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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1875-09-25
ScrIbner for October.

The first page of Scribners Monthly for
October has design by John LaFarge,
N. A., accompanying the ballad of "Jes.
samine," by George Parsons Lathrop.
Major Powell the wellknown Western
explorer, gives in this number All account
of "An Overland trip to the Grand Can
on" of the Colorado, the descent of which
he has already described in that Msga>
zine. In the present article he tells the
tragic fate of the small band who left
the main party during the former expe-
dition. Major Powell introduced Gu
rious Indian story in the course of his
narrative. Mr.. Francis Gerry Fairfield
prints remarkable study of Poe, under
the title of "a Mad Man of Letters" L.
L. L. writes "Recollections of List and
Won Bulow;" Edmund Clarence Sted-
man concludes what he has to say about
"Minor Victorian Poets," prior to the
publication of this series in book form by
Osgood. "Some vegetable eccentricities"
are described by Byron D. Halsted 1.-THE
illustrations of this paper are noticeable !;
Mr.. Frank r. Stockton condenses, with
variations" the story Of "Pierrot, War
rior and Statesman Mrs. Walker tells
about "The Winthrop .Drury Affair !"
DR.. Holland continues his story of Sew
enoaks;" Jules Verne's mysterious Is
land" appears in its condensed form, but
occupies more space than usual and
there is "Plea for Slippers" by an
writer. The poets of the
number besides Mr.. Lathrop, are Susan
Coolidge, R. K, Mary L. Ritter, William
Motherwell "a posthumohs poem by the
author of "Jeanie Morrison"), H. H.,
Kate Carlisle, Mary E. Bradley. George
A. Baker, Jr., and r. w. G..
DR.. Holland. in Topics of the Times,
discusses "ChurchDebts." "Offensive
People" ga Word for the Women" and
"The Slow Times" The Old Cabinet is
with elbow Badly We Do It,"
Home and Society. Culture and Progress.
The Worlds Work. and Bric-a-Brac have
their usual variety.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1875-09-25

THAT ignorance and crime 60 hand in
hand has long been recognized as a fact
and the advocates of compulsory educa
ton will find in circular issued by Thu
Bureau of Education at Washington
which gives the statistics of reformatory
institutions in this country, strong ar
gument in their favor. 1t is shown tina,
of the thousands of boys and girls who
become subjects for reformary institu
tons that few, if any, have had any con.
siderable school advantages, and that it
is from neglect, and not vicious incli.
nations, that they find their way into
these institutions. Universal education
is the hope of the country, and all oppo-
sition to our free schools should be
promptly put down.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1875-09-25
GREAT STORM ALONG THE GULF.

The coast cities and towns of Texa.
were visited by fearful storm last weel
which destroyed hundreds of lives, an
immense amount of property and rem
dered multitude of families destitute
and homeless. In the city of Galveston
which is situated on an island. the water
was driven through the city to the bay,
the railroad bridge across the bay was
destroyed, the telegraph wires all broken
down, and all, or nearly all of the entire
island was under water. A vast amount
of property was destroyed, houses were
washed from off their foundations into
the streets and large number of them
were blown down and destroyed, but for.
tunately there were but few lives lost.
Although the loss to this city has been
heavy the damages will doubtless soon
be repaired and its business go on as
formerly.
The town of Indianola, which is stu.
ated on Madagorda bay, was almost en-
triely destroyed and about one hundred
and fifty of its inhabitants were drowned
and their dead bodies strewn for twenty
miles along the beach. The towns of
Suluria, Matagorlo, Cedar Lake and Vel
asco were entirely swept away, and in
one of them not soul was left to tell
the particulars of their sad fate. Quite
a number of steamers and schooners were
wrecked and many of those on board of
them were drowned. The storm seems
to have extended over strip Of country
some forty miles wide. from the p,rth
of Galveston Island to the north of Iious.
ton. 1t will be some time before it can
be known how many lives were lost, or
an estimate can be made as 10 the
amount ofproperty destroyed. The year
1875 has been noted for severe storms
and great floods throughout the world,
but the storm along the coast of Texas,
80 far as we know, is unparalleled. The
suffering and sorrowing people thus ren-
dered homeless are receiving aid from a
generous public.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1875-09-25

THE St Louis Republican thinks that
from the unwise resurrection of the mon
ey question in Ohio the Democratic par
ty is threatened with ruinous schism !;
and in speaking of the late convention in
New York says:
The emphatic, resolute declaration of
the Democrats of the most powerful State
in the Union in favor of specie resump.
ton has meaning and will have an effect
greater even than was imagined before
the declaration was made. Coming rs it
does, in the crisis of the struggle in Ohio
and right on the heels of the contrary
resolution adopted by the Democrats of
Pennsylvania. it would wear an appear
ance Of audacity but for the calm argu-
mentative tone in which it is made. The
New York platform not only demands "a
speedy return to specie payment" but
cOmpacts inc few sentences unanswera-
BILE reasons for it, and fortities the whole
by quoting the resolution of the last
Democratic national convention in favor
of the same demand-thus showing that
the Democrats of Ohio and Pennsylvania
and all who applaud them, arc really in
revolt against the dogmas of the national
party.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1875-09-25
WHAT a change there has

WHAT a change there has been
among Democrats in reference to
greenbacks. In Indiana, where they
are now demanding an unlimited issue
of the legal tenders, Dan. VOORHEES, was
in the habit, when addressing Democrat.
ic mass meetings just after the first issue
of these notes, of taking ten dollar
green back and holding it up before his
audience with the query, Is that money?
He was most emphatic in his declarations
that it was not, and he would then de-
clare that in five years the man who
would offer one of these bills to pay for
a meals victuals would be considered
greener than. the greenbacks. (Applaus).
And now these men-some of whom we
fear have no more regard for the good of
our country than they had then-want
greenbacks issued until the demands of
trade" shall cry enough.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1875-09-25

In an article on the herd law the
Wichita Eagle gives some interesting fig
ures. 1t says:
"The capital in railroads is live, max
ing the stock holders and the country
through which they pass rich. The mon-
ey invested in fences is dead, unproduc-
tive, numbering the ground and filling
up the tax rolls, and not returning sim
gle cent of profit. Take Sedgwick coun-
ty for instance: We have twenty-eight
townships, or 1,00S sections of land.
Fence this area up into forty acre fields,
on an average, with a rod around each
section, and it would take ten miles of
fence to each section, or 5000 rods, or g.
225,60O rods of fence for the county.
This at twelve cents foot for post and
board fence would cost $G,3S6, 6SS,
enough to grid-iron the county with rail-
roads. The taxes at two per cent, over
and above the cost for repairs, would not
be less than $127, 1872 per annum.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1875-09-25

THEREa are several families in our coup.
ty who are thinking of moving to Texas
and we publish the following from the
Denison Ne'cs that they may have cor.
rect knowledge of the educational adv
tages that State is likely TO offer them
Judging from the action of the mem.
hers of the constitutional convention. a
large majority of that body are opposed
to special taxation for the support OF
public schools, and will probably incor.
pOrate in the constitution a section pro.
hibiting corporations from levying such
taxes. In that event it will be impossi-
BILE for us to keep up our public school
more than four months in the year, and
of course graded school will be out OF
the question.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1875-09-25

FROM all parts of the State comes the
report that farmers are shipping in sheer
with the intention of giving the WOO
growing business a trial. 1t would be
we'll for them to petition the Legislature
for law protecting the sheep from dogs
A tax of one dollar per head leavied on
dogs would raise fund in every county
large enough to pay for all sheep killed
by them, and we believe that our Legis-
lature would pass such law if our farm.
ers would get up petition to that effect.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1875-09-25
v1cE-PREs1DENr WILSON, in answer

VIcE-PREsIDENT WILSON, in answer
to letter from q member of the Massa'
chusetts Republican State Committee,
gives good advice to the party in Massa.
chusetts and in other States. He says
for many months the position and pros
poets of the party have been a cause Of
solicitude. 1t was founded to redress
human wrongs and advance human rights
and if its luster has been dimmed it is
because it has somewhat departed from
these grand principles which called it
into being. As an evidence that there
is true vitality in the party, he mentions
that "unfaithful officials have been dis
missed, and the public voice imperatively
demands that all such shall be and there
is increasing evidence that the party in
whose ranks is found so much of the
worth and character OF the country looks
with regret-as it was expressed by q
British Statesman-upon every hour
that passes over recognized and unrecog-
nized abuses" In attempting to recon-
Gle divisions and heartily unite the
party he is opposed to any towering Of
tie standard in regard to principles,
measures or men," He advises Republi-
cans to adopt the motto, 'Forgive, forget,
unite;" and to earnestly invite those to
return who are in sympathy with the fun
damental principles of the party, but
who, for some cause, have failed to give
it their support. The advice Of the
is candid, plain and prac.
teal, and is worthy the consideration,
not only of the Republicans of Massachu-
sets, but of Republicans everywhere.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1875-09-25
SHERIFF'S SALE.

STATE OF Kansas lss.
In the district court It'll Judicial District In and
for Allen county, Kansas.
Sarah A. Terrill, Plaintiff,
vs..
Dwight r. novey, J. A. Ste
vens, and G. W. Apple, De-
PENDANTS.
By virtue of an order of sale to me directed and
issued out of the eth Judicial District Court sit
ting in and for said county, aud State In the
above entitled cause, will on
Tuesday, October 10Th. A. D., 1875,
at IL O'Clock a. m. of said day at the front door
of the court house of Allen county in the city OF
lola, Kansas offer for sale at public auction to
the highest and best bidder for cash in hand the
following described lands and tenements tO-wit:
The west half of the southeast quarter Of Sec
ton four a. township twenty-five (25) range
nineteen no, and Is acres described as follows,
tO-wit: Commencing at the southwest corner
Of the southeast quarter Of section IL, township
"a range 10, thence east ~ rods, thence north to
middle of NeOshO river, thence up said river in a
north-westerly direction to point at which the
west line of said southeast qnarfer.crossed said
river thence south to place Of beginning, all in
Allen county, Kansas.
Said real estate to be sold without appraise-
ment to satisfy said order Of sale.
Sherif's Office, lola, Sept 18th, $50
asst Sheriff of Allen county, Kansas.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1875-09-25
NOTES AND EXTRACTS.

The platform of the Pennsylvania De.
mocracy has true ring, and is good
enough for the National Convention next
May.-lndianapolis Sentinel.
No man in his senses, who looks at the
question in issue and reflects upon the
motive of human action, can have the
least distrust of the election of Gov. AL.
len.-Cincinnati Inquirer Dem.)
Hendricks was not expected to say
much, but it was something to have him
appear with Gov. Allen at Democratic
meeting. It shows, at least he is as weak
ly as Thurman to stick to q party, right
or wrong.-Bostor Advertiser.
"Shall this nation become q Liar and
a thief?' is the glazing headline of a
leader in the Philadelphia Bulletin. We
are unable to answer this question decis.
lively but the Democracy shan't run the
machine if we can help it-Cincinnati
Times { Eep.)
The Republicans of Mississippi have a
fair majority in that State of at least 35,-
600. Everybody admits this; it would
be folly 10 deny it; yet we find Senator
Gordon of Georgia, and numberless Dem
ocratic newspapers predicting Demo.
cratic victory this fall. How is this
victory to be gained? There are but two
ways. One is by fraud, the other by in.
timidation. The latter has already be-
gun; if it promises to be unsuccessful
then fraud will be employed.-C0mmon
lcealth.
1t is a great comfort to know that there
really is nothing new under the sun.
When we find the good Democrats Of
Pennsylvania running down the hill, like
the swine i'm Scripture, as fast as they can
after the good Democrats of Ohio, to roll
in the Republican puddle at the bottom
thereof. our first impulse naturally IS to
think that our times are curst above all
earlier days, and there never have been
in the world such utter madmen as those
with whom we have to deal.-Nw York
World (Dem.)
jeff. Davis had such splendid success
with imitation of the currency when he
was President of the Confederate Democ-
racy that he has come North to help the
Bill Allenites to a little of the same snake
that bit him. He is making able and
eloquent speeches at Fair Grounds in IA
vor of bushels of paper based on the pro-
miscuous credit of demoralized mass Of
people. Ohio having elected Bill Allen
Governor once. ought to take the advice
of such patriotic advocates as jeff Davis.
The Democratic Central Committee
ought to bring JEFF to Ohio. He will do
better than Thurman.-Ddyton journal.
The imitation plank in the platform of
the Erie Convention proves a stimulus
to the exertions ofboth parties in Oh o
and both undoubtedly sincere in cla m ny
victory in advance. 1t is evident that
this Contest will not be decided, a many
in Ohio have been, by party lines in that
event the Republicans would have only
to bring out their great reserve force in
order to sweep the field. Efforts are now
made not 81 much to rouse the steering
As 10 convert the waking voter, and the
of either party are making in /
roads upon the other, and bas;ng esti-
mates of results upon the number o:
probable desertions from thr camp OF
The enemy.-New York TriS"ns.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1875-09-25

FAST mail trains from the Eastern to
the Western cities have been established
by means of which the latter get the pa
pers of the former twelve hours earlier
than before these fast trains were started.
Postmaster General Jewell has rendered
the thanks of the Department to the
managers OF the lines over which the fast
trains are run. He says: "The accura-
cy, system and speed with which you are
now transferring our mails, are. think,
unequaled anywhere in the world, and
believe marks an epoch in our progress"
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1875-09-25
STATE NEWS.

Fair at Baxter Spring, on the 9th Of
October.
Riley county fair OH the 18th, ooh aud
S0th inst.
Up in Marshall county the ears of corn
look like war clubs.
A ten pound sweet potato is noticed
| by the Lawrence journal.
The business men of Lawrence have
organized board Of trade.
The State University at Lawrence has
one hundred new scholars.
"A Crawford county pumpkin weighs
one hundred and fifty pounds.
They have a variety of peaches at Che
topa known as Stump the world"
The Solomon Gazette says that Chase
county has 81 } sheep, and o92 dogs.
Mr.. C. A. Britton, of Chase county, has
machine for threshing broom corn.
Five ears OF corn in the Ottawa Repub-
lican Office weigh eight pounds ten Oun-
ces.
The postoffice at Marysville is blocked
up with asquash four feet and three inch
es long.
Beans as large as hickory nuts, twenty
of which weigh q pound. So says the
St. Marys Times.
One of the greatest attractions at the
Kansas City fair was Kansas pumpkin
weighing $50 pounds.
Worms are stripping the maple branch
es of their leaves. The complaint is gen.
eral throughout the State.
Kansas can beat the world on hay.
The season extends through July, Au-
gust, September and part of October.
Kansas paid s723,67s.63 as teachers
wages in 1874, the number employed
being 5,O43. There were 49,, 500 pupils
enrolled.
A man by the name of Fisher, of Shaw.
nee county, took the premium for the
best display of farm products at the Kan
sas City fair.
A Lyon county farmer has taken from
so hives of bees very nearly 1000 pounds
of honey. From one hive he took III
pounds of honey.
And now comes the Atchison Champion
with pumpkin weighing one hundred
and tbirty-two pounds. 1t came from
Washington county.
Up to last Thursday Atchison claimed
as cash receipts of the bridge from travel
outside of the omnibus and railroads a
little over $500 per day.
The Manhattan Nationalist says Pres
ident Anderson resigned his position as
Chairman of the Board OF Regents, at
its last session, and Lieut.. Gov. Saitsr
was chosen to succeed him.
Mr.. E. G. Ross. who for a year past has
been foreman of the newspaper depart
ment of the journal Office, takes position
as assistant editor, and Mr.. Robert Burns
formerly of the Tribune Office, assumes the
foremanship.-Lawrence Journal.
The Ottawa Republican says two small
boxes of silk worm eggs were shipped to
France last Monday, by express, from
Williamsburg silk factory. The valu-
alton of the two boxes was put at 5000.
Kansas eggs are demanded in France at
big prices.
Riverside Grange, Douglas county,
proposes using its extra funds for the
purchase of fine stock for the benefit of
the neighborhood. Already first-class
short-horn bull has been ordered, and
swine and sheep of high grade are to
follow. This is a move in the right d.
rectiOn.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1875-09-25
DELINQUENT TAX NOTICE.

Notes is hereby given that so much OF eacf
tract OF Lind ami town lot described in Tue annex
ed list rs may he necessary for mat purpose VIII
on the Fourth Tuesday Of Octobe a. ID. is.;,'
by Inc at my Office in the city of lola Allen cO''i,
ty, Kansas, ut public suction for The taxes aud
charges remaining unpaid thereon for The year
\. ID. S.{:
GENEVA TOWNSHIP.
Supposed O,rner. Description. Sec. ACT.
Town -, Range IL.
j Fl D;ckey, That part of nw4 bounded
rs follows: com ut Sc cor of nh Of said
nwq thence WI 66 CHI, n o. 30 oh 10 CEN
ter of NeoshO liver down said river To
line Of said nwq 81 .05 oh to beginning IL
lola TOWNSHIP.
Town y, RanyeE.
LL&GRRCo VIII ofswq 20
Town "a, Ransels.
LL&GRRCo nh Of seq 10 90
Est Of Jas McDonsll decd, Inst part Of
seq bounded rs follows: com atnw cor
OF 50 d seq thence 20 rods 5; rods
and links, II rods and q l;nks,.5
24.:ss Gu, W .Ods, 8 10 line of sad
seq, W 10 sw corner of said seq TO-
beginning 70 Gl-5'
ELM TOWNSHIP.
Town u, Range ID. ,.o
L L q q 4 4 Town "a, Range %. ~.
LLaG u nxr I psq Il i Is, i g
do sw fro ~ l6e IS
do seq ~ l6O
COTTAGE GROVE. TOWNSHIP.
Town 26, Range Is.
LIZ r Co lot Is SO.S
II Wheeler Lot IL Block 80.
Given under my hand at lola, Kansas, this
ssnd day of September A e. T1SHt1kAsHER
Treasurer Allen County. Hans.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1875-09-25
REPUBLICAN COUNTY CONVENTION.

A convention of the Republicans of AlleI
county to nominate candidates for Treasurer
Sheriff, County Clerk, Register of Deeds, CorO-
ner, County Surveyor and Commissioners, viii
be held at the court house in lola, ut CLOCK
MONDAY, OCTOBER 4rH, 1875.
Immediately after nominating candidates for
the above named Offices the delegates in this con-
vention from the townships comprising the 47th
and &Sth representative districts will form them
selves into separate conventions for the purpose
of nominating candidates for their respective
districts.
PRIMARY MEETINGS.
It is recommended that the Republican voters
of each township meet at their respective places
of holding elections on Tuesday, September 2sth,
ISIS, for the purpose Of eecting delegates to this
convention. In lola and Humboldt township the
primary meetings will be held at O'Clock P. NJ,
and in all the other townships at o clock p. N.
The townships are entitled to delegates as fol-
lows: Geneva, A; Deer Greek, S; Usage, 2; lola,
IL; Elm, 2; Elsmore, 9; Humboldt, Il; Salem,
2; Cottage Grove, 4.
All Republicans are cordially invited to attend
these meetings and take part in the selections OF
delegates for the county convention.
Where townships desire to make nominations
for the township officers to be elected this fall,
they are requested to make their nominations at
the same time they select their delegates to the
county convention, or at that time appoint
meeting for the purpose Of making such nom
nations.
By order Central Committee.
VIC. ALLISON, Chairman.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1875-09-25
In BROOKLYN caste preiudices has tt

In Brooklyn caste prejudices has tri-
umphed in the exclusion ola colored boy
from public school. TO sustain his decis-
ion in the case Judge Gilbert revives the
old idea that the State gives education
as charity and has right to prescribe
the terms upon which give it, and to
exclude any class of tax payers it sees
fit from any of the public schools. This
doctrine is anti-Democratic and anti
Republican, and would lead to the sane
ton of the abuses that result from a un-
ion of Church and State.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1875-09-25

In letter written from Cowley coun.
ty, correspondent of the Leavenworth
Tunes has the following in reference to
poor farms:
"This western country must, of neces-
sity, be burthened with poor farms, and
miserable farmers as long as 80 many of
them continue to spend SO much of their
time in towns, and so much of their linn
tied means for whisky. Will they ever
learn that time is money! ard that
whisky is poison?
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1875-09-25

AND now that the Americgn rifle team
beat all Europe in shooting NJ. II. San
ford, of New York, is going to visit Eng
land with q number Of American race
horses to contend for the racing prizes on
the English turf, and see if America
can't beat the rest of creation in horse
racing
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1875-09-25

CARL ScHURz is going to speak in Ohio
in favor of the resumption of specie pay
ments. That means opposition to an
Gent William Allen, and is decidedly
the best move the Republicans have made
during the campaign. His first speech
will be at Cincinnati next Monday ev-
ouinu
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1875-09-25

OF LATE years great attention has
been paid to sanitary matters in New
Orleans, and there has been a correspon.
ding decrease in the number of deaths
during the hot season. This year only
four deaths have as yet resulted from
yellow fever. Cleanliness and proper
observance of the laws of health may yet
Danish yellow fever from our Southern
ports,
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1875-09-25

In a recent speech in the German Leg
islature Herr Wachter declared that the
terrible looseness of morals in Berlin was
due to the evil influence of the popular
theaters, where all the most sacred asso-
Citations of religion, morality, and mar
rage are turned into ridicule.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1875-09-25

BUSINESS in Chicago is reyiving, SO
says one of its leading journals, and in
proof of the assertion mentions the fact
that their city clerk has issued 1900
saloon licenses since the first of July.