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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-08
Peter Scllwab.
New York Tribune,

New YORK Irlpune.
Peter Scbwab. the celebrated chief of tile
whisky ring, as he was called in Ohio, still -four
ishes there as a brewer, and is a tall man. He
came from Bavaria and was a cooper, and, being
made an assistant constable, rose to an under
standing of the d~istilling business, and mastered
its details better than the revenue officers. He
told me that all the highSSines in the country
were now controlled by a pool, and that it was
the most formidable pool ever made IN any
article. What are called straight whistles, or
those made in Kentucky, do not come into this
pool. Highwines make the basis of the ordinary
bonded Whistles, which the people generally
drink to their ruin. A distiller enters the pool
and is either subsidized, regulated, or ruined,
and he can take his choice. At Hamilton, which
was the great center of the whisky manipulation
al one time, there is now one distillery, which is
paid about $50 a day not to run, Mr.. Schwab
M by some enterprising man with capital enough,
hiring old deserted mills and putting stills there
and competing.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-08
The Democracy of Jefferson.

From the Inaugural Address Of Thomas Jefferson,
President of the United states, March a. 1901.
About to enter. fellow citizens, on the exercise
of duties which comprehend everything dear and
valuable to You. it is proper You SHOULD under
stand what | deem the essential principles of our
government, and, consequently, those which
ought to shape its administration. l will com
press them within the narrowest compass they
will bear. stating the general principle, but not
all its limitations. Egu9l and exact justice to
all men, Of whatever state or persuasion. relig-
ious or political: peace, and honest
friendship with all nations, entangling alliances
with none; the support of the State govern
ments in all their rights, as tho most compe-
tent administrations for our domestic concerns
and the surest bulwarks against anti Repub-
lean tendencies: the preservation OF the general
government in its whole constitutional vlgor, as
the sheet anchor of our peace at home and safety
abroad: a Jealous care of the right Of election by
the people; a mild and safe corrective of abuses
which are Topped by the sword of revolution
where pcaceable remedies are unprovided; abSO-
lutte acquiescence in the DECISIONS of the ma
iority, the vital principle Of republics, from
which is no appeal but to force. the vital prin-
ciple and immediate parent of despotism; a we'll
disciplined militia, our best reliance in peace
and for the first moments of war,
till regulars may relieve them; the supremacy
of the civil over the military authority;
economy in the public expense. that la
Dor may be lightly burdencd; the honest pay
ment of our debts and sacred preservation of the
public faith; encouragement OF agriculture and
of as its handmade; the diffusion of
information and Arrangement Of all abuses at the
bar of public reason; freedom of religion, free
dom of the press, and freedom of person under
the protection of the habeas corpus, and trial by
iuries impartially selected. These principles
form the bright constellation which has gone be
fore us and guided our steps through an age of
revolution and reformation The wisdom of our
sages and blood of our heroes have been devoted
to their attainment.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-08
DICKENS AND T~HACKERAY.
Frank Letters to an Aspirant for Literary
HOnors.

I'LL w eA
HOnorS.
Pail Mall Gazette.
The following letters, now published for the
first time, are typical Of their writers. The
first. that of Dickens, is a. kindly and difident
expression of adverse opinion, characterized by
great consideration for the feelings of the in
Quirer:
TUESDAY, 18th August, 1850.
SRI have read your poems, and I regret to assure
YOU that | cannot by any means suggest any way of
sible of the confidence you repose in me, and l must
not be unworthy of it. They are, | do not doubt, ex-
ceedingly meritorious, with a private and personal
reference to yourself, and to the circumstances under
which they were produced, but with such reference
the public has nothing to do; and l am bound TO tell
you that l think they do not address the public from
any vantage ground of their own which has power in
IL to separate them from millions of verses that are
impatient of obscurity. If | give you pain, you will,
/ hope. at least believe that it would be a far easier
and more responsible task to me TO gloss it over with
some evasion; but | respond to your truthfulness by
giving you my sincere opinion. ] do not in the least
suppose it to be infalible. Faithfully yours,
CHARLES DICKENS.
The next letter is to the point. Like most
good advice. no doubt, it was neglected, and the
wind was ground as strenuously as ever:
KENsINGToN, w, June 2, 1860.
Dear Sir-I scarcely know what to say to you, save
what [ have already told you. l am at a loss. How
ever, | can only ~entreat you to abandon your literary
aspirations. You would never write your way, at
present at am rate. Besides, your grammar is defee-
And my profession, in truth, is not fitted for a man
possessed of bad health. Pray seek some light employ
inent. Do not grind the wind. Yours truly,
W. NJ. THAcKERAY.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-08
Buffalo Express.

BUUAI0 hApfeks.
A gentleman describing himself as zone Of the
people fond Of a good cigar" assures the New
York Times that a prominent physician told him
lately that from the practice of c~igar-makers
a%yetting the wrapper with their saliva and biting
The end Of the cigar into shape a loathsome dis
case was spreading, and that he knew of several
cases. Somewhat alarmed" he continues, II
managed to visit a number of factories. Two
thirds of the cigar-makers, l found, daub the
TLole end Of the cigar with their saliva. Think
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-08

It's too bad, sir, or madam, but don't get
frightened. Your hair is falling off-Uhat's GER
tain. A glance in the mirror, or an investigating
committee of fingers tell the dismal story.
We won't discuss the possible cause. 1t is
prevent further destruction. Is your hair some
what gray, too, and crisp? Alas, yes. The Bal
sam VIII give back the original color, softnes
and gloss, Not a dye, not oily, elegantly per
fumed, u perfect dressing.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-08

When Grief shall come to thee,
Think not 70 fee,
For Grief. with steady face,
VIII win the race;
Nor crowd her forth with Mirth,
For at thy hearth,
When Mirth is tired and gone,
win Grief sit on.
But make of her thy friend,
And in the end
Three ~lovelier han she
VIII come to thee
Calm Patience, Courage strong,
And Hope-ere long.
Henrietta X. Elliott.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-08

New York Graphic.
1t makes a man mad to carefully explain to a
waiter in a restaurant that he wants a tender
loin steak cut thick and cooked rare" and have
the Scoundrel shout through a hole in the wall,
i. One steak
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-08

IT is asserted that Misses Kellogg, Abbott,
Oates and other famous songstresses manage to
keep their voices clear by the nse Of DIR. Bulls
Cough Syrup. Price, % cents Il bottle.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-08

Will relieve bronchitis, asthma, catarrh, con
sumptive and throat diseases. They are used
always with good success,
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-03-28

o three months school last Monday at the
Union school housewest of the river.
A couple Of Allen Center young folks got
spilled out of the buggy while going home from
the literary last Friday night. 1t was very
dark and rainy and 1 suppose the horse could
not see which way to go.
Nose Pickell cut his foot very bad on stalk
cutter last week.
Miss Pauline Ohlfest has been on the sick
list for the past week. She is now GONZALES
cent.
Miss Clara klaumann has been visiting Miss
es Minnie and Emma Ohlfest recently.
Mr.. Pressler is building an addition to his
house.
Bill Patterson is the happy man. It's boy.
Mr.. John Ohlfest went to Moran this week to
plaster house for Mr.. Hildreth He is sim
gle looks rather suspicious.
The following is the programme that was ac-
ted at the literary at Elm Dale last Saturday
night: REGULATIONS by Birdie Pressler, Min
ME Ohlfest, Charlie Pressler, Kate Pressler,
Mrs. French, Jimmie French. Mrs. Laura
Smith. Dialogue by Myrtle and Alma Hunt.
Drama, "a Soldier Of Fortune" Paper by
Miss Pace. Valedictory, by Mr.. Davis. The
house was filed to its utmost capacity. We
think we wOnld be safe in approximating the
number at two hundred j. HAwKER.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-03-28
THE LEGISLATURE.

The legislature has proven itself to
be very sensible body of men after
all, and few will find fault with the
work they did during the special ses-
sion that closed last Tuesday. Some
bills were introduced and passed Of
course, that could well enough have
waited until next winter but never
theless the session was as short and
business like as could have been ex-
pected. The special work of passing
a bill that should provide for due pro-
lection to the live stock interests of the
state, which they were called to do,
was done by the passage of an act Gre
ating a sanitary commission and APP
pointing a State Veterinarian. The
bill: was very carefully prepared and
will undoubtedly meet all emergencies.
As stated elsewhere, the surgeons were
doubtless mistaken i'm declaring that
the foot and mouth disease existed in
Kansas, but the scare their report oc-
casioned has been worth all it has cost
us. 1t has placed in our statute books
a law that would have saved the state
thousands ofdollars lift had been placed
there years ago, and which would
probably never have been passed at
regular session of the legislature. We
will give a full report of the bill as
passed i'm our next issue.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-03-28
THE SCARE Is OVER.

From the tenor of the dispatches
that appeared in the papers not longer
than ten days ago, one was led to be-
lieve that the Foot and Mouth disease
was stalking abroad through the
land and that the live stock interests
of the whole country were about to be
devoured by the pestilence. One by
one, however, the reports have been
contradicted and proven either entire
~ false or greatly exaggerated, and at
present writing it is generally con-
ceeded that We have been more badly
scared than hurt. The following dis
patch from Neosho Falls published
i'm Mondays Kansas City Journal,
gives statement of probably the best
professional opinion on the matter as
it now stands
The following veterinary surgeons
have been in consultation here, and
have made thorough examina-
nation and investigation of the alleged
foot and mouth disease among cattle
in this locality: DR.. Beattie, of Chica-
go; DIR. ID. Z. Salmon, veterinary sur
geon for the department of agriculture;
DR.. Al. Trumbower, of Sterling, Ills. !;
DIR. George G. Faville, of the Colorado
state agricultural college; DR.. E. S.
Hazard, an experienced Scotch surgeon
now of Lexington, KY, and DR.. Stock
er, OF Iowa. These gentlemen are pos
tive that they have discovered the
source of trouble, and all agree that it
is not epizootic apiha, lacking many of
the important symptoms of that dis
ease. The professional opinions of the
Yates Center NeWs, Toronto Topic
and Burlington Independent are there
fore INDICATED. 1t is not the lack of
care, neither is it alkali water. as talk.
ed by A. Hinkle, of Chase county. The
fact is Hihkle never had a half dozen
head of ca tile while he lived here. and
his stories of cattle dying here during
that time are falsehoods manufactured
out of whole cloth. 1t is no contagious
disease whatever, as not a new case
has appeared for week in the infected
herds although the weather has been
moist and warm.
DIR. Salmon says that as soon as he
saw the cattle he thought of ergot, and
they proceeded to examining the hay.
This had not been done before. They
found it contained large amount of
wild rye which was full of ergot. The
surgeons all say they never saw one
twentieth part as much ergot i'm al
bunch Of feed. The theory is that the |
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-03-28
HIGHMINDEDNEsS.

WE were prevented last week by
lack of space from noticing the follow
ing extract from special Kansas tele-
gram to the Kansas City Times:
The edict by the fanatics has gone
forth, that all opposition to the prohib-
itory'law must cease. The removal of
John Foster from office is notice served
upon every high-minded county attor-
ney in Kansas that he must hence
forth be the willing instrument in the
enforcement Of that odious statute,
without regard to circumstances or the
local sentiment, or his head will roll
from the block. A new political gull
lotine has been erected in Kansas. Po-
litical opinions are manufactured to Or
der.
And so the determination that one
of the organic laws of the State shall
be enforced, and that Kansas shall be
law-abiding community, is IAN edict
of the fanatics" is it? We presume
then, that the edict of the levcl.head-
ed conservative part ofthe community
would be that all endeavor to have
this law enforced must cease, and that
the determination to make Kansas a
law-abiding community must be
crushed out. The level heads and
conservatives we presume, would
serve notice upon the "high-minded
county attorneys of Kansas" that in
stead of being the instruments of the
law, instead of regarding their oaths
to support the constitution and the
law (Which would not be at all con-
sistent with "highmindedness") they
STALL be the instruments of nullifica-
ton of the law and trample under
foot the constitution they swore to
support land thus vindicate their
"highmindedness"). They must not
follow their plain duty as laid down
by the law, nor their own conviction
Of official duty, but must be governed
by circumstances" and "local senti-
ment." Strange things, these new
tangled notions Of morality, official
and personal
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-03-28

The boys had some sport Saturday in tho
way of a foot race and wrestling match, Moran
coming of victor In both instances.
W. s. Canatsey is moving the old Matthews
house to the north side, where it will be occu-
pied by Messrs. Shockey & Wilmington with a
stock of general merchandise.
Miss Ross wishes to say to her customers
that she Is at her old stand south of railroad,
aud will sell millinery goods at very low
prices until her stock Is all closed out.
Highest prices for produce at Reece& Osborn's
Mr.. NJ. Shockey has rented the Commercial
House-takes possession the LIST of April.
Our barber has moved his shop to the first
door north Of Reese 4 Osborn's.
Messrs. Jones, Selbee and Mastin are prepar-
ing to plant 100 acres in melons. They are To-
Gated 81 miles southwest of Moran on section
4. They have been at the business for Is years
They raise for the seed only.
Mr.. N. Southland left for Dakota Tuesday on
a visit to his daughter.
In your article last week on the league ques-
tion, you speak of the settler having the right
to the land. Does that include the speculator
or only the boDafde settler? PENCIL.
As we understand the decision quoted last
week, it includes all persons who hold rail-
road little to their lands .-EDs.l
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-03-28

ergot by contracting the blood vessels
and otherwise retarding circulation in
the extremities caused the feet to freeze.
Thus ends the great scare While it
has proved not to be contagious dis
ease, yet the people of this section did
only what was prudent to do. Finding
a disease among the cattle which they
did not understand. they reported it to
the governor. He applied to the gen.
eral government for the best skill they
could furnish. The department Of the
Missouri sent an expert whom they
fully recommended. The agricultur-
al department at Washington sent
another. Their decision has been pub
iished far and wide. While many did
not give full faith to the verdict OF
these experts, IL was thought to be the
duty of the community in Justice to the
people of other sections to act in accord
dance with their decision. Had they
not done so, the judgment of these ex-
perts proved to be correct and a terri
BILE disease been allowed to spread over
the state, our people would have been
Justly condemned.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-03-28
Moran Matters.

The Rev. r. b. Rutherford, pastor of the
Presbyterian church, is attending the Presby-
terry at Cherryvale this week. DIR. Jewel and
wife will attend IL they can the Doctor as q
delegate Of the Moran church, and Mrs. Jewel
as delegate of the Missionary Society.
G. o. Merrifeld has received large invoice
of collins and is now prepared to answer all
calls.
The new NJ. +. preacher preached for us last
Sabbath. He made good impression.
The Moran Silver Cornet Band will give a
Reece & Osborne are closing out their glass
ware aud queesware at cost.
concert and festival at the hall Thursday even
ing, April Sd. Prof. Prothurs, accompanied
by some of the best musical talent of Fort
Scott, will be there and assist the boys. All
are cordially invited, and good time is antici-
pated. Let everybody attend and bring the
children.
Take your produce to Sparks & Son, Moran
Kansas.
1t would have done any one good to have seen
the smile that frightened the face of j. w. Ed
wards while telling your correspondent about
that loi pound boy that recently took up his
residence at his house. w. P. Gorrell also re-
joices over the late arrival of a Miss GOrrell at
his place.
Our postmaster has the humps, and J. W.
Mathews is assisting at the postoflice this week
Doc. Mann was taken home last Friday sick
with pneumonia.
A cyclone struck the town recently and knock
ed the bottom out of prices at Reece & Osborn's
One of Jno. Snyder's little girls is sick, as is
also William Vandegrift.
A. Il. Bainum accidently shot himself in the
hand last week. He says it was done with an
empty revolver. He and DR.. Woodland had
been shooting at q mark, and thinking the
chambers all empty he was playfully swapping
1t as he walked to the store when an unex-
pioded cartridge went off. the bali passing
through the knuckle of the left fore finger.
Reeee & Osborn will not be undersold
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-03-28
Upper Elm Creek Utterances.

Spring has come with sunshine and rain and
the farmers are busy blowing and sowing their
grain. Garden making is also in progress.
Mrs Snyder is gainiug strength slowly.
o. 3. Reed is getting better Tor rather his
jaw is.
ID. H. Morrison and VIM. Swartzman arc
running opposition against A. Snyder and
Charley Cole by way Of corn Smelling. Swartz-
man Smelling for Illinois seed corn, contracting
about LIS bushels, which IL carefully planted
will plant 800 acres of land.
Corn is worth IS cents at LaIIarpe.
The Rose Hill shot gun makes loud report
but does little execution.
Independence Sunday School will meet mex,
Sunday, March 30, to organize q school, all are
invited to attend.
The literary at Elm Dale last Saturday even
ing was highly entertaining. The recitation
by Mrs. c. Smith was well rendered. The
drama was also we'll executed until toward the
last little jungle occurred The Elm Dale
Sunbeam was spicy and instructive, edited by
Miss Dean Pace. The closing address, deliver
ed by Mr.. Davis, was excellent AM was highly
appreciated by the audience; we feel, too, that
we were profted by it.
The population of LaHarpc still increases.
Billy Patterson, set up the cigars.
ISCeGSITo.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-03-28
Humboldt Happenings.

This week chronicles the departure, for Illi-
nois, of Mr.. 7. II. Pratt, who for SO long a
time, has been one of us. ThurlOw's many
friends are sorry to see him so, but we have no
doubt western attractions are strong enough in
many points to bring him back often In the fu-
ture.
Miss wilkins, of Ohio, an acquaintance Of
Mrs. n. Wilmington, is spending few weeks
with her friends in Humboldt.
John Morash has just finished an addition to
his store room on the west, opposite Brown S
lumber yard. Though not one of our heaviest
dealers, John feels the business pressure too.
Mr.. r. S. Rogers, who has been living in the
country five miles west, will move to town just
as soon as he can secure desirable building lots
or as soon as he can buy an improved place
that suits him.
At last long felt need especially on dark
lights, is being met in the way Of side walk
repairs at the west end Of Bridge street. The
walk has been remodeled in almost every
part from Rosenthal's corner down to the
bridge; and thanks be to the NJ. X. & I. Ry
folks for the nice walk they are building from
the opposite side of the bridge to the station
Mr.. II. A. Rodgers, our accommodating
agent at the west depot, has been enjoying
visit from his brother. of Colorado. for the past
few days. Mr.. Rogers Is a conductor on the d.
Il. e. road, running from Denver to Salina.
His home is Denver.
We regret deeply to state that Charlie Landor
who had gone to Chicago for short trip was
suddenly called home Monday evening by the
death of his little boy KEEN.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-03-28
LaHarpe Locals.

Another new dwelling is erected in LaIIarpe.
We have not learned the name Of the gentleman
who Is to occupy it.
Miss Kate Pickell, Of lola, has been visiting
friends in this vicinity.
Rose Hill Literary went or very we'll. A
full house was In attendance. The exercises
would have been better appreciated had those
noisy boys in the back part of the room been
more quiet
Miss Mary Remsburg closed her school at In
dependence last Friday. We understand that
she begins q spring term at the brick school
house, north of lola, next Monday. We wish
her a brilliant success In the profess ional
course she has undertaken.
The spelling school at Independence last
week was rather dull on account of empty
benches.
Quite pleasant shower we had last Sunday
evening.
The Rose Hill school closed last Friday.
with Miss Olive Smith as teacher. After
week or two vacation Miss Smith will teach
two more months.
Miss Anna Scott has been visiting old ac-
quaintances in this locality. Miss Scott began