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Gilpin observer., 1906-04-19

Now let all these choice specimens
take notice:
We will deposit one thousand or
fifty thousand dollars to be covered by
a like amount from them, or any one OF
them, and if there was ever one ounce
of old bread or any other ingredient
different than our selected wheat and
barley with a little salt and yeast used
in the making of Grape-Nuts, We will
lose the money.
Our pure food factories are open at all
times to visitors, and thousands pass
through each month, inspecting every
department and every process. Our fac-
tories are SO clean that one could, with
good relish, eat meal from the floors.
The work people, both men and wom-
en-, are of the highest grade in the state
of Michigan, and according to the state
labor reports, are the highest paid in
the state for similar work.
Let us tell you exactly what you will
see when you inspect the manufacture or
| Grape-Nuts. You will find tremendous
elevators containing the choicest wheat
and barley possible to buy. These
| grains are carried through long convey
| ers to grinding mills, and there convert
ed into flour. Then the machines make
selection of the proper quantities of this
| -four in the proper proportion and these
parts are blended into general flour
which passes over to the big dough mix
ing machines, there water, salt and a lit
| tie yeast are added and the dough knead-
ed the proper length of time.
| Remember that previous to the barley
having been ground it was passed
through about one hundred hours OF
soaking in water, then placed on warm
floors and slightly sprouted, developing
| the diastase in the barley, ,whicfBchanges
the starch in the grain into form of
| sugar.
Now after we have passed 1t into
dough and it has been kneaded long
enough, it is moulded by machinery into
| loaves about IS inches long and or 6
inches in diameter. 1t is put into this
| shape for convenience in second cooking.
| These great loaves are sliced by ma
chinery and the slices placed on wire
trays, these trays, in turn, placed on great
steel trucks. and rolled into the second
ary ovens. each perhaps rs or so feet long.
| There the food is subjected to long low
heat and the starch which has not been
| heretofore transformed Is turned into a
form of sugar generally known as Post
Sugar 1t can be seen glistening on the
granules of Grape-Nuts II held toward
the light, and this sugar is not poured
over or put on the food as these prevari-
Gators ignorantly assert. On the con-
trary the sugar exudes from the interior
| of each little granule during the process
| OF manufacture. and reminds one of the
| little white particles of sugar that come
out on the end of hickory log after
1t has been sawed Off and allowed to
stand for length Of time.
This Post Sugar is the most digestible
food known for human use. 1t Is SO per-
fectin its adaptability that mothers with
very young infants will pour little
warm milk over two or three spoonfuls
OF GrapeNuts, thus washing the sugar on
from the granules and carrying It with
Gilpin observer., 1906-04-19
English Eee-Layinq Contest.

Consul Daniels reports from Shef
field novel egg-laying competition at
the Lady Warwick Ladies' Agricul
tural College. The conclusions reached
are that breed does not govern Sc
much as the laying strain or families
of a breed highly developed as egg pro-
ducers. The pen of four Buff Orping.
tons led from October 18th to Novem.
ber 18th by producing forty-nine eggs,
and again on November 10th to Decem-
ber 18th with 120 eggs. One thing
the present competition shows is the
little help it is to birds to be what
show enthusiasts call beautifully
Marked" for as often as not it is the
Gilpin observer., 1906-04-19
Aid for Detectives.

writer in the current issue of the Lon
don Monthly Review are accepted.
murder mysteries in the future will be
much easier of solution. The writer,
Paul Uhlenhuth, announces that he
has discovered a means of Identifying
dried human blood. What this signi-
fies will be apparent when it is stated
that the greatest experts in medical
jurisprudence have hitherto held it was
impossible to ascertain positively
whether or not the dried blood was
that of human being or an animal.
Gilpin observer., 1906-04-19
Orange Pudding.

Soak one-half box Of gelatine IN a
cupful of cold water. Set the cup in n
pan OF water to dissolve It. Add two
thirds Of cupful Of sugar stir until
melted. and mix 1t with the Juice of
six large oranges. Let the pulp of the
oranges, broken up and minus fiber
and seeds. remain in. also light graf
Ing Of the orange peel. II liked, sub
stitute the diluted Juice Of one lemon
Tor two Of the oranges. and as soon as
It is partly jellied. whip 1t with the
ngg beater until 1T is like beaten egg.
urn into mould to harden.
Gilpin observer., 1906-04-19

that they made 1t their permanent
home after they had left public life.
Ex-senators and ex-members of the
house can be met with by the score
on Washington streets. Most of them
are wealthy or have dropped into
good departmental practice SO they
can live in the best circles and keep
up their old acquaintance made when
they were part of the government.
There are a great number of widows
of former officials and senator's who
have elected to make Washington their
permanent home. Mrs. Mark Hanna
is to become a permanent resident
here, leaving her beautiful home in
Cleveland. where she and her distin-
guished husband lived for SO many
years.
Besides Mrs. Hanna, there are liv-
ing here a great part of the year. Mrs.
Hobart, widow of the late vice presi-
dent, and Mrs. Payne. widow OF the
late postmaster general. Mrs. Dan
Manning, widow of President Cleve-
lands first secretary of the treasury.
also spends part of the winter here.
Other widows of distinguished men
who now make Washington their per.
manent home are: Mrs. Stanley Mat
thews, whose husband was an associ-
ate justice of the supreme court; Mrs.
T. Dewitt Talmadge, Mrs. John Hay.
Mrs. John A. Logan. Mrs. NJ. S. Quay
and Mrs. Phil Sheridan.
Gilpin observer., 1906-04-19

This burst of true American girl indig-
nation was caused by the teacher saying
that Grape-Nuts, the popular pre-uigest-
ed food, was made of stale bread shipped
in and sweetened.
The teacher colored up and changed
the subject.
There is quite an assortment of travel
ing and stay-at-home members of the
tribe of Ananias who tell their false
hoods for a variety of reasons.
In the spring it is the custom on cat
tie eranch to have round up" and brand
the cattle, so we are going to have a
place them in their proper pastures.
Gilpin observer., 1906-04-19
FIRST PASTURE.

Cooking school teachers-this
includes "teachers" Who ha We ap-
piled to us for a weekly pay if they
would say something nice" about
Grape-Nuts and Postum, and when
we have declined to hire them to
do this they get waspy and show
their true colors.
This also includes "demonstra-
tors" and lecturers" sent out by
certain Sanitarium to sell foods
made there, and these people in
structed by the small-be-whis-
kered doctor-the head of the in
stitution-to tell these prevarica-
tions (you can speak the stronger
word If you like). This same little
doctor conducts a small magazine
in which there is department
of answers to correspondents"
many of the questions as well as
the answers being written by the
aforesaid doctor.
In this column some time ago
appeared the statement: mo, we
cannot recommend the use OF
Grape-Nuts for it is nothing but
bread with glucose poured over it."
Right then he showed his badge as
member of the tribe of Ananias.
He may have been member for
some time before, and so he has
caused these Lecturers" to de-
scend into the ways of the tribe
wherever they go.
When the young lady in New
York put the iron on" to this
teacher" and branded her right
we sent $1,000 to the girl for her
pluck and bravery.
Gilpin observer., 1906-04-19

and for extra help necessary to keep
up these buildings. enough each year
to pay the interest on s35.0OO,000. II
one-half OF that $35.000.O0O was spent
in the erection of suitable buildings.
every department would be well
housed and ample room would be af-
forded for half century to come. As
it Is, thousands of government clerks
are compelled to work every day in
unsanitary and often dangerous build
ings while the general government Is
paying out this enormous annual sum
for rents.
The visitor to Washington only sees
the few big buildings that are the
show places Of the city, and he thinks
that they are where all the govern
ment business is transacted. II will
surprise him to learn that great part
OF the work Is done in make-shift
buildings. 1t is rather startling to find
out that the treasury department Is
scattered about in six buildings; the
war department In nine buildings: the
post once department in five; the ag.
ricultural department in 20; tire de-
partment of commerce and labor in
six: the department Of Justice in six
and the district government In nine
buildings. There Is an annual outlay
for rent OF these buildings Of $3.50. 900
and an outlay for extra help, light
and fuel Of $397. 900. making . total
annual expense 10 the govsrnmsnS oe
aGA7 nm
Gilpin observer., 1906-04-19
Not Always Provident.

NCLE SAM Is not
the most provi.
dent old fellow in
the world. He is
apt some times to
be carried away
by the penny wise
and pound fool
ish practice. For
instance, right in
this city he Is
paying in rent for
buildings needed
for public service
Gilpin observer., 1906-04-19
Attracts as Place of Residence.

HE attractions o1
the capital city
as a place of res.
idence are grow
ing more a N d
more. There are
a great number
of residents in
Washington who
were at one time
part of its official
life a N d W h Q
grew so much in
love with the city
Gilpin observer., 1906-04-19
The Fashionable Vice.

HERE is a fever
of ga m b ! | n g
among the society
women of Wash
ington. those in
official. diplomat
ic and private
life. Ministers of
the Gospel are
preaching against
the craze. which
seems to have the
society butterflies
in its grasp. Now
Gilpin observer., 1906-04-19
European Customs introduced.

HESE whist clubs,
1t is claimed, are
demoralizing So
ciety. The wom-
en- have the gamb-
! 1 n g I Q v Q r.
Friendships have
been ruined, for
there Is NO such
thing as friend
ship when It
comes to for
giving . gambling
debt. There are
~ Of omoial wom-
Gilpin observer., 1906-04-19
WASHINGTON GOSSIP
SECRETARY TAFT PREFERS THE
WOOL SACK.
AND NOT THE PRESIDENCY
How the Fever of Gambling Has
Taken Hold Of Society Woman
Foreign Residents Eager for
American Game.

ASHINGTON. - It
Is pretty well un-
derstood that Sec
retary of w a r
Taft will accept
the place upon
t lie su pr e m e
bench to be made
vacant by the re-
tirement of JUS
tice Brewer. al
though he h a 8
made no public
announcement of
Gilpin observer., 1906-04-19

ordinary looking competitor, birds a
show Judge would laugh at, that have
the biggest total of eggs to their credit
In the winter laying competition what
stands bird in good stead is not that
it's father was the winner of medal,
but that its mother and grandmother
were wonderful layers, and that its
male parents also came from a good
laying strain.
Gilpin observer., 1906-04-19

"Say, Dick, what is this new fad they
call phonetic spelling?" ITS the kind,
Jim, they used to fog you and me at
school for using"
Gilpin observer., 1906-04-19

It's Wise mining stock that knows
it's own par.
Gilpin observer., 1906-04-19
SECOND PASTURE.
Editors of"Trade" papers known

as grocers' papers.
Remember, we don't put the
brand on all, by any means. Only
those that require 1t. These men,
bers of the tribe have demanded
that we carry advertising in their
papers and when we do not consid-
eritadvisable they institute CAM
paign Of vituperation and slander,
printing from time to time manu-
facturedslurso on Postum or Grape
Nuts. When they go far enough
we set our legal force at work and
hale them to the judge to answer.
If the pace has been hot enough to
throw some of these cattle" over
on their backs, feet tied and bel
lowing" do you think We should
be blamed? They gambol around
with tails held high and jump stifr
legged with a very "cocky" air
while they have full range. but
when the rope is thrown over
them "it's different"
Should we unite them because
they bleat soft and low? Or should
we put the iron on. SO that people
will know the brand?
Let's keep them In this pasture.
anyhow.
Gilpin observer., 1906-04-19

we'll founded rumors Of ofnoial won.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-07-31
HE WENT ON CRUTCHES
All Medicines Failed Until Or. VIII
llams' Pink Pills Cured His
rheumatism.

"Some years ago" says Mr.. w. H.
Clark, n printer, living at 6l2 Buchanan
street, Topeka, Kans., 60 had bad at
tack Of rheumatism and could not seem
to get over it. All sorts of medicines
failed to do me any good and my trouble
kept getting worse. My feet were so
swollen that l could not wear shoes and
had to go OH crutches. The pain was
terrible.
cone day was setting the type of an
article for the paper telling what DIR.
Williams Pink Pills had done for n man
afflicted as / was and l was 80 impressed
with it that / determined to give the
medicine trial. For year my rheu-
matism had been growing worse, but
after taking DR.. Williams Pink Pills
began to improve. The pain and swell
ing all disappeared and can truthfully
say that l haven I felt better i'll the past
twenty years than | do right now. /
could name, off hand, half-dozen peo-
pie who have used DR.. Williams Pink
Pills at my suggestion and who have re-
ceived good results from them"
DIR. Williams Pink Pills are guaran-
teed to be safe and harmless to the most
delicate constitution. They contain no
morphine, opiate, narcotic, nor any
thing to cause drug habit. They do not
act on the bowels but they actually make
new blood and strengthen the nerves.
DIR. Williams Pink Pills cure rheuma
tism because they make rich, red blood
and no man orwoman can have healthy
blood and rheumatism at the same time,
They have also cured many cases of
anamia, neuralgia, sciatica, partial pa
ralysis, locomotor ataXia and other dis
eases that have not yielded to ordinary
treatment.
All druggists sell DR.. Williams Pink
Pills or they will be sent by mail, post
paid, on receipt of price, so cents per
box, six boxes for 50. 80, by the DR.. Will
liams Medicine Co, Schenectady, N. Y.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-07-31
NEW BEAST OF BURDEN.
Experiments in the Production of
Cross Between Horse and
Zebra.

BY means of two male zebras, I'M
ported from Abyssinia as the gift of
King Menelik and which are now at
the National Geological park in Wash
ington, the department of agriculture
hopes to make in this country new
beast of burden-a cross between the
zebra and the horse. Experiments in
this direction by the French auth0ri-
ties at Paris have been very success
full, says Country Life in America. The
hybrid is smaller than the horse. 1t is
an exceedingly tough and wiry animal
and will be suited to the warmer sec
lions of the United States. The his
tory of the American mule is sug-
gestive of the possibilities of the zebra.
A century ago the mule was a very
scarce animal in the United States.
Washington had done much to direct
attention to his merits and had loaned
the services of a large Spanish Jack,
presented to him by the king of
Spain. But the mule did not become
popular until we'll into the century.
At our last census, however, we had
nearly 100000 mules with a taxable
value of S250,000,00O The possibilities
from the two zebras are immense
they may combine with the donkey
and back into the horse and thus In
troduce entirely new strains
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-07-31
better without Colonies.

Spain has been advancing in ma
terial prosperity, and, indeed, in gem
eral moral standing ever since she
lost the last of her foreign possess
sions in the war with the United
States. Her Philippine possessions she
sold at a good price and got a whole
some chastlsement into the bargain.
She has learned lesson and is now
giving intelligent and successful at
tention to her own country. State
ments of her condition grow better
from year to year. Spain is back
within her natural environment and
is getting along we'll. If she keeps on
at her present pace she will be out of
debt and have money to lend 1t is
pious hope that she will never at
tempt to absorb other peoples land
again, and that the other nations of
the earth will not disturb her in her
home rule.-Cincinnati Enquirer.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-07-31
FAMOUS LOST TREASURES.
Relics of the Days of the Pharaohs
and other Epochs Worth
Fortunes.


The Venus de Milo, which has been
all the world knows, an imperfect
piece of sculpture, though it is the
greatest treasure of its kind the world
has ever seen. A great reward would
be given the man who could find the
missing parts About % years ago the
most important of them-the right
arm-came to light in London and was
proved by experts to be genuine. The
owner, however, refused to part with
II, and concealed 1t for fear 1t would
be stolen. Unfortunately, he died
without revealing it's hiding place. SO
ii Is as much lost as ever.
A bronze drinking cup which was
stolen from an Egyptian temple IN
1889 and brought to Europe has mir"
aculously disappeared. On 1t is On
graved the whole history of the Phar-
aohs and it could easily be sold for
100000. In fact, the French govern
ment offered reward of $4,000 for
its discovery, but the famous cup has
vanished, probably forever.
Another treasure which has van
ished in as strange a way is the Mar
GELD vase of the Dresden collection.
This is the only piece missing from
the famous Dresden Marceila collec-
ton the value of which Is said to be
$75, 900. 1t bears the cross arrows and
the lions head. Not long ago he
vase was said to be in England, but
be that as it may, the person who re-
discovers this treasure may command
any price in reason for it.
How 1t is possible that a treasure
so large as a painting could be lost
sight OF entirely is not easily ex-
planned, but this has often happened.
One of Reynolds paintings, THE
Countess of Derby which is consld-
cred his best portrait, has disappeared.
Not long after it was painted 1t dis
appeared from the collection of The
sarl of Derby and has never been
heard of since, though it would bring
$l50,000 to the finder. There are also
two Vandykes and a Rembrandt miss
ing. for which collectors are willing
to pay 100000
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-07-31
THE JERUSALEM ARTIcHoKE
Peculiar Qualities of Tuber That
Grows on the Roots of the
Sunflower.

Most young folks in the country are
familiar with the sweet, crisp, Juicy
tubers known as artichokes These.
says an article ON Mature and Sci
ence," in St. Nicholas, grow on the
roots of the sunfower known to bot
anists as Helianthus tuberosis, and
are commonly called Jerusalem artl-
chokes Under this common name you
will find the tubers offered for sale in
most seed catalogues.
The plants are easily grown in al
most any kind of soil. At first glance
the tubers have somewhat the appear
ance of potatoes, but unlike them they
may be eaten raw like radishes, or
they may be picked or cooked Re
cipes are to be found in all cook
books.
These artichok1s are entirely differ
emit (yet not far distant in a botanical
way from the globe artichokes which
are grown In California, and perhaps
elsewhere exclusively for their edible
flower buds. These are never eaten
raw. Even when cooked they are
rather tasteless. Personally, l think
they are not to be compared, as an
acceptable vegetable, with the Jerusa-
lem artichoke, sometimes even now
found in old-fashioned gardens.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-07-31
STRANGE CLIMATIC EFFECT
Black Irishman Gave a Son of Erin
a Desire to Get Back
Home.

In Montserrat, the population, al
though colored, speak with brogIe.
This has been an Hibernian island
ever since Cromwell used it as a place
of exile for rebels. The exiles fol-
lowed the fashion of the time in fore
ing the populace into slavery, and the
descendants of these slaves, who are,
of course, free, are now engaged in
making lime juice and talking Irish.
A sailor from Cork landed one day
at the principal port, and fell into con-
versation with particularly black
longshoreman. The newcomer VAS
filed with establishment at the famil.
lar speech.
AN how long have yez been in this
placer" he asked the negro.
"Sure an it's two months since !
came over" said the other, meaning
that he had crossed from the other
side of the island.
WELL" replied the Irishman, If II
makes a dacint man look like yous in
two months, here's what's goin' back
to Ireland be the next ship"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-07-31
TOO MUCH FUNNY BUSINESS
Kentucky Bridegroom Who Didn't
Believe in Kissing in
Public.

A well-known Kentuckian tells of
marriage ceremony that justice of
the peace in the Blue Grass state was
hurriedly called upon one day to per-
form
1t appears, relates Success Magazine,
that the bridegroom, a big noun
taineer very roughly dressed, had
brought his prospective bride with
him to the Office of the clerk of the
court, thinking to secure his license
and have the ceremony performed at
one visit. When his license had been
duly granted the mountaineer asked If
there was a justice of the peace then
In the court house who could tie the
knot Upon being advised by the clerk
that he himself was a justice of the
peace and that he was willing to join
the two lovers, the bridegroom said
WAL, then, we're ready; go
ahead"
But you'll have to secure two wit
nesses," smilingly observed the clerk
and justice, before can proceed"
At this the mountaineer demurred,
saying that he did not care for wit
nesses. Nevertheless, he was convinced
in a moment that this formality was
an indispensable one, and accordingly
the necessary witnesses were procured
and the ceremony began. When the
couple had promised to love, obey, etc.,
together with the rest of the service,
the justice of the peace, quite limo
Gently observed that the bridegroom
should kiss the bride"
Thereupon the mountaineer exhibit
ed fresh Impotence at the exactions OF
the official. Look herel" he exclaimed
angrily, 1T seems to me that you're
draggin' in lot of funny business in
this weddin'. Why, | kissed her be-
fore we came I'M"