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The Iola register., 1891-07-10
SOME QUEER COINS.
Interesting by Reason OF Their Age ana
for Other Causes.

Interesting by Reason OF Their Age anu
for Other Causes.
"Here Is the oldest coin ever made In
the world" said collector to report
or for the Washington Star one day last
week. 1T was minted about the yess
700 b. c., in Egina, and you Will oo'
serve that the design IN high relief rep
resents a tortoise crawling across tne
face of the piece. Yon will not ind any
dato upon it, because no coins were dat
ed prior to 400 years ago. The most
beautiful coin ever made. in my opin-
ion. is this silver piece of Macedonia
which was current in Macedon, now
Constantinople, 500 years before Christ.
or 2Go years earlier than the time OF
Alexander the Great Though It's lace
value is only SO cents, the coin is worth
a price to-day that would aston1sh you.
Here is a specimen Of the coin OF
smallest value ever issued. 1t Is the
mite so-called. such as the widow OF
the Bible story dropped into the slot Tor
the poor. though 1t was her last one.
One-fftieth OF cent 1t was worth, and
you observe that its shape is hexagonal.
Close by you will notice a piece OF
money worth 500. 1t is simply q
rectangular piece of gold stamped with
the characters of China, from which
country it comes. Lumps Of gold are
used in China for currency Of large
denominations
This coin with the head Of the beau
tiful woman upon It, so exquisitely
designed, was minted in Egypt during
the reign Of Ptolemy Philadelphus,
2249 years before Christ The lovely
head is likeness of Ptolemy's wife and
Queen, Arsonoe, who was grandmother
by six removes to the famous Cleopatra.
l put it that way because there were in
reality several Cleopatras, though most
people imagine there was but one.
"Here is gold piece that was issued
by Darius the Great before the Children
of Israel returned from the captivity.
This is something comparatively mod
ern-the marriage piece of Ferdinand
and Isabella, Issued to celebrate their
union some time before Columbus dis
covered America. Here is the smallest
coin ever issued-the thirty-second Of a
ducat minted in the year 1860, A. D.,
in the free City of Nuromburg. 1t was
worth ~ cents BY the way, the Swiss
1t was who first put dates on their
coins.
perhaps the funniest coins In the
world are these roundish irregular
Jumps of silver from Siam, running
down from the bigness Of walnut to
the size of half buckshot, according to
value represented. You will notice
from the display of United States coins
in this other case that during the first
year when we coined money in this
country, in 1892 we had nothing but
copper. In 1894 we obtained some sill
yer from Mexico and two kinds of silver
coins appear. Not till 1875 did we have
gold coins, consequent upon the dis
covery of that precious metal in differ
ent parts of the United States"
The Iola register., 1891-07-10

fred Parsons, is brought to close. In
his tenth paper on the Spanish-Amer-
lean Republics, Theodore Childe gives
a graphic description of the "Repub-
lie of Paraguay" a country about
which Americans have hitherto had
but little accurate information. The
article is properly supplemented by a
map and numerous illustrations.
William Dean Howells begins in this
number new novel, entitled "An I'M
perative Duty" which on account of
its treatment OF certain social and eth
nical problems, promises to be a work
of peculiar and extraordinary interest.
The second instalment of George du
Maurier's remarkable romance, "Peter
Ibbetsonn sustains the favorable inn
pressions produced by the opening
chapters. These are few of the nu-
merous treats offered in this number.
The Iola register., 1891-07-10
GRADED SCHOOLS OF ALLEN COUNTY
Teachers Monthly Report to County
Snnarinf fendent

Teachers Monthly Report to County
Superintendent
For Maple Grove School, district No, As,
for month beginning May 4, 1891 and ending
May %, 1891.
Number of pupils enrolled, g5.
Average attendance, 10.
Cases of tardiness, 81
Number neither absent nor tardy, 3.
Those averaging 30 per cent or above in de-
pertinent and scholarship:
Elmira Daughters, Britannia Daughters, Lena
Ferris, Pearlit Daughters, Milo Daughters
l. Z. Walker, teacher.
For Carpenter School, District No 9,
for month beginning May s. and ending May %
1891.
No. of pupils enrolled, %
Average attendance, 20.
Cases of tardiness, "a.
Number neither absent nor tardy, q
Names of those averaging 80 per cent or above
in scholarship, punetuality and department
Minnie Christy, Rosa NewbrO, Matte Chris
ty, Lizzie Christy, Silvia Armstrong.
Maud E. Minrow, teacher.
For Center Valley school, district number
26 for month beginning May %, ISL, and ending
June 49, lS9I.
Number of pupils enrolled, 81.
Average attendance, p.
Cases of tardiness, 25
Number neither absent nor tardy 8.
Names of those averaging 80 per cent or above
in scholarship, punctuality and department:
anna Geyer, Lille voorhees,, Mabel Warren,
Minnie Dawson, Clyde yandever, Ella Warren.
Hattie Olmstead, teacher.
For Union School, district No. Is, for
the month beginning May II, and ending
June 8.
Number of pupils enrolled, l6.
Average attendance, 10.
Cases of tardiness o.
Number neither absent nor tardy, o.
Those averaging 80 per cent or above in pune
tuality, department and scholarship:
May Tremain, Fred Harris, Earnest Booth,
julie Bacon, Rosa Allen, Robert Allen, Frank
SchOonoyer. Clara Myers, teacher
For Belfry school, district No Go, for
the month beginning May %, and ending June
10.
Number enrolled, 49,
Average attendance, 13.
Cases of tardiness, Is
Number neither absent no tardy, o.
Frank p. Tanner, teacher.
For Rock Creek School, District No. 8,
for month beginning May T. 1891, and ending
May 20, 1881
Number of pupils enrolled, so
Average attendance, 24
Cases of tardiness, =.
Number neither absent nor tardy, 6.
Names of those averaging 30 per cent or above
in scholarship and department:
Lois Rutledge, David Gillespie, Willie Null,
Jessie Fisher, Dottie Gillespie, Carrie Rutledge
Nellie Woods, Rena Woods, May Beabout,
Milton Rutledge, Earnest Null, Robert Brown,
Nellie Beabout Olive s. Sawyer, teacher.
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The July Magazines.

!Scri6ner's Magazine for July (be-
ginning the tenth volume) has its
leading article on a subject which at
tracts particular attention at this seas
on-"Speed in Ocean Steamers. The
auther, A. E. Seaton, is connected
with a large ship building firm in
England, and makes perfectly plain
to untechnical readers the various
conditions which must be borne in
mind in designing ocean greyhounds,
and the most advanced methods which
have met them. The illustrations
show number of the fastest steamers
afloat. This issue also contains two
out-of-door articles-one on lizard
hunting in the Spanish Pyrenees,
and the other,,on Fishing for Black Sea
bass on the Gulf coast. The number
is unusually rich in fiction, containing
four complete short stories; by George
A. Hi bbard, the late John Elliot Cur
ran, Edith Wharton and Geo. Catlin,
U. S. Consul at Zurich. There are
three articles of political Importance
one on STARTING Parliament in ia
pan," by Prof. John H. Wigmore, of
the University of Toxic; another CIV
ing civil engineers glimpse of the
revolutionary Republic of Hayti; and
a third summarizing the romantic his
tory of outlawry on the Mexican bor-
der. A picturesque account of an old
Danish town; a literary essay of unus-
ual quality on Landor, and poems by
John Hay and Mrs. James T. Fields,
complete number of remarkably var
led interest.
The Iola register., 1891-07-10

1t is rumored that there are sever al
cases of small pox in Junction City.
The Clay Center Times got outa fine
illustrated edition last week in honor
of the meeting of the Northwestern
Editorial Association at that place.
The Lawrence Journal thinks that
the establishment of swimming baths
in Kansas towns, wherever possible,
would bc most godly reform move
ment.
In Topeka, druggists who have per-
mits to soll liquor, are to be taxed 500
month, thus encouraging them to
sell as much as possible in order to
make Il rly.
Prof. Snow is likely to have a rival
in the hearts of Kansas people. Mr..
Noll of Atchison has invented rem
edy for chigger bites, warranted to
soothe and cure.
Hutchinson people think that the
Santa Fe depot isn't in harmony with
their well-kept and beautiful city and
have petitioned the railroad authori-
ties to build new one.
,Emporia Republican: A Pennsyl-
vania man who has been travelling out
west reports that he found one poor
Kansas sufferer who owned but one
wheat field and it was only five miles
long.
Hutchinson has something more
interesting than a night blooming
cereus. 1t is frog which sits out on
the front porch warm evenings and
fans itself by geutly waving one of its
front feet back and forth.
1t might have been Kansas woman
but it happened to be one from Mis-
souri,, who gave it as her opinion in a
church discussion that a certain point
was so clear that a wayfaring fool,
though man, might read.
1t has taken the Clay Center Times
ever since the Goodale-Eastman mar
riage away last month to concoct the
following: 1t seems that Goodale as
well as music and other intoXicants
has power to Sioux the savage breast.
Mr.. Arthur Capper, formerly city
editor of the Topeka Capital, will act
as Washington correspondent for that
paper when Congress meets. In the
meantime he will go to New York to
get pointers ON metropolitan journal
ism.
The report comes from Arkansas
City of the marriage of two deaf mutes
i'm Cowley county, the ceremony being
performed in the mute language. The
groomsman and bridegroom were al
so mutes. 1t is spoken of as quiet
affair.
The Salina Journal has been pur-
chased and paid for by the way, by
Charlie Kirkland, who twelve years
ago went OH the paper as 'jour"
printer. There is way to make
money and become influential in Kan
sas without tho aid of legislation in
your behalf, but a great many people
have not learned it yet.-Ldwrence
Journal.
Arthur Capper, of the Capital, Ewing Herbert,
Del Valentine, of the Clay Center Times, and
Charlie Scott, of the lola REGISTER, are single
and every one of them would make good hus-
bands for fine Kansas girls.-JYellington Press.
The trouble is this: Arthur Capper
is too bashful; Ewing Herbert can't
marry without bringing up three
breach of promise suits; Del Valentine
thinks moneys too tight, and Scott is
afraid it would make talk.-ElDor0do
Republican.
They are probably loath, too, to give
up the gratuitous advertising which
their forlorn condition brings them.
Who would hear of them as prosaic
married men?
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THE KANSAS CITY STAR.
DAILY AND WEEKLY.
THE LEADING NEWSPAPER or THE WEST.
DAILY CIRCULATION OVER 43, 600
WEEKLY CIRCULATION OVER 60, 600

The Kansas City Star is an eight-page, even
ing paper, and is the completest and most COM
prehensive, interesting and instructive news
paper published in the West
The Star contains all of the important news Of
the world up to five O'Clock p. m. of the day
published, giving its patrons the news from
twelve to twenty hours in advance OF morning
contemporaries.
Particular attention is directed to the Stars
Market Reports, including those OF Grain, Live
Stock, Country Produce, Stocks, Bonds, etc
These Reports are gathered from the largest
markets in the country, and every change and
variation in the price or condition OF the mar
kets are faithfully and accurately given.
The Star controls and publishes exclusively
the full day Associated Press Report, and
large line of special kilograms.
The Star is not controlled by any set of poll
ticians but is devoted to giving the news with
promptness accuracy and impartiality.
II will enjoy your confidence il you appreciate
an honest fearless and bold newspaper.
The Star has the largest circulation of any
newspaper published between Chicago and San
Francisco
Never before in the history OF journalism has
SO much first class newspaper matter been given
for so little money as is given in the columns of
the weekly edition Of the Star.
Terms for the Star by mail postage prepaid:
DAILY-One month. h.....................S 80
Three months. s.--.....--...~-..-... 90
One year. r......--.--.......-....... 400
wear ......... rs
Write for sample copy. Address
THE STAR,
Kansas City, Mo.
The Iola register., 1891-07-10

In China one can always borrow
money on the strength of having a
SON. but nobody would advance him q
cent If he had dozen daughters.
The former is responsible for the debt
of his father for three generations.
The latter is only responsible for the
debts of her own husband.
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-Kate-"No, can't bear that Mo
Masher." Aunt Jane-"Why not2 I'm
sure he's man Of good habits" Kate
THAT may be, aunt; but for all that l
detest him! He is $3.50 lalylikeI'-
Boston Transcript
The Iola register., 1891-07-10

On the arrival OF a train a. Derby,
England, the other day. the Wheel
Taper found in the spring Of box
thrush's nest full Of eggs In process OF
Incubation.
The Iola register., 1891-07-10

The Frontispiece to Ha,pe,'s Mdga-
zinc for July is fine portrait of Oliver
Wendell Holmes, engraved by Gloss
OH from recent photograph. George
William Curtis, in an Interesting and
appreciative article on DIR. Holmes
and his works, takes occasion to re-
view the condition of American liter
ature sixty years ago, when the "Aut-
Ocrat of the Breakfast Table" gave his
first paper to the public. Walter Be
SAINTS second paper on London deals
with the Saxon and Norman periods,
and presents many interesting facts
relative to the customs, trades, occu-
pations, religious faith, and daily life
of the metropolis during those times.
Numerous illustrations of monuments,
churches, arms and seals, and other
remains of that period enhance the
value Of this important article. The
superb series of articles ON 1.-THE War
vickshire Avon" written by A. It.
QuiIlsr Couch, and illustrated by Al
The Iola register., 1891-07-10

The July st. Nicholas has a rich
abundance of the short and bright ar
ticles which children are so fond of
reading, there being thirty items in
the table of contents. The first story,
Rescued by the Enemy" deals with
the defeat of party of marauding
haleboat-men" on the north shore
of Long Island, in Revolutionary days,
by the timely arrival of some British
Marine officers 1t is illustrated by
Birch, one of the pictures forming the
There is an account of
douglas Jerrold" by his grandson,
Walter Jerrold, with portrait. Two
more of the humorous "Swimming-hole
Stories" by Walter Storrs Bigelow,
viii delight the boys, and bring men,
ories of happy days by the river to
their elders Mary Shears Roberts
writes Of 1.-THE Home of the Empress
The Iola register., 1891-07-10

EH5sAsE W rsPiiy and bonsrasiy. by ,so.r q
U24 ~ - etih~r --r yUunE DID, and In their
MVsEE own Issaiitis., " Sers'er hey I've; Any
We furnish everything We No devofs
your psrr all your time work his N
entirely lead and brings esery or-r
Beginners earning from ss5 10 $50 per upwsre
and more anr - rIperenee. We furnish yo1 he en-
poyment and teach fkEk No sIp.f here Fun
Information FREE. TRUE q Co., AreCsTI, HIikk
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TARIFF PICTURES.

New York Press.
We have had this picture before IN
another shape, but it is worth looking
at again.
The manufacture of Bessemer steel
products increased from =
lgl. 1888 tons i'm 1874
The Iola register., 1891-07-10

Those who have read the Hay and
Nicolay history will find of peculiar
interest a hitherto unpublished ad-
dress by Mr.. Greedy on Abraham Lin
ccln in the July Century. The address
was written in or about 1858, and is
printed from the original manuscript.
Mrs. Virginia Murphy contributes an
article entitled "Across the Plains in
the Donner Party" thrilling and
pathetic account of her experiences in
'4e. "The Typical Modern City,, by
DR.. Albert Shaw, tells some interest
ing things about Paris, its govern
ment, sewerage, lighting, etc. PRO
vincial Bull-Fights," by Joseph Pen.
nell, "a Day at Laquerre's," by Mr..
Hopkinson Smith, General Miles
Indian Campaign" by Major G. w.
Band, member of Miles staff, and a
popular astronomy article called "a
Lunar Landscape" by Prof. E. S. Hol-
den are among the other articles
which make the July Century very at
tractive. The Bric-a-Brac and Editor
ial departments contain the usual
amount of bright and instructive read
ing matter.
The Iola register., 1891-07-10
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EgESsSzEs q
3, ,2Sl, $50 tons in 1889

or ,610 per cent.
This is veritable flash light, re-
vealing the absurdity of the free trade
cry of "Buy your steel abroad"
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The Iola register., 1891-07-10

d EFORMED DIVINE WORSHIP IN THE
N Christ Reformed Church at ii O'Clock q.
m. on three Sundays of every month; German
services every two weeks at 2 O'Clock D. m.
Sunday School eyeiy Sabbath at 10 o clock a. m.
All are cordially invited to attend. w. Z.
Shaley Pastor.
The Iola register., 1891-07-10

Q ELECT FRIENDS, PROSPECT LODGE NO.
- l, of lola, will meet on the first and third
ThuEsday evenings of each month in /. u. D. r.
Hall. Select friends in good standing are inyit-
ed to attend. l.. +. RAYMOND, Secretary.
l., TOZER Protector
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Secret Societies.
G., A. r..

G. a. X.
MCCOOk POST NUMBER FTY-ONF,-
Meets the first Saturday on or before each full
moon at the G.. A. r. Hall All comrades in
good standing are invited to meet with the Post.
X. s. MooRE, z. G.
L. s. SLOWER, Post Adj.
The Iola register., 1891-07-10

BAPTIST ON SYCAMORE STREET.
ID Large brick northeast Of the public square.
Owing to temporar ry vacancy in the Office OF
pastor no preaching service is nowheld. Sunday
School at 9:45 a. m Prayer meeting Wednes-
day evening 80 p. m. Young peoples prayer
meeting every sunday evening at $50.
The Iola register., 1891-07-10

EPISCOPAL-SERVIC IN ODD Eel
T. lows Hall the second and fourth Sundays
IN each month at O'Clock p. m. AL invited
Rev John Bennett.
The Iola register., 1891-07-10

CHRISTIAN, OR DISCIPLES. CORNER OF
~ Sycamore and Broadway. Services at IL
a. m. and $50 p. m. every Sunday. Sunday
School 10 a. IN. every sunday. Prayer meet-
ting Wednesday evenings. q. L. Sumner, Pas
The Iola register., 1891-07-10

MCCOOK RELIEF CORPS NUMBER ONE
hundred and forty -fve.-Meets the first and
third Friday evenings of each month, at the q.
X. Hall. Mrs. L. W. GRoEsBECK, Pres.
Mary A. kindblade, Secretary.
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Churches =,

DIR les b T ERIAN SERVICES EVERY
Sunday G IL a. m. and 80 p. m. Sunday
school at y:45 a. IN. Prayer meeting every
W Wednesday evening. All are invited to attend.
W. II. Hyatt, Pastor.
The Iola register., 1891-07-10

M ETHODIST ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF
lfl Jefferson avenue and Broadway street.
Services every Sabbath at ii q. m. and :30p 7. m.
Class meeting Immediately after the morning
service. Sunday School at 9:45 .. m, Ira Pat
terson, superintendent. Prayer meeting every
Wednesday evening at 80 p. m. Strangers and
visitors In the city and all others cordially inyit-
ed to all these services. A. 5. Freed, Pastor.
The Iola register., 1891-07-10

SAUNDERS POST NUMBER TWO HUN
dred and fifty-fOur the first Saturday
before full moon OF each month, in Dawson
Hall, at 80 p. m. All comrades in good stand
ing are invited q. w. MvTTHEws, Z. T..
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Miscellaneous.

A LIEN COUNTY HORTICULTURAL So
~ ciety meets in lola the second Saturday in
each month at 2p. m. ROBERT Cook, Pres.
Ii. L. PANCoAsT, Secretary.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-21
AT THE PIANO.

floor, shouted "Hurrah," and said, "They
are going to sing The Mascotte' at the
theater this evening, and we'll go, all
hands" And two or three hours later MIR.
Blaine and his party were in box at the
theater, he being concealed blythe curtains,
and his delight was as great as that of q
child with the performance. Yet the next
morning the papers announced that Mr..
Blaine had been holding secret political
conference somewhere in the city that
evening. lie had not seen politician all
that day or evening.
Mr.. Blaine is very fond of the theater,
and his tendency is toward high comedy,
although he does not disdain a genuine
rollicking farce. He was a great admirer
of John T. Raymonds representation Of
Colonel Mulberry Sellers, and never failed
to see and hear it when it was possible to
do so. Joe Jefferson as Bob Acres always
had a charm for him, but he did not care
so much for Jefferson's Rip Van Wrinkle.
Mr.. Blaines family, or some members Oft,
say that there have been times in his life
when he almost wished that he had made
the stage his profession. OF course such
desire was never seriously entertained by
him, but he has always felt that If chance
had brought him to the stage he would
have made great reputation as an actor
One time while speaking of this he said
in joke Some of my would be friends as
sert that l am acting all the time, and if l
could do so well with the world for my
stage, why shouldn't do well in the play
house?"
Mr.. Blaine is no great admirer of athletic
sports, and he has been amazed that some
of our public men have confessed to a
weakness for reading accounts Of great
prize fights He likes to drive, but cares
nothing for racing or for speedy horse.
But there was one sport, which for time
was a phenomenal craze in New York,
which attracted his attention. He was in
the city at the time of one Of the earlier
six day walking matches, when New York
city-even its most staid professional men
became fevered with that frenzy.
Mr.. Blaines curiosity was excited, and
having some leisure moments he strolled
across Madison square and entered the
building where this curious display was
going on, expecting TO stay but few mo-
ments. He stood in dark, obscure corner
of the building and watched young Rowell
and O'Leary, the American champion, and
the other haggard walkers and runners as
he supposed for about half an hour. Blu,
on looking at his watch he found that be
had been there nearly three hours, and had
missed an important appointment at the
hotel. He never could explain what the
fascination was which held him rooted to