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Gilpin observer., 1908-03-19
Toole's Practical Joke.

John Lawrence Toole, the most pop
ular low comedian of his day, once
gave a supper to so of his friends, and
wrote a note to each of them privately
beforehand, asking him whether he
would be so good as to say grace. as
no clergyman would be present. 1t is
said that the faces of those so men
as they rose in body when Toole
tapped on the table, as signal for
grace, was a sight which will never
be forgotten.
Gilpin observer., 1908-03-19
EYEsIGHT WAS IN DANGER
From Terrible Eczema-Baby's Head
Mass of Itching Rash and Sores
Disease Cured by Cuticura.

"Our little girl was two months old
when she got a rash on her face and
within five days her face and head
were all one sore. We used different
remedies but it got worse instead of
better and we thought she would turn
blind and that her ears would fall Off
She suffered terribly, and would
scratch until the blood came. This
went on until she was five months old.
then l had her under our family doc
tors care. but she continued to grow
worse. He said it was eczema. When
she was seven months old 1 started
to use the Cuticura Remedies and in
two months our baby was a different
girl. You could not see a sign of a
sore and she was as fair as a new
born baby. She has not had a sign of
the eczema since. Mrs. H. F. Budke
LeSueur, Mimi, Apr. Is and May 2, '07."
Gilpin observer., 1908-03-19
Red.Headed Boy Still Busy.

what" asks the Wyoming Tribune.
''has become Of the old-fashioned
freckled.faced boy who got the water.
chopped the wood. split the kindling.
MIXED the cows. fed the pigs. curried
as his parents found for him to do?"
He's probably being kept busy hand
ing his lazy son money with which
to buy rolled-up trousers and ciga-
rettes.-Denver Post.
Gilpin observer., 1908-03-19
There Were Two Moons.

Mr.. Lansing was reading his even
ing paper when his daughter Marie,
aged seven, rushed into the house,
greatly excited.
Father! Father" she exclaimed,
breathlessly.
What is it. my child" cried the
proud parent, anXiously.
"Oh, papa, there's two moons, to-
night"
1.-TWO moons. No, you're mistaken.
There is only one moon"
Yes, there is" she insisted. when
] was around the corner at Jessie Ben
sons house, | saw one, and there's an
other right over our roof
Gilpin observer., 1908-03-19
500 Reward. 500.

The readers Of this paper will be pleased to Learn
that there Is at least dreaded disease that science
hss been able TO cure in all its stages, and that Ii
Cstarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure is the only positive
cure now known to the medical fraternity. Catarrh
being constitutional disease, requires constitu
tional treatment. Halls Catarrh Cure is taken in.
ternally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces OF the system, thereby destroying the
foundation Of the disease, and giving the patient
strength By building up tho constitution and assist
Ing nature 10 doing its work. The proprietors have
20 much faith 10 Its curative powers that they oel
One Hundred Dollars for any case that It fails to
cure. send for list of testimonials.
Address =. J. CHENEY CO., Toledo. o.
Sold by all Druggists, 75c.
Take Hslrs Family Pills for constipation.
Gilpin observer., 1908-03-19
Mr.. Henpekt's Opinion of II.

Mrs. Henpekt-Silas, here is a piece
in the paper about a Kentucky man
who walked thirty-two miles after a
marriage license. That's the kind of
men they raise out West.
MIR. Henpetk (absently-mindedly
Well, I'll bet a cent in less'n a year
he'll be willing to walk twice that dis
lance for chance to get rid of (sud
denly reoollecting) er-h'm-kinder
looks as if we might get shower be-
fore night; don't it?
Gilpin observer., 1908-03-19
WHEN BOBBY SWORE
MR.. HALLIGAN FINDS OUT SONS
CHARACTER.
Kid Showed His Father a Little Part
Of His Rough Side When the
Dentist Got Busy with
His Teeth.

Halligan is the father of three boys,
but he learned something new about
them the other day.
1T was this way" he said. 81
wasn't working and Mary, who is my
wife, asked me if l wouldn't take
Bobby round to the dentists and have
tooth pulled. It's been troubling
the poor little fellow dreadfully,' she
said, and I'm afraid it will have to
come out
81 hated to do it, for 1 knew what
was coming for the kid, and as he
trotted along beside me. talking away
all unconscious of what was before
him, determined to put the extrac-
ton off for few weeks and have the
tooth filled again. The dentist settled
that right off.
"'You say he's over six? Well, I'll
tell you. Mrs. Halligan has taken good
care Of his teeth, and she has had this
one doctored twice. I wouldn't do
anything more to It., because if you
don't have 1t out there will be
trouble
"'You pull it out said Bobby. Ma
said So
That's the talk said the dentist,
heartily. I'll have that fellow out in
the wink of an eye and it won't do any
more aching
Yes, said Bobby, leaning back and
smiling confidently. When you pull
that tooth I'll sing the new song we're
learning in school,
ssTbo dapfict uoc 6Jdl;pr ,,,;,1,
his forceps and the stuff he doctors
the tooth with. Good boy he said
I'll pull the tooth and you'll sing, and
I'll give you a penny. Open wide, now
like good boy
He motioned his assistant over
You couldn't hold him. he said to me-
1 felt like criminal. There was that
poor little boy all unconscious of what
he was up against-it was all just
like acquiring experience. and I
wasn't able to help him. The dentist
got grip on the tooth, convulsion of
pain passed over Bobby's face. There
was muffied yell and the little arms
went up to ward off the one causing
the agony. But fate. in the form of
the dentists assistant. grabbed the
arms and held the little boy, and the
whole thing had to be gone through
and experience had to be gained. 1t
took only the fraction of minute, but
| tell you 1t hurt me.
''Then-well, then Bobby showed me
new side of his character and proved
to me I was not keeping pace with
my sons education. He let yell out
of him and promptly and with a fair
degree of fiuency swore at the dentist,
finishing off with:
" I don't like you any more, And
l won't sing for you. And you can
keep your penny
THE dentist laughed and wiped his
forceps
When I got home l told Mary all
about it. She nodded. Il know how it
is she said.
never felt SO bad for Bobby in
ali my life.' continued I knew how
| he would be hurt, and there | was.
unable to help him.
THE hurt isn't anything she said
in such a cool. matter-of-fact way
that / was shocked. 1t is all over in
a second. But when I took the other
boys to have their first tooth pulled I
cried as soon as I could get chance,
for the pulling of the first tooth is q
pretty good sign of the passing Of the
most beautiful period of childhood.
Il guess that's about light Any
way, I'm going to find out where
that boy of mine is learning to swear"
|
Gilpin observer., 1908-03-19
The EacIe.

Two Irishmen stood peering up at a
new flag l'ole, in the public square, re-
marking The bright bronzed ball sur
mounted by large bird at the top.
Suddenly before their very eyes, this
bird. which had been only resting there,
took wing and flew over their heads.
The Ilishmen stared. "Begobbs,
Moike," then calculated one, they f'r-
got { nail tn eagle down."
Gilpin observer., 1908-03-19
Wanted a Full Load.

Pat had taken contract to carry
brick. the agreement being thirteen
bricks to the load. Finally he came to
the last hodful, when to his great dis
tress there were only eleven bricks to
90 In it. Then happy thought struck
him. Say, Mr.. Contractor" he called
70 the boss in the third story, throw
me down two bricks"
Gilpin observer., 1908-03-19
Safe Place.

ut states here that bulldog shoes
are in fashion again." remarked Mr.
Stubb as he perused the --latest styles
for men" column.
THAT so?" laughed Mrs. Stubb in
credulously. "Why-er-where does a
bulldog carry his shoes?"
Don't you know, Maria?"
mo, John"
why. in his grip, Of course"
Gilpin observer., 1908-03-19
In Suspense.

Are you sure he will die, doctor?"
II trust not, madam"
Are you sure he will recover?"
"I should not like to commit my
self to that extent, madam"
But when can you let me know
whether or not to order mourning?"-
Houston Post.
Gilpin observer., 1908-03-19

Al Atlanta university on December
S1st Edward Twchell Ware, son of the
FIRST president and founder of the in
stitution, will succeed as the third
president of the university to his faith
er's great work
Gilpin observer., 1908-03-19

Ambassador Tower has arranged
for deputation from the Arion So
ciety of Brooklyn to sing before EN-
oeror William when the members Of
the society visit Germany and Austria
next spring. The deputation will con-
Dist of $50 voices
Gilpin observer., 1908-03-19
Proud of His Ancestors.

Bill-What in the world do you sup
pose makes whales blow so much?
Jill-Why, didn't you ever hear that
Jonah story.
Gilpin observer., 1908-03-19

Nothing is more amiable than true
modesty. and nothing is more con-
temptible than the false. The one
guards virtue. the other betrays it
Fenelon.
Gilpin observer., 1908-03-19

Sooner or later woman is sur
prised to discover that her husband
actually knew what he was talking
about.
Gilpin observer., 1908-03-19

Mrs. Knlcker-That little Jones boy
has such beautiful table manners.
Mrs. Bocker-Yes. his mother al
ways feeds him at home before he is
invited out.
Gilpin observer., 1908-03-19
Where They Would Meet.
TAKE NOTICE.
Artful Scheme.

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The Detroit times., 1908-03-31
1[NY S|LvERsTE|N
IS THR0WER OF
THE BOMB
ALEX. HERKMAN SAYS SHOULD
ANARCHIST RECOVER ne WILL
BE. DESCENDED BY THE FED
GRAFTON OF REDS"

NEW YORK, March 3l.--Alexander
Berkman, head OF the Anarchist Fed
GRAFTON OF America, declared today
that the man who threw the bomb
In Union Square has escaped, that
Selig Cohen. alias Silverstein. is not
the man and that the latter. should
he recover from his injuries, will be
defended by the Anarchist Federation
of America on this ground.
Berkman accuses the police OF will
fully and maliciously classifying the
whole case. He declares that they
know Silverstein is not the man who
hurled the bomb, but that they be-
lieved he was going to die and there
fore gave out an alleged confession
from him.
Il can state positively" said Berk-
man, just before he was to appear
IN the Tombs court today for arraign-
ment. that the man who really threw
the bomb In Union Square has es-
capped SilversteIn Is not the man"
Silverstein Is now almost certain
of recovery, despite his terrible In
Jurfes. He win be tried for the muir
der OF Ignatz Hildebrandt, the man
killed. Silverstein's life was saved by
one of the policemen he had intended
to kill. The officer applied a tournt-
quet to the stump OF Silverstein's arm.
preventing his bleeding to death.
The Detroit times., 1908-03-31
AppIe.--rancy. ysQs.So,

Appies-Fancy. S5W5.oot common. ~
Buttrr--Extra creamery. 2sIc; farm
separator, 27c; packing stock. 1Sc. Of
fetal prices: Extra creameries. csc:
tirsts. 26c; crooks. 2sc; packing stock,
Cabbase--Honie-gro s1Ql.25 per
Dbl; So per ton,
Cclery--California. 5oG75c per doz:
Florida, $2.75Q3 per crate.
Crsnberries--Late Howe,. $3.50 per
bu: $40 per bbL
eheese--Michigan full cream. 14v
l5c per ID.
CoGee--Package coffee. sl4.7sG1625
Dressed Calves--Fancy. s@shc: com
mon, sore per III.
Dressed Hox~--Lght. s@skc per ID;
Eggs-Michigan current receipts ex-
ira. case count i5c per doz.
Fiour-Michigan patent: In wood.
ZEE e second ,sps as'f per bS a'' straight
Feed--Jobbing lots. bran, $4,000;
coarse corn meal. s2s; corn and oat
chop, see; coarse middlings. s2s; ine
Fre.h vegetables--Green onions. $50
zoe per doz. cucumbers.. sl.75 per
aoz: lettuce. saloe per Ie: spinach:
per doz; asparagus. s2a225 per doz
Finnan Haddi~-7 gsc per ID.
Green Pcppcrs--soc per basket.
Honcy-F'ancy white, i1G1Sc; amber.
14Gl5c; extracted. sepec. per ID.
Hickory Nuts-s2 per bn
following prices for new baled hay in
car lots T. O. b. Detroit: No. l timothy.
sl4: No. 2. si25o9l3: clover. mixed.
sl2.5o01s; rye straw, 81; wheat and
oat straw. Sc ton. in car lots
.Hide.--No. cured. &c: No. . cured.
cured No i. &c: No. 2. fc. kip green.
No. I, SIC; No. 2. SC; calf cured. No. I.
No. g SIC per ID: horse hides. No. ].
So; No. g 81; sheepskins. as to wool.
Hardwar~-wlre nails. s2,4o; base
painted barbed wire, s2.3o: galvanized
parbed wire, s2sO: No. . anneaied wire,
Sass: poultry netting before weaving.
cloth. $40 per 100 feet: lap and slip.
after weaving. so per cent on: wife
Joint eavetrough. so and 10 per cent
OF; round apd corrugated conductor
pipe. 20 and Fer cent OF.
Lemoas-CJiforni 80 $3.50 per box.
MushroomAG50c per lb- !.
Ornng~x-California naveis. $2.I513
per box.
Pop Corn-r5ars, 1h 92c per ID.
.Pefate~s-Caf Iets.@f- Oh Detroit
e0@ssc per bu: new Bermudas. $3.50
Pouitry-Hens, 1s@1sc: springs. lsc;
stays. I0c; roosters, &C.: ducks. 1870
lac: geese. 1091fc; turkeys. i44l5c;
dressed hens. 13c, ducks, 14@i5c;
Previ..en.[Mess pork. si25o: family
pork. $14.50G15: light. clear. $500;
heavy. $1450; smoked hams. sHc; dry
sailed briskets, SA c: shoulders sc, PFC
in tierces. Size; kettle rendered. 9Hc
D..
The Detroit times., 1908-03-31
STANDARDIZATION
!. PLANS Will Be.
HELD UP
COUNCIL COMMITTEE DECIDES TO
REST ON ITS OARS PENDING
SUPREME COURTS DECISION
ON WATSON ORDINANCE.

Saloon regulation will suffer an at
tack of lethargy for time.
The liquor regulation committee OF
the council decided Tuesday morning
TO let all new plans &C until the SUI
preme court has passed upon the Val
idity OF the Watson ordinance restrict
ing saloons and barring them FROM
certain localities.
III the new constitution goes through
the city will be able TO make ne"
charter with any kind of liquor rega'
lation that is desired and some OF the
aldermen are disposed 10 walt for thar
time.
The brewers proposals for limitins
the number OF saloons and othe.
changes. in case the council viii con
cent TO repeal the Watson ordinance
was rejected informally. Corporation
Counsel Tarsney told The aldermen
that they have no right TO limit the
number of saloons. He also state'
that they have no right TO reject any
bond on which the suTeties are goc
and this caused a delay In the discus
sion or the plan To adopt surety III
stead OF personal bonds.
Aid. Mcclellan raised a new point
when he inquired under what right
the brewers aret allowed TO sell beer
from their wagons 10 private parties.
He contended that this practice Is. la
reality, retailing and that the brewers
carry no retail licenses for their own
trade. The Sixth waro alderman will
continue this line of inquiry and may
ask the legal officers to take some ac-
zion TO force the brewers to take out
retail licenses or qui; selling beer by
the case.
Aid. Watson desired information as
10 whether the breweries can be pre-
vented from taking out bonds for \
saloon and then turning IL over 20
some person 10 run. Tarsney held
that the council could not interfere In
such a matter.
The committee discussed the Grant
Rapids plan of keeping tab on the law
breaking saloons and may ask the po-
lice department TO file such reports
for reference when bonds are present.
ed next spring, the idea being TO geo
such legislation In the meantime as
will give the council the right to bar
out saloonists for moral reasons and
on account Of the manner of running
their places.
The Detroit times., 1908-03-31

FIRST or MONDAY MEETINGS
FAILS TO DRAW cRowD-THE
SPEAKER pENouNces SCHOOL
or nIsLE CRITICISM.

An audience that about half filled
the down stairs portion Of the Avenue
theater attended the first OF the ser
les OF MONDAY meetings conducted
by the Rev. r. A. ToIrey, the evange-
list Many business men were pres
ent and all gave their undivided atten'
ton to the speaker in his talk On
One OF the reasons why | believe the
bible Is the Word OF God" IL was
iorceful, mastery argument, told III u
rapid. businesslike manner
DIR. Torrey said that he did not a..
ways believe the Bible TO be the word
OF God. II doubted that Jesus Christ
was the Son OF God" he sa .di \
doubted whether there was a personal
God. was not an jnfldel--I was
skeptic. did not know, but de-
,ermsned 70 and out.
AFTER investigation | believe the
Bible 20 be the word of God. first or
all. because OF the testimony OF Jesus
Christ 10 that fact, II we accept The
teaching OF Jesus Christ, we mus.
1ccrrt the whole Bible for Christ has
set the stamp of his authority upoa
the entire book. II we accept the
teaching az Christ we must accept the
entire old testament and the entire
New Testament II is either Christ
and the whole Bible, or no Bible and
no Christ
"A school OF criticism has arisen
that assumes to set UP its authority
Against the authority OF JesusChrist.
continued the speaker They ask us
10 give up the authority and fnfallibil'
ity OF Christ and the Bible and accept
their authority and infaliibility In their
place. But first we demand their Gre
dcntials.
Jesus Christ presents the creden.
tial OF his influence upon human his
tory We all know what the influence
of Jesus Christ has been. how benign
and how divine. Everything that IS
best In modern civilization. everything
that Is best In national. domestic and
individual life, is due 10 the influence
Of Jesus Christ. Alas we also know
the influence of this school or crit
cism. We know that II is weakening
the power OF the ministers and Chris
tian workers everywhere. We know
Mat II Is enpting the churches. We
know that II Is depicting missionary
treasures. We know that IT is par
Rlyzing missionary effort in every field
where II has gone. know this by
personal observation, and not by hear
ray. The influence ri Jesus has been
thoroughly benificent The influence
on this school of criticism Is utterly
bad
Preceding the meeting. Harold Jar
wis. the well-known .enor, sang 20
That Would be Glory for Me-" and "a
Wonderful Story with piano and cor
net accompaniment Mr. Jarvis will
sing Wednesday noon. and DIR. Torrey
will give two more reasons why he
believes the Bible Is the word of God
These MONDAY meetings will continue
v Ii the Avenue theater Thursday an
Friday.
Wednesday evening, DIR. Torrey an
nounced. he will speak In the Light
Guard armory on Hell: its certainty, =
and Thursday night will continue the
subject. speaking on Hell. and VINO
Will 20 there"
The Detroit times., 1908-03-31
rs The Times Predicted, Farmers
Nzho -I11infeyed Stock IRE Pyofittng

making 81 per hundred weight differ
ence between clipped and wsol stock.
Owners OF clipped lambs should hold
them until all danger from exposure
en- route Is past Lambs that have
not yet been clipped may safely be
sold with the wool on. as the price Is
about as good as can be looked for.
Increased arrivals may be looked for
as soon as clipped stock begins to
move freely.
Live hogs are. just now. the most
sensational feature OF the live stock
trade. the gain In values In some OF
the leading markets exceeding so
cents yRr hundred weight in one week.
The fresh meat trade Is, OF course
the strongest element In the situation,
because Of the high prices that are
ruling In all other branches OF the
trade. The speculative market Is be-
ginning TO feel the effect OF the rapid
Upward trend In live hog values, and
the cash trade in cured meats Is be-
coming active and firm. Receipts of
live hogs are unusually light for this
season of the year and there is but
Title hope OF relief until another corn
crop is available.
The history OF the live hog and pro.
vision trade. during the last six
months Aoyes that the American pro
Queer is completely at the mercy OF
the big packers. No reason for the
recent sharp break in live hog values
ever existed, except that the packer
willed IL so. The time has arrived
when something should be done by
the American government TO curb the
greed of the meat bafons and relieve
the commodity market from the domi.
nation 81 the most unprincipaled gang
|of highbindeis that ever manipulated
a market for their own benefit.
The Detroit times., 1908-03-31
PLEADS FOR HUSBAND
WHO HAD ABUSED HER

A woman's frantic cries for help
attracted Patrolman Fineberg to the
house at No. PSI Congress-st. east.
late Monday night. He found John
Miller abusing his wife In a most
brutal manner Miller was affeted on
a charge OF disturbing the peace.
The wief appeared In police court
Tuesday morning with both eyes
black and her face shamefully cut
and bruised. And when she was call
ed as witness against her husband
Ii was TO plead for his release.
He's good man when he doesn't
drink. your honor" she said.
"Ho wabout drinking yourself?"
queried the husband.
Mrs Miller then admitted that she
had taken drink before she went
home Monday night because she had
not been feeling well. and that was
the reason her husband had beaten
her.
Its all my fault" she insisted. and
under the circumstances the court
suspended sentence.
The Detroit times., 1908-03-31
MADISON SQUARE
GARDEN GALLERY
COLLAPSES
TWO WoRkMEN ARE FATALLY
INJURED BENEATH THE RUINS
SCORE OR MORE LESS sERl
oUsLY HURT.

NEW YORK, MarcE S1.-Two work,
men were perhaps fatally hurt and
half score less seriously injured In
the collapse OF the ceiling over tie
foyer of the old Madison Square thea
ter, In Twenty-fourth ST. west of Broad
way, today. The building Is being
torn down.
Fifteen men we're at work In tho
foyer when the heavy ceiling collapsed
without warning indication that
might have given the men a chance
to escape. The 10 men were complete.
fy buried in the vast pile OF choking
debris that fell Police and ambu.
lances were summoned and the work
OF rescue was begun.
The first two men taken out were
unconscious and were hurried to the
New York hospital. The others were
not seriously hurt.
The Detroit times., 1908-03-31
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

DETROIT, March 31.--Close: Wheat
sold OFF on Tuesday, owing 10 fine crop
conditions for both winter and spring
states. There Is enough moisture In
the southwest for the growing plant
and seeding Is making good progress IN
the northwest Liverpool continues To
TO cheer the bulls Stocks in Europe
decreased a little, but nobody gave that
any attention. Speculation in the De-
troit market was not active and mill
ers were not bidding for cash wheat.
Wheat quotations--Cash No. red.
e4Ac May opened unchanged at 80 NC
gained Ac. and declined to s4Ac; July
to s9Ac and closed at sshc Septem-
Der opened at s7Lc. advanced TO 81 nc.
declined to S6Ikc. and closed at s7c No
. red, 91&c; No. ! white. Sac.
Coarse grain quotations: Corn---cnsn
No 3. 6sc; No. 3 yellow, . cars at s7c.
No. yellow. car at sc, at 651sc,
Oats-Cash No. white, ears at
Rye=-cash No 2. Sic bid
Beans-cash and April. s2.25: May.
$3.50 asked
s13; October. 100 bags at $3.50; sample.
IL bags at $12.50. 6 at $3.50. 10 at sii;
prime alsike. $l2s0: sample alslke. .
Timothy seed saed.-PrIme spot. Is bags at
Bsrley--soId by sample / CARAT sI.1o
per cwt-
Tuesday, Included 200 bbls OF flour
car Of wheat. OF corn. and OF rye.
Withdrawals were zoo bbls OF flour.
Withdrawals were 200 bbls OF Hour.
e9s7 bu OF wheat. and ace 5u OF rye.
stocks are 2s2.03I1bu of wheat. i55.64S
bu OF corn, sS.325 bu OF oats. S-6is bu
OF rye, and 1896 bu OF rye.
Wheat receipts at 81. Louis, $4,000
European wheat visible supply. 49,
900 bu. decrease.
Northwestern wheat receipts Tues
wheat In Liverpool closed Z. "a lower
and corn I'D higher.
Words visible supply Of wheat, L..