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The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-08-10
Anti- Mlullupoli5t.
lCNATlUS DONNELLY Editor.
FOR PRESIDENT,
Peter Cooper,
OF NEW YORK.
FOR VICE PRESIDENT,
Samuel f.. Carey.
OF OHIO.
READ 1T.

Read the very interesting letter OF Dr..
Mintzer in another column. 1t shows
how misgovernment is running the CAPT
tat city OF the state.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-08-10

The who.e teaching @. the Grange movement
is 10 econouixe a.d get OFT u ssebr. IL fruits
are vet srrersu. When il ;aAes ,ta wfsese
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-08-10
FIRST QUARTER.


1876 q. 600. .lo7 100000
This shows a startling increase, both III the
the six months Just concluded.
And II we seek tor an explanation or
this miserable state OF things it is not
because there has been more coal mined
than usual, Tor the miners have been \
only hall employed for year past, bu8.
because the mills and iactorieshaye beeYn
idle and the iron furnaces cold, and NC
multitude forced to economIze IA fug,l
and the explanation q al fAis y foPlnd
in the followi1
The total co4lneSfl asaETsneY has
been a. follows:A A #4@
Net decrease ID 49, nosss HcH'SA .oo <ao -
-. 'taais ~ ~ 49, -. 49,
urer to retire nol11. 5oiy 4, 1916 rs sos, sa9
| Decreas, in greenbA61w stn1e Jan-
uary, 1875 ...-..ss-..@. - i1,127,H1
- - -
VIZ ~ inv INA e60 .osg asq
~ rasa, .,,.-..-s:.~/ c;rcr,.,;or
pJ;ea. ~. .,1.. s].1s1o~;rc $50.
! my ~
men,
'n IN OUTSTANDING 'an1a1Y' 600 - a..
p,.e1. 49, ........s;., - aE1 ~ s1sn
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1876-02-19
A Splendid Picture.

Hon. Thomas Fitch, the orator of the
Pacific in recent speech at San Fran
cisco, made a great defense of the Re
publican party. The following are espe-
cially beautiful:
"Fling wide your gates, oh janitor of
the nations glory, and let the sun of
ultimate MONDAY light the scence. Look!
a ship sinking to her doom in Hampton
Roads!
each torn flag waving challenge as l went;
And each dumb gun, Il brave man's monument. -
An old man with his white hair splen-
did with the halo of battle, lashed to the
main top, and sailing into the flames!
A horseman, laundering down from
Winchester to whirl the retreating bay
onets into a resistless column of advanc-
ing steel.
A soldier writing history with his
sword-point upon American soil, and
punctuating his sentences with victories,
all the way from Atlanta to the sea.
A silent general, hurting armies in
tidal waves of bloody spray against the
heart of the rebellion, until the last cita
del of treason fell.
A firm, wise statesman, taking advan-
tage of the hour and writing the death
sentence of human slavery.
A people gathered around their affairs,
swearing by the name and in the presence
of an everything God that they would
not be deprived of their heritage, and
that they would not be despoiled OF the
fruits of their fathers contest; that
neither the might of armies, nor the
treachery of the trusted, nor the craft of
the vanquished, nor time, nor toll, nor
chance, nor change should prevail against
those principles of free Republican Gov
eminent to which they had pledged
amid the sullen echoes of
Sumpter's guns and to which, through
war and peace, through victory and de-
feat, through good and evil report, they
had remained faithful--and would remain
faithful forever
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1876-02-19
How to Hang Pictures.

No picture ought to be hung higher
than the average human eye when the
owner of the eye is standing. 1t is the
almost universal rule in our houses to
hang pictures much above this level, and
they cannot be enjoyed there. If the
picture is a portrait or if it have human
faces in it, its eyes should look as nearly
into ours as possible; and if there be no
such simple guide, perhaps a good rule
will be to have the line that divides the
picture horizontally into equal parts
level with the eye. If one starts in
hanging pictures with the determination
to place them So that they can be easily
seen and enjoyed without stretching the
neck the least, or STOPPING the body, he
will be pretty sure to do we'll. In re-
mote farmhouses and country taverns We
often see portraits skyed as high as if
their owners had been Academy Hangers
and the painters young rivals of new
schools. Isuppose the reason is that the
Think picture is such
a precious thing, it cannot be hung too
out of the reach of meddling
hands. They are often not clear in their
minds as to what picture is meant for,
and not finding in it any practical rela-
ton to human life and society. they treat
it with reverence and put it where it will
disturb them as little as possible. But
as people come to enjoy pictures and get
some intellectual, spiritual nourishment
'ut of them, they want them as they
want their books, where they can see
hem and use them.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1876-02-19
Organizing the Fsrty-Fiith Congress.


Saturday, when "Bis English" saw
that it was going to be lonesome day
for the boot-blacks, he set his head to
work to devise something to break the
monotony. About ten o'clock he got
number of boys into the alley behind the
postofIice, and organized the "Forty-fifth
Congress" "Big English" is regular
reader Of the daily papers, and he is
great organizer. It took him but fifteen
minutes to get the "Hou,e" and SENATE"
running so smoothly that lawyers and
others looked down from their windows
with great interest.
"Who's liarw yelled white headed
boy as he jumped up.
"Oh, dry upw shouted "Sixth Ward
Tom"
"Put him out-he was in the rebel
armyw called boy from Grand River
avenue.
"Some one dubbed my dog fifteen
years ago, and 1 can never forgive him"
howled Strawberry Bob.
"Git out the records and lets see who
was loyul," put in Kings boy.
Big English raped on his box to
restore order, but King Tommy threw
up his hat and yelled:
81 moves for the aizes and the nozes."
"He can't gag me" shouted lathy
boy from Windsor.
"Less have salary grab, piped a Con-
gress street boy.
"The peepul won't stand it, whooped
another.
"Ain't we the peepul!" demanded a
boy on the railing.
"Are we one country" asked the Speak
er as he rose up.
81 are, but you ANTI" yelped "Nick-
ETY. Nick"
Doesn't one flag float from us all :"
continued the Speaker.
at does about tax time p screamed a
cross-eyed youth from Springwells.
Somebody kicked the Hon. Speaker.
He then struck the Honorable gentleman
from Wisconsin. The honorable gen.
tleman from Wisconsin smashed at the
honorable gentleman from Georgia, and
hair stood up and coat-tails stood out.
When the row had quoted down, the
honorable Speaker remarked:
at was pretty good for the fust time,
though you didn't abuse each other
enough"
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1876-02-19
The Lawyers Trade.

A day or two ago when a young man
entered Detroit lawyers Office to study
law, the practitioner sat down beside
him and said:
"Now, see here, have no time to fool
away. and if you don't pan out well
won't keep you here thirty days. Do you
want to make good lawyer ?'
ayes SIR"
"Well, now listen. Be polite TO old
people because they have cash. Be good
to the boys, because they are growing to
a cash basis. Work in with reporters
and get puffs. Go to church for the
sake of example. Don't fool any time
away on poetry, and don't even look at
a girl until you can plead case. If
you can follow these instructions you
will succeed. If You cannot, go and
learn to be do ctOr and kill your best
friends. Free Press.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1876-02-19
A Cause Of Modern Melancholy.

Five-andtwenty years ago boys ap
petite for enjoyment was not at all Sc
riously blunted at school, nor was there
much fear of his round of holiday
amusements being fatiguing. He sell
dom if ever enjoyed the Intoxicating
bliss of beholding his name and his
achievements set forth in type. Now a
change has come over all educational
establishments. The work of the term,
which has generally superseded the old.
fashioned "half," serves as foil for round
matches, regettas, reviews, "theatricals, f"
concerts, popular lectures, athletic
sports ETC., all duly chronicled in the To-
cal journals, and perhaps even in the
metropolitan papers. Examinations are
more frequent, more solemn, and attract
more public attention.
Thus an energetic boy, who is "good
all round" passes from one bout of COM
petition to another with little intervals
uuIllS Ills SCllOOl Cdicci. Ii AoHlS, as
natural, wishes to hold his own juvenile
favor, it must utilize the multiplied Op
portunities of amusement, so that the
holidays pass in downright dissipation.
At the universities the perpetual emu
lation goes on in an intensified form.
while the newspaper notoriety which is
bound to enhance the various passions
of the young aspirants to distinction is
more pronounced than ever. Suddenly
all the strain of personal rivalry is re-
moved, the stimulus of frequent distinc-
ton is withdrawn, and the hero of an en-
thusiastic circle of admirers settles down
as a commonplace person to a monoto-
nous routine of business. Surely it is
not altogether strange that for time
life should appear fiat, stale and unprof-
table. The more keen the stress of the
probationary period, the stronger is the
reaction when the definite struggle of
the youth against his fellows are sue
ceeded by the vague desultory warfare
with the great world.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1876-02-19

Thomas Hood, the author of that
touching little poem, "The Song of the
Shirt" was induced to write it by the
distressed condition of the thousands of
working women of London. His wife
said to him, lit is one of the best things
you ever wrote" but it was offered to
three London journals, and rejected by
all. Then Mr.. Hood sent it to Mark
Lemon, editor of Punch, stating that it
had teen rejected by three journals and
begged him to consign it to the waste
paper basket if it was not thought suita-
Bile for Punch. Mr.. Lemon was so i'm
pressed by the beauty of the song that,
in spite of some opposition on the part of
his associates, he published it in 1913.
1t created a great sensation throughout
England; and upon a monument erected
to his memory by the English people is
the inscription, "He sang The Song of
the Shirt"
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1876-02-19

PERsEvERANCE.-Didyo you ever know
anybody to stick to any kind of business
no matter how unpromising, ten years at
most who did not prospect No onel No
matter bow bad it might be in the be-
ginning-if he stuck 70 it earnestly and
faithfully, and tried nothing else, no
matter how hard he may have found it
sometimes to keep his head above water :
still, it he persevered, he always came
out right in the long run. A certain
amount of opposition is a great help to
man. Kites rise against, not with the
wind. Even a head wind is better than
nothing. No msn ever worked his voy-
age in dead calm. The best wind for
everything in the long run is side wind.
If it blows aft, how is he to get back?
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1876-02-19
An Historical Phenenessi.

Just before Major Andres embarkation
for America he made a journey into Der
byshire, to pay Miss Seward a visit, and
it was arranged that they should take
pleasure ride to the park. Miss Seward
told. Andre that, besides enjoying the
beauties of the natural scenery, he would
there meet some of her most valued
friends, among them MI. Newton whom
she plsyfully called her minstrel" and
Mr.. Cunningham, the curate, whom she
regarded as very elegant poet.
81 had a strange dream last night"
said Mr.. Cunningham to Mr.. Newton,
while they were awaiting together the
arrival of the party "and it has haunted
me all day, seeming, unlike ordinary
dreams, to be impressed very wildly
upon my mind"
81 fancied myself to be in great for
est. The place was strange to me, and
while looking about with some surprise,
I saw horseman approaching at great
speed. Just as he reached the spot where
stood, three men rushed out of a thick
ct, and selling his bride hurried him
away, after closely searching his person.
The eountenance of the stranger was
very interesting and impressive one. l
seem to see it now. My sympathies for
him was SO great that I awoke. But l
presently fell asleep again, and dreamed
that I was standing near great city,
among thousands of people, and that l
saw the same person had seen in the
wood brought and suspended to the gal
lows. The victim was young and had a
courtly bearing. The influence and the
effects of this dream are somewhat diff
ferent from any that I ever had"
Presently Miss Seward arrived with
the handsome stranger. Mr.. Cunning
ham turned pale with nameless horror
as he was presented to Andre, and at his
first opportunity said to Mr.. Newton:
"That, sir, was the face saw in my
dream" GALAXY for February.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1876-02-19

A SPIRIT VARNIsH.-Take gallon of
alcohol, l pound gum sandarac, ] pound
gum mastic, 2 pounds best white resin,
3 pounds gum benzoin; cut the gums
cold. When they are thoroughly dis
solved, strain the mixture through
fine muslin, and bottle for use; keep the
bottle tightly corked. This is beauti-
full varnish for violins and other musical
Instruments Of wood, and for fancy arti-
Giles, such as those of inlaid work. 1t is
also we'll adapted for panel work, and
all kinds of cabinet furniture. There is
required only one flowing coat, and it
produces very fine mirror-like surface.
Apply this varnish with fat camers hair
or sable brush. In an hour after appli-
cation, the surface is perfectly dry.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1876-02-19
How Mach Work q Horse Can Do.

At ameeting of the British Association
at Dublin, Mr.. Charles Bianconi, of Gas.
pei, read letter relative to hisextensive
car establishment, after which gentle
man stated that at Pickfords, the great
English carriers they could not work a
horse more than ten miles a day and
wished to hear Mr.. Bianconi's opinion on
the subject. Mr.. B. stated that he found
by experience he could better work a
horse eight miles a day for six days in
the week, than six miles day for seven
days. By not working on Sunday he
effected a saving of twelve per cent. Mr..
Bianconi's opinion on this point is of the
highest importance, for he has over nine
hundred horses working thirty-seven
conveyances, which daily travel four
thousand two hundred and forty-four
miles. 1t is also the result of forty three
years experience.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1876-02-19
The Center Of Wealth and Trade Nsvisg
to tao West.

"The Boston news nowadays is largely
made up of the failures of Boston firms,
and that prudence and soivency which
were once held up to the. distinguished
marks of the solid men of Boston seem to
have become q mere tradition"
Such is the remark of the Globe Demo
crdt which thereupon proceeds to say !:
"a probable explanation of the numer-
Gus failures in the East is that the Mer-
chants there have been struggling against
the inevitable, and have gone down III
the unwilling effort to retain a trade
which had passed away in the changes OF
the times and the methods of doing bus
mess. The center of wealth and trade is
moving West faster than the center OF
population. Western firms and enter
prises now command such a market that
they are not only free from dependence
on Eastern monetary interests, but car
ry on a competition with the East, with
all the advantages on their side. In fact,
with the exception of the great spinning
industries it would be hard to name a
branch of trade which the West has not
already partially wrested from the East.
In the matter of importations our West
ern houses are compelled to keep such
stock as justifies them in being their
own importers, and thus they have cut
off one valuable department of trade from
the Eastern dealers. In domestic manu-
features our position is even better.
Hats and caps, boots and shoes and
clothing are no longer manufactured
exclusively in the East, nor do our gro
ceries and family supplies travel East
ward to be made up and come back to
us with two freight bills added to their
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1876-02-19

HOME LLFE.-People may we'll rejoice
that so large part of life lies out of the
range of politics. We have our daily
work and its fruits we have our outside
and our indoor diversions :
we have our farms and country life-all
independent of the wrangle and conten-
tion and scandal and embitterment of
political partisanship. The Indian sum-
mer, the woodcock, the partridges, the
quail, the hickory nuts, the chestnuts,
the gorgeous forests and the falling leaves,
the rides, the drives, the walks-these
are not the exclusive property of any
party. Is it not fortunate that SO large
q part of human life lies outside the
range of politics9
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1876-02-19
1879.
The Atlantic Monthly.

w. ID. HOWELLS
Will contribute new American Novel, en-
titled .'Private Theatricals, - the scene Of
which is laid in a New England summer board
ing place, and will also furnish Sketches Of
MRS. FRANCES anne KEMBLE
Viii continue her charming photographed
papers, sold woman's Gossip commencesl
MARX Twain ATLANTIC
Will add to his capital sketches of ssOld Times
on the Mississippi some new papers in his
inimitabie vein.
GEN. o. .. HOWARD
VIII contribute in three papers his recollections
Of three Of the most famous Battles Of the
CHARLES DUDLEY WARNER,
Author Of MY summer in garden" will
CHARLES FRANCIS ADAMS, JR.,
A recognized authority on the subject, will
treat ably and attractively Of Railroad Hat.
tiers in the many aspects in which they interest
and affect the public.
t. b. ALDRICH,
Fresh from u summer on the Continent. will
contribute soma sparkling sketches Of Euro
HENRY W. LONGFELLOw, JAMES RUS
SELL , LOWELL, OLIVER WENDELL
continue to furnish their latest poetical produc-
tons to the public through the ATLANTIC
Poetry may also be expected from J. T. TRow-
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JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL, OLIVER WEN
DELL HOLMES, E. r. WHIPYLE, w. d,
HOWELLS, JOHN FISKE, and other we'll
known and competent scholars will contribute
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HENRY G.. LEA,
Author of ''snpersdtion and Fore" has
promised some valuable papers on Witchcraff.
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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1876-02-19

coLoRINa FLooRs.-An oaken color
can be given to new pine floors and Ia.
ples ~ washing them in solution of
copperas dissolved in strong I've, pound
Qf the former to . gallon of the latter.
When dry this should be oiled. and it
will look we'll for . year or two; then
renew the oiling.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1876-02-19

The monument to dead Confedera.es
recently erected st Woodstock. Va, by
the ladies' Memorial Association, has
this inscription: "They died in the de-
tense of the rights of the South, in the
war between the States, from 1861 to
1865. The soldier died for his country
Success is net patriotism, defeat is not
rebellion. Chicago Inter Ocean.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1876-02-19

Coop BLACK INK.-To l quart of
strong decoction oflogwood, we'll strained
add 8 ounces of blue gals in coarse pow
der, II drachms sulphate of iron, II
drachms acetate of copper, II drachms of
we'll ground sugar, II ounce of gum
arabic. Set it over the fire until it
begins to boil, then set it away uncorked
till it has turned black enough; add
few cloves TO keep out the mold.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1876-02-19
NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION.

The co-partnership heretofore existing between
and II. W. Baker under the firm name and styIe
of .Jno. Francis & Co., is hereby dissolved by
mutual consent, s. Ridenour, T. D. Ridenour
and II. W. Baker, retiring.
The business hereafter will be conducted by
yIro. Francis who will pay all the debts of said
Irm and who is authorized to COLLIER and receipt
for all notes and accounts due and owing to said
firm.
All notes and accounts will remain Mt the store
of JnO. Francis until January 3lst, 1856 where
the same can he paid without costs, after that
date they will be placed in the hands of an officer
for collection.
JOHN FRANCIS. =
S. RIDENOUR.
p. d. RIDENOUR.
II. W. BAKER.
lola, kans9s, January 1st, 1876 4wi
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1876-02-19
FOR SALE.

A First-Claxs S65 Shot.
Gun-Donble Barrel
Can be bought for $35 I'm
Cash. Inquire ut this Office
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1876-02-19

The paper stops when the subscription has eS-
pired, unless previously renewed, so their is no
danger of being charged for it longer than you
want it. You can try the DAILY WITNESS for
I moath for s5 cents.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1876-02-19

The Weekly Witness has q larger circulation
than any weekly newspaper in America-more
than the weekly Times, Tribune, Herald and
World combined. Price 81 80 year; 40 cents
for months. Try it.
JOHN DOUGALL,
2Spruce Street. New York.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1876-02-19
THE
YOUTHS
co M PANION
A WEEKLY PAPER FOR
YOUNG PEOPLE
AND THE
FAMILY.

THE COMPANION aims to be a
favorite in every fimily-iooket for eagerly by
the young folks, and read with interest by III.
older. Its purpose is to interest while it a,niises
to be judiciOus, practical, sensible and TO hays
hour ~
Il is handsomely illustrated, aud has for con-
the country. Among these are:
J. T. Trowbride, Louisa NJ. Alcott.
Edward Eggleston, Rev. w. N. Baker,
DIR. l. l. Hayes, Louise c. Moulton,
Rebecca H. Davis, C. A. Stephens,
Abby Morton Diaz, Harriet p. Spofford.
Edward Everett Hale, Geo NJ. Towle.
It's reading is adapted to the the old and Young
Is very comprehensive in its character. 1t gives
Stories of Home and School Life,
Editorials upon Current Topics,
Selections for Defamation,
Biographical Sketches,
Stories of Adventure,
Facts and Incidents,
Historical Articles.
Letters of Travel.
Religious Articles,
Anecdotes, Puzzles, Poetry, Tales.
Subseiption r ice, sI.75
This includes the payment of Postage, by the
publishers. Specimen copies sent free.
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