The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-03-09
KANSAS CLIPS AND COMMETNTS

The Topeka Capital says that ac-
cording TO Webster, Bryan is q
vagrant.
Westphalia has a hotel clerk who
struggles to keep adjusted to his
name, Tony Plain.
Spring is coming, for the garden
seed dealers are telling already about
how they burned the leftover last
years. stock.
The Chanute papers insist that 1t is
select crowd that has gone crazy
about the roller skating rink, e&-
clusively high-rollers.
A Coffeyville man seriously ad-
vocates organizing mob to clean out
the Joints on the theory that mops
take up liquids of all kinds.
The Topeka Capital says an oyster
trust has been formed. THAT'S noth-
ing new. People have been eating
trust oysters" at sociables for yeare.
A Garnett mother, says the Eagle,
sent her hopeful TO school WIN
bottle and q spoon and note saying
"give my daughter 60 drops an hour"
30 many babies and things have
been left in the cars that the ROCK
Island now requires it's brakemen to
call the stations and add, "don't for
get your packages"
The Larned Chronoscope 10 moving
into handsome new quarters. Inc
front of the new office but the De-
hind part needs finishing and the ed
itor asks those sin arrears to dlg ior
this work.
An Independence man owns ferret
and when things get dull the business
men collect at one store and turn the
ferret loose under the floor. Dozens
of rats are thus killed at each per-
fUrmance.
The Kansas boomer is showing up
in the Philippines. Scarcely Is the
war equelched than the announce
ment is made of u gold discovery In
the mountains, and now immigration
is assured.
When YOU catch Kansas man saw
ing his money for the 4th of July just
as Rreedily as boys are doing, you can
set him down as Democrat getting
ready to pay s. night for Il cot al
Kansas City.
There is probably Typographical
error in this from the Winfield
Courier: The relief of the Kimberley
saves not only Cecil Rhodes from she
Bores, but also the $40, 900, 900 ransom
the Beers intended to require tor his
release.
The Pittsburg Tribune says when
Joubert meets Bobs at Bloemfonteln
an opportunity will be afforded tC
compare American and British gene
ralship and concludes, there's TO
Joubert."
A Peabody man has been figuring
and has reached the following result
II he bought ten COWS and placing
them with q farmer to keep for hal
the increase for ten years his share
would be over 1000 head. Figure'
cannot lie.
The FIT. Scott Tribune recently hac
a word of explanation about the un
ayoidable appearance of typographl
cal errors In q small daily, and to In
sure the statement being credited, in
serted the word "occassiOnally" II
the article.
The Abilene Reflector calls thu
notice of the State Historical Society
to the tact that the first capitol OF tn,
State is crumbling to ruins out on tn
prairie east of FIT. Riley. 1t would b
most fitting thing to preserve thi
token of an humble past "lest we for
get, lest we forget"
A Salina boy writing home from tn
Philippines says that three time
Agulnaldo has been almost captured
but has ESCAPED, once by Disgusting
himself as a laborer, once as China
man and once as an American woman
Guess William jennings has q riva
lightning change artist on American
soil.
An Oklahoma paper Is authorit.
for the statement that Wichit
Eagle was dropped by someone on
crate of eggs enrOute to the Territory
and when the eggs we're unpacke
1t was discovered that the Eagle ha
Matched out quite a number Of tn
eggs.
At a Newton Catholic fair only 90
votes were cast In the contest to chOos
the most popular man, while l9l
were cast in the popular young lad
contest The reason of this dlfferenc
is that women never vote for tn
selection of popular man. The
would all want him II once selectio
was made, just to spite the rest. Q
they wisely snub such contests.