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The Mineral argus., 1885-03-26

The revised version Of the Old Tesla
ment is in print in England, and both
the Old and New Testament will be is
sued Immediately after Easter. The
book is to he published in various sizes,
on the same day, and the sale is certain
TO be enormous. A London letter says
it is clear that the revised version of the
New Testament has made way. 1t is
used in many schools. 1t is used in
most families. Seldom does one of the
younger clergy give text from the
pulpit but he tells what is the render.
ing Of the Revised Version. Some of
the more advanced clers: use the Re-
vised Version always in the pulpit. But
this is not the case in the United States.
The revised edition may be found in the
hands of any clergyman and in public
and private libraries, but is totally un-
known to the great masses. Even those
protesting Christianity, and are Chris.
tian workers in Sunday schools, ETC.,
know no more of the revised scriptures
than of the Koran.
The Mineral argus., 1885-03-26

Nearly all city papers at the east are
sounding a cholera alarm and urging q
general cleaning. They think cholera
is sure to come tins year. Perhaps it
will, but whether it does or not, clean
ing up will do much to prevent this lis
ease. But cleaning should not he con-
fined to cities. There is scarcely o
home in America that may not be made
more healthy by well directed spring
cleaning. There are other fatal diseas-
es besides Cholera and these prevail in
almost every locality.
The Mineral argus., 1885-03-26

Mr.. Carlisle, the speaker of the ma
tional House of Representatives, made
an address at the close of tine session in
which lie urged that general lle
should be enacted which would author
;ze the Executive Departments and the
courts ofjustice to hear and determine,
under rales that would amply protect
the Government, large part of the To-
cal and private matters that now engage
the attention Of Congress. Mr.. Carlisle
said farther that From the organiza-
ton of the Government to the close of
the Twenty-fifth Congress- period of
fifty years-there were introduced into
tho House, rs shown by the records, g.
TT bills, while during the present con-
gress there have been introduced {, $3.50,
almost as many as during that half GEN.
tury. At present each one of our gen.
eral appropriation bills embrace a.
much money as the whole amount of
the net ordinary expenditures of the
government during the first nine or ten
years Of its existence, and the specific
obje .ts to be investigated and provided
for in those bills have So greatly in
creased that it has become . very con-
siderable task even to enumerate them
The Mineral argus., 1885-03-26
Consult the Good Wife.

"Imparting doubleth the joys while
il halveth the sorrows of life." We
men do not, rs rule, realize what good
level-headed wives We have, and con-
suit them in our business matters as
much a. would be for our good. Not
one in ten OF the rasca lities of men.
would have ever been committed IL
their wives had been called into con-
sultatiOn: their intuition on all ques-
tions involving our honor or integrity
is worth almost as much as q mans
conscience land much more than that
of some) and the man who heeds both,
need not be afraid of doing thing for
which his children will ever blush. We
would not give cent for man who Is
ashamed to say, II will consult my
wife, }" and We will greatly fear for the
success Of the man who does not.
surely two heads are better than one,
II one (ours) is . sleeps head. Rural
New Yorker.
The Mineral argus., 1885-03-26

The large number of ridiculous blum
ders in the Legislation of each session il
disgraceful to all concerned. and JUST
fes the remark of cynical member
that it was fortunate so few people saw
how laws were made, otherwise there
would be still less respect for law than
now-and that is not saying q great
leal for the law.
The Mineral argus., 1885-03-26

The migration Of birds in North
America is to be studied systematically
by nearly one thousand persons, who
have engaged to act Is observers, &C.
cording to plan proposed by the Or
nithologists' Union. About three hmm.
bred Of these persons are the keepers
Of lighthouses and lightships in the
United States and Canada and the 9th.
er British POSSESSIONS on the continent.
The Mineral argus., 1885-03-26
Historian McMaster does not believe

Historian McMaster does not believe
in the popular myth about the better
times they had in the good old days"
When asked for Thanksgiving dsy
sentiment, he wrote: Every man to-
day earns more money, wears better
clothes, eats better food and OF more
kinds, lives in a more comfortable home,
knows more of the world, holds broad
er views than he could possibly have
done when the nineteenth century came
in. "-Waterbury American.
The Mineral argus., 1885-03-26
correspondent winds mp q

A correspondent winds mp a de-
scription of Chicago slaughter-house,
as follows: "The shrill cries Of the
swine, the roar of the machinery. the
noise of hundreds of men at their work,
the dripping water from pipes which
seemed to run all about the ceiling. the
dark corners of the great lofts, the sticky,
Shiny floors, the smell of blood-every-
thing made one hunger for the pure, free
air of Gods heaven"
The Mineral argus., 1885-03-26
How Q Horse Jockey Lives.

For a steady boy in o good stable.
who really rides we'll. obeys orders, and
is honest, the pecuniary rewards are
considerable, says the Mirror Of Ameri-
can sports. A salary of $50 or 800 per
month, supplemented by s25 for riding,
$50 for winning race, with occasional
tips for pulling off big event, easily
runs up to $4,000 or 1900 year, or
twice the emolument of an average law
yer, doctor or engineer, and fully up to
the income OF the captain of an ocean
steamer, with his great weight of re.
sponsibility. Great jockeys, Of course,
do much better than this. They
are paid like prima donns or fashion.
able preachers. But the Jockeys
life has its shadows. His nerve may
fail, when his occupation is gone, for
race horses are often vicious brutes and
very quick to detect lack of courage
and decision on the part of their riders.
Even worse, when the jockey may be-
gin to take on flesh, when lie either be-
comes too heavy to ride or is condemned
to life of martyrdom to keep down the
growing corpuiency. To this forced
wasting may he attributed many short
lives and broken constitutions. Then
there are temptations to drink and ex-
cess, destructive to nerve and brain and
insiduous temptations to dishonesty.
Lastly. there is an ever present danger
from falls and collisions.
The Dog Ought 70 %.
Professor L. NJ. Shelton has long
dared to maintain that "a dog is q nui-
sance" (even an alleged good" one)
which no careful farmer will tolerate
about hrs premises. Confirmatory of
this radical assertion he records, in The
Industrialist, the following observation
Some days ago we attended sale,
which included among the offerings
several valuable mich cows, and very
bright, intelligent-appearing mongrel
shepherd dog. The owner expatiated at
length upon the merits Of that dog;
how he would drive 'headoff,' and
bunch cattle, until We began to think
we were guilty Of . hasty generaliza.
ton about dogs. The dog sold for Is.
Shortly afterward we made some in
quiries Of one OF the attendants about q
graded Jersey COW OF considerable val
ne. Tho young man told ~ that about
. month before, this COW, when tied to
. fence, had been attacked by the dog,
which bit her severely about the heels,
throwing her into paroxysm Of terror
which caused her 10 lose her half grown
The Mineral argus., 1885-03-26

Down ana nsvivsd BY the Sheriff
Sheriff Joseph Warren, Of Webster
County. and his deputy, George Ball
came in yesterday with prisoner who
has undergone an experience Of which
few parallels IRE on record. 1t was
Joseph Cook, who was taken from the
Sheriff at Blue Hill on the 18th and hung
by mob and subsequently taken down
and resuscitated. He was brought tc
the penitentiary for safe keeping. Tho
murder for which Cook is under arres,
was that of Leonard Rail, farmer liv-
ing near Blue Hill. for whom no haG
been working. The murder was com.
mitted on November 1. and Cook wa.
captured st st. Joseph about o weeh
ago.
Tho preliminary examination had
been completed" said the Sheriff, "and
we were just taking Cook from the no.
tel to q special train that was to carry
us to Hastings and then to Lincoln.
when we were surrounded by small
crowd of men, that poured ont of the
stables and alleys and stores around
until they must have numbered 500.
Ny four deputies and myself were
armed. and we drew our guns and
warned the crowd back, hut il was Of nc
use. Lynchers and spectators were
mixed up Discriminatory, and shot in
to the crowd would have been as likely
to kill an innocent spectator as ANYBODY
else. The lynchers were all armed, and
We were covered by their revolvers un.
til we were seized and held while the
prisoner was hurried away.
II did think the steel OF the barrels
felt uncomfortably close once or twice,
but l heard several of them whisper,
BE careful and don't hurt the Sheriff.
which made the situation less uncom.
Portable.
II don't think / saw more than a
dozen or So that wore any disguise
whatever. Most of them made no e.
fort at concealinent. As soon as the
mob got good start with the prisoner
I was released and struck out after
them. Cook had been strung up when
l arrived at the place where they went
to hang him. but most of the crowd
were still around him. 1 made my way
through the crowd and cut the rope.
No resistance was offered, although
many OF the crowd yelled stop him,
Don't let him cut him down. aud SINH
lar expressions. l think some Of the
leaders had gone away. Then when
they saw the man hanging mp they re-
allied more seriously what they were do.
ing. After all, Isuppose they didn't think
he could be brought to. put him in
wagon and took him up town. He was
to all appearances dead, but a physician
detected life in him and We soon got
kim to going again. The hanging was
about 8 o'clock in the afternoon, and the
first rational word he spoke was about
5 o'clock the next morning.
HE wasn't half rs scared as I was.
Tie ate as hearty dinner on that day
as he ever did, which was more than
could do"
His recollections OF his experience
must be very interesting"
HE doesn't recollect anything about
il. The report that ne was crazy was
false. But there is break in his
and he says that the last thing
he can remember was my tcstifying on
the stand, which occurred fully two
hours before he was hung. Lincoln
(Neb.) Journal.
The Mineral argus., 1885-03-26

Our exports Of canned salmon last
year amounted to s2, 1929, O26 of which
81, $40 went to England alone and
s4Ol,G79 to British possessions in
Australia. The total exports to Great
Britain and her dependencies was g.
1872, 1877. or over "a per cent. Of the
who1e
The Mineral argus., 1885-03-26

General John A. Dix once made o
professional call upon DR.. Abernethy
and of course, got good advice, and be-
ing wise enough to accept it, he lived to
see four score years, . result of Which
his dyspeptic youth scracely gave prom.
Use. After hearing o few words Of the
chronic invalid's lament the eminent
The Mineral argus., 1885-03-26

The advent of warm weather will
bring activity in the Northwest, hut no.
body looks for anything like the boom"
that wilted more than year ago. The
industrious and economical, however,
will make the best of everything that
comes and will profit thereby.
The Mineral argus., 1885-03-26

calf within IN hour. On account of
this abortion the COW sold for about $50
nm der tho average price Of similar cows
sold at this sale. We stand firmly in
our old position on tho dog question
The Mineral argus., 1885-03-26
Farm, FIELD And PRESIDE.


Some persons are now living who Gan
remember the time when there was not
an agricultural or horticultural paper
published on this continent.
To kill the blue lice on cattle mix
one part kerosene with three parts lard
and rub it into the hair. The more
thoroughly it is rubbed in the sooner
will 1t exterminate the parasites.
To remove scurf from cattle use the
card and brush. Oiling the skin with
any soft grease will help very much to
loosen the scurf. As preventive, use
more obleag;nous matter in the rations.
like oil-cake or cottonseed meal. Scurf
comes mostly from poor keeping, es.
pecially from the use of food lacking
in the proper pr oportion Of fatty mat
tiers. Cattle 90 kept that their coats
will be sleek and little oily will sell
dom lie troubled with lice or scurf.
Now begins that season of the year
when people may regret that they have
no evergreen trees and shrubs sprinkled
about their homes to enliven the drcary
winter aspect.
winter weather wisdom.
How We shall warm our houses Is not
more important than how warm they
shall he kept. This is readily told. In
the apartment used asa sitting-room see
that the mercury remains about seventy
degrees, rather below than above this.
In the sleeping apartment sixty degrees
is u very comfortable temperature. A
higher degree of heat than this would be
quite admissible where there are young
children.
The ventilation of rooms in which
human beings must remain hours at
time is very important matter. Sepa-
rate rooms can only he kept any where
near reasonably ventilated by raising
the window sash one inch from the bot
tom and lowering it like distance from
the top. BY this means the air in the
room is constantly renewed and drafts
are avoided.
The effect of muscular activity on the |
production of body heat is we'll known,
and this makes it appear that an active
habit is the best for the winter season,
which is a fact for more reas sons than
the one just given.
For winter wear wooden fabrics are
best because of their pliability and of
their ightness as compared with the
weight of cotton fabrics that would at
ford the same protection against the
cold.
The substances to be eaten and
drunk in winter should be used hot a.
possible and should contain maximum
amount OF fat. Hot milk, beef tea,
chocolate and soups are especially we'll
adapted Is foods for winter use, and
now fat fries of oysters, sausage, ETC..
are admissible to greater extent than
1t other times. At this season liver
oils, such as that of the cod are very
nseful to those who can stomach such
matters. -Philadelphia Times.
The Mineral argus., 1885-03-26
NEWS OF THE WEEK SUMMARIZED.


The Medical Record Of the l4th says: The
ulcerative process in the anterior Pillar has,
since the consultation, extended to the adjoip-
ing side Of the tongue, and the bride Of tissue
bounding the perforation Of the anterior pIl:.r
internally gave way Wednesday and Thursday
the patient was in . reasonably comfort
able state. His temperature normal and
pulse regular, but he WAS suffering
somewhat from the effects Of inscm-
ria. HIS digestion is good, and semi- solid
food taken easily and with reasonable relish.
10 suffers no pain ln face of all these gcncr-
al symptoms, the local difficulty has markedly
increased and parts IN the vicinity OF the ul-
creations are becoming more iniilirafed
An associated press dispatch Of the l4th says:
Gen Grant went to bed early on Wednesday
night. but he lid not fall asleep until nearly
midnight lie suffered considerably from :
pin in his right ear. The alterations in hs
throat had also taken on a more angry appear
aucc. and cocoaine was used again 10 allay the
pain. The utilization IL extended 10
the deep seated tissue, and the disease
Is spreading with more rapi,lity than
il has shown tor some time. In the even
ing he ate quite heartily Of food, but did not
have any appetite. He tried to be cheerful and
appear in good spirits, but II was evidently
done 10y an effort OF will, aud did not express
his feelings, which, on account Of the severe
pain were not pleasant.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-05-29

money and sent for the necessary
seed at once, and without delay. As
1t is, the evils will foot up sure
total big emo ugh, but in the way we
suggest, perhaps some part oft ma,
be lifted from the shoulders of the
poor ut least. We simply throw out
the suggestion in the hope that others
better informed may take up the
matter and possibly arrive at wiser
conclusion than we have reached
We only know that 1t will prove a
serious disaster if to the actual loss
of property in stock, fences buildings,
etc, we are to add total lack of crop
of any kind.
TO this actual loss we will ultimate
ly have to add great depression in
values. Throughout the entire valley,
lands which would have commanded
seventy-iive dollars an acre three
weeks since could not DO sold to-day
at any price. Indeed is the outlook
gloomy, but we gain nothing by sit
ting down to mourn over an evi
which could nUr nHvr uurn guuruvvs
against by any sort of watchfulncss
aud care. Let never say die" be our
watchword.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-05-29
To Nee, the Case.


The present great food in the
Brazos efiectually destroys the pros
poets for crop, unless prompt re-
planting follows the subsistence OF
the water. OF course seed corn viii
be easily come at but cotton
seed will be difficult 10 get The
tenant farmers, both negro and
white, will not la able 10 raise mon
ey 10 send 70 New Orleans, Memphis
and elsewhere, for the necessary cot
ton seed. II they are 10 be supplied
and anything realized from our
Brazos bottoms, these seeds must be
promptly furnished Now in view OF
magnitude of the evils wrought, as
well as of the interests sought to be
subserved, would IL not be we'll II
our merchants, business men and
others interested raised a sum of
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-05-29

Poor Kansas, too, is having trouble
with the storm iiend. There are not
many storms which are able to steer
clear OF Kansas. II is the irolic ground
of the cyclone, and hurricanes are
bred there. IL is an awful country,
and no good in it, except st. John, and
there are men there proiane enough
to regard him rs but slight blessing
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-05-29

Mr., l.. Springer, OF Mehanicsburg,
Ia, writes; 81 was afflicted With lung
fever and abscess on lungs, and re-
duced to n walking skeleton Got Il
free trial bottle Of DIR. Kings New
Discovery for Consumnion, which
did me SO much good that bought n
dollar bottle. After using three bot
ties, found myself once nlorc man.
completely restored to heath, with a
hearty appetite and gain ih flesh of
iSlbs.' Call at Castles II Norrison's
drug store and get u free trial bottle
Inu. L n1..... l...IAl.... 81 nA
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-05-29

Propositions TO donat. asuitable
site of not less than 200 aero of land,
100 of which shall be tillbla in some
healthy, thriving community OF
schools and churches, forh permanent
widows aud orphans hoae II Texas,
may be submitted to Jno II. Walton
grand master, at Waco, fc.as. On
or about LIST July, next, tie sub-com
mlttcc will personally sxfminc al
oilers and determine the Ute of sal,
home.
NJ. ID. lIEmINo,
49, Chr. iuo. Com.
Wnco. TeXas. March is. lSSh.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-05-29

The Houston Post would be sur.
prised if the other end of the News
were moved up to Houston. We hear
a rumor that the step is seriously
contemplated. The fact is, Galveston
is no longer the point for news
paper OF any sort, much less live
morning journal.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-05-29
The Wild Floods.

The EXAMINER sits down to its
task of writing up the disastrous
floods of the week with a heavy
heart. The fairest prospects which
ever induced and encouraged human
effort have been swept away in the
tawny flood, and country and city,
farm and pasture, are all wrecked in
one common destruction. Yesterday
our disheartened people were busy
seeking to save what they could of the
property at hazard before their eyes.
In East Waco the scene at daylight
and indeed all day was simply pitiful.
The relentless and memorable flood
swept in grim power over everything.
Houses, lumber yards, railroad tracks
and indeed everything, was not only
ahoat, but swept of and destroyed in
one maddening whirl. Dreadful in
deed is the destruction ON all hands.
The fair Brazos valley, the richest and
most fruitful region on earth, is from
one end of IL TO the otner, as vvrr-
pletely destroyed as though ten feet
of hail had fallen. Glad indeed would
we be to be able TO write one word OF
encouragement in connection with
the affair, but We cannot. There is
no place we can work il in. Our
fields which but yesterday were
bright with their heavy loads of ripen-
ing grain, are lying all destroyed.
The fates have land their heavy
hands upon them, and while'
the cleaners occupation is
gone, so are gone his hopes of profit
aye, even of subsistence for the year.
The amount of business dependent
upon the cereal crop is gone. 1t is
gone now. There is no hope tor it,
and the sooner people make up their
minds TO that and enter in earnest
upon the work necessary to shield
themselves in other directions the
better it will be for all interests con-
cerned. There is nothing now posi-
bio except to nurse the corn aud cot
ton to get the very best results from
what is iei'.
Inc storm which rage" from sN
O'Clock wednesday evening uii'i' 1--WE
O'Clock thursday morning was tn'
soVerest ny long ouus winch mas WIS
iteu TINS sectioh wi'hih Tue memory
oil man. ne wafer came uo"n III vas
masses An almost soma pouy
water broken al intervals oy the iorc'
OF the wihu. III Went rushih'
down the streets, hoodlhg everything
ana sweeping before IL every move
able thing. Inc strongest men $1,000
with blanched cheeks regarding TN
scene, powerless to stay or avert ah'
well-nigh powerless to rem der assls
lance to those whose hVes were II
jeopardy from the rushing waters II
addition to the growing crops des
troyed on the river, fences, houses
outhouses and all the various con
veniences OF heavy farming opera
lions are swept away. Railroa'
bridges are in danger, and onthe coun
try roads the bridges arc all gone.
Aside from the destruction wrough
by the storm, the exhibition was on
of the widest ever witnessed. Tn
lightning was very vivid and continr
Gus, The wind swept from ever
Il q A a. l.. g.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-05-29

THERE is rumor of misunder-
standing between President Cleveland
and Mr.. Bayard. We do not believe
it. There is no possible ground OF
disagreement between these gentle
men, and then nobody would expect
the Globe-Democrat to act as peace
maker in such case.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-05-29

Cart. ID. d. PADDOCK, Of Fort
Worth, would make an excellent
comptroller. He's been out OF jour
nalism SO long that there is now little
prejudice against him ON that score.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-05-29

WHEN will the Terrell asylum be
ready? We have case for it which
we are certain the Austin branch of
our asylum cannot reach. The case
is the man who thinks postmasters
can be elected.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-05-29

MAJ. ERATH says he has seen the
Brazos higher than it is now. In
1888 the water came up to where the
Sturgis house (theatre) stands now.
That would make ii at least ten feet
higher than the stage at 3p M, yes
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-05-29

The Post also thinks il would have
been better had the News bought the
Herald out flock stock and barrel"
1t certainly could have transferred its
franchise that way with less trouble.
Right here is where its difficulty is to
come In at, as il will find in the end.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-05-29

Col. BIaoER says, for democrat,
Cleveland is about the best man in the
business. He expected to get his
walking papers long since, and is Of
course agreeably surprised that they
hayo not put in an appearance yet.