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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-07-16

DIAMANDI, a native of Pylaros, one
of the Greek islands, seems to be re.
markable calculator. After a mere
glance at black board on which 80
groups of figures are written he can
it is said, repeat them in any arithme-
tical process. 1t is said that he never
makes an error in calculations involv-
ing billions, and he can extract square
or cube roots with marvellous rapidity
and accuracy.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-07-16

A CURIOUS incident occurred the
other Sunday at ST. Georges chapel,
Windsor castle. The choir boys. in
accordance with an ancient custom,
claim five shillings from any military
man wearing his spurs during divine
service. An officer who had innocent.
ly come to church in his spurs was
noticed by some of the choristers,
who, much to his surprised, demanded
the fine as he was about to quite the
chanel
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-07-16

! THE longest electric railway in the
world is said to be that operated be
tween Kenosha and Waukesha Beach,
both in Wisconsin. This line is 6i
miles long and arrangements have
been made by the Milwaukee Electric
Railway and Light Co. to run char.
tered cars from Milwaukee to Wau.
kesha Beach. Communication tickets,
sold at lower rate than the regular
steam roads, and other inducements
are expected to bring heavy traffic.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-07-16
Not I'm Rage.

He ground his teeth.
Yet there was nothing to indicate that he
was angry.
Still he continued to grind his teeth with
great persistency.
The grinding was done With one Of those
patent buzz saws that dentists use, and every
now and then il seemed as If the natient
would swear If it were not for the rubber
dam in his mouth. And at that there was
something in his gurgles that seemed to in
dicote that the dam was not all rubber
Chicago Post.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-07-16

IMMENSE fortunes have been made
out OF the banana business. Reven.
nes do not accrue alone from the sale
of the fruit, for the leaves are used
for packing; the juice being strong in
tannin, makes an indeIibie ink and
shoe backing, the wax found on the
underside of the leaves is a valuable
article of commerce; Manila hemp is
made from the stems and OF this hemp
are made mats, plated work and lace
handkerchiefs of the finest texture;
moreover the banana is ground into
banana -four. The fruit to be sold for
essert is ripened by the dry warmth
sharing gas jets
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-07-16
Many PeopIe Cnnnot nrink

coffee at night. 1t spois their sleep. You
can drink Grain.O when you please and sleep
like top. For Grain.O does not stimulate;
it nourishes, cheers and feeds. Yet it looks
and tastes like the best coffee For nervous
is the perfect drink. Made from pure
grains. Get package from your grocer to-
day. Try it in place of coffee Is and 25e.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-07-16

An inventor in India has constructed
an apparatus for cooking by the heat
of the sun. 1t consists of box made
of wood and lined with rejecting
mirrors, at the bottom of the box be-
ing small copper boiler, covered with
glass to retain the heat of the rays
concentrated by mirrors upon the
boiler. In this contrivancc any sort
of food may be quickly cooked.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-07-16

The republicans of the Third Iowa
district have renominated ID. b. Hen
derson for congress.
Parker Pillsbury, the associate of
William Lloyd Garrison, Wendell
Phillips and others of the great anti
slavery movement, died at his home
at Concord, N. H., at the age of so
years.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-07-16
Reduction in Dicycle Prices.

1t is said that western capitalists are con-
templating the organization of great BIZ
class wheels and sell them as low as $40.
whether this be true or not, the fact re-
mains, that Hostetter's Stomach Btters is a
iiirst-class remedy for the stomach, liver and
blood, and the price puts it within every
eeodys reach to be well and strong. For
fever and ague it is a specific.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-07-16

COUNTRY girls IN Spain seldom wear
hats or bonnets of any kind, and in the
smaller places they do not even put
mantillas on their heads, adjoining
their hair with flowers instead 1t was
in Spain, by the way, that the custom
OF bride wearing orange blossoms in
her hair originated.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-07-16

No WHITE man has, up to this time,
explored the burial caves of the Ha-
waiian kings of past ages, and the
work is to be undertaken by Prof.
VIM. Libbey for Princeton university.
He will leave San Francisco for Homo
lulu at the head of a scientific expedi-
ton in the latter part of July.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-07-16

Doctor--You are all run down. You mush
travel for few months; that's the onlv
thing that will save you. You need change
of scene and air.
Patient-But travelings all I've done for
the last ten years. I'm salesman for big
eastern house and often go from the Atlantic
to the Pacific at jump
-, Then what you need is rest and quiet.
Three dollars, please. Chicago Evening
News
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-07-16
The Plaid Stocking.

The plaid stocking is this year such
beauty that the travelling girl wears
1t without fail. She chooses, if she can
afford it, the sandal stocking which
has the appearance of white ribbon
twisted around the foot and ankle like
the Roman sandal of old. 1t continues
from the toe to the top, and is quite
the most remarkable stocking of the
season. Small flowers of delicate de-
sign are scattered over the ground
work of the stocking proper. The
other popular type of stocking is
much less expensive than the sandal
stocking, which is novelty. 1t is a
double plaid in red, green, blue, yell
low, black and white. There are
stocking parties. Have you never
heard of them, when young women of
expensive hosiery tastes gather of an
afternoon to sew and gossip and ex-
hibit stockings?-Boston Herald.
If people who are conceited almost to the
aNnln1no noinf j
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-07-16

w. L. HENLEY, one of the most con-
spicuous journalists in London, and
also n poet of no mean quality, has
been honored by Mr. Balfour with a
pension of $1,000 year A like sum
was allotted to Tennyson in 1s45, and
Asf,as
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-07-16
A STARTLED MOTHER.

From the Freeport Gll) Bulletin.
While busy at work in her home, Mrs.
William Shay, corner of Taylor and Han.
cock Avenues, Freeport, Ill, was startled
by hearing a noise lust behind her
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-07-16
pDNsONAL AND POLITICAI.

The democrats of the Sixth Kansas
district nominated W. G. Hoffer, ed
itor of the Lincoln Sentinel, for con-
gress.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-07-16

Turning
q u i Ct ly
she saw
creeping
I o w a r d
h e r her
four-year-
old daugh-
ter, Bea-
trice. The
C h i / d
m o V G d
over the
floor with
a n e f.
fort, but
s e . m e d
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-07-16
Ready to Correct All Errorn.

Old Skinflint (gruffly)-Fifteen dollars for
those opera glasses? can't see it, sir.
. optician (blandly)-Perhaps should first
mt you with pair, of my $lS gold spectacles.
Jewellers Weekly.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-07-16

The desire of appearing clever often pre-
vents one becoming so.-Roehefoueauld.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-07-16

Were you guest at the hotel while you
were away, Blodgett?" Guest? Not much.
l paid cash."-Chicago Record.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-07-16

If people who are conceited almost to the
exploding point eniov themselves, why need
anybody object?-Washington Qa.) Demo-
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-03-18
NEWS NOTES.

The Farmers IL Merchants bank, of
Eagleville, Mo-, was closed by the
state bank examiner
In an interview ex-President Cleve-
land, OF Princeton, N. j., said every
citizen ought to support the govern
ment in the present crisis.
j. Chandler Bramer, son of a promi.
nent New York lawyer was arrested
at Albuquerque, n. NJ, for forging his
mothers name to a deed.
Grand river, at Grand Rapids, Mich.
is higher than at any time for five
years and factories along the river
bank were forced to shut down.
Bridge manufacturers from all over
the country were in session at Cleve.
land, o.. for the reported purpose of
forming trust. The meeting was
held behind closed doors.
General passenger agents of the
southwestern lines met in Kansas CITY
and decided to abolish popular excur-
sions, except that the PlttsburR &
Gulf is to be allowed to run one upon
the completion of its line to Fort
Smith, Ark.
Attorney General Boyle, of Kansas,
has decided to take hand In the pros
ecution of the various coal rate com
plants now pending before the state
board OF railroad commissioners.
Heretofore the compiainants have al
ways been represented by private
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-03-18
SOUTH KANSAS CONFERENCE
Methodist Preachers at ottawa Assigned
to Their Several Charges for the
Ensuing Year.

OTTAWA, Kan, March l5.-The South
Kansas conference of the NJ. Il. church
closed yesterday. There are no changes
in presiding elders. Among the as
signments are: Burlington, u. Robbins;
Emporia, First church, j. w. Huston;
Eureka, C. Il. Creager; Fredonia, INV.
Chaffee; Chanute, q. w. Stafford; Cher
ryvale, C. w. Bailey; Chetopa, John
Mclean; Coffeyville, II. j. Hoover; In
dependence, A. l.. Hanbey; Oswego s.
A. Ross; Garnett, r. E. Mclean; lola,
l. b. Pulliam; Ottawa, C. S. Nusbaum;
Paola, $. L. Chase; Columbus, w. H..
Mulvaney; Fort Scott, First church, C..
II. Durboraw; Girard, A. McDole; Par
sons, IL. McBirney; Pittsburg, A. s.
Freed.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-03-18

here he went to better job in Wich-
tia and for the past two years has
been at Vinlta. He saved his money
and left some property to his mother.
Reece Cravens used TO break horses
here in the days when herds of Texas
came through daily, and he Is still
at 1t. He says his wife wants to
come back here to live and he will
straighten out his affairs in the Ter
ritory and move here during the COM
ing year.
All of which carries thoughts of
sadness for the days of auld lang
syne," when Ben was boy, as were
we all.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-03-18
MRS. THURSToN STRICKEN.
Wife of the WelI-knowh Nebraska senator
Expires Very Suddenly While ona
Trip TO Cuba.

WASHINGTON, March 10. Consul Gen
eral Lee has notified the state depart
ment OF the death yesterday at Sagua
la Grande, Cuba, of the wife of Senator
Thurston, of Nebraska, on board the
yacht Anita. Senator and Mrs Thur
ston were members of u congressional
party which left Fort Monroe March 2
for trip to Cuba on the yacht Anita
The brief announcement of Mrs. Thur
ston's death was quite unsatisfactory
to her many acquaintance in this city
and every effort was made to secure
details, as the demise was most unex-
pected. Mrs. Thurston was in excel
lent health when she left this city.
Mrs Thurston was born In Vermont and re-
moved with her parents TO Omaha, Ne0, 30
years ago. She was married to Senator Thurs
ton, who was then u struggling lawyer, on
Christmas day, 1872. As a result OF the union
six children were born-a l7-year-old son,
who Is now student at Harvard college,
and two girls IA and l2 years old,
who are now In this city. Three chill
dren were buried Mrs Thurston took
great interest In her husbands public well
fare, and assisted him materially In his political
preferment During his campaign for the SEN
atorshlp she was present at "a OF the 70 ap'
pontments he made She was his counselor
as a lawyer, even appearing In court with him
as an assistant In several important cases She
wes brilliant woman, OF literary tastes and
painted well
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-03-18
KANSAS M. E. CONFERENCE.
Annual Session at Lawrence Closes with
Appointments for the Ensuing Yoar
Some OF the Assignments.

LAWRENCE, Kan, March l5.-The
annual session OF the Kansas M. r..
conference closed yesterday with the
assignment OF ministers to the various
charges. J. w. Alderman is made pre-
siding elder of the Kansas City dis
trict, w. H. Zimmerman Of the Atchi'
son district, w. II. Underwood of the
Junction City district, Edward Gill OF
the Manhattan district and j. r. Mad
ison OF the Topeka district. A few
of the leading churches are assigned
these ministers:
Kansas City, Washington Avenue, J. A Mot
ter; Lawrence J. w. Sommerville; Leaven
worth. First church, y. A. Bright; Olathe, X
f. McBrlde Atchson, = " Leech: Hiawatha
l.. X Billingsby; Holton, Edwin Locke; Hor
ton J. O. Foresman; Seneca h. G. Smith
Abilene. w. A. Crawford; Clay Center. II u
Rice; Junction City, j. X. Miller; Manhattan
NJ. +. Goddard; Usage City, w. l.. Morris, TO
peka. First church T.. l.. ThoTp, Topeka Kan
sas Avenue, 4. Il. Chandler.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-03-18
PROSPECTIVE BUILDINGS.
Some of the New Buildings to Be
Built in lola This Summer.

Some of the New Buildings to Be
Built in lola This Summer.
Contracts have already been let for
new brick buildings with an aggre-
gate frontage of over 200 feet in lola
and these will be rapidly hurried to
completion. Besides these there are
several prospective buildings in which
people are more interested perhaps
than In those which are already
assured.
AT present there are just two frame
business houses which face on the
square. the Nickle Plate Restaurant
and the lola Shoe Store. The latter
belongs to Mrs. Chollette and she has
decided not to build for q year at
least. The former belongs to l., Ho-
bart and he has been considering the
plan for some time of replacing 1t
with a new two-story brick. He said
this morning that he probably would
build before next winter.
Richards and DeClute are going to
tear out Ling's restaurant and the adj
jacent building and Mr.. DeClute
wishes to move the restaurant build
ing back onto the lot facing north on
| w. Madison which belongs to Mrs.
Hartman. A petition for permission
to make this move Is already before
the council. Tell Evans has also a
protest before the same body on be.
half of his brother, Harry, who owns
the adjoining lot. The Gas Company
owns the corner lot opposite Taylor's
yard, Harry Evans owns the next,
then Mrs. Hartman and Mrs. Turner.
Mrs. Turner has decided to build on
her lot at once, a two-story brick and
Harry Evans Is ready aud anxious
to build on his lot as soon as his
neighbors will build. The Gas Com.
pany has been thinking of building
for some time, so IL would not be very
difficult to reach an agreement where
build a two story brick with 100 feel
front. Hence the ohjec ion to having
an old frame moved onto one of tn,
middle lots.
When these prospective buildings
are up, the only available space south
of the square will be the corner south
of the court house which belong I,
the Robinson brothers. There wa
some talk at the time they bought o
their putting up a handsome blocl
at once and as they have both thu
money and the will there is not thu
slightest doubt that they will buil'
before long, for that corner Is one o
the most desirable business points II
town.
After that it will he an iuterestin;
sight to watch the race to the north
east corner of the square,-but tina
} seems a little distant in spite of tn
fact that IL Is dead moral certainty
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-03-18
DECIDED INCREASES.
Marked improvement In Prices OF All
Articles Raised UpOn the Farm.

WASHINGTON, March l6.-Some inter
esting facts are developed by figures
presented by Statistician Hyde, Of the
department of agriculture. They show
decided improvement, during the
last ~ months, in all lines OF agricul-
ture and very decided advance in the
prices of practically all articles raised
upon the farm. Mr.. Hyde says:
A careful estimate shows that In 1897 the
farmers received for their wheat and other
cereals $3.50 1000 In excess of such receipts
for 1896 and at least $50 200 900 more than ia
any year since 1892. The hay crop, although
the largest with one exception, ever raised In
this country, commanded an increased price
per ton; wool Is much higher than at any time
since 1893, and cotton Is the only i'm
portant product in which there is not
substantial improvement over the condi-
lions OF year ago, The figures relating to
farm animals show still more clearly the inn
proved conditions OF the farmer During 1897
the farm horses OF the country increased In
value over S2i 600 600 the mules over a. 900 900,
mich COWS over lo6 000,CO), other cattle over
Si0A 600 900 sheep over t25, O0O.OOO and swine
over 5000 0JI-making total increase OF
farm stock during the year OF more than ssso,-
600 600
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-03-18
SENATOR MASON CHALLENGED
At swords Points-Ins ute Amer
lean People.

WASHINGTON. March l5.-Senato
Mason has received the challenge sent
him by the editor of the Spanish Illus
trated paper, FL Cardo. The document
is printed and signed by the editor,
the Marquis de Alta villa. The chal-
lenRe is to u combat at swords point
and is preceded by short column of
personal abuse, in which Mr.. Mason is
described as ian ignoble Yankee sem
ator, who seolds like woman and has
not the valor to fight like a man, and
who would take slap in the face with
out resenting it." The American
people are referred to as "a people who
deal in pigs and whose flag is the al
mighty dollar" The senator accepts
the challenge in a iocose spirit.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-03-18
Ben Ross Dead.

Reece Cravens came up from Vinita,
/. T., Tuesday and brought the re.
mains OF Ben Ross who died at Vinita
Sunday to lola for burial. The fune-
raj took place at the COlOred Baptist
church at 2O'clOck this afternoon and
was attended by II large 'crowd of
people.
lola people who have been here
some time will remember Ben Ross,
the Jolly little hunch-back cOlored boy
who BACKED shoes, sang and ratified
bones around town and afterwards
was runner for tho Pennsylvania
Hotel under the Fisher Sisters. From
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-03-18
War pspartmsnt Hssds q Protest.

WASHINGTON, March Is. because OF
n protest from some of the western
people the secretary of war has modi-
ned his order changing the names OF
bounds OF the military department so
as to retain the name Of the depart
ment of the Missouri. To do this,
however, it was necessary TO abandon
the naming Of The Department Of the
Platte" and the territory included
within the present limits OF that de-
partment would be known as the de-
partment of the Missouri.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-03-18
A Visit From the State President.

On Monday night Columbipe
Rebeksh lodge had the pleasure of re-
ceivlng u visit from Sister Ada f.
Flad, our State President and listen.
Ing to one Of the most beautiful and
Interesting lectures our lodge ever
heard. Sister Flat Is certainly the
right woman in the right place. She
Is an earnest conscientious worker, a
very fluent speaker and handles her
subject in most phrasIng and i'm.
pressiye manner which holds her
audience spell-bOund. Although the
evening WAS very stormy there was o
good attendance las there always are
ut Columbine LODGE ami everyone felt
proud. Of their membership in Odd
Fellowship. Proud of our President
who illustrated our teachings In such
. beautiful manner Proud of our
members who all work so faithfully
for the upbuilding of our beloved
order. 1t WAS All evening to be long
and pleasantly remembered with the
hope that our President may visit us
again. A REBEKAH.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-03-18
Local Notes.

Mrs. DR.. Morgan went to Leroy
Tuesday where she will visit a week
with her many old-time friends.
shannon Il Horville are having au-
other ten feet built onto the addition:
al ten which they, recently built on
the rear of their building for = store
room.
w. F. WaggOner, who used to live
up near Carlyle and has a host of
friends In Allen county, was over
from Wichita, his present home,
Tuesday aud made this office u pleas
ant call.
Emporia Gazette: A. l.. Stelnman
has returned from lola, where he In
tended 10 locate In the butcheribusi.
ness. He could not find vacant
house or store room in town, so re-
turned to Emporla.
Mr.. +. s. Bennett the hustllng real
estate agent has had 500 maps of
Allen county 2x24 feet printed at this
Office and they are all right. Above
the map Is a cut of huge gas we'll
and below 10 q concise statement of
the resources of lola and Allen
county. These maps placed In
conspicuous places will do good
missionary work In telling the Ignor-
ant OF the promised land.
There lie family In Humboldt in
which there are three girls, all of them
pretty, jolly and clever. They are
popular and are all fine hOus ekeepers
and yet for some reason none of them
have married. The truth seems to be
that the youth has never yet put In
an appearance who could stand the
fun, for whenever q young man has
shown any inclination to be attentive,
and their name 10 legion-the girls
have joshed and laughed at him until
he has fed In dismay. If the Hum
boldt boys don't awake to their op.
portunlty pretty soon, the REGISTER
Is going to send down some OF the
lola boys.
The KIondike social at the home OF
Mrs. A. w. Beck Tuesday was an
immense success both socially and
financially. A large crowd was pres
ent and spent most enjoyable even.
ing. Boxes of sand in which were
buried candies wrapped in tin foil
representing gold nuggets, were all
over the house. The guests bong ht
spades and at "a signal dug furiously
for gold. Charley Klaumann got the
rgest number of nuggets aud re
ceived q handsome prize, while Mrs
Fred Hale got an unsightly yellow
kid as BOBBY prise. IL was a unique
entertainment and the young people
enjoyed 1t.
There are few towns ON earth which
have felt less the feverlsh, itching
epidemic known to science as the
Klondike fever than lola, and 80 fal
as Is known no one has gone from Hs
up to the present writing. Last
Tuesday w. Keith and w. J. Llndsy
stuffed cotton In their ears to drown
the boom of the town they were leav.
Ing and started for Alaska Think o.
man leaving the best town In the
best state in the best country on
earth, just for u possible piece of tn,
klondike! OF Lindsey no one knows
but here's bettin' that BllPs gamb
ling spirit is drawing him on TO see /
Chill koot pass. May they succeed SC
that they will have to charter Il fleel
to bring home their gold.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-03-18
YOUNG LEE WARLIKE.
After Returning from y Visit to His Fathes
NJ Havana He says - Conflict
IL Immiuont.

TAMPA, Fla, March 10. -Fitzhugh
Lee, Jr., son of Gen. Lee, has arrived
here from Havana. Although reticent t
about stating anything OF an official
nature, he made the following state
ment: while in Havana | ascertained
a number OF facts concerning the pres
ent strained situation between Spain
and the United States. l. sln Of the
opinion that war between the twl
countries is imminent, notwithstaLd-
ing the fact that diplomacy will I've
taxed to its furthest limit to prevent