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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-06-26
Business Aotiees.

business notices will be inserted in this col
umn for five cents per line, each insertion.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-06-26

FOR SALE:--Dwelling house and
one lot. New house; good location.
Apply at this office.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-06-26

FOR SALE Fine canvas and oil
cloth wagon cover. Apply at this Of
flee.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-06-26

FOR RENT - House of rooms.
Apply to G. e. Clark.
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FOR SALE:-At a bargain, 6 No.
yearling heifers. Apply to
C.. p. EMERSON, lola, Kans.
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5000 yards hamburg embroidery.
Must be sold. 3. II. RODMAN.
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LOST-Blue silk handkerchief with
red border. Valued because it was q
gift. Finder will please leave at this
office and claim reward.
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MORE cheap lawn at
b. T. RODMAN's.
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lola MARKET.

TzrTbis report of the local market is correct
s,i eachweek Just before going TO press- Kci
Kansas City, st. Louis. Chicago and New forl
markets see inside pages.
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FOR SALE.-Three yearling bulls,
of the Geneva Duke breed, and one
twO-year-Old bull. Prices reasonable
and terms to suit purchaser.
ALLAN MCDONALD.
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silk worms can do in Kansas, can sat-
isfy their curiosity by calling at this
office, where he can be shown splen.
did collection of cocoons. They were
kindly presented to US by Mrs. NJ. s,
Henderson, of Deer Creek, who has
successfully cultivated silk for sever
al years.
An examination of the men in the
mail service was held recently at Fort
Scott, and from private letter We
learn that Judge PaXson, formerly OF
this place, made a grade on the Kan
sas offices, of 95.14 per cent. In order
to receive this grade, he correctly 10
Gated all but 81 of the l, SOS post offices
in the state.
When in Moran last Tuesday we
learned that the house of Mr.. c. En-
glehardt, living some miles southeast
of there, had been entirely destroyed
by fire on last Sunday morning. The
fire probably caught from defective
f1ue. We understand that the build
ing was insured, but to what extent
we did not learn.
With its accustomed liberality and
enterprise, the Wichita road has re-
duced rates for the Fourth, to one-half
fare. Tickets are good to and from
any station on the road, from the 3rd
until the 5th of July. This ought to
help swell the crowd in lola on the
Fourth.
We have been complaining a little
for change-of the weather this
week, but as usual Allen county is bet
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Very Good is Silence.

It's not everybody to be sure
that Knows it, but there is time
to be silent. One time is when we
have nothing to say; another when
we do no harm by talking; another
when we are out of sorts, having
no pleasant, but ugly words to say.
W e getwise examples in the silence
of Christ before Herod and after
wards before PLATE. He had sad
all chat was necessary, and more
words would be wasted; so spoke
nothing. Nor is Unnecessary to tell
all we know or think. We might
fancy an otherwise excellent lady
is CT tie homely tyre. Very rude
to tell her so. We may come to the
conclusion our friends is not as
wise as Solomon; but why tell him?
Happy the man who knows when
to speak ant when to be silent even
from good words. There is such
thing as castingpearls before SWINE,
OF giving what is holy to the dogs;
against which our Lord warns
We may err from not speaking
boldly; we err ottener by speaking
when we should he silent. South
ern Churchman.
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They COMPROMISED.

''For geodless sake, Mary" ask
cd lie youI:g lady's mother, at
Breakfast, "what was the matter
with you and Hairy. in the parlor,
last niehtg"
"W6y. mammal What7" iuquir-
td tie daughter, demuiely.
Willy, you lowered and QUARREL
cd for half an hour, like a pair OF
l.ickpocl cts"
.'Ol,," Sic replied, remembering
The circumstances, "Harly want
a NE 10 take he Zig chair and ]
v;nttd Him to take it httarse he
WAS company. You know"
well, What did you quarrel
abou,g"
I'VE DIDN'T quarrel, mamma; on-
y he irs listed HAT ! Should take it,
and | wouldn't
.'How did you settle it fnallyg"
We'll, mamma, wc-we-we
comllomis Cd, AID beth Of us took
it."
The mother bad been girl once
herself.
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A True Story.

On the files of the War Depart
mcnt, Gov. Curtin says, are two
rather spicy dispatches, one add
dressed to Linn by Secretary Stan
ton, and tile other his reply.
1t was laIe in the war, probably
in the spring Of 1864, that Gov.
Curtin went to see the Secretary of
War, and after giving him a har
rowing description Of The condition
'of Federal prisoners i'll Anderson
vile he appealed to him to save
them.
Mir. Stantcn said he did not not
SIC how he could do anything.
"Why,n said the Governor of Penn
sylvania, "we have thousands of
Confederate prisoners; let there be
ane1change." With some heat the
Secretary asked if he meant to pro-
pose that We should take back a
lot of diseased aud enteehled men,
who could not return to the ranks.
and give the Confederates an equal
number of healthy and well fed men
who would at once rocruit.their ar.
mics.
Gov. Curtin said that was exact
~ what lie Was after. "Well, sir"
said Stanton, ia man hoprotesses
to be loyal to the Government ought
to be ashamed to make such trea-
sonable suggestion Curtin is an
iraSciblc gentleman, and he left in
a choleric condition.
Immediately after he got home
he received trom the Secretary a
dispatch about as follows: s'ln the
interests Of loyalty to the Govern.
ment and the speedy suppression OF
The rebellion, you should resign ct
once andletile TO private life, which
yen should never have left" Car
TN replied TO the Secretary: "In
the interest of humanity you should
die and go to hell, where you ought
to have gone long ago.n-Chicago
Times.
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What is Money!

The value of a commodity limits
its quantity. Anything which can
I've obtained in a limited quantity,
with certain ascertainahle
amount Of labor, and which is d.
visible, will serve the purpose OF,
money. Furs have been employed
on some countries as money, cattle
in others as i'll the "llaid," III the
estimation of the respective value
of tile shield of Diomedes and
Glaucus, the one worth nine oxen,
tie other a hundred oxen; bricks
Of lea in TartarS, cowries in .Atri-
ca. rock salt i'll AEyssinia. Other
African tribes, calculated in nacn.
ties. money of the mind, which
HIS 10 substance corresponding to
it sut the value contained in which
las been, sufficiently ingrainrd in
their minds to answer the purpose
CTS measure of value. Bullion is
chosen because it complies with
these two conditions, difficulty Of
acquisition and divlSibility, better
than any known substance. Is it
lol strange that we should turn
his servant into our master and
elevate That which is a mere medi-
,,.n for avoiding the Inconvenience
OF baltcr into an Indispensable ne
cesSity of life, scarcely secondary
.,stocd and clothing7 If by some
vi jSisfiSlen of nature, the precious
metals, gold and silyer, were utter.
~ destroyed; the wWIld would be
inl overisllcd by aloss of a COM
n;,lity on the discovery and man
ll;;,cture Of which much labor and
t.Ire have been expended, but the
Gully result would bethat weShould
have recourse TO some other contri
y"l,Cc. The main business of life
would go on as before, and tile on.
J., difference would probably be
TIA, we Should he obliged to have
recourse to a papercurlency, based
Oil Whatever might be found, after
calc;ul consideration. to he the
most convenienu or inconvenient
standard value. The question
would be, as it is now, question
oflcmedying the Inconvenience Of
barter by providing some means Of
tix!rg prices. This would be ALL
National Soldiers Home Bulletin.
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Danger from Lightning.

If escape to a kinder shore is i'm
possible, there is great comfort in
knowing that people are seldom
hurt by lightning unless they put
themselves in its way. Count the
casualties, summer after summer,
it is tile person sitting by the open
window, OF on porch or under
tree, the woman cooking over a hot
stove or running Il machine by
window, or some careless lad lean
ing against ii mantel with n mirror
Gil it, WHO receives the stroke
Lightning chooses the best con-
ductorS always. A human being
is one of these, and out of doors
stands the iailcst chance Of draw
ing the discharge, as long as he re-
mains upright. Let him carry a
gun, scythe or crOwbar over his
shoulder, OF hold an umbrella, and
he increases the chance OF being
struck a hundred fold. Driving on
a stage or load Of hay he offers him.
self to fate.
The only prudent thing to do on
the approach of d storm is to get
inside house with IL good light
ming rod on it and stay there, with
doors and windows shut, till the
shower is wholly over. There is
however, a chance, if a fire is kept,
that lightning may prefer the col
nmn OF hot air rising in the chin.
ney many feet above the roof to
the rcd, so that it is wise to let
fires go out before Storm, or no
use kerosene stoves that can be
put out at once.-Chicago Journal.
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The SloYcn at Home.

Poverty, ill.tcmpcr and sloycnli-
ness, each in their own peculiar
province, have done, and are yet
continuing to DO, much in the way
of making unpleasant, uncomfort
able and unhappy homes. The
first is. generally speaking, una
voidable, the second often the out
come of i'll health, disappointment
or misfortune, but the latter is
without reason OF excuse.
More husbands are driven from
their OWN tiresitles, more sons given
cause to seek questionable associa-
ties and unworthy associations, and
more daughters are caplivated
blythe destinations ofthe street from
being rearetl in untidy homes where
sloyenllness rules the hour and
method, order and meatneSS rarely
ever enter, than from any other
canSe known.
The public places Of amusement
and the saloons. all understand
and act promptly upon the Sng-
sestionS Of their undcrstan. iings,
as to what attractions hold captive
the eye and the ear, and through
them the heart of the young-and
as for that, for the old and middle
aged as we'll. These are made
bright and CHEEKY and as near rs
may be without any Objectionable
features to unpleasantly affect the
outward or inward senses. Is it u
marvel, then, that so many are led
aStray by such pleasant au'l attrac-
tive surroundings When neat
ness, order, system and pleasant
belongings are instructed into the
family circle with as much effect
and persistence as they are in pub
lie places, orr homes will hold their
own more closely than they now do,
and with lasting benefit to every
one into whose province these ele-
ments OF progressive refinement
may find their w;lv.
TO emphasize more fully the sol
emn fact, we say-and "more in
sorrow than in anger"-tliat one of
the most repulsive features in home
life is slovenlincSS indresS. Where
that is found, general untidineSS is
sure to rule the hour, and affection
willis and goes limping ont of the
door whilclove flies out of tho win
dow. The housewife and house
maid who goes about in nntidy ar
ray, with unkpmpt hair or in soil
ed garments, almost invariably
bring desolation to the hearth
stones where they hold away
The home whose mistress "SlickS
up" when company comes, and, on
~ then, is an unfortunate one
They who do this forget that the
pleasure and happiness, of their
own family are of more vital impnr-
lance than all the world besides
and turn u deaf ear to one Of the
most instructive teachers that
points to the higher life of the
household. They forget that the
mnholy rivals for the affection and
presence of their husbands and
sons-and daughters, even-know
full well he value of tidinesS flap
parel, Or neatncss of person, of Or
der in Surroundings, and they.maks
these elements prominent and pr
mary in all their carefully devised
plans and purposes.
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Var.

Jones and Jackson were going
home the other evening and the
newsbols were Yelling about the
Russia England war and all that
sort of stuff.
"Do you think there's going to
be war;" asked Jones.
ugh? Wbat!" answered Jack
son, rousing as il from levely.
DO you think there's going to
he WARP
Eyes" be replied i'll thoughtful
voice.
"Why do you think so!"
because my wife told me this
morning that there wasn't lump
Of coal in the cellar and | must or
der son e, aid / forgot all about it.
Merchant Traveller.
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daughter. In any e
refuse them. Their wol<-... - ~.
MUD that bitter night, AHA e. ios
hungry looks It call a face | shalll
never look upon again."-Detroit
Free Press.
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I:0W 10 Laugh.

Hand i'll hand withlcfncd speech
gees the refined laugh. The prin-
tinal OF a large boarding school
once told me that close observation
of l.er pupils had shown her that a
latent vein of coarSennss was some.
tunes revealed by laugh, when
the words and tones were carefully
sra.Ged, and l have heard the
u:o her OF a charming family say
f;a7 she taught every one OF her
children to laugh.
"Oh" says some one. "do not
ask us to talk and laugh by rule!
AlI!'reShneSsan lspoptancity would
| Z lost, and nothing but atiectation
woaid remain"
Does a pianist lose his srontane-
ity when years of study have train
ed lis fingers TO fly over the keys?
Has an artist lost his inspiration
when his skilled brush paints on
the canvass the pictures in his
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Evolution and Development.

Johnny and his father had been
having a difficulty i'll the woodshed,
owing 10 some disresrectfnl re-
marks AIDE by Johnny respecting
his sire.
"Now, sir.n said tie father, hang
ing the strap up, "has Your opinion
OF your father changed2
Yes. it has," sobhed Johnny.
"Well, sir, what is it nowg"
"Wy-wy- l think any man
that'll Jump on a fellow so much
hitler than he is is a coward and
daSn't take it up.
Why don't you tackle somebody
nearer your slZe?"
The old man grabbed for the
strap, Tut the boy slipped out and
is a candidate for the Legislature.
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49, many instances the opium
RS ing habit has been contracted
t..:.augli the use of narcotics, pre-
scfibed BY physicians during sick
ness. Many remedies which claim
to cure coughs contain morphia or
OPIUM, aud it can easily be under
stood what a bad effect they must
have on children. The new rene
dy,-Red Star Cough Cure. is en-
tirely free from these dangerous
ingredients, and the mass Of testi,
mony which has already been col
lec;ed i'll it's favor from all parts OF
the country is proof of its wonder
lul purity and efficacy.
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There are two folms of chronic
rheumatism: one in which the. joints
aie SN oll.n aid led without fever:
IN Che other the joints are only stiff
and Painful. III either form Saliva.
lion OIL may lie relied on to effect
Il cure. 1t kills pain. % cents.
Popular discrimination in favor
Ct DR.. Bulls Cough Syrnp has given
it n larger sale than any otlerrem-
,tly of its class. Price % cents.
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DlLLHEADS,
ID LETTERHEADS,
STATEMENTS,
ENVELOPES,
HANDB1LIS, sc.
Neatly printed at this oilice 10y a first;
class artist-no amateur work.
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Turned Away.

"Well, yes, I can spare yon a
dime, l guess he said, as he pro-
dnced tie coin and handed it to an
old man, whom any officer might
arrest on sight asavagrant.
"What made you do that's" qncr
led bystander, when the mendi-
cant had passed on. s'Don't you
know that every cent given to that
class is an encouragement to vice?'
"Wait ii bit until you hear my
story. l was only boy when |
first lett England. Like some othel
boys | got INTO a bit of trouble with
the law, and us a matter of fact, |
ran away. Father was terribly put
ont with me, and the last words he
spoke were to diSOwn me. | wrote
several letters home after reaching
this country, but never Il one WAS
replied to, and l finally decided TO
paddle my own canoe and make the
best of it. Ten years after my ar
rival here, and when living in Chi
cago, stood ill front OF theatre
Que bitter cold night, and an old
man came up and began to tell ne
a pititul story. l was waiting and
locking for a party who Was to
meet me, and therefore paid little
attention to the beggar. / did not
even give him a square look i'll the
face. He turned from me to an
other with bis stor. and heard
him say:
"'I am hungry and pennileSs.-
For Gods sake have compassion
en- Il poor old mani!
"sYou go away or I'll have you
arreSted!' was the unfeeling reply,
and the old man staggered Oft into
the night.
"Wcll, later on in the evening I
cot to wondering where l had
heard tile old mans voice before.
| felt that it had IL familiar sound,
and yet could not place it, and
the thing worried me so that l
could not sleep before midnight
Next morning, as l reached the
corner of State aud Sixteenth Sts.,
Oh my way to work, | saw Il crowd
gathered before a door, and Il hoy
told me the body Of an old man
WHO had been frozen to death OIL
the street WAS inside.
sit came TO me like fash that
this was the one who had addressed
me, and / entered he place. They
had Il face covered, but l removed
tue handkerchief. AS true as there
is u heaven beyond us that was the
dead body otmy old father! then
learned in time that mother was
dead, and that father, finally for.
giving me iormy boy ish prank, had
set sail for America to hunt me up.
Thieves plundered him of his every
dollar, and he had tramped year
like All cid vagrant, hopngto find
me. As had not written to him
for years lie had no clue, but depend
ed solely upon accident. Accident
brought us face to face at last, but
repulsed him. he was penniless
and hungry, and l refused him a
paltry trlhe. | tell you 1t went hard
with me to call up those things with
his piuched, pale face before me and
his voice forever StilledI'
sAnd sol
.And so the old man whojust left
us may be hunting for a sou or
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DR.. Huil's Baby Syrup conquers

DR.. Bulls Baby Syrup conquers
collie at once, it is safe and sure
Thy 1t. Price only % cents.
DR.. Bulls Baltimore Pills always
relieve aud cnle headache, whether
ii cones ilom indigestion or ner-
vcusness. Buy them. Price 25
cents.
Days Horse Powder is without
q Ger for dlstemrer, loss of appe.
tile and general debility.
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Onancock, Va.
no WILLIAM NoRTHAM:-

TO WILLIAM NORIHAM:-
Take notice that on the 18th
day OF the February term of the
Circuit Court for AcComack county
in the State Of Virginia, 1856, we
will ask said Court to allow us an
attorneys fee of one hundred and
ninety-tive dollars for services per-
formed in the proceedings in the
suit of William T. Wright who
sues &C., ct ais, versus John Nicely
administrator Of James Northan3
ct ais, to assign dowerin the lands
devised TO George j. Nortllami,
trustee for you and Mosby Northam
by said James Northam, and BE
will ask to have the same madtE a
charge upon the lands belonging
to You and Moshy Northam.
FLETCHER & PARRANoREi
Oct. 18th 1885. n
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"Jenks, do you believe what this
writer says that beautiful woman
is a poem2n
eyes, do, aftera fashion. ]
used to believe it altogether. l
wasn't married then-I am now,
and tits my present opinion that a
beautiful womanis not only poem,
lsut three. act tragedy, and u bit
5ffarce to begin the show with, =;
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Te rvach the tTueSG li6e

We reach the trueSG IlberTS
wien our lives are so ordered by
Iries that we are unconscious of
item, and do things in the right
way because it has become easier
titan the wrong.-Philadelphla Pam
hlet.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-11-14


On fair day be rises about 1880 a. m.
and IL aided H. mis- toilet by his valet. At
O'Clock the first meal Is served In the
breakfast room. lie usually takes three
quarters Of an hour for the meal. Then he
goes into mis- library, and seating himself
IN the deep bay window. glances through
The New York newspapers and such let
ters 40 his secretary thinks necessary for
him TO see. This hour Mr.. Tllden always
enjoys. After 10 he enters hts carriage
and rides about the farm, or II the weather
h parti ularly cool, passes the remainder
of the morning in reading. His favOrite
While lngaged iu study he VIII not BIZ DIS
turbed. Luncheon ie served at 1880.
Tns meal h. takes In company with his
niece. The afternoon Is spent 10 various
ways. As a rule, however, Mr.. TlIden
takes drive about the de-
ligbtiul region IA which he lives. These
drives are extremely beneficial u him.
and he uses every fair day to divert busi-
ness IVA This way Ottentimes MIR. Tilden
passes an b ur In the old conservatory.
or In examining the progress made on TO
new one. Ills flowers are highly priced,
and houqnet from his greenhouses
adnrns the table az every meal. After his
drive he usually spends an hour on SO IN
reading, until dinner tx served. al $3.50 or
q o'clock. The evening is passed with the
members ~ the household. lie retire- for
the night between Q $50 and lOUcl,ek The
day b. enjoyed in the quiet which comes
from me extended grounds Of Greystone
nnu from the eN.tiuyernl''s DIS nclinR-
Ton 10 be disturbed except on ursent
business. That he emf JYs this existence.
Tree from The rush aud hurry OF great
city, can easily be appreciated.