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The Columbus journal., 1892-07-13
Does ~l)ehOrninG Pay.

What good is there in d~eaornine
any way? l speak from experience
and these mules are pleasant to
handle and are not dangerous ]
have a registered Jersey bull that
attempted to butt one of my little
chaps the other evening; now il no
had had his horns away would have
gone my little babe.
Dehorned when little. all my family
20 among my red mules aud de-
horned Jerseys without any risk. !
feed my mules. hogs and horses green
or dry feed in an open lot and all eat
together: eve the young mules eat
too and none Of them bother the
other bulls. Anyone can't do horned
cattle that way. Safety first of all
worth hundreds of dollars.
Feed under shelter in large trough
II feet long: when there is a partl-
toned hou = l2x2O feet l have seen
as high as eighteen head eating on
some cold days at M time. Saves
feed; saves room; " time; can
feed the eighteen nearly as quick ~
four if you had to scatter the feed out
in q lot see?
Milking. oh how pleasant it 10 for
wife. daughter and baby to all 20 In
the milk stall with safety. Besides
they fatten 50 much faster when not
gored and trampled about When
you 60 to ship-three more 70 the
car-three freight free; get them to
destination in much better fix. not
bruised and hurt like horned cattle.
Saving; we'll yes l should say so
ID that all? Well. no We are told
that they do not shrink like the ones
that are gored and bruised 90 bad.
hence q dollar more per head. or $24
per car. Boys and children can
handle the bulls with safety; while II
horned many times it is dangerous
for mon.
II / had hundreds I would dehOrn
until ! could breed them of. No So
cret in it; any man can do 1t; II grown
or horned cattle. take q fine tooth
saw. throw down and hold and saw
OF just as close as you can; keep Oh
the flies That 10 all there is of it
Better still; dehorn the calves when
small-one. two or three months old.
How? Take q sharp jack knife. cut
the little horn OF just as close Is you
eau then burn or SINCE with red hot
iron and the work is done. q good job
and no tools We are told that caus.
tic will not do it. that l have not
tried and cannot say.
But the others l have done time
and again. and seen v~eterinaries do
it and I zee no difference in them
and myself only they had q handle
to the name and I did not II I could
be called Colonel then my plan would
taxa because it is cheap and practi.
cal; but such is life. Take notice.
money saved il money made. Who
wants money? Let dehorning get on
a regular boom Anna Saul in the
Texas Stockman.
The Columbus journal., 1892-07-13

we'll as diminished resistance to moving
power at all speeds in all water, and
result in shortening the average time
of making sea voyages"
Mr.. Winans further believed in
the great profit that comes with
shorter voyages, both from freight and
passengers His prophetic views have
long bee" proven true by t e whale.
back making the success he expected
with his metallic cigar.
The Columbus journal., 1892-07-13
The Ram.

The purchasing and the use OF first
class rams cannot DO too highly &C.
commended. Many Aockmasters make
. small income on wool when they
might have made . much larger one
had they been moro particular and
liberal In purchasing good rama Tho
difference In tho . Of good or poor
rama . wool-gr0Wer declares makes
wool-groving either . losing or .
profitable businsss; for it takes 10
more to keep . sheep that viii shear
The Columbus journal., 1892-07-13
ROSS WINANS' SHIPS.
THE LEClTIMATE PARENT OF
THE WHALEBACK.

TWO Views Of the Ship that Wa Stop
ped on Account Of the Civil War
Success Of the Whalebsck Rights
Mr.. Winans.
The Columbus journal., 1892-07-13

A German has invented On incandes
cent lamp apparatus for showing the
interior Of boilers while under steam.
The Columbus journal., 1892-07-13

India, with IN area of !, 1000. 900 square
kilometers and = population according
to the census of 1891, Of 275, 000. 600.
possesses but 81. 900 kilometers of rail-
roads. The greater part Of the mate
rails for the roads came from England.
only the cast-iron sleepen and
wrought-iron fastenings have been in
great part produced in India India
imported in 1890 iron and steel, chiefly
railroad materials, to the value Of $l3.-
100 0OO
The Columbus journal., 1892-07-13
CURE

e5ek assdscho and relieve an The tEoah1e0 nj
dent to Q bilious state Of the SUSTAIN. such -
NauDsa, DroWsinasG. Distress aft0
eaaing. Pain In IL Side. 10 Whils their mooo
IomaSkahlo success has bean shown 1no1z1nR :.
The Columbus journal., 1892-07-13

- uAA1 ANS
extraordinary.
ut astonished me not a little that
there should be such an opera
ton room in such q house, until
I remembered that DR.. Langner, as the
district physician, had to carry out the
post mortem examinations for the cir
cult. and that in the small provincial
town no other room was available for
such a purpose. felt too miserable,
however, to think anything more about
it. But ] soon noticed, after another
vain effort to free myself, that I was
not alone n the room, for 1 heard the
rushing of paper. and then some one
sid In quiet, measured tones:
"sYes, Langner, 1 rm quite convinced
that this man is particularly suited for
the carrying out OF my highly impor-
tant experiment. How long have Ibeen
wishing to make the attempt-at last,
tonight. / shall be able to produce the
the proof of. my theory
THAT would indeed be q high tri-
umph of human Skill" Iheard a second
voice reply; but consider, dear doctor.
If that man were to expire under our
hands-what them
sImpossible'! was the quick reply.
1t is bound to succeed, and even if it
did not lie will die a glorious death in
the interests of science; while, if we
were to let him go, he would sooner or
later tall into the hands of the hang
man.
SCI could not even see the two men,
yet their conversation was, doubtless.
shout me; and, hearing it. l shuddered
from head to foot. They were pro-
posing some dangerous operation on
ne. not for my benedt. but in the in
terests of medical science!
s.At a1y rate. I thought. they won't
undertahe such . thing without my
oneeioa; and what after all. was
f1oir inteption7 It pnst be something
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1892-01-21
LOVE or TIE nREImRrN

'peruit me again to remind you Of wha,
Is in my Judgment too generally neglected.
the duty Of loving those who love the Lord
Jesus Christ. of blessing God for all the
good that others do, and cultivating union,
harmony, and love, among all Christian
people, which is more than burnt offerings
and sacrifices. This Ia not what pride or
bgotry may call It. coaXing or flattcring
Others to be- of our persuasion: It Il obeying
the gospel II is following the example of the
apostles, and doing more to promote religion
than thousand arguments, or an age Of
contention. To love those who love the
Saviour, and because they love Him. Is the
best evidence that we are Ills. In speak ny II
other Christians YOU cannot bc too cautious
not To br uncharitable, or injure rclLio
What we can say with truth and scasonably
say in their praise will generally have good
eject. To speak Of their faults seldom does
any good, and has almost always some good
effect upon ourselves or Others Let us not
boastingly compare ourselves with others,
but think much of our own faults. II other
Christians are sometimes unhappily high
minded, divided, let Us not be- high minded,
but fear;' let us pray to God To unite and
bless thtm, and let us take heed tu ourselves
to avoid the folly ot needless contention
lBishop GrlswOld.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1892-01-21
TEMPERANCE NEWS AND NOTES.


or the new Mayors of England thirty
seven are total abstalners.
Chicago has now II college 10 educate
brewers In all branches of their trade.
Chicago has GOO licensed saloons ani over
5000 that pay the United States internal
revenue tai
In proportion to population exactly three
times as much spirits are drunk in Scotland
as IN England.
In every community there Is "A moderate
drnker whose real business is 10 help the
devil 30 make drunkards.
A train load of beer, consisting of 100 bar
rels, equaling 2O6, $50 glasses Of beer, started
recently from Milwaukee To san Francisco
A man in Maine is defending suit
brought by woman who attributes domes.
tic trouble 10 the cider he sold to her hus-
band.
Mr.. and Mrs. W Jennings Demorest have
given away $50, 900 worth OF medals to the
young participants in the oratorcal contests
held under the auspices Of w. {. 4. u.
Grand temperance work Is being done in
the English Navy through the efforts of Miss
Agnes Weston and others. On some ships
ten per cent. of the ships company are on
rolled as total abstainers Remembering
the sailors proverbial fondness for "grog"
this Is certainly encouraging,
In the London district, occupied by the
poorest of the poor there are eighty-one sa-
looms or public houses AS they are called
there, TO supply II, 900 patrons--or one for
every 1876 persons. More than $50 900 a year
is spent In drink by these II, 900 persons
whose poverty is Of the direst kind.
The Deer Park sanitarium, private
asylum for inebriates, was opened In Tor.
onto, Canada, in November. Its founders
propose TO surround patient with Christian
influence and send him out not only cured
of his appetite for alcohol and other mar
cotics, but thorough Christian man.
As u temperance advocate Lady Henry
Somerset has recently been we'll described
by the Echo ian English paper In these
terms: "Calm, cultured to her finger tips,
remorselessly logical and gifted with very
beautiful, yet stately, outward personality,
she holds tho most critical audiences en-
thraled as soon as she starts TO speak. But
there is something about her more than out
ward attraction, which one must tor want
Of better term, call her spirituality"
THE American Bell Telephone Company
has 50 forwarded its experiments in tho
telephone field that it has perfected a tele.
phone by which whispers can be transmitted
BOO miles with perfect distinotness.
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'ICANNor yrrt. SAVED"

"Whosooycr helievcth that Jesus IL the
Christ /. born Of God."-I John V. I.
Martin Luther, in one of his conflicts with
the devil, was asked 10y the arch-cncmy f he
felt his sins forgiven. mo-" said the great
retormer, 81 don't feel that they are for
given, but | know they are, because God
SAYS so in His Word Paul did not say.
Believe ON the Lord Jesus Christ. and thou
shalt feel saycd;' but, "Brcve on the
Lord Jesus Christ. and thou shalt be snvcd.'
No one can feel that hi, sins are forgiven.
ASK that mnu whose death was paid los his
brother DO you feel thet your debt T.,
paidy' "No," is the reply, II don't feel
that It Is paid; | know from tins
receipt that 1t j. paid. and feel happy he.
cause know It il paid 50 with YOU dear
reader You must first believe Ia God 5
love to you ns revealed at the Cross of Cal
vary, aud then you will feel happy, because
you shall know that YOU are saved.
A dear old Christian, on hearing persons
speaking of their feelings, used To say,
" Feelings! feelings! Don't bother yourself
about your feelings. ! just stick to the old
truth that Christ died for me, aud lie Is my
surety right ON 10 eternity, and I'll stick to
that like a limpct 10 the rock"
- BE my feelings what they will,
: a., JnSus l. nv saviour still,r
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1892-01-21
ALCOHOLIC INSANITY IN r,pts

At the police station the quietly disnosoj
are sorted out and separated from the violent
criminals. In the morning the latter are
brought up for examination by the chief
medical officer Of tho Prefecture of Police
who does his best 10 ascertain whether he
mas 70 90 with lunatics or malefactors. Tho
eminent man who has filled this most FOR
many years is DR.. Paul GARNER. and be IL
was who kindly consented 10 suspend. in my
favor, the rule which excludes from his OK.
aiming room all persons who are not mem
bers of the staff. This small low -ceilinred
room has witnessed many dramas. for he
tween us narrow walls are conducted nightly
the malefactors who the Paris police have
caught in the meshcs of their net They en-
ter, held by each shoulder. between two
warders. In their eyes one reads tue terror
of an animal caught in trap. They nrr
aware that here are the cross roads ,yhorn
their fate is 10 be decided. on the right the
madhouse, on tho loft the convict prison.
And all, whether mad or only fcignini- mad.
ness, take refuge in incoherent or outrageous 4
language, in stupor or commissions.
Closely observant, taking notes, or draw
Ing up reports, DIR. GARNER sits behind his
table Sad indeed is tie conclusion arrived
nt by his medical experience His figures
prove that during the last sixteen wears
from 1910 to 1883 lunncy has increased IN
Paris In proportion % thirty per cent.
This increase is due 20 the fact that two
morbid types, general paralysis anl alcn-
holic insanity, are spreading to an alarming
extent. The progress of alcoholic insanity
has been so rapid that the evil is now twice
ms prevalent as IL was fifteen years ago. Al.
most third Of the luuacy eases observed
at the Denot lutirmnry are due to this dis
ense, and every day It declares itself more
violently and with a more marked homicidal
tendency. The accomplcc of two-thirds ot
the crimes committed upon whom the crim-
inals themselves throw the responsibility Of
their evil deeds, and whom the polio, never
succeed in discovering, exists That nc.
Complicc is alcohol II visit, upon the child
the sins of the father and cngcndcrs IN ths
following generation humicid9l instincts.
During the last ten years the criminal type
has entered ON n new phase Before that
date the ASSASSIN wnS generally "A man in
the vigor and strength oi his manhood. a.
had tasted life In all its forms Such were
Tropmann, Prado, Eyraul. rran2ini. Now.
ndnys it is the youth of barely twenty who
murders. The jurymen hesitate 90 condemn
him ON account OF his youth, although they
are horrillei at hts cold-bioodcd ferocity aud
nt the absence OF moral sense which be dis
plays. -Fortnghtly Review.
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RELIGIOUS READING.
HOLD MY HAND.

hVLb MI HAND
Hold thou my hand, q Father
Hold thou my hand. pray,
When shadows fall about mo
And hide the beaten way.
When clouds hang low and heavy,
And storms Of doubt assail,
blndly gropc and faltor,
My strength of none avail
/ cannot tread unguided
The upward leading road;
cannot bear unaided
The burden OF the load
seek 10 journey onward
think TO bravely stand,
But unawares | stumble
o Father, hold my handi
Hold thou my hand securely
When sorrows dim my sight
And hide from me the beauty
And sweetness of thu light.
NV heart will make no murmuI
Wbate'er may come, know,
thou viii lead me, Father,
Wherever | may go
Northwestern Christian ACk.catc
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Brown Associas, : udges.
In the case OF Henry Kern ys w

stranger, and invited him To ride. As he
approached him, lie said to himself, II
wonder what the man Is shrinking about. and
what subject Of conversation he will intro
huce Surely it will be one of three things
he weather the crops, or the coming cleo
ton II was neither His mind was on
greater theme. iii, first words after the
usual sautations were, "llOw's salvation
down In your country The question
startled the gentleman little 10y its direct
ness, but II showed where the others heart
aud hopes were, and led To n long and profit.
able conversation Of heavenly things. How
much might be accomplished 10y each of us II
our hearts were warm and glowing with love
10 Christ, and our minds on the alert to I'M.
prove every opportunity that God sets be-
fore us. We are forever discussing the qucs-
ton how to reach the unCuuNCrtcd. We
spend large sums of money Tor preaching
aud singing. We employ cyangests aud
hold special meetings, and yet greater than
all these combined Is the power Of Chris
tian conversation. \ dozen consistent men
and women who would go out into the com
munity and talk for Jesus Christ could do
more for il than the best evangelist in the
land. There l. no community that cannot
be aroused to an interest in any worthy sub
ect by the persistent efforts Of few men,
VIII you be one '.-l Golden Rule
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A great many people claim that bccr IL
very nourishing. Some say they could not
live without it. These assertions are simply
nonsensicnl, because n glass of beer con.
tains hut very little nourishmcnt. Has any
one ever proved the contrary We huv,
never known person 10 he strengthened ot
benefited by IL. hut, ahi how many unfor
tuunto souls have been lost TO God by u,
dcmornlzug influence How many home,
has it blnstedy How many prisons. .retormator
les asylums, ETC. has IL filed How many per
sons has II taken TO an early gravey How
many mothers hearts has It broken' These
are some of the questions that those who
claim that boar is nourishiny should ask
themselves.
The drunkar I end is sal one. ou'
which "'~'e 'al.al strongly 10 every mar
..lJDurgh, Sundayat cart the honor o
: bU,s t.D,, .n, "cI,"IS y. thoi.' Soun'ry =
Sacred Heart Review.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1892-01-21
TEMPERANCE.


saxony has made drunkenness n cy;,,e
This has been done ON the advice OF the bsst
physicians In the land. who scout the idea oS
dipsomania, and declare that men get drinl
not because they are crazy, but because tbev
are vicious, and should be restraiped. Thers
Ea goon ueal 20 be said in support of this
position. inebriate asylums are all right Tor
some purposes but for certain other pur
adjunct 'u'''e
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1892-01-21
WHAT DRINK DOES.

The attention OF Agent Sweeny, OF Tn,
Anti-Cruelty Society of Pittsburg, WA
called one morning recently to sal and dis
tressng case OF poverty, cruelty and neglect
A little tumbledown house located on Jones
avenue was occupied by two families and %
boarder. OF these there were man Lnd
his wife and two li.tle children, both girls
aged respectively four and six years. The
others were u widow her son and another
man. The officers say that when they en-
tered the building such sight of misery
they never witnessed. The interior wa
literally reeking with vermin and filth, while
the stencil was such that the officers were
sickened. The nelghbors state tlat the oc
cupants spend their whole time in drinking,
neglecting. abusing and starving the little
children, who were compelled daily to 90 out
barefooted, bare-headed, in an almost en-
tirely nude condition, to beg for sufficient
food 10 keep body and soul together. When
the mother aud her babes were brought 10
the station house she was, with the eXcep.
tion of an old and filthy calico wrapper, en-
tirely devoid OF clothing, the children were
even in a much sadder plight the youngest,
especially, being IN "A sorely afflicted con-
1ition. It's little back was one mass of sore,
aud scabs. while from sheer neglect and
starvation its little body had dwinGled down
10 that of a living skeleton. The younger
:hild is in such a condition that IL cannot
possible live.
What horrible state OF affairs And
still 1t is an everyday occurrence in our
hrse cities
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1892-01-21

-" BE my feelings what they vii
a., Jnsus l. my Saviour still,v
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THE MENTAL EFFECTS or ALCOHOL.

DIR. Norman Kerr, the famous temperance
physician of London testifies as follows 10
the mental effects of alcohol; "fhe reason J
have insisted SO strongly on the physical
part OF the question is that. in making OBJ
servations on dead bodies, have constantly
found in the skulls OF those who drank GER
tain conditions Now the brain Is set oi
thinking cells, set in tough framework OF
tissue. All goes well as long as these two
kinds OF tissue, the outward envelope and
the inward contents, are in proper proper
ton 10 each other, and 10 the size OF the
skull. Alcohol, however, has the effect oi
thickening the binding and connecting tis
sues thereby diminishing tho space allotted
10 the thinking cells, so that they shrink anc
become unable to do their work. Thus, II
you come from port wine, or champagne,
or, still worse IA beer-drinRlng ancestry, yov
do not possess the conditions OF brain which
God intended you TO have, and the resul
cannot be modified at once, though In cours'
OF time IL may be done. do not care II
what shape spirits are used. the elect is TIT
eame."
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-08-30
FAps AND FANCIEs. >

aIid.soasoa Notes Of Dhinty Fashionable
Attire.
Tho Stocking sachee' is the latest in
the list Of scented toilet accessories. II
is quite large silk bag, lined with
quilted satin aud having the odorous
powder scattered with liberal hand be-
tween the lining and the silk. IT is
hung in the wardrobe and receives the
stockings as they come up from the
wash and before they have gone TO the
member.
Laces that are rather coarse IN elect,
indeed those that look almost Ike en-
broidery, arc fancied on cotton gowns
for shoulder capea, cuff, panels and foot
trimmings. The finer laces, those that
so admirably make jabots and frills, are
only liked for gowns that arc counted
somewhat elaborate or are intended tor
evening wear.
For ruchings Of silk, which act as a
foot frill upon the summer gowns, eau
de nil and rose pink y an exquisite
combination. The effect is very pretty
when worn at the bottom OF o black
grenadine.
Gold and silver shoe buttons are one
Of the extrayagances Of the summer
belle. They are put onwith patent
fastener, and can be easily made to do
duty on several pairs Of shoes.
Triple rufles are around the upper
part Of sleeves Of wool gowns, giving q
fuller effect from armhole TO elbow than
the Russian over sleeve.
spangled net wells have come to the
fore again, and are particularly becom-
ing, but most trying to the eyesight.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-08-30
THlEsI AGE no MARRY.

80. - - - T,,......A. "a
y Depena al Lhrsssy on she Parents -
aaaraians sossaS
There can never be any definite PERI
cd set when men and women should
marry - L t,enends largely ON circum-
-. -. 4, z !. an.
stances ana 'sne olnetens views 81 sne
parents and guardians Interested in the
welfare OF the young couple. Yet there
ors .artsin ahsoIutelaw,z that shonldi ba
s,iFiied hsfore :, rrisge Il thonoht al
Nv s wh;ch Sre nasssd over Nv the
3I,srsbtisss nnns sifh ton frennantIv
.av a; ssstr s resnIts With eirl 4
80, 100 sisaost Ssjthont SAVING thsf shs
o1 ~ hove n lssst two Years ara az "a.
XXI ,;s a afsss shs leaves school beioTa
Sirn lin Mt i,,to sr %atr;ony With iii ia
P sssend SI 4 i; ;oys and AM cares. M =
y sss u Coz, o, J sact .,;th ths wor,d
III, As reyssI III ~ her nj, ,,ndevslanaS mind
~, ~ tIsst sha shorld isno,g mi ,yhicb
fst IAN s /, S : otber sSa1 ohtsin besidas
eas nj , ~ u, VIM ~ ana
No - N mo
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-08-30
Stevenson aud Organized Labor.

Exchange f.tfs.l y " - y So
On page S93 Of the report Of the state
inspector Of mines for the Bloomington
district, we find the following para
graph under the heading Of STRIKES"
"Ihere have been only two strikes in
this district during the last year. The
first was by the miners employed by
the Mclean County Coal Company at
Bloomington. The company having
discharged few Of their employees for
taking a leading partinforninga union,
the miners as a body came out on a
strike to have those who had thus been
discharged reinstated." This is the
son, the tail.end Of the free trade ticket,
is president. Yet this same Stevenson,
coming to the city Of New York to be
notified Of his nomination, was one oil
the loudeat howlers against the tariff
as a cause of strikes.n