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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-03-18

The following are the important
changes agreed upon in the Chairmanships
Of the Senate Committees: Johnston, of Vir-
ginia, in place of Eaton, Chairman of For
eign Relations: Williams, Of Kentucky,
Chairman of Manufactures, in place Of
Grover, who succeeds Randolph as Chair
man of Military Affairs; Judge Davis sue
ceeds Thurman rs Chairman Of the Judiciary
Committee; Jones, Of Florida, succeeds Nc
Donald as Chairman of Public Lands;
Groome, of Maryland, succeeds Withers,
of Virginia, as Chairman of Pensions;
Call, Of Florida, succeeds Herman on
Patents; Butler, of South Carolina, succeeds
Garland, of Arkansas, on Territories; Far
ley, of California, succeeds Hereford, of w.
Virginia, on Mines and Mining; Garland
succeeds Wallace on Revision of Laws;
Brown, of Georgia, succeeds Bailey on Ed
ucation and Labor; Walker, Of Arkansas,
succeeds Butler on Civil Service and Re-
trenchment; Hampton, of South Carolina,
gets Civil-service Reform, and Hill goes to
the Printing Committee. Senator Cock
rell is to remain Chairman Of the Claims
Committee.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-03-18

ABRAM S. HEWITT has addressed 9
letter to ex-Gov. Jewell, inclosing 500 to
defray the expenses of "hunting down the
rascal who forged the Morey letter." and
promising more if necessary.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-03-18

Mrs. FRANCES E. WILLARD, heading
. committee of Temperance ladies, on the
9Th visited the White House and presented
to President Garfield an oil portrait of Mrs.
Hayes, which was designed and subscribed
for in commemoration of her determined
stand for Temperance. President Garfield
accepted the gift, on behalf Of the Nation, in
q few we'll chosen words.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-03-18

GEN. GRANT arrived in Washington
on the It'll, and was reported to be in close
conference with Logan, Cameron and Conk-
ling, the event causing no little speculation
in political circles. The Globe Democrats
special is authority for the statement that
the Stalwarts are anything but pleased with
some of the Cabinet appointments, that of
McVeigh being particularly obnoxious.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-03-18
WILLIAM H. HUNT-SEcRETARY OF tn
NAVY.

Mr.. Hunt Is a native Of Louisiana, and
comes Of a prominent family. When the wa.
broke out he adhered to the Union side,
and remained a steadfast supporter Of the
cause to the end. For this reason he was os-
tracised by his family, and, when politics be
gan to reshape themselves in the South afte!
the war, became a Republican and has
been q Republican ever since He wa
first brought into prominence in LOuisiana
politics when he became the counsel for Gov
Kellogg in bis contest with McEnery. He sui
eequently became q candidate for Attorney
General ON the Republican ticket, was cleo;
ed, and served one term: he was reelected q.
AttOrney-G General on the ticket with Packard
Curiously enough, he was thrown ont of offic,
through the influence of the MacVea9h Com
mission which overturned the Packard Gov
eminent and installed Nichols while the pre-
arations were being made to seat Hayes in
Washington. MacVea9h. the head Of the
Commission. and Hunt, the overthrown At
toruey-Gencral Of Louisiana. now meet on q
common plane in General Garield's Cabinet.
The early bird catches the first cold
this season.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-03-18

JAMES w. MCDILL, of Alton, Union
County, Iowa, has been appointed by the
Governor of Iowa United States Senator to
fill the vacancy caused by the
resignation of Senator Kirkwood. Mr..
McDill was born in Ohio in 1884, removed
to Iowa in 1877, served several terms as Cir
cult and District Judge, and was member
of the Forty-third and Forty fourth Con-
crosses. He has never taken any very active
part in politics.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-03-18

The early bird catches the first cold
this season.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-03-18
SAMUEL ]. KIRKwOOD-sEcRErA o.
THE INTERIOR.

Mr.. Kirkwood was born in Hartford County,
Maryland, December 20, 1873; received a
limited education at the academy Of John
Mcleod in Washington City; removed to
Richland County, Ohio. in 1885, and studied law
there; was admitted to the bar in 1913; was
elected Prosecuting Attorney in 1S45 and again
in ls47: was in 1881 a member of the Con-
ventiOn that formed the present Constitution
County. Iowa, in 1s55; was elected to the
State Senate in 1856; was elected Governor in
1859 and again in 1851; was in l-63 nominated
ter to Denmark, but declined the appoint
ment: was in 1866 elected to the United States
Senate to fill the unexpired term of the Hon.
James Harlan; was in -S15 again elected Gov
81, 1877: was elected in January. 1876, to the
United States Senate as q Republican to
succeed George G. Wright, Republican. His
term of service would have expired March 4
1853.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-03-18

The Democratic Senatorial Caucus,
held on the 18th, resolved to at once organize
the Senate, maintaining the old committees
as far as practicable. The.Republican eau
Gus protested against organizing until the
Senatorial vacancies are filled, and it was
given out that should the Democrats insist
on doing so the Republicans would reorgan-
ize as soon as they could secure majority.
There was also some talk of the special ses-
sion of Congress being held.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-03-18

AT 81. LOUIS, on the DIN, Mlcnael d q.
Reilly, an ex-policeman and ex letter carrier,
shot and instantly killed Albert C. Hatch. a
shoemaker, aged ~. Hatch's wife was tho
cause Of the murder, she having on several
occasions left him to take up with Reilly,
who is himself q married man with several
children. The injured husband had doubt.
less made threats against the destroyer of his
domestic peace, and both men went
armed, prepared to shoot on sight.
The meeting finally took place. Hatch tried
to draw his revolver, but was forcibly re-
strained by third party, and meanwhile
Reilly, who was greatly excited, shot his an
tagonist through the head, the muzzle of his
revolver almost touching his face. The
murderer gave himself up without resist
ance.
THE case of the United States against
Captain d. S. Payne, of Oklahoma fame,
came up in the United States Court at Fort
Smith, Ark, on the Sth, on demurrer to de-
fendant's answer, and was argued at length.
The case was taken under advisement by the
Court until next term.
THE Boston capitalists interested in
the Santa Fe Road and the Mexican Central
project have organized another company,
which will lay track from Alfalfa, on the
Gulf of Mexico, to Durango, some two hum
dred miles distant.
The fine block of buildings on Union
Avenue, between Mulberry and Santa Fe
Streets, Kansas City, occupied by Wood
ward, Faxon & Co., wholesale druggists,
Kelly, Willis & Co., wholesale hardware, and
Oglebay & Co., wholesale grocers, was en-
tirely destroyed by fire on the morning of the
10th, together with nearly the entire stocks
of the three firms named. The origin. Of the
fire is unknown. Woodward, Faxon & Co. g
loss, $4,000; insured for sec, 900. Oglebay
& Co.'s loss, $4,000; insured for 81, 900.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1881-08-18
An Americans View of Brazil.

Mr.. John Beitler. a young Piltsburg-
er. who went to Brazil to seek a for
tune almost seven years ago has re-
turned to his home in this city. He
does not give a very glowing account
Of the country, and states that the op-
portunities presented there for the en-
couragement of American enterprise
are not very extensive without large
financial resources. 1t is hardly the
place for young men of even more than
ordinary pluck and energy to visit and
grow up with the country, unless they
have money and are prepared to grow
slowly. The country is flooded with
American inventions and knick-knacks,
and the listless Brazilians, who in
former times looked upon such novel
ties from the States as great discover
les, have lapsed into state of more or
less Indifference. The telephone has
been in use for many months. the roll
er-skating as one of the sports in the
large cities and other contrivances have
lost their novelty. Mr.. Beitler says
that the native Brazilians are gradually
becoming more ''civilized'' since the
number of Englishmen. Americans
and comers from all quarters of the
globe are introducing customs as new
to the natives as they are frequent.
Rio Janeiro, with its 100000 inhabi-
tants, is gradually assuming metropoli-
tan airs, and you can ride all through
its paved streets in Pennsylvania
street car. Mr.. Beitler reports that
the country is traversed by number
of railroads. all narrow gauge, however,
save the Dom Pedro road. and one
which was built by English capitalists
and operated by Englishmen. The
former road owns 200 Baldwin locomo-
tives. One of the best engineers on
the road is a young man named Lewis.
formerly of Allegheny City. Most of
the other engineers are natives. and
most of them know as much about the
as the hind brakeman. So
says Mr.. Beitler. The chief industry
of Brazil, the cultivation of coffee, is
diminishing, according to the
same authority. Many of the planters
are leaving for Central America and
which Mr.. Beitler thinks is
destined to become Il great country for
that industry.-Pittsbuig Telegraph.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1881-08-18
Bad Bows and Good Old Men.

'Any chestnuts round here?" asked
one of three BOYS who met an aged,
benevolent looking farmer out in
Montgomery county. The old man hes
itated
..You don't want to steal 'eln?'' he
asked.
'.Oh. MOI We just want to find out, ="
said the boys.
..Well. there's few trees back
there; but if l thought You wanted to
steal them [ wouldn't have told. for
the owner has gone to town. But you
are bright, honest-looking boys"
The boys blushed with the pride of
conscious goodness.
''When will the owner be back P" they
asked.
'.Well," said the old man, 81 don't
exactly know, but not before dark,
reckon
The boys respectfully thanked the
old man, waited until he got out of
sight, jumped over the fence. and were
soon shaking down the burrs.
The shaking was easy; but the OPEN
ing of the chestnut burrs was more diff
ficult and unpleasant. AT last the boys
had splendid pile of handsome brown
nuts on the ground, and they prepared
to put them in the bags they brought
with them.
''Please don't take any more trouble"
said the benevolent old man, who
stood by the fence beaming kindly on
the startled boys. Il am not so strong
as once was, and fear / can't hold in
this dog much longer. If you hurry,
though, think can keep him here
till you get to the railroad track
Down, Tige, sir!'' "e
As the boys looked back from the
railroad fence they could see the stoop-
ing figure Of the old man scooping the
rich, brown chestnuts into twO-bush-
el bag.-Ha1ffo,d Couyont
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1881-08-18
Skid's Kicking Machine.

The facts are these: Mr.. Skid's
neighbor kept a goat. and that goat
had often got at Mr.. Skid and butted
him two rods, end over end, and he
hated the goat profusely. But the
neighbor wouldn't keep the goat shut
up, and SO Skid invented machine to
slay the goat. 1t was in the form of q
man bending over to pick up hat.
From the hip pocket of the figure
waved red handkerchief that was tho
target to draw the goat. When he but
ted it the spring would fly and throw
the goat big distance. The machine
was gotten up in very elaborate style,
and looked just like a man. It was
perfect enough to deceive any goat and
it cost Mir. Skid S75. But he didn't
beyrudge the money, SO long as it
fetched the goat. And he took the ma
chine and put it out in his front yard
where the goat could see it, and then
he retired TO the house and waited to
see the fun. He waited about two
hours, and then his son came in and
told him that the goat had swallowed
an old hoopskirt the night before, and
it had got tangled in his bowels and slain
him. And, of course, Skid was terri
bic mad. But TIE machine was not
wholly wasted, for the boy took it and
put it outside OF circus tent SO it
looked like a man just starting to
crawl under, and stalwart circus man
ran up and kicked the thing and was
picked up twenty feet away, and when
he got over his surprise he said he'd
give that man q season ticket if he'd
tell how he did it, as he'd like to work
the same racket on the old man of tho
girl lie was counting. But the machine
be found, the boy having, in
the excitement, taken it home.-Neto
York Wej.c3t3m
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1881-08-18
An accomplished a Cat.

Mrs. A. w. Brooks. of East Eliot. in
the State of Maine. has cat thirteen
years old, for which she has been vain
ly offered fifty dollars. This learned
pussy will stand up at the word of COM
mand, bow slowly or quickly rs direct
ed, walk around the room on her hind
legs only, dance. turn somesaults, 90
through the motions of holding jews s.
sharp to her mouth with one paw aud
PLAYING on it with the other, NEW when
ordered to speak, kiss her paw to visit
ors, hold a saucer "f milk on her fore
legs and lap the milk, aud stand on her
hind-feet and with her forepaws catch
bits of bread or meat thrown to her.
like Il baseball player. Her kitten, a
year old, will turn somersaults.
The same lady has hen which al
WAYS wipes her feet on the mat on en-
teriDg the house. and if asked, s.How
do you get your living, biddy?" will
scratch on the floor, look to see if she
has scratched out anything. and then
look at the questioner to see if the an
swer is correct. This hen despises the
wooden. chalk. and porcelain cheats
which some people palm off on hens
for litf+-eggs, tumbling Them out of her
nest as often as they are put in
Christian at pTOfH
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1881-08-18
Bunker Hill.

There are some persons now living
in Quincy who well remember Mr.. 10.
siah Bass, Il native of that town, a man
of more than ordinary intelligence.
In 1775 he went to Philadelphia with
John Adams as his servant, and was
there at the time of the battle of Bunk
er Hill. In some way, about four hours
ahead of the regular express, Mr.. Bass
heard or dreamed that there had been
a great battle at s.Bunker HILL" He
rushed into the presence of Mr.. Adams
and informed him that there had been
a great fight at that locality. and that
many We're killed, and inquired of him
where Bunker Hill was. 81 don't
know" said Mr.. Adams; 81 think it
must be in CharIestown." This may
seem strange to some of the young
people of the present time. but it only
shows how little was known of Bunker
Hill previous TO the great battle.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1881-08-18
Summer Clothes for Children.

A loose shirt, linen jacket and short
linen trowsers are the right summer
dress for a healthy boy-a dalmatiea
and light straw hat for healthy Girl
in a country where the six warmest
months approach the isothcrms of
Southern Spain. No wadded coats, no
drawers, and in the name of reason, no
f1annels nor shoes and stockings, I'M
less the mud is very deep or the road to
school recently aeadamized. The long
lived races of Eastern Europe would
laugh ut the idea that the constitution
of II normal human being could be en-
dangered by an April shower, or that
in the dog days t'health and decency"
require a woolen cuticle from neck to
foot. Have dogmas and heresays en-
tirely closed our senses to the anguaoe
of instinct, to the meaning of the dis
comfort, the distracting uneasiness un-
der the burden of load of caloric COW
ers and bandagcs, while every pore of
our skin cries out for relief, for the
cooling influence of the free open air?
Keep your children under lock and
key, lest the sun should spoil their
complexion or their morals, let them
pass their days in an underground
dungeOn,- like Kasper Hauser, but do
not load them with woolen trappings at
n time when even linen robe becomes
Nessus-shirt. There is story of
glutton being cured by q friend who
persuaded him 10 eat and drink MOTH
ing for twenty four hours without put
ting an equivalent in quantity and
quality into an earthen crock, and the
next day made him inspect the collect
anea; and on the same principle per-
son of common sense might perhaps be
redeemed from the slavery of the dress
mania, by making him wrap up his
complete suit of traps and weigh the
bundle; he would find that the summer
dress of a fashionable gentleman out
weighs the winter coat of the most hir-
suite brute of the wilderness. A grizzly
bear, shorn to the skin, would yield
about ten pounds of hair and wool; but
a dandy's accoutrements-tiann un-
dershirt. drawers, shoes. stockings,
overshirt, waistcoat, cravat,
black dress coat and pantaloons-
would weigh at least fourteen pounds.
Habit mitigates the evil, though there
are times when the martyrs of fashion
suffer more in single hour than a
ragged Comanchc in the coolest winter
week; but. for boys and young girls,
caloriic food and wooden clothes GER
tainly make the sunniest days the sad
lest in the year.-Dr. OswaltI, an Pop
4lar Science Monthly.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1881-08-18
He Wants SlOl, 900.

A suit for $1O1. 600 has been brought
by man in California against the
Central Pacific railroad for the loss of
his horse. wagon, and five children.
The company, he charges. carelcssly
built q covered bridge near the road
crossing and planted trees, so that
travellers could not see or hear the ap-
proach of train; and the five children
were travelling upon the highway in q
wagon, valued ut 5000. drawn by
gentle horse valued at $1OO. Defend
ants train came dashing along ut the
rate of thirty-five miles an hour, with
out ringing a bell or blowing whistle,
and ran into the wagon, killing all the
children and the horse and destroying
the wagon. The plaintiff has sustained
great damage, to-wit: First. in the
loss of the services of the five children,
and the loss of their society. and by
reason of great mental anguish and
suffering occasioned by tho death of
said children, in the sum OF 500, 600;
second, damages in the sum of $500,
which was necessarily expended by
plaintiff in and about the burial of the
children; third, tho sum of $500, the
value of the horse and wagon killed
anu destroyed.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1881-08-18
For the Comfort of Big Earsd Folks.

Large ears can hear things in gener-
al. and denote broad, comprehensive
views and modes of thought, while
small ears hear things in particular,
showing q disposition to individualize,
often accompanied by love of the min
ute. Large ears are usually satisfied
with learning the facts of the case,
with the general principles involved
too strict attention to the enumeration
of details. especially all repetition of
the more unimpOrtant, is weariSome to
them. People with such ears like gen.
orally, and are usually well-ftted to
conduct large enterprises; to receive
and pay out large sums; in buying or
selling would prefer to leave margin
rather than reduce the quan tity of any
sort to the exact dimensions of the
measures specified, aud in giving would
prefer to give with u free hand and
without too strict \ calculation as To the
exact amount. Small ears, on the con-
trary. desire to know the particulars of
a story rs we'll as the main facts; take
delight often in examining, handling
or constructing tiny specimens of work
mansh;p; are disposed to be exact with
respect to inches and OUNCES i'll buying
or selling-to the extent, at least, of
knowing the exact number over or un-
der the stated measure given or re-
ceived. People with such ears would,
in most cases, prefer retail to q
wholesale business
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1881-08-18
The Other Fel]er.

How easy it is to see the sins of 9TH
er people. Even child can do that.
A Boston Sunday-school superintendent
tells us of an experience of his. in
proof of this truth. One Sunday he
found in his school class of urchins,
recently gathered in from the streets,
without a teacher for the day; SO he
took them in hand. He came right
down to the first principles. and talked
of sin and salvation. One of his point
ed questions was: ''Is there any sinner
in this classP" Instantly the answer
came from one of the brightest of the
boys, who pointed at the end of the
seat, and said. ''Yes, that feller down
there" That boy was more outspoken
than he would have been if he had been
longer in the school; but his mode of
living was much like that of those long
under Christian training. There is no
sorrow like our sorrow, and no sin like
.''that feller's down there. -4Supday
School Times
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1881-08-18
Memory in Sheen.

How man recovered his sheen
through their retentive memory is told
as follows:
was settled in North America farm
ing, and kept a number of Merino
sheep, including several valuable bucks.
These latter with a few yeariines) I
trained to come to call, and in especial
had chrisened one jack and II fine
young lamb Tommy
Christmas. 1871 passed at friends,
and, on my return, found no response
to my calls for. either of them when vis-
iting 'fhe yards. I also missed about a
dozen ewes. Marks of ..bobs" on the
snow near the inclosure showed that
thieves had been at work, but, although
/ hunte'l the surrounding country, l
conld find no traces of my lost pro-
perty.
A month elapsed, and 1 received
hint as to the whereabouts of the ami
mails, and. getting search warrant, 1
rode away some twenty miles, accom-
panied with the marshal for the dis
trict, to n settlers farm. My request
for the return of the loan was laughed
at, and the theft denied; but, being well
armed, my companions (by this time
increased in numbers) and myself in
sisted on viewing flock of sheep graz
ing on the prairie, some little distance
away. When about hundred wards
off, commenced calling, "Jack, Jack,
Jack! Tommy. Tommy, Tommyr'
when, to my delight and the extraor-
dinary surprise of the bystanders. the
two sheep detached themselves from
the herd, and came up to me at u gal
lop.
The whole affair was so evident that
restitution and subsequent punishment
of the thieves followed in due course.
The poor animals had been changed as
to appearance in every possible way.
but memory (and hope of oats, as
usual,) proved unimpaired. This fact
was given in court as evidence, and was
verified by the onlookers.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1881-08-18
Treatment of Burns.

For the severe burns often received
in tiredamp or powder explosions, Herr
Fuller has used the following treatment
with the best success: The person first
has a warm bath. then the burnt parts
and their neighborhood are washed
with solution of thymol. then sprin-
kled with thymol for few minutes.
The vesicles formed are not touched.
The raw surface is painted with linseed
oil containing per cent. thymol. The
patient is placed on a caoutclouc mat
tress, or supported SO as to avoid pres
sure on the burned parts. Thymol is
applied at first every ten minutes, with
broad, soft brush; it relieves the pain
greatly. During the first DAYS it is al
so repeatedly sprayed. When the
vesicles have shrunk and dried Gn
about ten days., they are. opened with
disinfected scissors, while thymol i:
sprayed; then the thymol oil above re-
ferred to is applied.