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Gilpin observer., 1909-05-20
Useful Work Of sIacksnake.

There are many farmers III this
country who are in love with the
blacksnakes which they have on their
places and believe the reptiles are
better than any cats or dogs in re-
moving the rats and mice from the
premises. 1t is well known fact that
the snakes destroy hundreds of pests
in season, and for this reason they
are liked by the farmers. There are
some men who would cause all sorts
of trouble to man who would harm
reptile Of this kind-Toccoa (Ga.)
Record.
Gilpin observer., 1909-05-20
Beliefs Of Gamblers,

Many people, especially among those
who gamble, have profound belief
in lucky and un!ucky numbers. An
old Italian woman at Nice was an in
veterate player at the Lotto" stakes.
which are decided by numbers. She
had no system properly so-called. but
wherever she went she kept her eyes
open for numbers, and whether it was
on tramway car or a steamer, a
sack Of Goals or matchbox, she used
to regard the numbers she collected in
this haphazard way as good for her
"petits billets."
Gilpin observer., 1909-05-20

A great many jokes are told about
limburger cheese. Here is one: A
man went home one night, carrying a
piece of limburger which he left on
the dining room table. Next morning
his wife said to him: "What in the
world did you bring home last night?
The cats have clawed all the varnish
off the table trying to cover it up"
-Atchison Globe.
Gilpin observer., 1909-05-20

A large draft horse belonging to
Neil Mckay, worth easily 100000 died
of collie yesterday morning. The ami
NAL was taken sick the evening De-
fering unbearable pain broke out of
the barn and ran over on Bobtail hill
The horse died just as soon as II
was brought back to the corral.
Gilpin observer., 1909-05-20
The Old Man and Death.

An old man that had travelled long
way with a great bundle Of fagots
found himself SO weary that he flung
it down, and called upon death to de-
liver him from his most miserable ex-
istence. Death came straightway at
his call and asked him what he want
ed. Pray, good sir" said the old
man. lust do me the favor to help
me up with my bundle Of fagots."-
Aesop.
Gilpin observer., 1909-05-20
Amputated His Own Toes.

A German tourist has been found
by a gendarme lying unconscious in
stable at st. Sulpice. in the Canton
OF Neuchatel, Switzerland. The man
lost himself in the snow, and his feet
became frost bitten. He crawled to
the stable, and in his agony took out
his pocket knife, and amputated two
Of his toes. Then he tainted, and is
now in hospital.
Gilpin observer., 1909-05-20

A benefit dance will be given at
the Armory hall on Saturday, May
22nd. The proceeds will go toward
the support of the little children of
Swan Johnson, who died a few weeks
ago. Tickets, including supper, will
be s1.O0 and the charitably inclined
should respond readily.
Gilpin observer., 1909-05-20
Here's Candor,

81 like to be complimented once in
a while and enjoy being fiattered."
says the editor of the Howard Cour-
ant, but there's one old girl around
here making me mighty tired by
claiming me as one Of her old beaus"
Atlanta ConstitutiC-a
Gilpin observer., 1909-05-20

Alfred Thomas, who has been en-
gagged in the photography business
in Fort Morgan a year or more, has
returned to Central and will remain.
He has disposed of his business in
Fort Morgan and will again assume
charge of his gallery in this city.
Gilpin observer., 1909-05-20
Life Should Not Be All Work.

Life is a spectacle and has lot
Of fun in the changes Of scenes II you
watch out. Do not take your work
too seriously. Do 1t the best you
know how, then shut the desk and
60 of and make merry.
Gilpin observer., 1909-05-20
A Correct Diagnosis.

The Doctor-"Ah. yes! Very nerv-
GUS, irregular pulse. Saipitation Of the
heart and feverish. Let me see your
tongue?" There's nothing the mat
ter with me, sir. just came to ask
for your daughters hand!"
Gilpin observer., 1909-05-20
Do a Thing and Don't Talk.

Just do thing. and don't tall; about
1t. This is the great secret OF sue
cess in all enterprises. Talk means
discussion; discussion means irrita-
tion; irritation means opposition, and
opposition means hindrance always,
whether you are right or wrong
Sarah Grand.
Gilpin observer., 1909-05-20
Oak, Granite and Iron!

Privations, sacrifice, incessant toll
by day and intense study by night :.
often fashion great Americans out of
rough hearts Of oak encased in frames
OF granite mold and dominated by an
iron will
Gilpin observer., 1909-05-20
On Common Sense and Madness.

Common sense confuses the fact Of
experience with inevitable facts, and
supposes in good faith that what is,
is the measure Of what may be. Mad
ness, on the other hand. cannot per-
ceive any distinction between what is
and what it imagines-it confuses its
dreams with reality.-Henri Frederic
Amiel.
Gilpin observer., 1909-05-20
The Place to Trade.

II you want the best from large
and varied stock Of groceries trade
with the Phillips Mere. company.
The choicest Of fruits. Extensive line
of imported goods.
Gilpin observer., 1909-05-20
Postman Has Walked Far.

Thomas Craness. a postman of At.
tleborough. Norfolk. England, has re-
ceived the imperial service medal
and pension. During 35 years he
walked 1000 miles.
Gilpin observer., 1909-05-20
Location Of Happlness,

II you ever find happiness by hunt.
ing for 1t, you will find it. as the old
woman did her spectacles, safe on her
own nose all the time.-Josh Billings
Gilpin observer., 1909-05-20

Elmer Eldredge, the popular team
ster who was injured in runaway
accident two weeks ago, will be able
to leave his bed tomorrow, according
to the attending physician.
Gilpin observer., 1909-05-20

Largest stock of linoleum ever
in Gilpin county at the A. L. Ander-
son Furniture company.
Gilpin observer., 1909-05-20

You will not find a more complete
line of groceries in the country than the
Hawley Mdse. company carries.
Gilpin observer., 1909-05-20
ApparentIy.

II appears to be pretty hard for one
to get along very fast or very far in
this world without being willing to
make promises.
Gilpin observer., 1909-05-20

Don't ruin your eyes reading by a
coal oil lamp. Use electric lights. Let
US point out the difference to you.
THE GILPIN l.. H. & P. Co.
Gilpin observer., 1909-05-20

The monthly directors meeting of
the Rocky Mountain bank was held
yesterday and every director was
present.
Gilpin observer., 1909-05-20

Baseball goods of all kinds at A.
Rapin's.
Gilpin observer., 1909-05-20

Gasoline lighting system for sale
cheap Apply at Palace drug store.
Gilpin observer., 1909-05-20
Grades Of Meersehaum.

To the casual observer all meer.
schaum looks alike. but there are 13
recognized grades OF this material.
Gilpin observer., 1909-05-20
But How Few Do,

Horace-Everyone ought to meas
ure himself by his own proper font
and standard.
Gilpin observer., 1909-05-20

Early spring vegetables are com
mencing to arrive at Hawley's.
Gilpin observer., 1909-05-20

When visiting Denver stop at the new
Hotel Alamo, corner 18th and Market
streets. Strictly modern, with elevator
service. Public and private baths. Rates
81. 90 per day and up.
Gilpin observer., 1909-05-20
How II Hanpens.

BY following the line OF least re-
sistance good many men get mar
ried.
Gilpin observer., 1909-05-20
LOCAL HAPPENINGS
ABOUT THE CITY

For Rent Five room house cleo
trio light, water and sewer. Apply
to A. Rapin.
Gilpin observer., 1909-05-20

Place your orders for Groceries a
once with the Hawley Mdse. Co.
Gilpin observer., 1909-05-20

Women Brick Workers.
Prussia's brick yards employ nearly
10000 women.
Gilpin observer., 1909-05-20
HaaaAlatIna

Consolation.
IT'S better to have sold at cost than
lnoyOy 70 have sold at all.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-20
Sims, Chancerx Practic.

MT. Henry Upson Sims of Rirming- ham, an attorney of very distinguished attachments, has written a book enti- tied. "Chancery Practice" of some 600 pages, which has been brought out from the press of Callahan 6 Co. of Chicago, and some advance copies of which are now fin the city.
 This Is the second book upon-legal subjects which has been produced by the pen of MT. Sims and is of very pretentious appearances; and a cursory examination leads one to think 1t will be a most valuable aid to the practi- bama.
 The layman will recall that Alabama remains one of the few States which still retains the separation between the courts of law and the courts of equity, with all of the technicalities, or. at least. many of them. which formerly surrounded the courts of equity
 The volume referred to has thirty subdivisions of the law with tables of cases arising in Alabama, and in other States and Is followed by forms for Alabama chancery practice, and an ap- Pendix showing the courts in Alabama which exercise chancery Jurisdiction. The typographical execution of the work is of the highest order. and the systematic divisions will make refer ences to 1t easy and plain.
 The book is dedicated to Chancellor Alfred H Benners, AS a token of the long antedating his becoming chancei- Tor, and reverence for his penetration. openness of mind and devotion to truth as a judge"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-20
BURDENS OF THE TARIFF.
How the New Law VIII Affect the
 Purchasfng Public.

How the New Law VIII Anect the
 Purchasing Public.
 Kansas City Star
 It is sn a exploded axiom that figures most commonly employed to deceive the public is figures. The country Is to be flooded with tables, comparisons. the people that they viii gain under the operation of the new tariff law. The people are not expert in analyzing figures. much less in dissecting sched- the administration of the tariff; but here are some things that the people either know now or soon will learn to
 Instead of . reduction in the cost of living, which was clearly promised gress-
 There will be an enormous increase in the cost of woolens and mems suits, women's dresses, underwear, and hats made from woclen fabrics, not because the rates on these articles have been increased, but because the present ex- cessive rates have not been reduced, and because under these rates a vast trust has been formed to control wool en manufactures.
 There will be q large increase in the all articles made from these fabrics. including women's and children's clothing.
 Ihe cost or sugar VIII remain the same, and each family will continue to pay cents a pound more for sugar than the same sugar sells for in Lon- den.
 There will be no reduction in the cost of flour. bread, meats or potatoes, and there will be large increases in the cost of lemons and pineapples.
 Hosiery will cost more and gloves will cost about the same, both of which articles are excessively expensive un- der the present law.
 These are only a few of the articles entering into large and general dpeces- sary use. The cost will be incfeased on many others and lowered on only a few. The reductions granted affect mainly raw materials. leaving the peo- pie entirely at the mercy of the man. ufacturers as to whether the public shall share in the benefits of such rec auctions.
 It is submitted that a bill bearing these general features, having this broad tendency to increase rather than lower the cost of living, embodies . fragrant betrayal of the people.
 Get your tribute ready. The cost of living Is to pe maintained, for a time at least, in order that the graft of the trusts shall be protected and made tn flourish
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-20
o.ris cnhn ae in At1nntIn


 In looking for the source of Lees I think, to the habit of inherited re- spect which tho people of the South paid to social position. It was not born of feeling of subservience how ever; for the poorest cracker" had an unmistakable and unself conscious dig nIty about him. He always walked up to and faced the highest rank with an air of equality. No, this latent respect was a natural response on the part of men of low estate to good manners and oft displayed sympathy. Lee by his connection through birth and mar riage with the most distinguished and best families of Virginia, represented the superior class. Moreover, that he was a Lee of Virginia. and by marriage the head of the Washington family had. from one end of the South to the other, a weight which the present com mercial, mammon- age knows or cares but little about.
 Again, nature in one of her moods had made him the balanced product In manners and looks of the well-bred and aristocratic traditions of the gen. an early age through the cESaliers in- to Virginia life. Hut for his military prowess he had something vastly more eficacious than ancestry or filling the mold of well-bred traditions. He had the generative quality of simple. eff fective greatness: in other words. an unspetted. serenely lofty character whose qualities were reactive, reach ing every private soldier, and making him unconsciously braver and better as a man.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-20
Taft ana the Public.

WaSnlnRton fOSt.
 It is now very evident that President Taft will run personally conducted publicity bureau, operated on the most improved methods. This does not mean that MT; Taft is looking for Q renom- inaticn in 1912; but he Is Republican and desires the continued success of his party, and, also. he very naturally desires to have his administration in- dorsed by the people. To contribute to secure the Endorsement of his ad- mInistration so far as 1t has gone. Is the reason for his undertaking to speak directly to the people.
 From the tone of the press through out the country 1t is seen that the tarin law Is not acceptable to DOT ton of the Republican Party, and that the Insurgents" are not without fol- lowers among the rank and file of the party. It goes without saying that the Democrats are both willing and ready to take advantage of this dis satisfaction in the ranks of their en- emy, and will make the most of 1t. The corporation tax feature is a new venture in the field of taxation, which will bear authoritative explanation. The imum provision of the tariff act; The income tax amendment to the Constt- tuition Is meeting unexpected opposition, and the people would like to hear all about It.
 MT. Taft has given his adhesion and commendation to the tariff act, and evidently he believes that when he goes before the people and tells them why he believes the law is in line with tke party declaration his position will be accepted by the party and the apparent split be closed. He has other thoughts on needed legislation. such as important changes In the interstate commerce and in the antitrust laws, the improvement of the merchant ma rine, etc, and doubtless all these mat ters will be discussed in the speeches he will make during his journey.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-20
A QUEER CONDITION.

Newspapers should always be well | informed on all subjects discussed by them, and should also tell the truth. | or at least come as near to 1t as weak human nature will permit. but some-
 times we read things that strain our credulity very sorely. One of these is the statement that the position of chief of police of the city of Chicago is va cant. has been vacant for some time. and the mayor can find nobody willing to take the position who is qualified to fill 1t. The salary is eight thousand dollars a year with office free of rent. and it is said that he has offered the place to several competent and guaii- fled men. but none of them would ac- cept.
 Is not this a somewhat anomalous condition of affairs7 It is true that eight thousand year is not prince- ly salary. but 1t is more than many of us get-to ssy nothing of perquis- ties. It is also a fact that Chicago is big bad town. hut that only adds to the dignity of the offiee. We do not profess to know what are the du- ties and responsibilities of the chief of police of that great city. or how burdensome the position may he. but we do know that 1t Is an unusual thing for such an office to go begging and we hsve not seen any satisfactory explanation of the conundrum.
 Some time ago the position of supsr-' intsndent of schools ih Chicago was vacant and the school hoard gave the position to a woman. We do not now remember whether this was done be- cause they could get no competent man to accept the offce or whether they believed the position could be better filled by . woman. hut they gave 1t to her. at all events. and now the suggestion Is made that the mayor may be compelled to follow that precedent and give the position Of chief of police to woman. if one will have it. We do not know that he could find one who would at the same time be competent and willing. but with such woman as somU we might men- tion there might be quite a change in the civic affairs of the Windy City. We have no desire to butt in. but we take the liberty of suggesting Aunt Carrie Nation for the vacancy. She would make things lively for 'em if she accomplished nothing more.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-20
TT IS TRUE.
The Boston Globe thus. makes g point.

The Boston Globe thus. makes g point
 If the New York man who has been in the Queens county jail since July from 6 slot machine. and who will have to stay in a cell until August IT before he can be tried before special sessions had as many friends as Mir. Charles T. Morse. he might be able to make arrangements to be released on bail.
 True" comments The Chattanooga Times, and the fact shvuld warn the poor and friendless that thev at least have no business violating the law. Recent legislation iA these Southern States is going to give some farther rich and Illuminating proof of the cor rectness of this advice Lots of poor devils are going to be fined and im- prisoned while the real ofrenders-the people who encourage them and help them to offend-are going to escape The more laws regulating habits and circumscrlbing individual liberties and privileges that are passed the more Is this peculiarity of our punitive sys- tenn going to be emphasized-the poor and friendless win be the chief suf rerers"
 True once more. we beg to add. as is , going to be made manifest in every State which Is crowdtng the statute books with sumptuary and represslve laws. It has always been a saying and belief that the poor gre punished while the rich go free. A rich man who Is arrested for a misdemeanor. or for any crime except a very few. can at once make bond and save him self from the discomforts and humiI- Iatlon of going to prison. but in many cases a poor man who Is arrested for even a trivial ofYenss must go to jail in default of bond.
 This apparent partiahty Is not really such. but Is unavoidable under any form or system of government. It is poor but 1t Is Q case where the law Is not to blame, for certain forms and regulations must be observed and strictly. In cases of that kind the hardship Is apparently unavoidable, but there are otlIerS in which the money of the rich gives them an un- fair advantage over the poor. Such a case is that where a rich man who has committed a grave crime. either sue ceeds In defeating justice entirely, or else by the liberal use of his money he can keep his case going from court to court and from one tribunal 10 an- other. and if he doos not finally sue ceed in defeating the enGs of justice he may very much mitigate the pun ishment that Is at last awarded him.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-20
FRIDAY, AUGUST 20. 1909.
HONOR TO WHOM HONOR IS DUE

EAVNOS NV "hUhh 1ONOs Ao OOnzs
 The Advertiser has no disposition to take from Hon. Thomas E. Watson. of Georgia any credit to which he may be entitled In connection with the establishment of the rural free de- livery system. It is a fact, however, that the late Richard II. Clarke. in the early part of December. 1891. in the Fifty-second Congress. introduced a bill providing for test of the free de- livery system in the country, the bill calling for a small appropriation. It is true that the bill did not pass. but that does not deprive him of the hon. or of having made the first direct lef- fort to establish the system which has proven SO great a blessing to millions of people. In recent letter Mfr. Wat son says:
 My resolution of February IT, 1893. was mandatory, and 1t required the ex- pertinent to be made outside Of the towns and villages"
 That is all correct and the resolu- ton going through gave MT. Watson the honor of getting the first appropri- ation. but 1t should not be allowed to cloud the fact that the distinguished Alabamian anticipated him by over a year in the same matter. It can be added as a matter of historical interest that one of the eeWiiest advocates Of rural delivery was MT. J. R. McLendon. of Montgomery county in letters pub lished in The Montgomery Advertiser
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-20

So 1t Is that while there are cases where . liberal supply of money gives the rich the advantage of the poor. 1t IS legitimate, but there are cases. as we all know. in which money talks" in a way that is hardly eonarlimsn- tary to our civilization and jurispru- dence.
 And the Chattsnooga contemporary does we'll to call attention to the cer- tain results that win follow the stump. tuary and paternaiistic legislation tha. has been going wfid in some of the States of late, and notably in Alabama. The man with money can send to an other State and have 1t shipped to his home by the bottle. the case VT other wise, for no Alabama law can prevent that but the poor man will in many cases try to get liquor on tho sly and be punished That, we unhesitatingly predict. will be going on all over Ala bama, and 1t will add one more ex- ample of the way that the moneyed man can use his money. as he has moral and constitutional. as well as legal right to do. and not incur any danger. while the poor will be pinched. It cannot be helped. perhaps. as long as some people think they have a right to control and regulate the ac- tions of better men.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-20
MAKE THE RIVERS WORK.
Some Things the Waterways COmxnIa.
 Hion VIII See in Europe.

Some Things the Waterways COmmla.
 sion VIII See in Europe.
 The American waterways comrnis- keting body Its members could have from printed data every fact they seek; but things seen make a mora vivid impression. and there Is much to see.
 Before their steamboat train has whirled them from Cherbourg to Par Is they will notice along the lower Seine. a small river like our upper of laden barges. thousands of tons of heavy merchandise, pulled up and down by puffing tugs. At Charenton, where the Seine ana Marne unite to vast entrepot of water-borne freight and farther south a complicated sys- tenn of little canals which has set the rivers to work all the way across
 If some of the members land in England they Will find the Thames also canalized with frequent locks and Oxford. where 1t Is so narrow that racing shells cannot be rowed side by side. Small as 1t Is the island is from Liverpool to Manchester one ship canal leading to the heart of the tion in the world.
 Expecting that at Manchester. the
 
 large as to cause surprise. It does surprise most Americans to see how much work is done by them and by the tiny rivers which they connect. rivers that are seldom by such use de. spoiled of their beauty and charm for residence or for pleasure boating. Hut 1t is in Germany that they will sec the greatest example of progressive waterways improvement.
 Lord Carlise on his way to Turkey in 1853 was struck by the vast infe- -Er- Wa compared with the Hudson. Modern Germany has made the Rhine one oi the worlds busy rivers. and at Ruh. rort has created a huge freshwatei port to swing part of the Rhenish foreign commerce eastward into Ger. many instead of allowing 1t all to fol. low the river through Holland. Some. tninE hke sN ,b,s 5his snada IS he eoinf wisf tion taking away the big nation'I trada-