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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-08-13

A loaf OF bread is fayorite tails
man for locating drowned body In
most European countries. Sometimes
It is found sufficient of itself. some
times II needs the aid of some other
substance, Thus in England the loaf
Is USUALLY weighted with quicksilver
Notes and Queries.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-08-13
Spiteful.

Yes" said the engaged girl. dick is
very methodlcal. He gives me one kiss
when he comes and two when he goes
away"
THAT'S always been his way" re-
turned her dearest friend. 1--WE heard
lots OF girls cornment on IT,"
Thus 1t happens that they cease to
speak to each other.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-08-13
A bright Student.

Among the "reminiscences of the class
of '02 at Yale is the story of stout
and healthy looking member who was
told by his tutor that "he was better
fed than taught" You teach me. L
feed myself" was the retort.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-08-13
What He Wrote On.

Hello, Starveling! How is litera.
ture?'
First rate"
writing anything now?"
Eyes, n book"
"What onf'
IAN empty stomach principally. You
couldn't lend me the price of II dinner,
could your
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-08-13

Mrs. Fondma-S Sorry to disturb you
ut this hour doctor, but we can't i'm
agine what ails the child.
Doctor-Cold, perhaps Did you have
him out today?
Mrs. Foldmn- Yes: but only to his
grandmother's.
Doctor All! Overfed; that's ALL
philadelphia Press,
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-08-13

John. I'd like you to wake me at g.
o'clock tomorrow morning. want to
catch the early train"
"All right, sir; all right" replied the
ible servitor expressively; "all you got
10 do. sir, Is to ring."-Philadelphia
North American
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-08-13

Br4sgs--How do you know Mrs. Duh
Get IL such handsome woman? You
say you never saw her.
Griggs-No. but you should hear how
the other women talk about her.--Bos-
ton Transcript.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-08-13

There's n burglar In the house. Ben
jamin," said Mrs. Frett. arousing her
husband In the dead of the morning
Hear thntw she continued. ITS sure
ly the sound of a chisel. He's safe
burglar"
"Ypu bet he is" sleepily returned
Benjamin. turning over for another
nap Richmond Dispatch,
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-08-13

There Is one country In the world
where 1t is considered crime to smoke
-Abyssinia. The law forbiddlng to.
baeco dates from the year 1912. 1t
was ut first merely intended to prevent
priests from smoking In the churches
but 1t was taken too literally, and now.
adays even foreigners have to be care
ful not TO be seen smoking.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-08-13

The greatest rest comes from free
dom OF mind, We can keep our minds
free II we viii but learn how Let
them take up one thing ut time and
b. content
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-08-13

Daughter--The man ! marry must be
u brave man,
Father-He win be II he marries you
while your mother is liying.--New York
Press.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-08-13

Judge = Your innocence is proved
You are acquitted.
Prisoner Ito the jury)-very sorry,
Indeed, gentlemen, to have given you
Ill this trouble for nothing.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-08-13

Tom-Are you going to wear mourn
Ing for your wealthy uncle!
Jack--Only a black pocketbook. Chi.
cag0 News.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-08-13

Mrs, Chugwater- I'd he ashamed to
sleep In church the wny you do.
Mr.. Chugwatcr--I can't help It. It's
the only way know how to sleep
Chicago Tribune.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-08-13
Guessing mt II.

Gambler? Well. rather! Why. he's
30 crazy over games Of chance that he
patronlzes a restaurant where they
print the bill Of fare in French. and he
doesn't know word of the language"
Chicago Post.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-08-13

He-Darling. have lost my position.
She--Never mind. dear. Think OF how
small your salary Brooklyn Life.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-08-13

Iron IL seven times as heavy as wa
ter. bulk for bulk. and gold ninetosu
tirnes.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-08-13

Some people take care Of their mon
~ and neglect their stomachs. -Atchb.
uon Globe.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-08-13

somebody figures that there are i,437
remedies Tor rheumatism. But It gets
1nogs - ~ ssms< -Nsw York World
The Iola register., 1902-05-02
Gas Exploded in ParlOr

Another warning has been added to
the long list which proves that it is a
most unwise and dangerous thing to
be your own plumber. 1t may result
in the asphyxiation of your family
or the serious injury from an ex-
plosion.
Thursday afternoon Charlie Cole
who lives on north Buckeye street and
knows how treacherous the gas is
turned plumber and put in drop
light in his parlor. He did it care
fully, he thought, and then to be sure
tested the connection as he had seen
the inspector do. An explosion fol-
lowed which shot the blue dane
through the room and out into an ad =
joining room. \ curtain was scorched
and other damage done to the furni-
ture, but the most serious injury was
the serious burning of Mrs. Hall, q
neighbor who was out in the next
room. She was sitting with wool
wrap over her head, a aeecy, light
affair The blaze caught in it like a
flash and her hair and head was Sc
verely burned.
The State law prohibits man play
ing plumber for himself not to be inn
perialistic but because long expert
ence has taught that it is very dan
gerous experiment. And the gas
company's rules prohibit it. One
may save few dollars by trying !it:
one may lose hundreds by trying it.
The safe way is not to do it,
The Iola register., 1902-05-02
City Council Meeting

The city council met Thursday with
all members present except Mr.. Nor
thrup.
The water and light committee re-
ported on the petition to extend the
water mains on South street from
Spruce to Colborn street and recon-
mended the mains be extended when
sufficient funds are on hand available to
extend same. The report was accept
ed and filed. Same action taken in
regard to extensions on north Chest
nut.
On motion water superintendent was
instructed to purchase 100 feet of
Armored hose for the water plant.
On motion the matter of enlarging
the electric light plant was referred to
the water and light committee.
The matter of water rates was refer
red to special committee consist.
ing of Coutant, Thompson and
Hurlock. Also committee of three
on Hat rates consisting of Creighton,
Palmer and Northrup.
The incandescent and motor power
idea is an important one and the news
that the city will sometime in the near
future be able to supply electric fans,
heatless lights and power for driving
machisery will be welcome to a large
number of people. The lights mean a
safe illumination Of store room and
Easements. The fans mean comfort
during the hot summer months. The
motor power means cheap and econ
omical power for machinery. There
is Il demand for more lights than the
present plant can furnish and if pro-
per rates are being charged this means
that the plant must be paying on the
investment.
The Iola register., 1902-05-02
Fast Passenger Service Assured

The REGISTER reporter showed Mr..
Allison, Missouri Pacific agent, the
story from the Moran Herald relative
to the new train service. While he did
not care to make any definite state
ment Mr.. Allison said that the essen
tial points we're correct. The road is
figuring on cutting down the time all
along the line and the new card to be
issued soon will be show the schedule
about as reported.
Another thing that the Missouri
Pacific has done for lola is to give it
special freight service. This train
is run as an exCra now but will APP
pear as regular run on the next
time card. 1t arrives here about 7
O'Clock in the morning and leaves
about H. carrying rush orders and
all preference" shipments. lola is
the western terminal of this train and
it was put on solely for the conven-
ence of shippers here.
The Iola register., 1902-05-02
Cherryyale's GIass Factory.

The plant of the Cherryvale Glass
Co. is about ready to begin opera
tions and the Clarion tells of the size
of the plant and the work it will do as
follows:
"It is the only plant OF the kind
west of the state of Ohio and there is
only one other west of Pennsylvania
1t will start with an output of 200
dozen day and when a full force is
put to work the output will be 600
dozen day. The factory will employ
% people to begin with and as fast as
skilled workmen can be secured the
number will be increased to forty.
The product of the factory will be
high grade table and bar ware and
you can get anything from wine
glass 10 finger bowl or a water
bottle. The glass will all be blown
and every piece will be hand made
and of the very latest patterns.
The factory consists of a large
furnace with six melting pots, an an
nealing oven, forty feet long, sta
tionary engine and boiler and all
necessary equipments for putting the
finishing touches to the glass ware
after u has been blown and cooled
The glass sand is shipped here from
St. Charles, Mo-; one car load ar
rived today and the company has
another ear on the way, 1t is the best
they can procure and assures a fine
product.
The Iola register., 1902-05-02
NEW 1ES,a0N A. I. Z ST..
Agent Edgar Working for an Early
Train to Kansas City,

A long time ago r., A. Edgar, agent
at the Santa Fe, thought that an early
train to Kansas City would be a good
thing for lola people and paying
one for the Santa Fe. He kept think
ing about it and finally wrote letter
to General Passenger Agent j. K.
Black, at Topeka. Black seemed to
like the idea and has now sent out cir
cular letters to all agents between
Kansas City and Chanute for estimates
on the possible business new train
would do. Mr.. Edgar will ask for help
from the citizens and commeycial club
to get this new train put on and it
looks as if everybody ought to favor
it. 1t will give people chance.to go
to Kansas City or any point between
here and there and return the same
day, a service which will be very con-
venient.
If put on the train will leave lola at
1866 q. m. reaching Kansas City HOS
a. IN. Returning it will leave at APO
arriving at lola at S:37. The train
will be in the nature of a dummy such
as is run from Emporia to Kansas
City. The Emporia train pays and
the lola one certainly would.
The Iola register., 1902-05-02
Would You Do 1t?

Would you buy groceries Of a grocer
who had no scales? Would you buy
of dry goods merchant who had no
yard measure? Would you employ
carpenter who had no saw? If such
men existed would you expect them to
succeed?
Why then expect a farmer to sue
ceed who does not take.a good, live,
up-to-date agricultural and livestock
paper. a paper of this class is just
as much a necessary part of the tools
tor the farm as the scales for the
grocery store or!the saw to the car
penter.
When man in any kind of business
secures the necessary tools for that
business he can do better work and is
surer of success if gets the best.
When a farmer secures a farm paper
he should get the one that is publish
ed in the territory and by men who
understand the conditions under which
he lives.
1t is absurd to seek agricultural
information from paper published
in another State and by men who
know nothing of Kansas conditions.
Cash paid for such a paper is a dead
expense. Cash paid for the home
printed and progressive paper Is an
investment.
The "Old Reliable" Kansas Farmer
is the only paper that exactly meets
the requirements of the farmers and
live stock men OF the State.
We have now perfected arrange
ments by which we can send you the
WEEKLY REGISTER and the Weekly
Kansas Farmer for Sl.9O. Send your
name in at once.
The Iola register., 1902-05-02
The PIeasanton Gas Well

The Pleasanton Observer has the
following TO say about the gas we'll
Fred Horton is drilling for the Com
pany there and in which the drill was
stuck fast some time ago;
~. p, Dickens, of Lima, Ohio, ar
rived Sunday to take charge OF the
drilling business for Fred Horton, the
drill contractor. He and Mr.. Brown,
who represents the company which
manufactures and sells the drilling
machinery, have been at work trying
to get the sand bucket out of the we'll.
The first drllers lost the bucket Will
trying to put out the flame of gas and
then to choke out the gas a large
quantity of mud aud water were
poured into the the we'll on top Of the
bucket, With this state of things it is
no small job to get the bucket out.
We understand that the company
has decided to clean this we'll out and
preserve it as it is without going any
deeper. AS soon as this is done the
drill will be moved to new location,
probably near the present we'll, and a
deep hole put down.
LATER: The workmen succeeded in
getting the bucket out Wednesday
afternoon"
The Iola register., 1902-05-02
Nevada Works to Close.

Nevada Mail:
1.-The Mail has just received news
from George E. Nicholson at lola,
manufacturer of zinc spelter works at
Nevada and lola, that he twill cl ose
down the works. at Nevada as soon as
the present supplies are used up, which
will be the early part of next month
I May"
Mr.. Nicholson further says: ST re-
gret to ke.this.action, butam unable
longer to maintain coal furnaces
against the natural gas.
Nothing but friendliness for Ne
vad prompted me to run them the
past year.
The closing down of the Nicholson
smelter will throw out of employment
about one hundred men. 1t has bee n
a valuable industry for Nevada"
The Iola register., 1902-05-02
Victory for Nit MiIhite

Several months ago Nit White
began working on a scheme to take
the Emporia band to Salt Lake with
Kansas Elks and made the different
lodges of the state proposition. The
Topeka lodge wanted to take Mar
shal's band and made proposition
which complicated the situation very
much and it looked as is neither band
would get to go. Marshal wanted
White to get out of the way, but
White couldn't see it that way
and the last few weeks have been
lively ones for them both. 1t is set
lied now, however, as Marshal has
withdrawn from the race. The Bn-
poria band is good and will be a
credit to Kansas. Mr.. j. V. Roberts
at present leader of the lola band will
90 with them and possibly another
lola band man.
The Iola register., 1902-05-02
Dickey Plant Goes to Chanute.

The Dickey Clay and Tile works
which has been flirting with all the
towns in the Gas belt for several
months has according to all reports
decided to locate at Chanute. 1t is a
good concern and Chanute may well
congratulate herself on securing it.
Saturdays Tribune has the following
report of its location there:
"The Dickey clay manufacturing
plant comes to this city. The matter
was definitely settled this morning by
action taken by the city council which
by unanimous vote granted the con-
cessions asked by the Dickey COM
pauy
THE plant willstarto out at an initial
cost of $500, 900 with the employment
of about 25O men and with pay roll
of nearly $500 a day, and it will be en-
larged two or three times over before
it reaches it's maximum size.
The plant is to be located on the
Cole land southeast of the city, and
construction will probably be com
menced within the next thirty days and
it will be in operation within the next
six months. 1t will turn out all kinds
of clay manufactured products such as
hollow brick, sewer pipes, tiliug, clay
fence posts, railroad guards, parti-
tion block, all varieties of terra Gotta
work and all kinds of brick.
"Mr, Walter $. Dckey, who, as
sisted by his company's tieldman, Mr..
w. r. Colt, is negotiating the deal
upon an offer being made by the board
of trade Ia st week, made q PROPOSE
ton to the board and the city council
this week, which has lbeen accepted,
the last action being taken this morn
ing by the council.
THE Dickey people secure the fol-
lowing concessions:
''The Board of Trade binds itself to
pay the difference between $50 ar acre
and the selling price of the Cole land,
something over $4,000. Several large
subscriptions have been promised and
about SO, 900 is Just as good as raised.
THE Board of Trade also agrees
to secure a right of way for switch
from Santa Fe track.
"The council donatesit its lease on the
Cole 20 acre track and the big gasser
there, receiving as a consideration,
cash to cover all actual expense in Sc
curing lease and drilling we'll, 1t al
so donates the lease on a small six
acre tract adjoining on the condition
that no we'll will ever be drilled there
and further has agreed to grant q
water rate satisfactory to the COM
papy."
The Iola register., 1902-05-02
You Can
Lead daHOEeSe

to water but you can't
make him drink.
You can't make him eat
either. You can stuff food in
to a thin mans stomach but
that doesn't make him use it.
SCOTS Emulsion can make
him use it. How? By max
ing him hungry, of course.
SCOTS Emulsion makes a thin
body yhungryallover. Thought
a thin body was naturally hun
cry didn't your We'll it isn't.
A thin body is asleep-not
working-gone on a strike.
1t doesn't try to use it's food.
SCOTS Emulsion wakes it
up-puts it to work again
making new flesh, That's the
way to get fat.
Send for free sample.
SCOTT & BOVINE, Chemists, 400 Pearl St, N. Y,
soc and Sioo all druggists.
The Iola register., 1902-05-02
HERE AND THERE

The Sunday closing law is being
agitated among the merchants.
Yates Centeris happy over victory
her High School won from the Neosho
Falls High School in base ball.
Miss Florence Vezie returned to her
home near Carlyle after visit here
with the family of Thomas Ball.
]. r. Miller and wife went to Hum
boldt. His sister who has been visit
ing them accompanied them home.
Miss Olive Knowlton returned to
Geneva this week after visit
here with her uncle II. NJ. Knowlton.
John Hoke who has been firing on
the Frisco out of Sapulpa, l. T. is
home with his parents for 60 days
visit.
Neosho Falls Post. Mrs. ]. n.
Odell was up from lola several days
last week visiting with the Lynn fami
lies in the country and j. c. Stratton
in town.
a street car strike has tied up all
lines in San Francisco. This will
tickle the 2Oth Kansas boys who used
to walk miles to save the nickles they
didn't have.
There is little company OF men
here in town the members of which
are bound by a solemn oath to prose-
cute the first party they see riding
bicycle on the sidewalk. They expect
to keep at it till the practice is broken
up.
The new delivery wagon of the lola
Steam Bottling works which appeared
on the streets this morning is another
evidence of the prosperity of an lola
institution. The wagon was built by
the lola carriage works and painted by
G. w. Davis.
Judge and Mrs. c. S. Potter left
this week for Santa Cruz, Cali
fornia for an extended visit with Mrs.
Potter's sister, Mrs. Esther Peck.
They will be gone about a month.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Stanield will oc-
cupy their house while they are Igone.
LaHarpe News; Mr.. Freeman, of
Bronson, stopped in town Wednesday
between trains. He says they have
not given up their prospecting for gas
there, and are putting down another
we'll. He thinks oil instead of gas
will be found, which will no doubt be
as profitable to the town, if found in
PAYNE quantities.
The annual convention of the State
Temperance Union is announced for
Topeka May and 8. The railroads
have granted fare of one and third
rate and it is expected that a large
number will be in attendance. DR..
Quayle will address the convention on
What an eX-Kansas thinks of prohibi.
tion and Rev. F. w. Emerson and
Prof. a. d. Wilcox, state lectures
will both speak,
Lewis Cottield spent last Friday at
MOluh NhOiS NC SdV up VIII oulL
O'Hara who is very i'll and not ex-
pected to live. 1t is one of the saddes
stories of the Spanish American wal
for Allen county folks. Sam OHar3
was a stout, industrious carpenter
when he joined the Goth Kansas anC
vent to Manila where he proved him
self an ideal soldier, both as a fighter
and as a kind comrade. He cam,
home broken in health and has beer
fighting grim death in the form o
) tuberculosis ever since. Cheerful ant
= courageous he would not give up bu
he now sees the end approaching. Th
doctors give no reason for hope AM
! his numerous friends are sincerel,
priaVed at the sad news
The Iola register., 1902-05-02
Talking up Another Gas Well

The finding of a good flow of gas on
the Anderson-Finlay ranch in Deer
Creek township has again aroused the
people living between that place and
the developed field about LaHarpe and
Gas City to firm belief that there is
good gas beneath their land. In or
der to test the question company of
twelve men has been formed, ten of
them Iolamen and two of them Bayard
men and a we'll will be drilled on G. A.
Japhet's farm one and one-half mile
south of Bayard, The we'll will be
located on the Katy railroad and if
gas is found in paying quantities it is
the intention of the company to put in
a brick plant as they have large shale
beds close by.
The Iola register., 1902-05-02
Will Scatter Sunshine

Mayor Campbell received a letter
from the Chairman of the Kansas
City, Kans., Mercantile Club Friday
informing him that that club expected
to pay lola another visit May 10th.
The following extract from the letter
sounds pretty good so the REGISTER
takes pleasure in producing it:
"Whlle the Mercantile Club of this
city we're scattering sunshine"
through our great state lastfallwe vis-
tied your city and were accorded such
a hospitable reception by your ener-
getic people that we decided to revisit
your town under more favorable cir
cumstances. After our departure last
year we all regretted that our energy
did not permit of longer stay and a
better opportunity to get acquainted
with your energetic citizens and un-
eXampled commercial institutions.
We will arrive at noon and remain
until evening""
The club will travel in a snecial
train and will be accompanied by
several prominent officials of the
state. Mayor Campbell turned the
letter over to to the Commercial club
and arrangements to entertain the
club handsomely will doubtless be
made
The Iola register., 1902-05-02
rhe Rrnye Antis are Eirhtlng

The criticism which is , more nearly
abuse that is being heaped upon Cen
eral Fred Funston at different places
is a cause OF sincere regret to his
numerous friends and admirers here
at home. Those friends believe in the
General Just the same. He is Allen
county's hero soldier. If he has been
indiscreet in responding to the request
from people over the country to tell of
the Philippines as he saw them it
has been breach of red-tape, military
etiquette and not a breach OF honor.
Possessed of caustic tongue he has
tersely stated some things that have
made the antis smart. Precedent,
established in the case of General
Miles, made the course of the President
almost certainty Now that by
orders from headquarters Funston is
prevented from explaining or continu-
ing the argument between the antis and
the soldiers, United State Senators
are taking occasion to exceed their
duty as far as Funston ever did his,
The autis have classified Funston as a
butcher, a Judas and an adventurer.
1t is but human that he should have
struck back when invited TO talk and
cheered while he struck. If Funston
erred it was but a teehAieaity,
The Iola register., 1902-05-02
Seed for Sale.

Cane seed $1.45, Millet seed 81 20,
Kaffir corn 81 Is, sacks included. Ad-
dress w. E, Thompson, Eskridge,
Kansas. Reference, Security State
Bank Eskridge Kansas.
The Iola register., 1902-05-02

AS the REGISTER has already noted
the Presbyterians are planning to
erect a $40 900 church in this city on
their east Madison avenue lots this
summer, a subscription list has been
prepared and is being passed among
the members and it is hoped to get
pledges for nearly if not all the
amount desired, The committee in
charge was greatly encouraged at the
outset by the generous manner in
which the Northrups responded vol
UNFAIRLY to the call, They gave five
thousand dollars toward the church,
on the sole condition that the other
fifteen thousand be raised by the rest
of the congregation. A number OF
other gbks for thousand and for
five hundped have started the list of
and the rhernbers feel much encouraged.
WAEPFD; Country produce, eggs
and butter. j. e. Stanley, lola.