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Milford chronicle., 1883-09-28
nLmI00TT 1t is needless to describe the
GATARRH symptoms Of this napse9qs dis;

7-I1la' case IUlI Is s0UIlUg tle lie and
strength Of only many of the faires and best of
both sexes, old and young, suffering alike from the
poisonous dripping in the throat, the poisonous
nasal discharges the fetid breath and general weak
suneiugs Of this disease which if not checked can
only end in loss of palate, hoarseuess, weakened
sight, loss Of memory, deafness and premature
death if lot checked before it is too late, Labor,
study and research in America Europe and Eastern
lands have resulted in WheecliS No. 96 Instant Re
lfZ G7lo S0y" CUIe tor Cqtarrb, remedy which
contains harmful ingredients, and that is guar
anteed TO cure every case of acute chronic catauh
OF money refunded. Wheeter'S No. 90 Instant Rehef
09l4 Sure Cure for CGtQ5rh will cure every of
catarrh, hay fever asthma price Sl.OO per pack
age, from druggists or sent by mail post paid on
ceipt of price.
Milford chronicle., 1883-09-28
SUFFERING WOMEN. 39@.y:s @9eg z lay s.

pretty face beautiful figure faultless complexion,
as Wei as the sweetest Of tempers and faultless
mental qualities grows prematurely old, gray and
Wl1nkled, her form loses its perfect contour, the
complexion becomes sallOW, the brightness leaves
the eye feeling Of languor takes the place of the
once OuOyant spirits, an irritable nervous fractions
ness makes lie "a burden, Things that once were
tIIues worry her until lie becomes uubearable.
All tins being caused by the physical derangements
SO common TO women, which the innate modesty
OF feminine nature prevents their making known
ana OF which tine ignorance OF the medical prOfes.
SION prevents cure Lady Reader, uause and con
your God, that You should cure yourself of these
troubles and once more feel the glow of perfect
he9ltit and spirits that nature intended for you.
WheeteTS No 20 IreScTIptJOns are pleasant and pal
ataDle to take contain nothing of injurious ma
ture and may be taken by all ages at all times and
IN all conditions without possibility Of i'll effects
ana VIII positively cure any of the peculiar diseases
10 which females are subject Failing to produce
perfect cure the prOprietors will refund the money
PAD for the treatment. If you have sallOw COM
peXlon, constant on intermittant headaches, back
acne restlessness loss of appetite suppressiOns Of
monthly dcw, or irregularities thereof accompanied
10y headaches, nervousness, Mysteries and similar
symptoms, " heeterS No, 50 fTcscTittiOn ''B" will
sensation of heat and throbbing in the back fire.
queht taluting spells, LeucoThea white dis
charge, raintn or scaldng sensation in urinating,
reddish or white deposit in urine, hot and dry skin,
WHfcicf'S No. 9d Prescription ''Ch will give imme
u9te and lasting relief. The price of Wheeers No.
sd Prescriptions 'Bn and 'Cn are 30 cents each OBJ
talnable from druggists sent by mail secure from
Observation postpaid On receipt Of price. Postage
stamps taken.
Milford chronicle., 1883-09-28

PUUR PEOPLE 5 aa@ S:'S :, s$s q '@:5s s:8
nd that the enormous charges Of practcing physi
i fiia4s are serious burden to them, and also find
mas accrued to then that in fact they have thrown
Ihelr money away. To overcome these evils we Of
ier UheeteS No. 50 Sure Beptedies to the sick and
suffering one ReWedH for each disease without Tor
moment claiming that one remedy will cure any
othef disease than the one claimed for it, and as
these remedies have stood the test of years without
Single ialllre, we agree to TefWRd The mOneH paid
a. every instance where cureis not positively ef-
llected; Inc remedies are entirely vegetable can
90 no harm. and viii positively cure every disease
lor which they prescribed.
Milford chronicle., 1883-09-28

RHEUMATISM 5:: s# 5ss; :s.:55 "
once and positively cured by the use Of Wheeers
No. 80 Rheumatic Remedy. We say boldly that i'm
the worst Of cases Of no matter how long standing
nov serious or how painful, we can not only give
% tins we will positively refundthe money paid for
lne treatment, and if your sufferings are not posi-
lively stopped for all time You have not thrown
your money away as You would on amy other than
these guaranteed remedies. The price of Wheeler's
No.96 Rheumatic Remedy is only 50 cents obtainabe
from druggists or sent free by mail on receipt of
price. Stamps taken.
Milford chronicle., 1883-09-28
SENSIBLE MEN

has a separate cause or orig
a different method of treatn
a cure, and a moments rel
that any of the quack nostI
public claiming to cure all OF
ly different diseases must pr
do not call them humbugs.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1883-12-14
Overcoats, listers, Etc.

Overcoats OF light weight for autumn
wear and for pleasant days in winter
are made of fancy diagonal or of cork
screw cloth. or else of a new material
that resembles Melton. but Is rough,
like cameYs-hair. Brown. bluegray
and dark mixtures are the eolors for
these. and the shape is sacssef medium
length, With silk facing extending to the
edges of the. front, SO that when the
coat is ehrown open nothing bot silk is
seen as lining. Winter 0xexroats are
of fur beavers and Elysians. with velvet
collar and velvet edges like binding.
These are single-bresetsd sacks with
quilted silk facings and satin Innings
Men who object to rough terais mare
oxercoats made OF the fine smootA
beaver known as patent beaver, with
plain facings, stitched edges. and .
velvet collar. Olive. brown, blue, gray
and dahlia shades are used for such
oyercoats. Some stylish young men
wear for the promenade surtost over.
coats of this smooth beaver: these must
not be very long, and should not have
the flaps and bone buttons that make
them like q coachman's apat. Driving
coats Of cream-colsred kefsey are made
iouble-hreasted and very loose, in what
is called box-coat style. listers are 81
Elysians and other cough goods, made
IN the long Newmarket shape.-HTpef I
RQzur. a. S-e sFts
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1883-12-14
A Defense OF Cowboys.

"Tevas. Charlie" whose real nameis
Cornelius Young, and who was one OF
General Crooks scouts on his AD3he
raid. is visiting his family in Altany.
He said 10 reporterresterday: 81 here
IS a mistaken notion IN the States about
cowboy. They aIe no more and no
less taan herder, and drivers of cattle.
These are probably fifty Or sixty of
.hesa on ranch. When ther have
tine off and visit town they arereek !ess
as.d careless. hut when on dHy are the
DO t OF men to come in contact with.
Of course they are always ready with
heir guns, and are good shots, but then
they are generous to fahlt. Without
an exception. hardly, every cowboy
carries two reyolvers, but it is only when
drunk that theyuse them KNEW one,
Slap-Jack Bill, of Arizona. who would
90 into saloon and amuse himself by
Shooting all the glassware to pieces
The next morning he would go roslnd
and pay for the damage. A rustler is
different from aeowboy. A rusafcr il o
fellow who steals horses and cattle.
Cowboys are rather inclined to tanta-
lie a tenderfoot. as they GILL newcom-
srs from The States, by shooting at their
eet. making them buy drinks, and so
orth."
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1883-12-14
The Utility Of School ecesses.

There is growing tendency to aban.
don the school-recess. The editor OF
the Boston journal of Education says
of the no-recess experiment, adopted in
Rochester, New York. that it has given
"perfect satisfaction. Among the
advantages gained, he mentions, "a
continuous school-session without inter
ruptions in schoolworkS' ''betteI
health of pupils, on account of freedom
from exposure to cold and wet weather
in the midst of each session." 'discip-
line easier, on account of freedom from
recess-troubles;" "more time for teach
ers,' ETC.: ..fess hardness and absen-
teeism;" and less frequent opportunities
for vicious pupils to- come in contact
with and corrupt other pupils" Be-
lieving that these reasons are unsatis-
factory, and that the tendency is a bad
one, l propose to offer some general
considerations that weigh strongly
against it.
The schools are utilitarian in their
aim; to fit the child for living success
fully is the object of their existence.
As animal strength is the foundation OF
al moral and physical welfare, and is
the chief condition of suc-ess in all the
pursuits of life, the future welfare OF
the child in every way depends upon
the normal development of his body.
An effeminate man is half sick: ana
when it comes to any of the severef
trials of life, either physical or moral,
where great endurance or courage is
required. the weakest must inevitably
be the first to succumb. This is
as true of moral trials as of physical,
for moral cowardice often results from
physical feebleness 1t is to be doubted
if anything that is taught in the schools
is of so much value to child that il
would not better be foregone than to be
obtained by the loss of any physicalvigor
whatever. Taken I'M the truest sense,
that city has the best schools where the
school restraints have least effect upon
the physical growthIa normal devel
opnrent of the pupils, and not the. one
where the pupils show the creates; pro-
ficiency in acquiring in menlSriter
way few fragments of conversational
facts which happen irrationally to pass
current for an education. But because
i'm so many of the.schools the test TO be
applied at the end of the term,- on at the
end of the course: is the memoriter one,
and because nc, teacher expects her
pupils to be examined as TO their health,
Or rs to whether they are forming habits
If life that will be conducive 10 health
itIlness, it is nos TO he wondered at that
sll the plans CT the teacher look more
% the development of conventional
proficiency them to the infinitely more
important Intter of health.-Joseph
Garter, in Pcaatlar Seine Monthly.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1883-12-14
Use OF Big Words.

"He goes on his own hook" has been
rendered more elegantly, in Difference
to and in accordance with the spirit Cd
the times, in this manner: HE pro-
crosses on his own personal curve" and
q barber in London advertises that his
customers are shaved without incisiop
or laceration for the microscopic sum Of
one halfpenny." "One might have
heard pin fall" is a proverbial expires
sion of silence; but it has been eclipsed
BY the French phrase. "You might
have heard the unfolding of a lady's
cambria pocket-handkerchief;" and as
it is somewhat svulgav to say "pitch
Darkness" is has been so improved as
to read bituminous Vbscurity." An
other polite way of expressing the fact
that man is naturally lazy is to say
that he is "eonstitutionally tired" and
Nominate your poison" is the poetieal
way of asking, What will you drink"
On one occasion, we are told 8
doctor of divinity rune' the changes on
''He that hath ears to hear, let him
hear" ''He that is accessible to auric-
ular vibration" said the doctor, let
him not close the gates of his tym-
pana." Then, again, we have that
old-fashioned saying: "The more the
merrier." delightfully."- translated in
this way: 'Multitudinous assemblages
are the most provocative of cachin-
natory hilarity-" 1t is even reported
that not very long ago a clergyman
spoke of seeing a young lady with
the pearl-drops of affection hanging
and glistening on her cheek" He
meant that she was crying. Certain
critics, too, occasionally launch out in
a similar metaphorical style. Con-
corning a young and aspiring orator,
one wrote: He broke the ice felicit-
ously, and was immediately drowned
with applause.
Quite recently literary man Of some
celebrity, in . letter describing the
early fall of snow in Switzerland. did
not say the storm abated, but ''the
fakes dwindled to flocculi:@ and in
stead of vulgariy putting it that they
melted potfd of snow to obtain wa
ter, he said that fire-wood was sex
pended ia rendering its own heat latent
in the indispensable fluid" Equally as
good was that which relates to a GER
tain eminent professor, who observed
that very wonderful things, we're occa.
sionally discovered nowadays He had
found out lately that ..Nystagmus, OF
oscillation of the eye-balls, is an cp-
iieptic affection of the eerebellular
oculomoterial centers;' and he added:
Don't forget in future what sort of q
thing 81 'nystagmus' is
"You nave mentioned several times
during the evening"" observed one Of
the audience to a lecturer, the word
'periphrasis;' would you kindly inform
me Of it's precise meaning 2" Certain
ly,' said he. ut is simply a circum-
Iocuaory and pleonastie circle of orator
ical seaorosity. circumseribing an atom
of idealisy, lost in verbal profundity-,
As this explanation was received in sol
emn silence we trust it was deemed, q
satisfactory one. Il is. however, ra-
corded that the gifted orator wasnos
called upon again 10 explain for ths5est
If the evening Chambers Journal.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1883-12-14
A California witch.

Itcan hardly be believed, but 1t Is new
ertheless true, that Butte County has .
class Of people who firmly believe in
withcraft. They reside in Helltown
and number about twenty families. Liv-
ing in an old cabin built among the
rocks so that it can not be seen by per-
sons passing along the road, lives an
old bag known as Mag Lynch. She Is
feared and hated by the neighborhOod.
and threats have often been made by
the ignorant people that they would
burn her if she did not make herself
scarce. If a horse takes sick, the story
at once passes around that old Mag has
bewitched it. The owner of the animal
tries everything to bring his steed to
rights. but usually in vain. and he is
compelled to pay. the witch fee to
break the spell. This she does in .
mysterious way. leading the horse into
a shed in the rear of her shanty and op-
Grating upon him alone. The poor
creatures up that way think she does
nothing but talk in an unknown tongue
to the horse and pass her bony fingers
over its eyes.
Around her house are usually great
piles of "yarbs and roots" which she
converts into medicines. The other
day girl some fifteen or sixteen years
of age, named Nancy Stokely, was no
ticed to act in peculiar manner, andit
appeared plain in the minds of her par
ents that she had fallen a victim to Mag
Lynch's powers, as Nancy had been
throwing stones at the old lady. Upon
being asked to cure the girl, the bag re-
fused to do thing, and physician
was called from Oroville. After max.
ing an examination, he pronounced her
atfliction clear case OF "St. Vitus'
dance" and removed her to the county
attended by DR.. j. A. Dawson. An.
other one of the old woman's tricks was
brought to light this week One of her
neighbors killed a cow, and upon dress
ing the beef he found nails and fish
hooks in the stomach. This was clear
case against the witch, and she has been
given one week to quit her claim or suf-
fer punishment. ~
A most incredible story about old
Maggie was told to a Record man to-
day by one who is believer in her
powers of witchery. He said that about
two months since a valuable colt be.
longing to him became singularly af
fiicted, and all he could do would give
the poor beast no relief. He then
brought the animal to Chico and put il
in the care of our well known horse
doctor, dad" Hooper, who treated il
unsuccessfully for two weeks. Not
caring to lose such promising colt, he
took it back to Helltown and gave the
witch twenty dollars to cure it. In
twenty-four hours his colt was brought
home seemingly entirely well. The
witch then gave him ten-penny nail,
which she declared she cut right out OF
the animals heart, and he believed her
yarn to be the gospel truth. In ap-
pearance old Mag is about eighty years
of age and she looks for all the world
like a witch, being toothless, almost
hairless, and living in a wild, unkempt
style.-Chico (Cat.) Record.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1883-12-14
RELIGIOUS AND EDUClT1oNA.

AN attempt is to be made to start =
esigious newspaper in the Hungarian
language in New York. ~ y Sun.
The school fund of Georgia has
orotited by the death Of q woman who
eft 5000 and no heirs. The law of
sscheat holds in full force there.-CAi-
,ago Inter Ocean.
"A great many people have very
peculiar kind OF religion. 1t resembles
The portrait which the young girl wanted
20 have painted, which was to be per-
feet likeness to her lover. but not recog-
nizable by any one else,-N y Herald
The sum of $31, 900 has been sub
scribed for a new Presbyterian Church
10 be erected in the northwest quarter
Of Washington, ID. G. The new church
will be called the Church of the Gov
snant. A lot on Connecticut avenue,
pear the British Legation, has been
oought.-- WASHINGTON Star.
There are now upward Of 5000
churches, $500 clergymen and nearly
$500 communicates credited to the
Protestant Episcopal Church in the
United States. The Roman Catholic
adherents are estimated to exceed g.
100000. The Baptists number over g.
100000; the Methodists, all told, over
$500. 900; the Lutherans nearly zoe, 900,
and the Presbyterians about 900, 0OQ-
Chicago Inter Ocean. EtT fGtEN
The aggregate extent of illiteracy
in the whole country is so great, and its
possible evil influence upon the future
Of the country so powerful, that if il
were allowed to continue the effect
would be appalling to think of. In
every State some effort is being made
to educate the masses, but it is a work
for a generation rather than for a year,
and the limited resources of the educa-
tional systems in many of the States
serve to discourage the workers under
those systems, while the number of IL
literate voters is not lessened.-Louis-
Uiiie Commercial.
The Chicago interior says: There
are people in every congregation who
will 90 to church and enjoy a fine ser
mon and all the physical comforts pro-
vided for them and toss dime into the
contribution box as gratuity to the
church. They do not realize that they
are themselves the mendicants, taking
for next to nothing what other people
have to pay for them. 1t costs money
for the minister to live, and costs mon
ey to build and maintain pleasant
place of worship. There is nothing
that more needs emphasizing than the
fact that there are business equities
and rights in the work of maintaining
public worship.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1883-12-14

The catfish goes through life decorated
with the Latin name Of pimelodus
catus, which the matter-of-fact fisher
men have vulgarized into "catty" for
short. 1t is vulgarly known as the
horned-pout, mud-pout and bull-head,
all very descriptive titles. Although in
these waters two-pound catty would
be looked upon by fishermen as rodser,
the species in the Mississippi, Wabash
and Ohio Rivers attain the length OF
five to six feet, the enormous weight OF
one hundred and twenty-five to one
hundred and fifty pounds, and the
formidable jaws are fortified with
hooked teeth.-Rhiladetphia Times.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1883-12-14
The Story OF the Book Agent.

A Philadelphia book agent impor.
tuned James Watson, a rich and close
New York man, living out at Elizabeth,
until he bought book-the '.Early
Christian Martyrs" Mr.. Watson didn't
want the book, but he bought it to get
rid of the agent; then taking it under
his arm he started for the train which
takes him to his New York Office.
Mr.. Watson hadn't been gone long
before Mrs. Watson came home from
neighbours. The book agent saw her,
and went in and persuaded the wife tc
buy another copy of the same book.
She was ignorant of the fact that heI
husband had bought the same book in
the morning. When Mr.. Watson came
back from New York at night Mrs.
Watson showed him the book.
81 don't want to see it, said Wat
son, frowning terribly. --..
"Why. husband?" asked his wife.
Because that rascally book agent
sold me the same book this morning.
Now we've got two copies of the same
book-two copies OF the Early Chris
tian Martyrs and" 'a
.'But, husband, we can"
'.No, we can't, either!" interrupted
Mr.. Watson. 1.-The man is off on the
train before this. Confound it! Icould
kill the fellow. L" mi. ...
''Why, there he goes to the depot
now" said Mrs. Watson. pointing out
of the window at the retreatiag form OF
the book agent making for the train
'.But it's too Late to catch, him, and
I'm not dressed. I've TAXI off my
boots, and"
Just then Mr.. Stevens, neighbor Of
Mr.. Watson, drove by, when Watson
pounded on the window-pane in a fran.
tic manner, almost frightening the
horse. 's'''5'-
Here, Stevens" he shouted, "you re
.hitched up; won't you run your horss
down to the train and hold that book
agent til | come? Run! Catch i'm
noSy,''1dI Sos H Iisir ~ sa
l1'i "iAll right" said Mr.. Stevens, whip
ping up his horse and tearing down the
road.
Mr.. Stevens reached the train just as
the conductor shouted ..all aboardn'-'
Book agentr' he yelled. as the book
agent stepped onto the train. "Book
agent! hold on! Mr.. Watson wants to
see you"
"Watson9 Watson wants to see me?''
repeated the seemingly puzzled book
agent. "Oh. know what he wants.
he wants to buy one of my books; but
can't miss the train to sell it him.
"If that is all he wants, 1 can pay
for it and take it back to him. How
much is it?' O.. .g-sr ..IE..
~ Two dollars for the Early Chris
tian Martyrs said the book agent. as
he reached for the money and passed
the book out through the car window.
Just then Mr.. Watson arrived, puff
ing and. blowing, in his shirt sleeves.
As he saw the train pull out be was toe
! full for utteranee. s
well. Il got it for yoa." said Stew
ems; "just got it and that's ALL"
SCOT whata" yelled Watson.
'.Why. got the book Early Chris.
iian Martyrs and
By he-greas guns!" moaned
Watson, as he placed his hand to hi.
brow and swoo1ed right in the middl.
! Of the street. PHILADELPHIA Press.