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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-08-14
AN UNCOMFORTABLE MAN.
Hundreds Witness His Writings and
Show No Pity.

Hundreds witness His Writings and
Show No Pity.
On q narrow platform, close TO the
glass roof of Hammerstein's Olympia
roof garden. may nightly be seen, says
the New Y ork Herald, one of the most un-
comfortable men in New York. He is
the man who operates the calcium
lights which play upon the stage. He
has barely room to stand up, so he
kneeIs most of the time and staTes at the
stage before him.
Below are persons trying to look so
cool and comfortable that the sight of
them must be a perpetual aggravation.
They sit and laugh and talk, and take
no notice of the uncomfortable fellow
perched high aloft and yet in full view
He is there for four hours every night
He shifts about and occasionally stands
I'D in his endeavor to get the kinks out
of his legs. He sits, kneels and some
times, leans back against the big iron
eirder behind him. He sees the show
over and over again. He listens to the
endless splash of the water on the crys-
tai roof and sees the same little come
dies nightly enacted around the round
tables beneath.
Sometimes a. sign of human interest
is shown in a bending forward as some
woman with a more towering hat than
usual, or a boy with more respondent
Rat band than common parades through
she garden.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-08-14
SMALL PROFIT IN CIGARS.
Dealers Complain That They Make Very
Little Money.


Little Money.
There is not large percentage of
profit in cigars" said D. B. Talbert, of
Baltimore, cigar salesman, at the
Metropolitan, to a Washington Star re-
porter. And there is probably no line
of goods in which customers swindle
the dealers with so little conjunction
Of conscience. There are so cigars in
n box of ordinary goods, but the dealer
seldom gets paid for so. even though
he credits none and gives none away.
"a man buys a cigar, taking it out OF
the box with his thumb and forefnger,
at the same time closing his other fin
gers over another which rests in the
palm Of his hands. He gives the dealer
a dime and almost invariably receives a
nickel in change. Or he may buy quar-
ter's worth and gets one too many in
the same way. This has caused some
dealers to ask how many are wanted
and to give OUT just what are called
for, but it is doubtful if this is wise, as
customer likes to help himself, and
goes where he can do So"
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-08-14
A COMEDY OF THE WAR.
The Novel Capture of Some Hiding Con
federates.

The Novel Capture of Some Hiding Com
federates.
with the tragedy of the war was
mixed some comedy" said Gen. g.. A..
Forsythe the other day to World cor
respondent II remember something
that occurred at the battle of Cold Har4-
Dor, in the Wilderness campaign, which
tickled me greatly at the time. Our
cavalry had moved forward and cap
tured the town of Cold Harbor after q
short fght in which we lost heavily.
Learning that Lee was approaching
with q great force of cavalry and in
fantry, Sheridan decided that we could
hardly hold the place. He sent word to,
Grant and started to retire. We had
got about half a mile away, when an
order came from Grant to hold the town
at all hazards. Already it was occupied
again by part of the enemy sinfantry.
I'VE charged into the town and re-
gained possession of it, with the inten-
ton to hold 1t until Badly Smith and
tts Sixth corps came up. Just as we
had cleared the main street one of our
soldiers saw chicken run under the
porch of a house. Chickens were pre-
cious,. and he went after it.. STOPPING,
he looked under the porch, and present
ly heard him say: Come out'of there,
Johnny upon which a tall North Caro-
liniaT in gray erawled out and stood up,
looking rather sheepish.
The soldier shouted again.: Come out
of there. JoFEuny!' and another confed-
crate emerged. This performance was.
repeated until six of them stood in line.
They had not had time to get away, be-
ing in, the house when we entered the.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-08-14
WAR "REMINISCENCES.
a LINCOLN CAVALRY EXPLOIT.

Some Exciting Incidents of an Inn
prOmptu Charge.
"Give us Lincoln cavalry story, cap
tain"
Capt. w. H. Beach, who served in the
Lincoln IN. " cavalry, now teacher
of history in Milwaukee high school,
is always entertaining, and particularly
so when he touches on the war and its
incidents. l drew him out, a short time
since, with a result that will delight
the Times-Herald readers of all classes.
Here is his story:
after the battle of Antietam the
First New York, or Lincoln, cavalry
was sent west among the mountains.
We held line of posts about ten miles
south of the Potomac to guard the Bal
timore & Ohio. In December Companies
B and NJ were ordered eastward. A few
inches of snow bad fallen; it was cold.
After a march of IS miles we halted
at Smiths Crossroads, where there were
some farmhouses, barns and country
store. In the barnyards were stacks OF
hay inclosed by rail fences. The cattle
had eaten holes in the stacks. Some OF
the men crawEed into the holes TO sleep.
Others, building fires by the roadside
and spreading straw on the frozen
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-08-14
PAPER GARMENTS.
The. latest Fad for People Afraid Of
Lightning.


Tho latest Fad for People Afraid Of
Lightning.
A glass house and feather bed used
to, be considered the lightning-proof
mediums behind which timid persons
could seek refuge from the possibility
of being stricken by an electric bolt
But these are old-fashioned. ideas
now, compared with the Eghtning-p proof
paper suit which a New York genius
has just invented, patented and invited
fearful and apprehensive people to try
This suit is made of 1berpulP and can
be made ts look exactly like any other
suit of clothes. Paper is poor con-
ductor;. and man arrayed in such gar
ments might go forth and defy light
ming, even If it should show special
preference for him.
This is particularly the. case II a hat
is worn made of the same stuff. In
side of this should be placed piece OF
newspaper. and inside the clothing
should also be laid folds OF news
paper, which would do as well as a
paper suit.
The paper suit is also Il good thing
for summer excursions, for II 1t Is
ruined in the rain there won't be much
loss. Those whose nerves are upset by
atmospheric disturbances had better
wrap themselves up in paper during the
electric summer storms, even if they do
not have suits made up a la mode and
with seams and buttons TO hold them
4orotbar
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-08-14
cRANKs PEsTER EDISON.
Ono of Them Walked from Montana to


Grunge.
why, you talk about cranks, said
Edison recently at Orange to New
York World reporter; Il have more of
them come around here than any man
in the country. They come out with all
sorts of schemes which they want me
to puzzle through. These long-haired
fellows, with dandruff on the shoulders
of their coats, meander around here IN
shoals. One of them got IN here the
other day, and he was a walker, too
He belonged out in Montana and got
the idea that he was the first man who
ever invented an electric light, and that
| had robbed him of it. So he came on
here to make me give up half the pros
ceeds, and he walked every foot OF the
way. You ought TO have seen him when
he got here.
"Some of the boys saw his trail down
stairs and followed him up and told him
I wasn't here but out at the mines, and
I'll be hanged if he didn't walk there
When he got out there the foreman
we'd posted him-asked him if he hadn't
invented the arc light. The man from
Montana SAID he had Then the fore
man told him that had not invented
the arc light, but that it had been in
vented by Thompson. The Montana
man wanted to- know where Thompson
was right away. and the foreman told
him Thompson was down in Lynn. Mass.
"'How do you get to lynn" asked
the man from Montana. TIE foreman
told him the road and he started to
tramp down there. expect any day to
hear of his raising the deuce there some
how We have 'eIa here all the time,
but they don't bother me any"
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-08-14
BRAVE BUT Rash.
An Anecdote of the IH-Fated YcanG
Prince Imperial

an AneCdoto OF the lEA-E hCeO Osk11B
Prince Imperial
Gen. Molyneaux tells story of the
brave young prince imperial of France,
who was with him in, Africa in the
campaign that resulted so disastrous
". As the two were riding home one
day they were walking their horses u
little behind the rest of the company
and talking. The general referred 20
an action of the prince who, some days
before, had gone straight for some
Zulus on hill.
"Why did you do IT," he asked, ''when
the death of one or even a dozen Zulus
would not affect the success of the
campaign"
you are right, suppose" answered
the prince, "but could not help it.
felt that must do something"
Just at that moment a shot was fired
on the left, and the man who had done
it rode quietly on, reloading. If he
had fired at Zulu he had killed him.
If he had fired at buck he had missed
It; he was neither hurrying nor dis
mounting. The conclusions were plain
enough; yet there was the excitable
prince, sword drawn, going for the man
at full gallop, in danger of breaking
his neck by riding so wildly in the dusk
Prince, must order you to come
back!" shouted Gen. Molyneaux.
The prince pulled up at once, saluted
returned his sword, and said nothing
for a minute. Then he broke out: AT
seems am never to be without G
nurse!"
In a moment he added: ooh, forgive
mel But don't you think you are &
little phlegmatic?"
The general reminded him that he
had Just owned himself wrong in the
rash episode previously under discus
sion, and the prince laughed, confessine
himself wrong again.
'Some day in Paris" he said, 81 hops
1 shall be your guide, philosopher an
friend"
No one could help loving the young
man. He was daring beyond the poin
of rashness and gentle under rebuke.-
Youths Companion.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-08-14
Didn't Paw to Re Fupnv.

NJ. Cleiftie, project of the department.
of the Bouches du Rhone. has just lost
his place for trying to be funny official
~. At meeting in Marseilles the
mayor of the city, who is a socialist,
made speech in which he declared that
no one in Marseilles could have any con-
fidence in the Meline ministry. The pre-
feet in answer said that he was pro-
foundry touched by this evidence of
respect for the ministry.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-08-14
"Why so. comrade ?"

Because, I-I-Valentino the girls
horse is dying!"
The captain lurched in his saddle as
though struck by blow. For the first
time he noticed the spasmodic leaps of
the maiden's steed. and the gradual lag
ging of its pace.
Still on they sped-five-ten-ffteen
minutes-and they began to enter the
hills. The wounded horse was fast
losing strength, but still the noble ami
NAL plunged on till its heart burst; and
with an agonizing groan it stumbled and
fell dead.
In a moment Valentino had the girl
on his own mount, and was dashing
away in pursuit of Pedro.
Courage, senorita," he murmured.
softly, and pressed her closer to his
breast, nesting his face among her
beautiful waving curls.
P-i-n7ggg!
That fatal bullet tipped close to the
captains head, and was instantly fol-
lowed by heavy fall.
"Great God in Heaven, comarda, are
you hurt?"
No answer.
"DeadI"
That one solemn word was uttered
with pathos that BODIED i'll for the per-
petrators of the deed.
"Oh, We hellish dastrads, We tramplers
of human rights. may your flesh rot and
your bones decay in every hidden
swamp and recess Of Cuba, and may the
power of despotic Spain sink beneath
the pillows of the the sea, carrying with
# every yestige of the accursed nation.
Diosl Oh, Pedro, my comrsde-my
friend"
The carabincros were close upon the
fugitives now, and with last look at
his beloved comrade the captain struck
his spurs deep in his horses flank and
sped eastward
Courage, senorfta, courage" he
whispered over and ever again. There
yet remains one final resort if all
others fail. I will save you-have you
faith in me'
And in answer the girl would lift her
sweet face and say:
Faith unmounded. You are a Cuban
patriot"
Never before had the young Cuban
been placed in such a critical position.
If it had not been for his beautiful
charge, he would have turned back and
died bravely, fighting over the body OF
his slain comrade. But this girl, with
the lovely waving hair and the glorious
eyes, had cast a spell over him which
was not easily thrown off; she was
more than life to hiIa now.
''Oh, my God. they are gaining on us,
senort See; they level their pieces
they fre!"
Inferno! the horse is struck-he is
down! Cling to me, senorita."
The quarry was run to EARTH Val
entino's last resolve was shattered; he
could not now forfeit his own life for
that Of his companion. But blood
should flow as free as water in that
dark, gloomy pass before he wouln al
low himself to be taken captive.
What was that?
A terrific explosion, stream of quiv-
ering fame shooting out from that i'm
penetrable mass of darkness, and the
foremost dragoon tumbles from Ills
horse, as Iifeless as the vEeather-beaken
rocks about him.
Cr-r-r-a-ack!
''viva Cuba Libre!"
And they were saved.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-08-14

mount. He hesitated, trying to look
over his shoulder to see if help was near.
Seeing hone, he obeyed second sharp
command to dismount The confeder-
ates, leading the horse, started toward
the road. Casey, excited, over the loss
OF his horse, was coming back on foot
across the field. Seeing q sergeant, who
was trying to get the scattered men to-
gether, he called out as loud as his thin
voice would allow: Sergeant, those
DANCED rebels have got me horse The
sergeant, notwithstanding the orders
to fall back, called to two men near him
with: Let's get Casey's horse for him.
and started in pursuit. The confeder-
ates, seeing themselves crowded, let go
Casey's horse. The sergeant was lead
ing him back when Lieut.. Lewis called:
Come backr A squad of confederates
in blue Overcoats had halted beyond a
wide, shallow creek. The sergeant said:
Those men are rebels Lewis replied:
I want to bring those men back I
tell you they are rebels But he rode
through the stream and up the hill, call
ing out to the men to come back One
of them ordered him to surrender. He
quickly understood who they were then.
Wheeling his horse he came down the
hih and across the creek faster than he
had gone. A few shots were fred after
him, but he escaped unframed. AS he
rejoined the sergeant, who had watched
the whole affair, the latter said: L told
you those men were rebels Sol found
replied the lieutenant, abstractedly."-
j. a. Watrous, in Chicago Times-Herald.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-08-14

The next day the insurgent baEd
carried the generals daughter and her
brave rescuer in triumph back to the
rebel camp; and with his darling-the
doomed spy-clasped close to his breast,
the old man implored God TO pour forth
the blessings of Heaven upon the heads
of the two heroes, both living and dead.
And to-day Valentino is at the head
of his macheteers, leading them on to
victory and freedom, while in peace
full villa back in the hills is beautiful
girl. a spy, waiting and watching for
him, her loved one, to regurn.-Detrgit
Journal
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-08-14
The Necessary Cow.

When Gen. Malone first entered the
southern army he was an almost hope
less dyspeptic. He had suffered for
many years the uncertain and untimely
effects of that exasperating malady.
He thoaght he should have fresh milk
every day in the field, for it had formed
a part of his daily diet at home, so lie
took a COW into the army and carried
the beast with him all through the war.
Gen. Malone often related the annoy
ances the cow caused him. One time
Gen. Lee came TO him after the cow had
been in the way, and said: General
you will have to leave that COW behind.
81 cannot do it, sir" Malone replied
eff we cannot get along with the cow
1 will have to resign" So the cow re
manned, and she was actually at Gen
Mahone's camp on the memorable day
when Lee surrendered to Grant at Ap
pomattox.-Louisville Courier-Journal
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-08-14

Enormous tracts OF africa, especially
the region between the Congo and Shari
basins, and much of the area inclosed by
the great northern curve Of the Niger.
remain UNEMPLOYED. There salso unap-
propriated territory to the extent of
1,5s4,39S square miles.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-08-14

The most famous orator among the
Greeks was Demosthenes, and his bes.
orations those against Philip.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-12-31
MASKED PARTY AT PITrsBoRo.

Pittsboro, n. c., Dec. -tSpecjaD-
A masked party given by Mr. and Mrs
H. Moore, ,Tr., complimentary to Miss
Rothrock and Mr.. Brown, Of Washing
son city, was the event of the holiday
Festivities participated I'm, in Pitsboro
3his season.
The following represented their respec-
tive characters:
Miss Hattie Moore, Winter" Miss
Josie Moore, Queen of Hearts" Miss
Stella Paschal, Aurora" Miss Loula
Rose, Indian Girl" Miss Cornie Fou-
shee, Red Riding Hood" Miss Annie
Rogers, Raleigh, 'sTrilby;" Miss Bessie
Merritt, Spanish Girl" Miss Annie
Brewer, Sailor Girl;" Miss Mary s.
Thompson, Morning" Miss Carrie
Jackson, Might" Miss Lillian Thomp-
son, Daughter Confederacy;" Miss
Maud Marley, japanese Girl" Miss
Lizzie Foushee, Bridget" Miss Dixie
Leach, Reidsyflle, Swiss Girl" Miss
Mary Adney, British Columbia, 1901 !"
Miss Annie Williams, Poetry" Miss
Maggie Harris, Baby Ruth" Miss Lucy
London, New Years" Miss Juliet BY
mum, 'Pocahontas;" Miss LouIa Ro-
throek, Norwegian Peasant" Miss Lou
Horne, ''Shepherdess."
Mr.. Frank G. Pou, Little Billee;"
Mr.. b. Moore, Jr., Geo. Washington"
Mr.. f. NJ London, Egyptian Of early
Periods" Mr.. T. A. Hanks, Faith: ;"
MrHAf London, Confederate Veter-
am Mr.. II. 2 Brown and MrF. T. Noon,
1.-TWO little girls in Blue;' Mr.. Ed
Lippitt, Domino" Mr. Haywood Mer-
rift, Little boy Blue" Mr. Avis Bynum,
Domino" Mr. Garner Boiue, Rockville
Md, Domino" Mr.. A H. London,
Turk" Mr.. Frank Ellington, Texas
COW Boy" Mr.. J. +. Chisholm, Savan-
nah, Ga, Red Domino"
At 10 o'clock the spacious dining hall
was thrown open, and all kinds Of
refreshments were served. Festivities
were resumed, and it was II O'Clock when
the crowd reluctantly dispersed, full Of
good words for the host and hostess who
gave them such splendid entertain
ment.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-12-31
THE A. t. o. CONGRESS.

Cleveland, Ohio, Dec. 30.-The fifteenth
biennial Congress Of the Alpha Tau
Omega College fratenrnity began here
to-day with about 200 delegates in at
tendance. The convention was o5ened
with an address of welcome by Mayor
Robert McKisson, Of this city, to which
Mr.. John Pugh, of Washington, n son
of Senator Pugh Of Alabama, responded
on behalf of the fraternity. Milo Massey,
of Georgia, delivered an grafton and Mr..
Chas. Coleworth Pinckney, Of Tennessee,
read poem. The appointment Of com
mittees and other routine business was
then taken up.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-12-31
STORY OF EVELYN LA sBLLE.
The Authoress Of "Black Sheep" Held
Up for Not Paying Her Board.

The Authoress OF BLACK Sheep" Held
Up for Not Paying Her Board.
The people of Raleigh will remember
a young woman who canyassed the city
a fey years ago selling a novel, '"Nhe
Black Sheep" of her own composition
which was published by Edwards q
Broughton She said the Masons had
paid :for her education at Staunton and
Salem. The Asheyille Citizen prints a
story in which Miss La Selle figures. She
has been living at Asheville Of late, re-
putei to be an heiress, but failing to pay
her board. She telegraphed to j. A.
Brown, of Augusta, said to be her guar
dian, who reached Asheville, November
10Th, He arranged board for himself, Miss
La Selle, and her pony. Later the hotel
keeper found that guardian and ward
were preparing to leave, and had them
arrested She plead infancy, claiming to
be only Is, said Brown was not her
c,6rdian. but that her father at his
death gave her to Brown and she had
always regarded him as her guardian.
The hotel proprietor, Long, swore she
looked to %, and the justice of the peace
was ungallant enough to remark that il
she was only is her appearances belied
her age. Judgment was given against
guardian" Brown for the whole bill
In her recital Miss La Selle retired to
State Auditor Furman and Col. A. b.
Andrews as her personal friends, and ms
haying introduced her MT the capital. She
also took occasion to speak Of a number
Of .Asheville people as her warm personal
friends. She bought her pony and cart,
she said, by the revenue from her book
sales She came to Asheville with the
purpose OF making it her home hoping
for beneficial effect upon her health,
and selling her books if she met sufficient
encouragement. Referring to the Mr..
Brown Of the case, She said he was
widower with two sons, but that she had
naver seen his wife, and while she knew
ne was travelling man she could not
tell his line Of business.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-12-31
COTTON THIEVES CAUGHT.

Charlotte n. c., Dec 30-(SpeciaD--
An organized gang Of cotton thieves has
been stealing cotton by the bale from GIN
ners and farmers in this and adjoining
counties for two months One OF the
drivers who hauled the cotton to market
confessed to-day, and two of the gang
were this afternoon landed in Jail here
The gang stole cotton two or three bales
at time, remove the marks and sold it
in the open market.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-12-31
10 CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY

Take Laxative Bromo rQuinine Tablets.
All Druggists refund the money if it
fails to cure. 25c.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-12-31

- ALESMEE 20 sell cigars on credits e0oa
- Payi expenses and Che State agency az
exclusive l@eAl territory Riven 80 rfght wapS
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-12-31
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Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum,
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CURED. 1t is guaranteed to give perfect
satisfaction, or money refunded. Price
% cents per box. For sale by John Y.
MacRae.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-12-31
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