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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-12-25

poria and tried to go to school at the
Normal What money they had
went into a common purse. which
was rarely larger than would suffice
for one meal ticket at a cheap restau-
rant. And one meal a day was all
they allowed themselves for a long
time That was dinner For break
fast they lay abed. For supper they
took walk. 1t is fun to hear them
laugh about it now, since both are liv-
ing on the fat of the land.
After a while White got to Law
renee and went to school there off and
on,-when he wasn't working on the
newspapers or writing poetry or
scribbling funny and sarcastic stuff
about West Lawrence people which
always set that aristecratic suburb
frantic with wounded dignity. He
called these little skits, "Dull day
copy and there were lots of people
in Lawrence who got to leaving town
on days when there wasn't anything
going on.
He left Lawrence without gradual
ing from anything but the Lawrence
JOurn0l,-which is a mighty good
paper to graduate from.-and went to
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-12-25
BOUNDING THE PARISH.
A Curious Old Time New Years Custom .
of Great Britain.

A Curious Old Time New Years Custom
of Great Britain.
Down to the present century Il custom
prevailed in many parts of Great Brit
ain of bounding the parishes, or
beating the bounds" on New Years
day. The custom was designed to keep
in memory the parochial limits, and as
maps had not come into use and surveys
of Great Britain had not been made this
primitive method of preserving parish
boundaries was high in popular favor.
A procession was formed, headed by the
leading dignitaries of the parish, in
Guiding the vestrymen and sometimes
the parson. Liberal potations were in
dulged in, and a procession was formed
composed of all who wanted to 60 and
including number of boys who did not
want to go, but were taken per force.
The procession then marched completely
around the parish, and at certain spe-
cifc points halt was made, and boy
was whipped to make him remember
the place.
Other curious scenes often occurred
during the ''bound beating" In one
parish, near London, the line ran
through mans kitchen, and the whole
procession every year came in at the
door and went out by the window. On
one occasion in LONDON hackney coach
stood directly in the line of the process.
sion, and the entire body of men and
boys went in at one door and out at the
other, volunteers holding the horse
while this novel performance went on
and hooking at the wrath of the I'M
lucky driver, who beheld his coach al
most ruined by the tread of hundreds of
muddy feet.-Exchange.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-12-25
WILLIAM ALLEN WHITE.

We have written the long formal
full name under the picture and over
this article because that is the name
that is on the title page of his books
and on nearly every bOdy's lips who
reads books. But no matter how
famous be may get it will be simply
White" or ''Will White" when we
want TO be extra formal, in the hearts
of 1.-The boys" that have known him
from the beginning and loved him.
White was born, we believe, on a
farm over in Butler county. At any
rate he got his start there. His father
died long ago and his mother moved
into town and the boy got into print
shop where it was destined from the
beginning that he should be and
abide. Ewing Herbert tramped into
the office one day and because he was
tall with black hair and big black
eyes, while White was short, with blue
eyes and yellow hair, he fell down and
wOrshiped him. Bent. Murdoch took
the stOOp in his shoulder that gave
him his front name while these two
young barbarisns were working for
him. Afterwards they went to EN-
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-12-25
Austrian Gastronomy.

The astronomical taste of Austria
differs very materially from that of
Germany. Fried carp little sausages,
noodles and cakes favored with pears
compose the ordinary menu of the mid
die class Viennese, but on Christmas
day roast turkey, or, in the absence of
that, goose, with potatoes, is the simple
feast on the Austrian table The tur-
key is dressed with apples and German
vermicelli mixed with honey and poppy
seeds. Poppy seeds are also baked in the
bread and so arranged as to form cross
when the bread is cut. The dessert is of
hasty pudding, in which is mixed aim
Onds in addition to the usual cream,
sugar and butter. This is then run off
into little tarts. which are served indi-
vidually to the diners.-New York
World.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-12-25
Christmas sleighing Song.

There's loving lure in the pine cones ember
When the white frost etches the window pane
There's a lingering chasm that all remember
In the tender voice and the lifted strain;
But, despite the joys Of the dear December
The CAROLS glamour, the YuIe logs plow-
I'd rather be where the night winds rails
And blow their bugles, a-ho, heigh-ho'
Down the valley a-sleighing with Sally
Over the crispy snowl
Forsooth it's jolly under the holly
When the feet of the dancers trip in time,
And there's never touch of melancholy
When the fiddle follows the eello's rhyme.
But for all the fun and for all the folly,
And for all the hanging the mistletoe.
I'd rather be where the night winds rally
And blow their bugles. a-ho, heigh-ho.
Down the valley a-sleighing with SALLY
Over the crjspy snowl
Clinton Scotland.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-12-25

Kansas City where he got work on
the Star. 1t was good job, Dull day
copy" every day, and good pay and
no responsibility. And White did
some OF his best work here, notably in
getting himself married to a most de-
lightful girl whom he is still ridicul-
OusIy in love with. But he naturally
hates the city. Housed to call his job
at the Star office where he worked all
day by himself in little cell of an
office SOLITARY confinement at hard
labor" He was hOning always for
the country, for the Kansas, country
where a fellow know every body and
does as he likes and says" crick" with
out having to knock somebody down
for lifting his eyebrows.
So after awhile be couldn't stand it
any longer. The Star wanted to keep
him, but Kansas was calling. Natur-
ally his eyes turned to EmpOria where
he had been $50 happy and so PORE"
Billy Morgan was willing to sell the
Gazette; and they do say that White
was so anxious to get it that he paid
$1,000 more than Morgan asked But
that is probably not SO. 81 don't
know whether shall make any money
with the Gazette" he said privately,
"but hope 1 can give Emporia peo-
pie something to put in their scrap
books" He did; and in their pipes
tooI
Whites idea of the campaign of 1896
was thatit should be fought with
blisters and not with salves. The
Populists had been coddled and plead
ed with and smoothed down until
POpulism had become respectable.
Whites idea was that they ought to
be rawhided and sailed awhile, to
convince them that Populism was not
respectable. The result of putting
this idea into dOuble-leaded red-hOt
type was a succession of nervous
shocks that nearly shook staid old
Emporia Off the earth. The climax
came along in August. White went
away to the mountains for a week to
be with his wife. leaving an article on
the time-cOpy hook bearing as a title
the innocent query, "Wbat's the Mat
ter with Kansas" When White got
home he found himself famous,
whats the Matter with Kansas?n
had done it. There was never such a
terrific lambasting of Populists and
Populism. Every sentence was
whip that stung like a scorpion.
And what mighty roar there was!
White has the walls of his editorial
den papered with the abusive letters
that he got. But he has also among
his most cherished archives a letter
from Tom Reed, of Maine, saying that
the article had more wit and sense
than be had seen crowded into one
column anywhere; and another letter
from Mark Hanna saying that he was
having some millions of copies of it
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-12-25
NEW YEARS CALLING.
A Good Old Custom That Has Gone Wit
BygOne Years.


BygOne Years.
The old custom of New Years call
ing, which for many years has been fall
ing into disfavor, seems this year deadeT
than ever. Except in certain quarters
and among certain classes whose social
canons are neither new nor exacting,
there will be no calling. The doors
of society will be more tightly shut than
ever tomorrow, and even the daintily
ribboned basket at the doOrbell will be
missing, for the whole custom of ex-
changing greetings on the advent of the
New Year is dead beyond the hope of
resuscitatiOn.
And it is an end which no sensible
person regrets. What abuses it led to,
what disgraceful scenes it rendered pos
sible, what social outrages it sanctioned
or tolerated, and how silly and disgust
ing it all became before society resolved
to crush it outl The life of this deceased
social function may be said TO be cock
istent with the life of the republic. AS
it existed in the earlier days it was, no
doubt, both pleasurable and profitable
custom. 1t had its origin in France, but
the custom became fully migrated upon
the American social fabric during the
last years of the preceding century.
New York and the cities of the south
were where it was chung to most tena-
ciously. The Puritans of New England
paid little or no attention to the New
Years amenities. Thanksgiving day was
their day, and they had as little use for
New Years day as for Christmas. And
the same may be said Of the Quakers in
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-12-25

Philadelphia, with whom the. custom OF
New Year calling never did obtain gen.
eral or cordial recognition. But among
the descendants of the Dutch in New
York and New Jersey and the cavaliers
of Virginia the social functions of the
new year were never lost sight Of, and
from them the custom spread to all por-
lions of the country. -Exchange
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-12-25
A Christmas Lyric.

Christmas comin-don' t you fret
Carve dat possum fine!
Gwine ter get ter glory yet
Carve dat postum fine!
Oh, believers,
See de bright light shinel
De fife en- drum
Say Christmas come
So carve dat possum finei
Christmas comm crost de hill
Carve dat pOssum finel
DE cider foam, en- de 'la-sses spill
Carve dat possum fnel
Oh. believers,
See de bright light shineI
De fife en- drum
Say Christmas come
50 carvs dat possum fneI
ATLANTA Constitution.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-12-25
Telling the Bees.

In Devonshire, England, messenger
is sent from the house of the farmer to
tell the bees that Christmas day has
come, and they are supposed to greet the
glad tidings with joyful hum.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-12-25

ViPers Lose Their Venom on Christmas.
In Calabria, south Italy, it is believed
that vipers will not bite on Christmas
day, or that if they do their bite is
harmless, the poison being neutralized
by the sanctity of the day.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-12-25

printed for circulation in the east as
an awful warning against Populism.
And he has the satisfaction of seeing
the EnpOria Gazette quoted by the
great dailies of New York and BOs-
ton as familiarly as if it were near
neig hbOr. A few weeks ago "a COM
mittee OF Pops called at his office to
serve notice on him that they intend
ed to drive him out of Kansas. "If
there is money enough in your whole
blamed outfit, which there amt, to
buy me out" he said, " will leaN g
Kansas in "a hours. But if you're GO
ing to driUe me out, I'll stay here to
SOW thistl-s on your graves" And
the committee went away.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-12-25

We started out to write about
Whites new book and not about him.
May be it is just as well, however, for
there was never a truer instance than
this of the book being the man. 1.-The
Real ISSUE" is the name Of the book,
which is a collection of short stories.
and Will Whites red blood and ten
der heart and wit and pathos and in
sight are in every one of them. They
are all Kansas stories, and we think
that two of them, the Col. Hucks
stories, are among the best we ever
read. The book is for sale in lola by
Evans Bros, and every lover of good
books, particularly of good Kansas
books, ought to have it.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-12-25
81 win show myself highly fed. +"

Sublime tobacco. which from east to west
Cheers the tar's labor or the Turkman's rest. -
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-12-25

"Cheese is indeed a peevish elf,
Digesting all things but ITSELF"
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-12-25

"COfee, which makes the politician wise"
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-12-25

Chow fresh you are and green in this old
worldl''
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-12-25

"AIl's well that ends we'll"
New York Herald.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-12-25

Some wish pinion, some prefer leg;
Some for merry thought, or side bone, beg
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-12-25

''No mans pie is freed from his ambitious
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-12-25

"My more having is a sauce to make me
hunger more"
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-12-25

Dining Chairs, As cents each to I.5o,
Dining Tables, it 800, fit 500,
Bed Room Suits, 1850 to $500,
Fancy Rockers, Leather Seats, $50,
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-12-25

"Canst thou catch any fishes thereF"
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-12-25

Beautiful soup, so rich and green,
Waiting in hot tureen,
Who to such dainties would not stoop2
Soup of the evening-beautiful soupl'
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-12-25
CHRISTMAS MENU.
t May Be Indicated by Quotations Rather
Than Names of Dishes.

1t May Be Indicated by Quotations Rather
Than Names of Dishes.
Let the menu cards be two holly
leaves, Joined at the points on the upper
side and arranged to stand up in front
of each plate. Paint both outer surfaces
the color of the leaves and write the
menu inside. This should be indicated
by quotations rather than by the names
Of the dishes themselves. For instances:
'An oyster may be crossed in love"
Beautiful soup, so rich and green,
Waiting in hot tureen,
VINO to such dainties would not stoop2
Soup of the eyening-beautiful soupl'
"Canst thou catch any fishes there?''
'Some wish a pinion, some prefer leg;
Some for a merry thought, or side bone, beg"
"My more having is sauce to make me
hunger more"
"No mans pie is freed from his ambitious
finger"
Chow fresh you are and green in this old
worldI'
"Cheese is indeed peevish elf,
Digesting all things but ITSELF"
"Coffee, which makes the politician wise.''
Sublime tobacco. which from east to west
Cheers the tar's labor or the Turhman's rest"
81 will show myself highly fed
"AIl's well that ends we'll"
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-04-13
DUTIES AND SHIPPING.

The Bath Times wants the Rep ublican
state convention to speak out in favor
OF discriminating duties for American
shipping. There are serious difficulties,
however, in the way of that policy, and
some Of them are pointed ont in letters
from Senators Hale and Frye which ap-
pear in the same issue Of the Times, in
which the policy Is advocated. Such
plan, says Senator Frye, would compel
treaties and meet retaliation, and Senator
Hale says substantially the same thing.
The state convention should not resolve
in favor of any specific method Of reviv-
ing American shipping until it is we'll
settled that the method will be effectual
1t is clearly not settled that the discrim-
mating duties method will be. Indeed
both the senators seem to entertain sus-
picion that such duties may do quite as
much harm as good. Every one of our
present senators and representatives is
strong protectionist, and we are not likely
to have men of any other stamp from
this state in Congress for many years to
come. They are in favor of any reason
able legislation that shall promote the
interest of American shipowners, and it
seems to us that the determination
OF the precise kind needed can be
safely left to their judgment Not one
in hundred of the men who will make
up the state convention will have studied
the question thoroughly enough to know
whether discriminating duties will help
or hurt; and any expression of opinion
from the body will not be an intelligent
expression 1t will be at most assent to
remedy prescribed by few about the
efficacy of which ther Els W d difference
of opinion among expel
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-04-13

Both the Mayor of New York and the
Mayor of Brooklyn have disapproved the
bill recently passed by the New York
legislature for the consolidation of the
cities of New York and Brooklyn. This
does not absolutely defeat the bill, but it
renders its passage again necessary before
it can become q law. 1t is generally be-
ieved, however, its effect will be to kill
the bill for this session. Many Republi-
can members are said to have supported
it very reluctantly, and now that the dis
approval of both mayors has given them
g good excuse for doing SO, they are like
" to turn around and vote against the
bill. While there is considerable senti-
ment in favor of consolidating the two
municipalities, the basis of most of it
seems to be the desire to be able to boast
of the second biggest city in the world.
The mere thoughtful and sober minded
people are fearful that consolidation will
exaggerats the bad government which
already exists in New York city.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-04-13

thought and genuine nobility of mind he
faced conditions as hard and unfavors5le
to high education except for the in
oreasing influence of friends whom he
himself had gathered about him-as ever
surrounded boy In New England; the
dream and hope OF the great and benefic-
tal service to his country and the world.
Elf you seek for the real foundation on
which he stands you will find it to be-,
notwithstanding what perhaps may
sometimes appear upon the surface. a
deep, underlying conservatism. He will
never be f0undgohasing,t the follies Of the
hour. Who has SO vindioated the great
American doctrine Of protection, or has
SO portrayed the exoellences and the de-
feots, and the true limitations, of legis-
lation upon that subject? In whose
hands will the great business interests
and industries of the country, as whole,
without discrimination, be safer: who
would have more intense or a more ac-
tive hatred against any form of money
that had the faint of dishonesty about it
or that under any disguise attempted to
task of the future is that ability unsqual
which. as If by the very audacity Of gem
ius, against such terrific opposition and
such strength of precedent, v1ndicated in
the National House of Representatives
the right of the majority to govern and
uevolveu upon them the responsibilities
Of government, thereby delivering nation
al assemblies the world over from re-
proach that might have destroyed them
Moreover, it Is by no means sure that
in the near future the course of external
events is to be without danger to our
country; the next Presidency may meet
with more troublous times than any we
have seen since the war for the Union
closed. 1t Is not simply true to say, that
we may need in those days to listen to
the word ofswisdom spoken by a voice
that can be heard above the storm; to
feel hand at the helm that has no
tremor in it even in the foam of perilous
seasS
In short, for the next President we
need our great statesman, our great party
leader born and bred leader of men.
master of public affairs. one who has in
him the pure gold of conservatism with.
out its dross 1t is not a question OF
what individuals or sections may desire.
but of what the country needs; its states.
man of highest character. of purest heart.
of clearest brain, Of noblesE mold and
form, the man for our times. as true :
President, If God shall call him to that
placs-and only with reverence should
the words be spoken-as true President
as Abraham Lincoln.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-04-13

time, and on the frontier this and the other
Kickapoo Indian remedies are considered in-
dispensible. had occasion to use Kickapoo
Indian Sagwa for malaria and chills with the
best of results, it is far superior to quinine.
Oil for rheumatism and was speedily cured.
You may use my name and say that for
what they claim to do the Kickapoo Indian
Remedies have no equal Sufferers from
these troubles, or in fact from any derange-
ment caused by disordered condition of the
kidneys, liver, stomach or blood, follow this
illustrious mans example, get well by
sure method. Where cure is possible,
cure is certain and that too without danger,
as these medicines contain no mineral or other
poisonous ingredients. All druggists sell
them. Kickapoo Indian Sagwa ST. bottle,
6 bottles for So. Kickapoo Indian Oil, 25c,,
Salve, 25c., Worm Killer, 25c., Cough Cure,
&c., Pills, 25c.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-04-13
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AND
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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-04-13

The story that the administration had
senta a note to the Spanish government
Offering it's good Offices in the Cuban
matter is pronounced entirely untrue.
The administration has had no recent
communication On thel subject of the
Cuban rebellion with the Spanish gov
eminent, and the President has apparent
~ not determined yet whether he will
pay any attention to the resolutions re-
GENTLY adopted by Congress, or will treat
them rs he did the Armenian resolution
that is ignore them entirely.