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The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-02-13


Beautiful bluStcrers are these rulers
of modern Europe. magnificent in YER
bal action but not swift with the sword,
quick of temper but slow of action. AS
Macaulay phrascd it in %dcplOring the
tlcgCncrlCy of Rome:
As men wax hot in faction.
In battle thcy WAN cold.
Wherefore men fight not as they
fought
In the brave days OF old.
Within three months what 4 tie
armed camp OF Europe to show for thc
money and the time Of men spent in
maintenance Of It's armies. Problems
enough have arisen seemingly dcnand-
ing settlement 10y the sword. Yet non"
has been solved. QuIrrclS III plenty
ltavc darkcncd the horizon with clouds
ot war. ,Yc' no shot has been fired. The
practice of the ~g0oSr-Stcp and shoe in@
ut a target remain the only active W.
like cndcaTorS OF Europe's costly AZ
mamCnt. Tucked away in South Al
1 'N' NV = +l'R'A an stA my II
out Il navy. ana FREQ from taxation for
military purposes. have been playing
soldier 10 more purpose. Not all Ire
armed strength of the SG-callrd pow
crS" has suilic"d 10 check the atrocities
OF the Turk in Armenian villages. The
treaty of Berlin. 50 far rs ii guaranteed
reforms in Armenia. is dead. Nothing
has come of The loudly proclaimed l.-
1cntion of the Christian nations of Eu-
rope Ia bring the indispensable Turk"
10 his knees ave The fiat ana unprotitl-
BE concession of an extra guard boar
in the BosphoruS. The guard boat is
there. hut The m~aS~acrcS Of -ArmpniAns
continue. In Il bad cause these WarliNn
nations of Europe seem no more ready
10 i@h1 than in Il good ouo-H rrMarka-
llc fact seeing that Providence USUALLY
co-olcr@tcN with the heaviest "lbltcal-
ions. Out Of the Jameson raid. which
lately thrilled the world with anti,.3a-
1ion of war ana SWcllel the revenues
OF The cable companies with |litcrHrv
predictions OF 4 European crisis. no in
torna1jonal complications seem likely
10 result. The beers. being mcnated.
took down lhoir rifles from over lie
chimney pieces much aS HE Yankees
AT Lexington and Concord did-and
shot down The invaders without stop
ping for diplomacy or III" nicoties of
military strategy. Then they went
back 10 farming. leaving potcntates
with armies costing hundreds of mill
ions and naVics of ever greater COS 10
Wranglo over the next step. So far as
now appears President Krue@er. with
ON an army. has attained ak the mnr-
tial glory: Queen Victoria AMI Emprror
William are only contestants for vic.
'ory In a joint debate.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-02-13
A Charming Writer of Songs, fet IN
Many Respects Unfortunate.

Critics have maintained that 10 En-
Elish-speaking people have ever pro-
duced any lyrical poet equal to ROBERT
Burns in power and genius. However
that may be. his career is certainly !"
most interesting OH" although. III man!
cases. the best that was in him was de-
featcd by his oWn weakness ana. "A-
cept in his poetry. his whole lii" was
marked by pathetic failure.
It WAS Jan. -. 1I5@. that Robert
Burns was born Eear Ayr. in Scotland.
lie WAS the eldest son Of seven children
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-02-13

satircS on them. which did not serve
To elevate linn ia the estimation of The
poopl" aud which almost broke his
Mothers heart.
II WAS during This period. too. that
he first met lean Armour. Il belle Of
the npi@hhuring village of M|auchlinc
with whom lie began Il firtation which
soon resulted iii an irregular ana clan
drStinr marriage. When the .irmourS
found Out about this they were natur-
ally very angry and threatened Burns
with the trrrorS OF the law. This was
in l1>i and about the same time Burns
was carrying III Il love affair and Ell
gaGing himself 10 Mary Campbell. who
Will always lee known as Highland
Mary. This was the nublrSt and main
licSt love Barns ever knpW and. ncr-
hapS. had tn" @irl lived. lis life NIGH,
have IL, Il different. The second >un-
day IN May. lI~i. Burns and Mary
met n a secluded Spot ~ the river .Ayl.
and ~ HE lowing water, holding Il
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-02-13
A Welcome CLEAN to the Eos+.,
Atlantic Voynvor ""r

The first glimpse of Great Rr,to,.,
the American tourist gets on his r,,,a
rcan tour is that Of the Fastnet rIt'
house. 1"
II stands on a rugged and so,i.o.
rock. situated nine miles sor+h
C~r0okhaVen. ut the extreme sou,h,
corner Of Ireland. and is, perhaps. mon,
s,~orm-heatcn than any other ora',11
DIR coast. The rock is eighty foo,
height. and the lighthouse towars "
other seventy feet above. yet.. in w;n.
gales. the Atlantic pillows literally '
bard Tie massive structure cnd ho"
even smashed in a portion of tho lon
terra 1t The summit of the erectio, -
seas Frequently sweeping over tho rna,.
with tremendous force. Some two
thrcrycar9agoth stormy weather ,ho.
prevailing prevented all comunico,inn
with the rock for many weeks. so tbo,
The sore q. food was consumed. vi.,
ilc exception of some -four. Ar Ios,
schooner manage! 10 approach suf
ticicutly mean 10 enable a small ouon
tity Of food 90 be dragged through ,bo
SEA hy the hungry men. ana. fortunate
ly. the next day the sea moderated
and The stores We're once more fully 20.
plcui>hcd.
Except in very calm weather. H.,
Ta>.nr; is surrounded by Il fringe az
foam. and The only means of laDdin.
is by the aid &C Il lib" tifty-eight fee,
IN lCIgtl. 81 placed on the rock tim,
i'm moderate weather. its end Reaches
outside the surf. When a visitor wishes
- Hand IAN unusual occurrence, ho Is
rpWrd in a small boat as near as The
waves permit, and the l~ightkecpors
throw out 4 small buoy. attached to ,
rope. which is scared by the man IN
The boat. the jib is then swung out.
and the visitor. placing one foot in the
hoop ana catching light hold of the rone
j. uoiS,cd about forty feet vertically
ana then the Jill. being pivoted at il
font. swings him horizontally about 100
feet an 10 Il safe landing.-Londop
Sketch.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-02-13

---.j Nv everyone a man OF Won
1o,'s,., +olnnt In 11SN he puoliShe"
, .acoud and enlarged edition VI -"
,,o.n,s He then formally aHo "P'"'
r,nrrini loan rmour and took h'r /"
lirn nm .. farm AT Ellisiand. the EIl' "l
friord. But Burns WaS ahl'HI,'''
rothor tLan =; farmer ana ~ 80"
bin,s,lf acknowledged this an" "'5'"
- 1,,otr himself to his work as IL"
nvci,, ,flicor. a position he h"d '0-
,,i,oo same time before. by Inc h'A'
wear Burns farm WAS sold an" az
move! with his FAMILY to Il town mus
in fine Wee NcnHol. Of puruiF'H' ms
Ifoa~,nncr~. though with varying 'ih-
~,,la.is. all ackuoWlod@" THAI iF'nI mus
Time purus' moral ours" was d'""-
ward. lie was a discouraged man
from his farming failures ana PEI
n,,:. his wife did not max" ms "Hl'
ns acrprablc as sl" might. ~ "'H
rotp. Burns fouad th" tavern q ll"''
|congcnial place AND its society n''r'
entertaining than that OF AlS WIZ "'''
children. Intcmperan'e soon '"u-
= break down IN his health Ii III l'''
ho Acknowledged 10 Il friend jIa' I..S
constitution WAS undermined. lie Hthl
cluug on. however, aud huall| "Ie''
after \ lingering Illness. July ~ l'"'
monument was erected t" Burns III
Dumfrics in l>l@ aud in jiilS COUNTRY
IT. .i,f-.,. I.,.n raised one 10 NI1
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-02-13
though for Once.

Among q luI of Fresh-Air Fund chi!-
was enc poor little waif who did h't
J"ih IN the other children'S games. hUi
was found alone down on the rock
surveying The ocean. "Wouldnt y"a
ilNe I" "n and play some games WIZ
IN" other Little girI>i.'' she vas as.ktl
On I'', sir" said the waif; ia ratlc'
l'"A al lie water" And what do YOU
ilila - Interest You in the water "'Hl'
There's such lots of it," said the wall
Enthusiastically and it's the only tiIa'
~ my life | ever seed enough OF Any
ding.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-02-13

and from his earliest years assisted
his father in the maintenance of the
family. Nevertheless he devoted his
spare time to reading. and when he
had attained manhood had carefully
gone through much That WAS most val
liable in English literature. He re
ccivcd Il good deal of schooling at odd
times. too. and often mt night his father
used To draw his children about him
and instruct them himself.
1t was IT the age of II that Burns
wrote his first poem entitled Hand
some Ncli.' 1t was in reference to y
young girl whom Il" had met white
both We're cleaning i'm the harvest field
and by whose beauty he had been
struck. When Is Burns father died
and the mex year he went To- Kirk
oswald 10 study surveying and men
SuIalion. He does nor seem To have
made much progress, for much OF his
time was devoted to the society of
young women and idl"no~S was 10
him more agreeable ,han was toll.
About 11S5 Burns went to settle on
a farm AT Mossgicl, which lie had
leased with his brother. hoping that
from it thcy would make enough 10
live. He did @ succeed rs a farmer.
but he gave evidences during the years
spent on this bleak moorlan3 of true
poetic talent and he likewise diSco\-
cred his frailty * Il man. lie quar-
relied with the kirk ministers. who
wished 10 subject him to public pen
ancc and many OF his poems are bitter
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-02-13
a VEST,
IT l. Designed to Protect the Luucs
Against Sudden Changes.

y bad cold comes more easily through
fuc back than through the chest. fox
Gh" iun@S ar" ucarcr the surface of the
'ioiy tAcr". We have noticed tha,
Wooh:Ncu. when they lie upon the
ground. generally do SO with the stou.
a,h down. Tor thus they are less Liable
to take cold from possible dampnoss.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-02-13

Figures just published show that the
shipment Of iron ore by water from the
Lake superior mines for HE year 1850
footS up l0,231 .6G2 tons. breaking all
former records. The total last year
was 1~.1lS.0U0 tons. Lake vessels have
had Il heavy season in frpiGhtS. and
new lake ships. valued ri S1.Nou,Ooo,
all 10 be completed by Mex August.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-02-13

The Governor of Alaska reports that
more than Il hundred species OF food
fish swarm in the waters of the terri
tory. and that the value of the salmon
prepared for market now exceeds 81
100000 Il year. With proper rcgula.
will be seriously reduced. and Congress
would be well occupied IN giving tho
matter l1tpnliou.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-02-13

Lord Salisbury says of international
arbitration that at has proved itself
valuable in many eases. but it is not
free from defects" Just 50. When
your adversary is bigger than YOU are,
arbitratc by all means. Bur if he is Il
little fellow without friends, let him
have il al once in the ccrNical region.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-02-13

Japan has ordered the largest battle
ship in the world. and it will soon be
launched in England. 1t will he paid
for with Chinese money. which Illus
crates the fact that Il nation without
warships must build them for some 9th
or cNnntrN
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-02-13

The President of the Beers oncc said:
"Iou may protect yourself against the
cold air with weather strips. but there
IS 10 protection against English intil-
tration." The remark probably holds
good if America is excepted.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-02-13

On an investment of S2NJ,0o0 the
State of South Carolina has cleared
$21O,00O in The business of selling alco-
holic beverages. The official red Ticker
is not giving entire satisfaction To The
consumer. but the State has no reason
10 complain of the revenue results.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-02-13

Bib" between them. they plighted thcir
roth. They then parted never 10 meet
again. FOR Mary persisted "t a inaliy-
nant fever in October of the same
year.
II was in July Of this same year that
Burns lirSt volume of poems was pub
!lsLed. II Immediately brought him
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-02-13

1t appears that The Constitution OF
Venezuela forhids the alienation of any
portion of her territory. which Is to say
that it is in perfect harmony with ,he
Monroe doctrine.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-02-13

The ease and deXtority with which
the German Government got up steam
on the T%rinsvaal question would indi-
ratc that the fires had been banked
under the boilers for just such an rmcr-
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-02-13

The Venezuelan Commission is made
up of eminent lawyers and scholars.
There is no chance for John Bull 10
rriticisc it III the score of rcsp"cta'
hiiifr
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-02-13

forty-three boats, valued 1T Ssio, ZOO
and measuring 20. 1913 net tons, passed
out of existence. The insurance losses
were the largest on record.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-02-13

Let us hone that because OF Alfred
Austin'S success all the politicians Will
not start writing poetry.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-02-13

In the matter of poets laureate the
rcntury began with Il Eye ana seems
rated to end with 4 puddinghcad.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-02-13

SDain may have Il notion of selling
Cuba to Great Britain. hut what IS
Cub.Eoing 10 say ahout ii:
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-02-13

Most peopl" waste the hes; par; Of
lives in making other people rich.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-02-13


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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-07-31

but that he had shortly gone away
and he had not seen him since. Mr..
Pinkston's family,-a wife and three
children,-are of course very anxious
and alarmed, and on Wednesday, at
their request, Tom Kitzmiller, who
soldiered through that country and is
thoroughly familiar with it, started to
Navajo Springs to look for Mr. Pinks-
ton and bring him home if he is to be
found.
The longer we live in Allen county
the greater admiration we have for
its people and the more we are inn
pressed with it's riches and resources.
We drove down into Cottage Grove
township last Friday, going one road
and returning another, and surely it
would be hard to find a lovelier
landscape or more prosperous look
ing community than was disclosed to
US on the entire journey. In south
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-07-31

Salem and east Cottage Grove espec-
tally, the farms are as fine as we
ever saw anywhere. The hedges are
well trimmed, the houses and barns
are painted, the yards are ornamenteo
with blue grass and flowers, there
are groves of trees and orchards, and
a perfect wilderness of corn. Talk
about the men who own those farms
being "serfs," and getting poorer
year by year for twenty years! Why
at the hospitable home where we
took supper, there were four top
buggies, one for each of the four
stalwart sOnsI We mistake very
much indeed if the hard-headed men
who have converted the wild prairies
into q garden by the work of their
own study arms and not by the patent
process of fiat legislation will be de-
ceived now by the quacks who assume
to offer them something for nothing.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-07-31

anything about hard times. Why, in
1870 l hauled corn to lola, % miles,
and sold it for Is rents a bushel.
And at the same time paid Is cents
yard for Calico" What shocking
news an item like this must be to the
men who have been told that times
were always good and prices high
before silver was "struck down. in
1873?
The best ball games of the season
were played here Tuesday, Wednes-
day and yesterday between the lola
Blues and the Waverly Reds. The
game Tuesday was good one and
at the close the score stood 8 to 2 in
favor of lola. Wednesdays game
was the best game ever played on
these grounds. Both sides played
good ball from start to finish and the
result was victory for Waverly in a
score of 8 to 2. Yesterdays game
was equally interesting and the final
wind up gave the victory to lola
with a score of Is to 6. The Blues 90
to Neosho Falls to play to-day and
tomorrow.
Suppose that everybody in lola had
been close-fisted five or six years ago,
and the tract of land now known as
Riverside Park has been sold for q
farm, as it was on the point of being.
Did you ever stop to think how many
pleasant and profitable things lola
would have missed by reason of
having no public park? The only
reason we have it, and the fairs and
campmeetings and things that it
makes possible, is the fact that about
dozen public spirited men went
down in their pockets and put up
8, 800 to buy it. And they have
practically given it to the public for
not one of them has ever received a
dollar as income on his investment,-
not even a free ticket to any of the
shows that have been held there.
Some two months ago Lincoln
Pinkston, a well known farmer OF
Elsmore township, started west to
look up a location for a new home.
Some time since his family received a
letter from a physician at Los An
geles, Cali, saying that he had been
there and that he seemed to be not ia
his right mind and had been started
home. They did not hear from him
again until in June when merchant
in Navajo Springs, Ariz., wired the
bank at Moran to know whether
Pinkston had any money there. The
merchant was Immediately written
to, and replied that man giving his
name as Lincoln PinkstOn had called
at his place and asked for the loan OF
$40. 90, saying that he had money in
the Moran Bank, that he told him to
wait and he would wire and find out
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-07-31

Trade at II. Klaumann's where you
can get any thing you want in grocer
les, -four and feed.
The Cooperative Gas company be-
gan laying mains Wednesday to pipe
their gas up town.
E. n. B. Willard and son Stanley
returned from their visit to Pennsyl-
vania Wednesday.
Mrs. w. s. Pryor returned Tues
day morning from visit to her par
ents in Uniontown.
Mr.. Miller, who is living with his
sons in lola, is very sick. His son
William is also i'll.
All those knowing themselves in
debted to me please settle by July
80. Mrs. GoshOln.
Miss Ella Ewart returned Tuesday
morning from a visit to relatives and
friends in TT. Scott.
Klaumann keeps the best line of
fruit and vegetables, also dried bee:,
cheese and bologna.
The finest line of cutlery in the
county. fully warranted, can be
seen at Bartels' & Son.
PLUMBING. A complete outfit
of gas fittings at w. L. Bartels &
Sons. Prices lowest.
You can get clover seed absolutely
free of all impurities, at the North
Side Implement House.
We have added to our stock of gro
ceries, queensware, glassware and
tinware. Richard Bros.
Call ana examine the DeKalb hog
tence, the most perfect one on the
market. J. w. Coutant.
George Often is building a comfort
able little cottage in the south part of
town on Washington street,
Keep your mind on Rays grocery
and meat market. 1t will pay you to
call and see goods and get prices.
See the Lever Binder at Sleeper &
Rreckinridge's, before buying any
thing else. 1t is the latest and best.
PAINTING.- Carriage painting
and trimming, good work, low prices.
Ralph Thrasher, south of Evans Bros.
For SALE: Four acres of good land
Immediately adjoining the TOWNSHIP
of lola, on easy terms. H. L. Hen
derson.
Miss Wagner returned Monday to
her home in Wichita after a visit of
two or three days with Mrs. w. u.
Bartels.
Hoods Sarsaparilla purifies the
blood, overcomes that tired telling,
creates an appetite, and gives refresh
ing sleep.
Fred Heilman's Perfecto, Samstra
wrapper, Havana filler. is the best
five-eent cigar in town. Patronize
home enterprise.
1 can make all good farm loans at
lowest rates either with private home
money or eastern money, no delay.
JAMES MCCAIN.
There was a surprise party on Lou
Horville at his home Monday even
ing. A large crowd attended and re-
port a happy time.
Women who are weak and nervous
who have no appetite and cannot
sleep, find strength and vigOr in
Hoods Sarsaparilla.
Twill sell your furniture at prices
below any competition this side of
Kansas City. Come in and be con-
WINGED. L. Sleeper.
A. L. Taylor's stock of screen doors,
mixed paints and all kinds Of build
ing material is complete, and prices
as low as the lowest.
Julius Kruger returned the first
of the week from Manhattan and
Kansas City, where he has been visit
ing the past two Or three weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hereford and son
Clarence returned to their home in
Wichita Monday morning after a
pleasant visit with friends in lola.
Brewster & Mitchell having dis
solved partnership, Mr.. Mitchell has
moved his Office on the west side and
will continue business as heretofore.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-07-31
THE WEEKS NEWS.

Screen doors at COutant's.
Buckeye Churn at Coutant's.
Best window screen at Coutant's.
Good meals for Is cents at Ling's.
A car load of fine buggies at Beck's.
Buy drugs of Campbell & Christian.
Buy your groceries of L. NJ. Bartels.
Hon. G. Dewitt was in town Tues
day.
A new line of carpets at GILBERT
sons.
Buy your scythes and Hoes at Cou-
tant's.
Lawn mowers all grades at Cou-
tant's.
Clearing sale Of millinery at Mrs.
Turner's.
If you want bargain go to Mrs.
Turner's
Snap shots at the babies, at the lola
Art Studio.
Bicycle cement at Campbell &
Christians
Lunch at any hour. Nickel Plate
Restaurant.
The cheapest hats at Mrs. Turner's
clearing sale.
Brigham & Munger are headquar-
tiers for melons.
Nine bars of soap for twenty-five
at KIaumann's.
Cal Ruble went to Chanute Tuesday
to look for work.
Ice cream and summer drinks at
Ling's lunch room.
Buy hammOcks and croquet at the
Crystal drug store.
5000 yards offs and 1Oc gingham for
Sc at Northrup Bros.
We will trade new stoves for old
ones. Bartels & Son.
Take your pictures to Culbertson
and have them framed.
Old wheat -four, the best in the
market at II. Klaumann's.
We are still doing business at the
same old stand. Richards Bros.
A great deal of prairie hay is being
shipped in spite of the low price.
The best machine oils at the lowest
prices at Campbell & Christians.
Buy your meat and groceries of Ray
and get ne " goods and low prices.
A No. l soda crackers, cents per
pound by the box, at Klaumann's.
See our new line of carpets, oil
cloths, shades, ETC., at Culbertson's.
Rev. A. S. Freed and Miss Esther
of Coffeyville, are visiting in this city.
Mrs. Nellie Lynd, of Wamego, is
the guest of Mrs. A. Mason this week.
J. A. Robinson and son were in
EldOrsdo the latter part of last week.
If you have any tin work don't fail
to consult prices of w. L. Bartels &
Son.
Ice cream every Friday, Saturday
and Sunday Nickel Plate Restau-
rant.
Don't forget that we have fine line
of optical goods. Campbell & Chris
tian.
If you have any tin WORK of any kind
that you want done, get w. h. Roots
prices
Trade at H. Klaumsnn's, he sells
cheap and pays more for country
produce.
have number of choice town lots
for sale. call and get prices. B. J.
Mitchell.
We don't offer any leaders but will
make you close prices for cash. Rich
ard Bros.
gUGAR-Fine graduated S525 per
100 pounds. Subject to change. b.
Klaumann.
Drink Tea in hot weather and to be
sure to have it good, buy it ofCOwan &
Ausherman.
Pictures of all prices at the lola Art
Studio. Exterior and interior work
done to order.