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The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-11-08
Notes of An Interesting English Custom

Notes of an Interesting English Custom.
Several English residents celebrated Guy
Fawkes day in quiet way. In dong SO they
kept up an old English custom OF commemor-
atinp the detection of Guy Fawkes and his IN
famous attempt to "blow up by means OF
gun powder the kings lords and commons
in parliament assembled. The plot owed It's
origin to Richard Catesby, who was supported
by many Catholics Of rank, in the hope that
the Protestant dynasty might be overthrown'
Guy, or Guido Fawkes, was Spanish religious
enthusiast and was doubtless The tool OF
Catesby. The plot would probably have
been successful if some person had not nave
sent an anonymous letter to Lord Monteagle,
a cabinet minister, revealing the plot. Lord
Monteaele caused the cellars of the houses OF
parliament to be searched on November 4th,
l6os, and there amongst many barrels OF gun
nowder GUY Fawkes was found at his post
waiting for the next day when he should
hurl the members of both houses of par
lament to their destruction. Catesby and
Percy, a scion of the Northumberland family,
were caught at Holbeach House November
S,h and killed in resisting arrest. Guy fawkes
Sir Everard Digby and Others were tried tor
treason, and executed on January 3o-3I, 1000.
Father Garnet. popular Jesuit preacher, was
executed on the following May for completely
in the same crime.
This event gave rise to two curious Gus
toms which are celebrated in England 10 this
day. The first is the parading of dummy
figure round the streets every fifth OF Novem-
Der which is supposed to represent Guy
Fawkes, though it often takes the shape OF some
notorious criminal, offensive character or Oh.
noxious politician. AS the dummy is paraded
the people give money to the exhibitors. At
night huge bonfire is made and amid fire.
works and shouts and yells the dummy Guy
Fawkes is burned. In many parts OF Eng
land great bonfres are made and ignited on
this night, and young England lets Oft plen-
tiful supply of fireworks and is as happy as an
American boy on the fourth of July. The
next custom is that of the seBeant-at-arms OF
the House of Commons and the police search
ing the cellars of the houses of parliament
prior to every meeting of parliament to see If
any modern Guy Fawkes is disposed to play
the same game.
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-11-08
Is 1t Better ?
BY. H. L. w.

"Tis better to have loved and lost,
Than never to have loved at all,
On golden head her white hands crossed.
Sang she sweet as wild birds call.
All her soul leaped to her eyes,
Wealth of joy couched in her lips,
Cloudless were her happy skies,
And her sun knew no eclipse.
'Is it better to have loved and lost
Than never to have loved at ALL"
On her knees her white hands crossed,
In her voice plaintive call.
Heading looked she to the skies,
Trembled sad the tender lips,
But the tears that filled her eyes
Vailed the answer in eclipse.
'Twere better never to have loved
Than only to have loved and lost.
Suffering's keenest pathos moved
All the words. BY passion tossed
She behelds no haven yet.
Where her shattered hopes shall rise
Vivi1ly through all regret,
Fleets of tender memories.
Wagon Wheel Cap, Colorado.
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-11-08
CITY FAWKES DAY.

Edmund j. Davis.
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A FRUITLESS SEARCH.
AMayoR INDICTED FOR MURDER

Danvllle, November 6.-The grand jury OF
the Husting court to-day indicted ohm Henry
Johnston, mayor of this city, for the murder
Of John E. Hatcher, formerly chief OF police.
There had been some disagreement between
the men as to the disposition of certain fines,
and at casual meeting on September 9th
words and slight scufle. ensued, and John
ston shot Hatcher through the body with
pistol. Hatcher died two days after from the
effects of the wound. Johnston is also in
dicted for carrying concealed weapons.
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-11-08

Khartoum telegraphs to the defeated rebels
under the False Prophet, at three different
points. He says the Khartoum, for the mo-
ment is relieved, but demands immediate
succor in the shape of men and ammunition.
FRUITLESS SEARCH.
Geneva, November 1.-The federal council,
acting on representations from the French
government, have made thorough lnvestlga-
ton, and satisfied themselves that there is no
anarchist committee in this canton.
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-11-08
A TERRIBLE EXPLOSION.

TERRIBLE EXPLOSION.
A colliery explosion occurred at the Clay
Cross mines, in Derbyshire, of which only
meagre reports have been received. 1t is
known, however, that thirty persons, mostly
miners, were killed. Four of the managers OF
the mine were, however, blown to atoms.
Frightful scenes are being enacted about the
the mouth Of the shaft. Many large families
are lett without means of support
Later-The explosion, which was terrible in
its force and deadly in its effect, shattered
buildings in the localities FIVE miles distant
from the mines, A chain at the bottom of the
shaft was blown up through the mouth of the
Colery into the head gears. The greatest
cons ernation prevails in the neighborhood,
COUNTRY FLOODED.
Exter canal broke its banks, and the whole
country bordering it in Cheshsire, Warwick
shire and Somerset is Hooded,
A SPECIAL MISSION.
Constantinople, November A private
secretary of Aleko Pasha arrived from Philip
oils to present statement of the situation of
affairs before the ambassadors of the powers
Ii appears there is a serious rupture between
Aleko and the Russian consul-general.
THREATENING DOCUMENT.
Paris, November IA clerical journal, The
Clarion, announces that the president of the
house committee has received a letter threat
ening to blow up the bouse. The publication
caused considerable excitement, and the mem
bers of the exchange gathered in groups and
discussed the origin and motive OF the letter in
a most animated manner.
ARRIVAL OF LORD DUFFERIN.
Alexandra, November 7.-LOrd Duferin
arrived here today, and proceeded to Caro-
by A .p~cial train. The British and Egyptian
officers here united in receiving him.
ASKS FOR AID.
Cairo, November J. The governor OF
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-11-08

Kate Claxton's husband has purchased a
bycicle, and Kate now not only shivers in the
"Two Orphans" but for fear she will have
two orphans of her own. Miss Claxton's hus-
band has only taken ooo "headers," and he
has only had the bycicle one week.
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-11-08
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER; 8. 1882.
Type for Sale.

One large, double font OF nOnparici, toiu
stVlrl about 100 pounds or more with album,
dance of caps, small caps figures, leaders, ana
sorts. Will be sold at II bargain; type III %"oG
condition. Also several hundred pouius o'
hravier and long primer. which is nearly new.
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-11-08
LATEST CABLE TELEGRAMS.
DISAPPEARANCE OF CHOLERA.

London, November 1.-The British consul
Teddah telegraphs that he has received unoffl-
cial advices that cholera has disappeared from
Mecca.
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-11-08
INDEPENDENT CANDIDATE

For Congress 10th Congressional District,
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1882-05-26
Carries Her Certificate.

We have heard of that sort of heart
lessness towards the poor that can stand
by their dying beds and in their pres
ence coolly plan their funeral arrange
ments, but the following is the first in
stance we remember of poor patient
resenting such treatment by getting well.
Says an English paper:
A poor woman lay very i'll in her
scantily furnished home in Sheffield.
The doctor was sent for and came. He
at once said that hers was a very grave
case, and that she had, as he thought,
little chance of recovery. even If she
could get the nourishment her illness
required.
As he was about to leave, the question
was put, "When shall we send for YOU
again, doctor?"
"Well," was the reply, as he looked
at the poor woman, and then at her
wretched surroundings, 81 don't think
you need send for me again. She can
not possibly get better, and to save you
further trouble, I'll just write you out a
certificate for her burial" And he did.
After the doctor departed, the woman
women always were willful- bet
ter rapidly. She has now completely
recovered, and goes about carrying her
burial certificate with her.-Youth's
Companion.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1882-05-26

But saw o magical little machine.
not long ago, bite off q little piece OF
steel wire, chew it moment. and then
spit it out formed into perfect hook.
It would toss out these little hooks
eyery half second, the different ma
chimes making the different sizes.
There are eight steps in the making
of fish-hook by the machines l saw.
The bow who tended one of them
snatched specimens from the machine
as they were passing through. and
showed me how each stroke of the little
chisels and hammers added to the bit
of wire that went in, until it came out
finished hook and ready to fish with.
though probably the most fastidious fish
wouldn't touch it because it hadn't yet
been polished.
The curious little machines would first
nip off bits of wire another stroke OF
the machine, and the bit of wire had
little loop in one end. The next half
second the wire had hack in it near
the other end. Then came little
hammer-strOke which flattened out the
hacked end. Then little chisel shaved
this fattened end into point. And
last of all, it receives one crook, and
drops. a perfectly formed hook, into the
little bucket, having been, only four
seconds before, nothing but an inch or
more of steel wire on q reel
There are two ways of finishing these
hooks. Either they are "japanned,"
which gives them the black finish which
is the most common one, or they are
finished with that fine blue that is fire.
quently put upon swords and cutlery.
1t is done by heating them in furnace
till they come to a ''cherry-red' as the
workmen call it, and then they are
poured into bucket of oil and left to
cool.
After finishing, they are taken up to
the deft-fngered girls, who rapidly
count them by hooking them over a
piece of coarse wire, and throwing out
at the same time the imperfect ones.
Then they pack them in neat boxes,
and they are stacked up ready for mar
ket.
But suppose this is only the tamest
part of the history of these murderous
little objects. How many of them do
you suppose will ever hook fish? May
be one in hundred. Perhaps not one
in five hundred. How many of them
will slumber, the sport of the fishes, i'm
beded in some old log at the bottom of
some pool orriver where they have stuck
and stuck, though tugged at and
twitched at by the luckless little boy
who hasn't caught anything yet, and
who hasn't another to fasten on in their
place! How many weary miles they
must 60, some of them, with hungry,
wet, tired little fellows (and perhaps
big fellows, too), innocent of any fish,
and in having no bites save from mos
quitOes. But here and there one shall
thrust point and barb into some fish who
with more appetite than discretion has
failed to see the trap set for him, and
out and up into the air has rushed, 'his
silver armor flashing useless in the sum-"
to make supper for the lucky fisher
man.-Wide AsDGke.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1882-05-26
PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

"A little boy came to his mother re-
Gently and said: 81 should think that
i'll was made of dust would get muddy
inside when 1 drink
-"What did you say the conductor
name wasp .'Glass-Mr: Glass 20
nor ''But it isl 'Impossible-it
can't be-" ''And why not, pray?"
Because, sir, Glass is a non-conductor. -
[Deafening applause from the scientific
passengers.
Rose McWhortleberry heard her
master remark that ssKismet'' meant
'.fate," and this is the reason why she so
astonished her mistress by remarking
the next day to Belinda, the chamber
maid: 30, Blindy, I can scarcely walk
wild the chilblains all over my two kiss
NETS"
"A fashion writer of the female sex
says: s.In dress we are nothing but
monkeys The writer may be an ex-
ception; but who ever saw a monkey
attired in corset, twenty-dOllar hat,
seventeen-buttOn gloves, a lot of false
hair, and several hundred dollars worth
of dry goods. Norristo,Un Herald.
strive, enucaVOr, IL prOutS more
To fight and fall, than on Times dull shore
To sit an idler ever;
For to him VINO bares his arm to the strife,
Firm at his post in the battle of life,
The victory falleth-never.
An Austin teacher was instructing
his class in natural history. "To what
class of birds does the hawk belong"
he asked. ITO the birds of prey" was
the reply. "And to what class does
quail belong?'' There was a pause.
The teacher repeated the question.
"Where does the quail belong?" "On
toast" yelled the hungry boy at the foot
of the class.-Teras Sifiings.
"A man entered a street-car with a
half-consumed cigar in his hand and sat
down beside a grim-visaged virgin con-
siderably past the period of her youthful
bloom. After time the cigar went out,
and the incense arising from the cooling
stump made the ancient spinster's nose
heave like a Sandy Hook buoy. She
called the conductor to her and said
sharply: Il thought smoking was pro-
hibited here.'' $50 it is, madame"
1T is, eh? Look at this loafer.' 81
can't help it, madame; his cigar isn't
lighted" 'Well, them" she shouted,
''for heavens sake make him light it,"
Women are not always perfectly logical
Brooklyn Eagle.
"A negro was standing in street Of
Porto Rico, where, as is we'll known,
slavery still fourishes, when a storm
burst over the town, the rain descending
in torrents. Sambo hastily pulled of
his hat, and did his best to protect it
from the downpour. The more terrific
it became, the greater efforts did he
make to preserve his hat, while his curly
locks were saturated like q sponge.
"Why don't you put on your hat,
Sambo? You would keep your head
dry" observeda passer-by. "Not such
fool, sah,' replied the niger, grin
ming. 'Head belong to massa. hat be-
long to Sambo!''
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1882-05-26
The Prosperity Of France.

The extraordinary charges imposed on
the French National Treasury by the
German war amounted, including the
indemnity of five mil'iards OF
francs, to the sum of II, All SOL ,666f.,
or nearly E46O, 100000. This amount is
exclusive, not only of private losses, but
of war expenses borne by the communes.
IT. includes, however, the ALLEGATION of
26O. OOO. OOOf. to towns and departments
to repair portion of the damage caused
by the war: of 26, OOO, OO0f. to repair the
damage caused by the corps of engineers
in destruction for defensive purposes; of
100. OOO. OOOf. for the reprovisioning of
Paris: of $4,000, OOOf. for subterranean
telegraph lines, and Of 2.696, OOO, OOM.,
called the compte de liquidation, devoted
to the reconstruction of Notifications, OF
ornaments, and of military provision
ment. In addition to bearing this enor-
nous load, the Treasury had to repay to
the Bank of France the loan of 1900.
DOC. OOOf. contracted in 1870 and 1871.
The extraordinary resources created
since 1876 to meet this unprecedented
demand have been as follows: o. An
increase of the consolidated debt,
amounting, as the balance of four sepa-
rate loans. conversions, and sinking
fund. to 6,527, 900, 0OOf.; an increase of
terminable debt, under twenty separate
heads, to the amount of 5000, 900, OOOf.,
and (3) alterations of the national capt.
tai to the amount of III, 00O,0OOf. The
total amount of extraordinary resources
thus created amount to 9,89S, $40, 53f.,
being I,573.O41, 1927. less than the
charges of the war as before stated.
And vet not only is the Bank of France
repaid and the compte de liquidation
closed, but the decourerts dn tresor,
floating debt, which on January l, 1870,
stood at 725. 1895 ,O55f., were reduced. on
January 1, 1880, to CSC. 565, 7O4f;, or by
80, 429, 351f.; showing gross reduction
of debt, after defraying the whole ex-
penditure, of more than EGG, OOO,OOO.
Nor has the growing wealth OF France
been shown only by restoration OF her
military defense and by reduction OF
consolidated and floating debt. In 1879
and 1880 successive reductions OF taxa
ton were effected. amounting in all to
nearly 222. 900, OOOf. The ordinary ex-
penses Of the budget, which in 1879 stood
at 2, zoo, 900. 0OOf., have risen in 1857 TO
1854, 600, OOOf. Thus between the budg-
ct of 1890 and that of 1882 is differ
ence in diminution of receipts OF ~.
600, OOOf. and the increase OF expense OF
154, 900, O0Of., making together the large
sum of 376, 900, OOOf. -Fraser's Aagd'
zine.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1882-05-26
An Indoor Game.

This being game of mystery, it Is,
of course, necessary that it should be
unknown to, at any rate, few of the
company-the more the better. One of
the gentlemen. well acquainted with the
game undertakes to represent EsOp.
In order to do so more effectually, he
may put cushion or pillow under his
coat to initiate hump, provide himself
with stick for a crutch, make false
nose and put patch over one eye.
The rest of the company must then
each assume the name of some subject
of the animal kingdoms bird, beast,
or tish-and having done this, must
prepare themselves to listen to the
words of their great master.
Limping into their midst, Esop then
tells them that the wrath of the great
god Jupiter has been aroused, and as
the cause of calamity so terrible must
be that one or more of them have been
committing some crime or other, he is
anxious to discover without further de-
lay who are the guilty subjects. II
shall, therefore," continues he, "ques-
ton you closely all round, and I shall
expect you every one to give me truth
full answers" He then fixes his mind
upon certain letter-for instance, o.
and begins: Mr.. Lion, as you are tho
king of beasts, sincerely hope you have
done nothing derogatory to your high
position; still, as it is absolutely neces-
sary that you should be examined with
the rest of your friends, will you please
tell me what food you have eaten late
ly?" Should the lion have eaten lamb, q
sheep, tiger, a bear, or any other dainty
that is spelled without the letter O, he Is
acquitted as innocent; but should he
have eaten q leopard, goose, fox. or
any other creature in the name of which
the letter o occurs, he is pronounced
by Esop to be deserving of punishment,
and is therefore sentenced to pay q
forfeit.
The other animals, in turn, then I'M
dergo a similar examination, during
which each one must remember that in
naming his prey he must confine him.
self to such food as is suited to the species
he has adopted. The game may be
carried on for any length of time, or
until all have discovered the secret in it.
There is no fear of the interest flag
ging so long as even only one of the
company is still unable to solve the
mystery.-Harper' Young People.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1882-05-26
The Credit System.

How is it that the business of the coun-
? try is done so much upon the credit sys-
tenn? The custom of buying and selling
on time involves, when applied to the
aggregate business of this or any other
country, vast expenditures of money,
both in the way of keeping and stating
accounts and in the matter of lost debts.
both of which are matters of absolute ex-
pense. and must be made good by the
remnant or good business which may be
done. Take, for instance, the retail
store, where goods are sold to A, B and
C for cash, there being in every COM
munity noble few who pay as they go,
whose names are upon no ones books,
who live within their income and are
content to seem just what they are. The
store also sells to all the rest of the alpha
bet on time, for that is about the proper
ZION which the cash customers sustain to
the credit customers in numbers. These
accounts, through complicated but
thorough system of statesmen, memOran-
da, cash boys cashier and bookkeeper,
are daily recorded for the information of
the proprietor, and by means of persist
ent collectors are to limited extent
eventually wrung out of the tardy debt
ors. A large number of them are never
collected at all. Those who do pay, to-
gether with A, b and c, who paid when
they bought. are obliged, in the very
lnature of business, to make good every
loss that has occurred on account of
credit being given to irresponsible and
designing persons; and not only this, but
they are obliged to make good to the pro-
prietors the interest on the money loaned
in the form of open accounts for thirty.
sixty or ninety days, or even a year, as
his customers may be prompt or dilatory
in their payments.
The business man, if he is able, in spite
of the sharp competition into which he
is brought, to maintain prices at such
figures as will cover all his losses, bal
ances his books at the end of the year,
writes off his bad debts into profit and
loss, and smiles compiacently at the
balance in his favor. If, however, by
unexpected changes in the markets, by
extraordinary competition in trade, heis
obliged to push his business by reducing
prices to something near the cost of his
goods and the cost of handling, very
Ettle more than which would suffice
under strictly cash system, he finds. at
the end of the year, that. while he has
sold nothing for less than it cost him.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1882-05-26

"A morbid citizen of St. Louis, afflict-
ed with an ardent desire to possess the
two horses which lately belonged to
Jesse James, was the victim of q rather
mean but amusing joke recently. Some
body who knew his wish shipped to him
q couple of WORKOUT street-car horses,
for which he cheerfully paid a fancy
price. The poor beasts, in the course
OF their arduous lives, had encountered
more than their fair share of the sling
and arrows of outrageous fortune, and
were in sorry condition when they
reached st. Louis. But they were
beautiful in the eyes Of their new own
er. and he exulted exceedingly over his
purchase until some sympathetic friend
informed him that he had made a fool
of himself. Chicago Times.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1882-05-26
FiSh.HOOks,

Boys, how long do you suppose it
would take you to make respectable
fish-hook? What do you suppose it
would cost you to have skilled work.
man make you one as good as you can
buy for pennvp
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1882-05-26

The subscription for the benefit OF
Mrs. Jesse James will probably be a
pleasant thing. The people of Missouri
will carry this affair through unaided,
strangers who formerly passed through
the State having subscribed long enough
for the support of the family.-Co"rie'.
Journal
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1882-05-26

lin introducing Miss Ella Dietz. an
actress who read an article on "The
Work of an Actor in New York the
other evening, Rev. Robert Collyer said
that there was an unreasonable antipa-
thy between the church and the stage,
which he hoped to see done away with.
So far as he was concerned, he went to
the theater whenever he could find time
to do so.-N Y. Herald