Gilpin observer., 1909-12-09
OBSERVATIONS

ordinary size rooms and a bath, all
for twelve hundred dollars. He is en-
thusiastic and believes this to be
the greatest of his inventions.
Not SO long ago the people of the
Pacific coast were feeling something
about like this in reference to the
Chinese:
I'm a heather, Chinaman, l know
But the thoughts of that troubles
me, although,
Not SO much as the thing
The Melicans fling:
You're heather, Chinaman and
must CO."
Now comes John d. Rockefeller with
S50,000,00 to educate the heather to
the standard Of the people of the
west. Did the oil king ever think of
the Chinese having standard of
knowledge of their own and a reli-
gion, too. One religion is as good as
another where the party knows moth
ing better than his own. All tend to
the same goal.
The boss-ridden city of Philadelphia
will have to contend with the new
William Penn organization. Under
the contractors, the city of Philadel-
phia has been mulced to the tune of
millions of dollars. The contractors
are kept in power by huge Republican
majorities, all out Of proportion to
the seeming sentiment of the major
ity of voters.
Politics make strange bedfellows,
but politician in strange bed is
no anomaly.
A woman wrote play. She sub
mitted the same to a theatrical man
ager in ST. Louis, who read it, claim
ing it not available. Later she found
it presented to the publ:c. word for
word. In her disappointment she com
mitted suicide. Were the world to act
as this woman it would be depopulat-
ed.
Now, don't laugh; but, really, Calf
forria hopes to turn out Havana
cigars Just as good' as the import
ed brand. Why not?
If Roosevelt knew the party offer
ing him a bribe of million dollars,
he did wrong in shielding the cul
prit Offering such an insult.
A fifty pound mince pie was a gift
to Taft. That is nothing. Scme are
made 50 small there is nothing to
'em.
rot mean omission; and, withdrawal
resignation, the new political expert
ment should not be without its goci
features.
A lecturer chose for his theme:
TAX and Whiskey." Is ne Tx
payer? What does he know about
whiskey?
Brothers hope to prove that oil
exists in the neighborhood of the Gar
den of the Gods. Wouldn't that make
shcel cf the place?
An inebriate, probably thinking he
was operating an automobile, raced
a locomotive up and down the main
track of railroad near Wilkesbarre,
Pa. Auto riding seems infectious.
Gunnison county seems to be de-
veloping into cattle country Ninety
car loads We're recently shipped from
that section. If she cannot gain re-
cognition in any other way, the right
direction is the way she Is now
pointing.
Those fond of apricot or peach
brandy, olive oil, also maple syrup,
want to look twice at the labels.
Parties are manufacturing these
in a far western state and shipping
them as the real thing. Confession
has been made that they are spurious
and the pure food officers will see
that the malefactors are punished.
Should the comet heading this way
collide with Mars and wipe it out Of
existence there would be no more
war. Astrologically or rather mytholo-
g.cally, Mars is the God of War.
If food consumption in the United
States is nearly up to the production,
as James j. Hill says. then 1t be.
hooves the unemployed to take to
the fields. The raising of crops Is a
sure way of filling an empty larder.
The west offers superior inducements
and Colorado especially. More atten.
ton having been given to crop re-
ports in this state by the newspapers
than to the mines. Uncle Sam has
few farms left which may be had
by proving ownership by location.
Come west and grow up with the al