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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-07-27
District No 38.
Mary Mo ore. Reporter.

Mrs Warrel who has been visiting
her sister Mrs FIN Moore left Sat
urday for Chetopa where she expects
to make her future home.
The social given by the Leanna
young folks last Wednesday night
was we'll attended.
Mr. Lowers and wife attended the
convention at lola last Friday.
Mr. T L Ingles wife and mother
visited at F N Moore's Thursday.
The S S Convention was held at
Leanna last Sunday. A large crowd
attended.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-07-27
SAV0NBURG.
Mrs, o, D. Courtney, Correspondent.


An Electrical storm with a heavy
rainfall visited this section of the
county again last night.
Mrs James Wright has been quite
i'll the past two weeks but is better at
present writing.
Miss Louise Young is seriously i'll
with typhoid fever.
Mr. H A Richardson and family visi-
ted at Mr. George Noyes in Humboldt
Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs Mary B Reed and Mrs Ida
Snodgrass and children of Leanna
spent Sunday last with us.
DR. and Mrs Courtney were over
from Leanna Sunday to view the new
granddaughter and visit with the boys.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-07-27

Maple Grove at the usual hour, 2:30.
Rev Fem will be away holding quar-
terly meetings, but he expects to get
someone to fill the appointment in his
place at $3.50.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-07-27

If you want to be a handsome, roll
licking girl with rosy cheeks, laughing
eyes, lips like Cupid's bow, take Rocky
Mountain Tea,
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-07-27

For a clear complexion, bright
sparkling eye and vigorous digestion,
take Prickly Ash Bitters. 1t puts the
system in perfect order. Sold by Chas.
b. Spencer Il Co.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1900-07-19

natural knowledge of che celestial
bodies and imposed rules regarding
the manners and conduct of men and
ordered the villagers to follow them
and to erect temples wherein these
rules should be expounded; this was
the beginning of religion But the
fierce nomads of the desert found pront
in marrying and plundering the weak
er villagers by the riverside There
fore the priests chose from among the
villagers those who were not only
brave but crafty. cunning and leaders
of men These bold and cunning vii
layers succeeded in defeating the ferc-
er nomads by ambuscade and strata
gem; this was the beginning OF the
science Of war To protect their cities
they erected mighty walls and for
tresses; thus grew up engineering and
architecture And at last holder
leader among the bold parIeyed with
the priesthood terrified the mass or
common men and made himself lord
over all, priests and commons And
thus grew up monarchy and thus there
resulted church state and king
These long-forgotten scraps of read
ing came to my mind from IuXurf-
Gus compartment in an express train
between Alexandria and Cairo looked
out upon the valley of the Nile
1t was toward evening and the peas
ants were returning from the fields to
their homes. Picturesquely clad, they
reminded one irresistibiy of old Bible
pictures You would see what was evi-
denEy family-father. mother,
grown children and little ones. some
mounted some on foot, and with most
nondescript collections OF animaIS-all
buTden-b bearing. In one group noted
i camel, several asses. a buffalo bull
and flock of sheep. all placidIy pur-
suing their homeward way. carrying
their fodder for their supper on their
backS-excSDt the sheep And the
mild-eyed fellaheen looked up with
much the same gaze as did their ami
mails the express train whirled by
For the express train was 1900 years
| after Christ and they were 1900 be
! fore.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1900-07-19

Lake kivu. which is some $50 miles
west of Victoria, Nyanza, is very deep,
and contains neither crocodile nor hip
pos, but there are enormous numbers
Of large offers, and the typical bird is
the demoiselle crane. The whole sur
rounding country is packed with small
hills, which appear to have been
sprinkled out with a pepper pot till
not a single one more could find room
The hills are covered with magnificent
pasture, which affords grazing for the
lage herds of cattle owned by the
Watsui. The people are known col
1ectiye1y the Wakuanda, and
cieyt is divided into two classes, the
Watsui being the aristocrats- They are
presumably the descendants of the
great wave of GaIlas, that penetrated
in remote ages as far Tanganyika;
they are a purely pastoral folk breed
ing long-hOrned cattle, with which
they live, preferring even slavery to
separation from their beloved beasts
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1900-07-19
Aged 40 Years.

According to his own account. "Un-
Gle jerry Akin of Rome, Ga, who
says he was born near Newcastle, Han
over county, Va, in 1850, is 40 years
old He was first owned by Spencer
Rome. Rome was an officer in the Rev
olutionary war Jerry told a CORE
spondent of the New York World he
was at this time big enough to saddle
q boss and wait ole marster.'' He
remembered his master taking him to
Richmond. where he saw the British
warships in James River. He saw
Gen Washington riding on big white
horse, with gold @-aperlotes'' on his
shoulders. feather in his hat, and
tslookin' mighty fine
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1900-07-19

did not hear my name called. and 1
wish to vote" he called out breath1ess-
ly, but at a stage of the proceedings
when both calls had been concluded
Speaker Henderson shook his head,
having seen the tall top Of the Missis-
sppian fastening along behind the
brass railing well, why not, if your
honor please" Mr.. Henry protested.
inadvertently falling into the habit of
a lawyer addressing a court WAS the
gentleman in his seat and watching
when his name was cal1ed?' asked
Gen. Henderson, making the custo-
mary inquiry. 81 was in the hail., an
swered Mr.. Henry, still very much out
of breath. WAS the gentleman list
ening?" Il was trying to nsten,'' said
Mr.. Henry, with some hesitation, add
ing: Il had just returned from lunch
1 wanted to vote no " Speaker Hen
dersOn informed him of the rule which
fOrbids even the submission of a unan-
imous request for member to vote
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1900-07-19
ADMIRAL SIMPSONS WISH.

NE Wanted 8 Watermeion and Surely It
Came.
The law OF coincidence works won
ders- During the blockade of Santi-
ago Admiral Sampson and lis officers
were sitting one more than sultry day
upon the deck of the flagship New
York II was too hot for conversation,
and almost b1inked and glared- The
silence was broken by one who said:
Next to having brush with the
Spaniards I'd like to have a Georgia
watermelon
The suggestion brought a smile to
every face. which widened when the
admiral echoed, "A watermelon? /
want two for myself
moment afterward the quarter
master announced the arrival of boat
from supply ship which had just
come in from New York city, and ad-
ded, The boat is full of Georgia wa
termelons off the ice
Red tape was disregarded. and soon
all on I'd, from the admiral down,
We're having one of the most enjoyable
feasts of the war When it was over
the officers tried to find how it was
that their wishes were 50 promptly
answered. but although they came
near the truth they never learned the
trr~ story of the coincidence
Mrs Van Brunt, New York artist
CO. Z LIZ iDS1 u tAie pdtIlot1c u gan
izations which We're brought into be-
ing by the Spanish-American war,
heard one day of the excitement pro-
duced on the Texas by the arrival of
large but somewhat dilapidated wa
terme1on from home The story
touched her, and the same day she Sc
cured several barrels of the choicest
fruit and shipped them by the first
supply ship going to Santiago
The captain the vessel court
eous and ob1iging, and when told OF
! the consignment put every one OF the
| melons On ice and agreed to send them
to the Texas the moment she arrived
at her destination, and in the event OF
the Texas not being there to present
them to the admiral in charge.-Phil-
adeIphia Saturday Evening Post
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1900-07-19

Cherokee (Ga-) Advance: One after
noon last week Mrs Ripley Moore who
lives on ShoaI creek, saw her gang OF
turkeys coming up late in the after
noon from the woods where they al
ways spent the day and she got some
food and went out to feed them She
noticed an extra fine gobler standing
on the fence and knew he did not be-
long to her gang While her turkeys
were eating, she slipped around on
the far side of the fence and while the
turkey was not looking grabbed him
by the leg 1t developed that it was
one of the finest wild turkeys. and he
is now in Mrs Moore.s coop and al the
proper time an ak viii come down on
his neck
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1900-07-19

spring clip on one side. The entire
contents of the shell are allowed to fall
on the strainer, which has a series OF
narrow Sits opening into the glass.
through which the thinner white por-
ton strain1, leaving the thick yolll
still on the upper side. This is dropped
into the second glass, located at the
side of the first. This simple and mex
pensive device is the invention of Fer
nand Solomon of Philadelphia, and it
is obvious that. while the separator
shown is intended to receive a single
egg, the size can be increased for use
on bowl or larger vessel, the utensiI
being always maintained at an angle
which Will cause the yolk to roll to-
ward the projecting lip and allow tho
white 10 pass through
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1900-07-19
Not Homer. After All.

The rising poet had recited several
of his efforts to the fair young girl,
and as rising poets usually do he
paused for comment. Truly said
the maiden, you are the best speci-
men of Homarus Americans I have
ever seem The rising poet was even
more visibly proud than usual until
he looked in the back of the dictiOn-
airy and learned that --Homarus Amer
icanicus'' was the scientific name for
lobster This is the result of allow
ing our daughters to read the classics,
and talk slang Baltimore Ameri-
can.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1900-07-19
a Child Who Became Great.

Every precOcious boy does not be-
come a brilliant man, but some bril-
liant men have been precociOus in
childhOO John Ruskin, the great
English essayist and critic on art, was
such a child At the age of he wrote
verses in rhyme and kept a journal or
diary This journal was really a rec
ord of trips through England that he
took with his father. His interest in
the old cathedrals and in the bits of
scenery that he saw during these jour
neys betrayed the tastes that in later
years decided his career.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1900-07-19
Self-Cleaning Stable Fork

contract and allow the bar to slide
to the rear end of the tines when the
fork is inserted in a pile of straw or
hay AS soon as the load leaves the
fork the bar slides forward and re-
moves whatever clings to the tines.
In order that the fork may be used as
an ordinary fork, if occasion should
require, a catch is provided on the
yoke which carries the tines to secure
the sliding bar in a contracted posi-
ton and leaves the tines free
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1900-07-19
HENRY DID NOT VOTE.
Congressman Failed Regis
ter His Opinion.

mississippi Congressman Failed to Regis
ter His Opinion.
Representative Patrick Henry of
Mississippi, the tall and hcary de-
scendant of the famous Virginian,
had to edit the Congressional Record a
bit recently regarding his failure to
participate in a roll call, says the
Washington Post. 1t was during con-
sideration of a district measure, when
Representative Bailey of Texas was
flibustering. Mr. Henry believes in
following democratic leaders religious
ly, and, whatever the emergency, his
vote can be counted on. if it is posi-
BILE to get it recorded. On the after
noon in question Mr.. Henry was en-
joying himself at lunch in the house
restaurant, when word was brought
down to him that vote was in prog
ress. He finished his repast hastily
and rushed upstairs. MI Speaker,
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1900-07-19

Every one knows that England's
navy is the biggest and most power
full in the world. but not every one
realizes intuitive1y why it has need to
be SO. The larger of the two diagrams
shows how the British fleet could pro-
tect Great Britain and Ireland, if the
British isles were all there is to the
empire. But when it is realized that
the British colonies and dependencies
girdle the globe-that, as the old say
ing is. THE sun never sets on the
British 1ag''-a glance at the other
diagram will convey to the mind
how little of the vast British fleet
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1900-07-19

in the accompanying cut it is possible
to rapidly separate the whites and
yolks of eggs as they are broken, with
out particular attention being paid to
where each portion falls The device
can be used with ordinary tumbler.
to which it is easily attached by the
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1900-07-19

after he has not been recorded on
either the first or second call, if he was
not in the room and listening, and Mr..
Henry reluctantly went back into the
democratic clOakrOOm. His formal
language of addressing the court,
however, was stricken out of the Rec
ord
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1900-07-19

The true art of life is TO select wise
ly. In its largest meaning, a sense OF
fitness is the supreme grace The sur
vival of the latest is marked by their
choice of the fittest-Ram's Horn.
The evening times., 1900-02-01
RESTAURANT EPISODE.
A sort of straw Vote.

An advertising agent representing a
nrominent New York magazine, while on
a recent Western trip. was dining one even
ing in a Pittsburg restaurant.
/ while waiting for his order he glanced
over his newspaper and noticed the adver-
tisement of a well-known dyspepsia prep
aration-Stuart s Dyspepsia Tablets; as he
himself was a regular user of the tablets
he began speculating as 10 how many of
the other travelling men in the dining room
were also friends of the popular remedy
for indigestion:
He saws; Il counted twenty three men
al the tables and in the hotel Office. | took
the trouble to interview them, and was sur
nrised to learn that nine of the twenty
three made practice of taking one or two
Of Stuarts Dyspepsia Tablets after each
meal.
Zone of them told me he had suffered so
much from stomach trouble that at one
,ime he had been obliged to quit the road.
| hut since using Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets
/ had been entirely free from indigestion
| hut he continued their use. especially while
trarrltps. on account of irregularity in
/ meals and because like all travelling men,
/ no uas often Obliged 10 eat what. he could
! oct aud NOT always what he wanted
/ ,,Another who looked the picture of
/ taktns a stuart Tablet afterward. because
! n, could cat what he pleased and when he
/ rleased without fear of sleepless night
! or any other trouble
.,Stiu another used them because he was
s,,biect To gas on stomach, causing pressure
an heart and lungs. shortness of breath.
and distress in chest, which he no longer
oInerienced since using the tablets regu-
I larly.
Another claimed that Stuart's Dyspepsia
Tablets WAS the only safe remedy he had
over found for sour stomach and acidity
IIe had formerly used common soda to re-
lieye the trouble. but the tablets were much
better and safer 10 use.
After smoking. drinking. or other ex-
casses which weaken the digestive organs.
nothing restores the stomach to a healthy,
ubolesome condition so effectually as
| Stuart's Tablets.
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets contain the
natural digestiyes pepsin. disastase. which
overy weak stomach lacks as well as nux,
| hvdras tsn and yellow parilla. and can be
! safely relied upon as a radical cure for
| every form of poor digestion. Sold by
! druggists everywhere.
A little book on stomach troubles mailed
| free by addressing +. 4. Stuart Co, Mar
shall. Mich.
The evening times., 1900-02-01

The news of the death of Lieut.. W. T.
Schenck. of the Twenty fifth Infantry, was
cabled TO the War Department today by
General Otis The officer, who is native
of Maryland, and who is well known in
washington, was at the head OF his troops
leading them in a charge against the reh-
els when killed
The body of Lieutenant Schenck will be
brought to this country for intcrment hui
no details will be arranged by the War
Department until after the widow can he
consulted.
The widow and her child are now living
at Fort Logan, Col. The news of her hus-
bands death was conveyed 10 her today
by the War Department in as kindly a
manner as possible.
Lieut. W. T. Schenck was born in Mary
land December 21 1872, and appointed
from the army. He was private. corporal,
and sergeant, First Cavalry, November.
1891. to November. 1894: second lieutenant
Tenth Infantry October 81, 1894; first lieu
tenant Twenty-ffth Infantry, June 80 1928.
Killed in acticn Subig. Luzon. January %,
1900.
He jolned his regiment December 10.
1894 ana served with ii at Fort Sill, o.
T.. to September. 1897; at the Infantry
and Cavalry School Fort Leavenworth
Kansas. to April 1925: at Tampa. Fla, 10
June. 1898: in the Santiago campaign to
August, 1898: on leave to October, 1898;
on recruiting duty to January, 1899; in
New Mexico and Colorado TO June, 1893;
en- route to and in the Philippine Islands
to date Of death.
He was recommended for brevet for per
sonal gallantry in the battle and siege oi
Santiago and for exhibition Of iron forti-
tude and endurance He is survived by q
wife and child now al Fort Logan, Col.
In addition to the death of Lieutenant
Schenck, General otis cabled the War De
partment today the following casualties:
Killed. Twenty-ffth Infantry. January 30
near Subig, Luzon, Tevis Bronston, Com
pany X and Hilliard Boone and William
Shannon, Company L. Wounded: Thirty
eighth Infantry, January -, at Taal Ma
tangas, Company ID, Edward II. Chapin
thigh. severe; Company c. Elmer f. Leas-
er, face; Benjamin y. Chinn. arm; Thom-
as Brown, chest: Edward Weaver. sh0ul-
der. moderate; Harry Buchanan. leg;
Thirty-sixth Infantry, January 30, at Ba-
linoagung Company r, Ira Allen. chest
severe: Company C. Lewes Wyles thigh
slight: Preston A. Lloyd foot, severe:
Nineteenth Infantry. January s. near Cebu
Company 8. Alfred Berry. corporal, neck
and face. severe Company X. Willard Z
Bell. leg. severe: Company NJ Charles
William Sisler. arm. slight; Company l.
Henry " sumner. corporal, thigh, mod
crate
The evening times., 1900-02-01
RoBBERIES REPORTED.
4 Number sf Thefts Made known Mt
Police Headquarters.

Robberies were reported to the police
last night by a number of persons, the
aggregate losses by the thefts being small.
Saks & Co. complained of the loss of three
rings valued at $40.
Shoes and clothing valued at s15 are said
to have been stolen. January 80, from
Charles L. Chisholm. of 1908 @ Street
northwest
The barn OF b. B. Whalen. at IS Street
northeast was entered Tuesday night. and
six chickens stolen.
gold locket, set with two rubies. is
missing from the home of Mrs. Mary
Money, 1923 Twelfth Street northwest.
Ralph Nutting, of 215 East Capitol Street
reports the theft of $50 from his home late
Tuesday night.
Miss Mary Duncan, living at the Portland
Flats, complains that thiyes entered her
apartments and stole valuable pearl
brooch from a bureau drawer.
The evening times., 1900-02-01
THE ANTITRUST LEAGUE.
Arrangements Completed for Mass
Needing Tomorrow Night.

AFfzlH q fEft ms Y nllbit'hFu tDE ~ MISS
Meeting Tomorrow Night.
The committee OF arrangements appoint
ed at the last meeting OF the Antitrust
League TO prepare plans and select speak
ers for the mass meeting which is to be
held tomorrow night al the Masonic TEN
pie held their last meeting at the rooms
OF the league. 1929 Pennsylvania Avenue
northwest last night. Chairman II. B.
Martin presided.
The meeting will be presided over by
Representative Sulzer of New York, and
speeches will be made by the presiding Of
fcer and by Senators Allen, Mason, and
Pettigrew. and Representatives Lentz,
Csrmack, and Ridgely.
Mr. Martin announced last night that
Senator Aliens address would be princi-
pally confined to a statement Of the recent
developments in the Treasury Department,
together with a discussion OF the report
made by Secretary Gage at the request Of
the Senate. The list of honorary vice
presidents that have been selected COM
prises Senator Heitfeld of Idaho. Repre-
sentative J. Wesley Gaines of Tennessee,
former Senator Cali of Florida, former
Representative Turner of New York, Rich
ard Lacey, of New York. Col. William
Dickson. Capt. Patrick O'Farrell, Harry
b. Parker. f. L. Jordan. +. T. Moran, e.
A Newman, George Killeen, and Jackson
II. RalstOn.
Every arrangement has now been COM
pleted aud il is expected that the hall
viii be flied with those interested in Op-
posing trusts. There will be no charge
for admission. and the members of the
Antitrust League Will be on hand early
TO assist in seating the vast audience that
is expected. MIR. Martin announced last
night that the committee of arrangements
had now finished its labors and were
ready to be discharged.
Before adjourning the meeting Chair
man Martin stated that the committee de
sired TO thank all who had assisted them
in preparing for the big meeting, and at
his suggestion resolution was introduced
thanking The Times for the manner in
which il had reported the various meet
ings of the committee and had assisted
them in interesting the public in the af-
fair.
The resolution was adopted unanimous
ly. after which the meeting adjourned.
The evening times., 1900-02-01
SPECIAL NOTICES.

OFFICE OF THE WASHINGTON GAS
LIGHT COMPANY, Washington. d. c..
January 19, 1906.-The annual meeting of
the shareholders of the WASHINGTON
GAS LIGHT COMPANY for the election OF
directors and for such other business as
may properly come before said meeting
will be held at the Office CT the company.
AT TENTH STREET n. W, MONDAY.
FEBRUARY s. 1900, at IL O'CLOCK
NOON. The polls will be open from ~
o'clock noon to o'clock p. m. WILLIAM
B. ORME,, Secretary.
ja19-15t. .exsu
The evening times., 1900-02-01
An Engineers Quick Action.

CUMBERLAND, Nd, Feb. 1.-As a Bal.
timore and Ohio freight train was passing
near Pawpaw, twenty-five miles east Of
Cumberland, early yesterday morning. En-
gineman Gibbon Kile noticed house in
flames. He quickly stopped his train, and
after sending out nagmen, with the as.
sistance Of his fireman, he kicked In the
door and aroused the sleeping inmates,
five members of the family Of George
Shenk. Two were carried out unconscious.
The evening times., 1900-02-01
Governor Bradford Explains,

BOSTON, Feb. 1.-Governor Gamalie
Bradford, of the Society of Mayfower De-
scendants, arose and explained his pres
ence at the Bryan breakfast Tuesday
morning. Some members of the society
had grown restive at the thought of their
chief officer sitting down at such a gather
ing. He said he went purely as an fndi-
vidual and did not wish to compromise tha
society by having its name brought in
vidual opinion.
The evening times., 1900-02-01
GENERAL LAWToN's FUNERAL.
The ord Issued Providing for q
Military Escort.

The exact date Of the funeral Of General
Lawtcu has not yet been fixed by The War
Depal ment. bur il viii probably be held
Thursday Of next week. from either the
New York Avenue Presbyterian Church
CT the Church OF the Covenant.
Rev H. NJ Woolsey Stryker, President
OF Hamilton College, at Clinton. y. Y. Will
have charge OF she services al The church
and Uill be assisted by several local min
listers.
despatch received by the War Depart
ment today from Major Long, Department
Quartermaster al San Francisco. stated
that the funeral train would start East
this afternoon. II is expected 10 reach
Washington "Wednesday.
Major General Merritt who viii have
charge of the military escort. today issued
orders assigning troops 10 take part in the
ceremonies.