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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-12-18
The Kind Of Cake He Got.

johnnie (the next morning after the
''children's party')-You didn't get
any ice cream last night.
Fred-'Cause / didn't want any. I
don't like vanilla had lots Of oysters
and chicken salad.
.'Um! So had l. You didn't get any
cake. though"
Eyes, but ] did"
20. you know that isn't so! You
left before the cake was passed around"
II don't care. had some after got
home"
20. what whopper! What kind Of
cake?''
''6tomachache. "-PxisadelpAia Cal.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-12-18
HOW AND WHEN TO EAT.


Directions for Persons DESTROYS Of Avoid
ing Indigestion.
Never eat food when not needed, simply
to save it, for in doing so, it is twice
wasted. 1t is thrown away in the stom-
ach, as it is not transformed into health
and strength, but becomes source Of
disease and suffering. 1t had better be
thrown upon the land, to reappear in
the form of vegetation.
Never eat at bed time, nor when very
much exhausted, nor in great haste, for
in so doing the seeds of dyspepsia are
easily sown. If you have not time to
eat fair meal properly, you will gain
by eating just what you can eat like an
intelligent being, taking it SO moder-
ately that it may be well chewed and
mixed with saliva, so that it may be di-
gested, as that only is of any importance
in the promotion of health and strength.
Never harbOr the foolish and absurd
idea that the richer your food is in
grease, spices, the sweets and the like,
the more nourishing it will be ; for the
palmer food contains the most available
nourishment, bread being the "staff of
life" The complicated dishes are often
SO difficult of digestion that even less
strength is obtained from them than
from one-half of the quantity of plain
and substantial food, while some kinds
of sO-called rich foods exhaust more
strengthen the vain attempt to digest
them-than they can afford, making an
actual loss
Never hurry unnecessarily, or at
tempt to do more labor than you can
fairly do, unless sure of having ample
time in the future to rectify errors or to
be sick
Never eat between meals, not even of
fruits, if you are at all troubled with in
digestion, or are willing to become a
dyspeptic at some time. No amount of
hard work will Justify lunches, as the
stomach can not digest food when taken
so irregularly, nor we'll dispose of more
than three meals each day.
Never take ice cream or ice water at
your meals, or during the digestion of
them-within four hours after taking
them-when satisfied that ..cOld dim
ner" will prove unfavorable in your
case, as ordinary food is never half as
cold as these articles! Ut is not ncces-
sary to be governed wholly by our
tastes, especially when that is Initiated by
bad habits. )-Golden Rule.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-12-18
cARsoL,c ACID.
Its Healing Qualities iu Hog or Chicken
Cholera, and Other Diseases.

Its Healing Qualities iu Hog or Chicken
Cholera. and Other Diseases.
lido not dread hog or chicken cholera
at all, for as soon as either begins to
show signs of disease mix some car
bolic acid in the feed, and they soon are
all right again. 1t is the best preventive
medicine l have ever seen tried, and
farmers would do well to keep some in
the house, and whenever they suspect
that their stock has been exposed to
some contagiOn, feed them some for
several days, about two or three times a
day. 1 tried it for pink-eye on horses,
and those that had been getting the acid
after exposure to the disease, had it so
light that it did not hurt them at all,
while the first one that took it without
being treated before, got down very low
with it. 1t il also recommended for
rinderpest or cattle plague, rot in sheep
and CHAMBERS in horses. have not had
occasion to try it for those diseases, but
have no doubt that if anything will cure
or prevent them, carbolic acid will. But
have found it an unfailing remedy for
gapes in chickens. Ii they are so bad
that they will not eat any more dissolve
the acid in water until the water be-
comes clear, and then pour little down
their Threats and it will cure almost inn
Doses for horses or cows,
ten to twelve drops two or three times a
day; pigs, three to ten drops, according
to size; chickens, two to four drops of
the crude acid. but always dilute with
water.-C Cincinnati Commercial Gazette.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-12-18
The SOUTH POLE.
Its Discovery to be the Now Craze Among
GoOgrapheFs.

Its Discovery to bs the Now Craze Among
GeOgraphers.
It is announced that South Polar ex.
ploration is to be the next craze among
geographeis and discoveries. The dis
coyery of the North Pole is declared to
have become undesirable-or, at least,
Northumberland it is said that the
labor of nayigators and scientists win
now be turned to the Antarctic region
and to the wild ATTITUDES that lie under
the stars beyond the Southern Cross.
The announcement is full of interest
Northern discovery has reached to with
in seven degrees, or about four hun
dred miles from the Arctic Pole.
Southern discovery has not penetrated
to within one thousand miles of the
Antarctic Pole.
In 1912 Sir James Ross, the English
explorer, found vast continent south
of the 10th degree of latitude, and
named two volcanOes-one active and
the other extinct-after his two vessels,
the Erebus and Terror. He went as
far as 78 degrees of south latitude, and
escaped after extreme danger and by
the most labOriOus exertiOn.
Many questions regarding tine north
ern magnetic pole, the currents in the
arctic seas, the climate, the storm areas
and other problems in meteorology have
been settled by explorers in that direc-
ton. 1t is supposed that equally inter-
esting questions remain to be solved in
relation to meteorological conditions
within the Antarctic circle. 1t is believed
that the severity of the weather, the
masses of ice and the other Instructions
to exploration that surround the South
Pole are much greater than those
that surround the North Pole.
Some theorists hold that the ice
cap covering the South Polar region is
vastly in excess Of the North Polar ice
cap in ponderosity and density. Whether
such is the case or not can only be de-
termined by experimental efforts to PEN
citrate il.
The late Edgar A. Poe wrote ficti-
tious but picturesque account of the adj
ventures Of Arthur Gordon Prym, sup
posed navigator who attempted to enter
the mysterious region surrounding the
southern extremity of the axis on which
the world revolves. Like his Eureka"
however, it is conjecture and fancy, not
science. But beth works possess
witching interest as the mere fanciful
explanation of theories reaching to the
composition of the grand and sublime
portions of the material universe.-Chi-
cago Journal.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-12-18

-"Salammbo, historical romance,
whose scenes of fierce war and warm
love are laid in Carthage, is considered
the masterpiece of Flaubert, the great
French author. Its coloring is splendid
and its plot weird, and the authors
style is so peculiarly his own that '.Sa-
lammbO" was considered an untrans-
latable work; but the task has at length
been accomplished by NJ. French Shell
don, and the book will be published
by Saxon & Co., London and
New York. The introduction has been
written by Edward King, the American
poet, and the volume is dedicated to
Henry NJ. Stanley. the famous explorer.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-12-18
A Cold-eicoded vagabond.

A tramp strolled into Texas billiard
saloon. and solicited aims. He was in
deed pitiable object.
Il haven't had anything to eat for .
week" he said, plaintively.
The gentlemen who were playing pool
felt sorry for the man, and raised dol
Tar and half for him. Jmgling the
money in his hands:
IL believe III come into this pool, II
The gentlemen have no objections"
The generous donors were somewhat
surprised, but not SO much so as they were
when he, having utilized their subsidy to
come into the game. got away with the
pot. and invited the crowd to step up 70
he bar and irrigate at his expense.-
TEXAS Sysisga
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-12-18
A FREE DINNER.
How Charles ThOrne, Dr., Once Procured
Neal at San Francisco.

How Charles Thorne, Jr.. Once Procured
Meal at San Francisco.
Long years ago, when the late Charles
Thorne, jr., was a young actor strug-
glin: with the dramatic chills and fever
common to actors in the early stage of
their career, it came on suddenly very
cold for him once, and he had nothing
to memOrize except the bills of fare
hung outside of the restaurants of the
period. Ambition left his mind and set
tied in the gastric juices of his stomach
He had no money to satisfy it. He neg
lected the theatrical posters and studied
''Ham and eggs, fifty CENTS and
legends of that Kind. 1t was early DAYS
in San Francisco, and they had prac-
tice OF sounding gong Mt meal times to
inform the neighborhoOd that the meals
were on. Charley was passing discon-
sOlately along when a man rushed out of
a restaurant and banged a gong in his
ear: He stopped. walked in, sat down
with the air of lord in society drama
and ordered and ate royal meal. He
was through, and sticking his hand in
the breast OF his coat he put on digni-
fled and aristOcratic stride and was
walking out.
Look here" said the proprietor,
gently interrupting him. Don't you
propose to pay for this?'
PAY! What do you mean? Pay:
Eyes, prayr'
You must be under some mistaken
impression. Pay! No, certainly not.'
What in thunder did you come in
here for and eat meal like that?"
Il came" said Charley, drawing
himself to his full height, II came on
your invitation. I came because YOU
banged that gong"
And with a stride that paralyzed the |
proprietor, he passed out into the bright |
Francisco Chronicle.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-12-18
THE Noitok and Conner River.

The Noitok and Copper Rivers in
Alaska were recently explored FOR the
first time by white men. They vary
from mile to five miles in width.
Near the banks in various places are
active volcanoes raging and Tuning
and sputtering. Canyons abound whose
rocky sides are from 1000 to 1000 feet
bigh.-N. T. zFjt9ss.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-12-18
.Profassor AGO. p C,.or

Professor Asa P. Green, of Troy, O..
is afflicted with disease resembling st.
Vitus' dance. causing him to walk in a
very peculiar manner, much like the
gait of drunken man. A policeman
in Cleveland recently took him to the
station-house, where he was released.
1t is said that he was once sent to the
Buffalo workhouse for being drunk, and
served ten days before his real condition
was discovered.-Bn6alo Express.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-12-18
-Hghwaymen in Boston uniyersa

-Hghwaymen in Boston universally
complain that the business there is .
dismal failure. No true-bred Bostonian
would ever give cent to plebeian
rObber who should say, "Your money or
your lifer' and before the highwaymen
can calculate. your pecuniaFy assets or
your existencer" his intended victim is
away out of sight-Somerville (Mass)
Jouraol.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-12-18
A farmer who is in the habit of ne.

"A farmer who is in the habit of neg
Letting to give his cows and sheep regu-
lar rations of salt, should try to do with
out it himself. 1t would be q lesson he
would never forget afterward. There
are several other ways in which an
owner of any kind of animals might
put himself in their place for a short
time, and see how disagreeable would
be the neglect or ill-treatment he gives
to his stock. The result would be that
thereafter his first thought would be for
their just and kind treatment, all Of
which would largely increase the pleas
ure and profit of their use.-Boston
Journal.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-12-18
PART I. CONTINUED.

By NuGi Coaray. author of "Ddr:. Ddy."
"Cdilcd Back" etc.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-12-18


enable me to see him."
So far IS could see. Carriston's case
appeared to be one of Ovcrwroug:,c or
unduly stimulated Imagination. His /
had always considered to be mind of
the most peculiar construction. In his
present state of love, grief and suspense
these hallucinatiOnS might come in the
same way in which dreams come For
little while l sat in silence considering
how l could best combat with and dis
pei his remarkable decisions. Before |
had arrived at any decision was called
away to see q patient l was but q
short time engaged. Then I returned
to CarristOn, intending to continue my
inquiries.
Upon re-entcring tho room / found
him sitting as had left him-directiy
opposite to the door. His face was
turned fully toward me, and l tremb!ed
rs l caught sight of it. He was leanin.
forward. his hands on the table-clotil.
his whole frame rigid. his eyes staring
in one direction. yet. knew, capable
OF seeing nothing that could see. He
seemed even Oblivious to sound. for
entered the room and closed the door
behind me without causing him tc
change look or position. The moment
saw the man knew that he had been
overtaken BY what lie called his strange
tit.
Ny first impulse natural one-was
to arouse him. but second thoughts told
me that this was an opportunity for
studying his disease which should not
be LOST felt that l could call it by No
other name than disease-so proceed.
ed to make systematic examination 81
his symptoms.
mo BE CONTINUED
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-12-18

behind her.
Carriston slept on late into the next
day. Knowing that every moment of
bodily and mental rest was 4 precious
boon to him. left him und,sturbed He
was still fast asleep when. about mid
day. gentleman called upon me. He
sent up no card, and l supposed he
came to consult ME professionally.
The moment he entered my room 1
recognized him. He was the thin
Tipped, gentlemanly person whom 1 had
met on my journey to Bournemouth
last spring-the man who had seemed
so much impressed by my views on in
sanity. and had manifested such inter-
est in the description had given-with-
out mentioning my name-of Carris-
tons peculiar mind.
1 should have at once claimed ac-
workmanship with my visitor. but be-
fore / could speak he advanced, and
apOlogized gracefully for his intrusion.
You will forgive it." he added,
''wEen l tell you my name is Ralph
Carriston.
Remembering our chance converse
tou. luc uouSht tuat, 1tcr diI. SuSrlcS
Carriston's wild suspicion was WELL
founded flashed through me like light
ming. My great hope was that my WIS.,
itor might not remember my face as |
rendered his. bowed coldly, but said
nothing.
II believe, DR.. Brand" he continued.
.yOu have young relative of mine at
present staying with you9"
''Yes. Mr.. Carris:on is my guest" 1
answered. I'VE are Old friends"
'.Ah, did not know that. 1 do not
remember having heard him mention
your name as friend. But rs it is SO,
no one knows better than you do the
unfortunate state of his health. How
do you find him to-day-violent?"
l pretended to ignore the mans
meaning, and answered. smilingly:
violence is the last thing should look
for. He is tired out and exhausted BY
travel. and is in great distress. That,
l believe, il the whole of his COM
plaint.
''Yes, yes, to be sure. poor boy. His
sweetheart has left him, or something.
But q doctor you must know that his
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1885-04-09
il Mad Poet.


nnc hcnGclnG bard, that fain on downy wing
YOU'D ~ With tougher Quills to soar and sing |
ao9ng laIlEs, oN whom the cage door ne or has
- slammed,
70 lock you 10, "al silent and all damnedv"
These pocts SEyMfi fitod great in other days,
III "fltlBg now, would h0vo to mend their
bent, o
with plain heroic couplcts were content.
But wo' 10 him who rashly now rCncats
me me- sorc OF Il Goldsmith or Il Keats!
"he lot n, ana only one, could serve him
worgc---
Let no I've poet venture on blank verse.
II youN originality GiS@uso IL;
be sure mat AristUrCliIS would dcSpiSC It..
kecp on che grass! Remember poor old Walt?
oe lhSlG aincant, and Shtn his fault.
DecT'r Eophistlcatc, and nc'cr reveal
hmght ''f emotion yOu may chance TO feel;
Tis cN' crnb,c form 'tis most Inbred:
song yes not il'.m tho heart, but from the
INTO 'hristmas verses in The mouth Of June;
Al Ja H;ry sing u summer tune;
EhnDf clCRieS before the Ni2timS dead
Tor 'agnHi mes want verse six months ahead
II ,; following my advice you've conquered
Yamc,
f. not to sign in full your middle name,
NJ lot in this rrVurd was very sad:
aad no middle no;nC-thCy thou1ht mo mad.
Nat Lee in the Century.
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An ArmlcSs Woman'S Ecats.

"Now, let ne show you what / can
do. Dinner'll be here in just q mom-
cnt. Thread 4 needle! OF course l
can; sce?" and suiting the action to
the word, Mrs. Thomson picked up n
lin needle with the large and second
toe of the right foot, held it tightly be-
tween the tins, and taking somo yarn
in her left !oot, rolled the end deity
on small smooth stone, put it to her
mouth by bending her body almost
double, and deity Inserted the yarn in
the needle, more easily than a bachc-
lor threads 4 large needle with very
fine thread. Next she took n hand
some tidy on which she was crochctiHg
and with remarkable dcftness held the
work with her right foot while with her
left she guided the needle in and out.
catching tEc threads with case and
tashoning the figure as fast as ''my
lady" in the sittng-room does with
her soft hands. Her right eve giv no.
her some trouble during this work. she
dcftN pushed back the spcctaclcs which
she wore and with the second toe rubbed
the cyclid. TEcn she bent forward and
brushed lack few stray lairs from
her forehead. Taking IN the PEI be
| tween the large and second toe of her
left foot, and holding slip of ! apcr
with her right toes, she wlote in a fem
mime hand, small and rather neat: lie
that lends to ali shows good will but
| tic sense. Ann l.. l.. Thom on.
Born without arms, Dee. %, 1889, Ga. -
This written, she put the zen down,
took up 4 blottcr with her left foot,
| placed it over the writing, and dried
tn ink. Taking up pair of large
scissors with the large and third toe of
the left foot, she clcvcrly cut of G
portion Of the paper on which she had
| written.
Here comes my dinner. Now you
can sec me cat-not that it's such Il
sight, but you may find it odd to sec
one eat with toes instead of fingers. +"
MIR. Thomson spread out napkin
on the platform, and placed on it the
dinner OF person in good health.
Mrs. Thomson turned around in her
seat, took cup o; tea in her foot,
stirred it up with a spoon held in her
right toes, and half bending, half rails
ing tho cup to her lips, drark oil the
tea and placed the cup o. TIE pl.u lrrm.
Then she grasped a tlat-handlcd liver
knife in her left toes, caught fork be-
tween the first two toes of her right
1oot, ana cut some steak into piece
Part of it was tough. but she had no
more trouble in cutting it than an or
dinary person would have. a piece OF
meat held on the fork was transferred
to her mouth, and was followed by a
piece of bread broken from slice by
her large and second toe.
AS soon as she had finished this novel
meal, Mrs Thomson continued: II for
got to tell you about my schooling. O,
yes, | went to school, The pupils were
kind, and I had little aiscd platform
for my use. | held my books in my
toes, and read and studied as well as
the rest of the girls. held n slate in
my right foot and the pencil between
the toes of my left and managed to fig
urc as we'll as anyone. My right limb
is shorter than my left, and | learned
to write with my left foot, as you have
seen. / learned all that was taught in
the common schools UT Georgia before
the war. ."-DctrOU Times.
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PlCkENS S. c., THURSDAY, APRIL g. 1885.

with smolderingi fires arGdnd and among
them, and horrible yell and q scatter
ing lire from tho startle redskins greet
us as we rush in, firing as we 90. 1t
was the quickest bit of work ever saw,
yet the surprise was so complete that it
was hardly like a fight. Fifteen or
twenty shots on their side, full volley
on ours, and we had nothing more to
shoot at, for all who were not down,
dead or wounded, fell to the earth in
submission, except four or five, who
He'd OIL in the darkness among the trees
aud shrubbcry. Among these was seen
the gigantic Chikika, dropping his rifle
from broken arm as he ran. A brave
private in the I'd dragoons-his name
was Hull, and he was made sergeant
soon atter-saw Chikiki us he ran, and
followed, carbine in hand. He never
lost sight of the chief, Tut kept on untrl
he could get a sure shot. Wounded
and bleeding Chikika found he could
not escape. He halted, threw up his
left uninjurcd hand, and cried out in
his broken English:
mo shoot! me good lnjun-hcap
good! No Shoot
Take that for Caloosahatchic!'
shouted Hall, as he sent n ball through
the chiefs heart. An instant later he
tore the scalp from Chikikas head, and
then ran back to the village to present
1t to Col. Harncy. The colonel was
standing by some wounded officers and
men Of the command looking stcrnly at
the group of terrified prisoners and 4
small lie of cad AID dying indians.
Bring that coil OF rope from my
boat! he cried out to one of his men;
land bo --- quick about it. We'll
nave hanGing-ucr before sunrisc!'
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Tricking Il Wild Duck.

A Manitoba paper lis OF an ingcn.-
Gus method Of securing a stock Of hens
practiccd by Il bachelor who lives in 4
secluded corner OF the hills, di.tant
from neigh ors. Discovering the nest
of wild duck near his Shanty, he re-
moved the eggs and placed an equal
number of hens eggs N the nest. IN
due time tho wild duck found that ,he
was the bcwildcrcd mother of llork of
chickens. Not that she knew they were
chickens she did not know what they
were. Their bills were nG right, their
feet we're all wrong, and they we're Of
every color; they could not swim and
could not understand. a more aston
ishcd wild duck was not to he found in
Manitoba. The bachelor placed his
misbcgottcn chickens in basket and
took care Of them, while the old duck
returned to a ncighhoring pond, feel
ing that she ha in some way been
shamcfully imposed upon.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1885-04-09

Bishop William Taylor, who is about
to go to Africa 10 engage in missionary
WORK, has determined to teach the ma
tlycs English by the phonetic system of
Mr.. Elias Longlcy OF Cincinnati, one of
the Oldest and cst-known phonograph-
crs and spelling rcformcrs of the United
States. He believes that this step will
largely aid the spread of religion. He
quantity says: "If taught to read the
Did orLhography, rs soon as they arc
enabled TO understand the Holy Scrip
lures the Devil would thrust under their
eyes all manner of inlidel and corrupt
ing reading matter, but the purity of
the fonctic alaphabct has not yet been
defiled in that way
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1885-04-09

A wcll-cducatcd person who possess.
cs q college shccpskin, reads his Bible,
his Shakespeare and the daily papers
seldom Uses more than 5000 or 4, 900
words in actual conversation. Accu-
rate thinkers and close reaSoncrs, who
avoid vague and general expressions
and wait till they find Il word that cx-
actly fits their meaning, employ a larg-
cr stock, and eloquent speakers may
rise to II command Of 10000. ShakS-
peare, who displayed greater variety OF
expression than probably any writer in
any language, produced all his plays
with about $1,000 words. Milton's
works are built mp with 5000, and the
Old Testament says ali that it has ia
say with 5,462 words. In the ENGLISH
language there are, all told, 10000
words.