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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1880-09-10
Mutton Sheep.

THERE is a phase of sheep raising
which does not require large outlay and
costly preparation to conduct, and
while it viii prove more profitable on
the amount of capital invested and care
required than the large f1ocks mainly
for their wool, is within the reach of
every farmer. and should be part of
bis farming. This is small focks of
mutton sheep, within ten or fifteen
miles of large towns. Good mutton
sells higher than beef in all the butcher
shops, and the cause is q scarcity of
mutton sheep. The supply for the
home market is of q very inferior quail
ty, and even this is held at q luxury
price. Here is market at the very
door of farmers where all they can raise
of good quality mutton sheep and
lambs can be readily disposed of at tip
top prices, and without the interview
ton of middlemen, or any Transports
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1880-09-10

they have already squandered their
only capital. No merchant w0ald take
boy, even as porter, into his employ
who was not known to be honest. We
take it for granted our boys are honest,
in the coarser meaning of the term.
But there is q finer honesty that enters
into mans nature and lifts him above
his fellows. He is no sneak nor sham,
neither to his companions, his God, nor
even to himself. He does not sham q
virtue which he has not; he does not
initiate any other mans character; but
he tries to 90 to the bottom of his own
to clear it and lift it up.
As the boy begins so the man will
end. The lad who speaks with affecta-
ton, and minces foreign tongues that
he does not understand at school, will
be weak chrome in character all his
life; the boy who cheats his teachers
into thinking him devOut at chapel will
be the man who will make religion a
trade and bring Christianity into con-
tempt; and the boy who wins the high
est average by stealing his examination
papers will figure some day as q tricky
politician. The lad who, whether rich
or poor, dull or clever. looks you
straight in the eye and keeps his answer
inside of the truth already counts
friends who will last all his life and
holds a capital which will bring him in
surer interest than money.
Then get to the bottom of things.
You see how it is already as to that. It
was the student who was grounded in
the grammar that took the Latin prize;
it was that slow, steady drudge who
practiced firing every day last winter
that bagged the most game in the
mountains; it is the clerk. who studies
the specially of the house in off-hours
who is to be promoted. Your brilliant,
happy go-lucky, hit-or-miss fellow usu-
ally turns out the dead weight of the
family by forty-five. Don't take any
thing for granted; get to the bottom of
things. Neither be a sham yourself,
nor be fooled by shams. Ready for
you in your early manhood there are
plenty of pleasures waiting for you to
conquer applause, money. society,
this and that kind of philosophy or
faith. Take nothing on trust; weigh
it, see what it is worth. You will have
rough disappointments, but you will
come to the granite underneath at last.
We have said nothing about your re-
ligion. Your creed matters little
Baptist, Presbyterian, Churchman; for
if you are the sincere, earnest man we
mean, you will come at last. down
through all professions. all experiences,
to the Almighty Good and Order which
underlies them all. You will discover
for yourself that every sincere and
earnest man must build on that or on
the shifting sand. There is no other
choice in life.-M 7. Tribune.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1880-09-10
Our Young Readers.
TIE DIFFERENCE.

Hal NOW have caught you, my burglarl
Come, what have you got to say?
What shall be done with rogue like you,
For the mischief you've wrought tO-day2
Searching my drawers, and spilling
Their contents upon the floor;
Having aoeautiful time with things
You never have found before!
And what have those little fingers
Unrolled from that linen wrap?
"a little dolls dweSS, so tunnin and long:
And dolly'S dear little cap;
And a pair Of little ''b'ue sockses,"
Just ready for D0lly's feet;
And q cloak and hood and tiny bib3
Oh! won't Miss Dolly look sweet
But wait q minute, my darling
You gOlden-haired burglar small:
Those treasures, I'll have you understand,
Weren't meant for q dolly at all,
But Just for q little live baby,
Dimpled and blue-eyed and fair;
And that little lace cap sat daintily, too,
On the rings Of golden hair.
And those "sOckses"-the feet that wore them
Were warm, and were soft and white
And restless, like some other feet know,
From early morning till night.
Who was that little live dolly?
Come hither and look in the glass,
And see how the gOlden-haired baby has grown
To q four-yearOld rogue Of q lass.
Mary d. Brine. in N. =. Independent.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1880-09-10
How to Make Fern Pictures.

THERE are two ways, says the Chemist
and Druqgistthe mechanical and the
photographed. For the first, take a
sheet of strong white paper, and with
an atomizer pass over it a spray of very
diluted mucilage, so as to obtain q very
thin and slightly-sticking film, which
will make the ferns adhere of which it
is desired to make the picture. The
ferns and leaves must have been FIRST
pressed in book, and, after arranging
them to suit your taste, cause them to
lie as closely to the paper as possible;
fill an atomizer with very diluted India
ink, and blow spray over the ferns,
more or less in proportion as you want
a darker or lighter shade. It is well to
do this with intermissions, letting it dry
q little, SO IS to avoid excess of moist
ure and possibility of running the
liquid into drops. When nearly dry,
but still q little moist, remove the
ferns, which may be used over again
several times. For the Photographic
method. cover sheet of paper with q
weak solution of salt in water and
some white of an egg, well beaten;
after it is dry, take it into dark room,
and with tuft of cotton pass over it
solution of nitrate of silver (fifty grains
to an ounce of water); dry it in the
dark, and the coat of chloride of silver
formed on its surfaee will receive the
impression. Then arrange your ferns
between two plates of glass, and cut
the paper to the same size as the glass
plates; place it under them and expose
to the sun, in the same way as q photog-
rapher prints portrait. Watch it un-
til dark enough, and before removing
the paper from the glass take it into q
dark room. Here place the picture in
q solution of hyposulphate of soda,
which will dissolve the chloride of silver,
but leave the decomposed material
(finely-divided black silver which
forms the black background, while the
shadow Of the leaves will be white.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1880-09-10
Word to You, Young Han.

FIRST: Be honest. By which we do
not mean, simply, not to steal. That
goes without saying. The young man
who, before his beard is grown, thinks
it clever to cheat his tailor, or to sneak
out of his little debts at college, has al
ready laid q sure foundation of ILL
fortune. Nothing is known so quickly
or sticks to man 50 long as the repu-
tation of dishonesty. It is the fleckeof
mildew which eats and grows blacker
and spreads from year to year. Boys
are fatuously blind to the frightening
shadow which these faults of sharp
dealing and lying in their earliest years
throw down their whole future. In q
year or two they will be asking for
patronage from the public or chance
in the business world. and they will
ind that in damaging their character
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1880-09-10

ton charges to cut down the profits.
Every farmer could purchase and take
care of from twenty to fifty head Of
mutton sheep, which each year would
bring him very nice little return. OF
course they could not be kept running
out at the mercy of dogs-they must be
kept in q pasture and carefully housed
at night. particularly in regions where
there are dogs likely to interfere with
them. But really, according to this
writer, the chronic terror of dog depre-
dating on sheep is more of q bugaboo
than anything else, if q farmer gives
proper attention to his flock. OF course
If he neglects it aud allows the sheep to
ramble at will, he will lose them. If
every farmer kept flock of sheep,
sheep killing dogs would not be so
plenty. A pup raised on farm with
sheep is not apt to be q sheep thief, un-
less he is Of the lowest type of the
sneaking cur.
But theprofit in flock of ewes num-
bering twenty-five to 100 head of NUT
ton sheep is sufficient inducement for
every farmer to bestow the requisite
care to keep such q flock in the best
condition. He would soon find that
nothing else on the farm brought him
half the profit on the investment, and
the present is the best time to make
this addition to his stock. Get bunch
of common ewes which are under five
years old, and then add to the flock a
good grade of Cotswold male. Keep the
largest and best formed eve lambs of
this cross, sell the Indifferent ewes and
all the male lambs. Repeat this prac-
tice for three years, fattenins and dis
posing of the old stock as the young
supplies their places, and at the end Of
the third year sell the old male and get
q young animal of the same breed, and
a most valuable flock of mutton sheep
will have been built up, worth per
head, more than double the original
stock, while the yearly profit from wool.
lambs and old sheep viii have returned
a larger comparative profit than any
other item on the farm. A home mar
ket there is no danger of quitting with
mutton sheep, and raising them gives
more profit and speedier returns than
any other stock on the farm.-Kassas
Farmer,
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1880-09-10
Raising Large Crops Of Cherries.


HAVING harvested large crop q
cherries for three or four years from !
small orchard, and this years produce
exceeding that of any former year,
thought some village or city reader Of
your paper would be glad to hear how
it was brought about. My farm consists
of about twenty-five feet square on q
city lot, and on this piece of ground
have two of the old-fashioned sour cher
nv trees, which set out eight or nine
years ago. I have kept the ground
mellow and wet spading upthe ground
for three or four feet from the body Of
the tree. They grew famously; and, If
they had never borne cherry, I would
have been well paid in having such nice
shade trees. But in the course of two
or three years from setting out, we had
a fair crop of cherries, and for three
years past have never had less than
three bushels; this year getting tri1e
over five bushels from the two trees,
by actual measure. We commenced to
pick on June 18th, and ended July
9TH, the trees, being so shaded that they
did not ripen very evenly. We had
cherries that measured plump 2t inches
in circumference, but only q small
proportion measured so much.
Another popularity was that they
were never wormy. I do not believe
there were q dozen wormy ones in the
five bushels. A farmers wife, who
saw the trees al their best, declared
that she never saw such a sight in her
life. The trees are now twenty five
feet high, and one of them, not having
been cramped for room, has spread
of about the same diameter. They are
not bushes, but good-sized trees. Any
one can get just as good results if he
will put little work on his trees-say
three or four hours year to each tree.
As soon as the ground gets hard around
the tree, spade it up. Put your wash
water and other waste water about the
trees, SO that the ground will not get
too dry, and the fruit will be there in
due time to pay hundred fold for the
labor put on them. Another thing is
never to allow, at any time of year,
worms nests to form in the trees. The
way get rid of worms is as follows: I
take a strip of cloth, say an inch wide
and fifteen to eighteen inches long,
wind it around one end of pole, tying
it fast. Then, after saturating it with
kerosene, I touch match to it and
apply to the nest of worms. By using
a small strip, the flame is not large
enough to do the tree any damage, and
the worms are so thoroughly destroyed
that they do not leave any eggs to ap-
pear as worms in the cherries another
year. During August and September
the worms need looking after, though
sometimes they appear in July. Let
those who have unproductive trees try
my plan, and see if the fruit does not
follow.-Cor. Country Gentlemen.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1880-09-10
Does Farming Pay?

AN impression, somewhat general,
seems to prevail that farming is not as
profitable as other vocations; that more
money can be earned in almost any
other vocation with less labor; hence
the farmers son abandons the farm,
where he is q success, for the uncer-
tain gains of town.
The impression, it seems to us, is
very far from the truth. Most of the
farmers in every county of Iowa COM
menced life poor; if they have strictly
adhered to legitimate farming and
avoided speculation, in most cases they
are well situated, and are far more
comfortable than an equal number of
associates who chose the town. Facts
sustain us in the assertion that out of
one hundred young men, who leave the
country for the town or city, not more
than one becomes wealthy; perhaps
one-tenth obtain a competency, and
nine-tenths barely make living.
Out of one hundred young men, who
remain upon the farm, possibly not one
becomes wealthy. but more than fifty
per cent. have substantial possessions
and good homes; while most of the re-
mainder make a good living and rear
respectable families. The point to be
impressed is that the average boy is
far more likely to succeed on the farm
than in town; not because he actually
makes more money, but because he
saves what he makes. One thing that
has allured many from the farm is soci-
ETY., and schools may be added. In
these particulars a marked difference
can be observed within a few years to
the credit of the country. Farm
houses and surroundings are more
beautiful; the sons are men of culture
and the daughters are accomplished in
the elegant as well as the useful.
Society in the country is no longer
rude; if it lacks some of the grace of
the city, this is more than compensated
by solid requirements and an honest
welcome, characteristic of high-bred
people. The turning point has I'M
doubtedly been passed and the future
great men of this Nation will be farm
ers.-Prof. S. a. knapp,
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1880-09-10
The Railway Benevolent Institution

The Railway Benevolent Institution
Of Great Britain is grand charity,
which has no counterpart in this coun-
try. During the past year it distributed
to widows. orphans and disabled men,
bers over $780, Its operations are
to be still further extended. Among
other plans is one for the erection of an
orphanage, toward which one lady has
pledged 900, and a legacy of $40, 900
has recently been left to the institution.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1880-09-10
NO !

"Nor CLEAR, sharp and ringing,
with an emphasis which could not fail
to arrest attention.
81 don't often hear such q negative
as that" remarked one gentleman to
another, as they were passing the play
ground.
cit is not often any one hears it. The
boy who uttered it can say yes too,
quite as emphatically. He is a new
conner here, an orphan, who lives with
his uncle, about two miles off. He
walks in every morning, bringing his
lunch, and walks back at night. He
works enough, too. to pay his board,
and does more towards running his
uncle's farm than the old man doss him
self. He is the coarsest-dresseds scholar
in the school and the greatest favorite.
Everybody knows just what to expect
of him."
"Quite a character. I should like
to see him. Boys of such sturdy make
up are getting to be scarce, while the
world never had more need of them
than now"
"An that is true; and if you wish to
see Ned come this way"
They moved on few steps, pausing
by an open gate near which group of
lads were discussing some exciting
question.
"It isn't right, and I won't have any,
thing to do with it. When l say mo- I
mean it."
"Well, anyway, you needn't speak
so loud and tell everybody about it,
was responded impatiently to this dec
laration.
Pm willing everybody should hear
what I've got to say about it. I won't
take anything that don't belong to me,
and I won't drink cider anyway"
"Such fuss about little fun! It's
just what we might have expected.
You never 60 in for fun
81 never 60 in for doing wrong. I
told you no, for to begin with. And
you're the ones to blame if there's been
any fuss
you a minute"
"Yes, sir.'' And the boy removed
his has as he passed through the gate
and waited to hear what Mr.. Palmer
might say to him.
HAS your uncle any apples to SELF"
"NO, sir. He had some, but he has
sold them. I've got two bushels that
were my share for picking. Should
you like to buy them sir?"
''Yes, if we can agree upon the price.
Do you know just how much they are
WORTH"
Eyes, sir.''
"An right. then, will call for them,
and you may call at my house for the
pay
The short interview afforded the
stranger an opportunity to observe Ned
Dunlap closely. The next day call
was made at his uncle's, and although
years elapsed before he knew what
friend he had gained that day his for
tune was assured. After he had grown
to manhood and accepted lucrative
position, which was not of his seeking,
he asked why it had been offered him.
Because 1 knew you could say mo-
if occasion required" answered his
employer. "'No,' was the first word
l heard you speak, and you spoke it
with will. More people, old and
young, are ruined for want of using
that word than from any other cause.
They don't wish to do wrong, but they
hesitate and parley until the tempter has
them fast. The boy or girl who is not
afraid to say mo- is reasonably GER
tain of making an honorable man or
woman"
eyes, is often sweet and loving
word.
"No" is strong, brave word, which
has signaled the defeat of many a
scheme for the ruin of some fair young
Me.-Temperonce Bonner.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1880-09-10

A SUNBURY pa cat has adopted q
'amily OF young squirrels.
Morning journal and courier., 1880-02-06
Friday Morning, Feb. 6, 1880.
THE PRESENT CRISIS.

THE PRESENT CRISIS.
 None of the inhabitants of New Haven Gown or city), as they opened reluctant eyes to the bright light of yesterday mornings sun, expected to be plunged into anarchy be- fore that sun should reach his meridian. That they were so plunged is most deplorable.
 Fortunately, in New Haven, as in Maine, there is one man whom even anarchy does not find. to use the expressive language of the street, Golf his bass.''
 In Maine during the recent conflict of au- thority, and when riot and bloodshed seemed imminent, Hon. Lot M. Merrill kept his head and advised a submission of the matter in dispute to the courts. Yesterday, in this city, when the town and city factions were con tending, and the sound of tongues waxed alarming, DEFECTIVE PHILIP REILLY did for New Haven what ex-Senator Merrill did for Maine.
 Questions are now being prepared for sub mission to the courts by both the town and city authorities, and, thanks to the quick wit and cooluess of DEFECTIVE REILLY, the danger of an open conflict seems to be past.
 We can depend on our courts, at least in a case of this gravity, and as the belligerents have had a good sleep, no further outbreak is probable.
 As it is the office of public journal to ad- wise in such crises, we do not mind recom- msnding, Ee7adeaate Gte that a small section of the militia, say the Grays, be called out and the town and city property put into the care of one of our Major Generals.
 Perhaps Gatling gun would look well in the doorway of the Collectors room.
 We also recommend the citizens to keep away from the City Hall, especially that part of it which the lookup occupies.
Morning journal and courier., 1880-02-06
Compliment to the Weather Bureau.

The German Government recently paid the highest compliment to the United States by addressing, through the German Minister at Washington, letter requesting to be exactly informed as to the processes by which the signal service bureau so promptly collects at the War department the meteorological re- ports from all parts Of the United States ian extent of territory greater than Europe-and so rapidly drafts and publishes them upon the printed daily weather map. These maps are issued three hours after the records are read at the distant stations. When it is remembered that the request comes from Government noted for it's skilled chartog- raphers, and standing first in Europe, the value of the compliment will be appreciated. It is understood that the German Government proposes an advance in meteorological work The information sought has been infinitely prepared ,b by the chief sgna, F officer Gen War.
Morning journal and courier., 1880-02-06

newed applause.] The members of the Com
 mune were most desperate and debauched
 scoundrels, but some of them were educated
 and cultivated men. Their internal behests
 were remorselessly executed by the National
 Guard, and the record of destruction that they
 caused was frightful. Yet through it all it
 was always the same Paris. The shops kept open, With their wares displayed with a taste that has captivated foreigners in all times. The streets and the theatres were crowded, and the artists were never more superb. concert was given every Sunday in the gardens of the Tuileries, and the mob passed freely through the historic halls of that grand palace. It was time of ever recurring sensations. Weddings and balls were constantly taking place. Titles were prohibited. Everybody was citizen or citi- Zeness. The blackest of the crimes of tba Commune was the imprisonment and murder of the Archbishop of Paris. He had many opportunities to leave the city, but he declin- ed to go, considering it his duty to remain with his people. q made, l" said the lecturer.
 'an unfortunately unsuccessful attempt to save the life of the illustrious prelate. i yis- lted him many times in prison and told him the news of the day and brought him news papers and wine. He was a man of spare body, the result of long illness, and wore long beard. His manners were gentle and sweet. He was one of the most charming and agreeable of men, beloved by all, rich anu poo1, 1oH HIS naO spent ms l1fe In acts Of charity and he was distinguished for his ibe- ral views and his catholic spirit. No words of bitterness toward his prosecutors ever es- capped his lips, but he seemed rather to find excuses for his beloved Parisians. He told me that he was awaiting patiently the logic of events and praying that Providence might find a solution of the terrible crisis without the shedding of more human blood. He added in accents which will never be efaced from my memory: I have no fear of death It costs but little to die. am ready The last time I visited him was two days before his murder. The jailers, who had previously been very polite to me, refused to let me see him in his cell but brought him into the corridor He seemed depressed by his surroundings, and did not exhibit his~ usual cheerfulness. For my part, had little to say to him of an en- couraging nature. The jailers manifesting impatience, T was obliged to take leave of him. It was the last time he grasped friendly hand. Two days later he was fendishly mur- dered and his body cast into ditch, whence it was exhumed in few days, and all Paris wept for their kindest, most devoted, and most steadfast friend.'
Morning journal and courier., 1880-02-06
EDITORIAL NOTES.

ssJ ake" Smith got of with 8 very light sem tence, but the community is satisfied. The jury acted commercially in not revealing what took place in the jury room, and set good example.
 It would not be thought. by an outsider, that there is any necessity for discouraging marriage in Chicago, but the Chicago Board of Education has decided that when any fe- male teacher marries her marriage shall be considered resignation from service Tn the public schools. . The jury system has received another blow in Dodge county, Nebraska, where jury gave . judgment of g., 800 for the plaintiff in