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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-09-06

laden with the scent of wild flowers,
giant oaks and elms spreading their
mighty limbs TO shade man and beast,
and skylarks rising in the heaven with
floods of melody.
A valley with a road running through
it. and, in the earPerspective, a village
-Hetherton, it is called-and, in the
distance. the tall towers Of Scarsdale
abbey, one of the stateliest homes of
the land.
You have the scene before you.
But not all harmonious is the aspect.
Man comes. as usual, to mar the beauty
OF nature.
This particular man Is eminently
qualified to scare away any poetic
fancies the scene may have prompted.
He Is a spare, cadaverOus fellow of
about forty years of age. With sharp
features and red hair, and eyes that
would be bright and swapping. but
thst they are 50 bleared and bloodshot.
His dress is the decay of gentish vul-
garity. When new, you can see that
his coat has been glossy as the glossiest
of shoddy: his trousers baggy in shape
and loud in pattern, and his shoes of
French kid, but the blight of poverty
Is on them, and their original grand
ness makes their sha bbinesS the more
apparent.
Neither is his manner more prepos-
sessing than his person. for as he
trudges along the road, his lip con-
stantly curls with the bitterness Of his
reflections, and he viciously cuts down
the unoffending flowers with the cheap
cane he carries, as though the beautiful
were repugnant to him.
Yet his footsteps are turned toward
Scarsdale Abbey.
Little does Sir Gordon Hillborough,
the owner of the splendid demesne, as
he sits in his ancient library, a tall,
stern, courtly old man of sixty, artici-
pate the visitor that fate is bringing
him.
Yet barely an hour has passed since
we saw the vaurien tramping along the
highway, and now he is sitting very
much at his ease in the presence of the
great man. who seems too astonished
at the novelty of the situation TO offer
a remonstrance.
Sir the baronet says with much
dignity, you have gained admission
into my house under the plea that you
have an important communication to
make concerning my son. Briefly as
possible tell me your business"
Don't happen ever to have heard
the name of Gregson, suppose the
stranger. replied with sheer.
Sir John shook his head in negation
Nor OF Newton parish in the county
OF leicester
'Ah,-
There was look Of painful recol-
lection in the baronet's face.
The father, 1 presume, OF the young
woman, by whose allurements nv son,
a mere boy, q pupil at a private school,
was nearly brought to the verge of So
ciaI Instruction." he asked, haughtily.
Uncle. sir" was the airy reply.
Uncle to as interesting a young fe-
male orphan as ever fell victim to the
viles of an aristocratic scoundrel."
And you want"
Justice. Sir Gordonl Has not your
son behaved like a villain-going and
getting married and starting for India,
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-09-06

ficult theory, ''if it is right 70 let the
lass spead so much time alone with that
young man. She's getting up in years
now, and"
He stopped, for the surprise and in,
dignation depicted on his wife's cOun'
tenance were enough to check the most
loquacious.
John Whitford," she demanded,
furiously. has trouble added thy
brain? A chit o child. as has ma left
of short frocks, an a young mon as
has lived under thy roof weny a
twelvemonth, an never so much by
word or deed as showed he wasua a
perfec' gentleman, Who put that silly
craze / thy soft pate? Frank HoIbrook,
III tex my Bible oath ont"
1t wasn't"
"Who were it then? For none such
nonsense entered on its own account "
We'll, then, it was the captain"
What captain"
"Wixon."
BAH said the woman, as she burst
into a supercilious laugh. '-Oi thowt
that mischief-makin' tyke. Here,
how'd the heft o. this griddle, an Oil
see for mysen what they De doin' Of "
With this, she crossed the kitchen,
opened a door very quietly. trsversed a
short passage and abruptly opened a
second door at the end of it.
Other persons than the malicious cap
80 - !
Greet in the scene that met the view Of
the worthy Mrs Whitford-
The room was a small chamber with
a well-stocked bookshelf; and, sitting
in a large armchair, was a singularly
handsome young man. reading aloud
to a girl, who reclined on low chair
beside him, listening in wrapt atten-
ton.
So enthralled was the young listener,
as she sat with lips apart eagerly drink
ing in the sonorous accents, that she
did not notice the interruption.
Not so with the young man There
was no startled flush on his face as he
raised his frank. brown eyes to the in
conner, and said pleasantly: That's
right, Mrs. Whitford, come and join
our studies. We are reading Nicholas
Nickleby,' by Charles Dickens, and, as
the scene lies in your loved Yorkshire,
you may be somewhat interested"
Nay, nay, Measter Grey" said the
woman. whose suspicious had been
aroused, Notwithstanding her defiant
tone TO her husband, but who now
blushed for her momentary lack of con-
fdence. ''Oi but COON to tell ZEE that
supper's welly ready, an the lass mum
lay the cloth. An it's much obligated
Oh am to thee vor givin' her thy book
larnin', Measter Grey. It's little OF
ever had nysen, an them as hasna an
edication knows best how TO vally one
Frank Grey smiled as he closed the
book. while the woman and girl slowly
left the room, the latter pausing mo-
ment to pour forth in a sweet, low voice
her thanks for the treat afforded her.
If the front of the house presented a
bleak and desolate aspect, the windows
of Greyis room looked out on beauti-
full landscape of varied scenery.
On right and left the rugged hills,
crowned with sturdy frs; in the dis
lance a long sheeny expanse of lake
covered with scrub; and, in the far
background, the sun. setting in all the
luxurious splendor of the last anguish
ing DAYS OF an Indian summer.
tEO 81 COETNCEDk
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-09-06
saIt IN the PouItrx Food

Salt must be used very carefully in
the food, as too much of it will cause
loss, though it will not be harmful if
the food is seasoned slightly with salt,
especially when bowel disease has re-
suited from the use of grass early in
the season Fowls drink freely of
water, but the excess is passed of with
the solid matter. If they partake of
too much salt, they have intense thirst,
and cannot drink enough water to
dilute the salt properly. and the result
is death. Rock salt, and especially
that from fish or pork. will be readily
eaten by hens sometimes, and for that
reason it should never be thrown with
in their reach--Farm and Preside.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-09-06
CHAPTER II.
TIE NORTHERN HOME.

ne NOEl HIM hBAE-
Fourteen years have elapsed since
the occurrence of the events related in
the preceding chapters
The scene of our story is now laid in
the bleak, desolate region Of the south
ern shore of Lake Superior.
Down in hollow. between two bluffs,
lies the iron city of Oretowu, with its
even thousand inhabitants huddled to-
gether in Imprinted shanties and blocks
OF soualid tenementS- saloons of the
lowest description abound, the only
pretentious buildings being the school
house, the hotel and the hospital. The
whole region breathes ofirou. The very
ground is the red dust of iron ore, and
miners and miners wives and children
rudy with the stain of the brown
earth. meet you at every step All
around the outskirts of the place. big
hills of clinkers and powders are
crowned with the engine-hOuses Of the
mining shafts while trade is limited to
the few stores belonging to the min
ing companies. where the unfortunate
diggers into the bowels of the earth
are driven by necessity to spend at a
ruinous overcharge the dollars they
have 50 hardly earned.
Here and there you see better kind
OF residence, and in this you may be
sure that an agent or captain resides
the captain beng the highest fight of
aristocraey to which the society OF the
metallic city aspires- These too are for
the most part English. though here
and there New Highlander occupies
the covete OPPOSITION
He Is an autocrat Of autocrats. Well
do the men know that they have TO look
TO HIM for every favor, and. as in the
old feudal days the retainers bowed 10
the viii Of their lords. these sturdy
mining giants give humble allegiance
to him, yielding even their political
SURFACES and voting obediently as the
boss wishes, though the new Austria
Ian ballot box" viii spoil that little
arrangement; but at the time write of
the free and independent citizen Of
Oretown had only the freedom TO think
as his taskmaster thought
In the hands of a good man this state
of things was not so bad, but OCCASION
aIlywere found among the CAPTAINS men
of brutal instincts, who used their posi-
tons as levers for acts Of pitiful oppres-
sion
On the top Of one Of the bluffs on the
outskirts Of the city stood q gaunt,
square house, rudely put together with
Imprinted boards, and surrounded By
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-09-06

while my poor niece and her little girl
are left TO starve?-
Sir Gordon's hard look softened.
a babe? had no idea it was as bad
as that. Something must be done for
= and her
Yes, sneered Gregson, ''something's
got 10 be done, an done quickly, too.
a small annuity TO support and edu-
cate the child, continued the baronet.
meekly- I VIII see nv attorney"
And what about Mrs. Richard Hill
5orough?-
-'Oh, she is in India with her hus-
band l beg that her name NAV be
kept out Of this unhappy controversy"
oh, no. she's not, my noble friend:
you are laboring under great mistake.
Mrs Richard AIIestree Gordon Is at this
moment in Newton. Leieestershire."
Great heavens" gasped the bar
ozet- What do you mean?7
I mean that your son married my
niece three years ago come next Au-
gust Oh, you needn't stare 50 disbe-
lovingly. Here it all is In black and
white-Brmingham's registrars Ger
ttfcate and letters by the dozen
Save for slight quiTering Of the lip,
one would think that the old man was
stricken with death
do You realize, he murmured, with
difficulty, that this means that my boy
has committed bigamy?-
OF course do, and sure as ny name
q To- - - = -
And why. If these papers are authen-
tie, have you been silent these three
yearsf7
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-09-06
Irrigation Growing in Favor.

Irrigation farming is gaining con-
verts in all parts of the country; and
among the evidences of this fact none
are more convincing than that some
Indiana farmers, as well as others in
Massachusetts, are putting in steam
plants to pump water for small tracts
OF land Windmills also are being
brought more and more into use for
irrigation, pumping, and even in Cali
fornis small plant dominated by
windmill is often found not only effec-
tive but less expensive than by other
methods -CAlitornia Fruit Grower.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-09-06
THE FARMING WORLD.
DESTRUCTIVE INSECT.
How the Corn Worm Feeds and the Best
WAY of Fighting It.

How the Corn Worm Feeds and the Best
WAY of Fighting It.
The corn worm is a well-known pest
throughout all sections of the country.
In the north its chief food plant is corn,
hence the name; but in the south it Is
termed the boil worm from its habit Of
boring into the cotton hollis and caus-
ing them to decay. 1t is also very fond
of peas. beans and tomatoes, and will
feed readily upon many other vege-
tables
When feeding upon corn the corn
worm lives upon the kernels. protected
from exposure by the husks- Its pres
ence may be detected from the silk
being generally partially or entirely
eaten of to the top of the huslEs, which
may be wilted and of lighter color or
eaten near the top. II the worm has
left the ear a round hole through the
husk about half way up the ear will be
visible
The methods of attack employed by
this insect are such that it is very diff
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-09-06
aN.u American Product.

The result Of government tests on
the relative efficiency of the new Amer
lean cellulose, made from the pith Of
eornstalks, and the cocoa fiber eella-
lose, hitherto used as a preventive Of
leakage through holes made by shots
in the sides of warships, have proved
that the new product is much more
useful and reliable Proiectiles of 100
pounds weight were fred through 8
feet cubes of each material and water
was then turned on After some hours
the water was found to have soaked
the cocoa product and to have run
through the hole to the other side of
the cube, while the new material was
perfectly dry on the side away from
the water.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-09-06
RAIL FENCE Letter.
Good Thing When Taking Down and
Laying Over Are Not Needed

Good Thing When Taking Down soa
Laying Over Are Not Needed
The accompanying cut shows de-
vice for use in repairing rail fences
when they do not need entirely taking
down and laying over.
The whole corner can be raised "a
shown when it is desired to change or
replace the block or stone foundation
If rail is broken this will raise and
hold independently the portion Of thu
fence above one end while the other
may be held by hand while the rail Is
changed or By another litter: If there
is a good, strong rail above the broken
one the litter may be placed in the
middle and made to hold up the entire
length.
With this, one man can easily repair
dilapidated rail fences where two men
would otherwise be needed, particI-
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-09-06

Ethel Singleton-But tell me, dear.
does a man get really angry every time
he comes home and finds dinner isn't
ready?
Mrs Benedict (sweetly)-Yes; Just
about as angry as a woman gets every
time she has it ready and he doesBJ
come home.-Puek.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-09-06
NEGRO SUPERSTITIONS.
Afraid Of imaginary Creatures
Called might Doctora-
Thousands of yYashin-tOn's COIored Pso-
pie Firmly Believe That White Ply
sIcians Kill Negroes for Pur-
poses of Dissection
speclal wasnlng-on Letter.

Our colored children are very much
afraid of imaginary creatures called
night doctors" The words carry ter
TOR to the hearts of the children; and
some of the men and women Of the re-
,eutly enslaved race are equally fearful
Of the bug-a-boo and hoo-doo.
This afternoon there was precocious
black boy in South Washington who
heard the words accompanied with a
threat. He had no shoes, no stockings
and no hat His little breeches came
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-09-06
What aOueafion-

Cholley Chumpey-I see that earrings
are coming into fashion again Have
your ears ever been bored?
Miss Caustie-What q question:
Haven't 1 often listened to your twad-
dle?-Syracuse Post
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-09-06

.
and. notwithstanding its rude exterior.
when once you were inside, surprised
you with its homelike simple comfort.
On this mild September evening Mrs.
Whitford was busy preparing supper.
while her husband sat smoking his pipe
In the chimney corner-she buxom,
jovial and pleasant featured, with the
bloom-of the Derbyshire hills still on
her eheels-he, silent and thoughtful.
with his honest face corrugated with
the wrinkles of care.
John" the wife said. turning from
her work. and speaking in broad native
accents, which no change of country
had ameliorated, II Gamma abide to see
thee so down i'th' mouth. Heart up.
now, may happen we shall get word
across the sea from Jacob. an, If the
worst betide us, Capt. Wixon may gle
thee a chance to work the new gang
next week"
Don't go on hoping against hope.
BESSIE. Your brother-in-lsw is a scoun-
drel-nothing but broken promises and
bad faith from him-and as for Wixon
nc Gil C0AbAOA Va
Jacob in rougher binding. It's bad
lookout, an winter Just coming on"
We'll. mop, OF told thee how it nd
be. Thou'st made a heap o money
sim we come to this ughsome spot, but
thu daft head couldna keep it in thy
poke. Speculation - allus specilatin'
and allus on the wrong side of the
fence to run"
Yes" replied John bitterly, ''hit a
man when he's down. That's Just like
woman"
''Oi didn mean to do so. mon" quoth
the rerentant dame. brushing away the
tears with the back of her hand. Only
there's nowt left, now them Keweenaw
shares be worthless. but the sticks o.
house-gear. and the buds we wear"
Nothing was the doleful reply.
mo dodgers but the schulemeaster
an the two lads, an God knaws Oh
Gamma keep things together wi their
havirgs-"
Then John. Eliminating. changed the
subject by asking his wife:
Where's Elsie?''
I'm yon, wi the schulemeaster." was
the reply, as the dame pointed TO door
on the inner side of the room.
Il don't quite know" John said, very
slowly, as if he were propounding diff
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-09-06
Strange and Rxfe.

"How Strange Thing Is Man"
This was the title of her graduation
essay.
Afterwards she went to the summer
resort hotel and found that he was
even more son. Y. Recorder.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-09-06
That Ended the Dream.

At midnight IN his guarded tent
The Turk was dreaming Of the hour
When Greece her knee IN suppliance bent,
Would tremble a. his power.
And IN his dreams the foeman fell
Before his blades fell stroke.
And everything had come bis way
And then the baby woke
Detroit Triouna
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-09-06

squalid settlement" ot temporary shan.
ties. Hardly a roof was whole, for
when the blasting occurred huge
masses of rock were flung high in the
air and fell SO far that sometimes they
crashed through the neighboring dwell
ings.
The gaunt, square house I have al
luded to bore a sign with the inscrip-
ton:
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-09-06
CHAPTER /
Az rNRInDEN GUEST.

LITTLE bit Of
rural England
A d amt Y
glim p s g of
stream. m e ad-
ow and wood
land, such a s
Birket Foster
would have
loved topicture.
He dyes red
with haws. air
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-09-06

BOARDING. BIZ JOHN wH1rroHn
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-01-26
DANCE OF THE GossIPs.
A Beautiful Scene I'm Hasbrouck
rSau.

The .Gossipsv gave their annual dance
last night at Hasbrouck Hall. It was
one of the prettiest receptions of the
season. The large hall was crowded with
a select throng of merry dancers. TIL
'sGossips" are charming hostesses, and
their functions are always much enjoy
ed by those who are fortunate enough to
attend them. The gathering last night
was a brilliant one. The society BUGS
of Lafayette were present and bloomed
forth in all their beauty. Lower Jer-
sey City was well represented, and there
were a number of people from the Hill
there. The costumes of the ladies were
wonderful creations, and enhanced the
beauty of their wearers, if such a thing
could be. Among the many present
were:-The Misses Hewitt, Miss Mamie
Higgins, Miss O.. r.. Powers, Miss Bessie
Aldr!ch, Miss Delaney, Mr.. F. V. Reeves,
Miss Lizzie Higgins, Mr.. H. Heriicheck,
Miss Florence Cahill. Mr.. Schaube, Miss
Bauer, Miss Grace Brooks, Mr.. II. Rear
don, Misses Pauline and Grace Mahan,
Mr.. Wallace Thomas, Miss Grace Wi
mans, Mr.. J. Dickson Kidder, Mss Mamie
Morris, Mr.. J. B. Keresey, Miss Eta
Goldsmith, Mr.. E. Cahil1, Miss Lou III
ter, of Staten Island, Miss Ettta May
Banield, Mr.. Harry Terwilliger, Miss
Mamie McDonough, Miss Estelie Nc
Hugh, Mr.. Cornelius Edwards, the Misses
Campbell, Miss Carrie Ericsson, DR.. Nc
Neill, Miss May Harrington, Miss Judge,
Miss Ella Riggs. Mr.. Shaler Harring-
ton, Miss Waters, Mr.. Fred Thomas,
Miss Hattie Phelps, Mr.. Arthur Brooks,
Miss Matte Stiles. Mr.. Hector Black,
Miss Catharine Reardon, Mr.. John Eos
ter, Miss Annie Jerecki, Mr.. Robert
Tompkins, Mr.. Ernest Darmstadter, Miss
Dollfe Friend, Messrs. Joseph Kinlin,
Joe Perlssltter, Charles Fox, Len Riggs,
George Irving, Allan Roberts, the Misses
Groth, Mr.. Bradley. Mr.. Bradley, Miss
Irving, Mr.. Joseph Walsh, Misses Emma
Miss Jessie Weston, Mr.. Thomas Muir
ray, Miss Marsh, Mesdames Grey, Brown
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-01-26
THE WAR AGAINST MONOPOLY.

Don't argue with the master of ten
'egions," was the sound advice gwen by
caesar to the ancient Roman DON'T ar
rue with the modern captain Of industry,
who commands ten or more millions of
dollars, is equally sound advice to the
~rkingm of the United States. The
captain of the millions. ] Ike the captain
IF the legions, will certainly get the best
IF the
MT. C~arnegie's employees tired to argue
with his agent, Mr.. Frick, at Homestead,
Pa. a few years 20, and they were sum-
narily beaten to their knees. Half
tarved coal miners argue by a strike
lgainst the miserable ~pittanceq. they re-
a.ve from the coal barons of the United
admission. Colossal, indeed, is the mod
.rn captain of industry-and thisp power is
sot exercised over his own servants,
merely. Every trust n monopoly is an
organ zed famine, in the supply of the
commodity or service which it controls,
md every member of society, from the
ichest TO the poorest, Is the victim Of its
oppression.
Already there are more than 800 trusts
n the United States, controlling most of
he necessities ard Injuries of 1'fe, with
9hich have, for a long time, controlled
he means of transportation and ex-
henge. The insidious and complex wrong
j felt and suffered by all, and is just be-
nn'ny to be understood. IT is revealed
i ii latest work Of ON OF our lead ng
sitnors, who serve pr7y art and truth,
I'd WAC have n arab ion TO act the
sffon nv or s01as sa .sLr.-JaIaas II.
l-ehss-n Ds.A-94
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-01-26
IN MEMORY OF GEORGE ?. HENRY

At a special meeting held at st. Mary's
Hall, Hoboken, on Thursday, January.
Is, 1895, the following resolutions were
adopted
Whereas, 1t has pleased Almighty God
in His infinite wisdom, to remove from
u midst, our beloved companion and
associate, George Henry;
Whereas, We, his fellow members ap-
preciate his sterling worth and the valu-
able assistance he has so often rem
dered us, and knowing his ardent de-
votion to the cause for which we all
have labored; will undoubtedly miss his
valuable services and deeply feel the
loss of such a bright. and talented young
amateur; therefore be it
Resolved, That we, the members of
the Agathoi Dramatic Association extend
our heartfelt sympathy to the sorrowing
family and relatives of our deceased
member n pray the Almighty 10
strengthen and comfort them in their
great affection; and be 1t further
Resolved, That these resolutions be
inserted in full in the minutes Of this
sent to the bereaved. family and the
same be published in the daily papers,"
The engrossed resolutions are signed
by John j.. Cuddihy, Con. f. Fitzsimon,
Annie Danberg, Kitty Reilly, John j.
Curley, Chairman, and G. r. Fftzsimon.
Secretary. a