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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-07-20

mony. Mr.. Goshorn and Mr.. Collins
in the Democratic convention had
words and hurled great glowing hunks
of hard facts at each other. Mr. Pur-
cell after attempting to speak half a
dozen times, and being each time OPP
posed by the cries of Question"
question" from w. b. Culbertson
and others, was moved to make re-
marks.
He was of the opinion that Mr..
Ritter, when typewriting the Joint
agreement about the division of Off
ces, the mutual ratification, and the
selection of commissioner. had mali
ciously and on his own responsibility,
inserted the clause about the john
committee business. Mr.. Purcell UNI
derstood that the Democrats were al
lowed to fill that Office without the adj
vice or consent of the Populists, and
he insisted on doing it.
Mr.. Goshorn called the conventions
attention to the way the harmony was
going glimmering. Mr.. Collins, of
Moran, who had laid his pet hope, the
county SUPPLEMENTARY, a willing
sacrifice on the altar of fusion har-
mony, said several things to the con-
vention about independence and
pledged his word that if his life was
spared there would he no fusion in
Allen county next year.
Mr.. Purcell said it was time after
he had listened to a dozen speeches
from others, that some one arose and
spoke the truth, the bare nude, un-
garmented truth.
For two years" he said, "the
Democrat has fought, bled and al
most died fighting your battles. 1t
has been stabbed, betrayed and fought
by men who ought to have supported
it. The time for me to sit and silently
suffer expired at l6 minutes after
yesterday. l am onto the curves of
my friend, Mr.. Ritter. There is a
scheme to get the county printing, and
as he now has one man on the board
he wants to get another. And the
man he has chosen is a brother-in-law
of a man who is interested in an
other paper here. They have made
an agreement whereby they will di-
vide this public printing and | am not
inside 1.-The charmed circle. move
you that we Democrats name our own
candidate"
And in spite of the presence of Mr..
Ritter, who was watching the fight,
leaving his own we'll drilled cohorts
to wrestle with the question of proper
methods of procedure alone, in spite
of valiant attemps on the part of Mr..
Ritter's Democratic friends in the
convention to save the day for him,
the brave survivors of Allen county
Democracy made the last stand of
forlorn hope, and named Mr.. Bartels.
And then Mr.. Goshorn, learning
that the Populist committee was pres
ent with the names of the nominees of
the other convention, arose, and thus
he spake: "Mr. Chairman and gem
tlemen of this convention, | UNDER
stand the names of the nominees of
the Populist convention have been
brought over to this convention.
have no idea who those nominees are,
but l move you that this convention
ratify them"
And it was done with a whoop.
And thus there happens to be two
tails to the fusion kite in Allen county
to balance the two heads.
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STRAIGHT DEMOCRATS
Select Share OfCOunty Ticket-Kisses
Tossed to POpulism


Tossed to POpulism
For County AttOney-John GOshOrn.
For County Superintendent-Miss
Hattie 0lmstead.
County COmmissiOner-W. Il. Bartels
The Democratic county convention
met in the opera house in lola at 10
O'Clock and was called to order by
Harry Thompson,
The temporary organization was
effected by the election ofJohn Spawr,
of Moran, as chairman and L. |. Pur-
cell as temporary secretary.
Committees were appointed as fol-
lows: Credentials, WI. Bartels, Chas,
Mendell and 5. f, Levy.
Resolutions; John Goshorn, II. NJ.
Hodges and j. w. Hamm.
Permanent organization and order
OF business: j. b. Goshorn, j, Nj.
Hill and George Hettinger.
Conference commtttee:J. w. Savage
w. J. Price and r. J. Lamunyan.
The convention then adjourned to
meet at l o'clock.
At | O'Clock the convention reassem-
bled and the committees reported.
The committee on credentials report
ed the following delegates as entitled
TO seats:
WEST COTTAGE GROVE.
Geo. Hettinger, l., Kinsley, George
Wittick, Chas. Binger, John Geisller.
Usage.
Jim Rhoades, j. NJ. Wallace, A. c,
Orion, Y. j. Lamunyan.
LOGAN.
j. T. Ayers, r.. l.. Works.
SALEM.
II. Wilson, j. Rash.
GENEVA.
G. Nodine.
ELSMORE.
j. c. Rice, w. d. Cox. w. j. Price
VIM Higginbotham, Wyatt Ship, D
G. Smith
The committee on resolutions re
ported at considerable length in sub
stance as follows:
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-07-20
For representatives, W. Fisher.
For Clerk of Court-Steve Weith
For Probate Judge-W. d. Jewell.
County Commissioner l.. f.. HOrville

The Populists of Allen county met
in convention at the court house at IL
o'clock last Saturday and organized
by selecting Pratt Williamson, of
lola, chairman, and j. Lehman, of
Humboldt secretary.
The convention after a few words
from Chairman Williamson express
ing his thanks for the honor, got down
to business and appointed committees
as follows:
Committee on credentials: lola
township, Seth Bartlett: Geneva, Alva
Brooks: Cottage Grove, FredJ. Burk-
hart, North Elsmore, Joseph Payne;
lola City, George Bird; South Els
more. Anton Bauer: Marmaton, S. d..
Brandenburg; Salem, Art Diamond;
Hum boldt, II. T. Travis; Elm, A. d..
Morrison; Logan, Frank Young,
Usage, Sam Willett: Carlyle, 5. E..
Giants: Deer Creek, Chas. Carpenter.
Committee on conference with Demo-
.crats: Jesse Cauffman, of Marmaton:
John Lehman, of Humboldt; Chris. $.
Ritter. of lola.
Committee on order of business: c..
w. Fisher of lola; James Lockhart,
of Humboldt: Frank Moore, of Cottage
Grove.
Committee on resolutions: Chas.
Shaffner, of Humobldt: A. NJ. Bea-
man, of Humboldt; +. M. Nount, of
Cottage Grove.
The convention then adjourned till
l o'clock.
The convention reassembled Fat l
o'clock and the reports of committees
were read and approved. The con-
ference committee had exactly the
same report as the Democratic con-
ference committee.
The resolutions CONDEMNED every
thing the Republicans have done, in
GLIDING the national, state and county
administrations, and pledged the
nominees, if elected, to make every
thing right. The same resolutions
were read as at the Democratic con-
vention.
The following delegates to the State
convention at FIT. Scott were elected:
j. Woods, j. H. Coffman, Seth Bart
lett, j. S. Lehman, Sam Harris.
Delegates to the Senatorial conven-
ton were chosen as follows: Geneva,
Alva Brooks: Carlyle,F F. w. Boulson:
d. Creek, c. c. Eastwood; Usage,
r.. F. Baker: MarmatQn, H. Lambeth;
Elm, S. A. Weith: lola, Geo. Fisher;
L gan, Frank Young; Humboldt, Jas.
Lockhart; Salem, Geo. Rhoades: Els
more, Jas. Page: Cottage Grove,
Frank Moore; lst ward, lola, Geo.
Bird. 2nd ward, j. +. Mann: Bird
ward, \. j. Wagner: 4th ward a. j.
Servey.
Balloting was begun to name the
representive, clerk of the court
and probate judge the Populist share
of the spoils.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-07-20
Burrell

A Kansas soldier in Sulu writes
"All a Mohammedan has to do to
divorce his wife is to say; Il divorce
you! | divorce youl / divorce youu
Then she takes her clothes and goes.
The Kansas man wasn't there very
long until he discovered that the Mo-
hammedan farmer takes on lot CT
wives during harvest times, gets them
to help in the field and afterwards
runs the divorce bunco on them.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. Finnell and two
children returned to their home at
Yates Center after a visit here with
Jas. Townsend and family.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-07-20
HANNA, HEATH, BLISS.
Officers For the Republican Executive
Committee Chosen

Cleveland, o., July l3.-An import
ant political conference attended by a
number of prominent Republican
leaders, was held at Senator Hanna S
office here to-day.
At noon Senator Hanna announced
that the following named had been
chosen as members of the national
executive committee: Graeme Stew
art, Illinois: Henry c. Payne, Wis
cofsin; Richard c. Kerens, Missouri;
j. H. Manley, Maine; Nj. b. Scott,
West Virginia; Frederick 5. Gibbs,
New York; Franklin Murphy, New
Jersey; Myron Z. Herrick, Ohio:
Harry $. New, Indiana; Chairman Nj.
a. Hanna: secretary, Perry ). Heath
treasurer, Cornelius n. Bliss.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-07-20

The country editors of Kansas oc-
casionally have aIchance to rejoice
that they have no linotype machines
in their offices. The machines do
queer things, and a recent freak is the
following line which closed funeral
notice in the Topeka Journal: "The
funeral will be tomorrow. He.
velopeduflop clmorphine Nj NJ NJ Nj, "
A suit for damages is expected.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-07-20

II you are sick al over, and dom
know just what ails you, it's ten tt
one your kidneys are out of order.
Foley's, Kidney Cure will bring you
health and energy. Campbell &
Rurrell.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-07-20

The blood is strained and purified
by the kidneys. No hope of health
while the kidneys are wrong. Foley's
Kidney Cure will make healthy kid
neys and pure blood. Campbell &
Bureell.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-07-20
JUN Jus HUM
Il. NJ. HODGES,
J. ID. HAMAi.

Humboldt placed in nomination
John Goshorn, of lola. No other
nominees and nomination was made
by reclamation.
Miss Hattie Olmstead, of Usage,
nominated for county superintendent
Miss Vide Fethergill, of Carlyle, was
also nominated.
The first ballot resulted as follow S:
Miss Olmstead 32t, Miss Fetherngill
20. On motion the nomination of Miss
Olmstead was made unanimous.
Delegates were selected to the Sena-
torial convention to be held in July,
each township having one delegate:
Geneva, Grant Nodine; Carlyle, E.
w. Lemasters; Deer Creek, j. S. Bur-
ford; Usage, Tom Lamunyan: Marina
ton, F. f.. Mccormack; Elm, -;
Salem, Harry Boeken; lola, John
Bale; Humboldt, F. NJ. Willenberg;
North Elsmore, j. NJ. Hill; South Els
more, Wyatt Ship; East Cottage
Grove, Jack Thompson; West Cot
tage Grove, Geo. Hettinger, jr.; lola,
first ward, 5. f.. Lee; second ward, j.
S. Walker; third ward, j. B. Cos
horn; fourth ward, L. |. Purcell; Lo-
gan, II. l.. Works.
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lola has reached the stage in its de-
velopment where its court facilities
are inadequate, therefore we advocate
the establishment of City Court for
lola, and we pledge our candidate for
representative to earnestly support a
measure looking to that end.
We pledge the candidates of this
convention if elected to faithfully and
honestly conduct the affairs of their
various offices for the benefit of the
whole people.
We recommend the nominees of IL e
allied reform parties from that peer
less American statesman, William
Jennings Bryan, down to the last in
the list, to the people of Allen county
and ask for them your earnest support.
JOHN GOSHORN,
Il. NJ. HODGES,
II
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-02-11
CURRENT VERSE.


In ANCIENT years, where ysw and cypress made
Long avenues Of labyr.rihinc shade.
Death. while he sauntcrcd through their cTyp-
tic deep,
Came sudden upon the spectral shade of Sleep.
'ow like. tho differing" unused he, ais our lot,
Thou art my sister. yet know thee not:
Thou hast thy soreeries, even as have mine
Tell me, sweet ghost, what spells do they en-
shrineg'
Then Sleep. with sorrowing voice: "My reign
would be
All bounty of sacred blessing. save for thee,
To-day earth's millions cover Thy servile slaves.
Wide-wandering one, whose footsteps are mems
graves!
THY boon. grant. is infinite release;
But ali, how Oft. before its final peace,
The appointed paths thy v1ssllIges tread.
Archways of lingering anguish overspreadi
"Ghastly thy cold halls OF oblivion CLEAN;
Ethereal float through mine Fair forms OF dream.
How ruthle"s frown thy ministries. In mine
Are opiates and mandragoras divinel''
Then Death; with Nightmares, too, thy realm
Signs of our kinship, these. being death-in-iiiei
Thus merge our mysteries, even as sea with sky;
soSereigns alike we reign, yet know not why.
"stili, with strange whispers. fun of charm and
cheer,
The spirit whose meme Is Hope hath sough, mine
ear. -ts-
Boast not that thou alone from realms Of res.
Benignantly thy votlries vakenest.
perhaps for my nepenthcs fate may bring
Some antidote's revitalizing sting.
Perhaps the drafts lethean that distiIl
May kill far kindiier than they seem to kill.
perhaps when all. sweet sister. hath been said.
/ am clad far more with mercy than with dread
All t1ka trISlt Matt With through
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-02-11

OF Calais. AS may be easily seen. many
historical personages are introduced in the
tale, among them being the Black Prince.
the King, and other less notable eharsc-
ters- The incident of the surrender of
Calais and Queen Philippa's pleading for
the burghers, and that of the Black
Princes selection of the three feathers
which still form the Prince OF Wales
crest" are brought naturally into the
story, and the atmosphere OF the time is
well reproduced. The heroine. Alys, a
maid of honor to the Queen, is a winsome
maid, and the hero manly fellow. with
the appetite for deeds of daring usually
found in the heroes of romantic novels.
The book will be especially interesting TO
young students OF history, though not os-
tensibly a Juvenile book. for it appeals
strongly to the Imagination and makes the
life OF that far-away period seem real and
natural. Not the least attractive features
Of the work are the illustrations, by Gil
bert James, which have sort of flavor
of old prints and tapestry. Boston: l..
C. Page & Col
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-02-11

listen to the heart throbs OF the time;
The roar Of traffic mysterious ways;
Evasive as a halfrcmembered rhyme.
Or memories of childhood's sunniest days.
But all is muifed. dim and heard afar.
Like babblings OF faint speetres in our dreams
We know not whence they come, or what they
are,
For nothing Is, and all the world but seems.
Low whispers, breathed as IL by men in dread,
Plotting rank treason 'gaiust tyrant lord;
Keen, cruel wortis-then silence OF the dead
Harmonious notes swept in a mighty chord.
| hear some madcap maidens' ripping mirth:
Alas! I'm naught to them, they're naught TO
me,
Like viewless spirits their voices haunt the earth
And hint of beauty | may never see!
So oabined, cribbed. confined. I'm here alone,
Hearing an echoed life | may not share;
With one ear glued unto the telephone,
In answer to cali that's gone elsewhere.
Tudor jerks, in Truth
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-02-11
Adyjce-yfnscuIine,

While Cupid sways this mundane sphere,
And men are only human.
She is most wise who won't appear
Too reasonable woman.
Alack that Fate ordained it sol
II Is passing melancholy;
But naught that Reason e'er can show
Is half SO sweet as Folly.
In arrant whims some witciicraft lies
That logic ever misses,
And common sense looks plain to eyes
That seek caprieious blisses;
While unto every lovers fire
II adds wealth Of fuel
II she who doth his love inspire
Is sometimes rather cruel.
Know what you will, mesdames, but know
The acme Of all knowledge
L. Tact, albeit we cannot show
Its chair in any college.
Keep some small foibles,-for ] deem
You have them, being human
And so be what you do not SEEM
A reasonable woman.
-Beatrice Hanscom.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-02-11
III il|11lt|I*tfa+1


Wore set 10 the work OF demolisbing the Englsh
iort' and the task occupied several days. INC
barracks were torn down. ana me huse Plie ~
OF the rampari thrown into A heap. The dead
bodies that filled the ca>emaics were ADDED 20
lhe mas, and hre was SCI 10 ths "hgie- ine
InlghF funeral iNrc hlazed all night nei,' %
tne ION, tie army t~tihuAfi4h- ihe uAh VI ~
thouSand comhatants, the rage Tue terror tne
agony were goae ana no l'lhs t1ihe va ieis
ou' lhe WoNes That gathered from tue mountains
W "Asl upon the ueAu'
The foo;note is as folInws.
ihe icitSpihE chatief fests on e'iu,iec nef.I
Duio'c "lVuEhi 20 iigh'' lnSiuuiE 'hs Hi"u'c
,'ounll oi boughln'iiie-a oocuheht Niieh can
hardly he connended TOO mnch-ine eorresloh-
uehce 81 Menp; a letter oi Colonel IIse' WI" ~.
siege, sent by ham TO Govcrnor Pownall his
official report. Extracts from these. as well as
nom ihe affidavit OF Dr. Nh'woIth. wi, ,s Is
M n;',, ~ u,i,,ii.- s,,d ,bc ,crrss,,ondeBc.
If N,ntralm. Lewis. Naudr,ril. and Bgot also
throw light on the csmnaicn, as well as numcr-
reports OF the siege. official and semi official.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-02-11
The TattIing Witch.

He runs along the desert rim,
A leopard's pelt his girth,
And red rudy earth
The long and slender shape OF him.
A Iissome witch beside hin, runs;
All yellow in her skin,
And dead her hair and thin,
Bleached in thousand thousand suns.
Ill
One leprous finger follows back
II where a crimson stain
81 eeps ON the blistered plain,
And oozes slow across the track.
She laughs because he will not see.
Between the day and night
I'll turn the young beard white
heard the slung stone sing" quoth she.
A tear falls just before he turns.
''Yon shadowy dune beside
take another guide
That knows not" Dry his eyelid burns
Beside the shadowy dune they rest.
And all the while he sleeps.
The witch the night-iire keeps
Beneath a red moon in the West.
VII
With morning wind another's there.
moment, bone TO bone,
They whisper, cICne and cr0ne,
And gibber in tEeir hempy hair.
VII.
Gle slung the killing stone In wrath:
Now, till by day and night
His young beard turreth white,
Drag we the man-blood on his path!''
TX.
Then with the wind the first witch aies.
The second muttcIs fell:
Tonight one more I tell,'
And wakes him with her stealthy ewes.
-Maude Caldwell Perry. In the Century
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-02-11

Who dat knockin at de dc'l
Why, Ike Johnson-yes, fu' sho!
Come in, Ike. is mighty glad
You come down. | thought you's mad
At me bout de othah night,
An was stayin' way fiI' spite.
Say, now, was you mad fu' true
When / kin O. laughed at you.
Speak up, Ike, an 'spress yo'seli.
faint no use a-lookin' sad,
An a-mekin' out you's mad:
III you's gwine to be so glum,
Wondah why you evan come.
/ don't lax nobidy 'roun'
Dat ies shet dey mouf an frown.-
oh, now, man, don't act a duncel
CANT you talk? toll YOU once,
Speak up. Ike, an 'spress yo'self.
wha'd you come byeah iu' tonight?
Bidy'd think yo' haid amt right.
rs done all dat I kin d.
Dressed perticler, ies fu' you;
Reckon I'D a bettah wo'
Ny OF ragged calico.
Aftah all de pains is took,
CANT you tell me how look?
Speak Up, Ike, an 'spress yo'self.
Bless my soul! mo. ~ got
Tellin' you bout Tidy Scott
Don you know. come Thursday night,
She gwine may Lucius White?
Miss Lie say allus wuh
Heap sight laklier n huh;
An she'll git me somep'n' new,
FL | wants To may too.
Speak up, Ike, an 'spress yo'seli.
l could may in a week.
FL dc man wants I'D speak.
Tildy's presents II be fine,
But dey wouldn't ekal mine.
Him what gifts me fu' wife
III be proud, you bet yo' life.
rs had offers; some amt quit;
But ! hasn't mailed yit!
Speak up. Ike, an 'spress yO'seli,
Ike. loves you-yes. does;
fou's my choice. and allus was,
1aughin' at you amt no harm
60 way, darky, whah's y arm?
Hug me closer-dah, dat's rightl
Wasn't you 4 awful sight,
Havin' me to baig you so?
Now AK whut you want TO know
Speak up, Ike. an 'spress yo'self.
Paul Laurence Dunbar.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-02-11
Miscellaneous Books.

Historic Mansions and Highways
Around Boston" is new and revised edi-
ton of a book by Samuel Rodman Drake,
which appeared a quarter of century ago
under the title "old Landmarks and His
toric Fields of Middlesex." There is
preface of modern date. and numerous
Illustrations have been added. which great
ly increase the attractiveness of the work.
All kinds of history-military. political.
literary, and merely picturesque-are
taken up. and the book is crammed with
incident and information The style is
not remarkable either for originality or
polish though this is probably due to the
fact that it was, in a way, one Of the
pioneer works OF this sort. The art of
writing attractive guidebooks for travellers
had not reached, in 1873, the perfection
which It has now attained.
To those not already familiar with the
work. ii may be interesting to sample
u by means of few quotations. One OF
the most interesting chapters is that on
Concord. In this there is a story Of the
American Revolution which is not well
known TO the general public:
little farther on Cwaiden street, was the
Wheeler, the miller. whose successful ruse-de-
guerre saved large portion Of the colony flour,
stored along with his own. When the troops
appeared at his door, he received them in
friendly manner, inviting them N, and telling
them he was glad TO them. He then asked
them TO sit down, and eat some bread and cheese,
and drink some cider. which they did not hesi-
tate to do. After satisfying themselves, the sol
diers went out, and were about TO break open
the courthouse. Wheeler called to them not to
trouble themselves to split the door as, If they
would wait minute, he would fetch the keys,
and open it himself. which he did. Gentlemen"
said the crafty Yankee, II am miller. | i'm
prove those mills yonder by which get my liv-
ing, and every gill of this four''-at the same
time putting his hand on bag of -four that was |
really his own-"I raised and manufactured on
my own farm, and 1t is all my own This is |
my store house. i keep my -four here until such |
time as ! make market for it.. Upon |
this the officer in command said: well, ! be- |
lieve you are pretty honest old chap; you |
don't look as II you would hurt anybody. and
we won't NEEDLE with YOU He then ordered
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