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


sweet will on the crowd, we were ia
ken for long and delightful ride
around the belt line aud go returned
to our homes.
On the boat met Mr.. Jokichi Taxa
mine, the celebrated japanese
chemist who discovered the secret of
making a powder diastase; a secret
that has bsffied the skill of both
European and American chemists. |
knew something Of his history, and
more of his medicine and 80 was inter-
ested in meeting him. l found that
he was from Kanazawa, and that he
knew our missionaries there-the
Doughty family; in fact had gone
over to Japan in the same chip with
them, Mrs. Doughty will be remem-
bered a Miss Brooks Cozine. He also
knew of the Hayes family, Mrs. Brew
ester's daughter, and son-in-lsw.
"Well," said he, "isn't 1t
strange that should meet you away
up here in Canada, whose friends are
my friends in old Japan. Truly the
world is small"
On Saturday the Association was
rendered complimentary excursion
to MuskOka Lakes, by the Grand
Trunk railroad. At 1880 we were fly
ing along in special train, gay with
bunting, past fine fields of wheat, bar
ley, peas and oats. Occasionly there
were small patches OF the funniest lit
tie corn. The looks Of that curn was
quite enough to make Kansan howl
in derision. After q hundred miles
of this, skirting beautiful lakes, Sim.
coe and ConchichiDg, we reached
land of rock and stumps and sheep
and wondrous ferns, finally landing
at Muskoka Wharf, where steamer
waited to convey us up the lakes.
Imagine eight hundred little lakes
thickly strewn with tiny islands, like
emeralds set in silver shield, and
you will have some idea of Muskoka
lakes. Many of these islands belong
to private individuals, and are the
summer houses of a jolly number of
Americana as well as Canadians. Sur
rounded by pure water and cool breez.
es, with fine fishing, hunting and
boating, with bracing air laden with
the smell of res rus pines, it is an
ideal place for summers outing
The steamer wound in and out, close
to land at some points and quite a dis
lance from it at others. The houses
were profusely decorated with red,
white and blue punting. The people
stood on their wide verandas, waving
the Stars and Stripes and shouting a
welcome as We passed, which shout
was returned with interest from the
steamear's decks. was told VT
passed something over forty hotels
Lunch was served on the boat. If you
didn't see what you wanted you went
down into the dining room and got II
all free of charge, and there was
beer, beer, everywhere. In pitchers
and pans, in clippers and cans, beer.
beer. everywhere. Water was scarce
but beer was abundant.
AT Port Sandfeld, the cad of our
route, we were the guests Of the Pro
vince of Ontario to dinner, the gov.
eminent having made an appropria.
ton for that purpose, and six-hundred
persons did ample justice to the boun.
tiful spread. And there was beer.
beer everywhere, just turn the tap
and II flowed in streams. AS the
gang way was hauled In for the return
| "trip, two men came hurrying down
the hill, red and tuning, rolling b
arge keg OF beer. The steamer was
just moving off, and they tried to
throw it into the gangway but it
struck the side of the boat and duck.
cd its head in the waters of MuslIoks
Lake amid taunts, jeers aud fiendish
yels of glee, from the delegation OF
Kansas youngsters aboard.
We returned by little different
route, supper beng served at Grave
hurst and reached Toronto at 10
O'Clock, "A tired but satisfied crowd.
want to say right here for the ben
eft of those Kansas croakers, who are
always bowling, prohibition does
not prohibit" that saw more drunk
enness in Canada in i've weeks than
[ have seen in Kansas in ten years
All Of that twaddle about there being
less drunkenness where there are
npsn saloons, Is the work of the devil
and the truth Is not in it, Let us hold
on to what we how have, hoping that
the Lord will sometime send us man
and au administration with back bone
enough to enforce the law. In the
light of past experience it looks as II
that man has not yet been born.
Tuesday the 18th party of us was
again the guests of the city and board