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Gilpin observer., 1908-07-16
Aeroplane
the
Coming
Airship
By A. LAWRENCE ROTCH.
Director Blue Hill 0bserv atory, and
President Aero Club Of New England.

loon by Messrs en and Kbs of the French which
returned its starting five times of This balloon driven
by nnehorsepower electric attained speed of IA miles hour
The light gasoline which developed for
bile have the chief the aerial
and foreign military balloons of the types of the aed Pae France
and Zpens gigantic arshp Germany the latter having double
of 160 horsepower and capable of dozen
PEELED through calm air at speed of about 80 miles hour
These balloons, therefore, Independent of wind blowing with
slightly less velocity which be taken the normal prevailing
few thousand feet above the surface the earth The bulky gasg
speed sufficiently powerful could be built requisite
lghtncss Therefore affirmed that dirgbe balloons
be influenced winds and cannot
lar finding their application
tering and possibly in offensive warfare
Authorities that the practical flying machine will be of the
"heaver than air. that it will not be supported by ga The
speed which be impaired aeopne of its
and small head will enable make hway against
all but the strongest winds but the high speed such
machine the air will greatly increase the difficulties of launching
landing with the attendant danger and andmen
While the balloon is essentially French invention the
full aopane is American. The gliding experiments
Germany opened the the the United
Langley Wright brothers, having doubt
machine heavier than three The French expeenters,
Faman and Dagange have only this year flown
of these results be denied that
only possible but practically realized although years
required perfect tho 1t does probable however, that
flying machines of kind with vessels railway
transporting heavy Materials that such machines
sport and warfare will be limited
the mails in a 'ar line" regardless of
mountains, lakes, rivers, political -
frontiers. >I-[<<<
Gilpin observer., 1908-07-16
THE OBSERVER
CENTRAL CITY, COLORADO.
Expensive Funerals.


Expensive funerals are very profita.
BILE to the undertakers, who adroitly
encourage this form of extravaganza,
as they are aware that some persons
think the respect shown a deceased
relative is gagged by the cost Of the
display. To those who desire and can
afford costly funerals, there can be no
reasonable objection to the gratifica-
tion Of their wishes; but there is very
little wisdom manifested by the poor
people who for months after the bur-
ial of relative have to stint them
selves to pay for their extravaganza.
1t is not uncommon to see from 20 to
40 carriages following hearse to the
cemetery, at cost of at least five
dollars each. The bereaved family
thus respected by the attendance of
their friends on such melancholy oc-
casions, often return to home in
which poverty has long been known,
and perhaps aggravated by the pro-
tracted illness of the person just laid
in the grave. 1t may be that the chief
bread-winner of the flock has been re-
moved. If this is the case, costly
funeral is very likely to make them
more keenly feel the loss of their rel.
ative. How much better it would be,
exclaims the New York Weekly, to
save the money that is usually squan-
dered for unnecessary carriages, and
devote the sum to the relief of the
needy family. Some poor but proud
persons might object to such assist
ance, but there are others who would
gladly accept it.
Gilpin observer., 1908-07-16
NeQro Abilities.

Fresh proof that the ancient Ethio,
plans were people of high culture
and marked intellectual advancement
is furnished by Prof. David Randall
Mac1ver of the University of Pennsyl-
vania, who has returned from Nubia
with a collection of antiquities or
artistic worth and much variety and
aggregating five tons in weight. The
articles he has gathered, Prof. Mac
lver says, represent early negro civili-
zaeSon that lasted for at least seven
centuries. Included among the an
tquities are various works of art and
also some Ethiopic inscriptions. Prof.
Mac1ver adds: Our excavations have
shown that the source of civilization
OF the period which our work in lower
Nubia covered was Ethiopian. All the
negro works of art were discovered in
an extensive cemetery lying about ten
feet under ground between Wady Hal
ia and Assouan in lower Nubia'
That was the seat of an important
empire away back in the dim and dis
tant years, and the race in control was
black. This should tend to confirm be-
lief that the negro is capable of better
things than some of his opponents are
ready to concede.
Gilpin observer., 1908-07-16
Zeppelin Airship Trial.

Friederichshafen. The Zeppelin
airship made successful departure
from It's shed on Lake Constance at
2:22 O'Clock Tuesday afternoon. on its
much-heralded 24-hour trip through
the air 1t started in the direction of
Constance and sailed majestically away
on its long journey, but was compelled
to return by an accident. The airship
was compelled to return because of a
brcakage of the side steering gear.
This was repaired temporarily in mid
air, but 1t was deemed advisable not
to continue, so she was brought back
10 her moorings on the lake, after a
flight of an hour and thirty-two min
uteS
Gilpin observer., 1908-07-16
oompers Is Out for srvan.

Lincoln, Neb.-Samuel Gompers,
president of the American Federation
of Labor and inferentially head of
100000 voters of organized labor af-
filiated with the federation, will sup.
port William J. Bryan In the coming
presidential campaign. In political
circles here at Lincoln this announce.
ment overshadowed all others, even
the arrival of John w. Kern, the vice
presidential nominee. Mr.. Gosbers'
support was promised to the ticket,
but he specifically denied any present
intention of taking the stump in the
coming campaign.
Gilpin observer., 1908-07-16

A hint of what may be expected
when the success of aerial navigation
is completely demonstrated is fur
nished by the steps already taken by
the weather bureau at Washington, re-
marks the Troy On. " Times. That
part of the government is on the look
out for all the help that can be pro-
cured in foretelling what the elements
have in store, and is enlisting the fly
Ing machines as fast as possible. The
bureau has prepared printed forms for
the use of persons experimenting in
aeronautics, and these forms are dis
tributed with view to getting data
otherwise unobtainable. The co-opera-
tion Of aero clubs throughout the
country is earnestly desired. The bu-
reau suggests the sort of observations
taken in the upper air which, in con-
nection with those made on the
ground, may aid materially in further
ing meteorological knowledge. Thus It
would appear that navigation of the
air may add largely to scientific lore
and may have important results aside
from the matter Of the new method of
transportation.
Gilpin observer., 1908-07-16

It is planned to give a church in
Chicago over to the young people who
lack the right kind of environment at
home for courting. So long as the
facilities don't include a lighting sys.
tenn It ought to be a success.
Gilpin observer., 1908-07-16

When the orchestra struck during
the performance of an opera in Berlin
the audience said 1t would be all right
to continue with piano. Perhaps the
people were afraid the management
would start up n phonograph IL the
piano did not satisfy them.
Gilpin observer., 1908-07-16

Henry Van Gundy, the wealthy
ranchman whose mind recently became
affected over the problem of perpetual
motion and who gave Mrs. Steve Ad-
ans and President Meyer of the w. r.
w fright by demanding to he made
counsel for Adams. was adjudged in.
sane in the county court of Mesa
county and taken to Pueblo.
Harry T.. Asdel. aged twenty-five,
assistant engineer at the Tower sta
tion of the Manitou Incline Railway
company, at. Mount Manitou. was
caught by the belt of the dynamo
wheel at the station Sunday and in.
stantly killed.
Gilpin observer., 1908-07-16
PerilOus
Truth
1t Should Be
Administered
in Small Doses
By COUNT OTTAVIO UGO OJETTD.
Famous Italian Journalist.

Some 16 journalists in London have planned to
found newspaper that shall tell the whole truth and
publish every day with full particulars the great and
small scandals of the courts, of parliament, of the
markets, of famous families. Naturally, this journal
of savage cannot be printed with the sanction of the
laws, which occasions permit the publication
of the TRUTH but which always and explicitly prohibit
the publication of the whole truth therefore it is to
be printed at some place-it is not known where
on the coast of Belgium France, whence it will be
dispatched under cover by the first mail to London
every morning.
Gilpin observer., 1908-07-16
every morning.

printed English the unknown who projecting
already vaunng themselves publishing for moral purposes
especially England the morals
which immoral traffic be concealed.
The whole truth And in newspaper! To understand the
peril saying printing the whole truth about any
there better than what the Streets the houses the
teae the pamen and the madoues would become if walked
about and lived in them naked.
In telling the whole walking about
of ALL locked a
mnac asylum Then that of having friend who dares
talk freely with Then that losing
good reputation that the possibility of deceivng
neighbor about your shortcomings
For who does not want clothes who desires
claim aloud all that he believes be the truth there
live island;
hero would do much tell
have wished to hear for through telling them himself
levng them, he might finish logically with suicide.
Truth medicne medicine dangerous that
those which administer to the public small doses and
hours the public this well
der to swallow this tiny dose and
pared for him by M and other
suited his habits his health his opinions The
dose prepared by journal with other him state of
ment pols the whole
circulation and digestion.
And these Englhmen would this broadcast the
heart Of the city Fortunately they keeping their
ceaed confess that their of truth will the value
letter. The honest public will
the truth beasts and madmen while
hvgncay and enjoy civilization education poetry hypocrisy
morality and all the other delicate and tender gifts of divine deception
Gilpin observer., 1908-07-16

Up to the present time only the balloon
has enabled man to rise freely in the air to
considerable heights and to travel through
ton of the hydrogen balloon in 1888, it was
proposed to control its direction, and our
illustrious countryman, Benjamin Franklin,
after witnessing the early ascensions in
Paris, shrewdly remarked ''that perhaps me-
chanic art may find easy means to give them
(the balloons) progressive motion in calm
and to slant them little in the wind
Not until 100 years later was this sue
cessfully ACCOMPLISHED in n cigar-shaped bal
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-02-29
Mr.. AND MRS. VIM. DARNELL
-CELEBRATE ANNIVERSARY

Troy-Feb. % was the 26th we'd
ding anniversary of Mr.. and Mrs VIM.
Darnell, who reside q short distance
west of Troy. Early in the forenoon
relatives and friends began to arrive
and soon the house was well. filled
This unexpected visit SO early in the
day was quite a surprise to Mr. and
Mrs Rarnell, but they soon adjusted
themselves to the situation and joined
their efforts to make the occasion one
OF very great pleasure. The friends
brought with them baskets well filled
with choice and delicious eatables
and about noon feasting began. The
tables were literally weighed down
with good things for which southeast
ern Iowa is so famous. The dinner will
not soon be forgotten. The day was
spent In visiting and music and all
seemed to have royalty good time.
A number Of appropriate presents
were given to Mr. and Mrs. Darnell.
This delightful occasion will long be
remembered by all present
Rev Springer was compelled on ac-
count Of unfavorable weather and had
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FARMINGToN.

Farmington.-Roy C. Stone, Of
Pennington, and Miss Alma Syfert, Of
Bonaparte were married in Keosau-
qua Thursday afternoon. The groom
Is the son Of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Stone
and is quite popular in the younger
set
w. w. Won Screen and family Of
st. Louis, who have been visiting Mr..
and Mrs. Chas. Won Seggen, left Mon
day afternoon for their new home in
Kalispell, Mont.
Mrs. J. E. Ball left for visit with
relatives in Griswod.
Rev. Cooper, one Of the leading men
representing the Iowa anti saloon lea :
que, gave most interesting address
to crowded house Sunday evening
In the Baptist church.
Ernest Gordon, of Hamilton, H., is
the guest of his grandparents, Rev
and Mrs. G. c. Goodenough.
Miss Addie Moon pleasantly enter
tanned the Kensington club Monday
evening.
Mrs. AL sherrick and children ar
rived Monday for a visit with C. w
Sherrick and family.
Miss Ollie Scheilie is visiting friends
in Bonaparte.
George Reckmeyer, of Salt Lake
City. Utah, visited Sunday with his
mother, Mrs. Sophia Reekmeyer.
Mrs. Matilda Sharp delightfully."- en-
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on roller skates at the skating rink
Wednesday night. The score was 80
to 16 in favor Of the high school,
The Epworth Leaguers held a social
at the M E. Sunday school rooms
Wednesday evening Much amusement
was furnished by potato race and a
hurdle race. Mrs. Mary Horn won the
potato race and Clarence Bence being
first over the hurdles. Loran Has
senfplug won the needle threading
contest. Homemade candies were
served by the committee.
Irwin Kinman, commercial teacher
at the normal, is confined to his room
with rheumatism.
w. M Wray, nassed through a
severe surgical operation at the hospi-
tai Tuesday and is improving rapidly.
Mrs. Will Downing and Mrs John
Gentry Of Des Moines, arrived Thurs
day to visit at the parental Frank
Warren home, east Of town.
Miss Ethel Hardin who has been
staying with her sister, Mrs. I. N.
Thompson, and attending the normal
returned to her home in Mt. Sterling
Wednesday.
John Tomlin is very low with an
attack of heart trouble.
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EVANS WIFE WILL GREET
FLEET IN SAN FRANCISCO

New York Feb, 2S-Dainty, CHEEKY
Mrs. Robley D. Evans, wife of Eight
ing Bob intends to go clear across
the continent to welcome the fleet
when it comes into San Francisco har-
Dor this spring. Her small grandson
who will accompany her is already a
sailor and an admiral in aspiration.
Mrs Evans Starts March and she
is to be the guest of honor of the
feet Her reception will resemble q
great family reunion. for, besides her
admiral she will welcome her only
son. Robley D. Evans, Jr., her nephew
and many other near relatives and
friends.
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BLOOM FIELD,

Bloomfield.-Burr Thatcher and Mrs.
Lizzie Bagard were married in this
city Tuesday evening. John Elliott,
j. p, officiated
H. A. Wishard has purchased the
Dormitory building of ]. G. Forbes
of Milton, giving in exchange part OF
his West Side shoe stock and assuming
the indebtedness on the building. The
stock of shoes is being moved to the
second hand store where Frank Morse
will sell it out.
The K. Of P's., gave a dance at their
hall Wednesday evening.
The high school basketball team
and the town team played basketball
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cANTRiL-.

Cantril.--J. e. Roberts, was seriously
injured in an unknown way at Cantril.
Leonard and Roberts are putting in a
new cement plant and feed mill on the
railroad ground near Boyd's livery
barn and today were busily engaged
hauling lumber for same. Mr.. Roberts
had gone to the barn to put up his
team when In some way an ugly cash
was cut in the side Of his head and
came semi conscious he went to the
house and his wife at once summoned
DR.. PAIL who dressed the wound. Mr..
Roberts is not yet able to tell how the
accident happened and 1t is not known
how serious his condition is.
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SEYMOUR.

Seymour.-The Ladies' Missionary
society of the Christian church met at
the home of the Rev. W. E. Jones
Wednesday afternoon.
Aaron Evans, ex-president of the
defunct Farmers and Drovers State
Bank, Is lying at his home at the point
Of DEATH
The report that reached this place
last Saturday from Corydon that Ware
had been released on bail was not cor
rect as his bondsmen had not COM
piled with the law in failing to give a
sworn statement of their financial
standing. One of the bondsmen was
non resident, which debarred him
from being accepted
T. A. c. Miller has bought and taken
possession of the Mark Butterworth
restaurant on Main street.
Mrs. S. M. Williams has gone to
Kansas City to maze her home with
her son, Ira.
George Warren was taken to Cory
don last Friday by Marshall T. L..
Gaddis to await the action Of. the
grand jury In his case, he having
waived examination regarding the
shooting of e. A. Pearson some time
ago.
Deputy Sheriff Quinn was ina Sey-
mour Tuesday serving subpoenas on
witnesses to appear before the grand
jury which meets next Tuesday. They
were mainly witnesses in the bank
affair
The meetings at the Baptist church
are continuing with good attendance
and a goodly interest manifested
The Seymour library association has
| been busy the past month trying to
secure a location for the librarv build
ing which Is owned by the association
but has to be moved from it's present
| location. No location has as yet been
secured.
/ ELDoN.
Eldon.-word was received Thurs
Harley Holmes had one Of his feet
run over by two cars while on duty
near Fairport. It Is thought that
ampitation will be necessary After
| the accident he was taken to the hos
pital in Muscatine.
Mrs. c. O.. Davis and children OF
| Ottumwa visited this week at the
home of w. R. Lynch and returned
home Thursday
Dorothy Ryland Of Bonaparte, spent
Thursday in Eldon with relatives
while on her way home from Des
Moines.
Mrs. Marion Pottorff was called tc
Keosauqua Thursday on account Of the
serious illness of her daughter, Mrs
Pottorff
Mrs. H. G. Pedrick and children
spent Thursday and Friday in Ottum.
4 wa.
Mrs. D. F. Campbell and Mrs A. s
Beghtol spent Thursday in Selma,
Tuesday evening, February 25, Vic.
4 tor Burden entertained a few Of hi
friends in honor of his thirteenth
birthday. Light refreshments were
served and all present report an en-
Il joyable time.
Miss Vera Pearson, of Eldon, left fol
Ottumwa Thursday to visit friends.
Mrs. Ed. Shone was in Ottumws
shopping today.
DR.. E. f. Price was in Ottumwa to
day on business.
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Norton & Smith
First National Bank Building,
Ottumwa, Iowa.

Allie Gallagher who underwent a
successful operation this week at her
home east of town.
Miss Grace Wickham closed very
successful term of school at Sand
Ridge this week. :
Mrs. Garfield. one Of the teachers in
the primary department of the Kirk
vile public school, came up Satur-
day and visited over Sunday with her
mother, Mrs. Dunkle and returned to
her duty this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Lafferty attended
the recital at the Iowa Christian col
lege Tuesday, and from there went to
Rose Hill where they attended we'd
ding, Mrs. Lafferty's neice Miss Nc
Clure, who resides near that place.
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Cassidy and Gray's Market Letter.
WHEAT-There was rush Of buy
ing orders early on unexpected
strength abroad following our advances
yesterday, local and st. Louis shorts
covering very freely in all the features
but with commission houses on both
sides of the market, with evidence Of
ports Of large sales OF No. 1 northern
to millers yesterday and today, the
visible showed a larger decrease than
expected but the crowd were inclined
to fight advances to some extent, al
though it was noticeable that great
many scale buying orders were In the
market in the way down. The market
looks as if millers would continue as
buyers of cash wheat and we would
favor taking on the futures whenever
weak spots develop.
CORN-Commission houses bought
early, but on the advance the Patten
house sold very freely and had corn on
tap nearly all through the session.
There was report OF much larger
sales by the country Many who sold
undertone was firm all round.
OATS-Commission houses bought
September and shorts covered early,
but elevator people sold old May,
Armour brokers bought September and
sold old July.
PROVISIONS-Wer strong early
on sympathy with hogs, but advances
were lost with longs realizing, and
packers apparently holding off 20 to
! $4,000 hogs tomorrow, talking $4,000
| for Monday and 10000 next week
| The undertone to the futures is firm
enough to suggest purchases on fair
sized dips for scalping turns.
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tertained the Cara club on Friday
afternoon.
Born on Sunday to Mr.. and Mrs.
Wiebert White. son.
Mrs G. R. Neff left Tuesday evening
for Burlington where she will visit
her daughter, Mrs. s. D. Bobr and
family.
On Friday evening a large number
of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph HARRISON liv-
Ing a few miles north Of Pennington
for a farewell party. Mr. HARRISON
and family expect to move to Oska-
loosa about March l.
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Obituary
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Death Of Mrs. GLADYS BIckley,

Death Of Mrs. Gladys Buckley.
Washington, D. c., Star--The wife
Of Major T. R. Buckley Of Ottumwa
Iowa, formerly Mrs. Gladys l. Thomp.
son Of Washington, died at their resi-
dence in that city last week after a
brief Illness She had many friends
in this city, having resided here for
years. She was prominent mem
Der of the w. r. c., and had held
many offices in the corps and in the
Department Of the Potomac. Among
them was that of department treas
urer.
Maj. Buckley is well known at the
capital, having been years connected
with the public land committee Of the
house. Mrs. Buckley leaves two
children by her first husband, Gladys
L. and Vista Thompson both of whom
were in California at the time Of her
death
Troy-Robt. Miller Locke was born in
the state of Tennessee Oct. 2, 1884 and
died at his residence February 1S, 1908.
aged u years, months and 16 days.
About the year 1841 he came with his
parents to Iowa and settled in Davis
county and grew up to manhood in
the vicinity of Wesley Chapel and has
been resident Of Davis county about
81 years.
February 10, 1868, he was joined in
marriage with Rebecca Ann Taylor.
Two children were born to this union,
Mrs. Mary Minerva Downing and a
daughter, who died in infancy Mr..
Locke professed faith in Christ and
united with the NJ E. church about
35 years ago and continued in the
pales of the church until death took
him away.
In 1853 he became member of the
l. 0. O. F., and remained in that order
to the close of life.
Possibly no man in the county has
held membership in that order for as
| long a term of years
The members Of the lodge of which
he was a member, faithfully attended
| him in mis- last illness and performed
the burial service at the grave. Mr..
Locke was on Industrious man and Sc
cured nice property. He was an
honest man and was highly respected
by his friends and acquaintnaces. His
wife and daughter survive him and
mourn their great loss
| Funeral services were conducted by
Rev. c.. Springer OF Troy, at the
residence and interment occurred a,
| Troy cemetery.
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Star church
There is an unusually large amount
of sickness all over this part Of the
country.
Robert NJ Locke. who resided about
three miles northeast Of Troy. died on
the 18th after lingerine illness and
was buried at Trov.
Wesley Parks a few morning since,
slipped and fell to the ground striking
his side against the edge of a board
which occasioned the fracture of three
ribs. He seems to be getting along
nicely.
Mr.. Young, the harness maker, has
been sick for several days.