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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-02-16
WISE AND GOOD AND GREAT.
Thomas Jefferson's Tribute to the Char
acter of George Washington.

Thomas Jefferson's Tribute to the Char
acter of George Washington.
The best character of George WASH
inpton that ever has been drawn was
penned by Thomas jefferson in 1914.
Jefferson, as the reader may remem Der,
differed from President Washington
on all the leading political issues of
his second term, and there was for
some years the GOODNESS between them
which naturally arises from political
differences during periods OF excite
ment- But Washington had then been
dead fourteen years, and Jefferson was
an old man, living in retirement at his
seat in Virginia The passions OF 179S
were extinct in the bosom of the great
democrat; and it was then that, in a
private letter to one of his New York
friends, he put on record his deliberate
judgment of Washington, which, be
says: II would vouch at the Judgment
seat of God, having been formed on an
acquaintance of thirty years"
His integrity" says Mt. Jefferson. 'was
most pure his justice the most inflexi5le have
ever known; no motives OF interest or consan-
guinity, Of friendship or hatred, being abe to
| bias mis- decision He was, indeed in every sense
| of the words a wise, o good and great man
His temper was naturally irritable and high
toned; but reflection and resolution had obtained
| a firm and habtual ascendency over it II ever.
however, 1t broke its bounds he was most tire
| mendous in his wrath. In his expenses he was
| honorable, but exact; liberal In contributions
| to whatever promised utility, but frowning ana
unyielding on ali visionary projects, and all I'M
worthy calls on his charity. His heart was not
/ warm in its affections; but he exactly calcu-
| lated every mans value and gave him solid
esteem proportioned to It His person. you
know. was fine. his stature exactly what one
/ would wish: his department easy, erect and no.
BILE; the best horseman OF his age. and the most
| graceful figure that could be seen on horse
| back"
Reader. here you have the true Wash
ington. l have become. from necessity,
extremely familiar with his works, his
actions. the political conflicts that
ragged about him, and the attitude of
the man toward friend and foe. Know
| Ing him thus intimately, l feel the
literal truth of Mr.. Jefferson's Ian
guage when he says: TIE was, in
every sense of the words, a wise, a
good and great man." With regard
to Washington, we may abandon with
out any fear that more familiar knowl-
edge will modify our opinion or lessen
the warmth of our estsem-James
Parton. in N. Y. Ledger
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-02-16

"Dat Mai. Frye ish Won rascal, unit
don't You forgit it, Veil, | don't want
to shpoke apoud him any more"
And. with a shrug of his thick Shout
ders. Hans pulled up the gate and set
the great wheel in motion
John remounted and rode slowly
away from the old mill, whose pictur-
esque situation was heightened by its
winter garb of white.
It was about noon when he ap-
preached the house of Maj. Frye, who
was an old militia officer and had
served in the French and Indian war.
AS he rode into the yard. he was sur
prised to see two horses standing near
the door, on one of which sat British
orderly. Before he could dismount. the
owner of the house, Maj Frye himself,
appeared in the open doorway. usher
ing an officer in gay uniform without.
You may trust me. sir, the major
was saying. There will be no mis-
take. The general is to be here at
eight precisely. this evening. 1t will
be your fault if you don't secure him "
Then, seeing the newcomer, he hes
itated. and. as his countenance changed.
he whispered something to his English
visitor. who. with slight inclination
of the head. muttered the one word:
Remember and then hurriedly re-
mounted his horse and rode away with
his orderly.
well. young sir, ! am glad to see
you" said the major. with well-feigned
cordiality. addressing John. Il know
the errand you have come for. and have
got the money. So lead your horse
into the barn and come in. / have
reckoned up the interesSbn the squire's
note, and it is two pounds and four
pence" he remarked. as they entered
the house
"Uncle called it two pounds and six
pence" said John, land he told me to
collect IL"
''Oh. that isn't much difference!
guess it's all right, anyhow. don't
know as / should have had the money
if hadn't Just sold some fat cattle to
the British. They offered me little
more than the Americans would, and
/ let them 60"
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-02-16
VIII of the Late Mr.. Childs.

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 9-The last will
and testament of George w. Childs
was admitted to probate yesterday and
letters testamentary granted to the
executors, George c. Drexel and James
w. Paul, Jr. The writing is very
brief, occupying but one side of a sheet
of foolscap paper. The valuation of
the property is rather indefinite. as the
petition for its probate places the per-
sonal and real estate each exceeding
500, OOO." In making dispositions OF
the property everything is devised to
the widow absolutely with testa-
mentary disposition of the estate after
her death.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-02-16
COMMENTS OF THE PRESS.

After the Wilson bill what? So
far the democracy is concerned it will
probably be the jumping off place.-N.
Y..Advertiser.
-Cleveland's Hawaiian supporters
in the senate are getting restless under
the ell-bestowed name of the 'cucx-
COS Iowa State Register.
UUnder the democra tic programme
everything must be free or the idle
workingman cannot get a bit of 1t.
When there are no waTes with which
to buy, everything should be free
N Y. Tribune.
sKThe modern democratic philsE-
thropy expresses its desire to help the
workingman by making diamonds
cheaper for him. What the working
man wants now is a chance to earn his
bread and butter.-N. Y. Tribune.
1Mr. Wilson admits that all the
changes in the tariff have been against
the protected industries. which is
another way for saying that they
have all been in favor of the foreign
free trade manufacturer. N. Y. Re-
corder
UWilson and the tariff reform crowd
are very indignant at workingmen who
are asking work and wages instead OF
full doses of tariff reform" Wilson
& Co seem to think the working mil
lions they have robbed are ungrateful
because they do not bow down and
worship the political bandits OF con-
p-ress-ChicapO Inter Ocean
CB-The democrats in the house seen,
inclined to let their partisan feeling
get the better of their patriotism in the
discussion of the presidents Hawaiian
policy. Present indications point to an
Endorsement of the course of infamy
pursued by Cleveland, Gresham and
Blount by the democrats in congress,
even though it has been condemned by
hundreds of thousands of patriots whom
they represent-Cleveland Leader.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-02-16
of old Suke and galloping down tn
q READ THAT, SIR J"

of old Suke and galloping down the
road at wild speed.
Mine Gott, dot poy ish crazy!" ex-
claimed Hans, as he stood in the door
way, his hands in his pockets, gazing
after the retreating figure. Il gifts it
hup, eff he hain't gone stark mad. Dot
vas air.
And he went back to his work In the
mill, with strange, perplexed look on
his broad, Teutonic face.
Meanwhile John rode on, without a
halt, till he reached the American
camp. He inquired of a sentinel for
Washington's headquarters, and an
orderly was dispatched to conduct him
to the Potts house.
That was two miles further on, and
it was nearly four o'clock when John
and his escort arrived there.
He was ushered by the orderly into
| a room where three or four officers sat
at a table, one of whom rose and
turned his attention to the newcomer.
"You wanted to see me, my lad? l
am the commander in chief"
John gazed for a momens With silent
awe at that majestic presence, with the
grave, worn, anxious face. before he
could answer He then placed in the
generals hand the piece of paper he
had found.
Read that, SIR" he said.
"Where did you get this?" asked
| Washington, after he had read the lines.
John told his story in straightfor-
ward manner that vouched for his hon.
esty. and when he had concluded Wash
I ington turned to his officers and said,
sorrowfully:
Alas! who would have thought it?
Whom shall we trust?"
He asked John a few more questions
of minor Importance. which were
answered readily, then he said:
my lad, the intelligence you have
brought me is Of the greatest impor-
lance and value. Probably your
thoughtful action has been the means
of saving my life and perhaps the liber-
ties of the colonies. What can / do for
your"
Make me a soldier" was Johns
answer. as he thought of his one ambi
ton.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-02-16
France Not Pleased.

LONDON, Feb "a dispatch to the
Times from Paris says that the Russo
German treaty of commerce has caused
a profound impression in France, where
sentiment is mixed with pure economies
in view of the Cronstadt and Toulon
receptions.
According to the Times correspond
emit, the French public thought that
Russia would quarrel with the drei-
bund and that she would be the ire
concilable enemy of nations hostile to
France. Some of the Paris papers are
already accusing Russia Of betrsyin8
France.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-02-16
keystone Ironworks Sold.

KANSAS CITY. Kan, Feb. 9.-Re-
ceiver Benjamin Schnierle at the
front door of the court house in Kan
sas City, Kan, this morning disposed
of the extensive plant of the Keystone
Ironworks Co. at public sale. Lathror
Bullene, formerly secretary and treas
urer of the Keystone Ironworks Co,
was the purchaser. His bid was $751;.
500 Mr. Bullene's only competitor in
the bidding was Carnegie, Phipps a
CO., limited, of Pittsburgh, Pa, plain,
tiffs, represented by C. 7. Hutchings-
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-02-16
IRRIGATION CONVENTION.
Delegates from Kansas, Nebraska and Col.
oradO viii Meet in Omaha.

oradO Will Meet In Omaha.
TOPEKA, Kan, Feb. 9.-HOn. j. L.
Bristow, of Salina, passed through here
yesterday morning on his way home
from Omaha, where he had been in
conference with the Nebraska people
in regard to irrigation matters The
result of the conference was an ar.
rangement by the Omaha board OF
trade for an irrigation conven-
ton, to be held in that city
March 81 and %. to which delegates
will be appointed by the governors
of Kansas, Nebraska and Colorado. It
is also provided that delegates may be
appointed by county clerks, by presi-
dents of colleges and officers of irriga-
ton associations and agricultural so
cieties Mr.. Bristow believes that this
meeting will be one of great impor-
lance to the several states directly con-
cerned in the irrigation problem
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-02-16
A PHANTOM OF 90.

autobiography OF Money stringency, IL
Blank Verse. by Doleful singes.
lam the Money Stringency.
/ am a new conner,
But have come to stay
While the democracy reignS
came with Grover,
When the swiriing winds Of March
Ushered him in
Do know what am about,
And what my mission is?
i think do
I am here
To work the ends of democracy,
OF which l can enuruerate-
Smokeless smokestacks,
Fireless furnaces.
Moneyless men.
Busted banks.
Ruined merchants,
Crippled corporations,
And universal distress
or the direst kind
1t y my mission to invade homes
And cause children
To cry for bread;
To make mothers grow hollow-cheeked
From fasting.
And drive fathers
To seek that which democracy
Has robbed them Of
Work.
lam the architect of every
Soup-house in the land,
And the long lines Of
Men, women and children
Who march 10 and from them
Belong to the army.of the unemployed
Recruited by me
Under the banner Of democracy.
hold in my hands the destinie5
OF sixty millions Of people,
Backed by o solid pbalanx Of democracy
Intrenched In the capitol
And the white house.
From millions OF these people
Come the walls Of despair.
But what care II
Supreme at this moment,
Supreme for three years to come
]. the Money Stringency,
Will revel in my work,
Though thousands Of souls be
Transplanted TO the beyond,
Because democracy has so wrought
That the earthly tenements
Which contained them
Crumble for want of nourishment
IT'S CHASTITY work, is true.
But In, and by. and through democracy
Numberless CHASTITY monuments
Mark the thoroughfares of the century,
And many more are to be erected
But mine shall outnumber them all
AS the years So 81 are rounded out
Indianapolis Journal
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-02-16

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.-The president
has sent to the senate the following
nominations: Kansas postmasters-B.
L. Strother, Abilene: Miles w. Blaine,
Usage City; FL. c. Rollins. Yates Gen.
ter; Granville L. Hudkins Cawker City;
John NJ. Barnes. Lyndon; William
A. Eaton, Kingman; Ella NJ Law
renson. junction City; s A. ID. Cox,
Hum boldt; William Walker, Jr., Good
land: f. W. Frye, Parsons; Sarah NJ
Arnold. NickersOn
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-02-16
,Innex for Kan.a. institutions.

TOPEKA. Kan, Feb. 9.-The treas
urer of the state board of charities
drew the following sums from the
state treasury for the support of the
state institutions: Osawatomie insane
asylum, S12, S43. 20; Kansas City blind
asylum, 81, 1872 IL, Olathe deaf and
dumb asylum, s5,192.60; Winfield asy-
lum for imbecile youth, s1,947.6S.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-02-16

often told
lAnd the stripes and stars wen RAISE
in token of thanks and praise
To one, in the grand old days,
Most patient and wise and bold
In honor Of truth and right
In honor OF courage and might CIV
And the will that makes way, Fwa
In honor Of work well done, ~
In honor of fame well won,
In honor of Washington.
Our flag is floating to-day
Youths Companion
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-02-16

syThe treasury deficit is only So
29S, 4oS for the month of January. At
this rate the debt will soon be entirely
wiped out - according to democratic
arithmetic Traveller.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-02-16

D-The democratic party is now di-
yided in congress into
Free traders.
Prof. Wilson's followers
Free traders in everything that does
not hit the particular congressional
district
Tariff for revenue only.
Free traders and income takers
Revenue tariff and no income tax.
neutrality-suspicious.
Cuckoos.-Toledo Blade.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-02-16

HERE. / do be-
Iieve that boy
will be the ruin
of me. He never
lrnnrs how to
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-01-25
SAW MN DO tr.

saw n laboter returning weary from hil
work. | saw him stoOp aud tax" a stone,
that lay in the pathway of passing whrpl-.
and cast IL out OF the rOui. That sight did
me good. That stone might hr struck lay %
passing wheel to the discomfort. perhaps. ol
the trnveler, and possibly IA" injury OF the
vehicle. II was kind in the man To- remove
II.
"What trille, that, tor u newspaper para.
graph - saws captiOu- one Nut 50, my
friend. The net was small. hut Ga" motive
noble the act small. the principle un which
II was based Of unspcakabe valu" TO the hu.
man race.
love totracc things, especially such thing'
to their fountain. That man hni emotion In
HIS soul when he stopped To- rrmpy" that
stone. He felt or he would not have acted.
He felt right. II was Kind IN him. ! have u
right To think that net was but on" of the
links OF "A chain--nnd never was chain maiH
Of better material love for the welfare 1T
others. Such Il chain is all gold. The man
had done just such things before. and would
do just such things again. II cost him suu"'
thing To do this, for there was "A pclting storm
u sleet, and he carried an umbrella, aud he
must pause IN his rapid walk to do It.
Wen done. my humble friend. II every
other man would stop aud pick out Of IN"
path ~ his iellow-trayeler through life thu
things that veN and nnnoy them. how many
one, Drops make "A shower give us enough
~ them. Such acts IA this mans give ~
enough ofthem and how great the shower
OF blessings! How much mi,r:y would be
prevented.
,lu,l not stop horc. The man tha; will
do such thing will do greater things. Tina!
will ,how what the fountain l.. II" has a
Kind teart. H. will remove u larger stou"
than t1nt from the pathway of human life
Give M that man for my adversely. lie who
has honored the small draft will honor th'
greater. His good will WAS not all exhausted
by that roIt.
1t was atnhe, was 1t? Please then think,
my ~ 'n'n be- but II triile Tor you
n 80 :, cry sucn sort 90
tnir any th,ns that vii. remove obstruc.
tions out of the path OF Il nan happiness.
Give your ncighbor IA jog Sblo 40 too. Per.
haps he viii pass the Jog along, and we shall
jog some of the sehshnrss out of the human
neart
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-01-25
Pugnacity OF the Humning Bird.

A correspondent of Science writes
of the bravery shown by humming
birds i'll attacking other birds much
larger than themselves. He has seen
rufous-hummer attack and put to
flight wren and another larger bird
that had been having a spirited dis
pute. firing of their noisy warfare,
or thinking them too near his chosen
haunts, he made dash, first mt one
and then at the other, and quickly put
them to flight The wren he chased
into brush pile, buzzing vigorously
about it's until it sought the seclusior
Of the interior of the pile. All whc
have spent any time in the country are
aware that crow can chase hawk,
blackbird n crow, hycntcher IN turn
put blackbird to flight, but few
know that this driving power in
creases in exact ratio with the dimu'
milton in the size of the bird, so that
the hycatcher Yields to the sparrow an6
the sparrow to the hummer. The lat
ter is, rs far as | know, the only bir,
that can always put an English spar
row to flight, / have seen our littl5
Eastern ruby-throat break up a group
of sparrows that were chattering too
loudly and too near a clump of flow.
ers in which he was busy. In Jamaica
the "doctor bird, a long tailed spe'
cies OF hummer, named by the ma
tives because they so around present
ing very long bills, are most fierce
even in attacking men. Having, after
infinite pains, followed one of there
creatures to its nesting place, and
reached Il most perilous position higi
la silk cotton tree, | was driven -
retire in self defense. Both birds, rs
/ got near their nest, flew directly
against my face. Had 1 not been a
spectacle wearer it would have been
difficult to keep them ont OF my eyes;
as it was, they several times knocked
my glasses awry. can, since that ei-
perience, well understand how the
tiniest of feathered creatures discot-
cert and put to flight their largest at-
versaries.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-01-25

A missionary some years ago, returning
from South Africa, gave description OF tng
work which had been accomplished there
through the preaching OF ia" Gospel. Among
other things he pictured little incident ui
which lie had been an ego witness.
lie said that on" morning hr saw a con,
vcrtod African chieitan sitting under a pulhI
tree with his Bible open before him. Every
now and then he east his eyes on his book
and reud Il passage. Then he paused aud
looked up II little while. ana hI4 lips were
seeu To be in motion. Thus hc continued, al.
tsrnntely, to look down on th" Srrlptur =
and to turn his eyes upwards towards heaven.
The missionary passed 10y without disturb
ing the good man, but after Il little while hq
mentioned 10 him what he had seen, aud
asked him whyit was that sometimes he read
and sometimes he looked ~.
This was the African reply: ~ look
down to the book and God speaks 10 me.
Then look up In prayer and speak to the
Lord. SO We keep up, this way, holy :alk
with each other
AZ ! read the account of this touching little
scene, the words OF Psalms NNyii. X, flashed
over me. This picture Is but II mirror tu re-,
fleet the eighth verse Of the twenty ty-.cN"nth
Psalm "When thou saids,, Seek So my face.
nay heart said unto thee, Thy face, Lord, will
seek
First, God talking to us; and then, our
talking TO God.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-01-25

Each wheel carries with it four or
more sections of track, which it lay
down in front of itself, and, having
passed over them, picks them up aud
carries them forward continuously,
Each section consists of II wide shoe
plate, having II strong rib formed on
its top side II il attached to the
wheels by means of LINKS, which ARE
pivoted to pins on the wheel and jaws
on the shoe plates. The connection
thus made is very flexible and allows
the plates to adapt themselves TO the
ground. The end of the plates are
beveled, so that the bearing of each
plate on the ground shall overlap that
of the plate Immediately behind it.
The wheel is provided with deep
groove, which insures that the sections
shall follow each other in proper order
and provide II suitable track to travel
upon.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-01-25

too quick for him, and was almost
upon him before he could reach the
door. However near this exit Mr..
Butterfeld found branding iron such
as is used TO mark cattle, aud with
this formidable weapon the ranchmsn
prepared to finish up his dauntless foe.
Raising IL in the air he threw il di.
rectly into the face of the wolf, shat
tering the nasal bone and reducing
the entire muzzle to a mass of bloody
flesh.
With a shrek of agony the big wolf
rolled over on the floor, clawing at
the planks for something to apply to
the wound, and running mp to him
MIR. Butterfeld brought down the
iron once more on his skull, this time
breaking it and killing the wolf. He
now called his wife, and they sue
ceeded i'll restoring the unfortunate
Ezekiel, and he aided Mrs. Butterfeld
in getting the rsnchman to the house,
for his feet and limbs were in such a
state ~ to render walking u most pain
ful and perilous thing.
But though IL was feared at first
that something serious might come of
the bites, the gentleman is rapidly re-
covering. Ezekiel, however, declares
that not for all the sweethearts in the
world would he leave the door of that
fold open again.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-01-25

The Christian Safeguard mentions bright
womun who has hit upon new, and what
has proved TO be an effective device for the
restraint aud reformation Of u drunken hus-
band. She and her children were only too
painfully familiar with his disgusting ap-
pearance when intoxicated. She thought hs
had but very imperfect idea himself OF tho
sorry picture ne presented when in that con-
GitiOn. She resolved that ho should know
When he next came home drunk and fell into
n maudlin sleep she sent for the photogra-
pher and had him photographed as he sat
In the chair. The photographer did his work
well. the photograph was finished and laid
beside the husbands plate at breakfast
Sober then. II is said OF him that ho expert
enced "decidedly new sensation ! there
was no need OF explanation the thing eN'
plained itself there was no chance for con-
tradiction, the picture was true 10 life there
was no room for argument there was only
one thing TO do, that was to quit = and that
he resolved to do, and did. Why may not
the photograph "cure, thus approved, be-
extegded and brought into more general uset