The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-11-18


ary society is. Well, they keep up
young people in Chicago churches, too,
and the more intricate and difficult q
question the more does the orator of
the literary society delight to tackle"
it. And it is curious style of reason
ing that you meet with at some of these
debates The recent discussions in re-
gard to opening or closing the worlds
fair on Sunday caused certain society
of rising Demosthenes' and Daniel Web
sters to take up the mooted question of
the Sunday newspaper-that is, they
were to decide whether the Sunday
newspaper should go or not. Now /
don't want to take sides in the matter
at all. Perhaps the Sunday newspaper
ought to go and perhaps it ought to go
on. But | was struck with the argu-
ment made by u young lady in the
course of the debate. She was Oh the
side which was charged with proving
that the Sunday newspaper should not
live. THE eloquent speaker on the
other side has said" she re-
marked, that the Sunday newspaper
gave men something to read and would
thus keep them at home with their
families, whereas otherwise they
might be spending their time and
money ut the saloon or the club. He
maintains that reading broadens the
mind and improves the man. Now l
think there is too much reading going
on. There is very little original
thought nowadays. If people would
not read so much and be all the time
seeing what other people thought
they would think more for themselves
and there would be more originality
and independence of thought" The
idea struck me as rather interesting
On that plan the invention of the art
of printing must be responsible for tn
common lack of originality and indie
pendence of thought, and the savage
must be the most original thinker of
all. This latter proposition may be
true. Savages often have quite
original ways of thinking as those VIII
have observed their peculiar tastes
the matter of diet will testify.
There was great excitement here
short time ago when one of the sea
lions in Lincoln park escaped and
reached Lake Michigan. Efforts were
made to capture him but he likes the
big lake better than the narrow basin
at the park and has become used to
fresh water. a few days ago 4 vessel
captain who does not believe in the
monopoly which the sea serpent has
over the public mind told an intensely
interesting story of having seen this
sea lion sporting over on the other
shore of the lake near st. Joe. About
the same time the monster was seen
near jackson park. The veracious
historian who tells this last bit of in
formation thought to add some artistic
verisimilitude to the story by telling
how excited the Esquimaux at the
worlds fair grounds became at the
thought of sea lion and blubber and
how they were going to give chase to
the animal. The writer thought sea
lions came from the Arctic regions in
stead of subtropical climates. But
that is small matter for big metro
politan newspaper. The funny part of
it all is that all this time Mr.. Sealion
was quietly resting in one of the so
called basin slips which are provided
for the landing of vessels in the outer
harbor. There he remained except
when he took trip outside TO catch
some fish, and he is said to be an ex-
pert fisherman. The life-saving crew
who are stationed at that point are
having lots of fun with this new Wis
itor, but their efforts to catch him
have, so far, been unavaiIIng.
Ii. L. o. HEISEMANN.