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Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-02-24
INCIDENTS AND ACCIDENTS.

Another fatal mistake Of a druggist
has occurred, says the Albany EUentng
Journal, this time at Granville, N. Y. A
physician prescribed Madeira wine, and
the druggist put up deodorized tincture OF
opium, teaspoonful OF which was given
to child, causing It's death.
"A little girl at Meriden, Conn, whose
father recently died, being displeased that
her mother had fallen in love with
another man, applied to the Mayor, the
other day, to have the affair stopped by
the police, and when informed that they
couldn't do anything about 1t, left his
office, crying. -
Just because the lady wouldn't give
him any maple strip over his buck
other day, SHE'D his plate through the
window, spilled the tea-kettle all over the
floor, and, as parting souvenir, took the
| trouble TO unhinge all the gates on the
premises before he left.
"A couple who went from a Rhode ISL
and town TO New Bedford, Mass, TO get
| the body of deceased daughter, the other
day, became so drunk that, on the way
| back, they lost the coffin from the wagon,
and didn't notice it till they had gone five
miles. They went back and found the
body in the highway with the face down
ward, but they had TO call upon farmer
to help them replace 1t, they were so
| drunk.
AN Indianapolis paper says that on
recent Sunday evening daughter of
| Mr.. William Loucks, of that city, seven
teen years old, was taken ill, and quite
early Monday morning she awoke her
4. hx.t
| in his arms and held TO his heart as he
used 10 hold her when little girl. The
| father raised his daughter and sat down
by the stove, but hardly had he taken his
seat before her head dropped upon his
shoulder and she was dead.
Mrs. George Norton and Mrs. limo
thy Walker, of Island Falls, Me-, discoy-
cred their house was on fire few nights
ago, aud that there was no man within
| quite long distance. There were lad
ders, but the one upon the roof was so
filled with ice as to make it impossible for
4 them 10 ascend without using both hands,
and so Mrs. Walker carried the pals Of
water to the foot OF the ladder, and Mrs.
Norton took them the rest Of the way In
her teeth. In this way they emptied
twenty pailfuls upon the fire ere 1t was en-
tirely extinguished,
The luxurious taste of Americans is
sometimes carried Into science, as il is in
to social life A microscopic has recent
ly ordered Of Messrs. r. & j. Beck, OF
London, a microscope with complete
| sci of apparatus, constructed in solid sill.
yer The instrument Is one Of the best
made by the firm, and Is the most costly
| ever manufactured. The market price
was E5G0; and 1t Is estimated that the
duty, exchange, premium on gold, etc,
will run the total expense up to about
| 5000. As silver is said to be one Of the
worst metals that could be used in the
manufacture of a microscope, the owner
Of this Instrument has been guilty Of bad
judgment as well as bad taste, and II Is
predicted of him that he will never do
any valuable work with il. as8E@
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-02-24
Prince OF Wales ut an Indian Pig Hunt.

ONAo will De remembered by those ia.
miliar with the history OF 1873. After
a slight delay the party 1.-THE Prince Of
Wales and his suite) mounted dromedaries
and elephants in attendance, and reached
the camp, five miles distant. Here they
breakfasted. and, having been joined by
several others, mounted horses and pro-
ceeded to beat the coarse, high grass with
line of thirty elephants and cavalry ex,
tended on the flank The party were di-
vidcd into tours. placed 800 yards apart.
Soon bears and sows broke cover, afford
Ing good runs, but on most dangerous
ground, owing to the holes hidden by
grass up 10 the horses bellies. The pigs,
as Indians will call wild bears, showed
great courage, fighting fercely and
charging savagely. In one run u boar
"kinked," as II Is called, turning sharp
and running right under the horse ridden
by Lord Darlington, which came down
heavily. The boar was pursued and
killed II was found that Lord Caring.
tons left eollar-bonc Was broken. For,
tunately DIR. Fayrer was on an elephant,
surveying operations, and was close at
hand with appliances. The bone was set
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-02-24
personal AND LITERARY.

A r. Stewart is spreading himself"
In giving magnificent dinnerparties in
New York this winter. II seems sad to
see the old boy wasting his substance IN
this way, doesn't it,
A daughter Of Lucius W. Pond, the
Worcester Mass torger, has been sery-
ing as waiter in restaurant In tnat ci'y
for several months, voluntarily working
out debt of 500 which her father owed
the proprietor.
Among the passengers on the steamer
Wieland on its recent arrival at New YORK
from Europe, were Mrs. Thomassen, the
wife of the author of the Bremenhaven
dynamite disaster, and her four children.
She expresses her unwillingness to talk
about the cause her unpleasant promi-
ncnce particularly in the presence OF her
children, who as yet are ignorant oi the
whole affair. She proposes TO seek re-
tirement in her own home. IN this country.
The Boston IraceAer relates the fol-
lowing as an illustration OF WinsIow's
skill: "One morning last summer Wins
low had note of $50, 900 TO pay before the
bank closed at TIVE O'Clock, and not ten
dollars In his pocket, or the promise OF
single dollar; but he raised the money,
and with apparently very little trouble.
Having a genuine note for $40, 900 from
wealthy Boston capitalist, he made three
copies. putting them into as many differ
emf banks. An officer of one OF these
banks went 10 the maker OF the genuine
note, and asked him ii he had given any
such note. Being told that he had, and
surprising that they had that note, and not
an imitation, the bank Offices rested In
content until they discovered their loss
few days ago"
I'm her "reminiscences OF her life at
Southbridge, Mass, Jennie June says:
81 had only one enemy in Southbridge
to my knowledge, and that was an elderly
deacon's wife; the way it came about was
this: / was my nephew's teacher as well
as nv brothers housekeeper, and on one
occasion, when we had been invited to
dine In state at her house, she called out
To Egbert in high voice from her end OF
the table, Sonny, won't you have some
puddin'g' and, to the horror and con-
sternation of his papa and myself, the
terrible infant replied, quite as loudly,
guess II you lived at our house my aunt
would make you say pudding am
sure at that moment 1 wished grammar
and correct pronunciation were with truth
at the bottom of well, but it was OF no
avail Going home, my reverend brother
remarked, 1T viii never be forgiven,
Jennie'--and he proved to be right; it
never was"
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-02-24

unoccupied places could be found upon
the child. Well, toward morning the
wood gave out, and my wife wanted me
TO 90 down cellar and get some more. /
said:
. Ny dear, it Is laborious job, and the
child must be nearly warm enough, with
Ier extra clothing. Now, mightn't we
nut on another layer Of poultices
and ----"
/ did not finish, because I was inter.
rnpted. lugged wood up from below
for some little time, and then turned in
and fell 70 snoring as only a man can
whose strength is all gone and whose soul
ia worn out. Last at broad daylight /
felt a grip on my shoulder that brought
me 10 nv senses suddenly. My wife
was glaring down on me and gaspfng. As
soon az she could command her tongue
she said:
at is over. All overl The child's per.
spiring, What shall we do?o
!" Mercy, how you terrify me! I don't
know what we ought 70 do. Maybe If
we scraped her and put her In the draft
again"
80. idiot, There Is not moment to
lose. Go for the doctor. Go yourself.
Tell him he must come. dead or alive
dragged that poor sick man from his
bed and brought him. He looked at the
child and said she was not dying. This
was 10y unspeakable to me, but 1t made
nv wife a. mad az II he had offered per-
soiial aifront. Then he said the chiid's
cough was only caused by some trifling ir.
ritation or other In the throat At this
thought my wife had mind 10 show him
the door. Now the doctor said he would
make the child cough harder and dislodge
the trouble. So he gave her something
that sent her into spasm Of coughing,
and presently up came little wood spin.
ter or 50.
@This child has no mernbranous Group"
said he.
"She has been chewing bit OF pine
single or something Of the kind, and got
some little sliyers In her throit. They
won't do her any hurt"
"No," said I. ~ can well believe
that Indeed, the turpentine that Is in
them IL very good for certain sorts OF dis
eases that are peculiar TO children. My
wife viii ! tell you So"
But she did not. She turned away In
disdain, and left the room; and since that
time there Is one episode in our life
which we never refer TO. Hence the tide
of our days flows by in deep and un-
troubled serenity.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-02-24
A VALENTINE.

NJ 4 PRACTICAL NAN.
Daring since rent. are low this year,
And board IL going down.
And I am doing vel, Oh Lhhpge-
A usn that's known down town
And since mo cards. IL quite the rsge,
And wedding fstts decline,
"a. Valentine bath tempted me
To Ask you 10 be mine.
I've though, the thing most squsreIy oat,
And connreied with friend,
And 20. / offer you my hand 8s
TO bold til life shsll end.
4 Do sot pirate Of dews and flowers,
ar balmy zephyrs sweet,
Eut here bring IN honest NE
Asd lay II at your feet.
rhis viii say: Though admire
Ard love you NJ you are,
AZ Mrs. Jones, my own true wife,
roe'd be more dear by far.
ben darling. shall IL be In vain
Ny heart goes pita-pAtf
On. think what Joy 'twould be for You
And me 70 take fiat. E
o. shall II be . corner honse,
Where you can watch and sec
Your sasbsDd coming mp the street.
Yes. coming home To tear
No boarding. house for ~ my love;
'Tsoald lot be worth the giving;
Ys4 though write no poetry,
Well take II out In living.
All since this joyful project came
have not even dOzcdi
So prytbee. an wer soon-~for which
You'll find n stamp inclosed-
--Hatpe,'s Bdzar.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-02-24
OUR DAILY BREAD.

bexgas hog stood IT rich mans door
- / am LDaseicse, and friendiess. and faint and
pDor.
suad the beggsr boy, - tear drop rolled !.
DCwp his tkin cheek. blancned VITA want ana
J. On. xive M 3 crust from your board to-day,
10 hsdp she begras boy on his way"
. Nos . rsmst nor q crumb, - the rich man SAID,
- % ~ and work for your daily bread
ne rscA man went 10 the parish church.
Mis- saor grew grave ~ he reached tbs porch;
Ard The tiroDgiDg poor, the Intaught Eass,
Drww back TO let the rich man pass.
The sryviee began--tbe choral hymn
Arose and rweIfed through the long atsIes dim
Thea the rjsh man kneit, and the words be said,
Wcs. .GIvs us this day our daily bread"
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-02-24
A Strange Truth.

The other day when a prominent dry.
goods house In this city seemed 10 be alive
with lady customers, a journalist sad 10
the proprietor:
lyon are having big afternoon
trade"
"BahW replied the merchant.
"There's fifty ladies in hcre,' said the
Journalist, as he looked around.
"And that signifies nothing" replied
the merchant. "See those two over
there. They have been here over half an
hour, looked at twenty different articles,
and are now going away without making
purchase. Fifty ladies in a dry-goods
store may mean $40. $25 or $50, but
hardly ever more. One buys spool of
thread, another bit Of ribbon, "A third n
pair OF gloves, and the cash aggregate is
nothing"
Who are your best customers 7"
asked the Journalist
Farmer people, old ladies and men.
Farmers hardly ever buy less than $25
worth at "a time, and old ladies want good
solid goods and don't waste much time in
purchasing. Let man come in here tor
goods and we will sell him $50 worth ana
have him out Of the store In fifteen min.
utcs. When he sees what he wants he
orders II cut of, pays his cash and away
he goes"
"Then the hundreds Of ladies who go
shopping are not good customersw
"Scmetimes. They buy summer and
winter clothing In season, but never until
they have gone the rounds and called
here from two 10 four times It's what
you might call between seasons now.
On fine day ladies will walk or ride a
mile 10 reach the store, stay here an hour,
buy paper Of pins and go home. They
come out 10 see and be seen, 10 meet and
gossip and have,no idea of trading. II
| the man of the house had the buying six
clerks would be enough for any store in
Detroit Inow keep thirty, and the time
of twenty at least Is wasted in throwing
down and putting up goods"
As the Journalist went out clerk hand
ed lady tiny package-two or three
yards Of ribbon She laid II on the coun-
ter, gave him sharp look, and said
"Send that TO my carriage, Stride
troa Free Press.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-02-24

at once, the Prince showing gn.n, so,,..
tude. Other friends dismoun,ed ac
stood around the patient, who hsr aaa
been bandaged and placed on an elenhang
was carried To q shady grove where lnaas
was to have been laid out. By thi. I'LL
-one o'clock-severai boars had Inc
killed, some of which inflicted cons;dssah
bic injuries on the horses, and made o.d
liant onslaughts against their r;dsra
There were many falls, but none of : 80
rious nature; some had two. The Primo
mounted on fine English hunter rod.
admirably; but the English horse has liz.
tie chance with the boar in such conn-
try, rs the latter turns like q hare. ana
all His Royal Highness had was sorns
very hard runs through country which
would rather puzzle fox-huniers--Cor
London Times.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-02-24
rimpi.s, Erups,ons, nossA ska.

The system being put under the influence
OF Dr. Ferce's Golden Medical Discovery for
o few weeks, the sk.n becomes smooth,
clear, soft and velvety, and being Illuminated
with the glow of perfect health from within,
true beauty stands forth In all Its glory.
The effects OF all medicines which operate
upon the system through the medium of the
blood are necessarily somewhat slow, no
matter how good the remedy employed.
While one to three bottles clear the skin of
pimples, blotches, eruptions, yellow spots,
come dones, or '.grubs," adozen may possibly
be required to- cure some cases where the
system is rotten with scrofulous or virulent
blood poisons. The cure OF all these dis
eases, however, from the common pimple to
the worst scrofula is, with the use OF this
most potent agent, only a matter Of time.
Sold by dealers in medicines.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-02-24
Meal and Hay for Fattening stock.

I" An old farmer" who has been accus-
toned tn feed and fat;en n few animals,
has recorded small Item, Of his practice
in regard 10 feeding raw meal against
cooked meal. He writes: ttAi
my practice in fattening beef and
swine, as we'll ~ feeding cows for milk,
has been to pour boiling water on as
much meal ~ would not make the ami.
malls bowels move too freely, AT night,
and in the morning; when the mush Is
cool, give II to the COW or pig. In GOV.
ering the meal with boiling water In
this way, the starch of the grain IL dis
solved, and the latent nutritive properties
extracted, and the animal receives the
entire nutriment OF the grain. I have for
two years past ialted two ordinary sized
cows, feeding only hay. and only 800
pounds each Of the former, and each
yielded upward of forty pounds ofroagh
tallow Sal: was given once week, and
occasionally u tablespoonful of wood
ashes. In my experience 100 pounds
scalded and fed "a above is equal 10 200
pounds fed dry" aA 4
Live STOCK do not, in eating dry meal
receive more than one-half of the goodness
of the meal, or there would not be SO many
farmers as he knows who feed from four
To eight quarts of meal . day 70 one beet
creature, till they feed from seven 70 ten
cwt. of meal 10 one animal. Those farm.
ers never slaughter an ordinary sized beef
that yields upward OF forty pounds OF
rough tallow. Rural Nesr Fbrksr
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-02-24

"A farm laborer at Wilbrabam, Mass,
crazed by religious excitement, closed 4
letter 10 his friends last Sunday by saying
that was the last time he would ever write
to them, as his right hand and right foot
had offended and he was going to cut
them off and cast them from him as the
Scriptures direct He then sharpened his
jack. knife, took a saw, walked about u
mile and half from the house to the top
Of the mountain and commenced opera
tlons on his right leg. He cut through
the flesh just above the ankle joint, sew
ering the cord, barely missing the main
artery, and then began toply the saw, bat
desisted after getting into the bone little
way, because. AS he says, the saw was
dull. He then walked back TO the house
leaving q bloody trail behind him. He
told the doctor who dressed the wound
that he couldn't have been In his right
mind, and the loss of supertluous blood
has fully restored his reason Boston
Herald.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-02-24

THE London Globe says; 1--WE are in
formed Of the equipment of a Spanish ex.
pediiinn for the Sulu Archipelago, the OBJ
Icct having connection, II Il believed.
with some indignities suffered by Spanish
subjects"
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-02-24

= Brigham Young recently had a re-
lapse. No danger, however--he is sure
10 revive. --Rochester Democrat.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-02-24

"A boy named Hamill, In Baltimore,
died the other day from lockjaw, caused
by q wound which he received in the
cheek three weeks previous, while playing
"catty." "Catty" seems 10 be u favorite
game with the boys, and Is played by
striking the end of small pointed stick
with a larger stickor club, which makes
the small stick fly up, and before Il reaches
the ground II Is again knocked In way
similar n striking a ball with bat. In
the case Of Hamill the sharp point OF the
smaller stick, struck by his playmate, EN-.
tered his cheek, iniiicting slight wound,
which was not regarded as serious at the
time, until symptoms OF lockjaw de.
vcloped.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-02-24

The lower lip OF u baby cries first.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-02-24

THERE are so many people In all the
large cities who are out of work that II is
worse than folly for country people who
have nothing TO do TO seek employment
In cities. There Is one departmental In.
dustry In both city and country that Is
not much overcrowded. Household help
Of first quality is always in demand, and
efficient, capable nurses, cooks and maids
of.all-work DO not long want occupation.
A good many American girls have sought
and found homes In American families,
where they have the privileges accorded
to members OF the family, and receive be
sides liberal wages. IN. y. Tribune.
ra.. is....u Ii,N ~ a, h,,bx as,aS first
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-02-24

fetched the goote-grease and went 10
sleep again. Once more was called.
Mortimer, 80 hate to disturb You, but
the room Is still too cold for me TO try TO
apply this. stuff. Would you mind
lighting the frey II Is NIL ready to touch
a match to-
l dragged myself out and lit the Ere,
and then sat dowa, disconsolate. s
Mortimer, don't sit there and catch
your death OF cold. Come 10 bed =
AS was stepping in, she said:
" But wait moment Please give the
child some more OF the medicine"
Which did. II wasa medicine which
made u child more or less lively; 30 my
wife made use Of its waking interval TO
strip Il and grease II all over with the
goose.oil was soon asleep once more,
but once more had TO get up.
Mortimer, l feel draft. ! feel ii dis
tincty. There Is nothing so bad for this
disease as u draft. Please move the crib
In front Of the fire." n. EFtf Al
did 1t and eollidcd with the rug again,
which threw into the Are. Mrs. McWill
Jams sprang out OF bed and rescued II, and
we had some words. | had another
trifing interval Of sleep, and then got up
by request, and constructed flax-seed
poultice, This was placed upon the
ehild's breast and left there to do It's heal.
ing work saa "a, isIass4nt @ -
A wood lire Is not a permanent thing
got up every twenty minnes and re-
ncwed ours, and this gave Mrs. McWil.
liams an opportunity 10 shorten the
times OF giving the medicines by ten
minutes, which was a great satisfaction
TO her. Now and then, between times
reorganized the tlaxseed poaltices, and
applied sinapisms and other blisiers where
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-08-25
IF there be one human attribute that We ad-

Ifthere be one human attribute that we ad-
mire more than another it is that of irmness-
determination to do what one thinks is right,
utterly regardless Of the opinions of other peo-
ple-aud the man who possesses that attribute
in most remarkable degree is General Philip
Sheridan, the Lieutenant General of the army,
and be, consequently, has won our highest
ad miratoD. Although the whole county,
irrespective of patty, urges him to 60 to the
Yellowstone and wipe ont the disgrace the ln-
dams have Inflicted upon the soldiers OF the
government; although everybody knows that
the troops now in the Indian territory are de-
moralized; that Generals Terry aud Crook arc
at loggerheads, and that their soldiers arc so
green that while mounting, during late alarm,
two of them fell from their horses and had
their legs broken; and that be alone, the great
est Indian fighter of the age, can correct all
this, and that one blast upon his bugle horn
would be worth to the terror stricken army ter
thousand men, he knows that his services, al
$50 day, are worth more to the country IL
his luxurious rooms in Chicago than they would
be nearer the fighting grounds, and SO he con
tnucS to drive in LlJcoln Park, aud lets the
world wag as i! will.