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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1886-04-16
LIFE IN BOATS.
japanese Families Who Live and Die on
Frail and Dirty Boats.

japanese Families Who Live and Die on
Frail and Dirty Boats.
In Poland some families are born and
die in salt mines, without ever wing
above ground, and in Japan some are
born and die the same way on boats,
without ever living on shore.
Zone Of the most interesting features
of Japanese life to me-" says a recent
traveller there, ''was the manner of liv-
ing in the boats and junks, thousands
Of which frequent every bay along the
coast. The awkward junks always be-
long to the members of but one family.
old and young live on board. The
smaller sailboats are made like mar
row flatboat, and the sail (they never
have but one) is placed very near the
stern, and extends from the mast about
the same distance in either direction,
i. c., the mast runs in the middle of the
sail when it is spread. In these little
boats men are born and die, without
ever having an abiding-place on shore.
Women are nearly all naked, except in
rains, when they put on layers of fringy
straw mats. which gives them the ap-
pearance of being matched. At night,
if in harbor, they bend poles over the
boat from side to side in the shape of a
bow, and covering them with this straw.
water-tight straw, and go to sleep all
together, like a lot of pigs.
"A child three years old can swim
like fish; and often children who will
not learn of their own accord, are re-
peatedly thrown overheard until they
become expert swimmers. In the har-
bors children seem to be perpetually
tumbling overheard, but the mothers
deliberately pick them out of the water,
and cutting them little, go on with
their work. 1t is really astonishing at
what age these boys and girls will learn
to skull a boat. l have seen boat
twenty feet long most adroitly managed
by three children. all under seven years
of age. lam told that Notwithstanding
their aptness at swimming many boat
men get drowned. for no boat ever goes
to anOther's aid, nor will any boa Altman
save another from drowning, because,
as he says, it is all fate, and he who in
terferes with fate will be severely pun
ished in some way. Besides this, the
saving of boatman's life only keeps
chafing soul so much longer in purga-
tory, when it ought to be released by the
death of the sailor which the gods, by
fate, seem to have selected for the pur.
pose. '-Christian at Work.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1886-04-16
DOG STEAKS.
Said to he Superior tn LsBnb, Veal. Dee.
Fork or Mutton.

Said to he Superior tn Lsmb, Veal. beet,
Fork or Mutton.
Heading (Pa.) Special.l
Christian Glauser, residing in this city,
is engaged in . curious business, which he
makes public. 1t is that of killing dogs
and furnishing the meat to certain fam.
lilies, who eat it. They consider it very
palatabls and healthy. He constantly
keeps in his yard number Of dogs, which
he fattens and kills as he finds demand
for the meat. He also extracts the fat and
sells it to persons afflicted with colds, rhsu.
matism and affections of the chest.
He says: 81 often eat dog meat-in fact
We have it on our table. Why, fat dog
two or three years old makes the finest
kind Of meat. It is better than lamb,
veal. beef or pork. The meat Of fat dog
has q rich, delicate flavor that rybody
relishes who tastes it, and there is no finer.
looking meat than dressed dog. When
lived at home my father slaughtered big
dogs and sailed down the hams and sides
same Is pork, and we all ate 1t as other
meat and liked it. / have some in the
house now. Will you have piece: The
mania for dog meat among. persons Of .
delicate constitution is spreading and II 10
used By number OF families"
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1886-04-16
THE VIRGIL.
Tenderly she's keeping virgil
BY the little bed;
Lovingly she smoothes the tres

Tenderly she's keeping virgil
BY the little bed;
Lovingly she smOothes the tresses
Uf that curly head.
And she sings in rhythmic measure
A sweet lullaby,
And she gazes on her darling,
Fearing 1t will die.
Softly now she rocks the cradle,
As q mother would;
Then she speaks in a low whisper
Words SO pure and good.
Oh, how tender her affectioni
Oh, how deep and strong!
Other hearts grow tired of loving;
But she loves SO long.
Now the tears fall faster, faster
From her eyes of blue,
For her bright, fond hopes have vanished
Like the morning dew.
Listen, then, oh, patient reader,
To this epilogue;
She was only keeping virgil
Ger her poodle dogi
Detroit Free Press.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1886-04-16
A DOGS TRAVELS.
The Remarkable Journey Made by .
Faithful Canine.
(Brookviile (Ind.) Letter.l

(Brookviile Und.) Letter.l
A strange story of the remarkable sense
Of dog has just been related to your corr
respondent by Mr.. John s. Russell. Of
Springfield township. Some few days
since Mr.. Russell took the dog, which is y
fine Newfoundland, to brother in Clinton
County, this State, a distance Of one hun.
dred and forty five miles, leaving him. as
he thought, secure, but on Friday morning
as the folks were eating breakfast what
should they hear but scratch on the
door for admission from their old dog,
Scott, who, in his gladness to see the'u,
almost talked; but after he was given a
ham breakfast laid under large tree near
the house all day, being almost completely
worn out from travel. The strangeness Of
this story is, as Mr.. Russell says, "a dog
will always travel between shutdown and
SUNRISE" and, as he arrived on Friday
morning in time for an early breakfast. he
must have made the whole distance of one
hundred and forty five miles during the
night. Scott was raised on the farm he
came back to, and. though only dog, evil
IDENTIFY believes in the old song, 'Thers 10
NJ place like home"
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1886-04-16

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should pe accompanied by the name Ot sne
author; not nee sssarily for publication pus
as an evidence of good faith on the part OF
the writer. Write only on one SIDE OF tne
paper. Be particularly careful IN giving
names and dates TO have the letters and fig
ures plair ana distinct
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1886-04-16

of throwing things about, placed these
flies in my sermon for safe-keeping I'M
til he had found his fiy-book.
l gave the page little shake so I
could see the words, but in my awk-
wardness upset the book, and the flies
tumbled out on the cushion of the pull
pit desk and half dozen fell over the
front on the table below. To make it
worse, one big Yellow Professor
caught on the cushion and
hung out in full view of
the congregation. Well, OF course a
smile went over the audience The
ladies wondered what the little bits of
high-colored silk and feather wear. but
the men knew. and smothered their
laughs in their handkerchiefs. knew
then was done for. and that might As
well 60 on as if nothing had happered;
but l couldn't do much. There lung
that big yellow Professor" oct in
front. / dared not pick it up, as l
knew if l did every one would laugh.
Every time saw it it discomftted me.
and was complete wreck when l
reached the end. The benedictiOn was
a comfort. slid out of the back door,
and fastened to the house where was
stopping. could have broken my best
bamboo rod over that son of mine then.
To make me feel worse the sexton came
around in about half an hour with those
miserable flies, saying that he thought
Il might want EN-
The dominic stopped his narrative to
relight his pipe-a pause that one of the
boys made use of to ask a question.
Ibid you receive call to that church,"
mo" replied the minister, land l
don't think l should have accepted it If
I had. No. / heard that an old elder
had said after the service that he didn't
object to a preacher that went fishing
once in while, but when it came to
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1886-04-16

mothers lullaby. Oh! she could provide
for the whole group q great deal better
than she can for part of the group. now
the rest are gone. Though you may tell
her God is taking care of those who are
gone. it is mother-liks to brood both fiocks;
and one wing she puts over the flock in the
house, and the other wing she puts over
the flock in the grave.
There is nothing but the old-fasbioned
religion of Jesus Christ that will take a
woman through the trials of home life. At
first there may be a romance or novelty
that will do for a substitute. The mar
rage hour has just pa sed, and the per-
plexities Of the household are more than
atoned by the joy of being together, and
by the fact that when it is late they do not
have to discuss the question as to whether
it is time to 60. The mishaps of the house,
hold, instead of being a matter Of anxiety
and apprehension, are a matter Of merri-
ment-the loaf of bread turned into geo.
logical specimen; the slushy custar.ls: the
jaundiced or measly biscuits. 1t is very
bright sunlight that falls on the cutlery
and the mantel ornaments of new homs.
But after awhile the romance is all gone.
ana tpen there Is something to he prepared
for the table that the book called Cookery
Taught in Twelve Lessons" will not teach.
The receipt for making it is not a handful
Of this, q cup Of that, and . spoonful Of
something else. It is not something
sweetened with ordinary condiments,
or favored with ordinary Aavors,
or baked in ordinary ovens.
It il the loaf of domestic happiness; and
all the Ingredients come down from Heav.
en-, and the fruits are plucked from the
tree Of life, and it is sweetened with the
new wine of the kingdom, and it is baked
in the oven of home trial. Solomon wrote
out Of his own experience. He had .
wretched homo. A man can not be happy
with two wives, much less six hundred;
and he says. writing out Of his own exps-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-09-18
A Musician Charged with Theft.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Sept. 17-Carl Won
Weller, professor of music, was arrested yes
terday. charged with larceny in stealing large
diamond ring, sum of money and surgical in
struments to the value of $500. He came here
year ago. He claimed to have been professor
in the Cincinnati College Of Music and a mem
Der of the Theodore Thomas orchestra in New
York. He also said he had vineyard in Cali
VonWeller was received in the best circles, and
took leading rank as q musical director in the
Congregational Church choir, and also in the
Philharmonic Society. The property men
toned was found in his room at the hotel,
packed up. He owed board bill at the hotel,
and it is found that of late he had been eating
at restaurant and sleeping in the church of
which he had been choir-master, entering by
means of key he had retained when his term
as choir-master expired. It was found, through
the Austrian minister at Washington, that there
is no family of the name he claimed in the Aus
trian nobility
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-09-18
Losses by Fire.

PHILADELPHIA, Sept ia destructive fire
broke out shortly before 9 o'clock this morning
in the fivestory brick building, at No. 13l Mar
ket street. occupied by the wholesale grocery
firm of Thompson, Frye & Co. Coates & Bros
wool warerooms, in the rear of Thompson; Frye
& Co.'S were greatly damaged by fire
and water About o'clock, while
number of iremen were playing water on the
flames at this point, the walls and roof of
the grocery warehouse fell with a crash, nearly
buryine the firemen in the ruins. At 2:25 o'clock
the fire was practically under control The loss
on Thompson, Frye & Co.'S building and stock
will be total. The fire is supposed to have been
caused by an explosion of coal oil. Schopachs
saloon, on Church street, was damaged by the
fall of the rear wall of the burning building 1t
is estimated now that the total loss will amount
to 500, 900.
Fire was discovered late tonight in the three
story brick warehouse facing on Front street,
extending from Lombard to Pine about three
hundred feet. and back to Penn,
sylvania street for thirty feet which ID
occupied by the warehousing firm of Pemberton
e Fitzpatrick. The flames apparently origin
ated on the second floor, in which was stored
large amount of wool, woolen goods and whisky.
After hard fight the flames we're got under
control The loss is estimated at 500, ,000 and
is nearly covered by insurance. The building is
owned by the Pennsylvania Warehouse Com.
pany.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-09-18
The Revolutionists Completely Defeated and
Their Leaders Slain in Battle or Carried
Into Captivity by the COnQuerors.
The General of the Salvation Army Will
Make a Tour of the United States.
Bishop Ninde Hastily Starts to the Relief Of
Endangered Missionaries in Bulgaria-At-
tempt on Prime Minister'S Life.
THE HONDURAS REVOLUTION.
The Rebellious Force Routed, and thDTroops
and Leaders Slain or Captured.

The Rebellious Force Routed, and thDTroops
and Leaders Slain or Captured.
NEW YORK, Sept 17.-Jacob Baiz, the consul
general for Honduras in New York, has received
the following advices regarding the late revolu-
tionary movements in that country: "On his
arrival in Costa Rica, Soto ordered Del Gado,
Morey and all his chiefs, officers and enlisted
men, who were in Nicaragua, to invade Hon
duras, which they did on the 9th of August On
the 10Th of August our troops met and completely
routed the invading force. Morey, Lasquez and
seven other chiefs and officers were killed,
and only Del Gado and Herradova made good
their escape. All the rest of the invaders fe-
manned on the battlefield either dead or prison
ers Del Gado and Herradova fed to the mount
aims on foot. The people of Honduras are unan-
imous in their adherence to the present govern
ment, and not one man sustained or upheld the
invaders Peace is entirely restored"
A later communication to General Baiz says:
"You will have learned of the total defeat of
Del Gado's forces, his capture, and the death of
Morey, along with many other officers and men,
Del Gado is now being tried by courtmartial
Not man rose in his favor I think we can
now safely come to the conclusion that Sotos
last ray of hope is extipguished."
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-09-18
THE MAINE ELECTION.
Bodwell's Majority Over EdwardsfIs $4,000,
and the Plurality on Congressman 1000.

AUGUSTA, Me-, Sept 17.-Chairman Manley.
of the Republican State committee, telegraphs
as the final result of the Maine election the fol-
lowing:
'To the Editor of the New York Tribune:
"Official returns from every city, town and
plantation in the State give Bodwell, Republic
an. for Governor II, 600 majority over Edwards,
Democrat. Our plurality on Congressman is
10000 The Republicans elect 148 members of
the Legislature and the Democrats thirty FIVE.
A special effort was made by the Democrats TO
capture the Legislature and defeat Hale, but
he will be renominated by acclamation and elect
by the largest vote ever thrown in Maine for a
United States Senator. Our victory, taking it
all in ALL was the greatest Republican triumph
ever achieved in Maine"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-09-18
Depredations of Seal Hunters.

WASHINGTON, Sept 17.-Special Agent Tngle,
of the Treasury Department. has returned to
this city from the seal islands of Alaska. He
left Alaska shortly after the seizures of foreign
sealers had been made by Captain Abbey. In
the case of the British vessel Onward, Mr.. Tin.
Gle says that the master of~the vessel admitted
having killed his catch of seals along the shores
of the seal islands These predatory sealers, ha
says. make a practice of stealing ashore under
cover of fogs and clubbing seals which are then
tossed into boats and conveyed on board ship to
be skinned. Large numbers of seals are also
shot in the sea, and this practice is particularly
destructive, from the fact that three out of every
four of the animals sink and cannot be recov-
cred. Notwithstanding these losses, the agent
says the seal life is increasing with great rapid
ity The agent was not inclined to discuss the
legality of the seizures already made but stated
that law officer had been sent from San Fran
cisco to assist in the prosecution of the cases be-
fore the Sitka court.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-09-18

An Attempt the Life of MI. BratianO,
Prime Minister of Roumania.
BUCHAREST, Sept. I'm. Bratiano. Rouma-
nian Prime Minister, was shot at, last evening,
by an assassin. He perceived the mans inten-
tons in time to spring out of the path of his aim
The bullet struck NJ. Robesco, member of the
Chamber of Deputies, and wounded him. The
assassin was arrested and locked up. He con-
fessed that for political reasons, he intended to
kill M Bratiano. The weapon used was pistol
The attempt to assassinate NJ. Bratlano produced
great excitement among the people. crowd
surrounded the building occupied by the only
newspaper here, which has been opposing the
Prime Minister, blamed the editor for infaming
the hostile feeling against him, and smashed all
the furniture and fittings belonging to the con-
cern, savagely attacked and wounded two mem
bers of the staff, and were proceeding to destroy
the edifice when the police became masters of
the situation and dispersed the mob. A large
crowd also assembled at the police station,
where the man who attempted to assassinate
Premier Bratiano was locked up. prepared to
seize him when the police attempted to take him
to court for arraigument and lynch him. The
authorities had, however, taken all necessary
precautions and were enabled to disperse the
crowd and protect the prisoner.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-09-18
THE oLEoMARGARINE LAW.
Manufacturers Protest Against tho Construc
tion Given 1t by Treasury Officials.

Manufacturers Protest Against tho Construc-
tion Given It by Treasury Officials.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 1Z-Some manufacturers
of oleomargarine have D, ,otested to the Treasury
Department against the construction placed by
the Internal Revenue Bureau on the second Sec
ton of the act regulating the manufacture of
that compound. The act imposes on oleo oil,
neutral and other articles of like nature tax
of the same amount as is imposed on oleomarga-
rine. 1t appears that there are a number of
firms engaged IN the manufacture of oleomar-
garine whose business is to purchase and com
blne various ingredients into the marketable
article, and if the component materials are sub
ject to tax, as has been held by the Revenue
Bureau, the result will be to compel these man
ufacturers to pay double tax as they are also
required by the law to place stamps on the fin
ished article when compounded. 1t is also
stated that certain firms are making large
quantities of what is known as ''oleo OIL" which
is sold and used solely as lubricant for ma
chinery. If the strict construction already given
to the law by the department is adhered to- this
material will also be subjected to the tax imposed
on oleomargarine. The matter is now under
consideration by the Internal Revenue Bureau
and it is believed that when Commissioner
Miller returns the construction that has been
modified so as to relieve the material of tax.
Circulars have been sent to all collectors re-
questing information as to the number of oleo-
margarine factories in each district, the average
production. and other information, with a view
to adjusting the clerical force of the bureau to
meet the demands of the business when the act
shall 60 into operation.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-09-18
FOREIGN MISCELLANY.
Disagreement as to the Commercial Treaty
Between the United States and Spain.


Disagreement as to the Commercial Treaty
Between the United States and Spain.
LONDON, Sept. 1.-THE reports which come
from Madrid concerning the commercial treaty
with the United States indicate that n serious
hitch has occurred. There is an acute difference
with the American government on the shipping
clause. Fke text of this clause reads that the
products and procedencias-th proceeding
from-of the United States can enter Cuba in
American bottoms under the third column of the
customs tariff The American government con-
tends that the term procedencas includes for
eign goods shipped from the United States to
Cuba The definition insisted upon by the
Spanish government declares that only Ameri
can products preceding direct from the United
States, and not indirect shipments, are given ad-
vantages under the treaty The Spanish traders
are greatly excited ever the misunderstanding
and declare that if the Interpretation of the
phrase contended for by the American govern
ment is admitted it would destroy the last rem
nant of the preference which is left to Spanish
shipping,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-09-18
Heavy Failure at San francisco.

SAN Francisco, Sept 1Z-Julius Baum g.
Co.. Wholesale clothiers have assigned
to Solomon Sweet The firm is one of
the oldest and largest in the city 1t
consists of Julius Baum and Henry Schrier.
who reside here, and Morris Schrier, of New
York. The failure was totally unexpected and
has caused much surprise among business men,
The liabilities are estimated all the way from
$3.50, 600 to $l,000,0 0O0 No information is OBJ
Nainable. as they claim no correct estimates can
be made at present of the affairs Of the concern
1t is generally believed however, that the assets
ere quite equal to the liabilities. and that tho
Grm will be able TO pay dollar for dollar. The
cause of the failure is even a greater mystery
than the amount of Indebtedness. Even those
persons most intimately acquainted with
lhe firm are utterly unable to assign any reason
Hble cause for it, Mr. Baum, the senior mem
ber has for many years been considered very
wealthy man. bis private means being estimated
as high as $5OO,000. He occupies a handsome
residence on Vanness avenue and owns real es-
tate valued at $400 000 Ten months ago the
FIRMS balance sheet showed a surplus of assets
over liabilities Of 5000, ,000 Their business since
then, has apparently been prosperous 1t is
therefore believed that some heavy speculations
not connected with the business of the house
must have caused the assignment The psinci-
pal creditors in this city are the London, Paris
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-09-18
General and Personal.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17-Daniel c. Gutche of
Ohio, has been nominated principal examiner in
the Pension Office.
The Kingman National Bank, of Kingman,
Kan, and the First National Bank, of Albert
Lea, Mimi, have been authorized to commence
business with capital of So, 900 and 500 000 re-
spectively.
The President has commissioned John B. Bur-
bridge as postmaster at Attica, Kan.
About $3.50. 900 bonds embraced in the one
hundred aud forty second call, issued on the 10Th
inst. have already been redeemed at the Treas
ury Department. 1t is believed that most of
these bonds were forwarded under the terms of
the circular Offering to redeem any unealed
per cent. bonds. but were called before they had
been received at the department.
The Comptroller of the Currency has author
lied the First National Bank of Comanche, Tex,
and the First National Bank of Silver City, N.
NJ, to begin business, each with capital of
500, 0O0
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-09-18
Vacancies in the Engineer Corps.

WASHINGTON. Sept 17.-Col Charles s. Stew
art, Corps Of Engineers, was. yesterday after.
noon, by direction of the President and at his
own request, placed upon the retired list He
was tho senior officer of the Engineer Corps
when General Newton was retired, but his ILL
health took him out of the list of eligibles for
the position of Chief Engineer Col Charles E.
Blunt, who is now the ranking officer of the
corps, in anticipation of his retirement for age
next January, has asked for and been granted
leave of absence until that time This leaves
Col James G. Duane as the ranking officer Of
the corps, aud q prominent candidate for the
vacant position of Chief of Engineers.