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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1889-09-27
BARON LUDWIG.
How He Acted When Confronted by Ad.
versity.

How He Acted When Confronted by Ad-
versity.
The shades of night settled like pail
over the mountains, and the valleys were
clad in cerements Of fog and malaria. The
city of Chambersburg had put out its lights
and the clock in the public square, loftily
called ''The Diamond by the people, hid its
brown face behind its alleged bronze hands.
There was neither ticking nor pendullc evil
ience of life in the cupola.
Down by the Indian Queen Hotel there
was commotion. The alley was dark and
the streets were somber. Baron Won Lud-
wig was snoring and his trained dog was
snoozing outside the kitchen door.
Across the way, by the alleged hotel, the
commotion grew louder and the Baron
lwoke. He rubbed his tremendous orbs,
the eyes which were the pride of the town,
and fastened to the window as fast as his
ittenuated legs would carry his magnifi-
cently-rounded abdominal receptacle Of
Deer. His beautifully tapering clammy
hand opened wide the blind, and there, right
beneath his startled vision, he beheld his
only daughter, the Baroness Christiana Won
Ludwig, shrieking in the embrace of a
ruffian.
Baron Won Ludwig was a man of action.
In less than twenty minutes he had pulled
IN his boots, found his blunderbuss, de-
,cended the stairs, rushed into the street
and fired his gun full at the rear elevation
IF the retreating villain. Alas! with all
his haste, he was too late. The hated
Colonel John L. de Sullivan had carried
away his beloved daughter, driven to Gettys-
burg and married her off-hand in the light
Of the pale moon before the Eagle Hotel.
Baron Won Ludwig was philosopher. He
aroused the town, sent the most active
young men Of his domain after the fleeing
swain, and then betook himself to his beer
cellar, there to bewail the loss of the light
Of his home, and drown his SORROWS IN the
nectar which most befitted his complexion
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1889-09-27

TUGGING AT SOMETHING DESPERATELY.
dog dashed into view, barking and dancing
about, although he still painted from recent
exertion.
Man and boy followed on to the river,
where on the bank lay Almeda, wet and
sobbing, yetcomparatively unframed. She
told about the terrible storm, Of her flight
from the house, Of the rush Of waters and
her seeking refuge on the jam where Rot
had found her. The dog reached the jam
by crossing just below, joining the dead
water at the center Of the stream and swim.
ming up to the driftwood, in all his move
ments showing almost human intelligence.
"Rob, you're hero" declared Mr.. Frost,
patting the dog admiringly; "a prince Of
your kind"
"Priuce Rob, dear fellow" cried the lame
Gustave, hugging the wet animal and kiss
ing and crying over him.
And that is how shaggy, good-natured
Rob won the name Of Prince. think my
young readers will admit that the dumb
hero was worthy Of the name.
J. NJ. MERRILL.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1889-09-27

swept away at the outset, and it was this
thought that indicated to Gustave that his
sister had persisted.
"See! the dog is anxious to attract our
attentionr' cried the farmer. "What has
he found!''
'sRob, Robp' called Gustave, as he saw
the large mass Of timber tremble before the
rising food; ''come here or you are lostr'
The jam Of trees was likely at any mo-
ment to break into fragments and go dash
ing down the stream. 1t was wonder that
the dog had ever stemmed the flood and
gained the spot he occupied.
81 tell you what, Gustave," declared the
farmer after a minute, shat dog amt a
fool. He never risked his life to get to that
iam-pile for nothing. He must have seen
something there"
Even as the man spoke Rob appeared
again, Juggling at something desperately,
and in a minute a head and arm appeared
above the debris-it was Almeda, white and
wet, yet alive.
Mr.. Frost uttered cry Of joy, while lame
Gustave stood dumb for a moment with
clasped hands; then he uttered great, JOY
full shout.
His Joy was Of short duration, however.
1t soon became evident that the jam must
soon go to pieces before the rapidly-rising
water, which meant doom to Almeda and the
dog.
Cant we get to them some waya" ques-
toned Gustave, in q strained voice, his face
looking white as death.
"lmpossibler' declared Mr.. Frost, as he
pointed to the seething water all about the
jam and between them and the helpless
Almeda. "Even if we had boat we coule
not get one there. Seel the logs novel In
minute they will all 60 down the stream
1t was true, the jam was breaking, ant
poor Gustave covered his face to shut out
the awful sight.
A minute thus, then an ejaculation Of
wonder fell from the lips Of Mr.. Frost.
Just below the center Of the jam the
water eddied about, and below this some
rods the river ran smoothly. The dog ran
over the logs toward the eddy, then back
again to Almeda, pulling at her skirt with
his teeth.
SIT Is the only chance" uttered Mr..
Frost, ''if the girl will only obey. Rob has
as much judgment as human being"
The farmer watched the movements Of
the dog wonderingly.
He called to the girl to 20 with the dumb
animal, bat the roar Of the water drowned
his voice.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1889-09-27
GENERAL PLEASANTON,
Tho Closing Days In tho Career Of an Old
Soldier.

Tho Closing Days In tho Career Of an Old
Soldier.
The readers of the generation which has
come Of age since the close Of the great civil
war in this Republic have seen but little of
the name of the man who was at one time
the most lauded officer in the Union armies.
Prior to the great strides of genius which
placed Philip h. Sheridan in the fore front
Of cavalry leaders, Alfred Pleasanton had
brought the cavalry arm Of the service to q
state Of high efficiency. He lit was who caused
the commanding officers Of the armies and
corps to retract their former sneer, that
"No one ever saw dead cavalryman."
Under Pieasanton the mounted men were
taught that their mission was something
higher than to guard wagon trains and
bring up the rear Of retreating armies It
was he whose splendid service made the
cavalry arm valuable addition to the az.
gressive fighting soldiery Of the Republic.
During the years 1863 and 1864 the
newspapers were filed with descriptions of
his movements and praises for his deeds.
When the war closed and Pleasanton, who
had rendered such magnificent service,
found that his relative rank in the regular
army was much lower than when the war
commenced, he resigned and concluded his
military life In the hottest kind Of TEN.
per. Under General Grant he was ap-
pointed Commissioner Of Internal Revenue,
and was q successful executive officer. By
influences understood in Washington he
was obliged to leave that position. For
several years past he has been knocking
at the doors of Congress asking for recog.
milton. The bill placing him upon the re-
tired list Of the army as Major Of cavalry
was probably one Of the most meritorious
which passed Congress at its recent SEES
sion. The relief came none too soon. Gen
eral Pleasanton has passed the sere and
yellow leaf Of life, and was not only in
need, but in broken health. He is now con-
tent, and comparatively happy.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1889-09-27
NOTES AND COMMENTS.

nS Riddleberger has joined the
mugwumps. THE world do move"
Chicago Tribune.
BYHon. w. B. Allison, Iowa's sem
Tor United States Senator. will be his
own successor Falls Citizen.
HBThe Ohio Democrats were
shrewd in placing Campbell at the
head of their State ticket They have
got to hump themselves in order to be
in the fight at all.-Minneapolis Jour-
nal.
BdrIt is funny thing that the Ohio
Democrats have so few available men
in their ranks that they have to take
ex-Republicans to head their tickets.
Hoadly was a pervert from Republic
anism, and Campbell is another.-To-
ledc Blade.
%The object Of all trusts is to keep
the price of raw material low, and
raise the price of the manufactured
article Articles in the hands of great
monopolies care for no protection"
and they flourish in free-trade England
even better than in the United States.
Chicago Inter Ocean.
D6Labor Day was a great day in
this country. While the laborers of
free-trade England were on strike for
wages sufficient to enable them to exc
out a bare living. the mass of the
working-men of the United States we're
prosperous and happy. Truly. this
was a splendid tariff lesson.-Toledo
Commercial.
p@Sim Coy, the Indianapolis tally
sheet forger and election crook. who
was convicted :or his crimes and sent
to the Indiana State Prison, is the can
dilate of the Democrats of his ward
for alderman. He made a speech &C
cepting the nomination and congratu-
lating himself and others on his ''re-
turn to the leadership of his party. -
Chicago Journal.
~Russell B. Harrison. son OF the
President, has returned from q shor:
visit to Europe, where he went for
business and pleasure. He has COLI
Quoted himself like gentleman and an
American. But that seems to have
been a capital crime. judged by the
way tho Democratic press Is abusing
and lampooning him. Manly business,
isn't it?-Troy IN. ~ Times
SA few Democrats are afraid that
Boss Brice is neglecting the canvass in
the new States. This dread Is entirely
needless. Mr.. Brice and his fellow
plutocrats of the Democratic National
Committee know by experience the
potency of money in political cam
paigns, and are not burdened with
conscientious scruples against using
it-St Louis Globe-Democrat
@Free-trade England is seeing
the greatest strike in the history OF
labor disturbances. The strike is also
against a dock trust and monopoly.
Yes Grover Cleveland and the other
Democratic free-traders of this couA-
try claim that the tariff alone fosters
trusts and monopolies, and that the
tariff alone Is responsible for the
strikes Of labor.-Cleveland Leader.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1889-09-27
THE FOUR NEW STATES.
Why Not One Of Them Will Give q Demo
cratic Majority.

why NOT On0 OF Them Will Give q Demo-
cratic Majority.
Senator Pugh, of Alabama, who is
recognized as conservative Demo-
cratic politician and a careful observer,
is reported as stating as his positive
opinion that there is not the faintest
hope for the Democratic party either
in Washington o. Montana, and that
the five districts will be as surely Re-
publican as Kansas was last year.
Whether Senator Pugh said this or
not may be problematical, but as to
the political future of the new States
there is not, or ought not to be, the
least shadow Of doubt. If the inhabit-
ants of the present Territories have
the faintest idea of gratitude they can
not turn over the new States to the
control of a party which so persist
emily refused to listen to their appeals
for admission to the Union, and which
showed only a sort Of eleventh-hOur
repentance and made a virtue of
necessity when it found that its
power was gone and that it would be
in clear minority in the next Con-
gress. Then none were so Jealous for
the rights and privileges of their fell
low-citizens of the Territories. But
those some fellow-citizens. having
wits and ideas of their own, will
scarcely consent to be appeased for
years of scorn and buffeting by few
honeyed words extorted from their
tormentors by superior force.
Aud there is another reason why the
new States should not be Democratic.
The Democratic party. profuse as it is
in promises. can promise nothing to
the new States which would benefit
them in the slightest degree. They
do not want free trade. nor mono
metallism, nor the suspension of the
coinage of silver. and if those things
are taken away from the Democratic
party there is very little left of it ex-
cept the resolutions Of '9S, and few
grandiloquent phrases which Mr..
Cleveland devised or discovered in the
cyclopedia. States do not embrace a
pOltIkCdl Idltu WlbuOuI q ECdSOus ouU
it would sadly puzzle the Democratic
party to show any cause why Wash
ington or Montana or either of the
Dakotas should become Democratic.
OF course the converse of the propo-
sition is apparent The Republican
party will secure to the new States the
very things which are necessary for
their development and prosperity.
Even the constitution guarantees to
every new State Republican form of
Government and if the people OF the
incoming States shall choose to spell
Republican with the capital letter no
one will blame them, in view Of the
contrast between the two parties and
the advantage which one can supply
to the new States over the other
San Francisco Chronicle.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1889-09-27
Tho Charm Of Long Descent.

Amos Keeter Tin the Cstskills) -Why
will you persist, Miss Keeto, in following
that scrawny Boston giril Surely, these
Chicago ladies are more temptingI
Miss Keeto-Well, heard the English
nobleman say that she had the best blood
Of any body in the hotell-Life.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1889-09-27

D@West Virginia is to build a new
reform school. The first scholars
should be the rascals who corrupted
and reversed the recent election re-
turns, -Baltimore American.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1889-09-27
CHAPTER VII.


John Harmon was laid in drunkard's
grave, and the tears which were shed were
more for the "might have been :" and for
the wasted life so suddenly brought to
close than for sorrow that he had gone.
Indeed, brighter atmosphere was even
now pervading the house, as the fact be-
came more tangible that no more blows or
curses were to be dealt out there, and the
children began to look brighter, and lose
their cowed, scared look, and all planned
and looked forward to the future, as If
great black cloud had rolled of their hori-
'son, as indeed there had. Alas. that any
man should so conduct himself that the
best and kindest thing ne can do for his
family is to die and free them from his
presence.
The children had gone TO bed, and Isabel
and her aunt were alone in the shabby little
room which was digniied by the name Of
parior. "Now, auntie, tell me all your
plans" she said, taking the wrinkled, hard
working hand Of her aunt in hers.
81 don't know as l can, child" replied
MIS- Harmon. 'This has come so sudden
Exc it eeems as if I'd had no time for any
definite plans. Ishall 60 along in the same
old way probably, working hard and having
little" She had been unusually respondent
this evening, and life had hard, far-away
look to her.
~Are there any debts to pay" and Isa-
bel's voice had . reassuring business ring.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1889-09-27
PRINCE ROB.

T WAS a grand sight.
The mad waters of
{ b e swollen river
boiled and seethed
like q cauldron as
they rushed over the
fallen timber and
tore the moss to frag-
ments.
A cyclone had cut
q swath through the
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-09
BELFORD, CLARKE & COMPANY,
NEW YORK.

equipped with turbine wheels, and each
of the pipes will connect with the
reservoir by means of ten-inch pipes sup
piled with valves to regulate the flow of
the water.
Dynamos viii be placed at the bottom
shaft. By opening the valves flow of
water of incalcuIable force viii pass
through the pipes, starting the turbine
wheels, and the power thus applied to
the dynamos is transmitted over wires TO
any given point within a radius of fifty
miles, where it can be utilized as a cheap
substitute for steam or other motive
agency. If the right of way is secured
in New York and Canada company viii
be organized to develop the invention
and the preliminary work upon the ex-
cavation viii be commenced. The work
il is claimed, can be concluded and in
operation within one year.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-09
Personal.

Mr.. A. W. Smith OF Handy, Texas,
was in the city yesterday
Mr.. C. W. Lyman of Chicago is in the
city, stopping at the Ellis.
Mr.. FL. D. Giles has gone to the bedside
of his father, who is Seriously i'll at Shell
bina, No.
Martin Casey, who has Just returned
from Chicago, says Fort Worth is being
heard of abroad.
Col. John D. Templeton went TO Aus
tin last night on business. Mrs. Temple
ton accompanied him.
N. A Chambers is back from New
York after making selections for the
stock of Randall & Chambers Co.
Miss Ida Abbott of Bolton is visiting the
family of s. A. Tomlinson on Adams
street and Pennsylvania avenue.
L. August has returned from New
York and other Eastern cities, where he
has been purchasing spring goods.
A. R. stevens, a prominent citizen of
Albany, n. Y, is in the city and has
made several heavy Investments in our
financial institutions.
D. n. Carter, q wealthy citizen of
Rochester n. Y, who is now IN the
S4t IS 50 wen piedSSO WITH OEl- W OIlH
prospects that he mas purchased block
of Farmers and Mechanics bank stock.
DR.. D. r. Wallace, superintendent of
the Terrell asylum, was in Fort Worth
last night. The doctor feels somewhat
sore over the fact that he did not buy the
Jennings survey in 1871, when he could
have had it for IS an acre.
d. <. Mccarthy of Syracuse, n. Y,
a son of Ex-United States Senator Nc
earthly has been in Fort Worth for sew
eral days, and has invested largely in the
stock of the Farmers and Mechanics
national bank. He intends to make
other investments in this city.
Mr.. n. C. Ensign of Cleveland, Ohio,
for several months past resident of Fort
Worth, leaves this morning TO take part
in a mining expedition near the City of
Mexico. His party will explore an old
mine supposed to have been opened by
the Spaniards centuries ago. During his
stay here Mr.. Ensign made many warm
friends.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-09
LOCALITIES.

Real estate transfers filed yesterday,
$50 800.
A lot 25x10O, Houston and Fifth, sold
yesterday for $40, 500.
The work of grading for the North Side
street railway company is now well under
way.
Uncle Tom IS Cabin by the Boston Ideal
company at. the matinee to-day and to-
night.
Ross s. Ross will erect an elegant build
ing, corner Rusk and Fourth streets, at
an early day.
The ladies of the W. C. t. Z. remem-
bered THE GAZETTE yesterday III a sub
stantial manner
The houses in Taylor street near the
bluff are being torn away and this street
will soon be a thoroughfare.
The Boston Ideals will present Uncle
Tom s Cabin at the opera house at the
matinee to-day and again tonight.
Uncle Tom s Cabin tonight and also
at the matinee this afternoon. Secure
your seats at Eastwood s. Elliott s drug
store.
The committee to lobby for the special
charter has gone TO Austin and a gentle
man representing the opposition has also
gone.
A fine three-story stone 5OxIoO
will be built on Houston and Fourteenth
streets, back of the new bank. Plans
are being prepared.
At the last meeting Of the board Of
trade directors a resolution of thanks to
the retiring president, r. E. Case, for
the work done by him was adopted.
The Lawn tennis club win open the sea-
son at its grounds this afternoon. Lawn
tennis in February is said to be one of
the Injuries enjoyed only in Texas.
1t is understood that owing to his many
duties Maj. Van Zandt has found it nee
essaro to decline the position OF president
of the board of trade.
Mike Dillon has sold one-sixth interest
in the Hotel Pickwick to Jere Roche for
$40 500. It was only a few years ago the
hotel sold for S27 ZOO and it is now worth
S64 800.
In the district court yesterday in the
case of W A Huffman vs. Sam Evans
eft al, the defendants obtained verdict
The suit involved title to d lot on Pecan
street.
To-day Mr.. Swartz viii show to the
public how photographs are made,
free Of charge, and also give
you chance to get fine rocking
chair, silver pickle castor or q large
portrait. Everybody should visit SwartZ IS
grand opening. 1t lasts all Gay. Hous-
ton, corner Fifth.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-09
Safetu IN Trarel.

A commercial traveller said that he did
not believe he ever engaged in a CONVEX
sation in his life about the merits of diff
ferent railroads wherein the PennsyI-
vania Lines were not accorded the highest
praise, with the statement that on any
of their trains traveller should feel ut
terly safe. Statistics, by the way show
that people on railroad trains are now-a-
days safer than when in more familiar
surroundings. The often repeated re-
mark regarding the Pennsylvania System
however, has deep-ToOted foundation
in the fact that the well-built track
and bridges, the staunch locomotives :,
the substantial coaches, the perfect sys-
tenn of running trains and the admirable
conduct and discipline of the employees
all induce a feeling in the mind of every
passenger that he is protected and cared
for, and in the handsome coaches or Pull
man Vestibule cars may rest to his heart 5
content. In the celebrated sPennsyl-
vania Special that leaves st. Louis
Union station every morning at $40,
by the Vandalia and Pennsylvania ;,
he may enjoy delightful journey
and reach New York in thirty -one hours,
or Baltimore, Washington and Philadel-
phia in time proportionately short. A
slower train also leaves st. Louis daily at
7:25 a. m, and the choice train for
business men leaves daily at p. NJ
reaching New York second morning
thirty-five hours out, and without any
change, presenting comforts and con-
venienees that cannot but be appreciated.
For information regarding the Pennsyl-
vania service, apply to j NJ Chesbrough,
assistant general passenger agent, 100
North Fourth street, ST Louis, No.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-09
0aths and Affirmations.
London Globe

The following summary of the forms of
oaths in use in foreign legislative assem-
blies is extracted from the reports re-
ceived at the British foreign Office at the
time of the Bradlaugh excitement:
Bavaria swear So help me
God and His holy gospel.
Denmark promise and swear =
So help me God and His holy word.
Greece swear in the name of the
Holy and Consubstantial and IndiYisible
Trinity.
Hesse Darmstadt-I swear So
help me God.
SAKE Coburg and Baden-I swear. So
help me God.
Holland-I swear. So help me God
Portugal swear on the holy gospels.
Prussia swear by God, the Almighty
and Omniscient So help me
God.
SaXony-I swear by Almighty God.
Servia-I swear by one God and with
all that is according to law most sacred
and in this world dearest. So
help me God in this and that other world
Spain-After swearing on the Gospel,
the president says: ''Then may God re-
pay, but if you fail may he claim it from
you.
Sweden and Norway president or
vice-president only swear before God
and his Holy Gospel I will be
faithful to this oath as sure as God shall
save ny body and soul.
SwitZerland-ln the presence of the
Almighty God I swear So help
me God.
United States-I do solemnly swear =
So help me God
In Bavaria non-Christians omit the
reference TO the Gospel. In Holland and
the United States affirmation is optional.
III Prussia and in Switzerland affirmation
is permitted TO those who object on re-
ligioHs grounds to the oath. In Austria
a promise is in every case substituted for
an oath. In Belgium and Italy the adj
Duration is used without any Theistio
reference, and in France and Roumania,
the German reiehstag and for deputies in
Sweden and Norway neither oath or
affirmation is demanded.