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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-08-04
young and strlg-

Cling order of the Grand Army of the
Republic, and at that time the destiny
rf the noble organization was decided.
Tho most sangune champions of fra
ternal union did not dream. In ISIS
that the end of the century cncamp-
ment would witness rally of dele.
gates representing some 100000 old
soldiers and sailors and the muster of
n murchin. column equal to grand
army IL the to,2.
The G. a. K. has had n marvellous, an
uneXampled career. No other tie than
memories born in the field, memories
of common danger and hardships faced
and endured for an unseliish cause
drew these citizen soldiers into fra
ternal union. War and military life
had no charms for them then. They
had fought it out and fully believed
generations must pass before another
war would disturb the national quiet
In the closing sixties and the early
seventies a gathering of Grand Army
men partOOk of the character of a
funeral rather than festival. The
days were too close to the awful trag
cdy of the war to stir up memories
other than somber. 1t might well have
been supposed that the reunion spirit
would wane for lack of interest
But in the field, in the hours that
tried mems souls, the soldiers had
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-08-04

triotlc gatherings, and after Stonewall
Jackson patted him on the shoulder
and asked Lee If he could send him
more Pegrams he was the popular
idol. From battery of guns he arose
to the head of battalion of 80, and
when these We're about to be overrun
by Sheridan's victorious troopers in
the last battle of the army at Five
Forks he fell in front of the guns.
Over his dead body the enemy did
what they had failed to do in the four
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-08-04

with due ceremony TO every COM
rade upon the occasion of muster In
10 the order and Is prima fncie evil
dence TINT the wearer served he
tween April, 1861, and August, 1868.
Military services previous 10 April,
1861, and subsequent 10 August, 1865,
do not render army veterans eIiEi-
Bile TO membership in the G. A. II.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-08-04
What Knocks.
Emporia Gazet tie

Emporia Gazette.
The other day man came into the
Gazette office with tue complaint that
the > ate Univt'st y il IN intidel
schoo', Which may or msy rot be
true, bat th- thing that counts 10 the
products If ;he state University The
qu' sion is not what the State Uni
versity teaches, but what 1t produces,
and what its men and women stand
for in the world. BY its fruIs ye
shall know them, Let's taAe look
at lite fIuit:
J. w. Gleed, president Of the State
Temperance Union aud general at
torney for the Frisco railroad, lie a
Kansas State University man.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-08-04
GIVE THE CHILDREN A DRINK

called Grain-O. It is a delicious, APP
pet ling, nourlshing food drink TO
take the place of coffee. Sold by all
grocers and liked by all who have
used 1t because when properly pre-
pared 1t tastes like the finest coffee
but is free from all it's injurious
properties. Graino.O aids digestion
and strengthens the nerves. 1t ls
not a stimulant but a health builder,
and children. as we'll as adults, can
drink II with great benefit. Costs
about / as much as coffee. 10 and 25
cts. 8
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-08-04
ARKANSAS NEWSPAPER
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The.
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Edited by Gen. J. K. Hudson.

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Editorially, it will be a sincere and
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A years subscription to The Semi
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events leading up to the great pres.
idential campaign Of next year, and
will be worth twice what it costs.
The publisher Of this paper has
made arrangements whereby he can
make the following attractive offer
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-08-04
The Most Fatal Disease.

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than of any other disease. When the
first symptoms of this disease APP
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Foley's Kidney Cure, which Is guar.
anteed or money refunded 5O-$l.OO
Evans Bros.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-08-04

letter, Eczema aud Skin DlsAses
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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-08-04

Yes, San Juan Hill, battle fought,
we are told, without orders, adorns
new calendar Of exploits which glorify
the century. But there will rally at
Philadelphia graybearded men who
without orders dragged Hazlett's guns
up the stony slope of Round Top and
decided Gettysburg; others who climb
ed the heights at Mission Ridge with.
out orders and scored that renowned
victory. Under G.. A. II. badges are
breasts which beat high at Franklin
Opdycke, acting on his own impulse,
hurled his slender brigade against a
victorious enemy and reversed the for
tune of the battle which ended the
war in the west. The red slopes of
Marye's heights, of Kenesaw and Gem
etery ridge were charged, under or
ders, by the heroes of the sixties who
took those things as a matter of course,
and the world famous attacks led by
Napoleon never surpassed them in the
personal courage displayed.
The Confederates somehow managed
to keep the hot wave moving along the
firing line whether the band played or
not, and the veterans who will march
at Philadelphia, content, If not proud
when pointed out as relics, carry the
marks of fires as fierce as those which
ragged at Wagram, Borodino and Wa
terloo, at Sadowa, Gravellotte and
Plevna, typical old world battletields
Of the century.
GEORGE l.. KILMER
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-08-04

r. G. I n n I n G.
Monday. Sept. 4,
the streets of
Phila Il e p h la
will be alive for
Il week with mil
itary figures and
martial pa geant-
ry chiefly i'm
portant now as
reminders of the
past. 'rhirty-one
years ago the
hospitable city
welcomed with
enthusiasm the
,,,...~ AA1 efstaape
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-08-04

Having bought the Tudor stock Of
goods it will be to your interest to
come in and get our prices Def ore
going elsewhere. Morrison d Gill
ham.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-08-04

ure and injuries of their careers Cush.
ing in person directed his torpedo boat,
thrust and guided the torpedo and ex-
ploded it, all the time within from 30
to 100 feet Of the sides of the ram he
destroyed and with the enemy's fire
rafting through his clothes, one ball
actually striking the wrist which guild
ed the torpedo. A deed equallng in
bOldness of conception and execution
that of Gushing has never been APP
preached, and 1t crowns not alone the
nineteenth century, but 10 centuries of
naval exploits.
Ellet, boy Of Cushing's age, was
his prototype in the west. With a
wooden ram he ran Confederate bat.
teries at Nicksburg and made long voy-
ages in the Confederate waters. fight
Ing his way out after alarming the enc.
my by his destructive forays on their
shores. Both Gushing and Ellet might
have found their match had they en-
countered Captain Brown Of the Con.
federate ram Arkansas. Taking time
by the forelock Brown ran the Arkan.
sas through two mammoth Yankee
fleets of rams, gunboats and ironclads
above Nicksburg, and when he started
out the vessel was so incomplete that
the machinsts worked away under
fire, riveting her plate armor and max
ing her ready for battle.
Old Winslow's victory over the Ala.
bama was of course due to the fighting
qualities Of the Kearsarge, but there is
something grimly heroic in the figure
of this relentless sea dog bounding the
phantomlike commerce destroyer from
refuge to refuge, from port to port and
celebrating from the sea the last yard
of her canvas, the last arm of her rig
ging, the last plank of her hull and
deck, at one single blow.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-08-04

CONFEDERATE RAM ARKANSAS, CAPTAIN
BROWN, RUNNING THROUGH THE UNION
FLEET AT CHICKAMAUGA.
The vessel In the center with low
deck represents the ram Arkansas.
During her run through the Federal
fleet she was struck by ~ shots and
lost 10 killed and II wounded. She
killed AZ and wounded 90 on the
decks of her adversaries. There
were 900 guns and 5000 men pitted
against this solitary ram, with her
10 guns and 200 men.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-08-04

The G.. A. II.
Service Ia Il 4 e
IL IN de from
the ietnI of
cannon cuptur-
ed in battle. II
- a
The copper era., 1899-11-16
RACES IN THE PHILIPPINES.
Descendants of the COnquering Ma lays Are the Most in
 Evidence.

Of the seven million inhabitants of the Philippines, very few of them are Spaniards, less than one-fortieth of them live in Manila and about one seventh of the entire population are believed to be unconquered natives. Among the natives are found repre- sentatives of seven distinct races. The aborigines were probably the Negritos, a diminutive, dark-hued race, with fea- lures resembling the American negro. They are still found in limited num- bers, a harmless, nomadic people, very fond of the dog and of cigar, which they frequently smoke with the light ed end in the mouth.
 The aboriginal people were grad ually conquered and driven into the in terior by invading Malays, whose de scendants now form a large propor- tion of the population. The Tagals and Igolotes are the most important of the Malay tribes, the latter be- ing law-abiding and devoted to agri- cultural pursuits. The Tagals, with more war-like propensities, occupy the lowlands, living near the water in pie turesque, elevated huts. They are in full possession of the interior of Min danao, where under the sovereignty of their own sul+ans they are free to enjoy the cocl-fqht. dancing and mu- sic for which they seem to have great aptitude. They Lave strongly stockad- ed villages on the mountain sides, and while they acknowledge the suzerainty of Spain they do not pay taxes nor per init Spanish officials to reside among them.
 Besides these two races there are in the Philippines Malay Indians and native Caucasiaus, with large number of Chinese and Nestizoes. The laziness of the natives in times of peace is pro- verbal, but this is not to be wondered at when we know that nature has fur nished the islands with a wealth of vegetation which may be used for food. Their incidence is probably increased by the climate, which is hot and en- ervating. The heat is, however, greatly moderated by alternating land and sea breezes. and a more healthful climate is unknown in tropical coun- +vies.-John A. Osborn, in Chautau-
The copper era., 1899-11-16
Notice to the Public.

H. Bingham, of the firm of F. M. Ballis & Co.,, has sold his entire interests in said firm to Neil Munro. The new firm will pay all indebtedness of the old firm.
The copper era., 1899-11-16

Why not trade at the Clifton Meat Market where you can get frst-class selection of Lamb, Tongues, Tripe, Pigs Feet, and Mutton-not goat.
The copper era., 1899-11-16
Rival Bellies.

Rival Bellies. believe Miss IIighup If she tried she Did you ever see
 Weekly.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-26
BRIGHT BITS.

-"Father," confessed the callow youth,
81 have married her we are two souls
with but a single thought"
"Well, you've gained something. A
single thought isn't so many. but it is one
more than I ever knew you to have be-
fore."-Detroit Free Press.
-Daughter-"Oh, yes his family must
be an old one, for he got commission as
major general in the last war without
any trouble
Mother-"That signifies little, Louisa. 1t
takes three generations to make a gentle
man, but it takes only two generations to
make a major general. Judge.
"A Great Mans Dificuty-"When
made joke the other day." remarked
Senator Sorghum, nobody laughed"
That's true"
"And when made a serious speech, 1
awoke the hilarity of a nation
1T seems SO"
well I give it up. don't know which
is harder; trying to be funny or trying
not tow ashington Star.
From the Plunkville Bugle: "Our lit
erary society and local branch of the c.
o. w. has taken up more subjects and dis
cussed them fuller than many a society
has done in the large cities. We think it
no idle claim to say that Plunkville may
fairly be called the Athens of Pawpaw
county" -Indianapolis Journal.
-Humor in Comedy-Manager-" you
have produced something new in comedy,
have your"
Playwrght-"Yes sir; 1 have written a
theosophical comedy. Every person in it
has five different identities. counting the
astral identity, and each of these iden-
titles is mistaken! You doubtless grasp
the humorous observation-disclosures
Ionrnal
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-26

From Blackwood's Magazine.
sino, the HMM of the Cnnnnered whn fel

From BlackWood Magazine.
I sing the hymn of the Conquered, who fell
in the battle of life
The hymn of the wounded, the beaten,
who died overwhelmed in the strife;
Not the jubilant song of the victors for
whom the resounding acclaim
OF nations was lifted in chorus, whose
brows were for chaplet of fame,
But the hymn of the low, and the humble
the weary and broken in heart;
Who strove and who failed, acting bravely
a silent and desperate part;
Whose youth bore no flower on its
branches, whose hopes burned in
ashes away.
From whose hands slipped the prize they
had grasped at, who stood at the dy-
ing of day
With the work of their life all around
them. unpitied, unheeded alone.
With death swooping down DER their fail
ure and all but their faith overthrow.
While the voice of the world shouts its
chorus, the paean for those who have
won,
While the trumpet is sounding triumphant
ana high to the breeze and the sun
Gay banners are waving, hands clapping
and hurrying feet,
Thronging after the laurel-crowned VIC
tors who stand on the field of de-
feat
In the shadow, 'mongst those who are fall
en- and wounded and dying-and there
Chant a requiem low, place my hand on
their pale, knotted brows, breathe
prayer
Hold the hand that is helpless and whis-
per- "They only the victory win
Who have fought the good fight and have
vanquished the demon that tempts
us within,
Who have held to their faith unseduced
by the prize that the world holds so
high;
Who have dared for a high cause, to suf-
fer, resist-to fight, if need be, to
die"
Speak History! who are lifes victors?
Unrol they long annals and say
Are they those whom the world called
the victors, who won the success of
a day?
The Martyrs or Nero? The Spartans who
fell at Thermopylae's tryst,
Or the, Persians and Xerxes? His judges
or Socrates? PLATE or Christ?
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-26
Umhlagana,s Undoing.

A story of Darkest Africa not written by
Rider Haggard, but by Hobart of the Bal
timore American:
Bring me my pipe that I may smoke,
And bring some matches, too;
For this small hereinafter joke
1 think two puffs will do.
Oliver Goldsmith.
Suddenly, without a sound, Umhlagana
took his assegai and rushed furiously upon
me.
| saw his huge form come; like a man
in a dream 1 saw his broad spear flash.
Then, prompted by some providential i'm
pulse, 1 dropped on one knee.
Quick as light, l stretched out my spear
He drove at me.
But the blade passed over my head.
1 felt a weight upon my assegai; sud-
denly it was wrenched from my hands,
and felt Umhlagana's great limbs
knocking against me.
refused TO let him in.
l glanced around.
Umhlagana was staggering along like a
man who has seen for himself that the
saloons are open after midnight. His
spear had fallen, but the blade of mine
stood out between his shoulders.
didn't need it anyway.
He stopped, swung round slowly, as
though to look at me, but, coquettishly, 1
turned my face in another direction. Then
with a sigh the giant fell down-dead.
For a moment there was silence.
Silence is caused in Africa by everybody
keeping still,
Then a great cry arose.
The impi had lifted up their voices, and
incidentally the great cry arose:
"Umhiagana is dead! The white strang-
er in the golf suit has slain Umhlagana
Kill the wizard, kill the sixpence ha'penny
dude with the striped stockings, for he
has slain Umhlagana by witchcraftg'
Such was the cry that arose.
Instantly, 1 was surrounded by fierce
faces, and spears flashed before my eyes.
folded my arms and clamly awaited the
end.
White men in Africa always await the
end by folding their arms.
Suddenly an inspiration seized me.
Quickly l. in turn, seized the inspiration
by the hind leg and held on like grim
death.
Death always has a darker aspect when
we meet ii among the Zulus.
Drawing a small can of embaimed beef
from my pocketbook held it aloft
Shrieking wildly the Zulus fled in all di-
rections and l was alone with Umhlagana
l resolved that the brave chief should have
proper burial, so / placed him across my
back and started for home. Umhlagana
was dead on to me.
Following the spoor I had made that
morning l trecked slowly back to my
kraal.
Where did ! get the can Of embalmed
beef? Don't be Eganistic.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-26


The Journal of Atlanta, speaking of the
work of the tax commission appointed by
the legislature to revise the tax laws Of
the state says: Equal taxation will
bring lower taxation in Georgia" We
have no doubt that it will, but by equal
taxation the Journal seems to have in
mind only the taxation of the personal
property which is supposed to escape taxa
ton altogether. 1t is probable that great
deal of personal property, such as stocks,
bonds, notes, and mortgages, is not now
returned for taxation, and it is doubtful If
a tax commission can devise any way to
compel its return. We have already point
ed out on more than one occasion that
most of the property of this class is taxed
indirectly.
But is it not a little remarkable thai
while approving the tax commission and
expressing the hope that it will be able to
reach the personal property which es-
capes taxation the Journal has nothing to
say about the system of assessments
which prevails in very many of the coun-
ties-a system which permits property to
be returned at about one-fourth of it's
market value? Time and time again the
point has been made that all of the coun-
ties of the state, with the exception Of
about twenty, draw more money out of
the treasury than they pay into it. In
other words twenty counties bear the en-
tire burden of supporting the state gov
eminent. Why is it that the Journal has
never condemned the assessing of property
in nearly all parts of the state, outside of
the cities, at about one-fourth of its mar
ket value? If there is not to be a reform
ia this matter there is no use in wasting
time on tax commission, because there
will be no equalization of taxation.
In connection with the effort to equalize
taxation the legislature should authorize
the taking from the pension list of the
names of all who are able to provide for
themselves. It Is undeniable that the list
is crowded with the names of persons who
are much better able to take care of
themselves than two-thrds of those VINO
pay taxes are. The pension burden now
amounts to 100000 year, and it is not i'm
probable that it will go to 81 100000 before
the high water mark is reached With
such a burden, it is not to be wondered at
that the tax rate is high. The people are
willing to aid the Confederate veterans
who are really in need of help, but they
do not see why they should deny them
selves the comforts of life, which is the
case in some instances, in order that pen
sions may be paid to those who have an
abundance of this words goods There
is a great deal of inequality in the tax
and pension laws of the state which ought
to be remedied. How much of it will the
tax commission be instrumental in rene
dying?
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-26
Personal.

Jerry Simpson, whose term in Congress
will expire with the present session, lives
frugally in modest quarters, and is be-
lieved to have saved about $1,000 yearly
out of his $1,000 salary He win retire
to his farm at Medicine Lodge, Kan, and
declares that in future he Will devote him
self TO tilling the soil, having had enough
of politics.
Congressman Berry of Kentucky, who
said on the floor of the house that the
United States might have to whip Ger
many as well as Spain, is 6 feet 4 inches
tall, weighs 210 pounds and feels entirely
responsible for his remarks. The German
ambassador is said to have inquired in
officially regarding the man who made the
statement referred to above
"A Frenchman recently left 5000 francs
to be given to the man who was the
father of the largest family in Paris, a con-
dition of the legacy being that the chill
dren should have been properly cared for
and brought up by their parents. The
award was made by the trustees TO a shoe
maker named Vendenbruck, who is the
father of seven sons and seven daughters
There is considerable adverse COM
ment in Washington on the custom of
allowing each prominent official a tele-
phone at public expense. Cabinet minis
ters, heads of departments, etc. all have
telephones, which are, however, denied
other personages of note. When Judge
McKenna was in the cabinet he had a tel
ephone in his residence, but it was at once
taken away when he became a Supreme
Court Justice
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-26
RAILROADS IN CuRA.

Englishmen, it seems, are getting control
of all the railroads in Cuba, if, in fact,
they have not control of them already.
They appear to be satisfied that our SOL
diers win not be Withdrawn from the is
land until it is certain that the Cubans
can maintain a stable and enlightened
government Acting on that belief they
have gone into the open market and
bought the shares of the railroads until
they have obtained control of the roads.
Despite the fact that the out
look in Cuba at the present
time is gloomy. and that there Is
nothing definite in respect to the kind
of government the island is to have. these
Englishmen have gone right ahead invest
ing their money just as if they were not
taking a great risk.
They have been told by Americans that
they were acting hastily, that it might be
years before the island was sufficiently
prosperous for the railroads to pay divi-
dend on the money invested in them but
they have not needed this advice. They
have acted on their own judgment, and the
consequence is that when better times
do come they will be In a position to reap
their reward. All the railroads, except
one small one, are in their possession, and
that small one they cannot get, because
it runs through the richest sugar district
of the island and the owners know its
value too well to part with it. The roads
they own contain about eleven hundred
miles, and in the prosperous days of Cuba
they paid a large profit on the money in
vested in them. 1t is probable they will do
so again. The Englishmen who own them
believe they will, and they also believe
| there will soon be demand for more rail-
roads Therefore they are projecting roads
to various points of the island. They ap-
pear to have gotten ahead of the American
capitalists in the matter of railroads. 1t
may be that the Americans are waiting
until the roads are in need of reorganiza-
ton. They understand all about that.
| There is more profit in recognizing rail
roads than there is in building them. If
the Americans get a chance at reorganiz-
ing the Cuban railroads there will not be
much left for the holders of the securities
of the roads