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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-11-27
RAILWAY MAIL SERVICE.

Report Of superintendent Thompson Of the
Railway Mail Service-Its Extent and In
crease-The Years Casualties-Approprt-
alton Asked-Suggestions
WASHINGTON, d. c., November 10.
W. B. Thompson, the General Superin-
tendent of the Railway Mail Service, in
his annual report shows that on June
Both, 1884, there were l17,160 miles Of
railroad upon which mails were carried,
as compared with seventy-eight miles in
1884. During the last fiscal year the in
crease was $685. miles. The number of
railway Post-office lines in operation
June 3Oth, 1884, was s45. The increase
in the number of pieces of mail matter
handled during the fiscal year was $751;
IA, 220 pieces. The percentage of in
crease in 1884 over 1888 was 1882.
The number of casualties during the
year was 154, in which seven postal
clerks were killed, twenty-eight seri-
ously injured and sixty slightly wounded.
When clerks are injured while on duty It
has been the practice OF the department.
to grant them leaves of absence with pay
for period not exceeding one year, and
fill their places with temporary clerks.
During the past year this action cost the
department S5,525. Recommendation is
made that the Postmaster-General be
authorized to pay to the widow or minor
children of all clerks killed in the service
a sum equal to one years salary of the
grade to which the clerk belonged at tho
time of his death. An appropriation of
81, COL 900 is asked for to run this bureau
during the next fiscal year.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-11-27
RELIGIOUS AND EDUCATIONAL.


The Bible has been translated into
Zulu.
Eight hundred thousand pupils have
been taught in the different Methodist
schools for the freedmen during the last
year.
The Cornell University Trustees
have resolved to order statue of Ezra
Cornell for his monument from the
American sculptor, Story, at Rome
Syracuse Journal.
The Dartmouth College Library has
recently come into possession of the orig
inal briefs of Daniel Webster, Jeremiah
Mason and Judge Hopkinson in the
great Dartmouth College case.
The Texas Adrocate reports in its re-
vival column twelve hundred and
eighty-three conversions and eight hum
dred and fifty-one accessions in the
bounds of the Texas conferences.
The French Government is about
to institute a number of high schools
for girls. They are to be called ''ly-
Gees" like those for boys, and will be
managed in exactly the same manner.
-Sankey recently said that the choirs
of churches should be composed of
Christians. He did not think that
"God would bless song of praise
from unconverted lips. "-Boston Post.
An American visitor says that st.
Paul's Cathedral, London, is in as dirty
state as it can possibly be, and that
the smallest village church in Italy is
kept better than this second grandest
cathedral of Christendom.
Let it be understood that the right
of the people can be and is enforced in
side of all colleges. Let it be under
stood on all hands that scOundrel
who happens to have sneaked into col
lege can not commit crime with impu-
ty.-NorthUestern Christian AdUocate,
on Hazing.
"A novelty in the way of attraction
to church was tried one evening re-
Gently at Richmond, one of the dis
tricts in London. After service at st.
John the Divine, in accordance with
previous announcement, "Prof. Miller
performed new fantasia on the from
bone with organ accompaniment, writ
ten specially for the occasion by Rev.
Ii. w. Miller"
-Left-handed penmanship is now
taught in q number of American
schools. The method of instruction is
to make the pupil write his name in
pencil and then go over it with pen
held in his left hand. After doing this
for some time, the writer is able to
write his signature without the aid Of
the penciled cOpy This is kent llp I'M
ii sufficient degree of proficiency is
obtained Chicago Herald.
The students of the Female Col
lege at Greenville, S. c., wear charac-
teristic uniforms. Their winter dress,
in which they have just appeared. is of
blue-black cashmere. 1t has a vest
front of velvet and . plated skirt. with
overskirt and basque. High-crowned
hats trimmed with velvet, and tan
colored gloves, complete the costume
of these fair devotees of the higher
education in the Palmetto State.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-11-27
OUR MEXICAN NEIGHBORS.

Alarming Revolutionary Outbreaks In Soms
of the Mexican States-Stormy Times
Looked For.
NUEvA LARADo, MEX, November Is.
Alarming rumors fill the air regarding
serious revolutionary outbreaks through
out the States of Nueva Leon and
Coahuiti. Reliable information is al
most impossible to be had. The people
are fleeing from the cities into the noun
tains, and the militia of this city have
been under arms for two days past await
ing momentary trouble. The presump-
ton is that the present outbreaks are the
outgrowth of
THE BLOODY RIOTS
in various cities on election day q week
ago last Sunday. The town of Sabine
Hidalgo since that date has been under
martial law. The Government troops
have obtained possession of Saberas, and
the revolutionists are encamped in the
hills near by. The revolutiOnists are re-
ported as greatly Outnumbering the regu-
lars. The people sympathize with the
revolutionists. General Trevino, mill
tary commander of the State, has arrived
at Lampazos with a company of regular
troops from Monterey. Lampazos is on
the Mexican National Railway, about 100
miles south of Nueva Laredo and some
fourteen miles from Monterey. These
revolutionary outbreaks are significant,
when it is remembered that General Diaz
will be inaugurated President in two
weeks. Old Mexicans here forese
stormy times ahead.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-11-27
WIT AND WISDOM.

1t is better to give than to receive
This applies particularly to advice.-N
Y. Graphic.
Employment il the CRATE boon ov
life; man with nothing to do is not
half so interesting sight as ripening
turnip.-Josh Billings.
We are apt to wonder at other peo-
pies memory, but we forget that per-
haps the truth of the matter is that they
only happen to remember the things We
do not.
mo, indeed" exclaimed Mrs.
Podsnap theoretically. 81 don't be-
lieve in the extension of woman's suf-
frage at all-she suffers enough now."
Oil City Derrick.
Have courage enough to review
FOUR own conduct, to condemn it where
you detect faults, TO amend it to the
best of your ability, to make good reso-
buttons. and to keep them.
For the discovery of truth there is
nothing so useful as the study of errors,
and we know that in alchemy ther6Ry
the seed of chemistry, and that al
ogy was more or less yearning and
cropping after the true science of
astronomy.-N. Y. Ledger.
PA" asked the small boy. ''why
60 they call the first piece the organ
plays in church the voluntary"
"Because. my son." replied the old gen.
tleman. ''the organist runs his hands
over the keys, and the organ goes
wherever it pleases. y Chicago Tribune.
bridget, if Mr.. Wilkins comes adj
NIT him. Mr.. johnson may come. It's
not his night. but he has been very af-
fectionate lately, and he's just in the
state of mind to make mistake" Mr..
johnson rings the bell. ..Missis is very
sorry, sir, but she says as how it amt
your night. Wheeling Register.
Yes, my dear daughter. l wish
you would do your best to captivate the
heart of our coachman." Sand elope
with him. pspa?' Eyes, my dear.
You see the papers will all say you are
the daughter of millionaire. "
"Well?" "Wcll, that will enlarge my
credit. See? Now run out to the sta
BILE; that's a good girl. ''-Ercsangc.
They were talking about the suffer
ings of the Greedy party. ats terri
BILE thing, isn't it, Clara" said Charles,
'.to live off the flesh of human beings"
go, l don't know" replied Clara, a
bride of six months. "You are a canni-
bal, too, Charley. You live off father,
you known' Charles tainted dead
away-at the ancient flavor of the cut
ting remark. Trareter's Magazine.
While returning from school one
muddy day Tommy fell into the gutter.
with the result that it was rather diff
cult to decide which was mud and
which was Tommy. When he arrived
home the following dialogue occurred:
Tommy - "B-o-o-o-o! I've fallen
down!' Ma-.You bad boy! In those
new knickerbockers, toor' Tommy
(never at loss for an excuse) :
100000! hadn't time to take them
off when l felt myself going. ~ T.
Sun.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-11-27
rHE PACIFIC RAILROADS.

Figures Presented by Railroad Commissions
or Armstrong The Earnings OF the Union
and Central Pacific Roads During the Lass
Fiscal Year.
WASHINGTON. d. c.. November 10.
Commissioner of Railroads Armstrong
has prepared q comparative statement,
which win be submitted to the Secretary
of the Interior, showing the earnings and
expenses of the Union Pacific and Central
Pacific Railroads during the years ending
June 3Oth, 1883 and 1884.
The total earnings of the Consolidated
Union Pacific Roads, the Union Pacific,
Kansas Pacific and Denver Roads,
amounted in 1884 to Sl9, 077, 4s3, against
S2l, 1919, 668 In 1864 decrease of 81, 902,~
lS5. The expenses during 1884 were
$40, 259, 1871, against $3.50 ,707 in 1888,
an increase of S435,lS4. The net earn
ings of these consolidated roads in 1894
amounted to SS,Sl7, 591 as against 3d.
154, 800 in 1888, decrease of S3,337 1868.
The earnings Of the Central Pacific
Road and all its branches for 1884
amounted to S23, 639, 215, as against S25.-
053, 91l for 1883, decrease of Sl,4lz,-
696. The expenses in 1884 were 3l7 ,151,-
052, as against $1,000 ,l25 in Iss3-an In
crease OF $243,927. Inc net earnings OF
the road and its branches in 1884 were
So, 4Ss, 1853, as against ss,144, 1856 in 1883
decrease Of 81 1855 1923.
On the subject of funding the debts Of
the several Pacific Railroads, Commits
siOner Armstrong renews his suggestion
that the present uncertain mode of pay
ments be committed to one of fixed obli-
cations, having the same lien. He favors
funding the debt on an extension of time,
and requiring the payment of fixed
amounts at stated periods. All future
earnings for Government transportation
over all roads owned, leased or operated
by these companies should be pledged IN
der laws to the payment of the accruing
installments of the debt as they mature.
Should Congress not adopt this plan, then
the discretion of the Secretary of the
Treasury as to the investment of the sink
ing fund should be enlarged.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-11-27
OUR UNKNOWN Nc,RTH.
Alaska's Secrets Being Revealed by Gem
slant Research.

slant Research.
There are indications that our
Northern possessions, which have here
tofore been practically sealed book to
the people of this country, ara to be-
come better known to us. The appoint
ment of territorial officers for Alaska
seems to have already stimulated re-
search and adventure in that hisEerto
unknown country, and there ara very
likely to be some very interesting, if
not startling developments. A telegram
received here from the commander of
one of the revenue vessels in those
waters states that his vessel has Just re-
turned from some explorations in what
have been hitherto almost unknown
regions of Alaska, and that the discov-
cries are of very valuable and interest
ing nature. A letter just received from
San Francisco gives some particulars
of the arrival of Captain Healey there
from a tour with revenue vessel in
that section.
He rescued party of starving miners
and the crew of wrecked whaler far
at the north, saving ninety-eight per-
sons from horrible death. He sent
boat distance of three hundred and
fifty miles up the Kowgat River, q
stream hitherto little explored, obtain
ing some very valuable information
about the country and the people, gath
ering valuable specimens of minerals,
plants and birds. He explored and
photographed a large and valuable
island near Bogastoff. captured and
destroyed lot of liquor which whalers
and Illicit traders were preparing to sell
to the natives, and finally made trip
far north to rescue the crew mentioned,
encouniering ice worse than any that
Schley found in his trip north, and in
spite of the fact that he was twenty
three days in an almost constant fog,
he dropped anchor within few rods of
the spot he had started to make on
hearing of the suffering crew. 1t is ex-
pected that between the stimulated
spirit of exploration that the appoint
ment of these territorial officers has
awakened, and the reports of these
officers themselves, the people of this
country will get within the next few
months more information about this
distant country than they ever had be-
fore. Cincinnati Times Star.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-11-27
BROWN STUDY IN COLORS.
How a Young Wife Caught on" to
Slang Phrase.

How Young Wife Caught on" to q
Slang Phrase.
$50, old Scrapetill is dead at last"
observed David, from the interior of his
evening paper; oceans of money,
too"
What did he do with it?" queried
Dora.
..Oh, left it here and there said
David; "that scapegrace son gets a
quarter of a million. If he doesn't
paint the town red, now, then Pm
Canadian"
81 should think" unused Dora, soft
w.. as she helped herself to another
needleful of silk. 81 should think that
anybody with quart of vermilion might
paint a town very red indeed
And David was so astounded that he
put his paper in the fire and laid fresh
stick Of wood in the very center of the
plush-covered table.-Rocktand Courier.
Gazette.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-11-27
A TERRIBLE FATE.
An Old Man Tries to Save His Property an<
Loses His Life.


Loses His Life.
MIDDLEPORT, ". Y.,November IS.
This village has twice been almost de-
stroyed by fire within the past two years
This morning it was again visited, and an
old citizen persisted in the flames. The
fire broke out at four O'Clock In the
grocery of C. w. Odell, who, with John
Cahill and Clerk Frank Coon, were sitting
by the stove at the time. The fire was
found to be under full Roadway in the
living apartments back of the building,
occupied by Delos Warren and family,
who were asleep in the second story.
Ladders were raised from below to
rescue the sleeping inmates, four of whom
were saved, but A. T. Odds, an uncle OF
Mrs. Warren, quite an old gentleman,
who boarded with Warren, was cut on
while attempting to rescue his trunk con-
tanning his clothing and other valuable
property. His body was found in the
ruins. The loss amounts to ten thousand
dollars and is half covered by insurance.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-11-27

ono should do this. It Is you. You are
young; you have no profession, and
your bread does not depend upon your
sight. Glasses you must always wear,
bnt II you insist that nature shall act
without such strong aids as these, the
chances are she will at last consent to
do 30. 1t is tedious process; few
have been able or have had patience to
persevere; but my experience is that in
many instances it may be done"
determined it should be done.
followed his advice. At great personal
Inconvenience l wore glasses which
only permitted me to say could see at
all. But my reward came. Slowly,
very slowly, I found my sight growing
stronger. till. in about two years time,
l could, by the aid of glasses. the con
vexity of which was so slight as to be
scarcely noticeable. see as well as most
of my fellow-creatures. Then began
once more to enjoy life.
can not say That, during those two
years spent in perfecting my cure. l
thought no more about that terrible
night; but 1 made no further attempt
to unravel the mystery, or 10 persuade
any one that had not imagined those
events. buried the history of my ad-
venture in my heart, and never again
spoke of it. In case of need. wrote
down all the particulars, and then tried
to Danish all memory of what had
heard. 1 succeeded fairly well except
for one thing. l could not for any long
period keep my thoughts from the re-
mcmbrance of that woman's moaning.
that pitiable transition of the voice
from sweet melody to hopeless despair.
1t was the cry which troubled my
dreams, if ever dreamed of that night
it was that cry which rang in my
ears as awoke, trembling. but thank
full to find that this time, at least, l
was only dreaming.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-11-27

Once in the dining-roo:n of the
principal hotel in Amherst, Mass. s
table girl asked me: HAS any Other
lady taken your order?" Twas obliged
to confess that had not had an nppot.
tunity to give my order to ''any otier
lady" A little girl of my acquaintance.
whose instincts and training nau
made her unusually polite for child.
startled the family by announcing:
Mamma, the swill lady is at tie back
door. "-Harrer's Bazaar.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-11-27
The Pienary Council Photographed
BALTIMORE. Nd, November 10.

Yesterday photograph of the whole Pien-
airy Council was taken at Saint Maiy's Sem
mary, including the twelve Archbishops,
sixty Bishops. ten Secretaries, etc. The
photograph viii be the largest ever made
-forty-eight by tweuty-six inches. Arch
bishop Kenrick, of st. Louis, the oldest
Catholic prelate in the United States, is
in-luded in the group. This is the first
time he ever sat for his picture. He has
ways refused heretofore to do SO. The
original is intended to be sent to Pope
Leo XIII.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-11-27

The well of A. A. Sherman, at
Coeymans, n. Y, on the Hudson River,
contained but a scanty supply of water
previous to the recent earthquake. but
since then the supply has been abun-
dant.-KingstOn Freeman.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-11-27

Rocky forest land had better be
kept in woods until the rest of the farm
is in the highest state of cultivation.
There are millions of acres of poor Land
partly cultivated that ought never to
have been cleared of. But when farm
ers have such land sheep will make il
valuable if anything can.-Neao England
Farmer.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-11-27
He "BIowed the Onery Thing Out

ST. LOUIS, No., November -
A case of gas-blowing among the cat
tlemen occurred Sunday night at the ST.
James, when large party in No. 40 re-
tired to rest after serenely blowing out
the gas. The Waterman shifted the odor
shortly afterwards and knocked at the
rancher's door. After succeeding in
waking him up, he had hard time to
persuade him to open the door. The
transom was opened finally aDl the
sleepy man awakened. He became very
sick, BIZ. bTaced up after a few cock
tails, remarking: 81 forgot all about that
onery thing, and blowed it out without
thinking"
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-11-27

Rose leaves, dried and stepped %
water. make a cool and pleasant wash
foi the face and eyes.-Erchange.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-11-27

"A scientist says it is water and not
food that makes people fat
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-11-27

thing above the common, as l am in
formed that every book on the eye which
has since been published cites my case
as an example of what may be done.
Not until my dying day shall l forget
that time when my cure was declared ;
fact; when the bandages were removed,
and L was told l might now use. spar
ingly, my uncurtained eyes.
The Joy. from what seemed never
ending night, to wake and see the sun,
the stars-the clouds sped by the wind
across the fair blue sky! To see green
branches swaying with the breeze, and
throwing trembling shadows on my
path! To mark the flower: n bud but
yesterday-to-day bloom! To watch
the broad bright sea grow splendid
with the crimson of the west! To gaze
on pictures. people, mountains, streams
to know shape, color, form and tint!
To see, not hear alone, the moving lips
and laugh of those who graspeI my
hand and spoke kind words!
To me. in those first days of new
born light, the face o every woman,
man and child seemed welcome as the
face of some dear friend. long lost and
found again!
After this description of my ecstasy it
seems pure bathos TO say that the only
thing which detracted from it was my
being Obliged to wear those strong con-
vex glasses. l was young and they
We're horribly d;stiguring.
..Shall never be able to do without
them?' / asked. rather ruefully.
That replied Mr.. Jay. sis point
upon which l wish to speak to you.
You will never be able TO do without
gldsses. Remember, have DESTROYED,
absorbed, dissolved the glasses in your
eyes called crystalline lenses. Their
place is NOW supplied by the fluid
humor. This has high refracting
power. Very often if you don't give in
to nature she will give in to you II
you can take the trouble to coerce her
she will gradually meet you. If any
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-12-09
New York Herald weekly lS Form 81 a Yedl
ADDRESS, New York Herald,
Broadway and Ann st.
mo. 1911
APPLICATION FOR 4 PATENT,
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE.

EUREKA, NEVADA, November "a, 1851
NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN THAT TIE
IN sweetwater Mining Company, of Treasure
Hill, Nevada, whose Postoddce address Is
Hamilton, Nevada, has this day filed it's sppli-
cation for 9 prtent for fifteen hundred linear
feet Of the Hidden Treasure Number z mine or
vein bearing silver with surface ground six
hundred feet in width, situated IN White Pine
Mining District. County Of White Pine and
State Of Nevada, and designated by the neid
notes and osHcial plat on file in this ONCE as
Lot Number ITO, located upon unsurveyeo
land, the exterior boundaries OF said Lot
Number 10 being a. follows, to-wit:
Beginning at . post marked No. i, United
ties survey No. ITO, whence the section cor
ner common TO sections "a and Is, Township
I6 north. Range 81 east, and sections 10 and 30,
Township 16 north, Range SO east. Mount
Disblo Meridian, bears south 50 degrees 3S
minutes west 5,642 feet, and peak No. 2 bears
north SO degrees Is minutes west $40 2-1O feet;
thence running, first course, north l0H degrees
east 1900 feet to post marked No. 2, United
States survey No. 10; thence, second course,
south 55k degrees east GOO feet to post marked
No. s, United States survey No. ITO; thence.
third course, south 10k degrees west 800 feet
to post marked No. 4, United States survey No.
11G: and thence, fourth course, north ssh de-
grees west $50 feet TO post No. 3 of United
States survey No. 10i. Hidden Treasure lode,
450 feet TO post No. 2 Of said United States sur
vey No. 10f. 600 feet to post No. /, the place Of
beginning, containing IS 87-100 sores.
Magnetic variation 16 degrees east.
The location of this mine 10 recorded in the
Recorders once of White Pine Mining Dis
trict, in book L Of the records OF said district.
This claim is bounded on the southwest by the
Hidden Treasure mining claim.
Any and s1l persons claiming adversely any
portion Of said Hidden Treasure No. 2 mine or
surface ground are required to file their sd-
verse claims with the Register Of the United
states Land Once at Eureka, In the State of
Nevada. during the sixty days period of publ
cation hereof, or they will be barred by virtue
Of the provisions Of the Statute.
r.. H. HINCKLEY, Register.
1t IL hereby ordered that the foregoing Notice
Of Application for Patent be published for the
period Of sixty days. in the Eureka Daily
S~ENTsKL. . daily newspaper published at
Eureka, Nevada.
n2s-s0d r. Il. HIScKLEY. Register.