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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-01-23

! had almost TO drag the man to the
manager. He allowed himself, in semi
stupefed condition, TO be engaged. He took
the part, sat up all night in his boarding
house room and learned it, went to rehear-
sal almost letter perfect in the morning,
and nervously prepared to face the ordeal
of the evening.
At 6 o'clock he wished to go to the man
ager and give up the part.
Il can never do it." he walled to me. Il
haven't had time to form conception OF 1t
and get up byplay. You see, it's an eccen-
trio character part-a man from the country
whom everybody takes for fool, but VINO
shows up strongly at the last. l can't t.
''Oh! don't act it. You're only engaged
in the emergency, you know. Simply go
on and say your lines and come OF.
That's all | can do, be said with du-
bious shake of the head. IF only I'd had
time to study it,"
American plays have taken foothold ana
this premier of a new one, by an author OF
two previous successes, drew typical
first night audience" Newgag, having
abandoned all idea of making hit or or
acting the part any further than the mere
delivery of the speeches went, was no longer
inordinately nervous. When he first en-
tered he was trife frightened and his I'M
avoidable lack of prepared stage business
made him awkward and embarrassed for
a time The awkwardness remained, but
the embarrassment eventually passed
away. He spoke in his natural voice and
retained his actual manner. When the ac-
ton required him to laugh, he did so, ex-
hibiting his Characteristic perfunctory
smile.
He received special call before the cur
tain after the third act. He had no thought
that it was meant for him until the stage
manager pushed him out from the wings
He came back looking distressed.
Are they guying me?" he asked the
stage manager.
The papers agreed next day that one of
the hits of the performance was made by
Newgag ''in an odd part which he had con-
ceived in a strikingiy original way and i'm
personated with wonderful finish and sub
tie droliery."
what does it mean?" he gasped
enlightened him:
my boy, you simply played yourself.
Did it never occur to you that in your own
person you're unconsciously one of the
drollest men you ever SAW"
But didn't actp
"You didn't. And take my advice
don'tr'
And he doesn't Upon the reputation OF
his success in that comedy he arranged
with another manager to appear in a play
written especially for him. He is pros
porous star now. Whatever his play or
part, he always presents the same person
atty on the stage; and he has made that
personality dear to many theater goers.
He does not appear too frequently or too
long in any one place; hence he is warmly
welcomed wherever and whenever he re-
turns. He is classed among leading actors
and the ordinary person does not stop
sufficiently long to observe that he is nc
actor at all.
''This isn't exactly art" he said TO me
the other night, with tinge of self rebuke,
'but it's successw
And the history of Newgag is the history
of many.-R. n. Stephens in Philadelphia
Press
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-01-23
Not Utterly Blind.

A young man and his sweetheart were
walking down Woodward avenue. On the
other side of the street was an old gentle
man picking his way along with cane.
The young lady asked the young man if he
knew the old gentleman was stone blind
But" she added, there is one thing he
can see as readily as we can"
Young Man-Indeed, is that posSblet
Young Lady-Yes, it's fact.
Young Nan-For goodness sake, what il
It?
Young Lady-A joke.-Detroit Free
Press
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-01-23
An Interesting Gem.

Perhaps the most interesting and i'm
portant engraved gem ever found was one
that bore legihle inscription locating a
store of treasure in hill in Pontus There,
the inscription said, much wealth that
once belonged TO Mithaidates might be
found. and when the spot was dug open a
priceless deposit was disclosed, including
among other things hundreds of onyx
vases, amulets caSkets and trappings for
horses and men. all :nerusted with canoes
and intsglios.-Jeweler' Weekly.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-01-23

She came mo the doctors oiilce VILE
her darling little dos il her aF'l4s-
oh. DOCTOR sAs exclaimed. Snkias
into chair
Wat is is. my dear nAdArae e1o4a1'E'a-
Ell the doctor. exciEeGsy
Oh doctor" size walled, al o. OH
family have weak lungs, and poor ilttis
Fido co1ghea four tiIneS this FnosaiEas
Can you do snytkins for hsEssf = i'sxE0s'
Er~S 1
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-01-23
ASPIRATION.

Fallen againi Sol give up the fight,
What boots ii to strive, il forever and ever,
In spite OF ones utmost of pain and endeayof,
Still to cleaye 10 the right,
Still To follow the light
One falls from each height
What boots itS Oh, better to climb and TO fall
To strive and TO fail, TO fight and be slain.
Than to grovel content on the souls lowest
plane.
At the spirits clear call
Whose stirs not at all
His cup shall be GALL
Joseph 3. Glider in Youths Companion.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-01-23
Destined for Great Uses.

II is estimated by Swiss engineer that
500 900 horse power for electric transmits
sion Of power can be easily obtained from
the waterfalls Of that country.-New York
Journal
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-01-23

Africa comes TO the front with a plant
which drives mosquitoes away. il is a
musk scented plant. the branches OF which.
carried about the person. will brighten
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-01-23

In ancient times artists We'd with each
otherin engraving gems With consummate
skill they operated upon the stones, which
were to them both canvas and palette
Where this color or that was needed they
had 20 find il in the material they worked
upon. Spotted stones were utilized for this
purpose IN marvellous way. A spot served
for the cup from which Socrates was rep
resented III the act Of swallowing the draft
OF hemlock poison.-Jewelersi Weekly
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-01-23
MODERN VANDALISM.

With all their artistic and architectural
past; with imperiShable monuments star
ring their city; with the grand gothic of
the Duomo and the lily bloom of the bell
tower; with the stately magnificence of
scores of palaces; with tie spring of arch,
the point of spire the infinite delicacy of
handiwork in wood and iron and stone; in
short, with the profuseness of the beautiful
which lies all about them, Florentines
ought to know better.
The vandalism of Florence is but a copy
of the vandalism of Rome, which has gone
on until now old Rome is dismantled and
is rapidly becoming the most modern city
of Italy.
Here are commonplace, dreary squares,
rows and streets of blank, hideous houses;
windows and doors cut off by the yard, and
such interiors! Here in Italy. home of the
Arts! Verify, the Arts are slumbering.
Out of it all have evolved for myself a
comforting reflection From the shadows
OF her misty bygone years, having shaken
off the shackles of oppression and super
stiticu. young Italy is reaching out eagerly
toward all that is fresh and clean and mod
ern-
Let us have patience; we are modern
ourselves.
But just as we discriminate between
good gothic and bad gothic, the genera
tons to come will discriminate between
good modern and bad modern. Hitherto
/ have asked myself why should America
be sneered at and despised for crudities of
art or mannerss She has had mightier
work to do than erect Companies, round
cupolas, chip out statues or polish her
speech. These things are the flower of a
healthy, deep rooted civilization, and our
America is planted so deep that the flower
must one da. bloom.-Jeanie P. Rudel In
Kate Fields Washington.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-01-23

The enormous growth OF the city Of Ice
don is shown by the fact that Its present
population IL given as S.67o,oC-s or consider
ably greater than that Of psrls> Seran.
ysaEna and Rn.ns cnn hlned -
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-01-23
Asbestos Cloth.

Asbestos rolled cloth packing f. made
both with and without india rubber core.
Asbestos block packing consists OF An in
dia rubber back upon which there are built
M edgewise a number of layers Of asbestos
cloth.
Sufficient elasticity is thus impaired by
the rubber back, while great durability
and protection 70 the rubber - insured by
the use of asoestos India Rubber World.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-01-23
DIRECTORS

~ ". LKyY. Prss A. ". oEfvsa wee Pres
c. a wAlxsr. CssaisG n 7. Krazsr. Assl CAsa-
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-05-13
1 Colombo Hanging.

CAYoN CITY, Col, May Thomas
Lawton was legally hanged inside the
penitentiary walls at 1920 o'clock last
night. there being present only those
persons allowed by the law. The time
set fC- the execution was not gem
orally known. as in compliance
with the Colorado laws the hanging
was private. An tour or more delay
was caused by Lavton breaking down
completely and being unable to mount
the scaffoid Time was granted him to
gain his composure and then the hang
ing was proceeded with without any
other delncnstrH tion. He was hanged
for killing John Hemmin9.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-05-13
Kansas Christian Endeavor.

KANSAS CITY, Kan, May G.-The con.
vention of the Kansas Christian En-
deavor union began at the Presbyterian
church in Kansas City, Kan, yesterday
afternoon. Although not nearly all the
delegates were present it was found
necessary to hold overflow meetings at
the Washington Avenue Methodist
church and the Seventh Street Metho-
dist church south. The attendance is
very large. The addresses were indis-
persed by some beautiful songs, rem
dered By large chorus. The evening
exercises were opened by Prof 5. D.
Kelly. of Emporia. Addresses were
made by Rev. Mr.. Rondtl:aler and Presi-
dent E. E. Cook, of the national union.
who arrived from Boston.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-05-13
SOCIAL SCIENCE CLUB.
Composed of Members From Kansas an
LEns.crr, AIIssnrr -I.IectinI, of lnicers-

Composed of Members From Kansas and
Western decentralization of Officers.
FORT SCoTT, Kan, May The Social
Science club of Kansas and western
Missouri closed the twelfth annual
meeting of the club in this city last
night. The meeting has been eminently
successful and largely attended. The
following officers for the ensuing year
were elected yesterday: President, Mrs.
Laura L. Scammon. Kansas City. Mo-. vice
presidents. first, Mrs. Eugene Ware,
Fort Scott; second, Mrs Judge Honk,
hutchinson: third. Mrs. d. f. Cornell.
Kansas City: fourth, Mrs. NJ. L. Ward.
Ottawa: fifth. Mrs. DIR. Roby, Topeka;
sixth. Mrs. George Winants, Junction
City: seventh. Mrs. C. II. Cushing, Leav-
enworth: secretary, c. Wilder, Manhat-
tan: treasurer. Mrs. ii. ;. Turner. Pao-
Ia: auditor. Mrs George Kingsley. Pao-
10. The session closed last night with
a banOuet
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-05-13
KANSAS RATE MIDDLE.
An Amendment Filed by the Symns Gro
Ger Comnauy. of Atchisnn. Kan.

Ger Company, of Atchison. Kan.
ATCHIsoN, Kan, May 6.-The Symns
Grocer Co., of Atchison, has fled an
amended petition in the snit brought to
enjoin the state board of railroad COM
missioner from putting into effect the
somewhat celebrated freight rate order
of March ), 1899.
In the amended petition it is charged
that the commissioners have disre-
garded the statute, in that they have
made a difference per LOG pounds be
tween carload and less than carload
lots of from 10 to 81 cents. while a rea-
sonable and just difference could not
exceed five cents. It's claimed that the
effect of the commissioners order is to
preclude wholesale dealers on the river
from selling to retail dealers in the in
terror of the state. and to restrict such
re tail dealers to the market in their i'm
mediate vicinity, thus building up mo-
nopoly for the small wholesale dealers
in the interior. The order. it is claimed.
would not have the effect of securing
to the consumer or retail dealer goods
At any less cost. but simply gives to the
wholesale dealers an unjust advantage.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-05-13
JOLLY JOKElETS.

BoBwIGGER - HAS Brown had his
fence painted this spring." Merritt
81 guess SO. saw little Johnnie with
a piece of chalk in his hand Y.
Sun.
AUcTIoNEER-''Thisv valuable antique
article of furniture is a Queen Anne
chair" Gentleman-'It doesn't look
like it." Auctioneer tangrily)-''If you
doubt my word, can produce the man
who made it.''-Tid-Bits.
THE BUsIxEss-LIKE WAY. - For
years." observed the verbose caller to
the busy editor, Il have been endeavor-
ing to discover the lost tribes of Israel"
HAS it ever occurred to you to adver-
tise for them?" asked the editor, with
deep concern.-Detroit Free Press.
II THE SANcTUM.-Applicant latter
climbing six flights of stairs)-"Have
you an opening here, sir, for a humor-
Gus paragrapher?" Editor (glancing at
window)-"We have, but it does not
work easily during the frosty weather.
You had better use the stairs as a
means of exit. BLACK and White.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-05-13
THE LEAP OF A MANIAC.

He sprang From the Rear End of Train
When 1t Was Running at Speed of
Forty-five Miles an Hour.
MIDDLETOwN, y. V, May &C. V.
Noyes, a well known resident of Key
wood, was 4 passenger on the night eX-
press train on the Onta 10 Il Western
railroad from New York to Oneida the
other night. Noyes became suddenly
insane as the train was running down
the mountain grade near Franklin at
speed of forty-five miles IN hour, and.
before he could be preI ented, sprang
off the rear end of the train. He fell
distance of forty feet down an embanll.
ment, but fortunately landed on n
clump of underbrush. The train was
stopped, and he was found after an
hours search lying in a small stream
At the foot of the mountain. He was
barely alive, and was ST ffering with a
fractured shoulder and numerous cuts.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-05-13
KANSAS CHRISTIAN ENDEAvoR.

Second Days Proceedings of the Society
District Reports Reunion Song and
Praise Service.
KANSAS CITY, Kan, May THE
Christian Endeavor convention again
convened yesterday and committees
were appointed by the president, Rev.
g. S. Sweazey.
Reports were read from the fourteen
districts into which the state union is
divided. They all showed an increase
in membership and a wonderful adj
vance in the work in the society. The
report of the state corresponding secre-
tary, George P Stitt, of Hutchinson,
showed the work of the state union for
the last year. J. Calvin Jones, of En-
poria, the state secretary, was absent,
but his report was read by P-of. ID. S.
Kelley. The rural district fund has
s7O.7O, and the state contributions
amount to s3oO.OS, with expenses
amounting to s344.s0. There is bal
ance on hand of S46.64.
The next thing on the programme
was the question box, by Rev. F. E.
Clark, who read a number of humorous
and instructive questions and answered
them. L. L. Roby, of Topeka, followed
with a short talk on the local union and
the district work of the society. Rev.
E. r. Drake, of Manhattan, Kan, then
led the prayer service, following which
was an appeal for money TO defray the
expenses of the ensuing year by Rev. J.
B. Thomas, of Topeka. A collection
was taken up at the conclusion of his
remarks. The morning service closed
with reports from the missionary COM
mittee by George Foster. of Lawrence;
from the calling committee, by Miss
Gertrude Hawley, of Peabody; from the
flower committee, by Mrs Ida Rodgers,
of Hutchinson, and from the literature
committee, by Miss Mary B. Brown, of
Reserve.
In the afternoon the fourteen districts
held reunions, lasting half an hour. The
special feature of the afternoon, how
ever, was the free parliament" led by
Rev. ]. 4. Rondthaler, of indianapolis.
Questions were asked and answered by
individuals in the audience, and discus
sion followed each question. Rev. J. 2.
Dbl pNI. VI lN il'iOAi. uSAlNOISu an HtluA Use
on The Daily Conduct of Christian En-
deavorers, which was followed by
prayer service, led by Rev. W. II. Rob
inson. of Wichita. S. A. Voorhees, spoke
on the national convention, after which
the pastors conference was held. The
afternoon programme closed with So
cial reception to the delegates.
The evening session opened with
song and praise service, followed by de-
votional exercises led by Miss Ida NJ.
Pierce. of Salina. Miss Lillian NJ.
Kreiser rendered n solo. after which
Mrs. Helen E. Moses, of Topeka, deliv-
cred a missionary address. \ solo by
E. NJ. Smith preceded the closing adj
dress by Rev. j. ii. Brooks, of St
Louis
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-05-13
Damage to Railroads i'm Iowa.

DIES MONIES, Ia. May 6.-Continuous
rains in Iowa for the last week have re-
suited in high water and great dam
age TO railroads Twelve miles of the
Des Moines 4 Kansas City road between
this city and GAINESVILLE are washed away.
The DiagonaIs trains are abandoned.
and the Rock Island fast trains are laid
of for similar reasons. The Winterset
and Indianola branches of the same line
are also At standstilL About the only
lines in Iowa that have not suffered are
the Northwestern and the Burlington.
Travel by wagon is impossible on ae-
CONT q the condition - the country
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-05-13
Half Million Dollar Fire.

New YORK, May At , o'clock this
morning flames were discovered in the
packing house OF Swartzchild * Sulz-
berger, covering two blocks from
Forty-ffth to Forty-seventh street.
from First avenue to the river, and in
addition having a large new building
on the river front. At Z o'clock the fire
was under control Loss probably $780,
600. There was a strike of about
twenty-five employees last evening, bat
it is not believed that the strikers are
in any WHY to hla1ne for the fire
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-05-13

SCOTS Emulsion of cod
liver oil is an easy food-it is
more than food, if you please;
but it is a food-to bring
back plumpness to those who
have lost it.
Do you know what it is to
be plump?
Thinness is poverty, living
from hand to mouth. To be
plump is to have a little more
than enough, a reserve.
Do you want a reserve of
health? Let US send you a
book on CAREFUL LIVING
free.
SoorT & BowxE. Chemists. Iss South 9Th Avenue,
New York.
Your druggist keeps SCOTS Emulsion Of cod-liver
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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-05-13
Good showing For Kansas.

WASHINGTON, May Census sta
tistics now being compiled showing
products of cereals in Kansas for the
year ended May so. 1890. show the aver
age yield per acre in bushels was as fol-
lows: Corn, 35.49: oats. SO. 40; barley
.S.oI; wheat, 1921; rye. 14.65, and buck
wheat. 9o.72. The following counties
show the largest yield for the cereals
named: Jewell. corn. $500. SIS bushels;
SuIaner. wheat, 2.7O1. $50: Sedgwick,
oats. l.s01.sl9 bushels: Barton, rye, 21O,.
ego bushels: Doniphan, barley, 1882
bushels, and Smith, buckwheat, 4,SSo
bushels.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-05-13
Rewards for Kansas Outlaws.

TOPEKA. Kan. May T.-Gov. Hum
phrey has offered a reward of 500
for the arrest of Dave, alias Jack,
Sprague. the notorious horse thief who
has three times broken Jail at McPher-
son. and similar reward for the ar
rest of Noah Hosfelt, who also escaped
from the Mcpherson county Jail.
Sprague Is under sentence of eight years
in the penitentiary for horse stealing
and Hosfelt for two years for passing
counterfeit money.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-05-13

You don't want size in a pill-it
means disturbance. You want re-
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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-05-13
Kansas Uomeonathic Officers.

WICHITA. Kan. May THE State
Society of Homeopathists elected the
following officers: DR.. E. r. futile. of
Salina. president, DIR. E. X. Thompson,
of Mcpherson. vice-president; DR.. 4. j.
Boutin. of Abilene, recording secretary:
Or. c. \. Bozarth, of Heringtou, CORE
spending secretary; DR.. d. p. Cook, IF
Clay Center. treasurer.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-05-13
Faint Shadows of a Grim Colossus

Prognosticate his coming. Mental depres-
sion and perturbation, a sensation of Ian
guor by day and unrest upon getting up in
the morning, heartburn, occasional head
aches, undue senstiveness to slight noises,
furred tOngue-these mean that you need
preventive tonic medication. Neglect it
and the hideous colossus of disease will
speedily stare you out of countenance and
wrest health from you. Seek preventive
aid from HOstetter's Stomach Bitters, which
checkmates dyspepsia, biiiousness, rheu-
matism, constipation and malaria
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-05-13
The Rampant Kaw.

KANSAS CITY. Kan, May THE kaw
river rose to an alarming extent yester-
day. Some damage was done in Argen-
tine and Armourdale- At Argentine
the electric light power house was sur
rounded by water and boats had to be
used in going to and from the building
Several houses in North Argentine We're
inundated and families We're forced to
r-nn,-.a out
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-05-13
How's Thisi

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
for any case of Catarrh that can not be
cured by Halls Catarrh Cure
F. j. CHENEY q Co, Props, Toledo, o.
We the undersigned, have known F. J.
Cheney for the last II years, and believe
him perfectly honorable in all business
transactions and financially able to carry
out any obligations made by their firm.
West & Truax, Wholesale Druggists To-
ledo, O., Walding, Kinnan & Marvin,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, Ohio.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally,
acting directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system Price 75c. per bot
tie Sold by all druggists. Testimonials free.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-05-13
South Dakota Cattle in Danger.

RAPID CITY, S. D., May ct has
been showing and raining for forty
eight hours and unless a change occurs
the cattle loss on the range will be Sc
we're, Up to May 1, double the normal
amount of precipitation has occurred
and the ground is wetter than it has
been for six wears
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-05-13
In The Mace of q roman

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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-05-13

IFEEL it my duty to write you in regard to
the benefit your Bradycrotine has been to
my wife Ever since child she has been
subject to the most dreadful headaches,
usually several times a month. She has
tried doctors from Maine TO California, but
none could prevent these spells running
their course Bradyrrotine has not failed
TO effect a cure in single instance. one
dose usually being fufficient. Oscar F.
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