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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-02-05
CHAPTER XVIII.

NEARER
Harry did not let the grass grow under
his feet, when there was even the faint
est chance of working in the right di-
rection, and half an hour after he re-
ceived Mr.. Hardcastle's letter found
him on the top of an omnibus on his
way TO Hampstead Heath.
He had no difficulty in finding Acacia
doctor, for he was a well-known per-
sonage in the neighborhood.
What a pretty place it was. A quaint,
matched house, half smothered in roses
and honeysuckles, and surrounded by q
lovely garden. The old gentleman him
self was in the garden, pruning a rose
bush, a short, weakened, crafty-looking
old fellow, clad in a long dressing
gown, and with Turkish smoking cap
on his head. Snch man living in such
place was to Harry's mind like bind
ing copy of some black-letter folio
in the gay cover of Christmas annual
He advanced to meet the intruder.
''Ah. an American" lie said, as he
glanced at the young mans card, before
opening the letter of introduction.
Come for some hints I suppose for
New York rrcspondence-somed dainty
little bit of modern contemporaneous
history-grand people yours -do so sp-
preciate gossip about the aristocracy,
especially if it has a flavor of naughti
ness-not, of course, that ever indulge
in scandal"
By this time he had opened the letter
and read its contents.
What" he cried, in pleased surprise,
from my old and distinguished ac-
quaintance, Alexander Hardcastle! Cad,
took you for one of those newspaper
fellows"
II report was true DIR. Forester added
many an honest guinea to his yearly in
come in consideration of his salacious
gossip with those same correspondents
he alluded to so slightingly.
80 Hardcas.le wants me TO be of
service to you, young man. Now, in
any way you can command me, l am
yours"
He shook Harry's hand warmly, and
led him into 4 charming room, opening
into the lawn.
Take that armchair" he said, hos
pitably. 1t is q relic of Stowe abbey.
bought it ct the dukes sale; but it
will be none the less comfortable for
that. You smoke, of course. All
Americans do. Have a cigar, and
pardon me if light my pipe"
Harry wondered where he got the
magnificent meerschaum with its big
amber mouthpiece and solid silver
mountings from. he felt sure it was
memento of some decayed fortunes.
Now, sir, what can / do for you?''
Harry thought moment; then re-
solved TO tell his story from first to
last. He had told it so often that it
had now assumed logical consecutive
narrative, without the suppression of
single salient point.
The little old man sat with his head
on one side like jackdaw, grinning
with intense interest, but never inter
rupting By single movement or excla-
nation.
At last the tale was told. Still the
doctor sat silently putting a: his pipe.
do you see any ray of light?" Har-
r. asked at last, anxiously.
Ray! The whole dawn Of day
breaks upon me. I see the kew TO a
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-02-05
FRAUD EXTRAORDINARY.
Democratic Swindle of Colossal Propo
lions in New York.

| lions in New York.
The democrats won at Albany. They
stole enough seats in the senate to give
them full control of the legislature,
and they are celebrating their victory
and telling the people what they mean
| to do to perpetuate their power. They
will cause a state census to be taken
Immediately. and before the year is
closed redistrict the state in such a
manner as to insure democratic legis-
latures for years to come.
How did they obtain power which
the votes of the people did not give
them? By theft How was the theft
accomplished? There were contests
in four senatorial districts In one dis
trict, the twenty-seventh, where the
republican candidate had nearly seven
teen hundred majority, the democrats
contended that he was ineligible, be-
cause he was an office-holder The
court of appeals is of the opinion that
this is the fact under the constitution,
bot says the senate is the final judge in
this matter. Yet the state board of
canvassers, which is solidly demo-
TO Sherwood, and it is well known that
the democratic candidate, who was not
elected, will be seated. and that no
new election viii be ordered
In another district, the fifteenth,
where the county board of canvassers
threw on. enough votes cast for the
republican candidate, on the ground
that the official ballots which bore a
printers blur were marked ballots, in
the meaning of the statute, the court
of appeals decided that the ''mylod"
certificate was in legal form; but that
it represented results obtained by a
fraudulent canvass, and the state
board was therefore at liberty to can
vass the other certificate. A few hours
later the state board met, and, against
protest and in hearty manner, can
vassed the certificate giving effect 10
the fraudulent canvass 1t was as de-
hberate robbery as a highwayman
ever committed.
In another district, the tTventy-fifth,
where the county clerk, republican,
had made mistake in sending out re-
publican ballots, and in two cases got
them transposed. sending 20 one place
ballots Endorsed for another, the demo-
Gratis contended that the accident was
fatal; the ballots must all be thrown
out The court of appeals took the
same harsh and narrow view of the
statute. and decided in favor of giving
certificate of election to the demo-
cratic candidate whose vote fell more
than twelve hundred short OF major
ity. On this case the court was sharply
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-02-05
Figure. for HowIers.

The ninth monthly mortgage report
procured from the registers of deeds Of
Kansas counties shows that farmers
during December made a net reduction
of mortgages in forty Of the 1O6
counties of the state of 1924. 20 in spite
of the fact that December is tax pay
ing month Eight counties report ae-
tual sales of farms aggregating S445.-
900, and most of the other counties re-
porting state that farms are being sold
largely, but do not give figures The
gross reduction OF farm mortgages in
forty-four counties for the month was
81, AZ, 422. and the new mortgages and
renewals were 81, I53. 6Ts for the period
OF seven months ended December 81.
1891. The reports show a net reduction
in ffty-seven OF the lO8 counties of the
state of s., 073, 156 This is mainly due
to the wheat crop as the corn has not
vet been moved
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-02-05
convinced that their presence win tend

Convinced that their presence will tend
largely to his recovery. s."
Blsdon frowned., He did not dare to
speak, realizing as he did the debt Of
obligation he owed this grand old man.
Thus it befe1 that Mr.. Hardcastle re-
turned home with the promise that in a
couple of weeks Mr.. Arundel and his
faithful servant would follow him and
make their home under his hospitable
roof. L1c-IF
Then the genial old gentleman wrote
to each of the ladies imploring them to
sacrifice their summer happiness to
George Arundel's interest and be
guests of his until the result Of the oper-
alton was known.
''of course we viii CO." Wanda cried
with flashing eyes.
"We might be of service to poor Mr.
Arundel" Kate confessed with blush
ing cheeks.
Mrs. Evesham hesitated. She did not
think it was quite proper TO invade a
bachelors residence in this matter.
''Oh, mamma" Kate laughed: ITO
even hint at such thing at his time of
life"
Really, Kate, you speak of Mr.. Hard
castle as if he was a patriarch. l am
sure to hear him talk you quite forget
his years, which after all are not so
many Mrs. Evesham corrected;
whereupon Miss Wanda smiled mis-
ehieyously and said Kate ought to be
ashamed of herself. That remark of
Mrs. Evesham was exceedingly graft
flying to the young lady, especially as
it was followed by decision to accept
the proffered hospitality.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-02-05

dry-as-dust as ever afflicted society.
his forte is peculiar. For years ne has
dug among the garbage OF ages and
ralsed up scandals of great families.
Sir Bernard Burke got most of his
data for The Romance of the Aris-
tocracy' from this learned literary
scavenger. inclose a letter Of intro
duction. Tell him Miss Arlington's
story; it might awaken rerniniscences.
also send herewith draft; and, talk
ing of drafts, let me advise you to hunt
up one Hugh McAllister, who keeps the
knights Hospitallern tavern in St.
Johns wood, and tell him from me to
give you a bowl of his glenliyet punch;
it viii be revelation to to you
"Your faithful frierd,
ALEXANDER HARDcAsTLE."
1t is necessary here to give the
reader little clearer insight into Mr..
Hardcastle's movements than that gen.
tleman has accorded to Harry.
After his extraordinary interview
with Wanda Arlington, when the pos
sibility of his securing the hand of Mrs.
Evesham had been broached and dis
cussed, he had shrunk like a bashful
schoolgirl from all further allusion to
the delicate subject, though he had de-
layed the day of his departure. Now
it happened that this procrastination
was fraught with extraordinary events,
for he read one morning in the Detroit
Free Press, which he assuredly never
would have done if he had returned
home when he first intended, that DR..
Isaac jacobson, the distinguished New
York oculist, was visiting the great
lakes.
by Jove!" cried Mr.. Hardcastle, ex-
citedly. I'VE must intercept him at
Detroit and bring him to see George
Arundel"
White and trembling. Kate Evesham
caught the tenor of his words.
"Oh, Mr.. Hardcastle!' she gasped.
'You do not think there is hope that
George-that Mr.. Arundel may recover
his sight?"
81 know nothing at all about it, my
dear" was the grave reply, but Jacob
son is a wonderful man with a great
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-02-05
COMMENT AND OPINION.

y Mr.. Springers solicitude for
shoddy and his Indifference to wool is
fair type of the democratic position
Philadelphia Press
~T The democrats in congress are
likely to find that Hon. Tom Reed is a
good man and weighs about as much as
ever.-Chicago Tribune.
% II is curious TO see the number
of democratic papers that iudorse the
proposition, which Senator Hill is said
to be seriously considering. to have the
New York legislature assume to itself
the election of presidential electors
Sioux City Journal.
q Senator Brice, the rainbov "
chaser. has fallen in behind the Hill
bandwagon- He says that Cleveland
sentiment is ebbing, while a regular
tidal wave of Hillism will shortly del
uge the country. But Cal Br;ce is not
the most reliable prophet in the world.
Minneapolis Tribune
The democrats of the nation ap-
pear to be meditating the capture of
the presidency this year by desperate
methods, The prospect of honest sue
cess at the polls is not alluring, and
hence a resort to the Michigan plan, 4"
which it is believed will be attempted
in the state of New York also.
ledo Blade.
u Mr.. Springer says: st is no use
to pass free silver coinage bill, be-
cause it cannot be made a law, and
would embarrass the democratic cam
paign of 1922" But he insists on free
WOOL" free iron ore" ''iree pig iron, :"
''free lumber" and free salt" Now
ask Mr.. Springer whether these can
become laws He would have to an
swer no And he will also find they
will ''embarrass" Tammany bEd
enough in '9L-Chicago Inter Ocean
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-02-05
JOINING THE "PLUToCRATS."

The NonconformIst. 4 Leading Peoples
Party Organ. Discharges Its Union
Printers and Employs Rats"
A late special from Indianapolis,
Ind, says: The union employees of
the Ameri can Nonconformist, the ma
tional orga of the peoples party, have
been discharged without notice. and
the establishment will hereafter be
run as a rat concern. The Vincent
brothers, formerly of Winfield, Kan.
are the proprietors, and they claim that
they could not run a union Office with
profit However. the paper has large
circulation and has a big book bust
ness, and the employees claim that the
move is not on account Of financial en-
barrassment, but that the Vineents are
non-union from principle. The action
is blow at the peoples party, as one
of the foundation principles Of that fac
ton is unionism- The associate editor
has resigned his position. believing the
policy to be both hypocritieal and IN
xrisa -
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-02-05

he PLACED THE PoSDE2oCS TONE on
THE TABLE N FRONT OF HARRY.
mystery which has puzzled me for
years"
As he spoke he went to his bookshelf.
took down q massive volume, carefully
busted it, rapidly turned over its leaves
and, having found what he was search
ing for. placed the ponderous tome on
the table in front Of Harry and said:
Read. Your eyes are younger than
mine. Read it aloud"
Evesham saw at glance that the
volume was ''Burlfe's Peerage," and at
once proceeded TO do as he was bid, at
first listlessly, then with rapidly in
creasing interest.
ARLINGTON, EARL OF (Sir George
Arundel.) Baron Arundel of the peer
age of England; and a baronet; late
Capt Royal Horse guards Blue; of
Wilmington Hall, Derbyshire, Torbay
castle, Devonshire, and 1O7 Park
place, London b. May 1, lsOs. sue
coed his father as 10th earl, August
?, 1879; M. June II, 1850, Lady Mary
Arabella Eugenia Cecilia daU. Of Phillip,
Sixth Earl of Newton Solney, who d.
December 10, 1882, leaving issue Am,
brose, b. July g, 1881. Title of courtesy,
Lord Arundel.
[To BE coSTIsUEnl
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-02-05
CHAPTER XVII
HARRY MEETS A GREAT MAN


But the thread Harry held in the
>skein of mystery snapped with cruel
abruptness- None had heard of any
gentleman Of position who was accred-
tied with the phenomenal faculties
supposed to be possessed by HaTy's
unknown.
''Pshsw, my dear fellow" friend
laughed. there are no such people out
side of cheap novels OF course there
are plenty of charlatans hanging on to
the skirts Of society who profess each
powers; but as for any man with the
rank of a gentleman cutting such
capers, its simply ridiculous. You had
better eliminate the testimony of the
fair Miss Wilkins from Your brief-it
will only lead you into difficulties"
she certainly saw the man; the
woman is truthful an sure"
Granted all that. The fact is, Mr..
Eve@ham, you do not realize the intense
ignorance of the British female OF Miss
Wilkins class. Il they have any mag
ination, it is fed on the cory incidents
of the penny-dresdfuls; and do not
doubt but that Maria's fendish aristo-
creation of her own disordered fancy.
All, my boy, am afraid you will have
70 drop the noble villain from the
caste Of your very interesting little
drama"
Harry thought so too.
One morning he was bordering over
his disappointInents and trying 70 make
up his mind 20 throw up his brief and
go back TO New York, confessedly beat
-en, when the maid-servant entered
bringing him letter.
Please. sir" this is for you, and
there's tuppence charge, which I gave
1t to the postman myself"
He recognized the representation at
once Il was from Brooklyn, and ran
=as follows:
MY Dear Harry: Your letters have
=such eerulean hue that they give me
Hthe blues If you allude to expenses
aagain, except 20 ask for increased sub
asidies, l shall be angry in earnest.
Make haste slowly, remembering that
every day spent with such men as you
are meeting is qualifying you more
highly for my services, and look upon
dts cost as a wise investment. Come
home, indeed. Well, to make a clean
breast of il, don't want you. You
would be de trop, young man, for am
E. garnishing my house for company.
shall not tell you who my guests Will
be for am not quite sure of them.
''Now, before forget it, let me give
you hint There is living in a little
cottage on Hampstead Heath, an old
e man, who might be extremely useful to
you. one Matthew Forester, a doctor
IF law and member OF four-ffths of
me Literary associations of Europe
between you and me, as prosy an cid
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-02-05
Apt ALTERATION

Plumb, PETER. Perkins-previously
Pomeroy. People predict Peek. Per-
sonally Peck possesses prime pre-re-
quisites-pleasing presence, pure prin-
ciples. pluck. power, party popularity
Probably Peck prefers present paying
position Professional pride, properly
preserved, preeludes political prefer
ment-Exchange
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-02-05

breaks upon me. 1 see the key to :
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-08-10
RAILROAD JoTTlNGs.

Charles w. Humphrey has been an
pointed northwestern passenger agent
of the Chicago and Eastern Illinois. with
Office at st. Paul
Henry Milholland, of the Pennsylvania
mechanical department at Altoona
has been appointed mechanical engineer
of the Gould Coupler company.
The Pennsylvania railroad has erected
a new interlocking block signal station
at Harrison, N. j., which will contain
twice the number of levers used in the
old one. ''''
The Western Construction companv
has been incorporated in Baltimore bv
several we'll known capitalists who pro.
pose to construct railroads. water works
tunnels and bridges.
The parlor car service of the Long Is.
land road is now in charge of Watson
w. Apgar, an old conductor, who has
been appointed superintendent, with
headquarters at Long Island City.
The Atlantic Coast line is now omar.
ating the Washington branch of the
Wilmington and Weldon. The branch
Is twenty-four miles long, extending
from a connection with the Scotland
Neck branch, near Greenville, east along
the Painlico river TO Washington. N a.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-08-10
wise Precaution.

Among the frequent visitors at the
shop Of Mr.. vickery, a well known tax.
idermist, was an old colored man who
was quite character in hi, way, and
with whom Mr.. Vickery used to enjoy
talking. One day he happened in just
as Mr. Vickery had finished skinning a
bald eagle. Would you like goose to
take home with your asked the taxi
dermist, pointing to the body Of the
bird, which lay wrapped in paper on a
shelf.
"Yes, sah,' replied the unsuspicious
negro. "Id be nightly 'bliged to you,
sah."
The package was handed over to him,
and he departed rejoicing. Not long
afterward the taxidermist met him on
the street, and inquired how he had en-
joyed his goose dinner.
"Dat goose war de toughest goose dat
ever see," replied the darky, looking
his questioner full in the eye without a
shadow of smile. II billed him al
parbiled him All billed him again, but he
was suttinly de chewin'est bird dat ever
me or my ole woman seed"
With that the old man walked calmly
away.
A few days later the darky called on
the taxider,nist again. AS he was leav-
ing the shop Mr.. vickery said, pointing
to paper in which snowy owl was
carefully wrapped up, Don't you want
another goose todayT
"If you'll 'xcuse my plain spealfin,
sah," said the old man with dignity
"rd like to see dc feet on dat goose
b'fore carries him home to de ole won.
anl'-Youth's Companion.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-08-10
The Sand Blast.

Every reader has heard of the
sand blast" and tho delicate tracery
of which it is capable when properly
applied to vessels and ether utensils
male of glass By its use tracing
and etching on glass is matter of
easy performance. The mode of op-
eratioa is as follows; The vessel or
plate of glass is covered with wax.
and through this designs are cut
down to the surface, which is left
exposed to a stream Of fine sand
thrown from the blast" The fric
ton soon wears away the hard glass
surface, but does not affect the wax
protection in the least. When the
lace work, flowers, leaves OF what
ever the design may be hes been fin.
ished, the wax is removed from the
polished parts and the article is
ready for use.
Formerly the fumes of hydro
fluoric acid were used for tracing de-
signs on glass and other hard sub
stances, but, owing to the eunevenness
of the result and the uncertainty as
to when the exposure had reached
the proper point, that method has
been all but superseded by the sand
blast. st. Louis Republic.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-08-10
STAGE GllNTS.

Clara Belle is one of the young women
who will be with a prominent farce
comedy next season.
Billy Buckley, the comedian, has lost
his mind and was recently committed
to the Wards Island Insane asylum.
Two clever comedy artists, j. H. Ry.
ley and his wife, Madeline Lucette, will
soon leave the United States to tempt
fate in Australia.
Patrice has younger sister on the
stage. She goes by her own name, Jen-
ME Whitbeck. She is soubrette, and
an excellent one too.
Little credence is placed in the report
that w. j. Scanlan, of "Peek-a-boo'
fame, will soon be well enough to re-
sumo his stage work.
Kate Castleton's sudden death removed
from the stage one of the best of the
present day soubrettes and, it might be
added, one Of the highest salaried of the
guild.
The Actors fund has now more money
than it knows what to do with, and a
committee of three has accordingly been
appointed to assist Treasurer Sanger in
investing the Sl7O,O0O surplus.
While the "Robber of the Rhine" was
not money success, it served to bring
into prominence Miss Marie Dressler, a
young woman for whom a brilliant
career in comic opera is predicted.
Mrs. Tom Thumb and her second bus.
band, Count Magri, will make another
bid for popular favor in the fall. The
little lady will be the star in play writ
ten especially to suit her capabilities.
Director Sousa, of the celebrated Ma
rine band, who has resigned his position,
will make a tour of the United States
in the fall with fine aggregation of
musicians, who will comprise what will
be known as Sousa's Chicago Military
band.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-08-10
A Little Loud.

Look yere,' demanded the city
marshal of Boomopolis, o. IT,, burst
ing into room where several prom.
inent citizens were congregated,
whats the cause of this rumpusi
Whatever are you doin with that
tourist" The tourist in question
was stretched on his face on the
floor, with four prominent citizens
holding him down, one seated OH
each corner. MAXIM him useful.
useful as we'll as ornamental, was
the reply. "Playin checkers ON his
pants, It's your move, Hammer
slaw. National Tribune,
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-08-10
rrugoonlAg Mop't I,ot

=, Not with the liver. Violent cholagogues,
Ike ealomel ana blue pill, ADMINISTERED In
~hsroiv or excs sstve doses as ia n omen
are, VIII not permanently restore The q
uNity 81 The great hepatlo organ. and are
ircduoiive Of much niischiefto the system
Snsraly; institute healthful reform,
tettsr's stomach II tiers, which insures a
regular cischsrse ~ the sscrelive 4 .ncfion
2, " i've, and promotes due artion |, 4 the
roweis without gripping or weakening
the fixnt side, nausea. Tar upon the tongue
yeilowness OF the skin and syehans' sour
% nsss OF me breath and siA headache,
disappear, and dlgestion--alwavs ,ntsr
Lercd with ~ enlousness--resumes It's for.
uieT activity. lhe Bitlers anuihilste.
nslsstsi complaints, rheumatism, Kidney
ussa ueeois' ana u = pomolor of hsAlthfal ~
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-08-10

Dresden china is generally recog,
nized by the neot, tiny flower punched
designs that are sprinkled over The
pieces, the older forms being of me
dallion effects, and though several
English wares initiate the Dresden
designs and even the marks, a little
scrutiny will detect the difference.
Many a Derby cup is busted with an
extra whisk because of its crossed
swords mark There is something
so cheerful about those plates dotted
over with tiny bouquets that the
world will love and buy piece of
Dresden for years to come, as it has
fora century past. Chicago Tribune.