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The Iola register., 1900-11-16
women nt the Paris Exposition.

Mathematical cranks are busy figur-
ing upon an estimated number of Wis
itors at the Paris exposition. The last
and most interesting one endeavors
TO fix the proportionate number OF
men and women, and the women, as
usual, carry off the palm. or the 15O,-
600 Americans due, according to his
estimate, to make the journey, 100000
of them will be females. If this state
ment is true, or even proportionately
true, America can be congratulated on
being beautifully" represented, at
least.-N. \. Herald.
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Everything is Going mn.

Shortly after the election was set
tied and people were talking it over
two old soldiers, e. W. Hall and Mr..
Mintzer met on the street. Hall has a
penchant for allowing his trousers to
creep up his boot tops some four
inches from the ground and when he
met Mintzer he was surprised to note
that the latter's trousers had also
climbed upward. whats the mat
ter with your trousers" Hall asked
him. "Oh," replied Mintzer, "now
that Mckinley is elected, everything
is going up and my pants have caught
the general impulse"
The Iola register., 1900-11-16
MATTERS IN MANILA
The American Commission
Holds its First Session
STARTING GOVERNMENT
The Civil Authorities in Ma
Mia get the Wheels to
Grinding
STARTING GOVERNMENT

Correspondence of the Associated Press.)
Manila, p. l., Sept. 12.-The civil
commission, Judge Taft presiding, to-
day inaugurated the application, un-
der civil administration, of the prin-
ciples of American fairness and hon
esty to Philippine affairs. In public
session the commission introduced,
discussed and made law four bills ap-
propriating to the needs of these
islands total of 5000, 435. 92, Mexi-
can currency, of the $6,000,000 sur
plus of Mexican currency turned over
by the army to the commission Sep
tember /, and now in the insular
treasury.
Modestly and without ostentation,
with dignity, common sense and that
American democracy and directness
which please all men whenever and
wherever found, the five members of
the civil commission undertook their
first public Legislative action this
morning. When their methods and
thcll dbul1uut Nv uhlS PubllS StSSlOu
become generally known and are dis
cussed and digested by the Filipino
people, they cannot fail to be pleased
Herewith. The commission has
shown a consideration of the wants
and the rights of these same people;
there was no clouding of official
action in mystery and secrecy; the
work of the new legislative power was
honest, earnest and open and showed
a sure intent to do well by their
wards. Successful legislation for the
Philippine people imperatively re-
quires two conditions-the first is
what to do; the second is how to do
it; and it is believed the second is
fully as important as the first, The
Filipinos are sensitive as to the way
in which they are handled; any legis-
lative measure, excellent in itself,
loses one-half of its efficacy if not
promulgated and administered in the
right way. Just what this right way
may be in its details people here do
not yet know; but to-day's session
showed clearly one valuable thing,
namely, that the commission has be-
gun operations in this right way.
The Iola register., 1900-11-16
MnnN RoynI pnInce. In sInm.

The royal palaces of Bangkok form
a city in themselves. They consist
of several hundred individual palaces.
surrounded by magnificent gardens
and pagodas. Bangkok is really a
city of waters. 1t is an Indo-Chinese
Venice. More people live in floating
homes on the Menam. "the Nile of
SIAM" and in many canals, than in
permanent buildings.-N. Y. Times.
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The Morrow.

Now at last they were man and
wife. As they swept down the aisle
from the altar, he whispered softly
to her.
You are all the world to met" he
said.
"Oh, I'm the whole cheese to every
body to-day!" she answered. But to-
morrow"
There was a touch of sadness in all
this.-Detroit journal.
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W. C. 7. U. COLUMN.

Rev. Weimer gave us very good
talk at Fridays meeting. Short
talks were also given by Messrs Whit
ney, and Crawford and all were much
enjoyed.
Come to our next meeting, Friday,
Nov. %, at 3 o'clock.
NOTHING TO ME-"
"Tis nothing to me" the beauty said
With careless toss OF her pretty head;
The man is weak who can't refrain
From the cup you say is fraught with pain"
1t was something to her in after years,
When her eyes were sdrenched with burning
tears.
And she watched in lonely grief and dread,
And started to hear "a staggering tread,
"It's uothing to me ," the mother said;
II have no fear that my boy will tread
The downward path of sin and shame,
And crush my heart and darken my name"
1t was something to her when her only son
From the path OF life was early won,
And madly quafed OF the flowing bowl.
Then-a ruined body and shipwrecked soul.
ITS nothing to me" the merchant said.
As over the ledger he bent his head;
I'm busy today with tare and tret;
| have no time to fume and fret"
1t was something to him when over the wire
A message came from a funeral pyre-
A drunken conductor had wrecked the train
His wife and child were among the slain.
ITS nothing to me" the young man cried
In his eye was n flash of scorn and pride.
II heed not the dreadful things yon tell;
! can rule myself, know full well!'
Twas something to him when in prison LAY
The victim of drink, life ebbing away.
As he thought OF his wretched child and wife
And the mournful wreck of his wasted life.
Is 1t nothing to us who idly sleep
While the cohorts of death their vigils keep
Alluring the young and thoughtful in
To grind in their midst "a grist OF SIM
1t is something for us for us all to stand
And clasp by faith our Savior's hand;
To learn to labor, live and fight
On the side OF God and changeless right
Our Messenger.
The Iola register., 1900-11-16
Paving Their Own Way.

Speaking of the methods young men
have of paying their way through col
lege, one of the Yale faculty the other
day cited the scheme of party of stu
dents in that institution. Two of them
made trip to Europe last summer as
hands on cattle boat. Their experience
together with the pictures they took,
forms the subject for lecture on the
topic with stereopticon views which they
deliver at little towns about New Hav-
en-. A half dozen of their fellows have
been formed into a banjo club which
plays during the entertainment. The
entire party of less than a dozen sing
colloe songs. The whole makes an en-
tertainment so novel and is such anon.
ey maker that the students particpat-
ing will have no trouble in making
their expenses for the coming year be.
fore the winter is ended,
The Iola register., 1900-11-16
A Big Woman,

One of the biggest women in the
world lives in Greece, at a little viii
lage near Corinth. Her name is Vas
siliki. Calliaudji. she is 22 years of age,
and her height is six feet seven and
one-half inches. Her eyes are said to
be as large as hens eggs, and her
head, feet and hands are enormous
Washington Star.
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ParI. Has Many Trees.

Paris possesses about $4,000 trees in
the streets and public places in the city.
1t is calculated that there are 10000
plane trees, 1900 chestnuts and $4,000
elms, the remainder consisting of syca-
mores, naples, lichens, etc. Apparent
ly there is only one oak and one ash
tree.-N. Y. journal.
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Rnther One-Sidcd.

Dixmyth-How do you like your
new boarding house?
Hojax-By reversing the order of
things it could be made an ideal
home.
How SOP"
"What it requires is less hair in the
butter and more in the mattress. -
Chicago Evening News.
The Iola register., 1900-11-16
Good Advice.

The most miserable beings in the
world are those suffering from Dys-
pepsia and Liver Complaint. More
than seventy-fve per cent of the peo-
pie in the United States are afflicted
with these two diseases and their eff
fects: such as sour stomach, sick head
ache, habitual costiveness, palpita-
tion of the heart, heart-burn water
brash, gnawing and burning pains at
the pit OF the stomach, yellow skin,
coated tongue and disagreeable taste
in the mouth, coming up of food after
eating, low spirits, etc. Go to your
druggist and get bottle of August
Flower for IS cents. Two doses will
relieve you. Try it. Get Green's
Prize Almanac.
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An EARLY OpportunIty.

He-Ah, how love you'll Would I
were knight of old, that might fight
for you this very day.
She-Perhaps you may, Clarence.
Suppose you speak to papa now
Philadelphia Record.
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Gentle Little Hint.

"My dear" said Crimsonbeak to his
wife the other morning, 81 wish you
would look over my wardrobe. I was
up in my room a little while ago, and
the only things could find which had
any buttons on were my kodakE!"--
Yonkers Statesman.
The Iola register., 1900-11-16
The Only Dance.

Bella-Gran'ma, don't you think the
two-step ever so much nicer than the
d-fashioned waltz?
Gran'ma-There's only one kind, my
dear, that is worth iancing-the one
when you're 20.-Brooklyn Life.
The Iola register., 1900-11-16
The other View,

Caller-In how many families the
Bible is sealed book.
Miss Wellon-Yes, but sometimes il
has to be, you know. There are so
many impertinent people who are al.
ways looking up the family register
Chicago Tribune.
The Iola register., 1900-11-16

Allen county has no voters in the
State Soldiers Home at Dodge City,
so there win be no change made in
that way. There are about eighteen
volunteer soldiers in the field, whose
ballots will probably swell the Re-
publican maiorities slightly, but
those who won on the other side "got
plenty while they we're gettin' " and
this vote will not change the result.
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His Grudge.

Mrs. Jones-I don't see what you
should have against my first husband,
The poor fellow is dead.
Mr.. Jones-Yes; that's the only
thing I've got against him.-Judge.
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Nothing Doing.

Biggs-Hello, Boggsl just the man
| wanted to see! I'm just back from
the Paris exposition, and
Boggs-Sorry, old man, but haven't
got cent!-N. Y. Journal.
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MANY MIIea of Hard sIeddInr

The distance from the farthest point
OF polar discovery to the pole itself
is 400 miles.
The Iola register., 1900-11-16
True Grentness,

Sillicus-When would yon say that q
man has acquired greatness2
Cynicus-When he deserves his owr
opinion OF himself.-Tit-Bits
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II Makes "A DITerence,

81 thought you said you had only a
platonic affection for him."
"True; but that was before he
asked me to marry him."-Chicago
Post.
The Iola register., 1900-11-16
WIIIie's Inquiry,

Little Willie-Say, pa?
Pa--What is it, Willie?
docs the iceman harvest his crop
with an icicle ?"-Chicago Evening
News.
The Iola register., 1900-11-16

Where there's win there's always
one or more lawyers.-Chicago Daily
News.
The Iola register., 1900-11-16

The Best Prescription for Malaria
Chills and Fever is bottle of GROVES
TAsTELEss CHILL Tonic. 1t is simp-
ly iron and quinine in tasteless
form. No cure-nO pay. Price soc.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1900-02-21
Romping. not Dancing.

Try as a few devotees to dancing
may. the art has been struck by decay,
and there is no help for it except when
rompinG is the object. A famous Eng
lish dancing master Is the first to ac-
knowledge the fact, which Americans
must indorse when they have reached
the end Of their inventive genius.
Almost all of the new dances origi-
nate here and are carried across the
water. despite the protests Of our for.
eign cousins. who declare that our
rolnplng dances have driven out real,
graceful and dignified dancing. The
unusual exertion is followed by the in.
evitable reaction-disgust and apathy.
From this may arise a new order Of
things, but only time will tell that. At
summer resorts there is little attempt
made to keep up even n pretense Of
dancing. principally because men are
scarce and dancing men scarcer.
The fall Of the art can really be
traced bock to masculine Indifference.
even If some women do maintain that
dancing with members Of their own
sex is just as enjoyable as when male
partners are plentiful.-Detroit News
Tribune
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1900-02-21
Dining n TnlLer

Seven people make very comfort
able company for a dinner, provided
the seven are we'll selected. Two serv-
ants. even one, can attend to seven very
nicely. And with that number the talk
can be general. 1t can be, but it Is not
always so. There are so many people
Of many words in this world that it is
difficult to get seven men and women
together without including one monop-
olist. When such a monopolist is q
woman. her sex does not make her
more attractive. Such a person Is q
"wearincss. q fever and q fret" The
most, however, is responsible If such
be included at small dinner. The
large dinner is the place for such a
person; then only two persons, the one
OIL either side, can be made miserable.
There is an idca in that-a flendish one,
however. If 1t be desirable to punish
two Of your friends, give large dinner
and rut the most insistent bore in town
between the two.-John Gilmer Speed
In Woman's Home Companion.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1900-02-21
A ChtId's Tribute.

The most touching memorials made
by hands are not the statues, tablets
and inscriptions erected over the dead.
but the simpler offerings Of spontane-
Gus affection.
In the crypt of St Paul's cathedral
In London lies buried Lord Nelson
chief aaiong the naval heroes Of Eng
land. Leaning against the marble tomb
Is small, square, perforated card
board worked as n sampler, which for
years has remained there undisturbed.
1t bears these words, spelled in
worsted letters: "In loving memory of
dear Lord Horatio Nelson. Thy will
be done.'" and was brought thither by
child whose heart was in this tribute
to his hero.
The rules forbid the incumbrance of
the stones by miscellaneous offerings,
but the vcrger stood by and watched
the offense committed and the authori-
ties have never ordered this true '.In
Memoriam" to be removcd.-Youth's
COMPANION
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1900-02-21
The Bluff Worked.

She-Mr. Jones. look Mt that impu
dent man on the other side Of the
street. He has been following us fol
the Inst ten minutes.
Jones-Why didn't you tell me so be.
fore? I'll teach the impudent puppy q
lesson.
Walking boldly across the street
Jones says to the man:
LOOK here. Snip. l am very sorry
I've not got the money to pay you fer
si1at last suit, but you ought not to
follow me up and dun me when I'm
trying to capture that girl. She has
lots Of money and if l succeed you will
not only get your money! but also an
order for wedding outfit"
Snip goes Off satisfied.
Returning to the young lady. Jones
says:
81 am glad you called my attention to
that cowardly scoundrel. don't think
he will ever stare at you again. 1 had
great difficulty in restraining myself"
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1900-02-21
Grotcsquc Advertising.

Awhile ago there appeared In the city
streets Il man in the garb OF Il country
man, as lie is pictured and described.
carrying an alligator mouthcd valise of
II kind once used. Ills attire drew at
tention, and Us people looked him over
they saw the sign that was painted ON
the valise. This man walked around
the streets In the neighborhood of his
employers store, and occasionally lie
would get around to the place itself
and halt there on the sidewalk and
look up at the sign, to make sure it
was the right place. and then go in, to
emerge presently for another round.
variation Of this idea is found In
the work Of the countryman, who stops
and looks up ut the tall buildings He
is tall himself and so attracts attcn-
tion, and his interest in the tall build
ing always interests the city man, and
so the city man looks the tall stranger
over or looks down along him from
head to foot Us he stands there with
face upturned and notes the peculiari-
ties Of his garb and sees how the bot
tom leg Of one Of his trousers Is caught
on the top Of one Of his boot legs, for
this stranger wears old time boots.
Then the city mans eye falls on the
sign which the stranger is SO innocent
ly holding. And the city man passes
on. thinking as he goes that, after oil,
he is in some respects more or less Of q
countryman himsclf.-New York Sun.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1900-02-21
The ISnnsns Cow.

The Kansas COW that raises 4 calf
cnch year. that gives milk for the fam
lily and for calves and pigs. that makes
butter for the table and for the market.
that feeds herself on the native grass
and the chcaply raised KaGir corn.
cane and alfalfa. will always be good
property. She is money maker and
debt payer for her owner whether beef
cattle be high or low. Size does iler
duty nobly while she lives. AMI when
her life mission is filled she goes peace
fully to her rest in the prime roast
beef can, and her owner takes her price
to purchase her successor. = Douglas
Qkan) Tribune.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1900-02-21
A Narrow Escapc.

Talking Of narrow escapes" said q
railroad man. "a friend of mine was
once saved by drink Of water. He
was at that time an engineer, and.
wanting Il drink OF water, stepped
from his seat to the water can OH the
tender to get it. He was just raising
the can to his lips when there was q
terrific crash, the entire side Of the cab
was torn of and the air filed with 1iy-
Ing pieces Of wood and iron. Luckily,
neither he nor the fireman was serious
ly injured, and they, with the aid OF
the trains crew, managed to bring the
train to stop without further harm.
They then found that the connecting
rod on the right hand side had broken
in two and the two loose ends. flying
around with terrific force, had
wrecked everything with which they
came In contact. The right hand side
of the cab was torn to smithereens, and
as the engineers seat was directly
above the loose end Of the connecting
rod attached to the rear driving wheel
had my friend not had that lucky in
spiration to take IL drink lie would be-
yOnd question have either been killed
outright or else possibly SO badly man.
gled as to make death by comparison
seem preferable" New York Tribune.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1900-02-21
She Posed MS n HYnn.

Christian CavcnaEh was Il pcculinr
EnglishwOman Of the eighteenth con-
tury. Her father lost his fortune. and
she was taken up by an aunt who kept
tavern. She married the waiter nnG
had three children. This husband was
then kidnapped. after the humane meth
ods OF the time. and was carried Off to
Holland. where lie had to enlist rs 4
private soldier. When Christian heard
of this She dressed ms man and en-
listed us private soldier in order to
get near her husband. She was wound
cd Mt the battle of Landcn. She was
made prisoner by the French and was
carried to st. Gcrmain-en-L Lnye. where
she staid till she was exchanged.
She Quarrclcd with her sergeant,
fought duel with him. wounded him
and got transferred to another rcgl-
ment. Again she was wounded
At Families SHE was wounded In the
head. ard while in hospital her secret
was discovered. She was permitted to
stay with the regiment rs cook.
She married again. lost her second
husband. returned to England and pre-
sentcd II petition to the queen setting
forth her case and her services. The
queen gave her 81 bounty OF ESQ and q
pension or Il shilling day. She mar
ried third time. set up pie shop
came over to Chelsea hospital with hcl
third husband; died in 1889 and was
buried with military honors.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1900-02-21
MYTHS OF MOONLAND.
Curtous Nottons In Various Nations
About tho Silvcry Orb.

Curtous Notions In Various Nations
About tho Silvcry Orb.
The moon has been worshipcd among
nearly all the nations OF the world from
time immchorial. Indeed her cult has
lished than sun worship.
Somoycdes and the people Of Borneo
adore her yet. and the Caribs come
from their homes at new moon ana
raise great cry in her honor. Swart
Nubians rejoiced in the new moons rs-
ing. just us did the cultured Greeks,
who pictured her as Wild uuntress.
Moslems clap their hands ut The sight
OF the new moon. The Finnish girl,
Christian though she be, drops cour-
tcsy and word OF greeting to Kun as
his silver mask shines whitley over
her. The Peruvian peasant hurrics
home out OF the cold moonshnc, afraid
OF the stern eyes OF Mama Quilln, and
the Egyptian fellah lounges across the
sand where the sphinX's shadow lies
black ut his feet with q prayer on his
lips or In his heart to Thoth-Thotli,
the master OF wisdom, the lord OF the
Ibis. in whose absence the fair land
OF Khem has been brought down very
low.
Swabian girls refuse to spin by
moonlight. lest they should anger
her." they say vaguely. and in Ger
many children firmly believe In uorscl
or lloldo. whose boat is the moon.
whose flower Is the flax and whose
delight Is to reward Industrious little
maidcns. Dante makes the man in
the moon Cain; III Egypt he is Horus,
held to the breast Of Isis, his mother
and the moon: in France he is Judas.
and In SOME parts of England the fan
cy obtains that he Is Il man who broke
the Sabbath by gathering sticks from
a neighbours forest.
In Rantum the man in the moon Is q
giant who at flowing tide stoops to
pour water on the earth and Mt ebl
tide stands upright in order that the
waters may subside. Dcvonshire folks
say that the figure to be seen in tho
moon is that OF dog. Other people
say that It !s Endyinion. az isaav, bear
ing Oh his back u burden of wood fol
his own sacrifice on Mount Moriah
Danes fancied that the moon Is @
cheese made from the ,uilk that has
run out from the Milky Way. Pearls
and all other white stones. except dia
monds, are In sympathy with the
moon, according 10 the Rosicrucians
and should be Worn on Mondays.
A curious eastern fancy Is that tht
figure in the moon Is that of the pat
tern wife. Inn. who wenves the clouds
into white cloth and who after t.
lapse Of many years sent her immorta
husband hack to earth by the rainbow
bridge In order that death might not
dc1le Der heavenly home. The cat ant
the panther are both connected will
the moon In some vague and occult
fashion. Indeed in Australia the moor
is represented as n native cat and also
in Egypt. In China the Cclcstials say
that there is frog in the moon, n met
amorphoscd beauty called Chango.-Al
the Year Round.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1900-02-21
Extrncta From an old Magazine.

On the 9th of February, 1871, two
publishers were taken into custody for
publishing n libel entitled "The Divine
Catastrophe OF the Royal Family of
the Stuarts"
On the next day the new church ut
Bloomsbury was consecrated by the
name of ST. George, as was also the
burying ground in the fields adjoining.
On March 8 Charlforth and Cox, two
solicitors convicted Of forgery, stood in
the pillory ut the Royal Exchange, and
on the same day five malcfactors were
executed ut Tyburn.
On April 2G the death Of 'A1r. Daniel
dc Foe, Sr., eminent for his many writ
ings." is recorded, and among the ap-
pOintmcnts on the Goth Of the same
month is that of William Cowpcr, esq,
to be clerk to the commission OF bank
ruptcy.-Monthly Intclligcnccr.