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Gilpin observer., 1907-02-14

the fact that they are making their
community poorer, reducing the per
capita of wealth, and dwarfing local
ready rich enough to buy several
counties. An extra thousand dollars
In any community will mean, during
the year, many thousands of dollars in
business transacted and increased in
come for practically every one in the
community. Often the amount sent
to the mail order houses is more than
enough to turn the balance the other
way and business depression exists
where prosperity would prevail under
normal conditions. Even If the coun
try purchaser was able to save snug
sum by ordering his supplies from a
mail order house, the loss to the com
munity would be greater than the gain
for himself. 1t is needless to point
out that as the amount of the mail or.
der business from any community in
creases the amount of loss to the COM
munity also increases, until it is only
question of time until the individual
loss caused by the general depression
of business will exceed the individual
saving.
In fact If everyone in the commun
ity bought from the mail order houses,
local markets would disappear and
the farmer would be compelled to sell
as well as buy from the catalogue
concerns. The rural districts would
be devoid of business activity while
the wealth of the country would be
centered in one or two points. Buy.
ing by mail may be attractive, but the
most pronounced mail order fiend
must look with apprehension on any
condition whereby he would be com
PEELED to depned on the mail order
man for market for his products.
But the idea of saving on individual
purchases is, TO u great extent, a
fallacy. In spite of his boasted ability
to buy in large quantities, he is not
able to buy for much less than the
country merchant. Competition in all
manufactured products is too keen sor
Gilpin observer., 1907-02-14
NEWS FROM THE MINES AND MILLS
Mining Legislation.

AS part of its campaign against
mining stock swindlers, the American
Mining Congress has sent to the gov
ernors Of the various mining states
copies of a bill designed to protect
the investing public from the sharpers
who make this industry their particu-
lar field. 1t is proposed to provide a
heavy penalty for making false state
ments in regard to the value of stocks
or property with the purpose of at
tracing investors. Other measures
are recommended for the same gen.
eral object of cleaning out the mining
stock swindlers.
This Is subject of unusual interest
just now, owing to the unprecedented
craze for mining investments aroused
by the development Of the Nevada
districts. During the last year thou
sands of people all over the country,
but principally in the East, have been
swindled by wildcat schemes of the
rankest type, and in probably major
ity of the cases the losers were people
of small means who could i'll afford to
be deprived of their savings. The enor-
nous profits often made on bonanza
mining stocks throw a glamour around
and little, just as a candle flame at
tracts moths-and usually with the
same result. Repeated wa rnings seem
to have little or no effect. The great
mass of people who have a small
amount of money to invest, and who
are lured by the promise of big returns,
are determined to learn their lesson
only in the dear school of experience.
This pecullarity of human nature in.
sures a new crop of victims for the
sharper every year, and thus the
game is always profitable one.
1t is sometimes hard to feel sympa-
thy for the unthinking thousands who,
in spite of all that has been said and
written on the subject, will not inves-
tigate before they invest, but it cannot
be denied that they are as much enti-
tied to the protection of The law as
any other class of people. To give
them protection is one of the prime
objects sought by the American Min
ing Congress, but we believe this is
no more important than the other OBJ
ject, namely, the protection of the
mining industry itself. The operations
Of the "wild-catter" constitute a Sc
rious injury to every legit mate min
ing enterprise Even the most exper-
fenced investors are eXtre mely eau
tiCus about putting their money into
promotions which, judged by every
standard OF sound business, may be
considered reasonably safe and prom
Using. Thus it happens that large
amounts of capital which otherwise
would be available fer the development
Of legitimate mining are frightened
away.
Even under the best conditions there
is large element of chance in mining,
and this must always be the case re-
gardless of what laws may be enacted.
But if some measures could be adopted
which would put the swiadler per-
maIently out of business the industry
would thereby be made relatively safe
Every branch of legitimate mining
would be given a strong impetus and
the public in general would be vastly
benefited. The law recommended by
the American Mining Congress might
not entirely attain this object. but
there is no doubt that it would be a
long step in the right direction.-Col
orado Springs Gazette.
Gilpin observer., 1907-02-14

The Kuenzel smelter at Buena Vista,
employing a special smelling process,
is expected to be in operation within
two months.
The aggregate value of the Cripple
Creek ores treated at the outside smell
ters and reduction plants in January
were of gross bullion value of $1.005,-
344. During the same period the To-
cal cyanide plants handled 4,2S0 tons.
of value of $24,415. making total out
put Of 37,402 tons, having a total bull
lion value of s1,O29,759.
Recent experiments in Stockholm
point to the probability OF the CONNER
cial manufacture of alcohol from peat.
The cost is said to be fifty pep cent.
lower than any other known method of
alcohol making, on account of the pos
sible utilization of the by-products.
This will make alcohol available for
power purposes in mining and manu-
featuring wherever peat beds exist
A Shoshone, Wyoming, dispatch Of
the 4th inst. says: A telephone mes
sage from the Willow Creek mining
district, north of here. states that a
fabulously rich strike was made in the
Lucky Chance mine. At a depth of
ten feet a deposit of tellurium and
sylvanite was uncovered that runs
over $4,000 in gold to the ton. The
mine is owned by a Wheatland, Wyom-
ing, syndicate.
The government of Mexico has ap-
proved and sent to Congress important
notifications on the mining laws of
that country which will at once be en-
acted and enforced. Notwithstanding
the general excellence and liberality of
the Mexican mining laws. there ex-
listed certain provisions which favored
the native as against the foreign in
vestor. The new law puts the foreign
and the Mexican miner upon precisely
the same footing.
February 1st the big bore OF the
Newliouse tunnel had been driven a
distance of 17.477 feet. or three and
one-.hird miles. While driving the
last half mile a large number OF we'll
mineralized veins have been inter
sected. II Is announced that, the work
OF driving the tunnel Is to be shortly
discontinued. This stoppage In work
is attributed to the lack OF co-opera-
tion on the part of the mine operators
whose properties are benefited by this
transportation and drainage bore.
One of the biggest strikes ever
made In the East Argentine district
Is reported from the Wilcox tunnel,
in which. $3.50 feet from the portal OF
the crosscut the Commonwealth lode
was intersected. and. after drifting 300
feet. IL body Of ore. four to six feet
thick. was uncovered. which carries
$50 TO 500 ton in gold. silver and
lead The ground has been prOyed nm
for 900 feet In height. and the ore
shoot found to be continuous. From
sixty to eighty tons are being broken
daily, and as soon as cars can be Sc.
cured from the Colorado and Southern
for the Argentine Central the product
will be shipped. Shipments during the
last three weeks have averaged sixty
tons n week.
Gilpin observer., 1907-02-14
Kansas City to Mexico.

El Paso, Texas.-Before the end OF
the year. according to q statement
given out by A. e. Stillwell, president
OF the Kansas City. Mexico & Orient
railroad. a branch of that road will be
built to Spofford Junction, where It
will connect with the Eagle Pass
branch Of the Southern Pacific, con.
Meeting with the Mexican Interna.
tonal at c. p. Diaz, Coahuila, Mexico.
thus giving q direct line from Kansas
City to Mexico City.
Gilpin observer., 1907-02-14
To pomeatieats a Cat.

It Is said that an unfailing remedy
for cat that will not accustom itself
to new home is to grease its feet
thoroughly with butter and put II
down the cellar. When 1t has licked
its feet clean 1t will be thoroughly
domiciled and will cause no further
trouble by running away.
Gilpin observer., 1907-02-14
Marriage Days In Italy.

In Italy Sunday is usually selected
for the marriage Of those persons who
have never been married before.
Widows. however, in accordance with
an old custom. usually. choose Satur.
day.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-09-03
MOOOC TELEPHONE CON-
PANY WILL NOT SELL
Instead 1t Decides to Increase
The Capital.
SETTLEMENT WITH GAODlS.

Economy, Ind. Sept. 3.-The tele-
phone meeting that was held Saturday
afternoon at Modoc was lively one
The meeting was called to determine
what disposition was 10 be made of the
stock as the Eastern Indiana Telephone
company wanted to buy out the Modoc
company. When the vote was taken
to see whether it should be sold TO the
E. l. T. company or retained by the
present company, the result was 50 to
IL in favor of the Modoc company.
Then a vote was taken TO increase the
capital stock from $500 to $4,000
1t was carried and the company is now
on a strong financial basis There
was another vote taken in regard to
settling with Troy Gaddis. the lineman
that came near losing his life by falling
off defective pole. The amount was
not to exceed S225. This also carried
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-09-03
FRESH AT NIGHT
II One Uses the Right Kind Of Food.

If by proper selection Of food one
can feel strong and fresh at the end of
days work, it is worth while to know
the kind of food that will produce this
result.
A school teacher of Media, Kan,
says in this connection: 81 commenced
the use of Grape-Nuts food five months
ago. At that time my health was so
poor that I thought I would have to
give up my work altogether / was
rapidly losing in weight, had little APP
petite, was nervous and slee pless, and
experienced almost constantly, a feel
ing of exhaustion. l tried various rem
edies without good results then / de-
termined to give particular attention
to my food, and have learned some
thing of the properties of Grape-Nuts
for rebuilding the brain and nerve
centres.
Il commenced using that food and
have since made constant and rapid
improvement in health in spite of the
fact that all this time | have been en-
gagged in the most strenuous and exact
ing work.
Il gained twelve pounds in weight
and have a good appetite, my nerves
are steady and l sleep sound. / have
such strength and reserve force that /
feel almost as strong and fresh at the
close of days work as at the begin
ming.
Before using Grape-Nuts / was trou-
bled much with weak eyes but as my
vitality increased my eyes became
stronger / never heard of any other
food as nutritious and economical as
Grape-Nuts.' Read THE Road to
MELVILLE" in pkgs. There's a Reas-
on"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-09-03
AN INTERESTING MUSI-
CAL EVENT PROMISED
Salt Lake City Juvenile Band
Is Coming.
ELKS TO GIVE RECEPTION.

The coming OF the Salt Lake City
Juvenile band on Thursday evening,
promises to be one of the most inter-
esting musical events in years. The
concert will be given in the Coliseum,
the admission % cents, children 10
cents. Judge Willis Brown, of the
Salt Lake City Juvenile court, organic
ed the band of thirty-five boys, none
over 10 years. and he will be here
Thursday night and make a short adj
dress incidental to the concert. The
hundreds who heard Judge Brown at
the Chautauqua Sunday afternoon.
will take advantage of his return to
again listen to the stories of the work
OF the juvenile court.
Richmond lodge of Elks will do it's
share toward entertaining the young
sters from the Mormon metropolis.
Judge Brown himself, is an Elk. and
the Salt Lake City lodge bought the in
struments for the Juvenile band and
likewise uniformed the organization
at total expense of $1,000. All Elks,
therefore, feel that the band boys are
special proteges of theirs, and follow
ing the concert in the Coliseum Thurs
day night, reception will be given in
the Elks' parlors in honor of the
youngsters. Judge Brown also will be
present.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-09-03
TEACHERS INSTITUTE
AT CENTERVILLE, IND;
The First for the Present Year
On Thursday.
PROGRAM is ANNOUNCED.

Centerville, Ind, Sept. 3.-The first
teachers institute of the school year
will be held at the pubic school build
ing at Centerville, on Thursday, Sep
TENDER 9Th. The institute comprises
the teachers of the Centerville schools,
and those of Arlington, Center and
Harrison townships. The program is
as follows:
900 a. m.-Opening exercises.
Roll call. Responses by quota
tions from the bible.
The state Course of study.
Address by the county superin-
tendent.
American History and its Geo
graphical Conditions-E. E.
Oldaker and Joseph Blose.
1900 m.-Adjourn for dinner.
1 90 p. m.-Music.
Report of the State Department
of Public Instruction.
Defamation or music.
Elementary education.
Miscellaneous business. Assign
ment of duties.
$50 p. m.-Adjournment.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-09-03

In the course of days browsing
among the human herd of ones ac-
quaintances sundry styles of hand
shake are met. There are the turtle
ripper shake, the clam palm shake, the
grassy shake, the one finger shake, the
gloved shake, the half ungloved shake.
the shake of the four finger tips crowd
ed upon each other, the get-the- grip-on-
you shake. the steel clasp shake of the
man who believes his strength will
leave an agreeable impression as well
as one of pain: the flash" grip of a
half fedged member of fraternal So
ciety, the thumb-and-fnger shake. the
half hand holt, the pump handle shake.
the lovers pressure shake, the birds
nest shake, the hot tamale shake, the
buckle tongue shake, etc. Each has
meaning. And a million maledic-
tons upon the muscular fool who tries
to crack the bones of your veIvety
paw,-Bancor News
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-09-03

Boston is said to have the only wom-
an guide in the United States TO places
of historic interest. She has equipped
herself with SO much useful informa-
ton that she believes herself able to
answer any reasonable question about
Boston. Her speciality is taking about
parties of women, teachers and school
children. Though an unusual thing in
this country, women guides are to be
found in foreign cities; number earn
their living by showing visitors about
London.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-09-03
FLIRTING AND THE CONSE-
QUENCES.

Congressman Watson evidently be-
lieves he is immune from the conse-
quences of flirting with two public Of
fices. One day he is all for another
term in congress and the next day he
Is heralded far and wide as Indiana's
next governor. Asked as to which Of
flee he is going to take, he hands out
the most indefinite statement any In
diana politician has ever perpetrated
One day he informs us that to be gov
ernor is to invite political oblivion
The next thing we hear is that from
the days of his childhood he has always
considered that the climax of his career
be governor.
Out of respect for his Sixth district
constituents. Mr. Watson should make
up his mind one way or the other. His
actions at present are apt TO give an
outsider the opinion that he has
mortgage on the representativeship of
this district, and does not have to re-
linquish it until he has found some
thing better. In view of the tremen-
dous slump his majority suffered in
the last election, he would be wise to
correct this impression. He can not
afford to lose many more votes if he
intends running for congress again
from this district
The slump in Mr.. Watson's majority
last election, il has been claimed, is
the reason he is flirting with the office
of governor. Mr.. Watson is aware of
the feeling prevalent throughout the
district that the weakness he displayed
in the last elections is a very good rea-
son the republicans should not nomi-
nate him again to head the district
ticket. He doubtless knows that for
him to obtain another nomination from
Sixth district republicans he will have
to put up the stiffest kind of cam
paign. And it is for this reason, pos
sibly, that he would rather be nomi-
mated for governor, nomination
which he could very readily get, owing
to the great friendship of the Fair
banks machine for him.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-09-03

NJGl EtN*-Ctf iNGN w iRGR fFA-Cis
The correct name for Hamamells vir
ginica is not witch hazel. but wych
hazel. Our plant has no connection
with the magic OF the water hunter.
The blackthorn OF England. Prunus
spinoaa, WAS the wood used in these
divinations. or whatever these super
stitlous practices may be termed. Ha-
gel had a very wide meaning in the
olden times. and the elm as well as
The nut now known as such was hazel
One OF these elms. now known as u
mus montana. WAS the fayorite wood
for making wyches. or provision
chests. and was therefore known as
the wych hazel. In the present day IL
is the wych elm. Our hamamells re
ceived from the early settlers the name
Of wych hazel from the resemblance
Of the leaves to those of the wych ha-
eel or elm of the old world. Language
reformers imagining that wych should
be spelled witch are responsible for the
confusion. Wych hazel is the correct
term for our plant
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-09-03
The Fearless Tiger Bird.


The tiger bird, so called because he
Is the one thing the royal beast or
India fears, rs no larger than the Eng
iish- sparrow. yet SO bold and COM
bative is he that IL the great cat 10 sur
prised by sufficient number of the lit
tie creatures kind far from the pro-
tecting shelter OF the jungle IL Will go
hard with him. When alone the bird
will not attack. Supported by a flock
of friends, however. often numbering
several thousand, the bird will seek
out his hereditary foe aud give battle.
On such occasions the tiger seeks
safety ia flight. A hand thrust into "A
cage filed with these little gamesters
will elicit a furious assault from their
combined forces. Assembled en- masso
they know no fear.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-09-03

$50 the IaA..fs q, ~y.td. eb?" said a
dealer 1T was a fine bird, too-well
worth the $40 you paid me for it. But
1 don't wonder it died You would
keep it hanging near the ceiling. That
is why SO many birds die. They
shouldn't be kept UP high at all. Their
cages should be on tables, not hooks.
Up near the ceiling the air of room
is very bad. especially at night. In
deed, at night, if you burn oil or gas,
the air is insupportable up there, and
particularly in rooms where smoking
goes on. You know how smoke, like
all other impurities. mounts. 1t is bad
to hang birds high. Why can't the
world remember the old catch:
"'Birds hung high ever die New
York Press
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-09-03
DANGEROUS Golf.

One of the rules Of the Weston-super-
Mare 0England) Golf club reads, "A
ball may be lifted and dropped with
the loss of a stroke when played with
in the ratings surrounding the powder
magazine" There appears to be an
element of danger in this kind OF golf
which reminds London writer of a
certain golf course on the West Afri-
can coast, where the eighth and ninth
holes are always optional, as several
golfers are said to have been lost
there owing TO the proximity of the
jungle, which is known to be a favor
lite lair of the lion.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-09-03
A BROAD STATEMENT.

DIR. Leonhardt's Hem-Roid will cure
any case of Piles.
This statement is made without any
qualifications.
1t is in the form of a tablet
1t is the only pile remedy used in
ternally.
1t is impossible to cure an estab
lished case of Piles with ointments
suppositories, injections. or outward
appliances.
A 81 900 guarantee with every pack
age of DIR. Leonhardt's Hem-Roid.
s1.OO, Leo II. Fihe. Richmond, Ind,
or The DIR. Leonhardt Co., Niagara
Falls, y. Y.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-09-03
DEMOCRATIC TIMBER
FOR HEAD OF TICKET
Party Has Numerous Aspir-
ants but Many Prefer a
Farmer Candidate.
MARSHALL IN THE RACE.
NORTHERN INDIANA MAN HAS
MADE DEFINITE ANNOUNCE
MENT AND is CONSIDERED A
FACTOR.

Indianapolis, Sept. 3.-That Thomas
r. Marshall, of Columbia City, will
be a candidate for the democratic gu
bernatorial nomination was announc-
ed Monday. This interesting bit of
information will cause other aspirants
for that honor to sit up and take no.
tice, for Thomas r. Marshall is a
powerful man on the hustling and a
pretty big citizen any way you size
him up.
Secretary Reilly, of the democratic
state committee, who is keeping close
tab on the governorship develop
ments, said that Mr.. Marshall is now
an active candidate for the nomina-
ton and that northern Indiana is be-
ing thoroughly organized in his be-
half.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-09-03
WILL ATTEND COLLEGE.
Eaton Young People Going to Various
Institutions.

Eaton, o., Sept. 3-Harry Risinger
and John and Robert Dye will go to
Cincinnati the latter part of the month
to enter the Cincinnati Law School;
Lowry Conley will go to Earlham col
lege, Richmond: Misses Grace Hen
bricks and Gladys Miller will go to the
Western at Oxford; Harry Hildebolt
will go TO Miami University, Oxford;
and Stanley Schlingman will attend
Capital University at Columbus.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-09-03
OLIVE HUNT DIED MONDAY
Was Daughter of Smith Hunt
OF CenterviIle.

Centerville. Ind, Sept. Solve Hunt
aged about twenty-five years. and
daughter of Smith Hunt, died about
noon on Monday from tuberculosis.
The funeral services viii take place
Wednesday at o'clock. and will be
strictly private. Friends may call
from TO Z o'clock this evening.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-09-03
Some startling figures of compariso,

Some startling figures of comparison
have been made to show the great cost
of English paupers. The English poor
law foots up an expense of more than
$50, OOO, 900 a year, which is as great
as the entire annual expenditure of
the kingdom of Holland, almost as
much as that of Australia and New
Zealand combined and equal to the
whole public expenditure of Denmark,
Greece and Norway.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-09-03
Where the Difference Lay.

"One of his complaints against his
wife in the divorce suit said the law
yer, "was that she smoked cigarettes"
''Oh, my goodness. And whenever
he comes 60 sec me-" cried the bache-
Tor girl, 81 smoke and smoke.'
'Oh, he doesn't mind other women
smoking cigarettes" declared the law
yer. He likes ii. 1t Is only his wife.
New York Press.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-09-03
REUNION OF OLER FAMILY.
1t Will Be Held at BalIenger's Lake,
Wednesday.

Economy. Ind, Sept. 3-The annual
reunion of the Oler family will be
held at Ballenger's Lake on Wednes-
day, September 4th. All those know
ing themselves to be related to the
Oilers either by blood or marriage are
requested to be present. There will
be a big dinner served, program rem
dered and boating. A big attendance
OF the relatives is expected by the
committee.