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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-12-21
A MERRY CHRISTMAS.
Do Some Act to Make 1t Happy One for
Your Neighbor.

Do Some Act to Make 1t Happy One for
Your Neighbor.
Scarcely less wonderful than the
mystery of the first Christmas night is
the mystery Of the perpetuatiOn of the
festival II is a far cry enough from
the shepherds who tended their focks
on the hillside of Judea. and the be-
heving kings who followed the star
from the east. to. let US say, the aver
age American citizen, and the modern
rulers Of kingdoms Reverence and
simple faith are not exactly the pre-
vailing characteristics of the former,
nor do the latter betray sufficient keen
ness of interest IN things supernal to
warrant the suppositioR that they
would leave their kingdoms and go
forth laden with treasure. TO follow a
mysterious sign in the heavens Yet
withal Christmas brings its message TO
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-12-21

mas board and round the cheerful
hearth The rich and powerful still
open their Golfers and. with large
handed hberality, scatter their goods
among the poor, thereby initiating the
Magi of old: for is IT not written:
Whatsoever We shall do unto the least
of Ny brethren. &c shall do unto Me?"
Thus, in spite Of the ell forces With
which modern mate-ialism AID inf
deity are seeking 10 subve-t The irhu-
ences Of Christianity, the Star of Beth
lehem is still II the ascendant. and
Christmas is the Sreatez. and nos: Joy
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-12-21

Gus festival known to the civilized
world.
A Merry Christmas, then, let it be to
ALL A divine religion is not a sad enc.
1t brings peace to the heart, and joy is
an exuberance of peace. Therefore let
the bells ring out, and hang out the
mistletoe, and bring on the smoking
turkey. and gather round the flreside,
AID join in the frolies of the young
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-12-21

these as well as TO their widely differ
ent prototypes of nearly two thousand
years ago. The echo of the angelic
voices that sang of peace on earth,
good will to men, still resounds IN the
heavens on Christmas night; and broth
er is recorciled to brother, cid enni-
ties are laid away, past sins forgiven,
and the bonds of friendship and family
affection drawn tighter ov5r the Christ
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-12-21

If You have no fireside ofyour own to
enliven, seek out the desolate hearth Of
some unfortunate brother. There are
many forlorn little ones to whom an
orange and picturebook would be a
foretaste of Heaven. Play Santa Claus
to such, and you will find your Merry
Christmas in the reflection of their in
nocent delight; or carry your greeting
and your gift to some aged and lonely
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-12-21
WHAT DOES 1T MEAN7

A Happy New Yearl What does it
mean? Are not these words often
thrown out as a greeting without
thought or depth of meaning? Is it a
year in which to ourselves come wealth
and health, prosperity and friendship?
One spent in the pursuit of heeting
pleasure and filed with self-centered
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-12-21

interest? No. Rather let the wish be
to each and all, as the New Year dawns
with all its opportunities, that the days
of 1895 may be well spent-flled with
thought and sympathy for those
around, and that in self-forgetting and
kindly deeds the happiness of others
may be ever sought, and then most
truly viii each act rebound again in Joy
and blessing to the heart from which It
springs at Work.
SANTA CLAUS will be Just as well
pleased II you distribute a few stockings
instead of filing quite so many this year.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-12-21

N WAS Christmas Eve, ari Ger the world
Amantle white was falling
y When Santa Claus set out to DO
His yearly round Of calling;
The dear old saint reioicsi to see
A promise Of good sleighiuZ.
For lots Of snow VS. Just what he
long tine had teen praying
Sc greatly pleased vas he 70 see
Such charming Christmas weather.
That sayiy 10 his task be few
OF getting things together.
His ample sleigh vas put 70 rights
And loaded fun 70 trimming.
Ans soca along the country roads
Oh Santa Claus was skimning.
Now here, now there. his sprighsly deer
With airy lightaesS darte5.
As fresh when miles and niles away
As when they just had started
The feecy fakes kept coming down,
The rambling roadwzys hiding;
Yet on and on they few along
Like shadows swiftly Citing.
But ere his journey vas quite DER
St Nick net trouble dire;
The roads kept filing W apace.
The saov kept piiing higher.
And froz his sight the earth was bid
BY faxes 50 thickly flying.
He could not fnd the road at all.
But still he kept on trying.
Here was Indeed for Santa Claus
An awkward situation.
And one that for the moment tiled
His mind with CONSERVATION;
The kindly soul was sad with fear
That on the morrow morning
Some disappointed little frien5s
His absence would Be mourning.
Still trusting that kind Providence
Woula help hin in his trouble.
s. Nick his faithful reindeer SteeaS
Their efforts urged to double;
AMI often with cheering woT3
The ja5sd beasts he aided,
While OF ahead through Snow3rifts deep
To fnd TIE road he vzted-
At length amid the fyiag fakes.
BY chance Old Santa sighted
Not far away sigaPcst tall.
Whesezt he was delighted.
The sign UPON the post contained
The welcome information
That close AZ hand the read ran straight
Unto his destination
With hope renewed the goo5 oil saint
Along the roadway struggled;
And 5000 he reached sleeping town
Which in a valley snusglei-
Here ended Szltz's Christmas calls
Aa5 here his sleigh he lighseae5.
Then hozewzr5 quickly of he sped
Ere Sol the landscape frightened
FRANK B. WEIGH.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-12-21
Tnor Man.

One of the INST melancholy sights in
nature is man trying TO buy a Christ
mas present for woman He knows
in vague way that the present must
not be pair of suspenders or shaw
ing set, but when he comes to particu-
larize the poor man lapses into perfect
imbecility, and gives his sister the
money and tells her to buy the present
Boston Globe.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-12-21

creature whose last Christmas it will be
on earth, and earn blessing that will
repay your efforts a hundredfold-
There is, happily, no monopoly of the
joys of Christmas If they do not come
to u.s. we can go to them We have
but TO open our hearts and stretch out
our hands, and the messengers of peace
viii come gladly trooping toward US
1t will be our own fault if we have not
each and all a Merry Christmas--Once
a Week
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-12-21

~ THIN the quiet house Of God
This winter morning fair.
Tie organ music softly thrills
Upon the listening air;
Then. mingling with the organ notes.
Tie choir's sweet voices sound:
while shepherds watched their focks b.
night
All seated on the ground"
And straightway. from that blessed place
Ny wandering fancies roam.
Once more little child am I.
Within my childhoOd's home:
hear again my mothers voice.
Her dear arms clasp me round.
She sings how angel hosts came down
And glory shone around"
TIE moonlight falls across the floor
IN bars Of silver light.
Ard many a merry sleighben breaks
The silence Of the night.
Ny head upon her loving heart
In childish trust Is laid.
The while she sings OF that blest Babe,
In meanest gsrb arrsyed"
The pealing organ notes are still,
The Christmas hymn Is sung.
I sit in my accustomed place,
The rev'rent throng among:
But sweet and low within my heart,
There echoes all day long
The memory Of my mothers voice
And Of the angels song.
e. VI. Griffith. in ". Y. Observer.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-12-21

A TAX on incomes: Christmas-Pli-
sdelphia Record
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-12-21
Christmas Eve.

Christmas Eve.
Little bits OF stockings,
Hung up in row,
Always make Kris KringIe
Down the chimney go
Detroit Free Press
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-07-12

statement by o'clock this morning
viii be considered permanently out
Of the service Of the company
Assistant General superintendent
Mckenna stated that not a single fire
man Of the company is out at Milwau-
kee. All are either at work or else
have applied for work Applica tons
have also been received from a great
number of switchmen and other en-
ployes who Joined in the strike.
Freight trains were sent out regu-
larry yesterday. Nine engines were
at work in the freight yards. with full
switching crews
John G.. Fox, chief Of the local lodge
Of the Brotherhood of Locomotive En-
gineers, says the engineers had no
grievance and would not strike.
The following has been issued: The
American Railway union requests all
those in Milwaukee who are in sym
pathy with them TO wear a white
ribbon"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-07-12

combustion in all the great structures
at once. If the theory of spontaneous
combustion VIII not hold good the
buildings We're ali set on fire at the
same Tune. From the transportation
building 10 the lake everything is
harmed to the ground-the tiremen
keeping the transportation building
wet and so preventing the spread Of
ne flames TO Stony Island avenue.
and by heroic efforts saving the gov
erEment house, so that the Field mu-
scum and all private property is I'M
injured. The work OF restoring the
grounds to something like park can
now go on unhindered and all agree
that il has been fastened at least two
years by last nights fire. No one. has
yet been heard TO express sorrow A
magnificent sight the giant blaze
surely was, and great as the fair
was its final ending was greater still.
As the reports come struggling in it
seems that men We're observed run
ming from the terminal. manufacturers
and agricultural buildings shortly after
the outbreak. OF course no clews are
left as to their identity: but this fact
added to what IS stated above, to-wit,
that the conditions were all most
favorable to destroying the buildings
without harming surrounding prop
erty lends additional color to
the theory that the iHcendiaries con-
templated the wholesale destruction
which was effected.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-07-12
FARM INSTITUTES.
HOW TO MAKE AN APPLICATION
FOR THEM.
The University Gives Timely Informa-
ton as TO this Important
Branch of Work.

The University of Wisconsin, wish
ing to reach as far as possible all the
agricultural portions of the state dur
ing the coming winter, respectfully
asks that all those interested in the
holding of institutes in their respec-
tive localities write the undersigned at
Madison, expressing their wishes and
stating number of inhabitants in vii
lage or town, seating capacity of hail,
hotel accommodations and leading ag-
ricultural industry followed in the To-
cality.
The locality asking for a meeting
will be expected to furnish a hall prop
erly heated and lighted for a two
days meeting, and do all the local ad-
vertising free of cost to the university,
while the university will furnish
practical men to open the discussions
and also advertise the meeting to some
extent, besides distributing 200 copies
of Bulletin No. 8, and other agricul-
tural reading matter free of cost.
The university does not expect to put
institutes at all points requesting them,
but all can rest assured that their
claim will be carefully considered by
the university authorities, and those
places where institutes have never
been held, as we'll as those that have
made previous meetings a success, will
be favorably considered, as far as pos
sible. Those wishing institutes will
please write for further information
without delay to the superintendent,
Geo. McKerrOw, Madison, Wis
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-07-12
VIGILANT AGAIN BEATEN.
The British Yacht Outsails Her the
Third Time.

Hunters Quay, Firth of Clyde, July
10.-The Vigilant in yesterdays rae
ing of the Royal Clyde Yacht club
regatta spread a new mainsail, was
slightly altered in trim and at the
start crossed the line two seconds
ahead of the Britannia and secured
the weather gauge. At the Cloch light
the Vigilant was two lengths ahead
and gaining upon the Britannia.
Near SkelmOrie, the first mark, the
two yacht had been for some time
travelling in close company The Wig
liant always had the advantage, but
as she lost the breeze first, the Britain
MIA hauled her in, getting upon her
weather quarter. But the Vigilant.
in a light air. soon pulled out clear
from the Britannia's lee until she
was some lengths ahead when ap-
preaching the Skelmorie mark.
At Innelan, near Ascog. the Vigilant
was becalmed and the Britannia
romped past her. Rounding the Ascog
mark. The times were as follows
Britannia, In, Ism, 31s; Vigilant, III
Inn, lis.
At Cloch Point the Britannia was
leading the Vigilant by three minutes
and five seconds. Off Gourouck the
vigilant carried a faint air and
reached clean past the Britannia.
! The Britannia was leading wheI
nearing the Kilcreggan mark boat by
a few minutes and it was considered
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-07-12
TARIFF CONFERENCE.
HOUSE REPRESENTATIVES, IN
SYST THE BILLS DEFECTIVE.
Senate Representatives Say a More
Radical Measure Cannot Pass
the Upper House

Washington, July 10.-The first con-
ference of the democratic conferees of
the TWO houses Of congress on Jne tar
If bill continued six hours yesterday.
but when adjournment was taken no
item i'll the DILL was finally passed
upon and agreed to. The day was de-
voted to a general discussion OF prin-
cipal points Of difference between the
two houses. The house representa-
tves asserted that the senate bin was
not all the country demanded in the
way of tariff reform. The senate
representatives replied that it was the
most radical bill that could be passed
in the senate, and announced their de-
termination to stand for the bill prac-
tcally as it had passed the senate.
The conference meets again today.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-07-12
GROVER ACTS AGAIN.
ISSUES A VERY GENERAL MAR
TIAL LAW PROCLAMATION.
Mobs in Colorado, California, Idaho.
Montana, Washington and Other
States Must Dispense

Washington, July 10.-The attorney
general, Secretaries Lamont and Bis
sci and General Schofeld were in con-
ference with the president early last
evening, and as result the president
issued a proclamation substantially
like the one issued Sunday night, but
referring to the troubles in North Da
kota, Montana, Idaho, Washington
Wyoming, Colorado and California
The proclamation names 4 p. ~ today
as the time before all mObs must dis
perse, and all law abiding citizens re
turn to their abodes
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-07-12
IN MILWAUKEE.

Milwaukee, July 10.-M. E. Hutchin-
son. Of the local organization of the
A Il. u, who was chairman also Of
the Northwestern tiremen's strike COM
mittee. has applied for his former po-
sition with the road. He was a fire
man. The company posted a notice
III the rOundhOuse that all employees on
strike who appked for their positions
before last Saturday noon would be
reinstated and that no questions would
be asked. AS soon as the news of this
notice spread among the strikers fire,
men began to call around ana apply
for their former positions. About
twenty-five iremen applied before
Saturday noon and the local lodge of
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
has decided that it has no grievance
against the Northwestern road. Most
OF those who have applied for rein
statement are Brotherhood firemen.
The st. Paul company has posted
notices to the effect that all employees
who do not make application for rein
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-07-12
HER SAD LOT.
Mrs. Cadwallader's PitifuI Plight and
Her Loving Devotion.

Madison correspondence of Wausau
Herald: Mrs. A. A. Cadwallader,
wife of the embezzling Superior ex-
bank president, with her two bright
little children makes her home here,
to be near her incarcerated husband,
to whom she is as devoted as a loving
wife can be. The poor lady is in hard
straits, being obliged to canvas for
some book house in order to supply
herself and children with the neces-
saries of life, while her husband Ian
cuisines in durance while awaiting
new trial, the jury having failed to
agree in the first instance. On that
trial ex-senator SpOOner, CadWalla-
der's attorney, made a mastery plea
for his client, his elOquence and touch
ing words bringing tears to the eyes
of the jurors and spectators alike,
while the scene presented by the af-
fiicted family was utterly pitiful. 1t is
said that Spooners efforts in behalf Of
his client are entirely gratuitous, the
latter having neither money nor prop
erty.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-07-12
IN CALIFORNIA.

San Francisco, Cal, July 10.-The
twelfth day of the great strike on the
Southern Pacific closed with not
wheel turning in northern California.
In Sacramento, Oakland, San Jose and
this point the situation is unchanged.
Last night there was added excite
ment by the news that United States
marshals and regular troops We're or
dered to Oakland.
The leaders Of the strikers in Oak
land declare that the strikers have re-
and many citizens are fearful of to-
days events.
In the southern part of California
the railroads seem to have all broken
the blockade.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-07-12
QUIT AT KANSAS CITY.
STATE NEWS.

A twelye-rattle snake killed at Max
vile was over four feet long.
One of the smallpox patients at
Juda, Mr.. Folsome, aged 10, is dead
The BURBERRY crop at Mather failed
so completely that pickers were unable
to fill orders.
swarm of bees settled upon two
horses at Prairie du Chen and stung
them to death
The Nemadji Wooden Mill company,
new corporation at Superior, is cap
italized at $4,000.
Three female shoplifters have been
arrested in Milwaukee. They are well
known to the police elsewhere.
Father Keogh at St. Johns cathe-
dral, Milwaukee, denounced the keep
ers and supporters Of stall saloons.
The main log drive on Oconto river
is now at Stiles and will reach the
piers at Oconto with a few weeks.
Mrs. Henry G. Busse, of the Pier
farm at Fond du Lac, was tossed by
an angry bull and seriously injured.
The New Diggings Lead & Zinc com
pany has leased forty-tive acres at
Leadmine and will at once begin
work.
II. Buntman, OF Marinette, was
taken to Milwaukee by the United
States marshal, for contempt of court
in not answering to a summons.
Peter Harth's livery barn, Wickert's
saloon and the residence of John
Zehner at Dale were damaged $1,000
by fire Friday.
A Milwaukee firm is to build three
bridges in Appleton at an aggregate
cost of $14, 900, exclusive Of stone piers
and abutmentS.
All classes of business at Boomer
are paralyzed by the strike, and it
, looks as if there would be a sugar
and grocery famine very soon.
/ Sunday saloons and restau-
rants were closed in Mari
nette. Drug stores sold nothing
/ but medicine, milk peddlers stayed
! at home. Livery stables, news deal
! ers and street cars did business as
! usual.
At a meeting of the Arcadia council,
! it was decided to do away with the
old system of lighting the streets with
kerosene lamps and use electricity
exclusively. Arcadia has had an cleo
| trio light plant for some time, but it
has been used only for lighting the
business houses.
I f. NJ. Edwards, who recently pur-
chased one-half interest in the Shaw
ano County Journal, and merged the
Shawano Transcript with the same un-
der the title of Shawano County Jour
nal and Transcript, has sold out his
interest in the same to David Gorham
and gone to Chicago for the purpose OF
engaging in business.
C. S. McAuliffe, president of Guiding
Star lodge, Brotherhood of Locomotive
Firemen, and one of the leaders the
Milwaukee railroad strike, was AZ
rested by Deputy Marshal William
Buckley on "a United States warrant
Four other men We're also arrested
McAuliffe was arrested after an A. r
L. meeting. He spent the night il
: jail. McAuliffe's arrest grew out 0
the delay Of the United States mai
train at o'clock Thursday Afternoon
at the Union depot, when a committe
of strikers induced the men to leav
tie train McAuiffe says: The
e think that by arresting and intimida1
q ing US that the strike viii be broken W
; No committee was ever appointed
e ask men to leave their work. Sue
d committees always acted voluntarily.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-07-12
END THEIR TROUBLES.
Racine Lovers Drink a Fatal Potion
and Die.

Racine, Wis. July 10.-At an early
hour Sunday morning a fishing party
of four persons, composed Of John
Mainland and wife, Peter Sommers
and Tillie Hoarey, discovered the
bodies of young man and woman
upon the bank of Root river at place
called Cedar Bend.
The bodies were identified as those
of August Peters, spring maker,
aged a years, and Clara Christopher
sen, a domestic, aged p. A bottle
of Wine and packages containing
strychnine, cyonide of potash ana
other poisons was found close by, in
dicating that the couple had come to
their death by taking the poison.
The couple had been lovers for a
year past, and Peters Informed friends
that they were married two weeks
ago, but proof is at present lacking
to substantiate the statement
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-07-12

a town paper asserts that Congress-
man Sibley, Of Pennsylvania, divides
his salary among the charitable insti-
tutiOns of his district, and only re-
tains actual living expenses" If his
diving expenses" are so small, it is
strange oE what income Sibley sup
lorts one Of the hGnd50meSt houses
in a fashionable part of town. Not
only would it require his salary o.
$4,000 a year to meet his living eX-
penses," but Sibley is Il rich man and
no doubt spends treble his congress
sional income from his private purse.
simply to support his family in the
style in which they live at the capital.
United States Treasurer Morgan has
a valuable relic in the shape of the
table ON which Lincoln signed the
proclamation of emancipation. He
secured it from a clerk in the treasury,
who had been presented with it by
Lincoln a week after the famous paper
was signed.
J. w. Murray of Chicago VIII sue
Chief Elliott of Eau Claire for alleged
false Imprisonment, claiming damages
to the amount of $4,000 Murray
had been arrested on an order from
Chicago, and was taken back without
the necessary requisition papers. He
was acquitted, and now holds the Of
ficer at Eau Claire responsible for his
troubles.
One of the cottages of the Sherwood
Forest resort at Green lake was de-
stroyed by fire. The cottage was oc-
cupied by Chicago guests, and the fire
was caused by children lighting fire
crackers about the porch Of the build
ing