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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-02-20
Lesson in Modesty.

A social etiquette Of a monarchical
country demands that the royal house
shall be considered not only supreme in
power and glory, but is also the chief
repositories of all virtues and excellence
and the sole arbiters of all questions OF
taste. That subject should Guido his
sovereign in anything whatsoever Is
nothing less than treason. An amusing
instance of this is in dispatch from the
sunny shores of Italy. 1t seems that
Queen Margherita recently attended a
play that contained scenes which would
probably have shocked the Boston Al
dermen had they been present. AT one
of these risqlB passages, Her Royal
Highness turned her back to the stage.
But SignOra Crispi, wife OF the Italiaf
ex-Primer, who was in another box, act
ually got up and left the theater. This
presumption of superior modesiy so en-
ragged the Queen that, had the accident
occurred some centuries ago, the most
terrible penalties might have Oyertaken
the unfortunate lady who had the lnso-
lence to be more moral than her mis-
tress. 1t is safe to predict that the
Four Hundred of Roman society, Will
hereafter. while attending the perform
ance of spicy play, keep their eyes on
the royal box and be extremely careful
not to appear shocked tho soon.-Contl-
mont
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-02-20
Ifs Feelings Were Hurt.

There is young widow living on one
of the most fashionable streets on the
south side, says the Chicago Post. She
has youth, beauty, large wealth. innum-
cradle friends and the highest position
in the polite world. One of her foot
men is called John. The name of her
coachman is Rudolph. One morning
last week John sent up word that he
would like to be permitted to speak to
his mistress. The permission was
given and she met him in the hall. His
face was overcast with clouds, and alto
gether he presented very detected ap-
pearance.
Mrs" he said, I'm a-going to
leave you"
"Why, john" his mistress replied,
what in the world is the matter? You,
who have been with me so many years,
going to leaye?"
Eyes, ma'am," he said, 81 want to
leave on the first of the month, and so
give you warning"
But what is the matter?"
The tears swelled up from Johns
heart into his eyes, and, breaking over
the barriers placed by nature to restrain
them, poured down his cheeks. There
was evidently something very wrong,
but John did not want to tell what it
was, and for a long time the indulgent
mistress questioned him in vain.
We'll, I'll tell you what it is, ma'am, !"
he said, finally, "my feelings is hurt,
and its you that hurt 'em. Haven't l
always been your confidential man in
the stable? Haven't you and I always
stood in together? And haven't. I al
ways brought your horses for you? Yes
And now you've sent Randolph out to
the stock yards to look for horses for
you without saying anything to me at
all about it. That's not right, ma'am.
1t hurts my position in society. Why,
even now the people all up and down
the alley sneers at me like, and they
says: Huh! Mrs. - thinks more OF
Randolph than she does of you.' That
hurts my feelings ard I'm going to-
leave"
"John," said the tactful and resource
full lady, I'm surprised at you. l only
sent Rudolph out to the stock yards to
save you trouble. Besides, he can't
buy any horses. All he can do is to
select some and bring them home for
you toapprove or not. Resides, john"
and here she looked at him with her
most charming smile, Il couldn't spare,
you long enough to go away out there.
How could get along whole day with
out you, I'd like to know" John grin
ned sheepishly and was plainly delight
ed, and the upshot Of the matter was
that he withdrew his resignation. The
next day, as the widow was getting in
to her brougham, she asked John if he
felt better.
Eyes, ma'am," he said smiling. sand
1 tell you what, I've fixed them folks in
the alley. They know what you said
ana everything's blooming"
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-02-20
DUN'S REVIEW.
THE STATE OF BUSINESS THROUGH
OUT THE COUNTRY AS REPORT
ED BY r. G. DUNN co.
Still Some Improvement In Business
Reported. Markets Somewhat
Easier and Undisturbed.

New York, February, AR. c.. Dun
& Cos. weekly review of trade saws:
There is some improvement in bust
ness in the east and more confident
feeling, and, at Chicago the tone is very
hopeful. At most of the western and
nearly all of the southern points bust
ness shows no increase in volume and
is rather hesitating. The payments
through all clearing houses for January
show scarcely any increase over last
year although the yearly and quarter
~ disbursements on account of previous
business is very much larger than a
year ago, and the returns for February
thus far exhibit substantially the same
situation, so it must be inferred that
business is, on the whole, somewhat
smaller in volume than it was year
ago. Notwithstanding the advance of
about 10 per cent. in the average prices
OF commodities. In part, this
is explained by the except
iOnal activity toward the close of last
year, but in part also by shortness Of
crops and doubts regarding tie none
tary future. These doubts, however,
have been much lessened by events
which tend to show that no important
monetary legislation is probable for the
next year and while exports of gold are
announced the rate of exchange hardly
justifies them as yet.
The demand for wool continues very
steady.
The trade in cotton goods is fair. The
shoe trade improves as to volume, but
but the prices are not highly sstisfac-
tory.
Leather is firm and the grocery trade
fairly active and indicates no decrease.
Provisions are shade weaker with q
fall of IL cents in corn; wheat and oats
have declined each fraction ON small
sales, but coffee and oil are stronger
and continue unchanged.
Throughout the country the markets
are comparatively easy and undisturbed
though the demand is good and the
supply inadequate; at Cleveland and
Omaha the market is close. Denver
and Milwaukee are the only cities at
which collections are reported slow. At
most places they are fair to good.
The business failures occurring
throughout the country during the last
seven days number 297 as compared
with total of BOG last week and for the
corresponding week last year the fig
ures were 302.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-02-20

of his mother in the door yard. All OIL
them were af11uent. Four thousand
hands in their factories. They built
dwelling houses for laborers at cheap
rents, and when they were invalid and
could not pay they had the house for
nothing. One of these sons came to
this country, admired onr parks, went
back, bought land, adened great pub
lie park and made it present to the
city of Halifax, England. They endow-
ed an orphanage, they endowed two
almshouses. All England has heard of
the generosity and the good works of
the Crossleys. Moral: Consecrate to
God your small means and your humble
surroundings and you will have lager
means and grander surroundings. Cod
illness is profitable unto all things, hav-
ing promise of the life that now is and
o. that which is to come" Have faith
in God by all means, but remember that
faith without works is dead"
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-02-20
Methods of Capital Punishment.

The guillotine, when brought into
use, does its work in a neat, expedite
ous manner. There is a strong preju-
lice over the world against this instru-
ment of execution, owing in part to the
use and misuse to which 1t was APP
piled in stormy, revolutionary periods
Of French history. We are apt to think
Of it as we would the headsman' S
ax-as something horrible and brutal.
Taking the life OF human being is
something terrible at best, but no REIN
ed and pleasant method has yet been
discovered The hangmans moose is
the most popular way under the law. yet
that Is so CHASTITY and repulsive that ir
this state and many others the law is i
longer executed on condemned criminal
in public, but in Jail as privately as pos
sible with only limited and proper
number of witnesses. In New York
electricity has been substituted, but
this is very questionable improvement
and subject to many objections. There
are perhaps very few men condemned
to death who would not prefer an old
fashioned hanging to the carefully plan
ned and scientific electric shock. There
is no good way to kill man unless it is
to die of old age and even that would be
tiresome.
If member OF state legislature were
to introduc bill providing for the ex-
ecution of those condemned to death by
the guillotine instead of the rope he
would no doubt receive warm welcome
on his return home by all classes. Yet
the description published of Eyraud' 5
execution in Paris was not as terrible
as many OF the accounts we read of
bunsling hangings in various parts OF
the country. The victim in this case,
when once on the plank, was rolled
under the frame and in a second it is
all over. Ii was done as quick as a
fash of lightning. and the doctors did
not have to feel his pulse or pronounce
him dead fifteen or twenty minutes
afterward.
This is not pleasant topic, but as
long as murderers are allowed to stalk
about and seek their victims and capt.
tai punishment prevails under the law,
so long will society be compelled to
hear of and consider the subject. 1t
is subject that cannot be suppressed.
-Ex.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-02-20
SAM JONES ON HIS MUSCLE.
The Famous Evangelist Wipes the Earth
With the Mayor of q Texas Town.


A dispatch from La Grange, Texas
dated Feb. IL, says: Rev. Sam Jones
delivered lecture at the opera house
last night. On being questioned as to
the unpleasantness at Palestine, he
spoke freely of the matter and said he
was on the depot platform waiting for
train with valise in his hand when
man stepped up and asked: rs this
Sam jones?" to which he replied,
THAT is my forgiven name"
THE fellow" said MIR. Jones, then
hit me in the face with cane, cutting
deep cash across my cheek, and also
hit me on the shoulders. l then put
down my valise., grabbed the mans
cane, wrung it out Of his hand, and
started in and literally wore him out.
We separated and left him in the
hands of some doctors for repairs. l
have learned that the pugilistic gentle
man is the mayor of Palestine. He will
know who to jump on the next time. 1t
was a pitiful sight to see the fellow try
to draw his pistol.
Il am glad he could not get it out, for
| would have taken it away from him
and might have had to kill him. | dis
ike Inl5 very much, dS nave DtcH OuI
of this line of business for the last Is
years ! am afraid this kind OF thing is
not going to stop here. Some smart
Aleck will want to whip me again. l
won't have peace until kill some one.
[ criticised the town government last
fall at Palestine for permitting all kinds
of violations of laws. The keno call OF
gamb ing dens could be distinctly heard
by ladies at church during hours OF ser
vice. and plead for women and child
rem. | never saw the honorable Mayor
before. | called on him to come up on
the stage if he was in the audience, but
he did not appear, nor did he offer to
whip me last November"
Mr.. Jones seemed to feel sore
and fatigued, but his lecture here was a
success.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-02-20
An Author Who Was Not CIV

Edgar Fawcett. the litterateur. was
stopped by poetic young woman on
Broadway the other day.
81 know yOu," she said.
do you?"
Yes, want to know you better"
''Yes."
"And-oh, there's my husband" And
she skipped.
The next day Mr.. Fawcett received a
package in which was a silk handker-
chief and a gold locket the petite young
woman had stolen during the converse
ton, and note saying, You're not a
bit fly" No signature.-New York
Continent.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-02-20

Queen Victoria will start for Italy
March "a and will have with her the
Prince and Princess Henry of Batten-
berg, who will have lots of style but
not much fun. The old lady will carry
her own bed with her. She doesn't be.
lieve in strange ones.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-02-20

An item is going the rounds of the
frass to the effect that the speaker of
The Kansas house and the speaker Of
the Nebraska house sustain the relar
fions of father and son. Speaker Elder
ii Kansas is not the father of Speaker
Elder of Nebraska, nor is speaker Elder
of Nebraska the son of Speaker Elder
Vt Kansas. There is no truth what
ever in the statement.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-02-20

The Beacon seems to think that
Wichita is in good shape because the
people there can find enough money to
pay their taxes and funeral expenses.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-02-20

bingham has been city of the third
class nearly year and not an arrest has
been made.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-02-20

J. P. Campbell has sold his interest
in the Clay Center Times to his partner,
Del Valentine.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-02-20

the mines of Colorado. or along the
banks of The Passiac and the Raritan,
where l knew them better because
went to school with them.
Mechanics who took their religion in
TO their occupation: James Brindley,
the famous mil wright: Nathaniel
Bowditch, the famous ship chandler
Elihu Burritt. the famous blacksmith
and hundreds and thousands of strong
arms which have made the hammer
and the saw and the adze and the drill
and the AK sound in the grand march OF
OR national industries.
Give your heart to God and then fill
your life with good works. COnsecrate
to him your store, your shop, your
banking house, your factory and home
They say no one will hear it. God
will hear it. This Is enough. You
hardly know of any one else thar
Wellington as connected with the
victory at Waterloo: but he did not dc
the hard fighting. The hard fighting
was done by the Somerset cavalry and
the RyIand regiments and Kemp's in.
fantry. and the scots grays and the Life
guards. Who cares. if only the day
was won.
III tic ldlOSE part Vi the last Century
girl in England became kitchen maid
in farm house. She had many styles
of work, and much hard work. Time
rolled on and she married the son of a
weaver of Halifax. They were indus
trious; they saved money enough after
a while to build them home
On the morning of the day when they
were to enter that home the young wife
arose at o'clock, entered the front door
yard, knelt down, consecrated the place
to God and there made this solemn VOW:
80 Lord, if Thou wilt bless me in this
place, the poor shall have share of -
Time rolled on and fortune rolled in.
Children grew up around them and
they became aff1uent. one member of
parliament, in public place declared
that his success came from the prayer
The Somerset reporter., 1891-09-17
C are of 8ulls.

A recent writer upon training colts
gives his experience Nith a colt from one
Of the most vicious mAres he ever saw
and he supposed that he colt would in
herit the disposition Of its dam. but by
careful handling from the first, he sue
cee5ltd In "a raining 1t that 1t was as do
ellie and frsc able a. any animal he even
raised. In conclusion, he says that al
animals are hcucti'ed in disposition bl
pettiug. ", xceptng the BULL this cor
veylrg the idea that the bnll is untamablt
~ the lrora was supposed to be.
Possibly the writer of that article has q
pr jndice sgainst bulls, but 1t is certain
thar the bull in his natural condition i
not so frroc ons as the stallion, although
he NAV be less easily frightened, while II
The Somerset reporter., 1891-09-17
Threshing In North Dakota
[Ellendale Commercial |

The Commercial editor and bride ant
several children chartered one of Livery
men Rood's best outfits last Monday even
ing and rode out to the dne farm owne(
by Brainerd Scott, but now under tn,
Dominion of Howard Gaylord by reason
of lease. That which attracted tn,
Commercial "crew' there on this occasion
was James Thompson's big threshln,
crew and their superb facilities for feed
ing the hungry. Everything was founc
running along In regular clock work styl,
and knocking out wheat from the SHOCK
at the rate of about 100 bushels an hour
and Mrs. Orion Emmons in the dining
car getting supper quicker than that
The way Mr.. Thompson does it 1t takes
twenty-seven men to constitute a crew
when threshing out of the shock, and
pine teams keep the machine from getting
hungry, while one woman-like Mrs
Emmons-two at most keep the Other
fellows In a Rastronomically happy state.
The "teld men" get ST. 10 day this sea
son, and the feeders-two of them-who
change off every half hour, get SO 80 q
day. jim Brandner and Ed. Burns are
doing the feeding now, and while Orion
Emmons, who Is an engineer from away
oack-in Michigan-handles the throttle
that drives the belt that runs the chine
that Jim and Ed feed from the wagons
that haul the wheat that the boys bring
from the field wherein stands the dining
car that holds the tables that Mrs. En-
mons so beautifully feeds the threshers
from, must get salary away up yonder
and he holds bran new certificate OF
authority to continue in his good work
Mr.. Thompson has the most complete
outfit in Dickey county and probably one
of the best In the state. lie furnishes
everything but horse feed and charges
10 cents bushel for putting the grain
into the sacks,
The Somerset reporter., 1891-09-17
Acid ReIishes.

The essentials In making pickles are
fresh vegetables and pure vinegar Two
inches is the approved length for picking
cucumbers, yet they are just as relishable
If they exceed dimensions an inch. Avoid
scalding the vinegar in brass or copper
kettles unless thoroughly cleaned free
from suspicion of verdieris. The green.
ness induced by . keeping the cucumbers
In such vessels two or three days or put
ting copper pennies in the vinegar as is
sometimes advised, indicates the presence
of the poison. Granite ware and porce-
lein-liued kettles are safe receptacl s, and
II any are inclined to lament the loss of
color when these are used, possibly they
may find compensation or comfort in the
fact that the less pronounced hue Is the
leading tone in the pickle depsr ,ment -
decidedly English.
TIckIFD ONIONS Select the small
smooth skinned white onions, peel and let
them lie day In salt and water scald ten
minutes in salt aud water; dry them wei
and pack In widenecked glass bottles
Pour hot spiced vinegar over them snd
cover closely.
PICkfED GRAPES.-Select grapes not
fuzzy ripe and wash them. Put alternate
i
cover with venegar. Try small quaint
ty. Green grapes Hre Il tasty addition TO
cucumber pickles, dropped into the vim
egar without any preparation except free
ing them from dust.
BOTTLED fICkLfS.-S1nk 100 fresh Gu
cumbers two inches long In strong brine
twenty-four hours; pour IF the brine ard
rinse In clear water Scad the cucum
h,rs In three quarts OF cider vinegar con
aiming one cup Of sugar, one ounce Of
stick cnuamon, quarter Of an ounce Ct
cloves, quarter of an ounce OF pepper
corns and few slices of horse radish
root, and dip them into jars. Seal while
hot. This quantity OF cucumbers will
I'LL -four quart jars.
MUSTARD PlCKLEs.-Take small cucum-
bers, wash, and sprinkle over them a
handful Of salt, about Il teacup of salt to
a gallon of boiling water drain the brine
off and scald it two mornings, pouring it
back scalding hot. The next morning
scald In clean water and put In the fol-
living For two quarts OF vinegar use
one and one-half pounds Of sugar, and
one-half pound of ground white or vel.
low mustard; scald the vinegar, mix the
mustard in a little cold vinegar until
smooth, then add sugar and vinegar to
that In the kettle, scald again, but moi
boil, stirring TO prevent the mustard ad
herring to the kettle. Pack the cucnmbers
In jars and pour the vinegar IN either h.
cold.
The Somerset reporter., 1891-09-17
Europes Short Harvest

Both the London Times and Daily New,
have been collecting exhaustive report.
by telegraph from Russia and Iudia abou
the failure Of the wheat crops. The re
suits are more startling than was sup
posed.
In view of the failure of the crop,
throughout Great Britain, the Daily New.
admits that unless abundant grain i.
forthcoming from America, Europe will
be on the verge of starvation before mex
harvest.
The Russian Government has already
taken the extreme step Of prohibiting the
export of all rye from Russia for the re-
sent nearly four million quarters Of wheat
tire amount imported.
Mr.. W. E. Bear, the well-known Eng
fish writer on agricultural statistics, sup.
plies to Bradstreet's trough estimate
II the shortage In the wheat harvests of
Europe thi. year, and of the sources OF
supply from other parts Of the world.
Mr.. Bears estimate, 1t should be noted,
takes account Of the short rye crop Is an
element in calculating the demand for
wheat. He begins with Russia, whose
"hCas PtouuSbAou Ahot ycaI
Poland) was about 1000. 600 bushels
and her exports about 90, 900, 600 bushels.
This year Mr.. Bear thinks her crop will
not be over 10000, 900 bushels and her
xports not above 10000. 600. Austria
Hungary falls short this year, 1900 600
bushels - compared with last year. The
country will not be able to spare more
han 5000, 600 bushels. Roumania has .
good crop and may be able TO spare &c..
000, 900 bushels. Bulgaria and Servia
may export IL, 900, 600 bushels. The pow.
Ut Of the exporting countries Of Europe
10 supply the importing countries IL thus
vt down ct 90, 900, 900 bushels - . msxi
mum. The importing countries will have
: deficiency OF 81. 600. 600 bushels, 90
that Europe In the aggregate will be no.
der the necessity Of Importing ISL ,OOO,.
900 bushels from the other quarters Of
the world.
What oosntsiss can supply this amonnti
". 1eAs thi1ks that India may furnish
- 900 ~ ~ ~ Unltsd otaaee IA, 0O0..
90. lssstag still shsetaes Of lol, ooo. 900
The Somerset reporter., 1891-09-17

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eliS Wrapper
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