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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-06-22
FLOATING VEGETABLE MATTER.

Natures Method of Distributing Seeds
on Ocean Currents.
In some parts of the world, notably
in the Malay archipelago, vast quanti-
ties of vegetable matter are always
floating about on the sea On the
Molucca islands the trees seem to dis
pute with the waves of the ocean for
the possession of the soil Not only
are their roots and often portions Of
their trunks immersed in water, but
their branching crowns incline In the
same direction and are bathed by the
tides. Thus the numerous currents of
the Molucca sea are charged with sea-
weeds, intermixed with flowers, fruits,
cocoanuts, nuts or other palms and
even whole trees. The amount of
driftwood thrown upon all shores is
enormous Eskimo along the Arctic
coast of Alaska depend upon it wholly
for wood supply. Natives of the coral
islands of the Pacific get all their
stones for tools from the roots of
drifted trees, in which the stones were
found imbedded.
The carrying of seeds by ocean cur.
ing methods of distributing plants
through the world. Darwin, who de-
voted much attention to investigating
the matter, proved that many
kinds of seeds will bear INNER
sion in water for one hundred
days, or even more, and still retain
their vitality, so that when thrown
ashore they are ready to sprout Not
few species, which will sink when
green, float If they have CHANGED to
dry before falling into the stream
which carries them to the ocean. For
the very purpose of accomplishing this
distribution by water, nature has made
the husks of many seeds practically
waterproof. Among the familiar OBJ
jects picked up on the ocean beach are
the so-called sea-beans. lis popularity
supposed that the plants which bear
these beans grow in the water. The
beans are found in enormous quantities
on the Florida shore and in diminish
ing numbers northward along the At
lantic coast. They are the seeds of
various pod-bearing vines-climbing
plants plentiful along the shores of the
Caribbean sea. Each pod, resembling
an exaggerated peapod, contains a
number of seeds. The latter, falling
when ripe into the water, are carried
by the gulf stream around the south
end of Florida and up the Atlantic
coast There are three important va
rieties, one reddish and fiat, another
more round and gray, and the third
much bigger and of a mahogany color.
WASHINGTON Star.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-06-22
THE DEMOCRATIC TICKET.

For the flrst time in many years the
Democrats in Allen county have had
the courage of their convictions.
This thing of being dragged in the
mud as the tail of the Populist kite,
seems to have become wearisome at
last, and the Great Unterrified have
revolted and determined to go into
the kite business themselves for
awhile.
The convention was held at Moran
on Wednesday, with ~ delegates
present representing all the precincts
in the county except West Cottage
Grove and Logan. DR.. Flynn, of
Humboldt, was elected chairman and
J. w. Savage secretary and the fol-
lowing ticket was placed in nomina-
ton: For Representative, VIM Brau-
cher, of Cottage Grove; Probate Judge,
]. NJ. Spawr, of Moran; County Attor-
ney, A. H. Campbell, lola; District
Clerk, w. B. Clarkson, Savonburg;
Superintendent, Miss Mary Chamber
lain, of Humboldt, Commissioner, d.
E. Horville, lola.
The convention elected the follow
ing delegates to the State convention:
w. c. Jones, ]. B. Goshorn, &. W..
Stephenson, Geo. Hettinger, Jas. Tay-
lor.
The following were named as dele
gates to the Congressional convention:
A. II. Campbell, r. Cochran, FL. Tho
len, d. B. Lardner, G. III. Beaumont.
The platform is "agin" prohibition
and woman suffrage, of course.
And now, what will the Populists
do? Heretofore, having been first in
the field, they "could not help 1t" If
some other party came along and en-
dorsed their ticket. But now that
the Democratic ticket is first in the
field, that excuse no longer avails. If
there is fusion this year in Allen
county the Peoples party will be re-
sponsible for it. If that party stands
for any principles, it will nominate a
ticket of its own. If it is merely after
the offices, it will endorse the Demo
cratic ticket. In the language of the
lamented Hayward, sis it principles
or spiles they are after?" We shall
see
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-06-22
THE BULLDOZING LAWYER.

Browbeating Witnesses Should No Longer
he Permitted.
Just by what process the custom of
berating and browbeating witnesses
came to be established among lawyers
is not known. Presumably it comes
from the hope that by working upon
the indignation of the witness he can
be made to lose his head, cont adict
himself and so lose the value of his tes-
timony. The lawyer who first con-
ceived this plan of cross-examination
was great man and n grand origi-
nator. He doubtless won many cases
by its use. He deserves much credit
for his sharpness But the thousands
of cheap imitators he has bred up in
our courts are enough to blot his MEM
ling of the law school that has his first
chance at cross-examination ably takes
pattern from the powerful lawyers"
he has seen in the same british game
and squeaks his abuse at his betters in
the witness chair. His chief desire
seems to be to make as Thoroughbred
an idiot of himself as possible. Judges
chuckle at him, old lawyers smile at
him, witnesses call h m impertinent
when they leave the stand and every
one who hears and sees him very prop
erly despises him Yet he grows up in
the business and expands, and his
abusive propensity increases with his
fees. But bullying does not always
win. There are finer methods of dis
composing witness than that. Dick
ems told of an old lawyer who never
failed to discomfort his victim by
much simpler and infinitely less often
sive method The old lawyer took
snuff. Just as he was about to ask
vital question he would take a pinch
very slowly and tremendously. Then
he would draw out an immense red
handkerchief and spread it upon his
hand. He would then put the question,
screw up his EYES as If the snuff irri-
tated him and deliberately wait in an
expectant attitude, before blowing his
nose, until the witness could answer.
These tactics, so the author said, never
failed to distract the victim and his
answer would invariably be hating,
compromising and of inestimable value
in ''impressing the jury" The bull
doing lawyer will probably continue
to BULLDOGS until the courts discourage
the custom generally aud thus fill a
long felt want.-Chicago Post
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-06-22
THE COUNTY TICKET.

The Republican county convention
made no mistake. 1t might have
named other men and still have made
no mistake, for it had splendid
material from which to choose. But
the ticket nominated Tuesday is one
which cannot fail TO command en-
thusiastic support. In the first place
it is well distributed over the county,
lola, Elm, Usage, Logan and Hum
boldt townships being represented.
In the second place, and chiefly, it is
made up of splendid men, men of
proved ability and of unimpeached
and unimpeachable integrity. 1t is a
ticket that the REGISTER is proud to
place at the head of it's columns, and
one that cannot fail of triumphant
election next November.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-06-22
II, B. STEVENSON,
Man and the Lower Animals.

"lc-e uscu ~ g men day after - Y
in the gardens of the Tuileries at Paris
who was just as well known to the
birds frequenting the place as if he
had been one of themselves. AS soon
as he appeared in the open spaces
everything with wings, near and far,
flocked to him, hoped upon his boots,
perched upon his arms and shoulders,
and even on the top of his cap, perfect
ly fearless and friendly, while they
waited joyously for the crumbs or seed
which he was sure to have in his pocket
for them. There was a lady also, re-
siding every summer in the highlands
of Scotland, who had in the same way,
by steadfast kindness to all the feath-
cred world about her, gained their
complete confidence. Morning after
morning, as soon as she went out on
the lawn, every kind of bird in the
vicinity would come at the sound of her
voice, betraying not the slightest timid'
ity, the very widest of them taking
food from her hands. 1t is a pathetic
thought to reflect how willing the lower
animals are to make friendly alliance
with man, who, being, as it were, god
to them, asks from Heaven that mercy
and compassion of which he shows Sc
little to the living beings committed to
his care.-London Telegraph.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-06-22
Independence.

A man from Missouri, says that MIR.
Jackson has the finest corn he has
seen between here and his home.
Miss .Luella Shoemaker is assisting
Mrs. jackson with her work. The
young man who went home from AL
len Center last Sunday night with
his arm around the buggy had better
have new kind invented so he can
keep his arm inside. 49,. Several OF
our young folks went to Allen Center
Sunday night to Children's day exer-
cises and all report good time.
Mrs. Seigford was called to Usage
Mission this week on account of the
illness of her grand child. Mrs.
Funk's brother has returned TO his
home i'm Missouri. Jim Brister
sold fine lot of hogs at Moran last
week. CLEOPATRA.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-06-22
North Mamie Grove.

Miss Lottie Liggett of Howard, Miss
Ida Carnine of Emporia and Miss
Olive Thayer, of lola, visited Miss
Ruby Wisner the first of the week.
...... Harrison Wilson, aged seven
years, died Friday morning after All
illness of several weeks. He was
buried Saturday morning at Geneva
The bereaved parents have the sym.
pathy of the entire community 49,.
The exercises SUNDAY night were very
good. -. Mr.. Gorrell, of Moran, WIS.,
tied at Mr.. Balls Saturday. his
daughter, Mrs. Della Ball, returned
with him for visit with friends at
home. -. Yes, it rained Monday. -.
Mr.. Wisner and wife are expected
home this week. -. Frank Jordan is
helping Mr.. Fetherngill with his
work. 80. DO we intend to cele brate
this year?
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-06-22
Prairie Dell.

What is the matter with someone
on the REGISTER force. The idea OF
Mrs. Welch visiting on Sunday, and
the people having picnic on j. w.
JOhnson's grave. Mr.. SherrllPs
young people went up to Joe Kellys
last Saturday for couple days visit.
49,. The action of the anti-Funston
delegates to the Olathe convention is
strongly condemned in this vicinity.
They were elected by the people to
transact business for the people and
they have shown themselves un-
worthy of their confidence. 80. Mrs.
Faddis and daughter have bes n
spending a few days in this neighbor-
hood. We understand that Mr..
Rosenberger was driving around in his
old neighbOrhOod few days ago..
Lots of rain, lots of grass, and a
splendid prospect of crops of every
kind. Lem McCullOh was swing
ing the old fashioned cradle last week
in one of the neighbours rye fields, it
being too soft for machine. 49,. We
learned from private sources that
an aunt of Miss Jessie Thayer's who
has for several years been a mission
airy in Africa returned to her fathers
home in Lincoln, Neb., last fall, sick
with the African fever. She fingered
until short time ago, when death
ended her sufferings. Miss Thayer
has gone to the aged father to help
comfort him i'm his sorrow. 80. Mr..
Monfort says it is all mistake about
his chinchbugs dying. We are sorry
that we made the mistake but it was
told us for the truth. We take it all
back. Mr.. Sheriff. sold a lot of fat
hogs this week. Pill TRY.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-06-22

Allen Center

Our crops are booming, although it
was too wet the first of the week for
cultivation. I'D. w. Edwards sent
to us for some of our infected bugs and
we find in our fields a reasonable con-
dition of things. 1 placed infection in
the rye about the middle Of April and
once or twice since, but today 1 find
a field quite well filled. An abund-
ance of young bugs of various ages in
many spots, and many of the dead
bugs covered over with the white fun
gus. My conclusion is that the dis
ease has worked slowly and the eggs
previously deposited Matched just
enough to keep up show OF bugs all
the time, but the infection being COM
municated, they have not eaten so
voraciously and the crop has matured
and is ready to cut in spite of them.
1 have found the little red ones dead
and white with the fungus which l
did not find last season. $500. Our
Children's day exercises were very
well rendered and a large crowd and
orderly house enjoyed it...... MI. and
Mrs. Beam and the latters brother,
Mr.. Nostrand, of Pleasant Valley
visited Mr.. Nash and attended SER
vices Sunday evening $500. Mrs.
Barker and Elite Crowell expect to
spend the week at the Ottawa As
sembly. 80. Mr.. L. N. Funston called
on us recently. Mr.. Post is put
ting up new steel windmill in place
of the one blown over by storm. -.
Mrs. Nash has a new cart. -. .Hur-
rah for the new Republican ticket: =.
John and Charley Remsburg made a
trip to Kansas City and purchased a
new thresher and engine and are now
ready to do the threshing for all APP
plicants. These young men are both
experts at the business and so well
known that the "John d Charley &c"
need no recommendation at our hands.
ELMITE.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-06-22
District Court Proceedings.

District Court convened on Monday
and up to date has disposed of bust
ness as follows:
s. l.. Matthews VS. Il. +. Strickland
constable, verdict for defendant.
Jas. Carroll VS. Mo Pac. Ry. Co.
(suit for damage) dismissed on motion
of plaintiff at his costs.
s. p. Ruble vs II. l.. Hart ct al,
(garnishment) Judgment for plaintiff
for 353.4S and costs.
r. Warren VS. - Stanley, ct al
appeal from county Surveyor settled
Adolph Lindquist VS. VIM Linville,
dismissed.
A numbe of foreclosure suits were
disposed of in the usual way.
Bartlett VS. A. Il. & s. f. (damages)
on trial.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-06-22
MOVING UP.
Ono of the Important Trifies OF American
City Life.

Ono OF the Important Trifles of American
City Life.
One of the important trihes oil
metropolitan life is moving up.
1t seems a very trihing thing, in
deed, but it is trifle that wears our
patience and trousers.
You enter a street car and sit down
if you are in luck. Just as you be.
| come distracted in the scene without
or within somebody requests you to
move up.
The tendency of the public is to fill
the seats nearest the door and compel
those above them to move up. Did
you ever notice this?
In women this tendency is especially
conspicuous Instead of coming for
ward and taking a vacant seat above
you almost any woman will stand and
hang on to strap and look around
helplessly for moment.
The nearest considerable individual
will lean over, and, seeing the vacancy
above, will push along a little, where
upon the next individual, feeling
crowded, will also look above and move
up, compelling like movement of the
next.
BY this time the general forward mo-
ton reaches you about four or five seats
along, and you do as you are expected
to do-close the gap. The woman in
the meantime has become comfortably
settled.
When you think you are settled
somebody gets up from above you and
the next woman nearest the door, in
stead of coming forward and taking the
nearest seat, will edge in below in the
same manner, and the process of NOV
ing up begins all over again.
By the time you reach the end of
the trip you will have moved up thus
three or four times Nothing but the
possible fact that you have finally
reached the limit of the furthcst corner
and can't move up any more will save
you from the move up movement
refusal to join in this movement
1T any stage viii be looked upon as IN
evidence of lack of politeness. of Il
churlishness to be frowned upon by
your fellow passengers.
In other words. it is considered more
gracious and accommodating to disturb
the comfort of half dozen people than
to compel single selfish individual to
take step or two in order to reach
seat.
This performance is going on in every
street car and stage in the city and
every hour in the day. And it doesn't
make any difference that the car is but
half full-you are expected to move up
rs long as people are coming in and
any vacant places remain above
1t is silly, aggravating, unneces-
sary and altogether inexcusable Gus
tom.-N Y. Herald.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-06-22
Normal Notes.

NOT1ndi NOte8.
The Normal lecture given last week
by Prof. Dillenbeck was rare treat
to all present.
This week Entertainments were
the Declamatory contest by Miss
Burkholder's pupils, and the Com
mon School Graduating exercises of
which we wish to mention next week
The Institute was treated to an ex-
cellent recitation last Tuesday morn.
ing by Prof. Wright of Great Bend.
1t was an example of excellent speak
ing ability, and was highly appre.
ciated.
Hurry up, all of you that wish to
visit this Institute, and see the ex.
hibit in room No. A.
One rather pleasant change has
been adopted, and that is the military
drill out doors instead of gymnastiG
exercise in the rooms. This original
ed from the young mems drill which
they organized for an afternoon hour
But as SO many could not be present
in the afternoon, permission was OBJ.
tanned to have this drill at Physical
culture hour i'm the forenoon. And
now the leaders are also drilling
under the command of Prof. Fogle-
man.
The attendance is still increasing.
The following persons entered this
week: Frank Marley, Frank Beaver,
Ida Spencer and ]. M. Collins.
Next Tuesday at O'Clock the extra
session of the Teachers Association
will meet in the High School room.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-06-22
Spring Branch

The Rock creek Children's day ex-
ercises were postponed last Sunday
ON account of the inclemency of the
weather until this Sunday, the SUM-
day school will meet in the grove
near the bridge on Deer creek at 10
o'clock. Everybody is invited to
come and bring dinner with them.
The exercises will begin at 1:30. Mr..
M. Jacoby will deliver the address.
49,. There was large crowd present
at the Chirdren's day exercises at
Pleasant Valley Sunday. -. Rev.
Ailing preached at the Rock creek
school house Sunday evening to a fair
audience. There will be great
many, no doubt, interested to know
that the Hayworths have finally left
this part, what will be our gain will
be somebody else's loss... One of
Oscar Drennans horses got loose from
him while working in the timber re-
Gently and was gone q day and
night with the harness on
before he fOun d it.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-06-22
Envied the Fortunate Adam.

"Maria," said the South side anarch-
list, as he cast aside book he had been
reading. according to an old legend,
Adam was SO tall that his shoulders
touched the clouds and his head was
larger than modern balloon. would
like to be built on the same plan"
"Why, in mercy's name?"
Think of the number of wheels
man could carry in such a head."-Chi-
cago Tribune.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-06-22
Declamatory Contest

This contest will take place in the
Opera House, Thursday night, June
2Sth. Three prizes will be given to
the three best declamers. The first
prize, s. silk umbrella, will be given
by NOrthrup Bros, and one dozen
queen photos given by the lola Art
Studio" The second prize will be a
copy of Chas. f. SCOTS 81 etters."
The third prize is collection of Cum
mick's "FavOfite Selections" given
by Evans Eros This promises to be
a most interesting contest. Get your
tickets reserved for Toe at Anderson
d DeClutes. The program is as fol-
lows:
Piano Solo 49, Miss Susie Golf
Decentralization Ruby Played
peclamation-"Niee at Play" Josie swearinger.
Extraordinarily Drowning Singer"
Louie HAIL
Music .......----..........- 800. Quartette.
Declsmation--Green Mountain Justice
Deeiamation-'The ocfOroon: . Eta Harding.
Declamation-''The Idyl of the Period
....-.-...-..-----.--L eona Mclaughlin.
Violin solo. ....-..-..---... Grace Beck
Defamation Eva burknoioer.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-06-22
ID. w. PERKINS DEAD.

Ex-senator b. w. Perkins died sud-
denly Of heart disease at his home in
Washington at o'clock last Wednes-
day. AS district judge for 10 years,
congressman for years and U. 8.
Senator for one year, he filled con-
spicuous and honorable place in Kan
sas history and his death will be gen.
orally regretted.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-06-22
Moran.


There is q new music store in the
building occupied by w. f. Young.
800. Mrs. Wisely and daughter Ma
mie left for Chicago, ILL.,. last Friday.
They expect to remain three or four
months with Mrs. Wiseley's brother.
........ Mrs. Baldwin (IngersolD and
her child visited with Mrs. Hobby a
few days last week. ....... Miss Eva
Hodges started to Colorado last Sat
urday on a visit to her uncle, Mr..
Stith. Seth Morrison, while work
ing on Mr.. Waters house, broke his
leg. His friends in the M. E. church
remembered him very kindly Tues
day evening". -. Revs. White and
Small have been preaching at the
Baptist church this week. ..... Miss
Mary Earring, Mrs. J. H. Sofge, Mrs.
s. G. Warner, Ralph Jewell and STAN
ley Willard are attending the Ottawa
Assembly. 49,. The NJ. f. parsonage
has been much improved by an addi-
ton. w. s. Samuel intends to
move his drug store from Stark to
Moran. He is painting and renovat-
ing the Briggs building 49,. DR.. j. f.
Jewell and J. HI. Ross are the latest
to have their houses painted. The
rain Monday did great deal of good
in this vicinity.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-06-22
Carlyle.

Harvey Christian and his brother
in-law, Mr.. +. J. Thomas from Utah,
and Cyrus Smith came down from
Emporia the first of last week. Mr..
Thomas returned to Emporia the last
of the week Booker and Harvey
Arnold have the humps. 800. John
Carnine visited in the neighborhood
over Sunday. He is student of the
College of EmpOria. -. Mr.. Steel of
Thomas county, visited his cousin, G.
A. StinsOn last week. go. Mrs. KEEL
logs mother and sister visited her
over Sunday.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-06-22
A DRUGGIST TALKS.

Will F. Crawford, druggist at Des
MOines, Iowa, says it is remarkable
the way Cubeb Cough Cure sells, that
his customers speak of it in the high
est terms of praise. On man in par
ticular who has been troubled with
bronchitis for years never found any
relief until he used the Cubeb Cough
Cure. He says it stopped it at once.
He doesn't hesitate to recommend it
for all throat and lung troubles. Ev-
ans Bros.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-06-22
a Matter of Doubt.

He was in sad plight when they
brought him into the house, shaking
from an involuntary ice-water bath in
the skating pond.
johnny exclaimed his mother,
aghast. Where have you been?"
The boy was silent.
"Why don't you answer"
"'C-'cause, m-mother, can't exactly
say"
"Why not?"
"C'cause, 1 d-dunno whether I've
been skatin' or s-swimmin'. Wash
ington Star.