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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-10-27
THEIR OPINION OF HIM.
A Dlow-Hnrd Government Clerk who
Tried to Make nm Impression
Upon Indians.

Last winter a delegation of Indians
from far western state, on tour of
inspection through the interior depart
ment, visited the land office, where they
were introduced to the clerk who had
especial charge of their section of the
country, a bumptious little individual
with big head. This official proceeded
to oyerpower the redmen with mis- inn
portance, says Washington corre-
spondcnt in the New York Tribune.
Grasping each one of them cordially
by the hand, he patted them patroniz-
irPly on their backs and then delivered
a long speech, explaining in detail the
work of the Office. their interest in it.
laying particular stress on the fact that
he was the motive power of il all. As
soon as their entertainer paused for
breath the visiting Indians began 10
grunt and talk among themselves.
"What are they saying?' asked the
cFotistical clerk. expecting to hear high
praise of himself. Tell me what they
are saying"
81 cannot tell YOU" replied the inter
prefer; lit was not for you to hear"
But the little man insisted. and with
great reluctance the Interpreter finally
Yielded. They said,p he translated,
Little man, big head, heap talk, say
nothing, much fool"
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-10-27
TO PROTECT ELECTRICIANS.
Employees Must Work with One Hand
In Their Pockets to Pre-
vent Accidents.

In power houses where big dynamos
are running and heavy cables carrying
powerful currents of electricity are all
around great care has to be exercised TO
prevent the worllmen from killing
themselves through carelessness. Fa-
miliarity with danger sooner or later
results in lack of caution, and expert
enced electricians are not infrequent-
~ badly shocked, if not killed, by care
lessly touching an object they well
know should be avoided. TO correct
this, says the Philadelphia Record,
plan has been adopted in several large
power houses. 1t is neither arduous
nor complicated, but it has worked well.
1t is simply to compel every employee to
work with one hand in his pocket ex-
cept when his duties absolutely require
the use Of both. Keeping one hand in
the pocket not only keeps ii out of dan
ger, but also maintains the impression
in the mind that danger exists when
both hands are free. 1t has the same
effect as the string tied around mans
finger who has been told to do some
thing he must not forget, One hand
always in the pocket is a valuable re-
minder not to place it anywhere else
unless a particular duty requires it.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-10-27
GIRAFFES IN AFRICA.
A Few Specimens Have Been Found
in the Central Part of the
Dark Continent.

From time to time it has been ru-
mored that GRAFT e',sted in British
Central Africa, Oh tEe LocA Eva river.
but, although that river valley has been
frequently visited during the last ten
years by Europeans, no authentic in
formation on the point has ever been
obtained, says the British Central Az
rican Gazette. Recently, however, a
giraffe was shot on the east bank of the
Loangwa, in the Marimba district. by
European prospector, and its skin Gn-
complete) sent in to Capt. Chichester, in
Mpezenis country. The hinder half of
the skin is being sent TO the British
museum, and it is hoped that COM
plete specimen may now be obtained,
The existence of giraffes in Marimba
is remarkable; the area in which they
are found is extremely restricted, and
their number appears to be very few.
The one shot, however, was in herd Of
about 35. The nearest country north
of NInrlmba in which giraffes are known
to exist is north of Mareres, where the
Elton-Cotterin expedition met with
them many years ago. To the south
Matabeleland Is the nearest giraffe
country.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-10-27
RAISING MEN IN GEORGIA.
Had Nothing for Her Sons hut
Prayer and Hickory.

During visit to the army camp
IN Savannah Gen. Joseph Wheeler was
entertained by party of northern men,
when, in the good humor of after-dinner
cigars, one of the gentlemen said,
laughingly:
How is it, general, that the sleepy
farms Of the south produce such whirl-
wind fighters in such small packages?"
"Well, general said the little gem
eral, putting at large mans cigar, 81
believe I'll have to give you the an
swer an old cracker woman once gave
me when asked her similar question.
Not many years ago | had occasion TO
make a saddle journey through the pine
barrens of Georgia, where most every
body is n cracker and mighty shftless
One day, however. | rode into a little
community that showed such signs of
thrift rs to be quite out of keeping
with the general character of the bar
rens, | do assure you, gentlemen. ]
rode up to a cabin where a gaunt old
woman stood in the doorway, and asked
her who owned these little farms that
were SO well kept.
"'That farm on the left belongs 10
my son Jabez.' said she, and the next
one to my boy Zalim, and the next to
my lad Jason, and the next is my boy
Potiphar's place, and
"'Hold on, sister, said l. How did
you manage to raise such fine lot Of
boys way Off here in the woods?'
"'Wal, stranger she answered, I
am a wildly woman, and all had to
raise 'em on was prayer and hickory,
but L raised 'em powerful frequent"
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-10-27

The delicate white mantles used in
gas lamps consists of a mixture of two
rare earths-thora and cera. For
some reason not yet clearly understood
these substances must be confined In
definite proportion in order that they
shall give the maximum of light. Pure
thoria, OF pure ceria, made into a man
tie, give only about one-eleyenth as
much light as a mantle containing 90
per cent. Of thoria and one per cent. of
liberia. The remarkable thing is that
so light a quantity of ceria added to the
thoria should so enormously increase
the illumination, especially in view of
the fact that a combination of equal
quantities of thoria and ceria gives prac-
tically no light, becoming barely red
hot in the gas flame.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-10-27
A NIMBLE COIN.
II Falls TO the Floor and I'm a Queer
Manner Returns To Its own
er's Possession.

One day lately two men went into
drug store and one of them made a
purchase that amounted to 25 cents.
lie handed the clerk silver quarter
which, just as the clerk was about to
take it, slipped from his fingers, says
the Philadelphia Times. Those pres
ent heard the coin strike on its edge
on the floor, but heard no further sound
of it. Everyone looked on the floor for
IT., but il could not he found. There
was no crack into which it could have
rolled, and nothing behind which it
could be hiding. This caused much
establishment, for all saw it fall and
heard it strike the floor. After search
ing in vain for it for some minutes the
drug clerk said: "Well, never mind, we
shall probably find it," and the two
men walked out.
A half block away the friend, chanc-
ing TO look down, saw that the other
had on a pair of linen trousers which
were turned up at the bottom. There
was the solution of the mysterious dis
appearance of the coin. lie called his
friends attention to it, and there the
coin was found. IT had struck the floor
and bounding up had noiselessly lodged
in the crease of the trousers, thus earn
ing its owner its value in merchandise.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-10-27
MAKING UP FOR LOST TIME.
Pleased When the Right
Time Came,

A writer in the Des Moines Qa.)
Capital remembers a good many years
ago when the late Ezekiel Clarke was a
member of the state senate from
johnson county. 1t is well known that
the senator or member from johnson
county Is always expected to get
large appropriation for the state uni
versity. TO fail would be political
death. Senator Clarke was anxious to
succeed, and during the early part of
the session voted for everything. If
another senator had a bill all he had
to do was to go and whisper in Eze-
kiel's ear and he would vote AYE" One
day, however, Ezekiel came into the
senate with hair cut and clean shave.
He sat upright in his seat and began
10 slaughter right and left. State Sen
ntor George F. Wright looked across
20 where the senator from johnson was
sitting and inquired what change had
come over the senator from johnson
county. The other senator replied that
the appropriation bill for the state uni
versity had now passed both houses,
and the senator from johnson was 60
ing TO make up for lost time. Clarke
kept on punching heads until the SEN
ator from jefferson. Moses A. McCoid,
rose and solemnly introduced a bill for
an act entitled: Am act repeating the
appropriation for the state university"
A broad smile passed around the room,
and everybody except the senator from
johnson saw the joke. But the spirit
of levity passed away from Senator
Clarke, he at once resumed his hum
bic attitude, and the other boys voted
him as usual during the remainder of
the session
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-10-27
pIrH AND POINT.

The man who believes that life is
made up Of disappointments is never
disappointed in his belief.-Town Top
les.
Putting coat of broadcloth on some
men is equivalent to wasting a coat OF
paint on a pig pen. 49, Chicago Daily
News.
BANKS is in bad way financially
"All his money gomez" Worse; he
can't borrow any Observation-Disclosures
North American.
Her Acquaintance-"How old is Miss
Passe, anyhow" Her Nearest Friend
-"Forty-two, marked down to co.
Somerville journal.
The average man never thinks it is
time wasted to- hunt up another man
and point out where he has made a
mistake.-Atchison Globe.
she--"Do you really and truly love
me, Arthur?' He-"Yes, really and
truly. You may ask what proof you
will, dearest. not exceeding S20.-lIei-
tere Welt.
Catching the Old Man.-Little Clar-
ence-"pa, that man going yonder can't
hear it thunder" Mr.. Callpers-"ls he
deaf?" Little Clarence-"No, sir; it
isn't thundering."-Puck.
Unanimity.-"Germany and France
are both in favor of disarming," said
Gazzam. Are they? asked Kilduif, in
surprise. Germany is in favor of the
disarmihg of France, and France is in
favor of disarming Germany."-Life.
Miss Summit-"Iow naturally you
took your part in the amateur theat-
ricals!" Miss Palisade-"Oh, do you
think SOP" Miss Summit-"Indeed, l
do. wouldn't have known there was
prompter within mile."-Town Top
les
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-10-27
A COWBOYS ADVICE.
He Gave show-struck Young Miss
Much-Needed, Fatherly
Lecture.

One of the principal riders of the
wild west show whose dashing and dam
gerous feats in the ring won the plaud-
it's of thousands of people daily is a
great fuvorite with the matinee girls.
This young man one Saturday figured
in little scene that was not down on
the bills, says the Chicago Evening
News
1t was after the regular afternoon
performance and this modern cavalier
was preparing TO make some change in
his costume that he might appear in
the street, when the Zap of his tent was
drawn timidly back and young girl.
pretty, and not more than IS years old,
stood inside gazing with admiration on
this handsome cowboy.
"Well! little girl, is there anything
can do for you?" he asked, as he un-
buckled the revolver belt from his
waist. The girl stood for a moment too
frightened to speak, but at last she
burst into tears and confessed her adj
miration for the rough rider. She fur
Their said she had attended the show
every afternoon and several evenings
since 1t had been here, that she wanted
to run away from home and go along
with the show.
During the recital the crack rider of
the wild west show sat on the end of
n box quietly smoking a cigarette. "See
here! You need some good advice, ~
said he, when she had finished. You
are at just that age when some one
ought to give you lecture. You seem
to have fallen in love with a man you
| know nothing about. So just fall out
again and remember you've been little
fool. Why, I've daughter of my own
! just about your age
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-10-27
EIectrIc nefrigerntIon.

Mr., Henry Lyon, Scotch electrical
engineer. has completed an electrical
refrigerator. The current is used inside
the machine for driving oil the am
monia, and owing TO the fact that there
are no moving parts, and that no skilled
labor is required for attendance, the
new machine, it is said, can be put on
the market at moderate price, and it
is calculated that it will prove cheaper
method of cooling than the indirect
method of cooling by ice. Machines are
under construction for the production
of 100 pounds of ice per day.-N. Y.
World.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-10-27
MOVED MILLIONS OF MILES.
Quartz Crystal Has been in Com
stnnt Motion Ever since.

DR.. a. a. Julien, of Columbia college,
has in his possession two or three of
the most wonderful minerals in the
world. One of them is piece of quartz
which he picked up near Columbia,
y. II.
This bit of quartz is transparent, and
has a little cavity in its center filed
with liquid, in which bubble of gas
keeps jumping about from side to side.
The bubble is very small, and can be
seen only under the microscope. 1t is
about one microm, that il, 1-2j,O0G inch
in diameter, and it dashes from wall to
wall of the cavity in restless motion,
like a uomad trying to escape.
Now, this motion must have contin-
ued during the ages which have elapsed
since the consolidation of the granite.
In her words, the little bubble was in
clio ri i'm the quartz several million
yea ago, when all rocks were in II
mo.,en state and the earth was in
process of formation.
Probably it has kept in motion long
er, and moved greater distance. back
and forth. than any other substance ON
earth The cavity in which it moves is
about double its size, so that the bubble
travels about l-25.OOO inch at every
jump. and it moves irregularly several
times each second.
If it has been moving thus but twice
a second for but 100000 years, il must
have Travelled 100000 miles. OF course
the bubble has been jumping about for
more than 100000 years. if the esti-
mates of the biologists are correct.
The liquid in the little cavity is prob
ably a saturated solution of common
salt, and the gas is carbon dioNide.
DIR. Julien has another piece Of
quartz, found in North Carolina, which
has cavity holding liquid and bub-
bic which is remarkable because the
bubble can be made to appear and dis
appear at the will of its owner. All he
has TO do is to breathe hard upon it,
when il will disappear, 1t is the heat
| Of his breath which causes the liquid TO
expand and fill up the space ordinarily
occupied 10y the air bubble. OF course,
any gentle heat viii cause the change.
DIR. Julien has still another gas bulb
BILE, this one inclosed in piece of white
topaz from Minas Geraes, Brazil, which
under the microscope shows some won
derful effects. The cavity is tubular
and the sides or walls are parallel to
the prismatic faces of the crystal.
The liquid in the cavity is a quite
strong brine, with still another color
less liquid carbon dioNide) occupying
a central position. Looking through
the microscope you may see the first
cavity, then the denser brine near the
ends, with infnitesmal salt cubes
floating in it, then in the center the
liquid carbon dioXide with the air bub-
BILE in the middle of il. The curves OF
demarkaton which show up between
the colorless and the non-colorlesS
liquid are very beautiful
1t is really one liquid floating within
another liquid and an air bubble in the
center of all. The air bubble always
floats near the upper surface of the
cavity, whichever way the mineral is
held. so that the piece of topaz is nat
ural spirit-level.-Bos Globe.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-10-27
TOO Much for Human nature.

"How is it that you and Jones haven't
spoken for years? | can remember
when you were inseparable friends"
I'VE agreed to correct each others
errors in grammar, At the end of the
third day the same house would not
hold MS both and we have never become
reconciled nce."-Detroit Free Press.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-10-27
Ancestry Reaching way hack.

The most exclusive set of japanese
mobiles trace back their ancestry in
some cases $500 years. Those dating
back only 500 or 600 years are regarded
as parvenus.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-16
MANHATTAN club MAY MOVE.

THE PRESENT SITE TOO EXPENsIvE-AN ASSESS
MrNT or $50 EACH OF THE MEMBERS.
II is likely that within a short time the Manhat-
tan club which FOR years has occupied the old
Stewart mansion. at Fifth-sve. and Thirty fourth
81 will move into other and cheaper quarters. The
ron, the club now pays is $4,000 year. Recently
II ms become apparent that the club cannot afford
IN nav 90 much az this For the last TWO years
there has been falling off in membership Mr.
Cookers rejuvenation Of the Democratic Cluo
worked to the detriment Of the Manhattan club, as
many men who would have formerly joined the
Manhattan now have gone further up the avenue
At n meeting OF the Board Of Managers OF the
club held on Thursday night last the affairs Of the
club were discussed and a committee was aiPVlil,
M devise ways and means Of EXTRACTING tue CluD
rom its troubles. Frederic r. Coudert. IT. pres
dent is a member OF this committee. the duties VI
which will be- obtain the surrender o. ele
lease Of the Stewart house and 20 ascertain WIZ
other clubhouse can be- obtained ~ WIS u" -.
also In order 10 secure the hqulddton, 't
clubs indebtedness to assess eacH iHol"1' ''''
payable at once. e,.~- - tho
club said: 1T is true committee mas ye,4 o. O.
u0irfed to look FOR another clubhouse anu ~ -,
daavOr 10 secure the cancellation OF Oui -
ieaea This house Is too costly ior US. 4H' ~ 80
natir, of The Democratic Club must say Has mao
ia effect ON our club It's popularity mas Dc'u
in twain bv the great influx into thr Deih 80
club for many men VINO WOQlu os"c'"'' '
Joined Us went 10 the other cluD. g. ,oo % soo r.
"Our membership has failen rom 10 80. W.
We ,,srft md a new place Or cancel our lti7t We
snail of course. have to stay on II mas hut ~.
decided whether We shall stay In FHth-aNe ol NJ
arhs managers have right 10 levy on the n
- mis- is the first time We have found IT. neces-
cory no do So We regret 1t. Of course. pu' 'He
money must be- raised TO meet the deficiencies.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-16
DIED.

JoHNsoN On January a. 1900. suddenly o. apgsnm
a. Flushing y r. ased u years virsn w. wvvosf
youngest daughter OF Theodore r. ana mary
Funeral services the residence Of her parents No
Interment At convenience Of Family
JOHNSON HoLIIsrER-A, tho paihousie. No ~ west
.sih-rt, Frday morning January 10, isn ca''nne r.
Funeral held a, the Church Of the He.ysrg
Rest 5u-aye. above Dth-st' on Monaay 'an""" 10
The Ladies' Christian Union a society, are invited
to meet In the wstbue o, the Church os the Heavenly
Rest al 1915 O'Clock Monday attend the funeral
services of their late President, Ms HOLSTER
MARIE-A. his residence No III West 43i-'t. January
Funeral at the church Of 81 Francis Xavier. wes, 10Th
g.. Tuesday morning at. $50 o'clock.
Kindly omit flowers.
MILLER-on Saturday January "a Floyd sconen NH
lsr youngest u sslleta Pressinser and Matthew
Funeral services Monday January Is O'Clock n.
al his late home Nc 20 Yves, f2esh-st
Intsrmsnt private.
NICHOIsoN--on January H. 1899 Huntington. Lons
Island sarah r Nicho!son daughter q cyrensus Beers
Notice Of funeral hereafter.
PRATT-At his residence In Elm!ra. n. z. on January
u 1853. Harden De Watson Pratt IT,, N. d., aged ~
Amhsrs, Mass papers please copy
law Harry /. F.sce No 5i2 Msnhattan-ays, John ".
Fd mSa Services r is Monls ssr 5 :, a af at
Irtermant a, Greenwood Tuesday.
SEA-, Tarrytown y. y. January i. 1900 Nancy =
Funeral residence Broadway Tuee
day. January Il. a, O'Clock ,. n
TAYLoR-At Lakewood. :. SATURDAY.. January ~
wADswORTH- suddenly. o. urems J. Henry wade
worth. son of ths late John and Caroline A wadswortA.
Funeral VIII take pace at Washington d. c.
w1TTIcHEN-At her residence. Nc loi 81. rex-sl.
wittlshen daughter Q, the John r. st. FeIiI. =
. the ee,h year Of her
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-16
OBITUARY.
MICHAEL DONOVAN.

Elizabeth ~ J.. Jan. II (SpecaD.-Michael Dom
ovan. a retired lumber merchant and shipper OF
Halifax Nova Scotia where he was in business over
forty years died this morning IN East Jersey-st
at the home OF his son. DR.. Alfred O. Donovan
former Coroner OF Union County Mr.. Donovan
was eighty years old. was native OF Ireland ana
came to Boston with his parents when only ten
years old They lived there several years, and then
moved to Halifax Mr.. Donovsns wlie VINO uSe
seven vears ago was a descendant Of the Crlpps
family II oxford England. whose ancestral nome
was known Jericho House and her i@,nsI ~. Ma'
an English officer who won distinction at Waterloo.
Mr. Donovan had been making an extended WISH
10 his son in Elizabeth lie leaves lVe Cn ~ I'LL II
Dr Alfred Donovan OF Elizabeth, Frederick Doho,
van OF Chicago. Miss Annie Matilda Donovan, OF
''rhe Boston Herald staff Mrs tutus W SPSssuuel
NJ Roston and Miss Mary J. Donovan. sehOoi
teacher I'm Halifax The body VIII be sem 20 ti"''
fax tomorrow for burial there on Ihursuay
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-16
FUNERAL or Mr.. DINGLET.
SERVICES IN THE HALL OF THE HOUSE OF
TATIVEs-REMovAL OF
THE BODY TO MAINE

Washington Jan 1j.-Final arrangements
were completed to-day for the public funeral TO-
morrow Of the late Representative Nelson Ding
ley in the hall Of the House Of Representatives.
and for the removal OF the body to the final rest
inr-place in Maine. The body has been incosed
in a coffin OF plain black with silver handles
A silver plate bears the following inscription:
Nelson Dingley. ir born February II, 1872
died January 49, 1899"
The body will be taken from the Hamilton
House TO the Capitol about 10 o'clock In the
morning, and placed in the hall Of the House,
where public funeral services. conducted by the
Rev 6. NJ. Newman Of the Congregational
Church assisted by Chaplain Couden OF the
House Of Representatives, are to take place
Subsequently the body will be taken to the
Pennsylvania Railroad station and placed on
car attached 70 the 20 O'Clock train for New
York II will be accompanied by members Of
the family now here the committees of both
houses Of Congress and other friends.
The citizens OF Lewiston and Auburne' Me-
have expressed to the family here their desire
10 honor their former fellow townsman, and on
reaching Lewiston the body Will be consigned
temporarily to committees Of the citizens OF
those cities ARRANGEMENTS have been made by
which It will lie in state in the City Hall at
Lewiston. probably between the hours or ! anu
) o'clock in the afternoon. Whether or not there
will be public funeral services will depend en-
tirely the wishes OF the local committees,
on Tuesday evening The body will be removed
10 the Dlagley residence. in Lewiston and pri-
vate services will be held there the next morn
ing After the ceremony II viii be deposited IN
the receiving vault next to the body Of Mr..
Dingley's father who died recently.
Evidences Of the sympathy for the family IN
their bereavement continued to be received al
the Hamilton House to-day. and a number or
public men called and left their cards Both the
American and Canadian members Of the JOINT
High Commission now in session here sent horai
pieces and in addition large NUMBER nave
been received from persons in private and public