Evening gazette, Monday, November 22, 1897 · page 5

 

 

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JUGGLED THE‘ SPINAL cons;

temarkable Feat of a. Surgeon Performed
to Remove the Effect of 3 Bullet,

Dr. J. W. Norris, of Palmyra, M-o., is
this to say that his spinal cord has
new lifted entirely out of place, ex-
imined andput back again without
Jerm'anent injury resulting. '

An instrument of the most powerful
X ray type had failed to locate a bul-
let which had been fired into Dr. Nor-

ris’s back, and so he was taken tovthe.

Baptist HOSpital in St. Louis. Here
the doctors said the chances were that
sis life could be saved if he could on-
fiure the Operation to which medical
science has given the frightful name of
laminectomy. Dr. A. C. Bernays per-
formed the operation. ‘

The patient, although he knew the
operation was a life and-death matter,
was cool and collected. An anaesthetic
was administered. Gently the] patient
was placed in position, and in less time
than it takes to tell it the keen knife
in the hands of Dr. Bernays had made
its way through the flesh. Finally the
backbone was reached and the flesh on
each side of the longcut was laid back,
exposing seven or eight inches of the
vertebrae to view. ‘

The delicate work of remOving quar-
ter sections of the joints in'the back-
bone so as to expose the spinal cord
began. With an instrument made for
the purpose Dr. Bernays cut out a
thick wedge-shaped section of one of
the' backbone joints, leaving exposed
plainly to view the spinal cord, in-
closed in its filmy sac. “ Another and
another of these wedge-shaped pieces
were taken out, until about five inches
of the spinal cord were exposed to
view, sections of bone having been
taken from four of the vertebrae.

The lungs and heart were both per-
ceptibly affected, and the patient for a
time seemed on the point of collapse;
but the dangerous symptoms ceased,
and the operation was then proceeded
with. It was found that the damage
done by the bullet resulted from its
passage through the'bone, and that the
ball itself was not affecting the patient
in any way. Finally, Dr. Bernays lift-
ed the spinal column entirely out of its
bed‘ in the bone a distance of five in-
shes.

It was found that the ball, in its
passage, had pressed a portion of the
bone into the spinal canal in such a
way as to“ press heavily against the
spinal cord and was the probable cause
of the total paralysis of Dr. Norris’s
lower limbs. This obstruction, which
was about the size of a pea, was re-
moved with a sharp bone chisel and
ferceps. As the bullet was not thought
to be doing any damage, it was not re-
moved. .

After the bony obstruction in the
spinal canal had been removed, . the
spinal, cord W33“. 419133 , back. into, place,
tLeWei‘tebrae were replaced, the flesh
putbackand the incision sewed up.
The'k'op'e'ration took just one hour and
a quarter, and after it was over the
patient recovered sufficiently from the
shock to carry on a conversation.

 

SOME QUEER FUELS.

[n Egypt Dried Mummies Are. Used for
.. » _ Running Trains.

Some of the materials used for fuel

in various parts of the world seem ex- -

traordinary. In certain shoe-making
towns in Massachusetts, such. as Lynn,
there are some’veryvpoor people who
burn nothing elsebut leather
from one end of the winter tolt'he oth-
er. They get them from the factories
by the wheelbarrow load. “

Such chips, of course, smoulder with
1? great deal of smoke. They form in-
candescent masses which have to be
broken up from time to time with the
poker. ‘

In Egypt it is said that mummies,
chiefly-those of cats, ibises and other
animals heldsacred by the ancient in-
habitants have been employed for run-
ning trains between Cairo and Alex-
andria. '

Dried fishes, particularly the salmon,
have been, and perhaps are to this day,

employed to some extent as fuel by.

the Indians in parts of British Colum-
bia. They contain enough oil and mus-
cular fibre to burn well.

 

A Rich Gift to the Queen.
The Parsees of Bombay have sent as

a gift to Queen Victoria a casket rep- '

resenting, in rich gold and silver em-
bossed work, an old Persian palace.

0n the palace are seen in relief Persian ,

figures in ancient national costume,
while the antique batons or maces
with bull’s heads, the‘i‘lold-fashioned
. war clubs, form the extreme corners of
- the casket, which is about twenty
inches long, half as wide and
half, as high. The miniature
palace is crowned with three figures
symbolic of Parsee worship. They are
pure gold. A Parsee king is praying
before a fire altar, and in the center is
seen an angel. Kneeling elephants
form the four feet of the casket, trac-
ing, an allusion to the period when,

driven from Persia by the worshippers .'

of Islam, the ParSees found a resting
placein India.

“a.”

 

A Problem in Algebra.
Tattered N. Torn.’—-"Our finances
ain’t an unknown quantity."
Traveling Tank.—- f‘They
lWhy ?"
- T. N. T.-—-—“ ’Cause if they were they'd
be equal to an X. Guess you wasn't
educated in algebra.”

ain't ?

 

Tommy—Tell me a story, grandpa.
Grandfather—What kind of a story

chips _.

marrow or THANKSGIVING DAY.

‘ ii- w Ir. Grew from the Earliest Colonial

, Times. ' ‘ '
The earliest record which we have of

l, und in the Nelengland annals of
£521. In the autfimn of that year Gov-
s.ncr Bradford, so saith the chronicler,
sent out men to procure some game,
-n order that the New England Colon-
7sts might properly enjoy a day of
:hanksgiving in remembrance of the
Bruits of their labors during the .year
zhat had passed. Another day of re-
loicing was set apart and “solemnized”
ts “a day of thanksgiving» unto the

1622. It is stated that, on this occas-
sion, Massasoit and his council of
braves were invited to participate in
:he festivities, and that they did so,
spending three days in feasting. Evi-
iently the Indian friends of the Col-
onists found Thanksgiving Day a day
1:0 be made the most‘of.

These Thanksgiving Days were not,
however, of ofiicial character. The
first official public Thanksgiving Day
was not until the year 1631; and even
this day was not at first intended to
be a day of rejoicing and thanksgiving.
it had been set apart as a day of fast-
ing and prayer for relief. The col-
mists were in great distress; famine
was imminent; a vessel laden with pro-
visions, and long at sea had not ar-
rived. But just before the day of fast-
‘ng came, the ship made port; and the
day was then officially changed by the
authorities from a day of sorrow to» a
day of’thanksgiving. This was the
first real Thanksgiving Day of the
American people.

Thanksgiving days were occasionally
observed also in the New Netherland
after this date; but it was not» until
February, 1644, that another official
Thanksgiving Day was proclaimed.
That year Governor Kieft proclaimed
"a day of general thanksgiving,” the
occasion being the victory of the Col-
snists over the Indians. At the con-
alusion of the peace, in 1645, another
Thanksgiving Day was proclaimed. We
are not told that the Indians were in-
vited to ,this ceremony.

The first National
Day was, by proclamation of President
Washington, set for Thursday, Novem-
ber 26, 1789.

Other presidents, after Washington,
issued Thanksgiving Day proclama-
tions, from time to time; until now it
is become the annual practice of the
President of the United States to name
the last Thursday in November as a
day to be observed by thanksgiving
and prayer. . Governors of States issue
their proclamations to correspond,
thus making“ the observance uniform
throughout the land.

,In the New England StatesThanks-
”giving Day has been observed an-
nually for over a, century. The cus-
tom has extended to other States, one
at a time, until, to-day, it prevails al-
most everywhere in the country, and is
observed by Americans in-foreign lands
with a sentiment that is not only re-
ligious but patriotic. It is a legal
holiday also. ”According to the official
reports on the subject in 1893 there
were, at that date, but eight sections of
the country where Thanksgiving Day
was not recognized: Arkansas, Color-
ado, Delaware,
Mississippi, Oklahoma, Utah. The rest
of the Union had adopted the general
customs Latest reports (1897) show
that there are now butthree sections
in which Thanksgiving Day is not of-
ficially recognized—Alabama, Louisi-
ana, Mississippi.

 

Respect 'Paid to Turkish \Vomen.

On the Bosphorus their salques are
a great resourcé to the Turkish ladies.
but in Pera those of the upper classes,
can only go out, in closed carriages, to
the Sweet Waters, occasionally accom-
panied by their husbands on horse-
back. But they may speak to no one
while driving; their husbands and sons
cannoteven bow to them as they pass,
and no one would venture to say a
word to his own wife or mother when
the carriage pulls up—the police would
at once interfere. The highest mark of
respect is to turn your back on a. lady,
and this is de rigueur when any mem-
ber of the Imperial harem passes.

Formerly a man never saw the face
of his intended until after the marriage
ceremony, when they withdrew into a
room and the veil was lifted for the

ed that the bridegroom-elect shall see
his future wife for a moment unveiled.
-—Exchange. '

 

A Rare Coin.

farm house, near South Windsor, N. Y.,
a short time ago, George Buell found a
curious copper coin. The obverse side
of the coin has upon it a sun and a
sun dial, the date of coinage, 1787, and
the insc1‘ipti0n,.“Mind your own busi-
ness.” The reverse side has thirteen
links above the margin and an inscrip-
. tion in the center, “United States, one
' cent. The coin is known as a “Franklin
cent,” and is the first coin authr rized
by the United- States. It is rare and
valuable, being Quoted at from $25 to
$100. Mr. Buell has already been of-
fered $20 for his find.

 

ApropOs of my remarks on the some-
times conflicting ideals of religion and

sends .me an amusing anecdote of a

to American Thanksgiving Day .is'

Lord,”after an abundant harvest in.

 

Thanksgiving -

Georgia, Louisiana, _

 

first time. ‘Now it is generally Contriv- '

While engaged in digging under his

gentlemanliness; says the Private Di- .
arist in “Cornhill Magazine,” a lady

friend who bewailed to her the loss of '

.‘w “V

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HE GOT THEM BOTH.

The Fungus} Lawyer Makes a'Spionam
Stroke of Business.

“My best stroke 'of business was

when I first :hung cut my shingle in
the West,” said a lawyer who now han-
dles none but the most important and
re'munerative cases.
' “As I was pacing up and down the
little ofiice one morning, wondering
what I could go at if my first case
didn’t come soon, I answered a knock
at the door to meet a young lady who
had all the glow and vigor of the prai-
rie with the. easy society ways of the
cultured Eastern woman. While I was
trying to recover my breath she told
me that she was a messenger from
her father, who had heard that there
was a new lawyer in town, and wanted
his opinion in a matter that threaten-
ed to lead to a lawsuit. I took the let-
ter she handed me and found it signed
by the rich old ranchman.

“ ‘But your father asks an opinion
without making any statement of his
case,’ I said after reading.

“ ‘It’s evident that you don’t know
papa. If you sent back for further in-
formation he would denounce you as
an ignoramus and have nothing more
to do with you. Write something
learned in language but obscure in
ideas. Quote a lot of your musty old
legal maxims in the original Latin,
and, above all things, abuse the other

‘ man with merciless bitterness.’

“In three hours she was back from_
her shopping, and the ‘learned opinion’
was ready. The'language was ponder-
ous. The sentences were long and in-
volved. The Latin was injected with-
out reference to the context, and the
abuse was underlined with ' red ink.
S'he read and laughed until her spark-

ling eyes rained tears down her bril-
‘ liant cheeks.

‘You must arrange to do
all papa’s law busin-ess,’ she warned me
at parting, and I danced a boisterous
solo when she was gone.

“Next day came a letter from ‘papa.’
He had at last found a lawyer. That
opinion was worthy of a Webster or ‘a

Choate. He enclosed $1,000, and made
me his attorney. Later I got 'the
daughter.”

 

An imputation Resented.
Major Bloodgood—Did she openly
:ha’ge yo’ with a fondness fo’ watah‘f
Colonel Bourborn—Not openly, but
:he kep’ callin’ me “duckie” until
'nah self-:‘espec’ made me break off
he engagement—New York Journal.

 

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Oflice Boy—Please, sir, I’ve a com-
plaint to make. The bookkeeper

kicked me, sir. I don’t'want ndlibook-‘i‘ ;-j

keeper to kick me. ,
. Boss—0f c0urse, he kicked‘ you.
You don’t expect me to attend to. every-
thing; do you? 1 I can’tlook after every
little detail in the businessmyself.

 

 

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The Mall
, Who Goes-
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fought to look as"
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.. Little. things.
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“ .-...éWg,rsted,z-e‘satin 'yoke, -. satin
' ' sle‘e've lining, raw edge, double

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new thi°s season . .

Half Hose, imported, stripes
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Successors tozGeorge H. Raymund ,

Furniture Dealers and

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warm and snug for
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baby is dressed, 51.25.

French Flannel Draw;
ers, hand-made em-
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Rubber Bath Tubs—an
important item in the
nursery.

 

Bath Blankets, double-
faced eider - down — a
safeglkard against chill
when the child is taken
out of the bath, $1.35.

Bed-Clothes Fasten-
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China Basins, with di-
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recommend it above all others
for Coughs and Golds.» "‘"
It risselljhg' like hot. cakes".
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$105 in Golder Silver! ,

m FIVE PARTS, $50, 25,‘ IS. Io, AND 5.

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Our new lines of School Shoes have arrived, consisting of all the
new toe shapes and made from the best grades of wear-resisting
leather w1th good stout soles. Prices from 750 to $1.50. The mos?
complete and up to date stock of goods at The Lowest Prices in
Town. REMEMBER, we offer you larger values in shoes, and
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Flannel Nightgowns,w1th buttoned
flaps at the bottom—restless little
feet cannot get unCOVered, $2.00,

a somewhat ill-bred, but extremely

wealthy, neighbor who had been very

liberal. in his help to her country char-

.. i-ties. “Mr. X is dead." said she. “He‘

“Does your work ldok promising?" 'aS so good and kind and helpful to

» , , .‘ asked the senior partner of the new .1 me in all sorts of ways; he was so vul-

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