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The Iola register., 1890-10-24
THE EXPRESS BUSINESS.
Clear-Headed Foresight of a Poor New
Yorker Named Harnden.

Clear-Headed Foresight of a Poor New
Yorker Named Harnden.
Lionel Jacobs, Jacksonville, Fla,
tells the Chicago Tribune: read not
long ago story about the Original
Jacobs" of the express business in this
country. My recollection Is the story
was not correct.
4. The first express-package carrier was
q rather consumptive-looking young
man of the name of Harnden (his given
name has escaped my memory, who in
1895 Instituted the business in New
York City by calling on bankers, brokers
and merchants with carpet-bag and
soliciting the carrying of money and
other valuable packages between that
city and Boston. Like all new UNDER
takings, 1t was not long before a com.
petitor appeared in the person Of Alvah
Adams, who selected Philadelphia as
his objective point, and who adopted
the same tactics as Harnden. Mr.. James
Hoey,. who is now q prominent figure in
the Adams Express Company and a re-
puted millionaire. was at that time q
young I-ish boy employed to sweep out
a .1Ox15 Office on William street. west
side, between Wall and Pine, and to de-
liver and call for packages, which be-
came too large for the carpetbag. The
business grew rapidly, the trunk took
the place Of the carpet-bag, succeeded
by iron-bound crates strongly padlocked.
which had to give way to box-cars on
truckwheels, for the convenience of
transfer from the New York and Proyi-
dence line of steamboats, to the Boston
and Providence railroad. Harnden con-
tinued the Eastern route and Adams the
Southern. Later on a consolidation
took place under the present title, and
Harnden's Express was merged into the
Adams Express Company.
In making this statement ] have no
interest to conserve except that OF his
torical fact and that due credit should
be given to one who by his clear-headed
foresight has done so much to benefit
the business world.
The Iola register., 1890-10-24
rs THE; STRANGE STORY
Allan guatermain'S Wife
BY ii. RIDER HAGGARD.
AUTHOR OF "SHE," "KING SoLoMoN's
taa MINES" "JEss, "CLEo-
PATRA," Ere.
AN AFRICAN ROMANCE.
CHAPTER vn-coNrrruEp.

NL1d1 len N4A-NONIinOED.
Come on, miss, said Hendrix; the
-babyan will soon be back He had shoul-
.dered the sack, inside which the white
baboon was kicking violently, and
screaming like child. 1t was dreadful
to hear its shrieks.
I'VE scrambled down the sides Of the
kloof and ran for home as fast as we
could manage. When we were near the
waterfall and within about three hun
.dred yards of the garden wall, we heard
a voice behind US, and there, leaping
from rock to rock, and running over the
grass, was the whole family of baboons,
headed by the old man.
"'Run. runP gasped Hendrix, and did,
like the wind, leaving him far behind.
. I-dashed into the garden, where some
Kaffirs were working, crying: The baby
ans! the babyansp Luckily the men
had their sticks and spears by them and
ran out Just in time to save Hendrix,
who was almost overtaken. The
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your name. Do you remember many
years ago coming into the study of a
clergyman in 0xfordshire and telling
him that you w"re going to leave En-
gland forever?' r-
He bowed his head. Ha.....
"And do you remember little boy
who sat upon the hearthrug writing
with a pencil?"
81 do" he said. ...... ......-
''Sir, am that boy, and my name Is
Allan Quatermain. Those children who
lay sick are all dead, their mother is
dead, and my father, your old friend, is
dead also. Like you, he emigrated, and
last year he died in the Cape. But this
is not all the story. After my advent
ures i, one Kafflr and little girl, lay
senseless and dying in the bad lands,
where we had wandered for days with
out water, and there we should have
perished but your daughter, Miss
''Call her Stella" he broke in, hastily.
81 can not bear to hear that name I
have forsworn it." ...-
miss Stella found US by chance and
saved our lives. ... ......
''By chance, did you say, Allan QUA
termainP" he answered. "There is lit
tie chance in this; such chances spring
from another will than ours. Welcome
Allan, son Of my old friend. Here we
live as it were in hermitage, with nature
for our only friend, but such as we have
is yours, and for as long as you will
take it. But you must be starving, talk
no more. Stella, it is time for food
Tomorrow we will talk"
To tell the truth can recall very lit
tie more of the events of that evening.
A kind OF dizzy WEAKNESS overmastered
me. remember sitting at table next
to Stella, and eating heartily, and then
1 remember nothing more.
awoke to find myself lying on COM
Portable bed in hut built and fashioned
on the same model as the center one.
When 1 was wondering what time it was,
a native came bringing some clean
clothes on his arm, and, luxury of lux
uries, produced bath followed from
wood.
1 rose, feeling very different man,
my strength had come back again to me;
dressed, and following covered pas
sage found myself in the center hut.
Here the table was set for breakfast
with all manner of good things, such as
/ had not seen for many month, which
L contemplated with healthy satisfac-
ton. Presently looked up, and there
before me was a more delightful sight,
for standing in one of the doorways
which led to the sleeping huts was
Stella, leading little Tota by the hand.
TO BE Continued
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A New Automatic Machine.

A curious incident occurred at the
royal military exhibition a day or two
ago, In the building there is an auto
matte machine which furnishes photo
graphic portrait of some celebrity" or
other to any one who puts penny in
the slot" An elderly and matronly
lady, being under the impression that
this was the new contrivance for taking
photographs. Of which she had heard so
much, duly inserted a bronze coin in the
aperture; then, posing herself before
the machine and assuming her most
pleasant expression, calmly awaited the
result After an interval of few seq
onds the result came, but, alas! when
the lady opened the drawer the photo
graph she extracted therefrom display
ed not her own form and features
but the figure OF female acrobat in
full professional costume.-Loudon
Globe.
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tudb OulluiuS W lOOh upon o mcuOridl
wall containing the most suggestive
and solemn and tremendous antiquities
ever brought together; this, rent with
the earthquake at the giving OF the law
at Sinai, the other rent at the crucifix-
ion at Calvary.
1t Is impossible for you to realize
what our emotions were as we gathered,
group of men and women, all saved by
the blood Of the Lamb, on a bluff of
Calvary, just wide enough to- contain
three crosses said to my family and
friends: 81 think here is where
stood the cross OF the impenitent
burglar and there the cross of the mis-
creant and here between, think, stood
the cross upon which all our hopes de-
pend" AS opened the nineteenth
chapter of John to read, a chill blast
struck the hill and cloud lowered. the
natural solemnity impressing the spir-
itual solemnity. read little. but
broke down. I defy any emotional
Christian man, sitting upon Golgotha
to read aloud and with unbroken voice,
or with any voice at all, the whole of
that account in Luke and John, of which
these sentences are fragment: They
took Jesus and led Him away and, He
bearing His cross. went forth into q
place called the place Of skull, where
they cruciied Him and two others with
Him, on either side one, and Jesus in
the midst" Behold thy motherr' Il
thirst" This day shalt thou be with
me in Paradise. Father, forgive them.
they know not what they do" IF it
be possible, let this cup pass from me-"
What sighs, what sobs, what tears, what
tempests Of sorrow, what surging oceans
of agony in those utterances!
While we sat there the whole scene
came before us All around the topand
the sides and the foot Of the hill mob
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Stranger lat Mr. Citiman's new sub
urban villa)--"Mornin,, my little deari
Is your papa at home? ! hear he wants
to buy COW, and I've got one think
would suit him. It's Jersey cow"
Little Miss-"Oh. l don't think papa
would want that kind of a COW. They
don't give any thing but skim milk. We
used to board in Jersey."-M. Y.
Weekly.
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CHAPTER VIII.

At length the last platform, or ter
race, was reached, and we pulled up out
side the wall surrounding the central
group Of marble huts-for so / must call
them for want of a better name. Our
approach had been observed by a crowd
of natives, whose race have never been
able to determine accurately; they be-
longed TO the Basutu and peaceful sec
ton Of the Bantu peoples rather than to
the Zulu and warlike. Several of these
ran up to take the horses, gazing On us
with establishment, not unmixed with
awe. We dismounted-speaking for
myself, not without dificulty-indeed,
had it not been for Stella's support 1
should have fallen.
''Now you must come and see my
father" she said. 81 wonder what he
viii think Of 1t, It is all so strange
Hendrikz. take the child to my hut and
The Iola register., 1890-10-24

Ar recent wedding in Philadelphia
the room was festooned in red, white
and blue, in honor of the patriotism Of
the bride, who had declined many Eu-
ropean offers and decided TO give her
hand to an American.
The Iola register., 1890-10-24

PIPISe times are expected in China,
The great bell of Hung-wu, which has
long lain buried in the ground, defying
all resources of engineering, has at last
been raised by foreign machinery and
hung in Buddhist pagoda built of iron
rails by foreign firm. According to .
well-known prophecy, this bell was
never to be lifted until China entered
upon new era of prosperity.
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filed heaven with changing hues of
splendor, that wrapped the mountain
and cliffs in cloaks of purple and of gold
and lay upon the quiet face of the water
like the smile of god.
Perhaps also the contrast and the
memory of those three awful days and
nights in the hopeless desert enhanced
the charm, and perhaps the beauty of
the girl who walked beside me COM
pleted it. For of this am sure, that
of all sweet and lovely things that
looked on then, she was the sweetest
and the loveliest. All, it did not take
me long to find my fate. How long will
it be before find her once again?
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1 think at that prayer Jerusalem will
come again to more than its ancie mt
magniflcence; it may not be precious
stones and architectural majesty, but in
a moral splendor that shall eclipse for
ever all that David or Solomon saw.
But must get back to the house-top
where / stood early this morning. and
before the sun sets, that 1 may catch a
wider vision of what the city Is and
once was Standing here on the house
top, see that the city was built for
military safety. Some old warrior, /
warrant selected the spot. 1t stands
on hill 1900 feet above the level of
the sea, and deep ravines on the three
sides do the work of military trenches
Compact as no other city was compact
Only three miles journey round, and
the three ancient towers Hippicus.
Phasaelus and Marianne, frowning
death upon the approach of all enemies.
From this bousetop on the December
afternoon we look out in another direc-
tion. and see the Kings palace cover
ing 100, 900 square feet three rows of
windows illumining the inside brill
lance, the hallway wainscoted with all
styles of colored marbles. surmounted
by arabesque, vermillion and gold.
looking down on mosaics, music Of
waterfalls IN the garden outside answer
ing the music Of the harps thrummed
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Electric BItters.

This remedy is. becoming so well
known and so popular as to need no
special mention. All who have used
Electric Bitters sing the same song of
praise-A purer medicine does not
exist and it is guaranteed to do all that
Is claimed. Electric Bitters will eure
all diseases of the Liver and Kidneys,
wilI'remoFe plmples, boils, salt rhenm
and other affections caused by impure
blOod.-Wil drive malaria from the
system and prevent as well as cure all
malarial fevers.-FOr cure of headache.
constipation and indigestion try Flee;
trio Buffers Entire Satisfaction guaran
teed or money refunded. Price so cts.
and 500 per bottle at G.. W BIck-
ford,s drug store:
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PERSONALS.
[andy is in st Joe.

r. A Handy is in st Joe.
I, Y. Lee has returned from his
trip to Iowa.
Mr. Dague returned from his trip
to Utah this morning.
Theo. Smith and wife made a fly
ing trip to st Joe this week.
Alva H Pearson visited his parents
at Lawrence, Kan, this week.
Mrs. J. II. Decker has returned
from her trip to Washington county.
Benz. Butler and Cyrus W. Field
passed through this city Sunday last
Miss Lille Everett went to Jewell
City Saturday morning to visit
friends.
Mrs. BORN, of Lawrence, Kan, is
visiting her daughter, Mrs. A II.
Pearson
Miss Ella Phillippi of Burnside.
Ill, is visiting her sister, Mrs. A. w.
Robertson.
Col. John Bissen was at the To-
peka reunion, where he met many
old comrads.
Mrs. Snyder of Belleville, is visit
ing her daughter, Mrs. Frank Shaw,
of Matteson post Office.
Miss Browne, of Norton, visited her
sister the assistant Principal of the
High School, last Sunday.
Grandma Calkins is much lmprov-
ed in health and is able to move
around the house and yard.
David Sampson and wife of Fin
ley, Ohio, are here visiting Mrs.
SIMPSONS brother, DR.. Houck.
Mrs. Fisher, of Dorlestown, Ohio,
is here visiting her son and daughter,
S. S. Fisher and Mrs. DR.. Wallace.
Geo. Spaulding returned from To-
peka this morning where he attended
the Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows.
r. D. Morse, of Danvers, Mass, a
brother of j. F. Morse, is in the city,
called here by the serious illness OF
his mother.
Vim. Mccormick has gone to Del
phos for visit and will probably
take in the Indian Territory before
he returns.
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MARVIN ITEMS.

G. e. Fearing is in Downs buying
eggs.
J. r. Stout is with US again.
Josiah Wilcox went to Concordia
Sunday, to take a position in bar
Der shop there.
p. R. Ward of Rushville, sold off
his cattle Wednesday. III. White of
Bow Greek township, also sold off his
cattle, hogs and household goods
Thursday. Mr.. White will remove
to Fairfield, Iowa soon.
George Wonder and family left
for Mondam, in Iowa, last week.
The Republicans nominated the
following ticket: Township trustee,
Geo. Bell; Treasurer, E. D. Murray;
Clerk, Geo. Cronk; Justices, w. A.
Pratt and w. II. Cox; Constables, w.
H Vincent and Jerry Chester.
VIM. Baker and others spoke to a
good audience at Miller's hall one
night last week.
David Lee is IN Fillmore county
Nebraska, recuperating and visiting
relatives.
D. M. Cox, Duncan Pats, William
Chester and Mrs. Loretta Stewart
took advantage of the reduced rates
from Plainville to Portland, Oregon.
The alliance will have a caucus
Saturday to nominate candidates for
township Offices.
Mrs. 1. Miley left last week. She
will visit relatives in Mlnden, Neb. a
few days and then go to Picqua, OHIO
Mr. Miley Will follow soon. We hate
to loose so good a doctor and citizen
but guess we have to.
We are informed that Samuel Kid
we'll and Jessie Rambo with thir fam
lies started to Missouri this week.
VIM. Stephens shipped car load
of stock to Kansas City last week.
@. A. Weston and son Ed. returned
from Oklahoma last week, they con
template removing to that country in
the spring. KANsAN.
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ALLIANCE DAY.
a sold Day For rhelr oppone

A Gold Day For Their Opponents.
Notwithstanding a cold northwest
wind, great crowd of Alliance peo-
pie assembled IN our city to hear
Judge Pfeffer, B. F. Foster, VIM.
Baker and other Alliance orators.
AT IL o'clock a procession was
formed headed by j. D. Couch and
Jno. Hahenkratt. as marshals, and
the Agra Brass Band, paraded
through the streets. The several Al
iances were as follows:
Agra Alliance, thirteen teams, with
brass band; Union Dale, eighteen
teams, banner with Liberty" on re-
verse side, and young ladies repre-
senting the thirteen states - Al
lance, with fifteen teams; Greenwood
Alliance, eleven teams; Fairview Al
lance, seven wagons, with Liberty,
Union, Equality" on banner; Plain
view Alliance, eighteen teams, banner
Watch the ballot" This Alliance
was accompanied by a broken down
horse and wagon, carrying a man all
IN rags who carried sack labeled 30
cent corn" Then followed Iowa I'm
ion Alliance, fourteen wagons, with
Justice" on banner and Enterprise
Alliance of eleven wagons, one of
which contained lady representing
the Goddess of Liberty" and who
bore banner legened Kansas" At
the south part of town Alliances from
the south joined the procession which
swelled the number of teams to about
$50. A very creditable showing con-
siderlng the day.
At 2 o'clock, B. F. Foster and
Judge Prefer, addressed large audi
ence. These gentlemen very ably
discussed the questions of the day,
from an Alliance standpoint. The
meeting was very successful one.
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An Alliance speaker in this county
is finding fault with the Clerk of the
Courts because he enters judgments
against defendants in justice courts
in this county, in the appearance and
Judgment dockets of the county.
This Office is not a Judicial but a
ministerial one, and the clerk has no
choice in the matter.
Sections 4617 and 1918 of the Gen
eraI Statutes prescribe that "In all
cases which judgement shall be rem
dered by justice of the peace, the
party in whose favor the Judgement
shall be rendered may file a trans
crlpt of such judgement in the office
of the clerk of the district court, of
the county in which the Judgement
was rendered, and thereupon the
clerk shall enter the case on the ap-
pearance docket, = \ \ and shall also
enter the same on the Judgment
docket. X X Such judgment shall be a
lein upon the real estate of the judg-
ment debtor from the day of filing
the transcript + = =
The italics are ours. Not longer
ago than than the 31st of last July,
the alliance candidate for county at
torney obtained judgment against
the defendant in case in which he
was attorney, and this judgment,
drawing II per cent interest was I'M
mediately recorded in the clerks Of
fee. The clerk of courts cannot tell
when he furnishes an abstract OF
judgment against man whether the
land in question is a homestead or
not, if it is the judgment does not
hold, ana is not defect to the title
of the homestead so the supreme court
of Kansas has decided.
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ACCORDING to the census returns
the population of Hutchinson is SGT
increase 7.138, per cent 463 81; New
ton 1902, increase 3,OO1, per cent.
lis IS; Wichita o, 735, increase Ia
S24, per cent. 233 30
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If you esteem the party of justice,
of honor and of right forsake it not
on the eve of success
Which party do you mean? The
above item is under the head Alliance
Matters, while the next article says:
Give Robinson the entire democrat
ic vote of this state and the $4,000
will stand in another column.
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a RelIable coueh syrup.

We have been fortunate enough to
secure the agency of Begg's Cherry
Tough Syrup. 1t Is a trustworthy
sEadicine, and we. guarantee every
4fottIe sold to give entire satisfaction.
T Sc would be- pleased to have our
edstothkfs give It a trial Sold BY
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NOTICE.

There viii be a special meeting of
the Freedom Cemetry Association at
the Iowa Union School House, at 2
o'clock Saturday, October 18th All
persons interested should be present.
la't rs A. 81. MORTON,
i -. az go Sec'y.
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Wanted.

I will pay the highest market price
for young chickens, fat cattle, hogs.
sheep, calves, and lambs. Call and
see me on south side of the square,
before you sell. E. H EVANS.
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In the course of his remarks Mr..
Foster compared the Democratic
party to a toothless snake, and said
that it would cut no figure in this
election
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commissioners Proceedings.
SESSION.

hEGOA@au SESo1ON
October 9Th, 1890.
Board of County Commissioners met in regu-
lar session October 9Th, 1880. Present Messrs.
Fisher. Hahnenkratt AID Ham. Board called 10
order BY Chairman Fisher
On motion the resignation OF W 8 Goode. Twp.
Clerk OF Dayton tcWnehip, was accepted and John
Winters appointed to iii vacancy
eln motion T. D Lee was appointed Township
Clerk Of solomon toxp- 10 I'll VACANCY
On motion e Sumner was appointed TownEhil
Clerk for Belaont twp. to all VACANCY.
On motion HarY r. Lewis was allowed rebate
on $40 valuation On tax for 1854 on Lots =
Cit Of KiFwir.
ca notleR Mary A. Cam -.
on 49, Valuation
ssssnen' . was allowed rebat
IA tax of 1889, on personal As
- CIIy of Kirwin-
On motion 4. Shearer was allowed a rebate Q
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], W. d. Granger, Cashier of the above named
Bank. do solemnly swear that the above state
ment is true 10 the best of my knowledge and be-
lief. W. ID. GRANGER, Cashier.
Subscribed ana sworn to before this 18th day
of Oct. 1890 G. A LEWIS.
Com. expires Dec Sd, 1892 Notary Public
Correct Attest: H. S. GRANGER
JOHN HAHEESKRATrk Directors.
SEAL z. RoGERs
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ANNOUNCEMENT.
FOR COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT OF
SCHOOLS

hereby announce myself as a non-partisau
Sanoloate Tor County Superintendent OF Public
tnstrnStion Your support is earnestly solicited
5ro VIII De fully appreciated. II elected 1 will
my ability. tn LOAR
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Notice.

Notice is hereby given that on and
after August 18th, 1890, we viii sell
goods only for cash, produce or on
note with approved security beng
given #; Is, s. RoL4EG u Co
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No use Mack, the display of flags
and calling out of your drum corps,
will not make you solid with the AL
lance. They are On TO you.
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STATE OF KANSAS IS

PHILLIPS !. coUHT co,,ntv clerk in and for the
l. : ? md state aforesaid. do hereby cerIlLy
the above and FOREGOING e to De srIs Of
u INC mon all bills presented 70 theHA
st their October. 1880 session -, sa,, hoard
witness my hand and tne sch This D sIh day OF
! October, A. D. 1884, ccuntv CLERK.
SEAL
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REPORT OF THE CONDITION

of The First National Bank, of Phillipsburg at
PhilliPsburg, in the State Of Kansas, at the close
of business, Oct. I'd, 1890.
RFSnITRCES
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The following is a report of
school district No. %:
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Average daily attendance 15.
MIRANDA ROACH,
Teacher.