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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-05-03
JILKINs' AUTOMATIC LIckgR.
Col. Calliper's Account OF Somewhat Re-
markabIe Invention.

Col. CaIliper's Account of a Somewhat Re
markable Invention.
THE most curious labor saving de
vice ever heard Of" said Col. Calliper,
was an automatic Ticker that was in
vented by a school-teacher named
Socrates Jilkins, who was well known
at one time some years ago in Stork-
vile Center, VT, and in that vicinity.
Mr.. Jilkins was as gentle hearted a
man as ever lived, but he believed in
whipping, and he never failed to whip
the boys when he thought they de-
served it; in fact, I'm not sure but that
he whipped them rather oftener than
that, in order to keep himself square
with his conscience.
at was a pretty big school and a
pretty lively lot of boys, and liclzin'
EN- took up a good deal of Socrates
time. So he invented this automatic
Ticker. 1t was very ingenious con-
trivance, and at the same time extreme
" simple. 1t was just wooden post
with clockwork inside of il near the
top to turn horizontal spindle which
projected out beyond the side of the
post. To the other end of this spindle
was attached. at right angles, ruler
of rattan, which, when the clockwork
was in motion, whirled around in
vertical plane; it was something like a
small single-armed windmill.
Mr.. Jilkins set his post up in one
corner of the platform, and when boy
was to be licked. he would call him,
wind up the Ticker, stand the boy at
such distance that at every revolu-
ton it made the ruler would come
down on the boys extended hand, and
when he had it nicely started Mr.. Jill
the platform and go on with his teach
ing. You can easily see what a great
saving of time this was.
But Mr.. Jilkins, ingenious as ne
was, had overlooked one thiag; he had
failed to provide the machine with an
adequate governor. He had figured
out that the resistance offered at regu-
larly recurring intervals by the hand
of the boy would be sufficient to keep
the machine from running too fast,
and so il was as long as the machine
was novelty; but after that, when
Mr. Jilkins had gone over to the other
side of the platform, the boy being
whipped would as likely as not take
his hand out of the line, and then the
Ticker would race, as a screw propeller
sometimes does when it is lifted out of
the water, and it wasn't long before
the ticker had racked itself out of
working order. Mr.. Jilkins fixed it
once, but it soon got out of repair
again, and then he went back to the
old way.
But for years after that the post of
the automatic Ticker still stood on the
platform; its arm was removed. but !
well remember one day tearing my
jacket upon the still projecting spin
die. N. Y. Sun.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-05-03
ADDITIONAL DISPATCHES.

THE interior department Is taking
steps to have the numerous abandoned
military reservations scattered over
Edward Crafts, of Austin, Ill, has
been appointed the appraiser and was
to begin work at once. 1t was hoped
all the reservations could be opened be-
fore the summer was over. There were
some seventy-five of them.
G. A. R. HALL at Elyria, o., was al
most demolished on the goth by ter
rife gas explosion. A gas jet was in
some way opened without being lit the
previous night and filed the place
with gas and when the janitor struck
a match in the hall heavy explosion
followed He was terribly burned and
was in a serious condition.
A PROPOSITION of compromise and
immediate evacuation of Corinto by
the British was under consideration
between Washington, London and the
Nicaraguan authorities on the 9th.
A SPECIAL from Greenville, Ala, said
that the sixth negro was lynched in
Butler county for the murder of young
Watts Murphy. Sheriff Bargaines
found his body hanging to tree in the
neigh borhood where the other five men
had been lynched. The last victim was
believed to have been the man who
struck the blow that killed Murphy
A STRANGER entered the Iowa Trust
and Savings bank, at Dubuque, Ia, on
the 29th, and walking up to the counter
behind which the funds for the days
use were piled, struck the window
with small hammer, with the evident
intention of selling the money and
escaping before the employees should re
cover from their surprise. Teller
Maurice Brown, as the window broke,
seized revolver and fred at the man,
the ball taking effect in the head.
The robber was seriously wounded
and was arrested.
THE annual convention of the Amer
lean section of the Theosophical So
ciety at Boston voted to withdraw from
the international society and to estab-
lish THE independence" as the Theo-
sophical Society of America, with W.
o. Judge, of New York, as president
during life.
FIRE on the 29th partially destroyed
the plant of the Kehlor Milling Co. in
East st. Louis, causing an estimated
damage to machinery and building OF
about 100000
Two hundred employees of the
Athens, Ga =, cottonmills struck on the
Goth on account of 10 per cent. cut in
wages and an order to pay half cash
and the balance in tickets.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-05-03
FARM PRODUCTS.
Higher Prices for Wheat Started-Cattls
Decreasing and Hogs Increasing.

Higher Prices for Wheat Started-Cattle
Decreasing and Hogs Increasing.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, April 30.-The rise
in prices of wheat continues to be the
most notable feature of the business
situation. Chicago prices went up 3
cents last week. There is very little
doubt that a worldwide movement to-
ward substantially higher prices has
started. The higher prices have re-
suited in a considerable increase in the
sales of wheat by farmers and country
elevator men. Even drained out Kan
sas has managed to scrape some wheat
together and ship it to market. At
the five principal western markets the
weeks receipts were 20 per cent larg-
er than year ago.
The strength and excitement in the
wheat market have caused only frac-
tional advance in corn. The demand
for cash corn continues very small.
The east is getting no corn at all from
west of the Mississippi river. That is
situation which never existed before
without causing very high prices. If
it is permanent reduction in demand
bushel crop this year should one be
raised, when l, 200, 900, 900 bushel crop
cannot be marketed at anything better
than moderate prices?
Supplies of cattle last week at west
ern markets were somewhat less than
the week before and only about two
thirds the supply of year ago. The
depression in the market which fol-
lowed the recent big advances has
passed away and prices appear to have
started up again. A further falling
off in the receipts is expected this
week.
While the cattle supply goes on de-
creasing hogs are growing a little
more plentiful Last weeks western
receipts were less than 10 per cent. be-
low those of a year ago. The specula-
tive provisions market has not been af-
fected in the least degree by the ex-
element in the wheat market. That
is most unusual occurrence. Prices
are just where they were a week ago.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-05-03
TURNED TO PEACEFUL USES.
Several Abandoned Military Reservations
Will ID. Opened to Settlement.

Will Bs Opened to Settlement.
WASHINGTON. April 3O.-The interior
department is taking steps TO have the
numerous abandoned military reser-
vations scattered over the country
opened for settlement. The law pro-
vides that an appraiser shall be APP
pointed who shall visit such abandoned
reservations. Edward Crafts, of
Austin, H., has been ap-
pointed as the appraiser at So a day
and is to begin work at once. 1t is
hoped all the reservations can be
opened before the summer is over.
There are some seventy-fve of them,
fourteen of which contain more than
5000 acres. These are Forts Thomas
and Verde, Ariz.; Fort Dodge, Kan:
Boise Blanc Island. Mich; Fort Ma
ginnis, Mont; Camp Sheridan, Neb. !;
Fort Craig, Cummings and Selden, n.
NJ: Fort Abraham Lincoln, n. D.; Fort
McDermott, Ore. and Forts Cameron,
Crittenden and Rush Lake, Utah.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-05-03
MANS SPEECH TO sRUTEs.
Origin of Words Used to Call Cows, Chick
ems, Etc.

Origin OF hOF0B tbSO 10 SAlA LOWS, Nnlck-
ems, Etc.
The rural words whee and ST boy are
ignored by photographers entirely
Perhaps whee is shortened form of
away. or it may be old English provin-
cial whew, meaning to hurry or to fly.
St boy is evidently compound of
hist, to incite, and by, in the sense of
off, or else of boy, which in old time
was often used in the sense of fellow.
knave, or any other term of contempt.
The fowl call, chick! chick! chick.
and its variation, kip! kip. kip! are as
old as the call to the COW; being the
Sanscrit kuk, the name of the dOmesti-
Gated fowl, whence cock, and Xix or
chick together with kip, chip. and
chucll-words all clearly initiated from
note of the bird, which in Sanscrit was
kak. to crow, or to laugh, whence
cackle The country housewife who
cries shoe to the trespasser upon her
kitchen garden or fowerpot uses
almost the same exclamation that the
ancient Greeks used TO scare away
fowls in their day, which may be de-
rived from the Sanscrit su, TO burl or
to drive.
No study of animal calls can leave
out the calls TO the cat and the dog, to
which the child, like his primitive an
cestor, gives names initiative of their
notes.-the meow and the bow-wow.
The word puss is supposed to be an
imitation of the splitting or, as the
English say, the swearing of the cat
for which the HindOo word is phis
Kit is a variation of cat, of which kit
ten or kitty is the diminutive, and scat
is probably hist and eat compounded
and shortened, or it may be the San
scrit skate, or scatter.
The dog, perhaps because of his
always having been given individual
names, and because of his almost
human intelligence, has no general
call nor particular word of command.
MANY different words are contained in
the dog vocabulary, of which among
us the ejaculatory sick 'em is the only
expression understood by all dogs
alike who have EnglIsh-speaking
masters, which is plainly enough seek
'em, seek being from the Sanscrit SAX,
to chase or follow.-Chautauq
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-05-03
a SHARP TELLER.
A Bold RObber Tries to Seize Bank Money
AID Is Shot in the Head.

DUBUQUE, Ia, April 5O.-A stranger
entered TIE Iowa Trust and Savings
bank to-day. and walking up 70 the
counter behind which the funds for
the days use were piled struck the
window with a small hammer that
he carried, with the evident intention
of selling the money and escap-
ing before the employees should recover
from their surprise. Teller Maurice
Brown, as the win~ow broke. seized a
revolver and fired at the man, the ball
taking effect in the head. The robbel
is seriously but not dangerously
wounded. and is now under arrest.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-05-03
Cuban Insurgents Routed.

KEY WEST, Fla, April 3O.-The gov.
eminent troops under Gen. Salcedc
have won a decisive victory over the
insurgent forces commanded by Gen.
Maceo. Ninety of the latter were killed
or wounded and the rest were dis
persed and are seeking refuge in the
mountains. In addition. Garcia'- band
has been completely rolted with great
loss in killed and wounded. Nearly
all the remainder of his hand SUI ren.
dered.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-05-03
HE WORLD AT LARGE.
Summary Of the Daily News
WASHINGTON NOTE,


THE Nicaraguan minister at Wash
Ington received cablegrsm from his
government announcing the arrival at
corinto of two British warships, with
the expressed purpose of enforcing the
demands contained in the British ulti-
matum.
The full text of the opinion of Chief
Justice Fuller in the income tax cases
recently announced in the supreme
court has been made public.
SECRETARY MORTON has been in
formed by communication that there
was beef trust among the packers Of
Kansas City. 1t was stated that the
packers were organized with articles
of agreement and a directory with Off
Gals. The trust met once a week and
set the price to the retail dealers for
the following week. Mr.. Morton was
invited to inve stigate and punish.
THE civil service commission at Wash
ington was receiving applications from
persons who desired to take examine
tons next fall. This was said to be
causing some annoyance to the COM
mission, as the schedule of routes of
the examiners was not yet completed,
and untili it was no satisfactory answers
to applications can be returned. The
schedule will be issued within two
months.
THE United States secretary of agri-
culture will soon begin the publication
and distribution of series of bulletins
giving the reports of the American con-
Suls the world over, relative to the
consumption of meats, cereals, dairy
products, cotton, tobacco, fruits, liquors,
seeds, etc, where they are produced,
prices, etc, and all other statistical in
formation.
SENATOR VOORHEES, has been appealed
20 by friends in Indiana to do what he
the ex-Kansan, sentenced for twenty
years for being a spy in Madagascar
by the French authorities and taken
to a prison in France. Mr.. Voorhees,
was informed by Mr.. Gresham that in
structions had been sent by mail to
United States Ambassador Eustis to
look into the matter thoroughly.
1HE president on Ine SOIn Hldue Tue
following appointments in the army:
Brig. zen. Leslie Merritt to be major
general; Col. Zenas r. Bliss, Twenty
fourth infantry, to be brigadier-gen-
eral, and Col. John ]. Coppinger, TWEEN
ty-third infantry, to be brigadier-gen-
eral
THE Nicaraguan minister at Wash
ington had an interview with Secretary
Gresham on the 25th about the trouble
of the South American republic with
England and it was stated that the Sec
rotary gave him to understand that
the United States would not interfere
in the matter, President Cleveland
holding that the dispute was one en-
tirely between Great Britain and
Nicaragua.
THE government immigration bureau
reports that during the last ten months
the number of Italian immigrants ar
irving in this country was 10, s25 less
than during the same period last year.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-05-03
GENERAL NEWx

AT Port Tampa, Fla, Edward Tucker,
a merchant, was taken from his home
and numerically whipped by female
whitecaps Tucker had been in the
habit of going home and abusing his
wife.
THE failures for the week ended
April &c Dun's report were 24O in the
United States against 179 lastyear, and
az in Canada against 20 last year.
THE region around Camden, Ark,
was visited by bad hailstorm recent
ly, damaging many residences and
beating vegetation into the ground.
The corn crop was said to be stamped
out and would entail new planting.
The fruit crop was knocked off fully 90
per cent An aged negro woman was
frightened to death and two other
negroes were seriously injured by their
house blowing down.
SEVERAL specimens of dark brown
rock in which was glittering mineral
were taken to Memphis, Tenn, recent
ly from Raleigh, a suburb, for analysis
The examination showed gold present
in paying quantity, and the presence
of platinum was even more plainly
marked.
THE republicans of Woodford coun-
", KY, Senator Blackburn's home,
have met his ultra silver interview by
selecting delegates to the state con-
vention and instructing them for "a
single gold standard"
1t was currently reported at Cincin-
natl that the corner in rye and rye -four
would try to advance prices to 81 per
bushel and 81 per barrel On the 2Sd
rye was held at IS cents and -four al
$325, the prices two days before being
As cents and SEQ. 1t was reported
that Charles Fleischman, the distiller,
yeastman and banker, was at the head
of the corner on rye and that large
commission house at Cincinnati had
cornered all the rye flour in the coun-
try.
THE Oklahoma encampment G. A. r
met at Perry on the 25th. Over Loo
attended the camp fire at night. Com
mander-in-Chief Lawler, of Chicago,
was expected. The w. R. c. and S. OF
V. were also to hold sessions
n e1hON6 GlLOTS was DCluR w
the Lexington (Ky.) chamber of com.
merce to arrange a joint debate be-
tween Secretary of the Treasury Car.
Isle and Senator Blackburn on the cur
rency question. Senator Blackburn
was said to have agreed to such meet.
ing.
THE first legal hanging in Conway
county, Ark, in twenty-five years oc'
Cured at MorreIlton on the 26th when
George Whitaker. colored, paid the
death penalty on the scaffOld for the
murder of his father-in-law on October
6. 1894. Whitaker died asserting that
the gallows would transfer his soul to
realms of eternal bliss.
A CRUSADE against the free coinage
of silver was to be inaugurated at New
York at once. the Reform club having
made arrangement for a series of ed
itOrial articles to appear in about 1,OOC
newspapers all over the country at
taclZing the arguments OF the free sill
yer advocates.
ABOUT 1000. coo feet of pine lumber in
the yards of Z. Il. Newton & Co.. at
Cleveland. O.. was destroyed by IRE.
In the yard was about 1900, 600 feet of
the wood but the efforts of the firemen
resulted in the saving of about 1,0O0,-
ESQ feet. The loss VIII be in the neigh
borSood Of Si9,O00, with an insurance
Of $1,000.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-05-03
MILITARY ACADEMY VISITORS.
The President Names the Seven Members
of the National Board.

WASHINGTON. April 3O.-The presi-
dent has appointed seven members of
the board of visitors to the military
academy, and, with the congressional
members, the board is as follows: Sen
ators Villas, of Wisconsin, and Frye, of
Maine; Representatives Wheeler, of
Alabama; Washington, of Tennessee.
and Milliken, of Maine; Frank p. Blair,
of Illinois; Gen. Thomas Wood, of
Ohio; A. Leo Knott, of Maryland; d.
G. Janeway, of New York; Sigourny
Butler, of Massachusetts; John NJ.
Wright, of Kentucky; Peter Hariston,
of Virginia.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-05-03
Only English Omciai Language.

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, April SO.-Attor
ney-General Moloney has rendered az
opinion that city councils cannot legal
ly appropriate city funds to publish
ordinances in the German language.
Such publication would be illegal. AL
official publications must be in the
English language.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-05-03
The sixth Man Found Lynched.

LOUISVILLE, KY, April 3O.-A specia
from Greenville, Ala, says the sixth
negro was lynched in Butler county
for the murder of young Watts
Murphy. Sheriff Bargaines found his
body hanging TO tree in the neigh
borhood where the other five men Were
lynched last Sunday. He appeared to
have been dead for at least day. The
last victim is believed to have been the
man who struck the blow that killed
Murphy. His name is unknown here.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-05-03
AN UNUSUAL PROCEEDING.
A Case Before the Nebraska Supreme Court
VIII BE Tried by a Jury.

LINCOLN, Neb., April 30-The state
supreme court convened in extraor.
binary session this afternoon to hear
the case of the state against ex-State
Treasurer Hill and his bondsmen tc
recover $4,000 lost In the failure OF
the National Bank of Lincoln. The
case will be tried by jury and spe-
cial panel has been drawn for the occa-
sion. This is the first time in the his
tory of the state that such course has
been resorted to-
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-05-03
The Volcano Colima.

GUADALAJARA. Mex, April 30.-Tht
Colima volcano is again in state o;
active eruption and the inhabitants OF
the valley at the base of the mountain
have been forced to abandon THEN
homes and fee for their lives
The molten lava and ashes have
destroyed the growing crops and much
valuable property in that section. Tn,
FIRE which issues from the crater pre-.
sents magnificent sight at night.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-05-03

IL am very much better this morn
ing" said Mrs. Mcbride. Il feel like
a new woman" II hope you won't
dress like one" replied her husband
y.-Harper's Bazaar.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-05-03
IS YOUR BLOOD Pure?
Not One in a Thousand can say "Yes."

The human body is fertile soil for
disease germs, but the man whose
blood is pure has nothing to fear, be
cause pure, rich blood viii keep all the
functions of the system in perfect
working order. Hoods Sarsaparilla
purifies, vitalizes and enriches the
blood, and in this way is a defense
against disease.
Blood Poisoned.
when was IS bad fever sore
came on my right leg. After time it
healed, but 81 years later, last winter,
it broke out again terribly sore, and
many said it would never heal up. My
son read so much about Hoods Sarsa-
parilla he urged me to try it. did so,
and to my great Joy in a short time
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-05-03

WHEN a man has more money than he
knows what to do with, he proceeds to find
out what he does not know.--Puck.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-05-03

WHEN was happy thought knew men,
but ii was fated that / should know them
only in misfortune.-Napoleo
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-05-03
Hoods SarsapariIIa
Is the Only
rue Blood Purifier
Prominently in the public eve to-day.

Il SEE you have a safe in your dining
room" said Perkins, who was visiting Jar
ley. as that for your silvert' mo; that's
nv wine lceIlar.n said Jarlev.-Harper's
Bazaar.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-05-03

IF a man speaks or acts with pure thought,
happiness follows him like q shadow that
never leaves him.-Buddha.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-05-03

EVERY man who observes vigilantly and
resolves steadfastly, grows unconsciOusly
into genius.-Bulwer.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-05-03

The average impressionist is not as bad as
the pictures he's painted.-Puck.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-05-03

the sores ceased to discharge, and,
shortly after began to heal. After
taking five bottles the poison was,
eradicated and the sore entirely healed.
/ now feel as well as ever and enjoy re-
newed strength and Vigor." FRAME
o. PIERCE, South Londonderry, Vt
Running Sores.
81 have been troubled with running
sores on my hip for years. i began to
take Hoods Sarsaparilla in September,
and have not been troubled with run
ming sores since January. never felt
better in my life. weighed % pounds
when CONNIE need taking Hoods Sar-
saparilla and now weigh 1S2 pounds"
HOWARD DARBY, Salineville, Ohio.
n. B. If you decide to take Hoods
do not be induced to buy any other.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-05-03

LIFE has no blessing like prudent friend.
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