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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-08-19

In March, 1896. the sheriffs Of the
territory which is now Tennessee took
. census of their own, and as there were
go, 900 citizens Of proper age the terri
tory declared itself state, proceeded to
choose a governor, a congressman and
a legislature, which selected two United
States senators. Congress- then in ses
sion in Philadelphia, had received no
information regarding the action in the
territory until congressman and sena-
tors walked in unlimited and announced
that q state had been born, had elected
its officers, made its laws and was run
ming on scheduled time.
Congress was disconnected and mott.
fed the applicants that the sheriff s
census was irregular and they must
wait at least for an invitation before
they proceeded to sit at the federal ia
BILE. Upon second thought congress de-
cided to be courteous, and on June l
admitted Tennessee, nearly three months
after she had become a state by her own
action. This state, whose coming into
the Union was a little previous, was
the third state in the Union to provide
president for the Union and the first
outside the original 10, and with one
exception tie only state south of the
Ohio and the James ever to furnish a
president, and she has provided three,
more than any other state except New
York, Virginia and Ohio. - Boston
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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-08-19
LETTERS FROM THE SOLDIER BOYS.

and did not kick as long as they only
pulled our hair with their nippers
but when they began to run away
with our lighted tallow candle, we
put in our grievances.
The water was but three feet be-
meath the ground in that camp 80 they
had holes leading to the water.
l suppose you think the Rough
Riders fought this battle alone, from
what the reporters put in the papers,
because they made target of them
selves and so many were killed and
of course they were praised by the
reporters, but you wait until you get
the official report of the battle. The
Rough Riders were after glory and
instead got shot down. To be sure,
they fought well, but there were
dozens of regiments fought right by
their sides and never got slaughtered,
simply because they had commander
and obeyed.
1t lie all right to be brave, but there
are different ways to be brave. A
man is fool to etsnd up in plain view
of the enemy when he can get under
cover of tree or trench. For the
good Of the army you should not be
too rash and expose yourself too much
to fire rs the Rough Riders did. A
soldier is in the right place where he
can do action. "Try to see and not be
seen" is our motto. The volunteers
did as much good as they did. In
my troops there are eleven more men
OH the sick report, but these cases are
not serious 80 do not fret about me.
Still II 1t be my time to 90, Cuba
is as good burial place as any for
my body. Many good men lay be-
meath the sod who are unknown and
will be unmourned on Cuban Isle.
When one IL buried his comrades put
him in q blanket, dig a hole, cover
him up, then three salutes are fired,
the last taps are blown and the cere-
monies are over This is an every
day occurance. This Isle is quite a
burying ground for United states
soldiers. Their tombs are the tall
cocoanut tree, cypress or pine.
JAMES ). MCHUGH,
Troop f, . Cavalry, Santiago, Cuba.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-08-19
Russia's Magnificent Churches.

1.-The churches in St. Petersburg are
so magnificent that they go to your
head" writes Lillian Bell in The La
dies Home Journal. I'VE did nothing
but go to mass on Christmas eve and
Christmas day, for although we spent
our Christmas in Berlin we arrived in
st. Petersburg in time for the Russian
Christmas, which comes 10 days later
than ours st. Isaao's, the Kazan and
SITS. Peter and Paul dazed me. The
icons OF images of the Virgin are set
with diamonds and emeralds worth
kings ransom They are only under
glass, which is kept murky from the
kisses which the people press upon the
hands and feet. The interiors of the
cathedrals, with their hundreds of sill
yer couronnes and battleflags and
trophies of conquests, look like great
bazaars. Every column is covered clear
to the dome. The tombs of the czar are
always surrounded by people, and can
dies burn the year round. Upon the
tomb of Alexander II, under glass, is
the exquisite laurel wreath placed there
by President Faure. 1t is Of gold and
was made by the most famous carver of
gold in Europe"
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-08-19
Captain Klad In stor, and In raot.

Among all the pirates who have fig.
ured in history, legend or song there is
one whose name stands pre-eminent in
America as the typical hero of the
dreaded black flag The name of this
man will instantly come TO the mind Of
almost every reader for when we speak
of pirates we usually think of Captain
Kidd.
In fact, however, Captain Kidd was
not typical pirate, for in many ways
he was different from the or binary ma
rine freebooter, especially when we con-
slider him in relation to our own coun.
try. All other pirates who made them
selves notorious on our coast were
known as robbers, pillagers and ruth
less destroyers of life and property, but
Captain Kidd's fame was of another
kind. We do not think of him as a
pirate who came to carry away the
property of American citizens, for near
ly all the stories about him relate to his
arrival at different points on our shores
for the sole purpose of hiding the rich
treasures which he had collected in 9TH
or parts of the world.
This could not fail to make Captain
Kidd most interesting parsonage, and
the result has been that he has been
lifted into the region of legendary ro-
nance. There are two Captain Kids
the Kidd of song and story, and the
other the Kidd of fact. Frank r.
Stockton in st. Nicholas.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-08-19
War and Soldiers.

Old Thomas Fuller spoke thus Of war
in his Holy State;' =" A soldier is one
Of lawful, necessary, commendable
and honorable profession; yea, God
himself may seem to be one free of the
company Of soldiers, in that he styleth
himself a man of war. Now, though
many hate soldiers as twigs of the rod
war, wherewith God scouIeth wanton
countries into repentance, yet is their
calling so needful that were not some
soldiers we must be all soldiers, daily
employed to defend our own, the world
would grow SO licentious
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-08-19
Sum and Weather.

On the LIST of July the earth receives
O per cent less heat from the sun than
it does during a corresponding period
i'll the month Of January. But winter
does not occur then in the northern
hemisphere, because the sun runs high
in the sky and its rays fall upon the
earth more nearly vertically than six
months later, and, too, the day is much
longer than the night, so that while
the sun sends us little less heat in to-
tai amount we get much larger pro.
portion Of what it does give us than we
do in January, when the total heat for
the whole earth is greater, New York
Times.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-08-19

California is beautiful in color--red.
purple, yellow No other state and few
countries can compare with 1t III this,
When Californians come east, however,
they are delighted with the scenery and
they explain that 1t is the greenness OF
everything Their colors are more gor-
geous, but they are nigh and hot and
dry, the damp dark tones of the east
are an aesthetic bath. New York Com
mercial Advertiser
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-08-19

The tongue is divided into three re-
gions OF taste, each Of which has ITS
own special function. The tip of the
tongue is chiefly sensible to pungent and
acid tastes, the middle portion to
sweets or bitters, while the back is con.
dned entirely to the tiavors Of roast
meats, butter, oils and rich and fatty
gu INSTANCES.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-08-19
Writes a Mighty interesting Letter About Him
self and What He Saw at Camp Merritt

Friend John: / thought | would
just write you few lines to let you
know | was still on deck. am la.
boring for Uncle Sam at present. |
oelong to the u. 5. V. Engineers. We
have been in Camp here at the Pre-
sidio since JIly 9th. We have had a
very pleasant time since we came
here. We have nice camping ground.
plenty to eat and good officers. |
was over to camp Merritt today and
saw ell the lola boys. 1 feel sorry for
the boys there, for their camping
grounds are on the bum.
Lots of the boys are sick. Schuyler
Brewster WAS sitting in his tent with
a pan of grub in one hand and lot of
not know which to take and for my
part | would as soon have taken one
as the other. The boys over there do
not have their food put up in as good
shape as we do. wish they had the
kind of officers that we have for they
would have things different, or the
cook would catch--.They are not al
lowed straw in their tents and the
loose sand ls about four inches deep.
There are IA to l6 quartered in each
Sibly tent and they can't help but be
sick. Del Walters looks as rosy a.
western girls, Irish Overmyer looks
very pale, Big Shafer has got too lazy
to be sick, Bert Miller is looking quite
well, The boys were all cleaning up
their guns and polishing their but.
tons. They have to drill at the Paw
illion tonight. | would have liked
to have gope and seen them, but
can't get out tonight. | got pass to-
day, after we had been told there was
no passes issued. | told our officer OF
the day, | wanted to go over and tell
the boys good bye and he let me go
| till three this evening. We have rev.
ellie AT $3.50 in the morning and go
aboard the boat at 10 o'clock, and sail
Saturday morning for Honolulu
There is only one Battalion of Engi-
neers here. Two companies will stop
in Honolulu and two go to Manila
| don't know what companies will be
the lucky ones, hut | think we will
get to the front, for our Captain has
got just as good pull as any body.
well john will send you pic
ture Of my chums and me. We had
them taken in camp, in front of our
tent, The sun came out just as we
had them taken and we did not got q
good picture By the time you get
this expect we will be half way to
Honolulu. / believe | will be the first
lola boy in Honolulu, hope the rest
will get to come for they are very sick
of Frisco and don't blame them, but
| don't think they will ever get farth.
or than Frisco, for don't think Little
has any more of pull here than !
would have in the lola police court.
Give my regards to the boys that
left and tell them to write. l will
close, regards to all
w. G. KEITH.
Co. NJ, End Reg. U. s. V, Engeneers,
Honolulu, II. /.
|
| S..ha IA Co. a.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-08-19
Enn Frnr, tho Frenoh.

A boulevardler is at once surprised
and enchanted to meet an old time com.
panion whose suicide had been reported
ITS true, " said the latter, II did
want to kill myself, simply from dis.
taste c. life. And then came along the
doctors and discovered that | had a
grave disorder Since then, you under
stand. take care of myself Figaro
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-08-19
Surely He Wouldn't.

IF We're only man., she said,
1--WE could
Possibly we could" he said, "but
the chances are we wouldn't If you
were a man, wouldn't be here. IA be
saying nice things to somebody who
WASH { man.
Sometimes it is worth while to think
of such facts as these. Chicago Post.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-08-19
Bargain In Real Estate.

Agent think ! can sell this place
for you, but can't get the 50, 900 you
ask, You'll have to take 81, 99S.
Owner-That's queer, Why should
the extra 81 stand in the wayP
Agent-My customer is woman
Chicago News
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-08-19
San Francisco, August S. Is

Our big drill passed almost unob-
served by the general public here.
Notwithstanding this fact, those
present to witness the exhibition say
it was the best military drill ever
given in this city. The regiment was
almost perfect in executing the
various movements,-sO much so that
Col. Funston remarked that he was
very proud of his men.
Friday morning we were ordered to
pack our stuff and prepare for move
TO the Presidio (the U. 5. reservation)
We have settle down to stay until
ordered back to Topeka to be dis
charged, at least everything here
points in that direction. Our camp
is situated on the northern point of
the grounds overlooking the bay. 1t
is pretty location in the valley al.
most surToun led by small ridge,
all the ships which come into port
pass within sight. The bay being so
smooth 1t affords the finest sailing for
schooners / ever saw anywhere, and
all the while it is dotted with sail
boats loaded with people on pleasure
trips or fishermen. From here the
three forts can be seen, also two cities
about eight miles across the bay
The sick list has been reduced very
rapidly since last Friday, the
sanitary condition of the camp being
so far superior to Camp Merritt.
All the buys are so happy over the
change that they are quite content TO
live and die right here.
NOTES.
Serg. Aaron b. Conley has a
peculiar way of Furnishing his men
when they get funny, as he calls it,.
He has them stack arms out doors
when 1t rains.
Lew Cofiield is much better today.
There never has been very much
sickness attending him.
If we could only get paid, what a
good time we would have, for week
or two.
Now, if some arrangements could
be made for good sharp drill of
about two hours day instead of five,
how much better we could enjoy life,
and in the meantime be better drilled
soldiers.
We are camped near the New York
boys. They are very proud ducks,
but they can't drill with Kansas II
they do have so much better pull to
get around over the country They
don't know so much that it hurts them
by good deal
am very sorry to announce that
the publication of a brlei military
dictionary will have to be postponed
until after the Goth Is mustered out,
because any superior ofticers( Infinite
in number) except two, would proba-
bly, have been sent to Alcatraz (the
u. S. PRISON. tor life and 20 years.
some of them have become very
touchy and we have been admonished
not to give anything away, SO you
can plainly see that If | should say
our captain or some other officer was
punk, and never did know
much only show favors to few pets
you see my pay would stop and I'd
be goner sure. So trust you will
excuse me until after | get out of this
then can dare to say what l please
without fear of getting mashed"
This is the first last, and only job
ever had that 1 couldn't turn loose
when got enough.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-08-19

A clock in ST, Petersburg has so faces.
indicating simultaneously the time ae
80 different spots on the earth S surface,
besides the movements Of the earth and
planets
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-08-19

1t is calculated that if the children
under the care OF the London school
board were to Join hands they would
reach from London to Carlisle, dis
tanoe Of 600 miles.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-08-19
The
Semi-We
Capital.

The SEMI WEEKLY CAPITAL 10
the great farm and family newspaper
of Kansas. 1t lie published every
Tuesday and Friday, and each issue
contains all the news of Kansas and
the world up to the hour of going to
press, for the cost OF an ordinary
weekly paper. The average Kansas
farmer gets his mail twice week.
By subscribing for the SEMI w eekly
Capital he receives fresh Capital
each time, giving him in condensed
yet complete form the history of the
worlds doings during the preceding
three days. THE SEMI WEEKLY CAP
ITAL, besides being newspaper, IL a
twice. week magazine of the highest
class, filed with matter interesting to
every member of the family. Serial
and short Stories, sketches, cores
pondence, sermons, anecdotes, humor,
special matter for the women and for
the boys and girls, all find a place in
the columns of the SEMI-W WEEKLY
CAPITAL.
The REGISTER has made arrange
ments with the publishers whereby 1t
can offer
THE SEMI-WEEKLY
CAPITAL
The lola Register
For the very low price of $500 year.
Address, THE REC -3TER,
IoAA, KANSAS.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-08-19
The News of Kansas
and the World.

Twice each week, while it is fresh
and interesting, can be obtained
for the cost of an ordinary weekly
paper by reading e.. &.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-08-19
OMAHA EXPOSITION,
Jdpe lst to October 3Ist
The Grandest Exposition

Except Worlds FAIR ever
PLANNED IN the United States.
Located within cheap and
qlCick access Of the entire Mis-
souri, and Mississippi Valleys,
at your own doors. Through
tickets beyond Omaha alIoaO
.stop-overS. Reduced excur-
sion rates to Omaha. Take
the Burlington Route, the
old and firmly established
line to and through Omaha
in any direction.
HOWARD ELLIOTT, L. W. WAKELEY
General MANAGER. General PASSENGER Agent
ST. Louis. Mo.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-08-19

YOU ought to know that when suf-
ferlng from any kidney trouble that a
safe. sure remedy is FoleY's Kidney
Cure. Guaranteed or money refund
ed. Evans Bros.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-08-19
CAMP nERRITT LETTER.
Tells Of the Boys Life and Announces the Rise
Of Three lola Boys from Privates
to Corporais.
San Francisco, Aug. 8, '9s.

san THuClSCO, aug ~ 10
This morning the brigade drill Un-
der command of Gen. King began.
Tennessee, Iowa and Kansas compose
the brigade. This performance will
continue until some time next week,
when it Is said we will know whether
we are going east or west or remain
in our camp.
The boys are as happy as claims.
The greatest commotion being around
is the discovery of the genuine U. ).
grsybacks invading our peaceabIe
domiciles. There are boys land good
ones too) who are so near being car
ried Off that they hardly know what
to do, who never saw OF heard of
such animals until this week. They
are more to be pitled than hurt, and
1t is their request that their names
be withheld from the public for the
present.
Along with the bitter comes a little
sweet. Each afternoon we march to
thO bOhSh anu XIV NV "oi
news by listening to what the wild
waves are saying.
NOTES.
lola may be proud to learn that
three more of her deserving boys
have been promoted. Alfred Miner,
Scott Gard and VIM. R1mbley have
been promoted to corporals.
Mrs. l.. Hobart and daughter who
are en- route to Portland, Ore, were
out to camp today to visit Horace,
the "wild hog" of the hospital corps.
Mrs. Capt. Thrasher and daughter
were out to camp today to visit lola
boys.
Any old time anyone gets the best
of our Colonel, it's his treat.
We hear that we are to be mustered
out by the LIST of September,
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-08-19
Summons.

First published July L. 1881
Minnie Eastwood viii take notice that she
has been sued, rs defendant, by Cliffie J. East.
wood. as plaintiff, in case No. 4GSS, in the dis
trict court of Allen County, Kansas. and unless
she answers the petition filed therein on or
before tn Goth day of August 1898. said petit.
ton will bs taken as true and judgment and
decree entered dissolvinR the marriage contract,
existing between plainu1 and defendant, on
the grounds OF defendants gross neglect OF
duty toward, and extreme cruelty TO, said
plaintiff.
Attest A. H. CAMPBELL,
ISEAIN Attorney for Plaintiff.
| II. NJ MILLER,
" 3 - Clerk District Court
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-08-19
PRICE & TILLETT
SOUTH STREET,
lola, Kansas.
Notice of Final settlement.

Notice of Final Settlement.
First published August 8, 1881
STATE OF KANSAS / an
ALLEN COUNTY
In the Probate Court in aud for said county.
In the matter OF the estate of Alfred Bunnel,
deceased.
Creditors and all other persons interested in
the aforesaid estate are hereby notified that
shall apply TO the Probate Court, In n ID for
said county, sitting at the court house, iu
lola, county of Allen, state of Kansas, on the
Slst day of August A. ID lS9s, for a full and
fnal settlement OF said estate.
30 80 G. X. BuNHEL. Administrator
OF the estate of Alfred Buunel, deceased.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-08-19
Livery Barn.
That is the business
we are in. We have

followed it for a great num-
Der of years and are better
prepared now than ever to
serve the public: No rig
will be sent out that is not
in perfect condition and no
team will be hitched up that
cannot 60 to the end of the
road, Telephone calls mo.
32) responded to promptly,
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-08-19
"sHADDER", THE PATRIOT.

Troop f, . Cavalry, Santiago, Cuba.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1898-08-06
TURKISH GENERAL
REVIEWS The tt WAR
HAssAM ENVER PAsHA ON THE
FIGHTING AT SANTIAGO.

To the Editor of the New York World:
J. joined the American army preparing
Tor the invasion of Cuba at Tampa,
whence I hurried as soon as arrange
ments had been made in Washing ton. At
the capital l met with great courtesy
from the secretary Of war, who was very
ousy with preparations for the exped1-
ton. ~. .- 49,. q. - j. rs - ~ tx.
At Tampa had hoped TO meet Gen.
Miles, whom I had met While he was
with our army during the Turkish Greek
war, and-expected~ to join rhiln If he was
in command Of the expedition. "
At Tampa I had my first view of the
American army, and at once found that
the regulars were in prime condition, and
the volunteers, considering the time since
their enlistment struck me as being won
derfully equipped. In spite, of various
little outbreaks while the men were on
leave, the discipline seemed to me perfect.
All my first Impressions, OF the Ameri-
can soldiers were deepened and strength
sned from day to day. In morality, dis
clpline and obedience the American sbl-
der Is unique In several ways he re-
minded me of my own men. In the dem
ocratic way in which exterior formalities
were dispensed. with, especially among
the volunteers and their officers, it is d
duplicate of the Turkish soldier.
was accredited to- the army Of inva-
sion, and carried letter from Secretary
Of War Alger to Gen. Coppinger.
When arrived, the camps at Tampa
and Jacksonville had settled down 70
what would be seen anywhere in a mill
tary campaign. I inspected them. Any
criticisms upon them I must first make
to my home government.
Unfortunately, as 1t has since turned
out, Gen. Miles had left Tampa before my
arrival, and we passed on the way.
was taken on board the transport Co.
manche by Gen. Miles's aide, Gen. Ran
dolDh. of the artillery The erobarkation