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The Iola register., 1891-10-30
Peeulior E.pe rience About Death.

A curious study in which newspaper
friend Of mine is indulging is that o.
determining the character of the opin-
ions that many men OF many minds
entertain in regard to the time and man
ner OF thir own deaths. The reult Of
his study is certainly interesting, to say
the least One of the foremost men in
polite in this state firmly believes he
will die by a bullet. He has no reason for
that belief except the unexplainable pre-
sentiment that he has carried about with
him all his life.
Even when he was boy he was fas
cinated with the idea, and he always be.
lieved that when his time came he
would die a by bullet, and rather viewed
the matter complacently. Nevrtheless
he went to the wars, and, besides, he
has fought two duels and been an officer
OF the government In the detection and
arrest OF fmoonshiners, and although his
life has been in imminent peril many
times, he has never been touched by q
bullet.
Another man, one of the brightest
newspaper men in Boston, believes that
he will die of pneumonia Still another
gentleman, physician OF great skill and
a scholar of much reputation. believes
that he will be suffocated. He has an
idea that he will be hangep in some
accidental way, and IL you should talk
to hsm about this you would find that
he is painfully IN earnest, and really per-
mits his strange presentment to o'serioui.
ly disturb him.-Interview in st. Louis
Globe-Democrat.
The Iola register., 1891-10-30
To Sneak Correctly.

Where there is tendency to speak
fatty, or, as it is commonly expressed.
through the nose"-a great error, since
the difficulty is decidedly failure to
get the tone through the nose-the
practice Of lip sounds, in which the
dramatic thought is lip expression only
will do away with all tendency to mum
BILE and confuse sounds. With clear
ness Of speech once established the
next efforts must be directed toward
volume or power of voice.
Here the aid of a good teacher will
be found invaluable in showing the
pupil the difference between energy of
tone and refined subtlety, the one crude
and unpleasing as the uncultured
sounds which proceed from savage lips,
the other polished, thrilling, pregnant
with suggestions of deep ami rich emo
tions of hope, faith, affection, reyer'
ence, love of God of humanity, OF lib.
erty, of country, or any other of the
thousand and one interests to which a
human mind may lend ditself-Jenness.
Miller Magazine.
The Iola register., 1891-10-30
How to Read the Tongue.

he perfectly healthy tongue IL lean,
0ast lies loosely in the mouth, Is
round at the edge, and has no promi-
nent papill@. The tongue may be
furred from local causes, or from SYM
pathy with the stomach, intestines or
liver. The dry tongue occurs most fire.
Quently in fever. and indicates a nerv-
Gus prostration or depression. A white
tongue is diagnostic simply of the
feverish condition with perhaps sour
stomach. When it is moist and yellow
ish brown it shows disordered digestion.
Dry and brown indicate low state of
the system, possibly typhoid. When
the tongue is dry and red and smooth,
look out for inflammation, gastric or in
testinal.
When the papille on the end of the
tonga are raised and very red we call it
strawberry tongue, and that means
scarlet fever. Sharp, pointed, red
tongue will hint of brain irritation or
inflammation, and yellow coating in
dicates liver arrangement. When so
much can be gained from an examina-
ton of the tongue, how important it is
that the youngest child should be
taught to put it out so that it can be
visible to the uttermost point in the
throatl-Dr. Julia Homes Smith in
New York Ledger.
The Iola register., 1891-10-30
Secret of Saving Gas Bills.

For several months a Brooklyn man
has been terrified by the size of his gzs
bills. He is a family man and enjoys .
good income, but he does not tamely
submit to swindling and extortion. Be
lieving he was being robbed he COM
planned to tie company which supplies
him, but it availed him nothing.
Still the bills were presented with un-
varying regularity, and as the days
shortened and the nights heightened
they became larger. Finally he grew
desperate, but was still powerless. At
last he found an unexpected ray of
hope. 1t came in the shape of this ad-
vertisement in a newspaper, printed in
big type:
Reduce your gas bills over IS pa
cent. Secret free by mail for only o.
Address -, Cincinnati, o."
Eagerly the oppressed citizen sent On
his money and anxiously he awaited
the receipt of the secret which he felt
would be the means of keeping hun
dreds of dollars in his pockets. In .
few days the secret came. With trem-
bling hands he tore open the envelope
and extracted card. On this he saw
in big black type, use kerosene oil"
For few days the citizen kept hin
secret, but at last his wife gave it away.
New York Herald.
The Iola register., 1891-10-30
The Great Irish Famine.

As winter advanced the distress rsj
deeper aud fiercer. It wes hard wfn.
ter, cold rains and SHOWS alternatino,
To famine and fever was added eeid
Hundreds of cabins in County Cork
had nothing on their earth floors SAW
a few rotten bundles of straw-noe .
blanket, mot a stick of furniture
Neither could the people afford n
many cases even the cheap peat flreG
The men tramped barefoot through ths'
snow to the relief works. Their rags
hardly covered their bones. 1t va
the commonest thing in the world far
men to be 'stuck with the cold and
die in day or two.
All over the country men and womsE
could be- seen ''redigging the potato
grounds, in hopes of finding some few
remaining" They were bending over
the fields which the sheep had deserted,
trying to find turnip roots. Families
were known to have lived for weeks
ION the flesh of horses that had dieds
A Skibbereen man with family Of
five had nothing for them all to ezk
from Saturday to Thursday except
eleven and one-half pounds Of potatoes
and head of cabbage. He walked
several miles to the works and the So
perintendent gave him piece of bread
he tried to swallow it and dropped
ead.-Octave Thanet in Century.
The Iola register., 1891-10-30
Describing q Thief.

A while ago lady in passing dova'
a crowded thoroughfare was relieved al
her pocketbook. 1t was two hours b.
fore she missed it. After two houn
more of search, and returning to places
whereashe might have earelessly left ii
it occurred to her suddenly that shs
had been jostled by five or six men ss
street corner. The circumstancD
made no particular impression upon
her mind at the time, only that shs
glanced around with the thought that
the street was unusually crowded, snd
that the men were taking up more
room than was necessary. She re
ported her loss TO the p;inio5as pe;5noa, ,a-'.. -.
lating the ihcident she described three
of the men so accurately, their features,
their clothing, and even the design On
one of their neck handkerchief, that
they were ecognized Immediately a.
being the most notorious pickpocket in
the city.
The pocketbook was found rifled Of
the money, but with the valuable pa
pers intact, in the engine room OF .
prominent building. The engine room
had a skylight that opened into the
alley near the corner where the men
had crowded her. They kindly lifted
the screen and dropped it upon the
marble floor near the engineer. She
was not indebted to the art of observ-
ing closely for the loss or the return Of
the pocketbook, but slight hint xas
given of its value in the unyeiling Of
the Grain picture, of which she was un-
conscious of receiving.-Chicago Her
aid.
The Iola register., 1891-10-30
Poison In the Food.

BRADFORD, Pa, October 2l.-The
Mexican county organization Yesterday
rendered the 100 delegates to the wo-
mems Christian Temperance union state
convention dinner at Armory hall.
Shortly after the afternoon session was
called to order large number Of dele
gates fell violently i'll, and In an hour
about seventy-fve were lying limp In
their seats or on the hoor, ail vomiting
and extremely sick. Medical aid was
summoned. Mrs. Ada Cable, reporter
for the Bradford Era, and Mrs. ". Fl.
Halvey. reporter OF the Scranton
Truth, are the only serious cases.
What the poison was and what il
was in are not known.
The Iola register., 1891-10-30
Thirteen Years Work with .
Penknife.

Nicholas Levisler has erected in his
parlor a wooden model of large coun-
try residence which he made with .
penknife. The building measures four
feet by two, is two stories high, with
French roof and observatory, and has
bow windows and porches. A flight Of
stairs connects the first and second
floors, both of which are neatly carpet
ed, and the walls are covered with paper.
The parlor and bedrooms are filed with
furniture, and have chandeliers hung
from the ceilings.
The model contains nearly @an mod
ern eonveniences." 1t stands in gar
den that occupies almost all the parior
floor. On the grounds are gravel walks
with settees, pump and trough, aa
airy little structure for counting couples,
and strong watchdog. Mr.. Levisler.
who is a labOrer, has been at work On
the model for thirteen years, doing smaE
parts at night when he returned from
his days 0ccupation--Baltimore Sun
The Iola register., 1891-10-30
Ostrfches in California.

The successful importations Of os-
triches from southern Africa in 1882
and 1888 caused great deal of alarm
to the Cape Colony growers, and the
provincial parliament imposed an ex-
port duty of $500 head upon them.
Notwithstanding the well nigh prohibit
tory tax, enterprising Americans have
since brought over something like 100
birds, and those already here have done
so well that it is only question of
time when semi-tropical California will
supply this continent with its ostrich
plumes-Cor. Chicago News.
The Iola register., 1891-10-30
Enervating Influence of Dress

Herodotus tells us that when Cyrus
had received intelligence that the Lydf
ans had revolted against him he was in
despair, and indeed had almost deter
mined to make them slaves, when
Cresus put flea in the august ear Of
the Persian monarch. "Cemmand
them to lay aside their arms said he,
"and to wear long vests and buskins-
Let them vie with each other in their
make up. Make dudes out of then,
and it won't be long before they win bs
as tractable as women Cresns -
the result proved, had a long head
Clothier and Furnisher, r
The Iola register., 1891-10-30
A Big Display in Fs.os ot Mii...

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2i.-Generai
Nelson A. Miles, in his annual report,
recommends that the national guard OF
the country be assembled at the worlds
fair. and that congress be requested to
make an appropriation TO pay tfsnspor.
tatiou.
The Iola register., 1891-10-30

This is boys essay on his family re-
lations: Ma is my mother. / am her
son. Mas name is Mrs. Shrimp, and
Mr.. Shrimp is her husband. Pa is my
father. My name is John George
Washington Shrimp. Therefore pas
name is Shrimp, so is mas.
My ma has a ma. She is my granf.
ma. She is mother-in-law to pa. l
like grandma better than pa does. Size
brings me dimes and bolivars. She
don't bring any to pa. Maybe that's
way he don't like her.
Aunt Jerusha is my aunt. When pa
was little boy she was his sister.
like little sisters. Dicky Morps has a
little sister. Her name is Rose. take
her out riding on my sled. Aunt Jeru-
sha don't like her. She calls her "that
Mopps girl" 1 think Aunt Jerusha
ought to be ashamed of herself.
Aunt Jerusha lives with US.
Aunt Jerusha has a state Of health.
too. On washing day she has the head
ache, and does her head up in brown
paper and vinegar, and 1 have to make
toast at the kitchen fire. ] make some
for myself, too.
Aunt Jerusha says nobody knows
what she has done for that boy. That
boys me again. l tod pa what she
said. Pa said it was just so-nobody
did know. Ma says Aunt Jerusha
means well, and that she is pas dear
sister. / don't see why that's any rea
son she could scold me when eat cab
bage with a knife.-Golden Days.
The Iola register., 1891-10-30
Talleyrand's Residence in Eng.
land.

/ resided in England during the
whole of the dreadful year 1893, and a
portion of 1894. There 1 was well
coined with the utmost kindness by
the Marquis of Lansdowne, whom [
had known in Paris. He was a noble
man of lofty views, gifted with abund-
ant and lively powers of elocution.
He was still free from the infirmities
of old age. Some people brought
against him the commonplace accusa
ton of being too cleyer-an accusation
by means of which, in England as well
as in France, people keep at a distance
all the men whose superiority gives
them umbrage. That is the only rea-
son why he never was in Office again.
1 saw him often, and he kindly sent
me word every time he received the
visit of some distinguished person of
whom he thought / should like to make
the acquaintance. 1t was at his house
that 1 met Mr.. Hastings and Drs.
Price and Priestley. There, also, ]
formed an intimacy with Mr.. Canning,
Mr.. Romilly, Mr.. Robert SEith, M.
Dumont, Mr.. Bentham az Lord
Henry Pretty, the sou of Lord Lans-
downe, who aJ that time was already
looked upon as one of the hopes of
England. All the friends of Mr.. Fox,
with which gentleman had on several
occasions been on intimate terms, did
their best to render my stay in London
as pleasant as possible.-Lalleyrand's
Memoirs in Century.
The Iola register., 1891-10-30

the cranks, aub turned until the mus
cles on their arms stood out in ridges,
and the sweat rolled from their dusky
foreheads. Then was drawn by long
teams of oxen, yoke after yoke, yoke
after yoke. Then l was put on an in
cline plain and hauled upward and how
many iron tools, and how many human
arms, ana how many beasts OF burden
were employed to get me to this place
no one can tell. Then l had to be
measured, and squared and compassed,
and fitted IN before was left here to
do my silent work of thousands OF years.
God only knows how many hands were
busted in getting me from my geologi-
cal cradle in the quarry to this en-
tbronement OF innumerable ages My
hearers, this is the autobiography of
one book OF the pyramid. Cheops
didn't build the pyramid. Some boss
mason in the worlds twilight id IT
build the pyramid. One hundred
thousand men built it and perhaps from
first TO last 200, 600 men.
Irejoice that all the thousands who
hare been toiling on the pyrmid of
Righteousness will at last be recognized
and rewarded. Then the trowel will be
more honored than the sceptre. AS a
great battle was being fought the SOL
diers were ordered to the front, q sick
soldier jumped out OF the ambulance
which was taking him to the hospital.
The surgeon asked what he meant, and
he replied: 81 am going to the front
had rather die on the field than in an
ambulance" Thank God II we cannot
do much we can do little.
Further carrying out the idea Of my
text, the pyramid Is sign aud a wit
ness that big tombstones are not
the best way OF keeping ones
self afecsionately remembered. This
pyramid and the sizty-nine other pyra-
mids still standing were built for sepul-
chres, all this great pile of granite and
The Iola register., 1891-10-30

past thirty years 10 put QOwn great
rebellion and to abolish slavery, but to
advance the credit of the United States
to the highest rank among nations, to
largely increase the currency OF the
country. to add enormously to any pro-
ductive interests and to develop our re-
sources of the mine, the field and the
workshop to degree unexampled in the
history OF nations. Intelligent people,
who reason and observe, will not be de-
ceived or mislead by the wild fanati-
cism and the gloomy prophesies of Mrs.
Emery. Temporary conditions grow
ing out of the failure of any portion Of
our crops will not discourage them; the
exagerations OF the morbid fancy will
not mislead them. A candid examin-
alton OF the great financial measures OF
the last thirty years will lead people to
place what Mrs. Emery calls 'the
seven financial conspiracies" as the
the seven great, wise and statesman
like steps which have led the people of
the United States through perils and
dangers rarely encountered by any ma
ton, from q feeble confederacy with
4, 900. 900 OF slaves and discordant theo-
ries of constitutional power, to great
free republic, made stronger by the
dangers 1t has passed, q model and
guide for the nations OF the world.
As for Mrs. Emery's criticisms upon
me personally do not deem worthy of
answer. She repeats the old story that
l was interested in the First National
Bank of New York, and gave 1t the
free use OF the PEOPLES money, plain
lie. contradicted and disproved over
and over again. never had the slight
est interest in the bank, direct gr indi-
rect, and, as the public records will
show, gave It no favors, but treated it
like all other repositories of public
money and held it In the most rigid &C
countabiEty: nor have in any case de-
rived the slightest pecuniary benefit
from any measure either pending in or
before congress since have been in
public life. Very truly yours,
JOHN SHERMAN.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1891-07-08
"You attribute all this TO the Nc.

"You attribute all this TO the Nc.
kinney billy"
Undoubtedly to The sugar tariff
IL. fixed by that bill. The injurious
effects are only beginning to he felt.
Although the price of sugar only
yields fair profit on refining as now
quoted, it follows that were quota
tons forced down by reason Of the
competition Of foreign sugar, made
by pauper and debased labor, or
aided by bounties aud subsidies, the
only alternative would he to lower
wages or close up. That is simple
business proposition which any one
can understand.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1891-07-08
FORMIDABLE OPPOSITION.

"This led to the partial reopening
of the Canadian retineries. When
the Mckinley bill passed, abolishing
the duty on raw sugar and reducing
the protective tariff on refined, at the
same time abolishing drawbacks, the
American market was thrown open to
the world, and the Canadians are
! preparing to take full advantage OF
it. The duty on raw sugar is abolish
ed by the Dominion Government,
while refined sugar is still protected
! by very high tariff. This secures
the home market to Canadian re-
finers, and cheap labor, light taxes
and low freights by subsidized rail-
roads and steamers will enable them
, to compete in our Eastern and Pacific
Coast markets with American re-
i finers.'
"Will this competition amount to
much p
"At present the production of the
Canadian refneries is limited, but
their capacity may be easily in
creased. For example, the Van
couver refinery has small capacity,
but it is selling sugar in Seattle and
other American cities. Our Eastern
refners will encounter more formld-
able opposition from the Canadians,
who may erect refneries close TO our
borders and flood our markets with
their sugar.
SIS this the only opposition Amer
lean refiners have to encounter"
"Not at all. On this const we
have been in direct competition with
cheap Chinese sugar since the Nc
Kinley bill became operative. Not
a steamer arrives but brings sugar
from the Hongkong retinenes. This
is manufactured from the washings
of Mauritius and Manila sugars, anc
is very cheaply produced. Labor
costs 10 cents day. There Is ne
duty on the fuel used in its manu-
facture, and there is hardly any tax
alton. The California refner pay
So per day for labor and Is cents pc
ton duty ON coal, and you know jus
what the tax levy amounts to. Blu
this is not all. German sugar, ship
ped by steamer to New Orleans ant
hauled over the Southern Pacific rail
road to this city, Can be sold in GU
market in opposition to the produc
of the local refinery. One hundred
, and fifty tons of German sugar TO
: this market has just been landed a
New Orleans"
HURTING AMERICAN REFINERIEs.
"How can the Germans do that?
"The Mckinley bill enables thel
to do it. They have cheap labor
oL,,n p,opoy lou ctaanar frpiuht
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1891-07-08

HURTING AMERICAN REFINERIES.
GLOW can the Germans do that?"
"1he Mckinley bill enables them
to do it. They have cheap labor,
cheap money, low steamer freights
and a bounty on exports. The Nc
Kinley tariff against bounty sugar is
wholly insufficient to check imports !;
but Eastern refners will suffer most
from competition with European
bounty-fed refiners, who have I'M
limited command IF cheap labor.
On the Pacific Coast we have to face
Canadian and Chinese sugar, made
in both cases with cheap labor"
"What will the outcome be?'
IF the Mckinley bill stands the
outcome will be this: European
bounty-made sugar, Canadian and
China sugar will be shipped in such
quantities to the American market
that the American retineries must
shut down. They cannot stand up
against the combined attacks of
cheap labor, bo4nties and low
freights by subsidized foreign steam
ships. American labor will be the
greatest sufferer, because capital may
be invested in otherways than refining.
This is very serious aspect of the
case, because it is not alone the labor
employed directly in the refineries
that will be hurt, but all the depend.
ent trades and industries, represent
ing many thousands of highly paid
J men and millions of capital"
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1891-07-08
STMR. ClAUDINE.
DAWES. Commander,

VIII leave Honolulu every Tuesday
at S O'Clock P. NJ, touching at Kabu-
lui, Huelo, Hama, Hamoa and Kipa-
hulu. Returning will arrive at Homo
lulu every Sunday morning.
EG- No Freight will be received
after 4 p. NJ. on day of sailing.
Consiguees must be at the landings
to receive their freight, as we will not
hold ourselves responsible after such
freight has been landed. While the
Company will use due diligence in
handling live stock, we decline to as
sumo any responsibility in case OF the
loss Of same, and will not be responsible
for money or jewelry unless placed in
the care of Pursers.
w. G. WILDER, President.
S. B. ROSE, Secretary.
CAPT. J. A. KING, Port Supt.
l-9l
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1891-07-08
N<DTICE!

THE patrons OF the Oceanic S. S. Co.
l. are hereby notified that hereafter
no round trip or excursion tickets will
De issued for any of the through mai
steamers. These tickets will. however,
be issued as customary for the local
steamers "Austlalia" and ''Zealandia."
Passengers who hold round trip tickets
and wish to take the through mail
steamer will be charged an extra fare of
$25.
Per order Of the Oceanic S. S. Co.
VIM. G. IRWIN & CO.,
"a If General Agents.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1891-07-08
SUGAR UNDER TUE BILL,

4 Rush az shepp. worked srrnr
From Cbiua H"d GermarN .''hh-
ada changes Positions with til"
t'aitcd states
San Fr0ncisc0 EramiHer, JuHe 20.
The announcement in yesterday $
Examiner that the Canadian Govern
ment had RENTED the duty on raw
sugar, to give Canadian re6ners a
chance at the American market,
without waiting for a reciprocity
treaty, caused a good deal OF com
ment in business circles during the
day.
Those handling and using sugar in
large way were especially interest
ed, but there was some confusion OF
ideas as to the precise effect OF Can
adian policy upon American sugar IN
terests. 1t was not known how far
or in what way it would interfere
with American reiiners, or whether
it was only intended as a defensive
measure to protect the Dominion
market.
This latter idea was very prompt
ly dissipated at sugar headquarters
bv an interview with A. B. Spreck-
els of the Western Refinery Com
pany.
MIR. Spreckels said he had read the
Ottawa despatch in the morning
papers, and thought the matter was
one of considerable importance tc
American reiners and American la
Dor. 1t was the direct result of the
Mckinley bill, but as that measure
invited just such competition it was
not the least surprising. II would
have been surprising if this policy
had not been adopted by the astute
men who control the Dominion Gov
ernment.
ain what way does Canadian free
sugar affect American sugar inter
ests?"
"It reverses the position which
American refiners occupied towards
Canada before the Mckinley bill
The export drawback on refined
sugar which the old tariff allowed TO
several years enabled American re
finers to occupy the Canadian mar
ket and close the six retinerles a
that time in operation in the Domin
ion. Then the Dominion Parlia
ment came to the relief of the HON
industry and imposed high tarit
on refined sugar.