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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1882-12-01

some imminent mental or bodily peril,
but OF such a vague. impalpable char
acter, that there seemed nothing for 8
stranger to venture on.
1t was the next day after Ralph's sud
den departure, l think, that Blanche
Arnold rode down to Montford House.
She was little out of humor, and had
been off on a long gallop over the prairie
to get up her usual tone of spirits. She
had generally the best control over heI
temper She could hold herself as one
does a high-mettled horse; the spirit,
and fire, and blood were there. but all
under a tight, firm rein. But Ralph's
cool ignoring Of her right to know
her right by courtesy, at least-some
thing of his interests and movements
stirred her spirits beyond even her pow
erful control. - aa Ha7
Perhaps l might mention, lest she be
considered too exacting and unreasona
BILE, that Billy Dome. formerly chore
boy, but now attained to the dignity OF
foreman on the stock farm,) had Incl.
dentally mentioned that he saw "that
Blake girl a-comin' from toward Rock.
ford with Captain Ralph the afternoon
before he went of. and they was talk.
in dreadful earnest" Perhaps this
item of news had nothing to do with
her excitement; of course do not
know. l can only judge by her order
ing-very peremptorily. for her-a
horse saddled Immediately, and riding
off over the prairie at a wild. fierce
gallop, very unlike her usual easy, lady
like gait. 1 am not positive, either,
that her call at MontfOrd House was in
any sense sequence to it, but have
my own private opinion about it. never.
theIess.
fro M coyTTNT1ED.i
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1882-12-01
The Use and Abuse Of interviewing.

The art of interviewing invented by
American journalism is one which has
its own important uses. By means of il
the opinions and impressions of an
eminent man may reach a much
wider circle of readers than had
ever been reached by his books, and SC
far the result is favorable to the spread
of intelligence and the general progress
of thought. As an illustration. we may
take the recent interview with Mr.. Spen-
Ger published by the New York press.
For one person who had ever read the
First Principles" or the "Data OF
Ethics" fifty probably have come into
contact with Mr.. Spencer's mind through
that interview. The practice of inter-
viewing is in fact natural and necessary
accompaniment of the enormous develop
ment of the newspaper press in modern
times. Like other things, however, that
have their legitimate uses, it may be
abused, and we regret to say is very often
abused. For example, the calling up OF
Mrs. Langtry the other morning. while
it was yet dusk, to be scrutinized by
whole squadron of representatives of the
press, and to run the gauntlet of as many
questions as those enterprising gentle
men were sufficiently awake, at that
early hour, to ask, was great abuse.
There is something in such a situation
inexpressibly ridiculous. Why could not
Mrs. Langtry have been allowed to land
take q little rest. and look
round her for day or two, before being
asked to give an account of herself OF
state her Impressions" interviewing,
when pushed to this extent. indicates o
condition of tae public mind-a
condition which admits of no delay when
anything is desired. The child would
rather eat green apples than wait fol
ripe ones; and, in like manner, it would
seem as if large section of the public
would rather have few meaningless
utterances from stranger on the mo-
ment of his or her arrival than wait even
a day for better digested expressions OF
opinion. The evil to which we refer is.
we fear, growing one. Mr.. Spencer
might well have remarked on it when
he was recently speaking of American
What is wanted is the
control of common sense. Let those who
can mold public opinion try. first of all.
to make people ashamed of occupying
with purely frivolous details.
and, in the second place, to make them
see the folly of an excessive and childish
Impotence to get at what they want to
know at the very earliest moment. If .
few people would try hard to work on
this line, they might, perhaps. get the
start of evolution, whose benefits are all
in the dim future. Star.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1882-12-01
The Thrift Of French Women.

A Paris correspondent of the Newark
(N.J AdCertLser writes: French women,
often stigmatized rs the most frivolous of
their kind, are really the most thrifty
a virtue that frequently degenerates in
to absolute parsimony. l saw a strik-
ing instance of making the best of I'M
regarded trif1es the other day. when
dining with one who certainly has
a reputation for prudence. A cher
ry pie had been on the table.
and the mistress gave strict
that all the stones
were to be scraped from the plates and
placed in her store-room. l ventured
to ask the reason, and was told that not
only cherry, but plum, peach and all
manner of stones, whether cooked or
raw, were invariably saved, gently dried
in the oven and kept in a great jar.
Then said madame. in the winter,
when the fire burns clear and bright in
the evening. Ifetch a handful and throw
them among the glowing Goals. They
crack and sputter for moment, send
up brilliant fame, and the whole room
is filled with q delicious odor.'"
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1882-12-01
How Western Cities Grow.

A western man has been telling soma
Philadelphians how western cities grow.
He says he went off into the mountains
hunting, and. night coming on, he went
to sleep in tree to be out of reach of
the wolves. He was awakened early the
next morning by some workmsn who
told him to get down and finish his nap
on the courthouse steps, as they wanted
to turn that tree into fiag-pole for the
hotel across the way. He got down,
and. while rubbing his eyes, was nearly
run over by street-car, and got his feet
entangled in an electric light wire
Philadelphia Ne,cs.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1882-12-01
A New Town.

"Where is Capa city, ma" asked ala,
tie boy on the cars.
"What are you talking about, soanys'
..Why, ma, nearly all the ears ere GO
ing to Capa city, for it is printed on
them in big letters.
For the information of the reader who
does not quite catch on. we win state that
the carrying capacity of most q the
freight cars is printed on their sides, and
as the word capacity is usually parted in
the middle by the car door. it reads. for
instance, Capacity $1,000 lbs--Teras
StflinQs.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1882-12-01

"A lady at Branchville, N. j., one
approached her door. Thereafter the
turtle paid frequent visits. This season
the animal brought mate with it, and
the two make frequent excursions from
the brook to the house to obtain food.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1882-12-01

The Bsptists had planned a general
Bible Convention, which was to have
met at Saratoga in November. But the.
plans failed for lack of enthusiasm. and
the convention has been postponed UNI
til next Chicago Tribune.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1882-12-01

A bar of gold weighing 453 pounds.
and valued at about $4,000. wa.
cleaned up in the North Bloomfield by.
draulic mine, Nevada County, Califor
mia. after run of twenty days. 1t i,
the largest bar ever Cast in the United
States.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1882-12-01

The mace and sword of State used
in South Carolina in Colonial times are
still preserved. They were brought to
this country in 1929.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1882-12-01

1T is said that the first teetotal
pledge in New England was taken in
lSS4.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1882-12-01
Locked His Pocket.Book Out Doors.

There is a man in this city who is
considerably given to speculation; goes
out into the country and buys few
carloads of potatoes or anything else
that he thinks he can turn to advantage.
The other day he gathered together
every cash dollar he had, and borrowed
all the spare cash that a merchant friend
of his had. the whole aggregating quite
a large sum of money, with view to a
speculative trip with plenty. That
night he was very careful to see that
all the doors and windows in the house
were securely fastened. When he arose
in the morning he threw up the window
to see if the milk-man had got around.
when, much to his horror, his eye Lit
upon his pocket-book in the grass near
the garden walk. The first idea was
that it had been stolen, rifed and
thrown there, He rushed down stairs,
and much to his joy found the pocket
book all safe, with contents intact, 1t
seems that he had stepped into the gar
den the previous evening to get plant,
and in STOPPING the wallet slipped from
lis pocket. Ne. Press.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1882-12-01

-Twoyoung men of Westfeld. Mass,
had q narrow escape from n horrible
death recently. They had been rabbit
hunting by moonlight near the "deep
cut" on the Canal Railroad, and in re-
turning over what was formerly known
as .'the bridge" We're overtaken by the
midnight train from New Haven. So
suddenly did the train appear that they
had no time for escape. so they threw
themselves upon the sleepers projecting
a little beyond the rails. and oiung
there. while the train Numbered by,
nearly shaking them off into the rocky
river bed some eighty feet below. Their
two dogs were overtaken and killed.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1882-12-01
tCOpBrigitted.l
Thrice Lost IN a Struggle for a Name,
CHAPTER NU.-CONrINrEn.
BY MRS. X. d. EDISON.

CHAPTER XII.-CoSrISUEp.
There, something queer about Stel-
la Blake" she said. stepping a little
nearer to him and lowering her voice.
Wont You ever tell if tell YOU some
thing | saw, Charley? OF course /
wouldn't mention it to anybody but
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1882-12-01

CHAPTER XIII.
Victor Montford had great respect for
Stella Blake, but he did think it Just a
little strange that she STAYED there after
the trouble there had been. Was it
possible that the girl was mercenary
and designing, after all. and that she
meant to Lecome mistress of the Mont
ford House by taking advantage of the
weakness and vanity of his father? He
fought against such thought, but it
T0utd return; each time with new force,
and some little corroborative proof.
There was a faintly-troubled lcok. too,
in Fannie's face. though she said moth
ing.
Stella went about her duties in
quiet, mechanical sort of way, as if
they were something quite apart from
her thought or care. She seemed living
two separate and stinct lives-one the
monotOnous routine of manual labor,
the other-well, no one but herself
knew that. But whatever it was. it was
wearing on her by its intensity. She
grew visibly thin and pale every day.
said pale, but there was always vivid
crimson spot on each of her cheeks,
which were fast losing their soft oval,
and becoming hollow. Her eyes had
always now a restless, anxious look,
sometimes despairing, sometimes deter
mined and hard, but always anxious
and painfully eager. One looking at
her wished Involuntary that the girl
had mother, seeming as she did in
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1882-12-01

CTlnson, ntr lips Ike line OF lire, ner
ewes like smoldering volcanoes.
do you mean Victor Montford, Miss
Blake? And is it motheriy interest
you take in the boy that makes you speak
so feelingly?n he asked, in a trembling
tone.
She grew suddenly white rs death, but
her great eyes only seemed to burn
the fiercer.
Ibid you save my life that YOU might
have the weak pleasure of insulting me?
And must ], because 1 am weak, and
poor, and friendless, submit? Captain
Ralph Anderson, as God hears me,
wish, at this moment, that YOU had let
me lie there under the snow, 1t was a
cruel mercy that saved a life hate.
There, will you please leave me now"
Pardon me, he cried, Il am sorry
for my rude -"
"Will you leave me, sir?'' she cried,
with a quick. passionate gesture-a
gesture that sent sudden wild thrill of
surprise and suspicion Through his
heart
"Say you forgive ma" he cried,
humbly. and 1 will co.
- i forgive you," she said, a sound
like sob in her voice, but her face did
not soften.
He turned off and walked down
another ro3d. his face downcast and in
tently thoughtful He did not reach
home for more than two hours; but if
his life had depended he could not have
told where he had been all that time.
nor. indeed, any of it after he lie t Stella
Blake.
"Father," he said, abruptly. coming
into the room where he sat. 81 have
taken fancy to take little trip East
perhaps as far as New York. have
been thinking that would like to visit
our little Viola grave, as I can take it
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1882-02-08
King Caucus.

King Caucus is now in the sulks'
In spite of the intelligence OF the peo'
pie of this day, the effort was made in
the Virginia Legislature to convert
the the representatives of the people
into mere machines pledged to obey
the dictates Of o caucus which is
known to be the machine of one mnn.
Where are the liberties of the people
when their chosen representatives no
longer pretend to represent public
sentiment, bat pay a cringiug obed.-
ence to the orders of one man, and
that man in his political acts is
known to be in intimate relationship
with the political enemies of our peO-
pie? If the will of the caucus is
superior to the will Of the people,
why have representatives. Malone
rules the caucus and the caucus deter
mines what the legislation may be,
They are obedient to the will Of their
master and sovereignty has been trans
ferred from the people to William
Malone, the boss of the caucus Ma,
homo is virtually the Dictstor. This
little boss, however, has been defeat
ed in his schemes by few men who
had the manliness to proclaim them
selves true representatives of their
constituents. Would that there we're
more such men. Does not every man
in that body know that when he voted
$4,000 of the money of an impover>
ished people to reft and refnrnish a
mansion for one man. that he did il
with the approval ofthe caucus, but
against the will Of the people whom
he was bound to faithfully represents
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1882-02-08

.Nr. Massey very pertiuently in-
quires:
When. in all the history Of the
State, was it ever before known that
a United States Senator left his
post of duty during the session of that
Senate, for nearly two months con-
seeutively, to oversee the Virginia
Legislature-to positively dictate
what its action shall be, both as to
men and measures-railroad schemes,
and all ? 1t is an insult TO every mem.
Der Of the Legislature. Never was
such a thing done before. aud l hope
for the honor of Virginia, it will never
be done again. This has been the
cause Of ell our trouble. When the
people Of Virginia fully understand
these things they will condemn them
IN unmistakable terms. Retribution
may be slow, but it will certainly
come.
In conclusion, Mr.. Massey shows
that it is not true that be has filled bis
Office with relatives; that one of bis
sons holds fourth rate clerkship, and
that no other relative is or has ever
bseu employed in that office. lie
alleges that the meetings which have
been gotten up throughout the coun-
try 10 pass resolutions cODdemnatory
Of him do moi respect popular sent-
mept; that men are being written to
"to get up meetings., and even can.
didates for high positions go out as
drummers TO get up meetings and re.
port back public sentiment. Truly,
they "expect their reward
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1882-02-08

of your counsel. They have maintain
ed and thought honestly, believes
that you were driven against your will
by an insane impulse 10 commit the
act; but your testimony shows that you
deliberately resolved to 10 1t, and that
deliberate and misguided will was the
sole impulse. This may seem insanity
to some persons. but the law looks
upon it as a wilful crime. You will
have due opportunity OF having any
errors I may have committed during
the course of your trial passed upon by
the court 10 banc but ia the mean
while it is necessary for me 10 pre-
Aounce the sentence of the law--that
you be taken hence to the common
jail OF this District from whence you
came. and there be kept in confne-
meut, and on Friday the 30lb day Of
June, 1889, you be taken to the place
OF execution, within the walls of said
Jail, aud there, between the hours of IL
M. and 2 P. M, you be hanged by the
neck until YOU are dead. And may the
Lord have mercy on your soul.'
During the reading Guiteau stood
apparently unmoved, and with bis gaze
riveted npon the Judge but when the
final wo rds were spoken he struck the
table violently, and shouted, "And
may the Lord have mercy on your,
soul. 1 had rather stand where l do
than where that jury does, and where
your Honor does. Pm not afraid to
die. stand here as Gods man, and
God Almighty will curse every man
who has had part in procuring this
unrighteous verdict. Nothing but good
has come from Garfeld's removal, and
that will be the verdict Of posterity on
my inspiration. l don't care a snap tor
the verdict of this corrupt generation.
L would rather a thousand times be in
my position than in that of those who
have bounded me TO death. l shall
have glorious fight to glory, but that
miserable scoundrel Corkhill will have
a permanent job down below, where the
devil is preparing for him."
After apparently talking bimself out
the prisoner turned to his brother, and,
without the slightest trace OF excite
ment, conversed for some minutes be-
fore being taken from the courtroom.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1882-02-08

you not state too strongly when you
said that all that money would be we'll
spent if il should rescue ouly one boy
from his evil ways?" mo sir" said
Mr.. Mann, mot lift were my boy"
He would beg members on the other
side to make this matter personal to
themselves. II you had mothers or
wives, or sisters, or daughters IN these
asylums-and there are mothers, wives.
sisters, there, often Of poor men, who
are not on that account less entitled TO
our tender regard, and frequently there
are most refined and delicate ladieslhere
would you, If called on to remove
physicians who had cared tenderly and
skillfnlly for your mother, your wife, or
your sister, or your daughter. and who
thoroughly understood her case, aud
who had shared her confidence, would
you not instinctively declare that it
should not be dont? mo! not II my
mother, or NY wife, or my sister, or
nv daughter is TO be ipjuriously affected
thereby, either in her health, or even 10
her feelings"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1882-02-08
Terrible Calamity.

Soon after ! o'clock Friday an ex-
plosion occurred in the g rove shaft Of
the Midlothian coal pits below Rich,
mond. A volume of smoke, eiDders,
wood and bark burst from the shaft,
which bee ame choked up and closed
Intense excitement ensued, as it was
known that large number of men
were at work in the pit, which is over
1900 feet deep and 5000 in extent
underground. Twenty-four of the
thirty-two unfortunate men were mar
RED. Soon their wives and children
were assembled around the mouth Of
the awful tomb. The most heart =
reuding scenes took place. All
efforts to reach the bottom of the mine
had 10 be abandoned, as there was
danger Of a general conhagration
from the fires Of the engine boilers
below, if ventilation was restored.
Urtil these have time to expire moth
ing further can be done.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1882-02-08

Alkaline Mann, colol ed woman,
who lives near Salem, cleaned out
The whole Mann family a few days
ago. 1t seems that she is not alto
gether of sound mind, and on this
occasion she thought it her duty to
kill somebody. She got hold of
razor and commenced slashlng
around generally with it. She In
hicted several ugly gashes on one
OF her sislers-in.law before she could
be quoted, wliic6r aas ONLY done
after being knocked down by one
of the women Of the house. = Salem
Register.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1882-02-08

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COMMISSIONERS OFFICE.

A lOMMloSlON Eh > OrflOE,
4 Woodstock. Va Jan. 81, 1882
To John s. Reese & CO. &c. Complts. and
Levi Dodson's admrs. and heirs &c. Defts.
the creditors of said Levi Dodson ard all
Others concerned.
You are hereby notified that fixed upon
the 23d day day Of Feb. next, between the
hours of 6 o'clock, A. NJ and o'clock, P
NJ. if fair, if not, on tire next fair day there
after Sunday excopted) to take and settle.
at my Office, the accounts of lst, Isabella
Dodson admx. of Levi Dodson, deed. I'd, Of
all debts or demands against said Levi Dod-
son decd, or his estate according to their
priorities. Sd. Report the real estate Of
which said Levi Dodson died, seized and
possessed, its actual and annual value. 4th,
ANY other matter deemed pertinent or that
any party in interest may desire, required
to be taken by the decree of Shenandoah
Circuit Court at December Term 1881, in a
suit in chancery depending in said court be
tween John s. Reese L Co &c. complts. and
Levi Dodson's admr. &c Defts. and il from
auy cause the taking of said accounts shall
not be commenced, or having been commence
ed shonld not be completed on that day, the
taking of the same will be adjourned from
day to day, or from place to place, until the
same are taken and completed
Given under my hand as Commissioner in
chancery ofthe said court at my Office in
said county the day and year frst aforesaid.
p, W. MAGRUDER.
Jan. 25th,--4w.