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Gilpin observer., 1908-09-03
USED CHURCH AS scHooLRooM.
Proceedings That Somewhat Aston
ished the Sexton.

The sexton of one church that keeps
open doors all day long didn't know
whether to regard the matter in the
light Of a desecration or a devotional
exercise. He paid no attention when
the three women, watched by man
who stood at the lower end of the
aisle, walked the length Of the church
and back again. Even when they made
the trip a second time he scarcely gave
them thought, but when the trio
started around the church third time
and the man called out, step little
more briskly, please" he began to
wonder, and presently made inquiry.
II hope you won't be offended" the
man replied. Il am physical culture
instructor. I am teaching these young
ladies to walk. have already taught
them to walk in the street. in the
drawing room. in the theater and every
place else they are likely to find them
selves. am now teaching them to
walk in church. Very few women can
walk there properly. Some lope, some
swagger. some skip, others adopt a
mincing gait. All these styles are
very inappropriate for church. A dig
nified. subdued gait alone is suitable
for devotional purposes. Church Is
the best place for pupils in walking to
receive practical instruction. therefore
have brought them here"
Great fathers!" gasped the sexton.
What next?"
But he said no more till the walk
! ing exercise was ended. Then he fol.
lowed the class to the door.
Il hope" he said, you will practice
the lesson learned to-day by coming
here to church once in a while"
Gilpin observer., 1908-09-03
THEW0RLD IN
PARAGRAPHS
BRIEF RECORD OF PASSING
EVENTS IN THIS AND
OTHER COUNTRIES
INLATE DISPATCHES
DoINGs AND HAPPENING
THAT MARK THE PROG
REsS OF THE AGE.
WESTERN NEWS.

Folsom, New Mexico, was nearly de-
stroyed by flood on the night of Au-
gust 9th. Nineteen people were
drowned
Declaring that automobilists have
killed the high-class carriage trade, a
New York carriage manufacturer has
made an assignment.
Gen. Alexander p. Stewart, one of
the last two surviving lieutenant gen.
erals OF the Confederate army, died at
his home in Biloxi, Mississippi, Sun
day in his eighty-seventh year.
The American Association of Travel
ing Passenger Agents will meet at Sc
attic. September 14th to 18th. After
the meeting in Seattle the delegates
will spend two days at Portland.
f. B. Easley, superintendent OF the
Rock Island railroad, has issued bull
letin notifying all employees that cigar
ette smoking will not be permitted and
that violators of the order will be dis
charged
Gov. A. B. Cummins of Iowa has au-
thorized the statement that he will
call special session of the Iowa Leg
permit the people to elect the success
sor to Senator Allison.
Chicago, under a system transplant
ed from Germany, is planning to give
special education at the public ex-
pense in four or more night schools
to about 10000 working boys and
girls between the ages of fourteen and
eighteen.
Morgan Cunningham, fifteen years
old, while at bat in a ball game in a
nrpapizaH hv amnlnyps nf two
Chicago business houses at West
Side park, in Chicago Sunday, was
struck over the heart by pitched
ball and instantly killed.
SILVER BILL homing pigeon.
owned by William McGonnigle of East
Liverpool. OHIO. has broken the record,
1t is claimed. in its fly from Denver to
that place, which by air is about 1880
miles. The time of the flight was
thirteen days and three hours.
Non-union fire insurance competi-
tion in North Dakota is increasing to
an alarming extent, according to the
recent report of the insurance commits
sioner for the year 1907. While five
years ago there were but four non
union companies operating in the state,
there are now twenty-three OF these
companies competing for business.
Near Minneapolis Friday Dan Patch
U:55), worlds champion PAGER,
stepped the fastest workout mile on
record. making the distance on NJ. w.
Savage's track at Savage in 200 fiat.
He went to the eighth in fifteen sec
onds. to the quarter in thirty and to
tho half in a minute fiat. and came un-
der the wire easily without having
turned hair.
At the thirty-first annual meeting OF
the American Bar Association, which
closed its sessions at Seattle August
2Sth. the following officers were
elected: President, Frederick w. Leh-
man OF st. Louis; secretary. John w.
Hinkley Of Baltimore; treasurer, Fred
erick F. Wadhams OF Albany, n. Y.
The two last named were reelected.
The executive committee will hold its
mid-winter session in New Orleans.
when the place for the next years
meeting will be fixed. Detroit to date
is the only serious contender
Gilpin observer., 1908-09-03
PICNIC FOR THE PUP.
His Devotion to Duty Rewarded by
Strange Luxuries.

Boston bulldog owned by George
H. Clapp was SO determined to cap
ture woodchuck which he had chased
into its den that he followed after and
staid in the hole all night
When the dog had got his jaws
about the enemy he found that he
could not get out owing to the small
size of the animals hole
Rather than lose his prey the dog
retained his hold on the woodchuck
over night, and was helped out by his
master in the morning. The dog was
nearly exhausted. and revived after
feeding and drinking in curious man
ner.
He consumed about two quarts of
unguarded ice cream, which had been
set aside for party, and capped the
climax by falling into bucket Of lem
onade.-Worcester (Mass.) Telegram
Gilpin observer., 1908-09-03
TUNES FAIL TO KILL; MAY BUY.
Aged Flute Player Makes Sure by Try
ing Score Of Pieces.

A little old man entered a large
music shop and asked the assistant to
show him book Of flute music.
Here, sir. is very fine selection"
said the assistant. "and cheap at half .
dollar, seeing that It contains no fewer
than so airs"
The old man took the book, opened
1t. and laid 1t on shelf. Then he took
his flute out Of his coat pocket.
screwed 1t together and began to play
softly the first tune in the book.
When he had finished the first tune
he turned the page and played the
second. Then he played the third.
An hour later he was still playing.
The assistant thought 1t was time to
hurry him up BIT
We'll. sir" he said. do you think
the book will suit your"
II like these so far very much,
thank you." said the old man, putting
his instrument to his lips again, but
l have only played half the tunes SO
fart"
Gilpin observer., 1908-09-03

r HE wife of the Republican candi-
i date for the presidency has many
valuable possessions, gifts from the
mighty ones of earth. kings, emperors
and princes, but her most cherished
treasure is round mahogany table,
black with age and showing daily
use.
This table is used by the Taft fam.
lily whenever their household goods
are set up and has been ever since
Mrs. Taft attained the dignity of the
married state. 1t was the table on
which the wedding breakfast of VIII
liam Howard Taft and Helen Heron
was served some odd years ago.
Judge Heron and Mrs. Heron,
parents of Mrs. Taft, were lovers of
old mahogany, and they had many
Gilpin observer., 1908-09-03
ROUND THE CAPITAL
Information and Gossip Picked Up
and There in WashinGton.
Beats Mortality Tai

that age to expect that Father Time
will dole out to them an average of
more than six months apiece. More
than that would be overdraft, for hon.
oring which the guardian of the hour
glass and the scythe should be held
directly responsible.
According to these same mortality
tables life Is seen to be a thing of uncer-
tainties. They prove unquestionably
that the longer you live the older
you are likely to be before you die.
That is to say, while the expectation
of life decreases as the age advances,
it does not fall away nearly 80 fast as
that advance.
The youngster Of ten can count on
living to be nearly So, but when he
has reached the manly age of 81 his
chances are better. He can now
count on rounding 81. At 4S, rotund
and jolly, his chances are the best
for living out the allotted span or
three score years and ten.
But that is not the end of his hopes
by any means. When he gets to be
60 his expectation increases to IS,
edging away Just like that elusive pot
of geld at the end of the rainbow.
But at rs the chances of life still give
him six more years. At 80 his chances
are of the best for seeing S4, but If.
on the gambling chance that is his, he
marches on to 80, there is still year
and half to his account in the ma
| tional bank of life.
Bit at 95 you come to the end of the
mortality tables. The account has
dwindled to six months, and il you
are obstinate enough to go right on
| living. the statistician simply don't
| know what to do with you unless he
pays the claim, calling you dead
and thus keeping the tables correct
Gilpin observer., 1908-09-03
GENERAL NEWS.

The Japanese International Exposi-
tion will be postponed until 1917
At its meeting at Niagara Falls the
National Society OF the Sons of Veter-
ans elected Edgar Allen. Jr., Washing.
ton. ID. c.. commanderin-chief
At banquet In Strausburg Sunday
Emperor William in proposing a toast,
said: II rejoice to be able to express
to you my deepest conviction that the
peace of Europe is not in danger"
The financial policy OF the Japanese
government as announced by the cab
met involves the curtailment of ex.
penditures by 100000 900, OF which
thirty per cent. will be taken from the
army budget and ten per cent. from
that OF the navy.
Displaying rare courage and horse
manshiD, Kermit Roosevelt at Oyster
Bay. pursued for more than a mile a
pair of runaway blooded horses, drag
ging behind them a carriage in which
was helpless woman and her two
little sons and by stopping the run.
away at the risk of serious injury to
himself, undoubtedly saved the three
lives.
An edict was issued at Peking Au-
gust Both setting forth in detail the
stages that Will be reached each year
In the conversion Of the form of gov
ernment OF China to the for
eign system and assuring the
people, in the name OF the
Emperor. that constitution will be
granted nine years hence An edict
issued last year promised constitu.
tion within a decade.
Several sailors from the Presidents
yacht Sylph. which is stationed at
Oyster Bay under Lieutenant Roger
Williams for the Presidents use dur
ing his vacation, were refused admis-
sion to dancing pavilion in the vii.
lage Saturday night.
Over million dollars worth OF prop.
erty was destroyed in New Orleans
Sunday by fire that originated at
Bieneville and Chartres streets.
Holland has appealed to the powers
OF Europe to join with II in demon
stration that will bring President Cas-
tro OF Venezuela to a sense Of hin in.
ternational obligations.
Gilpin observer., 1908-09-03
G Commission Getting Data on Resources

has undertaken. Other important data
win be collected through special chan
neis, including state conservation COM
missions now being formed and sew
eral Of the national organizations rep
resented at the White House confer
ence.
By early fall the commission expects
to have sufficient material to begin the
study Of the inventory Of the country's
resources and by the middle Of Oc-
tober it hopes to have the greater part
of this material in hand. SO that the
full commission. which will hold its
first meeting December l. may take
up at once the study Of data which the
summers work has brought together.
One week later the commission will
hold Joint meeting In Washington
with the governors Of the states or
their representatives, with the view
Of closer cooperation with the state
commissions.
Gilpin observer., 1908-09-03
WHAT THE TRADE MARK MEANS
TO THE BUYER

Few people realize the Importance
Of the words Trade Mark" stamped
on the goods they buy. II they did
1t would save them many a dollar
spent for worthless goods and put a
lot OF unscrupulous manufacturers
out Of the business.
When a manufacturer adopts Q
trade mark he assumes the entire re-
sponsibility for the merit of his prod
uct. He takes his business repu-
ton in his hands-out in the lime
light-"on the square" with the buy
er Of his goods, with the dealer, and
with himself
The other manufacturer-the one
who holds out inducements" offer
ing to brand all goods purchased with
each local Dealers brand - sidesteps
responsibility, and when these infe-
rior goods come back" it's the local
dealer that must pay the penalty.
A good example of the kind Of pro-
lection afforded the public by trade
mark is that offered in connection
with National Lead Company's adver-
tising Of pure White Lead as the best
paint material.
That the Dutch Boy Painter trade
mark is an absolute guaranty Of puri-
ty in White Lead is proved to the
most skeptical by the offer National
Lead Company make to send free to
any address a blow-pipe and instruc-
tions how to test the white lead for
themselves. The testing outfit is be-
Ing sent out from the New York
Office Of the company, Woodbridge
Building.
Gilpin observer., 1908-09-03
Rucker

WASHlNGTON.-The person who
w reaches the age of 95 has lived
long enough. He has no technical
right to go on living. anyway or
course, they usually do, Just as lots
OF people refuse to be Oslerized at CO.,
but they do it at their own risk, so
to speak, and in defiance of for
midatle array Of mortality statistics.
This was the discovery made by
life insurance interests the other day
when they looked up the technical"
demise of Brig. Gen. d. H. Rucker
OF Washington, father of Mrs. Philip
II. Sheridan. The general has reached
the hoary age of &C. and being still
hale, was surprised by being informed
by the life insurance concern which
had been carrying him on its books
for years and years that it was ready
to pay his claim.
The action Is declared a startling
innovation in insurance annals. Local
experts could not recall any previous
case of such action, at SO or any other
age. But when they looked up their
tables of logarithms and trigonometry
they were convinced that the ac-
ton was not only justifiable, but
logical.
These tables showed conclusively
that out of 100000 individuals at the
promising age of ten just three may
expect to round out 95 full cycles
Those three in turn have no right at
Gilpin observer., 1908-09-03
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.

Venezuelan revolutionists in Wash.
ington and New York are said to be
| forming a plot to overthrow President
Castro, taking advantage OF his diff
| culties with Holland.
The land office report Of the area
Of public domain on July 1, 1908,
| shows a total OF 754,S95.296 acres still
untaken. or this Colorado has g..
696,G97 acres; Wyoming 37,145. 1902
acres, and New Mexico, 44.777.9O5.
Paymaster U. G. Ammen, retired, is
ordered to duty as general storekeeper.
purchasing pay officer and paymaster
OF the naval hospital, new Fort Lyon,
relieving Paymaster F. G. Payne, who
will continue treatment at the hospital.
There has recently been restored to
the public domain the unappropriated
public lands in township Al and AZ
north, range 62 west In the Sundance,
Wyo., land district, heretofore with
drawn under the reclamation act for
use in connection with the Cheyenne
river project, Wyoming The lands
restored will become subject to settle
ment November 10. 1908, but not to
entry, fling or selection until Decem-
ber, 10. 1908, at the Sundance office.
On the recommendation OF Congress.
man Haggott, DIR. ]. F. Condor Is ap-
pointed pension examining surgeon at
Breckenridge, Colo. vice DR.. c. II.
Scott. resigned. Michael p. Torine is
appointed letter carrier at Trinidad,
Colo.
The postofiice department has pro.
mulgated an order relative to political
activity IN the federal service, ad.
dressed to the officers and employees Of
the postoffice and postal service. Tho
order renews previous Official prohibi-
tions on prenicious activity.
Gilpin observer., 1908-09-03

A LTHOUGH only short time has
"a elapsed since President Roosevelt
appointed the national conservation
commission. the work OF taking stock
Of the nations resources has been
begun. 1t will be carried on vigorous
ly to enable the commission to make
its report to the president by Janu.
ary /, 1909.
A large amount Of the material on
waters, lands and minerals Is avail
able in the executive department. the
heads of which have offered their CO.
operation in the task the commission
Gilpin observer., 1908-09-03
Red Rose on Coffin of Bismarck's Friend

York Stats Zeitung and other papers.
Then his actress wife died, leaving
him with three children. He moved
to Winona, Mimi, where he took
charge of the Herald.
After few years he married again.
He came to Washington and went to
work in the storeroom Of the govern
ment printing office. The heavy work
of lifting documents was too much for
the old man and he suffered severe
strain. which made an operation nee
essary.
All his life the old soldier wore a
rose of red, but he never told why un-
I'll few days before his death.
The story of the red rose was woven
he loved.
A battle which the iron chancellor
had been witnessing had ended, the
sun was setting on field Of carnage,
and Bismarck. with bowed head,
turned and rode away his aids around
him.
The figure of young officer in the
full pride OF manhood lying white
faced on the field caught the eye of
the prime minister. Without a word
he dismounted. picked red rose from
bush near by and placed it over the
young officers heart. And as he
placed 1t there a tear fell from his
eye. So. when the old baron died. un-
honored, unknown, they placed a red
rose on his breast, for they knew his
secret at last.
Gilpin observer., 1908-09-03
Appreciate. Teachers. Work.

One woman says that when her
children bring home their school re-
ports at the end OF the month she al
ways finds five minutes in which to
write a personal letter to the teach
ers. II there is something that the
children have learned that surprised
her she writes a note Of thanks and
appreciation. and IL the reports are
unsatisfactory she writes offering to
help the teacher in any way she may
suggest. Needless to say, the teach
ers are appreciative, as any one will
know who has ever taught school
Gilpin observer., 1908-09-03
EnalIsh Sense Of humor.

In one Of his burlesque sketches on
English history Bill Nye spoke Of
Julius Caesars Jumping into the water
as he approached the English coast.
wadiEg ashore. running up to Lon
don. and walking through Regent
street.
IAN acquaintance OF mine reported
to me-" said Mr.. Nye, that he had
asked an Englishman how he liked
the story. Not at all. not at ALL was
the reply. That fellow Nye doesn't
know what he's about. There wasn't
any Regent street then, you know =
Gilpin observer., 1908-09-03
When the Little Man Scored.

meek-looking little man with a
large pasteboard box climbed on the
car. AS he did so he bumped slightly
into sleepy. corpulent passenger with
self-satisfied look and two little
dabs Of sidewhiskers. AS the car
rounded curve the box rubbed
against him again and he growled
This is no freight car, is it?"
Nope" returned the meek little
chap with the box, land when you
come right down to it, it amt any
cattle car. either, is it,"
Gilpin observer., 1908-09-03
Special Test Of Timber.

An example of the progress OF the
science Of forestry in this country is
furnished by the cooperation just ar
ranged between the University of
Idaho and the United States forest
service for testing the timber grow
ing in the State of Idaho. The tests
will be specially directed to determine
the fitness of these timbers for use
as bridge stringers. railroad ties and
paving blocks.
Gilpin observer., 1908-09-03
We Know That Fellow.

THAT man over there is the biggest
skin in the city"
Rob you, would he?"
Rob! Say, If had to shake hands
with that fellow l wouldn't feel sure
had all my fingers until I'd counted
'em.'-Boston Transcript
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Farman and His AeropIane.

ence of the official commission of the
Aero club of France he made several
Intellectual trials to arise, but finally
appeared to be in clear flight I'm
fortunately some of the ropes con-
nected with his aeroplane grazed the
soil, and the commission found it i'm
possible to make the award.
Another attempt was made after
Santos-Dumont had a trial, when M.
Farman succeeded in making numer-
Gus flights of from about 1000 feet to
about half a mile. However, on each
occasion he failed to achieve the prize
because he did not succeed in coming
back to the point of departure. The
consistency of his results, however,
has been regarded as remarkable,
putting him at once in the front rank
of the few who have obtained even
creditable flights with aeroplanes.
In order to dispute the prize with
M. Farman, M. Santos-Dumont has
constructed a new aeroplane, num-
bered 10, for in this way he dis
| tinguishes his airships and at the
same time confesses his enormous in
terest in the sport, for probably nc
person before the time of Santos-Du
mont has built SO many aerial ma
| chimes.
With this machine he succeeded II
covering about $50 feet, or less thar
half the required distance, to say
nothing of the demand that the con
testant shall return to the point o.
departure. AS the case now stands i
is generally believed that Henri Far
man has the better chance of win
ming the grand prize. which reall.
means more than the acquisition o
$4,000, for it will be an achievement
which may have far reaching effect
on the problem of aerial flight.
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SIR HENRY HOWARD.
MADE FIRE ON FROZEN LAKE.
Phenomenon Not So Great When Elk
PLANTATION Was Made.

Gold? Then We'll set fire to some
ice and warm ourselves"
The speaker made, with the heel of
his skate, a hole in the ice. He ap-
piled a match to the hole. The ice
blazed up instantly with hot, bright
fame.
"Oh, how good it feels" said the
young girl. She removed her gloves to
warm her slim hands the better. But
isn't it rather odd" she said, ito warm
ones hands at fire of ice?"
you are a stranger to Atchison,
said the young Kansan, "or you
wouldn't find it odd. We are used to
it here. Always, when we skate on
Lake Doniphan, we set the ice afire
If we are cold"
She watched her own little fire.
'sWhat is the explanation of this
miracle?" she said
"a very simple one" said the young
man. This lake is full of natural gas
When it freezes over, gas in the form
of bubbles impregnates the ice. You
have only to burst open bubble and
put a match to it, and UP shoots q
magical flame"
Wonderful" said the young girl
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old hen will get on and I'll n
up!"
Reduced Size.

After a concert at Manchester. Eng
land, Joachim, the great violinist,
whose death occurred recently, was al
the railway station, waiting for a
train.
A respeetable-looking man, appar
emily a NAVY in his best clothes
paced at his side while, watching
him with close interest. Finally he
asked for light, and got it. AS he
drew at his pipe to get it started, he
looked Joachim full in the face. Then
just as he was about to go on, hi
tapped the violinist's chest impress
sively.
But Paganini was the man." sal,
he.
Joachim used to say, declares tn
narrator of this story, that he neve
felt so small in his life. Whole page
of learned musical criticism had neve
begun to white him down SO fine
Youths Companion.
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Object Lesson.

arr the rich of the West side think
they have been hurt by the wall
street panic" said the East side
dweller, "let them come down some
cold and drizzly Saturday morning
and look at the pushcart market In
the rain. The wet fruit. the drip
uing paper bags, the drenched carpet
slippers only half protected by the
dripping oil cloth, the ruined neckties'
the rustling tins, the spoiled suspend
ers. But more than all they should
see the people who try to make their
living selling these infinitesimal, some
times almost worthless things, look
ing ON at the ruin of their merchan-
disc from the shelter of doorways, or
cellar doors, of the half-protecung
roof of the elevated If they happen TO
be near one, rushing wildly out from
these poor shelters at the slightest
show of an inclination on the part OF
the passer to buy."-N. Y. Press.