davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-08-01
Plastering In Early Times.

The use of plaster, or ''plaister," -
it was formerly called, is of early date,
even in the British islands, in connec-
ton with domestic architecture. Long
before lime plaster came into general
use, a tenacious clay or sticky and
unctuous earth was employed when
procurable, and, in its absence, what
ever clay or mixture OF mud and earth
produced the most binding material
The rudest and coarsest forms of daub-
ing or plastering in the British Isles
were those structures erected of wattles
and daubed over with clay to keep out
the cold. This kind of domestic build
ings was common in Ireland in the time
of Henry Ii. From necessity or in con-
formity to the fashion of that country
the English monarch erected, accord
ing to Roger Hovenden, Royal pal
ace with uncommon elegance" Of
smoothed wattles in 1172, and in such
buildings his Majesty with the Kings
and Princes of Ireland solemnized the
festival of Christmas. The Devonshire
''cob," o class of building not yet ex-
tinct, is fair illustration of the ancient
fashion of daubing or plastering prac-
ticed in this country for long centuries.
In the thirteenth and fourteenth cent
uries in this country the plasterers
proper and the daubers formed two dis
tinct classes of building workmen, and
their wages, like the wages of other
operatives, were subject to certain regu-
lations summer and winter. The
daubers were simply the layers on of
of straw and mud to q frame
work of timber. The plasterers in Lon
don in the twenty-fourth Edward Ill
(135O were bound to take no more for
their working day between the feasts
of Easter and St Michael than Cd,
without victuals or drink, and for the
of the year I'D. Upon feast
days, when they did not work. they
took moth. Builder.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-08-01
Shoes and Stockings.

Low shoes, with black or very dar
blue, brown, or red stockings. will be
worn out-of-dOors more than they have
been at any previous time. These shoes
have rounded mot pointed) toes, thick
err soles than are used for house shoes,
and the preference with ladies who fol-
low English fashions is for low heels,
though French heels are still worn in
moderation. Patent-leather remains in
favor for such shoes. but will be more
often used merely for the vamp, while
the uppers are kid, instead of having
the whole of patent-leather. These are
made 10 lace through six sets of eyelets
quite far up on the instep, or else they
are cut lower and finished out with
broad tongue. Black kid Innings are
uscd by many dealers, as light Innings
are soon soiled by colored stockings.
Slippers for the house are cut very low
in front, and have their box toes more
sharply pointed than shoes. What is
called the slipper tie, and also the sailor
tie, is pretty slipper that laps slightly
from the sides, and is tied through on,
or two sets of eyelets; this is liked for
house slippers in the daytime.
More dressy ippers. to be worn with
black silk stockings on full-dress occa-
sions, are of kid, with jetted medal
lion cut on each, or with spaces cut out
in diamond shapes and beaded; these
are also made of bronze kid, of white
kid with pearl for brides. or of the silk
or satin of the dress material. For use
in bedrooms are slippers of red moroc-
co. or of al igatOr skin either black or
colored, or else of ecru kid. Walking
boots are of French kid, or else they
have patent leather vamps. lips of
patent-leather just across the toes are
no longer used, as the vampis enlarged
to look like slipper in which rests the
upper boot of kid, or of cOlored pru-
nella to match the dress in color, or OF
checked cloth. or, if for very handsome
boots, the uppers are of satin Francois
embroidered with Jets that are finely
cut. Buttoned boots are most used,
though there is renewed effort to IN
troduce lace shoes for walking. Ex-
tremely high French heels
are not put on walking
boots, the toes are a compromise
between the pointed and square shapes
occasionally seen, the soles are light
but substantial. and in every way there
is return to sensible shoes of ample
size and easy fit. which give, not only
comfort, but symmetry to the foot. The
ecru canvas shoes remain in favor for
country use.
Black stockings are still commended
with dresses of all cOlors and all occa-
sions. Those of silk or of brilliant isle
thread with a slight clocking on the
DIES are chosen in preference to more
deliberately decorated stockings. Very
dark navy blue, brown and red stock
ings are the colors most in favor: the
latter are not so fashionable as former
ly, but in nice qualities of English
thread they wash so well that ladies
are loath to give them up. Black stock
ings are still worn by children in pref
erence to those of any co!or.-Harper's
Bazaar
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-08-01
xE1rarous AND EpUcAr1orAr.

The Methodist Episcopal. Church
has uinety-seven conferences, and in
cludes 1000 clergy and 1 $50 600 menu
berA IN W ChristiGa Adcocate.
Biblical Jews" is the name Of new
and growing sect in Russia They have
renowned the Talmud, and are dill
gently studying the Old Testament.
Rev. DR.. j. P. Newman wants tho
time to come when q clergyman will b
able to 90 from one church to another
without being suspected Of having
changed his faith.-C&ieago Herald.
"A Unitarian minister in New En-
gland holds that every minister ought
to have at least $50 families in his con-
gregation, and that such q church
should be run for $500 year.-Bos-
ton Globe.
The Salvation Army has 749 corps
at home and 191 abroad; "a corps Of
children. In Great Britain and Ireland
it has S46 buildings with seating cspac-
ity for $50, 600, and buildings abroad
with capacity for 1870, 900 sittings. Thir-
teen languages are used in their meet
ings-M y. Tri6snc.
Last year the women of the United
States gave $500, 900 toward Christian
izing the heather. OF this large sum
Presbyterian women gave nearly $780,
600; Baptist women, x156, eco; Congre-
gational women, $4,000; Northern
Methodist women, sos, 600; Southern
Methodist women, S25, Co., Chicago
Times.
During the last year the Catholic
Total Abstinence Union of Philadelphis
attended the arrival of 70 steamers, re-
lieved 705 destitute immigrants and gave
advice and information to over 1900
persons at the wharf. and procured en-
ployment for 191 girls and 80 men. and
expended in relief $466.12. = Rhi10-
delphia Press.
Why not make the school-houses
pleasant and comfortable places Of
gathering for the children. Has any
one of middle age forgotten the hard
back-seat experience of their youth,
and the bare, dirty, spit-ball-eovered
walls? Why not have a few tasty
fiower-beds about the grounds contain
ing beautiful flowers, shade trees. etc.
Let the school building of the future be
beautiful, but not extravagant; attrac-
tive, but not gaudy. Cleveland Leader.
Nothing does so much harm to
boys" said an old public school-teacher
yesterday, as letting them run wild in
the city during summer vacation. The
very best boys are demoralized by It. II
they could only spend few hours each
day learning some industrial art Il
would be much better in the end for
them and for the community. Many
promising boys are ruined by one sum-
mer vacation in the city. The same
may be said of girls, though, as . rule,
they are taken better care OF. "-Phil0-
deLphia Times.
An exchange discourses on the dis
comforts and diseases re-ulting from the
bad ventilation of churches, and makes
the following good suggestions: First
Let the church be well aired before and
after each service, thus giving supply
of fresh air to begin on. Second-WbiIe
the churches in summer are closed one
or more months let ventilators be first
thought of when repairs are contem-
plated. Third-Let the physicians in
our churches interest themselves in this
matter, and pour little wholesome in
formation into the sexton's brains"
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-08-01
The Surviving Sufferer.

Jim Curtiss and Tom Morton, two
New York dudes, while they were going
home from the club, were talking about
he lightning killing SO many people in
pennsylvania, the other day.
.Tve got mortal dwead of lighten-
ing said Curtiss.
"Eva been stwuck by lightening?''
"Nevah, but my aunt was killed by
a thunderbolt 1t was dweadful."
Il expwect so. but she didn't suffah
much, did she?'
"You cawn't have any idea how
dweadful it was. She hadn't made her
will, you see. and another fellah got all
the property. Nav. she didn't suffah
at all. was the suffahwah. "-1eras
Siftings.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-08-01
In British Guinea Forests.

In the forests the monkeys are tho
lords, the horrible snakes alone disput-
ing with them the dominion of the
wooded world. For the most part they
live on the tops of the Hottest trees,
where they are tolerably safe, except
from the hunters gun and Indians ar
row. As one glides along the thickly-
shrubbed banks among the streams in
noiseless canoes they chatter and
jump from limb to limb, follow
ing for miles. There are mon
keys of all sorts-howling monkeys,
weeping monkeys, preaching monkeys,
spider, fox-tailed and squirrel monkeys,
with all sorts of faces, boards and an
tics. There are vampires, or winged
bats, that suck the blood of the traveller,
and cool his fevered slumber with the
Tapping of their wings. There are wild
dogs that live on crabs, and skunks with
an odor so fetid that they drive off all
enemies. Tiger-cats climb the enor-
mously large trees in the suburbs OF the
city, and jaguars lie in wait over pools
and spring to snatch up thirsty pigs
coming to drink. or eat up the baby
swinging in the hammock. There arc
ant-eaters that are very ugly when pro-
voked. and in the waters the huge. III
shapen ses-cow. and sharks twenty feet
long. The varieties of snakes are nu-
merous. The boa-constrictors, called
the bush-masters, are of enormous size,
and their contests for supremacy with
the ferocious black alligators are terri
Bile. Eels arc four feet long, and big
black beetles nibble the toes of tho
sleeping maiden. In the rainy season
large crickets alight on the hands and
ace and infame the skin, while ants
enter your room and sometimes sting
venomously. Sand-fes. 90 small Is te
escape detection. bother one, and mos
quitoes and dies are buzzing every
where. Oh. it's Just the country Tor mo
man who wants to study natural history
CIR. Cissjssaati Ex1xirsss,
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-08-01
How to Prepare Wool

Shearers and handlers should spare
no pains in preparing wool for market:
nothing pays better than nice handling
of wool at shearing time; while wool
containing burrs, filth, chat, seed or
other extraneous matter loses much
more in value than it makes up in
weight. The proper folding and tying
of fleeces is very important, and should
receive much more attention than it
does. Keep the body of the fleece whole
and compact, fold by hand and tie with
a continuous Irvine; when properly
done it can not be improved upon by
any of the presses. Fleeces should be
squeezed or turned so tight rs to make
them feel soggy. but should be left soft
while elastic and woolly. The most de-
sirable shape is near the cubical, in
large feeces. having more length than
width or thickness; small and medium
fleeces should be twined twice each
way, large ones twice one way and
three times the other; if very heavy,
more will be needed. The best condi-
ton and appearance of wool will de-
pend very considerably on how it is
piled, if not sacked Immediately after
shearing it; this should he done with q
view to keeping symmetry of shape, but
handlers should not make the pile
bulky or heavy enough to compress the
bottom feeces too hard, which, how
ever, is not likely to occur with clips of
light wool. Sacks should be filed with
the same view of preserving fleeces in
as good shape as possible, and not any
harder pressed or tramped than is nee
essary to keep in place. and not have it
''shuck" around in handling and trans
porting. 1t is economy to use plenty
of sacks rather than to pack so hard as
to scare buyers of extra weights. The
nice, smooth, even filling of sacks adds
to the attractiveness of q lot. Ship in
clean cars, as fine dust Sits through
the sacking and often gives a very bad
appearance to all the outside fleeces.
BURY woods are classed as slightly
bury" or such as can be hand-picked
at a cost of from one cent to three cents
per pound; '.burry," which may be
haad-picked at cost of from four to
seven cents per pound, and ''hard
bury" which can be freed only by
machinery. This latter class, no matter
how healthy the growth be, is degraded
in selling price to about the same as
the lowest and meanest class of wool in
like condition.-Sdn Francisco Chron.
icle.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-08-01
Water Horses Frequently.

When horses are at liberty to drink
IN hot weather they drink fte luen ly
and no moe than is needed, and are
never known to injure themselves by
drinking too much. Horses when con-
fined by man and compelled to do his
bidding cannot tell when they desire
water. Many neglect their horses
sadly in this matter, and the conse-
quence is that many horses are found
cred and diseases engendered. Horses,
having small stomach. do not in a
natural state drink down bucketiuls at
one time, and they only do so when
driven until SO thirsty that if permitted
they will drink enough to in ure them
selves. After horse has been driven
until he prespires profusely there will
be an imperative demand for water to
supply the place of the liquid that has
passed oil through the pores of the
skin, and after horse has filled his
stomach with dry feed little water is
needed to promote digestion, especially
when the animal did not receive a
generous supply before he was fed.
When the stomach and bowels need
more water they will have it. if the
supply must be taken out of the skin.
But when the digestive organs must
draw extensively on water that is Sc
GREETED in the tissues of the flesh and
muscles, we cannot compute the great
injury that must follow such an I'M
natural way of obtaining supply of
water, which is absolutely needed to
promote healthful and complete diges-
ton: As the stomach of the horse is
exceedingly small when compared with
the first stomach or rumen of the OK.
we can perceive the vast importance of
supplying little water and often,
rather than to permit the thirsty brute
to swallow several gallons at one
draught only once or twice during
twenty-four hours. When horses are
watered frequently they drink only a few
quarts at each draught. This is in
finitely better than to allow them to get
SO thirsty that they will gulp down
three, four o.: five pailfuls. 1t is better
to let horse drink at least one pailiul
drink copiously after eating his meal.
A large quantity of water after
feeding will frequently drive
much of the feed from the
stomach before it is half digested. In
hot weather there should be arrange
ments made whereby the horses may be
watered at least in the middle of the
forenoon and also in the middle of the
afternoon. If there is no well in the
field, then haul barrel of water in the
field when you go out 10 work. Horses,
when driven on the road, if they have
humane drivers, are watered much
more frequently than the average far
mer deems it necessary to water his an
imals which are doing much fatiguing
work, not infrequently in clouds OF
dust Horses that are abused, not so
much from intent or wilfuIness, but
from a want of knowledge of the re-
quirements of the animals and in the
belief that no matter how hot the
weather, or how hard the horse is
taxed, water three times day is all
su iicient. This, however, is mistake
and occasions much loss When horse
is thirsty he needs water, and even a
part of a pailiul when he is suffering
from thirst VIII be gratefully received
and refreshing. San FRANCISCO Chron-
icLe.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-08-01
A FlOwer.Bed Clock.

The Judges house was over in the
French quarter of New Orleans, unat-
tractive outside, but as soon as you got
into the broad hall a cool breeze struck
yo.. laden, without exaggeration,
with the balm of thousand flowers
The hall led right through the house
and opened into a regular fairyland of
iiowers-a garden the like of which
had never dreamed of. 1t was sur
rounded by a high wall, and had plants
in it from every country under the sun.
The white-haired old gentleman and
group of grandchildren hanging
about him took us about, and the hrs.
thing we stopped at was large oval
plot, set out with small plants around
the edge. "This;' said the Judge, lis
nv clock. What time is it. Clara"
he asked of one of the children. The
girl ran around the plot and said it was
about four clock, and so it was. The
four o clock was in bloom. ''In fact"
said the story-teller, 1.-The clock was
made up of flowers" In the center
was pair of hands, of wood, covered
with some beautiful vine. but they had
nothing, however, to do with the time
telling.
The plan was this: The Judge had
noticed that almost every hour in the
day some plant bloomed, and working
on this principle he had selected plants
of different hours and placed them in q
circle, twenty-four in number, and fot
every no +. For example, at the top
of the earthen clock, at twelve O'Clock,
was planted the portulacca, and he told
me that it wo Id bloom within ten min
ntes of twelve, and rarely miss. At the
hours of one. two and three he had diff
ferent varieties of this same plant, all
of which bloomed at the hour opposite
to which it was planted. At four
o'clock he had our common plant of
that name, and you all know how you
can depend on that. At five the gar
den nictago came out, at six the ger
anium tr;ste and at seven the evening
primrose. Oppos tie eight o'clock he
had the bona nOx. and ut nine the ST.
llene noctifiora-all these blooming at
or near the time given. At ten clock,
if l remember rightly, he had a cactus
at eleven another kind, and at twelve
the night-blooming cereus.,
Half of the year some of the plants
don't bloom at all. The plants oppo-
site one and three in the morning were
cacti that bloomed about that time, and
at three was planted the common sails
fly, at four the chicory, at five the sow
thistle, and at six the dandelion--a rare
flower in New Orleans. curiously enough
at seven was small pond of water
in which bloomed the pond-lily Gin
cinssati Enquirer.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-08-01

Wherever there Is q necessity for
making the land yield the highest
revenue Of which it is capable, resort
must be had to the rearing Of live stock
and to its Improvements and high devsl
opmeut karMeT. -
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-08-01

"A man in Pittsburgh had his
mother in-law arrested for using his
wooden leg as firewood to cook the
breakfast. The Judge decided that as
the complainant had eaton part of the
meal, he had breakfasted off his own
leg. and the charge was dismissed
Rgtsbaryk Post.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-08-01

the friendship need not be broken, the
intimacy was over. She had no special
reason for remembering you, as you
yourself admit. She has been left to
form any engagement she may please.
ANY other expectation on your part
must be unreasonable l have said
that, as an old friend of Miss Lswrie's.
l should be happy to welcome you here
to her wedding. / cab not name day;
but trust it may be soon. You can
not say that Miss LawIie has treated
you badly
But he could say it, though he would
not say it to MIR. Whittlestaff. Had she
been there alone, he would have said it
to her. There had been no promise, but
he felt that there had been that between
them which should have been stronger
than any promise. With every word
which came from MIR. Whittlestaff' .
mouth, he disliked Mr.. Wbittlestaff more
and more. He Judged from Mary's APP
pearance that she was unhappy, that
she did not glory in her coming mar
riage. No girls face ever told her
hearts secret more plainly than did
ha-y's- But Mr.. Whittlestaff seemed
to glory in the marriage. To him it
seemed that the getting rid of John
Gordon was the one thing of import
ance. So. at least, John Gordon
interpreted his manner. But the name
of the sutton had not yet been told him.
and he did not suspect it. MAY l
ask you when it is to be?" he asked.
THAT is q question which the lady
must answer said Mr.. Whittlestaff.
Il do not know" said Mary.
..And who is the happy man?" said
John Gordon. He expected an an.
swer TO the question from Mary, but
Mary was unable to answer. 'sYou ax
any rates~in TIL me, sir. the name -
the gentleman"
T0 BE ooNzWuzn.1
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-08-01
AN OLD MANS LOVE.

By ANTHONY TRoLLoPE.
Author Of Doctor 17srne,'' I" Fram,p pdyson
age, Is he Pepenjov7' Phineds Finn,
the Trist Member" - The Wdydca."
dorchester fotrers," ETC., Etc.
Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1884-07-25
What a Democrat Thinks Of AIR.
Blaine.

From an interview with DanielDoughhe rty
in the Philadelphia Times.
1t will not do for the Democratic
party to suppose that they will have an
easy victory. With the Republican
party brains have again come to the
front. l honor the Republicans for
nominating Mr.. Blaine, and if were a
Republican l would love to enter the
lists and throw down my glove and
challenge all comers as one of his
champions l have no sympathy with
the movements in his own party against
him. He will make a splendid candi-
date. He is a statesman, and it is
urged against him that he is an Amerl-
can in his craftsmanship. Power Is
always conservative, and If a Republi-
can is to be elected Mr.. Blaine, of all
Republicans, is the one l would like to
see in the White house. 1t was Mr..
Blaine that sprung the tariff issue on us
in 1886, and you may rest assured
that he will, now that he is nominated.
neglect no honorable effort to lead his
party to victory.
Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1884-07-25
AN ABLE DOCUMENT.

We give in this issue, complete, the
able letter of Mr.. Blaine, accepting,
formally, his nomination as candidate
for the Presidency on the republican
ticket. This is one of the ablest and
best written documents that has eme.
mated from any public man in the
past twenty years. Mr.. Blaine takes
up the issues, dividing the two great
parties Of the country, and discusses
them with candor and frankness. ltis
the production of an able and gifted
stateman rather than that of a politi.
clan, and hence there is no shuffling OF
phrases, or appeals to imagination OF
fancy, or prejudice, but cool consid.
Grafton Of the points at issue. 1t is a
document that will bear reading and
rereading and one which will prove an
admirable campaign document and
win thousands of votes for Its author.
Read it.