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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-05-16
Cornerins q Bull. Dog.

Early yesterday morning policeman
found a man, arrayed in his might
robes, resting in the top of a tree i'm his
ward; while Mt the trunk sat huge bull
dog. gazing upward in delight, 40 -.
6 "Hello!" yelled the officer, ''what ar.
you doing up there?" -..'
waiting for the sun to rise, Of
course replied the man, sarcastically;
II seem to be having picnic,
don't IL" Hi.f .ir.ri .rr-f
whats the matter with your dog?'
"D'ye see anythingwrong with himT'
eagerly asked the man, looking down.
If you do it, more than We been able
to see for the last six hours; he looks
like q good, sound, healthy dog. don't
he?" -'..
$50 he does; but how came you in
such a predicament?'
"Well, I'll tell you; that dog has been
Fostering the life out of me. and I've
concluded to kill him: SO last night ]
climbed this tree, while having romp
with him, to get his gaze turned up"
(Which you succeeded in" laughed
"fes, tlatter myself that l did,"
But what was your object in getting
him to look up?"
oh" replied the other, "that's
where the secret lies; I've tried poisons
of all kind on him. but no go; hired sew
eral negroes to drown him, and paid
for rs many colored funerals; shot ut
him, and received wounds in return; SC
I've decided to stay up here and attract
his attention. till he breaks his Internal
neck looking at me-
Il am not afraid Of him." said the
officer, '.let me club him to death"
"Ob, I'm not scared of him, either"
replied the freed man, .'but l don't
think you can kill him"
The policeman sprang over the fence
and soon made short work of the dog.
..ls he dead?" came fom the tree.
"Yes," answered the cop, ''he's done
for.n -.
" There was . scrambling heard, and
directly the voice sounded near:
care you sure?" ,-
"Yes," impatiently replied the Of
ficer. $50.
Another scraping of bark, and the
man again asked:
..Are you dinged sure?''.
On receiving an affirmative reply the
man sprang from the tree and scooted
for the house.--Atlanta Constitution.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-05-16
DAVE. LAD

O. Wool, Davic il q bonnie lad;s
HUT then-fm wac to sAE.lt-
Hos just DER free to trust his friends;
He d0esna ken tAeEn ~ ~ srss4-- 1--,-,ss
He talks as truth whate'er 10 said.
since first he went to school.
An laughs when maun shake my mead
Hes Just Little fool ID EJ.
~sandy. wi your head sac high. q ia
TAX tent or you'll fall; - t,r-
If the lads who trust too much
Dinna doubt theyie bIgger fools
Who DONE trust at ALL. ~
San then about his lass. 70 ken.
It's Just q fair temptation: .....
She's saint or angel, naethtng less
He has nae moderation. n'sE- 81 ~.
The lass is well enough. nae doubt, 81,
But lasses like TO rule, tt FEt
And he that loves them Overmuch o.
Is Just a little fool"
Little fools nae doubt are they;
You are right my lad; t8 - -
But to love them not at all tf.s-.--...
Is ten times as bal.
Count selfish chiel like that
A deal waur than mad"
~Ah. veel. I mind one ither fault b.
He's far too ond o giving:
There's nae worse wav o waste your gear,
As sure as you are living.
But aye he gives an loves an lends,
l kenna by what rule:
But wccl ken he gives too much
10 He's just little fool" siss.r
- Sandy. dinna fret your heart; ar. F.. "-
There's waur fools than Dave: . 100.
Bigger fools than they who give, %
They who scrinp I'D ave. Fyi r-a. =.
As the lad can 10 d mis- own,
Yemay trust she lave" p 1''. H
.. -Hasper's Weekly.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-05-16
In a late address. Prof. Wiley "a

I'm a late address. Prof. Wiley CAV
the result of his Investigations to decid
the question: '.How far north may the
sugar industry extend?" He believes
that the success of the sorghum sugar
industry win not be found so far. north
as many of his friends had hoped anG
many Of his devotees prophesied. 1t is
yet early to give definite answer, but
al present he inclnes to tho opinion
that the isothermsl lines for September,
October and November that pas
through Cape May. N. j., should
considered the northern boundaries o
successful sugar culture.-N Y. Post.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-05-16
SIR John Lubbock and His Dog.

Sir John Lubbock, the distinguished
physicist, is trying to teach his dog to
1t seems from letter which Sir John
sends to the last number of Nature that
Van. the dog, is making very satisfac-
tory progress in his studies. He is, in
deed. displaying such aptitude for learn
ing that his master intends soon to put
him into arithmetic --.
The method of instruction adopted
is q very simple one. Sir John prints
on pieces of cardboard, about ten inches
long by three inches broad. such words
as food" "bene," water, Tout"
etc. A numbered these cards are placed
ON the floor side by side, SO that the dog
has several cards to select from, each
bearing diflerentword. Van has now
learned to. distinguish between those
cards, and to regard the bringing of q
card Is 3 request. -g.s--
. For instance. VheB he ~ hungry he
will bring a food card time after Time"
says Sir John Lubbock, 'nntil he has
had enough, and then he lies down
quietly for nap. Whenever he is
thirsty he picks up. the water" card
without any suggestion from his master,
and brings it with perfect gravity.
When he is invited to take walk he
''giadly responds W pickinys mp tho
out card, and RAINING triumphantly
with it before me to the front door,"
IF through inadyertence he brings o
card for somethin. he does not want,
when the corresponding object is shown
him he SEXES the card, takes it back
again, and fetches the riShs one" Sir
John therefore concludes, after much
observation, that the dog lean not only
another, but also associate, the word
and the object"
Van has made this progress in CON-
versation, too, despite many interrupt
tions in the course of the instruction
due to his masters frequent absences
from home and inability to give more
than a little attention. to the dogs
tuition. As it fs in the opinion of Sir
John Lubbock, it seems TO be dhmon-
strated that '.this method of instruction
opens out means by which dogs and
other animals may be enabled 10 COM
municate with. US more satisfactorily
than hitherto"
Sir John Lubbock, indeed repeats
his request that others, will cooperate
in this work of canine Instruction, for,
as we have said. he wants to extend the
course. II am now considering he
writes: ''ths' best mode of testing Van
in very simple arithmetie- Here. too.
in all probability, he will likewise be-
and we await With interest
the reports of Ean'sprogress in sarn-
ing to cipher.-N- Y. Sum-
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-05-16
The Surrender Of Chief Joseph.

Old Captain john brought this re,
ply land his lips quivered and his eyes
filled with tears as be delivered the
words of his chief:
Tell General Howard / Know his
heart. Whist he told me before-I hare
it in my heart lam tired of fighting.
Our chiefs are killed. Looking-glas
is dead. 7oO-hui-hml-suI is dead The
old men are sill dead. IT is the young
men, now, who say Eyes" Or mo-
Chat is. vote in counciD. He who led
on the young men (Joseph's brother
Ollicut) is dead 1t is cold and we
have no blankets The little children
are freezing to death. My people
some of theM--haye run away to the
hills, and have no blankets, no food
No one knowswhere they are-perhaps
freezing to death. l want to have
time to look for my children, and to
see how many of them can find;- may
be shall lind them among the dead.
Hear me, my chiefs; my heart is sick
and sad From where the sun now
stands l will fight no more forever"
1t was nesrly sunset when Joseph
came to deliver himself up. He rode
from his camp in the little hollow. His
hands were clasped over the pommel of
his saddle, snd his rifle lay across his
knees; his head was bowed down.
Pressing around him walked five of his
earnest as they murmured 10 him; but
he looked neither to the right nor to
the left, ye1 seemed to listen intently. So
the little group came slowly up, the
hill to where General Howard, with an
aide-de-eamp, and General Miles wait
ed to receive the surrender. AS he
neared them, Joseph sat erect in the
saddle, then gracefully and with dignity
he swung himself down from his horse,
and with an impulsiNe. gesture. threw
his arm to its full lengtsa,. and offered
his rifle no General Howard. The latter
motiened him to Gsneral Miles, who re.
ceived the token of submission.
Those present shook hands with Jo-
seph whose worn and anxious face light
ed with q sad smile. az, silently he took
each offered hand. Then, airnins
away, he walked to, the tent RIovidei
for.him.
His scalp-loc& Was tied with otter
fur. The rest OF his hair hung in =
thick plait on each side -ot his, head.
He wore buck,kin leggings and a gray
wooden shawl. through which Were the
marks of fou1 or five bulleas received
in this last cenfiict. His forehead and
wrist were also scratched By bullets.
joseph at this time must have been
about thirY-seves or thirty eight years
old. He is tall. straight and handsome.
with mouth ani chin not unlike tina.
of Napoleon I. He was in council, at
first probably not so influential as
White Bird and the group Of chiefs that
sustained him. but from first to last hs
was pre-eminently their war Chief
Such was the testimony of his followers
after his surrender, and such seems to
be the evidence OF the campaign itself.
Lieutenant C. Z. s Wood, in The Cen
tsyy.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-05-16

In regard to crossing the Atlantic
in small boat, says the New York
Times, it is generally called very fool
hardy unde: taking. In point of fact,
the man who goes to sea in the summer
in boat so constructed that she can
not sink and can not get full of water.
is in less danger Of drowning than the
man who gees to sea in big steamer.
He may starvc through gettin. cut o
provisions: he may perish from want OF
exercise or sleep, or in cons eqaence oi
exposure to weather, but he.ean only
drown by falling overheard.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-05-16

/
sWar is die hyar miner" sez l.
Fright hysr on dis hyar map" Sc,
hS. Pullin' OF BIZ roll O. papah an
shown it ~ me.
Now" seq he ter me. ssz he, "wt
am a-goin' ter place dis stock onter d,
mahket at twenty-five cents o share
But as yo' am fren' o. my fren' hyar
.Iat le. .y0 ~ hap all 20 can take at ter
avail. I lowed, dat he waa mighty
dnd, an he 'auested me not to men
shin it. Itole him Inebber guv any
ling away. fought I'd better not put
de whole treasury inter dat one staak,
80 1 tux a hundrid shares, maxim ter
dollars. Bless yo' hsht! dat berry after
noon de stawk went up ter twenty-sever
cents. I went ter my fren an SEE 1
':Don't yo' tink I betlah cell out?''
mo. no, Shinbones," SEE he ter me
'.it's a-goin' highah.n 81 !
Shuah 'nuf, de mex day it war up ter
thirty cents, an people war a-buyin' o.
it like mad. wanted to sell out agin
but dey seq hole on, an kotched 9
fresh holt and friz right onter it. Mex
day twas up ter thirty three- cents, an
l wanted ter sell out agin. but dey say
Hole on and yo' git a dollah share"
Nal. de mex day went ober ter de-
Mimi Exchange an dar seed man
wot knowed, an he SEE ter me: LUX
NJ dat Blackboard dar" l looked an
read onter it dat dar war an asses ,meni
~ one dol!ah per share onter my stawk.
/ went right ODER ter my fren S offis,
an seq Ter he, SEE /: f-7gS
81 want my hundred dollahs."
"Wot yO' talkin' 'bout?' SCI he.
"Assessment--dollah a SHARE" sez I,
smllin' kinder. .r ...,.r i,AST.
LUX hyar," sez he, assessments is
..Woti Pay yo'P .Wot fur2''r
/. "Ter fOrcard development wuk on de
mine. Oars on'y y little hole in de
groun' dar now, an we want ter make
1t biggah SOS we kin git out de gold.
l hain't got no hundred dollahs,'
iez ter he, SEE |; elbows 1 gwine ter
pay yo'P" 'Te'3 3 @uuoG
"Wal, onder dose circumstances, NJ
yo' owe us ninety dollars, Wen take
back de stawk an call it squar''
J. Eyes, sah," SEE /. handin' him de
.tawk an mighty glad ter get rid of it,
"but whar does come imp -...
"Yo' don't come in tall; yo' GO
oft"
"GO out?" ...
"Yes. sab. right out'n dat doah;' an
he tux me by de shouldah an gimme de
pcrlite bounce. AM now yo' know why
de serciety SCOT ter bust. NY. Times.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-05-16

.,1An commanicstious for as pspsr
author; not NECESSARILY d publ etion. but
es an evidence Of good fal1Ason - part a
the writer. Write only on ol6 nd OF the =.
and dates to have the iettS1D snd 7 0rss plain
ma a''''ne' sy % A>--
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-05-16
About sve hundred people 5

--AbOut i've hundred people arc an.
nua'ly rePsrted rs missing in New
York. The number of unknown dead
brought to the Morgue during the past
year was about one hundred and fifty.
out of which number about fifty were
recognized by the des ript ons recorded
irI the hooks. and . much smaller mum
Der BY o:uments found upon them or
~ their clothing or other property
n. Y. News.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-05-16

If your silver forks or spoons arr
stained from using in eggs (as they al.
ways will be) rub them with little dry
table salt-EIchanqe.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-05-16

Frank Fleet, who robbed man Of
fifty cents on the street in New York,
has gone up for ten ysasa
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-05-16

by vote of the town of Claremont.
N. H.. the curfsw Is stila rung Ut nina
o'clock.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-05-16


picious of trickery in such curious
case. 4. E..
The third of my notes of such will
cases has a practical object in my tell
ing it. and may have good effect with
those who are about to make wills, or a
codicil to those already made. The
viii maker in this case had cause to be
| very dissat SIZED with the cOndpct OF his
three chi dren, who had, at the time of
making b will, by their mis5ehavior
in many ways hopelessly offended him.
He had taken the accustomed form of
resenting their conduct by leaving them
nothing. What he had to leave was
left to those whom he considered to be
more deserving. When these spend
thrift three ne 'er-do-wells came down
from the country on e news of their
fathers death, regretted that 1 could
not stay their expenditure of ten pounds
apiece in suits of ce-the trappings of
grief st the loss Of Their father that it
was certain they would not feel when
the will came to be read: Their grief
would then be expressed most likely by.
other means than the wearing Of black,
and be uttered only at the loss of the
old mans money.
On reading of the dcceased's disposal
Of his property the scene occurred which
had expected. Two of the disap-
pointed ones were at no trouble to hide
their anger. The third was, however,
silent, and kept SO until the unpleasant
meeting was over-a meeting that in
no way wished to prolong.T The ham
guage of angry men may be allowed to
pass unnoticed, and this was one cause
only Of many that led me to see the
wisdom of the common custom of bury.
ing the deceased before che disposition
of his property is made known. Were
i otherwise the stscAdance of relatives
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-05-16

seem ngly, In nyCninS, ana might next
probably, be made to doubt that he was
even one of the family. His visit to his
solicitors could but confirm all that his
smart nephew had told him, but I never
heard how long period OF time it took
before that uncle and nephew became
friendly again. -..., r.. t
The second of the curious cases Of
reading of the will that have to tell Of
was that of an eccentric old gentleman
who was as much humor st As cynic.
By his will he provided annuities for
several old servants and clerks. Then
followed donations to various charities,
and the gift of his collection of butter
flies. moths and beetles, the making oil
which had been the hobby of his Holt
days. to a museum. The residue of his
property, of 3 considerable amount,
formed the sub ect of an eccentric be-
quest-so far as the means were defined
BY which it should be distributed. The
W Ii had been left in nv care, and after
the funeral had given the usual notice
to all his relatives, and to the two friends
named as executors, to meet next morn
ing to see the opening and hear the
reading of this document.
The relatives of the deceased num-
bered no less than sixteen-seven of
whom were o: the gentler sex. and
all OF adult age. The reading of the
VII proceeded in silence until the
final clause came. which read to
this effect: That as to all the rest,
res due, and rema nder of his estate
of whatsoever kind, not before be.
queashed, he, the said testator. willed
and bequeathed the same among such OF
his male relatives present at the reading
of his will who should within half an
hour Of such read ng shed each . tear
to his memory. That the decision on
that matter should rest entirely " tn his
two executors, or the survivor OF them.
or in the event of the decease Of them
both. with whomsoever should be chosen
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-04-05
A STANDARD GAUGE.

We understand that Maj. Gordon
President of the L, A. & T. R. r
Co.. proposes to change the gauge
OF his road from a morrow to a stan.
dard gauge, provided the subscri.
bers to the First Mortgage bonds
consent to such change. By the
terms of the change every subscri.
Der will get the same amount oil
bonds he was to receive under the
narrow gauge plan, and the contract
is not to be changed in any way ex-
cept that the gauge is to be standard
and the company is to be permitted
to put mortgage on it to secure an
issue of SIC, 900 per mile instead oil
$4,000 per mile as provided for in
the narrow gauge mortgage. We
understand that every subscriber to
whom the contract has been pre-
sented has promptly assented to the
change and has signed the agree
ment to that effect.
This will be welcome news to the
friends of the enterprise, and all
who feel interested in the prosperity
of GAINESVILLE. A narrow gauge
road was better than no road at all,
but it was a sort of second class con-
Germ at best, and the news of the
proposed Improvement is therefore
very gratifying intelligence. The
standard gauge is that of every
trunk line in the United States, ex-
cept some of the older Southern
roads, and will eventually come in
to general adoption. The change of
the gauge of the /. A. & T. railroad
is strong evidence of the fact that
that it is not to be local line from
GAINESVILLE to Princeton, but is to
reach from the Ohio to the Gulf
and take place among the leading
railroads of this country. AS the
proposed change is in every respect
desirable and the security offered
the subscribers to the bonds is in
no way impaired, if indeed it is not
increased, we suppose it Will meet
with no opposition. The enthusi-
asm that has hitherto been display
ed for the narrow gauge should
grow in proportion to the widening
of the track. The improved road is
a bigger thing than it was under the
old plan, and biggerinterestshould
be taken in pushing it forward.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-04-05

the following described real estate, lying in
District No. 8 OF Montgomery county, Tenn
the same being Lots Nos. l, and of the
Hitter lands as subdivided for sale by the
Chancery Court:
Lot No. is bounded as follows: Begins al
Randle's northeast corner, and runs thence
along his line north S9o west l4lN poles 70
stake and pointers; thence north 10 east lls
poles TO small post oak thence east l4lL
poles to stake. and pointers, corner to Mrs.
Manson thence along her line south i west
lib poles TO the beginhing; containing 100
acres.
post oak, Mrs. Manson's corner in John
Dodd's line, and runs thence south 10 west
l03 poles to stake and pointers, Mrs. Man.
sons corner; thence along the line Of Lot
No. l and Lot No. north so west 1851
poles TO stake and pointers; thence north
10 east lob poles to a sasafras In Mrs. Man
sons line, thence along her line south So
east 1861 poles to the beginning, and con-
tains 100 acres.
Lot No. 3 is bounded as follows: Begins at
small post oak, the north corner of Lot
No. l, runs thence north 89o west l415z poles
to small black oak thence south IL west lib
poles to stake and pointers; thence south
89o east l4lH poles to southwest corner of
Lot No. thence along the line of said lot
north IL east lib poles to beginning; contain
ing 100 acres.
Also q acres of land in District No. of
Montgomery county, adjoining the lands Of
Peterson, Beaumont and Taylor.
Levied on as the property OF u. M. John-
son to satisfy four executions IN my nanos,
issued to me from the Chancery Court az
GAINESVILLE on the I'd day OF November, 1888,
against D. Mari and q. NJ. johnson, and In
favor of Polk g. Johnson, g. and M, for the
use of those entitled In the cause OF Bryce
Stewart We. G. w. Greenfield ct ais, said
executions being numbered 6O2O, 602l, COST
and 624. = 1870
TERMS-CaSh. GEO. X .HARhIS,
March p, lSS4-tds Sheriff
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-04-05
New Advertisements.

Easter cards are all the rage just now and
Messrs. Lockert & Reynolds have some very
handsome oDes. Call in and take look at
their cards even If you don't buy any.
Messrs. Owen & Moore have some "Piano
talk" and "Organ talk'' in this issue of the
Chronicle, which all who intend to pur-
chase musical instruments will find 1t to
their advantage to read.
Mr.. r. w. Roach, the popular dry goods
merchant of this city, has some very inter-
esting specials in this issue to which we d.
rect the public attention. He has received
his spring goods and wants to show them to
customers.
Mr.. w. H. B. Hill, the well known piano
tuner, is in the city and will be here for
some time. Read his card elsewhere. Mr.
Hill was some time ago SO fortunate as to
become the poSsessor of a considerable fort
une in Europe, but he still pursues the &C.
cupation oftuning pianos, for which he pos
sesses superior skill.
Mr.. j. s. Moore extends general invita-
ton to the public to call and examine the
New Diamond Sewing Machine. 1t is de-
scribed as having many excellent qualities
Mr.. Moore also states that he will repair
machines of all kinds. Read his advertise
ment.
A very wide dissemination of knowledge
among the masses is something desirable.
Mr.. M. A. Stratton, of this city, is now en-
gagged in the commendable attempt to
spread the information that he is now re-
ceiving his spring stock of boots, shoes, hats
and underwear, which he intends to sell at
close figures. Read his advertisement in
another column and give him a call.
A column of mighty interesting reading
will be found in Messrs. Coulter Bros ad-
vertisement on the first page of this paper.
They have received and are still receiving
large lot of new goods, including many new
novelties in white goods, white lawn suits,
&C., all of which are more infinitely spoken
of in the advertisement. When you buy
your spring dry goods don't fail to look at
Coulter Bros. stock.