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The Iola register., 1891-07-31
a WIDE AWAKE BoY.
He Secures the Arrest of Two Thieves, al
ter Tracing Them for Several Blocks.

NEW YORK, July 2I.-John Clarke is
a sailor who makes living and man
ages to save little something as stew
ard of the handsome yatch Vito, owned
by Lawrence Brown.a wealthy resident
of Naragansett Pier. His savings af-
ter his last pay day left him with $50
in his pockets. Clarke had great con-
fidence in real estate about Yonkers and
he went up there to make an invest
ment. A real estate man quickly
showed him some property that was
bound to double in value in two years"
so Clarke purchased it, paying 300 on
account. Then he started for home
with the remaining $50 in his pocket.
Like many sailors Clarke has weak
ness for strong drink. He purchased
some. Then he purchased some more
and kept on purchasing until he was IN
a gorgeous state of inebriatiou. He
did not even know where he was going
but there We're two young fellows who
were keeping watch over him. They
were Oscar E'eis. I9''years old. and VIM.
Collins. also 10 years old, who reside
somewhere ON the East Side. Both
are very disreputable, looking
young fellows. But while these two
young rufiiians were watching the inc
briated Clark there was bright messen-
ger boy. James O'ConnOr. belonging at
the Hoffman House. who was watching
them. In East Twenty-sixth street,
near Madison avenue, the boy saw the
two roughs push and hold Clarke up
against fence and he saw Feis put his
hand into Clarke's pocket and take out
a roll of money. Then he saw the
young fellows divide their booty. He
followed them, at the same time keep
ing his eyes open for policeman. They
jumped on street car. He ran after it
for several blocks and then encountered
Policeman Flaherty. 1t took him but
a moment to tell the officer what he had
seen and Flaherty gave chase. He
found the pair of highway robbers on
the front platform of the car and ar
rested them. In their pockets they
had Sli. which they had taken from
Clarke. In the meantime the bright
messenger boy had run back TO Twenty
sixth street There he found Police
man Thompson trying to lug Clarke
60 the station. The boy went with him
and told Captain Reilly his story.
Clarke was too badly intoxicated to
talk. so he was locked up over night.
This morning he was taken to Jefferson
Market Court and from there he was
taken over to Yorkville police court,
where Justice McMahen received his
complaint against the two men who
had robbed him. Then the whole
story was told by the messenger boy.
The Justice told O'Connor that he
should get place on Inspector Byrne's
staff when he got little older. The
two prisoners were held in $1,000 bail
for trial
The Iola register., 1891-07-31
BILLY aANLoN's De ATH.
1t Was Caused by the Carelessness Charsc-
teristic In Such Performers.

teristic In Such Performers.
II see poor Billy Hanlon Of the Han
lon-Volter family is dead,n said John
Ringling, one of the proprietors Of
Ringling Bros. circus, in cafe yester
day. Billy Hanlon was as accomplished
an aerialist as there ever was living"
he continued, land one would have
thought that with his skill he would
have been reasonably safe. Yet he fell
once before, last August, in the Acad-
envy of Music, New YOrk-fell sixty
feet and nearly killed himself, and that
fall, like this ore, which did finish him,
was probably the result of his own care
lessness about his apparatus. Why, ]
saw the wires those boys used in New
York. and wondered they hadn't met
with accidents long enough ago. They
used twisted cable that would consider
perilous at two feet from the ground as
a sustaining medium for a mans
weight. Yet thev never seemed to
learn caution, and when they were here
with the Forepaugh show | noticed that
they still used the thin wires on their
trapezes and bars.
But all performers grow careless.
particularly the aerialists. Now, with
our show last week we had an accident
which could have been easily averted
had the performer in question paid
little better attention to his apparatus.
He, too, was trapeze artist, did his
turn fifty feet from the ground and
thirty feet from the net, which the law
in most states requires. He had never
had fall before and didn't consider
the possibility OF such thing. Well,
the other afternoon he went into the
ring as usual. not having looked at his
apparatus beforehand, trusting blindly
to the roustabOuts and propertvmen
who had put it up, and when half way
through his act one Of the wires, frayed
aDart by much usage, broke and he
came hustling down, turning over and
over. clear of the net, and struck his
side on top of stake to which the guy
ropes are made fast. The sound Of his
striking was sickening, and women in
the audience screamed and tainted.
thought he was killed, but in second
he arose, insisted on being drawn aloft
again, and finished his act on another
trapeze. Then he was taken to the no.
tel and hasn't left his bed since.
Plucky? Yes, too plucky. He will re-
cover. and when he does l hope that he
will be careful enough in the future to
test and examine his apparatus before
he goes into the ring for his perform
ance. An accident to a performer is a
horrible thing and completely spoils the
entire performance for any crowd. -
Chicago Times.
The Iola register., 1891-07-31
Doomsd To Defeat.

The denomination OF Governor Camp,
bell. of Ohio. is simply the doom of &
fairly good man and citizen to certain
defeat. 1t is in measure vindicatior
for the governor to his party, where
bitter contest was made against him
and he probably consoles himself fOl
the prospect OF defeat with the knowl
edge that he has overcome his enemie:
within the democratic party in the
state. There is some personal graft
fication in that idea, but nothing hal
so substantial as being elected again Il
Office. The governor has such odds Il
contend against in the campaign fOI
reelection that democrats both in anC
out of Ohio are frankly saying that h
has little chance ofelection.-NewY Yorl
Press
The Iola register., 1891-07-31
& Feminine CARPENTER.

A plucky and independent girl is
Miss Elizabeth More of Edgeworth,
Pa With her own hands she recently
built neat little cottage, laying the
foundations, plastering the walls OF the
different rooms, and performing all 'the
carpenter work to builders taste. To
do this she found il necessary to don male
attire. and young girl friend helped
her over the hardest part of the work.
Miss More is said to be as pretty as she
is energetic. She was once protege
of Jane Gray Swisshelm. and the les
sons that stern champion Of women's
rights taught her have apparently not
been forgotten.-Bufalo Commercial.
The Iola register., 1891-07-31
THE DAIRY,

The sale Of milk in bottles is incress-
ing in popularity.
Use a little mutton tallow or Tassline
when there are signs of the cows teats
cracking
Chemicals for preserving milk are more
dangerous than the impure milk No
dairyman should use any substance for
preserving milk unless he knows Of what
it is composed, as his customers havs
rights in the matter which he is in duty
bound to respect
When rseG < nigh it viii not pay to
give it to animals that do not return an
amount in beef, milk, or butter equal -
the cost of food and labor The only
profit will then be the manure, which b
a very important item. Get rid Of the
unproductive stock
No animal should be guarded more
carefully than the COW. She daily pro-
vides milk as an article Of food. and
should she be attacked by disesss or
suffer ailmsns Of any kind shs whole
family may incur danger u b moss
important TO look after Ehs health os -
COW :aas @ The kssish q ias ssrs<
The Iola register., 1891-07-31
r,.worx,n. ofr,r pre...

The false predictions or falsehoods of
iariff "reformers." circulated to infu-
.nce voters last fall, are returning to
plague their authors now. The falsi-
ier may have thought the voters would
orget before the next election his pre-
LECTION last November that prices of all
kinds of manufactured goods would
lump" and ''soar" under the new tariff
law. But we do not propose to let them
iorget Instead of advancing in price,
manufactures have positively declined
Inder the operations of the new tar
fl.
Among cotton goods 'prints" are
perhaps most largely and universally
lsed by the poor. Probably there is not
workingman's family in the United
States which has not from ten to hun
lred yards of these goods in use. Prices
If prints, therefore, particularly con-
,ern the working people. The Press
5o-day proposes to show how their
prices have changed since the Mcktn.
'ey bill became law. We take the
wholesale prices of dry goods as pub
lished by q representative trade paper
On April ). 1890. six months before the
tariff was changed. and compare them
With the prices of the identical grades
Df fabrics as published last week by the
,ame paper. the Dry Goods Economist.
We shall let the result of the compaT-
son sneak for itself.
The Iola register., 1891-07-31

Washington Post: Il was once re
spectacle man. but those hell-holes yOU
license have ruined me-" said William
Hamilton, when arraigned in the
police court yesterday on the charge oil
yagrancy. "You must take the conSe-
quences if you will drink" said Judge
kimbail, ''and you can go down for nine.
ty days" The last time you sentenced
me for fifteen days caused me TO lose
my situation, and now that | am out
hope you will be merciful, pleaded the
prisoner. 81 have tried to do right, but
so long as we have barrooms l suppose
| will drink" IF there were not such
people as you the barrooms would sooD
be forced to close up" replied the judge
'::and we must carry Out the law. Ninety
days"
The Iola register., 1891-07-31
The Iron Age.

The iron age was an age of higher
civilization and merges into the age in
which We live. When men commenced
to work in iron every experiment they
:ried added to its value: and as their
knowledge of the metal and its uses in
creased they advanced in civilization,
Warlike as they were they made knives.
axes. helmets and coats-of-mail. But at
the same time they made the tools for
the field and the utensils for home use
the gentler implements that were to
triumph in the end. They put the true
precious metal. iron, daily to new uses.
and probably man has not yet found out
all the ways in which it can be used
ST NichClas
The Iola register., 1891-07-31
Want in London.

1t is said that the school board of
London has decided that it is necessary
to supply every pupil Of the board
schools with at least one good meal a
day, SO that the pupils may not be pre-
vented by hunger from assimilating the
instruction given, and this in spite of
the fact that $4,000, 900 are annually
expended in charity work in London.
1t is calculated that the sum annually
expended by charity organizations and
individuals in London would supply one
eighth OF the city with Eli a head for
every man. woman and child, or give
every family of five persons eS5 year,
and leave 100000 to pay the expenses
of collection.
The Iola register., 1891-07-31
De.te From a woman.s Bite.

iIA woman in New York went to aden-
tist to have an aching tooth extracted.
The dentist, Geo. j. Bobb, put his fng-
er into her mouth to investigate. and
when he touched the tooth it caused the
woman such intense pain that she
snapped her jaws together, making a
slight wound in his finger. She apollo
gized, but he said it was nothing, and,
cleansing the wound proceeded with
his task. This occurred on May 18th.
The succeeding week he had an attack
of lock-iaw, but was cured, after an i'll
ness Of nearly thirty days. Two days
later he was attacked by curious fever
and died in convulsions. His death is
attributed to poison from the woman's
hite
The Iola register., 1891-07-31
What stenographers Cost New York City

The pay of official stenographers who
serve in the courts is a considerable
item of public expense. The eight in
the supreme court get $4,000 cOllec-
lively year The seven in the super
ior court get SlT. 200 year. The four
in the court of common pleas get sl0,-
900. The four in the city court an equal
sum. The three in the general sessions
court receive $500. The coroners'
stenographer gets $500. The stenog-
raphers employed in the police courts
get $1,000 additional and the steuog-
raphers employed in the civil courts
$50, 900. There are three stenOgraphers
in the surrogate's court and the pay Of
these bring up the total charge TO the
city every year to sos. 400. NOtwith-
standing these liberal appropriations.
and the fact that most OF the stenOgra-
pliers gain. in a perfectly legal way,
large additional compensation from pri-
vate persons by writing out their notes,
scarcely a week passes but the city is
called upon to pay extra sums for out
side stenOgrapher work. The two last
claims to be fled were work with
in two days of each other in June. one
$50 by Charles \. Morrison in the court
of oyer and terminer. and the other by
Frank 5. Beard for 1863 for notes taken
for the district attorney.-New York
The Iola register., 1891-07-31

Judge McAdams, of New York, gave
decision regarding nuisances the 9TH
er day which would enable man to de-
clare anything or anybody a nuisance.
He.declared,,that that which ''hurtful,
vexatious, disturbs happiness, impairs
or prevents their enjoyment is injur-
ious, if it causes displeasure, gives pain
or causes unpleasant sensations, Is Of
fensive," and therefore nuisance. I'm
Ger this ruling the defendant convicted
OF maintaining nuisance might be able
TO convict the judges decision OF being
a nuisance It would certainly cause
''displeasure and unpleasant. ssnsa-
tions,"
The Iola register., 1891-07-31
Why Mules are Stronger than Horses


The chief reason why a mule car
nearly always wear out horse, wher
it comes to a trial OF endurance, Is
that the former always lies down tC
sleep and the latter. in large number
Of cases, sleeps standing up. The habit
seems to have come to horses which
have been hurt, especially when in the
stable, and they can not be broken of it.
Besides the absence of proper rest and
the constant danger of a heavy fall and
consequent injury, this habit of stand.
ing up to go to sleep results in the Civ
ing away of the front knees, and gives
the animal a prematurely aged and
cripp ed condition. A walk through
any large stable at night will show a
number OF horses standing up, but fast
asleep, and, whether these use three or
four legs to stand upon, the knees of the
forelegs are all baggy. With a mule,
of course, it is quite different, for
Jack" lies down the moment he finds
work is really over, and somnambu-
lustic mule is seldom, if ever, met.
The Iola register., 1891-07-31
A Costly Railway Bridge.

One of the longest and most costly
railway bridges in the country is now
being erected in the newest portion Of
the United States, almost at its extreme
western boundry: the great steel bridge
which the Union Pacific is building
across the Columbia river at Vancouy-
er. Wash. The length n from he Wash
ington to the Oregon shore will be six
thousand feet, and the draw pier will
be over four hundred feet long. The
cost OF the structure will be over 81 900, =
O0O
The Iola register., 1891-07-31

John Cozine, employed in bobbin
mill at Tunkhannock- Pa, saved his
life recently by presence Of mind and
quick work. His left arm was caught
In the machinery and his entire body
was being drawn in. With his right
hand he drew a knife from his pocket,
and, opening it with his teeth, he cut
the belt that drove the machinery. he
will lose the arm that was caught
The Iola register., 1891-07-31

The ''reformer" can not dispose of
those figures. in his usual offhand man
ner of dealing with awkward facts. by
calling them protec:ionist forgeries.
The journal from which they were TAX
en- fought the Mckinley bill with tooth
and nail, and has all along lent its
weight as textile trade paper to the
party of free trade. Nor will the ''re-
former" help his case by denying that
it was the Mckinley ia iff which has
brought down the price of calico. That
is an entirely distinct and seperate ques-
tian from the point we make in cOnnec-
tion with prices given above. 1t may
be the low price of raw cotton, the
weather. the spot on the suns, or Tam
many's control of the Brooklyn bridge
which is responsible for the decline. 1t
does not in any way concern our pres
ent purpose. We want to show that the
''reformer' was trying to deceive when
he said that the Mckinley tariff had in
creased the price of the working girls
dress. If the price is lower now under
the new law then it was under the old,
no matter what makes it so, it is not
higher, is it? II it is not higher, then
the "reformern lied, didn't he? Quod-
erat demonstrandum.-Nev York
Press
The Iola register., 1891-07-31
fAbMAGE'S SERMON.

AFEELlNs ADDRESS DELIVERED ON
the %BJRCF OF EMPTY OHALEs."
-zHE FATHERS CHAIR-THE
MOTHERS CHAIR-THE IISyALID'S
CHAIR AND THE EMPTY HIGH
CHAIR AND THEIR SEVERAL INFLU-
ENCEs.
The Iola register., 1891-07-31

4 Philadelphia preacher announced
that he would more than redouble his
work during the heated term, making
his sermons longer and holding meet
iugs every night In the week. Within
two days his congregation had made up
e purse to send him - Europe for three
monthA
The Iola register., 1891-07-31

There Is but a very small transition
from the Spanish pronunciation pass
ing up, as it did through the French,
and then converted into English. The
name of Illinois, if so derived, is
Plains" and the term is very sig
nificant, because there is no state in the
union that is leveler than the state OF
Illinois. 1t is vastly more level than
either Iowa, Nebraska or Kansas. The
latter state has variations Of over 1000
feet in its levels. and is mountainous as
compared with Illinois. Its vast inland
prairies. inhabited by Indians, very
properly gave to those Indians the
name Of the 'Llanos" Indians, Hence,
it is reasonable to believe that the word
Illinois is Latin origin, and has no de-
rivation whatever from Indian languag-
es. Z. F. WARE.
The Iola register., 1891-07-31
Tariff Picture

Here is a New York Press tariff
picture that should interest every wO-
man in the land and cause her to in
fuence her husband that by his vote
the condition depicted may be main
tanned:
Owing to the Mckinley bill our imports
of women's and Childrcn's wooden dress
goods fell OF from 5.2:9.6S3 square wards
~-,-lsaessU1u1e1zlI n
The Iola register., 1891-07-31

A Texas infidel rode ninety miles TO
get religion under the auspices OF
Major Penn, an evangelist. He listen
ed 20 two sermons. pfoiessed religion.
AID. mounting his hsfsel started Tor
home.
The Iola register., 1891-07-31

There is something very funny iu
the concentration of all the available
troops in Arizona TO fight about serenity
noisy Indians who have been fooling
with firc-water and defy the power OF
the United States. When seventy bold
and desperate white hOodlums get on q
=. - eight or ten policemen go and
p:sT Ihs DEVILS tattoo on their heads
se- 9 ssg uomsuts aad that ends the
ssr.-&t Paul Pioaeer-Press.
The Iola register., 1891-07-31
May, 1890, to
2.S13 6fi
= nE -.

square yards in May. 1891. But, says ths
free trader, price. must be higher because
of the suppression of foreign competition,
No, they are not. for the Increased pro-
lection has evidently promoted domestic
competition. The imported dress goods
came down in price from an average value
of
20 cent.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-11-17
THE TESTERS BELL.
The New York Press" Tinkles III

The New York Press" Tinkles 1t.
a telling speech-"I saw him kiss her. "
Don't let people think you are slow.
On the other hand, take care that they
don't consider you too fast.
We are all willing to admit that the
world isn't az good az il might be, but we
are nevertheless pretty sure that 1t isn't
our fault.
Editors Wife-Why did you throw that
contribution into the firep
Editor-Because there is no fire in the
contribution.
"My wifes Democrat" he said, "and
I'm Republican, and now we've got a
third party at our house."
'Indeedg"
ayes: boy born last night"
"What is she-Republican or DemocratY'
81 guess he's mugwump, for he
doesn't seem TO know much"
"You can't understand a woman"
I'm glad of it,"
Glad Of il Whyf"
because she wouldn't be half so at
tractive if you could understand her"
you'll be lonely, dear I'm afraid, while
I'm away" said the wife, who was going
on visit to her mother.
ooh, no." he said cheerfully.
you'll have nobody to to talk to you, f"
she said.
"Oh, yes" he answered, "there's our
parrot.
And she went away so mad that she for
got to ask If her hat was on straight.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-11-17

THERE will he social this evening
given by the Plumbers Union OF this city
at Old Infantry Hall, 81 Dorrance street.
THE Providence Corinthian Yacht Club
will hold its regular monthly meeting ana
oyster supper at the club house this even
ing.
PROF. II. r. LEGATE Of Boston will iec-
ture Wednesday evening at ~ Westnihs,,
ter street on the subject OF Munieipa'
Cooperation" The public are invited
THE Young Mems Republican Club VIII
hold a banquet at Infantry, HAN neh. ~
Thursday evening The speakers VIII De s
the Hon. William f. Barrett, speaker OF
the House of Representatives OF Massa-
chusetts, and the Hon. Allan w. Paige,
of Connecticut. Ii will be grand rally
and thoroughly enjoyable time. Mem,
bers can obtain guest tickets every every day ~
until Thursday AFTERNOON at ocioIWN Wav. w.
bosset street.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-11-17
Church Committees Meet.

The members of the Y. NJ. G: A. church
committees, with their lady friends, as,
sembled last evening in the small hali oil
the Association building,
After half hour of social enjoyment
the company sat down at 1880 to supper
furnished by the ladies of the Union Con.
of thanks was rendered the ladies OF the
church for their kind hospitality.
Mr.. c. A. Coggeshall conducted the de-
votional exercises, and Chairman Eugene
Lawton gave an address Of welcome VII
liam G.. Iawton was made secretary.
A program of literary and musical ma
evening was then discussed. 1t was "The
Work of the Church Committees" Ed,
ward r. Pierce was the first speaker, and
he was followed by several others. Re
marks by Secretary Conant brought the
social TO q close.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-11-17
DIED.

ANDREWS-Tn Fast Providence 14th inst.
ALBERT IL. son Of Henry ID. and Ella Z. Andrews,
in the 22d year ~ his age.
BOWEN-In this city. 18th inst. JAMES A.. son Of
James and the late Ann Bowen, aged 20 years 3
months and 10 days.
CARPENTER-In East Providence, 1ith inst,
FRED B. CARPENTER VI. D., Ia the 43th year OF
his age.
DARLING-In this city. 10th inst, CHARLES
LEWIS son Of Charles &. and Annie NJ Darling,
aged months and 2s days.
DAy-In this city, 10th inst, GRACIB LOUISE
DAY, aged 10 years and months.
EvANs-In this city 10th inst. CHARLES II.
EVANS, aged 25 years
GAssETT--In this city, 10th inst. FRANK L.. son
OF Foster w. and Sarah J. Gassett aged "a years,
IL months and 10 days.
HIII.-In wan,f lck, IN inst, FREDERICK HILL,
in the 47th yea OF his age.
kANE-In this city. 10th inst, WILLIAM III.
KANE, IN his saith year.
POTTER-In this city, 14th inst, HELEN
KNIGHT, wife OF Edward A. Potter. in the 39th
year of her age
PIRCE-In Johnston. 18th inst, MARY f.. c.,
daughter OF Asenath b. and the late William A.
PirCe.
POTTER-on Nov. 1s GLADYS daughter Of
Isaac NJ; and Josephine T.. Potter In the sth
year of her age.
REILLEN-In Pawtucket, 18th inst, JULIA f.,
daughter of John and Bridget Reilley, aged 80
years
WOOD-In East Providence, 18th inst, LYMAN,
infant son OF Cyril II. and Florence Z. Wood.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-11-17
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