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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-02-17
PUSSY is VERY WISE.
A Maine Cat That Can Tell when n
Letter Comes for Her and
Opens II readily.

An East side woman has a cat that
can tell when letter comes addressed
for her, says the Augusta (Me.) Jour.
nal.
The owner of the cat spoke of its
ability in this direction to a friend who
was making u call
"a letter." exclaimed the caller, in
surprise.
Yes, letter, and if you don't be.
lieve it will prove it to you. just
wait minute until ! direct one"
The woman left the room, and in a
few minutes returned with sealed
envelope addressed 10 Miss Pussy, No.
- Bangor street, city.
snow" said she, IF you will kindly
post that for me tonight and be here
when the postman comes around on his
first delivery tomorrow morning you
will see that am telling you facts"
The caller mailed the letter as she
was asked and was at her friends
home promptly the neXt morning.
Soon the bell rang, and shortly after
ward the servant entered with bundle
of letters. among which was that for
Miss Pussy.
Sure enough. pussy at once showed
an interest, aud in moment had
pushed aside with her paw the envelope
addressed to her.
The visitor was about TO express her
surprise, when the woman Of the house
said: "Wait moment She'll oTcr it
and eat up all that is in the envelope"
Scarcely had she said this when Miss
Pussy had torn the envelope opcu and
was enjoying her letter very much.
The envelope was filled with catnip.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-02-17

armed with any cutting instrument
could make dent six inches deep in
the trunk of his improvsed fortress
Crusoe, with his rifle pointed cut of
his kitchen window, would be able to
drive away or render horS de combat
the most daring intruder, were he 4
native savage or some other adven-
turer.
lie is regarded by banana planters
along the Rama river as Il crank, some
of them declaring: "Oh, he's perfectly
harmless if you let him alone" while
others will youch for the truth of the
statement that his house is filthy and
he never had u decent meal up in his
tree.
The house is situated on bank over
looking the Rama river. about 100 yards
back in the woods. From the rivers
edge to the top Of the bank. distance
of about so feet, round wooden blocks
imbeddedin the bank form rude stair
way up the bluff which is composed
principally of black, deep muck and has
been formed by the action of the river
cutting out n path through the soft,
yielding soil,
The house itself is three stories in
height, and the ebo tree runs up
through its center to the roof. The
structure itself is solidly built of whip
sawed lumber and is painted white. 1t
is reported TO have cost the owner 49,
500 cash in addition to months of hard
personal labor. The lower story is used
as a kitchen, the middle story as liv-
ing room, and the upper as bathroom.
To supply the bath tub rain is caught
from the roof in barrels located inside
Of the house, and the tropical rains are
so heavy that there is seldom n short
supply in the barrels.
To reach the house you travel up in q
hosting cage, which is rather an in
genious arrangement. A rope is at
tached TO the cage and passes over a
pulley in the kitchen, TO which is sus-
pended heavy iron weight at the other
end. When the owner enters the cage
his weight about counterbalances that
Of the iron and by hand-to-hand pull
the cage glides up and the weight goes
down. To descend the operation is re-
versed. Rumor has it that the rooms
are furnished in an exceedingly simple
style, so that there are few articles of
luxury and no carpets. A plain pine
table in the sitting-room and several
chairs and cots complete the equip
ment. Down In the kitchen the cook
ing utensils show signs of antiquity,
and they could be wondrously improved
in appearance and even capacity by the
erosive action of little I've, wood ashes
and soft soap. As II is, unless the
gorilla-faced Garth amazon soon sets
20 work upon them they will gradually
thiclSen and lose their carrying or
pacity.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-02-17
A Forerunner of the Most
Fatal Disease.

Though its offensive features
are sometimes almost unbearable,
few people are aware Of the danger
of which Catarrh is the forerun-
ner. n Catarrh invariably leads to
Consumption. Growing worse and
worse each winter, those who rely
upon the usual treatment of
sprays, washes and inhaling mix
lures find that it is impossible to
check the disease with these local
applications which only reach the
surface. The offensive discharge
increases all the while, causing a
feeling of personal defilement, and
gets deeper and deeper until it is
only q question of short time
until the lungs are affected.
The Importance of the proper
treatment can therefore be readily
appreciated. But no good what
ever can be expected from local
applications, as such treatment
never did cure Catarrh, and never
will.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-02-17

AS they came nearer, however ! saw
they were our troops. II was the Sec
ond Iowa. / came out. and as the met
saw me they gave me cheer They
carried me back 10 camp. and after a
time got well again. It was tina: rattlc
that made Sheridan n brigadier gen.
eral and it was upon his recommends.
ton for my services in II that was pro
NOTED to be major, and later on made
lieutenant colonel Of the Sixth Michi
gan cavalry ."-Cleveland Lender
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-02-17
DtsctpItne,

THAT child must be taught that IL
can't have everything it wants." said
MIR Blykins, sternly.
think we ought to devote too much at
tention TO that part of his education.
After he grows up it probably won't
be many years before he realizes, as
most people do. that he's lucky to get
anything he wants" - Washington
Star.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-02-17
A war Relic.

William Reed, of Fredericksburg. Va,
has secured from the Charlottesville
battlefield novel relic Of the war OF
1s61-65, II is an open pocketknife. over
the blade of which has grown about
three inches of the white oak tree. into
the trunk OF which the knife was evi.
IDENTIFY stuck by soldier and then for.
gotten The three inches of wood rep.
resents the growth of the tree since
lint tive -- National Tribune
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-02-17
An IrOncInd Rule.

"I'd like to, lady" said Wandering
Mike, but it's impossible for me to
clean dem rugs on de terms you Of
fer"
you said you were willing to work"
"Yes'm. But me an Pete here has
organized the Carpet Boaters' union,
an If either of us works fur less dan
seven dollars an hour he forfeits hiS
membership" -Washington Star.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-02-17

will, overcome all ills peculiar to the
period preceding childbirth, and will pre-
pare the delicate organism directly in
volved for the final ordeal. Mothers
Friend is not an intesnnl clTe-al1, but
scientific Eminent approved by medical
authority and established by years of
successful use.
Sold by druggists for 81. Valuable
book, Before Baby is Born" sent free
no application.
nH BsAeFIEpo REGULATOR Co.. Araala. "a.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-02-17
stnrtInr Him Ripht.

He (aiter being accepted) now,
darling, may | have just one kiss?
She-Will you promise never to ask
me again if | let you have just one9
He-Yes; that is, I'll promise not to
ask for that particular one again.
She-Oh, well. take it.. But | don't
see why you want to waste time asking
such fool questions.-Chicago Daily
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-02-17
Catarrh Leads
to Consumption.

at had such severe case Of Catarrh
that l lost my hearing in one ear, and
part of the bone in my nose sloughed
off. | was constantly treated with
sprays and washes, but each winter
the disease seemed to have tirmer
hold on me. / had finally been de-
clared iucurable when decided to
try s. s. S. 1t seemed to get right mt
the seat OF the disease, and cured me
permanently, for have had no touch
of Catarrh for seven years.
MRS. JOSEPHINE PoLHILL,
"Due West, S. O."
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-02-17
Mystery OF a disappearing Cargo.

-
The mystery of the disappearance of
part of the cargo of the schooner Chal-
mer two years ago, while bound from
Baltimore TO Savannah, has been
solved by an examination Of the vessel
at Philadelphia, where she has been
undergoing repairs. Ten tons of phos-
phate, the missing merchandise, were
located between the inner ceiling and
the outward planlcing, where 1t had
worked two yeans ago while the vessel
was stormstossed at sea. 1t was neces
sary to cut away part of the planling
on the inside and outside Of the vessSl
to remove the phosphate, the work oc-
cupying oyer week. The vessel had
lost her insuRs bile interest,", and II was
while the trouble was being inquired
into ufat the missing cargo was discOv-
cred.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-02-17

"'Ihs thing of being engaged to half a
dozen girls isn't what it's cracked up to be,
.hs time OF year"
"Why not?'
because YOU have to make each an expen-
sive gift"
Nonsense! Give each a trinc, and tell
uer that the more You save, the sooner you
san get married. Puck
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-02-17

Helm glad you're not new
woman, dear. They are blatant
and SUPERFICIAL; and little knowl-
edge is a dangerous thing.
She-Yes, indeed. Er-is your life
insured dear?-lllustratrd American.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-02-17

Poetry cannot be translated; and,
therefore, is the poets that preserve
The languages; for we would not be at
the trouble to learn language il we
could have oil that is written In It just
a. well as in transla zion. --Johnson.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-02-17
The Autumn younr Man.

He finds he is. socially, not on the turf.
She smiles. but no longer on him.
In those old seaside days they were both In
the surf.
But now he is not in the swim.
Washington Star.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-02-17
All for one Price.

"What lovely new couture Miss
Oldtimer has. Where did she get the
style?"
"That comes with the hair."-Cleve-
land Plaindealer.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-02-17
She Had II.

she-I hope your heart is in the
right place.
lIc-I hope SO. Where did you put
it?-Town Topics.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-02-17
NintnnI nIIss.

Eyes, my wife and l have sep
arated."
Indeed? What is the trouble?"
."There isn't any now."-lndianap-
oils journal.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-02-17
Those who have had the first


touch of Catarrh
will save endless
suffering by tax
ing the right
remedy at the
outset. Others
who have for
years sought re-
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-02-17
TWO LIVES.

Upon the
strength and
condition of an
expectant moth
er depend not
only her own
life but the life
and perfection
of her child.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-02-17

A naturalist Of emineuce says that
land birds make their Journeys in the
daytime and water birds at night.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-02-17

"The Spanish army" said the tire
some boarder. "eXists largely on pa
per"
"Really?" said the cheerful idiot.
SThat can hardly be as nutritious as
mule" journal.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-02-17
wneae Gloves Are Produced.

The two little islands OF Zanzibar
and Pemba furnish fouF-afths OF chs
cloves Consumed by The world.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-02-17
6RIch Guano Deposit.

1t Is estimated that one small island
on the Chilian coast has deposit of
10000 900 tons OF guano.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-02-17

Breach Of Chinese Etrqustte.
II rs a breach of eGiqu0tte for Chr
Hanar 10 wear spectn tes in eonpaBT.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-02-17
The Common Fate.

The Common Fate.
Gongs-IIow's Mitchell getting along
since he learned to cycle?
Gagly-On crutches.-Tit-Bits
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1899-11-03
La Yraie France

On la connaft peu, la vraie Fran
ce de nos jours. N'empeche pas
qu'elle existe toujours, la France
de Clovis ct de Jeanne dare.
Les Voltaire ct les Zola ont
fait leur muvre, ct FONT bien fait,
81 tant est que Ton peut bien faire
le NAL!
Les fruits funestes de Get guvre
CO sont lath6isme; le socialisme la
nc-maconnerie ct la juiverie,
qui ont tant contribute a rabaisser
notre ancienne mere-patrie, chez
ellie ct a l6tranger.
Mais Fame de la France bat tou-
jours, 81 ellie ne dirige pas toujours
ses destin6es; le ceur est rest6 in
tact quand meme la tete a etc
6tourdie, ct l'on peut continuer a
esp6rer, quelque decourageantes
que soient les apparences.
Veut-on sen convaincre? Qu'on
lise ces passages tires dun dis
cours du cardinal Matthew:
"Quand un peuple, s'6crie l'e-
minent pr6lat, entretient une al
NEE de plus de 100000 pretres, con-
sacr6s au ministAre des ames dams
les rangs du clerg6 s6culier ou. ire
gulier; quand il pr6sente aux re-
CARDS des anges une parure de
plus de 100000 religieuses qui
sont leurs veritables seurs ct qui
ont renonc6 q tout pour Sc d6vouer
aux pauvres, aux vieillards, aux
malades, aux infortun6s de toutes
sortes: quand a lui seul, il verse
chaque aimee plusieurs millions
pour la propagation de la fol;
quand sur toutes les PLACES du
monde depuis lie continent noir
jusqu'aux glaces de pole, ses mis-
sionnaires sen won't semer Pevan-
gile avec un d6vouement qui est
allie souvent jusqu'au martyre;
quand depuis le commencement
du steele, IL a dome pour le Christ
ct pour tout ce qui repr6sente le
Christ, son or, ses travaux ct son
sang avec une g6n6rosit6 toujours
grandissante. IL me semble que
lie peuple le dro1t de SO procla-
mer catholique ct d'afirmer gull
nest pas abandonne de Dieu! Et
pour aller jusqu'au bout de ma
pens6e, je crois que ce peuple a le
droit de r6pondre aux pharisiens
qui le signalent au m6pris de pEu
rope avec des airs scandalises ct
des gestes pudiques: Avant de
m 'accuser, faites-en done autant ct
que celui d'entre vous qui ma ja-
mais rien fait contre lEglise me
me jette la premiere pierre
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1899-11-03
Comment m'aimeZ-yOuS?

C'etait dams le salon aust6re,
Ou sont accroch mes aieux,
Un livre Ia main, ma g and'mere
A peine await ferme les yeux;
Soudain pris dune ardeur extreme,
Et vous jetant mes genoux,
Vous m'avez dit: "Je vOus aime!"
Cest bien, mais comment m'aimez vous?
Voyons! Pour mon moindre caprice
Aurez vous le respect quill faut?
Jc items CO ron m'obeisse,
Et ce nest pas mon seul defiant,
E fin, me plaire est un probleme.
Assez d'ftici|e, entire nous.
Vous m'avez- dit: "Je vous aime!'
C'est b:en, mais comment m'aimez-vous? ?
Ce quill faudrait que Pom me jure,
-J'en veux IN serment solennel!-
Cest une tendr-sse qui dure,
Jusqu'au moment d'aller au ciel.
Pour moi i'a.nour est I'm poeme,
A la fois serieux ct doux,
Vous m'aveH dit: "Je vous aime!'
C'est bien, mals comment m'almez-vOns?
GEORGES BOYER.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1899-11-03
QUEBEC

Thomas Gagnon, restaurateur,
fait cession de ses biens. Actif
environ 81, 900, ct passif $2,93O.
La commission d'enquete sur
le naufrage du Scotsman, Went
de rendre son verdict. LIE capital
ne Schrimshire est suspendu pour
9 mois, parce quill n6glig6 de
faire les sondages n6cessaires ct a
trop compt6 sur les observations
qui avaient etc faites la veille.
L'Association des architectes, de
la province de Quebec, a decide
d'inaugurer de bonne heure, en-
janvier, une s6rie dispositions d ar
chitecturales, Oh l'on pourra sc
rendre compte, d'ann6e en- aimee,
des progress de Get art au moyen
de dessins ct photographers.
lie gouvernement provincial a
Gu gain de cause devant les arbi-
tres sur la question du fonds des
6coles que disputaient lee gouver-
nements federal ct Ontario. La re-
clamation du gouvernement de
Quebec qui sleeve q plusieurs mi
liers de piastres etc maintenue.
Les arbitres 6taient sir John Boyd
Toronto, sir Nap. Casault, de Que
bee ct l'hon. juge Burbidge, dot
tawa. sat} a, I
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1899-11-03
lui prendra encore deux ans avant
de pouvoir communiquer avec la
civilisation.

de pOuvOlr cOmmunlquef aVec Ia
civilisation.
Bridgeport, Conn.-Une Italien-
ne habitant cette vile ct ag6e de
81 ans, Went de donner le jour q
un garcon; ellie a d6ja gu dix-neuf
enfants.
Ell Paso, Texas.-Des d6peches
de Bisbee, Arizona, annoncent que
la situation est critique a Maco. II
para1trait qu'un nomm6 James
Ryan, tue par les Mexicains, 6tait
un sujet britannique ct des d6mar-
ches sont faites par les sujets an
glais de Naco pour faire ouvrir
une enquete parleur gouvernement.
Joe Rhodes ct Geo. Marts, fats
prisonniers par les Mexicains, sont
encore en- prison du cote mexicain.
Les cowboys de ce cote de la from
there ayant entendu dire que les
prisonniers sera1ent conduits a une
autre vile pour avoir leur process
sont determines ne pas les lais-
ser partir, car lis redoutent un
guet-apens. Un effort sera fait
pour d6livrer les prisonniers a
moins qu'ils ne soient remis en- Ii
berte.
Au moins 100 cowboys arm6s de
Winchester sont r6unis
a Naco ct des menaces continuelles
sont faites de tous c0t6s. La garni-
son mexicaine 6te augmentee de
250 hommes.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1899-11-03
lie MOis des Morris

Nous voici done au mois DIES tr6-
passes, de nos chers morris, don't
plusieurs peut etre souffrent enco-
re dams les brasiers du Purgatoire.
Les laisserons-nous soufrir, lais-
serons-nous passer ce mois sans
r6pandre nos larmes ct nos pri6res
sur leur tombe de feu.
Nous les aimions autrefois, ct
aujourd'hui le linceuil de loubli
aurait enseveli notre amour! D6ja
notre l6geret6 ct le tracas des affai-
res ct des plaisirs aurait dissip6
leur souvenirs, 6teint dams nos
occurs la charit6 ct la reconnais-
sance.
0 fills, songeons a nos meres,
aux auteurs de nos jours. Epoux
ct 6pouses, n'oubliez pas le con-
joint disparu. Peres ct meres, re-
parez les n6gligences d'6ducation
don't patissent vos enfants dams les
souterrains de la douleur. Parents
ct amis 6coutez ce cri d'angoisse
qui monte d'outre-tombe ct r6cla-
me votre secours.
Entendez aussi, hommes oubli-
eux. la voix de votre ange garden
qui sollicite votre charitable atten-
ton aux voix suppliantes de Pau
della ct qui salt que votre int6ret
meme vous commando de leur pre-
ter une oreille attentive.
Eh oui! ces memes ames, une
fois au s6jour du bonheur, en-
ploieront leur puissance d vous re-
mercier a leur facon en- vous obte-
nant des graces de choix, q vous ct
q tous vos proches.
Du reste, meme avant Get exode
desire, notre bienfaio recoit sa re-
compense. Quelque soft le mode
employ6 par le Ciel pour nous re-
mun6rer de notre pleuse pr6venan-
CO q regard des saintes ames du
purgatoire, il est certain que les
prieres ct les bonnes 9uvres faites
pour elles retombent sur nous en-
ros6e bienfaisante, efficace pour lie
temps ct pour l6ternit6.
-BETHLEEM.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1899-11-03
merce de la France ct de PAngle-
L.

merce de la France ct de pAngle-
terre, ct trois fois celui de la Fran
CO avec l'Italie. Mais d'jci a un
steele, CO chiffre d'affaires crois-
SAINT avec celui de Ia population at
teindra facilement 3 on 4 milliards,
CONNIE le traffic actuel de pAngle
terre avec les Indies.
"Alors, termine NJ. Carletti, hors
de la grande France, il y aura une
France plus grande encore, ct no
tre smur en- latinite aura ample
ment assur6l'avenir de ses enfants,
ainsi que Influence ct le prestige
de son nom dams le monde, ct ellie
aura accompli une grande mission
clvllatrice.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1899-11-03

I'm m6t6orogiste, dit un con-
frere, annonce pour Get hiver une
temperature exceptionnellement
clemente.
Ce savant fonde So prediction
sur le fait que les oignons mont
qu'une pelure cette aimee.
Les oignons sont peu v6tus, done
les gems n'auront que faire de Sc
couvrir.
LIE raisonnement est plut6t sp6-
cieux.
II sera done prudent, malgr6 "a
Wis du distingu6 m6t6orologiste, de
ne point renoncer a So provision
de charbon.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1899-11-03

6clata, ct la bale atteignit un jeu-
ne enfant qui sucombera probable
ment a ga blessure.
St-Charles de Belle -Chasse.--La
r6colte etc msgnifque cette an
nee, except6 celle des patates. II
y en- beaucoup moins que de cou
tune, n6anmoins, il y en- plus
quill men faut pour les besoins de
Ia paroisse. C'est l'exportation qui
va en- souffrir ct par suite les ven
deurs.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1899-11-03

Ill faut esp6rer que le valiant
Dom Paul ne porte pas son fameux
chapeau de sole sur le champ de
bataille.
Ce serait une v6ritable chile
pour les bales anglaises,
IL y des pays ou les femmes
sont BARRIERS.
Un voyageur passant dams une
petite vile d'Autriche, voulut SO
faire raser.
La barbiere cracha sur la savon-
nette ct lui barbouilla la figure.