The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1889-07-05

lride bicycle2 Ifnot, and if you fee
some day like having a circus all by
yourself, circus at which you will b
lat one and the same time the audience
and the performer, the rider and the
ridden, the grand and lofty tumbler
the clown and the ringmaster, buy Of
borrow q "wheel," and attempt to ride
1t. You naturally suppose at first thai
1t is simply a piece Of dead machinery
that you can do what you please with
minutes however you will conclude
that it is long way the ''livest' crea
ture you ever saw, and you will find
that instead of doing what you please
with 1t is doing what it pleases with
Iyou. A bicycle can fall In more ways
than you have dollPrs.-and whenever
1t falls it takes you with it. One Of
its favorite tricks Is to "rare up" be.
hind and pitch you over its head and
then fall on you. 1t has practiced this
trick until 1t can do it dozen times
hand running and never make bob.
BILE. Another Of its tricks is to stop
still all of q sudden, like q balky
mule, and then roll over on it's side. II
usually waits for you to mount it be-
fore beginning any Of its shines, but
sometimes it doesn't. You may be
leading it along, apparently the mos
innocent and tractable thing in all
creation, when 1t will suddenly take q
notion to lie down, and down it goes
while you measure your length on top
of it, awkwardly enough. There is
one good thing about bicycle though
and that is little pocket behind the
saddle for carrying needles and thread
and soft rags and arnica.
| p. s. Anyone wishing to purchase
a first-class bicycle nearly new may
learn something to his advantage by
calling at this office.
The school board has employed
Prof. George E. Whitehill, of Mt.
| Vernon, Iowa, as principal of our city
schools during the coming year. Prof.
Whitehill is q graduate of Bowdoin
and has held the chair of Mathematics
in Cornell College at Mt. Vernon dur
ing the past two years. He is young
man of pleasing manners and comes
with the most extravaganza recommen.
dations from educators who have been
associated with him. The board has
also employed Miss Hattie Williams,
of Ottawa as assistant, to fill
Miss Barker's place. Miss Williams
is a daughter of Prof. J. B. will.
Jams, one of the best known educators
in the State, and il graduate of the
State University. She is young lady
Of prepOssessing appearance and with
attachments and experience that will
make her valuable acquisition to the
schools.
It may be somewhat humiliating to
confess it, but the honest truth Is that
the one event toward which the atten-
ton of the American people Is more
anxiously directed than it has been to
any other this year. is the fight be-
tween Sullivan and Kilrain. They
are brutes. We all agree, and prize fight
ing ought not to be permitted in any
civilized COUNTRY. But all the same
there are very few of US who will not
| be just q little more eager than usual
to get next Tuesdays papers. There
Is good deal of the barbarian left in
most of us after all.
A personal letter from DR.. LaFary
reports him and Lon. Northrup enjoy
ing themselves, at Colorado Springs.
They stopped at Pueblo day or two
where they met number of formerly.
of-Iola people-Mr. and Mrs. Matt.
Field, Mr.. and Mrs. F. J. McKenna,
Clyde Smith and his father and
Arthur Jennings. Matt. Field is
clerking in a dry goods store. Frank
McKenna and wife are employed in
the post Office, and Arthur Jennings is
in a grocery store.
The religious meetings for men only
which have been held Sunday after
Moons for two or three weeks have
been we'll attended and are awakening
q good deal Of interest. The probable
outcome of them will be the organiza-
ton of Y. NJ. C.. A., nearly 80 men
having sigpified their willingness to
become members.
A constant advertiser" in one of
our exchanges wisely and wittily re-
marks: "SOme men try advertising
as the Indian tried feathers. He took
one feather, laid it on a board, and
slept on it all night. In the morning
he remarked: white man say feath-
ers heap soft; white manifold"
The vicissitudes of climate are try
ing to most constitutions, especially
TO people having impure blood. For
all such land they constitute the ma
jorlty), the best safeguard is Ayers
Sarsparilla, the use of which cleanses
the blood and strengthens and invig-
crates the system.
A broncho that didn't seem to know
how to go anyway except backwards,
and rider who was ''going to make
him 60 forward or kill him." attracted
q cool deal of attention on West street
Monday. We believe the dispute was
compromised by having it the way the
pony wanted it.
Thereis nothing uncertain about the
effects of Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera
and Diarrh0s Remedy. The fact is, ii
ia the only preparation in the market
that can always be depended upon, and
that is pleasant and safe to take. %
and 80 cent bottles for sale by all drug
gists.
The Ladies Working Society Of the
Presby terrain church will hold its reg.
uiar meeting at the church at 4 O'Clock
next Tuesday afternoon. Important
business is to be transacted and large
attendance is desired. The young Ia
dies are especially invited to be pres.
ent.
A fine grand stand, capable of seat
ing 200 people, has been erected at the
Driving Park for the benefit of those
wishing to see the races. Tickets to
this stand which will entitle the hold
er to a seat all the afternoon will be
sold to day for % cents.