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The Iola register., 1884-02-15

White flowers lie upon her breast;
Her thrpbbing pulses are at rest;
A circlet giimmers on her head;
She is queen, and she Is dead.
Around her all is very still;
Unchanged, behind a changeless hill,
The western sun forey &c dips,
And dyiug spleldors kiss her lips.
Her passive hand a scepter holds;
Her raimcnt falls i'm stately folds:
Her lashes siumber on her cheek:
The world would listen did she speak.
She will be still forever more:
Though crowned king or emperor
Made baSc his treasury for ber,
The quiet lips will never stir.
She will be still; but all around,
Voices, which speak without a sound,
Bid tender chords awake and thrill,
Telling of her, though she is still
Telling how days had winged feet,
How childish nights had siumber sweet
And little many-colored dreams
Shone through the dark in fitful CLEANS.
Then kindly Nature round us curled.
The skies bent down to clasp the world,
And every star, a beacOn-light,
Was steadfast on its stately height.
Contaut, we fronted wonders new,
Rainbow and thunder, fire and dew,
And deemed the very highway sod
Untrodden till we came and trOd.
And golden were the days of youth,
When all was beauty. Joy and truth,
When sordid wealth was nothing worth,
For Love in splendor walked the earth.
Osweet, untroubled vision stay!
Cease thou importuuate To-day,
Cease eager toll, and clamor shrill!
We are with her-and she is still.
-Mapt,et Pciey, in Rdrper's Magazine.
The Iola register., 1884-02-15

Item in an e>change: "We regret
to announce that Major Wexford was
shot by mistake and killed the other
night. He was returning from church
when a man met him in the road, drew
a revolver, and fired the fatal shot.
Recognizing his mistake the as ASSN
apologiz ed. People should be more
aresul with firearms or somebody'n
get hurt. Arkansas Tracclier
The Iola register., 1884-02-15

-rennis Pike. of Pottsville, Pa.
made a deadly assault on his betro he'd
susie Bradley, and wa, locked up.
When she re overed she married him in
order to secure his release from prison.
Being his vie, Sc can not test fy
against him, and, as no one else wit
messed the assault, Dennis viii not be
inconvenienced by it to any great ex
tent.-De roi5 Post.
The Iola register., 1884-02-15

Rochester, N. Y, seems to De as
much o. place for astronomical obser-
vations as Greenwich or " ashington.
There are five astronomical bservato-
ries IN that city with permanently
mounted telescopes and equi ments.
more or less elsbOrate. not to menfiona
n mber of portable instruments with
VIII cn good WORK is done.-Caiea.o
1smeS.
The Iola register., 1884-02-15
TO coRRe.PoNDExrs.

An commun ncations for this paper should be accom-
ssnied BY the of the author; not nece ssariy TO-
publication but ps an evidence Of good faith on tin
part of the writer Write only on one aide OF the pa
per Be particularly careful In giving nance and dse
TO have the letters and figures piain and distlnca
Proper names often difficult TO dectphcr, beca1t
If the careless manner In which they are written
The Iola register., 1884-02-15

The N. Y. Sun fears that despite
all the attempts of newspapers to stop
the business by exposure of the fraud,
the bunko game will go on forever.
though warnings be printed in red in
every almanac. family Bible, calendar
and check book. recited in ch rus by
the family before breakfast, sung in
comic opera, and painted in green ON
the lace of the full moon.
The Iola register., 1884-02-15

Speaking of the so-called art OF
hanging, hum ne contemporary says:
"Wou!d that he u iseif ould te lost
witho detliment to the welfare OF
mankind"
The Iola register., 1884-02-15

Passed the 1uskar Rock Light
house about 10 a. m.. and little be-
fore noon lost sight of L. land, and,
crossing the mouth of st e rge's
Channel. came sight of Wales, and
ccasted UP The hannel all da,. The
rough promontories and Iagged hills
were quite in keeping w tn the charac-
ter of hat hardy ce of ambrian
from whom am glad to draw my orr
gin. ."-James A. Gar, eds Diary, Juts
., 1867, in Cen ury Adga-iEs,
The Iola register., 1884-02-15

Somebody has been unearthing b
lot of old dispositions IN kentucky
clerk office, AMI taking notes of the
bad spelling of so re the great men
of the past. A deposition in the hand
writing of Andrew Jackson contains
such spelling rs reference, ''depo-
nants," "untill, '.ballance," d" value, y
and difficult" Old Hickory's use o
capita was gu te rema kable. Su h
words aS dollar and "-ioney" h.
capitalized, while h: also wrote ''ai-
mighty god" IN. y Tr tu.e.
The Iola register., 1884-02-15
OF THE PAST.

White flowers lie upon her breast;
Her throbbing pulses are at rest;
A circlet giimmers on her head;
She is queen, and she Is dead.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-01-25
A Wary Scotehman.

In English family LIE there are reserve
and constraint. but no intimacy. no ex-
pan>ion. There is friend hip, but little
love- Sons seldom kiss their mothers,
never their father; and hence it natur-
ally follows that, when the father dies.
the only question which is aske1 is,
..Was he insured?" aud, that point be.
ing satisfactorily di posed of. the worthy
man is buried, and no more is thought
about him. In Scotland the relations
of father and children are even worse.
Unless you have been in Scotland you
can have no idea how serious life can
be. A scot h friend of our authors
goes. it appears, every year to spend a
month with h s father, a minister of the
Presbyterian church and in other re-
sreets person of con liberation. On
the day of the departure he always
tipds on the breakfast table his little
account for the month, and being .
wary Scotchman like his father. care
fully che ks the items, and the addition
before paying it, when this is the sort
of conversation which takes place:
'.But, father, l see that you havs
charged me W tn eggs and aeon fog
breakfast yesterday. l assure you that
l never touched the eggs.
'.You are wrong my boy" says pa
pa. They were on the table. Inert
was nothing to prevent Your using
eheMp'-AH the Year Round
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-01-25

rebellion, thirty during the rebellion, and
forty-ons since the close of the hostilities.
Mr.. NoRvIN GREEN, President Of the
Western Union Telegraph Company, has
requested hearing before the Senate Post
Office Committee in opposition to any pos
tai telegraph legislation.
SENATOR EpNUNDs was present at
recent meeting of the Senate Committee on
Post-ofices and Post-roads and gave his
views upon the points involved in the con-
sideration of postal telegraph. He enter
tanned no doubt in regard to the conssitu-
tional right of the Government to build
telegraph lines, but strongly opposed the
purchase of existing lines.
THE House Committee on Pensions has
made favorable report on the bill grant
ing pensions to all survivors of the Mexican
war, wars with the Creeks, Seminoles and
Black Hawk war.
THE Senate in executive session rejected
the Mexican Reciprocity Treaty.
The House Committee on Commerce is
said to be by no means unanimous con-
corning the immediate retaliatory meas
ures against France and Germany. The
Townshend bill was defeated in committee
recently and the whole matter temporarily
postponed.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-01-25
FACTS AND FIGURES.

Ohio has over 10. 900 octogenarians.
--Cleceland Leader.
Chester, Conn.,. has eleven OF the
iourteen bit-factories in the United
States.
-Lorillard's horses won him S5S. 295
asst year. The largest winnings were
oy Pizarro, Sl2, 485.--N. Y. Sun
The North Pacific whale catch this
season was IL, 290 barrels of oil, 162, PA
pounds of bone and $4,000 pounds OF
IVORY all worth SSj0,0O0.
NThe mining products of Colorado
for the year ls53-gold. silver. copper
and lead-amounted in value to $780,
SOC. Chicago Journal.
1t will take S34.O46,145 to run the
machinery of local government in New
York City this year, an increase of
50, 369, 1873 over 1SS3.--M. Y. Times.
OF the postal revenues for the last
fiscal year SO.77 per cent. was collected
in the Northern States, and 1928 per
cent. in the Southern States.-N Y.
Herald.
The four buildings for the World S
Indus rial and Cotton Exposition in New
Orleans are to have 100000 square
feet of exhibition space, and are to cost
in the aggregate only 1855, co., o.
Rcayuqe.
Baltimore canned in 1888, II, 400,-
600 cans of peaches, 100000 cans OF
peas, 100000 cans of string beans and
100000 cans of pears, 100000 cans of
Z 4 mo 600 Of emit nd
other vegetables. Sun.
The four highest points in the En-
pire State, aside from the mountains,
are: Fabius, Onondaga County, 2.0ZO
feet above mean tide; East Hill, United
States coast survey, 2,031; Babcock,
Schoharie County, 2,117, and Summit,
Schoharie County, 2,42S.-AlbanY Jour-
nal.
The first Jewish settlers in New
York City were twenty-seven exiles
banished from Bahia, in Brazil, on the
general expulsion of the Jews from that
kingdom, who came here in 1854 as the
nearest place of refuge. After. fifty
years they comprised but 100 persons,
and for ITO years had but one syna-
gogue. To-day there are Il synagogues
in the city, and the Jewish population
is estimated at 8O,00O.-N. Y. Tribune.
Vermont has peculiar way of ar
ranging its property for taxation. II
makes up what is called ..grand-lis
which is one dollar on every hundred
of its actual valuation, so that town
that has a grandlist of $4,000 has a
valuation of s1,O00,OOO. And on this
basis of grand-list taxes are laid.
Many of the towns vote tax of from
thirty to fifty cents on dollar OF the
grand-list, while occasionally towns
more expensive or more in debt lay q
tax larger than the grand-list itself
Troy Times.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-01-25
A Massachusetts Girl.

Some Massachusetts, girls are adyen.
turesome as well rs romantic. A farm.
er's daughter fell in love with one OF
the hired men. and found her father
decidedly in opposition. The man was
discharged and tae daughter put under
watch. But she pretended to have
spasms one night, and while her father
was of to the village she escaped from
the house, got into waiting sleigh with
her sweetheart, and proceeded to elope
The sleigh lost pin, however, and
broke down on the way, oniy lew
minutes before the father came driving
along from the doctors. The old man
took in the situation and sprang upon
his former servant with murderOus in
tent. But the "hired man" proved to
be worthy of his hire, for he was too
much for his ex-employer, and over
came him; then the daughter helped
her lover to tie her father with the reins
Of their horse, after which they wrapped
him comfortably in buffalo robes. got
into his cutter, and drove of, leaving
him alone with his thoughts and the
broken-down rig. An hour later the
couple We're married, but they will find
it very hard, indeed, to extract the con-
ventional g bless YOU my children" from
the much-abused papa of the untilial
bride.-SpTngfeId Mass. Republican
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-01-25
ANOTHER HOTEL FIRE.


Burning OF the Suwanee Sulphur Springs
Hotel In FloridaATwO Lives Supposed to
be LOst-AIl thu Guests Escape.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Jan. II.
News reached this city this afternoon
that the Suwanee Sulphur Springs Hotel,
probably the finest structure of the kind in
the State, burned at Suwanee, Fla, early
this morning. The nearest station is at
Live Oak, fully twelve miles from the con-
aagration, and accessible only by car.
riage road. The first news at hand reports
that the fire suddenly broke out on the
second floor of the building, directly over
ing. Its origin is q mystery. A
strong draft in the halls and high winds
on the outside carried the flames along
with great rapid ty, and the whole building,
a magnificent four-sided, five-turreted
wooden structure. with great open square
in the center and 125 rooms, was quickly
converted into q roaring furnace. Fully
100 guests were asleep in the house when
the flames burst forth. Many of them were
invalids and nearly all from Northern
States. Nearly all the guests were forced
ve1 andas, and several suffered broken
limbs, but no more serious injuries. A Mr..
Palmer, said to be from New York, was
badly singed by the flames, but
his injuries are not dangerous. A
colored servant girl and negro
boy are reported missing, and it is
feared that both persisted. No search of
the ruins has yet been possible. None of
the guests saved any of their property, and
the loss to the owners of the hotel was also
to al, nothing but small fraction of the
office furniture being saved. The village
possessed no conveniences for cop ng with
such an extensive conflagration, and had
otuer buildings been near the wuole town
would undoubtedly have been swept away.
The hotel and its furniture were valued at
5000; the insurance aggregates Sol 900.
The effects of the guests were, of course,
uninsured, and their loss is total. A special
train was sent from this city to their relief
this afternoon.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-01-25
WIT AND WISDOM.
He that hath trade hath an estate
ID IL.

He that hath trade hath an estate.
Benjamin Franklin.
The man who married a girl be-
cause she "struck his fancy says she
strikes him anywhere that comes handy
now Chicago Tribune.
-Adoring One Gin lavender kids and
blue scarf: .'Oh. how l wish l were
that book you clasp so levingly!.' She:
'.How wish you were; so that could
shut you upr'
The world will bear with you pa
tiently, but don't go too far in your
folly When the cat winketh, little
wo;s the mouse what the cat thinketh.
N. Y. Herald.
"A Texas man has invented a ma
chine for washing dishes. Now let h NJ
90 ahead and rig up whole hired girl
on the same plan, and he will make his
fortune. -Burt,ngt0n Free Press.
mo, indeed; there's no place like
home" sighed the married man who
tripped over the coal scuttle and fell
into washtub while fumbiing around
for a match to light the kitchen fire.
n. y JOurn1t.
1T may be said, almost without
qualification, that true wisdom consists
in the ready and accurate perception Of
analogies. Without the former quail
ty. knowledge of the past is uninstruc-
tive; without the latter. it is deceptive.
-Arch5iSh0p Richard Wh0tety.
-Grandma (reprovingly): What,
reaching way across the cake-basket,
Johnny! l was always taught to take
the piece nearest me- Johnny Wise
head: .'But this piece would have been
nearest me, grandma, if the cake, bas-
kct had been turned the other way"
flames, my son, take this letter tc
the post-office and pay the postage for
it." The boy James returned highly
elated and said: Father, | seed lot
of men putting letters in little place.
and when no one was looking slipped
yours in for nothing. Chicago Times.
"A South End Sunday-school teacher
was pleased at receiving Il pretty little
card from one of her boy scholars, and
after thanking him she was a little
amused to hear him say: "Uncle bought
some suspenders and they gave him the
card, so l brought it to you.-Boston
Post
Mr.. ", of New York, meeting MIR.
Y, of Cambridge. Mass: 'Ah! my
friend, how are things in Cambr:dgeT'
Mr.. Y: .Oh! rather slow; rather
slow" Mr.. ": swell, that's always
the case so near the hub, you know. A
felloe has to come to New York to get
tired ~. y Graphic.
"A lady writes 10 know how is the
best way to preserve piano. The best
way to preserve the piano is to cut it in
quarters, take out the core, and boil
the pieces until they are about hall
done. Then make a strip OF sugar
and pour it over the pieces, after which
they can be put up in cans or Jars.
Pianos preserved in this way will keep
all winter. Herald.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-01-25
PITH AND POINT.

"A mole on the nose Indicates that
man will be great traveller probably
to get out of the way of people who
make personal remarks. -LOUeH Cai-
zen.
A piper in Nofthumbrian town
was once asked if he could play with
in Mile o. Edinboro' loon" within
a miler' he exclaimed; ..wey, maun, !
cud play within ten yards OF )
"A young lady refused to wed man
of fifty, saying that he was neither one
thing nor another. He was too old fol-
husband and too young to hold out
hope of immediate widowhood. CHI, a.
90 Tribune.
"A visionary financier who had a
thousand ways to make a fortune and
not a single one to make liv NO, is de-
scribed by friend as "a man so san
guine that the mere getting hold of
shoe-string makes him think that he is
already the owner of tannery. Dos
ton Post.
-" Allow me to compliment you on
the last issue Of YOUR paper" said n
gentleman to an editor. II think it is
the best number that you have ever is
sued Your kind words are toola e.,
the editor replied. ''for with the last is
sue l suspended the publication of the
Horn" ''Yes, know" rejoined the
friend, land that's why thought the
last issue was the best. '-Erchanye.
Young Spoonbill: ..Ah, my dear
est Miss Snillinworth, if l may-I have
long wished for this sweet opportunity;
but hardly dare trust myself now to
speak the deep emotion. But, N
short. l love you! and-your smile
would shed would shed-would-
Miss s.: .'Oh, never mind the wood
she'd! How's your aunt's money in
vested? And where are the securities
deposited?"-M. Y. Indepenaent.
"A misunderstanding: Flows Yer
gal comm on, Aunt Malviny?' 'She's
ober to San Antonio, and dat ar Gabe
Snodgrass, what jes' come from dar,
done tole me dat she SCOT stage-struck.
..Is dat 500" .'Yes, Mr.. Johnsing, it
am a fac" when am she gwine to
play?" Not for right smart while
vet. reckon. kase de wheel OBJ anuder
vehicle break two of her ribs when de
stage struck her." Il miscomprehend
yo', Aunt Malviny, a. fust. Good eben-
in. '-7eras Syltnss.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-01-25
A Fatal Collision.
INDIANAPOLIS. IND. Jan. Is

INDIANAPOLIS, IND. Jan. 10.
A collision occurred in the Big Four Of the
c., L. and st. L. g. c. freight yards this
morning, causing the death Of Gus Preg-
Mtg, Big Four car-inspector, the destruc.
ton OF a caboose and OF a car loaded with
merchandise. A freight engine had been
hauled in and lefs at the belt. Train No. Il
was rounding the curve in the yards ut a
five-mile per hour rae when it collided
with caboose which No. 10 was backing.
Pregnitz and companion were in the Gu
boose and saw the danger. The former ell
deavored to effec: His escape but wa.
caught in the wreck. his head crushed and
leg broken in many places. His companion
escaped. altLo ugh the car in which he sa'
was sm tshed TO pieces. The engines pilot
and headlight were knocked of. and tiie
damage in dollars will he 'nsiderable.
Pregni'z had been empioved by the com
pany Tor several year. H. leaves wife
and three children. The collision WIS due
to the fact that on the sharp curve neither
train could be seen by the other.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-01-25
WRECKED ON THE RAIL.
Serious Consequences Of o Broken Rail on
q Texas Road-A Long List Of Severe In
juries to the Passengers, Some OF Which
May Prove Fatal.

Serious Consequences Of q Broken Rail 90
q Texas Road-A Long List of Severe In
Juries to the Passengers, Some OF Which
May Prove Fatal.
FORT WORTH, TEX, Jan. Is.
This morning at two o'clock a west-bound
train, running fast to make up for lost
time, was within four miles of Millsap,
when rotten cross-tie caused the rail to
break. Two coaches and Pullman were
derailed and turned over down an embank-
ment. The air was rent with screams and
groans and many were thrown out in an
unconscious state. The Pullman and adj
joining coach are wedged into each other.
None in the Pullman were hurt, but about
thirty in the other coach sustained severe
injuries. To those unhurt the bleeding
heads and bodies of the others were sicken.
ing. Some of the wounded were removed
to a neighboring house and others carried
on the front of the train to Millsap. Ply
sicians were ordered from Weatherford,
Millsap and Fort Worth. Seventeen of the
victims were brought to the Gould Hos
pital, only one of whose injuries is regard
ed as likely to prove fatal-Mrs. Ford of
Illinois.
The list of wounded is as follows as far
as obtained:
L. II. Atwell, Columbia, Tenn; deep scalp
wound.
John Ford. mead and face cut.
Mrs o 5. Ford. Ohio, ILL.,; fracture OF arm
and injury to spine.
Mrs Jennie Hancock, Abilene; nervous
prostratiOn and scalp wound.
4. J. Hardin, Terrell; left arm and little fin
ger broken: scalp wound.
Mrs. Hardin: hip and spine injured.
George r. Gall, Spraincd alk @ and shout
der sprained: scalp rut fion ear 10 ear.
Mrs. Hall, shoulder sprainei and stiff c.
bow.
B.J. Williams, Dawson; internal injuries.
X. 5. StrattOn, j, hnson County, injury to
spin" scalp wounds.
II. H Rogers. Fort Worth; scalp cuts and
injury IT, spine.
j. d. III jckmorton, Parker County; shout
der dislocatcd.
l.. Wood, Comanchc; scalp cuts, internal
injuries.
Victor Menenez, New Orleans: nose cut OF,
three teeth broken and ley bruised.
and finger hrOke1.
IL. +. Bentley, 20 ado City; sp'.e injured.
ii. B. SteuneIt. OttJn County: arm broker.
j. NJ. Stennett, hip spIained.
}. e.. ZCinS, Abilene: scalp and h" n cut.
Mrs. NJ. j. Gaines. Brown County; scalp and
knee cut.
F. S. Gaines. scalp wound.
f. Vi. Dunl ar, Dallas; left ankle sprained.
There was hardly person in the two
coaches that escaped injuries of some kind.
The best attention is being paid those at the
hospital here. Some continued on the way,
while Others returned home.