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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1883-11-16
Pooling with a Bear.

Some weeks since butcher on Mich
igan avenue bought bear about year
old. Just what he wanted of bear
around butcher shop has not been ex-
planned, but he got him and chained
him up in the backyard, and showed
him off to all callers. Pretty soon the
boys got after Bruin. They yelled at
him from the fence, called him names
through the stray knot-holes, and
tossed him a brick-bat whenever Occa-
sion offered. There was one DOy-a
chap about fifteen years old-who had
an aching void. He ached and itched
and hungered to fool with the bear.
On several occasions he climbed the
fence, and was discovered punching up
the animal with q stick, or trying to
lasso him with a piece of clothes-line.
The butcher caught him and booted
him around and cuffed his head and
called him a dOuble-barreled idiot, but
next day the boy returned to his NUT
ton.
Sunday afternoon the butcher and his
family went out for q ride, leaving tho
bear to run the menagerie. The Junk
head of boy, who had been aching for
such an opportunity, was on hand soon
after the butcher disappeared. The
bear was fast to ring and ten-fOot
chain, and just why the boy wanted 10
get within nine feet of him was anoth-
er mystery. He got there, however,
and the bear got him. When his
screams and yells had drawn dozen
men to the top of the fence there was
free circus going on. The bear was
having more fun than would load 9
canal boat The boys hat was torn into
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1883-11-16
TWO VERY GOOD REASONS.

Said Fred to Ned: " You ought to wed
Before another year has fed:
For you-'tis very sad. but true
Are growing old. and cranky. too;
The crows-feet thicken round your eyes
Your changing form you can't disguise;
And why should you not take wife,
And cease to lead a single lifel
Most OF the girls you used to know
Married and settled loag ago;
And all your chums-a lively lot
Have tied the matrimonial knot:
While you, of wisdom quite bereft,
The only bachelor are left;
The reason why you do not wedf
.. Now there your pretty cousin. Sue;
She'd suit, / think, man like you;
For she is merry, and inclined
To let her husband speak his mind.
I've often wondered you could be
With her so friendly and 50 free,
Nor seek to win her for your bride;
'Twould be a blissful Sue-cideI'
swell, there's reason" answered Ned,
Why Cousin Sue can not wed.
Though might love her well, and own
She reigned within my heart alone.
What is it2 Prithee, quickly tell,
Said Fred,' " III. guard the secret we'll
8. As sutton am under ban;.
Sas's promised 20 another man.
If that is so.' said Fred, there's Belle;
Now she would suit you very well;
is not too Toung. and not too wise;
Has pretty manners. lovely eyes;
Is skilled in all domestic arts;
Can make delicious pies and tarts;
And believe that you and she,
If welded, would quite well agree.
Perhaps said Ned; but then I'll tell
You why could not marry Belle.
Were she with greater charms endowed;
But pray don't mention it aloud
% Not l." said Fred, with anxious face.
Well, them" said Ned with a grimace,
Giving his gray mustache a twirl,
- I'm promised 10 another girir'
Josephine Pollard. in N. I. Ledger.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1883-11-16
A MiScalculatiOn.

"Did you ever have your fortune
told?" inquired an Austin woman OF
one of her most intimate friends.
"No. did you?"
Eyes, was down to clairvoyant's
Yesterday evening. Did you know there
was one in town.
No"
"Well, there is. and she just spread
out her euchre deck and told my fortune
rs slick rs whistle
"What did the clairvoyant say was
going to happen to youe
'.She said was going to marry a
nobleman and become q maid of
honor"
become = maid Of honor. Why's
you must forget yourself. You know
YOU are a married woman"
That's so,' answered the woman,
deiectedly. II forgot all about that,
and got the old harridan TO lay the
cards out for widow. 1t is funny how
such little things will slip out of per-
sons memory. l shall have to go down
and get the clairvoyant woman to dc
it all over again. '--Teras SJtiaes.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1883-11-16

prominent features Of the August hesv
ems, are still looked upon with certain
amount of dread. In rustic England
they are said to prognosticate birth;
in rustic France they foretell death;
and it Is . very popular opinion that
every falling star means world hurried
into oblivion. There is also common
fancy that q wish, II it can be formed
during the passage Of falling star, will
be fulfilled.-L0nd0n Globe.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1883-11-16
The Foolish Hen.

The hen is burned fool, and there is
no gittin' round it. The natur of wom-
en- an hens has somehow or 'nuther got
mixed up; but don't see as how the
hen is to blame. But there is this diff
ference between women an hen: all
hens is fools, but all women amt. But
you can drive hen about as well as
woman.
A rooster knows more'n a hen, but
he don't alters show it. The rooster is
a negative cuss. He struts around with
an Observation-Disclosures -goin'-
to-tell sort of an air, an so sometimes
we are left in doubt as to his intelli-
gence But as fair-minded critic we
are bound to give him the credit of that
doubt. But whether or not the rooster
has got more sense than hen, he amt
all the time gettin' into foolish scrapes
like hen.
A hen will run back and forth along
side of fence forty or fifty times, try
ing to get over into the next yard, and
90 every time within two foot of an
open gate, but never any nearer to it any
time, an will finally git mad an fly
over. a-shriekin' an cut-cut-taring, an
maxim as much fuss generally as
woman does when she finds the fOty-
graft of strange woman in her hus-
bands coat, pocket. An when she gifts
on the other side of the fence she don't
know what she came for.
A dog is a Solomon in all his glory
aside OF brainless hen. He don't pick
up a bone an shake it like it was rat.
irwin to git the meat off. But the fool
of hen will peck at > loose cabbage
leaf an hour, an only git a few mouth
fuls, instid of stannin' on it an goin'
for it in business-like style. But the
hen is a material fool, an can never
learn enything.
The quickest way to brake up a set
tin hen is to let 'em set on something
that will hatch. l have tried every
thing, from chiny eggs to single nails,
but nothin' of that Kind will hatch as
quick as good eggs; an as the hen gem
orally sticks till Suthin is Matched, VAL
liable time is saved by using eggs,
"Hell hath no fury like woman
skorned," except a settin' hen that is
meddled with Just after she has got
fairly squat on q ''stole' nestful OF
eggs.
Hens is all fools, but the hen what
tries to crow like rooster is little
more so. Oh, how ike hens are some
women we don't know!
Long live the hen-tin ThankSslvln
Boston Transcript.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1883-11-16

Daniel Shaw, of Troy, n. Y, wal
the most unfortunate man. When s
boy he had his skull cracked by the
kick of mule. Subsequently he had 8
frightful experience with circular saw
He was struck by three trains, and hao
an eye knocked out. Three wells caved
in on him. He had fits, and during ar
attack fell ON red-hot stove. -Four
times he was bitten by mad dogs. A
coal wagon ran over him and crushed
his legs. Once q house fell on him
Yesterday he had fit on railroad
track, and an incoming train finished
him.-1roy Times.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1883-11-16
Secretary Lincoln has decreed tn

a white mule, of unknown antiquity,
shall be kept at Mount Vernon bar
racks. Ala. The animal was ordered to
lie sold, when the officers and men sent
in a petition on the subject. General
Sherman reported on the petition that ne
believed the mule was at Mount Vernon
when General Jackson's army camped
there in 1890, and he thought he also
saw the same animal at Mobile Point in
1912. Upon this showing the Secretary
issued the order for the mules mainte-
nance.-Detr0it Post.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1883-11-16

J. ID. Moore and Louise Anderson,
of Montgomery County, NY, were nd
ing rapidly on an eloPement to Ohio
the other night. when they drove over
high bank. broke the wagon to pieces,
killed the horse and Were painfully hurt
themselves
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1883-11-16
TO CoR.ssrouDrurs.

All communications forthis paper should be accom.
penied by the name Of the aufhor; not nece aary for
part of the writer Write only one aide Of the pa.
per Be particularly careful IN giving names and dstea
Proper names are often difficult TO decpher because
IF the careless manner In which they ere written.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1883-11-16

A Brooklyn merchant made his
SIGNS and windows so attractive that the
gazers blocked the streets and his COM
petitors asked the courts TO, haul in his
attractions. and the court actually made
the order.-Brooklya IN. " Eagle.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1883-11-16

"A Cass County (Mo.) boy drank q
pint of whisky to counterfeit the effect
of snake bite. He died
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1883-11-16

gang stopped. There was nothing I'M
derhand about it. The leader quite
osteutatiously waved his hand on this
side and on that when he wanted
silence, Just as the leader of an orches-
ira would do, and the stopping of the
applause was immediate. During all
the evening no one else applauded but
that little mob. People seemed to be
afraid of being taken for claquers. 1t
was a most stupid way of doing things.
When l go into that business l will
scatter my men around the house, give
them their cues and have the applause
come up spontaneously from all sec
tions.
At the end of the first act nearly
everybody rose and went out.
There is something remarkable
about this. They can't be all going for
a drink. Let's adjourn, too"
Downstairs on the first or second
story was an immense room extending
the whole front of the building. Great
windows from ceiling to floor lined one
side and equally great mirrors lined the
other. Along the slippery polished
! floor Paris was promenading under an
inverted mountain of light. The chatter
was incessant, laughter almost univer-
sal, and gaiety unbounded. There was
sound of revelry by night, and
Frances capital had gathered then her
beauty and her chivalry, and bright the
lamps shone DER fair women and brave
men. A thousand hearts beat happily,
and when music arose with its yoluptu-
Gus swell. soft eyes looked love to eyes
that spake again, and all went merry as
a marriage bell, till bark! hush! II is, il
is the ringing theater bell! l doubt il
ever a younger American girl trod the
shining floor than the one whose plump
little hand nestled in mine. She at
tracted considerable more attention
than l did as we paraded up and down.
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Their stars were more in fault than they.
Even in comparatively recent times
we find people of high estate conde-
scending to be ruled by the stars. Lord
Burleigh calculated the nativity of
Elizabeth. and she was completely ruled
BY the astrological predictions OF Doctor
Dee. Charles l. consulted Lilly, the
astrologer, before his attempted escape
from CarisbroOke Castle; Charles III.
was bigot to the science; Catherine de
Medicis brought Henry ~. of France,
when a child, to Nostradamus for his
destiny; Burton, the author of the
Anatomy of Melancholy" is said to
have committed suicide merely to veri-
fy his own predictions; Dryden cast the
nativities of his sons; the Royalists and
the Puritans in the civil war had their
astrologers, and Lilly was considered to
have performed great feat by his pre-
iliction for the Roundheads of the vic
tory at Naseby. Falling stars, the
The Portland daily press., 1883-10-17
.BOat Wanted.


A GOOD row boat but little used and good mode
IA Address A, this Office oetI2dlw
The Portland daily press., 1883-10-17
The Policemen's Ball.

The policemen's ball, at City Hall, last
evening, proved a great success as we pre-
dicted it would be. During the concert every
seat in the galleries, and on the floor of the
hall, was occupied, and the corridors crowded
with persons standing. Chambers Band gave
delightful concert for an hour preceding
the dance which was greatly enjoyed and
several of the selections were encored. The
order of dances included twelve numbers and
the cards were vary pretty. Refreshments
were provided in Reception Hall for those who
wished them. The ch irman of the commit
tee OF arrangements was A. f. Harmon, with
Officers Langmaid, Hicks, Bell, Eaton, Flick
cit, Heath, Hussey and Norton for the other
members +. t. Merrill was floor director,
with the above officer except Hicks and
Eaton, for aids.
The Portland daily press., 1883-10-17
FERRY VILLAGE.
Meeting of the Portland District Minis
terial Association.

The Ministerial Association for Portland Dis
trict met according to notice, in the Methodist
church in Ferry Village, Monday evening,
Oct 10Th. Rev. 7. Jones preached from Prov.
Nv, 49, on "The Path of the JUST
Yesterday morning the association met at
8 O'Clock. After opening religious services,
conducted by Rev. B. Freeman. Rev G. j.
| Clark was chosen President, and Rev s. f.
Wetherbee Secretary.
Voted totake article 9TH of the programme
on the intermediate State"
DIR. McKeown read very able essay, adyo-
eating an intermediate state between death
and the resurrection OF al the human race
but not an intermediate locality or place.
Rev. K. Atkinson followed with strong
paper advocating intermediate state and
| place, and others assigned to this topic made
brief remarks upon it.
| The theme was then thrown open for general
discussion, all preachers present being invited
to participate, aud the discussion was Continued
| with much spirit for an hour under ''fiye
| minute rule"
On motion, voted that article 4th of the pro-
gramme be made the order of the day at half
past two insthe afternoon.
Adjourned
AFTERNOON SESSION
AT 2 o'clock the association reassembled,
and Rev. !. Lord opened the meeting with
| prayer.
The discussion of tue intermediate State
was resumed and finally closed by the essay
lists. The thirty ministers present seemed to
be very harmonious in their belief in the New
Testament doctrine of . conscious intermediate
state of both the righteous and the wicked
between the death and final resurrection of the
body.
The fourth topic, 'The Time Limit, from
the lsymen's point of view" was made the
order of the day for Wednesday afternoon at
2 o'clock
Rev. S. Record made an earnest appeal in
behalf of the church at Ogunqut, and Rev.
DR.. McKeown followed the appeal with ion
dollar gretnback, which was promptly followed
by another Of the same value by Capt j. G.
York, and in ten minutes the full amount of
sos was raised, nearly all in five dollar bills,
and Ogunquit church is out of debt!
By vote, the topic of "Wesley's Idea Of
Faith was taken up and Rev E. S. Stackpole
read an able essay on the subject, which
passed without criticism.
A review of Miey on the Atouement, topic
8, was presented by W. E. Holmes.
These papers were evidently prepared with
much care and showed that their authors had
pondered their themes deeply.
Rev. e. I. Adams read a stirring paper on
"The present Outlook OF the Sabbath Cues
ton" and Rev. S. f Wetherhee spoke briefly
on the topic.
On motion the following resolutions were
adopted:
Resolved. That it being extremely difficult
to correct the abuse of our Sunday campmeet-
ings, it is our solemn Judgment, all things
being considered that it is inexpedient and
unwise to continue to hold campmeetings on
Sunday.
Resolved, That committee be appointed
to SEQ every preacher in the Portland district
and procure his pledge to attend no camp.
meeting in the future that is to hold over Sun
day.
NJ. G. Pendexter was appointed to carry the
resolution into effect Adjourned.
The Portland daily press., 1883-10-17
LOST IN a GALE.
Exposed in q Dory Forty eight Hours
and Rescued by Steamer.

The steamship Hercules, Captain Dover.
arrived at this port yesterday from Cow Bay,
9. B., with cargo of 1869 tons of coal con-
signed to Ryan & Kelsey. She reported much
fog and gales on the passage. Monday morn
ing, when about sixty miles south of Cane
Sable, the steamer picked up Peter MCGOWAN
and Stephen Burke from dory belonging to
the schooner Sarah Fl. Prior Of Boston.
A reporter for the PRESS saw the two sailors
and they told the story of their rescue. Thew
left their schooner Saturday morning earlT,
and were anchored but short distance from
the vessel, so near in fact they could see
memoers oil the crew coming no on deck from
the Cabin. Tho breeze began to fresheD, but
the men did not think much of it until it
began to blow very hard and their dory broke
from its anchorage. Then they were at the
mercy of the gale. There were seven other
dories, belonging to the schooner, out at the
same time, and what became of them these
men say they have no idea. After a while the
fog shut down, as the gale sbated, and there
were these two men alone on tae wide waste
of angry waters in frail boat, and not a NOR
sci of food to eat or drop of water to drink.
Sunday morning the fog partly cleared and
the wind began to rise again. Tt was impossible
to see but short distance from the boat, and
although the two men pulled in what they
imagined was the direction OF the lost
schooner, they failed to find her. They sui.
fered from hunger and thirst, but trus ted to
luck for help. During Sunday night it blew
hard, and on Monday morning gale was
raging When day broke they saw what was
evidently their schooner, about six miles away,
but as the wind was blowing, she could not
help them. Every moment the men were
fearful their boat would go to the bottom.
Burke broke one of his oars and MCGOWAN
with his pair had to row for both. The Her
cules came in sight and managed to lay to
until the dory got near enough to leeward for
ropes to be cast and the mon drawn aboard,
but the dory had to be abandoned.
When rescued the two caStaways were
thoroughly used up, but by the kind care of
the captain and crew of the Hercules they
were restored. Upon arrival here the Port
land Steam Packet Company generously
afforded them free passage to Boston by last
nights boat.
The Portland daily press., 1883-10-17
Brief Jottings.

The weather was warmer yesterday, the mer-
curry indicating 2So at sunrise, $50 at a. M. J.,
47' at noon, 44o at sunset; wind West.
The harvest moon is superb this year.
The Montgomerys will give ball at City
Hail. Oct 25th.
Chandler and Stockbridge have both re.
ceived the Musical Herald for October. .
Mr.. P. J. McCsllum, it is reported, will clear
$3.50 by bis benefit.
There is TO be an exhibition, Nov. 18th, of
paintings by our local artists, which will at
tract great attention.
Mr.. Fl. P. G. Hersey, clerk of the Interna-
tonal Steamship Company, is having rare
good luck cunning, at Yarmouth, N. s.
Frederick Fox, Esq. and wife are n visit
to the West. and will go as far as the Missis.
sippi river.
Ancient Brothers Lodge will celebrate their
fortieth anniversary tomorrow night, not to-
night, as many supposed.
There should be large attendance at the
fair given in aid of the Church of the Messiah
at City Hall to-day. The musical entertain
mept this evening will be very attractive.
The installation of Rev. f. Clark over the
z.
at 80 o'clock. The sermon was preached by
Prof. Wm. M. Barbour, D. D., Of New Haven.
Moore & Wright, of this city, have secured
the contract to construct the Cape Cod canal.
The canal must be finished in three years be
200 feet wide and 26 feet Deep
At directors meeting of the Cumberland
Bone Company, held yesterday, Julius Wolff
OF New York, was elected president, and
James 81. Smith director in place of Henry A.
Jones, deceased.
We understand the Clark Sc Chaplin Ice
Company of this city have bought the J. p.
Norton Ice property on the Kennebec river in.
Guiding the New York Knickerbocker ice
houses at Bowdoinham. This will give them
an additional storage capacity of seventy thou
sand tons of ice, which they will use in con-
nection with their Portland business.
The Portland daily press., 1883-10-17
superior court.

b. FORE JUDGE BoNNEY.
TuEsDAY-The following decisions in cases
heard this term have been placed on file:
Martha Peterson " Hannah Peterson Action of
Islander. Damages assessed at 5000 Defendant
was defaulted.
McQullan for plff.
@Daniel Madigan V. John Madigan. Action on an
account. Decision for defendant for S24 40.
Plant If became nonsuit
Looney for plf. Mattocks for diff.
Joseph Lunt ct al v. Edwin Gray Action on an
account. Decision for plaintiffs for $23.o7
Barrows s. Giveen for plffs.
G. d. Parks for diff.
Stephen W. Mason v. v. H. Soule Action to re-
cover for services in having. Decision for plaintiff
for S96.91
Parker for plff. Frank for diff.
Robert H. Putnam V. v. H. Soule. Assumpsit to
recover for services in haying Defence that it was
in luded in the contract price in the above suit of
Nason's. Verdict for defendant.
Parker for plff. Frank for diff.
Charles E. Stoddard v. George E. Danforth
Assumpsit to recover a balance f $159.e2 alleged
to be due for labor Decision TO plaintiff for 81 55
BarroWs g. Given for plff.
I'D. Parks for plff.
Oscar Stacy " Hiram Trip. Assumpsit on a
promissory note for 500. Case reported yester-
day. Decision for plaintiff for amount of note and
interest, S1446O
e. s. ktdlon for plh. g. F. Clifford for diff
Court adjourned until Monday, November 9th.
The Portland daily press., 1883-10-17
MUSICsAND DRAMA
NOTES.

NOTES.
The tickets for the first performance of ''vir-
ginia," to be given at Portland Theatre by
the admirable opera company of the Boston
Bijou Theatre on Friday evening, will be
ready for sale this morning. They will he
eagerly sought for.
The Ideals produced "The Weathercock,
In Boston Monday night. The Advertiser
thinks that in French, and done by French
artists 1t might be good. The Journal says
Dizziness is. indeed, the prevailing quality Of
the opera in its present form. Wit and viva
city it may have had in its original shape
must have had, in fact, if it was ever the sue
cess which rumor halls it; but the elements of
interest have been pretty well squeezed out of
it In the process Of turning it into English, SO
that whore it may once have been juicy it is
now desiccated and in nest respects tasteless.
Chronic opera gcars are seldom called upon to
plod through such desert, relieved BY SO few
GASES of melody or wit, as the scene over which
the "weathercock" twists and turns, and it is
not likely to prove favorite work in the
Ideals repertory. The libretto is stupid to
notable degree, and the music although in the
main pretty enough, has no individual charac-
ter, and nearly all the songs sound pretty much
The Portland daily press., 1883-10-17
WANTS.
Wanted.

DILL CLERK in fancy goods department in /
ID dry and fancy goods 1obbDg house; must be
rapid penman, quick at figures and furnish good
recommendations. Address Box 1892. oct16d3t