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even without the last named, the Carib
laborer Is quite content.
Famous Dishes.

even without the last named, the Carib
laborer Is quite content.
Famous Dishes.
The Carfb, by the way, was the inventor
of the casareep, which forms the basis OF
the famous West Indian pepper pot. that
concoction sought by all gourmets in the
tropics. The juice is evaporated until all
the poisonous quality is driven out, when
it becomes an antiseptic capable Of pre-
serving meats of every kind for a long
period. This Is placed in big jar or earth
en- pot and into 1t are thrown odds and
ends of meat from time to time, which the
juice of the manioc preserves and to which
it imparts a peculiar and agreeable flavor.
Another contribution to the civilized cu1-
sine made by the Carib might be mentioned
were there space enough, but 1t will be
only necessary to examine the history OF
the West Indies to ascertain this to be
true. The term "buccaneer'' was derived
from the Carib "bOucan,' to roast an OK
or sheep or pig on spit over an open fire.
The early freebooters were partial to roast
ing other peoples cattle in this manner,
having learned it from the Caribs and
after awhile the term was applied to them
and stuck.
In st. Vincent the chief cultivation Of
the Caribs is the arrow-root. which reaches
perfection there on the sloping hillsides
overlooking the Atlantic and Caribbean
waters. They CRATE the tubers on big
wheel. driven by water or hand power, and
their little root mills may be found in
every ravine and water course on tho
windward side of the island. The small
animals of the forest, like the aguti the
large lizards, the iguana, birds ard sea
turtles furnish the Caribs with the little
animal food they consume. to which they
add at infrequent intervals a kid, pig or
chicken; but these last they generally sell
to the white people. They are very abste-
mious. both In eating and drinking, get
ting drunk only great occasions, at
which times they are not always agreeable
to meet. As. however, the interval be-
tween the bellcose condition and the
maudlin and helpless stage is very brief
Ii is only necessary to hold of the first at
tack of a drunken Indian a little while
when he will sink into a stupor.
Racial Characterization.
In general, the Caribs are peaceable and
gentle. respecting the white man to the
verge of abjectness, and make excellent
servants and laborers. They have though
truly African disregard of the future
and when in possession of little money
do not care to work again until 1t is spent
1t is matter Of great regret that they
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from South America, but 1t is apparently
indigenous to the West Indies, having been
found in use by the natives by their first
discoverers. 1t has almost as many uses
as the cocoa palm, which waves above all
the huts along the coast, and the Caribs
make 1t available in a variety of forms
The poisonous principle of the raw tuber
is volatile and driven out by heat. so the
Caribs CRATE the root to shreds which they
strain in peculiar sieye-like basket, shap-
ed ike an orioles nest, long and narrow
and which Is hung from the horizontal
limb of tree with weights attached at
the bottom. The contents of the basket
are thus gradually compressed, the juice
runs out and when the cassava is dry ii is
ground into "farine." or fine -four, rolled
INTO cakes and baked over brisk fire
on nat stones or iron plates These cakes
are something like the Mexican tortillas
but much larger. and are as palatabie and
nutritious. They are stored away care
fully. and when they become damp are
hung out In the sun to dry. like clothes
on line. and will keep a very long time
with cassava cake and bit of flsh or
bacon. sip OF run, o- cashew punch. or
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themselves from top to toe. 1t is related
of one of the early settlers or Guadeloupe
that one day, coming home from trip
to the mountains. he found his wife in
tears, and when he asked her the cause
ghe pointed to a new white cotton ham
mock. which he surprised to see all
streaked with red She said that a Carib
warrior had called, with his war paint on,
had sat down in the hammock. and when
he left had also left a goodly portion of
his costume.
CIeanIy People.
They are among the most cleanly people
in the world. these descendants of canni-
bal Caribs, bathing twice daily, at sun
rise and sunset, in the running streams
beneath palm and tree fern. as their an
cestors used to do before them.
Only few families of the 300 or so now
living in ST. Vincent and Dominica retain
a knowledge of the aboriginal speech,
which is chiefly preserved by the old men
and women. In the former island they
speak English and are good Episcopaiians,
and in the latter they speak a French pa
tois and are mainly Roman Catholics. 1t
is a hundred years since the French gave
up the island of Dominica to the English.
but today the dialect of the natives is a
patois having as its basis the French of
former inhabitants. Their reservations, Sc
cured to them by the crown, are far dis
tant from the populous white districts,
mainly on the Atlantic slopes of the islands.
facing the east, where the waves of the
ocean are more tumultuouS than on the
western side facing the Caribbean sea.
They live there quite happily, in the prim-
tive condition of their ancestors, but not
only have they abstained from human flesh
food for many years, but in the main
are at present vegetarlans, owing to the
scarcity of animal food and not from
choice.
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HAD SOME NARROW ESCAPES
Corporal Laurie Struck by Seven RuI-
lets, but Not Injured
From the Philadelphfa IImes

corporal Laurie struck by Seven BuI.
lets, but Not Injured.
From the Philadelphia Times.
1t Is comforting to the wives and rela.
tives OF soldiers who are now in Cuba to
know that it takes very many bullets to
XIII a man. Tons Of lead are wasted nm
every battlefield
10 nave the bayonet on the rife a. SOL
dier is carrying bent by a bullet the butt
OF the same rife splintered by another buI-
let. the toe of the shoe shot off nv a third
ball and the mans clothing almost ta-r ,niiS nes
Dy others is chapter of lucky incidents
tnat reads like dime novel, Here is the
story OF Corporal Laurie:
Before l entered the Zareba 7 was not
struck, but shortly afterward a bullet toon
OH the toe OF my left shoe without hitting
my loot, the shoe being a size too big for
easy marching and sleeping at night. Then
my bayonet was struck and bent oyer or q
right angle. Then a shot went throueb nv
sieeve, near my left wrist tearing two
holes, but not hurting myself Then INV
rlne was struck while 1 was loading the
Dulies spiintering the butt and being stop
pea py an iron bolt which 1t met This
puiiet would certainly have gone right info
my body but for my rifle being there
Ihen Niger in trench let drive at me
with spear missed my ribs by an inch
ana slit up my haversack. A bullet then
grazed the back Of my hand lust enough
to make it bleed.
When reached the river bank, which
was nearly perpendicular, shot came from
lhe Dotton. about twenty feet below and
little to the left, which caused the wound
am supposed to have got, and was SO
curious that was paraded before the gem
erai. 1t entered through the lid of nv
right ammunition box pouch. which was
open, went into my right coat pocket
smashing penknife and two pencils tore
four holes in my shirt, made surface
wound two or three inches long on INV left
breast and came out near my left shon,dar
through my coat and ammunition pouch
braces Po1eii
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Looking s s@Infian."
From the PhiladelDhia LEDGER


Somebody dropped II st4ckpin in the hall
the other day and had hard work to find it.
She hunted high and low and on her hands
and knees, and with a candle, but 1t was no
use. The pin was very tiny. its value be-
ing due to association rather than to size
or brillianey. The somebody, after a final
shake Of the rugs, was about to give it up
forever. when one Of 1.-THE children CHANGED
to come along. >.
Why don't you look Indian for it?'' he
asked. Before the somebody realized what
was meant down dropped the youngster on
the iioor his head and his whole body lying
sidewise and just as close to the dead level
as possible. In this position his eyes royed
rapidly over the floor. u have it!" he
shouted, and sure enough, right in the mid
die OF the floor, in SO plain place that it
had escaped notice, was the missing stick
pin.
The youngster then explained that 1ook-
ing Indian meant putting the head to the
ground in order to catch sight of the small
est object between ones self and the hori-
zon They do 1t on the plains all the
time, he said. That's why they can al
ways tell who's coming. But 1t works In
hoases just as well as on the plains. Why,
we never lose anything In the nursery now
adays: we just look Indian and find 1t
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AT A CAMP MEETING
1ns 81
-
How the Colored People Worship in
the Woods in Summer.
MUSIC THAF STIRS THEIR SOULS
y
Characteristic Methods Of Procuring
Grace and Collections.
GATHERINGS AT MONTELLO
GATHERINGS AT MONTELLO

NE OF THE FEW
Of the colored camp
meetings of the orig
inal pattern left IS
now In progress at
Montello, a hillside
g We Of stately
pines near Langdon,
on the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad, and
during the meetings
a large number Of
penitents have pro-
I e 8 S 9 d conversion
and fnrnaH intn fha
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charged that the
Spauiards extermi-
mated all the aborigi-
nal inha bitants of the
West Indies, yet two
small tribes of In
dians escaped them,
and their descend
ants survive today,
in the beautiful ISL
ands of Dominica and
st. Vincent. 1t was,
however, owing to no
leniency on the part
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From Life.

Judge-"You claim that the prisoner bath.
ed in the brook which runs through your
pasture. What harm In thatr-
owner-"it killed all the trout In the
brook. your honor"
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i should like to see a real princess"
That's easy; move out to our suburb
and get q cook who threatens to leave
every day."-Chicago Record
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Carroll Springs Sanitarium

FORESI GLEN. MD.
Designed for invaids, cGnS alescents and those
desiring lest and quiet: miles from, 800 feet
above. the city; can be reached by taking B. and
o. W. W. and Forest Glen electric cars. For
circulars. etc. address Dr. G. H. WRIGHT.
my3-3m'
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Pinsy P0int Iotel,

Wash. B.; Williams Prop, is now open for the
pool. and music and dancing every evening. 4 No.
] cooks-superb cuisine. Take steamers Potomac
Sue Arrowsmith. Look under Potomac River
Boats" for schedules Rates for board etc on
application TO WASH. b. WILLIAMS, 7th and ID
sts;. or RICHARD WILLIAMS, Manager at Hotel.
jy12-tf
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Cultivating the Cassava.

They labor on the sugar plantations for
the white proprietors. go fishing in their
dugouts along the coast, being expert fish
ermen and sailors, and greatly In request
in the sugar season." when the lighters
and droghers have to be loaded in the tre-
mendous surf. In their hillside gardens
grow coffee. cassaya, arrow root maize,
sweet potatoes, yams. plantains. bananas,
the various fruits of the tropics, pineap-
pies. oranges sweet and sour sops, Sapa-
dillas, etc, but their chief cultivation is
the cassava and arrow root. The cassava
may have been brought by their ancestors
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-01-14
A Correction.

We, the undersigned, wish to cor
rect statement that Is being circu-
lated to the public in regard to Nor
thrup Road Tax. The list l gave to
the street commissioners amounted to
$43 20 which he had worked out.
l.. l.. NoRTHRUP.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-01-14

and bring it in to this Office and you
will be allowed five dollars column
for 1t.
We are pleased to inform our many
readers and the general public in and
around lola that Geo. w. Stephenson
has made so fortunate a purchase OF
the entire stock of general merchan-
disc of Cozad- Fischer Mercantile Co.,
at Blue Mound, he requests US to say
to customers that every article usually
kept in u first class department store
will be found In great abundance in
their Emporium at Blue Mound, that
he and his con Wilfred will be in
charge there and pleased to have all
their old and new neighbors call to
see them when in or near Blue Mound.
See their hand bills and unheard OF
prices they publish therein.
BLUE MOUND, KAN, jan, 6 1893
70 the peoole of Linn, Allen and Bour-
bon counties:-
Having purchased of the Cozad-
Fischer Mercantile Co., their entire
stock of general merchandise, take
this method of greeting you, old and
new neighbors. The entire stock was
bought at very low figure, and l as
sure you l am going TO divide my
good fortune with custOmeas of gener.
al merchandise. 1t is needless to say
to my old patrons that every price
published and guarantee made will
be carried out to the letter, for in thus
carrying out every statement made
and price offered, ii has made oul
clearance" sales at Moran and else
where the wonder of the 10th century
The store will be known as The Blue
Mound Cash Store. Geo. W. Stephen
son, Proprietor, Blue Mound. Kansas
! One of Ed. Barber's jokes has got
INTO the Newton K9nsdn, which tells
as follows:
Prof Ed. t. Barber, Superintendent Of the
Great Bend city schools, was on No last
night returning from his Christmas vacation.
He said he met man from South Dakota
on the train when he left Great Bend for
Topeka to attend the State Teachers Asso-
citation. The northern man was talking
voluminously about the difference in the
climate between Kansas and Dakota. Mr..
Barber disagreed with him.
After pulling out of Sterling some dist
ance, the man reached over to Ed. and re-
marked, 81 tell you there 10 difference /
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-01-14
HOW WE DO GROW.
Estimated From the Basis Furnished By the
Registration the Population Of lola
Is Now $500, a Gain Of
100 SINCE LAST MARCH.

March first, 1896, the population OF
lola was 1900.
March first, 1897, the population OF
lola was 2150.
Last October the population of lola
was 2765.
The registration books for the com.
ing election show a total enrolment
of 1916.
Estimating in the usual way that
the total population is equal to two
and one-half times the number of vot.
ers, there are now 1890 people on the
townsite of lola.
This is great!
No town in Kansas can show any
thing like so large percentage of in
crease during the past two years.
And it has only begun!
The census of March first will show
close 10 $500 people. The influx dur.
ing the summer will bring us close to
the five thousand mark by this time
next year. There will be city here
before we realize 1t.
If you want to get in anywhere neal
the ground floor, Come Now!
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-01-14
Sunday School Committee.

The Executive Committee of the
county: II. II. Jones, Prest.; Harry
Basset, Sec. s. $. Association met at
the M. f. church Jan II, and planned
a part Of the coming year.
The converting Of the primary
workers to be in charge of Mrs.
Prenzner, Supt., of State primary
work was deferred for the present and
will if possible be, held this fall in
conjunction with the Annual Con-
ventiOn. The location of the conven-
ton not having been determined at
the last convention, lola and the
United Brethren church was desig-
mated as the place for the next con-
vention, the date Of which will be
determined later. Mrs. Alice Pettit's
name was enrolled as a member of the
Executive Committee.
The plan of requiring the Township
President to gather the statistical re-
port and all contributions for State
and County s. s. work was empha-
sized as better and more successful
plan than the former one of reporting
to tbs county seat direct and 1t is
hoped each township President will
80 cooperate that each s. S. will be
accurately reported before the next
State Convention in May.
Mrs. A. w. Crawford was appointed
Superintendent of Home Department
work for the county. Fl. II. Jones
Superintendent of s. s. Normal De.
partment.
The President will also district the
county and appOint representatives OF
the Executive Committee to visit each
Sunday School during the year
Friends OF the work are kindly re.
quested to write or see Mr.. Jones with
any suggestions relating to better
the work. Committee adjourned sub.
ject to call of President.
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Swearing in lola.

There have been four additions to
Iola's population during the last four
months all of them united because
they swear.
On October A, Geo, Edward Kirby,
late of England, renounced allegiance
to all foreign powers, princes, poten-
tates, states and sovereignties and
particularly to the Government OF
Great Britain.
John Vargo, on October 81, turned
cold shoulder to King Francis
Joseph, of Austria, and placed his
weary head on the broad bosom of the
Goddess of Liberty whom alone he
will worship till death does them part
Herman Brick, late of Prussia, on
January A, 1895, gave Alexander III
the shake and placed his hand in that
of Uncle Samuel the First.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-01-14
DOSE OF ACONYTE
Instead of Laudanum Causes a Big
Scare.

Mrs. Wiley, who fell down
the cellar last Monday, had an
other startling experience Wednes-
day. Her husband has been i'll for
some time and she has been in the
habit of giving him his medicine.
About six o'clock this morning Mr..
Wiley came down stairs and she pre-.
pared and gave him what she sup
posed to be dose of laudanum. He
started back up stairs, bat struck by
the peculial taste of the dose, turned
and called down to his son to look
and see what 1t was Ihe had taken.
It was then discovered that he had
taken aconyte and Mrs. Wiley was
30 wrought up over the idea that she
had poisoned her husband that she
became hysterical. Mr.. Whitlock,
who boards with the Willeys, came
In at this juncture and learning how
matters stood, lost no time in bring
ing DIR. Fulton upon the scene and he
quickly removed the danger.
Mr.. Wiley is not suffering any Ill
effect from his experience but Is won
dering what further misfortune will
appear tomorrow.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-01-14
I. RULOFSON HURT.
Horses Jump and Throw Him From
the Wagon-ScaIp Cut.

the Wagon-Scalp Cut.
I. Rulofson, foreman, at the Mfg.
plant, while returning from Neosho
Falls in buggy Friday, fell from
the buggy and sustained a severe
scalp wound. He was driving along
slowly about three miles west of town
and had such faith in the team that
he dropped the lines over the dash
board and took 1t easy. When the
decent of the hill west of town was
reached Mr.. Rulofson stopped for
ward to get the lines and the horses
jumped in alright at the sudden
movement, throwing him from the
scat. His head struck the wheel and
his scalp was severely cut, but he was
able to reach the house of Willard
Lowe at the foot OF the hill. Mr..
Lowe brought him to town and his
wound was dressed, but he had lost
nearly q quart of blood. Mr.. Rulof-
son Is quite an old man and therein
lies the only impeachment to his
rapid recovery. 1t is hoped by the
physicians and friends that he Is in
no danger.
The team ran some distance aud
then settled down to a regular gate
and were caught in town. Examina-
ton showed that not the slightest
break or damage of any kind had
occurred ia either harness or vehicle.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-01-14
THE GLASS PLANT.
A Few More Words About lola S
Next Big Industry,

In speaking of the Glass plant we
hoped to locate here the REGISTER
inadvertently stated that the pay roll
would be in the neig of g, 600
a month, when 1t should have stated
each pay day. Messrs Crowley have
assured the Commercial club that the
plant they expect to establish will
pay out not less than $35, 900 year in
wages. That will bring the amount
at each fortnightly pay day close to
the sum stated.
The lola Realty Company has
agreed to give the Crowleys three
acres of ground just east OF the Brick
plant as q site for their factory
They will be supplied with free fuel
from the factory well. The furnaces
and tanks of the plant will cost close
to $4,000 All that the citizens are
asked to do is to contribute part OF
the sum that will be needed to erect
the buildings. Before the end of the
year, if everything goes well, the
plant will be shipping a carload Of
glass bottles out of lola every day
And where one glass plant goes others
will follow.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-01-14
RUN AWAY.
HI. Klaumann's Team Runs Down a
Main Street.


People on the street were startled
LAST Wednesday by team hitched
to a delivery wagon which tore around
Northrup's corner and ran south,
turning east on Madison Avenue. AS
they turned the corner of tho square
the hind wheel caught the wheel OF
'Rastus Richeson's wagon and turned
1t over; the delivery wagon being
thrown on its side at the same time.
The dragging OF the wagon caused
the team to slow up and it was easily
stopped in front of the Post Office by
Dan Brewer. Aside from broken
seat and single-tree, no damage was
done. VIII Drumgool came in view
soon after the team was caught and
said they started in front of Martin
Vargas, on N. State, as he was
getting into the wagon. The cold air
made them risky and they started
with a jump as soon as he stepped on
the hub. Fortunately there were nc
teams on the street but the one.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-01-14

feel much warmer than did a few hours
ago" To this Ed replied:
my friend, that is not the climate; that is
due to local conditions. You notice we are
Just pulling into Nickerson? Well, the
Santa Fe recently moved the division point
to Newton and the people have not cooled
of yet"
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-01-14
FARM FOR SALE.

so acers, miles north and miles
east of lola, 80 acres in cultivation, 20
in orchard, remainder in pasture, fair
house, new barn. VIII sell or trade
for cattle. Call at the place or ad-
dress J. II. Harvey, lola. eff
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-01-14

The statement that there has been
road tax receipts applied on payment
of lumber bills Is false.
NORTHRUP LUMBER Co.
Smyrna times., 1898-08-10

MANIFEST DESTINY. - The doctrine
of manifest destiny had its last and
most important exploitation in this
country in the Mexican war. Since
that we have acquired the insignifi-
cant Gadsden purchase and Alaska,
the latter not because we wanted seals
and icebergs much, but to prevent any
one else from getting it.
The manifest destiny idea is ram
pant again in new form. We, for
various reasons, do not care to grab
any more Spanish-American territory
on this continent just now, and we are
stroking the hair of the British lion
the right way instead of twisting his
tail. We won't annex Canada while
we want Great Britain as a friend
among the European powers.
We are as eager to capture and pos
sess islands as Sancho Panza was tC
govern one, and just now our manifest
destiny statesmen are determined that
we shall seize all the islands on the
globe under Spanish rule, and annex
the Sandwich Islands into the bargain
The list that has been catalogueC
for acquisition includes beside th'
Philippines, Cuba, Porto Rico, the
Canaries, the Carolines and Ladron'
islands, and the statesmen are brush
ing up their geographical knowledg
in the hope that Spain has some Othe
islands that may be worth seizing.