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Homer guardian., 1889-07-05
HOMER LA, FRIDAY JULY s. 1885,
Laughing ParaIyzed.

ooSeph oscar Johnson was sent
to kolf Home few days ago, ard
his case is probably one of TIE
most remarkable that ever went TO
that or any other hospital. He
a paralytic. and one side is entire
iy useless. The stroke came on
him some two months ago. lie is
a locomotive engineer, and was
able to make q good living. He
had seen 4 good deal of the world
and generally saw the bright side
OF it. 1t vas in the town Of Gin
ton. 5. &, that the stroke camo on
him. He was On 3 run that carried
him into that town. lie was one
day doing some work on lis engine
and talking to some one standing
near At the moment he received
the blow lie was In the act Of
laughing, and, strange to say, the
muscles and nerves Of the face
that arc brought most into p!av
in the act Of laughing are the
ones that are most affected, and
over these he has no control
Whatever. He feels, Of course,
like there is little left for him to
live tor, being utterly helpless, and
it is necessarily = sad thought to
him. But he can not think of it
nor tell Of his troubles and the
doubts and fears that torment him
without laughing. He has a wife
and five children, and when this
aflllction came upon him he went
to his father in law, who lives in
Wilmington, N. c., and told him
OF his condition and Of his lnabill-
ty to care further for his family.
and telling him at the same time
that for himself he did not wish
to become q burden upon any one,
but would go somerhsrs and seek
seclusion and calmly await the
closing Of what was henceforth to
be 4 useless life. The recital of
his parting with his wife was
most pathetic and hcartrendlne,
yet with tears in his eyes and
heart full of agony he was forced
to laugh as though he had bsen
telling the most ludicrousa Incl
dent.
He has wandered from one
county to another, and has fire
quently gone several days without
a morsel to eat. Recently lie spent
a night in the woods in q violent
ralnstorm, His crippled leg re-
fused to serve him longer, and he
was compelled, without shelter, to
take the violence OF the storm,
His thin clothing was wet to the
skin, he suffered the pangs Of
hunger, and the recital of it made
hlm shadder all over, yet lie laugh
ed all the time he was telling it.
1t was q most pittiful sight. lie
says he dares not 60 to church
lest he be accused ofmaking sport
OF the services and be requested to
leave the church. And as for a
funeral, 1t would be out Of the
question Cor him to attend one.
His case is most pitiable one,
and is the more so because he is
only awaiting the only relief posi-
Bile for him, and that one he would
hail with pleasure and almost
prays for.-Macon Ga. Telegraph.
Homer guardian., 1889-07-05

The GUARDIAN Tor 81 90 a year.
Homer guardian., 1889-07-05
ncElree's VINE OF CARDUI for f..

male diseases.
Homer guardian., 1889-07-05

IF YOUR RACK ACHES
Or you are al worn out, really rrod for nobh.
ING, II IS general debility. Try
DkOWNS IRON BITTEEG.
1t VIII cure you, and rive Q good annette
Sold by all dealers In medicine
Homer guardian., 1889-07-05
NeMrnlI,ic p.o,.en.s .

NeMrAlDic Persons And ,hos.
troubled with nervousncss resulting ffem
care or ovcrwork will be relieved by taking
BrOtC7t's Iron Bitters. Genuine
aasRade marx and crossed rcd lines on wrapper.
Homer guardian., 1889-07-05

"Papa. -aat was Adams other
nam<f' "Just after the fall his
name Was Dennis!r'- Tsrye Hauts
Ezprsss.
Homer guardian., 1889-07-05
- BR0WN's nor BiTTFRS

Cures Indigestion, Dyspepsia, Malaria. Nery-
0umeN, and General Debility. Physicians re-
comMend It. All dealers sell il. Genuine hss
rade mark and crossed red lines On wrapper.
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Madre mountains may have held dense
population when these ancient people So
journed here. If the physical character
istics were the same as at the present time
it is easy to account for. To the westward
it is too mountainous for many people to
find homes and cultivate the soil, while to
the eastward the country is too barren
after one passes the line of lakes or where
the mountain rivers sink.
A view of this road as we saw it from the
plain in the fat valley OF the Casas Grandes
is given in figure l, and the first small ruin
on the first hill is shown in figure 3 The
circular ruins higher up on the second hill
and the fertilization on the top are not
shown, as they are really not visible from
the lew point where the sketch was taken
by Mr.. Landau, our artist. From the fort
ification summit, the view, from military
standpoint, was one of the most complete
that could be desired. From both sides the
hills reiterated, giving full scope to the eye
up and down the broad valley, every square
yard of which was probably irrigated and
cultivated, while just back of the fortifca-
ton or to the eastward. the Escondido
Mountains opened out into valley that
made any surprise by an enemy from that
could be left defenseless by the people in
clear weather, or during such weather as
they would be likely 10 work on their
farms, and with few keen-sighted senti-
nels posted there they could give the alarm
of coming hostile incursion in ample time
for the population to man the intreuch-
ments before an attack could possibly be
made by the most rapidly moving enemy.
This, of course, assumes that the able
bodied citizen OF that day was equally al
artisan or farmer and q soldier when an
enemy approached, an assumption which
we know is we'll founded with so many OF
the ancient races, although arms now is
considered definite profession. Return
ing from Davis Hill, an outlying but prom
ineut foot-hil of the Escondido (Hidden)
mountain, we passed through the old de-
serted Mexican mining town OF Barrancs.
II plainly showed its ancient character N
the long rows Of Stag that had come from
the adobe furnaces, part OF which were still
standing. The primitiveness OF the work
and the richness Of the ore they sueltsd
was shown by our driver who had had some
experience in mining. aud who packed up a
small piece of Stag almost pure lead and
silver in probably the same proportion it
had existed IN the vein. BE made 10 hesi-
tation in asserting that, with new improved
machinery such as that employed IN the
mining districts OF the United States and
with railroad running near by, all the
immense Stag piles. the refuse OF probably
fifty years Of Mexican mining, could be !.
NaEked cTsr with a.Gecida6 pJpdt4o taa 4
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MISTAKES We MAKE.

ToABoB whenyou are ret N Ct condi.
ton 20 DO SO.
To ooxcIUDz thss4ssscsslessr room In tie
house Is lasse euosgn 9 s.eepJs-
To rAEEo1 prop<s osoyassg out % season
because you hs<e oecone tessed-
To THINK she moro O. person eats tie
healthier and stronger be val become.
To IMAGINE tia. il sonse-so-k or exercise
Is good, violent or prolonged exercise 10
better.
To TzTxE aoy rostrsu or patent medicine
Is specific for al tie diseases the flesh 10
heIF 10.
To GO 70 bad late ss night and rise .. day.
break, andfrAsine TIA: every hozr taken
from sleep Is 81 boar gained
To sxLsgx tia. chiidreoczn DO Is much
work ssg-5vn peop,e, and tia. the Ezore
hczrs-theyssaSy ras-Esore they IeArr-
To EAT as{s50z h4d sssy.2 Minute 70 fn-
ish sheznssssz. or 20 e@s w.recu; 80. sppe-
slse.rorcorsenss -sese- Z has been sztsssst.
'Eere.y TO xxcsfy tie taste.
ToIs.szyE that whatever regnesdv cans~s
ore 70 fee4 Immediately bef.sr las sscoAoszs
s,E-1al-1.s) 10 god for the system, wisAg1.
~xsga1d%o sss sStsx s9sc.s.
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man to an important position. The oath Of
office was prepared, the notary public sum-
moned, aad the gentleman ready to be
sworn in, when the Postmaster-G General
cameout of his room and ordered that the
appointment be withheld until the next
day. No one could imagine the occasion OF
such sudden and strange procedure. AS
bit OF inside history, and as matter of
actual fact, it may be related that one Of the
rival candidates for the position sent
friend at the last moment to tell the Post
master-General that the successful man ''is
drinking man, man who drinks to ex-
cess" The fact is, the man used to be ad-
dicted to drink, occasionally to hilarity, but
for two years past has not touched drop
OF liquor in any form. 1t was enough, how
ever, for the rival candidate to use that
ancient fact against him, and cut him of
from hope just as the cup of happiness was
placed to his lips. Did it benefit the in
formers Not at all. He was rejected, and
has not been appointed. But to destroy
the chances of the successful man, and thus
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THERE seems now 20 be more varieties of
mean and contemplate men than ever.
AN angry mad servant can create quite
variety of trouble in family when dis
posed
TIE youthful Beau BrumInels Of the dav
seem provided with every thing excep,
brains.
II ever half the society youths" Of to-
day have 10 earn their living they VIII
starve TO death.
II is very hard TO convince the ambitious,
but impecunioss, that the fruit of patience
Is always sweet
PEOPLE who are poor hsueno right 70 con-
vey the idea that they are rich and thereby
deceive and syrin6ie-
IT is astonishing how many disreputable
persons are allowed to make headquarters
al alleged frst-ciase hotels
USCoSvsSIIosAL women are never pzt
upon a pedestal IS bright examples of al
that's refined and cultured
TIE happiness of fashionable people does
not depend on the affection and esteem tier
ekeahls eQapaQAxs I'm s0zsty.n
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SCIENTIFIC SUNDRiES.

THE singular. incombustlble mineral
known as asbestos was first mined as an
article Of commerce in Canada in 1878, and
has become regular and rapidly develop
ing industry.
AN English electrician has invented a
material that he calls ''alterion,r for the
prevention of corrosion in boilers. The in
terror of the boiler is coated with the mate
rial, and from time to time electrical cur
rents are sent through it,
THE experiment at the Los Angeles, Cal,
lighting station with crude oil instead of
coal under the boilers butcorroborates what
was long since proved. Oil gives an in
tenser, and, above all, more even heat than
coal, not to speak Of Its convenience.
The Westinghouse Electric Company has
for the market an electric cigar-hghter
When the current is turned on a bunch of
bare wire loops at the end of handle
which are contained in incombustible mate
rial, are heated to a red heat, and the cigar
is lighted ju ST as it would be lighted from a
red hot coal
IT is said that ants Will ruin a wooden
building in few months after attacking it,
eating the beams hollow, leaving nothing
but a thin shell They even attack freight
cars when they are left standing idle any
length Of time and have been known COM
pletely TO destroy the cab of locomotive
that was left in the round house for a few
months.
Mr. THOMAS 4. EDISON is shipping models
of his work to the Paris Exhibition Uni
verselle, and $500 square feet of floor space
has been allotted to him in the main build
ing. The most elaborate and fanciful ex-
hioit is to be an enormous incandescent
lamp, forty feet high, the globe Of which is
made up of 20,oo0 incandescent lamp bulbs.
DR. j. NJ EDMUNDs, in a paper in dental
monthly, advocates the impianting of me-
tallic roots in the jaw and the building of
artificial teeth upon them. He believes that
this method opens new possibilities for dem
tstry. BY planting two metallic capsules in
the rear of the jaw and two in the forward
portion, he thinks itpracticaole 10 lay foun-
datian for a complete set of permanent
teeth.
IL regard to the recent discovery that the
glass bottles in which wine is kept some
times affect its quality, NJ. Pelligot. the
chemist, says that such changes are due to
the action of the Ingredients employed in
the preparation of the glass: thus an undue
admlxture of lime and magnesia, which are
often substituted for soda and potash, being
cheaper, acts injuriously upon wine, while
1t improves when the proportion Of lme does
not exceeds os aApfr cent
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THE INTERRUPTED OATH.

riding in street-cars they walk Their
shoes are showing evidences of usage. The
fringe of their trousers creeps infinitesimal-
j., but surely, higher and higher. No amount
OF brushing will oblterate the shine and
glitter Of the gloss on their diagonal coats
Shaving costs money, and boards are cover
ing erstwhile smooth faces. Ii is not
pleasant to write these facts, and | do it
with any thing but a sense of levity. 1t
may prove beneficial and instructive to the
reader TO see true picture of the condition
of the chaser of the ignis fatuus of public
Office. l had a conversation this evening
with the chairman of county committee in
one of the middle States. He is honest and
sincere to the core OF him. He SAYS:
"My friends at home, know, esteem me
highly. From provincial standpoint. they
consider the best in the land none too good
for me. L receive letters daily from friends
asking me what on earth causes the DELAY
in my appointment. l came here expecting
one Of the best Offices in the Treasury De-
partment, but would now accept q position
of watchman at $50 per month rather
than go home. But even those places are
hard TO get. / told Senator Blank my con-
diJOn this afternoon, and he loaned me $50.
Ii CALLED me to be in that condition. but
had to ask it, for l am needy. L asked
him for a messengership, or any thing OBJ
tainable, and he will do what he can for
ME; but what can he do4 The places are
not TO be had. l have seen the secretaries
OF three departments, and shown them my
endorsements, IN the presence Of my Repre-
sentative, but there is nothing for me. l
90 not blame the heads Of departments for
not accomplishing what is impossible.
twenty INTO one, according to arithmetic,
won / so. And there are not less than
twenty men here for each position. Nearly
al OF US VIII be disappointed, and L am one
OF the uncertainties. am in a Inundated
condition both here and at home. l feel that
the most sensible thing for me to do is to go
home and own up beat, but l haven't the
moral courage to meet my friends. 1t
seems simply question of time, however,
and must make up my mind TO hear it.n
Here is an instance of the desperation of
ofice-seekers: The Postmaster-General
ordered the appointment Of. an excellent
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ghe aa1irhita daily Eae Sunday orrue aY II, 1899.

peoplehandnng 1t. There are probably q
dozen great fortunes lying dormant in the
different slag-piles of the old mines Of
Northwestern Chihuahua alone. And yet
these people still persist in working in this
way with improved machinery all around
them. While we were at the little Mexican
town of La Ascension we saw about dozen
natives working by this method which is as
old as that mentioned in the Bible. The
rich ore, showing probably $3.50 to the ton,
had been pried out Of the vein with crow
bars and rough blasting and then brought
to the town on the backs of burros. Here
the huge rocks were broken at first with
sledge hammers until they were reduced to
a size about as big as ones fist, so that they
could be handled and broken by smaller
hand hammers until it was almost as fine az
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-05-12
PRETTY WOMAN AND GIRL

lJudge1
As waited at the station,
Something less than half awake
On my ears, grown tired OF listening
For the train meant to take,
Fell a sound Of childish laughter,
And Immediately after
Came vision would have charmed ma,
Were I-yhat I'm not-a churl.
Twas pretty little woman
With pretty little girl
Her lps-I mean the woman's-
There was mischief in their smile,
Her cunning feet-the babys-
They were dancing all the while;
And no form was ever heater
Than mammals, and nothing sweeter
Than her plump white neck-the wee ones
And the wayward little curl
On the forehead OF the woman
With the pretty little girl.
When the locomotive whistled
Twas prompt, as you may guess
To protect the win some couple
From the iostling and the press
Happy ehance-to safely guide EN-;
Happier still-to sit beside 'em
And watch their winsome ways until
found'my.heart in peril,
And stole sudden kiss from her
mean the little girl!
Then wondered if Iquizzed tho -
Little girl about her pa,
And should geta pensiye answer
From her blithe and bonny ma,
Would II make me broken-hearted
Should she softly sigh Departed
But the,iocomotixe whistled,
And helped them through the whirl
To the arms of John, said mamma,
"Papar' screamed the little girl.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-05-12

ZIG D. e omen IN aiinxv Of ths,
FLAME WITH GAS AT escape OF air. When
ORDINARY PRESSURE. the cylinder rs filed
with water, the supply Is shutoh and tuba
from gas burner is connected with the up
per valve aud The gas Is turned on. Then
the water Is allowed 70 escape from the CYL
inder. thereby drawing IN the gas. When
the cylinder is filed with gas, the valves
are closed and tho lower one is again con-
nected with the hydrgrt, while the upper
one il connected with the piDbole burner.
The valves On the cylinder are again opened
and water Is admitted al the rste required
20 produce the desired gas pressure. Only
two precautions are necessary In this ex
pertinent; one is 70 avoid q mixture Of air
and gas la the cylinder by drivingo1t All
the air, the other Is 10 avoid the s;reiulag OF
the cylinder by water pressure.
Another sensitive fame, which has
several advantages over The one described,
IS shown in Fig j. It~eqcires no extra gas
pressure, and IL IL more readily controlled
than the talT1et II was discovered by Mr.
Philip Barry, autthe cisooyerer's letter 10
Mr.. Tyndail concerning II IL found In
Tyncalls work on sound Ia the prosiuc-
ton Of this fame a psnhole b7rnes. like that
already described. y employed. Two inches
above thsourusr is.supporsed piece of %
mesh wire gau1e, about o<inchss square.
The gasis tyyued On end Il, Hsoyc the wire
gauIe. II bernsin conicai fanse. which
Is yellow a. theSop and blue a. The base.
When the gas pressure is strong, tho fans
rozrs continuously When the Rasss turned
OF, so a. 70 stop the roSrtEs s.togrshsr.
the fame bsrDs x.eadly.bod exhibits no
more sensitiveasss than an ossfnAxy fsure-
By turning OF The gas slowly and steadily.
acritical point will D. reached 81 which a.
Tnost suynoise viii caaseit 20 scar and be-
cone non-lamlnoss Any degree Of senss-
tlveness Gay DC attained ~ oHsefs4i adjust
uent fac gas supply. A quiet noon In
required Tor this experiment. TIE rastls
Of clothes, tho tlcEiag of q cAocx, s>ssis1er,
Q snap O. tas fRger, the dro6fsEg Of
pencil. or IL fact almost Any aosse, VIII
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surface 20 che air, &C s1zt soy 1eistzrb@5os
Ct The ar sefs tae fArne4n act.ge ~fsrszlon.
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dispiace II with water IA the manner Illus
trated In Fig. l.
The burner.is-shown Ia Figs. Ia and s.
1t consists OF q sua& tip inserted II. the end
OF suitable tube, The DIP in DE present
case is madeof brass. but .e.coumnnly
used for this purpose are q steatise. They
are superior 10 the metal ones. but quito
expensive. The wrifer Is iadebte<a4o Prof.
w. lie Comic Stevens, Of Brooklyn, for
hint on this poiat Prof. Stevens @hasfourd
that some Of sheiava pinhole burnertips used
in certain kinds OF gas stoves answer ad-
nirably for this purpose. and cost very
little.
A tip within round. smooth hole is to be
selected. The bore OF the t;pis here shown
taperingI It's smaller diameter IS .o25 inch.
The burner is supported in the manner
shown In Figs. and or In any other
convenicnt manneN and gas under a suita-
bic pressure flows through and is ignised
The hAme win be tail and slender ~ shown
in Zig. !. By regulating the gas pressure
carefully, an adjustment viii be reached ut
which the fame will be on the verge o.
fsring. A very slight increase OF pressure
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-05-12

beyond this point will cause the flame 70
shorten and roar. When the fiaue is at tho
point Of fiaring, II is extremely sensitive to
certain sounds, particularly those Of high
pitch. A shrill whistle or q hiss viii cause
1t 10 fare. The rattle OF a bunch of keys
will produce the same result. II viii re-
spond TO every tick Of watch held Near IL.
Tyndall says that when the gas pressure
is increased beyond q certain limit vibra-
tions are set up In the gas jet by tho
friction Of the gas In the orifce OF the
burner. These vibrations cause the riame
70 CULVER and shorten When the fame
burns steadily, any sound To which the gas
Jet VIII respond Will throw 1t into sympa-
thetic vibration. Experiment has demon
rtrated that the seat of sensitsveness OF tho
fame is at the base CT the fame at the
orifioe of the burner.
The method OF producing the required gas
pressure illustrated ia Fig. is available
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-05-12

AA1ASS SouicO1 mo
curious effects Of
sound. For les pro-
duction it is neces-
sary, writes George
II. Hopkins ID the
Scientific American,
that the gas beunder
q pressure equal to
that of a column OF
water six or eight
inches high. The
common method of
securingthe required
pressure Is to take
ehe gas from q CYL
flder Of compressed
Illuminating gas.
such as As used for
calcium lights An
other method 10 10
take the gas from q
weighted gas bag.
and still another is
TO III a sheet metal
tank with gas aAd
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-05-12

when gas bags or cyl
inders Of compressed
gas are not 70 be had.
A tin cylinder of about
fifteen gallons capac-
lily is provided at tho
top and bottom with
valves. Tho lower
valve is connected
with a hydrant and
the cyiinde. Is FLIED
with water, wLAle the
upper valve is lefs
l..... o. nfg- - -
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SHORT AND SHARP.

The man who tells you he IS no SLOUGH
generally makes uistase
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-05-12

How They Nay 10 Prodqcsd-Some IN.
teresting Expsdments
The sensitive fame observed BY DR.. Le
Conte aud aSterward developed by Tyndan
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SCHWATKA IN MEXICO.
A Glance at Some Interesting
Ruins in Northern Chihuahua.

of Long Aeo-Rich Silver Mines and
Mexican Methods Of Mining-Big Fort
unes Awaiting Americans Who win
Use Their Brains and Skill to Dig Them
Out-Crogsiuo the Casas GrandeS.