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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-04-06

hOuOiOs
Kidney trouble causes quick or unsteady
heart beats, and makes one feel as though
they had heart trouble, because the heart is
over-working in pumping thick, kidney
poisoned blood through veins and arteries.
1t used to be considered that only urinary
troubles we're to be traced to the kidneys,
but now modern science proves that nearly
all constitutional diseases have their begin
ming in kidney trouble.
II you are sick you can make no mistake
by first doctoring your kidneys. The mild
and the extraordinary effect Of DR.. Kimer's
Swamp-RoOt, the great kidney remedy is
soon realized. 1t stands the highest for its
wonderful cures Of the most distressing cases
and is sold on its merits f-Fc
by all druggists in fifty fssI=sYe
cent and one-dollar sz-
es. You may have a s>salislsEslses,sass "
sample bottle by mail Home of swampRoot
free, also pamphlet telling you how to find
out II you have kidney or bladder trouble.
Mention this paper when writing DR.. Kilmer
& Co., Binghamton, N. Y.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-04-06
G. B. Spencer & Co., South Side Square
The "AngeIus
Piano Player
plays any Piano-Anyone Can Play II

INSTANTLY applied to any piano
grand, square or upright making 1t
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talent ON the part of performer required
A child that has never before seen a
piano can. with the aid OF the Angelus
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most difficult compositions in a manner
possible to only the most accomplished
pianlsts Contains Din addition to piano
playing mechauism) two full sets OF
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A full description OF the Angelus or
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Illustrated Booklet A, when will be
sent TO any idress upon application.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-04-06

Moran Herald John Laury's face
was not visible at the Republican
county county convention much to
the surprise of the delegates. 1t
wasn't because John was not dele.
gate, for he was, but it has been
learned that he has not been able to
get away from that little dutch girl
that came to see him on Monday.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-04-06

rSix years ago my stomach and heart troubled
me so much l had to do something the
doctors could not help me-" writes Mrs. S. A..
Knapp, Of San Jose, California, Box 3o7 III
went to San Francisco and had treatment for
.catarrh of the stomach, and was better for
some time, then II came back then used
DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery and
Pleasant Pellets These medicines cured my
stomach. do not have the pain and indigo =
ton as did. 1t is very hard for me to tell you
what l suffered before ! commenced taking
your valuable medicine. recommend 1t to all
the sufferers whom l meetn
To cure constipation use DR.. Pierce's
Pleasant Pellets.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-04-06
OVer-WOrk Weakens
Your Kidneys.
Unhealthy Kidneys Make Impure Blood.

All the blood in your body passes through
your kidneys once every three minutes.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-12-25

Washington, Dec. 21.-After spending
the greater part of the past week in
considering the Hay-Pauncefote treaty
for the modification of the Clayton
Bulwer convention of 1850, the SEN
ate yesterday consumed only one hour
and ten minutes in amending it, and
ratifying it as amended. The vote Oh
the treaty, as amended, stood 30 to is,
Wolcott voting for and Teller against
it.
The text of the treaty, as amended,
reads as follows:
- The President of the United
States, John Hay, secretary of state
of the United States of America, and
her majesty, the Queen of Great Brit
ain and Ireland. Empress of India. the
Right Honorable Lord Pauncefote.
G. c. b., G. c. NJ. c., her majesty's am
bassador extraordinary and prenipo-
tentiary to the United States; who hav
ing communicated TO each other their
full powers, which We're found to be
in due form, have agreed upon the fol
lowing articles:
article lit is agreed that the canal
be constructed under the auspices of
the government of the United States,
either directly at its own cost. or by
gift or loan of money to individuals or
corporations or through subscription
to or purchase of SIX or shares, and
that, subject to the provisions of the
present convention, the government
shall have and enjoy all the rights in
cident to such construction. rs well as
the exclusive right of providing for the
regulation and management of the ca
nal.
Article '2-The high contracting par
ties. desiring TO preserve and maintain
the general principle of naturalization
established in article 6 of the Clayton
Bulwer convention. which convention
is hereby superseded, adopt ms the basis
CO such naturalization the following
rules. substantially as embodied in the
convention between Great Britain and
certain other powers, signed at Con
stantinople, October -. 1883, for the
free navigation of the SueZ marine ca
nal. that is to say:
''First-The canal shall be free and
open. in time of war as in time of
peace. to the vessels of commerce and
of war of all nations on terms of en-
tire equality, so that there shall be no
discrimination against any nation or its
citizens or subjects in respect to the
conditions or charges of traffic or 9th
erwise.
"Second-The canal shall never be
blockaded. nor shall any right of way
be exercised nor any act Of hostility
be committed against it.
.'Third-Nessels of war of Il belliger-
ent shall not revictual nor take any
stores in the canal, except so far as
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-12-25
TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND PAID
FOR YOUNG CUDAHY'S RANSOM

up, the next man will. for he Will See
that we mean business, and you can
lead your boy around blind the rest of
your life and all you will have is the
-- - copper sympathy. DO the
right thing by MS. and we will do the
same by you. If you refuse you will
soon see the saddest sight you ever
seen.
"wednesday. December 10Th. This
night or never
Follow these instructions and no
harm will be fall you or yours
There was no signature.
Young Cudahy tells the following
story of his adventures:
He was in front of General GOWNS
house, just across the street from his
own home, on his way back from the
Rustin residence. Tuesday evening,
when two men approached him. one
of them stepped up TO him and said:
I'VE are the sheriff from Sarpy coun-
ty and arrest You as Eddie McGee,
who escaped from the Reform School"
The lad protested that he was not
the mythical Eddie McGee but his cap
tors said he would have TO be identified.
They placed him in n buggy and dove
to Thirty-sixth street and thence south
to LeavenwOrth street. AS they ap-
preached Leavenworth street a motor
car passed them. The lad recognized
the conductor and said to his captors:
There is a man who knows me; he
can identify me-"
His captors Immediately blindfolded
him and whipped up the horse. The
lad thinks they crossed LeavenWorth
street and then drove in Southwestern
ly direction. Presently they came.ak;tl
house which, in the opinion of th.
is somewhere in the southwesterIi$ IT
of South Omaha, where young Cudshy
was taken from the buggy. placed in
room and chained to the floor
He remained there all night and the
next day. His hands We're tied and
the chains on his feet prevented him
from getting good view of his sur
roundings, even after the blindfold had
been removed. He knows. however
that he was in an empty room and that
the blinds on the windows were closed
On the trip to the place of imprison-
ment the men. he says, talked n little
about themselves. He gathered from
them that there We're six in the gang
one of these men came from Mexico
recently and from Denver lately, and
was an expert in the kidnapping bust
ness. After the mysterious house was
reached one man guarded him during
greater portion of the day. The sec
ond man was in and out of the room
at intervals. From conversation be-
tween the abductors and himself, the
young man learned that the abductors
had been seeking to kidnap one of the
girls of the family, and had been plan
ming this coup for four months.
On the second night for some reason
unknown to young Cudahy, the man re-
leased him from his chains and said:
I'VE are going to take you home"
This was done because Mr.. Cudahy
had taken $4,000 in gold to the place
appointed in the letter and left it ex-
actly according to instructions.
The men led the boy to hack He
was driven rapidly through the dark
ness to Thirty-seventh and Leaven-
worth streets, where he was allowed to
leave the carriage. From there he
walked home. arriving there shortly
after ! O'Clock in the morning The
bandits made no explanation to him,
why they gave him his freedom. n
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-12-25

Omaha, Dec. 21.-Edward Cudany
Jr., who was kidnapped Tuesday even
ing and held thirty-six hours for ran
som of S25.OOO in gold. which the
young mans father unhesitatingly
paid, has been returned to his family.
At o o'clock Wednesday n horseman
rode past the Cudahy mansion on Thir-
ty-eighth street and threw IL letter into
the lawn. A servant noted the action.
and, seeing the letter. found 1t contain
ed the information that the young man
had been kidnapped and was safe. and
was being held for II ransom. Three
hours later Mr.. Cudahy received
through the mails second communica-
ton, detailing the conditions under
which the lad would be surrendered to
himself.
The letter sent to Mr. Cudahy is as
follows:
Omaha. Neb., Dec. 19.-Mr. Cudahy:
We have kidnapped your child and de-
mand $4,000 twenty-five thousand
dollars) for his safe return. If you give
us the money the child will be return
ed as safe as when you last saw him,
but if you refuse we will put acid in
his eyes and blind him, then
we will Immediately kidnap another
millionaire's child that we have spot
ted and demand 100000. and we will
get it, for he will see the condition of
your child and realize that we mean
business and will not be monkeyed
with or captured.
Get the money all in gold, five. ten
and twenty-dollar gold pieces put it in
n white wheat sack; get in your buggy
alone on the night of December 10Th
at 4 O'Clock D. III. and drive south from
your house to Center street; turn west
nn 1tiU In tn -.
park and follow the paved road to-
wards Fremont.
When you come to n lantern that is
lighted by the side of the road place
the money by the lantern and immedi-
ately turn your horse around and re-
turn home.
You will know our lantern. for it
will have two ribbons. black and white.
lied on the handle. You must place n
red lantern on your buggy where it
can be plainly seen, so we will know
you a mile away.
This letter, and every part of it.
must be returned with the money, and
any attempt to capture will be the sad
dest thing you ever done.
"If you remember, some twenty years
ago, Charlie Ross was kidnapped in
New York City, aud $4,000 ransom
asked. Old Man Ross was willing to
give up the money. but Burns, the
great detective, with others, persuad
ed the old man not to give up the mon
ey, assuring him that the thieves
would be captured.
ROSS died of n broken heart, sorry
that he allowed the detectives to die
tate to him.
''This letter must not be seen by any
one but you. If the police or some
stranger knew its contents they might
attempt to capture us, although against
your wish, or some one might use IA
lantern and represent us, thus the
wrong party securing the money and
this should be as fatal to you as if you
refused to give up the money. So you
see the danger is you let this letter be
seen.
Mr. Cudaby, you are up against it.
and there is only one way out. Give
up the coin. Money we want, and
money we will get. If you don't give
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-12-25
TEXT OF THE HAY.PAUNCEFOTE .
TREATY WITH AMENDMENTS

may be strictly necessary, ana the tran
sit of such vessels through the canal
shall be effected with the least possible
delay, in accordance with the regula-
tions in force, and with only such inter-
mission as may result from the neces-
stiles Of the service. Prizes shall be in
all respects subject to the same rules
as vessels of war of the belligerents
''Fourth-NO belligerent shall embark
or disembark troops. munitions of war
or warlike materials in the canal ex-
cept in the case of accident and hind
rance in transit. and in such case
the transit shall be resumed with all
possible dispatch.
''Fifth-The provisions of this article
shall apply to waters adjacent to the
canal, within three marine miles of OPP
posite end. Vessels of war of n bellig-
erent shall not remain in such waters
longer than twentyfour hours ut any
one time except in distress and in such
case shall depart as soon as possible.
A vessel of war of one belligerent shall
not depart with twentyfour hours of
departure of another belligerent. 1t
is agreed. however, that none of the i'm
mediate foregoing conditions and stip-
ulations in sections numbered one, two,
three. four and five of this article sail
apply TO measures which the Univ
States may find it necessary to take
for securing for its own forces the de
fense of the United States and the
maintenance of public order.
'SiXth-rhe plant. estimates, build
ings and all works necessary to the
construction and operation o. the canal
shall be deemed TO be part thereof, for
the purpose of this convention. and IN
time of war rs in time of peace. shall
enjoy complete immunity from attack
or injury by belligerents and from acts
calculated to impair their usefulness
as part of the canal.
''Seventh-No fortiiications shall lie
erected commanding the canal or the
waters adjacent. The United States,
however shall be nj liberty to maintain
such military police along the canal rs
may be necessary to protect 1t against
lawlessness and disorder
article 3-The present convention
shall be ratified by the President of the
United States. by and with the advice
and consent of the Senate thereof. and
by her Brittanic majesty, and the ratiii-
cations shall be exchanged nj Wash
ington or mt London within six months
from the date hereof, or earlier II pos
sible.
I'm faith with hereof. the respective
plenipotentiaries have signed this con
vention and thereupon to affixed their
seals.
Done in duplicate mt Washington.
the fifth day of February, in the year
of our Lord, 1900.
"JOJN HAY
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-12-25

A frank and somewhat artless state
ment of what is being done in the line
of burning the farms of the Beers is
made by a correspondent of the Pail
Mall Gazette at johannesburg. This
enterprising person wishes to form a
company to buy up the farms of the
Beers and sell them to English settlers.
The properties can be bought for a
mere trifie. The reason why, as given
by this speculative correspondent. is
instructive. When the Boer prisoners
OF war return they will find in nine
cases out of ten that their homesteads
have been burned down and scarcely a
head of stock left" They will be des-
titute and their only hope of subsis-
tence will be in the sale of their land
for whatever speculative company
may choose to give.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-12-25

Lorney L. Salley. a 70-year-old vet
eran of the civil war living at Free
port. Ind. received a pension of s25
per month and applied for an increase
to $40. There was some irregularity
In his affairs, and these were discovered
when his application was considered.
The result was that his entire pension
was taken away. The old man brood
ed over the matter and began to fail
rapidly. He absolutely refused all food
for weeks. and died on Thanksgiving
day
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-12-25

The castle in which Oswald d'Aur-
meme, Belgian artist, has offered Mr..
Kruger home was built by monks 300
years ago as a convent. 1t has had a
varied career. a former owner having
entertained royalty in it, and was
bought only few years ago by NJ.
d'Aurmene. who is wealthy, and re-
stored all the old splendor. besides in
stituting all modern conveniences and
comforts
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-12-25

Several of the European general
staffs are studying the feasibility of or
sanizing special corps something after
the Boer model. The principal Difficult
ty lies in the limited supply of horses
at the command of the various govern
ments. with the exception of Russia.
The last equine census in that country
is stated to have shown considerably
more than 100000 horses fit for war
purposes.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-12-25

Mr.. ar Mrs. Paul Reicke of Califor-
mia are in charge of signal station on
the brow of a lofty peak in the Sierra
Nevada mountains, where they keep II
sharp lookout, field glass in hand for
fires which might break out in the
snowsheds that skirt the railroad
through the rocky wilds. If small
flame should pass unnoticed for an
hour the whole chain of sheds might
be consumed and the tracks endan-
gered. The woman watches by day
and the husband by night
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-12-25

A market woman named Jacques. in
trying to entrap n mouse in the fire.
place of her lodgings in Paris, pulled
out a loose brick behind which the
mouse had sought refuge, and was as
tonished to find a parcel consisting of
notes, cash and securities to the value
find to the police station, and will be
entitled to claim it in a years time
unless the owner comes forward and
proves his right to the fortune in the
meantime. Within half an hour OF
her discovery becoming known the
fndar had an offer OF marriage
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-12-25

Fresh excavations on the eastern
slopes of Vesuvius have brought to
light vast edifice, "a rooms of which
have been disinterred. and the walls of
which are covered with frescoes of a
date anterior to Pompeii and of great
beauty. The director of the Berlin
Museum is on the spot. and it is re-
ported that the Kaiser has offered
f100,000 for the find"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-12-25

II there were no such things as time
locks Presbyterian church at Mount
Joy, Pa, would be $751; richer than it
is. Rev. David Conway, while pastor.
was thrown from his carriage last year
and fatally injured. Knowing that
death was near he made a will leav-
ing $4,000 to the church. but learning
that under state law bequests must be
made thirty days before death he
signed an order on local bank giving
to the church $500 worth of bonds he
had on deposit. This was in the even
ing, and as the bank vaults were pro-
tected by time lock the bonds could
not be delivered till next morning. Be
fore that time Mr.. Conway was dead.
The banker held the securities pending
legal decision, which has just been
given, to the effect that the bonds must
be added to the estate and divided
among Mr.. Conway's relatives.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-12-25

OF the 46.9SS deaths which occurred
IN Paris for the year 1890. no less than
1894, hence about one-fourth. were
due to consumption; 37.2 per cent of
these persons died between the ages of
and 20, 60.2 per cent between those
of 20 and 40.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-12-25

Workman digging ditch near
Round Prairie. in Logan county, o..
have just uncovered one OF the finest
and best preserved mastodon skele-
tons yet found in that state. Unfor-
tunately they damaged one of the en-
ormous tusks before they knew what
It was. The tusk is nine feet in diam
eter at the socket end.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-12-25

An Alabama geologist who has been
prospecting in the neighborhood of
Decatur says he has found unmistak-
able traces of gold and phosphate
within fifteen miles of the city named.
He refuses to divulge the exact loca-
ton, as he is operating for the pur-
chase of the lands and the organization
Of stock company.
The Penn's Grove record., 1900-12-07
Cannon Ball Blasting.

A year or so ago an old cannon bal
was about the most useless object
known, fit for nothing but old iron
Now it has a commercial value. Last
fall the United States Government,
which now USE only pointed steel can
non balls in its work of benevolent as
sanitation, sold off a lot Of round iron
cannon balls of various sizes.
A smart Yankee discovered that
these balls were useful in rock quar-.
ries. Now the workmen simply drop
a few small cannon balls into the cleft
and "joggle" the partly loosened block
back and forth with their crowbars.
At every movement the balls drop low
er until larger ones can be inserted.
By and by the block rolls out, COM
pletely severed. And then 1t is rolled
away on cannon balls instead of wood
en- rollers, the advantage being that
they will roll in every direction. while
q block on wooden rollers can only 60
straight ahead or back.
The Penn's Grove record., 1900-12-07
Servant in One Family For Years.

In these days of constant change
among household servants, it is rather
remarkable to read of a Chicago dom
este who has lived with one family
for ffty-four years. Mary Cuthbert
entered the service of the Steel family
in 1916, when she was but eighteen
years old. Her first position in the
family was that of nurse; then, when
the children grew up, she was adj
vanced to cook. and later became
housekeeper. At the recent home sci
ence contest in Chicago she. won the
prize for the period of longest service
in n family.
The Penn's Grove record., 1900-12-07
The Laugh Cure.

New York's Sorosis has decided that
laughter is the best remedy for indi-
gestion. If one Of the gentle members
shows a dyspeptic temper hereafter
1t is to be hoped that the other mem
bers will remember the clubs discoy-
cry and merrily laugh her back TO a
better humor. But, alas! Sorosis
doesn't go deep enough into the sub
1ect. Let us have some facts and fig
ures for our healthful guidance.
II a litter will digest a herring, how
loud a guffaw will it take to make a
Welsh rabbit harmless?
II a Vassar girls sponge cake can
be neutralized by peals of laughter,
how strong a cachinnatory infusion
will it take to reduce a double helping
OF midnight lobster to a condition of
digestive ACKNOWLEDGMENT Plain
Dealer.
The Penn's Grove record., 1900-12-07
WHY They We're Theza

Il am here, gentlemen" explained
the pickpocket to his fellow prisoners
a a result Of a moment of abstrac-
ton"
And l." said the incendiary, "be-
cause of an unfortunate habit of max
ing light of things"
And l." chimed in the forger, ION
account of a simple desire to make a
name for myself"
And l." added the burglar. Through
nothing but taking advantage of an
opening which was offered in a large
mercantile establishment in town.
Tit-Bits.
The Penn's Grove record., 1900-12-07
Florida. Cuba and the south. Mex.
leo and California.

The Southern Railway, the great Trunk
Line of the South. offers the most perfect
resorts of the South, Southwest and the pa.
CHIC Coast. Three through trains daily oper.
atlTg perfect dining-car service, with through
York to New Orleans. Atlantis. Memnhi
Tampa, jacksonville. Savannah, Aiken. An.
gasta. Asheyille; Chattanooga. Nashville.
tullman tourist sleeping car Washington to
san Francisco without change Jannarv Il
1901, New York and FLORIDA Limited resumes
service between New York and st. Angus
tine. Finest train in the world, composed
servatlon. compartment drawing room and
sleeping cars, electric lighted. steam heated
ADDRESS New York Ticket Offices, Ell B'way.
Bsway. 10y
The Penn's Grove record., 1900-12-07
Deafne.. Cannon Re cuY.a

by local applications, as they cannot reach b
diseased portion of the ear. There is only one
way TO cure deafness, and that's by constitu-
1onal remedies. Deafnessis caused by an in
hamed condition of the mucous lining of the
Eustachian. Tube. When this tube is in-
named you have a rumbling sound or imper-
Deafness is the result, and unless the infam-
nation can be taken out and this tube re-
stored to its normal condition, hearing will be
caused by catarrh, which is nothing butan in
famed condition of the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any
case OF Deafness Caused by catarrh) that can
not be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure. Send
for circulars, free.
F. J. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, O.
/ Sold by Druggists, T5c. .
Halls Family Pills are the hest
The Penn's Grove record., 1900-12-07

Tennyson's fable Manners.
Once when Tennyson turned up In
o1Sord during the long Gacation the
15r0I]ers asked hi