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ance of La Boheme," after it's tender
beauty had been noised abroad, drew a
considerably better house.
The unanimous verdict of the press
and of all competent critics from the
very first was that the company was
splendidly equipped with vocal talent;
that it's performances were rarely artis-
tic, and that the engagement was one
that no lover of music could afford to
neglect The good counsel apparently
had but little effect, surprisingly little,
since, when critics deal with perform
ances on their merits and when such
happen to be few or are not to be found,
managers are apt to feel sore with the
critics because Of empty houses. How
ever the regular dramatic critic should
be better authority as to the effect
of criticism upon business" and 1T
would be interesting to hear from the
editor of this page on the subject.
The return engagement this week.
however may reverse some of these
opinions that observers have formed of
the musical intelligence of Los Angeles
The management has been shrewd in
its selection of the operas to be given
and is confining the company almost
entirely to those that are of distinct
lively popular character = Faust, :"
"L'Africaine," Lucia di Lammermoor,
La Traviata" and "Carmen"-about as
popular list as could be prepared,
to be given in the order named, and hap
ply La Boheme'' is to be repeated.
Great pressure sllould, however, be
brought that "Cavalleria Rusticana"
and II Paglacci'' be repeated. The pro-
d.uction of these two priceless gems of
melody and harmony, and the fine per-
formance Of "Otello" formed undoubt-
edly the company's most interesting
work.
The weakest part of Signor Del Conte's
organization is the chorus, which, for
the most part was enlisted In Mexico
In the flnales, when the principals are
also singing, the rough and unequal
effects generally are concealed. With
such an extensive repertoire it is hard
ly to be wondered at that the attacks
are not always precise, the phrasing not
always accurate and the nuances some
times neglected. The excellence Of the
orchestra, however, under Signor VAL
linis mastery direction, more than
counterbalances this weakness, and it
provides undoubtedly the strongest or
chestral force that Los Angeles has ever
heard in opera.
OF the soloists it would be difficult to
speak in too high terms, and one has
already exhausted in previous notices
the stock of laudatory epithets. Mazzi,
Montonari, Fanton. Collenz, Agostini.
Cioni, Francesconi and Scolari are,
all great artists with all that
the term implies. Adelina Fan
ton has a voice OF rarely rich
Ntones and great compass We heard
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recently touring Mexico and the Wesi
Indies with great success. Beautiful
scenery and calcium effects, new cos
tunes, bright and original music, with
an efficient corps de ballet, will all go to
form pleasing number.
One of the biggest hits on the pro-
gram Is sure to be the dancing of Johf
j. Welch, who comes to US from San
Francisco laden with the, most flatter-
ing press notices of his ability as an EN-
tertaining dancer. Mr. Welch is said
to be proficient in all kinds of steps, and
particularly excslling in his buck and
wing dancing.
No bill Is quite complete without dis
tinct musical number, and this weeks
program will show two. A. L. Steele
a cornetist, who plays the most difficult
duets in perfect manner upon two
B-flat cornets, and Miss Eleanor Mon
tana, an operatic soloist. Miss Montana
is recent conner into vaudeville, but she
has proved a welcome and successful re-
cruit, and is sure to add, Los Angeles to
the list of cities wherein she has made a
success. Three of last weeks bill only
are held over The Smith family of ex-
pert bicycle riders; Clayton, Jenkins and
Jasper, the two funny comedians and
their mule, and Foy and Clerk. the clever
comedy team There will be the usual
matinees on Wednesday, Saturday and
Sunday.
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The audiences that had the taste and
sense to enjoy the first part of the Italian
opera season at the Los Angeles theater
supplied suggestive study. Only on
two occasions was the attendance, in
point of numbers, at all worthy of the
grand company of singers The house
was packed at the performance of I'll
Trovatore" and very we'll filled when IN
Mascag bill was present.
ed. There is the obvious and somewhat
humiliating deduction that only compar-
atively few people in Los Angeles can
appreciate or care to enjoy good music
for its own sake. The great majority are
not attracted unless the music is fairly
familiar to them. The barrel organs
droned out "Ah che la Morte' and
Home to Our Mountains" in the days
Of our youth and the intermezzo from
"Cavalleria Rsticana" has for half a
dozen years been an important part of
the stock in trade of every wandering
minstrel. Enhanced by such associa-
tions it seems to be almost popular and
about the correct thing" to hear the
same airs rendered by real italian artists
straight from Milan.
! Scores of the same faces were notice
| able every night during the week OF
opera, but few native Americans owned
| them. The dress circle and gallery were
with the two exceptions mentioned al
| ways by far the best patronized parts OF
the house. The opera did not attract the
people of wealth, who live in beautiful
houses with refined surroundings and ars
supposed to possess taste and culture
Italian and Mexican citizens were con-
spicuous in the audience throughout the
engagement, but the bon-ton of Ameri
can society sought Its pleasure else
where. 1t is not very gratifying re-
| Election, but it is true.
Del Contes company has already pro
duced in this city nine operas at ter
performances Two of the operas, Puc
cini's La Boheme" and Verdi's "Otello,
were heard here for the first time, and Il
was also the first production in the
United States of the former. Those two
productions were both but poorly pa.
tronized, although the second perform.
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Personal

Rudyard Kipling is at work upon a
play based upon life in India.
Joseph Jefferson opened his season al
Portland, Me-, last Thursday week, pre-
senting RIP Van Wrinkle"
Maud Hoffman, leading lady with f
S. Willard is at-granddaughtsr OF
the Kentucky pioneer, Daniel Boone.
Wilson Barrett has made arrange
ments with Williamson and Musgrovc
for a sixteen weeks tour in Australia.
Robert Mantell in "a Secret Warrant"
played to large and enthusiastic audi.
ence in Philadelphia.
Nance O'Neil, who is winning much
praise al the Murray Hill the later in New
York, made her debut at the Alcazar
theater in San Francisco four years ago
under her own name, Gertrude Lam
son.
Richard Mansfield, who has twice put
stage form of ''The First Violin" into
rehearsal and then abandoned the. idea
of acting in the play. will again COM
mence preparations for its ultimate pro-
duction.
Ada Rehan and the DAILY company
have tnG most prosperous tour
through the English provinces. Miss
Rehar was lavishly praised for her nu-
merous artistic presentations, and
was entertained most royalty in every
city the Daily company visited
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Among the Dramatists

Joseph O'Meara, the romantic actor
who is touring the west with the Gibson
O'Meara company, produced his new
play THE Romance of a Poor Young
Man" recently at Mexico, Mo-, with sue
cess.
Louis, N. Parkers play, THE King OF
Peru" which failed here when presented
by Richard Mansfield, is to be shown in
London by Murray Carson. under the new
title "a Vagabond King"
II. Day, lessee of the Strand theater
London, has accepted a new play by
Henry Jardine, an American actor, wins
has been playing in London for the past
year Naples is the scene of Mr.. Jar
dimes play, although the characters are
American.
James c. Roach has just completed 9
four-act comedy drama called my
Rich Relations" in which the principa
role is that Of an eccentric Irishman, ar
ex-captain of the British army.-Dram'
attic Mirror.
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vance Announcement Tomorrow
night Miss Yaw's concert will be given.
The remainder of the week will be de-
voted to the Italian Grand Opera organ
ization of Del Conte. which is fully no.
ticed in another column.
The herald., 1897-10-24
Dramatic Notes

r. A. Barnet's extravaganza, Jack
and the Beanstalk," averaged nearly
$4,000 per week during a months stay
at Chicago.
1.-THE Devils Disciple" Richard Mans
fields new piece, has scored a great sue
cess at the Fifth Avenue theater, New
York
The Bostonians played. to nearly $4500
in two performances on the last day of
their stay at the Boston theater. 1t was
a record breaker for the house as we'll
as for the company.
The dramatists of Spain are said to
have written seventeen plays for pro-
ductior. this winter, ard that number
is regarded as large enough to indicate
unusual activity on the part Of the writ
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ers for the stage. Jose Echegaray prom
ises a drama which will be compensa-
ton for his last fiasco.
Frederick Warde was to produce "Is-
karder" at Lancaster, Pennsylvania,
last Thursday evening. 1t is stated now
that W. M. Wilkison will rot be his man
ager.
The herald., 1897-10-24

Sarah Bernhard Is to add another
masculine role to her repertoire. She
has just accepted a drama called ''The
Youth of Nero" IN which she will play
the emperor.
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wife's name was Blanche Galton. who
is we'll known and liked as member
of the Lyceum stock company.
G. A. DICKINSON.
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A dispatch from New Haven, Conn.
dated October 21st, says: 1.-The High
way comic opera by De Koven and
Smith, had its first presentation on any
stage at the Hyperion theater tonight
The opera Is in the style Of Robin Hood
and it promises to equal the popularity
of that famous success. Nearly all the
songs were redemanded."
The herald., 1897-10-24
GEN. A. j. SMITH


y Governor of the Kansas Home N. H. D. V. S.. made r
the following statement, which tells its story: g
= "The phenomenal success attending the admins
X traton of the remedies during the year, both s
directly in the of hundreds of diseased Victims
= and indirectly bearing upon the discipline and s.
q moral tone of the Home is all. sufficient incentive to
3 unabated zeal in the future. While, as was ex- ID
II peced, number of those treated failed to derive
permanent benefit and fell at the threshold of their .
= new and better life, somewhat discouraged it is
= true yet the greatest encouragement is found in
"a the redemption Of the many rescued from the n
= degradation of drunkards graves; the many re- z
~ stored to loved oneS-wiveS and husbands reunited
sons reconciled to their aged parents professional
= men sent back to their calling, and all of them Z
q restored to the pride of manhood and ambition
q reawakenng of hope and energy dorrrent for years
. in the baneful narcotsm of drunkenness. Letters
y of thankfuness for the saving of husbands fathers 2
y sons and brothers constantly being received s.
from relatives of graduates of Institute. They I
= tell story of rejoicing unexamped in the worlds s
q history for never before has the reinvesment of
y domestic felicity and the deliverance from bondage
Q of the human kind been so mraculously attained"
II information write call
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The cable brought the news of the
death of Thomas Whiffen at HertforG,
England, on the 10th inst. at the age
of about 65 years. Mr.. Whiffen made
his start as choir singer in England
and afterwards went on the boards, ap-
pearing in comic opera, in which he
made his first successes, but for the. past
fifteen years he has been seen in comedy.
In 1871 he Joined the famous Parepa
Rosa Opera company, singing tenor
roles. In 1876 he appeared with Lolita
at the Park theater, and in 1877, at the
same house in "The Marble Heart" In
May of the same year he was one of the
cast of Henry V" at Booths thsater.
The next season he was seen in 1.-THE
Bohemian Girl"; afterwards he was
Mary Anderson's support in "Evadne,"
and in 1878 was with Modjeska in "Adri-
lenne Lecouvreur" and Camille" In
January. 1879. at the Standard theater
Mr.. Whiffen achieved one of his greatest
successes where he was the original Sir
Joseph Porter, X. c. b., in PIN afore,"
rendition which brought him into the
prominence which he held up to the time
of his death In February, 1880, he be-
came the leading comedian Of the Madi-
son Square Theater company, andsap-
peared as Pitticus Green in Hazel
Kirke," in which he scored great sue
cess, as also in series of comedies
given by the same company For al
most thirty years Thomas Whiffen was
one of the most popular and best es-
teemed members Of the theatrical pro-
fession in this country, and ranked as
one of the brightest and most able come
dams on the American stage, his CHEEKY
disposition making him the favorite
alike with players and audiences. His
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1897-01-29
THE LEGISLATURES.
Brief notes of the things the SOIOns at
Topeka are doing and trying
to do.
J. II. TREDwAY, Pres.
CHAs. f. SCOTT, Sec.

There has been perfect flood of
bills ia both houses since the begin
ming of the session and as a result
but little has as yet been accomplish
ed, the time being taken up almost
entirely with purely routine work of
reading the titles of bills and refer
ring them to the appropriate commit
tees. Some of these bills are good,
but by far the most of them are very
bad. What do you think, for ex-
ample, of bill to compel counties to
employ all their idle laborers at work
on the roads and pay them with
county script bearing interest, and
then compel everybody to take this
script at face value? Isn't that bril-
liant financiering? And there is a
bill to cut the salaries of all the State
officers about $500. The result of the
passage of such a bill would be to
practically make it impossible for any
poor man to hold State office. The
same men who favor this idea, voted
to furnish each member of the Senate
with copy of the revised laws of
Kansas, an extravaganza of which no
previous Senate has been guilty. The
House has appointed steering COM
mittee, which means that seven men
are to decide what the House shall
consider and what it shall not. The
Republicans used to think they knew
something about caucus and organi-
cation; but the Pops. in this legis-
lature can give them cards and spades
and beat them out of sight, King
Caucus decides everything, and in
every matter of real Importance the
"deliberation" of the committees is all
a pretense, as their action is all de-
termined before the public discussion
begins. And that is all right. 1t is
the way to run party. Perhaps.
On. Wednesday the two houses met
in joint convention and elected w. A.
Harris United States Senator. The
caucus had everything cut and dried
beforehand so there was no excite
ment about it. The Republicans
voted for j. r. Burton; and nobody
can deny that as Republican who
has been faithful to his party through
evil and through good report, as
public leader who has never trimmed
or straddled or sulked or lodged, as
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1897-01-29
FARMERS INSTITUTE.

The Third Annual Institute of the
Farmers of A lien County will be held
in the Court House at lola on Tuesday
and Wednesday, February 8 and 10,
1897, with the following Program.
TUESDAY.
Opening Remarks by the President
The Modern Creamery, ]. w, Walton.
Cheesemaking, S. ]. Stewart; discussion led by
l. Port and E. l. Crowell.
The Sheep Industry, G. ]. Norton; discussion
led by James Townsend and 4. B. Null.
Experiments in Sub-Soiling H. Busley.
Truck Farming, G. Chase; discussion by L. d.
Buck and c. J. Norton.
WEDNESDAY.
Election of officers and miscellaneous business.
The County Fair, H. L. Henderson.
Poultry, Eggs aud Small Things, Mrs. NJ. j.
Barth: discussion led by Mrs. A Mason and J.
H. Rowland.
Feeding Cattle for Market VIM. Vezie; dis
cussion led by J. C. Beatty and e H. TObey.
Experience with Alfalfa L. b. Pearson, dis
cussion led by Richard Gillian and John
Mower.
Flowing under COrnStalks, S. E. CAN'T, dis
cussion led by H. LongshOre and Jas. Davis.
Members of the Faculty of the
State Agricultural College have been
invited to be present and address the
Institute and it is hoped that their
acceptance can be announced next
week. All whose names appear on the
foregoing program are asked to con-
slider this public notice as personal
and urgent invitation to be present
and discuss in their own way the topic
assigned them. The Institute is ex-
pected to be an experience meeting"
and the greater the number who
participate in the discussions the
more profitable it will be.
The sessions of the Institute will be
held from 10 to II and from to each
day.
J. T. TREDwAY, Pres.
CHAS. +. SCOTT, Sec,
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1897-01-29
SOME INTERESTING CORRECTIONS.
An Old Timer Straightens Out Some Kinks
in Allen County Annals as quot
ed From the Breeze.

EDITOR REGISTER: In the annals
of Allen county, from the Topeka
Mail and Breeze, printed in your issue
of Jan. 8, there are few mistakes
which it might be az we'll to correct
while the suject is fresh. Among
them are the following.
The lola Town Company was not
Incorporated by the Bogus Legislature
of 1866. The Company was not organ
lied until 1858 and was incorporated
by the legislature of 1890, the bill
for that purpose being introduced
and carried through by DIR. J. w.
Scott, a representative in that legis-
lature.
The first county seat of Allen cOun-
ty was Cofachique. That place was
also the first and at that time the only
post office in the county.
Allen county had two representa-
tives in the first State legislature,
DR.. J. w. Scott and w. B. Blanton.
The former was speaker pro tenn. and
owing to the absence of the speaker,
in pursuit of an office at Washington,
presided during the greater part of
the session.
1t could hardly be said that the
Seventh Regiment was organized in
Allen county as 1 think most of
the companies were from Bourbon,
but the third, fouth and tenth were
largely Allen county regiments.
The Payne who built the first cabin
on the lola town site was not the
Payne of Oklahoma notOriety. The
latter individual was citizen of DON
iphan county and served during the
war in the Tenth Kansas regiment.
ONE OF THE OLD CROWD.
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fighter who always trained his guns
on the enemy and never on his friends,
MIR. Burton has deserved the honor.
An iDkling of the policy the POpu-
lists may pursue in relation to the
educational interests of the State, the
House committee last Monday brought
in bill denying to the State Univers-
ity any appropriation whatever for
new buildings and cutting its apprO-
priation for running expenses down
to $50, 900. If the bill goes through in
this shape it means the loss to the
University of the best men in it, and
its degradation to a college of the
fourth or fifth rank. 'Can the POpu-
lists afford to strike this blow at the
University?
The mistake the Legislature is like
Iy to make is in thinking that it is the
State tax which is burdensOme to the
people. That is by no means the case.
The tax that the people pay for State
purposes, less than four mills on the
dollar, is insignificant, and cannot by
any possible cheeseparing be reduced
sufficiently to make the difference felt.
1t is the local taxes, the county and
city and school and bond taxes that
are heavy, that make up the burden
the people feel. The Legislature
ought to remember this, and not make
the mistake of gripping our great
educational institutions under the
erring impression that they will thus
relieve the people of taxation.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1897-01-29
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There is nothing just as good as DR..
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and do not permit the dealer to sell
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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1897-01-29
LAY PREACHERS.
English Lords Who Deliver Sunday Dis
conraes.

EnKlBu LOTUS w no DCAlhcE SUNNY LIZ
courses
Emperor Williams taste for preach
ing, even where there is duty quail
fed ecclesiastic within reach, is far
more common fancy than most people
might be willing to imagine. Under the
circumstances it is difficult to under
stand the surprise which has been
caused by his insistence in delivering
the Sunday discourse during the recent
yachting trip in the Mediterranean, al
though he had on board with him the
chief of the court chaplains.
Thus in England there are at least
a dozen secular members of the house
If lords who. not content with preaching
To their own households and tenants,
actually travel about in England and on
the continent preaching wherever they
can find either a congregation or pull
Pit at their disposal.
Several of them, such rs. for instance,
Lord Radstock, have incurred the wrath
of foreign governments in consequence
of their religious zeal.
The young Earl Beauchamp is an
other of these lay preachers, but he con-
fines his ministratiOns to the East end
of London. Then there is Lord Bennett,
married to an American wife and heir
to the earl of Fankerville, who has been
arrested for street preaching on several
occasions.
The present duke of Hamilton does a
little in the preaching line, chiefly
among the poorer classes of London.
But none of these peers come anywhere
near the late earl of Shaftesbury so far
as pulpit oratory is concerned, the earl
being known bv the nickname OF "th<s
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1897-01-29
MAYHAP.

O, mayhsp white. thick letter, any day
Postmsrked round and clear from somewhere.
Far away,
That may carry grand news in it,
May be ceming sny minute,
Ofmy day.
ANY hour when am musing by the way,
There may wait a noble fortune
Far away.
1t NAV come with comfort laden,
Bringing rest and ease from burden
of the day.
OR guest may cry me greeting any day,
One whose heart is warm within him,
Far away.
Firm the pressure of his hand-clasp,
In his cheer could ali my heart bask
Through the day.
All, my life is stirred at morning with thrill
And at twilight-hearti its throbbng
Will not still.
There may come the sweet expected
Fate appoints the one selected,
At her will.
LILLIAN II. PICKEN.
In h 4 Star
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1897-01-29
SAMPLE COPIES.

Whenever we can hear of a good
citizen of Allen county who is not
taking the REGISTER we send him a
few sample copies in the hope that he
may be persuaded to mend the error
of his ways. No one needs be afraid
to take these sample copies from the
office, for no charge will be made and
no bill sent to anyone who is not a
regular subscriber. Our only object
is to give you chance to become &C.
0uainted with the REGISTER, and to
invite you to make the best invest
ment of your life by sending us your
subscription.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1897-01-29
TO THE CITIZENS OF ALLEN, BOUR-
BON AND ADJOINING
COUNTIES,

In offering to the public our entire
stock in the tenth Semi-AnnuaI Clear
ance Sale, we wish to thank one and
all for their liberal patronage during
the past year. Extremely low prices
are made on every item in our store
during this sale. A great many goods
marked below manufacturers cost.
You can make no mistake in buying
literally during the sale. Beginning
January 18th and ending February
Goth 1897. Respectfully,
MORAN DEPARTMENT STORE,
Moran, Kansas.
GEO. w. STEPHENSON, Prop.