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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-02-17
AWFUL HOLOCAUST.
A County Insane Asylum Burned
at Night.
Forty-four of She Inmates Perish in the
F1ames-Panic In a Leipsie Theater
Results in Many People Being
Crushed to Death.

DOVER, n. Il, Feb. 10.-The county
insane asylum, four miles from here.
burned last night and forty-four lives
were lost
When Watchman William Chevey
made his 10 o'clock trip into the insane
asylum he found the fire coming out of
the cell occupied by A Lafamitain, a
woman, and gave the alarm William
Driscoll, the keeper, with his family,
lived in the building and he at once
broke the locks off the fifty-four cells
and tried to get the inmates out. Then
he got his wife and two children,
neither of whom was dressed.
Of the forty-eight inmates only four
escaped They were William Trombly,
Rose Sanderson, William Davey and
Frank Donshon The latter walked
two miles in a binding snow storm
with only his shirt on to William
Hornes' house, where he was taken
care of.
The bull ding was of wood, 135x36
feet, two stories high, with a big yard
on each side. 1t was built twenty
years ago and had fifty cells One
woman escaped to the yard and was
burned to death there. The building
cost SIS, goo.
The main building in which there
were $50 of the county poor, caught but
was saved by the heroic efforts of the
inmates, who carried pals of water and
extinguished the flames, although many
were burned in so doing.
The Dover fire department was sum-
moned, but owing to the distance, the
binding snow Storm and the roads it
took ninety minutes for them to get
there, too late to be of service The
smoking ruins show the charred bodies
still Wing on their beds. How the
building caught fire is a mystery
A PANIC AT LEIPsIC.
BrF4IN, Feb. lC.-In Liepsic last
night Shaeffer's restaurant was
througed with people about midnight
when someone cried Fire" wild
panic prevailed and everybody made a
rush TO get through the only place of
egress, a narrow passageway This
was soon blocked by a struggling mass
of people. Women shrielled and tainted
and even men were helpless in the fran
tic struggle. Those who fell were i'm
mediately closed upon and life
crushed out of them, and others
were fatally damned against the
walls. When at length order was re-
stored and the people brought back to
their senses, it was found that eight
persons had been killed in the panic
and three others severely and perhaps
fatally injured. The fire which had
caused the panic was a comparatively
slight affair.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-02-17
stin Bright and Booming.

A publication, always foremost, is be-
fore US, brimfpl of sound advice and the
raciest bits of fun. original and copyrighted
from the pens of such noted humorists as
Bill Nye, Opie ?. Read, Danbury-News-
Man and others. 1t is y free GIFT of the
season at the Druggists counter, aud will
be sought for as the highly popular St
Jacobs Oil Family Almanac aud Book of
Health and HumOr, 1898. The work differs
somewhat from its former editions, but is
none the less attractive and in many of its
features is the superior of former numbers.
One special feature is the of r of One
Hundred Dollars" open to all contestants,
the details of which u perusal of the book
will more fully give. The almanac is
issued by The Charles A. Vogelcr Com
of the best known and most reliable
medicinal preparations. A copy will be
mailed to any address on receipt OF 2-cent
stamp by the above firm.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-02-17

Ribbon waters, 4 delicate yet substan-
tiai cake, may be made by mixing a
pound Of flour with a pound of white
sugar and adding three beaten eggs and
the Juice of two large lemons. Roll
out the paste rery thin, cut in round
pieces and bake in shallow creased tins.
When half done take out and roll
around the finger. Return to the oven
to get crisp The making of these is
rather tiresome, but 1t may be turned
into Saturday morning frolic, 10 he
followed by Saturday luncheon party,
OF which the teacher is so fond.-St.
Louis Globe Democrat
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-02-17
TnmrnN Wa. IInrrrr.

An old lady. who is very much of a
bore, paid visit to family on Madi-
son avenue. She prolonged her stay,
and finally said TO one of the children:
I'm going away directly. Tommy,
and 1 want you TO go part of the way
with me-
Can't do it; we are going to have
dinner as soon as you Leave replied
Tommy.-TeXas Siftin-S
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-02-17
The Direct Washington Route for the In


The Ohio & Mississippi and Baltimore &
east from st. Louis form the short and d.
rect line to the National Capital, and offer
through train service which IS not equdled
by any other route. 1t is properly speakin g
the only line from the Mississippi River to
Washington.
For the Inauguration of President Cleve-
land March 4th, Excursion Rates will be
made by these lines from st. Louis anu also
by Western Lines via St. Louis and the
o. & NJ. and b. q o. system.
For further information call on agents of
connecting lines west, or address GEo. b.
WARFEL., Gen'l West. Pass'r Agt., D. e. NJ.
R'y, ST. Louis, Mo.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-02-17
Go West

Right enough. But If you go to a malaria
troubled region, protect yourself against
the prevalent scOurge in bottom lands and
new cleariugs. How? With HOstetter's
Stomach Bitters. The answer comes clear
and unanimous from thousands of new
settlers and pioneer emigrants, whom the
great preventative has kept IN health when
threatened 10y miasma Use the Bitters for
kidney. liver, bowel, rheumatic and
stomach difficulty.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-02-17
THR WAY OFT


of woman's troubles is
with Doctor Pierce's
Favorite Prescription.
Safely and certainly, ev-
cry delicate weakness,
arrangement, and dis
ease peculiar to the sex
is permanently cured.
Out of all the medi-
cines for women. the
"Favorite Prescription "
is the only one that's
guaranteed to do what is
claimed for it. In all
4" female complaints "
and irregularities, peri
odical pains, displace-
ments, internal inflam-
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-02-17
The Artist Not Resno, s,bI..

Mr. Pullane-If you don't refund the
money paid for these photographs I'll
sue you! They make me look simply
hideouS.
Photographer-Yes, sir, they do But
l advise you to carry your complaint to
a higher court than any on this earth
Chicago Tribune.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-02-17
An Important Difference.

To make il apparent TO thousands, who
think themselves i'll, that they are not af-
fectcd with any disease, but tHat the system
simply needs cleansing, is to bring comfort
home to their hearts, as acOstive condition is
easily cured by using Syrup OF Figs. Manu-
featured by the California Fig Syrup Co.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-02-17
Each Spoonful has
done it's Perfect Work.

Is the verdict of every woman who has used Royal
Baking Powder. Other baking powders soon
deteriorate and lose their strength owing to the
of inferior ingredients, but Royal Baking
Powder is so carefully and accurately COM
pounded from the purest materials that it retains
its strength for any length of time, and the last
spoonful in the can is as good as the first, which
is not true of any other baking powder.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-02-17

This machine only registers two hum
dred and fifty pounds, and weigh in the
neighborhood of three hundred" ''Oh,
well, If you want to ascertain your exact
weight, drop a nickle in twice, and foot up
the aggregate. "-Harper's Bazaar.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-02-17

WE eat too much and take too little out
door exercise. This is the fault of our mod
ern civilization 1t is claimed that Garfield
Tea, simple herb remedy, helps Nature to
overcome these abuses.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-02-17

~ CAN heartily say to any young man who
is wanting good employment, work for
Johnson q Co. follow their instructions
and YOU win succeed So writes an agent
of B. i. johnson * Co, Richmond. Va. and
that's the way all of their men talk.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-02-17

Doctor Ito tow headed urchinl How IS
your mother, my little MANI" Tow headed
Urchin-"SEe's getting romantic in her
right knee, see. Wasp.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-02-17

at is always best to lie on the right
side" remarked the stump speaker when
he heard of the election of the man he had
been advocating.-Texas Siftings.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-02-17

~ SHOULD be pleased to meat you," said
the hungry hunter to The antelope, which
stood Just out of reach. mo. thank you"
said the antelope; 1--WE too much at
steak -
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-02-17

THE man who buckles down TO business
runs but little chance Of being strapped
Troy Press.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-02-17

ALWAYS look dt your worries through the
wrong end of an opera glass. Examine your
Joys with a microscope.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-02-17

BEECHAM's Pills will cure wind and pain
in the stomach, gddiness, fullnesS, dizzi-
ness, drowsiness, chills and loss Of appetite.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-02-17

An EXTENDED POPULARITY. BROWN 5
BRONCHIAL TRoCHEs have for many years
been the most popular article in use for re-
ieving Coughs and Throat troubles.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-02-17

TEACHER OF English Literature-"What
are posthumous works. Bright Pupil
"They are the works an author writes after
he is deadn
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-02-17

So certain 20 cure ereTy case of Catarrh is
DR.. Sage's Catarrh Remedy that its proprie-
tors make you this offer - If you can't be
cured, permanently well pay you $500 cash.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-02-17

WHERE To Golf ever problem APP
pears difficult 10 you. go to a druggist"
"What good win that dog "Why, his store
is full of solutiOnsw
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-02-17

'I HAVE mistaken my Calling said a
young man who had deliberately provoked
an antagonist TO show four aces.-Washing
ton Star.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-02-17

IT must be on account of their relative
sizes that the elephant always travels with
a trunk, while the bear is satisfied with
grip and the kangaroo has but a mere
pouch.-Truth.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-02-17

ALL EXCEPT THAT.-'You make all kinds
of rings, l supposen' he said 20 the manu-
featuring jeweler. Eyes, sir" 81 would
like TO see you make the welkin ring. -
Judge.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-02-17

A CERTAIN city in the west has Chiuese
policeman who is spoken of as the "Asiatic
Colarer."
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-02-17

EVERY unmarried woman says she
wouldn't stand it, and every married wo-
man does stand it.-Atchlson Globe.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-02-17

nation or liberation, bearing down
sensations and kindred ailments, if it
ever fails to benefit or cure, you have
your money back.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-02-17
The GENERAL MARKETS.

The best answer you can make TO self
conceit is to keep still.-Ram's Horn.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-05-15
Repairing q Damaged Shaft.


There are IL few points in regard to the
UmDria breakdown, from an engineer
ing point of view, which might not ap-
peal to the ordinary observer. Engineer
Tomlinson got great deal of credit for
repairing the shaft, whereas a consider
able part of the credit was due him and
his assistants for their cautions watch
fulness of all the machinery. Reports
show that the shaft was not entirely
broken off-the fracture was not COM
plete. 1t had been noticed that it was
not working smoothly. and the cap was
taken off the thrust bearing and the flaw
discovered.
The mending consisted of strengthen
ing the parts so that the fracture could
not become any greater, and this was
practicable, while if the break had been
complete and the solid part had made
one revolution against the broken off
end of the other part repairs would have
become almost, if not quite, impossible
with the facilities on board the ship.
Our engineer friends who in the future
may stand in danger of being called upon
to mend broken shaft may well bear
in mind, therefore, that to discover a
fracture before the shaft breaks goes a
long way toward successful repair.
rine Journal.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-05-15
The White CITY,

The white City" as the Worlds fair
grounds and buildings are termed, has
the equipment of a model municipality.
1t has combined water capacity of 81,
600, 900 gallons day and will soon have
100. OOO, 900. 1t has % miles of water
mains and 291 hydrants. A hundred
more will be provided. There are steam
fire engines, chemical engines, ladder
truck, water tower, 40 hose carts, &c, $50
feet of hose, 1850 hand fire extinguishers,
$500 fire pals, a steam fireboat, 65 FIRE
men, $50 alarm boxes, $50 patrol tele-
phones, 500 guards, complete electric light
and sewerage systems, etc. By the time
the fair opens many Of these facilities
and equipments will be greatly increased
and perfected. Philadelphia Ledger.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-05-15
Ready For the Eclipse.

The total eclipse of the sun, to occur
in April, will, it is generally supposed.
be one of the longest in duration of the
present century. Extensive preparations
are being made all over the world for its
observation. One English party goes to
Bathurst, Africa, and one to Pernam-
buco, Brazil; the Bureau DIES Longitudes.
Paris, sends an expedition to Africa;
Harvard college observatory will be rep
resented at Arequipa, Peru, and the Lick
observatory at a station in Chill. \
number of other Americans will prob
ably follow
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-05-15
Forbidden to Visit NIary's Tomb.

Several lady and gentlemen Jacobites
visited Westminster abbey on the ami
versary of the decapitation of Mary,
queen of Scots, for the purpose of plac-
ing upon her tomb wreaths of flowers.
But the dean had given orders that there
was to be no adnittance to the aisle of
King Henry Wis chapel and the lie
gitimists'' and white Roseists" We're
therefore compelled to pay their homage
from a distance and to content them
selves with repeating the adore, i'm
ploro, ct iberas lne"-supposed to have
been written by the unhappy sovereign
on the eve of her death-outSide the iron
gates The demonstrants made no un.
seemly disturbance, as they did last
year, when told that their intentions
could not be realized, but quietly tramped
with their flowers and wreaths through
the muddy streets to the statue of
Charles / at Charing Cross and placed
their memorial emblems around the feet
of that equally unfortunate monarch's
horse.-London Telegraph.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-05-15
The Oldest Pear Tree In New England.

The will of the late William Endicott,
who died in Salem, Mass, July last,
which was probated in London, has been
filed in Salem for reference. The be-
quests are all private, but the famous
old orchard at Danvers is bequeathed to
w. C. Endicott, Jr. The farm is widely
known on account of pear tree, now in
a fairly vigorous condition, which was
planted by Governor Endicott in 1880.
Over one bushel of fruit was harvested
from the tree last year. OF all the host
of thrifty trees, the pride of the govern
ors heart, whose number gave to the
manor of 800 acres the name of Orchard
Farm" two centuries or moro ago, this
venerable tree alone remains. 1t is I'M
doubtedly the Oldest pear tree in New
England, and it is doubtful if it has a
rival in the United States.-Pittsburg
Dispatch.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-05-15
Destructive German ARTILLERY,

So destructive in its effect is the new
German artillery that it is asserted, once
the range We're found, a battery would
annihilate an entire division in a very
short time. Prima facie, this seems rath-
er to border OF. the impossible, but when
the results Of the experiments which
were recently made in the presence of the
emperor with tbe new weapons are con-
sidered the task does not appear to be so
impracticable after all The first shot
fired in the course of these experiments
was at target placed 80 PAGES from
wood. The missile missed the target,
but plowed its way for 800 yards through
the wood. Shortly afterward large area
of the wood was discovered to be on fire.
This was due to the shell being charged
with certain kind of powder, the COM
position of which is Il secret known only
to the German government.
The splinters from shells burst by
this powder and fired by the new gun
cover a circle of 900 feet. This is great
improvement on the limited area of
ground that was covered by splinters
from shells fired by the artillery weapon
of 90 years ago. Then it was considered
effective shooting if splinters from a
shell were thrown within circuit of 40
or so PAGES and seven or eight men
greater destructive power than this.
Another shell fired at an enormous tar
get, constructed by the emperor's or
ders, covered it with thousands of holes.
London Court Journal
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-05-15
MAGNIFICENT
NESTZBUZE EXPRESS TRAINS

Lsadins all competitors IN splendor Of equipment,
y-'~een CHICAGO and hes MONIES COUNCIL
LIPS and OMAHA, and between CHICAGO and
y - : Et'' COLORADO SPRINGS and PUEBLO. vic
NN-'eAS CITY and TOPEKA and via ST. JOSEPH
r.'s'-Ciass Day Coaches, FREE RECLINING CHAIR
I'S and Palace Sleepers. with Dining Chr Service
use connections at Denver Colorado Springs with
picturesque
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-05-15
NJ. j. YOU'VE, Agt., Rock Island.

| have been troubled with chronic
catarrh for years. Ely's Cream Balm
is the only remedy among the many
that | have used that affords me re-
lief F. W. Willard, druggist, Joliet,
Ill.
My son has been afflicted with mas
al catarrh since quite young. l was
induced to try Ely's Cream Balm,
and before he had used one bottle
that disagreeable catarrhal smell had
all left him. He appears as well as
anyone. 1t is the best catarrh rem
edy in the market. c. Olmstead
Arcola, III.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-05-15
BINS ness Il en-

from close application too little exercis', gre
esDecia ly liable TO onstipatiou-cloggiIg up ma
lures great sewer-pscducirg headache, bilious
mes Sluggish circu alton and ge eral derange-
men Of the vita! organs \ regular movement
OF the bowels is indisp nsaDle to perfect health (;
TO neg ext is II imperil, If consjipsted. Pierce 5
Pleasant Pellets will cure you. No interference
with business. cry mod st expense. Mid in
action, yet powerful i: cean-ins, regulating the
stomach, liver and bowels, curing constipation,
headache and KINDRED lments
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-05-15
Worlds Fair Rates.

The Burlington route &C., b. Il Q.
Il. RI will well round trip tickets
from Rock Island to Chicago and re-
turn from April % to October 81,
1898, inclusive, at IS; final limit for
return November Is, 1898. Contin-
uous going passage date of sale.
Continuous return passage on or be-
fore final limit. Children of five
years and under y years of age half
of above rates.
H. ID. MACK. Div. Pass. Agt..
L
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-05-15
STANDARD GAUGE
IRANS-ROCRY MOUNTAIN ROUTE

T Tft mAich superbly-equipped trains run daily
= nholGH WITHOUT CHANGE to and from Salt
taAe Cliy. Ogden and San Francisco. THE ROCK
~ Is also the Direct ana Favorite Line to md
0 -Aanitou, Pixies Peak and oil other sanitary and
ZINC resorts and cities and mining districts In Colorado
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-05-15
A Singular WOma an.

An inmate of the poorhouse at Peru,
Ind, who died short time ago, was
about 45 years old and was born, it is
said, with almostsevery popularity of a
sea lion She is stated to have had pierc-
ing cry like that animal and moved her
head from one side to the other almost
continually. 1t is further reported that
she was never able to walk.-St. Louis
ReDublic,
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-05-15
Successful Operations.

Grover Cleveland went back to the
White House a much richer man than
when he left it. His profits in Wall
street in Consolidated Gas, Chicago Gas
and Sugar are estimated at nearly 81 ,O00.-
-DOO.-Wa1l Street News
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-05-15
CHICAGO, Rock Island & Pacific Ry.

the Direct Route 10 and from Chicago. Joliet Ottawa
reo'a, Ia Sale, Moline Rock Island, in ILLINOIS;
Davenport, Muscatine, Ottumwa, Oskaloosa. Des
Mo'nss. Wiuterset, Audubon, Harlan and Council
L.l's. in IOWA; Minneapolis and st. Paul. IN MIN
"->9IA; Watertown and Sioux Falls in DAKOTA
S~--1srnn s.. Joseph and Kansas City. IN MISSOURI.
,i-'aaa, Lincoln, Fairbury and Nelson, in NEBRASKA
%te-'saI' Leavenworth, Horton. Topeka, Hutchinson
'..ta h~..evlle, Abilene, Dodge City, Caldwell. 10
.--..'eAS; Eingdsher, e. Reno ard Mnco, in INDIAN
iii 1il; Denver Colorado Springs and Pueblo
= -''-i.Ahp- Trs7erses new of rich farming
@.Ns lands, Eiiordng the best facilities of inter
-.u'e"'i2c 10 al towns and cities east and west
.o."es' and southwest OF Chicago and to Pacific and
Fans-oceaIIc seaports
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1893-05-16
IA COMERTENA
FABRICA DE TABACOS.
De SANCHEZ & HERMANO
Abril Il de 1888.
GOAIERIO

Ell que veneu dispensando los ladores de
buen los taaco eaboaos de fabca reeva
la tarea de hacer elogdo de dchos productos
Conoeidas las bondaes del abaco one empeamos la
elaboration, solo raca
81 centre de Ia pva d Ia mejor hoja del pals
que por cosecheros,
tabaco lie meior cadad que que empenos
nuestro
Hoy tenen estos Ia OCCASION de funar e ltio ahaco de
Comerio bre procedeneias
diversas Vtoas de Ia CoNERIESA Fqeba hace 6f
Dep6sitos ciuta Casa de los T. Fernan-
q c. Plaza del Mercado-den de don Pedro Hedla Plaza
de las Deicias
Ponce Alan 19 de
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1893-05-16

Este c6modo y rapido vapor de
la Compagnie Generale Transat-
lantique ha sido destinado para
hacer ell viaie de Ii Inca del Me-
diterraneo, correspondence al mes
de Mayo pr6ximO, Y saIdra de
Fort de France ell dia % directa-
mente para Marsella. Ell emDar-
que en- este puerto debera ejecu-
tarse del II al Is en- Ell intercoIo-
NAL, en- conexi6n con la citada
Inca.
Para imformes diriglrse 4 los
agentes Mayol Hermanos & Co.
Playa de Ponce. Il. D NJ
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1893-05-16
SacaAambO
(QUITA DOLOR)

Este esperffco indio esta dando los nefo-
res resultados en- las enfermedades siguien-
tes.
Reumatismo articular, neuralgias, dolor
lie muelas, queEnaduras, para los casos
gripales no tiene rival.
tella.
Los pedidos - dirigiran 4 los 6nicos agen-
tes depositarios los seTOFes J.. Chardon q
Ce-Plaza de las Delicias nt1mero TO-
Ponce, Mario is de 1S93-DezaetTi0 Tdz-
gnez. SIN.