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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-11-06

"A Western man who has lived
among tornadoes all his life, who was
raised with them, as it were, says that
it is easy to distinguish tornado from
an ordinary blow. Acyclone or tornado
north of the equator always comes from
the southwest Its first appearance is
that of d local cloud. 1t always comes
when the temperature is low. 1t is MOTH
ing more than an electric storm. The
earth refuses to receive the electricity
that is constantly being generated, and
it accumulates in mass. When the
cloud extends from one side of the ho-
rlzon to the other there is no danger Of
u cyclone. y sam.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-11-06
A Youfhful Murderer.

SALINAS, CAL, October 23-Yesterday
afternoon, while number OF small boys
were engaged in firing at a target near tho
Salinas FIGURING MILL one little fellow, son
Of T. J. Smith, an empiOye Of the mill
company, not liking the sound Of the ex-
ploding cartridges, put his fingers in his
ears. He was requested by boy named
John Susan to take his fingers
out or he would shoot him. This
the Smith boy did not do, from prob
ably not hearing the request and Susan
Immediately fired, the ball taxing effect
just over the right eyebrow, ranging up
around the skull and coming out at the top.
Of the head.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-11-06
suelng Beechef.

HARTFORD, Conn.,, October 29.-Ward
West and others, students at the Connect
cut Literary Institute at Sheffield. have sued
Rev. Henry Ward Beecher for damages for
twice breaking ap engagement to lecture.
Tho case will be tried next week. They
made an engagement with Mr. Beecher to
deliver lecture in that place. They dis
posed of seats and made all necessary pre-
paratiOns for the entertainment and the
audience was assembled to enjoy the lee
cure. but Mr.. Beecher failed to appear, with
out giving any notice whatever that no
could not come. The money was returned.
70 the people who bought tickets
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-11-06

MILWAUKEE, Wis, October ez.-The 70
suit OF the conference in Washington con-
ceraing the jute sack circular Is awaited
with intense interest by millers throughout
this State and Minnesota. A prominent
miller stated to-day that the Chelsea Jute
Bag Works, of New York, an institution
said to be controlled by the Standard Oil
Company, imports raw jute from India and
manufactures seamless jute bags. There is
no rebate on these bags and this makes
them TOO expensive for general use. 1t is
limited. he added, that the circular was
issued in the interest Of this concern, al
though the direct charge had not yet been
made
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-11-06

During the season of one hundred
days last year one Saratoga hotel paid
a market bill of 1925, 900. Among the
items we're $4,000 pounds of beef. 49,
coo pounds of mutton, 10000 pounds
of lamb. 1000 pounds of veal, 1900
pounds of pork. $4,000 pounds of chick
en-, 5000 pounds of game. 900 dozen
squads. $4,000 pounds of fish. 5000
pounds of salmon, $1,000 pounds Of
butter. $4,000 dozen eggs, g., 900 quarts
of milk and 10000 quarts of cream. OF
Saratoga hotel guests it has long been
said that eating occupies the lions
share of their attention. Times.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-11-06
The New Cruisers.

WASHINGTON, October 2a-The as
signees of John Roach held q conference
Yesterday afternoon with Secretary Whit
ney and the Naval Advisory Board with
reference to the completion Of the new
cruisers. The vessels are to be completed
by the Navy Department at the contractors
wards and BY his workmen. and the meeting
Yesterday was to make arrangements for
going on with the work. The Secretary
called for report from the assignees con-
corning the organization Of the yards, where
the work is to be done, the compensation Of
the wOrxmen. etc. This report will be
made IN few days, and the order to pro-
coed with work will be probably then given.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-11-06
THE SOUTH.

TIM stage from Abilene, Tex. was
robbed by masked highwaymen the other
night. and the mails carried away. The
driver was made to hand over his express
packages ut the point of the rifle.
A DISPATCH from Dallas says: Colonel
j. n. Simpson, President of tie Texas Cat.
tiamen's Association, declines to call the
coryention to elect delegates TO the St
Louir convention. he says while the stock
men OF Northern Texas are unanimously
in favor Of calling Q convention, those of
South aud West Texas do not seem to
want it.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-11-06
THE LATEST.

In the Walkup trial at Emporia, Kan,
on the S1st, the State introduced testimony
impugnirg the evidence of DR.. Scott, Nor
ton and other witnesses. According to the
State Walkup was not at SCOTS office in
Kansas City at the time mentioned, nor
was he in Dodge City according to Nor
toms evidence in April, 1884, as the EN-
poria records showed that he was present at
the City Council on the dates covering the
time occupied in the so.called "jamboree''
with the witness.
say they have no further choice than
Louisiana, No., for o site for a branch
penitentiary, Governor Harmaduke, for
various reasons, having vetoed all their
previous selections for the proposed addi-
tional State prison.
The Post-office Department has been in
formed that the interchange Of money or
ders between the United States and Japan
began October l, and nine orders were
drawn on Japan on the first two days of
that month.
The petition of the celebrated song
stresses, Lucia and Materua, to have the
pitch of opera at the Vienna Opera House
lowered, has been rejected by the Austrian
Government.
DURING a fire in the two story frame
building, 3o2 East Thirty sixth street, New
York, early on the morRing of the I'd, sew
eral persons who were in the building,
who were unable to escape, were bnrned
to death.
II
State of Nuevo Leon, Mexico, trouble has
been brewing for several days past over
the coming election, and the other day the
opposing factions met, and after several
hours indiscriminate shooting the result
showed six killed and fifteen wounded.
VICE Consul McDoNALs, at Bangkok,
reports to the Secretary of State the death
by Bright's disease of the kidneys on the
3Oth of August of Krum-Pna- Rajawang-
Bovara st. Han Mongal, Second King of
Siam.
TIE clearing house returns fer week end
ed October 81 showed an average increase
of l0.7 compared with the corresponding
week Of lest year. In New York the In
crease was SIG
The French force in the Tonquin is to be
redaced to 1000 mon, with $1,000 Anamits
recruits.
TIE studests Of tho University 1t Dor
pat, Russia, made q demonstration against
the Government recently, which was
quelled by the police.
FoUR men were killed by boiler explo-
sion ON the ting Frank Moffatt near Detroit
recently. Three OF four others were se-
verely scalded.
FERD. WARD, the "Napoleon of Wall
street." was sentenced 10 ten years. i'm.
prisonment at New York on the 3lst
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-11-06


Ii the F@d. Ward trial at New York, on
the 9th. U-Banker Fish continued his
damaging testimony against Ward. Fish
laid all his troubles 10 Ward and said il he
were notssch . contemplate, hypocritical
sneak he Wsuld have killed him.
EDWARD STOKES, Of New York, and VIII
aiaR King, of Minnesota, ex-Postmaster of
the National House of Representatives,
are about 10 build . telegraph line from
St Louis te Duluth. The estimated cost
Of the plant Is placed at 500, 900 and por-
tioa of the construction is expected to be
done this yer.
The schedules in the assignment of Sout-
ter & Co., of New York, show liabilities of
H,sE,s5S, of which 1856, 726 are secured
and &.56.41z unsecured. The assets are
nominally worth $1S2, 072, and actually
worth $l7s,9R.
A MEETING of the characterization
League was held the other night In New
York. a.d was attended by quite mum.
her of medical men. Henry Bergh was
chosen President
A DISPATCH received at Boston in rela.
4i0n to the storm on the Labrador coast
says it ragged from October II to Is, daring
which time about twenty vessels and oser
100 lives were lost Two thoasand wrecked
persons were ashore in destitute oondi-
lion.
FERD. WARD was convicted in New
York of larceny in the first degree on the
18Th. Tie sentence was postponed. 1t
would probably be ten years. imprison-
ment.
By order o. James Gordon Bennett, the
iron steam yacht, Polynesia, was sold at
public auction in New York by Aessrs.
John Draper & Go. After some spirited
bidding the yacht was knocked down to
4r. William Hardwin Starbuck for ST., 900.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-08-30
Some SuperstitiOns.

At Smithill's hall, near Bolton-le-
Moors, there is still to be sccn-an OBJ
ject of interest and curiosity to a large
number of yisitors-the print of
mans foot in the ilagstonc. 1t is said
to have been produced by George
Marsh, who suffered martyrdom during
the prosecutions Of Queen Mary in
1000. When on one occasion the truth
of his words was called in question by
his enemies he stamped his foot upon
the stone on which he stood, which
ever afterward bore the incilaceable
impression as n miraculous testimony
to his veracity. This story must have
been an aftcrthought to account for
what we may suppose to have been a
prehistoric Ianist stone. In connec-
tion with this modern legend another
of "A somewhat different character may
be related. a good many years ago, at
the back of the British Museum, there
was piece of waste ground called
Southampton fields, noted as a resort
for low characters. There was tra-
dition connected with itthat two broth
ers in the Monmouth rebellion took OPP
pOsite sides and engaged each other in
"-hr i'oNh "Nit NiIit'l' anu lDliN
pressions of their feet were traccable
i'll the field for years afterward. The
field has long been built over, and the
precise locality can not now be point
ed out. But Southey went to see the
curious sight, and has given graphic
description OF it in the second series Of
his "Commonplacc Book" The i'm
prcssiOns were about three inches deep
in the hard soil; no grass ever grew in
the terrible hollows, and no cultivation
of the soil could Oblitcrate them, for
when the ground was plowed they per-
sisted IN rcappcarlng. Southcy men,
tionS that he saw no reason to doubt
the truth OF the story, since it had been
confirmed by these tokens for more
than Il hundred years succcssively 1t
is probably II fact with circumstance
the circumstance, to say the least,
extremely doubtful. Upon the legend,
which was known far and wide, Jane
and Anna Maria Porter based one of
their popular romanccs, called "Ihe
Field of the Forty Footsteps" and the
Messrs. Mayhem took the same subject
for me!odrama. -BtdcEWOOd's Maya-
zLIlC.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-08-30

Talking with the president of one of
the most important trunk lines yester-
day IriJHHe reporter heard the fol.
lowing stories: There are incidents
even in the hard life of railroad
man." said the officer, (which go to
brighten his lot, and | am convinced
that some OF them are wasted through
want of appreciation. The other day
| received letter from man in the
west, who wrote that if | sent him $500
and pass over the road he would
come to New York give me remedy
for settling all railroad troubles and
restoring the power to make profitable
dividends to the stockholders. Some
thing tunnicr than this, however, hap
pened the other day. A man came to
me with new lubricating grease,
which he claimed would save 800, 900
year TO the company by reason OF the
superior qualities it possessed, which
were sufficient to effect that result He
was referred by the president to the
first vice-presidCnt, who referred him
to the perlntendcnt, who referred
him to the superintendent OF motive
power, who referred him to the master
mechanic. The latter, after eXamin-
ing the lubriCatUr, referred the man
back to the superintendent of motive
power, who referred him back to the
superintendent, who referred him back
to the first vice president, who referred
him back TO the president. lie said to
me that he had been detained here
longer than he had expected, and, un-
fortunately, his board bill was in ar
rears He proposed that if ! would
give him $50 to pay his boarding: house
keeper and enable him to get home,
he would coniidontialIy leave with mo
As security for the loan the recipe for
making the new grease"
After hearty laugh over the re-
mcmbrancc of the incident, the presi-
dent added, thoughtlully: Now, as
this man had never seen me before,
and us most people do not know me.
and as an inventor does not usually
intrust his profitable secret to another,
l take it that this story shows the gem
eral confidence felt by the public in the
president. ~ T. lrtbuue.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-08-30

An amusing story Is told of an
American millionaire who recently
hOnOrcd London with visit. As he
was walking down one of the busiest
streets one morning, his eye was at
tracted by an orgnn-grndcr who was
solcmnly and luguDriously playing at
the corner of Il street The top of the
organ was covered with smooth
green cloth. and it was this green
cloth that at once appealed to the in
tcLlcct Of the Transatlantic CrHSus.
For him the green cloth suggested
only one thought and that thought
was gambling. He iauci' d himself in
the presence Of some pcrpatetic roulct
player, and he could not resist the
temptation OF taking turn So he
stopped opposite the musical Italian
and tossed gold coin chcerily on the
green surface of the hurdy- -gurdy. The
astoniShcd foreigner stopped playing,
grasped the coin, pocketed it, removed
his hat, grunted out some voluable
Tuscan thanks, and resumed his music.
Lost that timr," the millionaire mur-
INJURED to himself, and produced an
other coin. He tossed it again upon
the board, from which it was again no
less promptly and no less gratefully
removed by the delighted musician.
The millionaire shook his head. "Ah.
luck's against me- he remarked, as
he sent third gold coin to CLEAN for
a moment upon the green surface be-
fore it rapidly disappeared in the ltal-
ian's pocket. Another and another
coin went the same way. without
wearing out the patience OF the Amer
lean. But at last. when some six SOW
ereigns had transferred themselves
from his keeping to that of the organ
grinder, the American Dcnt forward,
and in tone of the intensest curiosity,
whispered in the ear of the amazed
Italian, Say, stranger, what do you
call this game. anyhow? WhttehaH
RcCictU.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-08-30

pretty little brunette, says The New
York WOr Il, sat in one Of the reserved
seats on the grand stand on the polo
grounds one day last week.
"Do you know" she asked her es-
cort, "that there are many really we'll
educated men who play ball for a liv-
ing? There's Johnnie Ward, the short
stop of the New York team. They tell
me he is remarkably bright in legal
matters. He was graduated from Co
lumba law school with high honors
recently. 1t is said he intended to study
under Roscoe Conkling. There is Jim
o Rourkc. He is civil engineer by
profession. they say.
"But you know Decker? No? Well,
he was an mpire whose decisions
caused general dissatisfaction. He is
IA lawyer | don't think much of law
yer who cant give fair decisions or
opinions of such trivial matters as base
ball plays, do you?
But the funniest experience ! have
had was one day last summer Char
lie and were driving on road Just
outside Cincinnati. when we came upon
an artist sketchng pastoral scene.
He was a nice-looking young man, and
! asked him to let me look ut what he
had done. In the afternoon Charlie
and l went out to see the game between
the Cincinnatis and Athletics. The
first player who attracted my attention
was the artist whom had seen at work
in the morning, | asked man near
me what the players name was, and
he said; OATS Long John Reilly, der
boss first Dascman.'
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-08-30

In closets which are not provided
with drawers and wardrobes where
dresses may be hung or laid away from
all danger from dust or crowding, bags
which will completely envelope the
dress and protect delicate fabrics are a
necessity Such bags must be long
enough to hold dress-skirt without
folding. and wide enough to give room
to all kinds of friIs and ilounces. Any
kind Of material will answer, but mus
lin or print is most often used Cut
one side of the bag three inches longer
than the other; seam together bind
around the top, work four button-holes
across the longest side, which buttons
down on the other like Hap. The
bottom of the bag now becomes the
top, seam 1t across again, and in the
casing so made run flat. narrow
stick; ut each upper corner sew tape
loops by which to hang the bag on two
hooks in the closet. To wide tapes,
scwed near the casing, pin the dress
skirt by the band and also the waist,
by which even part of it will least muss
the trimming. After the dress is care
fully pinned in place, pull down the
bag over it and button the flap across
the bottom.
Bags for the various small articles in
Kitchen and wash-room, which need
keeping together, should be made of
some dark, strong material. and OF .
plain, square shape, and furnished with
curtain rings scwed around the top to
run the draw string in. Such bags are
useful receptaclcs for clothes-pins,
small clothcs-Ilncs, strings, and the
hundred and one things which must be
kept in some place where they can be
found in a hurry.
Bags for the storc-room and for hold
ing bundles and scraps must be Of
strong stuff The former of firm, close
ly-wovon linen, sewed in "A turned
seam, and provided with tapes for ty-
ing up, several inches below the top,
so they may be turned over and tied
closely, eiiectually preventing the en-
trance OF any undesirable object, ami
mate or otherwise. Mrs. l.. Il. france,
IN GOOD HOuSe ECoyi,aq.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-08-30
Dinners In the Murray Drawing
Room.

Murray was famous for his dinner
parties, at which, moreover, however
distinguished the guests, the conver-
sation Of the host contributed not in
considerably to the feast Of reason and
the flow of soul. After an afternoon
inspection OF 1.-TWO or three lions of the
quarterly RcrieW in Murray's dem
George Iicknor in rather commercial
language generally spoke of the draw
ing-room in Albemarlc street as "Mur-
rays literary exchange ashingtOn
Irving proceeds to give a report in his
diary of "a very pleasant dinner at
Murray'sn when he had "a long tcte-
a-tete with old Dsraeli," an unfailng
guest of the son Of his first publisher.
Murray, very merry and loquacious,"
showed Irving the MS. of the fourth
canto of "Childc Harold" the arrival
OF which no doubt contributed to his
elevation of spirits. "Dined with
Murray" Ticknor records in his jour
nal, "and had a genuine booksellers
dinner, such AS Lintot used to give
Hope and Gay and Swift, Dilly to
johnson and Goldsmith" Clifford,
Campbell, and the inevitable Isaac Dis
conversation was so entertaining that
the American visitor was full of re-
gret when the stroke Of midnight broke
up the party, "in accordance with En-
glsh habits" To the testimonies of
these two American gentlemen may be
added those of a country-womau and
countryman OF Murray's, both of them
distinguished people. "No house in
London writes Mrs. Somerville.
"was more hospitable aud agreeable
than that of the late John Murray in
Albcmarle street, and she had seen
what was best in the intellectual society
of the London of her time. His din
ner parties were brilliant with all the
poets and literary characters of the
day, and Mr.. Murray himself was gem
tlcman-like, full OF information, and
kept up the conversation with spirit"
Mrs. Somcrville adds, respecting the
great work which made her famous,
"lle generously published the Mechan-
ism OF the Heavens at his own risk,
which, from its anal lytical character,
could only be read by mathcmatI-
clans" Then, again. the following
still more striking verdict on the i'm
preston made by Murray's conversa-
tional powers is furnished by Lady
Bell rs that pronounced by her hus-
band, Sir Charles, the distinguished
surgeon, author Of the Brdgewatcr
Treatise on The Hand. "On Friday we
dined at John Murray's, Albemarle
street, A large party was assembled
there, among others Tom Moore. |
felt AS il ! had been gazing all night at
sky-rockets. There were present MIR.
and Mrs, Lockhart, DR.. and Mrs. Som
cryille, Sir Martin Shea, who led on
Moore, Washington Irving, Mr.. and
Mrs. Murray, and ourselves. The talk
was OF wit, and Moore gave specimens.
Charles thought that our host Murray
said the best things that brilliant
night" - +. Esptnasse, IN Haper's
Mgagt,ie for september.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-08-30
Ilayiug liy Ear.


Tho train stopped ut little country
station. II was II hot day, and ali the
windows were open. by the side of
the track was pasture, and here. with
his nose laid lazlly upon the fence, was
donkey. Soon the locomotive began
TO blow oil steam, and this commolion
started the donkey into giving an ex-
hibition of his prowcss in the same di.
rection. Taking his nose down from
the fence he wnkcd his of eye, manip-
ulatod his ears vigorously and produced
such noise that the passengers were
all startled.
mamma" said little girl, "what
does that horse make that noise forP"
That's Il donkey, my child, and
that's the way hc makes music"
The little gIrI looked at the donkey
more sharply than before. There was
u puzzled look upon her face, and it
was evident that she could not quite
understand it. She seemed to be look
ing for the sheet music and wondering
II the donkey had 1t pinned to the 9TH
er side of the fence. But suddenly her
face lighted up and she clappcd her
hands and shouted:
"Oh, mamma, | know! He plays by
earl - Chicago Ucraid.