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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (June 7, 1900)
TACK IN HIS LUNO, < >. fmr Sevan Years It Had Been There i Until He Con*lied It Up. A boy 17 years old, a driver by occu- 1 patlon, writes Dr. Andrew V. Jova cf Newburg and complained of having had a severe-cough with expectoration jfor seven years. Last April he said that the cough had been worse for three weeks; he was unable to eat and "felt weak.. He had a slight hemorr hage a few dayB before. The tongue was thickly cdated. Expectoration Was profuse and fetid. Respiration, 44; 'temperature, 104 degrees Fahrenheit; 'pulse, 146.* Physical examination of 'the chest showed, on the left side, percussion normal; there was an exaggerated respiratory murmur over the entire lung, with slight rough ness. On the upper side percussion was normal. The respiratory mur taur was slightly bronchial. In the lower part, especially over the back and side, percussion was dull, and there was almost complete absence of ! the respiratory murmur. Two or three nights later he coughed up a tack seven-eighths of an Inch long, well preserved except that it was covered With rust and thick, dark mucus. On the following morning the respiration was 30; pulse, 100, anil temperature. 102 degrees Fahrenheit. From over the lower part of the lung came a gurgling sound and over a circum scribed space about two inches In di y ameter cavernous breathing. Three ' days later the respiration, pulse and temperature were normal. The patient rapidly recovered and soon was able to resume his occupation, but he Still coughs a little, and there is some dull ness over the lower part of the lung, with broncho-vesicular breathing. His _ mother says that seven years ago, when he was 10 years old, he swal lowed a tack while playing. He had experienced a slight choking sensation j at the time, but it soon passed away. ! He had coughed ever since, however, and she consulted several physicians, who ridiculed the idea of the tack and told her the boy had bronchitis.—New Fork World. OASTOXtxil> Bmu* th* The Kind You Haw *lwaJs B0Ug}» EVIL DOERS TRAPPED. They Are All Anxious to Hear from the Woman They hove. From the Indianapolis News: “It is Queer what risks some men will take to get a .letter from a woman they love,” said John Edmunds of the gen eral delivery department of the post office. "Criminals who can be-found in no other way are often arrested when they call for mail at the general de livery window. Generally, the men call for letters written by some wom ^ an. Along close to the holidays last ' year & Pinkerton detective came to the office and waited for three days and nights for a man wanted in the East, who was supposed to be in this city. The detective knew that before the murder he was accused of committing the man had corresponded with a wom an in the East. The detective had been waiting three days, when he received word to go to Columbus, Ohio, as there was a letter at that office for the man. He went, and had not been there long when the man made his appearance. The detective arrested him at once and proceeded to Cleveland, where the prisoner was tried and sentenced to death. Another instance was where pot long ago the authorities were look ing for a man accused of committing some big crime and had no clew at all as to where he was; so every office in the country was sent word to look out for a letter for that man. Some time after one came to our office and we at once notified the authorities. A detec tive came on immediately, and when the man asked for his mail he was at once arrested.” Viating cards at The Frortier. ALL WOMEN AGREE. A druggist in Macon, Ga,, says: “I iiave sold a large quantity of Mother's Friend, and nave never known an in stance where it has failed to produce the good results claimed for it. All women agree that it makes labor shorter and less painful.” V-' Mother’s Friend Is not a chance remedy. Its good effects are readily experienced by all expectani mothers who use it. Years ago it passed the experimental stage. While it always shortens labor and lessens the pains ol delivery, it is also of the greatest benefit during the earlier months of pregnancy. Morning sickness and nervousness are readily overcome, and the liniment relaxes the strained muscles, permitting them to expand without causing distress. Mother’s Friend gives great recuperative power to the mother, and her recovery is sure and rapid. Danger from rising and swelled breasts is done away with completely. Sold by druggists for $1 a bottle. THE BRADFIELD REGULATOR CO. ATLANTA, QA. y. fnd fq» oat tn» UlusMted book foe expectant machw* ■ ■ i . . . ...» ^ ZIZ---Z CHURCH AND TARIFF. DOES RELIGION THRIVE ON POVERTY AND WANT? ChKi-aoterUtle Fte*-Tra<le Contention That the Canto of Christianity le Boat Promoted by Hainan Destitution and Misery. The Brooklyn Eagle, a Free-Trade but gold standard newspaper, is very certain that The American Protective Tariff League is on Ike wrong track in its effort to show the extent to which the churches have shared in the res toration of prosperity through increas ed plate collections. The Eagle says: “Religious revivals follow disasters, and big financial panics make men think of their sins and induce them to turn their thoughts to the churches and to give to them more liberally than in their prosperity. Flood and pestilence are potent influences in making men think of serious things. A wave of prosperity does not advance the cause of religion. It rather retards it. If our present prosperity is oc casioned by the Dingley law then the churches might well hope for a return to the Wilson law, with its alleged de pressing effect on business, and its consequent direction of the thoughts of men to their souls’ salvation. • * It was the Wilson law that made the churches prosperous, and not the Dingley law.” It may be so, but if so, let us have the facts and figures to prove it. The Eagle, chief among the newspapers of the “City of Churches,” should know whereof it speaks; but does it know for certain that religion fares best when the people fare worst? Is it true that poverty increases crime and morality at one and the same time? Do idleness, Hunger ana want oper ate to fill the jails and also the churches? Is the minister surest of his salary when the burglar is busiest? Do the dire conditions which impel men to steal and murder promote Christian morality? Are pew rents more promptly paid and is the contribution box better filled when churchgoers have empty pock ets? Does the appeal in behalf of home and foreign missions meet with the most liberal response when the con gregation is “broke?” Are church debts the smallest when individual debts are largest? Do men think most about the sal vation of their souls in times when they are most engrossed with the problem of how to keep body and soul together? Is it, in short, true, as the Brooklyn Eagle asserts, that "it was the Wilson law that made the churches prosper I ous, and not the Dingley law?” The American Economist does not believe that any of .these things are true. To believe them would involve the necessity of believing Christianity to be a curse instead of the greatest boon and blessing the human race has ever known. If the churches will do their part in furnishing information as to the rela tive difference Detween plate collec tions in 1895 under a Free-Trade tariff and in 1899 under the Dingley tariff, the American Economist will guaran tee to show that religion and moral ity thrive best when mankind is hap piest, most prosperous, and freest from the necessity and the temptation to commit crime. Of the truth of this there is not the slightest doubt. Wouldn’t it be a good thing to demonstrate it beyond ques tion in the manner proposed by the American Protective Tariff League? RIGHTLY NAMED. Democrats Ashamed of the Term “Free Trade** Applied to the Wilson Law Some of the Democratic newspapers are scolding at Congressman Gros venor of Ohio, because he said in his recent speech on the Currency bill that in the campaign of 1896 the Democrats demanded “the maintenance of the Free Trade Tariff bill, called the Wil son act.” They complain of the term ‘‘Free Trade” as applied to the Wil son bill, insisting that it was in a measure Protective, since it carried an average duty of nearly 40 per cent. Isn’t it rather late in the day to bring up this question? Three years and two mor*hs ago the people of the United States registered their judg ment of the Wilson tariff by over throwing the party responsible for its enactment. They condemned It for what it was, a Free Trade measure In principle and intention, and, if not wholly so, as near an approach to Free Trade as the Democratic party dared to make at that time. It was meant to be the entering wedge that should split asunder the American system of Protection, and the horrible wreck and ruin wrought by that enter ing wedge foreshadowed only too plainly the ultimate fate of American industries in the event of the complete realization of Free Trade in this country. “ Congressman Grosvenor’s appella tion, “the Free Trade tariff bill, called the Wilson act;” is fully justified by the facts. Democrats, however, are naturally a little sensitive about it, in view of all that has happened in the past three years. Formerly they were only too glad to take the credit of the Wilson Tariff law as “a step in the right direction.” They found no fault in the campaign of 1896 when that law was characterized as a Free Trade measure. The only fault they found then was that it didn’t go far enough in “the right direction," that ii In the direction of Free Trade. But Itvakln'a Bartel Pteate That the body of John Ruskin, the great English critic, does not rest In Westminster Abbey is not the fault of the Westminster committee. They had gone so far as to choose a spot at Westminster for the new grave, when they received from Rusfcin’s relatives a letter of thanks, declining the honor, as inconsistent with Mr. Ruskin’s will. Some years before his death Ruskln had the following codicil added to his will: "If I die at Herne Hill I wish to rest beside my parents in Shirley ceme tery; If I die at Brentwood I prefer to be buried at Conlston, but if I should by chance be killed during my Alpine excursions, I desire my body to be left where it may be found, and 1 ask no better tomb than the snow." Door i% Ken l Wondw* The smartest dog in Philadelphia, If not in the world, lives near Fortieth and Walnut streets. During a fire at the house he rushed into the seething flames and returned bearing between his teeth the tuico.isc'ous form of an Infant which tin nurse : had forgotten. In he dashed again f t 1 this time re turned with a second Labe. For a thir 1 time he dashed into the smoke and flames and the crowd wondered, for i: was then known that »here was not an other living human being in the house. But a great cheer vent up when tho dog trotted out froin the flames once more, this time carrying in hia teeth th8 Are insurance policy.—Philadelphia Inquirer. Eni u nn Am«*rl«»n Fo» I . Since 1885 the erg i .ifflc has become BO large that in New York city alone it amounts to ever 59,130,000 annually. The reason for thi3 increase lies In the fact that preserving iggs 'in cold sto rage has so lowered the price that everybody can bay them. In New York 2,160,000 eggs are eaten daily. They come principally from the west. The rest of the country eats eggs in same proportion, and though the Unit ed States produces 10,000,000,000,000 eggs yearly, it is necessary to import annually 15,000,000 dozen from Canada. Spain, Italy and even from far-away China. * Inventor of • War Shield. Miss Sormont Murphy is one of the most successful women inventors. She is an English woman, end has Just brought out a war shield for use in South Africa. It is made of aluminum and lined with sheepskin. It is claimed that it will divert the courso >'! a bul let or sword. As it is only one pound In weight it can easily be worn under the uniform. Lord Roberts in accept ing one of these shields just before leaving for the front," thanked Miss Sormont Murphy "very much for her kind gift and kind thought of him.” Raidant Cavalryman. "Speaking of cavalry,” says a vet eran officer, “probably the hardiest and most effective cavalry forces the world ever saw were some of the confederate squadrons in the civil wav. The Eng lish mounted forces are calling for more horses, and it is estimated each cavalryman will need four remounts during the year. Why, Forrest’s troop, harassing Sherman to the sea, used up horses at the rate of eleven per man In a twelvemonth.”—Indianapolis News. Cariosities of Coal. Australian soft bituminous coal pro duces twice as much gas as European or American ooal. For this reason the Australian coal is imported into Eu rope, although it is very costly. Penn sylvania anthracite weighs twice as much as European anthracite and takes but half the space. This fact enables it to compete on favorable terms with the European product, be cause of the advantage in railroad freights. Field for the Explorer. Lake Tanganyika, in Africa, offers a unique field for scientific exploration. This region, like Australia, is one of the few localities where animals still live that have become extinct else where, certain whelk-like mollusks of this lake appearing to have been driven from the ocean and to be identified with fossil forms of old Jurassic seas in Europe. Mexico'* Postal Drn'ta. The first money-order d'cfts ever sent from Mexico addressed to persons in the United States have reached the posioflice department. In amount they aggregate $5,000. They are issued by the Mexican postal department under the terms of an agreement with this country which went into effect Jan. 1. —Indianapolis Press. Death Claimed the ltrlde. While the minister vfas about to be gin the marriage ceremony which was to unite John S. Blair and Miss Nannis Somerset at Perry, Okla., the other night, the bride reeled and was caught by the bridegroom and carried to a couch near by, where she soon died. Preventive of Moths. It is well to know that any strong, pungent smell will keep away moths. A mixture of cloves, cinnamon, orris ! root and other fragrant things may be substituted for camphor preparations with less disagreeable after effects. ilfht, but Deadly Machine Gun. Twelve pounds only is the weight of the new automatic machine gun under experiment In the United States army. It fires 460 shots a minute and can be oarrled by one man. A FK;t Vi - ^ I „ I 1 . , y. How u« Ir Vii< I H ll«rri.» It I .t.> uinii; Hint Mmm». M. Cordler, a retired merchant of Paris much given to consulting spirits in emergencies, has been tricked in a | rather amusing manner by an amateur ghost, who resided in rooms contigu ous to those of the ex-business man, says the London Telegraph. The lat ter lately told friends and acquaint ances that he had a melancholy mes sage from spiritland to the effect that his son, who traded In Tonquin, had been murdered by pirates. The dis honest neighbor, hearing this, knocked one night at M. Cardier’s wall, and an nounced that he was a spirit who wanted money for masses to be said in a certain church for the repose of the soul of the retired merchant’s son. A sum of 160 francs was required, and the phantom asked M. Cordler to be good enough to put it under the first chair on the left side Virgin’s altfir in the church of Saint Sulpice. It ap pears that M. Cordler deposited. sev eral donations for the ghost under the chair, and the money was regularly taken away. In the meantime, the son supposed to be dead came home from Tonquin unharmed and unhurt. The young man had, in fact, no adven ture with pirates, and was engaged in very prosaic business matters during his stay in the far east. The son laid a trap one night for the ghost, who was invited by Cordier senior to walk into his flat in the dark. No sooner had the spirit entered the room than he received a blow on the head from a big stick brandished by the traveler from Tonquin. The guilty phantom fled, but was pursued down the stairs and into the street by father and son. The spirit proved to be a very sub stantial adventurer, who was recog nized by the police as a person much wanted for acts of swindling of a di versified and in some instances of a very ingenious sort. EARLY LAMPS AND WIOKS.Q The Latter We re Commonly the Pith It would be hazardous to conjecture what the first wick consisted of, but when we come to consider the iron lamp or “crusie,” we know that the wick commonly used was the pith of the rush, which was gathered and par tially stripped of sts outer green cover ing, cut into proper lengths, dried and tied up into bundles ready for use. The iron lamp was hammered out of one piece of iron in a stone mold. This was usually done by the blacksmith, and the molds are still to be seen in museums, in the bands of private col lectors, and, no doubt at Borne of the country blacksmith shops. They are of uniform shape, with some slight va rieties. The lamp consists of two cups, one suspended above and inside the other. The suspender is so fixed and notched as to enable the upper cup, which holds the oil and wick, to be shifted, and to keep the oil constantly in contact with the wick. The lower cup catches the drip of the oil, which can be easily replaced in the upper cup by lifting it oft until the oil is poured into it. The upper cup has sometimes a moveable lid. There is a remarkable resemblance not only between the iron crusies in this country, but to those on the continent and in Egypt. They preserve the same general shape, but differ in the material from which they are made. The Pompeian lamps, or at least some of them, might be described as three crusies in one. The cup of toe lamp is the same, but It has provision for three lights. The oil used in the Scotch lamps was of the coarsest kind. On the west coast the oil .used was, and is still, fish oil. The material for wicks was variable. Rapid Time to the Oriei*'• From juondou to Bombay . eleven days is the remarkable prr .ram laid out by the Peninsular ar . Oriental Steamship company. The ouruey will be made by the Brindisi : >utc and in volves faster time than ir . uai or. Ital ian railways. The chit ite:.i is the voyage from Sucl to Bon.bay. Valch is made at the rate of seventeen l.-iots an hour. of the Rnili. Bear* the Signature of a The Kind You Haw Always Bought The Useful Htriivrbarry. The frequent recommendation of tho strawberry for dietetic treatment of gout gives interest to the fact that in old herbal pharmacy the water distill ed from this berry wa3 sure to be a cure for the love-sick, while the leaves boiled and applied as a poultice were considered to have a most beneficial effect upon wounds. Gnawed by a Bat. While Mildred Renwick, the 2-year old ohlld of Victor Renwick, of Cam den, N. 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