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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1880-01-23
Thirty Cents Worth of Real Style

A couple of young ladies who went
from Dubuque to Chicago to spend the
holidays concluded to couple style with
economy, and did so effectually. They
left Chicago in a common coach on the
Illinois Central Railroad, sitting with
their eyes towards a luxurious palace
car trundfng along at the rear, envying
the balf-dozen ladies who had it all to
themselves. When the train arrived at
Freeport the two stylish, young ladies
concluded to engage seats in the palace
car, and entered it for that purpose.
"The seats in this car are extra,
ladies' politely remarked the conduc-
tor.
"We are aware of that, sir. What do
you charge to Dubuque?"
Zone dollar.''
"One dollar! That's too much"
"The price diminishes, ladies, as we
approach Dubuque"
"What is the price from Galena?''
Imrty Genus.
swell, we will occupy two seatsfrom
Galena.''
Gall right g =.
The young ladies left the Pullman, and
as they made their exit they were heard
to remark:
"Jane, it would be horrible to enter
Dubuque in common coach. Style is
every thing, and as it won't cost but 80
cents each we'll 60 into the city in
style; they wont know but that we came
all the way from Chicago in the Pull
man."
And sure enough upon the arrival of
the train their friends who were at the
depot to meet them found them in the
palace coach.-EIchange.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1880-01-23

Snow has fallen in Rome for the first
time since 1871, to the great delight and
wonder of the children born since that
date. A brilliantly white sheet covered
all the roofs, and at about a. m. the
flakes came down so thickly that people
might have fancied themselves in q
Northern city. The illusion, however,
was short one, as at 10 the sun broke
through the clouds, and melted it all
away In half an hour. Snow has also
fallen in great quantities at Genoa,
Venice, Verona, Milan and Florence.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1880-01-23

THE Pope's new paper, the aurora,
sells for 20 centesimi, or cents, and is
printed on whittier paper than any other
journal in Italy. The leading articles
are written by men of European reputa-
ton, and refer chiefly to social and po-
litical topics connected with religion.
The type is very large, like that of the
old Osservotore Romano, the organ I'M
der Plus TX.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1880-01-23
A Word to the Wise.

l.
Why clamor. and cry, and shout,
And wrestle, and tear thy hair?
The lives of the saints were sweet,
In spite of snare.
It is turn and turn about
It is tax. and 1.-THE, and tare;
And the bitterest fruit to eat
Our own lives bear.
Shall we storm the turrets of Doubt
To find the dragon Despair,
When here at our very feet
Faith nestles fair?
Gather up thy PHILOSOPHERS
Ere the future find thee undOne;
Tell US whittier, blind sons of the blind,
Our systems run.
Do the swallows wings sweep the skies.
When her uttermost flight is won?
In space is there aught for the mind
To lean upon?
Nay, then thou art overwise,
And with thee all years are one;
Shalt thou tax thy wisdom to find
The central sun?
III.
Why shatter the old belief
Till the new is found to be true?
Shall the dead, who are sanctified,
Be shriven anew?
From the sprouting seed to the sheaf-
From passion flower to yew-
We must pass on the hither side:
The steps are few.
Go, leave us all to the grief
And the joy our dead loves knew
Our loves, who smiled and died,
And passed from view.
-. C. Harris, in atlanta Constitution.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1880-01-23
That's all.

covered q wonderful pearl. That's all.
Kiss me, pearl"
That was all Mr.. Ermine ever told,
and it was all Madge ever knew, while
Mabel, chagrined and disappointed at
her i'll luck, at last yielded gracefully
and made very fair sister-in-law, never
dreaming in all her life that the man in
her mothers kitchen had altered all her
life for her.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1880-01-23

A BIG bully whipped boy at Lexing-
ton, Ky. On the following day the boy
patrolled the street in front of the bully's
house with the handle of huge pistol
protruding from his pocket. The man
saw this when he came out and fed in
terror. The boy gave chase, wildly
brandishing the weapon, and the fugi-
tive and pursuer went through street
after street at the top of their speed,
the latter calling piteyusly on the spec
tators for help. A policeman at length
arrested the boy, and then it was disoov-
cred that the pistol was not only I'M
loaded, but was devoid of trigger.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1880-01-23

A NAN with wheelbarrow carries all
before him.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1880-01-23

HIS Honor" Prisoner, you say you
are homeless?" Prisoner Yes, your
Honor" His Honor You have no
means of existence whateverY" Prison
er-a No, your Honor" His Honor
Very well. (After q pause.) The
Court condemns you to pay q fine OF
five dollars"
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1880-01-23

VII AAOSA O0AyA Ia AAAAO w AAS vOA SOuAS
the touch of whose hand as he assisted
his summer-day guests from the carriage
he had sent for them, sent his heart all
a-throb. 52l 30
Little Madge had never dreamed Mr..
Ermine cared for her until that day,
when he told her so.
eff it had been Mabel, Mr.. Ermine,' -
she said, in her sweet, unsel6sh way.
How ever could you have passed our
beautiful Mabel to-to-look at me?'
"Does that mean you don't love me ;
or that you think that / had better trans
fer my allegiance to Mabel, the beauti-
ful?n 49,
She nestled closer to him, looking up
with such tender eyes.
"Oh, no, no! I could never give YOU
up-now. Only don't understand it at
all" 5s III ,ser
He smoothed her ripping hair softly.
Let me tell you lutte story. Once
upon q time there was a-a-well, we'l
call him . BEST, who agreed with beau
ty that it would be quite fair to disguise
himself and see if beauty could detect
him, which she was so sure she could do.
Well, this beast did disguise himself, and
instead Of beauty discovering him he dis
Louisiana capitolian., 1880-09-04
A DETECTIVES STORY.

There 10 q story told Of lady and
gentleman travelling together on sn En-
glish railroad. They were strangers to
each other. Suddenly the gentleman
snid
Madame, l will trouble you 70 look
ont Of tho window for u few minutes
! am going to make some changes IN
my wearing apparel
Certainly, SIR she replied, with
great politeness, rising and turning he,
back upon him.
Jn u short time he saij:
"Now, madame, my change IL COM
plcted, and you may resume your seat"
When the lady turned she beheld her
male companion transformed into q
dushing young lady, with heavy veil
over her face.
Now, sir, or madame, whichever you
are, must trouble you to look out Of
the window" said the lady, "for l also
have some changes to make in my ap
parel."
Certainly, madame and tho gentle
man in ladies' attire immediately com
piled.
Directly, she said {:
"Now, sir, you may resume YOU
seat
10 his great surprise, on resuminl
his scat, the gentleman in ladies' attir,
found his lady companion, transformed
into u man.
He laughed aud said:
ut appears that We are both anxin
to escape recognition. What have yo'
donei l've roOl,es] 4 bank
"And l." said the whiIom Indy, ny h
dexterouuly tctterod his companion
wrists with pair Of handouts, II OIL
detective +, of Scotland Yard, an,
in female apparel have shadowcd yo
for two days-now,' drawing u revolver
keep STILL"
Louisiana capitolian., 1880-09-04

wife's bright face and smiled, ~ though
he thought he saw there the reason why
every one was 30 kind.
But were you not afraid to come 10
far with . wild Texsnf' some one
asked.
"Ob, nov' WAS the smiling reply. II
always liked the Texans-they make
such brave, good soldiers"
"You haye indeed proved that You
liked one Of them"
After dinner the gentleman had his
carriage brought around, and carried
them y days journey honewsrd. Al We
shook hands with the bride oil wished
her pleasant journey.
"Oh, never fear that" she answered.
~ am almost home--l0O miles or 2O0
isn't mnoh. am happy as queen"
They drove oil, tho happicst couple
ever seen. Now, wasn't she heroine
| do not think that many women would
have unqertaken such bridal tour.
Louisiana capitolian., 1880-09-04
A DISASTROUS LEMONADE.

A gentleman in full dress -broadcloth
coat, white gloves--bolted into drug
store precipitateIy recently.
"Can you fix mo, right oti,' hepanted
~ preparation Of castor.oil that can be
taken without anyone ever detecting the
odor. or even suspecting that it's med-
cine, and yet that wiIl-you know. one
that1l-"
~ should say could" said the drug
glst.
In five minutes tue apotheCAry came
ont with ~ glass Of pleasant looking
liquid in bis hand.
"Monsleur, "he said, witt, asmile, while
You are waiting, permit me to offer you
glass Of lemonade.
Certainly, but hurry, please
The customer drank the beverage has
tily. Several minutes passed, when he
yrowled impatientIy.
"Co,me, come, wbe., is that p,epara-
tion 7"
"Monsieur,' said the apothecary, n
ON happy to observe that ! have exactly
met your desire. That preparation you
have Just taken, without the slightest
suspicion Of its character-'
Beast, villain Ah-h 1t wasn't fol
myself that wanted it I'm to be mar
ried in an hour, and it was for my pro
spective mother. in-law, who has JUS
been taken ill.,
Louisiana capitolian., 1880-09-04

But the mare went up the bill like q
shot Seeing that Bub didn't intend to
stop, Frank began to kick the door OF
the hearse ont, 80 that he could back
himself out and drop to tho ground
When Bub heard the work5of demoli.
tion going Oh behind, he Thought it
would be best to stop and give Frank a
rest. A half mile or 80 this side Of
Dingmsn's, where the apple-cut was to
be held, the road begins u very decided
down grade going toward that village.
When Frank began to kick at the
hearse door, the Tearer was rapidly UP.
proaohing this hill. Bub began to pull
IN on her and cry. "Whoa'' Her only
response was y savage kick, without
lessening her speed d particle.
"Bangp went Franks heels against
tho hearse door.
"Wh.o-a,a, Tcaror, said Bnb beseech-
ingly.
"Spatw came the rsarer's heels
against the dashboard Of the heares =.
By tho time the horse had reached
the top of the hill Frank had burst the
door open, and got bis legs out OF the
hearse. The mare Wan going ~ last
that he was afraid TO drop +" the
GROUND, and he was unable to draw him
self back in the hesrse.
"Whoaw shouted Bub, fercely, u.
though to trigl,ten tho mare iot" obe
dience. @, #E asa1. ~.
"Whiz! bang!' she replied with hc'
heels. aud the dashboard cracked. But
crcpt ny on the roof Of the bearse, nd
got astride OF the narrow vehicle. Hall
way down the hill the mare gave Il kick
and put both hind feet through the
dashboard OF the hearse. But she wont
right ahead on two feet, aud BoO reinet
her up in that condition in front OF th'
farmers door.
The girls aud boys came running out
The lights from tho house were tnl
upon ths new comers. Frank dropped
from the inside Of tho hearso, and Bu'
climbed down from the top. The eTeAre
stood still, with two logs on tho ground
and two fastened in tho front Of tn
hearsc. The boys cnt the -dashboar'
away from her heels, and led her "ndc
the shed. They had u pleasant night
but Trunk went home in the stage o'
the Isxt day. Bnb got the hearse hom
and housed safely before daylight. O
the following morning his father said
innocent like: |t"
81 didn't hoar any thunder last night
but. somehow, lightning played ho
with that hearHe o mine after went :
he'd "6 .fH'@ fss
Louisiana capitolian., 1880-09-04
THE SOLDIERS WIFE.
HER RNIDAI. TOUR OF SlxTEEN HUNDRED
NILES ON FOOT.
Detroit Free Press.

Reading about bridal tours permitme
to relate strange experience. Some
months after the close Of the war u gen
tlemau residing ia Texas overlook on
the road one day u well dressed ex-sol-
der The soldier was accompanied by
a pretty, neat looking girl Of apparently
about - years Of aye. She carried u
bundle in her hand. The soldier stopped
to ask directions about tho road. The
gentleman found the stranger was
Confederate soldier returning 20 his home
in Texas with his wife. He invited :he
stranger home with him to dinner. The
soldier, fine looking Texan, told bis
story. His home, he said, was OIL the
Nueces. He belonged to Johnston's
army and had gone through all the va
ried fortunes of soldier--been once
wounded aud twice a prisoner IN one
Of bis various wanderings he had met
and fallen iD love with the daughter Of
a widow residing in the northern part
of Sonth Carolina. The widows bus-
band had fallen at the battle Of Manas-
sas,s The widow, from competence,
found herself reduced almost to wal,t'
When the war closed our soldier went to
the house Of his intended mother n-law
and for a month worked with al his
might, mending fences and putting the
farm in the best order he could; then,
thinking it time to zee about matters at
home and his old mother in Southern
Texas, of whom he had not heard one
word for over two years, he prepared to
return honre, but it was hard to leave
} his sweetheart, especially when he was
unable TO perceive when he could make
money enough to return for her She
: settled the matter by saying she was
going with him. SO one morning they
were married, and started for Texas on
foot, with knapsacks on their backs and
without single cent Of money.
! "Bnt,n said the bride, I've found peo-
pie very kind. We made friends all
along the road; we were never turn
ed of at night; we always go'
plenty to eat, and the people woult
often make Us little presents of money
" We would frequently overtake . wag
cner, who would give us ride as far a
. he was going our way. When we cam
through New Orleans we had to &c
) passes 10 cross the river. The Norther
=" General noticed that my shoes wer
nearly worn out, whispered somethin
to one of his aids, who went out an
- came back with pair of shoes, and th
= =, General asked if ] would oblige him b
. accepting them. have them now.
y "When we left be shook hands wit
=. both of US. and said we were puck
;, couple. When get to my husband
home shall have travelled over le'
: mjles-anii most Of it on foot. ! won
~ no. take anything in the world tor IN
trim. have found everybody SO kin
- and good
The young husband looked into b
Louisiana capitolian., 1880-09-04
Entirely Recovered.
NEW YoRk CRY, June 1G, 157!

New YORk Cry, June 1G, 1879.
II, II, WARNER Il CO.--GENTLENiEN-
hereby certify that my wife has been
using Warmers Safe Kidney and Liver
Cure for Brights Disease, and she is now
entirely recovered. When all physi'
clans remedies failed, she was induced
to try your remedy, and received benef-
cial results from the first bottle. After
taking four bottles she was entirely cured
Yours truly, ROBERT B. FITZGERALD
Louisiana capitolian., 1880-09-04
Sensible Canadian.

Mr.. Gadbois, of Brockville, Canada,
after being cured by tho use of Warmers
Safe Pills, and Safe Bitters, Of a pr0stra-
ting malarial disease contracted in Tex.
"a. writes us: ~ shall never travel in
that climate without yourSafe Pills and
Safe Tonic as q part of my outfit.
Louisiana capitolian., 1880-09-04

Abernethy, the celebrated surgeon,
finding large pile Of paving.stones op
posite his door, swore hastily at the
pavior, and desired him to remove them.
Where will take them to asked the
Hibernian To hell, cried the choleric
surgeon. Paddy, looking up in his face
with au arch grin said, hadn't ! better
take them to heaven sure they'd be
more on. of yer donors way.
Louisiana capitolian., 1880-09-04
When q mean Republican newspaper

When mean Republican newspaper
wishes to inflict An injury upon the
Democratic party beyond its own ca
pacity, it copies some peculiar nastiness
from the Chicago Times and ntlmates
that the Times is a semi Democratic
ionrpa, As matter Of fact, Mr.. Sto-
rey's newspaper has no affiliation with
the Democratic party. 1t is a mere
lshmaelite, securing favor from the bar
barous classes by heaping indecencies
upon all the social, moral and political
institutions of the country.
Louisiana capitolian., 1880-09-04

Il is better to have an opinion ofyonr
own and be half wrong than 70 allow
your lips to be shaped by others The
Danes say, "he who builds according to
everv mans advice viii live in very
crooked house
Louisiana capitolian., 1880-09-04

The French historian Mezoray used TO
put u black ball into the ballot box
whenever new member of the Academy
WAS voted for and when asked for .
reason for such proceeding replied that
he was determined to show that the
elections were perfectly free and that
any man had right to do just as they
wish to in order to prove that man is o
free agent. 1t never occurred to Mez-
cray that be could prove the freedom OF
the ballot by voting for instead Of
againsta candidate, aud it never occurs
to man who rails ut religion and then
does what he wants to do that he can
do that he can just as well prove that
he is free agent by abstaining from
indulgence as by rushing into all sorts
of vice. The advanced thinker is al.
ways under the impression that he can't
be thoroughly independent unless be
deties theC eCmoral law.
Louisiana capitolian., 1880-09-04

New style Of Bill aud Letter Heads
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-07-20

THE good republicans of this coun-
ty are doing their utmost to elect the
worst man they have in the party,
white or black to the important Office
of sheriff, To protest against this is
persecution: to say that those who
support Ed. Shaw are warning on the
best interests of the community is a
terrible prescription. 1t is all right
to call Hancock traitor, but disloyal
to question the motives of those who
would pull into Office on Ed. Shaw's
coat tail, We have no war to make
on any man for his political princi-
pies, his color, or creed, but we do
condemn the party and the men who
for selfish or malicious purposes
would elevate to the important Office
of sheriff a miserable, illiterate,
vicious negro like Ed. Shaw.
There is not community in
the country north or south
that would quietly submit to such a
thing. The candidacy of Ed Shaw is
a taunt and a threat to the better por-
lion of the community; to the mer-
chants, the mechanics, and farmers.
1t is a menace to the law abiding
people generally. Hordas of ignorance
are led against the property and intel
ligence of the city and county by
designing men, who claim respecta-
bility and immunity from criticism.
They have drawn the color line, and
expect to elect Ed Shaw by the negro
vote. That is the issue before the
people.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-07-20
A LAME DEFENSE.

Genera Garfield and his party are
still in the defensive, and will be until
the election is over. Colonel Russell
Conwell, of Someryille, Mass, is en-
gagged in writing a campaign biogra-
ply of General Garfield, which will
soon be put in circulation. Colonel
Conwell went directly to headquar-
ters to obtain data and inspiration. He
spent two weeks at the home of the re-
publican candidate in Mention, Ohio,
and the work will therefore be the
same as if Garfield had written it over
his own name. Portions of the work
bearing on the Credit Mobilier and
De Golyer transactions and back sal
ary grab have been already furnished
the metropolitan papers, and prove
to be no defence at all. 1t is eyRsive,
mixed and unsatisfactory. Comment
ing upon it, the New York Herald,
which cannot be charged with any
democratic tendencies. says
General Garfield is exceedingly
generous in his statement, and vouch-
safes answers to many questions that
are not asked in this connection. HIS
generosity, indeed, in giving abundant
information on points as to which
there was no doubt, is in proportion to
the rigid strictness Of his delivery on
particulars as to which a freer speech
would have better satisfied public cu7
riosity. He defines the Credit Mobi-
lier, and the people already knew just
what it was. He gives a statement of
the formation Of the ring OF seven
persons" and a glimpse Of how they
operated and kept to themselves the
secret Of their game, as if to lay the
ground for the suggestion that this
very secrecy guaranteed the in
Docence of the. persons who re-
ceived a part of the spoil. But
is it virtue in a man not to
know that which it is his official duty
to know? Secresy was part Of the
game, Of course, and they paid for il;
bribed congressman not to legislate
for them, but TO help them along by
leaving them alone. Did General
Garfield accept a valuable considcra-
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-07-20
THE OBELISM.
Safe notwithstanding Account
of an Accident AT Sea.

New YORK, July 2O.-A World re
porter boarded the Dessouk at two
o'clock this morning and interviewed
Commander Gorringe as to- the obe-
lisk and his trip. The commander
said they left Alexandria June 18th
and Gibraltar on the 25th of June.
The weather continued fine and moth
ing occurred until the 9th of July at
s clock in the morning. We were
going along 81 knots with smooth sea,
when all at once the engine stopped
and we found the after crank shaft
broken short off. OF course we made
sail and began to dismantle the shaft
and take the engine to pieces. We
worked night and day until the 18th
On the eve of the 18th we were ready
to start again, having put in a new
shaft. There is a story connected
with this shaft. When l bought the
vessel in Alexandria, purchased her
with everything on board and belong
ing to her, and aiterward found that
this spare shaft belonged to her, and
was in the stores, and had the great
est fight you ever heard of for two
months, before | could get them to
give me the shaft, but l got it at last
and it saved ps from very long pas
sage. One day after | broke the
shaft, we we were spoken to by
the Austrian bark Meltuno,
Of Persagra, and requested
the captain to deliver for me at any
port the following telegram; ITO the
Honorable Secretary of the Navy
The steamer Dessouk, with the ole.
lisk, broke her crane shaft on July
9th, latitude 80, longitude 470. A
spare shaft is being fitted. Will prob
ably be detained ten days; will try to
keep between parallels 80 and 80
3ON-Lieutenant Gorringe."
The Austrian bark was bound to
Constantinople, but promised to stop
at Gibraltar to send this dispatch. By
the skill and energy of Commander
Gorringe he has been enabled to reach
New York before the bark has reached
Gibraltar, and he will accordingly
telegraph at once to Mr.. Sprague, our
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-07-20

tion for his silence2 That is the point
before the country, and the answer is
not satisfactory. He says he had
loan. Evidence enough to guide the
popular Judgment on that point has
already been given. In this defense
there is a new trait Of vacillation.
The accusal returns to that statement
of his case which he made before the
congressional investigation had proved
his completely, yet holds on to the
loan theory, which was a prevarica-
ton due to the fact that the investiga-
tion had proved his original statement
to be false.
No one can defend General Garfield
on these charges, and he hesitates and
prevaricateS when he undertakes to
defend himself. No wonder the party
is foundering around, looking for some
solid ground to stand upon.