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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-03-23

that they were source of profit to
him. thought that was all right
around his chard for he had one of
the finest orchards In the State with
hedge on all four sides not less than
twenty or twenty five feet high. He
SAID, Ives, these large hedges not
only help me 10 raise fruit but also
corn" Right then aud there
thought had discovered the original
Kansas Crank. And felt like giving
the Crank few turns just for a change
but he went on and said do you
remember that big he'd ye running east
and west through the center of the
farm? Yes. DO you rememb Der few
years ago when | had corn on the
north side of that feuc9 and that we
had a severe dry spell accompian ed
by hot winds from the southwest,
just about the time the corn tasseled
out, which nearly ruined the crop in
eastern Kansas and cent corn up to 80
behlo hueh6l' LIS NbW tulu ne
1t is a fact, that the corn on the south
side If the field (and north Of the big
hedge yielded twenty-five bushels
per acre, and as we went farther and
farther away from the big hedge fence
the yield grew less and less, until on
north side OF the field tho yield did
mt nXpnaH III va hnahnIg "a
poor stuff at that, and the conditions
were the same throughout except the
protection was greatest nearest the
big hedge fence.
Just now another thought comes to
me. AS spring il approaching it may
be necessary sometime or other for us
to protect our early "stuf" against a
sold wind from the north, or as they
say down in Texas against q norther.
While in that State, few years ago
a truck farmer told me he had a small
field of tomatoes, already nearly
foot high IN fine state of cultivation,
as great many around him had.
And the weather bureau reported a
norther of great severity due there in
side OF twenty-four hours. He said
he immaniately turned out and rustl-
ed up all the hands and hoes he
could secure and as rapidly as posi-
bly, they pressed the stalks down and
drew the dry loose dirt over them,
covering them entirely out of sight.
Just as they finished the job and
night approached cool breeze struck
them and by mo ming "a thin crust was
frozen on the ground. The norther or
cold spell continued four days and by
this time every truck farmers stuff
was frozen dead. He then called in
the laborers and they uncovered the
plants and saved every one OF them
and he told me he averaged over $500
profit per acre on the whole field.
And made enough off of that field of
tomatoes to buy n small farm. Ifthis
Ia practical on field in Texas Why
would 1t not pay in a garden or truck
patch when a cold wave is fore told In
Kansas?
leave this matter in chunks to be
split up and discussed by the society.
ID. b, ID SMELTzER.
In discussing the foregoing Mr.. q.
#. Pancosst remarked that some years
ago at the approach of a cold wave he
shoveled the loose dirt over several
rows of early radtshes and other stuff
and notwithstanding the groun dfroze
nearly two inches deep he saved
about three fourths of his garden
.ruck.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-03-23

The REGISTER has had the pleas
ure of meeting Mr.. n. b. Wagers, late
of Boone, Ia, who has rented the
building which the Robinson Bros.
are erecting east of the post office
and when finished will occupy IL with
u stock of groceries, crockery and a
meat market. Mr.. Wagers has for
the past twelve years been a com
mercial traveller and Ia thoroughly up
on all that pertains to the gro
Gerry business. He Is a pleasant
gentleman and will undoubtedly soon
win fine patronage here.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-03-23
Seed Potatoes for Sale.

$50 bushels of Early Ohio seed
potatoes, first year crop from north
ern seed, for sale cheap.
ARE l.. TOWNSEND,
Horseshoe Bend.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-03-23

1t will pay you to get prices on
harness, collars, etc at Jno Hartung's
before purchasing elsewhere. II
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-08

The Lewiston (Me.) Journal tells a story
Of a minister in a prayer meeting who cut
short Uncle" Ira, a prosy old deacon, by
ringing a bell at the end of five minutes.
But after doing so he felt sorry, because
he had appa rently hurt the feelings of an
old father in Israel. So he arose and went
down to Uncle" Ira and put his hand on
the old mans shoulder.
Uncle Ira" said he, I'm sorry for
that l ask your pardon and
Uncle" Ira looked up, the anger still
in his eyes.
why, We don't think I set down on ac-
count of that pesky little bell of your'n,
do yep he demanded.
why, I-I-well, thought''-stammered
the minister.
Wal" said Uncle" Ira, I'VE needn't
think no more about that bell l want to
tell we right now that no bells amt ever
goin' to set the down in this vestry where
I've talked goin on twenty-nine years.
l want 10 tell We right now, young man.
if l hadn't jest swallowed my chaw I'd a
kept on talkin' till I'd a 'lucidated that
pint If IL had a-took me all night"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-08

Howard Gould offers to contribute $25,
900 to the Dewey arch, provided other sub
scrlptions amount to 100000 by Dec. l
next.
Sir Reginald Palgrave, who has just
resigned the clerkship of the House of
Commons, is a brother of the late pro-
fessor of poetry at oxford, and of the
Jesuit priest of his name, who became
famous as hnguist and Traveller.
1t is related of the late William Fl
Beard, the famous painter of animals, that
some years ago, when he was painting a
buffalo, a manufacturer of toilet oils came
to him and asked him to design a label
for his bottles of bears Oil. The artist
agreed to do so, and, suspecting the gen l.
ineness of the bears oil, produced a de-
sign of a huge black bear angrily hugginS
a hog, and squeezing from it a stream of
lard oil which ran into trough labeled
bears old. And yet the manufacturer
failed to recognize the artists little joke.
William Waldorf Astor seems to be
trying to follow the old adage, IF you
cannot speak well of another, say moth
ing at ALL" Within the last few months
two notable Englishmen have died, the
Duke of Yves minister and George W. Stee-
vens, the brilliant war correspondent, and
in each case Mr.. Aston refused to permit
an obituary of them to be published in his
Pail Mall Gazette. He had trouble with
the Duke over the purchase of Cliveden.
his beautiful home on the Thames, and
never forgave Stevens for leaving his
journal for the Daily Mail.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-08
COMFORT IN THE SUGAR DIVIDEND.

The fact that the dividend the Sugar
Trust declared on Monday was just half
the usual quarterly dividend seems TO give
the Republican papers some comfort The
trust has been declaring a quarterly dlvi-
dend of per cent. for the past seven
years on its common stock. The dividend
on Monday was ~ per cent
The reason the Republican papers find
comfort in it is that il gives them
chance to say that the best way to deal
with trusts is TO let them alone and that
compe ttion will force them TO so reduce
the prices that they will not be able 10
earn more than a legitimate profit.
The Sugar Trust has been paying about
20 per cent. or more on the money actually
invested in it. II has been paying u per
cent. per aunum on it's common stock, and
it is pretty well understood that it is cap
italized at about four times the actual
value of its plants While it controlled,
absolutely the sugar market, it was able
TO make a big profit for those who held
its shares. but competition has crippled
its earning capacity. The Arbuckle
Bros. are giving it so much competition
that it was thought very doubtful all last
week whether or not it would declare any
dividend for the quarter that has just
ended
1t is true of course, that any one of
the great trusts is likely to have competi-
ton, but that does not lessen the wrong
that a trust aims to do. If it sought TO
earn only fair dividend there would not
be such determined opposition to it as
there is. What it seeks to do, however.
is TO rob the public. Its purpose is 10
get absolute control of the product which
it puts upon the market and raise the
price of il to a point that will yield an
enormous profit.
The Republican party feels that it is in
a measure responsible for trusts, because
it stands for The principle of protection
which is the mother of trusts" Besides,
that party is supposed to be dependent on
trusts for its campaign funds chance
like this offered by the failure of the Su-
gar Trust to pay its customary dividend is
eagerly seized by the extreme Republican
papers to excuse their party for not trying
to Iegislate against trusts by pointing out
that competition is sure sooner or later
to cure the trust evil.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-08
Two SuIIivans.

The following story of Sir Arthur Sulli-
van about himself is quoted in Mr.. Law
rence's new life of him: 81 was travelling
on stage in rather a wild part of Cali
fornia and arrived at a mining camp
where We had to get down for refresh
ments. AS we drove up the driver said:
They are expecting YOU Mr. Sullivan
I was much pleased, and when I reached
the place L came across a knot of pronli-
nent citizens at the whisky store. The
foremost came UP to a big burly man by
my side and said. Are you Mr.. Sulli-
van" The man said no. and pointed to
me. The citizen looked a me rather con-
temptuously, and after awhile said: Why
how much do you weigh? l thought this
was a curious method of testing the
power of composer. but 1 at once an
swered, About 165 pounds Well said
the man, that's odd to me, anyhow. Do
YOU mean to say that you gave fits to
John S. Blackmore down in Kansas City?
| said, No, | did not give him fits He
then said, We'll, who are you? l replied
My name is Sullivan Amt you John l..
Sullivan, the slugger? L disclamed adj
title to that and told him I was Arthur
Sullivan. ooh, Arthur Sullivan he said.
Are you the man as put "Pinafore'' to-
gether?-rather a gratifying way of de-
scribing my composition. 1 said, Yes
Well returned the citizen. I am sorry
you amt John Sullivan, but still 1 am glad
to see you, anyway-let's have drink d"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-08
Consul to Hades.

For several years. says the Washington
Post, there was employed as messenger
and doorkeeper for the Secretary of the
Navy a stalwart colored man who was &C.
quainted with the personal appearance of
nearly every officer in the navy who Wis
tied Washington during his stay lin
office" He even came to consider HIM
self quite a personagle, and when officers
returning from a long cruise would appear
in person to report he was often a little
too familiar to suit the tastes of some of
the more aesthetic of our tars. Usually,
however, he received a good-natured re-
Spouse to his effusive greeting. and was
generally regarded as harmless if not use
full.
modore, who had just returned from for
eign shores, thought he would have some
fun with the colored man and brother. In
answer to the greeting he received the
Commodore said:
what, John, are you still here? Why,
I thought you would have been promoted
ere this. 1t is a burning shame that you,
who have served the government and the
party SO faithfully, should be left here. If
l were you ! would ask for a conSulShip
somewhere. You could get it easily, and
you deserve it. You just stick 1t out and
you'll get a chance to travel TO foreign
countries. Insist on it,
well, Mister Commodore, whar do y'u
tink | had oughter go|
why, just tell the secretary that you
want to be consul to Hades.'
"Whar's that?'
"Oh," that is nice warm place, where
the climate will just suit you"
Sure enough the coored brother went in
to the secretary at the first opportunity.
He stood there till Mr.. Long noticed his
expectant look and inquired what he could
do for him.
Master Secretary, Use tired of my
job; 1 don't like it,"
What is the matter now?' asked the
august official, not little surprised.
Il wants to be consul. The Republicans
hain't trea ted me right nohow; Use work
ed mighty hard fur the pahty down In
Alabam', and l wants TO be consul
Seeming something, Long asked him
where he wanted to be consul to.
Il thinks that I'd like pow'ful well 10
go to Hades, sun
"Hades!" calculated Long, laughing
"Who told you about that?'
"Commodo' -"
"Wen, you go and find out just where
that is and come back, and if you want
to go there then I guess we can fix you
up" said the secretary, almost smothered
with desire to laugh.
The story got out somehow, as such sto-
rieS do. Some say the secretary thought
it too good TO keep. but at any rate it was
soon current throughout the department,
and the doorkeeper, much chagrined at
the laughter it caused, resigned, and is to-
day shaving customers in barber shop
in hotel not far from the Capitol.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-08

The people of England have not yet be-
gun to feel the financial burden of the
war in South Africa. They soon will
however, and then the anxiety for peace
will be more noticeable than it is now
England is rich, but she is heavily weighted
with debt 1t is doubtful if she could
Increase her debt a great deal without hav-
ing to pay higher rate of interest.
The cost of the South African war thus
far has been enormous, and 1t is estimated
that $SO0OOOOOO will be needed for war ex-
penses next year.
1t is proposed to increase the tax on
incomes and tea pretty nearly 50 per cent
and on tobacco, beer and spirits very
greatly But this increased taxation will
not be sufficient to pay the additional war
expenses.
And there is no sign that the Beers are
in a mood for asking for terms of peace.
On the contrary, there is every reason
for thinking they are just as determined
to resist the demands of Great Britain as
they were when they began the war. It
is true there have been rumors that the
Free State Beers were losing heart, ana
seeing no chance for a successful issue of
the war for the Beers, were preparing to
go TO their homes, but these rumOrs have
not been generally credited.
There have not been even rumors that
the Transvaal Beers were thinking of
peace. Apparently they intend TO con-
tinue the war as long as they have men
enough to make even a show of resist
ance. When their armies are scattered
it is probable that they will engage in a
guerilla warfare.
The peace party in England is at present
very small, but unless the British con-
tinue to be successful and there are pros
poets that the Beers will soon be COM
PEELED to sue for peace, that party Is go,
ing to grow into very large proportions
1t is probable that Great Britain would be
willing to grant the Beers very liberal
terms if by doing so she could bring the
war to close quickly.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-08
BRIGHT BITS.

-Y.-"Have your wages gone up?"
CT guess so; the boss made an as
signment to-day."-Yonkers Statesman.
-She-"When the papers speak of the
lower branch of Congress, what do they
mean?''
He-"Its pretty hard to say just now
Philadelphia Press.
A New York Symphony.-He-"So far,
dear, our married life has been one
grand, sweet song"
Shelves, darling, in one fat."-Phiia-
delphia Bulletin.
"A Sympathetic Comment.-"Empero
William wants his salary raised to s1O,-
OO,OCO."
Can you blame him, with butter at
% cents."-Cleveland Plain-Dealer.
II tried to teach the little dog some
tricks but he's too intelligent to learn
any"
TOO Intelligent"
Yes. He knows he can get anything he
wants without learning tricks. Puck.
BY Special Cable-Delayed in Trans
mission.-"If it had occurred 10 me-" said
Gen. Cronje, grimly after his surrender
that there would be SO much rejoicing
over this affair because to-day happened
10 be the anniversary of the battle of
Majuba Hill. 1 might have spoiled the
fun by surrendering a day sooner Chi
cagO Tribune
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-08
NEW LIGHT ON THE TREATY.

Last Sunday the New York Times pub
lished an article on the Hay-Pauncefote
treaty by Prof Moore of Columbia
University which the New York Evening
Post thinks should be widely circulated.
especially among members of Congress.
If Prof. Moore's statement of facts IS cor
rect, and there is no reason to doubt that
it is. there has been a great deal of I'M
necessary criticism of that treaty.
Prof. Moore's review is from the stand
point Of international law, and he does
not see any reason why the treaty should
not be ratified. AS is Wen known the pur-
pose of the treaty is to remove some OBJ
stacles that are in the way of the build
ing of the Nicaragua canal. These obsta-
cIes are found in the Clayton-Bulwer
treaty. In the Hay-Pauncefote treaty
Great Britain consents to the abrogation
of those features of the Clayton-Bulwer
treaty which hinder the construction Of
the canal by this country. The only con-
clifton she insists on is that the canal shall
be neutral
The -Pauncefote treaty has been Sc
verely criticised on two grounds. First,
tha. it revives the Clayton-Bulwer treaty,
which some Of the critics hold was prac-
tically dead until it was revived by the
action Of the state department in nego-
tiating the -Pauncefote treaty; and,
secord, that it was a grave mistake to ne
gotiate a treaty which takes from this
country the right to fortify the canal af-
ter having gone to the expense of con-
str1cting it.
Prof Moore says that the making OF
the canal neutral is in accordance with
the settled policy of this country in all
such matters. and that even if the Hay
Pauncefote treaty had not been negot-
ated and the Clayton Bulwer treaty were
not in force there are several other trea-
ties which provide that any canal con-
structed across the territory of Nicaragua
snail be neutral. These are treaties which
Great Britain France and Spain have
with Nicaragua.
From what Prof. Moore says therefore
1t seems there is very little or no ground
for the criticisms which have been heap
ed on the state department for negotiat-
ing the Hay-Pauncefote treaty. If that
treaty did not provide for the neutrality
of the canal we should not be in posi-
ton to fortify the canal after we had
built it, 1t is true, as pointed out by the
Post, we might forcibly annex Nicaragua,
but even then the danger of trouble with
European nations on account of the canal
would not be removed.
In the light of Prof. Moore's article it
seems that Representative Hepburn, who
reported the Nicaraguan bill, and who
took the position that this country should
have the right to fortify the canal, and
that the Hay-Pauncefote treaty was
blunder, had not given the subject the ex-
haustive study to which it was entitled.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-08
FutiIitY.

Harold Macgrath in Syracuse Herald.
Egypt was great when the world was
young,
Praised and fattered in many tongue,
Riches and fame to her banners hung;
Basalt and porphyry marketh her tomo.
Greece was mistress of marble and lore
Beauty and wisdom both lent from their
store;
Greece. happy Greece, on the Aegean
shore;
Greece now moldeth in Stygian gloom.
Rome with her eagles, she rose but to
fall!
What of her Caesars is left but pail?
Time puts his seal (Which is mold on
them all;
Nations and heroes thus enter the tomb
Mans but vision and like the wind
goes.
Comes hence, goes whence, and whittier
who knows?
breath on the mirror his joys and his
woes;
And the dreams that he has while he
tarries!
Strange, but he leaveth, on passing his
way,
mark in the dust Ger which he did
stray
This lasteth a moment-to-morrow, where,
pray?
Ask Charon who grumbles and ferries!
Homer is dead but his epic ne'er dies;
Time mocketh the voice, but the word
onward flies;
Time trampeth che flesh, but the spirit
will rise,
Ask Charon who grumbles and ferries!
Oh. man as a man is a futile thing.
But his spirit may live IL he chanceth to
sing,
The crown always stayeth, what dies ~
the King;
Man vanishes quickly to fit in the Plan.
only inanimate marble remains,
Only the sands and the dust of che plains.
Only the crown, and the bullets and
chains;
Time the ironical moveth the van.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-08
INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

Meetings-Pilots' Navigation Company
Zcrubbabel Lodge No. Is, f. and A. NJ.
Special Notices-Pants, Oils, Etc, An
drew Hanley Company; Fancy aud Re
pressed Brick, Savannah Building Supply
Company; Dividend No. 10, Peoples Saw
ings and Loan Company; Mems Suits.
ETC. Leopold Adler; Desirable Residence
al Button, 5. c., for Sale by II. D. Stew
ems
Business Nodces-E. & w. Laundry; A
Woman's Eye, Hunter & Van Keuren;
NELSON'S Oils, Estate S. W Branch.
To Book Binders and Blank Book Man
ufacturers-J. H. Estill.
Legal Notices-Notice to Debtors and
Creditors Estate Denea Rowlinski, De-
ceased; Notice of Application to Sell Land
of Aimee Dillon, Deceased.
Spring Millinery Opening-Leopold Ad-
Ter
Laundry-Georgia Steam Laundry
Garden Tile. Etc.-Edward LoveIs
Sons
Spring and Summer Millinery Opening
At Gutman's.
Whisky-Hunter Baltimore Rye Whisky
Wen Take En- Back If You Say So
H. H. Cohen & Co.
Steamship Schedules-French Line, Cam
pagnie Generate Transa tlantique; Plant
Steamship Line; Ocean Steamship Com
pany.
Eat-Well-J. Lavkola Co, Chattanooga,
Tenn.
Observation-Disclosures Jolly Path
finders, at Theater To-day and Tonight;
Lecture on the Philippine Islands, at St
Johns Parish Hall, March 9; Theodore
Thomas Orchestra at Theater, March 49,
Salt-The Perfect Salt
Medical-S, S, S; McElree's Wine of
Cardui; Peruna; DR.. Hathaway Company;
Castoria; Hoods Sarsaparilla; Ayers
Hair Vigor: Mothers Friend: Hyomei
Johann Hon's Genuine Malt Extract.
Cheap Column Advertisements Help
Wanted; Employment Wanted For Rent;
For Sale; Lost; Personal; Miscellaneous.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-08
A GREAT RAILROAD SYSTEM.

There are several great railroad systems
in this country, but the greatest of them
is the Pennsylvania. Its gross earnings
are enormous Its net earnings are large
enough to meet the demands of some of
the third-rate nations Its annual
report has just been made. It's
gross earnings on all of it's lines.
those west of Pittsburg as well as
those east of that city, were S152, 1863, l06.
It's net earnings were $685.. lis. The in
crease of it's gross earnings over the pre-
vious year was $l6O3S ,S34-an increase of
a. 402, 7O3 over the net earnings of 1885,
After paying all fixed charges and Sc, 400
266 in dividends, 1t had a surplus of 81
5S7. 05s
There is no doubt that the Pennsylvania
Is a well managed system. One reason
for the excellent management of it is thai
men are not appointed to important and
responsible positions until they have been
thoroughly tested. As a rule, those who
reach the presidency of the company
come up from the ranks, and the same is
true in respect to all of the other desir-
able places. Those who prove themselves
WI lily lie SiNNll INC ~ ClSiIi4CCs L l4ClC 10,
therefore, an incentive for young men,
who are fortunate enought TO get employ
ment with the company, and who are anx-
ious to get ahead in the world to be
steady, attentive to their duties and earn
est in their efforts to please their chiefs.
The Pennsylvania is an Illustration of
what intelligent, careful and honest rail-
road mana gement can accom- plish