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Gilpin observer., 1909-11-11
The Tell-TaIe Hand.

A writer in an English weekly de-
clares that II We want to know what
the other person is thinking we must
look at his or her hands. Even un-
practiced lips can lie. as every one
knows. Long practice in self-control
will enable one to keep ones voice
sweetly cordial when there is nothing
but Indifference or cold dislike behind
1t. The eye can be made to shoot
glances which are not at all a register
for the emotions. But the hands, It Is
asserted, are utterly beyond the con-
troll Of those to whom they belong.
Even people who hardly gesticulate
at all-and to keep the hands still
is considered by the Anglo-Saxon a
most essential part Of good breeding
even these people are. 1t seems.
constantly revealing themselves in lit
tie movements OF the hands. The i'm.
mortal Mulvaney has put 1t on record
that q woman's truth or untruth can
be discerned by the action Of her
hands. OF course. It takes a practiced
reader to interpret what the hands
are saying. l: is not a case Of "he
who runs may read"
Gilpin observer., 1909-11-11
THE MAN AND THE CHICKEN
Many Of Our Readers Doubtless VIII
Understand the Feelings Of the
Human BIped.


In the back yard the man stood and
regarded spring chicken with enmity.
IT was called spring chicken because
OF Its size, the season being summer.
and hot season at that.
The man greatly desired to encom-
pass the destruction of the spring
chicken, both as regards its annoying
presence In the back yard and in q
Eastronomic way. but the spring chick
en- had other views.
1t had just shown these by diving
through bottomless box to safety
while the man fell over 1t and scraped
his shins badly.
"Confound the chicken" said the
man, or words to that effect. "Ill
catch It yet" With outstretchcd arms
be guided the alarmed bird into q
fence corner.
"Ah-h-h-h!" It dived to the right:
80 did the man. 1t dived to the left; !;
30 did the man. 1t dived between the
mans legs and the man tried to do
the same. but failed-failed miserably.
"Counfound the confounded chick
en-" said the man. or words to that
effect. Limping bit, but with set
jaws, the man pursued the spring
chicken. Along the fence he drove it
cautiously. seeking to get 1t in a cor.
ner. The spring chicken suddenly
ducked and disappeared into the yard
Of q neighbor. The tall grass had
concealed the hole.
The man hooked his chin on the
fence and looked over.
"Confound the ding-blasted, hyper.
critical. yellow-legged monstrosity." !"
said the man. Or words to such ef-
feet Then he swung leg across the
fence and pursued the chicken. Into
the barn 1t went, and SO did the man.
There was feed cutter In the barn.
and though 1t was dark the man found
it. Then the chicken ducked again
and Joined the flock Of fowls in which
the man had no interest whatever and
whose quietude he deemed It best not
to disturb.
He swung his leg across the fence
again and dropped heavily on his own
side. turned and rested his chin on the
fence and gazed at the spring chicken
which. having found congenial COM
pany. was taking dinner with 1t.
Plague take the ding-blasted, feath.
er-legged. goose-necksd imp Of evil"
said the man.
Or words to that effect And the
chicken placidly stuffed itselt.-Gal.
weston News.
Gilpin observer., 1909-11-11
THE cURFEW AT cHERTsEr
Romantic Association Of . Pretty Eng.
IIsh Village with the Sun
down Bell.

At sundown the little Surrey village
Of Chertsey will re-echo to the toll.
ing Of the curfew bell, which, in &C.
cordance with ancient custom, Ia
sounded every evening from Septem.
ber 20 to March rs.
1t is appropriate that Chertsey
should thus maintain the custom, for
the village has interesting "curfew"
associations. The curfew bell which
hung in Chertsey abbey tolled for the
funeral Of Henry W.. murdered In the
Tower Of London and hurried to
Chertsey to be buried without priest,
clerk. torch or taper, singing or say.
ing"
The abbey was also the scene Of
the romantic legend which relates
how Blanche Heriot, to save her
lover Neville, nephew of Warwick the
Kingmaker, condemned to die at sun
down. climbed the curfew tower and
held the clapper of the great bell. The
story, always popular locally, attained
wide fame when Mr. Clifford Harrison
embodied It In his poem The Legend
OF Chertsey." Since then reciters' au.
diences have probably had their NIL Of
it.-Westminster Gazette.
Gilpin observer., 1909-11-11
Happiness and Luxury.

believe that the popular idea Of
happiness Is to be able to live in lux.
ury. have never tried 1t. but I feel
somehow that It would be irksome.
There must be more rest in living the
closer one gets to the rudiments of
life. We hear women complain OF
dullness. and see them searching
through the days and years for some.
thing OF real interest to hll their
hearts and atone for the things of
which civilization has robbed them.
The gentle village women whom I
knew In my childhood had no such
anxieties. There was no time for
ennui. and I believe there was fine.
ness and quality In their lives that
Is woefully lacking In the lives OF
women to-day.-From The Ideas Of .
Plain Country Woman"
Gilpin observer., 1909-11-11
IN EARLY DAYS OF GOLFER
Beverage Mot with Strong plsap.
provaf ,es English Sellers Of
Strong Liquor.

There is quaint reference to cof-
fee in Burton's Anatomy of Melan.
choly." THE Turks" writes Burton.
have drink called coffee (for they
used no wins), SO named Of berry "a
black as SCOT and as bitter (like that
black drink which was IN use among
the Lacedoemonians, and perhaps the
same), which they sip still Of, and
sup as warm as they can suffer; they
spend much time In those coffee
houses, which are somewhat like our
own ale houses or taverns, and there
they sit chatting and drinking to drive
away the time and to be merry To-
gether, because they find by expe-
rience that kind Of drink SO used
helpeth digestion and procureth
alacrity."
The Introduction Of coffee into this
country dates from the period Of tha
protectorate, says the London Chron.
icle. According to restoration
pamphleteer, Coffee and common.
wealth came In together" The first
coffee house in London was estab.
lished in 1852 by Pasqua Rosee. the
Armenian servant Of a city merchant.
Others were quick to follow. Natu-
rally the publicans and owners Of
licensed houses viewed these innova.
tions with alarm. Mr.. lakewood in
his recently published book on The
Inns, Ales and Drinking Customs CT
Old England" recalls the case Of one
James Fare. who was accused Of
making and selling drink called
coffee, whereby In makinge the same
he annoyed his neighbours by evil
smells, and for keepinge Of fhre for
the most part night and day. whereby
his chimney and chamber hath been
set on fire. to the great danger and
afirightment Of his neighbours"
Gilpin observer., 1909-11-11
The TlckIed Child.

The idea is firmly in the minds Of
many good people that laughter means
happiness.
This accounts a great deal for the
habit they have of tickling children.
II they did but know it. the Wild
shrieks and peals Of laughter often
betoken anything else but happi.
ness.
To hold child SO that It cannot
get away and tickle 1t until 1t screama
with laughter is a wretched form Of
amusement.
1t may work untold mischief upon
the childs nervous system.
1t Is quite possible to bring on an
attack of hysteria in this way.
More than that. 1t is bad for the
child's temper. Several persons now
grown up have confessed to q posi-.
tive hatred for persons who thus tor.
mented them.
A little OF It is no doubt harmless.
but It should never be done to a
child who is not perfestly free to @.
cape II he wishes.
Gilpin observer., 1909-11-11
Wages In Russia,

Agricultural labor in Russia IL a..
vided into classes-mounted labor and
labor on foot. only the latter being
represented by the following figures
showing the average daily wages paid
throughout Russia during the different
seasons In 1908: Springtime-male
laborer. without food. - cents; With
food. rs cents; woman laborer, with.
out food. 81 cents; with food, Is cents,
Hay cutting time-Male laborer. with.
out food. II cents; with food, 50 cents;
woman laborer. without food, ~
cents; with food. 2e cents. Harvest
ume-Male laborer, without food, Il
cents. with food. 33 cents; woman
laborer. without food. 2s cents; with
food, 20 cents.
Gilpin observer., 1909-11-11
FATAL TO SLUMBER
WAS DISCOVERY MADE sY MRS.
PlTMAN.
Sure Some Horrid Animal Was In the
Bed, and the Judge Was Re-
sponsible for the
Rest.

Judge Pitman Is very absent
minded man. and this popularity more
than once has gotten him into trouble
The other night, as he was retiring
he got to thinking very hard about q
propect for reshingling the 'steeple O
the Presbyterian church, of which he
Ia deacon. and he was 80 absorbed
that he went to bed with his spec.
tacles on. They are the old.fashioned
heavy, silver kind After while they
dropped on, and during the night
worked down under the covers. Just
before daylight the Judge was awak.
ened by a shrek from Mrs. Pitman.
Sitting up he saw that excellent lady
standing by the side Of the bed. with
terror pictured in her face. He said:
why. my DEAR what's the matter?"
There's snake in the bed!"
%, nonsense!" exclaimed the Judge
getting out as suddenly as II some.
thing had bitten him.
ITS snake, or a rat, or some
thing of the kind" said Mrs. Pitman;
something cold and clammy. felt 1t
crawling about my leg. 1t woke me
up. There! l see 1t moving under the
covers now. See that! Maybe It's q
toad"
Perhaps It's a mouse" suggested
the Judge.
IT'S awful" said Mrs P. "A mouse
crawling around over me in bed! 1t
almost makes me sick!"
They are very harmless. my dear"
said the Judge; "but still. 1t certainly
isn't pleasant to have them in bed.
Get me the broom, or something. and
Ill kill It,"
Mrs. Pitman Procured the broom,
and then the Judge said:
Now. you turn down the covers
slowly, and I'll whack him"
Mrs. Pitman took hold of the quilt
as II 1t were poisonous, and, pulling
downward. waited for the animal to
appear. The Judge at last thought he
saw 1t. and he brought the broom
down with terrible force. He held it
upon the object with all his strength,
while Mrs. Pitman went for a bucket
OF water. Then the Judge pushed the
broom along over the bed, and dropped
the offensive thing in the bucket. It
sank to the bottom. and they took it
to the light to examine It, When the
judge cast his eye upon 1t he said, in
disgust:
Mary Jane. you always we're fool.
Why. thunder and lightning. It's my
spectacles. and the glasses are
smashed"
Then Mrs. Pitman began to cry. and,
as the Judge said 1t would be ridicu.
lous to sleep on bed full Of broken
glass, they went to bed in the third
story.
The Judge has taken to wearing
india-rubber eyeglasses, and he bitches
them to his coat by string-New
York. Weekly.
Gilpin observer., 1909-11-11
Appeared to Be a Few,

The lecturer was discoursing on
Some Evils Of Our Modern Civiliza.
tion."
Life Is too intense" he said. Men
do not give themselves enough leisure.
SO to speak, they burn the candle at
both ends of the day. should like
to know. for instance, how many men
In this large audience are in such a
hurry to go to work in the morning
that they habitually get their own
breakfasts and eat alone. All who do
will please rise.'
He paused.
man in the second row slowly
turned his head and looked at the
man sitting next to him.
The other man smiled and slightly
nodded.
Then they slowly turned in their
seats and looked behind them.
Other men were doing the same
thing.
II see there are plenty who do"
said the watchful lecturer. When I
count three I want all OF you to rise.
One-two-three!"
Men rose to their feet In all parts
Of the house.
"Forty-seven," announced the speak.
er. after counting them.
STILL" he added. the number is
disappointingly small. l know there
are more Of YOU"
Gilpin observer., 1909-11-11
Test for FIshhooks.

A party in waters down east piece
was going bluenshing. The boy had
brought the fishing tackle up from the
cabin and now the skipper was sit.
ting on deck. with big file Ming the
hooks.
Used to be a man 10 bluefishing
with me-" the skipper said. that al.
ways fled his own hooks. Carried
file in his pocket for Just that. Al.
ways had that nle with him and al.
ways filed his hooks.
And when he'd got q hook filed
he'd test It by hanging II on his nese.
He'd tip his head back. Just a little,
and just rest the point Of the hook on
his nose, and II It slid OF he'd sharpen
II some more. but II II hung there he
knew II was all right
singular way Of testing hshhooks ?"
said one Of the party.
1T was.' said the skipper. but he
always caught nsh." y r..
Gilpin observer., 1909-11-11
ORIGINATED IN ARMY RANKS
Expression That Spread Far Had Its
Inception In ahe Mess Room
Of Officers.

Capt. Henry G. Lyon, U. 8. A., was
the innocent cause Of the expression
about making a noise like" this or
that At Peekskill, in 1906. he gave
instruction to officers Of the New
York National Guard doing duty in
that tour of camp. The first day he
formed the officers into a class in the
big mess hall, which was open at the
sides, SO that all that went on inside
was seen and heard by the enlisted
men passing back and forth. In teach
Ing the Officers how to give commands.
Capt. Lyon impressed upon the class
the necessity of clear enunciation
and Of making commands like an Of
fcer, says Arms" not "umps," etc.
The privates' capacity for turning
things to their own amusement was
shown a few minutes after that first
class was dismissed, for officers going
through their company streets heard
privates in front Of a group of men
shouting out: Make noise like an
ofncer," whereupon the entire class"
would roar jumps" A reporter sent
an account to New York paper, and
from this grew the expressions such
as Make noise like hoop and roll
away" etc. However, 1t is seldom one
hears the words arms" or march,"
the voice finding it much easier to
slur the word till 1t may mean any.
thing, and as the preparatory COM
mand indicates what is to be done, the
command following is merely a sig
nal for the execution Of what has Al
ready been specified. :.
Gilpin observer., 1909-11-11
The Lion and the Man.

Little Henry (at the xoo)-whst
are those animals In the heavy cage.
paw?
Mr.. Peck-A lion and his mate, my
son. l.
Little Henry-Is a mans wife called
his mate. paw?
Mr.. Peck-Not always. son. For IN.
stance. your mother Is the captain and
I'm the mate.
Gilpin observer., 1909-11-11
In the Log Cabin Country,

When we celebrate prosperity we
seldom save anything for a rainy day.
The man who works for the best gen.
orally gets II while the other fellow
is hoping for Il. The man who can
make pillow Of his conscience need
not envy the millionaires of the
world. When you lay up treasure in
heaven the only way to be happy IL
to forget that there Is any interest
coming on it.-Atlanta Constitution.
Gilpin observer., 1909-11-11
Speeding the Parting Guest.

On our return voyage there was
there always is, you know--a woman
whom every one was talking about.
She was flirting audaciously, right
and left; and several times q day she
astonished us by appearing In gowns
Of rather too vivid hues. She had
singled me out for special attention.
and you can conjecture my astonish-
ment when. just before docking, she
came out In widows weeds.
sought her at once and. with
much sympathy. asked what It meant.
why. didn't you know!" She
asked. gayly-"didn't you know!-rm
bringing him home with me-"
bringing him"
'Yes. my misunderstanding my as.
'tonishment. Hes below--in the
hold" pointing downward with her
ungloved. jeweled finger.
Gilpin observer., 1909-11-11
Wise Girl.

Tom-What! You're going to marry
Tom Speed? Why. he's awful!
Carrie-What makes you think so!
Toni hear he's been biackbalied
by every club In town.
Carrie-Yes. 1 heard SO. too. That
sort Of husband won't have much ex.
cuse for staying out at nights. will
he?
Gilpin observer., 1909-11-11
In South Carolina.

Col. Peterby met his colored garden.
er. Jim Webster. . short time ago.
Jim had been recently married. How
do you like matrimony. Jim?" asked
Col. Peterby.
Jim shock his head dubiously.
whats the matter?"
"Yes see. boss. before we were mar
ried when I knocked ut de dore she
used ter say: Am dat you, honey.
sucklef
Nov when come home she bawis
out: Clean on dem boots before you
comes in dat dore, you black moke!'" Z"
Gilpin observer., 1909-11-11
0terlilxino Books.

A successful mechanical process for
the sterilization Of books has been re-
Gently devised In France. and q sug.
gestion II being considered providing
for the establishment Of plants in dif.
fersnt parts of the city for the regular
treatment Of the volumes used In the
schools.
Gilpin observer., 1909-11-11
The Drawback.

II love her! adore her and cannot
marry her! The obstacle Is insur.
mountable."
what IL itf A family secret?"
"Ah, no! Much worse!"
"What then? She loves another?"
Worse than that. Her dowry II
only 1100. 0.o00."-Psls Msle.
Gilpin observer., 1909-11-11
No Chance,

A 81. Louis man who recently sat
beside Q Boston girl at dinner claims
that he couldn't have got his bearings
even with an artificial horizon.
Gilpin observer., 1909-11-11
The Power Of humee.

the Power o. Humop.
Wiggs-it takes my wife to manage
tramps. You should see the wood she's
got cut. -
Biggs-How does she work ~
Wiggs-Easily enough. She tells
them such funny stories they laugh
till they split
Gilpin observer., 1909-11-11
Same rhlne.

"Does II strike you that this old
beau story would make q good piayf'
Il think Il 10 . dandy Nsa-"
Gilpin observer., 1909-11-11

II married my first husband because
he was very rich. but married my
second for love!"
And are you now very happy"
MOTOR my first husband married
me for love, and my second married
me because l am very rich!"
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-01
Municipal Affairs
DISTRICT
IS FINALLY MAPPED
TERRITORY FOR INDUSTRIES is
SHOWN TO COUNCIL
New Line Follows RiVerbed and
Railroads and Old Districts
Are Left Undis-
turbed

\ map showing the new industrial
districts chosen by the joint committee
of the council, the chamber of COM
merce and the Merchants and Manu-
facturers association has been COM
pleted by the city engineer and was
presented to the council yesterday
The council ap. roved the districts
chosen by the committee and ordered
the city attorney to prepare an ordl-
nance and present 1t next week, IN
which the districts will be described by
meets and bounds.
The district is rough and irregular
in shape, but. in a general direction,
follows the line of the riverbed and
the railroads. The old industrial dis
tricts have been left as they were ana
business will not be disturbed.
When the ordinance is passed making
these districts legal, it is believed this
question will be solved for all tme
to come. No question that has been
before the council has been so hard TO
solve as the encroachment- of factories
on residence districts. When proposals
were made to locate a factory I'm GER
tain district il was necessary TO pass
an ordinance setting that district aside
for industrial purposes, but in nearly
every case there have been property
owners who had their homes in these
districts and they have protested to the
conucil
The committee believes the districts
outlined are ample for the present
needs Of Los Angeles and will allow
much growth. If the districts are too
small i'm the future other councils VIII
have to deal with the matter.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-01
HUMPHREYS PROTEST IS
OVERCOME BY COUNCIL
City Engineer Instructed to Prepare
Ordinance Removing Some OF
Improvement Restrictions

In spite Of the protest of w. NJ
Humphreys. chief inspector of public
works. and Homer Hamlin, city en-
gineer. the council yesterday instruct
ed the city attorney to prepare an ord
nance and present it to the council TINS
morning removing some of the restflc-
tions in street Improvements.
The ordinance will maintain the pres
ent high standard of cement curbs and
sidewalks, but will permit tract sub
dividers to, road up the streets in new
tracts they open, and their maps will
be recorded without the city accepting
the street work.
Dromgold and Poase are expected to
cppose the passage of the ordinance,
but the other seven members of the
council appear to be favorable to it. 1t
will require but five votes to pass it.
unless it is vetoed by the mayor, when
six votes will be required.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-01
SAN PEDRO CITIZENS
WANT BAND CONCERTS
REQUEST Made to City Council Cannot
Be Considered Because Music
Fund Is Now Depleted

4 numerously signed petition, head
ed 10y Arthur Z. Ferl John T. Gaffey
and other prominent citizens of san
Pedro. was filed yesterday asking the
city council to provide funds for band
concerts i'm the park at san Pedro eV-
erv sunday afternoon. The petitioners
want the local band engaged for this
purpose. They believe that if the Los
Angeles parks can have music by
municipal band they should be enti-
lied to the same privilege.
1t is not likely their petition will be
granted The council i'm the annual
budget. cautiously set aside $4,000 to
pay for a municipal band for few
months but the treasury is exhausted
and if the council should be inclined to
grant the petitioners request there is
no money to do it with.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-01
WANT POOL ROOM ORDINANCE
TO CONFORM TO STATE LAW
Billiard Hall Owners and Business
Men Ask That Age Limit Be
Reduced to 18 Years

Councilman Wren yesterday had two
petitions. one signed by billiard hall
owners and another by business men,
asking that the ordinance governing
billiard halls be amended to reduce the
age limit from II to IS years. Mr..
Wren did not present the petitions for
action by the council because he wants
more light on the subject.
These petitions were suggested by
Police commissioner Trask and the po-
lice commission concurred in his sug-
gestion The city ordinance prohibits
minors under q years of age from Wis
iting pool rooms and the police commls-
sion has begun a crusade TO enforce
this law.
The state law prohibits minors under
Is from visiting pool rooms, and Judge
Trask expressed the opinion thls was
fully high enough. He suggested the
poo room men present a petition 10
the council to amend the city ordinance
to conform to the state law.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-01
Poa catchers TO Jumn

To jump from dog catcher to the
proud position of deputy humane ami
NAL inspector carries with it some re-
sponsibilities. The deputy humane an
imal inspectors must take a civil ser-
vice examination. An examination for
this purpose has been called for De-
cember II. This is putting a hard
proposition up TO Examiner Dee and
since he was notified by the civil SER
vice commission that he must call such
an examination he has been delving
into tones Of dog lore to ind questions
to ask the deputy humane animal in
spectOrs
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-01
ENGINE HOUSE PROPERLY
BUILT, SAYS INSPECTOR
information Upon Which Auditor
Mushet Based His Charge Denied
to Backus, Says the Latter

Building Inspector J. J. Backus yes
terday submitted a report TO the board
of public works i'm answer to the charge
of Auditor Mushet that the Fifth street
engine house is not being constructed
according to specifications.
In a recent report to the council
Nushet refused to approve demand
of the T. O. Engstrom company for
$4,000. payment on the Fifth street
engine house. declaring he had evidence
that the building was not according to
specifications. especially in the matter
of the concrete.
Backus reports to the board Of pub
lie works that a special concrete in
spector has been kept on the job and
that after a careful investigation he
is convinced the work is according to
specifrations. He says. i'm his report,
that he asked chief Deputy Auditor
McClouth for the evidence Mushet al
legged he had and was refused,