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Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1891-01-22
ANOTHER BONE GRATING.
An Experiment. that is Intensely Full
of Interest to Science.

An Experiment that is Intensely Full
of Interest to Science.
Six weeks ago Sammie Badin fell at his
home in Germany and broke his right leg be-
low the knee. The bone was set and the
family emigrated to Pttsburg, Pa, On ar
irving there it was discovered that the broken
bone had decayed for space Of 61S inches
The boys parents would not permit am
phtation of the limb. but consented to have
bone grating tried. and the boy was re-
moved to Mercy Hospital. The operation
was performed by several surgeons Of promi-
hence. Two black and tan puppies about five
weeks old were procured. The lads condi-
Hon was excellent he had slept we'll and had
good appetite. He was not put under tho
influence OF drug, but sat up aud witnessed
the whole operation
One Of the dogs was used, the other being
reserved for a second resort. Ether wasad
ministered and the lower end of the hind leg
was amputated. The dogs bone was pinched
with forceps In about thirty pieces. These
were placed in the granulations OF the boys
leg. where 1t had surrendered the bone
The wound was then covered with spilled
silk and the leg dressed with antiseptic gauze.
The dog died from the effect of the ether
The physicians say that everything favors
succeGsful operation.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1891-01-22
ALABAMA STATE NEWS
cULLED FROM EVERY NOOK AND
CORNER.
News of Our Commonwealth Point
edly Photographed Cor Hasty
Readers.

THE Y. M. G. A. at Admission has q circu
lating library.
REV. J. D. GAINES, had his house burned
at Gainesville recently.
M. SABEI., a prominent and wealthy mer.
chant of Montgomery, is dead. He was 70
years Of age.
The safe of ]. c. Aiken g. Co., at Notasul
ga, was blown open last week, but q water
haul was made.
AT Admission the Murray & Stevenson foun.
dry was sold at administrators sale Saturday
for $4,000.
THE General Assembly win convene ON the
working days
The Norwegian bark, Axel, has just gotten
into Mobile harbor from a severe and damag-
ing gale on the Gulf.
FARMERS are getting their plows sharp.
erred and stocks repaired preparatory to be-
| gin breaking up the soil.
THERE'S project ON foot to build an cleo
trio railroad between Admission and Pied
| mont, and it is believed that the opening up
| of spring will witness the commencement Of
| the work on it.
DR., TURNEY, who choked his wife to death
| at Falkville few weeks ago, was tried at
! Somerville last Wednesday, The jury ad
| justed him a lunatic and sentenced him to the
hospital for the insane at Tuscaloosa.
| UNIoNTowN expects to receive 20, 900 bales
| OF cotton this season, more than ever before
THE supply Of coal in Greensboro ia very
short. 1t has been difficult matter to get
any for some time past
| The Florence Land Sale Company, which
| conducted a land sale last fall, but failed to
make it pay, has assigned for the benefit of
its creditors.
AT Fort Payne the Journal Publishing
uQ nj zad wit full
| corps of editors and directors. e. A. Nc
Han is the president and general man.
ager
| Mr.. VIM GRAY, president Of the Talla,
| poosa county bank, who has been residing in
| Birmingham for some time, has returned 10
| Dadevile and gone into the mercantile bust
| ness again.
the Fort Payne rolling mill will be held In
that city on January Goth, beginning at 10
| o'clock. The stockholders will elect board
of directors to serve for the ensuing year.
| Mr. J. S. PETIT, of Perry county, presi
dent Of the Fourth District Farmers Alliances
| while on his way to Selma last Saturday,
| was thrown from his road cart by his horse
taking fright and sustained serious injury,
having a rib broken ON one side and one frac
| tured on the other.
LA GRIPPE is curling them up in Tuske-
gee. W
THE Shelby rolling mill has shut down on
account of the scarcity of coal
EARLY this spring tho Bank of Opelika will
rect a handsome new bank on South Cham
oers street.
AT recent county Alliance meeting near
Jentreville, the Ocola platform was adopted
without dissenting vote.
In the neighborhood of Centreville the
exodus of farm laborers to the public works
nnar nat q nj
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1891-01-22
800 KNIGHT TEMPLARS
VOLUNTEER A SACRIFICE TO
SAVE A BROTHER.
They Will Give Up Their Own Flesh
and Skin-One Hundred Men
selected for 1t.

An arrangement is now being made In
Chicago by which about 100 Masons will suf.
fer some torture and no little inconvenience
for the benefit of an unfortunate comrade
Among the members of the st. Barnard com
mandry,. knights Tempar, of Chicago, Ill.
Is one John Oscar Dickinson, a man of mid
die age, who has been connected with the
order for many years. and who has, at diff.
ferent times, held high positions in the com.
mandry.
About eighteen months ago a cancerous
growth made its appearance on his right
thigh and hip. It troubled him a great deal,
and in a short time it became so painful that
an operation was considered necessary The
operation required that portion of the skin
and flesh should be cut away with the can
Ger, SO much, in fact, as to render it impos-
sible for the exposed edges of the skin to unite
and for . complete surface covering by
natural growth. Several attempts were made
to graft pieces OF goat upon the exposed flesh,
but all proved futile, and the physicians gave
up hoping for his recovery.
Several days ago the members Of St. Ber-
nard commandry sent delegation to the at
tending physicians to see IL something could
not be done to save the poor mans life. The
doctor hesitated little, but finally told them
man skin there would be no doubt of COM
plete cure. The members Of the commandry
glanced at one another instinctively as il to
read in one anorher's faces the impulse of the
moment.
Finally, without further consideration.
they turned to the doctor and told him that
whenever he ordered it men would be ready
to give up to his knife all the skin required to
make whole their sick comrade. They then
left and a special meeting of the commandry
was called, at which the case was stated and
a few volunteers asked for. The whole com
mandry. composed Of almost 800 members,
rose to a man and offered to grant the neces-
sary cuticle. The physician said 800 men
would be too many, and so 100 men were
selected.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1891-01-22

Some stir has recently been caused
In Scotch educational circles by pro-
posal to try to enliven the deadly dull.
ness Of the ancient languages by in
Producing system Of conversational
instruction. Professor Blackie has
plunged into the subject with his usu.
a nerve, and Enthusiastically offers
70 write suitable handbook Of dia-
logues If 100 teachers will promise to
use it. The professor has for some
g.. ''''rlged in oral instruction Of
his puplis in Greek.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1891-01-22
Pensions Granted.

Arkansas-Increase: VIM 0 Stevens Eu.
reka Springs. Original widow Lucy, widow
of Samuel Peyton, Little Rock. Mexican sur
viver Jas Sewell, Roseville
Acknowledgment widow. etc.. Minors Of
VIM Fl Rudd, HoSes Bluff. Mexican widow /;
Mary T. widow of Patrick II Mallory, Mo
ollie. Original: Sterling Jones. Hillsborough
Fiorida-O Original widow: Elmira, widow
Of Herman A Vogebach, Melrose.
Missfssippi--Original invalid Cornweu
Kerber, Vicksburg, and James Holloway,
Hickory Plains.
Increase: VIM 8 Powell Pella. Reissue
and increase Asa W Martin, YOUNGSTOWN.
Original widows. etc.: Minors of VIM 81
Rudd, Alvord. Original Larence Birming.
ham, NAVY Galveston. Increase /: John
Stzman, Linden. Original widows etc. !:
JarahJ J, widow of Thos Wyatt, Corsicana.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1891-01-22
The New Cure.

The first application of the Koch lymph in
Chicago, was performed the other day at the
Chicago Polytechnic in the case Of well de.
veloped lupus. The patient was Augusta
desse, German girl 10 years old. She had
oeen sufferer from tuberculosis for years
Ind has for some time beerf under treatment
1t the Polytechnic hospital The operating
mrgcon was Dr. +. D. Owley, just returned
from Berlin. The operation, deftly per-
formed. was over before the attending surg
sons hardly knew it,
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1891-01-22

Chief Forest Master Kessler lately
declared in Berlin that the present rate
Of forest destruction would exhaust
the good sized timber Of the United
States In 40 years. At the present
time forest covers only II per cont. Of
the Omitted States, while 26 per cent.
of the German Empire 10 so covered.
The great waste means not only loss of
wealth, but deterioration Of climatic
conditions and fertility of the soil.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1891-01-22
Thirty years ago Denver. Co

Thirty years ago Denver, Col, con.
sisted OF miners camp and one
saloon; now it is talking about the
dine in the near future when it WILDE
bigger city than Chicago. 1t covers
an area Of fifteen miles square, or 225
square miles, and has population Of
nearly $50, 900. It has an unusually
large number Of splendid buildings,
and its prosperity is Of the most solid
character Its citizens point to the
fact that many Eastern capitalists are
making permanent Investments in 1t a.
evidsnce that it's growth is not Of .
mushroom character.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1891-01-22


- population Of England is very
largely r. cities, as may be expected
4Fom a. enormous manufacturing in.
dusfriee. But Il sounds rather strange
y e p told, acknowledges the Bos-
ton Cultvafor, that the rural or agri-
cultural England is very sparsely
populated. Yet this appears to be the
faot. Enormous tracts Of fertile land
are held for game preserves and in
forest, and support comparatively few
people. When these acres are made
available for cultivation the farm pro-
1ucts and farm population Of England
vii largely increase.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1891-01-22
AWFUL CONFESSION.

A Bride, on Her Honeymoon, Helps
to Murder Her Husband.
Mrs. Frank l.. Calkins and DR.. Frank J.
Hendrix are in Jail at Goshen, Ind. charged
with numbering Edward Calkins last April
by pushing him overheard from boat
Calkins was at one time editor OF the Labor
Signal, the organ of the knights OF Labor
and had been married to the woman only
three days
She confessed that she and Hendrix planned
the boat ride purposely to get rid Of her hus
band. and that Hendrix gave her husband
drugged liquor before they started and pushed
him overheard. Hendrix was to get one half
OF her husbands property.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1891-01-22

The feat of carrying the mails from
New York 70 London in seven days
h. just been performed, and already
thers i talk Of reducing the time to
~ days. People will not be satisfied,
however, believes the Chicago Herald,
until pneumatic tube is laid across
The Atlantic which viii carry the mail
bags from one continent 10 the other
In an hour or two.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1891-01-22

Japan excels in acrobats and Hin
dostan in beast tanners, but China
stands unrivalled for sleight-of-hand
trioksters of the mysterious and in
hensible kind. The magicians
of the N'lowery Kingdom seem to
horm special guild and transmit
their Trade secrets from generation to
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1891-01-22

Arrangements have been made for regular
lervice Of steamers between Chattanooga and
st. Louis, the result Of the opening OF the
Mussell shoals The first steamer, the prop
erty Of the Tennessee River Transportation
Company, leaves Chattanooga on the Goth OF
the present month for Riverton, Ala, below
Mussell shoals, where transfer is made with
ne st. Louis and Tennessee Packet Line,
nhich will regularly 60 between the two
citisG
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1891-01-22

There is'no truth in the alleged do
struction Of the Pyramids for building
material. The real facts are that the
loose stones accumulated at the base
are being removed to lay base the low
est courses and display the Pyramids
to greater Advantage.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1891-01-22

The German army is so badly pro-
vided with officers that the Emperor
has issued an ordinance by which the
number will be increased during the
next few years and the term of in
struction in the military academies
will be shortened.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1891-01-22

Wyoming is fast coming forward
where she can claim standing III the
front rank of the dairy producing dis
Stricts of this continent, announces the
American Dailyman.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1891-01-22

The tax commission proves that the
City Of Berlin has now 200 million
aires in its population, being 81 more
than at the beginning of the present
year and so more than in 1880.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1891-01-22

A telegram from Glasgow says; There +
little or no change in the aspect of the great
Scotch railroad strike
The provost of Edinburgh has received
delegation from the striking railway em-
ployes and after listening to their version OF
the strike had conference with the railroad
officials to hear the other side of the story.
The provost is doing his utmost to bring
about settlement Of the strike.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1891-01-22
Postal Appointments.

The following postal appointments were
made on Tuesday
Alabama--D. E. Pratt, Alamuchee, Sum
tac county r. N. aMagill, at BrooKwood,
Tuscaloosa county A; 1, Latham at Cordint'
Jackson county ] Bice, at Strawberry
field, Sumter county.
Louisana-E. Bishop, at Longstreet, De
Sofa parrish j. Carter at Wattsville, VIM
parish.
Mississippi = Mary Cockham, at Gru6
Springs, Monroe county j. A. Gillispie, d
Yeager's. Adams county
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1891-01-22

A telegram from Glasgs W says: There il
iStle or no change in the a,psct Of the great
Scotch railroad strike.
The provost of Edinburgh has received
delegation from the striking railway en-
ooyes, and after listening to their version of
she strike had u conference with the railroad
officials to hear the other side of the story.
The provost Is doing his utmost to bring
hout a settlement of the strike.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1891-01-22
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS
CURRENT EVENTS OF THE DAY
EPITOMIZED.
A Concise Review for the Week of
Doings from all Over the
World.

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IHE secretary Oh war mas appoinueo Zen
u Field 70 the place made vacant IN the war
records onice by the recent death OF Zen
Gadmus M. wilcox, OF Alabama. Gen.
fleid was Ill Lees army
h. G.. DUNN & Co., In their weekly review
of trade. report money markets throughout
more favorable. The weeks failures were
S75, against 1884 for the same time last year.
THE president has nominated William A.
RUSSELL Of Massachusetts,; Lambert Tree, Of
Illinois, and Nathan G. Hill, Of Colorado, to
be commissioners to consider the establish
ment OF an international CON or coins, as re-
commended by the INTERNATIONAL American
All Ayncnourg, va, = Ihirteeh-year-oiu
poy naineu nuinvaR was Kiiieu ny toucnihR
i've electric wire.
MISS ANNIE fARNELL, sister OF me IRISH
paurioo mas pupnsneo ietter ON the Irish
ntuation.
AT Manchester, N. H., A. 8. Colyar, Jr.,
bharged with false appropriation OF money,
las been declared insane.
THE steamers Britannia and Bear collided in
the Firth of Froth. Both sank and thirteen
men were drowned Others were saved.
Tan immensa saw mill Of the Lewis q
Sernel Tmmber comnanv near Norfolk. Va
burned the other day' Il was the largest mill
in Virginia. The loss will exceed $500 900
covered nv insurance
In the courts NJ Mississipni the railroad
commission has secured a tuarment Of rs 600
soainst the A1shams and 'Vicksbmro RAILROAD
for failing to post bulletins Of the arrival
and departure of trains.
ur.vy ga,es arc raoor,ao along Tho co.ss
of Maine.
H,nu Xsv.s d.r,.o cod ,wborve. .ra .d,,.,..
inc nronartv At Faii River Mas
''s popoly a. : an i,,ve'' MSS
and organi1sd vast so . ~ Tonsh. n'''
H. p".-:.s 80 - :.
~ ~ th ne M,. peg seaie[ies contr0yersy
up IN the united States Court az washing
HE friendly Indians at FINE Hld9e, oD1ect
70 ene nostlies being allowed 70 enter the
agency again.
THE Supreme Court of Nebraska has recog
nized Boyd as Governor, and advise the 81.
Governor to submit
SPAIN fears the United States will seixs
Cuba in COMPENSATION for lhe burning Of tbe
property Of American missionaries in the
caroline Islands by the Spanish, for which
secretary Blaine has demanded pay.
A CHATTANOOGA dispatch saws. Declare
lions were filed here in the circuit court to
day by Rev. j. j. Marker and Rev. ]. J,
sampson. Methodist ministers, against Rev
l. T. Carter, editor OF the Methodist Advo
cdUe, ana one OF tue leaulng SplrltS Oh MetnOO
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1891-01-22

DR.. Nathan D. Bussey, one Of the most
prominent manufacturers and capitalists OF
Columbus, Ga, died at Lithia Springs, Va,
Saturday night. He was prominent In the
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1891-01-22

It ID said that Australia lie now lead
ing the civilized world. They have
adopted the eight-hour law, settled
the railroad problem, and have secured
an honest ballot, and the world is
looking to Australia for new ideas in
reforms. Who, asks the Western Re-
corder, would have thought Of it.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1891-01-22
A Georgia Capitalist Dead.

DR.. Nathan D. Bussey, one Of the most
prominent manufacturers and capitalists OF
Columbus, Ca, died at Lithia Springs, Va.
Saturday night. He was prominent in the
development Of Southern resources.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1891-01-22

An English company has made q
proposal to the Legislature Of the ISL
and Of Nassau to lay cable to the
coast Of Florida If an annual subsidy
l. granted it.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1891-01-22

The Statistical Institute of Rome
announces that sixty-three per cent. of
all Italians are unable to read or
write.
Morning journal and courier., 1891-04-27
SOME SPARKLING FACTS.

The 'sendowmentn societies in Massachu- setts are receiving some of the attention to which they are entitled. The insurance commissioner finds that the fifty -one con- panies authorized to do business in the State collected for expenses last year 1,2S7, ,S24, and paid out in benefits $464,- 791. At that rate, it will cost $40, 900. 900 to pay the s52, ,9S0, ,195 benefit certificates outstanding. Out of s193, ,09O, 900 which the benefciaries are to pay in to the en- dowment corporations, they will get back $53, 3,000,0 ,000, and the philanthropic pro motors will pocket s140,000,00O. These concerns collected from the people of the State last year &, ,651, ,g16 and had on hand January little over $9OO,0OO This is taken out of the savings of the poor people mostly and withdrawn from trade, and these ifty-one companies reported are not one-ffth of the total number of so- called en- dowment and investment concerns that are operating in the state. These are rather startling facts, and the Springfield Union feels moved to remark concerning them: On the same scale all the concerns must be holding from four to five millions of money, collected mainly from the work ing people of the State. Is it any wonder that the savings banks deposits have fallen off! Is it strange that business men com plain that it is hard to collect their bills and that trade in the necessaries of life is dull9 These lotteries are robbing the peo. | pie of the State at tremendous rate and | for the common good the legislature should root them out and put an end to the evil as soon as possible.
 This is good doctrine for Connecticut as | we'll as for Massachusetts.
Morning journal and courier., 1891-04-27
A UNIQUE CASE.

Justice is often slow, but it sometimes gets there, so to speak. For instance: A married woman at or near Nebraska City became the possessor of certain valuable real estate. Shortly afterward she died, leaving son and daughter, to whom the land would pass according to law, but the husband of the deceased woman murdered the daughter in cold blood for the purpose of securing her title to the property, which by the laws of Nebraska would go to him at her death. He was ar rested for the crime, and, to pro- cure legal talent for his defense, convey ed to the lawyers his interest in the claim. In due time he was convicted oi the murder and ultimately lynched by an impatient community. At this time, the attorneys to whom the property had been deeded endeavored to make good their claim to the land, but were met by serious opposition, the Supreme court deciding finally that title does not pass to a mur. derer who kills the owner of land for the purpose of acquiring its possession, and that therefore the lawyers who defended him had no just claim upon the property ceded to them by the man who had beer lynched.
 This is good sense, and we hope it ii good law. It would hardly do to encour age murder by any other decision
Morning journal and courier., 1891-04-27
MORNING, APRIL 27, 1891.

an imperial commissioner with assistants representative of active German manufac- turing interests. These resolutions were laid before Chancellor von Capriyi by a special committee.
 Judge Ferguson of the Circuit court of Kentucky explained the law of libel in that State to jury the other day. Ac- cording to Judge Ferguson, it is not libel ous to print the truth about any one, nor can civil action lie, no matter what the motive was in printing this truthful tale. If newspaper lies about an individual in tentionally or inadvertently or through transformation, then it is iabel to the ex- act extent to which its published falsehood has injured the person hbeled. The ques- ton of motive does not enter into the esti- mate of damages; 8 malicious libel is no worse than an unintentional one in this respect. Malicious libel may be punished under the criminal statutes, but as Judge Ferguson puts it, in any civil case, i'the jury must avoid the assessment of any amount of money for the purpose of pun ishing the defendant" and must ignore ''all inference and supposition of malice on the part of the defendant"