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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-09-22

mending. He must have plenty OIL
light, and so he has fastened to his
forehead an electric lamp like a dark
lantern, which projects it's rays through
a lens into the abdominal cavity of the
subject
Electric motors are utilized in sur
gerry for various purposes. One of
these is to drill away diseased
growth of the dividing wall of the nose.
A saw driven by electricity is similarly
employed for operations on the bones
OF the jaw. But perhaps the most re-
markable novelty in this line is the
telephone bullet probe. To one end of
4 wire is attached nickel-plated bulb
Of metal, at the other end is a steel
probe. The bulb is put into the patients
The bulb is put into the patients
mouth. Accordingly, when the probe
enters the wound the circuit is conplet-
, ed through the body of the patient.
/ 10 the wire is attached Il hearing cup
with diaphragm and 4 horseshoe
magnet inside Of it. This the surgeon
puts to his ear while he probes for the
bullet. When the latter is touched the
contact is announced by a distinct
sound.
! Within The last ten years there has
been a complete revolution in the man
ufacture of surgical instruments.
AntiSeptic methods now govern all
operations. Not only are wounds kept
free from bacterial germs by spraying
them with preparat lions Of carbolic acid
and other substances destructive to
such life, but all the tools employed by
the surgeon are SteriliZed by heat. Even
the dressings are cooked i'll an oven
before they are applied. By such
means many operations are now per
formed with almost invariable success
which, until recently, were nearly Ill,
ways fatal For instance, operations
such as laporotomylately performed
on James Gordon Bennett-requiring
the cutting open of the abdomen, now
succeed in ninety-five cases out OF
every 100, while formerly only five
persons in 100 recovered. This result
is wholly due to the discoveries Of
psychologists.
A few years ago surgical instruments
were commonly made with handles OF
ivory, ebony and rubber. These ma
teriaIs will not stand the heat of steri
lizing ovens, and so such tools are now
made wholly of metal and always il
one piece if practicable. 1t is not de
sirable that they should have joints
because corruptible and germ-breedins
matter might get into the cracks
Knives for amputating have aluminium
handles, but the handles are cast on
Obstetrical forceps are made in the
same way with aluminium handles
Aluminium is coming into use extern
sively for surgical instruments because
Of it's Iightness. Spinal supports are
made OF this metal, weighing only two
or three pounds. The same articles
of steel weigh from six to nine pounds
Aluminium weighs only about as mucl
as chalk.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-09-22
COST OF LIVING IN PARIS.
Some Huns Which May Aid Visitors
In Getting Along Economically and
Well.

Among the meats plain boiled beef,
dry and without gravy, costs 6 cents,
says Il correspondent Of the Washing
ton Star. When garninshed with a
vegetable its price is cents. Here
there is a curious manipulation Of
prices. The ''garniture' Of meats with
vegetables costs but little extra, while
the vegetables served by themselves
are rather dear. Thus peas are II
cents plate, but plain boiled beef
garnished with peas costs only cents
more than plain boiled beef alone. To
eat cheaply is therefore to order gar
nished meats and avoid plates of vege-
tables sold separately. This is no great
secret, and nothing is to be gained by
it except III the line Of economy. The
vegetables used for garniture are in
,, feror in freshness or flavor, although
they are perfectly good. The French,
even in their expensive restaurants,
have no proper idea of roast meats.
Mutton of a cut called ''gigot'' is pre-
tended to be roasted, and comes on
tough and bleeding. Beef, on the other
hand, is frequently cooked so long THAT
y
veal are served UNDERGONE and sprawl
ing Imply in a Watery gravy, with
water creSS around the edge of the dish,
as if that could make up for it. When
roast meats are stuffed it is never with
plain bread crumbs and herbs. There
must be chopped ham, fOrce-meat,
chopped mushrooms and created cheese,
,, all mixed together.
A small broiled chop costs in these
restaurants IL cents. They are thought
to be expensive and small for the price.
English tourists, registered at the
Grand Hotel and who patronize the
little restaurant opposite it for the sake
of averaging down expenses, are the
chief patrons of mutton chops. A
Partisan would prefer a large dish of
mutton stew with potatoes, peas and
onions swimming in 4 savory sauce
This would save him the price of
vegetables and give him the money for
three things the Englishman does not
value highly-the little radishes before
the soup, the soup itself and black
coffee with brandy at the end. Veal
outlets, in the true Vienna style, even
to the little anchovy curled up on the
top, are large and filling at Il cents A
fricaSsee Of chicken, very small indeed,
whose poverty is hidden in a thick
white sauce, is pleasing but dear at IS
cents The finest steak, a Chateaubri-
and, comes at a good bargain for %
cents, while there are no end Of make
shift meat dishes, which look better
than they really are-beef croquettes
with tomato sauce, brains cooked in
various styles, Sleeps feet, pigs feet,
sausages with white wine sauce, calves
head, stewed liver and no end Of dishes
made from things left over.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-09-22
A DRESS SUIT IN THE SrEERAG

An immigrant arrived ut New York
recently in dress suit. Otto Schmei-
ger, the descendant of an ancient
Polish house, was among the steerage
passengers on the good ship LII Tour
aine. AS the boat neared the port Otto
was alarmed by the stories circulated
in the Storage that the detention Ol
the authorities amounted to almost i'm
prisonn ent. Among his possessions
was q dress suit he had worn in the
days when, as an arist0crat, he some
times ended evenings of celebration
minus his night gown but adorned in
evening attire. When Oto learned that
the gentlemen aboard were allowed to
go ashore without any trouble, except
the examination of their baggage, he
attired himself in his precious dress
suit lie was better off than most Of
his fellows, for he had q clean shirt,
and when he appeared Oh deck he was
the pride and envy Of the steerage. 1t
was 10 o'clock in the morning, but the
Polish gentleman, who could not af-
ford jag to account for the dress slit,
in his excitement forgot his good
breeding and the rule that evening dress
is not to be worn until after 6, except
in the early morning when accompan-
led by the remains Of lark. His re-
markable appearance called the i'm
mediate attention Of the authorities
to him. When he explained the situa-
ton, exhibiting $40 in gold and strut
ted in the dress suit, he was allowed to
go on his way rejoicing, to join, the
ranks Of those whose dress suits are
the excuse for their poverty.-Commer-
cal Gazette.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-09-22
ATHLETICS AS \ CAUSE OF Ap-
PIINDIC1TIS.

DR.. G. +. Crchore offers. in the BoS-
ton Medical and Surgical Journal,
suggestion accounting for the present
prevalence of appendicitis. Looking
beyond food and clothing Us Geological
factors, he finds in one particular IL con
dition of recent origin witch may pos
sible explain in some degree the fire.
quency of the disease. This is the
comparatively recent and very general
introduction of methods of physical
culture and the resultant growth of
athletic sports. Calisthenics, us gencr-
ally taught, appear harmless enough;
but many of the poSturcS involved
cause Il good deal of abdominal pres
sure. 1t goes without saying that
where an overloaded ascending colon
is subjected to such pressure, Il portion
of the fluid matter entering from the
ileum might be forced downward into
the appendix and be the cause Of Seri-
Gus disturbance. The danger from
such contingency would naturally be
increased in the more violent gylnnaS-
ties and the rougher athletic games
as baseball or football, rowing, polo
and the like. The position of the
modern bicycliSt when riding seems
very favorable to an injury of that
description.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-09-22

monthly purchase hereafter of enough
silver to coin 100000 silver dollars
heretofore coined, shall be legal tender.
The Repeal bill was taken up and Mr..
Daniel Of Virginia took the floor in op-
position to repeal.
Mr.. Burrows Of Michigan surprised
the house by beginning at jump the
series of tactics which should at
least hinder the report of the Tucker
bill. He was standing in the center
aisle and as soon as the chaplain ceased
and before the clerk could proceed to
a reading Of the journal, he asked
unanimous consent that the call of
committees for reports be dispensed
with.
Il object" shouted Mr.. Tucker.
Mr.. Burrows then moved that the
call be dispensed with.
Mr.. Tucker demanded the yeas and
nays and it became apparent as the
roll proceeded that the republicans
would refrain from voting in order to
break a quorum, also that a number of
administration democrats, rejecting
the views Of the white house, were
likewise refusing to answer to their
names.
When the speaker announced the re-
!, suit of the vote-yeas 4, nays 1O6,-the
point Of no quorum was made, where
upon a call Of the house was ordered
| This call developed the presence of 100
, members. The doors were ordered
closed, and messengers We're dispatched
j in all directions to bring in absentees
During the second call the repub,
licans insisted on the yeas and nays Oh
a motion to excuse Mr.. Joyce of Mis-
f, souri,, and upon the conclusion Of that
roll cali, which again showed the lack
, Of a quorum, Mr.. Tucker Of Virginia
sent to the clerks desk a resolution in
, structing the sergeant-at-armS to bring
absentees before the bar of the house
| Ex-Speaker Reed moved to adjourn
and again the clerk began to call the
roll
Mr.. Reeds motion was lost, and theI
Mr.. Tucker got in his resolution revok
ing all leaves Of absence and instruct
, ing the sergeant alarms to telegraph
all absentees, and this provoked very
| hot and bitter debate of half an hour
participated in by Messrs. GroSvenor
Burrows and McMillin.
The resolution was adopted and a
2:55 o'clock the house adjourned.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-09-22
CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY.

Washington, Sept. lin the senate
today Mr.. Stewart submitted resolu-
ton for committee OF five to report
whether any senator is interested as
stakeholder or otherwise in any nation
al bank.
Mr.. Hill objected to it on the ground
that it was reflection on the sena-
tors, and it went over till tomorrow.
The repeal bill was then taken up, and
Mr.. Pugh. of Alabama, spoke in op-
position to it.
Teller then resumed his speech be-
gun Saturday against the repeal Of the
bill. He directed his remarks in q
particularly forceful manner to tricky
stock operations. He did not claim
that congress could touch the condi-
ton OF dealing in stocks. That was
one Of the evils that had to be allowed
to exist
After an executive session the SEN
ate adjourned.
The house remained in session only
half an hour, with less than 100 men,
bers present. The chaplain in prayer
asked for continued life and health of
Mrs. Cleveland and her child
The ways and menas committee spent
the entire day in listening to argu-
ments by representatives of the iron
and steel men from all parts of the
country for retention of the present
duties on iron, steel and tin.
washington. September II. - Mr.
Faulkner of West Virginia today offer
ed his amendment to the repeal bill,
providing for the coinage of the silver
bullion now in the Treasury, and the
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-09-22
A MODIFIED WHALEBACK.

Ship builders Are Interested in Novel
Craft in England.
Ship-builders have been interested in
the construction recently at Sunder-
larH, Eng, Of a novel craft, a modi-
fcation of the whaleback type, now
so familiar on our western lakes. In
the description Of this new English
steamer, the only one Of it's kind yet
built, it appears, says Science, that
the hull is shaped like other vessels
from keel to water line, but from the
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-09-22

a Patients Interior May Be Illunli-
mated SO That 1t May Be Intelli-
gently Explored-The Recent Reyo-
luton in the Making Of Surgical In
StrumentS
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-09-22

The Egyptians had four distinct
methods of writing-the hieroglyphie,
hieratic, enchorial and coptc. Heir
oglyphic style was in vogue at least
1000 years before Christ.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-09-22

Hugh Robbard, Of Chicago, and
kid Haley, of La Crosse, will be
tried at Dubuque, Iowa, for killing two
officers.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-09-22

Nominal defendants are lost sight Of
In the electric conspiracy trial at Pitts
burg. 1t is a fight between rival con-
Germs.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1893-11-09
Forty-Five Cents for a Wife.

Ed II. Thompson. who lives Ia
Ulster county, not far from Hurley,
n. Y, married a wife few months
age, but they did not agree together
very well, and short time since, as
he was III Hurley, drinking and chat
ting with some companions he bewail-
ed his marital woes, and said that he
wished that he could get rid Of his
wife. I'll give YOU half Il dollar for
her" said Charles Lewis Its a
bargain" replied Thompson. Lewis
was a little taken aback, but he pulled
the money out OF his pocket and
counting it over remarked that he had
only ~ cents. "Giye me the 10 cents
and she is yours The money was
paid, and in a few days the wife, who
was not at all d!spleased at the ex-
change, was delivered. That was
three weeks ago, and Lewis has lived
contentedly W tn rs cheaply acquired
wife since. till Thompson, who has
repented of the trade. appeared the
other day and wanted his W fe back
Lewis refused to surrender her, and
she refu ed tc 90, reproducing
Thompson for trying to pack out OF a
far bargain; and now he is consulting
the law to find out what his rights in
the matter are. All tn in the
CIVILIZED state Of New York, and not
d hundred miles from the great
metropolis -Picayune.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1893-11-09

Just as regularly as the summer
season comes round numberless small
fires are reported ia the newspapers
as having been caused by the explo-
sion of oil stoves. In such cases what
really happens is generally only this:
That a person rushes into kitchen
where there is an oil stove, sees the
stove enveloped in flame, and, catch
ing it up, dumps it bodily out of the
nearest window. The stove is broken
to pieces by that proceeding, but
there has been no explosions; in fact,
the dealers say that Oil stoves never
explode.
The trouble seems to be that the
people do not take proper care OF the
stoves. Instead OF cleaning them
from time to time, as in the case OF
lamps, they neglect them and allow
them to become clogged up with a
coating of dust and oil. That mix
ture is very inflammable, and If it
remains about the wicks, it will
eventually take fire. In order for
the stove to explode, there must be a
sudden ignition Of gas generated
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1893-11-09
WHY Rctorts.

The stories told of the ready wit OF
Mr. Charles Fl. Webb are many and
amusing. Best OF all, they rarely
contain any OF that "sting" so fire.
ouently found in the repartee of ac-
knowledged wits.
On one occasion when Mr.. Evans,
recently returned from Brazil, was
relating to Mr. Webb some of his
hunting exploits in that country,
where he bagged monkeys. tapirs,
and many other creatures, Mr.. Webb
asked:
Are you good shot"
''Oh, | can snuff a candle" replied
the traveller.
Il suppose that's why you went out
there to practise on tapirs," said the
wit quietly
A certain judge, a scholarly mao,
and most brilliant conversational.
list, who was however noted as an in
terminable taiker, said one day,
speaking Of Mr., Webb, There's a
clever fellow, brilliant fellow: what
pity he has an lmpediment in his
2 spScCu
This remark was repeated to Mr..
Webb by an intimate friend. On
hearing it he said gravely
There's Judge; he's a clever
fellow, a brilliant fellow; what a pity
that he hasn't"
An excellent rebuke is that which
Mr.. Webb is reported to have given
to bis cook on one occasion.
You don't think I'll ate with a
nayger?" inquired that .unctionary.
Indignantly, on hearing that a col.
ored waiter had been engaged,
II don't know" answered Mr.
Weeh, quietly IN speak to him and
seeif be has aQyQelections r~-Youth's
i Companion.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1893-11-09
Coyote Scalp Industry.

The board Of supervisors of Fresno
County, California have counted and
DESTROYED $50 coyote scalps for the
quarter just ended and have paid out
s., 600 in bounties One honest man
complied with all the oath-b bound re-
quirements Of the bounty act--such
as that the scalps presented were
from coyotes killed in the county
within three months the scalps
of shepherd dog with those of four
offers for puppies.
AnotheS patriot, Frank Cronin,
asked the board to certify to the scalps
of greaser squirrels, whose whiskers
he had cut oil in order to assist his
"atfidaYy," but the hoard declined.
They were compelled 10 recognize old
back numbers off the sides of barns
aud imported goods from Arizona. etc.
but squirrels were too common to be
popular
A member of the board who has
heretofore favored the bountry now
says that it is a most unconscionahle
fraud and should be abolished. 1t
would not be amss to ferret out
these frauds and touch up the atfidayit
makers for perjury
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1893-11-09

within IL; II THAT hapDsD,. n
will be blown to pieces. Nosl
stoves are now made, hou,,,
that the gas from the oil %, |
through holes perforated i n
Of the oil chambers; and j !
holes allow communicatiop WI
open air, if an explosion-tb,'
quick ignition Of the ga,-.I
take place, it is doubtful I'M,
do any damage.
II a stove Should burst inn,
on account of tie coating Of hi
oil, so long as the fame did hal
Into contact with anything jl
mable, like wood, there woud|
able be no damage done. mn
and oil would burn off The n
then the fame would 90 ont. |
1t is possible that trouble ND
Occasioned in rare instances
Dverheating of a stove; but as1
10 the dealers the temperatuI
be raised to leo degrees led
oil will flame. The dealers !
think that If the stoves au
thoroughly clean The chaBe|
trouble is very slight, Boston
lcriut.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1893-11-09
Apothccaries.

u IS supposed that the Arab pny-
eicjaps first invented the prescription,
and so gave rise to the necessity or
providing special place for the sale
of drugs. From CardoVa and GRANADA
the practice passed into Italy. Inc
medical schools Of Naples or Salerno
brought into use the prosecutions OF
Avicenna and the ancients, and most
of the materials for medicine came
from Arabia ana the distant East
In many cities the apothecarles
shops were established at the public
EXPENSE: gardens were prepared for
raising the necessary plants ana
herbs: laboratories, furnaC es and the
means Of distillation were added;
royal women sometimes presided
over the preparation OF drugs, ana
the court apothecary was held in hlgh
esteem.
In Brunswick princess maintained
a drug shop at her court for the bene-
fit of the poor and gave away med'-
cjnes and distilled waters to stfang-
ers as wel as to her own people.
The apothecary, however, had
plentv of defamers. lemnius asserted
that the early English lived longest
when no physc was used in the island.
Montaign suggests that doubtless his
father and grandfather reached a
peaceful old age because they avoided
drugs, and Cardan thought there was
much 'cozening" among doctors.
But in spite Of adverse criticism,
druggists shops, from the fifteenth
century, continued to spread rapidly
over Europe and rose to such splendor
that it is not likely those OF Bagdad
or Cordova would have compared IA
vorably with their modern rivals.
Among the early materials, precious
stones and Jewels held high place.
A topaz, if hung about the neck, was
supposed 'to resist sorrow and re-
create the heart" The onyx kept
the whole body in good condition.
Coral was cure for many ills; the
emerald was equally effective. But
the lodestone, according to Cabeus,
the Jesuit, was the most marvellous
of all, for if taken inwardly, it would
restore to the patient his vanished
Youth,
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1893-11-09
The decline of Ma"

yc to about thirty years ago The
most familiar appellation for ones
mateNal relative was Ma" That
generation still use the same title.
1t sometimes creeps into print under
their auspices. Two late novels
bristle with it and it is far cry from
the Dearest" of Fauntleroy to the
MA" OF Mrs. Burnett,s earlier
stories. Mamma came in Just before
the war 1t has been so universally
adopted, and by such curious people,
that a reaction from it has set in
during the past de ade. Mamma
made strenuous struggle, but it has
always seemed ther foreign in its
tone and difficult to acclmate Now
mother" is beginning TO show sign
of vigorous life, and may be depended
upon fer eventual adoption. IL is
peculiar enough to watch the progress
of fight against and the Anal sur
render TO one OF the most beautiful
worda IN the Language
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1893-11-09
cn,nrrh cnnrnt he Cured

With local applications, as they cannot reach
the seat Of the disease. Cafarrh Is a blood or
constitutional disease, ard in order 10 cure
IL You must take internal remedies. HAL >
Cafarrh cure Is taken internally. and acts di-
rectly on the blood and mucous surface. Hall ,
Catarrh Cure IS not aqusck medicine. IL was
prescribed by one OF the best physicians IN this
country for years, and is a regular prescription.
1t is compose / OF the best tOnics known, com
bined with the best blood purihers, acting di-
rectly on the mucous surfaces The perfect
combination of the two ingredients Is what
produces such wonderful results In curing Gu
tarrh. Send for testimonials free.
F. J. CHENEY Sc Co, Props, Toledo, y.
Sold by druggists, price &c.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1893-11-09
An Amusing Trick.

How can gas ct be lighted from
another thout the Intervention oi
a match or anything else that can be
set at1re? Is the question here ar s ng
The gas jets must be in the same
room about Sin feet apart from each
other, Only Que Of these Jets is
| GIFTED and the other turned on full
If the burners are Of the regulated
kind the glass globes must be removed,
All tn s, OF course, must be done lust
before the experiment is made.
When everything IS ready, the two
hands Of the persons operating are
formed into hollow around the
lighted Jet, bring nc them as close
together as possible. A moment
later. and Just as rap dly as poss BILE,
the hands W thout separating them,
/ are held over the unlighted jet, enough
If the Illuminated gas being carried
along to set fire to the second ct
IT the first trial should prove a fail
u.e, the e1peF!Geatcr need not he
discouraged. The hands have either
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1893-11-09
German
Syrup, >,

Two bottles Of German Syrup
cured me of Hemorrhage of the
Lungs when other remedies failed.
I am a married man and, thirty-six
years of age, and live with my wife
and two little girls at Durham, Mo.
I have stated this brief and plain SO
that all may understand. My case
was bad one, and l shall be glad
to tell anyone about it who will
write me. PHILIP L. SCHENCK, P.
o. Box45, April IS, 1890. No man
could ask a more honorable, bust
ress-like statement. @