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The Iola register., 1902-05-30
Won His Game.

Humboldt Herald; O. c. Brett, who
has been engaged in game of cor
respondence chess with Prof. Rudolph
Hoffman, of Baylor University,
Waco, Texas, received word from that
gentleman yesterday that he acknowl-
edged defeat and resigned the game
Although not member OF the Mis-
souri, Chess Association, Mr.. Brett
was assigned to board No. l3 in the
Missouri Texas contest, and he won
his game Mr.. Brett is member of
the Pillsbury Correspondence Chess
association and is at present taking
part in the sixth tournament of that
association. The membership of the
association is arranged in divi-
sions and these divisions are
subdivided into sections consist
ing of five persons each. The
winners in the different sections will
contest for the championship of the
division in which they are situated
Mr.. Brett has already vanquished
three of his opponents and expects to
receive the resignation of the fourth
in day or two, as he is practically
beaten. This will give Mr.. Brett a
clean score and insure him place in
the contest of the section winners,
The Iola register., 1902-05-30

old man. With his tall, somewhat
rusty plug hat, Prince Albert coat,
considerably the worse from wear;
long, white beard and gaunt figure he
looks more like a patriarch than an
inventor.
II have grown old working on this
plan" he continued. 81 was raised
in Chillicothe, O. Forty years ago,
when | made my first trip West, my
attention was attached by the buzzards
and the sand-hill cranes. | observed
that in the air they scared more grace
fully than any other birds, while on
tho ground they were ugly, awkward
and clumsy. thought, There is no
effect without u cause and | wrote to
Horace Mann, president of Antioch
college, who was personal friend,
and asked him If he could explain how
bird scared. He replied that he
could not, and added that it was one
of the most interesting scientific ques-
tions ever presented to him. / wrote
to other scientific men, but they could
give me no light, / then decided !
would solve the problem myself. |
gave a boy 81 to catch me buzzard,
and began to studythe mechanism with
which it ilies [ found what enabled
it to soar: and believe that in that
way, | discovered the secret of aerial
navigation. | experimental with the
buzzard for a long time, and finally
got so that, without hurting it, could
fix it so that it could not fly at all. !
continued my Investigations further,
and ascertained that all soaring birds
are carniverous. That has an import.
ant bearing on the subject, but ! can.
not explain it further without betray-
ing my secret"
DR.. Foote has since devoted all the
time he could spare from his medical
practice TO working on models for air.
ships. In 1888 he moved to Lebo, Kas.
Later he lived seven years in Argen-
tine, Kas. From that place he moved
to lola, and thence to Stark: but at no
time did his belief that ne had hit upon
the right theory waver or did he dis
continue his work He believes he has
robbed the soaring bird of his secret
and that if he can get the help he needs
it will soon be as easy for human be.
ings to soar as it is for birds.
"t will discount Dumont to death, -
he declared, rising and gesticulating
with both hands. 81 will guide my
ship like an engineer does his loco
motive. BY the use of rudder, | will
be able to go to right, to left, up, down
to tack, as ship at sea does and
break the force Of the heaviest wind
and TO alight at will. The problem is
solved; all l need Is the money"
DR.. Foote has made three models,
but has not taken out a patent. He
has one of his models with him in
Argentine, where he is staying.
The Iola register., 1902-05-30
Reveals a Great Secret

1t is often asked how such startling
cures, that puzzle the best physicians,
are effected by DR., Kings New Disco
very for Consumption. Here's the
secret. 1t cuts out the phlegm and
germ-infected mucus, and lets the life
giving oxygen enrich and vitalize the
blood, 1t heals thesinnamned, cough
worn throat and lungs. Hard colds
and stubborn coughs soon yield to
DR.. Kings New Discovery, the most
infallible remedy for all Throat and
Lung diseases. Guaranteed bottles
SOC aud $l.00, Trial bottles free at
Evans Bros,
STRAYED: A bay pony, mare weight
about 900, branded M on hip and
shoulder, black points, II. j. Ander-
son1l
The Iola register., 1902-05-30
Had u Race for Life

From Kansas City journal.
eli there! Get out of the way! Ge
ofn and as many other expressions
of warning as there were men on the
gripcar of cable train which rounded
the curve to the north at Ninth and
Grand avenue yesterday afternoon
were shouted to a man who had step
ped in front of the cars. Added to
the lusty shouts, all given simultane-
ously, were violent clangs from the
bell and the combined hub.bu
caused people a block away to stop
and look around.
AS for the man in danger, he may
be able to testify to truth of the old
saw that it is better to be killed than
scared to death. He took one hur-
ried, bug-eyed look at the car which
was bearing down upon him, and from
the expression on his face it looked
as big as Convention hall on wheels
Had he jumped to the right or left he
would have cleared either track by at
least fifteen feet, but instead he lit out
down the track ahead of the modern
Juggernaut, the crowd on the cars
and sidewalks cheering him for his
sprinting ability. Past the govern
ment building sped the frightened
man, and instead of turning with the
track at Eighth street, he shot over
the hill and down the brick pavement
nearly half block farther In front
of the Midland hotel he paused and
| looked back for the first time. Seeing
that that he was undoubtedly out OF
harms way, he walked sheepishly
over to the sidewalk and sat down.
Say. boss" asked u negro who
had been watching the great one-man
farce from the corner of Eighth street
chow fur down tn street did " all
teink that car was goin' T. foller ye?
HUH"
The man did not reply to the ques-
tion nor appear to notice the roar of
laughter from the amused crowd. He
seemed content to know that he had
escaped with his life.
The Iola register., 1902-05-30
Cures WhenlDoctors Fail.

Mrs. Frank Chiasson, Patterson,
La, writes June Sth, 1901; 81 had
malaria fever in very bad form, was
under treatment by doctors, but as
soon as l stopped taking their medi-
cine the feverlwould return | used u
sample bottle of Herbine, found 1T
helped me. Then bought two bottles,
which completely cured me. feel
grateful to you for furnishing such "A
splendid medicine, and can honestly
recommend it to those suffering from
malaria, as it will surely cure them. "
Herbine, SOC bottle attic. B. Spencer
& Co.
The Iola register., 1902-05-30
DR.. Foote Still in Evidence.

DR.. Foote was so pleased with the
prominence given in his letter to the
K. G. Journal that he followed it to
that town and is hot on the trail of the
500, 600 he seeks to put his airship in
operation. He got himself interview
ed again and the Journal gives this
report;
DR.. S. l.. N. Foote, of Stark, Kas.
who believes that if he can get loan
of $50, 600 he can build flying ma
chine which, to use his own language,
will Discount Santos-Dumont's to
death, " was in Kansas City yesterday.
DR.. Foote'S object in coming here was
to find a capitalist who will be willing
20 back him. He says the work he has
in view will cost $50, 900, and that he
will stake the savings of a long life
on the result if somebody else will
take the balance of the risk.
81 want to win that 100000 prize
the St. Louis fair management has
offered to the man who makes the best
flying machine" said the doctor, land
III do it if | can get the money to fin
ish my work"
DR.. Foote, like most Of the other
men who are working on flying ma
chimes, is reticent about entering into
the details of his plans. He says
however, that he will use a balloon to
elevate it, and concentrated and rare.
| fed air to propel it. DR.. Foote is an
The Iola register., 1902-05-30

and cheerfulness soo,.
disappear when the lid
neys are out of order
or diseased.
Kidney trouble has
become SO prevalent
that II is not uncommon
for a child to be born
afflicted with weak kid
neys. lfthe child urin-
ates too often, II the
The Iola register., 1902-05-30

urine scalds the flesh or II, when the child
reaches an age Ven It should be able to
control the passage, It is yet afflicted with
bed-wetting, depend upon It. the cause Of
the difficulty Is kidney trouble, and the first
step should be towards the treatment ol
these important organs. This unpleasant
trouble is due TO diseased condition Of the
kidneys and bladder and not to habit as
most people suppose.
Women as we'll as men are made mis-.
cradle with kidney and bladder trouble,
and both need the same great remedy.
The mild and the immediate effect OF
Swamp-Root is soon realized. 1t is soli
by druggists, in fifty fTet-
cent and one dollar 6T11li-TsYE- ~ Nh
sizes. You may have u !i =.
sample bottle by mail III Asls.7sss:l ~ =
free, also pamphlet tell Homo OF swaup.Root
ing all about It, including many OF the
thousands Of testirnonia. letters received
from suffel srs cured. In writing Or. Kimer
& Co., Binghamton. N. T., be sure and
mention this paper.
The Iola register., 1902-05-30
YOU KNOW wHATYoUARE TAKING

When you take Groves Tasteles
Chill Tonic because the formula is
plainly printed on every bottle show
you that it issimply Iron and Quinw
a tasteless form, No Cure, No Pay
q cents
The Iola register., 1902-05-30
Women as Well as Men
Are Made Miserable by
Kidney Trouble.

Kidney trouble preys upon the mind, dis.
courages and lessons ambition; beauty. vioot
The Iola register., 1902-05-30


follows:
eneva LOgan6
Carlyle 10 Salem
Deer Creek North lGlSmOrc IL
Osage II South Elsmore II
Marmaton 10 West Cottage Grove 4
East Elm % East Cottage Grove ?
West ElmS IOla CITY
Humboldt q lst Ward n
lola Township 10 2nd Ward 10
3rd Ward ~
4th Ward -
lt is recommended that the primaries for
the selection of delegates TO the above Com
vention. be held on saturday, June II, 1902 at
the usual voting places In each precinct. at
the following hours, tO-Wit. Geneva TO y.
m. Carlyle to p m; Deer Creek to . p.
~; st osqEe i ~ 10 p m WaJ, mSrTo4 5 TO D. m
lola township 10 Z p m, Humboldt to p.
M; Salem To 10 p, M; Logan TO- 8 p. m; East
Cottage Grove 10 p. m; West Cottage
Grove 6 TO p, m; North ElsmOre to q y. IN
South ESmOre to u p. m; lola City, lst ward,
to8 p. m; 2nd ward to p M 3rd ward TO
3 D. m, 4th ward to p. m.
In accordance with the action of the Coun-
ty Convention held in 1857, the voters at the
pri maries will cast their ballots directly for
the candidates OF their choice, with the un-
derstanding that any candidate receiving a
majority of all the votes cast in any one pre-
cin.t will be entitled to the entire delegation
from that precinct: and when any one candi-
date fails TO receive majority of such vote,
the delegates shall be apportoned among the
various candidates pro rata" according TO
the vote received; each precinct may select
delegates In any manner they see IT.
IL Is further recommended, that the prl
maries be held open, at least two hours, un
less changed by the order of the Precinct
Committee and that the Chairman and Secre
Iary OF the election at each precinct take
care in making out the credentials of the
delegates to enclose therein certified re
port OF the number of ballots cast, In said
nrecinct for each candidate.
The delegates from the First and ThirC
commissioner districts will convene immedi
,ately after the convention to nominate county
commissioners for their respective districts,
IlU order of the RpUuDltgun COUNTY Oentru
Committee. Ii. A. EWING Oha m n,
MELVIN FRoNK, Secy,
Amador ledger., 1902-01-03
TriaIs of n Lecturer.

A well known English woman lee
turer tells these stories at her own ex-
pense:
81 was" she says, Ion a tour through
the provinces. and one night as | ap-
peared on the platform in a small town
the chairman introduced me to my au-
dience in the following way: You have
heard of Mr. Gladstone, the Grand Old
Man. Let me now introduce to you
the grand old woman This was in
tended as a sincere compliment.
"On another occasion a bluff old farm
er, who boasted of his ability to look
on all sides of a question, announced
me as follows: This lady's come here
to talk about her rights he said She's
hired the hall. and so she's got right
to be here, and if any of you don't Ike
what she's got to say you've got an
equal right to walk out in the middle
on't.'"
Amador ledger., 1902-01-03
Ideas of News.

Justice John NJ. Harlan of the United
State supreme court, when a practic-
iag lawyer in Louisville, once tried his
band at newspaper work, taking the
place of personal friend. then editor
Of the Louisville Commercial. The JUS
tice got along all right writing editori-
ais, but had ideas as to news that were
at variance with those of the city edi.
tor
One of the reporters had written a
clever account of a man who had fallen
from the fourth story of a building and
escaped without serious injury 1t
made a story of about a column in
length. With proof of the article in
his hand the temporary editor came to
the city editor and said:
"Mr. Smith, please have this story
cut down. 1 can't see anything in it
that makes it worth that space"
"But it's the star story of the day,
Mr.. Harlan" gasped the astouished
news man. 81 think it's a remarkable
story and well worth all the space Civ
en- to it."
81 don't" said Justice Harlan. IF a
man had jumped up four stories, it
would certainly have been remarkable,
but even a fool could fall down four
stories, or half a dozen, for that mat
ter."-New York Times.
Amador ledger., 1902-01-03
COlOred Swedes.

A little Swedish monthly magazine
published In New York city requested
its readers short time ago to send in
accounts of the experiences they had
when they first arrived in this country.
Here is the prize specimen: ''In my un-
sophisticated days l once started out
to call upon girl had known in the
old country. / was told that she lived
at Madison avenue and street.
When | reached that corner, was in
doubt which house to try. but l finally
went up the steps of one that faced
on the avenue and rang the bell A girl
came to the door. Does Miss Nelson
live hereT asked as politely as
could.
4 don't know any such person. she
answered. and | was turning away
when she called after me. is she
winter
THAT irritated me. Did you ever
know any Swedes who were coloredT
I asked.
"'Well. have seen some green
Swedes,' was her retort, and l did not
continue the conversation.
Amador ledger., 1902-01-03
About Ozone.

Many people talk about ozone with
out so much as knowing what ozone is.
There is prevalent idea that it is
something you get at the sea and that
1t is good for the lungs. What that
something is, however, few people have
sufficient curiosity to inquire. Ozone is
what chemists call an allotropic form
of oxygen-that is to say, it is oxygen
n highly active and concentrated con-
dition. In ordinary pure air ozone ex-
lists, but only in what chemists call
traces" Larger amounts are found in
ocean and mountain air. 1t instantly
disappears when brought in contact
with decaying matter, dissipating it
self, as it were. in the act of oxidizing
that matter.
Ozone is known to occur more plenti-
fully during thunderstorms, and we
have, of course, the analogy of its be-
ing artificially produced from oxygen
by electrical discharges in the labora-
tory. On the body ozone is believed to
act as a stimulant; hence the popular
notion of its beneficial effects as expes
rienced by the sea, but in any greater
amount than mere traces it is a violent
irritant. One authority goes the length
Of asserting that it is doubtful whether
1t is beneficial to animal life at all.
Amador ledger., 1902-01-03
when Coal Was Prohibited.

1t makes the present generation smile
to read the accounts which have come
down to us concerning the prejudices
which were formerly entertained
against certain articles which are of
everyday consumption.
For instance, it is said that when coal
was first used in England the prejudice
against it was so strong that the house
of commons petitioned the king to pro-
hibit the use of the "noxious'' fuel.
A royal proclamation having failed to
abate the nuisance, commission was
issued to ascertain who burned coal
within the city of London and it's neigh
borhood, to punish them by force for
the first offense and by the demolition
of their furnaces if they persisted in
transgressing. A law was finally pass
ed making it capital offense to burn
coal in the city and only permitting it
to be used by forges in the vicinity 1t
Is stated that among the records in the
Tower of London a document was
found according to which q man was
hanged in the time of Edward l. for no
other crime than having been caught
burning coal. 1t took three centuries
to entirely efface the prejudice.
Amador ledger., 1902-01-03
Bunkoing a Japanese.


81. T. g." was only an enlisted man
In Uncle Sans navy, but his mess
mates called him ''the Swell" because
whenever he went ashore he carried
suit of civilians clothes. At Yoko-
hama, in his fine raiment and a white
felt hat, he passed himself off to
Japanese coal merchant as the pay
master of the feet and contracted for
several thousand tons of coal. The
price named was $14 ton.
What is my rake off?'' he asked the
dealer, who c~ered a generous commits
sion. Make the price sixteen dollars
a. ton and have = thousand tons
ready for delivery at the earliest pos
sible hour tomorrow morning." he said.
The merchant opened wine, and
when thoroughly warmed up the sailor
remarked, looking indolently at his
watch: by the bye, I'm expected to
visit the club tonight, and it is prob
nble that | may need a little more
money than l have in my pocket. Per-
haps you had better advance me three
or four thousand dollars on account"
OF course he got what he wanted.
Next morning the vessels were sur
founded with scores of barges laden
with coal, and it was all the officers
could do to prevent the Japs from un-
loading their cargoes. The dealer dar-
ed say nothing, for he had entered into
a conspiracy to defraud the govern
ment, so he pocketed his loss in ST.
lence.-New York Press.
Amador ledger., 1902-01-03
coa1lng a British Visitor.

A big British battleship coming here
to attend patriotic function of some
kind on the invitation of our govern
ment ran short of coal, and Uncle Sam,
as host, agreed to fill her bunkers free
of charge. This courtesy was done
through the medium of a Jersey City
merchant, who supplied fine furnace
coal, worth from Sc to 81 a ton and
presented his bill to the English cap
tain. "Send it to the navy depart
ment," said the latter, and to Washing
ton it went, to be returned by the next
mail with a memorandum attached
saying that an error had been made
in the charge, 'the government con-
tract calling for coal at So ton" And
that is all the smart Jerseyite ever re-
ceived.-New York Press. :
Amador ledger., 1902-01-03
The Drivers Poiut of view.

The hotel coach was filled with a
crowd of happy, jubilant visitors. and
the horses toiled splendidly up the
hills. AS each eminence was reached
and at every turn in the road the crowd
would burst forth into cries of wonder
and delight at the magnificent scenes
which burst upon their view. The
mountain jehu alone preserved a dig
nifty and silence which rather awed the
others. At length, after a particularly
lovely view had been passed, one of the
guests at the drivers left hand re-
marked:
'You don't seem to take much inter
est in the scenery. No doubt it's an old
story to you"
The driver shook his head. mo,
that's not it," he answered. 81 just
don't care" Then he leaned a little
closer and whispered: But knows
just how you folks must feel. You all
come from long distance just to see
things. and you're bound to enjoy it
anyhow so as to get your moneys
worth and not feel as though you was
cheatin' yourselves. Oh" said this
driver in a superior tone, 81 don't mind
it when l understand how 'tis."-Les-
lies Weekly
Amador ledger., 1902-01-03
Now They Never Sneak.

A coolness growing out of the fol-
lowing conversation has sprung up be-
tween Jones and Smith.
Il had splendid time last night"
said Jones. 81 spent the evening at
little social gathering at the Goodman
mansion"
"Are the Goodmans nice peopleY'
queried Smith.
well, l should say so. They are
very aristocratic. To get into their cir
Gle one must have either a great deal
of money or great deal of genius"
''You don't tell me so? And you say
you were there?'
"Yes."
"You were invited. were your
"Of course"
"And to be invited a man has to have
plenty of money or great deal of gen.
iusP
Precisely"
'Well, Jones, am very glad to hear
you have become rich all of a sudden.
Lend me five oundsP'-London An
swers.
Amador ledger., 1902-01-03
Fruit Acids XIII Germs.

A writer in a scientific periodical
states that it is not generally known
that fruit acids are germicidal. "The
juice" he says, "of lines and lemons
is as deadly to cholera germs as cor
rosive sublimate or sulphur fumes or
formaldehyde or any other disinfectant.
1t is so powerful a germicide that it
the juice of one lime or lemon be
squeezed into a glass of water that is
then left standing for ten or fifteen
minutes the water will be disinfected.
1t makes little difference where the
water has been obtained or whether it
has been boiled or filtered" AS boiled
or filtered water is not always obtain
able this is worth remembering.
Amador ledger., 1902-01-03
Reason. For a Divorce.

The Druses sometimes divorce their
wives for apparently the most trivial
causes. Thus man named Soleiman
Attala had wife, Isbakyeh. The wo-
man frequently worked for us, and on
several occasions l had to complain
that she talked too much and worked
too little. At length l was obliged to
tell Soleiman that owing to his wife's
laziness l could employ her no longer.
Shortly afterward l went to England.
On my return after a couple of
months absence was surprised to
find that Solelman had divorced Isbak-
yeh and had already married another
woman. On inquiring from him the
cause Of this he replied, "Your honor
told me that you would not employ my
wife again, so I thought l would get
rid CT her and marry another woman
whom you would employ."-Black-
woods Magazine.
Amador ledger., 1902-01-03
No Limit to New Iaeas.

There never has been a time when
the individual has stood for so much
as he does at present There has
never been a time when individuality
and personal initiative brought such
amazing rewards. There never has
been a time when the individual could
or did exert so much influence as at
present There is no individual today
so Insignificant that, if he became the
medium of a new or potent ideal, he
would be prevented by uncomfortable
conditions from expressing his idea
and reaping his just reward.
In all ages up to this man has been,
owing to his limitations of physical
force, plaything Of conditions, slave
of his environment. Skill and intelli-
gence were but two Of the factors in
his progress, bounded and restrained
by limitations to their employment.
Now, however, with universal energy
at the disposal of each individual, this
terrestrial sphere scarce puts bounds
to his field of influence.-Cassier's
Magazine