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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-03-09
A HAPPY PHILOSOPHER.

I like the weather rainy an like the
weather dry,
[ like the world an like the plan the Ruler
runs 1t by
There's mebby drougnty seasons In some
fair and farmin spot
While a streak of too wet weather bllghts
another like as not
But do so love earth's roses that the little
thorns don't hurt
An life to me Is somethn' more than
drudgery an dirt;
God tuned my taste 20 sweetness, so / shun
the bitter lees
An find so much of honey I'm a-robbin' OF
the bees.
I'VE found that cornneds stunted till they
wouldn't pay to shock
VIII yield in huskln' seasons lots o. nub-
bins for the stock.
An the shirveled wheat that rusted one O.
Natures weather tricks,
VIII do q sight toward feedin' all the hum
CRY hens and chicks.
SO what's the use o. whinin' II the run o.
things don't suit,
You get to smell the blossoms though some
insect takeS the frut
reckon Kfes so happy can wander where
p ease
An find so much of honey I'm a-robbin' of
the bees.
a ndppy NE ueptHueHl not vi BuHlpliOii
or on grit
But jes' the plain philosophy of make the
best of IT,
OF course | amt denyin' Sorrows stallSin'
through the land,
But her sister, JOY, is with her, an a-hold-
In OF her hand.
So write me down as happy. in the summer.
spring or fall
An even storms o. winter doesn't ice the
blossoms all,
So jes keep on a-huntin In the fragrance
or the freeze,
An ! Had so much of honey I'm a-robbin' OF
the bees.
Roy Farrell Greene. In Youths Compan.
ion.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-03-09
Talking nnera Hnnse.

The fact that most of the available
sites close in are being used for other
purpose has revived the talk among
the enth .siasts of the necessity for
something beir lone about an opera
house for th,s burg. One man whJ is
pretty well up ON the subject advo-
Gates a sort of stock company, twenty
five men for instance, putting up some
money, and then letting the contract
for building to man named Mcclure
who makes opera house building his
business. lie travels about with a
corps of workmen and finishes the
building to the scenery, then runs it
for five years, when it is turned over
to the stock holders. A good show is
engaged for the opening week and
tickets are sold for five or ten dollars
for the week and the public helps
start the business. In this way a
good house, well equipped, can be OBJ
tanned, of a size to accommodate larger
troupes than can show here now, and
no one man has TO pay for the whole
loss. 1t is the exceptional opera hou sc
in smaller towns which pays expenses
and they are generally built by pub
lie spirited people as matter of local
pride.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-03-09
Seeds.

Billiousness and constipation are
seeds out of which spring many OF
the serious diseases that inflict the
human body. Sound judgment
would demand the immediate re-
mOval of this condition before it de-
velopes something more trou blesome
and difficult to cure. Prickly Ash
Bitters is a reliable cure for constipa.
ton aud disorders of similar charac.
ter. 1t not only thoroughly empties
and purifies the bowels, but strength
ems the bowel channels and regulates
the liver and stomach, hence 1t per.
forms radical cure. Sold by c. b
Spencer Il Co.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-03-09

DR.. j. B. Hubbell, representative of
the Red Cross society in Havana, has
found that former agent OF the so
ciety, who had refused to give up GER
tain Red Cross stores, has been using
them to fatten his pigs with. The fat
tening food consisted of French peas
and dried apples and apricots.-Al-
bany Argus.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-03-09
YOu Have Seen

DIR. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin adver-
tised for months, but have you ever
tried it? If not, you do not know
what an ideal stomach remedy it is.
A l0c bottle 40 doses 10c) will show
you its great merits as cure for con-
stipation, indigestion and sick head
ache. Regular size so &c and 81.
e. b. Spencer.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-03-09
A Royal Snap shooter.

One of the amusements of the German
empress is to follow the emperor in his
hunting trips with u camera and take
photographs of the game he kills. She
not only touches the button" but
does the rest" at home with her own
hands
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-03-09
Going Down Hill.

People suffering from kidney dis.
eases feel a gradual but steady loss
of vitality. They should lose no time
in trying Foley's Kindey Cure. 1t Is
guaranteed. Evans Bros.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-03-09
Problem for the KIndergarten.

After all the learned editors and col
lege professors have debated over the
time when the nineteenth century ends.
II will be safe, says the Chicago News,
TO refer the entire matter to the kim
iergaIten class.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-03-09

MIR. Rash, the Salina man who
MAKES ihe natural body brace which
he advertises in many Of the eastern
magazines, spends over 500 a day for
advertising, uses over 100000 envel-
opes annually, spending $4,000 for
postage and does other printing in
proportion which makes him the print
shop ideal in that town. And he is
getting rich at it too.
They tell good story on a Rock
ISLAND operator at Wellington. A
woman operator applied for work and
was soon very thick with one of the
three men employees, and the other
two, after scheming for hours, finally
wrote note to their former chum
limiting that the woman was spot.
ter" Needless to say che was fired
quickly from the office and now they
are laughing at the man.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-03-09
STATE OF OHIO, CITY OF TOLEDO
IJCAS Country


FRANK }. CHENEY makes oath
that he is the senior partner of the
firm of +. j. CHENEY IL Co., doing
business in the City of Toledo, County
and State aforesaid, and that said
firm will pay the sum of ONE HUN
DRIED DOLLARS for each. and every
case of Catarrh that cannot be cured
by the use of HALLS CATARRH CURE.
FRANK j. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed
in my presence, this 9th day of JAM
uary, A. f. 1886.
("1 A. w. GLEA SON,
~ Notary, Public.
HALLS Catarrh cure is taken inter
nally and acts directly on the blood
and mucous sufaces OF the system.
Send tor testimonials free.
f J. CHENEY 4 CO, Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists 75c.
HALLS Family pile are thebest.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1900-07-14
THE SILVER REPUBLICANS.
They Refuse to NomiDstc n Vice.
President, Leaving 1t to the
National Committee.

Kansas City, No. July 7.-Aftcr
loLg and exciting debate, during which
il looked several times as II Charles a.
Towne would be nominated for vice
president in spite of his protest against
such action, the national convention OF
the silver republican party adjourned
sine 6ie without making a nomination,
the whole matter being referred to the
national committee with power to act.
WI Bryan was made the unanimous
choice of the convention for president
during the morning session, and it was
the intention to complete the ticket in
the afternoon by the nomination of
former Congressman Towne. The ac-
ton of the democratic conven ion,
however, in placing Adlai Z. Stevei son
in nomination, took the delegates off
their feet, but most of them asserted
their determination to nominate Mr..
Towne notwithstanding,
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1900-07-14
STRICKEN BY PARALYSIS.
Sudden Death of Judge Rudolph
Birrol mt His Home III Clay
ton, NO.

St. Louis. July 11.-Judge Rudolph
Hirzel, of the Thirteenth judicial dis
trict. one of the best-known Judges in
the state, died suddenly at II o'clock
last night at his home in Clayton.
Death resulted from stroke of pa
ralysis. which came only a few hours
previous. He was conscious to the last
and smiled at those who gathered
about his bedside, but could not speak.
All the members of his family were
present until the last.
Mrs. Hirzel has been critically i'll for
q week, and it is feared that the shock
OF her husbands death will have a
aerious effect on her.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1900-07-14
NEGRO LABOR FOR HAWAII.
IIavniiau Plantation Owners VIII
Try to solve the NeNcd Labor
Problem, by Importing Negroes.

Honolulu. July l, via San Francisco.
July 10.-lt is to the colored people of
the southern states that the plantation
owners of the Hawaiian islands will
turn for relief in the matter Of the
vexed labor question. John Hind and
j. Il. Collins. of Kohala plantation.
leaves for the southern states in quest
of negro laborers. They have assur-
nnces that three or four hundred can
I've recruited at New Orleans. The
plantation will pay their expenses to
She country and give thom $50 a
month. If enough negro labor can be
secured The services of the japanese
will be dispensed with altogether.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1900-07-14

Kansas City, Mo-, July Civilian
Jennings Bryan, of Nebraska, was, last
night, unanimously chosen rs the dem
ccratic candidate for president of the
United States on n platform opposing
imperialism, militarism and trusts,
and specifically declaring for the free
coinage of silver at the ratio of lt to
]. Imperialism is declared to be the
paramount issue.
The first session. beginning at 10 a.
M, was entirely fri itless of results,
and it was not until late in the after
| noon, when the second session had be-
gun, that the platform committee was
at last able to report an agreement,
which was given unanimous approval.
The reading of the platform was
punctuated by repeated outbursts OF
enthusiasm. The anti-imperialism
plank was greeted with unique Gem
onstrution and awe-inspiring enthusi-
asIn.
The vast auditorium was filled to its
utmost capacity when the moment ar
rived for the nomination to I've made.
Not only were the usual facilities al
forded by tickets taxed to their ut
most, but the doorkeepers were given
liberal instructions under which the
aisles, areas and all available spaces
were packed to their fullest limit.
When the call of states began, for
the purpose of placing candidates in
Nc mination, Alabama yielded its place
at the head of the list to Nebraska,
and Oldham, of that state, made his
way TO the platform for the initial
speech placing Mr.. Bryan in nomina-
ticn for the presidency. The orator
was strcng-voiced and entertaining,
vet to the waiting delegates and spec
tators there was but one point to his
sreech, and that was the stirring pera-
rntion, which closed with the name OF
William Jennings Bryan.
This was the signal for the demon
stration of the day, and in common
purpose the great conc3urse Joined In
n tribute of enthusiastic devotion tothe
: party leader.
Demonstration for Bryan.
A huge oil portrait of Bryan, meas
, uring IS feet across,was brought down
the main aisle before the delegates. A
the same time the standards of th'
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1900-07-14
THE COTTON SITUATION.
Figures From the Monthly Report
of the Statistician of the De-
partment of Agriculture.
LOWEST JULY CONDITION ON RECORD.
Excessive Rains Drowned Out the
Crop. und Extraordinary
Growth, of Grass and Weeds
Clicked Ont. In Many Instances,
Whnt the Rain Had Spared.

Washington. July 1.-the monthly
report of the statistician of the de-
partment of agriculture will show the
average condition of cotton. or Jdly /,
TO nave been 7j.e, as compared with
ST. last month. SIS on july !, 1899,
91.- at the spending date in 1898.
and Il ten-year average Of SO. The
conCition in the principal states is re-
ported as folows
The state Ayera2cs.
North Carolina. 50; South Carolina,
79. Georgil, "A; Florida, IS; Alabama,
20: Mississippi, Ga; Louisiana, 81:
Texas. =; Arkansas. IS: Tennessee.
7G; Oklahoma. 50; Indian territory, 90.
Wl1ie there We're some Improvement
during June in North Carolina, Texas,
Oklahoma and Indian territory,
amounting TO 3, :, : and l. points re-
spectivelv. there was a decline of 6
points in South Carolina, in Louis-
ana. 10 in Tennessee. IL in Arkansas,
l. in Georgia. i ir Alabama. and Il in
Missiysippl. With the exception of
! North Carolina. where the average
condition. or July l. ives points above
| The mean of the July averages in that
/ state for the last ten years, and In
| dian territory. where the figures avail
able for comparison cover only three
wears. the condition throughout the
entire cotton belt compares uufavora-
/ bly, with the ter-ve0r average, Louisi-
ana icing :: South Carolina and Texas.
10: Arkansas. IL Tennessee. II;
Georgia. 13. Alabama, j.. and Missis-
sippi p points below their respective
tcn-Ncar averages.
Lowest July Average on Hecord.
Not only was the condition, on July
!. ter the cotton region as a whole. the
lowest July condition on record. hut in
Georgia. Floridl. Alabama and Missis-
sippi it WAS the lowest in the entire
Icricd of 81 years for which records
ere available, while in Tennessee il was
the lowest. with one exception, and in
south Carolina, Texas and Arkansas,
tile lowest with two exceptions, in the
sa,nc ueriod of 81 wears. Excessive
rains. drowning out the crop and fol-
lowed by an extraordinary growth of
grass and weeds. are reported from al
most every state. and the gravity of
the situation is greatly increased by
the general scarcity of labor. In South
Carolina. Georgia. Alabama. Louisiana
ind Texas considerable areas win have
tc bc abandoned.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1900-07-14

state delegations were torn from their
sockets and waved on high, while UNI
brellas of red, white and blue, silk BAN
ners of the several states and many
handsome and unique transparencies
were borne about the building amid
the deafening clainor of 10000 yelling,
gesticulating men and women. All of
the intensity of former demonstra-
tions, and much more, was added to
this final tribute to the leader.
When the demonstration had spent
itself the speeches seconding the NOM
ination of Mr.. Bryan were in order.
Senator White spoke for California,
giving the tribute of the Pacific coast
to the Nebraska candidate.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1900-07-14

Meantime attention was being direct
ed to an excited group massed in front
Of the New York section, with Hill as
the vcrtex of 4 struggling throng Of
delegates. They pressed forward from
all quarters of the nah urging him to
permit his name to be placed before
the convention. The face of the New
Yorker was a study as the demands
upon him came from all sides. He sat
in the front row of delegates, with ex-
Senator Murphy on his right andJudge
Van Wyck on his immediate left. A
second seat away was Mr.. Croker Hill
protested vociferously. Judge Nan
Nyck said be could not refuse. Muir
ply and Croker pleaded with him to
obey the will of the convention and
accept.
While the plcadiugs continued the
call of Delaware was heard above the
rear, and Delaware yielded her place
TO New York. Al this the bulky form
OF Senator Grady, the silver-torgued
orator of New York, pushed through
the denscly-packed aisles mp to the
platform. There was hush through
ont the hall to hear what word New
York had to offer.
in behalf of the united democracy
of New ork," shouted Grady, II pre-
sent as a candidate for vice-president
the name of David Bennett Hill"
A Strange Pantomime.
The effect was electrical, and tidal
wave of enthusiastic approval swept
over the convention. Delegates stood
on their chairs and waved frantically,
not i'll few scattered groups, but in
solid phalanxes. Flags and standards
were again mingled in triumphant pro
ceSsion while n roar as from Niagara
rulsated through the great structure
Grady stood there proudly waiting fol
the storm to subside. But as he waited
the audience observed strange panto
mime. They saw Hill leave the New
York delegation and push through The
throng mp to the platform. They coult
see him appeal to Grady to withdraw
while Grady's answer was apparen
from the shake of his head, and his ad
vance TO the front Cf the platform Il
continue his nominating speech.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1900-07-14
SECOND DAY.

Convention Hall, Kansas City, Mo-,
July 5.--Convention hall was again be-
sieged by eager and excited thousands,
and long before the time sent for open
ing the second days proceedings of
the convention all of the streets ap-
preaching the building were solidly
nsssed with humanity, moving for
ward to. the many entrances.
Convention Called to Order.
At II o'clock the slender figure of
Chairman Richardson loomedup before
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1900-07-14
THIRD DAY.

Kansas City, Mo-, July 7.-The demo-
cratic ticket was completed yesterday
by the nomination of A. E. Stevenson,
Of Illinois. fer vice-president. The NOM
ination was made on the first ballot,
state after state joining in a wild
scramble to record their support of the
winning candidate. 1t was not accom-
panied by any such frantic demonstra-
ton Of approval as had marked the pro-
ceedirgs at previous stages, although
the result followed spirited and at
times highly dramatic contest between
the advocates of Stevenson, Towne,
Hill and lesser candidates.
An Ovation to Hill.
The distinct triumph of the day in
The way of popular ovation was that
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1900-07-14

"EpS"i W TIC uclcB dtcs anu SpcCtdtoiS
to preserve order, so that the work of
the convention might proceed without
undue interruption.
The Platform Not Ready.
Mr.. Richardson now announced that
the platform committee was not ready
to report, and pending word from
them, he invited to the platform ex-
Gov. Hogg, of Texas, to address the
convention. He was greeted enthusi-
asucelly, was in good voice, and his
words reverbratcd through the hall.
Calls for Hill.
At the termination of Gov. Hcggs
address, Chairman Richardson stepped
forward to say few words to Ser
geant~at-Arms Martin, and the crowd
took advantage of the opportunity to
start the cry of "Ilill." 1t came from
all quarters of the galleries, but prac-
tically little Of it from the delegates.
Mingled with the calls were Kisses.
Ignoring alike the calls and hisses,
Chairman Richardson announced the
next speaker, as follows:
'Gentlemen-I have the honor to IN
troduce to you Hon. A. NJ. Dockery,
Missouri's favorite son."
Mr.. Dockery spoke for some minutes,
and was followed by Mayor Rose Of
Milwaukee, who apologized for his
state giving a majority against Mr..
Bryan in 1896, and promised that the
state would come again into the demo
| cratic column this year.
George Fred Williams, of Massachu-
setts, was recognized, and submitted Q
resolution proposing:
THAT a committee of nine delegates
be appointed by the chair for the pur'
pose of comforting with the silver re
publican and the populist parties now
gathered in Kansas City
Shouts of NO" NO." followed the
reading, but the resolution was pu'
TO n vote, and, amid much confusion
on the floor, was declared adopted.
Messrs. Williams, of Illinois; Beck
ham, of Kentucky, and Miles, of Mary
land, addressed the convention.
AS the latter concluded, Chairman
Richardson announced that he hat
been informed the platform committe
would be ready to report at3:30. There
upon motion was agreed to to adjourn
). until that hour, and the vast audienc
filed out of the building amid enthus
astic shouts for the favorite leader
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1900-07-14
FIRE-SWEPT ILLINOIS TOWN.
Destructive Condngrntion in the
Business Portion of walnut, H.
Loss. From 500 .OOG to S55,o00.

Walnut. H.. July 11.-Fire, Monday
night, destroyed the opera house, Dem
mis-. West & Co.'S grain elevator the
bank building, the burlington depot.
two blocks OF stores and several
smaller buildings The less is esti-
mated at $4,000 to $4,000, partially in
sured
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1900-07-14

ShAftLfsS y. INV ~ L.
were about to do the voting. Gradu-
ally other delegations began to rise,
some of the New loi kers getting up,
and for moment it looked as though
the convention might be carried Off its
feet. But against this was heard Il
counter storm of protestation and dis
cordant Kisses.
For ten minutes the demonstration
lasted with varying degrees Of intensi-
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1900-07-14

chairman OF the National Democratic
Committee)
committee being deadlocked over the
question of submitting a straight-out
sixteen to one silver plank, or simply
reaflirming the Chicago platform. The
convention, therefore, confined itself
to routine business, and in the three.
sessions held proceeded as far as the
permanent organization, thus clearing
the deck for the reception of the re-
port of the committee on resolutions
and the placing in nomination os can
ddates for president and vice-presi-
dent.
Synopsis Of Proceedings.
The convention was called to order
by Chairman Jones of the national
committee.
Gov. Thomas of Colorado was intro
duced as temporary chairman. He
made speech, dwelling on the silver
issue. The various committees were
then named.
Sessions were held In the afternoon
and evening. At the latter reports
were Iece'cu iiO'h lhc Soii'''NS oi'
rules and on permanent organization.
Both were adopted.
Representative Richardson, of len
nessee, was presented as permanent
chairman. In accepting the honor he
made an address, showing sixteen rea-
sons why the republicans should be
ousted from control of the national
government. He closed with eulogy
of Bryan. which set the convention
wild with enthusiasm.
After the demonstration had sub
sided, the convention adjourned unit
Thursday forenoon.
A feature of the proceedings was the
repeated outbursts of cheers for Hill
of New York, which stopped the con
vention's business.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1900-07-14
BRYAN AND STEVENSON.
Standard Bearers Chosen by the
Democratic National Conven-
tion at Kansas City.
CONVENTION PROCEEDINGS IN BRIEF.
william Jennings Bryan Chosen rs Presi-
dsot,ai Nominee without Dissenting
yote-stevsnson, HIS Running Mate,
Nominated on First Ballot and the
Convention Adjourned.

Kansas City, Mo-, July 5.-The first
dav of the Democratic national con-
yention, Wednesday, failed to witness
the nomination of Bryan as the presi-
Dental candidate, as was desired by
some of the party leaders, who wished
to add a patriotically sentimental eclat
80 the nomination. The hitch occurred
on the silver question, the resolutions