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Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1886-04-01
common plane we have peace Of mind.

a common plane we have peace of mind
Except in delicate and exquisite ma
lures the impulses of the body are strong
er than those of the soul-and even then
the acid burns the lily. Still, were we
sexless, and so rid of our least controlla.
BILE passions, we might be pure. The soul
might then defy and subjugate our other
dangerous and demoralizing tendencies.
But there lies our greatest peril.
Sex makes vice. The massive grandeur
of mans form first thrills woman with
admiration and then with passion. Man.
even more keenly, feels the resistes. DO
tency OF the curves of woman's arms
and shape or the even more graceful
swell of her breasts. Her womanhood
is more to him than her beauty, and his
manhood is more to her than his strength.
Each yearn for the other. Virtues eyes
are closed and they melt into each 9th.
er's arms.
The world discovers it and frowns, and
yet each component and individual part
OF the world is tainted with the same de.
sire. Restraint is not virtue, and impure
thought is as vile as impure action. We
ale delicate plants in the midst of nettles.
WIN our every movement the nettles
lacerate us. So came we upon earth from
the Creators hand.
Since no man is responsible for his
birth, why should he be held so for his
nature? The mechanic does not curse
the stairs he builds because they are wind
ing and surely the Creator of man must
be as generous as the builder of stairs.
Why we are incapable of absolute puri
" Is perplexing problem. That we
are so is an indisputable fact; that we arc
accountable for it is not
And yet, when life's tortues are done,
and we know why these warning, conflict
ing emotions were thrust upon US, have
no doubt we shall see that the power
which ordered it so was wisest of all
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1886-04-01

The number of removals of fourth.
class Postmnsters from March 4, 1885, to
March Q, 1885, was S,645,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-03-25

conclusively that the parents of the girl
were not so careless of their name as to
exhibit their misfortune in public.
In an unguarded moment / gave this
accommodating gentleman my address.
In day or two he called to see me.
He repeated the story without invitation
and substantially as he had first told it.
In a fortnight he called again. He talked
about the weather, and then suddenly
catching sight of picture of Flora
Temple on the wall was reminded of his
favorite object, he retold it. I took
occasion the next day to inquire con-
corning the mans veracity, and found
his reputation for truth was good; that
he had lived in Southwark just the
length of time he said he had lived
there, and was very generally respected.
The only thing found against him was
that he was great talker. When l in
CURED about his knowledge of the
existence of the horse-headed girl,
found no less than nine people who had
the story from his own lips, and of the
nine seven believed it implicitly. These
seven spread the tale about, and l verify
believe that it passed from one mouth to
another until it reached as far north as
Port Richmond, for there are people in
that part of the town who never lived
south of Girard avenue who have the
story pat.-PhilddelpLia NeWS.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-03-25

the man who had been degraded by the
blows rushed forward at the helpless
mate. At first he thought to stamp the
body with mis- feet Then he gIared
around him in search of some weapon.
Again he changed his mind and, lifting
up the body as if it had been a sack of
flour, he carried it to the gangway and
threw it overheard. The whole transac-
| ton might have occupied three minutes
1t was only after the body went over
board that any of us moved. Then, as
dozen deck-hands shouted '.Murder!''
I ran upstairs and reported to the Cap
tain, and the boat was stopped. But
only for a moment. The wind was drift
ing her on the bank, and she was half a
mile below the spot before her engines
were checked.
'.Its no use." said the Captain, as l
gave him all the particulars. "Poor
Jim went straight to the bottom as soon
as overheard, and the only thing we can
do is to make the niger swing for his
death"
There was great excitement on the
lower deck as we went down. A dozen
passengers were ready to offer their as
sistance in capturing the man, but he
had picked up an iron bar and retired
behind pile of freight so arranged that
to get at him one had to enter gang
way ten feet long by two wide, and make
a turn. Only one could get at him at
once, and everybody saw at glance that
it was a dangerous undertaking. After
locating the man the Captain advanced,
his cooked revolver in his hand,
but as he reached the turn the negro
Enoaxp6 tho of bjC hand
with the bar. The Captain kicked it
down the gangway, but had his shoulder
almost crushed by second blow. The
man called out that he would sell his
life dearly, and dared the whole force of
the boat to come on.
After a resurvey of the situation, the
Captain had the fire hose laid along the
upper deck, and it was found that the
pipe man, by leaning over the guards,
could play through an open window
upon the man at bay. The water was
started, and for twenty minutes it
showered in upon the fellow by the bar
rel. Wewere looking upon the plan as
failure, when he made a rush. One
or two men fired at him in wild way,
but he was not hit. AS he came out of
the gangway he lodged behind some
cotton bales, crossed to the other side,
and was at the gangway, He stood
there screaming and cursing, and the
Captain, from spot not over twenty
feet away, fired five shots at him with
out making hit. Then several other
revolvers began to crack. The man
must have expected death in some form
or other. He was hemmed in now, and
the number of his foes was momentarily
increasing. For one long minute he
stood there swinging the bar and
screaming like mad animal, and then
he flung his weapon down and went
overheard with a yell of defance.-M
= Sum-
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-03-25

First comes turtle, and it is very
big turtle, because he thinks that he
and his clan are very great personages
indeed. Then he draws as many wav-
ing lines, to represent bows, as there
are Indians in the party. and perhaps
the same number of Indians with top
knots; his lines bend forward to show
in what direction the trail went. Fol-
lowing these, q rising sun stands Tor
daybreak, and three lines under II
mean that three days went by in going
to the Bears. Next, he puts down as
many little pyramids as there were
Bear wigwams, and draws them upside
down to show that they were destroyed.
After that, he draws, as well as he can,
a wee, wee bear, very small, In order
to show his contempt for the Bears:
Finally, he draws with the greatest
care as many oxen and ponies as ne
has captured, because he is chleny
proud of this part of his exploit ana
wishes all the world of the woods to
know what a great and successful rob-
Der he is. He does not tell that the
Bear braves were away when he sur
prised the camp, and probably does
not care to tell that part of the story.
We may understand it from the alb.
sence of any sign for scalps. Had
there been resistance and men slain on
either side, the exact number OF dead
would have been noted by drawing
just as many human figures without
their heads. -Henry EcEtord, IN ST
Nicholas
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-03-25
A RIVER INCIDENT.
A Deck-Hand Tosses a Mate Overboar'
and Is Hunted to Death.

A DeckHand Tosses a Mate Overheard,
and Is Hunted to Death.
There was heavy wind blowing as
the steamer left Vicksburg, and all signs
indicated a dark and stormy night.
During the afternoon [ had seen the
mate cuff the ears of one of the deck
hsnds-a tall, powerful and morose-
looking chap-and from the way the
victims eyes snapped and his bosom
heaved knew that he felt degraded and
sighed for revenge.
We had not been out over twenty min
utes, and the decks had not yet been
cleared up, when the mate ordered some
bags of cotton-seed meal moved to trim
the boat. The man he had cuffed was
one of four or five who set about the
work. They went at the task in the
leisurely, half-hearted manner character
istic of the negro roustabout, and pretty
soon the impatient mate brought the
stick he carried in his hand down across
one of their backs. Perhaps he meant
to hit the same man again: perhaps he
did not distinguish one from the other.
However, the blow reached the back of
the same proud-spirited negro.
was standing on the stairs to watch
proceedings, and, therefore, witnessed
what occurred when the blow fell. The
man had cotton hook in his hand. In
stead of using it for weapon of attack,
he flung it down, sprang and seized the
mate around the middle, and with SEEM
ingly no more effort than the average
man would put forth to toss ten
pound package from him, he sent the
mate flying down the deck clear OF
every thing. The officer alighted on
his head, and was, no doubt, stunned
to insensibility, even if his neck was not
broken. Not shout was uttered by
the amazed roustabouts, nor was a hand
stretched forth to prevent further &C
ton.
With wild. hoarse scream of rage
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-03-25
CURVED PITCHING.

Its Possibility Illustrated and Explained
"A Father Whose Baseball Days Are
Over.
Several years ago 1 thought that it was
impossible to make ball curve, and when
one OF my ''chums" said he had seen it
done, 1 laughed at him; but he insisted so
strongly that when l went home I asked
my father. He was an old-time player
and when he said it was impossible to
make ball ''curve," that settled it with
Then I was certain that my friend
had been deluded. Not long afterward
however, 1 saw game between two pro-
fessional clubs. and as | sat directly back
of the catcher, and could see the ball from
the time it left the pitchers hand, there
was no longer any doubt in my mind about
ball being made to curve" Moreover,
learned myself after weeks of hard prac-
tice, to throw curve ball, and many times
since then have had the satisfaction OF
striking out" hard hitters, who were I'M
used to ''curves." what causes a ball to
curve?" is a question asked by many, and
/ would offer the following original expla-
nation:
When ball is thrown through the air,
the resistance of the air is only on one-half
of the surface, that is the half facing the
direction the ball is thrown. The other
part OF the ball may be considered as the
''dead half"
Suppose the ball is thrown from to B,
and given a rapid rotating movement on
it's axis, as indicated by the arrows (ac-
complished by holding" and delivering"
the ball certain Way, the resistance then
is only on the Give half, which is rotating
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-03-25
A Valuable Industry.

Quite valuable industry is now car
ried on in France, in the utilization of
the various kinds of feathers formerly
treated as worthless, especially those
obtained in plucking ducks, chickens,
turkeys, and those of wild fowls and
other birds killed as game. The plan
pursued consists in trimming those,
particularly the larger ones, off the
stump which may be thrown away,
the plumes being then made use of in
the manufacture of feather cloth or
blanket which possesses the essential
quality of being exceedingly light and
at the same time very warm. The
plumes which are separated from the
stalk are placed in bag, closed tight
~, and then subjected to rubbing be-
tween the hands, as in washing clothes.
In few minutes the fibres are by
this means separated from each other,
and form a perfectly homogeneous and
very light down, applicable by simple
operation to the production of quite a
variety of coverings and other house.
hold objects, at reasonable COST
N. ?. Sun.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-03-25
A NOBLE ORDER,
The Sisters of Bon Secours and Thefl
Trustworthy Work.

The Sisters of Bon Secours and Their
Trustworthy Work.
Two Sisters of the Order of Bon
Secours arrived in this country four
years ago to establish branch of their
praiseworthy order, SO well known in
many of the European cities. The sis
tiers at present occupy the house No. 152
East Sixty-sixth street. The institution
is presided over by Sister Madeleine de
Pazzi, thorough disciplinarian, and
most earnest and jealous, as are all the
sisters; in their endeavor to care for and
nurse the afflicted. Their number, I'M
der the guidance of Sister Madeleine,
has increased to sixteen. So great has
beeu the demand for the services OF
these faithful nurses, by whose tender
care and judicious nursing many life
has been saved, it has become neces-
sary to look out for a larger building.
With this view ground on Lexington
avenue has been bought, and as soon as
possible building will be erected and
more sisters will come from abroad.
The order was founded in 1910 by the
Able Paul Millet, in Arcis, France, at
time when cholera was raging. The
object of the society was to create an
order of religious women, whose duty
would be to nurse the sick at their
homes. So faithful did these sisters prove
to their trusts during the ravages of the
cholera that their noble and good deeds
gave them fame and popularity
throughout Europe. Again, during the
war of 1870, the sisters had charge of
sixty ambulances. They did noble work
in Algeria in seasons of famine and
cholera. During the late war at Tunis
they rendered such services to the
wounded and the dying soldiers that the
French Government. as mark ST
recognition, established a house for
them there The order now has one
hundred and twenty houses distributed
among England, Belgium, Italy, Spain
and Africa. There are throughout Eu-
rope about ten thousand sisters. Each
one, after taking the VOW, goes through
a regular course of severe theoretical
and practical training for three years.
At the end of that time they 90 into the
world thoroughly trained nurses Their
| special vocation is to nurse the sick at
their homes, both by day and by night
They make no distinction in reference
| to age or condition; they attend all
classes of society, rich and poor alike.
Catholic and non-C Catholic families. For
| their care and services to the sick they
expect no remuneration, although they
have no other means of support save the
voluntary offerings of those whom they
nurse. In other words, it is left to the
| families whom they nur g tocompensate
them according to what they think they
are entitied.-M. 7. Times.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-03-25
THE CANDLE FISH.
How the Natives of the Northwestern
Coast of America Obtain Light.

How the Natives of the Northwestern
Coast of America Obtain Light.
People do not get candles from water,
as rule, believe, but nevertheless
there was time when men were in
debted to the ocean for much of the light
that made their homes pleasant at night.
The best candles and oil of your fore
fathers time came from whales. There
is, however, a very remarkable light
giver, which is nothing more nor less
than a small fish. This fish is so very
oily that all you have to do, after it has
departed this life, is to fasten it by its
tail between two pieces of wood, touch
match to its head, and a pale flame
will arise from the fish's mouth that
lasts until, like candle, the fish is
slowly consumed.
The useful fish, moreover, is a very
important one to the people living on
the northwestern coast of North Amer
lea. At certain seasons the candle-fishes
swarm the bays and rivers in vast num-
beers. and every native man, woman and
child is engaged in capturing them.
And how do you suppose they catch
themp They actually comb them IN.
The boats drive them in ashore, where
each native armed with gigantic weap-
on with teeth eight inches long, sweeps
or combs them up by the hundred;
When the boats are loaded full, the
fish are carried ashore, where women
and children take charge of them. At
ter being dried and smoked, they are
ready for candles. They are also USED
as food, and in that case the oil is tried
out and put away for winter use.-St
Nicholas.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-03-25
PuDGY'S EXPERIENCE.

A Dolly's Mistaken Idea That She Was
Unloved and Forgotten.
"Oh, oh, my heart is broken!" and
Pudgy tried to turn over, but found
she could not.
'.To think it's only two months
since Christmas, and she loved and
kissed me all the time then, and now
she has forgotten ali about me-" And
pitiful little sob sounded under the
pink sunbonnet.
1T isn't my fault. Pm sure let
her throw me on the floor, or sit on
me, or let Jip carry me round in his
mouth, without fretting or complain
ing the least bit Pm just as whole as
was at Christmas. Why did her
Uncle John bring that painted thing
from Paris, and spoil all my lovely
times? Here I've been under the
stoop since yesterday before lunch,
and she has never missed me. Oh,
dear, dear!'' and Pudgy tried again
to roll over on her face and wipe
her tears on the dead leaves under the
piazza. just then a sweet baby voice;
called out: "Mamma, don't see her.
Please, mamma, help me find my dar-
ling Pudgy." The homely face under
the piazza beamed with gladness.
"She loves me; knew it. And Pudgy
forgot all her doubts.
.sYou must come in, darling. Well
look in the house; and, at any rate,
you have your new doll"
Mamma, I'll never love any doll as
do Pudgy. I must find her. know
she's out-of-doors, and so cold" and
little Helen's voice was as full of tears
as Pudgy's had been. just then out
flew Jip from under the piazza, with q
very draggled pink bundle in his
mouth, and started across the lawn.
mamma, mamma! There, Jip' has
her!'' and Helen started after her.
Fortunately for Pudgy, carriage
passed just then, and Jip dropped
to her hearts delight, and was carried
into the house, Helen Whispering: II
love you best, Pudgy-you are so COM
for ble."
Underneath the pink sunbonnetl two
black, staring eyes tried to wink back
the tears that made ridge through
the dirt on the cheeks, and Pudgy tried
to put her head down on Helen's shoul-
der.
When Helen was seated in: the
nursery she looked at Pudgy's face and
said:: +tWhy, mamma, she looks as
though she had been crying-see the
streaks.'
II guess it rained last night, and she
must have lain out-of-doors. Did you
forget her when you came in yester-
dayp''
81 raid I did, mamma. Darling,
precious Pudgy! I'll never fordit you
adam. love her best cause you made
her, mamma, and can hug her close. -
Pudgy was perfectly happy.-0hrfs-
tiGyz U9aiO32
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-03-25
READING FOR THE YOUNG.
THE SANDMAN.


Now mildly MD nod. and mildly dee dec,
where Can that lettering sandman be?
inns DaDys eyes are bright as pins, heigh-
no;
Now where is that sandman lingering so?
Q sandman, dear sandman, wherever you be.
Hasten pray, to this boy on my kneel
Perhaps he's at work far across the deem.
A-getting the little Jap boys to sleep;
Or tripping on through an Esuuimaux town,
10 fasten some winking eyelash down;
But sandman, dear sandman. what shall we
To still this young tyrant's shout Of: 5000.
goo?"
The bee is asleep in the crimson rose,
And mildly MD nod the poppy's head goes;
The yellow chicks sleep meath the old hens
breast
But here is my bird still out of his nest;
So sandman, dear sandman, o er land and DER
sea,
Haste, sprinkle your grains in this young
rogues ee.
Soft the fringes drop DER the bonny eyes,
Sparkling like the stars in the midnight skies;
Through the parted lips that two pearls DIS
close.
How the sweet breath comes, how the sweet
breath goes.
Why so quick and so light the sandman Slept
We hardly knew when the baby slepti
-AnnteM- Lfbbp an Good Housekeeping
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-03-25
A WISE DECISION.
How Dusky Cadi Settled Vexatiou
Legal Question.

How a Dusky Cadi Settled n vexatious
Legal Question.
A decision which is not likely to be
cited during important trials was re-
Gently rendered by a negro magistrate
who. lives near Memphis. During an
entertainment given in church, two
negroes became involved in a fight,
and the sociable was broken up. The
next day the man who had kept the
door on the night when the fight had
occurred was arrested on a warrant of
assault and battery and was arraigned
before the magistrate.
Look heah, jedge, whut's donep
/ amt had no fight"
..Didn' Jim Lane an Tom, Boyle
fight las night?''
''Yas, sab. but 1 amt got nuthin' ter
do wild dat
''Didn' yer keep de do'P"
'.Yas, sah."
wall, sab, Ell yer hadn'ter let dat;
couple in da wouldnter fit in dar. I'll
fine yer twenty-i' dollars. ''-Arkan-
saso Traveller.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-03-25
FOREIGN GOSSIP.


The King and Queen of Sweden
have joined the Blue Ribbon army.
In China the flesh of rats, dried and
sailed. is deemed an excellent hair-re-
Storer.
/. European papers remark upon the
good imitation of cellulold now manu-
factured from potatoes
-Londoners are puzzled by the fact
that their fogs have lately been of a
pinkish hue, the cause of which is I'M
known.
1t is thought that dozen shots from
the new German bomb. charged with
dynamite shells, would destroy the
strongest Notifications in the world.
DR.. G. L. Fitch, who has been for
five years in charge of the Kakasko
leper hospital in Honolulu, thinks that
in fifteen years there will be only enough
natives left to make curiosities. Liquor
and leprosy are killing them off.
An old corset of Charlotte Bronte
was sold the other day for SIS. For a
pair of scissors she had once handled
los. was accepted, a print dress, rather
worn, fetched 15s., and an ancient pair
of boots was thought cheap at 25s.
Worth, the man-milliner, has a
great dislike for perfumes. His en-
ployes are prohibited from using scents,
or even wearing flowers. Whenever a
lady sends him her costly laces, odorous
from long confinement in perfumed
satchels, the first thing he does is to
have them thoroughly aired, otherwise
he could not touch them.
"A sailor returned from Anam and
ic fntoJ bx-b iS frian1c to whom
he recounts his adventures "Did you
see the King. of Anamp" inquired one
of his admiring friends. mo, and it
is very lucky for me that didn't: for,
according to the law of that country, the
is beheaded; for the second offense he is
banished. Paris Figaro.
In Germany recently was held the
s'CoOper's Festival" which occurs in
Munich every seven years. Those who
took part in the CoOper's Dance wore
green skull-caps with blue and white
feathers. silver-bordered crimson
jackets, black velvet knee-breeches,
white stockings and shoes with silver
buckles. Each dancer held above his
head a half hoop of evergreens, from
which hung small key.
Colonel Prejevalsky's facts throw
Jules Verne's fancies into the shade.
This famous Russian traveller has fought
his way through Mongolia and Thibet
with a party of seventeen soldiers and a
host of other attendants, spent forty
three thousand roubles, killed four hun
dred people who barred his way, given
number of Russian names to places
nominally in the dominion of China,
and shown the portrait of the White
Gar to enraptured crowds of Mon
golians longing to be taken under his
protection.
An interesting discovery is reported
from Faversham, Kent, England. In the
course of some excavations for brick
earth in Kings Field, near that town, a
collection of old coins and other valu-
able relics was discovered. Among the
articles are two large gold pendants,
one of which is set with garnets, a
buckle set with stones, quantity of
beads, quartz, ring and sword.
Similar discoveries have been made in
the same field on previous occasions
during excavations.