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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1882-11-24
A Hunting Story.

Lieutenant Neville Chamberlain sends
to Field the following description of an
encounter he had with bison in the
woods of the Maharajah of Mysore:
IL had no companions; so took with
ne one of the local shikaris, named
Kampa and another man to carry my
spare rifle. My battery consisted Of a
ID. b. Shore rifle and ID. B. 12-bore
rifle. 1 took the Shore myself, and CIV
ing Kampa my 12-bore, crawled up to
the herd through the grass. Out of some
high grass just in front of me rose a
splendid old bull. He was only about
twenty yards of. and just moving be-
hind a clump of bamboos, when fired
at the point of his shoulder with the s.
bore. A great stampede took place.
The smoke hung in the long grass
which,as l knelt was nearly up to my
neck-and l could not see to give him
the second barrel. ran forward, but
could see nothing; so, still running, I
opened the breach of the rifle, threw out
the empty cartridge. and was in the act
of pushing a fresh cartridge home, when,
from behind'a small thick lump of bam-
boos, some FIVE yards from me, and
about thirty yards from where started,
l heard loud snort. Kampa gasped
out, .Kartir (bison) and vanished; and
at once the bull came charging down at
me. l only had time, as he hurled him.
self at me, to spring behind small tree
on my left. He whizzed past like a bat
tering-ram, cutting large slab of bark
out with one of his horus, and turning
almost in his own length, was
round at me again. This occur
red four or five times. but my atten-
ton was so fully taken up in lodging him
that could not get the rifle ready for use.
TO make long story short, it ended by
my catching my foot in creeper. 1
fell over backward, and as rose he ran
in and tossed me- One hern-Isuppose
his left one-fortunately went clean
through my breeches and flannel shirt,
tearing them to ribbons, and, as far as l
can remember, L seemed to sit on his
head: while the other horn passed under.
my rigat arm. He threw me a long
way, and l fell on my back under some
bamboos, the rifle dropping ont of my
hand from the shock of being tossed. I
was a good deal shaken and out of
breath. but think my first thought was
that now he would leave me if kept
still; but he ran up again and stood over
my body, shaking his huge head over
my chest. 1 thought then that it was
hopeless. Icould think OF nothing bet
ter to do to protect myself, so sat up
and struck him four or five times with
my fists on one eye, which could just
reach when his head was down. He
shook his head and pushed me back with
his nose. managed then to plant sew
eral severe kicks on his muzzle with my
heavy hob-nailed boots, and he COM
menced sparring at my legs with his
horns. l did my best to keep them out
of the way, but got few bruises on the
shins. This began to get monotonous
and knew another toss would not find
a friendly pair of pants. He was still
standing over me when / got in
good volley Of hobnails- on his i. nose.
shouted at him, and sat up to hit him
again; then, to my intense relief, he gave
q below, left me, and went crashing of
down the hill. I never saw the bull
again"
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1882-11-24
Public Land Decisions.
WASHINGTON. November Il

~-fe,..f.us WASHINGTON, November IA.
Acting Observation-Disclosures Joslyn to.
day decided that the statutes restrict contest
against prior tinber-culture entry to one
who seeks to enter it under the Homestead and
TimberCulture laws. In the absence of an ap.
plication there Is no right Of contest. -'' u
Acting-Secretary Joslyn has decided the
case of Williams Us. the heirs of Hodgman, at
Benson. Mimi, in favor of the heirs. 1t ap-
pears that Hodgman made entry on the land
of Williams on the ground that Williams died
and left his entry incomplete. The Acting Sec
rotary holds that the heirs should be allowed
to complete the entry. t'
The same authority has also decided that
where a settler has failed to comply with the
law in making improvements, but has Guilt
waited the land, and his failure to build is
shown to have been caused by climatic infiu-
ences, he will be allowed further period of
six months within which to establish resi-
dences.
The Acting Secretary Of the Interior holds
that a contest for a land title instituted by a
parent cannot be transferred or inherited by
a child. even though it shail appear that
the contest was instituted for the child's
benefit. .lj- 10
On April 5, 1881, the President issued proc
lamation reserying from sale certain lands in
Wisconsin, whichit was thought would be re-
Quired for reservoir purposes on the head
waters of the Mississippi and st. Croix Rivers.
This proclamation was based upon engineers
reports. From subsequent reports IL appSars
the lands reserved are not required The Pres
ident, by another proclamation, releases the
lands embraced in the former. The Acting
Secretary of the Interior holds that cash en-
tries of lands reserved by the first prociama-
ton made after the date of the proclamation,
but before its reception at the local Office, are
Illegal. as the proclamation went into effect
from its date and not from its receipt at the
local Office. The Acting Secretary has re-
ferred said entries to the Board of Equitable
Adjudication.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1882-11-24
Queer Doiugs in Oil.

The summer OF 1882 must pass into
history as having witnessed the most
memorable doingS in the annals of the
petroleum trade of Pennsylvania In
the Semitic american for July %, 1882,
reference was made to the results which
followed the opening. in May, Nd the
new oil deposits in Warren County,
Pennsylvania. A most ruinous policy
was followed by the producers, who ST..
ceeded in obtaining a lease upon the
prolific sand rock. Five wells to the
acre were pierced in the heart Of the
rock. and when signs of weakness were
noted in the flowing of these wells, nitro
glycerine torpedoes, of forty quarts eae h.
were exploded in the bottom of the we'll
The latter, in number OF cases, yielded
when first struck $500 barrels every
twenty-four hours; at least one pro-
duced 5000 barrels, and 500-barrel
well was regarded as a small affair.
Other and older oil regions were COM
paratively deserted, and in August last
the. 3ew field, from less than 200 wells
was yielding $4,000 barrels of oil daily
bringing up the production of the entire
oil regions to the unparalleled figure of
los, 600 barrels daily. and sending the
price below fifty cents per barrel. But
it was the fable of the killing of the
goose that laid the golden egg modern
lied and enacted on stupendous scale.
Early in September, after. the best
wells had been ''shot'' BY torpedoes re-
peatedly, they suddenly ceased pro-
dncing in way that caused a revulsion
of feeling and intense excitement among
all interested in producing petroleum
By October l the daily production had
in all The regions, fallen off nearly 25.-
900 barrels, and for the first time in Ave
years, production and consumption.
nearly approached each other. namely
10 3v barrels per day. Prices advanced
and the excitement at the Oil Exchanges
of Pittsburgh, Oil City. Titusville, Brad
ford and New York Bity was so great,
and the activity so intense, as to be phe-
nomenal. The sales at Oil City during
September reached 153, 100000 barrels.
On one day alone, September Is, the
sales were over 100000 barrels
Meanwhile seventy wells in the choicest
territory ceased producing, and early in
October the new territory was not yield
ing over Zoo barrels daily, and the price
had mounted to one dollar. The records
of the oil trade show but feeble parallels
to last summers development, and the
rise and decline of the Cherry Grove,
Warren County, Pa, regions is unique
bit of oil history. Scientific american.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1882-11-24

"A lightning-rod peddler. travelling
north of Sterling, took refuge under a
tree in q late storm. The lightning
struck the tree, rending it asunder, and
ran across his cheek. The peddler
smiled at the mistake of the lightning
and placidly resumed his journey
Chicago Herald. m
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1882-11-24
THE EAST.

Gen. Grants new magazine article, entitled
San Undeserved Stigma" concisely reviews
the case of Gen. Fitz John Porter, giving che
grounds for his former belief in Porter's guilt
and his present conviction of his entire inno-
cence, and appeals to the Government and
country fo. prompt action in Pcrter's behalf.
The Greenback State Committee of Maine
met recently, when it was decided to thorough
ly organize for the next campaign by careful
choice of town committees, who will be in
structed to arrange for school district cam
paign similar to the one few years ago, which
resulted in victory for the party.
Mayor Green, of Boston, lately entertained
the Duke of Newcastle.
The New York Board Of Trade recently re-
solved, ''that the result of the recent elections
Is gratifying response to the work of this
Board and kindred organizations in educating
the people to resist the encroachments upon
their political and commercial rights, and an
earnest that they will in future support such
men and such parties as will restrain corporate
power and place limit to its eIactions upon
the people" ,... IL
The barge Signal loaded with seven hundred
barrels Of sugar was run into on the East
River near Williamsburg n. Y, by the steam.
er City of Worcester, a few days since and
sunk before it could reach the Brooklyn Navy
Yard. There were on board the barge Capt.
VIM. Taylor, his mother, wife and three chill
dren, also two deck hands. Capt. Taylor was
rescued, but tine others were drowned.
Ellery Albee, the defaulting cashier of the
Ashuelot Savings Bank, of Manchester, n. H,
was sentenced TO ten years in the State Prison
recently.
While the water works tower, designed for
the use of the fire department, was being
tested. recently, m New York, it vas over
turned, instantly killing an unknown man,
fatally injuring Geo. A. Sagre, of Philadel-
phia, and breaking the shoulder OF q boy, look
ing on.
Augustus Corse was lately arrested at Chi
cago by officers from Troy, n. T., upon the
charge of forging notes to the amount of
So, 600 and taken back to the latter city for
trial
The business failures of the country for the
past week were one hundred and thirty-pine,
of which eight were In New York City.
At Billeriea, on the Boston and Lowell Rail-
road, recently, q freight train from Boston was
switching when theears ran into others stand
ing on the track, derailing several Conductor
A. W. Clark of Boston was killed. A brake
man, Robert Haynes of Boston, wss danger
ously burned with oil of yitirol from broken
carboys.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1882-11-24

"A young and pretty Polish Jewess
emigrant was made insane from fright
occasioned by riding over shaky rail
road bridge between New York and
philadelphia.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1882-11-24

"A Pittsburgh cliff-climbing goat
had been reading lion stories, and so
knew What to do when bulldog got
after him. When near declivity the
dog was about to spring upon his prey.
The goat lodged and the dog fell
eighty feet upon the rocks below and
was Instantly killed. = Philadelphia
Press.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1882-11-24
The Gay and Festive Goat.

The cleanliness of the freight yard Of
the Boston G. Albany Railroad is mat
ter of common remark, but it is not gen.
orally known that the scavengers of the
premises are the goats, whose headquar.
ters are in the vicinity of Franklin street.
They number twelve or fifteen, and from
morning until night 'scour the freight
yard and vicinity in search of garbage,
pats, corn, or anything else other than the
ties, rails and spikes of The road itself.
Every scrap of paper is eagerly devoured,
while the delicacy most acceptable to
their palates is a cigar-stub or tobacco
guid. The goat is almost the only do.
nestle animal that will eat tobacco.
They seem to prefer the garbage and
other refuse matter to good sweet grass.
They will follow cars loaded with grain
from one end of the yard to the other to
pick up the droppings, and for hours at q
time will wait around the cars to be I'M
loaded at Garland & Lincoln's elevator,
80 as to secure every kernel of corn and
every oat that falls to the ground. They
run around the moving trains with inn
punity, Just barely escaping the wheels,
but taking their own time to move when
their tails have passed the danger line.
There has never been goat killed in the
yard, and this is remarkable, when the
number and amount of business is con.
sidered. They are cute and crafty,
never seeking trouble, but, when cor.
nered, will show fight with their head.
and forward feet. Dogs and mischievou.
boys are their worst enemies. 1t is said
they keep the bill-boards on Franklin
street pretty well cleaned of old paper,
and sometimes feast on a new bill, if the
color is tempting. These goats are, OF
course, kept for milking purposes, and
the question arises whether or not diet
of tobacco-stubs and printers ink is con-
ductive to the quality of the milk. Were
it not for their cleaning the freight yard
they would be declared nuisance by
the railroad men. A member of one Of
the hardware firms,on Maine street had
a little experience with q goat at the
south end last week. He was on his way
home, when the goat playfuhy butted
him twice, and was cominga third time,
when the gentleman seized him by the
horns and threw him in the gutter. The
goat regained his feet, and retreated..-
Worcester (Mass.) Spg.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1882-11-24

old child OF David Henderson, of Boouvlfic,
Ind, fell into tub of boiling water and was
scalded to death. ~
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1882-11-24

"A Mr.. GOtch asstarted as rival
to Oscar Wide, and is drawing crowds
to his aesthetic lectures in London. He
rronounces the present male attire di-
otto, condemns hat. coat and vest, and
reserves special bitterness for trousers.
He goes in for knickerbockers and
stockings, no shirt fronts, no coat tails
and no pockets. IN. y Sun. - q
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1882-11-24
detroit Post and Tribune.

-DcfOu fUSJ ana 1ftDuNc.
The House.
The Chicago Tribune of the 18th gives the
following as an approximately correct table
showing the political complexion of the next
House:
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1882-11-24

Rock salt dissolved in water is q
cheap and safe remedy for many of the
skin diseases that atflicts animals.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1882-11-24
THE WEST.

An incendiary fire at Riverton, Iowa, de-
stroyed fifteen buildings in the heart of the
business portion of the city. Loss over $50, :
600. The supposed incendisry was arrested.
Threats Of lynching were freely made.
Lorenzo Dow Crockett, counterfeiter, one of
the late notorious Bisbusch gang, has been
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1882-11-24

In canada with membership OF 4O,OUO They
have secured legislation favorable to farming
interests; established an agricultural College
and Experimental Farm and increased the ed
ucational facilities of the people. '-'h- J..
inthe United States District Court at St.
Louis, Samuel Leveair, letter carrier, was
found guilty OF robbing the street mail boxes,
and sentenced TO three-years imprisonment in
the Chester, Ills, Penitentiary. - 80!
Merrill & Wagner's store, at Hinckley, H.,
which is also q postofice, was recently en-
tered by masked men, who bound and gagged
the clerk, who slept in the store, blew open
the safe, getting money, postage stamps and
buggy and got away.
Telegraph officials reported on the 18th, the
prevalence of the most remarkable electric
storm ever experienced in this country. 1t
prevailed generally throughout the United
States and Canada and for q time entirely
interrupted telegraphic communication. This
electric storm seemed to go in successive
negative and positive waves alternately,
neutralizing the currents on wires or increas-
ing their intensity to such degree as to burn
everything up. The switch board at Chicago
was on, fire a dozen times and half dozen
KEYS of the instrument were melted by the
current. u- sat- ,rt
The war-on rates to the Northwest goes on
right merrily. Recently the Rock Island
made q S rate from St. Paul to Milwaukee BY
way of Chicago, thus entering the territory of
the Chicago. Milwaukee and St. Paul The
latter retaiisted BY making the rate from Chi
cago to Council Bluffs $40 instead of s143O.
The war seemed likely to be extended to Kan
sas City from Chicago as the Hannibal and st.
Joe was warned thst If caught cutting rates
again all reciprocal relations would be with
drawn by other members of the pool.
While playing around ITS mother, who was
engaged in washing clotheS, ifteen-months-
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1882-11-24

Secretary Teller will not, in his annual re-
port, recommend reduction in the cost of
obtaining patent. He is persuaded to this
course, it is said from the fact that our patent
laws are now the most liberal of any country
in the world, and he does not believe that
reduction would materially increase the mum
Der of patents taken out or stimulate inven-
ton, as the small fee now required is within
the reach of all. ''-."
The Governor of Mississippi has issued a
certificate of election to Manning as Repre-
sentative elect from the Second District of
that State. On the face Of the returns
Chalmers had majority, but the Secretary Of
State, in canvassing the vote, found that in
Tate County 1,412 ballots had been cast for
'Chambless," and his decision was that Man.
aing received the highest number of votes
>ast. OF course Chalmers will contest. l
The President has announced that he desired
all Cabinet Officers to withhold their annual
report until after bis annual mes sage is sent
to Congress.
Congressman Hall, of New Jersey, says he
believes his bill reducing letter postage to two
cents will pass this session. The committee
has given the bill pretty careful study and
will, he believes, report favorably, and in
view OF the fact that the Postoffice Depart
ment has now q surplus, believes Congress
will pass the bill.
Secretary Teller has requested Secretary
Lincoln to place a sufficient force of soldiers
at Flat Head Agency. NJ. T., TO prevent the
railroad constructors now nearing that reserya-
ton from entering it and interfering with the
n ians. ' bl f-
4 serious conflict occurred near Forest City.
n. C., between two parties of the most prom.
inent Citizens OF the County. During the
fight Barnes King shot William Suttle, the
latter in turn nearly blowing off the TOP of
Kings head with shot gun. He died soon
after. Gather Front then shot King twice In
the body. John Harrel dangerously wound
William Suttle.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1882-11-24
GENERAL.

Ninety sailing vessels and eight steamers
wore lost during September. t'
The Governments Of England and France
have entered into definite agreement in re.
gard to the control of the finances of Egypt.
France has accepted the offer of
England that the Presidency of the
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1882-12-15

DEATH OF A FORMER CAMBRIAN IN Al
TOoNA.-Mr. Isadore Farabaugh, 8 promi-
nent citizen OF Altoona, and for many years
patron Of the FREEMAN, died at his resi-
dence IN that city On Monday last, In the 46th
year Of his age. The deceased was born in
Germany, and came to this country with bis
father when mere hoy, who settled near
Munster, In this county He learned the
trade OF wagon making and was afterwards
In the employ of the Messrs. Collins then OF
this county, as general reparman on their
railroad contracts. After that, about 1865
he located In Altoona, where he worked for
some time jOurneyman at his trade he
finally commenced carrying on the business
for himself, and by his industry and enter
prise succeeded in becoming the owner of a
very considerable amount of real estate in
that city. He was associated with several
beneficial organizations and always took an
active IN building associations, in one OF
which he was a director. For the last few
months he has been troubled with heart dis
ease, but was only confined to his house two
weeks before his death. he leaves a widow
who is a ,,ster OF Mr.. Ed. Flick a law stu
dent IN this place, and six children. five boys
and one girl. Two OF his sisters. both mar
ried, reside In Altoona, another married sis
ter. Mrs. John Schwab. lives in Loretto, and
a brother resides in either A lIeghenv or Nun
ster township. Mr.. Farabaugh stood very
high in the community in which he lived as
man of strict integrity in all his business
relations, and his death is widely regretted
there and elsewhere by all who knew hiTn.
1t was our pleasure to know him well and
we entertained feeling OF high regard for
him. His remains we're inferred IN St. Johns
Catholic cemetery, Altoona, on Wednesday
morning. MAY his soul rest in peace.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1882-12-15
Lincoln Reads a Poem.
Honest Old Abe Entertatns His CabIne
with a Little Quotation.

Honest Old Abe Eutertatns His Cabiues
with = Little Quotation,
"Now. gentlemen. you all have more OF less poe
try In yonr souls; listen to this and Abraham
Lincoln, then President rose from hfs chair. In
his once In the White House. and read. in trem-
probation OF It, DR. o. W. Holmes Last Lea" /"
OF which the following are two verses
They say that in hts prime.
Ere the pruning knife OF time
Cut him down;
Not = better found
BY the crier IN hts round
Through the town.
Now the mosSy marbles rest
On the lips that he had pressed
In their bloom
And the names he loved to hear
Have been carved for many year
On the tomb"
Mr.. Michael GuiIfoyle OF Btnghauntou, n Y
fs not as old as the venerable Boston citizen of
whom the poet wrote with such tender psthos yet
he is more than three score and ten. "For the
past eight of those years" he writes. Il have been
a perfect cripple from rheumatism hobbltnQ.
about as best I could with my cane. I took Par
a qynnasf. There Is trace Of the disease left
about me"
Mr.. r. W. Mosh er Wholesale druggist Of Bine-
hnmtOn. writes Messrs- HIsCox & Co. OF New
Hork-Propr letors of the Tonic-certifying to Mr..
GuilfOvleis declaration.
Having all the properties OF any preparation Of
ginger. PARKRRs GISeER Tonic is a remedy Of
Infinitely greater range and power. It cures all
diseases arising from impure ate OF the blood
or imperfect digestion Dyspepsia land all its
consequences), Malarial Fevers Sick Headache,
Kidney troubles. Bronchitis and common Coughs
and 81 bottle. Larger size the cheaper.
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