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The Dillon tribune. [volume] (Dillon, Mont.) 1881-1941, 1885-05-16
She Couldn't Live without Him.

On the 18th instant at Allegheny, Pa,
Mrs. Annie Pershing, wife of w. G. Per.
shing and the daughter. law of Rev. Dr..
l. {. Pershing, President OF the Pittsburg
Female College, Il prominent Methodist
Episcopal educational institution, shot her.
self in the right temple and is now in Il
dying condition. Six months ago, while
a student in the college she married young
Pershing. The marriage was clandestine,
but subsequently there were satisfactory
explanations for all concerned. A quarrel
1t is said resulted in young Pershing going
to Chicago. His wife started out to hunt
him and not finding him, returned to her
home in Allegheny, where she shot her
self: Mrs. Pershing was the daughter OF 4
wealthy resident Of New Castle, Pa. She
was IS years old and quite handsome.
The Dillon tribune. [volume] (Dillon, Mont.) 1881-1941, 1885-05-16
THE ToOr OF GAHR1EL's HORN.
Maine .Adventists Disappointed Isecause
The Blast WASH Heard on May LIST.

AT Corinne, Maine, all the Advent con-
verts who, under the teachings of Elder
Nickerson, expected to see the end Of the
world on May 1st are now engaged about
their usual avocations, and whatever ex-
cltement there has been in the past
among the sect has probably come to an
end. There are in that town about one
hundred Adventists, of which number
twenty-one are recent converts. 1t was
the converts who believed the teachings Of
Nickerson that the coming of the Lord
would occur on the 29th. The older Ad.
ventists had long since given up setting
the day, and among these are people who,
in 1S43, appeared to have more abiding
faith in the second advent than was man.
itested by anybody last week. Elder Nick
drson is expected to hold another meeting
with his disciples, when it is probable he
will find another error in his charts, and
the faith Of the people will then be main.
tained. The people who have been con
verted under Elder Nickcrson's teachings
are of good intelligence, and many of them
undoubtedly had firm faith in the day he
| set for the world to come to an end. As
there has been no recognized leader among
them since Elder Nickersor's departure,
there probably was not the demonstration
last week there otherwise would have been,
but as the night approached the threaten.
ing sky caused some of the women to fear
the end was at hand, and they instinctively
sought the companionship of their neigh
bors and friends. Some of them, when
asked about the matter, say the Lord has
changed the day, but it is coming soon.
The Dillon tribune. [volume] (Dillon, Mont.) 1881-1941, 1885-05-16
Another Canal Scheme.

The English Cabinet is meditating the
recall of Sir Evelyn Barring, Consult Gen
eral at Cairo, as he is not in accord with
the Government on the withdrawal of the
British troops from Soudan and the Sucz
Canal International control scheme. A
proposal to appoint a commission Of the
powers for the surveillance Of the canal
has been submitted to direct negotiations
between the European Cabinets. Gran
Vile has instructed the English delegate
to the canal conference to deny that the
Paris commission had the power to deny
that question.
The Dillon tribune. [volume] (Dillon, Mont.) 1881-1941, 1885-05-16
CONGRESS OF CHURCHES.
The Proceedings and What il il Exncrt..,
to Accomplish.

The first American Congress Of Church.
es, which opened at Hartford on the 18th
is the outgrowth Of a movement begun by
the late DR.. Muhlenburg and others, look.
ing to the gradual restoration OF com.
'non faith and agreement in fundamental
principles. 1t is an event Of signal interest
10 the religious world. Leading theolog.
lans and thinkers, clerical and Law. of the
great denominations of the country, met
upon common platform Tor the discus.
s'on' not of nice points in theology or Of
form and practice, but If practical ways of
bringing the denominations into closer ac.
cord. The Roman Catholic and Jewish
faiths are not represented upon the floor.
but the congress brings together rcpresen.
tatives or bodies whose chief tenets of
faith diverge SO slightly that progress m.. =,
be be made toward more fiatcrual labors.
Rev. DIR. E. p. Parker, in his address of
welcome, said it was not consolidation that
was desirable, but confederation; no. mo.
notony in unison but music in harmony
not exact unilornities of battaions on dress
parade, but more beautiful unity in the
variety OF divine systems whose countless
stars and consultations move. shine and
sing in their separate but co.ordnate
courses. The attendance was large, and
the hall was crowded with interested wit.
nesses Of the proceedings.
The Dillon tribune. [volume] (Dillon, Mont.) 1881-1941, 1885-05-16
Mont. Fist. Society
AN INLUCKY LINE,
One Ocean Steamer Company Loses -Four
Boats.

The White Cross Line Belgian steamer,
"Aelvetia," with a general cargo, which
started from Antwerp on April ,3d for
Montreal, sunk off Scatteriss, Cape Bren:on,
on last Saturday. This is the fourth
steamer Of that line which has been lost
within as many years. One steamer,
august c. Andre" sailed from New
York for Antwerp and was never heard of,
in the fall Of 1883; the"Herman Ludwig"
sailed from Montreal for Antwerp, with
crew Of thirty men and valuable cargo
and that was the last heard Of her; only
thirteen months ago the "Daniel Stein.
mann" was crushed on the rocks at Sambo
Island and ia lives lost. The "Helvetia'
makes the fourth vessel that has met with
disaster. A rather remarkable coincidence
is that Captain Schoonhaven, who COM
nanded the "Daniel Steinmann" was also
in command Of the "Helvetia' and this
was the first passage across the Atlantic
which he has made since the wreck of the
"Steinmann." The "Helvetia' arrived in
NHS ~ VA Va NJ. A<NWIcllCC OVCT week ago
and has been knocking about in the ice for
the last seven or eight days. Her bows
We're stove in, and she was otherwise dam.
aged by the ice and leaking badly. On
Friday Captain Schoonhaven left Cape
Ray and bore up for Sydney, having all he
could do to keep the ship atloat. On Sat
urday heavy sea sprang up and he hailed
the Allan Line steamer, "Arcadian," which
was passing. The "Arcadia" took the
"Helvet;a" in tow and headed for Louis
burg, but had not gone far before Captain
Schoonhaven called out that he was sink
ing. The boats were lowered and the pas
sengers and crew got into them as soon as
possible, but none too soon. The last boat
had hardly got clear before the "Helvetia"
careened over and sunk. The steamer
"Arcadian" then put back 10 Strait Canso
and landed the survivors at Port Hawkes.
bury.
The Dillon tribune. [volume] (Dillon, Mont.) 1881-1941, 1885-05-16

Hon. George H. PendIeton, United States
Minister to Germany, arrived at Berlin.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-11-26
A HALF DID IT.

An Episode Proving that Love Of Money
Is the Root of All Evil.
They stood talking in front of the
Soldiers Monument yesterday. They
had been warm friends for years. II
one wanted TO borrow the other was
glad to lend, and they voted the same
ticket and attended the same church.
As they stood talking one of them sud-
denly stopped down and picked up a
half-dollar from the flagstone.
Look here!" he chuckled as he held
it up.
"What! You found it!''
Yes"
"Well. by George! We are in luckr'
..We?"
''Of course. Well take it in cigars. :"
"NOt much we wOn't!'
Then give me half"
''Oh! no! What find belongs to me. -
do you mean that you won't divy?"
''Of course l wOn't!'
Then, sir, you are no friend of mine,
and you can go to Halifax! I'll never
speak to you again.
1.-The better for me! 1 always knew
you were hOg!'
And the two separated never to speak
again until they wear the wings of an
gels.-Detr0K Free Press.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-11-26
Funny Incident in Court.

When Judge G. B. Strong, of Georgia,
was young man, he was in the habit
of using very strong language while ad.
dressing the jury. His friend, Judge
Early, Fan elderly man. with kind heart,
saw Judge Strong's weakness, and ad-
vised him to restrain himself.
Now" said the good Judge, when
you see me lift my finger, you may
know that you are going too far"
The young pleader thanked his friend,
and said that he would bear in mind the
signal of warning. So in court the next
day he watched the judge.
In the very midst of an eloquent ap-
peal he saw the judges finger lifted, and
the act of rebuke so bewildered him
that he paused, stammered, and finally
took his seat much chagrined.
As soon as the court had adjourned, the
orator went to Judge Eary, and said:
why did you lift your finger at me?"
Lift my finger at your exclaimed
the white-haired old gentleman, in as
constituent. ''Why. l didn't think Of
such thing. I was brushing off fl,
that had lit on my noser' Golden Days.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-11-26
DAiRYING IN MEXICO.
How the Business 10 Carried On In the
Nelghboring Republic.

How the Business 10 Carried On In the
Neishboring Republic.
The herd comprising the mich stock
is made up of cattle and goats. Dur
ing the rainy season these are driven
out into the country as soon as the milk
ing operation is performed. which begins
at 4:30 q. M. in corrals great court
yards-enclosed with brick walls of
adobes or sun dried bricks on three
sides, and row of buildings on the
street front. There is also q row Of
high posts around the inside of the cor
rails for the cows. Nearly all the milk
ing utensils are made of pottery. and
cost one to two cents each. No milk
ing stools are used. The mixers are
paid one cent per head for milking the
beasts. which are nearly as savage IS
untamed bulls The COW is lassoed and
fastened by the horns to q post. and
her hind legs tied. Then an assistant
brings out her calf. which is allowed to
suck at the cows teats until they are
filed. when the ordinario (milker)
draws the small amount of milk the
animal gives. milking one teat at .
time.
At five q. m. the lechero (or vender)
arrives, provided with two water jars.
each attached to q stout round stick
which is carried on the left shoulder.
He sells the milk for the same price per
cuartillo that he pays cash for every
morning, deriving his profit from the
water he adds. The average quantity
given by native cows is three ''cuar-
tillos" (or pints) per head at q milking.
The goats. held by the horns by a boy
or man, are MIXED from behind and
between their legs. the milking require
ing not more than four minutes. They
give about daily average of pint and
. hall. during period Of seven months.
The milk of all the goats and cows is
mixed together.
Butter and cheese-making is done on
the haciendas. These products arc
very unclean from the processes of hand
ling which they 60 through. and are
not equal to American sweet lard. and
half spoiled Dutch cheese. Cunning
is, tor the most part, performed by
rushing pack Of jackasses around .
large corral or open ground. Four hog
or sheep-skin bags, half filed with
cream, are placed on their backs. and
they are run around until they shake
the butter Out of the milk. Good
American cheese sells at about one
dollar and quarter. and butter at one
dollar per pound. in Mexico.-Cor.
Prairie Farmer.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-11-26
LlseRry or DEATH.
Tho Untimely Death OF . Tennessee Col.
lectOr Of Taxes.

Tho Untimely Death OF . Tennessee Col.
lector Of Taxes.
81 had to do it-yes, had to do 1t. )" he
explained in Tennessee court room to
the jury. ut was . matter OF self
defense"
.'Did this plaintiff here, whom you
shot twice, draw any weaponP" asked
the lawyer.
II don't say as he did,"
'.Was he about TOP"
II don't say as he was. Deed. l guess
he didn't have no weepins with him."
..But you plead self-defense.
'.Sartin, do. l went up thar in -
township last fall. We lived on sassa-
fras tea and lean bacon all winter. This
spring got in q few hills of corn and ia.
tiers, and l kinder got track Of several
bee trees. and kept my eyes peeled fur
coon tracks. Things begun to look ae i
we had seen the wust. The ole woman
was reckOnin' ON new kaliker, and J
was plannin' to git my ole rifle fixed'
when-when-"
Here the prisoner seemed overcome
by his emotions, and it was two or
three minutes before he could continue:
swell, l might a-knowed that some
calamity would come along sooner or
later and kick the skillet up the Chin
bly,. l was allus poor critter-pOOr,
but striving to be white all the way
through"
Proceed" said the lawyer after the
prisoner had wept some more.
Il sot out thar on log, kinder hopin'
that the corn and taters wouldn't grow
fast huff to keep me from goin' fishin'.
and the ole woman she was smOkin'
jimweed in her pipe and wOnderin' it
the children had freed mother coon,
when-when this ere teller what got
shot swoOped down like one o them sigh
clones. All was changed in one mint.
All was"
They let him have few minutes to
crowd down his feelings, and he went
on:
"He didn't make no bones about it,
tall. He axes if my name was Dan'l
Scott, and says it was. He axes if 1
owned the farm, and 1 gin it to him
straight. Then he pulls out paper and
says:
".Dan'l, I'm cum fur
Fur what?'
"'The taxes
"'What :axes?'
estate and county, Danl. We can't
run this ere best kentry on airth and
her Liberty and Union and Fourth of
July every year without money. Them
as owns lands must pay taxes
"'Never!' says l. The tyrant don't
live as kin put his foot on the neck of
Dan'l Scottr
"'But you must pay says he, 'or I'll
have to sell you Quit!
"Wall, gents, that was threats. That
was drivin' me to the wall. The ole
woman begun cryin', and the children
crept up and sniveled, and corn and
taters and bee trees and coon tracks and
bright prospects all went to the dogs. !
cOuldn't-nO, COUNT"
"COuldn't what, Mr.. Scott?"
"Call me Dan ,onless you want to hurt
my feelins. l meant couldn't put up
with no such threats of assassinashun.
The ole woman sneaked me the double
bar'ld shotgun over the brush fence,
and popped away, and popped to kill.
Yes. gents, I'm tellin' you the solemn
truth, and want to AK If there's free
born American citizen and Tennessee
patriot among you who wouldn't hev did
that very same?"
At last accounts the jury was still out.
N. Y. Sun.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-11-26
THE DAIRY

"A new disease has suddenly -
peared among the cows in Wabask
County. the Indiana Former says. The
old-time milk sickness symptoms are
suggested when COWS are attacked.
Restlessness. high fever. loss of appetite,
followed by paralysis in the hind parts:
and generally death occurs soon.
There has been q gradual settling Of
values of every kind for several years.
but dairy products have been the last to
settle. and. as . rule, they are usually
among the first to advance in price.
We must learn to take the bad with the
good. and if we take the general aver.
age for the year we will find that it will
not be 50 bad after Cleveland
Leader.
There are two towns adjacent to
each other in Massachusetts,. Both have
equal advantages in soil. location and
other natural gifts. One is Cheshire.
and the other 10 Waynesborough: and
the people of Cheshire hold two-thirds
Of the bonded debt Of their neighboring
town. And the Cheshire people devote
their land and energies to dairying.-
HoarTs Dairyman.
MANY dairymen. especially in the
West. have learned that greater profits
result from winter butter-makin9 than
can be obtained under the old time
practice Of permitting the cows to 90
dry from fall till spring. First-class.
fresh-made dairy butter will bring
nearly fifty per cent. more during
winter than In summer months. unless
the dairyman is 50 fortunate as to have
regular customers. at a fixed price,
during the season that grass and milk
are abundant. Warm, properly-ar-
ranged stables. good cows. plenty Of
rich food and pure water with chill
taken of. coupled with scrupulous
neatness. both in the stable and dairy
room. are the requisites for success in
winter dairving.-CticG Herald.
The manufacturers of bogus butter
are ransacAing the earth to find material
for cheapening noxious compounds. &C.
cording to the New York Herald. First
they commenced with beef fat, next
with any kind of fat or grease. even
that from dead horses answered the
purpose; finally it was thought the use
of lard. pork grease. the product reai-
lied in trying out dead hogs would be
cheaper than anything else. Lately
these bogus butter makers have been
extending their product with cotton
seed oil. sesame oil and other sub
stances of like character. During hot
weather stearine is used to give the re-
quired hardness. Recently they have
struck upon bonanza in gelatine and
water, the former being tried out from
the hoOfs of neat cattle and horses.
Gelatine by itself costs as much as
other substances used. but it possesses
an unequaled power for absorbing
water. 1t is said one pound of gelatine
will take up ten pounds of water.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-11-26
THE WOLF SPIDER.

The Wonderful Elastic Thread Constructed
by This Species of Araneidans.
Suddenly appears on the wall dark
gray fly or perhapsa beetle. 1t moves
with wonderful 4uickness, but always
BY fits and starts, sometimes one way
and then another. All ut once it darts
a few inches from the wall, and then
flies back again to the same spot. This
action is several times repeated. and is
so quick that the creatures wings can
not be seen. approach the wall more
closely and find that the creature is
neither fly nor beetle. nor even an in
sect. 1t is hunting spider, and. of
course, has no wings. How, then, did
it fly from the wall aud back again?
have long been familiar with these pretty
and active spiders. l have often seen them
side cautiously toward fly, leap upon
it, and have sharp tussle with it be-
fore it succumbed to the venOmed fangs.
Window stills. especially when facing
southwark. are happy hunting grounds
for this spider. / had often seen spider
and fly tumble together off the win
dow sill. and presently the spider
return still clasping its prey. 1t
had saved itself from falling to
the ground by spinning q thread
as it rolled off the sill, and was able to
regain its position by climbing up the
thread. But until lately I had never
seen it leap from a perpendicular wall,
and 10 all appearances fly back again.
This thread affords the means whereby
this remarkable feat is performed. 1t Is
extremely elastic. and when the spider
has reached the end of its leap the
thread contracts and jerks it back again,
Just as child throws ball away from
him and draws it hack to bis hand BY an
India rubber thread. which is attached
to it. How l had failed to notice this
action for so many years l can not
imagine. Even the common wolf spider
will act in the same way. / caught q
glimpse of the creature crouching in the
wall under the shadow of vine leaf, SO
that could not identify it. Suddenly
it darted from the wall and alighted on
the ground at some little distance, the
elastic thread causing it to describe a
slow and graceful curve. just as if it had
wings. As it darted from the wall l
put the net over it. and much to nv sur
prise, found that it was no insect, but
wolf spider. Magazine.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-11-26
A NEW CHEESE.
HeW the New Seyls q Swiss Cheese q
Mo0ufhNtuPOd.

HeW the New STYLE q Swiss Cheese r.
Manufactured.
An English agricultural journal de-
scribes . new cheese now made in
Switzerland. the inventor and manu-
facturer Of which Is N. Reber. It seems
that the milk is heated to a temperature
Of $50 to $50 Fair for some twenty-five
to thirty minutes, when the col0ring
material and rennet are added. When
the curd is in proper stage. il is broken
and placed in linen cloths, and then
into the molds, varying in size accord
ing to the quantity of curd that is dealt
with. 1t is next pressed. but being vet
somewhat soft. it is generally found
best to place it in bath for five or
six minutes, the temperature of which is
between 1879 and 1872 Fair. The crust
of the cheese thus becomes hardened,
though the character of the interior
changes very little and in this way
preservation Is much more easy. It 10
next pressed for twenty hours, then
stepped in brine for from three to six
DAYS. The brine is made in the pro-
portion of nine pounds of water to two
and quarter pounds of salt; but caro-
is necessary in the sailing operation to
see that the cheese has more or less
salt. according to the exigencias q the
case. The actual product is said 70 b.
about ten OF twelve per cent. and cor
sidering that quantity Of whey . le4s
in the cheese in the process Of It'd
manufacture, d. Reber does nd
think it is at all q bad return. 81
average price OF the cheese which T.
comes more and more p6ngsnt Nh
age. ID . tri6e over nine o8nts %
pound. Farmer.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-11-26
Why She Was Grieved.

And these bellies have their griefs, too.
l heard one tell hers to friend.
"You are looking quite sad to-day. ]
do declare" said syc,pat!,izer; "What
in goodness name is the matter?"
'Oh. I've had togive mp my pug, and it
almost breaks my heart" was the reply.
Il kept him beyond the fashion. l was
SO awfully fond of him; but one can not
quite be left away behind the style, you
know, and had to displace him with a
spaniel. l have him tenderly cared for,
Of course, and he'll be happy enough fo1
life. but that doesn't assuage my own
grief. Oh. this frequent changing of
ones dog is enough to crush sensitive
nature. "-lndianapolis Nescs.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-11-26

We went out and sat on one of the
wooden benches. As my new friend
said, the night was delicious. There
was scarcely breath OF air moving.
The stars and the moon shone brightly,
and the rush Of thu not far distant
stream came to us with y soothing
murmur. Near us werc three or four
jovial young artists. They were in a
merry mood; one OF them had that day
sold q picture to tourist. We listened
to their banter until, most likely grow
ing thirsty, they re-entered the inn.
Carriston had said little since we had
been out of doors He smoked his
cigar placidly and gazed up at the
skies. With the white moonlight fall
ing on his strikingly beautiful face
the graceful pose into which he fell
he seemed to me the embodiment of
poetry. He paid no heed TO the merry
talk OF the artists, which so much
amused me indeed. doubled il he
heard their voices.
Yet he must have done so. for as soon
as they had left us he came ont of his
reyerie.
1t must be very NICE" he said, ''to
have to make ones living by Art"
Nice for those who can make
livings by it," answered.
"All can do that who are worth it.
The day of neglected genius is gone
by. Muller was the last sufferer, ]
think--and he died young"
IF YOU are so sangu;ne, why not
try your own luck at itr'
81 would, but unfortunately I am a
rich man."
laughed at this misplaced regret.
Then Carriston. in the most simple
way. told me good deal about him.
self. He was an orphan, an only
child. He had already ample means;
but Fortune had still favors in store for
h m At the death of his uncle, now
an aged man, he must succeed to a
large estate and baronetcy. The
natural, unaffected way in which he
made these condolences, moreover
made them not. knew, from any wish
to increase his Importance in my eyes,
greatly impressed me. BY the time we
parted for the night had grown much
interested in my new acquaintance-an
interest not untinged by envy. Young.
handsome, rich, free to come or go.
work or play, as he listed! Happy Car
ristoni
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-11-26
AT Mount JOY. Pa, the other d.

AT Mount Joy. Pa, the other day
there was an unusual scarcity of pennies.
An Organ-grinder passed through the
town, and, believing be might have q
stock of pennies. he WAS called into the
principal store. and surprised those
gathered around. He exchanged 1.3OO
pennies for bank notes. He had over
thousand more that he was willing to
exchange for lighter mOney.-PttsburqA
EaSE