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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-12-18
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
The President Sends His Annual
Communication to Congress.
The italian and Chilian Disputes : The
Sealing Question Discussed-The New
Tarir and silver-Defects In the
Electoral System.

WASHINGTON, Dec 9.-The presidents
message was distributed in both houses
of congress promptly upon assembling
to-day. 1t is, mainly, as follows:
To the Senate and House OF Representatives:
The reports OF the heads OF the several
executive departments, required by law to
be submitted to me, which are herewith
transmitted, and the reports of the secre-
tary Of the treasury and the attorney gen.
eral made directly to congress, furnish
comprehensive view Of the administrative
work of the last fiscal year relating to inter-
nal affairs. 1t would be of great advantage
II these reports could have an attentive per-
usal by every member of congress and all
who take an interest in public affairs such
a perusal could not fail to excite higher
appreciation of the vast labor and con-
scientious efforts whi-h are given to the
conduct of our civil administration.
The reports will, / believe, show that
every question has been approached. con
sidered and decided from the standpoint oil
public duty and upon considerations affect
ing the public interests alone. Again L IN
vite to every branch of the service the at
tention and scrutiny of congress-
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-12-18
a RnunharY Disnnfa.

WASHINGTON. Dec. S-Attorney Gen
eral William Pinkney White, of Mary
land, asked leave of the United States
supreme court to file bill in chancery
in behalf of the state of Maryland
against the state Of West Virginia to
settle a dispute over boundaries
Maryland claims that her western
boundary is meridian line running
south to the first or most distant
fountain of the Potomac and that West
Virginia has wrongfully asserted title
to a strip of land several miles wide be-
tween the present south branch of the
Potomac and the present generally rec
o1uized line.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-12-18
THE INTERIOR DEPARTMENT.
Locating the Indians Upon Farms-District
SchnnIs -OnenIng Reservatlons.

Schools Opening Reservations.
The report of the secret Try of the interior
shows that a very graft ying pro ress has
been made in all of the bureaus which make
up that complex difficult department The
work in the bureau of Indian affairs was
perhaps never so large as now by reason of
the numerous negotiations which have been
proceeding with the trib, for a reduction OF
of the reservation, with the incident labor of
making allotmeDts. and was never more
carefully conducted Tie provision o.
adequ ue school facilities for IIdan ch i =
dren and tn" locating of adult lndiIn upon
farms, involve the solution OF the. Indian
question" Everything else-r ,tions, an
nuItie,, and tribal negotiations with the
agents. inspe tor, comm issionerS who dis
tribute and conduct them-must pass away
when ( ie Indian becomes a citizen secur
In the indiv dual ownership of farm from
which he derives his subsistence by mis- own
labor, protected by and subordinate to the
laws which govern the white man. ami pro-
vded by the general government or by the
local communities IN which he lives with
the means of e 'ucatng his children.
INDIAN EDUCATION
twill be notic-d from the report of the
commissioner OF Indian aft airs that alrea y
some contracts have been made with dis
tricts schools for the education OF Indian
children. There is great advantage. I think.
in bringing the Indian children into mixed
schools. The process will be gradual, and
| in the meantime the present educational
provisions and arrangements, the result OF
| the best experience of those who have been
charged with this work, should be continued,
This will enable those religious bodies that
have undertaken the work of milan educa-
| tion with so much zeal and with results so
restraining and beneficent. to place their
| institutions in new and useful relations TO
/ the Indian and his white neighbors.
oPESIsG RESERVATIONS
The good work of reducing the larger In
! dian reservations by allotments in severalty
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-12-18
THE ELECTORAL SYSTEM.
In Closing His Message the President Has
Something to say on Gerrymandering
and the Necessity or q constitutional


In CLOSING his message the frcstueht Ehs
Something to say on Gerrymsndering
and the Necessity OF q Constitutional
Amendment.
The method of appointment by the states
of electors of pres dent and V .ce- president
has recent V attracted renewed interest by
reason Of a departure by the state of Michi
gan from the methods which had become
uniform in all the states. Prior to 1882 vari-
Gus methois had been used by the different
ST Iates and even by the same state. In some
the choice was made by the legislature; in
others electors were chosen by districts, but
more generally by tie voters of the whole
state upon a general ticket The movement
towards the adoption OF the last named
method had an early beginning and went
steadily forward among the states, until
I'm ls52 there remained but single
state, south Carolina, that had not
adopted it, That state, until the civil
war, continued to choose its electors by
vote of the legislature. but after the war
changed its m sthod and conformed to the
pract ce of other >tates For nearly sixty
wears ALL the states save one have appointed
their electors by popular vote upon u gen
eral ticket and for nearly thirty years this
method was universal After full ties Of
otncr method, without important division
or dissent in any state and without sny pur
pose Of party advantage, as We must believe,
Iformity was drsirab.e and that a general
election in territorial divisions not sub
feet to change was most consistent with the
popular character Of our Institutions
best preserved the equality of the voters,
and effectuaIly remov d the choice Of pres
ident from the baneful influence of the
"gerrymander," the practice of all the states
was brought into harmony. That this con-
currence should now be broken, is, think,
an unfortunate and even a threatening epi-
sode and one that may well suggest whether
the states that still give their approval to
the old AMI prevailing method ought not to
secure, by constitutional amendment, a
practice which has had the approval OF
all
Recent Michigan legislation provides for
choosing what are popularity known as the
congressional electors for president by con-
gressIonal districts. and the two senatorial
electors by districts created for that pur-
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-12-18
THE TREASURY.

Operations of the Department-Ehects of
the TarIf-The silver Question-Etc.
The general interest in the operations OF
the treasury department has been much
augmented during the last year by reason of
the conflicting predictions. which accom-
panied and followed the tariff and other Leg
isIation of the last congress affecting the
revenues, as to the results of this legislation
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-12-18
r.,aI E,nIo.,on IN a sawmII1.

MEMPHIS, Tenn, Dec. a-The boiler
in Houston's sawmill at Collingsville,
this state. exploded this morning, in
stantly killing John Smith, the en-
gineer, and Ed Downs and destroying
the entire plant; loss, s., ,OO0.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-12-18

to the Indians. and the cession of the re-
naming lands TO the United States for dis
position under the homestead law. has been
prosecuted during the year with energy and
success. In september last was enabled to
open to settlement In the territory of Okla
homa 900 yO1 acres Of land, all of which was
taken up by settlers in single day The
rush for these lands was accompanie ed by a
great deal of excitement, but was, happily,
free from incidents of violence.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-12-18

the secretary began
to call the roll The
roll disclosed the
pre- S N ce of 213
members, but 9TH
ers were constantly
arriving. The
eighteenth ballot
was then begun.
Two ballots were
taken without
showing a change
and an adjourn
ment was had to
the afternoon.
-
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-12-18
CRISP CHOSEN.
The Democratic House Caucus
Finally Makes Choice.
Springer Holds the Key and Ends ths
Deadlock BY Resigning and Voting
4 For Crisp-How the Minor Of
fices Were FILLED.

WASHINGTON, Dec 8-The democrat
ic caucus resumed its session promptly
at 10 o'clock yesterday morning and
without any preliminary proceedings
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-12-18

The civil war in Chilli. which began In
January last was continued, bus. fortunate
Iy with infrequent and not important armed
collisions. until August Is. when the con-
gressional forces landed near Valparaiso
and, after a bloody engagement. captured
the city. President Baim8ceda at once
recognized that his cause was lost. and a
provisional government was speedily es-
fablIsheG by the victorious party. Our
minister was promptly directed 20 recog
niZe and put himself in communication with
this government so soon as it should have
established its de facto charter, which was
done. During the pendence of this civil
contest frequent indirect appeals were
made to this government to extend belliger-
ent rights TO The Insurgents and to give
audience TO their Representatives
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1891-05-29
E.r,y Delight. Of Ws,iroad,.v,

In November. 1859, tho first passenger
train In the stat. Of Pennsylvania made
It's trial trip. II was drawn by "Oll
lronsidos, u famous engine built by
NJ. w. Baldwin. founder OF the great
locomotive works In Philadelphia that
still bear his name. Old Ironsidcs Ind
some drawback TO its efficiency. For
example, on The trial trip II was found
that the wheels were too light to keep
the machine ON tho track. So engineer
md machinist had TO push IT until con
siderable Roadway was gained. Then
they jumped aboard, so that ther
weight would keep tho wheels down.
Tho boiler. also. was too small nnd did
not generate enough steam for long
distances. Hence. for much OF tho
distance between Philadelphia and Ger.
ninn'own the engineer and his assist.
ants found theirs varied career. They
had TO push md ride alternately. Tho
rails, too, Ind unpleasant cccontriciiies
Of their own. They were usually made
OF wood with strap iron spiked upon
them. The strap rnii, had IA fashion OF
curling up through tho weight OF tho
ears on their central part. Often tho
engineer would be compelled To stop
tho car to pound down tho "snal,o
head" rs II 20, 10 be called, or els. do.
tail In assistant TO hold 1t down with u
lever while the train passed on.
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1891-05-29

Mr.. Carnegie boldly asserts the
probability that nincteon-,wentieths OF
the so-cnllod charity Of to-day Is un.
wisely spcnt--''so spent indeed M 10
produce the very evils which II pro-
poses 10 mitigate or cure Surely this
Il n sirtemcn, which he will. upon
fuller experience and reflection. chocr-
fully rc,rac,. No matter whn, efforts
mny be made by philnn'hropis,s and
social economists for tho removal Of
poverty, we mus, make up our minds
TINT poverty In one shape or another
will always csis, among MS, Tho words
III Christ will be ever yorincd-"Thc
poor yo havo always with you" A.
we'll attempt 10 lcglslntc vice out OF OK
istencc m To lcgislnte poverty and SUI
fcrlng out Of the world London II the
richest city In the world 1, is nlso tho
poorest. Berlin. with n population Of
i.50o. 900, has 200. 900 living from
hnnd TO mouth and vcrging ON dcs,itu.
ton. II IL In accordance with the
economy Of divine providence tina, men
should osis, In unequal conditions In
society IN order 10 exercise bcnoyo.
lent virtues. Cardinal Gibbons.
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1891-05-29

In every respect. There IL no skirt. A
long, loose lair of Turkish trousers
are worn over u divided skirt In place
OF the habit skirt The trousers sx-
tend from the waist TO point
a few inches below the knees, where
they nrs clnsped BY 4 rubber garter,
Riding boots Of extra length cover the
bottom OF the trouser legs. The coat
is Of dark cloth, fitting the form snugly
and being well cut away In front,
showing vest Of gray cloth. A turn.
down mans collar, n four-in-hand tie,
low-crowned Derby hat and long
gloves complete the outfit. The young
lady who sat for the picture Is very
tall ind very slender, and the effect Of
her new costume IL said to 10 even
more attractive In reality than the
picture makes II TO 10. The weight OF
the cost ume Is not over nine pounds.
Riding habits n few yenrs ngo used to
weigh twice that much, when all the
skirts II woman was compelled to carry
about were taken into consideration
All the underclothing necessary with
the new habit are union suit which
goes next to the body and envelopes
the form from neck to ankles, and n
divided skirt OF silk or light wool, tho
,atter preferred. The Turkish trousers,
vest, coat and boots go over these and
the costume is very comfortable. II is
said that n fashionable ladies' tailor
will soon offer to ladies' who are fond
of riding. cost umes made after the sty 10
Of that worn by the young woman on
horseback in the picture.
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1891-05-29
WITH THE ELECTRICIANS.

II IL said TINT nt las, n satisfactory arc
lamp for use on nm incnndesccnt circuit has
been designed.
An electric locomotive IL In successful
operation In on. of tho coal mine. y,
Rtrcator, III. tn. mlne has heavy grade
1900 feet long, up which the coal has to be-
hauled This IL done ly the locomotive
without difficulty, 10 ears being taken n, a
time.
A method Of blasting by electricity hns
been tried In Sweden With reported good
results 1hc means consist ~ n voting nrr
produced between two carbon rods plnroi
parallel. when III. nrr Is moved close 10
the spot To be blnstcd. mn Intense local hcn,
Is created, resulting In expansion that
splits the rocks.
When electricity Il employed 10 charge n
storage battery, only that portion " tho
current which il transformed into chemical
energy Ii utilized The r-At ia jla.lphtej
by n sort ~ radiation. The battery, then,
instead Of being n plne. where electricity
IL laid away, Ia n place shrf. chemicals
are left by th- current, With the cspocth
,ion that they viii produce u current whom
called upon for such service,
Their. h said 10 h. IN bavaria, Germany.
con,rivancc for catching moths attracted
by tho electric light and utilizing them
II |. described NJ follows An electric mp.
pnfn,us supplies n strong light, which Mt
tracts the Insects nni moths A suction
fan, worked bv the electric current, draws
them IN when they approach the light aud
carries them into n small mill. alaD worked
by tho electric current whsfa they af.
ground up and missi with -four, aud this
converted Into poultry food u esoeliso,
quality,
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1891-05-29
German
Syrup"

Here is an incident from the South
mississippi, written in April, 1890,
just after the Grippe had visited that
country. II am a farmer, one Of
those who have to rise early and
work late. At the beginning of last
Winter was on a trip to the City
ofVicksburg, Miss, where I got well
drenched in a shower of rain. I
went home and was soon after seized
with a dry, hacking cough. This
grew worse every day, until had
to seek relief. Iconsulted DIR. Dixon
who has since died, and he told me
to geta bottle Of Boschce's German
Syrup. Meantime my cough grew
worse and worse and then the Grippe
came along and l caught that also
very severely. My condition then
compelled me to do something. I
got two bottles of German Syrup. I
began using them, and before taking
much Of the second bottle, | was
entirely clear Of the Cough that had
hung to me so long, the Grippe, and
all its bad effects. felt tip-top and
have felt that way ever since"
PETER .BRIAIs, Jr., Cayuga, Hines
Co., Miss. q
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1891-05-29
WILD HOGS OF LERpo.
Roaming In Great Drove, seventy Miles
South Of Yuma.

Roaming In Great Drov.> Seventy Miles
South Of Yuma.
Roaming over the lands of tho Lcr-
do colony. 20 miles south Of Yuma are
droves Of wild hogs. vnriously os,i-
mated ut from 1000 TO 5000 In num-
Der. They are descendants of tame
hogs placed on the ranch about thlr-
teen years ago. After the owners de-
cease the hogs were turned loose ind
allowed to go Mt will over tho rich bot
tom lands of the Colorado river.
As the wild hog became tame under
restraint md kind treatment, 40 the
tame hogs OF l.ordo rapidly became
wild when allowed to ruin NJ large, A
few generations transformed them into
savage beasts, who would attack and
cnt man II they had nm opportunity.
They subsis, chiefly on the wild potato,
tubcr which grows the Size OF u wal
nut and In great profusion. The pres
cnt owner OF Lcrdo, General Andrndc.
conceived the idea of having the hogs
caught and the meats cured for the uso
Of tho colonists.
The hogs are caught In n circular cor
raj about thirty feet In diameter hav-
ing trap door. Plenty N bal, in the
shape OF corn md potatoes is scattered
about the entrance, and also buried In
tho corral. A baud OF hogs attracted
by the bait enter the corral. commence
roofing for the buried corn and pota.
toes, and when the right spot Is struck
by them the trap falls md they are
prisoners. The hogs are fed awhile
before Strengthening. Their meat is OF
fins quality. md the lard swee, and
delicious Yuma. Ariz.. Times.
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1891-05-29
CHRONIC, SURGICAL AND $1,000 Diseases,

The unprecedented success TINT has attended
III, practice OF In HAlE's MrDicL DIsrEss-
ANY ia evidenced by the fact TINT from the thous
md. 81 cnse- treated there has no, been ono
failure To record
Thounanda of letters now on file from grateful
pniinniH nite.t Ia the almost miraculous cure %
tniarrli. Cnncrr, Consumption: ~ ohchi,',;
syphilis, scrnfnia, all Hood Diseases, All
~kiu Diseases, Nervous fro-trition, filcs-
Paralysis, TDpeworIn, t'onorrhrh ana "'i
Nrncreni Diseases, A-thnn, ussr, p,s. s,'.
rrpI Debility, Female Weakness, Iinpot"n-
cy, Strriiity, seminal weakness, tmptnrr.
rheumatism, Constipation Lead F"ison-
Ing, Deafness, Epilepsy, Hnd All other
Chronic and surgical Diseases, by the
Hrmrdi-s pre.rribsd by this celebrated
Medical Institution
moe, .koptical that every promise VIII he
faithfully prifornsd.
rntipatH cntrusitns thcmHelvpf 10 our chrr tnhy
rest nssufcd that il,y will receive tho Rcsttfeht-
mcnt known To- medical science, ~ Or lihirs
Medical Dislensnrj IL provided with oil th' lat
eel aud moot approved appliances Tor ilo b"t-
uuah csnminHtiun and treatment OF nG'icBts,
null private roofns provide ! where all con
-nlthtins nnd examinations Rrr made.
Al consultations and examinations are
given entirely Tree.
DO noi H., i1i-r y ,sl,siy nor fear 81 exposure
keep YOU away, h.rHuHH all communications are
Regarded rs sscudy confidential.
Treatment cAn ba snut ans hcr- by mail or "r.
pfs.. rscuIu from observation, ~ our leti.f- and
espTesc packages never have my card or ahs"r-
ti-em-tt lac'sl On the outside To indieni" their
contents az Origin.
: thorough and permanent cure IL guar
antrr,i In every ,ns. uid"rfuL"h.
We hayo Cured Nh ufhnns nul what hns ben
,It.nr for ,ihrfr ran lo done for ynn. llp-e NO
more time hut consult Dr. Hale Medical
Di.p-nsnry to-day either rersonRliJ OF by let
ter.
The pas, rccotd II Dr. lible,s Medical D..pcns-
ury I. u 'uiilri.nt guarantee Of future surcurfs
Prts1ns liyiss NJ n Distance writing ana en-
clio. nu four csntH In .tamp-, will rrcriy" IRE" nf
charge, by friutn mail. diagnosis OF their cnse.
bat NJ least on persodal interview il preferable
hi,iro~- DK WA. II. HALF. iGiGto 1850
tarinrr street, Denver. Colo.
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1891-05-29


ward the highlands. Meneiok, how
ever, shows disposition to invite
the Italians TO traffic in his country
He has n remarkable fondness for
machinery and implements OF all sorts,
and his greatest delight is to examine
their mechanism. Explorers say he
ruined about "a dozen watches snd
alarm clocks taking them apart md
tryingto put them together again. lie
became ut last, however, quite n pro-
ilclent watch-tinlser.
Several years ngo NJ Chefneux took
the King, as n present from the French
government, n mitrailleuse. For con-
venience OF carrying II was taken 10
pieces and closely packed. The weapon
reached the King several days before
the traveller did. and very much TO NJ.
Cheineux's establishment lie found IL
properly put together and mounted.
The King had made n careful study OF
firearms. and with the aid OF picture
OF n miirailleuse lie had prepared this
little surprise for the white man.
Before lie became King of Abyssinia
he largely widened the boundaries of
Shoa by conqu.ring the fierce Gala
tribes around him. lie has some men
OF ability among his generals and couu-
sellers. and 10 them much of his pres.
tigc is attributed.
Personally lie is not conspicuous as n
warrior. aud in most things he mas
shown himself easily influenced by his
advisers, but lie is distinguished rbove
them all for his faith in the advantage
of drawing useful lessons from civilized
countries. He does not like missionar-
les, however. In 1885 lie kept two
Swedish missionaries practically
prisoners in his chief town for ten
months and then sent them back 10 the
coast. Later he expelled all the French
Catholic and German missionaries from
his country.
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1891-05-29
Origin of the "c.rst."

The word "carot" comes from the
AbYsinlan name OF bean. 1t corre-
spends In weight with Il certain
species If East India bcdd and was
originally used as il weight; III tho
same inainte DIS bur word grain"
comes from grain OF whent, atid has
also It's average weight. Tho oSao.
telatlou Of the taret to the grain.
Troy weight, is IL round ntimbcrs, as
4,GOS to l.ls5; or In other Horasi
l.ls5 carrots are equal to 1908 grains
Troy. BY division OF the Lust number
by tho first we find for the weight OF
caiet 3,ss grains very nearly, The
caret is tn" weight by which jcwelert
sell diamonds. The caret is now only
used for weighing precious stones and
pearls, Secnuse the grain is too
small.
In ancient times It was used MS the
unit OF weight for gold, but Is now,
on account Of tho greater abundance
OF that precious metal, superseded by
the ounce. In regard to the alloy oil
gold, IL has been accepted TO take "a
carrots Of gold or 93 grains, very near,
MS tho standard OF pure gold, and to
call gold in which 20 carrots In "a
curets are pure gold, gold Of 20 carets;
when three-fourths il pure, or IS
carets in "a carets, 1t is called rs.
caret gold. So in regard to the alloy
OF gold, the word caret has become
similar to the expression OF n percent
age, with u difference that "a il sub.
stitu,ed for 100. So iS.carot gold ID
identical to rs per cent. fine; l2-carct
to 80 per cent. fine, etc. That this
manner of estimating the value ID
kept up is simply due to tho custom
OF following the duodecimal system in
making alloys, which naturally drives
us To tho expressions, 20, so or &c
per cent when speaking OF the fine.
mesa OF the most valuable metals.
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1891-05-29
A Novel Sentence.

A novel sentence was recently pro-
sylvania. A wife mad kissed another
man :" her husband had chastiscd her with
corporal punishment and the Justice gave
a verdict "that the wife retire to her
usual place OF abode and lock the doors nc
that no strangers eau be admitted for the
period Of six days; that the husband, for
the same length of time, board with hi.
next door noighbor aud sleep In the barn,
ind that each party pay half the costs aud
stand committed until the sentence Is
complied with OF the efficiency Of such
Nh original Judgment there cannot be much
doubt, although a question might be raised
on the constitutional ground OF It's bcinf
cruel aud unusual punishmcnt-at lcasI
for the next door ncighbor.