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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-09-11
THE HUMAN TARGET ACT
How a Circus Canvasman Won
Fame and Fortune.
Pat Clancy Was the First to Introduce
the Feature, aud His Assistant Was
an Escaped LunatIc from
Mount Pleasant.

The Observation-Disclosures.
get act is now an old turn" said the old
Snowman to Chicago Record reporter
See here" he said, and he drew from
the inside of his ragged old coat a
greasy old pocketbook; then, undoing
the string that bound it, he opened 1t
and displayed lot of dirty old letters
and frayed newspaper clippings. From
the latter he selected the following adj
vertisement:
WANTED. "A MAN OF NERVE TO
thrower. ROBINSON'S CIRCUS.
Its 80 odd year since this first ap-
peared,' he said, land times is changed
since then.
Eve was down in Texas with old John
Robinson's circus. was canvasman
then, and my right-hand bower was Pat
Clancy, a canvasman, too. Pat was an
ambitious Teller, and was all the time
thinking up schemes to better himself.
I don't see,' says he, why 1 should be
sledging stalls and piling ropes when
other fellers without half my brains
or muscle is getting big money taking
$50 Pat went in training for per-
former, but he was dead failure, and
only got the laugh on all sides, till one
day he struck a bright idea, and the
next thing knew he had dozen big,
ugly-looking knives, and was putting IN
his spare time throwing 'em at a target.
He'd discovered himself at last, for
the way he could throw them knives
was really a wonder, and astounded
even himself.
after he was able to plant his knives
in the target at just about where he
wanted to. he drew a figger of man
on it, and took delight in seeing how
near he could come to the outline with
out teching it.
Finally he was perfect. Now's
yer chance, Billy he seq to me; you
be the target. I'll throw the knives;
we'll be the Lorezo brothers and be IA
nous. VIII yer do it?'
Not on yer life sez I.
'Then he gifts mad and walks away.
And the next day the papers has this
advertisement. in it. I've kept it here
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-09-11
A CANINE TOBACCO sMUGGLER.

tract. a high wire netting was there
fore stretched across it from sea to
sea.
Now the dogs have to swim in order
to outwit the custom house. The SNUG
Cling by dogs is carried en- from num-
Der of hulks, which are anchored in the
bay opposite the English territory.
On these hulks men are occupied all
day long in making up tobacco in
small, convenient packages, tied up in
waterproof paper. Toward shutdown
men may be seen coming from La Linea
in the direction of Gibraltar, accom-
panied by suspicious number of dogs.
Men and dogs all embark in boat, and
Tow, or are rowed, out to the hullls at
anchor, and, once on board, the pack
ages of tobacco are carefully fastened
around the bodies of the dogs and COW
cred with sacking, care being taken not
to overtale the animals.
AS soon as night falls the dogs are
again placed in the boats, and are quiet
~ rowed toward the Spanish shore, and
when short distance from it they are
gently placed in the water at short in
tervals and left to swim ashore.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-09-11
THE CROWN OF ST. STEPHEN.

Apostles, each bearing an appropriate
Latin inscription.
The crown travelled all over Europe,
but it was never broken or robbed of its
jewels, after the manner of other mi
grant crowns.
Then some one buried it, and nearly
all the inhabitants of Hungary began
to see in their dreams~the place where
the crown was hidden.
When, in the middle of the fifteenth
century, the reign of the JageIlons came
to an end, Queen Elizabeth, of Hungary,
pledged the crown to a petty pawn
broker in Vienna for 1850 guldens "a
gulden is 40 cents), 6 schillinge and 81
Pfenniges. The pawn ticket is still in
existence and bears the date of May s,
144O.
1t was pawned again, this time to
Frederick ". OF late years the crown
has had more quiet time of it. It is
by no menas beautiful and is valued at
$1,OOO.OOO.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-09-11
suItan's sanity Questioned.

A German newspaper boldly asserts
that the ruler of the Turkish empire is
a lunatic, and gives good and sufficient
reason for its belief. During his fits of
insanity his predominating passion is
a frenzied hatred against the Armen-
ians. So terrible have these fits be-
come that the sultan,s attendants often
dare not enter his cabinet. In fact,
all their energies are required to dodge
their Infatuated monarch, who rushes
from hall to hall, talking to himself.
A short time ago, it is added, the sultan,
in fit of madness, shot courtier who
happened to make motion with his
arm and which the sovereign chose to
consider suspicious. Sometimes, on
the other hand, the sultan has fits of I'm
comfortable merriment, particularly
when he has reason to believe that the
powers cannot agree on measures
against him.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-09-11

named Hammond has succeeded her.
He knows all about chickens, their value
and their artful ways.
Many breeds are kept in the royal
aviary-gold and silver-spangled Ham,
burgs, gold and silver-penciled and
black ones besides. Black, white and
speckled Dorllings strut about in COM
pany with proud American Plymouth
Rocks, black Minorcas, white Leghorns,
-Andalusians, white Rocks and Houdans.
American Plymouth Rocks. are, by the
way, among the queens favorites.
The bantams, as usual. are the pride
of the roost. One named Toby is as
tame as a kitten. He is Hammond's
toy. When the keeper claps his hands
the midget runs to him, jumps upon his
hand and chandeliers to his hearts de-
light.
The chickens are let out daily in
patches of the same breed for an hours
run on the grass. For breakfast they
get soft food and for the evening meal
they get an abundance of wheat. There
is no hospital at the royal aviary. AS
soon as one of the birds appears to be
ailing it is put to death and afterwards
cremated.
The most formidable creatures in the
lot are the wild turkeys imported from
Canada, but now thoroughly natural
lied. Two beautiful golden eagles are
among the curiosities of the collection.
One was captured 80 years ago in Wind
sor forest. There are Ayiesbury ducks,
but not many. There are also golden
pheasants and pigeons of various kinds.
An average of so eggs a day are laid
by the hens. They go to the castle.
Buckingham palace and Osborne house
only.
The queen has an apartment at the
eviary. It is bright, sunny room, with
nearly pure white walls. 4 case of
stuffed birds shot by the prince con-
sort is the principal ornament.
The aviary was once one of the popu-
lar resorts of the royal family, and
tea service of dark blue and white
Dresden china is still in the house.
The royal aviary, as well as the royal
kennels, is on the private road between
Windsor and Frogmore, and when at
Windsor the queen never fails to look
at some of her pets daily. The pictures
used to illustrate this story are copy
righted by the artist, z. ". Jessup.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-09-11
ST. STEPHENS GROWN.
Europe's Oldest Royal Jewel Has Often
Been in Pawn.

The crown of st. Stephen, of Hun
gary, which was conveyed during the
recent millennial celebration from the
Coronation Cathedral of St. Matthias at
Buda, to the new house of parliament
at Pesth, is the oldest crown in Europe.
1t is nearly a thousand years old, that
IS, the upper crown is, for this piece of
royal headgear is in two parts, one-half
of which is Roman and the other half
Byzantine.
The upper crown was destined for
Roleslas, of Poland, was presented to
Stephen. of Hungary, by Pope Sylvester
II. 1t is formed of two intersecting
hoops and connected at the four ends
with a border. On its top is a small
globe capped by cross, now in an in
clined position. Beneath is a miniature
of the Saviour surrounded by the earth,
the sun, the moon and two trees (prob-
ably Of some symbolical signifcance).
The entire surface of the two hoops
is adorned with the figures Of the twelve
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-09-11

of Samos, and he was given his present
post at the request of the European
lowers. Derovitch is a Christian him
self, and his policy will no doubt be
ultimately satisfactory to the Christian
population. he is an Albanian of the
Greek church, and was formerly vice
governor of the island. In his new posi-
ton he is not clothed with powers ex-
tending over the military, which re-
mains under the command of Abdullah
Pasha.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-09-11

winds!-it was every fellow for him
self and "the devil take the hindmost"
Hunger appeascd, we dropped down
now on the safe side of the river AMI
were soon asleep on the ground, in the
streets-any bed was a couch of down
nOw-for nature was asserting her
rights and further endurance was out
of the question.
And thereby hangs the tale.
Ben Tilden, an old chum of mine, and
1 crawled into a house and went 70
bed; how long we slept knew not, but
after midnight, anyhow, I was awak-
ened by some one shaking me. Look
ing up. saw big New York cavalry
man holding a short candle and calling
out to us: "The rebels are coming,"
He made off, and all was darkness and
confusion. We jumped up, and. having
no toilet to make, were out on the
streets of Hancock in a minute. \
bridge down the river was blazing.
cannon were firing on the other side
and troop of southern cavalry, with
Gathering hoofs and ringing saber,
came whirling down the darlIened
street. We lodged into an alley and
let them pass. Slipping out of town
under cover of the darkness, we soon
came upon our deserted camp, not
soul to be seen, and hurried on into
the mountain. We had no shoes on
and spoke not a word, Ben and 1, as we
slipped by confederate picket, with
every man asleep. We were too polite
to waken them, but let them "sleep on
IN their glory"
On we went up the mountain, till on
a sudden there came clash of steel,
a troop of cavalry meeting US in the
dense gloom when Ben and 1 sprung
out of the road into the brush, ard had
barely time to lie down when the head
of the column galloped down. 1t was
Jeb Stuart's magnificent cavalry. They
were one hour passing. When the last
had trotted by we cautiously got up
and resumed our journey up the noun
tain. 1 stumbled and fell over some
thing-a blanket one of the cavalry
men had dropped. 1 took it along. It
came handy later on. Next morning we
reached a little Pennsylvania village -
all noise and confusion-maling up a
company of home guards.
/ made a speech like "Rienzi's address
to the Romans" and for reward Ben
and l got oceans of whisky and a good
dinner. Not satisfied with that, the
grateful villagers put US in a carriage
and gave the order to the driver to take
us to Bloody Run. Away we went like
jehu, but the driver was full as goose,
and before we went mile fetched up
snort against a stump that took off a
wheel and left us all sprawling in the
road. He may be there yet, for all I
know.
So we were compelled to hoof it into
Bull Run. There we found our colonel,
few of our officers and about hun
dred of our escaped and demoralized
comrades.
They kept coming in for a week.
There we had fine times until we
were ordered across the mountain TO
join Meade's army at Gettysburg, and
our little band was swallowed up as
streams are lost in the sea. The
bloodiest battling of the war began in
earnest and rolled on through three
terrible days that shall never forget
till the final roll is called.-Private Dali
zell, in Chicago Times-Herald.
THE state of Indiana furnished a
great many tall men for the army. Out
of 11s.254 men whose descriptions We're
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-09-11
VlcToRlA.s HsNcooR
Britain's Queen Owns Some Fine specl-
mems of Poultry.

mems of Poultry.
There are plenty of proofs that the
tastes of Queen Victoria are decidedly
domestic, but none seems more con
vincing than that she is an enthusiastic
chicken raiser. The royal aviary, or, as
the good New England housewife would
call it, the queens hencoop, as de-
scribed in the London Feathered World
by Artist Ernest N. Jessop, is a very
elaborate affair.
The queen has her head chicken
man," who is aided by large corps of
experienced assistants. For 40 years
the royal poultry hens were under fe-
male supervision, Mrs. D'Albertanson,
now in charge of the queens room at
the kennels. being supervisor. A man
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-09-11
Eggs and Electricity.

A French experimenter, Camille
pareste, has found that the germ in the
hens egg is not destroyed by an electric
current that would kill an adult fowl,
but that the germ is so modified in most
cases that monstrosity will be Matched.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-09-11
Diamonda In Anatr.li.

A new diamond field has been discov-
cred near Tamworth, New South Wales,
and fresh finds of gold and silver con-
tinue to be reported. There are in this
colony 37s works for the treatment of
metals, employing 1873 hands.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-09-11
Bamboo for Cavalry Lances.

1t is proposed to substitute bamboo
for ashwood for the Iances of English
cavalry regiments, as the ash used is
said TO be brittle and not TO be trusted
in actual warfare.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-09-11
oAIo.s BOY TEACHER.
Only Eleven Years Old, But Has Maa
Head on His Shoulders.

Head on His Shoulders.
Winchester, o., has prodigy in Mas
ter Marion Glasgow, the 11-year-old
son of z. NJ. Glasgow. Seventeen days
before he was IL years of age, which
was in November last, Master Glasgow
was granted a teachers certificate for
one year. He is now preparing to take
the examination for another certificate,
and expects to keep one in his posses
sion as long as he lives. So far as is
known he is the youngest person to
whom a certificate was ever granted.
When he went to take his examination
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-09-11
steel for Pens and SWORD.

AT the present time there is more
steel used in the manufacture of pens
than in all the sword and gun factories
n>the world.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-09-11
CRETE'S NEW GOVERNOR.

He Is Christian and Favors the Chris
tians in His Rulings.
Georgi Pasha, the new Christian gov
ernor of the Island of Crete, does not
seem to please the Christian Cretans,
even though his rule is such as to elicit
objections from the Mohammedans, who
are in the minority. The new gov
errors name is Georgi Berovitch, prince
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-09-11

THE state of Indiana furnished a
great many tall men for the army. Out
of 11s.254 men whose descriptions We're
taken at the time of enlisting, 1882
we're six feet or more in height.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-09-11

tract. a high wire netting was there
fore stretched across it from sea to
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-04-25
Old People.

Old people who require medicine
to regulate the bowels and kidneys will
find the true remedy in Electric Bitters.
This medicine does not stimulate end
contains no whisky nor other intoXi-
cants, but acts as tonic and Alternative.
1t acts mildly on the stomach and bowels
adding strength and giving tone to the
Of he s unetons aufe Eeote s9e
Bit ers is an excellent appetizer and
aid digestioR. Old people tiud it just
exactly what they need. Price fifty
cents per bottle at A. r. Champney's
drug store.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-04-25
DUNDRIDGE.

April l6-C. w. Evers of Bowling
Green, in company with three other
gentlemen, were viewing tho sights in
the Dunbrdge oil field Saturday.
a number OF strange faces were seen
on our streets Friday and Saturday.
Our schools viii commence again
next Monday after an omission of three
weeks ON account of diphtheria IN town.
Miss Abbie Smith commenced her
first term of school in the Bymo dis
tuct, No. 3, Perrysburg township,
Monday.
L. w. DeVorna is erecting u dwell
ing on his lot west OF town,
Ed. Peters has sold his residenc
south of town, aud already has timbe,
on tie ground for commodious dwell.
ing on q nice lot south of his old home
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-04-25
LIME CITY.

Mrs. Fred Snyder is on the sick list.
Mrs. G. f. Rider returned last Satur
day, from Two weeks visit with frient1,
in BucYrus.
Mrs, H. Hamilton visited Mrs. -
Simmons one day This week.
Mrs. A. Il. Hitchcock is entertainin.
her brother of Detroit, Mich
e. A. Cox went TO Grooyeport, .
last Sunday on account of the iliness q,
his mother.
w. B. Scott and wife were here last
week on business.
A. Finkbeiner, and wife of Perrys-
burg gave our city call Wednesday.
Geo. Hoffman called on his son Hen.
ry, Wednesday.
Alfred Audregg and sister Lena and
Miss Nora Toy visited friends in Wood
vile last Sunday.
H. Hitchcock left last Monday for o.
berlin, after spending two weeks with
his brother w. j.
Misses Maude and Lille Shoyar OF
Toledo are visiting relatives here This
week.
The first meeting of the Epwor,s,
League was held last Sunday eveuiug
and proved Il very successful one in ev
cry way,
The Ohio Lime Co. have resumed
work and every thing is lively once
more.
Ed. CarriclS and wife of Mermill, are
visiting Mrs. C's. mother, Mrs. S, Tro
bridge, this week.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-04-25
An Affidavit.

This is to certify that on May 11th, l
walked TO Melick's drug store on pair
OF crutches and bought bottle OF
Chamberlains Pain Balm for inllamma-
tory rheumatism which had crippled
me up, After using three pottles am
completely cured. can cheerfully re-
commend it.-Charles Wetzel. Sunbury
Pa.
Sworn and subscribed to before me
on August 10, 1894. - Walter Shipman,
j. p. For sale ut so cents per bottle by
A. II. Champncy,
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-04-25

Pretty Sophia Braun, Chicago miss
of 1S. while attending dance with a
very estimable young man the other
night met with a remarkable accident.
Along toward morning she grew sleepy.
and while yawning dislocated her jaw.
Two doctors were summoned, and.
after putting the patient under the In.
fluence of chloroform, succeeded in re.
storing the jaw TO its proper position.
The moral OF this should he plain to
every young man who escorts young
ladies' to danceR.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-04-25
The Florida Season.

Is now fully opened up and the question of
when to start aud by what lines to travel is
presenting iIsef to the Southern Tourist. A
pleasing choice of route is an essential feature
OF II railway trip.
The Cincinnati, Hamilton Il Dayton Railway
with solid trains, magnificent sleeOing and par
lor car service, quick schedules and close Gin
cinnnti onuections with the fast lines to FLOR
ida, realizes all possibilities of modern journey
ing. ANY o1 the Comp nys will on call OF
writteH application. be pleased to give full in,
formation as to rates, etc; supply you with a
iull line of printed matter, and render all ser
vic"s necessary to Il satisfactory trip.
GEO. w. HAYLER, d. r. A., Indianapolis, Ind.
j. S LEAHY, G, I. p, A., Chicago, H.: w. II
WHITTLEsIsY. G p. A., Dayton. o.; j G. WINANs
u. p. A., tiqua o.; JNo, BAsTAGLE, d. p. A. To
ledo. o.: d. B. THACEY,N Y r. a. Detroit.
l0u G.P. A., Cincinnati, o.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-04-25
JURYNIEN.
Both Grand and Peti, For The May Term

Both Grand and Petit For The May Ter
of Court.
The following is the list of jurym
for the May term OF Common PIE
court. The grand jury conyenes NJ,
10, and petit jury May Is.
Grand Jury
Albert Brownsberger, Perrysburg.
Sam. Shanks, Perry.
a. 81. Drumming, Freedom.
Geo. Brubaker, Perry.
john j. Taylor, Henry.
Henry Hitchcock, Perrysburg.
James Evans, Montgomery,
Geo. Palmer, Montgomery.
j. A. Holmes, Montgomery.
Lewis Spafford, Middleton.
John O'Leary, Lake.
Samuel Hanley, Troy.
John Wyant, Montgomery.
Ezra st. John, Plain.
William Roller, Middleton.
Petit Jury.
Henry Bussinger, Milton.
Robt. Simmons, Perrysburg.
Jos. Eberly, Portage.
Dennis O'Leary. Lake
Dan'l Hoffman, Washington.
John Welsinger, Portage.
f. M Young, Center,
D. H. Avery, Plain.
Charles Crane, Lake.
William Buck, Milton.
Milton Tuller, Center.
Johr Wagner, Bloom.
William Crook, Perrysburg.
james Teatsworth, Portage.
Henry Everett, Henry.
Stephen Morgan, Montgomery.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-04-25

Times have been very lively lately
bit Red Dogs camp on Wounded Knee
Ereek in South Dakota, where the Ogall-
ala Indians have been holding grand
bowwow. There was large attend
ance and these noble red men OF the
forest feasted on 2OU stewed dogs. After
the repast they INDUCED in the Omaha
dance. You may not know how the
Omaha dance goes, but you likely have
An idea about stewed dog.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-04-25

BY agreement between the govern
ment authorities of the United States
and France, ex-Consul Waller will soon
be released from French prison. He
receives pardon on the condition that
the United States shall make no claim
for damages In behalf of the prisoner
based upon his arrest. conviction or
imprisonment. Waller may, however,
sue in the French courts for damages
Tor ill-treatment.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-04-25

A Chicago man, the other day. point
ed what he thought was an unloaded
gun at friend, pulled the trigger and
the usual result followed. There seems
little hope that this species of fool will
ever become extinct until some one
invents a gun that shoots both ways.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-04-25

The anti-horse thief association at
ST James, Mimi, has membership Of
thousand. and an overlowing treas
ury. The thief who steals horse in
that section now rides right up to head
quarters and surrenders. It's the quick
est and easiest way.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-04-25

Some Chicago women are studying
parliamentary law. 1t is hoped that be-
fore they have finished they will have
discovered just at what period of the
proceedings tears are in order and thus
avoid much of the confusion that ham
pcred the board of lady managers.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-04-25

A corner on bibles is the latest. The
American Bible society Of New York
hes secured control of the publications
OF certain London houses and Chicago
pays tribute to Gotham amounting to
tens of thousands of dollars year.
Chicago is organizing company to
print her own bibles. They will be
Issued in forty languages and the sup
ply will be independent of London or
New York.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-04-25

A Saginaw minister has written a
pamphlet entitled, "A Jab at the Devil. ="
This good Michigan brother may mean
we'll, but he evidently doesn't know
how to fight. Against such an adver-
sary jabbing doesn't count for much.
We advise the dominic to hit straight
from the shoulder. duck to avoid a
counter and get away.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-04-25

A Chicago judge fined lawyer IS
for putting cigar in his mouth In court
the other day. To layman the mere
fact that to hold cigar In the mouth
necessitates the closing Of the latter
would have been sufficient mitigation
of the contempt to have suspended the
fine.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-04-25
ExcurSiOns 10 ToIedo,
April %, Il Way > and II.

The Clover Leaf Route will issue spe-
clal low rat, excursion ticket. from Del
phos and stations east, on above dates.
See nearest agent for particulars. The
above theatrical excursion will proha-
ply be the last of the season. G. G.
jenkins, Gen'l Pass. Agent, Toledo. o.