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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1878-09-07


come johnson and Lesvenworth, the homes Of
st. John and Anthony, with Labette between;
all three counties absolutely solid and casting
twenty-three votes for st. John. And yet No
sign of the eighteen seeding Anthony men
Lincoln goes solid but Linn for the first tune
breaks on st. John, two Of the delegation going
to Martin. Marion Is solid and as Miami il
reached the face Of the United States Marshal is
sought for, hoping An indication of break, but
alas it does not come. Miami votes solid for st.
John. and the goose is cooked. One Of Mitchell,
three Of Montgomery, Morris solid, all but one
of Neosho. Ness, half OF Osage. Ottawa, and
Pswnee solid and then to the further Amusement
Of thu Martin camp three OF the i've Of Merritt'a
own county-Pottowatomie 30 to st. John. La
the agony was continued, Pratt, Reno, Republic,
Rice, Riley, Rush and Russell solid for st. John;
all but one Of Saline, one Of Sumner; Wsbaunsee
solid; Woodson the same and Wyandotte ending
the three days exciting uncertainty with all but
one for St. John, and al told he had one hundred
and forty-eisht votes, to Martins one hundred
and twenty-eight.
One hundred and two Of the one hundred and
forty eight votes for 81. John were cast by An
thouy men, and in all The heat Of the contest be
never lost but two Of the original one hundred
and four upon his private list. The one hundred
and four be counted upon - sure. and one hum
drsd and two at his request went to 81. Johns
forty-six and voting with them, true to every
pledge. made st. John Governor. Ofst. Johns
original hfty-six, ten deserted.
? This 10 the story, the txus tale Of the most
memorable contest ever known in the political
annals Of Ksnsas.
C.o. = AneAo,v .ione In ti,e Avbt viii,
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1878-09-07

III 6uULuct COluMu CIOWuS Out = POo1SA
one of our own on the same subject. The
statements there made are true.
For week or so past the ground
has been so dry that blowing was out of
the question and farmers are necessarily
turning their attention ~ other fall work.
lNMrs. s. J. Cowan, Miss Josie Stew
enson, Miss Ella Cowan and Miss Media
Brewster went up to Lawrence Wednes-
day to attend the Bismarck camp-meet-
ing.
HMr. Jas. DeMoss, accompanied by
his sister, Miss Maggie, will attend the
coming term of the State University.
They went up to Lawrence last We'd
nesday.
feel like congratulating Hon.
d. G. Haskell upon the fact that he will
not have to carry" Geo. T. Anthony
through in this district during the
coming campaign.
Mr.. George Higgins, of Cherokee
county, stopped OF while returning from
the State Convention. He will remain
at the mineral we'll undergoing treat
ment for rheumatism.
Yesterday was good day for buai-
mesa A gentleman interviewed large
number of those who came to town and
found they all came on business. And
it WAS circus day ct that.
The chances are that the people Of
this county will not contribute articles
to the Kansas City Expedition. The
fair comes at the same time - the Allen
county fair and Of course will have to
give way TO our own exhibitions.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-03-15
Political Notes.

There are, it seems, only sixty of Charlt $
A. Dana's nominees in the New York Gus
tom house.
General Butler gets his reward for his
greenback speech. He is nominated by
Congressman Bland for President in 1880,
Moses NJ. Butler, Republican, was re-
elected Mayor of Portland, Tuesday, by y
majority. The Republicans carried FIVE of
the seven wards.
Some of the Iowa legislators have got sick
OF that chaplain who prays so much politics,
and are introducing sarcastic resolutions
directed at him.
1t is remarked that among all the Re-
publican candidates in New Hampshire for
Senators. Councillors, Railroad Commission
ers or Governor, there is not one lawyer
The Iowa Senate has voted to return to
capital punishment, though it was consider
ate enough to forbid by an overwhelming
vote the decapitation of criminals. But there
were four votes in favor of the guillotine.
When people get disgusted with Con-
gress, they mus! look across the border,
and listen while Senator Macpherson of the
Canadian Parliament calls Mr. Cartwright a
skunk, and Mr.. Blake charges Sir John
Macdonald with being convicted thief
Gov. Halliday, of Virginia. has vetoed the
bill imposing taxes for free school purposes,
and to pay interest on the public debt. He
denies that the Legislature is bound to sup
port the free school system '' at the expense
of the States creditors"
The Troy Times takes Hon. E. D. Town
send, NJ. c.. to task for voting for the silver
bill. 1t says ''He was not sent to Congress
to DO this thing. And quite sure we are
that if it had been known, or even suspect
ed, when he was candidate. that he would
thus act and vote, he never could have been
elected to the Office he holds by Republican
votes We feel that Mr.. Townsend has made
a great and grievous mistake in separating
himself from his Republican colleagues in
this State, to vote with the Ewings, the
Buekners, the Coxes, and other infiationists
and clipped dollar advocates"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-03-15

We Commend to our Kentucky reader, who
thinks there is as much lawlessness in New
England as in Mississippi, the report of the
committee Of the Mississippi Legislature, ap-
pointed to investigate the reported lawless
ness in the southwestern counties. Their
report confirms the worst stories Of whip
ping, burning and even killing by bands of
desperadoes who work by night. The COM
mittee claim that there is nothing political
about these outrages, but the Jackson Times,
the chief Republican paper in the State. is
doubtless right in ascribing their origin to
the rifle club campaign of 1875, which
so familiarized the desperate class with
this sort of amusement that they keep
it up from force of habit. The better
portion of the community condemn the law
lessness, but they are oyerawed, and the
local authorities are practically powerless.
One suggestion is that the State furnish
secret service to detect the criminals, and an
other that the Legislature authorize change
vi venue Nnen the prosecution luinh tuere
is no chance of securing the punishment of
offenders except by removing the trial from
the county which they have terrorized. One
member of the Mississippi Legislature de-
clared, the other day, that, if the Democratic
party in the State did not have the backbone
to put down lawlessness, he would favor
call upon the general Government for troops
for that purpose.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-03-15

The Director of the mint and the Secre-
tary of the Treasury might have spared us a
pious motto on clipped dollar.-Tribune
1t is more blessed to give than to receive,
but it's not so popular.-M. Louis Journal.
have seen men who. at the marriage
altar, thought they were aunexing some
thing more valuable than Cuba, who found
out afterward that they had got only an
album, Godey's Magazine and II medicine
chest Talmcge.
sin God we Trust" 1t is now in order
for Mr.. Bland to introduce bill to make 10
inches one foot, three pints one quart, and
so seconds one minute. Let's have this
thing even all round.-Nar York CONNER
cIdf ldrertiSer.
Ben Wade remarked to some friends once,
Summers science has found all the heavenly
bodies, save God Almighty, and then, after
a pause, added 81 doubt whether he look
ed. Sumner thinks he is God Almighty -
-CmcinnaH Eaqmrer.
The practice of advertising little now
and then may b. of some benefit, but as a con-
temporary remarks, sit is only drop in
the bucket compared with standing ad-
yertisement in the eolums of an influential
and respectable newspaper" All the pros
porous business men of to-day, who have
made their money legitimately. have done it
by steady. persistent advertising - Washing
ton Ndr.
The IIooSac tunnel, under the toll gate
management, has netted $97 900 during the
past year, which, as the superintendent re-
port proudly states it, is ''nearly ) per cent
on two millions of the cost of the tunnel
or something less than SIS of per cent on
the whole cost of l6 millions, as We should
put it.-BoSt0n Trarellcr.
There are public characters more highly
cultivated than Ben Wade, men of books and
men of manners, brilliant of speech and
versed in the arts by which popularity is
won and kept; but where shall We find an
other old Spartan such as he was, who, with
out sacrificing to the graces, had always the
higher grace of an answering veracity and
the crowning glory of an unselt,h philan-
thropy IN. Y. Tribtme
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-03-15
In Brief.
Albani admirers Wagner.


A COngressmens salary is 295 pounds il
silver per annum.
Iowa farmers are plowing, and wheat Is a
foot high in California.
| kossuth Is firm in his belief that ii,
I Turks have been lighting for the independ
ence of Europe.
Gen. Butler is said to fear that he is los
ing the sight of his other eye.
Marriage is becoming fashionable among
the Catholic priests OF Germany, the ciyi
law protecting them.
A St. Louis lady died from fright because
she saw some boys stoning her little son who
was PLAYING ON the sidewalk.
Bureau oil Forestry is the latest pro
posed addition TO the Government machine
at Washington.
Mr. Wallace. of Rawdon, n $, lost nine
children within sixteen days, with diph
theria
Mr. Spurgeons illness ~ said to he of sc
serious and permanent character that he
has abandoned all intention of returning tC
his work.
A fossil fish, ~ inches long and inches
wide, was discovered in the Wahsatch range
of the Rocky Mountains, Il 900 feet above
the level of the sea,
A famine is desolating the Provinces ol
Arequipa, Cuzeo, and Puno, in Peru. Fol
several months not drop of rain has fallen
there, and the crops are destroyed.
\ Mrs. Lincoln, of Boston, keeps pet
African lion and a lioness. each weighing
over two hundred pounds and roaming
the house with freedom. The lioness oc-
cupics the same bed with the lady.
An English gentleman committed suicide
leaving paper to say that he did 50 because
his wife was a great deal too good for him.
Here stepped IN the coroners jury with tie
verdict that he was insane
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-03-15

St Peter is, by the general belief of tn,
Roman Church, held to have been chief o
the Apostles and Bishop of Rome from tho
year i2 to 66 of the Christian Era. There il
no certain evidence of this, and all that is
positively known Of the Apostles life and
doctrine is conveyed in the Scriptures OF the
New Testament but this is the received
tradition on which the entire Papal theory
rests.
Linus, A. d. G6 IS and Cletus, IS
81, are believed to have been coadjutors OF
st. Peter afterwards succeeding him in tax
ing charge of the Church in the metropolis
of the empire. Nothing is known definitely
of their actions. Linus is mentioned in III
Timothy iv. 81.
Clement, l9-l00, is referred TO in Philippians
iy 3, as fellow laborer with st. Paul. A
letter addressed by him to the Church at
Corinth is, after the inspired Scriptures, the
earliest Christian document which has been
transmitted TO modern times. copy of
this celebrated letter, supposed to date from
the fourth century, was found in England in
1888 in the Kings library. Many other let
tiers attributed, but on insufficient author
ity. to this the bishop
Anaclet, I03-ll2, holds so uncertain
place in the early records that some writers
regard his tenure OF the Papal See as alto
gether mythical However. according to the
received account he WAS of Greek descent,
and suffered mRrtyrdom after pontificate Of
81 years. The rule that every bishop should
be consecrated by at least three others is at
tributed to him
Evariste. 1l2-l2l, is mentioned in many
OF the ancient records. He is said to have
divided Rome into parishes, also to have in
troduced the custom of dedicatng or conse-
Grating churches
Alexander l., l2I l32 governed the
Church during ten years of tranquility and
though lie is honored as martyr. it Is stated
by Ireneus that he died a natural death
The use of holy water" of unleavened
bread in the Eucharist, and Of mixing water
with the sacramental wine, are attributed to
this Pontiff
Sixtus L, 1872 l42, was elected after an
interval OFFS days. Nothing is known of
his history or manner OF death, though he
ranks among the early martyrs. The insti-
tuition of Lent dates from about this time
Telesphorus, ll2- l54, Greek by birth,
had been accustomed TO the hermit life, and
suffered martyrdom after tenure OF the
episcopate for III years.
Hygin, l54-l5S, was also Greek, and Il
son of a philosopher. A great number of
ecclesiastical rules are attributed TO
him, concerning the order of the Church and
the rank Of the Roman clergy also the in
PRODUCTION of the system OF having god
father and godmother to present children for
laDtism
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-03-15
NUMBER 3S.


The Senate has passed the bill to prevent
abuses in the mileage of District Attorneys
of the United States.
Speaker Randall asserts. positively, that
the session of Congress can be terminated in
June. His confidence is shared by very few
of his political associates.
j. p. c. Smith, an old man, clerk in the
treasury department, has been nominated as
paymaster in the army, lie is personal
fayOrite Of the President and is said to be a
relative of Mrs. Hayes. In three years his
age will entitle him to be retired
Senator Don Cameron is to marry Miss
Sherman. niece of the general and secretary
The engagement was formally announced on
Saturday. The Senator is widower with
seven children, the Oldest Of whom is about
the age Of her new mother
The House passed the Senate bill for
placing on the pension rolls the names of
such officers and men as served II days in
the war of 1912 and restoring those names
stricken therefrom on account of disloyalty,
but providing that no back pay be allowed
There was little opposition to it, the vote
being 2l7 yeas to 2l nays. Mr.. Joyce
wanted provision in the bill excluding from
its benefits those who took part in the re
bellion
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-03-15
What Was His Greed.

He LEFT load OF anthracite
In front OF a poor widows door,
When the deep snow. frozen and white,
Wrapped street and square, mountain and moor
That was his deed;
lie did II we'll
What was his creed,"
| cannot tell.
Blest ..in his basket and his store"
In sitting down and ri sing up
When more he got he gave the more,
Withholding not the crust and cup.
He took the lead
In each good task;
what was his creed'"
l did not ask.
BIS charity wss like the snow,
Soft, white and silken in its fall
Not like the noisy winds that blow
From shivering trees the leaves : pail
For flower and weed,
Dropping below,
what was his creed ~
The poor may know.
lie had great faith in loaves OF bread
For hungry people, young and old
And hope,iusPired / ind d words ,s, ne nei% saia'
For he must feed
What was his creed ,"
cannot say.
In words he did not put his trust,
In faith his words he never writ
He loved to share his cup and crust
With all mankind who needed II.
In time OF need
friend was he,
What was his creed ,"
He told not me.
He put his trust in heaven, and
Worked ever on with hand and head
And what he gave in charity
Sweetened his sleep and DAILY bread.
Let US take heed.
For life is brief
"Whlt WAS creed2"
what his beliefYn
Burlington Haukeye.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-03-15

A cEuEI. Joke was recently played in Chica
20 upon special revenuo agent. who had
come up from Florida ON n special tou of in
speetion through the Marquette district of
Lake Superior. lie was exceedingly Jealous.
and noticing this fact practical Joker eau
tiously told him that ho could everlastingly
distinguish himself 10y ierroting out II band
of smugglers on Isle ROYAL, mineral knob
which lifts itself out of the northern central
portion of Lake Superior, 100 miles from
anywhere else. The agent accordingly start
cd forthwith but took the last boat o! the
season to the island, So there he still romans.
and will remain, until next June, when nayi-
CATION reopens. enjoying best he can the
society of the few CORNISH miners and In
dams who alone form the population.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-03-15

[THE Boston Transcript publishes the iol
lowing somewhat characteristic lines from
the pen of George Sennott, ESD, OF that
city, which he heads curiously Revival
Hymn":l
.. Jesus. Saviour Of all the uoor.
Who prayed TO God for ''our daily bread -
In cod a nd hunger thy sons endure,
ALd the chuTc-es know-but we are not fed.
The preachers preach and the teachers teach
And the singers sing, and the organs blow,
But they give US tracts and they bid US pray
In the bitter irCst and the driving snow
Without helper, without fault,
In want and sickness we breathe thy breath
The church is ringing, from dome to vault
With warning speech about endless death 3"
And the preachers preach, ard the teachers
teach,
And the singers sing, and the organs blow
And we get advice through the winter ice,
Ana the bitter frosts and binding now
o, Christ who stood at mothers knee
Did she cit in the cold without fire:
Did her son the i ght of her beauty see,
For he want of rament, almost expire
DID the preachers preach and the teachers teach
And the singers sing, and the organs bloSl
While the mother of Christ in silence starved,
As His children starye in the winters snow,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-03-15

BEAR IOoTH, a mountain uhlut 500 fee
high, 300 feet in circumference at its base
and $50 at the top, and the most conspicuous
landmark in Northern Montana, recently
fell down bodily into the plain below. 4
number of hunters who were in the vicinity
ut the time felt the earth trcmhlc beneath
them as If by an earthquake, and ON hasten
ing in the direction OF the rcak found that
it had leveled Il forest OF large timber which
lay at its base and covered the country all
around with trunks of trees AMI rocks as
large as II house. This Bear Tooth has been
known to all residents Of Montana from very
early times. and was described as wonder
ful landmark by the explorers, Lewis and
Clark.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-03-15

The Adelaide Obserrer says the Australians
think they can successfully compete with
America in the grain markets of the world,
if they can only keep ahead of America in
the invention of labOr-saving machinery. In
the Australian House of Deputies member
brought in bill to award bonus of
$50 900 for the invention of the best
machine for reaping, cleaning, and hagging
wheat on the ground" Here is a chance
for some Yankee to make clean $50 600
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-03-15

The following anecdote of the late Pope.
is told by an English clergyman : Two Eng
lish women, sisters. had an audience Of the
pope, but ns they Were withdrawing, one, a
convert to tho Roman church. fingered the
pope. observing this, recalled her, and asked
her as she knerled what she would ask.
"rhe prayers cf your Holiness, she said.
"tlat my sister may be converted from Pro
testantism. and that we may not be separa-
ted 10y death" The pope, placing his hand
upon her claspei hands, replied. ''paugh-
ter, those who love God will not be separated
IN the next world Even ProteStants can
believe that PiuX IN WAS infallible in that ut
ttrQncp
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-03-15

TnE production OF gold and silver on this
continent during the year 1877. west of the
Missouri river, including British Columbia
and the Pacific coast of Mexico, was S9S,-
900 OCEAN amount greater than ever be-
fore, and an excess over 1876 of 81, 800 900
The amount Of gold produced was SAC. 600,
900, and OF silver S47 600 900. In this
country the production of gold has risen from
thirty three millions in 1870 to about forty
five in 1877 and in the same time the silver
production has risen from seventeen millions
to forty six millions There is suggestive
ness in these figures which every one would
do well to heed
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-03-15

BEAR Srom The hunters of Goshen.
Ulster county, New York, have had some
flne sport in bear hunting within the last
lew weeks. A man named Ackcrt recent
ly shot and apparently killed Il bear ON
the top OF sloping ridge. 800 feet high.
which terminated in a laurel swamp be-
low. But while he was examining his
prize the bear arose and seizing the hun
ter. rolled with him down the cliil, over :,
smooth crust OF frozen SNOW. His com
panions coming up and making a dctour
To reach the foot OF the hill. found Ackcrt
sitting with his back against a tree. his
clothing torn TO shreds, and his mind in 4
great state OF confusion, though bodily he
was not much hurt. Near him lay the
bear stone dead, which was found To
weigh 200 pounds.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-03-15

\ REMARKABLE railway accident happened
not long agu ON the Northwestern road be-
tween London and Liverpool man and
his wife were travelling IN compartment
alone, the train going Mt the rate OF 80 miles
an hour when an non rail projecting from II
ear ON IL side-track cut into the carriage and
took the head rot the woman clear OH and it
rolled into the husbands lap He sued the
company lor damages, and created surprise
IN count 10y Giving hs age Mt Sc years, al
though his huir WAS snow white Ii had
been turned from jet black by tho horror of
that event
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-03-15

the clerk. 'there are about four hundred and
fifty millions ofthem yet. Thanks, thanks,
said the man. with visible emotion. You
take load of my mind. 1t is so long since
I've seen one that was afraid they had all
been retired" and then he slowly retired
himsalf
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-03-15

Tar American Home Missionary society
begin to hope that brighter day Is dawning
ON their treasury. Recent receipts at the
Bible house Of 81. lS4 from the Massachusetts
AUXILIARY, S7.5u0 (legaciesl from Hartford,
5000 from the Central church, Providence.
H. $500 from Northampton lady, $500
from Springfield ''worshipper ut Indian
Orchard II $500 legacy from Danbury. Ct.
II 81 900 legacy from Peacham. VT, lead the
treasurer To write ''Ihe Eastern skies are
frightening and few generous offerings
among them $500 from Col q. q. Hammond
of Chicago give token that the West does
not mean to be counted out
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-03-15

The State of Bulgaria, which is to take
the place Of large part of European Turkey.
will extend from the Danube on the north
to the Kgean Sea on the south, running
about hundred miles along the coast of the
latter and from Seryia on the west to the
Black Sea on the east, extending along that
coast fully two hundred miles. Turkey is
allowed military road for reaching her
western provinces. from which she would
otherwise be cut off, but her troops, it is
agreed, must not make any considerable
halt while passing through the country"
Bulgaria will have an area of "a 900 square
miles, or about the size of New England with
Connecticut left out, and Il population of
over 100000.