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Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1893-04-20
The Humbug of Hypnotism.

The subject VINO came to me had been
a shining light in the profession, and I
have reason to know that he was excep-
tionally gifted. He had performed to
crowded houses under several great art
lists, at the Aquarium, and elsewhere in
London and the provinces. He had fig
ured at select seances of scientific hypno-
fists. He had been privately operated ON
by medical men anxiously seeking after
truth. And, by his own statement, he
had humbugged them all. What proof
had /, then, that he was not humbugging
me2 Ample proof. He offered in the
first place to do under my direction
everything which he had done in public
and private seances when under supposed
hypnotic control. contemplated, in
the first instance, ACCEPTING this offer and
giving demonstration to a select circle,
and it was solely owing to myself that
this was not done.
As preliminary, asked him to ex-
hibit few of his powers for my private
edifcation. He complied without hest
\ tation. He first of all passed himself
into the 'scatalep.ic" state, and lay on
the floor rigid. Two members of my
staff took him in this condition, aud laid
him across the backs of two chairs, the
| back of his head resting on one and his
heels on the other. ae remained so for
several minutes. On pass being made
over him with the hand, his body be-
came arched upwards OF downwards.
Two fairly robust individuals next sat on
his body, and the "cataleptic" supported
them without signs of inconvenience.
He then himself thrust needle into his
arm and through the lobe of his ear, to
prove that he was insensible to pain
while in the cataleptic state. Next he
showed how one side of his face could be
drawn down by tooth ache ('suggest-
ed" by the operator), while the other
side was distended in a broad grin.
Again, at the suggestion" of the oper-
ator, the grin aud the tooth ache
| changed sides; aud so on. He offered
to swallow an ounce of cayenne pepper
in glass of water, but, unfortunately, I
had no cayenne pepper at hand.
asked him whether he could take wine
glassful of ipecacuanha and he professed
!, readiness to do it at once. The cayenne
pepper l could partly understand; it
would be mere question of standing a
certain amount of pain. But asked him
how he managed to control the effect of
the ipecacuanha. "We only do is for a
time" he said. "You can learn to do 1t
with practice, like the rest OF the tricks.
But we always bring the stuff up after
the performance" He also expressed
his readiness to drink oil. Among novel
tricks which he offered to perform was
that of SLOWING" the pulse while under
hypnotic influence. OF this he claimed
to be the original inventor. Iasked him
whether all the "subjects" were equal
impcsrors. All, he said. He knew them
all personally, and would answer fol
them. He ridiculed the mere suggestion
that there could be anything genuine in
hypnotism, whether IN Paris, London or
anywhere else; but here he may have
spoken beyond his knowledge. London
| Truth
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1893-04-20
THE cows cUD.

There is no such thing as cows cud
n the sense in which this term is often
ised as part of the animal that may be
lost. The cud is that of the food which
Is brought up from the first stomach and
chewed over again, after which it is
again swallowed and goes directly into
the third stomach, where it is macerated
in the maniplies and then passed to the
fourth stomach and finally digested.
When COW is suffering from indiges-
ton she may be unable, by reason of the
disorder of the stomach, to bring up
the food or cud, and this makes her sick,
and, if it is continued, she stops eating.
The best thing to do in such case is to
give pint of raw linseed oil, and re-
peat it if necessary, when the trouble is
generally removed. The cud is formed
by the compression of portion of the
food i'll q small channel between the first
and second stomachs and connected with
the gullet. 1t is about five inches in
length and two in width.-New York
Times.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1893-04-20
Jedge Waxem,s Proverbs.

When mans patriotism gifts to be
over anard wide and all wool thar's an
farmers hain't got no better
sen Than to think they kin improve
then crops by top dressin' with polli-
ticks.
IT is good deal harder fer onest
! STATESMAN to stay pore than to git rich.
The Amerikin eagel lays eggs all over
the world.
Polliticks and law is purity much the
same in all langwidges
The old soljer is gittin' too many
trends that wants to help him.
Pulpits can't purify elections.
Mighty few Congressman has got any
backbone to spare
Government offises is pore invest
ment.
Hen polliticks is mostly fuss and
fethers.
Polliticks is the same all the year
round.
Sanity Claus amt seekin' offs.
When man gets a government job
he thinks 1t is Crismus
It's easier, for a pollitishan to make
promises in the old year than to carry
them out in the new.
Congress resumes every year list the
same and don't git no better.
A statesman hain't no more right to
git drunk Crismus than he has any
other time.
Sanity Claus amt in politics, mebbe,
but he's raighty nice topeople that's got
money.
The wimmen sufraglsts want 1t
changed to "Peese on earth, good will
to wimmen.
The GODDESS of Liberty don't hang up
her stockin'.
Every star in the Ameriken flag is o
new star NV Bethlehem. Free Press.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1893-04-20
RAISING PLANTS FROM SEEDS.

wonder how many luckless amateurs
will fail with their seeds again this year
and how many seedsmen will be upjustly
blamed for such failures2 writes a CORE
spondent. Many persons think it so
difficult to raise plants from seed that
they will not make even one effort to do
so; Others have been so discouraged by
first failures that they are reluctant to
make second attempt. The pity of it
is that most of them who would like to
raise flowers from the seed and fail are
unable to purchase plants, and so are
compelled to do without the beautiful
flower evangels altogether.
The trouble with many beginners is
that they imagine seeds may be sown in
any fashion, watered occasionally, and
success be assured; when they fail to
grow under such treatment the seller of
them frequently gets the blame for it.
Nothing Is more certain than if seeds are
not planted as they should be, they will
probably fail to grow. The proper treat
ment for coarse, large seeds will smother
the life out of fine ones. They are
something like little children, we must
study their natures aud treat them &C.
cordingly, and in this we may profit
greatly from the experience of others,
instead OF waiting impatlently for results
fiom our own haphazard knowledge.
The best soil for seeds is light, rich,
sandy loan; any garden soil will do if
thoroughly pulyerized, heated to destroy
insects and noxious seeds, sufficient sand
added to make it porous, and an abund-
ance OF well rotted manure worked into
it. There are, however, some seeds
that will do better in rather poor soil,
abronit, verbena, nasturtium and few
others.
Fine seed should never be sown deep,
and if very fine should be mixed with
sand, sown thinly over the surface and
pressed firmly down without covering at
all. Do not let the soil dry out,
keep it moist until the seeds terminate,
then givea light sprinkling of water
every night and morning. Do not pour
the water on, use plant sprinkler, an
ordinary household syringe, or hair
brush; prefer the latter, as it covers a
larger surface at once. Keep the seeds
in moderately warm place and shielded
from the light until they terminate, then
bring gradually into the light aud sun
shine. If too strong sun is given at first
the tiny plants will droop and die.
Whenever the weather permits open the
windows and give the plants fresh air, OF
on mild days carry them outside. Shield
them from heavy winds and rains until
The stems begin to grow thicker and
take them in at night until all danger
from frost Is over.
Verbenas, anrirrhinums and zinnias
will decay if given too much water. Dc
not lose patience and begin to stir up the
soil if the seeds do not come up just
when you expect them; they are often a
little slow about starting when the
weather is cold. 1t is better to SOW only
a pert of each packet the first time, Their
If they do not grow after reasonable
period put in the rest, first studying the
directions carefully. Do not allow the
plants to grow too large before removing
them to their permanent quarters in til,
flower beds.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1893-04-20
SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL.

Chinese botanists can grow oaks in
thimbles.
Science announces that cholera bacilli
do not live long in the body that has
been properly buried.
The University of Pennsylvania, Phil
delphia, is to have building entirely
devoted to chemistry.
1t is necessary to use high pressure IN
order to transmit the electric current
economically to long distances.
The Edinburgh Review says that the
commonest form OF color blindness is
that which thinks green identical with
red.
Coal of ar excellent quality and in
large deposits has been discovered at
Djebeli- Ebou- Feyaz, in the district OF
Ger, Asia Minor.
There is reptile common to the
Sacramento Valley, California, known as
the blowsnake. A full-grown blowsnake
thinks nothing OF swallowing half
dozen eggs at a time.
The auger that bores square hole
consists of screw auger III square
tube, the corners of which are sharpened
from within, and as the auger advances,
pressure on the tube cuts the round hole
square.
The modern lecturer relies greatly up,
on the projection of illustrations upon a
screen, and the lanterns for this purpose
have been so improved that effects and
illusions of most wonderful kind are
now obtained in the lecture-room.
NJ. Van Rysselberghe, who died re,
Gently at Antwerp, was the inventor of
the meteorgraph, an electric weather
register, by means of which the con-
ditions prevailing in various localities
may be shown at central station.
| Much research and investigation war,
rant the assertion that man is not the
only animal subject to dreams. Horses
neigh aud rear uoon their hind feet
while fast asleep; dogs bark aud grow,
and in many other ways exhibit all their
characteristic passions.
Electricians are now considering the
feasibility of using potentials up to hun
dreds of thousands of volts. With the
potential of 100, 900 volts the power of
Niagara could be transmitted to Chicago,
with loss not exceeding twenty per
cent, and it could be sold at that place
in competition with steam power, prob
| ably to commercial advantage.
| A large dirigible balloon, intended to
make Roadway against air currents of
twenty eight miles an hour, is being
made in France. 1t will be similar in
form to the La France of 1884 1885, but
larger-2S0 feet in length and forty
three feet in its greatest diameter. It
will weigh sixty-six pounds per horse
power, and will be propelled by screw
in front with rudder behind.
The enameled iron of various colors
which has become such common ar
ticle of electrical commerce is made, ac-
corling to French industrial paper, by
dipping the iron plates into an enamel
ing liquid composed of: Borax "a parts
10y weight), soda salts +, boric acid Is,
washed sand 25, feldspar 1875. saltpetes
3.5, flour spar 3 parts. The plates are
then dried and fired. Coloring is OBJ
tanned by using metallic oxides.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1893-04-20
FARM AND GARDEN NOTES.

Select your garden seeds now and
order at once.
Get up the summers supply of wood
before you are rushed with work.
Work up the wood while other work
has to stand still because of the spring
mud.
Eastern farmers each year increase
their supply of chemical fertilizers
Some of them claim that s'grass sod and
chemicals make better and cheape
dressing for their lands than stable
manure"
At the Vermont Station, where the
hot-water treatment has been tested fol
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1893-04-20
RaisInsSMans.

Swans are not hard to raise; they sell
at $40 and $75 per pair. A farmers
Biddeford, Me, is making quite sue
CESS at swan breeding, aud his profits
must BE- quite large each season. The
average hatch yields from three to six
young swans. They hatch usually about
June anc mature in fourteen months
from birth. Tney are very cross when
with brood, and need watching con-
stanfly unless perned up closely. New
York Independent.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1893-04-20
POTATOES AS A MAIN CROP.


The occasional proftableness of we'll
grown potato crops often leads farmers
to plan how they may devote most of
their land to this crop. No one ever
succeeds in doing this. The potato Is
so successfully grown on clover ley
with very little manure, that the farmer
who depends entirely on purchased fer
tilizers cannot hope to compete. The
potato crop helps little towards making
manure. The refuse or small potatoes
may be fed during fall or winter, but are
OF little value to make manure. De-
pending mainly on clover as fertilizer,
tyo-thirds of the time this clover must
occupy the land if it grow enough to be
worth much as green manure.-Boston
Cuftivator.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1893-04-20
Idaho Has a Wild Man.

TIE wild mau of Idaho has again made
his appearance. Many of the people 'iv-
ing in Long Valley, in Boise County,
have reported having seen him 10 the
timber of the surrounding mountains
upon several occasions.
A sheep herder. while tending his
flock, saw man wandering along the
ridges of the mountains who would dis
appear as soon as he saw that he was OBJ
served. The herder hid in a tree, aud
was rewarded by sight of the uncanny
being. He was man about five aud a
half feet in height, with dark brown hair
reaching almost to his knees, matted and
interviewer with burs. His beard was
long aud similarly adorned. He wore
what was at one time pair of gray duck
overalls, but it was battered aud torn.
In his hand he carried short heavy
stick. As he was passing along grouse
flew up, and, quick as fash, the wild
man threw his stick, and with such I'M
erring aim that the bird was killed. /
was then eaten raw.
The herder fastened to his camp, sad
died his horse, and pursued the wilt
man, and when he had overtaken him
eadeavored to secure him by means of
lariat, but failed. The strange being
ran with the speed of mountain goal
over rocks whereno horse could follow.
Since that time, more than month ago
he has not been seen or heard from:
Several insane persons have escaped
| from the asylum at Blackfoot as we'll a
from the penitentiary at Boise City.
number of than have never been hear
from, and it is probable that the will
man is one of them. New York Time;
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1893-04-20

The first locomotive ever seen in Bang
kok, Siam, was recently started on the
Korat railway. The native population
took immense interest in the trial run
over the half mile of railway now laid.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1893-04-20

There IS more catarrh in this section Of the
country than all other diseases put together,
and untn the last few years was supposed to
be }ncurable. For great many years doctors
pronounced ii a local disease, and prescribed
local remedies, aud by constantly failing to
cure with local treatment, pronounced it N
durable. Science has proven catarrh to be a
constitutional disease, and therefore requires
constitutional treatment. Halls Catarrh Cure,
manufactured by Il. J. Cheney g. Co., Toledo.
Ohio, Is the only constitutional cure on the
market. 1t Is taken internally in doses from
- drops to teaspoonful. II acts directly upon
Ne blood aud mucous surfaces of the system.
ey OBEY 800 for any ease it fails to cure.
nd Tor circulars and testimonials. Address
4. CHENEy IL Co. Toledo, ..
Sold by Druggists, s5e.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1893-04-20

For Dyspepsia, Indigestion and Stomach dis
orders, use Browns Iron Bitters-the Best
IonIc 1t rebuilds the l5 God and strengthens
and debiltated persoas
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1893-04-20

a new medicine b. tile indicates the hours
al which TIE drug is to lie taken
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1893-04-20
The Skill and KnowIedce

Prussia has only IL ,00) PERSONS who have
incomes OF more than 81, 900 year.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1893-04-20

Essential to the production of the most per-
iect and popular laxative remedy known have
enabled the California Fig Syrup Co. to
achieve great success in the reput alton Of
its remedy, Syrup of Figs, as it is conceded
TO be theuniversal laxative. For sale by all
druggists.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1893-04-20

Malaria cured and eradicated from the sys-
tenn by Browns Iron Bitters. which enr.ches
the blood, tones the nerves, aids digestion.
Acts like charm Oil persons in general iii
health, giving new energy and strength.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1893-04-20

Syrup

must say word as to the ef-
6cacy Of German Syrup. I have
used it in my family for Bronchitis,
the result of Colds, with most ex-
cellent success. Ihave taken it my
self for Throat Troubles, and have
derived good results therefrom. /
therefore recommend it to my neigh
bors as an excellent remedy in such
cases. James T. Durette, Earlys-
vile, Va. Beware of dealers who
offer you something just as good. /"
Always insist On having Boschee's
German Syrup. q
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1893-04-20

During 1892 I'll vessels, aggregatr
Ing 1921 LOT tons, were launched ia
the United Kingdom. or this mum
Der thirty were war ships, aggrcgat-
ing l5l, l57 tons displacement. The
output Of 1892 falls about 81, 900 tons
below that OF 1891.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1893-04-20

Priest 'sWell, Biddy, SO Pat has
been lighting again, see. Biddy Ma
tone--s' Begorra, yer Riverance, it's him
,slf that's niver At pace widout he's
sehtin'. Fun.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1893-04-20

A farmer in Lamar, Mo-, has a beard
seven feet long
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1893-04-20

More behring's are eaten than any other
eind of fish
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1893-04-20

Impaired digestion cured by Beechaul',
Pulls. Beechams-nc others. Is cents box.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1893-04-20

If a ff1ictedwitn sore ewes use Dr. IsaacThomp-
sons Eye wafer. Druggists sell at 25c bottle
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1893-12-23

CHRISTMAS eve

cssses. pessss. III IL passss e shs sai,dsop
On Tie ruue:
II "a shs r.indsse ris ~ chatter q ~
reindeerstiny hopl.
n ehtlarvn are al Ssse selssp ara sucl.a
away % suue,
usSamine ee Tie coming 0uening. Whsa 90
o~s yin have . ca.dy p,sso,. 60 wSn have .
claSeS
Pas. mamma. dear Ksto Kringis, . lag sias
have looked cut.
And knsw when they the presents purchase
what they wcrS about.
Christmas morning. bright and charmine.
Gomez bot once . year:
Let us each one then determine b 0aks q
bring god cheer:
b the morning bright % cloudy. b q rain q
slime.
TsAs the blessing. IS ~s aaa shcn under %,
ZIG and vine.~
Lat - feel nowhere The pleasure which ~ ind
at home.
Thsn indeed ~ viii - happy and never visit
20 roam.
Lss contcntmens he our waschword ever
through this lie,
RsmembcSing homo and Chrissmas morning
ever In the strife.
a happy childhood with memories bright and
on hsips the tired wayf.r.r On hi. lonely way:
In looking hack hs views his chiidhood's hons
% bright
That while he dreams Of home and strives fos
heaven - sess the beacon light.
-philadclphia Timea
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1893-12-23
AuTrLE HERO.


4 1AA n Klles Lsse uls Iiss WAals Tsyiag
- Save Ilis TeaeAer.
The little district schoolhouse at Coop
erville. Livingston county, was burned
down Monday. The teacher, Mn Mabel
Porter, aged 20, and little hero scholar
lost their lives. Two hours after school
opened 1i8 Porter detected the smell Of
smoke. She opened door leading into
. woodshed to discover If anything was
On Ere. A she did 90 tie flames burst
into the schoolroom and developed the
teacher. Mis- Porter screamed and fell
forward into the FIRE.
uproar. There were p scholars. most
Of whom are small children. Two
brothers Melvin and Charles Cham
bers, aged II and 10 years-displayed re-
markable presence OF mind. To their
hard work ut the risk Of their own lives
Il given the credit of saving most OF the
imperiled pupils. There was but one
door-that opening into the burning
shed-by which entrance to the school
house was afforded The brothers, see-
ing escape cut of in that direction, tore
seat loose from the floor. placed it IN
der q window, smashed the glass and
managed to lift the children through.
Three girls tainted, and it was with diff
ficulty that they were dragged through
the little window to place of safety.
Four-year-old John johnson, son of q
farmer residing near by, was burned to
death. He was the teachers pet. When
IA f.,11 s~~A< H.
ran to her side in vain and futile effort
to protect her from harm. So he died like
q hero. When the ruins Of the school.
house were searched, the charred bodies
Of the teacher and the noble little fellow
were found side by side.
The Chambers boys were both severely
burned about the face and arms. The
younger inhaled SO much hot air that il
is feared serious injury may result
Rochester Special.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1893-12-23

WAYNE MACvEAGH, who has been
appointed minister to Italy, is .
brother Of Franklin Macvcagh, the
Chicago merchant. His home is in
Philadelphia. He is = lawyer. and
was appointed by President Garfield
a member Of the cabinet ~ attorney
general. With his brother, Franklin
he mugwumpcd in 1884. and since
then they both have landed pretty
squnrely in the democratic party.
Both the Macvcaghs are men Of high
character. high ability and umblem-
ished reputation.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1893-12-23

INGALLS, looked more atteuuatcd
than ever when he made his address
in Kansas City the other day. His
long frock coat closely buttoned
accumulated the gauntncss Of his
figure. and this, with the strcaks Of
white in his hair. made him appear
to be "a compromise between m
illuminated sPook and an animated
moonbeam." The ex-statesman is
said also on this occasion to have
rescmblcd his cartoons more than
his portraits.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1893-12-23

Future events cast their shadows
before. II is becoming to be &C.
knowlcdged all over the country by
those In n position TO observe and
know. that Rock Islond Is to furnish
the next United States senator from
the state Of Illinois. and his name is
Ben r. Cable. Here comes the Daily
America, one Of the brightest and
hest Of New York's journals, with
this announcement:
The election Of John r. Hopkins to
the Chicago mayoralty Is m Incl.
dent to which considerable political
significance attaches. Il means a
further strengthening Of the body Of
young democratic politicians tina,
came TO the front in Illinois with the
second election Of Cleveland.
Il makes clearer the probability
that the old war horses Of the part !
will have To get Oh the track Or b.
centent to take orders from the
youngsters. The directing genius
Of the new democratic regency il Bcr
Gable. the youthful ex-gressmar
from the Rock Island district. and
his associates are Hopkins. Hcsing
Eckels. Russell. Scott and one OF
two others.
Cable has . pull ut the White aouss
second in value only TO Don Dickin
sons. II shscwd political manage.
ment In Illinois. and first mortgxgs
on federal patronage can make Ben
Gable United States senator to sue
coed Cullom be will ''get there"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1893-12-23
lasnhert.s Civil Iase.

The civil list or salary Of King Hum.
bert 0f Italy u the largest oe al thoss
paid BY European nations to their ra
spective sovereigns. This - 20 much
more remarkable because italian
finances arc 1t the lowest ebb. Hum
bert's civil LIT - fixed annually 1t A.
900, 900 francs-nearly q, 900, 900. The
European sovcreigns who receive the
highest pay below that 1t Humbest an
Emperor william q Germany, with Z
civil hst q $4,000. 900 francs, and
0ueea Victoria, with about eIooo, 900.
Nov yoek Ttihana.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1893-12-23

Tur president was wise to leave
the settlement Of the Hawaiian qucs-
ton in congress. and congress will
he equally wise TO leave IL to the
llawaiians.