The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-05-06

in the night and bum my way on q
freight train and, and I'll follow the
troops clear to Cuba.n The old
gentleman then told the infant terrible
that he granted his unqualified con-
sent 10 his going where he would
learn that the orders of his seniors
and his superiors had to be obeyeG.
The boy went.
X. c. Journal In 1861 Kansas had
troops ready for the field just three
days after President Lincoln had
issued his first call, and it is recorded
in the adjutant generals department
state in the Union in this regard. In
the present emergency Kansas is
trailing along so far behind every
other state that she resembles moth
ing so much as lame mule back
among the camp followers. And yet
it is not the fault of the people Of
Kansas, for they would have their
quota ready for service today if it
were not for the inefticiency and al
most imbecility ensconced in the
state house.
Pittsburg Tribune: VIM. Lanyon of
the Robt Lanyon's sons Spelter
Company, at lola, says his firm is
firm is avoiding the contest over dam
ages by the smoke and fumes from
the ore kilns by erecting smoke brick
stacks $50 and 200 feet high At La
Harpe, where the second plant is be-
ing erected the immense smoke stack
over the ore roasting kins will be 200
feet high. A monument as it were,
as well as protector Of the surround
ing homes and the vegetation from
from the effects of the gases arising
from the ore kiln. He says the ex.
pense is light compared with saving
to adjacent property, and when the
fumes go forth from the tops of the
tall chimneys,, it cannot come down
in windy weather in sufficient quanti-
ties to injure vegetation or property.
The Commercial Club is in receipt
of a letter from the secretary of the
commission appointed by Gov. Leedy
to arrange for the proper representa-
ton of Kansas at the TRANSMITS
issippi Exposition to be helu this
summer at Omaha, asking that steps
be taken to place at the disposal Of
the commission 1888, the pro rata
share of this county Of the total sum
of S25, 900 desired to be raised. This
amount can be easily raised II some
patriotic citizen will only come for.
ward and undertake the work. There
is no doubt that in this case, as in the
case of the Worlds Fair, the amount
thus advanced will be refunded by
the Legislature, so that it would be
but temporary loan which we ought
to be willing to make for the purpose
of having our State properly repre-.
sented. Anyone who Is willing to
take the matter in hand may find the
proper subscription blanks and other
data at this Office.
The principal reason why the
United States will whip Spain is be-
cause Americans can shoot a gun and
Spaniards can't. AT Matanzas We'd
nesday Americans, firing from the
deck of Il rolling aud tossing ship,
planted their shells right where they
wanted to, blowing up Notifications
and causing such havoc that the
shore batteries were silenced in eigh-
teen minutes. The Spaniards, on the
contrary, although firing from the
firm foundation of the shore, missed
their marks all the way from hun
dred yards to a mile ! And out on
the high seas Thursday, the Monitor
Terror, while running at full speed
put three successive solid shot
through the pilot house Of small
steamer which was also running al
full speed. That is about the marks.
manship a ritleman would require tC
hit running rabbit from a running
horse. A Spaniard couldn't learn tt
shoot that way in thousand years