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The weekly Arizona miner., 1881-01-07
COUNCIL.

After adjournment of Joint Assembl. the Council adjourned till the usual houl tO-iuOIrUw.
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TIE GREAT Enll,Sa REMEDY

1sa ncverfd'ling Cure fcI Nervous l. bihty, ,Exn3usteo Vitality. Seminal Hea knsss Spermator-Eua, Lost Man iina1.IipV0tency, Par.lysie snd al ;,.e ,erritle effects oi Self A5ase. youthful fcliies, F eKce-ses i1 n.stHrrr years, -Sucn as iors Of Memory, Iasslrade, Nocturnal Emis- sion. Aversion to Society
 Diuness or Nisiop, Neises ;u tue Heat; tle vital fuid
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The SDcakership.

The House "f Representatives very wisely ignored all political feeling in the selection of a presiding officer "f that august body m the person cf Hon. J. F. Knapp, an mde- pendent member fr"In Yuma. MT Knapp i, a courteous. honest, intelligent gentle man. Ehn will. We earnestly believe, aci with iml.arti,lity and fairness to all seetl"ns alike. He has mo old axes [" grind nor old scoures tn fix up. hence he will be able t" yiew all matters that may come m before him without prejudice "r bias. He is man of excellent education. the proprietor "t one ef our fsirest journals. the Yuma Sentinel, 2 ,epresentative man m every sense of the x,rd. and was elected by Democrats and Republicans of his county, therefore Is to be chased as independent. The choice fall ing upon him is certainly complimentary, n- z.nuch as he represents that element which i. largely in the minority in the House.
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NOyice of Assessna enf.
NO.ice to Creditors.

tate of THOMAS RAILroS. dec sse,i. Notice is hereby given by the uulrgEsd, ainlinis- trator of the aboSe uaHei estate, the creditors of, aud all persons having cai- said des exhi, the with the RecessaIy vouchers within ten months from the hrst pubciion of this uo-e the undersigned, at his offJe, in ihe Mineral Park. Mohavs COu8ty. A. I.
 WA. LASGLAY.
 AUGMENTATION. Minersi Park, \. T.. Dec. 11:h. 1Sso.
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LEGAL.
DELINQUENT SALE NOTICE.

CUMBERLAND ,GoLD AND SILVER MINING
 COMPANY. Location of principal place of business:
 SAx fhAscisco, CALIFORNIA. e, Locstion of Eogks: MAETrxEz DISTRICT, YAvAYAi Co.,, AnizoSA. SOTICE:-Thefe deuquent upsn the foIiosinR descrsbeS stock, account (ko. a ied the nth day of October, ls-o, the ,severai amounts set ofpos,e the 0f the frs,se etiss shsrehoids rs. tclows:
The weekly Arizona miner., 1881-01-07
Sum m nOns.

sum 10 Ons. In the District of tn. Thlrl Judicial pt. t,st
 Territory of Arizuna. County es Ysv.psi. -lF ~ Levi Bashford, Vim. c. Bashfordl znl kce-rt h. Burnsister, parts.ers und~r the nrIn is L. Besa-, ford Company, plaintiffs,
 
 Phillip McDonnen, defendant. .i
 Aeon brought agsnsf yvu in tsss District Court sS tne Tnird Judicial District h fer thc Cosaty of faSapsi, In the Territory -f Afixens. EelI: ~ You arc hrrhS susua, mol to acpsaz fin ss, se.,oo brought axAinsf you by the ssoye named plsirt6 t the sfri.t Court of tho Third 3uicas pistrief fin and Tor the County YsvsSa in the Territory Of irixoua and arsv.r the complaint nie with the Clesk of th,s Court a Prercost, n ssid County, (s copy of vhish cohiiaa sceornPantes this summsns) within twenty dsys 'e1eusiyc of q sf sesYice, after fhs servic upon You of this sun mona, if served Coznfy: put served ouf of the County, and .ifh.n this Dis Jays. And you hereby notified that if you fail b sppe.r An snsvef the complaint. required the pain- u siu tss. judgment agsins: you for the sam sf ax hundred ed eight aud seventy eight hundredths d"iiars te6se1s-ie) with two Der cent fns-resf pr From the 4t day of Sovma er issg snd costs ed dio. bursens-sts in t,is behalf expended. : ~ Gty<a under my hand and the seai of ssid aRAk lnsseaet cours, sf ffsscsst, this 4ih daf ef .6Ns''essst ls1; s;;,,..~,.,..ox frrseoef, De. !. ies-Sd. Csrk.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1881-01-07

k \ V day. in laying aside all partizan and sec tional feelings, electine Speaker ot the House. independen; of party. has raised the ;re Inf our fricnd uf the Democrat. who goes after such gentlemen as Hons. McCaiierty and Samanies" in a manner unbec"lilihg Z the dignity of newspaper These gentle men voted for what seemed to them, as 1t does to nearly all the mambers of the House and the people at large, the very best possible measures that could have been ada,tcd. The silver that our friend of the Democra: had in his eye vanished at the announcement of the action Ill the House, and blister immediately took possession os his tongue. causing II to helIttle honora- al, gentlemen in an unhccomins manner. Ne dc Dot believe that they CT any member ct tic Legislature will submit to being bull dc1cd into dojn- what they do not consider for tn. interests ci thcr constituents.
 - ----------
 His Excellcncv Gov. !. C. Fremont ar rivr6 home tlus mrraing from an cAtended ,rip tn th. Eastern States. IIe came hy the New MeNIo" route over the AtrhlS"n, i'- ,,,l, and santa F. F. R. and informs us sS.,. he hal about - miles "f staging be- .,-,,-u the |. T. aad x r. roads. The Gov s.,,,,r ,. looking hale and hearty. hm is- ..a,u. .,. ,i.st nr> Frrlrput IS not enjoying .h.. I-s. ,. a.al;h NJ .u, pleased to sec vh. ;,,,ulu..T at h., lnst-
The weekly Arizona miner., 1881-01-07

C. ". Crqse SIS Pine Et., Rooni n, Sos FroEef5co ssle xsent for tG> ARIZONA MINER ir tkdt city Hsi anthori.ed to ;oiL,et woney, due aiI establis tske orders for adp,rtsis2 and eneEd To aRy .taer tssfs>ss aerolsaS upon h'Ia tae repr,senOttUe r fAs Pvbiisher.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1881-01-07
LEGAL.
Justice Court Summons.
N. c. sErcEnLs. plaln.ia,

In the Justices CoT. ishaw Precint, County of YAyapIi. Territory of AriZ0na-
 Tom Campbell, J.. P.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1881-01-07
Sss "a ssa aonS

In the District Court of the Third yudeisl Distrsrt of inc Ierrifssy vf Arizona in and for the County of Ysvspsi.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1881-01-07

sB!s aALVAFIQ NpipAt IEtn fsg AEp Sihou, Inccic-c. I.esln=iisna. TaTzEsi-. Nsur.sis S'dny Liver spinal fGSsases, JslpCtelIoy, lnptur. NEuc. Neryoasn' D. spef-'A and other d<ea-.s of both sexes We ch-ilsrTe c'eutihc fnVstigs;sn of ts merits. Call or ,ifress HORNE & WEST Eler- ro-HaSnet.c Belt Co, soa lzrket street, San fE-LrisCo s-p5Lx-
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Probate Notice.
Notice for Publication.

Dated Dec. 22i, 1se1.
, 1881-03-05

$'n9uWF SfIfHff NuHIA{f
Not only tho beginning Ut agriculture, hut tho
invention 0t tho plow Itself, u prchlssoric. The
rlnW VIA kfloWn tu tho Ailo!nnt Egyptians ni,d
lsahyonnns, md tho very existe!icu af thssu
nttils paints u tlEptinls thousands Ut years nf
agricultural ltfD, which, atons could hayu pro-
t!uEeI sueh tlesl5e sotted, u,ld civilized pupuu-
ttutsH, Ii Wna with Il son1G OF whAt thu I,!uW had
hof!c for thosn that tho nli i:gyptilus ascritcal
its tnyUntun IT, Osiris. and tho T1tlo birds sula
Tho Aesins lauxht !ts uso to ann thu t'rst 1HNt';
una rellRiun, nerlmpa nuYar illuro pt,otiGnlly
than whvre tho il'tiot,s eolobratu stia. tho
sI}Iusu NJ Itllna, rslliK tstlwn u,l.i beatt.tus,
ciowuod WIN eorn.ears. trnln ths p'owaA hells:
Hha IL hGrsult tho furroW tstfH) peEsbnltlGl tiu-
twaen nuns lrst rude hl,staildry nlld thIs a.l-
yM.uud stuto OF tillnKe lies thv lung ineryuI
which must hD fIli0d IN hy nthor thnll histurIoat
ovlheucu Wnut bus t!rst 10 tc lu,aed for IL
hardly tho actual inyuut!on Of plnntl,l9, which
might seem ubyiolts. otcn 10 rls.!o tr!t,rs whp
never practlce Il. Every savaKa Is u prActicut
Lounlst skllleA III thG localities ls,d stusoi.s ut
all usufut plants. 80 that !.o Gnu scarcely bo IL.
noraMt thAt serds or rooia, II put inlu proper
places III tho ground, WY grow: :, whest low
Oh wild food. " appaso,ltiy ali ,nanklild oncs,
did. tho ruAson Of Tho ahsutco of ngrtcvltnre
security, rowing Ats, unsuitable climate, want Of
, 1881-03-05

ffn Ens nHanst the cura. One dog was enough.
-sihf IT, one we'll hammered tl.,K, who wB,i'd 10
rr'IMr ~ hts cnn!iuet, nnd mot rAcc ar1,i,nl
tue country, Shn1l Illinois be thrown open to
worthless dogs?
The Senate refused to hiring tho bill hack from
conm!fter.
Ar.Irys boomerang" INSURANCE. bill was re-
ported snvnrnhy IN.
Tic SLnIta then nt}jnurnci.
, 1881-03-05

MAnlROy. VIA, Mnrch4.-About a dozen mcm-
beEs Irs nbsent, snOw- bound.
I'll tho 6enAio, bills wero pnsscd to punish tho
wiliful Injury Of telegraph wires, anu to sesid
luny-toFm prisoners to Htato'H Prison.
Tho Carnmtttoo reported fAvorably on tho
Sutherland Libel blu.
In tAo Assembly tho resolution rclntlvo to tho
examination Ut tho 1rcen lny l. mississippi
NAIartA1 cA1ne up this ni0riltnR afl u E,oiInn 10
raGonsIder. AI,a 1t pussud by II Hm,llt maturity,
Ih1h resolution h1tl 1cen stripped Ut most Ut It's
ObnuxiOlt4 t1ttIFGa by amendments,
, 1881-03-05
And Order a Schoo!.Fund Distribution
On the Basis Of tho Census
OF 1870.
Eexton's Park Bill Boheaded by 8
Vote Of Sixty.eight to
Forty-tive.
Harling's Charges Interpreted as Mean
Ing War to the Knife Oh tho
Railroads.
Instances Of Alleged Unlawful Terminal
Charges and Flugrant and out-
ragooua Discrimination.
SENATE.
REST FOR THE WEARY.


cI,%J JAr,1r
ol4-><e 2'
REST fOft THE WEARY.
Special Di.pateh H. ~. s.,... ' tribune,
SpnIS0rtrtn Ill., Sfurrh l-rr1,n s.,,,n.a rtr.
.-onnl NJ tt, ,,.,,., sn,'n .t,,
'ene" ~ Wy 's+"' 1"'f t"'7 nto'H'hK'
Tho resolution introduced by senator Tor
raucp nroyttI,uu for tic annointncnt nf n Ilcv.
.n,,n r,m,,,o .inr ,voa r.f,.rrn5 T., .i, ron,,,,
s ~ s,, ''>1 's'~.~' ~ >AAo oo''''''-
'cG "'1 "e'u'l'e'
tho pArt Of tho Seuutu tn toltIry II little thls
cftnrrt,, II ,.,a t,,,,,,.,n,,t,., H.. 49,, ~:
,n,,,ol IN, ,.h,,, ,h Sns'",.' .'',I ,s' "ta M
.nofeu !.at "nth tuo oc'la'e hoJauen to-uny IL
be- until Moi,dny afternoon at 6 O'Clock.
u<na. ~, '., '".. 'no "tp. " ta' enl'io
es''"'e' "'io "'s ,'''.''''a'"ns aoop'ea'
t, A* en.t'ii ,, a.''7'
iac 'Af'ous oehAto committees hre WORKING
quite Inlusifaolisty. md grt,tintl uut 4 larxe
number 0f hills u}uc.tsnths ur whlrh ,voro
tohnH ''' ''o =. ""'." Hs'o
.-,
soeHhloE foTd pFtAeHtcH Tcanlht1on. which il0
explained ns follows: Therc WIS largo Muf!ll1r
Of importnnt bills hoforo tho Miscellany Cu,n.
t'et ".'ieu u'u '''et "t't t"lco tH's SESSION.
Ihc members were husy on tho petitlltlH 1nvesti-
Knton OF thu Warehouse 1ioarst lie stealrcd tho
udtlition ut four Hu,,ntnrs Il, thn M,.-
over uuder tho rules
KASKA1;r1: Avn 1,,oo,7nta u,1-p,s
gonntnr sncr,s nrcson,rh - rosn1,,t,,, r.,,,,o.+-
ing tho illinois delegation in Congress request
TINT body tn appropriate slU1.UJ for TIM i'm.
proycmcut of the Ennknkre md 1rnonoIs MS.
ara. whIch tin out,or ,nn,,,,hs .,,,,, ,o ,.s..s.
Tho iulanu Legislature hns ,ue t ann" no al,' u"S
on TIM su,no ,nuttnr trno rtu1utl,t, SOM
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THE COUNCIL.

lcrtnr the txcytscu Or,1iunnccs-
NO Ltcs',"es Wnhtoa-Rhe CITY Trens-
mrcr-ll"ck fsnfes' ..., ...s,,.,.
evening. Adj. CuIlcrton In thc chnir. mi, nj
pgescut cxccpt t}runnls, IIItlrcth. Purcell,
lcevey, MrNurncy, Schroeder, Hubert,
McJ,rnth. Mocnr nr,t.tf+cnpth, crL Mncorn,i,t
itns ~, n,r ,rna an...o 1,a ~, o,""r'," ",s. ,
niKcon-tiofc III tho Clcrk's desk, large number
of reports, must Of thom unsnportant, being
,ct.d an
n,,., ~, r,u,,....
Il'e Com'nlttco on Il"Ehor and 8rldEea recon-"
aua ts @s'"E9 nf , 1t ~ wra osef rss,x .s tho
rstltuute of ,h,, tnst tr ,v11.,,,ru forn.a,rne+
r"a nr ~ t, uu VIZ :, II. ~ waea ,s
o''uHu ss'tu - .lltnuh W "'''of'Fo"ef' 1no se-
WIDENING, TIE SOUTH n,Ascrr..
Tho sn,no f,nn,,,,t,ro r,rurn,nc,,t,n, tho ma.
aago or resolution directing ftlo Commissioner
Ut Public Works to tsCertnln II tho owners OF
tho property III tho west sfdo Of tho river be-
tween Van 1,urcn nnd Adan's streets Will cor-
sct to tho widening OF tue river NJ that Eo!nt #
rho ritv ri,cs rim urtlviuu hriI,a ttn ,t,,ka ct
:. ..na.,.s'.' ~, ~ '"3@"s' 'N'"' AAo 'o'A'' ''S'
II Nv, MHs ptssen'
sasc Of an order directing tho Commissioner Of
Public Works to tuku such stems m ho nuy doom
esnns ~ Il, ao "a1csa"fos "t 'no up
aMe Solttnattee on Helitn fecotnnofllea no
i,,aeae on i'Ie nt m nraer ssia9i'at!ng Mnilo
.a.,nM' nsS' III. & W .i'I'on VI Ala' alo'er to'A-
~ n;,tor rus Ky tm,,nc, rcao1vo, Itsc,r nto
a!u.son. tau s;uutc. lt1.lFeu lts.!t !ntu u
SnihHnttGc VI wv y lotu LOT thu purpose eA coa-
bH9tGrihH tho rhrlEeu nFtttnnnces.
WHICH fho Ast'e'e rc!at'nKto
TIE CITY TttEAStfnER
WIS renchcd ALI. Hurley of..red onc os n serIns
OF nrt,N,su lonkinu tn thn rngormi.
tim ui lin tirn-t,r,yltliitp tilt Tia Tr1usl,r..r
shuud rcee!vn il slllnry OF $0,O0, mid tho city ret
thH sntEreat nn IT'S fHnu3. ..... =.
,a Ma .as lsSetsnnn .tiu t oLner penuernts now
NV ,s t tu @ t''.',i & u'a tno 'cso'. ""s
'''' u ,vo v.o i1onf t,ti wMn Aee ~ ~. .,,x,
rri, m"ni n, ~ @ ~ aHto III. ~ uF 1ue o@Aotst
4uS ,nn'o Wi ~ Al, " i un Ge.s, ~, , ,,u
~ ~ s; - th.a. itMau1. Wy ."e ncN lt.s IL IL
st w. ,, ~ ."'t.,"S: u .. W. pt!s"s 1sss
Z % *, ''u % .a.u, . g: ' Se ~ It. @ WS HILLS,
v",r. - % .'e, ! ~, ~" so7' @"' A'o "Hut 1"'ea
XII tt',riew n,at, Tim ,,I,,,r,, ort,.
~, aAau' al.t3 ,, o.Gn ~ uaslacHu 'no oui!usuR Mrt
e,e 50 ~ ,9l 10 require persits ~ t!laee tuin!ss
~ th M tS S1s 1 su's 4'cEeaao 'no slzo oe
'nu ~ n'T I,,1, TIN. , nMreHst ~
3a'"' l!''''"'" P'eso"|en
\ nEnoSsTRASCE Ft1nM 1Us1BEH-DEALE1,s
against tho snpcInl license nr,tfunuf.. nutl nyod
to strIke ont iuirr- -ynrsis mid tux-l.uats,
ALI. Storey H,u,lk1 ugMinst Il TencrHl license
Rysun, urging tnt u,iy rtlns businesses SHOULD
be licensed wIIcn wpru subject 10 stipurylsIOn uf
INV =
, 1881-03-05

Tho year has four seasons, during all of which
keep On hand Dr.. Bulls Cough Syrup.
, 1881-03-05

have long prescribed tho shaxss shsI. sn,elselns.1
5esssniah JUG; Ida btaxe' a il. l. B., alluauton. N L.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-07-22
ALacky Parssn.

The Rev. DR.. N. w. Conkling, pas
tor of the Rutgers Presbyterian Church.
New York City, has recently arrived in
San Francisco to enjoy season of rest
and recreation. His lines seem to have
fallen in unusually pleasant places. After
. very successful pastorate in the Arch
Street Church, Philadelphia, hewas called,
twelve years ago, to the Rutger Street
Church, where he at once became inn
mensely popular not only with his own
congregation, but with other denomina-
tons. A wealthy Episcopalian widow,
who became interested in his preaching,
has been very bountiful to him and bis
family. She sent him, his wife, and
daughter to Europe. paying all the ex-
penses Of the trip. On his return he
found that she had bought and fur
nished mansion for him at cost OF
go, 900, and not content with that, she
Mrs. Conkling, who Is said to
Be not one bit jealous, $100, 600 In Gov
bonds.-S0n francisco Ctsuse
icle.
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SINGING.
KANSAS.

Singing from the mountain spring,
AS IL gurgfes over;
Through the neither and the ling,
Through the grass and clover;
Singing, laughing all the day:
Laughing, singing all the way.
Singing through the leafy dells,
Where the shadows linger,
And the wild sewers ring their bells
To the merry singer;
Ripping, Laughing all the while,
Singing, ripping, all a-smile.
Singing round the messy stone,
Meath the hazel bushes;
Singing when it's al alone,
Stealing through the rushes,
Happy as the day is long,
Never speaking but in song.
Singing at the mornings dawn,
- When the day is breaking;
Singing when the lights Withdrawn,
And the stars are waking;
Watching, singing, through the night,
Singing, waiting for the light.
Singing in the April days,
When the clouds are weeping;
Singing through the summer haze,
When the men are reaping;
Singing through the Autumn's chill,
Through the winter singing still.
So, my soul, wake up the song,
Yield not to repining;
Clouds can never inger long
See their silver lining!
Sing on, sing on, all the way;
Sing on till the break of day!
Good Words.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-07-22
Inside the Earth.

That the interior of the earth is the
seat of intense heat.is familiar truth.
Volcanic phenomena give US ocular dem
stration of it. Mining experiences,
moreover, have furnished US with an al.
most uniform rate at which the heat in
creases, and this is generally computed
to be about one degree Fahrenheit for
every fifty-fve feet of descent. But
mining experiences are necessarily very
limited. The deepest mine in England,
that of the Rosebridge colliery, near
Wigan, takes us down only 2,445 feet
and to temperature not much exceed
ing 80 degrees Fahrenheit. It is hot
enough to make the work exceedingly
trying to the, miners, but that is all. This,
however, is $50 to speak) scarcely ira
versing the earth's epidermis. But If
we may assume uniform increase Of
heat in descending, the temperature ct
q depth of fifty miles may be expressed
in figures at $500 degrees Fahrenheit.
In other words, at less than an eighth
of the distance which lies between the
circumference of the earth and its CEN
ter, the heat would be about twenty-five
times the heat of boiling water at the
sea-level. Proportionate figures might,
of course, express the heat at greater
depths still. but figures fail to convey any
idea to the mind Of that which must
necessarily transcend all Imagination.
Suffice it to say, that in . descending
series we must eventually come to . heat
90 great that no substance with which
we are acquainted could, under any con-
ditions which we can imagine, existin it
In either solid or fluid form. And we
oonclupe, therefore, that if the earth's
center be not itself In gaseous c0ndi-
ton (and there Is every reason to think
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-07-22

that Il may not b 10Y thers must b .
gaseous soma s0meWhero between asolR6
center and . solid circum1erencs. E6-
ellis desceayas 0uey1 h pfovefhdAIly
treated q . truism. But II tho olnssio
authors arc to be our guides, and II in The
center Of our planet AcherotiAn shades
and Elysian fields sre to be localized.
there win be found practical difficulties
of access which might well discourage
even 90 Substantial parsonage - .
ghost. Nor can tho an-powerfu1 imag-
nation accomplish the descent with any
approach to ease. The distance we may
suppose to be nearly $500 miles; but
along q line of this length connecting
the surface of the earth with its center,
We may safely assume that conditions
would vary greatly, and, since heat and
pressure have to be balanced one against
the other. probably by no means uni
formly. We can measure the power Of
pressure upon the surface, but in the
neither depths its power is in part open
to conjecture, nor can we say how soon
we may reach debatable zone, at which
the expansiveness Of heat may overcome
the compressive force of gravitation.
Nor, again, could we venture to expect to
find that zone itself always at Uniform
depth. Here and there it seems to ap.
prOach the surface. The volcano is ma
lures safety-valve, and the cavernous
rumble of the earthquake warns us that
there are imprisoned gases beneath our
feet which pressure but imperfectly pre-
vents from escaping. Upon other ground,
also, it is quite evident that our expert
ence, limited as it is to the surface Of the
earth, may tend to mislead rs In regard
to what lice beneath the surface; for If
pressure increased uniformly with depth,
the average density of the earth would
be much greater than what, upon astro-
nomical data. we know it to be. The
earth, as q whole, is about five and
half times as heavy as it would be if It
were entirely composed of water; or,
technically expressed, the density OF
water is one, and the mean density OF
the globe is five and q half. But five
and half is only about double the dens-
ity of rock matter upon the surface;
whereas, if nothing but steadily increas-
ing pressure be supposed, it would vast
ly exceed this. There is, therefore, only
one possible explanation. Heat, intense
heat, somewhere or other, OvercOmes
pressure, and converts everything into
gas; and if it were in our power to try
experiments, and to feed the subterran-
can crucible with the most intractible
substances asbestos, fire-proof safes,
or what we will-all would there share
the same fate-instant evanescence.
-BelgrGvid.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-07-22
A Musical Tragedy.

Several musical composers have
turned their attention of late to Eastern
tragedies. The Musical Herald gives q
short musical story in ridicule of the new
style. After representing rival lovers in
the usual way, the story concludes:
"Ha!" interrupted the tenor; she
always plays the same thing, and always
without notes. doubt if he can play
anything at sight"
81 can play any composition at sight,
even with one eye closed" responded
the proud pianist.
cit is WE'LL" sneered the tenor. 81
have here with me a new composition of
my own, Nihilistic symphony in seven
movements. You will observe that it
begins pppp and continues very softly
until this chord "a diminished seven
teenth), which is to be struck Wff. Do
you think you can give the sudden eli
MAXI"
81 have force enough for two more
rs if you wish Them" calmly replied
the pianist, as he sat down before the
instrument.
He began very softly, so softly that
one might have heard q pin drop. Minks
sat beside him in ecstasy, although very
little of the sound was audible. The
fatal diminished seventeenth chord ap-
preached. 1t came. Swooping his
arms wildly in the air, he let them crash
down upon the piano-BANa!!!!!
The fragments of the two lovers
spread over three counties. The tenor,
who had fled, had smeared dynamite
upon the keys, and achieved his re-
venge. He was never heard of more.
By order of the benevolent Car, the re.
mains were carefully swept up; but as
they could not be assorted with GER
tainty, they we're buried in one grave,
where they still remain, q fearful testi-
mony to the singers revenge.