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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1879-11-28
A THANKSGIVING QUERY.

"Great land o. Goshen!" said old Joe
COmstock, "what l want to know is,
what's the use o. Thank 'givin' when
there amt nothin' to be thankful for:
And where's the good o. running arter
an Onsartainty? A rollin' stone gathers
no moss"
"And a gangin' foot is aye gettin',"
said 81 Pettingill, the country store
keeper. Not but that he agreed with his
old friend Joe in deploring the wicked
ness and willfulness of his only sons
leaving the homestead and going out
West. 81 Pettingill hated to see an ex-
ira wrinkle in his neighbours fine and
tlorid face, who was only known as old
Joe because there was a young Joe
grown to manhood. 1t was only week
before Thanksgiving, and queer time
for extra wrinkles, but ST couldn' t afford
to lose an opportunity for proving his
knowledg &c of proverbs, and combating
the Oracular prophecy of one by that Of
another. The country store was the
high center of argument. No subject
was too solemn or too frivolous, too high
or too low, too light or too profound, for
discussion. The summer was done, and
the harvest was ended, and, although
the weather was too warm to admit Of a
fire in the big cylinder of sheet-iron that
stood the year round as rallying-point
for the controversies of the country, it
began to be noticeable that more tobac-
CO was bought and used in that vicinity
than for many month back, and the
arm-chairs and barrel-heads began to be
occupied.
"They do say" said Monk, the mill
er, "that the heft and richness o. grain
out there is most amazin', and the sile
is that soft you can put yer arm clean
down to yer elbow in it. If l was's
yOung's joe And here the miller
paused, for his friend the farmer brought
his hand down heavily on an adjacent
box of soap.
"And amt his own land rich enough?
Look at that there ten-acre field o. corn,
and look at them punkins! Though,
for that matter, where's the use o. corn
for turkeys, or turkeys for Thank 'givin',
if a mans own flesh and blood flies in
the face o. Providence like my Joe?''
"He amt goin' before Thank'givin',
surely?"
"He calkilates to start tomorrow
night" said the farmer, dolefully.
Then the group about the store ex-
perforated with mournful precision. and
shook their heads, and hoped he would
mt regret such a precipitate abandon
ment of this worlds blessings. Old Joe
Comstock united his fine pair of mules,
and went jolting away to the Comstock
farm, followed by the sympathizing re-
marks of his neighbors. And as the
dust rolled away, another vehicle was
seen approaching, a high-seated jaunty
affair with yellow wheels, drawn by
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1879-11-28

OYSTER FRIrTERs.-Drain the liquor
from the oysters and to cupful of this
add the same quantity of milk, three
eggs beaten together, little salt and
enough sifted flour to make thin bat
ter. Chop the oysters and add to the
batter. Drop the oyster batter from the
Large spoon into a frying-pan contain
ing few spoonfuls of half lard and
half batter, heated very hot. Try one
spoonful first to test the fritter and in
sure its being of the right size and con-
sistency. Take from the pan as soon as
done to yellow brown and serve while
hot. When preferred the oysters can
be enveloped whole in the batter, one
oyster to fritter. In this case make
the batter little thicker.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1879-11-28

THE Southern Pacific Railroad has a
tunnel through the Tehachipi Pass,
where the singular engineering feat has
been performed of first tunneling through
q hill, then forming loop around it,
and crossing above the tunnel again
by this device gaining rapid altitude,
and in q short distance surrounding an
abrupt mountain range. The road also
has numerous small tunnels, winding up
with the San Fernando Tunnels mile
and third in length, without break,
and is said to be the longest in the
United States, with the exception of the
Hoosac Tunnel, aud to have cost over
o., O0O,O 600.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1879-11-28

-Wicks made of spun glass have been
tried in lamps, and it Is said thew do
very well. 1t is said that they supply
the petroleum, oil, or alcohol to tie
lame with more steadiness than the or
binary wick; that they secure clear
and pure light at less expense of fuel,
and that they diminish the usual UNI
pleasant Odor.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1879-11-28

In the season just closed, Miss Genie
Hayiland OF Marlborough, N. Y, won
the title of champion grape-gatherer.
She averaged one and quarter tons o
day.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1879-11-28
A COUNTRY THANKSGIVING SER
MON.

NUN.
Ay, goodman, close the great barn door;
The mellow harvest time Is Ger;
The earth has given her treasures meet
OF golden corn and bearded wheat.
You and your neighbors well have wrought
And of the summers bounty caught.
Won from her smiles and from tears
Much goods, perhaps, for many years.
You come tribute now to pay
And bells proclaim Thanksgiving Day.
Well have You sown, well have you reaped
And of the riches you have have heaped
You think, perhaps, that you will give
A part, that others, too, may live.
But If such argument you use,
Your niggard bounty refuse.
No gifts you on the altar lay,
In any sense are given away.
Lo! rings from beaver a voice abroad:
What is your wealth? He'd have you know
To hold it, you must let it go.
Think you the hand of Heaven struck cold
Will yet have power to clutch its gold?
snTOuuS nave uO IDOCketS, 10 tucy
behold! show you then the way;
Wait not till death shall shut the door,
But send your cargOes on before.
10! he that giveth of his hoard
To help Gods poor doth lend the Lord
To day, my brethren-do not wait;
just yonder stands Dame kelley's gate;
And would you build mansion fair
In heaven, send you lumber there;
Each stick that on her woOdpile lies
May rise dome beyond the skies;
You stop the rents within her walls,
And yOnder rise your marble halls;
For every pane that stops the wind
There Shineth one with jasper lined.
Your wealth is gone, your form lies cold,
But in the city paved with gold
Your hoard is held with hands divine;
1t bears IL name that marks ii thine.
Behold the bargain We have made,
With usury the debt is paid.
No moth doth eat, no thieves do steal,
No suffering heart doth envy feel;
Ring out the words, who of this hoard
Doth help Gods poor doth lend the Lord!
Go, get your cargOes under way;
The bells ring out Thanksgiving Day.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1879-11-28

him, and he had to cOncede with Kitty
that Joe was no bungler; there was a
quick capacity about the sturdy hands
that handled the reins, and a natural
grace and vigOr in all his movements
the little that he had said was terse and
to the point, but Mr.. Morton found him
taciturn and reserved after the first mile
or two. He had ventnred to speak of
the idmates of the cottage.
81 think it probable the young girl
was one of the nutting party of to-day, !"
said Mr.. Morton.
"More'n likely" said Joe.
"Isn't her name BensonP-Kitty Ben
son?''
az shouldn't wonder if 'twas!" said
Joe, and relapsed into gruff monosylla-
bles. The road was rough and dark,
and the drive was exceedingly disagree
able. Mr.. Morton was glad to fall back
upon his memory and Imagination for
amusement. The bit of interior he
could recall wildly enough to repro
duce to his friend Sydney that night, if
he should happen to meet him at the re-
ception. There was every shade of
brown in the sketch, from the ochre in
the rafters to the lighter tints in the
girls hair. Kitty had been asleep for
three hours at least, and Joe Comstock
was dreaming of her under his patch
work quilt, when Mr.. Morton reached
The city. 1t was long after midnight
when he got to the reception, and at
east one young heart there had lost all
zest in the entertainment hearts,
or an old one in the vicinity had grown |
exceedingly heavy as the hours wore
way.
"It's strange Mr.. Morton don't come,
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1879-11-28

w
about them and nestled in Kitty's hair.
There was subdued and timid ex-
preston in her face that lent it an un-
usual charm. The curves about her
mouth dropped like those of an ag-
grieved child, and she had not spoken a
word for the last mile or two. Mr..
Morton could hesitate no longer. It
would be an easy thing, he thought, to
wear away the usual exuberant gayety
that detracted from Kitty's present
charm of manner. What could be
sweeter, more lady-like, and prim than
her dOwn-cast eyes, the drOOp of her
sweet lips, and the half-regrctfuf shadow
upon her face? With Just one little SIGH
for poor Madeline Van Vleet, he shifted
the reins to one hand, and with the
other took from his vest pocket a ring.
A yellow beam of the setting sun caught
the gem, and it suddenly shone like
star. Kitty's eyes began to glisten in
unison; but she drew back as he caught
her hand.
Nay, darling," he said, tenderly,
edo not tremble; it is yours. You
know that love you; you will be my
little WIFE"
But in the mean while the long-limbed
animal, which had been somewhat rest
i've, and required the two hands of his
driver, took advantage of this little by
play and accelerated his speed. Mr..
had not time to put the ring
upon Kitty's resisting finger, when he
found his horse pulling heavily upon the
reins. He determined to sell this need
less brute of his. The thought lay
heavily upon his now ardent sensibili-
les that this sweet girl by his side he
had never yet held to his heart, nor had
,er sweet lips been given to his own,
Ind now the moment was gone, and
he joy was still denied him, for the
sQrse went plunging on. A curve Of
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1879-11-28


soon tossing in his luxurious bed, dream
ing in unison with the simple rustic I'M
der the patchwork quilt at the farm. II
was not the dark eyes or carefully ma
nipulated locks of Miss Van Vleet that
fitted through the dreams of Mr.. Nor
ton; half-opened eyes of blue, and d.
sheyeled curly locks, colored and ar
ranged by the wind and the sun, haunt
ed him as they did poor Joe.
Joe awOke the next morning and re-
solved once for all to make an end to
these witcheries that half maddened
as they gladdened him. He would pluck
up courage and settle the matter, so that
his dreams might be savored with sober
certainty. He knew that no great OBJ
stacles lay in his way. His folks were
willing, and so were hers; there was no
body to say him nay but Kitty herself,
and he wasn't much afraid of that. It
was only the pesky bother of get
ting it over with. What was the
use of it, anyway His people
knew, and hers did, and Kitty must
couldn't help it; now where
was the good of keeping fellow on a
hot gridirOn? The very thoughts of
coming right out with it made him hot
all over, and he guessed he'd wait day
Or two. There was the ten-acre field to
stack, and by that time Joe was wild to
see Kitty; and thinking it all over that
October day as he gave an extra pull
and twist to the last green binding, and
iOund the whole sweet October afternoon
before him, and looking about him with
! big throb of tenderness that embraced
he brown rich earth, and the blue sky
With the light diaphanous clouds that
Tipped lazily down, and the yellow ears
# corn that peeped at him from their
mug nests In the cones Of leaves, and
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1879-02-07
SHERlFF'S SALE.

DYVsRTUE OF DECREE AND ORDER
of Sale issued out of and under the seal Of the Hon.
Second Judicial District Court in and for Ormsby County
and State of Nevada the 4h day of January, A D. 1879
judgment in favor of Robert Livingston and against
j. c. Dorsey and Maggie P Dorsey Defendants for the
Of $3.50 principal of debt and the of 81 S so in
terest thereon to date of judgment OF p cent
per month until paid and the of $50 81 counsel fee
and of suit taxed $40 SO and accrung costs in
The of s. Co. and al costs which may by
of sale etc. all in United States gold coin, and to
directed commanding to sell certain real property set
and described in said order of sale and pursuance
thereto have levied upon and will expose al public sale
between the hours of 9 A. and to wit, at
Gu TUESDAY, THE 2Sth DAY OF JANUARY, A. D. 1879,
ordered the following described property All that
tain piece parcel of land lying and being situated in
Carson City, Ormsby County, Nevada, bounded and de
serbed follows commencing at point the north
line of Washington where said ntersected
by the section line between Sections and eight
az and S in Township Is north Range 20 and
street point hundred and seventy feet west
from the intersection of Washington and Minnesota streets
the north side of said Washington thence north
hundred and seventy thence said
line thence south along said section line hundred
and seventy feet to the place Of beginning together with
all and singular the tenements hereditament and appur
thereto belonging i'll anyUise appertaning
S T. SW FIT
Carson City, January 4, 1879. Sheriff.
, 1879-08-23

In Tile morntng-wsf &S :e-for.al shooting
1rask Of Aasosa .te'tants taa.. md f;F
issSsss R's;s: %; 'fe f. 81 '3''s + rt1rs!', j,
A2: D. Il. Froemf }; a. u. Chut.h,
iopss. +e; j. q: ,io!i: ! iiet.v's, e;:' lucnf!
bradley, Itako View, 70. Sicssts. Hobbs md
Church having tied, the former ,nndc saoot-
of With The latter, Ills record being !, s, antl l.
TO Church'a ind I. str. Hobbs wns thercupon
dcctarel The winner Of the cup. The prcsenta-.
tfon, owing 10 The cfowding IN Of other matters
during tho tlaE, was deferred until smother time.
"Old Abc.'t tho Wisconsin wAr.eaEle, has at-
tracted no cnl OF talk and attention from tho
visitors. lie Is the peculiar property, ~ 1t
were, uf the "vEts,'' vino fserate niId rcfterato
Tint !,a Is Tie Identical "Old Atc" that wunt
through the wars. md who would challenge any
n,un to sfam.battIe that dared to lispute
their sturdy assertions.
One Of tic clrious noIccts at the camp was IN
old Revolutionary asg. which was carried in tho
Revolution by Leyihs Fillmore, father Of Mr.. u.
+. Fillmore, Ut aurora Beside the modern naG
Il looked ANAL, narrowt md generally odd,
inaae up as 1t WAS Ut brown linen md vhlte
Inus1tn, with thirteen atars Ia It's fetd Instead
o! the Number pow contained In tic National
emblem,
, 1879-08-23

Thetr Efforts to Put tho rrIcs Of High.
wInas Up Higher.

Thotr Enorta to 1'ut tho Fries of High.
wInoa VI, Higher.
Epeeidt Dispa.ch 10 TAs Tribune.
PEORIA. ILL.,, Aug. 22.-The distlltars paid
whit this morning 10 the New Monarch Mil in
this city. Tie! then met and renewed the dis
cussion, bogun yesterday. in regard To limiting
tie production OF the dstlerios OF Peoria Tho
dtAslltrs were inclined to look with N eyu Of
suspicion upon the matter at frat, thinking It =
AcIetnc OF somo who wcrn not making money
10 ret thcui TO stand shasc OF the losses. a
resolution was adopted that 1t was expedlent to
furm IN association, aud that the production 10
limited to half the capacity, With full power to
export a. much as the individual ne,nbcss
production TO t1o.tlfths, tut this WAS voted
down. :',l3ufIa!o " Miller offered thu following,
wt.ic!! wax adopted:
Ktsofprd. Tint ruknrd the attempt Of tho
Government to collect lax on leakage On cx-
unEt alcohol. without neglect nf frana on tho
IL be seastcd BY all the powers III our possession.
Tile afternoon was devoted 10 organizing II
pool tt.at canuut be broken, for thu purpose OF
putting IN the pscs Of h!ghvines. An ass,eia-
ton for Ills purpose was turmc1, ana tho fol-
lowing officers elected: II. u. Miller, Of C1tca-
60 PrvniicEt: Phillip Zel!, Of reorin, Vice
President; p. Il. Rush, OF Chicago, Secretary
Nelson 1e:rIn, Of Cinc!ulaatf, Treasurer. There
was snme ussattsfacsion existing among tho
tltsttliers iu regard to running OH short TIME,
but they caino into t!lr arrangement oil betMs
house With caparity u only ,a,o l'u,scls:
Tie Chicago and Cincinnati dfstilless aclnirseel
in this arrangement. The meeting throughout
rms harmonious,
, 1879-08-23
SUICIDE.


nccortl or the sciE-slnughtering 1suportcd
Yesterday.
Sptc3at Hsrutrh TO Thu Tribune.
1oI,ETr, ILL.,, Aug. IA convict named
William j. Langstop, uged 81 years, committed
suicide VI the PenLtcntisry at III early hour this
morning by hanging himself to thu trou oedstcnd
In hts cell with Il suspendcr i.angsson w2s
uruteurci from Cnlcs County In AlaY, 1873.
Thcro verc two Indictments against
him, one for tue murder OF bis
mother autl the other for tho
murder Of bin sister, and he wns sentenced to
ltTo imprisonment on each. 11u was MI exona-
pary eonytrt, and, during tho six ycara Of n'a
confinement, had never been punished Or re-
purtrtl tuE had conduct. lie worked IN the shoe
department n u boot tufsier. C0rlncr Scatlea
held MI Inquest, tie jury returning verdict VI
suicide by hanging.
lancs Hauwortl, OF Wilmington, shot him.
self dead In fruut Ot his own huusc last night,
llsi,,EA Winchcstcr rifle 70 commit the deed.
Mr. ltanmorth was about 10 ycar6 Ut aye, and
l,u rrasu, Is assigned ior tlie raan act. Tho
Coroner lIelI Al Inquest this afternuut.
SI~eifl uispateh 10 1hs Tribune.
INDIANAPOLIS. lrMi., Aug. 1.-sxrah Jnpo
Morgan, IL woman q years old, living near Cas-
tlctOn, teu nilts nurtil Ut this city, committed
suicide early ths n,orulDS BIZ drowning. Her
mini wnn depressed Oh account Ut feAr VI u
second stroku Of pnra!ya1s, having suffered Il
light Ulu BOtttc tttt1t HE1.
, 1879-08-23

hosbled TIP On wooden legs, with ono coat.slcove
cmnly. and under various similar etcumstancts,
AnL, proudly pointing to tlleir indrtni.tes, would
Say. - got that lighting In your division, ten;
them for life. And Gen. Logan would hsIake them
heartily by The hand a.u appcar glad to scr
them. This reunion Of sotdiers haa called tip
many "Reminiscences Of The great struggle, cx.
tending urer the prrIod OF nrnsly five vcars, and
tho old soldiers havo spun many warns nine
they lave tren here, and the remembrance of
Camp Dick yatos will linRnr lovingly III their
hearts for years to come. IL IL aneht1oh
whether It will not have better elect IN r.
ktndt!ux the ioyalty OF the people In this sec
tlon OF the country than all t'ir essays acrn,nns,
and soti.icn aprrchcs which have been delivered
10 the past avu ycnrs.
the scEapcs md awkward positions which they
got intodurtnr thcEr tesns Of srerlce than any
OF the more pleasant ind lcst exciting epsodcs.
Cspt. Collins, an old resident of Aurora. MAS
commander of \ cotnpnnr In tic Fourth Illinois
Cavalry, an.l he tried to make isn. Logan
remember him without snete's for time.
Finally CLEAN oil Joy ovcrshadowed his face ~
"Gencrat," said he, lido you remember the
circumstance of q cavalry Captain being brought
l,efore you at ono tins on tho c!inrge Of steal
Ing hosacs' told yon that caralrytnen
were piarc'l out: und vou said. by - Can
tatn don't blame you Bit NTH distnlsacd mo
with compliment, while you tent The uwners
OF &h: horses bnck to n1y quarters 10 get what.
ever ,iostcs Tie company could not uso and had
tu knaro,"
The General then remembered tho CAPTAIN
well, a,ltl shook him by Tho hhnd more warmly
than ever.
Gen. Sheridan wxs also bcscgcd, and he
care orders ia ALLOW any old soldier aft,ittnnre
to tits room thnt felt disposed to visit hin. A
great tnany avatled themselves Of ,lle oopor.
tun,ty, n,,d came away thorough! believers In
Phil Sheridan,
, 1879-08-23
THE VETERANS.
Closing Exercises OF the
Soldiers Reunion at
Aurora.
An Immense Outpo1lring
OF Excited Sight
Seers.
Arrival Of Gen. Sheridan---A
Welcome from His Old
Soldiers.
Speech by Ex"Cov. Beveridge--.
Gen. Hurlbut's Grafton
Cut Short.
The Sham Baltic Follows, and Is
Decided Success.
Eyoluttons OF the Troops--Storr11
ing OF Fort Wade.
aoeucs and Incidents Of the Day..
hiae Practice, Etc.

TIE last DA1.
cpeetat Utspates to 1nt Trtnuna.
CAN'T DrcK YATES, NEAR AURORA. Aug. q.
The third, the last, aud tho biggest dag Of The
soldiers encamplnent has come, and With 1t d
constant, steady fnpour!ng OF people from all
directIons,-peorie huadfed together In cars,
after thc manner Of sar1lncs III Il box. people In
spring wagons, carriages, buErica, "b1iek-
boards" casryal]., and. in short, every concev
able sort Of conveyance except steamboats, and
batloout. What will, tho dust, whtcI, lies al
least three inches thick in the roads aeadinE
from Aurora to that camn. and the crtrctne
hcat prevalent everywhere except in the shadF
nooks Of tho leaf1 grove, sofnc entcrprsstng it,
liyldust might hn.o rcapcd hts reward In shch-
els Ut stlyer OF dno fbld by !nycns[ng sofnc way
Of getting here without that personal discorn-
fort which has formed regu1nr nnrt Of tho
milc.ant n-hu,f trIp from ine city 10 the camp.
There has been deal Of complaint at the fall
,,re o: the city authorities, or the Committee OF
Arrangements, or whoever is responsible, to
sprinkle the roads, but the kick did no
good, and up to tho Inst the dust
clouds, sent hltt,er and thtther By the
broeze that blew but cooled not,
had things their avn way. The attendance
this last day Of the cucampncnt, In hptte u the
we'll and sllcy-known d,scon,forts auro to
meet visitors on their way up to tho CAMP Ia
eotnethtll, wonderful 10 contemplate. But It ts
o1pla!nablc possibly, to tic fact TINT tlic best
part Of tic programme, popularly considered,
WAS kept TO the last, This lnny not
hc exactly complimentary to tho orator.
ical features Of yesterday, hut, leaving ths
orators To settle that Us best they may, the fact
remains TINT to-dnY's nttcndailte 1tp to moot,
was almost triple that Of ycsierdnY; or, to Eut
, 1879-08-23

spfc91I WtpQEch 70 1hs 9F7RHH9.
LAWRENCE, Kas., AUG. :ea.-'rho interest Ia
thp Temperance Camp Meeting continues undl-
unfinished. Oue Ut thu attractive featuses Of tho
uevtIag WAS the spcechcs Of jim Charley. Chief
Of TIC Pcoslas, who said ha Wauts4 tho temper
auce paopta to help his peopls 10 knock down
tas eIass, aud pogus Charley, who said hs waa
follow In tic white luAu'a temperance Tostl.
Ihu speeches Wero given through thu 1utcr-
prefer, Mr.. q. ~. Lce.ly. The SOUS Of Telnpcr-
auco heIa cuuYcuton Ut Aaltpast 2. Mrs.
lie user, OF Chicago, edltEess Ut tho CRUSADER.
spoke over bA!t ali hour. adyIauE all women to
refuse for husbands men mho wuuia nat tor
swcar tlls n.s VI liquors aud tobacco. 1corso
s;hs W. n.9 },Iamss IL ~ oss @ ! Mupny su uS I'd
OtleSs,