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, 1885-07-08

The Colonial Council held a meet
ing on Monday, at which his Excel
Iency the Governor was present.
The Chairman feelingly REFER
ed to the death early on Satur-
day morning Of Mr.. Alexander Wilson
one of the members for Frederik-
sted's Country District. Mr.. Wilson,
said the Chairman, had not been
long a member Of the Council, but he
was greatly esteemed in the commn-
nifty for his practical ability rs a
planter as well as for the sincerity and
integrity of his character, and for The
same reasons he was esteemed in the
Council. The community could i'll
spare men like Mr.. Alex. Wilson.
The first item on the order of the
day was a bill for furnishing injury
done 10 the telegraph lines in the
island.
In Introducing the draft The
Governor said that it had happened
frequently of late that the line be-
tween Christiansted and FrederikSted
had been injured, not seriously how
ever, the wires being merely Ell
tangled ; still this gave trouble and
could scarcely happen except from
the interference of somebody. The
communication had not been stopped.
His Excellency pointed out that the
draft distinguished between intention
al and unintentional injury. In the
latter case there would be no punish
ment if the party causing the injury
at once announced the fact at a po-
lice or telegraph station ; but in any
case the party would have to pay for
the damage.
The draft was subsequently carried
through all its Stages and passed.
The End item on the order Of the
day was the election of "a Commit
tee to confer with His Excellency on
means TO protect sugar cultivation in
the Island" 1t was resolved that
the Committee should consist OF 5
members, and elected were: Mr..
Hewitt, Lawyer Lemming, Mr.. Rn-
phael, Captain Willard, and Mr. James
Wilson.
The chief remaining business be,
fore the Council consisted in the 2nd
discussion OF the Budget, which, with
Sc veral amendments, was passed.
One accepted. amendment, proposed
BY Judge Andersen and consented to
by the Governor, was an additional
grant of $500 to the Children Hospital,
which institution will therefore receive
for the current financial year $500
instead of $500 as last year. From
statements made by the Judge in the
course Of his remarks it appears that
147 children have been patients in the
hospital; the average daily number
in the hospital last year was 8 and
latterly about 7 children.
, 1885-07-08

mET bekjendtgj6res herved, at
49, Udkast til Repartitionen j
Planter JENS KOEFOEDS Fallit-
DO vii blive fremlagt i en- Session,
som afholdes FREDAGEN den Bite
JUL f0rstkommende N. l slet Efter-
midday, hvorefter Boet forventes
sluttet.
Frederiksteds Skifteret, st. Croix den
4de JUL 1885.
R. PETERSEN.
, 1885-07-08

A much needed change in the
weather has at last taken place, aud
on Monday and Tuesday the rainfall
as measured at the Fort here has
amounted TO 81 lines.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-08-28
FOR OUR YOUNG FOLKS.
ONE THING At A TIME.

One step at time, and that well placed,
We reach the grandest height:
One stroke at time, earth hidden stores
Will slowly come to light;
One seed at a time. and the forest grows:
One drop at u time, and the river flows
Into the bOundless sea-
One word ut time. and the greatest book
Is written and is read;
One stone mt a time. a palace rearS
AlOft its stately head:
One blow at n time. and the trees cleft thrO,
And city will stand where the forest grew
A few short years before.
One foe ut tire. and he subdued,
And the conflict will be won:
One grain at time. and the sands OF life
Will slowly all be run.
One minute, another. the hours fly:
One day ut a time and our lives speed by
Into eternity.
One grain of knowledge, and that wei
stored,
Another. ana more on them:
And. as time rolls on your mind will shine
W. tn MANY Il garuered gem
Of thought and wisdom. And time will tell.
Zone thing ut time. and that done well,
Is wisdOms proven rule.
&C. q. 1hdrin, in Golden Days.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-08-28

ing to weed out the flower bed, and a,
night when asked why it had not been
done, he replied: .''Cause you didn'tsay
must, and didn't want to-
Papa went into the house without
saying a word, and Johnny somehow
felt very uneasy. He followed papa
around and watched him closely.
Just after supper papa remarked,
quietly:
Il had a letter from your Uncle
Fred this morning. Johnny. and your
cousins viii and Joe have birthday
party tonight. They invited you"
Johnny's eyes surely would have
made any one laugh to see how widely
boy eyes could open, then he fairly
gasped in establishment:
"Why-papa-James! why didn't
you tell me?''
"Oh. l didn't feel like it," fretted
papa.
but I'm invited to the party" cried
Johnny, "and must 20. 1 wouldn'
miss one of those parties for the
world!'
WELL" said papa. inditferently.
eyes. they invited you if chose to let
you 60. but they didn't say must. and
l don't want TO-"
Well, it was hard lesson, dread
fully hard lesson; but nothing except a
dreadfully hard lesson was going to
make any lasting impression on
Johnny's mind or help him overcome
his faults. Uncle Fred's house could
have been reached by ride in the
horse-cars, and nothing could be more
enjoyable than the birthday parties
the cousins Will and Joe We're often al
Moved to give. Johnny had attended
two or three. staying al! night after
wards, and always thought them the
most delightful occasions Imaginable.
In vain he coaxed, and cried, and
promised; all he could get papa OF
mamma to say was that they didn't feel
like letting him go. or didn't want to.
Kind-hearied little Matte tried to per-
suade papa to forgive Johnny. "just
this once" but papa laughed and said
Johnny had been forgiven 'just this
once so many times, he should feel il
was wicked to forgive him again. Be.
sides mamma didn't feel like dressing
him for party.
But poor Johnny grew so thoroughly
disguised with a miserable rule which
could only work two ways HI such a
wretched. disappointing way, that he
finally grew wise enough to make up
his mind to have nothing to do with
such rules.
Then as soon as he showed DISPOSE
ton to do right and began making real
efforts to be a good, willing boy, his
kind parents helped him in every posi-
BILE way, and he began 10 find how
pleasant it was to be good and helpful,
and SO by degrees papa's experiment
proved itself TO have been an excellent
one, for Johnny adopted rules which il
was pleasant to have work both ways.
Faith IrUinq, in Golden Rule.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-08-28
A BRIGHT BOY.
Getting Through the World without Legs
and Arms.

Getting Through the World without Legs
and Arms.
There are many who have to go
through part of life at least with the
loss of an arm or a leg, and any one
can realize in measure. the privations
such loss can occasion; but very few
are called upon to exist without either,
and very few realize the extent to
which human ingenuity can provide
means of compensation in such cases.
Sometimes it seems as if nature gives
what aid it can, and when the physical
completeness has been denied sought
to make up the deficiency with more
than average mental gifts. Such OBJ
servations might naturally occur to the
individual who was acquainted with
the son of G. b. Williams, of Mendon.
Mass, who was born without arms
and legs, and yet goes around the vii
lage and fills a worthy place in the
youthful society of the town. with
promise of an active and useful man.
hood in the years to come. The young
man is twelve years of age. His feat
years, and the expression is bright and
intelligent. His language and look
indicate belief in his ability to take
care of himself before q great while.
He is nearly qualified to enter the high
school of the town, and his hand
writing is above the average. In ac-
comprising the latter work the pen is
held under the chin, and with the aid
of the shoulder the tracings are made.
He'attends the public school and
goes around the village without the aid
of any other person, but the means to
this end were not invented until within
year so, and not until after long
time of study upon the subject and
trial of several aids. which proved by
experiment to be of little use. He
could get up and down stairs. put on
his cap, and roll or throw himself from
one point in the room to another with
out help, but to 60 much outside of
the house it was necessary to carry
him. Now he carries himself. For
this purpose a pair of wheels similar
to those on a boys velOcipede were
procured and the axle paddeds The
IVY ASStS hiS ShCSt oh thC pau anu W
means of his imperfect lower limb
prOpels himself around the town. 1t
required some practice to learn to bal
ance himself at first. but he soon over
came the difficulty. The wheels were
obtained in Detroit, efforts to find the
kind nearer home having been without
success.
II can go anywhere want to"
said the lad. "Can go down hill faster
than a walk, but have to rest on up
grades" He does not complain of
any pain or trouble in the stomach
from resting the weight of his body on
it SO much. In spite of his afiliction
and the way he is handicapped in the
race for worldly rewards, he impresses
the stranger as one who bids fair to
make his mark by strong mental at
tainments. Globe.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-08-28
The Epidemic Of Crime.

Whence comes this epidemic Of suicides
and murders3 Recent discussions have
named several causes. Hon. c. H. Reeve,
of Indiana, charges it to infidel teachings
holding that hopelessness of future
state cripples f0rtitude for bearing LIES
ills. Another declares suffering from tho
universal business depression the cause. A
third writer attributes it to increasing in.
sanity, a physician thinks much of the
tendency Is Inherited, while temperance
advocates lay the responsibility upon
strong drink.
Free. thinkers have committed suicide,
but SO have orthodox churchmen. Finan-
cial straits have beset many, but the
wealthy have also taken their life.
Insanity and dissipation have preceded
suicides and family murders.
One feature common to almost every
such crime challenges attention. Well
nigh every report Of suicide and family
murder mentions the perpetrator rs having
"for some time been subject to melan-
choly." Whence comes this? All recog-
nized medical authorities tell as that the
fire which consumes the brain is always
kindled by arrangements Of digestion; that
good digestion is impossible without pure
blood, and pure blood is never known when
the liver and kidneys are out Of order.
Under such circumstances, q preventive
should be sought, and for this Warmers
safe cure is sovereign fact conceded by
the best authorities in the land, and it Is
especially commended by the celebrated
DR.. Dio Lewis.-ROchester Democrat.
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CHOICE SELECTIONS.

Alas for us if'the ladder of science
Esere the only stair to lead us up to
God!-Ncrcdih.
"A decent regani for religion and
It's ordinances is an clement in National
life without which the American Re
pablis will neither prosper nor live.
Standard.
The proud man bath no God; the
envinIs man hath no neishbor; the
angry nan hath not himself. What
good. then. in being man. if one has
neither himself. nor nci ghbOr, nor
Gods-BiSitop HSN.
No wise man would GEEK to be ex-
empted from the healthy discipline of
trouble any more than :p intelligent
child would wish 10 be eXcus d from
school, and 60 be allowed 10 play al
day and every day in the meadows.
No; we are not butterflies tts.t Tit from
flower to flower: iifeiH real. Fife is ear
nest, and the tonic ofsorrow braces and
strengthens us TO make it s&.-Spur-
gcon.
Praise is not always sweet nor is
q ,n.ure ALWAYS BIT The moral val
ne Of either praise or ceusurc depends
ore atty upon the moral value of the
per, son who proffens it The steAdy-go-
ing .Sunday-school teacher would not
be or. eatly tiattered by the praise Of the
regular frequenters of the drinking-sa-
loon, Nor would he feel much discour-
aged to know that the same body Of
persons ad passed unanimous vote of
upon his over-rie hteousness and
lack of the. spirit of good-fellowship. To
be praised by some people is reason
to make one ask what evil one
has done: to be- censured by them is a
mark of honor. When one is praised,
then. or when one is blamed, is it not
worth while to ask ones self who does
it, and why's. S. Times.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-08-28
THEY MOVED IT ON HIM.

How the Rural Sports Played 1t on the De-
troit Betting Man.
A Detroiter who was spending sew
eral days in a town in the interior soon
discovered that every villager whom he
was introduced to had fOndness for
betting. They'd bet on anything, from
the color of horse on the hill mile
and half away to the number of flies
which would light on pane of glass
in a given time. The Detroiter kept
clear of any wagers for a day OF two.
and then put up a job. He got a
string and secretly measured the dis.
lance from the hotel steps to certain
hitching post. and next day. when the
betting fever began to rage, he showed
his hand.
Gentlemen" said he. II am not a
betting man, but seeing that you are
anxious for wager of some sort I'll
lay twenty-five dollars that can guess
within a foot of the distance to that
hitching post"
"Done!" cried the voice of the land
lord. and the money was put up.
''NOw, what do you guess?"
"Ninety-seven feet"
BY his measure it was six inches
more. He had measured the string
twice over with a rule and he felt that
he was twenty-five dollars ahead. One
of the boys ran for tape-line and the
measure was taken in a manner no
one could dispute. The figures were
ninety-nine feet, and the landlord had
won.
II don't see how it is" muttered the
Detroiter. but second measurement
verified the figures. 1t was full hour
before he recovered from the stunning
blow. Then he walked over to the
post and discovered that some time
during the previous night, and prob
ably soon after his measurement. it
had been moved foot and a half
Detroit Free Press.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-08-28
GOOD BEHAVIOR.
Aunt Marjorie Precrpt Gives Her II
Readers q Isit Of Good Advice.

Aunt Marjorie Precrpt Gives Her Boy
Readers a Isit Of Good Advice.
know perfectly well how ready you
boys are to skip everything except the
stories, but l positively can not let you
skip ths bit of advice. fyou happened
to meet your Aunt Marjorie on the
street. you would not rush past her
without lifting your hats. 1 am sure,
and do not think you will treat her
less politely when she asks you to listen
to her for moment or two while she
talks about behavior.
what diherence does it make,
said Ned, the other day, '.whether
| understand all about etiquette or not.
so long as l tell the truth, learn my
lessons. and obey my father and
mothcr?"
Ned is quite right in thinking that
diligence, obedience and truthfulness
are strong points in manly character.
A boy who is un!aithful. who disObevs,
or obeys disagreeably, above all, 4 boy
whose word can not be trusted. will
not make a good man nor good citi-
zen.
But. besides these qualities, young
gentleman that is what l hope
every one of my boy friends desires to
be-must be chivalric and courteous.
He must take the part of those weaker
and smaller tn n himself; he must be
attentive to girls and ladies; he must
bear himself with Gaze at the table and
in the drawing-room.
Ii you are walking with school
mate and he raises his hat to lady
whom you do not know, You should
raise yours also. If your sister, or
coslsin, or Il girl friend, is about to leave
room or a house. allow her to pass
out before you; do not 60 biunderine
out in front of her. Never walk in
front of 4 lady, except-note this, boys
in going up stairs; it is then your
place to go first.
Should you see your mother coming
from a shopping excursion laden with
those little packages which ladies de-
light to buy and carry home in their
Own hands. l hope you will excuse
yourself from the most fascinating
game. Join her and carry home her inn
pedjmcnta. You know what that old
Latin word means, do you not? II
is what the Romans used to call bag
gage or luggage. and think it is quite
picture in itself.
If you do not hear distinctly what is
said to You. please don't turn around
and say, rudely: what" but always
say: II beg pardon" This may APP
pear little hard to you. if you have
not been in the habit of using the
phrase. but it will soon grow easy.
The best manners spring from unself-
ishness. No thoroughly selfish person
can he truly polite.
need not remind you that you
should not take the most comfortable
chair in the room. and keep it when
some older person has entered the
apartment; nor that you ought not to
seize upon the morning paper before
papa has bad time to read it: nor to
begin a book which at present is in
course of reading by any other member
of the family.
BE manly. and be gentle. too. Then
you will be that modest of beings on
earth a gentleman.-Hrper's Young
People.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-08-28
FOR SUNDAY READING.
I WOULD NOT KNOW.

r by a wish I could withdraw
The futures veil, tonight
Gould know what God in tenderness
Holds hidden from my sight
would not seek the veil to lift.
Nor make that knowledge mine:
still would leave all in His hands,
And trust His care divine.
Is some great sorrow waiting me?
Ills better not to know:
Why shadow all my happy days
With dread of coming woeI
OF this I'm sure: If sorrow waits,
Gods love is waiting, too;
I'll lean my weakness on His strength
And He wiz bear me through.
Pcrbaps some jOy-some wondrous Joy
Is held for me in store!
Would daily blessings grow less sweet
For knowing it before!
Then keep it safely hid. dear Lord,
Until that blissful hour
When on my trusting heart is laid
joys full and perfect flower.
1t may I've neither Joy nor grief
Twill long he mine To share:
Could with calm, untrOubled soul
This strange, sad knowledge bear!
Orshuuld shrink to find how near
Deaths waiting angel stands!
] can not tell. but gladly leave
All in my Fathers hands;
Assured that. as the past has been,
The future still shall be:
Each day will bring its needed grace,
Its needed strength to me
M X. Buck, In Chicago Adrdnce.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-08-28
1t is fearful to think. saws a write,

Whit an enormous expense il would be
for Patti to bring up 3 child. She would
have TO sing it to eep every night for
about three years. and at the regular
rates this would amount TO $1,000. 600.
Then il she should have to sing one or
two extra verses to it each night the
amount would rise to $500. 900, pro-
viding that the child was always in
good health. Allowing the usual third
for sickness she would have to sing to
it all night for 365 days. say five hours
at time. Four thousand dollars for q
few minutes singing is her usual price.
One night of sickness would therefore
cost $40, Chicago Tribune.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-08-28
Meteorological Item.

1t was in smoking-room of an At
lantic steamer that worthy TeutOn
was talking about weather forecasts.
Look here" he said, II tell you
vat it is. You peter dOnd take no
stock in dem vetter predictions. Dose
boobies dond know noding. Dey can't
tell no peter as can.
'But. my dear SIR" said a person
near by, ''they foretOsl the storm
which we have just encountered.
"Vell, dat ish so." said the Teuton.
"but l tell you vat it is. Dat storm
would hat come yust de same if it had
not been predicted. "-Teras SJtings.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-08-28
WORDS OF COUNSEL
Given I'm n Message from General Gran.
While President of tho United States.

Given In n Message froiR General Gran.
While President of tho United States.
While our hearts are heavy in sense
Of loss, and while our hearts are warm
with love. in the thought of what he
was. and of what he did for us, we who
sorrow together over the death of Cen
.eral Grant. and who rejoice together
over b life work, and over the lessons
of his life. can not do better than to re-
call the words of counsel w;aich he HIM
self spoke TO the readers Of the Sunday
School Times, in his message to them
in the centennial year of our Nation s
independence We reprint them, there
fore. from our issue of June IL, 1876.
simply adding that the words printed
in small capitals were Goubly under
scored by him in his original manu-
script:
A CENTENNIAL MESSAGE.
FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.
WASHINGTON. June 6, ls76.-To the Editor
Of the Sunddy-Sci'O0t Times. Philadelphia:
Your favor of yesterday, asking a message
from ME to the children and youth af the
United StateS,Ito accompany your Centennial
number is this moment received
NV advice to Sunday Schools no matter
whattheir demon nation, is: Hold fast to the
Bible as the sheet anchor of your liberties;
write its precepts IN your hearts, and rRAC.
TICE THEM IL YOUR LIVES
To tho influence of this book are we undett
ed for all the progress made in true civiliZa
ton. anu to this we must look IL our guide In
the future.
Righteousness exalteth nation; hut Sin
is a reproach to any people.
Yours, respectfully.
L. S. GRANT.
IS. S. Times.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-08-28

"A girl with shree arms is an attrac-
ton in a Louisiana side-show. She can
play the piano with two of them and
turn the music with the other, thus saw
ing the expense of young man,
Drake's Irarcllers' Ndgazisse.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-08-28

Positively Popular; Provoke Praise; Prove
Priceless; Peculiarly Prompt; Perceptibly
Potent; Producing Permanent Profit; Pre-.
GLIDING Pimples and Pustules; Promoting
Purity and Peace. Purchase. Price, Pet
ty. Pharmacists Patronizing Pierce Pro-
cure Plenty.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-08-28

and practical to those who want Gods
way rather than their own. If in all
our ways we win acknowledge Him. He
will direct our paths, and thus We shall
sswalk with God. IN Y. Independent
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-08-28

"LooKINa at your drawing imbues me
with an artistic fever" remarked Smythe
to Miss Lulu last evening. at ought to:
it's sketching." quietly replied Lulu
Philadelphia Call.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-08-28

A CHICAGO firm is introducing wooden
slippers into this country. The small boy
is all in q sweat for fear that his mother
will take it into her head to buy pair
Burlington Free Press.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-08-28

PIXIES TOOTHACfIE DROPS cure I'm minutC,2 &c
Gtcnns Sulphur Soap heals and beauties. 25c
GERMAN CORN REMOVER kills Germs Buttons
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-08-28
"SHE tried her prentice hand on man.
And then ohe formed the l0OSieS, or

And then che Formed the la0sles, U!
"What is woman's worthH' asked Q fair
damsel of q crusty old bachelor. He did
not know, SO she said: W. o. man double
you o mani. But q woman feels worth
little if disease has invaded her system and
is daily sapping her strength. For all fe-
male weaknesses, DR.. r. v. Pierce's Fav-
orite Prescription" stands unrivaled. II
cures the complaint and builds up the sys-
tenn. Send two letter stamps for pamphlet
to Worlds Dispensary Medical Associa-
ton. Buffalo, N. Y.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-08-28

IT is said that in England lovers remain
engaged from three to five years. The
English lover, however, doesn't have to
buy ice CREAM every week for his girl
Chicago tribune.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-08-28

A wELL.KNowN New York tailor recent
" attempted to kill his wife, and suisse
quently committed suicide. This is evil
IDENTIFY not a case of the survival of the
'sfittest."-Life.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-08-28

JAPANESE fans sell from three cents up
to 100. The former are the best for use.
1t is easi>r to "raise the wind" at that
Dricp NOrrjsfOtro UrrgyH