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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1882-07-28
Sympathetic and COmbative.

cit is not often that one finds the
sympathetic and combative elements of
Irish character more finely blended than
hey are in the following story:
"Teddy Kelly was employed as a
section hand on railroad. In an I'M
guarded moment he undertook to occu-
py the main track instead of allowing
the priority to an express train that was
overdue. After the train passed it was
discovered that Teddy had been disfig-
ured almost beyond recognition. His
Emerald coadjutors gathered around
the remains, bemoaned the untimely
taking off of their comrade, and re-
marked what pity it was that the poor
fellow should have been SO horribly
mangled. After their flood of grief had
spent its force it was suggested that one
of their number be sent to break the
sad news as tenderly as possible to Mrs.
Kelly. Mr.. Patrick Dolan was unani-
mously elected to perform this mourn
full service. He hurriedly betook him
self to the Kelly mansion and knocked
at the door with enough severity to sug-
gest the hurting of a young thunder
bolt. In few moments the woman OF
the house was in the presence of the
visitor, and the following conversation
occurred:
Dolan-' Is the WILDLY Kelly imp
"Woman-'No; the Wildly Kelly
doesn't live here, but I'm Mrs. Kelly
.'Dolan-.You're q liar. for the corpse
is just comm aroond the cornerr -
Our Continent.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1882-07-28
RELIGIOUS AND EDUCATIONAL.

kansas boasts four women among
her County School Superintendent.
The grounds, buildings and appa-
Tatus OF the universities and colleges OF
the United States are valued at 1888, $685..
424.-C Chicago Herald.
The membership of the Protestant
Christian Churches in Syria has doubled
within the last five years.
I'm India there are no less than thir.
fy-four different Protestant Missionary
Societies. OF these twenty-three are
European and eleven American.
Mrs. Josephine Louise Newcomb,
of New York, has contributed 800, 900
to the library building fund of Wash
fngton and Lee University, Lexington,
Va. Her late husband, Warren New.
comb, few years ago gave $40, 600 fol
the same object.-M Y Herald.
Concerning the ringing of church
bells, the Christian at Work says: .sif
some people don't like the ringing, cot
tom is still abundant, and q Supply
can easily be had for filling the
cavity of the auricular tragus and
1obule, so as to exclude the vicious
vibrations of the terrible archaeological
tocsin."
, Rev. DR.. Burns. the Canadian
@sheretic' who sinned by writing let
ter of sympathy to DR.. Thomas, of
Chicago, and expressing agreement in
his views, has been unanimously &C
quilted by the Wesleyan Methodist
Church of Canada, which does not see
wherein he is guilty of heresy.-Sprtng-
ffeld (Mass.) Republican.
I'm Baltimore. Md, a handsome
new Methodist Epicopal Church has
been dedicated in memory of Robert
Strawbridge, the first preacher of that
denomination in America. The desk is
made of wood taken from the first
church built by Mr.. Strawbridge in
Carol County, Md, in 1894, and the
other pulpit furniture from the oak tree
under which he preached before there
was any meeting house. st. Louis
Globe.
The doctrine of sinless perfection
was discussed in the General Assembly
bf, the Cumberland Presbyterian
Church, lately held at Huntsville, Ala.
Some congregations of this denomina-
ton have gone as far as the Free
Methodists in professions of perfect
living. A revision committee advised
that liberty of conscience be allowed
on that subject, but by large vote the
following was adopted: 1.-THE doc
'trine of sinless perfection is not author
lied by the Scriptures, and is dogma
of dangerous tendency. IN Y. Sun.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1882-07-28

-"The Paper" As with the school,
30 with the paper. You pay your sub
scription price at the counting-room;
you can acquire the right to be served
with a copy; all that is commercial
you can buy. But you do not own the
paper. You did not start it. You can
not stop it You can learn from it if
it is q teacher; you can be Influenced
by it if it is an advocate; and you can
love it if it is q companion. But,
though you read it every day, and fill
yourselves with its ample contents, it
comes back again on the morrow fresh
ly burdened with its wealth of thought
and information. This is the newspa-
er.-New Haven Register.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1882-07-28
The Wolf as a RefOrmer.

One day a Wolf, who had been pom
dering deeply for whole week, start
ed out on walk through the Forest
Meeting Jackal, he said:
my Friend, pause for a little time
while | give you few words of ad-
vice. You are cross, snarling Great
ure, hated by men and despised by all
the Creatures of the Forest. Let me
hope that you will mend your ways and
reform"
.'Ho! no! he! but you are pretty
specimen to give me advicer' sneered
the Jackal. "Why, it isn't month
since you devoured an old woman and
chased Professor of Elocution into the
Riverr'
The Wolf passed on until he met a
Hyena. By that time he had recovered
his cheek, and he worked up sad,
sweet smile and observed:
my dear Mr.. Hyena, you would be
an ornament to society if you would
cut Your nails and clean your teeth.
Let me hope that you will cease your
depredations and become an honest,
conscientious animal
THAT'S nice talk from an old wretch
who lies in ambush for childrenr' re-
piled the Hyena- ''Why, if l was half
as mean as you are I'd want some dy-
ing Jack-Rabbit to kick me to death"
The Wolf next met Fox, and after
the usual salu:ations regarding the
backward condition of the crops the
Reformer began:
my Friend, feel it my duty to ad-
wise you to quit stealing spring chick
ems and get your living in an honest
manner. Show the world that you
want to be good and respectable and
you will soon be beloved and honored."
"!Taffy!" grinned Reynard-" taffy
on chip! You old villain, you'd bet
ter own up to some of the dozen MUIR
ders you have committed
The Wolf next met an Owl, and when
they had compared notes on the Malley
trial the Reformer said:
"My dear friend, why is it that
neither the Jackal, the Hyena nor the
Fox will receive my advice to reform?"
"My venerable fellow traveller"
slowly replied the Owl, reform should
begin at home. Wash up-get rid of
your bad breath-clean out your den
quit stealing and murdering-drill
some decency into your own family,
and then come and see us"
MORAL:
1t is the men in State Prison who
most lament the wickedness of out
Siders. Detroit Free Press.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1882-07-28

one's fingers and not to eat with ones
knife are of the very elements of good
breeding; and the first lesson taught in
every well-conditiOned household IS that
these are table sins which nothing can
excuse. We have seen ladies at hotel
tables hold their chicken bone or outlet.
shank between their dainty fingers and
thumbs while they gnaw off the meat
with their pearly teeth as neatly as
would Fido, the lap-dog. Then they
will suck their fingers one after another,
and wipe the residue on their napkins,
smiling and glorious, conscious that
they have left no waste, and enjoyed to
the last fiber the good things provided
for them.
This monotonous use of the fork and
craven fear of the vulgarity lying in the
spoon seems to us simple table snob-
berry. 1t is q well-known axiom that the
fork is to be used in preference to the
spoon when possible and convenient.
But the people who use it always-when
scarcely possible and decidedly incon-
venient--are people so desperately
afraid of not doing the right thing that
they do the wrong out of fear of 81 Mrs.
Grundy."
Is it not better to use spoon where
slipperiness is an element? Some peo-
pie hunt their ices with a fork, and 9th.
ers stick their small trident into jelly at
the risk of seeing the whole thing slip
off like gold-colored snake.
We sometimes see people put little
heaps of salt on the table-cloth by the
side of their plate, into which they dip
radishes. and sometimes the edge of
piece of meat. This goes along with
resting the elbows on the table and
reaching across ones neighbor to help
themselves to a dish that just suits
their taste, and they cannot " to be
served.
We see these things done at restaurant
tables more frequently than anywhere
else, and we presume it is because they
pay for what they get and do not con-
slider it incumbent upon them to be po-
lite there.
Another thing we see that is wholly
unpardonable- use of tooth-picks
where another person is still eating.
This we think is the worst feature of
all. Many time have We turned from
our food with dislike for it. caused by
seeing those who having finished their
meal and are about leaving, tilt them
selves back in their chair and COM
mence the process of cleaning their
teeth with tooth-pick. OF course it is
seldom that women are guilty of this
objectionable act, and those having
the least delicacy of feeling will never
do it.
There is no reason why politeness
should not be carried to the public Ia
BILE, nor why it should be taught only at
the home table. 1t is at the public ia
BILE where good breeding tells; and per-
haps in no better way than the graceful
handling of knife, fork and SPOON
Rural Neu Yorker.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1882-07-28
Something About the Rising Blossom
Of the Period.

No flower for long time has become
20 popular and so personal as the sun
flower. 1t has climbed into our favor
and taken possession of our homes, our
garden and our dress, and is every
and of right, for it is not only decOra-
tive and useful flower, but bears good
religious character. being as Christian
flower dedicated to St. Bartholomew,
st. Louis (King) and St. Antradis. and,
as a pagan emblem, the sacred flower of
the ancient Peruvians, who were wor-
Slippers of the sun.
Its resemblance t. the god of day and
its supposed homage to the rising sun
made it their emblem of faith, and on
this account it was greatly used in their
religious ceremonies, and the virgins
who officiated in the temple of the sun
were crowned with suntlOwers made of
pure gold, and carried them in their
hand, and fastened their robes with
them.
In Persia and other lands of the East
the suniiower is the emblem of constan-
cy in love, and there are many pOetical
illusions in Eastern literature to the
flower that always turns its face toward
the sun.
The first mention we have of it in En-
gland is from Gerard, in 1896, when he
tells us that in his garden he had one
that has grown to the height of IA feet,
which produces flowers measuring Is
inches over. In Sp1in and Mexico they
grow to the height Of 20 feet, some of
the flowers measuring four feet in diam
eter. and single flower producing ?, 362
seeds.
Botanical authorities say that there
are nearly fifty species. Among those
which are best known are the tall SUM-
flower of Peru and Mexico, the peren-
NAL, native of Virginia, and the dwarf
suntlower, brought as late as 1873 from
Egypt.
The seeds, when peeled, taste like
sweet almond. They make an excellent
bread of them in Portugal, and during
the late war, in the Southern States,
they were substituted for coffee in many
frontier cabin. They are good food
for poultry, and the oil pressed from
them is frequently used in place of
olive oil for salads; it can also be burned
in the lamp, and is splendid for soap
making.
The stems and flowers when burned
produce good potash, and many a
housewife in Texas has superintended
the burning of suntlowers to obtain the
potash for her weeks baking with as
much care as she did the baking itself.
In Texas the suntlOwer pulled at sum
down with wish is sure to bring the
wish true before the next sunset $50 the
Indian says), and no true Texan will
have garden without at least one of
these ''mimic suns in it. To dream
OF them signifies that you will have your
pride wounded; and a negro, if he has
this dream, will never rest until he has
pulled suntlOwer to counteract the
omen. And in some parts OF the South
a negro will not let you bring into the
house suntiower that has been pulled
before it is perfect or one that is in any
way broken.-Harper' Weekly.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1882-07-28
There are now upon the Skaoit I

There are now upon the Skagit Riv-
or, Washington Territory. about twenty
logging camps. which are putting into
the water from 100000 to 1900, OCo
feet of logs per month, and new camps
are constantly being added as trade and
settlement progresses up the river.
There is an immense body of timber on
this stream, much of which is still quite
easy of access.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1882-07-28

Ae99pG E0ttoTSS
Ths above is good themes Of Ma Lydia PINK.
may b truthfuly called the "Dear Friend of Woman
some Of her correspondents love to call her. She
Is zealousy devoted to her work. which II the outcome
Of Q hfestudy, and Il obliged to keep six lady
assistants to help her answer large correspondence
which daily pours in upon her, each bearing "a special
burden Of suffering, Joy at, release from IT. Her
Vegetable Compound Is . medicine for good and not
evil purposes have personally Investigated Il and
am satisfied Of the truth OF this
On account Of its proven merits Il Is recommended
and prescribed by the best physicians In the country
One says, ct works ike . charm and saves much
pain 1t win entirely the worst form Of falling
of the uterus, Leucorrhea, irregular and painful
Menstruation, all Ovarian Troubles Inflammation and
liberation, Foodings all Displacements and the con-
sequent spinal weakness and Is especially adapted to
the Change of Life"
Npermeates every portion Of the system and gives
new life and vigcr. 1t faintness natuleney,
destroys all craving for stimuants and relieves weak
ness Of the stomach. Il cures Bloatfn2, Headaches,
Nervous Prostration, General Debility, NeeplessnssL
Depression and Indigestion. That feeling Of bearing
down, causing pain, weight and backache, 10 always
permanently cured BY it, 1t win at all times and
under all circumstances act IN harmony with the aV
that governs the female system.
cosrs only O. per bottle nix for o., and d sold b.
druggists Any advice required to special cases. md
the names Of many who have been restored to pese4
health BY the Of the Vegetable Compound, can b
obtained by addressing Ma p, with stamp for reply
ct her home in Lynn, MAaa
For Kidney Complaint Of either Sax this compounds
unsurpassed abundant testimonials show.
"M1 Pinkham's Liver Pfls," says one writer, @sro
tAe best In the World for the cure Of Constipation,
Bfioumess and Torptdity Of the liver. Her Blood
Purifier works wonders In ts special line and bids faiF
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Al must respect her Angel Of Mercy whose sols
ambition d to do good to otheEA
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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1882-07-28

The crops of cotton and corn in
Texas will be the largest ever raised in
the State. The acreage of cotton is 3d..
$50 acres over last year, and Of core
40, $50 acres.-St. Louis Globe.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1882-07-28
The Suez Canal is one of the most

The Suez Canal IS one OF the most
valuable pieces of property in the
world. The net profits last year were
over $5,000,000 This was an increase
of over % per cent. over the profits of
the previous year. Each ship that
passes through the canal pays little
over 20 cents TOM Y. Herald.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1882-07-28
JOHN HODGE, Sec'y.
DR., JOHN BULLS
Smiths Tonic Syrup
FOR the CURE OF
fever and ACUE
Or CHILLS and fever.

The proprietor Of this celebrated medicine
Justly claims for 1t superiority over all rem
edies ever offered to the public for the SAFE,
CERTAIN, SPEEDY and PERMANENT cure
cfAgue and Fever, or Chills and Fever, wheth.
er Of short or long standing. He refers to the
entire Western and Southern country to bear
him testimony to the truth Of the assertion
that in 10 case whatever will it fail to cure II
the directions are strictly followed and carried
out. In great many cases single dose has
bsen sufficient for . cure, and whole families
have been cured by single bottle. with . per-
feet restoration Of the general health. It il,
however, prudent, and In every case more cer-
tain to cure, II Its use IL continued in smaller
doses for week or two after the disease has
been checked, more especially In difficult and
long-standing cases. Usually this medicine
will not require any aid to keep the bowels In
good order. Should the patient, however, 70.
quire cathsrtic medicine. after having taken
three or four doses Of the Tonic. single dose
Of BULLS VEGETABLE FAMILY PILLS
will be sufficient.
The genuine SMITHS TONIC SYRUP must
have DIR. JOHN private stamp on each
bottle. DIR. JOHN BULL only has the right to
manufacture and sell the original JOHN J.
SMITHS TONIC SYRUP, of Louisville, Ky.
Examine we'll the label on each bottle. II my
private stamp il not on each bottle do not
purchase, or you will be deceived.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1882-07-28
Mercbant,a
CA OIL


NAL flesh. Try bottle.
As these cuts Indicate tho Oil is used successfully
for all diseases OF the human, fOtCl and animal
flesh, Shake well before using.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1882-07-28

for their medi
tive properties !
use the very be.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1882-07-28
Cannot be Disputed.
United States /,

DOh AA&AA ~
we'll corked.
nll0cC Burns and
VUuIS Scalds.
Chilblains, Frost Bites,
Scratches or Grease,
Chapped Hands,
External PoisOns,
Sand Cracks, Poll EVIL,
Calls of all kinds,
Swellings, TumOrs,
Flesh Wounds, Sitfast,
Ringbone, Foul Ulcers
Garget in Cows, Farcy,
Cracked Teats,
CallOus, Lameness,
Horn Distemper,
Crownscab, QuittOr,
Ahcess of the Udder,
81 900 REWARD for
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1882-03-23
SALE REGISTER!7

PRIVATE SALE G J. Si.mrnd "4,~@
f,r sale his farm on Owens Creek. nes
Loy- Station. Terms eaav. See pns -
md adv ia Westminster Aisocnte.
John c Tvlsr will sell on Tkursr
March 90. s.. To- Of hors~s cows e
forming implements, on tho Eli on far
near Nil ers BRIDGE
Mrs. l.. a Sieprer will sell or the a.
adjoining Grnceha,n ON Tnes!.v hh;2,
%, 1892 horses. ca'tle. farming nsr'@
mr',s and household furniture. Ssis
comNcnhr at 8 o'clock.
d.. J. w Miller will sell at Public =.
IN Gracrlan on Saturday, March 2S, -
horses and lot of household furniture
Nai)l g. Fisher will ,~N At Puhl!', So ::
at,ttcra station on the Emmiit-nury =,
Road, on Saturday, April 8, 1889, boz
cows, and farm ng Implements
James ". Haukcy veil! SCI! at ~. .
Sale on his premises near Creastratt o.
on Thursday. March 80, 1887. a.t.~~.
cows, and farming implements.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1882-03-23

A School OF THEoLooY--At the
last annual conference Of the Meth
ODDS, Protestant church, a committee
vas appointed to consider Tire "rpr
,li-ncv of tia "a; th,i~hm 4nt of y
school Of theo| ,gv in conne"t'o" with
Western MARYLAND College Rev }.
T Murray was chairman of he CON
mttpe and reported in favor of the
establishment Of such school, at the
recent session OF the Conference. and
the report was accepted by avot1 OF
S4tol2 On Saturday laet, bv a
vote OF IS to 5, R,v. Thonss II Lew.
il was chosen AS the head OF the school
which vii b. opened in Srp'em er
n.y1 A1r0rate
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1882-03-23
A Good housewife

A good housewife, when she is CIV.
ng her house its spring r"novt'lng
should bear IN mind that the dear IN.
mat, OF her houee are more precious
II an MANY houses and that thar rvs
tens need cleansing by pnlfN'ng the
blood, ,pgn atong the omach ard
bowels to prevent and cure the ''s".s
es arising from spring ma'aria' and
ml.ama, and she must know thAt Their
il nothing that will do 1t so perfect '
and surely \. Hop Bir'ers, the pnr"s'
and beat of medlcin e. Concord { "
H. Ruh1ot
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1882-03-23
CoSKLlSGs LETTER OF DECLIN!

CoSKLISG LETTER OF DEcLINA'
No. % NASSAU STREET, |
New YORK. MARCH 3, 1882 ]
Mr.. Prrsi!ent-Absenc prevented
a prompt ack nowlsdgnen Of your
two esteemed letters. which were
found waiting my return from U'lc"'
The high and unexpected honor you
protfpr bv selecting me AZ associate
Justice of the Supreme Court of tie
United States is greatly valued, u
will ever be matter of pride and Sal :
faction that YOU and .hs Sena'r
deemed me fl, for 80 grave and exal' :
Ell trust. But for reasons winch you
would not tail to appreciate, ! am con
strained to decline. Al rhoagh urgent
demands on my time just no" prevent
nv accepting your CORDIAL invitation
to pass a few days with onin Wash
ington, let me hold this as pleasure
deferred but not lost,
| have the honor to be sincerely
your obedient servent.
ROSCOE C0NkLlNG
His Excelency the President.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1882-03-23

SALE pllLa--The season Of public ~ -"
is approaching and as there are ut" -
dates upon which parties are partc",~ =.
drslro,ls Of holding their sales, il Is c. *
dicnt that they should notify rs at one IT.
their choice, whe:! it will npnear IN -,
Sale Register and TINS lie secured 10 ~
vance. We are prepared TO print c,!'
from II X r. 70 30 IS inches, on r.
paper. we'll displayed and At rates is
will conn nre fnvorably with those Of 81.
Office in the county. We give blank no.
and place in the Sale Register, free .~'i
offer inducements that will justify par s
who intend to make sale, TO call and -.
M. u
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1882-03-23

Antietam National Cemetery IL
this Cemetery is not now the mos
beautiful national hurying ground III
the United States it will soon lie H.
fact, many visitors have expressed
themselves more favorablv impressed
b. its appearance than by the Gene
te,y at Gettysburg, which has hither
to been considered the most elegant
in the country. Work has again been
resumed here, and the present and
contemplated improvements will
greatly enhance its beauty. The
grounds outside Of the wall have been
graded with rich soil, which will be
planted with grass seed On the tor
der Of this little park is row Of sym
m,trical 34cidLous trees, INST within
n handsome barbpd wire fence. AT,
regular intervals through the center
Of the ralk--the spaces to alternate
with the outer low of tlees--will he
planted row Of evergreens. Within
the cemetery proper the earth has
been removed from the roots of the
evergreens, half wheelba'row load
of manure deposited, and the soil re-
p'acsd over it, Two quarts Of pulver-
lied bone have been sowed at the