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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-06-28

out behind the barn to light bunch
in. Ny, didn't they pop! Then we
kergot it teetotal, and come wssh-day
nobody knowed where the b'iler was
-And when they found it?'
"1Snthin' had stepped on it!' muttered
fPhrastus. But don't think folks
ought to hold things hull year"
Harvey threw his head back and
aanghed SO heartily that 'Phrastus
stopped frowning and giggled.
"Nowlook here" said Harvey, when he
had had his laugh out, 81 haven't for
gotten how you found Frowsy for me
hast summer, and if you'll promise not
10 use them round the house or the
barn, or anywhere where they'll dis
Furb Aunt 'Scilla, I'll put half q dozen
packs under the big stone behind the
barn for you Fourth of July morning. y
/, sits awful good of your 'Phrastus'
cheeks grew shining red. There
sha'n't nobody hear 'em 'cept me; I'll
take 'em down to the woods And say,
I'll hunt your dog every time he gets
Aost-don't you give any other feller the
bob. What they got in that wagon?"
''It must be the English ram Mr..
Turner's been buying" said Harvey,
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-06-28

however, as his feet touched the
water.
AT the toward movement 'Phrastus
turned and ran. He reached the shore
as King George came galloping around
the curve.
Up the nearest tree scrambled the
small American. 1t was not very
large one, and received a blow from
King Georges head that almost shook
the climber loose before he reached a
place of safety in the crotch.
For some time-'Phrastus said "the
hull mornin', but he was in no condi'
tion to judge-King George butted the
tree, bringing down upon himself
fresh explosions of fearful wrath, and
could reach. Afterward he nibbled
about the vicinity, returning at inter
walls to renew the assault, and never
going far enough away to permit the
escape of his prisoner.
Aunt 'Scilla's dinner was late. for
Uncle Ben went to the parade; but il
was an exceptionally good one, and
there was a puffy little turnover at
'Phrastus' place. Aunt 'Scilla rang the
little bell, and Uncle Ben rang the big
bell, without bringing any small
nephew forward to eat it. After all
I've said" declared Aunt Priscilla, her
lips growing ominously thin and tight,
that boys been and gone to the
prade"
"'Tain't agin nature if he has" said
Uncle Ben. when yol stretch a
string too tight, it'll snap"
"Somethingu snap" said Aunt
'Scilla. her eyes did. I've got 70
train up that boy in the way he should
GO, and / mean to do it. Don't you
dast say word, Benjamin Arbuckle.
If he don't learn to go straight now
he'll go crooked all his life"
After dinner she cut two long lilac
sprouts and trimmed them with osten-
tatious care. While she was washing
dishes in the kitchen Uncle Ben slyly
cut tiny slashes along the whole length
of each switch.
1t was the middle of the afternoon
when a boy, with dirty, tear-marked
lace anu Uluu-SIdlHCu CIOIucS, SuuulSu
into the house. Under his arm he
carried dismasted toy schooner and
dilapidated, fve-cent American flag.
$50, Theophrastus Wilson" greeted
Aunt 'Scilla, you've been to the
prade, after all Very well, sir, you're
going to remember this Fourth of July
as long as you live. Come straight
here"
She fourished one of the switches,
and it fell to pieces in her astonished
hands.
Guess 1 shell member it." whined
'Phrastus. ~ hain't been t the p'rade
i hain't! 1 stuck up in a tree this
hull everlastin' Fourth, with Turner'S
old ram a-buntin' at it, tryin' to shake
me down. I'd had to stayed there all
night, too, likely, if Mr.. Turner's Pete
hadn't come along. You jest asst him. "
When Harvey Harris heard of it he
could not resist saying: so the
British beat, eh, 'Phrastus?"
Just that once" said 'Phrastus.-
Mrs. Frank Lee, in Youths Companion.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-06-28

he gave me the impression of re-
spectacle master mariner who had
fallen into years and poverty.
what is it, my man?" asked.
He looked about him in the slow me-
thodical fashion of old age.
''Is Mr.. Sherlock Holmes here?" said
he.
"No; but 1 am acting for him. You
can tell me any message you have for
him."
''It was to him himself was to tel
it" said he.
But I tell you that I am acting for
him. Was it about Mordecai Smiths
boat?"
"Yes. / knows well where it is An
1 knows where the men he is after are.
An knows where the treasure is.
knows all about it."
'Then tell me, and 1 shall let him
know"
1T was to him 1 was TO tell it," he
repeated, with the petulant obstinacy
of very old man.
"Well, you must wait for him."
mo, no; / amt goin' to lose whole
day to please no one. If Mr.. Holmes
amt here. then Mr.. Holmes must fnd
it all out for himself. / don't care
about the look of either of you, and /
won't tell a word"
He shuf1ed towards the door, but
Athelney Jones got in front of him.
"Wait a bit, my friend" said he.
''You have important information, and
you must not walk of. We shall keep
you, whether you like or not, until our
friend returns"
The old man made little run to-
wards the door, but, as Athelney Jones
put his broad back up against il, he
recognized the uselessness OF resistance
lTo BE CoSTISUED.l
Mrprv IN A{ru that shows IL Is Il
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-06-28
Town Books Burned.

DENVER, Col, June "a committee
recently appointed to investigate the
books of the town of Highlands, Den
ver's largest suburb, has reported to
the city council that certain books
were burned by ex-City Treasurer
Wygant, now county treasurer, that
they might not be examined by the
committee Various irregularities of
a sensational nature are said to have
been discovered The city attorney
was directed to institute criminal pro-
ceedings against all parties involved.
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A Metbodist BISHOP Married.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, June 2L-Rev.
Robert X. Hargrove, bishop of the
Methodist Episcopal church South,
and Mrs. Ruth Eliza Scarritt, widow
of Rev. Nathan Scarritt, were married
last evening at the residence of Mr..
and Mrs. Elliot II. Jones, l23 Colorado
avenue. The groom is Sc years of age
and the bride 50. The ceremony was
performed by Bishop Hendrix, assisted
by Rev. James A. Duncan, pastor of the
MelrOse church
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-06-28
Chinese Loan Guarantees signed.

LONDON, June 2L-A dispatch re-
ceived here from Paris says that the
Russian convention guaranteeing the
Chinese loan has been signed at St.
Petersburg by the Russian minister
of foreign affairs, and the Russian
minister of finance on behalf of Rus
sia, and by the Chinese minister pleni-
potentiary in behalf of China
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-06-28
A PensIoner,s Death.

WASHINGTON, June 2L-In deciding
a case appealed from the ruling of the
commissioner of pensions, Assistant
Secretary Reynolds, of the interior de-
partment, holds that where presump-
tion of death is invoked, it must be
shown that the facts attending the alb
sence of the party establish his death
beyond a reasonable doubt and indie
pendent of absence for any period Of
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-06-28
Penalty for Unlawful Marrying.

SOUTH BEND, Ind, june 2I--Kev.
Father Mclaughlin, of Niles, was yes
terday convicted of unlawfully marry
ing Frank Mcnamara, the bigamist, to
a young South Bend girl last April,
and was fined S1OO and costs The
priest performed the ceremony without
a marriage license
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-06-28
Colorado Grasshoppers Dying.

DENVER, Col, June 21-The discov-
cry has been made that myriads Of
grasshoppers are dying near Brighton,
and there seems to be a promise that
the pest will be wiped out by means
of some unknown disease or agency.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-06-28

Not Selfsh.-'Why do you and
Bobby quarrel SO much? l hope my
Willie is not a selfish little boy" mo,
mamma, I'm not selfish. but Bobby is
He always wants to play the games I
don't want to. to."-Harper's Bazaar.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-06-28
A Postmaster UNDER Arrest.

MILWAUKEE, June 21.-William Nell
son, postmaster at the national SOL
diers' home, is under arrest, charged
with the embezzlement of 81, 1896 OF
the funds of the Office.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-06-28

S H E says /
shan't spen d
one cent for
crac kers ner
torpydoes, ner
go down to see
the p'rade ner
any of the boys.
She says I've
got to stay hum
and keep still
this Fourth.
The prospect
was evidently
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-06-28

The Neversink was not named be-
cause its waters do not get low, but
from the Indian Na-wa-sink, mad
river"
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-06-28

BOBBY Dunn pIt-Hty! InlS Is great
fun. isn't it?
Willie Wimple - Should say So
'Tain't ten o'clock yet, and I've got
three burns
Bobby Dumble-Pooh! that's nothin'
The doctor says maybe I'll lose my
little fingerl-Golden Days.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-06-28

Backward, ss 70 a golden store,
They looked 20 valiant hearts of yore
whose might the peoples cause up-borA
And forward. in the skies above,
They saw a heavenly banner move
Whose virtue they were bound to prove
For them the Galilean taught
The truth with new deliverance fraughk
And meath His martyr flag they fought
Now. as our World stands at a loss,
With all its treasures, all its dross
To match the riches OF the Cross,
So. pomp of flags and marches gay
And martial muster and array
Are all too poor to praise this day.
How should we thank for boon so hignr
How keep above the things that die
Our holy gift Of Libertyf
With duteous heart revere the Past,
Its doctrine and its deeds hold fast,
But know, they should be over-passed
The harvest that It's ours to reap
With blood OF horses sown so deep
A bloodless vigilance shall keep
Build nobler temples, and enshrine
On the hearts altar, pure and fine,
The Brotherhood that is divine
For our defense throughout the land
The school with open door shall stand,
With truth and love in high command
From us. who meet with one intent,
On due commemoration bent,
BE this fair greeting worldwide sent;
''Not for US only did befan
The good we conquered; hear US call
Our freedom and our God for ALL"
--Julia Ward Howe, in n. Y. Independent
llS9S).
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MERCY to htm that shows it, is Il
rule.-Cowper.
The evening world., 1895-05-29
A SUGGESTION FOR THE TRoLLEYs.

The Brooklyn Elevated railroads pro-
pose to run funeral trains on the lines
leading to the cemeteries to accommo-
cate funeral parties. The cars will be
Attsd with mourning emblems. and ele-
vators will b provided At the ceme-
tsries and at convenient stations to
eosvsy the coffins to and from the
tracks.
Considering the distance Of the out
lying cemeteries and the expense OF
conveyances. this will be a great public
advantage, and when people get accus-
tened to 1t the use Of the funeral trains
VII no doubt become general.
Il would be . good idea for the trolley
Seads to run funeral cars. and to supply
Suneral professions free for all the VIC
Inns Of their murderous lines. The only
oAoootion would bs tho constant inter-
Suoton II would cause to the business
travel Of the roads. The funeral cara
could be built In the shape OF collins
and decorated with pictures Of mangled
human bodies. deaths heads and skel.
oton0.
The evening world., 1895-05-29

A. lawn fee given By Lady Aberdeen. at Gov
eminent House. Montreal. last week. one Of the
prettiest Of the young women guests was Mis-
Lots Lyns Linthicsm, Of this city. Mics Linthi-
cum 10 . member OF the Professional woman's
League and Of the womans Press Club. and 10
we'll known a. q promising young Thespian. Al
the function In question she wore a picture hat
loaded with flowers and a garden party costume.
aad vas reguar dream Of . Summer sirl.
The eolor-iins question 10 again aetating the
women OF the country. but the odds are in favor
OF the co,orsd women, and the chances are that
tsy Will ride hrst-class all railroad trains and
be more courteousiy received At the Atlanta Expo-
alton than they have ever been at any place Our
dusky sisters are to hold . Club Convention ia
Boston this Summer. and they propose to steer
elsas a The foolish anA unnscsssary parliamsatary
sauseblss that have slvsys cAaractsrssa ssf ~
s,oas
vctosis Daris, President Of rhe Loyal Union. M
New York and Brooklyn coiored woman's club
tells me that tAs mos sensitive creature that ths
Lord ever created 10 the intelligent eoIofsd
woman. A. the redemption OF the eoiored rao>
rests 70 largely the shouders q the e0sfst
women. II looks as though the white woman esgh
to lend Z helping hand Whenever she ean. ] IN
dsrstsnd that there are over 80 newspspsrs sGtst
by eolored men. The woman's Bra 10 . woman
club organ and " edited in Boston By two women
q mother and daughter The greatest barrier 4
the colorsd womans progress 10 that shs y x
rarely taken seriously.
When the club women met In De- MonsA II
last week. to entertain Mrs. Henrotin. Of Chicago
they ran against q snas that nearly wrecked tn,
entire feminine Armada. They started In to have
. banquet and an elegant menu was made ou
and ordered OF the sweHest caterers in the town
Considerable thought was given 10 deciding BE-
tween vanilla Ice cream and Roman punch, ant
the votes were In favor Of the latter. % II VA
ordered, and the menu was sent to the printer
Then the W. C. I. u women heard q Il. ant
they would have none Of t. but" said tn,
Chairman of the Refreshment COMMITTEES. "th,
menus are all printed" Then up spoke the tenn
psranes leader. Mn. ". c. Callahan. what doe
the cost Of . little printing matter vhsn wsighet
against . principis' IN pay for the printing my
ssli rather thaa have our women misundsrstood.' u
And ne did. PRUDENCE SHAW.
The evening world., 1895-05-29
BEWARE OF THE " THEORY"

We warn Acting Chief Conlin. Active
Commissioner Roosevelt and the whole
ssorganised police force agans, IT, 1t
10 rsportsd that they have a theory"
~ reformed Headquarters about the
afternoon murder In West Fifty-s.xth
street.. Beware Of 1t! II the report Is
svs. all hope Of finding the murderers
may be abandoned despite Mr.. Borden S
1unthcent offer Of $4,000 for their ar
Fsst.
Tho 'theory" Is that the object was
robbery. The men were burglars bent
en plumber. So they went to the house
at l.@ In the afternoon. when there
were . number of people there. rang
the bell to give notice Of their arrival,
Immediately fired shots to alarm the
Household and the whole neighborhood
and then ran away.
Police theories are the safeguard o.
criminals. 1t 10 to be sincerely hoped
the "reorganined" force Will steer clear
q eS1m.
The evening world., 1895-05-29
xAeeLIHo FOR A MONOPOLY.

4 great part Of tho upper city is with
Out sallroAds. Until within few years
without houses or people. the franchise.
or call It by Its clearer meaning name,
the monopoly, for a surface transit sys-
TEN In that district was worth little.
probably nothing. To-day 1t is OF much
value; tomorrow II will be o daily
fortune.
Two companies. the Metropolitan
Traction and the Third Avenue. have
applied to the Board Of Aldermen for
thts monopoly. Not yet has the city or
its men learned the value Of these
BantsL Year after year similar monopo-
~ have been given away for few
hesbse to Aldermen. Some day the city
will learn to lease these routes at a rent
lnereasing with the growth Of popula-
tion.
A. usual. when the city Is about to be
Oeushs4. the atmosphere about the City
0oll has become heavy with corruption;
Atoosaaen and political suffers wink at
eeaA other; every newspaper tells OF
ts1AsRy. and the decent citizen throws
- ~ hsnds and despatrs.
zota Evening world'' asks whether
thls franchise. this monopoly. II II must
- given away to some company
already drawing Its whole riches from
city privilege. cannot be given with
cot scandal or crime. That is little
~ Aek from Aldermen elected In re-
lor0 year. Why should the Aldermen
- on. dilly daily. day after day like
lpehstsr, hagEling for a higher price?
The whole business begins to look worse
and worse. II It Is too late to call the
Aldermen to their senses NO that the
city can get the value Of this monopoly
nvW In 1886 and in the future. In 1906
60 they not at least decide which
company 10 to take II without all this
Suspicious delay and let the city and its
DesDas feel that these routes at least were
granted without heavy payments to the
grantors. elected by the city to look
after city's rights. Let the long list OF
bribs-bought franchises end before thi.
enc u reached
The evening world., 1895-05-29
Mr.. Terry ana the Scrubwom,r.

'' Terry ana the ScruNWOmNn
To the Elitor:
II Commissioner OF Accounts Terry I. n, ,,,,,..
ne appears to be to cut down the e,tv. ..,
peha'tu'es' don't you think II would he .dv,s..
o'e LOT MIN to go up higher? As IL is ca-,,,,,,
h'' very much to his credit or to the ersa,, =.
ahy one TO cut down the wage. Of ,bs r,
~oihen sweepers &c. whose twenty y-nve or
'"''y dollars per month. as tn. case NAV h. !.
very oiten the only support OF large fami,is.. .
stea' humber " not all Of these women bsn,
"'uo"s with perhaps other helm hut maj.
own earnings And, as they have no,h.n, v,,,-
ever 10 DO with politics, except such insue,c.
was necessary TO obtain for them the n,s,,io,,
cannot see now Mr. Terry or the parry he rs,-
''se"s' gam anything by turning these women
ou' 10 put others In. The city certsin.y g,,,.
nothing. Mr.. Terry In his rep,rt IN ,,o ~.
States IN substance that the sweepers scrub.
~omeh' &c, emp!oyel by the city. are maid
from h'e to ten dollars per month than th.
s"eepers' &c, in the Mills, Equitable and other
ouHuihgs Taking this to he a fact I tb,nk ,.>
city can well afford to nav them a Ii,,,. -.
'han private parties. This great and g.or!ou, oitv
Oh new fork-let Mr. Terry leara-is not In n.
compared with the grinding mon nopolies that nav
women hfty cents for days work Doe, not .hs
aty IN nearly all cases pay a larger scass a
wages than outside parties! II not. vhy til,
'ush and ciamor for city Tor poi!tic,D positioos
BY so-caled reformers. rMs
The evening world., 1895-05-29
NIlvANAPOLIe.

Nirvana is the state Of complete rest
1t Is the beatific condition for which all
Buddhists sigh and try The soul that
has attained Nirvana has no more muta-
tions or transmigrations to undergo, but
wraps it's silent cloak about 1t and lies
down to solid snoreless sleep.
Whether any Buddhist has ever
reached this dreamiess destiny we can.
not say. but we think Buddha himself
is pretty near the goal. Prof. Maxwell
Somerville. Of the University OF Penn.
sylvania. Is on his way to Philadelphia
with u gigantic statue OF Buddha
which he will set up In tho city OF
Brotheriy Love III a Buddhist temple
which he Is also carrying along.
II was a happy thought on the Pro-
fessor's part to give Buddha . chance
to enjoy life In Philadelphia. II Bud
doesn't ind Nlrvana there he In pretty
hard to suit.
The evening world., 1895-05-29

invited to visit the art gallery on the
left Of the auditorium
Mr.. Donnelly has carefully studied the
slang Of the day and turned 1t on In
full force. Who can resist such rides
cent merriment as that which glimmers
through the expression. His Jigstepsr -
That's what Hamlet calls King Clau-
dius, and 1t is meant to be most exhila-
rating. There Is no harm In slang. but
there Is the slang OF the parlor and
also the slang OF the gin-mll. and
regre to say that It is the latter re-
sort that Mr.. Donnelly ransacks for his
specimens.
Still. there are some unobjectonable
moments In Hamlet H." There are
times when the humor seems to be less
boisterous. and when kinder appeals are
made to the bump Of fun. There are.
however. plays moro susceptible OF bur-
lesQue than Hamlet" The story Of
the melancholy Dane y such classic
that people resent. ito being tampered
with pust as they would a burlesque of
the Bible. 1t is like knocking down a
revered institution to rob this Shakes
pearian tragedy Of the poetic lchens
tNat TOT uecdueS nave Clunk dTOunN II.
The age Is an irreverent one. but the
line must be drawn somewhere. A W.
s. Gilbert or a Mark Twain might con-
| trive an inofrensive skit on Hamlet"
but Donnelly or a McNally are not
| quite equal to the herculean task.
+. J. Henley did remarkably we'll AZ
Hamlet His singing voice is trife
raspy, but II is quite as we'll that he
does not possess the conventional song
and d-dancs frivoAty. He attacked the
part rather seriously. and the effect was
| agreeable. In fact. Mr.. Henley's unique
methods were quite the best thing in
the entertainment. Miss Kate Davis
had little to do but she did II consci-
entiously. Jacques Kruger. Catherine
Lewis ana John Bunney were also ef.
fective. Who composed that hideout
''fets In the Royal Palace gardens ??
No such hdeously inartistic scene has
been offered to New Workers before this
season. All the colors Of the rainbow
| and few more, are thrown toEethe,
with an absolute disregard for artistic
effect. and the eye suffers. An ORDER,
crowd of color is all very we'll, but a
riot should be suppressed, and the fete
In the Royal Palace gardens Ia simply
an indecent chaos OF tints.
| ALAN DALE.
The evening world., 1895-05-29

grains Of sulphats Of quinins three
times q day.
Please tell ne what 70 DO to improve the
growth Of my hair E. N.
Apply a lotion composed Of one dram
OF tincture Of cantharides. two drams
Of spirit Of rosemary, one-half ounce
OF glycerine and four ounces Of bay
rum once . day; rub 1t thoroughly into
the scalp.
I have . very oily skin what can I DO To-
IT. J.oP.
Apply an ointment composed Of one
dram Of subnitrate OF bismuth, two
drains Of white precipitate ointmen,
and one ounce OF cold cream twice q
day.
Kindly tell me what can apply TO proud asst
with safety Ms
apply burnt alum as required.
Kindly advise q good tonic for the biood-some
thing simple and yet ea,cient. Also tell me Of
remedy for quite frequent attacks OF biiiousnsss
The principal symptoms depression. drowsi
meas and lack Of energy. ! am careful - 70 die
and take . fair amount Of exercise.
II. E.. Seventh avenue,
!. The tincture OF muriate OF iron Is q
very good tonic. Take ten drops In
water 0hrough a glass tube) after each
meal. 2. When you feel the approach OF
an attack take a nve-grain blue pill q,
night and tablespoonful Of epson salts
In q gobletful OF water an hour before
breakfast the next morning.
]. r. WHITMYER. N. d.