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Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-03-27
HIS ARITHMETIC LESSON.
How Ali the Clerks in the Corner Gro.
Gerry Helped Him Learn II.


Gerry Helped Him Learn 1t.
This is straight story" said gro
Gerry clerk, whose veracity has never
been impeached. 1T happened in our
store. A little boy came into our Mar
ket street store and waited for some
one to notice him. He carried sheet
OF writing paper in his hand, at which
he glanced from time to time. One of
the idle clerks came to him finally, and
the boy, reading from his paper, an
nounced in sing-song voice: My
mother wants 10 pounds of rice, Is
pounds of sugar, II pounds of oatmeal,
% pounds Of Hold on interrupt
ed the clerk Not so fast Suppose
you give me that paper and III fill out
the order
But the boy insisted on calling Off
the articles himself Two ether clerks
ware pressed into service, and the
three men proceeded to do up the vari-
Gus packages as the boy called them
off. He wanted all kinds of things, and
he asked the price of each article as
they went along, mahing a note of it
on his paper. The clerks had the
counter stacked with packages when
the boy wound up with Is pounds of
-four One of the clefNs called out the
price, and the boy continued, in his
sing-song voice, And how much money
does my mother have to pay for her
groceries?'
zone of the clerks counted up the
total and announced it as S1S.73. The
boy made a note Of it and started out.
Come back here; where are you go
ing?' cried the clerks in chorus.
"'Why,' said the boy as he made for
the door, that's jest me 'rithmetic les
son fur Monday. l have ter know it.
or I'll git licked.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-03-27

AS the noble animal turned the
horns of tn steers crushed against the
tree and several of the big grutes fell
headlong, rolling over the very spot
where the rescued man had been ly.
ing. Their carcasses were trampled
to jelly by the sharp hoofs of the fly.
ing herd.
The sure-footed horse bore the In
dian girl and the Texan away at the
top of his speed, but more than 500
head of furious beasts were close to
his heels and it was four miles to a
place of safety.
ride straight to the river" shout.
ed Ward, as soon as he was able 20
command his voice.
Il know, know" replied the girl.
Maybe we can turn out of the way
Lretty soon," she added.
The earth seemed to tremble as If
convulsed by an earthquake and the
air was filed with roar more ap
palling than the noise of the cyclone.
Ward turned his head and he was
mad brutes and their white horns al
most at MS morse S tall.
Striking the fcaming flank Of the
horse with his hat. he shouted:
"On, on, Lola, or we are lost"
She turned her head and looked into
his eyes.
Let me slip Off" she whispered.
THE horse could save you; am too
many"
The Texan comprehended her mean
ing, and in that moment of peril ne
realized that the indian girl loved him.
Fearing that she might execute her
suggestion and sacrifice herself to save
him, he instantly grasped her in his
arms, and it was in that moment OF
peril that their tr.,- was plighted.
The horse came upon smooth ground
and in short time he began to get
further away from the herd.
Right there" says the Texan, Il
made up my mind to love that little
Indian girl forever, and resolved
pursued us, l would do everything in
my power during life to make her
nappy."
The noble horse continued to in
crease the distance between his heels
and the sharp horns of his pursuers
until he again encountered rough
ground
Ward at this moment for the first
time thought of his pistol, and hur
riedly drawing the weapon he poured
q stream of lead into the faces of the
cattle.
He was gratified to see that the pro-
gress of the herd was slightly retard-
ed by the bodies of the several ami
mails that he killed.
Again the heroic girl suggested the
idea of sacrificing herself to save the
man she loved.
''If the horse falls" she said, you
must lie close to him and the cattle
will jump over you"
''It was evidently her intention" 4"
says Ward, in referring to the matter.
''to stand on the body of the horse in
case he fell and make an effort TO
frighten the steers while crouched by
the side of our exhausted steed."
The horse had no notion of falling
Once more his heels came in contact
with clear ground and he carried his
burden in triumph to the brink Of the
little stream
Ward turned his head and with I
shout of exultation he threw his hat
in the faces of the leaders of the STAN
peded herd as the horse plunged into
tha wafer that the flames c0ulj not
cross. The Texan knew that the hot
steers would stop to cool their parched
tongues, and when the horse had
crossed the river he pressed a kiss on
the Indian cheek and whispered to
her:
You have saved my life, and it be.
longs to you"
And he will keep his word.-Omaha
World-Herald.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-03-27
HOUSE JACKET.

ing pink and the rest have all had thell
day: for our latest favorite we nave
chosen pale cranberry red. While it Is
good in very many goods - notably
those for summer wear-it Is just now
desired in velvet, rich material which
exploits the shade tremendously.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-03-27

Joe.

Couldn't keep the chap in schoo.--
Seemed to alius have some fool
ldees OF his own, an laid
Rpund the river In the shade.
Never graduated ner
keered what graduatin' ferl
Jist packed up one day, an he
Seemed to sort o natcherly
III ht right on claim that's Jest
N..-- as any In the West.
-IndianapoliS SUI
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-03-27
Cranberry Red,

Keeping up with the vogue of red Is
no small matter. Ox-blood cardinal
pomegranate, Pompeiian, Turkish
American Beauty, flame, scarlet, hunt
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-03-27

inches wide, two and a half yards
twenty-seven inches wide, two and
half yard thirty-two inches, or two
yards forty-four inches wide will be
required.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-03-27

Naturalists will say that New Zea
land is the land of freakish animals
and birds. The kea, big parrot, is
one of these. It's special delight in
the way of food is the kidney OF the
sheep, and it gets it in manner that
recalls the harpies of old. 1t boldly
lights on sleeps back and digs down
into its body with it's big beak until
it reaches the kidneys. What the nat
urallsts do not understand is how the
kea developed this peculiar taste and
how it knows where the kidneys lie,
for it digs down directly to them. It
was not very long ago that sheep were
introduced into New Zealand. and oa-
fore that the kea had to live on ber-
ries and insects. 1t is probable that
some accident led to the discovery
of the kidneys, perhaps in a dead
sheep.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-03-27
If YOU STILL SMILE.

Let others sneer II you still smile
And praise me for the things l do;
I'll still eadeavor proudly while
All others sneer, IL you still smile
Yea, FL so bravely on, and I'll
Be splendidly rewarded. too.
Though others sneer, II you still smile
And praise me for the things I do.
Washington Star.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-03-27

The Importance attached in Ger
many to the construction of canals
and the utilization of rivers as
means of cheap transport is besc
shown by the following figures: From
1877 to 1897 the number of river and
canal boats has increased from 1858
to 22,564, an advance OF % percent.
The carrying capacity, however, has
increased from 100000 to 3,400,000
tons. or about 143 percent. If this lat
ter number, 100000 tens, is com
pared with the loading capacity of
the German sea-going feet upon Jan.
nary l, 1898, which amounted to
100000 tons, it will be seen that the
carrying capacity of the river and can
al boats surpassed the loading capac-
ity of the seagoing fleet by about
100000 tons.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-03-27

A loop and a ring also finish the row
of braid that finishes the narrow,
turned back cuff.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-03-27

New York City.-Tucked blouses are
In the height of style, and are simply
charming. both in delicate wash ma
terials and such soft silks and woods
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-03-27

The Brit
remove the cows ..-..
ing apparatus from the dechA
ships, experts having decided that
they retard the speed of vessels.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-03-27

Ice will cool down with everything
else on cold night to zero or below.
What should prevent it? On day
when it is just freezing block of iron.
block of ice, outdoors will stay at
80 degrees. If the weather grows
warmer, the iron will warm up with
the weather, but the ice will stay at %
degrees and melt away. But if the
weather grows colder, the iron anil
the ice will cool off, and one just as
much as the other.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-03-27

A student of bird life has discov>
cred that while different species of
birds sing the songs peculiar to their
species, certain Individuals develop
variations of their own, so that the
close listener may recognize their
peculiar personal song. In illustra.
ton Of this he cites the case Of two
Baltimore orioles that he took from
their nest when they We're five days
old and brought UP in captivity They
developed a novel method OF song.
and four other young orioles, which
he put with them, keeping them all
apart from other birds of their kind,
learned this new song ana never tried
to sing in any other way.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-03-27

The wave motion Of the sea is utii
lied to run an elcctric-lighted buoy ut
the mouth of the river Elbe in the
North sea. The least motion of the
water is sufficient to generate the cleo
trio current, which when not needed
passes to storage batteries. TIE sue
cess in this case and in the generating
electricity by means of floats off the
shore of Los Angeles, Cal, is encolr-
aging to the belief that the power Of
the waves will later be made valuable
to coast towns.
The Iola register., 1902-03-28
Jonathan. the Desert II

There were lots of them taken out of
the post-ollice last Tuesday. Here is
the way they read;
"Mrs. Orin Fowler Tratford has the
honor OF announcing the marriage of
her daught er, Rachel Bradford, to
DR.. Jonathan Earl Chastain on Sat
urday, the 2Sth of Decemeber, 1901, at
Independence, Missouri"
card was enclosed which reads:
''Dr. and Mrs. Jonathan Il. Chas-
tain will be at home after July II at
sos south Walnut street, lola, Kans-
as"
What is the use of trying to say
nice things about man like that?
The bachelors of this town have
cherished Jonathan in their heart of
hearts as did David of old cherish
Jonathan of old. They admired and
"pointed with pride" to a man who,
though single, was such man. And
now--
Miss Rachel Trafford will be most
pleasantly remembered by number
of lola people as young lady from
Boston who was the guest of Miss
Grace Beck here several times. She
visited here last December. Those
who know her know most charmi ing,
cultured and talented young lady and
will be glad to know that she is to live
in lola.
But Jonathan Earl Chastain--he is
on the black list of every unmarried
man in town.
The Iola register., 1902-03-28

Mr.. w. H. Tarrant, of Champaign,
ILL.,, the young man whom the council
hired to make preliminary surveys
and draw up plans and specifications
for the sewer system, is here at work.
He arrived Sunday and has been TAX
ing measurements and estimating
grades. After this is done he will
make his maps.
One of the first things to be decided
is the location of the septic basins. 1t
was generally supposed that the basins
were to be put in west of the Santa Fe
bridge over Elm creek, but there seems
to have been some talk lately that
Riverside Park might be used. There
is good deal of objection raised to
this. There will always be a strong
popular prejudice against the basins
even if they gave forth an odor that
shamed the rose and if they are located
in a public park the public will
imagine the air full of microbes and
stay away. Whether with reason or
not makes no difference, the locating
of the basins in the park will mean the
running of the park as a popular re-
sort, aud the creek bank, distant alike
from town and all country residences,
ought to be given the preference.
The Iola register., 1902-03-28
AN EVENT IN CLUB CIRCLES
Mrs. Noble Prentice Delighted Large
Audience MOnday-Reception
rendered her That Night.

Undoubtedly the most important
meeting ever held by lola club women
was the general NEE ting Monday
afternoon at the Methodist church.
Members of all the clubs in town we're
present and the program included
talks from several ladies who are
prominent in club work in the State.
Some disappointment was felt at first
over the fact that two of the speakers
had failed to arrive. One was TO have
spoken of the benefits of the Fedora
tion of Clubs and to have urged the
lola organizations to get in touch with
the general organization. The other
was to have stirred up enthusiasm
over the annual convention of club
women in Los Angeles this summer.
When she learned that the other
ladies were not present Mrs. Prentice
rose to the occasion. She spoke
briefly but intelligently and convinc-
ingly on both topics and then proceed
ed with her own part of the program.
Mrs, Prentice is aIcharming speaker,
having a pleasant, clear voice and a
pleasing stage presence. She urged
club women not to confine their efforts
for their sex to quiet meetings where
papers wishing for better things are
read. She advocated having commit
tees appointed to look after these bet
ter things and suggested that com
mittee regularly visit the poor farm,
her experience having proven that ow-
ing to inadequate appropriations poor
farms are often not conducted so as to
give to feeble old women who are so
unfortunate as to be inmates the care
and comforts which they should have.
Mrs. Prentice has a pet scheme of her
own which she hopes some day TO see
carried out. That is a refuge for Gen
tlewomen. She says that often wo-
men accustomed to refined surround
ings all their lives are left alone in
their old age. To them the thought OF
the poor bouse Is more bitter than the
thought of death. Delicate, sensitive,
used to receiving the best of care, their
last years are embittered by their de-
pendence on rough, unsympathetic
people. Many of these women have a
little income which would help sup
port them and Mrs. Prentice hopes to
see a handsome, modern Home pro
vided.where gentlewomen mayend their
days in peace and comfort.
After the address which was heard
by large audience which practical
ly filled the church, Mrs. Prentice
talked to some 500 small boys who
marched down from the different
schools and filed into the church.
They were bright and interesting
audience and Mrs. Prentice gave them
nice motherly talk, impressing on
them the necessity for clean, intelli-
gent honest men in the world.
That evening at the home of Mrs. F..
A. Northrup, the Current Events Club
held reception for Mrs. Prentice.
Only few of the many who wished to
he present attended but the evening
was most delightful one.
The Iola register., 1902-03-28
Diamond Contract:Smashed

Quite number Of lola people at one
time or another bought diamond ring
contracts in the hope of getting fine
ring for few dollars or at least for
less than it was worth. The scheme
was represented to be a genuine busi-
ness method of giving something for
nothing and getting rich while you
gave. The.company doing this had
Offices in Minnesota and had an agent
here.
Here is whatTuesday s Topeka Jour-
nal says:
Over two hundred Topeka people
are interested in the dispatches from
Minneapolis, Mimi, to the effect that
Judge Magee of the district court has
dissolved thel Tontine Savings com
pany of that city and has appointed
a receiver to take charge of the busi-
ness. On each of the contracts that
are issued the purchaser pays Sl25
per week until he has paidSS0. Within
two years after the contracts paid up
the $50 is to be returned to the owner
of the contract with an additional
$50.
1t is said that the earnings of the
officers of the company will prevent
them from allowing the company to
get out of existence. While it lives
they have handsome income from it,
and practically nothing could be
realized from it by allowing the COM
pany to be dissolved.
The Iola register., 1902-03-28
Rev. Maclean Returned.

A REGISTER reporter met Rev. John
Maclean at Moran Monday on his way
home from the annual conference
held at Paola at which time the min
listers were assigned to their places for
the coming year. Asked what his
fate was, Rev Maclean joyfully re-
sponded that he has been returned to
lola for another years work. And
that news will be received with great
pleasure by his large congregation.
He has been with the lola church for
two years already in which time it has
been built up in membership and rev.
enues, hansome new edifice has been
constructed and almost paid for and
the returning of Rev Maclean here to
finish the good work is wise and well
come.
Other assignments of local interest
are; Gas City, o. L. Sample; Hum
boldt, L. S. Jones; Colony, Larkin
Martin; Kincaid, j. d. Faulk, La
Harpe, w. L. French; Neosho Falls,
w. ID. Wharton; Moran, f, w. Fem.
Gas City heretofore has been part
of La Harpe charge, but has grown so
rapidly that this year it is given a
pastor OF its own.
The Iola register., 1902-03-28
She Forgot the Baby

The joke about remembering the
bird cage, the umbrella and the pack
ages and forgetting the baby on the
train is no joke in lola. 1t happened
recently:on street car.
An East lola woman with the usual
bundles and bright little three year
baby in her charge rode out home
from town. She alighted at hei
street in East lola and went her way
Shortly later the conductor discovered
pretty little baby on the car, sitting
solemnly on big seat by itself. The
conductor began questioning the in.
FAINT and the baby informed him that
its mother is dead, and that its father
has gone away to ''get another
mamma" The baby seemed quite
contented and chattcd away while the
conductor puzzled his brain to locate
the possible owner of the child. He
finally guessed that the woman who
got off in East lola was the rightful
owner and he took the baby for full
ride to LaHarpe and then back. Sure
enough the aunt had missed the baby
when she got home and was at the
street corner waiting for the car. The
baby was turned over TO her and all is
we'll
The Iola register., 1902-03-28
MORE POST.OFF|CE HELPERS
Government Has Allowed Two New
Clerks, Placing lola in Class
With Much Larger Towns.

a few days ago Postmaster Henderson
wrote to Congressman Scott soliciting
his aid in securing the appointment of
two additional clerks for the lola
post t-office. BY return mail he received
reply stating that the Post-ofllce
Department had granted the request,
one clerk to go on duty April l and
another July l. The Department told
Mr.. Scott thai lola now has the aver
age force for post offices doing a like
amount of business, but granted the
increase on account of the showing he
made of the rapid rate at which the
town is growing. This addition to the
force will vastly improve the service,
resulting in more prompt and ac-
curate handling of the mail, and in
many other advantages to the patrons.
1t will probably be II surprise even to
our own people to know that Mr..
Frank Tanner who carries the business
route. reports that his deliveries have
increased % per cent since January l.,
and that the money order business of
this office exceeds that done at Fort
Scott, Hutchinson, Ottawa or Atchi-
son, There is no better criterion of a
towns condition than the business
done by its post-ofiice; and judged by
that standard, lola is a hummer
The Iola register., 1902-03-28
DR.. Richards for Coroner.

In this issue of the REGISTER APP
pears the announcement of DR.. Rich
ards of LaHarpe, for the Office OF
coroner. The doctor is a young man
who during his three years residence
in this county has succeeded in his pro-
fession and made host of friends.
Born on a farm near Canton, Ohio,
he began his school work in the dis
trict school, later graduating from the
Milford, Neb., high school when his
parents moved there. Hetook business
course at Cotner University and later
graduated from the medical depart
ment in 1897. One year more he studied
in Kansas City, then practiced two
years at Centerville, Kansas, remov-
ing to LaHarpe three years ago. DIR
Richards is highly esteemed by all
who know him and his services are in
demand because of his success in his
profession. If elected he will make a
good, conscientious and efficient cor
Oner.
The Iola register., 1902-03-28
Lnte Slower for Surveyor

The announcement that Lutte p,
Stover will be candidate again
for the Office of county surveyor
probably means that he will succeed
himself as surveyor. Time was when
the Office called for but very little
work, but since prosperity struck the
county land has increased in value
and people are getting particular
to possess all they own. SO the
surveyor finds much to do and his
duties are important Mr.. Slower
has proven perfectly equipped for the
work and has given universal satis-
ton.
The Iola register., 1902-03-28
Kept Marriage Secret.

Chanute Tribune: Mrs. Chas. f..
Greer left today for lola to join her
husband at that place,
The above item to all appearance is
not very interesting to Chanute people
but when the Tribune tells it's people
that Mrs. Greer is Chanute young
lady who has been married for three
weeks and told nobody, up to yester-
day about it, it grows more inter-
esting.
Mrs. Greer is Miss Cora Fivecoat, a
young lady we'll known to Chanute,
having lived here for many years and
is graduate of the Chanute high
school. She went to lola Thursday,
March 6. Mr.. Freer met her at the
The Iola register., 1902-03-28

train and they went on to Garnett,
where they were married by Rev. II.
A. Church. The groom returned to
lola and the brideto Chanute and both
have kept the news a secret up to last
evening when Mrs. Greer told her
parents.
Mr.. Greer is a timer by trade and
formerly had position at Davis &
Merritt's in this city. He is now To-
Gated at lola where Mrs. Greer went
today to join him. 1t is a little late
for congratulations but the Tribune
joins their friends here in extending
them just the same.
The Iola register., 1902-03-28
A Physician Writes,

81 am desirous of knowing if the
profession can obtain Herbine in bulk
for prescribing purposes? 1t has been
of great use to me in treating cases of
dyspepsia brought on by excesses or
overwork. have never known it to
fail in restoring the organs affected,
to their healthful activity" SOC bot
tie at G. r. 8 encer & Co.
The Iola register., 1902-03-28

The kidneys are your
blood purifiers, they fiji
ter out the waste or
impurities in the blood.
II they are sick or out
OF order, they fail to do
their work.
Pains, aches andrheu-
matlsm come from ex-
cess Of uric acid in the
blood, due to neglected
The Iola register., 1902-03-28


Kidney trouble causes quick or unsteady
heart beats, snd makes one feel as though
they had heart trouble, because the heart is
over-worlsing in pumping thick, kidney
poisoned blood through veins and arteries.
II used TO be considered that only urinary
troubles were to be traced to the kidneys,
but now modern science proves that nearly
all constitutional diseases have their begin
ming in kidney trouble.
II you are sick you can make no mistake
by first doctoring your kidneys The mild
and the extraordinary effect Of Dr. Kilmer's
Swamp-Root, the great kidney remedy is
soon realized. 1t stands the highest for its
wonderful cures Of the mos. distressing cases
and is sold on its merits ESRn
BY ali druggists in fifty eSsl-Y9E ~ fe m EEs::Es
cent and one-dollar siz ri tt H sssssIElsJ
IS. You may have a A.lse ss13Esszoo "
sample bottle by mail Home of swamp.Ro
free, also pamphlet telling you how to Nnd
out II you have kidney or bladder trouble.
Mention this paper when writing DR.. Kilmei
K Co.. Binghamtor, N. Y,