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The Iola register., 1890-02-07

thing was going on below. At last the rope
ceased shaking, and faint shout came
rumbling up the well, announcing Airs safe
arrival. Then, far below, tiny star of
light appeared. He had lit the candle.
thereby disturbing hundreds Of bats, that
fitted up In an endless stream and as ST.
lently as spirits. The rope was hauled up
again, and now it was my turn; but as de-
clined to trust my neck to the hand-over-
hand method of descent, the end of the cord
was made fast round my middle, and was
lowered bodily into those sacred depths.
Nor was it pleasant journey, for IL the
master of the situation above had made any
mistake / should have been dashed TO
pieces. Also, the bats continually few into
my face and clung to my hair, and have a
great dislike of bats. At last, after some
minutes of jerking and dangling, found
myself standing in a narrow passage by the
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THE OLD BACHELOR.
Ko Gives Reasons for Not Taking Unto
Himself Wife.

Ko Gives Reasons for Not Taking Unto
Himself u Wife.
A well-known citizen, who, although ap.
preaching the sere and yellow leaf as a
bachelor, and who promises to remain in
the same uncomfortable predicament until
his poor, Esping, stammering tongue is
silent in the grave, gave brief explanation
of his celibacy recently to the Nebraska
State Journal man.
Il have always had the most intense ad-
miration for women" he said, San admira-
ton that age could not wither or custom
stale, and that is why am going it alone.
am afraid that if were TO marry would
follow the track trodden by so many ad-
mirers of women. and eventually be known
as a household tyrant and perhaps worse.
sAs it is, have the most infinite con-
tempt for a man who does not love and
cherish his wife until the cows come home,
but if were to lead blushing bride to the
altar, how do / know that l wouldn't be
sued for divorce in q year or two for cruelty
and neglect. Human nature IS as weak as
water, and no man knows himself.
II have seen bridegrooms manifesting an
affection for their young wiz - that was
simply seraphic, and few me Iths later ]
have seen the wives splitting wood in the
back yard, while the husbands sat on the
porch playing high five with the neighbors.
Nv adherence for those husbands was be-
yond expression, and l would not be hated
by others so intensely for ducal coronet
80 rather than trust myself as star
husband / will continue to admire women
from distance, and make preparations for
a rather lonely ceie ieer in the sunset Of life.
Better to be somewhat blue yourself now
and then than to make the Life Of another a
long stretch Of misery"
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ders to come to Abouthis and cut of the
head of the child of the High Priest and
bring it to him in basket.
But, as it chanced, the boat wherein the
guards came was of deep draught, and the
time Of their coming being at the lowest
ebb Of the river, it struck and remained
fast upon bank Of mud that is opposite
the mouth of the road that runs across to
the plains of Abouthis, and as the north
wind was blowing very tiercely it was like
to sink. Thereon the guards Of Pharaoh
called out to the common people. who Ia
bored at lifting water along the banks of
the river, to come with boats and take them
of; but seeing that they were Greeks of
Alexandria, the people would not, for the
Egyptians love not the Greeks. Then they
cried out that they were on Pharaoh's busi-
ness, and still the people would not, asking
what was the business. Whereou a eunuch
among them, who had made himself
drunken in his fear, told them that they
came to slay the ctiid Of Amenemhat, the
High Priest, of whom it was proraesied
that he should be Pharaoh and sweep the
Greeks from Egyp. And then the people
feared to stand longer in doubt but
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in place cold after the hot outside air,
and, IN contrast with the light, filled with q
dazzling darkness. We Lit our candles, and,
the select body of thieves having arrived, /
made an examination. We were in cave
the size of large room and followed by
hand, the further part of the cave beng al
most free from drift dust On the walls
are religious paintings Of the usual Ptole-
maic character, and among them one of a
majestic old man with a long white beard,
who is seated in q carved chair holding a
wand in his hand. Before him is passing a
procession of priests bearing sacred i'm
ages. In the far corner Of the tomb on the
right hand from the door is the shaft Of the
mummy pit, square-mouthed well cut in
the black rock. We had brought beam of
tho--nwood, and this was now laid across
the pit and rope made fast 10 IL Then
Ali-who, to do him justice, is a courageous
thief-took hold of the rope. and. putting
some candles into the breast of his robe,
placed his bare feet against the smooth
sides Of the well and began to descend with
great rapiiity. Very soon he had van
lshed into Lie blacllness, and the agi-
tation Of the cord alone told Us that any
The Iola register., 1890-02-07
A Mmolith In Trouble

The famous Alexandrian obelisk in
Central Park. New York. is in trouble.
RumOrs are renewed that it is suffering
from our climate and likely to go the
way Of all antiquities, notwithstanding
its overcoat Of patent paraffine. Mean
time some learned pundit has discovered
that there is an error Of ten years in the
inscription upon the restored bronze
crab beneath the shaft and that it is ten
years younger than the inscription as
serts. The antiquarians are at work
upon the problem. and fancy that the
rest of the world is vastly interested,
but the outside barbarians will be apt to
think that few years more or less
make little difference in regard to the
venerable shaft, and will smile as pleas
antly upon the results as the rest of
mankind did on the great antiquarian
discovery of Mr.. Pickwick.-N. Y. Let
The Iola register., 1890-02-07

George West, of Ballston, is in posses
sion of curiosity in paper sent by a
friend in Hong Kong. China. 1t is a
Sheet eleven by fourteen inches. made
from the web of the sacred white
spider" CT the FIowery Kingdom. tits as
light as air and almost as transparent. but
is also beautifully printed. containing
about two columns of matter. giving in
English the story Of how ''Midshipman
POpplestone was Presented at the Court
Of Pekin.' Americans know much
about paper-making, but it is safe to say
that there is not spider web pape r
factory outside the almond-eyed king
dom-N V Star
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Seal Skin sacques, sI.OO Each!

army of ladies' that will besiege the store
until the last sacque is gone-if the bargain
is ever offered But how much more won
derful an opportunity is that presented tc
every suffering woman bv the proprietOrs
Of Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription
This remedy is guaranteed cure for al
those distressing ailments peculiar to the
weaker sex. 1t is guaranteed that il it does
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l: is carefully compounded by an ex
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purely vegetable in its composition and per
fectly harmless in It's effects in any condi
tion of the system, and is sold under pos
iti,e guarantee of satisfaction in every case
or money paid for it refunded.
The Iola register., 1890-02-07

Crown and Pharaoh of the Upper and
Lower Land. /, Harmachis, who cast
aside the opening flower of our hope, who
turned him from the glorious path, who
forgot the voice of God in hearkening to
the voice of woman. l, Harmachis, the
fallen, in whom are gathered up all woes
as waters are gathered in desert well,
who have tasted OF every shame, why BY
betra, al have betrayed, who, in losing the
glory that is here have lost of the glory
that is there, who am utterly undone-I
write, and, by Him who sleeps at Abouthis,
l write the truth.
OEgypt! Egypt! dear land Of Khem.
whose black soil nourished up my mortal
part-land that l have betrayed-O We
Gods !-Osiris sis,-Horus .-ye Gods of
Egypt whom have betrayed.-O. ye tenn
pies whose pylous strike the sky; We tenn
pies whose faith have betrayed o Royal
blood Of the Pharaohs of Eld, that yet runs
within these w,,hered veins-whose virtue
have betrayed,-O Right divine of Kings
betrayed by me,-O Invisible Essence of all
Good! aud o Fate, whose balance rested
on my hand-hear me; and, to the last day
of utter doom, bear me witness that write
the truth
What, then, is mani He is a feather,
OuI lc6lIcE w tuS "luu nc ID u
fire, but tire born of the fuel He is
spirit, but q spirit having wings wherewith
to sail to either destiny. He may choose
the good, and on him doth rest the evil
that he does. He IS the helm unto the boat
of Fate; he is the shadow that goes before
the sword; he is the dream that presages
the truth. There is no Chance; for man in
his hour doth direct the Chance, and. as
with a stylus, doth map upon the tablet of
the world the thing that he brought about
So hath the Invisible decreed, and SO for
ever to ever shall 1t be- And woe to him
who faileth!
Even as write, beyond the fertile fields,
the Nile is running red as though with
blood. Bright before me beats the light
upon the far Arabian hills, and bright 1t
falls upon the piles of Abouthis. At Alb
outhis, within the temples, still do the
priests make or:son, but me they know no
more; still the sacrifice is offered, and the
stony roofs echo down the prayers of those
who pray. Still from here. from this lone
cell within my prison tower, /, the Word of
Shame, watch thy futtering banners, o
Abouthis. Haunting from thy pylon walls
and hear the chants as the long procession
winds from sanctuary to sanctuary.
o Abouthis. lost A5outhis, my heart goes
out toward thee! For the day comes when
the desert sands shall fill thy holy places!
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A Superb Achievement.

Thousands of dollars have been expended
in preparing the magnificent new catalogue
just issued by the Bryant & Stratton Chi
cago Business College, Shorthand Institute
and English Training School which Is ths
most elegant and costly volume of the kind
ever published, the postage alone amount
ing to 10 cents. 1t contains 1l2 large pages,
91ax12 inches, with 10 exquisite full page
engrayings, printed on finest enamel paper,
and every ambitious oung man and woman
Ant q SoE, Proprietors, Z to 10 Washington
St, Chicago, Illinois.
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Y OSIRIS who sleeps
at Abouthis, 1 write
the truth. l, Har-
machis, hereditary
priest of the Tenn
pie, reared by the
divine Seth, sfore-
time a Pharaoh of
Egypt, and now
justified in Osiris
and ruling in
Amcnti. l, II ar
machis, by right
divine and by true
descent Of blood
Einv of the npnhls
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Railroad Equipment.

The New York Central Railroad has re-
Gently added fifty new standard coaches,
heated by steam and lighted by the Pintsch
System of gas illumination to its passenger
equipment which now consists of 6S1 first
class passenger cars, Is composite cars, 8
dining cars. 63 second class and immigrant
cars. $50 baggage, mail and express cars,
and 367 passenger locomotives.
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Cop.umption Sure,v Cured.

To THE EDITOR inform your
readers shat have a positive remedy for
the above named disease. BY its timely
use thousands of hopeless cases have been
cured. l shall be glad to send
two bottles of my remedy FREE to any of
your readers who have consumption if they
will send me their express and post-offica
address Respectfully, T. A. SLoCrM, NJ c.,
Isl Pearl street, New York.
The Iola register., 1890-02-07
Florence, Ala.

The personally conducted excursions TO
this rapidly growing city have been so sue
cessful that the Chicago 4 Eastern Illinois
Railroad. Evansville Route, will run one on
each of the following dates-Feb. 4th, l1th,
18th and 25th. For copy of " Alabama As
1t Is" and further information send to
William Hill, Gen. Pass. Agent, Chicago, III.
The Iola register., 1890-02-07

AGREEABLE to pupular demand the
Kansas City, Wyandotte & Northwest
ern railroad has reduced it's passenger
rates to two cents per mile. Passengers
will save money by purchasing tickets
over this line.
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LIVE OAK. Ala, Dec. 18th, 1885.

LIVE OAK Ala Dec. 18th, 1885.
Messrs. A. Z. SHALLENBERGER q Co.
Rochester, Pa. Gents-Last spring
received by mail bottle Of your Antidote for
Malaria for my brother, who had chills for
more than six months. He frequently broke
them with Quinine, but they would soon re-
turn. gave him the Antidote and he has
not had a chill since. 1t has made q per-
ndnent cure. Yours truly,
W. W. PERDUR.
The Iola register., 1890-02-07

SUDDEN Changes of Weather cause
throat Diseases. There is no more effectual
remedy for Coughs, Colds, etc, than
BRowN's BRONCHIAL TRcCHEs. Sold only IN
6ores. Price .5 cts.
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l SHOULD like to see any kind Of man
distinguishable from a gorilla that somo
good and even pretty woman could not
shape q husband out of-O. W. Holmes.
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SU spacious, but otherwise remarkable
tgU only for the depth of the shaft
II which dcscends vertically from the
rockhewn cave, that once served as {
moTtuarv chapel to the friends and reIa
tives of the departed, TO the coffin chambe,
beneath. This shaft is no less than eighty
nine feet in depth The chamber at its foot
was found to contain three collins only
though it is large enough for many more
Two of these, which in all probability in
closed the bodies of the high priest, Am
enemhat, and OF his wife, father and
mother of HarmachIs, the hero of this his.
tory, the shameless Arabs who discovered
them there and then broke up.
The Arabs broke the bodies up. With
unhallowed hands they tore the Holy Amen
enhat, and the frame of her who had, as il
Is written, been filed with the spirit of the
HathorS-tore them limb from limb, search
ing for treasure amid their bones-perhaps.
as is their custom, selling the very bones
for few piastres to the last ignorant tour
ist who came their way, seeking what be
might destroy. For in Egypt the unhappy,
the living find their bread IN the tombs of
the great men who were before them.
But, as it chauced some little while after
ward, one who is known to this writer, and
doctor by profession, passed up the Nile
to Abydos, and became acquainted with the
men who had done this thing. They re-
vealed to him the secret of the place. telling
him that one coffin vet remained entombed.
1t seemed to be the coffin of a poor person,
they said, and therefore, being pressed for
time. they had left it uuvioiated. Moved by
curiosity TO explore the recesses of tomb
as yet unprofaned by tourists, my friena
RN,- l.
What ensued will give in his own words.
exactly as he wrote it TO me:
slept that night near the Temple of Set,
an started before d-ybrcak on the follow
ing morning. With me were cross-eyed
rascal called Ali-Ali Baba named him
the man from whom got the ring which
am sending You, and a small but choice as
sor:ment of his fel!ow-thicves. Within an
hour after sunrise we reached the valley
where the tomb is. 1t is desolate place,
into which the sun pours his scorchiug heat
all the long day through, till the huge
brown powders which are strewn about be-
come so hot that one can scarcely bear to
touch them, and the sand scorches the feet.
We rode on douileys, for II was already too
hot to walk some way Up the valley-where
a yulture floating far in the blue overhead
was the only other viSitor-till we came TO
an enormous bowider polished by centuries
of the action of sun and sand. Here Ali
halted, saying the tomb was under the
stone. Accordingly We dismounted, and,
leaving the donkeys in charge of fellah
boy, went up to the rock. Beneath it was a
small hole, barely large enough for a man
to creep through; il had been dug by jack
ais, for the doorway and some part of the
cave were entirely silted up, and it was by
means Of this jackal hole that the tomb had
been discovered. Ali crept in on his hands
and knets, and l followed 10 find myself
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CATARRH.


Sufferers are not generally aware tbs
these diseases are contagious, or that they
are due to the presence Of living parasites
in the lining membrane Of the nose and
eustachian tubes Microscopic research,
however, has proved this to be fact, and
the result of this discovery Is that simple
remedy has been formulated whereby
Catarrh, Hay Fever and Catarrhal Deafness
are permanently cured in from one to threo
simple applications made at home BY the
patient once in two weeks.
N. B.-This treatment Is not q snuff or an
ointment; both have been discarded by
reputable physicians as injurious. A pamph-
let explaining this new treatment is sent ON
receipt of three cents in stamps to pay
postage by A. II. Dixon Il Son, COR. Of John
tidn Advocate.
The Iola register., 1890-02-07

A LUCKY man: man who marries q
widow whose first husband was mean to
her.
The Iola register., 1890-02-07

In moments Of decision there is danger OF
mistaking the exhaustion of long spiritual
struggle for resignation to fate.
The Iola register., 1890-02-07

DoBBINs' Electric Soap does not chap the
bands, being perfectly pure. Many people
afflicted with Salt Rheum have been cured
by its use. Preserves and whitens clothes.
Have your grocer order it and try it no,o.
The Iola register., 1890-02-07

HAVE no equal as prompt and positive
cure for sick headache, biliousness, consti-
patton. pain in the side, and all liver troub-
les. Carter's Little Liver Pills. Try them.
The Iola register., 1890-02-07

Man hkes 70 think the world q stage bet
:cr than Ne likes 10 think that he is an anna
teur performer on it.-Atchison Globe
The Iola register., 1890-02-07

The philosophers trouble Is that while ho
can give fifty years to evaluating life i'm
partially, nfs has spent several thousand
years in shaping his prejudices Century.
The Iola register., 1890-02-07

MI face is my fortune, sir, she said Yes,
you could easily get long engagement in
o dime emuseum.-Bostop Herald.
The Iola register., 1890-02-07

For Constipation or Sick Headache, use
DR.. Pierce's Pellets; Purely Vegetable.
One dose
The Iola register., 1890-02-07

As FAST as you master the difficulties of
life, new ones arise to demand your atten-
ton
The Iola register., 1890-02-07

The good die young, but It is tie old,
who live to be wicked, who improve tho
world
The Iola register., 1890-02-07

Cure your cough with Hale's Honey Of
Horehound and Tar.
Pixies Toothache Drops Cure in one minute
The Iola register., 1890-02-07

Doy'T fret over your trials. The more q
plate of soup is stirred the cooler it be-
comes.-Boston Transcript
The Iola register., 1890-02-07

FREQUENTLY late election returns seem to
come very properly from outlying districts..
Merchant Traveller
The Iola register., 1890-02-07

IT Is 30 easy for a man to say that the
people dislike him because of envy
The Iola register., 1890-02-07

REGRET not yesterday, despise not to-day,
depend not on to morrow ow-Texas Siftings
The Iola register., 1890-02-07
CHAPTER Z

or THE BIRTH OF HARMACHIs: The PRoprI-
ECY OF THE HATHoRs; AND THE sLAY.
ING OF THE INNOCENT CHILD
The Iola register., 1890-02-07
INTRODUCTION.

Illustrated by NICHoLI. after CATION WOOD
VILE and GREFFENHAGEN.
The Iola register., 1890-02-07

BRONCHITIS is cured by frequent small
doses of Piso's Cure for Consumption.
The Iola register., 1890-02-07

A BOX wind matches free to smokers of
"Tansill's Punch sc. Cigar.
The Iola register., 1890-02-07

A NICKEL in the hand beats two in the
slot.-N. y. Picayune.
The Iola register., 1890-02-07
CLEOPATRA.
Being an Account of the Fall and
Vengeance of Harmachis, the
Royal Egyptian,
AS SET FORTH BY HIS OWN HAND,
By II. RIDER HAGCARD,

Author OF " King Solonon's Mines"
"She," Allan Quaterrnain,"
Etc, ETC., Etc.
The Iola register., 1890-02-07

Sufferers from Catarrhal troubles shonA
carefully read the above
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-09-02
Arkansas Democrats Re-eleet
Their State Ticket by
5000 Majority.
Counting Of Ballots at Con-
way Leads to Some
Blood-Letting.
Striking Steyedores in Val
paraiso Pillage and Burn
Business Blocks.
Officials Unable to Maintain
Order FpaterniZe With
S the Mob.

LITTLE Rock, Ark, Sept. 1.-The
off quietly, SO far as known to this hour
III p. m.) Nothing more than few dis
turbances of the ordinary character
have occurred. and these did not affect
the results. There were no troubles
Whatever here. Partial returns and
estimates received by the Gazette from
thirty of the seventy-fve counties in the
state Indicate largely increased ma
jority for Gov. Eagle and the Democratic
state ticket over two years ago,
when his majority was $1,000. Demo-
cratic majOrities on county officers and
legislators has been correspondingly in
creased. Democrats claim the state by
from $4,000 to $4,000 majority. In the
Third ward and several townships in
this PulaSkD county double polling
places were established, owing to a
charge that the county judge violated
the law in appointing judges of cleo
tions. The county is close and the re-
suit may turn on judicial construction
of the law defining that officials duties.
Killed While Counting Ballots,
John Mccullough was shot and killed
at Conway tonight. 1t is supposed the
shooting was done by J. L. Williams.
MeCullough's brother Will was the
Democratic candidate for sheriff ana
Williams was his opponent on the Re
publican ticket. While the vote was
being counted tonight disturbance
arose, no one knows how. and the re-
suit was Mccullough received wound
which killed him instantly.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-09-02
LEssEPs' BIG DITCH.
The Prospects of Completing 1t
Definitely Brightenin@.

PANAMA, Aug. 25.-The prospects of
the Panama canal are definitely bright
ening, and in the best informed circles
here the matter is regarded as prac-
tically concluded, although commits
sion of the senate is still engaged in
studying the proposals of Mr.. Wyse and
preparing the draft of bill to authorize
the executive to come to terms with
him upon the basis of his proposal. The
following telegram from official sources
in BogOta has been published
in Panama: ''The president of
the republic has recommended to con-
gress the proposal of Mr.. Wyse, which
is as follows: An extension of the con-
tract for eight years longer, the works to
be commenced not later than year and
a half after approval. The government
will concede 10000 hectares of land that
may be necessary for carrying out the
scheme and settle all appropriation
expenses. The company will pay the
Colombian government Il, ,0OO, 900 francs.
in eight annual installments of 100000
francs each, and 100000 francs worth
of free privileged shares. The COM
pany will also contribute $4,000 francs
monthly for the military protection of
the transit; all freights of Colombian
produce passing over the Panama rail-
road to be carried at half the tariff
rates.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-09-02
SUNK At MIDNIGHT.
The Ferry Mayflower Said to
Have Foundered at Rice's
Point.
She Carried Fifty or More
Passengers and a Large
Crew.
Piteous Wall Of Convicts in
the State Prise n at
Boston.
Two Transatlantic Liners
Badly Used Up by Wind
and Wave.
Snecial to the Globe

Special 70 the Globe.
DULUTH, Sept. g., a. NIT Is re-
ported here that the ferry steamer May
flower. with fifty passengers on board,
sunk at midnight near Rice's Point.
Physicians and others have gone to the
scene of the reported disaster.
A Northeaster Raging.
A heavy northeaster is raging on
Lake Superior and the bay, and
it is feared that an appalling
accident has happened. The GLOBE
correspondent has just returned
from the dock awhere the Mayfiower
usually lies up, but she is not there.
Search parties Will go out immedi-
ately to confirm the report that
she has foundered. Ferry boats
have been crowded all day with labor
celebrants. My personal opinion is that
the captain of the Mayflower found the
wind too strong for her, and is in shelter
in some elevator slip. There is consid-
cradle excitement here.