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The Iola register., 1891-10-23
The Halderman Divorce Case.

LEAvENwoRTH, October 19.-Tks
petition in the Halderman divorce cass
seems to say that the real cause of The
trouble between the pair is the maz-
agement and disposition OF certain prop
erty Of Mrs. Halderman. The pestioz
alleges gross neglect of duty and de-
clares that although the defendant is
astrong and able bodied man, he kaa
done nothing toward her support an6
maintenance for some years, and hzs
not lived with her as his wife for such
time" The petition also charges thas
Halderman refuses to JOIN with her In
the management or disposition Of her
property when the best interests Of her
self and family require it. and that he
puts her to great loss and expense In
these matters. Mrs. Halderman asEH
for the custody OF the children and thas
Halderman be barred from all interest
in her property. Mrs. Halderman is
quoted as worth nearly million dol
lars
The Iola register., 1891-10-23
Hereditary Ipfiuences.

Hereditary influence is now stated
msthematically in the following way:
That the probable duration of q mans
life may be known il the ages at death
of his parents and grandparents are
known: and that il these are added to-
gether and divided by six, the auotient
will be his approximate term of life. II
the quotient exceeds sixty, one year
must be added for every five; if it fall
below sixty, one year should be sub
tracted for every five. The presumpt-
ion in this proposition is that with good
fortune a man may equal, but he
may not hope to appreciably or much
excel, the average age of his parents
and grandparents llves.-St. Louis
Globe-Democrat.
The Iola register., 1891-10-23
Smiles.

II the world, as it is said, owes every
body living, the world ought to get a
mortgage on itself to pay its debts
Texas Siftings.
Did you ever notice how idiotic the
smile OF pretty girl is-when it is di-
rected toward some one else?-Bing-
hampton Republican.
What record could be made by the
enterprising real estate man who would
engage to cancel Mrs. Lease of Kansas.
Chicago Post.
Teacher: What is the island of Ja-
va noted for?" Bright Boy tson of a
grocer. ats noted for the coffee that
used to come from there. Good News.
Teacher: ''What was the title of the
chief magistrate OF Veniee?" Tommy
Tuff: ''The Dago"'-Puck.
There is plenty of room at the top.
The baldheaded man is no exception to
the general rule.-BOston Transcript.
Boggs: Don't you think Quay is a
fool to resign?" Foggs: 80, don't
know; the surplus is gone, you know. y
Life.
What was the trouble at young Fits
house this morGing?" Fits was TRYING
to organize a bread riot, so my wife
says. indianapolis Journal.
The kaiser has 100 pairs of white
trousers. If this becomes known he
will never find woman who will agree
to wash and iron for him. N. o. Plea
yune.
Devotion.-Eisenstein ''Vould ] go
through wire und water for you, Rebec-
ca: Wy, for you would even go through
bankruptcy. Boston Courier.
Ethel Goodbeli brought home
lovely souvenir spoon with her from
England" Il know it; l saw her with
him on the avenue Sunday morning.
Life.
The Iola register., 1891-10-23
Awful Deed by iwo Men.

DENVER, October 1s.-Jim Connexs,
enraged because his mistress deserted
him for c. J. Finnucum, early yes4est
day morning visited her home vitA
Mike Ryan. The two men broke oPee
the door, bound Finnucum hand aa&
foot, placed gag in his mouth sn<
threw him from third story .wiad03
into an alley. In falling Finnucumis
head struck projecting stone, taking
of part of his skull. When picked ND
few minutes later his jaw was brokeH
both eyes were out, and the brain wae
protruding from the wound in bis skull
He died at the hospital in tho after
noon.
Conners and Ryan were locked IN.
Ryan until lately was an officer in the 6r4
department, but is now held on bail fef
drugging and robbing a foreigner 0
S., 900. Conners was first lieutenant q
police at the same time that RYAN was
in Office, but is now held on ball for 81
tempting to hold up Rio Grsnde ex-
press train near Grand Junction thrcs
wears apO
The Iola register., 1891-10-23
rneI.nd osait.rh.,r.'

There are purple grapes in the land Of Git Thare,
Whose clusters hang higher and higher.
In each rounded breast is the vintage OF rest,
That tones the lax nerves with an infinite zest,
And thrills the new brain with new IRE;
Thro' musical rushes the streams flow along,
And the valleys resound with the daughters Of
song,
There is shade, cool fountains and music to spare
In the mountain-hemmed wales OF the Land Of
Git-Thare.
All the branches bend down with pomegranites
of peace,
That ooze with the Juice Of delight;
Through the odorous pass OF the spangled grass,
From the Lily Pad lake. that Is clearer than glass
Dream zephyrs float down from the height;
They are heavy with perfumes and odorous
smells,
That rise from the grots of the daffodil dells
Where the monday is mixed with the night
There is perfume and song and sweet music to
spare
In the verd urous wales Of the Land of Git Thare.
But you climb the tall mountains of Precipiee
Land
Ere You come to the Land of Git-Thsre;
And you cross the white land OF Poisonous Sand
Till you reach the black shore OF Shipwreck
Strand.
BY the blood Red Sea of Despair;
And you sail this sea like O lonesome morass,
Til you come to the pass of the spangled grass,
And a strcng-armed angel is there,
And glimmering sword in his hand CLEANS
To drive back all who seek for the Land Of Git
8 Foss.
The Iola register., 1891-10-23
A Liberal Millionaire.

Mr.. Thomas Lowery, the Minneapolis
millionaire, is widely praised for his
gift OF $500, 900 in cash to his fair, au-
burn haired and willowy daughter, on
the night she married Mr.. H. P. Rob-
ertson, newspaper reporter. That is
only one-sixth of the story. am told
that he gave her also million dollars
o. the stock Of the Consolidated Mime
apolis & st. Paul street car stock, which
is quoted above par. Miss Lowrey fin
ished her education by two years study
in Europe. and her marriage is a love
match TO which her thoroughly Ameri-
can father thus gave his sanction in a
thoroughly American manner. He was
once so poor that he could have carried
all his possessions in a handbag if he
had possessed one,
The Iola register., 1891-10-23
Favors Vaccination.

nr. Edison of the New York board of
adds another to the many strong points
made in favor of vaccination. He saws:
During over nine years service in the
health department OF New York | have
never seen case OF small pox in per-
son who had been successfully vacinated
within five years, and the number of
cases l have seen mount into the hun
dreds. During that period l have seen
only one inspector of contagious dis
eases contract small pox, and he was
the only inspector who disbelieved in
vaccination and refused to have it per
formed on himself. st. Louis Globe
CemOcrat.
The Iola register., 1891-10-23
Believes In Air Naxixntinn.

Among the many people who believe
that the feat OF flying will be ultimately
accomplished by human beings 10 John
w. BOokwalter, who can spend as much
money as he likes in experimenting
with his hobby. II know that great
many people look upon flying machines
as impossibilities, said Mr.. Bookwalter
recently; "but at one time the same
views were entertoined in regard to
railroads and electricity. Therefore,
there is no knowing what may hsppsh
in regard to the flying project in whioh
/ happen to be interested"
The Iola register., 1891-10-23

1t is stated on apparently good au-
thoritY, that the Rothschilds have dur
ing the last seyenty-fye years furnished
to the various governments, mostly in
Europe, total Of about 50, TOO, 600, 600,
apportioned substantially a. follows:
Great Britain, 81, 200, ,0OO, 900; France,
500, OOO, 600; Italy, $500, 600, 600; Aus.
tria, $50. 600. 600; Prussia, 500, 600, 600;
Russia, sl25, 900, 900; Brazil, $40. 900, 600;
other states, $3.50, ,000, 900 What the
volume OF private loans by the Roths-
childs ray haye been nobody can tell
The Iola register., 1891-10-23
Shot by His Intended Victim.

MOBILE, Ala, Oct. 19.-Thomas p.
Brewer was yesterday fishing from q
boat in Mobile bay when DIR. Seymour
Bullock suddenly appeared in canes
and fired at Brewer. The shot missed
its mark. Brewer quickly drew a re-
volyer and shot Bullock deed. Brewer
towed Bullock's canoe to land, dragged
Bullock's body upon the sand and there
left il. He then went home and sent
servant to notify the quarantine physE
clan of the tragedy.
The men were intimate friends untlf
recently, when they had a dispute. Fos
a week Bullock had made threats b
kill Brewer Bullock was a premiaenz
republican and G. A. r. man. Brewer
is an ex-coDfederate.
The Iola register., 1891-10-23
The chernkea Ianha

ARKANSAS CITY. KS, October IA
Hon. A. NJ. Wilson of Fayetteville.
Ark, member of the Cherokee cenmls-
sion, has arrived here to meet Mr. le-
rome and Judge Sayre, the other mem
bers of the commission, who are expec-
ted to arrive to-day. 1t was the intey-
tion OF the commission to meet At q
Reno, Ok, but after looking the grOura
over it was decided that this city vss
the proper place to assemble. In zrn-
swer to the question, (which tribe d
you expect to negotiate with?" Judge
Wilson said:
"We will probably go from here 90
the Otoes and try to trade with them
for all of the lands not taken by them In
seyeralty. We will also try to pue.
chase the Kaws. Poncas', Osages' aae
Pawuees' lands-n
"Haye yon any encouraging
from the Cherokees?" was ssked
NO, and we don't want to have issz
them unless they are willing to aecepf
the governments offer OF S1.25 per
acre.
''What action do you antscipate frsa
congress during the approaching saz-
sion?"
''If I am entitled to guess on tkn
subject, would guess that oongrsH
will open the lald to settlement u
the Chsrokees do not RECEIPT the offer
made, think am justified in n&kizE
the guess that congress will open -
land to settlement and let the dndizza
seek resource in the court Of ciaims.
told them two years ago that we o6zu
them 81 25 an acre because the poYdFUe
ment authorized US to do so, and thz$ 3
1t should instruct us to offer them -
an acre we would do so; but II II sas
left to me, would not give them .
cents"
There has been marked change y
the sentiment OF the senate, has theee
The Iola register., 1891-10-23
The Value of Sunday.

Indeed, if there was no Sabbath ex.
isting as divine institution. the spir-
itual life would have to ordain one for
itself, so essential is it. And it would
be quite impossible to tell the value,
the blessedness of this day to the de-
vout soul. standing, as it does, a wit
ness for God, telling US every week Of
our spiritual destiny. reminding US of
our risen Sayior and of our union with
the faithful OF all ages, bringing with
1t thousand hallowed associations, and
being foretaste of eternal glory.
W, Stewart. D. d.
The Iola register., 1891-10-23

Bad Weather In the Northwest kri.ssg
whole Fields Of wheat.

Bad weather In the Northwest Eoaan8
whole Fields Of wheat-
ST. PAUL.: Mimi, October 1s.-Tte
weather OF the past few weeks has zn-
done much Of the good that was dcc3
by the fine weather early in the seas09
in North Dakota, and the farmers VIZ
suffer losses aggregating in the mis-
lions. The damage can as yet only c.
timated. but that the loss will be very
great the seems no doubt.
The railroads had made special a.
rangements to handle great crop and
the farmers considered their own plans
amply sufficient. But so great was the
wheat crop that at first it was aimcss
impossible to hire enough harvesf
hands to secure the crop, and very
large part of it had to be left standing
in the shock. Then it was found thai
the supply Of threshing machines vas
insufficient and that caused deiay
which left fully half the crop still N
the fields untbreshed when the rsirf
came. Rain has been general zn&
abundant, and it Is this which has
caused the greatest loss. There Is SIN
great shortage Of threshiDg outfits.
but the weather has prevented the work
more than half the time.
At jamestown, In the North Dakoen
Red river valley, rain and snow fell lasz
night. 1t was showing to-day, and izst
week there was but one full days whezs
threshing. Reports are received al
grain sprouting in several stacks-
AT DEVILS lake, in the northern pSrs
of the state, a heavy rain fell to-day
which will stop threshing several days
No grain has been stacked, owing e
the scarcity of laborers.
North Dakota reports snow, thresh-
ing entirely stopped and fears that uR-
less the weather clears soon much q
the grain will be unfit to thresh- In
the northern part of the state thsse
will, however be more loss from Lack
of laborers than FROM bad weather
Northwestern Minnesota gives abous
the same re port as do the Dakotas- u
commenced raining again about Crooks
ton yesterday and continued all day
There have been only fow days of dse
weather in four weeks and farmers arr
getting discouraged. In Trsserss
county and central western Miunesesa
the larger portion of the wheat hiss nen
yet been threshed and men and ma
chimes were greatly needed.
The Iola register., 1891-10-23
THE Fitch OF BACON.
A Queer Old English Custom which Tests
Married Happiness

A Queer Old English Custom Which Tests
Married Happiness.
There are great many who contend
that marriage is always disappointing,
and in majority OF cases failure.
Although this is the complaint all
over the civilized world. there is but
one place where the matter is put to a
real test, that is in the country town of
Dunmow, England. Two hundred years
ago or more Lord Baron Fitzwalter in
stituted custom in the town by which
he could determine what proportion Of
marriages were failures He offered a
prize OF fitch Of bacon to those who
spent year anu day happily as man
and wife.
He prescribed the following oath,
which had to be subscribed to by the
man and wife applying for the prizes
You shall swear by'custom Of confession
That you ne'er made nuptial transgression;
That since you were married man and wife
BY household brawlS or contentious STRIFE,
Or otherwise at bed or at bread,
Offended each o her in deed or word;
Or in atwelvemonth and day
Repented not in thought any way;
Or since the parish clerk said Amen
: Wishe yourself unmarried again.
But continued true and in desire
As the custom was made perpetual, it
is still observed as occasion may de-
mand. Last month a court, composed
of the chiet magistrate of the county,
the parish curate and the sheriff, was
convened at Dunmow for the purpose of
making awards. Three couples appear,
ed before the court, took the prescribed
oath; and wer. formally awarded the
pieces OF fitch.
How many OF our young people who
have been married year and day can
take the oath and claim the prize?
This would be novel feature for our
exposition, also for the church fair. or
any social occasion. In addition to its
novelty it might have tendency to in
duce young husbands and wives 10 live
more exemplary lives.
As rule the failure of q marriage
begins during the first year, and il both
parties do not make special efforts to
eliminate the elements OF dis
cord the end will certainly be dis
astrouS.
Marriage rarely proves to be all that
is expected by either party. 1t is ne
cessary. therefore. for each to bear and
fOrbear until they become perfectly
adapted TO the new positions. They
must do more: they must study to please
each other. Ii they do not they will be
constantly treading on each others toes
and instead of pleasant, profitable
home, they will have place of torment
in which to live.
Our system of education is st vari-
ance with human happiness. Instead
OF teaching the young to depend upon
each other, they are encouraged to act
with perfect independence in all mat
ters of taste. We are only free and in
dependent as far as doing good is con-
cerned. No one is free to do wrong
Pittsburg Commercial Gazette.
The Iola register., 1891-10-23
To Omen TWO Million Acr...

GUTHRIE, Ok, October IA coon
pany OF cavalry will act as body guard
for the Cherokee commission, which
will Friday open negotiations with The
Tonkase Indians for their surplus lsrds
in the Nez Perces reservation. fFhey
will then visit the Toncas, Pawuses,
Otoes, Kiowas, Iowas and Osaees 1.
succession. and II possible complete ns
gotistions for the opening Of 200QoQ
more acres of land. .
The Iola register., 1891-10-23

do not shrink back for antagonism or
for hardship. You haYe admired Pres
colts Conquest Of Mexico" as bril-
liant and beautiful a history as was
ever written, but some Of you may not
know under what disadvantages il was
written-that Conquest of Mexico
for Prescott was totally blind, and he
had two pieces OF wood parallel TO each
other fastened, and, totally blind, with
his pen between those pieces of wood
he wrote, the stroke against one piece
OF wood telling how far the pen must
go in one way, the stroke against the
other piece Of wood tell how far the pen
must 60 in the other way.
Q, how mu b men will endure for
worldly knowledge and for worldly sue
cess, and yet how little we endure for
Jesus Christ How many Christians
there are that 60 around saying, 20 my
hand, my hand, my hurt hand, and
there is blood On the sword:" while
Eleazar, with the hilt imbedded in the
flesh OF his right hand, does not know
The evening world., 1891-03-27
the ways OF WOMAN FAIR.
Fads, Fashions and Fanoiss That
Delight the Gentler Sex.
The Kind Of Woman That Men Ad-
mire-Something New in Hall
Decorations-A Few Don'ts
Long Sleeves and
Short Gloves.

Man, IN many resnecis, 10 q peculiar animal,
SAYS a writer in tue Jddfes Home Journal
"He Ia easily persuaded BY q woman, bot he
cannot be driven. Awoman who mans
aumiration and says by her demeanor or by
suggestion. Admire my beauty or my bright
ness.'n the woman from whom man will turn
quicker than from anything else. A woman
always makes mistake when che attempts 10
force her beauty or her talents upon = manor
upon another woman for that matter A
woman who seeks admiration always reminds
me OF hollyhocs, conspicuous and
haunting, and anxious TO be seen.
Now. men never care for hollyhocks,
It is not mans favoritc dover. The violet, or
q half-blown rose is more TO bis taste Go
where there is a company OF well-dressed men
In evening costume, with boutonnieres, and, II
in season, the violet and the rose will bo seen
on tue lapel OF nearly every coat. And what
is true with men Of nowers II trus OF what
The evening world., 1891-03-27
THE TUNNEL BILLS AT ALBANY.
Mr.. Byrne Consents to Accept the
Sulzer Measures Provisions.
rspEcIAL TO THE EVENING woR

fsPEcIAL TO THE EVENING woRLD.I
ALBANY, March The bill introduced by
Walter e. Byrne, compelling the lighting OF
every railway tunnel in the State over 800 feet
long, came up IN the Assembly to-day on order
OF third reading.
MIR. Sulzer moved to amend by striking out
all after the enactng clause and substituting
his bill, which provides for both ventilation
and light.
To 90 this required unanimous consent, and
Mr.. Blumenthal objecting. the motion failed,
though MIR. Byrne agreed to accept the amend
ment.
Mr Sulzer then moved to refer the bill back
TO the Railroad Committee, with instructions
10 amend as proposed ana to report forth with.
This motion was lost through failure to COM
mand the necessary two-thirds vote, there be-
ing but 46 yeas To i3 nays.
MIR. SulZer made a strong speech for his
bill and was opposed by Hustled and others.
After the vote on Mr. Su Zer's motion, Mr..
Byrne moved to lay his bill aside. He will
consent that It shall go back to the Railroad
Committee and shall there be amend ded by the
substitution OF the sulzer bils provisions.
The evening world., 1891-03-27

travellers, but FOR the comfort OF those who
live along the line Of the road. Such scheme
| OF ventilation as THS EVENING WORLD advo-
ca,es would undoubtedly do away with all the
.nconveniences which we who live on Park
avenue now suffer.
II is u very dinicult matter to induce rail.
road corporations to make any improvements
in the methods Of operating their ro Ids, es-
pecially when such an improvement means an
outlay OF money. No matter what the incon-
venience or discomfort Ia, either to their pat
irons or their neigbbors, they will not look at
the question In a public-spirited way.
''1he only thing that can be done Is TO COM
pei them by legislative action to make the
necessary chauges. Almost all the improve.
men;s tnat have been made and the dement's
which the public has secured have been Oh
tained In this way.
EPFEcT OF LEGISLATIVE BNAcrhENrs.
81 remember the time when locomotives
burned wood. The sparks frequently set fire
to buildings and destroyed property. The only
way in which the companies were nnally COM
PEELED TO adopt the use OF spark arresters was
| by passing appropriate laws
''~hat 10 the only way IN which the people
OF TINS city can force the railroad companies to
improve the tunnel. Pass the necessary laws.
and see that they are enforced, and the COM
panies will soon hcstir themselves, and i'm
prov, ments will follow.
"Where the public submit to an imposition,
railroad corporations will never voluntarily
seek to remove 1t. On the other hand, they
Will always take advantage OF 4; as long as
they possibly can.
"Take the case OF the burning OF roft coal
in the locomotives This nuisance has become
almost intolerable within the last few years.
Formerly they used nothing but hard coal. but
now think they must al use the soft variety.
They have been substituting 1t gradually,
and now they apparently use nothing else.
Another thing. understand that there Is a
regulation tnat lremen shall not stoke the
ores while the trains are going through the
tunnel.
80 From my own observations am con-
vinced that this rule ia violated constantly, an d
1t Is only because the public have endured 1t
80 long without complaint that the companies
have made no efforts TO enforce 1t.
CONDITION STEADILY GROWING WORSE.
"TninRs are actually III worse condition
than they were five years ago, so far as the op-
GRAFTON OF the Fourth Avenue Tunnel is con-
ccrned.
81 shall watch the progress OF THE EVENING
WORLDS movement with a great deal OF in
trrest, and so will hundreds OF my neignbors
up on Park avenue. We are all interested IN
any legislation that promises us relief from our
present annoyances."
The General Comniittee OF the East Side AS
sociatiou consists of the following reside nts
and property owners along the line of Park
The evening world., 1891-03-27
PICTURESQUE Ex.w1oKEp GIBBS.

According to Worcester's Dictionary, 70
be picturesque is, for one thing, TO have
that kind of beauty which is agreeable in q
picture" Ex-Wicked GIBBS has not infre-
auently been referred to as picturesque
statesman. In getting rid Of him, there.
foro, Is 1t not clear that the
Thirteenth District Republicans deprive
themselves of the element necessary to
make their organization, as a political pic
ture, beautiful to look upon , The good
brethren of the party should think twice be
fore making this sacrifice, even in the name
of reform.