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The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-08-15
THE RAILROAD STRIKE.
Knights of Labor Claim 10 Be Satisfied
With the Situation.

New YORK. Aug. IA. Vice-President
Webb of the New York Central said this
morning that the only delay incident to the
strike was at East Albany. Everywhere
else things are moving as usual. Webb did
not put much faith in the rumor that the
fremen would be called out, and the strike
on the Delaware and Hudson be regarded
as small matter, easily settled.
Local Assembly, No. 1909, Knights of
Labor, Of Dover Plains, denied to-day the
truth of the report that the assembly had
disbanded. Lee affirmed to-day that every
thing is progressing satisfactorily, and the
men are as determined as ever
RETURNED TO WORK.
ALBANY, Aug. 14.-The yard men who
went out on strike on the Delaware and
Hudson at this point have returned to
suspicious that the Delaware and Hudson
WAS knowingly handling Central freight
were unjustifed.
SATISFIED WITH THE SITUATION.
Master Workman Lee claims to be sails
fed with the condition of things in New
York and this vicinity. He said the Cea-
trail road was having hard time in their en-
deayor to raise the freight blockade az West
Albany. 1'ne strikers Scs hold of toe Wou
who came from Chicago and Boston yesteT-
uays Will tHe result THAT tulS morning
forty-two experienced Western railway
men who were to be put to work at West
Albany refused to go TO woIk. IL conyer-
sation with hall a dozen men who came on
from Chicago it was learned that many
men had been under contract with the Cen
trail for weeks before the strike was de-
clared.
WILL DEMAND ARBITRATION.
DETROIT, Aug. 14-General Executive
Board of Knights of Labor suddenly re-
solved to-day to finish their labors 10 New
York and started for that city tonight In
a speech before an assemblage Of Knights
of Labor this evening, Powderly said he and
his comrades were going to New York to
demand arbitration in the matter of the
New York Central and Hudson River Rail-
way strike.
WEST ALBANY FREIGHT-YARDs.
Two hundred Pinkerton men, part of
them armed with Winchesters, took possess
sions of the West Albany freight-yards
this morning. New hands in sufficient
numbers to operate the yards went to work
to move freight. No violence is anticipated.
THE LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERS.
CLEVELAND. Aug 14.-P. NJ. Arthur,
Chief of the Brotherhood of Locomotive
Engineers, says positively that mis- organ
iZation is not to take any part whatever in
the strike, and he does not believe the
Firemen's Brotherhood will do so.
THE STRIKE NOT OVER.
BUFFALO, Aug. 14.-The Knights of La
Dor held a session here this afternoon. and
they state that by tomorrow noon the
Central will find out that the strike is not
over. The walls of the Central Depot bear
lot of freshly made signs similar to those
that appeared the night before the strike.
A general meeting is called for tonight
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-08-15
Railroad Commissioners.

FlTst DISlIIct-WIL ILLIAM BECKMAN, Sacra.
me1t0.
Second Dlstrict-Adjourned to meet in San
Francisco at the call Of the char.
Third District-JAMES w. REA. Santa Clara /;
incumbent.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-08-15
STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE.

Board of Equalization.
Third Distrlct-DANIEL COLE, Sierra Gil
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-08-15

a bdLlIng MatCn,
NEW YORK, Aug. 14.-The league game was o
The Iola register., 1890-08-01
Grasses for Swine.

One of the most noted swine breeders
of the country once said that careful
observation had shown that one acre of
clover is worth more than three acres
of wheat, and as much as two acres of
corn or oats for hogs. Blue grass is
equally good for early and late feeding.
Take good grazing hogs and by ju-
diciously feeding corn while on grass,
you can produce pork from one and a
half to two cents per pound. Grass not
only furnishes muscle and fat, but is
rich in bone material, distends the
digestive organs, and frees the system
of worms. Farmers should raise hogs
that are good grazers, for as rule good
grazing stock are good feeders. This
gentleman once exhibited noted hog
at the Indiana State Fair which was a
good example Of what clover and few
ears of corn each day will do. Three
hundred pounds Of his weight did not
cost over four dollars. His grazing
qualities are only indicative of his feed
ing. When he was fed full. prior to ex-
hibition, he gained over four pounds
per day. Stock kept on dry feed for a
few generations are not good grazers;
the stomach becomes too small to allow
the taking in of a large quantity at
once. A correspondent of live stock
paper inculcates the doctrine that If
you keep the stomach of the hog prop
erly distended summer and winter by
feeding bulky food, such ss grasses in
summer, roots, bran and slop in winter,
we will increase the grazing qualities
of the hog and place them in condition
to resist disease. Rural.
The Iola register., 1890-08-01
PERUVIAN COURTSHIP.
It Is Exceedingly Proper in Every Re-
spect But Very Expensive.

It Is Exceedingly Proper in Every Re-
spect But Very Expensive.
Peruvian young ladies marry at four
teen, and, like their sisters in the
United States, they look with favorable
eyes upon young man who has wealth.
If young man sees girl who pleases
him, he haunts the street where she
lives. and if he finds her on the balcony,
where she spends half her time, he
raises his hat and bows to her.
If she smiles in return, he sees that
his advances are accepted and then he
applies to her father for an Introduce
tion. Even if the father consents he
never can meet the young lady alone,
but always in the presence of the fam
lily. s rttB
IL he invites her to concert or thea.
ter, he must always invite her mother
and all the female members of the FAM
lily. During the courtship the couple
are never left alone, and frequently the
father or mother orders the daughter to
retire. when the young man has re-
manned long enough.
Every Peruvian must have god
mother and godfather who officiate at
the baptism, at confirmation and at the
marriage. The same persons may act
in all the instances, or an entirely diff
ferent set may be elected.
The marriage must inevitably take
place in the church, and both parties
must go to confession and partake Of
the communion before the ceremony.
Invitations are issued to the gentlemen
friends of the contracting parties, who
attend the ceremony at the church and
the reception at the house,
where the only ladies in attendance are
the bride and her female relatives.
Each guest is presented with solid
silver medal, made at the mint, with the
name of the bride, bridegroom, god
father, godmother, and the date. The
medal is prettily tied with a bow Of
ribbon. After the wedding congratu-
latory calls are in order, but the bride
makes no calls and remains secluded for
three uonths--Chicago Journal.
The Iola register., 1890-08-01
WOMEN WHO SUCCEED.

SARA NJ. MAxoN COBB. M. Ph., Kent's
Hill, Me-, has just received the degree
of DIR. of Philosophy from Syracuse IN.
W University.
FEMALE typewriters abound in WASH
ington, and find their profession very
lucrative. Ono Of them refused 81, 200
clerkship the other day because she
could earn more with her machine.
ONE of the most skillful watcbmakers
in Atlanta is woman-Mrs. A. E. Key.
Mrs. Key is the daughter Of once fam
GUS jeweler, and by means of her trade
she supports herself and children in
comfort.
Mrs. SALLIE JOY WHITE, president Of
the New England Woman's Press Asso-
citation, has been in the newspaper busi-
ness twenty-one years. She is the first
woman who secured position on Bos-
ton journal
Mrs. NJ. EDITH HowcoTT, Of New Or
leans, probably owns more real estate
than any other Southern woman. She
has in her own right over 50, 900 acres of
select timber-lands in Louisiana and
Mississippi, and is still buying. She
has just completed purchase of $500
acres of hardwood and cypress timber
land in Louisiana, and 1000 acres of
pine in Texas.
Two young attorneys of Detroit,
Mich, Miss Ada Lee and Mr.. W. Edgar
Springer, recently formed marriage
and legal partnership. The bride is
well know in Michigan and to the bar of
the country, as a young lawyer of abil-
ity, and one whose career has been nota-
BILE from the fact that she is the first
woman to occupy the Office and fulfil the
duties of Circuit Court Commissioner,
she having been elected to that Office in
St Clair County, in 1884.
The long-looked-for coming girl seems
to have arrived. Instead of being alone
she has brought her sister and instead
of bringing letters of introduction she
brings the highest honors Venus can be-
stow. Mis- Phillippa Garrett Fawcett,
with her 400 marks from Cambridge
University, accredited above the senior
wrangler, leads; after her comes Miss
Margaret Afford, also of Cambridge.
with the first place in the classical
tripos; third in the race Is Miss Helen
L Read, with the Sargent Prize at Har-
ward for the best material version Of one
of the odes to Horace, and to complete
the quartet Miss Agnes Lowe has been
awarded the first prize in the oratorical
contest of the Wisconsin University. 1t
may not be impertinent to state that
these young women are anti-masculine
in taste, dress and manner.-N. Y.
World
The Iola register., 1890-08-01
A coNNusIAL QUARREL.
Two English Birds That Acted I'm Z
Sngularly IIusnan Way

Two English Birds That Acted..In. .
Smguiarly IIunasa Way
In the yard of a Scranton bird student
q pair of English sparrows began few
weeks ago to get ready to go to house,
keeping. They took up their abode in
little box that was fastened to the top
of pole. Other sparrows undertook to
occupy the box, but the pugnacious first
comers soon drove them away, and from
that time on the plucky pair fixed up
their household and got every thing in
readiness to raise family without be-
ing disturbed by their apparently envi-
Gus neighbors.
When the Industrious birds were near
ly ready to settle down to quiet mar
ried life, an accident happened that
caused a row between the pair. One day
before the female had begun to sit, her
husband fitted away and was gone a
good deal longer than usual During
his absence the female busted herself
by flying from the nest to the yard snd
back, adding finishing touches to her
household and sprucing things up inside
of the box. By and by Mr.. Sparrow re-
turned, but he didn't look as neat and
natty as he did when he sailed away.
In some way he had lost all of his tail
feathers while he was gone, and his wife
wouldn't have any thing to do with him
or let him enter the house. He seemed
to try to explain matters to her, but she
wouldn't listen to him at all, chirped at
him spitefully, and fought him when
ever he attempted to approach her.
The student knew that the bobtailed
bird was the rightful husband by pecu-
liar mark on his head and he watched
the result of the family trouble with
deep interest For two days the un-
happy husband coaxed and begged his
wife to treat him as she had formerly
done, but his pleadings made her all the
more determined to get rid of him for
good. All at once the bobtailed spar
row disappeared, and has never been
seen around there since. The female
continued to occupy the box, and inside
of three days she got another husband.
set up housekeeping anew, and in due
time Matched out a nest full OF little
ones.-E. Y. Sun.
The Iola register., 1890-08-01
Preventing Orchard Failure.

During a number of years past mill
ions of orchard trees have been set
out, and observing persons entertain
the opinion that in future years there
will be an overproduction and over
stocked markets. The result will
doubtless be low prices and want of
sufficient profit to warrant the best of
care. The orchards will increase in
productiveness more rapidly than the
great multitude of owners increase in
skill for their very best management
During the previous year of greatest
abundance in fruit many owners re-
marked that they could not take pains
In selecting, and the fruit was conse-
guently sent to market in bad condition.
This course made the market still
worse, and many purchasers preferred
10 go without fruit than to be thus i'm
posed on. Thus there was action and
reaction. To prevent such disastrous
result all orchardists of intelligence and
energy must give their trees the very
best attention.; they must select wisely,
plant on good soil. cultivate sufficiently.
prune as required, thin overloaded
trees, destroy insects, assort only for
the best. pack with due care for market
and do all the work in the best manner.
Men who will do this will not be in such
numbers as to overstock the demand for
long time to come.-Country Gentle
man.
The Iola register., 1890-08-01
Inn WOMAN'S BEHALF.
"BETTER THAN BEST"

What can we say of herf What can we do for
her:
Woman the Conquerori Woman the Kingi
Why should we kneei in submission and sue
for her?
'Tfs of her victory manhood must sing!
Equal to man? She has risen superori
Daughter of Pallas Athenc confessedl
Lifted to triumph who once was inferior.
Better tnan Besti
Was she not best in the world when we cried to
her!
Woman, the Motheri who rave us our Iifei
Helpless. and hopeless, and feeble we sighed TO
her.
Helped by maternity out OF the strifel
Who can repay the fierce pangs she endured
for uss
Giving herself from her bountiful breast
Manhood and muscle, twas woman secured for
Better than Besti
Has she not given Us Love for our coveringl
Love for our shelter, and Love for our start
Love for our comforting, Love that is how
ering
Soothing our sorrows at home or ATARI
What would the world be without her who low
eth US.
After our wandering, woman's the Nest
All! The reward she can give VIXEN she proveth
Better than Besti
Calm in her confidence, Proud OF her purityi
How she has scared on her wings to the
blue,
Brain for her help, and her heart for security,
What is there left for Woman to do?
Classic and Wranglerl deep science and art
with her,
Proudly she stands and submits to the
test,
Man can but love her the more, and not par.
with her,
Better than BestI
-Ladys Pictorial
The Iola register., 1890-08-01
Chemistry of Strawberries.

According to recent bulletin of the
Tennessee Experiment Station, the gen.
eral composition of the strawberry is as
follows: Water, 90.52 per cent; dry
matter, 9.4S. The strawberry is there
fore essentially watery fruit, less
than one-tenth of its weight being solid
matter, and can therefore hardly be
rated as very nutritious. The small
amount of food constituents present
are so diluted by the 30 per cent of
water that to sustain life very large
quantity would have to be consumed.
The Office Of this, as well as other
fruits is not, however, so much one of
nutrition as that of supplying the bene-
fetal vegetable acids to the system,
diluted and favored by the water and
sugar and delicate fruit aroma, the COM
bination of which, in the case of the
strawberry, has attained so delightful
degree of perfection. The free acid
of the strawberry is largely malic, and
exists to the average amount of 1.S7
per cent of the dry matter. Apples
contain o.s per cent of free acid; pears
contain O. 9 por cent of free acid; plums
contain o.9 per cent free acid; currants,
4 to per ceE.
The Iola register., 1890-08-01
AMONG THE LAPPS.
Curious Table Habits of These Diminutive
Natives of the Far North.

Curious Table Habits of These Diminutive
Natives of the Far North.
Twas taken into one of the Lapp's
huts, says writer in an English jour
nal. In the center wood fire was burn
ing brightly on some stones, and at first
the smoke was very unpleasant, but
soon one became accustomed to it, and
it served the useful purpose Of driving
away the winged plague, which had fol-
lowed US all day.
The man proceeded to boil some cof-
fee, which in few minutes was set be-
fore me, together with wooden bowl
full of reindeer's milk. The coffee was
not very palatable, but under the cir
cumstances worse fare would have
proved acceptable. The milk found
to be too thick and rich to drink much
of.
A sugar loaf was produced from be-
meath some cloths in corner, and few
pieces was Clipped off and handed to
me. accepted them with my politest
smile, accompanied by bow; but when
/ proceeded to sugar my coffee in the
orthodox style the action caused much
amusement to the Juvenile Lapps. who
roared with laughter, and appeared to
enjoy the fun immensely.
/ found that ought to have eaten the
sugar separately, as they did, and they
evidently considered my way of sweet
ening coffee irresistably funny.
Cakes were then served to each one.
These were about the size of penny
bun. but of the consistency Of putty or
dough, which they some what resemble
in appearance. Sour cream was eaten
with them. So nasty were they that
mouthful gave me quite turn and
/ was glad to smuggle the remainder un-
derneath the rug on which was sitting.
did not like to throw it away, for fear
of offending my hosts but trusted to the
sharp noses of the dogs to get me out OK
the difficulty.
The Iola register., 1890-08-01

| SEPARATING THE TEETH. Oeen done, tne
words as originally printed are whis-
pered once or twice, and then the
student is ready for articulation. This
is performed slowly, each vowel sound
being prolonged far beyond its custom
ary length, and breath is taken be-
tween the words at first. Before the
lesson is over, the class are fire.
quently able to read and speak, SO
that, beyond their deliberation, a
stranger would not notice any thing
disagreeable in their speech.
The above illustration shows one OF
the best methods in use to prevent too
great expenditure of muscular force,
which the stammerer is apt to put forth
in speaking. The pupil places two
fingers between his teeth and articu-
latss in that position IL the force is
too great, his teeth impress that fact
very forcibly upon his fingers.
In the last illustration the artist
shows how another exhibition of too
great nervous force may be avoided
| The pupil holds the sides Of his face so
that he may feel the movements Of his
muscles. 1t might be well for him to
hold his hands In a similar position
upon the face of some one who speaks
normally at first, so that he may con-
trast the normal muscular action with
the nervous movements Of his own
muscles.
At the Herald's request Prof. Bryant
gave me few points in the way Of ad-
vice that will prove of inestimable
value to such of the Hernld's readers as
this article chiefly appeals to. They
comprise The advice which he uses
oftenest in his classroom, and they cor
rect faults which the pupil finds most
difficult to rid himself of in his efforts
to acquire normal habit of speech.
The professors advice is as follows:
The correct application of these ex-
ercises will relieve the physical part Of
the defect and will give the pupil conf
dence, quality which he has hereto
fore never possessed, and he must use
every means in his power outside of
these exercises to increase his stock of
confidence and self-reliance.
To this end he must take the best pos
sible care of his health by keeping
good hours, eating nourishing food and
only at regular intervals, observing
habits of cleanliness, abstaining from
the use of tobacco, especially cigar
cites, and of all intoxicating drinks or
any thing that is likely to excite or de-
plete the nervous system.
A game of football or two or three
hours of violent athletic exercise have
been known to undo the benefits of
months training.
He should be careful not to become
overheated or chilled, as these states
The Iola register., 1890-08-01

there was month ago from 700 to 1000
small white eggs. These eggs have
since Matched into young lice which are
now scattered over the trees, and will
soon fix themselves upon the leaves
where they will remain throughout the
season. They insert tiny beak into
the leaf and suck the sap. In autumn,
before the foliage drops, they desert the
leaves and fasten themselves to the
twigs. Much of the sap that is sucked
from the foliage passes through the bod
les and falls to the ground. This is
called honey dew.
In cities the simplest and easiest
plan to get rid of them is to force a
stream of water from hose into the
trees and thus wash off the scales and
young lice. OF course single wash
ing can not be expected to clear the
trees completely, but the treatment
should be repeated several times.
The more water pressure on at the
time of treating, the better. When this
simple water treatment is not practical
The Iola register., 1890-08-01

bic, the next method l would suggest is
spraying with what is known as kero-
sene emulsion.
This is made by adding two parts of
kerosene to one part of solution made
by dissolving half pound of hard soap in
one gallon of boiling water, and churn-
ing the mixture through force pump
with very small nozzle, until the whole
forms creamy mass, which will thick
en- into jelly-like substance on cooling.
The soap solution should be hot when
the kerosene is added, but of course
must not be near the fire. The emul-
sion thus made is to be diluted before
using with twelve parts of cold water.
This must be applied soon after the lice
hatch with a force pump and spray noz-
zle. See that the kerosene is thorough
ly emulsified, else it is liable to .injure
the foliage.
The Iola register., 1890-08-01
AGRICULTURAL HINTS.
THE MAPLE BARK LOUISE.
Its Threatened Destruction to Shade
Trees In PorfIoua Of Ohio.

Its Threatened Destruction to Shade
Trees In Portions Of Ohio.
According to a newspaper bulletin
Just issued by c. M. Weed, Entomolo-
gist of the Ohio Experiment Station,
the maple bark-louse has become de-
structively numerous over large por-
tion of Ohio. and is creating much
alarm by its presence. 1t is especially
at work upon the shade trees Of cities
and villages, and unless checked will do
serious injury. The presence of the
pests is shown by the occurrence upon
the twigs Of maple trees. especially on
the under side, of a brown, circular,
leathery scale about one-quarter of an
inch in diameter. beneath which is a
fluffy, cottony mass. that at this time is
alive with hundreds of young lice, ap-
pearing to the unafded eye as minute,
white specks moving about.
This maple bark louise is an insect be-
longing to family of peculiar habits
and histories. Under each of the scales
The Iola register., 1890-08-01

second hlustra- FEELING THE VOICE
ton shows one of the methods used In
this system to prevent this defect. The
pupil places his hand upon his chest
TO call his attention and rivet it upon
a too great chest imitation. While his
hands are in this position he inhales
and exhales as he was taught to do in
the foregoing exercise.
In the first yocalizing exercise the
pupil places his hands on the sides of
his abdomen, breathes. and. instead of
whispering the long vowel sounds, he
speaks them at first. dropping the voice
in pitch toward the end of the sound.
Next he holds the pitch to the end.
After the long come the short vowel
sounds
These same exercises are gone over
again with the hands upon the chest
The Iola register., 1890-08-01
The Court Poet Mu,. Go.

Discussion still continues in various
journals as to the poet best fitted to FIJI
the post of laureate after Lord Tenny-
son. have my suggestion to make. It
is that this ridiculous Office be abolished.
for what can be more absurd than that
a Prime Minister. who. perhaps. knows
nothing of poetry, and cares, if possi-
Bile, less. should suddenly be called upon
to decide between the conflicting claims
of crew of versifiers, each worshiped
by select band of literary toadies. and
none likely to be remembered beyond
nominis umbra 100 years hence. Poetry
really immortal is the rarest Of products;
poetry fairly good is drug in the mar
ket- Poetry and officialdom are antago-
nistic. A court poet should go the way
Of the court bufoon.-London Truth.