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Gilpin observer., 1905-10-19
Composer Over Fond of Coffee.

The Italian composer Donizetti was
accustomed to immure himself in a
room, with quantity of music paper.
pen and ink, and three or four coffee
pots full of coffee. He began imbib-
ing these when he began to write and
continued until the supply was ex-
hausted. Then he ordered in more,
and when that was finished another
supply. The amount of coffee which
he drank was fabulous-yet he DEEM
ed it entirely necessary for his inspira-
ton. AS the result of such extraor-
dinary habit the once handsome man
contracted the yellow complexion
which we are apt to associate with a
chinese or a Hindoo; his lips were
generally jet black, his nervous sys-
tenn broke down, and this brought in
its active train the premature decay
of his faculties.
Gilpin observer., 1905-10-19
What's in a Name?

At Montreal the advertising manag.
er of the Canadian Pacific is a man
named Ham, and the city ticket Of
fee is in charge of man named Egg.
says an exchange. The two are fast
friends. and il both happen to be out
Of town at once inquiries for Ham and
Eggs are frequent. By coincidence
both report to an official whose name
is Bacon, whose chief clerk is named
Brown. Recently Ham and Egg were
both in Bacon's office. The telephone
rang and Brown answered. He caught
an inquiry for the Canadian Pacific
office, and sain:
This is IT,"
Who's this talking?" asked the
voice.
This is Brown. Do you want Ba-
CONF"
NO; don't want bacon, brown or
any other way. l want one Of the
Canadian Pacific officials"
well, VIII Ham and Egg do? They
are both here"
Il don't want any Of them! Central,
switch tia; cheap hash-house off this
wire!"
Gilpin observer., 1905-10-19
THE COMPOSER WHO FILcHEs.
De koven Has No High Idea Of Such
Mans Honesty.


Reginald De Koven, the well-known
composer, was speaking with some
scorn of a foreign musician whose
productions were not always SO orig
inal as they pretended to be.
Il should like to use this fellow"
said .;r. De Koven, "as character In
a comic opera. l would give him long
ha'r, a velvet coat and a pocket fiddle,
and in the second act 1 would have
him Kidnapped by brigands and hidden
away in a remote cavern.
MIR. De Koven laughed at his odd
fancy and went on:
Here the brigand chief visits him.
The chief says:
From your costume am to Judge
yon 10 be strolling musician"
mot at ALL is the naughty answer.
L am composer
what are your works. the chief
asks.
The other enumerates his operas
and the chief says:
"'Sing me an aria from "The Pink
Stocking" in your best manner
The composer sings the aria and
at its end the brigand chief, rising in
great excitement, orders the shackles
to be stricken from his lin bs.
$50 you steal?' he cries. Then
go in peace. l never exact tribute
from a colleague
Gilpin observer., 1905-10-19
Played Golf Game at Night.

This is description of a game of
golf which was played in the Shetland
islands one night this summer: THE
first ball was driven from the tee at
five minutes to II (midnighD and a
full double round of eighteen holes
was played. the match terminating at
2:3O. The light was so good that the
balls could easily be seen where they
lay after having been driven well
from the tee and there was never any
difficulty in finding them. Shortly af-
ter IL o'clock the lark was heard in
full song. and it was broad daylight
by the time the match was finished.
The experiment was such success
that it was repeated on several sub.
SeQuent occasions"
Gilpin observer., 1905-10-19
MIR. Rockefeller Was Meek.

While Mr.. and Mrs. William Rookie
feller and daughter were automobil-
ing through England and Scotland re-
Gently they stopped at Harrogate. TAX
ing a suite of nine rooms at the hotel.
The day after Mr.. Rockefeller arrived
he went to the barber shop in the
hotel to be shaved, his mustache hav-
ing been clipped into the semblance OF
a scrubbing brush.
The barber proceeded to strop the
razor aud lather the oil magnate's
face. Al the same time, wishing to
entertain his client. he remarked:
I'VE have the wealthiest man in the
world staying here"
"Ah," said Mr.. Rockefeller, who Is
that"
'1iockefeller. sir. the great oil king"
But" said Mr.. Rockefeller, per
haps it is the rich mans brother, who
is very poor man. For instance. if
your brothers were rich would it nee
essarily mean that you were?"
No" said the barber. but in this
case l do not know which Rockefeller
it is. Anyway. should not want any
thing more than to have the rocks
this man has"
Mr.. Rockefeller returned to his
room, told his courier of the incident.
and laughed heartily. All the smart
people Of the hotel were ahsurily con-
cerned in the doings of the Rockesel.
lers.
Gilpin observer., 1905-10-19
Real looic.

Not long ago there was talk of plac-
ing a clock in the tower of certain
village church.
John X, the old sexton, declared
himself dead agin it," and expressed
the opinion that it would entail "a
sad waste O. brass"
"We wants no clocks" he said.
We've done without clocks up to
now, an we shall manage. Why, ly-
ing / my bed of a morning / can see
the time by the sundial over the
porch"
Yes" said one who approved Of
the scheme. that is all right as far as
it goes. But the sun doesn't shine ev-
cry morning. What do you do then?"
Why" replied John, as If surpris-
ed at the question, Il knows then as
1t amt fit weather to be out o. bed.
an just stops wheer l is!''-London
Tit-Bits.
Gilpin observer., 1905-10-19
WAS FREE FROM PREJUDICE.
TaIesman Able to Try Case Against
an Indian Fairly.


In northern California town a
supposed murder had been committed.
The half-breed wife Of an Indian
had died, as the husband said, from
natural causes, and was buried with
out the usual formalities being first
compiled with. After lapse of two
weeks the body was disinterred by
the authorities at the instance of a
particular enemy of the accused and
marks Of violence, as the informer
had said. were found upon the body.
The prosecuting attorney was ex-
amining the talesmen to ascertain II
any Of them were prejudiced against
Indians.
Talesman Taylor was upon the
stand undergoing a rather stiff cross
examination.
did an Indian do you or your fam
lily any harm at any timer" asked the
prosecutor.
NO" replied Taylor.
did you or any of your family ever
have dealings or trouble with an In
diam"
NO" replied Taylor, except that
my mother was killed by an Indian"
--Hppincott's.
Gilpin observer., 1905-10-19
Cleaned Him Out.

They were exchanging the gossip
Of the mining camp of Nevada
Did you hear said the fellow
with the diamond scarf pin in his
sweater, how they did up Sullivan
over in Kawich?"
Really"
Yep. Sullivan's saloon at Kawich
is busted fatter than the bank of
Goldfeld. You haven't been over to
Kawich, have you? It's forty Ave
miles out Ia the wilderness, and water,
when there is any in camp. is worth
its weight in radium. Well, fellow
went into Sullivan's the other day
with seven friends. and just out of
pure cussedness they all ordered wa
ter"
Gilpin observer., 1905-10-19
CAPTAIN OUT OF HIS COURSE.
Rustic Had His Own Idea About
"PlowlnQ the Seas"

"PloWino the Seas"
Daniel Maloney, the brave .aeronaut
who met his death at Santa Clara
through the overturning Of his aero
plane, has never any fear Of aerial
accidents.
Maloney put his trust in proficiency.
Before each ascension he studied
every detail Of the car; he tried every
smallest mechanism. The young man
always imputed aerial accidents to
aerial ignorance.
"The average aeronaut," he said one
day. "is about as fit to run a flying
machine as the Ceciltown farmer who
crossed with Capt. Lampford was to
sail q ship.
This farmer. the second day out.
began to dislike the motion. His ap-
petite disappeared, he had a slight
headache, and he was pale and Ian
guild.
LAS he leaned over the rail discon-
solately, watching with slight shud-
der the rise and fall OF the horizon,
Capt Lampford appeared.
"'Look here, Capt. Lampford,' said
the farmer, you don't understand your
business
1.-The captain smiled. He was will
ing to humor this poor, seasick rustic.
81 don't understand my business,
chi? he said. What is the trouble
with me?'
why, blame II ALL said the farm
er, you ought to keep in the fur
rows.'"
Gilpin observer., 1905-10-19
wHIMs OF WORLDS GREAT ONES
Men Of Genius Who Have Been Noted
fer Their Eccentricity.

fer Tnetr Eccentrtcity.
The men of genius whose works are
among the worlds most precious pos
sessions have ever been the most
eccentric OF the most normal Of man
Kind, says W. H. Cotton All readers
OF "Romola" will remember Pieri di
Cosimo, that misanthropic painter
who lived completely isolated from
his fellows in his queer, squalid stu
do, with its garden of weeds and fow-
ers growing rankly as they willed.
because he preferred them so; his
only companions toads, rabbits. spi-
ders and even more loathsome crea-
lures; his diet consisting wholly Of
eggs, hard-boiled, by the dozen and
eaten when required. no matter what
condition. Goya, the Spanish REM
brandt, was the widest and most iras-
chile of men. When he was painting
the portrait Of the Duke of Wellington
he kept the hero of Waterloo in a
rigid attitude for hours, at the least
movement threatening him with a
dagger, and when the duke complain
ed OF weariness the painter seized
plaster cast and hurled it at his head.
Michael Angeles method OF working
was one of his greatest eccentricities.
Often he would get up in the middle
OF the night to hack and hew his
marble by the light of single candle
fastened to the visor Of his cap, and
then, worn by his great labors, he
would throw himself down to sleep
again without removing his clothing
or his shoes-sometimes keeping the
latter on SO long that when they were
removed the flesh came eff with the
stockings. 1t is generally credited
that at one time a year passed in
which he never once removed his
shoes.-Leslie's Weekly.
Gilpin observer., 1905-10-19
NOT VIOLATION OF SCRIPTURE.
Clergyman Had Sufficient Reason for
Urqinq Divorce

Urging OiVoFCS.
One of the witnesses called in a Chi
cago divorce case last year was
highly respected clergyman In the
Windy City. According to one of the
counsel in the case. the following con-
versation took place between the
judge and the minister. Said His
Honor:
DIR. Blank, if you were on the bench
In my stead, and you were acquainted
with all the circumstances of this
case, would you grant this divorce?"
"Assuredly l would. Your Honor"
replied the clergyman, without the
least hesitation.
But" said the Judge, chow do you
reconcile this assertion with the in
junction of Scripture, Whom God
hath Joined let no man put asunder'?"
Your Honor" responded the min
lister, with convincing gravity, 81 am
quite satisfied that the Almighty never
joined this couple. Weekly.
Gilpin observer., 1905-10-19
SAW BRIGHT FUTURE FOR BOY.
Knew Enough to Improve HIS Mind
In Odd Moments


It so CHANGED that all the pa5sen-
gers that entered enc of the elevators
In a tall building were going above
the sixth door. SO they had olportIhi-
ty 20 glance at the book Which The
young elevator man had been read.
Ing, and which lay face up On his
stool. He had been so intently read.
Ing it before starting with his passen-
gers as to be almost distracted. al.
though very lively and handy with
the actual work once the start was
made.
'Pll bet that book is an Indian
fighting blood-and-thunder." whispered
one passenger to another he knew.
No; he's too old for that-rd say
1t was thriller of a love romance"
"Or one of the six best sellers of
the month";" interjected a third.
Everybody was interested. All were
"rubbering" at the book and when the
group of passengers got out of the
cage one deliberately stopped and
looked at it.
Young America forever" he said;
'it is volume of Blackstone This
kid will be sitting on the bench some
day. San Francisco Chronicle.
Gilpin observer., 1905-10-19
From an Unpublished Novel.

A publishers reader drew forth his
notebook.
"A French masseur has written a
novel in English" he said, land sub
mitted 1t to my house for publication.
l read this novel last week. l copied
few sentences from it. Let me read
you one or two OF them"
The man read these sentences:
''Her hand was cold, like that Of a
serpent"
The artist wore velvet jacket
with pants Of the same color"
There is bright flush on your
cheek" he whispered, "a flush as
beautiful and red as lobster"
Ha. ha,' he exclaimed in Span
ish"
"He paced the floor, his hands be-
hind him, reading a newspaper"
''As she was about to reply a door
opened and closed her mouth"
She ran to open the portal. with
her dear little feet pattering along
the corridor"
Gilpin observer., 1905-10-19
Why He Didn't Get II.

deckhand on one OF the steamers
plying between this city and the
towns on the Hudson river told good
one. He made the acquaintance of a
young woman in Albany this spring
and they have become very good
friends. She had occasion to write
him letter. but he never received it
The girl is n German.
Jimmy. why you not answer my
letter." she asked.
why. l didn't receive any letter,
Lena. Where did you address it?"
Why, to Mr.. Blank, Hudson river"
Gee whiz, Lena. ! guess I'll get
that letter the next time go in swim.
mipg."-Albany Journal.
Gilpin observer., 1905-10-19
SEIZED THE JUDGES THOUGHT.
Lawyers Display Of Tact Secured
Clients Acquittal.


At the American Bar associations
banquet at Narragansett Hector Law
renee Of Duluth said. apropos Of tact:
Tact often goes great way In a
case. ! know a man who defended an
old fellow charged with steali.g an
armful of wood.
The Judge was very deaf and had
habit Of talking to himself. Some
times unconsciously he talked to him
self in pretty loud tone.
Now, in this case, when the prose-
cutor took the stand and identified his
stolen wood with great positiveness.
the Judge asked himself in a louder
key than he was aware of:
"'How can he identify this wood
when one sticks as much like another
stick as one egg is like another?'
THE tactful lawyer for the defense
rose Immediately.
Your honor he exclaimed pas
sionately, how can this witness iden-
tify his wood so positively when one
stick is as much like another stick as
one egg is like another
"The Judge turned to the jury with
a great start.
Gentlemen he said. you will ac-
quit the prisoner. That very thought
flashed through my head not a mo-
ment before the words we're spoken
by the learned counsel for the de-
tense. You will acquit the prisoner.
gentlemen. l consider this direct in
terposition Of Providence"
Gilpin observer., 1905-10-19
6ottling Lemon Juice.

To keep lemon juice ready for use
squeeze out the Juice in the usual
manner. strain free from pulp and
pits. add white powdered sugar in the
proportion OF one pound to n pint OF
the juice. stir 1t until the sugar Is
quite dissolved. then put It away In
very small bottles. Put n teasponfnl
OF salsd oil in the top and cork II
close. When wanted for use take out
the cork carefully and take up the
oil with bit OF cotton wool. To use
for lemonade. add one large table
spoonful to q gill Of water.
Gilpin observer., 1905-10-19
How to Perfume laces.

Queen Alexandra's laces. linens and
silks are perfumed In a simple and de-
lightful manner. says Home Notes
The drawers in which they are kept
are lined with white paper. strewn
with rose leaves. A layer of the fab
rics TO be scented is placed over this
with more rose petals sprinkled upon
it and so on until the drawer is filed.
The result is delicate perfume. OBJ
tanned by an inexpensive method.
which any woman can copy.
Gilpin observer., 1905-10-19
SHERMAN sALkED At SCRATCH.
Why Barber Had Poor Opinion Of the
Great General.

Why Barber Had Poor Opinion Of the
Great General.
James Johnstone, the noted baseball
umpire. was the guest Of honor at a
recent banquet Of baseball fans" q
banquet that was protest against Mr..
Johnstone's proposed retirement.
"A health to square Jim Johnstone,
the bravest umpire that ever called a
strike" the tOastmaster said, and Um-
pire Johnstone, in his acknowledge
ment, talked about bravery.
II am square," he said, "but l don't
pretend to be particularly brave.
Squareness, by itself. will make a
man successful umpire. He has no
great need OF bravery on the diamond.
Who. indeed, needs bravery overmuch?
Even the soldier doesn't. Obedience
and sense of pride will carry any
soldier through.
Sometimes I doubt IL soldiers are
ever brave. am like the barber who
once shaved Sherman.
This barber. in shaving the great
General. cut him, and Sherman, as he
buttoned his collar at the operations s
end. said with good deal of bitter
ness:
"'You cut my ear. I won't come
here again
The barber sneered.
And they say he muttered, that
you fought through four campaigns !"
Gilpin observer., 1905-10-19
Something to Be Gained.

Moses" he said to the old colored
man around the warehouse, 81 hear
that you have son in Chicago"
Yes, sab, my son Peter has done
gone to college, sah," was the proud
reply.
Going to make a great man of
him, eh?"
i"I dunno how great Peter will done
turn out. sab. but reckon II he stays
In dat college long nun he'll come
home anG lie able to tell pullet from
. rooster In de darkest night and not
make 20 many mistakes.@Chicago
News.
Gilpin observer., 1905-10-19
IL Went.

The next man who was examined as
to his qualifications for serving ON the
jury pleaded unfitness.
Il beg pardon. your honor" he said,
turning to the judge. but it is not
customary for a butcher to sit on a
jury in a murder trial, is it?"
No" said the judge. Are you a
butcher?"
II suppose that's what you might
call me. your honor. I'm a manufac-
turer of fly paper"
You may stand aside. sir" said the
Judge. coughing violently in his hand
kerchief.
Gilpin observer., 1905-10-19
Unsenerous Question.

The first slice of goose had been
cut and the minister of the Zion
church looked at it with as keen an.
ucipation as was displayed in the
faces round him.
Oats as fine goose as | ever
saw, Brudder Williams" he said TO
his host. Where did you get such a
fine one?"
We'll. now, Mistah Rawley," said
the carver of the goose. with a sud
den access of dignity. when you
preach a special good sermon, ncber
axes you where you got it. Seems to
me dat's trivial matter. anyway
Youths Companion.
Gilpin observer., 1905-10-19
Senators to Visit Electors.

United States Senators Ankeny and
Piles of Washington are arranging to
visit every county in that state this
fall. They desire to meet the people
of all sections and will talk over pend
tion. The meetings on the trip will
be entirely informal, but notifications
will be sent to the commercial bodies
in the cities and towns and the legis-
lative delegations OF the counties.
Gilpin observer., 1905-10-19
On the Junule Line.

Did you here about the work of the
leopard as spotter on the trolley
line?" asked the kangaroo Of the hip
popotamus.
mo. What did he do?"
HE discovered that the giraffe who
was conductor, was permitting the
elephant to carry his trunk in the car
without checking it"
"And what happened?"
20, the giraffe got 1t in the neck,
Of course"
Gilpin observer., 1905-10-19
Returns to America.

Lady Harcourt. who has arrived at
New York from Europe. after an alb
sence of many years, is the daughter
of the American diplomat and his.
torian. John Lothrop Motley. and the
widow of the late Sir William Yer
non Harcourt, one of the most emf
nent leaders and statesmen OF the
Liberal party.
Gilpin observer., 1905-10-19
Souvenir Eiends at Work.

With reference to the recent clos.
ing of Stonehenge TO the public. Sir
Edmund Antrobus, the owner. entered
shop in Salisbury. where dozens Of
small hammers were on sale. Ask.
Ing an explanation. he was assured
by the shopkeeper that people bought
the hammers in order TO chip off SOU
venirs from the ancient Druidical
stones.
Gilpin observer., 1905-10-19
Dukhobors Refuse Profit.

While a large band Of Dukhobors,
from Russia. were in London the other
day, on their way to Canada. many
persons bought Of them. for curios,
some Of their brass utensils. They
refused TO take more than what each
utensil had actually cost them. They
have all things in common. When a
box Of candy was given a little girl
she at once distributed the contents.
Gilpin observer., 1905-10-19
search FOR rrea,ure Given up

After being engaged for seven
weeks. under the auspices of the Duke
of Argyll. in diving operations to re-
cover the gold that went down with
a Spanish frigate 317 years ago in
Tobermory bay. Scotland. the attempt
has been abandoned. The diver re-
ported that the exact position of the
ship could not be found.
Gilpin observer., 1905-10-19
Lese Maieste IN saxony.

A governess named Kathie Schmidt
is TO be prosecuted for lese majestic
because she wrote her name in Wis
itors' book at hotel at Gross-Lichter-
felde Immediately beneath the sig
natures OF the King OF Saxony and
the two princesses.
Gilpin observer., 1905-10-19
Refined Pork,

Harold was playing keep store"
and had prevailed on his grandmother
to become one of his patrons. When
she appeared in the role Of customer
he said:
"Hav9 some nice vegetables, or
fruit. or meat? Here Is some extra
nice boiled ham. Have some?"
mo. thank YOU" she said. II don't
like ham,"
o, but think you'd like this,
ma'am. II Is hardly bit hammy."-
Lippincott's Magazine.
Gilpin observer., 1905-10-19
Emigration from Italy.

In the calendar year 1904 the emf.
grafton from Italy to oceanic countries
aggregate 22Sl02 persons. OF these.
15O,119. or about G7 per cent. came to
the United Statese. 59.964 went to Ar.
gentina and Paraguay. 10. .957 to Brazil.
904 to Central America and 797 to
Africa.
Gilpin observer., 1905-10-19
A conversational Need.

Money talks!" said the impudent
CRATER.
YES" answered the member OF the
grand jury" but It Is about time there
was some sort OF grammar to hold
It down to proper DISCOURSE
Gilpin observer., 1905-10-19
Great Britain. sIeyel. OUTPUT.

Great Britain's output OF bicycles
for 1906 is estimated at from 2SO,00O
to 100000. To Coventry is assigned
10000 OF these, and 10000 to Bir.
mingham, Wolverhampton, Redcitch
and Nottingham.
Gilpin observer., 1905-10-19
Wednesday Night Meetina.

Parson-Deacon Packard will now
lead us In prayer.
Deacon (rousing himself from the
effects Of the night before)-I-I-It
isn't my deal; dea.t.-Technica
World.
Gilpin observer., 1905-10-19
Prince eustavu. AdoIphus.

Prince Gustavus Adolphus of Swed-
en-. now the duke of Connaught's son.
in.law. is a great-grandson OF the Ger.
man Emperor William !. and his an
cestors include King Gustavus III of
Sweden, King George II of England,
grand dukes OF Baden and highnesses
Of Bavaria and Wurtemberg.
Gilpin observer., 1905-10-19
raIiest Man In British Armv.

William Finlay. late OF the Life
Guards, was admitted to the Hackney
lnflrmary suffering from consumption.
A special bed has had to be made up
for his accommodation. as his height
is feet 91s inches, he for twelve
years holding the distinction OF being
the tallest man in the army.-Reyn-
olds' Newspaper.
Gilpin observer., 1905-10-19
The Word for Il.

Letty-Look at her complexion
isn't 1t fierce?
Betty-Does she paint?
Letty-Paint? What good would
that do, even II she were artist
enough? She whitewashes.
Gilpin observer., 1905-10-19
Not q Good Show.

Hicks-That is the author of the
piece sitting in the box over there.
wicks-Hush! You don't want to be
sued for criminal libel, do you7-som.
erv!lle Journal.
Gilpin observer., 1905-10-19
Patriotic Frenchman Dead.

Gen. Pierron. who. at Sedan, burn.
ed the colors Of the French regiments
so that they might not fall into the
hands of Germans, has Just died At
Versailles.
Gilpin observer., 1905-10-19
pIfferenoe In conver.Ion.

Torrey and Alexander could not con-
vert Brixton. London. but the War
Department Is now going to convert
the revival hall they built into q drill
hall.
Gilpin observer., 1905-10-19
The Great Essential.

Then you don't consider him an
expert fisherman"
OF course not. Why he nAHat
any Imagination whatever ,sv