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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1897-12-24

:'The very best of all, in my opinion, -
two admiring spectators near him were
saying. a colonel in the days of the duke
of Marlborough and "a lady of the same
PERIOD dressed by-oh, give me my
glasses-'Miss Sylvia Berwick, IL Teck-ter-
race, West Kensington.' There is only one
fault, perhaps. Did ladies carry bouquets
in those days?"
Not in those days, perhaps, but certainly
in the days when in all Covent Garden there
seemed no lilies of the valley fresh enough
for Capt. Narration to send to Miss Berwick
for Lady Hurstmonceux's fancy ball-the
ball where she had figured as a lady of the
court of Queen Anne, and he as one of
Marlborough's colonies.
How well he remembered it, Some benev.
olent girl had told him what Sylvia was to
wear, and he had chosen his own dress ac-
cordingly. They had been much commented
upon as the successes of the night, and in the
pauses of Waldteufel waltz he had told her
that he loved her, and she-ah, for the kiss
hurriedly exchanged in the conservatory
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1897-12-24

good-by all. hope the poor little girls will
love you very much"
1t was half-past three and sunny De
cember afternoon. Buntie got her choco-
lates-twice as many as were good for her
before she was handed back to tell her nurse
of the wonders of the Albert hall.
Il dare say I'm fool, but | mean to do
it, said Dick to himself as he came out Of
his sisters house and hailed hanson.
Eleven Teck-terrace; and, look here,
stop first at that big Bond-street florists"
There were not many lilies, and they were
dear, but he bought every one. The inter
minable cab drive was like dream domin-
ated by the two great dolls. He could not
think consecutively. The old ache, the old
longing, had come insistently back. The
cabman lost his way twice in a desert of
mean houses with empty "art" pots on the
smutty lodges, and pallid yellow muslin
curtains a breadth too narrow. At last he
stopped at a quiet, unprepossessing row.
No. II at least had clean steps, and clean
servant opened the door.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1897-12-24

He took her in his arms and answered,
passionately: MY darling, [ never knew
until to-day that you wanted me; it was the
doll that spoke"
Then there was a very complete and
eloquent silence between them, till Sylvia
looked up with her old smile: why, Dick,
you can't mean that you saw the colonel of
the days of the duke of Marlborough. What
were you doing in the Albert hall?"
al was dragged there by force by a small
tryant-my sisters Baby Buntie-and got
the best Christmas present of all, though /
didn't deserve it. Good old Santa Claus had
not forgotten me when she showed me the
lady in blue with the lilies in her hand"
81 dare say it was silly and sentimental of
me to dress the dolls like ourselves, but
sometimes, Dick, when sat here working
at them could hear the music-that waltz,
'Souviens toi,' and see the pink lights just
as they were on the happiest night of all my
life. There was nothing left but my dear
past. Nothing could take that from me-"
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1897-12-24
among the pink lamps and friendly shady

among the pink lamps and friendly shady
palms,
So she had never married, then, after ALL
He thought of the bright face, of the crowd
of eager partners round the pretty heiress.
Not one of them all true to the woman when
her hour of tribulation came. Or was it be.
cause she had not forgotten him? In
possible The dolls stared at him as only
dolls do stare. The jaunty colonel, with
everything complete; the dainty damsel, in
delicate sea-blue brocade, with her lilies in
her hand. He so dark, she so fair, just as
they had been.
ooh, the dear little man. Oh, let me kiss
him, Uncle Dick
Forced back to fact, and Buntie growing
restless, he took sudden resolution.
Have you had enough, Buntie? Would
you like to go where cake is?"
care therechocolates there, too?" queried
that small person.
Everything" said her uncle.
'Then let's go. Good-by, dear dollies;
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1897-12-24
BROTHER jim.
The "5oy" Had Heart "BioeeTn .
Balloon"


Here's tn regaler Christmas box from
brother jim" said Farmer Oatley, exultant-
ly, as he dropped the heavy package to the
floor in front of the CRATE. Never knowed
Jim ter fail yit. That boys got heart
bigger'n a balloon"
Boy" broke in Mrs. Oatley, who always
had siege of wiping her glasses when
that box came. "Why, William, he's as old
as you be-"
THAT'S fac me an Jim's twins, but I
kin never think of him 'cept as tn little
skeezix that used ter w'allop me when we
was kids. Gurus how that boy turned out
Pap ulster allus say that Jim was too shift
less ter live, and once tn ole man got so
mad he said he guessed he'd just buy jim
a fiddle an turn him out fur ter hunt his
own paster. Jim said he didn't care fur no
fiddle, but he guessed he could fax round
fur hisself, an he did"
Eyes, he's done remarkable. But it
don't seem quite right fur us to take so much
frum him when we give him so little"
Don't you worry minute bout Jim. If
you didn't SEN him nuthin' but a big ap-
pie fur Christmas he'd feel durn sight
better'n if you'd try ter put on frills send
IN him suthin' you couldn't afford. | know
Jim. He's tickled Almost ter death when
he's gettin' this box ready ter send. kin
Jlst hear him tellin' his folks an all them
servants how this thing is fur Sister Ruth.
an, this'n fur ole Bill, an this'n fur Tom.
an this'n fur little Billy, an so on right
through. You kin bet Jim never forgets
nobody. He beats all. Never had dicke6f
with Jim in my life he didn't knock a.
spots right often me. Why he come do0N
gone near gittin' your frum me, Ruth"
Then he stopped drawing nails LONG
enough to take bear hug and kiss the
blushing Ruth.-Detroit Free Press.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1897-12-24

Does Miss Berwick live here?'
Yes, sir, but she is not at home"
''That is unfortunate, for wanted to see
her particularly"
''On business, SIR"
YES" said Dick, untruthfully.
Then, if you please, sir, was to ask you
to wait. Miss Berwick will be in directly"
so she is expecting some other fellow on
business? What business?" thought Dick,
as he followed the girl upstairs into a little
room pathetically pretty with the pretti
ness of tasteful poverty.
His question answered itself, for there was
typewriter by the window piled with
blotty manuscript.
On the mantelpiece, whatg A photograph
his own. No; after all, it was not pho
tograph, but portrait cut from the Graphic
after that affair in the Sindra Pass that the
papers had made such fuss over.
There were footsteps on the stairs, and
the door opened. 1t was nearly dark, but
the freight showed him that it was indeed
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1897-12-24

use of my being here if l can't see?"
Uncle Dick, who was 40, and handsome and
tall, obediently lifted up Buntie, who was
four and an autocrat, and very like golden
haired doll herself in the latest thing in fur
trimmed pelisses and bewitching baby bon
nets.
The Albert hall was very crowded, and,
glittering with thousands of toys, seemed a
very fairy-land to Buntie, whose heart was
wrung with longing for the dolls, despite
the fact that large family, very pale with
much kissing, slept peacefully in her gay
nursery in Berkeley square.
'But, Buntie, these are for little girls who
have no dollies."
Doesn't Santa Claus come to them, then?
l think he must be naughty old man if he
only comes to me, and / have lots and lots of
things"
Don't you see, Buntie, there are kind
ladies who remember the other little girls,
and they dress all thesedollies and send them
to Santa Claus in case his supply runs
short"
Il would like to send them one of mine,"
said Buntie. 1T must be so drefful to have
none on Christmas"
Uncle Dick had no very clear notion of the
utter desolation this terrible idea implied
to Baby Buntie-Buntie, who woke raptur-
ously on the most magical of all mornings,
with full trust in the annual miracle that
was the securest certainty of her little creed.
Then not only the tiny stocking would be
brimful of delight, but all the nursery
turned into a novel wonder-world of joy-
full surprises
But something in the sweet spontaneous
pity of the child touched him, and he put
his hand into his pocket with a sense of
conjunction that the hard fate of those
forgotten by Santa Claus had never been
brought home to him.
Il think l can show you the way. Take
this, darling
Buntie proudly dropped a shining coin
into the chariot of very captivating fairy
queen, and gazed about her from her lofty
coign of vantage with rose-fushed cheeks
and eyes like stars.
They had got among the dolls in fancy
dresses, and even Maj. Dick Narration found,
as usual, that taking Buntie out pleasuring
meant amusement. The girls-and they
were numerous enough-who had tried to
marry Dick Narration would not have
known that impenetrable gentleman in the
guise of Buntie's willing slave.
Once upon a time, before the death of
Dicks godfather and the comfortable two
thousand year that had come to him after
that event, he had been madly in love. For
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1897-12-24
The Pessimist's Christmas.

How did your Christmas presents suit
your" asked the optimist of the pessimist.
"Well," was the reply of the sad one, 81
didn't receive the things / expected to get
but then l had no hopes of getting them
Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1897-12-24

one season Sylvia Berwick, the sweet daugh-
ter of the most outrageously vulgar man
that ever made and lost fabulous fortune,
had queened it over society and Dicks heart.
But old Berwick wanted title and more for
the daughter, whose beauty he rated at its
full commercial value. Sylvia's tears had
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1897-12-24
Shine, Stars, Tonight.

Shine, stars, tonight Shine clear ant
bright!
Make earth and heaven to glow;
Shine as you did that Christmas night
Long centuries ago.
Light hill and valley as the dawn,
Make all the darkness bright,
For Christ, the Saviour, has been born
And is with US tonight.
Frank H. Sweet, in Detroit Free Press.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1897-12-24

Jones-Why have you given up smoking,
Holt?
Holt-Well, you see it is near Christmas,
and / was afraid my wife might buy me a
box of cigars of her own choice.-Detroit
Free Press.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1897-12-24

Take the future instead, now, dearest.
And, Sylvia, when Buntie saw that dashing
colonel, she wanted to kiss the dear little
man. London Truth.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1897-12-24

Little Alice-Mamma saws she a;n,t ,o;,.
to give you anything for Christmas this 49,,
Papa's Maiden Sister-Oh. She ;s,st 80
Why not? > en-
Little Ahee-Cause the present she 0;vs
you last year was worth twice as ,,,,oIs =
what you give us.-CleveIand JeadaS 9-' -
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-09-16
OVER THE COUNTY.

The Argonia ball club won second
money in the tournament at Anthony
recently.
The Hunnewell Reporter is a good
cough paper for a town three times
its size.
c. Stephens of Conway Springs, is
over 20 years Of aye aud has the
whOOping cough.
The noise power Of the Belle PLANE
brass band has been increased by the
addition OF a duplex snare drum.
The Third nine Of ArgOuia wiped
up the best base ball talent 10 Conway
Springs the other day by score OF 81
tol3.
Miss Shinn Of MillertOu, stepped
through a hole in the sidewalk last
Wednesday and painfully bruised her
right one.
The MulVane Record pronouuces
the disease that has been playing
havoc with T. B. Russell's cattle as
dry murrain.
The Hnnnewe.l Record is edited BY
J. A. Reed, a son OF "Father" Reed.
We gained the impression that a Miss
Reed edited it.
Cline Of the Conway Springs Star,
puts his fiat on the son OF the Siamese
twins story, aud the tale takes Oh the
semblance OF truth.
The editor OF the Conway Springs
Star has sworn 10 several postmaSters
in the nOrthweS- part Of the county
this season. He is notary public.
The calabOose at Conway Springs
has never been named and the Star
suggests that IL be given the name Of
the first Individual who occupies it.
Father Reed OF the Mulvane Record,
saw a genuine curiosity the other day.
II was a man who wanted 10 renew
his mortgage on quarter section Of
land.
Three acres Of wheat belonging to
A. C. Rowe, living near Conway,
weighed out 81 bushels to the acre.
The Star thinks that beats the record.
Uncle Billy Corzine had 80 acres that
yielded 5li bushels per acre. That is
better and more OF il.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-09-16

Hon. Jerry Botkin was not in
congress but a short time until he
began to make his influence felt on
the side of the common people. He
has thus far made a record for a new
member of which many older
members might be proud. He has
already done more for Kansas, and
especially the old soldiers of Kansas,
than any other man who has ever
been sent to congress from this state.
He is a special friend OF the old
soldier. He goes to the pension
Office and makes a full and careful
examination Of all papers and evi.
dence in cases which he has in hand.
II there is balk or hitch in any
case, he learns the reason of i and
Immediately informs the applicant.
Mr.. Botkln has only been in congress:
about FIVE months, but he has &C.
complished more for pensioners thar
any other member has ever done il
all his term.-Paola Times.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-09-16

There is said to bequite afeeling of
indignation at Hunnewell over the
course pursued by their jointist.
A ter his recent arrest and release on
bail he returned to that town the
same day and opened up in his old
business and has been running ever
since.
The New Era thinks South Haven
has more old men among her popula-
ton than any town Of its size 10 the
county 1t has ten citizens between
seventy and eighty years Of age-W.
A. Clark, 81; H. Vaufossen, so; ThOs.
Hunter, Il; Jesse Miles, "A; A. La
Vance, 10; n. W. Baker, IS; J. @.
Holmes, y; ]. C. Peckham, "A; VIM.
Cummings, 10; J. HeImerick, 20. The
average aye OF the ten is over IS years.
Five Of the number are ex.sOldiers
aud pensioners.
PrOdigal son item 10 the South
Haven New Era: "Ira Smith. an
other South Havenite who wandered
away from here years ago, seeking a
Caanan land that flowed deeper in
milk and honey than this guod land
Of ours, came 10 from Barber county
Thursday evening and will visit with
the family Of his iather.in.ldw, DR..
La Vance, for a time, and will pnSsi-
bly, winter here. Ira tried Illinois
for several years and has now been in
Barber county for several months,
out the crop failure there makes il a
little hard On everybody but the cat
tie man. and he is temporarily seeking
greener pAsturesfor his own picking"
"As Maj. Hunter came into town
Thursday morning." says the South
Haven New Era, ''he overlook q
moving outfit just west Of here. The
man had met with a painful accident.
He was tying one Of his horses when
tue animal pulled back and caught
the middle finger OF bis left hand In
the loop, cutting it in two. When
the major came up the man was try
ing to put the cover on the wagon to
protect his wife from the heated rays
Of old Sol, but was making a poOrout
OF IL. Under the advice OF Mr.. Hun
ter the stranger drove into town and
had the protruding bone further am
putated by the doctor to neat stub
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-09-16

Mr.. Bryan will speak a, Sedalia,
Mo-, on September 18th and Fora
ker OF Ohio will reply to him the
next day. When asked wha. he was
going to talk about at Sedalia, Mr..
Bryan replied, lacOnically, "Politics.
] understand that Foraker is to fol.
low me-" said he, smiling, "but Jerry
Simpson is coming along the next
day and so l can leave Foraker to
Jerry'' tender mercy" Bryan seems
to have a better opinion of Jerry
Simpsons ability than some of the
poPinjay nincompoops of the Sew,
enth district.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-09-16
WAS He POOLING THEN, OR NOW!

The letter Of President Cleve.
land to the Chicago committee
may be regarded as the key
note of the sound money
campaign. Sound money is
simply another name for a
single standard-a gold stand
ard. Others may do as they
please, but if We have to choose
between a gold standard and
a silver standard, we're for the
white metal every time
Wellington Mail, Apr. u, '95
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-09-16


Peru, which suspended silver coin.
age few months ago, has so little
consideration for the feelings Of the
bryanltes that it has now placed its
nnances squarely on the gold standard.
Ii had to fall in with Tie procession
or De wiped out COMMERCIALLY
Monitor-PreSs.
We are glad the Monitor Press
realizes at last that there is an
organized force behind the tyrannous
movement toward the gold standard
throughout the world. Little ma
tons must fall 10 line or be wiped
out commercially" The gold
standard oligarchy says come to our
terms or perish. They have sue
ceeded in bulldozing the little
nations of the earth. In the United
States they have found it necessary
to use strategy. The Republican
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-09-16

The sugar trust has a surplus Of
thirty-6ve million dollars in its treas
ury, and is figuring on some plan to
make dividend without exciting
too much comment. From whom
were these millions taken? The
people. By whom was it made pos
Sible for them to accumulate a good
portion of it? The Republican
party. Did you ever hear a stump
speaker remark, "You can't legislate
men rich ?"
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-09-16

The commission appointed four
years ago to investigate and report
to the British Parliament the cause
Of the widespread depression among
English farmers has ready commu-
nication which will make interesting
reading if ever published. Ten Of
the sixteen commissioners concur in
saying that "some general cause
may Be found in the great monetary
changes which were made in certain
countries in Europe and the United
States in 1878 and 1874" Its fur.
ther suggested that some "interna-
tional arrangement be made for the
reversal of the money policy Of
1878" Such action would, in the
opinion Of the commission, check
the constant and progressive fall Of
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-09-16

The shooting Of twenty or more
miners at Hazelton, Pa. by sherif's
deputies was a dastardly affair. The
men were unarmed and peaceable.
No threats had been made and
throughout the strike no property
has been destroyed. Nearly all the
men were shot in the back. Their
only ofense was marching quietly
and peaceably on the highway,
contrary to the tyrannous court in.
functions. 1t was an outrage for
which this country will suffer later
on. Public sentiment is unanimous
ly bitter against the outrage and the
deputies will be arrested and tried
for murder. Most of the murdered
men were foreigners and their
governments claim that they will de-
mand damages.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-09-16
There Is Nothing so Good.

There is nothing just as good as Or.
Kings New Discovery for cunsump-
ton, coughs and colds, so demand il
and do not permit the dealer 10 sell
you some substitute. He will not
claim there is anything better, but ln
order to m; ke more profit be may
claim something else to be just as
good. You want Or. Kings New Dis
covery because you know it to be safe
and reliable, and guaranteed to do
good or money refunded. For coughs,
colds, consumption and for all affec-
lions Of throat. chest and lungs, there
Is nothing so good as is DR.. Kings
New Discovery. Trial bottle free at
F. B. Snyder's drug store. Regular
size so cents and G.00. 3
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-09-16
Wellington township Primary.

Notice is hereby given 10 the Popu-
lists Of Wellington township, that
the primary held for the purpose Of
nominating candidates for the various
township offices, will be held ia Free
Silver headquarters over Cranes book
store, wellington, Kansas, Saturday,
September 18th, A. d. 1897, at 4
o'clock 0. m.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-09-16

party, crowned with glory and
honor because of its success in pre-
serving the union, was called into
service. Silver was stricken down
at first by stealth, and afterwards
apologized for with promise of
restoration. All these years the
blind followers Of that great party
have been led to believe that they
were progressing toward restora-
ton of the white metal. Blaine.
Logan, Garfield and long line of
Republican statesmen are Or record
in startling language against the
single gold standard and in favor Of
bimetallism, and never until 1896
did the hnanciers of the party dare
to declare for the gold standard.
When the devil wants a man to COM
NIT murder he does not ask him to
do so at the first interview, but leads
him up to it by degrees. Pope has
well said:
Vice Is 8 monster OF such hid eous mien
That to be hated needs but TO be seen,
But seen too oft, familiar with It's face
First endure. then pity. then embrace.
This is exactly the attitude Of
the Republican half of the United
States.
The gold power knows full well
it can not ,trangle the commerce of
this great country country whose
carrying trade according TO Eng
lands eminent Mulhall is twice that
of all Europe-hence has found it
necessary to use cunning hereto
form an alliance with the aristocratic
element of this country, through
whom it tickles the Goldfish and be-
fuddles the ignorant.
This condition will last as long as
ignorance and temporary vanity tri-
umph over education and good
common sense.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-09-16

Some irreverent follower OF Bac-
chus with his stomach full of stale
malt and an inordinate longing for
something to keep him awake, broke
into Walt Snyder's restaurant on
South Washington Ave. Monday night
and stole half gallon uf hot chile.
He probably ate IL right there as the
floor was strewu next morning with
crackers aud chile grease. The thief
was evidently prompted by hunger
Father than a desire to commit crime.
The thief used none Of the modern
appliances for burglary, but gained
entrance to the place by the primeval
meth0d 1T throwing his weight
against the door and bursted Of the
latch.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-09-16

The prosperity that We have comes
from the very source that Popuhsts
and silver men have been heralding
that of advanced pnces for farm
products-the very thing tina, Repub-
hcans vociferously claimed would be
an unfair advantage to the man who
worked for wages or fixed income.
These advanced prices are not due
to the present administration. Mr..
McKinly himself has admitted this
fact in a public interview.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-09-16

prices" Tariff on farm products
was moi considered any cure for the
farmers woes. Thus, whenever men
of learning study the question and
render an honest verdict, they de-
eide that. the gold standard is the
ruin of Agriculture.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-09-16

We surrender part Of our editorial
space this week to discussion of
the wheat and silver" question by
William Jennings Bryan. Mr..
BrYan's points are so forcible that
they will outweigh VOICE editorials
insvalue. We trust no one will fail
to read his treatise entire.