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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-05-29
VERY SHOCKING FISH.
Inhabit the Mediterranean and Possess
Peculiar Attributes.

lnhaDlt the mediterranean and Possess
Peculiar Attributes.
Many people know of the electric eel
of South America, but there are COM
paratively few who have heard of the
torpedo or electric ray of the Mediter-
ranean sea. This curious fish, accord
ing to the New York Journal. is about
the size and shape of large frying
pan, with a short and exceedingly
broad handle. it is fat and swims
horizontally in the water.
The torpedo, which is found practic-
ally in the Bay of Biscay and the shores
of the Mediterranean sea, is so called
because of it's habit of giving electric
shocks. Such shocks are feeble, as a
rule, not greater than those from small
electric battery. If the fish is enraged,
however, it is capable Of giving a much
more powerful shock. 1t uses this Gu
rious weapon to stun the small fishes
and animals on which it preys, thus
making the victim insensible previous
to devouring it. 1t is very sluggish
fish and will lay for hours buried in the.
sand a few feet from the shore in shall
low water. Electricity is much talked
of as a medical agent nowadays, and
for such uses is spoken of as new dis
covery, but in the days of Caesar this
natural electricity was much used for
the same purpose and physicians of
the time applied it to the leg or arm of
a person suffering from rheumatism,
gout or nervous diseases. the patient
keeping his hand or foot on the fish
as long as it was possible to bear the
shocks. This was said to have been an
excellent remedy.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-05-29
lCoPYRIGHT. lS94i
CHAPTER VII.

The youth cringed as If discovered
at crime. BY heavens, they had wor
after all. The imbecile line had re
mained and become victors. He could
hear cheering.
He lifted himself upon his toes and
looked in the direction of the fight
A yellow fog lay wallowing on the tree
tops. From beneath it came the clat.
ter of musketry. Hoarse cries told OF
an advance.
He turned away, amazed and angry.
brittle blue line had withstood the
blows and won. He grew bitter over
it. 1t seemed that the blind ignorance
and stupidity of those little pieces had
betrayed him. He had been overturned
and crushed by their lack of sense In
holding the position, when intelligent
deliberation would hsve convinced
them that it was impossible. He, the
enlightened man who looks afar in the
dark, had fled because of his superior
perceptions and knowledge. He felt q
great anger against his comrades. He
knew It could be proven that they had
been fools
He went from the field into a thick
woods as II resolved to bury himself
He wished to get out of hearing of the
rackling shots which were to him like
voices
The ground was cluttered with vines
and bushes and the trees grew close
and spread out like bouquets. He was
obliged to force his way with much
noise The creepers, catching against
his legs, cried out harshly as their
sprays were torn from the barks of the
trees. The swishing saplings tried to
make known his presence to the world.
He could not conciliste the forest. AS
he made his way 1t was always calling
out protestationa When he separated
embraces Of trees and vines the dis
turbed foliages waved their arms and
turned their face-leaves towards him.
He dreaded lest these noisy motions
and cries should bring men to look at
him. So he went far, seeking dark and
intricate places
After time the sound Of musketry
grew faint and the cannon doomed in
the distance. The sun, suddenly ap
parent, blazed among the trees. The
insects were making rhythmical noises
They seemed to be grinding their teeth
In unison. A woodpecker stuck his
impudent head around the side of
tree. A bird few on light-hearted
wing.
Off, was the rumble of death. It
seemed now that nature had no ears
He went again into the deep thickets-
The brushed branches made a noise
that drowned the sounds of cannons.
He walked on, going from obscurity
into promises of greater obscurity.
At length he reached a place where
the high, arching boughs made
chapel. He softly pushed the green
doors aside and entered. Pine needles
were a gentle brown carpet There
was religious halflight.
Near the threshold, he stopped hor-
ror-stricken at the sight of a thing.
He was being looked at by dead
man who was seated with his back
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-05-29
Dumas Vanity.

Dumas the elder had good deal of
the African in his appearance, and he
had to 10 small degree the love of show
common to that race. Referring to
the latter trait Alexander Dumas fiIs
made the remark: my father is so
vain and so fond of display that he
would ride behind his own coach to
make people believe that he keeps a
colored footman."
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-05-29

Gull nue. TO De STRICKEN.
seen on the side of dead fish. The
mouth was opened. It's red had changed
to an appalling yellow. Over the gray
skin of the face ran little ants One
was trundling some sort of a bundle
along the upper lip.
The youth gave a shrek as he con-
fronted the thing. He was, for mo-
ments, turned to stone, before it. He
remained staring into the liquid-look-
ing eyes The dead man and the nv-
ing man exchanged long look. Then
the youth cautiously put one hand be-
hind him and brought it against a
tree. Leaning upon this, he retreated,
step by step, with his face still toward
the thing. He feared, that if he turned
his back, the body might spring up and
stealthily pursue him.
The branches, pushing against him,
threatened to throw him over it. His
unguided feet, too, caught aggravat-
ingly in brambles- And, with it all,
he received subtle suggestion to touch
the corpse. As he thought of his hand
upon it, he shuddered profoundly.
At last he burst the bounds which
had fastened him to the spot and fed,
unheeding the underbrush. He was
pursued by sight of the black ants
swarming greedily upon the gray face
and venturing near to the eyes.
After time he paused, and, breath
less and painting, listened. He imag-
ined some strange voice would come
from the dead throat and squawk after
him In horrible menaces.
The trees about the portal of the
chapel moved slightly in soft wind.
A sad silence was upon the little guard
ing ediice.
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CHAPTER VIII

The trees began softly to sing a
hymn of twilight. The FURNISHED sun
sank until slanted bronze rays struck
the forest. There was lull in the
noises of insects as if they had bowed
their beaks and were making a de-
rotinnal nause- Thara was silenca
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-05-29

against a S t a col
umn-like tree.
The corpse was
dressed in a uni
form that once
had been blue,
but was now
faded to a mel
ancholy shade of
green. The eyes,
staring at the
youth, had
chanped t0 the
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-05-29
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The evening times., 1896-03-03

Washington is not so famous for its
business enterprises as many of our manu-
featuring cities, vet we find an enterprise
just celebrating its ten years progress that
Outrivals many of our larger business cen
ters.
Away back in the forties, on u farm in
Belmont county, Ohio, Elizabeth A. Nor
rison was born and grew TO womanhood.
She was educated at the We sieyan Female
College, at Della ware. Ohio, anu being
one of those bright, lively, energetic girls,
with n particular love for outdoor life,
never dreamed of else than living the life
of 4 farmers wife. However, early in the
seventies, she married Mahlon N. Haines,
q promising young man, temperate, indus
trious and Il Christian, who was engaged
in the mercantile business i'll Washington,
Guernsey county, Ohio.
After seven years of married life. Mr..
Haines, while in Philadelphia buying goods,
met with AN accident, and, after two weeks
illness died very unexpectedly, leaving the
young wife with three small children, the
youngest only ten weeks old. She settled
her husband S estate and continued the mer-
camille business very successfully until the
year SS1, when she concluded to come to
this city TO educate her children and engage
In business. Closing out her stock OF goods
and adjusting her affairs. proved too heavy
a burden AMI just Oh the eve of dvlnS, she
suCcuiiiocu W sNiiouS hii'SSs' anu nv iiie
was despaired of for many days; but her
naturally strong constitution and vigorous
mimi triumphed. Two years of convalcsc-
Ing and the expense of living in city, eX-
hausted all her resources, an in the spring OF
$50 she was persuaded 10 go into business
again. Action follows thought very quick
ly with Mrs. Haines, and i'll two weeks from
the time the opportunity presented itself,
she had given bill of sale of her house
hold effects, bought her goods in New York
and was really for business in the little room
The evening times., 1896-03-03
ALMOST FROZEN TO DEATH.
Perilous Trip of Four Men Over Fif-
teen Miles of Ice.

Erie, Pa, March 3 A second deta a chment
from the fcebound Shenango No. /, of
the Port Dover and Conneaut. Ohio Car
Ferry line reached shore yesterday after
twelve days exposure In the frigidity of
the lake. The party comprised. Mate NJ.
Rowan or Erie; Engineer Michael Maguire
Fireman Ned McIsaacs and William Law
renee, a greaser.
The men reached North East. after a
iaborfous and perilous trip OF fifteen miles
over the mountains OF ice which lay be-
tween them and the land. They left the
boat at da ybreak and used a light life craft
TO assist them over the weak places in
the ice. They We're badly exha listed and
almost frozen when they reached the shore.
Mate Rowan reports the ferry to be
fifteen miles off land and she lies in the
Ice floe with forty feet of ice under her
keel. The pressure OF the ice has raised
the boat. which is 900 feet long and o4
feet beam. three feet above her draught.
Capt Mcleod was left on the boat with
eight men and with provisions enough to
last six days. They have coal enough to
keep the pipes from freezing for thirty
days.
Mate Rowan and his crew will leave
North East today with boat OH pllnks
laden with provisions for the crew.
Major A. c. Heidekoper of Meadvilie
was here all day fitting out an expedition
under Capt. Mcleod of the steamer Aurora
TO go 10 the imprisoned boat today. This
party will accompany Rowan from North
East The crew of the boat are in good
health. The safety OF the ferry. which is
worth $3.50 900. and twenty cars OF mer-
chandise, is prOblema teal.
The evening times., 1896-03-03

tue streets today, and to the small boy the
nigh wind has proved a source OF endless
Joy. On the Avenue, near Eighteenth street,
this morning, young coored man was
walking across the street with a big wooden
bucket filled with assorted candy i'm his
hand He was intent upon looking out for
the cars and vehicles, but paid no atten-
non 10 the breezes that were daliying with
his bucket. And right here is where lie
made mistake. a particularly strong gust
hit the bucket abaft the beam. $ the sailors
say. and the next instant sweetmeats were
flying i'm all directions.
The residence OF j Howard Tabler. No
225C streetnorthwest. was partly unroofed
by the wind last night. The tin sheeting
for distance OF thirty feet was lifted and
laid over on the front OF the house like a
big awning. II hung this morning
over the por,ico, swinging down went V feet
and glistening In the sunlight.
PENSION CLERKS IN DANGER.
panic in the Pension Bureau and perhaps
serious consequences were narrowly avert
ed about $50 O'Clock this forenoon by the
the timely discovery and action Of Hack
Inspector Samuel A. Croft OF the police
department.
He was passing the corner of Fifth and
q streets northwest when he noticed the
acres or Tin roofing which cover the crown
or the big Pension Building rising in i'm
mense folds Ike balloon. The gale of
wind had succeeded in forcing its way
under the roof near the northwestern caves
The wind caused the roof to roll into
great metal waves, and the entire mass
was upon the point of being torn from its
fastenings and sent whirling through the
streets. where ii would no doubt have
caused loss of life or serious injury to pe-
destrians and teams.
Then. too, there was danger OF a panic
among the hundreds OF employees in the
building, which would no doubt have re-
suited from the noise. like thunder at
tending the tearing away of the great
stret ches of tin.
Mr-GrofftoOk in the situation at a glance,
and entering the great brick structure
proceeded quietly to the office of Deputy
Commissioner Murphy. He informed that
official of the impending danger, and a
force of timers were sent for and were soon
AT work repairing the damage, which was
with difficulty, owing to
the prevailing high wind.
Inspector Croft was thanked by the
deputy commissioner for his promptnpss
In the matter. The clerks in the building
did not learn Of the danger overhead until
the damage had been repaired. about noon
The evening times., 1896-03-03
DETECTIVE In DRESSES
Boarding House Crook Captured by
Woman He Had Robbed.
She Had Been in Pursuit Several Days,
But He Finally Escaped
From Her.

81 caught him, but he got a way from me!-
exclaimed stylishly attired woman, ad-
dressing Inspector Hollinberger, as she en-.
tered the detective office late yesterday
| aftern DON.
Then she followed the chief into his office
and told him her story The little lady had
Just succeeded in creating n scene of excite
ment on F street in trying TO rrest ii thief.
| The story. as related by the inspector
| is good one. Several days ago she called
| upon the chief and complained that sbrewu
| boarding house crook had rented room
| from her. and while she was temporarily
! absent from the house. had entered her
| boudOir and stolen several articles of Jew
! elry. Similar robberieS had been reported
| and the description of the thief tailed with
| that given by the lady. The detectives had
also been instructed to look out fOrthe room
\ worker"
After the lady had made her compla int.
| the inspector politely requested her to give
/ her name and address. so il could be en-
| tered upon the record of robberies. This
| she firmly declined TO do, and Mr. Hollinber-
/ ger and his men do not know who she is or
| from whence she came.
Before leaving detective headquarters.
however, she announced her intention of try
ing to run down the crook herself. The
inspector had not seen her since her first in
terview until yesterday. when She rushed
| breathlessly into his office. with the excla-
nation.
Il caught him. but he got away from mei'
II appears that the unknown lady was
passing along street yesterday afternoon.
and in front of the Patent Office she spied
the man who had robbed her boudoir OF its
jewels. Instead Of following him quietly
until he reached Ninth street. where Police
man BoyCe is stationed. and pointing him
out to that guardian crook who is
wanted ut headquarters for several crimes
she became excited.
Rushing up to the Strapping young fell
low she pu ckily seized him in the collar
and raj sing her umbrella thrcateninsly
above his head. club fashion, shouted:
'Now I've got you. You are my prisoner,
you THEIR
The crook was taken completely by sur
prise. owing to the sCddenness of the at
tack from the rear. But quickly recovering
him self he said in the most urbIne manner
Miss, you are mistaken"
II am not" she replied. Come to the
Station-houSe with me.
Not on your golden wedding" re-
piled the thief.
In the mea ntimc 4 small crowd OF curious
spectators had gathered about. Suddenly
the crook wrenched himself loose from
her grasp and fled down Eighth street
The lady amateur sleuth yelled. Catch
thief.' but the fleet fellow made good
his escape.
Then she proceeded to detective head
quarters in a furry to tell Inspector HOl-
linberger how she had captured the thief
and how he had eluded her. Before leaving
headquarters she informed the chief de-
tective that she was still on the fellows
trail and would keep it warm until she had
landed him.
The evening times., 1896-03-03
LITTLE "JIuMIE' is DEAD
One ofthe Odd Characters of Wash
ington Passes Away.
National Museum and Smith
sonian Institution.

Another OF the odd characters iu which
TINS city abounds has passed away. Little
Jimmy OLeary, the humpback, who for a
long time past was Il familiar fig ure at the
Seventh street approaches to the National
Museum and Smithsonian Instit utiOn, died
yesterday at the home OF his sister near
Chevy Chase, aged ABOUT fifty years.
Jimmy bad been sick about about two
Weeks. He contracted a cold during the
recent severe weather. aud when he found
himself getting Worse decided to submit
MS Trail body TO his sisters nursing.
he gave up his room in Purdy's court
ana went INTO the country about q week
ago. but the cold settled o his luhes and he
was attacked, with fatai results, BY pns.,,-
monia. 30 T.
Despite his sdeformity. o.Leary was n
Jolly little soul, and nianagrd to pick I'D
many pennies, nicke,s and dimes, with an
occasional bright silver quarter by direct
ing visitors TO Uncle Sam 5 museums-tbe
Medical, National and Smithsonian-whic Inch.
he used to say jocularly. stood ''all three
IN row. and ''Diver q ciDu to go in. w.d
betther show nor you'l find i'll the dime
musees on the Bowery OF Nj Yorruk''
Jimmy came originally from the Ne
tropols, but had been here, number OF
years. His quaint 81 wings, as well the
he Furnished strangers, earned
many sheckcls for him. Being asked one day
by Western Congressman, how he broke
his back, OLeary replied dryly:
''Shurc. | wuz r'achin, for "a fortune and
fell ana me back sthrUck the bed rhock ov
advarsity."
Another favorite saying of the hunch-
back was to address u party of visitors
thu sly:
''Gintlcmin. IL yen give me dime I'll
tell ycz how 10 have some fuun.''
ITnon being handed the requisite coin
the quecr-looking little fellow would say
with a laugbablc grimace:
Now go into the sicond bilding ter yez
left and LUX at the sthutfed munkees."
While Hon. William Walter Phelps of
New Jersey was member of Congress
Jimmy was one of that statesma ms proieees
and called on him regularly every week to
receive the members contribution of a
crisp one dollar note, which Mr.. Phelps
declared was his weekly donation to the
Fenian fund. Jimmy. in referring to the
always said:
Mister Philips wuZ crate mon. even
II he did wear his front hair lOike jude"
The evening times., 1896-03-03

on the second, and the third is used for
public han, which brings a good revenue.
There are fifty departments fully stocked,
employing from forty to enc hundred clerks
in the busy season. Many OF ite hidy clerks
have been with Mrs. Haines frqni four to
seven years, and are 10th pleasant and
accommodating. Children are often trusted
with large purchases because OF the careful
attention given them. They have an
extensive millinery department with up
tO-1atc st ylcs, and think they take more
trouble to please than any place l lave
ever been. In Il G dTess-gOods department
they not only assist III selecting the
goods, but suggest suitable styles for
making, Butterick's patterns being sold
in the store.
Mrs. HaiDes or her daughter goes TO New
York every few weeks. thus keeping the
stock fresh and new and giving their
toners the benefit of the 10 west market
prices. The community is rapidly learn
ing to appreciate this store, where they can
be so comic rtably accommodated and get
all they want ut prices as low and often
lower than those farther up in the city.
And the public may rest assured "Ha ines
Store" Is here to stay.
Economy and hard work will tell,
and. though Mrs. Haines began business in
" ashngton very delicate woman, the
The evening times., 1896-03-03

hard work she has done not only enlarged
her intellectually, but so restored her to
health that three years ago she had no
difficulty in securing a $4,000 life insur-
ance policy. Mrs. Haines' mother, Mrs NJ.
A. Morrison, makes her home with her, and
is a remarkably bright woman, being in
her eighty-first year.
Mrs. Haines is always posted In politics;
is radical protectiOnist and in religion
Methodist. She has occupied the late
ex-President Grants pew in the MetrOpOli-
tan NJ. E. Church for the last five years.
Each succeeding year Mrs. Haines has in
some way celebrated the anniversary OF
her entrance into this building. The first
year with a birthday party ard public ban
quet; the second, fine display OF fire
works, and the third. with souvenirs and
music. I've wondered If every woman's
council that has met here in the last
four years has visited this place of busl-
ness. Mrs. Haines has done more 10 show
the ability OF woman in business than any
twenty platform speakers could possibly
do in ten years. on March and ., ther1
will be ten souvenir prices given and il
the evening OF the 18th music and general
reception to the public. when all can
see for themselves the ten years work
of this great enterprise.
The evening times., 1896-03-03
MEET AT SOUTHERN PINES.
Northern and Western Residents of
the South VIII Attend.

Baltimore, March 3.-The Southern States
Magazine says that the most important con-
vention ever held in the South as regards
the influence which its deliberations VIII
have in attra citing attention to that sec
ton will be he'd at Southern Pines, n. C.,
on May 5.
The body will be- made up OF persons
from Northern and Western States and
foreign countries who have settled in the
Southern States i'm recent years. The OBJ
iect OF the convention is to enable them
to express publicly their opinions as to
the South; its advantages, attractions and
opportunities. Delegates will be appointed
by the governors of the States, by county
commissioners, by mayors OF the cities and
and towns, and by presidents OF trade Or
ganizatiOns throughout the South.
Special efforts will be made, not only to
have the most noted gathering of Northern
and Western people now living in the South
which has ever been held, but also to draw
to the convention many people from the
North, in order that they may fully under
stand the South. as presented by the dele
gates 70 the convention.