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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-02-09

careful consideration which made all
those poor souls whom he visited adore
him. Then he turned to Nelly.
''Who will stay with her to-night?'
he asked. ''for indeed she hardly ought
to be left alone"
81 shall stay" was the quiet answer.
''Then come to the door with me,
please. and let me give you your direc-
tons"
Nelly followed and stood there. in
the soft summer dusk-a pretty picture
with the wild-rose flush da wning in
her cheeks and new light kindling
her blue eyes. She listened carefully
to all his injunctions and then turned
as If to go. But he put out hand to
detain her
"How very much 1 owe to you," he
said.
"You, how?" And deep, deep GRIM
son dyed Nelly's face and throat In
that moment she thought of her
''bumptious" valentine, which had not
crossed her mind before for a long
time.
He looked at her with a smile in his
eyes, but with face that preserved all
it's respectful gravity. He took red
leather case out of his pocket, and from
the case he took the very old valentine,
which Nelly remembered so we'll Then
he produced the brief note she had
written that afternoon; and still there
was light enough left iE the day to see
them by. as he held them side by side.
"Your hand has matured somewhat
since this valentine was written" he
remarked. quietly; but some of these
letters should know anywhere No
one could deceive me-"
81 did not suppose you had kept that
foolish thing" Nellie said, with a pitt
full little culver in her voice, as if she
were just on the point Of bursting into
tears. 81 am SO ashamed"
Dr. Jack looked at her moment, as
she stood there in the waning light, a
lovely. graceful girl, from whom any
man might be proud to win even a
passing interest So this was the wom-
an, the thought of whom he had car
ried in his heart for years! If he had
ever done any good thing he was paid
for it in the satisfaction of that hour.
"Are you sorry" he asked, slowly.
'that you have helped one man to be
his best self? Those words of yours
were to me like the voice of my in
most soul Since then this paper has
never left me, nor have l ever ceased
to strive to be worthy of the esteem of
nv unknown valentine If ever l
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-02-09
A Modern Valentine.

I've written il, love, with a stin steel pen;
For the geese. understand,
Are so learned, now, that their quilts, troW.
Must supply their own demand
I've securei il, love, by the aid OF glue,
Instead OF a strand OF hair,
Which / cannot obtain, for see with pair
have really none TO spare
1 send it 10 you by the postman, love;
For Cupid, grieve TO hear,
Is afraid Of the cold, and has grown so old
That he doesn't go out this year.
But the message is ever the same, my love,
While the stars their course fulfill
Though to me and to you It may seem quits
new,
lis the old, old story still.
Caroline w. Latimer, In Harper's Magazine
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-02-09
Successful Scheme.

CHICAGO, Feb. 2.-Prominent society
ladies who had gathered at the resi-
dence of Mrs John C. Conley on the
Lake Shore drive to attend a recep-
ton to Miss Julia NARROW aided
last night in the rescue of drown
ing man. The guests were startled
by cries of help coming from the lake
and with their escorts reached the sea
wall and encouraged the men who
were taking from the icy water Albert
Hugerin. a carpenter, who had tried to
end his life in the lake. The man was
carried to the reception rooms, resus-
citated and provided for with dry
slothes and money.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-02-09

have been generous instead of selfish,
brave instead of cowardly, strong in
stead of weak, it has been because /
have remembered the words written
here. and meant to live in their spirit.
Are you sorry for that? or do you
grudge me the dear pleasure of thank
ing you?"
mo, I'm not sorry, nor do / grudge
you anything; but it was girls freak.
and am not worthy of SO much praise
and honor.
cit was a good girls intention. he
said, almost solemnly. Let us be thank.
fut that it succeeded"
Nelly went back to the bedside of
the old woman with futtering heart
Glow strange it seemed to think this
sick woman was old enough to have
outlived all anxieties except those
about her pains and her supper Had
GOT she been young once? And had no
one ever looked at her as DIR. Jack
looked?
The next morning he came again.
His medicine, a nights sleep, Nelly
care-something seemed to have given
the poor old patient fresh lease of
life. There was no need that Nelly
should stay with her any more; but
she went to see her daily, and it was
curious how often DIR. Jacks visits hap
pened at the same time.
One night the doctor had left his
horse at home, and he and Nelly
walked away together. They talked
about the lingering sunset, and the
soft south wind, and even the old
woman; for Nelly, woman-like, was
struggling desperately to keep DIR.
Jack from saying what she desperate
ly wanted to hear. But at last it came
"a half blunt half-awakened speech.
vet with Dr. Jacks honest heart in it.
1--we lived all these years just to
earn your esteem, and now | find
don't care a thing about that unless
can win also your love"
l think Nelly's answer must have
satisfied him, for she is Mrs Jack
Green now; and that valentine-worn
and old, but choicely framed-always
hangs over the doctors study table
Louise Chandler Moulton, in n. Y.
Weekly
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-02-09
Will Pooi Rusin ess

NEW YORK, Feb. a.-The North Ger.
man Lloyd line and the Hamburg
American line have agreed to pool
their eastward and westward passen-
ger service and their westward-bound
freight. The profits will be shared ae-
cording to a proportion agreed upon
The expenses are not shared. By this
new arrangement the companies hope
to effect large saving. Except in the
very large cities all the agencies viii
be consolidated, and the extensive adj
vertising arising out of former compe-
tition will no longer be necessary.
The arrangement goes into effect i'm
mediatelv
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-02-09
One Kind.

Say, Jimmy, what's a millionaire,
do you know?"
YES; it's man what takes his little
boy to all the shows, an buys him
candy 'thout tellin' him it'll make him
sick. Chicago Inter Ocean
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-02-09

HAS Wantcash ever shown any
real affection for Miss Muchmoney?
'.Yes; he has made up his mind &c
marry another girl Inter Ocean.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-02-09

"A Small Loan--Willie Slim-''How
much can | get on this overcoat?''
Uncle-'.About as much as you've paid
on it, / guess. Detroit Free Press
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-02-09

The only thing brilliant about
many a man is the diamond (often bo-
gus) that shines upon his shirt 'front.'
Young Mems Era.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-02-09

the lines you seek,
-Eou'n End the love I've often spoken-
The love I'll always love TO speak
Dur little ones are making merry
With unco ditties rhymed In jest,
But n these lines. though awkward very,
The genuine articles expressed
You are as fair and sweet and tender,
Dear brown-eyed little sweetheart mine,
As when. a callow youth, and slender,
asked 70 be your valentine
What though these years OF ours be heetingf
What though the years of youth be fowns
En mock old kronos with repeating:
al love my love, and her aIonel"
And when fall before his reaping,
And when my suffering speech Is done,
Think not my love is dead or sleeping,
But that it waits for you TO come.
SO take, dear love, this little token,
And il there speaks in any line
The sentiment I'll fain have spoken,
Say, will you kiss your valentine?
Eugene Field, in Ladies' Home Journal
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-02-09

The earnestness of life is the only
passport to the satisfaction OF life
Theodoe Parker.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-02-09

Il E Z z were
half a dozen OF
the girls to-
gether-p pretty
ere atures, in
the very first
season of their
long dresses
the eldest not
quite sixteen.
They were all
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-02-09

Oh the LdluD. anu ny 81 huCu dS ticH
contest was terrific, and awful, and pro-
lix, their victory was consummate and
resplendent, and they have taken
places immeasureably higher than
those of good parentage, who could
hardly help being good, because they
had ten generations of preceding piety
to aid them.
Then l pointed to one of the most
colonnaded and grandly domed resi-
dences in all the city and said: "Who
lives here?" and the answer was: THE
widow who gave two mites" And
who lives there?" and the answer was:
1.-THE penitent thief to whom Christ
said: This. day shalt thou be with Me
in Paradise" ''And who lives there?"
l said, and the answer was: THE blind
beggar who prayed. Lord, that my
eyes may be opened"
Some of those professors of religion
whowere famous on earth asked about,
but no one could tell me anything con-
corning them Their names were not
even in the City Directory of the New
Jerusalem The fact is that suspect
ed some of them had not got there at
all. Many who had ten talents were
living on the back streets of Heaven,
while many with one talent had resi-
dences fronting on the Kings park. Ali
social life in Heaven graded according
to earthly struggle and usefulness as
proportional to talents given!
AS walked through those streets 1
appreciated for the first time what
Paul said to Timothy: ''If we suffer.
we shall also reign with him" 1t sur
prised me beyond description that all
the great of Heaven were great suffer-
ers Not ALP" Yes, all. Moses. him
of the Red sea, great sufferer. David,
him of Absolom's unfilial behavior, and
Ahithophers betrayal and a nations
dethrone ment, great sufferer. Eze-
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-06-14

though nothing had happened. While
looking around for some place to hide
he saw the cave and slipped into it. He
soon discovered that he was in the den
of some wild animals. but he hid him
self On a shelf of rocks. where he
could see he entrance, and; putting his
trusty Winchester in convenient po-
sition. be awaited developments.
Tie had not been long in this attitude
when he was Mortified TO see two
huge panthers enter the cave, bear
ing between them the limp and
apparently dead body of the officer
They had caught up the body by
the clothing about the shoulders,
and were dragging il head foremost.
All the hatred he had borne toward the
revenue raider fed from the breast of
the old mOonshiner in the presence of
their common enemies. and as soon as
they had laid down their burden he de
termined TO save the unfortunate man
from an awful fate.
lie was a man of supreme nerve. and
as soon as the panthers got far enough
away from their prey two reports re-
verberated through the grewsome den,
and two PROSTATE and dying monsters
bore witness to his deadly aim. Leap
ing from his hiding place. the old man
/ hurried 10 a stream close by, filed his
hat with water. ana. returning. threw
/ il into the face of the unconscious mar
shall This wholesome application had
the desired effect, and he was sitting
up when Davis returned with the sec
ond hatful.
Davis had been born and bred in an
atmosphere where a revenue officer
was regarded as the embodiment of
/ treachery. and as soon as he mad killed
the panthers and revived Ray, he fed.
/ lest the officer should be ungrateful
enough to try 10 arrest him. As he
/ left the cave he did not fail to pick up
/ his gun, which he had left at the en-
/ trance. lie hid in the laurels where he
could command a view of the cave. and
saw the marshal depart. He followed
/ him at a distance until he reached his
I friends. and then turned back into the
mountains, with a consciousness that
/ he had done his whole duty BY his old
enemy.-(ilObe-De
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-06-14

ST suppose" said a traveller, that a
man ought not to sleep in an ordinary
day coach, especially if there is any
body in the seat with him. To most
men it is an annoyance to have the
other man in the seat go TO sleep. He
may be the incest man in the world,
but you don't like to have him lean
over against you, and even If all he
does is nod, and as likely as not he
will do that, he attracts attention, and
some of that attention is pretty sure to
be devoted to you. The passenger
whose attention is attracted by man
asleep generally glances also at the
man in the seat with him. Sometimes
you will see man whose seat neigh
Dor has gone to sleep get up and go
somewhere else. and l can't say that /
blame him for it"
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A Reliable Foundation.

eve are not working i'm a corner nor
in a hole. II there ever was a nation
whose prosperity had attracted the
thong tful regard of wise men
:hrcu hout the world, this is that ma
ton. II there has ever been surprise
sprung upon men at the Developments
OF human nature, the conduct of this
nation IN tbs war aud after the war,
and 10 this hoGr. has given that sur
prise. Not olly arc we surrounded with
a cloud o. earthly witnesses in this
great campaign, but all the men that
landed with our fathers, in the misty
dist. nee. obscure TO US but clear to
them, arc looking down upon us. 1t is
the nation they founded. and if the
rock could spea1 rs once the rock
gushed forth with water for the fam
ished crowd, ola plymouth rock would
give fortl a voice to all men of
the republican PARTY and of the nation.
saying: Keep. builc. fortify that which
we founded" - Rev. Henry Ward
Bee
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Prcferred the stured pog.

4 dog. an ancient brindled dog. q
specimen of the taxidcrTist's art,
stood for a long time as the sign of a
little shop. The poor brute was a
thing 10 be avoided by the is stidinus.
One day a rosy maiden. very dirty and
even more ragged. just able 1 play
abopt, came, with two little dogs
frisking about her. to the poor mockery
of the brindled dog Instantly the two
little dogs lost all charm for the
youngster. She caught the other
dogs head and patted il. pulled its
ears. wondered At it. admired it. and
finally. when She left il. was still
puzzled and admiring. not quite sa tbs
fed a. - what kind of dog he vas.
bus certain he was much nicer than or
binary dogs. which are hard 10 catch
and much harder To hold when one is
only few years old. uncertain OF foot
and miserably unfirm Of hand.-Kansas
City star
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-06-14
SAVED BY a HORSE.
An EnraGed Elephant Flees Before n
Gentle Popy,

An Enraged Elephant Flees Before n
Gentle Pony.
Elephants are extremely afraid of
horses, writes Maj John Butler in
Travels in Assam" To that fact he
owed the deliverance of his wife and
child from a terrible death. With
them he was traversing the jungle
over an exceedingly rough road,
through forest and grass jungle alter
nately. The way had to be cut as they
advanced.
was in the lead on large elephant
in my howdah, with a good battery of
guns, when about midday l heard be-
hind me general cry of alarm, and
hastily rode to the scene of danger.
1t seems that just after l had passed,
with the coolies who cut down the
Jungle, huge MulSna elephant rushed
from the jungle in terrible rage, and
pursued the little baggage elephant,
which was just behind my wife and
childl The little elephant screeched
and fed for its life, straight ahead.
Fortunately pony was led beside
the pallxee which contained my wife
and child. The wild elephant was
close upon them. md they closed their
eyes in horror, expecting to be
dragged from their places and
trampled to death. At that moment
the great beast caught sight of the
pony. 1t stopped short, turned aside,
and fled back to the jungle as if pur-
sued by an evil spirit.
The men were filed with astonish-
ment Most of them had fed to the
protection of sheltering trees, leaving
my wife and child alone.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-06-14
CYCLING In CHINA.
Some Woes of Yankee Wheel
man in tho Flowery Kingdom.
The Way "Ah Sin" showed Appreciation OF
"Foreign Devil" Frank Lenz-Pursued
by a Howling Mob of Angry Pig
tails-Some Narrow Escapes.
Especial letter.

When Wheelman Frank G.. LEM, of
Pittsburgh, began his now famous
world-girdling bicycle tour under the
auspices of the Outing Magazine,
neither he nor the magazine people
dreamed of the serious perils the sturdy
young fellow would be compelled to
face during his passage through the
land of the uncertain Mongolian. The
lower classes in the interior of China
are imbued with combination of SUI
perstitions, ignorance and detestation
of foreigners, or foreign DEVILS" as
they are politely termed, which is al
most past belief. We of this en-
lightened land can afford to smile pity
ingly upon such narrow -mindedness,
but to the daring wheelman pedaling
his foreign cart" through John China
mans territory, native prejudice be-
comes very serious thing indeed. In
the May number of Outing poor LEM
gives some striking illustrations Of
this, and in letter just received by
the publisher of Outing he uses the
following significant language in
reference to an attack upon him by a
tuOD Oh lldtlNtNs Il vi IL
ment il was touch and go. Two score
of hoes and clubs were many times
more than match for my revolver,
and | knew It. To fight was useless:
to pray seemed equally vain, for it APP
peared as if the Lord had not inspected
this country lately. and had over
looked the lonely Yankee wanderer.
For some unknown re ason providence
interfered, | firmly believe), the mob
held their hands for one moment. II
was a dramatic pause-like the paws
of grizzly bear, one may need expe-
rience il but once in his life. The
scene is burnt into my memory and
will never be forgotten. ! was calm.
for in truth could hear the ripping
of the dark river. There was no need
to think or struggle more--I realized
that had enjoyed my last outing"
Speaking of Recommendations fur
nished to travellers, LEM. says: .'On mr.
irving at Chinese inn | never asked
any questions, but rolled the wheel
right In, sat down among the China
men, and ordered my rice as uncon-
cernedly as native. From two to four
bowls of rice compose a square meal,
and in the center of the table are fish
and greens, from which each helps
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-06-14
Action Of Light on Water color..

Collectors Of water colors win do well
to take note Of some experiments made
ia England on the action of light in
the weakening and dispersion of the
coloring matter IN pictures. 1t was
found that the sulphides. cadmium,
triSuiphid of arsenic and indigo are
prone to fade from oxidation. due to
humidity. air and light. OF these cal
MUM is especially sensitive to the in
fiuence of moisture. and viii fade in a
fortnight in damp air; trisulphide of
arsenic IS also seriously affected by
damp air. bat indigo, while suffering
from moisture. shows no SIGNS of de-
terioratiOn when exposed to dry air or
an atmosphere of carbonic acid. Ger
tain colors are affected Orly b. light.
OF these. Prussian blue, which fades
in carbOnic acid as well as i'm light. re-
sumes its former color in darkness and
pure air. The combined action of light
and dry or damp air speedily decolorizes
the lakes. vermillion and Naples vel
low. but causes M mOdifiC alton in CO.
bait red. Indian red. yellow ochre and
sienna. The tests go to prove that
light acting in a damp atmosphere is
the principal enemy of water colors.
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KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and improvement and
tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who live bet
ter than others and enjoy life more, with
less expenditure, by more promptly
adapting the worlds best products to
the needs of physical being, will attest
the value to health of the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced in the
remedy, Syrup of Figs.
Its excellence is due TO its presenting
in the form most acceptable and pleas
ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties of perfect lax
alive; effectually cleansing the system,
dispelling colds, headaches and fevers
and permanently curing constipation.
1t has given satisfaction to millions and
met with the approval of the medical
profession, because it acts on the Kid
neys, Liver and Bowels without weak
ening them and it is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup of Figs is for sale by all drug
gists in SOC and 81 bottles, but it is man
ufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup of Figs,
and being well informed, you will not
accept any substitute if offered.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-06-14

himself with chop sticks. The heads
and bones of the smallev fish served
are eaten as a matter of course, and
caused surprise by leaving my share
Undiscovered. During meals. pigs, dogs
and cats lovingly slide between ones
legs in and out from under the table.
Three times day the innl1eeper
cooked rice and greens for one wheel
barrow coolie and myself. gave him
some extra money for eggs and meat
which he cooked fairly well.
Most of the people live in abject
poverty and subsist wholly on rice and
greens. The proportion of poor in
China is probably greater than in any
other country in the world. The houses
in the towns and cities are mostly
built of rail brick walls, with floors of
stone or brick in the more pretentious
structures. In hamlets and the rural
districts the walls are made of poles,
mud, straw or light bamboo These
structures are covered with tile or
straw roofs and have no floors except
the bSre ground. There is but little
furniture; generally only table, with
few trestles to sit on. Even the Chi
nese mandarin has but a poorly-fur-
nished house, though he makes such an
elaborate display in his silks, satins
and ornaments when seated proudly ~
his fancy carrying-chair. Then his at
tendants walking ahead with signs,
flags and drums. and another batch. in
Guiding his secretaries on ponies in the
rear, are apt TO impress the foreign
devil with the pigtailed potentates
Importance.
stoves there are none. In cold
weather fire is built on the ground,
and the smoke after filling the house,
escapes through the chinks in the walls
and roof The cooking-ovens have no
chimneys. Rice straw, brush and
twigs from the fields, forest and hill
side are used for fuel. The charred
embers remaining after the meals are
cooked are seraped together into small
clay pots and carried about to warm
the hands and feet"
LEM thus described his first expert
ence with hostile natives: THE air
was bitter cold the third morning of
our tramp, and the big coolie needed a
double dose of opium. We got started
by eleven o'clock, and had left the tel
egraph road to the left and had crossed
the Yangtsi river TO the north side.
The road was over low bottom land
to Wankiangshien, situated on knoll,
and surrounded by partly ruined
wall covered with vines. The crowd
all yelled: Foreign devil at which /
only smiled. as we walked along
through the narrow and crowded
streets The coolies were tired and
wished to stop here, but was anxious
to push on to a hamlet inn, knowing
by experience there was no peace for
me in town of any size. At the west
gate my )olies walked into an inn re-
gardless of my wishes The Chinese
followed. pushing and yelling:
.Yankweiza.' The proprietor grew
sngry, my big coolie became excited,