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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-10-10

ing on a stone about fifty yards from me.
Under ordinary circumstances / should
never have dreamed of firing at such a
thing, especially with an elephant gun,
but we were hungry. So sat down
with my back against a rock and aimed
steadily at his head. / did this because
if 1 struck him in the body the three
ounce ball would have Knocked it TO
bits. At last pulled the trigger, the
gun went of with the report of a small
cannon and the buck disappeared ran
to the spot with more anxiety than /
should have felt in an ordinary way over
koodoo or an Gland To my delight
there the little creature lay-the huge
bullet had decapitatedit it. Considering all
the circumstances do not think have
often made better shot than this, but
If any one doubts, let him try his hand
at rabbits head fifty yards away with
an elephant gun and three-ounce ball.
/ picked up the Petite in triumph and
returned to the camp. There we skinned
him and toasted him over the fire. He
just made good meal for US, keeping
his hind legs for breakfast.
There was no moon that night, and so
it CHANGED that when suddenly remem-
bered the lion spoor, and suggested that
we had better tie up the horses quite
close TO us. we could not fnd them,
though we knew that they were grazing
within fifty yards. This being so, we
could only make up the fire and take our
chance. Shortly afterward 1 went to
sleep with little Tota in my arms. Sud-
denly l was awakened by hearing that
peculiar painful sound. the scream of a
horse, quite close to the fire, which was
still burning brightly. Next second
there came noise Of galloping hoofs,
and before could even rise my poor
horse appeared in the ring of freight
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-10-10
NOTES AND COMMENTS.

- The new Western States where
enterprise, independence and brains
have caused a phenomenal growth in
the last decade are naturally Repub-
licsn.-Buffalo Express
@Why doesn't the Democratic press
call for the resignation Of Cal Brice
from the Senate and from the chairman
ship Of the Democratic National Com
mittee, since he is precisely as mnch
"a branded criminal" as Matt Quay?-
Sioux City Journal.
Since the adoption of the pro-
tective policy in 1861 by the Republic
ans the added accumulation of wealth
in the United States counts up at the
rate of $3.50, 900 an hour, So, 600, 900 day
and 81, 100, OOo, oc0 year. There is no
parallel to this record
SDemocrats argue as though every
dollar OF revenue paid to the Govern
ment by duties on imports was stolen
from the people. The money goes into
the public Treasury for public use. The
Government is not our enemy, but DEM
ocrats seem to think that it is
II The mugwumps hate him, the
Democrats fear and respect him That
is the kind of hroad-gauge, level-headed
man and Republican James 5. Clarkson
is Iowa is proud of him, and grarifed
to know that he will remain a citizen
among us-Chariton Qa) Patriot
0Thomss B. Reed, formerly of
Maine, but now of the United States
is the way the Indiana Republican
State convention addresses che Speaker
of the House. 1t may be added also
that this is about the way the matter
strikes the average citizen Of the conn
try.-St Louis Globe-Democrat.
WThere has been an increase Of
only 1l.Se5 in the population Of the
State of Maine in the last ten years,
but if there are any future Blaines or
Reeds among the number the common
wealth will not need to .+gret the
smallness of the total increase. Two
such men give a State more prestige
than half a million mediocre persons
ever could. Leader
TThat the Republicans Of the
country have entertained the highest
admiration for Thomas B. Reed as q
man and Republican, goes without
saying; and that they are reioiced at
the overwhelming renewal of confidence
given him by the people Of the first
Congressional district of Maine, finds
tumultuous expression from Portland,
Me-, TO Portland, Ore.-Albany On. W
journal
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-10-10
DON'T BE IMPATIENT.
The Democratic Party Not to BE Blsms
for ItS Peryerxity.

The Democratic Party Not to BE Blsmsd
for Its Peryersity.
o, well, don't be too exacting as to
the Democratic party. Don't blame il
too much for opposing reciprocity and
solidly fighting it in the Senate and
House. Give the Democratic party
time. Give it twenty or twenty-five
years. Remember, the Democratic
party is always against every thing
that the Republican party proposes and
actually does-against it until it is
made a success Remember that the
motto Of the Democratic party is: ''You
can't do it" Remember that it is the
fundamental purpose of the Democratic
party to believe that every thing is
Unconstitutional" which the progress
sive elements of this Nation want to
have done. Don't crowd the Democratic
party too much on this matter of rec
iprocity. Don't you know that it
would be a violation of its most sa-
cred traditions not to denoupce rec
iprocity as Unconstitutional for
period of years at least? Don't you
know that the Democratic party with
even greater violence denounced as
unconstitutional" internal improve
ments and, in fact, every notable policy
that has helped to make this Nation
great? Let the Democratic party alone.
Only give it time and it will yet be We
hemently declaring that it is for rec
iprocity. After the Republican party
has gone ahead and actually enacted
reciprocity, made 1t success and car
ried out the courageous purpose
of those who believe that you
can do it"-abort that time you
will begin to see Democratic
conventions hurrahing as Justify for
reciprocity as the Iowa Democrats did
at Cedar Rapids for Grover Cleveland
and free silver. Be patient, fellow citi-
zens You had to wait years for the
Democratic party to acknowledge the
constitutionality Of greenbacks, and to
forgive Lincoln and Grant Give the
Democratic party q decade OF two for
indorsing reciprocity. The Endorsement
may not come before Cleveland has
been beaten another time or two, but
though slow it will be sure. When
under the Republican policy Of reci-
are opened. one after another; when the
foreign commerce of the United States,
already vast, is vastly swelled; when
tens of millions Of consumers in the
Spanish countries Of this continent be-
come regular customers of the Western
farmer; when thereby American ship
ping receives a most notable impulse
when these grand results begin to be
apparent you will begin to see the DEM
ocratic party declaring for reciprocity.
notwithstanding is now says you
can't do it" and that it is ''unconstitu-
tional." That's the way the Democratic
party learns all it really knows about
the constitution-in the school of It's
achievements of the Republican party.
And then, about the time the Demo-
cratic party concludes to indorse reel.
procity, in view of the fact that 1t has
been done, it will be called upon to
''buck" against some other new and
useful Republican policy required by
the progressive purposes Of the Ameri-
can people. City (Ia-) Journal
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-10-10
aShnot the Renuhlieans. !,

The following extract from an edito-
rial in the Nashville American of recent
date, the leading Democratic paper OF
Tennessee, is printed for the special
benefit of those Democrats who are per.
sistently crying out against the waving
of the bloody shirt BY the Republicans:
IF man loves the South and hates its enc
mics let him not give vote to any man who
carries the black banner Of Repuolieznism- No
matter what once he may seek as Repuo-
ican, he seeks 1t IS an enemy. No matter
what profession may be on his bps. II the Re
publican flag be In his hand-shoos him without
larrn
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-10-10
Two Opinions.

Husband Il How much did that hat
cost?
Wife-Five dollars Isn't that cheap?
Husband-I don't know. Five dollars
is good deal Of money.
An hour later.
Husband-How do you like that cigar7
Five dollars box.
Wife-That1s good cigar, but I'm
afraid you're getting extravagant.
Husband - Nonsensei Five dollars
isn't much money.-Judge.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-10-10
p.mocr.,. o,po.. th. soldler..

The disability pension bill which re-
Gently became law, and which Is meet
ing with snch universal favor, was OPP
posed on its final passage in the House
by fifty-six Congressman, every one or
whom was q Democrat The bill for
additional pension examiners. made
necessary to close mp long-pending
claims, was likewise opposed by sixtJ.
sayep Congressmen-all Democrat
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-10-10

always that he Is honest In his opinions
and practices He entertains certain
beliefs. and he tries his best to enforce
them. This is not his privilege, simply,
but his duty; and the more active he Is
in such service the more credit he de-
seryesA-St Louis Globe-Democrat
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-10-10

Il am high-tariff man and proseo
zionist and for the reason that an: an
American an a friend Of American la Dor
ers. No workingman has ever called
for a reduction. and no reduction should
be made until it is demanded by the
people. We need no tariff tinkering.
We want protection from ono end Of the
country to the other. Touch not the
tariff; raise the tariff so high that not a
single article of foreign manufacture
can come to 1T. V. Powderly.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-10-10

For the decade ending 1890 the State
Indebtedness OF the United States has
decreased about SIS 02o. 93L 4i-tbat is
to say. the bonded and fioated debt Of
the states amounted to s296. Alt. SCI rs
in 1880 and saSs 800. 500 81 in 1890 The
net debt Of the States for 1890, after
deducting the cash and funds on hand
from the foregoing. is siaa. $50, 6sa "a
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-10-10
THE STRANGE STORY
OF
Allan guatermain'SW

BIZ Ii. RIDER HAGGARD,
AUTHOR OF "SHE,n "KINe SoLoNoS's
MINES "JEss,' CLEO
PATRA," ETC.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-10-10

every shred or veStlge OF protection
has been discarded from it?" Plate gold
has duty of S+0S per ounce, and plate
silver thirty-six cents per ounce; the
bullion raw material being free. accord
ing to their "free trade tariff" They
levy duties on the goods OF other coun-
tries, the tobacco of the United States
etc, when brought into their ports, and
then ask that those countries shall levy
no duties on their goods This is a
beautiful freedom of commercial inter
course, There is to-day a decided re-
action against the policy of free
trade in England. and Sir Ed
ward Sullivan in his work,
Protection to Native Industry" Sc
verely criticises the present state Of af-
fairs in England. and says of the Brit sh
workingmen. "the value of their wages
is diminished by the amount of the Gus
toms duty charged on the necessary
articles OF food they conscme; and the
amount of their wages Is reduced by the
free admission OF foreign articles Of
manufacture to compete with those they
produce. There can not ex-
list the least doubt that our manufactur-
ing position is on the wane." etc
With such testimony direct from En-
gland we are not very bright If we can
not see that our American manufactur-
ing and agricultural industries are in
separately bound up together, and that
prosperous manufactures mean pros
porous agriculture. and vice versa; that
each consumes what the other produces,
and that each is the best customer to
the other. To-day the low price Of la
Dor and the high price Of living is driv-
ing the best workmen in iron from En-
gland to compete with her in the labor
markets of the world OF course the
policy urged by American free traiers
has the full sympathy and support Of
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-07-12

Messrs Pharr & Williams have
during the lastAood in The swamps
got out 10000 trees. This at a low
estimation represents the respectable
san oil $lb0,aO0 and the trees when
brought 10 the mill, will keep them
busy saving for the. nextrthree years.
Mr.. Williams, accompanied by
Capt Kiefer, left this week to spend
a couple of months in the swamps to
>measure and prepare the trees for
the Iow.--Reyiew.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-07-12
HineoER Farm ers.
REPRESENTATIVE sTALLINGs DENouN.
CED IN UNINSURED TERMS.

During our connection with the
press, we have read some very
~caustic personal attacks, and wher
we say our experience extends out
West as far as Tombstone, Arizona
where the Arizona Kicker style Of
journalism is ono of the prominent
features of that civilization, we guess
we will be questioned mo further.
But Of all rhe bitter, fierce, redhot
things We ever met, the following
denunciatian Of J. III. s%tallings, Of
Lincoln parish, who is charged with
receiving a we'll stocked Texas farm
from the Lottery company as d
token Of esteem, is a corker. It is
simply unshirty hell pardon the
expression, bat we don't know
anything elss oeall it9
Ruston, La, July |, 1890.
At the Jug session Of the Lincoln
parish Farmers Union, the following
resolutions were adopted:
Whereas, John Nj. StalEings. a
member of the Farmers Union and
one who has been honored with the
highest Office within the gift Of the
members Of said order, and the said
Stallings having taken a solemn
obligation in the presence Of his
felloWmen and Almighty God to
support The constitution, ETC., and
which constitution is emphaticalIy
opposed to immortality and monopo.
"; end.
Whereas, the said Sohn NJ. Stall.
lings has from time to time and in
different places denounced the
Louisiana State Lottery in the very
strongest terms known to the En-.
speaking people, and has bvI
vows, pledges and all means known
underheaven and among men where.
by q man might pledge himself.
that he was bitterly op.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-07-12
10 The CIoads Ny Ran.
A RAILROAD THAT Is OVER A,00U
FEET HIGH At oSEs0EIFs
TERMINi.

The pixies Peak Cog railway
one of the most marvellous engi
neering feats of the world, IS almost
completed. About two years age
tile first real effort was made to
supplant the burro train and drive
Firon horse to the summit of the
grim Sentinel of the Rockies
A Company of local capitalists
was organized and the work era.
dually commenced. Unfortunately:
capital was lacking, and after gra.
ding several miles around mountain
peaks and over mighty schasms, the
company failed, andathe W 1rk came
to a stop.
But thissfallure Of local enterprise
only stimulated aud called out the
true western vim and energy. The
burro train was too slow for this
fast going age, and the people were
determined that the smoke of the
locomotive.should be seen from lhe
terminus of the highest railway in
the world. The result was the
organization of a company of cap.
italists with almost unlimited means.
A charter was obtained ind a corps
Of engineers set at work to locate
the line. The contract was let and
the work of grading commenced.
From that time all day long and
of moonlight night it has been one
continuous boom, boom and roar,
resembling a battery of heavy artil
lery distinctly twenty miles away.
Slant powder and dynamite have
done their work. and monnteins OF,
rock have been hurled from where
they had rested since placed there
by the architect of the Universe.
Instead of following the old sur
Vey and profting bg the work
already done, the new road starts
from the Ute Iron Springs, q short
distance west Of the principal avenue
in the famous plesure resort Of
Springs. Thence it takes
its course up Buxton Greek, closely
the old burro trail, past
the Minnehaha Falls through scene.
~ which would require and inspired
pen to faithfully protray. -Four
miles west OF Manltou is the "Half
Way House." where a station will
oe located. Leaving The half way
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-07-12

such a disreputablc character as the
hoary.headed old reprobate who
flies to arms in defence ofhis famous
son SO vchemently declares, it is.jast
a little Singular that / should re
ceive such an unsolicited testimonial
Of the regard IN which I am held,
as is evidenced by the susIolhed
letter from one Of the most proml'
nent and Influential citizens of The
town, whose name is withheld for
personal reasons:
ARCADIA, La, July 7, 1890.
Friond Solomon.-DNublle-s you
have heard of the attack tho I'D.
vance has made on your character
ere this. The Advance credits the
Herald with it, which is false. The
Herald has never had anything 10
do with it, neither will it have.
The people here will sign a vinGica.
tion Of your character here. 4on
ard your father ought to come up
here aud attend to it at once The
people here will stand by you. They
arc indignant oyec It ~
In the third place. / did not mean
to say that E. G. Drew was himself
buying up signers for the lottery
petition, everybody in Arcadia
knows he is Morris man,monkey,
and he has sense enough to use
some other poor deluded fool as a
catspaw to pull the hot potatoes out
Of the ashes.
But how about those white can
vass hats which were so freely dis,
tributed as lottery hats about the
town?
/ shall now leave The public to
decide who is the most contempt.
BILE thing in this controversy With
what sort of On animal, beast or
vermin can ron compare o villain
who would deliberately print q
SANDER and charge it to an limo.
cent party. Can any language be
too harsh to condemn such despica,
BILE conduct, such sneaking hypo
cracy. We think not.
Three Hundred and twenty-five
miles distance makes some wen talk.
very sassy and feel brave. just
wait a few days until the K. @. L..
& G. r. r. is completed, then Drew
can get a deadhead pass and come.
down here and see how big q dis
count there is on his opinion of
himself and Yours truly,
SOLOMON IsA4os.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-07-12

house The road pinss
canyons lyon through ! nsas
o. pine and hemIoek.
always o. up, skirting III
81 the mountain sa.
westerly, around .iWi 5s9El@
the south, making its sas
from the west.
H're, up amid tbe as.
: station house and IL e's y
nnllt, 1895 feet a6ose " II
rom 'l,e eastern terlaih,@
ton 10 the western lero,i,.
s'ltatlllt' a distance of NM u
e ala'f ZEN e in altitude i sass
Ieet. or an average Of 81
mile in the grade If tpa ,o.5
engine and cars ara
.a6nllt expressly for lbis
engine being 50 ,ennstrsa,s
r,i'' oyer q line If cogsin
'oi the track, The engine
1'e cars going up aud N
them coming down. i
mas already been organissa 4
20 elevated railway thfoe.6
,ee 70 correct the Renver 1T
Gfande and The Pixies peaE
Eonia Globs
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-07-12

posed to and would do ell in his
power to prevent the cancerous
lottery from being fixed in the yitals
of our State by a renewal of its
charter; aud.
Whereas. he lid on Or about the
10th day Of June, play the traitor
and cast his vote.ia the Legislature
in favor of the infamous lottery,
aerehy assisliRg to raise a clond of
black poison and rain il down npon
our children, and possibly being the
means of causing our State to he
Idrenched in the precious blood Of
Fher noble sons.
The magnitude Of such an act was
Eonly eXcelled when the Saviour of
THE world was hailed with a kiss aud
delivered to his enemies for a bag
hof money. which money was not
invested In "a Western farm but
purchased a Poter's field; and.
Whereas, the said John NJ. Stall.
filings has by the anreasonaT ole
course he has pursued and the sol
temn obligations taken. invaked the
penalty of having thefnger of soorn
and contempt pointed ut him BIZ all
Just and. honorable smembers Of the
union; therefore, be It.
Resolved, That we are not only
surprised, Disguised. disappointed
and grieved at the conrsc he has
pursued. but with the highest indig,
nation Of an insnlted peaple we
will with seorn frown down on the
said John NJ. Stallings as not being
worthy Of membership in.tonr order
and the association Of the individual
members.
Be it farther resolved, That we
respectfully reqnest@U Union No. As
to expell the said John NJ. Stallings
from the order, and that heneeforth
we do not hold said Stailings &C.
conntable to the Farmers Union
tor his conduct IN the future, and
furthermore do not hold the Far
mers' Onion responsible for what
the aforesaid Stallings may or may
not do hereafter
Be is further resolved, That in
parting With o, brother under such
humiliating circumstances, we com
mend him to the mereies Of an al
wise and merciful God who will
ave the vilest Of mankind thai
repentets of his sins.
On motion. the Shreveport eau
c@asian, New Delta and Baptist
Chronicle are requested to publish
and all others friendly to the canse
j. w. Burr, Prest.P.eU.
w. L. RINEHoRT. Secretary.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-07-12
Il CARD.

The Advance Of Arcadia, La
having made q vile and ~scurrilouc
attack upon me, because of my re,
ported utterances here regarding
q. G, Drew, the editorof that sheet,
and marked copies Of the paper
having been sent here and circulated
by certain parties with the intention
of injuring my character and In
sulting me, / feel it my duty to
make a statement.
Tn the 6rst place, the pretented
extract from the Arcadia Herald,
which also contained a vile SANDER
against me, was a lie made ont of
the whole cloth, no such article
having appeared in the paper, or
boing at all likely to, as is shown
very conclusively by the following
letter
ARCADIA, La, JAY z, 1890.
Mr.. Solomon Isaacs,
Abbeville, La.
Dear Sir.-I simply wish to call
your attention to the fact that the
notice in regard to yourself in last
weeks Advance, credited to the
Herald, did not appear in nv paper.
The mistake occurred in this way
My publisher had told Mr.. Drew
that the quoted notice would appear
in the Herald, but Mr.. Dan Patter.
son, who was the editor of the Her
aid last week, kept it out, just as /
would have done had / been at
home. / was in Homer last week.
No such notice will ever appear in
my paper. ] have written that YOU
might know how the mistake occur.
red. Your friend,
r. G.. HULsE.
In the second place, that If am
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-07-12
THE VIVA Girl.

Cid Mrs. Smiths ~grandchild, .
mute little girl, was the wild girl
that tho correspondents Of the
Times.D emccrat and Picaynne tele.
grapiled was seen near PinevilIe last
week. The little girl got lost, and
being afraid Of strangers, ran when
she saw some PinevilIe people com
ing 10 from the creek. Newspapers
must have something to vary the
,monotony of.lottery talk.-Alexan.
sdria Town Talk.