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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-04-25
The Successful Book Agent.

why, howde do, Jinks? How spruce
you are looking. What business are
you in now?" said retired book agent.
">ame old business-selling books, -
said links"
"What! still book agent?"
eyes" ...r-r
.sAnd alive?"
81 seem to be-"
'Well, can't understand it. Since
got out of the hospital have given
up books"
81 keep on and am making $4,000 a
year..
How do you manage to escape
DEATH"
Easy enough. I first introduce nv
self as an agent of Mr.. ODonovan
Rosa and ask for subscription to the
dynamite fund"
"People refuse. of course?"
Certainly. Then take out of nv
pocket a can of brickdust, labeled in
big letters Dynamite. and begin to ex-
patiate on its merits"
Yes"
"Thev beg me to handle it carefully
and put it away. Then I place it in
my coat tail pocket"
80, hor'
"After that open my samples and
talk ,ok to them until they buy, an
they don't dare to kick ne."-PHiio
aslphiG Call
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-04-25
FACTS AND FIGURES.

Tho brewers of New York claim
that their losses by the theft of kegs are
at least ST., 900 per year.-M 7. NeUs.
TO supply public buildings through
out the country with fuel, light and
water requires an expenditure Of 81 ,OUG
day Washington Post.
During the twelve years from 1871
to 1882 the numb er of lives lost by dis.
asters to British ships was 80, 722, OF
whom Is, Co were crew and 3,062 pas
sengers.
Nearly 10000 petroleum wells have
heen sunk during the past three years:
The number sunk last year was almost
exactly l.OOO fewer than in 1Ss1.-CAi
c0qo Journal.
The monev expended by Americans
for the purchase of pictures in France
with the last twenty years amounts to
2OO, 900 francs. which is equal to
$40, 90, 00O.-N. Y Sun.
The States of Colorado. Delaware.
Florida. Nevsra, Oregon, Rhode Island
and Vermont have less than one-hslf
the population OF Illinois, but have the
same number OF representatives. in Con-
gress-twenty-one.
On a farm near Chico, Cal, are
now growing 1850 peach trees. 5,465
plum, 1000 apple, 5000 apricot. 1. 735
pear, 1878 cherry. $500 almond, 80
ounce. SO fig, $1,000 grape-vines and
eight acres of blackberries.
"A double eagle. or $50. should
weigh sic grains; eagle, or $10, 258
grains; half eagle, or IS, 129 grains;
three-dollar piece, ia grains; quarter
eagle, or $3.50, Cts grains; 81, 25.S
grains. If coin weighs One half Of
one per cent less than the standard
weight the Government will not receive
it as coin-N. y Null.
During the past ten years the
Government has expended nearly S7O,-
600. 00O in caring for the indians. The
total mum er Of Indians attached to
agencies is only 246, 900, and of these
$1,000 in Indian Terri ory, 200 in Wis
consin. and 5000 in New York are sup
posed to be at least partially self-sup-
porting.
The new salt fields in Western New
York will produce 6OO.UO0 bus. els of
.'the finest sat in the world" this year,
and expect to double the product on
next year. A wide belt OF country, the
extent of which is not yet determined,
Is underla d, at depth Of from 1900
to 1000 feet, with deposit of pure
rock salt, from sixty to ninety feet in
thickness.-Bufalo Erpress.
The pay of officers in tho army in.
creases in proper ion to the time they
have been in the service. General
Sheridan, for the first five years of SER
vice. will get Sl3.50Oa yoar; Il Lieuten-
nt-General gets S11, 600 year; Ma
Ior-General, $500; a Brigauier-Gen.
eral, $4,000. a Colonel, So, 500. Ma or
~, 800, mounted Captain $500, and
q Second-Lieutenant, $l,j0O.
London Truth: Let those who are
fond # the German language mediate
on the follow ny word, composed of
thirty-seven letters -Staatsschu.de nzah-
lung >cassebuchhalter. 1t means: Ac-
countant of the bureau where the State
debts are paid. Now. in Germany Ell.
quette demands that every one should
be saluted by this title. and State func-
t onaries are very particular in exacting
their dues in these matters. pity the
subord mates who are obliged to well
come their superior with this frightful
conglomeration of inharmonious sylla-
bles.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-04-25
Mexican Funerals.

It may be interesting to some Of your
many readers to know how funeT ais are
conducted n Mexico. Instead of hearses.
such as we have in the States, reg
ular funeral draped street-cars are fitted
up for the purpose. The driver is q
most comical genius, and is only to be
seen to be appreciated. He is gotten
up in the most somber style. sa Die coat,
gloved hands. broad band of Grape
around his hat, which is an immense
stovepipe. and that cooked auntily to
one side, and to give him tone" a
huge cigar such as they smoke here is
stuck in h mouth. Inst ad of sub
dued look, suitable to the OCCASION, he
assumes q rather festive air, as if
chaperoning q pi mic party, or, as one
going out on lark, and bound to have
Q good time. l have seen couple Of
poems start with corpse to the car,
and. it not being in sight. take a seat.
one on each end, looking as comfort
able as il they were seated on red
sofa-and, as they smoked, delibe ately
discuss the 'nickep' question. which is
az tatng Mexico ust now; or else argue
as to which was the best drink,
''tequla', or ''pulgue." A game of
cards is admissible, and "pul ne is
sometimes drunk to the corpse's health.
to relieve the tediousness of waiting:
Being somewhat of stranger in Mex
leo, shall not youch for the two latter
facts There is a second class car,
which. having no curtain, exposes the
poor unfortunate corpse, not on y to the
burning rays of the sun, but to the eager
gaze of the passers by. No sooner does
the native see this sad sight, than down
he drops on his knees and crosses him.
self; but the fresh Americans gazes as
long as he can see trace of it, with
eyes as large as "moons." The coffin
lid is rarely put on until the cemetery is
reached and, in consequence, one o ten
gets glimpse OF q sallow face and
crossed hands. 1t is not etiquette for q
Mexican to attend the funeral of his
dead. This is left for hardened men,
who are paid for all such work.
This is not the case. however, with
the poorer class, who are not able TO
hire the commonest car. or even 10 buy
q coffin. The peon rents a coffin for
half cents, and is often
seen with one containing some dearly
beloved one on his back, vending hil
way slowly and sorrowruIly to the GEM
etery. perha W tn feet bleed ng as they
come in contact with the rough stones,
When he reaches the cemetery. he de-
posts the BODY in the grave without
returns the colin to the
and -that is all. No one
either cares for or p ties him, for he is
only poor unfortunate peon.-Merico
Cor. TsIds Sifttags.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-04-25
RELIGIOUS AND EDUCATIONAL.

-Education il at home q friend,
abroad an introduction, Ia solitude .
'Olace, in society m ornament.
The Methodists have resolved 70
raise 500. DO0 BY way of responding
to the "bitter CT" of outcast London.
"A new Roman Catholic See has
,een created In New Ha rsnire, with
Manchester as the cathedral city. Rev.
DE-. Denis Bradley has bssn appointed
the first Bishop.
The Broadway Tabernacle in New
York pays u, 23S . year to keep the
life of the pastor. DIR. William Taylor.
insured for . ZOO for the benefit Of his
amily, in addition to salary OF $16,-
WO.-N. y. Tribune.
The intelligent man is producer
lis law-sbid n -sees the obligation he
owes to society and to his fam iy, and
provides for the discharge of all their
duties-the ignorant soon become help
less and Indifferent of Edu-
cation.
"A school district in Vermont has
chosen the same man treasurer aud
auditor. Another district has chosen
the same manfreasurer. auditor, school
committee. and cole tor. There are
trustful people up in Vermont--Chica-
go Herald.
The attempt inaugurated several
years ago to increase the facilities of
Washington and Lee College, Virginia.
has resulted in the securing of $780,
100. The amount needed is $780,
900. George Washington gave $50, 900
to this institution.
The Boston Pilot saws that the arch
diocese of Boston has one hundred and
sky churches, fourteen chapels. three
hundred priests, two colleges, four fe-
male academies. seventeen converts.
ten orphan ssylums, forty Roman Cath
Ole schools, and $40, 900 Roman Catho-
lies.
Nearly eight hundred churches. is
is reported, have been burned In this
country during the past nine years. an
average of about eight ; month. In
1882 there we're one hundred and nine
teen thus destroyed. ut loss of s6T2,-
10. Defective heating apparatus and
incendiaries are the chief causes of
these / res. As to the first cause, it is
oo CosAy RuhiuC'A oSoiuSs W pfopCE
care in building that there can be NO
excuse for the destruction of . church
on that account.-N y. Ezaminer.
"A writer in the Birmingham (Eng.)
Post says Of Rugby School in Tonnes
see: The aim of the company is to
establish for the Southern and Central
States of .he Union q public hool
modelled on our Rugby and other En-
glish public schools. There are to be
three Rugbe ans on the council. Our
English Rugby has trained generations
of men, honorable. manly and intelli-
gent. who have won positions of re-
sponsibiIity and have acquitted them
selves as men. l know we shall all be dis
posed to wish heartily well to the new
Rugby on the other side of the Atlantic
rollers, and shall rejoice to know that
it, too. is shaping and molding the
character of men for worthy achieve
ment."
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-04-25

An English gent emaa noticed in
tie window of a New YORK boo sto e
four books bearing the gift prize mark
of the famous Ely rammar Sc DOL OF
CambridgeshiI England. Upon max.
ing inquiry in r. ard to them he
learned that young man who b won
all of them at his .raduat ou had sold
them in order 10 RAISE money to take
him west. having founl at he could
get Employment in the city thai
suited him. He ha cut his anne out
of the Fl caves d let no trace by
which he could be identified The gen
tleman purchased the books, and will
ma an effort to discover ia ented
young man and restore his cherished
prizes.-M Y. Herd d.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-04-25
One bright Sunday morning in IL

One bright Sunday morning in the
spring of l...,J Deacon Dem"t, o Lee Is.
England, fl W into a passion q. the
sigh of hi W fe's new hat, and in his
wrath rev it into the fire. only be-
ing aole to buy a. hat on e in two ears,
she was in a err ble way. Icing ex-
pert at plating straw for llower basket =,
one day while rolling up OF of j!
she bethou. ht hers If that sh. could
east y a hion s.ee,lc-crowned hat ont
of it. and she did and it not only at
lracted favo able attention from the
common people. but ladie, of rank adj
mir, it so mu"h shat lame Demet was
soon oyerrun with order for du, licates
of it. That was the beg nm NJ of tue
age of Straw hatS.-N. 1. Times.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-04-25

At Newport a poor woman. name
Mary Murray. gained q verdict agains
John A. Griswold, New ork M II on
q re. and while she was elated at tn.
respect OF shining her own. wa mott
fled tn t he ha APP realed she hal n
mo e money, and the rebound was q,
much. he has ecUme a IA T.,
maniac. n. Y. Times.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-04-25

victions that she refrained from attacking
HIM at his weak point. She said, simply:
ITS Joe Gu II am that has told rle about
them many a time. Oh, and believe him,
too" -
"What can an ignorant fisherman know
about such matters:"
"Or an ignorant fisher girl either, Mr..
Graham"
This harsh classification of his intended
wi e with an awkward common lout of a
fisherman was exceedingly objectionable.
Like many others. he considered himself
vas " superior to every woman in his own
rank OF life, but he looked upon the women
on a lower rung OF the social ladder As
much superior to me men. Somehow or
o aer these two opinions had never been
broug It in5o juxtapoSition in lis own mind;
they had been, perhaps he might have
uoen able to reconcile them, conflicting
though they seem. The very idea that this
beautiful girl belonged to the same class as
that rough elbow, Joe Quilliam, was enough
to max one sbudier. Robin Graham ha St
ened TO repudiate it.
"Joe Quiliiam is all verv we'll in his way,
no dOu ;" he said; "but-"
The shadow emerged from the far side of
the bowlder, and took the shape OF aia}l,
prwerfni-lo liking fisherman, in knee bod
and blue guernsey. II. mad pleasant,
OPP II ace, though its expression was half
sa and half angry as he advanced toward
the couple on TIE edge of the cliff.
''You here, Joe" exclaimed Elsie, in
evident alarm. Even this annoyed Robin.
NV at does it mat er?' he asked.
Listeners never hear any good of them
selves, and Quiiliam is no exception TO the
rule"
saw, Pm here plainly enough, an you
may say l came TO listen if it suits you,
NJ. Graham" said Quiliam; but this l
know, that il wasn't my own doin' at all,
an thought it better to keen quiet than
to be disturbin' Elsie by sneakin' off-anv
way, until you began for to speak o. me,
and then 1t was best to come out for
,ure"
E lie gave him q timid little smile of
hanks.
THAT was very thoughtful Of you, Joe,"
he Dpurmnre1.
"Anu now want to >ame to plain un.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-04-25

| heartwhole, for this curious organ is very
! like "Rupert'S drop"--hard and oOdura ate
a iron until It is touc Iea upoa one partic-
ular spot, when it undergues a sudden and
! lrreparable transforma iSn. In Eisie's
case this cata trophe ha Lot vet happen
| ed. She had listened attentively to all that
| the fisherman had to say, and She had oc.
casionally cuaffed him a bout his want of sue.
cess with the Ioosters or the cong rs; but
this surely is no. a very advanced stage of
love-makIng, AMI, beyond accs ting few
bright ribbons from him last Iollandtide
Eve, she had given him no definite encour.
agement-
so ar, all well and good. But, unfortu-
nately, Joe q lillian was rather a hot-tem-
| pered fellow, with q disa IT eeable pain
way of speaking his mind, and there was
no knowing what he might do or say wen
he heard that she was going to marry the
| fine gentleman, Robin Graham. 1t NAV
appear strange that she should consider
him in this matter at all, but sue d; she
! even tried to devise some scheme for bene-
| b ting him. TINS unreasonable fellow
would be angry, she knew: he would refuse
TO take anything her hands; he might
even refuse TO speak to her. There really
seemed no way of managing him. What
was she TO do.
By this time they had reached the end o.
| the moor AID. They mad walked in silence
through the heather and were now stand
ing u on one of the great, black hesdlanis
that thanked the entrance 10 the 81 N, W ere
the rlvules widened and ran smoothly
over the glstening sand 70 meet the wave
lets. Close ueside them, and upon the verv
verge of the cliffs, a large bowlder was
poised so hat it seemed as if The slightes
touch would hurl it into the water many
hundred feet below. II had been deeply
cut and furrosSed by icebergs, but the ferns
and hchens growing thickly upon it gave
IL q rounded appearance in the twilight,
though there was a SHARPLY defined shadow
at its further side. the rocky lodges upon
the face of the perpendicular cliff were
white with sea-birds, and a drowsy muir
muir came up from the caverns at its base.
Away among the bracken in the glen tn r
might occasionally be seen a CLEAN from
some cottage window, hut not ten, for the
lights are carefully guarded by the fish
folk along the coast, lest they should lure
an unwary vessel to destruction. MI
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-04-25

wear:
III make the Queen of the Nav. swear,
Robin y Rec, Rob u sc Rec ridlan"
Il tie Year Round.
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Nor A CENT.

We have not r-arked down our goods penny-the
prices that We put them attractive enough TO
sell them and satisfy the most exacting bargain hunter
We don't want to b. misunderstood in our announce
ments of sre>ial low prices in tirst-elass
ILDREN's THING.
We simply giving the benefit Of low prices that
we have secured In the midst Of rain in
New York city Tuesday last of the best Childrens
Clothing Manufacturers in the country stopped our
buyer with the remark, Could your folks use Ten
Thousand Dollars worth of Childrens Clothing at a
price for cash the nail ~ Yes the goods
said buyer. There is no trouble about the cash
it's all matter of price, An examination of the stock
resulted in it purchase and now offer you Chill
DIR Ms Suits to H. OF the finest Sere at So good
value at $40 neat enteel Cashertine Suit, to tit
Children to IL years. at 81 IS suit
Four styles ALI Wool Suits for Children. good value
at S6-we enabled to offer them at 50 30 suit.
One Lot Childrens Knee Pants all sizes, all kinds
aid take your choice Of the lot Sec pair
Shirt-Waists prices tia. will surprise We mention
lot about 20 Dozen neat patterns nicely laundred
Waists at 2sc each
OUR BOYS AND CHILDREN's DEPARTMENT IS
CHOCK FULL OF BARGAINS.
Come and take peep at them
BASE BALL AND BAT PRESENTED To EVERY PUR-
CHASER IN THIS DEPARTMENT..
A. SAKS & CO,
LEADERS IN CLOTHING,
myl2 SIG AND 3ls SEVENTH STREET.
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The soft sea air Of Nantucket has heightened out
the LIE OF Charles OConor for several years, but
the great lawyer Is yielding to the common lot
His condition Is very precariOuS, and the news OF
his death IS looked for at any moment sun, he
fooled the doctors In 1875, and may fool them again
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GoLD Do11ARs,.

Gold dollars are very scarce now. There few. II
any in circulation They are not made any more. They
were pretty but looked all alike We can show you
something attractive Come and look 1t our stock
Of
FINE PLATED JEwELRY,
and you will indorse assertion We have immense
Bargains in that line and also few Special Articles In
SOLID GOLD We offer this week
Collar Buttons warranted lax gold plate at 10c each
Solid Silver Rhine stone Buttons. at 29c.
99c
Ladies' Solid Gold Finger Rims set with pearla rubies
turquoise garnets. from 81 % to 3298.
Gold hlled PLAIN Rings. from 99c
Gents fine rolled plate FINGER Rings in large variety
of settin-s very handsome. 99c. each.
Partisan Diamond Earrings. very fine, from 9ll0
Solid Silver Rhine stone Earrings 49c.
Sold Silver or fine Rolled Plate Pins, 99c.
Sllvered Gilt Pins Earrings &C, in largo variety
Csc
silver and Rolled Plate Ban les and Bracelets the
utmost profusion. from 25c. to S.
Necklaces with Charms Lockets. from 90c
Rollel Plate fine Sleeve Buttons from &c
Gents Fire gilt Vest Chails s, new patters. 99c.
Gents Roed-plate Vest Chains. extra quality 81 g.
Gents Charms and Locksts, from 49c. up
Black Mourning JeweIy OF all possible kinds: Pins,
from iOc. up; Eardrops from 10c up Bracelets from
19r up
Real Amber Necklaces. 49c
Coiored Bead Necklaces, CSC.
ncy Hair Pins and Combs. lovely assortment
Our ock is all that be desred Quality superior
No goods nsrepresented. Prices low to satisfy
every and our assortment immense Come and see It.
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There are only twenty days left now before the
republican convention 1t has certainly been o
very backward spring for boOmS. and the weather
that way Is still raw and cloudy, with an area OF
Specially low barometer around Wau street
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cremation Is gaining In popularity quite rapidly,
and much of the prejudice against it. theological,
sentimental and otherwise, is disappearing Closely
following on the incneTattOn of Dr. Gross remains
Is that OF the body OF the Rev Mr.. Leeman, Luth-
eran minister, OF Mckeesport, Pennsylvania. Gen.
Audley W. Gazzam, OF Philadelphia, who died on
Saturday, is also 10 be creI1ated Gen GazzaIn was
the attorney OF the National Cremation Society OF
Philadelphia, and IN that capacity drew the legal
papers for its organization. 1t Is little singular
that he Is the first member OF the society to die
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S. l.. HEMPSTONE.
my12 SOB MARKET SPACE

FENHE SPECTATOR" AN INSURANCE JOURNAL.
q devoted to the interests OF the old system level
premium. high rate companies. out in its last
number with editorial retracta- the infamous
charges II has been nIasin, for the last year. almost
every ISSUE against the Mutual Reserve Fund Life
SOclatlOn. a. institution. and against its
Harper. and other officers The newspaper has been
terribly worsted recently III libel suit brought by the
conrany, and which Is still i'll the courts Meanwhile
the Spectator says Ill Us retractiUn The Mutual Re
serve believe the PIONEER this movement Of
providing rc to The evils that have heretofore
afflicted the system OF insurance and its
phenomenal success certainly shows that the plan il
popular to considerable extent and is evidence
of the skill ami ability with which its affairs are con-
Quoted That Mr. Harper and his associates conduct
Ing the business openly and fairly. inviting vestiga
ton. and developing system that they believe to
be the true system there can BE- doubt The object
of this article l. but to do act of iIsce Mutual
Reserve Fund Life Association and to Mr. Harper per-
sOnally. and We voluntarily make this statement to re-
pair the injury which we have been the unwilling and
unwilling cause Office OF the association 1899 II St
Come ana insure. Ia kNlCur ,,enerai Agent 1nyI2
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TEE STAR office Is connected with the Telerhone
lIchanse. Advertisements. orders for the pape. by
.. and otherwise news any information ousI-
Iva can be sent day or night. free OF charge
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"A WISE AND MAsrER1Y IsAcr1v1rY.,

he authorship of these words was the subject of
aHve!y newspaper controversy thirty odd years
back IL the columns of tie National IteqeHcer and
IL seemed TO be difficult 20 settle The dispute about
Julllus tMr Burrs Cam Tor Tom Paine is couclu-
slse a. any, but IN the of tine discussion the
same Thought was evolved in other words. Their
wait"
Perhaps to wait IS the difficult lesson of all The
OBJECTS we Prize most III this life defeat by
lideiice to obtain We haste he rich, and instead
OF SAVING spend layishy TO -an more. We speculate
iasIily III futures: future health and life.
Naturt III her wisdom. requires periods of rest and
CURED other and longer periods OF than those
allotted to- mere >leep.
'Our social life says bio Lewis sig SO vicously
manage; that many Ters deprived of needed
sleep women. for this reason, prtlnaturely old
and lose their tempers".
l. Dewitt Talnaee says: 'Some of the worst tenn
pered peope of tie day religious people the
TACT that they have My advice to all over
worked good peopi Is To SLOW up Sacken your speed
"a You come To the crossings All your faculties for
worh at THIS rate will be consumed. You are tire
now see the PremOnitory smoke A huI a1le:r
N1nts Is the natural period of rest Spring re-
neNeu NE ana activity. Hence Mr. Ingerson SAYS
the CHEST type 81 manhood is found only III those
countries where rea! Winter e1:ss The period of
wise and mastery inactivity" departed and the
tieol ACTIVITY Tor Spring business has RESUMED its
sway with
HENNING.
I II E CL t IER
my12 40 SEVENTH STREET.