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Little Falls transcript., 1886-07-09
Helping Others.

''Many years ago." said the old
clergyman, II was at commencement
of one OF the many small colleges in
the interior OF the country, which train
the sons OF our tradesmen and farm
ers into men, and train them we'll.
Among the young men who were grad
uated was one who had taken the
highest honors, the valedictory, prizes,
and the presidency ofhis class. But he
received only feeble round OF applause
when he rose.
"'What is wrong?' I asked one of the
Faculty.
"C-is is q selfish fellow. All for
himself. He will succeed in life, but
his success Will benefit nobody but
c.
presently another lad stepped for
ward to speak. His place was not a
high one, but from his fellow-students
and the townspeople came a thunder
OF applause, which was no sooner
over than it began again and again,
while the grave professors looked on
smiling.
"'What does this mean?' I asked.
On, that Is Nan--!"
"A jolly, popular fellow, fond OF
fun, everybody's chum?' I ventured.
mo, not that. But Van is the only
man | ever knew whose idea OF q COL
lege is that it is place for mutual
help: He is not exceptionally bright,
but he has hard common sense, great
warmth OF heart, and unfailing tact.
You would not credit me aif / should
tell you OF the men he has helped dur
ing his course, the dull fellows whom
ne has coached, the idle ones that he
has dragged to work, the dissipated
that he has kept out of temptation.
Oh, Van, for some reason, is like no.
body else!'
II kept q watch on Van after he left
college for many years. He never be-
came u wealthy fashionable, or power
tul man, but he was the most helpful
human being I ever knew. Not be-
cause he was kinder or more sympa.
thetic than many others. The differ
ence was his motive in living.
eve all talk of the battle of life.'
1t is q struggle, in which we go down
armed and equipped to contend with
our fellows. No matter how friendly
the competition, it is competition: If
we 60 up, Others must give place to US
and go down. u,
'Van's idea of the world was that
which he had of college 1t was
place in which we should help each
other. This moving idea gave an Ut
ter lack Of self-consciousness to- him.
No man, without great talent, ever
possessed such wide and deep inhu.
ence. He died last summer-went, in
to some other life to help his fellows"
Is the popular idea oflife right?' Was
not Vans a better idea?-Youth's
Companion.
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Fainting.

The word swoon means tie same as
the medical term syncope. 1t is due
to the failure OF the heart to send the
necessary supply ofblood to the brain.
1t may be partial, or complete.
In the latter case, the person sud.
denly turns pale, and soon falls, with
loss OF consciousness and an appar-
ent stoppage OF the pulse and heart
The breathing, too, is either imper-
ceptlblc, or occurs only in occasional
weak sighs. The patient, to the or
binary observer, may seem to be dead.
OF course the action of the heart
has not ceased, but it is feeble. This
condition may last only few mo-
ments, or it may continue for hours.
1t generally ends in recovery, begin
ming with slight movements of the
features and hands, and deep sighing.
The pulse becomes more distinct, and
the heartbeat stronger. Color and
warmth return, and consciousness is
gradually restored in full.
Among the causes are organic dis
ease OF the heart, especially fatty de-
generation; extreme heat, combined
with impure air; loss of blood, or i'm
poverished blood las in enemia); the
reflex action OF certain conditions of
the stomach Or other organs ON the
heart. More or less OF these causes
are sometimes combined.' Some per-
sons faint from very slight causes-an
unpleasant sight or odor. We have
known persons to faint easily and
often, and yet enjoy good health to
extreme age. But when fainting is
due to organic disease Of the heart,
or to loss of blood, or to extreme
heat, it may prove speedily fatal un-
less soon relieved.
In its treatment, lay the patient flat
on the back. This favors the flow of
blood to the brain. We had q friend
who could generally anticipate an at
tack, and check it, or cut it short, by
at once taking recumbent position.
Never allow one who has tainted to be
lifted into a sitting posture, or to have
even the head raised.
If the fainting is due to excessive loss
OF blood, this OF course must be ar.
rested. Meanwhile manage to place
the head lower than the rest OF the
body. The heart, too, should be stim-
ulated with some form Of alcohol, n
monia, ether, or cologne-water.
In all cases, secure the purest air,
and loosen the dress, especially. about
the chest and neck.
A writer in the Lancet says that in
many cases a person accustomed to
faint from slight causes may avert the
attack by applying heat to the head.
youths Companion.
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Something for Ton Il.

Philadelphia News. Yo(
number among your friends
quaintances some hearty olds
who has taken q drink Of good whlsEs
before breakfast for forty seven years,
and couldn't eat without it," Now
at the risk OF having this worthy but
prejudiced person laugh himself into a
state of apoplectic, redfacedness let
me suggest that as old as heis, he may
yet find a substitute-not only a.
cheaper one, but one that will never
coax him to take more than is good
for him. Take any man who is in the
habit of looking in the bottom of the
glass for ''pure sociability'' at inter-
walls from noon until midnight, and
for stomach comfort before he breaks
his fast in the morning, and let him,
after he has arisen and dressed, repair
to.a drug store instead of q bar-room.
lie has no appetite. HIS does not feel
as though he was call there" Instead
OF cocktail, let him ask the druggist
to prepare mixture of these ingredi-
ents and quantities, which, when mix
ed together, shall constitute single
dose:
Chlorotorm, five drops.
Tincture OF ginger, half teaspoontul.
Compound tincture cards,nen, two
teaspoonfuls.
Water, one Wineglass.
Swallow that slowly-take FIVE min
utes to do it. You will be surprised
to find that in about, fifteen minutes
the "all gone" feeling will have disap-
peared. A gentle, pleasant warmth
is felt in place of the gnawing sensa.
ton, and in very little while there
are decided symptoms of being hum
CRY, A repetition OF the dose inside OF
an hour, in case the attack the night
before was very severe, will do no
harm. A cup OF black coffee twenty
minutes after the first dose is an ex-
cellent thing to follow with, provid-
ed the patient is not OF particularly
nervous temperament.
You will find some men whose nerves
become unstrung upon very slight
alcoholic >provocation and such men
are prone to try the slmilia similibus
,urantur racket. The best thing for q
case OF that kind is the drug store
again. Here is the dose:
Bromide potassium, thirty grains.
Celerina, two teaspoonfuls.
Elixir valerianate ammonia, two
teaspoonfuls.
! I'll guarantee that you will never
resort to whisky again after you have
tried whichever of these doses which
may suit your particular case. As
soon as you feel able to eat, make
your breakfast Of oatmeal principally
! for two or three days. On the day
! after taking the first dose, invest in
two Havana oranges and substitute
the juice for the pick-meup tonic. If
the stomach rejects the oranges as
too sweet, throw them away and try
the tonic again, but eventually return
to the fruit.
This treatment will begin to show it's
effect in a very few days. Instead OF
that uneasy, uncomfortable feeling
there will come vigor and natural
exhilaration that will brighten the eye
and quicken the step. A brisk walk
around the block, if you live in the
brick and mortar section, will not
come amiss. would even 20 so far
as to advise a FIVE minutes exercise
with hali-pound dumb bells. Grasp
them firmly and strike out as though
you intended humping somebody.
All that is needed is faith and q little
perseverance, especially perseverance.
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The Rccollections of an Old Man.
From A. K. h1cClure's Address Before the
Washington and Lee Uni ye raifu .1tasZS....E,

The Recollections of an Old Man.
From A. X. h1cClure's Address Before the
Washington and Lee University
How we have progressed, you may
understand when I tell you that was
al interested student of,pur country's
growth when it's population was only!
e.fourth of our present sixty mil
lion; that / can recall the birth of
eleven Of our thirty EIGHT States; that
l well remember when there was not d z I
steamship on the seas; when there was
not a railway locomotive operated in
the world; when the lightning n,essen-
ger was undreamed Of; when to have
predicted the ocean cable would have.
been regarded as the phantom of s
hopeless lunatic;; when the GsoldenG Gate
OF the Pacific was an idle waste, Under
sen1ibarbaric rule; when the great
Northwest, with it's now rii1liant stars
IN the galaxy of States, WAS known
only as the home 81 the savage when
the coming Empire State III the Sou tn.
Hest was tossed ii reyol luton BY IL
venturers;; an when sc SIS and news
papers were Injuries en- yed only bsr
the ahlaent. y,
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The Flying Dutchnan.

The two sons of the Prince OF Wales
have written an account OF their voy-
age around the world
In their three years rowing the
princes had in the main fair winds and
dowing seas. They encountered few
storms and no pirates. But one night
as they sailed over the Southern Seas
near Sydney they fell in with the Fly
ms Dutchman. July IL, 1SSl.-At
4 "A. NJ. the Flying Dutchman crossed
our bows. A strange red light as OF a.
phantom ship, all aglow, in the midst
Of which lights the masts, spars and
sails OF the brig two hundred yards
distant stood out in strong relief. AS
she came up the lookout man on the
torecastle reported her as close on the
port bow, where also the officers Of the
watch from the bridge clearly saw her,
as did also the quarterback midship-
man. who was sent forward at once
to the forecastle. But on arriving
there no vestige or any sign whatever
Of any material ship was to be seen,
either near or right away to the hori-
ION. The night being clear and the sea
calm, thirteen persons altogether saw
her, but whether it was Van Diernen,
0" the. Flying Dutthman, or who else,
must remain unknown. The Tourma-
line and Cleopatra, who were sailing
on our starboard bow, flashed to ask
whether we had seen the strange red
light at a quarter to IL A. N.
"Vhe ordinary seaman who had this
morning reported the Flying Dutch
man, fell from the foretop mast cross
trees and was smashed to atoms. At
aquarter past 4 P. M, after quarters,
we hove to with head yards back, and
he was buried in the sea. He was a
smart royal yard man and one of the
most promising young hands in the
ship, and everyone feels quite sad at
M his loss. At the next port we came to
the Admiral also was smitten down."
Little Falls transcript., 1886-07-09
China's Great Wall.

OF course we had togo to the great
wall OF China, says a Pekin CORE
spondent of the Davenport Democrat.
China abounds in great walls. Her
mural defenses were most extensive
walled country, walled cities, walled
villages, walled palaces and temples
wall after wall and wall within wall.
Bat the greatest OF all is the great
wall Of China, which crests the mount
ain range and crosses the gorge from
here some forty miles away. To 90
to Pekin and not go out to the wall
would be unpardonable. 1t matters
not that the Pekin wall is higher and
wider, nor that the way is cold and
rough and often perilous-you must
go and see the great wall.
Six mortal hours to make the last
fifteen miles. Squeezing through the
last deep gorge and deep rift in solid
rock, cut out by ages of rolling wheels
and tramping feet, we reach the great
trowning, double-bastioned gate of
stone and rl-burred brick-one
archway tumbled in. THIS was the
object of our mission--the great wall
OF China built 213 years before our
era; built Of great slabs of well-hewn
stone, laid in regular courses some
twenty feet high, and then topped out
with large, hard-burned brick, filled in
with earth and closely paved on the
top with more dark, tawny brick-the
ramparts high and thick and castel-
lated for use of arms. Right and left
the great wall sprung far up the mount
aln slde-now straight, now curved,
to meet the mountain ridge, turreted
each 800 feet-a frowning mass Of
masonry. No need to tell you of this
wall; the books will tell you that
how it was built to keep the warlike
Tartars out-twenty-five feet high by
forty thick, 1000 miles lofig, with
room o. top for six horses to be rid
den abreast. Nor need I tell you that
for l 400 years it kept those hordes
at bay, nor that in the main the
material used upon it is just a
good, and firm and strong as
when put in place. To tell you
how one feels while standing on this
vast work, scrutinizing it's old mason
ry, it's queer old cannon, and ambi-
tious sweep along the mountain crest,
were only folly. In speechless awe we
strolled or sat and gazed in silent
wonder. Twelve hundred miles of
this gigantic work, built on the rugged,
craggy mountain tops, vaulting over
gorges, spanning wild streams, netting
the river archways with huge, hard
bars OF copper; with double gates,
Little Falls transcript., 1886-07-09
Cavalry Exercises.

The closing performances at the
West Point Academy, which have
been visited by a good many officials
OF the war department., have been very
interesting. A letter gives some de-
tails Of the cavalry drill which are in
teresting: The two uprights were fixed
at distance of about fifty feet from
each other, with pad as q cap fixed
upon each, with handle attached to
it. At a word the cavalrymen
dashed of. Now one came
along at full gallop, leaned over
as he reached the upright till his hand
was below the level of the stirrups, and
in full career picked up one pad after
another and tossed it behind him. 1t
was a feat requiring GOODNESS and ad.
dress, but nearly all executed it salts
factorily. Next a pad was placed up
on an upright the heighth of 8 man,
and at the same distance as before,
another was placed on lower stand.
Between them was placed horizontal
ly a beam resting on two uprights-a
good stiff jump for horse in such
limited space and one requiring a rider
to have his brain clear. The word was
given. A horseman came galloping
on. As he reached the tall
er stand, he drew his revol-
YER. 1t flashed, and then the pad,
struck by the bullet, tumbled of,
while the horse dashed on and was
moment after lifted over the bar in
flying jump. Round still the horse
men went, his comrades folio owing one
by one And noE, as he approached
the stand at which the pad was re-
placed, he has his saber out. He
slashes at it, hits it fairly and almost
before it reaches the ground, he is over
the bar. His saber cut an arc through
the air as he leans over his horses
shoulders and tosses up with great
slash bunch of tan-bark, and then,
just recovering in his saddle, he brings
down the blade with a swoop upon
the pad OF the second upright and
tosses it off. In the next, exercise the
uprights and pads are still there, but
in place OF the jump is a high pole with
a transverse bar, from which hangs lust
within reach of the horseman's s saberan
iron ring, only a few inches in diane
ter. And through all this, too, the
horses go, round at the top OF their
speed, the feat repeated again and
again, a few failing, but nearly all sue
cessful. Next, the saddles are removed
and the men ride bareback at will.
There is no circus performance like this
spectacle. The place is full OF bound
ing steeds; some with riders leaning
over their shoulders till their hands
sweep the ground; some lying at full
length upon their backs; some facing
to the rear, but guiding them with rein
and spur; some jumping on and of like
circus riders. while the animal is going
at the top Of his speed, and some
vaulting clean over them and keeping
up thspace. II IS 2 thrilling specta-
Gle. * J. \.
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A. st 8
tans to issue u pro g ti ti 81 81 tlro
out 4 the Empire, pr na,,siing Is present
q, golden ball Ito n, h,o,pever u among IA u al
bis subjects should prove himself the {
biggest liar. giving it TO be und nderstood
befforeh and that5n merely improba-
bic story would stand the ghost Of q
chance Of winning, since he hinsel
was tobe The Judge, and nothing short
sof q story that was simply Impossible
would secure the prize. The .procla.
nation naturally made quite stir
among the greater prevaricators of the
realm, and hundreds Of stories came
pouring in from competitors every
where, but they were one and all ad-
Judged by the astute monarch as con-
tanning incidents that might under ex.
traordinary circumstances have been
true. The coveted golden ball still re-
nia1ned unawarded, when one day
there appeared before the gate Of the
ou'tan's palace, requesting an audi
ence, an old man with travel-worn ap-
pearance, and bearing on his STOPPING
shoulders an immense earthen-ware
jar. The Sultan received the aged
pilgrim kindly, and asked him what
he could do for him. 20 Sultan, may
you live forever!' exclaimed the old
man, for your Imperial: Highness is
loved and celebrated throughout all
the Empire for your many virtues,
but most OF all for your love OF JUS
tice." '1nshallah," replied the mon
arch, reverently. "May it please your
Imperial Majesty" continued the old
man, calling the monarch's attention
to the jar, ''your Highness' most ex-
cellent father-may his bones rest in
peace!!--borrowed from my father this
jar full OF gold coins, the conditions
being that your Majesty was to pay
The same amount back to me- "Ab-
ourd, imposslble" exclaimed the as
tonished Sultan, cycling the huge ves-
sci in question. "If the STORY be
true, " gravely continued the pilgrim,
pay your fathers debt; ii it is as you
say impossible, I have fairly won the
golden ball." And the Sultan imme-
d' ately awarded him the prize.
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U The Late Richard 11. Hoe

. New York Letter: The death Of The
pate Richard n. Hoe calls: our atten-
llen to the printing, press. factor
Nch is the best. .kno WA estab blishment
NHthe east side Of New York Every
sboay, indeed, has heard Of the Hoe
presses, but il the reader were to seek
the place OF their construction he
would find it amid that desase popula-
ton which fills the AIt srea between
the Bowery and tn, Ec,...t river. Ar
irving at the spot, one Will at once be
startled by it's immensely. An entif6
square lat Grand and Sheriff streets)
is occupied, and the area is not less
than four acres, which in New York is
9 great deal OF land. The Offices are
large. and yet such is the number of
clerks and draughtsmen that there is
no room to spare; and thence you
may pass across the courtyard to the
factory itself, where hundreds of arti-
sans find employment. Here are built
printing presses that cost $4,000,
and which yield profit OF from So
600 to $4,000; but it is slow task,
and as no one else can build them
high profits are natural result. The
Hoe establishment is the only place
in this city which can boast of calls
from the greatest brain workers ofthe
metropolis. In former days thesenior
Bennett and Moses Y. Beach and
Horace Greeley went thither to in
spect machinery, and latterly the
present Bennett and Dana, and also
Pulitzer, have stood side by side to
inspect the latest improvements. This
fact alone is enough to give the place
distinction.
Progress in the manufacture OF
printing presses was slow to an as
tonishing degree until the opening OF
thepresent century. Franklin s press,
which is now in the patent office at
Washington, is but little better than
the earliest made-whose date was
three centuries previous-andt the most
rapid workmen could not exceed 200
impressions an hour. Inventions We're
made in England and in Germany,
which brought steam into use, this be-
ing first adopted by the London Times
III 1914. Isaac Adams was at the
same time making improvements in
this country, but Richard M. Hoe dis.
tanced the extreme of expectation
when he built the first rotary cylinder
press in 1847. The plan of q revolv-
ing cylinder had been invented by Mich
olson in England many years previ-
ously, but it was utterly irnpracticable
until remodeled by Hoe. Since then
1t has been continually improved, un.
til the present degree OF perfection has
been attained.
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Webster at Marshfield.-

ez5 It was at Marshfield that Webster
planned many of his most celebrated
speeches, and it may be weH to say
that all Of his speeches we're carefully
prepared. His famous address on.
Bunker Hillwas thought over, it is as
serted, while he was trout fishing near
Marshfield, and the following we'll
known exclamation was, it. is said,
|first heard by q couple Of huge trout
g mnlediately on their being transferred
to his fishing basket, 40 it subsequent !
y was heard at Bunker Hill by many
tho ,lsands Of his elbow citizens: ..Ven-
srable7 men! You who. have come
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1886-08-19

THE DEATH OF JOHN A. POST.

The report Of gun at about half past
ten o'clock IN on Sunday, on corner Of
Eight and Front street, attracted the at
tention of the neighbors, which was fol-
lowed by the appearance Of a Chinaman,
who rushed out of the residence Of John
A. Post exclaiming that Mr. Post was
shot. Investigation on the part Of those
who reached the house first revealed the
body of Mr.. Post lying on the floor, at
the foot Of bed, in rear room, with
his head partially in closet. lie gasp
ed once or twice after he was discovered
His clothing was on fire and the room
full of smoke. A shotgun was lying on
the bed. One barrel had just been dis.
charged. A wound was found in Mr..
Posts left side, and examination showed
that portion OF the heart had been car
ried away. Coroner Randall immediate
ly summoned jury and held an inquest.
The following is copy Of the verdict,
which was returned Monday afternoon :
Territory Of Idaho 9.
County of Ada 49,
Before 7. W. Randall, Coroner of
Ada county.
In the matter Of the inquisition upon
the body of John A. Post, deceased,
We, the undersigned jurors, summon
cd to appear before 7. W. Randall, coro-
ner for Ada county, Territory OF Idaho,
on the eighth day Of August, A. D.,
1886, to inquire into the cause Of the
death of John A. Post, having deem duly
sworn according to law, and having made
such inquisition, after inspecting the
body aud hearing the testimony adduced,
upon our oaths, each and all do say that
we find the deceased was named John A.
Post; was native of New York, aged
45 years; that he came to his death on
the 9Th day of August, 1856, by the
means of gun.hot wound caused by the
accidental discharge of a gun while in
his own hands.
| Dated this 9th day of August, 1886
at Boise City, Idaho.
II. +. Logan, Geo. s. Hermance
l.. +. Cartee, 7. F. Millimann
N. II. Millard, Geo. w. Stills,
JAS. Lusk, Don Henderson,
| G. Jacobs.-1ddho Dem
ocrat.