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The Iola register., 1890-06-06
FARMERS REVIEW.
Winter Wheat Condition Declining -
Drought in Nebraska

Drought IN Nebraska
CHICAGO, May sS-The Farmers Ee-
view says: Relative to winter wheat,
our Illinois correspondents continue to
report the coY1isson declining. Many
are the complaints OF chess and cheat,
and several correspondents report dam
age by Hessian sy. Indiana averages
show slight Improvement in condition
since our last report. In Ohio the con-
dition has not changed materially dur
ing the past tuo weeks In Missouri
the weather in portions of the State
has been favorable; considerable i'm
provement has taken place in those To-
calities. Wheat is heading irregularly,
however. and there are complaints Of
chess Kentucky reports of the condi-
ton show decline of several points
In Kansas wheat has been injured con-
siderably by drought, and in few coun-
ties by hail and Hessian fly. The
average condition IN that State is.ap-
parently ten per cent lower than
it was two weeks ago. Nebraska still
suffers from drought
The Iola register., 1890-06-06
yece.snrv Helm.

Jameson, who has Just been married,
is rather extravsgant, think He has
cook and servant girl His wife
ought to do the housework."
''Oh, she doesn't know how. Before
he married her she was the editress of .
ladies' cook book and household jour.
nal"-Munsey's Weekly.
The Iola register., 1890-06-06
She Knew.

%No, never know where my husband
is nights, remarked Mas. Gabley to a
lady to whom she had Just been intro
duced. do you know where yours is,
Mrs. Tompkins?'
''Oh, yes" quietly replied Mrs. Tomp-
kins. 81 buried Mr.. Tompkins in c.
cemetery last spring. West Shore.
The Iola register., 1890-06-06
Extraordinary Phenomenon.

An extraordinary phenomenon popu-
larly called kamaitachi is reported from
Kitakomagori, Yamanashi Ken, in Japan,
says the Nichi Nichi Shimbun. Scien-
fists assign its cause to a vacuum due to
atmospheric changes, while the villagers
think it to be the work of devils The
circumstances giving rise to the above
theories are as follows: A man suddenly
falls down while walking in the open
air or in house when q slit in the flesh
from one inch to one inch and half in
length and about an inch in depth Is
found, the place principally attacked
being the legs At the time not much
pain is felt, but half an hour afterward
the pain increases as the blood begins
to flow. The wounds are said to be very
difficult to cure
"A professor Of acoustics ought to
have sound IDEAS
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-10

A Californian has just patented q gold
saving apparatus, the main feature of which
consists IN the novel concentrating of gold
catching surface. A frame or table is made,
over the surface Of which are secured the
scales of the cones of the coniferae order.
For some work-as, for instance, for coarser
material-the scales of the larger cones, such
as are borne by the "digger" and the sugar
pine, are preferred. For lighter work, how
exer, the scales Of smaller cones, such as
those of the spruce, the fir and the hemlock,
are preferable. These scales are closely set
over the surface of the frame or table, some
what after the manner of shingles, but over
tapping each other in such a way as to fully
cover the table. They may be secured on a
plane surface, or on surface formed with
inclines.
The surface thus provided is a very rough
one, and in this fact lies, to great extent,
Its utility for the purpose intended, as the
heavier particles are caught in the inter
stices or spaces between the scales, which thus
form rifles, while the lighter particles are
washed off, it being understood that the
table or frame is washing table, and water
is to be used In connection with the ore.
The water and ore flow over the surface
against the raised or free ends OF the scales.
The scales may be stripped from the table
and washed, and then by burning them, all
material which cings to them after the
washing may be saved. The scales will last
sew eral months CT constant use, and when
destroyed for the purpose of saving the
precious material which they have caught,
others may be readily substituted.
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Swimming Devices.

A Spaniard has patented an invention
relating to the manufacture Of gloves, hav-
ing webs between the fingers like those on
the feet of water iowl, so that on spread
ing out the fingers during the propellIng
stroke in swimming, a comparatively large
surface will be presented to the water, and
consequently the propelling action will be
greatly increased. Apparatus heretofore
devised as aids to swimming have in most
cases been Of cumbrous, heavy character,
fatiguing to use, and very subject to become
detective The inventor claims that his ap-
paratus is exceedingly simple, besides being
portable and reliable and easy to use, afford
ing firm and sure hold on the water, and
enabling the swimmer not only to keep
himself above the water, but also 10 perform
rapid evolutions with facility.
Another method Of facilitating swimming
is reported from England, in the shape Of
an invention of swimming boot. The
boots consist of canvas tops and wooden
soles, attached to which are two blades of
mahogany (some are made of steeI which
close with the forward motion of the legs
and open with the backward strokes. The
surface measurement OF the two blades on
each shoe is about IA square inches, while
the total weight of a single complete shoe Is
about three pounds, it being loaded with
lead to prevent too much buoyancy. a
public competition of swimmers provided
with this device and those without it is
said to have resulted very much in favor Of
the former.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-10

catur at that time, had served in the Civil
War and were eligible to membership. They
were all mustered in, and the first printing
for the order was done by Its own members,
and being of course of confidential nature,
was done behind the closed doors of the
Tribune Office
The first national convention, or encamp-
ment was held November 20, 1866, at In
dianapolis. Representatives were present
from Missouri, Kansas, Wisconsin, New
York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Iowa, Kentucky,
Indiana and the District Of Columbia.
THE ROLL OF COMMANDERS IN CHIEF.
The Commanders in Chief of the order
since its organization have been as follows,
the date and place mentioned corresponding
with the annual encampment:
Stephen A. Hurlbut, of Illinois, at 1ndianap-
oils, November 20, 1855.
John A Logan, Philadelphia, January Is, 1868;
reelected at Cincinnati. May II, 1869; again at
Washington May II, 1870.
Ambrose 6. Burnside. of Rhode Island, Bos-
ton, May 10, 1871; reelected at Cleveland, May
s 1872
Haven, Conn, May u, 1873; reelected at Har-
burg Nav l3 1874
John F. Hartranft, of Pennsylvania at Chi.
cagO. May II 1876 reelected at Philadelphia,
John C Robinson, of New York, at Provi.
dence, r. L, June 26, 1871; reelected at Spring
field, Mass June 4. 1873.
William Farnshaw, of Ohio, at Albany, NY,
June Il. 1879.
Louis Wagner, OF Pennsylvania, at Dayton,
O., June g. 1880.
George S. Merrill. of Massachusetts,, st In
dianRpolis, June l5, 1881
Paul Vandervoort, of Nebraska, at Baltimore,
June q, 1882
Robert B. Beath, of Pennsylvania, at M1nne-
Rpolis, July % 1883
John S. Kountz, of Ohio, at Minneapolis, July
& 1884
S. S. Burdette. of Washington, D. G., at Port
land Me- June "a, 1855
Lucius Fairchild, of Wisconsin, at San Fran
cisco, Cal, August 4 1856.
lJohn P. Rae, of Minnesota, at st. Louis, 1887.
William Warner, of Missouri, at Columbus,
O., 1885
Russell A. Alger, Of Michigan, at Milwaukee,
Wis, 1883.
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A SOMEWHAT FIsHY GAME.
Peculiar Land Scheme Run 60 Earth by
Mems of Decoy.

A Peculiar Land Scheme Run 70 Earth by
Means of Dscoy.
MINNEAPOLIS, August "a very
shrewd and to say the least, very suspicious
land scheme was run to earth here yes
terday by means of a decoy. The in
stitution is known as the Western Land
Agency, which has been doing business in
Minneapolis the past two weeks. Its office
personnel is composed of three men, one of
whom is known as the manager. To the
decoy the manager said this afternoon:
eff you will go to Washington and buy
100 acres OF timber land we will give you 0
round trip railroad ticket, and when you get
to the coast you can 60 to our Office and they
will give you S400 with which to buy the land.
The Government charges 50 30 per acre.
After you have acquired title we will pay
you $500 for the land, and you can return
on the ticket we give you. The only money
you will be required to advance to as will
be SIT so. which is one-half of the cost Of
filing of the papers. We will pay the other
half"
When the manager was confronted with
the story, he said, with evident nervous
ness:
"I will admit right now that the transac-
tion is little tfshy, but 1t simply amounts
to little game to get the timber land. The
Government will not sell more than 100
acres to the same person, but we can afford
to pay 81, 900 to get the land, as it is worth
1000 to u.s."
The manager presented circular of the
Oregon Land Company, of which he said
the Western Land Agency was q branch.
A strange feature is that neither this COM
panv nor the Western Agency is quoted by
any of the commercial agencies.
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Destruction of Garbage,

A garbage cremator has been bought by
the city of Tampa, Fla, and will at once be
put into active use. An official test of the
apparatus was recently made. In about
seven hours actual running time the fur
mace destroyed 20 cubic yards of night soil
and garbage, much of the latter being COM
pletely saturated with water and containing
large quantity of melons and melon rinds.
The fuel used was light wood, Of which
about one-quarter of cord was burned and
three.quarters of cord of slabs and waste
refuse lumber. The operation of the furnace
showed that it would destroy at least 40
cubic yards of material in II hours, and
would require about three-quarters ef cord
of light wood during that time.
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while Mr.. and Mrs. Beemis attended to It,
Mrs. Beemis was possessed and dominated
by the trait of "damnable iteration" She
was q soft spoken, down looking little old
woman, with furried manner and wan
dering eye; but if she said anything to
which you objected or demurred she never
left off repeating it, with and without
variations, till you either hushed or shot
yourself. She was, I think, the original
Scissors" woman.
As we sat on the porch waiting we noted
that there seemed to be some discussion
going on as to the disposal of matters
within.
"Mr. Beemis, I wonder you hain't
ashamed. Don't you know them ladies can
hear you swear?" admonished his vile.
The old man was holding the END of the
mattress, and so could not get his arms free
to gesticulate as he seemed to want to, but
he fairly danced up and down on the floor
at this rebuke and struggled and sputtered
over the great humping oaths that seemed
to shake him like q kicking gun as they
shot out. We had heard of this popularity
of the old man Sin fact, it was at the root
of the very evil name he bore among the
natives.
AN ACCOMPLISHED swEARER.
To be profane swearer is, with noun
taineers of the better class, the limit of
human sinfulness. A man may cheat, lie,
shed innocent blood, covet his neighbours
wife, may break every commandment in the
decalogue-but one--and still remain
within hailing distance OF forgiveness; but
the man who openly and continually swears
has, to their thinking, but one destination.
So it was small wonder that old man Beemis
was regarded with q sort of superstitious
horror. may say with $40" that II have
sworn myself. and, as q boy, have been
among swearers. but sich swearin as he did
never see."
When he let 1t off it was something like a
display Of fireworks, with plenty of pin
wheels and little fixing, splitting rockets in
II, and big bursts OF Greek fire and gunpow-
der all along the line. Talk about displays
Of fancy skating and bicycling to divert youi
We found after We got settled that We were
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-10

"cling" it was of the Kilkenney cat order.
Their squabbles we're we'll known and freely
discussed through that entire section. We
were told by one faction before we went
there to board that Mrs. Beemis was q
very nice woman, but that the old
man was probably the wickedest man
in that Congressional district. Another
smaller class told us that the old man was
"ornery, "but that''th devil himself couldn't
live with Mrs. Beemis." Whether she
would have desired the companionship Of
the aforesaid parsonage or not, I am inclined
to think that this statement was libel, for
old man Beemis did manage to live with
her, thought in ftful and spasmodic way,
being wont to take to the barn loft and sulk
for days together, when her society proved
too aggravating for further endurance.
ARRANGING THE FURNITURE.
We found them in little vine-embowered
house, the ideal settling for 'loye in COT
tage." Our coming necessitated some
changes in the household arrangements. A
bed was to be moved, and We were sent to
sit on the porch just outside the windows
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Mr.. Thompson says: II have been troubled
for over seven years with. what i now know,
was catarrh. had q dull, heavy feeling over
my forehead; my eyes were very painful, had
roaring in ears, dry nostrlls' frequently blow.
uarched and raw, bad taste in mouth in morn
Ing. sickness at stomach and frequently vomit-
inc of meals and also heavy feeling over my
heart My work Is that OF tank inspector At
the Fort Wayne shops, Allegheny. and lately
these troubles became SO severe had to knock
of work. for when / would stoop down to look
under q car / would get so dizzy would fall
over, and had such agonizing pains in my head
thought would go crazy. NV throat became
SO raw and my voice so husky could scarcely
talk. Night sweats set in. and while slept
soundly, l would get up in the morning more
tired than when l went to bed, and my legs
ached SO / could hardly drag one after the
other.
II was induced to consult Dr. Byers, as he
had 30 much success in cases like mine and the
third day after my first treatment the agoniE.
ing pains were relieved, and in two weeks was
and ! can eat and enjoy my meals as we1l as
ever could. Naturally feel very grateful to
DR.. Byers for the great change he has worked
in me-"
IN FAVOR OF HOME TREATMENT.
A patient from New Cumberland. w. Va,
writes: "Since you started to treat me my ap.
petite is very good, my back does not pain me
near SO much, and. in fact am beginning to
feel like new man. The dizzy spells do not
come half SO often as they did. am very
much pleased to find so much relief in so short
4 time"
TREATMENT IS A MONTH, MEDICINE
INCLUDED.
Ofice Of Dr. Byers. No. 421 Penn avenue.
Established lsS5. Specialties, catarrh, all nerv,
GUS, skin and blood diseases; all chronic dis,
eases. aue-ssR
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Fortunate Inventors.

Higdon 8 Higdon, patents, 127 Fourth
ave, Pittsburg, and LeDroit building,
Washington, D. C., report these patents
just granted: s. j. Adams, pipe-ball,
molds, etc.; Mildred Blakey, welding
seams Of pipes; Peter Grabler, valve for
air5rakes; G. +. Hadley, manufacturing
gas; 7. j. Hogan, airbrake; Edwin Rund,
stuf6ng-box; w. S. Sims, speed regulator
for pulleys; 8. R. Smythe, regenerative
furnace; g. L. Wiley 6 E. G. Acheson.
joint for electric conductors; Baldwin 8
Graham, trade mark; all OF Pittsburg and
Allegheny.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-10
Rust and Hardening Tools.

A mechanic says that in order to keep
machinery from rusting he takes one ounce
Of camphor and dissoIves it in pound of
melted lard, taking off the scum, and mix
ing in as much fine black lead as will give
it color. The machinery is then cleaned
and smeared with this mixture. After "a
hours the machinery is rubbed clean with
soft linen cloth, and it will keep clean for
months. The same artisan gives the follow
ing method OF hardening tools. Forge the
tool into shape, then melt in a dish sufi-
oient Babbitt metal to cover the end of the
tool as far as il is wished to harden 1t.
Thrust the tool into the metal and let It
cool. This method makes the tool much
harder than cooling in oil or temperIng by
any other process.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-10
Cotton Stalk Ba agsIng.

The man ufacture of bagging from the
stalk, which was commenced not long ago,
is rapidly on the increase. Expert cotton
men declare the product to be fully equal to
any other bagging material, being quite as
strong as jute, less inAammable, and only o
shade darker. The cotton stalks have here
tofore been q troublesome incumbrance of
the CLEANED fields. They had to be beaten
down and burned or plowed in for the sue
ceeding crop. They are now, however, worth
81 ton to the manufacturer, and SO con-
stitute very handsome source Of revenue.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-10
Candle Holder. for Christina. Trees.

Children Of all ages will appreciate an
improved holder Of candles and tspers for
Christmas trees, which promises to put an
end to the disaster and disappointment
which often ensues from the usual frail fas-
Jennings. 1t is claimed that this holder can
be readily affixed to Christmas trees and
other articles, such as wall brackets, wire,
rope and other lines and supports, however
slight, for decorating, illuminating and gen.
eral purposes. The invention consists of an
ordinary candle or taper, with curved base
to catch the grease dropping from the car-
die, and one or more lengths of flexible wire
are left free to be twisted, or coiled around
the object or article to which the holder 10
to be attached. This little device, by its
rigidity when once fixed, insures tie tapers
burning down to the socket in the exact
position in which they are desired.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-10
Do You Paiute

We take pleasure in announcing TO the
public who have been imposed upon by the
purchase of adulterated mixed paint, that
we are daily putting up in cans of all sizes
our own homemade paints at prices below
any in the market: u pint, 13c; pints, 25c.
We guarantee 1t the only strictly pure white
lead and linseed oil paint sold. G. G.
OBrien's paint store, 292 Fifth ave-, s
squares from Court House.
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Manufacture of Postal Cards.

Improvements have been recently made
in rotary-catting machines, which have
materially increased the rapidity with
which postal cards can be manufactured.
The cards are printed 100 in sheet. and in
the process of cutting the latter is first passed
through q rotary-slitting machine, which
produces strips containing ten cards each.
As these strips leave the machine they drop
upon division platform, which collects
them in ten separate packs. The capacity
OF this machine Is such that the number of
strips cut in ten hours will make 8, ,000, 900
of single cards. The sheets are laid on the
broad table of the machine, one at a time,
and pushed forward to the knives, which
draw the strip in and deposit it on the oppo-
site side of the machine upon the receiving
platform. The machine is usually operated
by man. The strips are laid against the
guide plate before passing the cross-cut
rotaries two at time. This feature of the
operation requires special training on the
part Of the operator who must be very ex-
pert from long experience.
BY the feeding of two strips at a time into
the machine the output is almost doubled.
1t was at first denied that two pieces could
be picked up every time, but skilled oper-
ator was procured who not only demon
strated the plan to be q success, but later in
structed all the other operators how to per-
form the same feat. The sense OF feeling in
the hand becomes so trained that mistakes
rarely, il ever, occur. In the factory which
supplies the Government in working day
of 10 hours, from A. M. to A. M, with
two hours out, the three machines used to
have record of cutting 2,675, 900 cards,
which is equivalent to cutting 141, 900 per
hour for the entire number of machines, or
AZ 900 per cutter, or 7S3 cards per minute.
As ten Of these are cut to a strip, and as
there are two strips to one feed motion, the
operator has to perform 80 separate motions
per minute, feat which is certainly un-
equaled in card-cutting where accuracy has
been aimed at.
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C,lnometer or PIumb.LeyeI.

A new plumb-level has been put upon the
market which appears to be a most handy
and valuable little instrument It is
thoroughly practical device for leveling,
plumbing and striking angles. elevations
and grades, and while being exceeding SIM
pie is admirably accurate. 1t is described
as being especially adapted to the use Of
carpenters, machinists, stationary, mining
and civil engineers and bridge builders, as
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-10
Dropped Dead.

How often every summer we are pained to
read such headlines as the above! Hundreds
of people are prostrated by the great heat,
and many cases prove fatal. Avoid drink
ing too much ice water; but If you are COM
PEELED to drink it. use good stimulant. At
the Half Century Liquor House, 523 Liberty
street, pure malt whisky. the best stimulant
in the world, can be had. Take it if you
value health.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-10
S200-UPRIGRT PIANO-s225.
Square Piano. $3.50.

A frst-class rosewood upright piano, Of
excellent tone and handsomely finished
case, used but q short time, worth $500, for
500; also S400 upright, good as new, for
1925, and $3.50 square piano, in good con-
dition, for $780, For splendid bargain,
60 to the music store of ]. II. Hoffman, 8
Co., 637 Smithfeld street..
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farm lands, landscape gardening, etc. This
device should be very acceptable to track
LAYERS and road masters, as by its use grades
and curves can be tested without the assist
ance of q civil engineer, and il Is claimed
that 1t Is much more reliable than the spirit
laval
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Though Totally Destroyed

BY dyspepsia, bodily comfort may be revived
AGAIN by the potent aid of Hostetter's Stom ach
Bltters. which renews the processes of diges-
tion and assimilation. thus furnishing the sys-
work of functional regularity. Fever and ague,
constipation, liver and kidney troubles. rheum.
atism, are overcome BY this superb regulator,
tonic and appetizer,