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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-04-11
WANTED.
A girl to do general house work.
MRS. w. w. BLALOCK.
ICE

Engage your Ice for the season Of
the Riverside Ice Company.
Leave orders with H. w. Ewing at
DR.. &, rozer's G. F. Merriman at Lee
land stables, and at Kreuter 4 KIue-
ger'e meat market,
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-04-11
Humboldt
of the M e MIN,

The ladies OF the NJ Z. church gave an egg
oft.
H: Stanley. fromerly q resident of this coun-
Hing III = here from the west part Of the State Wis
Several old timers were shaking hands with
their old friends the drss Of the week.
IN, Mrs Parks. who has lived here since lsc6.
Ed,Lowey has gone to Ossswatomie-not to
the ass lum-but 10 work In the tlushop there.
Jim McSickie goes to Kansas City TO work
In the express Office.
treasurer Cunningham was ON our streets
Saturday
Lem Parks came down from Kansas CITY
sunday and was at his mothers at her death.
John Hodge returned from Florida last Fri
DAY where he has been staying with John
Speering, formerly of this COUNTY
j. Barrackmal was hurt very badly BY run
avn team Monday Il Was the same horse
buggy there. Mr.. b. was trying to work the
horse to cart and IL got to Kicking and threw
him out backward
q. Justice Wsggoner h.d a lawsuit Tuesday
Having" in this part OF The county.
The notice In the REGIssR OF the members Of
the 10th Kansas Volunteers buried ut Mobile
was read " your correspondent and he has as
ty boys. IL Buxton, A r. witten and W.
Agnew, all from Co. H OF the 10th Kansas. II
.ms graves are h mar.sd as published they ere
there This information lie Siven by WI
Wsggoner late OF said regiment and e. StrO-
suider the only one here that wss with the boys
at that time.
give concert Thursday evenius, April II, 70
raiss funds TO pay for their uniforms. We may
expect u treat In the way OF music az thu girls
have been prscticing for some time. They
should lie we'll patronized.
The wind storm did no damage here 70 speak
Of. AR-GA.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-04-11

THE R1aIsrIRID PoLAup cuuA 1oAl
Sired by Lyman No. S. IS; ooe of Cor.'s sev
No. 9,6li by Joe CorwiH ISL.
SO cents single service, u 90 to keep sor
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-04-11

TIE DARK Red, 1I0ISrYIHD, fHoHP
HORN BULL "MAH0tIO0.''
Sired by Senator q, 81, out Of Maud Evsns.
lvol. 20, l., ?H), By Prior 81, l9U and beck 20
Imp Prince Regent s77.
n: 90! for .ingie leap; % 100 70 sssws;
% 90 lice Golf weeks old
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-04-11

OUR Washington letter, after being
put in type, is unavoidably crowded
out of this issue.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-04-11
Allen Center.

new road just east OF Mr.. Beck's farm 10
being opened up That will make It much
line and south Of the railroad to reach the
Rock creek bridge when necessary.
Where one wishes to pasture old ground for
but one year, oats sown Will often repay the
j, P. Remsbers is see ling down more of his
land to clover
:, larger aersag: Of broom corn has been
acres last year Is repprte by one OF our push.
ing young farmers that averaged Gle 81 per
acre
An old haxsr says "don't SOW your fax until
the danger Of frost Is well past and reminds
rs OF . crop MIR. Myler, now OF lola, lost by
4. I. Crowrll has purchased one Of the Red
Polled cattle They are very highly recon.
mended both as dairy and beef cattle
Mr. Canatsey now occupies the clifford farm
One of Nell Bankers young cattle was found
drowned In the well one morning recently he
presumes the brute went down for drink
The Adams brothers have leased the Squires
farm for another year.
Ernie Wynn is helping Mr. DeIeplsin farm
Aaron Remsburg has Just returned from the
EmpOria School, his health having failed
while there
j. w johnson has received the appointment
Of census enumerator for Elm township.
T Tredway has contract for painting .
In the country besides q half dozen signs.
Our township board has erected neat warn
ing sign on the Elm creek bridge, and will soon
hang one on the Rock Greek bridge
Father johnson is feeling much better with
prospects Of soon visiting his neighbOrs.
T. n Fitzpatrick steps higher than usual
because of that new cook" ut his home,
Allen Center will observe Arbor Day ny
planting trees In the school yard. The dinner
will be OBSERVED on the last day OF school
about the first of May
d: T. Nash will seed sixty acres Of his farm
to clover.
Many correspondents last week wrote des-
pairingly Of the peach bud because Of the late
storm. We think the only damage inflicted
was the beating hail, "a the weather was none
too severe.
We have been giving the new correspondent
opportunity to write 50 You have not had the
pleasure OF seeing our non de plume attached
TO our work since we were all shaken up By
ye editor. So for three months last most peo.
pie have been either denOunclng or praisinR
''Elmite'' and for all ill-feelinH enyenS cred
forgive "Eimite' and lay 1t all at the door Of
ANOTHER LETTER.
Our Sabbath school was re-organized last
Sunday. Most OF the old officers were elected.
Mr.. Funk was In the neighboriood last week
buying cattle.
school closed at Independence last Friday.
Misses Aida BristGr and Flora Swartman
will attend school at Allen Center the remain |
We understand that Miss Alice Messer will |
stay with her aunt. Mrs Z. l.. Barker this |
summer.
Mrs McCullah is visiting her father and
mother Mr.. and Mrs Alyes
Golden Valley were disappointed - It had
been put of fOr two weeks. We understand It |
will be next Saturday evening, BUrrERcUP
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-04-11
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$50. WIN CUNNINGHAM,
Treasurer Of Allen county, Kans -.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-03-15

Every day a little chap brings to the
Iinrikisha stand in front of the hotel his
little square cabinet, containing fire,
dishes and food, which he sells to the
men. 1t is a kind Of macaroni made of
glutinous wheat. This is rcady-cookcd
and served in bowls with a dish of sauce
made of water, soy, and SHREDDED bonito.
The merchants name is Udon-nri, taken
from the name of the whcat which fur
nishes this kind of food. a good bowl
full costs two sen, equal to about one and
one-half cents, and it forms a substantial
midday meal.
Then there is a pan-ya, or bread-seller
generally two together. They sell
sweet leavened cakes, like our cookies
These pan-ya are often dressed in Euro
pean costume, the hat being made of
timed iron, vanished black, the form of
our silk-dress hat. Each carries in front
of him a bass-drum, shaped cabinet,
highly colored, the sign "Sci-yo-Kwa-
Shi" (meaning cakes made in the west)
being painted on the cabinet. Lanterns
and flags hang from the top of the cabi-
net and a large a~wning-like sunshade
rises up his back, spreading over his head
and looking rudely like a ROSTERS tail.
His cry is "Pau! pan! kimuray a no
pan! r. at the same time striking on his
metal cabinet as if it were a drum.
The shimbun -uri, or newspaper boy,
wears tight trousers over which is a han
tenn or robe, decorated with the mon or
The Opelousas courier., 1890-03-15

crest of the small newspaper merchants
who handle the whole edition for the
newspaper. The folded papers are car
red at the ends of a bamboo pole, rest.
ing across the shoulder, one end having
a cabinet for extra papers. Besides this,
the number of flags or bell give notice Of
his approach.
One often hears the sound of a little
bell or triangle and hears the crv
aAmai!n stAmaits (sweetsl sweets i or
aAmai to Karai" (sweet and biting) and
finds . street merchant Of great artistic
skill, whose material is a sweet, Yellow
ish, plastic kind Of sugar called tsAme.'
He no sooner makes a stand than he is
surrounded by children, to whom he nev
or fails to be a source of delight. For
penny, or even much less, he will make
toys, figures of animals, flowers, balls,
bottles, gourds and limitations of any
object, and he does this with such rapid.
ity and artistic skill as to seem really
marvellous. The pleasure the children
take in seeing this done is shown In their
wide open mouths and words of APPROX.
81. The finished object is carried of In
triumph, played with for q while and
finally alsappesrs down that universe
pocket OF d baby-his mouth.
Anne IS i form Of extract Of malt, such
as wi see SO much Of in America in
medical use. iii Japan 1t d made from
millet llawal and from i glutinous sort 81
The Opelousas courier., 1890-03-15
II Was the Church CALI

A good story is told of a farmer who
was of a misery turn of mind and had
attended church but little, and had given
but scantily for the support of the Cos
pei. It was in the early summer when
he startled his better half with the excla-
nation: ''Jane, We as you well now
have two very fine calves, and as I have
done nothing scarcely hitherto for church
support | am going to give one of those
calves to the church." Everything
moved on merrily for awhile until acct
dentally on a summers morning one of
the calves came suddenly to an untime-
" end. The farmer looked the animal
over as it lay on the green sward before
him. He spent but a short time in
silent thought, and then raising his eyes
and looking about him to see if any one
was within hearing distance, and seeing
no one he raised himself erect and with
q look OF relief pictured on his counte-
nance, whispered audibly: ssThat's to
church CALI The moral may BIO easily
drawn by the reader.-Lewiston Me-
Journal r
The Opelousas courier., 1890-03-15
4 ON THE DOOR.

Crane on that lear old doorl
frame on that dear old door!
The dying sunlight's softest. loveliest beam
Dropped on its somber folds one golden
gleam;
The evening dewdrops wet the mournful
token
nf lonely lives. of happy circles broken;
And tears fell from the vine that wandered
DER i.
The rustic trellis round that dear old door.
One cherries wintry morn
That dark fabric swayed in the crisp air;
Again at autumn's dawn
It's folds unwelcome came and rested there.
| Father and mother to the great unknown
| Have passed in silence, we are left alone.
| Grape on that dear old door!
| We were so happy there in days OF yore!
Here, father, mother sat;
At dusk their loving chat
Again I hear: and sounds of mirth and glad
ness
From romping girls and boys, strangers TO
sadness;
Our mothers mild reproof, 1.-THE noisy
crowd"
Ourfather's smile when joke and laugh was
loud;
| While she with careful hand
Tied up a wandering flowers long, slender
spray;
And he, proud of his land,
| Praised the rank waving corn and fresh
cut hay.
Alas, alas, we never, nevermore
| Shall gather at the dusk about that door.
! Grape on that dear old door!
Some tender hand hung purple wild flowers
DER
It's a dfunereal folds so dark and drear,
And from their blossoms-blessed was l to
hear
An angels hopeful voice;
It said: 'sRejoice, rejoice,
In a fair land where brooks and birds are
singing,
Where summer smiles, where fadeless flow
ers are springing.
You all will gather, never more to roam.
Take comfort, evening bringeth you all
home.
Homeward at close Of day,
When shadows lengthen over sea and land,
Homeward you'll wend your way;
When ebbing tides break softly ON the sand,
In anew home all, all will meet once more
Where never Grape is hung upon the door"
The Opelousas courier., 1890-03-15

The church statistics which Superin-
,endent Porter proposes to incorporate in
the coming census will be curious and
interesting. The figures will give: Or
CARNATIONS or societies; church edifices;
,eating capacity; value of church prop
srty; communicates. But they will not
give or attempt to give the ratio Of
shurch-goers to on-church-goers among
shnco n,f dnu,n DC slconomup;oa,+s ~
aeither will they undertake to give the
comparative value of the service rendered
3y the denominations respectively il re-
forming the world. The figures on this
ast point would indeed be valuable, oa-
lerves the Detroit Free Press.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-03-15
Secret of Gordon's Wonderful Power.

Secret Of Gordon's Wonderful Power.
What was the secret of his wonderful
power2 Much of it lay in his fearless
ness, much in his swiftness of thought
and action, and muchin what the YANKEES
would call his c~apability in all things,
small as well as great. He could ride
and shoot and tinker and conduct cam
paigns and negotiate treaties, all with
unhesitating self-reliance. As a matter
OF course such a man takes command.
Gordon never lacked opportunities to
show these qualities. When steaming
quietly up the Nile a monkey with which
he was playing fell overheard. In a
tvinkling Gordon was in the water after
him. By good luck the crocodiles got
neither Governor-G General nor monkey.
When a nugger was being hauled up the
rapids some way south of Lado the cable
got away from the men on the bank and
the vessel was swept ON the rocks. No
one would volunteer to go out and pick
up the cable and Gordon jumped into q
skif and went alone. To be sure the
skifT upset, and the Governor General
sat some hours dripping or a rock, but
his men had a lesson. On another oc-
casion the garrison of one of the stations
was thrown into much anxiety by seeing
Gordon alone, rowing across the river to
the east bank, which in that region was
occupied by intensely hostile negroes.
He landed, made his boat fast, and tried
by a display of beads and wire to induce
the savages to come and talk with him.
They simply sat on the hillside and
scowled. Finally Gordon shot a hippo
potamus and padded back, leaving the
beads on the shore and & fine feast of
hippopotamus meat In the rushes. An
other man would have been killed.
was amused to see on his table at Khar-
toum handsome spoons and forks with
his crest half effaced by rough scratches.
I could fancy Gordon, vexed by some un-
usual fiummery, Selling 9 rat-tail file and
proceeding to put out of his sight one
more vanity. It was not that he was moi
proud of his family. On the contrary he
could pay a mar nc greater compliment
than to say "You are like a Gordon
but all the marks and signs of rank some.
times became intolerable to him.-Se7i6.
1ap1s
The Opelousas courier., 1890-03-15

The carelessness Of the Mexican Gov
srnmenti IN regard TO money matters, the
New York Sun declares to be most rep
fshensible. tsour neighbor has permitted
herself to be robbed Of 81, 200, 900 in
bonds. II appears that the robbery oc-
surred in the fifth section of the Treasury
Department, at the head Of which is Mr..
Enrique Abogodo. The stolen bonds
were in two books, and ii is stated they
were placed on the market in London,
where 1920, 900 were realized by their
sale. There is some question IS to
whether the bonds were signed, sealed,
dated and marked with the private mark
of che Treasury Department; but this
matters little, inasnuch as the robbers are
apparently capable Of signing the name
If Secretary Dublan."
The Opelousas courier., 1890-03-15

WHEN MY DREAMS COME TRUE
ysa, INV dreams come true-when my
dreams come true
Shall lean from out my easement IN the
starlight and the dew.
To listen-smile and l~isten-to the Snkle or
the strings
Of the sweet guitar my lovers fingers ondle
as he sings?
And as the nude moon slowly, slowly should
ers into view,
Shall | vanish from his vision, when my
dreams come true?
When my dreams come true-shah the SIM
pie gown l wear
Re changed to softest satin, and my maiden
braided hair
% rove,ad into 1ossy mists of ~rarest, fairest
gold.
To be minted into kisses, more b any heart
can holds
Dr. athe summer of my t~resses'' shall my
lover liken to
The fervor of his passion"-when my dreams
come true?
When my dreams come true snail do
among the sheaves
If hanpy harvest meadows, and the grasses
and the leaves,
Shall I lift and lean between me and cne
spIendor of the sun,
Till the moon swoons into twilight the CLEAN
er's work is done
Save that yet an arm shall bind me, ever as
the reapersd do
The meanest sheaf of harvest-When my
dreams come true?
When my dreams come true-when my
dreams come true?
True love in all simplicity is fresh and pure
as dew
The blossom in the blacklist mold is kindler
to the eye
Than any lily born of pride that blossoms
against the sky,
And SO it is / know my heart will gladly wei
come you.
Ny lowliest of lovers, when my dreams come
-James Whitcomb Riley.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-03-15

There is a rush widely distributed
throughout the northern hemisphere.
Its leaves are made into mats in many
regions, but nowhere is it so important as
in Japan, where it is called I or igusa,
meaning foot-mat grass.
Many a custom and household usage in
Japan is associated with this plant. Not
only the size of the japanese room, but
the house itself is determined by the floor
mats, as these by law are made of one
size throughout the Empire. They are
six shaku or japanese feet long by three
shaku wide and one-sixth of a shaku
thick. The shaku is 80. SO centimeters.
The rooms are named according as they
contain four, six, eight or more mats.
These tatami consist of a foundation of
rice-straw (wara), closely bound and
braided; over this is a cover of the beau
tifully and finely woven rushes tte igusa).
Nothing can be cleaner or swe }ter look
ing than a floor of this mating raised
| slightly above the street with a little re-
cessed-likc vestibule where callers OF Gus
toners leave their sandals or wooden
shoes, never stepping on the mat except
in stockings OF bare feet.
The houses being opened during, the
day, both front and back, all the family
life is seen working, cooking, eating,
sewing, spinning, weaving, all the in
dustries; and some one industry is con-
Quoted in every house. All that is
going. ON is open to the view of every
passer-by. One has only to make q
single step and he can sit down upon the
edge of the raised matted floor. The
babies lie around or play in unconscious
nakedness. A child at least four years
old will stop its play, run to its mother
who, naked to the waist, is busy at some
household work, and he will take a
strong pull at her breast and then go ON
playing again.
The butcher, the baker, the candle
stick maker, all work in their hases
open to the street, pursuing their trades
entirely unconscious of clothing, save a
small white cloth wrapper about the
body,
The Opelousas courier., 1890-03-15
Next to the Pan-American Congress in

Next to the Pan-American Congress in
importance comes the International Ma
ine Conference, at Washington. Nearly
svery important maritime nation in the
world has sent delegates to the gathering,
The purpose of which is to discuss an in
Sensational system of marine signals, reg
alations regarding the sea-worthiness of
vessels, and making ocean travel more
secure. While this convention has not
attracted as much attention as the assem-
bling Of the Pan,American Congress, it
y none the less q yer5 important assem-
Dlage, and viii consider interests of ines
Unable value. Its membership includes
some mel very prominent in official life,
abroad.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-03-15

Australia has q remarkable boy named
Mclean. His father was recently sum
nOned to appear before q Victoria pro-.
vincial court for not sending his child
b school the reqeired number Of days.
ne came into court with d colossal youth
BY his side. ssThisris the child, your
honor, I he remarked, amidst much merri-
sRent. nGood ~graciousi" exclaimed the
magistrate, sswhat height ID her. stSix
feet ak inches, : replied the parent. ssAnd
what's his ageIn Thirteen years and
nine month"; HWelI, = said the magis-
srate, according TO bis age be comes
under the education act, though not ac-
sording to his stature, 80 I must impose
j fine IF FIVE shillings.n The boy is de-
acribed as well built, apparently healthy,
and giving every promise Of beating the
secofd of modern giants.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-03-15

EHs
IT'S not impossible that the new smoke
lass and noiseIess gunpowder, which has
been successfully trit | in several Euro
peau armies, may prove IL be an epoch
making inveation. The old systems Of
waEfare viii have to bc entirely changed.
LINES will be moved down without .
sign ID show from WHIST quarter comes
ths deadly hail 81 bullets. Wars terrors
win bscotae still more ghastly, battles
win be run Of surprises, outpost duty
will be doablg dangerous, The science Of
aacties will have 10 he reconstructed.
Ind bow deadly III addition the new
powder viii be 70 tbs sportman 5 equip.
nenti The noiseless destruction ii deals
forth u sure TO hasteas TIE determination
u game. Much more serious il the as-
sistance IL may give te naurdererg. III
LOOKS e a. assassin might walk the
ktFeeM With pistol, and scatter bullets
Fish I'D Isf ithoat being detected.
HfHNE
The Opelousas courier., 1890-03-15

Very little consideration is shown to
revolutionary leaders in Central America
who happen to miss success. The recent
revolt against Barillas, who succeeded
Dictator Barrios in Guatemala, was fatal
10 the chiefs who were captured. They
bad had their fun issuing highly rhetorial
pronunciamentos and playing at war, but
when the President got them In his
COVER he promptly had them convicted
and shot
The Opelousas courier., 1890-03-15

rice (mochi- gomez, which, cooked and
mixed with barley malt, in about SIX
The fluid part is drawn off and con-
centrated by heat to a stiff, white mass
which is afterward drawn out as sugar
candy is pulled till it appears Of an
Opaque white, which does not stick to
the fingers. Where the concentration is
not carried so far a fluid anne (mldzu-
ame) is Produced thick yellow syrup
which in housekeeping often takes the
place of sugar, and has various other ap-
plications, among which is the making
from It of a sweet alcoholic beverage called
mirin, much drank in every house during
New Year congratulations. Midzu-ame
is also much used as a diet in consump-
ton and finds much flavor with the Tor
eign physicians in Japan.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-03-15
C. D, STEWART,

CONTRACTOR, CARPENTER AND BUILDEh.
WiIfAontract for the erection Of buildings
of all kinds, furnishing all material il desired
Work done promptly and at reasonable rases.
Orders through the postoffice. given prohls
attention. Estimates sri plans furnis9sae
Having special facilities for obtaining LuMs
BER Al REDUCED RATES, / will give ny
patrons the benefit of the same.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-03-15
Published on Saturday by
LEONCE AND L. A.. sANDOz,

1t is reported that General Daniel But
terield recently discovered a manuscript
in the National Library of France, which
goes to show that America was dis
covered by a party of abbots in the sixth
century. If that proves to be the casa
Christopher Columbus will have to take
q hack seat
The Opelousas courier., 1890-03-15

A Burlington boy, Of the under-the-
sofa variety, pinned his sisters beau's
sleeve to her sash, and then told his fa-
ther there wa a man in the parlor who
wished to- speak to him. There was no
end of fun for about two minutes, and it
all turned out for the best, too. The
young man proposed on the spot, and the
very next night he brought the bad boy
4 jack knife and two oranges.-Bw1iag-
toB Fro Press.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-03-15

Female Institute
opELoUsAs, ST. LANDRY PARISH, La.

This Institution is undenominational, praes.
tical and progressive. Discipline firm anu
based or sound principles ennobling and ds.
v~eloping character. Honor and self respecs
promoted. Methods of training and cuituls
thorough. Toe curriculum prepares u
pupil for University or practical life. ~.
tiflcates and Diplomas conf rred. Buiia,ngs
comfortable and comm odious. Patronass
solicited. For further particulars apply "
MRS. NJ. Nj. HAYES, Principal
Feb .2h
The Opelousas courier., 1890-03-15

The common opinion that English is
destined to become the universal Ian
guage of the world received som strik-
ing support at the I~nternationl Maritime
conference in Washington. During the
session English was used by the repre-
~Sentatives of China, Belgium, Norway,
Sweden, the Netherlands and Germany.
IL is not long since French would have
been employed in such q case.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-03-15

A curious g%astronomic enter sinment
wal an oyster feast recently held in Col
chester, England. The celebration is Of
very ancient origin. Ter thousand Col
chester oysters were consumed ON the
last occasion by the Mayor and his
guests.