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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1879-02-21
THE HOUSE THAT SAM BUILT

New York Graphic.l
TIE REpUBLIC-This is the House that
Sam built.
THE PREsIDINCY-This is the Malt that
Law in the House that Sam built.
T1LpEN-This is the hat that smelt the
Malt that lay in the House that Sam
built. :,
THE BALLoT-This is the Cat that
scratched the Rat that wanted the
Malt that lay in the house that Sam
built.
The BULLpozER-This is the Dog that
worried the Cat that chased the Rat
tnat smelt the Malt that lay in the
House that Sam built.
TIE RETURNING BoARD-Ihls Is the
Cow with the crumpied horn that
gored the Dog till his breath was
CORN that snapped at the Cat that
hunted the Rat that smelt the Malt
that lay in the House that sam
built.
N,yToN MARBLE-This is the Maiden
ALL foriorn that MIXED the mooley
Cow lin horny that kicked the Dog
one dewy morn that leased the Cat
that scratched the Rat that smelt
the Malt that lay in the House that
Sam built.
NV pp,ror-Tii> i, the man all tat
tered and torn that kissed the Maiden
all forlorn that tried to milk the
mooly Cow that kicked the Dog and
raised a row that bullied the Cat
| that followed the Rat that wanted
the Malt that lay in the House that
Sam built. :.
THE TELEGRAPH-Thl is the Priest all
shattered and shorn that tried to
marry the Man forlorn to the milk.
ing Maid all tattered and torn and
them with bar'lo o money endow
| when she was upset by the moody
| Cow that hOurished light and lin.
her head that kicked the Dog till he
ceased to feel that bit the Cat that
chased the Rat that went for the
Malt that lay in the House that Sam
built.
The CIPHER DIsPATCH-This IS the
marriage certificate that bound IN
the beautiful bonds of fate the milk
ing Maid all tattered and torn anC
the wealthy Nevy all shattered and
shorn and the whole coparcener ca
Doodle that fooled with the Cow tina
kicked the Poodle that bit no NOR
the worreted Cat that made it warn
I for the pillaging Rat that said Il
shan't be none of my fault if dom
eat that nourishing Malt that lay il
the House that Sam built"
THE TRIBUNE-This is the bold and i'm
pudent Boy that roared with gle
and giggled with joy when ne foun'
the complicated key that opene'
the halls of Gramorcee to 9TH
bright sunlight of publicitee" VIII
when he found that his guess wa
right rang all the "firebells in tn
night" and shouted under his tickle
risible "traces of money darkly visl
BILE" and told of the strong financial
desire that crossed thousand mile
of wire and the lovers who met wit
>. a terrible fate that left them at las
in a"single state" with the crun
pled Cow with the frisky heel tha
kicked the Dog that worried the Ca
that chased the Rat that missed tn
Malt that lay in the House tbs
, Sam built. W. A. c.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1879-02-21
STATE NE WIS.

Burlington has a pawnbroker.
Wichita is to have a military company.
Lawrence has colored military COM
pany.
Ten theatrical troupes are billed in
Kansas.
The Lawrence dam has been sold for
$22, 900.
The Parsons Sun has donned patent
inside.
The Cardiff fraud is on exhibition at
Atchison.
A new bank has been opened at Usage
Mission.
Cawker City wants Touring mill and
dentist.
A young man of Coffeyville is educat-
ing pair of feas.
Claim jumping has commenced in the
western counties.
Mcpherson county will soon have a
new Touring mill.
Leayenworth and Lawrence are united
by telephone line. -.
The fence posts of the Kinsley grave
ward have been StOien.
Highway robberies are committed on
the streets of Atchison.
The farmers of Sedgwick cou nty burn
peach trees for fuel.
It is estimated that the cattle drive fol
1879 will reach $4,000.
| Another poor house has been started
at Fort Scott-The Republican Record
The 23d Infantry broke camp at Dodge
on the Sd, and marched to Camp Supply
:. Louie Lord received $50 from the citi
zens of Hays City in token OF their es
TEEN.
Clark st. Clair was roasted to death il
Turkish bath box, ct Cedarvale, the
other day.
A society for the determination o
horse thieves has been organized In LeaV
enwofth county.
Last week four boys, aged from 10 t
16 wears. we're found dead drunk in
pig pen at Valley Falls.
John Barnhart, James Cooley and Johl
{ Fudge, of Talleyrand township, Wilson
county. were arrested on the 4th inst
. charged with forgery.
A little boy named Jerry Guuther. g
. Emporia, fell backward into a cellar
striking his head on some stones, injurin
himself so seriously that his recovery
doubtful.
It The Anthony town company, in Hal
Il per county, will give warantee deed Q
;. four different pieces of ground l00xlO
eet' to the same number Of churches
:, fhey will build there.
u On the Sd inst, William Blake, OF NJ.
Pherson county, was riding across mel
n &C wheat, when his horse fell and caugf
}. his right leg under it. Both bones wei
:, broken between the knee and ANGLE.
One day last week tramp applied
e DIR. Hunton, of Topeka, for work. A ba
y gain was made and the tramp went
20 work. During the night he picked IL
Is doctors pockets and left for parts u
" known.
y A two.year old child of 81. Z. Shar
; of Guittard township, Marshall count
was recently PLAYING with bottle
u powder when the stopper came ont az
al some of the powder spilled in the ilr
causing an explosion, the hands and ia
lof the child being severely burned.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1879-02-21

In the house Of Representatives at To
peka, Mr.. Biddle was very severe on Gov.
Anthony for An alleged neglect of duty
in regard to tho Indian raids last fall.
Gen. Clspp insisted that the blame be-
longed to Gen. Pope. Mr.. Legate exon
Grated both. The debats was spirited
and q times acrimonious. Mr.. Biddle
the author of the resolution, is . bitter
enemy of Gov. Anthony, and is rapidly
losing friends by his unjust criticisms.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1879-02-21

The Connecticut Legislature unanl-
mously adopted a resolution declaring
that the proposed law restricting Chinese
immigration is in fragrant violation OF
. sacred and honorable treaty, and IN
consistent with the principles and tradi.
tions of our republic and with the broad
principles of human freedom, and 1t is
our earnest hope that its provisions may
never disgrace our national statutes.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1879-02-21

The anti-railroad crowd at Topeka
.tirred things up lively last Monday.
Among the provisions of bill intro
duced was one for the appointment OF
three railroad commissioners at $s,oOO
ner wear, and secretary at 81, 500; Office
furniture and rent to the amount OF
$500. authority to employ experts, and
tn settle upon some tariff for both freight
and passenger. 1t is scarcely probable
that the bill will pass, however.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1879-02-21

The Cheyenne prisoners. Wild Hog
Old Grow, Big Head, Left Hand, Black
smith, Porcupine and Nosey Walker
have been taken from Fort Leavenworth
by Sheriff Masterton, of Ford county,
last Saturday. The ssuaws will remain
at Leavenworth until after the trial OF
the braves at least. The kilograms
heading this dispatch were preceded bs
the significant head lines, "of for IT
Dodge and the gallows-"
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1879-02-21
IIrRRARY UNION.

II
Steadily larger grows the attendance
at the exercises of the above-named or
panization. A large number were COM
PEELED to stand during the entire time
last Friday night.
First there was music, by . class
of twenty-five or more little girls, led
by Profs. Harris and Scott, which
was we'll received by the audience. Their
training had been excellent.
A select reading by Mr.. G. A. Casmire
was then called for and in his absence,
B. A. Casmire read Carleton's poem,
"Betsy and are out" The reading was
not as well delivered as might have been
expected. And the manner in which
Mr.. C. presented himself gave the critics
an excellent opportunity for remarks.
A general criticism, applicable to others
as we'll as the above named gentleman
might here by given. Select shorter
pieces and avoid articles that majority
of people have already read. 1t would
have been embarrassing had some one
moved the Irregular order" just before
permission was given Mr.. G. to read his
selection.
The presiding officer then gave Mr.. L.
NJ. Alderman subject for an extempo-
raneous address, viz: "a True Lawyer"
For brevity the gentleman's remarks
were exceedingly good and the very brew
ity would bar extended criticism.
The dramatic representation of Profs
Scott and Harris. was, considering the
limited time given to preparation, an ex
cellent one. Prof. Scott's warning tc
"Lochiel" thrilled the audience into the
, most profound silence. This rendition
! was the chief attraction OF the evening
"Only an Armor Bearer" by the little
girls was next given, and with righ
: good will did the young voices pour ou
e the song.
, Owing to the enforced absence of Col
Smith, the debate was postponed, and il
q place thereof several volunteer exercise
: were given. Mr.. T. s. Slower, in his in
imitable manner, read "Gilmore'
Speech" (Which we publish this week
Miss Mollie Templin followed in a dec
lamation which was highly appreciate
by the audience. Mr.. Homer Hendrick
t then rendered ''The Dying Alchemist,
in an excellent manner. Then music
: "Pull for the Shore" by the little girl
The three volunteer pieces, it is we'll
It state, were, with the exception of tn
e dramatic representation and songs, til
Il only meritorious productions of the ever
;, ing. The society owes vote of Thanh
It to Miss Templin and Messrs. Slower an
e Hendricks. The critics then made the
report and the audience adjourned.
,e Prof. Scott was elected President,
IS NJ. Alderman, Secretary. E. d. Brow
It Treasurer. the other officers being r
1t elected. 1t is also proper to state TIL
IN the three gentlemen who filled the abo'
- mentioned offices were reelected ar
" resigned.
y The programme for to-night's ente
IL tainment is as follows, viz:
al Music.
Select Reading-A. f. Chadwick.
an Decentralization Hendricks.
ne Essay-Mrs. J. H. Richards.
I'd Extemporaneous Address-Prof. Tia
"a ris.
at Music.
Debate-Subject, Resolved, That t
Ill pulpit affords better field for the d
70 play of oratory than the bar. Aft, Jud
nd Talcott; Neg, Rev. Mr.. Miller.
Nv Musical Director-Judge Bell:
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1879-02-21

The engineers Of the Chicago ana
Alton road, on whose road the men VINO
were killed by a falling embankment
were working, have been found guilty OF
gross negligence and culpable careless
ness by the coroner's jury. E. NJ. Mer-
riwether aud c. A. Clinton were arrest
ed and placed under $1,000 bonds to
appear Feb. oath, at Kansas City.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1879-02-21

The Garnett Journal has for years been
considered the great anti-bond organ OF
Anderson county-and correctly. The
change of heart experienced by the ed
itor of that paper within the past three
weeks is excessively puzzling to some OF
its subscribers.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1879-02-21

The Kinsley Republican thinks "k. b.
HAYES is the greatest fraud and cheat
that has ever acted as Chief Magistrate
of this Republic" And the reason is be-
cause Friedrich Douglass has been sup
erseded as Marshal of the District OF
Columbia by Jos. h. Sloss, of Alabama,
for Cancellation" purposes.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1879-02-21

~nuvu.s &c Ale D>naoeratic memners
Of the Wisconsin Legislature has en-
dorsed the position taken by Gen. Bragg
in opposition to the payment Of Southern
war claims. This will stiffen the verte'
;bral column of Bragg, and contribute to
make matters interesting in the Demo
cratic family,
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1879-02-21

Senator Bruce was called to the chair
of the United States Senate last Friday,
the first time in the history of the gov
ernment that colored man has presided
over the Senate.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1879-02-21

A bill has been introduced in the
House of the Kansas Legislature provid-
ing for the publication of the general
session laws in each county in the State
This will give the general reader a
chance to become posted on the various
general laws.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1879-02-21

We have often wondered where the
"Know. nothing party" originated. But
since Pelton, Tilden, and Moses testified,
our mind has been at perfect rest. They
never "knew anything" if we are to take
their word for it.-htcr- OCEAN.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1879-02-21

Ice is reported from fifteen to twenty
inches thick in the Penobscot river In
Maine, and the people are fearing q
frashet
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1879-02-21

CAPT. Paul Boynton came near going
IN the spout from his late trip in the
Alleghaney river from Oil City to Fits
burgh.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1879-02-21

The many friends of ex-Vice President
Colfax will regret to learn that Ne Is iy'
ing at his home In South Bend suffering
from a severe attack of erysypeias.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1879-02-21

John Paulson, discharged from the
military prison at Fort Leavenworfh,
committed suicide by drowning, on the
4th inst.
John Kelley while coupling cars ct
Usage Mission, on the 9th inst, slipped
and fell under the train which Wa in mo,
ton. Four cars passed over him mutilatl
ing his body in q fearful manner. he
died soon after 49, -. -
The mayor receives SIS year. The
clerk $40. The city attorney sou. Inc
city treasurer $50. The marshal $56o,
and each councilman $50. The police
Judges salary consists simply OF tees
from any business that may be brought
before him.-Parsons Sam.
There cannot be worse place for fire
than Registry of Deeds. At Columbus
CO.. some incendialy is responsible ior
the burning of the records and books,
and of the deeds left with the Recorder
either for transcription or safe-keeping.
The farmers of the country are much ex-
cited, and no wonder. The loss is very
mischievous one, causing an immense
deal of trouble in case of disputed titles,
and making everything as loose as posi-
bic respecting boundaries. We have
heard Of man who declared that all the
land records should be burned once in
twenty years-but he was a lawyer
Grantors, if honest and still living, can
and should give new deeds of quitclaim
at least, but then all the cOnveyances be-
hind them are lost. The very purpose
for which deeds are given is defeated. II
ia a pretty bad business.-N. Y. Tribune
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1879-02-21

The bill to amend the Internal Kew
enue laws has passed the Senate oy .
vote Of As to Il.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1879-02-21

Gen. Garfield, it is said, has declined
ts;no a candidate for the Republican
nomination for Governor of Ohio.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1879-02-21

It is thought the President wall se'o
the Chinese bill.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1879-02-21

A handkerchief Irritation resulted IN
the marriage Of bright young oiatne
Girl tn an adventurer last week.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1879-02-21

And now old Zach. Chandler is to De
returned from Michigan. Verify the
"stalvarts" are closing up the ranks.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1879-02-21

The plague in Europe is causing Z
manic in many places.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1879-02-21

The Russian forces have at LAST evac'
uated Turkey.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1879-02-21
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 81, 1879.

The Senatorial investigation furry is
dying out.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1879-02-21

We stop the press for the insertion OF
the following, which explains itself:
FEBRUARY Goth, 1879.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1879-05-31
A Sad Romance.

There has recently returned from En-
rope q lady of high social standinc
whose married life has been an unusns;
mixture of romance and unhappiness
Not many years ago she was belle in.
Baltimore society, and many wooer
paid homage to her oeauty. Among
her admirers were two in PARTICULAR
one Baltimorean and q soldier. thu
other Philadelphia, rich and prom.
inent. Both courted her assiduouslv.
and at length she decided between them
and chose the Baltimorean for her Inns.
band. The marriage was celebrated
with great splendor, and was one Of the
fashionable events Of the time The CAV
belle became the devoted wife and moth
er. Less than two years age the hus-
band died, leaving his wife with four
children. Her grief was intense, and
when, short time afterward, one of
the children died, she thought her loss.
greater than she could bear. Now the
discarded lover appears in the midst of :
her grief and renews his suit, but she,
refuses to listen to him. At.
the opening of another year she,
is found watching by the sick
bed of her youngest child, when the,
rejected sutton again appears and offers.
his comfort, his aid and his heart. She
was driven by necessity to accept his.
aid, and after the funeral Ct her Young.
est she married him. Together they
sailed at once for Europe, but hardly
had the ship left the wharf when she
found that the man she had married was
a jealous t; rant. Her every act was.
misconsrueo by HIM into an impro-
priety. His treatment of her was
shameful, and the remembrance of that
voyage will always remain horrible in
her mind. Whenthey reached the Con-.
tinent his tyranny continued, and, as a
last resort, she confided her troubles to
a party of Baltimore friends that she
met. With them she found place of
refuge. Soon after she returned to Bal
timore with her new found friends, leav-
ing her jealous husband on the other
side of the water. She is now living in
retirement among those who will see.
hat she never suffers again at the hands
If the man who was so kind when a
wooer, but SO tyrannical when q hus-
'and.-Bdltimore american.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1879-05-31
A Russian RumOr.

The London correspondent of the
Freeman says: A Russian friend of
mine here told me yesterday that he
bad just received letter from a rela-
tive in st. Petersburg containing a very
extraordinary statement as to the recent
attempt on the life of the Gear. / do
not place much credence in it, but as
the belief of respectable middle-class
Muscovite. shared in by a great many
OF his class, it is worth some considers
ton. The letter said that there was a
widespread opinion that the reported
assassination was only a sham, and that
the firing at the Emperor was a pre-
concerted display in order to arouse a
personal enthusiasm which might create
a reaction against the Nihilists. Such
q maneuver would be too dangerous in
such high circles, but that the rumor
should be current is evidence of the
general distrust of the honesty of the
Government, and the belief that it is
thoroughly frightened at the revolution
airy outburst.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1879-05-31

Lemon Pie: l heaping table
spoonful of corn starch, 1 cupful of
boiling water, cupfui of sugar, 1
egg, tablespoonful of butter and
! small lemon ; moisten a heaping
tablespoonful of corn starch with a lit.
tie cold water; then add a cupful of
boiling water; stir this over the fire for
2 or 3 minutes, allowing it to boil
and cook the starch; add q table,
spoonful of butter and a cupful of SUI
gar; remove the mixture from the fire,
and, when slightly cooled, add an egg.
we'll beaten, and the juice and grated
rind of a fresh lemon. This makes one
pie, and should be baked with an under
and upper crust.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1879-05-31

The Partisan method of cleaning
black silk is to brush and wipe it thor
oughiy, lay it on a flat table, with the
side up which is intended to show, and
sponge with hot coffee strained through
muslin Allow it to become partially
dry, then iron. lfh
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1879-05-31

-House-cleaniug is nearly over in
this city, and the men are returning
from the woods.-Sh .lacater Lumber
man.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1879-05-31
HERDiSG CATTLE IN KANSAS.

Que Of the Herders-Tbe Tanning of n
Bully Among Eaftle-Taiiing the Cattle
The Hetders' Only Diversion.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-01-16
THURSDAY, THE 9Th DAY OF
FEBRUARY, A. D. 1879,

At II o'clock NJ, proceed TO sell, at the
Court House door, in the city and county
of Los Apg les, State OF California, at
public auction, to the highest and best
bidder, for cash in u s. gold coin, to sat-
isiy said judgment, interest aud costs,
and accruing COSTS, all the right, title
and interest of tho defendant, Homer
Cook, in and to the following described
real property in the Rancho San Pedro,
in the county of Los Angeles, State OF
CALIFORNIA;:
First-Commencing at the northeast
corner Of the Courtney tract, in the Dow.
ney u Beaudry tract of said rancho, said
point OF beginning being south l3 degrees
~ minutes east from station No. OF the
boundary OF the san Pedro Rancho and
sixty and 0S-l00 cha MS distant; running
thence nor h s. degrees enst eighteen
chains; thence north IL degrees west
seventeen chains; thence south 81 de-
grees west forty-one and l7.l00 chains to
road; thence south Ii degrees east along
east side of said road seventeen chains
TO the northwest corner of the Courtney
tract; thence north IS degrees east along
he Courtney tract twenty-three and
07-l00 chains to the point of beginning,
containing seventy acres.
Second Also, ali right, title and inter-
est of said Cook in that real properly in
said Rancho San Pedro described as fol-
lows: Comm encing at point south s.
/ degrees wet ninety-ono links mom the
northwest corner OF the Courtney tract
aforesaid and running thence north Ii
degrees west along road seventeen
chains; thence south So degrees west forty
and 0-iC0 chains; thence north IS degrees
| east forty and 9l0U chains to road thence
north IL degrees west "A chains to point
| of beginning, con tanning ,wo hundred
and two acres, moro or less.
Given under my hand. az the city and
| county of Los Angeles, state Of Caliior
mia this 1lth day OF January, A. d 1879.
| IL. MiTCHELL,
| sheriff.
| ByJ. c. KAYS, Deputy. jllti
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-01-16
SheriH's s Sale.

ByJ. C. KAYs, Deputy.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-01-16
Notice for Publication of Time
for Proving Will, Etc.

CTATE OF CALIFORNIA. COUNTY
y of Los Angeles. = In the Probate
court. In the matter of the estate of
Eben Hilton, deceased.
ursuant to an order of this Court made
this day, notice Is hereby given that
Wednesday, the 22d day of January, A.
ID. 1879, at 10 O'Clock A. M of said day, at
the Court Room of this Court, in the city
and county Of Los Angeles, has been APP
cation of Charles y. Hilton and
Esther A. Hilton, praying that doc.
ument now on file in this G, urt, purport-
ing to be the lest will and testament
of Eben Hilton, deceased. be admitted to
probate and that letters lestamentary
be issued thereon to said petitioners.
ut which time and place all persons inter-
ested thei elm may appear and contest the
same.
January 4th. 1879.
A. w. POTTS, Clerk.
By e. Ii. OWEN, Deputy Clerk. i5td