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Gilpin observer., 1901-02-14
PERSONALITIES.

Pope Leo XIII does not speak Eng
lish, though he began to learn it moro
than so years ago in Brussels.
In the days of their greatest prospect
ty Gilbert and Sullivan are said H.
have divided between them 5000, O,0Od :.
year.
Charles S. Francis, the new Ari,-i-
can minister to Greece, is graduate
of Cornell, but before going to col. -
learned the printers trade in 1.v:.
NY
Robert Dic., Douglas, a grand SCH II
Stephen A. Douglas of Illinois. ...s
been appointed by Governor Russell -
the Office of attorney general of Norm
Carolina.
Frank Svobcda of New York has rc-
turned from the Klondilie world. lie )
- years old and made the trip or l1ct:
where often the temperature waS 90
degrees below zero.
The Geographical Society of Phi'a-
delphia has presented the Elisha K,nt
Kane medal to DR.. y. Donaldson ST.. "a
of that city in recognition of his rccp::e
explorations in Africa.
Secretary of the Navy Long denies
the report that he Is going to Colorado
to live. His daughter is going to that
state ON account of her health but M
Long says he will always consider Mas
sachusetts his home.
Sir Richard Webster. now Lord Al
verstone, the English lord chief Justice.
when called to the bar made 81 800 IN
the first year of his practice and 5000
the second. Before his latest promotion
he was making 100000 year.
Professor Schiaparelli retired on Nov.
l from the dictatorship of the observa-
tory of Milan. where he had been ut
work for the last 40 years. He has
been one of the most conspicuous Gg-
ures in Italian science. His successor
is Professor Celoria.
Mr.. II. n. Goddard of Clytfe Manor.
who died recently on his ninety fourth
birthday, was one of the old order OF
English country squires. His family
had been settled in Wiltshire ever since
the reign of King John, and the estate
of Clyfre-Pypard had descended to him
in direct line from father to sen fer
$50 years.
The German emperor recently rrc-
sented marble bust of himself to
Baron Beci:. chief of the staff OF the
Austrian army. The bust is on lar:,.
scale and weighs 1.S00 pounds. Ea:cn
Beck is having his house thoroughly
overhauled by military engineers 20 :is-
certain II there be any spot in II capa-
bic of bearing so enormous n weight.
y-r ~
gram asking If there was any fouuia-
ton for the newspaper report that he
was engaged to Lillian Russell: III
you apply to the lady. you will ascer
tain what is true. That she has never
spoken to me In her life and would net
know me If we should chance 10 meet
is pleasant illustration of the liberty
OF the press
Gilpin observer., 1901-02-14
THE GLASS OF FASHION.

Gold tissue roses are stylish touch
of color in the all black hats.
Writing with white ink on bIIc pa
ionable fads in raris
White silk blouses simply tucked are
very much worn now with fancy stIlnes.
of ribbon lace and narrow vel: ct rib
bon or gold braid.
Accordion plated chiffon finds many
uses this season, one of which is the
rntlre lining of an evening cloak over
another lining of silk.
Chiffon, net and gauze with narrow
bands Of silk stitched in mt intervals
make very pretty vests. One row of
embroidered polka dots down the cen
ter of the bands Is an effective addi-
ton.
One of the elegant tribes in fashion
able dress is muff and boa to match
made of white chiffon and finished
with sable in all the edges. A bunch of
violets is added to the muff, and the
combination suggests summer as well
as winter.
low crowned sailor hat made of
taffeta silk or velvet and trimmed with
bunch of roses or pompons at one
side is considered the chic headgear for
young women to wear in the morning
while more dressy afternoon hats are
Of felt in pale colors trimmed with os.
trich feathers and flowers.
The raglan shirt waist seems to be
one Of the new varieties and is well
recommended for athletic young wom-
en-, as it gives freedom of motion. The
sleeve sets in from the collar band like
mans raglan coat, and there are
small stitched in pockets Mt either side
of the bust.-New York Sun.
Gilpin observer., 1901-02-14

symparnlze with or understand them.
"And yet" Stuart said to himself
with a sigh, II would almost exchange
places with nearly any one of them. 1
mean that I am not where 1 can use
what l was born into as would like to
use it."
The bands stopped playing, and a
miner went up into the stand. This
time 1t was not Eric. The men all un-
covered their heads. 1t was very quiet.
The people of Champion stood looking
on from the sidewalks, the church
steps, the railroad depot platform and
the store and Office windows. The man
in the stand lifted up his face and Of
fered short prayer.
20 God, grant us a blessing today as
we go to our place of meeting. Be
with US there in our council together.
Grant that we may be led to do the
right. Keep us all from trespass or sin
or drunkenness. And when we have
ended our strife here below, may we
all, master and men, meet in heaven.
We ask it for Jesus sake. Amen"
Stuart heard every word of the pray
er from where he sat. There was
something indescribably sad to him
in the whole scene. The miners put on
their hats, and the bands at once
struck up lively tune. The men be-
gan to move out into the main street,
forming a double line or column four
abreast. The bands marched each one
in front of a section or division Of tile
line Of march. The men at signal
shouldered their sticks, and, accustom-
ed by this time to the marching, they
presented military appearance as
they swung past the church and into
the road leading over to the park.
where they now held daily meeting
at noon.
Stuart watched for Eric and as he
came by called to him from the win.
dow:
: "I'll drive over. My horse and buggy
are here"
Eric waved his hand and went by
without replying. Stuart came down,
and after the columns of men had
passed he drove along at little dis.
tance behind them.
All the way over he was debating
with himself what he would say. 1t
was the first time he had really met
the men. A great many of them did
not know what the feeling of the new
mine owner was. They supposed that
Ross Duncan's son was like the ia
Ither. Others among them had known
him as child and boy and liked him.
He was n favorite in the town. Many
a rough. reckless, stolid Dane and
COrnishman had admired the lad who
had been so fearless in going up and
down the shafts. There was good
deal of favorable comment among the
men in line over his coming out today.
So when he finally came into the park
and was met by committee there and
escorted up into the pavilion where the
CONTINUED NEXT WEEK.
Gilpin observer., 1901-02-14
The Greedy Pigs.

Two stout little pigs once lived In sty;
They had each two tails and only one eye.
They both liked potatoes and for them would
fight;
II they found nice large one. they each held It
tight.
"IIow greedy the pigs arel" young Tommy ex.
claimed.
Though he for his grcedincss rather was famed.
"Thc pigs know no better" his mother replied,
"But good little boys with their brothers divide
The sweets. and tho good things. and all their
nice treasure,
For giving away Is to them a great pleasure.
But tho poor little pigs have no better been
taught,
And therefore they DO not behave as they ought"
Gilpin observer., 1901-02-14
A COACH WITH FOUR HORSES.


windows in the dial plate to represent
the hours, which were struck by the
successive opening of the windows.
whence fell metallic balls upon bra
zen bell. At noon and at midnight 10
little knights mounted on horseback
came out at the same instant, paraded
round the dial, shut all the windows
and then returned to their places.
A toy invented for Louis XIV was
coach with four horses, outriders and a
passenger. The top of n large oval
table served as n road for this little
equipage, and it was always ready for
travel when the king ordered, n crack
Of the coachman's whip starting off
the horses, which pranced and trotted
and galloped in turn. The coach would
run along until it arrived in front of
the king, when 1t would stop, foot
man would get down from his seat,
open the carriage door. and n lady
would step out. When she had courte-
sled to the king and presented n
petition she would return to the car
hind, the whip would crack once more.
the horses would prance and the drive
would be resumed.
A century later Vancanson's automat-
ic duck was the wonder of the world,
so closely did it resemble n living one
1t waddled about in search of grain,
picked 1t up with its bill, ate it with
quick motions of the throat and swal-
lowed it; it muddled the water with its
beak. drank and quacked; it swan.
dived, dressed its wings; 1t did every
thing as naturally as its live COM
panions.
For centuries Frenchmen have been
noted as makers of automatic toys,
some Of which have excited the admi-
ration of all nations, and they still lead
the world in their manufacture; but
the latest one of very sensational in
genuity was made in 1920 by Houdin
and was known as the pastry shop"
AT the request Of spectators the cook
would come out and bring various
dishes, according to the orders given,
and ut the side of the shop assistant
cooks might be seen rolling pastry and
putting it in the ovens. Although Hou-
din had Invented many curious figures
''the pastry shop" was his masterpiece.
and lie made Il fortune by Its exhibi-
ton in Paris.
An extensive private collection OF
automatic toys Is the quaint pride Of
an English gentleman. who has an i'm
mense room in his London house de-
voted exclusively to these curiositics
of both ancient and modern date.
There are tops from the eighth century
the top was the favoritc toy OF the
middle ages - much the same shape
rs those used by the boys OF today;
there Is n dog watching basket Of
fruit, and when any of the fruit Is TAX
on away he barks without ceaslng until
1t IL replaced; there are dolls that walk
and speak; snakes that hiss and
spring, n steel spider that runs on II
table, always toward the center, to
prevent Its falling over the sides; big
sheep that bleats exactly like real
one; there are caterpillnrs, lizards, mice
all triumphs of mechanical art.
But the most charming little nutom-
atoms In the collections are the night
ingalcs and other song birds, which
Outer their wings. open their bills and
wnrblc most beautlfully.-Alethc Low
Der Craig.
Gilpin observer., 1901-02-14
Mixed About Nnmes.

Tencher Ito new pupiD-whnt is your
last name, my little man?
New Pupll-Tommy. -
what Is your full name" '6
"Tommy Tompklns"
"Then Tompklns is your last namer'
mo, It Isn't. When was born my
name was TompkIns. and they didn't
give me the other one for a month
nfterward."-Collier's Weekly. e,sse..
Gilpin observer., 1901-02-14
Something Like 1t.

II see that General Chaffee wrote q
sharp letter about the stealing of the
astronomical instruments from the Pc
king observatory. Do you know what
was in the letterY
Il dunno exactly. but it was some
thin like Git move on you an bring
back them spyglasses" "-Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
Gilpin observer., 1901-02-14
Winning Out,

"Do you devote much thought to your
poems?" asked the eminent explorer.
"Bless your heart, no" said the emf
nent verslfler. 81 have reached height
where 1 can afford to let that part Of
the work fall on the reader"-Indian-
apolis Press.
Gilpin observer., 1901-02-14
No Rnckbfter.

Mr.. Johnson-Did you remawk at de
club last night dat 1 looked like a lob
ster, sub?
Mr.. Johnson-No, sub. am no
backbiter, sub. If wished to cast any
aspersions upon de lobster family.
should go right to fish market and
do it straight to deyr faces, sub. OATS
my style, suh!-Puck.
Gilpin observer., 1901-02-14
Might De Worse,

Mistress-Bridget, I'm beginning to
lose patience with you. There wouldn't
be n blessed thing done about the
house If | didn't keep telling you to
do it. You couldn't possibly be worse.
Bridget-Oh, don't know, ma'am. |
moight rayfuse teh do what ye towld
me.-Philadelphia Press.
Gilpin observer., 1901-02-14
The Latest.

Softleigh-When l want to be slangy,
always say feel like 80 cents.
Uptosnuf-If you want to be up to
date, say you feel as If you were
marked down from 80 cents.-Ohio
State Journal
Gilpin observer., 1901-02-14
ScnrccIy.

Eyes; he's awfully blue blooded.
Why, I'm told that he's doubly a
count"
80? Mebby he's one of these re-
counts that the papers are all talkln
about just now" - Cleveland Plain
Dealer
Gilpin observer., 1901-02-14
w heels,

many things in my head that
Cruel Husband-I suspected that all
along, but most kinds of machinery
make n noise.--Pittsburg Dispatch.
Gilpin observer., 1901-02-14

her oose prepa
A feast goodies cv spar
" her dinin hail
she me to holds n ball.
he ro
Il and
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Gilpin observer., 1901-02-14

They chose End Men clever
a
Twas JObbernOyyls,
Of Its not few;
done them harm,
And O q heir
had of fconne
Gilpin observer., 1901-02-14
He wouldn't See II.

His Wife-Oh, John! Here's such
funny Joke about woman trying to
drive nail. Shall read It to your
New York World. p .,Nr .1rf,rs.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-12-29

high stratum of air to communicate
from one continent to the other. It
was claimed at the time that the in
ventor succeeded with the aid of kites
In sending and receiving signals from
one mountain top to another ten miles
away. LOOMS great plan was to erect
a very tall tower surmounted by n
very tall mast on the very tallest peak
of the Rocky Mountains; a similar
structure was to be built on the highest
peak of the Alps. With this apparatus
the dentist expected to reach a stratum
of air loaded with electricity. BY sim
ply establishing ground wires from his
towers the electric circuit would be
-presto-fortunes would be
made.
No less an authority than Prof.
Trowbridge of Harvard University
studied the problem of telegraphing
across the Atlantic without a. cable.
Powerful dynamo electric machines. e"
he writes, could be placed in Nova
Scotia, having one end of their circuit
grounded near them and the other end
grounded in Florida, the connecting
wire being of great conductivity and
carefully insulated throughout. BY ex-
ploring the coast of France two points
on surface lines not at the same poten-
tial could be found; and by means of
a telephone of low resistance. Morse
signals sent from Nova Scotia TO Flor
ida could be heard in France" Prof.
Trowbridge had evidently counted the
cost, for he adds, Theoretically this is
possible, but practically the expendi-
ture of energy would be too enormous -
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-12-29

card on which is written a line asking
to keep secret the identity of the per-
sonage or epoch whose spirit he is, but
to do his best at the same time to
guess what other shades are present.
Pencil and paper are given him for the
purpose of writing down the ghosts
guessed.
The ghost writing down correctly the
greatest number of spirit names re-
ceives a well-printed copy of that i'm
mortal ghost story, Hamlet" Silence
is observed until the stroke of 12 which
ushers in a New Year, when the spell
is broken and spook tongues loosed.
The evening ends in a picturesque
cotillon.
ia GOOD RESOLUTION PARTY.
Among the many feIicitous ideas for
your New Years party is that of the
good resolution affair. outside of the
social nature of the affair and the
fun of this new plan, it has the ad-
ditional recommendation Of being the
simplest affair in the world to prepare
for. No preparation on the part of
guest or hostess is needed.
Guests, on entering the parlor, at
the appointed time are given pencils
and paper. When all have appeared
ask the company to form mental, and
in secret one good resolution apiece,
each resolution to be put into rhyme.
Explain that rhymng of the simplest
form will do, and that the poem may
consist of any number of lines that
the resolver prefers.
When the last man or woman has
finished work and said Ready" col
lect the papers and number them.
Read each resolution aloud, and let
the company guess by whom the res
olution was taken. Guesses are not
made verbally, but are written down,
numbered according to the number
of the verse.
Collect these papers and award to
the best guesser the first prize. In
order to do THIS eadh resolver is
called upon to acknowledge his own
effusion. The prize could take the
shape of the diary for the New Year.
Now arrange for a lively ballotinb
to decide which of the verses was best
in point Of humor, meter and SINGER
ity. Every person present votes for
some particular verse. The prize in
this case Is an artistic calendar. In
order to show the unpretentious ma
ture OF the rhymes, a handful of these
selected at random from the work of
a most successful resolution party
Is added here.
The midnight oil no more I'll burn
The light of day shall serve my turn.
Novels, novels, nothing learned
All my novels / have burned.
Empty book and empty mind.
But can / read the other kind?
The tinsel stage. the play at night
/ frankly own is my delight.
The play soon goes, my moneys spent,
do not save a single cent.
So friends / vow, and sign IL here,
That / will better do this year.
Too Oft scorn right wholesome meat
OF sugary lollipops TO eat.
Cakes. custards, sweets, I'll say them
nay,
From their temptations turn away.
carelessness IN gloves and shoes,
Sudden fits Of dumps and blues,
High heels and demi train
None Of these I'll have again.
On me the gateman draws the gate.
"The train is gone, Ma'am. You are
late"
To-day a new rule I've begun.
TO be as prompt az rising sun.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-12-29

over'-but with that word he was
nsught but driven mist.
Twas his shadow" thought Cleena;
| an turning, she went the other way,
| stil calm on Feargus. BY an beyant
she heard a branch break, an again a
dark figure answered her; an twas the
| likeness o Feargus.
Now, here was no water to cross, Sc
quick, to try was it a thrue man, she
held down her torch an set fire TO
some dry leaves.
Come to me by that" said she.
| Give me your hand, first," said the
other, movin' near.
Nay" said Cleena; an twas as il
smoke blew away, an left no man
behind. Just then she heard sound
at her feet; an there, lynn in the grass,
was Feargus again, bound hand an
! foot.
Loose me. if it be Cleena," he
groaned.
Wait" said Cleena, runnin' back to
the loughs edge, an dippin the scarf
from her neck an the water Twas
with fire an water she returned to
Feargus, an with the burnin' end o.
| her stick she parted the cords that
| bound him. Seem that he never finch
ed at the fire, she quenched the sparks
on his coat with the wet scarf. Still
Feargus was before her, an she be-
gan to believe it himself.
Rise an follow" she said: an he
| obeyed, seemin half sleepin. SIZE led
the way to the boat, not lookin back
until she was in it; an then, when
she turned, in the gloom stood three
| Fearguses, each bendin forward to
enter the boat, an naught to show
which was her father. sore trem-
blin' came over her, an then she raised
the horn an blew brave blast.
Smoke cleared away overhead, an
| mist drifted across the water, but the
| thrue Feargus stepped into the end o.
the boat, an sat quiet while she pad
died back to the shore. Sort o. dazed
he was still, as he followed her up
| the glen to where Clan was waitin'
with the horses, but not until he was
| fair i'll the moonlight outside did he
come to his right senses.
tbs you, Cleenea!" says he.
"Ay, says she, holdin the horn to
him. An at the blast he blew out o.
| the forest came the horses that had
| been lost by Kelvin.
Lose no time called Clan. "'Tis
| high on mornin'. an this seven days
afther the seventh
Then hast's our word" says Fear
/ gus; an quick into the saddle, an
swift they rode across the hills to the
road up the river. Twas a long, weary
/ ride before them. but on they pushed,
J waitin' for neither rest nor sleep; an
as the sun neared the trees to the
west. they rode to the ford an there
stood Conan O. the Kingdom, with
Princess Maurya by him.
Feargus sprang down an held out
| the horn.
"Torcall refuses tribute. Prince
| Conan; but tits as your friend I'll fight
at your side in the battle when we
overcome him. For if the little peo-
pie helped you at your need-sure it's
meself would never be here but for
| the adm of slip Of a girl, an a bit
of lad"
SO they clasped hands like sthrong
men! an from the men o. King MUIR
dough came a great shout; an into the
the castle they went with high honor.
But Kelvin the groom?"
Sure, he slipped out O. the tale en-
tirely, for very shame, an that's why
never knew what befell him."
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-12-29

Copyright, 1901, by Robert Howard II
began to issue a revised set of Prophe-
cies.
He allowed that the new Republic
was in the Hands of Corrupt Politi-
clans; that 1t was peopled by the riff
raft of all Creation; that the States
men were bombastic Yawpers; that the
whole Shooting Match lacked the Sterl-
ing Integrity and Moral Grandeur with
which he, himself q. b. was so boun-
teously supplied. For every time that
John B. threw a Brickbat at some one
else, he threw a Bunch of Violets at
himself.
He sat back to await the inevitable
Smash Up. But the crazy Machine,
although it pounded and leaked steam
and made Strange Noises, continued to
worry along.
Occasionally one of John Bulls Fam
lily would come across the Sea to study
the Tree Dwellers in the Interest of
Science. Usually il would be an Au-
thor. He would discover that about
One Square Mile of Boston was dimly
touched by the Light of Civilization,
but in other Parts of the Country the
true English Pronunciation was seldom
heard.
Wherever the Author went, he would
be greeted with Acclaim and put into
the Spare Bed Room and fed on Chick
en- and serenaded by the Town Band.
He would go back and tell his Coun-
trymen all about the Typical Ameri-
can. who was said to be a lean and