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, 1882-03-03
Refining HOrses.

One Of the most senseless, and yet O
very common habit of the American peo-
Pile, is the refining Of driving horses so
tight as to inhict upon them great deal
OF pain, under the mistaken idea that it
adds to the stylish appearance of the ami
NAL. When people see a horses head
drawn mp by the bearing rein, and see
him stepping short and champing the
bit, tossing his head and rattling the
harness, they assume that he is acting in
the pride OF his strength and fullness of
spirit, whereas the animal is really suf-
fering @gOnies of pain, and is trying to
gain by these movements momentary re-
lief. To our view, horse looks better,
and we know he feels better, when pur-
suing a natural, leisurely, swinging gait.
1t is as necessary for his head to o5cilate
in response to the motions of his body
as it is for mans hand to do the same
thing. A horse allowed his head will
work easier and last longer than one on
which check is used.
Blinds are another popular absurdity
in the use OF horses. They collect dust,
blind the eye and are in every way
nuisance. A horse that cannot be
driven with safety without them should
be sold to railroad grader, No colt
should be broken to them.
, 1882-03-03
Kind Words.

Il saw in de papers de odder day" I"
began Brother Gardner, after carefully
wiping the top of his head "a leetle
item bout speakin' kind words to our
feller men as we trabble de highway OF
life. OATS easy 'nutf to do, an mighty
cheap way of scrubbin' long, but doan
want nobody to practice it on me. If
use men right dey will use me right, an
We kin trade kind words If you meet
man in de gutter, doan stand ON de
sidewalk an tell him dat you are ready
to bust wid sorrow, an dat you solemnly
wish he wouldn't do so agin', but stan
him on his feet an start him for his
home to his pore wife an chil'ren; or
hunt for purleecemen and have him
boosted for sixty days. If you meet
pore man whose wife am lyin' dead
in de house, dOan' wipe yer eyes
an I tile yer chin an tell him you'd
iine de funeral purceshun if you
only had mule. Walk right down inter
yer west pocket fur half er weeks wages
to help pay fur the coffin an odder ex-
penses. If you meet feller man who
am out of wood all flour an has broken
arm to excuse it, doan' pucker yer mouth
an tell him dat de Lawd will purvide.
De Lawd doan' furnish purvislons fur
dis market. Instead OF droppin' tear
of sorrow on the doahstep, step aroun'
to the woodward an de grocer's and lay
down de cash for de feed an warm de
family fur a fortnight. When l meet
leetle gal who has lost her dollbaby, or
leetle boy who has stubbed his toe,
take EN- up in my ANS an wipe their
little noses and sot EN- down wild hand
full of peanuts. When l meet widder
who am out OF wood, an old man who has
bin turned out doahs, or worliin' man
who's home am under de shaoder of
death, | doan lean on de fence an look
to heaben for relief. If Tze got a dollar
| han il out. l lend it orGive it or make
'em take it, an if heaben does anything
further duts extra When you read dat
it am easy to speak kind words, iist re-
fleet dat it am de cheapest way in de
world to help noybur. Turnips am
quoted at forty cents a bushel kind
words have no value in de market. Let
us now attack the reg lar order of biz
npGs
, 1882-03-03

The Indications that the house appor
tlonment will pass the senate.
Senator Miller was in the hopes of get
ting the Chinese bill before congress on
I the 10Th.
1t is feared that the open winter in
Minnesota will cause q great loss in the
lumber trade this season.
The river was 30 feet high in front OF
Cincinnati on the 10th, and rising at the
rate of , inches per hour.
Great distress prevails among the peo-
pie of Sweden, the mildness of the
weather preventing the transportation OF
produce by means OF sleighs as usual.
1t is stated among railroad men that
Mcintyre, of the Pacific railway syndi-
cate, sold his interest in the company to
". II. Vanderbilt.
A Chester, Pa, dispa oh of the Goth,
says: Five more of those wounded by
the fire at the explosion at the old Porter
mansion are III precariOus condition.
The list of injured increases. Four VIC
tins were buried to-day. Funerals of the
remainder will take place tomorrow.
Crowds OF people from the surrounding
country viewed the ruins to-day.
The Standards Berlin special says:
The eemperor expressed the deepest indig-
nation and sorrow at Gen. Skobelotfs le-
marks. He said that if such wanton pro-
vocations were continued he would be
compelled to resort to energetic meas
ures. The News Berlin correspondent
telegraphs that he has heard from semi
Official resources that the government
intends to ignore Gen. Skobelotf's speech
for the present.
A Rock Rapids, Iowa, dispatch of
Feb. 10th says: Before the coroners
jury who are investigating the murder of
John Lanahan, who was killed while sit
ting near window recently, Maggie his
oldest daughter, confessed that she did
the shooting. She also implicated her
mother, her sister Anna and the latters
lover, ii young man named Birch. The
girl testified that it had been agreed be.
tween them some time ago to put the
old man out Of the way" at the earliest
opportunity. Birch furnished the pistol,
and when her father came home from
farmers club meeting and was about to
sit down, she stepped up behind him and
fired, killing him instantly. The three
arranged the body SO as to appear as if
some one had shot him through the win
dow, while her sister Anna went out and
broke the glass. As to the motive for
the crime, Maggie testified that Birch
wanted to marry Anna, and her father
refused. He also did not provide for
them. The mother and other daughter
corroborated this testimony. Birch at
one time lived with the family and was
driven from the house by Lanahan, who
suspected him with criminal intimacy
with his wife and daughter. All parties
implicated are under arrest and the
greatest excitement prevails.
, 1882-03-03
killing q Calamyun

The Frenchtown, N. j., correspondent
of the New York Sun, has been inter-
viewing local hunter, with the follow
ing result:
II don't mind telling how did it,"
said John o. Smith, who recently shot
a catamount near here. "You see, my
barn is only short distance from u
stretch of woods which lies between
here end Stockton. The other morning
| went into the barn to get robe for u
wagon. My shotgun rested against the
wall in the harness room. Just as | went
in for the robe, saw head at the back
window which wasn't an ordinary head.
Grabbing my gun, started around the
barn. The animal got to the corner be-
fore did, and jumped out at me, l had
no time to shoot, for the catamount, that's
what it was, had its claws on me before l
could do anything. 1 yelled like o
a trooper, and reversing my gun struck
the critter on the head with the butt
The critter was stunned for
moment and then sort of let go its
hold, giving me chance to move back
few yards and bring the gun to my
shoulder. Just then my wife appeared
upon the scene, and yelled to her to
run and bring out a pail of hot water
the hottest she had. Then l fred and
hit the cuss square between the eyes. 1t
ought to have settled him, but it didn't.
1t only made him mad, and he crouched
down TO jump on me. l lodged, and
got in another blow on the animals
head, laying him on his back, but not
killing him. My wife had then returned
with pail of boiling hot water, and she
threw il at the catamount. Part Of it
scalded the animal, but the most of it
struck me, and took the skin clean off of
one of my legs frcm the knee down. /
danced around with pain, and the cata
mount raised up as though he meant to
fight again. gave him another blow
on the head, which settled him. This is
the first day I've been out since"
, 1882-03-03
SHORT BITS.

The Indianapolis Times advocates a
smoke consumption" ordinance in that
city.
, Emmons Blaine, the ex-Senator's
youngest son, lis clerk in railroad office
at Fond du Lac.
A portrait of Daniel Webster, drawn
by John Alexander, will appear in this
weeks Harper.
Tom Thumb has become a convert to
OF the ghostly faith.
Oscar Wilde says Clara Morris is the
greatest actress he ever saw, and that in
England they have no such powerfully
intense" actress.
Barbed wire fence is expensive, but
the man doesn't stop and rest for five
minutes on the top Of it every time he
has to climb it.
Paul and John, sons of P. p. Bliss, the
famous singer, who, with his wife, per.
ished at the Ashtabula disaster, have re.
ceived a present of piano.
For the first time in twelve years Yir-
ginia has married man as its Governor.
1t is high time that the "mother Of
Presidents" had welded consort.
religious revival is SO attractive at
Madison, Ohio, that all the stores and
factories are closed during the afternoon
while the employees go to meeting.
The "army" of the Prince OF Waldeck,
whose daughter the Dnke of Albany is
about to marry consists Of company
i'll the SD Prussian Infantry Regiment.
Never be at your place of business
when person wants to borrow money
OF you, because if you are in you will
be out, but if you are out, you will be
in Sunbeam.
Arkansas man who happened to
hang himself one day, and to get cut
down in time to attend to business, des-
cribes hanging as rather pleasant form
of out-of.door amusement.
Death is an uncertain enemy. You
never know where to look for his ap-
proach. One man meets death in the
field, and another is Overtaken by death
on the road to power or riches
"The Boston Post has q poor opinion
of a man who wastes his time chucking a
baby under the chin when he can firt
with its mother" but seems to forget
that that is the first step to the Irritation.
Newton Republican.
A Kentucky deacon turned his daugh-
ter ont doors for dancing and the church
turned the deacon out for cruelty. Then
the girl ran away and the deacon hung
himself, and the neighbors cried out:
Balance to pardners !"
Anthony Van Corlear, the messenger
and trumpeter Of the Dutch Governors
OF New York, lost his life in trying to
swim Spuyten Duyvil creek. He was
told that he could not swim across, and
replied that he would swim it "in spite
OF the devil" Hence the name Spuyten
Duyvil.
, 1882-03-03

Gracious me~ exclaimed Sarah,
looking into the glass, chow awfully my
hair looks. haven't combed it for two
days" why, Sarah" said Lydia, sis
it possible? 1 never should have sus-
pected it. 1t looks as we'll as l ever
saw it." Sarah didn't know whether to
feel complimented or insulted.
, 1882-03-03

! fund amounts to Sl975,
CONGRESSMAN Allen. Of St. Louis. is
very i'll ut Washington.
The r,yerl,r Of Virgipia has vetoed
the ant.lurllinr bill.
Tho Jorlio de NobilIa ot Paris has
bann soIl for hriIjino nrrnosas
,I.,,..,... VIZ, ,,',,;, o.,., ro.
tbe insurrcr+ion among tribes is iucreas.
inc.
Tho ,n,,;,lo,,t bos ,,or1oroI rrorl,
Denny. Of Minnesota. for passing coun.
terfeit money.
w. ,I,Iriol.,n r,s continual srr.
veyor.genrrI Of Washington Territory
on the 4y.h inst.
poro,p. ,ro,, r,r;ors ,,oi,,+s o,,ou tho
Ohio arI Mi,.i,,ippi rivers are still ris.
ing RAPIDLY.
M o,.,r. ,,,rtio,t, ,rv soroo,rt Ma.
son for his failure 10 kin Gniteau has
been nostno,el
Thd ,,a.,;lon+ ron,;,o.,1 W., T.
Tucker Of Illinois. major and paymns.
ter, on the 2Jtn.
Tho oror1 i,ry ~, tbo o1st hooon ox
animation Of witnesses recarjing the
Barton.Sotello shooting.
Tho borsa oornn,it.oa horo doo;1o1 .
vote on the Cannon. .CamnbelI Ttah case
on Friday the 9th.
A beoyy .now storo rrovo;lo1otSi Sio,x
CITY on the DIST and the thermometer in.
dicates u below zero,
Tommorr ,,,i,oa ,,;.r .,o uo,,,,,1:,,,.
at ALBANY on the Dist and elected John
w. yroman clerk of the senate
Forros+ II H,tbow,, h,s hoor on
o;s.tS Ott9'' -, - 'tli1""y n"a oeeH up
master general vice General Rncfer 80
Tho %. ,.;n os .ho E-ir,,, ,,,,,,.,. :.
o V"'' WIS henS Va S"o n' .is VGuu'! Az
a1l Snn1 onG nSS i"5a outteu on lie -ls.' loSs'
"ID,''o' 0Io p"'A0n. "0' ou' noo,
Inc lnveStiGatlon OF swamp lands near
loledo, ONO; mas oeen postponed by
secretary hlrkWood lor oo days.
hon. stephen rover, one OF the lead
ing lawyers Oh leXas, dled at BROWNSVILLE
ia that state on the otn'
George Cunningham's house near
aAdmellaburg, Ontario, was burned on the
zoth INST, with three children.
Tracklaying commenced on the South
ern Pacific branch road from Mohave to
Colorado river on the list.
Cincinnati has been selected by the
brotherhood of telegraphers as their next
place of meeting, on March 18th.
BY the recent fire at Haverhill, Mass,
POS firms were burned ont, including $50 |
shoe and leather establishments.
Emile Melville made grand success
in Locke and Blacchettes California
Opera Company at New York on the |
2lst.
The wholesale boot and shoe dealers |
of Chicago have raised S2lOO for the hen.
eft of sufferers by the late fire at Hayer-
hill.
Bismarck has been in conference with |
the emperor on Skobeloff's speech, and q |
mild remonstrance will be sent to st. |
Petersburg
The first representation of the Mystic |
Krewe in New Orleans on the 2lst was a |
of ancient Egyptian the
ology.
Gen. Chauzey has been appointed com.
mandant of the sixth army corps. and |
Gen. Degullifet transferred to the twelfth |
corps.
r d Raven cot into = bor.roor oror.
rel at Omaha on the Goth, with lanes
Cook. which resulted in the death of the |
latter,
A .o.,;h,o tro,oa,, oo,,,r,.o1 -, ,1,o on.L
roar ] ContrevilIS ,Taras IN wb;ab UI fo tUrn tun
noma5 HaI1 Iora 80 t;iind o"S ow
thelr wives mortally wounded,
IC,om T. rono,a1 t;o,,o4 ,. 80
.ho o;i SeHoai raa lii LII "eHt ~ "
Cne w. N h' hdllloau, was Alleu On Iue
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1882-06-09
Hon. e. III. Funston.

Senator Funston Il candidate for
Congress from the State-at-large. He
resides near Carlyle, Allen county, on
q farm, and i. q farmer by occupation,
o real live laboring farmer, not . side
walk or OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES farmer,
but one who works at his occupation.
He has been twice honored by his
county by being elected Represents.
tive and was once elected Speaker OF
the House, which position he filled
with entire satisfaction. He has q
good education, ia q good parliamen-
tartan and q forcible speaker. He Is
now a member of the Senate from the
dist riot composed of Anderson, Allen
and Woodson counties, and ID chair
man of the committee on educantion.
He is o man of commanding talent
who, in whatever position he has been
placed, has at once taken his place as an
acknowledged leader. The farmers OF
Kansas should see to it that they have
a proper representation in our Con,
gressional delegation, and they coulo
not select q truer, ADLER or better man
than Farmer FunstOn.-Neosho Fd'1
pOcl -g.l.t
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Frank Leslie's Sunday Mag
aZine.


The number for July presents such
attractions as to commend it to pub
lie favor and insure increasing patron
age. The opening article gives an ex-
ceedingly interesting history Of "Mar-
tha's Vipyard," and has seven illus
trations. "St. Petersburg, the City Of
Contradictions" with ten illustra-
tionsl, "Musical Instruments of the
Bible" 10y Alfreton Hervey twenty
illustrations), the Society of the Red
Crosse (six illustrations, "SOme Of
Woman's Rights" by Rev. DR.. Tai
mage, "Kompert's Stories of Jewish
Home Life" and a visit to AbbOtts-
ford and it's Vicinity" are some of the
prominent features. There are serial
and short stories by Marion Harland
and other popular writers; some ad-
mirable sketches and essays; poems
by Longfellow, P. BOurke Marston and
others. several of them tastefully illus
trated: and all abundance of other
good things that we have not space to
narticularize. "The Home Pulpit
has a sermon by DIR. Talmage, Lost
Sheep.n "Religious Facts" ''The
Collection Basket" Information for
the Curious" ETC., ETC., are exceeding
| y features. The price of a single
number is % cents, or So per annum,
sent postpaid. Address Frank Leslie,
So. IS and 81 Park Place, New York.
! The well-known and popular au.
thoress, Marion Harland, begins Sc,
rial story entitled "a Good Fellow
! in the August number, Of Frank Les
lies Sunday Magazine, written ex'
pressly fOr its pages.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1882-06-09
Monday Evening.

Ed. REGISTER Noticing an an
in the REGISTER of mu-
steal entertainment to be given by two
Young ladies pupils Of the Blind Asy-
ium at Wyandotte we desire to say
that having witnessed such an enter
tainment by the pupils, we can speak
in the highest praise Of the perform
ance of this class, and can assure the
people of lola and vicinity that an
hour given to listening to the remarka-
BILE literary and musical talent display
ed by these ladies will be well spent.
T.. H. FUNSTON.
r. b. STEVENSON.
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Geneva JOttinSS.
Kansas

June More like Kansas.
Corn was fast going backward but
now it smiles.
Effort centers on the crop, for the
moments now are golden. Favorable
skies continuing our farmers will be
almost too busy to eat or sleep.
Fresh paint at Bro. TWINS.
It ia a clear case that Indian creek
ought to be bridged, and that right
away. =,
John P. Dickey is off to Perry, N.
Y, for his frau. We understand they
will visit different places in several
states. and return in about six weeks.
Decoration services Sunday were well
attended, and the grafton by Hon. Jno.
w. Scott, of lola, was, as usual, OF the
best order, and very satisfactory. AT
the cemetery, most of the audience De-
ing present, unanimous vote OF
thanks was extended to DIR. Scott ana
his manuscript asked for the press.
| We hope the address will appear In
the REGISTER at an early day.
knowledge is safety, and again we
say let decoration come "a regular as
the roses.
Father Campbell spoke last Sabbath
to an attentive audience, and comes
| in two weeks.
Sunday-school has voted to join
with the Falls and celebrate the
! Fourth at the fair grounds.
Our busy farmers question the nee
essity of having three primaries to &c
the work of one. -,
! we are authorized to state that the
Republican electors Of Geneva town
! ship will meet at the Post ONCE, tues
day, June Is, at 3 o'clock p. M, ano
elect five delegates to attend the coun
ty convention at lola, Saturday, June
! II. 1892, i .aH n.
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Big Creek Notes.

Tune 3.-Our term of six months
schooi closed Saturday, May q, with
a GOOD dinner, and although it rained
almost continually in the forenoon the
school was we'll attended and baskets
came well filled with the necessary
comforts of life. And after all had
nartaken of the same to the general
satisfaction an hour was spent in a
lively chat of both old and young,
after which our respected teacher Miss
Carrie -. strong called the house to
order and we were well entertained by
acme good dcclamations, select read
ing and occasional songs by the whole
school, which was splendid, until
about 4 o'clock p. M, when we DID
each other good bye and repaired to
our homes feeling content with the
entertainment of the day. The num-
her of scholars enrolled: Males IL, fe-
males II. total %; total attendance in
days: males $50, females 1859, total
1853. average daily attendance: males
7-S7. females IL $50, total Is 22S7.
Rio creek is on the boom since the
heavy rains.
Breaking sod is the order Of the day
since it is too wet to cultivate corn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kirby are in Arkan-
sas on q visit.
Mrs. Henry Smith has returned
from Indiana where she had been Wis
MIS- Gay is on. the sick list this
week, as also Mrs. Butterfield; both
are improving:
Mr.. Morgan's brother is over from
Fort Scott slrrd they are doing q good
business breaking prairie in partner
|. ship way, 80 far as the team Is con
cerned. More anon.
SUBSCRIBER,
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Moran Items.

Mr.. George Mclaughlin has sold
his fat steers. They weighed l296
average.
The ground has at last got dry
enough to work and farmers are
-crowding the cultivators. The corn
is very small for the time OF year:
Oats and potatoes are growing fast and
rive promise are growing fast and
give promise of large yield. The
festive chinch bugs are here notWith-
standing the rain and cool weather
but SO far have not found any young
bugs. Mr.. Brandenburg has the best
niece of flax in the township If not IN
the county.
Mrs. Dr.. Grifitt and her niece Miss
Celtic Griffith, of Morgantown, Ind,
are visiting Mr.. ]. A, Armstrong.
Mrs. Baker, of Bates county, Mo. Is
visiting her son 7. +. Baker, our sta
ton agent.
Mr.. Morris Barns and family OF
Yates Center were visiting the fist OF
the week. He paid our merchants
yisit and took a lot of groceries home
with him he says he can buy goods
cheaper in Moran than IN Yates Gen.
| ter. 80.
A little war over the post office this
week. Go slow, gentlemen, the
| lightning may strike where it is the
1 least expected.
Mr.. Il. F. Baker Is building q neat
residence in town and Mr.. J: Arm
! strong is building house on his farm
4 IL miles southeast of town.
Mrs. George Mozzy, of Indiana, is
visiting her father and mother Mr'
and Mrs. JIG. Norton.
Mr.. Kinney, father of L. B. Kinney,
has returned to Michigan.
! Mr.. Cyrus Clothier has gone to 10
1 neka to work Oh the State House.
Messrs. Keith, Strong and brown
are building house for Mr.. Briggs Oh
the Usage.
I Durham & Ard shipped two cars o.
stock from here last week ana VIII
shin another this week.
Miss Loda Strong is taking lessons
in telegraphing under Mr.. Baker.
Moran will have a strawberry ana
ice cream festival on next "Wednesday
. evening for the benefit Of the corne
band.
Mr.. w. nj. Mattocks, our Trustee
|. has finished assessing the property o
Marmaton township and has handet
me the following report for publica
ton which we think is not bad show
;, ing for the youngest township in tn
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1882-06-09
Festival at Moran.

On the evening of June 18th Wednes-
day there will be strawberry and Ice
cream Festival at Moran, KS, the pro-
ceeds to be used in securing o teacher
for the eornet band at that place. Good
music will be in attendance accommo-
dations the hest, and refreshments first
class. Everybody is cordially invited.
Come, for you will enjoy yourself as
we'll as assist our young band.
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Mr.. R. Clauder, traveller for the
Charter Oak Insurance Company, OF
st. Louis, was drowned while trying
TO cross Owl Creek southwest of lola,
last Saturday. He had secured team
at Humboldt to drive to WoOdsOn
county, and was warned to be careful
how he attempted to cross the streams,
as they were all high. He drove into
the stream without letting down the
top. and when he attempted to jump
out he was caught in the lines and
held until drowned. The team, a val
liable one, was also drowned. Clauder
was we'll kpowp and highly respected
in st. Louis. ia
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Mr.. VIM. Buchanan returned from
Abba, Iowa, where he had been visit
ing last Friday night. He favored us
with copy oftbe Abba Union contain
ing an account Of a strange, temporary
hallucination of q party of fOuf emf
grants from the West Indies, who left
the train at Abba under the impression
that they would be robbed and MUIR
dered. they wan Tered off aud when
found were nearly dead from starve-
ton and exposure.
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Kidney Complaint Cured.

B. Turner, Rochester, N. Y, writes :
II have been for over year subject
to serious disorder Of the kidneys, and
often unable to attend to business l
procured your Rurdock Blood Bitters,
and was relieved before one bottle was
used. Intend to CONTINUES as l feel
confident that they will entirely cure
me-" Price LOO. For sale by Il. b.
Stevenson.