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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-12-25
CHOOSING AN OCCUPATION.


4 Most Excellent Contribasien 30 The see.
vast Girl Question.
Ibelieve in every human being doing
that work in the world which nature
best fitted him for, but also believe
that many and many an individual
comes to want and misery by attempt
ing what is utterly alien to their taste,
temperament and capacity, simply be-
cause they believe it to be more respec-
table. "How would you like to go into
somebody's There is the ogre again.
kitchen and be q servant?' was the
question asked. l should not like
it at all, simply because can do some
thing better, which is more to my taste,
and has much greater money
value. But if could not, and if l were
stranded in the world and obliged to
choose between domestic service, the
store or the factory, l should take the
first But l would be no common
servant. Iwould have a pride in doing
everything ! had to do just as well
as it could be done. l would learn
to cook so that the products of my
skill would challenge comparison
with those of the best. would work
by rule, that is, Iwould be exact, so
that things should not be good
to-day and poor tomorrow. will
have gained the pleasant consciousness
of duty well performed; an indepcnd-
ent self support that can not fail me as
long az keep to my standard of excel
lence; the respect of my employers; q
comfortable home and steady pay, out
of which l can save something. Expo
rience, combined with skill, would give
me better position with higher pay.
There are men cooks whose salaries
reach up into the thousands year.
Why not women, if they bring the
same skill to the work? THAT is all
very well," you say, ''but hew could
you bear the social ostracism?'
All. there's the rub! l grant you it
would be hard to see those you know to
be your interiors in all that goes to
make up the true woman draw their
skirts around them and pass by on the
other side because you ''work out and
they do not. We may reason about its
absurdity and that. such are not worth
minding, but all the same it cuts. A
wound to the vanity hurts worse than
many a hard blow upon the heart.
Strange that this should be so. but we
must take the world and life as we find
it, and this is the way. Well.
there are ample compensations for
even this if one only looks at it Alright.
/ think should reason thus. at least l
should if allowed good common sense
to speak: 1 am Obliged or desire to be
self-supporting. These people will not
lift hand to help me even if l remain
gentcel do-nothing. Is it worth my
while to slave at work for which l have
no fitness mostly to be tolerated by those
for whom my only sentiment is indif-
ference? Let them go out of my world
without regret, while I turn for enjoy
ment to the real pleasures that will null
tiply in my pathway.-Emity Bouton, in
Toledo Blade.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-12-25
HE DIDN'T MIND.
A Courageous BOok-Agent Who Was De-
termined to Make Sale.

A Courageous Book-Agent Who Was De-
terminea to Make Sale.
A bright, dapper-lookiug fellow
walked into the city dispcnsary this
morning. He had case of books in
one hand and a subscription-list in an
other. He dumped the books at the feet
of DR.. Epstein, took the cover of. ex-
tracted a gaudily-covcred book, pushed
his hat back on his head. and com
menced at the rate of one hundred
words q minute: Il have here the
works of Charles Dickens, in six vol
umes, which I am selling on time to
those DESTROYS Of securing the stories of
that master of fiction. These books are
the only
what shall do with those small
pox cases have just brought in?- in
corrupted Henry Kortzendorfer. the big
driver of the smallpox hospital ambu-
lance, who had just come in at this mo-
ment.
..Are they very bad?" asked DR..
Priest.
Very" said Henry, mysteriously.
'.One is broken out and running from
every pore"
''Just bring them in here till I see
what they look like. Take a seat for a
moment,w you?" DR.. Epstein turned
to the book-agent-
why, certainly" said the agent,
gayly, and moving his books over to the
charity chair, sat down.
This rather staggered the big driver,
who said:
Il don't know. doctor, hadn't we bet
ter clear the rOOms?"
Il think it would be better. You
don't mind seeing these cases, pre-
sume," said the doctor to toe book
agent.
mot at ALL" replied the latter,
warmly. 1.-The fact is, I have had a
curiosity for long time to see case of
smallpox. Fetch 'em in by all means.
Besides, l want to see how a new gag
works. I've had the yellow fever and
the cholera racket sprung on me, and
I've sat on seat full of dynamite, and
been in a building when they hallooed
fire. So you see the smallpox idea is
new one, and I'll wait and see how it
works,
And then Henry and the doctor looked
at each other, and the doctor said he
believed he would have the cases wait
until ne had seen the books. Then the
agent went to work and made sale
st. Louis Dispatch.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-12-25
GRAND ARMY o.EAm,Nos.

Thsre ere now 107 Womens Esafef Cops
= Kansas.
Hyron o. Witter, OF Newton, Kan, has
heen admitted 10 the SOLDIER Home ut
Ieayeuworth. He was . member OF Com
pany r., Ninety New York Voaun-
Ger Infantry, and served three years
The woman's Relief Corps. No. 10, Of
Kansas City, recently met and elected tho
following oflcen: Mrs. Bessie Young
President; Mrs.. Com Madison, Senior
President; Mrs. Lizzie Patton, Junior
vice-President; Mrs. Jesse Livingston,
Chaplain; Mrs. Paul Groyer, Treasurer.
DEPARTMENT Commander Stewart At
tended a camp fre Of 7. o. Howe Post, held
ut Kinslcy, Kan, recently. A bOnatiful
supper was spread, which was partaken OF
by ct least 90 persons. Eighteen ladies
present signed an application for Wo'
mans Relief Corps charter.
James r. Fulton Post, Of Garden City,
elected the following officers: George
Moore, p. c.; J. 7. Pearce, g. "; J. L.
Dunn, J. WI. A. Iarver, Quartermaster;
A. Miller, Chaplain; DIR. J. W. Holmes.
Surgeon: Frank Rust, o. D.. N. E. Wolfe,
O.G.: E. G. Bates and d. A. Minis, dele
gates
A car containing twenty-eight insane
men from the Soldiers Home at Dayton
lately passed through Pittsburgh bound for
Washington, where they were to be con-
signed to the Government Hospital. Nearly
every case could be traced to exposure and
other hardships of the camp and field.
Sergeant Kelly, who had charge of the
men. said that full one-half of them were
possessed of the idea that the war was still
going on, and that they were going to the
front in a few days.
A general order has been issued from the
headquarters of the G. A. R. in Washing
ton. d. c., informing the members of that
organization that Washington has been
selected as the site of the G. A. r monu-
ment to General Grant. ITO suitably mark
the event and to evidence for all time the
equal share of all the comrades of the
Grand Army in this work Of commemora-
tion,r the various posts are requested to
prepare rolls containing name, rank. regi-
.nent and post Of each donor. which when
returned to national headquarters will be
bound into volumes, properly cared for,
and provision made to furnish each post q
photographic or other suitable form Of en-
craving of the finished monument.
Kansas has veteran in the person OK
Andrew Franklin. who was born December
Is. liza. in Germany. He came to the Unit
ed States in 1904 went to Ohio in 1910 and
tramped over the country until the war Of
lSI2, when he enlisted. He saw Perry and
his feet the day after the naval battle on
Lake Erie. He was soldier in the Black
Hawk war in lS:s2 for four months, and un
til Black Hawks capture. He enlisted in
Iowa as a soldier in the Mexican war, and
was at Vera Cruz with General Scott. He
returned to Iowa and was elected 10 the
Legislature. He moved to Kansas, where
he now lives, in 1Sa9. When the call was
made for volunteers in the war of the rebel
lien be enlisted in the Ninth Kansas Cav
airy at Fort Leavenworth, but when his
age was made known he was mustered out
by General Denver. He is still hale and
hearty, and resides with his second wife, 10
whom he was married in 1870.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-12-25

"The Proper Study Of Mankind Il Man. %
says the iIlustrious Pope. II he had in
cluded woman in the list, he would have
been nearer the truth, II not so poet;caL
DIR. r. v. Pierce has made them both life
study, especially woman, and the peculiar
arrangements to which her delicate system
Is liable. Many women in the land who
are acquainted with DR.. Pierce only through
his Favorite Prescription, bless him with
all their hearts, for hehas brought them the
panacea for all those chronic ailments Pc
culiar TO their sax; such - leucoTh9a,
prolapsus and other displacements, ulcera-
tion, internal fever" bloating, tendency
to internal cancer, and other ahmenta
Price reduced to one dollar. By druggists
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-12-25
A HUMAN PiNcUsHloN.
Various Interesting Experiments In Prac
teal Psychology.

| Various Interesting Experiments In Prac-
teal Psychology.
An interesting exhibition of mesmer-
ism or physical phenomena was wit
messed in the parlors of the American
House Yesterday afternoon. A number
of physicians and prominent citizens
was present, among whom were DR.. C.
ID. Ellis, DR.. Peck, DIR. H. j. Herrick,
Mayor Gardner and John Kings
borough. The mesmeric tests were
conducted by Professor E. G. johnson,
a young man. who amused and mysti-
fed the gentlemen present. and fully
demonstrated that he has a wonderful
command over the minds of q certain
class of people. Travelling with the
professor is young man named Harry
Leon. who is STYLED 1.-The Human Pin
cushion He was born without the
sense of feeling. and is impervious to
pain. He was stripped to the waist, and
Professor johnson Immediately began
to stick needles into his body. and fifteen
or twenty were placed in his breast and
left there. His cheeks, ears and tongue
were then pierced through, and large
needles driven through the fieshy part of
his arms. The young man never
WINGED while going through this try
ing ordeal. and asserted that he
felt no pain whatever. The physicians
present made several tests and were sat
isfied that the mar was a peculiar phe-
nomenon. He is healthy and good
looking. but has never been subjected to
pain since his birth. The professor then
gave an exhibition of his mesmcric
powers. A young man was selected for
the test. and the mesmerist began to OPP
crate on the nerves centering in the
temples, and directly between the eyes
and soon the mesmeric influence began
to manifest itself. Different parts of the
body became rigid, and soon the entire
body was placed in the cataleptic con.
ditiOn. and turning two chairs back to
back about FIVE fee: apart, with the aid
of several of the spectators, the uncon-
scious man was raised and left reclining
in mid air, with his heels resting on the
back of one chair and MS head on the
other. The professor and two spectators
then sat upon the body without their
weight causing any depression or relax
alton The young man was then
brought to his senses and knew nothing
of what had occurred The next test
was peculiar one. A common sewing
needle was produced already threaded,
and the patients cheek. tongue and
limbs were sewed together. The spec
tators shuddered at the sight, but not a
muscle of the mesmerized man moved.
and not drop of blood followed the
needles CicrelGnd Leader.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-12-25

Among the many stories Lincoln used to
relate was the following: Trudging along
lonely road one morning on my way to
the county seat, Judge - overlook me
with his wagon and invited me to . seat.
We had not gone far before tie wagon
began to wobble. Said /: Judge, think
your goodman has taken q drop too much. +"
Putting his head out Of the window, the
judge shouted: why, you internal scoun-
del, you are drunk
Turning round with great gravity, the
coachman said: BE dad but that's the
firs' rightful session your Honor's giv'n n
twer month
IL people knew the facts they would be
surprised to learn how many people reel in
the streets who mover "drink adrop." They
are the victims Of sleeplessness, OF drowsy
days, of spoplectic tendencies, whose blood
is set ON fire by uric acid Some day they
will reed no more-they will drop dead, just
because they haven't the moral courage r.
defy useles:professional attendance, and by
use of the wonderful Warmers safe cure
neutralize the uric acid in the system and
thus get rid Of the drunkenness in the
lood.h-The Americas Rural Home.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-12-25
THE CLOAK TRADE.
What American Women Spend Annually
for Outer Garments.

What American Women Spend Annually
for Outer Garments.
There is hardly trade that has
grown SO rapidly during the past few
years as the cloak trade" said manu-
facturer to o reporter. "a few years
ago it was q trade almost unknown on
this side of the Atlantic. In this coun-
try now there are hundreds of houses
devoted to this interest alone"
''Can you give me any figures as to
its progressP
According to the returns made at
the last census, we find that the
amount of business transacted in the
matter of women's clothing footed up
nearly $50, COX, 900, and it is likely the
greater part of this was for outer gar
ments. About two-thirds of this, or
SIS, 000, 900, is credited to New York;
to Philadelphia. $500, 600; Boston,
81 800, 600; Chicago. 81, 800, 900; Gin
cinnati and San Francisco about 81
0O0, 900 each. According to the 1880
census the amount of capital employed
was about q, 500, OOO."
''What is the center for manufacture
ing cloaks in Europe?'
"Berlin, probably because of the
cheap manner in which they can be
put together here. A number of
cloaks used to be imported here from
that place, but the imports have large
~ fallen of, and domestic goods are
chiefly used. The foreign manufac-
turers can not make goods to fit our
American ladies vel"
''Whcre do the various styles come
from?''
paris stands at the head of the list
of cities furnishing designs, although
we are every year advancing in that
line ourselves. Nearly all the cloak
houses have representatives abroad,
who visit, London, Paris, Berlin and
Vienna They buy samples of what
they think would be q popular style
and send them over to Be copied.
~. =. Nail and Erpress.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-12-25
The local papers at Rawlins. NV.

The local papers at Rawlins, Wv.
T., describes sensation that occurred
there very coolly. 1t says: Last FRI
day another homicide happened. That
makes seven SO far this week Four
Ace Lyons ard Dcvil-LaEe Charlie en-
gaged in a little game of draw. Charlie
dealt and Four-Ace stood pat sS.d Get
fifty dollars. Charlie stood, and raj sed
fifty dollars. FORAGE called. Charlie
had four aces and king and Four-Ace
had four kings and an ace Each ac-
cused the other of working miracles,
and they instantly agreed to settle it by
another game Of draw. They drew
revoiyers. Both died"
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-12-25
"A Pb;ladelnh;. m.n who h,d h,

"A Philadelphia man who had been
Tilted by q widow practiced shooting
at her photograph until he got accus-
toned to facing her, and then fired at
her through window, but without
success. Despite his practice his hand
shook when the live widow got her eye
on him. No man with weak nerves
should 60 cunning for widows.-Ad-
con (Ga. telegraph.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-12-25

The object of the American Exhib;-
ton to be opened in London next May.
is TO place before the British purchaser
the products of the American manut.c-
surers. The British Colonial Exhibition
will be in progress at the same time.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-12-25

"A London correspondent says: "As
rsuch as the English affect to dispise
American literature they acknowledge
that they are compelled to seek the
writings of American Lumorist when
they want fun"
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-12-25

has been Q laborious and costly work, but
the end justifies the effort Obstruction in
any important channel means disaster. OBJ
structions in the organs Of the human body
bring inevitable disease. They must be
cleared away, orphysical wreck viii follow.
Keep the liver in order, and the pure blood
courses through the body, conveying
health, strength and life; let II become dis
ordered and tho channels are clogged with
impurities, which result in disease and
death. No other medicine equals DR.. Pierce's
"Golden Medical Discovery" for acting
upon the liver and purifying the blood.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-12-25
Wanted to Be Revenged.
Anxious mother-Johnnia, for good
ness sake, what is the mattere
Johnnie (faintly) y My stomach

aches.
Anxious Mother (sternly)-I should
think it would! You have eaten Q
drum stick. . wing, four slices of
the breast, five potatoes and about two
pounds of everything else. You had
better leave the table and give your
stomach . rest.
Johnny (heroically)-Let me have q
chance to play even, ma. Let me hit
him with about three-quarters Of a
mince pie and see if that won't down
him Call.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-12-25

There are 256 packs of stag and
fox hounds in England and Ireland.
The seventy-iiye couples constituting
the Duke of Beaufort's pack of hounds
at Badminton consume about forty tons
Of meat, three tons of biscuits, and $50
horses annually.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-12-25
Three Quotations.

When . man h hanging, cut him down,
then 60 through his pockets.-T1as PosG
When man Il coughing give him Red
Star Cough Cure.-Boltinsovs Ness.
When you want to conquer pain, use St
Jacobs OilePAladdpAie Nsss.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-12-25

Now an old story viii get new LIE.
Jennie Jones, of Highland. n. Y.
helped an old lady. Old lady died Left
Jennie $4,000. Thj; incident is eyi
IDENTITY a plagiarism ~ r PeSs.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-12-25

Total 9


Ono of the chief factors contributing
more largely than any other to the
rapid settlement in this region was
the building of the Northern Pacific
Railroad through these important
States and Territories. Its construc-
ton was made possible by the liberal
grant Of lands made for that purpose
by the general Government. The Iinc
WAS opened for through traffic about
two years ago, and considering the
progress already made in develop
ing the rich agricultural. grazing.
timber, mineral and other native re-
sources of the broad belt Of country
which it traverscs. it is safe to predict
that at no distant day this region of
the West will eoaDt its inhabitants by
millions, and the amount of wealth its
people win realize can scarcely be esl-
mated.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-12-25
MONTANA.

The report of Hon. S. T. Hauscr,
Governor of Montana, to the Secretary
of the Interior, October. 1885, estimates
the present population of the Territory
at lie. goo; the population in 1880 was
59,l57: increase, 7O,S43. The report
estima tes the value of the silver, gold.
copper and lead exports at $40, $50, 900;
reef cattle, $1,000 head, valued at
$i,5OO,OOO; and of wool, 6,OOO, COO
pounds, valued ut 81, 100000. The
number of cattle now in the Territory
is placed at 9OO. 900 head: sheep, ]. 800
600 head, and horses, IN, eco head.
WASHINGTON TERRITORY.
Washington Territory has expert
enced rapid growth, since the con-
strliction of the Northern Pacific Rail-
road has made accessible its rich agri-
cultural districts. The population has
increased from IS. 12O in 1880 to 49,
600 in 1885. The Territory is free from
debt with s47, 9Ol.S in the treasury, and
the assessed valuation of property in
1854 was S51, 0O8. 4S4.
GOVERNMENT LANDS.
The reports from the United States
General Land Office for 1888, 1894
and 1885 give the aggregate amount Of
Government lands entered in the entire
United States for that period at 3d.
O76. 1852 acres. of which q. $780, 51 acres.
or IS per cent. OF the acreage, was
taken mp by settlers in the six North
west States and Territories viz.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-12-25

TmVoLfAIC BELT Co, Of Marshall, Mich,
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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-12-25

This large quantity of Government
lands entered in addition to the lands
sold by the Cor.hcn Pacific Railroad
Company indicates large movement
of settlers to this region of country.
Public lands remaining undisposed
of in these States and Territories:
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-12-25

"WHY, IT'S the most strengthening food
you can eat" Precisely, butI don't want
to be tied to the steak al the time."-Dos.
ton Budget.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-12-25

P1KK'sToorHAcHR Dnors cureinlminute, &c
Glena's Sulphur Soap heals and beauties. &c
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-12-25

REST. easiest to use and cheapest. Piso's
Ramedy for Catarrh. By druggistA 50c.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-12-25

II il the professional aute player Who haa
20 whistle Tor his money.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-12-25

A PAIR Of eaippers-Banans and orange
poel-Loxs1 Ci6sea.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-12-25

IT Il theman With dark beard who never
says dye.-LoU1 CesTisy.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-12-25
Owth Of the Territory:

The census returns of Dakota show
a larger per cent. Of growth in the
number of inhabitants. farms and
manufactures in the northern half Of
the Territory than in the southern
half, viz:
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-12-25

A Koap-BID h for the convenianee Of
wheels when they are tired
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-12-25

DoH'1 growl when the doctor orders bark.
-HdtioR0l Weakly.
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Aparticle sapr:ed INTO each nossrf IS 20
Price s0eenfs By mssl ~ DrugEfat9 Send fog
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