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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-10-02

pastime of climbing, an exercise In
which it is an expert. All these HARM
less makes are termed constructors. and
whenever necessary. coil around their
prey to crush it before swallowing.
The snake power of kissing is exem-
plified to . remarkable degree in the
big, ugly, grayish pine snake of New
Jersey and elsewhere. This snake is
not poisonous. but it is said there are
many New Jersey husbandmen who
would not believe the statement. Inside
the lower jaw is whistle formation.
which enables these snakes, after filling
their body with air, to make the
dreaded Kissing sound. There is a pc
culiar sensitiveness in the tails of many
snakes. and in no serpent at the Zoo"
is this more readily seen than in the pine
snake. When its tail is touched it will
glide away as fast as it can, but when
it is leased by touching some other part
of its body, it will give vent to its mad
ness by kissing. Mr.. Thompson sayn
that even rattlesnakes can be routed if a
person only has chance to toy with
their tails.
Mr.. Thompson explains how he takes
venOmous liquid from the mouths of rat
tlesnakes. He has collected consider
able quantity of the venom for DIR. S.
Weir Mitchell. who. it is SAID. has been
engaged for some time in the work of
ascertaining the component parts of the
poison. Mr.. Thompson used lasso
formed of long stick.t which a leather
strip is fastened so as to form loop at
one end. A person holding the longer
end and pulling the strap tightens the
loop about the neck of the snake, and
then MIR. Thompson, by Selling the neck
of the serpent with the right hand,
forces its mouth open. With plate
held in his left hand he collects the
venom as the fangs of the snake are
vainly operating on the chinaware or
glass. A large diamond rattlesnake
will deposit teaspoonful of the poison.
which is of a green yellow color, and
looks something like melted butter.
After the poison has been in bottle for
some time it changes into small yellow
crystals.-Aitadetphia Ledger.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-10-02

There anpears no reason why. with
other Injuries. farmers should not
drive horses possessing gamcness and
speed. without bringing themselves
or their famil es within that circle
Of dissipation supposed to be bounded
by the racing track. Indeed. the
chances are ten to one that the in
PRODUCTION of improved horseficsh on
farms and in country villages would
keep many boys at home who. without
some of the luxur,cs of life. are tempt
ed elsewhere to lind their enjoyment.
The possession of fine horses UNI
known to the turf for enjoyment pure
and simple, is of more common occur
renee than the average observer may
suppose. Such horses are to be met.
too. in small and unimportant places
where they lend q wonderful Influence
to the general awaking and stirring up
of sleepy communities.-M y World.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-10-02
A Slight Mistake.

met gentleman from Guatemala
the other day.
lyon must have lively time down
there with all those revolutions, VI said.
''Oh, Guatemala is quiet compare
lively. If yoa want revolutions Monte
vidoe is the place. They used to. have
a revolution there every other day. !
remember an English couple. friends OF
mine, were one day in a photographer
establishments. The camera was set
and fixed, the operator was taking a last
look under the black cloth, when there
was sudden noise like tho-discharye Of
musketry. He threw away the slbth
and at once proceeded to slbse theshut-
tiers and barricade the place. My
friends rushed out, and Is they made
for their hotel. everybody along the
street was barring up his house andfas-
tening the shutters. Tbs hotel was ain
closed up when they reached it. They
went to their rooms. and patiently
awaited the expected carnage. An hour
passed, bat Nd noise Has heaG,l Final
ly the husband stole out and found
everybody in huge state Of hilarisy.
1t seems that somebody had unlOaded =
cart Of eObble-stones in the plaza. and
everybody had taken it for the custom
ary opening of . revolution
FfGstiseo ChrOnictA
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-10-02
FAST TRoTTERs.
A Luxury Which Every Well-to.DO
Farmer ShOuld Enjoy.

"A Luxury Which Every Well.t0.DO
Farmer >honid Enjoy.
It is . remarkable fact that while
farmers are encouraged in all sorts of
exlravagasces by agricultural journals
and societies in stocking their farms
with thoroughbred cattle; sheep. swine
and poultry, they are warned against
thoroughbred horses. notably fas: trot-
tiers. with the same earnestness as
against any moral pestilence. A horse
that can trot a mile under 2:40 gaitis.
considered the rightful property OF pro-
fessional gamblers and an adjunct to,
all sorts of wickedness.
The arguments against fast trotAers
are many, but the one most often urged
is to the effect that fast horse makes
q fast man n the coryapt sense of the
term fast" In = word. the opinion.
prevails that the farmer and his sons.
so soon as they possess q hsrse of
proud ped igree. W tn promise OF great
from upright honest tillers of the soil
to Jockeys and gamblers. with no,inter-
asst outside of the turf. Another plea
aga nst fine roaistess on the farm is
that there 10 mouo risk and less.monsy
TO- the farmer in the rearing and train
nig of trottcrs than in the productien
Of general purpose and draft horses. re-
markable for size and strength.
That there y a demand. at remnner-
atMe prices. 30r heavy horses. no one
disputes nor is ID doubted that horses
q Percheron or ClydesdaIe origin are
valuable animals on any farm bat Just
Why these facts should deAar fine road
STEERS q phase along with other improve
Ments in these progressive t'ms-, does
not seem 9uiis clear. FROM an ESQ.,
nomical standpoint. alone we'll bred
trotters sne emf tied to Il piaes on any
progressive mans farm, if only for
breeding. purposes. i1asmuch As fine
carriage. and road horses always lind a
ready sale. A horse to possess beauty.
style. speed and endurance must be
weil-bred. hence the necessity of we'll
bret sires and mares. togyt and to hear
the colt for rOadsters And then. while
many people do not appear to know
1t. farmers are entitled 70 just rs many
lnxuries as are men in o. her walks OF
lie. when they can afford to pay for
the same. In a word. if q well-to-do
farmer or his sons appreciate aad take
pleasure in fine roadster. there is no
law against their having one. Indeed.
there is striking incongruity in the
fact of mans investing thousands Of
dollars in cattle and sheep. with pedi-
grees recorded in herd. books. and
driving behind rawboued horse taken
from the pillow or tr,iUk-wsgon which.
under the hammer. would not bring
80.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-10-02
PiTh AND POINT.

The hotel waiter gets his biggest
tips from the tipsy guests. D0ston
Post.
1t - easier to trace a moccasined
Indian over granite mOunta n than il
10 to trace lost umbreIla.-Kansas
City (Mo.) Journal.
Deafness can be cured by living ten
years in the dry part of New Zealand.
As the small boys say: "What's the
matter with staying dcaf?'
Pow men have honest c0nvic-
tons" says some one. This does not
trouble us as much as the fact that SO
many men have dishonest acquiltals
Puck
"A writer on dress says: "Short
and podgy women ought to wear
BELTS" What's the use of giving adj
vice in that way? There isn't q woman
in the world who would admit. even
to herself, that she was ''short and
podgy."
why. JOhnnyr' exclaimed MAN.
ma aren't you ashamed of yourself.
going about with such dirty facc?"
mo. l amt" replied Johnny. with
conscious pride in the integrity OF his
intentions: You'd like to have ne
taken for dude. wouldn't you?"
"A young man OF eight years who
had already five brothers. was told ore
day that he had sister. As the news
seemed to affect him rather badly. he
was finally prevailed upon to tell what
the trouble was. SObbing he told his
mother that he wanted all brothers. rs
he was in hopes of having base ball
Pittsburgh Post.
Plantation philosophy: Oars
mighty few promises dat hofs good.
De peartest boy sometimes turns ont
ter be de lazies' man. DE quick man
amt allus de bes' ban ter do CT piece
o. work. Oar amt no hope fur de
born fool; de bigger dc chances yer
gin him to show dat he hab got sense
de mo- he will prubc dat he is or fool.
-Arkansaw 1rareler.
An exchange says that a very
pretty cover for milking stool is made
of golden brown silk serge. with con-
ventionalized apple blossom in shaded
pink with the stamens in gold silk be-
tween the petals" We now under
stand why milk is adulteratetl. With
out the admixture of water no milk
man could afford to sport silk milking
stool with conventionalized apple bios
sOms.-BOston Transcript.
In one Of the Derths. says o face
tious railroad exchange. were a msr
and his wife She was one of those
nervous. cautious creatures. She kept
up her Ragging after she got in bed for
q long time. but finally she dozed off to
sleep and all was quiet in her berth.
Everybody was glad. But in less then
ten minutes she started up. and ever,-
body in the ear heard him groan as
she pOked him in the ribs and shouted:
William. git up! l know you've let
the doors open and forgot to close the
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-10-02
The Lawyers. Paradise.

A stranger who had been BY adver-
6sements induced to come to Arkan--
saw. met q gentlemaa n Little Rock
and said:
''Seem to have . pretty good coun,-
try here"
.tYes."
Much killing going on about hezes"
MOT very mMcA
Hang fellows here sometimes. don't
a4eya"
Sometimes.
Good opening here for a lswyer. I
suppose s. w.. 49,.
They tell ne that lawyer in aAis
country is the boss"
We'll he seems to do very we'll
'tsNt q good many lawyers ont here
that don't amount u rsuch. sup
pOse1'
..Yes. several"
That makes good lawyer stand
higher
Yes"
"A good lawyer las things pretty
much his own way. 49, - 80 -
docs very we'll" .'.-z.s
so 1 have heard This b a great
place for criminal pracsioea"
Eyes. pretty good"
"a lawyer c&n stand in with the
Governor and make things how'll"
'.Yes, believe Co."
Glad to hear it My name 10 God.
son. What 10 your nams?''
81 am the Governor
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-10-02
Mr.. MUDGE's TROUBLE.

A COmp'imert ary Newspaper Notice Which,
provoked Some Excitement.
Some years ago, when the writer was
a reporter. it devolved on him to write
for the same edition an account of the
presentation of gold-headed cane to
Rev. Mr.. Nudge. the clergyman of the
place, and a description Of new hog
killing machine that had just been put in
operation at the factory. Now what
made Rev. Mr.. Nudge mad was this:
The inconsiderate compositer who made
up the forms got the two &C cunts
mixed up in a frightful manner, and
when it went to press something like
this was the appalling result:
''Some of Rev. Mr.. Mudge's friends
called on him yesterday. and, after a
brief consultation, the unsuspecting hog
was seized by the hind legs and slid
along the beam until it reached the hot
water tank. His friends explained tine
object of the visit, and presented him
with a gold-headed butcher, who
grabbed him by the tail and swung him
around, and in less than 3 minute the
carcass was in hot water. Therefore he
came forward, and said there were times
when the feelings Overpowered one and
for that reason he could not do more
than to attempt to thank those around
him for the manner in which such an
animal was cut into fragments was as
tonishing. The doctor concluded his
remarks. the machine seized him, and
in less time than it takes to write it, the
hog was cut into fragments. and worked
into delicious sausages. The occasion
will be remembered BY the doctors
friends as one of the most pleasant of
their lives. The best pieces can be oh
tanned for seven cents , pound, and we
are sure those who sat under his minis
try will rejoice to hear that he has been
SO handsomely treated"
Mad! Well. about nine o'clock that
morning the Office had been abandoned
by every man but the advertising clerk.
and he assembled to the roof, SO thai he
could see the clergyman tearing around
down in the street with his cOng7ega-
ton all wearing the panoply Of war,
and carrying stout cudgels and other
things. The next day we apoa0gized.
but the doctor stopped his paper
True Flag.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-10-02
NANCY HART.

:.
mere unaer Tree IN tne meadoW' ION II
ne ny "amInoch anu IS.u -.
vi ues S INA. Mefe uone ~ Jul one"' ""e
w. service was maIer o. he gu
""en We IouRn, Will tne STAT ~ V S.s
ITS thraii.
anu nuu.eH I.s 10y Sv 1Ii o"~ se'o
teeih oas onet anu o"i'
., $685.. -.
VI INT uasnes anu nam uaaiI 1T S'"seiS' WV
EIuSes anu cvuiscs! uau. , 3,
EeoeGKsa witm . .1e,t Levers JEW a"o iacee'
Go,- sosrn,i .. VI tau $500 foxo. mr. sh-or,
Al, .t,a ,,, ,ne soId, ~ S;. t,, co,fo.
anu III ap, aa.o. ea,nS lug "o'" 0O'"A0'
anu
s'bora yroro ,,otro,s o,d ,,,a;doue moro hmm
~, -, In. ~, a,iu u, S;,,s tIov Two,s
Who. dressed in their ejnrhams or iinseys. a,
earnest sr,nnathv felt. " - -
Who We're ready ps scents. or as beiDers
who cn,,d s;I, mi handle the sreock. and
S Sp"r' - a. ~ h,S.a n 20, the o,sma
"" "io oe"o VIZ WIZ e
smopc all ithaca women of metal, we,,.kpowr
~ the nonntrv.side then
Whose ",,ict. wittsd acton in per,l threw
shame on tho ,,IIness of men
7 sin.le the Georrian Nancy tall. s,,pple. and
Ca,,ed Hart frn,n tho name of her husband
but LITTLE they tell ms of him.
Hart sat in his cabin at noon-time, when one
of his children ran i'm,
And said: others six tories a comm: an,
daddy Won g;t while YOU kim
Nancy hurried him OF to the cane-brake his
Have ready the men when want EN-: I'll deal
with this pestilent band.
With his men came the partiZan leader: and
"Howdy, Mis- Hart was his speech;
-Yer man isn't home? L allow not, lodged
he'd be outen our REACH
The mex time our luck mought he better
Then added with sarcasm grim:
long as we maynt take him"
~Youre more free than welcome" duoth
Nancy; "but better to beg than to steal;
And never denied bread an bacon to any
one wantin' meal"
So she went in a hurry to cooking. and then,
when the board had been spread
bate is all ready" she said.
A bountiful table was Nancy s; the bacon was
done to a turn,
The biscuits the whitest and lightest the but
ter just fresh from the churn:
"A pile, in the comb, of new honey, fried eggs,
golden balls in white rings,
And the iuciest venison cOllops - they
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-10-02
HOW GREELEY WAS SOLD.
A story Told by the Alleged Discoverer
of Pixies Peak

A Story Told Isy the Alleged Discoverer
of Pixies Peak
Green Russell, of Lumpkin County,
Georgia went to California in the early
days of the gold excitement Of that
country. made Il handsome fortune. re-
turned to Georgia. bought the big
Savannah plsnta ion ON the Etowah
River. in now Dawson County. and
quietly retired to his farm. but when
Kansas was opened to settlers has rest
less nind carried him out there. He
entered large body OF land on the
Big Blue River. from which point he
explored the then Territory OF Kansas
and reached the. Rocky Mountains, tak-
ing with him tools TO. prospect fo-
gold.
In going to- the mountains he fol-
lowed up the Arkansas River to its
source at the foot OF Pixies Peak. then
turning north across the ridge dividing
the waters of the Ark lnsas and Platte
fifty miles west OF now Denver City.
Here with, his test pan. he found gold
from the driftetb sand He followed
the creek on to'where it emptied into
the South Platte River. and there es-
acknowledgements at what is now
Denver CITY. from which point he PROS
pected the country. finding gold almost
anywhere. He had with him two.
brothers and one other man. This was.
in the summer of 1853. In the fall hs-
left his brothers and the other man
and returned to Georgia HE says:
Horace Greeley was then making
hisfamOus trip across the continent
and he took in Pixies Peak Eremem-
Der seeing him. When the six-horse-
stage coach drove up he got Out wiz n r
>lOuohed hat and mocoasin, slippers OIL.
which he had gotten from. the Indians.
talked with him little rs. he left the
stage. That night he made. q speech
to the miners. and advocated theforn-
ing of Territorial Government and
calling it Colorado. In a day or two
Greeley went up into the Gregory Dig
g.ngs and some sharpers hadsst trap
for him, they had opened; there q msne
and had' collected a quantity Of gold
dust. had sailed the pit and all got
sick. When Greeley got there they
told him what fine NINE they had
opened. and. how fortune had tHned
against them and they were net able to
work it, Greeley tested their nincs.
fouaA. gold in abundance and finally
struck trade and pail The miners
$500 for the mine Ter e,aim). "
covuse, before Greeley worked eat the
salted,gOla they were gsne."-AiIanta
Ger. LOUISVILLE Courisr-jotvfs0a
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-10-02

Il hear you arc going into the
manufacture of white lead. MIR. Bas-
sett?" .Yes. am. think there is
money in it." Il should say 50. l
was in that business myself once"
Then there is mOney in it." Il am
sure of it. invested $4,000 in the
scheme ten years ago. and it's there
yet-PiladetYJiiG CALI"
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-10-02

" any person VINO takes mo paper reKH
.iAr,y from the post Office. whether directed to
his name or whether he is q subscriber or not
IL responsible for the pay.
The courts have decided that refusing %
take newspapers from TIE post-ofioe, or ~
ptjvpn feni.' e,-'ae ucn &c SrgNvyON Al IN
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-10-02
Young Wife ITO !

Young Wife Ito hushond)-'.Don't
yoa notice q difference in the milk.
dears" Young Husband-"Yss; this is
much better than we have been get
ting" Young Wife-''Very much bet
ter. l got it Of new man. He said he
would guarantee it to be perfectly pure.
and SO / bought enough to last for .
week. ~ 7. Commercial.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-10-02

"A man is well off if he does not ge,
promoted too fast. and because he may
he highly successful in ono walk of life
it is no reason why he should be thought
capable of taking up another with equal
h0nor.-M.l,oaxkee Journal
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-10-02

"A Young lady who read that hops
were being seriously injured By wet
weather declared that NO amount at
wet weather would preyeat her froul
going to good hop.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-10-02

Some men are ruled by passion.
others by compassion. What . world
of difference that ''cOm" makes in our
happiness!- Whitehall ZSssea
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-10-02

ton is not yet SO much reduced as to
Oblige Mr.. Thompson to resort to the
rather dangerous means of forcing
chopped-up meat down the snakes throat
by blowing the food through glass
| tube.
Mr.. Thompson says that the large
years old. though it has only six rattles.
The number of rattles is not always an
indication of the age of the snake, be-
cause the rattles are often lost by acct
dent or disease. There is three smaller
rattlesnakes, which have refused to eat
even live prey for some time past. There
is one rattlesnake in the collection which
feeds voluntarily. 1t is of the ''banded"
variety. If dead animal is given him
he does not use his poisonous fangs, but
swallows the food just as the king snake
and other serpents do. His method of
attacking live prey is somewhat different
from the water moccasin. He stabs it
with his poisonous fangs repeatedly,
letting 90 to await the effects. The
water moccasin seldom lets 60 after
making the first bite.
The copperhead's manner of striking
live prey is similar to that of the rattle
snake. The copperhead and rattlesnake
are said to be the only poisonous serpents
found in Pennsylvania. There is a small
variety of rattlesnake, about eighteen or
twenty inches long, represented in the
''ZOo." called the military" snake,
which feeds himself. He and the cop
perheads get along nicely in the same
oo~o NJ Tbor,,,cou III; IN b.. <b ne n n thu
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1885-10-17

IL Gods word is applied to you by
the Holy Spirit, It will humble your
heart, set you at war with sin, and lead
you 10 love and follow after holiness.
II the word comes with power, and pro-
dnees any other effect. It is this power
Of Satan.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1885-10-17

Orange CTexag Tribune.

Orange CTexas) Tribune.
It hasn't been long since the Tribune
took occasion to say that the railroad
people are not fools, and that when
any new policy or move begins 10
show up uniayorable to railroad inter
ests, change would be made. These
remarks had reference to the high rate
of freight driving Orange, Beaumont
and Lake Charles out of the lumber
trade. We knew the railroads would
not kill sneh business as these I'M
pretentious cities afforded them, and
the change predicted has come sooner
than we expected. A new rate OF
freight, more favorable to us, was is
sued this week. and now it may be
expected that the lumber and shingle
business will soon be booming again.
All we ask of the railroads is fail
show, and that the companies viii
doubtless give US in the end. The
three lnmber eenters mentioned are by
no means disheartened--the mannfae
tuners are steadily increasing their ia
cilities, and the products hereafter viii
be greater than they have ever been il
the past.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1885-10-17
VENIRE.

n IsT Of Jurors drawn TO serve for the
il a Regular November Term Of the -Four
teenth Judicial District Court in and for Cal
essieu Parish, La, beginning Monday, NO
Eember @. 1886:
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1885-10-17
HOW 80 BaIId Up a Toyyn.

An exchange, under the above cap
ton, tersely offers the following good
advice which we quote as being quite
applicable to this or any other place:
Talk about it.
Write about it.
Help to improve it.
Beautify the streets.
Advertise in its paper.
Patronize the merchants.
Fleet good men TO all 1.-THE Offices.
Par your taxes without grumbling.
Be courteous to strangers that come
among you.
Never let an opportunity pass 10
speak good word about it.
If 'yon think Of nothing good tc
say about it, say nothing bad.
Remember every dollar yoa insest
IN permanent improvement is thai
much money at interest
Never tkick" against any proposed
necessary improvement because il i
not near your own door, or fear thai
your taxes will be raised Is cents.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1885-10-17
special Notice

n WOULD REsPECTFsJl.l.l 49, {
attention Of my friends ana Y VI h. {
this parish to the PATRON salig Kan 4 ,IaiaI
FLYNN. Having reeenlly N ihc ~
treatment tor nm aflecnoli Ssaihl VI \
spine, approximating close y XIV. Sss'l 1asl
under dispensati0n Of etlls 'sir ssslIssi''
his slilifui sxertions, I vas 4 =. IN NJ I
health. Also, my son-ln-lss, ,si.6 4 a
for long time Frostra Ial \, n ", ulIgs "
rising on his groin and z eol'ss .s,'s,iIua Y
not able 10 work, but hoully !. & =. ,ssnl,
has been, through bis lns aas s'ssui
stored 70 health, and can Roy w Is6ls..
support az his family By lls = w, ias " y
LII testimony OF the ap WV NJ Al MA
recommend him TO the ii9nes Y =
be similarly affected. Y eLlfil
noy-f-to lnar-lst.l q. 2. y. -
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1885-10-17

aenflemsn Please chip rs at once
twn more gross Of Yonr wonderful chill
and malaria remedy, i gives universal
satisfaction And HE best seller We
laFe ever bad, beaanse Il DOES all you
elaim for ii. Xoslea truly. H. WI. TAx-
Ton. Jefferson. Iezas.