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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-04-24
THE NILE.
It's Cataracts and Yearly Floods-The Vol
umc of Water 1t Carries.

It's Cataracts and Yearly Floods-The Vol
umc of Water 1t Carries.
The careful student of geography I'M
derstands that the cataracts OF the Nile
are cataracts in name only, and holi no
comparison with Niagara or Yos em:te.
They are simply rapids and not cas-.
cades; the river breaks and tumb!es
among rocks and over sloping lodges,
but there is hardly anywhere Il regular
fall over a prccipice. At the first cat
aract the river falls eighty feet in about
five miles, and the greatest descent in
any one place is twelve feet over a
linear distance of thirty yards. There
is colony of Arabs living at the falls
who make their living by taking boats
either up or down. as may be required;
the upward navigation is performed
through series of pools having some
resemblance to artificial locks, and the
descent is made over the slope have
mentioned and through pools quite dis
tinct from those used for the ascent. II
the English remain in Egypt, as pre-
sumo they will, canal around the first
cataract will III Ike an end of the Occu-
patton OF the rapacious fellows who
now have q monopoly there and open
navigation to the foot of the second
cataract, two hundred and forty miles
further up the river. The second cat
aract is longer and more difficult than
the first, bug of tie same general nature;
it can be passed only when the river is
high. while the first may be passed al
almost all seasons of the year.
The food OF the Nile is as regular as
that of our great Western rivers; il
begins in April on the upper waters of
the river and reache, Cairo in June.
From June till the end OF September
the river continues to swell, and il
usually rises twenty-five feet above the
low water level. The taxes are proper
toned according to the rise of the
rver; the measurement is taken with
nilometer, on the island of RoIa, oppo-
site Cairo. and during the period OF the
rise daily bulletin is issued giving the
height of the river. Ancient history
tells us that the priests who had charge
of the nilometer in the time of the Pht
raohs used to falSiiy the record in order
that the people could be dcfrduded b,
unjust taxation. History has repeatcG
itself. as the officers of Ismail Pasha
did precisely the same thing and for the
same object. If the flood does moi
reach eighteen feet the crops fail alto
gether and there is fam:ne in the land.
and the delta is not overilowed: f il
exceeds thirty feet there is great dam
age in consequence of the excess OF
water. The Nile is much larger al
Berber than at its mouth; for the last
one thousand live hundred miles of its
course it does not receive the smallest
tributary stream. but is constan tly
drawn upon FOR purposes of irrig ition
1t has been est mated that in The mid.
die stage of the river the quantity o;
water poured into the sea is not more
than half that which flows In the chan
mel Immediately below the junction
with the Atbara, the last river which
enters the Nile.-Cor. ST. L0uis Globe
Democrat.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-04-24
THE CANKER WORM,
Some of the Creatures Habits and How
Its Work Can Be Prevented.

Some OF the Creatures Habits and How
Its Work Can BE Prevented.
The first warm. pleasant day after
the frost is ont of the surface of the
ground the grub of the pest of the ap-
pie orchard will appear on the trunk Of
the trees. 1t the trees have been sup
piled with patent protectors it is i'm
portant that they should be carefully
examined to see that the troughs are
tight. and that there are no open spaces
between the protectors and the trunks
of the trees large enough for the grubs
to pass through. The troughs should
be well cleaned out and filled with oil:
if this work be properly done at the
right season there will be but little
danger OF the trees being injured by the
canker worms, providing the protectors
are occasionally examined to see that
the oil has not leaked out or been
bridged over by the dead bodies of the
dead grubs.
Trees that have not been provided
with protectors should be at once pro-
vided with strips of tarred paper. at
least one foot wide. around each trunk;
this should be covered with some sticky
substance. Tree ink is usually used,
but sticky substance may be made of
linseed oil and resin that will last
longer than tree ink. Whatever sub
stance is used should be applied as
often rs it becomes hard enough for the
grubs to pass over.
If fhorn ooulJ ha ,,pifoJ ot;ny ar,onD
the people, tine canker worm could be
killed out in few years, but so long as
a few will slow their trees to become
covered with worms, so long will the
more careful have every year to fight
the enemy. Until within a few years
it has been supposed that the only rem
edy was to prevent the grub from as
cending the tree to lay her eggs, but
recent experiments prove that, even
after the WORMS are Matched. they can
easily be destroyed by Swinging the
trees with water that has Paris green
mixed with it, at the rate of one tea
spoonful to each two gallons; the water
Is sprinkled on with a small garden
syringe; the work can be done very
rapidly. The only objection to this
10 ti~ vi IICO 0SC VI u ucstu-
~ poison; il should never be used when
there is any possibility of is falling ON
growing letturn. dandelion or ans plant
the leaves of which are to be eaten. 1t
is very easy Tor very serious consc-
quences to occur, by very little care
leSsness in the use of poison of so
deadly nature as Paris green. When
one first begins to use a very dangerous
article, there is usually caution enough
used to prevent injury. but after one
becomes perfectly familiar with the use
OF dangerous poison, or explosive
compound, caution is in q measure for
gotten, and carelessness takes its place.
which is too often followed by fatal con-
sequences.
We feel it to be our duty to frequent
ly caution farmers not to become so
familiar with the use of Paris green as
to forget caution. in fact. to use it only
when it seems to be absolutely necessary.
Massachusetts R0ughmGn.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-04-24
Early Maturity.

The .'early maturity" boom. by which
is meant the fitting of cattle. sheep.
and swine for slaughter at an immature
age. is NOT by any means business
affair, at least in this country. To some
extent this high feeding has been prac-
ticed in England By amateur farmers
and wealthy breeders, but mere rs an
advertisement of their stock than rs 4
business enterprise. A calf Or lamb
may be gorged with food from its birth.
and fed upon meal ard oil cakes and
made into q mountain of fat at half the
age at which an ordinary animal be-
comes fit for slaughter. but the mature
meat is produced more cheaply, and it
is far more economical for housekeep-
ers than the other. Farmers should not
be misled in this respect. The feeding
of cattle and sheep for the butcher must
become in the future n much larger
part of the farmers business than here
tofore, and he must not be discouraged
from attempting it for fear of opposi-
ton from two-year-old beef and four.
ssen-months-ol mutton.-M Y Times.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-04-24
WIT AND WISDOM.

If the sun shines. make the most OF
it; ii it rains. let it rain.
Enthusiasm is the key. to love fol
ones work. Love for ones work,
coupled with a moderate aptitude is the
key to success.-Joar'saL Of Education.
"A poctess sings: Il have found
what silence is" Now that she has
found it, let her 90 and sell all that she
has and purchase it. and hen-keep it
The lawyer song-s.In the sue it,
by and by" he butcher 5allad-"Iu
the suet. by and by" The speculator'
I'm this wheat, by and by" The
confectioner' carol-''ln the sweet, by
and by!"-N. J. Journal.
Read new books, welcome new
thoughts, take up new studies: thus
only will your mind retain its fresh Wig
or, thus only will it attain to breadth
and depth to which it has not yet at
tained.-!S. S. Times.
Little Polly has neighbor who has
a donkey-t team, in which she often has
a nice ride. One day, as she was sit
ting with her mamma the donkey was
heard to bray, and Polly, looking up,
said: Mamma, 1 like the donkey; but
| don't like to hear him donk. "--Ep-
change.
Boston girls have organized Mu-
tual-Aid Matrimonial Society. When
ever one member mairies the others are
assessed to set her up in housekeeping.
1t mas got so that young man must
have some inducement to marry Bos-
ton girl--culture. spectacles and all
NO1ristoUn Herald.
Fresh Clerk-.'That first / showed
you, mum, was seventy-fve, this is six
ty-three, this is fifty, an this is forty
i've" Tea Purchaser: ."All good teas.
SUPPOSE" Fresh Clerk: Eyes, 'um;
ali came out o. the same chest" Pro-
prietor: He means they chest came,
mum. "-Harper's Bazar.
Il told Jones what 1 thought of
him the other day, and could see that
he didn't like it. He couldn't conceal
his feelings from me. saw he was mad
right OIL" said Brown. 1T doesn't
take you long to see through man."
observed Smith. admiringly. What
did he do?" HE kicked me down
stairs.-N Y. Graphic.
"A tavern-keeper on the San Bruno
road was aroused late the other night
by the calls of an antiqua:ed granger.
who sat over the front wheels of 4 lum-
Der wagon, and who was much per-
picked about something. Il say, mis-
ter" said tine old man, scratching his
head, "this is the road to Frisco, amt
it?' '.Cert-but, Old man, what have
you done with your hind wheels"
Jerusalem Scott said the old farmer,
getting ont his specs, .'if l haven't lost
them hind wheels. That explains the
whole thing, mister. Seemed like 1
had been gong up such an alfred long
hill was beginning to think Id lost
my San FranesscO Pos.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-04-24
THE "PUMP."

A Creature Who is Detested and Feared
i'm Polite Circles.
There's the familiar pump, who makes
it the business of his or her life to rout
out every disagreeable circumstance
connected with. every family, and retail
them round the ncighborhood. People
speak of her or him as knowing every.
thing" but this supreme knowledge i.
only gained by the greatest perseyer.
ance and systematical pumping.
The pump is detested and feared; she
generally makes her attack upon the
youngest and softest member of fam.
lily, going to work after this fashion.
She meets little Mary, whose brother
George has left the country Gas she
thinks) suddenly and suspiciously.
After kissing the dear child, she takes
her into shop, expends a penny on
sweets, then they walk hand in hand.
and the pumping commences:
land so kind brother George has
gone away?"
yes"
"And dear little Mary is very sorry,
isn't she? yes, know she is; and how s
mammal
.'Quite well, thank you"
..Ah, not quite well, of course, but
she was very glad for poor George to
90, eh?"
The pump glances sharply at the
child, but the little face is unruifled, the
sweets are good, and just the suspicion
of a smile PLAYS around her lips.
''Oh, yes; because it was for his good,
you know"
"Ah, he left the bank rather sudden
ly, think"
81 don't know, did not sec him."
The pump looks baifled and vexed-
was it for this she wasted her substance
in pear drops? but she continues:
.And so poor mamma cried very
much, and dear papa was angry with
George?'
mo, he wasn't; there was nothing to
be angry about.
"NO, dear? 1 thought You said that
when poor George came home unex-
pectedly mamma cried and papa was
angry"
The pump had met her match fol-
once; the child looks up and laughs.
al didn't say anything of the sort,
and George told me to tell you. if you
asked any questions, that there's an
iron pump in our garden, and you car
exercise yourself there if you like"
Every one, | am sure, has met the
pump, that nuisance who would cork.
screw herself into your every affair."
IiRSley'S MAGAZINE.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-04-24
The Washington Monument.

The critics are making fun of the
Washington monument. Of course be-
cause it is plain. Oscar Wilde made
fun of certain tower because it was
not PLAIN. The Pyramids are plain.
Any ornament on them or on the Wash
ington monument would have been a
mark for time to work at with storm
and frost. The monument sought to
express three ideas: strength. visibility
and power to endure. 1t secures these
Decorations would have been trifiing,
and in perish;ng would have ruined TIE
entire surface. Much of European ar
chitecture is ruined or injured by the
old zeal for Ornamentat;on on exposed
surfaces. Current,
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-04-24
RELIGIOUS AND EDUCATIONAL.

Arrangements have been finally
completed for the permanent establish
ment of Gospel temperance
Church in Pittsburgh, with Francis
Murphy as the pastor. Pittsburgh Post.
"A new building, 130x150, has been
completed for the use of the Sitka
(Alaska) public school. There are now
forty boys and sixty girls in the schooi.
the full quota provided for by the SEQ
Rotary of the Interior.
An International Musical Congress
is to be held at Antwerp toward the
close of the present year. Papers on
musical education will be submitted.
and discussions will take place on sub.
iects relating to the modes of spreading
musical knowledge.
Some teachers of penmanship now
teach their pupils to write with both
hands. The method of instruction is to
make the pupil write his name in pen
ell. and then go over it with a pen held
IN his left hand. Constant practice
gives proiiciency.-Ch Chicago Journal
The Minister of Education in En-
gland has recently made report that the
attendance at the public schools has,
within few years, risen from 1000, 900
to 5000, 900. and that n result has been
very considerable diminution in juye-
nile crime In this statement he is con-
trmed by the London police.
The Baptist Church of Berlin, Ger
many, was founded in 1887, its present
chapel being built in 1860. 1t has 772
members. In connection with the
church are fourteen preaching stations
in the neighborhood of Berlin, in four
of which are small chapcls. The church
sustains eight Sunday schools with
about $50 scholars.
The Harvard authorities have de-
cided against the proposition to make
attendance at morning prayers purely
voluntary. 1t is quite remarkable that
the proposition should have been made
at all. Had it been agreed to. the
action would have marked very wide
departure indeed from tradition. and
there would have been complaint that
reforms in college government were
proceeding too hastily.-Carrent.
"A Moravian missionary has re-
ceived an appointment as an officer OF
the Signal Service Bureau, and has
gone to Alaska, where, in addition to
his official duties, he is to establish q
mission OF the Moravian Church. He
was accompanied to Alaska by his wife,
Rev. John kilbuck. Cherokee In
dian and wife, and Hans Torgersen, a
Norwegian, and lay missionary.
Thus far the Presbyterian missions have
boen alone in that Territory.
The trustees of Congregation Aha
wath Chcsed, Lexington avenue and
Fiity-F'iith street, have received from
Chief Rabbi Alexander Hohut. of Hun
gary, his acceptance of the call from
them to the pulpit of the late Rabbi
Huebsch. He is minister of one of the
largest Reformed congregations in
Hungary, and has Just been nominated
rs member of the Oberhaus, which is
equal 10 orr Senate. This nomination
he has decl ned, TO accept the present
call.-M Y Herald.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-04-24
GHOSTS.
Familiarity With Disembodied Spirits
Likely TO Breed Contempt.

|
Likely to Breed Contempt.
"Any queer things happen at the
morgue?" sad Superintendent White
to::a query of the New York Nail and
Express representative. Il have been
in charge here thirteen years and am
perfectly familiar with the dead bus
iness, and what might be queer to out
siders, is taken as matter of course
with us. The darkest night that ever
came can go through the dead-housc
and put my hand on any corpse and
locate it. Do Ifeel any squeamishnessa
Well. it is in my line of business, and
such things as ghosts or spooks never
enter my mind. Now. have made a
study of the. fear experienced by some
when in the presence OF a corpse and
the perfect indifference exhibited by
Others. know doctors who would no
more come into this deadhouse at night
alone than they would jump into the
East River. 1t is born i'm them to be
afraid of the dead. But my attendants
who actually handle the bodies are
studies for you. Agar ago wanted
another attendant, and about thirty
men came, and | told them to take a
look through the deadhouse and tell me
what they thought of it. and if they
were willing to work at the business. 1t
was sight to see how they looked
when they came out 4 don't think can
do it. they would say, and hurry away.
If an applicant hesitates a moment he
will not do. One day when all these
applicants weakened on the job. man
walked in and said he wanted the
place. Take look i'll, answered. He
not only looked in, but walked in,
and was Just as nonchalant and free
from fear among the corpses as he wa
among as many beeves dressed for
market. Without hcsitating he said:
I'll take it. His name is John. and
he is very efficient and thorough in his
work. The other principal attendant.
his senior, is named Joe, and is called
January. He has been here nine or ten
wears. and what he doesn't know about
handling a corpse isn't worth knowing
He had his leg amputated year ago,
and had to get John to assist him.
They have several other assistants. Jan
uary is coming now. See if he will not
talk"
Il know all about the business" said
January. II haven't got any super
stition about handling or being alone
with stills. Some queer things happen
among people who come to recognize
the dead. They say strange things, and
if / wanted to putt it down and tell about
their history it would be fine reading
Bat I'm too busy getting some still
ready to be photographed or putting it
back TO shape after an autopsy, to listen
to all that is said. Fine thing. the idea
of photoeraphing the dead. The idea
originated ut the morgue in 1856, and
Paris and London soon followed suit.
There is little area-way in the dead.
house where the ply is carried in
coffin and stoodup. The photographer
does his work quickly. I'm not afraid
TO go round among the stids alone the
darkest night. Just kind of got used to
it, l suppose. J. MGI and Express.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-04-24
HOSIERY.
Hose for the Coming Season Nest Mattel,
the Dresses Worn.

Hose for the Coming Season n1st Mattel
the Dresses Worn.
Early importations indicate that hoss
for the coming season must match the
dresses with which they are worn
therefore the fashionable colors are
fashionable only when they correspond
with the other colors in the costume
Where there are combinations, as o.
beige and brown, ecru and blue, red
and black in the costume, it is consid
cred the best taste to select the vertica
striped hose with alternate stripes OF
the same cOlors. matching them exactly
if possible. If this can not be done,
select single color, the one most
prominent in the costume preferred.
Black slippers and black hose with
white or colored dresses are not in &C.
cord with fashions DEGREES, unless the
dress is trimmed in black. For the
street, black stockings may be toilet.
ated, because of being less conspicuous,
but for evening or house wear hose
should either match the dress OK its
trimmings.
The leading shades in lighter colors
are beige, gray browns. light "old
china blue, myrtle. sage. dull red,
pink and salmon shades. In the regu-
lar lines there are the usual cardinals,
blues, myrtles and browns. Roman OF
Madras stripes will be worn, but the
strictly fashionable style is plain goods
to match the dresses.
Black hose will be, as usual, very
popular. Every lady is supposed to own
one black dress or more, and fashion
DEGREES that if she does not. she should
remedy the omission as soon as pos
sible; therefore there is and will be a
great demand for black hose. The new
''anchor dye" warranted fast black,
will prove boon to ladies who have
been seriously annoyed by the discolor.
alton of feet and clothing from the col
or coming off from their black stock
ings. For those who have plenty OF
black hose, or who do not get this new
dye, there are fine thin cotton or Lisle
thread hose made expressly for sum.
mer wear under the regular black hose.
They keep the dlscoloration from the
feet, and are soft and easy to walk in
besides.
Ladies who take long country walks
will appreciate variety of stockings
imported last year under the name OF
''bathing hose" They ase very soft
and loosely woven, but quite thick, and
keep the feet from being chafed by the
strong boots necessary for such pedes-
train tours. The shalt trunk" hose
with the wide gore set 10 from the knee
up, are rapidly growing in favor, and
for stout ladies' they are especially de-
sirable, rs the extra width does away
with the annoying construction of the
flesh when the hose are tight above the
knees.
The "wash Isle" hose are the spe
cial novelty of the spring importations
Tney are q soft finished. very fine silky
Lisle thread goods, much more like
spun silk in feeling than Ike Isle
thread, and are specially designed for
those ladies whose delicate feet find the
thread goods too harsh and Irritating
if they take long walks.-Demoresf!
NORAbiV.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-04-24
FACE TO FACE.
A Feet Related in Seven Well
Told Fables.

BY II. T.. FRANCILLON.
ArrHoR OF "a GREAT HEIREss," "QUirl
AT LAST "a REAL QUEEN" "EARL's
DIVE" ETC, ETC.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1885-02-05
time for all winter. but how
pleased Clara will be-"

time for all winter. but how
pleased Clara will be-"
81 intend to have everything nice
for her some day."
Eyes, Nat; but woman must have
something to live on in the meantime.
There's love Of the beautiful in every
woman heart and it must be satisfied.
If surrounded by grand scenery. the
mind can feed on that; but here in
this level monotonous country. be-
lieve the homes should be very bright
and attractive"
There may be some truth in that.
but l never thought Of it before" re-
piled Nathan.
''Is it not common for man to think
about the house as a woman does, for
he mingles with the world, while most
Of her hours are spent inside the four
walls. Clara had no time to fix up
anything; that baby was a sight Of
trouble but If you and tho children
help we can do wonders"
And they did. When Clara came
home four months later she scarcely
knew the place.
"Come and look at your wife," whis,
pered Martha, when Nathan had 6n-
ished the chores and was ready for .
happy evening.
There she was in the pretty room.
chattering with the children. Joy and
gladness shone through her face, which
had lost its sharpness and pallor; aud
there was an elasticity in her move-
ments which recalled her childhood.
'She looks ten years younger, Mar.
tina. and if can help it she shall new
er work so agair. You've taught Inc
a lesson I'll not forget. Well take all
the comfort we can now if we never
get big house.
martha has made this 80 pretty that
we slant want another" exclaimed
Clara, hearing the last remark as they
entered the room. I'm so thankful
to you all for this pleasant little homo.
coming"
Martha deserves tho thanks, for she
planned it all, said Nathan, catching
up the baby:
You are a jewel, Martha; and to
think that was afraid Of you and
dreaded to have you come"
WAS that because you knew I was
an old maid p" asked Martha, laugh
ing.
"Yes, that was just it. I didn't
know, you see, that you were such l.
blessed old maid