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Gilpin observer., 1906-05-17

dunes and plowed on. | was so wor-
ried that l forgot to eat until early
night overlook US.
"Shivering, wearied and badly rat
tied finally put up the buggy cover,
turned square around with the buggy
backed against the wind and sand for
shelter, got out and fed the horse and
then back into the vehicle to eat my
lunch and drink my beer. l had lap
robe with me and l snusgled down
under it and, though chilled through,
dozed off awhile. But l couldn't sleep
much and after perhaps three hours
of this | determined to push on.
II will never forget the experience
| got after that. The horse at first
refused to turn round and face the
storm. but l kicked and cuffed and
pulled the poor devil the way want
ed him TO so and we started. On and
on we plowed and now we couldn t
see. could only steer straight into
the wind and the horse floundered on,
sometimes taking me straight up the
long slope of a sand dune and then
the buggy would so over the top like
boat over the crest or wave.
ITO shorten the story though, we
suffered thus all through the night
and morning found us still facing
thct awful sand blizzard. was shiv.
ering all over and my teeth ratified
| against each other The horse was
half dead with fatigue. out he was
game. At nine o'clock Sunday glad
sight greeted me. We struck a
break and looked down upon the Pc.
cos valley. 1t was easy enough to
find o draw by which to descend and
at last we struck hard earth and a
real road.
AT a ranch near where we struck
the Pecos we stopped and had break
fast and got warmed up again. We
found we were eleven miles north OF
Carlsbad. The wind had shifted svi
IDENTIFY during the night and we had
90: that far out OF our course"
Gilpin observer., 1906-05-17
A LABOR SAVER.
tionized the Industrial
Arts.

One evening few years ago l Wis
tied one of the largest steel mills in
Pittsburg. A great ladle holding 80
tons of molten steel was lifted and
carried quietly and quickly some little
distance, and was then adjusted for
pouring the steel into ingots. There
were but few men IN sight. and they
seemed to have no connection with the
moving mass of white-hot metal
Amid the occasional flaming of fur
naces and the deep SHADOWS. the scene
was weird one. discovered man
in Il cage at one end of a high crane
who was operating some levers. A few
minutes later in passing from one
building to another. 1t was necessary
to stand aside while n number of la
borers passed, each carrying an or
dinary plank. Each of these men
was working harder in transporting n
board than was the operator of the
crane manipulating his ladle of steel.
1t requires Incidents as this, says
f. G. Scott. In Engineering Magazine.
to make us realize what remarkable
things the electric motor is doing. MS
its ordinary performances are becom-
ing quite commonplace.
Gilpin observer., 1906-05-17

could tell when the frocks had been
turned and the hats reset.
The member with the redyed bird
in her top piece, who was making the
linguistic journey through old Spain.
had just left Madrid mounted on a
burro and headed for Y Spaghetti Es-
paniole, when something happened.
The member in the blue frock which
had been brown at the last meeting
in January let out screech that
made goose pimples" epidemic at
the meeting. At the same time she
mounted the seat and gathered up her
skirts. She did look scared.
The member with the last years
bonnet that had been recalked fol.
safety of the high seat sne broke up
the meeting and stopped the Little
Journey Through SPAIN" her burro
express by shrieking in high soprano
''It's a mouse!"
At that the burro bucked and
threw the figurative rider plump upon
the seat of her chair, and in about
three-fifths of a second the whole
club was mounted on chairs. That
broke up the excursion entirely and
all hands hurried back from Spain to
Coshocton. One of the more courage.
Gus members shook her petticoats
menacingly, and cried:
"Shoo,"
That brought the mouse to a full
stop and he decided to give up his
little journey through the woman's
club" He retired to the library and
gave himself up to the study of Ib-
sen.
The prevailing style of hosiery in
Coshocton this winter is black with
cute little pink or blue clocks"
Gilpin observer., 1906-05-17
MIJEmmo.J .Jowyer

Unless early and correct treatment Is
applied the patient seldom survives
when once the disease is fastened upon
her. We believe Lydia Z. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound is the most effi-
cient treatment for chronic kidney
troubles of women, and is the only med.
icine especially prepared for this
purpose.
When n woman is troubled with pain
or weight in loins, bachache, frequent,
painful or scalding urination, swelling
of limbs or feet. swelling under tho
eyes, an uneasy, tired feeling in tho
region of the kidneys or notices .
sediment in the urine, she should
lose no time in commencing treatment
with Lydia Il. Pinlsham's Vegetable
Compound, as it may be the means OF
saving her life.
For proof, read what Lydia T.. Pink.
hams Vegetable Compound did for Mrs.
Sawyer.
cannot express the terrible suffering
had to endure. A arrangement Of tho female
organs developed nervous prostitution and n
serious kidney trouble The doctor attended
me for a year, but l kent getting worsa, until
was unable to do ANYTHING, and made up
my mind could not live finally decided
to try Lydia Il. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound rs n last resort. and am to-day q well
woman. cannot praise ID too highly, and !
tell every suffering woman about my cuse."
Mrs. Emma Sawyer, Conyers, Ca.
Mrs. Pinlsham gives free advice to
women address In confdercc, Lynn,
Mass.
Gilpin observer., 1906-05-17
EXPERIENCE IN A
SAND BLIZZARD
TERRIBLE DRIVE OF A TRAV-
ELER IN NEW MEXICO.
FACES STORM ENTIRE NIGHT
Horse Founders Through Big Drifts,
Unable to See Road-Goes Eleven
Miles Out of Course Before
Haven Is Reached.

Denver.-"A snow blizzard is bad.
I've no doubt, but it can't be any
worse than sand blizzard, that's a
cinch."
Henry T. Borden, of New York, who
looks after ranch mortgages for big
eastern company, thus commenced at
the Brown hotel an account Of re-
cent experience which, he says, is re-
sponsible for large majority Of the
gray hairs that poke out from under
his hat.
81 had three ranches, two in Texas
and one in the extreme southeastern
portion of New Mexico he contin-
ued, land l wound up my work at
the ranch of Jerry Gardner. about 30
miles southeast of Carlsbad, N. NJ.
had driven across country and now
Carlsbad was my nearest railroad
point and having good horse and
being told that the road was plain
and practically straight, l had no
hesitancy in starting out.
well, the day was fine and during
the forenoon the sun shone actually
hot upon me and l logged along con-
tentedly enough. About one o'clock
l struck the sand hills that stretch
clear on from that point to the brakes
of the Pecos river. l knew that my
journey led across the famous staked
plains.
We'll, sir. If you've never run
against sandstorm you can't pos
sibly get an idea of what l was up
against. Though it was early in the
afternoon, things began to get dark
er and darker and when the sand be-
gan to move, coming in great cutting
gusts against my face, l couldn't see
thing but my finish and the poor
horse tucked his head and snorted
and yet heaved ahead the best he
could.
After little found that we were
not in any road at all. The sand had
blown over it, like snow, and nobody
could have found it with a telescope.
| learned afterward that a new trail
has to be made after each storm. We
went on and on, however, but our gait
was slow now. The buggy wheels
dragged fully foot deep in the sand
and the cold wind was dead against
my good old horse.
However, We managed to keep our
course in between the high sand
Gilpin observer., 1906-05-17
Crows Rout Squirrels.

Morocco, Ind.-Amos Bachelor, OF
,his place, while IN the woods near
here, witnessed : fight between crow
and squirrel. The squirrel was get
ing worsted in the encounter. and T.
suddenly began barking. at the sans
tine backing away from its antagon
list. Scarcely had the barking ceased
before Il second squirrel dashed down
Il tree and joined IN the melee. The
crow then abandoned the fight and
hcppcd on limb Ont OF danger. where
IT sounded serie, OF long. angry caws.
Three crows insanity answered tie
call. and the four crows then attacked
the squirrels. from. and rear. putin.
.nem to ignom.ncls flight.
Gilpin observer., 1906-05-17
WISE SNAKE TOOTS WHISTLE
Rather Pulls Rope in Sawmill and
Rouses Whole Town of
Hoosiers.

Martinsburg, Ind.-irvin Durnil!
who runs the engine in the sawmil.
here. had a three-foot rattlesnake
whose demise occurred the other day.
which blew the whistle of his engine
for him.
This is true story.
The whistle blew so long and hard
the morning of the snakes death that
everybody in the town ran to the mill
thinking 1t was an alarm of fire.
They found Durnill standing at the
door of the engine-room apparently
afraid to enter, while on the rope at
tached to the whistle the snake was
wound. footing as though 1t enjoyed 1t.
The theory OF the local biologists
is that the snake crawled up ON the
boiler of the engine during the night
TO keep warm. and that when Durnill
got up steam it climbed the rope to
escape the heat, its weight being suf.
ficient to blow the whistle, and that
Durnill was afraid to go after the crit.
ter.
The engineer. however. denies he
was afraid. There is another story
going around, that Durnill had trained
tn" snake to blow the whistle at seven
o'clock every morning. and that
Durnill's assistant. becoming over
enthusiastic. simply worked too long.
rousing the whole place.
Somebody got shotgun and killed
tho snake.
Gilpin observer., 1906-05-17
A BOLD MOUSE BREAKS
UP WOMAN'S MEETING
Stops Clubs Excursion Through Spain
in ohio Town and Reveals
Hosiery Styles.

Coshocton, o. - The Coshocton
WoMans club had just been called to
order in the lecture-room of the Car
negie library and the two score men,
bers were listening intently to the
Spain," as told by woman who had
never in her life been further away
from home than Columbus. That is
to say, the members were listening as
intently as they could while they were
taking mental notes of their fellow
members duds and hats to see IL they
Gilpin observer., 1906-05-17
THE "TELEMoBILoscoPE."
Remarkable Electrical Device Which
Will Make Collision at Sea
Impossible.

A device, which it's inventor names
the "telemobiloscOpe." for preventing
collisions at sea, has recently been
invented and patented by Christian
Hulsmeyer, an engineer of Dussel.
dorf, Germany. The apparatus util.
ICES Hertzian waves, such as are used
in wireless telegraphy, and it can be
installed on railway trains as well as
ON ships. AS described in the Techni.
cal World, 1t combines a sending and
a receiving apparatus. The electric
waves, striking a distant metallic OBJ
ject-such as ship-are reflected
back to the receiver. there operating
to signal the approach of said Object,
as well as to indicate, by special mech
anism its direction and distance.
Says the writer:
''As ships are subject to oscillation,
and the range Of the receiver is linn
tied, the apparatus is suspended after
the manner of ships compass, thus
maintaining practically constant pe-
sition in relation to the horizon Gig.
y. In the hollow hemisphere is an
induction coil d, operating the sender,
and deriving its primary current from
some source of energy (storage bat
terry or dynamo) on the vessel. The
high-tension secondary current passes
through collector rings and sliding
brushes to the oscillator h. The waves
issuing from the latter are projected
with a given inclination from the pro-
lection box ! and the concave miF-
ror IN placed inside. At Gig. p,
suspended in front of a concave screen
n are the antennae or receiving wires.
which pick up the reflected waves.
These may be located in any part cf
Gilpin observer., 1906-05-17
BOYS HEAD ONE SOLID SORE.
Hair All Came Out-Under Doctor
Three Months and No Better
Cuticura Works Wonders.

Mr.. A. C. Barnett, proprietor Of q
general store in Award, Oklahoma,
tells in, the following grateful letter
how Cuticura cured his son Of ter
rible eczema. MY little boy had &C.
zema. His head was one solid sore,
all over his scalp; his hair all came
out, and he suffered very much. I
had physician treat him, but at the
end of three months he was no bet
ter, I remembered that the Cuticura
Remedies had cured me, and after
giving him two bottles Of Cuticura
Resolvent, according to directions,
and using Cuticura Soap and Oint-
ment on him daily, his eczema left
him, his hair grew again, and he has
never had any eczema since. We
use the Cuticura Soap and Ointment,
and they keep our skin soft and
healthy. 1 cheerfully recommend the
Cuticura Remedies for all cases OF
eczema. A. c. Barnett, Mar. 30.
1906"
Gilpin observer., 1906-05-17

pump the bellows. In like manner.
when the telharmonium is played. a
motor revolves all the little inter
locked rotors at once, so that they
may offer their plastic currents to the
keyboard to which the wires from the
alternators lead. This keyboard as
shown in the engraving has two banks
Of keys. To quote further:
If one key is depressed. the cir
cult Is closed on ground tone and
one or more allied circuits that will
give the harmonics corresponding to
that tone. But the currents. before
they go to the exterior circuit contain
ing the subscribers telephone. are not
left in their primitive simple form.
On the contrary, they are passed, as
they might be in ordinary lighting
and power service, through transform.
srs, where they are blended: and in
these 'tone-mixers' the simple. sinusoi-
ial wave OF the alternator current be-
comes too complex to know itself. In
this manner highly composite vibra.
lions are built up which fall upon the
EAR as musical chords OF great beauty
Interviewing OF currents can be
pushed very far, and the complex vi
brations from different keyboards can
be combined into others even more
subtly superposed and welded, so as
to produce in the telephone receiver
the effect of several voices or instru-
ments Within the range of such an
equipment appear possible some
sounds never before heard on land or
sea-"
The experimental instrument that
has been set up in DR.. Cahill's Holy
oke laboratory is said to have cost
100000 and weighs about 200 tons. II
has 145 of the lnductor alternators.
mounted on 11-inch shafts on heavy
steel girder bed.plate over 60 feet long.
The switchboards include nearly 1000
switches. Later equipments. we are
told, will probably be less ponderous.
As to the current consumption in the
receivers, 1t is very small-about one.
twentieth OF that in glow.lamp, so
that very few horsepower go a long
way in the new art Of telharmony.
Gilpin observer., 1906-05-17

Fig. 1.-Approach of One Vessel OBJ De-
tected by Instrument Installed on An
other Vessel (A).
Fig. "details Of the Telemobiloscope.
the rigging, but must be well insulat.
ed from the sending apparatus. The
antennae are connected with coherer
of the type common in wireless install
lations. which serves to operate the
audible or visible signal
THE apparatus is made to rotate
intermittently by means of driving
gear around the wheel g. In this way
the waves given off by the oscillator
search as it were. a greater or less
range round the observing station. for
metallic objects susceptible of reflect.
ing the waves and thus actuating the
coherer. AS the concave screen n
follows the rotation, its position
serves TO indicate the direction from
which come the reflected waves. and
thus the direction in which the distant
object lies.
The complete apparatus includes a
special deyice-furnishing data-based
on the inclination of the vertical axis
of the system to the plane of the hori-
zon-from which the distance of the
rejecting object is known.
The apparatus represented in Fig
> is shown installed on the foredeck
of the vessel A in Fig. l. The elec-
trical waves issuing from the sender
r strike the vessel B, and. after being
reflected, strike the antennae by
which the receiver at the observer :
station is operated"
Tests conducted by the Dutch gov.
ernment in the harbor of Rotterdam
are said to have demonstrated the eff
ficiency of the invention. The reflec.
tion is accurate up to a distance OF
nearly two miles, with antennae a lit
tie over 16 feet long. suspended from
a bamboo rod. The inventor hopes to
extend the range to nearly 20 miles.
Gilpin observer., 1906-05-17
An Embarra assment.

footing Parke-How many times
has Mrs. Coppingham been married?
Clapham Becke-Couldn't say ex-
actly. Why?
footing Parke-Eh? Oh. | hap
pened to remark that she had rather
a large family, and she said "13 little
ones"
Clapham Becke-Not families?
footing Parke-That's what | want
to know
Gilpin observer., 1906-05-17
Not Doing It Justice.
0keI

Jack-Oh, mother, / do love cake!
IT'S awful nice.
not say you love" cake-say like"
Do not say "awfuT'-say very" Do
not say "nice"-say good" And, by
the way, the word ''oh" should be omit
ted. Now, my dear, repeat the SEN
tence correctly.
Jack-I like cake, it's very good.
Mother-That's better.
Jack with an air of disgust)-It
sounds as If l was oSlly talking bout
bread.-Royal.
Gilpin observer., 1906-05-17
Impossible.

Miss Elder-Well, | maintain that
women can do anything that men can.
Mr.. Gazzam-Oh, no. The auction
ear's business is one a woman cannot
go into.
Miss Elder-Nonsense. She'd make
every bit as good an auctioneer as a
man.
Mr.. Gazzam-Just imagine an un-
married woman getting up before a
crowd and exclaiming: Now, gentle
men, all l want is an offer!'-Tit-Bits
Gilpin observer., 1906-05-17
Knew It Would Be Late.

Mr.. Cheapside-I thought you said
you were going to Mrs. Bricks five
o'clock tea this afternoon? It's after
five now.
Mrs. Cheapside-There's no hurry.
Her five o'clock tea isn't likely to be
ready before seven. She's got the
servant we used to have-Tit-Bits
Gilpin observer., 1906-05-17
A Coincidence.

Il suppose you enjoy hearing your
boy talk since he went to college"
Yes answered Farmer Corntossel.
but amt it kind of coincidence that
so many of them classical quotations
begin with rah, rah, rah,' Wash
ington Star.
Gilpin observer., 1906-05-17
WASTED TO A SHADOW.
But Found a Cure After Fifteen Years
of Suffering.
A. II. Stotts, messenger at the State
Capitol, Columbus, o., says:

tOr n1teen years
/ had kidney trou-
bles, and though I
doctored faithfully.
could not find .
cure. l had heavy
backaches, dizzy
headaches and terri
BILE urinary disor-
ders. One day !
collapsed, fell in
sensible on the side
walk, and then
Gilpin observer., 1906-05-17
Dull Bow.

The Young Idea-Dad?
The Eminent-Well, my son?
The Young 'Un-Dad, how long was
Jonah in the ark? What?
The Eminent-Go to, I'm ashamed
of you. Don't know simple thing like
that. How long was Jonah in the ark !?
Why, some time, of course.
Gilpin observer., 1906-05-17
Hnppeninrs.

so you regard that ofiiceholder us
political accident?"
''He is worse than an accident" an
swerei Senator Sorghum. He's a
catastrophe. Washington Star.
Gilpin observer., 1906-05-17
Of Course.

Young Patient-I can't pay the bill,
doctor. It's exorbitant. I'm no bet.
ter than l was, either.
Doctor-That's because you didn't
take my advice.
"Ah-well-of course, if / didn't
take it, don't owe you for it, Thanks.
Good morning-Royal Magazine.
Gilpin observer., 1906-05-17
A Sure Thing.

Ticket Seller-There are no lower
berths left.
Fat Man-Give me an upper.
You'll never be able to get into
the upper"
Il won't have too. When the man
who has the lower looks me over
he'll be more than willing to change =
Life.
Gilpin observer., 1906-05-17

wasted away in bed for ten weeks.
After being given up, 1 began using
Doan's Kidney Pills. In a couple Of
months 1 regained my old health,
and now weigh 1888 pounds. Twelve
boxes did it, and l have been well
two years."
Sold by all dealers. so cents a box.
Foster-Milburn Co.. Buffalo. N. Y.
Gilpin observer., 1906-05-17
Ill-Gotten Gains, Etc.

They tell me" remarked the SYM
pathetic friend, that poor dear Roses
husband left most of his money to
charities, after ALL
Yes" sighed the other. Poor dear,
she seems to have taken his name in
vain
Gilpin observer., 1906-05-17
How She Knew.

mayme-Mae's desperately in iove
with Charlie.
Cirayce-How do you know?
Mayme-She told me he was horrid
man, and advised me to have nothing
to do with him. n.--Cleveland Leader.
Gilpin observer., 1906-05-17
How'S This?

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for any
ease of. Cstarrh that cannot be cured by Halrs
Catarrh Cure.
F. j. CHENEY q CO., Toledo O.
We. the undersigned. have known F. j. Cheney
for the last Is years and believe him perfectly hon.
orabe in all business transactions and financially
able TO carry out any obligations made by his arm.
wALDIye, KISSAS MARVIN,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, o.
Hairs Catarrh Cure is taken internally, acting
directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces the
system. Testimonials sent free. Price IS cents Per
bottle Sold by all Druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
Gilpin observer., 1906-05-17
Circums mstantinl Eyit.once,

Lawyer-Has there beer any insanl-
ty In your family?
Witness Nell--er-I haye a daugh-
Ter who fitted & plrmbcr and ran o0
.ttn u poet.--Judse
Gilpin observer., 1906-05-17
Electricity for Welding Wire.

Electricity has been brought into
manufacture Of wire fencing. One
strand of wire is systematically cross ed
by another strand of wire and the rvo
welded together by electricity.
Gilpin observer., 1906-05-17

Let a man make a good resolution.
and his wife will make fun of him for
doing it. And vice versa.
Gilpin observer., 1906-05-17
L.ady-Are you engaged?
Cabman-No. miss. Are you?
Progress.

Little drops of water.
Little grains of sand.
Make the mighty magnate
And his "trusty" band.
Life,
Gilpin observer., 1906-05-17

Mrs. Windows Soothing Syrup.
Tor children teething, softenh the gums, reduces -
eAmmaaon, auAys pain. cures wind coltc 2oc bostlA
Gilpin observer., 1906-05-17

Write Garfield Tea Co., Brooklyn. N. Y,
for package Garfield Tea, the herb cure.
Gilpin observer., 1906-05-17

Jimmy felt so athletic this spring
that he made spring and jumped over
the spring.
Gilpin observer., 1906-05-17

Seek first, if you would win the strife.
To make a 5.
Gilpin observer., 1906-05-17

Peppery remarks should be taken
with a grain of salt.
Gilpin observer., 1906-05-17

An affinity is generally person
with money.
Gilpin observer., 1906-05-17

ouatemalan Street Cars.
Guatemala city has ten miles Of sim
gle.track street railways.
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1906-04-19
The Feast of the Passover.

The Feast of the Passover, one OF
the most important of the Jewish
festivals, has been in progress dur
ing the past week, having come TO
an end on Monday night. The
Feast OF the. Passover commentaries
the escape from bondage of the He
brews in Egypt, when God, shifting
the first born of the Egyptians,
passed over the houses of the Is
raelites, which We're marked with
the blood of the paschal lamb. The
name is used by extension to include
the seven days that followed this
event, during which time the Israel
ties were permitted TO eat only un-
Ieavened bread, and the Passover is
also known as THE Feast of Tn
leayened Bread.
The Feast of the Passover was eel
ebrated by the Jewish citizens OF
Columbus in an orthodox manner.
There We're services at Temple B Mai
Israel at o'clock Sunday afternoon
and at 1880 o'clock Monday morn
ing, both services having been com
Quoted by the rabbi, Rev Joseph
Herr.