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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-11-05

CATARRH CURED, health and sweet breath
sacured. nv Shiloh's Catarrh Remedy. Price
5d) cents, Nasal Injector free.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-11-05
Tunnel Driftings.

The new powder
house that was re-
Gently built is SO
arran G e d wit b
steam pipes so as to
keep a certain tenn
perature of heat. 1t
will always thaw
the powder and do
away with the old
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1885-03-12
A REMARKABLE CASE.

A Case Without Parallel I'm the Annals
of American Surgery.
One johnson enlisted as private in
Company A, Seventeenth Iowa Volun-
teers. In the summer of 1868, while
leading his company in charge at Big
Black River, in the rear of Vicksburg,
he was struck by minnie ball which
passed horizontally through the lower
part of his body from side to side, going
between the intestines and the spinal
cord, tearing the former and injuring
the vertebre of the column. The cord
was affected to the extent of paralyzing
the lower limbs. The hospital surgeon
said it was hopeless case, but by re-
quest and as a last act of kindness to O.
friend, the regimental surgeon came and
dressed the terrible wound by drawing
silk handkerchief, half at time, en-
tirely through Johnson's body. The
next day the helpless Iowan fell into the
hands of the Confederates, was put into
a cattle car and jolted away to Atlanta,
His mother, hearing of his condition,
hurried down from the North, got
through the lines and found him still
living. When Sherman long after cap
tured the Georgian city, Captain John
son was still alive and the devoted
mother was nursing him. They were
sent to ST. Louis, where the wound was
seen and examined by the surgeons
there. some of whom are still living and
will remember it. For sixteen years this
helpless man lived and suffered. The
only position which gave him any relief
from torture was lying face downward.
He required more constant care than a
child, and this was given him by his
mother: Eating tomatoes, berries, or
any fruit with fine seeds would open the
wounds afresh. Congress recognized
the peculiar claims of Captain johnson
during the latter part of the war by the
extraordinary course of commissioning
him Captain in the regular army. He
was then put upon the retired list and
was thus provided for Washington
Letter.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1885-03-12
HOW A MAN WALKS.
A Remarkable Thing About Pedestrian
isnn-

ISM
One of the most remarkable things
about mans walk is the diagonal
movement which characterizes it. The
reader may imagine the hands and feet
to form the four corners of parallelo-
gram, and the diagonal limbs are, of
course, the right arm and left leg, and
the left arm and movement right leg.
BY diagonal we, therefore, intend to
convey the fact that the diagonal limbs
during the locomotion always swing in
the same direction. A soldier on parade
keeps his arms motionless by his side,
and on no account must they be allowed
to vibrate. This is not what he would
naturally do if left to himself Watch
any one person out of the hundreds
walking along the streets, and it will be
seen that he invariably swings his arms
as he goes along, perhaps to an extreme
degree if he be rustic and less so if
bred in town. The arms swing by the
body like a couple of pendulums.
and with speed which entirely
depends upon the rate at which
he may be walking. The athlete anx-
ious to complete the given number of
'.laps' in mile or couple of miles, and
outstrip his competitors, swings his
arms to and fro, with a quickness which
corresponds with the motion of his
swift feet; the business man also swings
his arms with motion which if not so
quick, exactly times with the motion of
his legs; and even the idle man about
town, lounging along some fashionable
quarter, unconsciously gives slow mo-
ton to his arms which corresponds to
his tardy legs. Now, if the motion be
even carelessly observed, it will be
found that the right arm swings forward
the same time as the left leg, and when
the right leg.is advancing it is the left
arm that accompanies it. This is the
natural gait, and, to convince ones self
that it is so, it is only requisite to get a
friend to walk across the room in the
opposite fashion, i. e., to swing the right
arm forward when stepping out with the
right leg, and then in the same manner,
when bringing forward the left leg to
accompany it with the left arm. Such
a gait is both unnatural and uncom-
Portable to the person who tries it and
also ludicrous to the observer who
watches first attempt of the kind.
The diagonal movement of the limbs is
the natural method adopted by man
when walking, and is most apparent
tact. Cotton, Wool and Iron.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1885-03-12
TAKE HOLD.
An Aggressive Faith a Prime Necessity
for Success.

An Aggressive Faith Prime Necessity
for Success.
There are thousands of men and
women in the world who seem to be
living under cloud of predestined
failure; nothing that they touch turns
out successfully; the very stars in their
course seem to fight against them. Now,
out of this multitude, there are some
who are facing material misfortune by
the operation of causes which they are
powerless to control, and to whom,
therefore, the only success is heroic
and noble acceptance of failure; but
there are many more whose lack of
success lies in themselves. They have
lost their grip on life; they 60 through
the motion of activity, but there is no
heart in their work, no vim in their
onset against obstacles. If the King
dom of Heaven must be taken by force,
much more must the earthly victory be
won by bold, aggressive attack. No one
can succeed who holds his work at arms
length and goes into it faint-hearted
and presaging failure before he has
struck the first blow. The world pre-
sents an apparently solid and defiant
front to the man or woman who must
find a place in its ranks. but it is aston
ishing how soon it makes room for
newcomer who does not sue for place
and work, but takes both as if they be-
longed to him. Aggressive faith in the
success of character, aptitude and
pluck is contagious; the man who has
it not, need not expect others to create
it for him. God appointed work for
every earnest and self-respecting SOUL
without work of some sort no man or
woman can lead respectable life IL
this world; and God also appointed the
rewards of work, to follow after 1t as
certain as the harvest follows the SOW
ing. The true farmer does not go into
his fields faint-hearted and Respondent
distrusting the march of the sun or the
coming of the harvest; he trusts I'M
plicity that ordering of the seasons
which has never yet failed, and ne
knows that for every unfruitful year
there will be a dozen fruitful ones. lake
hold of life in the same spirit; put out OF
your mind all thought of failure, ana
out of your heart the weakness thss
springs from it; strike out boldly, ana
strike out strongly, with full faith IN
yourself, your destiny and your Cod
Christian Union.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1885-03-12
FARM AND FIREslDE.

"A little air-slacked lime sprinkled
over the potatoes in the cellar will tend
to prevent rot and purify the air of the
cellar.-1roy Times. =
Milk cans should be kept clean. 1t
is fully as important as keeping the
milk clean, or rather the one depends
upon the other.
Among all the products of the
country, the meat product stands first,
then comes corn; third, wheat; fourth,
hay; fifth, dairy products; sixth, cotton.
albany Journal.
Pay close attention to little things
on the farm. This is where many farm
ers make mistake, in neglecting what
they consider the little things Western
Rural.
"A nurseryman asserts that apple
trees which have straight and upright
tops have roots of similar character,
and that those which have low and
spreading tops have bushy roots. Even
the color and peculiar markings of the
bark of some varieties extend to the
roots. The nurseryman is therefore able
to distinguish several varieties by their
roots alone Cleveland Leader.
"A cream pie made after this rule is
an improvement upon the old-time So
called cream pie: Make rich custard;
if possible use cream, but if not use rich
milk and some cream with it; bake this
in a puff paste; while it is baking whip
colfee-cupful of thick, sweet cream
till it is as light as can be, and when
the pie is taken from the oven put the
whipped cream on the top.-Boston
Globe.
1t requires just so much grain and
hay to maintain the animals life, and a
very small quantity over that amount
will keep up the flow of milk, SO that in
fact the feed it can be made to eat over
what is necessary to keep up the an
imafs life and health, if of the right
kind, is turned into milk, and conse-
quently is clear gain. With this fact
before us we should give the COWS a
liberal allowance of the milk producing
foods, such as carrots, beets, turnips,
bran, etc. Chicago Times.
When churning keep the tempera
ture between fifty-five and sixty-four
degrees, according as experience die
tates. Stop churning when the butter
is in granules about the size of wheat
kernels. Draw off the buttermilk and
wash in brine until the water runs off
clear, as brine coagulates the cheesy
matter, which dissolves and is then
washed out. Use none but the best
dairy salt when sailing. When packing
use tirkins, set in a cool place and keep
the butter covered with brine.-SdUan-
nah NeWs.
The farmer who takes pains to
'make up" the bed for his cow or his
horse gains many times the cost of the
labor in SO doing. If all material is
passed through the cutter previous to
being used for bedding it not only adds
to the comfort of the animals, but
assists in the matter of cleanliness by
reason of its great power of absorption.
For this reason sawdust is becoming a
favorite, as its ineness not only admits
of its being handled easily, well spread
in the stall and promptly removed, but
after having absorbed the liquid flows
of the stall, still readily mixes with the
matter in the manure heap.-M. 7.
Times
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1885-03-12
KILLING CATTLE AND HOGS.
The Improved Methods Employed by Prac-
ticed Butchers.

The Improved Methods Employed by Prac-
ticed Butchers.
The killing of cattle is usually at
tended with an altogether unnecessary
degree of cruelty. Not infrequently a
number of heavy blows upon the fore
head of beast fails to even stun it, but
every one of the blows infiicts needless
suffering. DR.. Phares relates case
which illustrates this: ''An old polled
beef-animal was tied and received many
heavy blows in the face from a heavy
ak welded by athletic arms of several
parties in succession without bringing
him down. A slender, feeble man, dis
gusted at the awkward cruelties prac-
ticed, seized the implement and with
light blow downward and forward just
back of the head deprived the animal of
feeling and life as completely and in
stantly as though thunderbolt had
passed through the brain. The gaping
crowd that had assembled looked in
blank amazement as if themselves
thunderstruck." .,
The cause of the instant death of the
animal was that the blow was struck in
the right place and in the right direc-
ton to reach the ''vital knot" which is
that bit of gray matter found where the
brain is contracted to pass from the
skull into the backbone. A slight cut,
or blow, or single electric spark
touching this causes instant death of
all parts of the animal. In some of the
larger slaughter-houses in Chicago this
medulia oblongata is reached by the
sharp point of heavy steel lance, given
by man who walks along a plank over
the heads of the cattle as they await
death in the narrow stalls. This man
seldom misses blow, so expert has he
become by much practice, but with o
single light touch of the steel puts an
instantaneous end to all sensation in the
beast.
In other houses rife is carried by
the man on the plank over the stalls.
A bullet from this enters the brain,
tearingits way downward and instantly
destroying life in that organ. There
can be no suffering; death is as sudden
and complete as though lightning had
struck the brain. These plans have
been in common use in these houses for
years, and have been often described in
American as well as in foreign news
papers; yet now and again come from
abroad accounts of elaborate expert
ments and inventions designed to ac-
complish what has been so long done
here easily and economically.
Killing hogs as usually done on the
farm is also disagreeable noisy and
dirty work. A few men who think have
been in the habit of putting a rife-ball
into the brain and Immediately after
ward thrusting a knife into the heart of
the hog, the same thrust cutting the
jugular vein. There is no catching the
doomed porker by filthy hind leg and
holding the kicking victim while ear
splitting squeals tell all the folk in the
next ten counties that there is to be
spare-rib for supper, and the free feet
throw a profusion of mud and blood into
the face of the perspiring and profane
holder.-Ch Chicago Tribune
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1885-03-12
FOR OUR YOUNG FOLKS.
MOTHER AND UNCLE JOE

Auntie, who are the heroesp
Tell me, or don't you know"
Hooked up from my sewing:
% Mother and Uncle Joe.'
Mothers eyes SO peaceful
Gave reproving look.
Esther, why don't thee answer
Read to her out of book"
Dutifully I obeyed her,
Read of the olden days;
Of knight and bold explorer,
And deeds that men will praise.
But mother has lain there suffering
Without a word of complaint,
Until-though she doesn't know it
She is our household saint.
And Joe2 My darling brother!
Bravely he put aside
His love and strong ambition,
And all his youthful pride;
Hid them away forever.
Thinking no one would see,
To care, as was Just his duty,
For mother and Sue and me.
And when that child is older,
I'll see that she shall know
That none of the saints and heroes
Equal mother and Joe.
Anna s. Reed, in CongregdtiOndtiSt
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1885-03-12
''Where, wherep,' "What wba...,

Down below" and Kinky pointed.
and shook his head sagaciously. "Down
there they've feast. I heard papa saw
SO. ! heard him say there'd be rare
PIekings, Come on, Pinky! Come on
Winky! I'll show you the way
shan't stay here and starve!'
''Oh! Kinky, you are so boldr'
mo, no, Kinky. You promised
mamma to stay at home!" cried Wink
"And there's plenty of corn
''CornP Who wants cornp Not II,
replied Kinky. Come on, Pinky, and
be quick about it, too"
80, Pinky; don't 60! o, Kinky. how
can youP Wait little; they'll come
soon" urged Winky. Don't go and
leave me-"
Don't be baby. Wen come bach
as quick as we can. Come, 1 know Won
want some breakfast I'll find Won
some, and then we'll hurry back
Come, Winky; come with us.
Poor, distressed Winky Welded. Sba
was hungryi she didn't want corn. if
there was anything nicer; perhaus
Kinky wouldn't go far, and she couldn't
stay behind all alone; so she yielded
Slowl y and softly the trio crept down
the familiar wall; down, down, tin
they came to an immense place. chill
and dark and still
80, Kinky! do let us go back. What
is this dreadful place? I'm so afraid!n
whispered Winky.
keep still, - replied Kinky, roughly.
and biting her, as he spoke; for he, too.
felt a sudden tremor of fear. What
are you afraid OFF"
''See, Kinky!'' said Pinky, who had
been cautiously smelling the ground.
''See! It's light over there. Let's 90
over. May be we can find some food.
'Come on come on!" cried Kinky.
loyfully. IN find you some breakfast
in no time
On they crept-Pinky, Winky and
Kinky-over the cold stone, over piles
of rough rocks that blackened their
little feet, over soft, yielding masses of
fine dust, on and on, till, all at once,
was the bright light of day.
Food" cried Kinky, merrily. Food!
food! /. smell food!'' And almost in,
the same breath, with sudden change
of tone, he whispered: Look! look!
Quick! There they arer'
''Papar' Mammal! burst from
Pinky and Winky, as the three made an
instantaneous rush for their parents
'Oh, dear! Why don't they speak to
usP'
what can the matter be?n
"Why don't they turn around and give
us something to eat?" cried Pinky,
Winky and Kinky, as they tried in vain
to attract their parents attention. In
vain they ran up to them and touched
them; in vain they called to them. and
frisked about them; all in vain. Papa
and mamma, who had always heard
their lowest cry, made no sign, took no
notice of them.
Never mind, Winky, don't cry!" ex-i
claimed Kinky. ''I'A get you some
thing to eat! Who'd have thought
they'd be so cross and selfshp Don't
cry Winky!''
30, Pinky! o, o, Winkyr' a second
later he called. Come here. GOMEZ
here! Breakfast, breakfast! Quick,
quickr' Pinky and Winky ran to his
side and then
"Well, well! Did liver / see the
loikes!" said Bridget to Ann. ITS
but the night set the trap. I've been
afther hearing the nasthy thaves the
long time; and here they be! Five of
'em, sure? An it's the whole family,
I'm thinkin'r'
poor creaturesr' said Ann "Poor
little creaturesr'. Mary a. Sawyer. IN
| N. Y. Independent.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1885-03-12

Thomas Macdonald, who since the
18th of November last has been con-
fined as lunatic in the Hudson River
Asylum at Poughkeepsie, labors under
the delusion that he neither eats nor
sleeps. He also believes that his legs
are drying up and that if a knife were
stuck in them it would not draw a drop
of blood,-N. J. Tribune.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1885-03-12

1t is related that an old bachelor
who recently died near Norwich. Conn,
was the possessor of more than one
hundred pairs of ladies shoes, emorac-
ing the various styles of the last TWEEN
ty-five years.-Hdrttord Post.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1885-03-12

"A family of twelve children now re.
siding in England can count up their
aggregate ages to the figure of 972
years. The youngest is seventy-nine
and the oldest is eighty-mne, the aver.
age for each of the twelve children
being eighty-one years.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1885-03-12

The race of cats, says an observer.
is gradually dying out, as twenty years
a 70 there were fifty of the felines where
there is only one to-day.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-12-19
General News.

Canon Fsrrsr sailed for England on tue 5th.
 Germany has annexed the Ma shsl is- land>.
 There will he no call of government bOLds until J. Il. l.
 Congress is to be memorializei to Im- proyo the ColnmbIs rIver.
 The Louisiana sugar cane yield was remarkabi! large this year.
 In cable car colilslCn on the East lver bridge cue man Vas killed.
 Ai Duck HIll, Mss, lSO bales Uf cot ruu were burDeo. Lnss SSU0O.
 About all ths OkiaEoma boomers have ot,n removed by | <. troops.
 Bishop D. mimic Msuncy, third Catho- he bishop of Mobile, Ala, IS dead.
 The Sam Jones revival meetings, at Si. Louis. are drawing lmmeDse crowds.
 County Clerk Scutt, of Denver, has been releas, q on Lail.
 The mayor Of New Osleaus has been iUoicIed for e1tUTtion under color of office.
 Quite a severe earthquake occurred near Alglers GestIoylng considerable property.
 Three men have been killed within a week by Missouri Pacific trains near Hushvll!e, Mo.
 Tue suit for the famous Ticbborne ,s.nte ID England will probably be re- peued-
 Mayor Grace, of New York. made a at,ment to tLe grand jury of hIs rela- tIoBs wish Grant X Ward.
 The steamer Oregon made the run from New Ys.k ;y Liverpool ID days, II hours and To minutes
 Six children who were bitten by 8 m d dog at New York are to he sent % Proi Pasteur, in Psrls for treatment,
 A lunatIc named Williams killed three members of family who were caring for him, at Llnn Greek, Mo.
 Samuel J. Iilden has written to Hon. J. G. Carlisle Tt commenting liberal appropriation for ses coast defences.
 A flat boat containing six men was sunk opposite Morr.s Landing, on the Ohio river, during gale. All hands ,ost.
 IL is e-timatei that S5.OO0O0O,OO0 worth of property IS exposed to destruct ion on account of inadequate sea cost iefences.
 A cal has been issued for the first meeting oi the International cattle and groWers assOciatiod al Denver on JBnus- " 2I
 The tune allowed for establishing the ,ouud.ry lIne between Mexico and the Un tel States has been extended IS mOutns.
 There are 2939 Indians subject to the .mmrdIa'e cOutrul ttne agent at San Caii"- 734 men, 1000 womsn' 563 boy ,na 6l2 girls.
 I. now traLspires that the hree "pas- -enger>" who went out on the fret trip f he Sahinal stage got away with the a b le outfit, and k-pt right on sonth to xard the ciiy of MexIco.-Enterprise.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-12-19
ExpenSiyp Metals.
Chicago on ercia Gazette )

Chlcsgo Om erCla bazette.l Fol owlng are the uamrs Uf those metals vaiued at over SlOOO An aver ,up,I- p und, the figures gwen repre- -eriui the value per pound.
 Va sdium- A white metal discovered la IS,}O. Sl0O00.
 kublmanI-An alkaline metal, so al ed for exhibiting dsrE rcd lines ID to, spectrum hnAiysIs, S9 70. ZIrsnlum-A meal outIned from the mIne-aiz zrcun and h,acinth. m the {, rm uf h black powder. SI .2UO Ih hum-An a.EAlin- metal; the light ,st met al known. S1 .OCO C. iciuum-A metal in the form of a yrEyish black powder, S5, ,i0O
 Caic.um-TBe metaliIc base of lime, S4 JOO.
 Struntium-A mallesblo metal of a SellWo sh color S4,2uO
 Terbium -OD,sID | from the mineral padolinite. fo ouud In Sw, eden, S4,OS0.
 HIttrium-Di-coyer, iu lS3S, Is of q gary sh black color. md Iis lustre Is per tecTly metallic S4 tSO
 Erbum-A neal found associated with yittrIum, 4UO.
 Cerium-A metal of high specific grsvlty. a Crayish ShIte color, and lam cle ,xture. S3,4OO
 Do mium-A m .tal found associated win ce Ium. S3,2UO.
 Ruihs nium-Ot a gray color, very hard and brittle. eX'racted from the ores of platinum, S2iOO
 Rnodluui-Of a white color and me ,sllic lustre, and extremely herd and brittle. IL requires the strongest heat that can be pruduced by & wind furnace for ltS fusion; S23OO.
 Nobium-PrevIOusly named colum- bine. first discovered Tn an ore found at New London, Conn. S2.3O0.
 Barium-The metallic base of baryts, S1 S10.
 Palladium-A metal discovered in 1892, and found ID very small grains of a ste-i-gray color, and fibrous structure. Sl 400.
 O mium A brittle. gray-colored met al {, unl with platinum, Sl,3O0
 I-idium-Found native as au alloy vi h osmium m lead gray scales and IS th- heaviest of known substances, Sl. 090.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-12-19

THE Supreme Court of the United States has recently decided that po!icr officer of a state or private citizen has no authority as such, without any warrant or military order |" arrest aud detaln 6 deserter from the United States anry ChIs decision will interfere material ] with the programme hitherto adopted by the police officers of this city wno have been accustomed 10 arrest desert CTS without warrant or military orde. for the small reward offered for rheIr ap prenension. An officer or citizen mak IRg such arrest without said warrant oi order lays hImsclf hablc to crImIna prusec cltiOn.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-12-19

THE annual report Of the Secretry oi War. made up to aud inclusive of No vember 3Oth, places bi- total expendI- ;ures for the year tt S45,s5J 999 54. The appropristioEs for the f-cal year endin, June Both are S3l. .762. .4l34). For th year ending Nov. Both, 1885, the cost ol maintaining the army and military acad emy was S27.S27, ,23L97. So far s th' people of Arizona are concerned 1t look very much ss though tnis vat amouH' of money might be saved to the county for all the good the army appears to ht at present dOIng them. Suspend min tary operations for one yer, throw th' people on theIr own resources aud IL less than SIX months there will not Ue c hostile within her borders.