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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-02-27
THE OLD LOG MANSION.

This mansion is not of an architects plan
ming,
Nor an artists ideal in silver and gold,
Nor the dream of poet i'm smooth running
With towers and turrets like mansions OF
old.
The worlzmen that wrought out its gable and
Were herd-hsnded yeomen who knelt in the
shade
And prayed that the Father would bless and
As they hewed the gnarled oaks and its
foundation laid.
1 view with delight its rough unhewn cor.
ners,
Up which 1 oft ran when a youth, in my
And up DER the roof as light as squirrel
TO the lofty Old gable, fit throne for a boy.
In fancy again see the bright river
Wandering through the bright landscape of
There's the skiff slowly rocking to lsping of
waters,
While the setting suns rays gid its rough
sides with gold.
Again -eneople these scenes of my chi,d-
With knights and with mobiles long since
passed away;
They might have been rough and uncouth,
Ere the art of the cutter its g,cyies dis
But these noble hearts meath the hand of the
Master
shone, brigh. in His glory as pillars of
light
As round this home altar, I'm voice of thanks
They poured forth sweet praises in the
silence of night.
Again round the hearth they gather at
even,
The gray-haired old sire and the matron so
staid:
While the laughter of children rebounds from
the rafters,
At tae gsmbols of youngsters, or the blush
Of the maid.
Again the wild song and the still wilder
story
Awake the sweet echoes that sleep meath
the roof
But the voices that walked them have passed
o'erthe river
Have finished the web of which life was The
wool.
Farewell, old log mansion, thou art grand in
decaying;
And no hand shall harm thy massive old
walls.
Nor from thy dear heart tear the mantle of
with which Time has draped thine attic and
halls.
Thou shalt go TO the dust as the builders hath
left thee:
A monument massive of virtue and trust
To the memry of those no sorrow can cher
ish,
Whose virtues can never be furnished by
rust
Chicago Inter OCEAN.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-02-27
A Cautious Man.

do you take will cases"' asked a
tall young man, with country air. as
he entered the office of prominent
lawyer.
"Yes, sir" replied the attorney.
'.What can do for you?"
IF man dies and leaves million
dollars to his widow, can his step-chil-
dren come imp
'.Why, certainly they can Has your
stepfather-'
"Could you be engaged in such
case2"
Certainly / can, my friend. When
do YOU want me to begin the suit9"
''Well, not just yet You see it S this
way: Mother is engaged to an old man
who has q pointer on Western Unien
stock, and if she marrics him, and if the
market comes out all right and if he
should die, and if he made Withhold
on! quit your kicking. III 20 out"
Seems to me" he soliloquized. as he
limped up the street. ''thesc lawyers
ofsr very little encouragement for
man to b cautious. IN y Graphic
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-02-27
ICE.
A Fact with Regard to Its Purity Not
Generally Understood.

Fact with Regard to Its Purity Not
Generally Understood.
1t is fact not widely understood
that outside of the abstract question OF
purity, ice has its recognized grades.
which are quite as distinct as mo. l
hard and rejected wheat. This
difference in quality is due to variety
of causes. Ice, is often solid which is
made from dirty water and contains
various impurities, but it is used only
for refrigerating purposes, where it
does not come in contract with the arti-
cles to be cooled. As rule, however,
the commercial article is remarkably
pure. Water when freezing rejects
many if not all impurities. 1t is often
found TO be the case that ice formed
from water palpably unfit for drinking
purposes is itsely almost absolutely
pure. To such an extent is this so that,
next to distillat on. the melting of good
ice gives the purest form of water
known. If an ordinary test-tube con-
tanning water discolored with indigo
be exposed to the influence of freez-
ing mixture until the ice forms on the
inside of the tube, the indigo will be
driven to tie center. If this be then
poured out and the tube rinsed out,
the ice when melted will be found to
be almost if not quite free from the
least traces of coloring matter. Thus
it is possible for the ice-man to secure
a good article from water which, while
not absolutely impure, is still not fit to
drink. Melted ice if universally en-
p!oyed for drinking would do away
with much of the evil arising from the
use of impure water. This fact has
become so well known that water is
regularly frozen by the artificial pro-
cesses and supplied for use in sick
rooms and for ordinary table purposes
The ice from the Chicago River when
melted would be found to contain but
little of the impurity which has render
cd that sluggish and semi-solid stream
by-wori among the people of the
earth-St. Louis N particular. Even
sea-water. when frozen, rejects fully
three-fourths of its salt. Unless apOnd
be frozen solid, in which case the i'm
pure particles can not escape, the ice
dealers find but little trouble in secur-
ing good understandable article. whose
appearance VIII stand the test of the
most critical customer. The sooner
the people understand that melted ice
may b. pritably employed wherever
pure water is indispensable the better
it will be for the people at large.-Chi-
cn0o Tribune
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-02-27
COUNTRY ROADS.
A Topic Of Great Interest 20 Rural Cor
munlty,

munity.
With all that may be urged in favor
of or against the tariff and other Ma
tional questions. every issue that has
been urged sinks into insigni6cance
compared with the importance of prop
erly constructing country roads.
Farmers may join in the political battles
and urge the election of their favorite
candidates till the canvass is over, but
when the tumult has ceased and the ex-
element has passed away, they will
TRANQUILITY settle down to the ordinary
routine of business, with the winter
coming on and the roads impossible.
When we state that this matter is
more important than the issue presented
in heated political contest, we do so
for the reason that when the farmer has
deposited his ballot he submits the set
Element and adjustment of National
questions to those whom he has chosen
to represent him, for such matters do
not present themselves directly to his
attention for his own individual action,
but the welfare of every farmer in the
country is directly connected with the
efficiency of the roads over which he
must haul his produce or use for his
convenience in many other respects.
Let us consider the value of the roads
as compared with that of the farms and
endeavOr to estimate the loss to the
farmers of the entire country by the diff
ficulties encountered from impossible
roads. The difference of one hour only
in haulingsabroad, supposing such diff
Guilty to be encountered at least three
times during the winter by every farm.
er in the country would amount to
many thousands of dollars, and the diff
ficulties also detract from the value of
the farms, as, to certain extent, they
are valuable in proportion as they are
easily accessible. The matter OF the
election of President is secondary to
that of the selection of a road-master,
so far as the immediate interests of the
farmer are concerned; but while the
farmer is willing to devote many weeks
to the work of electioneering for an Of
flee of the highest grade, he is indiffer-
ent to the selection of a competent Off
cial to perform the most important SER
vice Ito him) that interests the commu-
nifty,
1t is time that farmers look to the
roads, not only for their own welfare,
but the benefit of the whole. The road
masters should be chosen from among
the most competent and intelligent, and
so important a matter as roads should
not be entrusted to the supervision of
any one who may be willing to accept
the position. Until farmers place a
greater value upon the abilities of those
whom they select as road-masters. and
determine that, above all other consid-
erations, the roads must be kept in the
best condition, just so long may they
expect to travel with the mud up to the
hubs and their vehicles spattered with
dirt and filth; and as long as such cir
cumstances exist good road-master is
worth dozen Presidents. - Farm,
Field and Stockman.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-02-27
NO SHOW FOR HIM.
Che Charge Which Greatly Discouraged
an Arkansaw Negro.

Che Charge Which Greatly Discouraged
an Arkansaw Negro.
Colonel Sapplesou. having opened a
clearinghouse. advertised that he
wanted large number of chickens.
Shortly after the advertisement was
printed, old Stephen Hannifan made
his appearance, bringing several large
chickens, which he sold at a fair price.
Shortly afterward he brought several
more.
Take 'em back there and put them
in the COOP" said the Colonel.
''Yas, sab, vas. Has hard work
'sUadin' my wife ter let me sell 'em.
Thinks er powerful chance O her fowls,
sab"
Sometime during the afternoon. old
Stephen came again.
''Got yer some mighty fine ones dis
time, sah," he said. "Ole oman cried
VIXEN she parted wild en-"
I'll 60 back with you and help you
put them IN the coop"
''Oh, no. sab. doan need no help"
"l'l help you, anyway.
'.NO, boss, fur desc fowls is mighty
'citable, an da doan want anybody ter
fool wild 'em but me-"
Just then policeman walked around
the house. and pointing to Stephen,
asked:
THAT him?"
'Yes."
Il want you, old feller."
"Whut yer want wild me?"
'.Never mind"
"But whut is done?'
"You old rascal" said the Colonel,
''you have been selling me the same
chickens all day. l thought had about
fifteen, but just now when l went out,
there was not single one in the coop.
| thought they were all very much
alike. :"
'.Now, gennerman. cis is er putty
game fur ter try an put upon er man.
Use been heah too long ter be 'cuzed
dis way. Dem chickens must er got
outen dat coop. Mebbe da's gone on
back home. Let me go, an eff da is,
III fo.ch 'em back. 1t ain't right ter
treat er hard workin' man dis way"
"You old scoundrel, you stole them
from me in the first place.
"Ah, Lawd, sighed old Stephen, .'de
ackersation whut er pusson win meet
wild in dis worl'. Use dun been tried
onct fur stealin' desc chichens, sab, an
de law is dun wild me. / got 'em frum
,r man whut ibed on de cornder O.
Tenth an Stone street. "-Arkansaw
Traveller.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-02-27
WIT AND WISDOM.

"A secret Is your slave so long as it
is kept, but you are its slave the mo-
ment it is told.
The more able a man is, if he makes
i'll use of his abilities the more danger
Gus will he be to the commonwealth.
A chicken with q clipped wing
made several Intellectual attempts to fly
over fence. An Irishman who wit
messed the efforts of the ''cbick,' laugh
ingly exclaimed: '.Begorra. she has s
defective flew. "-PretzerS Weekly.
did you whip Johnnie as told
you TOP" asked Chicago father of his
wife. Certainly L did," she replied.
what did you whip him with?'' MY
slipper" ''Great heavens. woman! I
didn't tell you to murder him. IN Y.
Graphic.
You would hardly notice tho SINH
larity between them, and yet the only
difference between little bird and .
ward politician Just before election
time is that the little bird pipes his lays
while the politician lays his pipes
Son,eruiile Journal.
"A wise man will never rust out. As
long as he breathes the breath of life,
he will be doing something for him.
self, his country, or posterity. WASH
ington, Franklin, Howard, Young,
Newton, all were at work almost to the
last hours of their existence.-M y
Ledger.
Young artist displaying picture)
This picture is entitled "Jonah and
the Whale" Possible Purchaser
Where is Jonah? Young Art-st-You
notice the rather dis.ended appearance
of the whales stomach, midway between
the tail and the neck? Possible Pur-
chaser Yes. Young Artist = That's
Jonah.-N Y. Sun.
"A History
A little boy,
A piece of string.
A kettle, dog and tail.
heap of joy,
A sudden spring,
long and piercing wall.
A leather strap
A heavy hand.
A sGuirIn. a kick and squcalg.
A sounding rap,
He'll have to stand
For a week to eat his meals.
Customer" here, sir, this med
icine is a fraud" Medicine Vender-
whats the matter with it?' "You
said it was good for colds and You
charged two dollars bottle for it and
it isn't worth cent" ''Oh! guess
you did not take it right" take it
right! began on the horrid stuff just
as soon as the cold came on" That's
what's the matter. You should have
begun two days before the cold came
on. "-Phuadeiphta Call.
-"Of course have no objection to
your having a beau, Jennie" said the
iond father to his manageable daugh-
ter, "but you must not keep him so late.
Keeping fire running all night, length
ems the coal bill, you know" THAT is
true, papa" gurgled the fair girl, but
l had thought of that, and consequently
have Deen very economical with the gas.
The saving in gas viii offset the adj
ditional expenditure in coal, and / must
do George the justice to say that his
views entirely coincide with mine in
practicing economy in the matter Of
light. Tile Dial.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-02-27
Aaron Calhoun a NEGRO livino

Aaron Calhoun, negro living in
the southern portion of Macon County,
made last year five bales of cotton with
out the assistance of a mule, OK, or any
beast of like kind. He lost his mule in
the first part of the year, and, owing
about twenty-five dollars for advances
the previous year, he determined not to
go into debt any more. AS dernier
resort he made 9 set of harness for him.
self and took the place of the mule with
the above result Columbus { Ga. Sun.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-02-27

IAN communications for mn papss
author; not NECESSARILY for publication, but
- an evidence of good faith on the part Of
the writer. Write only on one side of the %
per. Be particularly careful In giving nams
IND distinct
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-02-27

Tho demand for permanent grasses
10 greatly en- the increase.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-02-27
AN AFRICAN WEDDING.

Substantially the same scene is wit
messed in many other parts Of the
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-02-27

the husband and wife go on tour to
enjoy their newly-found happiness.
According to the specu!ations, this
month OF bliss is relic of the time when
marriages were effected by capture, and
when, after the capture was made, the
husband was compelled to hide his wife
from her relatives, and also, sometimes
to withdraw himself to escape their
wrath. The scientists say that the Gus
tom survives long after it has lost it,
meaning. but that it was once a reality,
ana pretty solemn reality, too. but
now followed from the inab lity of men
to break from the customs of their fore
fathers. In many parts OF the continent
of Europe it is still the custom to lift
the bride over the door of her new
home, and on no account to let her
touch the threshold with her feet This
also. say the philosophers, is relic of
the days when men stole their wives
from the resistance of the latter, the
custom surviving when its significance
has been lost. In several of the country
districts of Europe it is not considered
etiquette for a newly-married man to
speak to his father-in-law and mother
in-law for some time after the wedding.
and this peculiar practice is believed to
have had its origin in the necessity, in
former times, the married man was fire.
quently under of evading the society of
those estimable persons in order that
he might not be compelled to answer
awkward questions as to the where
sbouts of their daughter.
THE SHOE AND TIE RING.
Every one has seen superstitious per-
sons cast an old shoe after the departing
carriage eonta;n:ag a newly-wedded
pair, but few have Investigated the orr
gin of this custom qS :aought of it at
all perhaps. save as superstition.
Travellers n Central Asia have noticed
the same thing there, and the probable
ity is that it is also a reminder of mar
riage by capture. When the bride was
stolen away it was customary for the
relatives to use in hostility any missile
that came handy. When the stealing
ceased to be reality and became
form the missiles ceased to be danger
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1885-08-20
Considerable excitement was occasion

Considerable excitement was occasion
ed on our streets, Friday, by the report
that another assault had been made upon
the person OF a female in our city, this
time by a man named Jackson upon Mrs.
Howell of South McCook. The man
was arrested and at the trial, which oc-
| Cured the same afternoon before Els
quire Colvin, the following facts were
elected 1t appears that jackson has
an interest in a brick yard situated near
the Howell residence, and that he while
under the malignant influence of tangle-
foot, went to the house and demanded
some milk to drink, upon Mrs. Howell S
failure to comply with his imperative
request he used most indecent and in
s%ulting language, thoroughly frighten-
ing the timid little woman, who man
aged to send word to Mr.. Howell at the
depot, by her little boy. By the time
Howell reached home Jackson had re-
tired to a shanty at the brick yard to
sleep off the effects of the liquor, with
which he was we'll loaded. Howell find
ing his wife greatly excited over the &C.
%currence, being justly incensed, starts
over to the brick yard to find jackson,
whose robustuous personality he pur-
posed in his heart to thoroughly thump;
and just here we want to submit the on
ly criticism we have in this case, Mr..
Howell was lacking in judgment in
''bearding the lion in his den, the Doug
las in his hall" Especially when the
thing to be ''poked up" has the pugil-
istic record of Jackson. The result was,
that in the short encounter, which en-
sued after Jackson was awaked from
his drunken slumbers, Mr.. Howell was
pretty badly used up, being stabbed in
the face and hand by a potato fork, in
ficting painful, though not serious
wounds. These facts being established
before the court, Jackson was discharg-
ed. Mr.. Howell should have allowed the
law to take its course, or hired a ''big-
ger man" to give Jackson a well-merit-
ed humping.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1885-08-20
Notice of Sale Under ChatteI MORTGAGE,

Notice is hereby given, that by virtue OF u
chattel mortgage, dated Oh the 10Th day of
May, 1885, and duly filed in the ONCE or the
CountyC Clerk of Red Willow county, Nebraska,
OIL the I'd day of June, 1885, and executed byP.
l.. Blair to L. j. Starbuck, to secure the pay
ment of the sum OF 500, and upon which there
is now due the sum OF $500. Default having
been made in the payment of said sum, there
fore l will sell the property therein described,
viz The shed stables situate on lots No. b, 4
and 8, in block %, in the Village OF McCook
Neb. Also, one large black horse, about ~
years old, one large black mare, about . years
old, one brown horse, about ) years old, ring
bone on left fore foot, one brown horse, about
Syears old, blind in one eye, and one gray mare,
abOut10years old. Also, one new spring wagon,
and a set of dOubleh harness. at public auction
at the McCook Corral, opposite Frees Il Hook
nells Lumber Yard, i'll McCoOk, Red Willow
county, Nebraska, on Saturday the 9th day
of August, 1885, at l O'Clock Z. NJ. of said day.
Dated August LIST, 1855.
L. j. S~TARBUCK, Mortgage.
E. S. WEIGH, Deputy Sheriff, Agent.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1885-08-20

Mr.. and Mrs. C. w. Odell returned to their
home in Brooklyn, Iowa, last week. They
were accompanied by Mrs. b. F. Olcott and
two little girls, who will make them an ex-
tended visit. The party will make a short
visit in Des Moines en- route.
Miss Rilla WyckOff of York, this state, ar
rived in town, last Tuesday night, on her way
to visit Mrs. Ham and daughter, who live some
ten or twelve miles south of here. Miss
Wyckoff spent several days in town, the guest
of Mrs. J. B. Meserve, before going into
the country.
D.. Guernsey of Council Bluffs, Iowa, large
ly interested in stock on the Frenchman, was
in the city, Wednesday, seeking information
concerning the charges preferred against him
by Inspector COburn before the u. S. Land
Office at this place. From the charges pre-
ferred it appears that Mr.. Guernsey will have
to prove his i~dentity-that he is ~sure-enough
ID. Guernsey.
w. M. Anderson, the Chicago Lumber Co.'S
efficient boOk-keeper, made a business trip,
Saturday, to Bertrand and ElwoOd, in the i'll
terests of the firm. w. NJ. reports both of
these new towns as building up rapidly, in
the midst of a beautiful and productive coun-
try, which is already well settled, with fine
growing crops. The greatest drawback to
that section being the greatdepth to that very
requisite-water-and this the settlers are
fast overcoming by putting down wells, and
erecting wind mills.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1885-08-20
~ Hallack & Howard for Lumber
and all kinds of Building Material.

F~ifty-6ve different claims, mostly tim
Der claims, are now under contest at the
local U. S. Land Office, charges of fraud
and failure to comply with the law hay
ing been preferred against the parties
who entered the same by Inspector Co.
burn. Weeping, wailing and gnashing
of teeth, special afidavits and happy
land agents are among the clear indica-
tions, while the probabilities are that
Mr.. Coburn has been misled in many
cases by some spiteful individuals, who
take this mean of working out a grudge.
A number of the cases have come I'M
der our observation, and the entrymen
feel bitterly aggrieved.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1885-08-20
WHallack & Howard for Lumber
and all kinds of Building Material.

This is the season of pic-nics and ice
cream sociables. ASunday School pic
mic is advertised to be held in Dolph'
grove, two miles east of Danbury, Sat-
urday, August 29th while the members
of the Ash Creek Methodist church an
nounce an ice cream sociable at their
church, next Thursday evening, August
9th. Cordial invitations are extended
in both cases.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1885-08-20
~ Hallack & Howard for Lumber
and all kinds of Building Material.

REAL EsTATE-Andrew J. Pate to
Franklin P. Brickey of Beatrice. South.
east quarter of section 10, township 8,
north of range 20. Consideration, ST.
200. H. C. Rider to Mr.. Stetzel Of
Nemaha county, Neb. Northwest quar-,
ter Of section 22, township 3, north of
range 30. Consideration, $1,000. n \
Ii. G. Rider to Mr.. Stetzel of Nemaha
county, Neb. East half of the north
west quarter and west half of the north
east quarter of section 5, township 3,
north of range 80. Consideration ST.
200. H. c. Rider to Orr johnson
Of Nemaha county, Neb. Southeast
quarter of section 9, township 8, north
of range 80. Consideration, 5000.
Fl. G. Rider to Henry Ansler of Illinois.
Southwest quarter of section 6, town
ship 3, north of range 29. Considera-
ton, $3.50. H. c. Rider to Nc
Itee. Lot on West Dennison street.
Consideration, 5000.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1885-08-20
81 Hallack & Howard for Lumber
and all kinds of Building Material.

SERIOUSLY ILL.-Grave doubts are
entertained by the physicians in atten-
dance as to the recovery of Mrs. S. A.
Rowell, who has been seriously ill for
the past week. A very delicate opera
ton was performed, Tuesday, in hopes
of saving her life, but up to the time of
our going to press very little hope is
entertained. Mrs. Rowell three sons
are here from Iowa, and the entire fam
lily are tearfully awaiting the result.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1885-08-20
DICATIO

The new Methodist Episcopal Church
of McCook will be dedicated on the Both
day of August, 1885. Rev. t. B. Lemon,
D. D., and Rev. P. c. Johnson, p. E.,
will oficiate. Those coming from a dis
lance will please bring their baskets
with them. There will be tables on the
grass in front of the church provided
for them. W. S. WHEELER, Pastor.