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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-02-10

/ N fact, but II has. after all. Every
! body knows there has been a great
/ deal of fresh earth turned over around
and about those grounds. and that nat
urally contained no small amount of
moisture. Cold weather came on and
the moisture became frost. There was
( a good deal of IL, and it had its effect,
/ of course.
/ 1t froze John Strong out anyway
4 Iir. Strong SAYS It was something
worse than the cold drove him away
from his lat job" and. in view of the
facts. perhaps it was. Mr. Strong
used to be F. E. Javcox' chief clerk
when the latter was al the head OF the
/ bureau Of transportation. When tile
trouble cropped ont between Mr.. jay
cox and Mr.. Holcomb and Mr.. Jaycox
retired. sadder but a wiser man. M
Strong was made secretary of the
transportation bureau, and Mr.. Hol-
comb said he was to have twenty-five
hundred dollar salary. That is as near
as Mr.. Strong came TO getting his pay,
and this leads up to one Of the biggest
blunde-s that has been made vet in re-
gard to worlds fair figures.
When Chief Buruham of the con-
struction department asked for an APP
preparation for building purposes, it
just happened that one little item vas
omitted. Some clerk made an error
and the total cost of labor on one of
the great buildings made its escape.
TIE amount was in the neighborhood
of half million dollars, and not long
ago when Chief Burnham discovered it
he was wild. Thus, when Mr. HolcoInb
put in his recommendation for Mr.
S;rong's twenty-five hundred dollars
salary, Mr.. Durham, who must also
recommend il, did not feel like spend
ing a cent. He declared that he did
not see what HoIcomb wanted of
twenty-five hundred dollar man in his
department anyway. The result
Is that Mr.. Strong is not working for
the worlds fair any more, but has gone
back into the newspaper harness.
Somehow it seems as if there IS
trouble all the time about this Column
bian exposition. If it Is not about the
COnkey directory and his advertising
or about the official guide it IS the Sun
day closing question or something else
In the meantime the great work goes
on, even if Chief Burnham did make a
mistake OF FIVE hundred thousand in
his calculations
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-02-10

"a Worlds Fair Group by JOIN J. Boyle.I
of Philadelphia. which has offered it
to the Columbian exposition art COM
mittee. 1t is heroic N size. executed in
bronze and represents a matron and
child of the prehistoric age.
Another feature of the exposition in
which great many people are interest
ed IS the athletic exhibition. IL has all
along been thought that there would
be regatta here at some time during
the summer. \. G.. Spalding has re-
Gently returned from New York where
he was in conference with The National
Rowing association in the hope of in
ducing that body to select Chicago as
the place to hold the regatta, but the
lack OF water facilities was too strong
an argument against it and Detroit
was chosen Mr.. Spalding Is Of the
opinion, however. that arrangements
might be made with Director General
Davis TO extend the worlds fair juris-
and have the exposition company
strike from its dies worlds fair medals
to be offered as prizes. Mr.. Spalding
says the National Rowing association
would willingly pay all the expenses
incident TO such medals and feels con-
fident Il would be an indueement to
many OF the crack foreign Oars2en to
come here and compete.
Among the homes Of the different
nations Of the great fair that Of Ger
many viii doubtless be one Of the
finest It i as yet far from compile
tion. but enough of it has been built TO
lend an idea OF what II VIII be when
finished. The Germans connected with
the fair had a grand time on January
p, when they jointly celebrated the
birthday of the kaiser and the RIGHT
fest" q peculiar ceremony which fol-
lows the erection Of a building. The
day was one Of rejoicing not only
Eloug the subjects OF the emperor but
among the German-Americans as we'll
one very pretty feature OF the cere-
mony was the introduction OF a NAM
moth crown Of woven eVergreeus
which was GecEed with flowers and
bright eolored handkerchiefs and ele-
waited 10 a platform one hundred feet
from the ground. from which point the
mastSr OF ceremonies in confOrmance
with the old custom drank glass Of
wine. and after throwing the glass
awav made speech from his lofty
perch TIE evergreen crown was then
lowered 10 the earth and the handker-
chiefs and flowers distributed among
the w0r.smen, which ended the eere-
mOnv.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-02-10

Among the ''cha, acte-s'' il tine little
Hoosier town which proudly owns me
as Il favorI.e son i an Irish woman BE-
the name " Lynch. Not long ago Mrs.
Lynch made a v->i, TO the town GENE
terry. The sexton welcomed the old
lady with moa-atul smile and said
sympathet.caily:
You have quite = nanber of little
graves 10 look after. Ms Lynch?-
'Yis, God be praised, 1 nov. I how
nine children uuried here"
.'Whas physician DO ron employ.
Mrs.. Lynch
..Dochter Brown. hivia bless him.
Hes the only Gocater in town who
understood the constitution of me
children r-Washinrton Post.
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faction to the entire country. The
opening ceremonies will now consti-
tute part of the fair, and on May 1,
when the gates are opened, the visitors
who paw their fifty cents for admis-
to see and hear.
Before the election there was a good
deal of banter about whether it should
be Baby Mckee or little Ruth should
touch the electric button in the Manu-
features building and set the great
wheels in motion. There will be
spcech-makiug and music and whole
lot Of dry staff which the hosts viii not
listen to, but will go off around the
grounds looking at the sights in the
erdeavor to get their fifty cents worth.
The antagonIsm of a certain New
York paper TO the exposition is having
its effect upon the people of that state,
and many of them are looking hard for
something at which they can get in a
kick. These people think they can
find the opportunity in charging that
there has been, and is, a great deal of
favoritism exercised in regard TO the
giving of space, and that anyone from
the Empire state is sure to get the
worst of it. In every case where any
specific charge has been made it has
been refuted and proved TO be false.
As to the allotment of space, the report
recently made to the president of the
United States by President Palmer of
the national commission may not be
uninteresting. This part of his report
is made up from the director generals
report to the council of administration.
While ninety per cent of the available
space has been apportioned. the final
notices to exhibitors have not all been
sent out
The following table indicates the
total area in square feet in each one of
the exhibit buildings and the amount
of space assigned in the same to foreign
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BONNiE'S VALENTINE.

Bonnie g. . v.-r--.L.
Cay Il Cclors b.-c sa1 -.
But sic could not rcd e. rl-
She = ollv Eve -sars ctt-
50 she listened while ,--- l.,.a.
win :. Srlile, tae verses read
A-1 u-I-i the Tc-- rnI
Not q ssrF-s exc she sad
' Little I-.sis, twas mus IN = -.
Pretty. 6-iziy yaIea,-ze,
With reC chess aus. ta--n els
And brown eyes mat bright ssrc.
Answer ~ Go ---1T naC-.s-
Birdie 'Darl.z-. Nee Md Rose
You are sEecie-. .--"c-s- fr
Thar TIE s~eot. = bad ,zLt grows
VIXEN = IL prc--is-s- Iis..4i-
Bernie SAID. a.. ,-l.- f,-c-e
! have heard = fol---i -i-l----
Tcs- q torsaEE times. ana Eo-e-
Gre&z old vs.leL the / Ink
tALE Eer lip begin - cC--s.
Sc Tt-l-Ir LIEs liI, LIS Encau
Ever si-rr shes Seen -5-i--
-Detru.. Free Press
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-02-10

then run" proposed Daisy. gleefully.
So the three stepped on the broad door
sill aud knocked with all their might
and then ran as fast as ever they could
go-straight into the arms of 2 big.
Observation-Disclosures man. For moment
they were frightened. and Rose
screamed right out, but then Daisy rec
ognized him and laughed: why, it's
Dennis himself"
Yes. now I've caught you. You
young rogues," he said. And what is
this you are leaving on the doorstep?''
and he stopped and picked up the white
envelope, which could be plainly seen
by the light of the street lamp.
Its valentine Daisy sent you. be-
cause she thought you were lonesome
living here all alone" said Frank, as
Daisy looked bashfully down at the
sidewalk and said nothing. Take it
out and see if you don't think it is a
pretty one"
So Dennis drew out the dainty valen-
tine and held it in his big. clumsy
fingers while he gazed at the pink
heart transfxed with a silver arrow, as
II lost in admiration
open it." said Daisy, ''and see how
you like the inside. Bridget sent you
that" At the name Dennis gave lit
tie start. and then he slowly opened
the valentine, but as he saw the pretty
green shamrock the paper dropped
from his hands and fluttered down 10
the muddy sidewalk. while he took
no notice. but stared at the children as
II he was crazy.
Where did you get it?n he asked. in
a whisper. Tell me quick where you
got it"
"Why. l made it. II You mean the
valentine" stammered Daisy, half
frightened and wondering what made
him act 50 strange.
Where did you ct the Shamrock"
he asked. eagerly How did You come
10 have that?"
"Why. Bridget Murphy gave It to
her. and / don't think you are very
polite % act so when Daisy gave you
such 4 pretty valentine" said Rose
severely.
Egr Dennis paid No attention % this
rebuIie. for his mind seemed full Of
something else. Where does Bridget
Murphy live?" was his next question.
"Whv, she lives with rs, said Frank
She Is our upstairs girl Why. do you
know here
Mss Daisy. 90 you remember what
told you? I'm sure she's the girl I've
been looking fo- all this time. Her
name vas Bridget Murphy, and gave
her that shamrock.
When they heard this the chill
dreu were almost - excited as Dennis,
and thev buried him off mp the street
to Mr.. Wooilett's house. Then they led
him up the back steps on 10 the piazza,
and b.Gtiur him 10 stand back in the
shadow. they ran OF to tell Bridget
that some one wanted TO see her. Just
as she appeared iG the doorway Dennis
stepped forward 50 that the light fell
full upon his fsse. At sight OF him
Gvil-e So ped. s'Irc,. moment 44l
then turned 50 pale that the children
thought she was gong to faint
oh. Bridget, DON'T they cried.
That's Dennis, who las been looking
al over for Won"
Then Z idret smiled and Dennis
came nearer. Dennis ''Oh. Bridget"
and for few minutes the children
felt that thcy we-e cutie forgotten.
Then Bridge: turned and hu@-ed and
kissed them each in turn. while thu
glad tear stood in her eyes as she
smiled and said: "Weli. children. ycs.
thought you wouldn't have any valen-
tine for me. b-t you've Given me tie
best Of the .ot'-N Y No-id.
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ling - lie door bel was uaGeard: so
-thSt both thc children we're much de-
rlEhted Is HeI as surprised when
Daisy Lawle- came dancing into the
room with pssleboard box under he-
arm from beneath the cover Of which
protruded gay bits Of PAPER.
oh. h2lloo. Daisy exclaimed Frank
''Are you going % make valentines.
too That vii be Jolly
Yes come and 81 down here.
DaisT. said Rose. drawing ID 4 chair
70 th- table - she smoke Have YOU
made any yet2''
.'Te~ three lovely ones was their
Fisi;o-'s answer. - she seated herself
beside Rose and opened the box
There, Don't you think those are
r-e-tv2= she continued Is she spread
OFT the finished Valentines. gorgeous
with stars and crescents and hearts.
After these were admired and con-
ueated upon FRANK and Rose displayed
theirs. and thea TIE combined wisdom
and ingenuity OF the three were taxed
10 the utmost N the making Of several
new ones Their little tongues chat
tered ue-rily. and the hours sped By
until Il grew dark almost before they
were ready. However, when Bridget
came II with The lamp. they had quite
3 Pile Of valentines, al sealed and
directed, and Daisy was Just finishing
her last one
who 5 that one f0r?7 asked Rose.
with a cheerful disregard for the rules
Of grammar.
Wei I suppose maybe you'll laugh
at ne when 1 tel YOU began Daisy,
'-but I'm going 70 send Il TO orr coach
maa- Hes real lonesome, guess, for
he lives alone over the stable and
keeps house al by himself Yester-
day when lie took ne down 10 school
becanse Il WIS 50 stormy. he was tell
ing me about Il ard how al bis friends
were N Old Ireland -"
Poor fellow murmUred Bridget as
she went about the room putting things
10 rights ITS hard thing TO De so
far from your friends and she hastily
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Out OF the entire amount OF available
space 2fl.46j square feet has been re-
served for eoncessiops- This room VIII
be occupied chiefly By restaurants,
booths for the sale Of catalogues, min
eraI waters. guides, etc
The executive committee have done
one good thing IN regard TO spending
money. They have made an app-Opri-
alton Of two hundred and hfty-seVen
thousand dollars 70 defrav the expenses
Of mnsic during the fai-. The money
IS 70 be paid ont OF the revenue derived
By gate receipts Music VIII play an
important part IN the fair, and this
matter Ia The bands OF s5cil skilled mu-
sieians as Theodore Thomas wiz be
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-02-10

{ Frank. VIII yoy1 print OF i for ne. be-
/ cause You make 50 much nicer letters
( than I czn9-'
7 ''Al right replied Frank. seizine
his pen and dipping Il IN the ials.
Here goes, What do you want writ
ten
The rose : red, the violet's blue.
the pink Is sweet and 50 are you. -
chanted Daisy. = guess that VIII do
as well as anything and Frank soon
had the lines neatly printed on the page
opposite the shamrock
'-Oh. you've spelt sweet s-w-e-t-e, =
giggled Rose, as she peePed over his
shou der.
'-Pshaw,' exclaimed Frank. 80 7
have. Well, Dennis won't know the
difference, viii ne. Daisy2-
NO. indeed I don't imagine he
knows muea about spelling. Hurry up
and get your things on and lets leave
our valentines around It's plenty
dark enough and I can't come out after
supper
Accordingly. the children hurried On
1 A--N-- y q an oal-L EA1EA--i aEL "
liver their Valentines. which was
always rare sport one Of them would
Green stealthily Up the steps Of q house.
and after placing the envelope II Z coz
spicuous position would give the hell Z
violent pull and then beat : hasty re-
treat to where the other tF9o were
secreted behind Z eo1Fe1isnt tree or q
neigh0Oring stOOp-
Once or twice they were pouaced
upon and nearly caught By children on
the watch Just within tie door, but
they managed % escape and fed laugh
ing down the street At last al the
valentines had been disposed Of except
the one designed for Dennis, and the
children made their way 70 the narrow
street II the rear Of Daisy's house.
where the stable was situated over
which Dennis lived
Hell have 70 come al tie way
downstairs. 50 lets all GO Up 70 the
door and knock as loud as we can and
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Il 60 -. Nirhs Raee.

WABASH. Ind, Jan. 3L-A man was
be last night run down and picked up
Dy 4 haaE-e2r crew on the Wabash
railroad. near this city. lie proved to
be Warren McClintOck, . young farmer
living near Wabash He bad run along
the track nearly ten niles when over
taken He was clad only N = night
shirt and . pair OF stockings He
seemed TO be little the worse for tno
exposure 70 the cold MeCintOek i
few weeks ago became insane He Is
growing violent and has TO be watched
cons autly. The exposure no dOgbs
has Aggravated lis mental condition
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Church Ensrit,iitr.

The anecdote Is told OF Gen Grant
that soon after his first nomination Tor
the presidency he was IN tie city Of
-. where he had not been expected
and was known 10 ou- few. and there
on 2 rainy Sunday, entered q church
and tcoE seat IN a vacant pew not lar
from the pulpit Tile uan who relted
or owned the pew, coming n and see
ing some one IN the seat. sent the sex
ton 70 ask him 70 leave It, which the
general quietly did. simply saying. Il
SUPPOSED 1t was probably the pew Of =
gentleman. or ! shoEtd not have en-
cred ft----D etroit Free Press
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his calculations

In regard to the buildings. the main
interest now centers in the paviliOns
each state and country are erecting in
the large buildings where they have
been allotted space Several Of them
are about completed. and from present
indications some Of them viii Dc sim ply
wonderful
Speaking OF this great Manufactures
building. while OF course people
know IN a general way that It IS the
largest building in the world, It may
not be generally known that It is one
Of four buildings, and al OF them. Chi
cago structures, which outranl1 any
thing In the whole world for size This
building q few days ego sustained Sc
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When YOUNG mems fazcies Rightly turn
To thoughts OF love-'-as once turned Mint
A half century AGO.
To thee. ny only Valentine
Docs lo-e belong alone 20 youth;
20. IN your eyes stu define.
AMID tie lines old Time has traced,
The true gaze Of ny Valentine
And fhouch the SHOWS % winter n0w
A-c scattered mid those IoCizs OF thine,
XeJ slll ! see, in uenorys glass,
Tie tresses o. ny Valentine.
Your bands. perhaps with loving care
For Others. are less silky l1e-
Bot aa- how beautiful 90 me
rs faithful patent Valentine.
No love IS uot to- youth alone:
IT. toll and care il tlrives-anc tine
Bus s-reuethens every tender tie
Which bird, re % ~ ! alelti-e-
NJ r- 5o o. Cfcv owing years
en- yo-tafus trust 50 brightly shine
4 us Is sorrow of.eu tr5eG-
5r rCl refined r-y Valentine
Co.'s e--i-- or your tcl-wCrl facet
t-C-= blessing On eacl teutec line
Eu-raveG 5y hace eullra-ce there
S-ce -Cu became NY Valentine.
Then Url-e not OF o fed-elir- love,
O-r- fvFlaes TIE home divine.
y r.l.. reI and / -ocgihe- wait
lL-e-lald r. hlE---r-- Fa,erfine-
--Fala-e T. Nevnerry, il Detroit Free Press.
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ably managed and will surely be an
| interesting feature. The scheme is a
large one. 1t contemplates outdoor
music by the finest American and En-
ropean bands, SO arranged that it will
be continuous through the day and
evenings for six months. There will
be popular concerts every day and So
ciety and festival concerts once a
week The leading organizations of
each country will take part and days
for each nation will be announced
when some noted leader will wave the
bafsn. 1t IS TO be one long continuous
programme, lasting for six months, and
the best music the world can give.
The foreign commissioners propose
20 do little of the entertaining them
selves, and with that end in view have
conceived the idea of erecting hand
some club house and hotel adjoining.
where they can live during their stay
and where they can reciprocate the at
tentions received by them from Amer
leans Almost all the foreign countries
to be represented here have Joined in
the scheme and it is certainly to be
carried out. One novel idea in this
connection is to have an entertainment
of some kind every evening, and that
each nation shall have her own especial
night. When, for instance. France
gives her entertainment an effort will
be made to have the highest talent
that country affords present, and have
it given in honor of some distinguished
French guest In the theater the play
will be French and Bernhardt or Co
queliu or will both be the leading stars
French music will prevail, of course,
and everything on that night viii be
done 70 gladden. the Frenchman's heart
andmake him think he is once more
back in his beloved Paris
II would seem that Chief Ives, of the
art department, had no intention of
permitting Theodore Thomas, or, in
fact. the heads of any of the depart
ments, 20 Guido him IN securing at
fractions. He has received the most
satisfactory reports from both the
American and the foreign committees
intrusted with the collection of works
for the art gallery. From every in
dicatiOn the exhibit in this line will
surpass anything the world has ever
seen The jury of admission has set
the standard very high. Out of over
600 works presented at Boston only 13S
were selected. In Philadelphia liz
works were received out of $50 sub
mitted 1t is expected from the re-
ports from New York that about 400
pictures will be chosen from that city.
The Munich jury accepted 30 works
and the juries in Florence and Rome
have only takens while from Paris but
156 have been accepted out of over $50.
The national jury will convene in
Chicago March 1 to pass upon the
works of fourteen hundred and twenty
two American artists who have asked
for space in the art department
An important work ST art which has
been secured by the art committee is
the group by the sculptor, John j.
Boyle, called the stone Age" The
statue won much praise both for its
work and for the conception at the
Paris exposition. 1t is now the prop
erty of the Paramount Park association
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= witty individual one morning
varered That he would ask the same
questioned ffty different persons and
receive the same answer from each.
The VII went first 20 one and then %
the other. until he had reached the
MN per OF fifty. And this i how he
yyou the bet lie whispered, half audi
bly,. % each:
i say. have you heard that Smith
has ;ailed?-
What SMITH queried the whole
hfsv. one after another; and II was
decided that the bet had been fairy
won Cincinnati Enquirer.
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4 woman N the western part OF New
York wants % have her pastor dis
missed On the ground that he rides q
biercle AID studied medicine IN his
earliest years. which suggests.the story
Of the woman who wrote the following
note u the teacher Please don't
teebe my Mary Jane any fsiOlOgy. It
doz't want her to know about bar
innards. ''-nIinoi. State Register.
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sfr. Btzsne's VIII

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31.-The VIII Of
Mr. Blaine viii be p-obated in Au-
g1sta, Ne. which was his legal resi-
denee. The disposition he makes OF
his property IS characteristic Of the con-
fdence he always rcposed in his wife
and which was such q noticeable feas
ture of the family relation Every
thing Il left unreservedly to Mrs
Blaine; she IS TO be sole ezeeutrix and
i not 20 Be required 20 give any bond
Ir. B,aine's estate viii amount "a
abO1t $500, COO The viii was executed
several weeks since al about the tine
Mr. Blaine was seized with the Erst Sc
rious attack Of heart failure.
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PEI q TaTlous c0.o-S to-etler. t was
st Valentines day and the two chill
dren were having great fan cutting out
pink and blue and yellow hearts and
piercing them with arrows or concoct-
inc wonderful rhymes designed 10 melt
the heart Of the receiver.
Fraaz was staring out OF the win
dow Jhoughtfuily biting the end Of his
lead pencil a. be tried 70 think OF a
suit1bie word that would rhyme with
love ana Rose was 50 deeply absorbed
IN pastiHE some beautiful green stars
upoa a pale pink sheet OF paper that q
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-02-10

l0EAEp tV7ii Eht ycu want 70 keep your
o.-u counsel, since l. 3 about then that you
ray eZasel &c s-dTopPiHs- - Boston
Ccu-iar.
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RANK WOOL
LETT and his
sister Rose were
sitting at the
table one after
I o o n bu silly
enCag ed in cut
ting and past
ing bits OF "a