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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-06-02
HISTORY OF THE CLASS OF 80.
BY Richard Nimrod Hankins.

The history of the class of 100 is
much the same as that of former
classes, but II there is any reason
why il more deserves to have its his
tory known, it is because OF re-
markaOle feature which only one
other class OF the seventeen which
have graduated from the lola High
School possesses viz: 1t has more
boys than girls. Perhaps it is be-
cause OF this fact that it is one of the
most peaceful classes that has ever
graduated. Whenever there has
been any question to be decided by
the class, there were not enough girls
TO have class fuss, so the boys took
the matter in hand and settled it
peacefully.
All but three of the class are Jay.
hawkers. Bruce Joseph Bowlus,
Theo Pearl Robinson and Abbie
Edith Woodin were born in lola and
completed their grade work here
Last tall Miss WOodin left for
Lawrence and attended the High
school at that place this term, but re-
turned TO share the hOnors of gradu.
alton with her classmates here. Clark
Ellsworth JacOby, Albert Vernon
Lemasters and Richard Nimrod
Hankins were born in Allen county
Mr.. Jac0by entered the lower grade
in 1855. The two others received
grade work in the country schools.
Edith McCarty and Mabel Elmira
Holt were also born in this state.
Miss McCarty commenced school in
the third grade in 1889. Miss Holt
came from Nevada in 1917. Guila
Carolyn Myers was born in Spring
field, Ohio. She entered school here
from Kansas City six years ago.
George owen Metcalf was born at
Tallula, Ill. He entered school here
from Colony in 1915, Harry Sumner
Bedell was also born in Illinois, at
Hoopstown. He has attended school
in st. Louis, Mo-, and several 1owns
in Kansas, entering the present class
in the fall of '9S.
This class has been faithful and
punctual in attendance, but two
members, Mics Myers and Mr.. Lee
masters, deserve special credit, for
they have neither been absent nor
tardy during their four years High
school course. They have also led
the class with high grades.
Tonight closes our connection with
the lola High School. We are
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-06-02

marching for ward to make our debut
on lite's great stage. Former gradu-
ates are playing their parts well.
some have held positions of trust and
honor. One has recently been pro.
NOTED to brigadier general in the
United States army, and Is talRed OF
Tor the highest honor the people OF
the state can bestow upon him at the
next election. But while you are
noticing the success Of former gradu-
ates keep your eye on the class of %.
rhe schools have been Progressing to
keep pace with the city and the ma
ton, and you may yet live to see one
of us p. esident Of the United States.
or presidents wife-perchance both.
Mr.. Jacoby expects to enter the pro.
fession of law He Will attend school
at LecOmpton, after whiGn he will 60
to the state University, MIR Bedell
will study medicine after he finishes
school at Lawrence. Miss Myers in.
tends to be "a teacher oAlanguages. she
will soon locate at Lawrence where
she will finish her education Miss
Holt and Miss Woodtu have an
nounced their intentions of teaching
Next years class, the Naughty
Nauts,u will have the houor Of
graduating from the new High school
building, out no matter how magniti.
cent a structure 1t may be, we will
think more of the old building. The
mOnOtonous yet pleasant tones Of its
old DELL have almost become a part of
our lives, especially those of us who
have received all our education here.
Five thousand times has its strict,
unrelenting ding called us to our
school tasks, and "a many times has its
kind and generous dong dismissed
US tor recreation, or announced the
time for our school duties To close for
the day. But yesterday when 1t
babe us leave the Old building it's
voice represented that all strings it
held on us were severed. some of W.
said "goodbye' to leave Learning 5
noble shrine and enter the schoo, vi
life, while others will go on to col
leges aud universities.
Who knows but that this may be
the last time we VIII he together?
Already Miss Myers has planned to
moveSto Lawrence aud Miss Holt Ia
Cherryvale This is a beginning Of
our separation.
But though we Il soon be scattered
Like l-aves Of autumn days
In thought well be united
In our Alma.maters praise.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-06-02
Explanatory.

A week ago the REGISTER mailed
to an engraving company at Kansas
City photographs ofall the members
of the class of 80 with an order to
have a cut made from which we could
print group picture of the class to
accompany this report of the Com
mencement. BY some unaccountable
mishap, however, the photos failed to
reach the engravers, .and in spite of
numerous letters and kilograms we
have been unable to locate them. AS
the loss was discovered to late to get
another set of photographs we are
obliged to forego the pleasure of pre-
senting the picture very greatly to our
chagrin and regret.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-06-02
wHooPlNe COUGH.

had little boy who was nearly
dead from an attack of whooping
cough. My neighbors recommended
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. | did
not think that any medicine would
help him, but after giving him few
doses of that remedy noticed an inn
provement, and one bottle cured him
entirely. 1t is the best cough medi-
cine ever had in the house,. L..
Moore, South Burgettstown, Pa. For
sale by Campbell q Burrell.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-06-02
GET OUT OF CUBA.

The report from Havana is that only
seven Cuban soldiers applied for their
share of the S2,0OO,OOO of United States
money the first day the distribution
began. Evidently, therefore, SO far
at least as Havana is concerned the
cabal of Cuban generals who have
been fighting from the first the prop
osition to have the Cuban soldiers lay
down their arms and accept this
money is successful.
The opportunity that is thus afford
ed the United States to Withdraw the
proposition and Withdraw from the
island seems to US to he too good to
lose. The offer was made i'm the first
place in order TO help the Cuban
leaders disbsnd their army on such
terms that the soldiers would not be
turned adrift penniless and helpless.
and while it was nominally a loan,
yet the security was so vague and
indefinite that it amounted practically
to gift. Now that it has been re-
fused, there is certainly no obligation
upon this government to force its
acceptance. 1t would be strange
situation indeed if the United States
should engage in war to compel the
Cubans to lay down their arms and
take our money.
The Congress of the United States
solemnly dissvowed any intention OF
permanently occupying Cuba. If
that declaration was made in good
faith it looks very much as ifit were
about time to begin to act upon it.
1t was no doubt necessary for the
army to remain in the large cities for
awhile after the expulsion of the
Spanish to rescne them from anarchy
and start the machinery of the law
in motion. But il is certainly time
now that the Cubans were being ask
ed to make good their claims of self
government. The United States has
done its duty for the present surely
i'm having freed the island from the
tyranny of spain. 1t should not DE
required to go to the expense of main-
tanning garrisons in all the principal
towns. The Cubans have for thirty
years insisted that they were able to
govern themselves. Let them have
an opportunity now to make the
boast good. Let them be required to
form civil government at the earli-
est possible moment, then let the
armies of the United States Withdraw
and let them try their long sought
experiment. OF course they will fail.
But until they have tried and failed
ii would certainly seem that the
United States cannot in good faith
exercise any authority or adopt coer'
Give measures. The thing to do at
present is to get out of Cuba and stay
out until the protection Of American
Interests compels, and in the eyes o
all the world, justiiies our return.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-06-02
THE OLD TIME CIRCUS.

The circus thirty years ago was better far
than now
The elephant was a wonder just to see!
I could watch him half day
AS he fed himself with hay;
And each separate beast was worth the
price to me.
Never clown was half so funny; never
monkey half so droli
All the insel was pure metal then to me-
Every acrobat aEle ling; every rider,
simply great
And that small trapeze man-whata man
was ho
And when the woman sang. I'VE Parted
by the Riverside"
And You'll Not Forget and You'll
Remember Me"
She was really so pathetic
That | wiped my eyes and cried.
! wanted then to take her home with me
The shows we see In these days are never
half so fine;
The cost of tickets often bothers me;
Though the man sull cracks his whip
And the clown seems pretty Flip,
There is nothing much care to hear or see
Thoughts Of business, taxes losses:
rheumatism, other crosses,
All combine to make the circus seem quite fla
I no longer love the songstress. with her
paint aud frills aud ilosses
I no longer want to take her home, at that
But I'd like to see the old time show OF
thirty years ago,
When wore no pointed sboes-my feet
were bare;
When lemonade was nectar
And peanuts were a 10y.
That old show without worry or care
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-06-02
A little argument which has been

A little argument which has been
IN progress for some time came to
close Saturday evening after supper,
1t seems that sanitary policeman
Canatsey in his wanderings ran
across herd of fifteen hogs in the
west part of town. He served pa
pers on the hogs giving them time in
which to leave the city. They didn't
leave and he served notice on the
owner of the swine. In the mean
time the weather became warm and
the neighbors objected to the hogs.
The hogs are the property of Mr. j.
w. Ballard, the feed man, and he
asserts that there is no law compell-
ing him to move the hogs from the
city. The gentlemen rettled their
dispute without any i'll feeling and
will reserve their arguments for the
ear of the police judge.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-06-02

List of letters remaing in the lola
post office for the week ending May
20 1890
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-06-02

post office for the week ending May
20, 1899.
Adams, Jamie Baker, Mrs Birdie
Barnholdt John Bertrand, IChas
Berry, Miss Minnie Bess, Joe
Bricks A Cain, Mrs A II
Clinstie, Mrs Viola Copeland, sD2
CounRn Charles Cronin, Harry
Danneberg, Mrs John Day WR
Dinwiddie Il Ball Dinwiddie, Geo
.DuVale, william Elinberger, Geo
'Gibbins, Jack Geyer Shelf
Holmes George Howell John
Johnson, WE Kane Arthur
RiEer, l. Lam, Abe
Louis, VIM Marshall FM
Martin, SM McLane II b
Morrison, Mrs Il u Noble, d
pierce, Manuel ReasOner, A
Richardson. Harriet selby,
Stephens, Miss Rose Thomas, RObt
Thornton, Geo o Thompson, Susie
Parties calling for these letters will
please say advertised, giving date.
II. l.. HENDERSON, p. M
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-06-02
WE ARE WHAT WE ARE BY REASON
OF THOSE WHO HAVE PRE-

BY rheo. Robinson.

Patriotism Is the noblest of the
emotions because 1t Ia the most unself.
ish; for what patriot is there who is
not willing to lay down his life for
his country. Our hearts swell with
pride when we think of our grand and
glorious Nation. We are filled with
gratitude when we think Of the priv
ileges we now enjoy, But we must
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-06-02
MENU.


being the
MENU.
Roast Turkey with Dressing
Cold Boiled Ham sliced Corned Tongue
Roast Pork with Franchise OF Potato
SALADS.
Salmon and Potato Cold siaw
ESNEEs
Lobster on Toast Fried Cat Fish
RELtsHEs
Lettuce Radishes Olives Sweet Pickles
Cucumbers Sliced Tomatoes
PASTRY.
Angel Food Lady Fingers Sponge Cake
Macaroons Cocoauut and Pumpkin Pie
DESERTS.
Strawberries and Cream Vanilla Ice Cream
Lemol Ice Cream
Pine Apple SherbertOrange sherbert
Rasius Chocolate Bon Bous Assorted Nuts
Bananas Oranges Pine Apple
Thin Sliced Bread aud Butter Rusks
Parker.House Rolls
DRINKS
Tea Coaee Mix Lemonade Ginger Ale
After the deliberate and delightful
discussion of the above, Mr.. f. w.
Brewster. as President of the Asso-
citation, raped for attention aud
presented in the proper order and in
a manner which did him great credit
as a POSTMASTER, the following pro.
gram.
1.-The World Wags," by Mr.. Arthur
Cunningham of Humboldt.
"Clsss Pride and School Spirit,n
by Miss Clara Klsumann.
Ambition" by Guy Swinuey.
Because" by Miss Lutte Evans
"a Fair Comparison, by w. c.
Hawkins.
"Faber Quisque Suae Fortuuae,"
(the class motto of the class OF 1897,
by Miss Guila Myers.
The speeches were short, as befitted
the hour, twelve, midnight,) pointed
and pleasant to hear, and fittingly
finished an evening that had been
one of unalloyed enjoyment.
The officers for the ensuing year,
elected at brief business meeting
held just before the banquet was
served, are as follows: President,
Mrs. Sadie Reimert Thompson; Vice.
president, Bert McNiel; Secretary,
Miss Daisy Hobart; Corresponding
Secretary, Miss Sadie Post; Treas
urer, r.. y. Hankins.
The class of 100, who were the
guests Of honor were: Rick Hankins,
Bruce Bowlus, Vernon Lemasters,
George Metealf, Harry Bedell, Clark
Jacoby, Guila Myers, Theo. Robinson,
a bbie Woodin, Mable Holt and Edith
| McCarty.
Those present We're: Mrs. and Mrs.
J. r. Thompson, Mr.. and Mrs. A. j.
Fulton, Mr. and Mrs. Bert Ling, Mr..
and Mrs. A. NJ. Ewing and Mr.. and
Mrs. G. +. Scott. Misses Sadie Post,
Bonnie Post, Maud1 Minrow, Clifford
Mitchell, Lutte Evans, Anna Melon
aid, Clara Harris, Clara Klaumann,
Daisy Chastain, Daisy Hobart, Adah
Wright, Myrtle Kelly, Ida Weith,
Halle Irving, Della Irving, Craigie
Mcdowell, Katie Ausherman, Mill
dred Swigart, Miss Donica, Jennie
Mcneil, Joan Dudley, Dot Wright,
Agnes Robinson, Della Ladd, and
Lucy Burris. Messrs. j. II. Hender-
son, Arthur Cunningham, of Hum
boldt, Tom Bowlus, Chas. Klaumann
w, G. Hawkins, Herbert Goshorn,
Clark Riggs, Willard Teats, Guy
Swinney, w, $. Mcneil, John Tug
giles, Lloyd Lakin, of Ft. Scott, J. H.
Campbell, and f. w. Brewster.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-06-02
THE ALUMNI BANQUET.
IN HONOR OF THE CLASS OF 90, AT
ODD FELLOWS HALL LAST
NIGHT. PROVES A
MOST ENJOYABLE OCCASION
Upon Which, Midst Feast of Reason
And Flow of Soul. old School
Days Are Revived.

One of the most pleasant events
that takes place in lola is the annual
reunion and banquet Of the lola High
school Alumni Association. Organ
lied some four years ago it has flour
ished nightly and its annual meet
ings grow rather than diminish in
interest.
Last Friday the Association met in
the new odd Fellows hall. Ander-
sons Orchestra was present aud fur.
nished high grade of greatly APP
preciated music during the evening
White Bros. served the banquet,
which was one ofthe most elaborate
ever given in the nall, the following
being the
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1899-12-14
The World Has Grown Smaller.

Five hundred years ago the earth was
81 times as large as it is to-day. At
least, it took navigators p times as
long to sail round the world as it does
to-day. The expedition of Magellan,
which was the first to sail round the
world, took nearly three years to ac-
complish the journey. Sir Francis
Drake, who started out from England
in 1877, spent three years in the same
voyage. Ten years later Cavendishset
sail from Plymouth, England, on voy-
age of circumnavigation and got back
home in &c months, cutting nearly one
third off the record. In the next CEN
fury the time required for the voyage
was gradually cut down to 140 days.
There it remained until the opening of
the Suez canal. At present the best
time on record is SO days, though if ex-
pense were no object authorities agree
that this could be cut still further.
When the Panama canal is opened sew.
eral weeks will be at once taken Off the
time required to get around Chicago
Tribune.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1899-12-14
EFFORT WAS WASTED.
Pa Told HIS Son Nice Little Story
with u Moral, but 1t Was
Unavai1inE.

I overheard couple of well.known gen.
tlemen relating their experience in domestic
affairs few days ago. One of them said
his boy was inclined to devote too much
of his time to athletic sports and neglec.
his studies, while the other found his boy
devoting his energies to master half dozen
different musical instruments, which was
the cause Of his neglecting duties assigned
him to perform. .,
II took the boy aside" said the parent
"and told him the following story: A grass
hopper wasted all the cheerful days Of SUM.
mer skipping gay.y about in the fields and
enjoying himself, while the prudent ant
improved each hour by gathering food and
storing it away When winter came, and
the thermometer registered in the vicinity
of zero, the grasshopper approached the
ant for the loan of provisions.
But the ant said: What were you do.
ing all SUMMER oh, singing and dancing
said the grasshopper. oh, we'll, chop ice
now,' said the ant, so the hungry grasshop-
per went away and dropped dead from cold
and hunger. thought the moral of the
story was too plain for me to make further
comment, and as | was about to leave it
with him to think it over the little fellow
looked up and said That's all right, pa,
but there seems to be just as many grass
hoppers.
"There was nothing more to say"-Wa-
terville (Me) Mail.
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center of our prison square. The senti-
nels were watchful, and I gave up any
hope I may have had of an early at
tempt to get away, and, turning my
back to the blaze, fell asleep. awoke
with the consciousness that some one
was looking at me. Sitting up, rubbed
my eyes. The fire was nearly out, the
sentries lounging on their posts, only
one of them pacing his beat. L called
to him and asked what time of night
it was.
"Wall, Yank, I reckon It's about time
TO- that relief to turn out, n that's at
ten er tharabout."
was about to lie down again, when
the same feeling came over me that
was with me when l woke. Some one
was surely looking at me. CHANGING
under one of the wagons, peering into
the darkness, l saw what at first was
little more than two eyes; then I made
out the face of u woman. She was
lying fiat on the ground, her head raised
so that she could look at me. At last
I recognized Margaret Beach. She sig
nailed to me, putting her fingers to her
lips, warning me not to attract the at
tention of the guard. 1t was plain that
she wished to assist me to escape. 1
shook my head, giving her at the same
time a glance of contempt, but she
persevered, and I was so anxious to
regain my liberty that at last I felt
willing-I admit it with a blush-to
accept assistance from one who, if true
to me, was certainly menace to the
union cause. I intimated by look that
I would act with her, and she at once
disappeared from under the wagon.
wondered what she would do. I
had not long to wait, for in few min
utes heard one of the sentries give the
customary challenges: "Who comes
there?" Then I saw by the freight
Margaret approaching the guard. What
she said I could not hear, but saw that
she was talking to him earnestly. The
two other sentries left their beats and
went to hear what she was saying.
judged that she was inventing story
of some threatened danger. She stood
outside the guard-line, thus contriving
to place the listening sentinels SO that
their backs were turned toward their
prisoners. The fire was fortunately
low, though one brand persisted in
burning brightly. Selling it, I smoth-
erd it in the ashes; then, while the
sentries' faces were turned from me, I
rolled toward the nearest wagon, main
tanning my rigidity like a mummy
blown by the wind. Half the distance
was accomplished when one of the men
turned to go to his beat, to reach which
he must come directly toward me. Mar
garet quickly called him back. Making
few rapid turns, rolled under the
wagon, then got up and ran like deer.
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A LITTLE NONSENSE.

On the Safe Side.-"Iones says his
wife has one saving quality as cook"
'What is that?" ''She doesn't try
Philadelphia Bulletin.
Self-Propelled.-':Was he driven to
drink?" SWELL, not exactly. He used
to carry bottle under the seat of the
automobile '-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Teacher-"Why don't you answer the
question, Fritz" Fritz-"You your.
self told us only the other day to re.
member that speech is silver, but
silence is gold "-Heitere Welt.
Rejected Suitor (lippantly)-"Oh.
we'll, there are just as good fish in the
sea as were ever caught" Shelves,
George, there are; but unless you
change your bait they are safe."-Ohio
State Journal.
II think" said the ingenious man,
shat have an invention at last which
will make my fortune" "What is it?"
1T is camera for use in fishing camps.
1t exaggerates the size of the fish, while
taking the fisherman at his normal
size."- Pittsburgh Chronicle.
"Now tell me-" said the visitor to the
penitentiary, ''if you had your life to
live over, don't you think you would
choose a different road?" "You bet I
would" answered the prisoner. I'D
take the road through the woods, and
they'd never catch e."-Philadelphia
North American. #' ~
Mrs. Caudle-"How do you dare to
come back from the tavern so late as
this?" Mr.. Caudle-"Yes, you are
right! I'm an unworthy husband, and
drunlSard, and must turn over a new
leaf!" Mrs. Caudle (at first speechless,
then breaking out in anger)-"What do
you mean? Am to read the curtain
lectures here or are you?"-Fliegende
Blaetter.
Aunt Hannah-"Of course, you ought
not to go if your husband does not want
you to go. You know you promised
to obey him." Mrs. Darling-"When
I promised to obey him, of course,
looked upon it as joke. You could
not think seriously of obeying a man
who had been telling you for nearly a
year that he desired only to be your
devoted slave."-Boston Transcript.