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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-01-21
Mayor Stokley's Story.

MAJOR ST0KLEY, of Philadelphia,
visited the House of Refuge the other
day, and in the course of speech to the
boys, said:
"There's . little fellow down there
that looks just about the way ]. looked
when I was about his age-when I was
ten years old. had just about as much
money in my pockets as that boy has,
and l don't think he has q cent. I was
as poor q boy as there was in Phila1el-
phia; but I made up my mind to work.
My father died, and my mother and my
sister and / hadn't roof to cover US. /
started out and got some work, and
when was fifteen was earning dol
lar . week, and slept under q counter.
But I stuck to my work and I learned q
trade. When I was twenty-one fell in
love with girl, and had q pretty big
heart and made up my mind to marry
her. I had six dollars q week and she
earned three dollars with her needle,
and we put the six dollars and the three
dollars together and we got married.
and that girl, I am glad to say, is living
yet We set up little shop. Sh6
cooked tie oysters and I made the ice
cream, and we worked together, and
wol ked hard se
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-01-21

nasty, it Is related, four pEiests arrived
at Yedo from the south, beaging . ped-
ton to the Government. Their prayer
was not granted, nor was ito tenor
made public, but ward Of the city,
known as HGshsns0to Clio, was Unsigned
to them as q residence, and they were
placed under special protection. It haS
been supposed that their object was 70
originate o new SHIN Non (relgioup
sect), and to this day their followers arc
known as Gap-1iss-6oy (priest petition
ers). Admission to this sect Il often
sought for by very poor persons. The
sect il not recognized and possesses no
temples, but holds herself al0of from
oil others. Pilgrims, who Daring the
period of their pilgrimage are known -
Jan Rel, are to be met with on the roads
at all seasons, clad in white cotton.
They are chiefly of the farming or arti-
san class, who hope to earn DISPENSE
tons by their pilgrimage. They have to
visit sixty-six Of the numerous shrines Of
KuGnnon Cknown to Europeans as the
Buddhist goddess of mercy, which are
scattered throughout the empire.-C6r.
Boston, Herald.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-01-21
Another Landmark Gone.

The poetical old milestone is rapidly
becoming thing of the past. The
proverbial hardness of the neither mill
stone will be an adage of long ago. The
Scriptusal reference to the terrors of
having milestone hanged about the
neck while the wearer of this terrible
necklace is cast into the sea may lose
its force when the people have never
seen a milestone. Steel rollers are rap
idly taking the place of the milestone,
and all new grist-mills are furnished
with the patent roller system. The new
style of grinding wheat does not grind
it, as Hibernian might remark. The
wheat is cracked, and the cracking is
called the Hungarian process, which
now feeds our Hungary masses with
bread. The wheat passes through five
sets of rollers, each set closer than the
former. These rollers are thirty inches
long and ten inches in diameter. After
passing between each set of rollers it is
s'bolted'' or sifted through the cloth.
The last rollers get hardly anything but
wheat bulls and the waxy germs which do
not crack up butsmash together. So flour
is now cracked and disintegrated with
out grinding. The first rollers crack
the kernels of wheat into, say, six
pieces. The starchy substance which
rattles out drops through the cloth
sleeves or boiling cloths. These six
pieces are broken between the next roll
ers into thirty-six pieces. Then the
white starch crumbs are sifted out again,
and the thirty-six pieces are passed be-
tween still tighter rollers, which crack
them into PIG pieces; another set Of
rollers multiplies each of these particles
into six particles, making them aggfe-
gate 1896. Another set of rollers
screwed together with tremendous
pressure makes 1916 pieces. The
scientific miller says q grain of wheat is
finally cracked into 1916 pieces without
being ground at al.-Detroit Free
Press.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-01-21

THE Blackfeet, Blood, and Piegan
Indians on the northern border of Mon
tana are said to be abandoning their
savage life, and settling down in ways
of peace aud civilization. The Helena
Independent reports that forty heads of
families have built log cabins and are
cultivating small farms-potatoes, tur-
nips, and carrots being their favorite
crops. All of the labor done at the
agency during the past three years in
the way of cutting and hauling fire.
fences, has been performed by the In
dams. Their children attend school,
and seem very fond of it, and some
read and show creditable attainments
in arithmetic.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-01-21

THE Government of Japan is making
strenuous efforts to economic, and in
pursuance of this policy has ordered the
sale to private individuals of factories
which were formerly established by it
to stimulate native industries. The
various public departments have also
been instructed to reduce their expenses,
and guards heretofore attending Priyy
Councillors have been abolished. By
these and other measures which are in
progress, q saving of about $40, OOO, 600
annually is to be effected, which sum is
to be devoted to the redemption of paper
currency. It is also stated in native
papers that the Ministers to Austria,
Italy, and Holland are to be recalled,
in order to aid in the general reduction.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-01-21
Life A Disappointment.

LIFE is disappointment to so many
chiefly because when starting in it they
overestimated their own strength and
moderated that of their competitors.
Sef-sufficiency and ignorance are the
pioneers of defeated expectations. The
locker on is not disappointed; it is the
actor who Is. Overweening self-cOnfi-
dence refuses to see difficulties; and thus
the preparation which might overcome
them is neglected. The defeat is crush
ing, because it is deemed impossible.
Presumption and arrogance have burned
the bridges, and left no opportunity to
gather the shattered forces by retreat.
Although science and philosophy win
greatly assist toward averting many Of
the consequences of error and mistake,
yet there Is no infallible rule for one to
follow, which guides one always safely
and pleasantly. Each generation must
learn for itself. There Is point where
teaching ends and experience begins. II
is this which has set bounds to human
knowledge. No man can take up the
work of another and pursue it with the
same efficiency and success. The father
can not give or bequeath the child his
matured experience, as he can his
property. Men may vaunt them
selves as they will, but there is q
limit to their power; and that
limit seems in some cases to have
been reached in one man. Shakespeare
and Bacon had no successors. No man
has been able to take up their work
where they left it. So far as mems ef-
forts are concerned, their works seem to
be completed. No man has yet ap-
peared who can equal what they have
done, much less improve upon it. As
far as we know, they reached the limit
of mans power in the direction in which
they taught. The child must mistake
the road just as the parent mistook it,
and learn which is the right road often
only when too old and weary to walk in
it. And is it not well that it is so? The
wisdom of age and the form of youth
can not be joined in beauty. Could the
young know their true strength, and
foresee the difficulties they have to en-
counter, they would not fail by the way,
but would faint in the beginning. Fav-
fortune to a greater extent than the sue
cessful are willing to admit. But, hap
PLY, wealth is far from being the meas
ure of success; indeed, a true success is
developed character, high and noble
that ministers to the great
heart of humanity. There are thousands
of poor, retiring men and women who
have done more for the comfort of their
fellows than any proud and arrogant
Psychological Journal.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-01-21
japanese Street Scenes.

BEGGARS may usually De seen IN large
numbers in the approaches to the tenn
Piles on the chief festival days. Here
may be met the lame, the halt and blind,
lepers, and human deformity in some of
its most hideous phases. The beggars
accompany their prayers for the charit-
able with hideous noise, which they
make by striking little metal discs or
battledors of raw-hide that they carry.
The beggar frequently takes his stand on
bridges, or near running streams, where
he importunes the passer-by to purchase
live eels or other fish, and to perform
the devout work of releasing them, as
prescribed by Buddhist doctrine.
Among strollers we find the shishi (or
lion). This is representative of a
lions head, with movable under-ja jaw
and a flowing name, fitted on to q capa-
cious skirt, beneath which the man is
concealed who works it. The elton :"
is accompanied by two men, one per-
forming on a small drum and q triangle,
and the other playing flute, from which
they extract music. The capacious
mouth of the lion is supposed to swallow
the evil spirits who may be attracted by
his gambolings and the accompanying
music. Sara Mawshi are a class Of
strollers who take about with them per-
forming monkeys. Saru ga nsucAi
Monkey Shop Street) is their headquar-
tiers in town. It is related that in the
olden time, when the favorite horse of .
famous warrior fell sick and was about
to die, it was restored to health by q
monkey who possessed q curative charm.
Since this incident occurred, until few
years ago it was customary to amuse
the horses in the Government stables on
New Years days by visit of the per-
forming court monkeys, an example
which was generally followed by the
nobility. Female monkeys only are
trained toaperform. Street tumblers and
athletes are, with one exception. I'M
worthy of notice. This exception is the
wrestler, who, nearly naked, represents
q wrestling bout, appearing to be strug-
Cling with an invisible opponent, and
assuming the attitude of overcoming or
being overcome by him. The Sai-naos
were originally travelling preachers.
They are now begging story-tellers.
They hold in their hand jingling toy,
upon which they strike. The Tsugi-go-
shaku are lecturers, who may be OBJ
served seated on some vacant piece of
land, sheltered by mats. They relate
the deeds of prowess of the popular
heroes, and may be always seen sur
by q crowd of listeners. The
Kowaiero recites scenes from famous
initiating, as far as possible,
the tones of celebrated actors. The
Shinsai accompany their stories with .
performance on the sarnisen "a musical
Yashi include sellers of
quack medicines, dealers in spice and
incense, ballad singers, and sellers and
of the latest express news, n.
the last reported murder, fire,
robbery or scandal. Onna Daiyw are
the Heta class. They wear large
sun hats, and earn . scanty Subsistence
BY playing and singing at the house
doors. Blind women (goze) may also
BIO met as street singers. They used
to be supplied by the Govern
ment with passes, which insured them q
nights lodging when on their travels.
In be early days of the Tokogawa dy-
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-01-21
GENERAL.

TIE women of this country hold TWEEN
y-one per cent Of ell the Government
bonds.
The portrait Of Mrs. Hayes Il to be
painted and engraved Is . temperance
testimonial.
Mr.. PL1MsoLL, who has done 80 much
for English sailors, now proposes to ben
eft the miners by improving the coliery
laws.
MARK TWAIN says there is something
very fascinating about science it gives
you such wholesale returns of con-
lecture for such trifing investments of
fact.
LADIES, says q foreign Journal, win
discover in +" Endymion new mode
of showing their regard for dead hus-
bands-a mild form Of suffice. The
heroine cuts of her long hair, which
reached nearly to her feet, and ties it
round the neck of her husband in his
coffin. The idea is original, but it has
not much else to recommend it.
AT ball in Schwarzenberg, Saxony,
. young man entered having what ap-
peared to be a'cigar in his mouth. He
went to the chandelier as if to light it,
and terrible explosion ensued. The
lights were extinguished, the walls
partly gave way, some dancers were
covered with blood, and the young man
was blown to pieces. He had killed
himself by means of dynamite car
fridge.
THE ten children of q colored barber
at Vineland, N. j., are named Vince
dore, Corantias, Commands, Sirlangies,
Eyeangyaus, Cardaviour, Seritienlevon,
Lavanien, Thomas Slade, and Charles
Westcott Remington Cummings. The
drop from the mellifuous Castilian to
the good, substantial Yankee names
was due to the fathers admiration for
two Fall River bankers, whom he used
to shave years ago.
CHRISTIAN X. Ross, the father of
Charley Ross, is quoted as saying:
" The only tidings have ever received
of Charley since he was stolen was the
demand for ransom of $4,000. If
had paid that I would have had him
long before this. As it is I have spent
100000, and have not got him. I still
have detectives employed, and hope in
time to find him. I have examined
more than three hundred lost children
in the search, some of whom had been
stolen, but none of them was Charley"
An elegantly dressed lady, giving her
name and address to salesman at one
of the great New York houses, had q
handsome black silk dress, all complete,
sent home. On its arrival she remarked
to the porter that she would like to 90
upstairs and try the dress on, and that
the porter could remain outside her
room while she did so. This was assent
ed to, and presently she appeared, look
ing SO trim and pretty in her new gown
that the dazzled porter did not dream
of Directing to her slipping downstairs
a minute to show herself to q friend.
Down she slipped accordingly, and kept
on into the street, and has not been
heard of since. This kind of thing
makes tradesmen somewhat cautious,
and must excuse the watchfulness with
which sometimes they regard unknown
customers.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-01-21
GOVERNORS MESSAGE,

governor st. Johns Communication tn the
KANSAS Leeislature-A Comprehensive
Review Of State Affairs.
TO THE LEGISLATURES: The Law m alres r. ,nx,
IuSy 70 communicate to your honorable BODY
EcaOIInauOn touching the condition of the
S.a.e, ana to recommend such measures as
may De deemed expedient
during the administration lust closed the
peace OF the State has been unbroken our re-
sources nave greatly increased, all industries
lave Deen prosperous; our credit maintains
an exaited position, our facilities for trans
our history has Kansas been in q more pros-
porous condition than at present.
An order to more clearly exhibit not only
JIG condltion OF our State now, but to show
THE PROGRESS THAT IS BEING MADE,
respectfully invite your attention to the fact
s soa We have grown from population of 1884,
years of over l7s per cent. During the same
period the revenue of the State increased from
$4S6. 400 TO SOL lilo, showing a gain of Al per
cent. While the assessed valuation Of taxable
property was Ss2 600 600 in 1870 it reached $780,
010,l6l43 in lSsO-an increase of $6S $40 Isl. AZ.
During this period our State debt was re-
duced SICK, 100, and our school houses in.
creased in number from sol to 5,242. Instead
OF ,2sS miles of railway as in 1870, we now have
These are some of the legitimate fruits of a
policy that protects the life, property and
lawful ballot of all citizens, and makes ample
provision for the education of every child in
our State.
STATE FINANCES.
The total receipts of the Treasury Depart
ment during the biennial period closing June
30, 1850, including balances and transfers,
were $2,0lS, O65.O5, while the total disburse-
ments, including transfers, amounted to
81 573, 1923, leaving q balance in the Treasury,
June 30, 1850, of $444 .697s6 made up of the sew
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-01-21

A THOUSAND persons, mostly women,
are employed in engraving and printing
Government money and bank notes at
Washington. They are so strictly
watched during work hours that they
look upon themselves then as prisoners.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-01-21

The counties of Lane, Scott, Wichita, and
Greeley have never been attached for judicial
purposes; hence there Is no court having
jurisdiction to try parties guilty of the COM
mission of criminal offenses therein. The
mere mention of this fact is no doubt sufficient
to impress you with the importance of the
passage of q law at the earliest practicable
moment, attaching these counties for judicial
purposes, and comforting upon the court to
which jurisdiction is given power to bring to
punishment all parties guilty OF crimes COM
mitted heretofore, as well as those that may
hereafter be committed therein. While it is
true that the county of Wallace has been rec
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1881-10-25
Is a Positive Cure

lisa Positive Cure
for oil thoae Painful Complaints aud W eaknesaes
soeomH1On to our best female population.
II viii cure entirely the worst form OF Female Com
plants oil ovarian troubles Inflammation and Ulcera
tlon Falling and Dlspacemouts, and tho consequent
Spinal Weakness, and Is particularly adapted to the
Change Of life.
1t will dissolve and eIpel tumors from the uerusin
an early stage of Development Tho tendency to can
corous humo checked very speedily by Its use
It removes faintness latulency deFtroygal craving
for stmulans and relieves weakness Of tho stomach
II cures Dloatng, Headaches Nervous Prostration,
General Debility sleepessress Depression and Indi'
gcstlon.
That feeling OF bearing down, causing pain, weight
and backnche is always permanently cured byi USE
will oil times and under all circumstances act In
harmony with the laws that govern the female system.
For the of Kidney Complaints Of either ssx this
Compound is unsurpassed.
LYDIA Il. PINKHAM'9 VEGETABLE COM.
POUNDS prepared at 2a3 and 2S5 Western Avenue,
Lynn, Mass Price O. Six bottlesfor a5. Sent by mail
in the form OF pills. also in tho form Of ozenges on
receipt OF price, 81 per box for either Mrs Pinkham
freely oil letters OF inquiry. Send for panph
let Address as above Mention The Paper.
No family should DO without LYDIA T. PINKHAM'S
LIVER PILLS They cure constipation, bIiousnsE5,
and torpidlty OF the liver. 25 cents per box.
M Sold by all Druggists. ga
sept. -, SLY.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1881-10-25
I,iint pnor IIrtlrlSdcn.

invalid wife, sister, mothcr, or daught ~,
'onn bc made the picture al Aealth by Il
lfcwboltles of Hop BilloB, wa g0H lot
them suffer when ~ easily ,mmdy
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1881-10-25
THE CINCINNATI . on
w !! { /! KY TIMES

mas ~ moro tlnn forty yonrs maintained ia
posillen ~ VIC leading paper of Tho Wesf III
Innks above oil others IN circulation, innhl
IL v just tho Kind of pnpor tho benuia ,vau,
,me Wtchy 7imrs covers the whole pfound
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anu ,pNtlet uRn any hlghipHged weekly on.
htehuf hcunei u moro entertaining aud ih-
ettuptlve, and yot II costs
nUT ONE DOLLAR A YEAu.
Our neents everywhere say n N tho easlast
pnper In the field 10 cnnynss FOR nni frndGrs
on one yent afe - plunHrd that they hra Hifo
" renew Their subscriptions, bSyhf p1y,t y
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specimen cnprs ffen Agud for one bptp,o
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Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1881-10-25
: HNHLOMAS -
A = HOUSE

Reopened by Do
j AS, M. THOM a q
Main Street, Bristol, Tenn,
- ."a't ~ dfhfH'YsG u t..
/ HAVE again, reopened the ,T,o.
Il as House, on Main Street LIoul'
prepared to furnish first-class , anaa am
mediation to the public. No r n
and no pains will be spared |, y
days. - T. " Ao3 Il f"'iH'e
Boa BoardorS will vii 2; be received on &c
Being provided with good stab,o.
am prepared tOfurnish stalls sfocS cot
attention to horses N,"ihu
Rail road passengers viii End ibo
house located in easy distance of ,Se
Passenger Exchange, the tables w .ne
furnished and lodging UNSURPASSED i'N
POrters regularly at the trains to 20
ceiye baggage and conduct passenger
Jan G. 7A-tfs9s -. .,..' s',.y
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ny Bligk W&eFAsG FOR sale
this Office, yvly low.
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THE DAILY TIMES-SrAR.

s,ign page,i Griy,.gigM cllimns OnIy sin
ior threc mouths, Has ihstlhtpest Slrpnins
llpn ~ any phptr IN CINCINNATI 1s M hsrt
ADVERTISING medium aud the loHt ta,ter i1T
i.e9uers WHO would know of thu wOrtda
uuolnH3 ns promptly hB he news can III In.
Varied Additss Iimes.5tut Cincinnati, o.
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Fun and Fancy.

Emerson snys IA man passes for whit
lIc IA WORTH No, hu doesn't, he phss-
cs for the sake Of getting n new trump.
"a don't like TINT cat; ia got eplln-
tcra In Tia feet WIS the excuse VI n
four.ycar-old for throwing the kitten
away.
Journalist We ore going to Arkansas
aud start II paper, cnlliug II "Quinlno
aud Whlskcy." Everybody will take IT,"
In Colorado, n girl who can't 10 after
the cows on bareback pony, without
birdie OF halter Is looked upon with con.
tempt.
~what kind Of n mark IL thntY" said
Magrady 10 hls friend 'ralthotpc, point.
ing, to n arnr oil hla face. "lt's n atips-
tlon mark" replied the other; "gut "
for asking y man VI II was hot enough
sOr him
TWnty-oh girls of kunoahn, Wis.
gunsln, have "llpsnlvcd That VI the
young men won't come and see M, we
will 10 and see them
The strongest propensity IN womnnN
nature, snys careful student uf the
sex, IA 10 want 10 know what IL going
IN, aud the next strongest Is to boss the
Job.
~ good husband makes guod WIFE,"
says philosopher but he stops there,
mud don't stv what Me- makes her do. e.
Probably build the ilic for him IN the
morning and Alt up late for HIN ut night,