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The Iola register., 1901-08-30

capacity of the building, which can be
made practically into one room on
occasion, is 1880. All the windows
are of opalescent art glass and the
three center panels in the large gable
windows show life size pictures OF
Christ. w. "A. Cam of st. Louis, was
the architect, Roberts & Harris, of
lola, contractors, and Jay Robbins
superintendent. Well ventilated and
well lighted, with excellent acoustic
properties, the church is ideal place
of worship, and at night is a very
beautiful sight, with the light stream
ing through the colored windows and
the songs of praise floating through
the doors.
FREE FROM DEBT.
The building cost in round numbers
3l4,00 The contract price was 3D.
$50. 80, but the furnishings and extras
increased this to the larger figure.
Among the larger items were windows
$40: walks $25S; chairs 81, 1866: car
pets Sl49 60; heating $500; gas fixtures
$3.50. Up to the day of dedtcatiug
there had been paid out S., 290.36 and
and balance remained in the bank
of S700.36. So there remained 81, 800
20 be raised and this wonderful feat
was accomplished by Bishop Joyce.
The original subscription list raised
81, ,32l: the board of church extension
gave 50, 800, and pledges made Sun
day made up the entire deficit so that
the church will start out freef from debt
The Methodists have worked faithfully
and increasingly and they gave as they
could, while members of other denom-
nations also contributed freely.
Among the principal donors Sunday
to make the debt vanish were Mr..
George r. Nicholson, Mr.. L. c..
Beatty and Mr.. L. L. Northrup.
lola is very proud of the beautiful
new church, and very proud of the
Methodists and very proud of the
generosity of her Christian people.
The Iola register., 1901-08-30
Surplus Electric Energy.

If you want to bask in the sunlight
of a smile that is broad enough to
cover all, just get within hailing dis
tance of f. V. Crouch. He is still
trying to get used to the sensation of
being the owner of young gas well.
Immediately, he says, the power house
will be staked off and hurried along
y 400-horse power engine will be in
stalled and 250-kilowatt generator.
The machinery that will go into the
building will fill eight cars and has
been ordered. The plan is to build
for greater things, just as the city of
lola with 1000 people, built water
works for 80, 000 Mr.. Crouch openly
says that this first piece of track will
not end the lola railway system by a
long shot, and, If luck is with the
town, this may become the center of an
inter-urban system.
The Iola register., 1901-08-30
Perhaps Another Ice Plant.

There is a gentleman in town who is
seeking location for an ice plant
He hopes to build one that will have
a capacity of fifty tons daily, which is
about the size of the plant now here,
and would expect to ship his product,
principally along the Missouri
Pacific. And that is one reason why
lola wants all the railroads she can
get. If all points of the state can be
reached from here there will be large
number of factories come here where
fuel is cheap and make goods to be
scattered all over the state.
The Iola register., 1901-08-30
OIL East of Fort Scott.

The Fort Scott Tribune prints dis
patch from Stotesbury, Mo-, which by
the way is the town adjoining the big
4O0-acre ranch d. Ewart traded for
last year and still owns, as follows;
"Word was received in this city last
night that a flow of gas was struck at
Stotesbury, Mo-, about fifteen miles
nortneastofthis city and that littletown
is in state of excitement over the dis
covery. The volume and pressure has
not been tested. AS soon as the flow
was struck and the oil gushed out, the
we'll has capped and the company went
to work right away obtaining leases
on adjoining land. The well was put
down right in Stotesbury and oil was
obtained at distance of go feet. 1t
will be tested in short time"
The Iola register., 1901-08-30
KANSAS CLIPS AND CONN MENrsn

Miss Ida Tamm clerks at Cawker
City. That young woman had close
shave from being quite profane.
A Salina man now claims that he
"started Bill Nye." Doubtless by
furnishing the subject for good
joke.
Hutchinson is trying to frame a fire
limit ordinance that will be so binding
fire cannot start within a mile of
town.
A bogus pension examiner is headed
for Kansas. He is bald, blue-eyed,
and says your pension will be cut
down unless you pay him.
Both the big flour mills at Coffey-
vile are shut down, all the men hav-
ing walked out when refused an in
crease of twenty-five cents day.
CotTey county will dedicate her new
court house at Burlington Monday,
September ,. Next thing Kansas peo-
pie will be celebrating extensions of
the grave yards.
William Allen White in boyhood
lived near Eldorado, and papers of
that town to prove that they are not
awe inspired always refer to him as
bill Allen White"
In Fort Scott's police court a col
ored father spanked his son on the
order of the court, and the boy cried
just as boys cry who are spanked on
the old fashioned place.
Last year the Evangelical church at
Industry rented forty acres, planted it
to wheat, raised $50 bushels and have
600 bushels net. The sale of this will
clear the church of debt.
A Newton man tied two dogs tails
together and hung the rope over a
bridge rail. Two of the whelps that
figure in this story died. The other is
still at large in Newton.
Grant Gillette says he wants to
come home, prove that he did not lug
OFF fortune with him, and incidental
ly expose lot of friends and relatives
who made money of him.
Uncle Toms Cabin is to be put on at
Ottawa by home talent, Even the ice
that Eliza crosses and the dogs that
chase her will be Ottawa products
and, verify the audience will have
to be.
A government fish car is scattering
croppy and bass through the streams
of the State. The distribution is more
expensive than usual as at some places
a second car has to follow with
water,
There is no need for any Kansan tc
lack money. The Chanute schoo
board offers SO for the conviction o.
any one defacing school property
All anyone need do is deface, confess
and get the ten.
Prof, f.. II. S. Bailey the other day
visited and tested the properties of tn,
spring whence Abilena water comes.
man who will drink that water il
cholera weather deserves as mucl
credit as war hero.
The Iola register., 1901-08-30

DR.. Calling, inventor of the famous
rapid fire gun, formerly lived in Doni-.
phan county, Kansas. He was Demo-
cat, and it is suspected was run out
by Cy Leland and invented the gun in
the hope Of revenge.
The Lawrence journal says that in
hard times only smart pupils enter
the University, the dull ones are
kept at home to work. After the first
fall examination Kansas can know
now times really are.
Abilene Reflector: A Siberian NAM
moth which has been dead for 80, 600
years has been found with undigested
food still in its stomach. This breaks
the record for indigestion. It ought to-
have taken Abilene water.
A Topeka iointist was fined 81 500
and sentenced to jail for 450 days.
There was talk of first making the
sentence read ''until the capitol is
finished but he was man past 20
years and it was thought too long a
confinement.
Jack Schall, of the Troy Chief,
offers to drop dead ifa Troy merchant
will tade page ad. in his paper.
And he suggests this as an easy
revenge to several merchants who
think he does poorer job of editing
than Sol Miller did.
Ed Jones, an t,mporia boy appoint
ed by Senator Plumb to position in
the government printery at Washing
ton, has just been put in charge of the
government printery at Manila. AL
ways in the band wagon.
There is cigar sign near Seneca,
picture of man smoking, that is so
ugly team of mules frightened and
ran away when they saw it. And men
smoking look about as pretty to most
women as that sign did to the mules,
only the women don't run,
But for Kansas the Associated Press
would find 1illiculty in filing the re-
quired space. In return that institu-
tion is trying to bring fortune to
Kansas. First it left a million to
Topeka laundress and now it wills
eight millions to an Irving woman.
Bent Murdock, who claims to have
no sentiment, says: when a pretty
girl pins Hover on a young mans
coat she always tilts her chin up and
looks at it sideways, and if the fellow
doesn't tumble then he had better stay
indoors when funeral is passing for
fear of being run over by the hearse. 4,
Ewing Herbert, in grouchy mood,
said all things Kansan were bad. In
an afterthought he said viii White
was an exception. White Islands up
for Kansas" in an editorial, denying
all Herbert's charges, save the after
thought,
Two five dollar bills we're brought
into a Salina bank by farm hand.
They were torn and discolored and
smelled to high heaven. He had car
ried them in his shoe for four months
while harvesting. They were putin the
filthy lucre" till.
Catherine Welch, an Usage City
girl, wrote letter to her home paper
from Switzerland telling about spend
ing half an.hour crossing a glacier.
Nobody believes the story in Usage
now but they will be more credulous
by the time snow flies.
A Leavenworth woman will sue for
divorce on the ground that her hus-
! band has ueve: kissed her since the
wedding day and once when she tried
to steal one he slapped her, The brute
will probably file cross bill alleging
that she is would-be thief.
The Iola register., 1901-08-30
List of PATENTS.

Granted to Kansas inventors this
week. Reported by c. a. Snow & Co.
Washington, ID. C.-E. p. Bergman Il
A. f. Renaid d, Concordia, buckle.
A. p. Charles, lola, steam-engine.
A. X. Childs, Leoti, windmill. A. w.
Jones, Washington, washing-machine.
II. Scheloske, st. Marys, puzzle. +.
f. Welch, Lawrence, spike-extractor.
A. Wirth, Parsons, feed-water heater.
For copy of any of above patents,
send 10 cents and date of this paper
to c. A. Snow g. Co., Washington,
d. c.
The Iola register., 1901-08-30
Brldke Contract is Let.

Fridays TT. Scott Monitor says:
Among the different contracts that
are being awarded by the manage
ment of the new Fort Scott, lola e.
Western railroad, is that for the
b dges and culverts, whichwas yester-
day given to the Gilfllan & Drake
Flagstone company of this city.
"The contract includes all the
bridges on the new road between NJ
ran and Piqua, the stretch OF track
that will be built first and is an inn
portant piece of work"
The Iola register., 1901-08-30
A Communications.

Mr.. Editor-Allow me to speak q
few words in favor of Chamberlain S
Cough remedy. / suffered for three
not sleep at nights, | tried several
doctors and several patent medicines
but could get nothing to give me any
relief until my wife got bottle of this
valuable medicine which has COM
pletely relieved me. w. S. Brock
man, Bagnell, Mo. This remedy is
for sale by w. l.. Crabb & Co, and
Campbell & Burrell
The Iola register., 1901-08-30
Taking Options on DongIas.

The REGISTER learns that the Fort
Scott, lola & Western have represent
atives in town and are going into the
matter of getting through town in a
business like way. They are care
fully following the route on both sides
of the street, getting figures at which
the owner will sell his property and
also figures of the damage he esti-
mates will result to his property if the
road is built. This is straightfor-
ward and business like and is the
most significant move the men have
made for some time of their determina-
ton TO build the road.
The Iola register., 1901-08-30
Water Cure for Chronic Constipatio

Take two cups of hot water half an
hour before each meal and just before
going to bed, also a drink of water,
hot or cold, about two hours after
each meal. Take lots of out door ex-
ercise-walk, ride, drive. Make a
regular habit of this and in many
cases chronic constipation may be
cured without the use of any medicine
When a purgative is required take
something mild and gentle like Cham
berlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets
For sale by w. L. Crabb & Co., and
Campbell q Burrell.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-04-28
FACTS AND FIGURES.

All the shipyards on the Pacific coast.
from San Francisco to Puget sound, are
working overtime to launch vessels for
the spring trade.
1t is probable that 100000 acres Of
land belonging to the Northern Pacific
railroad, west of the Mississippi river,
will soon be placed on the market.
The Swedish mile is the longest mile
in the world. A traveller In Swede n
when told that he is only about a mile
from desired point would better hire a
horse, for the distance he will have to
walk if he chose in his ignorance to
adopt that mode of travel, is exactly
,7C0 yards.
A recent census OF the population Of
Rio de Janeiro gives the city approx
mately 650.000 inhabitants. This Is much
smaller than was generally supposed. In
all there are 60, 1S2 houses and dwellings,
giving the average of ten people each. The
tenenients are crowded with hundreds CT
occupants, many of them living in the
most wretched manner.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-04-28

The processes of Industrial evolution
are showing higher perfect and moro
continuous development In the United
States, at this time at least, than else
where in the world. To that circum-
stance do We owe most Of the progress
we have been making, especially in the
past ten years And that development,
1t must be acknowledged, disregard the
past as we may, has begun and has been
maintained concurrently with the adj
vent and growth Of the trusts
1t will soon, no doubt. become a serious
question for the American people, even
If 1t is not now such question, what
to do with the trusts. AS long as these
institutions are conducted under the d.
rection Of men of the highest order of
industrial genius, men thoroughly con-
versant with the needs and spirit of tho
people of today, Of which ]. p Morgan
of New York, may be accepted as q
type, there is no fear that anything will
be done or attempted which will hear
NPOA bAAO mass VI consumers. But
under the direction of unscrunuIous or
narrow-nninded men, the trust, while if
may be regarded as great agent in the
recognized pre-eminence in productive
work of the United States among the
nations, can easily be made the medium
Of public exaction which will never he
endured by this people
But we must accept the existing con-
dltions such as they are. The commerce
and product6e industry of the world
have turned to concentrated effort to Sc.
cure the most desirable results. No
where else in the world has that quest
been more successful than in the United
States. Marvels have been accomplished
here, and added marvels are in process
OF accomplishment through Industrial
and commercial consolidation.
The relative positions Of the United
States and the other nations in material
Production differ today from what If
has Keen at any and every stage of OR
Development. Vast resuhs are beng
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-04-28
THEY SHOULD GET OUT.

Americans can now be said to have but
little interest in the political affairs of
the Chinese empire Having withdrawn
our troops, the operations of the Euro
pean forces still on Chinese territory have
an interest confined entirely to matters
of trade and commerce.
A consideration which must sooner or
later secure the serious attention of our
officials at Washington is the one con
corning the deterrent influence on Chi
nese trade and industry exercised by the
present policy of the European
powers. 1t is folly to talk of normal con-
ditions being established in China while
the existing state of things is maintained.
No European power will be wanting for
a pretext to engage in one or other punt
tive proceeding toward China or the CHI
nese as long as the allied forces occupy
the country. If there was a sincere de-
sire to re-establish order in China; IL
that were the real purpose of the Euro
pean powers in sending additional troops
there, those troops would long since have
been withdrawn, and the imperial author
tiles allowed to resume the functions of
government.
1t may be said that all the other pow
ers suffer as do the United States III the
embargo which continues on Chinese
trade. But if this be true it is equally
true that there is not one of the nations
which are instrumental in maintaining
that embargo which has not an Interior
purpose to accomplish. The accomplish
ment of those purposes is quite evidently
Of more Importance to them than the re-
sumption of normal conditions
The United States should insist on mat
ters being brought to some tangible state
of adjustment. If there is an interna-
tional protecterate designed to be put in
operation in China, that end is as easy
now of accomplishment as it will he
later. If an enforced change in dynasty
is under contemplation, that, too, can
speedily be brought within some measur-
able distance Of realization. The avowed
appointment Of an administrative council
by the empress may. at this time at
least, be regarded as another of the myth
ical events, Of the happening of which
newspaper readers have been so carefully
advised from time to time.
The abdication of the empress would
doubtless be a good thing for the com
try. and for all foreign interests involved.
If that is an end held in view it surely
has been paltered with a sufficiently long
time already. The treaty rights of the
United States are in a state of practical
suspension. They are kept so by the ac-
ton or rather the non-action of the
European powers. It is plain that the
officials of our state department need to
show some more backbone than has dis
tngu1shed them thus far in China.
demand should go forth from Washing
ton that European troops be withdrawn
or else that steps be taken at once to Sc
cure some reimbursement Of the existing
political, social and economic conditions
in China.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-04-28
THE WASHINGTON HE4R1,oous

Anyone who has visited the Smithson-
ian institute at Washington. and EXAM
ined the Washington relies en- exhibition
there, must read with genuine regret the
communication of President MCKINLEY
just published, addressed to Senator Dan
lei, directing the transfer of the Wash
tngton relics over to the private owner
ship of the survivors Of the family of
George Washington.
The letter of the president leaves mn
oouot whatever as to the right of own
ershfp. 1t does not rest in the fede5 al
government. The surrender is graceful
iy made. but it is none the less a SIR
render which win detract greatly from
the value of the Washington relics and
be serious loss to the American peo-
pie.
There is no question as to the safe
keeping OF tae personal possessions of the
chief founder of this republic, nor of the
right of custody. The only matter which
concerns the public Is the one whether
~
withdrawn entirely from the public gaze
Certainly the Smiths oni1n institute can
have no special claim to be regardel as
the most appropriate custodian The
higher opportunity which the national
capitol offers for exhibitions of articles
of supreme historical interest makes If
desirable that they should continue to
be seen there
If the Washington family does not with
draw the memorials from the nuh,io
gaze, there are two ways by which they
| may be utilized to the fullest adj. a1taee.
either by their sale to. the government. if
that Is allowable, or by their transfer to
Mount Vernon. There is the> Washington
homestead, and there above all other
| places should be. gathered every reminder
which exists of the great man whom
| they represent.
The Mount Vernon association, or some
one Or more of the other patriotic organ
| izations of the country which have to do
more Immediately with the memory OF
| Washington will be expected to take this
| subject up and see that every existing
Washington heirloom is, so far as posi-.
bic, reserved as the property of a CRATE.
| full nation.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-04-28

hde letter which a woman from New
raven, Conn, wrote to Clyde Fitch. the
other day: Il have been reading of the
vast amount of money you have been
making this year by writing plays. / do
not approve of the theater myself but I
would like to ask a small favor Of you.
l am a lady who has seen better DAYS.
put with Gods help and your assistance
think the sun of prosperity may shine
o. me again L am widow with three
daughters. The eldest died two years
ago and ever since 1 have been most anx-
tous to have her grave sodded Won't
you please sod her grave for me nv
dear Mr.. Fitch? My second daughter
could make very good marriage If Won
would only send her 500 with which to
Duy her trousseau. My third daughter
has beautiful voice. The doctor saws It
can not be properly trained for less than
$laG: In short. dear Mr. Fitch. send me
a check for $500, and just see what an
amount of good you will be doing In the
world. My daughters grave will be sod
ded, my second girl will be made a low
ing wife, and my baby will have a voice
TO earn money for her mother with; and
snail still have enough of your money
left to hire a secondhand piano Be
sure and send the money by registered
letter, as / think the ordinary mail il
so unreliable"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-04-28
LET coNGER STAY At HOMIE,

The remarks of Minister Cengerd since
WINGED every judic;ally minded man that
the day of his usefulness as d rfpEe-
sentative Of the United States in China
has passed. At the time Of the rescue of
the legationers, the opinion was widely
expressed that in justice to the Chinese
court and to Minister Conger himself
another man should take his place as a
representative of this country IN the
pending negotiations.
Mr.. Conger, together with the other
foreigners, private and Official, had been
subject to mnch anxiety and some physi-
cal suffering at the hand of the Boxers,
who they had good reasons to believe
were secretly backed by the imperial
government This experience could have
but one effect upon a man like Conger
and that is to Undue his mind with a
deep seated prejudice against the Chinese
government and the Chinese people in
general In the contest to come he
would therefore lack that judicial peise
which he, as a representative of reu-
trail nation, should possess in dealing
with the nice questions of equity which
were to be discussed and PASSED upon by
the various powers. Tt was, no doul3.,
owing to this feeling of hostility, quite
natural, that he should violate spe-
cifc instructions from the state depart
ment and side with the advocates of
punitive damages.
Another disqualification Of Minister
Conger comes more clearly into the light
by reason of his recent wholesale com
mendation. Of the course of the mis-
sionaries. Conger shows clearly that he
! thinks, or pretends to think, that a mis-
sionary can do no wrong. Wishing ITO be
stand for political reasons, but giving
him credit for absolute. honesty, this
prejudice in favor of one of the dement's
| of disturbance, renders his opinions of
little value i'll judicial sense. He utter
| ly falls to place himself iii the shoes OF
the Chinese and look ait the acts of the
| missionaries from the so-cailed heather
viewpoint. s
| The people of the United States are
/ thoroughly convinced that China is. "a
much sinned against as SHINING: that the
missionaries have without malice. but by
reason of overzeal and lack of iudg-
ment, been the cause of their own suf-
fering, for which the innocent people of
| China are now being robbed and muir
! dered.
/ From designing sources come almost
daily reports of Boxer uprisings which
never materialize. but which are used nv
the Germans and French as excuses for
excursions with the sole object of loot
and rapine. There seems to be little
| question that the missionaries have for
gotten their creed of forgiveness and are
IN open sympathy with the more rigorons
policy of the advocates of vengeance
| They want the Chinese to feel the iron
nand OF the powers and feel 1t keenlv