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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1879-12-05

since, giving entire satisfaction to his
employers, and, as the sequel shows, in
an eminent degree to at least one of his
fair passengers, n Miss Fannie NJ. Far
lin, the adopted daughter of Leonard p.
Chase, an insurance solicitor, residing
at No. 1876 South Leavitt Street. Miss
Farlin was then 10, and pupil in the
high-schOOl division of the Scammon
School. An acquaintance sprang up
between her and the conductor with
whom she rode, which ripened into
friendship, and then into love. She rode
on O'Brien's car exclusively, and posi-
bly, Oftener than was necessary, and the
boys chaffed him about it. On one oc-
casiOn one of them winked at a Young
lady sitting next to Miss Chase, and
O'Brien, assuming him to be a rival,
offered to wipe the ground with him, or
words to that effect. On Sunday morn.
ings they met ut st. Jarlath's Church,
and Sunday evenings, when the old folks
were at church, they did their best to
run up heavy gas-bill and economic
in the natural wear and tear of furni-
ture. All went merry as marriage
bell. But the stern male parent surprised
them one Sunday evening, and O'Brien
was forbidden the house. The Young
lady's determination to marry her con-
ductOr simply nerved Mr.. Chase up to
a state of greater determination that
she shouldn't, if he could help it-and
he thought he could. He gave his ul-
timatum. O'Brien would make quit
claim deed to Miss Fannie's hand, or he,
Mr.. Chase, would see to it that O'Brien
quit the railroad cOmpany's service.
Mr.. Chase evidently meant business.
A few days passed, and then the crisis.
Mr.. Lake, Superintendent of the Com
pany, received an anonymous note stat
ing that O'Brien had for more than two
years passed Miss Chase and other
school girls over the Ogden Avenue
line on his car without demanding and
getting their fares, as the rules of the
Company required. A suspension fol-
lowed, and O'Brien was called up be-
fore Mr.. Lake and requested to explain
matters. He gave up the whole story
said he had paid her fares, and those of
some of her friends, out of his own
pocket, and that he would marry her if
he had to 60 to the poor-house for it.
Mr.. Lake, very much relieved, told him
that if he married the girl he would
make it right for him and reinstate him.
Last Monday the stern parent had to 90
out of town to remain a week. The
lovers put their heads together, got the IL
eense above alluded to, and O'Clock that
evening saw them one. O'Brien "got
his car" again yesterday morning-No.
23S-and. as he yields the nnnch and
destroys all that is good, true and beau
tiful in twelve-ride ticket, may now
and then be heard to hum something
that sounds like "The merry, merry
maiden and the tOr''-the conductor.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1879-12-05
A Car. Conductor and his Bride.

The Chicago EUen,ng NeUs recently
contained a romance from everyday life
founded on the issuance of marriage
license to James H. O'Brien, aged 26.
of No. 500 Ogden Avenue, to wed Miss
Fannie NJ. Farlin, aged 81, of Minneap-
oils. The essential points in this tale
are as follows:
James H. O'Brien, the hero, was, un-
til two years ago, afarmer-boy at Wood
stock. At that time he came to Chica-
90 and became conductor on the Og-
den Avenue line of street-cars, a posi-
ton in which he has remained ever
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1879-12-05
Science and Industry.

Gainesville, Ga, is to have two
cotton factories.
The cotton presses of Atlanta are
working day and night.
The third crop Of figs for 1879 is
ripe in Oglethorpe County, Ga.
When the skins of potatoes break
pour off the water and let them cook in
their own steam.
-Persimmons are cultivated near
Jacksonville, Fla, which grow to weigh
seven ounces.
A Japanese is reported to have de-
vised mode of bringing electricity to
bear upon debilitated silkwOrms with
excellent effect.
-Horse-breeding is increasing in Eng
land, and imports into that country de-
clined from 10000 in 1877, and $4,000
in 1873, to less than $4,000 in 1879.
bitches are dug alongside the Iron
Mountain and Southern Railroad, three
feet wide and two deep, by means OF an
enormous pillow, which is drawn by a
locomotive. This machine does the
work of thousand men.
In washing windows narrow
bladed wooden knife, sharply pointed,
will take out the dust that hardens in
the corners of the sash. Dry whiting
will polish the glass, which should first
be washed with weak black tea mixed
with a little alcohol.
The official statistics of the produc-
ton of salt in Germany show that the
number of salt mines or salt works in
the several States is 81. They give en-
ployment to 6,632 workmen, and the an
nual production of salt is 151 ,5OO,OOO
pounds.
In consequence of recent develop
ments the Directors of one Steamship
Company have decided to refuse trans.
portation on their vessels to the class OF
heavy French silks which are SO
weighted with chemicals and oils as to
cause danger of spontaneous combus-
ton.
The Beet-sugar Company of Port
land. Me-, has expended 1000 in ma
chinery, $5O, 900 more is being disbursed
among the farmers, and nearly $500
per day is given out in wages. The
State bounty for these investments is
one cent per pound for the first 100000
pounds of beet-sugar made each season
With reference to the copying proc
ess now so much in vogue t pointed
out that if suitable black ink dis
covered it will be comparatively an easy
matter for fraudulent clerk to transfer
his employers signature to valuable
documents with absolute accuracy, and
on a point of law it is doubtful whether
he could be prosecuted for forgery.
School and Church.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1879-12-05
Odds and Ends.

Odds and Ends.
The embers of the year-Nov. and
Dec.
Cesar burned his bridges behind
him, and that is what the man did who
sat down on red-hot stove.
You may go through the world in veal or in
woe,
In fact, any way that you choose;
on her toe,
Wears No. 5 feet in No. shoes.
George r. Vending has named a
new lecture "The Problem of the
Ages.' If he means the ages of the
fair sex, and has really solved the
problem, he is a genius.-Chicago Jour-
nal.
-"There are only three things you
can get for nothing in this wOrld-air,
water and ADVICE" says the Syracuse
Herald, but we know married man who
says he often gets scolding for just
nothing at all.-Boston Post.
Bridget Ito calleD: "Will ye kape
still mint while l look ut We? No,
missis hain't to home. She told me if
woman come with wart on the end of
her nose, to say she wasn't to home;
and there's no mistaking that wart."
Little Willie-'s And were all the
little birds drowned, mammal" Man,
ma (who has been telling the story of
the deluge)-" Yes, all but those who
were in the ark" WILLIE" do
think they were stupid why didn't they
get into row on the top of the ark?"
1t seems to make no difference how
great man is; he may either be Sem
ator or a Governor, but, if his wife don't
like the way he is doing, she will tell
him of it just about as sure as she would
if he was only a coachman or fisher
man. And this is what they call human
nature.
The boy who doesn't leap over seven
hitching posts, kick lame dog, snatch
handful of navy beans in front of every
grocery store, knock over a box or two
and work the handle of every pump on
the sidewalk on his way home from
school, is either lazy or doesn't feel well.
-Keokuk Gate CITY.
Young man, perseverance will win
you riches. We knew a young man in
our school-days who was as poor as the
Legendary church-mouse. But he worked
faithfully, perseveringly, and earnestly
upon the affections of young girl with
hundred thousand dollars, and, mar
rying, he became rich in single day.
Persevere, young man, persevere.-W
City Derrick
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1879-12-05

"A brief speech-A lawyers plea
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1879-12-05

The Lutherans have in the United
States about 8, $50 ministers, $500 con-
gregations, and 10000 communicates.
The designations of Belgian teach
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1879-12-05
ITEMS OF INTEREST.
Personal and Literary.


Winnie Ream has nearly finished hel
statue of Farragut.
"A new memoir of Lord Beaconsiield
just out in England, bears this motto
from Artemus Ward: "Hc asked me
what was my prinserpuls, 1 amt got
emmy l said, mot prinserpul; I'm in
the show bizness.'"
Mr.. Longfellow and the Indian girl
"Bright Eyes met at a dinner party in
Cambridge the other day. The poet
was presented to the Indian, who grace
fully mentioned the poem /" Hiawatha, ~
upon which Longfellow exclaimed,
"This is Minnehaha!''
The late DIR. Lovick Pierce, who
died recently at the age of IS, was \
pioneer of Methodism in Georgia and
Alabama, and was a leading spirit in the
agitations which caused split in the
Church; though since the war he favored
the kindest relations toward the North
ern Church. His life was full of re-
markable experiences. No minister was
so famous in the South, and none so
loved. He was the founder of the famous
Wesleyan Female College of Georgia.
He leaves four generations of descend
ants, having one great-great-grandchild.
One of his sons is Bishop Pierce, a lead
ing man in Southern Methodism.
MIR. Writers own statement of the
origin of his poem of Z" Maud Muller "
is quoted by a correspondent of the
Springfield Republican. He was driving
with his sister through York, Me-, and
stopped at a harvest field to inquire the
way. A young girl raking hay near the
stone-wali stopped to answer their in
quiries. Whittier noticed as she talked
that she bashfully raked the hay around
and over her bare feet, and she was
fresh and fair. The little incident left
its impression, and he wrote out the
poem that very evening. "But if had
had any idea," he said, "that the
plaguey little thing would have been so
liked, l should have taken more pains
with it." To the inquiry as to the title,
Maud Muller, he said it was suggested
to him, and was not selection. 1t
came as the poem came. But he gives
it the short German pronunciation, as
Mueller, not the broad Yankee Muller.
Mr.. j. L. Toole, the actor, is said
to have begun his artistic career at the
early age Of 6 years. Mr.. E. L. Blanch-
ard, passing through little English
village near London, in 1888, observed
small boy enacting a variety of charac-
tiers for the delight of number of ap-
plauding Juvenile companions. A dex-
ferrous arrangement Of his pinafore, a
twist of his child's cap and small stick
snatched from the hedge, and there was
the miniature figure of an old man tot
tering about the garden, uttering few
wheeling words that perfected the rep
resentation. Then with change of
face, another readjustment of the pima
fore, and a word and whistle given by
turns, the six-year-old Toole became the
true comic countryman, highly amusing
to his little audience. Mr.. Blanchard
inquired the name of this precocious
young gentleman, and a small giggling
damsel lisped out: "It's only a little
London boy down for his health, SIR"
Fourteen years after that the young
comedian, abandoning forever the trade
of wine-merchant, entered permanently
upon his theatrical career.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1879-09-27
Wseklp gntelligenter.
OFFICIAL COUNTY PAPER.
OUR FLORIDA BOYS.
OsAaE CITY, Mo-, Sept. 81.

OsAeE CITY, Mo-, Sept. 81.
EDITOR NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
ing a letter from us would not prove
uuinteresting to your numerous SUI
scribers we will try to give you an
account of our trip. Incidents
SO far have been exceedingly rare,
but the incident mentioned III your
issue of the Esd ult. is to say the least,
a mistake, rs nothing of the kind oc-
cured, although we did have a little
adventure with the Gen. Rucker, but
the laugh was altogether Oh the other
side we leave it for you to judge for
yourself. The General passed us
about four miles below Lexington,
and we overlook her when we went
into camp that evening stuck on a
bar :; she got off next morning about
half all hour after we broke camp and
overlook US, aud we again overlook
her on another bar, altogether we
passed her Gu four bars i'll about
twenty miles run. The last time she
passed us the mate hallooed and told
US ''tata, "hoped he would see US again;
we answered and told him we wonid
see him at the next bar below. He
politely told us to go to hi, and we
did not lose our jugs.
Another circumstance which may
be amusing, at least it was to us. We
stopped at a little town called
Marion, about 20 miles above Jeffer-
son City, while there we asked the
name of the town, which we were
told it was Marion, Cole county, Mo-,
once laid off for the capital of the
state, but Jefferson City beat US by
one vote. You will find the remains
of the old capitol building upon the
hill west of town. Only four per-
sons told US the Same thing, in ex-
actly the same words in about half an
hour. After that We took time by the
forelock aud stopped aud told every
one We SAW the same, of course, using
the same words, at last the citizens
aroused and ran US out of town.
Albert Harris, commonly called
"Flue," left us abruptly at the mouth
of the Moro river, four miles below
Jefferson City, taking with him a
suit of clothes belonging to the pilot,
E. E. Smith.
Our health, so far, has been good,
with the exception of Captain Linn
rick having the chills, but he has
succeeded in breaking them. We
leave here the 9th inst. direct for St.
Louis. We will remain there until
after the fair. Should any of our Lex
ington friends coming down to the
fair wish to see us they a drop us
a line, letting us know where to find
them, and we will call on them with
pleasure. Respectfully,
FLORIDA Boys.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1879-09-27

tE7Ill.l;EAS, George a.. Archer and Harriet
" Il. Archer, his wife, by their certain deed
Of trust dated on the 81 day of September. 1873.
aud recorded III the recorders Office for Lurty-
citC county, State OF Missouri, IN deed book No.
L., al page -, conveyed to Quintluus Master
son, trustee, the iOilowin described tract and
parcels of land, situate IN the county of Laiay-
OF the suuihwCs quarter of section nine () also
the south hall of the southwest quarter of the
northwest quarter OF section nine (), all IN
township forty nine fD, OF range twenty-cight
t2S), west, containing IN all one hundred UUO)
acres, more or less, IN trust 10 secure the pay
Incnt OF 4 certain rrOInissory note in said deed
OF must described; and so rccited IN said deed of
trust, and, whereas, said note has long since
become due and default has been made in the
payment OF the same: and, whereas, it Is pro-
vidcd in SAID deed of trust that IN case OF the
death. absence from home or refusal to act as
trustee, :hcn the acting sheriff OF said county of
Lafayette to perform and execute this trust;
and. whereas, the said trustee has since died
while the SAID trust remains uneXecuted; now,
therefore, notice 10 hereby given that the under
signed, sheriff and acting trustee, at the request
OF the legal holder of said note, Will, in accord
ancc with the terms and conditions of said deed
Ofrust, proceed to sell the real estate therein
described, at public vcndue, TO the highest
bidder, for cash in hand. at the court house
door in the city OF Lexington, county of Lafay-
cite and state of Missouri, on
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 9TH, 1879,
between the hours OF . O'Clock in the forenoon
and > O'Clock in the afternoon of said day to
satisfy SAID note and interest, together with the
cost of cNcc;in% this trust.
Gwen under my hand this 9Th day OF Septem-
Der, Is79. GEO. NJ. MOUNTJOY,
ShUr,ll and acting trustee.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1879-09-27

tionals due notice to prepare to re-
tire their circulation and it could
then issue $3.50, 900, 900 of treasury
notes, to take up that amount Of the
.'ives Of 49," The remainder, about
one hundred and seventy-five mil
hons, it could by that time probably
pay off. But in two months it would
have the two hundred and sixty -four
millions of sssixes of 49," coming
due. At the worst it could fund these
into twenty-five year four per cents;
but it can no doubt be managed bet
ter than that. AT the rate we are
now going it could no doubt eX-
change treasury notes bearing three
per cent. interest and redeemable at
the option of the government for the
"sixes of 49," or could, perhaps, pay
off half of them in money and the
other half in plain treasury notes. 1t
would doubtless tend to aid the pay
ment of this debt in plain treasury
notes if the government will destroy
a part of the present greenbacks or,
they being legal tenders. it could
hoard them against the day of the
payment of the "sixes of 81" The
party hat has so long had control of
the government procured a decision
that treasury notes may be made a
legal tender when it suited them, and
they are trying to get a decision that
they are not legal tender when it
does not suit them. Probably they
will get the desired decision this fall.
But this will not alter the case we are
considering, for plain treasury notes
will be at par on their known value
and on their usefulness for remitten-
ces when nc other paper money Is III
the field. The fact that these bonds
are payable i'll coin makes no differ
ence either, because coin is now
worth no nor than treasury notes.
LII round figures we ought to he
able to pay half Of this debt and float
a uon-interest bearing debt in place
of the other half and then retire 1t
in three years at farthest. Such a
frugal administration Of federal af-
fairs as Governor Tilden started i'll
state affairs in New York would en-
able us to pay without asking any
extension. GEO. WILSON, JR.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1879-09-27
ORDER OF PUBLICATION.

STATE OF MISSOURI SSsgE ISIS.
In The Circuit court of said county, August 2lst.
1879.
The State of Missouri at the relatiOnl
and to the use of Putnam 5. Fulker-
son, collector eli the revenue of La
fayclte county, in the state of Mis-
souri, plalItln,
VS..
beverly Arnold, defendant.
rINU The said Beverly Arnold: You are hereby
L notified that said plaintiff has commenced q
SUIT against you in said court by petition, the
judgment for the taxes, interest and costs due
on the following described real estate, situate
in the county of Lafayette and state OF Mis-
souIi. to-wit: Lot one III, block 3D. Hun.
tcr'S addition to the CITY OF LeXIngton; said real
estate being delinquent for the years 1876 and
1871. and that said taxes for said years, exclu-
sivc of penalty, interest and costs ,lmOunt in the
aggregate to the sum oil seven and seventy one
huGdrcdths IS1 7O-lO0l collars, and that the same
may be declared Il lien on SAID real estate, and
that the sane may be sold or so Inuch Thereon as
may be necessary to satisfy the udgInent render
ed herein, with interest, fees, penalties, COM
missions and costs.
And you are further notified that unless you
appear ut the next December term OF said court,
To be begun and held at the courthouse, in the city
of Lexington, in said county, on the LIST day OF
December next, and on or before the sixth day
of said term, if the term shall SO long continue,
and ifnot, then before the end of the term, and
answer said petition, the same will be taken as
confessed.
1t Is further ordered that Il copy hereOfbe pub
lisicd IN the Lexington Weekly Intelligencer, a
iayette, for four weeks successfully, the last in
scrtion TO he ut least four weeks before the COM
mcnccmcnt of the next term of this court.
FRANK TElGG. Clerk:
BY c. L. DANIEL, d.. G.. sept2O-t5
Geo. S. Rathbun, Attorney for plaintiff.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1879-09-27
LETTER FROM ROBERT E. LEE.
what he said to a Friend about
Gettysburg and fredericksburg.

what he said to q Friend about
Gettysburg and fredericksburg.
Southern historical society papers
for September contain the following
extracts from a private letter from
Gen. r. E. Lee:
AS to the battle of Gettysburg, l
must again refer you to the official
accounts. Its loss was occasioued by
a combination of circumstances. 1t
was commenced i'll the absence of
correct Intelligence. 1t was continued
in the effort to overcome the difficult
ties by which we were surrounded,
aud 1t would have been gained could
one determined and united blow have
been delivered by our whole line. AS
it was, victory trembled in the bal
ance for three days, and the battle re-
suited In the infection of as great all
amount of injury as was received,
and i'll frustrating the federal cam
paIgn for the season..
l think you will find the answer to
your third question in my report of
the battle of Fredericksburg. In
taking up the position there, it was
with the view of resisting Gen. Barn.
sides advance after crossing the Rap
pahannOck, rather than of prevent
lug the passage. The plain of Fred
ericksburg is completely commanded
by the heights of Stafford, which
prevented our occupying it in the
first instance. Nearly the whole loss
that our army sustained during the
battle arose from the pursuit of the
repulsed federal columns into the
plain. 10 have advanced the whole
army into the plain for the purpose
of attacking Gen. Burnside would
have been to have insured its destruc-
ton by the fire from the continued
line of guns on the Stafford hills. 1t
was considered more wise to meet
the federal army beyond the reach of
thier batteries than under their muz-
zle, and even to invite repeated re-
newal Of their attacks. When con
WINGED of their inutility it was easy
for them, under cover of a long, dark,
and tempestuous night, to cross the
narrow river by means of their num-
erous bridges before we could ascer.
tain their purpose.
l have been obliged to be very briei
in my remarks, but L hope that /
have been able to present to you some
facts which may be useful to you in
drawing correct conclusions. Unjust
ask that you will consider what |
have said as intended solely for your.
self. Very respectfully and truly
yours, r. Z. LEE.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1879-09-27
QUICK WIT WINS.
From the Utica Observer.l

Years ago, into a wholesale grocery
store in Boston walked q tall, muscu-
lar-looking man, evidently a fresh
conner from some backwoods town in
Maine or New Hampshire. Accost-
ing the first man he met, who hap
pened to be the merchant himself, he
said
"You don't want to hire a man in
yeur store, do you
"Well," said the merchant, 81 don't
know what can you do?
"Do ~ said the man, rather guess
L can turn my hand to almost any
thing-what do you want done 2"
"Well, if l was to hire a maj it
would be II that could lift well, a
strong, wiry fellow ; one for instance,
hat could shoulder a sack of coffee
like that yonder, and carry it across
the floor and W lay it down."
"There, now, capting," said the
couhtryman, ''that's just me. can
lift anything l hitch to ; you can't
suit me better. What will you give
Il man that will suit you?
cpl tell you, said the merchant
"if you will shoulder that sack OF
coffee and carry it across the store
twice and never lay it down, L will
hire you a year at 500 per month
"Done," said the stranger, and by
this time every clerk i'll the store had
gathered around and were waiting tc
join in the laugh against the man,
who walking up to the sack, threw i,
across his shoulder with perfect ease
although extremely heavy, and, walk.
ing with it twice across the store,
went quickly to a large hook which
was fastened to the wall, and, hang.
ing it up, turned to the merchant
and said
''There, now. it may hang there
till doomsday ; | shall never lay /,
down. What shall l go about mas
ter? Just give me plenty to do anC
500 a month aud it's all right"
The clerks broke into laugh, and
the merchant discounted, yet salts
fed, kept his agreement, and to-day
that green countryInan is the senior
partner in the firm, and Is worth {
million dollars.