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Gilpin observer., 1906-09-27
VISITS INTERIOR IN SEARCH OF
NEWSPAPER MATERIAL.
WON BY A MINING MAN
Meets Him While on Dangerous As
signment and Wedding Occurs
After Brief courtship-Makes
Friends with Natives.

Mexico City, Mexico.-Mr. and Mrs.
Harry j. Eisenhart who were married
a few days ago at Ell Paso after a
most romantic meeting and courtship,
are spending their honeymoon in this
city, preparatory to going TO the re-
mote mining camp of Zaculpan, where
they will reside.
The bride is newspaper writer and
is we'll known in the United States
and Mexico. She has Travelled from
Mexico City to Guatemala alone and
says she was not a bit frightened
She slept the first night that she met
the man who is now her husband in
room where his predecessor had
been murdered, and the last thing she
saw when she closed her eyes for
slumber were the machete marks
where the bandits had broken down
the door, but she says she had the
best nights rest of her life, for it is
400 feet higher than Mexico City" she
declared "and the air is so pure and
bracing."
Miss Horace Greeley Perry, now
Mrs. Eisenhart, is the daughter of T.
M. Ferry, of st. Peter, Mimi, a news
paper man and editor. Her grand
father was also newspaper man.
She met Chief Andrew John, of the
Seneca tribe of the Six Nations of
New York, when a child, and he took
such fancy to her that he later
adopted her. with the consent of her
father. For several years she lived
with the family of the old chief and
among the Indians of New York.
Prior to coming to Mexico Miss
Perry had done newspaper work in
various parts of the United States,
and ran four papers of her own at diff
ferent times. She says that she was
the editor of Governor SteunenbergS
paper in Idaho at the time of the min
ing troubles in that state, and helped
him to fight the anarchists in the con-
test that ultimately resulted in his
assassination.
When she first came to Mexico City
Miss Perry found that there was no
disposition to engage the services of
woman on any of the American
papers. But finally she got an extra"
for three days and then became a reg
ular member of the staff of one of the
Gilpin observer., 1906-09-27
INDU51RY&@|25 e.
: - - MEcAAAl9S )
FooT.PowER HAMMER.
Blow of the Hammer Is Accomplished
by the Presence of a Lever.

Two Kansas inventors arriving at
the conclusion that there is more pow
er in the leg than in the arm, have
applied the principle to the hammer.
Instead of swinging the hammer over
the head, the blow is accomplished
by the pressure of a foot lever. Per-
haps the most significant part of the
invention is the fact that only or
dinary pressure is required to re-
lease the hammer strong springs reg
ulating the force of the blow. An ad-
ditional advantage is that the ham,
mer can be swung laterally to strike
upon different portions of the face
of the anvil. BY referring to the IL
histration the operation will be OBJ.
vious. The hammer is attached to a
specially formed handle, the latter
being pivotally mounted upon the
base which stands directly in back
of the anvil. At the right side of
tf , anvil is the treadle, which ex-
tends backward to the base, to which
it is pivoted. An iron chain connects
with the shaft at the top of the base
and the treadle, and when pressure
is applied to the treadle 1t Is trans
mitted to the shaft. and by reverse
action Of the mechanism the ham,
mer descends. When the treadle is
released a spring at the back pulls
Gilpin observer., 1906-09-27
HORNETS INHABITED
THE WEDDING BELL
Busy Little Insects Interrupted the
Ceremony-Stinss, Not Notes,
Came from Sounder.

Macwahoc. Mellow 4 colony of
hornets interrupted wedding cere-
mony and postponed it several hours
had been looking over the deer
grounds between Molunkus lake and
PattenL Watson was present and
vouches for the facts.
When he was some miles out of
Patten. Watson ran onto the cabin of
Sam Black, another guide, and during
the evening smoke Sam impaired the
information that he had been ac-
cepted by winsome lass. named Mel
married shortly. In fact, he was sim
ply waiting to provide himself with
best man, and now that Watson had
turned up so opportunely he could
see no reason why the ceremony
should not be performed next day.
provided Neil would agree to stand
up with him.
Naturally Watson offered no objec.
ton. so bright and early the follow.
ing morning Sam put on suit OF
clothes he had bought for the coca
sion, SncKeu up MS can.it, t..Q ue-
rarted for the home of his sweet.
heart, accompanied by his fellow
Guide. Miss Nellie objected at first
20 hurryiug the proceedings. but as
the.e were few neighbors to invite.
Npi her wedding iinery had been
icady for several days. she finally
agreed to be married II Sam could
get the keys of the district school
house and fish up parson. The
schoolhouse had not been used since
spring. and was not near so suit.
able u place for the ceremony as her
own home. bur Miss Nellie had read
of grand church weddings. and set
her heart upon getting as close to the
real thing as she could.
Sam had no difficulty in getting
keys and parson, and at four o'clock
in the afternoon bride. bridegroom.
Clergyman and neighbors We're on
hand. One of the neighbors had been
instructed to ring the school bell as
the coaple approached the teachers
Gilpin observer., 1906-09-27
Splitting Granite with Air.

The expansive force of compressed
air is employed in very interesting
way by the North Carolina Granite
company. On sloping hillside, COM
posed of granite which shows no bed
planes. but splits readily in any di-
rection when started, three-inch
bore is sunk about eight feet deep,
and the bottom is enlarged by ex-
ploding a half-stick of dynamite. A
small charge of powder is fired in
this hole. which starts a horizontal
crack or cleavage. says the Youth s
Companion. Charges increasing In
size are exploded until the cleavage
has extended over a radius of rs or
100 feet. Then pipe is cemented
into the bore, and the air is forced
in. under a pressure of from so to
100 pounds. The expansion of the
air extends the cleavage until 1t
comts out on the surface on the slope
of the hill. A horizontal sheet of
granite several acres in extent may
thus be separated.
Gilpin observer., 1906-09-27

Bemmitt, an Englishman, was MUIR
dered by bandits, who came near caus-
ing a war between Mexico and Great
Britain.
No other American woman had ever
visited the place, which is 120 kilo-
meters from the railroad. With an
Indian, MoZo, as guide and protec-
to-, che penetrated the country to ex-
plore this famous mine, and there met
Harry L. Eisenhart, president and
general manager of the La Corona
company That was little over three
months ago. To-day they are married
and she will go back to the mine to
live.
Miss Perry inspected several mines
in the district before returning to
Mexico City, and instead of being
harmed by the natives was received
with great courtesy. They brought
her flowers. decorated her saddle and
riding boots, and when she visited
their church they made way for her
and gave her special place among
them.
Gilpin observer., 1906-09-27

desk, now draped with golden rod for
an altar, and at the appointed time
he laid hold of the dusty rope and
pulled with might and main.
Instead of clarion notes there
issued from the bell a swarm of yel-
low jacket hornets, which sought out
their disturbers and descended upon
the wedding party. The parson had
just begun the ceremony when the
bride-to-be uttered a yell of pain and
ran down the aisle. The bridegroom
followed. and the parson legged it
good third BY this time the audience
was leaving by doors and windows,
with the hornets in pursuit.
Half q mile down the road the party
gathered. smarting and hot. and
bathed their swollen faces in brook
while they applied soothing mud to
the afflicted parts. Then they all ad-
journcd to the Turnbull cabin, whers
Miss Nellie decided to put off the
wed ding until evening In the mean
time the guests bathed themselves
with ointment lotions, and enjoyed an
impromptu spread provided by Mr..
Turnbull The ceremony was finally
performed at eight o'clock.
Gilpin observer., 1906-09-27
Jerome X. Jerome on Snoring.

AT a banquet" said an editor. y
once heard Jerome X. Jerome make
speech on snoring. l remember that
it ended with these words:
ITO cure snoring it is advised that
a piece of soap be dropped into the
mouth of the snorer. The oil in the
soap will lubricate the pharynx and
other Latin parts of the throat. This
remedy must be applied with eau
ton; otherwise the snorer will arise
and lubricate the floor with the per
son who dropped in the soap"
Gilpin observer., 1906-09-27
Indicates Poisonous Contents.

victim. In order to lessen the num-
Der of mistakes of this kind a south
ern inventor has devised the poison
Indicator" shown IL the accompany
ing illustration. Undoubtedly it
would prove effecti,e wherever used.
1t is made entirely separate from the
cork. and can readily be transferred
from an unused bottle to another.
The skull and crossboncs would be
sufficient indication of the contents
in the daytime, while Us peculiar
shape would serve the same purpose
at night. At the bottom of the indi.
Gator is a pin by which 1t is held In
place in the cork
Gilpin observer., 1906-09-27
Luxuries Of the Future.

The bath of the next century"
says T. Baron Russell in his book.
A Hundred Years Hence" will lave
he body speedily with oxygenated
water delivered with force that will
'ender rubbing unnecessary. and be-
iide 1t will stand the drying cup
board, lined with some quickly NOV
ng arrangement of soft brushes, and
ed with highly desiccated air, from
which. almost in a moment. the bath
r viii: emerge, dried, and With a
kin sutiy stlmplated. amt perhaps
Gilpin observer., 1906-09-27
YOUNG GIRL BRAVES
WILDS OF MEXICO.

English daily newspapers here. Miss
Perry made trip to Guatemala along
the proposed route of the Pan-Amer-
lean railroad and wrote an article on
that new country.
to the Zaculpan district, in the state
of MexiQp, in the very corner and on
the border of the states of Guerrero
and Michoacan, to investigate the
claims of certain Americans who had
struck a bonanza in the famous old
La Corona mines. once worked by tho
Spanish kings and famous throughout
the world as the place where Colonel
Gilpin observer., 1906-09-27

of erecting the tower, which in this
case was on top the fire-engine house.
The tire was hung by an iron ring
from cross piece, but some towns
erect 20 or 30-foot tower on the
ground. The striker has an iron ball
at each end, with two wires passing
down to the ground floor, one of which
is grasped by each hand. By this
means more rapid strokes can be
sounded than on bell
Gilpin observer., 1906-09-27
Proved Enec,ual.

1t is 900 years since the failure OF
a bank in China. On the last occasion
when such an event happened, the
emperor had the failure investigated.
and found it had been due to reckless
conduct on the part OF the directors
He at once issued an edict that. the
next time a bank failed. the heads OF
its president and directors we're to
be cut Off This edict, which has
never been revoked. has made China's
banking institutions the safest In
the world.
Gilpin observer., 1906-09-27
cheapens Cost of Liquid Air.

A Dane named Knudson is credited
with discovering means of producing
liquid air at the cost of no more than
one-sixth the usual price, and it is said
that his process, which is mechanical
rather than chemical, will ultimately
put liquid air on the market at not
more than about two cents gallon.
The same invention makes it possible
to sell oxygen at cent a cubic foot,
which promises to bring it into rather
wide industrial use
Gilpin observer., 1906-09-27
POISON INDICATOR.
No Chance Of Anyone Mistaking Con.
tents Of the Bottle.

The old story of the unfortunate
who drank the contents of a bottle
containing a deadly poison in mis-
take for another medicine is almost q
daily news item in the newspapers.
In fact. an economical editor once
suggested that the item be kept stand
ing in type, the only necessary change
= )m day to day being that of the
Gilpin observer., 1906-09-27
Foot Power Swings the Hammer.

the hammer up from the anvil. the
movement being limited by catch
at the side of the treadle. preventing
the latter from rising above a certain
point. The treadle being attached
to the chain, and the latter to the
shaft operating the hammer. the up
ward movement of the hammer is
Also limited.
Gilpin observer., 1906-09-27
A Barrow Load Of Worms.

The presence of angle worms In the
ground soon becomes pest on golf
llnks or other stretch OF well kept
grasS. but marvellous way of get
ting rid OF them has been recently dis
covered and made use of In England.
The accompanying pictures were made
at test which took place at the Mid.
Surrey golf links at Richmond, Eng.
land, says the Montreal Herald. The
erminator was scattered over the
Gilpin observer., 1906-09-27

ground and the field then genero ;siy
watered and In less than three min
utes. the surface of the ground was
covered with thousands of the worms.
which had been driven from their
holes. One square yard OF earth was
photographed and found to contain no
less than 300 worms. The barrow.
load also shown in the accompanying
Illustration. was gathered up with .
rake.
Gilpin observer., 1906-09-27
A LOCOMOTIVE TIRE.
Use Which Some Towns Make Of
Them When Worn Out.

In many of the smaller cities where
an electric fire alarm has not yet been
installed, wornout or cracked tires
from the driving wheels of locomotives
are used in place of fire bells. The
cost is less, the sound is very pene-
trating and is unlike bell. For many
years Marengo, ILL.,, used one of these
tires before alarm boxes were put in.
w. F. Mead, of that place, furnishes a
sketch which will indicate the manner
Gilpin observer., 1906-09-27

electrified. to clothe himself quickl,
and pass down the lift to his break
fast. which he viii eat to the accom-
paniment of II summary of tho
mornings news. read out for the ben
eft OF the family, or whispered into
his ears by talking machine"
Gilpin observer., 1906-09-27
Picture Of a Burning Diamond.

n diamond burning in the electric
arc Tas lately exhibited on screen
by Sir William Crookes. The stone
could be seen to sprout and swell and
blacken under the intense heat until
nothing remained but a swollen lump
OF graphite.
Gilpin observer., 1906-09-27
Neapolitan Cab Horses.

Neapolitan cab horses are all stall
lions OF dlminutive breed. They arc
driven without bit. The brlo,e car
rles device for closing tho nostrlls,
operated by the reins.
Gilpin observer., 1906-09-27
His Reason.
Hes a gentleman"

TIC SentIeIHuh.
Nonsense, He's a snob"
He always gives up his seat in a
car to Il woman"
That's because sitting down bags
the knees of his eTs.'-Clevelan
Leader.
Gilpin observer., 1906-09-27
Austria Never a colonizer.

Austria is the only empire in the
world which has never had colonies.
or even transmarine possessions, IN
any quarter of the earth. Her ambt.
tion has hitherto been continental.
Gilpin observer., 1906-09-27

Box 321, DeGraff, Ohio.
DIR. 8. b. Hartman, Columbus, Ohio.
Dear Sir =
I was terrible sufferer from
pelvic weakness and had headache
continuously. 1 was not able to do my
housework for myself and husband.
wrote you and described my condi-
ton as nearly as possible. You recon-
mended Peruna. l took four bottles of
it and was completely cured. l think
Peruna q wonderful medicine and have
recommended it to my friends with the
very best of results.
Esther NJ. Miner.
Very few of the great mul titude of
women who have been relieved of some
pelvic disease or weakness by Peruna
ever consent to give testimonial to be
read by the public.
There are, however. few courageous.
self-sacrificing women who will for the
sake of their suffering sisters allow
their cures to be published.
Mrs. Miner is one of these. In her
gratitude for her restoration to health
.e.---... she is willing that
A GRATEFUL the women of the
LETTER TO whole world should
DR.. HARTMAN know it. A chronic
invalid brought back
to health is no small matter Words
are inadequate to express complete
gratitude.
Gilpin observer., 1906-09-27
To East-Indlan Hero.

A statue of Gen. Nicholson. tho mu.
tiny hero. was recently unveiled at
Delhi by Lord Minto, the viccrcy Of
India.
Gilpin observer., 1906-09-27
A GRATEFUL
LETTER TO
DR.. HARTMAN

to health Is no small matter. Words
are inadequate to express complete
gratitude.
Gilpin observer., 1906-09-27

she is willing that
the women of the
whole world should
know it. A chronic
invalid brought bacl
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-08-10

clowns Toured face seen at county
fair. He was the sneak and bully.
was SO filled with disgust at his cow
ardliness that I would have let him
alone, but the men having begun prep
arations were not to be baked OF
their entertainment. One formed
ring by marking out a circle with the
heel OF his boot, others forced the
crowd hack. You see the primitive
mode of settling disputes was still en-
forced at Long Haul, l could as Lord
of Sackett and future Lord Of Long
Haul have used drastic measures an
I chose; but humored them oy
stopping to their level in this as well
as in their merry making. and l think
they loved me accordingly.
The men forcibly pulled of his coat
and amid much POPULARITY helped him
with an undesired assiduity. They
were In their element 1t was like
pack of well-fed hounds worrying one
mean hare. tt ,D fff ~
An upward cut, and the fellow lay
prone upon the sward; so soon was 1t
over. Had l known he possessed not
as much science as the smallest urchin
about the place, I had left him alone.
Most OF our men were good fighters
and boxers, and they practised daily
among themselves to keep their hand
In. Cad zoos! there was no fun in
90 easy victory. He had but fioun.
dered his bulky arms about like wind
mill on stormy day.
A mans passions soon blow over
When saw the fellow lying as help
less as when his mother bare him
felt sorry for the mistaken wretch.
knelt and felt his pulse. The men NUT
tered, Dead" and from the huddled
group Of women there came faint
scream. A"'"
"Deadi" said, mot SO. Give hin
air: he'll live to make trouble enough
in the world Nf
with fling was in the saddle,
set OF at SO lively q pace that l out
ran the approving yells Of the men
and the admiring glances Of thu
women, but not the fash from Nee
MES black eyes. That fash betokens'
| undying enmity to the man who has
bested her lover. Feminine logicl TO
| while they rail at and abuse thei
own. they want no one else trespasa
i ing on their preserves. They snoui'
learn that what they themselves hol'
M to ridicrfl8. all men, like carrion
crows. win flock to peck at.
Gil joined me after he had don
some bullyragging on his own account
end, possibly. mors on mise.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-08-10
A Clever Trick.
Requires Careful Balancing and You
May Fool Your Boy Friends
with It.

The accompanying picture shows
this little feat better than any words
could do. Place a chair ON the floor,
front downward, in such way that
the legs are horizontal and the back
is uppermost.
Get one of your boy friends to kneel
on the lower back bar OF the chair
and take up with his lips a piece OF
candy placed on the back of the top
bar. The picture shows you his posi-
ton, just as he is about to make the
attempt.
It is not unlikely that the boy will
think you have set trap for him;
that you want to give him header
ON to the floor. but you can overcome
his reluctance by first doing the thing
yourself.
All that Is necessary IL for you to
keep the center OF gravity back of the
chair seat. and this you can do by
crouching very carefully. Perhaps
suggests the Cincinnati Commercial
Tribune, 1t might be as well for you
to practice for while In private, and
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-08-10
A Window Box Mission
MONTPELIER
IDAHO

Five hundred window boxes, Of
proper size to fit the average tene-
ment house window, are being manu-
featured in New York this year.
Equipped with the required screws
and wires and filled with plants
sturdy enough to grow even without
much encouragement, these boxes are
to be distributed among the denizens
Of the city's crowded tenements.
This charming enterprise is conduct.
ed by the Flower Guild. Guild visit
ors, calling wherever boxes have been
given, explain how flowers should be
tended. Facts related by some Of last
years visitors speak more convincing
ly than mere statistics can of the bar
renness of many lives. One woman
who received a box was afraid to wa
ers and spoil the box. Other recip-
tents were reluctant to pick of faded.
yellow leaves. How do know"
asked one, that these, being of such
a color, are not really flowers?" One
poor soul, relates the Youths Com
panion, hesitated about taking box,
fearing that if the flowers should die
she might die, too. Reluctantly &C.
cepting one, she was one day filled
with terror to find that neighbors, liv'
ing above, had been throwing their
coffee grounds on the plants. But
brotherly love, it appears, exists even
in the tenements. Her neighbors
promptly stopped their practice when
they were told that it might cause the
woman's death. The boxes distrib
uted last year were fully appreciated
In several cases it was the man OF
the family who cared for the flowers
One man was inspired to add a soap
box In second window, and plant
peas. The flowers were used by -lany
to deck graves Of loved ones. One
poor woman carried her heavy box
to her child's grave. Prizes are
awarded for the boxes that show the
best care. Last year the three prizes
awarded went to little colored girl
italian cripple. What zone who dwell
eth by the castled Rhine" in his "lan
guage quaint and olden," called stars
that in earth's armament do shine,
are not, it seems, mere pleasant com
monplaces in all lives.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-08-10

The Worlds Coal Supply.

German statisticians are patient,
thorough workers, and the assurance
OF a leading German technical journal
that the worlds coal is sufficient for
reasonable future demands is backed
by elaborate tables that inspire con-
mated at 100000, 100000 tons, or
enough, allowing for increased de-
mand, to last until the year 5000.
Great Britain and Ireland are not SO
well off, but their 193, 900 O00,O 900 tons,
with twice the German consumption,
will hold out 400 years. Other Euro
pean countries have less extensive
outlook. Belgium's coal deposits are
estimated at 23,OO0,0OO,OOO tons, of
France at $4,000, 100000, Austria H..
@000,000,Q00 and Russia 100000, 900.
North America is credited by this au.
thority with 681, 100000 tons, OF
about the same as all Europe. But
Asia and Siberia are believed to have
even a greater store OF coal as yet
undeveloped. But calculations Of flu
ture demands upon the wealth Of ma
ture sometimes break down in prac.
tice. The lumber supply of the Unit.
ed States was once supposed to be
adequate for several hundred years
but the growing prices of the com
modify show that already trouble is
In sight. The immense increase in
the use of steel and cement proves
that substitutes for wood are sought
Forestry principles, remarks the st
Louis Globe-Democrat, will conserve
the timber supply, but 1t will take
time to apply them, and the country
will be fortunate If they become eff
fective before the havoc reaches the
form Of desert places.