The Iola register., 1901-03-01

that is the salaries take Il vacation.
BY very close scratch the Kansas
exposition bill escaped death in the
hands of the committee.
The Fredonia Citizen predicts that
modern Pilgrims Progress will is
sue soon from the Topeka jail.
The Ottawa Republican says it is
incorrect to say that Mrs. Nation is
still in Jail. just say she is in Jail.
An Emporia restaurant man got nice
notices in the papers by setting up
angel food cake to the print shop
devils.
The season of Lent began Wednes-
day, and despite the unusual bank de-
posits in the State great interest is
being taken.
Miss Lizzie Betz is allowed to teach
school at Newton, although pupils
caught playing marbles for keeps"
are well larruped.
The Topeka Capital believes that in
the retirement of G. A. Towne from
Congress one G. A. Z. disappears that
will not come back.
People who are acquainted with
Lawrence streets will note with a grin
that one of the town hacks upset in
the street recently.
George S. Turner, cashier of the
Citizens bank at LaCygne, left for
parts unknown, leaving the banks af-
fairs badly muddled.
Victor Murdock: 1t remained for a
Kansas woman-Mrs. Nation-to
demonstrate the possibility of two
wrongs making a riot. -
The Erie Record is trying to induce
the populace to take bath this CEN
tury to prevent smallpox being as
prevalent as it was last.
The editor of the paper at Gypsum
will employ his leisure running no.
tel. He can now utilizeall the ''roasts"
and "hot stuff" he finds.
Hearing that there was butter
famine in Pittsburg, an enterprising
Girard farmer took his billygoat to
that market but failed to sell,
Carl Martin, of Fort Scott, serving
as lieutenant of regulars in the Phil
ippines, has been breveted captain
for distinguished gallantry.
The epidemic of Kansas writing is
spreading. An Ottawa colored man
| is preparing book on spooks, giving
some of his personal experiences.
On March L, 1900 subscriptions to
the Paola Spirit expire, and Sheridan
doubtless had a chill when he noted
the fact and called for settlement.
Chanute is preparing to name her
streets before the papers quit printing
the Boer, Filipino and Chinese names,
which will help in the nomenclature.
A franchise has been granted by
the county commissioners for an cleo
trio railway between Independence
and Cherryvale, estimated cost $780,
600.
There are now on file in the post
Office department at Washington 400
applicants from Kansas for the estab-
lishment of free rural mail delivery
routes.
The talk that j. K. Hudson is plan
ming to again do newspaper work in
Topeka is further evidence that there
is no Hot Springs for printers ink
poisoning.
A ofTeyvilleundertak has bought
a rubber suit so that he may run nc
risk of catching fire in pursuing his
calling and his patients as far as may
be necessary.
The title 'solon" which many papers
confer on the legislators is so much
, like saloon" it's wonder Mrs. Ma
ton hasn't hatchetted some of the
worthy gentlemen.
A farmer living near Parsons has
published a book on Otyognomy, OF
the language of the ear. In Other
words it tells how to read ones char
5 acter by the ear marks.
The day of artificial forests is com
ing. G.. w. Tincher, near Council
} Grove, owns a big catalpa grove ant
recently cut 20, 600 fence posts from |
and will cut $1,000 more,
The Marion Record although
prohibitionist organ, tips the resub
} missionlsts that the real way to dow
S the temperance move would be t,
stock the state with snakes.
e An Ottawa cigar maker has aske
Mrs. Nation for the privilege OF nam
: ing a cigar after her. That lad
- hates tobacco, so her silence is doubt
less not due to speechless joy.
! A Perry iointist who had his layou
= smashed is planning to move to Kan
y sas City, where he will set up tn
debris and run saloon on the theor
d that curiosity will draw the thirsty.
h The Fort Scott Elks held comic
It mock circus last week, and it was S
very much the real thing that tn
Q police had to do extra duty to circum
. vent the pickpockets in the crowd.
). The last issue of the Hiawath
y World tells how it happened. 'It'
!, refers to the way the devil was give
u the black eye by everybody in Hia
e watha getting religion at a revival.
The Lawrence Journal, in the ligl
1t of recent events, thinks there is n
i need of a capital punishment law
this state, for if a man deserves deaf