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Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-07-22


1t is common to hear people In the
lar West boast that they can take crop
after crop from their virgin soils for
several successive years without inn
pairing the general fertility thereof
This Is regarded as something marvel.
ous and as something which could moi
occur in any other part of the world. IL
is, however. clear that this representa-
tion has been overdrawn. Only In the
bottoms, such rs that of the Muskin-
gum, the Seioto. In Ohio, Is there any
great degree of permanence in this con.
tlnual cropping, and this chiefly from
the fart that fertilizing agents are
brought down from the high lands
about them. In the fiat lands the sta.
bility oil the great richness is little more
than in the lands of the older States. In
Ohio especially lands, once of superior
quality for corn and wheat, have become
50 run down that th9y are given over
to sheep walks, as being the only sure
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1880-09-24

Program of the Allen county Teach.
ers' Association, at Humboldt, Oct. 9,
1900.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1880-09-24
Sav0nburg Chips.

SEPTEMBER u, 1880.
Haying is about done. There was
more put up in this vicinity than ever
before.
The Republicans here are generally
satisfied with the candidates nOmi.
mated at the county convention.
l. Our Representative convention will
take place at Humboldt next Satur.
day. John Wolfenberger, J. M. Ran
dali, D. NJ. Dwyre and d. G. Hodges
are the delegates from Elsmore town
ship.
Our mail carrier, Dan Freed, now
goes it on time. The mail leaves this
place at II m. and arrives at 5 p. m.
Mr.. Leonard will have his house
finished in a few days, and when fin
ished it will be as nice a little house
as there is in this part of the country.
There were three broom corn buyers
here last week-One from Fl. Scott,
and the other two from Hepler. We
understand they offer from $50 to $50
per ton.
The late potato crop is badly dam
aged by the dry weather.
J. w. Cox feels almost assured of
getting the nomination for Represent
alive of the SD district. We don't
think better man can be sent from
our district than Mr.. Cox.
There will be Garfield and Arthur
club formed at the Light school house
next Friday evening. There should
be one organized at this place.
Billy Bennett will start for Garrett
in few days, in company with some
Bourbon county gentlemen, for a
chicken hunt.
Lew Huff bought a dog last spring,
for which he paid $3.50, and now offers
it for Is cents. Our advice to him is
to hold on, as the market may get bet
ter sooner or later.
The Independent quoted hogs at
eight cents last week. We consider
that quite a mistake. Try again,
friend Young.
Mrs. J. West took a flying trip to
Illinois last week.
Our merchant, John Keen, reports
business on the increase.
George Rowe, a citizen of this place
who has been working down on Short
Creek this summer, is now at home.
SAvONBURGITE.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1880-09-24
Teachers Meeting.


Program of the Allen county Teach
ers' Association, at Humboldt, Oct. 9,
1880:
FORENOON.
1000 to 10:15-Music.
1915 to 1O:45-Paper by Miss Ella
Cooley; Subject, "How to secure regu-
lar attendance" General Discussion.
10:45 to 11:30-"Tardiness, its evils
and prevention" by Miss Louisa Maybee
Discussion, Miss Kate Thrasher and A.
II. Johnson.
11:30 to 11:45-Essay, J. c. Hamm.
AFTERNOON.
loo to 1:15-Music.
Lilo to 1:45-"Should a teacher offer
priest" Miss Ella Bartlett.
1:45 to 2:00-Essay, Miss Mary Cham
berlain.
200 to 2:45-"General Exercises"
their value, and manner Of conducting,
II. c. Ford. Discussion, w. F. Young
and w. J. Steele.
2:45 to 3:OO-Select Reading, A. c.
Scott
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1880-09-24
Geneva Jottinss.
SEPTR1rBER %. 1854.

We
Stock water is quite scarce.
The question most often asked now
is, ION what days are you going to the
fair ?" The Neosho Valley Fair opens
to-day, and from what we hear We be-
lieve our township will be well repre-
scented.
Henry Van Deman and lady re-
turned from weeks absence to st.
Louis last Monday.
Johnny Rease is in the X. c., L. 4
s. Railroad machine shops at Rose
dale, near Kansas City, learning to be
a machinist.
A visible but harmless frost last
Thursday morning.
Geneva Township Sunday School
Convention met at the Quaker church
on the 18th inst, and executed their
programme promptly with both inter
est and profit. The officers for this
year are p. r. Mcclure, President,
T. N. Funston, Vice President, and
G. H. Rhodes, Secretary and Treasurer.
Temperance meeting at the academy
building Thursday evening, Sept. 80.
An interesting session is expected.
Mr.. Joseph Cullison, the gentleman
who bought out Lewis White, and his
sister, Mrs. Henry Lester, are enjoy
ing a visit from their father, Isaac
w. CullisOn, and their sister Mary,
who have just arrived from Green
county, Indiana. Father G. is a miller
of thirty-five years experience.
What shall be her name? This is
the problem at Jasper Powell's just
now. NOBODY.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1880-09-24
Special Correspondence.
FAIR LAWN, September 81, 1880

FAIR LAWN, September 81, 1880.
Mrs. Smith has been quite sick.
Stewart & Rowe's well is fifty fee
deep and no water yet. They went
through IL inch vein of coal, looking
like Thayer coal. The same parties
fed Il, 600 bushels of corn last winter
which saved the farmers hauling $780,.
600 pounds to town, or $50 trips with
one team. McGlashan also fed about
5000 bushels.
Sunday School Convention at Wal
nut Grove Oct. Sd, at 3 o'clock.
We heard good Judge saw that
Stewart & Rowe had the best herd OF
sheep in Allen county. LOO of them
cost S., 800, or So per head. They will
fatten and sell them at $500 per head,
making a total of $88O0.O0, or $500. 90
gross or 5000 net gain.
Mr.. Brown will give US q red hot
temperance lecture at our school house
next Sunday evening at q o'clock.
Come out, as you will hear something
which will startle you.
A gentleman from Allen Center pur-
chased 10 head Of COWS of Norton for
$4,000.
Died, in Fair Lawn, Sept. 18th, at 9
o'clock p. M, Mrs. Lawrence, aged GA
years. She has had the ague for two
weeks and this had reduced her so that
delirium set in, and after lingering a
short time, died. Since the death of
her husband she has had little to bind
her to this earth in her old age and in
trinity. Through long life of chang
ing vicissitudes, she always maintain
ed firm religious faith. She was an
old and honored member of the M. E.
church. She was buried in the lola
cemetery, Sunday, September 10th, at
2 o'clock.
s'She is safe from pain and SORROW,
Cheerfully we'll bear the rod,
With this blossom safely nurtured
In the garden OF our God.
: Mr.. Edwards runs q weekly meat
cart now every week..
Mr.. Weaver, from the north part of
the State. has arrived to build and SOW
wheat. He reports that the wheat was
nearly all spoiled up there by three
weeks continued rain. ]. *. L.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1880-09-24
The Exodus.

We have received from William d.
Christman, Fredonia, Kansas, a copy
of Westendorf's famous song of the
Exoduster, "Going from de Cotton
Fields" It is popular song and
chorus, with handsome title page, and
is just now ''all the rage" in the East.
He will send copy Of the song and a
catalogue of music to any address on
receipt of 40 cents.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1880-09-24

~, l0a Nay INFANT 01u8nter OF RufuS ana Mai
Simpson, aged six months and twelve day.
The little crib is empty now.
Our darling bird has flown,
And there 10 not bud on earth
That we can call our own.
The cunning lips that used to smile,
The eyes that twinkled bright,
Have vanished like fitting dream
Forever from our sight.
The gentle voice OF innocence
That cheered us every day,
Is hushed within the little bed
Where baby used to lay.
The tiny feet 90 soft and white,
The tender, velvet toes,
Will never peep again beneath
Our little darling's clothes.
The summer time has many charms
To sOOthe the heart that's sad,
Ard brings pleasure now and then
To make the dreary glad.
But nothing comes with all its Joys
To ill the vacant place,
The little bed is empty now,
We miss the baby's face. (.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1880-09-24
@. N. SIMPSON, Postmaster.

THE traditions and acts of the DEM
ocratic party are now, and ever have
been, q standing menace to the progress
and civilization of the nineteenth CEN
fury, said Lyman Trumbull fifteen years
ago. Was the honorable gentleman
right then-of now { s,szs =. !
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1880-09-24


There are two objects that stand para
mount above all things else and should
be constantly kept in view, especially in
country school teaching; first, to devel'
op and strengthen the thinking faculties
of our students; and second, to impart
auch knowledge and give such training
as will be of practical utility. The rea-
son for the latter is obvious when we
consider thatsa large majority of those
who constitute our country schools, there
acquire nearly al their learning and the
greater part of their culture.
Country schools may be regarded as SO
many preparatory experimentation to
college-but. to the university; of active
business life where the knowledge and
training there received will be of almost
constant use.
OF what benefit will it be to our pupils
then, if they have ''gone through" Rays
arithmetic and cannot find the capacity
of box, having the dimensions given;
or if they have mastered geography, and
cannot bound the county or State in
which they live; or if they are able to
parse and analyze every word in diff
cult sentence correctly, and cannot write
letter of business or friendship with
neatness and dispatch. "Now, I be-
lieve," says J. G.. Holland, ''that school,
in order to be good one, should be one
that will fit men and women, in the
best way, for the humble positions that
the great mass of them must necessarily
occupy in life. It is not necessary that
boys and girls be taught any less than
they are taught now. They should re-
ceive more practical knowledge than
they do now, without doubt, and less
of that which is simply ornamental; but
they cannot know too much. I do not
care how much knowledge man may
have acquired in school, that school has
been curse to him if its influence has
been to make him unhappy in his place,
and to fill him with futile ambitions"
Montague says, 1.-THE teacher should
permit his pupil himself to taste and
relish things, and of himself to choose
and discern them, sometimes opening the
way to him, and sometimes making him
break the ice himself; that is, I would
not have the teacher alone to invent and |
speak, but that he should hear his pu-
pills speak. Socrates, and since him Ar
cesilaus, made first their scholars speak,
and then spoke to Them"
We should not spend too much time
in teaching technicalities ofthe branches,
but give, first, those parts which pupils
can apply in operations of everyday
life. We should make every lesson, if
possible, practical lesson. Take your
pupils out and let them measure land
and calculate areas. Let them tell the
area of the school house yard and play
ing ground. Let them tell the number
Of square yards of plastering in the
room. Give them actual notes and let
chem calculate the interest upon them.
Make them write letters and criticise the
work of their fellows.
Teachers, Meeting.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1880-09-24
To the Citizens OF lola and lola
TOWnship.

1t Is a matter of regret to me that 1
have had to resign the offices you did
me the honor to confer upon me, but
the legal business has been so small
that the offices would hardly pay rum
ming expenses, and I am forced to en-
gage in something that will support
my family.
Thanking you for your good will to-
wards me, I am truly yours,
w. G. MCDONALD.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1880-09-24
Letter List.

List of letters remaining in the post.
Office at lola, Kas., Sept. Is, 1880:
Wells, III NJ Kerr, Miss Mollie v
Whitaker, Prof r B johnson, Mrs Mary
Rosecranz, rs Jones, Mr. l. B
Reed, Mrs NJ NJ Heryes, fremont
Pane 4 Rubb, Hobert, Frank 2
Spear, Ransom Ham, R B
Smith, Chester FL Chambers, Mr. A
Springer, q r CLARK, P S
Smith, Samuel Campbell, RE
Morrison, ID. 81 Ayers, Frank
Persons calling for these letters please
say advertised"
G. N. SIMPSON, Postmaster.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1880-07-28
A Well Known Lady
Escapes fhe Grdre, and Pravs for her DetiUere,
SPASMS.

Escapes the Grdce, and Prays for her DettUerer.
SPASMs.
Mrs. s. A. McIlwain, of Fergusonyille,
Delaware county, N. T., writes "Only few
days before commenced using the Favorte
Remedy, in one of my spasns aud sinking
spells, my friends thought was dead, and
gave up the attempt TO restore me to con
seriousness. am confident that If | had not
taken your medicine 'Favorite Remedy, dur
ing my periods of critical illness should
never have recovered
That the Lord may bless you
and Increase your means Of doing good 10 my
daily prayer, and may many yet unborn praise
the Favorite Remedy and it's discoverer
THE RUBY RIYER.
To keep the blood pure, is the principal end
of inventions and discoveries in medicine. To
this object probably no one has contributed
more signaily than DR.. David Kennedy, OF
Rondout, N. Y, in the production of a medi-
cine which has become famous under the title
of the g Fayorite Remedy" 1t removes all
impurities OF the Blood, regulates the disor-
dered Liver and Kidneys, cures Constipation,
| Dyspepsia, and all diseases and weaknesses
| peculiar to Females.
G5g~ When inqniring of your druggist fnl
this new medicine, avoid mistakes, by remem
berng the name. DR.. David Kennedy's "Fa
vorite Remedy" aud the price, which Is onl!
one dollar a bottle, and that the Doctors ,ad
dress Is Roudout, N. Y.-Ed.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1880-07-28

Yazoo County, Mississippi keeps up its
well deserved reputation for intolerance and
barbarism. Mr.. Il. P. Dixon, brother of he
man who was murdered by James Barksdalt /,
and who was himself subsequently driven
from the State, returned to his home short
time ago, but found there was still no room
there for q man of Republican politics. The
occasion of his visit was the death of his sis
ter. in. law, the widow of Rarksdale's victim
After her bereavement Mrs Dixon was con-
tinually tormeuted by the fear that the muir
derers of her husband would also murder her
and her children, aud she rapidly grew pre-
maturely old, SO that at her death she seemed
twenty years older than she really was. Mr..
Dixon's stay in Yazoo was brief, but his an
nouDcement that he was supporter of Gar
field and believed he would be elected at once
drew upon him the displeasure Of the domi-
nant class. The Yazoo Herald informed him
edtorially that such views were not wanted
there. He was told by men otherwise
friendly that be had better return North
they did not intend any votes to be cast for
Garfield there, aud that any discussion involy-
ing any support Of the Republican party
would not be allowed. Mr.. Dixon says that
a half dozen colored men cannot get together
in the street in Yazoo without Interruption
from white Democrats, who declare to them
that they shall not discuss politics and forbid
them to mention the Republican national
ticket.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1880-07-28
Canary Seeds, 5 pounds for IS cts, at
Bosenbury's Pharmacy. u. ~.

EMPLOYMENT FOR LADIEs.-The Queen
City Suspender Company, of Cincinnati, are
now manufacturing and introducing their new
Stocking Supporters for Ladies and Children
and their unequaled Skirt Suspenders for
Ladies. None should be without them our
leading physicians recommend them, and are
loud in their praise. This manufacturing es-
Enlistment is managed by ladies who have
made the wants of ladies and children
study, and they ask us to refer them to some
reliable and energetic lady to Introduce them
in this county, and we certainly think that an
earnest solicitation in every household would
meet with ready response, and that de-
termined woman could make a handsome
salary and have the exclusive agency Cor this
county. We advise some lady who is in ueed
Of employment to send postal card to the
Company, with her name and address, and
mention this paper. Address Queen City
Suspender Company, Nos. LAT s. 149 West
Fourth St., Cincinnati, Ohio. j14, st.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1880-07-28

The farmers to the number Of some thre'
score listened with interest to Prof. Cook, o
New brunswick, in the Court House, Al
Pennington, last Saturday afternoon. Fl,
explained the fact that the State had provid-
ed forlanalysis Of fertilizers at It's own ex-
pense. Those present, as we learn from ths
Democrat appointed the following committee
to receive and forward samples to Prof. Cook
for analysis
RarItan Daniel Suydam.
Clinton Township--Andrew Van Syckel,
East Amwell-Wm. H. Manners.
West Amwell--Ch Charles Wilson,.
Delaware--E. p. Tomlinson,
Kingwood 8 VIM. B. Hockenbury.
Alexandria-D. r. Hill.
Hollaud--Jesse Sinclair.
Franklin-- WIN. Large.
Uuion-Edward Meick.
Bethlehem-Jos. p. Lake.
Neutrality-suspicious. p Case.
Tewksbury-Robert Cray.
Lebanou-Samuel Rinehart.
High Bridge-P. A. Beavers.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1880-07-28

The Egyptian obelisk known as Cleopatra's
needle, which formerly stood In Alexandria.
be re-erected at the entrance of Central Park
II was presented to this country by the Ex-
Khedve of Egypt. and the expense of bring
ing 1t here. some SIS 900, was betrayed by
VIM. H. Vanderbilt. T1e inscriptions on the
four sides are In the ancient hieroglyphic
language of Egypt, and when translated are
but eulogies on some old tyrant, named
Thotbmes the 3D., whose dominion extended
over great part Of Asia and Africa, and as
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1880-07-28

THE RACKET IN INDIANA.--The Is a
great racket in the Democratic camp in I, :
diana. The New Albany Ledger Standard,
the leading organ of the party 10 the southern
part of the State, is violently opposing Lam
ders, whom it pleasantly calls IA boor, sim
pleton, and an ass " the miserable, illiterate
demagogue and professional Office hunter wi o
disgraces the head of the State ticket and
other like tender epithets. With the Sentinel
soured on English, the Greenbackers mad
and The old Butternut element generally dis
satisfied, the party of spoils is in a bad way in
Indiana - Cincinnati Gazette (Rep)
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1880-07-28
WANAMAkER & BROWN.
HOW TO
GET Clothing
under Price.

If we could sell a little
more of this and a little less
of that, we could make
things come out even--the
last man that came in would
carry off the last suit; but
we can't. Out of every
stock there are a great many
sizes left when some are
gone. The best we can do
with these incomplete assert
ments is to mark them low
enough to set a great many
people looking among them
for bargains.
This we do every day at
this time of year ; and just
now we have enough Of
such to stock a little store.
Besides, odd parts of suits
get left-coats, vests and
trousers. We have a room
in which there is nothing
else. There is in that room
cheaper clothing than you
have any notion of. We call
it the Bargain-Room.
These marked-down suits
and garments are of all
sorts; they may be among
the best in the store.
We force a continual clear
ance Of such articles as
would only embarrass US;
and keep our stocks always
fresh and full.
Wanamaker & Brown,
Oak Hall, Sixth and Market
Philadelphia.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1880-07-28

With characteristic Democratic cheek the
Phtta. Record finds fault with Justice Swayne
fer rushing {" to the rescue ofGeneral Garfield
in printed denial of that bogus alleged opin-
ion." Well this is truly refreshing. Publish
wicked lie about man, and then complain
because it is refuted by the person who above
all others Is best able to do so. The trouble
is that the Democrats are as mad as hornets
because the story isn't true, and because their
lie has become very boomerang. State Ga
zette.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1880-07-28

Connection Is made at Manunka Chunk with Delaware
Iaekawanna 4 Western Railroad At Lehigh Junction
with Lehigh Valley. Lehigh susquehanna Morris =
Essex and New Jersey Central Railroads. At Lambert.
willie with Pennington Railroad. At Trenton with
trains to and from New York, Camden, &C.
For further information see time tables which can be
obtained at the ticket Offices.
FRANK THOMSON, LIP. FARMER.
General Manager. Gen. Pass. Agent.
wv JACKSON, Cien1 Supt, u. X. r. OF N. J. Div.
J. A. ANDERSON. Supt. Beltidcre Div
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1880-07-28
What is better than promising young
mans A paying one.

A sea lion was caught at New Brunswick.
10 the lower lock of the canal, on Saturday
night, by Richard Welsh. the harbor master.
II was shot in capture, but not killed. The
hon Is eight feet long, and is supposed to be
one Of the eight that escaped from Coney
Island on Friday night.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1880-07-28

New Jersey, according to the report of the
United States Agricultural Department Ii first
10 the list Of States in respect To the average
value Of its lands, The improved land IL es-
timated at $50 AZ per acre, the timber land
at $5c.S2 per acre. giving an average Of
5000. Massachusetts, is second on the list.
The total valuation of New Jersey is placed
at $685., sos, 1878.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1880-07-28
PENSIONS I!

Now Laws. Thousands entitled. Every soldier even
slightly disabled by wounds disease accident enfit
led TO peDsons dating back to day OF discharge Even
the loss Of finger toe entities TO pension Also all
widows and dependent parents and minors, entitled
Time IiIaitea. Apply ut once. Many pensioners now
entitled 70 increase Bounty yet due 70 thoasands--
Land settled Patents procured for INVENTORS
Fees Fixed BY law Send two stamps for new aws.
blanks and instructions, to r. GELSTON CO., Pen
sion and Patent Attorneys, Lock Box 725 Washington
ID. c. May 26, Inn.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1880-07-28

"A full line Of Family Dye Colors, com-
prising Star Dyes Leamon's Aniline Dyes,
Howe & Stevens Family Dyes, Handy Pack
age Dyes, &c, AZ Central Drug Store, Al N.
Union st.. j. 70.