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The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1891-07-03

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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-11-13
"Do, MOTHER, HURRY UP J"

a sad faced, faded woman was deity
lacing the gilt cord in the scarlet
doublet of flushing, fair-haired boy.
His golden yellow locks, but half con-
cealed under his jaunty jockey cap,
clustered in soft ringlets over the
smooth brow. He taps the tiny top
boot lightly with his whip and looks
up into the mothers face, smiling. as
she gave the last soft touches to tinsel
and cord, and tenderly kissed the up
turned cheek.
do, mother. hurry up"' called a
rough voice outside the door, what
on earth's keeping you? That bell is
going again and if we don't get move
On we're left, sure. Here, fly with
you," as the boy came bounding for
ward.
''Oh, John! do be careful of him to-
day, whatever you do" she called, as
the groom tossed him lightly up to the
saddle of the prancing thoroughbred in
waiting. "You two are all have left
now, since Fred and your father are
gone, and 'twould break my"
''Oh, stop that croaking, mother, and
don't you worry little bit. Artie's
backed old Tom afore, and he never
got a scratch yet Better get a good
place where you can watch the finish
and see US come in ahead. Now ahead
with him, boys, and easy; look out for
his heels"
And with smile over his shoulder
and kiss on his hand the boy was
hurried toward the course where the
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-11-13
CA Mammoth Horse Ranch.

The largest horse ranch in America
is the Percheron-N Norman horse ranch
fifty-two miles north of Denver, and
ten miles east of Greeley. The range is
divided into five ranches, with an area
of $500 acres, and covered with the
finest alfalfa grass. The ranch is
stocked with 4,s0O horses, all of the
Percheron-Normano or Clydesdale blood
The breeding is done with twenty-seven
Percheron- n orman stations imported
by the company. There are only two
other places in America where this
magnificent specimen of the draught
horse is raised-Bloomington, ILL.,, and
central New York But this is the
largest, and, in fact, the only extensive
horse ranch in this country. Negotia-
tions are now pending for the handling
of heavy jack mules, and Mr.. Wolf ex-
poets to leave in a few months for Mad
rid, Spain, to import twenty-five jacks.
The market for mules is confined al
most entirely to the west and south,
while the east and north demand
horses. A fine pair of Spanish bred
jacks will cost from $500 to 5000, and a
pair of blooded Percheron- n ormans
cost $3.50 to S50O.-Kansas City Star.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-11-13

and storming at the pushing, struggling
crowd. The swaying, surgiug throng
struggled and fought for vantage
ground and cheered itself hoarse, as
horse after horse was hurried upon the
track. The burning rays of the August
sun streamed down upon the great park
and It's impatient, waiting throng un-
needed. Hats, canes and kerchiefs
waved many gay greeting as some
sinewy favorite with his gaudily clad
rider cantered by.
Twas a great event Of a great meet.
ing, this midsummer derby, and the
people cheered and chaffed and stormed
in high good humor. What cared they
for the burning sun or the sitting dust,
when on the track beneath them over
q half score of famous horses were
gathering to battle to the finish. The
victors of many hard run field are
here this day to struggle again for the
supremacy. About the little booths or
boxes excited men were elbowing and
crowding their way, eager to stake
their wealth on the result, and each
shouting the odds on his fayorite at the
top of his voice. In the grand stand a
thousand tongues wagged free, and a
Thousand forms swayed and swung in
the frenzy of excitement. Below them
on the course dozen horses, rear
ing, plunging, striking; two score riders
and grooms running and lodging, shout
ing aud swearing, all made a scene
rarely rivaled.
In one of the cramped, stuffy little
dressing stalls back Of the grand stand,
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-11-13
GAVE UP ALL FOR GEMS.

Her Heart Ensnared Dy Beauty OF Yellow
Pearls.
The expense of collecting precious
stones is great, and yet fashionable
women have developed a passion for
this sort of thing, and are said to make
heroic sacrifices in order to crafty the
new whims.
Their fancy for turquoises has fairly
doubled the former market value OF
those pretty blue stones, while no
diminution in the price of pearls and
brilliants is possible until the present
craze is abated
Not infrequently the idea is to pos
sess diamonds of a particular tone, to
the exclusion of all other colors-blue,
rose, straw or pure white-and when
that is the case the jewel-box is emp
tied of every treasure to crafty this
taste.
One woman of most luxurious hab-
its, whose whole heart has been en-
shared by the rare beauty of yellow
pearls. not only put by her maid" as
the English say, but denied herself
tailor suits and imported bonnets for
two seasons for the sake OF these fav-
orite gems.
A string of perfect pearls is the de-
sire of most women's hearts, and the
prettiest gift god-mother can bestow
is the nucleus of such a neclSlet for her
baptismal daughter. 1t is easy to add
jewel for every birthday and Christ
mas; SO when lady baby is grown nc
one is worse for the spherical bijoux
encircling her throat. - illustrated
American
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-11-13
KANSAS AT CHICAGO.
The Board Of Managers OF the Kansas Err
hibit ut the Worlds Fair Appeals Fol
Assistance.


The Board Of Managers OF the Kansas Er.
hibit Mt the Worlds Fair Appeals For
Assistance.
HE BOARD OF MANAGERS, KANSAS
EXHIBIT WORLDS COLUMBIAN
EXPOSITION CORPORATION"
TOPEKA, November 10, 1891.
To the People of Kansas.
A meeting called by the State Board of Az.
riculture, convened and was held in the city
of Topeka on the 23d and oath days of April,
have Kansas properly represented at the
Worlds Columbian Exposition at Chicago
in 1893. 1t was large and enthusiastic con-
vention, composed of prominent farmers,
horticulturists. stock-growers, manufacture
ers, railroad officials, scientists and educators
from every part of the state.
This convention decided that a creditable
exhibit of the products, industries and re-
sources of Kansas would require the expendi-
ture of One Hundred Thousand Dollars. A
committee, consisting of twenty-one men,
bers was elected and organized as Bureau
of Promotion, and vested with general
authority to perform every service necessary
to accomplish the purpose for which this
movement was inaugurated. April 80 the
Bureau of Promotion issued an address to
'The People of the State" which called upon
each county and each railroad company OPP
Grating lines within the state to contribute
such portion of the sum of One Hundred
Thousand Dollars as the assessed value of
their property for the year 1880 bears to the
total assessed value Of the property of the
state for that year.
The sum allotted to each county, based on
county valuations less railroad property, 10
shown by the following table:
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-11-13
BACK DOOR VISITORS.

FIRST TRAMP-"Do you know labor
day is approaching?" Second Tramp
SIS it? Let's go over to Jersey and hide
In the woods. IN. Y. Truth.
A HEARrLEss BROTHER = Philan-
thropist-"You say your brother treat
ed you with marked disrespect. In
what way?" Tramp (wiping his eyes)
went to work in my presence. IN.
Y. Herald.
LADY TO TRAMP-"This Is the third
time you have called here to-day"
Tramp-"It is true, madam; but I am
sure you wouldn't want man to get
along with any less than three meals a
day."-Cape Cod Item.
TRAMP-"Please, sir, give me a quar-
terP" Lawyer Howe-"A quarter? Why
do you ask me for quarter?" Tramp
because didn't like to ask you for
half a dollar for fear you wouldn't give
it to Men. Y. Herald.
A VICTIM OF FAsHIoN.-Weary Wat
kins-"What's become of Miserable
johnson? He oughter been along here
a week ago" Hungry Higgins-"He's
in Jail. He was tryin' to foller this new
sowveneer spoon fashion an the boss OF
the beanery ketched him In the act
Indianapolis Journal
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-11-13
crowd. weary at the Ioue DELAY. was

crowd. weary at the long delay, was
loudly demanding the start
''Now, careful, Artie." cautioned the
brother. as he chung to the excited
horses bit, ''show 'em how a ten-year-
old can ride. Easy like on the start,
and don't spare the whip on the finish.
Mind you. boy, it's new watch and
chain if you win to-day. Grip him
hard, now, and watch his swing"
They're off! they're off, is the
roar now, and then a breathless hush,
like a momentary calm in a night
storm, to last till the race be done.
Round they come for the first mile,
all punched yet and everybody's race.
A fash and CLEAN of color in the
dust cloud under the wire, and they
are gone again. But the pace is killing
now, the bunch is breaking apart. bot
tom and endurance are beginning to
tell One by one the weaker fall out
and drop to the rear. till now at the
last quarter only three are left lin it"
at all. Down the stretch they come,
whip, hand and spur. distended nos
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-11-13
OLD SAWS IN RHYME.

Truths stranger than fiction; acknowledge
the corn;
Your Ps and Q's mind; the small end Of the
horn
hoist BY his own petard; blessings in disguise;
God don't let the trees grow up into the skies.
Man made the town. but the country God
made;
In union is strength; o spade call spade.
SELF preservation is natures first law;
Call things by their right names; drowning
men clutch a straw.
The mills of the gods, they grind slowly but
fine;
Fear Greeks bearing gifts; casting pearls be-
fore swine.
'Tis a drop in the ocean; the whole hog or
ncne;
Root hog, or die; womsn's works never done.
Delays all are dangerous; search and you'll
find;
To think his geese swans everyone is inclined.
He has got to the end Of his rope; never buy
A pig in poke, and let sleeping dogs lie.
Christmas comes only just once in year;
First the seed, then the blade, then full corn in
the ear.
Each tuD on us own DOtlOh SIauuss tlIn6 anu
tide
For no man will wait; just as long as it's wide.
Butter won't melt in his mouth; up hill fight;
The devil behind the cross turks; black es
night
Use the means and trust God for the blessing;
red tape;
Two things-death and taxes-no man cru es-
cape.
Heaven helps those who themselves help; first
come
First served; betwixt tweedledee and tweedle-
dunn
Each story has always two sides; in the
dumps:
Up to-day. down tomorrow; he's put to his
trumps
Skin louise for its hide; skin flint, spoil a
knife sea-
In doing it; sowing wild cats; such is life.
" To play second fiddle: to eat humble pie;
Fishing for a compliment; never say die.
A tail to the kite OF another: fine words
Butter no parsnips; fine feathers. fine birds.
Catching tartar; his cake Is all dough;
The greater our knowledge the less do we
know. "..
H. C. Dodge, in Detroit Free Press.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-11-13
USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE.

-One of the best known drainages
for the pots of house plants is the fine
ly cut cork in which grapes are packed
for expectation. It is said to contain
moisture for long period. -Detroit
Free Press.
"A disinfectant which combines
cheapness with general worth is found
in permanganate of potash. One ounce
will make bucketful Of disinfectant-
1t is crystal, and can be kept in this
state until ready for use.
Citron Cake.-One cup of butter,
beaten to a cream; one cup OF white SUI
gar, one cup of milk, three cups -four,
three eggs, three teaspoonfuls baking
powder, one-half pound of citron cut
up; line (paper) dish; bake one hour
Detroit Free Press.
An Iowa butter dealer gives this
direction for distinguishing between
butter and oleomargarine: Cut .
piece of the questioned butter in halves
II ever it saw the inside of churn
there will be watery exudations right
in the track of the knife, but if it is q
com bination of prepared and disguised
fat, there will be smooth greasy sur
face only.
Our Muffins-One pint of boiling
milk, add half cupful of butter,
pinch of salt and two-thirds cupful of
white sugar. Let it cool and then stir
in -four enough to thicken, and half a
cupful of yeast Stir well at night and
let rise. In the morning stir down and
add little flour if 1t needs it. Dis
with a spoon into muffin rings
and.bake from twenty to thirty minutes
-Housekeepes
-Rechauffe of Salt Beef-Cut largs
and thin slices of cold beef. Pour out
on dish some of the sauce or vinegar
of bottle of piccalilli; add a little
vinegar to make it thinner. Dip each
slice of beef into it; -four them, and lay
on dish. Pour a gill of water over
them, and warm them in the oven or
before TIE fire. Mash some potatoes
with a little cream or butter. and lay
the PURGE on dish. Place the slices OF
beef, when hot on it and serve
Boston Herald.
To make q French salad dressing,
stir a saltspoonful of salt and half as
much pepper into large spoonful of
oil. When the salt has dissolved, mix,
in four additional spoonfuls of oil and
pour the whole over the salad. Turn
it well, then add two tablespoonfuls OF
tarragon vinegar, mix the whole thor
oughly and serve without delay. Gu
cumber or common vinegar may be
substituted for the tarragon. Salad
should not Le dressed in this way till
the instant before serving.-N. Y.
World.
II am afraid have greatly inter.
fered with my own practice, said o
celebrated aurist, ''by giving the fol-
lowing ADVICE to many of my friends:
At the first symptoms of earache let
the patient lie on the bed with the pain
full ear uppermost Fold thick towel
and tuck it around the neck; then with
a teaspoon fill the ear with warm water.
Continue doing this for fifteen or TWEEN
ty minutes; the water will fill the ear
orifice and flow over on the towel At
terward turn over the head let the wa
ter run out and plug the ear with warm
glycerine and cotton. This may DO
done every hour until relief Is obtained
It is an almost invariable cure and has
saved many cases of acute infiamma-
ton. The water should be a. warm as
possible, but not too hot. IN. Y. Trib-
une
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-11-13

trils and eyes bullying from the SOCK
cts. Big Tom crowding the pole and
coming like whirlwind; he rushed by
the gray FLY and the favorite nowhere,
away back in the rear.
Close by the railing on the grand
stand is the mother, with the wind
tossing her neglected hair about her
face, her hands clasped over her breast,
and her eyes strained on the flying
horses If an eye had noted her in that
breathless time they would probably
have wondered at her rapt excitement.
But they never kne W the mother love
or fear that struggled in that throb-
bling heart or saw it in the fire of
those staring eyes, as her boy, her
baby, dashes under the wire.
"Goit, you've got it this time, hit him
again, my moneys on the favorite and
she's nowhere"
big Tom, Artie Collins mount, wins
by neck" reads the judge, and the
great event, the midsummer derby, is
over.
Is it quiet now? A thousand voices
blend in one mighty cheer as the win.
ner and his rider come slowly back,
reeking and Keeling from the race. A
thousand gaudy .kerchiefs wave them
welcome. Where Is the favorite now?
The idol of the morning is now down
in the dust and another installed in its
stead. And they cheer themselves
hoarse anew over the new favorite, and
almost carry horse and rider from the
track.
With pale, bloodless face, and limbs
that will hardly sustain him when
helped to the ground, the boy staggers
into the stall where the mother has
returned to await him. With cry her
outstretched arms receive him Just as
his strength is gone and he totters to
fall.
There, ma. we done il, didn't we?"
he faltered. "Old Tom won the derby
and amt John happy now? We won't
have to race any more now, will we,
mother? Never have to ride again.
Oh, l am so glad, for I was afraid to-
day. Yes, mother, was, that 1 would
never get through that race. But did,
mother, didn't -"
THANK God for that, too, my boy"
she whispered, as she caressed the
flushed forehead.
"And won't we be happy, then, you
and and John, now old Tom has paid
the mortgage on the farm again. You
won't be tired and sick, then and"
his voice faltered and food of crimson
blood gushed from his lips.
Some great artery overcharged and
overtaxed in the excitement had sue
cumbed, and now ere help could come
it was too late. Yes, brave boy, you
have backed your last mount and won
your last race. You will never ride more
save to cross the dark valley.
While the gay throng outside chaffed
and cheered and sang praises of the
new favorite, he lay in the broken
hearted mothers arms and watched
the ebbing of his life tide.
Don't cry, mother dear, am going
to see father now and little brother.
Tell John good-by, mother, when he
comes, and tell him to be good to old
Tom and-it's-it's SO dark. mother.
draw me closer, yet, and kiss me good
by"
The head dropped and the little tired
form quivered-the rider-boy was dead
Joe Brentwood, in Western Rural.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-11-13
NO ROMANCE.
The Man Had Never Worked and Didn't
Mean To.

The Man Ha0 never "orkcu auu biuh .
Mean To.
A dilapidated-looking specimen of
humanity approached a well-dresscd
business man on Montague street yes
terday and requested the loan of ten
cents He was accommodated and the
well-dressed man inquired:
"You have seen better days, l pre-
sume?"
mo. sir; haven't"
Probably been suffering from some
incurable disease all your life?'
mo. sir. On the contrary, | have
never been sick in my life"
Maybe your happy home was brok-
en- up by some good-looking scoundrel,
and Won are searching for him?"
Nope; never had a happy home"
SIS it possible that there are no
romantic incidents connected with your
career?"
"Nope-not one. I've never worked
a day in my life, and probably never
will. AS long as can get some good
natured duffer like you to give me the
necessary / don't have to work.
And the gentleman who had never
worked made his exit in the direction
of nearby saloon.-Brooklyn Citizen
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-11-13
ON THE SANDS.

scrambled down 10 a Cornish perth
When the tide ebbed low on the golden
strand
And idly dreaming wandered forth
Ger the level stretch Of sand.
And 1t seemed as paced the yellow plain
Kissed by the blue Atlantic there,
Like @ picture OF this worlds pleasure and
pain
And OF mans small journey here;
A page for the print OF life's progress, made
BY the ageless sea for the sons OF men
Who labor and delve like the child with his
spade
For the tide to level again.
Here the boy builds castles with ramparts
brave,
Daring the storm from bis turrets gay,
And the ocean sends him one laughing wave
And washes them oil away.
There the youth starts forth and his pride
awakes
At the thought Of an untrod world to win,
Till he finds that each needless step he takes
Has trodden its record In.
Then the man cres: 'Th1s is wildernessr
-6ee he searched the sands for some ves-
tige human.
Till he found footprint whose way was his,
The small, light step OF womanl
Then look, what . change in their gait and
pace
From O weary trudge to a lightsome spring,
As onward together the smooth sands trace
Their rhythmical iourneying.
Here once, It seems, for awhile by theirs
The tiny feet OF a child ALT,
But Q squsll must have caught them unawares
And swept them away whit.
Yet forward ever those Footsteps 20 l'fs--'=ss.s7
Ger furrow and ridge still side by side
Sometimes fslterins, faint and slow,
But always out towards the tide.
Stop here they severed awhile ;-and look
How they tried, with tears, 70 bio. the trace,
In vain; we can write in the sands great
book,
But only the sea can eface.
And OF last the Golden bay is crossed
To the ripping marge OF the shadowy deep,
And the footprints Of their lives are lost
In the oceans purple sleep.
Losti But Is there no further shore, s-
No new found land of our later faithi
Have they walked the waves like Peter Of
yore
To life transcending deathi
We ask. We have asked through the endless
years, t. Na -tg- ~
And prayed till We fancy our prayer is heard,
But the ocean smiles at our hopes and fears
And answers US never word.
Pail Mall Budget.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-11-13

According to a real-estate adver-
tisement in a San Francisco paper,
there are not more than sixteen
knowing persons" in that city.
There are only sixteen of these IA
vored lots, say the advertisers. Each
knowing person will certainly obtain
at least one of them"
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-11-13

-Stranger-"And you say the editor
died with his boots on?" Printer
"Yes, sir. You see he knew the town
so well he wouldn't pull 'em off for
fear they'd steal his socks Atlanta
Constitution
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-11-13

Mrs. Youngwife-"Have you any
shad?" Fishmonger-'Yes'm." Mrs
Youngwife-"Please give me one pound
if you have any without bones. My
husba doesn't like the bones y
Minneapolis Journal
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-11-13

HE loud clang-
ing braze n
gong over the
judges stand
sounded slow.
ly, calling the
starters to the
race. r ed
sashed, belt
ed uarshals,
mounted on
gayly decked
horses, hur-
ried here and
here shoutinp
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-11-13

The sum allotted to each railroad compa-
ny operating lines within the state is shown
by the following table:
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-11-13

the shadow of great rock. How
grateful was the shade! He paused
there for moment. He scoided him
self for his loss of time. but he felt
that moment was one spent in Heaven.
In passing through great split in
the rock the Ncanteen strap was cut,
and down fell the precious vessel, with
its still more precious contents The
stopper few from its place and a
plash of water steamed up from the
burning rock on which it fell. Mad
ly he jerked up the canteen. Thank
God, only little water had teen
wasted. and yet, he reflected, as he
replaced the cork, he would have
given worlds to have slipped what had
fallen. But he fastened on. The
warped and split boot sole finally
cracked clean through, and he could
feel the gridiron heat of the rocks
upon his naked flesh, for his stocking
was quickly worn away.
1t was now so hot that the rattle
snakes did not venture forth upon the
rocks, SO there was no longer any dan
ger from them. The real danger now,
as he viewed it, was that he would be
able but a short time longer to keep
the neck of the canteen from his lips
The water had become warm, and yet
it was his one source of revivifcation
to place the fat side of the canteen
against his sun-scorched face. This
was at once a delight and torture,
for while the can cooled his flesh the
delicious huggle-guggle of the water
nearly drove him made. Thrice he
stopped, uncorked the canteen and
raised it to his lips, and then, pushing
it from him by a mighty effort be