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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-12-23

In The course of continuous bust
ness career, the leading merchant
will stand in front of the ul,prOgres-
sive c'ass, MS oil rises above water.
Time, that wonder worker, brings
much to the front IN the business
world, and nowhere Is this more true
than IN the ranks Of our reIail NOR
chants, for there are those who are 81
pre-eminently ahead of their com.
pelitOrs in stock, prices and progress
thatthe fact Is ttent TO the most cas-
usl observer. In this conneclio We
would direct The att eniion of our read
err. tn the establishment of i. b
shannon, which was started in April
of 1897 und,r the name OF shannon d
| Hprvllle. but was changed to the
ab I'VE in Sep;cm her of this year.
This is "a concern that de-ervedly
earns II considerable patronage fran
the people OF Alien county. The
premises measure 23xl20 feet and
nothing has been left undOne 10 make
the stock of hardwar and other goods
In this establishment complete. In
stoves and ranges the world famed
"Garlaud" is carried while the MA.
jeslic" has clearly popular repula-
ton. Tue line of farmers hand tools
has been selected from the most relia-
| "A n L. L.
Guns aud cutlery and kodaks and
| cameras are kept In stock, as well as
al kinds OF artists materials. There
ia special department devoted to all
kinds of gas fitting and plumbing. In
this line Mr., Shannon IL prepared ia
make estimates for all kinds of work
whether fitting new buildings or re.
pairing. The establishment of 7. b.
shannon IL a popular one with the
people of Allen county, the business
requiring three ASSISTANTS, and as a
trading center it receives cOnsidera.
he patronage. The stock contains
everything that accurate Judgment
| "'''N PuiNhoobi anu oo ~ 10 bOuR III
for cash, the proprietor Undertaking
~ insists that his prices are so low
that they will meet any competition
giving the same reliable goods.
Mr.. Shannon is native of Indiana
but has spent most OF his life In this
section of Kansas He was in the
hard |are business for seven years in
the state of Washing ton, returning to
lola in 1897 to start the above concern
Mr. Shannon Is one of our prOmi.
inent merchants, and one whom TO dc
business with Is to appreciate his
straightforward methods. Continual
huslllng for trade, together with his
affable and accommodating manners,
has done mpch to popularize this
store. IT you want to trade where
you can spend your money to the
best al 7antage give this house call
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-12-23
\ LEADING BUSINESS.

I. b. Shannon, Dealer in Hardware,
Stoves, Ranges and Farmers Hand
Tools, Field and Hog Fencing,
Pumps and Haying Tools, Fine Line
OF Guns and Sporting Goods Gener-
ally-UndeIt takes All Kin DIS of Gas
Fitting and Plumbing Makes a
Spt cialty of Welsbach Gas Lamps
and FiXtures-Also Kodak Supplies
Located ut Corner of Washington
and Jackson Avenues, South Side OF
square, lola, Kansas.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-12-23
JUSTLY POPULAR.

The Crystal Drug Store of Campbell d
Burrell, West Side of Square. lola,
Kansas-Full Line of Drugs, Patent
Medicines, Toilet Requisites, Cigars,
paints, Oils, etc.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-12-23

do not already pstronize his store we
recommend call. Every paper or
magazine not in stock will be pro-
cured without delay.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-03-31
CalIfornIa's Gold Output.

In connection with the recent o.
seryance of the sepi-centennisl ami
versary of the discovery of gold on the
Pacific Coast it is interesting to note
the magnitude of California's gold
output during the past fifty years.
To begin with the amount of gold
dug from the mines during the first
year succeeding the discovery aggre-
gated only s245, ,3O1. But with . tre-
mendous bound the value of the out
put for the year following mounted up
to S1O,15l, 1850. In 1850 the output
aggregated s41, ,273, 106; in 1851, S75,-
93S, 232, and in 1852, SS1, 294, 700.
Since 1852 there has been gradual
falling off in the annual output of the
yellow metal. At the present time
the amount of gold mined annually In
California ranges in value from $15,-
OOO,O to S1S, 900. 900.
Since the first discovery Of gold on
the Pacific Coast in 184S IL is esti-
mated that California has produced
not less than 81, 800, ,S9S,779 worth of
the yellow metal.
In view of what California owes to
the discovery of gold, the people OF
that State have not been e1travagant
in holding such brilliant festival as
the one which has recently occurred
on the Pacific slope.-Atlanta Constl-
tution
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-03-31
Good Roads Profitable.

The Road Commissioner Of New
Jersey, Mr.. Budd, points out that it
costs three cents bushel to haul
wheat on level road distance OF
five miles, and at least nine cents to
haul it the same distance on sandy
road, which goes to illustrate the
practical economic Importance of good
roads. This is point which deserves
the serious attention of farmers. Sandy
and rough roads are wearing out their
horses and vehicles and increasing the
actual cost of their farm supplies and
of the marketing of their produce.
Though little recognized, this is fact
mott patent to the careful observer,
and most pointedly and truly expressed
in Mr.. Budd's report. When this fac!
peuetrates the minds of farmers more
generally, they will begin to realize
that money and labor expended on
road improvement will save'money for
them in reducing the actual cost of
hauling and in saving vehicles and
horses.
1t is high time to dispense with the
idea that good roads are luxuries,
mere fancy frills, and to regard we'll
made highways as among the necessi-
ties.-Easton Penn. Free Press.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-03-31

The Outlook quotes from the Lon
don Times letter of Mr.. Walker
McDermott, . secretary of London
company fraser & Chalmers) which
nannfactures mining machinery both
In Chicago and England. Mr.. Nc
Dermott says: ''The English works
are as we'll fitted with labor-saving
machinery as the American. The
average pay roll of the American works
y about forty per cent higher than
She English. Owing, however, to the
TACT that the American works hard
and the Englishman works easily, the
actual cost of labor on product is more
An the English works than abroad.
Many Of the mechanics in the Ameri-
ran shops are English. It is not,
thsrefore, Question of inferiority Of
race, nor is it one of climate. Mechan-
les will go from England to America
and work up to standards there with
tout any difficulty and think they have
bettered themselves.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-03-31

teen to town. It's other provisions are
permissive, leaving it to each locality
to take action in the matter, and max
ing it thoroughly local option. The
roads, when completed, are to become
county reads.
Another bill contemplates. as nearly
as possible, continuous road across
the State, following the leading routes
through the various counties, and ap-
propriating s5,OOO,O00 per year, be-
ginning in 1899, until the work is
done. Other bills propose to substi-
tute money tax for labor; for post
roads to be built in conjunction with
the general Government; for taxing
wheeImen to buiid side paths, and for
the employment Of convicts on the
highways. The advocates OF good
roads will probably make strong
showing. and expect to be able to
secure the passage OF some satisiac-
tory measure
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-03-31
Pebbles.
Narrow tires and heavy loads,
Soon will spoil the best OF roads.

Narrow tires and heavy loads,
Soen will spoil the best OF roads.
A road properly built and cared To-.
will shed water instead of absorbing
it.
There are three principles of road
building: Drainage, drainage, drain
age.
Neglected and abandoned farms are
one result of the costly transportation
caused by bad roads.
Wagon manufacturers are turning
out farm wagons, some OF them with
metal wheels, having tires four inches
wide.
Brooklyn claims to have done more
during 1897 in the way of street i'm
provement than any city Of its area IN
the country.
Mayor Boynton. of Port Huron,
Mich, actively interested in the
Good Roads Association lately organ
lied in that town.
Over thirty thousand dollars have
been awarded this year in Berks
County, Pa. in condemnation pro-
ceedings for free turnpikes.
Hard roads yield large returns when
intelligently constructed and suitably
cared foc. It is only when badly
made and shamefully neglected that
thav nrove an expensiye luxury,
The Poughkeepsie Eagle suggests
that q good plan would be for each
town to improve its own roads, under
the supervision of o skilled engineer
employed by the State, and that the
State afterwards contribute o portion
of the cost.
Nothing is more ruinous to o ma
cadam road than water. Ruts hold
water, and, therefore, should never
be allowed to exist. To guard against
their formation and development is
one of the principal parts OF proper
care of roadway.
An object-lesson on the value of
good highways is being furnished by
Robert MacKinnon, of Little Falls,
n. T.. who has been grading the road
between Little Falls and Utica, and
putting gravel on it at his own ex-
pense, hoping that it will interest
others in road improvement.
A great many of the statements
made about the cost per mile of roads
are apt to prove misleading. A fair
comparison cannot be made without
knowing the width and depth, the
amount of grading required, methods
employed, and many other details
which seriously affect the price.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-03-31
PALMETTO ECHOES.

Two colored prisoners were caught
while trying to cut out of Kershaw
Jail.
The Secretary of State has issued q
commission to w. T. McFall, j. Med.
Bruce, J. p. Carey, J. T. Youngblood,
j. NJ. Stewart, b. A. Richie and Julius
E. Boggs as corporators of the Pickens
Bank. The capital stock is to be $685.
600 divided into shares at 800 each.
A special from Kershaw to the State
says nearly all the talk upon our streets
is war. Very few, comparatively, are
"spoiling for fight" There was q
countryman here Saturday who wanted
to enlist himself and seven sons in =
company that be was told our friend,
Williams, was raising. The negroes
are by no means anxious to enlist,
Many of them say that they will not 60.
Four carloads of ammunition for use
in the big forts on sullivan's Island
have been received and another supply
is expected soon. At Charleston ar
rangements are being madeto sink tor
pedo mines in Charleston harbor.
Some of the material needed has al
ready been received. Work on the
Notifications is being rushed. Many
of the heavy guns have been mounted
and arc ready for action. It is said
that orders have been received from
Washington to waste no time in getting
the forts in shape for emergencies.
More troops have also been ordered
here.
While torpedoes and mines are being
planted at the enterapcs to Port Royal
harbor it is almost certain that several
of the monitors will be stationed there
permanently if hostilities begin. Be-
cause of tho depth of the harbor, ade-
quate protection cannot be supplied by
mines. There are no Notifications to
protect the government dry dock and
station, 80 that the towns of Port Royal
and Beaufort could be destroyed in Q
few minutes by one ship. It is the only
port in the South where any battleship
of Spain can steam up to the wharfs.
An enemy landing there could cut the
Plant railway at Yemassee. few miles
away, the main line between the north
and Floridn Beaufort, the most ex-
posed town on the coast, is also one Of
the oldest It has nearly 5000 in
habitsnts.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-03-31
Theories Concerning the Voice.

One very interesting theory held by
some vocalists is that the natural
register of the speaking voice indicates
the individual character Of the speaker,
as do the lines on the palms Of the
hand. For instance, high soprano
voice expresses Joy and merriment.
Complex natures, who carry on two
qualities of thought at once, speak in
harmonies, with several notes at Q
time, and have magnetic voices. The
minor voice betrays lack of confidence,
the major voice indicates intense Vi
tality. The mental attitude shows: it
self in q voice with sliding downward
scale, as in most teachers voices.
Other instructors methods go SO far
as to say that oil who can talk may
sing, if willing faithfully to devote
their time and energy to the cause
The Chautauquan.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-03-31

owing to want OF rain, the Persians
were under the impression that the
bench-marks or pillars which had been
built near the English government tele-
graph office were the cause Of the
drought and a mob, consisting OF men,
women and children, surrounded the
office and pulled the pillars down. Ow-
Ing to the promptitude Of Col. Wilson,
the resident, and Mr.. Campbell, the su-
perintendent Of telegraphs, the Persian
governor had to supply a company OF
Persian soldiers. and these, combined
with parties of bluejackets and marines
from II. N. S. Sphinx, built up the pill
lars again. This has had the desired
effect on the Persians, who saw that
the British government in Persia Is not
to be trifed with.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-03-31

The following extract from private
letter from q lady, now in Havana
describes the awful distress of the
poor reconcentrados in that city and
shows the need of contributions for
their relief: "This morning." the
writer says, 81 wet to help distribute
food and clothing to some of the re-
concentrates in an old warehouse,
where lot of sick were corralled. 1t
was the worst sight I ever saw in my
life, and quite unnerred me for the
day. In the women's quarters three
! had died that morning, and their
faces were not yet covered. Several
were dying, and one child died in
commissions, clutching my hand with
fingers that felt like birds claws
The bones of all seemed nearly prick
ing through, the children were COW
cred with sores and many of them
had their feet and legs terribly swol-
Zen scurvy and dropsy, 1 suppose,
from fever, starvation and poor food,
when they have any food at all.
Twenty-three thousand homeless or
phans in this province alone, to say
nothing of the rest of Cuba, and the
.sick and helpless adults. 1t was 1890
q. m. at the time Of my visit to that
particular corral, and none of them
had had mouthful to eat that day
and only one meal the day before, of
soup made from sailed pork and rice,
which Of course the babies and the
sick did NOT relish. They give the
children condensed milk, with hot
water, whenever they can get it"
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-03-31
POISON IN THEIR COFFEE.

Evidence That John Rodgers MUIR
dered His wife's Kinspeople Was
Not Conclusive.
A special to the State. from Green>
Vile, says: John Rodgers, colored.
was acquitted of the charge of murder
ng his wife's kinsman, Charlie Jerry.
Last August the whole family of negroes
living in Fairview township were af-
fected with sickness as if poisoned. The
poison, rough on rats, was found near
the house and evidence, was given
showing that the coffee had been pcis-
oned SO that it was perceptible to the
taste and some refused to drink it An
analysis of some coffee found in John
Rodgers possession was made by Prof
W. +. Watson, of Furmsn University,
who found traces of arsenic, the main
ingredient of rough on rats. The pois-
oning was pretty clearly proven, but
Rodgers was not sufficiently connected
with the deed. The trial consumed
considerable time, and after able speech
es by counsel on both sides the jury
brought in q verdict Of not guilty.
Rodgers was tried for the same Of
fense at the November term of court
and q mistriM was had. The case
ELECTED a good deal of interest, espee
cially among the negroes. The defense
put up no witnesses and the only testi-
mony offered by that side was letter
put in evidence.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-03-31
In the New York Le-isIn.ure.

In his message. Governor Black, Of
New York, advocated highway i'm
proyements, or, at least, dwelt on the
advantages of good roads, although he
did not offer recommendations as to
how they are to be secured. he
said:
ST call special attention to this sub
ject because the need of improvement
is apparent and admitted, and because
the benefits following it would be e1-
tensive. Many sections of the State,
unsurpassed in beauty and fertility,
are neglected and almost unknown,
because the condition of the highways
fording the only approach makes
them difficult Of access. Asgood road
is one of the chief elements of the
value of farm. If its fertility be
slight, it may still be desirable If its
location and surroundings are attrac-
tive, and the approaches suitable.
"In many parts of this country,
notably in New England, farm values,
which had been reduced By the COM
petition of the West, have been, in
great measure, restored by the de-
mand for summer homes. Every such
community finds itself benefited to the
the extent of its power to attract in
vestments from the towns and cities.
It's markets are enlarged, the price OF
all commodities is raised, railroad facil-
tiles are improved, and those changes
which the expenditure of money is
likely to create are largely realized.
New York has natural advantages un-
surpassed by any State. Better roads
will bring. them more generally into
view"
About half dozen bills dealing
with various phases of the subject are
likely to be introduced into the Leg
islature. One provides for State
bureau to gather facts and statistics,
and act as medium Of information
and advice; Ievies tax of five cents
on each $1,000 of valuation. and di-
vides the cost Of roads, fifty per cent.
to State, thirty-fYe to count and fiji
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-03-31
A Conmendab,e Policy.

In recent letter to the State High
way Commission Of Connecticut Col
onel Albert A. Pope said:
cit is o commendable policy to build
in the very best manner possible, so
that the common ways may be of
advantage not only to US but to gen.
erations We. unborn. The mistake
of the past has been that this work
was done for day or season, G poor
investment which resulted in the loss
of hundreds of millions Of dollars.
GA few years since the price of hay
in Springfield, Illinois, was $50 ton,
and the market was supplied by rail-
road from outside the State, because,
though hay was plenty at SO a ton,
the farms within radius of few miles
were completely embargoed by mud;
and yet not long ago the Richardson
Bill, the terms of which provided that
the cities in New York would pay
three-fourths of the cost Of State-road
construction, was defeated by the
farmer element.
'sn saving Of 22s cents per ton per
mile could be effected in hauling to
and from the depot tho way-freight
carried annually on the, New York
Central Railroad the saving to the
community represented would be S9,-
600, 900.
''The Connecticut Highway Com
mission is entitled to unanimous sup
port in building only the best Macadam
and Telford roads, and I believe the
press of the State should take hold of
the question, and by free discussion
of the subject convince the people that
good roads are the only ones worth
building. As rule, those who COM
plain mos. loudly about the first cost
Of roads are the very ones who, in
the end, reap the greatest benefit
therefrom."
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-03-31
Why the Blind Do Not Smoke.

A peculiarity about blind people is
that there is seldom one of them who
smokes. Soldiers and sailors acous-
toned to smoking, and who have lost
their sight in action, continue to smoke
for short time but soon give. up the
habit. They say it gives them no
pleasure when they cannot see the
smoke, and some have said that they
cannot taste the smoke unless they
see 1.-THE Ledger.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-03-31
Better Roads For Mobile.

They have taken hold in practical
way in Mobile, Ala, and organized q
Good Roads Club, with a view to hav-
ing the city streets improved. The
call for the first meeting stated that
Mobile ''has the worst streets of any
city in this country" and that 'the
few that are paved are fast becoming
unrideable." The newspapers are
already with them; so, with constant
agitation and persistent work, the out
look IS encouraging.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-03-31

It appears that there are certain in
diyiduals in Pennsylvania who are
known as "Yaghums" aud prey upon
members of the tramp fraternity. 1t
must be hard to follow the occupation
of '.sturdy beggar" with dangers
on three sides, from the watch dogs,
the police and these armed depera-
does
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-03-31
GOOD ROADS NOTES.
Oil on Roads.

Crude petroleum has been used
with good effect to suppress dust on
railroad beds. Now it is advocated as
o good application for country roads.
1t is claimed that By excluding water
it keeps the road good in wet and dry
weather. It will suppress dust and
render the water-cart unnecessary, and
it prevents the formation of mud IN
winter.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-03-31

A British paper trade journal, in
aliuding to the fine display of Ameri-
can paper box machinery shown by an
English dealer who has lately re-
turned from the States, says: "In this
matter our competitors on the other
side of the Atlantic seem to be very
much ahead of u.s."
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-03-31

a. Conan .Doyle's detective stories
have been recommended to the police
by prison society of England. Mr..
Doyle said that recently after the
qualification of his stories he was al-
most deluged with letters telling
family mysteries and asking his aid
an solving them.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-03-31

Joaquin Miller argues that the
Klondike region was once a tropical
country. The Rocky Mountains may
also at one time have been holes in
che ground or mere pimples on the
face Of the earth. When the poet be-
gins to theorize he might just as well
go the whole length and give his
imagina.ion q little vigorous run for
dts money.
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Published Every Thursday

Progress is reported in the matter
OF union between the South African
repablic and the Orange Free State,
and there really seems some proba-
bility that the Transvaal will succeed
in swallowing its little neighbor.
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a curious and somewhat pathetic

A curious and somewhat pathetic
sale by auction took place lately in q
convent near Tours, France. This
was the sale of nearly one hundred
pounds Of human hair cut from the
hekis of noyices at the moment of
taking the veil. One cannot help
wondering if they regretted the loss
Of their browning beauty or guessed
How it would finally be disposed Of.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-03-31

The Columbus Dispatch comments
on an offense which in Puritan times
would have been followed BY a PUNISH
ment not less than death" And per-
haps more?
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-03-31

.Suppose," says the Florida Tines
Union, ''that the new year had come on
Friday, to make the nervous shudder
Or suppose-korror Of horrors-that Il
had come on the thirteenth! -
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-03-31
More careIessness.

Excited Wife-Oh, professor, the
cook has fallen and broken her collar
bone!
Professor her at once!
You told her what to expect If she
broke anything more.-Detroit Free
ProSs
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-03-31

. A special dispatch from Louisville
SAYS that "Kentucky'S greatest prod
uct is in danger" Well, isn't whisky
always in danger in that State?
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Primitive Methods.

How would you like to drive In q
great, thatched hood Of wagon drawn
by bullocks? If you 60 to Ceylon, You