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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-09-01
TO COMBINE TRUSTS.
A Corporation Whose Business Is a
New Mode of Economics.
PERMANENT AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE.
\ Building to BE Erected at Chicago for
Exhibits by Manufacturers and Meet
ings of Agricultural Organizations
Arizona's Petrined Forests.

Cleveland, o., Aug. 30.-To combine
the combinations of trusts is the
object of an Incorporation. the papers
for which were taken out in New .Ier-
,cy short time ago. This movement
is the outcome of the studies for many
years of Russell Thompson, "A Cleveland
newspaper man, working upon the
problem of giving profitable employ
ment to the immense productive ca
pacity which. though obviously avail
able, is not used. Ills study has led
him to declare, in what is pronounced
to be new school of economics, that a
business system in which establish
ments are disconnected is organizally
incapable of using more than "A small
part of all industrial power in reach,
but that IA comprehensive consolidation
could use most of it, with IA consequent
wealth increase So great and rapid as
to change the whole condition of soci-
ETY.. Mr.. Thompson formed corpora
tiOn some months ago under the name
of the Central company, filing char
ter at Trenton through New Jersey
registration and trust company. Sew
eral prominent business men in Cleve-
land have beepsquietly aiding and en-
couraging these preliminaries. Those
who have financially assisted the pro-
motcr have extensive corporate and
banking connections. Communications
were yesterday addressed TO most of
the consolidation directorate,, an
nouncing the project and explain
ing it.
PERMANENT AGRICULTURAL EXPOSITION
Chicago, Aug. O.--Norll will be
begun within a week on permanent
agricultural exposition building here
to be located at the main entrance to
the Union Stock yards and to cost
500, 600. The building will be "A mod
ern, frc-proof structure built of stone,
steel and brick, three stories high, 70
feet wide and 300 feet long On the
first floor there will be dozens of rooms
where manufacturers may place on eN-
hibition such of their products as they
may choose. On the second floor there
will also be number of exhibition
rooms and an auditorium with seat
ing capacity of 200 which is to be used
for holding public meetings, con
ventions, meeting of the state
grange and other agricultural
organizations. One of the principal
features now secured will be "A model
beet sugar factory, showing the pro-
cess of manufacture from the time the
beet is seen growing until it has passed
through the factory and comes out sor-
ghum. Another feature win be "A mini
aturc coal mine in full operation. Sever
al governors of western states have APP
piled for space and will arrange for the
placing of their products in the build
ing. From New York, Boston and
Philadelphia come requests for space
from many manufacturers. There is
to be no charge for admission and the
building will be open every week day,
except legal holidays, throughout the
| year.
90.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-09-01
ARIzoNA's pErRIFIED FORESTS.

Chicago, Aug, 30. DR., Lester f..
Ward, of the United States geological
survey, is in the city on his way to
Arizona to secure for the commissioner
general of the general land office an
opinion on the advisability of setting
aside the famous petrifed forests in
that state as n national park,
Regarding his mission in the west
Mr.. Ward said: after doing some
work in Wyoming and Arizona, | in
tend to stop on my way back from the
Pacific coast for visit in the petriied
forests of Arizona. The Legislature of
Arizona has memorialized congress to
have part of the forest, including
Chalcedony park, near Holbrook, set
apart as II great national park. The
forests are agatized wood. Relic
hunters and those working fer CONNER
cial interests are destroying the scenic
beauty, They are even carrying off
carloads of it for paving stones. That
ought to be stopped"
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-10-13
YOUNG LORD GRAHAM
TITLED ENCLISHMAN MAKING
HIMSELF USEFUL.
Has Lately Gone to Sea as ships Mate
in the Merchant Marine-ls the Future
Duke of Montrose-LOrds Can Be of
Benefit to Mankind.

Once in while some member Of the
English nobility breaks away and
really does something 1t may be on
the stage as a female impersonator, or
on the street as an organ grinder, or
on the high seas before the mast.
Trough the misty glamour of royal
vicissitudes shines the beautiful senti-
ment, Blood will tell"
Now, there's the marquis of Graham,
the future duke of Montrose, who has
shipped as mate in the mercantile
marine. Just what his ultimate ambi-
tion is has not been divulged, but he
evidently is going to learn something,
and the London papers reward this
prafseworthy aim by remarking, "He-
redity will tell and relating the list
of his distinguished ancestors. It is
heralded that no wonder the love for
fine deeds should come out in Lord
Graham, for he is not only descended
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-10-13
Pond Full of Fishes.

In East Templeton, Mass, is an ar
tifcial pond, tributary to the Connec-
ticut river, shut off from the connect
ing streams by eight dams. This pond
is a wonderfully productive water for
eels, and their size is remarkable. The
pond is not over fifty acres in extent,
with muddy bottom, and twice in the
last twenty years, when the water was
drawn off for repairs to the dams, the
quantity of eels taken was enormous,
in comparison to the size of the pond
hundreds and hundreds of pounds be-
ing secure, and not one eel less than
Two pounds in weight, and the majority
four and five pounds. The last time
the pond was drawn a Frenchman got
a sugar barrel and large washtub full
Of these large eels, and not one
weighed less than four pounds. He
salted them for winter use.
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-10-13
Pictorial Postcard Craze.

Some idea of the pictorial postcard
craze in Germany is given by the fig
ures just published by our consul at
Frankfort, says the London Globe.
About $4,000 workmen are employed
in producing these postal souvenirs,
and it is estimated that every day
about 100 new designs are published.
Allowing for each card an issue of
1000 only-and this is modest esti-
mate-it means total of 100000 per
day, or something like 30,000,000 per
annum. Since the introduction OF the
souvenir card the number of postcards
dispatched in Germany has increased
by 100000 The latest cards are a
great improvement on the earlier ones,
and some bear etchings by artists OF
repute.
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-10-13

from the poet-soldier marquis of the
seventeenth century, but he has dash
of the blood of the wonderful Sheri-
dams in him. His great-aunt married
the son of the author of The School
for Scandal" and his maternal grand
mother was also half Sheridan. The
first marquis of Graham distinguished
himself in the campaigns of the Gov
enanters. The present marquis is just
over 21, and is shortly to be examined
for yachtmasters certificate. He is
writing a book on the subject of the
manning Of the mercantile marine. 1t
must be something rarely heroic which
the marquis is attempting, for Clark
Russell composed this for one Of the
London papers:
This gallant and high-spirited
young nobleman quilted the exalted
social platform he adorns to enter the
arena of human labor that, by personal
experience, he might qualify himself
hereafter to deal with what your able
contemporary, the Naval and Military
Records, affirms to be the gravest ma
tional question of the century. Such
virtues of sympathy and humanity are,
to use the language of that sweet and
gentle genius, Sir Henry Wotton,
more precious than the most glorious
triple diadem.'
This, however, is the nautical career
of the marquis. When he left Eaton,
in 1895, he joined H. M. S. Voltage, a
training ship for boys, where he re-
manned for year and half, and then,
after some yachting in the Mediter-
ranean, went in H. M. S. Melpomene
to India on an expedition lasting from
October, 1897, to April, 1898, to observe
the solar eclipse. In these ships he
had sufficiently mastered seamanship
and navigation to join Dewitt and
Moores vessel, the Hesperus, as a
junior mate, in which capacity he
served from November last year till
the end of last June, visiting Australia.
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-10-13

view of them was obtained while they
sat in the sun. Their bodies are COW
cred with long black hair, and they are
quite stout. Their hands are black
and their finger" nails resemble tai
ons. They put their arms around the
captains neck, and make noises ex-
pressive of their fondress for their
friend. 1t was amusing as well as in
teresting to see them eat banana.
They carefully peeled the fruit, and
then, with their teeth, scraped off any
parts of the skin which adhered to the
fruit. They held it in their hands
with the delicacy of a lady, and quietly
bit off piece after piece. The captain
said they furnished considerable
amusement for the crew during the
voyage. They would eat food from the
hands of any of the crew On days
when the weather was calm Blddy and
Nathan would walk hand IN hand
along the deck, seemingly enjoying the
sights. They never got sea sick. They
would lean over the rail of the boat
and watch the water much af-
ter the manner of any other
ocean traveller Upon nearing
port they grew suspicious of every
body, and the captain found il neces-
sary to construct a tent to inclOse
them. Biddy and Nathan live in this
tent like happy couple. When Biddy
complains of the cold Nathan wraps IA
blanket around her and tuoks it well
under her chin. The captain facetious-
ly said they We're So much like human
beings that he was afraid that they
would not pass the immigration com
missioners. 1t is believed that Capt.
Sarchett will present his pets to the
Smithsonian institute.
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-10-13
New Use for Electricity.

Some time ago the statement was
made that the advance of senile de-
cay could be checked by the applica-
ton of electricity to the base of the
brain. Now French scientist, DR..
Remond, has made the discovery that
electricity may be used in the devel-
opment of mental culture. This does
not, of course, mean that there is
aow a royal read to learning, and that
LII the learning of Greece and Rome
ean be transferred into any skull by
80 many volts of electricity. But it
means, according to DR.. Remond's s
claims, that the receptivity of the
brain can be so increased and the
capacity for learning extended. The
volts do not take instantaneous ef-
tect; the course must be prolonged.
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-10-13
BREAKING DOWN CUSTOM.
Japanese Family's Fondness for Beef
and Its Results.

Japanese Family's Fondness for Beef
and Its Results.
when l was a young boy the GUS
tom of eating beef began to spread
AS blood was regarded as unclean and
also as Japan has been strong agri-
cultural country, there was deep
rooted disinclination to eat beef" says
a Japanese writer in the Popular Sci
ence Monthly. I'm this, of course, one
has to recognize the influence of the
vegetarian principle Of Buddhism, but
to anybody who had ever tasted beef
1t was so delicious that he could hardly
control his natural appetite by his re-
ligious scruple. My father was one Of
those who knew it's taste, so now and
then we used to treat ourselves 20
beef. But where did we eat it? We
did not eat it inside the house. We
cooked and ate it in the open air, a2d
In cooking and eating it we did not use
the ordinary utensils, but used the
special ones kept for the purpose.
Why all these things? Because beef
was unclean and we did not like to
spread it's uncleanliness into our
house wherein the god shelf is kept
and into our ordinary utensils which
might be used in making offerings to
the gods The day when we ate beef
my father did not offer lights to the
gods nor say evening prayers to them,
as he did usually, for he knew he was
unclean and could not approach the
lr
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-10-13
MAJOR RUSSELL B. HARRISON

Major Russell B. Harrison, inspector
general at Santiago, who was recently
critically i'll with yellow fever, is the
only son of former President Benja-
min Harrison. Major Harrison has had
a varied experience. First he was
mining engineer; next he was en-
ployed for eight years at the United
States mint at Philadelphia. Then he
went to the west again and served as
secretary treasurer of big cattle COM
pany. He turned to journalism and
published his own paper in Montana.
In 1888 he became interested in Judge
and Leslies illustrated Paper, in New
York. Returning to Indiana, he en-
gagged in the electric railway and elec-
trio lighting business. For some time
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-10-13
Smallest CAPITAL in EurOpe.

Cettinje, the capital of the independ-
.nt principality of Montenegro, con-
sists of two streets and a square. The
royal palace, which fronts directly on
the street, is not as large as many
,armhouses, and the royal church.
where Montenegrin princes are
crowned, seats only 100 people. The
rest of the houses in the capital are
mainly occupied by the members of the
diplomatic corps, almost all of the Eu-
ropean capitals being represented by
ministers who have no hing in the
world to do but pass the time as best
they may. In winter the capital of
Montenegro is even more desolate and
.orlorn. Snow to the depth of four or
i've feet often covers the streets and
keeps the royal and other residents
within doors.
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-10-13
WAGNERSOON TOCOME
MUSICAL CONDUCTOR TO VISIT
UNITED STATES.
VIII Give Concerts In the Principal
Cities-Son of Renowned German
Composer-His Musical Training at
Bayreuth.

Siegfried Wagner expects to visi. the
United States this winter for the pur-
pose Of conducting concerts in the
principal cities of the north and east.
He is the son Of the renowned German
composer, Richard Wagner, and the
grandson Of the no less noted German
musician, Franz List. Young Wagner
first gave his attention to music some
thirteen years ago. During his fathers
lifetime he had received no encourage
ment to study music, but the atmOs-
phere In which he grew up was charged
with music, and when he was left free
to follow his inclinations he started
out at once to see what he could do as
his fathers successor. A lack of am
bition was certainly not one Of his
failings. He studied hard and he stud
led long. His mother saw that he re-
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-10-13
INTRODUCED BY HIS SKULL.
Odd Experience Of Missionary with q
Native Desiring Treatment.

Native Desir1ng treatment
Probably the oldest case within my
experience was that of Lapuie, who
made himself known to me through the
use of a detached piece of his own
skull, said medical missionary on a
furlough from his work among the
heather. I'VE have all sorts of pa
tents as soon as the people get to
know us. In fact, there is a rush to
get the benefits of our medicine, which
| fear the heather regard as some very
potent magic. If our evangelical work
were of the same sort of success that
our medical work is should expect the
millennium. But about Lapuie. One
morning | went out to look over the
specimens of real or fancied injury
which were awaiting treatment There
was pretty nearly every kind Of tropi-
cal disease in the outfit from sore fin
ger to dropsy Most Of the patients
were well known to me, but among
them was one man whose face was un-
familiar, and who seemed to belong to
different tribe. AS l stopped at his
place he leaped to his feet as actively
as a cat and from somewhere in his
scanty apparel dug up an object which
he promptly handed to me. 1t was a
circular piece of human skull as big
around as a dollar, and very nearly as
thick On the outer surface some one
had carefully written in ink the name
Lapuie. This must be, think, the
first case in which a man has used part
card. | looked the man over at once
to find out what the trouble was. He
had had some sort Of a difference Of
opinion with his chiefs, and as a result
OF such presumption had received a
stout clubbing. One of the blows had
fractured his skull and for the time
had knocked him out. When the old
women who look after the science of
medicine among these particular
heather got hold of Lapuie they found
that part of his skull was loose. To
save difficulty they pried the loose piece
off with the blade Of a knife, poulticed
up the wound and let nature do the
rest. The patient kept the chip of his
skull, and the inscription on it was
the work of some passing trader. When
the case came under my notice, there
was scarcely more than the thickness
of piece of parchment left of the skull
over the brain, and the wound had
practically healed. 1t turned out that
Lapuie had not made the long journey
from his distant home to see me be-
cause this degree of damage troubled
him. He had the idea that the piece
of the skull should be set back in place
and he seemed to have great confidence
in my ability to do it. 1t was a great
disappointing to him that his skull
chip could not be stuck back. AL
though I did all that surgical science
prescribes for the protection of the thin
spot in the Uranium, my patient kept
harping on the fear that he might lose
his fragment of bone, which might fall
into improper hands and thus play the
mischief with him. The only way to
pacify him was to string the chip on a
copper wire and solder it about his
neck. New York Sun.
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-10-13
TWO ORANG-OUTANGS.
EMICRATE FROM JAVA AND
COME TO THE STATES.
Act Much Like Human Beings--They
Are Biddy and Nathan, Live in "A Tent
Its Cold.
Especial Letter.)

The steamship Benaldey Capt. l. D..
Sarchett, which arrived at Boston,
Mass, a few days ago, has on board
two of the best specimens of orang-
outangs ever seen in America. Capt.
Sarchett, the commander, bought them
from a Javanese trader. Beside the
orang- outangs Capt. Sarchett also has
aboard several chimpanZees and mon
keys. The orang-Outangs during the
81 days voyage were the almost con-
stant companions of the captain. They
ate at his table, and he walked hand
in hand with them around the deck.
The male one is named Nathan, while
the female bears the name of Biddy.
They answer to their names as readily
as children.
In appearance they are very human.
The male measures feet 10 inches
from the tip of the fingers of the right
hand" to the tip of the fingers of the
left. They are about ten years old, ana
are very intelligent. During the voy-
age the captain allowed them freedom
Of the decks, and they seemed as much
at home as in the forests of Java
For the benefit of a reporter, Capt.
Sarchett brought both of the orang-
outa0gs ont on dack. An excellent
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-10-13
BrOnchO Bills Religion.

In Col. w. F. Codys theatrical
troupe during his first year on the
stage there was an eccentric westerner
by the name of Broncho Bill There
were also several Indians in the troupe
whose moral welfare was the special
object of an old missionary who fire.
quently came to see them. Thinking
that Broncho Bill would bear a little
looking after also, the good man Sc
sured seat by his side at the dinner
table and remarked pleasantly: This
is Mr. Broncho Bill, is it not?" "Yaas.'
Where were you born?" "Near.Kit
Billiards. mill, on Big Pigeon" "Re-
ligious parents, l suppose?" "Yaas.' -
What is your denomination? ?" My
what?" your denomination? "Oh-
ah--yaas. Smith e Wesson.'
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-10-13
HERR sIEGFRIED WAGNER.

HERR SIEGFRIED WAGNER.
ceived the best training imaginable.
Hans Richter, one of the greatest con-
ductors on the globe. taught him the
technics of handling an orchestra. He
worked in theory, and learned to play
many instruments himself, giving spe-
cial attention to the piano. Then,
when all seemed ready, he appeared be-
fore the world as a conductor Of his
fathers works. That was great event
in the German musical world, though,
to tell the truth, the people who crowd
ed to hear him were led more by Curl
osity than by expectation of real mu-
steal treat. Since then much OF his
life has been spent at Bayreuth, where,
under his mothers direction, he be-
came almost as familiar with the stag
ing of the Wagner operas as she was,
and she was certainly the greatest of
all Wagner stage directors. Young
Wagner is not now credited with any
of his fathers genius, but his friends
point to the short time he has busted
himself with music and predict that
the future has much in store for him.
His manner of conducting is nervous
rather than forceful. He knows the
scores of the greater part Of the Wag-
ner operas, so that he can conduct al
most without following the books. Per-
sonally Wagner is small man, though
larger than his father. His face is in
telligent, his expression is keen and
his bearing self-reliant. His mouth is
sweet and sunken and his chin pro-
trudes, and he has been described as
looking like Richard Wagner, very
much feminized. He is thoroughly a
man of the world, and loves a pretty
face almost as much as he loves music.
He was given in his youth thorough
academic training, and was intended
for an architect. The Liszt tomb at
Bayreuth was designed by him.
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-10-13

ner and for reason that has never
been satisfactorily explained to the
white citizens in that section. It is
dreary and dusty desert. Rain sell
dom falls. The surface of the ground,
hard clay that has been baking in the
sun for centuries, is covered with brok-
en- lava and pumice stone, which at
some time was discharged from one of
the great volcanoes, whose silent era
ters can be seen in the San Berdardino
mountains. This is the ordinary ap-
pearance of the country for leagues
around You can travel an hour, or
ten hours. for that matter, in ally d.
rection away from the river bed, with
out seeing anything green or any plant
OF thing Of life, except cactus or a
sage brush. Under the shadow of
group of mighty hills is mesa, or
tableland, that is almost level, and
there, once year. upon some ami
versary whose significance is not un-
derstood. and cannot be ascertained,
the Hualapais tribe gather at night and
rake the lava and pumice stones into
winrows. Some OF the winrows are
two miles long. They are regular in
length and in intervals, and the aver
age height is about twelve or fifteen
inches. just about the height of win
row of hay left by horserake in
meadow