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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-08-26

1IRsf DAY.

FIRST DAY.
The Convention of tho American Banken'
Association mst ct Niagara Falls. n. Y, on
the 10th, and, IN the absence Of the Presi.
dent and Vice. resident, was presided over
BY Z. g. Spaulding, Of the Farmers 3
1erchantsp Bank Of Buffalo.
finances Of tho Association IN good condf.
ton.
A resolution was unanimously adopted
conveying to President Garfield the hearty
sympathy Of the Convention, In hiesevere
suffering, and expressing it, earnest hope
for his speedy recovery.
An address by Mr.. John Thompson, Q1
New York, was read on the subject Of
panics. Panics, he said, occurred about eve
cry decade; this ten-year period b quite
natural; It takes about i've years altar Re.
vulsion to pay up. compromise, or wipe out
indebtedness; then follows i've years Of
prosperity, expansion. confidence in credits
was in 1873; the present prosperity com.
menced in 1878; we have now had three
years Of extraordinary augmentation Of
riches, much Of It real and solid, but most
Of It emanating from raising prices OF
putting up quotations; the signs Of an
approaching .'blizzard" are numerous.
market becomes ''mfxed," and the bulls
and bears become desperate, and when the
courts grant injuncti0ns literally, and the
financial knavery Of the opposing parties
and schemers IL exposed, then capital
and credits insidiouslY vanish-hOarding il
considered the best investment, or loans 50.
cured beyond any contingency, even
ut . nominal interest, which il akin
to boarding. This species of financielin4
involves contraction; distrust follows, aud
the credit system Il annihilated. At present
there Is but one alarming indication Of
trouble, and that Is in the number and mag.
nitude Of new enterprises, involving the
issue Of millions Of obligations. He advised
caution on the part Of bankers in the use d
deposits, thatthey might always have surs
and speedy c0ntrollability over sufficient
amount Of assets to meet any 6 demand Oh.
legation" even in the light Of q raging panic
he said: 1--WE are positively going too fast,
and it is the part Of wisdom, and conceive
It to be but our duty, to put on the brakes
that the wreck, when it does come, may b
the less disastrous. Gentlemen. ]
am not prophesying evil, 90 do not stone me-.
I am only ringing the bell to awake the
brakeman, for unless we slow up and
guard our assets, nothing In the past will
compare with what Is in the future. The
negOtiati0ns-the issue Of stocks snd bonds
are f0urfoh what they were in 1873"
After the reading Of some other papers
and the discussion Of some minor questions
the Convention adjourned for the day.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-08-26

"A letter-carrier in Cambridge,
Mass, makes his rounds on Q bicycle.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-08-26
NEWS AND NOTES.
A Summary Of Important Events.

ARCHBISHOP CRoKE strongly recon-
mends the people to give the Land Bill fair
trial and accept It as great boon and bless
ing. ite
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-08-26
SECOND DAY.

Among the papers read on too 11th Wao
one from Secretary Window, ON "Govern.
ment Finsnces," in which he gave history
Of the course recently pursued by the Gov.
eminent, under the Refundine act Of Con.
gress, to provide for the registered bonds Of
maturing loans and the interest payments
on the coupon bonds. Under the plan final.
ly matured and adopted SITS, 055, $50 of the
six-per-cent. bonds had been converted In.
to three-and-one-h per cents. leaving to
be paid on from the surplus revenues, $z4,.
211 400, for which the Treasury has ample
resources. Concerning the fve.per- cents.
the Secretary says the transactions were not
quite complete, but probably there will be
continued by October in all about $780,
00O. 900 OF this loan, leaving to be paid $780,
already been paid from the surplus revenues
under calls previously made. As result of
this refunding process the Secretary says
the annual interest charge, which was,
March 1, 1881, $76,S46, $3.50, will be, ON
October l, 1881, as nearly a. can be now
stated, $61, 475, 1925.
rency, read an exhaustive address on
Banking and the Currency Of the Coun.
try" He stated that ON May 1, last, there
was $685., 281 $50 Of paper money Outstand.
ing, all of which was and Is readily con-
vertible into coin on demand. Them was
on that day $500, OO0, 600 Of gold coin in the
country, according to the estimates of the
Director Of the Mint, and about $l72, 00O,O
Of silver coin, which is still increasing ct
the rate Of s., 100000 monthly. The total
amount Of coin and paper currency on that
day, including $50, OK, 600 of silver certifi-
Gates, was 81 43O, 100000. The amount Of
gold, silver and paper currency held in the
Treasury was $273, 379, 519; I'm National
Banks, $223, "a, 1888; in State Banks, ST..
93O,9A; in Savings Banks, 81, 072,6S0 II
the amount of coin and currency in the
Treasury and in the banks is deducted from
the total amounts estimated to be in the
country. it will give . remainder of $751;
49,, 794, as the amount, May /, in the hands
of the people outside Of the depositors.
The report Of the Nominating Committee
was adopted, and George 8. Coe was elected
President Of the Association for the ensuing
year; Lyman J. Gage, Of the First Na.
tional Bank Of Chicago, First Vice. PreA.
dent; Edmund D. Randolph, Secretary;
George w. Baker, Treasurer, and George
Morsand, Corresponding Secretary.
Several papers were submitted without
being read.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-08-26

"A Boston critic explains that coz.
tain vocalist sings badly because his
heart is too big and crowds his lungs"
Woman tempted man to eat, buths
took to drink himself.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-08-26


Bank, E. B. Purcell, the Manhattan CAPT.
talist, and Hon. w. A. Johnston, Attorney.
General. A new Office outfit is to be pur-
chased, and the paper will be issued as soon
as the mechanical arrangements can be per-
fected.
The July expenses of the several State
charitable institutions were as follows:
Blind Asylum, current expenses, 1872. IS;
Blind Asylum, building, s., 721.74; Deaf and
Dumb Asylum, current expenses, 81, S4L29;
Topeka Insane Asylum, current expenses,
S., 1851; Osawattomie Insane Asylum, cur
rent expenses, 81, sOs.42; Topeka Asylum,
building, $40, 714.53: Asylum for Idiotic and
Feeble Minded Children, $100-total, ST..
SO. 10.
The reunion and picnic of Lincoln
Post, No. 1, G. A. R., at Topeka, on the
18th, was very enjoyable affair.
The Cimarron NeUs has found new
and unexpected peril in the use of barbed.
wire fences, and that is that they act as
lightning conductors. The Ne1s instances
several cases of cattle that have been killed
by lightning while standing near fences In q
storm, and the case of farmer who received
q severe shock while opening gate made
by simply hooking the wires to the posts.
The remedy suggested is to use only wooden
gates. and to make frequent ground connec.
lions with the wires.
The Ellsworth sugar mill, which is
now nearly completed, viii cost 81, 900.
The sugar factory at Sterling is in
successful operation.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-08-26

SOME 700 men recently paraded the
streets of Stettin, Germany, uttering anti
Jewish cries. There were no troops in the
town owing to military maneuvers now TAX
ing place in Germany, and much anxiety was
evinced. About forty Of the ringleaders
were arrested. During recent anti Jewish
riot in Pomeranian town property worth
16O, 900 marks was destroyed, and the NUM-
cipality must now indemnify the owners.
The Illinois Department of Agricul-
ture asserts that in quantity and quality the
wheat crop of the State is the poorest for
twenty years.
Two Americans were assassinated
near Altama, Mexico, recently. Two persons
were arrested on suspscion Of being their
murderers, but were shot dead while at
tempting to escape.
A. D. WHEELOCK, the absconding
clerk of Walcott & Co., the New York bank
ers, who robbed his employers of $50, 900
worth of securities, was arrested at London
on board the steamer Neckar.
The Orangemen of Liverpool and vi
cinity have enlisted 400 laborers to reap and
08FScSt Tue cIOpS III UOyCUtt0O ulStTlCtS
of Ireland.
The National Butter and Cheese As
ISOLATION and Dairy Fair will be held at
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, in November, and will
include dairy products, machinery and i'm
plements, dairy cattle, models Of creameries
and cheese factories. The competition is
open to the world.
A DISPATCH from Tombstone, Arizo-
ma, 18th, says: A party consisting Of VIM.
Long, Dick Gray, James Crane, Charles
Snow, Thomas D. Clinton, William Berer
and Harry Ernshaw encamped last Friday
night in Guadalupe Canon, about ITO miles
east from Tombstone and very near to the
Mexican line. Early Saturday morning the
party was attacked by Mexicans, and Long,
Gray, Crane, Snow and Clinton were killed.
Berer escaped with . wound in the abdo-
men, while Ernshaw ran amidst shower Of
bullets. It is intimated that the Mexican
party numbered from twenty-five to thirty
men. The condition of the camp indicated
that an attack was made just - the muir
dered men were getting up. They had evil
IDENTIFY been killed while yet lying Down.
Cheyenne transporter. [volume] (Darlington, Indian Terr.) 1879-1886, 1881-02-10
ANOTHER YEt r.

What will the coming new year bring to
me?
why do | seek to know?
IL may be billOws, like surglng sea,
OF some Overwhelming woe;
And If, %, Loving Cod It's thy decree,
1t must be better So
| have no promise that a sunny SKY
Will smile the long year thrOugh;
That summers 1eecy clouds VIII always
lie
Against the peaceful blue;
Nor that fierce storms Will always pass
They have their mission, too.
And if, for me, the hidden future hath
Some struggle sharp and wild;
If storms and tempest-cloudS obscure my
path,
Where once the sunlight smiled;
know life's ills are sent in love-not
wrath
And, like q trusting child.
o. loving Father! would lean on Thee
Ny only strength and stay;
Since Thou hast promised that my strength
shall be
Proportioned TO my day.
Still closer let Thy love encrcle me,
As human loves decay.
And if. perchancc, some rare, bright day
sha'l dawn
Upon my darkened skies;
some glorious day of love and blessing
born,
Shall meet my wondering eyes;
With silent thankfulness I'll greet the
morn
That brings such glad surprise.
Whateer God deemeth best--if loss or
gain
To make my life complete
Whate'er my path--if it be JOY or pain
| walk with willing feet
Life's untred ways-and He will make it
plain
When He shall deem it meet.
l wonld not, If could, forever bask
Beneath a kindly sun,
But cheerfully take up each daily task,
Fulfilling one by one
With faithfulneSS nor ever wish or ask
Aught save "Thy will be done"
l do not fear or shrink to meet my fate
But with patience sweet
l sow--and learn the Masters time to wait
For life'S slowgarnered wheat;
Ready, that when He c0meth-sOon or
late
TO lay it at His feet.
-NelC York Ledger.
Cheyenne transporter. [volume] (Darlington, Indian Terr.) 1879-1886, 1881-02-10
STOPPING THE CHlLDREN'S NOISE.
BY FRANCIS uENsHAw BADEN.

BY FRANCIS HENSIIAW BADEN.
For mercy's sake stop some of this
noise. What perfect bedlam, All
going at once | can neither read,
write, nor think! These three chill
dren make as much noise as thirty
well behaved children would at their
merriest timesw exclaimed George
Thornton, around whom clustered his
little ones, "all speaking at once" as he
had said.
"Come into tile parlor, OF up stairs
George, and let them be merry while
they can; cannot bear to check their
sport And they are so glad to see
you, after your absence all day; that is
why they go on So" said the mother in
a deprecating tone.
"No, / prefer to remain here in the
sitting-room. l do not intend to be
turned out to indulge them in their
rudeness"
a reproachful look from his wife
did not serve to make George feel any
more pleasant. And, throwing him
self into chair he drew out paper
and tried to read.
"Come, George, get your tea first.
I've something you like. Come. / re-
ceived your note telling me you would
not be home to dinner, and so / have
fixed you such nice little supper.
Come now, before it gets cold"
While enjoying the delicate cream
biscuits that Mary had made herself,
because she knew George liked them
best when she made them, the chicken
boiled SO crisp and brown, with gen
erous supply of current jelly, George
grew more pleasant; and to account
for his absence all day and his unusual
ill-humor, he told of the great pressure
Of business, and numerous annoyances
and Interruptions.
Just then peal Of laughter greeted
Georges ears, Notwithstanding the
closed doors, and Master George
Juniors shouts were plainly distin-
guished above the others.
" "That boy is so noisy, and makes the
others so wild and rude. | haze seen
children who could behave themselves
Cheyenne transporter. [volume] (Darlington, Indian Terr.) 1879-1886, 1881-02-10

1IOln his Icdulllg, anu UbCdlllt llllpt
with the thoughts Of his children, anC
their mothers forbearance with theil
faults, which should be imm editely
corrected, he thought. He would take
them in hand himself, the next day
Yes, when he returned from the store
in the evening, he would see if he could
not have change.
The next evening, at an earlier hOul
than usual, he returned, expecting tC
find the young ones in some romping
game and to hear their shouts hall
square from the house.
But no; all was quiet, perfectly quiet
He passed from the hall to the sitting
room; still no sound of the children
then to the dining room, the kitchen
out in the yard. Where could they be
Up stairs then he started, and me-
Nora, the cook, coming so quietly
down. And she spoke in such low
frightened voice:
"It's for the medicine I've bin"
"Medicine? For whom" he asked
anxiously.
"Rosie."
Marys soft voice, from the upper
fight, said:
"Rosie is very sick. We have gotter
her to sleep, and George and baby are
III the back building | want to keel
everything quiet"
Yes, yes; all was more quiet ther
than he wished. Rosie was ill-dread
fully i'll. And then the docter told the
cause-that terrible fever!
Papa! papa, come to Rosie. Rosie
will never worry papa any moreno
more, Please come, papa; Rosie is sc
sorry about the pretty book! Never
mark no mOre-no, never; deed Rosie
won'tw
Thus the little ones cries would fill
his ears, and almost break the fathers
heart. One night, when the poor
mother, worn out with watching and
anxiety, was borne fainting from the
room, George took her place beside his
child.
She must die, he knew too well. AL
knew her merry voice would no more
fill the house with sounds that he would
then think the sweetest music in the
world. And he had wished her kept
quiet-put to sleep. Aye, the sleep
was near at hand
And with smile wreathing the lips
she tried to press to his, little Rosie
was hushed to sleep.
From the side Of the little blossom
which had ceased to bloom on earth,
George followed the doctor to Georges
couch, smitten alike by that fearful
fever.
Long days he fingered, drifting be-
tween life and death; and to which his
little spirit would yield, none could tell.
Spare him! 0 heavenly Father, spare
himw the father prayed, 0 SO earn
estly,
While still pleading OH his knees that
his first-born might be spared him, the
feeble voice whispered, Papa
George sprang to his side. Many
hours had past since word Ineligible
had those pale lips uttered.
Papa, I'll try to be still and good
not worry you-"
"Oh, my boy, papa only wants you
to get well, and you can never worry
him any more"
Papa, it is SO dark! Light the
lamp, and then / want something to
eat. I'm hungry"
And then the terrible truth Ecame
like thunderbolt to the agonized faith
er. His boy would live but no longer
to see the faces of those who SO loved
him-blind, blind to all that had been
so dear and beautiful to that merry
little heart.
= Yes, George slowly recovered from
his illness, and his fathers hours of
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him, and by his tiny form the father
knelt and watched. He saw the doc
tor come, look anxiously into the baby's
face, and then turn sorrowfully away,
with the countenance which spoke so
plainly the words which faltered on
the lips of the kindhearted man:
"ITim, too, you mnst give up"
"My God, have mercy! This is more
than | can bear" cried out the tor
tured man. And he sprang up and
gazed wildly on Mary, who stood by
him, ahd with a frightened look asked:
"NNhy George, what is the matter?
You have had bad dream"
"Dream, Mary! dream! Is it dream?
Where is Rosie, George, the baby
"All up stairs, sleeping sweetly.'
"Thank God, Yes, I've had ter
rible dream. Come let us go up to our
treasures" said George. who still felt
as if he would like to see that his little
ones were all well and still with them
"You must have fallen asleep very
soon after went out" said Mary.
81 have lived weeks Of agony since
then"
Yes; that dream had been 50 terri
bly, vivid, that when George was be-
side little Geor9ies bed he could not re-
sist waking him up.
TIere are your books, my son, and a
line too. Can you see them - asked
his father, the terrible dream still i'm
pressing his mind.
"See them? Indeed | can. Ant
they bully? Thank you, papa I'll try
to be good and quiet after this"
"Never mind George, about being
very quiet: only try to be a good boy,
and you may sing and shout as much
us you choose"
"All right, papa. You know how
to fix it. For if l am good, | will not
want to be noisy when you wish me to
be quiet"
From that night there was = marked
and happy change in George Thornton.
He knows now how blessed he is in
having merry, laughter-loving, fun
making children. And whenever he
hears his friends complaining about
the noise Of their children, he tells them
that, to him, there are no sounds so
pleasing Hush them not. Let them
be merry while they can. They may
not long remain. He who gave them
may soon hush them to sleep, and still
forever their merry, laughing tones,
Cheyenne transporter. [volume] (Darlington, Indian Terr.) 1879-1886, 1881-02-10
The Telephone and Photophone.

The Telephone and Photophone.
Special Telegram.
New YORK, Dee. 29-Prof. 4. Gra-
ham Bell, who went to Paris last Sep
tember to receive the Volta prize
awarded him by the French academy
for the invention Of the articulating
telephone, returned to this city on Sun
day by the City Of Montreal. He said
tonight that the commission Of the
academy, after determining to award
the Volta prize to the inventor of the
telephone, considered the question OF
originality for several months, and final
ly awarded it to him unanimously.
This, he thought, ought to settle the
question. The Volta prize is $4,000
francs. 1t was originated by Napo-
leon |. for improvements in electric ap-
paratus, and has previously been award
ed to but one person-Ruhmkoti. i'm
1913. The professor believes he has
transmitted articulate sounds by means
Of his new instrument, the photophone.
without the electric current. He is
not ready yet to fully demonstrate the
fact. "In the solar observatory near
Paris he says, 1--WE made some expert
ments on the sun, but the apparatus was
not proper for that purpose; and, al
though we obtained results in the shape
Of sound, they, really proved nothing.
My belief is that with minute selinum
cell and telescope soarranged that we
can get the rays from single granula-
ton, we shall be able TO hear on earth.
storms on the surface of the sun. We
have transmitted articulate sounds bv
the photophone a mile, and musical
sounds by the musical photophone
eight hundred feet. An eightieth of
the light of the sun is sufficient to pro-
duce results. We have used artificial
lights good deal. In its present state
of perfection the photophone is of more
scientific than practical value, but
when we can transmit artculate sounds
four or five miles, it will be of great
value.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-10-22
The EarIy-M a hOne IlMbrOgliO.


The correspondence between Gen. Early 50
Gen. Malone in 1871, which was of savaget- per
sonal nature on the part of the former, has s,;n
made public. New York magazine published a
military sketch of Malone which was very fatter-
Ing and laudatOry. OF the latter'S ability, genius
and courage, but contained reflections upon other
confederate generals. Among those most severely
dealt with was Gen. Early. The publisher of the
magazine and author of the sketch attached
foot-nOte TO the effect that the article had been
submitted to Malone before publication, and ap-
proved by him. Gen. Early, as soon as he saw the
publication, addressed letter to Gen. Malone de-
string to know if he was responsible for the Obiec-
ti0nable paragraphs. MahOne'S reply was not sat
1SfactOTy and Early wrote another letter, Savagely
caustic in tone and language. Finally a sort OF
compromise was effected by MahOne's procuring
the republication of the article with all illusions
TO Early omitted For this second insertion, it ap-
pears Malone had to pay regular advertising
rates.
Now, ten years after the controversy, the CORE
spOndence is brought out by heated political
FaSS, in which Malone is prominent ON one side
and Early on the other. What influence the letters
can possibly have ON the canvass or the voting
does not appear even at this short distance from
Virginia. 1t having been charged that Early's re-
cent pronunciation OF Malone part of con-
spracy TO force the latter into dael and kill him,
Gen. Early is quoted as having Said On this point,
yesterday, that he had no idea of forcing Malone
into duel. 81 knew there was no danger OF that
he remarked: and he might have added that there
would have been no danger in the duel either, if
fought after the modern Virginia plan.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-10-22
Society," N0fcS.


At the wedding in New York on Wednesday OF
Gen. Wallen's daughter Miss Marie and Mr..
Struthers, Of that city, the brides youngest sister,
little girl, with the groom's little niece, Miss
Struthers, headed the bridal procession, and were
followed by Miss Jessie WalIen, the brides older
sister, and Miss StrutherS, niece of the groom.
The bride entered last, with her father, who wore
his full dress uniform. The brides wore white
satin trimmed with point duchesse lace Her veil
or tulle was long and full, and fastened with
bridal blossoms. She wore solitaire diamond ear
rings, the grOOmS gift The bridesmaids, includ-
Ing the children, wore short white dresses and
white satin poke bonnetS. An elegant breakfast
and reception at Gen. Wallens residence followed
the church ceremony. Both were attended by a
large company.
Mrs. Rogers, wife of Col. W. K Rogers, OF this
city, sails from New York for Europe today
EX-JuStice StrOng'S wife, who was for so long an
invalid, has recovered her health.-Ex-PaymaS
Ter General Cutter and his wife and daughter will
leave the city next Thursday, and soon sail for
Europe, 10 be absent year.-MrS Mary Glenn
mer Is visiting friends in Boston, and will not re-
turn Tor m0nth.-B0th of the brothers of JUS
ice Harlan's wife-the MeSsrs. Shankln-are now
Visiting her, and also the wife OF one of them, and
the widow OF another brother Relatives of Mr..
Child, who is to marry Miss Harlan, will attend the
wedding. Gen. Nicholas LongWorth Anderson,
or Cincinnati, has taken the Rathbone house, No s
Lafayette SQUIRE where his family will reside pend
Ing the erection or their residence the corner
10th and X StreetS.-Gen. and Mrs. Van Vliet and
their son. DR.. Van Vliet, and their niece, Miss
Moore, returned last evening from their summer
urp and again at their residence on 18th street.