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The record-union., 1896-05-05

We are astonished that the Antioch
Ledger" usually a well-informed and
clear-seeing paper, should fall into the
error of speaking Of the decision Of
the Supreme Court relative to the power
and duty of Judges to set aside ver-
diets as something new and a usurpa-
ton. It is nothing of the kind, as the
Ledger ought to know. But worse
blunder of our contemporary is found
in it's assertion that
If this decision is lived up to it relieves
iurymen of all responsibility, renders
their action null and void and places
the whole load on the Judge. If jury
fails to convict when it should do SO,
it will be the duty of the Judge to set
the verdict aside. The rule works both
ways-both for acquittal and convic-
ton. 1t holds Judge legally and NOR
ally responsible if a jury fails to con-
vict rascal. It ciphers the response
bility down to the Judge. whatever the
verdict of the jury may be. Hereafter
it will be the privilege and the pleasure
of law-abiding American citizens to
cuss the Judge instead Of the jury when
an impenitent rascal is not convicted.
That is absolutely silly; it amazes US
that the Ledger" should be guilty of
it. It certainly must know-we Will
not even think it ignorant Of the fact
that a verdict Of acquittal cannot be
invaded. A man cannot be twice placed
in Jeopardy. The Ledger" evidently
has not read the decision; assuredly
has not read the law, which, by the way,
the court does not make.
The record-union., 1896-05-05
BOARD OF HORTICULTURE.
Members Discuss With the Governor
Its Removal Hither

B. M. Lelong, Elwood Cooper and
Frank Kimball, of the State Board of
Horticulture, had a meeting with Gov
ernor Budd yesterday and discussed the
matter of moving the headquarters of
the board to this city.
The Governor holds the opinion that
the board should hold it's meetings
here instead Of at San Francisco, and
that room in the Capitol building
could be placed at their disposal
The record-union., 1896-05-05

There is no joy in this world equal to the
happiness of motherhood A woman finds
ample compensation for her trials and wor-
ries and bothers in the soft, clinpinp little
body nesting close to her own i'm the
trustful clinging of the little hands, and
the love light in the little eyes.
A woman's health is her dearest pos
session. Good looks, good times. happi-
ness, love and its continuance. depend
on her health. Almost all of the sick
ness of women is traceable directly or indi-
rectly to some arrangement of the organs
distinctly feminine Troubles of this kind
are often neglected because a very natural
and proper modesty keeps women away
from physicians. whose insistence upon ex-
animation and local treatment is generally
as useless as il is commoA DIR. Pierce's
Favorite Prescription will do more for them
than 90 doctors in 100. 1t will do more than
the hundredth doctor can unless he pre-
scribes it. 1t IS a prescription of Doctor
Pierce, who for 80 years has been chief con-
sulting physician of the Worlds Dispen-
sary and Invalids' Hotel at Buffalo.
II lost six babies by untimcly births In the
eighth month of my seventh pregnancy. as usual,
was taken i'll. The family doctor was called
He said there was no help for me- The baby
must be born. I grieved excessively. / per
suaded my husband. against the phvsician's S ad-
vice to get me DR.. Pierces Favorite Prescription.
-Four doses quieted my pains. That child was
born at full time 1t is three years old, and am
the happiest mother in the world"
nr.., MAI ~Q,,,<.,5-
The record-union., 1896-05-05
ROBERT AND JOSEPH REEVE
Information Concerning Them Desired
by Henry Peterson.

Anyone knowing the whereabouts OF
Robert Warne Reeve, or his son, Jo-
seph Valentine Reeve, would confer a
great favor by leaving information at
or addressing a communication to 705
M street, in this city.
Robert Warne Reeve was once en-
ployed at Suffers Fort. He would
now be about SO years of age, if liv-
ing. Joseph V. Reeve is about 40 years
of age. Information would be greatly
appreciated by Henry Peterson, who
is in communication with relatives OF
the parties.
The record-union., 1896-05-05

The appellate division of the Supreme
Court has passed upon the Raines
liquor law of New York and pro-
nounced it constitutional. This is a
distinct triumph for decency and good
order. The law is not perfect, since it
has loop-hole through which the sa-
loon may evade it by setting up ten or
a dozen beds overhead and opening as
a hotel. But that will be remedied in
due time
The record-union., 1896-05-05

The King has great personal power,
commander of the Servian army, and
supervises the acts of the national
legislature. His father, Milan, the ex-
King, and his mother, Natalie, the ex-
Queen, were married in 1915, and their
son was born the following year. Milan
was then 21 and Natalie 1S. Owing to
abuse of his wife, Milan had to resign
from the throne in favor of his son. and
Alexander I. ruled the country through
regents until April IA, 1898, when by
a bloodless coup d'etat, the King, then
only II years old, assumed the throne
in fact When Is years of age King
Alexander fell in love with Countess,
aged 33 and insisted on marrying her,
but the union was prevented.
The record-union., 1896-05-05

Mr.. Cappelen, City Engineer of Min
neapolis, one of the most progressive
cities of the West, has reported to the
Common Council of that municipality
that the street machines used to sprin-
kle asphaltum and bituminized streets
there, throw too much water. He in
sists that for such streets there should
be no sprinkling, but simply spraying.
and urges the Council to adjust the
machines so as to spray the asphaltum
advice given Minneapolis would be
equally as we'll applied here? We are
satisfied that the way the bituminiZed
streets are being flooded is injurious
to the street surface, and assuredly
every one knows it is bad for pedestri-
ans who have to cross them, and that it
makes them very slippery for horses,
which are thrown almost daily when
the streets are thoroughly wetted
Spraying ought to be sufficient here. 1t
would have to be frequent in this warm
climate, but then not so much water
would be used and the life of the street
would be extended and the comfort of
the people promoted. Mr.. Cappelin,
however, believes in occasional washing
Of the asphaltum streets with fire hose
from hydrants. Experimenting on two
avenues he found he could wash them
for 81 so for each 81, 455 square yards
OF 292, ,095 square feet, the time was
three hours and the men three. In one
of our street blocks with street cross
ing there are of highway surface 1920
square feet, or 2,133 square yards.
1t will be seen, therefore, that accord
ing to the Minneapolis rate we could
wash fifteen blocks in this city for 81 80.
But it could not be done here for such
sum, since the rate of wages is higher,
but according to Mr.. Cappelin's state
ment of the square yards three men
could hose fifteen blocks every morning
for SO.
The record-union., 1896-05-05
THE BOY KING OF SERvIA.
Said to be Looking for an American
Heiress for Wife.

The boy King of Servia, Alexander
l., now scarcely 10 years Of age, is
said to be looking for an American
Wife with millions at her command.
Along with the distinguished title of
Queen would go a palace, crown a
collection of royal jewelry OF stupen-
dous antiquity, and number of castles
scattered throughout Servia.
The record-union., 1896-05-05
NOTE AND COMMENT.

The Calaveras Citizen last week
entered upon the twenty-sixth year Of
its existence, as it says, with
brighter prospects than ever" We are
glad of it. The "CitiZen" is a sterling
good newspaper, clean, wellmanaged,
abreast Of the times, and devoted to
local interests
The record-union., 1896-05-05
EVERYBODY'S COLUMN.

Under this heading the Record Union"
will publish short letters from CORE
spondents on topics of interest to the
general public. The matter in these COM
munications will be understood to repre-
sent only the views of the writer's. All
communications must be accompanied by
the name of the writer, not for publica-
ton unless SO desired, but as a guarantee
of good faith-F,dS
The record-union., 1896-05-05

ding the work. Therefore, only such
decorations appear as could be put up
ir haste yesterday and this morning
Such brief time of course precluded car
rying out the original designs.
The record-union., 1896-05-05

Sacramento would have been richly
and profusely decorated to-day in honor
nate fact that the weather has been
fitful and perverse absolutely preclud-
ing the putting up of elaborate decora-
tlons. Rain or strong winds, and on
some days both, up to this time, have
forbidden work of decorating, which of
necessity to be satisfactory should have
begun last Saturday None regret the
Sacramento Their intention was good.
their ability equal to the task, but the
weather has interposed its edict forbid
The record-union., 1896-05-05

When farmers, carpenters and build
ers learn the prices made on all kinds
Of hardware at the &C. c. c." Changers
building, corner Tenth and K, thataine
will become as popular as the grocery
and drug departments.
The record-union., 1896-05-05

The new woman having been freely
admitted to the Chicago University has
proceeded to make as great a fool of
herself as her brothers. Male collie
gians have long since earned the un-
enviable reputation of being exceeding
ly silly in their mystic societies, their
pranks, scrapes and escapes; the new
women in the Chicago University have
proceeded to outdo them. They have
organized all kinds of silly secret So
cieties, enforced hazing, instituted mock
trials, and the like, of the most ridicu-
lous character. For instance, the daugh-
ter of the President of the university
by one of the society judgments, was
the other day compelled to appear upon
the public streets wheeling a bright red
wheelbarrow in which sat a bright yell
low dog In another case, a female
student was adjudged guilty Of some
thing or other, and condemned to walk
across a public square at high noon,
wearing an outrageously conspicuous
hat of ancient type. which caused her
to be followed by a hooting crowd Of
small boys. If women, on their entry
into public life, are to do no more than
copy after and enlarge upon the fol-
lies of men, what gain will the world
have made by the advance?
The record-union., 1896-05-05
Weather Forecast.

Northern California-Fair; colder in the
Sacramento and San Joaquin Valleys;
fresh northerly winds.
The record-union., 1896-05-05

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The record-union., 1896-05-05
BLUE MONDAY.
An Unimportant Session of the Police
Court.

There was only a short session in the
Police Court yesterday, half a dozen
drunks being allowed to go. Joseph
Murphy and w. Thompson forfeited
their deposits and J. Allen went up for
two days, the charge being reduced
from battery to simple drunk.
Edward Gelong was convicted of
vagrancy and sentenced to six months
in jail, but the sentence was withheld to
give him a chance to leave town.
The record-union., 1896-05-05
Eastern Business Omces.

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sole agents foreign advertising.
The record-union., 1896-05-05

Welch Brothers are now ready to fl,
orders for ice cream as fast as they
come at their new store, $50 j.
The record-union., 1896-05-05
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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-05-01

about any citizen of this town; and
yet there is not q man IN the town
who has had as many sneering, bitter
and unkind things said about him as
the editor of this same REGISTER.
Some of these times,-if we ever get
mean enough-we are going to treat
people the way they treat us.
~
Talking about getting gray early,
II. NJ. Miller remarked the other day
that when he was hoy he commit
ted the Westminster Catechism and
Confession of Faith to memory. Eat
the end of a beech rod" One Sun
day he and his older sister conclud-
ed they would rebel and do the
wickedest thing they could. And so
they sneaked copy of Pilgrims Pro-
gress out of the house and hid them
selves up in the hay-loft and read it.
"And saw my sister shed many
bitter tears for that sin," adds Mr..
Miller. He didn't weep aDy,-but
his hair turned gray.
~
You might not believe it now; but
w. G. Allison and John Vannuys
were holy terrors when they were
boys. And the worst of it is that
when they get together the wicked
sinners gloat over it yet. We heard
them chuckling the other day over a
trick they played on the holy saints
at Hopewell, Indiana, when they
were attending the Academy there.
The night of the 18th of February
they went to bed with the rest of the
boys at 8 o'clock but at 10 o'clock they
got up and slipped out of the house
and hoofed it in to Franklin four
miles, woke up a store keeper and
bought his stock of comic valentines
mailed them to everybody in and
about Hopewell Academy. Then
they went back and crept into bed,
and nobody was the wiser. Now
such a thing as comic valentine
had never before been seen in the
godly neighborhood of Hopewell,
ana when the mail came out the next
day and everybody opened the unex-
pected letter in the presence of every
body else, disclosing the gaudy, in
sulting caricatures, and the jeering
verses, there was CONSERVATION and
dismay, followed by stern threats of
dire retribution upon the misguided
sons of Belisl, if they could be found,
who had thus dared to profane the
sacred precincts of a community that
had never before been polluted by
any publication less serious than the
Herald and Presbyter or the Chris
tian ADVOCATE. But the aforesaid
sons of Belial couldn't be found.
They suspected Allison, because he
looked so innocent; but he proved by
boys who slept in the same room
with him that he went to bed when
they did and was there when they
got up. But it tickles those gray
headed conspirators yet, to remember
how mad everybody in Hopewell was
that day. Some of the women cried.
~
1t is truly astonishing, and no less
to note the growth of the
tobacco habit among the boys of the
town. During the three or four years
that the writer hereof attended the
lola schools, back in the '7Os, he can
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-05-01
A SHOCKING DEED.

Last Saturday morning Mr.. e.. g..
Null, of lola, got dispatch from
Rockville, Indiana, saying that his
brother, w. ID. Null, had been killed.
The dispatch gave no particulars but
the daily papers of Sunday supplied
the sad want and disclosed the most
shocking tragedy that has occurred
anywhere for long time. 1t is a
long story, but the short of it is that
Peter Egbert, young man living in
Rockville, laboring under what was
doubtless sudden attack of insanity
early on Saturday took his shot gun,
filled it and his pockets with car
tridges, and started out apparently
bent on killing verybOdy he saw.
His first victim was Mrs. Haske, q
neighbor who was milking her cow.
Egbert killed her without a word.
He then killed two of her children,
boy and girl, the third child escaping
to a neighbours. He then went up
town where he saw Null and a man
named Sweem standing in the vesti-
bule of a stairway. He fired instant
ly and Null fell dead. Sweem sprang
toward the murderer to disarm him,
but was killed before he reached the
muzzle of the gun. By this time the
people had learned what was going
on, and Egbert fed, holly pursued,
to the fair grounds north of the town
where he entered one of the stalls. A
few minutes later his pursuers heard
a shot and entering they found that
the man had ended his own life.
William Null was the sheriff of his
county, having served one term so
acceptably that he had received the
nomination for the second. He was
prominent also in the Grand Army
of Indiana, having only recently been
appointed aide-de-camp of that state,
with the rank of Colonel. His death
thus suddenly and by violence, is q
severe blow to his brother, Mr.. G. g.
Null, and he will have the earnest
sympathy of all his friends.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-05-01
MARE GOOD TIMES.

MONEY doesn't make business;
business makes money. No matter
how great the "per capiter" may be,
if it is locked up in the bank vaults
times will be hard. The way to make
times good is to do business; and the
way to do business is to manufacture
our own goods and employ our own
people; and the way to manufacture
our own goods and employ our own
people is to restore the protective
tariff; and the way to restore the pro-
tective tariff is to elect Mckinley and
a Republican Congress.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-05-01

1t is truly astonishing, and no less
deplorable, to note the growth of the
tobacco habit among the boys of the
town. During the three or four years
that the writer hereof attended the
lola schools, back in the '7Os, he can
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-05-01

not recall that q single one of his
school mates smoked or used tobacco
In any form. To-day we un-
derstand at least half of the boys who
are going to school here are confirmed
tobacco users, most of them being
apparently incorrigible Cigarette
fiends," If parents knew how abso-
lutely certain the cigarette habit is to
ruin both the mind and the morals of
any boy who contracts it, it would
certainly seem as if they would make
more strenuous efforts to prevent
their boys from forming or practic-
ing it. We know of at least two boys
who have been obliged to quit school
this winter, on their own confession
that they were so nervous and their
memories were so impaired from the
excessive use of cigarettes that they
could not learn anything. And two
or three of the boys who had promis-
ed Mr.. Picken that they would quit
smoking and broke the pledge, then
denied it until confronted with the
evidence, when taxed with the false
hood declared that there was not a
cigarette user in the school who
would not have done exactly as they
did namely, broken his pledge and
then lied about it. Prof. Picken has
done everything that man could do
to help the boys get rid of the habit;
but no sort of moral sLasion seem to
avail anything. The Kelley cure,
probably, is the only certain remedy.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-05-01
LET THE CONVENTION SETTLE 1T.

Without taking sides one way or
the other in the Wyandotte imbroglio,
and with no interests to serve except
the interest of the Republican party,
the REGISTER desires to suggest that
it is no good politics for either one of
the factions up there to threaten that
if their delegation is not seated they
will oppose the nominee. The repre-
sentatives from the other counties of
the District will settle that contro-
versy, and they will settle it hon.
estly and impartially, in strict accord
ance with the evidence presented.
And threats to bolt the convention
will hurt the candidate in whose sup
posed interest they are made great
deal more than they will do him good.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-05-01

| try, After six months of service he
was promoted to 1st Lieutenant, and
transferred to another company of the
regiment of which he was put in conn.,
mand, its captain being away on de-
tached service, and which he con-
tinued 10 command during the re-
manning eighteen months of his SER
vice. Upon being mustered out late
in June, 1866, after two years of hard
service, he returned to Coldwater and
resumed his place behind the counter,
where he remained until 1870 when
he formed a partnership with his
brother-in-law, Mr.. w. w. Anderson,
and together they came to lola and
engaged in the clothing business. Up
to that time most of the stores of lola
had carried stocks of general mer-
chandise," little of every thing, and
we remember we'll what head-shak-
ings there were when it was announc-
ed that the new firm was going to run
an exclusive clothing store, and how
general were the prophesies of failure.
But the new firm didn't fail. 1t start
ed out at first in a small way, with a
limited stock in the building now &C.
cupied by the lola Shoe Store. But
by aud by the stock grew larger and
it was only few years until it was
announced that the new firm had
bought the most prominent corner in
town and was going to put up brick
and stone building. So it came to
pass that the prophesies of failure
ceased long ago, and the clothing
house of Anderson & DeClute came to
be recognized all over the county as
one of the substantial commercial en-
terprises of lola. And while the
senior member of the firm,-whose
death some four years ago was deeply
deplored was personally very pop
ular and well liked, it was generally
recognized that the long experience
and the shrewd business sense of the
junior partner were the largest fac
tors in achieving what has certainly
been most gratifying success.
1t often happens that business sue
cess is achieved at the sacrifice of
personal popularity, but in the pres
ent instance this bad rule has FORUM
ately not held good. There are plenty
of good reasons for this, but one of the
principal reasons doubtless, is the
fact that Mr.. DeClute is one of the
most public spirited of all our citizens.
The money he has made here. he has
spent herein putting up fine bust
ness block, in building for his family
q handsome and commodious home,
and in extending his business. He is
always prompt and liberal in SUBJ
scribing to any fund that is needed
for some public purpose, or in taking
stock in any enterprise that is started
to benefit the town, or in giving time