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Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1893-07-15
The Human Electrical Forces!
How They Control the Organs
Of the Body.

The electrical force OF the human body. as
the nervo huid may be termed. 10 an esps-
clally attractive department of science, as it
eEerts so marked an influence on the health
of the organs of the body. Nerve force Is
produced by the brain and conveyed by
means Of the nerves 10 the various organs of
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1893-07-15

Physicians generally fail 20 recognize.
the Importance Of this fact, but treat the
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Restorative Nervine cures sieeplessness,
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Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1893-07-15


vitality necessary TO In
sure their health. The
pneumOgaatric nerve, as
shown here, may be said
TO be the most important
Of the entire nerve sys-
tenn, as IL supplies the
heart lungs, stom ach,
bowels, etc, with tho
nerve force necessary to
keep them active and
healthy. As will be seen
by the cut the long nerve
descending from th o
base of the brain and
terminating in the bow
els Is tho pneumogastric.
while the numerous llt-l
tie branches supply theI
heart. lungs and stom-l
ach with necessary VIZ
tality. When the brain
becomes In any way dis
ordered by frritability
or exhaustion. the nerve
force which It supplies
Is lessened, and the, Or
gans receiving the di-
minished supply are con-
nanilantlY aakenad
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1893-07-15
SE-wG cAM cyRE Yoyl

b Il have been greatly benehtsd feel my old On,
srgy fast rstaEnlngI end after monihs gss Of ~
msnioFy e NOV nsariI psrfssi. snd ssak daJ sheS,
Tor the bqt(eF II FL much stIQngsE thaa bsiog
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-09-13
MURDER BY MORMONS
RYOF THE MOUNTAIN
MEADOW MASSACRE,
How One Hundred and Twenty Emigrants,
Men, Women and Children, Were De-
ceived and Slaughtered ut the Instance
Of the Mormon Church.
A Tale Of Blood.

After the assassination of the Nor
mon prophet, Joseph Smith, and his
brother Hyrum, while confined in the
Jail at Carthage, ILL.,, on the 9th day
of June, 1874, the followers of tie
prophet, owing to the undue amount of
prejudice and hatred that existed
against them, were compelled to leave
their homes in Illinois and Missouri
and seek an abiding place in more re-
mote party of the country. On leaving
Nauvoo they had not determined where
to 60, but their destination pointed
westward. After a thorough investi-
cation, it was decided to settle in the
great Salt Lake Basin, where they are
residing at the present day. There
they at once commenced the building
up of one of the most remarkable and
powerful colonies of modern times.
Their proselytes amounted to many
thousands, who soon came pouring into
the New Jerusalem. This condition of
things continued until they became
powerful and defiant, having organ
lied government of their own. For
a long time they hourished unmolested.
They had ingratiated themselves in
the confidence and friendship of the
Indians by whom they were surround
ed. They induced the Indians to make
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-09-13
Secret of Abandoned Farms.

The man who lives in the country
yearns for the city. The man who
lives In the city yearns for the coun-
try. The farmer would seek the pent
precincts of the town and bend over
ledgers; the, clerk, already bent
double over his ledgers, Graves the
free air and the unconfined horizon
Of the farm, the distant hills. and
the broad acres between. Variety,
is it not, which they both seek?
Surely it would be great gain. not
only to the Commonwealth of Mas.
sachusetts but to the National Com.
monwealth, If, instead Of draw
ing grewsome and doleful
morals from a pamphlet with the
pathetic title. Catalogue of Aban-
doned Farms in Massachusetts or New
Hampshire, or Vermont" we could
infer that the issuing Of these cata.
lOgues was but rational and normal
detail by way OF facility in the pro-
gression Of that great law which
moves communities Of individuals
back and forward, and back and for
ward again, from one precinct to an
other, and from one village to an
other on the map Of societies and OF
States, but always conserving and
preserving the equation of prosperity.
OF tranquility, and of the general
content in and between and around
them all.-Popular Science Monthly.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-09-13
Princess ClOtil(le.

The courage and spirit of the Prin.
cess Clotilde. daughter of Victor
Emanuel, King OF SARDINIA, and later
King Of Italy, is indicated by story
related by writer in La NOuvelle
Revue. Princess CIotilde married
Prince Napoleon, nephew of Napo-
leon l., and was the mother of Princes
Victor and Louis, who are the pres
emf Bonapartist pretenders to the
French throne.
When the Franco German war
broke out in 1870, the Princess was
living In Paris. King Victor Eman-
vel, fearing that his daughter might
be subject to Inconvenience, IL not to
danger, when the fortunes OF war be-
gan to turn against France sent mis-
aidede-camp Marquis Spinoza. to
Paris, to bring the Princess and her
children to Italy Immediately
my father cannot mean to advise
me to abandon the country of my
children in its hour of defeat and
misfortune" and she wrote letter
which Masquis Spinoza had to take
to the King in place OF the royal
charges for whom he had come.
When Victor Emanuel read his
daughters letter he was greatly
moved, and with eyes full of tears,
exclaimed, "This woman has in her
veins the purest blood of our family"
and he read the letter aloud.
One of the company present, Signor
Sella, said to the King, "Will your
Majesty give me that letter? 1t
would be a favor for which should
always be deeply grateful
The King was silent a moment.
Then he said, when you have
opened the gates of Rome to me,
Sella, l will give you this letter, "and
he put it in his pocket.
The letter is now in the possession
of the Sella family, King Humbert
having given it to them two years
ago. 1t was not given them by Vic
tor Emanuel; he could not find it
after he entered Rome
Companion.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-09-13
THE ATTACK BY INDIANS.

determined to employ the assistance
OF Indians in the bloody work, for the
blame of the entire massacre could
then be placed upon them. The plot
was shrewd one. The Indians. with
promise of plumber held out to them.
were to fall upon and massacre the
entire party, leaving not one to escape.
On the morning of Sept. :, while en-
gagged, some in preparing and others
in partaking of their breakfast. the
quiet encampment was suddenly
plunged into confusion and dismay by
the sound of musketry. Volley after
volley was poured into them by a large
body of Indians from a gulley near by.
By this terrific onslaught seven of the
emigrants were killed and sixteen
wounded, and the remainder over
whelmed with CONSERVATION, but only
for moment, for they were brave
men, ready for any emergency, quick
to resist a surprise. Instantly realiz-
ing the full peril of the situation, they
wheeled their wagons into corral or
circle, behind which they barricaded
themselves, firing on the Indians, who
kept up random shooting until night
fall, accompanied by wild whoops and
unearthly yells. Several Indians We're
killed and number wounded.
With all it's horrors, the attack was
failure. The Mormons were frustrat-
ed in their designs. The brave emf
grants proved masters Of the situation,
convincing their enemies that they had
resolved to sell their lives as dearly as
possible, and there was but little hope
OF subduing the Arkansans by an open
fight.
At this juncture of affairs a messen-
ger was dispatched to Cedar City to in
form the authorities there that the
emigrants were ably defending them
selves at the Mountain Meadows, and
could not be routed. Steps had already
been taken with reference to obtaining
the Lords will regarding the destruc-
ton of the Fancher train. For the day
after the train had passed through
Cedar City church council was called
by George A. Smith, one of the Twelve
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-09-13

aratlon for the Lords work, as they
called 1t, was at once begun.
At first 1t was thought best to cut off
their supplies and starve them into
surrender. but this would take too long
time. Finally it was concluded,
through flag of truce, to induce them
to surrender on a promise of protection
from the Indians and transportation by
q military escort to a place of safety.
The occurrence has been described
since by an eyewitness, under the
solemnity of an oath. A man stepped
out of the line Of soldiers, and holding
up the flag so that all could see it and
understand its import, he advanced
toward the corral. He was accom-
panied by two or three others, the most
prominent of the number being Bishop
John ID. Lee, Indian Agent, who had
been specially selected by Mormons
high in authority to carry out this
treacherous act to its swift and bloody
conclusion.
Three of the emigrants came out of
the corral and went forward to meet
the bearers of the truce flag. Lee then
declared that he came as a friend, and
proceeded to state that the Indians
were greatly irritated and were de-
termined to destroy the whole party;
that he and the company of soldiers
had come there in the hope of assisting
them: but after talk with the Indians
he found them very determined, and
nothing would pacify them but the
surrender by the emigrants of the
whole of their provisions, arms, cattle
and horses. If you do this" he as
sured his discouraged listeners, "the
Wi m md
under any circumstances we will pro-
tect you from their violence"
The Massacre.
At last the specious arguments of
Lee prevailed, and the emigrants con-
sented to the terms which alone-so
they were repeatedly told-would in
sure them safety. Lee then arranged
the plan of capitulation. The wounded
men and the younger children were
placed in the wagons and driven past
the troops, the women and older chill
dren following on foot. The work Of
destroying these had been assigned to
the Indians, who were waiting in am
bush for the signal to commence their
part of the bloody work. The men
were placed in single file. and by the
side of each defenseless victim marched
Mormon soldier carrying a loaded
musket. Thus they had proceeded for
half mile, when the chosen spot was
reached. Here halt was called. P
signal given, and the next moment ev
cry soldier had fired on the man beside
him, and all the brave men lay dead or
desperately wounded. Not one man
was left to tell the tale. The Indians
meanwhile had sprung from their am
bush and fallen upon the women and
children, who ran in every direction
shrieking and screaming. All the
women were soon put to death and
nearly all the children. Seventeen of
the innocent little creatures were
spared because they were so young
that no after revelation of the atrocious
deed could be feared from them. The
dead were not buried
The little children who had been
spared were given over to the Indians.
no doubt, to lend color to the report at
once spread by the Mormons that the
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-09-13

massacre was the work of the red men.
These children were subsequently re-
covered from the Indians, and, on June
90, 1858, were sent East overland, in
spring wagons, escorted by soldiers.
Every possible provision was made for
their comfort, and in due time they
We're delivered to friends in the town
of Carrolton, Carroll County, Ark.
1t was a sad day in the little county
seat. Nearly every citizen had lost
relative in the massacre, and bitter
tears were accompanied by bitter
curses on the murderers. The children
were all cared for and brought up by
relatives and friends living in the
neighbOrhood of their former homes.
Execution of John Lee.
Such a monster crime could not be
forever kept from the knowledge of
mankind. Although for long time
had committed the massacre. it was
not long until the true facts in the case
were developed. The Mormon Church
had ordered the destruction of the
"Fancher train" and Bishop John d.
Lee was appointed to execute the or
der. John d. Lee, being the chief
actor in the bloody drama, was the first
one called out to answer for the crime.
Three different trials were had in his
case, the jury each time failing to
agree. The witnesses in the case being
principally MOrmons, dared not tell the
truth, for an avenging sword hung over
their heads, hence the trials were mere
farces. The excitement produced by
these trials in the public mind was run
ming high, and general uprising
against the Mormons was threatened
if the courts failed to convict the
guilty parties. The church authorities
became alarmed for their own safety,
and decided to sacrifice Lee, and
on the next trial the testimony
against him was overwhelming. The
witnesses made a clean breast of the
whole story, describing infinitely the
main facts of the horrid tragedy, which
the writer has without bias faithfully
narrated. Lee now realized that the
church had deserted him and that he
was lost. He broke down completely
and openly cursed the Mormon leaders
The jury was out three hours, and
brought in verdict Of guilty of MUIR
der in the first degree. Judge Bore
man informed the prisoner that, under
the statute, he had the choice of being
hung, shot or beheaded. Lee said: Il
prefer to be shot," He was according
ly sentenced, and on March % the SEN
tence was executed in the Mountain
Meadows, at the scene of the massacre.
At the last moment Lee confessed that
he had killed five of the emigrants
with his own hands, and that all the
charges alleged against him in the in.
dictment were true. He made short
speech, declaring his faith in Mormon.
ism as taught by Joseph Smith, and
his assurance of place in the Mormon
heaven. He then sat down on his cof-
fin, short prayer was offered, the Or
der to fire was given, five rifles were
discharged and he fell dead without q
struggle.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-09-13
Our Northern Boundary Line.

The northern boundary line of the
United States is marked by stone
cairns, iron pillars, wood pillars,
earth mounds and timber posts. A
stone cairn is 7!xS feet; an earth
mound, 7Xl4 feet: an iron pillar,
eight feet high, eight inches square
at the bottom and four inches square
at the top; timber posts, five feet
high and eight inches square. There
are 1856 OF these marks between the
Lake of the Woods and the base of
the Rocky Mountains That portion
of the boundary which lies east and
west of the Red River Valley is
marked by cast-iron pillars at even
mile intervals. The British place
one every two miles, and the United
States one between every two British
posts. Our pillars or markers are
made in Detroit, Mich.
They are hollow iron castings,
three-eighths of an inch in thickness,
in the form Of truncated pyramid,
eight feet high, eight inches square
at the bottom and four at the top, as
before stated. They have at the top
a solid pyramidal cap, and at the bot
tom an octagonal flange one inch in
thickness. Upon the faces are cast,
in letters two inches high, the in
scriptions, Convention of London, :"
and October Goth, 1918"
The inscriptions begin about four
to six inches above the base, and
read upward. The interiors of the
hollow posts are filled with we'll
seasoned cedar posts, sawed to fit. and
securely spiked through holes cast in
the pillars for that purpose. The
average weight Of each pillar when
completed is So pounds
The pillars are all set four feet in
the ground, with their inscription
faces to the north and south, and the
earth is we'll settled and stamped
about them. For the wooden posts,
well-seasoned logs are selected, and
the portion above the ground painted
red, to prevent swelling and shrink
ing. These posts do very we'll, but
the Indians cut them down for fuel,
and so nothing but iron will last very
long.
Where the line crosses lakes, noun
tains OF stone have been built the
bases being in some places ls feet un-
der water, and the tops projecting
eight feet above the lakes surface at
high-water mark In forests the line
is marked by telling the timber a rod
wide, and clearing away the under
brush. The work of cutting through
the timbered swamps was very great,
but it has been we'll done, and the
boundary distinctly marked by the
Commissioners the whole distance
from Michigan to Alaska. Anew
York Evangelist
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-09-13
Odd Forms of LOve-MakinE.

Counting among insects is often
very elaborate affair. A male spider
will approach a female and amuse
her for some time with his antics. 1t
is said that he twirls around and
around, crosses his legs, erects his
body, and executes a sort of May
dance to excite her admiration.
She is very vicious lady, and not
always pleased with her love making;
sometimes he finds himself obliged to
ward her off, for she has painful
mode OF showing her displeasure, and
If she entirely disapproves of his at.
tentiOns will fall upon him and rend
him into pieces
One species of spider is said to
have a novel way of making love, the
sexes communicating by means of a
strands OF web stretching from one
retreat to the Other-a sort of tele-
phone, so to speak.
Glow worms, according to some
naturalists, use their luminaries as
love signals. The females of one
species seat themselves amongst the
grass, while the males, attracting by
the light. dance attendance around
them.
Concerning tishes-the sticklebacks
occasionally resort to harsh treat
ment attacking the females with
open mouths and erected spines. AS
husbands their behavior is certainly
eccentric, for after the female has de-
posted her eggs within the nest that
he has prepared for her, her lord and
master drives her away and proceeds
to hatch them himself = Boston
Globe.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-09-13
GETS IDEAS FOR PREACHERS.
A C0llexian After Many Failures Has
Finally Got . Good Job.

A COllexian After Many Failures Has
Finally Got . Good Job.
The Cincinnati Times-Star has
found man who holds the position
of agent for popular preacher in
that city. He was college graduate
and had studied law, theology, horses,
music, and the drama, and had tried
the newspapers, all without success.
Then he made the discovery that the
preachers were the hardest pushed of
all professional men for ideas to in
corporate into their sermons. The
old, old story is all right as founda-
rung on it since the year l that 1t
takes an extraordinary man to con-
ceive an original view of It'll
Now, this" says the agent, lis
what l do. A preacher hires me to
wander about town and report to him
little Incidents or queer ideas that
strike me. He takes these and
wcaves them into his sermons For
instance, a preacher who has a large
congregation with much visiting to
do could not, il he were so inclined,
visit all the public meetings, the fac
tories and slums OF the city, l am
the eye; through which he sees these
things, and using my information he
speaks learnedly and intclligently of
all the phases Of life and sets his con-
grcgation a-wondering where he gets
time to see so much. He is thus
enabled to interest every element in
his congregation, appearing to the
sporting man as sport, to the
athlete as an enthusiast in athletics,
to the musician asa musician, and to
the theater goer as one well versed in
the plays Of the day. also tell him
what the people are saying about him,
and so he is able to talk to the differ.
emf classes in way that ledds them
ignorant Of my offices as q go-be-
tween-tO think him really wonder
full in reading their thoughts am
liberal in my ideas. One month l
serve Methodist the next may look
at the same things again with Bap-
fist eyes, or Presbyterian, or may do
service for heretic am at present
working for preacher in this city
whose sermons are very much noticed
by the papers, and who is noted for
his original ideas, which l furnish,
but for which am well paid
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-09-13
A Marine Disaster.

He is skipper of a coasting sooner,
but he had week of, and as dad
was laid up with rheumatic, he
turned to and helped out on the
spring ploughing. He found it an al.
together different job than plough.
ing the briny. His hitch was a yoke
of oxen with the old mare ahead, and
this was combination that he had
never handled before. However, with
boy to drive, he pitched in heroi.
cally, says the Lewiston Journal.
When the crash came it was de.
moralizing one. One OK got his leg
over the chain, whirled around and
slipped down side hill. The other
OK Topped over it's mate with a crash,
and the mare was ptlled down on her
launches and sat like Towser on a
doorstep.
When the captain went to the res
cue he was kicked about ten feet by
one of the PROSTATE, struggling oxen.
The panic was complete, and the
captain flew into the house as rap
idly as his wind would allow. Here's
how he breathlessly sized up the diff
Guilty to dad
''Say, the larboard OK is on the
starbOard side, the main brace is
bottom side up. the rigging is all
by the board, and the old mares
gone down stern foremost What
are We gong to do about it,"
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-09-13
Where Will Hell BE Situated?


The ancient philosophers were of
the opinion that the internal regions
were at an equal distance away from
all parts Of the earth's surface, which
may be the foundation Of the modern
idea Of hell being at the center Of the
earth. The ancient Jews also located
the place Of torment at the center of
our little sphere
According to them there were three
passages leading to it: the wilderness,
by which route Dathan. Korah and
Abiram descended; the sea, because
it is written that Jonah cried to God
out Of the belly Of hell; the third pas
sage Is at Jerusalem, because it is
said, 1.-The fire OF the Lord is in Zion,
and His furnace is in Jerusalem"
Mahomet said that hell has seven
gates; the first for the Mussulmen,
the second for the Christians, the
third for the Jews, the fourth for the
Sabeans, the fifth for the Magians,
the sixth for the Pagans, and the
seventh for the hypocrites Of all re.
ligions.
Winston, the English astronomer,
believed that he'll is situated on a
comet and that one moment the
damned will be in the blistering heat
OF the sun, and the next In a region
of terrible cold.
Among Christian sects there are
two controverted opinions in regard
to hell; one concerning its locality,
the other the duration of its tor
ments. -Philadelphia Press.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-09-13

instructions had been sent to hira from
headquartersl readily informed them
that at spot called the Mountain
Meadows" they would get what they
required. To this place they hope
fully FASTENED, where they found good
and abundant pasturage for their stock,
Here they hoped to rest awhile after
their fatigues and disappointments.
The Meadows was small valley, 6r
mountain pass, about five miles in
width. At the western end of the
Meadows was a large spring. near
which the emigrants encamped, sew.
eral miles from the town of Pinto. in
the present county of Washington.
Meanwhile the unsuspecting emigrants
rested in perfect ignorance of all that