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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-11-18
UerOlsm.

Last winter q little boy playing on
the wharf of q river town in Pennsyi-
vania fell into the river. The current
made by passing steamer carried MN
into deep water. 1t was late IN the
evening, and nobody saw the accident
but little lame girl of eleven, named
Katy Breschkowsky. With the aid- OF
her crutch she hobbled out on the pier.
and then. dropping on her face, she
climbed down to the edge of the water.
The bow was wedged between two
blocks of ice near the pier. Katy
climbed like cat out to the end OF the
timbers. and then dropped into the
water, stretching out one feeble HAND
towards him, but she could not reach
him. A step farther-and another.
She was now up to the neck in the ICY.
surging current. She caught his arm
and pulled his head above water, hold
| inc to the timber overhead with the
other hand. In this position she re-
NAMED Tor an hour in peril OF death
every moment, until at last she was
seen by some passers-by, and with
difficulty rescued. The boy was I'M
known to her.
Another heroic child, boy of six. in
New York, left its baby brother for
moment to bring a drink, and return
inc. found it had crawled near the
stove and its clothes had taken f1re.
The little fellow wrapped the child in
blanket and battled with the flame until
he put it out, but not before his owl
arms and breast were badly burned.
Now every boy and girl would Ike
to do heroic acts such as these. In
deed, Young people are apt to spend
good deal Of time dreaming of the valo
and GOODNESS they will display in sayintt
life when an emergency comes. I'M
emergency seldom does come. ant
when it does, there is usually no heroic
self-sacritice to meet it, either iron
children or men and women. Tn
reason of this is that one person in
thousand makes self-sacrifice aconstan
habit in trifling things. while the Othe
, nine hundred and ninety mine are plan
!, ming for the supreme opportunity. Tha
, one alone is ready for the opportunity
,, and rises by habit to meet it. The 9th
! ers are appalled, by it into indecision o
cowardice.
:, We are sure that this poor little Grip
= pie, KATY, and the six-year-Old hero ar
! unseltish, gentle children in their dali
. plays. Surely the habit of unseifish
= ness is worth cultivation, for II tn
|. crucial moment of trial never comes
i it makes of the life of any man
> woman high heroic strain. which uE
? lifts the souls of all who hear it,
i Youths Companion.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-11-18
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MAMMAS LITTLE HOUSE.

Susan. good sister Susan! was gentle girl OF
And Tosty WAS but four years old. when what
Came TO he happy little pair. one bright No
A Sunday, too-while good papa was many
sGood-by, my darlings! don forget. The
little ones went forth.
Their hearts al in sunny glow, their races 70
Their faces sothe chilling north. but not awhit
ThouSS the brett pretty church before them stood
fuli half mile away.
For mother, with her smiling face and CHEEKY
IL cannot 70 to church to-day. but you may 60
Baby Miil need me here at home-the precious
But babies grow in time, you know. Shells 60
"Take care of sister suey' she said, while ty-
ing Tottys hood =.
GOOD. S s,. nv NV eSariings! Don't forget Now,
Sue. you know the pew!
close to Sue"
Apre s:,r sight it truly was to SEQ the rosy
Walk down the aisle and take their seats, with
And Susie soon was listening. her manner all
While little Tot sat prim and still, and won
dered what it meant.
| The Quaint, old-fashioned meeticg-h0us had
pew-seats low and bare,
With hacks that reached above the heads when
they were bowed in prayer.
And thus it was when suddenly scra'cn'ns
r.;,t =. tho As, then almost loud-but not q
| person stirred.
| All heads were bowed; and yet it rose-thaf
The staidest members rolled their eyes and
| tried to look around;
Till Susie. stately little maid! 1eit, WIN
That Wna s its cause might be, the noise
was strangely near.
Out went her slyiy-warning hand, to reach fo'
When. oh. the scratching rose above the clos
ing words Of prayer!
An empty mitten on the seat was all poor eu
While on the floor, in wondrous style, thu
earnest T0tty knelt!
Poor Susie leaned and signaled. and beckoned
Totty was very much engaged and would no
heed, twas plain.
When suddenly. childish voice rang tnrous
|
sDON'T. Susie! cause I've dot to be my man
mas little mOuse!
Many a sober face relaxed, and many smile
| outright, g.
While others mourned In sympathy with 50
sizes sorry plight;
|, And Totty wild with wrath because she coul
be mouse no more.
; Was carried soon, a sobbing child, out throu2
the wide church-dOOr.
Now, parents, ponder while ye may upon TN
sad mishap,
| The mother, not the mouse, you see, wa
. caught within the trap.
An lest your little listening ones may go d
yOnd your reach. ..;,
. Be chary Of your metaphors ana nRuraLiV
Joel Stacy, In ST. Nicholas.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-11-18

and he conceived tho plan q the NH
verse and Of the law Of gravitation. -
It Il called. Ee was tho. INT to die.
cover that famous law. He allowed
that the heavier body always attracts
the lighter; that Is the apple falls to
the earth, 90 the earth is drawn toward
the sun; that all the planets feel the
law of gravitation, and that all the uni
verse seems to obey one win. Newton
soon became the most famous Of living
philosophers. But at the same time no
was the most modest of men; he never
knew that he had done anything more
than others, nor felt that he was any
more studiOus or busy. Yet he never
ceased to show, even in late old age,
the same love for mechanical pursuits
and the study of nature he had shown
when boy. His most famous WORK.
the Principle, proving the law OF grsvi-
tation and the motion of the planets.
appeared in 1857. He made beautiful
prisms of glass and other substances.
and fine rejecting telescopes. the best
that were vet known. He wrote valu.
able histories and works. He was al
WAYS q devout Christian and scholar
He died in 1727. and was buried IN
Westminster Abbey.
Thus the puny babe that was scarcely
thought worth the care Of his nurses
became an active and healthy boy ane
man. with the clearest mind OF hi
time. He was stout, rudy. healthy
and never, it is said. lost tooth. Blu
he preserved his health by avoiding al
that was hurtful He was 8 philoso
pher at twelve years old. and the worit
owes much of its progress to Newton
well-spent childhood.-Hdrper's lo~'!
People.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-11-18

carrv a stock of 81. JACOBS On In my little boat.
THE Captain calls it "Baby MIN" and has stored
therein signal rockets, thermomeser, COMP
nroyisions. etc,Hand have but little trouble.
before starting out rub myself thoroughly with
the article, and its action upon the muscles
wonderful. From constant exposure am some
would ever benefit me until got hold Of this
Great German Remedy. Why, on my raveis1
have met people who had been sohering with with
the on and Il cured them. / would sooner do
Without food for days than be without this rem
edy for one hour In fact would not attempt
thin without it." The Captain became very en-.
fhilsiastic on the subject of 81. JACOBS On. and
when we LEFT him he was still citing instances OF
the curative qualities of the Great German Rem-
edy to party around him.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-11-18
Howell Mill.Girls a Generation Ago.

The home life of the mill-girls as 1
knew it in nv mothers family was
nearly like this: Work began at five
O'clock on summer mornings. and at
daylight in the winter. Breakfast was
eaten by lamplight. during the cold
weather; in summer, an interval OF hall
m hour was allowed for it, between
seven and eight o'clock. The time
riyen for the noon meal was from
half to three-quarters of an hour. The
only hours of leisure were from half
past seven or eight to ten in the even
ing, the mills closing little earlier on
SATURDAYS. 1t was an imperative regu-
slation that lights should be out at ten.
Daring those two evening hours. when
it was too cold for the girls to sit in
their own rooms, the dining-room was
used as a sitting-roOm. where they
gathered around the tables, and sewed.
and read, and wrote. and studied. 1t
seems q wonder, to look back upon 1t,
how they accomplished SO much as they
did. in their limited allowance OF time.
They made and mended their own
clothing, often doing agood deal OF un-
necessary fancy-work besides. They
subscribed for periodicals.; took books
from the libraries; went to singing
schools, conference meetings. concerts,
and lectures; watched at night by q sick
pirys bedside, and did double work fol
her in the mill. if necessary; and on
Sundays they were at church. not diff
teriny in appearance from other well
dressed and decorous young women
Strangers who had been sitting beside
them In a house of worship were Otter
heard to ask. on coming out. Bn
where were the factory-girls?"
Lowell was eminently achurch. goints
MACE. and the hush of the Old-fash
ioned Sabbath had there q peculia
.charm. by contrast with the week-da..
noise. The mill-girls not only cheer
fully paid their pew-rents. but CAV
their earnings to be built into the wall
of new churches. as the population in
creased. Their contributions to socia
and foreign charities also were notice
ably liberal. What they did for thel
own Misunderstanding little sister 8
school, sending q brother to college
lifting the burden of homestead DEF
from q parents old age-was done 8
frequently and so quietly as to pas
.without comment. Their independent
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-11-18
Tobacco as q Match. Maker.

All the nervousness, embarrassment
and febrile excitement attendant upon
cropping the question" in highly CIV
ilized countries are avoided by young
men of the Tchulian Tartar variety de-
sirous to marry. whose simple and dis
Greet custom it is to ascertain their
chances of success or failure in matri-
monial enterprise by the following pro-
ceeding: The Cchulian Cglebs in search
of q wife, having filled brand-new
pipe with fragrant tobacco, stealthily
enters the dwelling of the fair one upon
whom he has bestowed his affections.
deposits the pipe upon conspicuous
article of furniture and retires on tip
toe to some convenient hiding-place IN
the neighborhood, local etiquette re-
curing that he should execute this
strategic movement apparently unde-
tected bv the damsel of his choice OF
anv member of her family. Presently
he returns, without further affectatlon
or secrecy, and looks into the apart
ment in q casual sort of way. A single
glance at the pipe he left behind him
enables him to learn the fate of his pro
posal. If it has been smoked, he goes
forth an accepted and exultant bride
groom; if not, the offer of his hand ant
heart has been irrevocably rejected. a
not even worth q puff of tobacco. B.
this ingenious expedient the pain ane
humiliation of verbal refusal and fruit
less pleadings are spared to luckles
wooers, and Tartar maidens are savet
from importunities justly regarded a
peculiarly irving to female sensibility
The pipe. considered as o matrimonial
ambassador, has at least this to recon
mend it-that it may be relied upon t.
commit no breach of confidence If it
mission prove successful. -Londo" Ddit!
Telegraph.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-11-18
L0ngfell0W's First Poem.

When our great poet was nine years
old, his master wanted him to write q
composition" Little Henry. like all
children, shrank from the undertaking.
His master said:
"You can write words, can you
not?''
EYES," was the reply.
Then you can put words together"'
eyes, sir"
Then" said the master, 'you may
take your slate and go out behind the
school house. and there you can find
something to write about, and then you
can tell what it is, what it ia for. and
what is to be done with it. and that will
be composition"
Henry took his slate and went out.
He went behind Mr.. Finney's barn,
which CHANGED to be near. and seeing a
hne turnip growing up. he thought he
knew what that was. what it was for,
and what would be done with it.
A half hour had been allowed to Hen
~ for his first undertaking in writing
compositions. In q half hour he car
ried in his work, all accomplished. and
the master is said to have been affected
| 8lmOSC VI GSst1IS WnOn nO COW WAsesS AASSeS
Henry had done in that short time:
Mr.. FINNEY's TURNIP.
| Mr.. Finney had turnip,
And It grew, and 1t grew;
And il grew behind the barn,
And the turnip did NO harm.
And It grew, and II crew.,
Till IL could Grow NO taller:
Then Mr.. Finney took II mp
And put 1t In the cellar.
There 1t lay. there It lay,
TIL It began to rot:
When his daughter susfe washed 1t,
And she put in IL the pot.
Then she boiled Il, and boiled Il.
As long as she was able:
Then his daughter Lizzie took 1t,
And she put Il on the table.
Mr.. Finney and his wife
Both set down 70 sup:
And they ate, and they ate,
Until they ate the turnip mp.
-Sotsthern Chnrcbmas.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-11-18
pERIls OF The DEEP.

sDurinx ny tzip down the River Lasn Co.,, y
nrcir : IA Capesin Boyton to . repeceensauavvo
~ III. sorrnsl m recent conversation ~ tne
- shoSe. II had to shoot 1o4 waeefasss sne
isrrest being about eighty -aye fees ana s3ns
ssoS th,es riha broken in fight with sharks; ana
comine down the somane river In xr1c "a
received 3 charge Of shot tfom an excited enc
a.Nse,,t and mi9ht be termed dangerous 1ear
rrcth;n1 more On my trip than intense cold; tor,
~. :" i"nS a nv limb are FREQ end easy ana nck
c-amned ar 6enumbed I am Ill right. VI late
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-11-18

The ladies of Dayton. New. have
taken to field sport, and it is not unu-
sual now to see . charming young wom-
an dragging q shotgun by the muzzle
with one hand while the other dainty
fist is clenched tightly around the hind
legs of jack rabbit
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-11-18

1t is reported that . prominent East
ern firm of silk manufacturers are ne.
gotiating for valuable property in San
Bernardino County, CAL, with q view
of starting . colony of silk raisers.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-11-18

General Grant is to give a family
reunion on next Thanksgiving day.
Mrs. Sartoris and her children will sail
from England in time to be present. and
it is thought that seventeen members OF
the family will sit down to dinner.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-11-18

country is rather over active in the
drug trade, enterprising limbs of drug
gery may like to know that France is
yearning for them. A correspondent
writes: .sThe dearth of druggists is ex-
traordinary. A place often visit,
situated hardly twenty miles from the
capital, is surrounded by dozen popu-
lous villages. and at none can drugs be
bought. Summer visitors have to drive
six or seven miles to town to get pre-
scriptions made up" To supply this
CRYING want, the Minister of the In
terror has lately sent number of medi-
cine chests to rural c0mmunes. for
which they pay forty dollars. One por-
ton is at the disposal of the doctor, the
other at that of the Mayor.
According to an English geograph.
ical writer, there are four vast areas
still to be opened up or traversed by
civilized man, and which. among them
constitute about one-seventeenth OF the
| whole area of the globe. Of these
there is the antarctic region, which In
extent is about seventy-tive times tha1
/ of Great Britain; the second lies about
the north pole; the third is in Contra
Africa, and the fourth in Western Aus
tralia. The south polar region referred
to is almost conterminous with the ant
arctic circle. The vast African are
reaches on the west very closely to tn
coast, and it is only near the equato
that it has more than specifically beel
driven inland. In Australia, the grea
undeveloped region is that which lie
west of the track explored from north t
south by Stuart, and which now form
the line of telegraphic communicate
across that continent.
Towanda daily review. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1879-1921, 1881-05-07

SAFE FOR sALE-Fire-proof, Combination
Lock. Inquire ca W.. j. YOUNG.
PLATFORM WAGON For SALE, bran-new
and of best material. Will be sold low for
cash or good paper. Enquire Of A. WICHAM
or o. A. BLACK, Towanda, Pa.
Marks, of the Globe store, Bridge street
is just opening an elegrnt assortment of seas
enable goods and invites the ladies to call and
examine them.
The Towanda Library, over EVANS & Hill
DRETH'S store, is open from ten til twelve
Tuesday and Saturday. Yearly subscrip-
tions So 90. Any one may draw book from
the library on the layment of ten cents.
@-Choice hams and Smoked Beef, at
MYER d DEVICES market, Bridge Street.
Passengers going west will save money by
consulting H. E. BABCoCK, Ticket Agent,
Towanda. Pa. before purchasing tickets.
Get your couches, sofas, easy chairs-every-
thing in the upholstery line repaired at
Ottarson's, Bridge street.
had been great sufferer from Neuralgia
for years and had consulted great many diff
ferent physicians, but got no cure until took
DR.. Burr's Neuralgia and Sick Headache Pills :;
they cured me and / have recommended to
over fifty persons and | have never known
them to fail. They are also the best nervous
and dyspeptic pill [ ever saw.
SIDNEY BROADBENT.
Master Mechanic, Dickens Manufacturing
Company, Scranton, Pa.
FARM For SALE.-I offer for sale on reason
able terms valuable farm, located in the
valley of the TOwanda creek. about 3 1-2
mil9s from Towanda, containing 70 acres,
under good state of cultivation, well water
ed, young orchard of choice trees, good
framed dwelling house, and fine large barn
with underground stabling. will sell this
farm on long time, or exchange it in part for
property in Towada borough.
JOSEPH G.. PATTON.
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lEA A2yYpR So M[E}NYyI
THE GREAT
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BURLINGTON ROUTE.
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Joseph, Atchison, Topeka and Kansas City.
Direct connections for all points in Kansas,
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yada, New Mexico, Arizona, Idaho, Oregon and
California.
The Shortest, speediest and Most Comforta-
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Dallas, Houston, Austin, San Antonio, Calves
ton and all points in Texas.
The unequaled inducements offered by this
Line to Travellers and Tourists, are as follows:
The celebrated Pullman Q6-wheeD Palace
Sleeping Cars, run only on this Line. c., b. &
Q. Palace Drawing-Room Cars with Horizons
Reclining Chairs. No extra charge for Seats
in Reclining Chairs The famous c., r. g. o.
Palace Dining Cars. Gorgeous Smoking Cars
fitted with Elegant High-Backed Rattan Re-
voving Chairs for the exclusive use Of first
class passengers
Steel Track and Superior Equipment, COM
bned with their Great Through Car Arrange
ment, makes this, above all others, the favorite
Route to the South, Southwest, and the Far
West.
Try it, and you will find travelling a luxury
instead of discomfort.
for sale at all offices in the United States and
Canada.
All information about Rates of Fare, Sleep
ing Car Accommodations, Time Tables, &C.,
will be cheerfully given by applying to
J.Q. A. BEAN, Gen'l Eastern Agent,
BOG Washington St., Boston, Mass.
and BIT Broadway, New York
JAMES r. WOOD. Gen. Pass. Agt., Chicago.
L. J. POTTER, Gen. Manager, Chicago.
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EURALGIA CURED BY

I Y
DIR. BURR'S NEURALGIA AND SICK
HEADACHE PILLS.
A universal cure for Neuralgia, Sick Head
ache, Nervous Headache, Dyspepsia,
Constipation, Paralysis, Palpita-
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from
EOPtuM OR ALCOHOLIC SIMULANTSI
These Pills are very pleasant to take (they dis
solve in the mouthN and effectuay cure all dieases
arising from deranged nervous system
If your druggist is not supplied, ask him to pro
cure 1t for you, from the wholesale dealers. Sent
to any address on receipt of so cents.
For Sale by
CLARK B. PORTER.
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White
Sewing
Machine.

1t is an acknowledged fact that the
White Sewing Machine now stands pre-
eminent among first-class machines, for
it's simplicity and light-running qualities.
1t is mechanical fact that the White
Sewing Machine is made from the best
material and of excellent workmanship,
and all it's wearing parts are adjustable,
so that lost motion can be "taken up" in
an instant.
1t is an undisputed fact that the dura-
bility of the White Sewing Machine is
sustained by a written warranty for five
years.
1t is progressive fact that the White
embodies the most practical and useful
improvements of other sewing machines,
together with advantages peculiarly it's
own.
II is a money-making fact that the
White is the easiest-selling selling ma
chine in the market, and therefore all
wide-awake dealers make it their speciality.
1t is gratifying fact that the White
gives universal satisfaction, and that it is
steadily and rapidly increasing in public
favor
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CAUTION.

Do not be imposed upon by agents and parties
who interested in the purchase and sale of other
machines. 1t has become a common trick for un
scrnpulous competitors to get White machine and
put it in bad order that they might prejudice pur
chasers against it and in favor of their own machines.
To guard against such contemplate trickery, we
advise all intending purchasers to correspond with
direct, and we will take pleasure in giving them
the address of regular authorized dealer for the
"White" in their county, or we will offer to sell
them machine direct at special prices, and guaran
tee satisfaction in every respect.
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: CINcINNATI, Nov. I8, 1880.
Mr.. J. w. WKAKLRY, City:
Dear Sr,-I have carefully examined and tested the
Electric Brush sold by you and find that il well ustnes
the claims for II safe and reliable of applying
the Electric current. The mode of application with
your Brush of greater value than the ordinary battery
treatment in the great majority of and chronic
ailments. Yours respectfully
c. E. JONES, of C. E. Jones & Bro.
Messrs. c. f Jones & Bro. are the most extensive
and skilled electricians in the country.
We beg to call especial attention to the fact that they
do not good hair brushes but that they
just what we clam-Etectro Magnetic Brushes, gen.
Grating a current Of electricity.
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BUSINESS LOCALS.

Town Lots For Sale on reasonable terms
Apply to JOHN W: MIX, Towanda, Ia. VI
flee, North side Public square.