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The Iola register., 1901-11-08

On his recent trip to Cooper Mr.. G.
A. Savage gave a REIMBURSEMENT Of
his homestead claim to the govern
ment for the farm which he drew in
the recent land lottery. To be sure
Mr.. Savage did not do II for fun bnt
he found Il man ready ana willing 10
pay him "A handsor'" some for So
doing. The sum il i h"lioytd not
only reimburses M. SaN1gr fer ali
his expense Of Sc eral trips to the
Kiowa country but makes him n neat
profit. He will COZ tluue to make lola
his home and practice law instead Of
agriculture.
The Iola register., 1901-11-08

Smiths house. II was q tent that he
bought for play house for the child
rem and the thief ought to be skinned.
Topeka Capital The latest bulletin
fixes November 20 as the date for the
first trolley rides that may be enjoyed
by residents of lola. And think how
lola will rub it in on Lawrence and
Emporia when the cars begin TO roll.
Work on the second gas we'll at
Moran is now under way. II is To-
Gated a half mile or so west Of the first
well and Is on the southeast corner of
the Rumble farm. The chances for "a
larger well than the first one seem
bright.
Anxious guessers who expected to
get that 50, 900 prize at Kansas City
about Wednesday noon must be
patient. The official count in Ohio
will not be in for fifteen days. The
estimate today of the vote is over
9o0, 900.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Proctor left
Tuesday for Nevada where they
will make their home this winter. Mr.
Proctor has been in the pop business
here this summer and expects to return
again next summer and go into the
business on larger scale.
Reference to the time card printed
in the REGISTER will inform you of the
change which has gone into effect on
the Santa Fe. The coming OF the first
train between IL and | considerably y
upsets good many people, includ-
ing the repor ter who makes the trair
daily.
The lola Ice and Cold Storage Com
pany have renewed their contract will
the Santa Fe to furnish ice this winter
which means that the plant will rur
full force all winter long. The con
tract is the same as last year ant
means much to the force of men VIII,
are employed there.
AS further evidence that Tola'
electric light system is passing gooC
the REGISTER would call attention tt
the fact that Wichita, which has out
grown its old system and is spendin.
some $50, 600 remodeling it, is putting
in the same kind of machines an,
! lights this town has.
,, The funeral of Joe Allemang, jus
? blCt vi VIC llohCt anu DTOnlutll
smelterman of Gas City, was held Fri
day afternoon, the long corteg
passing through lola at O'Clock
. Mr.. Allemang was one OF the hes
% liked men among the workmen and
: prominent lodge man.
0 In district court Mable Wallace ha
sued Walter Wallace for divorce
o She says they were married in 1888.
= that they have one child, daughtt
d now in her possession and that thei
1t married life was happy until Septen
d Der %, 1900, when her husband deserte
her without cause. She asked for d
y vorce and custody of her daughter.
: 1T. Scott Monitor: j. A. Sims
= Allen county was in town today. l
e bears the distinction of being the tai
; est man in the State, standing six fe
)i and seven inches in heighth. Sever
years ago while n resident of ColoraC
y he was given the title of "Timbe
linen which from his enormous heig
seems quite appropriate.
The Iola register., 1901-11-08
Farm Loans

We are making farm loans at very
low rates and give the privilege OF
making payments before due. II
your title is good there will be no
delay in closing the loan. If you
will need a loan within the next
two or three months, let us figure
with you at once. II it is not con-
venient for you to come 10 lola.
write.us and we will come to see
you or quote you rates by mail.
II will cost you nothing il we de
not get the loan for you. Rates OF
interest are low now and it is a
good time to make improvements
The Iola register., 1901-11-08
THE WEEKS NEWS
p. {. Waueb, DeDtist.
Buckeye Churn at Coutant's

DUUhVyt NHUTn at OOuIanIT s.
Six per cent money. j. 5. Detwiler.
Dan Baker, who works on the cleo
Lric line, got his thumb mashed while
out on the line Saturday.
License to marry was issued Satur-
day evening to Herbert Sell and Ma
bel Curtis, both of Geneva.
Mrs. Herman Tholen and daughter
Helena, drove To Humboldt Friday
where they will visit relatives.
The Iola register., 1901-11-08

We do not urge you TO 60 to law
with your neighbors, but it is
sometimes better to do SO tina.
submit to injustice. If in need Of
the advice or assistance of a law
yer, we offer our services in that
capacity and promise you prompt
and efficient service. Expensive
litigation is often avoided by con
sulting lawyer in time. We alss
do conveyancing and notary work
The Iola register., 1901-11-08
Collections

Thousands of dollars worth of
notes and accounts are lost an
nually because their collection is
not properly pushed, If you have
any slow accounts we should be
glad to assist you in collecting
them. Prompt action now might
get you at least a part Of your
money, while if you delay too long
you may lose it all. Collections
made without suit if possible.
The Iola register., 1901-11-08

NoTE.--Avoid baking powders made from
alum. They look like pure powders,
and may raise the cake, but alum
Is a poison and no one can eat food
mixed with it without injury to health.
The Iola register., 1901-11-08

PAIGE BAKING
POWDER Co.,
CHICAGO.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-07-06

The belated movement on the part Of
the Spanish Government To accept the
inevitable and acknowledge RESPONSE
bility for the spanish-Cuban debt,
doubtless viii put an end to a matter
of much acrimonious discussion in this
country and abroad Spain became in
debted in various sums represented by
successive public loans to the agSre-
gate of four hundred and fifty or five
hundred million dollars in prosecuting
her wars Of suppression and extermina-
ton against the people of Cuba who
were struggling for liberty. The Sc
curities thus created were and still are
he.- \ other countries, and as it is
understood, largely by a syndicate COM
posed of American and English specu-
Iators- II il the settlement Of the
Spanish war the united influence Of
Spain and these baudholdrrs. which
was eNerted streuuouSly 81 Washing
ton and Paris during the peace negotia-
tions, had been sufficient TO lay the
burden of this hlood-sJained debt upon
the rescued country. Cuba would have
been ruinously handicapped from the
start. while a number Of Americans
would have won many millions in the
deal
Fortunately. our Commissioners rfsa-
lUtely refused to permit any clause CT
word to become incorporated in the
Peace Treaty which directly or by i'm
plication might be constr~-E as com
hitting the United States or Cuba to
pay or guarantee the payment Of d sin
gle cenJavo Of the debt At last Spain
has awakened to the fact that she must
herself shoulder the load built W in
wickedness and the suffering Of her VIC
tins. and as far as This country is con-
cerned the incident may be regarded as
closed Which is we'll
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-07-06
PRACTICE FOR THE SQUADRON.
Mining and CountermininG One Of
the Interesting Features.

the interesting Features
/ NEWPORT K /. July although the
/ North Atlantic Squadron which sailed
( yesterday, viii occupy itself in the highly
useful performance of subcaiibrc prac-
! tice, great interest attaches to its depart
! urc- because of the work in which it viii
subsequently engage. The fleet arrived at
Woods Hole tonight. 1t viii proceed 70
Nantucket Monday. If the weather should
be thick or unfavorabIe for target us..,t.e-.
or cruising the men VIII be laut, al
drilled in mining
The three battlesh5ps composing the
squadron, after the gun practice is over.
| will thread the many - lis oS VIM
yard and NantuCkCt Ser t.
thoroughly familiar i.t
the navigation of thu~- "a s1s-
certain more dccurJt,.s ,... Individual
maneuyTinS qualities of each ship.
Since the Spanish war mining and coun-
termintnE have received considerable at
tention from the War College At Woods
| Hole the fleet viii prove in practice all
the untried theories in this subject. a
landing place will be selected and the ap-
prOaChes protected by a naval defence
/ mine and a battery of rapid-fre guns
which VIII be landed from the ships.
The naval defence mine as well as the
drill. Of which il viii be leading feat
ure, is of such recent origin that 1t has
never before been employed by the United
States Navy The primary effect Of the
naval mine is to provide means for the
rapid mine defence of temporary
naval base, where the cxigencies of the
situation do not admit of the establish
ment Of a regular mine field such as
gus~ded our harbors during the Spanish
war. The mine Is supposed to be of fur
rbev for he frTyiTLr defence of norris
not provided with regular mine fields. and
also for the speedy closing of channels
left open f9r traffic in regular mine fields.
In the coming operations-the mines first
used viii be of the buoyant contact type,
fitted with small dctonators, which Will
instantly record the impact of a vessels
huh. These will be countermined by small
boats from the fleet. The approaches then
viii be planted with observation mines
having electrical connections. 1t is prob
able that the ships viii attempt to run
them at night. after which there Will he
more counterTnining.
The cOuntermines that are to be used
are sheetiron cases. which under actual
service conditions would be filed with
600 pounds Of wet gUncotton- Unlike the
mines, no anchors for countermfnes will
be supplied, their own weight being sufFi-
cient to sink them. They VIII be laid by a
small vessel, which viii be towed rapidly
over the mine field by means OF a small
and speedy steamer As the countermining
vessel enters the mine field the first cyl
fnder viii be thrown over. The electric
cable which connects it with the others
will be let go in the same manner until
all are dropped. When all are down and
the boat is clear Of the explosion which
would result If the mines were actually
loaded the line viii be fired from the
steamer by an electric battery.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-07-06
Mr.. ROGERS REQUEST TO ART.
The N'itiouDjre's Relatives Likely
to Begin Il Contest.

NEW IORk- July 6--Tue unexpected
announcements that the late Jacob s 70
gers, the millionaire locomotive builder
( left practically his whole fortune with
the exception Of about $251.0-5 of separate
requests. to the metropolitan Museum of
Art of this city, promises to place that
institution on a financial basis firmer
probably. than that OF any similar insti-
tuition in the world The endowment fund
left to the museum by the d. ceased is es-
tiHsated anywhere from $. 10000 to s.. 800
Ca. This is the largest amount ever be
queathed by one man to an institution of
this kind, and II suddenly raises the Me
trop0litan Museum to q position Of affiu-
ence- The total financial resources of the
museum were stated in the last annual re-
port as being slightly over $66o,0oU.
Mr. Rogers, iff,remembering so munifi-
Gently the Metropolitan Museum, failed
to ieavH the slightest sum, either directly
or indirectly, to the city Of Paterson. in
which he lived and beQueathed to his rel
atives sans that were meagre in the ex-
IRENE and far below their expectations
There seems to be no doubt that these rel
atiVes VIII contest the viii to the bitter
end Indeed, il would appear that Mr.
Rogers. when he drew up and signed the
will or June g. 1882 foresaw the pros
poets of litigation and. so far from taling
any steps to prevent contest. ne rather
opened 4 field for them to icnt on There
is no provision cutting off any Of the in
dividuaI Iegatees II they make a contest.
so that If they are worsted in attacking
the Will, they have nothing else to lose
Just before Mr. Rogers made his will
in 1892, he had read in the newspapers of
a will disposing Of a very large fortune
which had been attacked in vain in the
courts
Taking this a a model. Mr.. Rogers cop
led the form and wording Of it almost lit
orally. changing Only the names. the sums
TO be disposed of. and the date. The
millionaire then consulted lawyer and
asked If such Il viii, properly filed out
and executed. would resist assault The
lawyer was Of the opinion that it would
Mr. Rogers then completed the document
and locked it up in mis- safe. where It has
been ever since, save when the millionaire
took it out to add few CUdicfIs It is
against this strong document that the
legal weapons OF the dissatisfied rela-
tives viii have TO be directed.
Mr. Rogers lived the life Of a recluse.
From his relatives, with the exception of
one OF two, ne held himself almost as
much aIoof as from the world One of
his theories was that money given to per
sons merely prompted idIeness.
Lawyers in Paterson think that It viii
be useless effort to try to break the
Will Insanity or undue influence must
be proved ana the possibility Of doing
either is slight.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-07-06
FARRAGUT MEDAL FOR sCHLEY
Associated Veterans Honor Their
Shipmate, the Rear Admiral

NEW YORK July 6-The Associated
Veterans Of Farragut's Fleet have sent
the following letter to Rear Admiral
SchIey in presenting him with the Farra-
gut Medal.
Rear Admiral W S SchIey. L S y:
Dear Sir and Shipmate- We take pleas
ure in presenting you with the FarTagut
MedaI-the insignia Of your old Alma Ma
ter-as Il token Of our high esteem for
you as an officer and also in recogr Ition
of your iIlustrious services in the Span
ish-American war and on board OF the
brave old Winona at the capture OF New
Orleans, for which you received with
brother officers, the congratulations Of
the Navy Department, the Government
the country. for courage and daring. in
letters from Washington, dated May 10.
1862 Farragut, in speaking Of his officers
after his great victories on the MfssIs-
sippi, said: We started with few good
officers Of experience, but shall end with
some Of the best in the world. The his
tory Of the late war with Spain. in which
50 many Of his pupils added new glory to
their already brilliant records, has shown
that the great Admiral was correct in his
Judgment
As survivors of the grand ga feet
that did so much in helping to keen this
one OF the most masteTfuI Of the powers
Of the world, we cherish our souvenirs.
our memeutOes, and our records, and
wear with pride the Cross Of honor dedi-
Gated to the glory Of the West Gulf
Squadron, which will remain a lasting
memory after we have passed awav,
With love ana loyalty we remain. frater-
nally yours.
y p. HOLLAND, Secretary
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-07-06
Bacteria

meditatVe observer Of human af-
fairs writing in the philadelphia Rec
ord" remarks that it is wonderful
considering all the bacteria and microb-
IS floating about. that people manage to
live; and he intimates that as our an
cestors got along and raised large fam
lies Of children without knowing that
there was such a thing as a microbc,
the work Of the bacteriologist is more
or less superfiuous and unnecessary.
As the poet says, 1t IS not all Of life
TO live, nor ali of death to die" and the
wise gentleman above quoted VIII do
well to read some Of the remarkably
candid exposes Of the conditions in
which our ancestors lived, before con
Guiding that the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. has
done no good. OF course. in former
times. many modern evils, such as sew
er gas and like accompaniment Of
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-07-06

the first institution Of the kind in the
world Possibly a better disposition Of
the money could have been made. but
it certainly cannot be said that this was
not d good one. 1t may very mate
rally aid in placing American art upon
a higher plane than : has heretofore
occupied, and possibly result in giving
the United States an advanced. If not
the first place in art among the nations
OF the earth.
It must be confessed. though. that it
was strange disposition for the old
gentleman to make of his wealth.
Doubly so because he provides for its
transfer TO other public institutions in
the event of the museum not being able
to accept the gift 1t is clear that he
was determined that very little of his
wealth should so 10 his relatives.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-07-06

modern inventions. did not exist, and
as the majority OF the population lived
in the country or in villages. fresh air
and exercise furnished an antidote to
many of the evils which might have
been induced by careless living But
after all, there is not much doubt that
the average person in these days lives
more comfortably than his ancestor
did, and though the taste for clean1i-
ness may be a cultivated one, most
people in whom it has been cultivated
would not want to give it up.
The people of oIden times thought
nothing Of sleeping on feather beds,
surrounded by heavy curtains, which
had not been cIeansed since the bed
was first set up, people of all degrees
of cleanliness having slept III the bed
meanwhile. The traveller who stayed
overnight at an inn did not expect to
have a bed for himself. much less a
room, but was allotted his half Of the
couch of a feIlow-traveIer who might
or might not be decent and agreeable.
Nowadays every guest at hotel has
his own room, and the bed is properly
aired and furnished with clean linen
for every comer-which was not done
in the old-tIme hosiery. Food is clean
er than it used to be. and all the con-
ditionS of existence are more conducive
to the pleasure of refined people and
the comfort even of those who are not
refined. There is a keen delight in
mere cleanliness
Aside from this, the microbe- hunting
scientist is always devising means to
prevent the spread of disease. There
are multitudinous diseases which are
not fatal. but render life considerably
less pleasant than il would be without
them. These are in part the result OF
our ancestors indifference to the ex-
lstence of the microbe and the disease
germ, and their ignorance of the laws
Of health Yellow fever is a filth dis
ease; SO is typhoid; so is diphtheria;
SO are many. less serious ailments
which polite people nowadays do not
have, but which We're common to all
classes in the time of Queen Anne I
Moreover, even when there is no def
mite epidemic or disease resulting from
carelessness Of sanitary conditions. peo-
pie tainted with disease in one yyav or
another go through life unable to get
the pleasure they ought TO get from
it OF to do their proper work in the
world Not infreqUenuy their moral
nature is warped and perverted be-
cause Of some physical weakness. Such
evils are worth preventing even at
soma cost
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-07-06
MAJOR ENNIS NEW COMMAND.
He Assumes Charge at Fort Nc
Henry. baltimore.

BALTIMORE, July 6--Major William
Ennis. the new commandant Of the de-
fences Of Baltimore. has arrived at Fort
McHeury from Fort Monroe The major
expressed himself as much pleased with
the fort and the showing Of the Thirty
ninth and NiEetieth companies Of the
Costst Artillery His wife and daughter.
Miss Clara Ennis. are now at Newport,
Z. l., for the summer, and will Join the
major at the post later in the season.
Major Ennis was born in 1871. at New
port, r l. He graduated at West Point
in 1864, and was assigned as second lieu
tenant TO the Fourth Artillery. which
was then with the Army Of the Curnber-
land in Tennessee. After the civil war he
was stationed at Washington Barracks.
near Washington, D G. for a short time.
and was then ordered to Brownsville. on
the Rio Grande- In 1856 while at Fort
Wayne, near Detroit. he was promoted to
be first lieutenant, and in the same year
was made an aide to General SchofeId.
He joined his old commaud-the Fourth
ArtiIlery-at Fort Monroe in April. IS-5-
and in October 1857, while stationed at
Fort Adams, r. J., was made captain
At the breaking out Of the Spanish war
Major Ennis, who was then q captain.
was ordered TO Cuba with two batteries
Of the Fourth Artillery. He served with
distinction during the war in Cuba and
returned IN August 1898 Shortly after
ward he was promoted TO be ma Tor. and
in 1850 was ordered to Honolulu with the
Sixth Artillery and remained there until
last My. when he secured leave Of alb
sence- which expired on July /
The defeuCcS which Major Ennis viii
command are Forts Carroll. Arrnistead
McHenTy, Smallwood and Howard
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-07-06
a MIIrionaire's Curious VIII.

Jacob s Rogers, the millionaire 10
connective builder Of Paterson. New
Jersey left curious viii, as was to
be expected from a somewhat eccen-
trio man. The subject OF his bounty
was not libraries OF universities, but
art. although it is said that he knew
little and cared little about art in his
lifetime. And yet by the terms Of his
viii, the Metropolitan Museum Of Art
IN New York receives nearly the whole
OF his fortune, estimated at from six to
ten millions Of dollars.
TIE relatives Of the dead man are
cut of with almost nothing their total
Iegacies amounting to only about q
quarter Of a 1niLion dollars Whether
these relatives were especially worthy
or needy we are not advised. and We
know nothing as to the strength OF any
claims they MAJ have had upon the
deceased beyond the simple fact that
they were connected with him in va
rious degrees by the tie Of consanguin-
ity.
A century and a quarter ago Black
stone, the famous law commentator,
asserted the doctrine broadly that the
blood relatives Of man have no natu-
raj right TO his fortune upon his de-
mise-that inheritance by relatives is
purely = matter Of artificial law. either
statutory or customary. If this is
sound. and many may Be- disposed TO
accept it, about the only grievance Of
which MI. Rogers relatives can fairly
complain is that their reasonable ex-
pectations have been disappointed. The
laws Of inheritance are based upon the
principle that man naturally prefers
his relatives TO strangers. and hence if
he made a viii would bequeath his
property 70 those Of his own blood So
strong is this presumption that wills
disinheTiting near relatives are fire.
quently avoided. This. however. IS not
by reason Of the supposed natural
right but merely because it is believed
that a person in fun possession Of his
mental powers would give his cwn kin
dred the preference. Hence, when il IS
made TO appear that the deceased was
in full possession Of his mental faCUI-
ties, the courts VIII uphold the will. no
matter how many relatives have been
disinherited- These observations have
been suggested by the intimation that
the relatives intend 10 contest the VIII.
But that IS their matter
If the VIII stands the New York Art
Museum viii receive a bounty that
should make it beyond ali comparison