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sold sandwiches for 40 years., and died
at the age of 81, leaving S2o0.000. He
sold the biggest sandwich in New York
for five cents, and not only was 1t big,
but it was so good that business men
would walk considerable distance to
get one. Years ago, when six-day walk
Ing matches were held in Madison
Gardens, and people went there on
Monday morning and stayed till Sat-
urday night. Angelo reaped a rich har-
vest, for he was wise enough to keep
his sandwiches constantly on sale. on
these occasions. Angelo was a good
man, too, for when a person was too
poor to pay for one of his famous COM
binations of bread and meat he gave
it away cheerfully to hungry boy or
girl, starving man or woman. Angelo
BaSsos sandwiches were as unchang
ing as the revolution of the earth
around the sun. They never grew even
the least bit smaller, the bread was al
ways Just right, neither too old nor too
fresh and the meat was invariably
sweet and tender. OF course, he made
money.
A very beautiful explanation has re-
Gently been made of President Cleve-
lands religious belief, of which he
himself, during his lifetime, said very
little and only to those near to him.
But while he said little, he spent many
subject, as those who knew and loved
him best can testify. His faith was al
most childlike in it's simplicity, and
having accepted God the Father and
Christ the Son, he made no attempt to
solve the great mystery which he felt
could not be analyzed or argued, but
accepted 1t as he did the flowers. the
sunlight or the wonderful gift of hu
man love and the intimacies of the
home.
That we do not get all that we ought
from our educational system, excellent
as it is supposed to be, is felt by most
thinking persons. and is shown by hun
dreds of boys and girls being turned
out every year from our schools who
gradually find their way into that great
army of ''misfits'' and "unsuccessfuls."
Indeed, this very education has in many
cases totally untitled the boy or girl,
young man or young woman, for vo-
cation in which they might otherwise
have been entirely successful and infin-
itely more happy on that account. Edu-
Gators and philanthropists are contin-
ually studying this great question of
how to make education the most help
full in the battle of life, and recently
citizen of New York gave a fund of
100000 to "a new educational move
ment which believes in developing the
executive ability rather than filling the
head with so much book knowledge.
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AUGUSTA, GA.
The Venerable Georgia City Which the
President-Elect In Making His Winter
Home,

The Venerable Georgia City which the
President-Elect In Making His Winter
Home.
The quaint old Southern city of Au-
gusta, Ca, which President-elect Taft
will make his home for a few weeks,
Is place of much historical interest
as well as of charming location. It
owes its establishment to the same rea-
sons which determined those of Phil
adelphia, Georgetown. Fredericksburg,
Alexandria, Richmond and Golsboro,
N. G. That is, 1t is at the head Of nav
fgation, where the waters from the
mountains and the Piedmont region
fall over the granite shelf into the tide
water below. The rolling plain on
the sea and the fall in the river is uti-
lized for manufacturing purposes A
canal nine miles long and $50 feet
wide takes the water from the river
above the city. furnishes the munich
pality its water supply and 1900
horse power for the factories. For
this reason factories were established
there very early in the history of the
country and Augusta was peculiar
in the South in being staid
and slowly progressive manufac-
turing center. During the war
1t supplied much Of the material
needed by the Confederate armies. par
ticularly clothing, and 1t, therefore, be-
came quite an objective for the Union
armies, altho it was never taken nor
even seriously menaced. Sherman made
good use Of the Confederate solicit
tude for Augusta in his march to the
sea. When he left Atlanta the Confed-
crate guesses were probably three to
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Eucalyptus Mahogany.

In view of the forestry asitation .
great deal of interest has been aroused
as to the growth of the eucalyptus, or
blue gum. 1t is represented that this
would be a very profitable investment,
and as much as s2,500 per acre incorpej
has been reported from the lumber Of
a 10-year-old grove. Eucalyptus is q!
valuable timber, and will take the placgf
of oak, walnut, ash. birch. maple. hicks
ory and imported mahogany for a nu16t
ber of uses. 1t is said that in 10 years
a eucalyptus tree will make a growth
of IL inches in diameter and 81 feet
in hight, equal to the average hickory
of 100 years. Those who desire t6
know more about this can obtain bulA
letin from the Forest Society Of Ca@U
fornia, 514 Stimson Building, Los Az
geles, by inclosfng four cents in stam48
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Admirers of the genius of Edgar AL
Ian Poe, and their name is legion, have
been very much interested in the play
ofsGeorge Hazelton,, founded on the
romantic career of the poet and called
sThee Raven" 1t was brought out at
Annapolis, Nd, the other night, the
character of Poe being taken by Henry
Ludlewe,-who has won reputation in
Shaksperean roles, and was most
pronounced success. The scenes are
laid in Richmond, New York and Bal
timore, and deal largely with the poets
literary life, one tableau in the th1rd
scene representing him at table writ
ing the celebrated poem. Several OF
Poe's well-known love affairs are work
ed into the play. Apropos of this i'll
starred genius, whom people seem de-
termined shall not be allowed to rest
quietly in his grave, quite new light
is thrown on his character by MI John
Macy in the December number of the
Atlantic. Mr. Macy says Poe was "a
solemn, unconvivial, humorless man,
who took no joy in his cups" and that
he could not write a zine except when
he was entirely sober. The fact is,
liquor made Poe i'll, and he got no
pleasurable sensations whatever from
IL, in which fact Mr. Macy apparently
finds a sort of regret. for he thinks
that Poe, above all men, absolutely
needed relaxation, and that jovial,
friendly intercourse which usually fol-
lows the milder forms of dissipation.
All of which is so directly opposed to
the idea we have always had of Poe in
this respect that it is quite difficult to
accept this view of his latest defender.
Mr.. Macy says that Poe spent his days
IN hard work, and none of his earn
ings on himself, giving them all to his
mother-in-law, SO that he could not
have had much money to spend on the
frequent "sprees'' which are made so
important in most of the biographies
Of the poet His appetites, it is claimed,
were a'mainly Intellectual. and he lived,
worked and died in intellectual soli-
tude." He left few friends. the only
ones who really seemed to mourn him
or have any true affection for him be-
ing one or two women. Mr.. Macy
brushes aside the vague whisperings
of suppressed matters which have
hitherto been associated with the name
Of Poe, and presents the real Poe as
q simple, perfectly Ineligible and rath-
CT ordinary man. His article is very
Interesting
Angelo Basso. the italian sandwich
man, who died in New York the other
day, is another illustration of the fact
that honesty is the best policy, and that
anyone will succeed in this world who
does something better than anyone else,
even the making of sandwiches. Angelo
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WidoMs Pcnsions.

Mrs. Taylor Forester, vinton, Iowa,
thinks that the Government Is treating
the veterans widows very uniustIy.
Many widows are struggling hard to
help maintain their homes and take
care Of their husbands. who fought 80
bravely for their country. In some
cases they have to lift them from their
chairs. turn them over in their beds
and care for them continually, even
more than for a helpless child. These
husbands are getting only $12 month
pension. which must pay all the ex-
pense of the -hOme,- and when they die
the widows. who have done so much
and suffered so much for the country.
are left with nothing. The widows de-
serve far more attention from Congress
than they have yet received.
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Penu.ylvania Pcn,,on B,,I.

C. E. Applebaugh, 10th Pa, 9Th U.
s. Cav, 18th Pa, Juniata, Pa, says
mo" very decidedly to the draft Of the
Pennsylvania pension bill. His objec-
tions are that it has too many soft po-
litical snaps. He does not want any
Pension Department of Pennsylvania,
with $4,000 year for expenses. He
would let every Pennsylvania soldier,
without regard to residence, prove his
claim before the Secretary of Internal
Affairs. This officer should then certify
the same to the State Treasurer, who
would send check direct to the SOL
dier. Every Pennsylvania soldiers
widow should be pensioned at the same
rate, or from 81 to $40 per month.
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Wealthy Kansas.

Comrade f. D. Coburn, the energetic
and resourceful Secretary of the Kansas
State Board of Agriculture, is out with
his annual bulletin of his States in
crease in wealth during 1908. He fig
ures the total value of the farm prod
ucts for the year at the enormous sum
of s277,733,953.52, and with the live
stock this swells to $475,244,S31, an in
crease in value over the previous year
Of $11,596,224.
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Took His Family to the Polls.

r. d. Carpenter, Camden, Mo-, wants
to know who can show better political
record than this: He served in the 44th
Mo-, and has four boys and son-in-
law. all of whom voted with him, and
they cast six ballots for William H.
Taft. His four boys carried him behind
the drum corps to cast the first vote
he has been able to for IL years. He
was captured at Franklin, taken to
Andersonville, and kept there until the
close of the war. He still suffers from
the horrors of that Imprisonment, and
has not been able to walk for Is years.
He would like to hear from his COM
radeS
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During the last 35 years have cured thous,
sands of sufferers. people who have tr.ed
every other known remedy, but found each
me-wrOte for free advice as | am asking
you to do, and were cured. Testimonial
are my proofs. / will send you scores u
such letters as the following:
Committee Judiciary, House OF Repre-
sentatives. Washington, ID. c. Dear Sir: =
regard DIR. Towns cure of my brother ana
Congressman Dahle, of Wisconsin, as wors
derful. Neither had any relief until pys
Towns treated them. Very truly, (Signed,G
John j. Jenkins.
Let me send you my booklet on Epilepsy
IT'S FREE. Address DIR. W. Towns Medical
Co, Dept. 162, Fond Du Lac, Wis, u 8. II
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LITERARY MERITS.

Interesting.
Accurate.
Full of Anecdotes.
Well-balanced.
A Beautiful Gift.
A Fitting Centennial Memento.
Every Home Should Have a Copy.
Every Citizen Should Read 1t.
OF Special Interest to Civil War veter-
ans, Their Wives. Sons, Daughters and
Descendants.
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Abraham a of what it rdnariyc
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of biographies
The author
coins life
tragi career
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ABRAHAM AMERICAN.
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CHARACTER OF THE WORK.

Inc Moan Brooks Life of Lincoln both interesting accurate
simple style reader grasp of his attention the
writer gives lfehke picture of u Lincoln him."
ne author speaks briefly of his condition surroundings
aes more length on the childhood and youth of his
dons with which he onnded acquiring of an and
MS early ups and downs in the struggle make livelihood
Numerous anecdotes recorded illustrating Lcons
humo sympathy and kindness of heart his physical strength
beginning OF his law and growing questions noted
Inc Black Hawk War recalled and Lncons having been
elected Captain of his company
Events Dgn to crowd We find Lincoln in the Illinois
member OF the lhreh Congress- great comes and
tne Kansas struggle Lincoln is pited against Douglas"
the famous debates for President and
elected.
he beginning of the struggle follows
question: difficulties in the military situation, the tide
the author erposes interesting the
Lincoln family the White House. Lnons Cabinet etc
And then comes the end evenul great
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tracted much attention, and the census
of 1900 showed 39,441 people. The
climate is said to be delightful and even
better than that Of Aiken, s. c.. only
Is miles away. which has become cele-
brated as Winter resort
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The Gunboat Mas.assoit.

s. H. Black, Willow Springs. Mo-,
wants some one to give him the names
of the commissioned officers on the
gunboat Massassoit. the date that she
went into commission and the date that
she went out.
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484 Pages.
illustrated.
Large, Clear Type.
Good Paper.
Scarlet and Gold Binding.
Intelligently Indexed.
Printed from New Plates.
A Handsome Volume.
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A Patriotic Purpose.
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hundredth
reach Of
wealthy paanhop
book many
OF Abraham Lincoln his lofty ideals
amount
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ncoed find 81 Lincon-His Life and Work. Centennial
Edition. by Noah Brooks.
Name
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State.
Gilpin observer., 1908-10-22
WHERE DID YOU GET TIT
"Uncle doe" Invites Demand That
He Show Where He Got
His Wealth.

Speaker Cannon intimated that Mr..
Bryan had become millionaire. The
speaker was speaking in his home
town, Danville. III.
The following day Mr.. Bryan, speak
ing also in Mr.. Cannon's home dis
trict opened his ledger to the gaze
of the American people and showed
that he is worth approximately $780,
coo.
Having thus accepted Speaker Can
mons challenge to "'fess up" Mr..
Bryan demanded in return that
Speaker Cannon '.snitch on HIMSELF"
that is. that Mr.. Cannon also "'fess
up" and relate just how he got his
wealth.
1t is perfectly proper thing. too;
for some people have been worried
that Mr.. Bryan has succeeded by his
great industry in upbuilding a COM
potency for his old age.
Salary, Lectures and Books.
''It was from what l saved from my
congressional salary, and gained from
lectures and books and the profits of
The Commoner that got what
money and property have.r Mr..
Bryan answered, in substance. Twill
Mr.. Cannon now tell the people how
he amassed his wealth? He has been
hampered more or less by official
duties during his term OF service In
the congress, yet In spite Of that OBJ
stacle. he is commonly presumed to
possess considerable Of this worlds
goods"
Now "Uncle Joe's" Turn.
None will deny that 1t is now Uncle
Joe's turn to take the people into his
confidence. Down In Danvllle, 1t is
true that Mr.. Cannon and his brother
as bankers are thought each to have
amassed much more than $1,000. GOO.
Certainly, his credit In the financial
world rests on the general belief that
approximately that sum represents his
earthly possessions.
II that be true, II Ia to be hoped
that the speaker will give details as
10 how he got II. II II be untrue, then
let him tell exactly how much he is
worth, and Of what his wealth con.
sists. and follow Mr.. Bryan's example
in taking the people into his conf.
dence.
Mr.. Cannon cannot gracefully re.
fuse to do this. For he himself IN.
vited the demand now made On him.
Gilpin observer., 1908-10-22
MR. SHAW ON SOUP HOUSES.
Points Out Workless Laborers and
Engineless Cars - Former
Secretary Talks.

Former Secretary of the Treasury
Shaw. in Michigan last spring, made
interesting comment on panics as fol-
lows:
"Over 100000 freight cars standing
empty on the tracks; 5000 locomotives
out of commission; one-quarter of the
population of several large cities idle.
and. for the first time in a Republican
administration, free soup houses"
Hide Must Go With the Hair.
In Secretary Shaw's case. the hide
must go with the hair; that is, his
comment on economic conditions must
be taken zen semble," as the theatri-
cal critics say. His soundness on bank
guarantee must accompany equally
sound opinion on other mooted ques-
tions. Now that Mr.. Taft. against
whom Mr.. Shaw labored. has been
nominated. Mr.. Shaw might obtain
leave to "extend his remarks In the
record" and embellish his terse state
mcnt relative to soup houses.
He will easily overcome Democratic
objection, and perhaps can get unani-
nous consent, under the rules.
Gilpin observer., 1908-10-22
$70,OoO,o6o WAS GRATED
Representative Lloyd Shows How tho
Congress G ave Railroads That
Sum Improperly.

Representative James T. Lloyd, Of
Missouri, chairman of the Democratic
national congressional committee, on
March 10, 1903, exposed the fragrant
theft of the peoples money through
the unfair weighing of mails when Of
fetal tests were made to determine
what compensation the railroads
should receive. He said:
"Mr. Chairman, in delivering my adj
dress few days since on postal con-
ditions, in discussing the interpreta-
ton of tie law as to the weighing of
the mail. failed to state the law on
the subject, and l wish to do so now:
The average weight to be ascer-
tained, in every case, by the actual
weighing Of the mails for such num-
ber of successive working days, not
less than thirty, at such times after
June 80, 1879, and not less frequently
than once in every four years
Later the time was changed to
ninety days. Otherwise the law has
not been changed to this date.
ment required the mail 70 be weighed
for ninety days. Sunday was not con-
sidered, so that the weighing covered
period of one hundred and five days
Instead of ninety successive days. In
other words, working days were con-
strued to mean week days. Postmas-
ter General Cortelyou changed this in
depreciation which had been accepted
as correct for over thirty years and
issued the following order as his con-
struction of the law:
That when the weight OF mail Is
taken on railroad routes, the whole
number OF days the mails are weighed
shall be used as a divisor for obtain
ing the average weight per day
This required in effect, that. in
stead Of dividing the number Of work
ing or week days In the weighing
period, the devisor should be the num-
Der of days on which mail was actual
ly carried during the period. If it
was weighed one hundred and FIVE
days. the divisor to obtain the daily
weight was one hundred and five. If
the mail was not carried on Sunday,
the divisor would be ninety. This, as
You can readily see, would give less
compensation for carrying the full
week than for six days, for the ac-
cumulated mail would be practically
the same whether carried in six days
or in seven.
THE present postmaster general,
seeing this predicament. issued another
order of construction, known as order
412,' which is as follows:
THAT when the weight of mail Is
taken on railroad routes tie whole
number Of days included in the weigh
ing period shall be used as n divisor
for obtaining the average weight per
day
"If the construction up to last year
was right then there has been with
held from the railroads this year over
S1.TOOOO0 that is theirs under the law.
II the present construction is the prop
er one, the railroads have received
over S70,OOO.OO0 since 1880 that be-
longs to the people; so that whichever
view Is sustained money has been
w-ongfully withheld through the post
office department"
Gilpin observer., 1908-10-22
CONCERNING UNCLE JOE"

Last week one of the ablest and
best liked Republican members Of
congress, J. Adam Bede. of the Eighth
Minnesota district, was defeated for
denomination by members of his own
party because he declared himself un-
flinchingly in favor of the reelection
as speaker OF Joe Cannon. This seems
to be a fair indication of Republican
sentiment concerning the czar of the
lower house of congress. Golfers
Weekly, which SO far as it has any
policy, is certainly friendly to the Re
publican party, denounces Cannon un-
reservedly, and last week printed =
communication in which il was said
that II Taft and Sherman were elected
the long Arm Of the speaker would
reach from Gc house end OF the capt.
tol to the senate and make the puppet
Sherman do the bidding Of the auto
crat in the speakers chair.
President Roosevelt, in 1891, said OF
Cannon: I'VE cannot escape from the
fact that 1t was no credit to the Re-
publican party OF the house that Mr..
Cannon Of Illinois should be one of
Its leaders," Cannon then was tenn
porarlly out of office, the only time
he has been out Of Office in thirty
Ave years. Among all the prominent
Republicans there is none upon whom
the country looks with SO much hesi
fancy and doubt. His face Is always
set against any measure for the good
Of the people, his power is invariably
exerted for those measures that are
demanded by the great interests.
Whether as result OF this attitude
or not, the fact remains that after
.hirty-fve years OF officeholding, with
only moderate salary most Of the
time, "Uncle joe has grown rich, his
wealth increasing as his power in
creased. He is emphatically an issue
In this campaign-not merely an issue
between the Democratic and Repub-
lican parties, but between the decent
and patriotic element and the corrupt
element which he has SO long donii-
mated.
Gilpin observer., 1908-10-22

west. He thinks Mr.. Bryan will be
elected president. He says Mr..
Bryan has great strength among the
western people who admire and be-
neve in him. In every place that
visited, said Senator Grady, heard
Republicans say the, would vote for
Bryan in preference to Taft OF
course, New York is going Demo-
cratic this year. and conditions favor
Democratic victory"
John A. Hartgan. Insurance Com
missioner Of Minnesota, who called at
Democratic headquarters, is very en-
thusiastic over Democratic prospects
in that state. 'tJohnson will be elected
governor" he said, land we will make
great fight all along the line for the
Democratic ticket. There is no fac
tionalism in our party. There are no
johnson men and there are no Bryan
men. All Democrats are Bryan and
johnson Democrats and are working
with enthusiasm and vigor for the
state and national tickets. We are
going to win this year"
"Many people express surprise when
ule StaueHeII IL uldue UIldt ldlL VIII
fail to carry his own state this year,
but 1t is my confident opinion that
Ohio will give it's electoral vote to
Bryan and Kern" This statement
came from Ed. Mahon, a prominent
business man in Columbus, Ohio, who
called at Democratic headquarters to
arrange for the distribution of litera-
ture in the Ohio contest. I'VE want
all the literature we can get" said
Mr.. Mahon. "for the people are in a
very receptive mood this year 1t is
surprising to Democrats to find so
many Republicans in Mr.. Tafts own
state who are for Bryan and Kern. 1
never knew the Democratic party to
be in as good shape as it is in Ohio
today. We are not only going to elect
a Democratic governor, but we are 60
.lg to beat Mr.. Taft right in his own
bailiwick."