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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-02-20
FULL OF PAIHOS.
The Last Days of John Randolph, of
Roanoke

The Last Days of John Randolph, of
Roanoke
The last days of John Randolph, of
Roanoke, are full of pathoS. He
thought he was dying for years before
he did so, and when he was asked how
he was he would reply dying. dying!
dying" At one time when he was
here at Washington he was very low.
and his friends in Congress thought he
could not live but few hours. At one
time they left him for 4 time when he
seemed little better than usual. and
went to the Capitol. They had been
there but 4 short time when Randolph
burst into the Senate and made fiery
speech which he supposed would be his
last. AT another time he came out of
his sick chamber into the Senate to
hear Clay speak ard shook hands with
him at the close testifying his friend
ship for him Notwithstanding the duel
which they had formerly fought. Ran
dolph was insane during part of his
life and an opium eater during his last
days. He was tyrannical and dictate
rial until the last, and he fought with
his doctor on his deathbed over the
pronunciation of certain words. His
death occurred in Philadelphia hotel.
A few minutes before he died the doc
tor wanted to leave him, but Randolph
objected. and his slave took the key,
locked the door, and put the key in his
pocket. With his last words Randolph
declared that he wanted his slaves
freed, and he kept the doctor there as
a witness of his dying declaration. A
skeptic through life, he appreciated his
condition when on his deathbed, and
among his last words were "remorse."
He was lying perfectly quiet, with his
eyes closed, when he suddenly reused
up and screamed out in an agitated
voice, '.Remorse! remOrse! remorsem
He then cried out, LET me see the
word! Get dictionary! Let me see the
word"'
There was TO dictionary at hand and
he was told so. He exclaimed: Write
it then! Let me see the word" The
doctor picked up one of his cards
labeled Randolph of Roanoke"
Shall 1 write it on thiss'' Yes;
nothing more proper" was Randolph's
reply. The word remorse was written
on it in pencil and handed TO him. He
looked at it a moment with great in
tensity. Write it on the back" he
exclaimed. 1t was done, and handed
him again. He looked at it with his
blazing eyes. "Rcmorser' he said,
You can have no idea of it whatever:
it has brought me to my present stu
ation-but | have looked to Jesus
Christ and hope to obtain pardon"
He then asked the doctor to draw
line under the word and told him to
keep the card. i short time after this
his keen eye began TO dull. his power
fUl mind gave way. and within two
hours he died. His body was taken 10
Virginia ard buried on his estate at
Rcanoke.-IF G&kington Cor. Clere!GRd
IcrTgr
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Matrimonial Item.

Il believe I'll get married and settle
down. wish you would look around
and pick me out a wife," said John
Bingham, a Dallas dude, to Mrs. Nor
ris.
What sort of a wife do you want?''
asked Mrs. Morris. who is very sensi-
bic woman.
"In the first place she must be beau
tiful."
what else?"
''She must be modest"
what else?'
''She must be musical and well edu-
Gated
Anything clse?'
''She must be worth $3.50, 900 in her
own right.
IF that sort of lady marries fell
low like you, she will have one other
qualification, said Mrs. Morris.
whats that?'
''She will have to be crazy."-Tenas
Sittings.
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COM MAS.
Quite a Difference In the Sense II Placed
or Misplaced.

or Misplaced.
Dean Afford flattered himself that he
was able to punctuate. 81 have some
satisfaction in rejecting" he says,
"that in the course of editing the Greek
text of the New Testament ! believe l
have destroyed more than a thousand
commas, which prevented the text be-
ing properly understood. To this Mr..
Washington Moon retorted that the
great enemy to understanding the
Deans sentences was the want of COM
mas!
Hr. Brewer saws: when a certain
prince consulted the DelPhic oracle
concerning projected war, he re
ceived for answer. Ibis rcdibis nun
guam per bella peribis. you shall go
shall return never you shall perish in
wary 1t will be seen that the whole
gist of this response depends on the
place of the omitted comma. 1t may
be, you shall return, YOU shall never
perish in the war; or. you shall return
never, you shall perish in the war,
which latter was the fact" A COM
positor got the punctuation in the
wrong place in the toast. woman
without her. man would be a savage"
and made il read, Woman, without
her man, would be a savage \ New
FORK I'd Tor thus introduces some verses:
''The poem published this week was
composed by an esteemed friend who
has lain in his grave for many years
for his own diversion" This is rather
good. But what WAC the cOmpositor
must have been!
Some years ago, tie omission of a
comma in a letter in the Times gave q
horrible meaning to a sentence. The
letter was on our civil war. and the
writer said: The loss of life will
hardly fall short of Il quarter of mil
lion; and how many more were better
with the dead than doomed to crawl
national crimeri 1t should have been:
Ethan doomed to crawl on, the multi
ated victims of this national crimew
The following sentence appeared in a
newspaper short time ago: 1.-The
prisoner said the witness was a con-
victed thief This statement nearly
caused the proprietors of the newspaper
some trouble, and yet the words were
correct. When their attention was
drawn to the matter. and proper pune
tuation supplied, the sentence had an
exactly opposite meaning: The pris-
oner, said the witness. was n convicted
thief Dean Afford says that he saw
an announcement of a meeting in con-
nection with the Society for Promot-
ing the Observance of the Lords Day
which was founded in 1881. giving the
notion that the day, not the Society,
was founded in that year A comma
should have been after day" and
then the sentence would have been cor
rect. In the Pail Mail Gazette recently
the Rev. Fl. r. Haweis called attention
to an awkward displacement of in
vertcd commas in an article by him on
the late Duke of Wellington. whereby
some words of the late Duke. about
Mr.. GladStone's speeches, are attributed
to the Dukes illUstrious father-Lon-
don Times.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-02-20
SAlA'S MEN OF STONE.
The Cardiff Giant Fraud of Fifteen Years
Ago Initiated in California.

The Cardiff Giant Fraud of Fifteen Years
Ago Initiated in CALIFORNIA;.
In November last Giuseppe S. Fab
ricio Sala. L sculptor and mineralogist.
who arrived in San Francisco in April
last from New York and Who opened a
marble yard at ITO Golden Gate ave-
nue., went prospecting for marble. In
pursuit of his search for the stone,
which on account of the difficulty and
price of transportation from the Italian
quarries is almost a precious stone, Sala
went to Santa Barbara County, having
heard that there was a marble quarry
on the estate of c. II. Clark. He found
the quarry 1T Point Sal. but did not find
any marble. In its place. however. he
discoy,rr 4 stratum of gypsum, or ala
baster, of fine quality. A big block,
six feet long by five feet thick, was
taken out and while looking at the
huge mass of stone and wondering
what it would be best suited for,
Sala conceived the idea of carving
from it two human figurcS-a male and
female - thinking that such forms
prove n unique advertisement for Cali
fornia stone. 4 workshop was put up,
and. having his tools with him, Saa
set 10 work st his carving. As the
labor progressed Saia, led by his odd
fancy, decided to make figures of n Pc
culiar build, so 10 speak, thinking that
by this means even more attention and
curiosity would be attracted to them.
While the figures were growing under
Sala's chiSel and mallet they were seen
by G. II. Clark, George Garner, a young
man in Clark 5 employ, and CATO and
Edouard Sala, the two sons of the
sculptor. The bodies were finished on
the Dist of December and then, in fur
therance of Il sill deeper scheme. they
were taken out on wagon az midnight
and buried in a canyon about 4 mile
from the quarry. Edouard Sala carried
the lantern for the burial parry. Garner
and C:io Sala dug the graves and the
others buried the bodies.
The next day. December %, CATO
Sala. under the assumed name of
George Hall, and Garner. presented
themselves at Ciark'S and announced
that while they were prospecting Cor
minerals in the canyoa :hcy had dsscoy.
cred what looked considerably ike hui
man rema rs. Everybody rushed down
to the canyon. and there. sure enough,
were two feet sticking oat of the
ground. Digging was at once cont
menced, and in ABOUT n couple Of hours
the ''petrifed remains were resurrect-
ed. They were carefully lifted into a
box, packed with sand and carried to
Santa Maria. There, as well as nj San
Luis Obispo and other towns, the objects
were exhibited at twenty-five cents adj
mission.
The .'petrefactions" reached this city
on the 18th of September, and they
have been visited by hundreds of per-
sons who firmly believed them to be hu-
man bodies petr.fied. A few days ago
Sala and his partners guarreled over
the distribution of the spoils and their |
secret leaked out Each now accuses
the other of having originated the fraud.
San Francisco Cisronicie.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-02-20
HEALTH AND STRENGTH.

Complete heart-ease and free
dom from aches and pains fol-
lows the use of DR.. Guysott's
Yellow Dock and Sarsaparilla.
1t gives tone and strength to
every part of the body, and is
especially eflicacious in curing
diseases brought on by func-
tional arrangements, such as
impure blood, soeaE kidneys,
poor digestion. ETC., causing.
hediacheS, constipation, sores,
Ptmples, urinary sediments,
aching joints and limbs, lame
back, general Ueakncss, ant
eersa! iasS!tude, etc., etc.
Under the influence of this
excellentremedy the heart beats
regular, the blood circulates
with vim. the lungs breathe easy,
the kidneys and liver grow
healthy and strong, and the
whole physical organization be-
comes more capable of endur-
ance. Thought and action are
compassed with greater free
dom, and the individual APP
proaches as near perfection as
healthful humanity is capable.
Unfortunates who seek health
do themselves great injustice if
they fail to try this excellent
remedy. 1t is as far ahead of all
other preparations of sarsapa-
rilla, blood purifiers, tonics, Bit
tiers, etc., as gold is superior to
silver. THOUSANDS have attest
ed to its worth as a sure reUirer
of health, strength and tigor.
Ia Remember to have your
druggist get it for you, and
take no substitute.
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To Whom il Way Concern:

In the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
of December 81, there appeared a state
ment in the form of a card from DIR. j. b.
Henion, of this city, recounting his re-
markable recovery from Bright's disease
of the kidneys, after several doctors of
prominence had given him up, by the use
of Warmers Safe Cure. We ars person.
ally or by reputation acquainted with DR..
Henion, and we believe he would publish
no statement not literally true. We are
also personally or by reputation well ac-
quainted with II. Fl. Warner & Co., pro-
prietors of that remedy, whose CONNER
cial and personal standing in this COM
murity are of the highest order, and we
believe that they would not publish any
statements which were not literally and
strictly true in every particular.
G. r. PARSONS, (Mayor of Rochester.)
WIN. PURCELL, editor Union and AdGer-
tiSer)
w. D. STUART, lex-Surrogate Monroe
County,
EDWARD A. FROST, (ex-Clerl Monroe
COunty.)
Z. B. FENNER, (ex-District Attorney
Monroe Couuty.)
J. NJ. DAvY, [e3-Membsr Congress, Roch-
ester.)
JoHN S. MORGAN, County Judge, Mon
roe County,
HIRAM SIBLEY, Capitalist and Seeds
man,
w. C. RowLEY, (ex-County Judge, Mon
roe County.)
JOHN VAN vooRnIs, lex Member of Con-
gress.J
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-02-20
FORGED BANK NOTES.
How They Were Found by a London
Scavenger.

ScaVengcr.
The Bank of England authorities. it
appears, have been aware for some
short time past that number of forged
notes for large amounts have been in
circulation, but all efforts TO trace
them have been fruitleSs, and not the
slightest clew could be obtained IS to
where these notes were negotiated. In
the hope of eventually finding out the
culprits few facts have TRANSFERRED, but.
on Monday or Tuesday last, 4 female,
accompanied by respectable trades
man in Leadenhall market, appeared
at the Bank of England and rendered
10 cashier $500 note which she re-
quired cash and notes for. The note,
10 all appearances, was perfectly genu-
inc, and it was only by the discovery
that there We're no notes of that par
ticular number issued, and for that
amount, that the forgery was detected.
The city e!ectiyes-Detective Sergeant
Webb and Detective Lythal-who hap
pened to be on duty in or near the
bank were summoned. and questioned
the woman; but she at first declined
to give any information whatever
as to herself or any particulars
as to how she became possessed
of the note. The tradesman from
Leadenhall market, however, explained
that the female owed him a debt, and
had asked him to change the note; but
not being able to do so he had accom-
panied her to the bank, and was to be
paid his account out of the proceeds.
The female, finding that matters, so far
as she was concerned, were likely to
take very serious turn, and that the
only alternative before her WAS that be-
ING detained in custody, then stated
that her husband was a shop-keeper in
Mansell street, Whitechapel. He. she
said, had received the note from
friend in the country. The officers pro-
ceedei to the address indicated to make
further inquiries, and they recovered
from the husband three or four exactly
similar notes, and several S100 notes.
He tod them that he had received the
notes from man in the Metropolitan
Board of Works, who had brought the
notes 90 him, stating that rs he was 4
brakeman he would be more likely 10
get them changed than himself. Upon
Inc llIOrIn-IlOl mus ODta!-lci the
officers extended Their inquiries
further, and ascertained that this
mans story was correct. and
that the person who had given him
the notes was a man employed On
Chaplain common by the Metropolitan
Board Of Works to keep the paths clean.
The scavenger at once admitted the
truth of the statement, adding that he
and two OF his companions discovered
at tie end of November or commence
mencement of December last box I'M
der fttrze bush. They opened the
box, and to their amazement found 1t to
he packed with Bank OF England notes
20 the amount, Fariously stated. of from
$4,000 to G7,0G0. The notes Were all
for $500 or f100. and bore various dates
and numbers. Tire men, to use their
own words. imagined their fortunes
made" and that lit would be quite IN
necessary for them TO go to work
again. They at once decided to divide
equally iheif ind. but had hesitated to
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-02-20

attempt TO put the notes into circnla-
ton, being apprehensive that the right
full owner might appear. The officers
mentioned succeeded in obtaining pos
session of the whole of the notes, which,
it is asserted by all who have seen them.
are about the most perfect imitation of
the genuine notes that have vet come
into the hands of the bal < authorities.
The police, it is Understood, are still
pursuing their inquiries. London Sand
0,,d
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-02-20
Young Men. Read This.

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offer to send their celebrated ELECTRo-VoL
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Consumntion.

Notwithstanding the great number who
yearly succumb to this terrible and fatal
coils around thousands who are uncon-
scious of its deadly presence, DIR. Pierce's
"Golden Medical Discovery" will cleanse
aud purify the blood of scrofulous impure
ties, and cure tubercular consumption
(Which is only scrofulous disease of the
lungs). Send three letter stamps and get
DIR. Piei complete treatise on consump-
ton and kindred affections, with numer-
Gus testimonials of cures. Address Worlds
Dispensary Medical ASSN, Buffalo, N. Y.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-02-20

There is no such thing as a fire
place or stove in all Mexico. and
hence no chimueys. The temperature
remains at about sixty degrees the year
round. and, while the stranger will
complain of being chilly at first, he will
soon become accustomed to the atmos-
phere. The cooking is all done in
Dutch ovens. with charcoal
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No Marks.
LcGNer.

Mr.. 7. n. CasaI, editor CO the Corydol,
Iowa, Times, writes that his Lido girl
burned her foot severely on Il stove. Ono
application of s.. JACOBS Oil, the great
pain-reliever, cured it completely, leaving
no marks. BY two applications of st.
Jacobs Oil he cured himself Of torturing
pain in the side.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-02-20
To the Editor Of tie Lifting Church, Chi

t3tgU, IT..
There was published in the Rochester
Democrat and Chronicle of the 3lst of De-
cember, a statement made by j. b. Henion,
NJ. D., narrating how he had been cured of
Bright's disease of the kidneys, almost in
its last stages, by the use of Warner's Safe
Cure. was referred to in that statement,
as having recommended and urged DIR.
Heuicn to try the remedy, which he did,
and was cured. The statement OF DR..
Hcnion is true, SO far as it concerns my
self, and | believe it to be true in all other
respects. He was a parishioner of mine
and | visited him in his sickness. | urged
him to take the medicine and would do the
same again to any one who was troubled
with a disease of the kidneys and liver.
ISRAEL FooTE, ID. d.,
Iate) Rector of st. PauPs Episcopal
Church.
Rochester, ". 7.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-02-20

permanently or no pay. Our new and
sure cure method of treating rupture. with
out the knife, esables US TO guarantee a
cure. Trusses can be thrown away at last.
Send two letter stamps for references,
pamphlet and terms. Worlds Dispensary
Medical Association, Buffalo, N. Y.
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ga Perfect Flood of Sunshine,

viii Hl the heart of every suffering woman
if she will only persist in the use of DR..
Pierce's "Favorite Prescription" 1t will
cure the most excruciating periodical pains,
and relieve you of all Irregularities and
give healthy action. 1t will positively cure
internal Inflammation and liberation, mis-
placement and all kindred disorders. Price
reduced to one dollar. By druggists.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-02-20

PIXIES TOoTHACHE DROPS cure in minute, 225e.
Glcnn's Sulphur Soap heals and beauties. &c.
GERMAN CORN REMOVER kills Corns BuIiions.
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EXCITEMENT uNABArED.
That Remarkable Experie1ce Of Roch-
ester Physician Fully Authenticated.

ester Physician Fully Authenticated.
cleveland co. Herald.l
Yesterday and day before we copied into
our columns from the Rochester IN. W
Democrat and Chronicle, a remarkable
statement made by J. B. Henion, NJ. D., a
gentleman who is well known in this city.
In that article DR.. Henion recounted a
wonderful experience which befell him,
and the next day we published from the
same paper second article, giving an ac-
count of the Excitement in Rochester,"
caused by DR.. Hacion's statement 1t is
doubtful if any two articles were ever pub
lished which caused creator commotion
both among professional people and lay
men.
Since the publication of these two arti-
Giles, having been besieged with letters of
inquiry, we sent communication TO DIR.
Henion and also one to Ii. II. Warner g.
Co., asking if any additional proof could
be given to us as to the Validity of the
statements published. In answer thereto
we have received the following letters,
which add interest to the entire subject
and verify every statement hitherto made:
ROCHESTER, n. Y.
GENTLFMET: Your favor is received.
The published statement, over my sigma
ture TO which you refer is true in every
respect, and | owe my life and present
health wholly 10 the power of Warmers
Safe Cure, which snatched me from the
very brink of the grave. 1t is not surpris-
ing that people should question the state
mert i made, for my recovery was as great
a marvel to myself, as TO my physicians,
and friends.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-02-20

p" BRowN's BRONCHIAL TRoCHEs" are
widely known as an admirable remedy for
Bronchitis, Hoarseness, Coughs and Throat
troubles. Sold only in boxes. % cts.
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A PASSENGER crossing a fine bridge
asked a wit whom he met by what engi-
neer it was built. 81 can rot TELL" was the
reply, "but if you so over you'll be toiled."
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AN exchequer-a retired baggage-mas-
ter.-PucE.
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Rupture Cured

a MANS reputation is no better for being
guilt edged.--Judge.
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1T has never yet been clearly settled
whether to crack joke impairs its value.
-ChivdgO Tribune.
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J. B. HENION, II. D.
ROCHESTER, n. Y, Jan. q

ROCHESTER, n. ", Jan Il.
SIRs: Acknowledging your favor duly
received, we would say: The best proof
we can give you that the statements made
by DR.. Heniou are entirely true, and would
not have been published unless strictly so,
is the following testimonial from the best
citizens of Rochester, and a card pub
lshed By Rev. DR.. Foote, which you are at
liberty to use if you wish.
Ii. II. WARNER & Co.
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An important suit-A mans wedding
burlington Free Press.
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SIT must prove boon to mothers" is what
DIR. Cox, Of Washington, DC, says of Red
Star Cough Cure. Pure, pleasant, sure, safe.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-02-20

IL afflicted with Sore Ewes, use DR.. Isaac
Thompson's Eye Water. Druggists sell it. 25c.
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Cain cherished for his brother, a little girl
declared that he hated him as long as he
was iheL
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A GREAT wag-A dogs tail.-Our Dumb
Friends.
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One year after date, for value received. II
promise to pay to the order OF the publisher
of chisoo Post asf Cbsrer the sum Of .dollars,
with interest n per cent. per annum after
maturity. It is understood and agreed that
no part of the principal of this note win be de-
handed or become payable Except at my
pleasureJ, as long as remain a pcid-up sub
scriber to the above named paper.
ISics.dD l
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ROUGH on rats-The increasing demand
COR kid gloves.-N. J. IRdspsHdeHt.
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DIR. Scott, of Kansas City,
cures where others fail. Send for pamphlet
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Your mammoth orange, like church
bell is mostly peel.