Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1902-02-20

CENTRAL CITY, COLORADO.
The baseball magnates are playing
o great batting game.
Admiral Yeh has been ordered by the
Chinese government to bring his navy
up to the United States standard.
In China the year begins in Febru-
airy, and the Chink thus escapes the
January thaw of good resolutions.
New York probably realizes by this
time the supreme folly of attempting
to confine an earthquake to q tunnel
Swieztochowski entertained Pader-
ewski the other nightski. After a flow
of soulski they put each other to bed
ski.
Women in Germany cannot be said
to be dragging behind the times; they
want the family washing done by
trust.
1t is now said that the pope is tired,
not sick. Perhaps he has been read
Ing the conflicting rumors regarding
his health.
The Kentucky girls say Admiral
Schley is latterer. He probably told
each of them that she had beauty
enough for all.
The supply of mustangs in Montana
has practically been exhausted by the
heavy demands of Buffalo Bill and the
South African war.
In deciding to hold a reception for
the women of the foreign legations the
dowager empress Of China has moved
right into the front row.
Great Britain and the United States
have exchanged places in one respect
While the former is piling up a war
debt the latter Is cutting one down.
The picture the German newspapers
are using to represent Miss Roosevelt
might bring on war were we not a
good-natured and long-suffering peo-
pie.
No request has yet been received in
this country for the appointment of
representatives to attend the corona
ton Of King Alfonso at Madrid next
May.
When an impecunious friend strikes
you for ten dollars Of your surplus it is
less embarrassing to say "Tkona,"
which is crocodile Zulu for 81 have
none"
There is no assurance that America
is not absorbing the usual quota of an
archists into its population every time
a shipload of immigrants reaches our
shores.
The discovery that there is a gang
of counterfeiters at work in Porto
Rico seems to indicate that the Ameri-
canization of the island is proceeding
rapidly.
The European nations now striv-
ing to prove how much they love us
would probably be less demonstrative
II they knew how determined we are
to remain single.
II the reports of Prince Henry's good
sense are trustworthy the American
who attempts to "fawn Mt the feet of
royalty" invites the encouragement of
q royal kick in the jaw.
AS result of the earthquake at the
City of Mexico. Gov. Mora and his
family have no home and are now liv-
ing in stable. Well, the Savior of
mankind was born in one.
Anarchists say that Prince Henry
never did useful days work and that
they will ignore him when he visits
this country. But do the anarchists
want to monopolize the loafing?
No sooner does the Kaiser prove that
he is friendly to the United States than
he is called upon to demonstrate his
affection for England. Some Of the
Kaiser's orators keep him busy.
With the Danish West Indies ours.
the territory controlled by the United
States will come within 100 miles of
reaching half around the globe. Even
Benjamin Franklin didn't foresee that.
Mr.. Marconi's engagement was
broken off because he failed to keep
up his correspondence. He was SO i'm
mersed In his wireless signal scheme
that he forgot all about the postal
cards.