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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-01-04
Burrlars Raid an Illinois Bank.

AURORA. H., Dec. 2S.-The Sandwich
bank was broken open last night and
the burglars escaped with their plum
der The bank is a private institution,
owned by NJ. L. Castle, editor and
owner of the Sandwich Argus, and a
well known equal suffragist. The
capital stock is given at $4,000; sur
plus. So. 900.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-01-04
Fatally Sbot His Cousin.

SAVANNAH, l. T., Dec. 2s.-Lemie
Thompson was fatally shot yesterday
by Alex Garner at Kiowa, /. T. Both
parties were drinking and recklessly
shooting their pistols. The bullet took
effect in the lungs aud passed out the
neck. The parties are cousins.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-01-04

A COUPLE of deputies belonging to differ
ent shades of politics meet in the lobby of
the French Chamber. "The prime minister
is about TO give Mr. intel an appointment
in the diplomatic service" ''Whatl that
fellow!'' "Why, certainly, he is a very ca
pable man." Ives, capable of anything. y
Ia( trCi
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-01-04
Pnstmaster skins nnt.

ARKANSAS CITY, Kan, Dec. 2E-Yes-
terday j. L. Weaver. post office in
spector, arrived here, en- route to Geuda
Springs, 90 investigate the affairs of
the post Office of that town. ]. W.
Muddux, the postmaster, has decamped
and is said to be short in his accounts
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-01-04
Miners Reject Arbitrators. Awards.

MAssILLON, o., Dec. 27.-The miners
employed at the Anderson mines have
declined the rate of so cents per ton
fixed by the arbitration committee and
are idle to-day. 1t is thought that all
the miners in the Massillon district will
soon cease work
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-01-04
a WfSa Thiaf

Judge-"When you broke into the
library and stole a lot of books why
did you take only the works of classic
authors?'
Thief-"Because, your honor, mod
ern books fetch hardly any price in the
market. "-Fliegende Blaetter.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-01-04

WASHINGTON. Dee 2s.-These Mis-
souri, post Office appointments were
made to-day: At Louisville, Jasper
county, c. Williams; at Middle Grove,
Monroe county, James Noonan, vice
w. Little, removed; at Rockford. Chari-
ton county, T. LANCER.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-01-04
For Destitute Farmers.

Fremont, Neb., Dec. 29.-The Con-
gregational church members here
shipped three car loads of provisions,
clothing and fuel to Curtis, Frontier
county, yesterday for the relief of the
destitute farmers there.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-01-04
A Normal school for the springs.

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS. Mo-, Dec. 3L-A
new state normal school viii be prob
ably authorized this winter and as it is
due to this section of the state the
legislature will be asked to locate it at
Excelsior Springs 1t is said that the
Kansas City and St Joseph representa-
tives viii favor this point for the insti-
tuition.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-01-04
Five BOYS Burned by Powder.

RICHMOND. Va. Dec. 37.-Five white
boys were terribly burned yesterday in
suburb of Richmond by an explosion
of gunpowder. caused by fire cracker
accidentally thrown into can contain
ing powder for use in a toy cannon.
Some may die from their injuries.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-01-04

should; the will power is weakened,
morbid fears haunt him and may result
in confirmed hypochondria, or nelan-
cholia and, finally, i'll sofing Of the brain,
epilepsy, "fits y, paralysis, loconlotor
ataxia and even i'll dread insanity.
To reach, reclaim and restore sucl
unfortuuates to health and happiness, is
the aim of the publishers of book CT
1876 pages, written i'll plain but clIaste
language, OIL the nature, symptoms and
durability, by home-treatment, of such
diseases. This book will be sent sealed,
in plain envelope, OH receipt of this no
tice with ten cents III stamps, for post
age Address, Worlds Dispensary Med
ical Association, Buffalo, y. Y.
For more than a quarter of a century
physicians connected with this widely
celebrated Institution have made the
treatment of the diseases above limited at
tteir specially. Thousands have con-
suited them by letter and received advice
and medicines which have resulted in
permanent cures.
Sufferers from premature old age, or
loss of power, will find much of interest
in the book above mentioned.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-01-04

A PARvENU was giving a large dinner
ceiling was gorgeously painted, the wall
paper had cost small fortune, but the din
ner was cxecrable. ''What do you think OF
it allr' he asked the wit beside him. Il
prefer less gliding and more carving -
Iit-BitS.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-01-04

UNITED THEY STANDINGS. Jones-"How
does YOUR husband get along with your
mothergr Mrs. Smith-'Whenever there
is the slightest sign of trouble get them to
talk about the baby. brooklyn Life.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-01-04
Ar A GERMAN OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

A D
(presidingJ-.'ThenI am to understand that
the accused offered you cigar when you
were doing sentry dutyi' ''Yes, your
honor" And you declinedr' ayes, to
command, YOUR hOnor!r 'And what reply
did he makeln You are an ass, your
honor r'-Kolnische Volkszeitung.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-01-04

ONE-'sWhat is the use of having a vote
anywayl" Auother-"Why papa says that
any quantity of men would come to see US
before each election. "-Life.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-01-04

UxsHACKIED-''I deduct from the censns
report that two can live as cheaply as one"
Standardization you add to the census re-
phia Record.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-01-04

"WHEN I grow up, MON. want you to
make minister of me-" ''Why, Johnny,
am glad that such is your desire. j will
speak to your father about it" ''Yes'm; l
want to go to Europe every summer"
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-01-04

Nor only TO say the right thing in the
right place, but, far more difficult, to
leave unsaid the wrong thing at the
tempting moment-Sala.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-01-04

TIE great artesian well at Grenelle.
France, has been flowing steadily with
out apparent diminution of volume, for
ffty-two years.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-01-04

AUTHORS WIFE-"Children, you must not
be so noisy. Your father is writing his col
lected works. '-Fliegende Blatter.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-01-04

Bread in Pompeii cost one and a
half cents a loaf. The loaf weighed
about six ounces.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-01-04

Man may dismiss compassion from his
heart, but God will uever.-COwper
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-01-04

ssWAs there party here to Look at the
house?' Snapp-''Well, / don't know what
you might think, but he seemed to me to DO
regular picnic"
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-01-04

THE men who succeed the best in
public life are those who take the risk
of standing by their own convictions
Garfield.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-01-04

AMERICAN SrUDENT-'sYou don't have
football in Germany" German Student
mo; the professors draw the line at duel
ing Puck
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-01-04
The True Laxative Principle

OF the plants used in manufacturing the
pleasant remedy, Syrup of Figs, has per-
manently beneficial effect on the human sys-
TEN, while the cheap vegetable extracts and
mineral solutions, usually sold as medicines.
are permanently injurious. Being well in
formed, you will use the truo remedy only.
Manufactured by California Fig Syrup Co.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-01-04

IT is the nudity OF the live wire that
makes it shocking. Pittsburgh Post.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-01-04

-Housatonic is a corruption of Was
Bright Stream Flowing
Rocks"
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-01-04

HoPE Of III gain is the beginning of
loss -psD3critus.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-01-04

she tseverely)-"How many more times
are you going TO ask me to marry you!n He
calmly How many more times are you
going to refuse meln-Truth.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-01-04

Forail SewingMachineS.
sTANDARD GOODS Only.
The Trade Supplied.
send for wholesale price
list. BLEIOcK MFG Co,
9I5Locustst No
, rnnri..
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-01-04

WHEN WRITING To ADVERTISERS PLEASE
paper.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-06-05
Grant and Butler,

Colonel Woodwork, says a Boston
General Butler. He said that Butler
himself told as late as 1884 that he
never knew the real reason why he was
deprived of his military command by
General Grant. 1t was only a few
years ago that Woodwork got the facts
from Grants brother,in-law, Major
Dent, who was the staff officer sent
with the order for Buffers relief. He
said that while no reason was openly
given at the time, Butler was actually
displaced because he was not gradu-
ate of West Point. This would not ap-
pear on the face of it to be sufficient
cause; but Grant explained it to Dent
one day in the course of a confidential
interview: Z" IT," said he, 81 were to
send Butler specific order to do some
thing with his army, he might obey and
he might not. He was too able and too
original not to reason himself into the
belief that l might have given different
instructions if knew all that he knew
of the local situation. He, therefore,
almost always had plan of his own
that he thought was better than mine
or anybody else's; so that | could never
tell Just what he would do or where he
would be at given time. or course
that was fatal to any systematic cam
paign, and had to replace him with
West Pointer, whose first lesson In war
is the necessity of prompt obedience to
the commanding general. Butler was
too brilliant to be reliable"
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-06-05
Passes to Richmond.

The Southern Bivo,tac reprints from
an old southern newspaper Ia story
of President Lincoln. Times have
changed since it was first told; but,
true or not, it remains pretty good
story. In the spring of 1862 a northern
gentleman entered President Lincoln's
private Office and requested pass to
Richmond. "a pass to Richmond"
exclaimed the president. "Why, my
dear sir, if l should give you one, it
would do you no good You may think
it strange, but there's lot of fellows
between here and Richmond who
either can't read or are prejudiCed
against every man that carries pass
from me. l have given Mcclellan and
more than 100000 Others passes to
Richmond, and not blessed one of
'em has yet got there"
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-06-05
Successful Charge.

A correspondent says: 81 stepped
into the office of one of our city editors
the other day. He belonged to the in
fantry during the war and of course
commenced joking me about the cav
airy, of which l was member. There
were some other parties in the room
who had never belonged to the army,
but had come to life since then. The
editor went on to say that there had
never been a charge made by either
army that was successful. l disputed
him, but there was no use talking TO
him. If there was any, / would like
you to name them in your valued paper
as soon as you can" Upon which the
editor of the National Tribune replies
as follows: SAT the time of our war
the art of defense had gotten so much
the start of the attack that charges
were rarely successful. In fact, Sher-
man says that direct attack upon a
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-06-05
SOLDIERS BUDGET.
A Ballad of May.

We were blowing the far hill meadow. Abner, Reu.
ben and I,
In the flush of the sweet May morning, and the off
horse baked at the rise
Midway in the longest furrow; and patted and
coaxed him on;
remember the scent OF the brown earth, the blue
of the bending skies.
Said Abner; "we1l rest for the incoming; old Dons
in an ugly mood.
No wonder he's tired, poor fellow; the colt doesn't
do his share.
know how horse feels, David with a stubborn
drop in his blood,
When his mate is a bit of a shirk, Dave. tell you
it isn't fair"
was ready to fare in moment You see, was
fond of the colt
had trained him myself. He was Eighty and full
of klttenlsh pranks.
And he didn't know. and I didn't know, my dear
little black Ben Bolt.
How grave and steady he'd grow yet trained in
the cavalry ranks.
For swift through the sweet May morning came the
flying thunder of hoofs,
And "Dave Davel Dave" called my neighbor
Jonathan Bell
1t was hurry and scurry and hasten-"Arm for your
fields and your roofsl"
And left the boys and the blowing and gallopod
away pellmell.
DO you know the blue Shenandoah, with its loops
and twists of light,
Its foams of torrent, its CLEANS, its brawls, its
sheen through the fields of wheat2
All through our mountain valley we were up, we
thought, for the right,
cur hearts and wills were tempered to the
glow of a fierce white heat.
The bluecoats were swarming near US. over our
winding ways
Glittered their dark battaons, and the flag we
used to love
Haunted its stern defiance through the grim and
passionate days
When men did the desperate fighting, and women
sought God above.
Well, it's all past Heaven be thanked, boys But
there's never a Southern May,
Sweet with the lilac and jasmine, that do not
live again
Through the anger and storm and madness, and the
rolicking times and gay,
When was boy on my black Ben Bolt, OFF in
that hot campaign.
l glad the flag of my fathers still waves Ger my
native land
And that grave that my little maid Ethel covered
with flowers to-day?
Don't Taught You fellows heartless. Yet how
should you understand?
That's Ben Bolts grave in the meadow. We
buried him there one May.
I'm grizzled and tough pine knot, and limp
little, of course,
But I'd never have won my wife there, and the
children on my knee
Would have called some other man father, but for
the brave black horse
Who carried me safe through shot and shell,
whatever fate might be-
Battle and march and ambush, and my black Ben
Bolt,
We scrambled it through together, and we both
went back to the plow.
But Abner and Rube dead, boysl | tell you
that Morgan colt
Had stuff in him hard to beat, and wish he were
living now
Margaret K. Sangster in Harper's Weekly.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-06-05

respectably-defended front was never
successful. In spite of this, however,
Fort Donelson succumbed to a direct
charge on the right of the works; the
fate of Vicksburg was settled by a
timely charge at Champion Hills; the
Sixth Corps made a very brilliant
charge at Rappahannock Station; the
Army of the Cumberland made glori-
GUS charge at Mission Ridge; the At
lanta campaign was ended by splen-
did charge of the Fourteenth Corps
upon the rebel works at Jonesboro:
Hazen's division carried Fort McAllis-
ter by storm, Thomas crushed Hood in
front of Nashville by series of charges.
and the Army of the Potomac wound
up matters round Petersburg in a gem
eral charge. As for the cavalry, Aver
ill's troopers did some very pretty
charging at Brandy Station, Sheridan's
riders made things fly in the Shenan-
doah valley and around Richmond.
Minty's Saber Brigade had number of
successful assaults, sword in hand, on
the Atlanta campaign, and Wilson's
cavalry took Selma with a charge
Pioneer Press.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-06-05
LincOln's Simplicity.

An incident that has probably never
appeared in print was related by
Schuyler Colfax regarding Abraham
Lincoln, and is given in Bells Altoona
Gazette. 1t was during the dark days
OF 1868, on the evening of a public
reception given at the White House.
A young English nobleman was lust
being presented to the president. In
side the door, overawed by the splendid
assemblage, was an honest-faced old
farmer who shrank from the passing
crowd until he and the plain-faced
old lady clinging to his arm were
pressed back to the wall. The presi-
dent, tall, and in a measure stately in
his personal appearance, looking over
the heads of the assembly, said to the
English nobleman, Excuse me, my
lord, there's an old friend of mine"
Passing backward to the door, Mr.. Lin
coin said, as he grasped the old farm
er's hand: "Why, John, I'm glad to
see you. l haven't seen you since
you and | made rails for old Mr.. -
in Sangamon county in 1847. How are
your" The old man turned to his wife
with quivering lip, and, without reply
ing to the salutation, said: "Mother,
hes just the same old Abem "Mr,
Lincoln" he said, finally, "you know
we had three boys. They all enlisted
in the same company. John was killed
in the seven days fight. Sam was
taken prisoner and starved to death,
and Henry is in the hospital. We had
a little money, an l said: Mother,
We'll go to Washington an see him.
An while we are there we'll 90 up an
see the president" Mr.. Lincoln's eyes
grew dim, and across his rugged, homely,
tender face swept the wave of sadness
his friends had learned to know; and
he said: John, we all hope this mis-
cradle war will soon be over. l must
see all these folks here for an hour or
so, and | want to talk with you" The
old lady and her husband were taken
into private room in spite of their
protests, and at the end of the recep-
ton had real visit with the president
New York Mercury.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-06-05
A Wild Charge.

Some OF the most amusing stories are
those which have serious side. An
old Confederate soldier the other day
told story that is very laughable in
these days OF peace. 1t was after John
Morgan was made a general that COM
pany was formed of some of his old
squadron who mad Just returned from
Camp Chase, where for some time they
had been imprisoned. The company
had been formed by a man named Quirk,
a reckless, daring fellow, and a stranger
to fear The company went by the
name of Quirk's scouts. AT this time
the company was down in middle Ten
nessee and was skirmishing around for
a fight, when they suddenly came upon
a regiment of Federal cavalry. In a
short time the two bodies of soldiers
were standing face to face, and the bull
lets were flying thick and fast through
the air. The fight that followed was a.
desperate one, and each side seemed
determined to stand its ground. Sud-
denly, as the fight was at its hottest,
horse was seen to dash out of the Con-
federaie line and start in direct line
for the Yankee regiment. On the
horses back was man named English,
who was leaning back in in his saddle
and pulling with all his might in futile
effort to stop his frightened horse. The
animal was yellow in color, and in run
ming took long and clumsy jumps. The
rider finally saw that he could not stop
the animal, and he made up his mind
to make the best of his situation. He
leaned forward in his saddle until his
head almost touched his horses neck
and his hands clasped the bride near
the bit. Even the riders ears seemed
pinned back, so great was his effort to
make himself as small as possible. His
face was as pale as death. On went the
animal toward the regiment, turning
neither to the right nor left, and closer
and closer did the rider keep to the
animals body. The Yankees saw the
horse with its rider making straight for
them, and they were seized with con-
sternation. Some of the soldiers ceased
firing and looked excitedly at the mad
dened animal flying toward them. In
a short while he reached the regiment,
but did not stop. The Federals almost
fell upon each other in their efforts TO
get away from the horses heels, aud
regular panic followed The animal
Woht plubSlus thlouSh tuO OoutOl VI
the regiment, foaming at the mouth
and with head down. The horse and
rider dashed on through the entire regl-
ment, and the Yankees kept max
ing way for them all down the en-
tire line. Not shot was fred until he
had gotten out OF range, and then
nearly half the regiment, who had man
aged to recover themselves from their
astonishment, fired at cloud of dust
rising in the air, but tbs horse and
rider were at safe distance. The
horse made complete circle, returning
to the Confederate company in safety.
When the rebels saw their comrade had
returned without scratch from such a
dangerous ride, they almost forgot the
fight before them, and there went
up great cheer,-Louisville Courier
Journal.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-06-05

Ineligible syllablos Then, observing
that | did not make haste to jump up,
the long legged ogre Goole, dragged me
out of my bed and ran me caplcss and
bootless to the deck.
1t was raining hard-a dark, sul5y,
sallow Thames morning The crew We're
setting the tOpsails and believing like
terrified men at the halyards. The cap
tain, looking over the break of the poop,
seeing me bareheadcd and gaping up ut
the sails, told me to run below and put
on my boots, cap and oilskins | discov-
cred my oilslins-after searching all
about the stecrage-under my mattress,
but the leggings stuck to each other like
cold wax and | flung them down.
put on the waterproof coat and re
turned on deck smelling like an oil can
but do not think | did more, or was
asked to do more than stare about me.
The ship was again in tow'of the tug
She carried single topsails, aud those
three lofty breasts rose white as SHOW to
the CrOSstreeS.
The rain sometimes drove with us,
and sometimes it shccred aslant. 1t was
a weeping picture. Unspeakably melan-
choly did the gray waters of the Thames
bank sides and fats appear in that
drenchcd and leaden atmosphere. BY
and by the third mate, stepping up to
me, said kindly, whats your name?'
William Clark Russell, sir "
II am not court of justice, " said he,
laughing ~ don't administer oaths
Russell, my sonny, come along down to
breakfast, and with that the kindly
creature-hc was shaggy Orkney is
lander, Il grand, active young seaman of
20-gripping me with the hand of a
bear, conveyed ME below into the mid
shipments berth.
He took the head Of the table The
'young gentlemen" sat upon the edges
of their hunks on either side. An empty
pickle case was passed along, and, top
ended, served me for seat.
A boy waited upon us, They called
him the midshipmen 8 servant He had
been i'll man-of-war and was the
smartest little sailor lad | can recollect.
He danced the hornpipe charmingly, was
literally tattooed over the arms and
chest, walked with the flowing and
knowing roll of the brine seasoned tar,
and was, ] think, about 10 years old.
He put a great dish of huge brown
steaks upon the table, and then brought
pots Of coffee, and loaves of bread, and
salt butter, and we fell to amid a great
noise Of talk and clanlling of cheap cut
lprV uOOn tin platpS | bppan tO feel thc
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-06-05

THE huge guns of modern navies can
be fred only about seventy-6ve times,
when they become worn out.