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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-02-04

To a correspondent Of the Cincinnati
Enquirer, who recently interviewed
him, the Hon. VIM. H. English said
q" ] care nothing about the past, nor
would I to-day take the Vice-Presi-
dency as gift. To have won it in a
campaign was something, but the
prize is not worth an effort" The
grapes seem to be uncommonly sour.
He has no very amiable feeling for
Barnum evidently, for he says: Il am
a Democrat, a believer in the princi-
Piles of the party, but not believer in
the practices Of many who claim to be
managers. l am opposed to those
practices which corrupt the electors
or furnish means for the vultures
which fatten only on the spoils of a
political campaign. / was never sat-
isfied as to the authenticity of the Mo-
rey letter, and especially after Mr..
Garfield denied it. Inever considered
the publication of such a letter as an
act of good policy"
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-02-04
School Report

OF Montevale School for month end
ing Jan. 2sth, 1881.
Total number enrolled, 4s; males g.,
females %; av. daily 45.1; males 24.s,
females 2O.9. Av.. daily attendance,
A.2; male 22.5, female 1877 Av. age
Of pupils 10; male 1915 female 9.5.
Highest examination standing, grade
one, Emma Lacy; grade two, Harry
Fredrickson; grade three James Stout.
Highest in either, Harry Fredrickson.
The following are the names
of those whose department is above 95,
and examination standing above s5:
Grade one-Emma Lacy, Maggie
Samuels and Green Samuels. Grade
two-Julia Smith, Katie Burkholder,
Lucy Samuels, Harry Fredrickson,
Willie Tharp, Hannibal Burris, Joshua
Pyles, Sherman Rogers, John Taylor,
and French Burkholder. Grade three
-Josep Samuels, Jesse Samuels, James
Stout, Mary Stout, Ada Fredrickson,
Ola Stout, and Gordon Samuels.
Total number enrolled to date are
So, withdrawn Is, reinstated 8, remain
ing ON roll, As. :
We heartily thank our patrons for
confidence and support in past and So
licit continuance of same. There ia
room for still more pupils. Come and
see us. W. F. You've, Teacher. 4"
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-02-04
west Of the River.

February l, 1881.
The Union school had a weeks vaca-
ton last week on account of sickness,
and death in Mr.. Weckerly, the
teachers family.
Rev. HI. A. Cook has returned from
a visit to his mother and brother at
Girard, Kansas, and has gone to Yates
Center to assist Rev. Walker in hold
ing protracted meeting.
Rev. J. w. d. Anderson preached at
Union last Sabbath morning to an at
tentive audience.
Prayer meeting at Union school house
every Wednesday and Sabbath evening
Rev. S. NJ. Irwin commences a pro-
tracted meeting at Liberty church next
Monday evening.
i W. F. Survey writes from the noun
tains of Pennsylvania that he would
not live there his life time for the best
farm in that vicinity. He is coming
back to Kansas.
Union did not get away with
Liberty at the last spelling school,. Miss
Mary See spelled the school down.
The Liberty folks are having splen-
did time at their weekly literaries.
We are glad to hear from our cousin
at Orel. OCCASIONAL.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-02-04

Prof. Eads has as much confidence
in his ship railway across the Isthmus
of Tehuantepec as he had in his jetties
for the deepening of the channel of the
Mississippi. He is willing to build ten
miles of the road and take the largest
ship out of the ocean, transport it over
the road thus finished and return it
safely to the water before he receives
any aid. His plans are endorsed by
many eminent engineers.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-02-04

The Senate last Friday confirmed
the following appointments made by
Gov. st John: Henry Hopkins, war
den Of the penitentiaIy: Orrin T..
Welch, superintendent Of insurance /;
J. NJ. Hague and Edwin Knowles,
trustees of State Charitable institu-
tons; Stephen NJ. Wood and A. J.
Hoisington, regents of the agricultural
college; T. q. Thatcher and John w.
Scott, regents oft university; H. E..
Richter and Matthew Howell, direct
ors of the penitentiary.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-02-04

Newspapers and politicians have u.s.
ed up 500 statesmen in forming cabi-
nets for President elect Garfield. And
with each new arrangement the pub
lie have been positively assured that
the statement was official. Now
comes the announcement that Gen.
Garfield says that he has not as yet
definitely decided on any one member
of his cabinet. If the new President
fails to get good cabinet it will not
be because he has Lot been well ad-
vised in the matter.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-02-04
Neosl,o valley Gleanings.

The protracted meeting at this place
still continues with increasing interest.
Albert Brown will leave for Illinois
next week.
Mr.. Washington disposed Of his per-
sonal effects at public sale Oh Thurs
day of last week, with the view of
seeking the wealth of Missouri.
The winter term of school at this
place taught by J. Tullis closed last
Saturday. The reading of a spicy and
interesting paper edited by Masters
Franklin Jacoby and ALA Survey was
the prominent feature of the closing
exercise.
Mr.. Tullis moved to Humboldt this
week.
A Mr.. Ausherman has rented the
Hovey farm for this season. Mr.. Will
son, the former tenant, has moved up
on Deer Creek. VALLEYITE.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-02-04

Notwithstanding the papers in diff
ferent parts of the State are demand
ing the repeal of the present law that
requires all notices of strays taken up
in the State to be published in the
Kansas Farmer, it is a good one. At
present every animal that is taken up
as a stray, if it is worth ten dollars or
more, is published in the Farmer, and
a file Of this paper is required to be
kept by the County Clerk of each
county. If man loses horse or a
COW he can 60 to the Office of the
County Clerk and not only see what
strays have been posted in his own
county, but he can look over the entire
list of strays that have been taken up
throughout the State, while if the
notices were published only in the
counties where the strays are taken
up, his chances are poor of ever recov-
ering said horse or COW if it is taken
up and posted in some other county
than the one in which he lives-and
strays have but little regard for county
lines. The present law is the best we
haveever had on the subject, especially
for those who lose stock. We advise
our Legislators not to NEEDLE with it
unless they are sure they can i'm
prove it.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-02-04
SaVOnburs Chips.
January 26, 1881

January rs, 1881.
Everything about froze and dried up
here. Some parties are compelled to
melt ice to water their stock.
Grandma Hodge died last Sunday
evening and her remains will be inter-
red in the cemetery at this place to-day.
There is more sickness in this locali-
ty at present then there has been known
at one time for several years. Since
our last writing another one of Isaac
Fiant's family has been taken with
pneumonia, which makes three of the
family down, at present.
We understand the quarter section
of land lying west of E. S. Clark's farm
has been sold recently for for $4,000 to
some parties from Illinois.
VIM. Cross has bought a yoke of cat
tie for the purpose of breaking prairie
the coming summer.
J. w. Cox lost steer last week by
eating castor beans.
w ullS N0CASltO IOOh uutu uliIlScl1
girl named Drake for a wife on Sunday
of last week. They got good old
fashioned charivari on Tuesday night.
J. NJ. Randall has number one sui
ky plow for sale cheap.
Mr.. Hiram 3. Bennett is in our
neighborhood. He now lives near Fl.
Scott with his son, but will 60 to Texas
soon to work Oh railroad.
We would like to hear FROM Deer
Dreeker oftener as we hear from every
other township.
Mr.. Lewis Huff has another son at
his house.
Grandma Mexican and her son-in-
law Richard Sanders, arrived from Ind.
last Thursday. Mr.. s. has heen absent
from his family since April last.
SAvoNBURG1TE.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-02-04
Special correspondence.

FAIR LAWN, FeD. l, 1851.
Mr.. Hawk bought a flock of mixed
sheep Of Eli Benedict for 81 90 per head.
J. G. Norton has refused that price for
his flock. Good sheep will shear two
dollars worth Of wool, and allowing one
dollar for their lambs, make $500 pei
head very cheap for them.
Coal was worth from IL to Is cents
per bushels at Fl. Scott last week, and
all who went down had to get sharp
shod in order to return. Fl. Scott is
the poorest market place we ever saw.
Loads of hay of the finest quality have
to remain on the square over night and
perhaps not then find a purchaser.
Compare this with the steam presses
running all the time in lola and you
will see the difference between a live
town and dead city.
The League brought up its machinery
for moving houses and moved the
league shanty off of VIM. Paske's land
last Friday. The occupant says that
he got into the wrong neighborhood,
and that the Yankees were too much
for him. Web. Bostwick came out here
last Saturday and cancelled the con-
tracts of the three leading leagures.
: r. H. Travis is not satisfied with
buildings all over his place and is now
building two more. He is one of the
most solid farmers of Elm township.
All persons interested in lodge No. 4
of the Central V. C. are requested to
meet at the Oldfast school house, Feb.
9th, at s o'clock, as business of impor-
lance must be transacted.
Mr.. G. Viewers family of children
are sick with the measels and our
school has greatly diminished, in con-
sequence.
A new baby at James Fairs house
last week.
John Civilian is building his new
house. AL he now wants is wife to
make him a solid man.
Private hop at McGlashin's last Fri
day night.
C.N. has named his "boy" Miss Ada
Garfield Norton. The next will be
Conkling, etc.
The surveyors have been busy at
work on the Humboldt grade for two
weeks.
The leaguers will start a town near
Elsinore. They are now jubilant over
the prospect of having branch of the
very railroad that they were fighting.
c. Clothier and J. Thompson are not
near done corn husking yet. fit should
come on muddy they will be in a fix.
T.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-02-04

Our Representative, R. B. Steven
son, sent us last week copies Of some
of the bills that have been introduced
into the Legislature for the enforce
ment of the prohibatory amendment.
In the event Mr.. Rastall's bill should
become a law we think we know some
persons who would be anxious that
Mother Symptoms, prophecy prove
true-at least they will see no reason
why it should not.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-02-04

w. A.Peffer, late of the Cofeyville
Journal, is now one of the editorial
corps of the Topeka Daily Capital.
Judge PETER is an able, conscientious
and industrious journalist, and we are
glad to announce his promotion. His
connection with the Capitals another
assurance of the success, increased
popularity and usefulness of that
Journal.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-02-04

Much interest is now manifested
as to how Senator Malone of Virginia
will vote in the organization of the
new Senate. In order to have a ma
jority the Democrats must have the
votes both of Malone and Davis of
Illinois. The only information on the
eubject that can be got from the Yir-
gina Senator is in these words: II
never vote until I get to the polls"
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-02-04

The special committee appointed by
Congress to investigate the removal Of
the Ponca Indians from their home in
the north to the Indian Territory se-
verely criticise the actions of the Sec
retary of the Interior.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-02-04

tbs reported that Gov. Foster of
Ohio has said that he can not afford
to bury himself in the Presidents
Cabinet. All right, Governor, being
an Ohio man-and consequently a
man of destiny-there is doubtless
better things in store for you. But
outside of Ohio there are scores of
Statesmen who would cheerfully I'M
dergo such a process of burial.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-02-04

Miss Lizzie Sargent, daughter of ex-
Senator Sargent, of California, has
been regularly admitted as member
of the medical profession of San Fran
cisco. She is a graduate Of the Med
ical College of the Pacific.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-02-04

The new U.S Senator from Tennes-
see, Judge H. e. Jackson, is native
of that State and will be forty-nine
years old in April next: Heis person
ally popular even among his political
opponents, and he pledges himself to
represent bis State without reference
to Darty,
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-02-04

The indicationsare not very favora-
bic that the Legislature of Pennsylva-
MIA will agree upon United States
Senator in time for him to take his
seat in the new Senate the 4th of
March next.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-02-04

The Ohio Legislature proposes to
protect the people of that State from
m increase of tariff by the CONSOLE
dated Telegraph Companies by regu-
lating the rates for messages between
any two points within that State.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-02-04

Five years ago government geolo-
gist stated in an official report tina |
there was no gold in the Black Hills.
Yet a single gold mine in that country
paid dividends to the amount ofSl $780,
900 for the year 1880.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-02-04

The present Legislature has shown
a decided disposition to sit down all
private local bills. This is good in
dication tina our law makers intend to
devote their time to matters that are
of general interest to our people.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-02-04

The evangelist, Rev. E. P. Ham
mond, has been holding revival meet
ings in Manitoba this winter. It is
reported that his meetings held in the
open air with the thermometer % de-
grees below zero have been largely at
tended
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-02-04

The population of New York City is
greater than that of Cleaveland, Pitts
burg, Buffalo, Washington, Newark,
Louisville, Jersey City, Detroit and
Milwaukee combined.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-02-04

The statement published in the Inter
Ocean that hundreds of cOlered refu-
gees at Oswego, Kansas, are suffering,
is contradicted by the Independent of
that place. 1t says that nine-tenths of
the refugees in that vicinity are doing
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-02-04

Our Little Folks, for February, comes
to us bright, fresh and sparkling. No
better magazine for little folks can be
named than this new periodical. The
name of the editor, Oliver Optic, is q
sufficient recommendation.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-02-04

There is bill before the Legislature
which provides that in all comfy seat
contests there shall be registration
of the voters in that county. This bill
should become a law,
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-02-04

New York has had the Secretary of
State for twenty years. She would
like to exchange now for Secretary of
the Treasury. if she could.-[Indian-
apolis Journal rep.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-02-04

The Tennessee Legislature, on the
thirtieth ballot, elected Hewell E.
Jackson a'State Credit Democrat, to
the United States Senate.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-02-04

The Republicans of West Virginia
are anxious that Garfield should retain
SSen. Golf in his Cabinet as Secretary
of the Navy.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-02-04

Senator Bruce says that all the col
ored people demand is equality be-
fore the law" Social relations, he says,
will regulate themselves.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-02-04

The widow of the late Gen. J. C..
Davis, of Indiana. is the owner of
Maximiiians scarf pin. It is valued
at s.. 500.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-02-04

At the present ratio of increase the
colored people in South Carolina will
soon Outnumber the whites two to one.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-02-04

The people Of Franklin county have
voted bonds for the purpose Of building
q new court house at Ottawa.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-02-04

The exports of grain last year from
the port of New York alone amounted
to 1O7, OOO, 900 bushels.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-02-04

Gen. Grant intends to make trip
to Mexico in the interests of the rail-
road enterprise With which he is con-
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-02-04

II is rumored that Mrs. Garfield will
follow the example of Mrs. Hayes and
exclude wine from the White House.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-02-04
OFFICIAL PAPER OF COUNTY.

The Chaplain liz the State Senate
prays for the press reporters.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-02-04
NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT,

Creditors and all other persons interested in
the estate of Elizabeth Cusac, deceased, are
hereby notified that on Saturday the 5th day Of
March, 1881, shall apply to the probate Court
Of Allen County for full and final settlement
of said estate. j. W. BAUGHMAN,
Feb. /, 1881. Executor.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-02-04
MRS. JULIA A. b. WHITNEY

AEUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, General Musical
Hl Merchandise, Sewing Machines, Fancy and
Ladies Furnishing Goods South s:1e public
square, lois, Kansas.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-02-04

During the month of January the
public debt was decreased S., 1886, ISL
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-07-21
A Church Calamity.

A City of Mexico dispatch announces the
falling of church roof at San &Ialto with
frightfully fatal results. The first accounts
stated that fifty-nine persons had been killed,
but later intelligence puts the number as
greater than that. The church was in an un-
completed state, and workmen were on the
roof putting the finishing touches to the struc-
ture when the frail supports upon which they
were working broke, and the roof fell into the
body of the church, where unfortunately num-
Der of persons had congregated to attend the
afternoon services, which usually begin at $50
o'clock. The congregation consisted mostly of
women, many of whom were killed and
wounded. Twenty of the workmen were in
stantly killed and the rest badly wounded, a
number of them having broken arms, ribs,
etc. The accident occurred at o'clock, and
had it occurred half an hour later, when the
services, which are generally largely attended,
were being conducted, terrible calamity
would have been the result.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-07-21
Smart Children.

A child of 8 years of age with a
book in its infant hands is a fearful
sight. It is too often the death warrant,
such as the condemned stupidity looks
at-fatal, yet beyond his comprehension.
What should child 8. years old
nay, or 6 years old-be taught :?
Strong meats for weak digestions make
not bodily strength. Let there be
nursery tales and nursery rhymes. I
would say to every parent, especially
to every mother, sing to your children,
tell them pleasant stories if in the coun-
try, be not too careful lest they get a
little dirt upon their hands and clothes !;
earth is very akin to us all, and, in
children's out-of-door plays, soils them
not inwardly. There is in it kind of
consanguinity between all creatures !;
by it we touch upon the sympathy of
our first substance, and begetakindness
for our poor relations, the brutes. Let
children have free, open-air sport, and
fear not though they make acquaintance
with the pigs, the donkeys and the chick
ens-they may form worse friendship
with wiser-looking ones; encourage a
familiarity with all that love to court
them; dumb amin ais love children, and
children love them. There is a Ian
guage among them which the worlds
language obliterates in the elders. 1t is
of more importance that you should
make your children loving than that You
should make them wise. Above all
things, if you become old and poor,
these will be better than friends that
will never neglect you. Children
brought up lovingly at your knees will
never shut their doors upon you, and
point where they would have you co.
The Housekeeper.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-07-21
BLACK DIAMONDS.
Statistics of Coal Production.


The coal trade has about it no sugges-
ton of antiquity. The old Romans cut
aqueducts through coal fields with the
loftiest contempt for black diamonds.
and it was not until 1240 that coal was
used in London. Sixty years later there
was considerable trade in coal, and in
1880 the production of coal in Great
Britain was 134, ,0O8, ,2S8 tons.
The United States, with coal area of
192, 900 square miles, produced sc, 200,-
934 tons of coal in 1880, while Great
Britain, with coal area of II 800 square
miles, produced 134, ,000,0 900 tons, and
Germany, with an area OF only Ito
square miles, produced 46, 953, O02 tons!
In the same year France produced
17,104, 4S5 tous Belgium, 15, 446, ,531
tons Austria, Is, Al, 292 tons (; Russia,
2,5SS, ,6O4 tons Spain, 775,OO0 tons /;
Nova Scotia, 788, 900 tons; Australia,
1,750, 900 tons India, 1000, 900 tons ;
Japan, 750, 900 tons; Vancouver's island,
250, 900 tons; Chill, $4,000 tons Swe :,
den, 80, 200 tons Italy, 220,0 tons !;
China, 1000, 900 tons.
Increase in the production of coal in
England has not been rapid. But in
countries like the United States, Russia
and Australia, the growth in business is
astonishing. Ten years ago Russia
mined only 829, 745 tons of coal, and in
1929 Australia produced only $50 tons.
In 1858, the output of the whole German
empire was 4, ,3S3, ,5S5 tons of coal, and
l, All, 40 tons of Ignite. In the United
States the production has been more
than doubled in the last ten years. The
following table elbows the production Of
coal in the different States of the Union
in 1869 and 1880.