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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-10-14

Suspended animatiou-The glrl in
the hammock. Traveller.
The Daily telegraph., 1886-05-06
Another Strike at Chicago.

CHICAGO, May G.-Another great
strike was inaugurated yesterday
morning. The 100 men employed ia
the Dsering Harvester works stopped
work without notice or warning OF
any character and without having
made any demands. Whether the
men have been influenced by the re-
cent riotous events directed against
the working men remaining at their
posts, is not known. The managers
of the works have asked for police pro
lection. The works are located in The
heart of district largely populated by
foreign speaking people.
The railroad situation was further
complicated yesterday morning by a
strike OF all freight hands of the Lake
Shore road. Switchmen on the same
road also decided not to handle any
freight cars loaded by any person other
than strikers.
The Daily telegraph., 1886-05-06

constitution, furnishes conclusive
evidence that it contains all the Legis-
lature intended spd:nomore. y ~
q Wren, ,'thy rGatqf 10 the habeas cor.
pus proceediptswt}ch occasioned the
decision, claims in his petition that be
was not salesman; but simply a SOL
icitor Of orders, which were Subject to
acceptance or rejection by his prin-
cipals in New Orleans.
Whether drummers Of that kind are
embraced in the terms of the act W .
not decided, as that is matter of
defense by plea ofnot guilty, whereas
he asked release in the habeas corpus
proceeding because of supposed infer
iority of the law. Whether the act is
an interference with comerce between
the, States, not permitted by the Con.
stitution of the United States, was no,
discussed or decided. It is concluded
by the bar generally TO be con-
stitutional in that view.
The Daily telegraph., 1886-05-06
Charged With Embezzlemcnt,

NEW ORLEANS, May G.-Tuesday,
Samuel Boyd, of the firm of Boyd &
Herrick, made affidavit charging Jas.
B. Mcconnell, who has for the past
twenty years been confidential clerk,
bookkeeper and cashier of the firm in
the management of the shippers press,
with embezzlement of $50, 900 since the
first of last September. Mcconnell
was arrested and. gave $4,000 bail for
appearance. His friends state that the
alleged embezzlement on investigation
will bo proven to be civil matter.
A Planter Shot.
VIM. T. Green, one of the owners Of
CreedmOor plantation in ST. Bernard
parish, was yesterday shot and believ-
ed TO be mortalIy wounded by Albert
Smith, colored, who had been dis
charged by Green few days ago. The
murderer was arrested. q
The Daily telegraph., 1886-05-06
FROM WASHINGTON.
The River and Harbor Bill.

WASHINGTON, May 3.--rhe river
and harbor bill will be called
up in day or two and passed, al is
believed, without material change.
Mr.. Willis, the Chairman Of the
committee, exhibited great and p rli-
amentary skill in the handling of the
bill, and will avail himself of The
opportunity to reply to some of the
unjust aspersions cast upon the bill and
the members of the committee.
Among other things it has be. n
pretended that the members OF the
River and Harbor Committee divided
the appropriations chiefly among their
own States.
Mr.. Willis has caused a table TO be
prepared, showing how much each
State receives under the present bill,
from which paper it appears that
number of States where there was no
representation on the committee has
been more literally treated than others
which were represented.
It is noteworthy that very little of
the. criticism upon the bill in the
House has been devoted to the objects
alleged to be Insignificant, as has been
done in former years. This is tribute
to the careful and honest preparation
of the bill. The main attack in the
House and also in the press hostile to
the bill is made upon the Mississippi
River APPROPRIATION. 1t is urged here
that the plan of Improvement is
failure and waste of public money
and ought to be abandoned.
Even the outcry against the ievees
is small in comparison with the at
tack upon the commission. The
enemies Of the bill want TO get rid of
ths commission altogether, and to
substitute the old wrangle and con-
fusion of ideas which was dispelled
by tho creation of the River Com
mission.
AS specimen of this new line Ct
battle, we have in New York paper
elegram from Helena, Ark, saying,
that the operations OF the commission
are monumental failure and that the
levees have actually done harm and
raised the bed of the river. There are
to be a hundred men here, who are to
press new scheme of improvement
which is to be making Of a series OF
cut-offs. When the commission of one
hundred arrive they will find it harder
to do anything than to undo it. There
is still a talk in Mugwump papers of
the President vetOing the bill when it
reaches him. a
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The Daily telegraph., 1886-05-06

Drummers Tax Decided to be Legal.
JACKSON, Miss, May 5.-The tax on
drummers, imposed by the Legislature
of this State. was Monday upheld by
Supreme Court in an able and elabo.
rate opinion deliver by Judge Camp
bell.
The privilege tax law, which imposes
tax of $25 on all persons travelling
and selling by sample, originated in
thisIouse, and was amended in the
andS8 8.so as to prohibit the collection
circus additional sums by cities and
road Gated towns. The amendment
follows: rred in by the House, but by
vMnot enrolled. The drums
TO the o sher'te, contended that the
On account ofpvernor approved is
road refuses to hathe Legislature pas
a man to take upct be enforced-at
imposing the tax
M be enforced.
On and after the frs, has mot the
ferry tickets will be sold srolled bill.
of IS per cent by purchas i uo,so
lars worth at time and " e'
OF so per cent by purchasi and 'he
than S. 90 worth at timepill, thus
Il. H. by the
The Daily telegraph., 1886-05-06

$ uRse1Rh ros LIE Daily Telegraph
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1886-01-04
Q. TX. MILLER,
GENERAL BUSINESS AGENT.
As Merchant Street, Honolulu.

In conjunction with Mr.. ]. A. Magoon,
will attend to all matters of business for
the residents of the Hawaiian Islands
who may need an Agent.
L do not confine myself alone to the
Business Houses, but also to the domes.
tic class who would wish me to attend
to any matter of business, especially to
making purchases either in Honolulu
or San Francisco, in any line of General
Merchandise.
To the Business Houses will give
my careful attention in all matters per.
tanning to General Business, viz Adj
justing and Collecting Accounts, Distri-
button of Bills and Circulars, Custom
House Entries, Buying and Renting
Real Estate and Personal Property.
EY All Legal Documents will be
carefully and neatly drawn up by Mr..
j. A. Magoon.
will attend to all matters entrusted
to my care in careful, courteous and
neat manner, and with quick dispatch.
Agent for Klinkner g. Co. Red Rubber
Stamps
Telephone =; p. o. Box 113.
ISL ly
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1886-01-04
STATEMENT.

hNHE undersigned, Committee of Di-
l. rectors of the Equitable Life As.
surance Society of the United States :.
appointed to formulate the views of the
Board on the advantages offered by the
Society to the public, report
1st-The Society issues all the approx
ed forms OF assurance, including Ordi.
nary Life, Endowment and Tontine DO.
licies. 1t is immaterial to the Directors
which form of policy is taken by IN.
tending assurers.
2d-The Life and Endowment forms
of policy provide for annual cash divi.
dends and surrender value; are indis.
putable after three years and payable
Immediately after proof of death.
3d-The premiums on Tontine DO
licy are the same as on the Ordinary
Life, but, while the latter is only nav.
able in the event of death, the holder Of
the Tontine policy has the right to draw
the whole of the reserve and the accu.
mulated profits In cash at the end of a
stated period; thus, during his own life
time, after his producing years are past,
he can, without any larger premium
than on an ordinary policy, secure these
greater advantages.
4th-Experience shows that the return
paid in cash on maturing Tontine DO.
licies approXimates to or exceeds the
amount OF premiums paid by policy
holders, so that the average cost of the
assurance will be only about the interest
on the premiums.
5th-Tontine policies, like others, are
paid in full in the event of death at any
time during the term of the policy, and
are incontestable after three years, and
payable Immediately after due proof of
death.
6th-Experience shows that the NOR.
tality is lower among Tontine policy-
holders, as the better lives seek this
kind of assurances, which is a consider.
able source of profit.
7th-Tontinc policies will be made
non-forfeitable under the laws of the
State, if so desired at the time the as.
surance is effected.
Sth-The Tontine system is fair and
just; its accounts are accurately kept.
separate from all other business; tho
funds judiciously invested and improv.
ed, and the accumulated profits faith.
fully guarded and properly apportioned.
9th-The Society has since its organi.
cation transacted larger amount of
new business than any other company,
while its new business for the first half
of the present year is $1,75O,OOO larger
than that of the first half of 1884. 1t
has Assets of $60,OO0,0O0; over S14 0O0,-
600 of Surplus, and its ratio of Surplus
to Liability is greater than that of any
other company.
CHAUNCEY M. DEPEw,
JOHN A. STEWART,
EUGENE KELLY,
WILLIAM A. WHEELocK
CHARLES G. LANpoN,
joan SLOANE,
HENRY b. HYDE,
Committee of the Board of Directors of
the Equitable Life Assurance Society
Of the United States.
ALEX. j. CARTWRIGHT,
General Agent for Hawaiian Islands
Equitable Life Assurance Society.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1886-01-04
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE

A RARE chance for securing desir.
n able homestead. Three Lots only,
on the easterly side of Makiki Street,
adjoining the mauka side of Mr.. Walter
Seals place. A very pleasant neigh
borhood; a never.failing supply Of pure
water in the street from the Makiki
Reservoir. Terms, one third cash, the
remainder in / and years with interest
at 8 per cent. net. Maps and plans can
be seen at the Office of
40 If w. II. CASTLE.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1886-01-04
TO LET,

THE Premises on Punchbowl Street,
l. heretofore occupied by the Ger
man Club, consisting of Club House,
Bowling Alley and extensive grounds
well laid out. Entrance from Punch
bowl and Emma Streets. Apply to
II. A. WIDEMANN,
207 If or j. +. HACKFLLD.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1886-01-04
Dwelling House for Rent.
$40 per Month and
Water Rates.

THE large dwelling house and lot
l. occupied by d. ID. Baldwin front.
ing on Dole street, at Punahou, and run.
ming through to Beckwfth street. The
house contains large rooms, 3 pantries,
! bathroom, large closets, kitchen ad-
joining There is large barn with
servants room on the grounds, also an
Office separate from the main building.
The lot Is nearly 2 acres in extent and
affords considerable pasture and fire.
wood. Everything in good repair. Gov.
ernment water laid. on. Enquire of
182tf s, 3, DOLE,
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1886-01-04
The Equitable Life Assurance
Society of the United
States.
ESTABLISHED IN 1870

ISSUES Policies on the most approved
Il plans, viz Ordinary Life, Life, Limit.
ed Payments, Endowments; Tontine
Savings Fund Tontines, Semi-Tontines;
A. b. c. Tontines; Life and Survivor.
ship Annuities; Children's Endowments,
Joint Life Risks, Partnership Insurance
ETC., etc., etc.
Policies both Incontestablc and Non
forfeitable.
Contested claims, none.
Before insuring elsewhere, call and
get an estimate.
1t is calculated that every reasonable
wish of the insured is embodied in one
or more of the plans.
For full particulars and pamphlets,
apply to
ALEX. J. CARTWRIGHT,
General Agent for Hawaiian Islands.
G6 Iva
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-10-14
Train Talk.
Chicago Herald.

''The weather getting bit cold re-
minds me of a story [ heard out west the
other day" said drummer. ''For a
long time the conductors, both passenger
and freight, running between Omaha and
Lincoln, Neb., have been bothered by
spoilers. A favorite method of the spot
tiers W as to climb aboard a freight train
on a cold, stormy night and beg to be
carried free to certain station, telling
tales of hard luck, sickness and so on to
play on the conductors sympathies. Of
course, if conductor happened to be
kind enough to do the man favor he
was promptly reported and bounced.
The boys had so much trouble in this
way that they swOre vengence, and one
cold night last winter when a spOtter dis.
guised as tramp got aboard freight
train at Ashland and begged for ride to
PIattsInouthsthe conductor told him he
might ride. To the tramp snuggled
down into a seat near the stove in the
caboose while the conductor and his
brakemen were putting their heads to-
gether, concocting a scheme for revenge
Down between Oreapolis and Platts-
mouth, where there are some
very deep gulches by the side of the track
the conductor gave the tram p lively
punch in the ribs and told him he would
have to go up on top of the cars for the
rest of the Journey, as he would get the
conductor into trouble by remaining in
the caboose when the train entered Platts-
mouth. The tramp had no sooner climb
ed to the top of the cars than the con-
ductor and his men seized him and threw
him from the train, finging him into a
gulch about 80 feet deep. In the gulch
was about 10 feet of snow, and the unfOr-
tunate man was buried out Of sight in the
mass, but not hurt. The train men knew
the fellow wouldn't be injured, and they
supposed he would in some way manage
to climb out of the gulch and walk to
shelter. Imagine their surprise on re-
turning next day to see the spOtter still
in there, securely imprisoned by the great
walls of snow rising on all sides of him,
and through which he had vainly at
tempted to push his way. The train
BOYS threw him a couple of old blankets
and the remnants of their lunches, but
they didn't help him out. In fact, as the
story was told me by reliable man who
was then running a freight train there,
the Iuckless spotter was kept in that pris-
on for ten days, feeding all that time on
the scraps Of lunches thrown him by the
train men as they whizzed by, hoWllng
and dancing with delight. At the end of
the ten days the fellow narrowly escaped
drowning in a sudden thaW, and came out
of the siege weighing about fifty pounds
less than when he invaluntarily began it.
I'll wager that he never again hired out as
a railroad spotter.'
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-10-14
Wagons and Roads.
New England Farmer.

Questions connected with the draft of
wagons and the resistance of muddy
roads, are worthy of careful examina-
ton by the farmer who draws hundreds
of tons of farm products to market an
nually, or an equal amount of manure
over his land. The retarding influence
of soft earth and mud on vehicles. when
compared with the ease with which they
are drawn on hard, smooth surface,
is often much greater than those who
merely drive and ride imagine. This
resistance may be measured with con-
siderable accuracy in the following man
ner. Place a loaded wagon on hard,
smooth road which has just enough des-
cent to it to run down of its own Weig hit.
Ascertain with level what this descent
is. Suppose, for example, that it is only
one foot in thirty; this will show that the
friction or resistance of the surface of the
road is only one-thirtieth of the weight;
and If the loaded wagon weighs ton,
force equal to one-thirtieth of ton, or
sixty-seven pounds would be sufficient to
move it on level road Of equal smooth
ness. Now apply this same reasoning to
deep, muddy road-bed, where the
wagon will not move unless the road has
descent of one foot in five. A force
equal to one-ffth of a ton, Or four hun
dred pounds would be required to move
it on level road as muddy, Or six times
as much as on the smooth and hard sur
face. One horse on the good road would
therefore draw as heavy load as six
horses on the muddy one.
If the great loss which is yearly sus-
tanned by those who have driven ten or
twenty miles daily, or 5000 to 5000 miles
annually, over bad roads were more dis
tinctly understood by the public gener-
ally, greater interest would undoubted-
ly be felt in the Importance of improv-
ing public and private roads as eminently
a matter of economy.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-10-14
No Map of The United States.
Indianapolis News,

1t will be surprising, perhaps, to the
public to know that, after spending
$8,00O000 in surveys, there is still nc
actual map in existence of the United
States. The coast survey and the hydro
grapic office have prepared a reasonably
accurate map of our coast line, but the
internal surveys have been so inaccurate
and imperfect that rivers, mountains and
towns have in many cases been located
on previous maps as much as five miles
out of their true position. This is, of
course, especially true of those points re-
mote from railroads, which have, of
course, been less accurate. The new map
now in preparation by Colonel Powell
would occupy the floor space of a room
in an ordinary dwelling house, and will
be absolutely accurate within the line of
the scale of feet upon which it has been
prepared. It will take about year to
complete this, and when done it will be
the only accurate map of the United
States in existence. The astronomers
have long claimed to have prepared a
more accurate map of the moon at the
distance of 2En 600 a-eailes thor, hns yet
been made of the State of New York
from surveys made upon the ground.
These maps, however, have been made by
means of photographs, and hence are
more accurate in their outline than
could have been obtained by hasty trian-
gulations. Major Powells map, how
ever, will be as accurate a representation
of the geographical locations of the
mountains, rivers and towns of our coun-
try as the astronomers have yet prepared
of the queen of the night. He has also
in preparation a dictionary of altitude
by which he will set at rest the longlevel
of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Ac-
cording to railroad levels heretofore
made, the Pacific is supposed to stand
about four feet above the level of the At
lantic. Within year Powell will hove
settled this question.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-10-14

is favorable to the view already express
ed. Recent Investigations tend to show
that to the majority of marine
animals the greater depths of the
sea are as impossible as the land
itself. Where many species of inver
tebrata are common to the opposite
shores of the great ocean it may be in
ferred that these have made their wav
along coast-llnes past or present. Now,
of the existing molluska of Europe and
Canada, 81 per cent. of the shallow water
forms and about So per cent. of the deem
er sea forms are common, and the same
holds of other marine invertebrates.
This fact suggests that comparatively
shallow water, and sometimes even land.
must have divided the Atlantic from the
Arctic basin. Then separation is no
modern feature, for from the Cambrian
age onward we find ION the two sides of
the ocean many species of invertebrate
animals, which were either identical or so
closely allied as TO be possibly 'varietal
forms. In like manner the early plants
of the upper silurian Devonian, and car
boniferous present many identical spec
les: bat this identity becomes less mark
ed in the vegetation of the more modern
times" This might be held to indicate
that the European and North Amer
lean continents had become more
and more widely separted; but it is
pointed out that the earlier fora consist
ed mainly of cryptogamous plants. the
spores of with in modern times have
proved capable of transmission for great
distances. Some, indeed, were actually
fitted for fotation. Yet another argu.
ment is advanced from the biological
side:
''While many plants and marine inver-
tebrates are common to the two sides of
the Atlantic, 1t is different with land ami.
mails, and especially vertebrates. I dc
not know that any fossil in sects, or land
snails, or millipedes of Europe and Amer
lea are specifically Identical, and of the
numerous species of batrachians of the
carboniferous aud reptiles of the meso,
zoic all seem to be distinct on the two
sides. The same appears to be the case
with the tertiary mammals, untile, in the
latter stages of that great period, we find
such genera as the horse, the camel, and
the elephant appearing on the two sides
of the Atlantic; but even then the species
seem different, except in the case of a
few northern FORMS"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-10-14
Cutting Corn with Il Reaper.

While visiting recently at the paternal
homestead in Daviess county, Missouri,
says The Rural World, we saw field of
corn that had been cut with reaper.
The work was done on the farm of E. r.
Chubbuck. The corn was early planted
on good land and was large and heavy, at
least so far as fodder goes, and the yield
of grain was estimated at thirty-ive or
forty bushels per acre. 1t was planted in
checks and cultivated with an ordinary
two-horse cultivator. The machine used
was No. 6 Osborn real-rake reaper and
it was found to do the work in a most
satisfactory manner until severe wind
storm blew the corn down so badly as to
make macnine-cutting impossible. The
corn was laid off to one side In bundles in
a perfect manner. Two horses only were
employed on the machine, cutting one
row at a time. From seven to ten acres
per day can be cut and shocked Py one
man and team and two men to do the
shocking. This anyone who has cut corn
by hand knows is far in excess of what
can be cut by the same force in the old
way. With corn planted in drills instead
of checks and the ground given level cul-
ture there is no reason for employing the
old, laborious, slow and clothes-destroy-
ing method of cutting up corn. II three
men and team can put seven acres of
corn in the shock in day with machine
there is not much excuse for letting the
hundreds of thousands of tons of good
cattle feed go to waste that Is annually
lost in this state.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-10-14
TO CLEAN MARBLE.
POULTRY NOTES.

A gander was killed at Lexington T enn.,
recently, that was supposed to be at least
so wears OLD. It's owner had got tired
waiting for it to die a natural death.
An Andover hen recently laid an egg
in which were four perfect soft-shell
eggs.
Little Compton, R. L, is the champion
New England town for poultry. Almost
every farmer raises ,highly-bred chickens
for the Newport summer market some of
them selling two thousand per annum.
Yorung ducklings, just feathered, and sell
ing for SO and so cents apiece, are also a
speciality, while something like $4,000
worth eff goslins are sent to the Boston
market.
The most successful poultry raisers who
operate on large scale, scatter their
breeding pens and give fresh and extend
ed runs to their fowls. Large numbers
of fowls cannot be successfully kept in
close quarters. Fowls are sometimes
boarded out on adjacent farms, the deal
er in thoroughbred eggs paying fancy
price for all eggs secured from his own
fowls thus intrusted to his neighbours
charge.
The chicks most likely to fatten we'll
are those first Matched in the brood, and
those with short legs. Long legged
fowls, as a rule, are by far the most diff
cult to fatten.