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Gilpin observer., 1908-08-13
Notice..

am preparing the delinquent tax list
for publication and the same will be
given to the printer the 25th day of
September. All those in arrears must
settle before that date or their property
will be advertised. No deviation will
be made from this rule.
CHRIS. TREzIsE,
County Treasurer.
Central City, Colo, August 9Th, 1908.
Gilpin observer., 1908-08-13

We pride ourselves upon the very sell
cct canned goods we carry. Can't be
equaled in the city. Hawley's.
Gilpin observer., 1908-08-13

Central City. Colo, August 9th, 1907.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-12-02
ENGLISH SPARROW CLUB.
It's Mission is to Rid the Country Of
the Pesfe

''s MISSION Is % hid the country OF
.ne res's.
N ESSEX, hnslasa, lne Eisennam
epalIow Siao hourispes' u nous =
.nes.hs ana thinner once 2 year q.
sn..u .,me .ne i,elhners siys an a.
.oun. VI ,neir eilor.s 'o"ara sep
ing aown .ne n par, pest. ,.s pres.
uen, Wa..e, uiipey' oescripes us
wo ,. as ioipWs:
All tne farmers ana most u .nose
VINO nave gardens IN tne PARISH
Wnicn covers l,sSo acres, ana some
tenants OF nefghboring farms belong
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-12-02

Yosemite means grizzly bear, and
was probably the name Of an Indian
chief. The troughlike valley, walled
with sheer cliffs OF enormous height,
and presenting to view within COM
paratiyely limited area the most aston
fishing features Of scenery known In
the world, excites feelings In the mind
Of the observer which are q mixture Of
awe and admiration. The yosemite q
generally regarded by foreign visitors
to this country among our greatest
natural wonders. n
The reservation, :;s now officially out
lined, is thirty-two miles in width, from
east to west, and forty miles long from
north to south. BUTT valley Itself,
is only six miles long by half a mile In
width. 1t is sunk just about one mi.e
vertically below the general level of
the adjacent region, resembling 81
gantic trough of Irregular shape, hol-
lowed out In the mountains. Nearly
In the center Of the State of California,
the Yosemite is 1856. miles from 1.n
Francisco, as the crow fies-a little
south OF east.
In early days the whites In that part
Of California had good deal of trou-
BILE with the Indians, settlers being
murdered occasionally, and various OUT
RACES committed. 1t was learned that
the savnges had some sort of retreat
far up In the mountains-a natural
stronghold, In which they deemed them
selves safe from pursuit or attack
and. curiosity on the subject being ex-
cited. military expedition was organ
lied to explore the region and drive
out the Indians.
Under the guidance Of m old chief,
Tenaya. whose name is perpetuated In
a beautiful lake between Mount HofY-,
mann and Cathedral peak. the party
finally reached the ralley. whose won
ders they were first ,of civilized human
beings to behold. They. killed some of
the Indians and made pence Never
theless. not long afterward, In 1852,
party OF miners was attacked by red
skins in the valley. two of them being
slain near Bridal Veil meadow. An
other expedition followed. more Indi.
ans were killed and the rest were
driven out, being compelled to take
refuge with tribe of Afonos on the
east side Of the Sierra. But trouble
followed; the fugltlves stole horses
from the Monos. fled to the Yosemite,
were overtaken, and In battle were
almost entirely exterminated.
In 1856 the first pleasure travel to
the Yosemite began, and trail enter
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-12-02
a So MILLION ACRE FARM.
And Prosperous One Too is Kansas
Barns Full, Banks Fuller,

OFopS 612
Kansas is farm and 1t is little
else Phe rooster is Its fitting herald.
Il is. a farm of 100000 acres that
up to 1860 had less than 100000 peo-
pie. men. women and children, with
in its confines. and even as late as
1890 had barely turned the million
mark.
1t has come through more tribula-
tons than almost any State in the
Union. It has had floods and winds
and crop failures and insect plaques
and the racking fortunes and misfor-
tunes of war, general and particular,
to combat.
There were years when the weak
kneed of its population turned from
it, hungry and heartbroken, haggard
and hollow eyed, cursing its treeless
prairies and cruel seasons; there
were other years in which its bold
est and most earnest picked up their
belongings and trekked to populate
other and newer States-O Oklahoma.
for example.
Even today its population down
to the last negro roustabout, or Chi
nese laundryman, numbers barely a
million and a half. But last year
Its farm products alone, upon con.
sentative calculation. were worth
$463, GAS, 607.5s.
Its barns are full, its banks are
fuller, and it's great crops are even
now rumbling to market to bring in
more money. Its total OF recorded
mortgage Indebtedness is onlybs$47,.
60s.S07. and most of that. outside iiof
the big lump dn Kansas City. is for
the buying of more land"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-12-02

n the full light of vivid midday sun.
,cross the chasm are the Royal
Arches," which only a few hours ago
we're huge holes in the face Of the
ocks, but which are now mere out
ines, mere pencil scratches on the great
,atural slate of rock. Farther up the
anyon to the right Is tiny splotch of
light. 1t proves to be Mirror Lake, now
horn Of its entertainments by majesty
tself. Its neglected waters lies scarce
discernible, way below the fractured
ace Of the south dome, whose resplend.
mt helmet is towering above you
Turning the eve about the horizon 1t
meets the grand pile of rocks known es
Clouds Rest so called because Its
peak Is almost entirely buried In the
,illowy, veil of the heavens Next in the
appears Liberty Cap"
Mount Lyell, Mount Starr King, Mount
Clark and the Obelisk, and in the midst
pf all this grandeur are the yernal and
Nevada Falls, whose waters sparkle in
he dark green of the far distant can
ms. From one spot, called Sierra
'oint, can be seen Eve Of the great
waterfalls of the Yosemite. the Upper
md Lower Yosemite, the. vernal, tie
Nevada and the Illillouett. This is a
spot where the view is one of supreme
beauty in this region Of glorious Views.
From Glacier Point the sunrise and
sunset views are among the most i'm
presslve to be had anywhere. To see.
as the sun either sinks behind the west
ern mountains or as 1t creeps in the
early morn up the eastern facade of the
rocks, the play of the lights and shad-
rvs. of tints and eolors on the canyons
'nssy depths. on the greatest of water.
Is; to see the many-hued lights az
icy steal along and up the faces Of the
rocks. and then scatter themselves over
the floor of the valley, is a picture
which the richest cannot buy, but which
the poorest and humblest may enjoy.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-12-02
THE STRENGTH OF AM EAGLE
Weight the Bird Could Carry 1,
Fliuht-His Stronu Claws.

Weight the Bird Could Carry In
Flisht-His Strong Claws.
While l cannot give any positive
proof of how much a bald eagle can
carry, should suppose that he could
carry at least as much in proper
ton to his weight as hawk or a
horned owl. have the recorded
weight of a male bald eagle weighing
nine and one-quarter pounds and a
female weighing twelve pounds.
a horned owl will weigh from four
to five pounds. and have several
times known one to carry OF a large
house cat One was very large
one and the owner told me he could
hear the cat cry as he was being
carried OF. Now, any one who will
weigh large house cat will find it
to weigh at least ten pounds.
have seen goshawk carry on
a hen fully twice Its own weight, and
I have taken from a marsh hawk a
very large chicken which would weigh
more than twice what the hawk
would. The marsh hawk is. one OF
our weakest hawks, but he had car.
ried this chicken over quarter Of a
mile. My belief Is that II a hawk
or horned owl can carry more than
twice Its weight land know posi-
lively that they CAM that an eagle
could. II occasion required. do as
much in proportion to his weight,
which would be to carry eighteen
or twenty pounds.
Once when an eagle. shot through
the body with rifle ball, lay on its
back, upended long road skid and
dropped ton him. Before 1t reached
him he stretched up and caught It In
his claws and held It up the length
Of his legs above him. walked up
q ~
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-12-02
JAPAN GETS a NEW ISLAND.
II Was Previously Unknown and u
Bids Fair to BE Wealth
produninn

IL Was Previously Unknown and lt
Bids Fair to BE Wealth
Producing.
The Japanese report the discovery
of a previously unknown island about
$50 miles east OF Formosa. The
discovery is somewhat surprising at
this late date. The japanese flag has
been raised over =, and the name
Nishigawa has been given to; the ISL
and.
A Japanese agent, Mr.. Nfshihata,
Is very enthusiastic over the discov.
cry. He says 1t has great natural
wealth.
!. He found in the waters between the!
surrounding fiat reef, and the shores
Of the islaiid several kinds of salable
shells and .mothe.sci pearl In abund-
ance. There are also inexhaustible
supplies of commercial csral; and
better still he found enormous guam
titles of calcium phosphate on the
reefs, that viii afford the best of ar.i-
fetal fertilizer an1 he thinks the
supply is sufficient to keep miners
busy for fifty or sixty years.
AS his vessel approached the ISL
and Mr. Nisi!hata saw a cloud Ct
birds lowering over 1t, sad he founl
later that they we're of species
which the Japanese call osadori.
These birds aholal there in g.rat
numbers AMI ara counted among the
valuable resources Of the island. as
there is good market for their plum
age in Europe. particularly in France.
Trade in these feathers has already
begun. and they are the first OF the
islands resources to be. shipped to.
Europe.
The fora is tropical, but the island
seems to be fairly healthful. No rep
tiles or venomous insects can be
found, and the only quadruped that
the island seems to possess is a
variety OF rat about the size of a
rabbit. This addition OF few score
OF square miles to the known lani
surface Of the earth bids fair to adj
a little to the worlds wealth.
York Sun.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-12-02
Forgotten.


What care for the woods glad
voice.
Though all the. world-but mere
joice?
Why should love the wild birds
Tilt,
Or notice where his nest is built?
The pale-faced night, the pink-cheek-
ed dawn
Look on my life but to be gone.
Here is the Lovers Walk" where
we
A month ago, but years to me,
Beneath a rosy, dimpling sky,
6trolled oft together, he and !.
And ! was all his world -ah! me.
The days never more NAV see!
! know each shrub and flower here;
For his dear c,te each one Is dear.
He rested there. beneath that tree,
And. whispering sweet love to me,
smoothed tenderly my silken hair,
And said twas wondrous fine and
fair.
But now, those hands with fond ca
ress
A head Of golden wimples press.
He looks into her smiling eyes
And sees a picture OF the skies.
They stroll together here-and i?
am dog! They pass me by.
NO more such love may bless my
81 life,
For master has brought home wife.
- -Leslie's Monthly.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-12-02
Tho use. 81 Authoritx.

An addition to the list of phraseo.
logical condolences has Just been
made by a speaker at the Religious
Congress now assembled in the OK.
ford schools. For a competent stu.
dent of any great subject there. was.
said Prof. Rhys David, no better way
OF clarifying and increasing knowl.
edge than writing book about it.
Something like the same sentiment
was expressed. a little more cynically.
by the late Bishop Creighton, at q
Dictionary of National Biography din
ner Whenever" he declared, 81
have found myself especially ignorant
Of any subject. II have always tried
to get a commission for an article
on It. and in this way have picked
up good deal OF useful informa-
ton. Westminster Gazette,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-12-02

the great invigorating pine trees. the
cloudless sky and the brilliant morning
sun, these are the only things that are
real.
Look above and see the majesty Of
the huge piles of rocks. the two great
domes guarding either sides of the head
Of the valley see the sky with its
feecy. feeting clouds. and the woods,
and all that there is to complete an en-
chanting picture. and then glance into
the limpid depths of the waters ind
there see again the same picture 50
startlingly reflected that 1t seems that
1t is the first world turned topsy-turvy.
Entering the valley from the lower
end, the two distinct valley types may
be seen, the V-shaped and the U-shaped.
1t has the characteristics of gorge
and also OF a canon. 1t is nearly en-
closed by walls of granite from 5000 to
nearly 5000 feet In height. On the
north side is huge block of granite
called Ell Captain. 1t projects into the
valley SO that two of its smooth, al
most perpendicular faces are visible !;
the height Is $500 feet. Opposite Ell
Captain are Cathedral Rocks and Bird
al Vail Rock. The bottom Of the val
ley widens from Ell Captain up to the
so-called meadows Other conspicu.
GUS blocks OF the unbroken wall are
called, the Three Brothers, 1000 feet.
the Spires, Cap Of Liberty, and Sentinel
Rock. About fifteen miles above is the
source of the MERGED river, which flows
through the valley. There are two falls
and about half mile of rapids in the
MERGED river. Nevada Fall, the upper
one, is about GOO feet high, and vernal
Fall is about 400 feet. The Bridal Veil
Fall is on the side Of Cathedral Rock
which faces the entrance. Bridal Veil
creek here falls over precipice $50
feet high, and flows over IN irregular
bed which forms series Of cascades
that combined, make descent Of about
300 feet. The total fall Is 900 feet.
Just below Ell Captain is fall called
Virgins Tears. which is over 1000 feet
high. The waters flow over this preci-
pice only for few months after the
summer heat has melted the mountain
SHOWS. The Yosemite Falls, nearly op-
posite Sentinel Rock, is made by the
Yosemite creek. The first vertical fall
is 1,500 feet; then the water descends.
In series Of cascades, about e25 feet,
and again flows over precipice 400
feet high. In the Meadows" are
variety of flowers and grasses In the
early slFmmer months. The principal
trees are the pine, FIR, cedar and oak
In the vicinity are great masses of
dome-shaped rocks, and the famous big
trees Of California are near by. Among
the prominent elevations are North
Dome, Sentinel Dome, Half Dome and
Glacier Point. From Sentinel Dome
may be obtained good view Of the
Yosemite Valley and the surrounding
country. Glacier Point, 4,74O feet, also
affords magnificent view. Half Dome
is an imposing mass. 400 feet high.
It is no exaggeration to say that in
eleven miles Of mountain trail there Is
at least 5000 miles of unsurpassed
scenery. At every one of the many
turns in the trail there are new vistas
which are entirely different from those
which have just been enjoyed. Across
yonder Is the eagle Rock" and near
by 1t are the Yosemite falls. glisteni1g
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-12-02

3
Ing the valley from the south side was
opened. The tirst house was built In
that year, opposite Yosemite fall. The
whole region was originally part Of the
public domain belonging to the govern
ment of the United States, but the gov
eminent gave the valley to California,
though retaining possession Of an OK
tensive surrounding area, which. T..
gether with the valley, has been known
for many years as the Yosemite park.
Meanwhile few squatters had To-
Gated homesteads within the boundaries
of the park. and there were signs that
certain enterprislng persons, more in
terested in money-getting than in nat
ural scenery, were disposed to monop-
Ollie all the privileges and organize a
system for swlndling tourists. Accord
ingly, as the best means of protecting
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-12-02

on the skid and stood above him and
he easily held me and the skid, which
l should Judge would weigh more
than twenty pounds. took pains to
be weighed the same day and weighed
l1s pounds. Put stick in the claw
OF a wounded eagle and let him grasp
a small tree with the other and
man must be stronger than ever
was to take the stick from him.
From Forest and Stream.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-12-02

the Yosemite from such fate. the
State of California arranged to hand
over the whole affair to the national
government. which has been accom-
plished.
Wonders OF Nature All About.
As the crisp, pure mountain air fills
the lungs and the glory of sunrise in
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-12-02
As.zraop,s'
W'VALLEY Of
4 nYSTERY z

The great gorge in the granite peak
Of the Sierra Nevada Mountains known
a. the Yosemite Valley was set apart
by act OF Congress In 1864 for public
use. resort and recreation for allstima."
The Valley has since been taken over
By the Government and made a part
Of the nations domain, and is now one
Of the four national parks. The name
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-12-02

one of the most grand and picturesque
canyons In the world exercises to the
full its potent charm, you find yourself
wondering whether there is. or ever
was. such thing as a city, or such n
thing as a bustling, busy business
world. The things about you, these
grand piles of rock. the singing river.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-12-02
. IS ~
l@2@5 ( is s!
s6oM ctNe

afraid Of Its trainer it loses confidence
and will not improve in that mans
hands. This applies to aged horses as
well as colts. For stimulant to give
horse Ed Geers formerly used cherry
wine, whisky, brandy, ETC., but discard
ed all of these years ago, because the
after effect is so bad. 1t has the same
effect on a horse as on a man, first
stimulating, then depressing When
any stimulation is necessary, use
homeopathic preparation--a few drops
on the tongue land the effect is not
only immediate but permanent, and is
beneficial with no bad effect afterward.
This has won many a long and hard
race.-Field and Farm.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-12-02
Compelled to Economic.

How much is Dustin Stax worth?p
"He doesn't know exactly. He's SO
rich he doesn't feel able to afford
enough expert accountants to figure IT
out'-Washington Star.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-12-02
Tr.ining the Colt,

No man is At to handle colts or
horses unless he has perfect control Of
his temper. Any one can do much more
with coaxing than with harsh treat
ment, for when an animal becomes
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-12-02
sweet Corn seed.

1t is claimed by seedsmen that the
ears of sweet corn, the kernels of which
are a deep amber color and more or
less transparent, are much sweeter
than those In which the kernels are
Opaque and white. The kernels having
a fine wrinkle are supposed to be
sweeter than those with a coarse wrin-
kle. The Maryland station made
test of these methods of selection and
1t was found that practically the same
sugar content was contained in kernels
of different colors, but there appeared
a relation between the wrinkle of the
kernel and the sugar content. The
lowest percentage of sugar in fine
wrinkled kernels was above the aver
age percentage in the coarse wrinkled
and the highest percentage of sugar In
the individual ears having coarse
wrinkle was much less than the aver
age in the fine wrinkled ones.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-12-02

A man breathes about 20 times a
minute, Or 1900 times an hour.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-12-02

Lead pencils were first made in
the United States in 1911 by William
Monroe at Concord. Mass.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-12-02
Green For.re tor Hop..


A bulletin has been issued from the
Missouri Experiment Station by Dean
IL. j. Waters, giving the results of
some experiments to determine the
value of different forage crops for hogs.
Thirty-six pigs weighing about fifty
pounds each were fed in lots on DIFF
ferent forage crops in connection with
corn until they were ready for mar
ket, accurate account being kept of the
cost of grains made.
In cheapness of grains the feeds used
ranked as follows: Corn and skim
milk, cheapest; corn and alfalfa, sec
ond; corn and red clover, third; corn
and bluegrass, fourth; corn and rape,
fifth; corn and shipstuff, sixth.
A saving Of about Is. cents humid
red In the cost gain was effected by u.s.
ing green clover instead of fresh blue
grass. A saving of 81 hundred was
effected by using alfalfa Instead of
bluegress.
When it Is realized that alfalfa comes
on early and when properly clipped
stays green all summer and until the
very hard freezes of early winter, its
Importance as hog pasture is appar-
ent. Clover yields more forage per acre
than bluegrass, and as shown by these
experiments, has much higher feeding
value. 1t is Of the utmost Importance
therefore, to provide this sort Of pas
ture for hogs rather than to require
them to run on bluegrass or tim
othy pasture, or even far worse than
this, to confine them in a dry lot in
the summer time. This bulletin rec
ommends succession of crops for prof
liable hog pasture.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-12-02

Feed the soil and 1t will feed you.
Starye the soil and 1t will starve you.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-12-02
@@aaa&ses

A cock is decided nuisance In the
flock after the breeding season is over.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-12-02

To get the best favored milk the COW
should be fed nothing until after milk
Ing.