Gilpin observer., 1911-01-26
MEMBER COLORADO EDITORIAL ASSOCIATION
OBSERVATIONS
Sense and sentiment don't mix.

Sense and sentiment don't mix.
II money ever gets to be drug on
the market, there will be a lot of
dope fiends.
Paper money spreads disease germs
scientists insist, but none has as yet
been returned to us with request
that doctors certificate of good
physical condition accompany same.
A petrified leg has been found in
a Pennsylvania coal mine. Evidently
the present day methods of leg-pull
ing are only continuation of more
crude methods used in by-gone ages.
Magazine explodes," says daily.
This is the first noise Mr.. Roosevelt
has made for some little time.
We notice a song recital advertised
to be sung in Esperanto. 1t is we'll
to have this latter fact well adver-
tised, as otherwise the audience
would never notice the difference.
Speaker Cannon is said to be study
ing French. He will never be able to
fully express himself in the dulcet
phrases of that language.
If astronomers want to open up
conversation with one of the planets.
why not try Venus. She would be the
more likely to answer back.
We have failed to note any scare
headed articles during the past year
or SO telling of the president going
on any 200-mile jaunts as an example
for other officers Of the army.
Mr.. William Jennings Bryan is
prominent citizen Of the world who
has missed golden opportunity in
not becoming a candidate for king of
Portugal.
In campaign for lower gas rates,
1t would be interesting to know what
the price is in the District of Colum-
bia.
There are a lot of figure-heads in
the navy department-and not all of
them are used for ornamental pur-
poses on batt,eships.
American school children would be
delighted to live in Russia, where
there are about 90 public holidays.
Talking about a job for the only
living ex-president Tin or out of cap
tivity), why wouldn't he make an
ideal president Of the National Asso-
citation Of Mothers Club?
1t has been reported that Congress
man James Tawney, Of Minnesota,
was recently discovered holding n
private conversation with Washing
ton plumber. No wonder he has been
accused Of affiliating with malefac-
tors Of great wealth.
With all the digs" that arc being
taken at the deep waterways project,
the excavation work ought to he
pretty well along by this time.
There is considerable agitation to-
wards the elision of the word "obey"
from the marriage service. We fail
to see that it's presence there has
caused any harm, worked any hard
ship or caused any qualms of con-
science upon the part OF the parties
pronouncing it in the ceremony re-
fcrred to. Its removal, however, will
cause no great seismic disturbance in
the marital conditions of this great
land of the free and home of htc
brave.
An cquilibrator attached to the
rotrnda Of the capitol at Washing
ton and allowed to float out around the
country. might come in contact with
disturbances that spell disaster to the
careers % many rising statesI IN
now attempting to steer the gasbag
OF state.
If God was angered about tho ton
laws that Moses broke, what must
he think OF the COINS on of the pres
ent time.
We notice an advertisement Of
shredded asbestos in a magazine. We
wonder II book Of dainty recipes
goes with each package.
Three Days Courtship Ends in
Marriage" says headline. We have
always warned young people that
those short courtships ofton result
dlsastrously.
Tho C. Q. d. signal has such n
startling familiarity that soTo peo.
pie would recognize 1t as somc kind
o, n distress signal oven II mover hav-
ing heard OF 1t before.
Croker. whose name was Mt orc
time somewhat familiarly associated
WITH Tammany, says hc will not WIS.,
II America again. SO far as wa know
no one on this side of the pond will
intcrpcso objection.
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