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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-12-18
The PAtrlarchal Circle of Odd Fellows I'm.
able tn Make Roadway.

The PAtriarchsl Circle of Odd Fellows I'm
abIe tn Make Roadway.
CHICAGO, December 11.-Interviews tn.
day with leading members Of the patri.
archial Circle indicate that in snite Of the
recent decision Of tho Supreme Badly to re.
main in the field the Circle vii, 90 to pieces.
The Grand Lodge Of Odd Fellows Of tho
jurisdiction of Wisconsin has by formal
resolution instructed tile subordinate lodges
to expel from the order all members who
decline to sever their connection with the
Circle. and It il noteworthy that prominent
officers of the body in contempt were among
those who voted for the resolution. In LII
inOis the members Of the Circle are fast be.
coming connected with the Order Of Chev-
alters or PatriarcIs MiIitant, body legal
lied ut the recent Grand Lodge meeting in
Baltimore. This grade il expected to mest
the desires Of those who want a military
order and to present basis upon which all
can agies aud become unitest in one har-
mOniOrs body. 1t is believed that all tie
members "f the Circle In the country will
affiliate with the new body.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-12-18
THE MORMON QUESTION.

Senator Edmunds ReintrOduces His Anti.
Mormon Bil.-The Mormon Church to bs
Outlawctl.
WASHINGTON, December 10.-SsnatOr
Edmunds has re-introduced his old anti
Mormon bill, with some changes. 1t pro
vides:
Frst-That the husband and wife shall
be competent witnesses in the prosecution
for polygamy.
Second-That the attendance of witnesses
can be secured BY an attachment; that
prosecution can be had five years after the
offense; that every contract Of marriage
performed in one Of the Territories of
the United States shall be certified to by
the priest, or other official, performing
the ceremony, in the presence Ut two wit
nesses, and that such certificate shall be
filed within thirty days In the Office of the
clerk OF the court, and any person failing
TO file such certificate shall be fined 1000
and BIZ imprisoned for two years. ihe
record shall be open to the pubic and shall
be evi,lence in court
Section repeats woman suffrage in
Utah.
Section provinces that tile law which now
requires ballots in Utah to be numbered
shall be repealed.
Section 10 provides that illegitimate
children shall not have any share in the es-
tate Of their fathers in Utah.
Section Il repeats the article Incorporate
ing the Church Of Jesus Christ of Latter
Day Saints, and provides that the Presi-
dent of the United States shall appoint
fourteen trustees for said corporation, who
shall act under the authority of the Secre-
tary Of the Interior and shall dissolve said
corporation, pay its debts and dispose of its
property and assets according tn Law. The
balance remaining shall be devoted and in
vested for the benefit of the public schools
If Utah. The bin further provides that
whoever coumits adultery in Utah shall be
imprisoned in the pcn;tentiary not exceed
Ing threS years.
A new system of district schools Is es.
tablshetl In the place Ut the Mormon School
now held and the bill prohibits tie use in
any schoo; Of any bOok If se:larixn char
acter. No Mormon, and no person who be-
lieves In pOlygamy shall IL employed a.
teachers. The bill also provides the
very strongest measures Of the disposition
OF property Of deceased persons in Utah.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-12-18
THR EAST.


Four men were killed and one seriously
injured in a shaft at the new Croton
aqucduct at Merritt's Corners, N. Y, re-
Gently. The accident was caused by .
heavy beam getting loose and falling upon
the men who were in q bucket near the
bottom.
The passenger agents of the Eastern
Trunk lines met in New York the other
day and discussed the contract details but
did no business of importance.
A REouIEN mass for the rest of the soul
of Louis Riel was celebrated in New York
City on the 10th.
The Papr World, Of Holyoke, Mass, says
that company Of American paper manu-
facturers and capitalists has been formed
for the purpose of getting control of all
the chemical fiber patents in Europe. It
will be the greatest syndicate and monop-
oily ever organized in the paper industry,
and one Of great moment to the future of
the business.
Work has been commenced on the new
bridge at Elizabethport, N. j., which Is to
connect the Baltimore & Ohio tracks with
those Of the Staten Island Transit Com
pany, TINS giving the Baltimore & Ohio
entrance to New York harbor
An explosion Of natural gas occurred in
the house of Wesley Greer, Canonsburg,
Pa, while the family were asleep. The
whole family (six persons) were suddenly
blown into the yard, but no one was ia
tally injured. The house was destroyed.
WILLIAM II. VANDERBILT, the railroad
magnate and millionaire, fell dead sud-
denly from paralysis or bursting a blood
vessel, at New York, on tie afternoon of
the Stk. He had just returned from effect
Eng sons bnzi1ess a-1azSs=snts on Staten
Islend
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-12-18
WAsHINCTON NOrEs.

THE officials OF the War Department deny
that orders have been sent from headquar-
tiers at Washington to dispatch troops to
Salt Lake City to assist in quelling Nor
mon riots. According to a high official of
the Department no advices have been re-
ceived of the necessity for more troops at
the scene Of the riots.
TIE American Public Health Association
met in its thirteenth annual convention in
Washington ON the Sth.
MAYNARD, the Second Comptroller Of the
Treasury, has rendered an opinion to the
effect that in court-martial trials there is
no law to justify allowing expert witnesses
an increased rate of compensation over or
binary witnesses.
DELEGATE GAME, of Utah, recently re-
ceived a dispatch from Salt Lake City
stating that Chief Justice Zane, in the case
of Deputy United States Marshal Wander
the Territorial statutes with lewdness, had
sustained the Territorial law, which makes
the offense named a misdemeanor.
SECRETARY LAMAR has sent to the Depart
ment of Justice the list of those charged
with illegal fencing of the public domain
who have not complied with the Presidents
proclamation or had their fences removed
Action will commence against the parties
at once.
IT was practically decided by the caucus
of Republican Senators at Washington not
to interfere with Presidential nominations
except in extreme cases.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-12-18
THE sOUTH,

killed and the other fatally injured.
OK the 9th, at Charlotte, N. c., two more
negroes were hung for burglary. They
were named Stewart and Anderson. They
had robbed the residence of s. G. Str:c!s.
land, of that city.
A TERRIBLE affair is reported from San.
ders' Crossing. n. C. Mary Overton had
been courted by man named Trout, vino
transferred his love to Jane, younger sis
ter. The other evening while Jane and Trout
were sitting together Mary fired a shotgun
through q window at them. The discharge
struck both, killing Jane and mortally
wounding Trout. The murdercss mounted
horse she had saddled and rode away.
LATE the other evening at o crossing OF
the Texas Central Railroad, about q mile
from Bryan, Tex, Rev. II. T. Wilson and
two daughters, while returning home in q
wagon, were struck by an engine and all
three instantly killed. The engineer was
arrested.
JOHN e. Owens, the comedian, was re-
ported i'll at his country seat near Towsor,
Nd. He was stricken down with typhoid
pneumonia.
The other night five negroes, three men
and two women, returning home from q
frolic on d. J. Smiths. plantation in York
County, s. c., attempted to cross Broad
River in canoe. The boat filed and sunk
and the two women and two of the men
were drowned. =,
SEVERAL train men and Passengers were
injured by derailed train ON tho Little
Rock, Mississippi River & Texas Railroad
near Arkansas City, Ark, on the 18th
FIRE the other morning at Navasota,
Tex, destroyed IN entire block of business
houses. The total loss was $4,000; insur-
ance, $4,000.
WILLIAM Bass, Of Loanoke County, Ark,
while riding on horseback the other day,
was caught under falling tree. The horse
and rider were both killed.
CENTRAL.
THI North GERMAN Gazette and other Con-
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-01-14
The ssSmart Salesman
from the IaWIston Journal

@One night sailor came into the
store and wanted to buy q blanket. OF
course he wanted cheaper one than
ary we had in stock and I was afraid my
mamie hadn't been here long-would
let him go. Not bit of it. He marched
him off to alot Of big horseblankets and
pointed ont their size and 6ilated on
their merits. The sailor seemed pleased
at the size and quality, but asked what
them holes were for. Oh said my man,
that's new thing and very popular.
You just get into your berth and pass
this belt (meaning the surcingle)
through those holes and fasten it round
you, and it can't slip off. We sell lots
of them but if you don't like it we can
cut it Off The sailor did like it and
paid his money and left the store happy.
Another time We had pair of fur
lined boots or shoes We could not get
rid of. When, one day young man
from the country came in aud wanted
something of the sort, my clerk brought
out this identical pair. The customer
was delighted, and tried 'em on, but
they were so small they hurt him badly.
My salesman saw the difficulty imme-
diately, and was as ready as ever. Look
here stranger he said, what are you
trying to do? You've got your stock
ings on, haven't you?' The man admit
ted that he had. why. these are made
on purpose to save stockings said my
new acquisition, we sell lots of Them
The gentleman from the rural district
took off his stockings and his foot
slipped in beautifully. He was tickled and
took off the shoes, paid for them, and
went out we'll pleased"
Some day the smart salesman may
prove too smart for his employer.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-01-14
Continued f7c7z s1st 1reek.)
How Watch Cases are Made.

1t is a fact not generally known that thu
james Boss Gold Watch Gases really con-
tain more pure gold than many "5olid'>
gold cases The demand for these watch
cases has led to the manufacture of very
poor grade Of solid gold watch cases
low in quality, and deficient in quantity.
These cases are made from "a to 10 karats,
and 5 OF karat case is often sold for IL
or II karats. 1t is NOT economy to buy a
watch case SO poor in quality that it will
soon lose its color, or one SO soft tllc ; { viii
lose its shape and fail to shut tight, thus
letting in dust and damaging the works, or
one so thin that slight blow will break
the crystal, and perhaps the movement.
1t IS economy to buy J1"1cs Eo<s' Gold
Watch Case, in which NONE Of these things
ever occur. This watch case is not an e1peri-
ment-it has been made nearly thirty gears
HAzLzToS, Pa. Oct "A, 1892
sold two James Boss Gold Watch Cases thirty
years ago, when they first came out and they are in
good condition yet One OF them ia carried by >
carpenter, Mr.. l. ". Drake, Of Hazlcton, and only
shows the wear in one or two places; tie other By
Mr. Bowman, OF Cunningham, Pa; and caD pro
duce or both Of these cases at any time.
SYLVESTER ENGLE, Jeneier.
seEa cent stamp Keystone Watch Case Factories, Fhs
Jaass Bsss' asA Eeysaone Watch Ca.e- are RA*<.
TN he (oufiny.IJI
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-01-14
The ADtiquary's Discovery.


A German antiquary once made the
delightful discovery that stone placed
over a stable door bore the inscription
1881. II must have this stone in my
collection, cost what it may" though
the savant. Calling a tenant farmer,
who was the proprietor. the professor
said to him, eagerly: ~Did you not OBJ
tain this stone from the castle ruin on
the bill yonder?" ut may be that my
grandfather fetched it thence when he
built the STABLE" was the reply. The
antiquary then asked what he would
take for the stone. "Since you appear
to have fancy for it," said the farmer,
give me 40 gilden and I will bring il
to your house." Rather large sum"
said the professor, "but bring it to my
residence and you shall have the
money" When in due course the far
mer brought the stone upon a truck, the
jealous antiquary turned it over to re-
fresh his eyes with sight of the veneer
able chronological inscription, not with
out anxiety that it might have been
damaged in it's removal. "Why!" he
exclaimed, "what is this?" This is not
the right stone. On the store bought
from you was the date 1881. while this
bears the very modern date 1881, which
proves that the other was exactly 72O
years older than this" ''Do not trouble
about that" said the peasant; "the ma
sons, you see, sir, turned the stone up
side down when they set it in the door
way, because it fitted better that way.
You can turn it whichever way you like,
but of course I must have the money
agreed upon" The professor, it is said,
at once paid the whole SUN, and gave
the man q present besides to take away
the stone and say no more about the
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-01-14
NANCY.
BY JOHN A. FRASER.

In brown holland apron she stood in the kitchen:
Her sleeves were rolled up and her cheeks all
Her hair was coifed neatly and indiscreetIy
Stood watching while Nancy was kneading the
dough.
Now, who could be neater or brighter or sweeter,
Or who hum q song so delightfully."- low,
Or who look 50 slender, 20 gracefully tender
AS Nancy Nancy sweet Nancy, while kneading the
how defly , she pressed it and squeezed and ca
And twisted and turned it..now quick and now
slow.
All, me, but that madness I've paid for in sad
ness!
Twas my heart she was kneading as wen AZ
the dough.
At last when she turned for her pan to the
She saw me and blushed and said shyly,
please 60,
Or my BREADTH re spoiling in spite of my toiling,
If you stand here and watch while I'm knead-
ing the dough-
begged for permission to stay. She'd not listen
The sweet little tyrant said "No. sir! no! nov'
Yet when had vanished on being thus Danished,
My heart staid with Nancy while kneading the
dough.
Pm dreaming, sweet Nancy, and see you in
fancy,
Your heart, love- has softened and pitied my
woe:
And we, dear are rich In a dainty wee kitchen
Where Nancy. my Nancy, stands kneading the
dough.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-01-14
Wade hampton's Grow Story.

Gen. Hampton tells me that while on
his Mississippi plantation he saw tame
crow that could laugh and talk. The
bird would say "Hello!" "How are
you?" and several other things of like
import. It was the most wonderful
raven since the days of Barnsby Ridge
and Edgar Poe. One morning q vast
number of crows assembled in q tree
on the plantation and prepared for q
pow.wow. The tame bird few among
them, and, rearing up, saluted the con-
gregation with . brisk Hello! How
are you?" His astonished brethren
scattered in alarm rs if they had been
fred upon from . mountain howitEer.
This marvellous fowl of air was to have
been sent to the New Orleans Expo6-
ton, but its sudden disappearance pre-
vented. Gen. Hampton surmises that
some negro shot him by mistake.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-01-14
FARM, GARDEN AND HONE,

Song of Our Presidents.
First came General Warrington,
Great man and high,
Who kept his little Ratchet bright
And never told lie.
He won us many battle, boys,
And set our country free,
And shouldn't we be glad to get
Another such as he!
a cheer for every President,
That ever yet has been!
And three times three whoe'er he be,
For the next that shall be seen.
Hurrah! hurrah! hurrah!
Hnrr8h! hurrah! Murray!
Hurrah! hurrah! hurrah, my boys!
For the next election day!
John Adams next, then Jefferson,
James Madison also,
And after them another James,
Whose name it was Monroe,
Another Adams followed him,
And then ''Old Hickory" came,
Stout Andrew Jackson, stern and grim,
OfDemocratic fame.
Van Buren, next; then Harrison,
Whe ruled q month and died,
When Tyler had to take his place,
And fill his own beside.
Then Polk, he donned his polka,
And Taylor told his tayle,
And when four years again were gone,
Twas Fillmore did prevail.
Now some will call the next our Pierce,
And some viii call him PURGE;
But either answers well enough
The purpose of ny verse.
Buchanan next, and after him
Our Lincoln good and great,
Who through the raging storms Of war
Steered safe our ship of state.
But Lincoln's death. by murder foul,
BROUGHT johnson to the fore,
And after him came General Grant,
The hero of the war.
Then Hayes came, and then Garfield,
Struck down by traitors hand,
When Arthur took the vacant place,
And rules to-day tn. land.
-YOuth's Companion.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-01-14
H0uaAhOld 8ints.

HOu60hOld HINT.
VIENNA chocolate is one Of the most
tempting and fashionable luncheon
beverages that it is possible to offer.
DURING cold weather the water used
for watering plants should be tepid. It
is highly injurious to give the house
plants sprinkling of very cold water.
In washing fannels it is mistake to
use very hot water. Wash them in
lukewarm water in which soap has been
dissolved, and rinse in clear water of the
same temperature, stretching them we'll
in both directions before hanging on the
line.
LEMON buns are made of one-quarter
of pound of butter, half a pound of
sugar, one pound of -four, four eggs,
half teacup of sweet milk, two tea
spoonfuls of baking powder, add lemon
extract to your taste; currants, also, if
you choose. Bake in a moderate oven.
Willow BASKETS which have become
soiled or discolored may be made very
ornamental again by bronzing or gild-
ing them. The powder may be pur-
chased at any drug store. It should be
mixed with little white varnish and
be applied with a small and rather soft
brush.
A NOVELTY in pancakes is made in
this way: To two eggs allow two ounces
| of -four, a little salt, and milk enough to
make batter of medium thickness.
Beat the eggs until they are very light
before adding the -four; put lump Of
! butter into saucepan and then pour
in enough batter to make one large
cake; put in just enough to cover the
bottom of the pan nicely, as the cake
should be so thin that it will not need
to be turned. When the pancake is
done, sprinkle powdared sugar ever it
and roll it up; put on hot plate and
when you have three or four done send
them to the table. To make these cakes
very delicate flavor them with little
lemon. A little thick raspberry jam
may be rolled in them ii you please.
AN old-time receipt for chestnut
sauce to be eaten with turkey is GER
tainly not difficult to follow. Peel the
chestnuts and pour boiling water over
them, let them stand few minutes and
then the thin skin that covers them will
! slip off easily. Then put tho chestnuts in
to a saucepan, and for half pound of
chestnuts allow half pint of stock, put
little piece of lemon peel into it; let
this simmer until the chestnuts are ten
der-an hour and half is the time
usually required; then rub the whole
through fine sieve, add pepper and a
little salt, and half coffee cupful of
cream let this simmer gently for few
minutes if the cream is not thick, the
sauce may need little -four to thicken
it. This should not be very hot when
served
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-01-14
About Cr1nk&

The real benefactors of humanity are
enthusiasts, says = correspondent of the
Prairie Farmer, and il Is very hard to
discriminate between an enthusiast and
crank" I prefer to designate them
by the latter name. There are cranks
IN al departments of life, but I desire
to deal only with those belonging to the
agricultural class. There are positive
and negative cranks, about - many Of
tho one hnd - Of the otbeg. The neg
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-01-14

E1-Gov. TALBOT, of Massachusetts,,
who resigned his position 10 director
of Q Boston national bank to become q
Blaine elector, has been rttelected to
his old position. after having cost bio
vote for president.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-01-14

ativo Drank Il distinguished from his
neighbors BY the loose, unsystematic,
and unskillful methods of farming. He
will have 80 hogs to fatten in autumn,
but plants only corn enough for his
team. he win put everything into
wheat this year, and starve his stock for
pasturage, while next year he will seed
the whole farm down and have no stock
to Craze. This man will either sell his
wool before it is shorn, or wait until his
neighbors haxe sold and there are no
buyers for his clip.
+. The positive crank is different indi-
viduaL He frequently takes chances of
failure in new ventures, but is always
prepared for the worst. It is he who
carries full bin of corn until summer,
and then turns it into pork when the
market is high. He is the first in the
community to purchase improved ma
chinery, or introduce new breeds of
stock. But you will always notice that
this crank has special hobby in which
he takes more interest than in other
things. It may be the identifying of
bis home and surroundings, or in the
superior cultivation of his land. The
owner of fine flock of sheep is crank
if he gives them sufficient attention to
keep them steadily improving from year
to year. The progressive breeder is
certainly man who is thoroughly in
terested in that line, and is positively
the peer of cranks. He is so enthusiasts
tic that he risks his money and time to
better good prospects. He necessarily
must make mistakes. He does not deny
himself q promising ram when he needs
one, because he does not know the ef-
feet of the CROSS upon his ewes. If he
did, he would never know what would
improve his flock. If it had not been
for men who actually loved their calling
better than dollars and cents, there
would not now be pure descendent of
the early importations Of Spanish sheep.
The cranks preserved their purity when
good financiers advised their slaughter,
and afterwards builded q model sheep
in more prosperous times. Such men
are emphaticaLy great benefactors to
their fellows, and it honors the word to
call them cranks.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-01-14

sWHAr disease was it that Jones died
Off" II don't know. I believe the doc
tou are going to cut him up to-day to
find out Poor Jonesl It's lucky for
him thst hst dsed.'-tarsPhie:
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-01-14

mo" said an old maid, II don't miss
husband very much. have trained
my dog to growl every time feed him,
and I have just bought clothing store
dummy that I can scold when I feel
like it - New York Journal.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-01-14
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