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Gilpin observer., 1905-10-05
Farm and Home
House Cellar; Corn Crib: Barn.

House Cellar; Corn Crib; Barn.
F. Tt. What kind of walls and
door would prevent water coming into
cellar in low land? 2. What size
should corn crib be to hold 800 bush
els OF corn? kOw should it be built?
3. Please publish plan of barn to
hold four horses, five cattle and thirty
sheep. 4. How deep should water
pipes be put down so that they will
not freeze up?
l. Use cement mortar for building
stone walls and point up both inside
and outside of the walls with the ce-
ment mortar.
2. The corn crib would require to be
30 feet long, feet wide and feet
high. 1t would be well to have the
width 5 feet at the bottom and 2 feet
at the top in order to keep out moist
ure. Have cross ties at the plate 5 or
feet apart to prevent the crib spread
ing. The crib should rest on posts
two and half or three feet above the
Gilpin observer., 1905-10-05
Niaqara's Power.

Niagara river. in its course from
Lake Erie to Lake Ontario. falls a
distance Of 627 feet. A survey by the
United States engineers. who measur-
ed the flow of the river below the
falls. shows that 1t discharges 100000
cubic feet Of water second from the
one lake to the other. BY a simple
calculation 1t appears that in its de-
scent Of twenty-seven miles from lake
TO lake Niagara river develops the
equivalent OF about 100000 theoret.
ical horse power.
Gilpin observer., 1905-10-05
Machine for w.shino p;.h...

Several dishwashing machines have
been patented within the last few
years. but most OF them have been
TOO complicated in construction Only
the proprietors of hotels, restaurants,
cafes. etc.. know what a problem 1t is
to wash SO many dishes as they use
in the course Of a day. and a simple
device OF this kind saves them time
and labor. This machine. the inven-
tiOn OF two Ohio men, seems exceed.
inly practical OF operation. no more
than ordinary care being required to
prevent breakage. The usual table is
provided. underneath which are placed
the tanks for the water. Rising
above the tanks is mast. upon which
is bracket. the receptacle for holding
the dishes being made OF a wire
mesh large enough to allow the ac.
cumulations from the dishes TO pass
through, and is suspended upon this
bracket.
Mounted upon the mast is hoist.
Gilpin observer., 1905-10-05
In the .eood Old Times"

The nonagenarian shook his hoary
head.
''It is all very WELL" he quavered
"to condemn the railroads for their re.
bates and the telegraph companies for
their high rates. but | remember the
time"
He paused to light his pipe.
II remember the time when YOU
rode on cars that had no roofs. cars
built like stage wagons. and you paid
a fare that would be about--well.
about the rate OF $40 from Philadel.
phia to York.
And telegrams." he went on.
We'll. gentlemen. the first telegram
| sent cost me 80 cents a word. and
the man that received 1t was so sur.
prised he thought 1t was hoax"
Gilpin observer., 1905-10-05
Cement for Walls.

c. w. HI wish to build a room
16 feet wide by "a feet long. feet
high and inches thick: also floor
How much Portland cement and how
much gravel will it take. and in vha:
proportion are they to be mixed?
For the walls of the room 10 bar
rels of the cement. 13 yards OF gravel
and the labor of three men for five
days would be required. For the
floors. Ave barrels Of cement. three
yards OF gravel and the labor Of three
men for one day would be required.
Gilpin observer., 1905-10-05
Iron Frame for = Gate.

G. TIN framing gate with one
inch pipe, would it be satisfactory to
use elbows in the corners instead of
bending them? Are the tubes usually
filed with sand?
In making the frame OF gate with
iion pipe. bend the pipe to shape de-
sired. and use unions where pipes
join. BY filling pipe with sand there
is less danger of kinliing the iipe
when bending 1t. II stay braces are
used band of iron clamp with rivets
through the pipe is used
Gilpin observer., 1905-10-05
PASTE JEWELS.

A writer who signs &c. NJ" to hf
stuff, keeps the New Orleans PicayuR
well supplied with pertinent parl
graphs. which prove the author to ID
philosopher we'll versed in the way
of the world. Following is a bunch
of samples:
It's the shorn sheep that recognizes
the shears.
Dreamy religion doesn't disturb the
devil.
Those women who write books on
how to manage husbands are usually
spinsters.
The giggling girl sees in every shirt
waist man her affinity.
Debt and indigestion head many a
man toward destruction.
A woman's cleverness usually peters
out before it reaches her heart
Pull is the little path that leads
straight up to the hill called Sue
cess
The bloom can only be brushed
from the peach once. q
Death is not so full of mystery a.
life is.
Behold the simple! How he spread
eth himself like a green bay tree.
A man can advance a thousand m.
guments against matrimony until the
right woman comes along and mar
ries him.
The devil often employs diamond
to light the silly to destruction.
II promises were like some board
inghouse pie crust they would be hard
to break
Some men are so polite they think
1t is simple courtesy to remove the
mote from their neighbor's eye first.
The right sort of pride goeth before
destrucion-and departeth not after it.
Gilpin observer., 1905-10-05
Where Il Came In.

Mayme-Notice that couple we Just
passed? They're Mr.. and Mrs. Pyrrh.
Simmons. Their courtship was one OF
the most romantic affairs of the sea.
son.
Maybelle-Why, she's as homely as
q telegraph pole!
Mayme-I know It. and he's as poor
as church mouse. That's what made
!. -r ~.mantic.
Gilpin observer., 1905-10-05
ALL SORTS.

Don't cry over split milk Call the
cat.
There are also a number of fugitive.;
from injustice.
All men are born equal, but the
equality doesn't hold out.
A soft-headed nail and hard-head-
ed man are both difficult to drive.
Necessity knows no law, but many
young lawyer knows necessity.
The man who has more than he
needs never has more than he wants.
No. Cordelis. marriage and happi-
ns's are not necessarily SYNONYMOUS
A sour mash drives some men TO the
saloon and some others to the divorce
court.
Some politicians are self-made.. but
most of the candidates are machine
made.
Though the wisdom Of the ancients
may have been superior TO ours, we
are still alive.
There Is a vast difference between
getting ahead in the world and get
ting head In u saloon.
It's the twenty fifth anniversary Of
her debut into the world that is often
est celebrated by woman.
Good men are seldom heard OF. but
the rsscais are always getting their
names In the police reports
A mans laziness has certainly
reached the limit when he feels that
II is too much trouble TO try to avoid
trouble.
Gilpin observer., 1905-10-05
a Romance Of the Wind seIt.

A Romance Of the Wind Belt.
you met your husband in Kansas,
] believer"
We'll, you could hardly call it
meeting him. You see, a cyclone came
along and when l recovered conscious
ness ! was sitting on John back Of
what had once been a pumping sta
tion. Isn't 1t strange how fate brings
people together sometimes."-Chi-
cago Record Herald.
Gilpin observer., 1905-10-05

inches wide. The bottom plank is Of
the same dimensions, except that it is
a foot and half shorter. The hopper
is easily constructed, and the hooks
secured at any hardware store. or pos
sibly improvised at home from bent
nails. The base of the hopper is
wedged from the perpendicular plank
around
Gilpin observer., 1905-10-05
; - "a ~ n q 7-7- '1- - "a a
1VvENTlON/
l'lPD6NEflEND
Artificial Cotton From Woo.

ATttIlCidI NOttOn FROM WOOos
Good results have been attained in
the production of artificial cotton ex-
tracted from FIR and freed from bark
and knots. The flbers are broken up
by special machine and then subject
ed to steam in copper, lead lined
cylinder for several hours After be-
ing boiled for day and half in a
solution Of soda lye the material is
washed, crushed more thoroughly,
bleached, and dried by means OF roll
lers. The cellulose thus obtained is
heated and further manipulated to re-
duce the fiber, and then passed
through a weak solution OF carbonate
OF soda and between drying rollers.
Finally, to give the necessary hrmness
to the thread, 1t is put into a bath Of
diluted ammonia, and then washed
with cold water. Compared with the
natural product 1t is dihicult to dis
tinguish the artificial, and It is said
the cost Of production will permit its
becoming q competitor of the former.
Gilpin observer., 1905-10-05
Wanted to Be Correct,

A careful obituary writer, desiring
to be exact, says:
1T may have been 10 O'Clock when
he crossed the river. but we were not
certain about 1t. as the clock had been
losing time, and the only watch in the
house was suffering from a broken
handspring. g."-Atlanta Constitution.
Gilpin observer., 1905-10-05
The rerribIe Wretch.

why, Mabel. dear, what is the mat
ter?" cried the fearful brides mother.
Tell me all about it. Don't keep
back a thing, darling. What has the
brute been doing?"
When l wanted him to lock the
windows last night he said there was
nothing but me for burglars toto
c-c-carry away, and he wasn't at all
afraid. Boo-hoo-hoo!"
Gilpin observer., 1905-10-05
Merely an Empty Bottle.

Yes. sah," said Col. Bluegrass, "he
showed me a decsntah that once be-
longed to Washington, and he was
very proud Of It. Queer fellah that"
Queer? Why, isn't that something
to be proud of"
But, nah deah sub, thar wasn't a
drop o liquah in it, sab.
Standard and Times
Gilpin observer., 1905-10-05
pvspEpTIc PHILOSOPHY.
A lie seldom dies from lack Of cir.
culation.

A lie seldom dies from lack OF cir.
culation.
The success of other people is pure
ly a matter of luck
The divorce court demonstrates that
1t Is never too late to mend.
A woman never quarrels with her
self except as a last resource.
The manicure girl has a profound
contempt for the finger Of scorn.
The intoxication OF love is generally
followed by sober second thought.
The fellow VINO gives away cheap
cigars would give away his friends.
A man doesn't have to know any
conundrums to keep his wife guess
ing.
II a married man had the spirit OF a
mouse his wife would be afraid Of
him.
A great deal Of energy is wasted in
talking that might be used in saving
wood.
You can't even borrow trouble with
out paying a pretty high rate Of in
terest.
Size doesn't always count. tiny
flea can bring the biggest dog to
scratch.
The man who invents excuses is
generally infringing on some other fel-
lows patent.
Don't throw your money away un-
less you want to 60 to work for the
fellow who picks 1t up.
To marry a cooking school girl It is
not only necessary 10 love her with
your whole heart, but with your liver
as well.
Time may be money, but lots of fel-
lows will spend more time trying to
pass Canadian dime than it would
take them to earn five dollars.
Gilpin observer., 1905-10-05
Must Do a. the Other, ,po,

Howell-You don't seem very happy
over your promotion to be cashier of
your bank.
Powell-Well. you see. l have al
ways been an honest man, but l sup
pose l must live up to the tradition.
Judge.
Gilpin observer., 1905-10-05
eeethoven Auoreei.ted.

She Cat the concert)-Oh. l just
dote on Beethoven.
He-Do you?
She-Yes. indeed. Beethoven's mu-
sic is SO delicate. SO refined, SO soul
full, it doesn't interfere with the con-
creation at all.-New York Weekly.
Gilpin observer., 1905-10-05
Worried About Hi. Health

Church-How's your friend rlat-
bush?
Gotham-Oh, the poor fellow is very
much worried about his health.
Why. Is he sick?"
Not yet, but the girl has just left
him and his wife is going to try cook
ing"
Gilpin observer., 1905-10-05
Had a Personal Reason,

rs it possible" Queried the for
!edener. chat women work in cigar
factories in this country?
Yes; in some Of them" answered
the native. why shouldn't they?"
FOR this reason, among others" 4"
said the foreigner, sadly exhibiting a
rusty hairpin he had extracted from q
cigar Of the Best in the Universe"
brand.
Gilpin observer., 1905-10-05
Interesting Experiments.

A European scientist. Raoul Bay
eux. has been counting the red cor
puscles In human blood during ascen-
sions Of Mount Blanc. M. Bayeux
draws the following conclusions from
his experiments: The blood under
goes rapid and considerable increase
in the number of red globules when
one passes from one altitude to q
higher level. II one remains In the
latter place the first number of glob-
ules Is found to diminish slightly. but
not a great extent in a few hours
Descending to the starting point
makes the number diminish to a great.
er degree, but it is still above what 1t
was before the ascension. He finds
that a second ascension. made before
the number has fallen to the original
value. causes a new increase which is
greater than is remarked In the first
ascension.
Gilpin observer., 1905-10-05
Vecv Nociferous.

I'm surprised at your beating that
dog" exclaimed old Mr.. Cooley. You
should have some pity for dumb ami
mails"
so l have" retorted Jenkins; but
II you had to listen to this fellow at
night. as do, you'd know be wasn't
dumb"
Gilpin observer., 1905-10-05
WITH THE sAeEs.

Each stumbling block is stepping
stone.-Dr. William Mathews.
Without constancy there is neither
love, friendship, nor virtue in the
world.-Addison
For every inferior. earthly pleasure
We forego, a superior. celestial one is
ubstituted.-Thoreau.
The greatest work has always gone
hand in hand with the most fervent
moral purpose.-Sidney Lanier.
You cannot dream yourself into a
character. You must hammer and
forge one for yourself-J. A. Froude.
| The love of literature awakens
every faculty. refines every sentiment
and elevates every motion.-John
Morley.
True love can no more be Mmif
ished by showers of evil-hap tha
flowers are marred by timely rains.<
Marlowe.
had rather never receive kind
ness than never bestow one. Not to
return a benefit is the greater sin,
but not 10 confer it. IL the earlier
Seneca.
Be substantially great in thyself.
and more than thou appearest unto
others, and let the world be deceived
in thee as they are in the lights OF
| heaven.-Sir Thomas Browne.
Gilpin observer., 1905-10-05
SAID ~ WISE MEN.

Round numbers are always false.
Samuel Johnson.
The fly that sips treacle Is lost
the sweets.-John Gay.
Be lowly wise; think only what CO
Germs thee and thy being.-Milton.
To cultivate Kindness Is a valuable
part OF the business OF lIfe.-Dr. John
son.
The true strong and sound mind II
the mind that can embrace equally
great :hinSs and small.--Saruel
~ -
Gilpin observer., 1905-10-05
SENTENCE oERMcNo.
Duty is a door to delight.

N
Duty Is door to delight.
Hidden sins cannot be healed.
Worship Is but the voice of love.
Disinterested men get the greatest
interest.
Nothing proves culture better than
kindness.
You never find beautiful life with
boastful lips.
He who would do divine work must
not be afraid Of dirt.
This world needs new impulses
more than new ideas.
without their miseries.
You cannot advertise men into affec-
tion for the Almighty.
He who loves men needs not to pray
for power to love God.
The Lord have mercy on the boy
with faultIess father.
A good deal OF pisgishness goes
under the name of principle.
1t takes more than milk and water
to make the meekness Of q Moses.
Warm friendships are not likely to
be fused In heated arguments.
Life is but our name for that which
the great Master may call the FIRST
lesson.
Most men imagine that a fzzle in
business furnishes a fitting for the
ministry.
great work who cannot overlook some
small things.
The world always will choke On
religion made out of PHILOSOPHERS first
petrffied and then pulverized.
The judgment is more likely to ask
"How many shoes did you wear out
In works of love?" than How many
prayers did you r?'-Henry F.
Cope, in Chicago Tribune.
Gilpin observer., 1905-10-05
FLORIDA SUNSHINE.

Many a man mistakes his stinginess
for wisdom.
Loose characters like to turn their
money loose. =
Patched clothes are not in it with
patched regulations.
Country life may be dull. but II does
not always breed dullards.
Nothing Is so difficult as for an js-
norant man TO recognize his defcien-
cies. <khsN
Some people like to find fault So
well that they seem to find comfort
In II.
III necessity Is the mother OF in
vention where does the Patent Office
come in?
Imagination goes long ways. but IL
never yet made last years hat look
new TO woman.
1t may be long lane that has no
turning, but some women are longer
In making up their mind to turn a
dress.-Florida TimesUnion.
Gilpin observer., 1905-10-05

A-Horse stall. IT. wide, with 8 IT.
passage behind. B-Box stall or feed
It. long. gutter 10 in. wide. passage. 4
#. 10 In. D-Sheep pen. 13x26 IT. E
Feed passage, IT. wide.
ground, with fanged tin collars on
each post to prevent rats climbing up
to the crib. An inverted tin pan laid
on each post beneath the sill will an
swer well. A plank floor would an
,swer all requirements. A concrete
floor would hold water from snow
that would drift in.
3. A plan of a suitable barn to ac-
commodate the stock in question is
shown in the accompanying illustra-
ton.
4. Water pipes should put down
below the frost line, whatever depth
this may be in your district
Gilpin observer., 1905-10-05
Oulv for Her.

"Ah." said Mrs. Oldcastle, as the
hostess poured her a cup Of tea. my
Fidus Achates!'
Yes. knew it was. always keep
q little of 1t In the house specially for
you. although Josiah wants his strong
enough 10 burn hole in a blanket"
Gilpin observer., 1905-10-05
PoLlrENEss A NECESSITY.

Nine out Of ten persons whom they
ask look as though they were being in
suited.
Gilpin observer., 1905-10-05
cniRps OF A cAeRus.

Many women who love 10 not know
how 10 slow It.
When 4 man Is forced to tighten his
purse-strines, mis- wife may need
watching.
To win q mans love keen him guess.
Ing. and when you have secured II let
him keep on guessing.
II the skeletons In the closets OF
our friends escaped and organized
cldb for the exchange OF condolences.
a change OF climate might not be u
bad idea.
hate 4 fool-there Is no law OF
ethics to determine what he will do
next.-Kate Thyson Mari. In the Sun.
day Magazine.
Gilpin observer., 1905-10-05

ing cable, which is operated by a
lever, secured to the end OF the table,
the lever automatically locking when
the receptacle is a predetermined de.
preston. After the receptacle has
been filed with dishes the lever is re.
leased and the dishes lowered into
the tank supplied with hot water and.
after thorough cleansing, the basket
is raised and again lowered into the
other tank. which Is connected with
the cold water, for nnal rising. All
refuse matter passes on through
drain pipes connected with the tanks.
Gilpin observer., 1905-10-05

II is that OF strangers or old people
asking the way to certain points or
streets.
Gilpin observer., 1905-10-05
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.


A good many people get married
just from inherited force of habit.
Women wouldn't be so almighty fas-
cinating II men could understand
them.
1t is very healthful to live in the
country if you can be away from
home most of the time.
A girl has an awfully appealing way
OF acting in a hammock as IL she
would fall out unless you held her in.
A girl has to be awful innocent not
to think she needs to look 1t when she
comes in from a dark piazza with a
man.
There would be lot more happiness
in the world If the price Of marriage
licenses was SO high that fewer people
could buy them.
1t is . lot of fun watching a man
who has theories about raising a fam.
lily try to get back on earth after he
has one Of his own.
When a man comes home late and
sets the clock back he always forgets
about the striker till 1t rings 3 o'clock
at O'Clock breakfast
1t is just like fool doctor. to recon-
mend exercise for a man who is suf-
fering from spending his nights walk
Ing with the baby to keep it quiet
It's funny to see the way a man who
acts like millionaire when he is rid
ing in somebody's else's automobile
has to hunt around in his pockets for
nickel when he gets on street car
New York Press.
Gilpin observer., 1905-10-05

There is one especial case of in.
civility which we see thus illustrated
TOO often.
Gilpin observer., 1905-10-05
NEW TEETH IN OLD SAWS.

Love one-and another.
Judge not book by it's lover.
Man butts In little here below.
The weigh Of the assessor is hard.
A gathering stone gathers remorse.
He'll hath NO fury Ike a woman's
corn,
~
Dope springs eternal in the human
breast.
IT'S 2 poor roulette wheel that won't
wo -ays.-Judge.
Gilpin observer., 1905-10-05

The quickest way Of curing a habit
is by never forgetting that you are
curing It.
Gilpin observer., 1905-10-05
Particulars Nesde d.

Particulars Needed,
Dear Madam" wrote Distressed
Correspondent to the beauty editor.
do you know Of anything that will
cure warts?"
That depends" wrote the beauty
editor In response. What Ails your
warts?"
Gilpin observer., 1905-10-05
SOME QUIET SMILES
HUMOROUS ITEMS, ORIGINAL AND
SELECTED.

Good Reason Advanced to Prove Truth
Of Old Saying-Mr. Leo's Hair Re-
storer-cause Of Much Surprise to
Colonel Bluegrass.
Gilpin observer., 1905-10-05
A 9ao Holder.

A Bag Holder.
Think Of the labor that would be
saved by the use Of the simple con-
trivance shown in the illustration. The
upright plank is an inch thick, three
inches and a half long, and fifteen
Gilpin observer., 1905-10-05

II you are inclined to be brusque.
abrupt and sharp spoken you must
keep the one thought constantly on
your mind.
Gilpin observer., 1905-10-05

Don't think that you can save youl
politsness for those you like or those
10 whom you dare not be anything but
Polite.-Beatrice Fairfax. in the Butte
Miner.
Gilpin observer., 1905-10-05

Underneath all that you are doing
must run the refrain: II must be
pleasant; | must be Courteous
Gilpin observer., 1905-10-05

A good many people get Marie,
Just from inherited force of habit.
Gilpin observer., 1905-10-05

And yet the request is a perfectly
ordinary one and surely demands a
civil answer. There are thousands OF
other instances Just rs simple.
Gilpin observer., 1905-10-05

When anyone asks you civil ques.
tion. don't snap their heads off with a
sharp answer. You can at least an
Rwer civilly.
Gilpin observer., 1905-10-05

1t is just like fool doctor. to recon-
mend exercise for a man who is suf
fering from spending his nights walk.
Ing with the baby to keep 1t quiet.
Gilpin observer., 1905-10-05

Women wouldn't be so almighty fas
cinating II men could understand
them.
Gilpin observer., 1905-10-05

Patched clothes are not in it with
patched regulations.
Gilpin observer., 1905-10-05

1t is very healthful to live in tn.
country if you can be away from
home most of the time.
Gilpin observer., 1905-10-05

For every inferior. earthly pleasure
We forego, superior. celestial one is
bstituted.-Thoreau
Gilpin observer., 1905-10-05

soft-headed nail and a hard-head-
ed man are both difficult to drive
Gilpin observer., 1905-10-05

Don't throw your money away un-
less you want to 60 to work for the
fellow who picks It up.
Gilpin observer., 1905-10-05

Nothing is so difficult as for an is
norant man to recognize his defcien-
cies. xxhsN
Gilpin observer., 1905-10-05

Some people like to find fault So
well that they seem to find comfort
In 1t.
Gilpin observer., 1905-10-05

Necessity knows no law, but many
4 young lawyer knows necessity.
Gilpin observer., 1905-10-05

Country life may be dull. but II does
not always breed dullards.
Gilpin observer., 1905-10-05

The man who has more than he
needs never has more than he wants.
Gilpin observer., 1905-10-05

Without constancy there is neither
love, friendship, nor virtue in the
world.-Addison.
Gilpin observer., 1905-10-05

The man who invents excuses is
generally infringing on some other fel-
lows patent
Gilpin observer., 1905-10-05

When a man comes home late and
sets the clock back he always forgets
about the striker till 1t rings 3 o'clock
at o'clock breakfast.
Gilpin observer., 1905-10-05

All men are born equal, but the
doesn't hold out