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The Iola register., 1889-11-15
Upper Burmah's Magnetic Rock.

In a recent report on magnetic rock
among the hills of Upper Burmah, DIR.
Noetling describes a mountain or hill at
Singaung which consists of huge mass
of iron ore. Having noticed on the way
numerous pieces of iron ore, which be-
came still more frequent on the south
ern side of the hill. an examination was
made of the latter in various directions,
and it was found that the surface was
everywhere covered with huge blocks of
iron ore, originating evidently from the
superficial decomposition of lower beds,
leading TO she conclusion that the whole
hill must consist of a large mass of the
ore. DIR. n. was unable, however. to as
certain the geological conditions under
which this ore occurs. or its exact limits
or extensions. on account of the dense
jungle, as well as the tremendous at
traction. the latter rendering his COM
pass useless. He estimates, however.
that the hill covers at least an area of
about square mile, and that it rises
about two hundred feet above the level
of the Twiunge valley. The ore is
hermatite peroxide of iron.-N. Y. Sun.
The Iola register., 1889-11-15
CHUGWATER'S MISTAKE.
How the Growing Old Gentleman Put II
Foot i'm 1t.

Foot In Ii.
Mr.. Chugwater (growling)-Samanth
.hat young Snodgers comes to this house
altogether too often to suit me.
Mrs. Chugwater-He's a decent. civil
sort OF youEg man. have no objsc-
tions to his coming.
Mr.. Chugwater (raising his voice)-
Well, have! He may be a good aver
age young man, but l tell you don't t
want him about this house!
Mrs. Chugwater (placidly)-I don't see
what business it is of yours, Mr.. Chug-
Mr.. Chugwater (rising 20 his feet and
bringing his fist down on the table,
You don't see what business it is of
mine? Why, good heavens, madam.
Amt the head of this family?
Mrs. Chugwater (mildly)-I suppose
you consider yourself such.
Mr.. Chugwater lin towering rage)---
I certainly do, madam! And if l say
that giggling simpleton of a Snodgers
isn't the kind of a man want for a SON
in-law it goes. Mrs, Chugwater. 1t goes
in this family!
Mrs. Chugwater (sweetly)-It won t
80 this time, Josiah.
Mr.. Chugwater (frantically and at the
top of his voice)-Yourn see madam!
Tell me which one of the girls he comes
to see. Deceive me if you dare, Mrs.
Chugwater, Which is the one?
Mrs. Chugwater pleasantly He
comes to see the hired girl, Josiah.
Mr.. Chugwater takes large chew of
plug tobacco and goes downtown with
his hat pulled over his eyes.)-Chicago
Tribune.
The Iola register., 1889-11-15

six inches from the rails. 1t would be
impossible for it to pass over TIE body
| of a child. much less that of good
sized boy, without mangling, scraping
and tearing it to pieces.
realized this with chill of terror,
but what to do / could not think. 1t
really seemed as if there was nothing 1
could do-that | had no choice in the
matter, but would be forced to lie there
and be mangled-scraped-t to pieces
beneath that awful ash-pan, and invol-
UNFAIRLY closed my eyes and shuddered.
The cars were moving at rapid rate
CT speed now, and as my eyes came open
again, the rear end of the first of the
two remaining cars was just passing
over me.
The forward end of the last car passed
rapidly, and the other end approached.
1t would be followed by the tender,
| then the engine. under which was the
ash-pan, which would mangle my poor
body in another moment.
The horrible thought nerved me to
desperation, and, as the end of the car
reached me. threw up my hands and
clutched the rapidly-moving trucks with
grip made trebly strong by terror.
/ was jerked with such suddenness
and force that my arms were nearly
pulled out of their sockets, but l held
on with an energy born of despair, and
was dragged along with the car, my feet
humping against the ties at a rate
which threatened to relieve my shoes of
hni Of hn
shoes themselves.
But / retained my hold. To lose my
grasp and fall upon the track would be
certain death-death IN particularly
horrible form, and / shuddered and
gripped the trucks with renewed en-
ergy.
AS onward IVES dragged, made at
tempts to draw myself up upon the
trucks. but it was beyond my power and
l could only grip them tighter ard wait.
Would the cars never stop?
Onward and still onward 1 was
dragged. across two cattle-guards. where
the wagon-road crossed the railroad, and
for fifty yards farther, when just as 1
was on the point of having to let go my
hold-it really seemed as if | could not
retain my grasp a moment longer-I no.
ticed that the speed of the cars was di-
minishing.
Little by little they slackened up,
slower and slower they moved. but not
until they had come to dead stand-still
did l dare let go my hold and crawl out
from under the car.
This | did and then sank upon the
ground beside the railroad track, utter
ly unnerved-almostf fainting. And my
arms and legs, how sore they were! 1t
was two weeks at least, before they re-
turn to any thing like their normal con-
dition of usefulness.
The train took the cars-which were
loaded with shelled corn-away with it,
and as l stood in the middle of the track
and saw the old red caboose disappear
around the curve in the deep cut a quar-
ter of mile to the east of the little sta
ton of Wyckles. thought, with shud-
der, of the narrow escape which had
bad from horrible death, and l regis
tered vow to never, never again touch
tobacco in any form.
And l have kept my VOWS. A. ID.
Cox, in Yankee Blade.
The Iola register., 1889-11-15
TIE USEFUL CACTUS.
without 1t the Average Mexican Would
Lead a Sorry Existence.


T'ile remark has been made that ''the
cactus has many good points and will
not be sat down upon" The remark is
a true one. for. as is the reindeer to the
Laplander. so is the cactus to the poor
Mexican. 1t furnishes him with home,
such as it is. His food in many ways is
prepared from the cactus. Sit down to
a meal in wretched Mexican jacal. and
if you do not wish to spread your length
upon the floor, you will be offered a
small wicker stool made from the tough
fibre of the cactus. The mating spread
upon the dirt floor. which serves as a
table, is woven from the same material.
Corn-meal cakes (tortillas), boiled
beans, great fat fellows, end pleasant
and wholesome dish of stewed cactus cut
into small squares, about the size of a
pea, will constitute your repast of solids.
The fruit, without which no Mexican
meal is complete, will be the luscious
tuna, which grows around the edges of
the prickly leaves of the cactus. and
which, when growing, resembles a huge
green shield surrounded by crescent
of thorny knobs about the size of small
apple, as if serving as protection for
the tender edges of the leaves. In
Mexican dinner, sweets always occupy
a conspicuous part, and on this occasion
the dulce will be the preserved roots or
leaves of this same cactus.
Though the Mexican people are not
race of hard drinkers, yet at meal times
the wine or other fermented liquors are
inevitable, and, as the lower class of
Mexicans can not well afford wine, you
are invited to partake once more of this
much abused cactus, this time in the
form of tequila, a most atrocious drink,
which looks like gin, harmless enough
to all appearances, but which goes down
yolr throat like wave of fire, and a
few glasses of which will make you
drunk clear to your finger tips. Should
this prove too much for you, you are at
liberty to partake of another beverage
derived from the same source, but not
quite as ardent, i. e., mescal. This liQ-
uid leaves delicate suggestion of tar
and red pepper in your mouth, and, if
drunk after eating certain kind of do
mestic fruit, it is very dangerous, and
in many cases results very disastrously
for the imbiber.-Mexico Letter.
The Iola register., 1889-11-15
IN THE OLD DAYS.

Dear Grandmamma sighed
As she slowly united
Tue packet we found in the loft;
The paper was hluish.
The words were too foolish.
The sentiments. sre thought, were soft
Now. il our dear Granny
Were young. like our Fanny.
Who fingered last night at the gate,
Itwould not seem queer
To be called ''love" and dear"
And ''prithee, sweet, tell me my fate"
But il sounded so silly
To sign Your sweet Willie,
"who worships the ground at your feet"
Now Grandpa takes snuh
And thinks it enough
To doZc, in the sun in his seat.
When Grandma was young
Her praises were sung
By rapturous lovers a score;
wish twas the fashion
To record the blind passion
In verses OF twenty or more.
Then pen. ink and paper.
Some WAX and taper,
Were all the expenses incurred;
No'r, costly bouquets,
Drives. operas, plays,
And seats in the parquette preferred
7Ren, old-fashioned ways,
The minuet's maze.
The sonnets by messenger sent;
A seat meant for one,
Her promise is won.
And all without costing cent.
Chicago Journal.
The Iola register., 1889-11-15
OUR YOUNG READERS.
ALL THE WORLD OVER.


Did you ever happen to think when dark
Lights up the lamp outside the pane,
And you look through the glass on that wonder
Where the witches are making their tea in
the rain,
Of the great procession that says its prayers
All the world over and climbs the stairs,
And goes to a wonderland OF dreams,
Where nothing at all is just what it seems
All the word over al O'Clock,
Sad and sorrowful. glad and gay,
These with their eyes as bright as dawn,
Those almost asleep on the way.
This one capering. that one cross
Plated tresses or curling floss,
Slowly the long procession streams
Up to the wonderland OF dreams
Far IN the islands of the sea
The great procession takes up its way,
Where throwing their faded fiower-wreaths
down.
Little savages tire OF play:
Though they have no stairs TO climb at al,
And 60 TO sleep wherever they fall
BY the seas soft song and the stars soft
CLEANS
They are of to the wonderland of dreams.
Then the almond lids Of the Tartar boy
Drop like leaf at the close Of day;
And her mat is pleasant as clouds of down
To the tawny child of the Himalay;
And the lad on the housetop at Ispahan
Sees night, while the rose-breaths around him
fan,
Lead up from the desert his starry teams
And mount to the wonderland of dreams
Still westward the gentle shadow steals,
And touches the head of the Russian maid,
And the Vikings sons leave wrestle and leap,
And Gretchen ioosens her yellow braid,
And Bess and Arthur follow along.
And sweet Movourneen at evening song
All mingling the morrow's hopes and schemes
With those OF the wonderland Of dreams.
The round world over. with dark and dew,
See how the great procession swells;
Hear the music to which it moves,
The childrens prayers and the evening
bells,
II climbs the slopes Of the far Azores,
At last it reaches our western shores,
And where can it go at these extremes
But into the wonderland OF dreams.
Hurrying, scappering lingering, slow,
All what patter of little feet.
Eyelids heavy as flowers with bees,
Was ever any thing half so sweets
Out of the tender evening blue
/ do not believe it has come for you
To be of in the wonderland of dreams.
Where nothing at all is just what it seems.
Harriet Prescott Spofford, in St. Nicholas.
The Iola register., 1889-11-15

"A most distinguished statistician
has discovered that the wars of. the last
thirty-fiye years on the face of the globe
cost 2,253, 600 lives. exclusive of mortal
itv from sickness. The three most de-
structiye wars were, our civil war, loss
to both sides SCc,eo0, the Crimean war,
$50. GOO and the Trrco- Russian war, ESQ.,
COO
The Iola register., 1889-11-15
A slim of the Tongue.

Mamma-Why, Harry st. Clair. You
naughty. naughty boy. l heard you tell
your little brother just now. that you'd
knock him into the middle of next
week" if he didn't sit over on the sofa.
What do you mean by using such Ian
guage?
Harry-I-I-er Il meant to say
''please sit over" but my tongue
slipped.-Time.
The Iola register., 1889-11-15

must do it. for my name is up there and
it will stay and stay. no matter where l
go. and if don keep fair and honest
and true all the time. / shall be asham-
ed ever to come back here and see it"
Sidney Dayre, in n. Y. Observer.
The Iola register., 1889-11-15
The True Story of a Smart Dog.

One afternoon n group of little chill
dren were playing on a pier which ran
far out into the water of a deep lake.
While engaged in game of romps
one of the boys stepped back and fell
into the water. His little friends could
render him no aid, and cried loudly for
assistance. But no one came.
As he was sinking for the third time.
however a noble Newfoundland dog
rushed down the pier. jumped into the
water, and pulled the little boy out.
The children now divided into two
bands. One was to take the rescued
child to his mother and father The
other was to lead the dog to bakers
shop. where he was fed on cakes and
other sweets until he could eat no
more.
The next afternoon the same group
of children were playing on the pier.
The brave dog came trotting down to
them. with many friendly wags and
mods
The children stroked and petted him.
but offered no refreshments. why do
they give me nothing to eat?" the dog
asked himself. '.Ah, ] see! it is be-
cause l have pulled no little child out
of the water to-day"
Upon this he went up to little girl
who stood near the edge Of the pier,
and gave her gentle push into the
water. Then he sprang in after her,
and gravely brought her to the shore.
OF course he was treated to cakes and
candies again.
But on the next day the children
We're forbidden to play on the pier. so
he had no further chance to earn his
supper by rescuing a child from the
water. Was he not smart dog?--
Jennie S. Judson, in Our Little Ones
The Iola register., 1889-11-15
The Force of Habit.

On the day before the execution the
keeper informs doomed man that a
visitor wishes to see him.
do you know who he is?' asks the
doomed man.
Mo-
well, just ask him if he wants to
collect bill, and if he does, tell him to
call day after to-morrow.''-Texas Sift-
ings.
The Iola register., 1889-11-15

Whether ON pleasure bent or business,
should take on every trip bottle of Syrup
Of Pigs, as it acts most pleasantly and eff
fectually on the kidneys, liver and bowels,
preventing fevers, headaches and other
forms of sickness.
For sale in see and slOO bottles by all
leading druggists
The Iola register., 1889-11-15

Eyes, said the dentist. as he yanlzed
away at the tooth regardless of the pa.
tient's yells, "a man is bound to succeed
at his work, provided it is done with
sufficient pains. Traveller.
The Iola register., 1889-11-15

A DANDELIoN which has grown to the
top of ten-foOt pole is the product Of q
New Haven truck patch.
The Iola register., 1889-11-15

You can'thelp liking them, they are so very
small and their action is so perfect. One pill a
dose. Carter's Little Liver Pills. Try them.
The Iola register., 1889-11-15

Curious and ingenious are some
OF the Chinese contrivances for catch.
ing fish. In Swatow is used a shallow
boat, on one side of which is a narrow
plank painted white. which in the
moonlight the fish mistake for wnter
and jump over it into the boat. At
Ningpo cormorants are Systematically
trained to fish; while at Ichang wild
animal such as the otter is trained, not
to fish, but to frighten the fish into
meta
The Iola register., 1889-11-15

BRONCHITIS is cured by frequent small
doses of Piso's Cure for Consumption.
The Iola register., 1889-11-15

MARYLAND expects to produce 10000
600 bushels c. oysters this year.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-06-22
Jersey CITY.

Jacob Eycrly, his wife and seven children, sur
vvo,s OF tho Johnstown calamity, arrived In jersey
CITY Thursday Tho family lost one daughter win
their home and all their possessions They Formerly
l,vod In Jersey City and Will DO temporarily pro-
yIded for by the City Relief Fund.
Arrangements arc being maho by the Board OF
Finance for large sale Of property under inc Martn
act The adjusted taxes remaining UNPAID amouh'
TO about 100000.
Colonel S. D. Dickinson yesterday received rom
Washington his commission a. postmaster OF Jersey
CIV lilo Will succeed Postmaster John +. Kelly.
the Democratic incumbent within few days
Tho summit Avenue United Presbyterian Church,
~ which tho Row A. 5 Bhdle is pastor, raised
enough money To pay It's debt at meeting held III
tho church Thursday night An appeal vas mahe
To tho congregation 10 clear oil the doot' which
amounted to 81 ,OGo, and IN few minutes sl'@7o
WAS subscribed
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-06-22
GATHERED About TIE TOWN.

H. W. Clapp. who Is suing !. Il. L"WE I" r""Ncr
1878 on two checks and a draft which b" hl"r~"d
for Mr. IOwitz, and which were pr"'sic'i, d"hfN
that he engaged m any racing or gambling Ian>" rs
with LOwiiz or Joined with him IA any sI"cuti"'n.
IowI,z has been arrested anil admitted to bail IN
Clapp's suit
snapper Garrison. the Jockey has purcha"i a
new house at No. 80 Eighth ave-, three doors fr'm
Mayor Chapin's now home, q, NJ. - Eighth a'"'
which the Mayor purchased from Mclaughlin, Tho
Jockey.
In the suit OF Cothilho Thornley, against The trosS
town Railroad Company TO recover $4,000 as DAMAGES
for INJURIES caused by q obndnctDr OH str"t car
breaking pane OF glass with his elbow, pieces Of
the glass entering hor eyes, verdict for sl,'oO WAS
given yesterday.
An Inquest IN the Of Or. Ritter, who died at
Mescrole and Humboldt SIS. on Thursday, shows
that his death duo to fatty d. IcneraLlDn OF The
heart
In tho suit OF Mrs. Mary Ann King, Of 40. CO.
Baltic. St, TO recover $1,000 danags f'r mlnT"'
caused to her at the sumner ave. Sar"n OF u" hISN
County Elevated Railroad. by the conductors chEIHS
the gate too quickly, verdict for ,1po against
the company was returned ycsierlay.
A service In memory Of Samuel Orchard VIII TAX
place In ST. Georges Church 10 morrow morning nj
10 30 O'Clock. The sermon Will DO delivered Dy
the rector Of the church. the Rev. H. X. Harris.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-06-22

Tho talur" q the vcr.all.' woo!icn Company. manu-
,,c,urcr II woollrn. a. NrrsaiN"s Conn who's N'"'
York unlr., (. AZ 80 I,"uari 1t, Hi7 Hi"rth !'%
to-day stern Myers attorneys Tor 'hAr'H H'h!'>
lngrr snu- obtained !uigr"u' against the company
y.,cray Tor oil ~ aui Issui execution :" III" Ah"HU
The company has hart pr",-i financially Tor - 10"
rruh. and s,rug EFFORT. w"r" mbi~ u keep u I'hI AM
rrliyo over IN" uouhi". Som" OF IA" large cH-n"''
w,r. In favor - helping %.
The company Va. lr,our,-a'"i In this sity on May y
lsH, Ia MI authorized capital stock ~ N5o"' sue
rr.ilny to the business Of l. NJ ll""ry %" Wh'h WA
rar,I 4, Ycrsa,, In l-5s NJ Ii"cry being president
,,a n n rrEman secretary AMI tr Lsurcr. Tho mill
f. A. Vrrsnuc. r.--t 81 IA" goods manufacturer ""r"
consigned merchants In this city Pai' OF 'h' R"iH
Ny. cnn.gn~i G. q. RON~ Co. u l'"uari--t' VINO
male iyancr, them. meeting OF 'r'It"FN WA
h,ri Yesterday Al The "ncr Of Stern Myers No ~
waist, 4 statement pr-n"i showing the CON
p,py. liabilities be- siGj go. and nominal a+>"ts
ASA 900 cnmmr"" Of creditors, consisting on Nunoh
II stern Of New YORK Miller and sullivan. 81 ho-'on
# Carroll q Norwich AMI VI. toTion OF lia'aTiNlII"
Conn Va, apslntri investigate and 'Iort basis OF
settlement.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-06-22
ANOTHER BIG SCHOOL a WARD.
A HIGHPRICED OLD GRAVEYARD.

SCHOOL CORNERSTONE sPRAGUE EXPLAINS ho"
THE AWKWARD LAW WAS FRAMED.
Clerk McMullin OF tho Board OF Education, yes
,er,ay received from the commissioners on tho ap-
pralSal Of school sites the fourteenth award "nch
has been made for this purpose Inc S'te-s ah oI'
burial ground In the Of Grammar echoot NO ~
In East Flrstst Its purchase was recomehdcu w
tho ward school trustees, as the place hal become
nuisance in tho neIghborlood and was tho common
dumping ground OF refuse Tho space Will DO needed
eventually for an addition to tho school, and In the
meantime It can be fitted up as playground. ana
Il will prevent the erection OF any building 10 shus
Of the light and ventilation from tho school
The burial ground IA tho block bounded by First
and Second ayes, and First and second stS IL j.
about Glxl22 foot In Dimensions, but Is In tho Interior
u tho block and doc, ~ farc any Of the thorough
fares 1t has not been used as 4 burial ground ior
noro than twenty Ave years. and all tho bodies are
believed 10 Lave be. rcuuy~ Tho HgaId Of huca
ton placed an estimate Of 81 900 on IT, The awari
s1I $50. and tho expenses of tho commission ap'u'
p, 500. Tho commissioners arc George T. LahHbelh'
IIoratlo IIcnrqu,s aud Michael j. MubIuccn. Tho
city, exrcrs were Z H. MARITIME. benjamin L. Fair
child and Hugh ~ Camp. Tho property Is IN three
patts that nearest second belonging TO
tho Judah estate. another part belonging
Ia tho New York CITY Nilsson AID Irao'
society, and tho remaining own.r being unknown
This Is the grst Increase over IA" Board of FL
cations estimate which has yet been made. bcinl
nearly 200 per cent.
~ hoDl Commissioner Henry |. Spraguo Was one o'
tho first members OF the Board t" urs" tho pa'sa;" :"
a law CoudcmuIng property f"r school sites. Private
owners 50 frequently ras"i thcr prizes when ih'y
l,aIn.-l that their land was want" for public srh'"'
that purchases BEAM difficult and expensive. NJ
epragrr and counsel Hcarl ley, OF a." H"a'd malt
tho original draft of the statute. Ibis dIat' Mr.
spraglc aid yr,t"riHN, pm'ih"l that prP"iY ShoH'
b- ruudrrucI uuly wn"u ~" ,ummit"" AMI The owner
could not como tu Agreement, AMI tat Is as u
,Ln,,I bo Mr. Iirs kman. who Wa, then C"rpo' ati"r
Counsel. nl ccGd 10 that clans. Ito MAINTAINED thai
all property purchased by tho city should b" con
hriuur.i and the law was - CtAn5d ara iFnH'N bS
him iu the CufIsratlun COulS Ia once. age" wiz
HIM that Il II lr-i, u possible, io condemn all lahu
n purchased 10y the city but III" outrageous char
artrr 81 hcNr arb exceeds all prcvot ~ prticncrs
Tho Sites Committee never made estimates 80 "lury
At variance with their own pure bases In the past au
I cannot LEO why they should DC 80 far ouo OK tbs
way now
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-06-22
NEWS FROM THE SUBURBS.


r,Tr IAsAK WILL ADMITTED TO PROBATE.
snrrouat. Coffin, Of westchester County, yesterday
decided TO admit to probate the VIII Oh FRANCIS W.
Lasak, Of Dobbs Ferry Tho es'a'or u'eo ~ Nv,
- IN rshruary A. the age OF nlnoytwo years, and
~, an estate yariously estimated at al OoOoO0 TO
~ 600, 900. by his Will, to which were attached
seven codcis he bequcathed TO his favorte daughter
Mrs Coriea D. Chauvet, the bulk OF his estate ana
70 Mrs c. A. Schermerhorn, another daHShter, only
the income OF $50, 900 during her lfo Mrs schermer
horn contested tho probate OF the WILL on inc Rrouhu
~ undue influence excrted by Mrs Chauvet, and also
the ground of inconvenience OF the tcstator to make
a will Mrs Ives, a granddaughter. gets S4oooo ana
40 600 f. divided among friends. The remainder IS
divided into three portions, one OF when Is gwen 20
y IL Cibbcrt and second portion To Mrs. j. ID.
Mckenzie and n third portion 10 another uausht u
AZ tho death of Mrs. Chauvct fJO,ooo goes 10 her
son Albert and tho remainder 10 the temho nuai''"
society and the ChildIcn's Aid Society.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-06-22
w,ty THIEF AMONG THE POLICE.

Tns,e has been undiscovered thief in the Harlem
poce station months One Of the policemen there
missed hi. revolver ass and after other things
began TO dbappcsr This mans club aud that mans
hi, ware missed small articles stolen from the
pockets OF policemen while they were asleep. When
o-eparstons wore made TO entrap this thief the stealing
would cease for days weeks only 70 begin again whom
the watch was discontinued Policemen distrusted each
other but the setaling continued
The wor,, theft was commiued the night OF May l.
Ono ofcer In the station had his entro nnths pay ~
his pocket at bedtime and he left the money In his
trousers pocket when went to bed. lie locked his
private locker They In ths locker
In the morning, but the money gone. Since then
the this has taken only few articles Of small value
No report Of the thsfS had been made Police Head
anAsfAss yestcfday. supernssndent Murray aaid.