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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-01-09
Products Of Natural Gas.

The products of natural gas ars
numerous. The most important thus
FAR are lamp or carbon black and ear
bon points for the electric light. There
are ten carbon-black works in opera
ton, making 5000 pounds of black per
day. At 4 remote point, in Armstrong
County, Pa. a Boston firm has lsrge
works, locally known rs 1.-The mystery"
on account of the secrecy with which it
is conducted. Here they make the
black, and it is supposed co'Ofing lnat-
ter also, from the gas. AT Stuar.son
furnace. in the same county, is another
works where the carbon points are
made. Both these works are guarded,
and a stranger is not permitted 10 be
about them. \ number Of persons are
experimenting with the gas, with as
many different objects in view. it is
impossible to learn what has been ac-
compl.shed, as :hey are quick to- see the
advantage of keeping secret any dis
covery they may have made. WhaS the
future of this wonderful fuel is would
be difficult to foretell. Natural gas
springs are known to exist in many
parts of the United States. This would
seem to indicate a wide distribution of
it. In August last a large well was
struck at Crestline, Ohio. which may
open q vast TERRITORY. Where gas may
or may not be found can only be deter
mined by the drill. How far it may in
fiuencc the manufacturing interests OF
the years to come depends upon it,
supply.-Cestury.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-01-09
THE EDITORS LETTER.
An Appeal Too Touching for q Railway
Official to Resist.

An Appeal 100 u ItAlI"ay
Official to Resist.
In the course of year the genera
Office of a big railroad gets some queer
some funny, some solemn. and some
otherwise" requests for passes. Cen
eral Passenger Agent Ford, of the Penn.
sylvania lines west of Pittsburgh,
showed one yesterday which he calls
"the modest and facetious kind" from
Western editor, living on one of his
lines. Mr.. Ford thought it was too good
to keep" and it is given below, except
the names and locality:
have a modest request to make.
want to get pass for myself and wife
from to Washington, d. c., and
thence to New York, with stop priv
leges at Baltimore and Philadelphia,
and return. 1 know that the general
rule is to refuse such requests as this.
wish, however, to state my case:
Firstly-This is to be my wedding
trip, and country editors, You know, in
such cases depend upon their railroad
friends standing by them in the worthy
effort to make their brides believe they
have caught millionaire when they
hook on to country editor. Poor lit
tie innocents! They think that all they
have to do will be to ride free over the
country and be the honored guests Of
the great of the land. Little do they
dream of the painful truth that they will
have to exc out of a scanty subsistence
from tickets to snide minstrel shows and
Uncle Toms Cabin troupes; orders on
corner stores which will be coldly hon
ored for goods at four times their
value; contracts for organs and sewing
machines, by means of which editors
are permitted, after giving several hum
bred dollars worth of advertising, to
purchase an instrum ent after paying
eight-sevenths of its value in cash.
By the courtesy of railroad officials
editors usually succeed in concealing
these unpleasant things from brides, and
/, therefore, follow the custom and bone
you for the passes.
am postmaster at -, and being
one of the rascals who must 60, will
have to hump myself to get back in time
to get kicked out, and will not be able
to move a peg until that mOmentous
event occurs. l think have made my
case; if you think not. let me know and
will add an amended and supple
mental petition. Mark your answer
..priyate" 1 have not yet billed the
town nor requested any ones ''pret
ents" at my wedding.
Mr.. Ford says in this case it was toe
much for him, and fearing an ''amendec
petition" he yielded and sent the passes:
but he desired it to be understood thai
this is not to be regarded as a preceden'
or an example for others of the frater'
nifty. = Pittsburgh Commercial Gazette.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-01-09
FOREIGN GOSSIP.

"A paper chimney fifty feet high has
been erected at Breslin.
An English railway company will
hereafter print upon its tickets the
price thereof.
-Invalid-chairs have been mounted
on tricycles in England, with place
for the driver behind.
The agricultural classes of France
have EGO, 100000 on deposit in the
Government Savings Banks, on which
they are paid four per cent interest
Chinese telegraphic messages are
sent in figures, each word being repre-
sented by a certain number, and the
receiving operator translates the figures
into words.
"A visitor at the British Museum
surprised the librarian by inquiring il
there were any extant autographs OF
Jesus Christ. Another asked for books
on the subject of sorcery, and wished to
know if there was any man in the room
who could raise the devil for him.
The discovery of two very ancien
cities has recently rewarded Orienta
psychologists. One is near Samar-
kand and is thought to date back to the
time of Moses at least; the other is
called Achsy. and stands on the right
bank of the ANU Darya, in Turkestan.
The Hour.
An eagle kept in Vienna, Austria,
died after a confinement of ia years.
Swans on the River Thames-abOut the
ages of which there can be no mistake,
since they were nicked annually by the
Winners Company, under whose keep
ing they have been for five centuries
years and more.-London Times.
On the Boulevard Malesherbes, in
Paris, the other day, policeman
stopped a runaway horse. Immedi-
ately afterward well-dressed man
came up out of breath, and after
thanking him jumped on the horse and
rode away at gallop. The real own
er soon made his appearance, and was
rather crestfallen to learn that a clever
thief had forestalled him.
The South american Journal says:
"Let US hope that the country about
Sandy Point, in the Straits of Nagel-
Ian, may turn out to be a second Cali
fornia. That the alluvial deposits there
are auriferous is well known, and there
is every reason to believe that the
precious metal is to be found distributed
all over that part of the Gillian terri
tory. Washing is carried on by the
country people in the most primitive
fashion, and without the use of quick
silver, and with the toughest appliances,
they succeeded last year in extracting
$4,000 grammes of gold, which has
been sold on the spot at fifty-four cents
per gramme, representing 500 hard
dollars.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-01-09

The cotton crop rcpor. for West
Tennessee. North Arkansas. North
Mississippi and North Alabama, shows
a decrease Of fourteen per cent. COM
pared with last year, attributable to
unfavorable weather, drought and
early frosts. Reports from other sec
tons of the South show heavy de-
crease in the yield, owing to frost 1t
is estimated the entire cotton weld
will amount to 5.693, 900 bales.-CaieG-
40 Journal
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-01-09
A Washington letter says: Matte.

"A w HSnINStOH Icttcf S"yS' x"eoS
cats are to supplant pug dogs As tn
correct feminine pet this winter: At
leading modiste's parlors the other day
several fashionable young ladies came
in shopping. and each carried q large
Maltese cat under her arm and allowed
pussy to roam within the limits of thu
Gilt chain fastened 10 It's collar whik
:he fair owner tried on her new bonnct
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-01-09
The Santa Ana (Cal., Herald saw

The Santa Ana (Cal. Herald says:
ga log cut from blue-gum tree on H.
H. Roper's place was sent to the New
Orleans Exposition on Tuesday. It
was seven years growth. would weigh
probably five hundred pounds. and
measured three feet through. 1t will
give an idea how rapidly trees grow in
this country"
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-01-09
The first convivium ever held

The first convivium ever held in
Trinity College, Hartford, Conn.,. tool
place recently in the college commons
Everything was done to make the occa'
sion resemble an ancient Roman ban
quet as nearly as possible. The guest:
were attired in flowing white togas
and presented very imposing sight a
they sat at the tables. Speeches vert
made on the Latin authors.-Hartfora
Post.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-01-09
THE bead-liue artist Of the St. Lo,

The headline artist of the st. Louis
Globe Democrat. after plodding along
for sixty years without it, has Just been
left 100000 by his Scotch uncle. But
the Buffalo Ezpress wants to know
what's 310O. 600 to the man whose tow
ering intellect first conceived Of .'Choco-
late Drops" - bead for. negro hang.
ings.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1885-08-29

LIST. Thou shalt have no other
place to trade but at the old and
we'll known cheap cash store II
JOSEPH LEVIN.
I'd. Thou shalt buy of JOSEPH
LEVIN, as he sells cheaper than
any other house, and will give YOU
better bargains.
Sd. Thou shalt not seek in vain
for good and cheap goods Of tie
best quality, for they can be found
with JOSEPH LEVIN.
4th. Thou shalt bear in mind that
upon six days Of the week thpa
mavest make thy purchases Of 10.
SEPH LEVIN, and on the seventh
day thou canst glorify over tie
cheap goods thou hast bought, and
rest from thy labor, to. the envy Of
thy neighbors.
9th. Ih0u shat honor thy father
and thy mother by buying, thy clio
thing, boots, shoes and hats, and
furnishing goods Of JOSEPH LIZ s.
WIN, and thereby save money for
thyself and them, and live hapfy
in the land of thy people.
9th. Thy shalt not commit the
crime of purchasing thy handmade
New Orleans shoes at any other
place, but go straightway to J0-
SEPH LEVIN, the cheapest deal,
er in the land.
7rh. Then shalt not seek at any
other house for the cheapest aud
best assortment Of goods in bis line
for thou shalt seek in vain. ~,
SEPH LEVIN is the only man
who can SUIT you.
Stb. Thy shalt not steal HAS
and Caps. for the low prices a.
which JOSEPH LEVIN sells oil
these sort Of goods, mahes.it . So
and renders it wholly unnecessary
9th. Thou shalt not bear 'alse
witness, but honestly acknowledge
that thou canst buy all articles usu,
ally found in first-elass stofs
cheaper Of JOSEPH LEVIN and
get more and better goods io y YOU
money than,,at any other place y
the city.
10th. Thon shalt not coye' m
neighbors clothes, nor the way lne9
fit him, but take counsel Of the llla
ges of-those good things, ana Gu
at once on JOSEPH LEVIN SIS
Front.Street, where all these.goe'
can be obtained and warranted w
much cheaper and better t1al :, "
where and "don't you forget y
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1885-08-29

to see a mammoth side-wheel pack
ct. She proves to be stern-wheel-.
er Of smaller dimensions, than we
had any idea of. Being unacquain-.
ted with her officers, we, did not
venture aboard. hence can say no.
thing of her interior, but, her exte-
rior is a perfect. facsimile Of the
last Natchez. She is said. to be re-
markably swift, and moved up the
river at a rather lively rate, after a:
boom from her cannon, which Gus
tom is, still in vogue with her noble
old commander. who is at present
sojourning at. some, noted springs
for the benefit of his health. Long
life to him and his new namesake.
This community was thrown into
a high state of excitement on day
before Yesterday upon the receipt of
a dispatch from Emporia, Kansas,
announcing the death of Mr.. j. R.
Walkup. a prominent citizen of that
city, which sad event, occurred on
the 22d inst. He had married Just
one month previous Miss Minnie
Wallace, we'll known young lady
ofthis city, whom he met at the Ex-,
position here last Winter, and which
acquaintance terminatedin their mar
rage, at Covington, Ky, Oh the
date above mentioned. A week
following the wedding, Mr.. w, D:
Willis, a cousin of the bride at the
request of her newly made husband,
joined the happy pair at Emporia.
An examination led to the disclo
sure that Mr.. Walkup's death had
been caused by arsenical poisoning.
At the coroner's inquest it was
shown that Mrs. Walknp had fire.
quently purchased small quantities
of arsenic and strychnine at differ
'ent drug stores, alleging that they
were to be used as cosmetics.-
Through the circumstantial Sevi
deuce point directly to the wife as
the guilty party, still the publicare
inclined to accord her every bene-
fit of the doubt in the matter, and
are inclined to throw the RESPONSE
bility for the crime upon her cousin
Willis, who has also been arrested,
ont who also claims to be innocent
Of the charge brought against him.
The strangest part of the story is
that no motive can be assigned for
the deed, as there was no family
trouble between the wife and hus-
band and both were known to be
on the most friendly terms with
Willis. Further developments in,
the case are apxiously awaited.
The gloomy weather which has
prevailed to such an unusual extent
of late seems to have a very depres-
sing effect upon the German ele-
ment Of our City, as they have fur
nished two subjects in the suicidal
line during the past week. Your
correspondent, Notwithstanding the
disagreeable spell vouchsafed us by
the clerk of the weather, still clings
tenaciously to life and will fight it
out on this line till Gabriel toots
his horn, yea, verify, this mediocre
specimen Of the genus homo will
wait till the clouds roll by" and
"bob up serenely" from now on
Selah! Yours confidently,
lANTHE.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1885-08-29

COLD bullion reaches an an,
nual product of 100000 in the
State of Georgia.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1885-08-29

III is stated as a curious Cir
cumstance that sheep placed on Key
West Island lose their wool the
second year.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1885-08-29

| O fAoou VI WIG
great and only worldtenowned f.
male cornetist, Miss iva Hewitt,
who claimed to be 1T only the
peer, but the compeer d Levy. Mr.. !
Jos. Walker, manager i West End,
ever alive to the lnteress Of the pa
irons OF his famous resrt, quickly !
perfected arrangements to secure
the presence Of the. famed female.
Eva, since her advent here. NAV
justly exclaim, "Eeni, sids, vici,"
as is amply. attested by he thou
sands who nightly tbrong the lake
end to enjoy the soul-stirring strains
Of her silver cornet, gaze in admi-
ration at the smiles which radiate
from her wo-for-a-quarter complex
ion, and revel in the gorgeousness
of her cardinal hose. (Front seats
reserved for bald heads and dudes
Quite rivalry has sprung up be-
tween Eva and Prof. Knoll, who
has heretofore scooped in the pastry
in that respect, and many and d.
versifed are the opinions regarding
the relative merits of. the two per-
formers in the blowing contest,
though, at last accounts, Eva had
succeeded in carrying, off the ma
jority of the cabbages and other Ao~
raj tokens. As to the musical abil-
tiles Of each your correspondent
cannot safely venture an opinion,
not being capable or distinguishing
the difference between a symphony
on, a jewsharp. and an .oratario on
Steinway grand. However, "you
bays your monish und you dakes
your choice"
The wife Of one of our prominent
dry goods clerks last week created
quite a sensation in her quiet neigh
borhood, and undoubtedly aston
ished the happy father, by present
ing him with three male babies.
all boys-weighing respectively 6
pounds s ounces, 6 pounds 6 ounces,
and 6: pounds. 4 ounces. We are
glad to record. the fact that the mo-
ther and her offspring are all doing
we'll. At this rate it will not be
long before the happy pair will hold
"full hand"'in the 'game" of life.
Our allusion to the "broom bri-
gade" has no reference to that band
Of the fairer sex which are elegant
ly denominated as "Sweet Sweep
ers," and who created such short
lived sensation, in their drill with
the familiar and domesticated
broom, but bears upon scene wit
messed by your correspondent, in
the upper part Of this city, after the
subsistence of the torrent of few
days since. After taking a circui-
tous route in order to view some of
the scenes of our school DAYS,
we were brought. to sudden halt
by the vast volumes of water which
completely submerged the ban
quotes on either:side. Whilst stop
ping to decide whether it were best
to wait until the angry waters had
receded, or to invest the princely
sum of a twentieth Of a dollar of
our daddies in the luxury of q ride
upon a mule Car, our attention was
attracted to the number of women
and girls industriously engaged in
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1885-08-29
Crescent City Chronicles:
New ORLEANS, !
Aug. "a, 'S5. !

AA"So' W. ,
Editor Democrat:
Those of your readers who were
fortunate enough to be present and
hear the many masterpieces per-
formed on the great organ in Mu-
sic Hall, doubtless never imagined
that it would prove such a bone Of
contention as it has during the past
week. 1t was originally built and
designed for the Jesuits' Church,
on Baronne street, near Canal, and
afterward enlarged upon to fill the
space accorded it in Music Hall,
also to increase the volume of its
tone, 1t was removed and erected
in the structure it was originally in
tended to occupy some weeks since.
Prof. Weber, who has had control
of the choir for several years, COM
planned that the tone of the organ
was too loud for the voices of the
singers, and requested that it be
modulated, which action, it seems,
he: had suggested previous to its
erection, in the Church. Messrs.
Pitcher & Bro, the builders, OBJ
jected to this, declaring the organ
was of the proper tone to fill all re-
qnirements, whereupon an election
for leader being held, and also to
determine. the question, Prof. We
Der was deposed and Mr.. Pitcher
placed in charge. All would have
been we'll had the matter ended
here, but the feeling engendered
between the Weber and Pitcher
factions caused newspaper contro-
versy between these gentlemen,
which at one time assumed rather
a personal. turn, but fortunately
ended without any serious results.
Such controversies are deeply to be
aeplored, especially as the good
name of the Church may be endan-
gered thereby.
John H. Aufdemorte, the redemp-
ton clerk Of the sub-treasury here,
who absconded with S25,34l,71 Of
the governments funds on May 3Oth
last, was arrested at Monterey,
Mexico, on Tuesday, the goth inst.
together with one Erasmus J. Shop
herd, notorious character, former
ly connected with gang of coun-
terfeiters, who piled their notorious
avoeation in Algiers, and latterly a
member of gang. of crooks out
West, and a party named Hoke,
which name is believed to be an
alias, and who it is thought further
developments will prove to be also
wanted. Aufdemorte's arrest is
chiefly due to Asst. United States
Treasurer P. F. Herwig, whom the
government holds responsible for
the amount stolen by his underling.
Owing to the fact of Aufdemorte's
having invested a large amount in
mining stock and being represented
as leading rather stylish existence
with a noted Mexican beauty, it is
at present impossible to estim ate
how much, if any, of the money
will be recovered. Much credit is
due Mr.. Herwig for the interest ia
ken in the matter and the amounts
expended by him in efecting the
capture of the prisoner. The latest
telerrams brine the inte1lirence that
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1885-08-29

PARIS is ready with 1900 beds
in her cholera hospitals if she un-
happily should need them.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1885-08-29

"A PHYSICIAN of Bridgeport,
Conn, woke up the other evening
to find that his back yard had in
obliged in land slide and was a
hundred feet from where it had
been on the previous night.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1885-08-29

IT is said there are three first
class liars in the United States
EN- Perkins is one, and Tom Ochil-
tree is the other.-[shreveport Dai-
" Times.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1885-08-29
Henry L. Biossat, Business Manager

Iris stated that Mr.. Randall
will not be candidate for Speak
er of the House.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1885-08-29

AN Indianapolis citizen who is
said to be the heaviest game and
poultry dealer in the country, his
yearly sales amounting to million
and a quarter dollars, began life
with a capital of S..
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1885-08-29

The State Commissioner re-
ports the condition Of the crops OF
Louisiana to be the best ever pro-
dnced in the State. There is a re-
duced acreage in sugar: owing to
the panic in beet sugar and low ta-
riff, but the yield will equal, if it
does not srrpass, that of last year.
Taking 100 as par, the principal
crops show up as follows: Cotton,
lll.9S; rice, ITO; sugas, 104.45 ;
corn, 1858.
"A NOVEL death certificate,
which reads as follows, was put on
record at Register Bagg's Office a
few days ago: ''Died, Aug. 6, 1885.
Name, Rollo. Occupation, pet dog.
Residence, 81 Cottage street. Ma
tivity, American. Color, partly
colored. Duration of illness, one
month. Cause of death, tumor-
Physician, W. L. Hollinsworth, D.
Y. S." An undertaken was EN-.
ployed in the case and burial per.
init given. The remains were tax.
en- to Holland Patent for interment
and the proper transportation per.
NIT, signed by the Health Officer
of the City, was given. Il Utica
Press.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1885-08-29

New York contains ahont 25,-
coo more women than men /; Boston
has a surplus of $4,000 women in
Baltimore there are $4,000 more
women than men, and SO on in sew
eral other of the large Eastern
cities.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1885-08-29

THERE are unmistakable
signs of an improvement in bust
ness-not a speculative boom, but
healthy growth of confidence"
So chimes in another one of the
Blaine organs that swore twelve
months ago that if Cleveland was
elected all business would 90 to
everlasting smash.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1885-08-29

RETURNS from all the counties
in Kentucky give Tate, Democratic
candidate for treasurer, a majority
of 1851 over Fox, Prohibition
candidate, supported by the Repub-
licans. This is the tenth time that
Tate has been elected Treasurer.
The Portland daily press., 1885-03-28
The franklin RInclr

The franklin block to be erected by Megsrs
Gerry and Stevens on the corner of Brown
and Congress streets during the coming sum-
mer will be of handsome design and add much
TO the appearance of Congress street.
The plans have been drawn by Mr.. +. Fl.
Fassett. The block will be of four stories
above the basement and will be built of brick
with free stone and terra Gotta trimmings The
upper story on the facade will be supported
by heavy iron columns. There will be four
belts of free stone in the front and side of the
structure, and the window sills and lintels will
be OF the same material. On the Congress
street front below the oornice, and also be-
meath the fourth story windows are to be belts
of terra Gotta and seven panels in this material
will be used between the second and third stor-
ies. In the centre of this front a richly mould.
ed panel bears the name of the block and the
year of its erection. The building will be sur
mounted with fiat roof.
On the first floor will be two stores, each 40
by 80 feet, and the stairway leading to the
stores above. The lower store is SO arranged
that there is very large show window on the
corner. Both stores will be provided with fire.
proof vaults and vaults may also be put in the
basement. The arrangement of the upper
stories has not been determined upon as vet,
bat there will be one novel feature in their
plan. Above the second story the building
will be divided into two distinct parts, each
having its staircases, making of the upper
stories, practically two separate buildings.