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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-11-04

never a heed to her by whom they
sat, but went to eating and in order
to share In the repast the girls had to
take the veil away and plunge in.
There were beans and doughnuts and
water and coffee and beans and bread
and beans. Then cake with a ring
a thimble and a dime buried in 1t.
One of the boys got the thimble ard
swallowed it, but the girls made him
cough up. Then everybody ate half
an egg full of salt. The salt made
people remember pillars of salt. Pill
lars brought on pillows and the crowd
broke for home.
Some of them paid to have their
names withheld but the close listed
ones were: Misses = Harris, Jen-
nings, Mitchell, Minrow, Ausherman,
Irving, Randolph, Mcneil, Evans
and others, and Messrs A. p. Harris,
H. l.. Harris, Horvllle, Travis, Bow
lus, Clifford, Teas, Mcneil, Burrell,
Henderson and others. A nice time
was had-by the boys.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-11-04
The Smelter Work.

Mr.. j. =. Cook, who has been sup
erintending the erection of the Lam
yonville smelter, has completed that
work and came in Monday to take
charge of the extensions to be made at
the lola plant. AS already noted in
the REGISTER these extensions will
consist of two complete blocks of fur
naces, 1900 retorts in all, (which will
be built just south of the present
blocks, and will double the output of
the plant.
MIR. Cook tells the REGISTER that
the work of rebuilding the north wing
of the main building, (which has not
been used sin ce the fire, will also be
commenced at once. The ,crushers
will be put in again and the roasting
kilns will be repaired and restored.
All of this work will begin at once,
under Mr.. Cooks superintendence,
and will be pushed as rapidly as
possible.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-11-04
Street Displays.

The kids broke from restraint Mon
day night and pranked round town
until morning. Nearly every street in
town was barricaded and the town re-
minded some of the oldest inhabi-
tants of Paris in 1906.
The stores were also remembered.
Northrup's Dry goods house had q
storm door attachment that extended
to the street. DeClute and the gas
office had q sign "City Ownership
Headquarters" The lola Racket
had a butchers block. Chas. Edison
broke out with go-cart aud lumber
wagon on his front step. The Bank
of Allen county had a three. wheeled
wagon. Nearly every store in the
Marble block had a!buggy or dilapi-
dated wagon in front. Hale and Pri-
both had a combined sign, FLATS and
Millinery" "Tin Shop"
All over the town gates were re-
moved, boxes and bugGies we're mis-.
placed. One large patch of side walk
in front of DIR, McDowells was over.
turned. The kids had q great time
and confined their fun Largely to harm.
less praAks.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-11-04
BroOkS-Palmer.

The REGISTER reporter happened
in at the probate judges Office Tues
day just in time to see the judge unite
in marriage Mr.. Clyde Brooks and
Miss Matte A .Pslmer.both of Geneva.
The groom is an industrious young
farmer, respected by every body. The
bride Is the only daughter of MIR. J..
n. Palmer, one ofthe most prominent
men of the community and is charm
ing, well-beloved young woman. To
Mr.. and Mrs. Brooks the REGISTER
extends the warmest of congratuls-
tions and good wishes.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-11-04

that one can ride through on horse
back. making the exit out of knot
hole. This may seem trifie prepos-
ferrous but it Is true. The big trees
are called Gigantic Sequoia; The
largest one ever hauled to mill cut 28,
600 # of lumber. The park Is 5000 #
in elevation, and lie guarded by troop
of Utah Cavalry.
NOTES.
Walter Rainey, Of Paola, returned
to the Company this afternoon, after a
weeks furlough with his parents.
Norris Ball is expected to join us to-
morrow.
What time we are having getting
ready for the boat ride. JORDAN.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-11-04
FROn THE TWENTIETH.
The last letter before starting, contains some
interesting Notes,
San Francisco, Oct. 25.

San Francisco, Oct. 25,
The past two months have passed
very quietly, but all the while, it
seems, preparations have been made
for the removal of the Goth Kansas to
the far west. Today the heavy bag
gage, as much as can be, is being load
ed on board the Indiana preparatory
to our departure within day or two.
There are some who still wish to go
home, but 1t is generally believed the
majority want to make the trip, not
withstanding the stories those who
have returned tell, Anyway it will
break the dull suspense, and those
who are go anxious will soon be anus
ed to their hearts content.
Oct -, | took a leave and joined Co.
+. of the 9th Cal. on their furlough
home, arriving at Visalia that after.
noon, going via Stockton. The boat
ride OF 50 miles was not a very pleas
ant trip, owing to the crowded condi-
ton of the steamer. Stockton is
muddy city situated back from the
liver, but is reached by canal. The
country between Frisco and Stockton
is 80 fiat the water will hardly run,
and a steamer at distance looks as
tho it were coming across the country
on wheels. From Stockton we took
the VALLEY Road" train, going down
the San Joaquin valley to TulaIe coun-
ty. The entire journey was q warm
one and this valley lie also "a fiat as
pancake. Wheat grows abundantly,
when it grows, and fruit! Well, say!
1t 10 surprising the amount of grapes,
peaches, pears, oranges, figs, or lem
ons an acre will produce, and 1t is the
finest quality ever saw. In wheat
raising, the farmers "bore with big
augur", some Of them putting in as
much as 10000 acres, while many Of
them have four or five sections. The
teams are all eight horse, several
fields saw had ten or dozen teams
at work. In harvesting, the wheat is
cut, threshed and sacked all at the
same trip, and by one machine oper-
ated by four persons, drawn by thirty
horses. The fruit farms are of ten or
twenty acres, seldom more, and all
well irrigated. Some of the land is as
fine as a crow ever flew over, very few
patches being so poor it wouldn't
sprout blackeyed peas.
Oct. IA, small party started to
General Grant National Park in the
mountains to see the big trees of which
we had often heard of and never saw;
and they are quite sight to see.
Take string lO6 # long and just put
1t around some pegs and you can get
some idea of their circumference.
Then, too If You can imagine . tree
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-11-04

Mr.. Baker, of Prairie Dell, has shut
up stray hog which will weigh
about 300 pounds, and MIR. Drake has
also taken up stray COW.
The county recorders office has
been rushed this week. There has
been recorded during October over
seventy real estate transfers, nearly
all warranty deeds. Allen county
dirt is pretty tolerable active.
Mrs. ID. l.. Warner, of Geneva, asks
the REGISTER to express her heart
felt thanks to all her neigh bors and
friends and to the Odd Fellow and
Rebekah Lodges, for their great kind
ness to her during the sickness and
after the death of her husband.
s. T. Breckenridge has fitted up
rooms In the block at the north west
corner of the square and opened up q
that Mr.. Breckenridge Is thoroughly
acquainted with and the REGISTER
predicts success for him. See his nd
in another column of the paper.
Two of the members of the Breezy
Time company, Daniels and Lewis,
have arranged to return to lola next
Monday and drill home talent COM
pany and put on mot guilty" The
proceeds will be divided equally be-
tween them and the new camp of
Modern Woodmen. The cast has not
yet been chosen, but some OF the best
local talent has been approached on
the subject
One man who will pay into the
county treasury nearly. $500 in taxes,
said of the election that he felt like
Richard Harding Davis Ivan Bib
ber," who tried to bet on a horse race,
but failed to get his money up, and
considered himself winner the amount
of the bet. That seems to be the
general feeling. There is not the Bit
terness of the former election and one
side is disappointed and the other re-
lieved, instead of the former anger
and joy.
The lola friends of II. A. Perkins
will regret to learn that the Office of
his paper, the Manhattan Natio uaHst,
WAS almost wholly destroyed by fire
few days ago, the damage being
$4,000, about half of which will be
covered by insurance. The REGIS
TER has passed through that kind of
an experience, and it knows how to
sympathize with one wbo,suffers such
a disaster. OF course Perkins will pull
through all right because he is built
that way; but the lick is none the
less severe.
Union: According to the lola
REGISTER Allen county has q new
town. 1t is located midway between
lola and LaHarpe, and just north of
the McRae & Daily and the Cherokee
Lanyon smelters, and will be known
ss Gas City. E. X. Taylor is having
100 acres of ground plated which he
expects to sell, mainly to the work.
men in the smellers who will build
on the lots and thus be close to their
work. 1t may become a great town.
Who can tell? But it is likely to be
only residence suburb of lola or
LaHarpe. The name, however, will
help to advertise Allen county and
that will benefit everybody in the
county.
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We waste no time In useless blow
But strike the nail and in il goes.
We are closing our ENTIRE
STOCK of merchandise to quit
business, and the blows we
are striking are convincing.
We have already had an inn
mense sale, but we have stacks
of goods yet, and you may rest
assured that you can get the
best value for your money to
be found. Our Clothing stock
is very heavy, and it was
bought for cash at the lowest
prices, and such bargains you
never heard of. We have got
nice lot of Ladies, Misses
and Childrens Capes and Jack
cts. You never saw such bar.
gains. And Shoes, we'll just
come in and we will "shoe"
you for less money than you
ever thought of. We are clos
ing out to quit business, and
we mean what we say, and no
blowing. Everything goes at
actual cost. You are welcome
to come and see, and we can
convince you of the facts.
Yours Truly,
d. EwART d Co.
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NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS.


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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-11-04
Real Estate Transfers.

Furnished daily by the SLOWER
ABSTRACT COMPANY, bonded alb.
stracters. lola. Kansas.
Mrs Clark TO VIM Edwards lott
bk 80 lola ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. $50 OC
Jane Keogh to Alphous Lambrigger sh
swq 26.25.lO. 1000 q
G NJ Young TO Chas Z Price lot blk IL
lola .................................5 $50 o.
Geo Fox to Rutherford c Biseop lot %
blk Fox's LIST add, and lot II bk 6
Foxs 2nd add LaHarpe. 200 OC
The Globe-republican., 1898-01-20

amount to anything here. They pre-
dic4ed it just as they predicted the
same thing regarding tin plate, steel
rails, and a great many other things
that we are now making in enormous
quantities. This also has been the his
tory of the silk industry. Under pro-
tective tariff laws it has grown from
small beginning until it is becoming
one of the most important industries
in the country. Very little silk plush
has been made here, and now with the
raise of the duty by the Dingley bill
to a protective tariff there is encour-
agement for the development of plush
industry which will keep millions OF
dollars that have been going abroad
within the boundaries Of our own coun-
try. It is only another one OF the oD-
ject lessons illustrating plain Dusi-
ness proposition, but which the free
trade theorists and doctrinaires refuse
to see.-Wheeling Intelligencer.
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Cannot He Disputed.

Protectionists maintain that the pro-
tective policy. by insuring American
capitalists against foreign competition
has led them to embark their capital.
and has enabled them to build up large
enterprises, in which thousands OF
wage earners find employment. 1t is
for the free traders to show wherein
this contention is unsound. When they
have done this-and they have never
found it easy to do-they will be called
upon to convince the American public
that if protection had not been the pol
icy of this country our capitalists
would have been equally enterprising
and equally successful, or else that
some other equally valuable results
would have been obtained. And though
the free traders are numerous, and
though some of them are able. they do
not make much progress in their efforts
to convince the American public OF
these things.-Milwaukee Sentinel.
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country the equivalent of 11,S62,5S2
bushels of wheat, and in 1896 she took
from us 81, 4OS,314 1t has been discov-
cred that a steady rice diet is promo
tive of a disease known as kakke. and
therefore the japanese authorities have
ordered occasional rations of flour for
their army and navy.
This action will further increase the
consumption of -four in that country.
and it is believed by those who have
given some attention to the matter
that as a sanitary measure the rice
ration in both the japanese and Chi
nese armies will be materially re-
duced and replaced with flour. The
further result will be largely increased
demand for American -four, which.
coming just at this time. will aid In
making higher the prices that farm
ers will receive for their wheat.-Ex-
change.
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was admired for his gallantry, and he
went to his death fully aware OF the
awful risk he ran.
For Smelling Danger.

French newspapers are suggesting a
new system for the prevention of ma
rine accidents, which proposes to place
strongly smelling chemicals in float
ing receptacles to be attached to she
existing light buoys and bell buoys.
Cliffs and dangerous shoals are very
often hidden by thick fog which does
not allow light to penetrate or sound
to be heard until too late, while the
strong smell Of some chemical sub
stances would be carried far away, and
would indicate to the seafarer with a
keen olfactory sense at a great dis
lance that he is nearing dangerous
coast.
There are a number Of strong-smell-
ing salts that might be used, but it is
feared that the distribution Of the odor
would depend too much on the wind.
While sound travels. at least to some
extent, in an opposite direction to that
Of the currents of the air. the odor OF
aromatic chemicals would never be
waited any other way but that the
wind was Observation-Disclosures Rec
ord.
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A Liberal Offset.

It is estimated that four years OF the
Wilson tariff cost the people OF the
United States over $4,000, 100000. Four
months of the Dingley tariff have net
ted a deficiency of revenue amounting
to about $35 100000. Against the lat
ter sum set the enormous gains which
protection has showered upon the
country in the shape of increased
values of agricultural and Industrial
products, increased work and wages,
and increased operations in every line
of business activity, and the deficit OF
the first four months of the Dingley
tariff seems but a trivial thing. II
does not represent more than 1 per
cent of the gross volume Of benefits
growing out of the restoration OF pro-
lection and prosperity for the calendar
year of 1897.
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Search lights ON Land.

The recent night attacks on British
army posts on the Indian frontier have
led to the suggestion that all such ex-
posed military camps be provided VITA
powerful; electric search-lights. like
those used by warships. WITH bright
beams playing over the surrounding
country, it is argued, the danger OF
night attacks would be greatly dimin-
ished: and sentries and outlying pick
cts could be protected from the assas-
sins who not infrequently stalk them
like game and murder them in the
darkness.
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city, among them the chieftainship OF
city fire department. He was promoted
from that position to be aide-de-camp
to Captain General Blanco when that
soldier took charge of affairs in the
Cuban capital. Ruiz knew Colonel
Aranguren. In fact, the two men
were warm personal friends before the
rebellion. Aranguren had aeen an
employe of Ruiz when the latter occu-
pied the post of manager of the Vento
waterworks. These things determined
General Blanco in his selection OF an
emissary to hold out peace proposals
to the rebels. Ruiz sent letter to
his friend telling him the nature OF the
mission he was about to undertake,
and the young Cuban colonel in his re-
ply warned the Spaniard that any mes
senger from the hated power would be
killed. He further told Ruiz that If he
came to him in that role he would be
hanged. Aranguren's father and Sis
ter, who are in the United States, say
that they have letters from the young
colonel in which he declares that Spain
cannot tempt him. There now seems
to be no doubt as to the fate that ov-
ertook his old friend. Colonel Ruiz
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~. No. aoea cItise.a.

No GOOD citizen would care 70 80 -
felt pile up in the revenues out OF . nero
partisan desire to spite the admimstra-
ton or Mr.. Dingley and his bill Tne
proof Of the Dingiey pudding viii % IN
the eating.-Boston Globe.
Then it must surely follow that Tree
traders are not, as a rule. good citizens.
Certain it is that the enemies OF protec-
ton, with scarcely any exception, are
intensely anxious that there shall be
deficit under the Dingley law. They
want to see a big deficit pile up, and the
bigger the deficit the more they Will be
pleased.
But il, on the other hand. the law
should work out ample revenues In ac-
cordance with the careful calculations
of its trainers, these free trade harpies
will be bitterly disappointed.
In such an event their last and only
weapon against protection will be sadly
hacked and blunted. For if protection.
besides bringing about a return OF
prosperity to the business and the in
dustries Of the country, shall also pro-
vide revenue sufficient for the needs OF
the government upon the basis OF reas-
enable and prudent economy, what
then will become of the free trade ar
guments and theories?
No; it will not do at all to have the
Dingley tariff turn out to be a better
revenue producer than the wilson Tree
trade abortion proved to be.
Free traders are extremely scarce
who can look toward such result Win
any degree of complacency. Ihey nope
for the worst, not the best.
Therefore, the Boston Globe IS ex'
tremely uncomplimentary when u
says: mo good citizen would care Il
see a deficit pile up" 1t has long beer
suspected that. in the strictest sense
| free traders were not good citizens
That suspicion now becomes certain
ty in view of the Globes discriminating
| avowal.
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Means Countless Millions.

The amount of beet sugar produced
in Germany during the current year Is
estimated at 1,790, 900 tons. a slight de-
crease from 1896. when the yield was
1921 900 tons. For Austria-Hungary
the yield is placed at $4,000 tons,
against $4,000 tons last year, while
France shows an increase, Isl 900 tons.
against 7O3 900 tons last year. These
enormous figures are interesting to
Americans, for they show the vast i'm
portance to which beet sugar produc-
ton will soon be brought in our own
country under the fostering care OF
wise protective system. The develop
ment of this industry in the United
States means countless millions OF dol
lars to the farmers. countless millions
kept at home which are now sent
abroad to pay for foreign sugar.
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TAREWELLTOSHODDY
EXPLOITATION DISCOURAGED
UNDER NEW TARIFF.
sUoox1y nifty Millions Of This Counter
1olt Stun Entered into the ClotAing
Of American Wage oEarnsrs During
tAo Closing Twelve Months Of the
W1D0n.00fman Law.

Shoddy, Is cents per pound" Such
arif law. The time is past when the
-wo0len rags and wastes of all Europe
IAN be crowded upon this country to
debase the standard of goods used in
every household. Shoddy is the name
Of the poorest refuse of its kind. In
the last year of the Mckinley law its
importation reached only $4,000
pounds. But the Wilson law sent up
the importation in 1895 to 14.OOO.OOO
pounds, in 1896 to 18,000,0 900 pounds
and In 1897 to 100000 pounds. 1t
was high time to call halt on this
curse upon honest manufacturing.
More than half a pound of shoddy Tor
every inhabitant of the United States
was brought to our shores in the last
year of the Wilson law, and is sure to
sreappear somewhere in fabrics pre-
tending to be better than they are. All
the fine theories about free wool took
this miserable shape in actual prac-
tice. AS far as free-trade was put in
operation, its result was rank shoddy-
ism, idle workers, a national treasury
In distress and a huge deficit.
The 100000 pounds of shoddy that
came to us across the Atlantic in the
last Twelve months of the Wilson law
will not be duplicated in the year fol-
lowing. The counterfeit stuff, fitting
emblem for disastrous free trade ex-
pertinent, has been shut out. But
much of it, brought in to evade the
new duty, is stacked up in warehouses,
and as long as it holds out will work
to the injury of the consumer, who
knowingly would not purchase articles
in which it is used. The foreign shod-
edy goods were given deceptive finish,
and, as the reporter" states, drove
put of the market enormous quantities
Df domestic fabrics. European manu-
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Reciprocity has been proved to be
one of the popular principles Of the
Republican party. having received q
very general Endorsement by the mer-
chants and manufacturers Of the coun-
try. During the present period Of COM
mercial expansion made evident by our
large gains in exports it is likely to b
more popular than ever. All the cir
cumstances seem favorable for giving
the reciprocity policy the fullest possi-
BILE trial, and it is hardly likely that
congress will disappoint the expecta-
lions of the people in this regard
Milwaukee Sentinel.
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Effects Of Procr.stina.ion.

The articipatory imports of wool and
woolens and sugar-rendered possible
by Democratic procrastinating talk
and the debating of amendments which
the opposers did not desire or expect
to have adopted, and other tricks OF
delay practiced for the express purpose
of enabling outside cOnfederates to run
in enormous quantities of goods under
the schedules of the Democratic Will
son-Gurman bill-have prevented The
Dingley tariff bill from producing as
much revenue by many millions as it
would be doing but for the unpatriotic
and fraudulent action of the Democrat
ic senators.-Chicago Tribune.