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The Western advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1872-1874, 1874-09-05

met with a somewhat curious and mex.
plicab]e mishap last Saturday. He had
been splitting wood in the back yard of
the rectory at the island, and, stepping
back into the shade to rest a few minutes,
was leaning against the wall of the
house, when he was suddenly struck by
something that brought him to the ground
| and rendered him unconscious for con-
siderable time. On recovering conscious
ness he found that he had been struck in
the mouth by some object just large
| enough to knock out one of his front
teeth. The tooth was broken off close
to the gum. The nerve being left ex-
posed caused intense pain, but the Chief
Justice Waite had blown her first whistle
and the time had come for him to leave
for his engagement in the city. So, COW
ering the exposed nerve hastily with wax,
he took his departure, and, protected in
this precarious way against the torture
of the throbbing nerve, otficiated in the
services Of the Sunday. The most prob
able solution of the apparent mystery of
the hidden blow is that he was hit by a
spent ball from the rifle of some chance
sportsman.-10letlo Commercial.
WHEN the train from the West rolled
w w VAAS VII NCpOt YCStCIuty, ,
one of the wheel-soundcrs discovered a
bulky object among the bars and timbers
of the forward truck of the posta car
AT first he could not tell what it was, but
he poked it with stick, when it bent
sideways and in moment human form
came creeping from behind the wheels.
He was so completely covered with dust
that it was impossible to tell whether he
was black or white; but after he had
wiped his face he proved to be a colorcd
man. He got into the place where he
was found at Brooklyn, 130 miles west
OF this city, and all that distance he sat
on an iron strap not two inches wide,
with his back against the upright at the
center of the truck, his body leaning for
ward SO that his head almost touched
his legs, which were bent nearly double,
and his hands resting on a bar in front
of him. There he rode, subject to con-
tinuous jolt, envclopcd in endless whirls
of dust, with the pclting of little pebbles
which constantly fly upward when a
tram is in motion. When asked how he
stood such a ride as that, he replied: Il
declar', Mis'r, it is tough, but I'd held
thar clar to Chicago eff yc hadn't fotched
me out" Then it was ascertaincd that
on Thursday night he rode in that way
from Council Bluffs to Brooklyn, but was
discovered at the latter place and made
to give up his free ride. But he watched
his chance on Friday night and resumed
his journey.-Davenport (Ioaoa) Gazette.
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Cheer Him.
Enquirer.

AT fire in a large city, while the up
per stories of a lofty dwelling were
wrapped in smoke, and the lower stories
all aglow with flame, a piercing shrek
told the startled firemcn that there was
some one still in the building in peril. A
ladder was quickly reared, until it
touched the heated walls, and diving
through the flames and smoke brave
young fireman rushed up the rounds on
his crrand of mercy. Stitled by the
smoke, he stopped, and seemed about to
descend. The crowd was in agony, as
life seemed lost, for every moment Of
hesitation seemed an age. While this
shivering fear seized every beholder,
voice from the crowd cried out Cheer
him cheer hint" and wild "hurrah'
burst from the excited spectators. AS
the cheer reached the fireman he started
upward through the curling smoke, and
in a few moments was seen coming down
the ladder with child in his arms. That
cheer did the work. How much can we
do to help the brave ones who are strug-
Cling with temptation, or almost fainting
in their efforts to do good to others!
Don't find fault with your brother in his
trial, but cheer him. Give him word
that shall urge him Oh the way, and II
you can't help him in any other way, give
him cheer.
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fair way to recover, when, one day, he
fell into q lcthargv so profound that he

1alr way to recover, when, one day, he
fell into q lcthargy so profound that he
was thought to be dead, and, in due time,
was buried. The following day, beside
the grave in which he had been inferred,
another citizen of London was buried,
and at last one of the assistants chanced
to stand on it, Suddenly the man cried
out that he felt the ground move under
his feet, as though the occupant of the
grave would find his way to the surface
AT first the man was thought to be the
victim Of an hallucinatlon; but the ear.
nestness with which he persisted attracted
the attention of constable. who caused
the grave to be opened. They found
that the officer had forced the coffin lid,
and had made partially-successfu
effort to raise himself up. He was en-
tirely unconscious when they GOT him
out; but it was evident that the effort to
cxtricate himself had been made but a
short time before. He was carried to q
hospital near by, where the physicians
after time, succeeded in resuscitating
him. He stated that for about an hour
before his last swoon he was fully con-
scious OF the awful situation he was in.
The grave had fortunately been very
hastily and lightly filled with clay, and
here and there the continuity of the
mass had been broken by large stones,
which allowed the air to penetrate as far
down as the coffin. He had tried in vain
to make his cries heard and finally, partly
in consequence of having an insufficient
supply of air, and partly in consequence
of the mental agony he suffered, he had
fallen into the unconscious state in which
he was found
Another Englishman describes what
he experienced, while lying in coffin in
a perfectly conscious state, in the fol-
lowing words:
1T would be impossible to find words
that would express the agony and despair
| suffered. Every blow of the hammer
with which they nailed down my coffin
lid went through my brain like the echo
Of a dcath-knell. l would never have
believed that the human heart could en-
dure such terrible agony and not burst
into pieces. When they let me slowly
down into the ground, distinctly heard
the noise the coffin made every time it
rubbed against the sides of the grave"
This man also aWokc under the knife
of a doctor. He, like Staplcton, had
been stolen and carried to the dissecting-
room of medical school. At the mo-
ment the professor made slight incision
down the abdomen the spell was broken
and he sprang to his feet.
These cases in which living persons
under the supposition that they were
dead, have been entombed, are sufficient
to demonstrate that here, if anywhere,
too great caution cannot be exercised
that no corpse should be buried without
having the most positive evidence that
life is really extinct Translated from the
German for Alpleton's Journal.
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Selected eMisrella,1y.
THE HITLER SIDE.
BY JOHN W. CHADWICK

BY JOHN W. CHADWICK.
CLIMBING the mountains shaggy crest,
wondered much what sight would greet
My eager gaze whcnc'er my feet
Upon the tOpmost height should rest
The hithcr side was all unknown:
But as slowly toilcd along,
Sweeter to me than any song
My dream of visions to be shown.
Meanwhile the mountain shrubs distilled
IhGir sweetness all along my way,
And the delicious summer day
My heart with rapture Ovcrfillcd
At length the topmost height was gained;
The hithrr side was full in view:
My drcans-nOt one OF them was true
But better fur had l attained.
For far and wide on either hand
There stretched valley broad and fair,
With grrcnncss flashing everywhere
A pleasant, smiling homc-likc land.
VIII" knows, thought, but 80 twill prove
pom that mOuntain-tOp Of death,
Where we shall draw divincr breath,
And see the lOny-lOst friends We love?
Ii may not be as we have dreamed.
Not half 40 awful. strange and grand;
quiet, peaceful, hOmc-likc land.
Better than c cr in vision cleaned
Meanwhile along Cur upward way
What beauties lurk. what visions glow!
Whatever shall be, this we know
Is hotter than our lips Can say.
-Christian Union.
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The Latest ShreWd SWindle.

A DRUGGIST in Des Moines, Iowa, was
recently made the victim Of rather ex-
pensive practical joke. A man, ap-
parently under the influence of liquor,
entered the shop one morning and called
for glass of soda-water. After drinking
it, he staggered against a pane of French
plate glass in the show indow, shivering g
it to atoms Seeing the mischief he had
done he hurried away, but the druggist
pursued and overlook him, demanding
payment for the damage. The incbriate
protested that he was impecunious, but
the plea did not avail. Two clerks seized
and searched him, and extracted from
somewhere about his person 800 bill.
This they deposited in their money-till,
dcducting the price of the glass, and,
stuffing the change into one of his pock-
cts, sent him adrift upon the street.
During the day the druggist discovered,
to his horror, that the bill was counter
felt. Of course no time was lost; officers
were sent in every direction, and the
offender was at length captured and
brought before the bar of justice. Here,
however, a legal technicality disturbed
the even flow of equity The drunkard
urged that he was guiltless of any crime
that the counterfeit money happened to
be in his pocket at the time of the acci
dent, and that it was taken from him by
force. Under the circumstances the
honorable gentleman who presided over
the court felt constrained to dismiss the
case, and the druggist, with the fear of a
suit for assault and battery before his
eyes, declined to move further in the
matter.
1t is estimated, taking as basis the
The Western advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1872-1874, 1874-09-05

1t is estimated, taking as a basis the
growth Of the country, that in 1880 there
will be 1O0,0 900 miles of railroad in the
Republic. We have already nearly 10000
miles.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1874-08-20
A Veteran Farm Hand.

IT is generally supposed, says the AL.
bany Ecening Journal, that when a man
reaches the allotted age-three score
years and ten-that he is not capable of
doing as much hard Dor as man of
forty or fifty years. And when he passes
three score and ten, and even exceeds
ninety, it is something wondrous if he
retains the full possession of his faculties
and is able even to do few small chores
about the premises. But we can cite the
case of James Cameron, farm hand in
the employ of Mr.. Sloan, about eight
miles from the city, who is now verging
on his ninety-fourth year, yet is hale and
hearty as most men at fifty. He is now
engaged in harvesting, and does full
days work with the rest, taking his turn
at moving grading or reaping, and full
filling all his tasks with perfect satisfac-
ton to his employer, and, we may say,
himself. He fully earns his two dollars
per day, the wages that are paid to the
most efficient hands, and sustains his de-
Ginning years by his own exertions, indie
pendent of kith or kin. The old gentle
man is blessed with perfect health, a
clear understanding, and vigorous con-
stitution, and will probably yet live to
be classed among the centcnarians He
belongs to race of long lived people,
his mother having attained the age of
1OS years at her death
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hours by crying and grooming. The dis
covery is of value in more ways than One:
The surgeon is not the only one who will
be benehtsd The dentist, pulling away
1t his customers tooth, viii rejoice that
his grooming is Of 10 account, but is
really relieving the anguish, and he will
probably prolong that delightful opera
ton and break off the tooth few times
for the sake of the benefit to be derived
by the drawce from groaning. The fond
mother applying the old shoe to her off
spring will not be deferred by the
youngsters cries from melting out a full
measure Of hot leather, as the crying is
in reality doing the child as much good
as the old shoe itself. Gentle woman in
her fearful moods, will not hereafter
mollify her tyrant husband, who will take
the charitable view that the crying is
doing her good and relieving her anguish.
He will therefore be inclined to let her
weep-Chtcag0 Tribune.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1874-08-20
How to Quiet Horses.

ACCORDING to discovery made by Prof
Shift, of Florence-a discovery which
has been pushed beyond him by many
others-it was found that it was quite
enough to touch the nostrils of horse,
simply passing the finger along the sides
of his nose, to stop the activity of the
heart and respiration, and stop conscious
ness in a measure. He did not find, but
left another to find it, that interchange
between tissues and blood is also stopped
1t is well known now that most of these
men who succeed in quoting violent
horses put their fingers to that part, and
sometimes inside the mares. Merely
touching these parts may produce some
effect; pressing hard upon them has far
more effect. 1t is not essential that the
application be made there, as pressure
OF the lip may produce the same thing
In some animals, rabbits and guinea pigs,
if we pass needles into their chest and
heart, so as to judge of respiration and
circulation, we find that the needles stop
altogether as we press the lips or part of
the cheek. 1t is not that the poor Great
ure is frightened, as when we have de-
prived them partly of their conscious
ness, or almost altogether, by the use of
chloroform, the same phenomena occurs.
There is very curious fact mentioned
by Catlin, who travelled in the West and
wrote two volumes on the Indians. He
states that the calves of the buffalo, if
they are caught, and the air from the
lungs OF man is strongly breathed into
their nostrils, will become so fascinated
by that peculiar influence that they will
run after the horse of the hunter, and
follow him five or six miles 1t is said,
and Mr.. Catlin affirms it, that in Texas, or
in other parts of the country where there
are wild horses taken by the lasso, if the
hunter succeeds in taking hold of their
nostrils, and then forcibly expels air from
his lungs into the nostrils of the horse
he will follow him anywhere and become
perfectly tame. These facts deserve to
be studied
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menced . series Of grunts and sob
that babe fair to take me by storm
Now he would make low noise, and
gradually swell the "melody,n and
finally hurl at me such . blast Of en-.
treaties, all of which were produced
without struggle, that my better nature
was aroused and l. made haste to toss
him back, and As he disappeared he ut
tered squeak which. together with the
splash, sounded to me like bona fide
"thank you," and ] have no doubt but
that it was.
Baron Humboldt mentions an occur
renee which he witnessed in the South
Sea: "About seven o'clock In the even
ing the sailors were terrified by an ex-
traordinary noise in the air like the beat
ing of tamborines, followed by sounds
that seemed to come from the sky and
resembled the escape of air from boiling
liquid"
Many other instances could be called
up to prove that fishes use their vocal
organs to some purpose, but the above
only serve to show that they have we'll
defined voice and that it is capable of
modulation.-Ne York Times.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1874-08-20
Sulphur About the Hennery.

A VAST deal has been published con-
corning sulphur for fowls, but we have
reared thousands of chickens and tur-
keys without ever having occasion to en-
ploy sulphur, either for the purpose of
discriminating lice or for curing diseases.
Our fowls always have spacious hen
merry, sufficient range to prevent disease,
plenty of dry sand to roll in and access
to generous supply of good feed and
clean water at all times. But when fowls
are kept in close quarters, having no
range adequate to their necessities, sui
phur, doubtless, may be employed with
excellent results. A writer in the Poul-
try World asserts that there is no remedy
and assistant SO easily and cheaply OBJ
tanned, SO harmless to the fowls, nor SO
satisfactory in its results as sulphur. 1t
being in the system of animals to small
degree, there is greater affinity for it
than there otherwise would be. 1t can
be administered to the fowls by having
it in small box so that they can help
themselves, or by mixing it with their
food once week, or as often as there are
indications of vermin. Penetrating. as
it does, to every part of the system, all
parasites are quickly and surely de-
stroyed. Also, gapes are said to be pre-.
vented in chickens. Fowls need it more
than most animals, their feathers contain
ing between and per cent. of sulphur.
Their eggs also have a small quantity,
which is noticed by the discoloring of a
silver spoon when it comes in contact
with boiled egg. Applied externallyto
the fowls when on the nest, to the nest
itself, or mixed with the soil in the dust
ing-box, it is equally efficaciouss in de-
stroying vermin. To be used as q fumi.
gator Of buildings, it is necessary to re-
move the fowls, close the room or house.
mix little saltpeter with the sulphur in
an iron vessel, and apply q match to the
mixture. This should be done in the
morning and the doors and Window
opened in the afternoon for thorough
ventilation. Lard mixed with sulphur a.
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THAT case of Yarnall's is exciting a
good deal OF interest down our way just
now. Last spring Yarnall began to visit
one of the Metcalf girls, and for awhile
he was SO attentive there that everybody
felt certain there would be match. On
toward July things seemed to be com
ing to crisis, and in fact they were, for
Yarnall had made up his mind to pro-
pose to Matilda. It was on Friday
evening that he called for the purpose,
and as the weather was warm he sat in
the parlor with her without light, the
front windows being open. Yarnall
didn't perceive good chance of intro.
ducing the subject for some time, and
his nervousness made. him warm. Just
as he was on the point of proposing he
wanted to wipe his brow, but he found
that he had left his handkerchief in his
hat. He excused himself for a moment
while he went into the hall to get it, and
as he did SO Matilda went out through
the back parlor door to get a glass of
water. Her mother came in as she went
out, and when Yarnall returned he found
the old lady, who is widow and also
named Matilda, sitting on the sofa. Sup
posing, of course, that it was his own
Matilda he summoned up courage and
asked her to be his. The old lady was
but widows are courageous,
and she accepted him ON the spot, just
as he was recovering from his amaze
mentF at the sound Of her voice shrek
was heard and the younger Matilda fell
fainting ON the carpet. Yarnall tried to
explsin, but Matilda refused to believe
him and he finally left the house in dis
gust. Then the old lady sued him for
breach of promise and Matilda acted as
witness. II seems likely Tasnall will
lose, and if he does he will remain
bachelor. Nas Adslsr, in lsa5sry Nsps.
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TEE BITTER WITH TIE SWEET

AmD ths changing scenes Of life
inst cheer the coming view,
The fairest prospects that appear
We hasten to pursue;
Bat yet Whatever pafh We tread
DISTINCTIONS NJ Win meet,
And taste among the fruits of life,
The bitter with the sweet.
Tho wcsisly Geek in pleasures lap
The joys that few can find;
And poverty can only hope
-~- Commandment Of the mind.
Whatever cast our destiny
May fling unto our feet,
The best aud kindest will but turn
The bitter with the sweet
The young look forth with fervcn' nopc
For all the joys Of wealth.
The old look back upon the past
And only ask for health.
youth will delight in emmy akies
And all the heart would greet;
pu, are has seen it all and drank
The bitter with the sweet.
when fortune smiles upon our lot
How smoothly flows the stream!
There's not ripple to disturb
The sweet and happy dream;
But when misfortune sends his blast
Our blessings to defeat,
oh. then we drink in every cup
The bitter with the sweet.
The weary heart may yet grow light,
1ntruding cares snccumb,
Though times capricious hand should fail
To strike their tcrrors dumb.
There is a heaven above us all,
And love without deceit;
But, while on earth, we all must taste
The bitter with the sweet
Pacific Rural Press.
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Summer Complaints.

~
THIS is the season when diarrhca, dys-
EMERY, and cholera infantum are in
duccd by wrong living. Ovcr-cating and
eating IMPROPER substances are prolific
causes of summer complaints. Impure
air or living in ill-ventilated rooms is
another; an unclean skin another. In
stead of a daily bath many go from Sat
urday night to Saturday night without
putting on a clean skin or freeing them
selves from those bad odors arising from
the oily exudations of the skin, which,
becoming rancid, give of those "horrid
smells" from filthy feet, arm-pits, and
other parts. A daily hand-bath in II
quart or more of clean soft -water-cold,
tcpid, or warm, according to circum-
stanccs-would keep the body clean and
sweet.
Swill milk-taken from sick cows, fed
on the slops of distilleres-kill thou
sands of children in this city ever year
Oh, the wickcdness of these poisoning,
swindling murdcrers!
Pure, sweet milk from healthy cows,
with fresh, well-cooked oatmeal, crushed
wheat, farina, white corn, rice, barley,
and graham bread, peas, beans, fresh,
ripe fruits, etc, would not only be deli
cious, but healthful, and precent those
summer complaints which bring anxiety
to every mothers mind.
Stop dosing, no matter what's the mat
ter; it always makes bad matter worse
to dose. The 81 let alone policy" is much
the best. Bring the patient into fresh
air-mind Mdt-keep the pores of the
skin open and free by proper bathing;
give him little, not too much, plain and
simple food Let his sleep be abundant
and his rest perfect. If there be any
mend in him he will rally. In many
cases doctors and other meddlers do the
killing, while, if let alone, nature would
do the curing. Look out for murderers.
Heath Journal.
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WILHoFT's FEVER AND AGUE ToNIc-This
medicine is used by construction companies
for the benefit of their employees, when en-
gagged in malarial districts. The highest tes-
timonials have been given by contractors and
by the Presidents of some of the leading rail
roads in the South and West. When men are
congrcgated in large numbers in the neigh
borhood of swamps and rivers, Wihofts
Tonic will prove valuable addition to the
stock Of medicines, and will amply reward
the company in the saving of time, labor and
money. We recommend it to all. WHEELoCK,
FINLAY Il Co., Proprietors, New Orleans.
For SALE BY ALL DRUGGISTS
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The earnings of the Toledo, Wabash
& Western Railway for the second week
in July, 1874, were SIS, III; 1878, So, 1888
decrease $l4,2lG, or 154 per cent. The
decrease in the earnings of the st. Louis
& Southern Railway for the same period
was 49, per cent
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proper proportions and applied as is
necessary to the feathers on the neck and
back of young and old turkeys is very
good safeguard against the ravages Of
fOxes.-N. =. Herald.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1874-08-20

ALL the authorities and the combined
experiences OF mankind. go to show that
the morning is the proper time to eat
fruit. The old adagc says that fruit is
gold in the morning, silver at noon, and
lead at night; but though this statement
Is to be taken like all general statements,
with limitations and qualifications, yet
there is probably sufficient truth in Il, To-
warrant 2 more liberal use in tie iofe
IMAM In the after part Of the day, and
particularly it's adoption -as . permanent
institution upon the, breakfast bill Of