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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-11-25
9or nonng Beadtrs.
4 VISION OF THANKSGIVING.


There's the bell for '.recess over" time for
But how can fellow study with Thanksgiving
on his brain!
When l read of Turks and Turkey. little heed
While my mind is full of visions of the near
THANKSGIVING Day.
/ can only hear the ''gobble" of aturkey, fat
and nice.
Just as soon as Sis and and all the family are
able
dear old farmhouse table.
That's a study, now. of Turkey that a follow
But put it in geography, and that I can't en-
It has different aavor, somehow, on the dear
And Scrammng" then or "stuHn9' never
does one any harm.
Now there's a class in spelling: Bobby White
has tripped on skates
And that's Something / don't do. remember
how my mates
And went OF together, with our skates upon
For race across the mill-pond, and twas only
IwhO beat.
Oh. THANKSGIVING Day is jolly on the dear old
farm, and SO
1t knocks study in the head for week before
And 1 pity any fellow, be he black, or white,
or brown,
Whose erandpapa and grandma are not living
out OftOiCn.
Well s'pose ought to study while my book
before me lies,
But it's hard upon fellow now to have to
shut bis eyes
Upon such charming visions. Did you speak,
sirl can tell
Where Turkey is? Oh yes, sir. 1 have learned
-MarY d. Brine, IN Ha,pcr's Young People.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-11-25
Farm Stock in Heal tn and Disease.

Under perfectly healthy conditions. it
might be expected that the animal body
would also maintain normal state.
With pure air. good food and water,
the organism ought 20 be proof against
all forms of disease, excepting those
which depend on the presence of infect
i've germs. 1t would seem, however.
that these apparently simple conditions
cannot be attained. Pure air, food and
water are things which exist only as
types of what ought to be. In nature
animals are compelled to put up with
substances which have suffered more
or less wide departure from the posi-
BILE state of perfectness.
Diseases of the digestive organs,
which have recently been discussed,
have been traced to the consumption of
inappropriate food, or>to an excess in
quantity; but it is also evidentthat some
want of power or defect in the organism
prevents at one time the performance
of the digestive function. while at an
other time a larger amount or less
digestive quality of food will be disposed
of without any difficulty.
Initiated air, like bad food. will cause
arrangement of the organs into which
IL is introduced, but there are also con-
ditions under which the respiratory or
CANS are incapable of receiving good all
without experiencing injury. /.
A common cold is disorder the e..
fects of which are familiar to everybody
INT the exact nature Of the processes
which take place and the changes
which occur during the course OF To
disease are but imperfectl, UNDERSTOOD
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-11-25
Country Roads.

How we proceed here is about as fol-
lows: The farmers of the district are
notified to appear at certain date for
DUTY. One or two teams and dozen
men gather to the portion of the road
to be repaired. AS the Road District is
a certain unit of democracy, each man
is as good as ''boss," and is mostly
exempt from labor; the boys flourish
the spade and hoe, but the horses are
the laboring class. AS for our ''earth-
works." the deep, narrow side bitches
are cut still deeper; the large stones
and small boulders along the footpath
are rolled into the center OF the track.
and the finish given with top dressing
of sod. Logs, rails, etc., are then laid
on the TANKS to compel travel on the
center. Should the process be inter-
rupted (which often happens) the road
is left variegated with piles of dirt
which sometimes lie unspread for the
season, reminding the traveller trolling
through an unfriendly world" that
something had been done toward inn
provement. Probably we can all see
that this is q good way not to do it. Is
there not q better wayp A few citi-
Gems, our best farmers, are proposing
to use the same good and strong sense
on the roads as they use on farm. A
letter from the original McAdam to q
farmer in Central New York. was long
kept, in which he says: Remember
that in your region. if you keep stones
out and water of, you have q road y
Simple advice, yet needing wit to fol
low it! Two ideas are growing in the
minds of our people. both tending te
reform. One is to find mau who ha.
plain engineering wit adequate to roae
making. In some districts one need!
q lamp at noon to find him, but wher
found he Is a treasure. He is to be pu
and kept in charge of the roads. Tn,
| other is to make the tax cash bust
ness. The assessment being payable
in cash, the overseer can employ whom
he chooses, and. if he employs the resi-
dents of his district, they work better OF
a cash basis. A good road saves wea
and tear of wagon, horses and driver
it tells a pleasant tale Of the good sens
aud good faith of the neighborhood, ant
! it adds something material to the valu
of every farm along its course.-Prc,
A. B. Hyde, tn american AgricMhuTssl
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-11-25

The following communication to the editor o.
the Salem (Mass.) Register shows how an artist
treated hts visitor: At would have accepted your
kind invitation to visit you in your new quarters
with pleasure before this had not my old enemy,
Mr. rheumatism, pounced on me go suddenly.
He arrived Last Friday, and, without stopping to
send up his card, rushed In and grasped me BY
the hand with such q grip that in q few hours
my hand and wrist were 30 badly swollen and
painful that felt as though one Of Mr.. Hatch's
coal teams had run over me. Mr.. Rheumatism
has been q constant visitor of mine for several
years; he always swells and put on great many
airs, making himself at home, devouring my sub
stance and leaving me poor in flesh and pocket
Last winter he came and stayed two months.
then decided that the next time he came would
change his diet. was somewhat at loss what
to feed him with. but finally concluded to give
him three square meals day Of ST. JACOBS Oil
morning, noon and night This rare ne is dis
gusted with. and is packing up his trunk and will
leave by tomorrow or next day; says ne cannot
stop any longer as he has pressing business else
where He is q treacherOus fellow, and he In
tends visiting some of our Salem friends; If he
does iust give him the same fare that did and
he won't stop long. ). D LEFAVOUE-
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-11-25
FACTS ABOUT UMBRELLAS.

Anuquarians say that the umbrella was II.
vented shortly after the food, and has been the
least improved upon of all appliances for human
comfort the shape being now as It was IN fnos g;
youthful days Of the world An umbrella p
much like pigeon as to the question OF posses
Sion-the last one who gets It owns it The fol.
lowing facts about umbrellas especially the Lass
one-may serve every reader splendid purpose
sooner or later: To place your umbrella in rack
indicates that it is about to change owners. An
umbrella carried over q woman, the man getting
nothing but drippings Of the rain. indicatescour-
ship. When the man has the umbrella and the
woman the drippings, it indicates marriage. To
carry il at right angles under your arm signifies
that an eye isito be lost by the man who follows
silk one signifies that exchange is no robbery"
TO lend an umbrella signifes that liam am TOOL
ont men eyes and knock off mems hats, signifies
Il am woman" Togo without an umbrella
In rain-storm shows I am sure Of getting Snen.
matism and will have to use ST. JACOBS OIL to
get we'll" To keep fine umbrella for your own
use and q bottle of ST. JACOBS OIL always in the
house. in case of rheumatism or accident, would
sienify that you are real philosopher.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-11-25
DR.. JOHN BULLS
Smiths Tonic Syrup
FOR the CURE OF
Fever and ACUE
Or CHlLLS and fever.

The proprietor Of this celebrated medicine
Justly claims for 1t superiority over all rem
edies ever offered to the public for tho SAfE,
CERTAIN, SPEEDY and PERMANENT cure
ofAgus and Fever, or Chills and Fever. wheth-
q Of short OF long standing. He refers to the
entire Western and Southern country to bear
him testimony to the truth Of the assertion
that in no case whatever will it fail to cure Il
the directions are strictly followed and carried
out. In great many cases . single dose has
been sufficient for cure, and whole families
have been cured BY single bottle. with . per.
feet restoration Of the general health. It II.
however, prudent, and In every case more cor.
tain to cure, II it, use IL continued in smaller
doses for . week or two after the disease has
been checked, more especially in difficult and
loug.standing cases. Usually this medicine
viii not require any aid to keep the bowels IN
good order. Should the patient, however 70.
auire cathartic medicine, AFTER having taken
three or four doses Of the Tonic. single dose
Of BULLS VEGETABLE FAMILY PILLS
viii be sufficient.
The genuine SHITHS TONIC SYRUP mu1e
have DR. JOHN BULLS private stamp on each
bottle. DIR. JOHN BULL only has the right 70
manufacture and sell the original JOHN j.
SMITHS TONIC SYRUP, Of Louisville, Ky.
Examine we'll the label On each bottle. II my
private stamp II not on each bottle 40 nes
purchase, or you viii bs deceived.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-11-25
San Francisco art criticism: Z

San Francisco art criticism: Keith
is undoubtedly an artist of some pre-.
tensions--pretensions is the word--but
when he endeavors to work off on our
unsuspecting bonanzaites a picture en-
titled CAESARS Family" in which he
represents that Roman celebrity in q
dressing-gown and carpet slippers,
rocking the cradle with one hand, while
he hold a meerschaum in the other,
and whistles an accompaniment to his
wife's performance on an ACCORDION
why, the time has come to hold up the
condition of this painters historical in
formation to the gaze of q heartless
world. San francisco Post.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-11-25

Rochester. N. Y, has a class Of
thirteen young ladies who are taking
lessons on the violin
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-11-25

The pawnbrokers of Great Britain.
4, S72 in number, take in during year
200, OOO, 600 of pledges
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-11-25

spiders and their webs form the
designs embroidered ON the flOunces
and waistcoats of some Paris gowns.
Gold thread is the material usually en-
ployed for this work. but sometimes silk
Is used.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-11-25

Sheep cheese is very popular in
Austria. and an enterprising Austrian
has started a sheep.dairy near Chatta-
nooga with 1000 head.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-11-25

lions III UdSkcGS Ou GuClI uCauS. AuC
method proved picturesque. but slow.
Finally, a large supply of wheelbarrows
was obtained. The contractors emo
tons may be imagined when. on the
first morning of their use. he beheld
his laborers filing off in long line. each
with his wheelbarrow poised on his
head.
The peculiar mining of Henry Jope.
briefly indicated by Leadville tele-
gram as swindling, yielded him $751;
600 before his system was exposed.
Most of the ore taken out of the Lead
vile mines is sold to the reduction COM
panies, who extract the ore by means
Of improved machinery. The price is
determined by taking q barrow load of
fair samples from various parts of the
lot, running it through the mill, and
submitting some of the powder to two
assayers-one in the interest of the
seller, and the other an employee of the
buyer. Jope took hundred tons OF
very low grade to q reduction factory,
was present at the assaying, and man.
aged to drop some pulverized silver
into the sample powder. The assay
was thus made to fix $4,000 as the
worth of the ore. and he was paid that
amount. Jope made haste to attempt
the same swindle in another establish.
ment, but in this case he was suspected.
watched through peep-holes, and caught
dropping the silver from the bowl of q
pipe, which he had been pretending ia
smoke. He had planned to clear $780,.
600 by this swindle, and then Quit
Leadville.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis., 1881-06-23
a Good Deed.

f'Nl llltl' i''' 9 Use
There is nothing so noble and touch.
ing as a really spontaneous act of gcncr-
osity, after all. The other day, a rough,
careIcss-loOking stranger was walking
mp Mission street, near Sixth, when he
observed lot of hoodlums clustered
around the gate of II small frame house,
in front of which II poor woman was
weeping bitterly, surrounded by her
terrified children. A scanty array of
household goods on the pavement
showed that it was a case of eject
ment.
"What are you abusing that woman
for?' demanded the "man from below
addressing an ill-favored individual
who was carrying out the furniture.
81 amt abusing her." growled the
landlord; "she can't pay her rent, and
I'm going to bounce the whole outfit
that's ALL"
"I've a good mind to bounce you,
said the stranger, Indignantly; "what
is the amount that she owes you?'
"Twenty.two dollars"
"ITere, take it out of that" and the
angry man took out his wallet and
handed over a 800 greenback.
The evictor respectfully turned over
Il receipt and the change. Forcing Al
additional "V" on the happy woman
the stranger walked rapidly away,
"Centric cuss, that" said the housC
owner, looking after the philanthropist
musingly.
But the philanthropist said nothing
until he turned the corner, when III
murmured softly to himself, as he put
on Il little more of pedestrian steam:
"It's no use talking-virtue is it
own reward. l couldn't have go
another such a chance to work off tha
counterfeit in ayear.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis., 1881-06-23

Tur NtuuI Nrw
The distribution Of government pat
rouagc plays 50 dominant part in
American politics us at present consti.
tuted, that it has been able to break the
ranks Of a party which all the SQUAD.
bles Of scclionalism, all the personal
jcaloUsirS, all the conflicting ambitions
Of the most INSCRIPTIONS combination,
was unable TO accomplish. That THEN
leaders and candidates were convicted
Of falsehood, Of accepting bribcs, OF
hartering party honor, Of malfeasancC
in office, of political and social crimes
was nothing in the way of their rcceiy.
ing the enthusiastic support Of their
hcnChmcu. But one man WIS disap.
pointed Of the presidency, and with
two other rewarl-scckCrS he has been
able to send the Achilles of the senate
to the rear with his vulnerable heel cX-
posed; and has SO set by the ears all
the others that from President Gar
field, 10 the unhappy Riddlebcrger,
there isuot an mwoumded Republican
left. Think Of this party, with the
whole machinery of the government at
their disposal, with men to work it,
whose original mscrupulousncss has
been crystali2cd hy the hypocrisy of
civil service reform, with all that hui
man foresight would conceive to he the
ultimatm of organized strength, 90.
ing to pieces, because Taurus MaXimus
and Taurus Rex, locked horns over Il
paltry eight thousand dollar collector.
ship. United, the Republican party
was a power which the Nationals
to conquer by force of hard blows fOl
principles; broken, ii is Il party dis
mcmbcrcd by its own engendercd gases
foul us dissolution and as dangerous to
the health of the nation as are the
damps of graveyard.
Because the enemy takes anew shape
the evil is not at all lcssened. 1t is
simply the separation of two elements
equally corrupt and equally warning
upon the nation, while fighting each
other. Conkling's secession from the
senate does not make him more the
friend of popular government, nor does
Garneld's stubborn adhesion show him
any more an executive by whom the
people can hope to see their interest
advanced. 1t is no question of princi
pie or patriOtism-it is simply that eacl
wished to enlarge his foraging ground
at the expense of the other, since bOtl
had robbed the country of all it posses
sed to give.
Pre-eminently, this administration is
considered and spoken of as belonging
to the Republicans. To call Garfield
president of the United States is {
misnomer; he was intended to be the
president of the Republican party, hi
is president of one faction, and that {
Garfield faction. TO peril his life fol
his fellows would not in his eyes entitlt
a man to reward other than few
rounded phrases; to vote for Garfield
entities him to the highest salary gov
ernment patronage has to give him
True that is not reward to stir thu
pulse of a righteous man, but it is TIL,
highest Garfield can give and only re
wards counted such by his venal part.
are those of salary steals.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis., 1881-06-23

tigation we have given the subject
that Il graduated income tax is the best
method of accomplishing an equal dis.
tribution of the burden of taxation.
We believe that it is no hardship
for n man who makes a clear net profit
OF $1,000, and upwards each year, over
and above all expenses, TO pay five per
cent upon all in excess of $1,000. We
believe that it would be no injustice,
no hardship to compel man who has
an income Of $5,OOO,OOO a year to pay
u tax of twenty, thirty, or forty per
cent upon his income.
To express it in more lomely phrase,
we believe in giving the little horse the
long end Of the eyencr, the little OK the
long end of the yoke-in other words,
we believe in putting the burden of
taxation upon the shoulders best able
to bear it.
And then comes the question of mo-
nopolics.
There is the coal oil monopoly.
There is the national bank monopoly,
the telegraph monopoly, and last of all,
the great, oyershadowing railroad mo-
nopoly We believe that the people
are to-day confronted with the startling
problem of whether this shall be Il re-
public, in spirit and in fact, or wheth-
er it shall be Il government controlled
absolutely by and for the gigantic mo-
nopolies.
1t is question of whether the gov
emment should control the monopoles
or the mOnopolies the government.
Under the present system of railroad
monopoly the management of the COM
merce Of the country is completely and
absolutely at the mercy Of less than Il
dozen men.
Since its organization the Green
back party has been an anti-monopo,
ly party. In its platforms it has CON
drmned the growth Of monopolics.
III their public speeches Greenbackers
have denounced the growth of monOpo-
lies. In the columns Of the Grcenback
press there has been continual waring
against the dangerous encroachmcnts
Of monopoiCs.
1t is chiefly upon the above questions
that the Grecnback party stands before
the people to-day asking their sup
port.
Tell us if you can, point out to us if
you will, wherein there is anything I'M
Just, unwise, or unpatriotic in the de.
mands Of the party.
We ask you, Mr.. Reader, TO honestly
consider these questions, and we ask
you to lay aside your old party likes
and disikcs and patriotically Judge for
yourselves without fear Of the party
lash.
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"Oh, my dear one, is this true?'
"Ah, yes, Mr.. Stanley. But where is
our game of chess? | take your knight,
10! and there you have won the camel
An American Paradise.

An American Paradise.
Cor, Boston journal.
San Rafael, New Mexico, is a town
of about 100000 inhabitants, 500
people and 4,999,j00 dogs. AS the
dogs are in the majority, and of more
Importance than the people | will
speak of them first. They are of no
particular breed, and various theories
are advanced as to their origin. Some
argue that they are Il cross between II
coyote and the fifth wheel Of coach,
but upon close investigation it will be
seen that this can not be. While adj
nit that they resemble the coyote in
size, color. and general makeup, and
the fifth wheel Of a coach in utter use
lessness, the fact still remains that the
compass, volume, and unearthlness of
their voice 50 far transcends that of the
coyote as to preclude the possibility of
their ever having originated in this
manner. The only point advanced by
this theory which will bear close
scrutiny is this: They say that the fifth
wheel is always round, and the dogs
are always round, too. This is good
so far as it goes, but the resemblance
stops right here, for the fifth wheel
is usually tired, but the dogs never
are. But while it is an easy matter to
kick over all theories, in regard to the
origin of this wonderful animal, | find
it not so easy to establish one myself
that will stand the test on all sides.
His ability to make night hideous had
suggested to me the idea that perhaps
his ancestors were Operatic singers or
members of Il volunteer fire depart
ment. But even this will not stand
very rigid scrutiny, for prima dOnnas
sometimes have bouquets thrown at
them, but the articles hurled at
Mexican dogs look more like cold lead,
rocks, tin cans, etc, tOa casual obsery-
er.
The volunteer fireman is not on duty
every night, but the dogs are. After
mature deliberatiOn, | have therefore
decided to treat the subject of the an
ccstry of the Mexican dog as Il cOnun-
drum, and give it up, and proceed to
speak of some of his peculiarities, etc,
which are less shrOuded in mystery.
One very marked peculiarly is his
ability to sleep all day, and his inabil-
ty to close his eyes, Tor mouth either)
at night. No Mexican dog was ever
known to he awake for more than
eleven seconds in the daytime, and then
only to dispose Of some Ovemctive
flea. But "sOon as the evening shades
prevail, they turn out as unanimously
and willingly as the inhabitants of Il
New England village to II free oyster
supper There is no tedious delay in
the opening of the concert. No dog
has cold, or is in any way inca-
paciatcd from taking his part, but each
and every dog seems 10 think it is his
or her benefit night, and wishrs to
produce afayorable impression. There
are no omissions. Everything ON the
programme is faithfully carried out
and u good deal besides. We made Il
slight change in the programme las!
night by getting up and shooting four
Of the leading performers, but there
was no diminution in the chorus, us
each remaining dog bore on a little
harder, This morning the spectacle
L., - =
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WAITING.
70 waited for thy coming

l have waited for thy coming
Many years;
And my heart is tossed and tortured
With its fears.
In night visions behold thee
Far away;
And ] wake to love thee only
All the day.
Time, the wrecker and destroyer,
Down the air
Sits the white sands through his fingers
On my hair.
70 the borders of lifc's winter
Drawing nigh;
And the harvest moon is fading
From the sky,
Through the summer woods Eve wandered
All alone,
with n weight upon my spirit
Like a stone.
have sOwn beside all waters
Loving thee
the shadow and the sunshine,
Warm and free.
had hoped to reap right early
Something sweet,
And something that would make
My home complete.
Love was given, nothing doubling,
LayiShly;
Strong and constant, never changing,
As the sea.
| am sad and am lonely
Weary, too,
If there's truth out of heaven,
Thou art true.
And III wait as have waited,
EvcrmOrc,
For the music of thy fOOtstep
AT my door.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis., 1881-06-23
A Hen Captures an Owl.

Rochester Democrat,
Frank Davis has in cage at his
drug store in the village of South But
Ter, fine specimen of the large cat-owl,
which was captured in this way: AT
the barn-yard of the Douglass farm,
half a mile south Of the village, a hen
and chickens were housed, with one
edge of the coop propped up with corn
cob standing under it. They were dis
covered by the owl in his nocturnal
pursuit of his supper. OF course he
entered the coop with the view of tax
ing one of the young birds, and of
course found himself Immediately in
conflict with the old hen, and in the
melee the chickens all escaped, and she
then made her exit taking away the
cob that propped up the coop, and leav-
ing Mr.. Owl in solitary confinement.