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but in the course of time even thls
phase of Toyland may undergo
a change. Games bid fair to become extremely
popular. Diaboo, or the devil on two sticks"
has already captured Paris. and the demand
in London suggests the likelihood of its be-
coming great craze there.
At moment when the toy industry in France
is on the wane, the famous caricaturist Caran
d'Ache comes to the rescue. Being medically
forbidden to follow his art, he turned, as
hobby, to making wooden animals. Unable to
repress the humorous strain in his soul. he i'm
parted to his creations mirth-provoking char
acter which has already made them the rage of
Paris; and to judge from the Burlington Ar
cade they will ere long become quite craze
in London.
From the cheap mechanical toy which i'm
pedes our progress through the streets. as dis
played the pavement by the enterprising
camelot, to the wonderful creations which the
Main Bleu. that paradise Of French children
for nearly a century, has provided for the PAM
pered darlings of the wealthy, the predominant
ing element in the French toy of to-day is
mechanical ingenuity. Never has this been
more noticeable than In the novelties which the
manufacturers are preparing for the coming
holidays.
The average French maker of toys scorns
to offer the little ones such simple things as
our childhood knew; and the wooden doll and
woolly baa-lamb are to be found only in the
are, but the wood is only casing for wonder
full works, and the lamb must be life-size. and
able at least to frisk.
Among the more expensive toys. and one
which will give the small boy with gun an
opportunity to prove himself crack shot, is
the pigeon shooting device, which is an attrac-
tive novelty. Upon pole about eight feet in
height crossbar is affixed, much after the
fashion OF a parrots perch, except that the
cross-piece is mobile, and Is made to swing
in a circular direction by means of simple
arrangement OF weights like those of cuckoo
clock. At each end of the cross-bar is colored
cardboard pigeon. with outspread wings. The
machinery is set in motion, and welldrected
shot from toy gun knocks the bird down.
Miniature automobiles there are in plenty.
but the latest thing in the toy motorcar line
is run by electricity. and has, II you please.
a powerful electric headlight and movable
hood 1t is doubtful, however. II even so mag
niicent n plaything as this can have the at
traction for the upto-date youngster which
was provided by the little tin Automobile
catastrophe" which was the great novelty Of
last Christmas, and promises to be popular
Gilpin observer., 1908-12-10
Business Before Sentiment.

1t was girl at the home of the Bat
tie Creek millionaire, and the question
now was me name. Everything from
Abigail to Zoe was rejected, until
poet, who was present, mentioned "Ce-
realita." Instantly there was a great
acclaim-the question was settled.
But Mr.. Offlewod shook his head
and wrote in little notebook. After
all" he said, "it is but a baby girl.
There are millions in this name for
our new breakfast food, composed Of
equal parts Of pine shavings, parched
excelsior and shredded saw-logs, and
business is business"
So they named the baby Sarah Jane.
Judge.
Gilpin observer., 1908-12-10

A young doctor was uniquely COM
plimented by the reporter of western
paper, in his account of serious ac.
cident to a well known citizen. He
stated that DOC Hinton was hastily
summoned to the scene of the unfor-
tunate accident. and under his skilful
treatment poor Billy died peacefully
Weekly.
Gilpin observer., 1908-12-10

Little Wallace, dining with his
grandparents, repeatedly called for
rice. His grandmother said: Pa
tience, Wallace, do have patience" To
which the little fellow quickly replied,
81 don't want some patience. gwamma,
| want some vice"
Gilpin observer., 1908-12-10

stored; and what an imposing array they
make! The place seems full Of motor cars,
motor omnibuses and motor boats. darting
here, there and everywhere. at the bidding OF
their miniature drivers. The wireless tele-
graph is busy sending messages. and the Wins
hurst machine with its gssler tube is produc-
ing the most beautiful colors as though by
lightning.
Close at hand are scores of different kinds
OF steam engines-models of perfection-to-
gether with railway carriages. stations, tunnels.
signals, and all the rest Of It, just like a real
railway.
Over there we catch a glimpse OF the Xrays.
q complete plating machine, and hundreds OF
electrical toys which going to be all the
rage this season among those who can be
favored with costly playthngs. Some OF the
engines come to as much as ten guneas; but
the smaller models can be had for very tri-
ning sum.
An adjoining room wears quite n military
aspect, with its thousands OF leaden soldiers
in full dress, looking very fierce and brave.
No doubt they will be pleased to receive march
ing orders, and show what they can do with
their rifles, swords. and real cannon. You can
tell they are like real soldiers. because they
don't seem to mind a bit being placed in the
midst of all sorts Of animals. such as elephants,
lions, tigers. bears, leopards and monkeys.
The elephants trumpet, the lions and tigers
roar. the bears growl. the horses neigh, the
donkeys bray, the dogs bark, the cats meow,
and all the rest do their full share towards
swelling the uproar, but 1t makes no difference
to the soldiers.
little further on taxicabs dodge in and out
Of miniature garages, and skillfully steer their
way between London county council electric
trans. All the drivers are really very clever
in Toyland.
A long line Of spirited rocking g-horses and
pranclng gee:gees marks the way to the dolls
palaces. This is essentially the girls domain.
It is scarcely possible to conceive anything
which 10 not here represented. Some Of the
houses are large enough to be called mansions.
They are provided with q complete stan of ser.
wants. An ample larder. . thousand and one
Gilpin observer., 1908-12-10
Painless Dentistry.

How much for the job, doc?"
One dollar; that's reasonable
enough"
Il s'pose SO, but hate to part with
money. Take it out Of my pocket while
I'm under the influence Of the gas"
Gilpin observer., 1908-12-10

doctor practices on his own pa
tients but an amateur musician pTac-
tees On the patience of others.
Gilpin observer., 1908-12-10
He Envied Adam.

Tommy (who had just been chas-
tised by his father)-"Mamma. was
Adam the first man."
Mamma-"Yes Tommy"
Tommy-"Didnt he have any papaw
Mother-"Of course not"
Tommy-"Gee, but he was lucky"
Gilpin observer., 1908-12-10

People don't think much Of your
opinion unless you happen to think as
they do.
Gilpin observer., 1908-12-10

The best way to kill a falsehood 10
to let it lie.
Gilpin observer., 1908-12-10
In Memoriam,

81 suppose you carry a memento Of
some sort in that locket of yours?"
Yes; it's lock Of my husbands
hair"
But your husband is still alive?"
Yes, but his hair is all gone."-Piok
Me Up
Gilpin observer., 1908-12-10
oUST ZIhE HERZ HUZQIINC

UST come for a trip to Toyland and
take a peep at the many delightful
presents which Santa Claus pre-
pared for enriching the youthful
Christmas. His enchanted castle.
brilliantly lighted. is filled with an
endless variety of toys; and as the
visitor passes through the main
avenues in this wonderful world
the spectacle becomes more and
more enhancing. Numberless fairy
lamps lead the way to where the
mechanical and electrical toys are
Gilpin observer., 1908-12-10

! l [ tt e com
forts, and. to
round off the
luxury of 1t
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VILLAGES SWEPT AWAY.
Couriers on Horseback Ride Ahead
Of Delure in Montana.

BUTTE, Mont, April 16.-Late esti-
mi. ties of the loss occasioned by the burst
ing Of the Hauser Lake dam north OF
Helena. based upon reports received by
the Miner from various points in the
flood district, place the amount at about
$780, 600. though this may be exceeded
by about 100000 when a more detailed
report is had from the more remote sec
lions.
Early today the Missouri river at Great
high rising at the rate of an inch an
hour. The slow rise of the river would
indicate that the flood had practically
spent it's force, and the copper smelters
of the Amalgamated at this point are no,
considered in any danger.
The greatest damage outside of the de-
struction of the dam was done at Craig.
40 miles north of Helena. where the
schoolhouse, the railroad station. two gen.
erai stores, two saloons and several resi-
derces were torn up and wrecked. Losses
of herds of cattle are also reported by
stockmen
HELENA, Mont, April ia great
body of water, released from Hauser lake
by the bursting Tuesday of the dam
across the Missouri river, fifteen miles be-
low Helena, is now pouring down the Mis-
souri, river. The little villages of Craig
and Hauser Lake have been destroyed by
the rushing waters. dozen cabins at Ok
bow, where another dam was being con-
structed have been swept away. while
numerous ranches have suffered losses in
buildings and live stock.
The flood is high at Great Falls. where
the great Boston and Montana smelter is
situated on the river bank, but the hun
dreds of employees, working night and
day. have probably saved that plant from
serious damage by the construction Of a
wing dam. COuriers on horseback and
warnings by telegraph have sent the peO-
ME living along the river fleeing to the
hills
The Black Eagle dam. across the Mis-
souri, river at Great Falls. was blown up
with dynamite in order to prevent the de-
struction of the Boston and Montana
smelter. This materially helped and seri-
GUS damage from the flood is now prob
ably over. A smelter workman. name
unknown. was drowned when the dam was
dynamited, he being the second man to
lose his life as a result of the flood
The immense lake covering twenty
square miles in the valley below Helena
had been completely drained at an early
hour today. Below Craig and as far as
Ulm the Great Northern railroad tracks
are under water. Telegraph and telephone
lines are washed out and no further de-
tails are obtainable at this time. but am
pie warning was given all residents by
riders and by wire
The Hauser Lake dam across the Mis-
souri,. the break in which was the cause
of the flood. was completed last year,
and furnished electric power for smelters
and manufacturing plants at Helena,
Butte and Anaconda
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Washington University
in the George
photo by Bachrach.)

lesque. in whole act and the same
| scene, Of the tragedy of the police court
1t was in this that faculty members
had the pleasure of seeing their counter
felt presentments walk about and behave
mischevously. They formed the jury, OF
only five members. to be sure, but that
was considered quite large enough. The
cast OF the jury was as follows: Phil
lips Dean A. r. Witten HOdgkins Dean.
w. }. Turkenton: Lewis Dean. f. NJ.
Pail, and kalusowski Dean, r. l.. j.
NewhOuser.
What may he called the official staff
of the court wherein familiar faces and
even familiar accents were observable.
was made up of Judge Skimball. Charles
Denhart; District Attorney Bakery, Rob
son De S. Brown: Elephant Darlington.
Waldo r. Pierce; Commissioner McNear-
syl. Fred Borckhead.
Starvedtodeath. W. P. Wood: Big Annie,
G. V. Graham; Dorsey Foultz. c. r.
Butler. and Bill. the Biffer. alias .Dyna-
| mite +. l.. Fairchild. In the burlesque
there was a great amount of slapstick
work. while the acrobatic Judge climbed
about with great agility. finally casting
| the fragments of the plot to the four
| winds by engaging himself to marry Big
| Annie. who already had confessed to the
| soft impea chment of having twenty-three
husbands already.
And then the curtain came down. and
the audience went away from there with
the general opinion that the first minstrel
show Of the George Washington Uni
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PRICELESS NUBIAN RELICS.
Big Shipment to the University of
Pennsylvania.

PHILADELPHIA, April 16. = Ninety
boxes Of priceless Nubian antiquities.
weighing about five tons, will arrive in
this city in May from DR.. David Randall
MacIver. as the fruit Of the University
of Pennsylvania archaeological expedi-
ton headed by him.
When these remarkable Egyptian finds
excavated at Anibed are added to the
university collection it will be the second
finest Nubian exhibition in the world
AS DR.. MacIver worked in conjunc-
ton with the Cairo Museum savants a
division of the spells will go to the
Egyptian collection. The rare Caesarian
vase. possibly gift from Caesar to
but DR.. MacIver will have fine copy
made in Europe for the university.
Nearly all the bronzes and art objects.
however, will come to Philadelphia
One Of DIR. Mac1ver's assistants has
just sent a report to the university
authorities, in part as follows:
The official division of the finds of
| this seasons eXplorati ton, with the Cairo
Museum. has just been made. The d.
vision was done very equitably and with
every wish to do what was for the
| best for each museum. Cairo will keep
| the Sreater part of the inscriptions and
the university museum will have cor
responding preponderance Of what may
be described as art Objects AS after
photographs and careful copies of the
Meroitic. inscriptions have been pub
lished they are made practically Access
sible to all scholars. but no publication,
however complete. can take away the
value and interest of beautiful painted
pottery brOnzeS and worries. But
score of the very finest specimens valu-
able for sculpturaI detail we'll as the
writing. will come to the museum in
Philadelphia Also a majority of fine
painted vases and most of the ivory
caSketS
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COL. STEWARDS Punishment
EXILE TO THE LONELY POST OF
FORT GRANT, ARIz.
Declared to Be Temperamentally
= Impossible" as a Commander.
Charges Not Known.

The friends Of Col. William F. Stewart
OF the coast artillery who October 3 last
was ordered to the solitudes of Fort
Grant, Ariz., have so far succeeded in
their campaign for his relief that predic-
ton Is made in authoritative quarters that
Col. Stewart will be permitted to choose
as place of residence some one of the
Atlantic coast artillery posts. but will not
be restored to command
The case Of this officer is regarded as
one of the most peculiar i'm the annals
OF the War Department. The correspond
ence which is available shows that an
official communication from the War De-
partment was addressed to him at his
post, Fort Barancas, Fla, last Septem.
Der, which read:
Pursuant to instructions from the Pres
ident. the department Is prepared to issue
an order assigning you to station, proba-
bly, Fort Grant. Ariz.. without command.
The President has directed, however that
before this order is issued an opportunity
De given you to apply for immediate re-
tirement"
Refuses to Retire.
Col. Stewards reply was:
III appointed brigadier general will re-
tire If not, will remain on duty"
He at the same time requested two
months leave of absence to arrange his
personal affairs and settle his family in
case his Punishment to Fort Grant should
De ordered. He was refused that request
He then demanded to know what charges
had been made against him. and requested
that he be given an opportunity to answer
them. In answer Col. Stewart was in
formed that the action of the President
that determined your present status was
based upon a report submitted and acted
upon by the President, which Contained
the distinct recommendation that Won he
retained at Fort Grant until you reach
the minimum age tsiXtyttwOD permitting
of your compulsory retirement by the
President. unless in the meantime your
application to be retired after fortv wears
service should be received. then. of course
you would be ordered to your home on re-.
tirement.'
When information is sought as to lust
what may be the basis of such action the
only comment that is forthcoming as to
Col: stewart as an artillery commander is
that he is temperamentally impossible.
Fort Grant, where the colonel Is now on
duty is an abandoned fort in the wilds
OF Arizona. The cOlonePs command con-
slSts or a solitary caretaker and a cook
That his present Status is now considered
to smack too much of exile" is believed
to be the reason for the relenting of the
official mind. Should the present plan he
carried out this officer will be permitted
to fulfill his time on the active list as a
resident. without duty, at some coast ar
tillery post
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DOUBLE TRAGEDY IN SCHOOL.
Physician Shoots Daughter and Kills
Himself at Asheville.

ASHEVILLE. n. c.. April 16.-Enraged
at his sixteen-year- daughter Nellie
because of a harmless schoolgirl prank,
DR.. c. o. Swinney. who recently came
here from New York. yesterday fired two
shots at her. fatally wounding her. and
then placing the muzzle of the revolver
in his mouth pulled the trigger. dying al
most instantly. Badly wounded as she
was. with two bullets imbedded in her
skull, Miss Swinney ran upstairs to the
principals room before she fell.
The tragedy occurred in the reception
room of the Normal and Collegiate Insti-
tute. a girls boarding school. where Miss
Swinney was pupil Just what occurred
prior to the shooting is not known, as
there We're no witnesses, and the girl
while still conscious. could give but a
vague account. DR.. Swinney, who up to
few years ago had been a prominent
physician in New York city, has for some
time past been in poor health and of
late. it is alleged, his mind had been un-
balanced.
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Spindler. l.. w. Butterfeld. j. r. Trotter,
Osgood Holmes. w. j. Turkenton. George
r.. Middleton. w. p. Wood, B. w. Deloss.
W. F.. Prettyman. Philip c. Jones and
d. II. Smith.
When the mandolin club had retired
with its laurels a So-called sidewalk con-
verSation was presented by MesSrs.
Pozen and Meyer. billed as THE jolly
Jerman TESTERS This act was of the
Weberfieldian variety. seen almost hourly
on the vaudeville stage, and consisted of
talk about the gentle art of boot ball. The
performers, 1t was announced on the pro-
gram, were permitted to indulge in their
dialogue by special license from Charles
Foeman and David Tabasco. At the close
of their act the comedians received over
the footlights Il beautiful cabbage, from
which the six of hearts depended in all
its native simplicity. When the boys
looked the cabbage over and opened 1t
they found within it's heart. where kohl
slaw had once lain mOdestly concealed. a
buttermilk cocktail. sent with the COM
pliments of Mr.. Fairbanks. This was the
only Intrusion of politics on the peace of
the entertainment.
A clever buck-and-wng dancer billed
as Harry SiscO. and reported by thou
sand-t0ngued rumor to be a member of
the Marine Corps. was next on the bill
He looked charming in yellow satin, but
danced much better than he looked. He
was heartily encored and did his best
dancing on the recall, in sure-enough
professional style.
Burlesque on Police Court.
The entertainment closed with bur-
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wall had been taken down the workmen
found two bags. one containing 5000 In
gold. the other $1,000 in bank notes. Later
they discovered bank books which will
bring the value of the estate to So, 500.
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STUDENT MINISTRIES
-.
G. w. u. Boys Do Stunts as
Burnt Cork Experts.
CLOGS AND RAGTIME SONGS
Dorsey Foultz Appears in Burlesque
Police Court.
MUSIC BY THE MANDOLIN CLUB
Large Audience at New National
,Theater to Greet Students
First Performance.

Dorsey Foultz emerged from his seclu-
sion last night long enough to lend dis
tinction to the first annual minstrel sho"
given by the students of George Washing
ton University at the New National Ihe-
ater A large audience composed OF ad-
mfring friends of the students applauded
"a the echo The boxes were decorated
with fraternity banners and the college
coIors. Societies occupying the boxes
we're Sigma. Alpha Epsilon. Pi Beta Pm.
Chi Omega and Kappa Sigma Pl
Sone of the deans of various schools
of the university appeared on the stage
disRuised as actors or vice versa ana
:, was reported about the house that
some of the students on the stage We're
ca sure the faculty was represented
among them that they were AFRAID 10
..cut up''-thus accounting ror the eA-
cellence of the entertainment ...
The performance opened with a gu
nerh Ruff and Blue First Part. the per-
formers being ranged upon the stage III
fime-honored minstrel fashloh. Inc
..bones'' and "tambOs" wore fantastic COS
,nn,es hut the other men were in even
Srass NTH the colors of the unver-
.i,y in a hand across their shirt bosoms,
I;ke the ribbon of foreign order Waiho
Pearce, Charles Denhart and George
Poole we're the Brothers Bones. While
J. c. Merkling. Roy r. Nar's anu al
thu. De Reimer were tampos.
Ragtime Songs.
Tattered melodies were shouted by sew
-, so,o,e,s much Obliged to You
was touchingly given by ]. c. Merkling,
while w. r. Pearce earned resounding
annlause with That's Music to Me-" a
HYMN In praise OF the odor Of sizzling
chicken Roy F. Carly sang "Who? Me?
No, Me I'm Not the Man. and Charles
Denhart did his turn with IF the World
Don't Treat You Right Come Home"
After a breathing spell. In which jokes
on Georgetown and Alexandra were
b-ought forth for reverent inspection and
returned to their honored resting PLACES.
N Gray" was sung by Philip l.. Scant-
ling: LAS Long as the World Rolls On. "
DIV Henry w. Jaeger; Goodbye. Sweet
scarf. Goodbye" by H. II. Campbell. who
Nas compelled by applause TO say good
bye all over again, and "A Chain OF
Roses" by c. w. Garlock. Most of the
ooys sang well. especially In the ragtime
songs and the chorus work was effective.
showing careful rehearsal.
The finale of the first part was the most
effective. with the song of Captain Willie
Hrovn." BY w. r. Coburn. the sextet and
The elee club. In this number both sing
,ng and dancing were excellent.
Music by Mandolin Club.
After an intermission- the University
Mandolin Club appeared and played sew
eral selections. earning a hearty encore.
The club, which is directed by Walter #.
Holt, consists Of Frank Smith, Robert
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DIR. KOCH, SCIENTIST, Is SICK.
Arrives in Chicago Nervous and De
clines Invitations.

CHICAGO. April 16.-Dr. Robert Koch
Of Berlin. the German bacteriologist, ar
rived here from Niagara Falls with his
wife in a nervous condition. He is on
his way to Japan and is stopping here to
see his nephew. Prof. w. Koch of the
department of chemistry of the University
of Chicago.
Two years spent in Africa in investi-
cation of the sleeping sickness has re-
duced DIR. Koch to such a condition that
he has expressly stipulated that abso-
lutely no public attention shall be paid
to him while he Is in Chicago. He de-
clined even a private dinner.
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McKinley's Old Home Sold.

CANTON Ohio. April 16.-The home of
the late President Mckinley was formally
transferred yesterday to Mrs Rose C..
Klorer of Canton, the price being 1000.
The sale was effected through Miss Helen
Mckinley electing to take the property
under the apraisement at $4,000. Per-
sonal effects of the late President includ-
ing many presents received by him during
the famous 1896 front-porch campaign
and later while. in the White House, are
being divided among the five lleirs of the
President and will be widely scattered.