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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-08-03
Sheridan and the Mule Driver.

Gen. Cyrus Bussey, late assistant
secretary of the interior, was colonel
of the Third Iowa cavalry, and served
for a time under Sheridan. Gen.
Bussey narrates an incident of the
pugnacious character of the greal cav
airy general, which occurred long be-
fore he attained eminence as COM
mander of troops in the field. Sheri-
dan was captain doing duty as a
quartermaster in southwest Missouri
in the early days of the war. A pro-
vision wagon with team of ten mules
was stuck in the mud near Springfield
and the driver began to unrcasonably
and numerically belabor the unfort-
innate mules. Capt. Sheridan, in
fatigue uniform, without any insignia
of his rank, mounted on q stout black
horse, was driving along the left of
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-08-03
USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE.

-Currant and Raspberry Ice-Cream-
-Half-pint currant juice; half-pint
raspberry jam; one pint new milk; one
pint cream; one cup sugar. Mix all
thoroughly, and freeze.-Harper's Ba-
Ear.
When black walnut writing desks
become defaced with spots of ink, they
may be cleaned and restored by apply
ing spirits of salts (muriatic acid) with
bit of soft cloth. Rub until the
spots disappear, and then rinse well
and Immediately with water.
-Wilted Lettuce-Wash two heads
of lettuce. Fry a piece of fat ham or
bacon until brown, cut in small pieces
While very hot add nearly teacup OF
vinegar. When boiling pour over the
lettuce laid in deep dish. Cover until
wilted. Garnish with slices of hard
boiled ggs.-Housekeeper.
Cherry Tapioca.-Soak a cupful of
mashed tapioca in twice its bulk OF
cold water for several hours, then sim
mer slowly in pint of water till clear
Then stir in cupful of stoned cher
ries, and sweeten to taste. Turn it
into dish and set away to cool; serve
with sweet cream.-Good Housekeep-
ing.
"A Simple Salad Dressing.-Put the
yolk of raw egg in a soup plate with
a quarter of teaspoonful of mustard
Turn the oil in at first drop by drop,
then in a thin stream, stirring all the
time with fork. If it gets too thick
pour in a few drops of vinegar to thin
it. The yolk of one egg will use up
half pint of oil.-Prairie Farmer.
Beware, says an exchanged the
deadly top of the luscious pie-plant- A
Pennsylvania parsons wife served
dish of green's of pie-plant leaves one
day recently. and the parson, who ate
rather heartily of it, suddenly depart
ed this life-the inference being that
the pie-plant leaves had furnished the
cause of his unexpected death.
| Canned Fruit.-If you find upon
opening your canned fruit that it has
not kept perfectly. but that there Is
slight fermentation, add little water
and sugar if it is not already well
sweetened. and cook for a few minutes
over a brisk fire. You will find it
much improved; scarcely any trace OF
| fermentation will remain.-Ohio Farm
err.
Minced Veal.-Chop the meat very
fine, season with pepper and salt. Put
in the saucepan little of the gravy or
boiling water. Add the meat, and
when thoroughly heated through stir
in tablespoonful of butter, and if you
please a little lemon juice. Toast some
small slices of bread, butter them
slightly and arrange on hot dish
| Spread the nince upon them and serve
at once Garnish the dish with slices
of lemon.-Boston Budget.
Cherry Sirup.-This is very pleas
ant beverage when added to glass OF
cold water. Pit the cherries. mash
them. and allow them to stand in an
earthen bowl, in n cool place. twenty
four hours. Then drain through
coarse, linen bag and allow one pound
and twelve ounce of granulate sugar
to each pint of juice. Put the latter
in porcelain-lined kettle, bring it to
the boiling point and skim before add
ing the sugar. Let them boil together
slowly for ten minutes, and when cool
bottle. Two or three tablespOOnfuls
are sufficient for n glass of water
Couptrv Gentleman
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-08-03

stories to illustrate his belief that the
cow is the most intelligent and affec-
tionate of domestic animals. Dr. Lor-
ing told in detail the story of birth
of calf on his farm, at which he had
assisted; and added that after the calf
was born, the COW looked at him with
her big luminous eyes to express her
appreciation as well as she possibly
could, and turning her head to the
doctor, licked his hand.
"Oh, pshaw!" said Ben Butler, who
was one of the guests at the dinner;
"oh, pshawl DIR. Lor1ng, the poor cow
merely thought that she had had twins"
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-08-03
Spraying and Live stock.

1t is often feared that spraying with
fungicides and insecticides may endan-
ger the lives and health of live stock.
poultry included, pasturing among the
fruit trees and vines. This fear is en-
tirely groundless. The copper mix
lures are not dangerous in the quanti-
ties likely to be eaten by animals with
the grass or foliage; and the arsenites,
deadly poisonous as the are. are made
harmless by the great dilution and tine
distribution, as now recommended IN
our later formul@. There is not SIN
gle case of poisoning stock from tira
source on record.-T. Greiner, in Amer
lean Gardening.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-08-03
Congressional Ball Cranks.

Senator Hill attends the baseball
games sometimes. Big Tom Reed never
goes to see game. He says: when 1
was a boy we used to play ball. We
would hit the ball and chase it. Now
adays the game seems to be how not to
play ball; how not to hit it; and how not
to chase it. There is no fun in that
for me, and hence 1 do not go to see the
games" Congressman Cousins, of Iowa;
Casey, Of Delaware; Shaw, Of Wiscon-
sin; Jack Robinson, of Pennsylvania;
Speaker Crisp; John Allen, of Missis-
sippi, and many other statesmen attend
the ball games
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-08-03
Dreaded Fish.

Take one-half pint of dried bread
crumbs, one and one-half teaspoonfuls
of salt, one-sixth of a teaspoonful OF
pepper. one egg, two pounds of any
kind of fish. fat for frying. Have the
fish free from skin and bones and cut it
into pieces Season it with the salt
and pepper. Beat the egg in a soup
plate and dip the fish in it. one piece at
a time, getting every part covered
with the egg, then roll into crumbs and
lay on a plate. Have enough fat in
the frying kettle to float the fish.
When it becomes SO hot that the blue
smoke rises from the center put in the
fish and cook for five minutes. Drain
on brown paper and serve very hot.
Tartare sauce is particularly good to
serve with Dreaded fish.-St- Louis Re
public.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-08-03
BOTH ACHING FOR A FIGHT.
Two Desperate Men Restrained by q Lucky
Occurrence.

Two Desperate Men Restrained by q Lucky
Occurrence.
On Hastings street, the other day, a
young colored man about twenty years
of age sat on doorstep browsing IN
the sun. Many passed him by, but
after time along came another young
man of about the same age carrying
cane. OF course he stopped and poked,
and of course there were results. The
sleeper awoke and angrily demanded:
"Who dat pusson who kept techin'
me all de timer
Il s'pects yo' am looking right at
him, sah," replied the one with the
cane.
Julius, Fze a mind to broke yo' in
two fur dat"
''Shoo! Yo' couldn't hurt nobody"
Couldn't, Ell? let yo' know, sab,
dat / killed man ODER in Chatham so
dead he nebber breathed agin."
''Doan yo' go fur to threaten me,
Moses, kase won't stand it. Mebbe
some of yo'r friends done told you bout
de way 1 knocked dat man to pieces
down at Toledo. Jist reached out fur
him. an he died"
"Hu. Look out fur me, boy. Pze
gettin' mad, and when de madness
comes nobody can't dun hole me. Pze
list a drove of nevis runnin' away, I
arr
'.rze heard niggers talk afo' dis, but
/ didn't skeer.''
..Niggerl Who yo' calm niger?
Yo' is niger yo'self an yo' stole chick
ems"
What? Yo' say I dun stole chick
ems? Why, boy, I'll crack yo'r ribs in
minute / doan' low no common
trash to talk dat way to me-"
..Shoo. niger. If war jist to reach
out my han yo' would fall dead Pze
sorry fur yo'r po' ole mudder, an dat's
why doan' reach"
Now. Fze mad. I'll gin yo' just one
mint to flee fur yo'r life"
''Nigger!''
| 'sChicken-thiefI"
They stood facing each other, breath
ing hard, and were seemingly on the
point of rushing at each other when q
/ small colored boy came around driv-
! ing an old ash wagon 1t was happy
diversion. Both realized it, and adj
vancing to the curbstone together one
shouted:
Look heah, boy, doan' yo' be drivin'
aroun' as if yo' ladder owned dis hull
town, kase he don't. YO' jist keep
mighty quiet around heah, or Ill make
yo'r heels crack de atmosphere"
/ And as the boy seemed frightened
and tried to make himself look as small
as possible the other one added:
AN if yo'r ladder makes any fuss
bout it, I'ie gwine to drive him right
frew de airth. Yes, 1 ar. Drive on,
boy. We is two desperit men an Jist
| achin' fo' blood. "-Detroit Free Press
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-08-03
The New Cook.

Husband-This coffee has . very
peculiar taste; it
Wife-There, dear, allowed the new
cook to make it instead Of doing it my
self. How does it taste?
Husband like coffee.-Demo'
rests Magazine.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-08-03
The BOY Knew His Papa.

While the ball game was In progress
the other afternoon, jolly and popular,
praIny and powerful, big Ben Butter
worth came across the campus and
made his way to the section occupied
by his former colleagues in the house.
As he drew nigh, John Allen said:
Here comes the only statesman who
ever approached the other world and
got back again to mingle with mortals.
Tell us the story, Ben; and tell 1t so all
the boys can hear it."
With hearty laugh, and wiping the
perspiration from his massive brow,
Maj. Butterworth said: You can
watch and enjoy the game just as well,
while 1 tell the story which Allen
thinks everybody ought to hear. I
was so i'll four years ago that the ply si-
clans said that / could not recover.
did get well, however, in spite of the
doctors and their medicines. When
was convalescing, number of friends
called to see me at my home in LIE
Droit park. One evening, several gen.
tlemen were in my parlor congratu-
lating me oh my return to earth and
my little ten-year-old boy sat by the
fireside, n quiet listener of our CONVEX
sation. 1 thanked the gentlemen for
their call and for their expressions of
sympathy, and said to them that l had
been so near the other shore that i
could hear the bells ringing over
there My little boy injected himself
into the conversation with the inquiry:
Were they fire bells, papa" The in
ference drawn from the innocent ques-
ton caused peals of hearty laughter
which greatly embarrassed the boy"
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-08-03
One Of Ben buffers Jokes.

Amos Cummings, who heard the lat
ter part of the above story, said that
the beating. which Sheridan gave to
the mule driver was not half so humili-
ating as the intellectual drubbing
which was once administered to DR..
Loring. Mr.. Cummings said that at a
banquet of prominent people in Bos-
tor, DR.. Loring, who was the commits
sioner of agriculture at Washington,
entertained the company with several
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-08-03
Excluding Files.

Flies no doubt have their place and
use in the economy of nature, but that
place is certainly not in our houses,
and most emphatieally not in our
kitchens. The old-time housekeeper
who excluded them because they were
so disagreeable, did not guess that
they might also be dangerous and
carry the decay and filth of garbage
nail and closet on their feet and legs
to deposit them on uncovered food IN
dining room and kitehen.-Detroit
Free Press
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-08-03
Correct.

Teacher-what great war began IN
1872?
Bow tpromptly)-The war Of 1sls.--
Good News.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-08-03

The largest horse in the world
closed its career a short time ago in
Chesterton, Ind. His name was King
William. his weight was 3,027 pounds,
and his height was 2711 hands.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-08-03
No Powder. But Lots of Patriotism.

Reverting to stories of Sheridan, Maj.
Butterworth said: Did you ever know
that Sheridan was an Ohio man? 1 can
assure you that he was born in Ohio,
and appointed to West Point from the
Buckeye state. Little Phil won the
heart of Rosccrans, on the third day of
the battle of Stone river. His ammu-
milton was exhausted, and his brigade
disheartened on that account, but dis
cipline was maintained. Riding out OF
the woods, into the presence of old
Rosy the young cavalry general sa-
luted, and said: Hero we are, general,
in good shape for long fight. Our
cartridge boxes are empty, but our
hearts are full of patriotism, and our
blood boiling for fight Rosecrans
soon had ammunition ready for those
brave boys; and he always loved Sheri-
dan for his clipper and CHEEKY manner
at that time of great danger and posi-
BILE calamity" SMITH d. FEY.
The evening world., 1894-08-04
The Car Was the Rear One
Of a Tran from Brooklyn
and Jumped the Track.
TRAFFIC EACH WAY DELAYED.
The Train Had Only lust Started
from the Brooklyn Station and
Was Running Slowly.

One Of the bridge cars left the track
at ais o'clock this afternoon shortly
after leaving the Brooklyn side, and
toppled over to the roadway below.
That there were not a number of pas
sengers killed or seriously wounded Ii
due to the fact that the accident oc-
CURED at time Of the day when the
traffic is very light.
The accident occurred about fifty feet
from the Brooklyn platform just after
the train had started.
The front wheels of the rear coach
left the track and, breaking the coup
lings. ran on the tiey few feet. then
fell into the roadway. ----7-- '-.-@
There were some twenty passengers In
the coach at he time. among them sew
eral ladies'.
For few moments the excitement was
Intense. Those Of the women who had
not tainted screamed for help. The po-
licemen on duty on both platforms ran
to the scene of the accident at once and
rendered what assistance was In their
power to help the imprisoned passengers.
At the same time an ambulance call was
sent in from the Brooklyn end.
Several of the passengers were Sc
verely cut and bruised by glass, and
were attended by the ambulance sur
geons. None was fatally injured. At
the time OF the accident the travel was
heaviest from New York. which ac-
counts for the small number injured.
Traffic on the roadway was seriously
interrupted. Teams both going and COM
ing from Brooklyn were Obliged to use
the south driveway. ALL train traffic
was stopped, and as a consequence the
The police were kept busy handling
the crowds that lined the promenade
and approaches to the driveways.
At p. NJ. trains began to run again.
The evening world., 1894-08-04
PRESIDENTS ADVICE.
1t Was Sought Last Night on
the New Sugar Schedule,
Scheme Said to Have Received tho
Executive Approval.
Then Arose the Hitch Which Still
Blocks the Way in the Senate.

WASHINGTON. Aug. At was re-
vealed to-day that a conference was
held at the White House. last night, at
which we're present the President,
Speaker Crisp, Chairman Wilson. secre-
tary Gresham and, 1t is understood, some
others.
The new sugar schedule was gone
over, and while no one is authorized to
state what conclusion was reached. the
subsequent action of those present war
rants the inference that the President
and others believed It advisable to &C.
cept the proposition.
1t was with this understanding that
the House conferrees met the Senators
to-day, when the objection Of the two
Louisiana Senators and some others de-
veloped new and unexpected obstacle.
The evening world., 1894-08-04
GOULD FELL OVERHEARD.
Was Nearly Drowned While Board
Ing Vigtlant.
(By Associated Press. }


COwES, ISLE OF WIGHT. Aug. A.
1t il learned that George J. Gould had
a narrow escape from drowning yester-
day when he met Vigilant In a steam
launch OFF the Spit Lightship.
Just as Mr. Gould was walking across
a plank held between the two vessels.
the launch gave a sudden lurch and Mr..
Gould fell into the sea. He was wear
ing a macintosh at the time. and this
garment few over his head and for a
time Mr.. Gould's situation was critical.
However. he kept cool, dreaded water,
threw his arms up and just as he was
sinking succeeded in getting the mackin-
tosh clear OF his head.
Gasping for breath, he held out his
hand to vigilant's people, who caught it
in the nick OF time and dragged him on
board the sloop.
Mr.. Gould to-day was none the worse
for his immersion.
The evening world., 1894-08-04

ing have so many yachts been gathered
to witness an aquatic contest, and it Is
doubtful is as much interest was ever
taken in any yachting event.
The yachts were officially measured
yesterday. The figures show that Vigil
liant spreads loo square feet Of canvas
more than Britannia, while the cutter
is foot longer on the water line. The
rating of Vigildnt is 1869. and that of
Britannia 1853; consequently the Amer
lean sloop allows the cutter I'm. Is.
Vigilant carried a crew Of forty five
men. and Britannia thirty-six.
The evening world., 1894-08-04

Among the yachts which took parties
of Americans out to see The race We're
White Ladye. MIR. A. Goelet: Lasca, Mr..
John e. Brooks: May, Mr.. E. ID. Nor
gan, and Guinevere. Mr.. c. oliver Iselin.
Then OF course. there was the Goulds'
steam yacht Atalanta and several ex-
cursion steamers having large parties
Of Americans and others on board.
The course sailed over to-day was
what is known as the Queens Course.
The yachts being ordered to the west
ward. after the start Off the Castle here,
they went about one mile and a half to
and around East Lepe Buoy. .eavIng It
on the starboard hand, and then east
ward, passing near the West Bramble
Buoy, to and around, The Warner Light
ship and from there back to the starting
point, and once more around this course.
twice around completing the total dis
lance OF fifty miles. The yachts were
compelled to pass to rhe northward Of
Prince Consort's Buoy and No Man
Fort near the Warner Light ship.
The esplanade Was thronged with null
titudes OF spectators
There was great excitement as the
two yachts, with ordinary topsails and
medium jibs and foresails. glided grace
fully along, pointing eastward, until
they passed the fagboat which. out OF
compliment 20 the Americans. was fly
,tOntiaued on tSee0Rd Ra0G
The evening world., 1894-08-04
THE SUGAR PUZZLE.
Conferrees Still Rack Their
Brains Over 1t.
CBy Associated press,)

CBy Associated Press)
WASHINGTON. Aug. 1.-The tariff
conferrees began work again to-day
with the sugar schedule the first to be
talked over.
1t is claimed that the Senate conferrees
pointed out new difficulty which the
new schedule was liable to meet when
the bill was returned to the Senate.
1t was asserted that with the new
schedule the bill would not receive the
votes of Senators Caffery and Blanchard
of Louisiana, because no bounty for this
year is provided, nor that OF Allen and
Kyle, Populists; and that these four
votes with sthe vote of Senator Hill,
would defeat the bill.
The House men say that the Louisiana
men cannot afford to vote against a
bill as favorable to the sugar interests
as the new schedule makes this one
simply because no provision for bounty
IN this years crop is included, as Con-
gress certainly would pass a free sugar
bill before adjournment.
AT u O'Clock, when short recess
WAS taken, a House conferree said that
no agreement had been reached up to
that time on the three main items-su-
gar. iron or coal.
Whether the agreement might be
reached later in the day, the confer
rees expressed doubt Some Of them said
1t might take three or four days more
to bring the members together.
There has been some question as to
the exact provisions Of the sugar sched-
ule submitted to the tariff conferrees
yesterday. The schedule provides for
a duty ON raw sugar Of 40 per cent; on
refined sugar, 40 per cent. on the guam
tity of raw sugar necessary to make the
amount of refined in any importation
and of one-fifth of a cent additional;
also Of one-tenth of a cent from coun-
tries paying a bounty on sugar ex-
ported.
The strain on Chairman Wilson is
again showing its effects and his asso-
ciates fear there will be recurrence of
the painful maladies which Slapped his
strength during the first tariff confer
ence. His face Is again swollen, and he
reluctantly admits that he is well-nigb
physical exhaustion.
The evening world., 1894-08-04
BOTH LIKELY TO DIE.
John C"nRoIs shot His Wife and
Cut His Throat.

RED BANK, y. j., Aug. John Con-
nors, a farmer, thlrty-five years old.
who lives in Murrisville, shot and seri-
ously wounded his wife and then cut
his own throat last night. Both are
thought TO be fatally wounded.
C1nnors had been very quarrelsome of
late, and frequently abused his wife. Last
week she made complaint against him
for assault. and he was brought here
before .oca. justice. While in the
Court-ro m ne made an excuse to leave
the room and fai. ed 10 return.
Yesterday afternoon he was very ugly
and threat ned to KIN his wife. She ran
to her fathers house. At dusk Connors
went to the house,
His wife was sitting by a window con-
versing with her parents. lie crept
ste4.thi,y up to the window and shot her
and he was then seen to run away.
Mrs. Connors fell from her chair TO the
1oor.
Officers were at once sent for, and
they hurried to the scene, Connors was
found in bed AT his house, with his
throat cut
The evening world., 1894-08-04
INDIAN nAhouR REGATTA.
Much Interest In the Meeting of
NnguerO and Dorothy.
Especial to Ths Eyenlng Worldl

Especial TO The Evening World)
NEW ROCHELLE. n. Y. Aug. A.
The northerly wind is coming and 60
ing In ntful gusts off the shore. lashing
the sullen waters into foam and tossing
the little competitors for the three cups
offered by the Indian Harbor Yacht Club
about like so many coCkleshells. The
but Larchmont yachtsmen don't mind
that. Many members came up from
town last night in order to be in good
time to see the race to-day, as a new
interest attaches to 1t. since Dorothy
won last week. and thus forced Va
quero to begin all over again for the
Brokaw cup. which she had all but
won.
The conditions of the cup are that the
boat must win three successive races.
This does not, however, attach to the
cvp given by Commodore Hustled, so
that II Naquero WINS another race the
prize will be her cwn.
George Work has had the mystic four
painted on Minnetonka sails He may
take the tiiler to-day, assis, ed by that
enthusiastic sportsman, Bryan Alley.
These yachts start: Naquero. Her
man Duryea. owner; Dorothy. II. Whit
owner; Blonde and brunette, H. Is.
Sceley, owner; Flirt, W. Gould Brokaw,
owner; Mlnnetonka, George Work,
owner; Adelaide, w. +. Douglas owner;
Houri, W. II. Duncan. jr., owner; Celia,
G. A. Gould. owner.
The evening world., 1894-08-04
MISSING LIKE DR.. CRONIN.
""h Point Und) Doctor Believed
To Have Met Foul Play.
Uly Associated Press.)

HAMMOND, Ind, Aug. 4-Crown Point
cs,s sensation somewhat similar to the
n eppated Cronin mystery. Dr. George
Copnbirt annon, Secretary of the Lake
b svse to attend a man purporting to
Sine peen shot shortly before midnight.
tboTs then he. has been missing, al
made n III MIS- friends and family have
tonmiSS,ny are of the opinion that he was
benz qealt with. the cause assigned
prossscHttne prominent part taken In the
Ing n ao,ih OF a large number OF Whit
ordnance, N"Ne' 'he ne" state Health