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Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1878-10-01
Written for the Bristol News.I
SCIENTIFIC.
Physiology for Practical Use.

1t is natural that we should regard
with an intense curiosity all the fac
ulLies with which our bodily frame is
gifted, and that we should desire to
preserve them as perfectly as posi-
bic. The following remarks are de,
signed to do something toward graft
flying that curiosity with regard to
one OF the most important of our
powers, and to give a few hints in
respect to things that are hurtful to
it:
How low down in the animal crea-
tioD the sense Of heHjag extends, it
is not possible positively to say. 1t
seems probable, however, that some
at least of the insect tribe possess it.
But it is first in animals like the lob
ster that an ear, though of the SIM
plest construction, can be distinctly
shown to exist. BY careful! looking,
this ear may be found at the upper
part Of the second pair Of feelers, in
the lobster or the crab, and it con-
sists Of very small bag, filled with
"a watery fluid, and covered in exter-
nally by strange memhgauoe. On
the internal surface of this bag a
nerve spreads itself, which nerve car
ries the effect of the motions of the
fluid to the brain-such brain as the
creature has. A nerve and a little
bag of water, accessible to the vibra>
tiOns of the air, constitute an ear,
and however complicated the ear
may become in the higher animals
and ourselves, as We shall see that it
does, it always retains this character;
it is ut the bottom q bag Of lgutery fujd
and nerye. The next step toward
making the ear more perfect is one
that might we'll seem to be the way
to destroy it altogether it IS the
putting stones into it, and these
stones once put in are never again
left out. They are present. though
in the form of very fine powder, in
the imermoet part Of our own ears.
But they arc not always fine pow
DER sometimes they are very large
bOny masses, especially in the less
perfect ears. such as those of fishes.
The ear~stones (Otoliths) may be
easily found in a Gods head, lying a
short distance behind the eye and
within the skull; they are dense white
bodies, often nearly an inch long, of
fattered oval form, and grooyed ups
on their surface.
Providence permitting, l shall re-
sumo this subject (of The faculty of
hearingl in your interesting bristol
News" which comes every week
loaded to its friends, with gifts Of
thought, experience and knowledge,
that cannot fail to make them better,
wiser and happier,
JAMES D. BRAGG. NJ. D.
MARION, VA.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1878-10-01
As sure as 1880 will come Grant

As sure as 1850 will come Grant
will be the candidate Of the money
rings for the Presidency. As sure
as Grant can be elected Will the
Money Rings determine not to sub
nit the Presidency again to a vote
of the people. They will keep
him under pretence of putting
down communism. And then we
shall have the Empire.
What is he now training in Eur
rope for? Why is he sitting at the
feet of crowned heads and dining
with Emperors!
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1878-10-01
TUESDAY, OCTOBER l, 1878.
EVENT and COMMENT

Judge Marks was met at JOnesbOrO
by Capt. VIM. Rule, Of Knoxville,
DR.. Wight being still in Chattanooga,
where he can make more fame attend
ing the sick Of Yellow Fever than he
can as the leader Of a perfectly hOre-
less party, kicking against mankind.
DIR. w. r. Sewer. of JOnesbOrO, is
of opinion that his treatment Of cho!e-
ra would be equally efficaciOus in Hel-
low Fever, both being forms Of blood
poison attended by diminished secre-
tions Of the kidneys and other organs.
1t will be remembered that he used
the chlorine treatment as means OF
disinfecting the human system.
Mr.. Green T. Pace, a member Of the
House of Delegates from Pittsylvania.
who died Friday evening, was aged 6o
and a native of Henry county. which
he also once represented in tHe Legis-
lature He was a leading member OF
the Methodist church and foremost in
good works. He was the father Of Mr..
James B. Pace, of Richmond.
Byron w. WoOdrum. oldest son OF
Jordan WoOdrum, Of Roanoke county,
Va. but formerly Of Mercer county,
w. Va. was shot and killed, while
intoxicated, by J. J. Huff, bis partner
in business, at Huff's store in Roam
oke. 1t seems that WOOdrum repeat
edly attacked Huff, once armed with
a knife and twice armed witk an axe.
Once the parties interlocked and HUFF
was pulled off of Woodrum. who again
followed with an axe, when HUFF shot
him, death following in 80 hours
WOOdrum is said to have been an eN-
cellent young man when sober, Ind
died requesting that Huff be not prose-
cuted as he was not to blame. The
coroner's jury decided that HUFF
acted in self-defense. So says the Sa-
lem Register.
It is not true that Rev. Messrs.
Bachman and r. H Parker have been
stricken with yellow fever at Chatta-
nooga. They are at their posts bat
tling the fever like heroes.
There appears to be some tendency
to Diphtheria at Wytheyille. Three
children of Southern boarders have
within = week died of it.
Two of the caTrier-bOys of the Chat
tanooga Times have died of yellow
fever, and it was announced last
Thursday that subscribers must go to
the office and get their own papers.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1878-10-01
Death of Isaac DeBusk.

This excellent young man died at
his home in Widener's Valley recent
ly after long indisposition from pull
monary disorder. He was a son of
Ira DeBusk, one of the most perse-
veriug business men OF the county. -
His wife was Davenport, Of Abing-
don, His home was one Of the most
hosp table in the county, aad mother
Earth has closed over one Of our most
pleasant and exemplary citizens in
Isaac DeBusk.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1878-10-01
OUR SHORT CATECHISM.


How did Sherman get the gold
he proposes to redeem the greens
backs with
He borrowed it.
Then how does be propose to
get ont CT debt !
BY going deeper i'll.
Then what is the use of redeems
ING at all when you don't pay out
Simply to set to bearing interest
a debt which would otherwise bear
none.
What then is the effect Of this
SOFT OF fnanciering?
1t puts the money ring to draw
ing more money and the people to
paying more taxes.
Yes-but if all this does not de-
crease debt any and it does increase
the weakening of the people, what
excuse can there be for it?
There is none and can be none.
The purpose is to make the capi-
talist richer and the people poorer.
1t destroys labor, tears down man
ufactures, paralizes enterprise, kills
agriculture, multiplies panperism,
breds insanity, advances vice, pro-
notes theft and murder, and leads
to the Empire.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1878-10-01
THE untimcly illness of Colone

THE untimcly illness of Colonel
Richmond in the very midst of an
exciting campaign has afforded ops
portunity for various versions OF
his speeches, which he, of course,
has been perfectly powerless to de-
ny. 1t is asserted that he claimed
to be the advocate of Greenbacks
to be based on gold and silver
Now we know that Col. Richmond
does not mean at all that for every
dollar of greenback issued there
shall be a dollar in coin ready in
the treasury to redeem it with
This would be downright ooNTEAC~
TIoN of the currency, and tits well-
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1878-10-01
Iser Rolling Rapidly.

when we reach the precipice
over which defeated aspirations are
to thunder in November, the lofty
tumble of Newberry will cause a
general inquiry, which will be an
swered in turbulent echoes from
"Oouein Sans voice below, say
ing, "it is
T-sir, rolling rapidly"
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1878-10-01
The Baltimore Shot Tower on
Fire,
The Richmond STATE says

In Baltimore Sunday morning, the
people enjoyed magnificent speeta-
cle-the burning of the old shot tow
er, The tower was two hundred and
fifty feet nigh, and when the flames
caught the interior works, the draft
caused them to roar like a furnace,
and carried them up in pyramids and
spires half way towards the sky, pre-
senting a miniature Vesuvius in
eruption. So grand pyrotechnic
display was never before witnessed in
the City of Monuments.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1878-10-01
The Synod of Virginia

Meets at Abingdon to-day. At pres
ent it is composed Of the Presbyteries
of Virginia, West Virginia, and Mary
land. The question of division of
the Synod into two or three Synods
will engage the attention of the body.
IF there is anything like a fair atten-
dance Abingdon will be crowded.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1878-10-01
New River Flood.

WE have private advices shows
ing the New River food to be the
greatest known by any one living.
1t is certain there has not been the
like of it for near eighty years.
1t was six feet higher than the
flood of 1910, at which time the
Oldest citizens agreed that about
1900 there had been a simalar one.
Hinton lost 80 or more houses, and
many lives came near being lost.
The new steamer for New River
was washed away and lodged 3
miles below, so that it has to be
taken to pieces and rebuilt. Loss
$500. The entire valley is denud-
ed of hay, grain, tobacco, fences
everything not On the highlands
Losses very heavy.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1878-10-01
Patrick and the Priest.

Patrick, the widow Maloney tells
me that you have stolen one Of her
finest pigs. Is that correct, or no.?"
"Yis yer honor"
"What have you done with it?"
"Killed it and ate it, yer honorn'
"Oh Patrick when you are
brought face to face with the widow
and her pig on judgement day, what
account will you be able to give of
yourself, when the widow accuses you
of stealing ?p
did you say the pig would be there,
your reverenee?n
"TO be sure did ~
"Well, then, your reverence, III
say. Mrs. Maloney, there's yer pig"
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1878-10-01

cry holder of Bank of England note
knows that he cannot lose a shilling
while the Empire stands; but McLa-
has suEgestively said. "EUeR oar
Bank of highland could not stand q
natjO1di r1nJor gOld." 1t is Govern
ment credit that really maintains the
Bank of England. The credit of a
staple nation, however, does not need
strengthening by golden pretence,
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1878-10-01
The Largest PIOw in the World.

The largest plOw ever built has been
constructed for the Chicago. Milwau
kee and st. Paul railroad company, to
use in ditching for railway construc-
ton in Iowa, 10 be drawn neither by
horses, OK or mule, but by locomo-
tive. The dimensions of this steam
pulled ditcher are given as follows !:
The share weighs 272 pounds, the
mould board $50 pounds, the beam 900
pounds, the coulter and clasp $50
pounds, the clevis 60 pounds, the
standard I34 pounds. The beam l63
feet long. 10 inches wide and II inches
thick ; the mould board 8 feet by 26
inches share 81 feet by II inches. 1t
will cut q furTow 81 inches wide.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1878-10-01

The advocates of the Bloody
Shirt in East Tenn. ought to bring
out the shirt of Ed. Jackson, the
negro who was mutilated, tortured
and murdered on Sand Mountain,
by certain Republicans of Taze-
well Tenn. No rebel in that was
4hapoS
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1878-10-01

Pettybone is a very nice bird,
but as the Irishman said about the
road beetle, we don't like his occu-
pation-that of hunting down poor
mountaineers with his armed Reve-
nue. brigade.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1878-10-01

AND now Ran Tucker gets job
on his hands. The celebrated Cam
Patterson, of Buckingham, is on!
as a Greeuhacker and will make it
red hot for the nephew Of John
Randolph. of Roanoke.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1878-10-01
The Fever Spreading 30 the
Country.
j. 7. HILL,
Sec'y. Relief Committee.

The Knoxville TRIBUNE of Fri,
day epitomiseS the situation thus t:
There is very little encouragement
TO he derived from our Southern tele-
grams this morning. The fever has
lost none of its malignity, and seems
to be spreading all over the MISSISSIPPI
pi Valley 1t is much worse in the
country aud small towns, as they are
unable to procure experienced physi-
clans, or to organize and operate relief
associations. Those attacked in
sparsely settled country places will
suffer the most. and thousands will
die from it whose names cannot ap-
pear in the mortuary reports. Dis
tressiug reports are being received
from the country about Memphis and
Nicksburg II is said that at almost
every farm house yellow fever patients
are found who have failed to receive
proper care. and must inevitably fall
before the plague. The horrors of the
plague in these small places will new
er be known, owing to the distance
from the railroads, but those who
have noticed the sickening reports
from the cities can form some idea of
the terrOrs whigh it inspires in the
hearts OF the simple country folks.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1878-10-01

ALL DISEASES OF THE BLOOD. II VE5ErISE
will relieve pain. cleanse, purify. and cure such
diseases, restoring the patient perfect health,
after trying different physicians, many remedies
suffering for years. is il not conclusive proof #
you are sufererer, You ca1 be cured Why Is
this medicine performing such great cures It
works in the liood. in the circulating fluid. Il
can truly be called the Grs1t Blood Purifier. The
great source Of disease originates in the blood
and no medicine that does hot act directly upon it,
to parity and renovate, has any just claim upon
public attention
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1878-10-01
CHATTANOOGA.
Three Deaths from YeIiOaU Fecer
and Ten Ne1U Gases yesterday.
The FeUeF Declared Epidenic in
the Infected Districts.
Knoxville Tribune.
IN HVN IIIO IIIUUIts
CHATTANOOGA. Sept. %.


DR.. Blackburn has been hard at
work all day Visiting the sick in com
pany resident physicians, and speaks
well of the manner of their treat ment.
The deaths from yellow fever for the
twenty four hours ending at 3 D. IN.
pinghOff Mrs. b. f. Ragsdale, and
Miss Jesse Miller, daughter of Asa
Miller, who died on Lookout, whith-
er she had refugeed. The new cases,
as near as can gather from unofficial
sources, number about ten, among
whom are Mrs. Henry Schwear, Kate
Cowan, Pat Maloney. Mrs. Ha risOn
Kruze and son and Mrs. Spencer,
mother of Mrs. w. [. Crandall. Mai.
Conner, our chairman, was taken sick
to-day. but il is believed it is from ex-
haustion. The fever was to-day de-
clared to be epidemic in The infected
districts lying between Academy Hill
and the East Tennessee, Virginia and
Georgia Railroad, south of McCallie
street. The rolling mill and several
other industries have shut down and
much distress is anticipated Ia con-
sequence.
Messrs. Bachman and Parker are
both we'll and doing good service, as
well as Messrs. Phillips, Smith and
Melton. the latter cOlored They are
ali working like heroes and doing
great good.
]. T. HILL,
Sec'y. Relief Committee.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1878-10-01
VEGETINE.
Purifes the Blood and Gives Strength.
DU QUoIN, ILL, Jan. q, lS7S.

Sin. H r. STEVENS
Dear Sir--G our ''Fese,ine'' has been doing
VI Wahders f0T ne Have been having the CtifEs and
fetrF1 contracted IN the swamp- OF the south
nothing giving me relief until / begaz the use OF
your Negetiue, il giving me Immediate relief
'on'i'B mp my system, purifying my blood, giving
strength , whereas al other medicines weakened
me. and filed nay system with poison and am
salShed That L families that live i'm the aGue dis
trlets oi the SoUth and West would take Vcgetiue
Two or three times week they would not be
troubled with the 'Ciilis'' or the malignant Ferers
thSt prevail at certain times OF the year, save
doctols bills, and liveto q good old age,
RESPECTFULLY voNrs.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1878-10-01
VEGET TINE
Has Entirely Cured Ne of Vertigo.
CAIRO, Ill, Jan. %, 1875

Mr.. II. r. SrrvESs -
Dear Sir,-I have used several bottles Of sVEa-
ETINE'; 1t has entirely cured ue of V-rtiq0. /
rave also used it for kidney C3nDlqipf. 1t is the
best medicine fer kidney complaint. would re-
commend it as good blood purifier
v. TOCUM.
PAIN AND Disease Can we expect to enjoy
good health when bad or corrup pt humoIs circulate
with the blood, causing pain and disease and
these humors, being deposited through the entire
body, produce pimp!es, eTuptions, ulcers indiges-
tlon, cOstivenesE, headaches neurnigia, Ihcums-
tism, and numerous other complaints Remove
the cause by taking VE4ErINE, the most reliable
remedy for cleansing and purifying the blood.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1878-10-01

Richmond last Tuesday, nominated
W. ", Newman, of Hanover. He
agrees to divide time with Ger. John
ston, but no one else. In other
words, ''no substitute accepted. -
They throw the Democratic party
overheard, and adopt the following
PLATFORM:
The conference of citizens of the
Third congressional district of Vir-
glnia, who realize the present desper~
ate financial condition Of the country
and seek relief from it at the hands Of
of the National Legislature, and, de
spairing of such relief from either Of
the present political parties, resolve
aud declare as follows:
l. We demand the immediate aud
unconditional repeal of the reSump-
ton act, and the abandonment, for
the present, of all idea of resump-
ton in COMA measure ridiculous
because it is impossible.
2. We demand that the bonds
of the United States, now payable in
lawful money, be at once paid in such
money, and that it be made a legal
tender and receivable by the Govern
ment for all debts, dues and de-
mapds.
8. We demand that the issues Of
bonds by the United States shall
cease, and that no further interest
bearing debt shall be contracted by
the Government.
4, We demand the repeal of the
Infamous public~credit resolution Of
1909. so far as it relates to bonds
issued before its passage, and the
payment Of such bonds 10 lawful mon
ey, the currency in which they were
payable before the passage Of said
resolution,
5. We advocate a protective tariff,
which shall keep our workingmen
from competition with the pauper la
Dor Of Europe.
6. We demand that the national
bank notes be retired and legal ten-
der notes substituted for them as
quickly as may be consistent with
fairness to the banks and their cuso
toners.
I, We demand that the internal
revenue laws be SO modified as not
to discriminate against any portion of
the country, and that taxation shall
reach the rich as well as the poor,
and be levied uniformly on all prop
erty.
s. We declare that in justice to
the reoplo of the United States, which
has been betrayed by its Legislature
in the interest OF the bondholder, the
currency necessary to pay all bonds
not expressly declared on their face
to be payable in coin shall be issued
aud paid out in redemption of such
bonds without regard to its value in
coin: that the Government should
pay in the currency wherein it cons
tracted to pay, and by the issue OF
such currency enable the private
debtor to do the like,
9. That the currency issued for
the redemption of the bonds paya>
bic in lawful money should not be
redeemable in coin, except at the op>
tion of the Government, nor at an
earlier period than thirty years after
the issue Of the same,
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1878-10-01
Onnosition to Old Joe.

1t seems the Greenbackers are not
satisfied with Gen. Joe Johnston's
"gIittering generalitios about II
abundance OF money" They have
taken Senator Chiies, Of Chesterfield
of he track, and at meeting in
Richmond last Tuesday, nominated
W. ", Newman, of Hanover. He
agrees to divide time with Ger. John
ston, but no one else. In other
words, "no substitute accepted. -
They throw the Democratic party
overheard, and adopt the following
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1878-10-01
ADVERTISING RATES
RATE FOR ONE YEAR
ANNOUNCEMENTS

ANNUUNCEMENTS
For Congress, Legislature, or County off,
es, each q 40
no" ana township othces $50
The above rates will be ricidIv adhered to
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1878-10-01
VEGETlNE
I Believe it to be a Good Medicine

yFGETIxE thoroughly erad,cates every kind Of
humor, and restores the entire system to
healthy condition
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1878-10-01

Two of the carrier-boys of the Chat
tanooga Times have died of yellow
fever, and it was announced last
Thursday that subscribers must go to
the office and get their own papers.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-02-09
SMUGGLING LACE.

Special Agent Brackets O1licc has received
notice from The Treasury Department at Washington
that complaint has been made of tho importation OF
torclon lace at much less than its real value. Real lace
Is put upon cards generally used BIZ manufacturers of
imitation lace 1t is i"voced as imitation
lace and shipped directly 10 some Interior port
o. entry generally Cincinnati, Chicago. or 81.
Louis, passing this port III bond Inc goods
are passed by the Custom House officials wherc they
arc entered III below their actual value the Vaiue
bong determined rather by tic character % tie card on
which they wrapped than by the real vaiue oil Inc
lace. The goods thou returned 10 New fOik, ana ire
importers are able 10 undcrsel! honest dcalers
The officials at this port STATE that II any merchants
arc cOgnizant Of the practice. and will communicate WIFE
CAPTAIN Bracket, the matter will lie Investigated.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-02-09
UNSETTLED FREIGHT RATES.
DISSATISFACTION IN THE GRAM TRADE.


The continued cutting of freight rates, and
the discrimination against NewYork in favor of all The
leading Atlantic seaports both north ard south
of this city, are causing great dissatisfaction
among the members Of the Produce Exchange
as well as among the dry-gOods dealers.
In order to the carrying trade from the West 1t is
said that the New York Central has made arrange
ment with Shippers in Milwaukee and Chicago 10 carry
gain in large lots at % cents hundred pounds The
through rates 10 Liverpool have also been cnt adyau
taseousy tc one two firms here. ald arrange
mcuts have been made at the reduced rates so
as to Include all intermediate charges. such as
lieherage etc, This cutting OF rates has affected tie
general prosperity of the trade here. One shipper III
CHIC go teecraphed to his broker here few days ago
that he unable send his stock except al loss
Of from to ana half cents bushel because OF
fine cutting Of rates FIVE hundred ears arrived from
Chicago Thursday at % centt.
Grain SAID yesterday that otner railroads
had proposed to make terms. ADD the baltimore and
OHIO had made two Offers 81 reduced rates lie hst one
not being low enough 10 make il profitable 70 change
II was stated that the emitting o. rates did rot apply TO
New York alone but 10 PhitIdephia Baltimore aud
BOiton WELL and tina; the freight agents ala not feel
bound 20 comply with the compact, hut tired 20 obtain a.
mach the carrying trade possible even though IL
paid no profit One shipper stated that lie could make
almost any Arrangement for through freight Dom Chi
cago aud at less figures than from NewNorh 10 LNer
pool.