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Gilpin observer., 1908-09-24
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.

Miss Anna c. Klett of Cheyenne,
Wyo., has been appointed a clerk in
the Agricultural Department
Oct. 14th civil service examination
for letter carriers and postal clerks
will be held at Leadville. Colorado.
President Roosevelt in a letter to
William B. Mckinley, chairman of the
Republican congressional committee,
made public Sunday, appeals to citizens
to join with the national Republican
committee and the congressional com
mittee in movement to elect William
H. Taft as President and Republican
Congress to support him.
President Roosevelt has pardoned
X. Yashida. Japanese, who. with
others, was convicted in 1905 in
Alaska for numbering the Japanese
foi eman of canning factory in which
they were employed. He was sen.
fenced to thirty years in the pentiten.
tiary. On condition that he sail at once
for Japan. he was freed the pardon
taking effect upon his going on ship
board.
Postmaster General Meyer has made
an order that postmasters of the coun
try confer with their local gchool au
thorities as to tie practicability and
desirability Of delivering to the schoo
children short talks on the postal ser
vice. The design is to inform the pu
pills of the scope of its operations, the
methods of delivering the mails, clas
sification of mai! matter and registry
and money order systems.
Specifications nave been issued By
the Bureau of Yards and Docks invit
ing bids for dredging at Pearl Harbor
Hawaii, where the United States is tC
establish an important naval station
Four hundred thousand dollars was
made available for the proposed work
at the last session of Congress, but
| the entire improvement will approx
mate in cost 81. 100000. Proposals fol-
the dredging will be opened December
| 1st
The State Department has a tele
gram from the American consul at Ba
hia. Brazil. reporting the conclusion OF
the trial Of the filljbustering expedi
| tioD led by Zebastian II. l.. De Magali
into that republic in 1907. The expe
dition consisted OF eight men under the
leadership OF Magali, four OF whom
were young Americans-SamuelP Park
| tIs IIrI DcIt j JiiduuCOcGhtI. VIII
son aud George Vice. all OF New York
Magali received a two.year sentence;
Vice. who was seriously wounded in the
skirmish which led to the arrest Of the
men. was acquitted; George Gordon, a
Scotchman, and follower OF Magali
was sentenced to one year, and the re-
naming members of the expedition
were sentenced to Imprisonment for
one year and five months.
The definite decision OF the United
States forestry service to establish
forest service district headquarters In
the national forest states has been an.
nounced. The forest states will be
divided into six districts with head.
quarters at San Francisco, Missoula,
Mont; Ogden, Utah; Denver, Port.
land, Ore, and Albuquerque, N. M.
These headquarters will be in charge
Of foresters vested with authority to
settle the purely local problems with.
in their respective districts.
The Postoffice Department has re
newed it's lease with Reese McCloskey
for postoffice accommodations at DIV
range for five years from Nov. 1st.
Gilpin observer., 1908-09-24
Fixity Of Purpose.

fellows Is the one who, early in life.
clearly discerns his object, and toward
that object habitually directs his pow
ers. Even genius itself is but fine OBJ
servation strengthened by fixity of
purpose. Every man who observes Wig
ilantly and resolves steadfastly grows
unconsciously into genius.-Bulwer-
Lytton.
Gilpin observer., 1908-09-24

The fourth class postmaster OF Col
orado met at Pueblo on the 17th inst.
and elected the following oificers:
President, d. ]. Maynard OF Minturn;
secretary, Mrs. L. b. Hendrix OF Hax'
tun; treasurer, G. H. Metcalf OF Gran
lte. The organization has thirty-sev-
an members and will hold Its next
aye ,ting In Denver.
Gilpin observer., 1908-09-24
EGoIsM.

Mistress-Bridget, 1t always seems
to me that the crankiest mistresses
get the best cooks.
Cook-Ah, go on wild yer blarney!
Gilpin observer., 1908-09-24

Had Something Coming.
That's the parson that parried
me-" Shall soak him one for your"
Simplicissimus.
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HUMAN STOMACH HAS
BECOME DEGENERATE
Animals Are Healthier Because of Strong
Digestive Apparatus.

An interesting interview was re-
Gently obtained with L. r. Cooper, the
young man whose theory and medi
cines have created such a sensation
during the past year.
MI. Cooper, in speaking of the re.
markable success of his medicine. had
this to say on the subject: my 1nedi.
cine regulates the stomach. That is
why 1t is successful. The human stom.
ach today has become degenerate, and
Is the cause for most i'll health. In
the horse, the dog, and the wild ami
mails generally, you see no nerve ex.
haustion, no chronic debility. They
are not shut up day after day with
practically no exercise, and they are
not able to stuff themselves with food
when their bodies have not had enough
work to justify it. The human race
has been doing this for years. and
look at the result-half the people are
complaining of poor health, not real
lllness-just half-sick, tired, droopy
feeling. They don't really know what
is the matter with them.
Il know that all the trouble is
caused by weak, overworked stom-
achs. have proved this with nv
medicine to. many thousands of peo-
pie in most of the leading cities of
this country. I expect to do the same
thing in Europe next year. This is
the real reason for the demand for
my PREPARATION
Among those who have recently
been converted to Cooper's theory is
Mr.. Monroe Brown of 8 Hancock
street, Winchester, Mass. Mr.. Brown
has this to say Of his experience with
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PAYNE HAS The FLOOR.
Political Debate Continues in the
House.


Washington, Feb. 6.-The political
debate which has been on in the house
under the order of general debate on
the Indian appropriation bill for sew
eral days was resumed.
The first speaker was Serene Payne
of New York, the majority leader, who
received round of Republican ap-
plause when he took the floor.
He directed his remarks to the Dem
ocrats and remarked that their polit-
ical speeches were but in pursuance Of
their course each winter and spring
preceding elections. with renewed
exuberanee of SPIRIT" he said, with
prophetic sight during this season of
the year they carry the next election,
1naugurate their candidate and divide
up the Offices
Referring to Mr.. Bryan Mr.. Payne
said he sometimes hits upon a good
thing and puts it in his platform; but,
he said, when anybody else with the
same means of information and knowl-
edge takes the idea and WHITES it into
law and puts it on the statute books
Mr. Bryan places himself among that
grand army of men who are going
about the country as saying II told
you so."
Mr. Bryan, he said, goes around the
country endorsing Roosevelt $50 far
as he goes" and then adds, in order to
dilute the endorsement, "He is doing
just what 1 would have done," and
our friends, the Democrats, got ex-
cited about it,
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the new medicine: ..For over seven
years l suffered with catarrh of the
stomach, and for the past year was
lame with rheumatism. l attributed
this to my stomach trouble, as my cir
culation was very poor. What food I
ate would turn to gas almost at once.
| would have sensation of bloating,
and would have to belch frequently
to relieve this. My heart also became
affected, and would suddenly become
dizzy and have palpitations. was
tired and dull and respondent at all
times. I lost a great deal of flesh, and
was nervous and depressed. This went
on for over seven years, although I
spent hundreds of dollars trying to
get relief.
when Cooper was in Boston /
heard a good deal about his ideas on
stomach trouble. Next, one or two
friends told me that his medicines had
greatly helped them. I purchased
some of the New Discovery medicine.
Today I am perfectly well; sleep like
a boy, can eat anything and have no
rheumatism or heart trouble I no
longer have any gas on my stomach,
and feel as did years ago. No one
could be more astonished by these
facts than myself. They are remark
able, but true. This is indeed a Won
derful medicine"
The Cooper preparations have been
more widely sold and discussed since
being introduced than anything of the
kind ever before sold by druggists. We
sell them and explain their nature.
E. N. French & Co. .-.
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Too Much Collection.

a Scottish gentleman paying visit
to London was taken by his nephew to
q service in st. Paul's cathedral. He
had no acquaintance whatever with
the liturgy Of the Church Of England
He picked up prayer book and be-
came very much interested, but as he
turned over the leaves his face be-
came clouded with look of intense
anxiety. He placed the prayer book
carefully down, looked cautiously
around, picked up his hat and crept
stealth1ly to the door. His nephew
followed him and said:
"Are you i'll, uncle? What is the
matter?"
The uncle replied: "No. But it is
enough to make any man ill to see the
number of collections made in this
kirk! -
"Collections!' said the nephew, in
surprise. IF there is any at all, there
certainly won't be more than one"
well" said the uncie, they should
no. mark so many in the book. There's
naething but collect and bits of
prayer, then collect and more prayers,
and collect again. And says to my
sell, If bide here until all these col
lections are ta'en, I'll no. have baw-
bee In ma pocket! London Tit-Bits.
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PeriIous BOATING.

On the west coast of Ireland, near
the mouth Of the river Shannon, are
several large sea caves which open
into each other The visitor seems to
be floating through submarine palace
of many halls whose roofs are either
as green as grass in the sun or blood
red But tho visitor needs a good
guide and good boatman, for the sea
is insidious and the labyrinth of caves
intricate. On one occasion, writes Au-
brey de We're in his "Recollections,' y
soon after party had entered the
boatman suddenly shouted, 'Bend
down your heads for your lives!'
No one saw any danger, but the
boatman felt the placid water insensi-
bly, rising and knew that the tide had
turned. At last the visitors knew this.
too, for it was not until the boat had
assembled within a few inches of the
roof that it began to descend.
''Pull your best!" exclaimed the man
at the helm. eff the second wave
reaches us, we are lost!' But before
the second wave reached the cave the
boat had issued from it's mouth. .s,s.
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BRIEF BITS OF news.

According to an average established
by Investigation typhoid fever cost
Greater Pittsburg the sum Of $721,436
for the year ending June, 1907.
Ten thousand men have been laid
on since December by the Baldwin
locomotive works at Philadelphia be-
cause of lack of orders for engines,
One thousand men formerly en-
ployed by the Pennsylvania Steel CON-
pany at Steelton, Pa, have been called
back to work after an enforced idle
ness of more than month.
The appraised value of precious
stones and pearls imported at New
York during the month of January,
1908, is more than 100000 less than
for the corresponding month of 1907.
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SUBSCRlPTlON-.-s5.OO PER ANNUm
the LOCAL NEWSPAPER,

The St. Paul Commercial Bulle-
tin says of one act of the recent
commercial club meeting which was
held in st. Paul:
One of the good things planned
by the Minnesota Federation of
Commercial Clubs recently formed
in St. Paul is increased co-opera-
ton between the business men of
the smaller towns and the news
papers in those towns.
In all work for the betterment
of conditions in the town and the
upbuiiding of it's business enter
prises the local newspaper must of
necessity be an important factor.
Many merchants and business men
fail to realize to the full the bene-
fits to be derived from hearty CO..
operation with the local paper.
Commercial clubs in the larger
cities, where they have been pro-
ductive of such excellent results,
have found the newspapers their
most valuable allies in advertis-
ing the city and keeping alive
public interest in the various
enterprises undertaken; there is no
reason why the newspapers in the
smaller towns should not be equally
as helpful.
In every instance the local news
paper will be found ready and
willing to do its utmost in develop
ing the town, it's business enterprises
and the surrounding country, but if
such service is expected it is only
fair that the merchants and bust
ness men of the town should give
the newspaper their hearty support.
There must be true cooperation
or the results cannot be expected
to be satisfactory"
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How Indians Tan Deerskin.

The skin dressing of the Indians,
both buffalo and deer skins, Is general
~ very beautiful and soft. They
stretch the skin either on a frame or
on the ground, and after it has remain
ed there for three or four days, with
the brains spread over the feshy side,
they grain it with sort of ADJ or
chisel. After the process of granting,
though the skin is apparently beauti-
fully finished, it passes through an
other process Of smoking. For
this they hang the skin ON a frame
In smoke proof house or tent The
fire is made at the bottom out of rot
ten wood, which produces a strong and
peculiar smell. The fire must be smoth-
cred to make the smoke. The grained
skins must be kept in the smoke for
three or four days, and after this the
skins will always remain the same,
even after being wet, which does not
belong to the dressed skins in civilized
countries.-"Life Among the Indians"
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The Partitions of Poland.

There have been three partitions Of
Poland. The first was in 1772, when
Prussia took the palatinates of NAL
berg, Pomeria and Warmia, a part Of
Culm and part of Great Poland. Aus
tria took Red Russia, or Galicia; a
part Of Podolia, Sandomir and Cracow,
and Russia took White Russia, with all
the part beyond the Dnieper. The Sec
ond partition was in 1893, by which
Prussia acquired the remainder of
Great and portion of Little Poland,
and the Russian boundary was adj
vanced to the center of Lithuania and
Volhynia. In the third and final par
tition, in 1885,. Austria had Cracow,
with the country between the Pilica
and the Vistula. Prussia had the cap
ital, with the territory as far as the
Niemen, while the rest went to Russia.
New York American.
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Wouldn,t Tin II.

A Toronto man who visited England
last summer appears to think that
country the champion tip taker. He
says: swell, had tipped every man
from the swell gent who seemed to
own the house Of commons down to
the hireling who gummed the wrong
labels on my luggage, and | went into
the waiting room on the landing stage
at Liverpool to wash my hands Of ey-.
erything English, and what do you think
stared me in the face when had fin
ished? a placard saying, Please tip
the BASIN I'll be hanged IL did!''
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FREE SILVER NOT AN ISSUE
Mr.. Bryan Explains Remarks in Re-
cent Speech.

Mr.. Bryan Explains Remarks in Re-
cent Speech.
New York, Feb. civilian J. Bry-
an was asked whether his Carnegie
hall speech of Tuesday night had been
Intended to include an intimation that
free coinage of silver was still a pub
lie issue. Mr.. Bryan replied:
mo, free silver is not an issue.
What said had no connection with
the silver question. I simply referred
to 1t to show the change that had
taken place in the arguments that are
being made at the present time.
1.-THE silver question was an issue
In 1896 because prices were falling
and there was no other relief in sight.
Since gold production has materially
increased prices are rising-or were
until the recent panlc-and will again
as soon as normal conditions are re-
stored. The silver question, there
fore, will not be an ISSUE"
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.ST|LL|NCSSUSPEN PENDED.
Pablo Printer Loses His Place,
Temporarily at Least.
OFFICE IS BEING PRoBED

Suspension by the President, as Off
ciaIIy Explained, Is to Facilitate the
Congressional investigation Now Un
der Way. ra-.
Washington, Feb. 6. - President
Roosevelt has temporarily suspended
as public printer Charles A. Stillings
and appointed William S. Rossiter
temporarily to fill the duties of that
Office. The action, as explained Off.
cially, Is to facilitate the investigation
now being, made of the government
printing office by congress.
MIR. Rossiter now is chief clerk of
the census Office.
Before taking this action President
Roosevelt discussed at length with
Representative Lands of Indiana,
chairman of the house committee on
printing, the investigation into the af.
fairs of the government printing Office.
The report made by Dr. G.. c. Haven
ner, at the suggestion of the president,
which says that the price of govern.
ment printing has greatly increased
under Public Printer Stillings' admin
istration, will be sent to congress for
the use of Mr.. Lands committee in
pursuing the investigation which it is
now making. The formal reply of Mr..
Stillings to this report Is understood
to be in course of preparation. When
1t is completed it will doubtless follow
the Havenner report to congress.
Chairman Lands of the sub-commit-
toe investigating the printing office
stated that Mr.. Stillings' suspension
had been ordered upon the recommen-
dation of the committee, but added
that il was only temporary and a
statement issued by the congressional
printing Investigation committee asks
that the public withhold Judgment I'M
til the inquiry is completed.
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Captain Committed Suicide

Mobile, Ala, Feb. 6.-Captain Smith,
master of the British steamer Ash
Held, clearing this port Dec. 10, last,
for Nipa, Cuba, committed suicide by
drinking poison in his stateroom fol-
lowing mutiny of the crew while on
the high seas. The first mate took
command of the vessel and landed her
at Manila on Jan. 2, at which point
the second mate was called to the
command by the mutinous crew, land
Ing his vessel at Cienfuegos on Tan *
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carried by a special attendant directly
behind his master. Unluckily one day
an accident occurred, and the black
cat came to an untimely end. The
shah was in despair at the loss Of his
luck bringer, but the clever wife Of
the cat" exerted her influence and
brought her nephew under the shah's
notice. The lad was sharp enough to
make the most of an accident planned
by his aunt) and save the shah's life,
and the monarch was so pleased that
he gave the boy the name Of ''the
cherished of the sovereign" and in
stalled the new luck bringer.
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The Wife Of the Cat.

Nasr-ed-din, the Persian shah, was
an intensely superstitious man and be.
Heved that his luck lay in his beauti
full black Persian cat, which was re,
markedly handsome cat in a land
where cats are nearly all handsome
The shah never allowed the black cat
to be away from him, and it was given
in charge Of one Of his wives, Amin
Agdas, who was styled .1the wife of
the cat"
When the shah went on his long
shooting expeditions, the Persian cat
was put into a decorated basket and
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A Dramatic Author,

Like most actor managers, Macready
was pestered by would be dramatic au-
thors. An ambitious young fellow
brought him a five act tragedy one
morning to Drury Lane.
my piece" modestly explained the
author, sis chef d'oeuvre. I will an
swer for it's success, for. I have con-
suited the sanguinary taste of the pub
lie. My tragedy is so tragic that all
the characters are killed off at the end
of the third act"
with whom, them" asked the man
ager, ''do you carry on the action OF
the last two acts?'
with the ghosts Of those who died
In the d!'-Cornhill Magazine.
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LINGERING Animosity.

Those two families in the adjoining
fats who used to be at daggers drawn
have been reconciled, haven't they p
II don't know They profess friend
ship, but one family gave the little boy
In the other a big toy drum, and the
second family gave the first ones old
est boy a fiddle" Baltimore American
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Creative,

. A. certain man coming from abroad
was taken up by the smart set.
SWELL make lion Of him." quoth
they, "for the distinction he will there,
upon reflect upon u.s."
But the man was too little It takes
much material to make lion.
Then Wen make monkey of him.
said the smart set, determined have
some exercise for their creative genius.
Nor was the world the worse of.
For, after all, it is the contribution to
the gayety Of nations that is especially
needed.-Puck.
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Salaries Are Given a Slash.

Louisville, Feb. 6.-The Louisville
and Nashville railroad, on account of
decreased earnings, reduced the SAL
aries of all employees making more
than $3.50 a month. Those receiving
$500 and over are cut 10 per cent,
while those receiving more than $3.50
and less. than $500 suffer reduction
of per cent.
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Taft Accompanies FiIipinos.

Washington, Feb. 6.-Representa-
ton in the house of representatives
was increased by two when Benito
Iegarda and Pablo Ocampo, resident
Philippine commissioners, took their
seats. They were conducted to the
capitol by Secretary Taft. Their entry
into tho chamber was signalized by
applause. -.
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Gray Versus Brown CameIs.

The length Of stage varies through
out Persia, depending on the character
of the country, and is reckoned in far
saks, the old Greek parasang. The far
SAX is most elastic and uncertain
measure, and as animals are paid for
per farsak as. many as the credulity of
the traveller will allow are crowded
into each stage. "How far" I once
asked an old Kurdish muleteer, lis a
farsak?' las far as one can distin-
gutsh a gray from brown camel"
was the discreet answer. They aver
age about four miles and the stage
about six farsaks, or twenty-five miles.
Atlantic 5.-
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College Chums.

A rich and we'll known citizen Of an
eastern city boasts Of an extraordinary
collection Of books wherein the au-
thors have inscribed their autographs.
1t is rumored that the envy and fire.
quently the skepticism Of his friends
have been aroused by the fattering in
scriptions In question, and some cynics
have even gone so far as to hint Of q
similarity In handwriting throughout
the collection.
The citizen recently purchased rare
edition of Montaigne's essays. One
evening at dinner the costly volume
was passed from hand to hand. and
for time the owner lost sight Of it.
When, however, it did finally come
back to him he was astonished to find
ON the fly leaf this inscription:
ITO John Blank, From His Old
Friend and Classmate, Mike Mon
Acknowledgements Weekly.
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Eats EN- Alive.

"Does this dog like strangers?"
cloves 'em, ma'am.'' r. -
"Well, must have dog that does
not like strangers ....-.~.
"As / was about to say, ma'am,
when you interrupted me, this dog
loves strangers an has eaten several
of 'em, ma'am. Yes, ma'am, thank
you!'-Houston Post.