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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-03-27
THE CURIOUS SCRIBE.
Why I Dread the Sight of an Old
Man with White Hair.
CHAPTER I.

/ will not bore you with long story
never told long story. No one can
say that Eli Buck has ever told
stretched-out anecdotes to gaping
, company. Modest? Well. I'm not ex-
actly bashful, but | haven't that self
push to which many a man owes his
prominence. L was educated for law
yer. In fact, practical the devilish
profession for short time. l say dew
ilish because, during my short and, as
Bret Harte would say. unhallowed ca
reer as a lawyer, 1 was fired for con-
tempt of court and was mercilessly
thumped by witness who insisted that
my poiutless questions had led him I'M
willingly into falsehood. | shall not,
however, discuss my career as law
yer. II is of myself as an editor that
/ desire to speak. From the time when
my recollection seemed to come out of
a dark closet and fit, like miller,
around the candle of newly
awakened existence, have had great
fondneSs for newspapers. My father
often said that this prediction for hur-
ried print would send me to the Door
house, but | found consolation in tho
reflection that considerable ingenuity
would find long employment in arrang-
ing a poorer house than that which my
father owned.
Well, at last secured a printing of
flee. 1t was bought at Sheriff's sale.
1iffaraT,t ti,,,ac oG
ferent names, had been issued from the
worn hand-press, but waving aside the
entire list of back-numbered christen-
ings, preferred to cali my sheet the
Arkansaw Cat Fish. This was surely
an odd name-a kind of .'odds-fish''
name-and it was not, as an ignorant
and heartless wag, who never paid his
subscription, remarked, intended for
exclusive circulation among the colored
people.
One day while was hard at work.
an old man, very tall, with white hair
and shrunken cheeks, came into the
office:
Il am very anxious to secure work"
said he Il am the Oldest compositor
in the State. have worn myself out
on daily papers, and now wish to
work on a weekly, where instead of
suffering under gaslight, L can spend
my nights in quiet. ask for but little
remuneration-a boarding place and a
decent burial. Withers is my name"
looked at him, to determine if his
mind were right, but in his calm eye
there were no traces of insanity.
My dear sir" said l, do you ex-
pect to die so soon?"
81 have consumption, he replied,
land my course is nearly run; but am
prepared. l regret no past; fear no
future"
''It is true that / need some one, for
with my short experience am a very
slow compositor, and it is true that
am not able to pay an active printer.
i can set up your paper with but
little trouble. Say the word and l will
take off my coat"
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-03-27
WE WERE CHILDREN ONCE.

We uere children when we thought
That the heavens were very near,
And that all our mothers taught
Would tomorrow lie made clear;
When we questioned everywhere,
Dreading not a full reply,
When the world was just as fair
And as distant as the sky.
When the marvels that we dreamed
Waited for our waking looks,
When our fairy fables seemed
Truer than our lesson looks;
When for all who well had striven
Sweet the ready garlands grew,
And when sleeping, unforgiyen,
Was what nobody could do.
We were children when we feared
Only darkness. never light,
For our troubles disappeared
Always. IL they came in SIGHT:
When our love was like our breath
Careless, natural. unperceiyed;
When we wondered about death
As thing to be believed.
When we drew a severing line.
Good from evil, night from day
On the one side, all divine:
On the other-look away.
When our wrath was swift and sure
Just because we seemed to know
Nothing wrong could touch the pure,
And. our loved ones all were so.
When all WEAKNESS of life
Was but waiting for bliss.
When all bitterness and strife
Could be finished with kiss;
When all spoken words were meant,
When no promises could break,
When all storms were only sent
For the pretty rainbow's sake.
Over all the lovely scene
Necessary darkness flowed;
Now the years that intervene
Hide that once familiar road
we remember all the way
On, il was SO fair. so dear!
Where it led we can not say.
But we know it led not here.
For the labor wins no crown,
And the strong hope dies in pain,
And the twilight settles down,
And love comforts us in vain
We have watered lifeless plants,
Falsehood fills the common air.
Every footstep descendants,
There is parting everywhere.
Forest doors are full of night:
Enter. and the path shall wind
As string of tender light,
As a living wreath untwined.
Nature wastes no drop of dew,
Past the dying root it flows:
What Won did you never knew
Til there sprang sudden rose.
Every branch breaks ont in song
tAll that birds say must be truel.
Right grows in the heart of wrong
Yours the task to let it through!
Every gathered leaf decays;
Wait for one immortal WREATH
What is love with life that plays
To the love that lives i'm dcath2
Twilight grows so sweet and clear,
We can tell that morn is nigh;
And our dead have come as near
As our cbildhocds happy sky.
Did the darkness only seem2
Was it all our own false will2
Was our life little dream?
Father, are We children still2
NJ Ii. Smedley, in Good Word,
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-03-27
New York City is situated on an

New York City is situated on an
island, known as Manhattan Island
which is thirteen and half miles long.
and has an average breadth of more
than mile and MALT. This island is
not artificially constructed but was
separated from the main land. in the
ancient geologic ages. by the action o.
natural forces.-N Y Tribune,
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-03-27

"A Maryland farmer has been ex
perimenting with barbed-wirc fence TO
telephone use, and announces that fl
mers and others will soon adopt the,
for this purpose.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-03-27

" An communications for this paper
should be accompanied by the name of the
as an evidence of good faith on the part Of
the writer. Write only on one side of the pa
per. Be particularly careful in giving names
and dates to have the letters and figures
plain and distinct.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-03-27
WIT AND WISDOM.

There is nothing like trouble to
discover to a man his real friends.
The girl who calls Il man by his
first name upon early acquaintance is
not likely to be called by his last.-M.
The Wilmingtonian., 1885-06-13
Dramatic Possibilities.

The recent performance Of the cantata of
Rebecca at the Grand Opera House reveals
the fact that certain possibilities of local
talent exist among people in Wilmington.
Other exhibitions of somewhat similar
nature have been given TO the public which
tend to confirm the idea.
1t is not claimed for any of them that, as
general criticism, they were very fat above
amateurishness. But throughout the per-
formances there were continually observable
tn Sc unexpected and commendable mo-
ments in the picture before the audience
that brought the question, OF suggested to
the mind of the looker-on, if these people
can do so well and demonstrate such excel
lence at certain moments, why not practice
with that diligence so that when the piece
is presented to the public, there shall be less
of those little awkwardnesses and crudities
which are clearly attributable to insufficient
preparation and drill but which unfortu.
nately mar altogether the general good eff
| feet OF the rest Of the work.
The greatest stage manager and stage
critic the world has produced, Henry Irving
even with his Incompatible company il
most exacting in this detail Of preparation
or course with private people such as Mr.
Shank had in hand, there is the contraste'
disadvantage to be considered that Womb
not have existed had hts company been abl
to get together for rchearsals, morning an
evening as is the custom with professional.
But the public seldom waits t. considc
these things, itjudges OF what is presente
upon the boards, and unrelectingly make
its comparisons by the only standard {
the professional drama as it is customar:
seen nightly at tue Opera House.
And, after all, that is a fair, as it will a
! Ways be the only criterou of the question
! excellence, the last court of appeal that :
. actor can look to for judgement.
In the Opera House performances reGerr
to there were numerous points worthy
p genuine cummendation The framing
the cantata, the dresses, custuming, ct,
was alt that could be desired under the c
. cumstances, and considering the restrict
II efforts of the scenic artist the whole peri,
l. nance has shown that Nj. Shank has gr,
e possibilities within reach ior future cffor
# II is to be hoped that that gentleman "
soon again attempt something in this lii
" for which he has shown 80 much abIli
IL The full house that was present at the ca
III tata of Rcbecca should furnish him W
courage for new essay.
The Wilmingtonian., 1885-06-13
A Diplomatist without Diplomacy

Washington Special to New World (Den).
Mr.. Bayard's intimate friends are very
much worried about him. He looks ten
years older to-day than when lie first went
into the State Department He is serious
ly disappointed and unhappy man. He has
become strangely absent-mnded. He for
gets often when he has made a decision. Iu
several instances lately he has promised the
same office to two different people.
A private letter received here to-day from
Vienna gives an interesting lot of gossip
about the future of Minister Kelley in the
Austrian captain. The letter is from gen.
tleman who is familiar with the gossip OF
the Court circle. This letter says that the
Keileys will certainly have very unhappy
time In the first place the Austrian Gov,
ernment does not think kindly of the State
Department because it sent Mr.. Kelley al
minister to Vienna. II has been genera
rule of diplomatic usage where a minister ii
refused reception by one European powe
not to send him to any other court il
Europe.
The Wilmingtonian., 1885-06-13
Will He?

The Euery EUening of Thursday said:
"We psH add that Mr. Rhoads ,oiH be guid-
ed intAe final selection ofthe men soho are to
compose his force by The best counsel Of his par
y."
Prof. Rhoads prior to the election made
an Identical statement with the above to
representative Democrats in every ward of
this city; did he make good one of his prom
sesp 1t is the generally received opinion
that he discounted, by a large majority,
every one of his promises save to those who
are place seekers in the Democratic fold.
Mayor-elect Rhoads courted and took ad
vice of those who are distrusted by all goot
citizens and as he has sown to the wind he
must expect to reap the whirlwind.
1t was in the province of Mr.. Rhoads t.
unity and solidify the party, but his infdel
ity has created wide spread dissension
within his party lines even before his install
lation.
The Wilmingtonian., 1885-06-13
A Missionary Offering.

The Misses Mabel and Philomena Beecher,
the interesting daughters of Mrs. A. p.
Beecher, will give "Floral Entertain
ment" at their residence this afternoon be-
tween the hours of and o'clock in behalf
of the unnamed heather. These young ladies
have gathered together varied assortment
of trinkets, which will be sold at prices va
rying from five to twenty-five cents. Ice
cream, cakes and lemonade will give add,
tonal zest to the occasion. We hope that
the efferts Of these youthful missionary la
borers will be crowned with success.
The Wilmingtonian., 1885-06-13
RECOMMENDATIONS.

Among the hundreds Of applications that
will be sent in to the Mayor-elect fo- posi-
tions ppon the police force it is hardly
probable that Mr. Rhoads will be individual
ly informed upon the merits of all the appli-
cants. Consequently those of our citizens
who give their signatures to the individual
anxious to WELD tue baton of city police Of
ficer, and to accept the modest solatium
which accompanies that distinction, take no
small responsibility upon themselves.
The policeman's duties when faithfully
and intelligently performed inure to great
degree in maintaining that high status of
outward decency that the community ex-
poets to see,
The policeman, modest aS his position is,
is the conserver not alone of the public
peace, but in his individual personality
should be of such undoubted moral stand
ing that his presence be rebukc and me-
mace to public and private immortality of
every shade and degree.
If all our citizens to whom applications
are made for recommendation by individ-
uals anxious to serve upon the municipal
police force, would carefully look into the
record of the applicants for such favors, and
firmly refuse those upon whom any faint or
suspicion rests, they will confer vast bles-
sing upon the community, while on the con-
trary shonld they through careless and
criminal approbativeness endorse men who
subsequently develop unworthiness, the
guilt will lay at their doors and the trouble
and annoyance OF their fellow citizens must
be directly visited upon them. 1t is SC
much easier to appoint to position than to
discharge man from one.
An excellent police officer is greater
blessing to any community than fine
preacher or teacher. "Order is heavens
first law" and that condition, in all its
phases is entirely in the hands of the 20
liceman. The presence in that position, Of
man of elevated principles, of thorough
integrity, of intelligence and sobriety ex
pels vice; evil doers cannot exist in the samt
atmosphere.
They fly from the neighborhood by th'
subtle action of species of moral centrifu
gal force. His healthy moral tone has nj
affinity with the miasma He disperse
them as the sunlight does the fog.
Let us have respectable men, and gentle
men, for they arc obtainable, upon our mu
nicpal force.
The Wilmingtonian., 1885-06-13
yOX POPULI-yOX DEL.

THE RESULT Of last Saturdays election
was most grievous disappointment to the
friends of Mr.. Conrad, and it is exceedingly
complimentary to Prof. Rhoads that he
should have triumphed over one of the most
honorable and one of the very strongest men
in the Republican ranks.
Prior to the election we did not hesitate
to state that Mr.. Conrad was the grand en-
bodiment of the cardinal virtues of man
hood, and the Euery Bpening in its issue of
last Monday paid him this glowing trib-
ute:
''There is no Republican in the city worth
Ter to be his party's standard bearer than
Henry G. Conrad, Esq. He passed through
this, as he has through prior campaigns and
through years of official life, with honor un-
tanished, and though defeated, he. stands as
high in the esteem of his fellow citizens Of
both parties as before. He made a good
fight on clean and cnvable record and lie
remains in defeat, as in victory, man Of
whom Wilmingtonians have right to be
proud" an
Criminations and recriminations incident
to heated political contest have been ban.
died by the respective followers, and it is
fervently be hoped that means will be de.
vsod to prevent the election returns from
being tainted with even the suspicion ol
fraud.
The ballot box is the natural corrective
of all wrongs in the body polite, and the
perpetuity of our form of government de
pends, absolutely, upon preserving intac
the purity of the ballot. -a -7
In 1875 the voice Of the people as express
ed by the ballot box, was stfle'l by the Re
publican party, and those who remeInbe
the strain that event placed upon our form
of government will not encourage its repeti
tion. Hop populi, uop Del is the keystone o
the arch which guarantees the permanenc,
of our republican institutions, and tn
greatest care should be exercised not to con
found Uor Del with uor dia6ot,
The Wilmingtonian., 1885-06-13
BrandyWine Park.

The immense crowds of well-dressed aud
orderly people that tlrronged the Brandy
%ine from morning to night last Sunday,
was sight that should inspire those of our
city officials who have charge of the matter
to hasten their arrangements with the prop
erty owners of that locality in regard to the
Park.
The sooner the people become possessed o
the land the better, as contractors and build
ers are fast defacing the contiguous rocks il
their need for building stone, timber, etc,
The Wilmingtonian., 1885-06-13
Gladstone's Defeat.

On the second reading of the budget for
expenditures for state affairs on Monday
evening in the House of Commons Mr..
Gladstone received an adverse vote OF 264
to 252.
According to English parliamentary pro-
ceedure this means the resignation Of Pre-
micr Gladstone aud all his Cabinet. As the
English primo minister is the de tacto ruler
of the British Empire, the valae of the Incl
dent is equivalent, in the United States, to
change in the national government, Presi-
dent, Cabinet and office holders.
However, at this moment, the English
people being on the eve oil a general election
it is probable that the Liberal Cabinet (AIr
Gadstone's) will be induced 20 retain the
form of office until that event transpres.
Obviously the opposition would be unwilling
| to take the reins of office unless they were
assured OF IA working majority in the House,
a condition of things which the impending
election might possibly reveal adversely to
| them.
The New York Herald, inexactly says
"Mr. Gladstone has been defeated. " lille
! hc squandcred the money or blood of Eng
lishmen he was safe. Having touched theil
beer he was ovcrthrown." A superficial
view ofevents would apparently warrant
such flppaut diction from the metropolitan
journal, but a slight efercuce to past events
might have indicated that Mondays advers,
vote is only the climax of a growing restless
ness among his own party, with the genera
course and policy of Mr. Gladstone eve
since the inception of the Soudan campaign
Commenced with threats and buster anc
carried out with criminal dlatoriness hi
supplemented the record with the most un
English desertion of the allies of the dndiai
Empire
Too ready to give ear to Muscovite protes
tations, he showed a most Incredible distrus
in Lord Dufferu's S earnest and solemn dec
larations that his (Gladstone's) policy wa
endangering and undermining the fealty o
. the Asiatic possessions of England, ii
brought the scorn of united Europe upoi
: his country's head by his dilatoriness, hi
: unwarranted over-confidence in placing va
f ne in the assertions Of Engsnd's hereditar
/ rival in Asia
!. This recent adverse vote is the outcome
t accumulated national dspeasure and CHI
0 grin against the indignities heaped upon IL
: Empire by Gladstone's lack Of yigor and h
absence of firmness, not to his 'tax c
d beer" Ehat was simply the opport"Hi'
8 eivAn thetepposition whibh they made u
d of to demonstrate their hitherto latent opp
t. stion to MI. Gladstoue's whole Easte
If policy.
The Wilmingtonian., 1885-06-13
Cholera Unabated.

The most recent information from Europe
shows that cholera still exists in the coun-
tries along the western shores Of tine Medit-
terranean. 1t has not abated in Marseilles,
Toulon and Lyons, and is spreading in the
towns OF southern Spain.
Ia presence Of these facts tho great care
exercised by the sanitary authorities at the
port of New York, in regard to all vessels
hailing from Mediterranean ports will be
/ seen with satisfaction.
In regard to DIR. Ferrsu's theory Of chol-
era incubation there appears to be not very
much enthusiasm among the scientific
brotherhood. His patients have had DO ex-
act test of the value Of his theory as yet,
except SO far as that those who wera inocu-
lated with the 50 called cholera yilus have
not died of the effects OF the poison. This
orcJursc does not substantste the Doctors
invention or idea as prevention against the
malady.
The Wilmingtonian., 1885-06-13
"What was begun for
If so soon to be done for"
To Correspondents.

To,our correspondent who signs himself
ga Republican, we would state that while
the columns of this journal are ever open for
a temperate discussion of all questions, yet
we shall consgn to the waste basket all ar
ticles of personally offensive nature,
All public questions can be mtelligontly
discussed with positive advantage to all par.
ties, but conglomeration of billingsgate
shall not be substituted in these columns fol
augmentation. The journal to which oul
correspondent refers is an honest aud mani,
sheet aud it shall not be aspersed in these
columns.
The Wilmingtonian., 1885-06-13
A Recantation That Does Not Re-

A Rec9ntar1On That Does MOI he-
l'' can't.
The Eoery EUening of Thursdays issue
was authorized by Mayor elect Rhoads to
state that he (Rhoads)
g Was misled not only by personal repre-
" sentation but by the most astonishing let
ters ofrecommendation from men on whose
Judgment and integrity he felt that he
could rely
1t is the generally received opinion that
Mayor-eleet Rhoads did not consult with
half a dozen reputable men of his party,
from che day of his election atlte adayyn Of
the announcement of his police force. 1t is
of easy yerification that when worldly and
highly recommended men made application
for positions on Tuesday, he aifectionately
patted said applicants on the shoulder and
told them to return Wednesday evening when
he would give their several cases a patient
and candid hearing, but imagine the con
sternation of these men when they read in
Wednesday afternoon papers list OF the po
lice appointments.
When Mr Rhoads says that he was mis-
led by "the most astounding letters of rec
ommendation'' the statement will be taken
by those conversant with the facts, Gun
grdaO salis' Rim
We have this day talked with scores o
acknowledged representative men of th
Democratic faith, and there was not On
found who ohad been consulted in regard t
the police appointments, and there is not
reputable Democrat in the city who is a
apologisJ for the incompetent, deceptive an
double dealing policy of the Mayor-elect
The Wilmingtonian., 1885-06-13
How to Obtain Long Life.

Thousands of people annually ruin their
constitutions by simply swallowing too
much medicine. 1t may seem very
strange thing for medical man to say, but
it is nevertheless fact. 1t is dangerous
thing to fly with every little ailment to the
medical chest. The use of tonics, unless
under medical advice, should be discounten-
anced; tonic is sharper than twoedged
sword, it is a tool that needs to be used with
caution. There are now, am sorry to see,
some aerated waters coming into use which
contain tie strongest mineral tones, that
are apt to accumulate in the system with
the most disastrous results. They should,
therefore, not be drunk ad libitum as to
quantity, or without guidance as to quality.
Rest should be taken with great regularity.
One day in seven should be set apart for
the complete rest of both body and mind
| Independent of this, all who can afford il
should take an annual holiday. Travelling
is quite cheap, and two weeks or months
relaxation from care and business cannot
make big hole in the purse of one whC
works well all the rest of the year anC
knows how to ecouomizo time. Innocen
pleasure and wholesome recreation cOnduc'
to longevity, All work and no play send
Jack to an carly grave. Rccroati0n is t,
the mind aud nervous system what sun
shine is to the blood. As a physician,
must be allowed to say one word about til
quieting, calming effect of religion upon tn
mind The truly religious make by far tn
best patients, their chances of recover
from serious sickness are greater, and So
their chance of long life, simply owing
the power they have of submitting then
selves quietly, yet humbly and hopeful,
to whatsoever may be before them.
The Wilmingtonian., 1885-06-13

The pIsBANDINe of the Girls and Brown
ing" societies will be matter of re-
gret to very large circle of Wilmington S
best citizens. These societies grew up un-
der the fostering care of the Wesleyan Col.
lege, and it is safe 10 state that majority
of the men, to-day, in this city, prominent
in business and professional life, owe theil
introduction into society to the kindly and
hospitable nature of President Wilson an6
his most estimable wife.
The annual meetings of the Iris ant
Browning associations were made the honor
able avenues through which social relations
were harmonized Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson will
be long remembered by large and grateful
class, for the opportunities which thes'
worthy people gave for social and literary
culture.