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The Iola register., 1882-10-13
Repulsed by Factory Girls.

At Kirby & Brothers canning factory,
Burlington, N. j., there is employed a
young girl named Sallie Cook. who re-
sides with her guardian, David Hughs,
in that city. She had previously made
her home with Mrs. Gill. who keeps q
saloon in Philadelphia, until ordered to
go behind the bar and wait upon GUS
toners, when she left the house one
morning and fled to her lawful protec.
tor. A few days ago q strange man ap-
peared at the canning factory making
inquiries for Miss Cock. The other en-
ployes in the factory took it into their
heads that the unwelcome visitor was
an emissary of Mrs. Gill, who had come
to carry the girl off. and they
determined upon rcpulse. Forming
themselves into q solid phalanx. the
factory hands began the assault by bonn
harding the intruder with decayed toma-
toes and such other ammunition as was
at convenient disposal. 1t took but a
few minutes to convince the visitor that
the "Skinners," as they are termed in
Burlington, were in earnest, and would
probably knock him out before they
finished their fusillade. When he re-
treated out of the factory yard loud and
triumphant shouts rent the air, and a
motley collection of old tin cans, worm
out shoes, and various odds and ends
were hurled at the retreating stranger.
who, as soon as he gained the street,
ran down the railroad track in the di-
rection of Reverly.-Phladelphia Record
The Iola register., 1882-10-13
How Miss Anthony Secured Allies.

According to reporter of that city,
Miss Susan B. Anthony left st. Louis the
other day for Leavenworth with two
medium-sized trunks for baggage. At
first the baggage-master objected to
check them both on single ticket, and
demanded pay for extra weight. "But." :"
said she. they together weigh less
than the ordinary sized Saratoga l
distribute the weight in this way pur-
posely to save the man who does the
lifting" The clerk looked at her in
credulously. "And you tell me serious
IL that You do this simply out of con-
sideration fol the baggagemen?' 81
do" "How long have you done it?"
"All my life. Inever purchased large
trunk for fear l might add to the over
burdened baggageman's Affections"
The clerk walked off and conferred with
the head of the department. Then the
two returned together. "Do / under
stand" said the chief, "that you of all
women have been the first to show hu-
manity to railroad peop.e?' "That is
the tenet of my creed.' "Check that
baggage" said the chief, with emphasis;
"and when you run for office, Miss
Anthony, YOU shall have my vote"
"Mine too" echoed the clerk, handing
her the checks, and the trio parted
happy.
The Iola register., 1882-10-13
RELIGIOUS AND EDUCATIONAL.

There is an Indian Presbytery in
Dakota composed of eleven churches.
Several of the pastors are full-blooded
Indians.
Among the many generous dona-
tions to Iowa College at Grinnell, Iowa,
since the destruction of its buildings by
the cyclone of last June, none is more
highly appreciated than the gift of
hundreds of volumes of standard books
by the various publishing houses of the
United States.-Detroit Post
"A noteworthy thing in connection
with American civilization is the fact
that majority of the Japanese STU
dents sent to America returned to their
native country Christians, while not one
such case occurred among those sent to
the educational institut ons of Germany,
France and England. Chicago Herald.
The San Francisco School Board is
taking action for remedying the distinc-
ton between the primary teachers sal
ary and that paid to the grammar
teacher. 1t is beginning to be recog-
nized everywhere that high degree of
experience and natural ability as well
are required from the teacher who gives
the first impression to the little mind
San Francisco Chronicle.
"A wealthy bachelor of Oregon,
whose death lately occurred in the East
while on a visit, has given the most
valuable farm in the cove to q school
for young ladies. The buildings for
the school will be erected soon. This
farm contains thirty-four thousand
prune and plum trees, and the proceeds
from the sale of fruit are some ten
thousand dollars a year.-Chicago
Times.
The Allegheny (Pa.) Presbytery
of the Presbyterian Church has refused
to allow the Rev. John Ker. pastor OF
the Bethel Church, Allegheny, permis-
sion to ride on Sunday train ON his
way to and from divine services at Ma
trona, fifteen miles up the Allegheny
Valley Railroad. The question in
yolyed heated discussion, and the vote
stood eleven for and fifteen against.
n. i. Post.
Evangelist Harrison, the "boy
preacher" made such extraordinary
success in his revival work at the Jack
son-Street Church, in ST. Paul, that he
was engaged for another term of service.
During six weeks of special meetings
about three hundred and fifty converts
were enrolled. After laboring at the
church he went to the Minnesota State
camp meeting. where there were about
two hundred tents and cottages, with
an immense crowd of people. His next
engagement is for next year, and he is
to be assisted by Chaplain McCabe and
the colored lady evangelist, Mrs. Aman-
da Smith.
The Newport Nea0s says of Mrs.
Julia Ward Howe's recent sermon: "It
was beautifully Written and finely de-
livered effort from the text: God so
loved the world She divided her text
into several practical applications,
speaking of the world of business, the
world OF politics, and the world of re-
lgion and morals. She pictured in
glowing language the insincerity which
underlies much of the modern society
and the tendencies of the day, and also
the necessity of an earnest. vital,
wholesome religious spirit. Mrs. Howe's
manner of address was devout and ten
der. and her fine conduct of the entire
service was pleasing"
The Iola register., 1882-10-13
WIT AND WISDOM.

"A mortgage on a house is like {
worm hole in an apple. Before yol
know it, there is more worm-hole thar
fruit.-M. Y Independent.
Never 60 into railway Superin
tendent's Office with clergyman
There is nothing a railway man hates t.
see more than a man coming in to in
troduce coupler.-Detrot Post.
AS good almost kill a man as kill {
good book. Many man lives !. bur
den to the earth; but good book is the
precious life-blood of a master-spirit
embalmed and treasured up on purpose
to life beyond life.-Milton.
Little Johnny, who probably know:
what he is talking about, says he dom
see why folks 60 into the country ant
come back with such black faces. Tha
seems to be all the good it does to them
and he can get tanned without going
from home.
The only difference that we car
think of just now between the girl yor
adore and a bear-trap, young man, i:
that one bangs the hair and the Other
hangs the bear. If this is not the
proper kibosh we do not want the
chrome. o.-BurGette.
The trouble with all the war poems
that have thus far been sent to the
Times Office is that the poets make
khedive rhyme with beehive, and while
there's waste-basket handy we are
not going to wrench either of those
words in any such manner.-Boston
Times.
-"Do you upbraid your husband
when he comes home under the intlu-
ence of liquor:?" asked a young married
woman of friend who lcng ago had
celebrated her tin wedding. Gpbraid
him?' she echoed. ..Well, Idon't say
much; but when l get through with nv
object teaching he comes home sober
every night for month" what dc
you mean by object teaching please?''
''Simply this: When the old man comes
home tight, l wrap him up in RAG car.
pet and spank him like fury with shov-
81. Try it on your husband some time. +"
Chicago Herald.
-'Well. what next, I wonder?n ex.
claimed Mrs. Goodington, looking up
from her evening paper. "What
with boy preachers, and Sancho and
Moody derangelists, and saliva
ton armies, things are coming to a
pretty pass. Daniel and 1 sot under
Parson Jones for nigh onto thirty years,
and we never thought of asking for
anything better. The Parson used to
give US the true doctoring without any
ifs or ands, and he made as many con-
yicts as any of these newfangled folks
ever did or ever will, I'm thinking. {"
And the old lady glared at the paper with
look of severity on her dear old honest
countenance that i'll became it.-Bosto,s
Post.
The Iola register., 1882-10-13
An Amusing Court Scene.

Ayoung Austin lawyer was appointed
to defend negro who was too poor to
hire counsel of his own. After the jury
was in the box the young lawyer chal-
lenged several jurymen whom his client
said had a prejudice against him.
..Are there any more jurymen who
have prejudice against you?9" whis-
pered the young lawyer.
'.No, boss, de jury am all right, but
now wants you to challenge de Jedge.
have been convicted under him seberal
times already, and may be he is beginin'
to hab prejudice agin me-"
The young lawyer, this being his first
case took the advice of his client. and,
addressing the court, told the Judge he
could step aside.-Ieyas SJtiRgs.
The Iola register., 1882-10-13
HOffenstein's Renaissance.

"Mr. Hoffenstein," said Herman. as
he folded up pair of pants and placed
them on pile, I" if you don't haf any
objections. would like to get from the
store away Won efening und 60 init de
soldiers to the Spanish Fort"
"Vell, Herman, dinks you had bet
ter keep away from de soldiers replied
Hoffienstein, Gun stay NIT the store.
because you know, you don't can put
any dependence NIT them soldiers.
will tell you Why. Won day vile l vas in
Vicksburg, during de var, cock-eye
soldier came in my store NIT bugle in
his hand, and he looks around. l asks
him vat he wants, und he buys a couple
of undershirts; den he dells me to keep
tbs bundle und de bugle behind de
counter undil he comes back. Alder
the cock-eyed soldier vent de store out,
some more soldiers come in und walk all
around vile dey look at de goods.
Shendlemen," l says, "do you want
anyding?'' "Ve are shustlooking to see
vat you half said Won uf dem, und
alder a vile anodder says: ''Bill. shust
look dere at the bugle, de very ding de
Captain dold us to get. You know We
don't haf any bugle in de company for
dree months. How much you asks for
dot bugle?'' I dell dem dot 1 can't sell
de bugle because it belongs to man
vot shust vent out. Il will gif you
fluffy dollars for it, says the soldier:
pulling his money out. dells him /
don't can sell it, because it wasn't
mine. II will gif you hundred dol
lars" he said. Den he offer me Won
hundred und twenty-five dollars. Ny
gr-r-r-acious, Herman, l vands to
sell dot bugle so bad dat
vistles. De soldier dell me vile dey vos
leaving de store dot if l buy the bugle
from de man vot owns it dey will gifme
one hundred and twenty-five dollars for
it. l dell dem I will do it. l see a
chance, you know. Herman. to make
some money by de Liberation. Ven de
cock-eyed soldier comes in he says:
"GiJ me my bundle und bugle" /
says: "My trent, don't you want to sell
your bugle?'' He dell me no, und l
says: ''AIy little poy Leopold. vat plays
in de store, sees de bugle und he goes
all around, crying shust as he can be-
cause he don't can git it. Six dimes l
dakes him in de yard und vips him und
he comes right back und cries for de
bugle. 1t shows, you know, how much
drouble man will haf NIT family. !
will gif you den dollars for it shurst to
please little Leopold" De soldier Won't
take it, und at last / offers him fluffy
dollars und he says: 81 will dake fluffy.
because can't waste any more dime;
haf to 90 to de camp" Alder he goes
away goes to de door und watches for
de soldiers vat wanted de bugle. 1 see
dem pass along de street, und says:
my frents l haf got de bugle." und
dey say: "Vell w don't you blow it?'
My grr-acious, Herman, vat you dinks?
All dem soldiers belong to de same
crowd, und make de trick to swindle
me. Levi Cohn, across de street, he
finds it out. und efrey day he gets boys
to blow horns in front of my store, so
as to make me dink how l was swim
died. Herman, dinks you had bette
stay nit de store"
The Iola register., 1882-10-13
A Frightful Leap.

The other night passenger changing
cars at Harper's Ferry was leaning
against the railing on the river side,
when train came along, and, fearing
he might not be safe, he sprang lightly
over the railing, having mistaken the
river, as he afterward stated. for a
meadow. His stunning amazement
may be better imagined than described
when. after fall of thirty or forty feet,
he sank in ten feet of muddy, swift
running water. He. however, had suffi-
cient presence of mind to keep his head
above water, and was carried down to
the bridge, where he drifted against a
pier. and, climbing to ledge, called
for help. When he was rescued he re-
fused to tell anything about himself.
Fortunately. the river was high. as gen.
orally the spot where he fell is bare,
and had it been so then he would have
been killed.
The Iola register., 1882-10-13
Be Careful What You Sign.

A common mode of swindling farmers
is to induce the victim to sign a prom
issory note under the mistaken idea
that it is an order or receipt for goods.
Scarcely week passes without the ap-
pearance of notices of such swindles in
the papers. The note is soon transferred
by the sharper to innocent parties,
and generally the first intimation the
farmer has of his folly is a demand for
payment of the note at maturity, FIRE.
quently he refuses to pay and stands a
suit. When the case comes before q
jury, that body sympathizing with the
yictim-now and then on account of
personal experience of the same sort of
hardship-often returns verdict in IA
vor of the defendant; but, as rule,
such verdicts are set aside on appeal to
the higher courts. In the case of
Mackey Us. Paterson, lately appealed
to the Supreme Court of Minnesota.
the maker of such note set up as his
defense that he had signed the note sup
posing it to be receipt for plow sold
him by the person to whom the note was
made payable, that the latter had as
sured, him it was simply a receipt, and
so believing. he had made his sigma
ture. The Court. however, speaking
through Chief Justice Gilfillan, decided
that the defendant must pay the note.
Said the Judge, in substances: Where a
party. through neglect of precautions
within his power, affixes his name to
that kind OF paper without knowing its
character, the consequent loss ought not
to be shifted from him to an honest
purchaser of the paper. Tested by this
rule, the facts which defendant offered
to prove would have been no defense.
He signed the paper voluntarily. He
was under no controlling necessity to
sign without taking such time as might
he needed to inform himself of its char
acter. One who. without any necessity,
so misplaces his confidence ought not to
be heard to claim that the paper he is
in consequence misled to sign should be
taken out OF the rule protecting COM
mercial paper.-RuraL New Toraer.
The Iola register., 1882-10-13
A TOuchin. Scene.

When the train arrived here this afternoon
with the precious dead, a thousand people
were at the depot, a large majority of
them being men employed by the Santa
Fe Company with their families. It was
q sorrowful scene, as one by one the
five boxes were taken from an express
car and transferred TO the hearses. From the
depot, followed by long procession of car
riages, the solemn cortege moved to Palmer's
undertaking establishment, where the bodies
were left and were taken out of the rough
boxes in which they had come and put into
nice caskets.
The remains of Harry Holiday viii be taken
to Kansas City tomorrow morning for burial; |;
those of Ed. Westlake to Chicago on Wednes-
day, and the other three viii be buried here
tomorrow.
This is by far the worst catastrophe that has
ever occurred on the Santa Fe. By it the Com
pany loses FIVE of its best men, but as many
homes are left desolate.
Ed Csmpell, the brakeman of No. 6. is held
criminally responsible, though he asserts posi-
lively that the fatal switch was not tonched
by him: also that he had not gotten to it vet
when the Cannon Ball few in. he was brought
here this afternoon by Detective Dustin and
lodged in jail The shop will be shut down
Tomorrow in order that the men NAV attend
the funeral.-SDecialt0 to the h. C. Times.
The Iola register., 1882-10-13
An Interesting Life History,

Ed Westlake was a man 40years of age, and
had been running passenger engines for the
Santa Fe company since 1873. He was a
widower, and leaves two children, a boy and a
girl, aged seven aud nine years respectively,
who are now left orphans or the charities of a
cold world. Mr. Westlake ard his children
made their home with Mrs. Blackmore, on West
Eighth street. He was an intelligent citizen,
q social, good man, and had host of friends
in Topeka, who mourn his loss as they would
that of a relative He was an active member
OF Lodge 81, A. I; q A: NJ; also of tie
o. I. W., and of Capital Legion No. ], Select
knights of 4. o. L. W.
Samuel B.Eisher was young man % years
of age, and lived at 272 Jefferson street, where
he leaves wife and one child. His father is
now foreman of the coal department, and this
catastrophe is terrible blow to the old man,
who had looked with pride upon his son as be-
ing useful man. Mr.. Fisher was member
OF Lodge No. II, A. F. & A. NJ. These two
men were recognized by the company as it's
most careful and most worthy engineers. but
they have made their last run and will open
the throttle no more. ~
When passenger rode behind Ed. Westlake
he felt safe and secure. OF all the accidents
that have ever happened on the Santa Fe Road
this is the most terrible.
Harry Holiday, the unfortunate baggage
man, was brother of Frank E. Holiday, of
this city, and resided here until going on the
road, when he moved to Kansas City. He
leave young wife.
2. Hayes and William Krigbam were both
single men. The former lived with his mother
and the latter with his parents in Metsker's
addition.
The remains were brought here this after
noon on the 2:15 o'clock train. They were
met at Wakarusa station by the knights
Templar and escorted home.
The Iola register., 1882-10-13

"A Nevada miner has found, at the
depth of sixteen feet, imbedded in solid
rock, petritied stump in which was an
iron staple. The people thereabouts
are lost in conjectures as to what kind
of a being drove the staple, and how
many years ago the staple was driven.
-DenUer Tribune.
The Iola register., 1882-10-13

"A New Orleans washerwoman has
in the past fifteen years raised family
of fatherless children, given them all
good educations, purchased a hand
some house. and has $4,000 laid away
for rainy day. Her entire possessions
were earned at the wash-tub. M q.
Picnlfu,1e
The Iola register., 1882-10-13

"A North Carolina clergyman has
oeen living for the past eleven years on
a salary of three dollars per week. but
now announces that he must have a
raise of one dollar or ten shillings, or be
compelled to accept call to do cooper
work.-M. y Sun.
The Iola register., 1882-10-13

The best reason vet advanced for
having Monday washing day, the next
day after Sunday, is because cleanli-
ness is next to godliness.
The Iola register., 1882-10-13
Thetrue antidote "a

The true antidote %
the effects of miasma
Is Hostetters S,om-
ach Bitters. Thin
medicine Is one of the
most popular RENE
dies Of an age of sue
cessful proprietary
specifics, and Is in
immense de N an d
wherever on this Con-
tinent fever and ague
Pxists. A wineglass-
full three times a day
Is the best possible
preparatiye for en-
countering O malari-
Gus atmosphere, reg
ulating the liver. and
invigorating the stom-
ach. For sale by all
Druggists and DeA,ers
generally.
The Iola register., 1882-10-13

1t was Artemus Ward who said
there were two things in this world
nobody was ever prepared for-twins.
The Iola register., 1882-10-13
a DASH TO DEATH:
Fearful Collision on the Atchison, To.
peka and Santa Ee Railroad.

pcAa anu Saht6 re fk8lITO3Os
fearful accident ocurrred on the Atchison,
Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad-at Salem, Kan.
sas, October I'd. Train No. going Wes.
ran into train No. 6 on the side-track. En-
gineers Westlake and Fisher and their firemen
and Baggageman Holiday were killed. Four
passengers were seriously injured. The acci-
dent was the result of misplaced switch by a
green brakeman, who disappeared Immediate
ly, but went to Nickerson three hours later,
and gave hiuself up. When the engines met
there was terrible crash, and both engineers,
the firemen and baggageman were buried in
the wreck. A road carpenter named Shafer,
I'm the baggage car, has since died of injuries,
making six deaths by the accident A special
train bearing the bodies of the dead was sent
to Topeka and was met by a procession, COM
posed of the various orders of the city. The
dead men, except Holiday resided there, and
were much respected.
The Iola register., 1882-10-13
Full Particulars.

TOPEKA, Oct. 3.-The news of that Sata Fe
wreck near Nickers on, last night, was received
here this morning with mingled expressions
OF horror and sadness. This too is all occa-
stoned by the grave results Of most frightful
and fatal accident. To relate its details in full
would make the heart sick and the blood run
cold. Criminal carelessaess on the part Of a
brakeman by the name of Campbell, seems to
have been the chief and only cause.
The victims, except Harry Holiday, were all
residents of this city and well known as good
men, and for that reason the terrible and un-
timely ending of their lives is sufficient cause
for greater lamentation and deeper grief than
it otherwise would have been. AS the facts
became generally known, railroad men and
the friends of the unfortunates could be seen
congregated in squads, with gloom pictured
upon their countenances, mournfully discuss
ing in detail the horrible affair and how it hap
pened.
In the death Of Ed Westlake and Sam
Fisher, every man who knew them feels as
though he had lost friend. Both were ex-
cellent men, and stood at the head of their
profession as locomotive engineers. In them
the Santa Fe loses two of its oldest and most
worthy employees.
The Iola register., 1882-10-13
The Facts.

The facts, as ascertained to-day by report
er OF The Times, are these: Samuel Fisher
and his fireman, VIM. Krigbaum, with engine
No. l49, were bringing passenger train No.
from the West, due here at 2:15 a. m. James
NJ. Hallett, conductor, Ed. Westlake and his
fireman, P. Hodges, with engine No. and the
Cannon Balr' train, James E. Corcan, con-
ductor, were going West. AtSalem switch,
side-track station half way between Hutchin-
son and Nickerson, Hallett's train side tracked
to let the West-bound train go by. A brake
man by the name of Campbell went forward to
the East end of the swith, so as to throw it
and let the train he was on go out after the
other had passed. From what can be learned,
he sat down and fell asleep. In few minutes
the train was onto him, and in a half-daZed
state of mind he must have grabbed the switch
and, forgetting what he had done before,
pulled it the wrong way, running the "Can-
non Ball " onto the side-track also. Going at
full rate of speed, it plunged into the other
engine with crash, and when the smoke and
steam had cleared away, there, under the pale
glimmer OF the moon, and out on the bleak,
dreary prairie, lay the two monsters, mashed
out of shape, with four ar five baggage cars,
ground to pieces, on top of them, and in the
same mass the bodies Of these five men, man.
gled beyond recognition.
Alter the intelligence had reached here last
night, party comprising DR.. Hogeboom, ply
sician for the company, c. F. Foulks, claim
agent, Col. II. w. Rossington, and others,
took special car which they attached to the
1 O'Clock passenger train and went out to bring
in the bodies of those who had been killed.