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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-07-10
JOSHUA LEvERING.

Keyser. There are three sons and
four daughters. Mrs. lowering died in
1888 and in 1892 Mr.. Levering married
Margaret Keyser, the sister of his first
wife.
Mr.. lowering was converted in the
winter of 1888, and united with the
Seventh Baptist church of Baltimore.
He became a consistent member of the
Eutaw Street Baptist church in 1871,
and the superintendent of its Sunday
school in 1851, which position he still
holds. He has been identified with the
general UNCONVENTIONAL interests both
north and south. One of the originators
of the American Baptist Educational
society in 1883, he has been it's treasurer
since its organization.
He has also been vice president for a
number of years of the American Bap-
fist Publication society. He has also
held the position of vice president of
the southern Baptist convention, and
is now acting chairman of the board of
trustees of the Southern Baptist theo-
logical seminary located in Louisville,
Ky. He has been director of the
Provident savings bank, of Baltimore.
and president since 1887 of the Mary
land House of Refuge. Elected presi-
dent of the Young Mems Christian as
ISOLATION of his native city in 1885, he
has been unanimously reelected every
year since. He is member of the in
ternational committee of the Young
Mems Christian association of the
United States and Canada.
Originally an Independent democrat,
Mr.. lowering became a prohibitionist
in 1884 and voted for st. John that year.
He was chairman of the state prohibi-
ton convention of 1887 and again in
1898, and also Il delegate to the national
conventions of 1883 and in 1892. He
declined to allow the use of his name
for vice president in 1858, and in fact
il 1892, also.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-07-10

in triumph over my head, and telling
me she had caught thief. And she
was so proud, poor child, of having in
weighed you in here, and detained you
so long. She said she was in an agony
of fear, lest should be late, and you
would get away, bag and all"
"But," asked George, when the doc
tor had finished another roar of laugh
ter, what made her take me for a
thief Surely man may carry bag
without any dishonest intention?"
"She's an operator at the telegraph
Office, and she was at the instrument
when message came through to say
that two thieves with stolen securities
were coming down."
George stared for a moment in silence
at the doctor, and then began to laugh.
1t was annoying to have gone through
all the revulsions of feeling of the past
hour for nothing, as it were.
But what made her decide that I
must be the thief" asked he.
"Well, she met a policeman on her
way home, who told her that the thieves
had been seen to come in this direc-
ton"
Then George put a practical question
which betrayed the interest he felt in
his fair captor:
And do you let that young girl walk
home by herself late at night over this
wild country?"
The doctor shrugged his shoulders.
'She's as self-willed as ever she can
be. In fact she's getting too much for
me-" said DR.. Lowe, with sigh.
81 meet her in the town when can and
bring her home But the gypsy won't
wait for me, and she carries revolver,
as you have reason to know. Here she
comes again. For goodness sake say
something to her so that she may not
see me laughing"
Fortunately for everybody in the
rather strained state of affairs, vio-
lent ringing and knocking at the front
door startled them all, and diverted
attention from the awkward occur
renee.
Miss Lowe ran to the outer door, for
the one servant had long since gone to
bed; and when she reentered the din
ing-room it was with a policeman.
81 beg pardon, doctor; but I've gotta
job for you here outside. We've caught
the thief; he had got about a mile be-
yond here, when he found US close be-
hind, and he jumped over a wall to get
away from US, and broke his leg, not
KNOWN there was drop on the far
side. He must have thrown away the
bag he carried with the swag, for he
left the town with one, but had none
when we picked him up"
SIS this it, by any chance?" asked
George, producing the bag he had
found in the garden outside.
An examination of the contents
proved that this was indeed the case;
and the thief, when he was confronted
with it. confessed that he had thrown
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-07-10

George Llewellyn did not wait to
hear more; he put his hand on the
window-sill, and vaulted into the room
The relief he felt on discovering that
he'had now a man to deal with was so
great that, disregarding the fact that
he was wounded, and that the blood
was trickling down through his sleeve,
he raised his revolver and turned to
the newcomer.
The young girl screamed and threw
her arms round her fathers neck.
But before another word was spoken,
George Llewellyn's arm had dropped
to his side, and he stood staring in be-
wilderment, first at the old man, and
then at his daughter.
For if he had doubted the possibility
that the beautiful, smiling girl could
be an accomplice of thieves, how could
he harbor a suspicion about the stout
elderly gentleman, with the gold
spectacles and the stamp of British re-
spectability on every homely feature?
why, who are you? What-w-w-
what"
The word died away upon his lips, as
the elderly gentleman, starting and
staring at him in his turn, suddenly ex-
claimed:
Little Georgia! Henry Llewellyn's
son, by all that's marvellous! Why,
why, what's this? George Llewellyn,
little George turned thief! Why, what
does it mean?"
George had by this time grown &C
customed to the sudden change from
the darkness outside to the light of the
room, and he staggered in amazement
-o:--< a. ALL
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-07-10

it into the garden OF the doctors mouse
as he ran past, thinking that the high
wall would mark the spot sufficiently
for him to return and recover it if he
should evade his pursuers.
When asked what had become of the
woman who had accompanied him
down in the train. he explained that
he and she had parted on finding them
selves pursued and that she had made
for the village of ST. Placid's.
George Llewellyn remained at the
doctors house that night; and, although
there was a shyness between Lily, the
daughter, and himself, he had very
pleasant chat with his host, who ex-
planned that they had left his old
house in the village for the one which
they now inhabited.
And the shyness between the young
people wore off before George went
away on the following day, for this lit
tie bit of dialogue passed between
them:
st was very stupid of me not to rec
ognize you"
Recognize me! How absurd! Why,
when you came here last, fifteen years
ago, you were only ten and l was
five!'
DO you think you will recognize me
next time | Gomez"
what, in another fifteen years."
mo, in less than that"
perhaps | may"
And George Llewellyn came again so
soon, and comes so often, that the doc
tor feels sure it will end in his taking
Lily away with him.
THE END
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-07-10
Wanted to Try the GaIlows.

The English papers are full of stories
of the late shah OF Persia, some of which
are probably true. When he was Wis
iting England he frequently expressed
his contempt for the mildness of Eng
hsh law. So he was finally taken to
Newgate in order that he might see the
gallows- He at once manifested great
interest in it, and, expressing a desire to
see how it worked, asked the governor
to hang a man. The governor ex-
planned that he had not at that time a
man ready for the experiment, where
upon the shah expressed his contempt.
But he intimated that that was of no
consequence. Hang one of these" said
he, pointing to his suite. each man of
which probably trembled in his shoes.
And very great indeed was the shah's
disgust when he found that he could
not prevail upon the governor to do
what he wanted.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-07-10
The Stormy Eauinoxes.

The popular belief that storms are
more frequent about the time of the
equinoxes, or when the 'sun crosses the
line" in March and September, receives
some slight degree of support from the
recent Investigations of Prof. Hellmann
concerning the weather of Europe. In
southwestern Europe March is the
stormiest month, while in the British
Islands and Norway January takes the
lead in that respect; but considering
Europe as a whole, it appears that
storms predominant near the season OF
the equinoxes.-Youth's Companion.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-07-10
LAUGHS AT TORNADOES.
Kansas Man Builds a Safe Refuge and
Defles the Twisters.

Kansas Man Builds a Safe Refuge and
Defles the Twisters.
Over in Quindaro, Kan, is man who
laughs at tornadoes. Underneath his
house is a large cellar, dry as a bone,
in which are kept the family provisions.
On one side of the cellar and into the
earth beyond descends flight of steps
leading into another cellar. This latter
cellar is cemented from top to bottom
and Is so carefully constructed that
not drop of water can enter. A ven
tilating shaft reaches the open air
above, making it impossible for per-
son in the cellar to become suffocated.
This subterranean abode is the envy
and admiration of the neighbors, but
"every rose has its thorn" In the
neighborhood lives an old farmer who
is something of fatalist- He passed
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-07-10
WAR "REMINISCENCES.
THEY DID NOT SHOOT.
Two Good War Stories of Forbesrsnce and
HerOism.

Two Good War Stories of Forbearance and
HerOism.
Rev. Robert Wilson, of st. Luke's
Episcopal church tells one of the best
war stories. He says:
"In 1883 1 met in Richmond a Col.
Mccoy, of Pennsylvania, who had been
gallant wearer of the blue. We got
quite chummy over a mixed wood
campfire, and, wishing to put him at
his ease, 1 told him the story of Ker-
shaw's magnificent reconnaissance at
Fredericksburg, which can never be too
often repeated. An orderly had ar
rived in hot haste with command for
Gen. Kershaw to have the enemy re-
connoitered at all hazards from knoll
which was swept by the fire of the sharp
shooters of both armies. Every bush
and tree had been cut away by the storm
of bullets, and it looked like certain
death to the man who should attempt
it. Calmly singing his field glass, and
turning over his command to the next
officer in rank, Joseph B. Kershaw rode
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-07-10

He attempted to follow, not needing
the warning. Ping! Ping! He heard
two shots, and felt himself hit in the
right arm. Notwithstanding this,
however, he darted after her. But he
was too late. She disappeared through
the door at the end of the hall, and he
heard the key turn on the other side.
He threw himself with all his force
against the door, but with no result.
Then, finding that he was wasting his
time, he ran back to the dining-room,
and leapt out of the window into the
snow-covered flower border under
meath. The snow was falling as fast
as ever, and he sank in it inches deep
as he looked for a way out.
But he found that he was caught in
a trap indeed, for the wall, which was
too high to climb, inclosed the house,
with its stables and garden, the whole
way round. He made for the wooden
door in the wall by which he had first
entered the premises, and as he did so,
he trod upon something hard, which
was lying in the path. Looking down,
he saw, to his surprise, bag, so thinly
covered with snow that it had evident
" only lain there a few seconds.
With a momentary absurd hope that
it might be the bag which had just
been stolen from him, Llewellyn
stopped down, picked it up, and was
about to examine it in the light from
the dining-room window, when there
suddenly broke upon his ear the
sounds of human voices within the
house.
And first of all he heard the voice of
the girl who had robbed him. She was
sobbing, and crying in a voice full of
distress:
'Oh! papa, papa, had to shoot him.
and I'm so afraid hurt him! I couldn't
help liking him all the time, and oh! it
was dreadful, dreadful! And now I've
got his bag want you to find him, and
do all you can for him. if he is really
hurti"
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-07-10
ROMANCE OF AN OLD SOLDIER.
Loses Track of His Wife During the War.
But Finds Her Again.

Loses Track of His Wife During the War,
But Finds Her Again.
Glenhead, L. l., is the scene of ro-
nance as strange as that of the tale of
Enoch Arden A man and wife, who had
been separated for IS years through
force Of circumstances, were happily
united there recently.
James Davis, who lived in Cleveland
with his six-months' bride when the
war broke out, enlisted in the Ellsworth
zouaves. He was taken prisoner and
confined in Libby prison for a year.
During his absence his wife was in
formed that he had been killed, and
some years afterward she married one
Frederick Fleming. They went to live
in Bucks county, Pa
The first husband, Davis, was ex-
changed in the meantime by the con-
federates for confederate prisoner.
He returned there, but could find no
one who knew anything about his
wife's whereabouts. Davis, broken
hearted over his wife's disappearance,
Joined the Fifty-second New York vol
Win " OAO SCoS
of war. He was badly wounded in the
battle of Bucklan Mills, S. c., and was
taken to the plantation of a rich widow
named Parker. The widow nursed him,
and when he recovered they were mar
ried. After the war they went to Cleve-
land, where Mrs. Davis bought large
leather plant and put her husband in
charge of it The business prospered
and they amassed fortune. Twenty
years later Mrs. Davis died and left the
husband all her money.
Not long ago Davis decided to visit
his old home at Glenhead. There he
met an old schoolmate, who told him
that his former wife was married and
was living in a cottage there. DAVIS
sought her out, and there was an affect
ing scene. He was introduced to his
first wife's husband, Mr.. Fleming, and
their three boys. When the case was ex.
planned to Fleming he decided that
Mr.. Davis was entitled to his wife by
right of priority, and would resign in
his favor, more especially as he was
better able to keep her. Davis, so the
story goes, offered Fleming a good DO
sition in his mills in Cleveland, which
was accepted, and the whole party left
for the west--Pittsburgh Dispatch.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-07-10
THE END.
WILHELMINA TO WE'D.

Hollands Queen Reported to Be Be-
trothed to q German Prince.
The London Standard publishes a
q dispatch from Berlin saying it is re-
ported there that Queen Wilhelmina of
the Netherlands, will be betrothed to
Prince Bernard Henry, grandson of
the grand duke of Saxe-Weimar-E isen-
ach.
Queen Wilhelmina was born August
81, 1880, and succeeded to the throne,
on the death of her father, King Will
helm Ill, on November %, 1890. Her
mother was Princess Emma, daughter
of Prince George Victor of Waldeck and
the second wife of King Wilhelm.
Queen Wilhelmina visited Queen Vic
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-07-10

toria in England last year and the Lon
don newspapers were unanimous in
expressing the hope shat she would
choose an English prince for her con-
sort.
Prince Bernard Henry is the second
son of the late hereditary Grand Duke
Charles, who died in 1894. He was born
at Weimar April IS, 1878, and is a lieu
tenant in the Fifth Thuringian infan-
try regiment. His eldest brother, Prince
William, is the hereditary grand duke.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-07-10

snatched the bag from his hand and
sprung to the door. In the second
which followed the seizure she had got
such a good start that she was able to
slam the door in his face as he pursued
her. By the time he had opened the
door she had reached the extreme end
of the long, narrow hall which ran
through the house from the front to
the back, and was pointing revolver
at him as he darted after her.
eff you follow me, I'll fire." she
shrieked.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-07-10

by one day while the cellar was being
dug.
"Well, now, what ye think ye're do
ing?" he queried.
Building a cyclone cellar"
eye jest might as well stop wastin'
yer muscle, fer if ye're born to git
killed by one of them DANCED cyclones
it'll git ye, if ye're so feet under
ground"
The owner of the cellar never quite
recovered his faith after this bit of
fatalism.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-07-10
LARGE HAILSTONES.

They Fell Recently at Corning, Kan,
and Surprised the Natives.
We publish herewith an engraving
taken from a photograph which was
furnished to the Scientific American by
Mr.. Frank Minter, of Corning, Kan,
which shows a wonderful fall of hail
stones which occurred on the after
noon of May 3, at that place. Mr.. Min
ter says the pan of hailstones was
scooped up promiscuously half an hour
after the storm, and in order to show
the great size of the specimens he had
placed alongside of the pan an ordinary
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-07-10

slowly up to the deathtrap, into which
he would not send any other man. The
sight of his heroic action as he sat amid
the whistling minies sweeping the OPP
posing ranks with his glass was too
much for the chivalry of the Yankee
commander, and the order went down
the federal line: Cease firing on that
officerl' The rifles became silent, the
reconnaissance was finished, ind, rails
ing his cap in acknowledgement, Gen.
Kershaw rode back at a walk, I'M
harmed
at was a splendid incident" re-
marked Col. Mccoy, but l can cap it
with a personal experience of the chiv-
alrous disposition of your men. was
on Gen. Meade's staff near Richmond,
and one morning, with the general at
our head, we rode down to take look
over the river. As we turned sharply
out of the bushes and came out on the
bank we found ourselves in point-blank
range of a confederate picket drawn up
on the other side. a volley would have
emptied every saddle, for we were en-
tirely at their mercy; but it would have
been murder, for they could not cross
and capture us. Recognizing Gen.
Meade, the commander of the detach-
ment ordered his men into line, and they
presented armsl We raised our caps
in grateful acknowledgment, rode
slowly back into the bushes, and as soon
&c we wore fairly ont of sight mt sDurS
to our horses and scudded back into
camp."-Charleston rs. c. News and
Courier.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-07-10

sized hens egg, while in the pan are
some potatoes. Mr.. Minter says: "We
have often heard of hailstones as large
as hens eggs, but these are consider
ably larger. When the photograph was
taken they were a good deal smaller
than when they fell. Some were found
that measured 10 inches at their great
est circumference. The roar of the APP
preaching storm could be heard for
fully a quarter of an hour before it
arrived. Scarcely any damage was
done, except to chickens and wild
birds, and no less than 60 dead birds
were counted along one mile of hedge
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-07-10
HON. JOSHUA LEvsRINe.
Nominee for President of the "NarrovS
Gauge" ProhlbitiOnIsts.

Gauge" ProhlbitlOnists.
Hon. joshua Levering was born in
Baltimore September II, 1S45. He at
tended private schools until the spring
of 1861, when the eXigencies of the
civil war necessitated business occupa-
ton when not 16 years old. In 1866
he became partner with his father in
the coffee importing business under
the name of T.. lowering & Co., the
same as at present. Eugene lowering,
Sr.. died in June, 1870, since which time
the business has been conducted by his
sons.
In 1870 Mr.. lowering was married to
Martha W., daughter of Charles NJ.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-07-10
MARYLAND long AGO was known

Maryland long ago was known as
the "Old Lime state" the reference be-
ing to the line drawn by Mason and
Dixon along the northern boundary OF
Maryland and the southern limit of
Pennsylvania, an effort having been
made to consider this line the northern
boundary of the slave territory.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1896-05-23

brothers and sisters; take your
choice. A man or woman is
not a good citizen until their
mind rebels against this indus
trial slough we are wallowing
in. Mere discussion is not
enough; condennning the rich
and cursing the monopo1ist will
not solve the problem. The
monopolist is result, not a
cause. The selfshness and
greed of the working people is
the cause as we'll as indiffer-
ence and apathy.
To ourselves we must look tor
the remedy. AS Wendell Phil
lips said, no reform ever came
from the top, from the bottom
must we look for the remedy
of existing evils.
Let us amate the automaton:
Let us put life in the jumping
Jack by showing them how to
read and think. Are you doing
your full part? Are you doing
all you can to help on the ennan-
cipation of the wage slave?
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1896-05-23
The NOn-UniOn Tool.

The cartoon presented on our
cover page in this issue is fair
illustration of the condition of
the capitalfstic combine in re-
gard to organized labor. The
eastern manufacturer, who has
so long fed at the over full man.
ger Of protection, the railroads
owned and controlled by these
same grasping, greedy, coupon
cutters and legislature bribers,
are using every effort, fair or
foul, to crush honest labor to
dire poverty and disorganize
unionism among the toiling
masses, and he finds a ready
tool in the non-unionist to help
carry ont his hellish scheming.
The non-union man who will
take the place of a union man
during a strike or trouble of any
kind is being used as a mere tool
in the hands of the capitalist.
He saws off the branch that sup
ports him.: but with his master,
at whose feet he is found grovel-
ling, he will drop into the abyss
of oblivion, while the sturdy
0ak-union labor-will ever
stand branching out, producing
more fruit and greater wealth.
for the benefit of all.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1896-05-23
The Labor-Saving Machine.
r. S. LAMPTON.

had lob, said workingman,
And got dollar day;
Then came a labor-saving machine
And took my job away.
ONLY a working man, I know,
"Only a workingn an" they said;
But still begged for another job
TO give my children bread.
I told my wife I'd lost my job;
She said, "Who's come between
You and the boss?" told her twas
A 1abor-saving machine.
Only the wife of workingm an
Who cares for the tears she shed
When told her had lost my job
And that she must beg for bread!
I gathered my children about my knee,
Mary and Rob and jean
Poor babes could they not understand
The 1abor-saving machine?
ONLY the childiof workingman-
Omercy! my brain is wild,
For the labor Machine has come between
The workingman, wife and child!
I said goodbye to my darkened home,
The scene w as black despair;
The children sang a Sunday-school song,
And Mary offered prayer.
Onlv the home Of a workingman,
Dark and dismal and damp;
The labor machine has got 1nyjob,
And, brothers. I'm tramp!