davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1889-03-09
EVERYDAY MEDICINES.
simple Remedies and Appliances for the
Lesser Ills of the Body.


Lesser Ills of the Body.
In every household there should be
some convenient shelf and drawer for
few simple remedies and appliances
In case Of sudden sickness or accident,
and each member of the family should
be familiar with their contents, all OF
which should be properly labeled, to
prevent mistakes.
Upon the shelf should stand the
time-honored amphor-bottle, well
filled with an article of sufficient
strength to blister; bottle of pepper
mint essence; one of arnica; spirits OF
inter and tincture OF aconite, as well as
a preparation for burns, consisting OF
equal parts OF linseed oil and lime
water. To this add Il box Of cosmo-
line, and bottle of glycerine- as reme-
dies for the everyday complaint OF
rough hands, always diluting the
glycerine with rain-water 1t Is, pre-
pared in this way, indispensable to one
troubled with salt-rheum on the hands
Now for the remedies to be put away
in spice-boxes or any tin box that can
be labeled: Ground mustard, to be
used for comforting plasters, foot-bath,
and emetic; golden seal, pnlverized, to
be used for cankered sore mouth;
alum, which, dissolved in warm water
is excellent to take soreness from
bruise or cut; chlorate OF potash, for
sore throats; ground flax seed, for
poultices, and ginger for good, old
fashioned hot drink.
In a drawer should be found a roll
each of flannel, linen, and cotton
pieces; some strong bandages neatly
rolled and ready for use; u box OF fine
cotton batting; plenty OF strings; some
old kid gloves, the thumbs and fingers
of which may serve to protect
bruised member, and an envelope OF
court plaster.
There is nothing in this list that is
complicated or difficult to obtain, but
there is much more than is to be found
in most houses Much could be added,
but these few remedies will answer for
| a great many ailments, and no careful,
well-managed household will be with
out them.
A few remedies, Systematically al.
ranged, with which we are perfectly
| familiar, are worth more than Il hetero-
genous mass of bottles and boxes, un.
| labeled, which are to be found on the
top shelf of many pantries in great
| Il f.. IN
terrify the beholder with an uncertain
sense of the life or death that is within
them.-Floy l.. Sheldon, IN Farm and
FtreStde.
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1889-03-09
THE OTHER WORLDS.


Secrets Which the Wiseet Of Us should
Never Attempt to ExpOund.
For more than century astronomers
have been arguing the question
whether or not the planets are in.
habited; and their elaborate theories
leave the great problem just as they
found it.
All the information which science
affords on the subject is. in truth,
purely negative. 1t is clear enough
that beings constituted as we are could
not exist for an instant on Mercury,
which, from it proximity to the sun,
must have Il climate as hot as that OF
the crater OF a volcano; nor on Neptune
on the outermost verge of the planet
ary domain (which receives seven
hundred and eighty-four times less
heat and light than our pleasant little
orb, whose course is through the tenn
perate zone of the solar system. In
Mercury or Venus we should combust;
in Neptune be turned into adamantine
statues by the unspeakable cold. Nor
IS there an intermediate planet that
would be tolerable to our constitutions.
Yet it by no means follows that they
are therefore unpeopled.
When we consider that space has
more stars than the earth has pebbles,
and that our star is a very small con-.
cern as to size, compared with many
others of the planetary family, to say
nothing OF the incompatible millions
Of orbs beyond the confines Of our little
group, it seems not improbable that
they, too, may have forms OF life
adapted to their peculiarities, and that
all the glorious floating worlds we see
sparkling in the boundless Pacific
above us may be inhabited.
But there are no sufficient data from
which to argue convin cingly one way
or the other, and to argue questions
which can never be set at rest is waste
OF time Some of us may suppose that
every twinkler of the skies teens with
organic life-others that this intinites-
imal portion OF the universe called
Earth, is the one favored orb among
the innumerable starry hosts that is
not barren, silent, lifeless. But as it
is not given us to know which OF the
two supposilions comes the nearer to
the truth, the less we speculate on the
subject the better.
1t is sufficient that wisdom and be-
neficence which can not be measured
or conceived of by our purblind intel.
| ligence have ordered all things for the
best. To insist that life pervades all
the worlds, or. on the other hand. that
it is confined to one, is to assume that
we, who can not even comprehend oul
insignificant selves, are competent. ii
the absence of all data, to say what
God has done in his capacity of Crea
tor, throughout the infinite realms o
space. Could presumption be carried
furtherp
As far as science will give us light
we may legitimately pursue our in
quiries; but there are mysteries which
its brightest beams can never pen
citrate secrets of Omnipotence which
it is not intended that the wisest of VI
should attempt to expound.-M y
Ledger.
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1889-03-09
JAPANESE WRESTl.eRs,
The Highly Amuaing Way In Which They
Conduct The emselves.

The Highly Amusing Way In Which They
Conduct Themselves.
One OF the chief amusements OF the
Japanese are wrestling matches. These
are always taking place AMI attract
large crowds. The wrestlers, strange
to say, train to put on fat, rather than
to take it off, and the stomachs OF some
of them are simply enormous, Around
these they wear large band. which is
intended for the opponent to catch hold
OF, think; at least he generally does,
and, otherwise, there would be no sense
in having them SO strong. This band
and small pieces of cloth around the
waist and loins form the wrestling
costume. These wrestling matches
have something OF religious character
to them, as both sides before COM
mencing go through certain cerc-
mony, as il imploring the aid of their
patron saint. and then throw a little
rice into the ring. which is about six
teen or twenty feet around, and is
marked out by circle Of raised dirt
Each contestant has referee, then
UllCIC ID always pr VIM, w
Judge from the richness Of his costume
and the airs he gives himself, is the
most important parsonage Of them all.
The wrestlers themselves are very
amusing in the amount of style they
put on. Always before beginning they
go through certain motions supposed to
timber the muscles and joints. Yet the
wrestling, to any brought up one as we
have been to matches taxing the nerve,
wind, endurance and muscles OF the
contestants, appears perfect farce.
In the first place, any kind Of throw
counts. provided only the man touches
the ground; second, fyou push or back
n man outside the ring it counts the
same as fall; third, if in the space
Of minute and u half the wrestlers
fail to throw one another, or to push
one or the other out Of the ring, then
the umpire stops them, first noticing
carefully the hold each one has. Their
they go to their corners and rest, and q
drink of water is brought to them
with which they rinse out their mouths.
After waiting few seconds the um
pire calls them in to the middle OF the
ring and sees that each one has exactly
the same hold that he had before being
separated. This goes on until one has
been thrown or pushed out of the ring
which may take from twenty minutes
to half an hour, during which time the
crowd is in the widest state of excite
ment. l wonder what they woul(
think could they see one OF our Graco
Roman matches, which If more bruta
in the way of hurting one another, il
certainly much more interesting and ex
citing to watch, and demands mor'
agility and strength. The place
where these matches take place is gen
orally surrounded by a wooden CALLER.
holding many persons, and having
seats for more underneath. This
make of wood, not nailed together, bu
simply bound together with straw. ye
it seems to hold perfectly.-Co'
Chicago Journal.
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1889-03-09
THE TIGERS NOSE.
Y Unnrmcd You Meet Ono Of the Brutea
hit Him ON II.

xUnarmcd You Meet Ono Of tho Brutes
hit Him ON 1t.
1t is marvellous how few white men
lose their lives from hunting, although
their adventures and narrow escapes.
especially from the tiger tribe, are
numerous. A ub-commissioner, who
is magistrate for IA sub-district, went
out in the Jungle one day to try aud
find n tiger which had been reported
to him as having been seen near the
village where he resided There be-
ing no white men within many miles OF
him, his guard being composed Of
Madrasse police under a native sub
hadar or Lieutenant. Hill went to
hunt tho beast by himself, the Indian
| servant he took with him to carry his
rifle, etc. not counting as an effective
He was walking leisurely along "a path
| in the Jungle. with only his walking
cane in his hand. 1t happened to be u
| fine specimen of the grapevine cane,
cut from Il variety of vine which Hill
had brought from the West Indies
some years before. The cane had IA
natural knot or knob as II head. and
was remarkably strong and flexible
As he was looking about him from
side to side a large tiger emerged from
the thick underground only a few yards
in advance of him. Keeping his eyes
fixed full on the brute and staring into
his eyes, Hill put his left hand eau
! ,,,l t,ll l. 4
in low tone to give him his rife.
The Hindoo up To this had been follow
ing closely in the footsteps Of his mas
ter. Not getting the rifle handed to
him, Hill repeated the order in oa
louder tone. but again without any re-
sponse. AS the situation was becom-
ing rather critical. and the tiger was
evidently restless and anxious to get
at him, Hill. unfortunately for himself
turned his head to see where his serv
ant was. but the cowardly fellow hat
evidently fled at the sight of the dread
ed beast, The brute, who had only
been kept in check by tho resolute
gaze Of the white man. took instant
advantage Of Hills head being turno6
aside and made a sprins, landing JUS
in front of him.
/, Hill had no time to lose in thinking
what was best to be done. He, how
ever, with rare presence OF mind, aimee
Il blow at the tigers nose-a most sen
= sitive part of thcNanimal's body and
= luckily for him. hit his mark. Thl
, blow caused the tiger to swerve some
y what in his attack, and he just strucl
Hills arm with one of his powerful
paws and vanished in the Jungle. whin
ing as he went. Hill could recollec
' no more, for he fell down inse lsible
having tainted from pain The serv
:. ant in the meantime having throw
Q down the rifle, which was afterwar
= found close to where Hill was lying
had run back to the village, half dea
with fright, and apprised the head ma
! of his masters dangerous position
:. The Bnrman villagers, who are n
towards, soon proceeded, with spcal
!. and other primitive weapons. into tn
Jungle, and found Hill lying prostrat
in the path. San Francisco Chronicle
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1889-03-09
WORDS OF PRAISE.
The Best Way of Encouraging and Assist
ing Children.


Every one likes to be appreciated.
Kind words cost little, but the good
they may do can not always be esti-
mated. II those who have had expe-
rience and have learned to bear the
trials and disappointments of life may
be benefited by genuine praise. how
much more the children!
But says one, They are so much
trouble, 1t is easier to do the work
myself than to spend time teaching my
children" Did you never have to
learnp Could you always do just
right? What if the work is imperfectly
done. and much time is required to
teach your child how to bear the re-
sponsibilities OF lifep 1t is God-given
work, just as important as any other
Every child has right to be taught
lessons of self-reliance and independ-
ence that he may be able to bear the
trials and temptations Of life with pa
tience and courage, or as one has said,
ito make the best OF himself" aud the
best of life.
MAXI btc CnliuTcu icSl bilttt IltlI Id
bors are required and appreciated.
Let them bear responsibilities, light at
first, increasing as they are able to
bear more, but if they fail to reach
your perfect standard do not say,
There - no use, you can not learn,
lest they become discouraged. Rather
let your advice be: TRY again my
dear; next time you will succeed bet
ter" You will not be disappointed,
they will do better and may, in time,
excel the teacher. Some children are
SO unused to commentator that the
words, "You did WE'LL" bring tears to
their eyes. Pity such. Their lives
are filled with discouragement. En-
courage the children. Teach them
that work is noble Teach them how
to work and make them think they can
succeed. Lift them up by your exam
pie, kind words and sympathy, to
.higher life and nobler deeds" You
will be amply repaid by gratitude and
noble, loving service. -Addie Alien, IN
Household.
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1889-03-09
Convenient to Have on Hand.

Dakota Lady (about to give grand
balD We'll. thank goodness, John, my
list OF invitations is completed at last.
Dakota Husband-Have you in
cluded young SawbonesP He is a
likely fellow and we ought to pay him
some attention, being new conner.
Dakota Lady-Why. no, he had
escaped me entirely. I'm glad you
mentioned him. John; he seems to be
a desirable pdrti in every way. and.
besides, we shall probably need sur
peon before morning.-N y. Sun.
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1889-03-09
THE FACTORY SYSTEM.
How Farmers Can Make 1t More Profitable
Than Home Dairying.


Than Home Dairying.
That the factory system is better for
che farmer than the home dairy is now
an acknowledged fact, with the ex-
ceptions that go with every rule.
There are some men who possess the
ability to work out, their own saliva.
tion under any and all circumstances,
and such men seldom work well under
the restrictions that are necessary for
managing a factory. We are here
speaking Of the general run of dairy
men who constitute the great major
ity. Such men are wanting in system,
drive and push to succeed on their
own hook. and do far better by sur
rendering some of their independence
and work together for common pur-
pose. Whether the factory is carried
on by a single owner, who contracts
and pays for the milk or cream, or the
work is under the cooperative system,
is a matter to be governed by circum-
stances. As a rule the contract sys-
tenn works best when the right man
has the factory in hand, but the prof
its are greater to the farmers who
work well together under the cooper
ative system, but this needs Pc
culiar surroundings to make
it successful. There must be
mutual consent to give and take
and all work to the best advantage in
the common cause. When jealousies
and ambitions creep in the trouble
begins, and few hoggish patrons can
break up the company at short notice,
and unless there is a good plan adopted
TO begin with, these creatures are sure
to make their appearances. The best
way to avoid trouble is to have every
thing up and above board, with ample
| provisions for rewards and punish
ments, so that each patron will know
that equal and exact justice will be
meted out 10 him according to his
deserts. Every thing, as far as pos
sible. should be carried on by regular
| constituted commi tees, and every
body should have an opportunity at
some time to serve on these commit
tees. SO that each one will feel that he
is part of the organization. Mutual
.espect among the patrons is the key
| stone of success, and constant asso-
citation does much to encourage this
spirit, especially if the factory can be
made the place of meeting. Public
spirited men should encourage the
formation of cooperative factories
american Dairynidn.
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1889-03-09
va!orous, But Discreet.

Angry woman (stopping in front OF
building)-John. this is where the
Yelper is printed. That editor'll never
call reception at my house a shindig
again-the villain! Have you the
cowhide all right? Come ON. Wen
go in!
Husband (bursting with rage, but
retaining his presence OF mind)-Ma-
ria, FL stay out here to see that no
one enters to interrupt you. Here's
the cowhide. Lay it on well-the
cowardly Chicdgo Tribune.
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1889-03-09

A school of forestry has been
opened at Akhaltzik, in the Caucasian
provinces, to instruct officials charged
with checking the destruction OF Rus
sian forests.
The yearly income OF the great
Kimberly diamond mines in South
Africa is $40, 900, 600. and besides this
it is estimated that fully $40. 0oO,0 900 OF
diamonds are stolen every year by the
natives who work in the mines.
-ne nve great continental powers
OF Europe now have 10000, 900 men
under arms, not to mention the naval
ornaments, almost double in size tho
whole sea fighting force OF the world
twenty years ago.
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1889-03-09

A North Carolina negro who was
riding on u railroad train for the first
time died fror7 fright, it is stated, be-
fore he reached his journeys end.
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1889-03-09

The chiropodist is humble indi-
vidual In the professions he begins
and is content to remain at the foot.
The barber, on the other hand, is am
bilious. He begins at the head and
STAYS there. Next.-BWtington Free
iresS.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1889-03-16
NON

Broussard Ulysse II 91-100 acres half
of ne Or sec Z t IL ST 3 e state tax
Is parish l 81.
Broussard Norbert T jr so acres n by
Dabert Landry S by Celeste Buous-
sard state tax 96c parish l 60.
Plaisance, Edmond 3 acres n by bayou
Queue Tortue S by Onez Herpin state
06c parish Toe.
Pew, John and son 163 acres Sc or of
sw Or W half and Sc Or of lie or sec %
tp Il SRI e-8l acres n haff of ne or
sec 81 t IL ST 2 e-120 acres e half of
Sc or sec % INV or of sw sec % t Is
ST 2 c state tax 3 81 parish 6 Is.
Simon Gregoire 100 acres W half of ne
or G 2alf of NV sec IS t IL ST 2 east
state tax l 81 parish 3 90.
Vincent Valsin Est of 60 acres n by
Louis Dugas S by A Benoit state tax
SIC parish SOC.
Fihser John 1G1 5000 acres ne ar sec
St Il ST = west state tax l A parish
2 40.
Fisher Jonathan 161 $1,000 acres NV or
sec 3 t IL ST 2 state l Al parish 2 40.
Guidry Pierre eco acres s portion of lots
l. 2 and lot 3 sec 90 t 10 ST 2 c state
tax 96 parish:.6 GO. -
Jamison Hughes 16l 7S-l00 acres nv or
sec 5 t II ST l e state tax | A parish
40.
Manseaux Donat % acres n by Ernest
Bertrand c by Alexis Trahan state
tax SAC parish Sc.
On said day Of sale l will sell such
portions of said property as each debtor
will point out, and in case the debtor
will not point out sufficient property,
will at once, and without further delay,
sell the least quantity Of said property
of any debtor which any bidder will
buy for the amount of the taxes, inter
est and costs due by said debtor; the
sale will be without appraisement, for
cash, in legal tender money of the
United States, and the property sold
shall be redeemable at any time for the
space Of one year by paying the price
given with twenty per cent, and cost
and penalty added, and no bid will be
accepted for a less amount than the sun
of the taxes, interest, costs and penal
ties thereon.
Given under my official signature at
my office in the town Of Abbeville, LII,
this 10th day of March A. d. 1889.
A. L. LEBLANC,
Sheriff and ex-Officio Tax Collector
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1889-03-16
Official Procl9-1atiOm.
Amendment to the Charter of the TO

Amendment to the Charter of the Town
of Abbeviile, State ut Louisiana.
In complignoa with 5:G r%e4uirenlents
of law publication il Acrehy male and
notice given to tie voters If 5no own of
Abbeville, tf3at on Monday oAo 18th
day Of April, a u; iS3, &4 election
will be held al .4e .ou.t nu.lse in the
town of Abbeville, from Q O'Clock a. H.,
until 5 o'clock p. M, when the proposed
amendment to section II Of the char
ter of the town of Abbeville, as set
forth in the proceedings OF the Town
Council of said town Of this date, shall
be submitted to the qualified electors of
said town for their approval or rejec-
ton.
Those voting for said proposed
amendment shall have written Or print
ed on their ballot the words "PrOposed
amendment to of the charter-For APP
proval )" Those voting against said
amendment shall have written or print
ed on their ballot the words Proposed
amendment to section one Of the Char
ter-Against Approval"
E. BOURNE, Mayor.
March, 2, 1889.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1889-03-16

Pellerin, Alexandra L 1924 acres, S ! sec q,
IL 9 e; 30 acres on Cow Island; state
tax 5 dolls S5cts, parish 9 dolls 75cts, poll
l dollar.
Trahan, Valentine jr, 14e acres, n by bayou
Queue Tortuc, 8 by John David; state
tax 2 dolls 25cts, parish 3 dolls 75cts, poll
dollar.
SEVENTH WARD.
Broussard. Albert 100 acres, II by Jos Hoff-
panir, S by CT Guidry; state tax s dolls
7Octs, parish II dolls 1Scts, poll l dollar.
Broussard, Louis Ernest l lot at Perry
Bridge, g by main st, by r Z OBryan;
state tax 15cts, parish 25cts, poll l dollar.
Campbell, Newton N 17S acres, sec 4s and
81, t IA s r3 e; 40 acres W portion of sec
81, t IA S rs e; state tax 6dols Gets, parish
10dols 15cts, poll l dollar.
Crawford, Alex 11S acres, n by Louis
Campbell. $ by VIM Morgan; state tax
dollar 29cts, parish 2 dolls 15cts.
Duval. John estate of As acres, Il by OneZ-
ime Luquette, $ by VIM Cade; state tax
1 dollar 2acts. parish 2 dolls 15cts.
Hebert. S agent for NJ Slater. 100 acres, n
by f Lacour, s by Aft Hebo-t: 10 acres, n
by JB Leblanc. s by Thomas S Winston,
state tax 3 dolls 6octs. parish 6 dollars.
Hebert, Napoleon 4" 4ageS. u by Pamela
Hebert, S by Loit Briggs. 3 ceres by
Pamela Hehert. tHi y tv Briggs: state
tax 2 dolls SGcts, parish 1o}s T1t55, noll
dollar.
HILBERT, JOS j IA asr-e, q by 58t1 A. hire.
eby MeauX; g. a"f.s, Ii y d
Meaux, W by ALT =: aef. at4bo a.: 5dols
S1cts, parish 5 coils 52cts. poi dollar.
Henerie, Samuel 20 acres, n by Adrien
Nunez, S by J b Mia state tax / Sc dolls,
parish 8 10, poll l 90.
Henderson, John &c 40 acres( BID S Winston
shy A Baudoin state l rs, parish 297p poll
poll / 90.
HOlowell, J w two lots at Perry Bridge I'D
by RIP O'Bryan state tax 40, parish 66,
poll 1 90.
Paul, Daniel (c) SO acres n by Fernest He
bert s by l. Briggs, 90 arpents, lot 2
sec. II +. 13 $, T. 3 e state tax 2.S9, par
ish 4.S2, poll 81.
Smith, j tcapt 100 n and s by Onez meh-
ten Q by bayou Vermilion state tax 2.10,
parish $50 poll 81.
Wells, Charles "a acres n by Moaton tract
Shy Mrs N Leblanc state So As parish
Los, poll 90.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1889-03-16

1t is doubtless interesting reading
for the numerous frothy journalists
who "went off half.cocked when
Governor Nichols appointed DR.. w.
G. Austin Quarantine Physician,
and swore by all the saints in the
calendar that il was an outrage and
a violent menace to the health Of the
country to remove" DR.. Ably, the
perusal Of the following resolution,
adopted unanimously by tie Sanitary
Council of the Mississippi Valley,
last Wednesday, at Montgomery.
Alabama:
"Resolved, That the Sanitary Coun.
ell of the Mississippi Valley learns
with pleasure Of the appointment
of DR.. w. G. Austin resident quar-
antine officer of the Mississippi
Station"
As this council is composed Of the
leading sanitarians of the country,
We suppose the men who did so much
kicking feel quite small just now,
and would dispose of their sanitary
knowledge at a small margin. In
this connection it must also be some.
what humiliating to these parties to
know that DR.. Aby's term of Office
expired about a year ago, and that
Governor Nichols displayed marked
magnauimity in retaining him in
office so long before appointing his
successor