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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-07-22
The Affections Of John g. SAKE.

Inc OOOk OF JOD IS S8lQ 10 De the Old
est in the Old Testament collection, and
bears reading even by followers of Inger-
soil, for the beauty of its poetry and the
consolation of its philosophy. One can
not but recall it to mind in relation to the
Affections of one of the most amiable
and at one time one of the happiest and
most prosperous of our fellow-citizens-
the poet, John G.. SAKE. Misfortune
has fairly rained down upon him.
Light-hearted, free, generous and kind
~, he was the life and soul of his social
circle. His poems fairly effervesce with
good spirits and kindly humor; his con-
versation was not only an intellectual
stimulous, but moral medicine for the
blues. He seemed to exhale content
ment and ight-heartedness and to infect
all who met him with his own delightful
humor, and made the man of cares for
get his burden and Danish sickness and
sorrow from the suffering. Like Job,
he had a family over whom he watched
even as did the kindly, trusting philoso-
pher of the Oriental tale, who, sswhen
the days of their feasting were gone
about, rose up early in the morning and
offered burnt offerings according to the
number of them all; for Job said: 1T
may be that my sons have sinned, and
cursed God in their hearts, Thus did
Job, continually" OF this happy fam
ily but one son remains. Two daugh-
tiers were carried away recently by con-
sumption; year ago his wife died, and
this additional blow seemed to madden
him with anguish. He was at Albany
yesterday, and yesterday his son, John
T. SAKE, one of the two survivors of the
family, was found dead in his bed from
hemorrhage of the lungs. This crown
ing blow has probably come too late to
crush the poet, for he is said himself to
be in such condition that his recovery
is scarcely expected. Such a case as
this appeals to the sense of justice in
every human mind and the stupendous
question of compensation in another life.
It is inconceivable that absolute justice,
one of the attributes of the deity, can
delight in affecting his creatures as poor
SAKE has been afflicted without making
reparation. The Oriental parable of
Job tells us that God rewarded him for
his patience, and that after one hundred
and forty years of additional life he died,
being old and full of days, seeing his
sons and his sons sons, even four gene
rations. Such was an early conception
of compensation, when another life be-
yond the grave had not been taught as
among the blessings given to men. But
what Compensation would it be to John
G.. SAKE to live another life and see an
other family arise around him? The
agony of loss would still remain. In
such . case as this, consolation can be
given only by the teachings Of religion
and the hope that in an eternity of union
without pain the sufferings of this life
will be forgotten.-BrooE!yn IN. ~
Eagle.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-07-22

1t Is claimed in Arizona that dogs
do not run mad there, and that sunstroke
is unknown. A paper printed in that
Territory desires to have this claim
''made known TO IN the earth, - to the
end that all who are in fear Of rabid
dogs and the suns heat NAV find .
place Of refuge there.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-07-22

to her cousins presently, and the Count
drew about her the swans down wrap
that Mr.. Rivers had held, and they went
out on the piazza, and she passed with
in yard of him, without seeing him,
without dreaming of the eager, pallid
face, without seeing the quick move
ment, the haH-outstretched hand, as un-
concerned, lifting the spotless laces of
her train, as if he were waiter stand
ing there, and passing on into the moon
light, in the snowy dutter of her dra-
perry and the soft white down of her
mantle, vision of maidenly grace al
most too lovely to be real. No sleep
visited his pillow that night; the vision
hung before his eyes; he heard, as one
hears q bell in the ears, the warm, rich
tones, the low, sweet laugh, in which
she seemed to be rehearsing the scenes
of life with which he had nothing to
do-scenes of q summer in France at the
old chateau of the Beaurepaires, famous
in song and story.
As soon as he dared he sent his card
to Mrs. Rivers's parlor, and having
tipped the servant, followed him boldly
up.
!" Maurice? Mauricep'' he heard Mrs.
Francis Rivers say, holding his card, the
door ajar. " Put down your book, Kate.
Do you know anybody of the name
Mr.. Vincent Maurice?''
"Mr. Vincent Mauricea Oh yes"
came the musical tones again. 81 used
to know him very well. We were great
friends once. To tell you the truth,
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-07-22


dropping under the neglect.
One early September afternoon, how
ever, he came, and came Unexpectedly,
to find her in a field surrounded by a
group of children, crowned, as they
were, with coronet of ripe grains and
straws, bearing strong resemblance to
the head-dresses of Madge Wildfre, and
tossing together with them the hay
cocks of the aftermath, in which they
had been tumbling. He stood looking
on in naughty disapproval. As soon as
she could she disengaged herself from
the little people, and from her harvest
crown, and came to his side.
81 wonder you could leave such COM
partnership for mine at all" said he,
stif1y, for greeting.
"Why, Vincent, certainly" she be-
gan, falteringly and with changing
color.
"Certainly whatP" he asked.
'sIt is their holiday" she said, taking
courage from his rudeness. "And you
would not wish to deprive them of it
and they are so used to me, it would not
seem holiday without me-"
GAS much child as they. Are you
never going to be q womanP"
Il feel already like an old one when
You speak to me So"
He softened little at that. The
fact is" he said, shat you ought to 60
away. You ought to see the world. Ny
mother must take you to New York this
winter, and to Newport for q fortnight,
now before it is too late, and you might
learn how it is that other women con-
duct-women that know how to play
their part in the world, which you Ger
tainly. have not yet learned, and which
it seems as if you never would. Do you
think I shall have any pleasure in mar
Richland beacon., 1881-08-20
A WATER BATH At HOME.

In order to supply the continent from
seashore to center, from the metropolis
TO tue frontier, with sea water, it is not
necessary to barrel and bottle it, nor to
build pipe line. The more excellent
way is to reduce their bulk by evapora-
ton, and, when old ocean Is dry and
clean, pack it away in boxes weighing
from one pound to fifty poundA Then
send it by express or freight to Its des-
tination. All the saline properties of
the sea are intact, and by adding the
proper quantity of water to marine salt,
a bath is obtained which contains, be-
sides salt (chloride Of sodium), tho
sulphate and chloride Of magnesia, the
sulphate Of lime and soda and traces
Of the chloride of potassium and TO-
dine.
But while we summon modern skill
and enterprise to our service, we must
remember the beneficial effect of sea
bathing Is not modern or an individual
discovery. The salutary effect of
plunge into the surf is universally recog-
Hized. and its practice instructive where
and when the atmospheric conditions
admit Of il. Many persons And it's in
Auencs over the physical and nervous
system 90 healthful that they consider it
essenti j to spend few weeks or few
days at the sea shore, svcn at great ex-
pense or great inconvenience, for they
thus hope to lay up store Of health and
strength which will last for months.
The record Of the seaside resorts of our
coasts for the past few years shows the
great and growing popularity of sea
bathing. Modern chemistry analy7ing
the properties of sea water declared it q
tonic and remedial, corrective of dis
ease and conservator Of health.-Food
Gnd Health
Richland beacon., 1881-08-20

"fm surc I don't know where he Is,
Commodore. Perhaps he jumped over
board"
The old Commodore looked st"rnly in
Carters eyes, and he saw twinkle 81
satisfaction cleaning there. He hesi-
tatcd mom.nt-thcn he turned and
martcrcd TO himself:
We'll, WELT can't blame them. II
the mur,lcrnus villains gone to death
he's only met a fate winch he richly de-
served. Better far le 1t fur him than
that M noble vrcw were all now ir
oceans cold grave"
Richland beacon., 1881-08-20
NOW RUSSIAN EyILFS LIVE.

On his arrival the prisoner is driven
straight to the police ward, where he is
inspected by police officer who is ab-
solute ford and master Of the district.
This representative of the Government
requires of him to answer the following
questions His name? How old? Mar
ricd or single? Where from2 Address
of parents, or relations, or friends
Answers to all, which are entered in the
books. A solemn written promise is
then exacted of him that he will not
give lessons Of any kind, or try to teach
any one that every letter he writes will
go through the Ispravnik's hands, and
that he will follow no occupation except
shocmaking, carpentering or field-labor.
He is then told TINT he is free, but at
the same time is solemnly warned that,
should he attempt to pass the limits of
tie town, ho will he shot down like
dog rather than he allowed to escape
and, should he be taken alive, shall De
sen. off to Eastern Siberia without fur
thcr formality than that of the Isrrav-
nik's personal order.
The poor fellow takes ur his little
bundle, and, fully realizing that he has
now hlden farewell to the culture and
material comfort Of his past life, he
walks ont into the checrless street. A
group of exiles, all pale and emaciatcd,
are there TO greet him, take him to some
of their miserable lodgings, and fever
ishlv demand news from home. The
new conner gazes on them as one in o
dream some are melancholy mad, 9th
crs nervously irritable, and the remain
der have evidently tried to find solacc
in drink. They live in communities of
twos and threes, have food, q scanty
provision Of clothes, money and books
in common, and consider it their sacred
duty to help each other in every emcr-
gency, without distinction Of sex, rank
or age. The noble by birth get l6 shil-
lings month from the Government for
their maintenance, and commoners only
10. Winter lasts eight months, period
during which the surrounding country
presents the appearance of q noiseless,
lifcless, frozen marsh-no roads, no
communication with the outer world, no
means of escape. In course Of time al
most every individual exile is attacked
by nervous commissions, followed by pro-
longed apathy and prostration. They
begin to quarrel, and even to nate each
other. Some of them contrive to forge
false passports. and, by miracle, as it
were, make their escape; but the great
majority of these victims Of the Third
Section either 60 mad, commit suicide or
die of delirium tremens.
Richland beacon., 1881-08-20

An Ironton (Ohio) physician treated
himself for smallpox with lemon-juice,
and reports the process and result ~
follows: I squeezed all the juice possi-
bly, could out Of one lemon into the
glass, to which I added about two table
spoons of water, and drank it. I then
opened the rind and sucked the balance
Of the Juice. In about twenty minutes
I took another lemon. and used It in the
same manner. In . short time felt
very cold. Is il I were lying in close
proximity to large mass Of snow or ice.
Ny pulse had dropped to sixty. shut
my eyes to see il the unpleasant visions
were gone. not only found that they
were gone, but. by placing my hand upon
my head, I found the pox on my head
had gone also. Ny head was bathed
with grumous-like fluid which had ex-
uded from the pox. It stained tho nap
kin 1 had applied to wipe it OF. 1t
seemed as II each had given up its oon-
tents and vilted down to level with
the surface. The same had taken place
with those upon my face. My beard
was glued together with the same kind
of fluid. Those upon my neck had not
bursted, but had shrunk away and d.
minished in size considerably. I lay
down and slept two hours comfortably.
I swoke, presume from cold, although
1 had plenty Of cover over We. and tne
fire was still burning In the crate. I
felt so we'll pleased that I took . little
more lemon-juice. I kept my pulse at
from sixty to sitxy-seven for thirty-si
hours, when al eruptions and elevations
had disappeared from my skin. I then
bid good-by TO lemon-juice and small
pox. So strongly am l convinced In the
power Of lemon-juioe to abate any and
every case Of smallpox, il administered
as I administered it 70 myself, that ]
look upon il - . specific of - much
certainty and power in smallpox q.
ouinins il in intermittent fever.
therefore publiah my experiment, hop
ing every physician having case o.
smallpox will give it fair trial and 70
port the result TO ma
Richland beacon., 1881-08-20
VOLUME XIII.
TIE GRAN0RR'S WOOYNg.


oh' come, my love, and live with me-
ana Keep my cottage In the glen,
Ar patent o. brinblebea.
As bnsy as a setting hen.
On rest beneath my fragrant bower,
"here sweet etrsmoninm doth entv.ns
Come, smell The gentle cauNnower
And Gull tho fnanseL wurs.l vine.
an tsteh 20 tho se.al songs,
The pea shall wind his magic shell,
As cen" pS,ntively prolongs
Ing "arble Of the pimpernel.
Beyond the vermicelli row
hear the bullfroe sigh again
1te cackle Of the Durham eve
Tho helloS Of tho Berkshire hen.
oh. come, love, come tho morn is fair,
Ill celebrate the day with thee:
IL! merriiy dig tho Bartlett pear
And shake the rutabaga tree.
', hump yourself, my lovely Poll,
And. In the cause of anti-monop.
Ell mulch the turkeys in tho fall
And graft the long clam on tho hop.
Ny sweetest! am fond ~ mu-h,
And thou will set .c,ne ont for me:
Well early SOW tho currant bush
And tap the cranberry -lieliy tree
Wei pull the wool frorr n tho ca,f
Tn" cottonwood Us fleece shall shed;
go at the win'ey will we laugh
And esyly weed the oyster-bed.
won D. ,thely hoe the winter. wheat;
Wen chase IN" eggs the squirrels
And, when the Ban'am hog shall beat,
Well feed him with some clover hay.
Richland beacon., 1881-08-20
THE .AYSTERTOUS VIDOW.

During the summer of 1871 tho Brit
ish h'h not only laid claim to all that
port IN Of the district Of Maine living
cas- of the PenObscot, but Admiral Grit
fet and Sir John Sherbrooke, tho latter
being the Governor General of Nova
sScotin, had been sent with heavy force
TO taEe possession and occupy the town
OF Castine, which place commands the
entrance to the Penobscot river. Shortly
before the arrival of the English squadron
Commodore Thomas Tucker had been
sent around to Penobscot bay to protect
American coasters, and while the Brit.
sh sailed up to Castine he lay at Thom.
nston.
dore commanded, but she was n heavy
one, we'll armed and manned, and she
carried the true Yankee "grit" upon her
decks, of which the enemy had received
from tl,cm rathor too many proofs. On
the mo,ning Of the 2Sth of August
messen8sa was ssut down from Belfast
with the information that the British
i'rigate was coming from Castine 20 take
him. Tucker knew that tho British
feared him, and also that Sir John Sher-
brooke had offered q large amount for
his capture.
When .he Commodore received tn
Intelligence his vessel was lying at ono
Of the low whnrves, where he would have
to wait two hours for the tide to get him
Off: hut he hastencd TO have everything
prepared to get he. off as soon as possi-
hle, for he had no iesire to meet the
frigate.
The schooncr's keel vas Just cleared
from the mud, and one Of the men had
been sent on the wharf to cast off the
bowlinc, when wagon, drawn by ono
horse, came rattling down to the spot
The driver, rough-looking country.
mon, ,1ot out upon the wharf, and then
assisted middle aged woman from the
vehicle. The lady's first inquiry was
for Commodore Tucker. He was pointed
ont to her, and she stepped upon the
schconer's deck and approached him.
"CommodsuA" she asked, "when do
You sail from here?"
"we'l sail right of, as soon as possi-
bic, madam"
"Oh, then, I know you will be kind
TO me-" the lady urged, in persuasive
tones. "My poor husband died yester-
day. and I wish to carry his corpse to
Wiscasset, where we belong, and where
his parents will take care of it."
"But. my good woman, 1 shan't go to
Wiscasset."
eft you will only land me at the
mouth of the Sheepscot, I will ask no
more. can easily find boat there to
.akc me ur.
"Where il the body ?" asked Tucker.
"In the wagon" returned the lady.
at the same time raising the corner OF
her shawl to wipe away the gathering
tears 81 have. sum of money with
me, and you shall be paid for the
tnonhle."
Tut, tut, woman; If ] accommoc"'e
Won there won't he any pay about it.
The kind-hearted old Commodore was
not tn. man to refuse favor, anS
though he liked not the bother OF taking
the woman and her strange accompani-
ment on board. yet he could not refuse
When he told her he would do AS she
had requested, she thanked him with
many tears in her e.es.
Some Of the men were sent upon the
wharf to bring the body on board A
long buffalo robe was lifted of by the
Richland beacon., 1881-08-20
PLEAS1NTRTES.

SPIRITUAL music-"Wo won't 90
homo till morning"
CHARGE of tho light brigade-Ths
gas company bill.
The man always ready with huzza
for his favorite candidate is q cheerful
giver.
I'm cowcd down" Us the milkman re-
marked that WIS kicked over by II light
hoeled bovine.
I'm losing ground" as farmer re.
marked when mortgage was forccloscd
on his farm.
An umbrella is different from man
in that it is only good for somcthlns
when it is used up.
How WOULD it do t0 refer to the youth
ful and incxpcrion'cd horscman rs
green mounting h"y2
Is cold and slirp"ry weather many
temperance man takes II drop. His
friends then think hc has fallcn.
Al ol yellow 4 q In Co!orn"
Ran away with an Old woruan's hogne;
But t!lc vritliful Ola crognc
Hit hun twice with n st"snc,
And twas dreadful, 10 hear the i z groll..
STRAWBERRY shortcakc at II church fes-
tival is charming stlir to eat. 1t is such
exciting fun to see who gets the straw
berry.
Cross qucstions-Thosc intcrroSated
hy tho angry wife of her husband who re-
turns Mt an mscemly late hour OF
the night.
A SYRACUSE girl broke off her engage
ment because her lover joined base ball
club. She Thought he might get exer-
else enough saving wood for an orphan
aylum.
"WmAr is the reason Col. McSpillkins
does not live with his wife any more?"
asked Gilhooly of an Austin lawyer.
"There are sundry and divorce reasons"
responded the lawyer solemnly.
An economical correspondent Of Maine
consults us on the matter Of making lit
tie money go good ways. According
to our ideas tho best way would be to
put it in an envelop eand mail it TO us.
The New York papers are discussing
the question, "Can Judge sit. when ho
is over 10 years old2" If he is like
other men, we should think he could sit
a dreadful sight longer than he could
stand.
"Do YOU intend going to q summer
resort this summer?' inquired Miss
Fitzjoy of her practical friend. "Oh,
yes, indeed. If there IL any place where
summer resorts this year We arc going,
surely"
An aged English lady in one of our
street cars paid her fare and handed the
conductor tract. "Much obliged" he
said "but We are forbidden TO take any
thing over and above the price of the
seat"
LAW prcfcssor-"What constitutes
burglary?' Student" There must bs
n breaking" Professor T'cn, if
man enters your door and takes s. from
your vest pocket in the hall, would that
he burglary?" Student" Yes, sir. he.
cause that would break me-"
"CRowDrD out by press OF new
matter" as the reporter remarked when
he looked in through the parlor blinds
and saw seven young men talking to his
best girl Sunday evening. So he went
TO a house out on South Hill where the
sisters live and "got out an extra. -
JXo,rI- E1fe
Richland beacon., 1881-08-20
THE WINNING OF WEALTH.

We believe the winning Of wealth to
be q perfectly legitimate pursuit Wealth
hiss great and beneficent uses, and the
world would 60 very slowly If money
could not be accumulated IN wise and
enterprising hands /; but wealth may be
used to make all men near it prosperous
and happy, or it may be used to make
them poor and miserable. When o rich
man is only excited by his wealth with
the desire to be richer, and goes on to
exact larger profits and to grind the
faces of the poor, in order that he may
be superAuousIy rich, he becomes inhu.
man and unchristian. The Christian
use of wealth is what We need in this
country and all countries. tits not that
wealth does not give in charity. 1t is
not that wealth is not sufficiently taxed
for the support of those who are wrecked
in health and fortune, but it is that
wealth docs not give the people chance
to escape poverty that it does not share
its chances with the poor, and point the
pathway for the poor toward prosperity.
As rule, wealth is only brotherly to-
ward wealth, and the poor man feels
himself cut off from sympathy with
those who have the power of winning
money. We may rest assured Of one
thing, namely, that the poor in the fu'
ture will insist on being recognized. II
they are not recognizable they are
ignored in the mad greed for wealth at
any cost to them-they will make the
future a troubled and terrible one for
our children and our children's children.
j. g. Holland. IN Scribner.
LOST TINE.
If you would make the best use Of
your time, look after the minutes.
Keep strict account of every hour Of
your time for q single week, setting
down the exact manner in which every
hour is spent, and see whether, when
you come to review the record, You do
not find it full Of admonition and m
struction. In this simple way one can
readily understand the secret Of his want
of time. He will discover thst he has
| given hours to idle talk, to incidence
and to uncomfortable trifles, which have
yielded him neither profit nor pleasure.
What il the rensdyf Arrange your
work in the order Of its comparative
importance. Attend frst to the thing,
which are essential to b done, and lei
the unessentials take their chance after
ward. The difference in the amount o.
J work accomplished will be astonishing
Richland beacon., 1881-08-20
GOSHEN AND MUTT.

Barnum's giant was very much at-
tached to little Commodore Mutt. When
he heard of the dwarf's death he wept
and said, "He has killed me many q
time. 1 used to be the giant and he
Jack the giantkiller. sometimes We
would change the parts, and he would
play the giant and 1 would kill him."
One day the manager WAS afraid that
Mutt was drinking too much, and I'M
pairing his usefulness for the evening
performance. So the giant locked him
up in his room at the hotel, but when
he went to lot him out in the evening he
was drunk as q lord. The small man
had slipped some money under the door
to tho hall-boy, and got him to bring
him some liquor and o clay pipe. The
boy put the pipestem through the key
hole, and the Commodore stood on his
toes and got all the whisky he wanted
without having the door opened.
SoME men have hard luck. A Boston
artist painted a picture Of a bullfrog
having spasm in q pot of red paint,
and the critics pronounced it a fine copy
of Turner'S great painting, "The Slave
Ship. ."-BOston Post.
W!A T. ,ue house Of tidy wife ike n
/ - "u e. adjourn? You give 1t up I
] ...,-.. 81 o. .lVays III order.
Richland beacon., 1881-08-20

THERE are 2,2OO,ooO people living
within a radius of twenty miles "t III"
City Hall of New York.
Richland beacon., 1881-08-20

W.n T. "a. house Of tidy wife ike n
%, "u e. adjourn? You give 1t up?
...,..- u .- alWays in order.