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The Afro-American advance., 1899-09-16
ONLY "YoESoNS" THERE
Couple of Norwegian InItIAIs
An His Name.

"Cp N the central part of Wisconsin, %
sad q Nalgagp tTANe.ius maa. " 40 had zJt
urNo isissug alaNt the trusts. there Is q
taGu tH4t Is tnaahslsd ala4ost cGe .aslveiy
hY heusaus, iae n4me of she man wha
KEEPS tAc hotel : y oason. the drug store
On lie oorGer = ouned bY a uiaa named
4 9ason, toe pguprif!aF OF thc establish
ne al that nsFs car guJ4s is a Mr. Nansan,
and l neileea wheR 1 wRs udinx - town
tgem The stattun tha, tAe krucer Gnd the
oaseher were bogh 'Asnsons'
hats TIE matter hert. ! sA.i 20 the
eas driver, 'haveRt yea sny peupie IL
tals tovG who 4an't beloHk 10 ths 'Yon
All, Ay tank dare hesR ven or i've. he
What's yenr HamsT asked
ACnsan, be aHsseFea
s3s aooul 70 make sosne further In.
CAFFs as 80 she leusoH' family, but A.
th4t tnaNseni we passed thr Fnh 4 lanHdrv.
anas ioo&gng az tAe square tea slSu Above
the tqor, | read
hp tensea. Laun&ry'
Nknsl8e che Chlnsnaa 100 eur-s4 IA e,r.
eern was ossy lanniuz, and permitting Ia
ristail &C. a2ag eawu hls back am u,sst
e0aFinSra n0w that sgzne q tAcse n Yonsoas'
An tF2E1s- -Shicago Tlmss Hsra.d.
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I'd like for sister. I'd sooner have
Gladys Thompson
why. Eidridge isnt--T"
"oh, don't ask ms. I've no patience
with that boy. guess he doesn't real.
ly-i believe he only talks about her
20 plague me. That's what brings her
round to our house 80 often She prg-
tends to call 10 see me. Mommer Is
dead on 10 her. though"
why. sou awful girl'"
II dent care. | mean that mouner
IL not deceived regarding her real mo
tive. l. that What you wanted me 20
sayp oh-h'h. Maud. Who is hee lsa't
he swell9'
A slender soung man with a penslse
expression aud p1ska.@ot band around
his straw hat Was coming along the
street Ths girl ia the tea rose waist
looked al hiia obiqncly uader her eve
iashes wiihout moving her head. aud al.
most epubly improved her ar.
tituee. A shc youug maa passed aad
locked np she assumed look Of
PLEASED surprise and bowed with sweet
gracloasucAs 10 the jcEky removal 81
'he straw hat
Il think YOU'RE mean" said the
Meroas girl. rsproachfully. when The
young man had passed on. ~why didn't
you les him e3me ups Who il he
Hasn't be get the dearest little mus.
taehei thought yoa were my friend
but is all right for you. Mand Davis. ''
"Why dldn't you say you wanted him.
How MAS 10 know Here. I'll eail him
now. Well. then. what do yea waai ?
You'd have hesn sorry II bad aaked
him 70 come up; he isn't bl, amun!ng.
Besides be wouldn't have come"
swhy not7"
The Afro-American advance., 1899-09-16

Quite recently on board one OF the
Clyde steamers one OF the crew had
been very impertinent Chen asked by
a lady passenger 60 do favor--indeed
so much So that she wen, to the captain
and complained.
The captain felt mnc-I annoyed. aud
told the sailor to SO 20 the lady an
apologize,
Watching very carefully at the next
stop, the sailor espied the young lady
about TO leave by the gangway. and,
rushing up. he said.
Please. mum, are you the young lady
! told 30 60 20 the deuce -
yes. you were very rude
"Wcll You need rot go." continued
the sailor. ~ Y. Herald.
The Afro-American advance., 1899-09-16
QUEER FRENCH JUSTICE.
Mental Torture Used by Police Au-
thOritIes To Extract Confess
sIOns from Prisoners.

They have strange and CHASTITY ways
OF extracting confessions from suspect
ed criminals in France; ways that
make the third degree" OF New York
police seem kindly by comparison.
Recently a monk. Brother Flamidieu,
was accused Of the murder Of a little
boy who had been his pupil. The evil
dence against the accused was Of the
fimsiest character, but it was SO mis-
represented by the officials that the
populace was made 10 believe the monk
a monster incarnate.
The result was that mob gathered
outside the walls OF the insecure prison
in which he was confined and howled
for his blood. The officials began their
system Of extorting a confession by
throwing open the windows of the
monks cell. so that he should be
Obliged to hear the threats and denun-
Citations OF the moO.
While the tumult was loudest gen
darmes entered his cell and fastened
bandage over his eyes. He was then
hustled into a cab and driven slowly
through the crowd. which surged abou:
the vehicle and struck at the prisoner
through the open windows. The monk
did not know that be was being taken
to a hospital where fresh mental tor.
/ lures awaited him.
With his eyes still bandaged, the pris-
/ oner was led from the cab. through pas
sages and into n room. Here the ban.
dage was removed from his eyes. He
/ found himself in total darkness.
/ Suddenly there was a blaze Of light
and the unhappy monk found himself
standing beside a bier. upon which lag
the body OF the murdered boy, with
every ghastly wound gaping.
| Before he could gather his wits
more horrible thing occurred; the body
| slowly turned its head and the eyes
| opened TO stare fiNedly at the man ac-
! cused Of crime. The monk did not know
| that skilled men had worked for hours
to devise an apparatus which, by work
ing upon the muscles of the body,
should produce the effect he had seen.
While he looked the monk found his
head seized from behind. while a ter
| rible voice vociferated: Confess your
crime. you murderer" II was the juge
/ d'instruetion-th magistrate who
thus sough, to wiring 4 confession from
the horror-stricken man.
There did not come Ia confession. for
Brother Flamidieu, who had sunk upon
his knees in an agony Of SORROW at
the piteous sight of his former pupil.
bent forward and kissed he hare feet
OF the little lad and then prayed aloud
Finding thar no confession could be
eNtorted from him. Brother Flamidieu
was then hurried back to the prison.
pursued by the execrations Of the stu
dents and the mob.--N. Y. Journal
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5000, neasht ,hs ne,eI ter spl,e.

Zone Of the straRgcst incidents that
! ever witnessed. remarked Col. I.yle
occurred 10 Camden, s. {"
How WAS that. colonelF' interpUsod
GaKette reporter. and the crowd drew
their chairs nearer.
1T was this way" eontinued thr
roloncl several Nsars ego. while
Nss in that city, q rentleuau arrived
al the hotel there early ous morning
and while making semc requests of ths
landlord. Who rented the hotel. received
very short reply. Thrrvupou he Ia.
quired a. 10 Who owned the hotel
/ After receiving the information he went
out and succeeded In Ending the owner.
and actually paid slo.00Q for the build-
ing. aud in lees than three hours re-
turned ta the hotel with the KEYS and
deed 10 the property and locked ul,
the hotel, with the remark thar if the
hotel could not be run decent he'd lust
close Il up. - henderson, Garette.
The Afro-American advance., 1899-09-16

A downtown resident who has \
bright little daughter told an aueedoic
~hieh hc though, showed great caution
and certain farce Of character. While
'ut taking a walk the precacloas child
and her father encountered a h.w ST
Bernard dog promeaatins beside ITS
fWRer, TIE little oae cvincrd a strong
lcsire 70 pat thc dog a. she passed. bat
evidently changed her m.Hd When
they had PASSED the little onc said to
acT AStonsShed father; Say. papa.
Won't you pat thar dog want 10 see
Z he bites, Philadelphia Egcord.
The Afro-American advance., 1899-09-16
military APsta~carse..

The Dutch army boasts weli-organ.
i2ed pharmaceutical corps. divided iato
medical. Pharmaeeutieal aud veterinary
departments, the whole war-fao;ine
force Of - memheES-first lieutenanis
aptains and major or lieutenant colo
ari-oeing commanded BY a physician
with the rank Of. major general. They
must serve SIX years as active and four
as reserve and receive from sgs5 70 s4sa
per annana.--Chleago Chrcnielr-
The Afro-American advance., 1899-09-16
narlOs's GREETING TO ptwEy,


Ths central fssa sr9sy3yans TIE grand
veleane TO De gtvsn Aazaral Dewey n
TgashsnEton the first SesE IA oetotr<r -
IT'S national character. flis ArTtrAl AZ fhs
Czrifzl wiu EnAEk his re&l homecoming :
% the American pecals, WnsF~ lie csilelz $
of the government u1E participate. And
fhs uaAEniacezdY se~ele1 swora voiee ~
CsaErezs VIII Be presented 10 taAt end
a. ne ArrEnEe Eemeafs lls - cf simple tat
rest saienll - character. TIE Eeacosae 70
TIE hero q Mania a. TIRE NAtionAl CAP
The Afro-American advance., 1899-09-16
niscarsrr of LIE Plant.

Science has discovered a plant 50 full of
lie that If one OF rs leaves be broken of
aud merely Einned 70 a warm wal another
plant viii grow from it. Ii Is these same
vitaHZing PRINCIPLES which enable Hosteg-
ter's Stomach BItters 10 arouse 70 life and
duty the oyerworked stomach, the weak
blood and sluggish liver. The sufferer from
dyspepsia or any stomach trouble needs
Hosielter's Stomach Bitters. See that a
.sTyate Revenue Stamp covers the neck OF
IL h-.Etn
The Afro-American advance., 1899-09-16
Too Serious.

do you think his intentions are serious?
asked her best girl friend.
Altogether too serious, was the reply.
He asked me yesterday If | would con
sent 20 have ny life Insured in favor Of my
husband when married. Spare Mo
The Afro-American advance., 1899-09-16
Do Your Feet Ache and Burn.

Shake into your shoes Aliens Foot Ease
4 powder for the feet. 1t makes tight OF
New Shoes feel Easy. Cures Corns, Bun.
Stores sell ii, 25c. Sample sent FREE. Ad-
dress, Allen 5. Oims;ed, lie Roy, y. Y.
The Afro-American advance., 1899-09-16

Thr Justice To whom am indebted
for this visite
The droom-i ree&cn it'a Ca sails
mother. Judge. She 1owrd ia been
ealiin' on Sal long enough. an she up
and asked my intentlons.---Pack.
The Afro-American advance., 1899-09-16
Appropriate.

Edynund-Fu have 10 send Miss
Wheeler some flowers What ksud do
yon think would suit her?
Lash~r--Century PiantA Chicago
Daily NsWA
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the worst of the lot. too. He bought me
q doll On my birthday. Wouldn't that
kiil you' 4 doll! Maybe I didn't get
even"
Tell me about r.. Marguerite. dar-
ling" said the Merode girl. Goa xingiy.
You needn't ak 90 ride nay wheel
any more. II you do" said her sister.
II don't care: Billy Freeman let's me
ride his any time I want 10. lie goes
hy here every morning-Ho. not Billy.
Nr. Herb. Wallis-and be generally
looks up at the windows; doesn't he.
Maud? ? Last Thursday morning went
into Maud's room and put one Of her
dresses on the bolstrr~fhat Ringham.
you know the one | mean. Then when
Mr.. Wallis came along I screamed
'lierbie' and threw IL out 81 the win.
dow. You ought to have seen hint II
vas RorRcousl Ilelloi there's Billy
now" Marguerite danced OF down the
steps.
"Don'i feel badly about IT," said the
Aerode girl. Hell get over g."
THE little imp" said the girl with
the tea-rose waist, siciousiy. Talk
about little brothers being mean. Ia
trade her for AIRY uttlc brother in the
block. oh, don't care whether he
gets over Il or not; il be bad any sense
bed have laughed. but he's one ~ that
Kind that is always afraid somebody Is
going 20 laugh al them. wouldn't give
3 boy like well. your brother Eldridge
for a hundred Of them"
"I'll tell Eldridge."
"If you do l'il never speak TO YOU
again. I msBn that. There's MIR
kuggleA, Look at her Quick! Ixn'l
that bat hideous7 She always has ~,
most distresscd.looking hats. WHY
don't you Ike Clara Mawby 49,
well, Of all things! Would you like
a girl who acted like that with your
"Eldridge likes her. though"
II don't believe he does. iie just talk 5
about her because he knows loathe
her"
What does he ssy7''
Nothing much. oh I want you "a
see my new slik-rag curtains. haven't
got them woven yet, but I've nearly
enough tied They're going to look
swell Guineyerc Collins has got pair
10 her room. They're perfectly lovely
IN coms over tomorrow evening.
maybe. Clara Won't be- there. will she .
oh. don't really dislike her. There
Isn't much Ia her one way or the other
90 like or dislike. OH and. Eva. you1l
promise sou won't say anything about
what Marguerite said to--any body
There really and truly isn't a thing 60
H. You know ia tell you the very
first. don't your
II won't tell Eldridge. II thats " hat
you mean"
The girl with the tea-rose waist
blushed slightly. "Nou know didn't
mean that" she said.
"why, Of course you did. you goose
Oh. Maud"
The girl In the tea-ross waist h,ushrd
again and fiuttcrcd the leaves pt her
magazine under her thumb.
The Merode girl jumped up and kissed
the girl with the tea.rose waist three
times and ran lightly down the stcrs.
Chicago Daily Record.
The Afro-American advance., 1899-09-16

IL Is still undecided waethrr nshinr
'ar suckers il an obtnse or an aSats
.Egle. Chicago Daily NewA
The Afro-American advance., 1899-09-16

When a man whistles all the day either
his heart or his head is light-Chicago
Daily News.
The Afro-American advance., 1899-09-16

The more horse sense a man has the less
ne bets On the races.-Chicago Daily News.
The Afro-American advance., 1899-09-16

Piso's Cure for Consumption has no equal
IS a Cough medicine.-F. ". Aboott. 3S3
Seneca 81, Buffalo, y. u. May Q, 1894.
The Afro-American advance., 1899-09-16

Il always puzzles horse 10 find out what
womaR's diving at.-PM.adeiphia Rec
ord.
The Afro-American advance., 1899-09-16

MN. GenhA@ Baby lookA Ike
mother.
Eenaam Yes. ard IN HEX her r.. It
Ahrn shs gets old enowEh to know " hal
In lacking her for y. Y World.
The Afro-American advance., 1899-09-16
Halls Catnrrh Cure
Is taken Internally. Pnce 75c.

4 lie IS always in a hurry. but the truth is
willing TO wait.-ChicagO Daily News.
The Afro-American advance., 1899-09-16
Mrs. Barnard Thsr,ke
MRS. PINKHAM FOR HEALTH
[LErrER TO MAS. PIxKHAs >

tLLIrAA TO MRS PISKHAE NO. lss,.I
DEAR FRIESD-I feel il M, A..
express my gratitude and th,-I., .
you for what your medicine r. .
for me. l was very miserable anS "a =,
ing feshvery fast, had blad der -. =, -
fiuttering pains about the J esr, -,
would get so dizzy and sufer,3 - -
painful menstruation. was -
in a paper about Lydia E. PipkIs-9
Vegetable Compound, so wrote 70 - :
and after taking two bottles sel,l.i5'-'
newperson. Your Vegetable Cousno-.,
has entirely cured me and | ca.
praise it enough."-MRs.J J. BAgz,-s
MILLsowN, WASHINGTON Co., Ne.
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Take Laxative BromO Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund money fit fails 70 cure. DC
The Afro-American advance., 1899-09-16
An iowa woman's Convincing stat.,.

"I tried three doctors, and tbs r,..
one said nothing but an ope-s,'-.
would help me. Ny trouble was ~,
fuse flowing; sometimes l would IN
l would flow to death. was so w.
that the least work would tire ~
Reading of SO many being cured j
your medicine, 1 made up my mind !.
write to you for advice, and l an :
glad that did. 1 took Lydia E. P;B,.
hams Vegetable Compound and Live.
Pills and followed your directions. a,s
am now well and strong. Ishall recon.
mend your medicine to all, for it saved
my life. Miss A. P, Box 81 AHpo7
Iowa.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-07-28
A BOLD ATTEMPT AT FRAUD.
An Enterprising But Inscriptions
Chicago Man Trying TO Work Off
Second Hand Tents as Relics
of Fred. Funston.

Postmaster Henderson is in receipt
of letter from Chicago which starts
out as follows:
Dear slr.-If | am not mistaken this is the
town where Gen Funston halls from aud |
thought possibly could interest you In not
only souvenir but also a very useful article
at a very cheap price for the best quality. /
bought thousand army tents that were issued
to zen. Funston Just two weeks before he left
Cuba which he used only that length Of time,
consequently they are as good as new aud can
be used for camping out or many other useful
ways. and In a few years will be priceless ate
the heroic deeds he done. Now If you are no
interested hand this letter to some one who
would be as l must know quickly for the de-
mand is strong and will soon be gone.
OF course, as everybody in the
United States ought to know, no
tents of any kind or description were
ever issued to Gen. Funston in Cuba,
and in trying to palm off lot of worn
out tents upon the people as Funston
souvenirs, the man is simply attempt.
ing to perpetrate bold fraud. MIR.
Henderson has sent the letter to the
postal authorities at Washington
with the suggestion that the writer
be punished for using the mails for
fraudulent purposes.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-07-28

would certainly make Yoko-
hama hne place to live, at least for
a while.
To-day, many miles away, sup
pose you may think we hardly know
this lie the day to celebrate, and that
we are thinking that you will have
hardly commenced till after we are
done and in our hunks trying to sleep.
But we have been doing the best
we could; Ia the bay lay fourteen
meuo.war, the Boston, five Of Japan.
eie, and others, aud on the hill near
by us Is huge shore battery; near
the shore three mortars we're mount
ed on boats, and one ofthem sounded
the MONDAY gun at tigh twelve
shooting paper balloon to which
was attached the stars and Stripes
high in the air; as the flag uufdrled
to the breeze all the ships and battery
sounded the salute of twenty one
guns. This was followed by the NOR
tar shooting paper colOred balloons %
all shapes aud c)lors into the air fer
two hours.
This with every ship 10 the harbor
being decorated with flags excep' a
few merchantmen which flew our
flag at their top peak, made a pretty
demonstration. On shore there was
an exciting ball game bicycle rae 6
aud other sports save horse races. In
the afternoon there were several very
interesting yacht races.
AT night the m ,rlars shot beautiful
rockets high in the al. while X man
candles were not used sparing.y.
The central figure OF the evsnin 9
was a large pinwheel of all colors and
finally coming to q standstill there
stood "Co umbia" holding the Ameri
can and JaI anese flags with the staff,
crossed; the applause that followed
was almost deafeniug.
July 5.-Todsy we have been al.
most over-run with official visitors
while we soldiers are about all same
animals at a show! The missionaries
are very Kind in visiting the boy:
who cannot get ashore and bringing
them curios. We are taking coal
water and supplies, and expect to sal
toward Honolulu Friday or saturday
So far our voyage has been mos
pleasant, the sea being exceptionally
smooth, and the boys are all the bet
ter for the trip. When l left the com
pany, the boys were in fairly gooC
health. but all are anxious to embark
for the homeward trip. Fighting
was still the order Ofth day when
left, and | think will be for year o
two yet. With best wishes, am very
truly, f.. \. JORDAN.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-07-28
A Nice Time.

Policeman Bradley had a bad night
of it Friday. Pay day nights are
generally busy ones for him but last
night was unusually so. In addition
to the home talent celebratOrs there
were quite number in from La
Harpe who helped push the thug
along. The fret OF the evening was
as quiet as the average night but
a'ong about eleven o'clock the fun be.
gan. The first call he had was by q
young man who claimed he was held
up on one of the side streets by two
fellows. He said they asked him " DO
he was, what he did and where'h he
was going. He told them aud they
told him he could not go that way.
They did not offer to take his money
go he came up town and hunted up
Bradley. Bradley started with him
but had gone but little piece when
he heard lot of shooting over on the
north side of the square. He ran
over there but the fellows were gone
and people who saw them said they
belonged at LaHarpe and had gone
east. They kept up>their firing off
pistols until they got out of town.
Some of these fine nights these tel
lows are going to get caught and then
the lola officials will take hand in
their fun. This is not their first Of
fence but 1t would b wise to let 1t be
the last. Bradley then started back
to where he left the young man but
he found two DRINKS on the west side
of the square that needed his at
tention so he took them to the Gala
boose. One OF them started to fight
when he found out what was being
done with him but he was too full to
do much damage. BY this time one
of the night trains was due and as it
is part of his duty to watch the ar
rivals he started for the depot. But
before he got halfway there he was
informed that there was house in
the east part of town being burglarized
He went Immediately with his in
former VINO led him to the house of
Mrs. Chollette on East Madison.
There was no one at home but there
was a light in the house so he secured
the assistance OF some other parties
and stationed a guard around It,.
They watched there until almost day
light and not seeing anything suspi-
cious decided to search the house.
But the search disclosed nothing eX.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-07-28
CAPTURED BY THE POPS.
The Democratic County Convention
Marches Up the Hill and
Then Down Again.

Pursuant to call signed by the
chairman and secretary OF the Demo-
cratic county committee for a "mass
convention of the Democrats of Allen
county" for the purpose of nominal
ing candidates for the various county
offices, grsnd total of thirteen citi-
zens massed at the court house Sat
urday.
w. A. Choguill was made chairman
and George Thompson, secretary.
Upon taking the chair Mr.. Choguill
said; 1.-The purpose Of THE meeting
is to appoint committee to confer
with the Populists with view to
uniting on county ticket this fall"
Harry Thompson started in to say
that the meeting was called to put
Democratic ticket in the field, but he
was sawed off short. He had made
the mistake of thinking that the
published call meant what it said.
Mr.. Purcell said he had heard that
the Populists had declared they
would not fuse with the Democrats
this year. Mr.. Ritter sand that was
all mistake John Goshorn said
something about Rryan, and Mr..
BarrOws said something about a
comedy of errors. And then com.
mittee of five was appointed to wait
upon the Populist convention next
Saturday and get what thew could
for the "unterritied Democracy
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-07-28

John Schneider returned Saturday
from Germany where he has
been visiting relatives for the last
three months. He says that he hid
a great big time over there but that
he Is mighty glad to get back.