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this was really music, there is a pretty
hard time in store for US hereafter.
From the way he acted inferred that
the gifted child of genius, while he did
not appear in tights, was drunk. never
theleSS.
The next performer was a dog of re-
marl5able intelligence, However, ne
had his trainer with him on the stage.
Cards on which were the letters of the
alphab bet were so arrange,sthat the dog
could pick them ont and bring them tC
his trainer.
''Nill any gentleman suggest d word
of three or four letters" asked the gen
cral manager Of the intelligent animal.
Somebody got up and said: Rats"
Thank YOU" replied the smiling
manager, writing the word on black.
board. Now, Fido, how do you spell
rats"
Fido walked slowly to the cardboard
letters, picked out the letters in THEN
proper succession and laid them az the
feet of his business manager, whereai
a howl of delight went up from the
crowded house. How it was done
cannot imagine.
The rest of the performance was very
much on the same lines, but with su
perior artists.
There was one incident which wat
not down on the programme. but which
struck me as being irresistjblv funny
There was n very seriOus-loOlling col
orcd gentleman in the audience, not
far from Te. A lady banjoist on the
stage was singing a egro'camp-meet
ing song with great fervor. The
Afro-Amcric2n in the audience, who
was about the color of the inside
of a box of backing, became very
much excited, and a. last he jumped W
and shouted: Glory. Hallelujah"
The audience rOared, but an usher. il
a sort OF naval uniform, pOunced upor
the helpless African like duck uIon z
June bug, grabbed him by the collar
and after humping him on the wall
time or some, propelled him toward the
exit with great violence. '-Luff me
go, or dis chile's gwinter make trouble >
expostulatcd the indignant Afric.
an. Look out for his razOr!" said
some one in the audience. A second
naval officer reinforced No I, and the
effusively-pious gentleman of color
was ignOminiously hustled into the
street.
With the rest of the audience, en-.
joyed this more than anything on the
stage, and next dav I told friend, an
old New Yorker, all about it.
Why" he said, with a superior
smile, that's done at every perform,
ance. 1t is done to make talk, inst as
you have told me about 1t The darlly
is paid for that"
went next day, and sure enough the
same scene was enacted, bat the star
performer was another negro, several
shades lighter ALEX L. SWEET.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-10-18
CATTLE STATISTICS.
Valuable Tables Reported by the DEPART
Inont % agriculture.

=
Harry ~ Robinson, statistician OF
the department of agriculture, has
submitted a report, of which the fol-
lowing Is part:
| hand you herewith tabular state
ment, prepared in accordance with
your request, showing the estimated
number of cattle in the various states
and territories of this country in jan
uary, 1895. and also the area in square
miles of each state and territory. The
figures for cattle include milch cows,
oxen and other clttle, and are taken
from the statistician's report for Jan
uary and February last. The figures
on area are from the annual report of
the commissioners of the general land
Office
BY these ables have made an effort
to divide the strictly farm states from
the range states. and by showing the
comparative area, as well as the cattle
population of each region, get some
what at the truth of the theory that
as agriculture advances cattle disap-
pear. Here IS q table of the farm
states:
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-10-18

deal of training. but she has had plen-
ty of time to train. Her dancing days
were not confined to the springtime of
life.
The next attraction is a supposititious
colored lecturer. so to speak. There is
quite an army of negro delineators in
New York, and two or three are real
artists. This one was not of them.
There was nothing but burnt cork
and not enough of that, on his hands
to indicate that he was representing a
negro at all. He did not even use the
negro dialect in his tedious rigmarole.
1t was a relief to see him no longer on
the stage.
He was followed by Mr.. Raymond
More, who is not only ballad singer of
note-no pun intended-but also couI-
poses his own songs he is responsible
for Sweet Marie" which he sang and
delighted the audience. For an encore
he gave Dear Louise" something in
the same line. 1t was a musical treat,
and in some measure compensated for
the suffering undergone in the effort to
feel amused over his predecessors.
Although parodied and burlesqued
scores of times, this song, like perspira-
tion in the theaters Sunday nights, has
a great run.
Then followed couple Of contortion-
lists. who performed feats that we're
almos. incOmPrehensiblc taking it for
granted that they actually had bones
in their bodies. As somebody behind
me remarked: How easy it must be
for them 10 trim Their co-ns."
The contortionists were succeeded by
two brothers, so it was stated on the
programme, but they were probably
brothers with different fathers and
mothers They played on great W.
riety of strange and peculiar musical
Instruments. All executions are more
or less painful. but the execution of 4
solo on an exaggerated trombone was,
| think. the most painful execution |
ever Witnessed, and l have reported
half dozen hangings 1t was simply
murder without amy mitigating circum-
stances. If, as has been stated. music
is u prophecy of the Life 10 come, and
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-10-18
Fine stock Need. Gno,l Care.

The man who cannot give improved
stock the same care and attention that
has made it what it is, has no business
TO meddle with it. This applies to the
entire range from horses to bantams.
The best strains, the finest individu-
ais, and the most experienced coupling
viii avail nothing if the care, feed and
attention which have brought the stock
to perfection is not continued and judi
ciously employed. This does not mat.
ter so much when a boar is procured
70 serve few sOws for a season when
the product is for pork, and he go with
1t; but it is important in every breed.
ing effort for stud purposes -ColmaE'a
Rural World.
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lights glimme-ed like stars. and a mans
hoarse tones came ringing below.
Hello, Hello. there"
Hello. We are here"
What's up"
.'Wilders has fallen down the ladder
and Is badly hurt"
Can ne move?"
No. You must lower cot. But some
of the rungs of the ladder have been
sawed away. So, on peril of your lives,
do not try the descent without ropes"
How many rungs are broken?"
Seven or eight"
.'All right; We'll soon be with you;
cheer up"
But it seemed to her an age before
they brought a short ladder and lashed
it to the old one. so as to bridge the
broken part. and then when eager
faces were gazing with sympathy upon
them. and tender hands were helping
them. Elsie Whitford. who had done
and dared so much, proved her title to
womanhood By letting the little crowd
and cavern walls reel around her and
quietly and uros:entatiously fainting
away.
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street Irishman is fresh and delicious,
like ripe peaches. The wit of the comic
stage Irishman may be compared to
dried peaches. There is difference, and
what difference! The two Hibernians
were made up so grotesque'y that they
looked more like balloons than human
beings. They conversed.
'-Oi was oop before the court yester-
day. Moike."
And phat was yez charged wid?"
Whisky, begorra!"
This humorous sally, which has been
in circulation probably for centuries,
was received with vociferous applause
The curtain descends, and. after a
brief delay, goes mp again. The tropic-
al landscape is still there, and a typical
tough girl, in tattered garments. vigor-
ouSly chewing gum, and protrudiug her
chin, stalks across the stage Ever
since Ada Lewis made a hit of the
tough girl, in Harrigan's 'OReilly and
the Four Hundred" the New York
stage has been infested with tough
girls, until it has become monOtonOus
This one is precisely like half dozen
have seen. She INDUCES in some pro-
miscuous remarks. in which the ex-
clamation ''see!" is very numerous.
Finally she sings ''On the Bowery," of
course, and with a final See goes off
to reappear as skirt dancer, having
discarded her shabby makeup. Once
more she disappears, and, in response
to an encore which was not heard by
anybody but herself, again capers on
the stage. She has abandoned some
more of her raiment. Her entire ap-
pearance seems to say: Il know that l
am abandoned, and am proud of it. :"
After waving her limbs about in the
air, like those of a tree, she becomes
utterly reckless and turning somer-
saults disappears through the wings.
This sort OF thing must take a great
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-10-18
That Would Do II.

Old Totterly-And you say your lova
for me is sort of intoxicatiOn?
Toctie TwinkletOes ta6sentmindedly
Yep.
Old Tottcrly (delightedl-And there
Is no cure for this intoxicationP
To,tie Twinliletocs (raking upl-
Well, you might try the gold cure.-N.
Y. World.
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Lady twidow)-Do You know that my
daughter has set her eyes upon you.
Herr Muller?
Gentleman Clattered) - Has shs
really?
Lady-Certainly; only to-day she wa,
saying: That's the sort of gentle
man | should like for my papa. Tit
Bits.
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Hint for sheen Raisers.

The sheep produces profit from four
sources-mutton, lamb. wool and the
manure-yet for half century the
majority of farmers have kept sheep
for wool principally, being satisfied
with a small profit on wool instead of
supplying the markets with mutton
and lamb. From four to seven pounds
is about all the wool that is procured
from ordinary flocks, and more fire.
quently four pounds is the average;
vet farmers overlook the better paying
a. ticles-mutton and lamb-tO procure
the less profitable, wool.
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HORIZONTAL SECTION OF WE'LL WALLED
WITH FIvE-TNCH TILE.

dertaken by the farmer and his hand
Make the excavation about four feet
in diameter II iS inconvenient to
work where the width is less. \ wind
lass may be made from round pole
with pins inserted for handles and
resting upon wooden forks. Should
heavy powders be encountered in ex-
cavating they can probably be broken
up by large esledge-hammer used perse-
veringly At least we have removed
such Instructions in this way each
time the attempt was made.
1t is customary in this section to dig.
say to a depth of fifteen feet. and then
bore into the earth with a two-inch
augur welded TO a slender gaspipe ten
feet in length. Should this tap the
water-bearing stratum the water will
rise in the we'll and make further ex-
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-10-18
THE CONTINUOUS SHOW.
Z Has at Last Found It's Way to
New York.
.3othamites Now Revel In n Form of En-
tertainment Which Has Become
Trifie Stale in Chicago and
Other Cities.
Special New York Letter.

One of Dickens characters, who was
In the show business, and lisped, fire.
quently had occasion to remark in JUS
tification of his profession: 81 tell you,
thir, the public muth be amuthed."
There is large vein of truth running
through this remark. From the very
earliest ages man, which term embraces
woman, has had some form of amuse
ment All races and conditions of men
crave amusement. In fact you can tell
precisely what sort of men live in a
country by studying their popular pas
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-10-18
Well Powdered

He'd been Waiting with mis- host :
daughter and was in The corner repair.
ingdamagcs. Here he was espied by
his would-be papa-in-law.
shes the flower of my family, sir"
said the latter.
so it seems, answered the young
man. PITY she comes off 50. amt it?~
he continued. As he essayed another
vigorous rub at the white spots on his
coat siccvc.-Eric Messenger.
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Totals.

1t will be noted that every state
named is entirely farm state without
a taint of cattle range about it. Where
wild lands occur in any of them, from
Maine TO Missouri, they at least sub
sist no cattle worth discussing, The
cattle they possess are wholly horned
folk of the farms. The list includes
every state east of the Mississippi and
the tier of states-Minnesota, Iowa,
Missouri, Arkansas and louisiana
next west. The second table. taking
in the range states, is as follows:
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-10-18

light cover or roof IS placed over ths
tub to keep Out the hot sun so much
the better If the tub is fed from
spring, see that the spring is tightly
covered TO keep it cool and keep cattle
from tramping in it and fouIing it
Orange Judd Farmer.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-10-18
Observation-Disclosures.
TILE FOR WELL WALLS
In Many Respects II Is More Advan-
tageous Than Limestone.

tageOus Than Limestone.
Some farmers dig and wall their own
wells, but the greater number hesitate
to undertake the job on account of
difficulty in making the wall. In To-
cations where stone is scarce or where
experienced help for laying the wall is.
wanting, weli-burned drain tile can be
used and placed in position by anyone.
Where 1t IS not necessary to dig a
well deeper than twenty-five feet. and
rock and sands are not likely so be en-
countered, the work may safely be IN
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-10-18
SECURE WATER TUB

1t Can Not Be Pushed Over by Mischisv-
Gus or Greedy Animals
The secure water tub in the pasture
shown in this little picture will not be
pushed over by stock, and will prevent
a mischievous animal from circling
about the watering place to drive the
younger or weaker stock away. If
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-10-18
MissIsslppi,s Convict harm.

Mississippi mas convict farm, and il
is not only self-supporting, but actual
ly yields profit oi something like
SlO,OQ0
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the range states, is as follows:
SOME VALUABLE HINTS.

Totals. I.794g77- aO2Os. 81
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composed of Masons exclusively, is, strictly
speaking, not a Masonic order. It is rather
organized on a social basis.
The ceremonies of initiation are without
doubt the most dramatic and require more
paraphernalia than any other secret order,
and one section of the ceremony partakes
of the nature of "high inks" all their
meetings concluding with an elaborate
banquet, at which the best is none too
good.
1t is only upon occasions like the present
that the public have an opportunity to
know of the institution; for, while their
entertainments are held quite freque ntly,
they are of an exclusive character and not
noted through the public press.
Islam Temple, which is the local organ
ization of this mystic order, has at present
over 600 members, as well as a side o rider
called the Daughters of ISIS representing
the ladies of the Mystic Shrine, which was
instituted on February 10 last. at which
time over 200 ladies were initiated in the
ceremonies of this interesting degree, and
upon which occasion the ceremonies were
conducted in truly oriental style in Golden
Gate Hall, the headquarters of Islam
Temple. The excuse for initiating the
ladies into their mysteries was set forth
by the recorder in the following doggerel:
In the days of Ancient Egypt, when Isis praise
When the Sphinx was in her cradle and the pyra-
mids were young,
An Arab Shayk thought, for change, he'd leave
that barren land,
He came to San Francisco, arriving here in time
To start funny order he called the mystic
he started in on Masons, for well he knew they'd
bite
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Under Moslem guides Of Islam. Field, Graves. Car
jolly tribe. all in for fun and bound to have q
lot Of chaps with Turkish caps All Of the Mystic
Shrine.
Some danced and strolled and tenpins rolled: Wall
tailed for the wine,
While Gilpin and his Oakland crowd stayed up till
They say the sands were very dry along the lower
How true this we dare not say-ask Bromley. Glass
or Fault
In many e way we passed the day, the ladies said,
When bonbons tempted smiles upon that little
At Cypress Grove the Diyafat stood up the gang in
And in his usual manner we .strawed" it our to
The happy man Of the caravan was Powell, with ali
The only sad one, Patton, who forgot to taste the
A royal good time the shriners had, at least the
But your Katib mourned the absence Of boss camel
rider Day.
Be sure and come next Wednesday night, for we
anticipate
Great wailing from the Arabs who realize, now too
What pyramids Of Joy they lost by falling for to
Del Monte caravan of the Islam Mystic Shrine.
A song specially prepared for the present
occasion to the tune OF Solomon Levi
runs like this:
We're a tribe of Islam Mobiles and we've crossed
To have some fun at Santa Cruz with all our ladies
DEAR
We've camped here at the sea beach-an oasis on
the shore,
Where shriners can stay up all night and hear the
ocean roar.
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Chorns-We're the Mystic shriners. aleicum ga
laam,
Regular genuine jiners aleicum salaam,
fine,
1t is capital fur in the Islam Mystic Shrine.
You can generally tell the Shriners by the jewelry
they wear,
They're elegant chaps with Turkish caps and q
sort of jaunty air;
To settle the question in your mind just give them
the regular sign,
Significant Of the emblem Of the Islam Mystic
Shrine.
Chorus-we're the Mystic shriners, etc.
All Mobiles stay ont very late when they've Joined
the Mystic Shrine,
The reason why will better appear II ever you
ladies "jne,"
Though the thing may seem quite singular and a
comical fashion new,
You'll find that in the Shrine you'll have to do as
other Shriners do
Cborus-We're the Mystic Shriners, etc.
In the Shrine we ride on camels when we cross the
desert SO far,
But ladies cannot camels ride, so we came in q
Pullman car,
Our Zemzem we carry in animal skins on the sship
of the deserts" deck,
But here we fill our Islam skins with sparkling
Pommery Sec.
Chorus-We're the Mystic Shrners ETC.
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In Hamburg the authorities tax q dog
according to It's size. e
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Gus E. Dorm, c. Helwig, Martin Jones, Fred G
Burns, George w. Bennett, George E. de Cola
John ellison, Edward C. Hughes, Thad E: Kent
Past grand potentates-William II. L. Barnes
Reuben q: Lloyd, Arthur W. Foster, Curtis g
Kenyon, Franklin q. Day, Charles L. Field,
Hiram T. Graves, Brilsford P. Flint.
Charles L. Field, past potentate, is to be
with the caravan. He is the representa-
tive to the Imperial Council and was the
first resident Shriner on the Pacific Coast.
The national body of the order is known
as the Imperial Council and holds annual
sessions, upon which occasions the spirit
of reyelry is marked feature, in addition
to legislative proceedings which generally
occupy two or three days.
The national representatives from this
City are: Charles L. Field, Victor D.
Duboce, Brilsford P. Flint and Charles L.
Patton.
The coming annual meeting of the I'M
perial Council will be held at Nantasket
Beach, Mass. upon the week following the
triennial conclave of knights Templar,
which win be held at Boston, and from
present reports will probably be the great
est meeting of the Mobiles of the Mystic
Shrine held in its history. for not less than
Is, 900 Shriners will be present.
The oriental fez is the adopted headgeal
OF the order, and upon all ceremonial occa-
sl0ns the dress-suit is the uniform worn.
The jewel of the order is well known to all.
consisting Of q crescent made from tigers
claws and suspended from q scimeter,
mounted in gold and jeweled, and is q
striking society emblem.
!. This excursion to Santa Cruz is only one
of many which has been held bv Islam
Temple members. The character Of time
they have on these trips can be Judged by
quoting from the recorders notice. sent
out upon their return from Monterey, Is
follows: IS
Our caravan Of mobiles hare returned nom Mon
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W. g. BROWN.

At any bait (the married men) to stay out late at
He established Islam Temple, making mobiles by
Until the men they all got in. but still he looked
Until one day some one did say, "why not the
I'm sure they'd like to join the rite and know the
So this is why we soon win try the work upon our
wives,
And sisters, mothers, daughters. and hope they'll
And while the chanters chant and Of the Koran
sing,
The chimes Will chime as In the MOSQUES they
ring.
How glorious and pleasing will the innovation be
10 see our ladies hopping round taking this degree,
Climbing up the pyramids stepping stone by stone,
Why cen the sphinx will smile, anon, to see she's
And Jolly sport wen have. each noble knows full
well
When they try to ride our camel and hear the
"what strange intruders have we here9' our
Then half the candidates will faint and Others run
Wen mark them with the scimeter to tell them in
And give them all taste Of our red hot burning
sand.
The officers of Islam Temple are we'll
known citizens. Their names are:
Charles I: Patton. potentate; Alfred w.
Baldwin, chief rabban; w. h. P. Titus, assis-
prophet; ". E. Luts. Oriental g guide; ; W. a G.
Murdoch, treasurer; Victor D. Duboce, re-
corder; G. Howard Thompson, first Ger. master;
J. G. Edmundson, second Ger. master; Henry
Edwards, marshal; William 81. Smith, captain
of the guards; Robert H. Mowbray, outer
guard.
Chanters-Samuel d. Mayer, Walter C. Camp
I. Field directory, John 81. Gray (conductor),
John P. Fraser (executioner), T. ). Bass lal-
chemistl, III. johnson assistant alchemist),
(architect), Louis Glass, william J. Younger,
G. L. Spear, James G. Walker, j. q. Davis,
George T. Bromley and Frank N. Cartan.
Arab Corps-William Edwards (chief), Robert
Ash, Thomas 81. Brown, Charles Bone, E. 81.
Hanson, Benjamin B. Duncan, Paul Breen,
James F. Logan, Arthur l.. Piper, Q. II. Hustled,
G. F. Burnham, 2. Boettcher, William Cluf,
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day, q banquet in the evening, and series
of other entertainments which will be in
the nature of surprise to those particle
pating.
The party will consist Of about 200 mem
bers of Islam Temple, among whose num-
bers many of the leading professional and
business men of this State are included.
The Mobiles of the Mystic Shrine in this
City are no exception to the Mobiles
throughout the United States, which at
present number over 10000, and while they
have elaborate quarters wherein they hold
their entertainments and banquets they at
times by way of diversion have theater
parties, upon which occasions they reserve
all the orchestra and parquet of the thea
ter, several of which have been held at the
Baldwin and California theaters.
Many pleasant excursions have been
made in the past by the Shriners to Mon