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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-10-16
a HOLE IN THE MOUNTAIN.
Wonders OF a Cave Near Chattanooga
That Puzzle Biologists.

That Puzzle Biologists.
THE most peculiar cave ever saw, "
said a Chattanooga man to Washing
ton Star writer, lis on Raccoon noun
tain, near Chattanooga. 1t has never
been explored, and no one really know
whether or not there is much of cave.
The Indians have several legends con-
corning it, and it is remarkable that no
one has ever entered it. It was sup
posed by the Indians to be haunted, and
there are some gruesome tales told
about it. The only opening yet dis
covered is on top of the mountain. 1t
has been sounded with line of consid-
cradle length without finding bottom
to the chamber through the roof of
which the opening exists. There is a
constant roaring sound. like the wind
sometimes makes. 1t does not seem
like water, and is undoubtedly caused
by air circulating in the immense hole
in the mountain. There are no val
canic indications. and the cave is puz-
zle to biologists"
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-10-16

course. you know my father is deeply
concerned in it. also, so am acting il
a measure for him."
"Have you any plan?"
Eyes; my plan is simply this: The
young woman is working for money;
now, if we can offer her more than her
paper gives. she will very quickly ac-
cept, or l am much mistaken in the
kind of woman she is"
"Ah. yes" said Kenyon, "but we
haven't the money, you see."
"Never mind; the money will be
quickly forthcoming. Don't trouble any
more about it. am sure that can be ar
ranged"
Kenyon thanked her, looking his graf
itude rather than speaking it, for he
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-10-16
This Is an Anvil.

If you lay geld dollar On the anvil
and hammer it out of shape, it is still
worth 81.
If you do a silver dollar the same
way, you hammer 46 cents out of it,
and 1t is worth its bullion value only,
or "a cents.
Gold loses coin shape. yet loses no
value. But silver loses coin shape and
loses nearly half its value. Is il wise to
drive from the United States this gold
Of fixed value by introducing the free
coinage of inferior silver and make
yourself the prey of brokers?
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-10-16

was an unsteady man, and she babe hin.
good-by until she could think over her
plan
That. evening there was tap at the
stateroom door of Miss Jennie Brews-
ter.
"Come in!" cried the young woman.
Miss Longworth entered, and the oc-
cupant of the room looked up with o
frown from her writing.
MAY 1 have a few moments CONVEX
sation with you?" asked Miss Long
worth.
Continued neTt tUeeE.)
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-10-16
Excellent ADVICE.

AmatelF Farmer-Mr. Green, there
seems to bo something serious the mat
ter with the horse 1 bought of you yes
terlay. He coughs and wheezes dis
trs-singly, and think perhaps he is
sind-broken. What would you advise
me to do?
Jay Green promptly - Sell him as
quickly as you can; jes' like did.-Tit-
Bits.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-10-16
Continued neat week.
SPEAKING ABOUT BLOOD,

1t is not always necossars to hsve
Eruptions on the face to show that
your blood needs help. Strengthen
it by using Beggs' Blood Purifier aud
Blood Maker, the best ami surest cure
OF the market. Sold by Evans Bros
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-10-16

How do you find business: If you
want to borrow money, are you not told
that this free silver racket is soaring in
vestors? Don't manufacturers complain
that they have difficulty in getting loans
with which 20 buy raw material, pay
wages and carry stocks of goods? Isn't
the uncertainty about the money in
which loans will be repaid playing the
dickens with credits and confidence
among business men?
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-10-16
Honesty Leads to Prosperity.

Nocountry can prosper that habitually
tells lies If the United States stamps
the lie "This is 81" on pieces of silver
worth % cents, it will have taken the
first step away from the straight path
Of national truth and honor.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-10-16

than on deck. Come along,
old fellow" lie caught his companion
by the arm. and partly dragged him out
of the room, closing the door behind
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-10-16
Hard Lines, Indeed.

He is mighty unlucl1y man.
''In what way?"
well, he married to get out of a
boarding house"
"Yes?"
"And now his wife runs one to sup
mort him."-Truth.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-29
THE VALLEY ROAD.

| The long and labored attack made upon
| the San Joaquin Railroad by the Post on
Thursday has had the good effect OF max
| ing clear to the public the antagonism OF
the monopoly to that great enterprise OF
| the people. The antagonism has been the
| more dangerous in the past because 1t has
| been secret, sly and fnsidious. Now that
it has become open the public will be on
| guard against the attacks and will be able
| to appraise rightly the value and the sig
| nificance of all the slurs and slanders that
may De set into circulation by the enemies
of an enterprise that is as dangerous to
| the monopoly as it is beneficial 10 the
| State.
1t often happens that falsehood loses all
power to harm the moment it has been
traced to its origin and the author is
| known. This is what will happen in this
case. Now that it is known that the organ
of the Southern Pacific of Kentucky is
vigorously assailing the peoples road, de-
| nouncing its work, attacking it's methods
and maligning its promoters, the general
| public will readily understand the motive
| that prompts the evil work and will see
how dangerous to the monopoly the COM
| peting. road has become and how impor-
| tant it is to the public welfare that its con-
| struction should be favored, promoted and
| fastened by every means possible.
| Rarely has any great popular enterprise
| in any part of the world been so ably
| directed, so cordially supported or so sue
| cessfully carried on as has this undertak-
ing to supply large area of California
with competing railroad and thus rid
| the trade, the commerce and the industry
| OF the people of the intolerable burdens
| imposed by an exacting monopoly. The
enterprise, although undertaken in a pc
riod of business depression and financial
distress, has made progress so rapid as
| TO be one of the industrial marve!s of the
| day and has done more than anything
else to demonstrate TO the people of the
East and to foreign capitalists the abound
ing energy of California and the sagacity
with which her people solve the problems
that confront them.
| When the great project was first under
| taken by Mr.. Spreckels and his colleagues
/ the monopoly affected TO sneer at it.
| When the work began Mr.. Huntington
| called it a toy. Later on hundred efforts
were made to discourage the promoters
and to prevent subscriptions tc the stock
| VI IhS COAA LII opitS VI all uoN ever
the work was carried on and popular sup
port never failed. Now the road is about
| to become a competing road in fact. 1t
Will soon be ready for business. The
Southern Pacific of Kentucky seeing in
this California enterprise the forerunner
of other enterprises that Will destroy its
monopoly in every part OF the State has
become desperate and begun TO fight saw
agely, viciously, frantically. 1t has thrown
off the last vestige of cover, turned its or
gan loose and entered upon direct strug-
gle with the people of the State to destroy
the effectiveness of their work and blight
the success of their great enterprise.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-29
THE POST" POSTED.

On Thursday afternoon the Post said
"The only indication that the San joaquin
Valley Railroad is railroad is in the
rapacity and greed it has manifested for
gifts in the way of terminal facilities at
the termini and in towns through which
it is to be built On Friday afternoon
the Post said: "a comparison of the files
of this paper with those of THE CALL will
show that the Post has done as much for
the Valley road as THE CALL"
On Thursday afternoon the Post said ::
"The people OF Merced, impoverished by
hard times and the failure of crops, were
forced to present this eleemosynary insti-
tuition (the Valley road) with $12,5O0 in
coin, and the property SO donated becomes
a valuable asset and enhances the value
of the capital stock which represents the
ownership of this orphan-asylum rail-
road" On Friday afternoon the Post said {:
"The editor of the Post has given space to
booming the Valley road, has given his
time to advocating it and has given his
money to aid in buying rights of way
for it."
On Thursday afternoon the Post said:
Whatever of greed or rapacty railroads
have manifested from the time the first
mile OF track was laid to the present hour
has been manifested by Mr.. Preston and
his associates On Friday afternoon the
Post said: The plain lie has received
warm welcome from latter-dav journal
ism.''
Thus stands the record as the Post has
made it up to date.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-29
NEW TODAY
REAL ESTATE
FOR SALE BY
Tl0s. MagGG & Sons,
REAL ESTATE AGENTS
And Publishers "Real Estate Circular"
f Montgomery Street,
UNION TRUST BUILDIfG, CORNER MARKET.
NEW PROPERTY.

Growing rental property; n. of Market: close to
Fourth and Market SIS: fair frame nm provements
and large lot; rents 1886; 5000; half can re-
main on mortgage.
brick: rents $lS6: same business for years; $751;
500.
California st.: best wholesale investment; large
lot aud brick building: renis $5S5: $95,000
Sutterst- lot; good frontage and depth inside
OF Larkin: $ll 600.
view: residence and lot 64x137 :6; S26, 600.
Corner: reduced to $4,000; 50xl14; Castro and
Fourteenth sts.; streets severed and macadam-
lied.
INVESTMENTS.
Near East and Market sts.; 75x1la:6: fronts;
rents 1925; fine investment: only 100000
Clay ST., near Davis brick building: rents $3.50;
good frontage; only $2S,C00.
Geary ST.. n. slde near Larkin; 81 6X120; build
ings on front and rear street; $4,000.
Page st. and Rose ave-, looking out to Market
ST., bet. Franklin and Cough 27:6xI20: fronting
Geary-st. corner; 2S-foot front: rents 1923; near
Taylor st.
Sixth ST., w. side. near Bryant: 50xS5 and g.
story; stores below and tenants upstairs; rents
low, $69; $4,000 half can remain On mortgage.
HOUSES AND LOTS.
Jackson ST.. north side, Fillmore; modern
2-story residence and lot 25x12TsS; $4,000
House and iot-Franklin ST., near Washington;
$4,000
Pacific ave-, near Octavia St: fine residence, l3
rooms and modern frst-class order; fine view;
Sl1,500.
Cctavia st. west side between Broadway and
Vallejo; 2bxll2 IS and 2-sory, rooms; in very
good order; fine view OF bay; street bituminized;
only $6O0O easy terms.
Octavia ST. and Hickory ave-; corner and 2-story
and basement house i'll good order; between Oak
and Fell st: $5l25.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-29
SUCCESSFUL PINGREEIsM,

|. II. P. Pingree, Mayor of Detroit, has
been publishing series of exceedingly in
structive papers concerning the working
out of his idea of using the vacant lots of
city for agricultural purposes as a cure
Tor pauperism. During 1885, he says in
one of his articles, 1--WE provided lots for
1916 families. About 1000 of the lots
We're third acre, the rest quar-.
ter acre il extent in ali 455 acres,
lying in all parts of the city, large
and small. We plowed the land and
furnished aid and superintendent at a
cost of $4,000. We raised crops to the value
OF $27,792, of potatoes alone there being an
average of forty bushels to the family
The cost per lot was So TO-" 1t may be
added that the management of the enter
prise was in the hands of a commission of
eminent citizens appointed by the City
Conncll, and that the City appropriated
5000 for the work, including the furnish
ing of seed. "The willingness of the poor
to take advantage OF the offer and help
themselves in every way they can," says
Mr.. Pingree, ''is shown by the large num-
Der OF applicants VINO asked for land"
Equally as valuable as the direct relief
which this undertaking afforded is the ed
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-29
PERSONAL.
T. B. Hickey of Carson is at the Palace

I. B. Hickey of Carson is at the Palace.
u. H. Bradley of Marysville is in town.
u l.. Turner, a banker of Los Gatos, is in the
City.
I. C. Ryan of Columbus Ohio, is at the occi-
dental
W. E. Hazeltine. leading business man OF
prescott, Ariz., is at the Grand
William Beckman, the banker and ex-Rail.
road commissioner of Sacramento, is in town,
John Whicher, Clerk of San Luis Obispo
county, was among yesterdays arrivals in the
City.
Ex-Governor Sheldon of New Mexico arrived
here yesterday. He now resides in Los Anse-
les County.
John NJ wagner, wealthy mining man of
telluride, Colo, has arrived here for few
weeks visit
george Bra1thwaite, business man of Yoko-
mama, was among the arrivals here by the Bel.
gic. He is at the Palace
arthur W. Kinney of Los Angeles, member
OF the Republican State Central Committee
from Los Angeles County, is at the Palace
Joseph F. Fahey, the well-known stock-raiser
OF sonora, Tuolumne County IS visiting his
sister and brother-in-law, Major and Mrs. Will
liam Fahey, at the Cosmopolitan Hotel.
Hon. S. H. Blackman OF Paw Paw, Mich,
who is paying visit to his daughter in Los
Angeles, is a guest at the Cosmopolitan. ac-
companied by his daughter, Mrs. r. E. Os-
borne.
Hon. Nathaniel P. Brown, editor of the Ne
vada City Transcript chairman of the Repub.
1can County Central Committee and the Ne.
vada County member of the State Central Com
mittee, arrived here last evening to attend the
meeting OF the latter body to be held at Pioneer
Hall TODAY.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-29
THE SUNDAY GALL"

Popular recognition Of the distinctive
features which characterize the Sunday
issues of The CALL has been so highly en-
couraging as TO stimulate extra efforts for
Improving their attractiveness. 1t is al.
ready known to intelligent readers that
THE CALL does not use the Syndicate
matter so extensively peddled among the
newspapers of the country, but that its
contributions are the work of local writer's
and are racy OF the soil. Here are some
of the special features of tomorrow 8
issue:
In "Prowis Picturesque" Miss Adeline
Knapp paints delightful picture of the
street sports and pleasures of the boys OF
San Francisco, who not only have very
original ideas, but who can play all the
year round without fear of snow in winter
or heat in summer.
An interesting letter from C. P. Hunt.
ington will be given. 1t was called out by
his reading the account of his early boy
hood as recently given in THE CALL, and
he discloses a conspicuous trait of his
character by pointing out an error in that
account. 1t is an amusing incident, but
more interesting than that is the advice
WulCQ uc gives W yOuES InGl1.
Peter Studley presents clever sketch oi
deserted mining camp. His account
concerns "Beetown and Its Last Sweep.
stakes"
Some of the Lady Athletes OF San
Francisco" is title that speaks for Itself
and that tells many interesting things
An ingenious artist will show "How
Some Historical Personages Would Have
Looked on the Bicycle" One may imagine
the incongruous situations rendered DOS.
sible by the idea.
"A Most Wise Judge" is the title of 6
very strange but true story detailing the
story of lawsuit in an interior town. II
is none the less sensational by reason oil
its being yeracious.
The Point Bonita lighthouse is described
by one thoroughly familiar with the in.
teresting history Of that institution.
The'story of "Wandering Watch Fac
tory" which, after having been located in
various California cities, was finally esta b.
lished in Japan, whence watches made
by Japanese are being sent out, will prove
instructive.
w. G. Morrow writes letter to an am
bilious young lady who has recently be-
gun to write for the press.
Some of the interesting features devoted
to the department of arts and sciences in
clude "a account OF people which en-
ploys cranes to herd poultry focks; how
nature in the manufacture of needles pro-
duces exquisite results to which human
ingenuity cannot hope to aspire, and
many other things.
The departments devoted to fashions for
both sexes. to society, to music and the
drama, to books and periodicals and to
children will have the usual original
value, and the special exhaustive tele-
grams reviewing the situation in various
parts of the world win be instructive. No
more convenient or inexpensive courtesy
could be shown to friend in the Eastern
States than the sending to him of copy
of to-morrow's CALL.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-29

Millville, Pa, at the age OF "a, eircumnavi.
gated the globe three times, and for three
years and nine months was one of the crew OF
the old frigate Constitution.
France is going to spend 100000 for fit
ting representation at the coronation of the
Gear on May IL. The head of the extraordi-
nary mission will be General de Boisedeffre,
chief of the general staff of the French army.
President Andrews of Brown University
thinks that the State dispensary liquor law of
South Carolina is superior to the so-called
Norwegian plan, and that it has placed South
Carolina in the front rank of prohibition
States.
Sir Joon G. Willoughby, who participated
with DR.. jameson in the raid upon the terri
tory of the South African Republic. is fifth
baronet of the line and son of Sir John Pollard
Willoughby, who sat as NJ. P. for Leomin ster
in 1857.
Emperor William of Germany has been a
blight to the aristocratic society of Berlin. His
arbitrary manners have led to quarrels with
many of the society leaders of the German cap
ital, and the court circle has been narrowed by
the withdrawal of prominent members who
could not get on with their autocratic relative
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-29
THE KENTUCKY DEFEAT.

The significance of the action of the
Kentucky Senate in defeating the bill re-
pealing the charter OF the Southern Pacific
Company is the power of the railroad
lobby. 1t cannot fairly be supposed that
the people of Kentucky agree with the
Senate in its wanton view of the comfy
OF States, any more than it would be fa: r
to assume that the subserviency of the
various railroad commissions of Califor-
MIA, except The last, to the Southern Pa
chic can be taken to mean that the people
OF California are owned by that company,
or are willing TO condone its wrongs. 1t
means simply, in the case of Kentucky,
that the Senators who supported the rail-
road against the interests Of Justice came
under the influence of the railroad lobby.
Another factor which operated at Frank
fort appears in the contest at Washington
the tremendous powerof finely drilled
and indefatigabe skill in Justification. If
the majority of the Frankfort Senate be
excused on the ground that it was not
thoroughly conversant with the subject,
that the dignity and force OF the opposi-
tlon in California were minimized by the
false representations of the railroad lobby,
and that these misrepresentation were
believed and formed the basis of conscien-
tious action by the Senate, we still have to
contend with power as great and danger
Gus as that of open corruption, and may
foresee to what extent it will be exerted at
Washington.
When Mr.. Stubbs, general traffic man.
ager OF the Southern Pacific Company
endeavored by innuendo before the House
Committee on Pacific Roads to leave the
impression that the two daily papers OF
San Francisco which are fighting the fund
ing bill were inspired by improper motives,
he was asked to explain why nearly all
the representatives Of California in Con-
gress were similarly opposed. He could
not answer the question. Still he said
sufficient for every Californian who OBJ
poses funding to take notice that some
| contemplate motive, in the opinion of the
Southern Pacific, inspires his conduct.
Mr.. Stubs knows well enough why the
overwhelming sentiment OF the State is
against the infamies which the Southern
Pacific has practiced for so many years,
He could have told all about the influences
which elected the one Congressman who is
openly friendly to the railroad. He could
have made it clear that it has been the
| exercise of such influences in the past that
has done SO much to make the railroad
| company hated and feared in California.
The action of the Kentucky Senate is
| valuable as showing the great danger
which this railroad power represents. 1t
| is noticed that this power can secure from
one State ample authority to plunder an
other which would refuse 1t such authority.
Kentucky, through its. Senate, en Joys the
unhappy distinction OF being the first
State to establish that precedent and
thereby call for Congressional interference
for the protection of ali the States.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-29

since was here twenty-six years ago." said
the Minister. "Then the City had somewhere
about 100000 inhabitants, as l remember it,
and the principal hotel was the Cosmopolitan.
There was no Palace Hotel; it had not been
thought of. The Occidental had been built.
but outside of this there was no hotel that
could compete in any way with the Cosmopol-
itan. Now it is shut up and forgotten.
1.-TWO years after 1 visited San Francisco
again came to the United States, this time as
secretary of the Austrian Legation to Washing
ton. 1 remained two years and then went
away and never came BACK till I came as
Minister. a.q
Gas everybody knows, have great admira-
ton for the United States. 1t has always been
so from the first time Ivisited it.
81 came this time purely for pleasure.
remember when I ives here before brought
letters to Mr.. Latham, president Of the Cali
fornia Bank. He was the only man knew
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-29
AN OLD DAGUERRoTYPE.

Two clear. grave eyes, that wondering look
From some forgotten long ago;
A childish face that cannot know
The secrets hidden in the book
Of future years;
The care and toll, the busy strife,
The Joys that jewel every life,
The tears
From that lost time-from childhoodland-
The vistful, speaking, hazel eyes
Look out MS on unclouded Skies
Where glowing hopes rise hand in hand
And sunshine streams
Along the path of breaking day,
While all the shadows fade away,
Like dreams.
Thus kept by arts aii-saving grace,
Peeps from distant hazy nook
Of time gone by this sunny look
Upon young, untroubled face,
That holds within
The boyish eyes those limpid springs
No taint Of earth or earthly things
NO sin. ERNEsr MCGAFFEY
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-29

ucational feature. 1t is unfortunately q
fact that the people are drifting away from
the natural means Of earning livelihood.
Cultivation of the soil is the foundation of
existence and the surest of all means for
making a living. For various reasons
which need not be discussed the people
have for years been showing tendency to
depart from this natural course and form
congested communities in cities. Under
the intelligent direction of such a scheme
as that in Detroit poor people who know
nothing about farming and who could not
be induced to go into the country and Sc
cure land and make living on it are IN
structed in the art in its highest and most
productive form. Very naturally they ac-
quire not only skill of very great value
but positive liking for the business.
In addition to all this the plan will tend
to elevate farming by improving its meth
DDS, reducing the size of farms, and thus
steadily increasing opportunities for poor
people to secure land. Still further, suf-
fering in the cities would be reduced, the
population would be rendered more con-
tented and stable. and the security OF So
ciety and the Government would be
strengthened.
Applying some of the physical aspects
of the matter to conditions obtaining in
San Francisco, we find that we have great
areas of sandy soil that is the most easily
tillable of all, and a generous abundance
ofstreet-sweepings to fertilize them, and
water to irrigate them il necessary. Such
farming would greatly reduce the cost of
living in San Francisco, would make it's
people prosperous, would rapidly increase
its population, and would work other and
more important benefits. The idea seems
to be worthy of the soberest consideration
of our people.