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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-07-06
THE
COUNTY
NEWS
LIBERTY.
Miss Lula B. Malcom. reporter.


June 3Oth.-A fine rain Wednesday
night.
Mr.. Jacob Heath visited his son
John, Monday, near Neosho Falls.
Mrs. Bryan called to see her son
Alfred Hecox Saturdaywhile in lola
and found him real sick. We hope
for his speedy recovery.
Clarence Roush spent Sunday with
his sister Mrs. johnson at Salem.
Mr.. Abe Townsend is painting and
papering his house.
Mrs. o. Heath and family visited her
parents Mr.. NJ. Cleaner near Salem
Sunday.
Mr.. White of Emporia was in the
neighboorhood Friday selling Roast
ing Pans.
Mr.. Barnhart and family have the
deepest sympathy of their Liberty
friends in their sad bereavement of
their daughter and sister Mrs. Bell
Mckinney.
Mrs. Malcon of LaHarpe and Mrs.
Wright of Neosho Falls spent Friday
afternoon with George Malcon and
wife on there way home from visit
to their sister Mrs. Cloud who lives
near Chanute.
Lulu Malcon returned home Satur-
day from Neosho Falls.
Mr.. Willis threshed wheat for Mr..
Geo Townsend Wednesday.
Mr., Murphy and wife, Mr.. Cain and
wife took dinner Sunday with Mr..
Fred Cramer and wife.
Lawrence Townsend was doing Car
penter work at Mr.. Murphy's granary
last week.
Charley Rashack and family re-
turned to lola Saturday after weeks
visit with relatives We were glad to
see Charley out so soon after his SER
ious illness.
w. b. Chockly, wife and daughter
Magene of lola took dinner with Mr.
Geo. Cuff and wife Sunday.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-07-06
PRAIRIE DELL.
FRANK BAnrH. Reporter.

June 28-It rained.
Miss Birdie Malsbury who has teen
helping Mrs. Barnett and Miss Ella
Cochran who has been helping Mrs.
Barth returned to their homes in
Center Grove to spend The 4th of July.
The chicken medicine man was try
ing to convince people their chickens
were sick.
f. w. Arnold of lola was out at
Mr.. Sherrills Sunday.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-07-06
Spring Branch
Frank Jackson, Reporter

FTuHN JHCKSOH, Reporter,
Avis Wilson has a new spring
wagon.
Quite a number expect to go to Kan
sas City to spend the fourth.
H H Jones went to Kansas City the
first of the week on business.
Mrs Manpart and Mrs McLoud, of
lola, were calling in this part Friday.
Miss Carrie Hawart expects to spend
the fourth with friends in Wichita.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-07-06
CARLYLE.
f. W. Lemaster, Reporter

II. w. LemaSter, Reporter
June 27-There will be a picnic at
Carlyle on the Fourth. Most of our
people prefer a quiet picnic near home
to standing around lola all day.
The Santa Fe company is making a
great deal of improvement here this
summer, They are at work on tn
third iron bridge and a gang of men
and teams are making the grade for
a new side track the old switch will be
extended south several rods and then
new stock yards will be built,
Ralph Cozine had to shoot his argel
watch dog last night as he showed
signs of madness.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-07-06

day morning, with the understanding
that in case it should rain again and
clear up, services would he helb at
three o'clock in the afternoon.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-07-06

The Children's day exercises at Wes-
ley chapel Sunday.
! Miss May McGurk went to lola
Monday to take the teachers examina-
ton.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-07-06

Nora-You can't expect to do away
with face blemishes in a weeks time
Keep on taking Rocky Mountain Tea
Ask your Druqpist'S.
Gilpin observer., 1900-09-13
"A PAIR OF PL0TTERs.

work enough to pay for myself sure.
You've got that Is cents Mis- Murray
give you for maxim her check-row
pigeon-house. He'll let me have a
dime for it. The only trouble is the
gettin' there. It's good four-mile to
town. Ma wouldn't hear to us takin'
the horse out after sundown, and you
never could"
Il could-O, could, Billie!" she
broke in excitedly. Her wrinkled old
face was radiant-her knotty old hands
were trembling. ""Twouldn't be emmy
harder than bein' on my feet from 5
in the mornin' till after supper like
am. l could walk every step of it,
but" the enthusiasm began to fade
out of her face. She drew long sigh
"a sigh of bitter remuneration, Be
linda"
"Gramma!" He leaned forward,
whispering as he did when he was ask
ing her to leave the back buttery win
dow open when he was to be out after
hours. Ma don't need-to know-a
single-thing about it,"
He unlimbered himself from the
table. "I'll manage it!" he avowed
confidently.
The week that followed was one OF
the most intense. the most absorbing
anticipation Martha Stebbins had
known in many year She went about
the drudgery of her daily tasks on
winged feet. She laughed at the jokes
Of the hired man. She brushed and
cleaned Billie's best clothes until they
did not look within year of their
age. She put a new band on his hat.
Gilpin observer., 1900-09-13

She fixed over her own ancient black
bonnet during the temporary absence
Of her daughter. She smiled to her
self when she was alone. Once. in
deed, they even heard her singing.
That don't sound like hymn tune,
mother," remarked Mrs. Malone, sus-
piciously.
IT'S The Banks and Braes o. Bon
ME DOOM said the old lady softly.
o, the myriad futtering moments
and apprehensive instants which led
up to that night The temerity of un-
dertaking a flight so unwonted, the
danger of discovery, of recapture-
these but enhanced the ecstacy of it
all!
They made their escape while the
youngest scion of the house of Malone
was being put to bed upstairs. Down
through the dusk, between the rows of
struggling gooseberry bushes that
caught at her gown, out into the path
around the wheat field skirting the
corn, grandma skurried like n little
gray rabbit. And there. on the high
road was Billie waiting for her-Bille,
kindly, encouraging, swelling with the
Importance of the adventure. How he
did strive to restrain her impetuosity.
How he did explain that they had lots
of time. that the seats were already
secured, that she would be tired out
before she got there. But neither
speech nor movement was to be regard
ed in the eXhilaration of that delicious
experience. How sweet the green things
smelled with the dew on them!
Ah never would the memory of that
night fade-that 'witching. wonderful
night" The entrance into the lively
town. the sight of the domed canvas
tent, the hurrying crowds of pleasure
seekers, the lighted shops the smell of
the sawdust. the glimpse of tired faces
the torches. the music-best of all. o.
incomparabiy best of all-the circus it.
self! Never did so stately IA ringmas-
ter stride into the arena. Never did
Gilpin observer., 1900-09-13
A TRAGEDY RECALLED.
Twenty One Years Ago the Prince Im-
perial Was Slain by Zulus. a

Twenty-One Years Ago the Prince Inn
perinl Was Slain by Zulus. q
1t is 81 years ago that General Bull
Ter, then a colonel commanding a
detachment of the Frontier Light
Horse. saw one day, as he was stroll
ing leisurely near his camp in Zulu
land, four men galloping wildly to-
ward him. The foremost horseman
was Lieutenant Carey. the three 9TH
ers his escort. They brought TIE
news that prince imperial of France
sent the cavalry brigade at daylight
the next morning to recover the body.
When they came to the place where
Carey and his men had been sur
prised by the natives they found the
horribly mutilated body Of oead
trooper, and few yards further on
the body of the prince. He had the
marks of many spear thrusts in his
body, but was not mutilated in any
way. Round his neck was a thin gold
chain, and slung upon it was minia-
ture of his mother, ex-Empress Eu-
genie, and tiny gold reliquary con-
tanning fragment of the true cross.
The relic was given by Pope Leo Ill
to Charlemagne on the day when he
crowned the great F-ankish lord en-
peror of the west. Since then dynasty
after dynasty of French monarchs
had worn that scrap of gold and wood
AS a talisman. And as g. talsman the
Zulus regarded it, and they stayed
their savage hands above the poor
slain lad.-IJtica Globe
Gilpin observer., 1900-09-13
A Kaffit.m
Fairy Story.


Here is a Kafllr story. 1t is called
"Demane and Demanza," and Is very
good example of the kind Of story cur
rent among the dusky boys" OF South
Africa.
Demane and Demanza are husband
and wife. living together in cavc.
Demane one day goes out to hunt. but
tells his wife before starting that on
no account must she cook any food
during his absence, lest the cannibals,
attracted by the smell Of the cooking.
find out the cave and carry her OFF and
eat her.
Demanza. directly her lord had
gone, commences to prepare II meal.
with the result that one of the cann'-
balls knocks at the door" of the
cave and demands admission, says TIE
London Mail This Is refused him.
SO the cannibal goes and consults with
his tribesmen, and they burn his
throat. which changes his voice to n
very smooth tone. like that OF girl.
He returns to the cave and is this
time admitted. The cannibal at once
ties Demanza up in n sack he has
brought with him. and takes her away
to his own habitatlon. Demane, ro-
turning home with swarm of bees he
has found. discovers his wife's abb
Gilpin observer., 1900-09-13
Furniture for Boys Room.

OF course, Johns room does not
want a tea-table. but he does want a
desk and lounge as badly as his sis
ter. Not a lounge with an elegant,
dainty cover, rufiled pillows, ETC., but
a leather couch or a rattan divan, with
cushions which have plenty of feath-
ers, but no rufiies. This couch
would. / fancy. have many a
tale to tell in after years were
it permitted to relate the number of
air castles built, surrounded by its
cosy pillows, of what is to be done
when | am a man." for boy has
just as many dreams as a girl; they
differ from each other in quality ra-
ther than quantity. The desk
too, should be there-and there
is no reason why it should not
for the very thing he wants can be
bought for s. or s10-for then there
will be place for him to wrestle with
the composition iend." and a place
to keep his school notes and party in
vitations.
Gilpin observer., 1900-09-13

She plowed her way to the bench, to
the basket, her black eyes flashing
fire.
You are a fine gentleman to trust!~
she screamed. She had turned ON
Merrivell in a fury. Letting those
horrid railroad men see my Sunflow-
er! Now, they will not allow me to
take him in the passenger car! And
| shall not have my beautiful little
love shut up in the baggage car! 1
gave him the tiniest Whit of chloro-
form to keep him quiet until we should
have started. l went away to get u
trifie more. He would have slept the
whole way! But you-you impostor!
You nave betrayed me! You have
abused my confidence" She stormed
away at wonderful rate. 80, my
precious pet!' she walled at last.
catching the drowsy canine to her
bosom, its astonishing that he didn't
try to steal you!"
II didn't know it was dog!"
protested Merrivell weakly She flung
fiercely around. What did you think
1t was?" she demanded.
oak Park train-a-all a-b-oard!"
bawled the starter.
Merrivell and Miss Wray sat to-
gether all the way out. They laughed
immoderately. He was assured he
might call. He dd-in fact, he is still
calling. To be explicit, there is a
rumor that-but this may be gossip.
Anyhow, the girls in the mail order
department smile when Iona's work
takes her to the cloth goods aisle. And
Wills fellowworkers are guying him
for taking down navajo blue when she
asked for sunburnt rose. At all events.
these young people seem to be happy
together on their free Saturday after
Moons. Best of all, Bobby by some
mysterious process, has been concili-
ated. AS a chaperon, self-satisfied.
Ubiquitous. and decidedly superfluous.
he merits commendation. and gets
nickles. dimes. and sometimes even
quarters.
Gilpin observer., 1900-09-13

A curious instance OF the exploits
of the Chinese secret societies Is fur
nished by European who is familiar
with the country China. he says, is
honeycombed with secret societies. 1t
is practically the exception for n
Chlnaman not to belong to one OF
these associations. not all of which.
however. are intended to serve such
mischevous ends as those aimed at by
the Boxers. Many Of the societies are
comparatively harmless, and much re-
semble the guilds of medieval Eu-
rope. Almost every trade and calling
has It's secret society. The occult
power welded by these bodies Is cx-
perenced by residents in China In
connection with their domestic serv-
ants. The bepigtailed cooks and
buffers are adopts in the art of lining
their pockets at their masters ex-
pense, their favorite practice being to
overcharge their employers in con-
nivance with the tradesmen. The trou-
Gilpin observer., 1900-09-13
Many paused. A crowd gathered-aug-

Many paused. A crowd gathered-aug-
mented.
'Here-here!" cried portly police
man Fastening up. What's all this
about?"
Its a child!" Its a baby!" Its
tied in that basket" Here's a loop
hole for air!" Who does it belong
tor THE man was abducting it,"
The cries increased in number. Ex-
clamations of horror resounded A
couple of railway officials passed
the basket rocked away on the bench
in an uncanny fashion that sent shiv-
ers down the back of the least imagi-
native.
Il don't know anything about it,"
protested Merrivell in an agonized
wall. "A lady gave it to me to hold
until her return. /"
Lowering looks met his. A threat
ening growl arose.
- mats all right. sir." grunted out
man apparently panoplied with au-
thority. Wen attend to you. officer,
keep your eye on this fellow! l am
going to open this basket
He whipped out knife-bent down.
The curious crowd pressed closer. Not
one of that breathless mob moved as
the knife shipped shipped along the
taut lines. Suddenly the lid was
jerked upward. There was cry from
the basket-not the cry of child. 1t
was yelp woody white poodle
poked out his head and looked in
quisitively around.
The howl that went up from the OBJ
servers caused the hurrying suburban
ties on the iron staircase to stand
aghast. The big policeman burst into
a below. He took his hand from
Merrivell's arm. Iona laughed through
her frightened tears. And just when
the hubbub was at its height. fran
tic woman burst through the throng.
Gilpin observer., 1900-09-13

Bile is that there Is nothing for 1t but
to pay this tax with resignation. 1t
Is useless to discharge a servant who
habitually makes you pay more than
the market price for your meat vege-
tables and other supplies. His secret
society knows to n cent the amount
Of the squeeze" in which you have
been mulcted- squeeze" being the
suggestive pigeon English expression
for the illegitimate profits in question.
The new servant Is informed by the
society of the squeeze" extracted by
his predecessor and with impertur-
bable impudence he will continue to
levy precisely the same toll. In the
unlikely event OF his having leanings
toward honesty. the servants secret
society would wreak dire vengeance
on him for his treachery to his order.
The amount OF the squeeze" varies
with each employer. 1t is regulated
in the main by the extortion submitted
to by the resident on his arrival ie
the country.
Gilpin observer., 1900-09-13
QUEER EXPERIENCE OF
DEMANE AND DEMANZA
WITH CANNlBhLS.

ductlon. Forthwith he tracks the can-
nibal TO his lair. The latter has left
Demanza tied up In the sack, while
he goes to fetch some relations To
share in the feast that is to follow.
So Demane releases his wife and sui
stltutes in the sack the swarm of bees
and the husband and wife at once
make themselves scarce The would
be feasters arrive and the cannibal
tells one of them to get something
good out of the sack.
Ho attempts this, but is stung for
his pains; so mine host himself to
dlsprove the charge of practical jok-
lug that has been unanimously pre-
ferred. goes to the sack on opening
which all the bees swarm out and sting
him so numerically that he rushes
from the cave and jumps into pond
head first. and sticks in the mud at
the bottom. Thus he dies. and De-
name and Demanza appropriate all
his wealth. and live happy ever after.
There are plenty of other fairy
tales" equally strange. and nearly all
OF them treat of the fruit of DISC
bedience: virtue is its own reward. and
like matters; but they have no story
embematic of our well-known prov
erb: Honesty is the best policy
Gilpin observer., 1900-09-13
Walnut Dye for the Hair.

To make a safe and sure dye for the
hair from the husks of walnuts, pro-
ceed as follows: Break the husks into
an earthen jar, and add enough water
to barely cover them. Cover the jar,
and let it stand in rather hot oven.
but do not allow 1t to boil. Repeat
the stewing for three days. then strain
off the liquid and add n little alcohol.
II deep brown shade is required, use
a third of the alcohol; If a reddish tint
is needed, use equal parts of the liquid
and the alcohol.-F. n. T.
Gilpin observer., 1900-09-13
A Precious Trust

laxing his grip of the heavy basket.
Should he cut for it and run? Would
not that arouse suspicion? Or-mer-
ciful heavens! Here was Iona Wray
now-coming directly towards him.
and looking sweet as a rose in her
thin summer gown and big leghorn
hat. He was wildly anxious that she
should not see him, but she did. She
paused in some astonishment? Are
you ill?" she asked. Il have never
seen you appear so" she hesitated
for a word-"so disturbed" she con-
cluded.
He staggered to his feet. still hold
ing hard the handle of the basket in
his left hand and jerking off his hat
with his right.
Mono! I'm all right-at least"
Here something in the basket moved.
He glanced down in a panic. 1ona's
bewildered gaze followed his. Did
that contain the mystery of his pallor,
his excitement, his distracted air?
curdling whisper.
He hastily set the basket down and
drew back
Whats alive?" gasped Iona.
Her darling Snowfiower - the
child" he painted.
THE child" repeated Iona with a
shrek. "A baby in that basket"
Her cry attracted the attention of
the people hurrying for the trains.
Gilpin observer., 1900-09-13
POPULARITY OF GUICNOL.
Paris Punch Not to BE Turned Out OF

Paris Punch Not to BE Turned Out Of
the Champs Elysees.
Guignol, the Paris Punch. is not TO
be turned out of the Champs Elysees
after all, says the London News. Npt
only the little ones, but good many
of their elders will be delighted, for
the entertainments given in the littIe
theaters under the pleasant shade of
the trees in the famous promenade of
the French capital are of very
amusing character. ranging from little
farcical sketches to grand spectacular
dramas 'in five acts and sixteen tab
leux," and even little mystery plays
that are certainly a survival from
very ancient times. A very distip-
guished French statesman is said t O
have been very fond of Witnessing the
puppet performances. One day clerk
in his department was brought before
him to be reprimanded for being late.
Il am very sorry" said the clerk.
but the fact is | STAYED too slong
looking at Guignol, where | often go.
on my way to business" Dear me. ;"
said the amiable minister, Il am sur
prised we should never have met
there
The false alarm about a cherished
Partisan institution was due to the
fact that the city surveyor went round
to inspect the little theaters. which
belong to the municipality. with a
view to having them painted afresh
before the opening of the exposition.
Gilpin observer., 1900-09-13

so witty a clown break his bones on
collapsab3e barrels, and set the benches
in roar! No such agile acrobats ever
balanced ladders and dangled from tra-
pezes. No such lovely ladies' ever
poised and pirouetted on bareback
horses. No such stately Amazon ever
lashed her steeds to victory. And all
the rest merged for Billie into one OK
quisite glow that was almost pain
pain and rapture-when he beheld:
Upon milk-white pony,
Fit for a fairy queen,
The loveliest little damsel
His eyes had ever seen!
1t was over. They had enjoyed 1t all.
They had seen the animals-every one.
They had eaten popcorn, and drank
lemonade. and munched peanuts. And
now they were plodding back to the
farm along the road that stretched
ahead lik a ribbon of amber velvet.
Neither spoke. Their hearts were too
full-hers with memories, his with i'm.
aginings. They were as Daudet repre-
sents Parisians after the Salon: "Sa-
tiated, but not weary, still thrilled by
that air charged with artistic cleo
tricity." They made no mention OF
the morrow. Not even reproach then
could wrest this experience from them.
Are you tired, grandma? Rest ON
mclean hard"
20, l amt tired, Billie! couldn't
be tired tonight. I've had beau-ti-
full time!"
The night was magical The sleep
ing world was sweet. The hour was
the full-blown rose Of
The peace of out-lived bliss!
Chicago Tribune.
Gilpin observer., 1900-09-13
Grou.. Reported Plentiful.

The game department of Ontario re-
ports that the grouse will be very
plentiful in western Ontario this year.
In the neighborhood of Sarnia they
will be particularly plentiful. The
season has been particularly favorable
to the breeding of game birds, none OF
the young having been drowned out
by rains.
Gilpin observer., 1900-09-13
May Adopt" England.

A letter has been received in Boston
to the effect that Josiah Quincy. ex-
mayor of Boston. will make his home
in the suburbs of London for the next
few years, partly through the influence
of Mrs. Quincy. who had lived in Eng
land for three years before her mar
riage.
Gilpin observer., 1900-09-13

Her dresses with precision hang.
Her hat observes stylish set.
She has a poodle for a pet"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-09-12
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 80. |

will be counted weekly and the result announced your
Daily and Weekly newspapers Ballots h deposited in ballot
Post Office Mobey Ray have been employed super
intend the contest.
The ballots to he used voting this contest be bad of the
following enterprng merchants of the city each purchase of 25
cents emitting the purchaser for whatever organization he
wishes many times be she buys % cents worth of goods
IRWIN PHoTo6RAPHER grade work speciality. Where
is beauty there make Will
the Drggers building July lst
WoNACK SoN, Is the only place TO buy Groceries
WN. DAVIS The BARBER, Hot and Cold Baths.
E. BRUNER. All Kinds of kod Drinks Handy Kitchen agent
Steffe1's Celebrated lee Cream
CARUTHERS Book STORE School Books News Stand etc.
CARTWRIGHT MURRAY, For Good Fresh Meats.
MoBLEY L Ray. Best Groceries, and Sporting Goods
Miss COPELAND VIII sell until lst
she three doors further Notions
connection
WELIs IkARD Dealers in Live Stock and Meaof ali Kind
P0stoee Building Jobaceos Confectionery
News Stand. Books. Sc
STEPHENS SOS. Buss and Transfer
NoR6Ax GRIB Dry Goods and Shoes Carpets Curtains
BROWN s Co. The Oldest Drug House in the city.
NATT CHILTox The o *. Livery Stable and Wagon Yard
TIE BIC STORE g. MAYS PropnetorThe largest Cheap
and Best Stock DryGood Clothing Boots in
the ctr
BAKKR Best Harness. Saddles Whips. city
BASpEEsox The only first class upodaIe Dairy city
Piano this exhibition at the Newest
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-09-12
pr. walter Peaoalse.

Specialist in diseases Of theEye
Ear, Nose and Throat With my
new aud ImprOved method Of
treating chronic trachoula fgranu-
lated lids cures result IN IRAN l0
dayS1O , weeks, which formerly
required noslihs snd yesss. Treat
mens is pAiuleSS-nO bDrning OF
eaaterizinS, OF ScariiyiuE 40 con
traetiRg or shaving Of lids Is re-
Saltof treatment. lam thOrough
In equipped 10 PeVfOrm a.. surg-
ical operations cAtarsct. straois-
mus tcreSS eyes end All other
operations performed. MyoPia .
Hypernetr0Pia. PreshyOPis. As
tigmatiSm aud sli other areCU&l-
les of reelection corrected hy
glasses accurately fitted. Ozce 81
residence. corltr Washita and
Iowa streets. opposite CariS.iAz
ehereh. OHce hours. > % Fan
and = 10 SD N. PAoae Ne. ls4