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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-07-28

the factory is in operation night and
day and seven days in the week, it
will be seen that considerable oil is
consumed legitimately, without any
such expensive blowouts,
A cement factory isn't place
where the employees wear frock coats
and plug hats, and shoe backing is
al discount. No matter what was
the original color of clothing worn
by employees, 1t soon assumes the
prevailing color of the manufactured
product.
Work in cement factory may not
be an ideal employment, but these
plants are undou btedly great institu-
tions and will draw a large amount
of capital into the state, as well as
furnish steady employment to large
numbers OF men.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-07-28
AUsTRIA's EMPEROR sNUBBED


Chicago. July u. The Record yester-
day, in its cable from Trieste, says: 1t
is now no secret. Notwithstanding all
that has been published. that the Aus.
trian government has given Admiral
Dewey an exceedingly cool reception.
Before his arrival at Trieste Admiral
Dewey had begun preparations &c
visit Vienna. When Admiral Baron
Won Spaun learned that the Amer
lean was coming to Trieste he came
here To receive him, but he came last
Wednesday, although IL was well
known that the Olympia was not like
ly to arrive before Thursday. Baron
Won Spaun left here Wednesday, and
50 did the only Austrian warship in
Trieste harbor. Admiral Dewey i'm
mediately declined the invitation to
visit the emperor of Austria and an
nounced that he would not go TO vi
emma.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-07-28
THE NEW P|)ST-)FF|CE
Will be in the Robinson
Building Opposite the
Court House.

The morning papers have note
from Washington to the effect that
the post-oflice in lola will be moved
into the Robinson building. Post
master Henderson has had no official
notification of the change, but the
chances are that the news that ap.
pears in the papers is correct.
This is one of the two locations the
REGISTER predicted two weeks ago
would be chosen, the other one under
consideration being the room in the
Acres building. The REGISTER
would have pr referred the A GERS build
ing, for the reason that it is more con-
venient to go across tbs street to the
post-otiice than it is to 90 two blocks.
II 10 free to say, however, that the
Robinson room will make more COM
Portable poet-oflice, az ii is better
lighted and better ventilated. II is
farther away from the center OF bust.
ness now than the Acres building,
but that may all be changed in year
or two. Taken altogether there will
be little complaint about the location.
The post.ofiice will not need al the
room, and Mr.. Robinson tells the
REGISTER that he has rented the
front end of it to Mr. Brett, o Topeka
who will but in book and stationery
store. Mr.. Robinson's understand.
irg is that Mr.. Brett will put in a
CITY stock and maze the store first
class in every particular
The change in the location Of the
post-oflics therefore means the addi-
ton of two new stores to lola busi.
ness, the clothing store mentioned
yesterday, and the book store. And
that is the way we grow.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-07-28
THE GAR CRAZY.


Chicago, July 7.-Yesterday's Record
printed cable from Stockholm saying
Private letters received from ST. Peters
burg declare that no doubt exists in
the minds of persons of the inner
court circle that the ear intends
soon TO make his brother. the Grand
Duke Michael. regent of the empire
Thi, arrangement viii be temporary,
its permanency being contingent
on the cmperor's regaining his health
through an Notwithstanding
which he is about 20 undergo. The
birth of the Grand Duchess olga in
1898 was a grieyous disappointment
to the car, who had his heart set on
the birth Of a son. In 1897 came
Tatiana, also girl, and since
that time his majesty has prayed
necessarily for an heir The recent
t.rth Of third daughter followed by
tine death of his brother, the czarowitz,
is said to have plunged him in melan.
choly, and his physicians fear that I'M
less the pressure ON the brain which
they have diagnosed is relieved his rea-
son may be permanently impaired.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-07-28
NO RESISTING SLEEP.
Nature VIII Assert Herself In Spite
of Everythlng-Some Not
able Instances.

One of the most remarkable facts TO
be found in the history OF sleep con
sists in the utter inability to resist
us onset in cases OF extreme fatigue
Several remarkable instances are gwen
IN Wllch persons nave continued 10
walk onward while sleep has overcome
them, the automatic cenlers OF the
brain EVIDENT. controlling "ra s'imu-
aiiug the muscles "ptu CONSEQUENCES
itself had been completely Hhr"Eo'''.
u is reported that al the ha'''' "l the
Nile, amidst the roar oil cannon ana
the fail OF WIcckas'' some "I ''' over
.a'igued boys serving the gums WIN
powder fell asleep %" lhe "''N' pt'
Carpenter gives another instance OF ale
lied kind, In the course oil tine burmese
war The captain OF a lI'H"'e "e'lN'N
engaged in combat ten asleep lroi"
eAeer exhaustion ANA SEPT N""""IN I"l
Two hours within "a yard ol one oil th'
biggest guns when was n'lhE ACTIVE
~ worked during ms SUM pers' II l.
a matter OF common meolca' hhoNIeue'
That extreme exhaustion ID the lace OIL
the severest pain Will induce steep
/ Here the imperative utlha'u OF the
body-a demand implanted as we nave
seen, in the constitution OF the lr"iiie'
asserts its influence, ana even pam
the ordinary conqueror OF fepoSe' ha'
/ It's turn 10 succumb.
One OF the most extraordinary case'
]
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-07-28

A. Detached lag b. the Power, C. the Churn
ming on the pulleys. Rivet Stats (called
lag-) to these belts for the dog TO work
on There must be but one rivet at
each end of the lag and this in the mid
die
At each end of the lag a small piece,
say an inch or less square and six
inches long. must be fastened 20 the
lags as bridge TO keep them from
sagging under the weight of the dog.
Two rivcts or ciinch nails are needed
10 hold these bridges firm. Each al
ternate lag must have these strips set
inaniuch so they will lap past each 9th
or and rest ON lag on each side. Three
or four small rollers or wheels are
needed under each end of the lag where
the dog trcads, as seen in the illdstra.
ton.
The connection with churn, sep
arator or other machine can he made
10y "tumhling rod" connection, ms Illus.
tratod. or 10y belt ON the band wheel
The lags may he a ha,f-iuch thick and
four or five inches wide. As the pitch
may need adjusting TO furnish tho
power needed for different kinds OF
work. it J., well TO hang the rear end hl
straps so the elevation can bee changed
az wiI.-Oraugc Judd Farmer.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-07-28

A man in Tacoma is preparing to
leave soon for Dawson, ana viii take 1875
COWS with him. He will take sled for
each COW and make them haul enough
provisions for the trip. He already has
about third of his herd, and is busy
breaking them to work in harness. He
expects to get away in few weeks. lie
is positive it will be paying venture
as fresh milk is little known article
in the Yukon. lie has had no trouble Sc
far in breaking his cattle, and talks AZ
though ii will be no extraordinary
sight TO see 1875 cows vending their way
along the mountain trails, drawing
sleds laden with hay and grain. He
will take them down the Yukon in boats
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-07-28
UTILIZING DOG POWER.
HOW the Collie May he Made to Earn
More Than His salt Around
the Dairy.

Your correspondent who wishes u
power in which TO work his collie dog
win find that one made like the Illus
tration will fill the bill used two diff
ferent dogs in this power, then sold IL,
and the new purchaser is still using it
and separates his milk, churns tho but
ter and pumps the water for his stock
with a collie dog. The power consists
essentially of two iron rods with pull
lev at each end and rubber belts run
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-07-28

Wide tires serve as road rollers II
they are properly arranged On road
leading to stone quarry in New YORK
six-inch tires were used, the forward
wheels Just tracking inside the rear
ones; hence each wagon covered "a
inches of road surface every time it
passed over the road, the consequence
being that the road was convened into
n compact and smooth one, and at cost
much less than is usually required
while the labor OF hauling was also
greatly reduced.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-07-28
IN INEXPENSIVE SILO.
DcSci iption OF one Tint. Although
nuilt for only $50, Has Given
General satisfaction.

Speaking of silos and cheap nuiIt ones,
we were greatly Interested IN sia'e
silo in Iompltins county holding about
GO tons and costing all told Sad, and as
fine sllage a9 need he Is now being i,a
from it, writes John Gould III Hoard :
Dairyman' The novel thing about 1t Is
that instead of using iron rod hoops
four bands OF 1@-inch wire lenchg were
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-07-28
Obituary..

Mary A Ewart, whose death oc-
Cured at lola Tuesday, July 20, 1899
at 10 o'clock p. m, was born in ALE.
ghany City, Penn, Nov. 4, 1874. Her
parents, John and a me Nelson, came
there from Ireland two years prev
iously. soon after her birth they To-
Gated three miles from the City where
the deceased spent her girlnood.
In 1910 she was joined in marriage
to David Ewart, young man, who
with his parents had been In this
country but "A few years, coming also
from the Northern part of Ireland,
and who took Mary, his bride, to his
and her new home about twelve miles
from her childhood home There
they lived for twenty-seven years
nine children being born TO them
seven sons ana two daughters. Three
of the sons died while young. OF the
six who lived to manhood and woman
hood, live are now living, one daugh-
ter having died seven years ago.
I'm the year 1867 she, with her hus-
band and six children, moved to Sc
dSlia, Mo, near which place they
made their home whore their children
were all married and at which place
/ in 1877 her husband died at the age
of seventy-three years. A few years
after his death she came TO lola, Kan
sas, where she spent the remaining
years OF her life aud where, having
/ fulfilled the allotted time of nearly
eIghty-tive wears, she was called home
to the mansions above prepared fol
her 10y the Lord and savior.
she gave her heart to Jesus wher
only mere child and at the age o
twelve years united with the Perry
willie Presbyterian Church of which
Rev. Robert Patterson was pastor
She remained member OF thi,
church until after her marriage, wheI
she and her husband who was also
member of the Pres byterian Church
helped with others to organize tn,
United Pres byterian Church, of which
Mr.. Thomas Guthrie was pastor foI
many years and in which church al
their children were dedicated to IN,
Lord in baptism. As a mother sh
trained her children in the nurtur,
and admonition of the Lord. At tn
time of her death she was mem be
of the Presbyterian Church Of lola
Kansas.
For many years prior to her dealt
she made her home with her son
David Ewart, andwas tenderly care,
for by him and his family to TIA
hour of her death.
The funeral services were held a
, the residence at 4:30 Wednesday after
noon, Rev. l.. /, Drake, ID. ID, preach
ing a brief but comforting and uplifI
ing discourse. The remains wer
+ taken to Sedalia. Mo-, for intermer
by the side of those of her HUSBAND
Mr.. David Ewart accompanyin
them
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-07-28

Salt Lake City, July l9,-Angus NJ.
Cannon, president of the Salt Lake
State of Zion, charged with polygamy,
entered formal plea of guilty and
Thursday next was named US the day
for sentence.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-07-28
Female Thieves in Parts.

According TO the Paris police, there
has been marked increase of late in
the number of women thieves in that
city. 1t seems they cannot resist the
temptations offered by the displays in
the large shops.-N. Y. Sun.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-07-28
Drowned In the Wakarusa

Topeka, Kan, July 27.-Frances Colt,
aged II, daughter of w. l.. Colt fell
into Wakarusa creek while picnicking
yesterday and was drowned. The body
WAS recovered.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-07-28

Atchison, Kan, July 97.--John Kel
ley, lad II years Of age, was drowned
while bathing in the river here yester'
day evening.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-07-28
For Sale or Trade.

A good Shetland pony, snow white, weighin &
about $50 pounds for sale or trade Would
trade for ladies bicycle, Charlie Null, miles
north east of lola.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-09

fertile land In America. A large section OF
acres possess have been reclaimed from,
the swamp What dc We expect 10 raise .
Everything and anything in the nature OF
vegetableS although our crop has prfncE-
lEaily consisted Of corn. oats. onions and po-
tasoes. The land Is particularly adapted 10
raising onions. The railroad we propose
to push until i.s northern terminal strikes
the Michigan Central in one Of the Chicago
Suburbs and extend IL south - the south
Iine 0f jasper county"
TIE seoao acres owned by Mr.. Clifford IN
Jasper county. although drained. are only
under partial cultivation. Jasper cosniy
principally consists Of reclaimed swamp
land Much 81 ~. vast espzns@ will be
Of comparative 1ttfie value Until sufH-
cssn; channel IL afforded by ssrasgh ming
the Karkakes river which VIII admit Of
lateral drainage. Attempts to secsre an ap-
,sr7eysrfa ton for Strengthening the river have
50 FAR failed but rsn who are engaged IN
sks enterprise. including SetsDn Morris ard
other energetic t-nEca goars are hopeful
% ultimate success
TIE Swamp King lately held confer
encs with Lake county citizens vfth refer
srcs 10 the extension % his raiirsa4 north
westerly across fhaf county Mr.. Clifford
submitted a proposition So Lake eounfy AMI
il was received with considerable savor
II the proposition Ia accepted work will
Nexfs on sh* extension AZ efsce- The rail-
Rad ~.li cross Lake cessgsty from soush-
ea&t 20 northwest. passing ca tbs east side
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-09

thrown from the bridge at Davenport into
the Mississippi river. Three friends OF
Maxwell from Washington. secured tire
arm al The cemetery n. a'ciSek AZ
aight They went - the middle % The
government bridge and stood in the r,oon-
Hight with uncovered heads while District
Judge Dewey said few words. Then :.
j kellogg turned the ashes into the river
Maxwell was 3 years of age and an ex-
Confederate soldier He aed lived in
Washington. Iowa. nearly twenty years
He had no relatives In Iowa and WAS sap
ported hy q niece in Virginia. X Is re-
ieye<l thas his motive for wishing his
asaex 10 Re thrown into the Mississippi
arase from a feeling that he did net want
TO he buried il the North or any place III
the Tinted States lie was still Bitter
against the government
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-09

green that had been strewn in the pas
ture. Coleman had his ex-wife arrested
for the arson and stock poisoning, but
after q long litigation In the courts she
was acquitted. The woman then sued
him for SANDER and got Judgment Tor
s. 90, having previously obtained a large
slice of his fortune in alimony.
In 1891, shortly after Coienan's mar
rage to another woman. came another
period of barn-burning and stock poison
ing, in which $4,00 worth OF property was
destroyed. including a stock barn full OF
valuable stations. The second marriage
was 10 happier than the first. and Cole
man and wife No. separated few weeks
ago, the wife obtaining a divorce and sub
stantial almony- Two days after the d.
yorce was granted, the couple remarked.
but quarreled necessarily since Coleman
left his home two weeks ago with 500 In
bis pocket. all that he had left OF his
magnificent possessions. declaring he was
going away, never to return. He went TO
the village OF Colfax. where he bought
two quarts OF whisky. That was the last
seen OF him until his body was found in
the woods partially eaten by hogs.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-09

b. J. clifford Has Made . Fortune -
Drainin9 Muck Lanas.

n 7. CLIFFORD Has made . Fortune ~
Drainin9 Muck Lands.
~ J. CLIFFORD. of Kankakee. ILL.,. Is
H. sometimes the Land Baron and
sometimes the Swamp King OF
Indiana. He has cleared up $1,000 acres
of swamp land in Jasper county and trans
formed Il into one Of the most productive
farms in the state Mr.. Clifford began with
nothing but a few acres OF frog marshes
He is now king OF finance, pork packing.
railroads, agriculture and politics. HIS farm
is parceled out among 30 tenants Within
the last twelve months Mr.. CLIFFORD has
built ten miles Of railroad through his land,
and erected fifty houses and twenty-five
barns for the use OF his farmers He pro-
poses now TO extend his railroad through
the great Kankakee marsh to Chicago ana
convert a big area OF swamp land IN Jas
per. White and Benton counties into q vast
horticultural garden to feed the popusafion
of the great Western metropolis.
In reply TO a question az TO wnetner ne
did not think Chicago had enough gardens
in its vicinity to supply the wants OF its
citizens for green stun. Mr.. Ginord smiled
and quietly remarked:
what are you going to do with a c'ty
that adds 10000 10 her population every
year, 1t is my intention to make Chica-
go garden. fourths of the region
traversed by my proposed railroad Is ad-
mirable for horticulture. being the most
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-09

sonethinx Extra Vice when the
Bride Came Back From Church.

soHefhtnx Extra Nice When the
Bride Came Back From Church.
THERE was great excitement In the side
street boarding house. The young man
who worked In the big grocery store on
Man street had been very attentive 10
The young woman who had worked at the
notion counter iE the uptown dry goods
store Everyone in the house knew that
Henry was very much gone" on Miss Kit
IT, They had watched the affair from the
beginning: ever since Henry had come
from Kansas 10 work in the big grocery
store. Henry hat worked up from driver
TO the compete charge of a department
and had proved q most capable salesman
80 that ne had recently had his salary
raised very percept-hly.
Mics Kitty was the belle OF the house
there were four other young women board
ing In the house, but none compared with
Miss Kitty. She was plump as an October
quail. and her hair was real blonde ana
wayy and shiny. And she had not alto
gether lost the color from her cheeks or
the shine from her blue eyes. Henry ca
pitulated the very first evening he was in
the house. and ;henceforward Kitty led
him a merry chase. She was the neatest.
semurex, prcts.est girl In the street and
was as stylish as any Of the gir.s in the
avenue near by. who lived at home and
didn't have 10 work.
Henry coarted her in his own Flooding
way and many a day he worked with a sore
heart. When Kitty made up her mind
that Henry's love making was honest and
zteadfast she showed him more favor and
allowed him to take her 70 the theatsr &C.
easionally. then 10 church OF Sunday
evening. and when she went home on her
vacation she allowed him to go down and
spend Sunday and get acquainted with her
folks
The day following an evening spent at
the park with Henry, Kitty had new ring
on the third finger of her left hand. X
was a small diamond setting. Then some
OF the boys caught Henry kissing Kitty
In the hall one evening and they confessed
that they were engaged TO be married amid
much laughter and congratulation from
the men, and the girls all kissed Kitty
ecstatically.
One morning the landlady hurried over
10 the house mex. door. She didn't know
the woman. but everything Is admissible
in emergencies.
Excuse me-" she said. but can you tell
me how 10 cook Saratoga chips? Two of
cur young people have gone on to get mar
r!ed. They're real nice, and she's going
10 work awhile until he gets house fixed
then they're going TO housekeeping. They'll
be back 10 lunch after awhile and I
thought I'd like to have somthing a little
extra for them because lis their wedding
day. So l thought some Saratoga chips
would be nice. but / don't know how 10
cook them" The other woman's eye
shone and she told the lanSlady how TO
cook Saratoga chips. and before luncheon
she sent over a big bunch OF posies and an
angel food cake with her congratuiat lions.
Kansas City Star.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-09
GOT RELIGION UNDER ORDERS.
SyHtem In the s.Converaion" of
Slaves at Jimtown, Mo,


Jimtown is not on the new map of Mis-
souri,. Before the war 1t was the only
suburb of ST. Joseph. 1t was stone
building back in the woods from the big
road. At certain seasons IL was occupied
five days In the week as a sehoolhouse. It
was for rent on Sunday to any ienomina-
ton that wanted IL for church purposes
But the original purpose OF the building
was to have place to convert negroes
who were hired out by their owners There
were several plantations in that neigh
borhood. on which negroes from Virginia
and Maryland were cclonized. A few men
owned nearly all the slaves in the coun-
try. and let them TO people who were not
financially able 10 own such property. or
who found IL cheaper 10 hire than own.
Whatever crime was committed In ST.
Joseph or its county, at that time was
always charged TO a negro. and IL an
arrest was made the negro suffered. and
SO did his master. for the latter went 10
the slaves rescue from a mercenary more
than any other motive. And thus In hir-
ing help the question came to be asked
rs your negro honestT" The simple af-
firmative averment of the owner was not
sufficient. IL was necessary for him TO
add. HE is not only honest. but got re-
ligion At Iimtown," mentioning the date
Sometimes an overparticular employer
would ask who conducted: the meeting
for there were a few preachers in the
community whose regulations were cloud
81 by suspicious circumstances which had
not been explained.
\ white man IN 81. Joseph wanted TO
hire eolorea whitewasher. The white
man was noted for his strong Baptist
faith md ieaningS and when the owner of
the property said his negro got religion
at the last Jimtown meeting. the employ
or asked who preached. and upon being
told, said: THAT preachers a Method
list" The owner could not deny this.
The employer wanted to know If the
owner didn't have any Baptist negro. The
owner had none he could recommend for
whifewashing y few days later the own
er went to town and Informed. the man
who wanted 10 hire that the whitewasher
had ''bscksiid from the Methodist church.
tiled in Black Snake creek on the previ-
Gus sunday" The man was hired fer a
YEAR for sifsa. Before the contract expired
whifewash!ne business took drop aaf
the employer informed the master that
the negro had broke over the Baptist
religion ana was no good for work. but
the ownar was a very willy old Virginia
gentleman. and had a smart son who was
- lawyer. The father and son took the
negro - a Jiystown Baptist revival. had
him recnnverted and rebap,ieed. and sent
him hack 70 his employer In - Joseph
with the insimasian that Ef he failed %
work IL waa..s be the fagR 80 the en-
ysover who still owed haIf the money
FOR shss Negroes hire The contracts us4i-
allv called for half cash dewn IN the ha-
ginning and half AT the expiration Of the
contract