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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-01-02
A Very Careful Dresser.

Returning European travellers who
have seen the German Emperor all re-
mark the great attention which he pays
to his personal adornment When His
Imperial Majesty arrived at Ostend on
his celebrated visit to the King of the
Belgians he changed his attire no less
than five different times each day. On
approaching the harbor of Ostend, while
he was upon tho quarter deck Of the
Hohenzollern. the royal Prussian yacht,
he wore the uniform Of German Ad-
miral, dark-blue costume which be-
came him we'll. When he arrived in
the harbor, after first saluting the King,
he retired to his cabin, and in about
four minutes came out in the picturesque
uniform of Belgian field officer. Later
in the day he appeared in light-plaid
morning suit at a concert given in his
honor at the Casino. Afterward, at a
banquet in the Town Hall, he wore the
uniform Of a regiment of his guards,
and still! later in the evening appeared
in ordinary evening dress, as he smoked
his cigar on the loggia in front of the
Kings summer palace.-Chicago Her
Aid
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-01-02
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A general store carries all kinds of
goods. Should the merchant adver-
tise i'm detail his entire stock, the
printers bill would break him up.
For that reason he mentions only a
few of them.
The lola agent of Santa Fe Route
can sell you ticket to almost any
point on earth. 1t would require a
page of the REGISTER to tell the story.
We will therefore mention just one
thing, and it is easy to remember:
If, after the corn and apples are
gathered, you want to go where there
is almost perpetual sunshine and flow
ers, CALIFORNIA, be sure to bear in
mind the personally conducted excur-
sions to Pacific Coast via. Santa Fe
Route, that leave Kansas City every
Friday morning. Through ticket from
lola to San Diego, Los Angeles or San
Francisco, $500 for double berth in
Pullman tourist sleeper. Ladies, chill
dren without escort, the aged and in
firm, will find these excursions afford
a great relief from the thousand per-
plexities of travelling alone in new
country.
Write to G. T. NICHOLSON, G. ?.
and T. a., A. T. and S. f. r. r., TOpe-
ka, Kansas, for California excursion
folder or call on local agent.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-01-02
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE OF HEAR
ING PETITION TO SELL REAL ES
TATE

To all whom it may concern but more es-
pecially to T.. ii. Carver, John III. Carver
Nancy Good, Mary Wallace, David Carver
Samuel Carver, Susanna Carver, Barbery Boy
ers, Daniel Carver, Abraham Carver, aud theil
heirs at law, heirs at law of Jacob Carver, de-
ceased, late of Allen county, Kansas.
You are hereby notified that l, IL. \. Ewing
Administrator with the will annexed of sale
deceased, did on the 18th day of December, 4
d. $50, file petition in the Probate Court o.
Allen county, Kansas, praying that might b.
authorized and empowered to sell the following
described land for the purpose of paying the
legacies requests and debts and costs of adj
ministration of said estate, tO-wit:
The north half of the northwest quarter Of
Section fourteen Q4) Township twenty-six (2G
of Range Seventeen QT) E of the 9Th p. NJ il
Allen county State of Kansas
And said petition will be heard at the Office o.
the Probate Judge of said County, on the 5tf
day of January A. ID. ls9l, at 10 O'Clock a. m.
| of said day, at which time and place each of yOr
and all others interested are notified TO be pres
ent and show cause IL any you have, why al
order of sale as prayed for should not b,
granted. Dated this llth day of December, A
ID. 1880. ii. \. EwISG, Administrator,
with the will annexed
State of Kansas, County of Allen, SIS. (t2
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-01-02
THE CLEVER ELEPHANT.
How the Huge Animal Secures It's Sup
plies of Mimosa Roots.

How the Huge Animal Secures It's Sup
plies of Mimosa Roots.
One favorite food Of the African ele-
plant is the tender, juicy roots Of the
mimosa tree, which grows in scattered
groups through most of the meadows
and lowlands of Central Africa.
When an elephant finds young tree
of this sort it is not difficult, as rule,
for him to get at the roots, especially IL
the surrounding soil is moist and loose,
as is often the case after 1t has been
soaked by the heavy rainfalls of the
tropics.
If the tree is loose the elephant,
knowing his strength, winds his trunk
firmly round the tree and plucks 1t from
the earth, a feat which is no harder for
him than the pulling up of = flower is
for child.
But the elephant does not stop here;
experience has taught him the most
comfortable way of enjoying his prize,
so without relaxing his hold, he turns
the tree completely over and stands it
with its upper branches thrust down
into the place where the roots were
Then the earthly roots, now replacing
the branches, remain within easy reach
of the strong and deft trunk.
African travellers tell US of great
tracts of country almost covered with
these inverted trees. Seeing the dry
trees turned upside down one would be
more likely to think a wood had been
reversed by mischfevous fairies than to
suppose hungry elephants had been
feeding there.
Sometimes an elephant will find
tree which defies his greatest efforts
and absolutely refuses to be uprooted.
But the elephant does not give it up.
Not at all. He either brings another
elephant to help him-a thing they often
do when the work is too much for one
or, if he can not find friend, he sets
his own wits to work. lie makes use of
his tusks as levers, thrusting them as IL
they were crowbars deep under the
roots and prizes away slowly and steadi-
ly until the tree is loosened; and then
with great wrench he completely up
roots it and it goes topping over, leav-
ing the clever elephant victorious st.
Nicholas.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-01-02
An Enterprfsine Young Man.

The Hertfordshlre (Canada) Standard
says that a ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
young farmer who livessin an isolated
district with a colony of his own sex,
wrote to friend in New York to select
suitable girl and send her out to him,
An attractive damsel was sent to him,
and he was so pleased with her that he
invited his friends TO meet her the night
before the wedding. One of the party
was so struck with admiration that
he offered $50 for his interest in the
maiden, which he accepted, and another
man led her to the altar the next day.
The farmer at once wrote for another
girl. and one was quickly dispatched.
This time he was offered bonus of SIS
besides his outlay, and another man
took the prize. A third time he wrote
md third time young maiden ar
rived, but though besought with offers,
he refused to part with her and was
speedily married.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-01-02
SOLVED AT LAST.
The Mystery Surrounding tho Famous
Mecklenburg Declaration.

The Mystery Surrounding tho Famous
Mecklenburg Declaration.
The unraveling of the mystery of the
Mecklenburg Declaration Of Independs
ence is promising indication OF the
better understanding of United States
history derived through the constant
research and investigation by American
historical scholars. Since its appear
ance in 1919, the so-called Mecklenburg
Declaration, which, from its strong re-
semblance to the Declaration of Inde-
pendence brought upon Jefferson the
charge of plagiarism, has been a puzzls
in American history. Its origin was
supposed to be in the convention which
was called by Thomas Polk, OF Neck.
lenburg County n. C., and which
assembled in Charlotte on the 31ss
of May, IT'S. The Mecklenburg
patriots were noted for their ems
thusiasm in regard to the cause OF
liberty. and the courthouse on the day
of the convention was surrounded by Q
large concourse of people, eager to
know the resolves Of their representa-
tives. Twenty resolutions were passed,
the first of which virtually declared
the independence Of the colonies, and
the remainder provided for the govern.
ment of affairs in Mecklenburg County.
The document which has been supposed
to be an authentic copy Of the resolu.
lions has now been discovered spurious.
In q statement of the evidence which
w. F. Poole has presented to the Dial
it is proved that, the original minutes
having been destroyed by fire, the Sec
rotary seems to have composed the we'll
known set of resolutions after Mr..
Jefferson's Declaration had been
printed. Although the writer adopted
many of the ideas and express
sions of the Declaration of indie.
pendence, there is no evidence of in
territorial fraud in the preparation Of
the spurious Mecklenburg resolutions.
The convention had adopted ordinary
patriotic resolutions, such as were
adopted in nearly all the colonies at the
time, and the secretary probably
wished to improve upon the original
when preparing new set The dis
covery of the error, after so many years
of mystery, was accomplished by the
finding both here and in London copies
Of papers of the time containing resolu-
tons adopted at Charlotte, Mecklen-
burg County, with evidence that these
were the resolutions referred to in the
dispatches of colonial Governors, and
sent to the Congress at Philadelphia
1t is satisfaction to know that long
disputed point in our history has been
settled beyond dispute.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-01-02
BURYING THE CHOLERA.
A Chastity SwiDdle Perpetrated on nj
manned ans In Calicut.

A Chastity SwiDdle Perpetrated on Mo-
hammed ans In Calicut.
A grim story OF swindle comes from
Calicut, where cholera has been raging,
especially among the Meplahs, who
are Mohammedans, and very fanaticaL
The other day young man appeared
and announced himself as an especially
holy priest, able to heal all sickness,
and capable even of destroying the
cholera. People flocked to hear him
preach, and when he said that If 1900
rupees could be collected for him he
would undertake to cleanse the city of
its awful scourge, the poor wretches
gathered together all their small saw
ings and laid them at his feet
In surprisingly short time the sum
was collected, and then notice was
given that procession was to be
formed the next day, when the cere-
mony of the election of the. cholera
would be performed. The following
evening the streets along the beach
were thronged, and a most extraordi-
nary scene ensued. First came the
priest riding led horse. After him
followed strings of nearly naked men,
with ashes on their heads, who worked
themselves into frenzy by dancing and
yelling.
Next came palaquin, closely shut,
which was supposed to contain the
cholera. After this again. crowds and
crowds of Mohammedans, groaning and
shrieking 'Allahm 1t was weird be.
yond description. They proceeded to a
distant part of the shore, and then with
much ceremony the palaquin was
buried. Then the prophet addressed
the people.
go home" he said, shut yourselves
in your houses, and fast and pray for
three days." which they obediently did.
In their weakened and excited state
this fasting of course resulted in fear
full increase of the disease. In every
house the dead lay. Fury filled the
hearts of the survivors. Where was the
false priest? They poured forth in hun
dreds hungry for vengeance.
where was the priest? and alas.
alas! where were their rupees?" Echo
answered, Where? During three days
fast priest and rupees had alike disap-
peared, and up to this time have been
no more heard of.-London Telegraph.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-01-02
The Suez Canal at Night.

Says an American lady, who has just
passed through the Suez canal: "Ships
no longer have to tie up for the night,
but go up and come down by electric
light the effect of which, when once
seen, can never be forgotten. There is
a rule of the road by which one or the
other of the vessels going or coming
down has to tie while they are actually
passing each other. l think we were
fastened two or three times, and it was
most interesting watching tho steamers
coming in from the next signaling
station. In the bow of each was
an electric light of enormous power,
supplied by the canal company. The
company charges ten guineas for each
lamp. hear it reported that the British
Government is about to withdraw from
Egypt ] sincerely hope the rumor is
not true. 1t is pitiable to see how con-
cerned the poorer classes of the COM
munity are over the intelligence. They
dread a return to the cruelties and ex-
actions Of the pachas, and besiege one
with questions about the truth of the
rumor. 1t would be disgrace to En-
gland If she abandons this poor, trust
full people to the cruelties of Mohame-
dan rule, after having given them a
taste of real liberty. IN. Y. Tribune.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-01-02
Pigs Swim a Wide Lake.

A Portland m.Gn last summer placed
three pigs on { beautiful isle that is
nearly in the miidle of big Pocotopaug
lake, his intention being that the pigs
should earn their own living on the
round little grassy island. Then he
rowed the skiff IN which he had fer
ried the pigs to their new home back
to his dwelling. de entered his home
and sat down ard read the Middlesex
County Record thirty minutes, when
he heard three joyful and triumph
ant squeals in the back yard. The
three pigs had returned from their
lonely island home. Some one who
saw the pigs coming across the wide
lake said they steered as straight for
their ancestral pigsty as mariner
could have laid his course with COM
pass. They swan abreast. breasted
the mimic pillows gleefully, and as
they came into port and saw the IA
miliar old homestead gruntcd a salute
every time they rolled up on wave.
N. Y. Sun.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-01-02
CARVED FROM WOOD.
A Wonderful Representation Of the Pas
sion of the Saviour.

A Wonderful Representation Of the Pas
sion of the Saviour.
Hermann Jacobs, carpenter OF Bunn'
Ian, Prussia, has been credited with con-
structing wonderful piece of mechan-
ism representing in several successive
scenes the passion of our Saviour. All
the actors in the grand but beautiful
drama are carved from wood, and are
each about six inches in height The
machinery runs by clock-work, and en-
acts the various parts three times In
each winding. The panorama first un-
folded is beautiful garden, with fig
ure Of Jesus kneeling in prayer under
one of the trees, figures OF the
three sleeping apostles being plain
" observable in the distance.
As the machinery warns up
the wheels and the figures move more
rapidly, quickly unfolding the last
scenes in the earthly career of Jesus.
The last supper, the betrayal, the re-
morseful look which comes over the
face of Judas when he first realizes the
extent of his crime, the examination OF
Jesus before Caiaphas, the dialogue be-
tween PLATE and the Jews-all fit be-
fore the gaze in manner SO astonish-
ingly lifelike and real as to make one
almost believe himself at Calvary.
After the sentence has been pro-
nounced a figure of Jesus, with the
cross, appears. The cross is mechanic
ally erected, while the little figures
busy themselves binding the figure to
be nailed upon it Ladders are run up
to the arms of the cross. q little figure
quietly slips over the rungs, then
there is sound of hammers as two
figures hold the one that is being nailed
to the cross by the figures on the lad
ders. At last when all is thought to be
finished, figure on horseback slides
across the platform, draws his sword
and thrusts it into the side Of the figure
on the cross. The last scene shows
Jesus in the sepulcher with angels
guarding the remains.
Mr.. Adams, in his Letters on Sile-
sia," says: at is the most remarkable
piece OF mechanism have ever seen.
The traitors kiss, the scourging, the
mailing to the cross, the sponge of vine
gar and every seeming pain inflicted,
occasion feelings which can not be felt
at mere description. st Louis Repub-
liz
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-01-02
Notices for Various People.

The Toper-Put me in my little bed.
The Conductor-Ring the bell softly.
The Doctor-Alls well that ends
well.
The Hatter-Will he ever shoot that
hat?
The Cabman-Han's om' is that
hanson does.
The Pickpocket-My heart goes with
my hand.
The Policeman-Far from the mad
ding crowd.
The Insurance Mana long life and
a merry one.
The Thin Man-May my shadow
never grow less.
The Notwithstanding, knocking;
who is there.
The Fat Man--Oh. that this too, too
solid flesh would melt.
The Politician-A long pull, strong
pull and pull all together.
The Old Maid-'Tis better to have
loved and lost than to have never loved
ut all
The Editor--All liars shall have
their part in the lake that burneth
with fire and birthstone. 7. Herald.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-01-02
THE lola REGISTER.
FRIDAY, JANUARY 2, 1891.
NEW YEARS CHIME

Toll! Toll! Toll
For the old year, slowly dying,
Grim, gaunt, sere;
On the breast of Time, now lying,
Hopes OF youth are fleeting,
hearts with care are beating,
Hol ye warders of the bells,
TOLL Toll! Toll!
For Earth's enticing fashion,
Toll for Strife's unholy passion,
Toll for Friendship unrequitted,
Toll for Hopes entertainments blighted,
Toll for Loye's fond pledges broken,
Toll for Want and Woe unspoken.
Toll for Mourners sadly weeping.
Toll for Sims vast harvests reaping,
TOLL TOLL Toll!
That while the world shall stand,
Sin and Woe shall MI the land.
Toll! Toll! Toll!
Ring. Ring! Ring!
A welcome to the bright New Year!
Life, Hope, JOY,
On his radiant brow appear.
Hearts with love are thrilling;
Homes with bounty filling
HO! We warders OF the bells,
RingI Ring! Ring!
For Winters bracing hours.
Ring for birth OF Spring and flowers,
Ring for Summers fruitful treasure,
Ring for Autumn's boundless measure,
Ring for hands of gen rous giving,
Ring for vows of nObler living,
Ring for truth of tongue or pen,
Ring, Peace on earth, good will TOWARD
men"
Ring! Ring! Ring!
That this glad year may see
Earth's accomplished Jubilee,
Ring! Ring! Ring!
:-ErchdRge
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-01-02
Cloth Made of Glass.

NJ. Dubas Comet of Lille, France, has
invented process Of spinning and
weaving glass into cloth. The warp is
composed Of silk, forming the body and
groundwork on which the pattern in
glass appears. The requisite flexibility
of glass thread for manufacturing pur-
poses is to be ascribed to its extreme
fneness, as not less than 50 or 60 of the
original threads (spun by steam-power)
are required to form one thread used in
the welt of the cloth. The process of
weaving glass is very slow and tedious,
no more than yard of the cloth coming
from one loom in - hours The work,
however, is extremely beautiful, and
considering the work put in upon it, is
comparatively cheap. When we picture
to ourselves company dressed in vari-
Gus colors of glass cloth, in an apart
ment decorated with the same glitter
ing material, the whole resplendent
with lights, we will no longer wonder
at the enchanted palaces mentioned in
the Arabian tales.-St. Louis Republic.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-01-02
ERASE THE DEAD LINE.

Life Has No Limit for Those Who Know
How to Live.
The dedication of youth in which the
poets are in the habit of indulging, and
which is due mainly to a pagan ideal,
makes life an anti-climax. Probably IL
the popular impression of old age were
taken it would be represented rather
by the very partial and inadequate
picture of the cynical writer of Ecclesi-
astes than by the beautiful old Greek
figure of life as a matched house in
which the child is born, and under the
roof of which his nature expands. the
house all the while growing more frag-
lie, until at last it sinks crumbling to
in the everlasting sunlight If life
were purely a matter of freshness
and delicacy of physical sensa-
ton, it would eliminate early, and de-
cline through long aftermath of de.
caying powers and sinking vitality.
Such an idea of human destiny can be
held only by those who have no spirit
ual faith, or who have wasted and
sQuandered their own force. Life was
meant to be cumulative; to add, year
by year, strength, experience and cour-
age, each successive stage contributing
Its own special acces sion, and the
whole structure reaching its completion
in the serenity and calmness of age.
No man ought to be willing to recog-
nize any dead line in his life, or to
look forward to any time when he shall
70 70 L. g.
every healthy nature, one quenchless
thirst for achievement, experience and
expansion. No limits are set to
The human soul, although time
keeps sharp registry against
the human form. In this century some
Of the greatest things have been done
by old men; men who have declined to
stop and step out Of the ranks, and who
have gone on adding strength to
strength and service to service until old
age has become the fruitful harvest in
October. and not the bleak barrenness
Of December. Physical infirmaties are
not to be warded on by an effort of will,
but no man need decline because his
body diminishes in force. Growth takes
on many forms, and it can still persist
when the same senses have begun to
fail. 1t is a great gain to Danish from
our thoughts the ideal of life which
fixes its best period at the begin
ming. 1t is great thing to look
forward to ever-increasing gain,
20 think always of leading
and advancing, never of retiring and re.
treating. The charming old woman who
began to study painting after she was
sixty years old is a capital illustration
of the spirit in which we ought all to
take hold of life. There are few who,
like the great Doge of Venice, can
climb the wall of be sieged city at the
head of an attacking force beyond the
age of ninety, but there is no one who
need settle down to decline and decay
because youth is past Life has no
limits for those who know how to live.
and the joy of it lies in moving with
the tide and keeping at the front until
the time comes when there is greater
and higher opportunity elsewhere
Christian Union
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-01-02
Secret Societies.


D EGULR MEETINGS OF THE r. N. B. A.
n are held quarterly as follows: The second
Tuesdays of January, April, July and October.
Elm Dale Lodge No. 9l7 every alternate Sat
urday night beginning May IL.
Allen Center, T76, every alternate Tuesday
night.
Cherry Grove, every alternate Saturday
night.
Mulberry, first and third Monday night in each
month.
Onion Greek, first and thind Monday nights in
each month.
ElsmOre, second and fourth Saturday night Of
each month.
Walnut Grove, second and fourth Fridaynight
in each month.
Fair Lawn, second aud fourth Thursday night
Of each month.
Star Valley, second and fourth Thursday
night OF each month.
Salem lodge meets the first and third Saturday
night of each month.
Maple Grove mort second and fourth Satur-
day night of each month.
Union lodge meets the first and third Tues.
day night of each month.
Maple Grove (sOuth) meets frs. and third
Monday night of each month.
Usage Center, SIS, every alternate Saturday
night.
Saturday night of each month
NeoshO Valley lodge meets the first and third
Tuesday of each month.
county will be published as above upon appiica-
ton.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-01-02
Holiday Travel .

\ holiday excursion ticket makes an
appropriate Christmas present. 1t fits
any size stocking and suits any size
purse.
The favorite Santa Fe Route has
made very low rates from this place tc
points on the a. T. & S. F. II. r. with
in distance of 200 miles for holiday
business.
Tickets ON sale December p, p, and
81, and January /, good until January
5 returning.
Call on local agent 4. T. & S. +. r.
R.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-01-02
Independence of the Press.

Proprietor Of Bay State Fungus Ito
Editor. -Colday, the ear-muff manu-
facturer, has just sent in column ad-
vertisement
Editor-And I have just written q
long editorial showing his untitness for
Congress.
Proprietor-Well, put in the adver.
tisement instead of the editarisl
Puck