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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1882-11-03
FARM AND rIRESIDE.

To wash channels vests or gloves
make thick suds of warm water and
white CASTLE soap; wash in the suds and
rinse in water containing q little soap.
DO not rub the soap on the garment.
lf stretched repeatedly while drying il
will look much better.-ErcfaRee.
Manure for corn, applied and well
spread on the sod in autumn, to be
turned over for corn in spring, always
acts beneficialiy by enriching the soil
more effectually than in spring. Some
Of the best farmers estimate the benefit
AoGble.-Csu,stry Gentleman.
German Puffs: Half pint milk. five
eggs, two large spoons -four, two ounces
buffers bake in small tins or cups; fill
them hall full; they require quick oven;
q few minutes win bake them; to be
eaten as soon as they are out of the cups,
rs they will fall If allowed to cool =
Chicago Journal.
In washing scarlet flannel, to pre-
vent the color from changing. mix with
the water cupful of -four, having pre-.
vieusly boiled it in a quart of water for
ten or fifteen minutes. Do not rub on a
board, but squeeze and rinse up and
down several times. If greatly soiled
wash liz three or four waters: and care
must be taken to have them all of the
same temperature.-St. Louis Globe.
DO not let the frost or even cold
nights pinch the window plants you have
been summering out of doors. Until
removed within the house they should
be covered nights. Summer-blooming
shrubs and plants grown in tubs and pots
also should be attended to. They must
be protected at night and from cold
storms until the time comes for removing
them to the cellar or conservatory.-M
Y Herald.
The Farm and WORKSHOP thus be.
friends the worm: 'Worms are among
the best friends of the farmer; they are
great borers. They go down into the
earth, and the holes they make enables
the air containing carbonic acid to PEN
citrate down to the mineral matter below
Abe surface, by which the fertilizing
qualities are changed and fitted for the
nourishment of plants. The worms, by
opening and casting up the soil, do for
the farmer what he does for himself by
blowing. The farmer is indebted to the
worm for producing plant food, and to
she plants we are indebted for our own
food.
-Dampness undoubtedly favors the
growth of the potato disease; therefore,
If there is any chance at all of disease
existing in the roots they ought to be
stored as dry as possible, especially seed
potatoes. Since the beetle came among
us we have had the best results from
early planting and early varieties. but
the early kind are more easily affected
by warmth than the late ones, rs they
sprout easily. Some people think il
makes no difference to tear off long
sprouts; but. while they sometimes grow
cut again, there is little doubt that they
are constitutionally weaker, and much
more liable 20 disease than those which
do not sprout until ready to 90 in the
ground. -GeymantoUn Telegraph.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1882-11-03
Floor Coverings.


1t is a mooted question whether mat
ting should be taken up and laid away
or left on the floor under the carpet.
Under an ingram the seams in the mat
ting undoubtedly wear the carpet, I'M
less three or more thicknesseS of paper
are laid between them. Tapestry and
Brussels carpeting are but little affected
by the mating which undoubtedly
keeps better upon the floor. Indeed. if
1t is left down and covered with coarse
brown Wrapping paper. such as grocers
use. put between it and the carpet. il
will be found nicely cleaned by spring.
We have found stains which resisted ali
other applications disappear entirely
under such treatment.
Carpets which have been laid away for
the summer should be carefully exam
med before putting down, and if the
moths have invaded them, should at once
be sent to the steam-cleaneys. Ingram
carpets may be nicely mended by
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1882-11-03

slipping q patch under the hole and
FASTING patch and carpet together with
stiff flour paste, taking care that the
figures match. and ironing with hot
Iron to make the edges lie smooth and
adhere properly.
The popular fancy for rugs and mats
is On economical one, since it renders it
easy to hide any worn or faded spots in
the carpet under their friendly shelter.
A faded carpet may ;often be much
freshsned by washing with beef's gall
and water-one part of gall to three of
cold water. Rub this into the carpet
either with clean flannel or a sofa
brush; rinse the la'her off with cold Wa
ter, and rub the carpet dry with a soft
cloth. If there'ar any very dirty places
wash them with gall only. 1t will be
wise to speak for the gall a few DAYS
before it is needed. Light colored
Brussels or velvet carpets may be dyed
to form the center of large rug, or for
a carpet with bright border. Dying
will expose any worn places merciless-
ly, for the carpet must necessarily be
dyed all one color; but where the carpet
is a good one. and the light color is OBJ
jected to. the experiment will probably
prove satisfactory in the highest degree,
giving an entirely new effect, well suited
to the fashion of the day.
Stained floors with large rugs in the
center of the room grow constantly in
favor, and some handsome new houses
have floors of costly woods highly pol
ished for the purpose. Elegant Turk
ish and Persian rugs are used on these,
but the fashion obtains also in cheaper
fabrics, and ingram and tapestry rugs
are shown in abundance at the carpet
stores, along with the pretty Smyrna
rugs which initiate the Oriental carpets.
Press.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1882-11-03
Why the Faro Bank Wins.

That is something that great many
clever men who play a great deal
against faro do not know. 1t is not that
there is steady percentage in the
banks favor in the cases of ''splits,"
but that the bank plays with the most
money, that the bank always wins in the
end. That is a simple enough PROPOSE
ton, but is seldom understood. A bank
with $3.50 cash has as many more
chances of winning in the end the money
of player worth 800 as the banks
capital is greater than the players. The
player can only lose his 800 once; the
bank can lose two hundred and fifty
times before it has reduced its chances to
the players. In other words, the chances
in favor of the bank, as quoted, in
addition to the percentage on "splits,"
is two hundred and fifty to one. This
is susceptible of absolute mathematical
demonstration, yet will be read with
amazement by many who occasionally
buck the tiger. The ordinary PLAYER
who goes with ten or twenty dollars to
lose in bank having 100000 to lose.
can do a little Sunday morning work in
Gguring out his chances of beating the
bank.-,San Francisco Call.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1882-11-03
A Swallow Story Hard to Swallow.


The story Of the Westerly swallows
recalled to the mind of resident of
Providence another story concerning
these curious birds. ''Nearly sixty
years ago." said he, in substance,
when | was living in the town of
Litchfield, Me-, the occurrence of which
am about to tell you took place. My
fsther's house was on the old post road
connecting the towns of Brunswick and
Augusta and about half way between
those places. Early in the autumn my
father noticed large numbers of swal-
lows for several days flying over his
farm to the north. Similar flights of
the birds had in other years been no.
ticed by residents of the vicinity, and
comparison of testimony showed that
tile swallows were evidently flying to
a common center not far away. The
flight had continued two or three days,
when my father and two or three of his
neighbors determined to solve the mys-
terry. Starting about five o'clock one
afternoon, they followed the direction
taken by the birds. and came to the
edge of a grove. Here they were aston
ished to see hosts of swallows coming in
flom all directions and disappearing
through hole in the top of the tall and
lifeless trunk of Eastwood tree. The
aperture where the birds entered the
tree was about thirty feet from the
ground, was six inches or SO in diam
eter, and was evidently caused by the
breaking off of rotten limb. The
farmers, having noticed that none of the
IN, rd, ~ lint
stantly going in, went home more
puzzled than ever. A day or
two after, when the matter had
bsen talked over among the farmers,
several of them returned to the tree,
my father among the number, with the
intention of cutting it down. They set
to work to fell the tree. Only few
birds seemed to be disturbed or fright
ened away by the acton of the
farmers, and the tree finally fell
to the ground. The farmers were
utterly astounded to find it nothing
but a hollow shell. and filled
from bottom to top with dead swallows.
The tree was about q feet in diameter
aud about thirty feet in length from the
base to the aperture where the birds |
uuu DtcH Sccu W tultT, anu IL WAS eSti-
mated that the bodies of the swallows
found in the hollow trunk would aggre-
gate ten bushels! They were the COM
mon white-breasted swallow, mostly, al |
though there were quite a number of
marten swallows among them. Why |
tie birds came there is mystery |
that was never solved. That the strange |
affair actually happened I am quite
ready to prove; and though. for per-
sonal reasons, 1 prefer to withhold my
name from the public prints, L am
willing that all persons who desire a
verification of the story should be re-
ferred to me-" The reporters in
formant is an elderly gentleman of I'M
doubted veracity, is now seventy-eight
years of age, has been in business in
Providence for forty years, and is well
know i'm the commercial circles of the
city. He was born and brought up in
the house above mentioned as his
fathers, in Litchiield, Me-, living there
until he was eighteen; years of age; he
vividlv remembers the remarkable event
which he has described. Providence
(R II Press
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1882-11-03
The s.Mileh.COw Racket

During his wanderings through the
yards yesterday the reporter stumbled
onto another little scheme which it was
thought was exterminated few months
ago. but while there are suckers in
the world scalpers and other not over
scrupuious persons will always do a
rushing business. The ..milch-cow
racket IS the term used by those who
are posted, and from the profits derived
therefrom the racket is profitable one.
Mich cows are always in demand, and
the prices obtained approximate sixty
dollars. When the demand exceeds
the supply the ''scalper," in order to
accommodate" the customer, goes to
some remote pen and purchases cow
called '.stripper"-that is, one whose
days of usefulness as mixer are over.
A calf few days old is then purchased
for few dollars and tied in a pen
along with, the COW, which is supposed
to be its mother. The customer soon
makes his appearance and trade is eff
fected-the purchaser takes the bogus
COW and calf and the accommodating
!..scalpern the sixty dollars. The trick
is soon found ont, and the buyer makes
strenuous complaint, but there is no
remedy, and he has TO accept the in
eyitable. The trick was practised yes
terday, and came to the surface shortly
afterwards. The buyer on this occasion
made an unusually strong.break, which
was subsequently settled by a COM
promise. Chicago Tribune.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1882-11-03
The Horse Stall.

The soundness and suppleness of the
harness horse depends very largely upon
his stall treatment and accommodations.
Casual thought would conclude that the
abuse of the horse consists in over work,
undue exposure and insufficient food.
But equally destructive with either one
OF these agencies is his stall mismanage-
ment.
Prominent among these abuses is the
excessive inclination of the stall. In
order to have rapid drainage, the grade
of the stall is made so steep. that fire.
-quently the horse is made very tired. by
practically thus standing uphill, while
he should, under more favorable circum-
stances be resting. The weight of the
carcass is therefore thrown largely upon
the headquarters, and the result is some
times weakness, if not soreness over the
loins, and probably with equal frequency,
either wind gals, enlarged flexors, swol-
len ankles, or incipient occult curbs and
spavins. This is a very unnatural stand
ing position of the horse in a state of
freedom. Whether protecting himself
from the storm, or standing still after
being satiated with grazing, he invari-
ably either chooses level ground or po-
sition slightly descending, in which the
forehanded portion of the carcass is APP
preciably lower than the hips. The
physiological reason of this position is
manifest upon careful examination. The
Office of the front feet and limbs while
In motion is largely to sustain the body,
60 prevent it falling headlong. while the
hind limbs and feet propel it forward.
In state of rest, therefore it follows
that the burden of the weight can be
more comfortably sustained by the front
limbs and feet. When the body is
pitched at the reverse inclination by the
steep grade of the stall, the horse fire.
guently shifts the weight from one hind
limb to the other, in such manner as
20 indicate his discomfort. If he must
stand in narrow stall, it should be
made more nearly level. and the activity
of the groom aroused to keep it scrupu.
Eously clean.-Lice Stock Journal.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1882-11-03
Animal Psychology.

It has been objected to ttcse who
speak of the ''emotions" of an ant or q
bee, for example, that we are not justi-
fed in applying terms derived from hui
man psychology to animals SO remote in
structure from the human type. DR..
Romanes replies to this objection by
showing that the ground of all inferen-
ces as to the mental processes of animals
is an argument from the analogy of their
actions with our own. Now, it is of
course perfectly true that the less the re-
semblance the less is the value of any
analogy built upon the resemblance,
and therefore that the inference of an
ant or bee feeling sympathy or rage
is not SO valid as the similar inference in
the case of dog or monkey. Still it
is an inference, and, SO far as it goes, a
valid one-being, in fact. the only infer
ence available. That is to say, if we OBJ
serve an ant or a bee apparently exhibit
ing sympathy or rage, we must either
conclude that some psychological state
resembling that of sympathy or rage is
present, or else refuse to think about the
subject at all; from the observable facts
there is no other inference OPEN"
Assuming that we are justified in con-
Guiding that the mental processes are
similar when there are similar external
appearances, we still need a criterion of
mental as distinguished from reflex ac-
ton; for we find both in men and ami
mails examples of actions that are mind
like and yet not truly mental" lob
jectively considered, the only distinction
between adaptive movements due to re-
fiex action and adaptive movements due
to mental perception, consists in the for
mer depending on inherited mechanisms
within the nervous system being so con-
structed as to effect particular adaptive
movements in response to particular
stimulations, while the latter are indie
pendent of any such inherited adjust
ment of special mechanisms to the ext
gencies of special circumstances" The
criterion proposed is therefore-"Does
the organism learn to make new adjust
ments, or to modify old ones, in accor-
dance with the results of its own indivi-
dual experienced" If it does, we have
evidence that the limit of monumental
action has been passed; that is, we arc
able to fix, by means of this criterion,
1.-THE upper limit of non mental action"
After distinguishing reflex from mental
action. it remains to distinguish ''in-
stinct" from ''reason." DIR. Romanes
proposes to define instinct as "reflex
action into which there is imported the
element of consciousness" and treason
or intelligence" as "'the faculty which is
concerned in the intentional adaptation
of means to ends. "-London Nature.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1882-11-03

For long time the art of making
what is known as Egyptian black pot
terry has been lost to the world. The
black is of a peculiarly brilliant appear
ance which modern makers have been
unable TO produce. But the owners of
pottery works in Devonshire, England,
are now putting forward the claim that
the lost secret has been found by them.
In support of their claim they recently
exhibited at the county fair an example
of their work in that line which was
generally thought to furnish an admirable
argument in their favor.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1882-11-03

"A Paris husband. plagued by his
wife to buy her a new bonnet, strolled
into salesroom and, by way of joke.
purchased bonnet of a very old date.
He took it home to his wife and she drew
from its crown piece of paper which
proved to be bond for 500 francs. This
is strong argument in favor of hus-
bands buying their wives old-style bon
nets.-Chicago Times.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1882-11-03
An Enolisb chemist anaIvzad /. 70

An English chemist analysed red
stocking and got out of it twenty-five
grains of tin. We shouldn't think he
got enough to pay him for his trouble;
and yet he couldn't expect to find gold
mine in one red stocking. A pair of red
stockings, however. frequently contain
something that gold mine couldn't buy.
-NOrristOUn Herald.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1882-11-03

On a Sunday evening a Waterman
In Troy factory helped his dilatory dog
ipto the building with the toe of his boot.
On all weekdays now the dog enters the
factory as usual, but no amount of coax
ing can get him near the building on the
Sabbath. Troy IN. ~ Times.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1882-11-03
"A moor woman in Sweden once g

"A poor woman in Sweden once ap-
piled to Old Bull for assistance. Know
ing her distress, he softly asked her for
her shoe. Taking the sinew used in its
lacing, with it he replaced the four
strings of his viol, and placing himself
at church door, he drew from this one
chord such charming and piteous strains
as only the large heart and mastery
hand of Ole Bull could improvise and
execute. Artist and woman were made
happy-the artist the happier of the two
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1882-11-03
AT Sheen Ranch CaIaveras Countv

AT Sheep Ranch, Calaveras County,
Cal, recently, a young lady attempted to
take loaded revolver out of the drawer of
sewing machine, when the weapon was
discharged. The bullet struck her fairly
and squarely over the heart. She fell to
the floor dead, as all supposed. but at
once came up smiling. The steel ribs OF
her corset had turned aside the bullet.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1882-11-03

The color of hens comb is good
index of her health. A pale or dark
color is bad sign, but.a bright crimson
sis daisy" That hen will soon Law, in
case she don't lay already.-DetroR Post.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1882-11-03

When danger from frost is appre-
hended. carefully pull the tomato vines
that are yet loaded with fruit and hang
them up in the cellar. as many viii
ripen sufficiently for uss. ~
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1882-11-03

The Salt Lake Tribune speaks of
pheasant polygamy and tells of
woman who was made $50 happy by it
that she jumped into a weU.h
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1882-11-03

The narrower the shoe the larger
the corn crop.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1882-03-08
ASSESSORS NOTICE.

NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN, That l
IN will he at my office in the Courthouse
from this date till the 10th inst, and that
! will be at the following named places on
the days specified, for the purpose of As
ssssing the taxable property Of the parish
of Claiborne for the year l5S2 The time
being short, IL is hoped that the people
will promptly attend, and IN all cases fur
nish correct numbers of their land, ss no
assessment will be made without the cor
rect numbe
Ward 3-lIasiy's Cross Roads, Monday,
March 20, lss2;
Warl 4-Curry's Sch. House, Tuesday,
2lst; knighton's store, Wednesday, 22d;
Ward 5-Athrus, Thursday and Friday,
23d and cath; Tulip, Saturday, 18th;
Ward 6-Sherard's store, Monday, 27th:
Enterprise, Tuesday. path:
Ward --Lisbon, Wednesday and Thurs
day, 10Th and Both;
Ward 7-Arizoua, Friday, 3lst;
And during two first weeks OF April at
/ the Court-house in the town of Homer:
Ward l-WHid's Mill. Monday, April IL
| ls-2; Summerfield, Tuesday and Wrdnes
/ day, 18th and 10Th;
/ Ward 2-tiordon, Thursday, 2Oth:
Ward 3-iiayncsvttc, Friday aud Sat
urday, 2lst and 22d;
Aud ut the Court house from the y2l
April till LIST May, AT which time the as
.rssncut will close. Please be prompt IN
attendance and save time. cost. &c.
W. J. MERCER, Assessor.
/ March :, l--2. m7t
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1882-03-08
OBITUARY,

Died, Feb. 10, 1852, at twen,v.fv. mi, .
ntes past 3 o'clock, p. M, ROBERT W
SCOTT, born In Claiborne parish April 10
1901, aged twenty years and ten months.
n .. papers please copy.
Who can fathom the WAYS of the AL.
mighty, or who by searching can fluid out
G"df Wrapped in mystery from all
time, and until time shall be no more. a
mystery too deep, too unbelievable for
the finite minds Of uortals to penetrate.
yet in moments of desoiation, the still
small voice comes FROM those regions, 80
far yet still ~ near" and speaks to our
souls IN accents sweet with plying sor.
row, Peace, he still, and know that am
God"
Why the cup Of bitterness il daily up
held TO the lips of many, while on Others
the sunshin" of prosperity irradiates the
pathway from the cradle to the grave;
why lie call, from earth the Young and
iaIr, aud the old and iuiirm are allowed 10
remain set - little longer, VT know not
nov; but hen the mortal shall put gu i'm
mortality, then shall His ways be found
out-;hcn shall His wisdom be- made plan.
With submission now must We bow be-
meath the Christening hand of the Almigh-
~, for tie decree has gone forth from the
counts of Heaven, that one of our numbcr
4 1
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1882-03-08
WAyERLEY MAGAZINE.

This popular periodical has sixteen large
pages, ~izc II by II inches, set in small
type. and contains double the reading OF
any other weekly literary paper in the
country. 1t viii contain no Advertise
ments. but Lee filled with Stories, Music,
Poetry. Anecdotes, Enigmas, &c. The
Music will consist Of Anthems, Sougs,
Dances, and MARCHES, which in one year
will be worth at least $1,000. II is the
cheapest and best Family Paper in Ameri'
ca. Tcrms-oue year. 800; ak months
81 100; three months, sl.00. Sixteen back
numbers, all different, will be sent, post
paid, to any address for Sl.O0.
FRY il. If only for throe months. Address
wAvERLEY MAGAZINE,
Lock box l72, Boston, Mass.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1882-03-08
FOR RENT.

" j. SCOTT. ng,ni for li~ NO dIuGh-
y. tors. B.'lr Nu-tou "t Dallas, IrNaN.
and Jessie G.. Scott Of Homer, La. Will irut
upnu liberal terms, lis former Residence.
bordering the corporate limits of llom"i o.
Dwelling huusr with tive looms and pau
try. three hrl,6 chimucys, cooking stove,
and all necessary out-huildiug>; an excel
lent well uf water and spring, an orchard
not excellrd In the parish Inclnsrd, with
orchard, garden, yards and potato or corn
match. about fiitcrn acres, with City acres
of wcod.lnnd>. A. Ia terms. apply "a
y. j. SCOTT.
January -. l--9. 2i:tf
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Cash Receipt

-, continue TO publish under this
the names OF those who each
'.'' rntheir subscriptions. This list
l.I a. a memorandum for the pro
~. =, subscribers against possible
- in our books;
ci.o.pp. 81 % II { Mitchell, s. w
", :, u acrr, 2up 7 / BarnLnrt, . oO