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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1897-05-28
Decoration Day.
CONTINUED from page one J

fiery ordeal of war either exist or they have
ceased to exist There is no middle ground.
The broken equation OF hope and affection in
dictates their existence beyond that dividing
curtain which The poetical language of man
kind has called 1.-the veil" We choose to be-
lieve, or at least TO think, that our heroes are
living somewhere in happy fruition of patri-
otto joys, unclouded with sorrow. unacquaint-
ed with further pain and anguish. We say of
Shem, ''They Sleep" Rather let US say of
them, ''They wake
If Immortality be a dream, it is indeed
generous and beautiful dream, tending ever to
make itself more real as the end of life ap
proaches
Little are we disposed toyield to enthusiasm
or to chase shadows, but somehow we think
that our heroes of the Union war are not dead,
that they are not sleeping, but that they are
both living and free; that they go forth and
know and rest and love and aspire. Happy
were we to be sure that they able to I'M
clasp thesbraZen volume of the Backward Look
and to see in ourselves and our work the hap
ply results and beautiful hopes and joys which
they so unselfishly procured and consecrated
by their life and death.
JOHN CLARK RIDPATH,
Boston. Editor of The Arena.
Major Green Clay Goodloe, paymas-
ter in the marine corps at headquarters,
L.
who served i'll the Kentucky cavalry in
the early part of the civil war, makes
the following response:
The bright and beautiful page in our repub-
lies illustrious history is the thought that the
dead were to live always in the hearts of the
living, the survivors were to have honors with
out stint heaped upon them, the manned
should be tenderly and appropriately cared
for he ,lr1ct Of bair oil oT1
fathers would be vigilantly guarded. This con-
tract was oathed by the spirits in blue amid
the flash of battle and steel, and so long as
drop of loyal blood circulates their memories
and nobility will be shielded as the mother
guards her offspring. Had not the patriotism
of the blood of the land gone forth to battle,
liberty would have slept forever in our land
and the Union been inferred. The Union lives,
and the winding sheet, brave Old Glory, COM
forts her heroes in the tomb Of the Union.
GREEN CLAY GoODLoE.
What with war stories and tombstone
morals the tenor of this collection would
have been fittlngly decorated with the
rue had not a well known army man
come to the rescue by mailing Inc
question and an answer:
Glow should Memorial tDecoration) day be
keptP"
Having taken part In many Decoration day
parade and in nine cases out of ten with the
result of being drenched to the skin with rains
from sympathetic but inconsiderate sky,
have no hesitation in replying:N
Decoration day should be kept-dry.
CHARLES KING,
Captain United States Army
There is no need to identify Captain
Charles King as an army man, for there
is scarce novel reader in the country
but has both laughed and cried over his
stories of army and garrison life. The
gallant captain begs further to state,
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1897-05-28
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The Weigh to Sell

Sugar is to give 16 ounces to the
pound. The weigh to sell coal is to
charge for the weight of the coal, and
not weigh the driver. The weigh to
sell beef steak is to sell it homeless.
The weigh TO sell ice is to sell it by
the chunck and give a good chunk for
the money. a man never kicks when
he gets a good thing and gets what
he pays for. The weigh to sell Jewel
ry is to sell it for what it is and guar
antee it to be that. That is the way
l sell everything in my line of jewel
ry, watches, clocks, silverware and
musical instruments, and at any time
you find it different you will confer
special favor by returning the article
to me.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1897-05-28

There is no need to identify Captain
Charles King as an army man, for there
is scarce a novel reader in the country
but has both laughed and cried over his
stories of army and garrison life. The
gallant captain begs further to state,
while ON the subject of Decoration day,
that the above question deserves a better
answer, but that it catches him at his
busiest moment. LILLIAN 4. NORTH.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1897-05-28
Publication Notice.

First published May 81, 1917
State of Kansas, Allen county SIS.
In the District Court of said county.
Lewis l.. NOrthrup, piiff. l
VS.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-07-29

isr accounts for this by declaring that
right handetiness Is caused by the To-
cation of the organs of the body. The
heart being on the left side causes very
much greater weight than In the right.
During active life the heart and arter-
les filed with blood make the in,
crea sed weight Of that side an item Of
some Importance. The center OF grav-
ity is therefore thrown more to the
left side. This being the case, the
right arm is much more free than the
left. There may be also a provision of
nature in the use of the right hand
more than the left. Throwing bali,
striking with hammer or other vio-
lent exercise might have depressing
or injurious effect upon the heart il
done with the left hand. This theory
of balance and weight is by far tho
most rational one that has been put
ont, and it's further development will
be watched with great interest.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-07-29

western gateway Of the Hoosier State.
The industrial and agricultural resources
OF Indiana will be linked with the ship
ping trade Of the lakes. Incidentally
some people believe that it will eventu-
ally divert considerable traffic from Chi
cago.
1t is intended to deepen Wolf river,
Wolf lake, Lake George and the Calumet
river, and connect them by a system of
canals. The route agreed upon is from
Lake Michigan south and west via the
Wolf river one mile to Wolf lake, which is
two miles in length, thence south and east
one mile to Lake George, the length Of
which is one and one-half miles, thence
in an eastern direction two miles to a
point east Of East Chicago. A canal from
this point south to the Calumet completes
the proposed route. The total length
would be seven and one-half miles. The
right Of way has been secured, surveys
made and plats recorded. Swinging
bridges will be built, except at the mouth
Of Wolf lake. The width of the canal at
the entrance to Lake Michigan will be
600 feet.
This route gives the advantage Of two
natural land-locked basins. Wolf lake
is 1000 feet wide at the center line. Its
present depth is from three to seven feet.
The projectors Of the work say that a
shippers paradise will be completed with
in two years, with total dockage Of six
teen miles and superior transportation
facilities.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-07-29
Wages in Mexico.

There are really no wages in Mexico.
All working people take what they can
get-that Is, what the employer
chooses to pay. Wageworkers make SO
little that there is no incentive to
thrift, no stimulation of energy. The
classes are the rich ana the poor.
There is no middle class. More hope
fully perhaps it may be said that a
middle class Is Just spl'inging UP.
They who see NO hope Of independence.
or even Of small homes, naturally have
no ambition. As soon as they get q
very little money they quit work and
0quander it. Many employers make
money, out their prosperity is based ON
the degradation of labor
The men who do the heavy work In
the mines Of Mexico receive not more
than fifteen cents to a dollar a day In
Mexico money. or from forty to fifty
cents in achlal money; for agricultural
labor theme never is quotable rate
H:hkmen and waters at restaurants
depend a!most wholly OH tips. which
sust0m makes small. and the money OF
the country smaller; house servants gea
from two dollars to five dollars a
month. hut rarely the higher price
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-07-29
He Swung His Horse Over.

Len Henry, Well-EnOWn pioneer, re-
iates an adventure that is out of the
usual order. He was travelling on 4
marrow trail above the raging Grande
ROntde river when he came to a land
slide about twenty fee: across that LEFT.
no trail or even a niche In the smooth,
precipitOus rock. The train was SO
narrow that the horse could not turn
back. Above the twenty foot break in
the raj! was a sharp crlg OF overhang-
;ng rock. Round his saddle bow was q
strong rishta sixty feet long, and
Henry Is an expert in the use Of 1t. He
steadied himself upon the saddle,
swung the rope over his head, and
h,rrlAd it high into the air. 1t was
settled FIRMLY over the crug. He tried
it carefully. 1t was firm. His saddle
was new and strong one, with
double cillches. Around the horn he
wound the rope. He urged the horse
to the edge of the precipice. The
faithful beast stood firm. He would
NOT step over, but the rider drew up the
slack and pulled with all his power.
Inch by inch he drew the horse for
ward till his feet shipped and he swung
over the chasn. The river held his
breath as he looked at the river below
and the slender rope above, but he was
across the gap. He sprang up the trail
and pulled at the pins to aid the
horse in gaining his feet. He tugged
and the horse lungad up into the trail
with t;.p chaSm behind Mr. Henry
rode away and left the rope for the
Use Of the next wayfarer who came
that WAY
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-07-29
A Winter in Old London.

The following account OF life in Lon
don during a severe winter in Queen
Elizabeth's time is from John BENEFITS
serial Master Skylark," in st. Nicho-
las:
Then came thaw, with mist and fog
60 thick that people We're lost In their
own streets, and knocked at their next
door neighbours gate to ask the way.
home. All day long, down by the
Thames drums beat upon the wharves
and bells ding -dongel to guide the wat
needs must fare abroad went over L0n-
don bridge, because there, although
they might in no wise see, it felt, ut
least. as if the world were still beneath
their feet.
At noon the AIR was muddy brown,
with bitter taste like watered smokes,
at night it was binding pail; and
though. otter mid December, by order
Of the Council, every alderman and bun
CESS hung a light before his door,
torches, links and candles only sputter-S
ed feebly In the gloom, OF no more ,lsas
than jack O. lanterns gone astray. and
none but blind men knew the roads.
The city watch was doubled every
where; and all night long their slOaltS
went up and down" Ills what O'Clock,
and foggy night! right and left
their hurrying slaves came humping
helplessly along the wallis to answer
cries OF Murder and Of Help!
Watch! Help For under cover Of the
fog great gangs Of thieves came down
from Hampstead Heath, and robbefdeA
were done in the most frequented thor.
oughfares, between the very hgfsts sak
mp by the corporation; 80 that It w01
dangerous to go about save armed and
wary as Il cat IN a crowd.
While such foul days endured there
was no singing at st. Paul's. nor staGs'
plays anywhere, save Mt BlackfriANog
play house, which was rooted against
the weather. And even there At -
the fog crept IN through cracks am
crannies until the players seemed bu9
| moving shadows talking through y
choking cloud; and Master Will SfDak6x
peare,s famous new piece, Romeo a1
Juliet which had been playing M
crowded houses, taking ten pound
twelve the day, was fairly smothes
OF the boards.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-07-29
HELPING A FRIEND.
A Statesman Who Was willing TO
Give Up What He Had.

"There are those who say unkind
things of the late Dan Voorhees," re-
marked a prominent Republican from
the State of Indiana. 'but whatever
may be said. it is political and not per-
sonal. for the man had one side to his
nature that the whole world could adj
mire. and that part Of 1t which knew
did admire and love as well. 1t was on
this account that when he died there
were many who shed sincere and sor-
rowful tears for his loss. They did not
know him as politician and United
States Senator, but as man and
friend.
II remember an instance showing his
kindness, and also showing one Of the
reasons why he was always poor. He
had gone down the railroad some thir-
ty or forty miles from his home to de-
fend case in court, which he had very,
little thought of getting any money for,
though the litigant had plenty Of prop
erty. He won the case, and, much to
his surprise, his client gave him 500,
which was also pleasant to have, as he
had loaned to various applicants what
little money he had brought from home
with him. He pocketed the hundred,
and, after paying his hotel bill, start
ed to walk leisurely to the train, due
in half or three-quarters of an hour.
On his way he was overtaken by a for
mer friend. who hurried after him to
ask his legal advice. free. of course, in
the matter of staving off mortgage
on his $3,OOO-dollar farm, and saving IL
to his family. A hundred dollars would
set 1t forward year, and give him
that much time to pull himself out,
which he was sure he could do. V0Or-
hees talked ten minutes or more to the
man, giving him such advice as he
thought was the best, and all at once
he broke out into a hearty laugh.
"'What's the matterT asked the FAR
mer, almost indignant at such levity.
why still laughed Voorhees,, g0-
ing into the pocket where his roll Of
bills was, here I'm talking all this
time to you, when I've got the very,
thing you need. had clean forgotten
all about it. Here's what you want
a good deal more than legal advice
and handing the farmer the 800 fec
he hurried along to the railroad station,
where he borrowed money enough to
buy a ticket home"
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-07-29
Editorial EtchinRs.

Arbitration in labor disputes seems to
he that intangible something which both
sides desire, yet never get.-Syracuse Cou.
rier.
The strike Of the coal miners and coal
beavers is liable to furnish an excuse to
the coal dealers for inaugurating strike
upon the coal consumers. Omaha Bee.
The shrek of the Spanish press for war
with the United States indicates a desire
to have the Spanish tragedy enhanced
with spectacular effects.-St. Louis Re
public.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-07-29
90 NOT EAT EGGS WHEN ANGRY.
Dyspeps Caused by Hen Fruit I'm.
der Certain Conditions.

did you know 1t was dangerous to
eat eggs while You are angry?' was the
strange question asked by A. f. Stew
art. Bostonese. who is a st. Nicholas
guest. Don't ask NE for the reason
Of it, for can't give it. but do know
from observation that people have died
in terrible agony after eating eggs
while their passions We're aroused.
You needn't laugh. don't mean while
the passions Of the eggs were aroused.
mean the temper Of the victims. l
mentioned this to an eminent physician
once and he scoffed at it. That was no
less than expected him to do. Physi-
clans don't know much that lies out OF
the beaten paths Of their science. They
don't even know how to cure the grip.
But take warning from me and never
eat eggs while you are angry. Then
you will be on the safe side, no matter
what your doctor may tell you about it.
"My attention was first called to this
strange fact by the tragic and sudden
death Of a lady acquaintance in BoS-
ton several years ago. I accepted her
husbands invitation to dine with them.
Just us we We're going in to dinner a
servant did something that caused the
lady to fly into a terrible rage. She
had been irritable from some minor
complaint for several days. and her
husband calmed her ruffled feelings suf-
ficiently for the Dinner to be eaten in
good hlImor. l noticed that SHE ate an
unusually large amount Of soft scram-
bled eggs. Fifteen minutes after we
left the dining room she was \ corpse.
She died in fr,ightful convulsions before
the nearest-by doctor reached the
house. The physician was unable to
ascribe the cause. a few months later
l was visiting a brother In Connecticut
and one of his sons died under similar
circumstances. Before breakfast Ono
morning the boy, who was about 10
years old, had a fight with 4 neighbor's
boy. Before his anger had subsidized
my nephew was calle.l to breakfast.
He ate four soft boiled eggs. Had
known as much then as | do now l
would have prevented it, In less than
a half hour after breakfas. the boy
died with exactly the same symptoms
that We're present when my friends
wife died. This set me TO thinking
about the matter
1T wasn't long after this before a
Beacon Hill friend of mine expired
suddenly after meal. The doctors, as
usual, We're divided in opinion as to the
cause of death. Some of them contend
ed that it was heart failure. whatever
THAT Is, and Others are still holding out
that it was apopaexy. Inquiry by me
developed the fact that my friend was
very angry when he sat down at table,
and that he ate five eggs. With these
Developments searched no farther for
the cause of his death. He was angry,
he ate eggs and he died. If these are
not links in the chain Of cause and ef-
feet the human intellect is incapable OF
logical thinking. st. Louis Republic.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-07-29
IalandA.

BY the aid Of volcanic action fifty.
two new islands have appeared during
the present century, and nineteen have
disappeared--have been submerged
This makes a net gain To the earth 0d
thirty three Islands.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-07-29

A landslide half mile wide occurred
in the mountains near Lincoln, Vt. Trees
and loose rock were piled in an immense
heap in the valley below. No lives were
lost. but several farms were partially
covered.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-07-29
GREAT INLAND HARBOR.
chicago and New York Men to Inn.
prove the Calumet Region.

prove the Calumet Region. ..*
Chicago and New York capitalists have
organized to construct great inland har-
cor IN the heart OF the Calumet region.
Inc expenditure Of private capital will be
so,ooO,WW. Hammond and East Chicago
nave assured prompt cooperation, and
Uncle Sam is expected to lend a hand to
the project. The harbor will be adapted
TO the deepest draught navigation.
The enterprise will give employment to
1000 men. Under the present plans work
Will be formally begun in October. Com
pletion is expected within two or three
years. 1t is believed that the sequel Of
this undertaking will be the development
OF great commercial empire at the north
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-07-29
Why Are We Right-Handed !?

The question of right and left-hanh-
edness is SO frequently brought up that
any Investigation OF or light on the
subject must he of general interest
It has been observed that infants who
crawl about ON all tours make much
more use Of the right than the left
unless they are left-handed. A scient.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-07-29
CouaOlati0n.

"Dearie," she asked. lam the nn
woman you ever lOvedy' Il
NO" he answered. ''but from
mildness Of the attack feel SURE 3
are going to be the last 0lie.' In1in
apolis Journal.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-07-29

A celebration of the fall Of the Bastile
was held at Montreal and display of
fireworks was given on the river front.
A bomb exploded near the ground, injur.
ing over dozen persons.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-07-29

Mrs. Priscilla Spooner, mother OF d.
C. Sanford OF Akron, Ohio, died Fri.aS
morning. She was 1O3 years old ana the
oldest PERSON on the Western Reserve.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-07-29

A man wouM rather look az = pf|
graph Of himself than at ~
painting On earth.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-07-29

A domestic Wife IS blessing, but
not II she is too domestic.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-07-29
DINGLEY BILL is LAW
MEASURE PASSED AND SIGNED
BY M'kiNLEY.

Conference Report IL Approved by a
Vote of 40 to 3O-Treasury Officials
Notified That the New Duties Are
Now in Force.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-07-29
BUT FEW NEW WIS.
ANALYSIS OF WORK OF THE Ex.
IRA SESSION.

House ,sses Tariff Bill in Response
to Request of Pyesident Mckinley
with Little Della, but Senate Holds
1t Many Weeka
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-07-29
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Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-07-29
Takes Effect at Once,

The last step necessary to make the
Dinglcy tariff bill the law Of the land was
taken ut the White House when the
President affixed his signature at 4:O4
o'clock Saturday afternoon. The tariff
bill passed its last legislative stage at 3
p. H., when the Senate, by vote Of 40 to
80. agreed to the conference report on the
bill. lhe final vote on the tariff confer.
ence report and the bill was as follows: