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The climax. [volume] (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1887-1897, 1890-06-04

just such q pair as one would expect to
find in quiet little mountain cottage.
The farmer and his wife offered me a
comfortable rocking chair, and negro
woman brought me gourd of cold spring
water
1t struck me after few words had
been exchanged that there was some
thing wrong in the little household, but
/ could not see what it was. The man
and woman both had sad faces, and their
hair seemed to be prematurely white.
Their voices we're pleasant but thoy
spoke in a subdued tone, in q mechan-
ical way, apparently feeling little inter
est in any thing that was said The
man, 1 soon found, was partially par
alyzcd, and moved slowly and with diff
Guilty.
took it for granted that they were
shy in the presence of a stranger, and
at once proceeded TO make myself
agreeable by praising the scenery and
complimenting the place and its sur
roundings.
The woman answered me without en-
thusiasm, and the man was silent ex-
cept when 1 asked him a direct ques-
ton. / attempted to make the two take
a mutual interest in tho conversation,
but they did not look at each other, and
what was said by one was absolutely
ignored by the other.
Such placid Indifference was depress-
ing. 1t was impossible TO talk freely
under such conditions, and In a few
minutes I rose to go. Ny hosts did not
ask me to remain longer, and felt that
my visit was unwelcome.
As l rode away up the hill I glanced
back two or three times. Just as / OK
pected, this singular couple remained
seated as far away as they could get
from each other. They were silently
looking straight ahead. Evidently they
had not exchanged a word concerning
the stranger who had just left them.
Ali this was SO unlike country people
that began to suspect some mystery.
Half an hours ride brought me to the
house Of my old friend, Colonel Jones,
where was to spend the night
Colonel" said suddenly, as we
smoked our pipes after supper, do you
know any thing about the people at the
next house, where 1 stopped on my way
/ here this afternoon"
Poor Jack Hunter and his wife," re-
| piled the Colonel |'Yes, know all
about them. You took them for very
| peculiar people, suppOse?"
Then I told my friend what 1 had
seen, and how the strange manner o.
the farmer and his wife had puzzled
me.
Poor Jack and poor MaryF ex
claimed the Colonel II will tell you
their story"
He filed his pipe again, and after {
moments reflection, said:
1T was during the war when Mary
Holt and her folks moved to this settle
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ment In those days Mary was the pref
test girl in this whole mountain range,
and Jack Hunter was one of the finest
young fellows TO be found anywhere.
''You know what is coming. Jack and
Mary. being tho handsomest and bright
est couple in the ncighborhood, natur-
ally fell in love with each other, and in
six months they were married. No two
young people ever began life under
happier circumstances. Tho only draw
back was Jacks temper. lie was high
spirIted. altogether too quick and fiery,
and some Of the old folks predicted that
this would cause trouble"
Tho Colonel whitfield steadily at his
pipe for full minute.
THE prophets Of evil were right" he
resumed. 'In those times this was a
sort Of neutral ground. 1t was between
the lines, and Confederate and Union
soldiers came and went without being
molested. Hunter was red hot Seces-
sionist, and would have joined the army
If ne had not been lame in one leg. As
it was he made no secret of his senti-
ments, and the Unionists kept out Of his
way.
MARY seemed to be devoted to her
husband, and every thing moved along
pleasantly Tor months after thAir we'd
ding. One day there was . change.
Jack had a kinswoman, a meddlesome
gossip, who limited to him that something
was wrong. Jack was furious. but his
cousin told him he had married Mary
without inguiring into her past history,
and then she whispered something that
drove the young man almost crazy with
rage"
My companion rose from his chair and
paced the floor.
81 hate to tell about it," he said, "bui
1 must 90 on. Hunter learned from his
cousin that Mary had been seen holding
clandestine meetings with a Union
officer in a secluded spot not far from
her home. The husband said nothing
to his wife. lie waited and watched
Mary wondered why Jack had suddenly
grown so cross and silent, but she made
the best of it, thinking that he had
some trouble on his mind.
''Just about twilight one day Jack
came home from the field where he had
been at work and found Mary missing.
He Instantly left the house and ran to
the top of neighboring hill. He saw
Just what he feared Down in the val.
ley below he saw his wife and a hand
some Union officer parting from each
other in the most afIcctionate fashion,
They embraced and kissed after the
mannor Of lovers
Hunter slipped back to the house.
seized his rife, and went of to th5
woods in the direction the officer would
be sure 70 take on his way back to tho
Union lines. An hour later just as Mary
was wondering why her husband was Sc
late for supper Jack walked in and
threw his rifle into a corner. His white
} laee and blazing eyes alarmed Mary ans
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Inherited Blood Poison.

How many people there are whose distress
from sores, aches, pains and eruptive ten
denotes are due 20 inherited blood poison.
Bad blood passes from parent to child, and
IL therefore Is the duty OF husband and wife
10 keep their blood pure This is easily ac-
cOmplished by timely uSe Of B. B. r. (BO-
tanic Blood B1im). send to Blood Balm Co.,
Atlanta, for book OF most convincing proof.
James HUI. Atlanta, Ga, writes AMY two
SONS were afflicted with blood poison, which
doctors said was hereditary. They both broke
out In sores and eruptions which B. r. B.
promptly controlled and finally cured COM
pletely."
Mrs. S. NJ. williams, Sandy. Texas, writes
"My three poor afflicted children, who IN
herited blood poison, have improved tapIdly
after use of B. B. b. Il is GOdsend."
J. R. Wilson, Glen Alpine Station. N c.
Feb. Is 1885, writes: "Bone and blood poison
forced me to have my leg Rmputated, and on
the stump there came a large ulcer, which
grew worse every day until doctors gave me
to die. only weighed 10 pounds when I
began 10 take b. b. B., aud u bottles increas-
ed my weight 10 $50 pounds and made me
sound aud well. I never knew what grOd
health was before" 5l-5i.
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steam Navigation on the Nile.

a now Egyptian association has been
formed. styled the "Thewfkieh" Com
pany, who are the owners of a number
OF steamers which have boon specially
fitted for q regular service Of passen-
gers desiring to ascend the river from
Cairo to the first cataract visiting the
antiquities on the banks Tho forma-
ton of this company has been sane
toned by decree of tho Khedive, who
has just inaugarated the operations by
a personal visit on board tho steamer Ell
Khedevie. The saloon, ladies' boudoir,
smoking room and all parts of tho
steamer arc Illuminated by 30 electric
lights of total power of 1850 candles,
and the decorations of the apartments
are of the most elegant and luxurious
character. Scientific American.
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KING Lear oNoE MORE.
How q Lawyer Made an Old Mans LAST
Days Very Pleasant.

How q Lawyer Made an Old Mans Last
Days Very Pleasant.
The recent death Of Detroit pioneer
came very near being followed by the
skinning and failing Of the attorney
who had faithfully served him for years,
says the News of that city.
As result of early investments and
fortuitous circumstances the old man
had accumulated a handsome fortune.
His wife died and three daughters were
left as the widower's solace. In the
course of time the young ladies, bright
and handsome, were all married of, and
did well.
They each liked to entertain pa"
and rather We'd with each other in Sc
curing his presence at tn cir respective
hearthstones. At length one of the
girls suggested the propriety Of pas
dividing his fortune among his chill
dren. They were to receive it anyhow,
pa could always have a good homo
among them, and their husbands might
rs well have the aid of his money in
carrying on business.
Pa acquiesced, had his lawyer split
his wealth into three parts, and each
child received her Just proportion. Then
things were different. The old mans
welcome was not as warm as formerly;
neither were his meals. He overheard
one daughter complaining that she had
| been keeping ga for about three months,
and she thought it time one of the others
should assume the burden.
Tho old gentleman hadn't lost his
shrewdness and saw what was coming.
lie called on his lawyer, whose advice
was to keep quiet and work a scheme.
''If send any one to you, take up with
what he may propose and decline to dis
cuss the affair with your children"
Next day tho father was hugging a
dismal fire and inwardly suffering from
the cold looks about him. There was a
! caller announced to sec him. The man
went right to business
"Mr. =, want to borrow some
money"
Pa saw the point and asked: Glow
4 much?"
Three thousand"
"What security?"
First mortgage on city real estate"
"What INTEREST,""
'Seven per cent"
''If my lawyer spprovesOf the security
have him fix up the papers and make g
check. I'll come down this afternoon
and sign it"
Next day another borrower called
went through the same talk, and nego
tiated loan for $4,000.
The daughters had learned all by ju
dicious eavesdropping, and the clouds
which darkened the old mans skies
gave way 70 burst OF sunshine. The bes
was not good enough for him. Eaot
family was now as anxious to have hin
as It had been to get rid of him. Tit
best rooms, the best scat by the firesid'
and the daily caresses Of his three girl
came as his daily lot. So it was to tbs
time of his death.
After the funeral the lawyer was seen
From him It was learned that pa hadn'
left cont. Then thore was a paving
of the air and chain-shot denunciation
from the daughters, while the sons-in
law talked seriously of hopping TIT
ground with the faithful attorney. Blu
the lawyer had made the old age Of hi
client pleasant one and was content
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WHO lIade ths root-Prlntsq

Rcar Lincolnton, Ga, on a stream
known as '.Fishing Greek, in shelly
ing projection inst above the water in
the stream is a perfectly-de6ned i'm
print Of mans bare foot. All the toes
arc perfect, and in every respect the
mark is as plain as if mado in plastic
clay or oven putty. Tho stone Is as hard
as adamant, and has been since the old
est inhabitant landed in Lincoln County,
over one hundred years ago. By whom
and when was tho track made is an in
terestin0 ouorv.
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China's Empress Dowager.

The power Of one Of tho greatest pO-
litical figures Of the day, perhaps Of all
time, is said to be on tho wane. The
Empress Dowager of China has been
shOrn Of her prestige by the rebelliOus
independence Of the young Emperor.
He refused TO see tho bride which she
forced upon him and has been issuing
vigorous DEGREES on his own account.
He has been consuming tho old Minis
tors right and left, particularly Chang
Chi Tung.
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NnnderInrs Letter.

A letter with a history passed through
Bath, Me-, the other day. 1t was d.
rected to Captain b. S. Rairden, Manila,
Philippine Islands, and, as the hand
writing showed, was written by Captain
Rairden's sister, Mrs. Abbie Peterson,
who, with her husband, was lost at sea,
six years ago. Across the end Of the
letter was written direction to return
tho letter TO Bath in case Captain
Rairden's vessel had sailed. The latter
has thus been wandering over the
world for six years, and though some
what faded, the envelope has not been
opened and is in excellent condition.
Captain Rairden is now in business in
AMER, Java, and the letter has been
sent on its way to that place.
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General shcrman's aIonumont

General Sherman is an original He
said to a friend the other day who was
talking to him about tho delay in put
ting up the Grant monument: THAT
won't happen to mo; Ive bought my
own monument and peid thousand
dollars for it. The minute I'm buried
it viii be clapped on over me and that
viii end tho matter. won't have any
damn nonsense with my monumeu:. -
concluded the rugged hero. and SIC
fancy there won't be any, either.
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Human beings Ten Feet nigh

In prehistoric cemetery lately I'M
covered near Montpelier, in the south Of
France, among other things found and
reported to the Paris Academy were two
skulls, evidently belonging to the Aryan
race. and some human bones that, judged
froEa their proportions, must have be-
lorged Il, a man at least ten feet in
height
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lie had como homo q httlc late, and
she had delivered tho usual feminine iora-
ton. Tic turned on his pillow and NUT
tered, as be drowsod of: +-Afatchcs N ado
IN Heaven scom to mo to have just as
much birthstone on ON as the other
kind
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TRUE GIFTS.

TRUE GIFTS.
He gives no gift who gives 70 mo
Things rich and rare,
Unless within the gift he give
OF love some share.
He gives no gift who gives to me
Silver and gold
II but 70 make his own heart gladt
Such gift is cold.
he gives ne gifts who. giving such,
Ny wants would ease,
Feeling most pity for my need
In lacking these.
lie gives ne gifts most rich and rare
Who gives to me,
Out OF the riches OF his heart,
True sympathy.
lie gives best gifts who, giving nought
OF worldly store,
Gives ne his friendship, love and trust
ask no more
Laura Harvey in Chambers Journal.
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shrIn.-n-e nf Rrnin.

Psychologists say that the older a man
| grows the smaller his brain becomes
This explains why the old man knows
nothing and tho young one every
thing.
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A MOUNTAIN TRAGEDY.
Sad elimination Of a Husbands
Blind, Mad Jealousy.

l. was labe ono
summer after
noon when I
rode up to a lit
tie farmhouse
in the Tennes-
see mountains,
and paused for
a brief rest and
adrinkof water.
Two persons
were sitting on
the piaz za-a
man and wom-
an-plain coun-
try people, past
middle age
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Important Notice!

Debts due MCKEE & TRAYNOR for
The services "f stations serving mares
ln 1897. 1883, 1883 aud 1890, must be
PAID 10 Owen KcKee. All mares,
Harmed IN 1889 by Mckee & TraynOT,
hsylng cnlis living at weaving time,
Will he paid for by Owen Mckee,
owner Of the colts. April IA, 1890.
Al OWEN MCKEE.
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The climax. [volume] (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1887-1897, 1890-06-04

You must pardon me for using that
word molasscs. Having lived six
months il Britain 1 should have said
treacIe, writes Eugene Field in the
Chicago News. l study to be correct
even in little matters of this kind, but
I find it very hard to conform to English
as it is spoken this side Of the saline
pOOl
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-12-12
Diamond.

The readers Of the REGISTER who noticed an
Item some two months ago regarding four or
ave months old babe having swallowed On eight
penny nail may be glad to learn that the child has
never suffered the least apparent Inconvenience,
and that the nail may now be seen at the hons
Of Grandma Strickland, It having made the
journey Of the human anatomy safely, leaving
the little fellow In perfect health.
Superintendent Barber and wife visited our
school Monday. Mr. Barber became 90 inter-
ested In his talk to the little ones that one of
them took his mother to task when he arrived
ct home, thusiy: lyon always say gentle
man should stand squarely when talking, now
Mr.. Barber lie gentleman and he put his foot
on the chair rung when talking" 20, well,
perhaps he had . lame ankle, . tight boot or an
angry corn, or was too much interested to think
what he was doing" The child was silenced,
but not convinced, and we could see that his
young mind was trying to square his mothers
precspts by the actions Of one whom he knew
she considered . gentleman.
The ladies Of Diamond will give an oyster
supper on the night Of December 18th, 1880, the
proceeds to be donated 10 Mr.. Samuel Jones as
. free-will offering from all who have had the
benefit Of his lsbors among rs. Come, every
body. We have heard many good sermons, now
let us show our gratitude. OMEGA.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-12-12
Prairie Center,

Squaw winter arrived last Sunday with some
snow.
Farmers are nearly through gathering corn.
Mr. steeiman sold his farm one day last week
Miss Lille Smith spent last week with friends
I'm Humboldt.
Protracted meeting will commence mex,
Sunday night
The meetings at Cuppy school house still con-
tinue. We understand that there has been
several converts.
Our literary was well attended last wednes-
day night and . good time was reported.
A wedding was reported at Squire Dickin-
sons . few days ago.
II reports are true, We understand that Mr.
Marion lockwood and Miss Lettie Robertson
were married last Sunday.
The smiling face Of Charles Stewart was not
seen in this vicinity last Sunday. What il the
matter Charley9
We hear that Herman Ladd Is going to bui.d
. new house. wond er what comes next9
G. e. Gibson attended the teachers associa-
ton 1t lola last Saturday.
Miss Lille Rogers, who has been absent for
some time, has returned home
Died, on the farm OF James Wilson, one day
last week, one old mule aged twenty-threc
years. ScRIBBLER.
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Allen Center.

Greedy and Charlie housed" the last thresh-
ar In the community today with considerable
stisfsction to themselves and patrons because
Of . successful season.
The young folks endeavor society will conduct
the Christmas entertainment. A tree will be
one Of the features.
Mr.. Hutchinson OF Harper Co. has shipped .
car load Of corn from here to feed his cattle.
Corn IL cheaper here than there.
A number Of the neiyhbors showed their good
ing mp their teams and moving him to town
J. W. johnson has dug fine crop Of large
red-dover potatoes.
Joe Stephens has moved onto the weith farm
this week.
VIM. Donnan IL adding desirable improve
ments to his residence and farm.
Mrs l.. e. Nash returned this week from
Chetopa.
Geo. Rhoades who owns and runs mill ct
ft. Scott Is here buying and shipping corn
paying 8 cents. He says the price at Scott IL
60 cts. and s. cents.
The township literary ct Independence last
Friday evening was not very successful; next
meeting at Lafisrpe,
The Capital says, ''In 1881 the reunited Re-
publican party Of Kansas will meet the CONSOLE
dated Democracy and Peoples party and win
an old fashioned Benjamin Harrison victory"
Hurrsh for Calamity
Thos. Fitzpatrick has rented his farm and
will move to Harper Co. and work for his
Uncle Hutchinson next summer.
Mrs. Nash just returned from Chetopa reports
. big snow ct that place. We always did live
In favored spot anyway. OcCA.
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Observations.


Diamondites are having demonstra-
ted to dot the old aphorism Better
bear the evils that we have than fly to
those We know naught Of" A few
months ago when the Wise store was
run on a quiet, orderly plan, when
there was only the tap, tap, tap Of the
croquet mallet to disturb the peace
full summer evening there were NUT
terings on every side "Oh, Wise is too
dead to need interment;" ."If we only
Just had a real live store at Wise
what q change We would see" and
such like expressions.
Well, the change has come. Wise
has laid aside her grave-clothes and is
Just assuming all tho vices Of a full
fedged city. With her shooting
matches, her raffles, cider barrel al
ways on tap and an occasional whisk-
ey bottle to be picked up in the SUBJ
urbs, and her midnight FOSTERING
what more could we want.
what burning disgrace TO support
o place where our young men can get
too much muddled for ineligible
speech. We do hope some action will
be taken at once to put q dead lock
upon these things among US.
Oh! that all boys would stop for o
moment and reflect upon the conse-
quences to themselves and the neigh
borhood Of such a reputation as we
will have.
In this case it is the law Of demand
that governs the supply. If our young
men would give all merchants to un-
derstand that they would not drink
cider, even if they do say it is sweet,
in other words let the cider turn to
vinegar on their hands, then the sup
ply would not be kept up.
Oh young man stop. Think Of the
gray haired father and mother whose
sun Of life is fast sinking; will not
every one Of those grey hairs cry to
you when you stand for the last look
ut those coffined faces?
OBSERVER.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-12-12
ELEVATOR MILLS BURNED.
The Most Destructive Fire that has Wis.
tied lola for q Long Time.-A
Serious Loss 10 the Town.

The Most Destructive Fire that hiss Wis.
tied lola for q Long Time.-A
Serious Loss TO the Town.
Just ut ten O'Clock Monday night
one of the omnibus drivers who was
at the 8. X. depot discovered the Ele-
vator Mills, owned by Thayer d Gill
more, to be on fire. He gave the
alarm, and within ten minutes prob
ably 100 men were on hand eager to
help extinguish the flames. 1t was
easily seen, however, that with no ap-
pliances except buckets and hands it
was useless to attempt to control the
fire as 1t was already bursting through
the roof, so there was nothing to be
done except to save as much as pos
sible of the contents of the mill. A
wagon was run up to the door and
probably 1000 pounds Of flour were
thrown into it before the men were
driven from the building by the heat
and smoke. Then there remained
nothing to do but to watch 1t burn.
Fortunately-or unfortunately-the
wind was slightly in the west. 9th
erwise the =. X. depot would certain
ly have been burned. Az 1t was moth
ing was destroyed except the mill and
its contents and the little frame office
just east of it.
The cause of the fire will probably
never be definitely known. Some
think 1t may have started from hot
box in some of the machinery, but as
the mill was shut down at six o'clock
this hardly seems probable. The
more plausible suggestion is that the
fire was started by sparks from a
passing locomotive.
The mill contained about three tons
of -four, 1000 bushels of wheat and $50
bushels Of corn.
OF course all this was destroyed as
well as all the machinery, except the
engine and boiler which Mr.. Thayer
thinks are not irreparably damaged.
The total loss will probably not fall
short of SO, 900, while the insurance is
but 81 900.
Mr.. Thayer cannot decide until he
sees his partner, Mr.. Gilmore, of st.
Louis, whether or not they will re-
build. Everyone most earnestly hopes
they will, as the mill was very large
factor in drawing trade to the town.
And we are very sure that II the firm
want to rebuild the question Of means
will not be allowed to stand in the
way as they command the unlimited
confidence Of the community in q bus
mess sense, as well as its hearty per-
sonal good will.