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The Minneapolis journal., 1902-06-30

wonderfully rapid under the influence OF
the long days in that northern latitude.
During June and July, when the wheat
crop is made, the sun rises about o'clock
and shines until nearly g.. Then follows
the long twilight until 10 O'Clock. Tenn
perature rises as high as 1t does in our
Red River valley, and the soil being
warmed through SO many hours of con-
tinuous sunshine, brings forward it's prod
uce with wonderful rapidity.
characteristics of the Country.
Prince Albert is 800 miles in direct
line almost due northwest of Minneapolis,
limit of successful agriculture. Indeed,
some of the best country in the Canadian
dominion is said to lie between Prince
Albert and Edmonton, while extensive
stretches of equally good land. enjoying
substantially the same climate, are to be
found north Of the north branch of the
Skatchewan, stretching away towards the
Peace river. In the direction Of Edmon-
ton, from. Prince Albert, the country is
more wooded, we'll watered by frequent
streams and numerous lakes, and topog-
raphica]ly is said to resemble what is
known as the park region of our own
state, Of which Alexandria and Fergus
Falls are centers. Marvellous tales are
told OF the fertility of the soil and the
yield per acre, forty bushels of high grade
wheat being more than a rare occurrence.
The government reports for the Sas-
katchewan show an average yield per acre
of from 1927 in 1899 to 81 bushels pei
acre In 1901
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-06-30
Y X A.

Minnesota Strawberries, Raspberries,
Currants, Gooseterries, California Cher
ries, Musk Melons. Plums, Apricots, New
Blueberries. Southern Egg Plant.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-06-30
A GOOD WINDFALL

A War. Revenue Rebate Gives Win
dom Institute $1,25O.
Window institute at Montevideo gets
windfall Of $1,250 through the decision OF
congress to refund certain special revenue
tax,s. When the late H. P. Benton died he
left s25, 900 for the Window institute endow-
ment fund. The tax on this legacy was
81, ,250 which has now been refunded, leaving
the entire bcquest unimpaired.
The Iola register., 1902-06-13
The Wilson Case Reversed

REGISTER readers will remember the
case OF State VS. James Wilson. the
contractor who built the north school
house and was charged with working
his men over eight hours day. The
case was set for rtral and the witnesses
subpoenaed at the last October term
of court before Cap. Ewing, who was
Judge pro TEN in the absence Of Judge
Stillwell. The information was
quashed and the defendan discharged
on the ground tha school districts
did not come within the purview OF
the law because such bodies were not
specifically named in the act. Union
laborers were intensely interested in
the case and county Attorney Cos
horn at once appealed the case to the
supreme court. Saturday that court
handed down an opinion in which it
held that all public bodies such as
school districts come within the law
and that contractors working for such
bodies must not work their laborers
over eight hUure a dav.
Therefore contractor who build the
new school house in lola and the
one in Gas City will be compelled to
work under the provisions of the eight
hour law. The case just decided is
one that affects the whole State and
several prosecutions inthis State have
been lying dormant awaiting the de-
cision of the supreme court in this
one.
The question was a close one, and
the court in their opinion say THAI
cities are the only real municipalities
in this State, still it was the intention
of the Legislature to include schoo,
districts in the term municipalities"
The Iola register., 1902-06-13
PIPE GAS 70 JOPLIN
Franchise Granted by Joplin City
Council to u Nataral Gas
Company

Every town in southeastern Kansas
and Southwestern Missouri and also
Kansas City has been looking with
longing and envious eyes towards the
natural gas belt for years. Most of
them have tried to find gas themselves
have failed and in the failure have
only become the more anxious to en-
JOY the Juxuries of it. Already this
week reports have been sent out from
Kansas City and Galena that natural
gas would be piped to those cities
from the lola field. Last week the
Joplin city council granted a fran
chise to a company of Kansas City
men and the dispatch says that the
gas 10 to come from lola. Helms who
was to furnish the gas for Kansas
City claimed to have an abundance of
gas land but it is not known whether
the Kansas City men who have the
Joplin franchise are backed by Helms
or not. The following dispatch from
the Kansas City Journal tells the
story in detail
Joplin, Mo, June 5. The city coun-
council tonight granted a franchise
to a company of Kansas City capital
lists, represented by ex-Fire Chief
Hale, Of that city, for the purpose of
furnishing natural gas to the citizens
of Joplin. The company claims to
own several thousand acres of produc.
ing gas land in the lola gas district
and is asking for franchises in Gale
ma, Kas., and Webb City, and Carter
vile, Mo-, to be connected with the
Joplin pipe line. The distance from
Joplin to the lola natural gas field IL
sixty miles, and it is intended to use
ten inch pipe flor the supply. The
company has obligated itself to fur
nish natural gas at maximum rate
OF so cents per thousand cubic feet.
This cuts the present rate one half.
The Iola register., 1902-06-13

Only one remedy in the world thai
will at once stop itchiness of the skin
in any part of the body; Doan's OinG-
ment, At any drug store, 90 cents.
The Iola register., 1902-06-13

assassination. or course there arc
many nihilists who could say the same
the vast majority, in fact-but l am
not one of them. l know not OF what 1
may be suspected"-
"And l." said Darrell, "care not.
You are in trouble, and am going to
help you. l am on your side, my
child. DO you understand? Whatever
you desire shall be accomplished If it
lie within my small capacity"
81 would not lead you into danger"
she replied. "You have saved me from
utter destruction, and l should make n
poor return
"If there is one thing that despise
more than another in a man." said
Darrell, ''it is prudence. Thank heav-
en-, it was left out of me entirely. Let
us find cab"
The Iola register., 1902-06-13
Read il in His Newspaper

George Schaub, well known Ger
man citizen of New Lebanon, Ohio, is
a constant reader in the Dayton Vol
ks2eitung. He knows that this paper
aims to advertise only the best in its
columns, and when he saw Chamber
lain's Pain Balm advertised therein
for lame back, he did not hesitate in
buying bottle of it for his wife, who
for eight weeks had suffered with the
most terrible pains in her back and
could get no relief. He says: "After
using the Pain Balm for a few days
my wife said to me, Il feel as though
born anew and before using the
entire contents of the bottle the un-
bearable pains had entirely vanished
and she could again take upher house
hold duties" He is very thankful and
hopes that all lsuffering likewise will
hear of the wonderful recovery. This
valuable liniment is for sale by w. L.
CRABB & Co., CAMPBEIA& BURRELL
The Iola register., 1902-06-13
Cholera Morbus Dangerous Disease

Cholera Morbus Dangerous Disease
In many cases attacks of cholera
morbus terminate fatally before medi-
cine can be procured or physician
summoned, The safe way is to keep
on hard a reliable medicine for use in
such cases, For this purpose there is
nothing so sure as Chamberlain's S
Collie Cholera and Diarrhoea Rene
dy. w. E. Bosworth, OF Lafayette,
Ala, says; I'm June, 1900, | had a
serious attack of cholera morbus and
one dose of Chamberlain's Co!ic,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy gave
me relief in fifteen minutes. For
sale by w. D.CRABB & Co. CAMPBELL
g. BUE2ELL.
The Iola register., 1902-06-13
CHAPTER III.
THE BALL OF THE oUATRE-z-ARrs.

ZEN they came to the
end Of the street, they
found more lights and
a livelier region; but,
for Paris, it was not
much to boast of, and
cabs were scarce. At
last, however, they
were able to waylay
The Iola register., 1902-06-13

Mr.. Wormwood of Larned, who is
visiting in Great Bend, is supposed to
have his gall with him.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-02-25
A Geographical Novelty.

The point where Utah. Colorado. Ari-
zona and New Mexico touch each other
is called the four corners. This fact is
not strange one, but when we come
to find that is the only place where
four states or territories point. we find
that this spot is in some ways unique
one. Not only is this the only place in
the United States where such a juno
ton occurs. but it is the only one of Its
kind in the world. This statement
seems a broad one, but short study of
the maps of an atlas will show that 1t
is correct. and, more than that, that at
no other place in the United States do
more than two state corners touch each
other.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-02-25
But He Has Not.

Sir Lawrence AlmaTadema, o
celebrated his Goth birthday recently.
is the third artist from Holland who
has been honored by an English
knighthood. The others were Rubens
and Vandyke. Sir Lawrence. who has
a keen sense of humor is fond of tell
ing story bearing on his own knight
hood. Shortly after he received the
honor he and Lady Alma-Tadema gave
an "at home" Everybody present was
congratulating them and one lady was
very profuse. "Oh. dear Sir Lawrence"
she said, 81 am awfully glad to hear of
the honor you have received. l sup
pose you will give up painting and live
like a gentleman"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-02-25
She o,ined rapn,s Consent.

A pretty girl announced to papa her
engagement to dear Cholly. The old
man became very grave at once. Cho ly
had a good salary, was to all appear
ances a nice. steady young man. but
them said papa, "let the engagement
be long one, my dear. In that case
you will have time to find out each
others faults and failings, and dis
cover serious defects of character
which would make you wretched for
life If you marry"
But. papa" interposed the sweet
girl, Il object to long engagements If
they are so apt to be broken, don't you
know?" And while the old man medi-
tated she rushed off into the parlor to
tell Cholly 1t was all right and resume
the yum-yum business.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-02-25
Whitfield His Leg.

Cal Barnes, living seven miles east
of Arcola. Ill, wears an artificial leg
and foot which he whitfield out of wool
with his pocket knife. using no other
tool in its manufacture. The LIMB Is
a model of neatness and fits so nicely
that few who do not know him well
would suspect that he was not walking
on his natural legs, SO easily does ns
move about.
Barnes lost his foot while in the
Klondike gold fields two years ago. I,e
and his brother. Dr. Omer Barnes IF
Arcola, were far out from their cam
when Cal met with an accident whica
mashed his right foot so badly thut
his brother decided it should be ari
putated at once. Being miles away
from camp and friends they amputatci 1
the foot without even administeriu i,
an opiate.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-02-25

Still wondered. What has changed
him so? What can have changed hin,
so?" but / dared not ask MIN. Never
was there man more impersonal. lie
told you none of his experiences. i'm
posed none of his conclusions upon
you. He was always suggestive, sum-
ulating, never dogmatic.
However, the play over, I was graft
fled at parting by an invitation to call.
lie was at home on Sunday afternoons
| departed much elated at e right
and privilege to which | had attained
OF becoming more intimately acQuaint-
ed with this man whom | so intensely
acmired.
The next Sunday afternoon saw me
tuyfully vending my way TO the Ad-
dress he had given, anticipating a
sight of some fine old editions. meet
irg brainy people, and looking at rare
works of art. Yes, with his exquisite
taste, his pictures will be vorta see
i1g, l am sure" To all these Joys
there was dim background OF thick
carpets. book-lined walls. bu5ts Of all
the old Greeks, and. so on. was get
ting near the place now, and as n
vision of a courteous footraan with
silver salver in hand, arose before my
mental vision. began to look whether
| had card about me. IT was per-
fectly natural. 1 think. that these ap-
propriate surroundings to such man
should thus arise in my mind.
l met some brainy people. and l
spent one of the pleasantest afternoons
of my life, but l didn't see any rare
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-02-25
England's Naval Power.

There is some skeptcism in certain
English circles regarding the fervent
praise of the British navy which Com
mander Richardson Glover, U. S. N,
naval attache to the United States en-
bassy, uttered in a recent interview in
Washington. Commander Glover was
quoted as saying that the British navy
is far more efficient than continental
powers believe. This" says the Hamp-
shire Telegraph, "is a good thing To
publish to the world, but it is to lie
hoped that the continental powers
and particularly the more belligerent
among them-will take the statement
to heart. But the British public ought
to be sufficiently informed by now tn
be proof against Capt. Clover's insi6.
GUS fiattery. When he says that Eng
land to-day is stronger on the seas than
any two of the most powerful conti-
mental powers, with another power in
cluded, he is merely soaring into
heights of imagination whittier no
British naval expert can pretend to fol,
low him."
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-02-25

editions, for he hadn't any--the ex-
quisite pictures were there, but they
were cheap copies of Breton and Mil
let. Such a plain little house. Now /
understood. in part at least, why the
professor had shrivelled and faded.
There was the same shadow over
nearly every one of the company. All
seemed to have exceptional gifts Of one
sort or another which would probably
never be brought to perfection, because
culture of that sort costs. They were
all the broader, perhaps on that very
account, and all were bright, with a
brightness that l could not understand
till | caught the explanation in dis
quisition of the professors upon the
work of Breton and Millet.
with the originals in the Walters
gallery close at hand, one can do very
well with these copies. Indeed, | grow
more in love with my industrious lit
tie 'Shepherdess' every day, See, John,
is she not far more beautiful than the
little Dresden nothings in pink and
blue? Goodness and industry and con-
tent are such beautiful things. These
the fields-is it not worth while to be
poor, to be SO strong, so happy? To
have health and unbroken slumbers?
These Christian peasants, so homely,
yet so elevated. have nothing, yet pos
sess all things. See in the 'Angelus'
they rise to the highest height. The
work of these artists is the apotheosis
of madden gray" and there is no end
to tie depths of beauty to be found in
1t. 1t is timely work, too, for the
world was fast losing the oldfashioned
idea of the blessedness of poverty"
Thus he spoke. and much more.
remember, too, a young vocalist who
sang Forever With the Lord" the
perfect lyric of Montgomery set to the
noble music of Gounod.
will you sing that at my fureralo"
said the profe3so".
His funeral came sooner than we
thought. Ill health was part of what
had changed the professor. Returning
from my summer outing | found that
he had been in bed for several weeks.
Coming into his room one day in the
earliest fall, he calmly announced, in
reply to my inquiries, that he was
dying.
rs it not a perfect day, John" he
said. Balmy' exactly describes it.
One could not suffer on this day
though he had lost his all What does
Nature say to you today?"
replied that did not know, that
had been trying to express it to myself.
but could not.
Natures god says to-day to every
suffering soul: You have not lost all;
you are not utterly desolate. Behold,
to you, as to the year, there remains
happy death, and that is the greatest
happiness And more, it says more"
He stopped. The professor always
knew what it is mot lawful to speak"
This world would be an utter failure
If what l knew of this man here were
all that l should ever know.
When bee loses its temper look
out for a stinging retort.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-02-25
Rudyard KIplinR.

1t was not made with the mountains; 1t
Is not one with the deep,
Men, not gods, devised 1t. Men, not gods,
must keep.
Men, not children. servants or kinsfolks
called from afar.
But each man born in the island broke to
the matter of war.
Soberly and by custom taken and trained
for the same:
Each man born in the island entered at
youth to the game
AS 1t were almost cricket. not to be mas
tered in haste,
But after trial and labor. by temperance.
living chaste-
AS it were almost cricket-as 1t were oven
Weighed and pondered and worshiped
and practiced day on day.
So ye shall bide sure-guarded when the
restless lightnings wake
In the womb Of the blotting .war-cloud
and the pallid nation quake.
So. at the haggard trumpets. instant your
soul shall leap
Fortnight full-harnessed. accepting
alert from the wells of sleep.
So at the threat ye shall summon-so at
the need ye shall send
Men, not children or servants. tempered
and taught to the end.
Cleansed of servile panic. slow to dread
or despise.
Humble because of knowledge, mighty by
But ye say: TT will mar our comfort" :"
Ye say: 1T will minish our trade"
Do ye wait for the spattered shrapnel ere
ye learn how gun is laid?
For the low red glare of southwark when
the raided coast towns burn?
Uight ye shall have on that lesson, but
little time to learn.)
Will ye pitch some white pavilion. and
Justify even the odds
With nets and hoops and mallets, with
racqusts and bats and rods?
VIII the rabbit war with your foemen-
the red-deer horn them for hire?
The kept cock pheasant keep you? He is
master of many a shire.
Arid, aloof, injurious. unthinking, TN
thanking, gelt-
VIII ye loose your schools to fout them
till the browbeat columns melt?
VIII ye pray them preach them or
print them or ballot them back from
your shore?
VIII your workmen issue a mandate to
bid them strike more?
Will we rise and dethrone your rulers?
(Because ye were idle both,
Pride by insolence chastened? Indolence
purged by slothD
No doubt but ye are the people; who
shall make you afraid?
Also your gods are many; doubt but
your gods shall aid
Idols of greasy affairs built for the spirits
ease
Proud little brazen Baals ard talking
Teraphs of sept and party and wise wood
pavement gods
These shall come down to the battle and
snatch you from under the rods?
From the gusty hickering gunron with
viewless salvoes rent
And the pitted hail of the bullets that tell
not whence they were sent
When ye are ringed as with iron, when ye
are scourged as with whips.
When the meat is yet in your belly and
the boast is yet on your. lips:
When we go forth at morning and the
noon beholds you broke
Ere ye lie down at even, your remnant,
under the yoke.
No doubt but We are the people-absolute,
strong and wise:
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-02-25
THE
ISLANDERS
By RUDYApO KIPLING

Probably nothing written il years
has attracted so much attention and
varying comment as has the poem
written by Rudyard Kipling attacking
the stay-at-home Englishmen. Here
is the poem in full from the London
Times, the paper in which it original
ly appeared
Fenced by your careful fathers, rinEed py
your leaden seas. ,,
Long did ye wake in quiet and long lie
TIL We said of Strife: what is it?" OF
the Sword: 1T is far from our
KEN"
Till we made sport of your shrunkcn
hosts and toy of your armed men.
Ye stopped your ears to the warning-ye
would neither look nor heed
Ye set your leisure before their toll, ana
your lusts above their need;
Because of your witless learning ana
your beasts of warren and chase
Ye grudged your sons for their service
and your fields for their camping
place.
Ye forced them to CLEAN in the highways
the straw for the bricks they
Ye forced them follow in byways the
craft that ye never taught.
Ye hindered and hampered and crippled; :;
ye thrust out of sight and away
Those that would serve you for honor anu
those that served you for pay.
Then were the Judgments loosened; then
was your shame revealed,
At the hands of little people, few but
apt In the field.
Yet ye were saved by a remnant (and
your lands long suffering starr
When your strong men cheered In tnetr
millions while your stripplings went
to the war.
Sons of the sheltered city-unmade, un-
handled, unmeet-
Ye pushed them raw to the battle as ye
picked them raw from the street
And what did ye look they should COM
pass? War craft learned IN u
breath?
knowledge unto occasion at the hrst far
view of Death?
So! And ye train your horses and the
dogs ye feed and prize.
How are the beasts more worthy than 'he
souls you saeritice7 ~ .,
them but ye said, THE end is
close:
And ye sent them comfits and pictures to
help them harry your foes,
And ye vaunted your fathomless power
and ye Haunted your iron pride
Ere-ye fawned on the Younger Nations
for the who could shoot and
ride,
Then ye returned to your trinkets; then
ye cogtented your souls
With the fhnneled fools at the wicket or
the mudded OATS at the goals.
Ing a lie.
Ye saw that the land lay fenceless and
ye let the months go by:
Waiting some easy wonder. hoping some
Idle-openiy idle-ln the lee of the tore
spent Line.
Idle-except for your boasting; and what
is ysur boasting worth
II ye grudge "A year of service to the lord
Hest life on Earth?
Ancient effortless ordered, cynic on cycle
set
Life so long untroubled that ye who in
herlt forget
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-02-25
Though. sh. Had n R,sh. to Know.

The postal savings bank department
of the English postoffice is said to re-
ceive more curious requests and in
quiries than any other branch of the
public service. Recently the following
letter was among those delivered to
the chief of one of the department bu-
reaus: will you be kind enough to
let me know If Mr.. John Smith has
got hundred pounds in the savings
bank, as he has been paying his ad-
dresses to me for some time? l am
only a widow woman and do not wish
to be taken in by him."
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-02-25
s.Neu Ar FL oaIpA TOWN.
Has 1900 People, and Is Located ms
SIDE = Navy Yard.


SIDE Navy Yard.
The existence OF a singular town is
brought to notice by the introducti On
of Senator Mallory of Florida of bill
to provide public schools, one for
white, the ether for colored, children
IN the town of Warrington, Fla. The
reference of the bill to the Secretary
OF the Navy for his opinion on It's
merits is apparently unusual and un-
necessary, but it is really highly prop
er, as the facts about Warrington show.
At the close of the Civil War the
business of the navy yard at Pensa-
cola was considerable, and the numt,er
of employees was large. Many of the
persons working in the yard "squatte1"
upon the unoccupied land comprised
within the naval reservation, and OBJ
tanned permission from the department
TO build homes thereon. The number
of home builders increased even after
the temporary activity of the navy
yard was succeeded by the luthargy
that came over the navy and las ted for
nearly twenty years. In time, the
group of houses assumed proportions
of a town; then it took a name, and
became Warrington. The Postoffice De-
partment recognized its rights. gave it
a postoffice. which later 1t made a
money-order office. and now the town
has some 800 houses. six churches, sew
eral stores, and a population of more
than 1,500 persons.
The commander of the Pensacola
navy yard rules the town; the inhabi-
tants pay no taxes, and have no votes.
The place is kept in order by the cap
tain of the ward. and "policed' as the
rest of the naval reservation is. The
bureau of yards and docks installed
and maintained the electric lights and
the sewer system, though very few OF
the inhabitants are employed by the
government By far a greater part of
those who thus enjoy the nations care
are engaged in fishing or in farming
for a living.
Now Senator Mallory thinks that In
addition to providing light, clean
streets and sanitation of the most i'm
proved type. the government should
also provide schools for the children
of the untaxed dwellers in Warrington.
and accordingly introduced his bill.