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The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-01-31
ACCIDENTS TO BIRDS.

Some Commit Suicide Accidentally by
Hanging or Choking.
Many strange accidents have oc-
CURED to birds while feeding, says the
Cornhill Magazine. An Irish natural
list once observed dunlin behaving
very curiously on the seashore. The
bird rose in the air and few for short
distance, then alighted and shook it's
head violently, in q vain endeayor to
detach round lump observable upon
it's bill. The incumbrance proved to
be cookie which the dunlin had found
open and, in innocently attemting to
negotiate, had been trapped by it.
This kind of bivalve accomplishment
no less an authority than MIR. Teget-
mier declares to be not at all uncom-
mon on our shores. A white stable
cookie recently bore testimony to the
veteran naturalist's assertion by cap
turing green linnet by one of its toes.
A poor little chafinch was found
dead in the neighborhood of EPSON a
short time ago with its lower mandi-
BILE firmly embedded in the shell OF
beach nut, that had become SO mex
tricably fixed that the bird had died
from starvation. A hen pheasant was
not long since observed by sportsman
flying round and round in the most I'M
accountable fashion, and on being shot
was discovered to have large oak leaf
impaled upon it's beak SO as to COM
pletely obscure its vision.
Herons sometimes choke themselves
by attempting to swallow large trout,
how large may be Judged to some ex-
tent from the fact that recently dis
covered bird of this species in whose
NAV was large water-rat in perfect
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-01-31
DOG THAT REASONED.

He Knew when It Was Safe to Sleep on
His Masters Bed
No one who knew BCmbshell ever
doubted that he reasoned and thought
but occasionally / would find stranger
who was not inclined to believe 1t, ana
then 7 would tell him the following
story: My pa-lor was font ate
which opened by an arch into my bed
room, a back casemate. A casemate
may be described as a room in the wall
of fort, generally intended, IN war
time, to hold gun or powder, while
in time Of peace many Ct them, Like
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-01-31
Dar .,dTvIst

In Maine household the other day
a pug dog swallowed spool of twist,
and the small boy Of the family dis
covered him paving at the end which
hung from his mouth. According 70
the boys own statement. he then had
the racket" of his life. he unwound
80 spools of silk from the pug and left
the spool inside, and the establishment
of the dog was as great as the sport Of
the boy.-Golden Days
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-01-31

The present car of Russia Is one Of
the few reigning monarchs who has not
insured his life
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1896-08-26
ever attempted, and every one seemed
sorry to seek again the ways of city life
and civilization.
PERSONAL MENTION.

DIR. Pfunder of Portland is in town.
Miss Alley lett this morning for As
toria.
Sheriff Driver Returned today from
Portland.
Mr.. E. Locke of Hood River was in
town today.
r Miss Eta Story left this morning for
Hood River.
Mr.. A. S. Hoering went to Hood River
this morning.
Mr.. F. A. seufert left this morning for
the Cascades.
Miss eeorgIA Asampson has returned
Mr.. John Michel and family left this
m orning for Portland.
Mr.. Prinz and family have returned
from their summer camp.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. T. Peters and Mrs. E.
NJ. Wilson returned last evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. H. Rowe have moved
into their new house on the hill.
Mr.. B. F. Laughlin and family re-
turned last night from Glenwood.
Capt. Waud has returned and re-
sumed command of the Regulator.
Miss Lage returned to Hood River
this morning from visit in the city.
Mrs. Sampson aud daughter, Lizzie,
returned today on he local train from
p Mr.. D. Forest Fisher left for Stanford
university this morning. els now in
his third year.
VIM Hoskins af the octs ia xyisifino
friends in The Dalles and will go tC
Goldendale Saturday.
Mr.. Geo. W. Rowland and family
who have been spending several weeks
at the Meadows, returned today.
N Frank Irvine of Antelope left this af
ternoon for Antelope, accompanied by
Miss Florence Lewis, who has been Sc
\ cured to teach school at that place.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1896-08-26
FROM CRATER LAKE,
The Mazamas Are Returning From a
Highly Successful Outing.

w. G. Steel writes to the Oregonian
very interesting account of the Mazamas
at Crater Lake:
Friday morning the heavy fall of
smoke that had obscnred Crater lake
was gone, and Mazama day broke clear
and beautiful. During the forenoon the
club met in the crater of Wizard island,
elected a number of new mem bers and
transacted such other business as was
necessary. The afternoon was gwen up
of 250 attended the exercises about the
camp fire. The meeting was opened by
an excellent recitation by Miss Newman,
and was followed by the presidents ad-
dress, at the close of which Miss Fay
Fuller was introduced and recited an
original poem on Crater lake; then,
with few appropriate words, broke a
bottle of water distilled from the snow
of Wizard islands crater and officially
bestowed the name of the club on the
hitherto unnamed mountain. She was
quickly followed by the lusty club yell
and the explosion of tirecrackers and
Winchester rifles. Mr.. Wilbur was then
introduced as toastmaster, and the fol-
lowing responses were given: "Mount
Mazams," by j. S. Diller; "That Tired
Feeling" by Professor Everman; "The
Forest Trees" by DIR. G. Hart Merriam
'tThe Poetry of Nature" by Captain o.
c. Applegate; "rhe Cascade Range For
est Reserve, by w. G. Steel. Professor
Everman gave the result of his search
!for fish food in the lake, of which he re-
ported an abundance.
The entire party then adjourned tc
the walls of the lake, and gave signal
to Mr.. G. G. Lewis and Professor Hutch.
inson, who were on the island. and i'm.
mediately brilliant red light shot forth
in the night air, and again the old crater
was ablaze. Aside from the large mum
ber of campers around the lake, quite s
numb Der of Indians had come up iron
the agency, and were greatly delighted
to see fire that destroyed no timber
So, it came to pass that day of genera
rejoicing closed in halo of glory. Their,
never was happier band of mountain
climbers than gathered on the walls o
the lake to watch the brilliant light ol
Wizard island. So far no incident
however trivial, has occurred to mar tn
pleasure of our party. The entire tri
has been one succession of successes an
unlooked-for pleasures have followe
each other in quick succession. 81
hundred people have visited the lake, [
whom over forty we're members of th
4 Klamath Falls Crater Lake Club. O
Saturday morning Mr.. and Miss PIT
tock, Mrs. Middleton, Miss Beadbettel
Messrs. Parsons, Marmon, Scott and th
writer left camp on the way home.
left the remainder of the party at Pro.
, pect, and walked to Central Point, 4
miles distant, in time to catch Sunda
evenings north bound train Th
} others will arrive in Portland Wedne
? day, and those who left camp Mouds
: morning will get here on Thursday. S
closed one of the most successful outinl
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1896-08-26

should take prompt steps TO prevent this
wholesale violation of law.-Albany
Democrat.
McClure's magazine for September
will contain the first report ever pub
lished of Abraham Lincoln's famous
Lost Speech" delivered at Blooming
ton, before the first Republican state
witnessed such scene before or SINCE"
Gays Joseph Medin. editor of the Chicago
Tribune, who was member of the con-
vention and writes an introduction to
the report of the speech describing the
occasion.
One of the neatest and altogether the
most appropriate of the many campaign
badges is Mckinley button originated
by F. r. Mellis, of Baker City. It con-
sists of a diamond shaped metal plate,
half an inch long on each side, one-half
of which is gold and the other half sill
yer, the back of both being gold. and
across the face in blue enamel letters is
the word mckinley" This teaches the
Republican doctrine of maintenance of
the parity of gold and silver, and the use
of both metals as money, the silver be-
ing backed by gold. These campaign
badges promise to become very popular.
(E. McNiel has fled a Complaint
against J. G. and 1. N. Day for the re-
plevin of engine No. POI. The Day
Bros. claim they bought it from the
Union Pacific and McNiel claims it was
not theirs to sell or at any rate it belongs
to the o. r. & N. Co. since the road has
passed from the hands of a receiver.
Sheriff Driver went down today TO locate
the engine, but the nearest he came to
it was the number 291 marked with q
Mead pencil below the headlight. Other.
lwise the present number of that engine
is l. An interesting suit will probably
result -
The Spokesman Review is circulating
superbly beautiful publication entitled
ga Race for Empire and Other True
Tales of the Northwest. The resident
of the East into hands the book may
fall will be astonished to find that th'
'swild and woody" West contains e,
much substantial architecture, SO man.
great industrial enterprises and so Crane
and varied natural scenery az is her
represented by the engravings from lif
with which the book is as full as plum
cake is of raisins. The publication j
among the very finest typographicall
which art has yet produced, and ma
1 well be preserved as one of the best pro
duced during the Nineteenth century
The only disappointment is that a Chi
) cago printing establishment did tn
} work instead of some coast firm.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1896-08-26
Under Agents Wanted.

Ladies or Gents-every where to intro
duce our fast selling goods; needed by
all. "One agent made $3.50 in one
week. You can do the same. $1,000
yearly earned and permanent position.
For particulars, address with stamp,
Swiss Herb Tea Co., Chicago. a26.lw
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1896-08-26

A notice is posted up on the postohieel
door asking everyone to watch out for
Archie Beers, a 1l-year-old runaway
from Chicago. The picture accompanies
the notice and he don't look to be any,
more valuable than the ordinary kid of
that age.
All that was mortal of r. G. CIoster
was laid to rest this morning by the Ma
sonic fraternity, of which the deceased
was a prominent member. The Odd
Fellows also attended in body. DIR.
Leavens of the Cascades came up to at
tend the funeral.
There has not been line of reliable
news-a tangible fact-so far which
would enable anyone to say there is any
gold whatever in the new so-called min
ing district of Lookout mountain in Ska
mania county. Even the enthusiastic
Timothy O'SuIlivan confines himself to
extraneous subjects, and has more to
say concerning the people coming in
than the finds anyone has ever made.
1t is reported that the game law is be.
ing recklessly violated by hunters who
instead of waiting for the open season
for Chinese phessants, are slaughterins
them daily. A farmer who came t.
town yesterday said that he believed HI
heard five hundred shots fred durini
pheasants are being killed. Oregon ha
good wholesome game laws and the,
should be enforced. The game wardel
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1896-08-26
Reduction in Wood.

The Dalles Lumber Co. will close out
their stock of 16-inch stove wood cut
ready for stove at $500 per cord in order
to obtain yard room for fall stock.
jly25-d1m.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1896-08-26
Female Help Wanted.

WANTED-Red-he beaded girl and white
horse to deliver premiums given away
with Hoe Cake Soap. Apply to any
where.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1896-08-26
wAYsIDE eLEANINes.
Random Observations and Local Events
of Lesser Magnitude.

The game season opens Septembe 1st.
There will be meeting of the
Macabees this evening.
Jerome Lauer plead guilty to simple
assault and was fined $25 by Justice
Filloon this morning.
The 1O-year- daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Lemon was buried this afternoon.
The funeral took place from the house
on the hill.
The public schools of the city will
open week from Monday. This will
be the first Monday in September, which
falls on September 9TH.
The Wyoming Republicans have nomi-
mated woman for one of their presi-
Dental electors. Her husband being a
Democrat, she may have to sue him for
non. support.
In some parts of the East the farmers
are go wrought on politics that they
paint signs on their houses, barns or
gates to show how they stand on the
money question.
cFhere are scarcely any vacant housed
I'm the city. Building, although it has
been reasonably brisk all summer, fails
to keep up with the requirements.
Tenement houses would yield good re-
\turn on the money invested.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-02-07

Notwithstanding the threatening
weather and the other meetings being
held there was a good audience at the
Opera House on Tuesday night to
hear the recital given by Miss Nc
Clure's pupils, and it was a highly
appreciative and apparently very
much pleased audience. Piano solos
were given by Miss May Horville,
Miss Golf, and Miss Ashley, of Fort
Scott, and the accuracy, expression,
and grace of execution showed not
only close study but skilled and pains
taking instruction. The vocal solos
by Miss Blanche Wright, Miss Ona
Cox, Miss Thomas and Miss Swearin-
gen, were highly creditable perfor-
mances, especially considering the
fact that the young ladies appeared
for the first time before a public audi
ence. The purity and placing of the
tones, and the distinctness of enunci-
alton were particularly noticeable,
showing the great advantage TO De
gained from competent and careful
training. The male quartette.-Walt
McNiel, Ord Christian, Homer Hen
derson, Bert McNiel, opened and
closed the program with songs that
were excellently rendered and warm
ly received. The boys have improv-
ed remarkably in the past two months
and they now make splendid music.
Taken as a whole the concert was
very pleasing one, and creditable
alike to instructor and pupils. 1t
will be interesting to have it repeated
in three or six months from now to
note the progress that may be made.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-02-07
Kansas City Grain.

KANSAS CITY, Feb 4-There were fair Offer
ings of VIII eat here to-day, and moderate de-
mand at irregular prices-SOmewhat lower
than the best prices yesterday. Elevator men
reported practically no demand for wheat out
of store
Receipts of wheat to-day % cars: year ago,
1 car.
Sales were as follows. track. Kansas City:
Hard. No. ,. cars fancy &C. cars &c; No. 3,
car COO, cars sic: No 4. car sic, 2 cars SIC:
rejected, nominally 4044c no grade. nomi-
7sc No 3 rel. nominally 6S6174c: No. red,
nominally 60I67c rejected, CIR &c, car soc.
Spring, No. 2. cars 6jHc: No 3. 2 cars &c:
rejected, nominally 80 t5ec; white, nominally
SIS - 64c.
The trade in corn was very slow. Receipts
were small. owing to the bad weather. The
demand was very light There was little trad
ing in futures. Sales were: February. Il 900
bushels, 22lc; May. 1000 bushels. 2iSc.
Receipts of corn to-day. II cars; a year ago,
cars.
Sales by sample on track: No. mixed. I
car 23c, cars 223lc, cars 22Ic: No. mixed,
cars PC: No mixed, car 21c white corn,
nominally 22slc
Oats were firmly held. but sold slowly.
Receipts of oats to-day, 3 cars: year ago.
car.
Sales by sample on track, Kansas City: No
mixed oats 8 cars lsc No. 3 oats, nominally
17c; No. 4, nominally l5G 15hc: no grade.
nominally IiHc. No. white oats. 3 cars l911c,
l car l914c: No. white oats. nominally lSHc.
Hay-Receipts, Is cars market weak Tim
othy choice, SlL0JI ll.50 No !. SlL0Id 1880:
No. ? a. 50d 800 No 3. a. 90 1850: fancy prairie,
500; choice, 6O0a6NO; No. /, sl5OG6OO No
2 si5O 15.OO; packing hay, 800 I4OO
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-02-07

UA New York democratic organ
says that 1.-The firm and able statesman
now in the white house has done more
than any other man to save his party
from disastrous plumbers, and the coun-
try from the consequences of those
plumbers" This is saying that things
might possibly have been worse if dem
ocrats had been allowed full sweep
Chicago Inter Ocean.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-02-07
Chicago Live Stock.

CHICAGO. Feb. 4--Cattle-Receipts, $780,
market about steady fair to best beeves,
SO. 4O047O; stockers and feeders. 3 6jd2sO
mixed COWS and bulls, fL6)63.6O Texas. s. %
6t37G
Hogs-Receipts. 5000; market steady to SC
lower; light. s4O014SO; rough packing "a 90
9L05: butchers. 800 4.3D: heavy packing
and shipping "a 101435 pigs. s325p420
Sheep-Receipts 6.0JO: market to 10
higher. native, 81. 25639J. western. 1920 1355;
Texas, $3.50 100; lambs. So 2jd4.70
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-02-07
Kansas cry Prndnce.

KANSAS CITY. Feb. 4.-Butter-Creamery,
extra separator, l9c: firs.s IL U.s.; dairy,
fancy, Ic fair. 13c: store packed, fresh. 100
choice, lie.
Eggs-Strictly fresh candlel stock llli0I1c
per doZ.
Poultry-Hens. SIC; springs. ~ Sc; roost-
ers, ! c; young, I755c turkeys. hens. s;.c; COB
blers. SC: ducks. 8 SIC: geese, fat, So &c;
pigeons. dull, G0c per doz.
Fruits-Apples, fancy, ~ 10 per Dbl:
choice. sl7SgB2.0J; common to good sL0JG1.5)
per hbl
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-02-07
lola RACKET
Our Perpetual Clearance Sale,

To accommodate people not always
low prices offered on special lines of
goods for limited time, by the many
Clearance Sales advertised, we have
inaugurated a Perpetual Clearance
Sale and will make special clearance
sale prices on everything we carry
in stock every day in the year. Our
stock consists of staple and fancy dry
goods, Notions Millinery, Mems Fur
nlshing goods, boys Clothing, foot
wear for all ages, sizes and sexes of
people, wall paper, shades, curtains.
fixtures, tihware, hardware, trunks,
travelling bags, books, stationery. In
fact everything usually carried in a
first class DEPARTMENT STORE and
in quality and style right up to date
and as good goods in every depart
ment as can be found in any store in
the county. The bargains we offer
are not simply on unreasonable and
out of date goods, but on everything
we carry i'm stock and our astonishing
lO1O prices are in effect the year
round. Doing business on strictly
cash basis enables us to sell goods on
a very small margin of profit, and by
giving US your patronage. we can
always save you money. We might
quote you prices on some of our lead
ers, but believe it would be more sat-
isfactOry to you to visit our store,
look at the goods you wish to pur
chase, confident our prices will con-
vince you that we will not be under
sold. Keep in mind the place to get
the most goods for the least money,
and always find just what you want is
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-02-07

OThe democratic editors have very
kindly undertaken the task of doing all
of Gov. McKinley's worrying over the
Ohio ituation.-Chicago Times-Ber
aid.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-02-07
MARKET REPORTS.
Kansas CITY Live stock.

KANSAS CITY, Feb A. Cattle - Receipts,
1854: calves. 81: shipped yesterday. 1,462 cat
tie. 10 calves. The market opened steady TO
strong and closed easy. The following are rep
reSentative sales:
SHIPPING AND DRESSED REEF STEERS
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-02-07

ST LOUIS. Feb. 4-Cattle-Receipts, 2,l0l;
market steady: native beef steers, $3.50 l. 10;
Texas steers. 1925 $3.50.
Hogs-Receipts, 5000: market 1Oc lower:
heavy, 4O)g42j; mixed SS7J9I.2O: light, S40J
6415.
Sheep-Receipts, 1900: market steady
Chicago Grain ami Provision.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-02-07
st. Louis Grain.

ST. LOUIS, Feb. 4-Receipts. wheat. 26.144
bu.: last year. nothing: corn, A., 90 bu.: last
year, $500 bu.; oats, $4,000 bu.: last year
1900 bu: shipments, wheat, 12.OOl bu.: corn,
1887 bu,: oats, 1890 bu. Closing prices
Wheat-Cash, 75c; February. dac; May. 6ssc;
July, 6lI4c bid. Corn-CaSh. Size February,
26asc; May, 2TIsc: July, 2S2s 5.SHc Oats
Cash,l914c: February. 1910: May. 2U7s I21c
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-02-07
THE lola RACKET

Anderson & DeClute, The OOthiers.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-02-07
Note some of my Prices

on standard work.
New Plow Shares, II inch
shares, right or left, $3.50.
New Plow Shares, II inch
shares, right or left, $500.
New Plow Shares, Is inch
shares, right or left, $3.50.
All crucible cast steel,
warranted to run right.
Setting wagon tire, 40c.
Setting buggy tire and
new bolts, SOC.
My experience of forty
Yeas in this business ena-
bles me to say to you, that
whatever of your farm ma
chinery is out of order bring
it to me and [ will diagnose
the case, locate the disease
and apply the remedy.
S. M. JENNINGS,
lola, KaDsas.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-02-07

Horses-Receipts. $50: shipped yesterday. 12i.
There were heavy receipts of fresh horses and
mules to-day and the attendance at the OPEN
ing was not as large as expected and the mar
ket was not very brisk. with a somewhl 1t lower
tendency on the best class Of horses. There
was little better trading toward noon, al
though buyers were trying to pound the prices
down.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-02-07
TO THE FARMERS
ONE AND ALL.

l have concluded to reduce
my prices on all work in my
line of business, such as
Blac ksmithing in all its
branches, repairing farm ma
chinery, plows, wagons, bug
gies, etc., both wood and
iron. | will also furnish
buggy tops or repair them at
the lowest rates.
My painting department
is conducted by one of the
best painters in the state,
Mr.. Ed. Ault.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-02-07

Anderson e. DeClute. The ClothierS.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-02-07
9I3 1910

Hogs-Receipts, 1900: shipped yesterday, 6O6
The market opened barely steady and closed
alOc lower. The following are representative
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-02-07
Feb l. Opened Highst Lowest Closing

Chicago Grain ami Provision.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-01-26

The society ladies of Newcastle are noted
for the their delightful social affairs. but
they fairly outshone themselves last sat
urday night on the occasion or their leap
year party at l. o. o. F. hall. II was the
event OF the season, and VIII long be re-
membered by those who were so fortunate
as to receive invitations. The pretty little
hall was becomingly decorated with ivy
and flowers and the floor management,
which was under the control OF Miss Roesa
Brooks, Miss Ida Vow and Miss Lizzie
Dobson, was conducted In a manner that
would reflect credit on any leader. LANCER
& Iubin's orchestra from this city furnish
ed the music and entranced the dancers by
the may waltzes and catchy two-steps
and schottiisches. Dancing was commenced
at $50 with a grand march in which over
forty couples were IN line. The lady moor
managers were especially watchful in see
ing that the visiting gentlemen were sup
piled with partners, and never once u'u
they forget their duties. even IL they only
have an opportunity once in four years
At II 80 an interm.ssion was announced
for supper and the assembled merrymakers
sat down 10 a repast fit for Kings. When
the inner man had been satisfied dancing
was again begun and kept up until late
hour There were many present from
neighboring towns. those from Seattle be-
ing Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Uder and Miss Mary
Gregs, Those from Issaquah were: Miss
Maggie Dobson, Miss Gracious Anderson,
Mrs. Olson. and those from Renton. Mr..
Dick Woods Mr.. Green. Mr.. Hank Peter
son, Mr.. Gleason and Mr. August Trevion.
II is to be hoped that the Newcastle ladies'
will give another party soon, as this their
frst one was such a fiattering success.