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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-09-02
FROM OVER THE OCEAN.
Sights In Switzerland-Did William
Tell XIII Gessler,'
Extracts from letters to the editor
WEGGIs, SWITZERLAND,
Aug. 8, 1897.

Extracts from letters to the editor
WEGGIs, SWITZERLAND,
Aug. 6, 1897.
We have been now nearly two weeks
here, but ii doesn't seem a week. Day
before yesterday we went on a nice ex-
curson to kussnaeht near where Tell
killed Gessler. We walled from Weighs
to kussnacht, it took us about two
hours.
We passed the quaintest cottages, and
for some time forgot that we were living
in the nineteenth century, everything
around us was so old and quaint. In the
village there is a fountain with Tell and
his little boy and the apple. 1t was SO
interesting TO US, having read Sehiller's
Tell would really like to know
whei her his tale about Tell is true or not;
imagine II is true, and the places seem
great deal more interesting. 1t is really
true. though b. that Gessler was killed by
some one IN this iiohie Case near kuss-
nacht.
There is "a chapel there, and in the
front above a door is a painting OF
Gessler's death. They were pulling it
down when we were there-I suppose in
order 10 fix it upa bit.
When we were walking to kussnacht
We admired Tell who walked from the
other end OF the lake near FIueln, where
he escaped from Gessler to this Hohle
Gasse where he killed Gessler. Helen
aud were talking toget her about going
to see the Hohle Case, when an English
man here who doesn't understand Ger
man said: What are you going to see
holy gasworks tori" Ever since We say
"hoIy gssworks" instead OF the HohIe
Case. "Hohle" means "hollow", and
"Gssse" means street. 1t is really q
narrow part OF the street cut through q
large bank. l picked some red leaves
there, one OF which, red one, will en-
close. Isuppose they were turned when
Gessler was killed there. You can i'm
agine SO anyway.
They have very queer arrangements for
bathing here. Unless you can swim you
can't go into the lake, as the bottom Is all
stones. There are bathing houses, of
course. We went one day, and said we
wanted place where the water wasn't
very deep; so they put us into a small
place where we had hardly room to turn
around. To get more room you have to
go in where it is over your head. ! want
to learn how to swim, but guess I'll have
to wait till get back to Maine.
Two English friends of ours did very
remarka bic thing last week they climbed
both the Piatus and Rigi within twenty
four hours. Two Englishmen went with
them but they got more "done up" than
the girls. II took six hours to climb
Pilatus. The road is very badly kept and
dangerous. They said they tumbled
down in two hours, just in time to miss
the last boat that went to Weighs that
night.
They managed to get back, however,
and that very night at u started up he
Rigi, and got to the top in time TO see the
sun rise. They were lucky enough to see
glow.
Many people make that long walk in
the night and see only a delightful lot of
mist. Some people have been up dozen
times ana never saw a glow. clear
sunset is a very rare thing, too.
| haven't missed day yet in my diary
since began it year ago last January.
HARRIET.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-09-02

Among the New Hampshire hills it is
common enough to see farmer work
ing, apparently without aim or system,
Oh clayey road full of ruts. He is
working out his road tax, often with
only the slightest temporary improve
ment TO the road. Massachusetts has
really taken the lead in legislation look
ing to the doing away with this crude
system of road building, and about 10
other states have begun to take steps in
the same direction
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-09-02

Our T.ssa e---- re make and
set up cAatet - -- = st4s; q society,
under an a. r,.c ruls'.ta'lou Tue
church j. not a mere ba,-a1 society IN
der any suCl view. Tle kingdom Of
Christ i not anything Gke "a cast iron
machine 81 IN notion Ia not a cut
and dried affair based q b8uau scheu.cs
OF a majority agree meHt Reformed
Church Messenger.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-09-02
FOR STATE CERTIFICATES,
Twenty-Five Take Special Teachers
Examination I'm Ellsworth

The special teachers examination for
state certificates was conducted by SUI
perintendent-of Schools Wharf at the
high school building last Friday. The
examination was taken by twenty-five
most OF whom We're teachers, and all but
four OF whom were OF Ellsworth.
The examination was written, and ten
questions were asked on each of the fol-
lowing subjects: Reading, arithmetic
grammar, history, physiology. elementary
science, civil government, theory aud
practice, geography, school laws. Be
sides the examination in these subjects,
grade in penmsnship and spelling is es-
timated from the papers ON reading, aud
theory and practice. Following are the
NAMES OF those who took the exami-
nation:
Misses Ella F. Jordan, Annie Maude
Davis, Annie l.. Mcfarland, Mary L.
Gaynor, Annie f. Mullan, Caroline b.
Coehrsne, Julia f. Mullan, Charlotte
Dormsn, Mildred a. Billings, Wilhelmina
Frost, Mary Grindell, Mary IL. BLACK,
Mabel A. Bridges, Leonora q. Higgins,
- . -
Harriet Z. Hooper, Messrs. +. e. Richard
son, Harold II. Clark. Everett W. Lord.
Fred w. Drake, all OF Ellsworth; Miss
Isabel A. Jordan, Walthsm; Nancy l..
Hooper, Franklin; Nancy NJ. Abbott,
Hancock; Letitia \. Taylor, West Sull-
van.
The papers were sent to State Superin
tendent Schools Stetson, and those
who took the examination are now anx
iously awaiting his verdict.
The state certificates are OF three grades
The first grade certificates entitie the
holders to teach in the schools Of the State
without further examination for life
The second and third-grade certificates
limit the term OF immunity from exam
nations TO five and three years respec
lively. Most of those taking the exam
instion in Ellsworth made application
for first grade certificates,
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-09-02
HELEN

Willy = Why, Choily, you heah |
thought | passed you on the street just
now. Cholly Haven't been out for an
houah, deah boy. Willy-Well, then il
must have been some othsh tellau. with a
dswg and cane just like yours.
A boy in New Jersey is said to have e.
capped death from pistol shot ty reason
OF the bullet lodging in dime novel in
bis pocket, " hirh Is a sonlcw hat EN- bar
RAISING variation OF the familiar 'pocket
testament" story. ais
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-09-02
Which Ke.t ON the Gn.nel.-

Doctrines which rest ou the gospels
are reasonable and are living, and doc
trines which have no support in the Cos
pels are less than reasonable and are dy-
ing Ian Maclaren.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-09-02

This world would be studded with
angels if each man would act upon the
advice he is ready to give to others. -
Irish American
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-09-02

the first approach Of weakness, may
fill your future years with healthy JOY.
Mrs. A. c. BUTLER, 1923 North Al
banv avenue, near Humboldt Park,
Chicago, H.. says; Il am tifty-one
years old and have had twelve children,
and my youngest is eight years old. l
have been suffering for some time with
a terrible weakness; that bearing down
feeling was dreadful, and l could not
walk any distance. l began the use
of Lydia +. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound and Sanativc Wash and they
have cured me. l cannot praise your
medicine enough
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-09-02
LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND,
Aug. 10. 1897.

We arrived here yesterday afternoon
and made straight for the post-office, as
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-09-02
Embellishments.
10 MOTHERS OF LARGE FAMILIES.
Mrs. rinkham's Advice Free.

In this workaday world few women
are so placed that physical exertion
is not constantly demanded of them in
their daily life.
Mrs. Pinkham makes special appeal
to mothers of large families whose work
is never done, and many of whom suffer
and suffer for lack of intelligent aid.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1897-11-18
VitaIidad Debilitada,
Sangre EnpobreCida.

Lease 10 que Ia Zarzaparrilla del
DR.. Aver ha hecho por ell reverendo
padre L. P. Wilds, muy conoc1do
misionero de la ciudad de Nueva
York y hermano del difunto y emil
nente juez Wilds:
'sPor muchos amos padecf de div1e-
sos Y otras erupciones de caracter
sem ejante causadas por sangre en-
pobrecida. Mi apetito era escaso
la extenuacion sc habla apoderado
del sistema. Conoeiendo las propie-
dades yaliosas de Ia Zarzaparrilla
del DR.. Aver por la experiencia del
bien que habfa producido en- otros,
procuremela y empece q tomarla.
Iii apetito mejoro desde la primera
dosis la mejorfa Sc extendio q mi
salud en- general, que Ia actualidad
ca excelente. Me siento un ciento
psg ciento mas fuerte, cuyo resultado
10 atribuye & Ia Zarzaparrilla del
DR.. Aver, medicina que recom1endo
con toda confanZa como Ia meJor
que jamas Sc haya preparado para
la sangre."
Para todos los desarreglos origina-
dos de sangre eHpobrecida 8 viciada
debilidad general, tomese la
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1897-11-18

uicamos ntegente p1bco de esta Isa la lecura
he1moas condcone
garandas vuesras vda
ma
AgeneS voro :Jeus Ma Lago, David Store Fernando NJ
CarLs soacatadOreS Fe1naL do
Rivera, Ponce Juan f. Alsieux, Aroyo-Agene coc
torres Ponce Blasini Helmano:
.temnra2 de
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1897-11-18
NEUROSINE PAUNIER
Sc VENDE

Una Gaia de hero prueba de fnfg
alto M. 40; a. eho milo en- $50 pesos,
uEs b'cicleta medic nso en- $50; una viGrie-
rs mos artI q, c. drt pie hn & de n,
de iaTga For on to5 do apt hura eI $3.50; lue
vidr ieIas iFaIt II s $50. DIS In,.s rfs 10
res eiseahtes de c. dro y pichlpeu sdo1a =
dos o; un alstnl iqLe ca b. zdte con 10
des sus liezas con Ca h,as ct 81 cuarivio
las In $50.
julio Ia de 1897.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1897-07-09
GOLDEN VALLEY.
day evening.

Our rains are just grand.
J. T. Wood has been eating his
oats and plowing the chinch bugs un-
der. They are quite numerous this
year especially in the small grain.
Mrs. Maxson and daughter MOntell,
Mrs. Gullett and Rev. Granny were
the guests of Mrs. Wood Tuesday.
Mr.. Walker and wife contemplate
a trip to the Indian Territory soon to
visit their brother Fred.
Misses Amy Seymour, Lula Myers,
Myrtle Maxson, Florence Gibson and
Clarence McCollin were practicing
singing at J. 7. Woods Tuesday.
Mesdames Johnson, Gullett, Pres
ton and Walker called on Mrs. KOh-
Ter last week.
A family reunion at Mr.. MitchelPs
the 4th.
Mrs. Ella Kerr is visiting her many
friends in Allen county. She reports
MI. Criss Kerr's well pleased with
their new home.
We are sorry to learn that John
Browns father is in poor health. He
was unable to attend his wife's fune-
raj.
Mr.. Browns brother, Will, who
has been visiting here, returned to
his home.
Beulah Kohler has been suffering
with ocular trouble but is improving.
Mr.. Kohler and wife visited their
son Tuesday.
How fine the corn does looks at this
writing and yet there may not be a
large crop.
Died, the mother of John Brown of
Golden Valley, IN Little Rock, Ark,
age n. The remains were brought to
her sons and the funeral services
were conducted by Rev. Reece, OF
Moran, assisted by Rev. Granny.
His text was "There shall be no night
there" and "Teach US to number our
days so we can apply our hearts unto
wisdom" Grandma Brown was
surely one of Gods chosen ones for
she had lived out her allotted time
and the Good Book says IA wicked
man shall not live out half of his
daVsD
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1897-07-09
SPRING BRANCH.
Mr.. FRANK JACKSON, Reporter.

Mr.. Wise aud John and Emmett
came up from Labette county to spend
the Fourth. Of course every body is
glad to see them.
Mesdames jackson and Delp were
visiting in Moran the first of the
week.
Charley VOOrhes is on the sick list
this week.
Mr.. Strickler and wife of Moran
visited in this part Sunday.
Chas. SpringstOn and wife visited
at Mrs. Hardin's Sunday.
Mr.. Wise returned to Labette coun-
ty the middle of the week.
Oscar Drennan's sister, who has
been visiting in this part, returned
home the first of the week.
DIR. Martin has been repairing his
his house with a new floor and new
flue.
The Colgin boys have gone west of
lola this week with the Anderson
steam thresher where they have four
hundred acres of wha 1T to thresh.
Several have laid their corn by.
Chris. CoIgin got ten dollars for rum
ming his engine to pump water on the
celebration grounds at lola.
Frank Daily is working for Jim
Pennell.
Charley Seebarger and Bill COrns
have a job of cutting 200 acres of tame
hay for James Davis.
Chas. Seebarger's brother from Ok
lahoma is here at present.
A new we'll is being dug at the San
ders' on the Anderson ranch.
VIM Davis hauled his wheat to
market last week.
Will and Frank Frazer are going
with D. A. GilIespie's steam thresher.
Joe Jett is putting up a nice lot of
tame hay. Miles Fisher of lola is
helping him.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1897-07-09
BAYARD.
C. E. McCALLEN. Reporter.

Mr.. ]. Close returned from lola
Thursday.
Mrs. Nation went to Parsons Sat-
urday. Mr.. Nation is working in
Parsons and they will make that their
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Williamson spent the
4th at Bronson.
Mr.. Voorhees, and family spent the
day Saturday with their son Charley
at Bayard.
George Myers came down from K.
c. Friday and visited with his par
ents until Monday.
Miss Mamie Robb left for Kansas
City Thursday.
Mesdames Trimble and McCallen
spent the 4th with their brother and
uncle Mr.. Harvey near Humboldt.
AS a general thing when Mr.. r. E.
Fullenwider comes to town he comes
early in the morning, visits with his
friends about town and goes home il
the cool of the evening. Monday,
however, he came in, went to the post
office and called for his mail and start
ed straight for home. Some of his
friends wondered at this unusual pro-
ceeding and hailed him and asked
what was the matter. Ed halted
leng enough to say that it is boy
and weighs nine pounds, and away
he went with a grin on his face like a
sundoWn pOssum.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1897-07-09

lola won the haIf-mile novice race and
Jesse Hendricks of Cherryvale won
the mile and half-mile open races.
The prize for the boys race was
awarded to Crum of Humboldt.
And the crowd enjoyed itself. 1t is
impossible to guess how many were
here for our magnificent park can
hold thousands without crOwding.
But it was large enough to eat up sew
eral hundred gallons of ice cream and
a number of barrels of lemonade. But
it was not so noisy as it should
have been. The small boys all be-
lOnged to the Cuban army and either
desired to keep their powder dry or
became disgusted with the fire crack
ers for there was lamented absence
of good old fashioned noise. The
fire works were up to the usual Hum
bOldt standard which leads the coun-
ty but they were dimmed to insight
ticance when compared with the dis
play of gas which roared out of six
inch pipe one hundred feet high and
lighted the country for miles around.
HumbOldt's gas display, although ar
ranged in day, was magnificent
and proves beyond doubt that Hum
boldt can be the equal of any gas
town in Kansas. And after it was
all over the crowd went to their
homes in four counties with the satis-
faction that they had attended a eel
ebration absolutely free from the dis
grace of liquor selling and that not =
single accident, worthy to be called
such, had occurred.
Charley UttersOn came up from Os-
wegO to visit friends over the 4th.
Judge Gilbert OfLeanna was greet
ing old friends Saturday. He return
ed home Tuesday.
Minnie Johnston of Chicago is the
guest of her cousin Ester Lander this
week.
Mrs. Richards and Mrs. Hicks of
Kansas City are the guests of Mrs.
CallaDtine this week.
Sunday morning the sad news was
received of the death of Eddie Barber
which occurred the Friday before at
Cushing, 1. L. He had been sick
with malaria fever for about two
weeks but the result came so unex-
pectedly that his father was unable
to reach his bedside in time. Eddie
was loved by everyone in Humboldt
and his death was personal loss to
many. His parents and sister have
the sympathy of everyone in their
bereavement.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1897-07-09
ing on old neighbors on and after the

ing on old neighbors on and after the
4th.
The famous U and club, fostered
by the pupils of the high school last
winter, will hold its regular meeting
at the home of Edna Tredway next
Friday evening, July 16. All MEM
bers not otherwise notified will take
notice and govern themselves as best
they can.
The Creamery failed US Monday
and returned the milk to patrons.
Something went wrong with the ma
chinery and the milk was loss ex-
cept for pigs.
lola did grandly at the celebration
except that the authorities refused
US water at the dinner hour to wash
down our cake. The water question
has been the only unsolved one with
lola for 10, these many years, and the
best supplied town with water in
in Kansas. Had it occurred in Mis-
souli or even in Humboldt people
might excuse the powers for such
bOtching.
Our school board has placed new
locks on the school house doors and
q new bell in the belfry.
A mule buyer from Kansas City
secured several mules in and around
the Center this week.
John Ackley will pursue the barber
trade in La Harpe.
Communion service at church Sun
day afternoon.
The Y. P. s. c. E. meets every Sun
day evening.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1897-07-09
NORTH MAPLE GROVE.
MRS. S. G. JORDAN, Reporter.

The sad news of the death of Mrs.
Newton Cozine last week was shock
to all the neighborhOod, although
only in our midst comparatively a
short time she was loved by all whom
she met and she had many friends to
mourn her death and who sympathize
with the family and husband.
Mr.. Fetherngill is very poorly again
from applying medicine to his tace.
Mr.. Ball had what might have
been very Obstructive fire on the
evening of the third. They had gone
home from the celebration to do the
evening work and hurry back to the
fire works, leaving the spring wagon
close to the crib and barn and the
little girl going out to get in it found
it on fire, running to the house and
told them, they ran out and pulled it
out and kept anything else from the
flames. The loss of the spring wagon
and contents was about SIS. Results
Of fire crackers.
Miss Sadie MeLelland lie being re-
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1897-07-09
CARLYLE.
C. A. STINsoN. Reporter.

Herbert Vandergrift's parents, of
Mound City, visited him recently.
While at the celebration in lola,
Henry Caldwell was kicked in the
back by horse. The accident while
painful is thought not to be serious.
Foster Beeson is entertaining two
young friends from FredOnia.
Mr.. Newton Cozine has our deepest
sympathy in his loss. Mrs. Cozine
was here but short time, but she
made host of friends who sincerely
mourn her death.
Harry Watts and his sister Alice
of Neosho county visited relatives in
this vicinity over Suneay.
Mr.. Carnine and wife of Emporia
have been visiting in this neighbor-
hood. Mr.. Carnine returned the
first of the week but his wife will re-
main awhile.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1897-07-09
FUNSTON
MISS AMY SEYMOUR, Reporter.

1t is a fine thing the glorious Fourth
came on the third this year, otherwise
some of our good people would have
gotten wet. We have not written for
two weeks so please excuse items that
sound rather old.
Mrs. Ella Kerr is here from Arkan-
sas for a two weeks visit. She expects
to return home next Friday.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. John KOhler
on July 4th, a daughter.
Miss Gertie Monbeck is staying
with Mrs. Boeken for few weeks.
Miss Alice Pearson was at our Sun
day School last Sunday and gave US
q very interesting talk on what was
said and done at the state s. s. con-
yentIOn at Newton.
Quite q number of our people went
to Golden Valley Sunday and heard q
very interesting Fourth of July pro-
gram and sermon.
Some of our people have had cab
bage but we Ihad new corn for dinner
Sunday. Who can beat that?
Nine of US old women spent day
with Mrs. Clara Ayers two weeks ago
and had a very pleasant time.
Messrs. John KelsO and 1. f. Ran
dolph were pleasant callers here one
afternoon last week.
If some one wants to make his for
tune in very short time let him in
vent, manufacture or do something to
rid the country of chiggers.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1897-07-09
PRAIRIE CENTER.
ALFRED SMITH, Reporter.

A fine rain last Sunday.
Most of our people spent last Satur-
day in Humboldt.
Eddie Ladd was overcome with the
heat one day last week but is better
now.
Mrs Ogden, of Chanute, came to
Humboldt to celebrate and to visit
her parents here over Sunday.
Lula Cook of carlton is visiting
friends here and at Humboldt.
David Ellison and family visited at
Mr.. Woods last Sunday and not re-
turning until Monday owing to the
rain.
DR.. Huff was in the neighborhood
few days ago. He stopped to see
H. Smith whom he had cured can
Ger for.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1897-07-09
LEANNA.
DIEsKAN CouKTSEY, Reporter.

Chas. Carpenter and family visited
relatives in Moran Sunday and Mon
day.
Mr.. SnOdgrass returned from But
Ter county last Tuesday.
DR.. Courtney went to SavOnburg on
business Tuesday.
Harry Gardner was in town We'd
nesday and Thursday looking after
his political chances.
Ida Pullem is quite sick this week.
The storm Sunday evening came
near developing into a cyclone. No
damage was done in this immediate
vicinity but southwest of here it blew
George Jordan's barn and house and
granneIy partly of of their founda-
tions. And still farther south it tore
the shingles off of Capt. Newton's
barn.
The fourth of July celebration at
Capt. Gibson's Grove was a success.
The crowd was probably not as large
as it would have been had there not
been so many celebrations SO close
around. Rev. Stofford of Chanute
and Rev. Ingles of this place de-
Iivered two of the best addresses we
have ever heard. Rev. StOffOrd is
surely a fine orator and Rev. Ingles
is as good. The band furnished some
excellent music. In the base ball
game between Leanna and Shaw
Leanna got glOriously showed under
and the next day it rained.
A. w. Affords little girl who was
sick, died Wednesday at 2 O'Clock,
aged yr. 5 mo. and % days. Once
again we are reminded that this is
not our abiding place by the removal
from this world of one of the brightest
and sweetest of Heavens treasures
but she has gone to the one who said
"Suffer little children to come unto
me and forbid them not for of such is
the Kingdom of Heaven" The fune'
raj services were conducted by Rev
Ingles and the remains were buried
in the Leanna cemetery.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1897-07-09
NEOSHO VALLEY.
c. L. ARNOLD Reporter.

John Preston and wife came back
from New York about two weeks ago.
They had been there about a year and
a half and would have remained some
longer had it not been that there was
a rapid decline in Mr.. P.'s health
which made it necessary for him to
return home.
A new girl put in an appearance at
b. F. Clark's on Tuesday of last week.
Mrs Mcfarland of lola was visit
ing her sister Mrs. Margaret Williams
the past week.
Miss Nettie Mosier of Bourbon coun-
ty came over to celebrate at lola.
Several houses in Union netghbor-
hood were entered on Saturday and
small articles of value taken.