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The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1876-04-14

SOME IMPORTANT DATES.-The
reader is constantly meeting with allu-
sions to inventions which have pro-
duced incalculable results in the devel-
opment of modern civilization, and
often finds himself at a loss to recall the
date of this or that one. As an assistant
in refreshing the memory, the most i'm
portant inventions prior to 1900 are
given:
Spinning-wheel invented, 1880.
Paper first made of rags, 14l7.
Muskets invented and first used in
England in 1927.
Pumps invented, 1925.
Printing invented, about 1440.
Engraving on wood invented, 1923.
Post offices established in England,
1854.
AImanacs first published, 1441.
Printing introduced into England by
Caxton, 1474
Violins invented, 1477.
Roses first planted in England, 1905.
Hatchets first made in 1904.
Punctuation first used in literature,
1920.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1876-04-14

THE SEvENTY-SIX CLUB.-There is a
woman's club which originated in Phil
adelphia, and has its headquarters
there, which is composed entirely of
women journalists. 1t is called the
"Seventy-Six Club" and is composed of
women representatives of the press from
all parts of the world. Their object is to
extend hospitalities during the Centen-
nial year to ladies connected with the
press from all parts of the world. The
editors of papers and magazines, and la
dies connected with them in any liter
ary capacity, are requested to forward
their names at as early date as pOssi-
BILE, in order to form lists, which shall
entitle those whose names are inscribed
thereon to the privilege of the club.
They may address Mrs. E. S. Bladen,
President, office of the Philadelphia
Sunday Times; Miss Anna Mcdowell,
Treasurer, office of the Sunday Republic,
or Mrs. F. E. Benedict, Secretary, office
of the City Item, Philadelphia The
privilege of active membership in the
''Seventy-Six Clubp is secured by ap-
plication to the Treasurer, and the pay
ment of one dollar.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1876-04-14

MAKE Your HEAVEN HERE.-There
is no royal road or short cut to heaven.
If you want heaven for yourself in the
world to come, prepare it for yourself in
the life that now is. You have no
reason to think that you will enter
upon the next life in any wise changed
in character from what you are when
YOU leave this. "He that is holy, let
him be holy still. He that is unholy,
let him be unhOly STILL" And the
character with which you leave this
world will be the slow and natural
growth of the years of your whole
earthly life, and cannot be the result of
anything else, the teachings of any the
Ology or man to the contrary. The true
conception of human existence doubt
less is as one in this world and the next
this is the rill, that the river; this the
dawn, that the day; this the bud, that
the flower; this the blade, that the full
corn in the ear. Heaven is not some
thing to be won, or got, or bought,
either by ourselves, or somebody else
for US; but it is something to be grown
into. In the next world you are
simply your own old self, only moved
on, aud moved up. Swedenborg some-
where gives US representation of per-
sons who had died, and did not for a
considerable time know they were.
dead. Their old thoughts and feelings
and loves and desires of the earthly life
remained, and the world which they
had entered did not at first seem differ
ent from the one they had left, only il
was spiritual instead of physical.
Hence, they went on with their old
employments, and ran the rounds Of
their old pleasures. Only by degrees
did they perceive their change OF states,
and that as they themselves became, by
natural processes of growth and devel-
opmeDt, capable of deeper seeing and
higher knowledge.-ReU.J j. Z. Sunder-
| land
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1876-04-14

The bones of six savages, with pipes
that would hold a pint Of tobacco each,
were recently unearthed near Gospost,
Ind. One of the skeletons was seven
feet long.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1876-04-14

Correspondents writing over assumed sigma
lures must make known their names to the
Editor, or no attention will be given to their
communications.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1876-04-14
BY Mrs. ALL DUNIwAY,

Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the
year 1875, by Mrs a. J. Duniway, in the Office of
the Librarian OF Congress at Washington City.l
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1876-04-14

Four million acres of Kansas lands are
under cultivation.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1876-04-14
gbe A!ew g !l9lsortbwest. g

A Journal for the People.
Devoted to the Interests of humanity.
Independent in Politics and Religion.
Alive to all Live Issues, and Thoroughly,
Radical in Opposing and Exposing the Wrongs
of the Masses.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1876-03-25
Catch Cr9ps.

The experience of every successive
year shows that those crops known As
"catch crops are often most valuable.
When field is idle and not producing
anything, then the farmers money is
not drawing interest. When the rye or
oat stubble lies idle from August until
May, half years interest is lost on tina.
field. 1t might have been sown to tur
nips, and if three roots weighing but four
pounds each were raised on every square
yard, there would be nearly thirty tons,
or 900 bushels of rOots-without counting
the tops-to every acre. Or peck Of
rape might be sown in August on an oat
stubble, and enough feed raised in less
than two months to feed ten or more
sheep, or two cows, per acre, until after
snow fell. There would be a mass -of
roots and refuse left OH the ground that
would pay all the cost of the crop, leav-
ing handsome profit. 1t is in this way
that farm may be made to carry more
stock, to produce more manure, and con-
sequently increasing crops every year.
The soil ought to be kept always produc-
ing, apd if the term 'catch crops" leads
a farmer to suppose that such crops are
of no value, he makes great mistake
american .Iqricultnrists
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1876-03-25
The Best Breeds Of Fowls.

The question is often asked: (which
is the best breed of fowls?" That ques-
ton will never he answered to the salts
faction of all fowl breeders, because
there are so many different opinions on
this subject. One man has bred Light
Brahmas, and he thinks icy cannot be
excelled; another has tn dark Brahma,
and he thinks that breed The best while
another likes the Leghorn, or some other
breed, above all others. 1t depends Oh
what your object is, whether eggs alone,
fowls for market, or both fowls and eggs.
Very large fowls are improbable as lay
ers, if the eggs he sold, because their eggs
are SO large. A dozen small eggs will
sell for as much as dozen large ones, as
eggs are eggs whether small or large. As
layers only, the different varieties o;
Leghorn and Hamburg fowls, probably
cannot be excelled. But for dress, mar
ket poultry, the Light and Dark Brah-
mas are unsurpassed; and as layers they
arc considered by many TO be in the first
class, and even the best of all breeds
but it will not cost so much for feed to
produce one hundred eggs from some of
the smaller birds, as from the larger ones.
For general use it is safe to say, that the
Light Brahmas stand at the head of the
list of dunghill fowls.-Cor. Ne,c York
OJse7rer.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1876-03-25
Tonic for Fcwls.
Hamilton Co., IosG.

The Southern Farmer says it is good
plan to keep on hand the preparation of
sulphate of iron, so often recommended
by experienced poultrymen. 1t is fire.
quently useful in the poultry yard. and
it is thought, in q measure, to ward of
some of the ailments to which fowls are
subject. 1t Is useful tonic during the
moulting season, and great benefit to
fowls in cold winter weather. During
the summer it serves as disinfectant,
keeping the drinking vessels from becom-
ing soured or foul. Its constant use in
the water, however, is not to be COM
mended, since by such a course, its eff
cheney in cases of real need would be less
marked. Several formulas have been
given for preparing the solution, SO as to
have it in convenient form at all times.
Some of these make the solution too
weak. The following will be found to he
right, and the proportion being all Genes"
the formula is easily remembered. In
one gallon of warm water dissolve one
pound of sulphate OF iron icopperas) and
then add one ounce of sulphuric acid.
Put the mixture into a jug, from which
it may be used as needed To one quart
Of drinking water add one teaspoontul of
the solution. 1t gives the water rusty
appearance and a pungent taste.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1876-03-25
FOrsatinl Farmers.

Our farmers out west are very forget
full, if we are to judge from appearances
They forget to save and apply manure to
their farms, knowing that there is money
in the investment. They forget to pillow
deep and thereby prepare large amount
of plant food for the benefit of their
crops. They forget 20 grow clover and
hay. growing corn last year and this
year and next year-of course--ou the
same land. They forget to grow grass
for hay, but pnt pail blade fodder from
cornstalks for feed. They forget that
"blood will tell" and consequently grow
scrub stock of al! kinds. They forget
that carelessness is the cause of most OF
their bad luck. And last, but not least,
they forget to take and read good agri,
cultural papers and consequently are not
informed rs to the advances made in
their own occupation. OF course there
are exceptions in all cases-H Lasmcll
in Practical Ftrmer.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1876-03-25
Hoss-GOod and Peer st. elk.

The difference between good and poor
stock does not lie altogether in the feed,
as some farmers would endeavor to make
us believe, who assert that they have
the corn crib breed-ar intimation that
plenty of feed is more than breed. ]
have proved to my own satisfaction that
much depends upon the breed, as have
tried the full bloods, and crosses of the
Poland Chinas, Berkshires and the Ches-
ter Whites, rs well as some of our com-
mon Iowa stock have given them all
a fair trial and an equal chance of fat
tening, and the result has been that the
improved breeds will weigh nearly twice
"a much as the common stock whenever
fed in the same way the same length of
time.
Another advantage is, that the Berk-
shires and Poland Chinas are always fat
and ready for market whenever the price
suits. find this to be great advantage
to the farmer who has these improved
breeds, over the one who does not have
them, ami who sticks to the old fashioned
breeds, and has to wait eighteen months
or two years to get his hogs ready for
market. 1t will pay well to get good
stock to breed from, such as will fatten
at any age. Now is the proper season o:
the year - make good selection.
Commence right away sell of your poor
stock, and procure the best. 1t will
certainly pay you. Try it.
o. S. TEMPLAE.
Hamilton Co., IosG.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1876-03-25
Pedigree Of the Poland Chsna sr Magic
Hog.

At the National Swine Breeders con-
venfion, which met at the oooI.-r Insti.
tute, in the city of New York, stay l4tl,
1872, two elaborate reports were read on
the history, characteristics, and scale OF
points of the Poland or Magic hog. The
following, minority report of John NJ.
Milliken, of Ohio, was adopted. At the
last convention it was agreed t0drop the
word Magic from the name, and that the
Poland China be recognized as the &C.
cepted name of the breed. The report
states that:
In the early history of swine breeding
in the Miami valley, in Ohio, it is clear
from the best authority, that there were
two breeds, the Russia and the Byfeld.
The Bedford breed is also named with
the other two. In 1916 we have positive
proof that the Shakers of Union Village,
Warren county, Ohio, purchased at
Philadelphia, one boar and three sows,
pure China, called "big China Hogs"
The Shakers, and other judicious breeders
of Warren and Butler county, continued
to use the breeds at command, and pro-
duced, by repeated crosses, a hog of ex-
ceedingly fine qualities for that period,
known as the "Warren county hog"
The very best specimens were used, so as
to make the best crosses. This condition
OF the breed continued until 1885 or 1886
when Mr.. Munson or Beach introduced
the Berkshire, from New York. The
Berkshire blood was literally infused
into stock now existing in Ohio, until
1898 or 1889, when Mr.. Neff, of Cincin-
natl, imported some choice specimens OF
Irish graziers. This breed soon grew into
high fovor. ard was literally crossed
with crosses previously made. This
crossing of breeds continued for some
time. In a few years pure blooded Berk-
shires were no longer used, and no more
Irish Graziers imported. The breeders
of swine in the Miami valley settled down
to the conviction that the basis of good
breed of hogs had been established, and
stimulated by their success, they have
aimed to improve what they have been
so successful in forming. All defective
points or qualities, have been corrected
or improved by care. Thus we have &
breed thoroughly established, which can
be relied upon-for the production of like
quantities and character in progeny
The best legs, specimens have good length
short, broad, straight backs, deep sides,
very broad, full, square hams and shout
ders, dropping ears, short heads, wide
between the eyes, Of spotted or dark
color, and hardy, vigorous and prolific.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1876-03-25

II is the belief of the writer that many
of the diseases incident to poultry are
due to neglect in providing them with
pure water; particularly do l believe
such to he the case in the majority of
instances where chicken cholera prevails
The omission to furnish fowls with suit
able drinking water, is one of the worst
features of cruelty to animals. 1t is a
neglect that is decidedly adverse to sue
cess, hence tends to diminish individual
fancy for fowls, and works detriment to
poultry interests. Those whom we &C.
casionally hear say that there is no
profit in poultry." are not qualified to
have the management of the same. and
in their attention may be claSsed with
the thrifiless and neglectful parties who
keep fowls that get drink only when it
journal.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1876-03-25
Corn and Stock.

The farmers who have good stock to
feed their corn to are realizing good
price for it. Thus we find i'm the Com
monmealth, that Robert Hayes, of Man.
haitian, sold eight steers March third, to
W. ?. Higinbotham for five hundred and
sixty-two dollars, an average of seventy
dollars and twenty five cents each. They
were splendid animals, and weighed on
an average, one thousand five hundred
and twenty-seven pounds each. Mr..
Hayes believes in putting his corn
"where it will do the most good" so he
feeds it instead of selling at % cents a
bushel.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1876-03-25

PLANT WHITE CoRN.-Gentlemen
who have during the present. season pur-
chased some 10000 barrels of corn in
this county, urge upon us the propriety
of advising the farmers to plant white
corn. They say it is not only worth
more in the market. but will yield fifteen
per cent. more than yellow corn. Yellow
corn. they say, contains about fourteen
pounds of cob to the bushel, while white
will average but little over twelve
pounds. They are satisfied that the
yield is richer and the cultivation more
profitable. The information is valuable
to farmers just now, As corn planting
time is near at hand, and it would be
we'll for them to avail themselves of it,
Columbia llo.) Herald
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1876-03-25
Stock o. tho Farm.

At q recent meeting of the Illinois
Wool Growers Association Hon. w. c.
Flagg, well known as one Of the leading
ayriculturists of the State spoke as fol-
lows:
81 think it is dcmonstrable as a general
proposition true of nearly all kinds of
farming, that nearly every kind of do
nestle animal, up to a certain limit, can
be kept more proftably than it can be
dispensed with by all farmers. 1t can be
kept SO speak, without any expense be-
yond personal care, because it feeds upon
products that would otherwise be wasted
or sold at low price. Your own expe-
rience and observation will show you,
that great quantities Of farm products
that should go to feed and grow animals
on the farm, are burnt, wasted, or sold at
low rates. This is still more true Of
sheep. The sheep, as we all know,
is more general feeder than any domes-
tic animal, except the goat, and eats
nearly every vegetable product with a
good relish, including, l am sorry to say,
in the case of certain old and perhaps
wiser sheep, apple bark au naturet, from
the tree, taken perhaps, as tonic.
Weeds are generally eaten as readily as
the grasses Of the weeds more common
with me, they seem to absolutely refuse
the horse nettle and the poke weed, and
do not quite like the jamestown weed
and the Indian mallow, although they
browse both a good deal. This taste
extends to dried weeds found in hay or
straw, and makes them practically ON
niverous to vegetable matter. This gen
eral taste makes the sheep a very useful
animal in utilizing otherwise waste pro-
ducts of the farm. He browses the
brush, and kills out the wild grasses; he
gets abundant fool from the scattered
grain and springiny weeds of the grain
stubble; he cleans out the late springing
weeds and strips off the lower blades
among the ripening corn. He is good
scavenger of weeds and fallen apples in
the orchard, and in doing all this he is
making mutton and wool out of weeds
and waste. The cost of keeping, up to
the point where alllthis matter consumed
consists only in the incidental expenses,
and the returns are manure, mutton.
wool and increase.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1876-03-25

1t is good practice to keep record
of facts concerning farm matters that
may have come within the limit of OBJ
sesvation. One Of the hest ways to get
at the truth is to meet with Deighbors
and compare notes A neighbor may
have raised an unusually fine crop Of
grass or grain. If so, inasmuch as the
soil on which it was raised is similar tn
that on your own farm, it will pay you
to inquire into the causes that have pro
duced so desirable a result. Was it ow-
ing to a previous judicious rotation of
cropse Was it the application Of barn
yard manureg Perhaps it may have
been the land. IT so, what were the
conditions of the soil at the time of
plowings These are pertinent questions.
and every farmer would subserve this
interest by celebrating upon and gaug-
ing bis observation by them.-Detroit
Tribune
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1876-03-25
Be seeusIs With year Cattle.

Said . farmer to me, last spring:
"When we were hauling out manure,
let the boys drive to the lot, and stayed
in the yard, because I could put on
better loads. And the cows commenced
TO give more milk right of. Now this
man is an active, industrious, intelligent,
experienced farmer; and yet, when he is
piling manure in the yard his cows give
perceptible increase in their milk.
Why? One of his handsome grade short
horns that he is so proud of, seeing him
around, goes up to him and says, as
plain as a cow can say: "Give me a
lock of hay" and he gives it to her.
Another says: "Mr. Stevens, don't you
think that rack wants cleaning Out?''
and, on looking, he finds, to his surprise
that there is lot of dirt and wet hay
seeds and rubbish at the bottom. He
scrapes it all out and rubs it clean with
some straw, and as soon as his load is
filed, and while he is waiting for the
next wagon he gets little feed and puts
it in the rack, and the cows eat it and
feel grateful. Between the next loads
he takes the curry.comb and brush, and
gives one of the COWS a good cleaning.
The other cows come round him, and he
has gentle word and friendly pat for
each of them. He is good looking man
and the COWS like to look at him. He is
a gentleman, and his presence has sooth-
ing effect. They chew the cud of con-
tentment and peace. As he goes past
the pump he asks the cows if they want
a little fresh water. They had not
thought about it, but they drink just a
little to please him. And so it goes on
all day. No wonder the cows give more
milk at night. Aqricu'twists.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1876-03-25

Water in which potatoes have been
boiled exercises a remarkable cleaning
influence upon silverware of all
kinds, especially spoons that have been
blackened by eggs. Even delicately
chased and engraved articles can, it is
said, be made bright by this method,
even better than by the use of the ordi-
nary polishing powder, which is apt to
settle in the depressions, requiring care
in its removal,
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1876-03-25

A young lady dressed in much false
hair was warbling at the piano, and when
her mother summoned her to assist in
some household duty, her rosy lips OPEN
ed poutingly, and she snapped out. "Oh
do it yourself" And then she went on
singing, kind words can never de-
.N5rvisisWn H,soiI
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1876-03-25
Valuable Information.

BOSTON, Dec. l2, 1879.
Gentlemen:-My only object in giving you this
testimonial is to spread valuable Information.
Having heen badly afflicted with Salt Rheum,
and the whole surface Of my skin being covered
with pimples and eruptions, many of which
caused me great pain and annoyance, and know
ing IL to be blood disease, took many Of the
advertised blood preparations, among which was
any benefit until commenced taking the VEGE-
TINE. and before had completed the first bottle
saw that had got the right medicine. C0nse-
quent!y, followed on with it until had taken
seven bottles. when I was pronounced . well
man, an my skin IL smooth and entirely free
from e, ,ptiOns. have never enjoyed so good
health Lefore, and attribute all TO the use Of
vEGETfNE. To benefit those afflicted with
Rheumatism. will mske mention also Of the
VEGETINE'S WONDERFUL power of curing me
, ( this acute complaint, oi which have suffered
70 intensely. c. H. TICKER,
Pass Agent Mich. C.. r. r.,
1ew4 @ Washington Street, Boston.
R>~~eAnA 70 cAuA kR al n~~n,w2ofe
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1876-03-25
Alternative, TONIC, SOLVENT AND
DJURETN,

VEGETINE is made exclusively from the juices
SO strongly concentrated, that il will enectually
eradicate from the system every faint oil Scrofuid,
Scrofuious Hunor, Tumors, Cancer, Generous
Hamors, Erysipeids, Salt Rheum, Syphiific Diseases
and Cdnkcr, Fdinfness at the Stomach, and all dis
eases that arise from impure blood. Scidfica,
Iaaammafory and Chronic Rheum 1tisn, Neuralgia.
G0w and Spinal Complaints can only be efectually
cured through the blood.
For Ulcers and Erupfirc Diseases of the Skin,
Pastules, Pimpies Blofches, BOiLs, Tetfer, Scdid-
head and Ringrrorm, NEGETINE has never failed
to eject a permanent cure.
For Pains in the Back, Kidney Complaints,
Dropsy, Female Weakness, LeucOrrhGd, arising
from internal liberation, and uterine diseases and
Genera! Debility, EEGETINE acts directly upon
the causes of these complaints 1t invigorates
and strengthens the whole system, acts upon the
secrptive organs, allays Inflammation cures ul-
ceratiOn and regulates the bowels.
For Catayrh, Dyspepsia, Habifual Cosfirercss,
PdipifdfOn of the Heart, Headache Piles, Nervous
and general Prostitution of the Nervous Sysfeni
no medicine has ever given such perfect satisfic-
ton rs the VEGETlNE. 1t purifcs the blood,
cleanses all of the organs, and possesses a con-
trolling power over the nervous system.
The remarkable cures effected by VEGETINE
have induced many physicians and apothecaries
whom We know to prescribe and use it in their
own families.
In tact, vEGETINE Ia the best remedy yet dis
covered for the nbOve diseases, and il is the only
BLOOD PURIFIER yet placed before the public