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St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-05-28

The recent display of the aurora borea'
lis in Minnesota was rarely beautiful.
One writer, in describing it, says: "The
northern Heavens were robed in green
last evening until the stars were obscured.
Wave after wave of quivering lights
swept up from the horizon like folds Of
fleecy lace until to the very zenith the
sky was shut out by the shifting shadows,
and the earth seemed hemmed closely
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St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-05-28

EVIDENCE increases that the universal
language will be English. 1t has already
t,ken the place of French in Germany
and Russia All the deliberations of the
recent Conference concerning Samoa
were conducted in English instead of
French. A gentleman in Liberia says
that English has driven out every other
foreign tongue from the west coast of
Africa, where once Portuguese was
dominant. This progress in India is
steady, as it is also in Japan.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-05-28

The distinguished physician Who
asserted that if he were given full charge
of any intending suicides he could in
duce most of them to change their
minds by the liberal use of baths, food,
medicine, good clothing and wholeso me
advice was, in the opinion of the San
Francisco Chronicle, not far wrong.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-05-28

It is entertaining to learn that in
1900 Philadelphia had 10000 more
population than New York. But that
was long ago, when Chicago, which is
now ahead of the city of Brotherly Love
in population. was bowling wilder
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-05-28
A LEAP YEAR PROPOSAL.

She said: 'I'm crazy with delight,
I've a camera that's brand new,
I'll photograph the things | like,
And will begin by taking YOU"
MARRIAGE FOR SPITE.
"She married to spite somebody,I
believe"
Whom? DO you know
Il don't know; but it looks as if it
were her husband"
Little Johnnie Ma, does min
lister really need all the slippers that are
given him:
Mrs Brownies, indeed. His son is
generally so very bad.
a CONsIDERATE MASTER.
"Who er yez workin' fur now, DIM
nis?'
aye know Mulcahy that has the livery
sthablo?'
sis it him, Shure wouldn't work for
man as name as him. It's a hard name
he has,"
AL ytl ullStdncu III tiAS Hon. oAA
Mulcahy is one ev the kinlest an most
considerable bosses in town. He allows
aitch wan az his hands sixteen hours to
do day work in. - Texas Siftlngs.
A COMMON PRACTICE.
"What are you busy with now?"
Nothing"
"How do you manage to raise the
wind?'
81 blow about what | am going to do
PLEASED WITH WHAT HE SEES THERE.
ale is q confirmed pessimist,, I be-
lieve?"
"He is, indeed"
ais there anything that he sees that
pleases him."
ooh, yes; he sometimes looks in the
mirror"
NOTHING LIKE IT.
You will seldom see such stony stared
look,
Such gaze of close concentration,
AS you'll sec on the face of the man who
reads
His first published communication.
JUDGING FROM APPEARANCES.
$50, Jones married the widow to whom
he was paying attention.
"Tes How did you know"
Z" saw him this morning on the street
and | noticed that he had lost all that
aunty air he used to have about him."
New York Press.
TWO FEATURES OF ONE DAY.
Mrs. Newliwed-I do so enjoy bright
day. Now last Monday was a superb
day.
Miss Spinn-It was-a perfect day for
@ walk or a drive.
Mrs. Newliwed-Yes but was think
ing of the wash. New York Sun.
THE POETS DEFIANCE.
Though I'm poet Of the spring
Before no editors quail,
Because I've learned thing or two
And send my rhymes to them by mail
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-05-28
ironclads

New England, the birthplace OF
wooden shipbuilding in this country,
still maintains her supremacy in this
department of industry, and is likely,
thinks the New York Press, to hold it
for all time to come.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-05-28

These are the times of civilization and
peace, and yet it is figured, remarks the
New York World, that during the last
thirty-three years full 100000 men
have lost their lives in war.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-05-28

The London Times expresses the
opinion that the building of the cruisers
is more necessary for the strengthening
of the British Navy than the building Of
ironc1ada
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-05-28
St. Landry Democrat
by l. A. sAEDoz,-
Opelousas, Louisiana.

The savings banks in New Hampshire
have greater proportion of deposits IN
proportion to population than In any
other State of the Union.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-05-28

The coinage of the world now absorbs
nearly two-thirds of the gold and more
than half Of the total output of silver
annua11v
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-05-28

Out of 100 Indian students returned
from Hampton Institute, Virginia. to
the reservation only two have been
failures.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-05-28
4 Smart BOy-PrOOf Positive Held
His Head High-A Burglar in Luck
Knocked Out-Etc., Etc.
4 SM ART BOY.

SMART BOY.
Little Dick-There goes Johnny
Smart on safety. He's the smartest
boy i'll town.
Father-IIow so?
Gle got himself rich father
"IIumph. don't understand"
"Why. his real father died, an then
an orful rich man got 'quainted with his
mother, but he didn't like Johnny; SO
Johnny he pretended he was sick an
goin' to die; and then, after the rich man
married his mother, he got well. -
Good News.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-05-28
PROOF POSITIVE.

Jack-So you are engaged to Maud
now:
Tom-lIow do you know:
Jack-You were the only man she
didn't hirt with last night New York
Herald.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-05-28

Friend-I know you are proud and
happy father, and I've no doubt that
baby is q regular cherub, and all that;
but | don't see why you need hold your
head quite so high.
Young Father That's to keep from
dropping asleep New York Weekly.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-05-28

Little Johnnie-Say, Ma, does a min
lister really need all the slippers that are
given him:
Mrs. Brownies, indeed. His son is
generally so very bad.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-05-28

meantime, had pushed on around the lake
and reached the mouth of small brook
near the head Of it, by the time the
clouds obscured the stars.
Not only did they find moccasin tracks
in the sand here, but other smaller tracks,
which Cary had no doubt were those Of
his children. The trail led along the
bank of the small brook. But Cary
thought it imprudent to 60 on before
Wilson and the expected party came up.
Reuben took Tige and went on alone.
The dog followed the trail readily and
the young pioneer kept pace with him,
breaking a twig now and then to guide
the party when they should follow him.
At last he came to the foot of gorge,
or ravine, from which the brook issued.
Here Tige shifted about, and soon en-
tered little thicket of frs. There Reu-
ben found bark canoe, evidently hid
den by the Indians.
WHY they had left it there Reuben
did not at first understand. He did not
touch it, but continued up the ravine,
and after mile or two gained the sum-
NIT of long, rocky ridge, covered with
a growth of hemlock- trees.
Northward the ridge fell off abruptly
in line of crags. Tige followed the
trail downward over the lodges; but
Reuben halted for moment to look off
across the expanse of forest beyond.
The sun was now just rising.
A mile away he could see sheet of
water which appeared, from the way it
opened to view around the base of
mountain, to be part of larger expanse,
out of sight beyond it. A slight blush
mist lowered over the tree-tops along the
nearer shore, which Reuben was at first
inclined to think might be the smoke of
campfire.
He heard the cay Of blue-jays in the
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-07-01
The Apple Blight

A number of fruit growers have
been troubled by blight affecting the
apple trees this spring. The following
letter in regard to this blight, from
Prof. Snow, may be read with inter-
est by them:
My Dear Sir Yours of the 18th
inst. at hand. The following state
ment will answer your questions with
reference to the blight which is attack
ing your fruit trees: The twigs and
leaves have been killed by the apple
blight which is the same as the pear
blight. This a disease produced by q
microscopic bacterial organism. The
only way to prevent the injury by the
blight is by pruning the twigs and
branches early in the season. By ex-
amining the twigs and branches it
may be seen that when the disease is
present the twigs themselves are
blighted and killed before the leaves
begin to blacken. AT this stage the
pruning should be done. The twigs
should be removed three or four inch
es below the point of attack and
burned. The shears used should be
kept disinfected during the pruning
by occasional dipping in some anti
septic substance, like carbolic acid.
F. III. Snow.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-07-01
DIR. Dieuis on Memory.

DR.. Omer Dieuis, a student of NEIL
tai science and a character reader of
some note has been delivering lectures
at the opera house this week. The
Doctor has evidently studied careful
ly the somewhat obscure subject of
pschychology and the kindred sciences
and goes about character reading from
a rather more scientific standpoint
than did the old fashioned phrenolo-
gist. He is also a physician so that
he is able to give medical as well as
spiritual advice.
The lecture Wednesday night was
on the subject of memory and memo
ry culture. Memory" says the
Doctor, is not separate faculty of
the mind. 1t is merely an attribute
or capability of each faculty. Each
faculty, so to speak, has its own men,
DRY. If this faculty is weak its men,
DRY will be weak. TO strengthen
memory, therefore, strengthen the
faculties. The memory is governed
by several important laws. For in
stance, ideas contiguous in time or
space suggest each other. The part
suggests the whole, not necessarily
the whole the part. For example, a
wheel inevitably suggests a wagon,
but a wagon does not Inevitably sug-
gest a wheel. Hence teachers make
mistake in telling theiI pupils to get
merely the general outline of history,
and neglect the details. The details
are the very means of fixing the gen.
eral outline in the mind, which in
itself would be difficult to remember.
To remember faces, one should note
some small popularity and associate
it with the name.
The Doctors system of memory cul-
ture, from which he claims that such
wonderful results may be obtained is
system of analysis and classification.
By it, each fact, as soon as it is known,
is referred to one of the eleven facul-
ties of the mind by which it is prop
erly apprehended. 1t is claimed that
in this way a large book may be read
once, and then given from beginning
to end, not verbatim but in substance.
The system itself is easily compre-
and would perhaps in short
time be easily put into practice. We
know of no one in the audience, so far, |
however, who have attempted to test !
its efficacy. If the system does what |
it claims TO do, it would be we'll worth |
trying even at the cost of some pains. |
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-07-01
The County Commencement.

The commencement exercises of the
district schools of Allen county were
held at the opera house in this city
last Friday evening. The class of 1872
consists of twenty-eight bright look
ing young people, representing IL dis
tricts of the county. 1t was of course,
impossible for all the mem bers of the
class to appear on the program but
they were well represented by seven
of their number.
Mr.. George Denman delivered the
first Grafton ON zone hundred years
of Progress" Mr.. Denman's grafton
was carefully written and delivered in
a pleasant manner.
The touching story of "The Painter
of Seville'' was rendered by Miss
Maude Power with earnestness and
evident appreciation of the poems
Mr.. Augustus Dickinson was fortu-
nate in the selection of "Kansas" as
the subject of his Grafton, and his in
teresting historical sketch could not
fail to instruct those who were not IA
miliar with the history of cur State,
and entertain those who were.
Miss Carrie Wiman was also happy
in choosing a subject in which our in
terest has of late been revived-"CO-
lumbus.n Miss Wiman was easily
heard and held the close attention of
the audience.
Miss Maggie Ramsey in her essay
on Costumes" gave an entertaining
account of the peculiarities of dress
different nations. Her man
ner of delivery was easy and self-pos-
sessed.
Mr.. Ord Christian, of Carlyle fol-
lowed with a fine prose defamation
which he delivered in q clear and
forcible manner.
The last defamation of the evening
was ''Pierre LaForge's Dream" rend-
cred by William Rutledge. This Sc
lection has escaped the wear and tear
of elocutionists and its novelty, to-
gether with Mr.. Rutledge's impress
sive delivery made a good impression
upon the audience.
The music of the evening was fur
nished by Misses Miller and Warner
who sang in their usual acceptable
State Superintendent Winans made
an earnest and sensible talk to the |
graduates. The diplomas were then
presented by Supt. Barber. The OPP |
ening and closing prayers were offer !
ed by Rev. Mr.. Freed and Rev. Mr.. |
McGaughey.
The audience which greeted the |
class of 1872 was not as large as the i'm
portance of the occasion would war |
rant. The system of grading in our
schools by which students
IAN pass regularly into the High |
school is an immense improvement |
Ipon the old careless arrangement
IN improvement in which the people |
should take pride.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-07-01
Fair Lawn

Mr.. Starkey. our road oyerseer. las made US
all happy by fixing up our roads. He has put
in a large bridge and high grades over that dis
graceful hole half mile west of NOrton's and also
fixed several other bad places. II he keeps on
our road district will no longer be a disgrace to
the county.
J. H Thompson cut J. O. Norton's blue grass
and rye with his binder Tuesday
MesSrs. Coffman. Weast, Spinner and Lee with
their families went fishing On the Neosho last
Saturday. We have not heard the results but
Judging from experience we expect they had
the usual ''fisherman's luck"
Mrs. Keyser has been quite sick with erysipe-
las. Also little Carrie Arnold with bilious fe-
yer.
J. H Thompson shelled over 100 bushels of
corn last Wednesday and sold to Mr. Paske.
Charley Thompson attended the commence
ment exercises in lola last Friday night.
Mr.. WoOdson, an old-time friend of J G. Nor
ton. was visiting him last week.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-07-01
EXCURSION TO SARATOGA.

For the pretty schoolma'm and her
friends, the great meeting of 1892 is
that of the National Educational AS
ISOLATION at Saratoga Springs, New
York.
The date is July 12-15.
The rate is one fare for the round
trip (plus $500 membership feel and
is open to everybody.
With great wisdom the Kansas
teachers have selected the Santa Fe
route to Chicago as the official line for
their special vestibuled train. Through
chair cars and Pullman sleepers have
been assured. This train will proba-
bly, leave Kansas City on the evening
of July 8.
A bettor chance is rarely offered for
q cheap trip to the old homestead
"back east"
The local agent of the A. T. & S. F.
r. r. will esteem it privilege to ex-
plain the details fully to you.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-07-01
Prairie Center.

We had good shower last Sunday evening
More rain is badly needed
David Bellinger is at home again.
Earnst Brothers have commenced baling hay
on the Ross section.
Rev F. c. Wellman visited friends In Ere
DOME last week
Augustus Dickinson visited friends in Cha
mute last Sunday
The young folks met Sunday night and organ
lied Y. p. S. C. with membership of TWEEN.
ty-three.
NJ, w; Greenman and family spent Sunday at
MI. Cullen's.
Quite number of young folks of this vicinity
attended the commencement in lola last Friday
night The return trip after night was very
enjoyable
Jessie Smith spent part of last week visiting
her friend, Leota Cullen, who lees near Union
Creek.
Last Sunday as Mr.. Graham and George Bel
linSer were returning from meeting their horse
became frightened and ran away, yrecking the
buggy and bruising both the boys
SCRIYBLER
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-07-01

CAPT. T. S. SLOWER, of lola, an
nOunces himself this week as a candi-
date for county attorney. Capt. Stow
er makes a late start in the race, but
his wide acquaintance over the coun-
ty will help him to overcome the dis
advantage at which this places him.
Capt. Slower is not only an excellent
lawyer, but owing to his service as
county clerk and his experience as an
abstracter of titles, has acquired a IA
mIliarity with the business affairs of
the county that would make him par
ticularly valuable as an adviser of the
Board of county commissioners. Asa
citizen of 25 years standing, as an old
soldier and an active member of the
q. A. r., as an eloquent and convin-
cling advocate ofthe principles of the
party, Capt. Slower has
gained hosts of friends, and if nomin-
ated he would be enthusiastically
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-07-01
a SURE CURE For PILES

Itching piles are known by moisture
like perspiration, causing intense
itching when when warm. This form
as well as blind, bleeding or protrud-
ing, yield at once to DR.. Bosanko's
Pile Remedy, which acts directly on
parts affected, abcorbs tumors, ailays
itching and effects permanent cure.
so cts. Druggists or mail. Circulars
free. DR.. Bosanko, 800 Arch ST.,
Philadelphia, Pa. Sold by Evans
Bros, druggists.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-07-01
Geneva
(CrOipded ont last Week }
Lot.

Gardeners are suffering for rain.
Miss Olive KnOwltOn returned Monday from
q two weeks visit with relatives at Colony.
Grandpa and Grandma Sister are making their
many friends here an extended visit.
Mrs. HilIard, of Pennsylvania, is visiting her
sister Mrs. Lewis Masters.
Miss Lou Inge has returned from Oklahoma
where she had gone to look after her claim there
Miss Alice FoxwOrthy of Leroy visited in &C.
neva a few days recently.
Wednesday afternoon in honor of Mr. and
Mrs. ID ID. Spicers twenty fifth wedding ami
yersary and Mrs. Spicer's birthday, about sew
enty of their friends called on them taking full
baskets of everything delicious to eat The az
tGrnOOn was spent in hand shaking. talking,
music and games. Then at six o'clock tables
were arranged on the lawn, and all made merry
satisfying the inner man. Then the crowd de-
parted wishing that Mr.. and Mrs Spieer might
live to enjoy many more such occasions.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-07-01
District Sc.



Grandpa and Grandma Kelley from near &c.
nava, spent Sunday with the family Of George
Sheriff.
Mr.. Lehman, from near Humboldt was in
our neighbOrhOOd last Sunday looking up horses
for the eastern market
II. l. Henderson called on Mr.. E W Arnold
last week to settle the damage done to Mr. Ar
mold house during the wind storm in May.
Parties from our neighbOrhoOd took in the en-
tertainment at Allen Center last Friday night
and report the same a success in every respect
VIII Barth is suffuring at present with very
severe case of catarrh.
We heartily congratulate Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
I Barber on the advent Of the little daughter
The rain last week was very beneficial TO the
crops.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. L. Henderson were callers at
MI. Barth's last week.
The aged mother Of Mr. Gould, who has been
SICK for some time, is able to be about again.
Clover harvest has already commenced in our
neighbOrhood
Mr. Baker and family spent last Sunday at his
brOehers on Deer Dreek
Jim Reed and family visited in this neighbor-
hood last Sunday YAwkoB.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-07-01
Republican Candidates.
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
STATE SENATOR.

hereby announce myself as a candidate fol-
the Office of State Senator in the 18th Senatorial
district subject TO the judgment OF the Repub-
ncan convention 10 be held in Yates Center
July 10. 1892. The support of the Republicans
Of the District is respectfully solicited.
CHAs. T. SCoTT.
I hereby respectfully announce myself as a
candidate for State Senator in the 18TH Senator
igl district of the State Of Kansas composed of
Allen and WOOdSOn counties; subject TO the
rules of the Republican party.
lola Kansas, May 18th, 1892. OSCAR FoUsT.
FOR REPRESENTATIVE.
l would respectfully announce myself as a
candidate for denomination TO the office Of Rep
resentative in the Legislature from Allen cOun-
~ subject TO the judgment OF the Republican
primaries and convention. II made the candi-
date Of the party it shall be my earnest endeav-
TO merit the confidence that has hitherto
been reposed in me ami for which am deeply
grateful l. b. PEARSON.
CLERK DISTRICT COURT.
! would respectfully announce myself as a
candidate for the Office of Clerk OF the District
Court for Allen County. subject TO the Republic
can primaries and convention. 7. ;. BALL.
hereby respectfully announce myself as Il
candidate for the office of District Clerk subject
TO the decision of the Republican primaries and
convention. FRANK TRAVIS
l hereby respectfully announce myself ms a
candidate for the Office of District Clerk, subject
to the decision of tho Republican primaries and
convention W. II. DRHAKT.
n
candidate for the Office of District Clerk, subject
TO the decision of the Republican primaries and
convention CHAs. l.. ARNOLD.
PROBATE JUDGE
hereby announce myself as s candidate for
the office of Probate Judge of Allen county sub
ject to the decision of the Republican primaries
and convention. J. X. CRIGLKR.
| would respectfully announce myself as
candidate for denomination TO the Office of Pro-
bate Judge of Allen county subject To the de-
eiSion OF the Republican primaries and cOnven-
ton. J l.. ARNOLD
COUNTY ATTORNEY.
| would respectfully announce myself as
candidate for the office OF county attorney OF
Allen county subject TO the decision of the Re-
T S srovKR.
the nomination for County Attorney, subject to
the decision of Allen county Republican primary
election and county convention
J. q. RoBKITs
hereby announce myself as a candidate for
the office of county attorney, subject to the
Judgment of the Republicans of Allen county in
f. A BARBER
COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT
/ hereby announce myself as a candidate for
the office of Superintendent of Public Instruc-
ton of Allen county, subject TO the action of the
Republican primaries and convention. :
II. II. JONES.
the office of superintendent of Public Instruction
of Allen county, subject to the action of the Re-
publican primaries and convention.
L. L. CARTER.
] hereby announce myself as candidate for
the office of Superintendent OF Public InStruc-
ton of Allen county, subject TO the action of the
Republican primaries and convention.
GRANT BILLBB.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-07-01

JUDGE WEBB, an eX-Republican,
and Judge Martin, an eX-Democrat,
who got down and crawled in the dirt
before the Alliance convention and
got stepped on, as they deserved to be
for their reward, must be in peculiar
frame of mind these days. \ dema-
gogue who succeeds must be very poor
company for himself; but we have al
ways wondered how a demagogue
who fails could endure to look him.
self in the face.