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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-06-27
Washington ShOpkeepers.


The older shopkeepers of Washing
.on are usually very interesting men.
They have lived through a great deal
of interesting history in the place where
history is made, and have caught some
of it now and then as it passes by. For
years they have furnished the great men
of the country with necessaries and lux
urleS-oftentimes at great personal ex-
pense. But their unusual class of Gus
toners has given them unusual expert
ences, and as result unusual culture
o: certain sort. They are reservoirs
of "reminiscences. One could not spend
an afternoon more pleasantly than in
chatting with the gray-haired proprie-
tor of a certain bookstore on Pennsyl-
vania avenue. not far from the Capitol,
made famous by the great men who
have whiled away their idle hours with
in its walls. No private building liz
Washington has ever held more distin-
guished men, than this Little shop. Few
have sach a store-of memories as Is to
be found there. But the Young men in
these shops are not so we'll informed as
the old shopkeepers, and their CON-
ments upon their famous old customers
when they affect any personal knowl-
edge about them at all are apt to be
very funny. Several blocks west of the
historic book store is hat store, more
ambitious and less distinguished than il
used to be. Two other hat stores further
west attract more fashionable people,
now that all the people in Washington dc
not live in the central or eastern parts.
But lis still successful establishment,
and, while viewing with alarm" the
encroachments of its rivals, points
with pride to its past achievements
and toits-de customers. In It's win
dow is hat an old-fashioned beaver
labeled "Henry Clay's last hat, !"
which is eyed with reverent interest by
all the Kentuckians who come to town.
Recently two rather distinguished Ken
tuckians went In to look at it. They
were allowed to do so by the courteous
young clerk, who also treated them to
\ choice tid-bits of information about the
past g1ories of the store. He told them
that all the great men of the bellarn and
ante be!luni periods bought their hats
at tlis old reliable establishment. This
was the hat that Clay ordered Just be.
| fore his death. He had not really worn
it. ",He kiied." continued the clerk
glibly, fright across the way, inthat
old double house." '.Oh, guess not, :"
put in one OF. the Kentuckians, :. Clay
died at the National Hotel, down here
a bit" "Yes," said the clerk. that
SO. n 1t was Daniel Webster who died in
that house across the street." ''Oh,
no., said the other kentuckian, :. Dan
iel Webster died ut his home in Massa-
chusetts.'' well" said the cornered
clerk, fairly desperate at this rude treat
ment of his treasured recollectiOns,
"somebody died at that old house
across the street, anyhow" Every
likely" said both Kentuckians. "Good
kmufniuo...,azforr-P htkndetphta Record.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-06-27
Russia's Weak Point.

''Ours is the greatest country in the
world" a Russian gentleman said TO
me, ..but her size is her greatest weak
ness. Tell me at what point OF her I'M
mense frontier line she could not be
easily invaded by an enemy? On our
borders we are to-day AS defenceless as
we We're seventy-ive years ago. 1t
looks as If we still would tempt our foes
to come on to Moscow. 800
The German Russian frontier is vir-
tually IN the hands of the Poles, who,
as vet cherish a vain hope of restoring
an independent Kingdom of Poland.
There are Z, 100000 of Poles, and all of
the Roman Catholic faith. There are
a number of fortresses in Poland, but
they are considered as quite insignifi-
cant in the face Of the formidable Ger
man fortresses on the other side of the
frontier. There are several Russian
regiments stationed at and near War
saw, but their officers are mainly Poles
or Russians Polonized. 1t is an undis-
puted fact that the Polish society, with
all its anti-Russian sympathies, holds
its own in spite of all pressure from the
autocratic Government. Though con-
quered, the Poles to-day look down
upon Russians as they were wont to Do
in the golden period Of their history.
In his capacity of Government General.
the weli-known military leader, General
Gourko, is the Chief of all Polish Prov
ince,. He is as good as General as he
is poor as an administrator. He might
in twinkling annihilate all the Polish
rebels, should they face him in an open
field; blu. he is quite powerless to cope
with the aristocratic conspirators in
their salons. In case of war between
Russia and Germany-and such an af-
fair is very possible. Notwithstanding
the interchange of courtesies between
| the two cOurts-the Russians would
speedily have to yacate Poland.
The Austrian-Russian frontier is in
the hands of Jews in general and of
the Jewish smuggler in particular.
To them patriotism is something for
eign. The highest bidder is all they
care for. the Cars Government
knows no means to control its Jewish
subjects. The Roumanian.- Russian
| frontier, as we'll IS the northern shore
of the Black Sea, is under Jewish con-
troll. The Jews not only control all
exports and imports but even deal in
white slaves. The Noroe Eremia has
1 recently stated that in some harems at
Constantinople there were found sew
eral Russian Christian girls, who, as
they say, were sold there by Jews.
A. As to Odessa, queen of the Black sea;
Sebastopol, which, up to this date, is
described in Russian textbooks OF
geography as being san impregnable
Fortress" and the Crimea in general,
these are at the mercy of any foreign
man-of-war. The costly tubs of Ad-
mral Popotf are looked upon even by
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-06-27

L
Tie principal galway at Allshabad
is thickly stadded with horseshoes Of
every DE and make. There are huns
dreds Of them nailed all over the great
gates, doubtless the offerings of many :
wayfarer who has long since finished
his earthly pilgrimage. We could not
find out what was the exact idea con-
nected with this custom-probably
much the same notion of luck as we at
tach to finding horseshoe, especially
one with the old nails still in their place.
We 'afterwarva-neticed that the sacred
gates of Somnath. preserved in the Fort
at,Agrn, are similarly adorned It re-
minded rs Of that curious old manorial
rite still kept up. at Oakham, in Rut-
Lancashire, where every peer Of the
realm is bound the first time he enters
the town to present horseshoe to be
nailed on the old portal. which is we'll
nigh covered with these lordly tributes
1t Is said that in case any eontumacions
peer should refuse to. pay this tax the
authorities have right to stop his car.
rage and levy their black-mail by I'M
Fshoeing one of the horses Toavert so
serious an annoyance the tribute shoe
is generally ready, some being Of
enormous size and inscribed with the
name of the donor. Whether these
Eastern horseshoes were taxes or offer
ings l can not tell, but it certainly is
very curious to observe how widespread
is the superstitious reverence attached
to this particular FORM 1t has beet surg
gested, and apparently with some rea-
son, that in ancient pagan times 1t may
have been recognized symbol In
serpentrworship and hence may have
arisen its common use as q charm
against all manner of evil. The resem-
blance is obvious, more especially to
that species of harmless snake which, is
rounded at both ends, SO that head and
tail are apparently just alike. The
creature moves backward or forward at
pleasure; hence the old belief that il
actually had two heads and was indie
structible, as even when cut into two
parts twas supposed that the divided
heads would seek one another and re-
unite. 1t stands to reason that in a
snake-worshiping community such a
creature would be- held in, high FEVER.
ence.L Even IN Scotland. various an.
cient snake-Hke bracelets and orna-
ments have BEEN found which seem to
favor this theory, and at very early
period both snakes and horse-shoes seem
to have been engraven as symbols on
sacred stones. We hear Of the latter hav-
ing been sculptTed, not only on the
threshold of 'old London houses. but
even on that of ancient churches in va
rious parts of Britain. And in the pres.
ent day we all know the idea of luck
connected with finding one, and how
constantly they are nailed up on houses,
stables and ships as charm againsl
witchcraft- In Scotland, all parts o.
England and Wales, and especially in
Cornwall. (where. not only on vans and
omlibuses, but sometimes even on the
grim gates of the old jails,) we may
find this curious trace of ancient super
stiti9n. Whatever may have been it.
origin, it certainly is remarkable that Il
should survive both in Britain and Hin
dustan.- Gentieman's Magazifse. on, p
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-06-27

A human skeleton, an iron Ratchet,
a peculiar stone implement resembling
knife blade, a number of fine flint ar
row-heads. several pieces of rude clay
pottery, all from one broken utensil,
and which, when placed together.
formed peculiar-shaped jar, several
pieces of metal containing copper, and a
pipe made from flint, perfect in shape,
with stem and bowl forming one piece
and bearing plain traces of ornaments.
ton. were exhumed recently on the farm
of +. G. Babcoek, near Hornellsville, N.
Y. The remains and relics were taken
from a depth of more than four feet,
near the edge of a plateau that once
formed the east bank of the Canisteo
River. E1tress. -
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-06-27

Little bough, with the little leaves on 1t,
Faint green, ike Ttania's bonnet, th
As fresh as thehopes Of the spring-tfme,
As light as the songs of the wing -time-
Little bough, l but left you to see
A little face sweeter to me. ,=r4.. ~
Little shell. with the pink overspreading.
Like the cheek of bride at her wedding,
And as smooth as the brow Of the sister
Whose coral lips lately have kissed her
Little shell-ship that saileth the ocean,
Thou'rt but type Of my shrine Of devotion.
oh, little bee rocked on a mullen,
Neither listless nor lazy nor sullen,
A wise little hunter of sweetness,
A quaint little teacher of neatness-
Whats more cunning than this little fellow.
-Clinging close to the 'mullein-hOwer Yellow
Is't bud with the red breaking through II
And the morning sun staying to WOO itf
All, lovely and Turing the rose is 3.
Which the bud a fairy lattice discloses;
But my cradle bower that is fairer, ,-.r
Holds flower that is sweeter and rarer.
Is't nest with baby bird in it,
A softthroated gray little linnet,
With fathers wing lowering over it. -.
And mothers breast ready to coverf4
All, the sweetest of sounds. SO my vote Is,
Come not UP out of little birds throaties!
Mothers heart with little head on il, Id
Proud and happy because she has won it
Mothers heart says her baby the sweetest,
The cunningest and the completest,
OF all the sweet things uader Heaven,
OF all the sweet things ever given.
49,. -HOlDlrd Girlid0n, in Hdriper's Weekly.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-06-27

Fish, almost more than anything
else. is improved by slow cooking: espe-
cially is this true when the fish is
boiled If cooked rapidly it will fall
apart, and will neither taste nor look so
well. The great point insisted upon by
the scientific cooks of the present day
is this of taking abundant time to pre-
pare food, and the fact that nothing il
gained by rapid boiling. Exchange.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-06-27

The Mescalero Apaches, formerly
notorious cattle-thieves, are now large
in Lincoln County, New
Mexico The Government soma years
ago set up these Indians in the cattle
business. and now they find it more
pleasant and more profitable to raise
stock honestly than TO steal it.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-06-27

MIR. George NJ. Pullman states that
there are in this country 100 railway
Directors private palace cars, which
cost $2,50G000, and which he pro.
pounces wholly unnecessary; but the
Directors think differently.-Chicagc
Journal -I ~
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-06-27

\ The Scientific Anieyican maintains
that the great manufacturing establish
ments do not, by any means, monopo-
lize the best workmen, many of whom
prefer the comparative aseendancy and
independence which they enjoy in the
little shops"
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-06-27

uAIl communications for this paps,
shouid be accompanied by the nA1ne Of the
author; not necessarily for publleAtion, but
% an evidence of good faith on he part OF
the writer Write only on one sido of the pa
per Be particularly careful in giving names
and ttes to have the letters and ngufes plain
ar StiDct
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-06-27

"A correspondent of the Nst0 En-
gland Farmer writes that his expert
ence is that cows fed literally with
shorts will not be troubled with the
.'bone ALL" but that it will cure them
from gnawing pieces of board, bones.
etc. He was feeding his cows on clear
meal for grain, and gradually changed
it to three-fifths shorts, and at time OF
writing had not seen any symptoms for
nearly two months.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-06-27

'Nn-rhe shaft Of General Suffers old
mill at Coloma, Cal, where gold was
first discovered by Marshall. in 1s4s,
has been placed in museum in San
Francisco. Frdnci,co Chronicle.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-06-27

1T is one proof Of q good education
and of true refinement Of feeling to re-
spect sntiquity.-SSgosrney.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-06-27

One steel, rail is made every hall
minute at Steelton, Pa,
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-06-27
a SONG OF THE SWEETEST

A song of the things that are sweetest
The cunningest and the completest,
Meath the beautiful sky that Is DER us,
in the beautiful world that's before us,
On the breast of the dear sea under us
None of which three can sunder us.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-06-27

Say moon with little star daughter,
That looks at herself in the water PSI b
From her blue bower 30 high up above us,
So close toithe angels that love us;
But these are less dear TO the night
Than unto my heart its delight
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-27

TERRIFIC GAS EXPLOSION.
Residence Wrecked, and Several
People Injured. One EataIIx.

MONTREAL, Oct ga terrible gas ex-
plCision occurred early Saturday morning at
the residence of J. r. Hutchins, on Fort
street, completely wrecking the house, blow
ing out all the wind ows, and carrying away
the gable end. The furniture and household
effects were thrown into the street in all di
rections, and windows in ad joining residences
shattered to pieces and bricks and debris
carried great distances. The servants,
who were sleeping in the basement
where the explosion occurred suffered
the most severely, two of them being terri
bly, scOrch7d as well as receiving serious and,
p in one case, probably fatal injuries They
were removed to the hospital Mrs. Hutch
ms also was badly scorched about the
face. Her bed was against the gable
which was blown out and she had a
narrow escape After the explosion tbo
whole side of the house was exposed to view
Subsequent investigation proves that hole
nearly an inch in circumference existed in
the pipe below the gas-lneter But how this
flaw occurred is mystery, unless it was
caused by the plumbers, who were at work in
the house Friday.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-27
should Have SHOT Earlier and with
More Precision.

ToLONo, H., Oct. GA woman named
Mary A, Perry and her two grown daughters,
Hattie and Sarah, returning from Kansas,
camped by the roadside about seven miles
southwest of here Wednesday night. Theil
husband and father had died SOON after their
arrival in Kansas few weeks ago, and they
were making thsr way back to jackson
county, Ind, in a covered wagon drawn by
q single horse. Some time during the night
they were awakened by a party of
men, who first made indecent proposals and
then assaulted the women, who were terribly
frightened, and, being entirely helpless, fell
easy victims to their cowardly assall-
ants. Mrs. Perry finally tore herself loose
from the men who held her, and
seizing an old navy revolver began firing.
The villains beat hasty retreat, and
fed into the woods. The women
fea1 they will not be able to recognize
the men, as the night was dark. They are
believed to he gang Of young
ro1ghs. The woman and her daughters con
tipued their lonely journey eastward Fri
day, landrthe matter is being hushed up as
much as possible in the locality where it oc-
Cured
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-27

The Rev. George FL. Ball clfims to have
been ignorant of any of the charges
against Cleveland up to within few days
of his nomination. Incredible as this ap>
pears in the light of his own subsequent
statements that the governors offenses
against decency, honor, sobriety, and
chastity were open, fragrant, continuous
(twenty six years., and notorious, he yet
says that he first learned of them one or
two days before the Chicago convention
from man who is now republican can
didate for a minor local office. The story
he first heard he says was almost immedi-
ately confirmed from the lips of physi-
clan who told him of Clevelands amours
with "a young and attractive widow" a
patient of his, who conflded the details of
her confessed harlotry to him. According
to the tale of this woman she bestowed
her favors on a strictly business basis.
The Rev. Mr.. Ball accepted the story of
this woman told to physician, who be-
trayed his worthlessness in listening to it
and his breach of professional honor in
relating it, and Immediately began tine>
tooth>comb search for all the odds and
ends of scandel lurking in the purlieus of
great city. Buffalo probably boasts
more of these than any city of its size in
America. Clevelands bachelor life had
subjected him to the spying eyes of those
who delight in scandal, and the Rev. Mr..
Ball soon discovered that he had been
living in the same city with notorious
libertine and drunkard, who had run for
district attorney, and been elected sheriff,
mayor, and governor without single
aspersion upon his private character. The
Rev. Mr.. Ball has made up for lost time,
and is justly entitled to be known as the
father of the campaign of filth" while
James G.. Blaine is entitled to the honor
that falls to the godfather of the same.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-27
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.

There are runners at Berlin that Prince
Bismarck contemplates a visit to Paris
The report of the postoflice department
ticiency Of s., 593, 1877
A silver star marks the spot in the Balti.
more & Potomac railroad depot where Gar
field fell when shot by Guiteau.
Northrop & Co.'s bank at Platteyile,
Wis, which failed some time ago, has begun
paying the claims of creditors.
A man at White Lake, N. Y, was
rendered blind and helpless by being stung
by hornet at the base Of his brain.
The Chicago Galvanized Wire Fence
company was closed out by the sheriff
John A. Atkinson was arrested and obtained
bail.
The Providence nine won the base ball
championship of America Friday by de-
feating the Metropolitans at New York 8
to l.
Reports are that the Pennsylvania rail
way will cat rates SO decisively in Gay or
two that financially weak roads will be
ruined
William Hall, formerly a merchant at
Toledo, Ohio, and South Bend, Ind, was
killed by his son Lincoln, aged IS, in u quar-
rel at Dolphos, Kan
George Alfred Townsend Gath will
lecture in the west during the month OF Jan
uary. His subject viii be Dublin" and
Thomas the Doubter."
The fire in the Calumet and Hecla mine
still continues TO burn. Unless work is soon
resumed the miners and their families must
suffer for the necessaries Of life
Three engineers who have reckoned the
quantity of water pouring over Niagara
falls every minute differ only two quarts in
the highest and lowest estimates
Another dividend of 30 per cent in
favor of the creditors of the First National
bank of Monmouth, His, has been declared
by the comptroller of the currency
Five grave robbers entered the Phelps
family vault at Binghamton, n Y, and had
cut open one of the collins when they were
frightened away by the cemetery watchmen.
An English woman came over a few
months ago, landing in Manitoba a perfect
stranger. Since then she has succeeded in
getting husband for herself anil mates for
III of her unmarried country
The Tooth birthday of Sir Moses Monte.
fore, humanitarian and pAilantaropist. was
celebrated by the lsraclitc, al Chicago by an
appropriate celebration al central Music
hall. Speeches were made b, Professor
Swing, Rabbi Hirsch, and Philip Stein
Corbcn Dixon, of Nevcrsink, N. Y, was
Sheathing the roof Of barn and, while driv-
ing a nail, strucE his thumb a blow with the
hammer Ths pain was 50 great that he
tainted, and, rolling from the roof, he fell a
distance Of twenty feet TO the ground, strik-
Ing pile OF stones HissIull was smashed
ana his back broken
MIR Allcorn, Of Warren county, Mis-
souri,, who was bitten by a mad dog in Feb
ruary last, went II Leduc, GascOnade county,
last week to test tie virtues Of the mad
stone owned by William Licklidcr. \ Slight
inciSion was made in Mr. Ancoln's arm
where he had been bitten and the stone ap-
piled, which adhered To the wound so closely
three times in succession is to almost throw
the patient into convulsious Tie stone was
held to the wound as long rs it continued to
draw The patient then went home much
relieved
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-27
Another Life Saved

j. c. Gray, of Dadeville, Ala, writes
US: Il have been using your Dr. Wm.
Halls Balsam for the lungs, and can say.
of truth, it is far superior TO any other
lung PREPARATION in the world. My mother
was confined to her bed four weeks with
a cough and had every attention by a
good physician but he failed to effect a
cure; and when | got one bottle of DR..
VIM. Halls Balsam for the lungs. she be-
gan to mend right away. lean say in truth
that it was the means of saving her life
| know of five cases that DIR. Halls Bal
sam has cured, and my mother is better
than she has been for twenty years"
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-27
CARD.

To all who are suffering from the errors
and indiscrctions of youth, nervous weak
ness, early decay, loss of manhood, &c,
| will send recipe that will cure you,
FREE OF CHARGE. This great remedy
Vas discovered by missionary in South
America. Send self addressed envelope
to the REV JOSEPH T. INMAN, Station D,
New York CITY.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-27

GRAFTON, w. Va, Oct. ga horrible
tragedy occurred Friday night at West Fork,
Calhoun county. Mrs. Johnson who is re-
lated to ex-Postmaster johnson, of this place,
who created q sensation three months ago
by clipping with handsome girl, leaving his
wife and family, and defrauding tho govern
ment and neig hbors out of $4,000, murdered
her two ste children and took her own life
with arsenic mixed with sugar of lead The
oldest child refused to take the poison and
I'm,
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-27
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