Gilpin observer., 1911-02-02
OBSERVATIONS

particular brand Of harmony.
Tho uncommonest kind of sense is
] common sense.
To be able to write a good letter
Is an accomplishment, but to know
when not to do so is wisdom.
i We wish at this time to call the
attention Of the public in general to
the fact that a genial gentleman by
the namc of Sherman is now presid-
ing over the upper house of congress.
He once bore the distinction of be-
Ing member of that body.
II you can feel pain, you can be
reasonably certain that you are not
dead yet, which ought to be worth
something
Repentance that comes only when
punishment starcs you in the face
will be materially discounted when
you come to balance accounts with
st. Peter at the Pearly Gate.
The average woman doesn't spend
over S25 year for hats. The aver
age smoker doesn't spend less than
$50 year on tobacco. Ladies', here's
your argument.
1t beats all get out how a woman
will make a blamed fool of a man
and then go right ahead and marry
him.
What is the sense of all this talk
about love at first sight when we
all know that love is blind?
Tho Wright brothers castles in the
air have all come true.
! Luck consists of nine parts hard
work and the balance good, common
sense.
The most sensible man, and the
one with the best chance for happi-
ness, is the one who doesn't try to
delude himself into the belief that
he understands women.
The policeman is the only one who
can make business of looking for
trouble and be commended for find
ing it.
The person who expects but little
deserves credit for prophetic fore
sightedness.
To be on good terms with those
whom you do business is to have
your invoices stamped: Terms, 80
days"
A father who makes the rules for
the house should stick around a bit
and see to the enforcing of them.
The editor Of the Congressional
Record could improve his magazine
very materially by blue-penciling the
contributions at least as much as a
country editor does.
A New Jersey farmer has started
a suit against an airship owner for
trespass-but tho chances are it will
be found that there are no grounds
for such an action.
A ST. Louis woman says she shot
her husband 'just for fun" She
made hit with her humor, all right
A Chicago man offers to sell him
self to the highest bidder. He must
have been successful at the recent
election.
Everything comes to him who
waits" it is said-and some get
what they have coming.
Woman can't expect to make much
progress while she wears the hobble
skirt.
i. A correspondent writes: 81 do not
sleep Of nights, l become possessed
Of the idea that someone is break
; ing into my safe. What can l do?"
i This letter was received before Christ
mas. No doubt he has by this time
had all cause for worry removed.
}, A few congressman will soon be
franking their household goods homo
from Washington. After March 4th
their name won't carry any weight
with the U. s. mail department.
"Hobson now has a dream that the
Japanese will eventually annex the
United States" says a daily. Thatll
be an easy way of doing away with
all this war talk.
The man who wears out his pos
terror can't expect to leave much to
posterity.
An exchange makes the statement
that every time John d. breathes
he draws $29.60." 1t might also be ad
ded that he has the faculty OF hold
ing his breath developed to a nice
ty.
Politics makes all men equal fol
the time being.
Rockefeller says he can do bigge
firmity should overtakc him, the
days work now than he could TWEEN
ty years ago. But even IL bodily in
chances are Mrs. Rockefeller woult
not suffer for plenty of everything
to cook and keep house with.