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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1883-09-21

The returns of the census taken JAN
uary l, 1888, for the Empire of Japan
have Just been published, and show that
the whole country contains q total of
SO, 700, ITO, made up of Is. 59S, 99s males
and Is, 101. liz females. The number of
inhabited houses is 1911, 40, being an
average of about five persons to house.
The populations of a few of the best
known cities are as follows: Osaka, y
1888, living in 500. $50 houses; Hioge.
1,41S,521. living in 3l9. $40 houses; Ma
gasaki, 1.204,629. living in 257,9l5
houses; Toxic, 9S7. SS7, living in pa, 655
houses; Kioto. S35, 215, living in 196, go
houses. The rate of population to
houses, however, seems uncertain in the
various towns, As, for instance, in Nu-
agata, where a population of 1,561. les
inhabit S05,9S9 houses. 1t is unusual
to find in the census of different coun-
tries such an equality in numbers of the
sexes, though there are a few towns in
Japan where the women outnumber the
men. such as Saitaina. where there are
4S4, 05S women to 47S. 659 men; Aitchi.
669. 235 to co.. S15; Yamanashi. 205, 534
to 2O4,315; Yamagata. $40, 500 to 252,-
s55. A return published at the same
date states that the Japanese army con-
sists of 30 Generals, 1885 officers of all
ranks. 100. 1876 non-commissioned officers
and men. 2j3 officers of administration.
81 military workmen, and 617 appren-
tees, of whom IL are studying military
routine in foreign countries. London
Times.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1883-09-21
Anticipation.

4 coiored man DER whose head abou.
seventy summers had passed. was
quietly but earnestly wrestling with a
watermelon near the market, when he
was disturbed by the appearance of a
small boy of his color The boy sat
down on box and looked grudgingly at
the melon. and the old man looked up
at him and queried:
Young man. | reckons could give
You half dis mellyon an hab plenty
left
e Thanks. Uncle
But l shan't do it. kase it might be
de spilin' of We. In de fust place. de
law am plain an cl'ar on de pint das
what 1 leave behind goes to nv material
heirs. In de second place a pusson
widout anticipashun mus be drefully
unhappy. As de case now stands YOU
anticipate. You anticipate dat half dis
we're mellyon will stuff me full an I'll
hay to leave all de rest. You antici-
pate dat I'll git choked on de seeds, or
git sun-struc!7. or be tackled bv de collie.
As de mellyon gradually disappears
You'll anticipate dat l won't gnaw de
rinis VERY clus. As de rinds d;sap-
pear you'l console yerself wild de fack
dat de seeds am left. As l wrap de
seeds up in nv handkerchief you'll
reckon on lickin' de bod whar de NELL
yon was cut an eaten. but as l LII up
dat bo' d an gin We whack on the back
vel anticipate better dan to crowd in
whar' We amt wanted. Now Won skip"
Detroit Free Press.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1883-09-21
What Hygiene Did for Scurvy.

The inquiry into the causes of scurvy
was another step in advance, of the
most signal Importance. No one in
the present day can form any idea of
the ravageS that terrible disease pro-
dUced. All long voyages were imper>
lied by it, while the very existence of
England depended upon her fleet,
which had fire Iuently to return to port
absolutely crippled with scurvy, in
some cases as many as 10000 men be-
ing landed from the Channel feet help
less Although so far back As the sew
enteenth century the efficac of fruits
and fresh vegetables as preventives had
been surmiSed If not actually noted. ii
is really to the renowned Captain Cook
that the credit is mainly due of having
established this important fact. That
eminent navigator never lost an
opportunity of taking on board
fruits and fresh vegetables when
ever be- could. and the re-
suit was that he was able to bring home
from heightened voyage, crews in
almost perfect heilta and condition.
a thing never before known. It took
many years. however. to impress this
fact sufficiently upon tde authorities,
and il was not until 1896 that the med
icai officers of the navy (amOnG whom
was the renowned Sir Gilbert Blane)
obtained the regulation ordering line
Juice to be supplied to our seamen.
The effect was magical: scUTvy lost its
terrors, and it may be that the suprem-
acy of England at sea during the Ma
poleonic wars was in part owing to the
improved condition of the seamen dur
inc that gigantic struggle We have
still monument of the extent of the
disease in the immense naval hospital
of Haslar, the largest in this country,
which vas built of such dimensions
mainly to admit the extraordinary num-
Der of scurvy patients which were be-
ing continually landed from our fleets.
We have not vet got entirely rid of this
enemy. but l think we know now how
10 combat it. in spite of heretical opin-
ions which find expression from time
10 time.-Dr. DeCtGun07t, ia Popular
Scisnce hoattiy.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1883-09-21
The Conquest Of Pain.

Il is said that even the most acute
physical pain can be overcome by de-
termined effort of the will, and in re-
cent number of a medical journal DR..
Carpenter quotes several corroborative
instances.
DR.. Edward Fl. Clarke suffered from
fatal malady which produced the
most agonizing pain; and yet he could
determinately withdraw his conscious
ness, so to speak, from that pain by
fixing it upon another object. that cb-
ject being the working out of his own
neutral train of thought in the compo-
sition of book.
This is well known to have been he
case also with regard to Sir Waiter
Scott, who, during very severe and
painful illness, dictated the bride of
Lammermoor. The most remarkable
fact about the composition of this work,
was that, after his recovery, he entire
ly forgot all that he had done, the book
on its publication coming to him as an
entirely new work with which he had
had nothing whatever to do. He only
remembered the general outline of the
story upon which he had composed bis
novel; this he had heard in early life,
and it remained with him; but of the
working up of this story into the novel.
while he Law on his sofa contending
with paroXysms of agony, he had no
recollection.
Thus. in the case of Walter Scott. as
in that of DR.. Z. II. Clarke, we see the
effect of determined fixation of the at
tention upon train of ideas in master
ing physical pain
Another most remarkable example Of
the same thing is in the case of Robert
Hall. celebrated preacher He used
to 90 into the pulpit suffering the most
agonizing pain, which was found after
his death to have resulted from n large
calculus in his kidney. with projecting
points. the terrible suffering produced
by which every medical man will at
once appreciate; and was obliged
habitually to take some of the largest
doses of opium that were ever admins
tered. But from the moment he began
his eXtempore sermon (tae Introductory
service having been performed by his
colleaguel. he seemed utterly uncon-
scious of his condition.
During the latter portion of his life,
which was passed in Bristol saws DR..
Carpenter, Il was often his hearer
and like every one else, was most
deeply interested in his discourses,
while at times quite carried away by
the torrent of his eloquence. Twas as
sured by eyewitness that when he
went down into the vestry he would
sometimes roll on the floor in agony,
though during his pulpit address he
had ceased altogether to feel pain
VIII and faith together can indeed
work wonders. Youths Companion.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1883-09-21
Amber.

Amber is the beautiful name of =
beautiful substance, the origin of which.
though long involved in mystery. has
now been completely elucidated and
made ''aS clear as amber itself Some
PruSSian botaniStS have been examining
the formations on the Baltic shore
whence this fossil gum is obtained. and
not only have they distinguished the
trees from which it once oczed. but
they have referred each of the different
varieties of the mineral to the indi-
vidual species of pine or FIR that origi-
nally produced il. From their re-
searches it would appear that once upon
= time the land which is now the Baltic
Sea was a superb forest of conifers. some
of them those giant trees that are to-
day the pride of California. others the
cedars which still tower supreme in the
East. together with the frs. spruce and
cypress of our own islands Commissions
of nature, earthquakes and deluges.
volcanic catastrophes have long apo
sundered continent from continent. and
thus the trees which once all grew to-
gether upon what is now the Baltic Sea
are now as widely separated as the red
wood pine that overlooks the Pacific
slope, and the cedars that darken Lee
banon by the Levant, as the Scotch fir.
the glory of the Highlands and the
bad ge of the clans. and the African
arbor-yite that gives the Hottentott his
firewood and the dwarf Bosjeman the
wood for his bow.
Yet. though thus scattered now. these
plants once kept stately company to-
gether on the wind blown ridges of the
northern hills in Niiheim. 1.-The land
of eternal winter in the DAYS before
Asgard was, and while as yetthere was
no hammer in the hand of Thor. There
and then. in age of gloom and in the
midst OF the terrific processes BY which
nature was preparing the world for
coming races of con3uering men. those
grand old trees were piling I'D about
their roots, for the mystery and deligh.
of the future, the golden gum which
we call amber. Wherever the storm
had wrenched Of the bough. or bird or
animal or insect had wounded the bark.
there distilled from the hurt, trfckIino
down the bole or dripping out on to the
balsam that men for ages puzzled over,
calling it the ..tears of the sea-biris.-,
or ..sea-glass.' ''succinum," 1.-THE gum
stone" or .'electron," gift from the
sun. But, whatever name thew caya
it. all the nations of antiquity delighted
in il. wondering at its beauty. and i'm
agining in it strange mystical proper
ties. Nor in modern times. though we
have found out the secret of the exauis-
tie object, has admiration lessened. !
Indeed, the researches into its orSin |
have revealed new beauties in it: and.
while displacing the tender supersti- |
tons of the ancients, have invested this |
and suggestive antiquity |
with higher claims to more rational |
interest 1t is no longer the tears
which the Electrodes, transformed as |
pOplars upon the banks of Eridamus,
shed for the fate of their brother Pha-
ton. but it is q legacy of great value
and surprising beauty, bequeathed to
these latter days by the splendid forests
Of persisted continent.-Loados TeEe-
2rdph
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1883-09-21
Farm AND PRESIDE.

TO cure bruise or sprain, battle
IN cold water. and then apply a decoc-
ton of NORWOOD and vinegar.-Tae
Household.
"A lump OF alum dissolved in the
water in which YOU wash light blue
stockings will prevent their fading
N. Y Post
Cider from late apples is of better
quality and possesses more body than
that from early apples. 1t will also
keep much longer.
IT is claimed that tomatoes raised
on Northern soil have thinner skin and
smaller proportion of seed than those
of the South, and are consequently
more desirable for canning.
SKINNED milk is one of the very
best articles of diet for laying hens,
and. so Tar as they can use it, it can be
put to no more profitable use. Mixed
with wheat bran. it makes an excellent
feed for growing Sales.--future
Farmer.
To purify cistern water put peck
of charcoal in bag and hang in the
water: it will take up all bad odor.
Put some in the sink and keep it over
the screen, and there will be no bad
smell come from it.-ErchdHJe
1t does not paw to keep poor stock
of any kind. If every animal is good
of its kind, it is always salable and
can he turned into money at any time
that it Is desirable TO do so. whereas an
inferior one is always a drug on the
farmer 8 hands.-Bos.on Transcript
"A delicious pie is made BIZ stoning
and ehOpping one heaping cup OF
rsisins, mixing with them the juice and
rind of one lemon, the yelks of two
eggs. Bake with bottom crust ONLY.
and make q meringue of the whites OF
the eggs You may put one whole egg
in the pie. and make 1t with an upper
crust.-N Y. Post.
Peter Henderson SAYS he finds that
turf can be successfully laid down. If
necessary. in dry and hot summer
weather, by simply covering it when
finished, before it gets too dry. with
about a quarter of an inch of light soil
put through half-inch sieve The
grass begins to crow through the soil
tt n NtA lev I'd S----Nt1 INfA 4tHtCS-
The high-chair for the baby is al
ways too large at first. This is wise
provision for growth, but not always a
comfortable one, but it may be made 50
by making 4 padded covering for the
seat and back of the chair The smaller
the child the thicker the cushions should
be; thus chair that Is large enough foI
child of five NAV hold an infant Of
few months.-Detroit Post.
When using lemons for any pur-
pose, It will be found an economical
plan to CRATE the yellow rind off. mix il
with an equal quantity of sugar and put
it I'D in 81 empty box with a tight cover
This will be delicious for favoring Gus
tards, molasseS-ca6e and anything else
where lemon extract Is used. 1t retain.
the strength of the lemon while cooking
and Is much more delicate to the taste
than the oil or extract of lemon.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1883-09-21
APoI1curAx,s DurY.

Policeman In. Z. HRArH. . North Street. fors-
land. Me-, Nay II. 1sR writes:
81 have been troubi-d for good many yea,s VIE
innAmmafcu Of the bladder dating far back ~ cr
ing the time was In the army. suffered win cul'
heavy pains In the back and Kidneys too intense for
me describe. and tried several remedies that were
recommended. and was examined BY one Of our best
physicians, who pronounced Il Inflammation OF The
bladder; and went to the hospital for treatment but
al medicine And treatment bad seemed to fail was
recommended to try Hunts Remedy, a. II had been
used In several such cases here In Portland and vcnt
TT 1purchssed bottle af Smiths drug store here.
and found after using the rst botte that 10 relieved
me greatly and after using several bottles found that
II did good than all other medicines and treat
mers have received combined. And to add to my
good opinion Of Hunts Rrmedy, beg state In clos
ing thar my wife has been for long time troubled With
a weakness ard Inflammation of the bladder. with .
complication of other diseases peculiar to women
After using only bottes she has been completely
currd and can say that my wife IL loud IN praise of
this WONDERFUL medicine, and would highly recou1-
mend IL TO all who arr suffering from kidney diseases
or diseases of the bladder.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1883-09-21

CHEERFULLY ADD nv testimony tn the
value of Ely's Cream Balm as specific in
the case of one in our family, who has been
seriously debilitated with Catarrh for the
past eight years, having tried Intellectually
other medicines aud several speciality doc
tors in Boston. She improved at once under
this discovery. and has gained her health
and hearing, which had been considered
incurable. ROBERT W. MERRILL, Secre-
tary of the Phoenix Manufacturing Co.,
Grand Haven, Mich.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1883-09-21

A parrot has been the means Of
presenting young lady who lives near
Boston in a very peculiar light. This
young lady sits on the lower from.
piazza with her work or book q largs
part of the time. but was out of towr
for week, during which time a parrot
had been hung in the upper piazza, i
fact of which she was ignorant, as she
is little hard of hearing. Resuming
her old seat on her return, she became
very much annoyed at the attention of
passers-by, especially the young gentle
men, and is now astonished to learn
that the parrot, hidden from view, has
been addressing everybody in the street
with the free-and-easy invitation, kiss
me, kiss me, kiss me quick" given in
perfect imitation of the human voice
Boston Post.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1883-09-21

"GoLDEN Medical Discovery" is war
ranted to cleanse the blood from all i'm
purities, from whatever cause arising. For
.crofula, sores of ell kinds, skin and blood
diseases, its effects are marvellous. Thou
sands of Testimonials from all parts. Send
stamp for pamphlet on skin d seases. Adj
dress WORLDS DIsPENsARY MEDICAL As
ISOLATION, Buffalo, y. Y.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1883-09-21

ACoSeREssNAN speaking one day,
Got lame in his jaw, they do say,
With the ache he was toiling,
But st. Jacobs Oiling,
He said was worth all his pay.
The champion driver Dan Mace,
Who never was left" in race,
Says for Gu $ and sprains,
And all bodily pains,
st. Jacobs Oil holds the first place.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1883-09-21

Portland, Oregon, has a trouble.
some amazon, whose most recent arrest
was for entering house not her own
ana for carrying concealed weapons.
Her armory comprised pistol of the
pattern known as the Rocky Mountain
giant which is conceded to be quite as
effective in the hand-to-hand encounter
of two western pioneers as a Calling
gun.-Derrer Tribune.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1883-09-21
W1th Grateful FeeiIpr..

Dr.. PIERCE, Buffalo, ". Y: Dear Sir
Your "Golden Medical Discovery" ard
4. Purgative Pelletsn have cured my daugh-
ter of scrofulous swellings and open sores
about the neck: and your "Favorite Pre-
scrip.ion'' has accomplished wonders in
restoring to health my wife who had been
belfast for eight months from Female
Weakness. / am with grateful feelings,
YOURS truly, T. H. LONG, Galveston, Texas.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1883-09-21

The best livestock paper thas reaches
this Office il the Kansas City LIVESTOCK
INDICATOR, and Il is continually improving.
The publishers make . special announce
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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1883-09-21

A rzneheress of Washoe Valley,
Nevada, has invented a novel method
of preserving eggs for winter use
Daring the summer she breaks the
eggs. pours the contents into bottles,
which are tightly corked and sealed,
when they are placed in the cellar. neck
down She claims the contents of the
bottles come out as fresh as when put
IN.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1883-09-21

Says an Albuquerque eorrespon-
dent: Let me tell the young men from
the East that the cry of Young man. go
West!' is played out, unless he wants to
take a pick and shovel and work fog
two dollars per day and live on almost
nothing. ~ lineage Times.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1883-09-21
NO MATERIAL CHANGE.

hi. TO certify that have used Hunts Rsusdy for
TIE kidney complaint and derived much benefit from
its use.
Ihave been afHicted about one year. and received
treatment from the local physicians, and used NUN
Der Of so-caIled specifics without any maierisihep
am happy say, after using three bottles Of Hunts
I.emedy. was completely cured
Inever fan to recommcn nd IT, and you are =. liberty
% use my name in any manner you may desire
JoHS ". JOHNSTON
NORWICH. CoSy, May :. 1851
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1883-09-21

TAMPIco, TENN.-Rev. d. F. Manly says:
Browns Iron Bitters relieved me of indi-
gestion and nervousness after physicians
failedr
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1883-09-21

THE English Lord Chief Justice has been
cordially received. but what will he say tc
our coal-ridge, the Al,eghenies.-P
bur1h Post
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1883-09-21
Look Ont for ErandSi

The genuine Rough on Corns- is made
only by E. 5. Wells proprietor Of " Rough
on Ra's'), and has laughing face of a man
on labels. 1Jc and &c bottles.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1883-09-21

Whose sedentary lives increase those trou
bles peculiar to women. should use DIR.
Pierce's "Favorite Prescription" which is
an unfailing remedy. Sold by druggists.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1883-09-21

HUNTSVILLE, ALA.-Dr. J. c. Spotswood
says: - highly recommend Browns Iron
Bitters for dyspepsia, rheumatism and
general debility"
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1883-09-21

In 1919 Florida was ceied to the United
STATE by the Spaniards. 1t las since been
seeded TO cotton and sweet oranges.-Cai-
cGJO Herald.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1883-09-21

VIGoR, strength and health, all obtained
oy using Browns Iron Bitters.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1883-09-21

A PIANO accompaniment-The stooL-N
T. World
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1883-09-21

WE should think there would be con-
tinued row in a book-bindery, there are so
many rulers.-BOstOH Post.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1883-09-21

Don't Die in the House. Rough or Rats. -
clears out rats, mice, flies, reaches. bed-bugs 15e.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1883-09-21

Singing. irritation. all Kidney and Blad-
der Complaints, cured by "Buchu-Peiba." 81.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1883-09-21

If your dining-room is made cool and
air.. how is your chambermaid?-Chic
Tribune.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1883-09-21

Skinny Men. wells Health Remover"
restores health and vigor, cures Dyspepsia.