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Iuka reporter., 1890-09-04

Experiments made in Sweden bv M.
Sandberg on the strength or metal rails
during winters have shown that steel
rails containing over four per cent. of
carbon are apt to break in cold weather.
In fact, thesresult of bis Investigations
points to the use of rails having less car
bon than this-say, three per cent.-in
countries as cold in winter as Norway
and Sweden.
Many of the substances usually ap-
Piled for the purpose of rendering fab
rics incombustible change the color of
The material or stiffen it so much that
It's usefulness is considerably impaired.
An easy and safe way of protecting cur
'ains and mosquito netting against fire is
70 steep them in solution of phosphate
If ammonia, obtained by mixing pint
'f water with about three ounces of phos-
phate. The color and texture of the
'abric remains unaltered.
Experiments have been made at Havre.
France, with the luminous buoy of M.
Dubois. The buoy emits the light
which is produced by phosphuret of
.alcium) on reaching the water, and as
lis very powerful, the sea is Illuminated
or considerable distance around.
spectators in the lighthouse at Havre
aw the glare distinctly at point two
md half miles away, and it can be
zen for over five miles. Experiments
ire also to be made in lighting the chan
G =
10 where the dykes commence, by means
f decked boats with masts over six feet
high, on which lights are to be mounted.
Iuka reporter., 1890-09-04
Antiquity of the Spanish Merino.

The Romans wore nothing but wooden
goods. They had no cotton; they had
little linen, which was worn as material
'f luxury: they had no silk. They cul-
dvated the sheep with great care, and
Iome of their richest possessions were in
lheep. But there was one breed of sheep
which they cultivated with great care,
md by that system of selection which
Darwin speaks of as the source of
perfected form of our domestic animals.
It was called Tarentine sheep, from Tar
sntum, city of Greek origin, situated
1t the head Of the Tarentum Gulf. The
ieece of this sheep was of exceeding
ineness, it was of great delicacy, and
The price paid for it was enormous. The
Iheep were clothed in cold weather to
keep them warm; and the result was
chat they were tender, and their wool
was very fine. They were product of
Greek civilization transmitted down to
the Romans. Columella, the great
Roman agriculturist, says that his
ancle, residing in Spain, crossed some
of the fine Tarentine sheep with some
rams that had been imported from
Africa, and the consequence was that
these animals had the whiteness of fleece
Of the father with the fineness of fleece
Of the mother, and that race was per-
petuated. Here we see an improvement
Of the stock, an increase of strength and
productiveness given to the fine wool
sheep of Spain. At that time the sheep
Of Spain was of immense value; for
Strabo says that sheep from Spain, in the
time of Tiberius, was carried to Rome,
and sold for the price of talent $1,000
head. In the time of our Saviour,
$1,000 was given in Rome for Spanish
sheep. When the barbarians inundated
Italy, these fine wool sheep were all swept
away; but they remained in Spain. They
were cultivated by the Moors in the
mountains of Spain, which were almost
inaccessible, and not reached by the
hordes of Huns and other northern bar
barians, which had laid waste the greater
portion of the Roman possessions They
continued to be nourished there by the
Moors, who very much advanced in arts,
and further on were found there as the
Spanish Merino. So that the Spanish
Merino, which we now have, if not the
only, is at all events by far the most i'm.
portant relic that we have to-day which
has come down to US from Greek and
Roman material civilization. We have
here direct inheritance from the ma
terial wealth of the Old World civilza.
tion.-Neao Orleans Times Democrat.
Iuka reporter., 1890-09-04
Malaria.

As your system full of malaria? Do you feel
ague? Then why don't you do something to
get wei, You say quinine doesn't do you any
GOOD. Well you needn't let that discourage
syrup, made By DR.. John Bull, of Louisville
KY, that's far ahead of quinine. 1t will cure
chiils ana fever when Quinine aud everything
else fails. This remedy never has failed In
some neighborhoods where chills and fever are
common,it Is found in every household. Why
o man would as soon refuse his family food to
eat, as TO refuse to get another bottle of
Smiths Tonic Syrup when the old bottle gave
out. 1t Is great preventive of ague. A sim
gle dose will sometimes keep off an attack, A
ohills. 1t does not leave any unpleasant after
effects rs quinine sometimes does. 1t will not
harm the most delicate invalid. Give it a trial
and you will soon be WE'LL :
Iuka reporter., 1890-09-04
Rainfall Records.

The earliest rainfall record, according
to Mr.. w. B. Tripp, of the Royal Meteoro
logical Society, is that of Paris, which
commenced in 1889. The English
records began in 1925. In the southern
hemisphere, the observations were not
commenced until 1889 at Adelaide, and
only in 1856 in New Zealand. At the
stations mentioned by Mr.. Tripp the
greatest rainfall recorded for any year was
16O. . inches at St. Bernard in 1889, and
the least was inches at San Diego, Cal,
in 1883 By combining the principal
records for the northern and southern
hemispheres, it is found that in recent
times the years with the highest average
rainfall werc 1878, 1879 and 1883, and the
ears with the lowest average were 1854
lS61.- .-LTrenton IN. J.) American.
Iuka reporter., 1890-09-04
Money in Chickens.

. man who devoted Is yean
of his life TO CONDUCTING
A POULTRY YARD AS a
BUSINESS. not a. . pas.
time. As the living of him
self and family depended
OH II. he gave the subject
such attention As only h
need OF bread viii COM
mand. and the result was .
grand success. after he had
spent much money and lost
hundreds OF valuable chick
ems In expert menting. What
he learned in all these ycsra
In embodied In this book.
which we send postpaid fos
rs cents in stamps. II
teaches YOU how to Detect
and Cure Diseases, how 70
Feed for Eggs and also for
Fsttening, which Fowls to
Save for Breeding Purposes
and everything. indeed, you
should know on this subject
BOOK PUB. HOUSE,
~ IssnArd ~. y. X. CT
Iuka reporter., 1890-09-04
Confirmed.

The favorable impression produced on the
nrst appearance of the agreeable liquid fruit
remedy Syrup of Figs few years ago has been
more than confirmed by the pleasant expert
snce of all who have used it, and the success
If the propri ietors and manufacturers the Cal.
fornia Fig Syrup Company.
Iuka reporter., 1890-09-04

FARMERS throughout North and South
Dakota are becoming agitated over the scare
ity of labor, Hundreds of men are needea
in every county to save the big wheat crop
which is now coming forward Wages vii
be from 50 to So per day from the opening oil
haying to the end of the threshing season,
Iuly Is to December /.
Iuka reporter., 1890-09-04
A GREEN FISHERMAN.

GREEN FISHERMAN.
He never caught fish in his life, un-
less the dealer he bought them from
threw them to him. However when he
brought home his last catch, owing to
his load being too much, perhaps, he
wasn't as careful of their age as he should
have been.
There's something nice, Hannah, y
he cried, bringing them into the
kitchen as the twilight shadows were
falling.
"Ah," was the only reply, as deep
wrinkle came in her nose; s'what are
they-smelts a'-[ Exchange.
JOHNNY REPLIES.
Johnny, why did the teacher give
you all those zeros for conduct2"
"Coz was naughty, guess"
ATAN EBB.
Mr.. Van Etten Crying to conceal a
yawn)-Where did you say you were
going this summer
Miss Marigold (who has seen his strug.
gle)-Mr. Van Etten, am having Just as
hard time as you are, and / should feel
indebted you would yawn for me, also.
- Life.
BOOMER.
He-That man has lots on his mind.
She--Who is he.
He--Jones, the real estate agent
Epoch.
Skribler-There's a poem I ought to
get $40 for, don't you think2
skrawler-Yes-or thirty days. -[Tere
Haute Express.
WHAT'S IN NAME.
Grumpington Ito seedy party)-I never
give to beggars in the street!
Seedy Party with graceful bow)-Win
you give me your address and will do
you the honor of calling personally upon
you as-a solicitor?- Belford's Maga.
zine.
THE DEACON WAS OUT.
Neighbor (breathlessly)-W Where's your
pa?
Little Girl-He's gone to the meeting
of the Society for the Comforting Of
Jail-birds. Why2
Neighbor-He's wanted, quick. I Just
saw two suspicious looking cusses driving
off like sixty with your pas horse and
buggy.-[New York Weekly.
NOW AND THEN A WALL.
A.--What kind of wall will you have
to your garden?
B.-Stone wall in the day time, cater
waul at night. Il Binghamton Republican.
FROM ENGLAND.
He was from far-off England,
And he loved with VOWS IN sighs
And while he dropped his chs"
Why, the maiden dropped her eyes.
j Philadelphia Times.
BOTH IN THE SAME FIX.
"Iwould suggest ice cream, remarked
Miss Bleecker, "but I'm dead broke"
81, too, am in mortal Fragments" re-
piled Miss Beacon-street of Boston.
Iuka reporter., 1890-09-04

AN English lady resident in Servia reports
the discovery near Beyroot of bedstead
made Of gold and silver and inlaid with pre-
cious stones, An inscription upon it in
English characters states that it belonged to
Eleanor, Queen of England. The bedstead
was discovered in cave, and must have
been placed there for security when Edward
left the East in 1872
Iuka reporter., 1890-09-04

IN Hungary during the generous Ssrvest
season the gangs are given meat three times
week. When the carcass of woolly mutton
appears it is surrounded with JOYOUS cries
each eager and clamorous for his share Of
the unwonted treat
Iuka reporter., 1890-09-04

While the learned professor was writ
ing his great work he was so absorbed
that for eight days ne salted his soup.
with the sand from his writing desk and
never knew it.-Fliegender Bldetter.
Iuka reporter., 1890-09-04

So successful has been the fishing of blue
fish this year that dealers in New York city
have Been unable to dispose of all sent to
them for sale, and consequently large num-
bers have to be thrown away, or rather are
thrown away in order to keep up prices
Iuka reporter., 1890-09-04

All through summer and fall Twas troubled
with chills and fever. | finally got bottle OF
Smiths Tonic Syrup, which stopped the chills
It once.-C II. Weus. MidnUle On
Iuka reporter., 1890-09-04

THE New York Elevator Conductors So
ciety has established benevolent fund
which provides for lie payment of So week
In case of sickness, and allows 800 to the
heirs of deceased members.
Iuka reporter., 1890-09-04

Your child is troubled with worms That's
why he is so peevish and cross. Give it Or.
Bulls Worm Destroyers. They taste good and
will make him healthy.
Iuka reporter., 1890-09-04

In Russia the peasantry begin to work in
summer at two A. NJ. and knock off at nine
P NJ, with periods of rest equal to two or
three hours, leaving from sixteen to seven.
teen hours work per day.
Iuka reporter., 1890-09-04

If afflicted with sore eyes, use DIR. Isaac
Thompson's Eye Water. Druggists sell at
25c. per bottle.
Iuka reporter., 1890-09-04

FITS stopped free by DIR. KLINR's GREA4
NERVE REsToRER. No Fits after first days
use. Marvellous cures. Treatise and 81 trial
bottle free. DIR. Kline. 93l Arch St.. Phila.. Pa.
Iuka reporter., 1890-09-04

Conductor +, d. Loomis, Detroit, Mich.,sa
"The effect of Halls Catarrh Cure is wonder.
full" Write him about it. Sold by Druggists,
Iuka reporter., 1890-09-04

THE largest contingent OF recruits ever
demanded by the Russian W ar Office, go, 900.
was fixed for the next enrolment by the
latest ukase.
Iuka reporter., 1890-09-04

Henry NJ, Stanley is a abelieverin the policy
Of colonizing the Upper Congo Valley Of
Africa with colored Immigrants from the
United Statss.
Iuka reporter., 1890-09-04
MILK AND WATER.

'Bjones is milk-and-water sort of
fellow.n
Yes, but it is the hereditary influence.
His grandfather made his fortune in the
dairy business"
Iuka reporter., 1890-09-04
WONDERS OF THE DEEP.

did you ever see shad row?'
mo, but I've seen sword fish,
Iuka reporter., 1890-09-04
It Was Boston Horse-Johnny Re
plies-How Time Increases Values,
Etc, Etc.
A STRIKING SIMILARITY.

Those .quarrelsome speakers remind
me OF pair of whales"
In what respectan
bloWs.n "
Iuka reporter., 1890-09-04

HAYS CITY, Kas., Jan. IS, 1890
"Bile Beans" is the best medicine have
found for constipation.
M. M. BANNIsTER, City Clerk.
Iuka reporter., 1890-09-04
IT WAS A BOSTON HORSE.

"Git upw exclaimed Mrs. Bunker
Hills cousin. But the horse did not
move.
"The animal does not seem to compre-
bend, !" said Miss Hill. "Let me try"
''All right"
proceed, Bucephalus!"
And the animal proceeded. = Bazaar.
Iuka reporter., 1890-09-04
HOW TIME INCREASES VALUES.

Eminent Author You bought MS.
from me some ten years ago for twenty
Eve dollars.
Publisher--Yes, sir; but we haven't
printed it yet.
Eminent Author-Well, let me have it
back, and I'll give you hundred. I've
got reputation now, and don't want to
epoil it. Il Puck.
Iuka reporter., 1890-09-04
DEATHS WORST TERRoRs.

Bliffers Ito his best girD-The worst
about the death of poor Winters is that
compromising letters were found in his
pockets. l should hate awfully to have
such thing happen to me.
Miffers "a rivaD-Yes, Bliffers, take
good care of yourself Il Good News.
Iuka reporter., 1890-09-04
MODERN MERCHANTS.

Mrs. Bargan--What are you worryin'
about this morning?
Mr.. Bargain need some new clothes
and new watch, and l can't make up
my mind whether to get the clothes at a
store where they give away watches, or to
buy watch at store where they give
away clothes. - Good News.
Iuka reporter., 1890-09-04

Fleecy-I see you call on the Brown
girls good deal. Which one are you
going to marrya
Downy-I love Sally the best, but
guess that Clara is the one for me.
Fleecy-You will get along better with
a woman you love than with one you
don't.
Downy--I don't know about that
Clara has declared over and over that she
won't leave home even if she does marry
-[Epoch.
Iuka reporter., 1890-09-04

Only cat in the moonlight;
Only cat, that's all;
Only a song at midnight,
Only wild, weird waul.
Only a man impulsive,
Only reason flown;
Only clutch convulsive,
Only bootjack thrown.
Only sudden sally,
Only an uttered "Scat!"
Only a corpse in the alley,
Only poor, dead cat.
-[Chicago Evening Post.
Iuka reporter., 1890-09-04
BOTH IN THE SAME FIX.

"Iwould suggest ice cream, remarked
Miss Bleecker, "but I'm dead broke"
II, too, am in mortal Fragments" re-
piled Miss Beacon-street of Boston.
Iuka reporter., 1890-09-04
" THUNDERSTORM. +"
AwFuLLY POLITE.


s'Brown is an awfully polite fellow"
els hel never noticed it."
"Why, yes went to borrow an x of
him yesterday, and before left him he
had borrowed one of me. ~ Bazaar.
THE TRAMP's PARADOX.
He spilled his beer upon the floor,
Then tore with rage his wool;
Then gave vent to this paradox,
'sAlasl My cup is full.
In DOUBT.
Bicycle Dealer Here, sir, is one of the
finest machines We have. What do you
think Of that2
Young Man (who wants bicycle, but
has yet to mount one)-Don't you think
the--the wheel is IA leetle narrow9
IGooa News,
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again Kipling has taken ar advantage.
Both countries are full of mystery, and
mystery is what the people are crying
for. But Africa's mystery being con-
fined to its geography rather than to
its humanity, to keep up the excite
ment Haggard had TO draw constantly
upon the supernatural. The big doses
of it that he administered in every
chapter tended to make the more sensi-
tive of his readers sick. Kipling on
the other hand is not compelled to re-
sort to such dangerous methods. He
finds his mysterious characters ready
made, or at least that is the impression
he seeks to convey. lie audaciOusly at
tempts to infuse realism into mystery.
Hasheesh, religion, society, %hypnotism
and hog wash are compounded together.
The decoction is fearfully and wonder
fully made and an old topper in novel
reading will pronounce it the stuff.
still another advantage that Kipling
has over Haggard is the fact that he is
a better writer, but a little thing like
that doesn't count.
This is Kipling's day and he should
make the most of it, for he may rest as.
sured that it won't last long. The next
favorite is already in training m
where, and is liable to come out and
dazzle the grand stand by his per-
formances at any time.
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in Its heart to add TO its comments the
fact that the STANDARD for Monday Is
on sale at the news rooms and on all
trains, and that regular patrons receive
the STANDARD by carrier v days In
the week at the same price charged by
other newspapers for six-day editions.
Not that WI would ask that this be
done every Saturday, but say fortnight
~ or every third week. On second
thought, however, we withdraw the
suggestion, doubling its good taste un-
der the circumstances.
We are satisfied to leave the
smallest details of this advertising to
our discerning contemporaries own
good judgment, convinced that the
Inter Mountain will know what is best
TO do.
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SINCULARiTlES.

A hailstone that fell during a storm i'm
st. Louis and was measured at the signal
service station there, is said TO have beef
nine inches in circumference.
A little chicken which. though healthy
and fiourishing, will always have TO be
fed by human hands. attracts attention i'm
North Plainield, n. j. The upper half Of
it's bill is rolled back in a tight ball be-
tween the eyes. The lower half is natural
and perfect.
A curiosity in the shape Of a potato Of
last years growth, bursting from tine inner
center of which are perfectly formed po-
tatocs Of this springs growth, one of the
youngsters being about as large as q wal
was found by n Crawford county far
mer. Both old and young potatoes are In
n solid and perfect condition otherwise.
A Finland paper mentions a curious
stone in the northern part Of that country
which serves the people instead Of a bar
ometer. This stone, which they call al.
makiur." turns black or blackish-grey
when foul weather is approaching; fine
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Senator Allen felt obliged last week


Senator Allen felt obliged last week
TO correct a brother senator who was
talking about washington Territory"
III the senator had said washington
State" his critic would probably have
remained silent, although that term is
not satisfactory to the newspapers of
the extreme northwestern subdivision
of the union. They insist that the
state shall be called simply Washing
ton, while the national capital shall be
known as Washington City, just as the
distinction is preserved between New
York and New York City. To inau-
gurate the proposed reform, these news
papers are dating all dispatches from
the capital washington City" Yet
that is not the name of the place by
any means, and IL is aquestion whether
the courts would recognize IL IL used in
q legal document. If Washington. ID.
g." is not good enough for the news
papers on the sound, and il there must
be some change, why not change the
name of the city altogether What's
the matter with Reedopolisg
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Baby Mckee has been diverting at
tention from Great-grandfather Scott
for upwards of two years, but the old
gentleman has at last struck his gait
and is now coming to the front.
Though somewhat advanced in years,
he has not outlived his usefulness to
the family by any means. IL there are
any more real estate dealers who wish
to offer any of the folks at the white
house 10000 worth of property for
one dollar the venerable Mr.. Scott
would be pleased to confer with them
and arrange the deal to their entire
satisfaction.
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A PUZZLE FOR THE COURTS.

The Seattle Post ntehigencer is on
corned about the women of Wyoming.
God bless then. In fact our valued
Seattle contemporary presents these
ladies TO the public in the form of the
ancient iifteen-puzzle: "As the women
of Wyoming are made citizens and
voters in that state, and are confessedly
citizens of the United States, and as
the 18th amendment to the federal con
stitution provides that NO state shall
make or enforce any law which shall
abridge the privileges or immunities of
citizens Of the United States the ques-
ton has been raised whether women
who are voters in Wyoming, on re-
moval to another state, do not carry
the privilege of voting into the latter"
Well. let the dear girls try it, and
find out. The justices of the United
States supreme court are drawing big
wages and should be made to earn
them someway. II their decision
should be in the Affirmative, the ques-
ton of woman suffrage will be perma-
nently solved, since all women who
wish to vote may then acquire the
privilege by one years residence in
Wyoming. A years residence in
Wyoming is sometimes horrible TO
think of, but women who are bent OH
woman suffrage are not easily fright
ened or discouraged.
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1hE RAILROAD QUESTION.

In the calendar of the church this is
the Seventh Sunday after Trinity. Its
collect would TT the region in which we
live IL it included a ~prayerful express
sion of the hope that the interruption
TO freight traffic between this city and
Butte may be brought to a speedy end.
With the threatened break In business
before us, the city promises to be as
gloomy and cherries as the dining
room of the Hotel Helena at Helena.
There is nothing new in the situation.
j. b. Haggin is in Europe, Mr.. DAILY is
at the Riverside ranch. The works
will run until the stock in store is ex-
hausted and II looks like a restful sum
mer for all of us after that.
Mr.. Baldwin stopped the switching
of ore at six o'clock Thursday night.
In a modest way, however, this work
was resumed yesterday by the railroad
company. There may be something in
the contract to which the STANDARD
referred yesterday morning that
prompted the railroad company to re-
sumo. But the works must have coal.
The STANDARD finds on the printed
tariff schedule of the Union Pacific
company the rate mt which it offers to
deliver coal at different points. This
schedule says that the prices are for
the delivery of coal at any siding. In
accordance with this, the Union Pacific
delivers to the smelters in Butte, doing
two or three miles of switching in in
IL has hitherto performed the
same service i'm Anaconda. There may
be question whether, under the inter
state commerce act, the proposed dis
can be made TO hold
Anaconda. The charge is not
enforced at any other point on the line
of the Union Pacific.