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Daily Yellowstone journal., 1888-01-25
A Curions Nerynus Disease.

There Is a curious disease Of the nerv
u system which is produced by con,
tinually using the fingers in the sam,
way and for many hours at a time. II il
called, according to the occupation Of the
sufferer. writers cramp," ''iiddlers'
cramp," "engravers' cramp," "tele-
graphers' cramp," "typewriterS'
cramp, and so on. The most remarka-
bic feature about the disorder is that.
though the subject Of it cannot execute
the movements necessary 10 his profes-
sion and which occasion the affection, he
can do ANYTHING else with his fingers.
Thus the bookkeeper affected with. the
writers cramp," though seized with a
spasm Of the fingers the moment he b.
gins 10 write, and which prevents the
slightest movement Of his Apcn towards
forming a letter. can use the same fingers
in playing the violin, setting type, work
ing the telegraph key. or. in fact. execut-
Ing even the most complicated move
ment, without the slightest difficulty,
provided, uf course. that lie Possesses the
requisite technical skill. The nerves are
simply exhausted for the particular work
which j" has been carry ing on for years.
They ha'n got into a rut, as il were, and
cannot got out until rest ard change Of
occupation have permitted them to accu
mulatc the special kind of force needed
for writing. DIR. William A. Hammond.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1888-01-25

buffoon OF the troupe. A Dell u then
brought with a handle which forms o
lever; a parrot advances, and, putting one
foot on the lever, rings the bell. The
trainer asks the audience what number
OF rings they wish for; some n exclaims
"Seven!" and the parrot rings the bell
seven times.
The bird is then asked how much does
three times three make, and it replies by
ringing the bell nine times, A perch Is
then placed on the table in the form of a
seesaw, at each end Of which q gray par.
rot perches, and in the center, Just above
the pivot, jumps a magnificent white
parrot named Charley, the principal one
in the troupe. This parrot, throwing the
weight Of his body successfully to right
and left Of the pivot, rocks the seesaw
rapidly. To see the animation Of this
bird during the performance one would
suppose that he took q real pleasure in
rocking his companions.
The same bird then goes through an
other exercise. Four flagstaffs are set up
on the table, and at the foot Of each is a
flag attached to q cord, which passes ove
a pulley at the top. The flags are Eng
lish, French. Belgian and American.
One of the audience asks for the French
flag. Charley advances, draws himself
up, erecting his bright yellow crest, and,
spreading his wings, suddenly seizes the
line with his beak, and then, alternately
with beak and foot, hauls up the flag as q
sailor would, hand over hand. until it is
fast at the top. He then goes through
the same performance with the other
flags in succession.
Several letters Of the alphabet are
placed upright on the table, and Charley
is again brought forward, pluming him
self as before. A spectator calls for a
letter. Charley hesitates, %inclines his
head on n side, appears to reflect, then
suddenly advances and picks up the letter
named. repeating the performance with
other letters when called for. Suddenly
little Tom jumps off the perch, runs up,
seizes the remaining letters one after an
other, and pitches them away on the
floor. Another parrot then appears, and
at the word of command throws several
somerSaults on the table. Two Others
follow. and waltz slowly round while the
music plays.
OF all parrots NJ. Abby considers the
white cockatoos the most gifted. Mature.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1888-01-25
the INCURABLE>
CURED !!

HorKssvLLE, Ky. Feb. n, 1857,
Gentlemen-Seven years ago a sore devSi
oped on my nose from n finger nall scratch.
Itried q few simple remedies, but the sore
would not yield. grew worse every year
for seven years Many thought l had acan.
Ger. Over o year ago / commenced taxing
&. 8. g., and two dozen bottles entirely cured
me. When I began with swlfI's specific. !
was In very poor health, and could hardly
drag about. After ! had finished the course
OF 8 s. s. l was strong and buoyant and
valuable medicine for ladies In weak, dell
cate health IL Is n household medicine
with me. Yours respectfully
MRs. X. W, WILSON.
sPAnrAsBuRo, s. c.. April 2 ISL
sore on my LEFT cheek Il had gradually
been growing worse. b many ply siclans
whom had consulted were unable 20 40
% nsia any I. s : x An sr ,sll Il a ,s'ssSSrmssss' ,hs es ss1e.
and Il became more yirulent than ever SO
much so, indeed. that my family insisted
that should leave on the medicine; per.
months the sore was e%ntl-rl" healed. Think.
Ing that the evil was out OF my COZ ututlon,
left on the medlcinei but IN November.
ten months after, a very slight breaking Y
appeared. i at once began again on !, S.s,
and now that Ia also disapl caring. 1 nave
every faith In 8. 6. s. IL has me me more
good than all the doctors and other ntdi-
cines ever o Yours truly, eu,v
WINSTON, n. c., April u, 1891.
Gentlemen-Two or three years ago a can
Ger came on my face. lt soon grew 10 Dc
quite large. IL wore on me, aud my general
health was very poor. Last September !
began a course OF \. s. s., which j have con
tinued 20 the present time with the happiest
result. The cancer has entirely disappeared,
there being no evidence or symptom OF
cancerous character left. My general health
Is good now. and my. appetite better than lt
has been In years. ! am = years old, and
today l am working In the held planting
corn, Yours truly, JONAS LIskBAcH.
Gentlemen-I had = sore on my upper lip
for eight years. seven different doctors at
tempted in vain 10 heal II. One gave me q
small vial for five dollars, which was a Ger.
tain cure" II is needless 90 say that u did
me no good. About two years ago became
quite uneasy, as people thought i had a can
Ger, and l look a course OF eighteen bottles
OF s. s. 8. The result has been a complete
cure. The ulcer or cancer healed beautiful
ly, leaving scarcely a p~erceptible scar From
that day l have been In excellent health. tho
Specific having purified my blood thorough
k, increased my appetite and perfected my
digestion. In a word, ! feel Ike q new
woman, and, best OF all, the eight year ulcer
Il gone entirely. Yours sincerely,
u W. =. CANNON.
Trenton. Todd Co, KY, Feb. 5, isSi.
Treatise on Blood and skin Diseases mailed
Tree. THE swIfr SPEcIF1c Co,
Drawer 5. AtlantP. Ga.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1888-01-25
PARROTS OF PARIS.

The Wonderful Antics Of the Trained
Bird. which Are the Rage on the seine.
Two fixed bars on upright supports are
placed ON the table; a parrot climbs upon
one Of them. turns n somersault, keeps
his head downward, and, passing on 10
tbe seccad bar, goes through the same
exercise. Their owner then calls Tom, o
small white parrot, who comes towards
him as IL about TO climb ON one Of the
bars, but runs back again, holding down
his head and shaking his wings in 0
e~rotesquc way. Tom Is evidently the
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1888-05-09
That Medical 1871.

That il q huge medical bill DIR.
Simmons is suing the executors Of
the estate Of the late SamuelJ. Til
den for-Sil3.OOO. just think Of
IL! II is y fortune in itself; heavy
draw upon the late Mr.. Tilden's
"barl." A Wall street accountant
tells the N. Y. journal" that DR..
Simmons must have visited Tilden
every day, Al 800 a visit, for four
years, giving him the benefit Of a
leap-year every twelve months: or
he visited him every day at $50 n
visit, for eight years; or at $40 a
visit every day for twenty years; OF
at $40 visit every day for forty
years; or at s. q visit every day fol
eighty years; or at 81 a visit ever,
day for two hundred years.
But how old Is DIR. simmonsp
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1888-05-09
A Wonder In Surgery.

A very delicate and notable sur
gical operation was performed in
Philadelphia last Sunday. II was
the translation Of a portion Of the
eye Of q rabbit TO the eye of q hu-
man being.
The object Of the operation was to
relieve the obsurity Of the eye OF q
patient which was caused by inaam-
nation, aud which produced in time
an Opaque service. Thepatient was
a servant girl, whose eyes had be-
come almost totally useless, sofar as
vision was concerned, BY reason Of
the whitish coating, which made
both Of the orbits Opaque, and she
was so nearly blind that objects Of
considerable size were barely distin-
guishable at the small distance Of
FIVE feet.
The operation, leaving out all
techanical language in the descrip~
ton Of il, is simply the engrafting
Of apiece Of cornea OF the eye Of
human subject, and as IL is the first
operation Of the kind ever performed
in America, and the third ever oc-
curing in the world, the success of
ii has been a matter Of interest
among the prominent ophtalmagists
Of the country, and rs both Of the
two cases Of this kind have been sue
cessful beyond the most sanguine
expectations Of the operators, there
i but little idea Of failure in this
operation.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1888-05-09
Flom Wilmington Star.

EtOm Numllstph 6tAfs
What about organizing? Have
the Democrats lost sight of IL?
A co mmi;tee in the Massachusetts,
Legislature have reported q bill TO
regulate eaucgses. Progress!
Two ship load Of emigrants have
just landed, bringing with them the
smallpox. 0ne.landed at New York
and the other at Baltimore. This
Country promises to be the recePta-
t,le Ut all Of the loalhsome and awful
diseases Of the world. The yellow
fever has been imported into Flori.
da, the small pox into the North, and
now LOOK out for the Asiatic Cholera.
Mr.. Gladstone Is wonderful man.
He has Just replied TO the blatant
blower Iugersoll in the North Ameri
caa RerieW in defence Of the Chris.
tian religion. In the English Nine
tseah Century be makes an eloquent
defence of orthodox Christianity.
He calls his memorable paper. "The
Bst le Belief" He Is replying
TO Mrs. Wards novel Robert Els.
~ n" lie has al,o Just made an
otter plea for Ireland. N
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1888-05-09

The vlllainous SANDER upon
Judge Fowle, published in the States
vile Landmark, BY a correspondent,
should BE- denounced from one end d
the State to the other. We are sur
prised that any respectable journal
claiming to have any leaning towards
Democracy publishing any such out
rageous charge against any Demo
cratic aspirant. Il shows in what
desperate traits Judge Fowle's OPpo'
nents ire forced. Let justice be
done to one Of the truest, ablest and
worthiest men in the State. The RE-
CoRDER would like for brother Cald'
well 10 give the name Of the CORES
pordent so all honest Democrats cal
brand him as a liar.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1888-05-09
washington Gossip

tits settled that Secretary Bayard
ia to marry Mrs. Folsom. the mother
in.law Of President Cleveland. The
wedding will come off June "a, the
anniversary Of President Cleyeland's
marriage TO Miss Frances Folsom.
Ofcourse there is much rejoicing over
this prospective marriage among the
aristocratic members OF members Of
Mr.. Basard's historic family. The
Bayards OF Delaware are a proud race
Of Americans. and are never satisfied
with anything except 1.-THE best
They have Away moved in tie crenm
ofsociety. aud the mobiles Of Europe
are not more exclusive than they.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1888-05-09
Solid Tor Cleveland.

0Msna, NEE. May 3.--The Demo,
cratic State Convention yesterday
elected the following district dele
gates J. G. Crawford, j. Il. sherwin,
J. ] McAllister aud j. j Meals. The
deiegat, were instructed ~ vote a.
unit for Cleyeland's denomination,
The platform urges legislation
against tru.ts, forfeiture of unearned
land grants. sympathlzes with the up
press d people If Ireland and Other
g uulries, and recommends liberal
pensions for Union veterans. and
teprehends in keeping alive the
natfeds Of civil war.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1888-05-09
lcxc,,se o., Prince.

n is announced that in all pro-
liability the Prince Of Wales will
visit this country in the fall. OF
course his friends on this side Of the
water will want to entertain him.
Now Alley, old fellow, we would be
pleased to have you stop day or so,
or even n week, with us, but judging
from the way your royal mother
travels, to be frank with you, ron
will require more attention than We
can devote to your entertainment
besides that, you would tear our
house all TO pieces and we would be
compelled to sleep in the chicken
coop. We desire the company Of
your princeship, hut just look what
your mother did when she visited
Lady Crawford. She wanted severn
ty-two people, among whom were
two Indian seryitors, who must have
separate kitchens arranged for them.
as they were unable 70 eat rith
Europeans. Nor was this all A
telegraph must he connected with
the house and telephones must be
placed in every room, no matter how
the frescoes Of the ceilings might
suffer. Call round and see us at
theofIice, Prince Albert, and chat for
an hour or two. We will be Just as
glad 10 see youas fyou were lodging
with us.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1888-05-09
McIver Tor Auditor.

We learn that the name Of DUN
can E. McIver, Esq, OF Moore coun,
ty, will be presented to the State
democratic convention for the nomi-
nation for Auditor. He was the
Senator from Moore and Randolph
counties in the last Legislature, and
rendered valuable service not only to
his immodi t"p nslituents in thsoe
countie bat to tie people Of the
whole State, and we doubt not that
he would make most faithful and
ttiicient Auditor. He is one Of the
largest and most progressive farmers
in the S ate, and his nomination
would be fitting recognition Of the
claims Of that large and influential
class of our citizens. He would get
q big vote in Chatham.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1888-05-09
Some analnt fnkstanas,
A tiny ink bottle Is set in the Gel
Ter Of q silver knapsack.

A INV INK bottle Is set In the cen.
Ter Of SILVER knapsack.
A bronze bear scramb'irg over q
fence has been made 10 do duty N
an inkstand.
The cold oaken bucket with lie
picturesque well sweep attachment, Is
. favorite design.
A pear. made entirely Of glass;, is
handsomely mounted in metal aud
has space FIR holding ink where It's
core should lie. ~.
Devote . ofthe national game will
appreciate m ink,tsni consisting OF
an ivory baseball. with the batter in
front close At hand.
An attractive novelty is q grimm.
ing cloSn In brsss. with the head
stuck through hoop Of thesA same ma
terial. The ink il disclosed BY lift.
Ing bis peaked cap.
An appropriate desk ornanrnt for
ssportiig man |, a Jockey cap In
brass with silver trimings. IL rests
upon . couple Of riding whips. The
ink Is hi idcn away under the topknoi
Of the n.
A genuine pearl shell makes q
handsome base, upon which be placed
an ink bottle Of colored glass IN com
bination with drove u sheep, . lock
Of geese Or some similar ornaments
Ii oxldized silver.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1888-05-09

The Concord "Times" is of the
opinion-and a very correctone, too
that what the country needs Is not
a multitude Of laws, but good laws,
and adds this very wise conclusion
IL Congress will 60 to work now
and pass the Mills tariff bill and
Others the country would man.
age to get along withouta depletion
Of the, Treasury with endless PEN
sion bills, &c.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1888-05-09
Mtmorial Services In Memory OF
lscy. Dr. m. II. Yates.

Nc. Pisgan churlh in Chatham,
has appointed the fourth Sunday in
May, to be kept In memory il DIR.
Yates. the distinguished divine,
scholar, and missionary 10 China.
The memorial services will be held
where lie was converted and Joined
the church; and the oil church
building IL still standing and used rs
. Sunday school room. that was used
with he joined the church There
are now but two members Of the
chufch living who we're members
when he Joined.
Rev. Q. Durham has been selected
10 preach the memorial sermon, and
DR.. G. Il. Bailey and other diyincs
ofthe Baptist church will deliver
appropriate addresses suitable 10 the
occasion among his kinireI aud
people.
On that day, q special collection
will be lifted, as = thank.olIering 10
70 God for the life, labors, and ser
vices Of DIR. Yates, in the spread IL
christianity.
The committee Of arrangements
listing Of Rev. Mr.. Wilson, Mr.
ss, w. A. Maroon and othets
tdmise Q most interesting occasion
snd there doubtless will be d la.
attendance Of clergy and people.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1888-05-09
The Fraud we Exposed.

The mails were flooded with cir.
cular letters from q fraud in LOUIS
vile. KY, sometime ago, Offering to
send TO the recipient only" $40
crayon portrait free, upon receipt Of
a photograph. A great many would
have sent for it from Maxton if we
had not succeeded in convincing
them that Lnui.ville was not EN-
gagged this year in the rare business
Of giving something for rothing. In
spite Of cur efforts, however, sever
al Of our most handsome young men
sent on their pictures, and Sandy Me-
Klnnon's genial phiz drew the prize.
Il is in the Express Office COD. Us
follows:
Crayon Portrait. .............0 90 90
Frame worth 81 q, $40. 90
Freight aud Return charges. . $50
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1888-05-09
SENATOR ingalls, is one Of themost

SENATOR ingalls, is one of themost
desperate Republican warriors in
the body Of which he is occasionally
q loud il not conspicuous member.
There is said to be small wonder
why Ingalls, is such a tigter. He
was Judge Advocate Of "a Kansas re-
giment during the war. The duties
Of Judge Advocate are exceedingly
dangerous. When two regiments
meet in the field their respective
Judge Advocates meet in centrefield
between two, listen to the grievances
Of each and decide whether they
shall fight or not. 1t is said that
ingalls, has a larger stock Of bloody
shirts than any other man in the
war business, except honest John
Sherman. What Jay Gould and
Russell Sage are torailroad securities,
ingalls, and Sherman are to red
flannel. @ .. ...~
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1888-05-09
Deleg.ses 90 EpIsc opai Coayleinon.

The State convention Of the Wes-
tern Diocese Of the 81 iscopal church
will convene in Salisbury on May
23d. At a yestry meeting Of 81. Phil
lips Episcopal church, Of this place
held tuesday night, the following
delegates were elected; Il. w. Wise,
j.. 5 Manning, A. i Lloyd aud J. A
Robinson. A.teruaies--W. a.
Guthrie. i. II. Martin, Saml Kramer
and II. III. Jones.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1888-05-09
GOT HIS DESERTS.
VOORHEES, CALLED HIM 4 CONSULATE
ASS, AND PROVED 1T.

ASS, AND PROVED IT.
The Alexandria Gazette says: "It
will be seen that one james L. john
ston, a member OF the lower House
of Congress from some benighted
district In Indiana, where good men
must be scare, wno came here On
the OCCASION with squad of the G.
a r. 10 decorate the giaves OF tie
federal soldiers and wrote himself
down Il most consummate ass by a
haraugue he got off on that occasion,
got his deserts Tuesday at the hands
Of Mr.. VOORHEES, while impertinently
interfering when Mess s. Voorhees,
and lpgalls were engaged IN heat
ed discussion. 1t happened thus
wise:
Mr. Ingalls, interrupted by shout.
ing across at VOORHEES,, "Did not the
soldiers Of Indiana threaten to hang
the Senator with the hell rope of II
ira N between Newcastle and Terre
Haute, after he made that Lincoln
speech%
Mr.. Noorhees-The Senator is q
great liar, when he intimates such a
thing great liar and u dirty dog.
1t never occurred, never in the world
That is all the answer l have, and |
pass it back to the scoundrel behind
the Senator who is iDstigating these
lies. (This remark was made in re
ference to Representative Johnston,
of Indiana, who was seated at desk
directly in rear Of Mr.. Ingalls.)
Mr.. Ingalls--There is very res
putable gentleman in the chamber, II
citizen Of Indiana, who informs me
that the signers of that certiti-
C lie are entirely reputaGl .
inhabitants of Indiana, and that he
knows fly people who heard the
Senator "'
Mr., VooThees-Tell him ! say he
is an Infamous scoundred and liar
Tell him say so.
1t may be useless to add that
Johnston waited, and that "suLse'
quent' events interested him no
more"
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1888-05-09

THE Republicans in the Third
Congressional District have nomi-
mated W. S. OBJ. Robinson, of Colds
boro, for Congress.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-04-10
GLEOMARGARINE.
The Keystone state Law Thereon
Sustained.

WASHINGTON, April 9.-The Su-
preme Court of the United States
to-day rendered an opinion in case
number S14 of William L. Powell,
plaintiff in error, VS.. the Common
wealth in Pennsylvania, commonly
known as the Oleomargarine Case. 1t
was brought up for revision on a
judgment of the Supreme Court of
Pennsylvania sustaining the validity
of statute OF that Common
wealth, making it unlawful for
any person to manufacture, sell,
or offer for sale, any butter or
cheese OF article designed to take the
place of these articles produced from
any compound other than unadulter-
ated milk or cream. The plain iff
was convicted OF a violation OF this
statute, and took an appeal, basing it
on the ground that the statute was in
violation OF the 14th amendment to
the Constitution, and that the article
was a new invention, not deleterious
to public health. The Court holds
that it is entirely within the police
powers of the State to protect the
public health, and that thequestions
whether the manufacture of oleomar-
garine is or may be conducted in
such a way as to involve such
danger to the public health as
to require the suppression Of the busi-
ness, rather than it's regulation, are
questions Of fact and of public policy
which belong to the Legislative de-
partment to determine. If all that
can be said of this legislation is that
it is unwise, unnecessary or
oppressive, the appeal is to
the Legislature, or the ballot box,
and not the Judiciary. The Court
also says it cannot assent to the argu-
ment that if this statute is sustained
then nothing stands in the way
OF the destruction by the Legisla-
tive Department of the Con-
stitutional guarantees OF liberty
and property. The answer to this
argument it holds is that the Judiciary
Department is bound not to give
effect to statutory enactments
that are plainly forbidden by
the Constitution. The objection
that the statute denies the
equal protection of the laws, is also
held to be untenable, for the reason
that the same penalties and burdens
that are imposed upon all persons en-
ssged in the same business. Judg-
r,ent Is affirmed. Opinion by Justice
Harlan, Justice Field dissenting.
THE TELEPHONE MONOPOLY.
The case of the United S ates ys,
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-04-10
WICKED WADLEIGH.
Nearly Shot While Serving
Term for Crime.


Term for Crime.
SACRAMENTO, April ga special to
the Bee, from Folsom, Gays: A young
man named w. r. Tolley, from Oak
land, came here on an early train this
morning and asked to see convict,
Charles Wadleigh, serving a five
years. sentence, from San Francisco,
for felony. Warder Aull re used
to allow Tolley to see Wad-
leigh, as the former seemed
considerably agitated, and claimed
that Wadleigh had alienated his wife
from him. Several visitors were at the
prison, and while the line of con-
victs was going to dinner from the
quarry and passing in at the gate,
Tolley suddenly drew q pistol and
fred, striking convict named Ra-
phael Videll in the shoulder. Tolley
was placed under arrest and turned
over to the constable of Folsom. Tolley
did not know Wadleigh and mistook
Videll for him. A charge of assault
to murder was placed against Tolley
by Warden Aull. Videll has pain
full but not dangerous wound. Four
shots were fired. Wadleigh is serving
five years. sentence for seducing a
girl whom Tolley a few months ago
married, not knowing Of her relations
with Wadleigh.