sci
entific heating apparatus will be APP
preciated at their true value.
The a1cove over the front hall makes
an ideal sewing-room. something that
every woman appreciates Every
woman likes to have a room where
she can leave her work at any mo-
ment and take it up again when she
gets the time without being Obliged
to fold every article and put it away.
1t is a great convenience to have a
sewingsroom that can be occupied
when wanted and the door shut &C.
curely, leaving the seam half finished
in the machine and the patterns open
on the cutting table, where they may
remain for an hour or a day, at the
convenience of the housekeeper.
This house is high enough to look
we'll. the proportions are right and II
| is square enough to heat well
Spotted without
There arr no nob1emen in this
country, are there?" observed the
titled foreigner
ooh, yes. there are, plenty Of them.
replied the American. good-naturedly,
~only We don't have to tag them ovog
here."-Detfoit Free Press
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FOUND OUT.
Trained Nurse Discovered Its

A Trained Nurse Discovered Its
Effect.
No one Is In better position to know
the value of food and drink than a
trained nurse.
Speaking of coffee nurse OF Wilkes
Barre, Pa, writes: 81 used to drink
strong coffee myself and suffered great
ly from headaches and indigestion.
While on a visit to my brothers had
a good chance to try Postum Food
Coffee, for they drank 1t altogether in
place of ordinary coffee. In two weeks,
after using Postum, 1 found l was
much benefited and finally my head
aches disappeared and also the indi-
gestton-
Naturally have since used Postum
among my patients, and have noticed
marked benefit where coffee has been
left on and Postum used.
81 observe curious fact about Post
UNI used among mothers. 1t greatly
helps the flow of milk in cases where
coffee is inclined to dry it up, and
where tea causes nervousness.
81 find trouble in getting servants to
make Postum properly. They most al
ways serve it before it has been boiled
long enough 1t should be boiled Is or
30 minutes and served with cream,
when it is certainly delicious bever-
age"
There's . reason" for Postum.
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GUN WITH A HISTORY.
Old Strasburg Cannon Which Has
Been Set Up in Courthouse Green
at EEzabethtown, N. J.

A very interesting incident was the
recent unwilling of the old Strasburs
gun on the Court House green of
Elizabethtown, N. j., by prominent cit
liens and G. A. r. of that city. at
which were present also Sons and
Daughters of the Revolution and about
all OF the residents of that city.
The gun has a history which in
brief is: Made by J. Berenger. Super
intendent of the French arsenal at
Strasburg, France, in 1853, and being
perfected in beauty which state re-
mains, was with others sent to Canada
by King Louis ", for the defense
of Quebec, was captured from the
French twice by Britons and in 1775
was captured by Americans at Stony
Point Upon the gun is this inscrip-
ton in French translated: 1.-The ar
dent. The last argument of kings
(Which is war; and to many not in
ferior- Made by ]. Berenger, Stras-
burg. 1858. Weight $50 pounds"
Gen. J. Madison Drake, commander
of the Veteran Zouaves, has had
charge of the gun for many years and
in a speech at the unwilling gave a
complete history of the gun. pro
gramme of exercises was carried out
A tablet is to be made for the gun
and will beas the date of the presen
tation of the gun to the county by
Elizabethtown Chapter, No. 1, Sons
of the American revolution and will
contain a short 2ketch of it's his
| tory
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the lungs comes directly in contact
with the blood, and impurities are
taken Immediately into the circula-
ton 1t is necessary in order to live
to take air into the lungs every min
ute of our lives, but we can live for
weeks without eating anything. 1t is
a mystery why so many people insist
upon eating regularly three times a
day of the best and cleanest food and
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the cold, and some dwelling houses
are shut up the other six months to
keep the sunlight from fading the car
pets Personal comfort and pride is
in this way permitted to interfere with
health.
A great many housewives are very
particular to have the very best and
cleanest of everything to eat Their
tables are models of perfection
Things are so good that persons must
eat whether they are hungry or not
But eating is not . quarter As impor-
tant ~ breathing The air taken 49,
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The Youngest General.

The youngest general in the world
is Sultan Ahmed Mira, youngest son
of the Shah of Persia, and brother OF
the present shah He was born in
1891 and is, therefore, only Is, but he
is a full general in the Persian army
and has a regular staff He holds re-
views of the troops and plays soldier
with an army corps for a plaything-
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Auto Ambulances for Soldiers.

America is about ready to make use
of the automobile for military pur-
poses. 1t is stated on good authority
that the war department will probably
buy a number of power-drivers- A car
of this type was subjected to trial by
the officers of the medical department
of the army recently, and it is said
that the trial has been entirely salts
factory.
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still be so careless about the quality
of air they breathe.
Some ventilating system is absolute
ly necessary to provide pure air in
sufficient quantities. The capacity OF
the lungs is such that it only takes a
few minutes for half a dozen persons
to breathe all the air that is contained
in an ordinary house room. When the
air. is taken into the lungs oxygen is
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Mr.. eoeIet Was Honest.

The late Ogden Goelet, when dir
ector in a gas company, was called
upon to pass upon the making of q
contract with another company He
said to his fellow directors: Gentle
men 1 happen to be a director in that
company and 1 never will consent tc
be a director in one company an pass
upon business with another com
pany in which I am a director. 1 will
resign first" And resign he did.
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Big Interest 0nYOur MOney

All profits paid in dividends. Others have
made one hundred per cent in same business
Sure income for ufe-and valuable legacy for
family. Real estate decided to Philadelphia
trust company for protection Of investors
Beautifully illustrated booklet and paper Tree:
Write at once. 1. L. and D, Co. Dept A, ~
Drexel Building, Philadelphia. Pa.
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Long Time Without War
For three-Quarters of century Bel
gium has had no war.
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Customers of a shoe dealer insist
upon their rights, and they also get
their lefts.
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jury Failed to AEree.

The case in which Mrs. Emma Will
son was on trial at Fredonia for the
murder of Lee Prunty has been dis
missed The jury was out "a hours
and could not agree, one Juryman
holding out for conviction
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Rapid Transit There.
All the section men on the SO
miles between Jamestown and Burr
Oak have been laid on, except
the foreman. A car load of cinders
was sent out for this one man to
unload. The car was part of the
train from Burr Oak to jamestown
and the single section man stopped
the train to throw the cinders of
This delayed the train SO long that a
number of travelling men assisted him
With their assistance, the train was
delayed an hour and a quarter.
Another Refinery at ConeyviIle.
The National Oil Refinery company
has purchased the site for refinery
at Coffeyville This company next to
the Pure Oil company, is one of the
most powerful and successful com
petitors of the Standard
Ottawa to Have Wedding ON Street.
A public wedding on Main street
at Ottawa during the street fair, the
week of May 81, is one of the features
planned by Director Gormley of CORN
ley's band, under. whose auspices the
carnival will be conducted
Gilpin observer., 1906-11-08
OFFICIAL PAPER GILPIN COUNTY

Phone, Central LOG Residence Blk 6O2
Gilpin observer., 1906-11-08
APEX AND VICINITY

Billy Barrick returned to camp We'd
nesday after visit to his parents IN
Denver.
The election in Apex was pretty even
ly divided, with the exception OF l.. c.
Todd who ran way ahead of his ticket,
L. j. Mountz, the hustling manager of
the Imperial company, says that things
will be doing at the Mackey mine about
the 10th of this month.
Mark B. Wolfe went to Black Hawk
Wednesday evening to meet the evening
train. Mark says it is long drive down
but awful shorl coming back.
Ell. Harrison went to Central City
Wednesday morning. Mr.. Harrison is
thinking seriously of making the county
seat his permanent residence.
Lee Adams and Charlie Speery of the
Mammoth gulch section, we're visitors to
Apex Tuesday to cast their vote.
Henry Baer was visitor to the me.
tropolis" over election.
Sam Keenan, of Elk Park, was over tc
vote and hear the general result Of elec,
ton.
In the election of the justice of the
peace in this district the result was YER,
close, the Democratic candidate winning
out by two votes. 1t is said that the Re
publican candidate voted for his oppo
nent and solicited the aid Of others.
The exit of the restaurant people was
rather sudden and just "a trifie" difficult
but we are inclined to believe that our
people are rid of few dead beats and
we might add, desperate characters" in
a way. The "Skidoo" route would be
the best way for few more.
Walter Petro seems to be the busiest
man in town, and we are glad to see it.
TIL. two young men from Little Nam
moth are making themselves very scarce
these days. 1t is reported that wber
they put in an appearance there will be
something doing.
Gilpin observer., 1906-11-08

The Register-Call extra yester-
day had Flor Ashbaugh elected by
majority of 800, and while the
extra was being distributed Mr.
Ashbaugh was conceding defeat by
$50. Our contemporary takes de-
feat rather hard or else it wilfully
prevaricates-seems to have little
regard for the truth. An editor
must be greatly handicapped, in
deed, who can not write anything
without overstepping the bounds
of truthfulness. He truly is more
to be pitied than censured. This
is official.
Gilpin observer., 1906-11-08

TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION
One Year in Advance. .............S S2U
Six Months in Advance. ce............Sl.O .O(
Gilpin observer., 1906-11-08

Our old-time and valued friend,
Capt. Michael X. Sullivan, the
chief boss of all the bosses, w6s
the recipient Wednesday of a nice
large black crow, a compliment
from the Democrats. You know
the Significance of the bird when
it is received after a decisive de-
feat has been encountered in an
election. 1t is said the Captain
intends to have banquet Sunday
and the meat menu will consist
mainly of crow. His lieutenants
will all gather around the banquet
board to share in the feast.
Gilpin observer., 1906-11-08


Red scratched his head though tful.
ly. Tears were something he could
not understand. Dismounting, ne
threw the bride rein over the pony's
neck and walked over to the court
house,
The girl continued to cry.
Don't cry, ma am" said Red.
There amt no use for crying 1t
certainly was ornery for that pardner
of mine to run away like he did, but
you showed first-rate target practice
for lady. See here, ma'am! You
hit me once"
The girl locked up to see big, lank
cowboy extending bloody hand, and
shrank back, horror-struck.
"Yes'm," said Red cheerfully, not ap.
preciating her attitude; went right
through the hand. You see them guns
of your'n air too heavy for lady. You
orter had taken rest on something.
Shall l go back and let you try 1t
over? I'll go fetch Slim Jim, too, if
you want him"
"Oh, it's horrible!" said the girl, "all
that blood! Are you badly hurt?'
There was anxiety in her tone, and
Red fastened to assure her that bull
let through the hand meant nothing
Women were certainly peculiar. Five
minutes before this girl had been
shooting at him with the best inten
Gilpin observer., 1906-11-08

Who said II. M. Patterson could
not rule and ruin at the same time.
He ruled the Democracy in the
state campaign, and it is needless
to say what the result proved to
be after the votes were counted.
This overwhelming defeat ought
to mean the overthrow of Patter-
son in Colorado Democracy and
mark him as a dead one.
Gilpin observer., 1906-11-08

Don't blame us if the Observer
is not as newsy this week as usual.
We turned the Office over to the
politicians Tuesday, irrespective
of party, and it was used as a kind
of supply point for the Republl-
cans and Democrats. They had
to use the phone to get out GER
tain votes and insisted on other
favors and we submitted. Tuesday
night the office was filed with
people anxious to hear the returns.
They remained not only all Tues
day night but the greater portion
of Wednesday. Calls were COM
ing by phone Tuesday night and
Wednesday morning at such rate
that it kept one person busy an
swering questions. 1t can almost
be said without the slightest exag-
geration that the writer answered
more phone calls Tuesday night
than there are people in the state
of New York. 1t seemed that the
people wanted reliable reports and
therefore through necessity were
obliged to inquire at no place other
than the Observer Office.
Gilpin observer., 1906-11-08

We congratulate the citizens of
Gilpin county who through their
suffrage elected almost an entire
set of Democratic officers. By
their vote they have made possible
a continuation of the safe, econom-
ical and business-like administra-
ton that has prevailed under Dem
ocratic rule.
Gilpin observer., 1906-11-08

tion in the world to kill him and now
she was alarmed over the fact that
his hand was hurt.
AS he reflected on these inconsist-
encies Red came to the conclusion
that this daughter of old Mike Callag
hans was far and away the prettiest
girl he had ever looked at.
And between her sobs the girl had
come to the conclusion that Red
Cutcheon was particularly fine-look-
ing specimen of the genus cowboy.
Then to think of his gallantry in
standing up and letting her shoot at
him, for what he considered her
amusement! She had read of deeds
like this in old volumes of knight er-
rantry, but she had never expected to
meet it in real life.
Il was going to put you under ar
rest" she sobbed. Il was going to
show people that a woman sheriff
could do just as well as man, and
now-oh! oh! OH"
Don't cry, ma'am,' said Red awk-
wardly. Il amt got the least objec-
tion in the world to being arrested. II
you'll give me paper of some kind
to old Gray Hopkins, the jailer, I'll
go down right now and make him lock
me up. l know he hates to have any
prisoners in the JAIL but you bet I'll
make him take me in, or get every
window in his old shack shot out
Il don't want to lock you up now"
said the girl. III have to resign as
ch I of
the Office"
You amt going to do no sich a
thing, ma'am" said Red cheerfully and
enthusiastically. I'm going right
down now and make old man Hopkins
lock me up without asy papers. But
first off, l am going out and arrest
Slim Jim Morley"
Slim Jim, meanwhile, had succeed
ed in stopping his cayuse when only
mile or so out Of the village, and was
already on his way back. He was at
first somewhat averse to being arrest
ed, but Red had the drop on him, and
when the situation was explained to
him, he fell enthusiastically in with
Reds idea of forcing old man Hopkins
to lock them up.
Three months afterward it became
necessary for the citizens of Ranger
county to elect a new sheriff.
Il move" said Monty, addressing
the mass-meeting Of the Democratic
party, that, as the present occupant
of the office will no longer consent to
hold 1t, the nomination be offered to
Red Cutcheon. may say that, al
though have not been directly taken
into the confidence of the parties, l
have a straight hunch that the pres
ent occupant of the office will shortly
become Mrs. Red Cutcheon. AS for
Mr.. Cutcheons fitness for the office,
can only call the attention Of the citi-
zens to the fact that he is probably
the best shot in Ranger county. Eight
times in the past five years he has
passed my store on galloping cayuse
and, although very drunk on each oc-
casion. he has never failed to break
the two glass bottles in my window
with two shots
Il therefore propose that vote OF
thanks for an unusually successful ad-
ministration be rendered the outgo.
ing tenant of the Office. and that Mr..
Cutcheon's nomination be made unani-
nous by a rising vote"
Both motions we're carried without
dissenting, voice.
Gilpin observer., 1906-11-08
cunstances

II. H. Hall is as politically dead
as the proverbial door nail. The
Republicans are through with him
now and he is man without q
party. The Democrats and Re-
publicans Tuesday conspicuously
branded upon his forehead the sig
nificant number "23."
Gilpin observer., 1906-11-08
Much Money for Missions.

Somebody has figured It out that III
the Christian church in America could
be brought to give one postage stamp.
per capita, a week, to foreign mis-
sions, 1t would give s10,000,000 in a
year. II one carefare week. 100000.
600; II one dish Of ice cream week.
e100, ,000, ,O0O."
Gilpin observer., 1906-11-08

Some contend, referring to the
state Democratic ticket, that de-
feat sometimes is better than vic
tory. That may be more or less
consoling, but think we would pre-
fer victory under any and all cir
cumstances.
Gilpin observer., 1906-11-08

Boss Sullivan is the same to the
local Republicans that Boss Pat
terson is to Colorado Democracy
a defeat getter. So the Republi-
cans claim. This may or may not
be so.
Gilpin observer., 1906-11-08

What was that prediction the
Register-Call made some weeks
ago about the Republicans going
to place in the field ticket that
would sweep the county?
Gilpin observer., 1906-11-08

Spuds? Well, guess! Just go to
Hawley's. Two carloads-one Greeley
potatoes and one western slope.
Gilpin observer., 1906-11-08

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