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

Next I'd nara drink the most un-
fortunate habit man can contract
is the habit of Greed.
An Old man died the other day " no
was known among his acquaintance
as "the man who never slept" He
died worth seven million dollars, bu
for sixteen years, it is said, he had
not been able to sleep on an average
OF an hour day. II was greed that
3 did IL. He began life poor man.
He worked hard aud saved IN order
to get start, When he got star
The more he saved the harder he
worked. When he was worth ten
thous and dollars he worked till nine
O'Clock. When he was worth mil.
lion he worked tin twelve O'Clock.
When he was worth five million he
worked till four or five O'Clock in ht
morning. Then when he went 10 his
bed he could not sleep, He retired
from business finally and the past
sixteen years has been spent in a
perpetual search tor sleep. But
Greed had done it. perfect work and
all his millions could not bIy II
nights rest.
The habit of Greed, like that OF
drink, grows imperceptihly IN most
cases. A man begins his business
life with the practice of eronomy MS
a necessity. Economy is virtue and
mo one decries IL. But economy may
run to seed and then IL becomes
vice and men call 1t Greed To save
money when 1t is necessary to save
IL In order 10 provide prduently for
the future or to provide properly for
ones family, is economy, TO save
money when the future aud the care
of ones family Is ASSURED, to save
for the mere sake Of saving, is Greed.
And Greed dries up mans heart
aud shrivels his soul. Look AT Rus
sell Sage Look at any other man
who has practiced economy long
after there was any necessity for It,
practiced it until 1t has become an
actual pain for him to spend dollar
even for the very necessaries of live.
What can life yield to him that Ia
sweet and soothing and wholesome
and uplifting? So far from being
able to make others happy which |
is the supreme happiness, he cannot
even make himself happy.
Do you want 10 he happy? Be
generous Don't squander your mon
ey. To do that Is not TO be generous;
that is to be fool. But make money
your servant, not your master. "lfl
YOU have but one dollar left" says
Bob. Ingersoll, "and you have to
spend it, spend 1t like king" Pro-
vide for your own household first, for
40 who fails to do this Is nm infidel
md has denied the faith. But after
hat-GIVE! And give graciously, !
ot grudgingly and grumblingly |
N dime given quickly and with
mile may often do more real good |
nan dollar given after long delay |
nd with much complaining. And |
p not fear that giving will bring |
Du to poverty. There are great |
any men who can tell you that tn, !
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-12-23
Christmas Eve in Dixie.

~ ANITA CLAUS, dear friend OF child.
~ hood and comforter Of old age, well
" as he has been known for a long time
in the north. still is a comparative
stranger in the south. Nevertheless, his spirit
dwells in Dixie land, and the poor OF that re.
g on have ample cause for remembering with
gratitude every 2jth of December. The ar.
tist who designed the headpiece for our
Christmas page presents a typical southern
scene. Uncle Ieb, with the peculiar energy
Of his race, has not waited for Santa Claus
to call on him, but early on Christmas eve
has started out with basket to collect of
ierings from cole missus" and other white
friends. The plethora condition of the has.
ket and his happy black face bear testi.
mony that his quest has been successful
one and that he can
Al Christmas play and make good cheer,
FOR Christmas comes but once a year.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-12-23

THE hoary headed old lie about the
standard Oil Company buving up the
Gas stock, il still going the rounds.
the chances are that the STANDARD
OIL Company never heard of the lola
Gas Company. Certain it is that
neither that Company nor any one
representing it, owns dollars worth
of stock.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-12-23

THE L. ;. Department OF Agricul.
ture Is distributing, through mem
oers of Congress, quantity of seeds.
COR friends who desire seeds can
probably secure same by sending u
postal card with address to j. ID.
Bowersock at Lawrence, Kansas.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-12-23

JUST because whole lot of Kansas
men loudly applsuded Mort Al
0augh's refusal at an Office il prob
ahly no sign that the same men
haven't II little cheer for any man
who, with equal prospects, wishes to
go aud do likewise.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-12-23

THE friends of G. G. Clsvenger.-
"hich means all who know him well
congratulate him heartily upon his
appointment to be postmaster at Osa.
"alome, and they congratulate the
patrons of the Office no less for they
are assured ola careful and accommo.
dating official.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-12-23

there's his telegram on the table. And Norah
doesn't know it. She's like her mother was
she won't cross me, by Jovel she knows
better"
lie reached over and picked the telegram
from the table and adjusted his glasses,
Then he read aloud
John Hudson; WIN come on 1910 train
and shall expect TO have matter settled.
'sLUIIL-LA Aou
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-12-23
Cheap Money to Loan.

If you want to borrow money on
farm property Mt per cent with
small cash commission or "a per cent
straight, with optional payments af
ter two yerrs, call on
HENDERSON Il POWELL,
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-12-23
His IbossessIona

Briggs Christmas time makes me feel as
i ! would like to share my all with my fell
low men
Grggs- suppose you refer to your debts.
Brooklyn Life
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-12-23

CO.. LEEDY mas All troubles be.
'"re; nut 1t is our guess thar they will
-eem lriiies light as air in compar son
with the troubles he VIII have before
he gets through with his special
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-12-23

The Leg stature met in special
session at four o'clock Wednesday.
II ought TO adj1uru AT once and go
nome, whore The people decided It
hnInnnnh
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-12-23

news from Cuba. Norah, You must break
this tic. 1t is my command"
You command at lasty' said the young
girl, advancing "Do | understand that |
must obey"
"Eou must. Now!"
Norah crossed the room and halted Mt his
side, one OF her soft hands falling like a
pure snowflake on his shoulder.
lie is coming said she.
Brent? Impossible! You have waited
Tor months. y dead man cannot come
IL was hard, cruel sentence but what
did John Hudson care? lie wanted TO snap
the ties that had bound Norah to her sol.
der hero, and cared not how harshly he
did it,
You loved your mother. giEl?" he sud.
denly said. looking up into her face.
"llcr memory is the sweetest one have"
~ cry well. She never crossed me long.
Or course, she had her IDEAS, but from the
day OF our marriage ! was master here"
There was no reply. Norah's lool, sought
the carpet at her feet, and the cocl, licked
on.
All at once John Hudson turned toward
the front door. lie had caught sounds that
seemed to niuse new life into his veins
"Alv guest is out yonder. Norah. said
he. "llc ia punctual to the minute"
Your guest, papaY'
"Yes. Mr.. Williams"
/ did not know
81 hardly thought it necessary TO tell
you" interrupted Hudson Ills telegram
ir lying on the table yonder. lie comes for
our answer, you know"
For what answer"
Perhaps Norah dreaded the worst, for she
seemed to shrink within herself Her face
paled a little and her hand fell suddenly
from her fathers shoulder.
"lle has come for his Wife" continued
John Hudson, in tones which appeared to
tell how bitterly be could strike the fair
creature before him,
"For-me"
Come, don't faint now. You must have
suspected it for weeks BE true Hudson,
girl There's business az well as love in this
transaction. ! take him into the firm, make
him partner, you see, and the profits will
thus remain in the family"
What did Norah care for all this? What
was the man out there to her, whose heart
had been so long at Santiago?
She did not answer her father, but turned
toward the door and waited.
Its Williams; ! know i'll" exclaimed
Hudson. Come, brighten up. Norah.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-12-23

The Wichita Eagi- says that So fal
IN Mt Stanley's office there has beer
good deal Of jam and no pie.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-12-23

AN of angel song and
angel gladncss, day
Of peace to men who
are inclined to peace,
day OF redemption
for Lhose who nccent
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-12-23

What do you expect for Christmas"
"All my wfe's folks e Chicago Record.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-11-05
Subdued the Virago.


While Spurgean was still boy
preacher he war warned about q
certain virago and told that she in.
tended to giveshim : good tongue
flashing. "All right" be replied
"but that's game at which two car
play" Not long after, as be passed
her gate one morning, she assaulted
him with food Of billingsgate.
He smiled and said: "Yes, thank
you, | ah quite weh. I hope you
are the same"
Then came another burst of vitu
peratien, pitched in still higher
key, to which he replied, still smil.
ing: eyes, it does look rather al
if it is going to rain. | think
had better be getting on !"
Bless the man !" she exclaimed
''he's as deaf as post. What's
the use Of storming at him?' and
80 her rawlings ceased and were
never again attempted.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-11-05
Notice of Forfeiture.

To G. A. Tush, his heirs and assigns:
You are hereby notified that have sI.
pended the sum of two hundred (0N dol
lars in labor and Improvements upon the
Blaine
mining claim, situate about three-quarten
of mile northeast of the Washington
mine, in Washington Basin, East Fork
mining district, Custer county, Idaho, In
order to hold said premises under the pro.
visions of section 0504, Revised Statutes Of
the United States, being the amount re-
quired to hold the same for the years END
ing December 81, 1Sy5 and 1886; that your
proportion of the same is $50, beng one
fourth; and if within ninety days from the
service of this notice Cor within ninety
days after this notice by publicatlonh you
fail or refuse to contribute your proportion
of such expenditure as eo-owner lnciuu'
ing legal costs of this publication, your m
terest in said claim will become lhe prop
erty of the subscriber ander the PROVISIONS
Of said section 3s4. v,u
Ketchum, Idaho, Jan. l, 1897
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-11-05

An enterprising natl We shopk eepsr
in Santiago displays over great
heap Of headgear the sign: "These
hats are virtuous. !" It appears that
in searching his dictionary for an
English rendering Of the Spanish
word "bueno" leoedl be- selscted
'virtuous" as being the most ele-
CANT.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-11-05
everybody says So

Ca.carets Candy Cathartlsc t Inc age, plss.'sr
derful medical discovery ~ o. ta ste ct ses&S
ant and refreshing TO ON Inc liver yer, and boxSHs
and positively on kidneys; sm dispel 49, .sse
cisaosing the s Ss1es, iSsasitusl ec1ss
and bilfousnesa f re IS s0 cents. Se''
6 ,s g 8 = t 8 cSre b b al draegs
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-11-05

4 sf-~-<@%
no werd would b sents back. Thu
the dsys, and weeks; and yeartsr -
on ua.i1 q al y If ,senspry 4
passed.
William Whitley bad accpnp
lated 100000 in tho 20 years hi
had lived and toiled ia Colorado
and one day the desire CAME to hin
stronger than ever to go back {
the old home and gazeonce agafr
into the old seys1 of his father and
mother.
So be returned . & ursris
Alone and unknown, the mar
wended his way along the old coun
try road to the old house on the
hill. He had crossed the lane be-
low the woods when he recollected
that pail of milk he had hidden ir
the hollow log 20 years before.
II wonderful the pail can be there
yet" he said to himself, and smiled
at the thought. "I'll see."
He remembered the spot as dis.
tinctly as though he had but left
the day before. s4e vent to the
blasted trunk, kicked away the
stones, and mosss and twigs, and
looked down. Yswas there
but in it nothing. Hss lifted Out
the old tin pail, IL sides all full o.
holes eaten by Tine and rust, and
continued on up De road.
II shall knock atShe kitchen
door," he said &c TO- himself, land
when mother answers I shall say
Here is theFmilk..,.,ssAnd William
Whittlesy laughed 4opd.
The house appeared unchanged
To be sure, there kere honeysuckles
growing up the bsek nefch that had
not been there when he went away,
but 20 years is sufficient time for
honeysuckles to live and die.
William Whittlesy assembled the
steps quietly and@knocked at the
door. TWAS opened by kind-eyed
old lady. William thrust forward
the rusty, battered pail and said
"Mother, here's the, milk" The
woman looked asghim With wonder
in her eyes. "Won't-won't- you
come IMP" she said.
William entered The room. 1t
was the same old kitchen he had
known when but boy. And there
by the fireplace sat a man, feeble,
and wrinkled, and gray. Father,
have come back" cried William
Whittlesy.
The old man turned in his chair
and gazed at the stranger unknow.
ingly. -
Don't you see who I amp" cried
the long-lost. II am William.
have come back. Invent away &c
years ago"
A peculiar light came into the
eyes of the woman, who, during
the strangers appeal to the ole
man at the fireplace, had stood still
at the end of the table with on,
hand on her hip.
I'LL understand now" sh,
said.
William looked his thanks in hi
eyes. He was about to close hi
arms about the old lady when sh
waved him back. II understand,
she went on. "Arter you wen
away your mother died in 'beout
year and your pa anarried me
Then when he died l married Georg
there, an we've been livin' on tn
OIL place ever sence. So yew Sc
we amt your folks arter all, thougI
likely ez not yews laay have som
legal connection WITH US"
William put'his hand to his bro,
and reeled. He staggered to tn
door-sobbing, With his head bowe
upon his breast, lie walked slowl
down the old country road. An
that night he vent back to the wes
Detroit Free Press.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-11-05
Notice of Forfeiture.

To G. A. Tush, his heirs and assigns:
You are hereby notified that | nave ~
pended the sum of two hundred tOtVjuSr
lars in labor and Improvements upon w
mining claim, situate about three-quais"
of mile northeast of the WasnilS.II
mine, in Washington Basin, Eas. i0 !,
mining district. Custer county, lusnU'
order TO hold said premises undef ".
visions of section O3O4, Revised Statute -, !"
the United States, being the amoun.d
ouired to hold the same for the yeai' s .o
ing December 81, 1895 and 1880 ua. y On..
PROPORTION of the same is $50, oslns V Il.
fourth: and if within ninety days run ninstv
service of this notice Tor Within nI IN
DAYS after this notice by publication !, lion io
fail or refuse to contribute your proPoiIud.
of such expenditure as co-OWhei, nv In.
ing legal costs of this publication YOU urn N
terest in said claim will become tne P p;on,
erty of the subscriber under the proViSi0''
OF said section Oh DAVID FAYLE
Ketchum, Idaho, Jan. l, 1871
10 Greenhow L. Rumsey and !. W. oi'''
their heirs or assigns; .r.
You are hereby notified tina. ia aT dol.
pended the sum of two hundred 1"o the
lars in labor and Improvements up
Highland Mary .,,,b
lode mining claim, situate IN ba pass IN Warm
about eight miles from Ketch!Im1 i ~ coun.
Springs Greek mining district, 9i hv section
ty state of Idaho, as required ~ States.
2324. Revised Statutes OF the Gl niS The same
being the amount required to no ~ t 1895 and
for the years ending December o. 1he same is
1896: that your proportion q : s rsenhov 4
as follows, to-wit: for the salu IND md for the
Rumsey. SIS, being one-eighth; asmmso.eighth;
said 4. w. Gillette SIS, beng o ,hs service
and if within ninety days IRON n ' dsys alter
Of this notice, or within nlness y; I or refuse
this notice BY publication you ,a Of such e.
to contribute your propor.iio,,nd costs Of
penditure as co-owner, inclaau said claim
publication, your interests IN the aH under
will become the property OF 81 sal. aid section
sirned under the provisions o. sSaT'OVER.
1924. JAME % 1907
First publication, Jan. ., l0~
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-11-05

"There goes man who has liter
ally carved his way to fame" -
Who is hep" s
"The man that won first prize in
the OK dressing contest at the butch
|er's picnic. Chicago Newa.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-11-05
The wife of a certain bookseller

The wife Of certain bookseller
presented him with eleven sons,
one after another. The good man
carried his professional spirit in
family life, so he named them
:" rimus," "Secundus," "Tertius,' =
and 80 on to "Decimus." He con-
cluded it was time to stop at the
eleventh, so he named him "Finus. |"
But it was not efinus. There was
yet another to come-a daughter
thistime-so he called her " Errata. !"
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-11-05

70 Greenhow e. Rumsey and !. W. oA'
their heirs or assigns:
You are hereby notified tina. al a aSd dol.
pended the sum of two hunoreu MON MON the
lars in labor and Improvements up
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-11-27
Emerson and the woodpecker Story.

John Muir. in the December Atlantic.
No squirrel works harder at his pine-nut
holes in the thick. c&ky bbarkkeS Of the he" yeps
low pine and incense cedar. in which to
store the crop for winter use: n hole for
each acorn so nicely adjusted as to size
that when the acorn. point foremost, is
driven in. 1t fits so well that it cannot
Each acorn is thus carefully stored in a
dry bin. perfectly protected from the
weather. Il most laborious method of stow
ing away a crop. a granary for each kerr
mel. Yet they never seem to weary at the
work. but go on so diligently they seem
determined that every acorn in the grove
shall be saved. They are never seen eat
ing aCornS at the time they are storing
them. and it Is commonly believed that
they never eat them or intend to eat them.
but that the wise birds store them and
protect them solely for the sake OF the
worms they are supposed TO contain And
because these worms are too small for
use at the time the acorus drop. they are
shut up like lean calves and steers each
in 4 separate stall with abundance of
food to grow big and fat by the time they
will be most wanted. that is in winter.
when insects are scarce and stabilized
worms most valuable.
So these woadpeekers are imposed to
be n sort of cattle raisers. each with a drove
of thousands. rivalinF the ants that raise
grain and keep herds of plant lice for
NOT true. though some naturalists even
believe it. When Emerson was in the park,
having heard the worm story. and seen
the great pines plugged full of acorns. he
asked Gust to pump me. l SUPPOSED. Why
do the woodpeckers take the trouble to
put acorns into the bark of the trees?"
For the same reason" I replied, that
bees store honey and squirrels nuts
Blu they tell me. Mr.. Muir. that WOOD
peckers don't eat acorns-" Yes. they do"
+ said. Il have seen them eating them.
During snowstorrns they seem TO eat lit
tie besides acorns. / have repeatedly in
terrupted them at their meals. and seem
--c.-tI pltp hGlf-anran OnnrnG Thav
eat them in the she'll as some people eat
eggs" But what about the worms?" II
| suppose" i said. that when they come to
a wormy one they eat both worm and
| acorn. AM low. they eat the sound ones
when thej can't find anything they like
better. AMI from the time they store them
| until they are used they guard them. and
woe to the squirrel or jay caught steal
ing"
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-11-27
Name stealing Extraordinary.

From the AlIshabad Qndia) Pioneer.
OF late it has become the fashion at
Madras for native tradesmen to assume
for business purposes the names of COVER
nors for the time being. as well as of other
local notabilities. For instance. there are
already several small firms styling them
selves Havelock & Co. and Curzon & @
Just the other day u Mr.. Greenwood. who
had been in partnership with two Mahom-
etans, retired from the firm. AS his late
partners persisted. in spite of their agree
ment. in retaining their former appella-
tion. Mr.. Greenwood brought 4 suit against
them, and applied. before Mr.. Justice Bod
dam. for n temporary injunction, restrain
ing his late partners from using his name.
Mr.. Justice Boddam granted the Injunction
prayed for. whereupOn the two Mahome-
tans in question assumed the designation
of Boddam d Co.. under which name they
have now begun to do business.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-11-27
is A COLONIAL DAME
INTERESTING HISTORY OF MRS.
CHARLOTTE ID. POULTON.
She Is Now Spending Her Declining
Years in the Protestant Home for
for Aged Women, After
a Busy Life.

Mrs. Charlotte D.. Poulton. the daughter
and granddaughter OF Revolutionary SOL
diers. is an inmate of the Protestant Home
for Aged Women. at Twenty-ninth and
Cherry streets. She is the oldest inmate
of the home. and is certainly one of the
most religious. Tor il IS her boast that she
has read the Bible through twenty-four
times. and is just starting in on the TWEEN
ty-fifth.
Mrs. Poulton is a colonial dame Her
grandfather. John Demming. served the
full seven years in the Revolutionary w;lr.
and her father. Davis Demmins. served
during the last three years. The grand
father broke of all Intercourse with his
family when he went into the army. and
after 4 while il was supposed that he was
dead. When he was discovered later to
be living. he obtained leave of absence in
order to visit his family. While he was
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-11-27
SENT POOR RECOMMENDATION
The Awkward Mistake of a FearfuIIy
Careless Young Man-Mfsmated
Letters md Envelopes.
From the Youths Companion.

From the Youths Companion
One of the many ways in which a mans
carelessness may cause his undoing has
lately been discovered by a young man who
has a habit of mismating letters and en-
velopes when sending off his correspond
ence.
He had secured from an influential friend
n letter which him for a
clerkship in Il wholesale dry goods estab-
lishment. The proprietor was personally
known to the writer of the letter, who ad-
vised the young man to mail II, with his
application for the place. to the merchant
who lived in a suburban town, and was
seldom to be found in his city office.
The young man wrote his letter, and at
tended to various other correspondence.
and then hastily put his several epistles
into their respective envelopes. adding to
one what he supposed to be his friends
recommendation. Two days later he re-
ceived the following letter from the mer-
chant:
In reply to your communication of the
10th. / will say that at present there Is no
vacancy in my corps OF clerks L return
the recommendation to you. only saving
that Is not such as l consider especially
valuable to a young man.
With 4 sinking heart the young man
glanced at the fatal enclosure and read:
| Mr.. James ROBBIE. Dr., To Forbes. Hopkins & Co.
Three fancy shirts . -..-.---.--.-----.-. Slo %
One dozen neckties 6O0
81 90
Received payment.
rhfrl Gsanant las ramtt