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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-04-18

Tho eyes of Cleopatra flashed as che
hearkeued TO these high words, and saw
her hands tighten on the golden lions heads
whereon they rested.
1--WE have had the fiattery," she said,
"and now, lest we be cloyed with sweets,
we have Its antidotei Listen thou, Dellius.
The charges in that letter, or, rather, in
that writ Of summons, are false, as all folk
can bear Us witness. But it is rot cc., and
1t Is not to thee, that we will make defense
Of our acts of war and policy. Nor will we
leave our kingdom to journey into far
CIlicia, and there, like some poor suppliant
at law, TO plead our cause before the court
Of the noble Antony. II Antony will have
speech with US and inquire concerning
these high matters, the sea is open and his
welcome shall be royal. Let him come
hither. That is our answer to thee and to
the Triumvirste, o Dellius"
But Deilius smiled as one who would nut
away the weight Of wrath, and once more
spoke.
Royal Egypt, thou knowest not the noble
Antony. Stern is he on paper, and ever
does he set down his thoughts as though his
stylus were spear dipped in the blood of
men. But face to face with him, thou, of
all the world, shall find him the gentlest
warrior that ever won a battle. Be advised,
OEgypt! and come. Send me not hence with
such angry words, for if thou dost raw Anto-
ny to Alexandria, then woe to Alexandria, to
the people Of the Ellie, and to thee, o Egypt
For then will he come armed and breath
ing war, and hard shall it go with thee who
dost defy the gathered might of Rome. /
pray thee, then, obey this summons. Come
to Cilicia; come with peaceful gifts and not
in arms. Come in thy beauty, and trieked
IN thy best attire, and naught hast thou tc
fear from the noble Antony" He paused
and looked at her meaningly; while !, taking
his drift, felt the angry blood surge into my
face.
Cleopatra, too, understood, for saw her
rest her chin upon her hand while the dark
cloud Of thought gathered in her eyes. For
a time thus she sat, while the crafty Dellius
watched her curiously. And Charmion,
standing with the other maiiens by the
throne, she also read his meaning, for her
face Lit up, as in the evening lights sum.
mer cloud when the broad lightning fares
behind it. Then once more it grew pale
and quiet.
At length Cleopatra spoke. 'This is q
heavy NATTER" she said; sand, therefore,
noble Dellius, must we have time to let our
judgment ripen. Rest thou here, and make
thee as merry as our poor circumstance
allows. Within ten days shalt thou have
thy answer"
A moment the envoy thought, then, smil-
ing, made reply: "lt is well. o Egypt; on
the tenth day from now will attend for
mine answer, and on the eleventh l sail
hence to join Antony my Lord"
Once more, at sign from Cleopatra, the
trumpets blared, and. bowling, he withdrew.
ITO BE CONTINUED
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-04-18
THE HOME LIFE.

Jes' Their home life suits ne les,
Snug a. birds into q nes',
Fishin'. hoein', chopin wood,
Like man mos allus should;
Plowin', weedin', huntin' coon,
Dinner bell can't ring too soon;
Gimme my share nth the res,
Jes' Their home life suits ne ses..
=
'Jes' Their home life suits me bes',
An one asks me why, seq:
Home is home, and blood, say,
Is thickern water any day;
When yer sick yer folks is round,
Like as when yer safe and sound;
Gimme home and nothing less,
Jes' Their home life suits me bes'.
-Jes' Their home life suits me bes',
Bes' on earth for grub, guess,
Liver n bacon, pork and green's
Fry pertaters, corn an beans:
Things is plain and things is good,
No place kin beat home for food;
Feel 70 call to change address,
Jes' Their home life suits me bes'.
Jes' Their home life suits me bes',
Allus has an W II, sab, yes,
One harsh word TO millium sweet
This yere home life CANT be beat;
Little comforts mount up stilI.
Like as how an hour-glass will;
Laugbin' kids IN dirty dress,
ses' ther home life suits me bes'.
II Coch-ane, in Toronto Gloee.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-04-18
USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE.


"A strong solution of alum, to which
has been added little glycerine and
vinegar. is cure for mosquito bites
The repeated application of oil and
cinnamon will cause those ugly excres.
cences-warts-to disappear Rubbing
them with salt is also recommended.
When the skin is bruised it may be
prevented from becoming discolored by
using little dry starch or arrowroot,
merely moistened with cold water. and
placed on the injured part. This should
be done at once.
The physician is frequently asked
by lady patients for some thing that will
remove freckles. A writer in the Pharm.
Zeit, says that a wash consisting OF
equal parts of Tactic acid and glycerine
will do the work, and is harmless when
applied to the skin.
-Vaseline is growing in favor as an
emollient for shoes. Take a pair OF
shoes. especially the shoes worn by
ladies, and when they become hard and
rusty, apply coating of vaseline, rub
bling we'll with a cloth. and the leather
will at once become soft and pliable,
and almost impervious to water.
"A bottle of the solution made by
boiling two ounces Of gum camphor in a
pint of water is valuable toilet ad-
junct. 1t will remove stains from the
hands, makes an excellent hair-wash,
adds to the luxury of bath. and few
drops on the toothbrush, when the teeth
are brushed, will keep the teeth white
and clean.
The custom of taking a cold bath
every morning is said to insure the sys-
tenn against taking cold with the ever
changing temperature Of our most vari-
able climate, and for tendency to
chronic sore throat there is no better
remedy than bathing the throat and
chest every morning with cold water,
Immediately following it with brisk
rubbing until pleasant glow is felt
Country Gentleman.
Next to bathing, which is an essential
to good, clear complexion, is to keep
the system in good order, and to this the
diet is to be directed. The food should
always be digestible. well cooked and
plain. Fruit, vegetables, oatmeal and
a good deal of molasses or syrup should
be eaten as candy. If not agreeable
otherwise. Children who have eaten
molasses instead of butter all their
lives, grow up with lovely. clear COM
plexions. Indeed, there are many wor-
en- who would as soon eat poison as but
ter.-The Home.
"A writer on hygiene says that the
common use of soda to correct acidity of
the stomach is an error. A counter acid
is safer corrective than alkali. A little
lemon or lime juice, properly used, will
remedy the trouble as often as any thing.
In some cases very little sugar, occa-
sionally, alternated with cold water, is
found effective. Sometimes hot water is
the best thing. Sometimes nothing is so
good as external warmth applied over
the stomach. Lemon juice before meals
will be very advantageous as preventive
to heartburn. Acids, as rule, decrease
the acid secretion OF the body and in
crease the alkaline. When acid is given
for the relief of dyspepsia it should be
taken before eating.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-04-18
Physical Training.

Inquiries extending over period Of forty
years, made Of about three hundred mem
bers of the Cambridge and Oxford Uni
versity crews instituted by DR.. Maclaren,
director of the university gymnasium at
Oxford, have ELECTED facts which may be
accepted as experimental evidence of the
value Of physical training in class Of
cases in which the conditions Of life are
mostly favorable, hence affording test
from which practically every element ex-
cept the purely muscular one is eliminated.
The benefits experienced by the members
of these crews are stated to be an increase
of stamina, of energy, enterprise and ex-
ecutive power, and Of fortitude IN endur-
ance of trials, privations and disappoint-
ments-"a goodly list Of benefits bearing on
the mental and moral as conspicuously as
on the physical side Of the question" says
DIR. Maclaren, 'for, in the struggle for ex-
istence, failure is more likely to result from
inability to endure trials and disappoint-
ments than frsm merely physical weakness
the statistics Of suicide bearing out this
statement--The Argon aut
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-04-18
Tho Necessity OF Hope.

The truth is that man can better afford
to sacrifice his dinner daily for year than
live without hope for a week. And nature
has recognized that it is so. What phrase
is more common in our mouths than the
simple but significative 81 hope" Nor
is there any human being, howsoever for
lorn in material possessions or howsoever
afflicted, who was not originally endowed
with this capacity Of hope. Go to the hos
pitfalls, where one might suppose it were easy
to find despair in many respects. The doc.
tor will whisper to you that this or that
invalid is doomed, and that he can not, by
all the evidence Of human foresight and
experience, live one day more. "Well, and
how are your you say to the sick man, and
perhaps you can not help betraying in
your tone the pity you feel for him, thus
lowering between two worlds, about one of
which alone, the one he is leaving, you are
able to assure yourself that you know any
thing decisive. ''Oh, much BETTER" he re-
plies, with strong hope in his voice and his
eyes. 81 think l shall soon be well."-All the
Year Round.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-04-18
A SPANISH LEGEND.
How tho Evil Ono Was Punished 10
Tempting . Friar.

How tho Evil Ono Was Punished for
Tempting = Friar.
A certain young Spanish friar, skillful
painter, especially delighted in devising
new aspects Of blessedness and beauty for
the Virgin, and in setting forth the devil in
the most repulsive and extravagant ugli-
ness. Satan bore this as best he could for
some time; but at last he determined to be
revenged. He assumed the disguise of
q most lovely maiden; and the unhappy
friar, being Of an amorous disposition, fell
into the trap. She smiled sweetly on her
shaven wooer, but would not surrender her
beauty at less price than the rich rel
iQuaries and jewels of the treasury of the
monastery. In an evil hour the poor paint
er admitted her at midnight within the con-
vent walls, and she took from the antique
cabinet the precious things she desired.
Then, as they wound their way through the
moonlit cloister, the sinful friar clutching
his booty with one arm and his beauty with
the other, the demon lady suddenly cried
out "Thieves" with diabolical energy. Up
started all the snoring monks and
rushed in disorder from their cells,
detecting the unlucky brother making
of with the plate. Him they tied safe to a
pillar, leaving him there till the next day
should determine his punishment, while the
brethren went back to their pillows or their
prayers; and then the cruel devil appeared
in his real shape to the poor painter, taunt-
ing and INVITING him and making unmerci-
full mockery of his amorous overtures and
prayers-advising him now to appeal to the
beauty he had SO loved to delineate in his
canvases. The pertinent monk took the
advice, and 10! the radiant mother of mercy
descended in all her heavenly loneliness,
unbound his cords, babe him fasten the evil
one in his place to the column and appear
among the monks the next morning at
mathis, which he did, to the great surprise
Of the brethren. He voted for his own con-
domination; but when they went to the
sacristy and found every thing marvelously
correct in its place, and when they went to
the column and found the devil fast bound,
they forgave the erring brother and admins
tered atremendous flogging to the devil. The
monk became not only "a wiser and bet
ter man." but a better artist; he was now
able to paintthe Virgin more serenely beau
tiful, the arch-enemy more appallingly ugly
than ever.-London Globe
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-04-18
WEBSTER'S
UNABRIDGED
ANCIENT EDITION.

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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-04-18

ofsentineis. As stood, they challenged and
grounded their spears Then the bolts shot
back. the door opened, and radiant, clad in
Royal attire, came the conquering Cleo
patra- Alone she came, and the door was
shut behind her. stood like one distraught:
out she swept on till she was face to face
with me.
'Greeting, Harnachis," she said, smiling
sweetly. $50 my messenger has found
theew and she pointed to the corpse of
Pauius. "Pah! he has an ugly look. HoI
guardsIn
The door was opened, and two armed
Gauls stepped across the threshold.
Take away this carrion, !" said Cleopatra,
<'and fling it 10 the kites. Stay, draw that
dagger from his traitor breast" The men
bowed low, and the knife, rusted red with
blood, was dragged from the heart Of Paulus
and laid upon the table. Then they seized
him by the head and body and staggered
thence, snd heard their heavy footballs Is
they bore him down the stairs.
@Methinks, Harmachis. thou art In an
evil causew she sid. when the sound Of ths
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-04-18
An Af,.r-Dinnsr Criticism.

In comparing the literary merits of Dick
ems and Thackeray, an after-dinner orator
in London said: 'sIt's the wonderful in
sight inter 'uman nature that Dickens gets
the pull over Thackersy, but on t'other
hand it's In the brilliant shafts Of satire,
t'gether with Q keen sense o. humor, that
Dickersy gets the pull over fhackens. It's
just this: Thickery IL humorist and Dack-
ems il = satirist. But, after al, It's 'bsurd
to instoot any comparison between Dackery
end Thickens."
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-04-18

gatel That Egypt from Abu unto Athr
was even now waitinG-waiting in vain
Nay, whatever else might be, this could no
be! Oh, twas an awful dream that I has
dreamed! A second such would slay &
mani 'Twere better to die than to face
such another vision sent from hell. But
though the thing was naught but hateful
fantasy of a mind Constrained, where was
nowe Where was l uowl / should be in
the Alabaster Hall, waiting till Charmior
came forth.
Where was I! And, o We gods, what was
that dreadful thing whose shape was as the
shape of a man!-that thing draped in blood
stained white and huddled in a hsdeous hear
even at the foot of the couch whereon
seemed TO liel
With a shrek I sprang at il, as lion
springs, and struck with all my strength.
Heavily fell the blow, and beneath its
weight the thing rolled over upon its side,
Half mad with terror. l rent away the
white covering: and there, his knees bound
beneath his hanging jaw, was the Laked
body Of man-and that man the Roman
Captain Paulus! There he lay, through his
heart a dsgger-ny dagger, handled with
the sphinx of gold!-and pinned by its
blade TO his broad breast scroll, and, on
the scroll, writing in the Roman character.
i drew near and read, and this was the
writing:
-HiRNA CRLDI- SAL TERE. EG0-SUN-QUEA
SCBDERE N0RAS- PIULUS ROMAN
Us. Disco ZINC QTTD- PR0DERE.
PROSIE
s.Greet;ng, RqrndcIisr I trIs that Roman Pau.
Gus srkom t.oH didst suborn. See hou blessed
Gre trditorS.l''
Sick and faint staggered back from the
sight of that white corpse stained with its
own blood. Sick and faint 1 staggered
back, till the wall stayed ME, while without
the birds sang merry greeting to the day.
So 1t was no dream, and was lost. lost
losti
Thought of my aged father Amenemhat.
Yea, the vision of him flashed into my mind,
as he would be when they came to tell him
his sons shame and the ruin Of his hopes.
Thought of that patriot priest my uncle
Sepa, waiting the long night through for
the signal which never came. All, and
another thought followed swift! How
would it 20 with them. / was not the only
traitor. i, too, had been betrayed. By
whom! BY yonder Paulus, perchance. II
'twere Paulus, he knew but little of those
who conspired with me. But in nv robe
had been the secret lists. o Amen! they
were gonei and the fate Of Paulus would
be the fate of all the patriots of Egypt. And
at this thought my mind gave way. 1 sank
and swooned even where stood.
Ny sense came back to me and Iengthen-
ing shadows told me that it was afternoon.
staggered to my feet; there still was the
corpse of Paulus, keeping its awful watch
above me. Desperately ran to the door.
Twas barred, and without heard the tramp
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-04-18

OK Q space OF eleven
days was I thus kept
prisoned in my cham
bers; nor did I see
any one save the sem
tries at my door, the
slaves who in silence
brought me food and
drin K, a n d Cleo
patra's self, W b o
canecontinually. But
though her words OF
love were m any,
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-04-18
CLEOPATRA.
Being an Account Of thu Fall and
Vengeance of Hafmaehis, the
-TC Royal Egyptian,
AS SET FORTH By his OWN HAND.
BY H. RIDER HAGGARD,

Author OF King Solonon's Mines"
"She," Allan Quaternaain,"
Etc, Etc, Etc.
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naught would she tell me of
how things went without. She
came in many moods-now gay
and laughing, now full Of wise
thoughts and speech, and now
passiouate only-apd to eyery
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-04-18

OF TEE AwAKING OF HARMACHIs; OF THE
SIGHT OF DEATH; OF THE COMING OF Cleo
PATRA. AND OF HER MANY COMFORTABLE
woHDS
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CHAPTER XVI

IMPRISONMENT OF HARMACHIS; THE eCoRN
OF CHARMIoN; THE SETTING FREE OF HAIR
MACHIS; THE COMING OF QuINTUS DELLIUS.
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CHAPTER Ky.

nlustzassa by xImHoIL. snsr CATION WOOD
SynIE and oREHrENHAaIM
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-04-18

] MORE I awoke;
twas to find myself
in my own chamber.
/ started up. Surely
], too, had dreamed a
dream. 1t could be
nothing but q dream.
1t could not be that /
woke to know myself
a traitor. That the
ortunity had gone for
r! That I had be-
ed the cause, and that
gbt those brave men,
| by my uncle, had
in vain at the Cuter
Arizona republican., 1890-07-06

GOVERNOR BEGGs, of Delaware, at the Tammany symposium said: "I believe in letting the colored man have his rights, but not the white mans rights, too." This means that Mir. Beggs is willing that the negro shall work the fields at such compensation as his for mer master is willing to pay him and may enjoy life and the right of suffrage if he votes as he is directed to vote by the white man. But he musn't attempt to exercise his judgment on his own ac- count nor aspire to public place, for that is purely the white mans right. The ann bition to rise in the world is laudable one and to be commended to all men. The right to aspire to office is one of the 'inalienable rights" guaranteed by the Constitution and the Republican party means that the colored man shall here after exercise it.
Arizona republican., 1890-07-06
UNITED LABOR PARTY.

In California the farce of nominations by the alleged United Labor Party has been reenacted. The ticket nominated at Fresno on the Fourth is as follows :: Governor, Henry Clay Wilson, of Tehama; Lieutenant Governor, John Redstone; Secretary of State, w. C.. Owen; Attorney General, Laura DeForce Gordon; Superintendent of Public h. struction, Addie l.. Ballou; Chief Jus tice of the Supreme Court, Judge E. N. Wheeler; Congressman, Sixth District, Gilbert Dexter; Railroad Commissioner for the Southern District, l. E. Jones.
 There is nothing about this ticket to attract attention save the fact that women have been given consideration in its construction. Laura de Force Gordon and Mrs. Ballou have long been identified with the politics of the State and Mrs. Gordon is not a stranger to the Hobbies of the legislature.
 Carl Brown is character in Califor- mia. He imagines that he is an artist and formerly published an illustrated journal called the Cactus. He has kept this United Labor party alive for some years and springs it every time great political convulsion is in sight. It is a sort of poodle side-show, comprised of long-haired men and short-haired wo- men. The only significance attached to it this year is the fact that the Bellamyites or Nationalists have joined with the movement, which gives it an element of unknown strength. The Nationalist clubs are quite numerous in California and it's members appear to be en- thusiastic and earnest. Whether they are inoculated with the craze suffici- ently to cause them to break away from old party lines remains to be seen. Carl Brown and his followers will, however, certainly make it appear so and will contend that their party holds the bal ance of power. Here's where the poodle comes in.
Arizona republican., 1890-07-06

TIE announcement that Russia in- tends to immediately push work on the Siberian railroad, to circumvent the Chinese flank movement, is of decided interest in this country. It will revive the scheme to build road in this coun- try to Behring's Straits to connect with the Russian road there, either by boats or proposed bridge, thus linking the two worlds with steel bands. The scheme looks like a dream, but there are men of vast experience and financial backing who are favorable to the enter prise, believing that it would prove a profitable investment. It would cer- tainly eclipse everything in the way of railway building that the world has ever seen.
Arizona republican., 1890-07-06
IS THIS TRUE2

The Territorial penitentiary was yes terday turned over by John II. Behan, to the lawful custodian of that institu- ton, Frank S. Ingalls,, and w. c. Davis, president of tue Board of Directors.
 In this connection there is current in Democratic circles an ugly rumor, which would seem to demand investi- gation. It is said that MT. Behan ut terly ignored the order of the Court and declined to turn over on Friday, as he had agreed, and did so on yesterday only because of private agreement be- tween himself and Mir. Davis.
 If this so-called private agreement related in any way to money consider ation, in the shape of salary to MT. Behan or anyone else it was clearly illegal and must be voided, as the Court had decided that Mir. Behan was an usurper and not entitled to any pay or emoluments attached to the office.
 If such an agreement as is rumored was made, Mir. Davis must have acted without legal advice and he can scarcely expect his associates to sustain his action. We have no doubt that Mir. Davis will recognize this fact when the matter is presented to him in all it's bearings.
 In the meantime Behan is clearly in contempt of court and we have probably not seen the end of the proceedings in this case. The entire subject, includ- ing the rumored "private agreement" will undoubtedly be inquired into by Judge Kibbey.