Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-12-16
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following about curing sore throats: Let
each one of your readers buy at any drug
store one ounce of eamphorated oil and
| five cents worth of chlsrate of potash
Whenever any soreness appears in the
throat, put the potash in half q tumbler Of
water, and with it gargle the throat thor
0ughly, then rub the neck thoroughly
with the camphorated oil at night before
going to bed, and also pin around the
| throat small strip of wooden flannel.
When the Pawnees emigrated to the
| Indian Territory, a few weeks ago, they
were compelled to leave their dogs be-
hind, not being able to induce them to fol-
| low. Ii is curious fact, considering that
their dogs always lived with them on per-
feet equality, that they would not leave
the reservation. People from the reser-
walton and travellers through report that
| hundreds of bowling, yelping ours are
running round the old camping grounds
of the Pawnees, hunting for something TO
eat.
IT. A. Edison, of Newark, n. j., in
| experimenting with electricity, claims to
have discovered new kind Of electricity,
or q new force which he calls "etheric
| force" When tested by the ordinary in
struments for detecting the presence of
| electricity il gives no indications of its
| presence. Its peculiar properties, and
| those which will make the discovery one
| of value, are its capabilities ofbeing trans.
mit,ed TO indefinite distances through an
uninsulated wire, and rs not being
affected by the ordinary non-conductors.
| Ii the facts are as claimed IL will be entire
ly practicable TO send messages by this
| force through wires laid on the ground,
and the necessity OF poles or glass or other
insulators will be done away with. MIR.
Edison thinks the force may be derived
from heat independently of electricity.
A Boston paper says that a prominent
Massachusetts, manufacturer, who has
long been noted for his generous gifts to
religious and benevolent enterprises, but
who has more recently gained considera-
BILE notoriety as torger, not long since
was called upon by clergyman who was
securing pledges for the building fund of
church. After presenting his case he
was told 10 call upon another gentleman,
with the promise that the manufacturer
would then do as well as he could. The
clergyman did so, secured check for
81 900, and returned to the Office of the
manufacturer, who considered the matter
some time and then said: II can't give
you 81 900, but tell you what | will do.
/ will give you "a check for 81 500 for the
check yoa have" The proposal was nc.
| copied, the new check proved worthless,
and the enterprise suffered the loss.
THAT was very pathetic story of
| little, cold and ragged boy on an East
River ferry boat, the other day. He was
in the cabin begging, contrary TO rule, and
a deck hand was lifting him out by the
ear. But richly dressed and noble.
hearted lady intcrfered and reproved the
unfeeling man. He released the boy re-
luctantly, protesting that he had orders 10
keep such out of the cabin. Then, with a
heart aglow with generous feeling, the
stately lady gave the little wanderer q
dollar, and said she felt sure everyone in
the cabin would be glad 10 rebuke the bru-
tality which they had all witnessed, in the
same way. so the boy passed around his
ragged cap and got IL well filled with the
offerings of generous natures. And the
observant reporter followed the poor boy
and the rich lady ashore, and, as they
| turned the first corner, he heard the lady
say: "Well, Dickey, we done pretty well
that trip; now let's try the other line. "
| Boston Globe.
The Kingston Freeman prints the fol-
! lowing: a gentleman went To New
| York the other day % order some frames
| for pictures he had at home. Selecting
| the molding he wished the frames made
| from, he gave the necessary directions,
| and while SO doing the length OF molding
! required came into dispute, when the gen
| tleman learned that allowance must he
made for corners in cutting frames. Not
understanding the whole matter, however,
/ and thinking this would leave number
| of pieces that, as he paid for them all, he
| might ~ well have himself, he directed
| the frame dealer 30 send the corner pieces
| up with the frames, and then took his de-
| parture. A few days ago the frames
| arrived, and attached 90 each one was
small package containing the corner
| piece, but the gentleman was much sur.
! prised nj finding them intinitcsimal parts,
| that could be OF no use whatever. Further
more also attached 10 each frame was
| little paper packet, upon opening which
the gentleman found 1t TO contain the saw
| dust made IN saving the molding into the
required shape"
In the biography of the late Rev. DR.,
| Goodell, veteran missionary aud Oriental
scholar, lac gives this picture of the way
they went 10 church in TempletOn, Mass,
his native place, at the beginning OF rhe
century: 1.-THE old Puritanicai horse
seemed 10 know "a well rs the most pious
Of us that 1t was holy time, and he stood
at the door saddled and bridled, with his
head reverently bowed down, rs ii In sol.
emn meditation upon the duties he was
expected TO perform. My father. with one
OF the children In his arms, rode before;
my mother sat behind on a pillion and
carried one Of the children In her arms,
and still another child rode behind, cling
ing as closely to her al she did 10 her hus.
band. recollect on one occasion, In AZ
cending steep, sandy hill, the girth oil
the saddle gave way, and there was an nv.
alanche Of the whole load, father and
mother and three children, with saddle
and pillion, over the horses tail, plump
| into n sand.bank The old, rheumatic
horse never seemed amazed at anything
that might happen, but this time he sim.
ply opened his large eyes wider than usual
| and, wheeling around, looked 10 see II he
eauld helm ma auy NAV ~