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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-12-21
HF lola REGISTER IN

hustered Tommy that he could do moth
ing for moment but stare at the big
brown eyes and grow red in the face.
Finally he said:
why. you see-ahem-it's-it's-"
And here the Waterman came along
and, seeing the ragged little owner of
the face. hustled him out with some
scornful remarks about beggars. As
the little fellow disappeared through
the door and down the outside steps
Tommy saw slight figure tattered and
shivering. And then the doors swung
shut and Tommy turned to his work,
with all of his own troubles crowded
out of mind and only sympathy. for the
poor little waif occupying his thoughts
He forgot all about the load of obi
CATION that was on him and his hope
less struggles to extricate himself from
the quicl1s..ad of debt into which he had
floundered in his efforts to care for his
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-12-21

Our resolutions for the new year
should be definite and specific Do not
say simply that you will be more lib
eral, but say just how liberal you viii
be- Do not say that you will be more
faithful, but say just what duties,
neglected in the past, you will engage
to perform in the future Do not
promise that you will give more of
your time to the service of the Master,
but decide upon the proportion of your
time which you will give. A promise
may be almost or altogether worthless
because of Indebtedness Let US deal
honestly and reverently with Him
whom we serve Vow and pay
United Presbyterian.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-12-21

own, he took down his shabby overcoat
from its peg, shook himself into it. put
on his hat. and went out of the bank.
de noticed that the streets were full of
happy, hurrying throngs of people,
most of whom had some package or
bundle, but he wasn't envious. though
he wished for a moment that he might
have been able to send to his mother
and sister some of the many pretty
things he had seen through the shop
windows as he walked homeward each
evening.
He started west at brisk walk for
he couldn't afford TO ride, and it was
crisply cold. He hadn't gone far when
he noticed small figure trotting along
by his side. He looked at it and
caught two big brown eyes CHANGING up
into his own.
II was the boy who had wanted 10
earn the christmas stake
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-12-21

way. and they both felt frst-rate.
Then Tommy said:
well, don't exactly 0se1 the bank.
I've only got an interest in It. Say!
To-rorrow's Christmas, Know that?''
BET dor said Chip; that's wy I'm
hustlin'. Iwant to be in with the
other good people. 1 want to eat tur-
key"
well. 1 tell you" said Tommy, II
don't want any errands done, and
don't know of anything 1 can give you
to do, Chip"
Here the wan little face looked up
brayely and the big brown eyes stead
led themselves a bit till Tommy rad
finished.
"But I'll take you home with me, if
you like, and you can share my Christ
mas dinner with me. whatever it may
be. How's that; Ell, old mani
The big brown eyes in the little ra'e
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-12-21
THEY SAT BESIDE THE PICKERING FIRE

THEY SAT BESIDE The Pickering FIRE-
And looking in the face Of him who leaned
above her there,
And kissed her cheek. and tenderly smootheds
down her golden hair.
She said: We've been so long away from
mother. that know
She's lonely in the home We left so many years
ago"
No other words she said. but be kissed back
the tears that came.
And whispered: If they loved you then, they
love you still the same;
The old home must be lonely. though the IRE
is blazing bright
The little one shall plead for us-they1l kiss
him Christmas night
And so it was that. while afar DER the remen--
bered dells
Still brightly beamed each Christmas star ano5
pealed the Christmas bells.
The wanderers went home. and in its lowell
ness and light
They found 6 welcome. and q kiss for baby
Christmas night,
Frank L Stanton, in Atlanta Constitution
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-12-21

old-time dreams;
And wife was at her knittin.' while was
smolkin' slow,
But both OF Us was thinkin' Of q Christmas long
ago
We old foIks-wen. we amt 90 much on Christ
mas nowadays,
Although the Lord has led Us long on all our
wanderin' ways;
But. sittin' by the old fireplace, the bright
flames seem to glow
And light little face we loved one Christmas
long agoi
A little faee-the sweetest face Of sn the VII
lage girls,
Like springs red roses blossomin' trimmed
round with golden curls;
A face we've kissed-a face we've missed for
many weary year;
CHow sweet the Christmas time would be IL
that dear face was nearD
We didn't think John good enough for Mary.
but you see,
Her mother-she was always jes' so much too
good for me.
That though they took and run awsy-snd
though it seemed crime.
1 said I'd look it over if they'd come back
Christmas time.
The house. it seems 50 lonesome. with only
wife an me;
An Christmas amt like Christmas now, an
never more Will be:
An though we thank the Lord for all We e2nS
keep back the signs.
An through the sunshine OF the years the rain
falls round our eyesl
They sat beside the Pickering Ere. and In its
rudy CLEANS
They talked about the old-time things. and
dreamed the old-time dreams;
The Mary OF the golden curls, and one who
loved her best.
And sweetly dreamed little one upon the
mothers breast
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-12-21

If greenbacEs which were scattered
sround so promiscuOusly. This abiding
confidence in his greatness on the part
IF the owner of the small, wan face so
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-12-21

Eether at the neck with SIrOD e cOru. neat
little paper rolls of silver dollars piled
up in pyramid form, and heaps and
heaps of packages of bills counted and
done up in little paper bands! Some
of these packages were of one-doIlar
bills and some of fives and some of tens;
others of twenties and ffties and one
hundreds They were stacked up at
the back of the desk where Thomas
Tippy was at work in the bank, for he
was a teller of some sort, or under
teller, or something which entailed
great deal of work and very little pay,
as positions of responsibility often do.
As one looked through the little brass
barred window at Tommy" as every
BODY in the bank called him, he ap-
peared to be a veritable money king.
Wealth was all around. Besides being
all over the two standing desks be-
tween which he worked, it was slowed
away in drawers, have no doubt, and
piled up on the floor
Tommy was hard at work. It was
the day before Christmas, and people
had been making deposits, and drawing
money, and getting drafts, and doing
all sorts of things which they
will insist on putting off till
the last minute. He was writ
ing in an effort to close up affairs for
the day, and his arm rested as he
wrote on package of northumberland
lar bills when he glanced up and saw at
the little grating through which he had
to look at the public a pair of big,
greedy eyes set in very small and very
wan face. The face itself barely
reached above the window-ledge, and
Tommy couldn't tell whether it be-
longed to boy or a girl, it was SO
pinched. and hungry, and dirty. The
eyes of the face were devouring the
money, as the eyes of the poorare prone
to do, and the owner of the face seemed
lost IN contemplation of the gorgeous
sight
Then the eyes saw that Tommy was
looking at them and shifted TO meet his
own. Tommy noted that they were
singularly beautiful eyes of brown,
with long, curving lashes- He must
have been looking into them with
very kindly gaze, for they seemed to
read in his look a friendiness that
made their owner bold
please, mister" said small voice,
which evidently came from the owner
of the eyes, cant go on an errun', er
something, SOS to earn little Chrism
stake?"
The owner of the eyes evidently took
Tommy for the owner of all the wealth
around him. and of the whole institu-
ton as well. and had notion that If he
chose ne could hand out bag of gold
coin Or two or three of the thick slabs
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He might forget we're twins
S'posen he'd peek in at our bed
Bout Tleveu or half-past ten.
And say: There's Dolly Brookses' head.
And-Dolly Brooks again"
And then he'd pull our stockings down.
And shake his head. and say.
With such a dreadful stingy frown:
She can't fool me that way
DOLLY:
Poor Polly wouldn't have thing,
How terrible that would be,
For every single toy he'd bring
He'd s'pose would b'long to me-
Polly, let's take our picture books
Before We go to bed.
Marked Polly Brooks" and Dolly Brooks
And hang them overhead
Then. when old Santa comes our way.
He'll smile the biggest grins.
And tiptoe round the bed. and say:
What have We heres All. twins
Outlook
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-12-21

!. SAT- beside
the old-tim o
IRE. and in its
rudy CLEANS,
We talked about
the old-tim o
things. and
dream e d the
The advocate., 1894-04-04
THE MUNICIPAL ELECTION OF KANSAS
CITY.

The political campaign that is just
closing in Kansas City, Mo-, is one Of
the most dlsgraceful that could be
conceived. There appears to be no
principle involved In it between the
republicans, democrats, and so called
independents. 1t is merely scramble
FOR place, and assailing the private
character of the candidates is the
only argument employed. 1t Is the
dirtiest campaign that has been con-
Quoted for long time. Only the Ia
Dor movement seems to have either
principle or purity behind it
The advocate., 1894-04-04

The ADVOCATE ls still the official state
paper of Kansas, thanks to the MEM
bers of the executive council, who at
their regular meeling on March 28de-
signsted this paper for another year.
Everybody can continue to get the
the Official news for one dollar a year
with q liberal reduction to clubs
The advocate., 1894-04-04

81 WANT a market for the labor and
products Of my constituents" shouted
Congressman CurtiL on the floor the
other day, and republican papers OF
this district are repeating it as If it
was not chestnut without any
meaning.
The advocate., 1894-04-04
"OUR DEBTS REPRESENT OUR PROS
PERlTY."

The above republican platform
declaration finds confirmation in an
item we clip from a late letter Of w.
s. Hsnns, president of the Kansas
State Alliance, who is now making q
tour OF the state It is as follows:
In Chautauqus county we found the town.
ship Of Lafayette, seven by eight miles,
which contains over 225 farms, 200 Of which
are mortgsged and all passed out Of the
hands Of the owners but Ave.
II this isn't prosperity what would
you call it?
The advocate., 1894-04-04

Now that the Kansas City Journal
is for fiat money and socialism some
Populist papers feel that they ought
to be classed among the conserva-
kiv0
The advocate., 1894-04-04
THE WHEAT PRoBLEM ONCE MORE

30, again takes up this subject, but
offers no new argument. Only two
or three points in its article require
any reply. Speaking Of the fact that
there are found at the beginning Of
each year about one hundred million
bushels of wheat of the previous year
unconsumed, the Capital says:
The ADVOCATE does not deny this, nor is
there any practical sense in it's hypothesis
shat il the country were fed as well as the
government feeds its soldiers there would
be no surplus.
Why not, prsyi The ADVOCATE
does not need to deny that under our
present unjust system, q system fast
ened upon the country by vicious re-
publican Legislation, there is sur
plus Of our products unconsumed
each year. It would be folly to deny
this fact. What the ADVOCATE has
clearly shotVp is that, while this sp-
parent surplus exists, thousands OF
our own citizens are starving for the
want OF it, and are unable to procure
| it because Of the unjust conditions
under which they exist. We have
laid down this self.evldent PROPOSE
tion-that there can be no real sur
plus so long as the wants of single
human being are unsupplied; and
this proposition the Capital cannot
gainssy. Further, we have demon
strated by official statistics that if the
requirements of our own people were
satisfied, there has never been a year
that there would not have been q de-
ficisncy in our wheat product, instead
of q surplus. The Capital has never
shown any error in those figures, nor
has it attempted to do so. Speaking
of this subject, the Capital says:
We proved from the ADvocATR's figures
that there would have been q surplus even
under that hypothesis, impractical and un-
sound as 10 10.
This is mistake. The Capital has
never proved anything of the kind.
Its first calculation was based upon
the year 1890; and when we demon
strated the error Of its figures it was
compelled to admit that we were cor
rect, but proceeded to say that the
figures Of the year 1891 wo1ld bear
out its conclusion. We then demon
strated with equal certainty, using
only official statistics, that in thGt
gear, as ueH as IN 1890, there would
have been q deficiency If the necessl-
ties Of our own people had been sup
piled; and the Capital has never until
now referred TO the article in which
We made that demonstration. Now
it does SO only to claim that it has
shown the error Of figures to which
it has never before referred. The
Capital undoubtedly believes that its
readers and ours have forgotten the
facts.
But there is another view which We
have taken Of this subject. If the
Capitals theory is correct, when the
The advocate., 1894-04-04


cared to GnsIUer an argument, rather
than play a bluff, it would make its
reply while the facts were fresh in
the minds Of readers. 1t would also
undertake to anslyze facts and fig
ures in such reply, and show their
error or their irrelevancy.
The Capital says our "ideal con-
sumption theory is too vague and
ETHEREAL and hypothetical to have any
practical bearing on conditions as
they stand" Very likely. Anything
that contemplates the possibility of a
change from conditions as they
stand" is CONS dered "vsgue, ETHEREAL
and hypothetical" For conditions
as they stand" the republican party
and it's twin are responsible, and the
Capital can hardly be expected to
countenance any proposition that
looks to change Of conditions 1t has
lsbored SO hard and so long to aid in
establishing.
One other proposition, though not
relevant to the question of overpro-
duction as affecting the price of
wheat, the Capital has worked into
its editorial. 1t says:
The ADvo GATES free trade and fiat
money theOries-which are contradictory,
for fiat money would be incompatible with
foreign commerce-work against and not
in behalf Of larger consumption by the
masses of the people. The republican pol.
10y Of sound money, big wages and maxi
mum employment of labor tended TO max
imum oonsu mption Of bread; and no gen.
eral assault on the whole plan and system
Of civilization at once with the purpose Of
playing horse with the work of ages Of
gradual development, and of experiment.
ing with the fantastic doctrines against
which the wisdom of the recognized sChol-
ers and thinkers of the world is arrayed,
and which common sense and all the text
books alike refute, can enable tramps, loaf
ers, drunksrdS and failures Of every kind
to become useful citizens and turn an over
production into an under. supply.
To which we answer:
(D Concerning fiat money theo-
rles-there is no money except fiat
money, and never has been. The
Capitals ideal money, gold, costs, ac-
cording to the best estimates, about
% cents for the metal in dollar, and
the other 78 cents is fiat. No ma
terial is money, or can be, until the
fiat OF the government iS. stamped
upon it; and it matters not upon
what material that stamp may be
affixed, it at once becomes money, and
the people are compelled to accept it
as such. This cry against fiat money
is the purest rot, and the Capital
knows 1t. Furthermore, we have re-
peatedly shown that the textbooks to
which the Capital refers with so
much gusto, bear us out in this dec
lRrstion.
~ That "fist money would be in
compatible with foreign COM
merce." What is foreign commerce.
An exchange of commodities, and
The advocate., 1894-04-04

stamp remains upon it. When it goes
to a foreign country, it is weighed,
and il it has suffered from abrasion
the amount Of the abrasion Is de-
Quoted from it. So also is the seign-
forage deducted from il, and it goes
only as bullion. The Capital must
know this if it knows anything about
the matter. Hence we repeat this
Sound money" cry is pure rot. Any
thing is sound money that the gov
ernment chooses to put its fiat upon.
81 We would remind the Capital
that the present enforced idleness of
millions of men with all it's attend
ant misery has been brought about
under the republican Sound money"
and protective tariff policy, and net
under the practice of any of the "fan-
tastic doctrines" which it is pleased
to class as against the wisdom of
the recognized scholars and thinkers
of the world" The Capital seems to
forget that the republican party has
been IN possession of the govern
ment during all the years that these
conditions have been developing, and
is directly responsible for sll of them.
These fantastic doctrines to which
it alludes exist only in theory, and
cannot possibly have anything to do
with existing conditions The ''trsmps,
loafers, drunkards and failures of
every kind" are republican products,
the natural result of years of repub-
lican supremacy, and while the policy
OF the republican party is pursued
they will continue to increase, as they
have done under the present demo-
republican combination.
We would remind the CAPITAL also
that history presents many rsmsrka-
BILE examples of the error of the
recognized scholars and thinkers of
the world" and that there never was
an advance step taken in human prog
ress that was not opposed to the
doctrines and theories of these recog-
nized authorities.
The Capital says further:
The trouble with the ADVOCATES poll
tics is thatit entirely ignores such economic
factors as laEinesss, slothfulness, and she
disposition TO steal or beg rather than
work.
The trouble with the Capitals
politics is that 1t entirely ignores the
system Of legalized piracy and plum
der that has been established and is
fostered by vicious republican legis-
lation and practices, by which the
honest workingman is prevented from
obtaining work when he seeks 1t, and
ls forced to become tramp, a beg
gar or q thief. The Capitals idea of
g thief is one who steals q loaf of
bread to keep himself or family from
starving. The term does not apply
to the bank defaulter or the railroad
wrecker who steals his millions, or to
the gambler who speculates in and
The advocate., 1894-04-04

Duttsn House. Topeka, Ks, slaS-s1.SO per day
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-06-26

A STALLION ATTACKS Two COLTS
A stallion owned by James Folly, of
Lake Grove, L. l., attacked team OF
colts that were being driven along the
village highway by Willis \. Hallock
on Saturday night. On catching sight
of the colts the stallion jumped over
the fence, and, throwing his weight
against one OF the colts, knocked the
animal over the wagon pole. Rising
on his hind hools, the animal struck at
the colts, and bit the near one vicious
lv. The team became unmanageable
and dashed down the road.
For short distance the stallion kept
pace with them, biting first one colt,
then the other. Finally the wagon pole
snapped, an young Hallock, who was
cHneing to the lines, was thrown into
the road. The lines were wrapped
around his wrists. and he was unable
TO let 90. He was dragged over the
ground and dashed against a big stone.
The boy was knocked senseless and the
lines broken He was found unconscious
in the road and taken 10 his home. His
injuries are serious. The runaway colts
were caught
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NIRGINIA In the Clerks Office of the
V Corporation Court of the city of Alexan-
dria, on the 9th day of June, 1894
J. i. Heisley, committee of Henrietta Wright,
vs.. Amelia Hesley. Action of trespass on
the case; in assumpsit. Damages S40O.
Memo: The object of this suit is to recover
of the defendant the sum of S321.9S with
interest thereon from the 10th day Of Octo-
Der, 1893, till paid. and to attach and subject
to the payment of the same estate belonging
to the defendant in the possession of Burke &
Herbert, bankers, Alexandria, Va
The defendant, Amelia Heisley not having
entered appearance and given security ac-
cording to Che act Of Assembly and the rules
Of this Court, and it appearing by affidavit
that she is nonresident of this State
il is ordered, that said defendant appear here
within fifteen days after due publication Of
this order, and do what is necessary to pro-
tect her interest in this suit and that copy
of this order be forthwith inserted in the
Alexandria Gazette. a newspaper published in
the city of Alexandria, once week for four
successive weeks. and posted at the front door
of the Court House Of this city A copy
tcstc:- JOHN S. BEACH Clerk
X. Kempcr, pq. je7 w4w
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SATURDAY.
the 18th day of Jnnc IS


the 10th day Of June, 1894.
at 12 o'clock H., in front of the Royal street
entrance to the Market Building sell at pub
lie auction to the highest bidder the following
de cribed real estate with the improvements
thereon situate in the city of Alexandria, Va.
1. ALL THAT LOT OF GROUND lying
on the east side of Alfred street between
montgomery and First streets, beginning at a
point SO feet south of First street: thence
east and parallel with First street 100 feet to
an alley feet 10 inches wide; thence south
with said alley and parallel with Alfred street
22 feet thence west and parallel with First
street 100 feet to Alfred street. thence north
on Alfred street % feet to the beginning,
with the right of way over said alley
2. ALL THAT LOT OF GROUND begin
ming on Alfred street 131 feet 7 inches from
First street. running thence south on Alfred
street 10 feet; thence east parallel with First
street 100 feet; thence parallel with Alfred
10 feet north thence west parallel with First
street 100 feet to the beginning.
Upon the following terms: One-third of
the purchase money in cash and the residue
IN SIX and twelve months after date, the pur-
chaser to execute his notes bearing interest at
the rate of per cent per aunum, and the
same to be secured by a deed of trust upon
the property. Conveyancing at the cost of
the purchaser.
je5 I'd VIM. II. SMITH.
POSTPONED-The above sale has been
postponed until SATURDAY, June 80, 1894,
at the same hour and place ie16 IS