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The Arizona sentinel., 1885-09-12
Stopping Bullet With the Thumb.

Acurious and little-known experiment, showing the resistance of the air in guns,
 is described by Prof. Daniel Colladon, of Geneva. He was long in the habit of showing it to his classes. It resembles the feat that was sometimes performed by soldiers with the old Swiss carbines. M. Colladon fully charged with com pressed air the hollow iron breech of all air-gun. serving as reservoir. Having
 ;crewed up the gun, he introduced a round lead ball, running freely, but nearly filing the bore; then placing the gun vertically, he seized the upper end, and pressed his thumb vigorously on the mouth. The gun was then fired" by an assistant; the thumb remained in position, and the ball was heard to fall back in the bore. Thereupon after re- charging the breech and with the same ball, he shot the latter at a pine-board about one-forrth of an inch thick, or pane of glass, and 1t passed through. The experiment, M Colladon says, is without danger if the operator is sure of the strength of his thumb, if the gun is more than thirty-two inches long, and If the ball is spherical and nearly fills the gun Gin which 1t must act like piston). The least uncertainty in the very vigor- ous pressure of the thumb, and the her metic close of the gun, may entail ser ious injury to the thumb. While M. Colladon has repeated the experiment twenty or thirty times without the least either from shock or. heat. a trial of it is perhaps hardly to be recommended.
The Arizona sentinel., 1885-09-12

ONE of the advantages of California is the fact that the man who shoots at a rabbit is quite likely to bring down deer behind it. In the East the man who shots at a cat is more likely to bring own an old woman forty rods to one
The Arizona sentinel., 1885-09-12
YUMA ARIZONA SATURDAY, SEPT. 12 1885,

IT is believed that if Alexander Sel- kirk could have spent one hour in rail- way waiting-room he would have gone back to his desert island by the first train, to find it by contrast place of excitement and wilderness of delight.
The Arizona sentinel., 1885-09-12

THE Italian patriot, Garibaldi. wrote two books, one a novel, "The Rule of the Monk;" the other, a poem, |" The Thousand of Marsala." Neither in sub- stance nor form were these of the least consequence.
The Arizona sentinel., 1885-09-12

A census of the Inhabitants of the Territory of New Mexieh, Just completed. shows the popula- ton to be 15S, ,S23. an increase of 30,000 since 1880.
The Arizona sentinel., 1885-09-12

A YOUNG negro in Richmond said he hoped God would strike him dead if he was lying. AS he fell dead, there is little doubt that he had been telling Q whopper.
The Arizona sentinel., 1885-09-12

THE Boston Globe administers ionic to correspondent thus: "To $. F. B. You say you have plenty of money, are free from disease, have all your time at your command, but feel languid, etc. Perhaps you are dreamer and drone. Go to work. That will brighten you up. Shnnla like to be your guardian. "
The Arizona sentinel., 1885-09-12

The Jarantula hawk, which has been observed upon occasions to swOoP suddenly down upon tar> antnIa and conquer Inc venomous spider Qfa hundred '.Nes its own .Weight does not .arfaru this gracious act iotba hpulan race be- cause Of lHsiiuctive enmity tn> wards its pge as many, suppose, hut it uses |, arEe H05yas a re- pnsitory for its eggs which batch and subsist there1u anti, their chrysalis stage of existence hSd ended. The hawk is noj ing more than q large hornet, one spec. being black and another of 9 r.d- dish yellow color. It partakeSOf q. the nature of the hornet except ing in its method of propagation. It ill.dart suddenly down upon the spiders back and with a sin gle plunge of its fatal sting par> alyze the huge thing It then de, posits it's eggs aud gaiIy flies away with satisfied unconcein. The tarantula either dies at once, or, as is most generally the case, crawls, to. its. nest and becomes food for the offspring of it's small but deadly enemy.
The Arizona sentinel., 1885-09-12
News Gleanings.

A LDuilUy UcCuTcu TcCcutiy dU the Iowa State Agricultural Col lege, and two of the students were expelled.
 The Mexican Minister of Fis nance states that 1t is not possible to pay a dollar of the railway subs sidies this year.
 Emperor Francis Joseph and the Czar bade each other farewell September 1st.. and the Kremsier meeting has ended.
 The Postoffice Inspectors fe~ port shows that the shortage dis covered in the accounts of the Chico, Cal: Postoffice amounts to S1, ,493.
 The letter of Melbourne cor respondent is dated July 14th-- "Midwinter"-and he says thatit is the coIdest and wettest season there ever known.
 A sprig of Ivy was brought in a flower pot to Gen. Grants tomb by woman who had cut the slip from from which it sprung from the tomb of Napoleon at St. Hell ena six years ago.
 The body of Alexander Vidorra, wealthy merchant who was re- gently assassinated near Corralitos ranch, Texas, was found floating Tn the Rio Grande with five bullet holes Tn the head and heart.
 Judge Joseph Magoffin, the newly-appointed Collector of Fl Paso, Texas, District, has assum> ed charged of the district, which covers a greater area than any other in the Union.
 A gentleman holding couf1den- tial relations with the President says his policy regarding the Ok lahoma lands contemplates their purchase from the Indian tribes interested, and speedy opening to settlement.
 The Texas Land Board has leased $50, ,0O0 acres in Green coun- ty, and an action has been, com menced which will probably bring a decision as to whether Green county belongs to Texas or the Indian Territory.
 A Seventy-year>old New York State man, who attempted suicide week before last by cutting his hrOat, gives as reason for the aC. that he felt the inclination 10 yo 2 spree coming upon him, '8&4 d'd not wish 10 indulge in .ae.
 Abo1' @ t thing in the way 3. a sViLde that struck this sec
 -E Is g yc1nE nan who goes .roa .h,rse to house claiming to Dc .s.np inspector. He lights you, lam9, blows it out and charge fhe Un5usr'r e. wife ten Ger ....-.s s-...- vile Ill.,, Commerce..
 There has lately died a Vienna woman who was a famous rife Ihot-Emilie Hirsch, her name Ter skill being, in fact. so great hat many shooting societies would not slIow her to compete 1t their matches, on the ground hat it was a foregone conclusion hat she would win.
 A young lady of robust consti- ution, who was a remarkably ,raceful skater, spent much of Ter time at a skating rink in Vhitestown, N. Y, last winter, nd entered into the sport with uch intensity that she injured Ter spine, became prOstrated, and inally raving maniac. One d1y ecently she was sent to the lun- tic asylum at Utica.
 A Mormon meeting in the east nd Os London was broken up by
 mob Sunday night. and every. hing wrecked about the building hat was wreckdble, and the seven lders who conducted servlces 7ere chased through the streets nd severely beaten, the rioters saving them bleeding on the avements, believing them tobs cad.
The Arizona sentinel., 1885-09-12

HEwho can heroically endure adyer, aity will bear prosperity wlth equal greatness of sou.
The Arizona sentinel., 1885-09-12

E. c. Dake, 65 Merchants Exchange, is the sole agent of the SENTINEL in San Francisco. The SENTINEL can al- ways be found or file in his office.
The Arizona sentinel., 1885-09-12

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The Arizona sentinel., 1885-09-12
The Srizona Sentlnel.
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, 1885-12-23
Acknowledgements

SDFOLGE Ordrefra GouyerEcmen
g bekjondtgj6ros herved, at allie,
som maatto have Documenter, der
skulle belagges med %Stempelpapir
for indevprendo Aar, Vile have at
henvende sig i Stempelpapirscon-
toiret i Christiansted linden den SIDE
Januar nrstkommende, da ingen
senere Udlevering Af Stempelpapir
for 1885 vii finde Sted.
Stempelpapirscontoiret, Christiansted,
den l7de December 1880.
HALVOR HANSEN.
, 1885-12-23
Publication.

SPT is hereby made known that
% an amount Of ca 100000 Of
the public funds can be lent on Sc.
curity in real estate according to
the rules prescribed by law for the
investment of public funds.
Govprnment-Secrttary Office, st. Croix,
18th December 1880.
FL. HANSC HE'LL.
, 1885-12-23
Proclama.

IN LIE og Enhvor, der maatte
GSS have Noget at fordre paa
Fellesboet efter afgangne Konge-
liz Bogholder PETER MAGNUS
LESCHLY og Efterleyende Enke
IDA SOPHIE, f0dt SORENSEN,
indkaldes herved med 6 Maaneders
Varsel til for undertegnede Skifteret
at anmelde og bevisliggj6re deres
Krav.
C~hristiansteds skifteret, st. Croix den
lode December 1885.
NJ. r. NYSSUM,
, 1885-12-23
ENTgTsP 3
for the st. Croix Races, the
10th December 1885.
The ST. CROIX CUP

II. Browns dark bay 81. Teacher, 10 hands
PIN, 1913 lbs. Blue Jacket ana red
cap.
7. Kinks bL. mare Diana 14hands gin, 1173
lbs. Blue jacket red & white sleeves,
black cap.
W. Humphreys bay 81. Alexander, 13
hands 24in., 11llOs. White jacket
and blue cap.
j. Ucwitt's bay stall. Bonaparte, IS hands
25in, 1ll3lbS. Red jacket and blue
cap.
McDonalds bay mare Gipscy, II hands gin.
11S!Ibs. Yellow jacket, red and white
cap.
F. McKay's or. 81, Rodney, 10 hands 24in.
llIlbS. Red Jacket and white cap.
, 1885-12-23

duchess Christina; but though u wo-
man of some ability, she is young,
a foreigner, and supposed 10 be de,
voted to Austrian interests. There
is a party, therefore, who would make
Queen Isabella Regent "a plan,
which, if carried out, would end in
her restoration. All substantial pow
er during the c%onlusion falls, however,
to the Army; and if General Lopez
Domingnez, who commands in Mia
drid, and General Mnrtinez Campos,
who commands in the North, can
agree upon a Regent, the Csnstltu-
tional regime may be kept going for a
time. The Occasion Is, however, far
too favourable to any ambitious Gen
eral, and to every section Of the par,
~ of disorder,
, 1885-12-23

The defeat Of the Servions has
been complete. On the 24lh inst.
Prince Alexander repulsed their final
attack with heavy slaughte~, and on
the goth he crossed the frontier with
his forces and advanced towards Prot.
The Ser,ians are believed to have
lost altogether AT Least seven thou.
sand men, and their retreat has been
carried out in hopeless disorder, Ihc
King has gone back to Belgrade, and
the Imperial Powers are end"avour-
ing to secure an armistice, to which,
however, the victorious Prince ob
iects. lie desires an indemnity from
Selvia for an unjustifahIc invasion.
1t is probable, as Austria must protect
Seryia, that Prince Alexander will be
obliged to yield; but, in return, he
may stipulate for support at Conslan-
tinople, where he has practically
demanded the recognition of his claim
to govern Eastern Roumelia. Tbs
must be the meaning of his re
tusal to allow a Turkish Commission
er to visit PhiIippopolis '1est the pub
lie peace should be disturbed" which
has greatly Irritated the Porte, who
forgot that his Submission was made
before he had fought a battle. All
feeling against him, however, has
died away in Russia, England is sup
porting him, and the Sultan will
hardly risk a collision with Bulgaria,
aided as she would be by a Macrdo-
nian rising, and guided rs she is by a
Prince who is "A general, as well as a
~cool-headed dipIomatist.
, 1885-12-23
II. ~GRIESSELICH & Co.,
Viewers Hall, Wool Exchange, London,
SHIPPING & COMMISSION MERCHANTS,
ESTABLISHED 1856,
ESTABLISHED 1856,

Ship to order any description of British and Continental Goods upon 24oo commits
sion, selected by buyers with COOnial experience, and attend to the prOmpC reaza
ton of Produce at highest prices pom 10o commissions. Orders to pc acconpa mal o.
Letters Of Credit or patremittmce in Bank Drafts or Produc open Policies Z" III
suTnce fort floating cmgWS to covers sea risks
References: Chief Office of the London ant eSumlnT Bank, or agra ban
London, and most of the Colonial Banks.
Current Price LISTS Produce Reports, and any necessary samples or informant
on application.
, 1885-12-23
Lone Point Stake:

II. Browns ch. ~tal. Puck, y hands Sin.
9GIbS. Blue jacket and led cap.
7, Kinks light br. mare Lizzie, Is hands
gin. l02!lbS. Blue jacketred 4 white
sleeves, black cap.
f. McKay's CT. 81. Cito, Is hands lin.
10l lbs. Red jacket and white cap.
}. Uewitt's bay stall. Bismarck, II hands
33in. 9S1lbs. Red jacket and blue cap.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-06-25
LOUISVILLE.
Items OF Interest From Our Regular Cor
respondent,

Items OF Interest From Our Regular Cor
respondent,
Prof. and Mrs. j. M. Kerstetter arc
visiting relatives residing In Tiflln.
Miss Katie Holwick, OF Canton, visited
her friend. Miss Ella 0berdorf, during
this week.
Mrs. Trahin, Of Black Creek, Holmes
county, o., Visited Mr.. Paquelet and
family this week,
Prof. Hixon and family, ot Ashland,
are vieiting at the residence " DR.. Ba-
ker, on Main street.
Miss Millle Shorb, Of Canton, who was
for several days the guest Of Miss Lizzie
Thurin, returned home Wednesday.
The remains Of Mrs. Charles Girard
we're brought here from Fred ericksburg,
Wayne county, o., on Tuesday last, and
inferred In tho Catholic Cemetery.
Mr.. Jacob Roth, who loft Louisville
about a month ago for Iowa, 70 euperin.
tend tho building OF q new houee on the
farm which no owns In that State, re
turned homo 10 Louisville on Thursday
Mrs. Rebecca Smith, aged n years
and residing about ave miles north Of
Louisville, died last Saturday, from In
juriee received by n fall two weeks ago
The funeral took place at the Reformed
Church at this place on Monday morn
Ing, June 10th.
A pleasant social event occurred a
~. Louis Catholic Church on last Tues
dny, In the marriage Of Misc Mary Bali
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-06-25

7 OgT "A nne broadway wAltham Mnsa, waioh. No,
~ i0ipiiB, silver hunting caae, NO 7Bla Any per.
inc to ls recoycfy viii DO bsndsonely rewarded.
nntJdAwtD
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-06-25

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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-06-25
Notice to Contractors.
Insane Building,
CANNON. ONO. Junn aad. ila,h

CANTON, ONO, Juns oed, itiib.
Nolon IN horehy plyon that scaled prOl Ossis will he
received NJ tho Auditors OflcN Canton, uhl1 Up N
noon ot Tho plat day O Juy l TO- tho furnishing VI
tho material ami abr required IN tho construction NJ
IN Insane BnuinR, n bu Dulit a tho County lunmhrT
~ ppf plans aud SPECIFICATIONS prcnA nd nv thu ll ion,
Architect which may bc found IN NJ NJ hN Az nim'n
ofilsA zach ptoposRl nuat be Actolnpt lM bt gnel
Ahd hniclunt b0nd N thn sum ~ lblU Wn VI nA that
II Awarded tre work hN NJ thry wi mt ~ n Unn
rAol aud giyn bonds for uo faithful performances
nrlr work. Hank bids will 10 Turn thcd by 80 Audi
~
Tho Commissioners reserve tho right " rtieu any oi
all rldA
Proposals should bs addressed to tho Auditor aud en-
dorsoi thereon Proposals for Insane lnildnE"
~ I. NNLy.
iuA2i INV Anduur NJ M county
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-06-25

When Baby was SICK, we gave her oAsToRIA
When ahe was Child. ahs cried for OAsfOiuA
when she became Miss. nho oluna TO OABr0RiA
When she had children. she gayo them cASfOhiA
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-06-25
AN IMPORTANT FOOD REFORM.

Production OF Chemically Pure Cream Of
Tartar-.Totai Elimination OF all Lime Inn
purities--New Discoveries In Refining A
Long Stride Toward Pure Food.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-06-25
House for Sale.

Tho new frame slate roof building, on sAxion street.
near tho r. wAylo Depot jna completed, II for sale
ntAlns rooTpj roo ! adaptod 10 saloon business
room Ia ibr3 frot with room In roar 1919 fruL houss
vol supplied with closets, hA, porch VIII DO aid a
bargain on long ume n desirvd II quire on IN,
pr mlaea or address MI DOOLAN,
IuniBgmdAw) OAnton, Ohio,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-06-25

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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-06-25
Administrators Notice.

Notice Ia hereby givon that tho undersigned hN
bean duly appointed and qualified ~ AdmlnlSuA Ator
Of tho catAte OF Daniel LutE lhto Of Stark county.
Oho dereAsod
junQbdw JKssK WARMER.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-06-25

set and Mr.. Nicholas Draime. Misses
Cecelia Baliset and Mary Lamielle off,
ciated as bridesmaids. and Mesere. Chas.
Menegay and Louis Robin, both OF Can
ton, as gr00msmoD.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-06-25
Notice to Teachers.
Administrators Notice.

Notioo ID hereby gyon that tho undersigned has bccn
duly appointed and quallncd ~ Administrator
q tho estate VI Jesse Sell lAto Of STARK county, ohio
dNrnAand
jun9h.dw VALENTINE MONO
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-05-08
The head OF an Asiatic ReIlgion
From Tie london Tunes.


AS to the Dalai Lama never dying, vet be-
ing successfully buried and born anew,
he is installed in POtO La, so Yeritable an
infant that his mother necessarily accom-
panies him in order to sucklc him, but.
being debarred from the sacred premises
of the P0to La on account Of her sex, she
is lodged in the vicinity at Shyo, and is
permitted to visit her son only between
the hours OF 8 a. m. and p. m.
Whatever mplishments he may ac-
quire, the Dalai Lama need never exhibit
them, for he is taught to be chary Of
speech, and, indeed, necessity cOmpels
this course, since his worshipers are in
thousands, and it is only to those who are
wealthy or of high degree that he can af-
ford to address even "a brief sentence or
two. This is always done in deep, hOarse
voice, acquired by training, in order 10
convey the idea THAT it emanales from
maturity and wisdom. Seated cross-leg-
ged on platform some six feet high, he
Is dressed to be worshiped I'm the usual
colOrs OF the priesthoOd.-tha is, red and
yellow, and with bare arms, as required
Of all Buddhist priests, and holds q rod,
from the end Of which hang strips ofsilk,
white, red, yellow, green and blue.
The pilgrim ceming in at the entrance
door advances with folded hands as II In
PRAYER. and. resting his head against the
edge of the platform above him, mentally
and hastily repeats thepetitlons he would
have granted. These unuttered prayers
the Dalai Lama IS undtrs God TO cOmpre-
bend iutuitivefy. Tie touches the PHI.
grim's head withthe bunch OF SILK IN to-
ken of bis blessing, aud the wOrshiper is
hurried ont nc The exitdoor by attendants,
only too happy II be has passed, say half
n minute in the vicinity of the great
priest. This is the common procedure.
Persons " rank or substance are per-
form Obeisance, theie receiving the re-
quired blessing by actual touch OF the
Dalai Lama's hands. subsequently SUCH
wOrshiper may be allowed a seat below
the platform, where few h0arse utter.
ances OF inquiry may be addressed % him
by the Dalai Lama, and some food may
be also given 10 him.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-05-08
THE MARCH OF PROGRESS.
Modern improvements in Abdominal
Surgery.

Modern improvements in Abdominal
Surgery.
DIR. W. W. Keen, in P0putdr Science
MONTHLY, says: wounds of the abdomen.
especially gunshot wounds, are among the
small, innocent looking external pistol
wound may cover multiple and
almost Inevitably fatal perfora-
lions of the abdominal contents.
The recoveries from 37l7 such
wounds during the late civil war only
numbered 444, and of those with escape
Of the intestinal contents the recoveries,
says Otis, may be counted on ones fingers.
The prevailing treatment, as laid down in
our textbooks, has been purely con-
sentative, treating symptoms as they arise.
The brilliant results achieved IN other
abdominal operations have led a few bold
spirits, such as our own Sims, Gross, Otis,
Mcclure and others, to advocate the open
ing of the abdomen and the repair of the
injuries found.
Ia May of last year Parkes, of Chicago,
reported to the American Medical As
ISOLATION series of systematic expert
ments on 81 dogs that were etherized
then shot, the abdomen opened and the
wounds of the intestines. arteries, mesen-
terry, etc, treated by appropriate surgi-
cal methods. The results confirmed the
belief awakened by earlier experiments
and observations that surgery could
grapple successfully with multiple aud
formidable wounds by sewing them up in
various ways, or even by removing piece
~ the bowel and uniting the cut ends.
Hard upon the heel of this important paper
and largely as its result, comes a striking
Improvement in practice. And remember
that this is only the first fruit ola rich har-
vest for future time in all countries, in
peace and in war.
Nov. 2, of last year, a man was brought
TO the Chambers street hospital, in New
York, with Il pistOl-shOt wound in the
abdomen. Under careful antiseptic pre-
cautions, and following the indications OF
Parkes, the abdomen was opened by DR..
Bun, coil after coil of the intestines was
drawn out, the bullet was found and
removed, and wounds Of the intestines
were successfully discovered and prop
erly treated, and the patient made an
uninterrupted recovery. a recovery after
80 many wounds, any one Of which would
necessarily have been fatal under the old
methods OF treatment, shows that we have
now entered uDon proper and success
iul method OF treatment for such frightiul
accidents.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-05-08

mother, which occurred recently. Fairfax
wrote the Intelligence TO a former friend,
VINO was in Missouri, and added an. in
curry as to any information concerning
ms father. At last came the intelligence.
y nave found your father" After some
correspondence letter was received
from the long missing father. 1t was
/ GATED IJ Hamilton. Illinois, and made in
qulrles as to the whereabouts of his chill
ufen and other members of the party
mat started for Pennsylvania. The old
man says he is living with a son named
Daniel and that another son. named
Dawson Fairfax, is living in New Or
leans. The latter expresses great 10y at
hearing from his son, but being poor and
feeble, laments that he can hardly hope
TO ever see him, Esley Fairfax has, how
ever, determined to 90 to his father, and
bring him home to spend the rest of his
days in comfort. Esley Fairfax is in many
respects character. He was the first
colored man ever drawn on a United
States jury in Western Pennsylvania, and
the trsto on a jury in Fayette county. He
resides /, now in BRIDGEPORT, opposite
Brownsville, and is highly respected
citizen.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-05-08
ROMANCE or A FREEDMAN.
q Hamtto After Long Search for His
Father Finds Him.

Hamtto After Long Search for His
Father Finds Him.
More than 40 years ago the little town
or Brownsville, Pa, in one night received
an addition Of AZ persons TO IT'S population.
They were formerly the slaves Of DR..
William Gunnell, Of Fairfax county, Va,
bat being liberated by his Will, set out
for the promised land, and reached
brownsville IN ten road wagons. Among
these pilgrims was family composed or
"a mother and eight child M. The father
had been left behind the' In slavery, and
the mother had hard strug-
Gle for existence. The youngest II this
mily was James Eslsy Fairfax. hen a
child Of years. AS The BOY grew he be-
gan TO search tor his iGt1lr. The removal
Of the owner OF the father Ne u I5souri,
the war and c0nsequ nt troubles made
the search difficult ono. .UlH f lines IL
seemed useless. Az .ho da 0f his