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Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-12-06
The President Elect.
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Three years ago this day Grover
Cleveland was elected Mayor Of
Buffalo, and now Is the choice OF
the people of the United States for
the chief magistrate of the Republic.
There Is hardly parallel. in our
history to this wonderful rise of
public man within so brief period.
For he who has attained the presi-
dency is a comparatively young
man. He will enter upon the du-
ties of that great Office before he
completes his forty-eighth year, be-
ing younger than any former Presi-
dent with the exception of General
Grant. The fact that he will be the
first Democratic President actually
in office after the party's long BAN
ishment from power Will give him
an exceptional position and extra
ordinary opportunities. He repre-
sents party which, whatever its
errors and shortcomings may have
been, have more truly preserved
the faith in the cardinal principles
OF our Government than any other
political organization with which
during its long career ii has strug-
gIed for the control OF the Govern.
ment. There was great danger
that the principles would be entire
ly ignored as they have often been,
violated In the actual conduct of the
Government, but from this danger
the victory won in Tuesdays battle
of ballots has delivered the country.
A Democratic administration means
an administration adhering to the
letter and spirit OF the Constitution
and to honest and economical man.
agement of public affairs, To thia
Mr., Cleveland Is committed by his
own convictions, his express pledges
and his public record. His admin.
istration, after many years OF feud
and distrust between the different
parts of the country, will be the
first truly national in its charac-
ter, rs it will be entirely free from
sectional spirit, 1t will also be free
from the intense and illegitimate
rartizanship which has character
lied the recent Republican admins
trations and through which the
good of the country has been subor-
dinated to the real or supposed in
terests of the party in power.
President Cleveland Will slrive to
strengthen hia own party by max
ing it more efficient instrument
for promoting the public welfare
and the cause'of good Government.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-04-04
Mine Ventilation.

The connection between the north and
south ,Hrifts on the 3,IU0 level of the
unior Consolidat mine has now been
thoroughly o. eAed. About week will
now lee required in which to grade dow n
the north'end of the drift, put down the
car at K. and the like. This connec-
ton c@mr,letes 4 fine large air gallery.
running through the leading north end
mines atIhe great depth of 3, 100 feet.
Il also commands all the water in the
ground above. From it supplies of air
may be lie Ito all points on the levels
nbo whese work is geing on. The
current ofahr rushes through the GAL
lery at tSe rate of 65p feet per minute,
Or Sc en- and.a half miles an hour. The
volume of fresh surfce sir thus intro
duced upon the 3,lU0-levai amounts to
=, rlu cu:Mc feet per minute. When
we considerfhat juO cub: feet of air is
sufficient for ,one man for twenty-four
hours-that every minure enough air
passes into the mine to las forty men
TWEEN y-four hours begin tt see the
great value of this natural circulation
of air "a compared with that VIII CHI can
be for, ed down into the mines by
means OF blow nrs. Each candle in a
mine consumes about the same amount
% air a is required for man. but with
a supply of 2a.9b0 cubic fec at COM
mand at the lowest point in the north
END mines, it will Inc seen that many
mex may be w,.rkad and much pros
pecing economically done. Such a
grest volume Of air VIII soon sweep out
all the foul gases and hea ed cir that
have heretofore giNez trouble tr the
lower levels. The rapid motion Of the
air makes it an easy matter 10 tyrn it
and larry it to points on che 5000 :, 800,
or any of the levels above where ii fsay
be required. The current of air in th!s
deep gtery IN pyes mere rapidly than
does the air in any 81 the galleri,s
above The deeper the paint at which
such connections are made the more
rapid the circulation OF The air.-Vr-I
GINA (Aec. ERteyprie.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-04-04

When the letter of the King of the
Belgians reached Gordon, inviting him
to take charge of the Upper Congo and
endeavor to extirpate slavery there, the
General was living on the Mount of
Olives, studying day by day the topog-
mphy of the holy sephulcher. People
may wonder how. having made prepar-
ations for his West African expedition,
and being on the point of starting for
the Congo, he could SO suddenly alter his
plans and set forth for the Nile. The fact
is that Gordon despises preparation"
and dispenses with them When, being
returned to London from Brussels, he
had an interview before departing for
Egypt with friend interested in his
mission, a conversation of the following
nature-if not in these precise words
took place:
Have you got your kit ready, Gen.
eralP"
81 have got what 1 always have This
hat is good enough, and SO are these
clothes. 1 shall start as am; my boots
are quite strong"
"And how are you off for cash? You
must have some ready money"
."Ah! forgot it. Yes, l forgot that.
1 had to borrow f25. by the by, from
the King of the Belgians, to get over
here. Of course l must pay this, and l
shall want little more"
'How much? Would FL, 600 or e.
600 do, in notes and bills?'
s.Oh, dear no! A hundred pounds
apiece for myself and Stewart would be
enough. What on earth do we want
more for?"
Thus the frugal hero departed, we be-
lieye, with not more than f400 in ready
money, but meeting an old aud valued
SOudanese acquaintance in Cairo, who
was very poorly off, Gordon could not
resist the claims of "auld lang syne"-
even when played on the black keys
and left or gave his old African friend
the greater part of his travelling money.
He has always shown similar contempt
for that which is the object of so many
desires. At one time in his chequered
life he possessed, we believe, the sum of
$4,000, and an intimate friend pressed
him to place it in safety at proper inter-
est. Gordon replied that he himself could
take all due care of it, but the sum be-
came reduced to $4,000 by secret char
tiles and benefactions within year, and
six months after that his friend discov-
cred that only ESQ remained of the
original amount. The rest had gone to
''the poor and him that hath no helper !"
1t might be thought that this generous
nature had for its background of support
(, 81 nd ol, ,.,,ln Of
health. The contrary is strangely the
case. General Gordon is martyr to
some obscure form of heart disease,
which has compelled him to relinquish
the solance of smoking, and oft times
almost prostrates him.-LOndon Tele-
Qrdph
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-04-04
The Cowboy Of Florida.

Visiting the stores for the sake OF
provisioning the craft, the principal
business of Fort Myers was at once dis
ceruible from the array OF saddles and
brides exhibited. Around this point
and from many a prairie and Jungle
in the neighborhood cattle are brought
in for shipment to Punta Rassa, to be
sent from thence to Key West and
Cuba A good many gaunt lads,
lounging around in high boots, with
iingling spurs, showed the peculiarities
of their calling. for they we're the cow
boys of this region. | doubt whether
the cowboy of the West isrecruited en-
tirely from the country where he herds
or drives his cattle, but the Florida cow
boyis indigenous to the soil. Hard
work and plenty of it, at times with
poor food; a facilitating climate and
many mos III toes have made them
fleshless. Driving ca tie m the West
is certainly no child's play. but in this
portion OF Florida the task must be a
particularly difficult one from the ma
ture of the country. To scamper at
full speed across the county in quest
of s.bunch" of cattle must endanger
their necks. Through the palmetto
eabbages, through the thick tangle of
vines, across the DOGGY flats, driving
into the pine thickets. the sol burrowed
by the gophers, the cattle-hanter spurs
his horse. Perhaps it is The mount,
which ought to be as much pitied az
any of the animals. the horse, the boy,
or the bull. Western horses barely
stand the hard work, and are used mp
in a season. Anything like a high
legged animal comes to grief in very
short order. The horse wanted for
work is the small, scrubby animal
born and bred in Florida. He seems
to be capable of withstanding any
amount Of hard service. Certainly, the
Florida cattle of this section are the
poorest specimens of the bovine race
known. They present, save about
their legs, few traces of merit. Having
not much weight to carry, their speed
is for q short burst enough to blow a
horse. Fancy cattle whose live weigh.
will average $50 pOunds!-Fort Wayne
(F1a.) Cor. N. y Hortd.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-04-04
Doing Vanderbilt In Wax.

The Eden Musee, which is a wax
works exhibition building, lately
erected in Twenty-third street, by a
company of French capitalists, and in
tended to rival Mime. Tussaud's exhi-
bition in London, is to be under the
management of young Mr.. Vein
schenck. This young man is the neph-
ew of the late manager of the Porte st.
Martin Theater in Paris, and has Paris
ian ideas of great men. He was easily
convinced a couple of days ago that Mr..
Vanderbilt is a truly great man, and
that we are all languishing 30 see him
done in wax.
MIR. Weinschenck jumped at the
proposition. He had got models of all
the crowned heads, and all The great
thieves and murderers. Now he must
have Vanderbilt.
He called at the palace and was ad-
mitted yesterday.
He entered the potentate's presence
all smiles and shrugs.
"Well," said Vanderbilt. gruffly,
.'what do you want?"
Monsieur, your pardon, ees you
please" began the waxworks man, 81
myself re honor do to give you some
wax"
"Give me some whacks?" repeated
Vanderbilt, turning pale and measuring
his distance from the button of the cleo
trio bell.
"Yes. sare-to do YOU up in wax. !
find you a good subject and just fit for
re wax, and 1 want to take you from
life"
"Do me up? Fit for whacks? This
is crank slugger." said the railroad
king, and he touched the button.
II will place you in leetle hole. in
re wall, all by yourself-right next re
Chambair of Horreur. l will lay you
out Ike life wiz my wax"
a tall fOotman, in red plush knee
breeches, silk stockings, pumps, and a
gilt laden cutaway coat, entered at
this moment. 1t was the bouncer of
the palace. "Algernon," said the noble
lord of the manor. "kounce me this
fellow who talks OF laying me out with
wha"ks."
"Algernon measured little Vein.
schenck. who began to grin like a
tiger, and hesitated. L he telay saved
him. The waxwOrks man hit on the
happy idea of expressing himself in
French. He only wanted to model
Vanderbilt for his COLLECTION. He was
understood and got permission. The
monopolist has been "done up" in
whacks, and rather likes it.-N Y
Star
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-04-04
Castor Beans a Most Profitable Crop

The failure of the wheat crop in so
MANY sections, and that of the corn
crop in others, is directing the attention
of our best farmers towards diversity
ing their crops.
The value of wheat and corn is de-
pendent upon European markets, but
owing to the protection afforded by the
tariff to castor beans there is con-
slant and growing home demand for
this crop at profitable prices. st. Louis
is the chief manufacturing point for
castor oil, and the market price there
now for castor beans is two dollars per
bushel. 1t is a crop as easily raised as
corn, and is cultivated in similar man.
ner. Seed beans can be obtained of
any of the regular seed merchants in
st. Louis, and but one bushel is re-
quired to plant from fifteen to twenty
acres.
The demand for castor beans this
season exceeded the supply furnished
by the last crop, and the prospect is for
high prices the coming season, as we
hear of contracts now being made at
high fixed prices for the coming crop.
Our farmers would do well to give at
tention to this subject.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-04-04

10 the front. This process Is kept up
until the entire field has been excavated.
Every foot of ground is turned up, and
I'D that has Just been mined, with all
the trees uprooted, resembles more
than anything else the track of lorna
do. In some of the fields the mining is
very difficult on account of the heavy
timber, and the miners in the pits are
greatly troubled with water which in
the rainy season frequently floods the
pits and renders mining impracticable.
From the mines the rock is hauled to
the washers in trains of dumping cars.
Here the rock is emptied into powerful
breakers, armed with steel teeth, where
it is crushed into pieces of uniform size.
1t then falls into troughs or tubs rest
ing on an incline. In ca of these
shafts an octagonal shaft, cased in
iron and set with blades or flukes,
revolves, giving a spiral motion which
churns the rocks around and forces it
out of the tubs upon screens. While
the rock is in the tubs it is subjected to
a continuous and powerful stream of
water which cieanses it of all foreign
matter. SO that when it ls forced out of
the tubs it is sized upon a series of
screens and separated from all the re-
naming gravel. 1t is then piled on
p Platforms or in sheds for shipment.
Several of the mining companies have
hot air drying sheds where about fifteen
per cent. of moisture absorbed in wash
ing is expelled from the rock. The hot
air for these drying sheds is drawn from
wood burning furnace, and is forced
through the rock by system of per-
forated pipes which underlie the bins in
which the rock is placed. 1t is said that
in short time all of the rock will be
dried before it leaves the mines, although
some miners think that the increased
price paid for kiln-dried rock is more
than counterbalanced by the loss of
weight in drying. improvements are
continually being made, however, in
the methods of treating the rock. The
first cargo ever shipped from South Car
DINA was washed at Lambs by hand,
the washers being provided with stiff
brushes, with which they got out all the
clay and gravel. Now nearly all the
work is done by machinery, the capac-
ity of some of the washers being more
then loo tons day. There are sixteen
land phosphate mining companies now
at work in this Charleston { S.
e. NetCS and Courier.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-04-04
A Very Serious Case.

A New York dude was suddenly taken
violently i'll and physician was hastily
summoned.
After looking at his tongue and feel
ing of his pulse, the usual formula, the
doctor remarked:
"He has evidently been overlooking
his stomach. My dear SIR" he con-
tinued, rousing the patient, lean you
tell me what you ate to-day for dinner?'
Nothing, doctah, but glass of
watah and part of q toothpick," re-
piled the sick dude YEARLY.
Him." unused the physician, 'that
is strange. His faintness certainly
comes from disordered stomach. :"
Then he suddenly said: Bring me his
cane"
The cane was brought him, and after
a careful examination he laid it aside,
with the remark:
1T is as thought. A ten-cent cane,
and has sucked the varnish off the head.
Give him three drops of milk every four
hours, and be careful not to exceed the
dose. :I'll call again tomorrow. y
Philadelphia Call.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-04-04
USEFUL AYD SUGGESTIVE.

"A farmer in Dedham, Mass, gets
four tons of Timothy hay per acre. He
nanures heavily.
"A piece of soft sponge tied upon a
smooth stick is very convenient to use
In greasing tins or the griddle.
"A general movement in favor OF
tree planting is advised by those who
have studied the subject of forests.
Egg shells should be crushed be-
lore feeding them to- the fowls, for
when fed whole it is apt to teach them
the bad habit of eating their eggs
Chicago Journal.
1t is said by one who ought to
know that cold tea is a good fertilizer
for house plants, and that occasionally
It is good plan to put some tea
grounds or leaves in the earth around
she plant roots.-Troy Times.
American women have never
adopted much the continental fashion of
dispensing with ruffie or collar round
the throat in dark dresses, in the hope
that contrast would enhance the white
ness of the throat; and they do well.
Nothing can compensate the loss of soft
texture near the skin.- Boston Post.
"A hog will live in box that he can
srawl into 10 get out of the snow, but a
hog or any other animal that just lives
is an expensive sort of boarder for a
man to keep. Six to seven months is
long enough to make nice piece OF
pork from any wcllbred, weaned pig,
and he who takes a year for it is pretty
sure TO throw away three or four
months feeding material. Coleman
Rural World.
When farmers learn from experience
that by housing their manure and thor
oughly working it over, mixing with
absorbents such as muck, earth, road
dust, leaves, ETC., to take up the liquid
and the ammonia set free, its value is
double what it now is, and that, too, at
an expense much less than the same
amount of plant food could keobtained
in an artificial fertilizer, a new era will
have been reached in agriculture, and
we shall see the fertility of our old
farms brought back to where they were
fifty years ago.-Cor. Home Farm.
You can not fail 10 have good
brown bread if you follow this rule:
Take one pint each of graham and
wheat -four, make stiff batter with
warm water, put in a piece of butter the
size of marble, and one teaspoonful of
molasses, piece of yeast cake about
the size of hickory nut, or one large
teaspoonful Of yeast pinch of salt;
mix with spoon; do not try to knead
it; heat your bread tins, butter them
and put the suonge in; when very light
bake in a moderate oven. 1t usually
requires little more time for the brown
bread to rise than fer white.-M. Y
Post
Every farmer who does his work
as thoroughly as an ordinary business
man in any ether line, is as certain to
secure a competence as the sun is to
shine. Farming is a noble business,
but it is the unly calling we know that
will support laggard in spite of his
laziness. A living is SO certain and
sure that the best of us sometimes fall
into loose way of conducting our af-
fairs that allows our substance to steal
away from Us in an almost inpercepti-
BILE way, and We never know where the
leakage is. This is the advantage of
keeping books on the farm as else
where, and 1t is the only way to keep
up with the procession - Far-ming
World.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-04-04

Two MONTHS ago my attention was called
to the case of a woman afflicted with can
Ger on her shoulder at least 8 inches in cir
conference, angry, painful, and giving the
patient no rest day or night for months.
/ obtained supply of Swifps Specific for
her. She has taken bottles, and the ulcer
is entirely healed up, only very small
scab remaining, and her health is better than
for years past seems to be perfectly cured.
Rev. JESSE H. CAMPBELL. Columbus, Ga.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-04-04

THE old custom requiring saleswomen in
dry and fancy goods stores to stand all day
long without rest or relief is being super
seeded by more humane rules in many OF
our leading business houses. Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound is highly
praised by those who have not yet been
freed from the old necessity for constant
standing; and is a genuine blessing in ev.
cry such case, as we'll as to the tired out
hOusekeeper who must be on her feet all day
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-04-04
Ladies' In America

long before they reach middle age frequent
~ find themselves suffering from some Of
the complaints and weaknesses peculiar to
their sex. For all such kidney-Wort is q
great boon. 1t induces healthy action of
the Kidneys, Liver and Bowels, cleanses
the system, and strengthens and gives new
life to all the important organs of the body.
II is natures great assistant in establishing
and sustaining health. Sold by all drug
gists.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-04-04

One of the party of persons from
Australia who are known as "blacks. 81
and used as bloodhounds in tracking
criminals. recently died al Cleveland,
o.. of congestion of the lungs. They
travelled with one of the pr:ncipled cir
cuses during the summer, and are said
TO be the only people in existence who
understand the use of the boomerang.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-04-04

Two easss in which Andrew J..
Thomas. of tsrton County. Ga, is in
tereSted were decided in tse Atlanta
courts recestly. One of the eases gave
him q verdict of 5000 against a raj
way company for damages received
and the other bestowed upon hiEa ver-
dics of guilty of manslaughter with q
sentence of Imprisonment for eighteen
years
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-04-04

"Ohi If l had only known that in time. "
Known what? "Known that q simple cold
in the head may develop into chronic Ca
tarrh." Well, it isn't too late, for Ely's
Cream Balm will cure catarrh even after
the sufferers life has become a burden to
him, and he nuisance to his friends. II
is the only radical and thoroughly scientific
catarrh cure known. Not snuff. Not q
liquid. Applied to the nostrils with the
finger. Price fifty cents.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-04-04

DR.RoBERT NEWTON, late President of the
Eclectic College, OF the city of New York,
used DIR. WIN. HALLS BALsAM in his prac-
tice, as many of his patients. now living,
and restored to health by the use of this in
valuable medicine, can amply testify. Ii
cures consumption.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-04-04
Tho Re.t Butter Color.

The great unanimity with which dairy
mel of high reputation have adopted, in
preference to any thing else, the Improved
Butter Color made by Wells, Richardson
s. Co., of Burlington, VT, is Remarkable
1t shows that the claims of initiative colors
are baseless; wise dairymen will use no
other.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-04-04

Hon. John Cessna, ez lMember from Penn,
writes: /" In the space Of twelve hours my
rheumatism was gone, having taken three
doses Duraup,s Rheumatic Remedy. My
brother was cured by q similar amount.
cordially recommend it." By all druggists,
or R. K. Helphenstine, Washington, ID. Z.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-04-04

If cough disturbs your sleep, one dose
of Piso's Cure will give you nights rest.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-04-04

" Perfection. The Scarlet Cardinal
Red, Old Gold, Navy Blue, Seal Brown,
Diamond Dyes give perfect results. Any
fashionable color, 10c., at druggists. Wells,
Richardson & Co., Burlington, vt.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-04-04

COUGHS. BRowN's BRONCHIAL TRoCHEs
will alleviate Coughs, Sore Throat, and
Bronchial Affections. Sold only in boxes.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-04-04
From Head to Foot.

The postmaster at North Buffalo, Pa,
Mr.. NJ. j. Green, says st. Jacobs Oil, the
yreat pain-conqueror, cured him Of pains
n the head, and also of frosted feet
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-04-04

Hale's Honey of Horehound and Tar
Has cured many people of coughs. Pixies
;oothache drops cure in one minute.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-04-04

1T seems proper to assert that Samaritan
Nerrine cures dyspepsia. No cure no pay.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-04-04

A WEST POINT Cadet wanted a cannon
placed on q high hill so it could be said
that the hill had o bang on its brow.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-04-04

The besetting sin is loafing around bar
rooms Waterloo Observer. Perhaps you
mean the besotting sin.-Ol City Derrick.